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    Morgan-Ellis is keynote speaker for conference

    January 9, 2023
    UNG music faculty member Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis has been selected to give the keynote address at the International Conference on Music Education Technology.

    Article By: Agnes Hina

    For a little less than a decade, University of North Georgia (UNG) associate professor of music Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis has shared her passions with students at UNG. Now, for the first time, Morgan-Ellis will be able to share that passion as a keynote speaker for the International Conference on Music Education Technology (ICMdT).

    The ICMdT is set to take place from Jan. 10-12 at the University of Hong Kong in China. Selected for her interest in the ways that media have been used to facilitate participation and construct community, Morgan-Ellis will share her remarks virtually on Jan. 10.

    "I'm always super proud to represent UNG on the national and international stage," Morgan-Ellis said. "I want to put UNG on the map in the music scholar world. It's fun for me to now have UNG be a school that people in the music world have heard of."

    Her work at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic helped to shape this opportunity, Morgan-Ellis said. Inspired by the first months of lockdown during the pandemic, Morgan-Ellis observed and studied how people found ways to make music together online rather than in person.

    “Singing was specifically connected with some very high risk of spreading the disease. So, right from the start, I got really involved with different communities,” said Morgan-Ellis. “I’m excited and happy that this is the research that finally attracted a lot of attention. This is the research I think is the best thing that I’ve done.”

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    Biology professor,  student win awards

    Biology professor, student win awards

    Dr. Cathy Whiting, a UNG professor of biology, won the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society's Gail Jenkins Teaching and Mentoring Award, and her student Juliza Abrego also won an award from the group.
    DETI teaching staff  win Best Paper Award

    DETI teaching staff win Best Paper Award

    UNG DETI teaching staff members David Babb and Ervin Howard have been awarded the Best Paper Award by the Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration.
    Velazquez named First Gen Under 40 honoree

    Velazquez named First Gen Under 40 honoree

    Assistant professor Dr. Efren Velazquez has been named a Georgia FirstGen Under 40 honoree as part of the Class of 2023
    Morgan-Ellis, students present at music summit

    Morgan-Ellis, students present at music summit

    UNG music faculty member Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis and four students performed at the String Band Summit in Johnson City, Tennessee.

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