Business as Unusual
Pioneers Never Settle Whether it’s ride-sharing or mixology or apparel, students are making their way into a huge variety of fields in a fluctuating job market. What is it about Transylvania that encourages its graduates to find success in arenas that are not always in line with their degrees? Why won’t these students settle for business as usual? You’re sitting in the middle of a pristine lake, surrounded by evergreen trees and picturesque, snow-capped mountains. Look up, and the red-orange sky begins to turn a vivid blue; look down, and you can see a school of fish nipping at the surface of the calm water. To your right, you hear the sound of a train chugging around the perimeter of the lake, a long trail of black and gray smoke following behind. As you watch it move steadily past, it begins to turn left, making its way impossibly toward the water and toward you. Suddenly it hits the shoreline, kicking up a huge wake and picking up speed as it comes directly your way. You start to look around, wondering if you should move or whether this is just a trick of the imagination. As the engine gets closer, your pulse quickens—it’s right on you—and as you brace for the impact, the train explodes into a flock of birds, darting past you in an overwhelming swarm. You have just had your first experience with the awe-inducing, sometimes disorienting, technology of virtual reality.