Student Success

The Stephens College Senior Film Showcase is the premiere event for short films directed by graduating digital filmmaking students. Seven short films will be projected during this in-person, outdoor event with an Q&A with the filmmakers following.

Inspiring new works give a glimpse of the future through choreography in this moving concert featuring unseen art and workshopped pieces.

Rachel Ives '22, B.F.A. Musical Theatre, won a scholarship to the Open Jar Institute in New York City.

Harbinger, Stephens College's literary magazine, has been awarded the 2020 Literary Arts Journal Award by Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. The 2020 issue, "Outside the Lines," features student-written and -edited short fiction, poetry, nonfiction…

RJ Johnson ’16 graduated with their B.F.A. in Creative Writing. During their time at Stephens College, they enjoyed workshop classes and literature classes involving different cultures. They have two large dogs and since graduating received their Master of Business Administration in one year in Denver, Colorado.

"There’s something magical about being part of a team and making an issue happen. The meetings, the readings, the designing — it’s a large undertaking and a labor of love."

Inspired by her time working on the Harbinger staff, Maya Alpert attended the New York University Summer Publishing Institute to pursue a career in book publishing. She is now an associate editor at Insight Editions in the San Francisco Bay Area, editing cookbooks and cocktail books based on licensed entertainment brands such as DC Comics, World of Warcraft, and The Office.

Mary Arnold ’19 graduated with a B.F.A. in Creative Writing and a minor in music. Before attending Stephens, she worked for a manufacturing company for six years to earn money to attend college. Stephens was her first choice.

This summer, 10 Stephens students completed research projects in their fields of study, culminating in presentations delivered via Zoom.

In light of the cancellation of Season 63 at Okoboji Summer Theatre, some students chose to create one-person shows and perform them via Zoom.