Category: Alumni
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Acoustics Students’ Recent Awards and Graduate School / Industry Placements – ASA’s Book Donation
Students of our BS in Acoustics program continue to earn honors and make their impactful mark on our academic and professional communities. We could not be prouder of them! See just below for some recent highlights that inspire all of us (faculty and students) to always strive to be our best! Acoustics senior, Christopher Kezon…
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AA&A Live & Installed Sound Alumni Run Sound at the 2015 NFL Draft in Chicago
Most everyone knows that Chicago recently hosted the 2015 NFL Draft festivities (April 30 – May 2, 2015). Only few know that eight AA&A alumni and one current student from our Live & Installed Sound degree major led or held key positions on most stages set up for the event. Under ECTO Productions, an alumni-owned…
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AA&A In the News!
The Audio Arts & Acoustics Department was featured by Mix Magazine twice in the past several months: a) for its innovative curriculum, b) for its long history of placing graduates in a wide variety of audio professions (page 42). Frank Waln, Audio Arts and Acoustics alumnus and Native American rap and hip-hop artist, has captured…
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AA&A Students and Alumni continue to impact our community
Date: 5/6/2014 We proudly follow the artistic and professional contributions of our students and alumni to Audio Arts & Acoustics fields and to the larger community and share here with you some representative examples. Frank Waln, Audio Arts & Acoustics senior and citizen of the Sicangu Lakota of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, was…
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AA&A Alumnus, Karson Glass, chooses coveted seat in Rush University’s Audiology doctoral program
Date: 4/10/2014 Recent Audio Design and Production graduate, Karson Glass (AA&A BA, Dec 2013), was offered sports at the two largest Audiology graduate programs in the Midwest: Northwestern and Rush Universities. He chose Rush University’s Doctor of Audiology program for its focus on clinical research and application. This is a highly competitive program with <50% of applicants…
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AA&A students and alumni in the news
Date: 4/10/2014 Dave Collis (B.A. Dec. 2013) founding member and lead singer of Chicago-based noise rock band My Dad, celebrates the new 7” record release, Mouth Bleeder. Sean Samet (B.A. 2003) is now managing a major North American trade association. Matt DeWine (B.A. 2004) is keeping Pieholden Suite Sound recording studio alive and well in its Ukranian Village neighborhood. Sophomore Adam Kowalczyk is bringing to life…
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Acoustics senior, Chris Nottoli (BS in Acoustics, 2014) gets hired by Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories
Date: 3/7/2014 Chris Nottoli, senior student in the Audio Arts & Acoustics Department, is celebrating his upcoming graduation from the BS in Acoustics program three months early! A few short weeks ago he was hired as an Acoustician by Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories, a division of Alion Science and Technology Corp. and a worldwide recognized source of valid acoustical…
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AA+A Live Sound Alumni Receive National Recognition
Date: 12/10/2012 Details of the award ceremony at Front of House Online and Projection, Lights and Staging News. More on Kevin Glendinning and Audio-Technica here.
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AA+A Alumnus Glennon Francis Curran returns as a teacher and researcher
Date: 4/17/2012 Glennon Francis Curran graduated from the Audio Arts + Acoustics Department in 2008, with a concentration in Sound Contracting (currently Live & Installed Sound). He is a member of the Columbia L.A.S. Research Group in Mind, Science, and Culture, and spoke at the group’s recent forum. After graduation from Columbia, he entered the John Marshall Law School,…
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AA+A Alumnus Chris Hermer is wasting no time!
Date: 1/26/2012 Audio Design and Production major, Chris Hermer, graduated with our BA degree in Audio Arts + Acoustics in December 2011 and he has already secured a coveted paid internship at Optimus, one of Chicago’s most reputable post-production audio facilities. No surprise, given his professional path while still a student. His record label…