Professional Activities

Dr. Roland L. Higgins, College Professor of East Asian History and Global Studies, is one of 25 scholars invited to participate in the 2016 National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute for College and University Teachers on the subject of “Modern Mongolia: Heritage and Tradition Amid Changing Realities” to be held at the American Center for Mongolian Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, during the month of June.

Sandra Howard, associate professor of music, presented at the 2016 NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education National Conference in Atlanta on March 17-19, 2016. Dr. Howard presented two research posters entitled “The Effect of Memorized Versus Non-Memorized in Choral Performance Evaluation” and “Audition Formats for Honors Choral Ensembles: A National Survey.” She was honored to receive a KSC Faculty Development Grant to participate in this research conference. In addition, Dr. Howard also served as a guest clinician at the Providence College Choral Invitational Festival on January 29, 2016.