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![Q&A: Cassandra Bechard – Director of Bands](https://www.unwsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CassandraBechard.jpg)
BLOG Faculty, Music
Q&A: Cassandra Bechard – Director of Bands
Cassandra Bechard brings a depth of expertise in music, teaching, and conducting to the Department of Music and Theatre. Her experience ranges from directing middle-school through college and community bands, to…
Friday, October 22, 2021
![Q&A: Juan Carlos Téllez – Intercultural Studies](https://www.unwsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Carlos-Tellez.jpg)
BLOG Faculty
Q&A: Juan Carlos Téllez – Intercultural Studies
Carlos Téllez brings a wealth of pastoral, intercultural, and Christian higher ed experience to the Department of Christian Ministries. Prior to joining Northwestern, Dr. Téllez served at Grace College in Indiana and…
Monday, September 27, 2021
![Q&A: Adina Kelley – Department of History](https://www.unwsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Adina-Kelley-Blog-669x835.jpg)
BLOG Alumni, Faculty
Q&A: Adina Kelley – Department of History
University of Northwestern – St. Paul welcomed four new full-time faculty in 2020—three of whom are Northwestern alumni. Below is an excerpt of our interview with alumna Adina Kelly, instructor in the Department of…
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
![Q&A: Brad Ruiter – Chair of Kinesiology, Sports Management, & Physical Education](https://www.unwsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/BradRuiter-blog.jpg)
BLOG Alumni, Faculty
Q&A: Brad Ruiter – Chair of Kinesiology, Sports Management, & Physical Education
Brad Ruiter, a 1990 alumnus of Northwestern, brings a wealth of experience in sports management to UNW, having worked in media relations with the University of Minnesota Gophers, in communications with the Minnesota…
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
![Q&A: Jonathan Flaa – Academic Achievement](https://www.unwsp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Jon-Flaa-Hero-Medium-Side-Image-1200x900-1.jpg)
BLOG Alumni
Q&A: Jonathan Flaa – Academic Achievement
Adjusting to the demands, and rigor of college can be daunting—whether students are walking onto campus for the first-time or returning to new commitments, increased course loads, or upper level classes. Jon Flaa,…
Wednesday, August 28, 2019