2017: Tyler Krueger stands in celebration after the awards ceremony presenting her with the annual Dick Close Scholarship from the Pacific Rim Foundation. Tyler is pictured here in white with (from left to right) Aaron Rodgers (PRF board member), Holly Baker (benefactor's family) and John Platenius (PRF board member). Photo credit: Westerly News.
Update from Tyler
January 2020
As always, I can’t believe that another semester has flown by. Instead of staying on Vancouver Island during the summer months, I decided to fully make the move out to Vancouver to pursue my own creative projects.
This year I had to make some changes in my academic schedule to keep myself on track for graduation by next year. I decided that it was in my best interest to take this semester off the cheer team, and focus my time after class on creative projects that compliment my degree. With only three semesters left, I focused on courses that will integrate and add to my desired career path. Specifically, the remaining Communications courses will focus on the more technical side of advertisements such as, videography, sound, and graphic design.
Outside of my studies, I’ve worked on my own creative projects that have not only allowed me to practice my skills but allowed me to become apart of Vancouver’s booming creative industry. Over the course of the semester I was able to create my own blog, speaking out on personal experiences that I’ve had working with other creatives around the area and I launched my own personal Youtube channel that shows viewers exactly what we do behind the scenes on photography or videography projects. I can definitely say with confidence that the avenue I’ve chosen to take within my studies is something I will be doing for the rest of my life.
Creating is something that I’ve always taken passion in and to be able to do that everyday for my own personal projects and my studies is really a dream come true. Without the generous funding from the Pacific Rim Foundation I would most likely spend my spare time working a part time
job rather than applying the skills learned in my studies on extra creative projects. I am forever thankful to be able to do what I do everyday.
June, 2018
Hello all,
I’ve finally completed my first year at SFU, and I’m glad it’s finally over but I’m also incredibly shocked at how fast these past eight months have gone by. In this past semester I enrolled myself into several different classes that have shown me to broaden my academic horizons and allow me to apply myself in a more creative way.
I’ve taken several communications courses at SFU that focused mainly on the origins of sound in media and how television has shaped society. Unlike my first semester, I was able to creatively apply myself in ways that got me around the city. I was able to create different sound projects that allowed me to really dive into another part of education that I didn’t know existed. Before I knew it, hours would pass me by in the labs through editing and conditioning my pieces that I normally would’ve spent writing papers, but I’ve found that I’m much prouder of the outcome of my technical pieces rather than my written ones. After giving it a lot of thought, I’ve decided to switch majors more related in this field which will hopefully lead me into the production of music and film.
I also took a course in sociology, which was one of my favorites by far. Learning about human interaction in everyday life that has shaped society today has made me look at my own life through a different lens.
Lastly, living in Vancouver has opened up many opportunities outside of SFU’s walls which has invited me to enjoy my surroundings and broaden my horizons- from trying new foods, to going to new places, and meeting new people, I’ve been able to get myself out of my comfort zone. With many memories to take away and new friends, I’m beyond excited to see where my academic journey takes me.
January 2020
As always, I can’t believe that another semester has flown by. Instead of staying on Vancouver Island during the summer months, I decided to fully make the move out to Vancouver to pursue my own creative projects.
This year I had to make some changes in my academic schedule to keep myself on track for graduation by next year. I decided that it was in my best interest to take this semester off the cheer team, and focus my time after class on creative projects that compliment my degree. With only three semesters left, I focused on courses that will integrate and add to my desired career path. Specifically, the remaining Communications courses will focus on the more technical side of advertisements such as, videography, sound, and graphic design.
Outside of my studies, I’ve worked on my own creative projects that have not only allowed me to practice my skills but allowed me to become apart of Vancouver’s booming creative industry. Over the course of the semester I was able to create my own blog, speaking out on personal experiences that I’ve had working with other creatives around the area and I launched my own personal Youtube channel that shows viewers exactly what we do behind the scenes on photography or videography projects. I can definitely say with confidence that the avenue I’ve chosen to take within my studies is something I will be doing for the rest of my life.
Creating is something that I’ve always taken passion in and to be able to do that everyday for my own personal projects and my studies is really a dream come true. Without the generous funding from the Pacific Rim Foundation I would most likely spend my spare time working a part time
job rather than applying the skills learned in my studies on extra creative projects. I am forever thankful to be able to do what I do everyday.
June, 2018
Hello all,
I’ve finally completed my first year at SFU, and I’m glad it’s finally over but I’m also incredibly shocked at how fast these past eight months have gone by. In this past semester I enrolled myself into several different classes that have shown me to broaden my academic horizons and allow me to apply myself in a more creative way.
I’ve taken several communications courses at SFU that focused mainly on the origins of sound in media and how television has shaped society. Unlike my first semester, I was able to creatively apply myself in ways that got me around the city. I was able to create different sound projects that allowed me to really dive into another part of education that I didn’t know existed. Before I knew it, hours would pass me by in the labs through editing and conditioning my pieces that I normally would’ve spent writing papers, but I’ve found that I’m much prouder of the outcome of my technical pieces rather than my written ones. After giving it a lot of thought, I’ve decided to switch majors more related in this field which will hopefully lead me into the production of music and film.
I also took a course in sociology, which was one of my favorites by far. Learning about human interaction in everyday life that has shaped society today has made me look at my own life through a different lens.
Lastly, living in Vancouver has opened up many opportunities outside of SFU’s walls which has invited me to enjoy my surroundings and broaden my horizons- from trying new foods, to going to new places, and meeting new people, I’ve been able to get myself out of my comfort zone. With many memories to take away and new friends, I’m beyond excited to see where my academic journey takes me.
