Student Spotlights

Ansleigh Reid

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Degree: BA in Theatre Education and a Musical Theatre Certificate Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre? Performance has always been a big part of my life—I started in first grade, inspired by my family’s love for music. I was lucky enough to have great instructors both in […]

Braden Kneeshaw

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Raleigh, NC Degree: B.A. Theatre with a Concentration in Performance & Undergraduate Certificate in Musical Theatre Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in theatre? My love for theatre began at a young age. I grew up performing in Christmas pageants and participating in my local community theatre. In high school, I […]

Jasmyn Schettino

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Dance

Hometown: Leland, NC Degree: BA in Applied Dance Major and Psychology and a Musical Theatre Certificate Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in dance? I first got involved with dance when I was 2, and my mom signed me up for a rec class at our local dance studio! I was first […]

Liv Hartis

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

Hometown: Charlotte, NC Degree: BA in Theatre Education with a K-12 Education Concentration Graduation Year: 2027 How did you first get interested in theatre? My interest in theatre started when I was in middle school. I began attending shows at Matthews Playhouse and Theatre Charlotte during my early teenage years and fell in love with […]

Rebecca Cotrone

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Music

Hometown: Brown Summit, NC Degree: B.M in Instrumental Music Education Graduation Year: 2027 How did you first get interested in music? I didn’t grow up in a musical family, so my first musical introduction was watching the nearby high school bands march in the Greensboro Winter Parade. I started playing the tuba in sixth grade, […]

Riley Decker

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Architecture

Hometown: Lafayette, Indiana Degree: M2 Master of Architecture track with a dual Master’s degree in Critical Heritage Studies Graduation Year: 2026 How did you first get interested in architecture? I had the opportunity to take introductory engineering courses in high school, and I originally thought I would end up in civil engineering at Purdue University. […]

Payton Eaves

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Architecture

Hometown: Gastonia, NC Degree: BA In Architecture Graduation Year: 2027 How did you first get interested in architecture? I’ve loved design my whole life! I put together Legos or made “cities” for my dolls, and I always knew I wanted to make things. The idea of being an architect came when I toured Charlotte and […]

Nicholas Petrillo

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Architecture

Masters in Architecture

DJ Cook

Categories: Student Spotlights Tags: Theatre

B.A. Communication Studies with a concentration in Media and Technology and  Minors in Theatre, French

Je’wel Lucas

Degree: B.A. in Graphic Design