InterArts Annual Potluck Meet-and-Greet
Where Sacred & Profane kickstarted the off-campus gallery work earlier this month, the InterArts Potluck Meet-and-Greet brought the fe..
DMT & C Fall Show: My choreographic process
As the Fall Student/Faculty Dance Concert (we have chosen to showcase faculty work as well) makes headway on our Kickstarter account, ..
Roger Ballen’s Visit
Last month we were lucky enough to have Roger Ballen, the world renowned photographer from South Africa, visit us. He gave a lecture o..
Adventures of a New Papermaking Instructor
During this semester, in addition to my own studies, I’m teaching an undergraduate papermaking course. So far, I have enjoyed myself i..
Success Starts Here
But – what IS success? What would it look like for YOU? And how does being a member of Columbia College Chicago GET you there?
Columbia College Poetry Dispatch: Red Rover Series
I recently attended the Red Rover Series’ poetry reading in Wicker Park, which was a part of the 100,000 Poets for Change event going ..
Rose Economou: The Great Journey Begins
It was last year, right around this time, that I went to Rose’s office to talk to her about going on the J-term trip to Europe. I had ..
The Challenge of Growing
The frenetic pace of the Creative Producing program continues.
Everyone is exhausted. Some are hopeless at times, faced with a seeming..
Teaching Fiction Writing Pt. 2: The Legend of Curly’s Gold
As a grad student, I figured that my teaching career would start with a section of Freshman Comp. That wasn’t how it went down. Last w..
Playing Hide and Seek at Local Block Party
This past Saturday, I volunteered at the Hideout Block Party, which celebrated the venue’s 15th birthday.