1 00:00:06,010 --> 00:00:16,010 Today is October 25th, 2017. We are on Wright State campus in Dunbar Library for History 7700. 2 00:00:16,010 --> 00:00:32,454 My name is Julie Hale, and we are gonna start asking questions. [laughs] Sorry. [mumbling] I’m interviewing… 3 00:00:33,594 --> 00:00:43,975 Erix Infante. I am a second-year graduate student here in the Public History Program and hopefully [laughing] going to be graduating by this April. 4 00:00:44,494 --> 00:00:47,515 What was your first day of classes like here at Wright State? 5 00:00:49,225 --> 00:00:56,882 First day of class, we had Methods [HST 7000: Historical Methods], and that was terrifying. I hadn’t had school for like three and a half years, 6 00:00:56,881 --> 00:01:03,594 so jumping back into a Methods class, no less, was probably the scariest thing I’ve done in years. 7 00:01:03,584 --> 00:01:12,154 Um, so yeah, that was what my first day was like. And it was at like 6:00 p.m., so I had to wait all day to get that out of the way. 8 00:01:13,492 --> 00:01:15,324 What is your favorite thing about Wright State? 9 00:01:18,744 --> 00:01:27,999 I’d definitely say the faculty here. I would absolutely have to say that. They’re very knowledgeable. They’re more than willing to go out of their way to help students. 10 00:01:27,978 --> 00:01:41,638 And they’re very connected in the industry, at least for the program that we’re all in. And they have a lot of individuals that they can point you to if you have any other questions that they may not be able to assist you in. 11 00:01:43,547 --> 00:01:45,847 What do you want to do after you graduate? 12 00:01:46,046 --> 00:01:55,078 want to work in… I’d like to work in a large museum and…yeah…hopefully directly after graduating. [laughs] 13 00:01:56,838 --> 00:01:58,324 Why did you choose Wright State? 14 00:01:59,404 --> 00:02:09,613 I chose Wright State because they had the best program that I had done research on. I had researched, like, a handful of schools, and I was never totally sold on any program. 15 00:02:09,611 --> 00:02:24,623 And yeah, I walked away after having a brief interview here without doubt that this was the school that I wanted to go to, and that this was the best program to go to, for Public History at least. 16 00:02:25,852 --> 00:02:28,013 Describe your typical day at Wright State. 17 00:02:30,041 --> 00:02:42,313 We have night classes, so I’d say I get anywhere [laughing], to class, maybe 10, 15 minutes before hand. I live on campus, so it’s not too far away. But on 18 00:02:42,512 --> 00:02:52,703 that’s Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I’m here very early. I start my day at 7:00---not very early---and then I leave around 3:30. 19 00:02:52,891 --> 00:03:03,314 I have G.A. office hours, I sit-in for Western Civ for about two hours, and then I have class myself. 20 00:03:05,843 --> 00:03:07,104 What is your favorite class? 21 00:03:08,503 --> 00:03:22,577 I’d say my favorite class was Exhibit Design. I really enjoyed that class. It was using computer programs to create exhibits and text panels and exhibit cases. 22 00:03:22,576 --> 00:03:28,926 And I really enjoyed that class. I thought it was most fun. And I’m volunteering doing that now, in fact. 23 00:03:30,745 --> 00:03:33,045 What is your least favorite thing about Wright State? 24 00:03:36,775 --> 00:03:51,637 Parking, definitely number one on the list. There’s a lack of parking for students. And, I’d say, that’s about it. I’d say it’s in a pretty nice location, and it’s pretty easy to get to other places if you need to go anywhere, so yeah. 25 00:03:53,076 --> 00:03:54,176 What did you do this morning? 26 00:03:57,175 --> 00:04:14,747 I woke up, had some coffee, and I had some quiche. [laughs] And then I ran out the door to go volunteer at the Air Force Museum. And I was there all day until right now, until I came here. 27 00:04:16,036 --> 00:04:16,686 All right, thank you. 28 00:04:16,885 --> 00:04:17,477 All right, thank you.