The College of William & Mary | W&M  W&M Home  Contact the College  Directions & Maps  W&M A-Z QuickSearch Find People  About W&M  Academics    Undergraduate    Graduate  Administration  Admission  Athletics  Campaign for W&M  Campus Construction  Campus Life  Economic Development  Events/Calendars  Financial Aid  Gateway W&M  Giving to W&M  Human Resources  Libraries  News & Media  Office of the President  Public Service  Research  Restructuring  Technology  myWM  Prospective Students  Parents  Alumni & Friends  Current Students  Faculty & Staff  Campus Visitors January 21, 2006 Center for Gifted Education Focusing on the Future 9:00am The Center for Gifted Education is hosting the 10th annual Focusing on the Future Conference: A Career and Academic Planning Experience for High-Ability Students in Grades 6-12 and Their Parents. More info: www.cfge.wm.edu or call Lydia Lassalle at (757)221-2587. January 26, 2006 J. Ward Jones Lecture 4:30pm "Libraries in the Ancient Roman World: A User's Guide" will be the topic of the J. Ward Jones Lecture presented in Andrews Hall 101 by George Houston, Professor Emeritus of Classics at UNC at Chapel Hill. Calendar View Music and the whole person The following comments are excerpted from a presentation made by James Armstrong, director of choirs at the College, to the Board of Visitors on Nov. 17. —Ed. I am grateful for the invitation to speak to you about the role music performance plays on our campus today. As background, I’d like first to provide you with a brief description of the music department and its offerings in the area of performance. We are a faculty of 48: 11 full-time and 37 adjunct instructors. One in four students on campus participates in our department whether in a traditional classroom setting exploring music history, ethnomusicology, theory and composition or learning about the practice of music through private lessons, recitals, juries and/or membership in a departmentally-sponsore