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Student Spotlight

At Columbia, creativity is valued, honored, and respected. It’s not just how you’re going to make a living; it’s how you’re going to make a difference, and our students are passionate about using their talents to build a better world. Here are a few of their stories.

  • Cultivating Creativity at Columbia: A Student Finds His Place

    Nov 07, 2022

    Advertising major Christian Navas flexes his creativity in multiple mediums and finds like-minded creatives at Columbia College Chicago.

  • Finding the Right Fit

    Oct 17, 2022

    Aspiring to help build a more inclusive-fashion industry on the business side, senior Miranda Prater discovers her perfect fit at Columbia.

  • Meg Konieczka Is Out of Their Shell

    Oct 10, 2022

    Theatre student Meg Konieczka on how acting gave their dreams direction

  • Kate Apostolacus Knows Where She’s Going

    Oct 04, 2022

    New Jersey native Kate Apostolacus sets out on the path to find herself and does just that at Columbia College Chicago.

  • Dance Over Everything

    Sep 26, 2022

    Columbia student tells us why she chose Dance over a pre-med education and how it’s paying off.

  • International Student Seizes Opportunities After Emerging From COVID-19 Isolation

    May 16, 2022

    A native of Poland, Ksymena Pawlowicz leverages each and every opportunity at Columbia to realize her professional and personal ambitions.

  • AAA Student Ella Pinceloup on Happy Surprises in Audio Arts

    Mar 07, 2022

    At Columbia, student finds like-minded women in audio and discovers new corners of the audio industry.

  • Yulia Yrkoski on Illustration and Staying True to Yourself

    Nov 30, 2021

    Illustration student Yulia Yrkoski talks about their Columbia experience, revolutionizing the industry

  • Audio Engineering Student Kimberly Liwanag on Living the Journey

    Nov 29, 2021

    Audio Engineering Student Kimberly Liwanag has built a sustainable support system within her Audio Design & Production program, one defined by individuals committed to supporting her evolution as an artist.

  • Fashion Studies Student Ben Sill on Building an Entrepreneurial Mindset

    Nov 08, 2021

    Since his second year at Columbia, Fashion student Ben Sill has been dedicated to making the most of his time with experts in the field.

  • Sheryl Williams on Performing, Intimacy for the Stage, and Eliminating the Stigma of Mental Health in the Arts

    Mar 30, 2021

    Columbia College Chicago student Sheryl Williams tells us about the joys of working on stage and the importance of mental health in theatre.

  • Community at the Heart of Columbia: Musician Hannah Pope Takes the Plunge

    Feb 18, 2021

    How mentorship, a community support, and a healthy dose of courage helped one student leap from her small town to big stages in Chicago.

  • Transfer Student Vashon Jordan Wants You to Take the Leap

    Feb 18, 2021

    From Kennedy-King to Columbia College Chicago, Vashon Jordan has followed his dreams of using art to make a better world.

  • Trevor Lisa MFA Fiction ’22 Wins 2019 Writer’s Studio Student Prize and Shares his Experiences at Columbia

    Oct 23, 2020

  • Wesley Reno on Audio Arts and Acoustics and the Next Steps Forward

    May 06, 2020

    Wesley Reno on engineering, his internship at Electrical Audio, and working in the era of COVID-19

  • Alexandra Yetter Pivots to Find Her Beat

    Apr 13, 2020

    Journalism student Alexandra Yetter on The Columbia Chronicle, landing internships, and finding editorial success

  • We Will Survive: Paria Izadmehr on Art, Resilience, and COVID-19

    Apr 03, 2020

    Columbia graduate student talks about science, design, and turning to art during a time of global crisis

  • Columbia College Chicago Film Student Produces Award-Winning Film, “Burning Cane,” Now Available on Netflix

    Nov 21, 2019

    Columbia College Chicago Student Mose Mayer produced "Burning Cane," which is now available on Netflix

  • Photography Student Erica McKeehen Tests the Limits of Our Assumptions

    Feb 04, 2023

    McKeehen, MA ’21 MFA ’23 on how photography can combat the vilification of femme- presenting people.

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