Art Faculty
- Associate Teaching Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Affiliated Faculty, Humanities
- Academy of Teaching Excellence
- tjfrew@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3096
- Walker 208
Links of Interest
- Instructor of Art, Visual and Performing Arts
- kenyonh@mtu.edu
- Walker Arts Center
"There is no must in art because art is free."
—Wassily Kandinsky
—Wassily Kandinsky
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Academy of Teaching Excellence
- gordillo@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2930
- Walker 340
Links of Interest
- Instructor of Art, Visual and Performing Arts
Music Faculty
- Professor and Director of Choirs, Visual and Performing Arts
- Academy of Teaching Excellence
- jaredand@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2143
- Rozsa 205
Specialties/Activities
- Choral Singing
- Contemporary Choral Music
- Musical Theater
- Skill Acquisition in the Large Group Rehearsal
- Ear-Training
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Music, Visual and Performing Arts
- akilpela@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2825
- Rozsa 204
"Traveler, there is no road. A road is made by walking."
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Director of Jazz Studies
- abmeckle@mtu.edu
- Rozsa 203
Links of Interest
- Instructor of Music, Visual and Performing Arts
- Teaching Professor, 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
- Department Chair, Visual and Performing Arts
- Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Academy of Teaching Excellence
- jbneves@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2859
- Walker 209D
Links of Interest
- Instructor of Music, Visual and Performing Arts
Links of Interest
Music Lessons Faculty
- Saxophone Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Collections Strategist Librarian
- Horn Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- asbrown@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2484
- Library 203
Areas of Expertise
- Alignment of library collections with campus learning, teaching, and research needs
- Intellectual freedom and access to information
- Collection development, management, and analysis
- Digital accessibility of library resources Library open access publishing agreements
- Local, state, and federal government information
- Community engagement and collaboration
- Library book donations
- Piano & Flute Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Percussion Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Harp Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Piano and Organ Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Piano Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Oboe Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Voice Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Shane Niland
- Administrative Aide
- Trumpet Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- gradschool@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2815
- Administration Building 414
Specialties
- Provides administrative support for the Graduate School students and staff.
- Provides support for Graduate School events and activities, including orientation and commencement.
- Assists the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Manager of Administration.
- Cello Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Violin Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Sound and Film Faculty
- Assistant Professor of Sound, Visual and Performing Arts
- pgou@mtu.edu
- Walker 102
Links of Interest
- Professional Website - panpangou.com
- Visiting Assistant Professor of Sound, Visual and Performing Art
- kaking1@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2162
- Walker 106
Links of Interest
"I use technology in order to hate it properly."
—Nam June Paik
—Nam June Paik
- Associate Teaching Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Affiliated Faculty, Humanities
- mmaxwell@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2148
- Walker 101
Specialties/Activities
- Sound Recording & Mixing
- Electronic Music Production
- Synthesizer Programming
- Open Educational Resource Development
- Distinguished Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- cplummer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3282
- Walker 103
Specialties/Activities
- Sound Design
- Sound System Consultation
- Sound Mixing
- Sound Studies
- Assistant Teaching Professor of Media Production
- iraymond@mtu.edu
- Walker 120D
Specialties
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Film & Digital Cinematography
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Still Photography
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Stop Motion Production
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Film Production
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Studio & Location Lighting
"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
- Teaching Professor in Digital Media and Cinema
- Director, Walker Lab for Arts and Humanities
- Director, 41 North Film Festival
- ersmith@mtu.edu
- 906-487-4369 (HDMZ)
- Walker 120E
Links of Interest
Specialties
- Digital Media Production
- Documentary Production and Theory
- Film Theory and Criticism
- Academic Technology Administration
- Sound Mixing Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Sound Mixing Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
- Sound Mixing Instructor, Visual and Performing Arts
Theatre Faculty
- Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- kacyr@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2692
- Walker 149
- Associate Teaching Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
- mkcyr@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3222
- Walker 204A
- Assistant Professor of Theatre
- tjachimi@mtu.edu
- 9064871714
- Walker 120F
- Assistant Teaching Professor, Visual & Performing Arts
- Director, Theatre Performance Program
- Affiliated Faculty, Humanities
- nradclif@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1836
- Walker 142
Links of Interest
- Portfolio
- Valiant Theatre
Specialties
- Acting
- Shakespeare
- Music Theatre
- Directing
- Dramaturgy
- New Play Development
- Adaption/Deconstruction
- Adjunct Instructor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts
"What is to give light must endure burning."
—Dr. Viktor Frankl
—Dr. Viktor Frankl
- Adjunct Instructor of Theatre, Visual and Performing Arts
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."
- Professor Emerita
Links of Interest
Specialties/Activities
- Watercolor
- Watermedia art
- Experimental texture and media techniques
- 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
- 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