EXCEL Prize Winning Project Resumes This Month
The SMTD & Our Own Thing Piano Partnership Program (EXCEL Prize ‘18) provides free weekly piano lessons to Ypsilanti students and was created to address the lack of diversity and representation […]
Connecticut Summerfest Seeking U-M Intern
For the second year in a row, Connecticut Summerfest is recruiting a University of Michigan student for their Arts Management Internship. The Connecticut Summerfest is a different kind of summer […]
Third Place Music Festival: Making Chamber Music Accessible
This week on the EXCEL Log, we are featuring student project, Third Place Music Fest, organized by Wesley Hornpetrie (MM ’18), Kaleigh Wilder (MM ’19), and Clay Gonzalez (current MM […]
5 Ways my Arts Entrepreneurship & Leadership Training is Shaping my Career
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Theresa Walle: Music as Communication
Theresa Walle is a fourth-year student at the University of Michigan. She is pursuing a BM in Vocal Performance, a BA in Communication Studies, and a minor in German Studies. […]
Grace Bydalek: Musical Theatre & Magazines
Grace had many dreams as a child. And just as her dreams were diverse and ever-changing back then, her dreams continue to change to this day. “I hoped to be […]
Carolina Heredia: “Khemia”
Carolina’s exposure to the arts goes far deeper than the experiences she gained at the post-secondary level. “I have always been involved with the arts. My mom, a dancer herself, […]
Teagan Faran: Red Shoe Company
When she was young, Teagan attended her brother’s orchestra concert where they played “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” It was at that moment that she claims she knew she had to […]
How we EXCEL!
EXCEL is Excellence in Entrepreneurship, Career Empowerment & Leadership. The name says everything; EXCEL helps its students integrate vital aspects of real-world skills—such as marketing, business relations, storytelling, social impact, […]
