Student Spotlights

Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance and a Minor in Communication Studies 2024 How did you first get interested in music?I grew up in church, so I was always surrounded by music. I was also lucky enough to go to high schools that prioritized art and music when considering budgets.  What kind […]

Hometown: Cary, NC B.A. in Music (applied instrument: Cello), B.A. in Communications with a concentration in Mass Media 2025 How did you first get interested in music? Growing up, I was always surrounded by music. I would wake up to the sound of classical music in elementary school, listen/watch musicals, and YouTubers such as the […]

Hometown: Concord, NC Degree: BM in Music Education with a Jazz Studies Certificate Graduation Year: 2024 How did you first become interested in music?I was first interested in the arts and music when I was in middle school. My family all play instruments, so I felt like it was my obligation to do the same. […]

Hometown: Harrisburg, NC B.A. in Music and B.S. in Computer Science 2025 How did you first get interested in music? My interest in music started in 5th grade, when I started a band. I wasn’t too into it back then, and even considered dropping, but nevertheless continued into high school. Playing in my high school’s […]

Hometown: Pretoria, South Africa B.F.A. in Graphic Design with a minor in Art History 2024 How did you first get interested in art? From a young age, my interest in art blossomed. I was the kid who would dedicate countless hours to creating delightful macaroni masterpieces for my parents to proudly display on the fridge. […]

Hometown: Richmond, VA and Charlotte, NC BA in Theatre and a Minor in Psychology 2026 How did you first get interested in Theatre? I’m going to be honest, I can’t recall a specific moment where I fell in love with acting/moving making in general. It was more of just an unconscious love for the stories this […]

Hometown: Greensboro, NC BA in Theatre Performance with an English minor 2024 How did you first get interested in theatre? I became interested in theatre my sophomore year of high school. Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind was the theatre production that year, and I loved every minute of it! After that, I was hooked. The […]

Hometown: Indian Trail, NC BA in Theatre with a Performance Concentration and a Musical Theatre Certificate 2025 How did you first get interested in theatre? I first got involved in theatre in my school’s fifth grade musical. I started to gain more interest in the theatre path when I started middle school. However, it wasn’t […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC BA in Theatre Performance and Minor in Communications Studies 2024 How did you first get interested in theatre? I’ve been interested in theatre ever since I can remember. I would write elaborate movies and cast my family in them and shoot them on our little flip camera. I would put on performances […]

Hometown: Hickory, NC BFA in Graphic Design and BA in Art History 2025 How did you first get interested in art? It seems cliche to say that every child was an artist but I do believe I was. I remember participating in art summer camps at our local museum ever since I was young and […]