Final Reflection

Final Reflection

Now that we are nearing the end of our tenure as students in Democracy and the Arts, I’d like to take it back to the beginning of the course to reflect on what my expectations were against reality.  My introductory blog post focuses on the fact that I am not well...

Choose your own adventure- podcast edition!

Hi class! I have been in a bit of a podcast phase recently, so I decided that for my blog post about creative placemaking, I would ditch the reading and writing and head for the audio route instead. My podcast focuses on a story of creative placemaking from my high...
Reflection on Trisha Taylor Visit!

Reflection on Trisha Taylor Visit!

Hi class- I wanted to reflect on our talk with Trisha, the Assistant Director of Education at Washington Performing Arts. Our talk with Trisha on Monday was great! These interviews really are a different experience when you do all of the research beforehand, and you...
Will Fecko- an Introduction

Will Fecko- an Introduction

Hi all! I’m Will Fecko, a sophomore vocal music education major here at St Olaf. I sing in the choir, am the student manager of the handbell choirs, and play trumpet in jazz band. I am taking this course because, for one thing it is a WRI general education...