Collegiate Chat: Building Impactful NAfME Collegiate Chapters

What does it take to build an impactful NAfME Collegiate Chapter? Join the chairs of the NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council as they define an impactful chapter and offer steps to ensure your chapter thrives this year and beyond. With the help of guest speakers consisting of advisors and chapter leaders from around the country, this program will cover what impactful chapters can do in the following areas: chapter recruitment, service, musical programs and opportunities, professional learning, and advocacy. Attendees will also learn of the lifecycle of NAfME Collegiate chapter activities from conception to execution. There will also be a focus on small and large group discussions to promote idea sharing, networking, and collaboration.  

Katrina Cox began her career as the Director of Choral Activities and Drama at Centralia High School in Southern Illinois, where she has created a wide array of music course curricula, conducted a variety of ensembles, and directed a multitude of theatrical productions. As Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, she teaches undergraduate and graduate music education and research courses, directs the Treble University and Nebraska Medical Choirs, supervises practicum students and clinical teachers, advises undergraduate music education majors, and serves as faculty advisor for the UNO student chapter of NAfME. Her research interests center on conductor, teacher, and collaborative expertise, community engagement in music, and impacts of instructional strategies on student performance outcomes. She maintains an active schedule presenting her research regionally, nationally, and internationally, and providing professional development for in-service teachers locally and nationally.  

Steve Kelly is a Professor of Music Education at the College of Music at Florida State University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his Ph.D. in music education from the University of Kansas. At FSU, he teaches undergraduate and graduate music education classes, coordinates the music education internship program, and directs the FSU Summer Music Camps. Prior to his appointment at FSU, Steve taught in the Virginia public schools and on the faculties at Brevard College in North Carolina and the University of Nebraska in Omaha. He is an active clinician, adjudicator, consultant and guest conductor, has published and presented numerous research papers, served on several journal review boards, and is the author of the book Teaching Music in American Society: A Social and Cultural Understanding of Music Education. 

Ben Reyes, Membership Manager for the National Association for Music Education, is an eastern North Carolina native and joins the team with a varied background in music education. After serving as a high school and middle school band director, Ben’s most recent appointment was that of Academic Advisor for the East Carolina University School of Music where he advised more than 200 music majors across multiple programs. Throughout his graduate studies, Ben assisted with the operations of ECU’s athletics band, including the 200+ member ECU Marching Pirates and ECU Basketball Pep Band. He hopes to bring his varied experience in music education to the membership team to explore new and exciting initiatives and benefits for current and future members.

NAfME presents this live virtual event at no charge to all as a service to the music education profession. To register, you must enter your NAfME member information or create a nonmember account. After registering, check your email for instructions. A recording of this program will be available to all registrants for one week following the live event. Members can also view archived NAfME webinars in the NAfME Academy.

The views expressed are those of the presenter; they do not necessarily reflect the views of NAfME.