Mark Walker, President
Alabama Higher Ed Division
This is my first article as I take the helm as president of the Higher Education Division of AMEA. As such, I have to say that I am honored and humbled by the trust and confi- dence placed in me by my colleagues. I want to publicly thank Dr. Kim Walls, past-president, of Auburn University and Dr. Jeanette Fresne, secretary/treasurer, of the University of South Alabama, for their kind assistance as I assume my duties. Their advice and help has been, and will be, invaluable as I do my best for the Higher Education Division.
As I sit and compose this article, I cannot help but look forward to the upcoming year.
While we should
always "look back" with a critical, evaluative eye on past accomplishments and near-accomplishments, it's always far more essential to look forward to the exciting things that lie ahead for our organization, and for music educa- tion in Alabama. We all know how important music edu- cation is, and we have an unparalleled opportunity to pos- itively influence music education for our state. There are some exciting events coming up this year for the Higher Education Division. We are going to repeat, at the 2008 AMEA Conference, the Solo Performances and Repertoire Concerts that occurred so successfully at this year's Conference. In fact, there are several Higher Ed colleagues who are eager to get the planning for this concert underway. Dr. Diane Orlofsky, from Troy University, will organize a poster ses- sion for the benefit of our colleagues engaged in important research; hopefully several of you, as well as your graduate stu- dents, will submit papers for inclusion in this session. The more submissions we have, the greater the interest. More information on this poster session, to be held at the 2008 AMEA Conference, will be available later this year. I would like to invite those of you who are already involved in the Higher Ed Division, as well as those of you who aren't, to look into being a greater part of this. The Higher Ed Division is not just a division for those of us engaged in research. This is cer- tainly a vital part of us, but there's more to
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us, as was demonstrated last year. The Higher Ed Division is made of teachers, researchers, performers, conductors, composers, arrangers and others with a vested interest in music education at the college/university level and ulti- mately in our primary and secondary schools in Alabama. What we do doesn't stop when our students leave us after four or five (or six or seven) years; it continues through them to their students and their audiences. I believe we need to be more inclusive and welcoming to all those in Higher Education who are involved in music, in whatever capacity. There is strength in numbers, and the more peo- ple we can get involved in our Division, the more oppor- tunity for richly diverse musical experiences we will have. And, this will translate to more influence throughout our honorable profession and organization.
I look forward to working with my colleagues
throughout Alabama, in whatever capacity needed, to con- tinue to improve our organization, provide meaningful sessions and events for our members, and promote all aspects of music in higher education. Please feel free to contact me and let me know your thoughts, ideas, and sug- gestions. Best wishes for a great year.
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