Hello, my name is Gigi Butkewitsch and I am doing the Breckenridge Fellowship this summer! I am an upcoming senior here at Pitt! I am a double degree student earning a Business Degree in Marketing and an English Literature degree. My degrees converge in a great passion for film and filmmaking, a hobby I picked…
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Final Bows as a TA
As I gear up for my finals, I realize I’m studying differently. There’s a certain ease to understanding the structure of my classes that I honestly had never felt before I was a teaching assistant and had to construct my own class this semester. My understanding of teaching went through an evolution over the semester….
Curtain Rise, Class in Session
I clearly remember the day I came up with my project topic. Or, to be more accurate, the night I came up with my project topic. Not everyone my age actively listens to opera. But I was brought up in a very classically musical household, and I still thoroughly enjoy it. After moving to Pittsburgh…
CUTF Intro: Setting the Stage
“Hello! My name is Gigi Butkewitsch and I will be your TA this semester!” That’s how I introduced myself to the students in Women and Literature, the excellent class I have the privilege of “TAing” for this semester. After taking this class with Dr. Brenda Whitney during my second semester, I knew it was the…