Student Spotlights

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 […]

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 […]