Advising

Art

Anne Beffel

• Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-1732
• aebeffel@mtu.edu
• Walker 209B

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page

Lisa Gordillo

• Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-3096
• gordillo@mtu.edu
• Walker 208

"This above all: To thine own self be true"
—Shakespeare

Susanne Quincy Kilpela

• Senior Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-1467
• sqkilpel@mtu.edu
• Walker 203

Links of Interest

• artist, sadashi inuzuka
• artist, joyce koskenmaki
• Copper Country Community Art Center
• design boom newsletter

Audio and Sound

Josh Loar

• Professor of Practice, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-1714
• jloar@mtu.edu
• Rozsa 112

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page
• Electric Lights Music

Specialties/Activities

• Sound Systems Design and Engineering
• Multimedia Production and Control Systems Design and Consultation
• Production Management, Technical Direction
• Stage Direction
• Film and Video Production and Post-Production
• Lighting Design
• Video/Projection Design
• Drums/Percussion
• Acoustics and Acoustic/Soundsystem Modeling
• Technical Drawing

Christopher Plummer

• Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-3282
• cplummer@mtu.edu
• Walker 212A

Links of Interest

• Portfolio
• My Calendar
• Production Videos
• United States Institute for Theatre Technology
• Audio Engineering Society
• Michigan Tech Loudspeakers

Specialties/Activities

• Sound Design
• Sound System Consultation
• Sound Mixing
• Sound Studies

Bands

Michael Christianson

• Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
• Director of Bands

• 906-487-2825
• mchristi@mtu.edu
• Rozsa 204

Links of Interest

• Huskies Pep Band
• Superior Wind Symphony
• Campus Concert Band
• Gotham Wind Symphony

Choirs

Jared Anderson

• Department Chair, Visual and Performing Arts
• Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-2143
• jaredand@mtu.edu
• Walker 209C

Links of Interest

• American Choral Directors Association
• ACDA—Michigan
• ChoralNet
• Musica International
• ChoralWiki
• Michigan Tech Concert Choir on Facebook

Specialties/Activities

• Choral Singing
• Contemporary Choral Music
• Musical Theater
• Skill Acquisition in the Large Group Rehearsal
• Ear-Training

Jazz and Music Minor

Michael Christianson

• Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
• Director of Bands

• 906-487-2825
• mchristi@mtu.edu
• Rozsa 204

Links of Interest

• Huskies Pep Band
• Superior Wind Symphony
• Campus Concert Band
• Gotham Wind Symphony

Music Composition

Libby Meyer

• Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
• Director, Music Composition Program

• 906-487-3015
• ecmeyer@mtu.edu
• Rozsa 206

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page
• Landscape Music

Specialties/Activities

• Classical music composition
• Violin/viola performance, instruction

Orchestra

Joel Neves

• Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-2859
• jbneves@mtu.edu
• Rozsa 205

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page

Theatre and Electronic Media Performance

Patricia Helsel

• Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-3283
• helsel@mtu.edu
• Walker 209E

Specialties/Activities

• Acting
• Voice and Articulation
• Musical Theatre
• Audition Techniques
• Vocal Techniques for Media and Theatre
• Presentation

Theatre and Entertainment Technology

Kent Cyr

• Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-2692
• kacyr@mtu.edu
• Rozsa 114

Mary Carol "M.C." Friedrich

• Professor, Visual and Performing Arts

• 906-487-3284
• mcfriedr@mtu.edu
• Walker 204A

Links of Interest

• United States Institute for Theatre Technology
• Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
• Costume Society of America

Specialties/Activities

• Costume Design & Construction
• Lighting Design
• Scene Design
• Color Science for Designers in Theatre