{"id":2181,"date":"2018-12-20T15:54:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T20:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/student-spotlights\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T17:31:12","slug":"student-spotlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/college\/people\/student-spotlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CoA+A students are unified in their purpose to become both skilled in a discipline \u2013 this requires passion above all else! \u2013 and conscious of how their creative knowledge can be applied to so many vocations they may choose in life. More than anything else, we hope to attract students who are \u201con a mission\u201d and who are active in their willingness to exercise mind, body and soul.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uncc-postlist postlist\" data-clt-block=\"post-list\" data-base-args=\"{&quot;display_style&quot;:&quot;card&quot;,&quot;match_height&quot;:true,&quot;display_order&quot;:&quot;ASC&quot;,&quot;orderby&quot;:&quot;title&quot;,&quot;add_pagination&quot;:true,&quot;posts_per_page&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;paged&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;filter_by_category&quot;:true,&quot;category_selection&quot;:&quot;171&quot;,&quot;category_inc_exc&quot;:&quot;IN&quot;,&quot;title_select&quot;:true,&quot;excerpt_select&quot;:true,&quot;featured_image_select&quot;:true,&quot;featured_image_dimensions&quot;:&quot;1x1&quot;}\">\n\n        <div data-render-target>\n        <div class=\"display-style-card\">\n    \n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/09\/IMG_5540-Alexis-Holloway-300x300.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/11\/18\/abbi-gray\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Abbi Gray                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A in Dance with a Dance Education Concentration and Advanced Dance Certificate<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-54_1-300x300.png\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/04\/29\/alexis-forner\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Alexis Forner                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Music and a B.A. in Architecture<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-53-300x300.png\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/amaree-ratliff\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Amaree Ratliff                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Dance with a concentration in Performance, Choreography and Theory, B.S. in International Studies with a European Concentration, and&#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/12\/IMG_0029-Amelia-Andrews-300x300.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/12\/10\/amelia-andrews\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Amelia Andrews                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.M. in Music with a Choral\/Music Education Concentration<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/20240702_230018-Angelina-Musa-300x300.jpg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/11\/13\/angelina-musa\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Angelina Musa                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Dance with a Concentration in Dance Education | Certificate in Advanced Dance Studies<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/01\/Untitled-design-162-1-300x300.png\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/annabelle-luna\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Annabelle Luna                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Dance with an Applied Dance Concentration and a B.A. in Political Science, and the Professional Training Certificate at&#8230;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/10\/c5a6682_Original-300x300.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2024\/10\/22\/ansleigh-reid\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Ansleigh Reid                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Theatre with a Theatre Education Concentration and a Musical Theatre Certificate<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/09\/Shakespeare_one-woman_25012_7032_ah-300x300.jpg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/09\/30\/ariana-zappley\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Ariana Zappley                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Theatre with a Performance Concentration<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-60-300x300.png\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/faces\/ash-herail\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Ash Herail                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.A. in Music and a Minor in French<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/11\/IMG_9003-Ashlee-Krok-300x300.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2025\/11\/13\/ashlee-krok\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Ashlee Krok                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.M. in Music with a Concentration in Choral Music Education<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2026\/01\/Headshot-Ashlyn-Clark-300x300.jpg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\">\n                    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-image -->\n    \n    <div class=\"card-item-content card-match-height\">\n\n                    <div class=\"card-item-title title\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/2026\/01\/12\/ashlyn-clark\/\" data-card-link>\n                    Ashlyn Clark                <\/a>\n            <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-name -->\n        \n        \n                    <div class=\"card-item-body\">\n                <div class=\"excerpt\">\n                    <p>B.M. in Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance with a minor in Theatre and a Musical Theatre certificate<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div><!-- \/.card-item-content -->\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.card -->\n<div class=\"card-item card\">\n\n            <div class=\"card-item-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-style-1x1 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/backup-coaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/807\/2025\/04\/IMG_8955-Ava-Nultemeier-300x300.jpeg\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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