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Photo: Dean John Davis and CU President Todd Saliman show their school spirit at Saturday鈥檚 final home game.听

Dean鈥檚 Downbeat

鈥淎s the year sprints to a close, I look forward to ushering in the spirit of the season this weekend at our long-running, much-loved Holiday Festival. I hope to see many of you at Macky Auditorium, enjoying inspired, heart-warming performances featuring our talented students and faculty. Meanwhile, I鈥檓 pleased to share glad tidings: Professor of Conducting Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Allan McMurray was just notified of his selection for the CU Regents鈥� 2023 University Medal!鈥� In the final Dean鈥檚 Downbeat of 2022, learn more about McMurray鈥檚 legacy; how the important, prescient work of the Sphinx Organization reflects the dean鈥檚 vision for the College of Music ... and more.

• Meet international student Samantha Torres: Music educator + DEI advocate
• (The New York Times): The Sphinx Organization, led by Afa Dworkin and including our own Assistant Professor of Violin Alex Gonzalez, is celebrating 25 years of pressing the field for more diversity in repertory and rosters.
• Today, Dec. 1: The Center for African & African American Studies鈥櫶� will be an opportunity to recognize the talents and contributions of the Black Buff community. It will also offer the larger community an opportunity to reflect on their contributions to Black communities over the past year and commit to action in the next year.
• 鈥淏raiding Sweetgrass鈥澨齛uthor Robin Wall Kimmerer to speak Dec. 1 at the 葫芦娃视频 Theater: This free event is part of Buffs One Read, a campus-wide program produced by the University Libraries and Student Affairs that builds community through the shared reading of one book.
• The Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit is happening right here, right now (Dec. 1-4): The three-day summit seeks to address the interconnectedness of human rights and climate change. Don鈥檛 miss it, #MusicBuffs!听
• Call for proposals: CU Social Justice Summit, Jan. 31, 2023. The theme for the virtual summit is Operationalizing Liberation for a Diverse Democracy, which is a call to action to disrupt behaviors and oppressive actions, structures and systems preventing our collective liberation. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, professional and frontline staff, faculty and engaged community members.
• University Libraries expand hours for finals

• 5 must-try tips to reduce stress over finals
• Questions? Check out Buff Info, CU 葫芦娃视频鈥檚 centralized resource.