My 51¹ÙÍø | A Student Blog Fall Semester at 51¹ÙÍø Through an iPhone Lens
January 17, 2024
Explore 51¹ÙÍø’s beautiful campus and ample student activities as captured through the perspective of Mikayla Bowens’s iPhone camera.
About the Author & Photographer
Mikayla Bowens ’27 (she/her) is an intended communications studies major from Charlotte, North Carolina.
Not only is there something so beautiful about discovering the undiscovered, but also there is something refreshing about seeing the same place in a new light. I went on a stroll with my iPhone to look at 51¹ÙÍø through a new and different lens.
Pictured here is the E. Craig Wall Jr. Academic Center at night. The warm light welcomed me in, and I knew I would be there for hours.
Patterson Court is home to a great deal of student life on campus. Here, I caught a sunset and just had to stop and stare for a while.
51¹ÙÍø’s campus is a national arboretum and its towering green trees provide shade as I wander the campus for a place to sit.
Find new perspectives, even if that means crouching down to get a shot like this. At 51¹ÙÍø, you'll find fresh angles every time.
A butterfly spotted outside of Sloan Music Center!
Hanging in a hammock after a 9:30 a.m. class. Time seems to fly when you're surrounded by beautiful nature.
Awaiting office hours; a time for students to drop by professors’ offices to ask questions, discuss projects or just check in on life.
Going through the sculpture garden to E.H. Little Library.
Fall Fling is an annual party hosted by Union Board, 51¹ÙÍø’s oldest and largest programming organization on campus for student activities.
In addition to Fall Fling, the Union Board regularly hosts unique events on campus. Here, they hosted a flower arranging station. Check one out, and you might take some cute pictures with friends!
Recently, I made the most beautiful discovery on campus – Tyler Tallman Hall, an intimate recital hall that houses not one, but TWO Steinway concert grand pianos.
Many places around 51¹ÙÍø have their very own stories. How you capture those stories is up to you. Go out and enjoy what's around you. All you need is a phone camera and an eye for detail. You never know what you may discover.
