Two CNU Music Education Students Elected to State Posts
News Release - November 26, 2007
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(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) - Two Sophomore Music Education majors at Christopher Newport University, Heather Vereb and Jessica Colling, were recently elected State President and Vice President of the Collegiate Chapter of the Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) at the annual conference held recently in Norfolk. Heather and Jessica were elected by other music education majors who attend some 24 colleges and universities in Virginia. The election took place a few weeks ago at the annual meeting/conference of the VMEA.
"I am especially proud of our students here at CNU and their dedicated commitment to becoming exemplary music educators,” said Dr. Keith Koster, CNU Director of Music Education Studies, and advisor to CNU’s Collegiate Chapter of the VMEA. "Here at CNU, we're preparing tomorrow's leaders in music education today. Holding a state-level elected position, I believe, represents the quality of the preparation that our students are getting here at CNU. This is wonderful news for our students, our music education studies program, and our institution, but more importantly for Virginia's collegiate music education majors."
As president, Heather will lead the collegiate section of the annual VMEA conference slated next November at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. In addition to conference planning, both state officers will complete a variety of collegiate business activities and contacts with the Commonwealth's approximately 600 music education majors throughout Virginia in some 24 institutions.
The Collegiate Chapter of the Virginia Music Educators Association is part of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). MENC is the professional organization for America's music educators with 100,000 members. Heather and Jessica will represent Virginia and CNU’s local CCVMEA chapter at the national biennial meeting of MENC slated for April 2008 in Milwaukee.
Christopher Newport University is a four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia. CNU enrolls 4,800 students in programs through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Luter School of Business and offers great teaching, small classes and an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. Visit us at www.cnu.edu.