Heading Back to Campus with Resiliency with Melissa Foster 96, 01 MMus

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 5 a.m.

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The Northwestern Intersections team is kicking off our latest season with a four part Back to School mini-series, where we will speak with Wildcats at the intersection of education and the pandemic, discussing how they are approaching their work in our ever-changing, virtual world.

Melissa Foster \\u201996, \\u201901 MMus, a full time senior lecturer in the theatre department and a member of the musical theatre voice faculty in the School of Communication, occupies a unique position on Northwestern\\u2019s campus. She is one of the five Northwestern faculty members that live with their families in residence halls with undergraduate students. In this episode, Melissa guides us through what it\\u2019s like building residential community without all members occupying the same space, as well as the intricacies of teaching voice lessons over Zoom calls. Melissa also shares the importance of gratitude and your support network when navigating some of life\\u2019s most challenging patches, whatever it entails.

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