Carter in England, Straubinger on CFHEA, Career Awards, MOBIUS, Woolf Keynote
July 13, 2016
Carter's Music, Performances England
Jeffrey Carter, chair of the Department of Music, is singing and leading his own choral
music at two cathedrals in England during July.
Carter is on tour with the Choir of Mixed Voices of Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
(Episcopal), Kansas City. The choir will sing daily Evensong services at Exeter Cathedral,
July 11-17, and at Norwich Cathedral, July 18-24. At the daily Evensong services,
Carter’s “Forest Park” Preces and Responses will open the service.
Says Carter, “In the Anglican tradition, much of Evensong is sung by the choir, giving
voice to the prayers of the people. The Preces open the service, and the Responses
are sung after the Bible readings and canticles. I’m so delighted that my home parish
choir is singing my own music these two weeks.” Carter notes that he will also cantor
the services at Exeter.
This tour to England is the choir’s fourth, and the third with Carter in the choir.
He teaches musical theatre voice at Webster, composes choral music for cathedral and
church choirs, serves New Line Theatre as resident musical director, and continues
research into the life and work of British composers Herbert Howells and Edward Elgar.
Orlando's Straubinger Elected Board President of CFHEA
Webster Orlando community reletions coordinator Deborah Straubinger has been elected
as president of the board of directors for the Central Florida Higher Education Alliance (CFHEA). The non-profit organization is comprised of 30 regionally accredited colleges
and universities recruiting in the Orlando market and the three surrounding counties.
The mission of the alliance is to promote degree programs and educate employers and
prospective students about the importance of choosing a university with accreditation
from one of the approved commissions by the U.S. Department of Education.
The alliance hosts over 80 education fairs and professional development events at
corporations and government and military facilities every year. This is Straubinger's
13th year on the board for CFHEA and her first as president. www.cfhea.net
Career Planning Staff Receive MoCDA Awards
Two Career Planning and Development Center staff members recently received awards
from the Missouri Career Development Association (MoCDA) for their contributions in
2015-2016: Assistant director Marcie Schumert received the Member of the Year award
for surpassing the standard duties of Past President, stepping in as interim treasurer
as well as organizing MoCDA’s annual professional development conference; assistant
director Rebecca Nelson received the Volunteer of the Year award for overhauling MoCDA’s
website and membership platform which streamlined financial, event, and membership
management.
Woolf Keynote at Stanford Psychology Conference
Psychology and International Human Rights professor Linda Woolf will give the keynote address
at the fifth annual Stanford Psychology One Conference, "Teaching Social Justice and Responsibility:
Ideas and Actions for the 21st Century," July 14-15. An abstract of Woolf's talk, Psychology
Education:
A Path to Human Rights and Social Responsibility, may be viewed here.
Librarians Present 'Data-Driven Collection Review' at MOBIUS
Librarians Heidi Vix and Eileen Condon presented “Data-Driven Collection Review” at the MOBIUS Annual Conference in June.