From 82eba1740e32c3d65435d6cfa8f78979a8349092 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ethan Yoo Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:57:40 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'Now' page (late October 2024) --- content/now.md | 20 ++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/now.md b/content/now.md index 8a3cf6b..f5472dd 100644 --- a/content/now.md +++ b/content/now.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Now -date: 2024-08-26 +date: 2024-10-27 layout: permalink description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I'm working on in my free time, and where I'm at professionally." --- @@ -11,20 +11,28 @@ description: "Find out what I am doing now: What I'm learning or reading, what I In May 2024, I graduated from Rutgers University School of Communication and Information with a [Master of Information (MI) degree](https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/graduate-programs/master-information) and the [data science concentration](https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/graduate-programs/master-information/concentrations/data-science). I returned to full-time employment with the [Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr) (OHSEPR) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), where I started a [Pathways Internship](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/students-recent-graduates/) in June 2023. I was [converted](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-5/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-362/subpart-A/section-362.107) to a position in the competitive service during August 2024. -I visited Washington, D.C. in mid-August to support [the inaugural convening on disaster human services](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/event/shaping-future-disaster-human-svcs). +I am also an instructional assistant for a fall 2024 undergraduate course, [Retrieving and Evaluating Electronic Information](https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/courses/retrieving-and-evaluating-electronic-information), in Rutgers University's [Information Technology and Informatics (ITI)](https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/undergraduate-programs/information-technology-and-informatics-major) undergraduate program. ## In my free time -* I'm preparing to apply for doctoral (PhD) programs, primarily in sociology, later this year. -* I'm running [AnythingLLM](https://useanything.com/) with Docker to test the capabilities of several different AI models and LLM API providers. -* I've been spending time with friends from Swarthmore; I went with one friend to [The Newark Museum of Art](https://newarkmuseumart.org/). +* I am applying to PhD programs in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. +* I am running [AnythingLLM](https://useanything.com/) with Docker to test the capabilities of several different AI models and LLM API providers. ## What I'm learning -I am continuing to attend monthly training sessions as part of the [State of the States Data Ambassador Program](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/news/njlend-fellow-ethan-yoo-selected-as-state-of-the-states-data-ambassador). +I am continuing to attend monthly training sessions as part of the [State of the States Data Ambassador Program](https://boggscenter.rwjms.rutgers.edu/news/njlend-fellow-ethan-yoo-selected-as-state-of-the-states-data-ambassador). The inaugural cohort's last training session is on October 28. # In previous months +## September 2024 + +* I started working as an instructional assistant for a fall 2024 undergraduate course, [Retrieving and Evaluating Electronic Information](https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/courses/retrieving-and-evaluating-electronic-information), in Rutgers University's [Information Technology and Informatics (ITI)](https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/undergraduate-programs/information-technology-and-informatics-major) undergraduate program. + +## August 2024 + +* I saw friends from Swarthmore and went with one friend to [The Newark Museum of Art](https://newarkmuseumart.org/). +* I visited Washington, D.C. in mid-August to support [the inaugural convening on disaster human services](https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/event/shaping-future-disaster-human-svcs). + ## July 2024 * For the first time since the emergence of COVID-19, I went with several friends to [Blobfest](https://thecolonialtheatre.com/blobfest/), an annual event commemorating the 1958 film [*The Blob*](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-blob/).