Student Spotlights

Hometown: Columbia, SC BA in Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in Architecture? I grew up building things with my father, as he was a carpenter. After high school, I joined the Columbia Fire Department and was a fireman for 10 years. During that time, I also ran a handyman company and did lots of renovation […]

Hometown: New Bern, NC Instrumental Music Education Major 2024  How did you first get interested in music? Music has always been a point of interest for me. However, my interest really blossomed in middle school when I decided to play the flute. As I continued playing, my love for music grew, and once I switched to oboe, […]

Hometown: Penza, Russia BA in Architecture 2025 How did you first get interested in Architecture? I first became interested in architecture in middle school when I began thinking about what future career I wanted to pursue. I’ve always been drawn to the arts and mathematics, so I decided that architecture would be an ideal combination of those two. While in […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Degree: BM in Composition, Applied Instrument: Cello Graduation Year: 2025  How did you first get interested in music? While I taking a computer class in high school, I was assigned a project. I then decided to base the whole assignment off of music instruments to teach people about the unique sounds and history of each […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Bachelor of Arts in Architecture and a minor in Urban Studies & Geography 2024 How did you first get interested in Architecture? My interest in architecture first started when I started to travel often to the city of Los Angeles in California.  I began to compare the different architectural qualities between Los […]

Hometown: Concord, NC Bachelor of Music, Concentration in Jazz Studies 2025 How did you first get interested in music? I grew up with a family that was very passionate about music. All of my family members had played an instrument at some point and had an appreciation for higher forms of music. My parents always […]

Hometown: Harleysville, PA BA in Architecture 2025 How did you first get interested in architecture? I first got interested in architecture when I was little because I liked to look at houses and see how differently each one was set up. Once I got to high school, that is when I really got interested, especially when […]

Hometown: Mount Pleasant, NC Degree: BA in Music Performance and a minor in English Graduation Year: 2025 How did you become interested in music?I got into music by wanting to do something different from my family and always having a love for it. When I started band, it made me realize that I had a […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Master in Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture? As a young creator, I have always been attracted to art (drawing, painting, etc) and the construct of structure. For Christmas, I would ask for the K’Nex building kits where my dad and I would build massive amusement park rides. If anyone remembers […]

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art with a Concentration in Illustration; Bachelor of Arts in International Relations 2024 Give a little general information about yourself: how did you become interested in the arts/design?I’ve always been interested in illustration and collage design. I was always passionate about comics and how they use design to make covers and […]