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Students The students took home five national awards from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)’s 2025 Magazine Media Division Student Magazine Contest.

Students CCPA student Patrick Mason interviews Meadows film alum and entertainment lawyer Brent Turman.

Faculty The Dean of ��«����Ƶ Meadows, along with nine other leaders and organizations, will be celebrated during an awards ceremony hosted by the group this November.

Faculty This summer, ��«����Ƶ Meadows’ faculty have earned global recognition, published new works, secured new creative roles and brought bold ideas to life across a variety of disciplines.

Students CCPA student Gigi Remy interviews finance consultant and CCPA alum Bora Laci.

Students ��«����Ƶ Meadows Choirs travel to Fuzhou and Beijing for the Bond with Kuliang 2025 Festival, forging friendships and sharing music across cultures.

Faculty Meadows art professor and alum Philip Van Keuren’s “Elegy” will showcase decades of visionary work in the form of over 50 copperplate photogravures and silver gelatin prints.

Students CCPA student Mia Verrochi interviews ��«����Ƶ Meadows alum Michelle Hagen, a marketing executive with over 30 years of experience in the film industry.

Students ��«����Ƶ Meadows students have been pursuing a variety of opportunities all over the world this summer, from impressive internships and international programs to leading young artists and producing their own work.

Faculty Acclaimed music director, conductor and pianist Kimberly Grigsby will join Meadows’ new musical theatre program as it begins recruiting its first cohort of students for Fall 2026.

Events Three current Meadows students and one alum will take the stage during the opening event of this year’s Basically Beethoven Festival as the “Featured Performer” and “Rising Stars.”

Campus By Samuel S. Holland, Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, ��«����Ƶ Methodist University

Students CCPA student Libby Dorin interviews Fernanda Gonzales Palma, a corporate professional at AT&T who also owns a successful digital media brand.

Students All three of ��«����Ƶ Meadows’ student media outlets took home honors from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association and Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards.

Alumni Accomplished oboist Alecia Lawyer (B.M. ’90) has been named the inaugural Texas State Musician – Classical, one of the state’s highest honors in the arts.

Students CCPA student Carson Richards interviews ��«����Ƶ football legend and NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson.

Students Journalism and Fashion Media students recently had the opportunity to visit NYC as part of two networking trips featuring in-depth access to media outlets and fashion companies.

Students Advertising students have won an impressive number of awards this year at AAF’s Dallas and District 10 ADDYs, as well as the Graphis International New Talent Awards and many more competitions.

Campus Meadows faculty and staff, along with family and friends of the graduates, celebrated the Class of 2025 in Saturday’s Degree Recognition Ceremony.

Alumni Meadows’ theatre program has produced eight M.F.A. Acting graduates in the Class of 2025, including one who will join Dallas Theater ��«����Ƶ’s Brierley Resident Acting Company for the upcoming season.

Students CCPA major Chase Schoellhorn interviews Meadows alum Susan Miller, whose career includes working with Barbara Walters, the CIA and Amazon.

Students Doctoral student Mutsumi Okabe was hosted by Meadows’ Department of Art History this spring to further her research in Egyptian archaeology.

Students Studio art major Naw Nhkum reflects on his journey as a painter and printmaker and the faculty mentors who helped shape his Meadows experience.

Students Public relations senior Tyler DiMarco shares how hands-on courses and mentorship at Meadows prepared her for a communications career in professional sports.

Alumni Music education and saxophone performance alum Noelle Fabian Dragon (B.M. '10) was able to embark on a creative professional path thanks to her unique Meadows experience.

Students Vocal performance major Will Emmert reflects on the performance opportunities and leadership roles he has had at Meadows, as well as his future career in arts administration.

Alumni Film & Media Arts and Advertising alum Ryan Blitzer (B.F.A./B.A. ’16, M.A. ’17) utilized his combined degrees to land work in the film industry as a freelance TV commercial producer.

Students Piano performance and Artist Diploma student Korkmaz Saglam will compete in the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition next month.

Students Graduating theatre student Maya Fardad-Finn reflects on her creative growth, performance experiences and the community she found at ��«����Ƶ.

Alumni Advertising alum Sierra Sutton (B.A. '15) utilized the creative skills she learned at Meadows to work her way up to Creative Director of a prestigious consulting company.

Faculty Blake Hackler, chair of the Division of Theatre, is partnering with Dallas’ Second Thought Theatre – run by Meadows alumni – for the premiere of his new play “Healed.”

Alumni Alum Nicolás González (B.F.A. ’16) has been selected as this year’s commencement speaker for Meadows’ upcoming Degree Recognition Ceremony on May 17.

Students Dance performance and psychology double major Ava Partida (B.F.A. ’25) shares her experience as a double major and her next steps into the professional dance world.

Alumni Theatre alum Tadeo Martinez (B.F.A. '19) built upon the acting foundation he established at Meadows to launch his current career as a stage actor.

Students Meadows' new Senior Spotlight series kicks off by highlighting Mikaila Neverson, a senior journalism major and CCPA minor who will be graduating with her B.A. this May.

Alumni Art History alum Delanie Linden (M.A. '18) went on to secure a position at MIT's History, Theory, & Criticism program to pursue her doctorate in the subject, where she later earned a Fulbright Open-Research Award Fellowship.

Faculty Silas Farley, Meadows’ Armstrong Artist-in-Residence in Ballet, will bring the ��«����Ƶ for Faith and Learning’s annual symposium to life with choreographed performances coordinated with spiritual discussions.

Students Acting M.F.A. major Elizabeth Akudugu discusses her professional acting career and experience at ��«����Ƶ Meadows.

Students Senior vocal performance major Will Emmert discusses studying voice, student-working and ��«����Ƶ in South Africa.

Alumni Voice performance alum Paul Kroeger's (B.M. '13) unique Meadows education allowed him to pursue a career as a professional opera singer, while also setting him up for his current job in international affairs.

Alumni Recent Meadows alum Ryder McNeal (B.A. ’24) launched streaming platform PREVO to house and promote independent and student-produced films.

Alumni Journalism and Fashion Media alum Samantha Klaassen (B.A. '18) utilized her education to carve out a career path in retail buying and merchandising.

Students Graduate student Sharmeen Uqaili hosted local high school students for an artmaking workshop in conjunction with a visit to the Museum’s “Unearthing the Legacy of Islamic Spain” exhibit.

Students Chloe Young is a dance performance major who is also pursuing a Public Relations and Strategic Communications degree from Meadows’ CCPA program.

Alumni Advertising alum Mark Lau (B.A. '06) combined the creativity he learned at Meadows with his marketing degree from Cox to succeed in his 18-year career at Nike.

Students ��«����Ƶ Meadows’ new PMC Intern Fellowship program subsidizes five paid internships for Meadows students at Dallas-based arts, communication and media organizations.

Alumni CCPA alum Emily Walsh Potts (B.A. '15) is not only the founder of her own strategic communications firm, but also an adjunct faculty member at Meadows.

Students Max Whittaker, a senior Meadows student pursuing a B.M. in Music Composition, has been selected as this year’s ��«����Ƶ–Irving Symphony Orchestra Student Composer-in-Residence.

Faculty Graduate student Angela Molinero sat down for an interview with Jessica Burnham, director of the Master of Arts in Design and Innovation (MADI) program.

Alumni Theatre alum Tim Allis (B.F.A. '83) is a professional writer and editor who has often drawn on his passion for theatre, stoked at Meadows, for projects.

Campus Take a look at six of some of Meadows’ most unique and interesting courses, across a variety of disciplines, that are available to our students.

Alumni Dance alum Deepa Liegel (B.F.A. '17) used the versatile dance skills she learned at Meadows to achieve her dream of joining a modern dance company upon graduation.

Alumni CCPA student Samantha Field interviews advertising alum and law student Gina Farmer.

Alumni Music alum David Sibley (B.M. '89) combined his music education and interest in film and television to excel as a music supervisor in the entertainment industry.

Faculty Meadows faculty members win four of the biggest University-level teaching awards from ��«����Ƶ for the school year.

Students Jamie Lam is a senior journalism major who originally started her education in California before transferring to ��«����Ƶ Meadows.

Campus Discover the roles of UX and UI in creating digital experiences that are intuitive, visually engaging, and satisfying for users.

Staff Bao-Long Chu, the current program director for arts and parks at Houston Endowment, will serve as research center’s new ambassador to national arts sector.

Alumni Theatre alum Emily Habeck (B.F.A. '11) shares how her Meadows theatre degree helped her carve a career path to becoming a bestselling fiction author.

Students Professor of practice Michelle N. Gibson and eight B.F.A. students traveled to the 35th International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference, “The Bridges We Build: From Revolution to Legacy.”

Faculty Amber Bemak, associate professor in the Division of Film & Media Arts, was one of only 55 artists to receive a grant from Creative Capital for her artistic endeavors in film.

Alumni Arts Management & Arts Entrepreneurship alum Philip DeBoer (MMIAM '22) utilized his degree to complement and supplement his existing career.

Campus Jorge Baldor is a philanthropist and Cuban immigrant who is passionate about improving the community and striving for a better future.

Alumni Music alum Artina McCain (B.M. '03) shares her talent not only through her work as a concert pianist, but also as a professor of piano at the University of Memphis.

Campus The ��«����Ƶ Impact Lab has chosen its first five organizations to receive investment funding from the program after a rigorous application process.

Campus Both the Temerlin Advertising Institute and Division of Film & Media Arts have been ranked some of the best programs in the country by top academic and industry organizations.

Students Timmie Hathorn represents the office of Alumni and Career Success, which helps current and former students develop their careers through internships and alumni networking.

Students Two M.F.A. students in Meadows’ Division of Art have been hand-picked for Dallas Contemporary’s inaugural NTX Graduate Student Program.

Students Jessica Silverstein is a junior Fashion Media major and student worker for the ��«����Ƶ Meadows Marketing team.

Alumni Journalism alum Gloria Salinas (B.A. '10) utilized Meadows' core journalism teachings to enhance her current career in economic development.