Professor of Philosophy and Religion Nathan Schlueter performed a music act with three of his kids at Faculty Revue last week.
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The kids stole the show at the annual Faculty Revue, according to junior and Student Activities Board member Abby Richardson. 

In a new segment based on the game show “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader,” Assistant Professor of History Jason Gehrke, and Assistant Professors of Theology Jonathan Mumme and Jordan Wales competed against their children in trivia and minute to win it for a packed Plaster Auditorium. 

“I loved watching the professors interact with their kids and seeing whether they competed with them or helped them or let them win,” SAB creative lead and junior Joy Hanes said.

The evening also included stand-up comedy from Associate Professor of English Jason Peters, pictionary with Assistant Professor of Art Christina Chakalova and Associate Professor of Art Julio Suarez, a story hour with Associate Professor of Philosophy Ian Church, and a family music act with Professor of Philosophy and Religion Nathan Schlueter and three of his children.

Juniors Caleb Bigler and Donny McArdle served as emcees for the event. 

“My favorite act was absolutely Drs. Mumme, Wales, and Gehrke with their kids. The concept was hilarious to have them face off against their kids,” Bigler said. “The professors were great sports about Donny and I belittling them, and I hope they were happy to see their kids get to have some fun at the college.”

Sophomore Paige Lettow attended the event and said she appreciated Schlueter’s musical performance, which featured bluegrass music played with three of his children: Mary, Emil, and Karol.

“I’ve never had Dr. Schlueter for a class before, but I’ve had Emil in a class, and their music came out of nowhere,” she said. “I’m glad that they stuck with acoustic music and that they didn’t have a track underneath it.”

Bigler said his favorite part of the night came from the trivia segment. 

“My favorite moment of the night was probably when we were trying to usher all the kids off stage, but they all wanted a chance to say something into the microphone,” Bigler said. “Dr. Gehrke’s son Michael grabbed the mic out of my hands and screamed, ‘J.J. McCarthy is the greatest quarterback in the country!’ It was so cute and so funny, and that was the hardest I laughed the whole night.”

Hanes said SAB was pleased with the number of people who attended the event. 

“The crowd turnout was amazing and exactly what SAB was hoping for,” she said. “We estimated having about 300 people so it filled the auditorium nicely. Aside from numbers, the crowd was very lively which made the event all the more fun.”