Student Spotlights

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 […]

Hometown: Durham, NC Bachelor of Arts in Applied Dance and Bachelor of Science in Psychology 2024 How did you become interested in dance? I started dancing when I was eight years old at Nina’s School of Dance in Durham and joined the company when I was nine. I danced at Nina’s until I graduated in 2020 (10 […]

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 BM Choral Music Education and BA International Studies, minor in Women’s & Gender Studies 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 had been […]

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 […]

Hometown: Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico Bachelor of Architecture 2024 How did you become interested in architecture?I have always leaned more towards my artistic side and my love to draw. Art was something that I had always surrounded myself by, my father, being one of my biggest inspirations, encouraged me in every way possible. My love of […]

Hometown: Concord, NC BS in Psychology; BA in Dance Education with a Certification in Professional Dance Training with Charlotte Ballet 2024 How did you become interested in dance? I started dancing at age four shortly after my Aunt brought me to Charlotte Ballet’s annual performance of The Nutcracker. My parents tell me that I danced everywhere I […]