Art Faculty
Anne Beffel
- Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- aebeffel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1732
- Walker 209B
Links of Interest
Terri Frew
- Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Lisa Gordillo
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- gordillo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3096
- Walker 208
Links of Interest
"This above all: To thine own self be true"
—Shakespeare
—Shakespeare
Susanne Quincy Kilpela
- Senior Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
- sqkilpel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1467
- Walker 203
Music Faculty
Jared Anderson
- Department Chair, Visual and Performing Arts
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director of Choral Activities
- jaredand@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2143
- Walker 209D
Specialties/Activities
- Choral Singing
- Contemporary Choral Music
- Musical Theater
- Skill Acquisition in the Large Group Rehearsal
- Ear-Training
Michael Christianson
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director of Bands
- mchristi@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2825
- Rozsa 204
Links of Interest
"Traveler, there is no road. A road is made by walking."
Adam Meckler
- Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director of Jazz Studies
- abmeckle@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 203
Links of Interest
Libby Meyer
- Senior Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director, Music Composition Program
- ecmeyer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3015
- Rozsa 206
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Classical music composition
- Violin/viola performance, instruction
Joel Neves
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- jbneves@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2859
- Rozsa 205
Links of Interest
Music Lessons Faculty
Patrick Booth
- Saxophone Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Trevor Clark
- Clarinet and Bassoon Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Sidney Dharmavaram
- Harp Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Leslie Dukes
- Piano and Organ Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Jon Ensminger
- Piano Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Marjory Johnston
- Oboe Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Erin Matas
- Library Director
- French Horn Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- ematas@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2419
- Library 211
Robert Miller
- Trumpet Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Lara Neves
- Voice Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Sarah Rimkus
- Instructor of Composition, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Andrew Shaud
- Cello Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
James Brian Wall
- Violin Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Sound and Film Faculty
Kyle Knickerbocker
- Visiting Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
- kknicker@mtu.edu
- Walker 142
Christopher Plummer
- Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- cplummer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3282
- Walker 212A
Specialties/Activities
- Sound Design
- Sound System Consultation
- Sound Mixing
- Sound Studies
"Also, you'll find a pair of safety glasses and some earplugs under your seats. Please
feel free to use them."
—Max Fischer, Rushmore
—Max Fischer, Rushmore
Erin Smith
- Director, Humanities Digital Media Zone
- Principal Lecturer in Digital Media and Cinema, Humanities
- Faculty Advisor, Cin/Optic Communication and Media Enterprise
- ersmith@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3263
- Walker 120E
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Digital Media Production
- Documentary Production and Theory
- Film Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- British Literature
Theatre Faculty
Kent Cyr
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- kacyr@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2692
- Rozsa 114
Mary Cyr
- Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
- mkcyr@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3222
- Walker 204A
Kristy Dodson
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- kldodson@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2930
- Walker 209C
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Directing
- Acting
- Sensory Performance and Sensitivity Training
- Movement
Sara Gosses
- Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- sjgosses@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 112
Patricia Helsel
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- helsel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3283
- Walker 209E
Specialties/Activities
- Acting
- Voice and Articulation
- Musical Theatre
- Audition Techniques
- Vocal Techniques for Media and Theatre
- Presentation
Emeriti Faculty
"Artistry is not bounded by the arts. I tell my students that as they become more
confident in their own creativity it will make them a better engineer, mathematician,
or forester."
Mary Ann Beckwith
- Professor Emerita
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Watercolor
- Watermedia art
- Experimental texture and media techniques
Mary Carol "M.C." Friedrich
- Professor Emerita
- mcfriedr@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3284
- Walker 204A
Specialties/Activities
- Costume Design and Construction
- Lighting Design
- Scene Design
- Color Science for Designers in Theatre
Michael Irish
- Professor Emeritus
- mjirish@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2145
- Rozsa 203
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Jazz Studies
- Jazz Guitar
- Composer/Arranger
- Clinician/Adjudicator/Performer
- Rhythm Section Specialist