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Save the Newman University Music Department

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Joshua Cain
6 years ago

Music and the arts stir imagination and creativity in all to achieve innovation and progress in any field. Take it away and you will take away the soul of progress.

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Leeza Griffin
6 years ago

cut out something else like a sports program

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Karen Wagner
6 years ago

Music is one of God’s greatest gifts. How can we teach about God and praise Him without music? Rather than closing the department, strive to be the forerunner in educating church musicians! Those skills are being lost in the present day!

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Mardon Sirmons
6 years ago

Music speaks for us when we can’t. It improves skills in other areas of study as well.

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Paula Moore
6 years ago

Music is such an important part of a person’s development. It needs to be experienced; either as the musician or as the audience.

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Ashley Lieber
6 years ago

Don’t take it away!!

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Kelsey Standefer
6 years ago

Please keep the music department! I took lessons, was in the chorale, and even volunteered in the music library.

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Leanne McKee
6 years ago

Music is an essential part of worship, education, and daily life. As a lifelong musician, and 34 year career music educator I can attest to the power that music has for students and for your university: All higher educational majors should have music as at least an elective course, and Deanne Zogleman is a top notch director. She has continued upon the foundation that John Leavitt left to her 15 years ago and has successfully sustained the NU program for over 15 years! I cannot understand why any University would want to end such a successful program!

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Geraldine Fulk
6 years ago

Music helped pay my way through college. I play 9 different instruments. I can't get through a good day without music. Don't get me started on my bad days. Music has been proven to help with other areas of learning.

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Donna Morton
6 years ago

Why do the arts always go on the chopping block? It has been proven in many studies that those who participate in music and the arts are more intelligent, articulate, have higher IQ's, and diversified in all educational circles.

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Laura Cox
6 years ago

Please save these programs for alot of these students this is their living. Plus a world without art is nothing at all

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TV Nguyen
6 years ago

Save it! I am a doctor!

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Karla
6 years ago

Do you think the founder of this university would be okay with cutting the music program? Doubtful.

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Kedzie Hopkins
6 years ago

In my time at Newman, I saw so many of my friends grow through the music program. Being able to support them at their events was a true honor. The students at Newman deserve the chance to explore themselves.

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Brandis Lazar
6 years ago

Closing would be devastating to many of your students who depend on this program for college

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Elizabeth Lazar
6 years ago

Save this precious program!

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ashley federico
6 years ago

Music should always be apart of everyone's lives and for the most part, it is. Please, keep it that way. Art will always be a need and a necessity.

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Braydon Dunlap
6 years ago

Why would u music helps kids in so many ways

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Marti King
6 years ago

No. This must not happen.

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David Alexander
6 years ago

I would hate to see music disappear from Newman! The troubadours are great ambassadors for the University!But I wonder how many of the people who have commented and signed the petition, give to the Newman annual fund! These are tough times for private universities, you can even designate your gifts to support music!