ETSU to Offer Bluegrass Major
East Tennessee State University in Johnson City may be calling my name! See this article from April’s East Tennessean (the official newspaper of ETSU).
Some of you may know that this is incredibly thrilling to me, in no small part because of my Appalachian heritage.
I communicated my interest to Director McLain about the program this past January after visiting ETSU’s beautiful campus, and while he was very excited and encouraging, he was also cautious to advise:
…At this point, the degree is still in the formative stage. Our pre-proposal has been approved by the Tennessee Board of Regents. But we must now get approval for our proposal at the university level, then by the TBR and by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission…
John Lawless over at The Bluegrass Blog also spoke to the director, and captured the process in more detail:
The Bluegrass Blog – ETSU Article
They appear to be on course for 2010, however! I promise to keep you posted.
Other articles:
Dan’s Music Online – ETSU Program Description
John Trout’s Bluegrass World – ETSU Article
Be free!
Jeff
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