My hopes for when people visit the digital exhibit that my group and I created are to establish a more emotional and special connection to this local history. In modern times, this passion and connection to the past has been lost, but it can somewhat be brought back by using this digital exhibit as a catalyst. I hope the students, staff, and local residents can see how far SUNY Cortland has come as well as the changes that occurred to make the school that is present today. In addition, this exhibit will be the what pulls people in which can inspire people to do more research and create different exhibits on different topics that have been lost throughout time. Overall, I enjoyed researching about the history of the college and working with the archives was great because I felt as if I was uncovering history and felt more connected to it which is my main purpose for this digital exhibit.
-JP Ospina