Creative Writing Concentrators Host Night Salon
Pictured are the Fordham University Class of 2022 Creative Writing Concentrators at their Night Salon event.
Crafting friendship (bracelets, that is).
Pictured are seniors Daejah Woolery and Molly Henschke
Pictured is senior Isabel Logios taking the picture of Professor Sarah Gambito and senior Shan Rao.
By Mason Rowlee, FCRH 2022
On March 4th, Creative Writing students from Rose Hill and Lincoln Center gathered at Fordham Law School for an evening of camaraderie, relaxation, and creative rejuvenation. Organized by the graduating cohort of Creative Writing Concentrators, Night Salon gave students an opportunity to commune together and share a meal.
Night Salon served as the culmination of a semester-long capstone project. Led by Professor Sarah Gambito, students designed the event as a way of introducing the newest class of creative writing students to the larger creative community at Fordham.
This event was the first time many creative writing students were able to meet fellow concentrators beyond a Zoom meeting.
“The event was exactly what everyone needed in that moment,” senior Shan Rao said. “The successful part of the event was that it brought everyone into a space of appreciation from a place of exhaustion.”
Moving between activity stations, attendees were able to craft friendship bracelets, write story responses, capture the evening in a Polaroid photo booth, receive a Tarot card reading, sign up for NYC adventures and ask Senior concentrators their most burning questions. Complete with a delicious dinner, slippers, positive affirmations and a group meditation led by host, Bea Mendoza, the event stood as a triumphant success.
Professor Gambito noted, “Night Salon was a little oasis in this dark time. The class designed it with an eye toward nourishing mind, body, and spirit. As people walked in, there were even rose petals, signaling that this is a different space within a space that is academic.”
As senior concentrators approach their graduation, Night Salon is a legacy they hope to pass on to future cohorts of creative writing concentrators.
For more information about the Creative Writing Concentration at Fordham, visit fordham.edu/creativewriting.