Successful conference for collegiate chapters. (Collegiate Chapters).

To say the National Conference in Cincinnati was a smashing success for collegiate chapters would be a sizeable understatement. Audience attendance at sessions was exceptional, and the quality of the sessions was exemplary. I want to thank Collegiate Chapter Committee members Midori Koga, Michigan State University, and Carolyn True, NCTM, Trinity University, who were responsible for two guest presentations.

Careers in Music: Options Other than Ibaching and Performing was led by Ted Piechocinski, MusicExpresso, LLC; Kathleen Rountree, NCMT, University of Northern Colorado; and Frederick Tims, Michigan State University. The guest panelists represented the areas of music therapy, university administration, the entertainment/recording industry and publishing.

Student Teacher Evaluations featured Jody Graves, NCTM, The University of Montana; Douglas Humpherys, Eastman School of Music; Tia Monsen, Auburn, Washington; and Oksana Skidan, Eastman School of Music. Graves and Humpherys served as clinicians. Monsen and Skidan taught young students for short lessons and were then critiqued by the clinicians. Special thanks to Michelle Conda, NCTM, and the Cincinnati students and teachers who were such a critical part of this session.

I want to thank the following Collegiate Chapters for their applications for the Chapter of the Year Award:

* Bowling Green State University

* West Chester University

* SUNY Potsdam

* Wichita State University (WSU)

* University of Michigan

It was a pleasure to notify Ruth Burrow, president of WSU's Collegiate Chapter, that WSU would be recipient of the 2002 award. Other officers of The chapter are Crystal Zimmerman, vice president, and Suzanne Morton, secretary/treasurer. The faculty advisor is Sylvia Coats, NCTM.

Several topics were presented for discussion at the National Student Advisory Council meeting on Sunday morning. For those of you unable to attend, please take a moment to e-mail me at [e-mail] with your responses to the following:

1. How do you feel about a Collegiate Chapter e-mail ListServ instead of a Collegiate Chapter column in AMT?

2. Would you be interested in proposing a presentation from your collegiate chapter for next year's MTNA National Conference in Salt Lake City?

3. A collegiate chapter web page template has been submitted to the national office. This would be the format used for each collegiate chapter to have its own individual link to the national home page. If your chapter would like to join in the web page "experiment," please contact me via e-mail.

I want to encourage all students who were unable to attend the Cincinnati conference to join us next year in Salt Lake City. The National Student Advisory Council is your chance to have a voice in the future of MTNA Collegiate Chapters. All students in attendance at the conference are invited to be a part of the National Student Advisory Council.

--Martha E Hilley
National Collegiate Chapters Chair
Austin, Texas
Martha Hilley is professor of
group piano and pedagogy at
The University of Texas at Austin.