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VPA Film Student Wins the Gotham’s Focus Features and JetBlue Student Short Film Showcase
Evan Bode, a second-year graduate film student in the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ (VPA) Department of Transmedia, was selected as one of five winning filmmakers of the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s third annual Focus Features & JetBlue…
鶹ƵStage Celebrates the Holidays With ‘Matilda The Musical’
鶹ƵStage celebrates the holidays with the multi-award musical treat “Matilda The Musical,” Nov. 19-Jan. 2. The production is co-produced with the 鶹ƵUniversity Department of Drama. With music and lyrics by Australian comedian and songwriter Tim Minchin and based…
Air Force Veteran Stephen Woodard ’70 Returns to Campus With a New Perspective
Stephen Woodard ’70, who served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, was a proud Air Force ROTC cadet as a student at 鶹ƵUniversity from 1966-70. He earned a degree in English literature from the College of Arts…
Holidays at Hendricks Offers Two In-Person Performances, Set for Dec. 5
鶹ƵUniversity invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to “Holidays at Hendricks,” which will include two in-person performances in Hendricks Chapel as well as a recorded virtual concert. On Sunday, Dec. 5, performances will take place in Hendricks…
VPA Student Team Wins Silver in International Creative Solution Competition
A student team from the College of Visual and Performing Arts’ course DES 204: Creative Problem Solving in the School of Design won a silver award in the Creative Conscious Competition, an international platform that allows students to compete by…
Why We’re Still ‘Chasing the White Whale’ and Using Other Media References
We do it all the time, sometimes without even thinking. In our everyday conversations we often quote or reference a wide array of media from songs, movies and TV shows to video games, memes and TikToks. Not that there’s anything…
Department of Drama Announces the 2021/2022 Season
The Department of Drama announced a return to in person, live performance for the 2021/2022 season beginning with the contemporary romantic comedy “In Love and Warcraft,” Nov. 12-20 in the Arthur Storch Theatre. In addition to “In Love and Warcraft,”…
The Negative Impressions Horror Movies Can Leave On Individuals
Kendall Phillips, professor of communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted about horror films in Deseret News, Hindustan Times, and Hindustan Times video. In the story for Deseret News, Phillips discussed how horror movies may provide…
CODL Is Code for Productive, Engaging Online Learning at 鶹ƵUniversity
Say “university,” and what often comes to mind are sprawling campuses, vast libraries and jam-packed sports stadiums. Yet in recent times, a rapidly increasing number of post-secondary students have been moving to a new landscape of online learning. The College…
Panel Discussion, Live Music Highlight ‘Return to Jabberwocky’ During Orange Central
As part of 鶹ƵUniversity’s Orange Central alumni weekend, 鶹ƵUniversity Libraries, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and WAER will host an event titled “Return to Jabberwocky” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m….