We Generate Our Own Environment at PGA
My finals week was spent not taking final exams or writing final lesson plans, but rather in the throes of installing our interactive spac..
So, what’s next?
As I mentioned in my previous post I have completed my two year course work for the dance/movement therapy & counseling program. With..
Manifest Urban Arts Festival – MAT Program Reception
During the 11th annual Manifest, the MAT Education program held a reception. The reception showcased the Art and Elementary MAT gradu..
Flip Flops in the Windy City: Conducting Someone Else’s Work
Conducting original work is pretty much the coolest thing you can do. Conducting someone else’s original work is almost the coolest thing..
First-Year Final Review
Well, the first year of my graduate education is finally over. To finish up the year at Columbia, the first year students have a close..
A Very International Spring for Chicago
So what exactly does a grad student do all summer? Work. Write. Go to class or an internship, sure. But I also make sure to save some tim..
Flood Relief: A Weekend at Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum
This past weekend I traveled to Two Rivers, Wisconsin to the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. As you know from my last post, this..
Cubs Game
I recently had the opportunity to enjoy an experience that visitors to Chicago often put on their “to do” lists: I saw a Chicago Cubs ..
Hall Chat: Oh My, Is this Really Summer? Is it Finally Here?
I can’t believe that I didn’t wake up and go to class this morning. I didn’t teach. I didn’t work. I didn’t crack open a book or have ..
The Great Summer Begins
The summer between the first and second year of an MFA program feels important. It feels like growth is supposed to happen; you’ve bee..