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SOU Digital Cinema alum directs “Crew Experience”April 15, 2026 - 2:20 pm
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Peter Wu has found his calling: to teach physics and do research at SOU
/in Academics, LeadershipPeter Ka-Chai Wu has worked in factories and mailrooms, and has held positions ranging from security guard to researcher. But the opportunity to teach physics is what brought him to SOU as a young academic and it’s what has kept him on the STEM faculty for 25 years. “(Teaching) is rewarding and challenging,” Wu said. […]
SOU’s Sean O’Skea: from historic preservation to theatrical scene design
/in Academics, LeadershipAfter moving back-and-forth – between the East and West coasts, and between theater stage design and historic preservation – Sean O’Skea has settled into his role at SOU as a professor of scenic design, which he’s held for the past 13 years. O’Skea became interested in scene design after taking drama classes in high school […]