Career Services Center News

Clarissa Ko ‘16 started dancing at a young age. Through the support of teachers that encouraged her to create, choreograph, and direct her own pieces, she realized the richness and power of the arts. Having discovered her passion, she began wondering: could she make a career out of it? This led Clarissa to USF and the Performing Arts and Social Justice (PASJ) program. Since graduating, the answer has come in the form of an abundance of opportunities in the field, from teaching dance and managing dance companies to forming her own.

Madeline Warner ‘15 was an avid artist from early childhood, obsessed with painting and drawing. She pursued her passion all the way through high school, and it was not until college that she discovered art history and found her interests evolving towards the more academic side of the arts. She was excited by the prospect of earning a degree in Art History/Arts Management, (now Art History & Museum Studies) where she could merge a love of the arts with her scholarly interests in research-based analysis – all within the cultural hub of San Francisco.