Check out the recent news from our alumni:
• Katelyn Geary (B.M. 2016; M.A. 2017) is the new executive director at the Opera Vermont's Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, Vermont. "I’m absolutely thrilled to be joining Opera Vermont in this next chapter," Geary said. "I’ve had the pleasure of being part of the most recent projects, and I can’t wait to bring my ideas and passion for opera to this incredible team. The artistic team is truly among the best, and I can’t wait to partner with them, our board, our artists, and our community to keep expanding what opera can be in Vermont and beyond.”
• Jeni Houser (M.M. 2011) will join the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance's Department of Voice and Opera as an assistant professor in August. An internationally recognized soprano, Houser brings a strong performance background and extensive teaching experience to the role. Read more about her appointment at https://go.unl.edu/qc0d.
• Chad M. Olsen (B.F.A. 2010) has an exhibition titled "Color Fields" at Kiechel Fine Art in Lincoln through May 2. The body of work is a celebration of color, abstraction and his oil painting process. For more on the exhibit, visit https://kiechelart.com/exhibition/color-fields-chad-m-olsen/.
• Cullen Wiley (B.A. 2019) was featured in the Cretin-Derham Hall magazine in their faculty focus column. Wiley is Theater Director and Instructor at the Catholic high school in St. Paul, Minnesota.