ARTs + Change 2025: Meina Liu

ARTs + Change Virtual Conference, January 23-26, 2025
Title: Creative Thinking of Students in Higher Education: A Literature Review
Presenter: Meina Liu
Date: January 23, 2025
About the Conference:
ARTs + Change is a virtual conference hosted by the University of Rochester’s Institute for the Performing Arts, in partnership with the University of Rochester Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Paul J. Burgett Intercultural Center, 540WMain, Inc., Create a Space Now, the Eastman Institute for Music Leadership, and the Rochester Fringe Festival. This conference provided opportunities for artists of all disciplines, educators, community members, and community organizations to come together for four days of inspiring presentations, dazzling performances, and thought-provoking discussions on the intersection of arts, community, and changemaking.
About the Presenter:
Meina Liu is a 7th-year doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership at Warner School of the University of Rochester. An international student from China, Meina's doctoral research study particularly focuses on creativity and entrepreneurship, but her personal research interests also relates to art, education, identity, and spirituality. She was raised in a family atmosphere full of education, art, and freedom of creativity which cultivated and contributed to her personal creative, art, and educational potential development and career pursuit.