Collegiate News
Collegiate Chapters Advisor - Dr. Thomas Connors
Kean University,
tconnors@kean.edu
President -Amanda Weiss,
aweiss@njcmenc.org
Vice -President- David Regner,
dregner@njcmenc.org
Secretary - Jennifer Brush,
Jbrush@njcmenc.org
Treasurer - Andrea Nowalk,
Anowalk@njcmenc.org
Media Coordinator - Christopher Bleeke,
CBleeke@njcmenc.org
News From The New Jersey Collegiate MENC
by David Regner, NJCMENC Vice President/President-Elect
Alas, May has arrived and the 2008- such a wonderful job with the convention! Our last event of the year is the NJC-
2009 school year is coming to an end. Once It has made me so much more excited about MENC Picnic, to be held in early May. It
again, the New Jersey Collegiate MENC next year’s collegiate convention which will will be our last chance to meet with those
would like to extend a ‘thank-you’ to all its be hosted by Montclair State University. whom we have befriended from other chap-
members for another strong end. Allow us Congratulations! ters in past events, and just provide a little
to offer a short re-cap as to what this organ- At the NJMEA Conference in relaxation before finals and juries. Still, as a
ization has done this past year and exciting February, it was very exciting that we had a final note, we are all excited for next year,
news for the future. number of chapters represented at the looking forward to progressing as an organ-
One of the earliest projects that was Collegiate Luncheon. It was at this lunch- ization and continuing the progress we have
taken on by our E-Board was the overhaul eon that next year’s NJCMENC Executive made this year. For any information, please
and expansion of our website: www.njc- Board was elected. It is my great pleasure to visit our website at
www.njcmenc.org.
menc.org. Communication will always be finally introduce the new board: David
something on which improvement can be Regner, Rutgers University (President);
&
met, and that it has indeed been made Jason Thomashefsky, Rowan University
easier with the new website. Obviously, we (Vice President/President-Elect); Krysta
should thank our Media Coordinator, Chris Mirsik, Montclair State University
Bleeke, for all his work with the website. (Secretary); Patrick Murphy, Rutgers
Due to the improvements, and Chris’s University (Treasurer); and Max Heitman,
efforts, forums were opened to increase Rowan University (Media Coordinator).
communication among music education Also, at this convention and at previous
students around the state, and events from events, NJMEA has been advertising a col-
each collegiate chapter could submit any legiate internship program, which would
events they may be having and it would provide music education students with
appear in the events page. practical experience for when we finally do
Our first large event was the collegiate enter the field as teachers.
convention hosted by Rowan University. In March, several MENC chapters
This was such an amazing success; all those took it upon themselves to find creative
who attended had the choice of so many ways of bring music into the locals schools.
engaging workshops. Sessions included: Whether that meant bringing chamber
improving improvisation, conducting, ensembles to local schools, providing pri-
Alexander technique, ethics in music, music vate lessons for one-on-one experience, and
technology, and so many more, all lead by even getting involved with local Tri-M
Rowan’s music faculty. The keynote speak- organizations, we would like to thank all
er was Fran Kick, and what a speaker he the chapters who made it into the schools.
was. His energy and enthusiasm spread to Next year’s E-board is looking forward to
all those who heard him speak and we all continue building Music in Our School’s
left more inspired towards teaching music. I month in such a way that more students
would like to personally thank Rowan and more schools are reached.
University’s chapter of MENC for doing
TEMPO 40 MAY 2009
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