Conducted in October 2005.
Ninety-six members were contacted via email. Sixty eight (68%) of
the MEIEA Active member population participated.
* The yearly conference, networking opportunities, and the journal were
chosen as MEIEA’s top three assets.
* Almost ninety percent of the members indicated they would participate
in on-line nominations and voting for officers of the Association.
* Almost seventy percent of the members indicated they would support an
increase in membership fees if it would insure that the Association
could pursue the initiatives listed in the survey.
* The “Branding” initiative was ranked number one by order of
importance. “Publish Curriculum Standards or Recommendations" and
“Increase Professional Practitioner Members” were ranked a close second
and third respectively.
In response to the survey results, the Board voted to take three
immediate actions.
(1) Nominations and the eVote process will start in January for the
coming spring elections.
(2) Membership fees for the coming year will increase slightly.
(3) The Board formed four “task groups” that were assigned to develop
plans for (a) branding; (b) investigating curriculum practices; (c) to
develop guidelines for providing research stipends; and (d) to find
ways to increase the value of membership in the Association..
Members gave over-all performance an “adequate” rating of 3.16 (5-point
scale) for achieving the five goals of MEIEA: (a) providing resources
for the exchange of information and knowledge; (b) fostering scholarly
research; (c) assisting institutions with development of programs and
curricula; (d) facilitating interaction between the music and
entertainment industries, educators, and institutions; and (e)
promoting student interests. The area that members indicated they
felt MEIEA was below average was assisting institutions with
development of programs and curricula, which received a 2.73
rating. The membership gave the highest rating to MEIEA’s success
at promoting student interests (3.71). Yes, MEISA is now almost
600 strong and growing! It is by far the preeminent student
organization for the music and entertainment industry.
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