By SERIAH
SARGENTON
Staff Writer
Spending countless hours working in the studios of Picotte Hall and making people laugh are two of the main aspects of one senior’s college experience.
Courtney Bernardo will be graduating from the School of Arts and Humanities with her bachelor of science degree in studio art with a concentration in sculpture with a minor in art history.She plans to pursue a master in the fine arts at The State University of Albany while student teaching at the college. Bernardo hopes to one day become a professor and is thankful to have discovered this program at SUNY Albany.
“It’s bittersweet. I’m so happy to be moving forward, but there’s many things I wish I did that I didn’t get a chance to do. Plus, I’m going to miss the staff and friends,” said Bernardo.
While at the College Bernardo spent much time perfecting her artwork for her showcases. Her final showcase was in the senior art show on April 6 where she debuted her best work.
“It was really beautiful. It was simple yet it evoked a lot of emotions. The artwork I saw definitely had numerous ways of looking at it and there were many ways to interpret it,” said Christopher Wilson, a fellow graduating senior at Saint Rose.
Wilson has been best friends with Bernardo since their freshman year of college when he met her through a mutual friend in the dining hall and began to hang out with her more. They’ve shared many fond memories including a concert in Clifton Park that they planned a month in advance.
“I got a lot of good memories, but one that comes in mind would have to be when we went with a friend to see the Bouncing Souls concert.” said Wilson.
Wilson wishes the best for Bernardo and plans to keep in contact with her after graduation, yet Wilson isn’t the only one that Bernardo has positively affected.
During her time at Saint Rose she spent time doing improv comedy as a member of Crate of Apes Comedy Club.
“She may have floundered a bit when I gave her a vague prompt during one of the games, but she stuck with it and made the scene all the more funnier,” said Dan Gauvin, a senior at Saint Rose.
She is described as a sweet and caring person who’d do anything for her friends. Guavin says he will miss her enthusiasm and the times he has spent with her. He describes the time he helped Bernardo plan and execute a surprise birthday party in Centennial Hall for Nikos Assimakopoulos, an upcoming junior at Saint Rose.
“I’m extremely happy I go to know Courtney when I did. She knows how to have fun and I never fail to smile when she’s around. No doubt my strose experience would have been duller without her. I have come to consider her one of my best friends here,” said Gauvin.
