Tag: Student Success

  1. Dylan Cook named 2024-25 Presser Scholar

    Dylan Cook was named the 2024-2025 Presser Scholar at the University of Arizona School of Music, one of the most prestigious awards for undergraduate music students.  The Presser Foundation was created by Theodore Presser in 1939. The Presser Foundation helps support music schools and departments at universities across the country. Award recipients must demonstrate a high […]

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  2. Bennett Curran finds documentary focus in covering fire

    After evacuating his home during the Palisades Fire, online film student Bennett Curran was compelled to return and start filming the effects. When he saw the Hollywood Hills go up in flames, he knew what he needed to do. “I just had this feeling that I needed to get back and start documenting the effects,” […]

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  3. Student’s time as wildland firefighter shapes exhibition

    In Alexis Joy Hagestad’s new solo exhibition, viewers can walk through a fictional burned forest, watch a video with a fire map of the western United States and listen to trees moving and creaking in the wind. “This Forest Remembers Fire” not only explores the effects of fire suppression in the United States in the face […]

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  4. Josh Barbre’s Hip Hop Odyssey

    Josh Barbre, a PhD student in musicology at the University of Arizona School of Music, completed a nine-month research residency in France last summer as a Fulbright Fellow.  “It is truly an honor for one of our School of Music doctoral students to be selected for the Fulbright Scholar Program,” said School of Music Director […]

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  5. Beihua Guo takes 2nd in Grad Slam with ‘Ground Zeros’

    University of Arizona School of Art student Beihua Guo captured second place in the campus-wide Grad Slam contest with his presentation, “Designated Ground Zeros: Documenting Cold War Nuclear Targets with Uranium Prints.” Guo, a first-year MFA candidate in the school’s Photography, Video and Imaging program, vied with five other finalists for the best three-minute graduate […]

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  6. Inspiring a Community with Niko Gomez

    Nicolette “Niko” Gomez never expected to be an inspiration.  “I’m definitely grateful that my community sees me as someone that they’re able to come to with questions,” she said.  An entrepreneur and member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Gomez spent 10 years working at Casino Del Sol before realizing that there are more opportunities for […]

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  7. CFA Academic Advisors: Your Guides to Success

    Behind every student’s journey at the College of Fine Arts (CFA) are the dedicated academic advisors who help them navigate college life, pursue their passions, and find their creative communities.  Meet the unsung heroes of the College of Fine Arts.  Here’s a quick look at a few of the advisors who make a difference every […]

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