Professor Simmons is currently teaching my Intro to Photography class and I have already learned so much about how to unlock my creativity and be intentional about the subjects and content of what I create. He is a great instructor and brings a lot of practical teaching and tips from his professional career as a photographer. His place in the art department is important because he highly values the creativity and necessity of both film and digital photography. Photography is more than a means of marketing and promotion; it is an art form and holds an important place in society and history, a conviction that Professor Simmons reminds his students of regularly. I would highly recommend that Lane Simmons would remain at Evangel and continue to inspire and equip more and more students that learn under his teaching.
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Jasmine Johnson
10 years ago
Save the arts!
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Cain Martin
10 years ago
Mr. Bigelow is a great and passionate art professor and really loves his students! It would be a tragedy to lose such a great guy!
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Rajeev Colton
10 years ago
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I've had both these professors in classes starting Freshman year all the way up to Senior year. The amazing thing about these two ordinary individuals is their extra ordinary influence! I've been able to just hang out with them in their classes and some of the greatest career and spiritual advice i have received have been spoken into me by Prof. Bigelow and Prof Simmons.
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Rachel Finstad
10 years ago
Mr. Bigelow helped teach me that art comes from the heart, not just from art theory or practice.
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Bethany Entzian
10 years ago
Mr. Bigelow changed my whole out look on art. It is because of him I still continue to do art and have such a passion for it! I can say this with complete and total honesty that Mr.Bigelow was the best professor and teacher I have ever had. The things I learned in his classes went beyond just the syllabus and I learned life lessons as well. The art department and Evangel as a whole will not be the same without him.
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Madeline Hill
10 years ago
I think that Evangel needs to put a lot more consideration into their budget cuts and think about the effects. Do not force professors to retire if they don't want to
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Courtney Conyers
10 years ago
These teachers are amazing!
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Kayla Conyers
10 years ago
Mr. Bigelow was my first encounter with what to expect out of the art department at Evangel. I immediately loved him, a kinship that would only grow. He has pushed me to see things in art I never noticed and helped me to change my way of thinking in many areas, outside of art and within it. If it wasn't for Mr. Bigelow, I probably would have left Evangel my freshman year. He was the only thing I could see that Evangel had to offer me at the time, I loved how much he had already taught me and wanted to get all the hours and advice from him that I could. I am a better individual for knowing David Bigelow. I am a better artist thanks to him. I cannot say enough about him and what an absolute necessity he is to Evangel and to each of the students he comes in contact with.
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Isaac Karner
10 years ago
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Professor Bigelow is an integral part of the Visual Arts Department. Losing him would greatly undermine the value and worth of Visual Arts education at Evangel. Even with the excellent faculty left–who would be stretched thin–the department and students would suffer. David is a passionate educator who invests himself deeply in the lives of his students.
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Pia Sonnek
10 years ago
Mr. B. made a big difference at Evangel when I was a student there. His artwork is unique!!! Please consider the decision to not keep him on the staff as I believe he has a lot to give to future students also.
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Renee Marvin
10 years ago
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David Bigelow was one of most integral parts of my college education. He was and continues to be a very influential person y walk as a Christian artist. It would be a shame for incoming art students to not have the opportunity to be able to be taught by such an impactful person. I know that I am blessed an honored to have had the opportunity. I pray that the decision to not renew his contract is reconsidered.
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Brendan Gallagher
10 years ago
As a former art student and Evangel Alumni I find this very disheartening. A liberal Arts university must be well rounded. It was the art major that brought me to Evangel. Although I changed majors I still participated in many art courses after switching majors. I would never have ended up there had it not been for the art program and my conversation with David Bigelow. I would have a hard time recommending Evangel, as I do frequently, if there is not a continued art focus and strong staff to facilitate the major.
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Benjamin Poulsen
10 years ago
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David was an exceptional educator -- his presence at the school is one of the things I look back on with fondest of memories, when I think of my time at EU. David is the type of person who makes a genuine contribution to his students' lives. We are still in contact to this day. David brings more to the EU Fine Arts program than the school can realistically afford to lose. His worth to the school cannot be underestimated. These professors should certainly be considered for re-signing.
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Jesse Arnold
10 years ago
Mr. B was the absolute best professor I had during my time at EU. He taught me so much about art, and life. I hope that they make a way for him to stay.
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Paul Little III
10 years ago
What. Does Evangel no longer want an art department?
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Ruth Poulsen
10 years ago
It would be hard to overstate what a positive influence Mr. Bigelow had on our lives. I can't imagine Evangel without him--he is a wonderful teacher and an inspiring artist who loves God and loves his students.
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Amy Durkalski
10 years ago
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These men have had an enormous, positive influence on my son (student) and have invested personally in him. These are the type of professors you keep on staff.
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Riley Burr
10 years ago
These two professors have had a profound impact on my art as well as who I am as a person. It would be a serious shame if they were unable to return. Please reconsider this decision.
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Josiah Pennington
10 years ago
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Losing these two professors would be detrimental to the Art Department at Evangel, without them we could potentially lose photography, watercolor, fibers, drawing 1, and all of our printmaking courses. All that aside, the great men that are being released are highly influential. Without them I would not have considered the department and would not have as clearly seen what a passion for my area of study looks like.
Professor Simmons is currently teaching my Intro to Photography class and I have already learned so much about how to unlock my creativity and be intentional about the subjects and content of what I create. He is a great instructor and brings a lot of practical teaching and tips from his professional career as a photographer. His place in the art department is important because he highly values the creativity and necessity of both film and digital photography. Photography is more than a means of marketing and promotion; it is an art form and holds an important place in society and history, a conviction that Professor Simmons reminds his students of regularly. I would highly recommend that Lane Simmons would remain at Evangel and continue to inspire and equip more and more students that learn under his teaching.
Save the arts!
Mr. Bigelow is a great and passionate art professor and really loves his students! It would be a tragedy to lose such a great guy!
I've had both these professors in classes starting Freshman year all the way up to Senior year. The amazing thing about these two ordinary individuals is their extra ordinary influence! I've been able to just hang out with them in their classes and some of the greatest career and spiritual advice i have received have been spoken into me by Prof. Bigelow and Prof Simmons.
Mr. Bigelow helped teach me that art comes from the heart, not just from art theory or practice.
Mr. Bigelow changed my whole out look on art. It is because of him I still continue to do art and have such a passion for it! I can say this with complete and total honesty that Mr.Bigelow was the best professor and teacher I have ever had. The things I learned in his classes went beyond just the syllabus and I learned life lessons as well. The art department and Evangel as a whole will not be the same without him.
I think that Evangel needs to put a lot more consideration into their budget cuts and think about the effects. Do not force professors to retire if they don't want to
These teachers are amazing!
Mr. Bigelow was my first encounter with what to expect out of the art department at Evangel. I immediately loved him, a kinship that would only grow. He has pushed me to see things in art I never noticed and helped me to change my way of thinking in many areas, outside of art and within it. If it wasn't for Mr. Bigelow, I probably would have left Evangel my freshman year. He was the only thing I could see that Evangel had to offer me at the time, I loved how much he had already taught me and wanted to get all the hours and advice from him that I could. I am a better individual for knowing David Bigelow. I am a better artist thanks to him. I cannot say enough about him and what an absolute necessity he is to Evangel and to each of the students he comes in contact with.
Professor Bigelow is an integral part of the Visual Arts Department. Losing him would greatly undermine the value and worth of Visual Arts education at Evangel. Even with the excellent faculty left–who would be stretched thin–the department and students would suffer. David is a passionate educator who invests himself deeply in the lives of his students.
Mr. B. made a big difference at Evangel when I was a student there. His artwork is unique!!! Please consider the decision to not keep him on the staff as I believe he has a lot to give to future students also.
David Bigelow was one of most integral parts of my college education. He was and continues to be a very influential person y walk as a Christian artist. It would be a shame for incoming art students to not have the opportunity to be able to be taught by such an impactful person. I know that I am blessed an honored to have had the opportunity. I pray that the decision to not renew his contract is reconsidered.
As a former art student and Evangel Alumni I find this very disheartening. A liberal Arts university must be well rounded. It was the art major that brought me to Evangel. Although I changed majors I still participated in many art courses after switching majors. I would never have ended up there had it not been for the art program and my conversation with David Bigelow. I would have a hard time recommending Evangel, as I do frequently, if there is not a continued art focus and strong staff to facilitate the major.
David was an exceptional educator -- his presence at the school is one of the things I look back on with fondest of memories, when I think of my time at EU. David is the type of person who makes a genuine contribution to his students' lives. We are still in contact to this day. David brings more to the EU Fine Arts program than the school can realistically afford to lose. His worth to the school cannot be underestimated. These professors should certainly be considered for re-signing.
Mr. B was the absolute best professor I had during my time at EU. He taught me so much about art, and life. I hope that they make a way for him to stay.
What. Does Evangel no longer want an art department?
It would be hard to overstate what a positive influence Mr. Bigelow had on our lives. I can't imagine Evangel without him--he is a wonderful teacher and an inspiring artist who loves God and loves his students.
These men have had an enormous, positive influence on my son (student) and have invested personally in him. These are the type of professors you keep on staff.
These two professors have had a profound impact on my art as well as who I am as a person. It would be a serious shame if they were unable to return. Please reconsider this decision.
Losing these two professors would be detrimental to the Art Department at Evangel, without them we could potentially lose photography, watercolor, fibers, drawing 1, and all of our printmaking courses. All that aside, the great men that are being released are highly influential. Without them I would not have considered the department and would not have as clearly seen what a passion for my area of study looks like.