Timed with the start of the 2018-2019 academic year, Dr. Shawn Wahl commissioned a video to celebrate the College of Arts & Letters (COAL).
“We’re proud to be a destination campus for the arts,” Wahl said. “We want everyone to know.”
A recent string of accomplishments has underscored this reputation. Wahl said, “We have faculty performing on Broadway, student filmmakers winning national awards and a new, major gift of non-Western art. And of course, we’re now an All-Steinway School. These are just a few of the things that make COAL special.”
These arts achievements, Wahl said, are complemented by robust letters curriculum. “Our faculty and students in letters also receive national recognition in the form of major awards and important grants. This work develops skills such as writing, public speaking and critical thinking.”
It’s all part of preparing students for an unpredictable future that demands flexibility and creativity.
“More than anything,” Wahl said, “we’re training creative problem solvers. When students learn to perform, they learn to communicate effectively. When they learn visual arts, they learn how to execute a unique vision. When they learn to play an instrument, they develop the self-discipline to accomplish difficult tasks.”
Wahl continued, “These are the skills of the future for the jobs of tomorrow.”
“Rise and Shine”
Credits
- Written and produced by: Lucie Amberg
- Direction and production by: Locke + Stache (Austin Elliott, Chris Olson, Josh Pfaff and Logan Triplett)
- Composer: Tyler Durham
- Audio recording and sound design by: Colton Jackson
- Production assistant: Jackie Crawford
- Makeup by: Emily Edgar
- Stage combat choreography by: Dr. Kurt Gerard Heinlein
Cast
- Sidney Baker
- Baylor Barnes
- Tucker Barry
- Jackie Crawford
- Morgan Gliedt
- Taylor Godwin
- Austin Grigg
- Steven Horn
- Lindy Jones
- Olivia Marie Jones
- Emma Keifer
- Mason Kirkland
- Alyssa Hope Kirby
- Erin O’Sullivan
- Caitlin Palmisano
- Parker Payne
- Declan Rhodes
- Troy Robertson
- Thomas Romainville
- Katelyn Schieffer
- Deon Shotwell
- Casey Stone
- Lauren Smith
- Ben Todd
- Alex Tolar
- Matthew Tomasek
- Emily Trent
- Andrew Trice
- Aubrey Wenzel
- Aaron Williams
- Molly Woods
Special thanks
- Dr. Shawn Wahl
- Tom Kile
- Ed Carson
- Dr. Kurt Gerard Heinlein
- Vonda Yarberry
- Rae Ann Rockwell
- Raymond Presnell
- Janet Wicks
- Richard Amberg
- Dr. Mary Jane Pardue
- Nathan Hartzler
- Stephanie Dixon
- Devonna Rains
- Dr. Julie Combs
- Sarah Wiggin
- Chris Depriest
- Ruth Barnes
- Baylor Barnes
- Dr. David Hays
- Dr. Cameron LaBarr
- Dr. Jeremy Chesman
- Dr. John Zastoupil
- Mark Biggs
- Campus security
- Missouri State Bookstore
- Tent Theatre
- Juanita K. Hammons Hall
- The faculty and staff of the College of Arts & Letters
Artwork by the following pictured with permission:
- William Finch
- Erin O’Sullivan