July 2012
Bringing the Writing to You: Cyn Vargas
Chicago native Cyn Vargas has had the Columbia College Chicago experience three times over, as an undergrad, as a staff member in Alumni..
Goodbye, Creative Non-Fiction Class: I’ll Miss You
I still can’t believe it, but I’m finally done with class for the summer — heck, the 2011-2012 school year. I, of course, went out wi..
Web Presence of a Dance/Movement Therapist
As you may or may not know, Columbia College Chicago is a pretty hip school. Its got a flashy website, flashy photos featuring flashy..
Special Education in the Art Classroom: A Lesson Adaptation
As a choreographer of instruction, I adapted my second grade unit on collagraph lizard screen-printing to meet the needs of striving s..
Flip Flops in the Windy City — Conducting to Picture
One of the most important parts of our Semester in Los Angeles is learning how to conduct in a studio environment, in particular conductin..
My Adventure Begins
Previously, I wrote about the job I had been offered over the summer months. Well, I have begun working. As I write this, I am current..
An Unofficial Guide to Making Money and/or Gaining Experience While in Graduate School
“When I want to be alone, I go to the playground. I like the monkey bars, and I flip off the swing. The ground is made of wood chips, ..
Adventures in Michigan
Sometimes you just have to get away. The past couple of weeks have been brutal in Chicago. The temperature has been oh so high, making..
Ravinia
I recently had the opportunity to attend another perennial Chicago event that is reminiscent of summertime in Chicago: the Ravinia Fes..
Hall Chat: Fourth of July Heat Wave
Holy heat wave! This past week, Chicago had temperatures in the 100s for what seemed like forever. Just getting to work in the morning..