Creative Arts
The Creative Arts Division provides diverse opportunities for personal enrichment and professional expression. With programs focusing on musical, visual and written forms of expression, coursework in this division can be used for both graduate study preparation and an adjunct to a pre-professional sequence.
Majors available:
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Minors available:
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The music major is also available for Secondary/Middle School Certification.
Creative Arts Faculty
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Karl Elder's classrooms are a dynamic and inspiring place for learning. A member of Lakeland's faculty since 1979, Karl's award-winning approach has been affectionately described by former...
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Mr. Jeff Elzinga, General Studies Division Chair and Professor of Writing, began at Lakeland in 1980. He also directs Lakeland's Malawi Teacher Education Program. A fiction writer, Elzinga is...
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Janet L. Herrick, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Lakeland College, is a graduate of Pennsylvania's Mansfield University (B.S. Music Education/Trumpet) and Texas Christian...
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Arthur T. Johnson, D.M.A. is Associate Professor of Music at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, where he heads the piano performance and pedagogy major, teaching applied piano, piano...
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A celebrated director and champion of the theatre, Charlie Krebs' courses have become favorites among Lakeland students for their energy and enthusiasm. A member of Lakeland's faculty since 2007,...
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Mr. Nate Lowe, Assistant Professor of Writing, holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Idaho. He joined the faculty in 2007. Lowe is currently working on a collection of essays...
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Dr. Russell T. Pettitt is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. At Lakeland, Dr. Pettitt conducts the Concert Band, directs Muskie pep...
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Ms. Denise Presnell-Weidner, Associate Professor of Art, joined the faculty in 1989. She is especially passionate about pastel and oil painting. Presnell-Weidner's work in this medium has been...
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Dr. Martin Ulrich, Creative Arts Division Chair and Associate Professor of German and Music, has been teaching for the college since 1983. Ulrich holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
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Mr. William Weidner, Associate Professor of Art, joined the faculty in 1989. He is an award-winning painter whose repertoire includes work with drawing and design. Additionally, Weidner composes,...
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