Its national reputation was recently enhanced when the Purchase College Jazz Ensemble was invited to perform and conduct clinics at the International Association of Jazz Educators in Anaheim, California and Atlanta, Georgia. Jazz Studies students get hands-on experience in all aspects of jazz, including promoting their own music. They see Doug and his colleagues practicing, composing, arranging, recording and promoting their own music and participate in the department's ten small ensembles, which also perform in clubs, at concerts and at industry gigs. On Thursday evenings, the Jazz Club performs at the newly refurbished performance space at Campus Center South. These performances attract faculty, staff, students and guest artists.
Alumni are always welcome.
Master classes and clinics include some of the most outstanding professionals in the field. Musician and mentor, Doug Munro can also be seen rollerblading across the mall, as seen on pages 10-11. How a learning community enhances education Marjorie Miller, associate professor of philosophy, was awarded the Purchase Prize for Pedagogical Innovation in recognition of her dedication to teaching In 1995, when Marjorie Miller received the first of two Fulbright awards allowing her to spend a year teaching philosophy, sociology, and women's studies in China, her orientation included warnings about cheating, which was assumed to be commonplace in the Chinese educational system. Sure enough, when she began reading her students' work on Dewey and James, the same quotes kept appearing in paper after paper. So they were coming to class a few hours early to meet and discuss the text.