The following set of broad goals drives the Department of Music:?1. to offer, within the framework of the Bachelor of Arts degree in music, varied curricula to meet the diverse needs and interests of students in today?s society.?2. to foster excellence in teaching, learning, and performing with an ongoing awareness of the need for creativity, scholarship, innovation, and currency, e.g., in technology.?3. to maintain faculty involvement in the music profession, arts organizations, and service to the College and the community.?4. to act as respected leaders in arts and educational communities, particularly in the immediate community.