Student Spotlights

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 […]

Hometown: Charlotte, NC BFA in Theater with a Concentration in Performance and a Communications Minor 2024 How did you first get interested in theatre? All my life, I’ve been interested in acting. I remember being younger and performing improvisation scenes from my favorite Disney Channel movies before I even knew what improv was. I grew up […]

Hometown: Harrisburg, NC MA in Architecture and MA in Urban Design 2024 Mackenzie Lail completed received her Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from UNC Charlotte in 2022. How did you first get interested in architecture? I’ve been drawing buildings ever since I could hold a pencil. When I was older, I became interested in the […]

Hometown: Lima, Perú Masters in Architecture 2024 How did you first get interested in architecture? My family always encouraged me to pursue a business career as I was growing up, because that’s the path they followed. However, I always knew that I wanted to pursue a career linked to the Arts. I discovered architecture once I got a […]

Hometown: High Point, NC B.F.A. in Art with a Concentration in 3D 2024 How did you first get interested in art? Art became an interest for me at a young age. It started with grief counseling, making things to help me express myself as a child because my mom passed away. My dad is also […]

BA in Dance Education