BC Post-Secondary Music Forum Annual Meeting MINUTES

o New director of performing and FA, Colleen Maybin o Didn’t do a good job of sustaining energy of teaching online, maintaining enthusiasm was a challenge • Fairleigh Dickinson University: James Gifford o No music in Vancouver, but they do accept Music transfer credits o Only music course: Humanities and Social History of Music • Kwantlen Polytechnic University: N/A o • Selkirk College: Melody Dia. [...] • Vancouver Academy of Music: Ruth Enns o Lack of international students o Kept doing entire orchestra program, orchestra is flourishing, and in person throughout covid o Kudos to instructors with their ability to pivot between online and f2f instruction • Vancouver Community College: Deirdre Morgan, Laurence Mollerup o Hiring Russell Wallace, teach indigenous vocal ensemble o Health challenges th. [...] (International students able to apply for prep courses, as they now constitute a degree) Sept 2023 • Vancouver Island University: N/A o • Victoria Conservatory of Music / Camosun College: David Visentin o Amazing flexibility of faculty in terms of realizing the needs of students to take into account the overloading of students = nurturing attitude cultivated regarding students as people, not clien. [...] • Shell course outlines to DV as a repository, to share within the BCPSMF in order to streamline transfer credits. [...] • Research: o Micro-credentials, overview of trends o Reverse transfer: student enrolled in 2 year program transfer to 4 year without finishing their first program – able to transfer credits back to the 2 year program to achieve the credential.