Faculty

Meredith Magoun has taught at Old Dominion University, Central Washington University, and Boston Arts Academy. She teaches courses in Costume Technology, Stage Costuming, Costume Design, Costume Crafts, Fashion History, Intro to Theatre (Theatre Experience), Intro to Production Design and Mask Making. She also mentors students, teaching them the skills and joy that goes into good […]

Emily Makaš has a Ph.D. in the History of Architecture and Urbanism from Cornell University (2007), a Masters in Historic Preservation from Columbia University (1997), and a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Tennessee (1995).  Makaš is a founding leader of the Center for Community, Heritage, and the Arts (CHArt), a pilot research center in […]

Marc Manack AIA NCARB is an Architect, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director in the Ravin School of Architecture at UNC Charlotte, and is founding principal of the architecture and design practice SILO AR+D. His professional design work and creative practice have been recognized nationally and internationally in numerous publications, exhibitions, and design awards. SILO […]

McCormick is a licensed architect, educator, and researcher whose work explores healthy, climatically sensitive, and contextually appropriate building design strategies that connect occupants to the outdoors while also reducing the dependence on mechanical conditioning technologies. Her recent book, Inside OUT: Human Health & the Air-Conditioning Era (Routledge), tells the rich story of both the social […]

Eric Millard is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at UNC Charlotte. Millard regularly performs with the Charlotte Symphony and was formerly the Third/Associate Principal trumpet with the Tallahassee Symphony. Millard has also performed with the Charlotte Ballet, Opera Carolina, Boise Philharmonic, Ballet Idaho, Pensacola Symphony, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Northwest Florida Symphony, and Albany Symphony.  Millard’s […]

Dr. Jason Mitchell is a Lecturer of General Studies in Music at UNC Charlotte. Previously, he has taught classes at Ohio University, Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University, and Rutgers University – Newark. Dr. Mitchell holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from Florida State University as well as a Master of Arts degree in Jazz History […]

Rick Moll is a senior lecturer and the Production Electrician for the College of Arts + Architecture. A graduate of UNC Charlotte, he holds degrees in both Theatre (BCA) and English (BA). Over the last 25 years, Rick has served as the master electrician for regional theatres in Illinois and Florida, as well as a […]

Jay Morong is an educator, film programmer, director, actor, and theatrical video designer. His theatrical video design work includes Hamlet, The Purple Flower, The Colored Museum, The Winter’s Tale, Nocturne and [sic] all at UNC Charlotte; Tales of the Lost Formicans at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Requiem For New Orleans at the New York International Fringe Festival. He has directed several productions […]

Jeff Murphy is a Charlotte-based artist working primarily with digital media. His creative career began while taking photography, film, and animation courses as an undergraduate at Ohio State University. In fact, he took a number of courses while in school across a range of diverse majors. In the end, it was lens-based image-making that stuck […]

Associate Professor Beth Murray, Ph.D., coordinates the program in Theatre Education.  With deep practical roots in both K-12 and community-based arts, Beth has worked extensively in school and community settings creating and researching arts-based multimodal literacy environments for and with youth. She has been a public-school theatre teacher, a freelance teaching artist, a program development […]