Marshall University College of Arts & Media

"How do I practice my future in Marshall's College of Arts and Media?" 🤔

Meet Spring 2026 graduate Jayce Townsend, a former Music Composition and Theory student of CAM who is now taking his education to the next level at Indiana University within the Jacobs School of Music. 🎼

During his time here in undergraduate, Jayce not only produced musical pieces that were performed by the West Virginia Youth Symphony in EUROPE, but he also composed works that were performed by Marshall's own studios.

He earned not one, not two, but THREE scholarships to support his education and future career as a musician and composer. He also managed to be Principal Trombone in Marshall's Wind Symphony for five semesters (plus one as Principal Euphonium), Orchestra for three semesters, and Jazz 1 Ensemble for one semester.

Oh, and he served as a Marshall University Student Ambassador too. No big deal, right?

We're so proud of Jayce and all that he accomplished in the Marshall University School of Music and we know that he is on his way to filling the world with more of his music. He practiced his future at Marshall, and now he'll forever be part of our CAMmunity alumni!

If you have an update on a former graduate that you would like to highlight (it can be yourself!) we'd love to hear from you. Shoot us a message and let us know what our CAMmunity is up to nowadays!

Had the best time at the 2026 Downtown Huntington Art Walk on Friday! So many talented and brilliant artists showcased their work and their craft was awe-inspiring 🎨🖌️

If you missed Friday, no worries! July 17th will be here before you know it 🙂

Want to see what the next gen of jazz musicians looks like? 👀 Take a look below 👐🎷🎶

These kids are so talented and have put in an enormous amount of work this week at Marshall University School of Music’s 2026 Jazz Camp!

They perform at 2pm at the Jomie Jazz Center right off 5th Ave, AND it’s completely free! Come check these cats out! 🎵

So proud of our alum Alec Hildebeidel! This is the kind of news that invigorates the Marshall W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications and WMUL and reminds us why we do what we do! 👏🏈🎙️

Thanks for being part of our , Alec, and keep living the dream. 💚

Hey you!! Yeah, you! Be at the Downtown Huntington Art Walk this Friday or we'll know you're a Stick-Figure Drawing Specialist! 🖌️🎨🙂

Details ~
When: This Friday, June 19 from 5-8 pm

Where: Downtown Huntington, mostly on 3rd and 4th, with ~70 vendors and pop-ups at Pullman square, Heritage Station, and alley between.

Who: local area artists, many who are students and alumni from CAM, and often this is their first experience vending

Special notes and events:

Other Art Walk dates are the third Friday of every month, June - October from 5-8 pm.

Art Walk is free and child friendly. PODA is available during the walk.

The Visual Arts Center will be hosting a closing in the Birke Art Gallery for Brian Michael Reed and an Opening in the Carroll Gallery for “Legend Has It”, a fibers exhibition celebrating America’s 250th! 🇺🇸🎇

You don't wanna miss this 👇🖌️

THIS WEEK
Come see us during the Downtown Huntington Art Walk! We will have Brian Michael Reed giving an artist talk at 5pm in the Birke Art Gallery and Legend Has It will be open in the Carroll 😎

Had the best time at orientation last week getting to know our incoming freshmen and their families! 😄🎶💃🏼🎨📻

If you haven’t registered for orientation yet, hop over to https://marshall.edu/orientation !

Excited for Fall 2026! 🍁

So proud! 👏 Read more about our student-run communications agency, Collective 37. ⬇️