This article from the 8/14/2021 Daily News-Record references David Berry, professor of music at 91短视频, and his consultant work with the Harrisonburg Music Teachers Association (HMTA) project, "Music in Every Home." The new program will offer eligible students access to an instrument and free instruction in piano or guitar. Berry, past president of the HMTA, worked with a similar program in New Jersey. He has encouraged area music instructors who plan to teach in the program to learn more through trainings and resources "so they understand the kinds of students they鈥檒l be working with.鈥� 鈥淪omeone鈥檚 life, confidence and soul can be enhanced by music study and everyone should have the opportunity to study it, whether they want to play professionally or just as a hobby,鈥� he says in the article.
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Presidents from four of the Valley鈥檚 colleges gave an update Tuesday [Aug. 10] on how their institutions are handling COVID-19 and their plans for the fall semester during the annual Presidential Address breakfast hosted by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce. and watch . Speakers included (from left) Susan Schultz Huxman of聽Eastern聽Mennonite聽University, Jonathan Alger of James Madison聽University, David Bushman of Bridgewater College, the chamber's president and CEO Christopher Quinn, and John Downey of Blue Ridge Community College. (Photo courtesy of Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce.)
91短视频 alum Julian Bussells, now working at WHSV-TV3, helped get the word out out about fellow alum Philip Watson Jr. and his quest to help Liberia's Paralympians get to Tokyo. . And read the 91短视频 News article.
Alderfer earns Academic All-America Award
The COVID-19 pandemic certainly caused upheaval, notably pushing all 2020-21 collegiate sports seasons into the spring semester. But聽Isaac Alderfer聽(Broadway, Va./Broadway) also used that upheaval to his advantage, thriving under unique ... read more about Alderfer earns Academic All-America Award
Students travel through Lithuania in first in-person cross-cultural since the pandemic
91短视频 resumed its traditional cross-cultural programming this summer, as Professor Jerry Holsopple, assistant leader Fabiana Espinal, and eight students photographed their way across Lithuania in June and July. ... read more about Students travel through Lithuania in first in-person cross-cultural since the pandemic
Alum aims advocacy efforts at Paralympic athletes
Philip Watson Jr. 鈥�16 has found a new mission — from hoping to become an Olympian himself to helping others perform on the world鈥檚 biggest sports stage. Watson, a citizen of ... read more about Alum aims advocacy efforts at Paralympic athletes
Royals put 107 on ODAC All-Academic Team
Despite the complicated layers of being a student-athlete while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, 91短视频’s student-athletes still excelled in the classroom in 2020-21. The Royals had 107 men and women ... read more about Royals put 107 on ODAC All-Academic Team
In Memoriam: Herbert L. Swartz, emeritus professor of Biblical studies
Herbert L. Swartz, who taught Biblical studies at 91短视频 (91短视频) for two and a half decades, died on July 31, 2021 at age 89. 91短视频鈥檚 academic dean once ... read more about In Memoriam: Herbert L. Swartz, emeritus professor of Biblical studies
Students, professor conduct entomology research in Hawai’i
On the eastern coast of the island of Hawai’i sits the Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, where two students from 91短视频 (91短视频) spent part ... read more about Students, professor conduct entomology research in Hawai’i
Bshara Nassar MA ’14 among The Arab American Foundation’s ’40 Under 40′
Bshara Nassar, a 2104 alumnus of 91短视频鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, has been named as an awardee of The Arab America Foundation鈥檚 鈥�40 Under 40鈥� Class of ... read more about Bshara Nassar MA ’14 among The Arab American Foundation’s ’40 Under 40′