Navigating careers in the arts

Led by recent alumni in art, dance, media studies, music, and theatre, students and alumni got together in a Career Accelerator session to discuss strategies for the first few years after graduation, including finding internships, building a professional network, making money in the arts, applying to grad school, and more.  

Compose your music experience

At Beloit College, students don’t have to decide between music and other interests, thanks to a flexible curriculum and supportive environment. (Music scholarships help, too.)  

Borders [Album]

By Honey Cellar, June 2022

Making a living from a love of sports

Nate Johnson’22 ran cross-country and played baseball when he began college. When he transferred to Beloit to begin his junior year, however, he wanted a new way to participate in sports. At Beloit, he was able to develop the skills he needed to become a sports broadcaster.

Falling in love with research

First in their family to graduate from elementary school, Ericka Corral’22 will soon begin Ph.D. studies in computer science. Their goal? Find solutions to real-world problems.  

On the move

Hiroaki Tani’20 works for Japan’s foreign ministry, with plans to move to France, attend grad school, and relocate to a different French-speaking country. He says his Beloit education encouraged him to “dive into the world and out of [his] comfort zone.”

Chasing the mix

After years of work (and play) in CELEB’s Maple Tree Recording Studio , Adriel Limas’20 now engineers music for emerging artists in the Sound Arts and Industries master’s degree program at Northwestern. After editing multiple projects with college alumni band Saturn Hat , he’s one of three Ferrall Artists-in-Residence , leading a group of students to write…

Finding a home to pursue pharmacology

Bailey Dusso’24 loves chemistry and being in a lab. She also loves being with people. At Beloit College she’s preparing for a career as a pharmacist to bring her interests together.  

Inside a course about the fleeting nature of art

Students painted Chinese water calligraphy on a sidewalk and let it dry in the sunshine, performed improvisational music, and strutted their stuff at an outdoor fashion show. It was all part of a fascinating course which challenged students to explore transitory artistic practices, then create impermanent art themselves.

Students bring back Honey Cellar to perform on campus

“A founder of Bits and Pieces, a Fulbright scholar, and a writer walk into a bar.”  

Not a sentence looking for a punchline — it’s actually a true statement, and it illustrates the variety of paths three Beloit alums took to form the band Honey Cellar, a folk rock quartet based in

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Beloit’s been quite a ride for Tony Renzema’22

A flexible curriculum, liberal arts focus, and affordability first drew Tony Renzema to Beloit. He’ll graduate with a major in media studies after recording two albums in college music studios, playing to appreciative fans on campus, and touring with his band.

Public access station BeloitTV gets a makeover

Located in Beloit’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CELEB), BeloitTV provides students the opportunity to create their own high-quality productions for the college and greater community.

Renewable energy, sustainable food, and German

Beloit College prepared solar design engineer Drew Clark’11 to learn on his own as he studied physics and pursued multiple passions.

The Music of Ambiguous Space

InterArts ensemble students collaborate creatively.

International Friday: Music from Around the World

Samuel (“Sammy”) Schacter’22 talks about music around the world and his role as a program director at WBCR-90.3 . Enjoy the playlist found here of music from more than 110 countries. Thanks go to WBCR’s 2021 spring semester staff for their work compiling it .