President's Message
This issue of The Pillars reflects a great expansion in both the quality and size of our creative arts programs. A quick glance at the stories featured…
The Pillars Magazine: Spring 2025 Edition
A Unified Vision for Narrative Arts
HCU鈥檚 School of Fine Arts has launched a cohesive new curriculum focused on storytelling and professional excellence in cinematic arts, digital media and creative writing. 鈥淣arrative Arts…
Filmmaking with Purpose
鈥淭he ethos of our Cinematic Arts program,鈥� says Joshua Sikora, director of HCU鈥檚 Narrative Arts department, 鈥渉as always been to provide real-world experiences for students at the…
Art in Every Form
When it comes to doing what you love, Joel Stanulonis is living his best life. By day, he serves as an Assistant Professor in HCU鈥檚 Visual Arts…
Pixels, Paint and Prompts
THE 鈥淎I鈥� REVOLUTION IN THE ARTS At 抖阴短视频, our Narrative Arts programs are not shying away from the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. We are embracing…
Crafting Stories, Building Careers
THE POWER OF HCU鈥橲 CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM Through the Creative Writing program, aspiring writers explore their potential. HCU offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Creative…
Creativity in Action
On Saturday, January 18, HCU鈥檚 Narrative Arts Department held its inaugural Narrative Arts Conference. While there had been precedent in the popular HCU Creative Writing Conference, this…
Leveling Up Creativity
THREE NEW DIGITAL MEDIA DEGREES 抖阴短视频 has launched three dynamic new digital media majors: Video Game Design, Animation and Graphic Design. Each degree provides students…
Faculty Reads
My Life in Film: How the Movies Shaped My Soul Dr. Louis Markos If I had never seen 鈥淐asablanca鈥� or 鈥淐itizen Kane,鈥� 鈥淭he Grapes of Wrath鈥� or…
Secrets and Survival
HCU alumna releases prize-winning novel. With a gift for writing stories and poetry set to the backdrop of historical events, Kionna Walker LeMalle celebrates the spring release…
From Passion to Profession
HCU alumna Edmi Salazar's journey into animation Inspiration can come from many places. For HCU alumna Edmi Salazar, the passion for animation ignited when she discovered the…
Faith, Film and Determination: Christian L. Scott
HCU alumni thrive in screenwriting HCU鈥檚 inaugural Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting program, launched in 2020, is already celebrating the success of two alumni who are…
Faith, Film and Determination: Micole Williams
HCU alumni thrive in screenwriting HCU鈥檚 inaugural Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting program, launched in 2020, is already celebrating the success of two alumni who are…
Harmonizing Faith and Talent at Carnegie Hall
If the walls of the legendary Carnegie Hall concert venue could talk, they might hum melodies from Rudolf Nureyev鈥檚 career-defining revival of the ballet, 鈥淪wan Lake,鈥� or…
Hitting the High Notes: Angel Romero's Journey
The Christmas carols are still echoing in the digital ether when Angel Romero鈥檚 face appears on my computer screen. He鈥檚 just survived his 鈥渇ifth Christmas鈥� 鈥� a…
From "Starry Night" to Shining Career
HCU's Tiffany Bergeron inspires through art and education. It all started with a 鈥淪tarry Night鈥� when, at the age of five, 抖阴短视频鈥檚 Tiffany Bergeron was…
From Draft Day to Super Bowl LIX: Jalyx Hunt's Rookie Season
On April 26, 2024, surrounded by family, friends, teammates and coaches, Jalyx Hunt got a call that he had dreamed of since he was a kid. That…
HCU Men鈥檚 Soccer Climbs to OVC Final in Impressive Turnaround
Head Coach Ryan Pratt and the 抖阴短视频 (HCU) men鈥檚 soccer team posted their best season since 2019, as the Huskies finished as the Ohio Valley…
Record-Breaking Run
HCU鈥檚 men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country teams recorded the best finishes at a Southland Conference Championship meet in program history and senior Arlette Concepci贸n earned first team…
Morris Family Center for Law & Liberty Complex Complete
抖阴短视频聽(HCU) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Founders Hall II on Tuesday, Feb. 18, marking completion of the final building in the Morris Family Center for…