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re you about to graduate? Or has “life happened” and you find yourself not as involved with Tau Beta Sigma as you once were? Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association is the perfect group for you! We are unrolling several exciting new programs for TBSAA members this biennium. The TBSAA Special Projects Committee is working towards a grants program that will be offered to current TBSAA members. The first of these grants will be given to projects involving music programs including music performance, education, composition / arranging, conducting, therapy, music technology or arts management as its main component. Application and criteria will be released in September of this year, with the application and proposal postmarked by April 1, 2015. Entries will be judged by the TBSAA Special Projects Committee and the winner will be announced at the 2015 Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma National Convention in Lexington, Kentucky. The Special Projects Committee will be sending out more information as the submission deadline grows nearer. This past National Convention held in Springfield, Massachusetts, Leslie Twite and Jason Dornbush on behalf of the TBSAA Executive Council unveiled the Mentorship program. This program pairs recent college graduates with “seasoned veterans" in their career field, for guidance, and support. This is a 36 - Kappa Kappa Psi & Tau Beta Sigma
by Amanda Dickson Executive Council, Chair - TBΣ Alumni Association
wonderful program to take part in to get help and give help where need be. Mentors and mentees are expected to give one hour a month for collaboration, with 10-guided topics. The mentee will be responsible for setting up the times with their mentor, the talks will be confidential, and may cover topics that the mentor and mentee feel fit to discuss. Now I know what you’re thinking...I totally want to take advantage of these great programs but I’m not a TBSAA member. Well you’re in luck! The TBSAA membership year now runs from June 1st to May 31st, which means we are getting ready for our annual TBSAA membership drive. Not only with your TBSAA membership do you get to take advantage of these great programs but we also have several other benefits:
• 2014 Alumni trip to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in conjunction with the Wava Memorial Unveiling. • Participation at District Conventions • Rhapsody newsletter to keep you current on the latest TBSAA happenings
• Member-only LinkedIn group to connect professionally with other members • Member dues help financially support the Wava Memorial Garden, National Intercollegiate Band and the Women In Music speaker series. Keep the bonds of sisterhood alive with your TBSAA membership. Join now and your membership will last through May 2015! Visit tbsalumni.org for more information and download a membership form. Feel free to email me with any questions about staying involved as an alumnus at amandad@ tbsigma.org.