JD

Remembrance, resilience + forging our future

Jan. 27, 2022

鈥淓ven as we bear witness to loss and unknowable challenges with compassion and care, I see us rebounding with resilience again and again鈥攗ndeterred in our shared quest for excellence, dogged in our pursuit to inform and influence what it means to be a successful, fulfilled creative artist in an increasingly diverse and interdisciplinary musical landscape.鈥

JD

鈥淗olding space鈥 for a culture of belonging

Dec. 15, 2021

As 2021 comes to a close and I reflect on my first year as Dean, I鈥檓 filled with gratitude for our College of Music family and all we鈥檝e accomplished in a new and evolving hybrid learning environment. I鈥檓 especially proud of our progress to ensure an increasingly welcoming spirit within our beautifully expanded Imig Music Building.