Student Affairs Advisory Board
Christine Routhier, MT-BC, LMHC
Accomplishments since April 2011
· International Service Project
o According to last year’s notes, NER-AMTAS was planning on doing a service project in South Africa. We ran into some issues that made us decide to alter our plans to ensure that we would have a successful experience.
o NER-AMTAS was offered the opportunity to return to the Cayman Islands this past summer 2011 for another international service project with Lesley University graduate and founder of Cayman Music Therapy, Julianne Parolisi.
o 6 NER-AMTAS students organized and coordinated a summer music therapy camp for children with special needs called, Beat the Heat. The trip was completely fundraised by the students with the help of the New England Region.
o Links Re: Grand Cayman project
§ Cayman Trip Website—http://caymantrip2011.yolasite.com
§ Student Blogs—http://beattheheat2011.blogspot.com
§ Cayman 27 News—http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2011/09/05/beat-the-heat-music-therapy
· Tri-School Potluck
o The NER-AMTAS board kicked off the new school year with its first ever Tri-School Music Therapy Potluck at Lesley University. Students from Anna Maria College, Berklee College of Music, and Lesley University had the opportunity to get to know one another over food and music. It was a great success!
National Conference and Scholarships NER-AMTAS will be presenting two posters about our international service trips to Grand Cayman – one for the 2010 trip and the other for the 2011 trip—for the International Poster Session at the national conference Friday, November 18, 2011 from 4:30-6PM In our efforts to encourage students to attend the AMTA conference, NER-AMTAS is offering 2 $400 scholarships to help pay for traveling expenses to the conference. Winners will be announced at Passages.
| Passages We are currently hard at work planning our 12th annual Passages conference. This one-day free music therapy conference will be held at Lesley University on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 9AM to 5PM and it will feature presentations by students as well as music therapists in their first few years of practice. |
