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Arts Department faculty member in media spotlight

Igor Vamos, associate professor of electronic media and culture jammer-- along with Andy Bichlbaum--has premiered their new movie, THE YES MEN.  FIX THE WORLD and received media attention for holding a faux news conference on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 

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Careers

Graduates of the School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences major in an extensive range of academic programs that integrate the traditional breadth and rigor of the liberal arts with state-of-the-art science and engineering technologies.The variety of the careers pursued by HASS graduates reflects important areas of academic concentration in HASS.  HASS undergraduates who were pursuing either a single or a dual degree were registered in over 75 different degree program combination, often combining an HASS degree with a degree in engineering or computer science.  The staff and faculty of HASS assist our students, either directly or working with the Rensselaer Career Development Center (CDC) and its resources, to provide guidance on possible career paths. 

Here are examples of the employers who hired our alumni and their job titles:


Achaen Technology

>> Web Developer

Access Unlimited 

>> Coordinator of Marketing & Fundraising

Agora Studios Online Communities 

>> President
Amaze Entertainment
>> Level Designer

American Museum of Natural History

>> Web Designer

Arrakis (JPMorgan Web Initiative)

>> Web Designer

Art Institute of California

>> Game Design & Programming Faculty

Apieron BioSystems  

>> Product Design Engineer

Ayco Company

>> Web Designer

Barclays 

>> Analyst

Bear Stearns

>> User Documentation/Technical Writing

Bauer Publishing

>> Production Specialist

Bausch & Lomb

>> Vice President & Comptroller

Bluehouse Group

>> XHTML/CSS Developer

Blue Sky Productions

>> 3d Animation for Video

Capital 9 News (Albany, NY)

>> Master Control Engineer

Clinical Tools, Inc.

>> Graphic Artist/Web Designer

Crossroads Films

>> Chief Technology Officer

>> Video Editor

Digital Domain

>> Computer Systems Support

Digital Thermite

>> Game Designer

Discovery Channel

>> Web Producer

Document Development Corp.

>> Knowledge/Communications Engineer

Documentation Strategies

>> Technical Writer

Dreamworks 

>> Crowd FX Artist

Electric Boat Company/General Dynamics

>> Graphic Design & Documentation

Environmental Data Resources 

>> Junior Product Designer

equiLearn, LLC

>> Vice President for Design

Experion Systems

>> Graphic Artist/Web Designer

Eyeboogie, Inc. (Pop-Up Video)

>> New Media Specialist

Forbes Magazine

>> Publishing Technology Developer


Foresight Technologies, Inc.

>> Founder & CEO

General Electric

>> Web & Graphic Design/Safety Training

>> Special Management Training Program

>> Engineer (Design)

General Motors 

>> Associate Engineer


Green Heart Environmental Shoppe

>> Founder & Environmental Activist

HS-Design

>> Engineer

MicroStrategy 

>> Production Consultant

Pratt & Whitney

>> Engineering Rotational Program

Pride Mobility Products   

>> Design Engineer

Rose Displays

>> Industrial Designer 

Shearman and Sterling LLP

>> Attorney Partner (Retired)

Schott North America

>> Marketing Intern

Syracuse University

>> Faculty Fellow in Humanities

Teach for America

>> Teacher