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Arts Alumni in the News: Artist in Residence at Redwood National and State Parks

Karen Michele Nikos — March 20, 2024 - 10:40am

Lauren Godla, �ٺ��Ƶ alum, will be one of the new artists in residence at Redwood National and State Parks. Godla graduated from �ٺ��Ƶ in 2012 with a degree in Exercise Biology and a minor in Dance. She is now located in the Bay Area. Some of her well known work includes co-directing and performing in FloorPlay Dance Comedy, choreographing for Theater Bay Area award-winning production, and touring nationally with BANDALOOP. In 2021, Godla founded DiRT & Glitter, an environmental art organization that produces site-specific productions.

Alumni in the Arts: Passing Along a Native Tradition; Alum Working in City Arts Program

Karen Michele Nikos — January 30, 2024 - 11:21am

See how alumni artists are serving their communities.

How My Student Job Got Me a Real Job

Abigail Julianna Loomis — September 14, 2022 - 5:59pm

My name is Meg Davis, and I am originally from Andover, Massachusetts (just north of Boston!). I was born in California, so I grew up hearing stories of the west coast.

Music and Art: Music Chair Receives Commission, Alum Paints For Trader Joe's

Karen Michele Nikos — August 29, 2022 - 11:11am

A faculty member and an alum are honored in different ways.

A Mural, Art Show and Sale by Artist Danielle Fodor

Karen Michele Nikos — May 11, 2021 - 12:30pm

�ٺ��Ƶ alumna artist Danielle Fodor, of Davis, has finished her #plan4resilience project and is holding a farewell art show before she moves to Washington.

The last mural in the #plan4resilience was painted on May 4 in front of the Varsity Theater by artist Dianna Craig. "Mighty Moms'' was designed in honor of her mom and all the women whose essential work keeps our society — and families — running.

Alumni in the News: Opera, Jill Biden’s Inaugural Dress, Galleries

Karen Michele Nikos — April 27, 2021 - 9:14am

�ٺ��Ƶ alumni are acting, singing, showing art and doing all kinds of interesting things. We also pay tribute to Bill Hollingshead, an Aggie Arts patron.

Nadine Burke Harris

Anonymous — October 16, 2020 - 6:40am

Graduated 2001

Surgeon General of California

Doctor of Medicine

Nadine Burke Harris, a �ٺ��Ƶ School of Medicine graduate and nationally recognized expert on childhood trauma, became California’s first surgeon general in 2019.

Morgan Bertsch

Anonymous — October 07, 2020 - 11:40am

Graduated 2020
Athlete

Following an astonishingly successful athletic career in which she shattered numerous records, �ٺ��Ƶ biomedical engineering major Morgan Bertsch became the first Aggie to be drafted into the WNBA, selected by the Dallas Wings in the third round of the 2019 WNBA Draft.

London Breed

Anonymous — October 06, 2020 - 9:00am

Graduated 1997
Mayor of San Francisco
B.A. in Political Science

London Breed (B.A., political science, ’97) made history in 2018 as the first African-American woman to be elected mayor of San Francisco. She’s just the second woman to win the top spot. (The first was Dianne Feinstein.)

Hasan Minhaj

Anonymous — September 01, 2020 - 6:03am

Graduated 2007
Comedian/Political Commentator
B.A. in Political Science