Student Spotlights

Hometown: Wendell, NC Master of Architecture 2024 Tell us a little about yourself!I am a 22-year-old first-year Master of Architecture student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, expected to graduate in 2024. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture with a Minor in African Diaspora Studies from The University of North Carolina […]

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Bachelor of Fine Arts, photography concentration, and Minor in Art History 2024 How did you become interested in the arts?I became interested in the arts/design as a potential career in 7th grade when my parents asked me to focus on what I wanted to do with my life. The different career options […]

Hometown: Conyers, GA Bachelor of Music in Choral Music Education; Japanese Minor 2024 How did you become interested in music? I have always had an interest in music. I’ve been in choir for 11 years, starting in 4th grade. I have the privilege of going to a fine arts middle/high school where I was a vocal […]

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Dance and Bachelor of Science in Psychology

Hometown: Morganton, NC Bachelor of Arts in Architecture; Minor in Mathematics 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?Growing up, I enjoyed playing with large legos, making pillow forts, drawing, and doing random DIY projects. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school that I thought about pursuing a career where I could design […]

Hometown: Morrisville, NC Degree: BA in Music and BA International Studies, minor in Women’s & Gender Studies Graduation Date: 2024 How did you become interested in music? During my sophomore year of high school, I joined the school’s beginner choir, and I absolutely fell in love with choral singing. This was also the first time I […]

Hometown: Amman, Jordan Bachelor of Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I always wanted to impact people using art, and architecture is the best medium that lets me express my designs while creating unique spaces that expand creativity in others. The range given is enormous, and I would like to use every bit […]

Hometown: General Santos City, Philippines Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Performance; BSBA International Business, Minor in Japanese 2024 How did you become interested in theatre? When I was growing up in the Philippines, I was very interested in movies. From Finding Nemo to Iron Man, movies were sandboxes of worlds different from my own, and I wanted to play […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Bachelor of Architecture, Minors in Urban Studies and Italian 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I was first introduced to engineering at my high school, Zebulon B Vance. While I was learning about engineering, architecture was introduced to explain the differences between the two fields. Upon learning the differences and similarities […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Bachelor of Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I became interested in architecture as a child reading books about different famous structures across the globe. My great-grandmother gave me a book on how to draw 50 iconic buildings, and I started practicing creating buildings of my own imagination. After that, I […]