Faculty Directory
Art Faculty
Anne Beffel
- Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-1732
- aebeffel@mtu.edu
- Walker 209B
Links of Interest
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
—Shakespeare
Susanne Quincy Kilpela
- Senior Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-1467
- sqkilpel@mtu.edu
- Walker 203
Music Faculty
Jared Anderson
- Department Chair, Visual and Performing Arts
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-2143
- jaredand@mtu.edu
- Walker 209C
Specialties/Activities
- Choral Singing
- Contemporary Choral Music
- Musical Theater
- Skill Acquisition in the Large Group Rehearsal
- Ear-Training
Michael Christianson
- Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director of Bands
- 906-487-2825
- mchristi@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 204
Links of Interest
Libby Meyer
- Lecturer, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director, Music Composition Program
- 906-487-3015
- ecmeyer@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 206
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Classical music composition
- Violin/viola performance, instruction
Joel Neves
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-2859
- jbneves@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 205
Links of Interest
Sound and Film Faculty
Anna Ehl
- Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Josh Loar
- Professor of Practice, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-1714
- jloar@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 112
Links of Interest
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
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
- 906-487-3263
- ersmith@mtu.edu
- Walker 120E
Specialties
- Digital Media Production and Theory
- Documentary
- Film Production, Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- Literature and Creative Writing
Theatre Faculty
Kent Cyr
- Assistant Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-2692
- kacyr@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 114
Mary Cyr
- Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Costume Shop Supervisor
- 906-487-3222
- mkcyr@mtu.edu
- Walker 204A
Mary Carol "M.C." Friedrich
- Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-3284
- mcfriedr@mtu.edu
- Walker 204A
Specialties/Activities
- Costume Design & Construction
- Lighting Design
- Scene Design
- Color Science for Designers in Theatre
Roger Held
- Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- 906-487-3283
- rheld@mtu.edu
- Walker 209E
Specialties/Activities
- Directing
- Acting: Period Styles
- History and Literature
- Leadership and Management
- Play Writing
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
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 Emeritus
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Watercolor
- Watermedia art
- Experimental texture and media techniques
Michael Irish
- Professor Emeritus
- 906-487-2145
- mjirish@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 203
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Jazz Studies
- Jazz Guitar
- Composer/Arranger
- Clinician/Adjudicator/Performer
- Rhythm Section Specialist
Milton Olsson
- Professor Emeritus
- 906-487-5707
- miolsson@mtu.edu