The School of Music Diversity & Inclusion Committee
School of Music Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Mission
The Diversity & Inclusion Committee is dedicated to gathering information and experiences from the School of Music community in order to support and improve the experiences of music students, faculty, and staff. The Committee works with the Head of the School of Music, the Student Advisory Board, and CMU’s Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion to foster an environment in which all members of the School of Music community feel safe and respected.
The School of Music Diversity & Inclusion Committee held its first meeting in December 2018. The members of the committee are available to discuss new ideas, questions, comments or concerns.
Committee Members
Thomas Douglas, co-chair, choral activities faculty
Megan Grady, co-chair, director of recruitment & enrollment
Jennifer Aylmer, voice faculty
Daniel Curtis, contemporary ensemble faculty
Gabriel Garcia, undergraduate, voice
Kristin Heath, music librarian
Tucker Helms, undergraduate, composition
Sung-Im Kim, collaborative piano faculty
Veronica Lopez, undergraduate, viola
Krishna Raman, undergraduate, voice
Leah Stevens, graduate, flute
Alexa Woloshyn, musicology faculty
Activities to Date
- Gathered CFA and School of Music statistics from TartanDataSource
- Researched School of Music major ensemble repertoire from 2014-2019 for analysis
- Researched peer institution Diversity & Inclusion statements on websites
- Held summer meetings with the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion
- Outcome: more student involvement in opening convocation Fall 2019
- Conducted short surveys for first-year and current students, from August 1-September 2, 2019
- Received 100+ responses
- Results of survey were shared by the Student Advisory Board at October 17 student-only convocation
Future Plans
- Short survey for music faculty and staff
- Focus groups and/or casual conversations with music students, faculty, and staff