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"I got dared to do a stage performance by this girl that I was in love with," Walker Foley said of his introduction to the stage.

Thus began the acting career of Foley, a theater and electronic media major at UD.

Originally a psychology major, Foley's high school passion for acting was reawakened in college when he received an e-mail asking him to be in the play "Three Sisters" by Anton Chekhov.

Other productions he has been a part of include Roger and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," "Dog Sees God" and "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in Ukraine" for which he received a DayTony Award.

The senior is also one of the founding members of On The Fly, the university's improvisation club.

"What we try to focus on is the extemporaneous things that dwell inside of each of us," he said.

Despite his repertoire, Foley is on a self-described hiatus from acting.

"It's kind of lost its whole illusion, but I view it as a valuable experience because it has gotten me to here," he said.

By "here," he means his electronic media work.

"I realized the probability of making it in the theater world is tough, so I picked up electronic media," Foley said. "I've been in love with the camera ever since."

Over the summer of 2009, Foley studied in Rome, taking a course on documentaries.

For his project, he put together a documentary about Gian Luca Eetti, an Italian man who fell in love with an American studying abroad.

Currently, Foley is involved with many projects both on and off campus.

He is the Flyer TV co-manager and recently did a corporate video for Flyer Enterprises. Separately, he is working on a piece on the Oakwood Accordion Band.

Foley also works for the independent music blog, ourvinyl.com.

Doing the video work for the site has given him the opportunity to interview John Nolan, the front man for Straylight Run and formerly the guitarist for Taking Back Sunday, and Xavier Rudd, an internationally famous Australian musician.

"As I'm looking forward, I realize I need to supplement my education, so I'm applying for a master's degree at Ball State in their digital storytelling department," Foley said.

"Eventually somewhere down the road, I want to be able to work in film and production and hopefully documentary, to the point where I would be writing my own."