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  • ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ Dance

    Reflecting on ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ Dance's 20-year journey

    May 27, 2026

    In November, the University marked the 20th anniversary of ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ Dance with a series of performances choreographed by Pulinkala, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ faculty members Shannon Alvis and Autumn Eckman, and renowned guest artist Yankalle Filtser. Pulinkala’s choreographic work, which featured 10 current students and four alumni, was intended to bridge generations of dancers who have helped shape the program.

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  • Deontae Nelson

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ modern dance graduate sets sights on becoming a choreographer

    May 22, 2026

    Deontae Nelson wants to travel the world and better understand how people in other countries consume dance. Now, the 2026 ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ graduate is one step closer to doing just that.

  • Deontae Nelson

    Dance major makes most of his ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ journey

    May 06, 2026

    Deontae Nelson likes to say that everyone is on their own journey, as much for himself as for those around him. Nelson’s journey has seen him serving in the Army National Guard, then earning an associate degree in biology from Georgia Military College before arriving at ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ in 2022. All the while, he never could shake the idea of studying dance and decided to dive headlong into doing just that. Next week, he’ll graduate with his Bachelor of Arts in Dance with a concentration in Modern Dance from the Robert S. Geer College of the Arts, culminating one journey and commencing another.

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  • ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ and Common Good Atlanta

    New Connections Project provides shared learning for students and the incarcerated

    March 30, 2026

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ students are using theatre to help incarcerated persons prepare for life after prison, while gaining a better understanding of the population they will serve in their future careers. The initiative is part of the New Connections Project, a partnership between ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ and Common Good Atlanta, a not-for-profit organization that provides higher education for people who are or have been incarcerated.

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  • Chamber Singers

    Big semester for ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½'s Chamber Singers includes conference, Spain tour

    January 30, 2026

    Notwithstanding the joy of performing timeless music in front of appreciative crowds, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ juniors Trey Stannard and Nadia Wilson are looking forward to Spain’s food. That’s just one part of an important couple of months for ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½â€™s Chamber Singers – chosen to perform at this week’s annual conference for the Georgia Music Educators’ Association in Athens before heading to Spain over Spring Break for a seven-concert tour in March.

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  • Nathan Nabb

    Wind ensemble one of two ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ groups chosen for Georgia Music Educators' Association performance

    November 12, 2025

    A native Georgian, ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ student Tyler Smith knows well the prestige of the Georgia Music Educators’ Association annual in-service conference. It conjures memories of music ensembles of all levels performing for a distinguished audience, and young musicians learning from some of the state’s best talent. Now, the alto saxophonist will have the chance to perform at this January’s conference in Athens as a member of ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½â€™s wind ensemble, appearing at the conference for the first time since 2017.

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  • Arthur Liou

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State's Arthur Liou installed as Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean's Chair

    November 05, 2025

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½â€™s Arthur Liou was installed as the inaugural Audrey Bailey Morgan Distinguished Endowed Dean’s Chair in the Robert S. Geer Family College of the Arts on Wednesday at Morgan Performance Hall.

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  • Karla Harris

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State vocal music instructor named 2025 Jazz Hero by national organization

    October 23, 2025

    A lifetime as a performer and eight years as a ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ instructor have culminated in Karla Harris being named Atlanta’s Jazz Hero for 2025 by the Jazz Journalists’ Association.

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  • Shuchita Mishra

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State assistant professor blends art and technology to inspire next generation

    September 26, 2025

    Shuchita Mishra works at the intersection of art, education, business, and technology. The ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ assistant professor of illustration and sequential art comes to academia from a technology and marketing background, but couldn’t shake the artist within. Having developed a passion to tell stories with her drawings, she changed the course of her life and shifted focus to art education. After earning a Master of Fine Arts in Comics from the California College of the Arts, Mishra completed a writer’s residency at the Writer’s House in Pittsburgh while working for the Carnegie Museum of Art, then applied for a limited-term teaching position at ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State.

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  • Maura Nolan

    ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ State art students receive top honors in national design competition

    September 19, 2025

    A group of ÌÇÐĹú²ú´«Ã½ art students recently won top honors at a national graphic design competition. Senior art students Maura Nolan, Reagan Jowers, and Abby Paver took top prizes in the digital design category of the Robert Half contest sanctioned by Graphic Design USA, a national organization dedicated to promoting both digital and print design at the student and professional levels. In addition, junior art major Lydia Pruett and spring art graduate Madison Selby won honors in the package design category.

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