IN MEMORIAM

 Walton Multer, Jr.

            On Saturday, March 3, 2007, Walton Multer Jr. age 79, passed away.

When the AFA was formed, it was Walt who organized the music department, and until he retired, due to health issues, was the department’s representative. He was a Julliard trained pianist, and taught piano and music theory at NCC.

I remember a student who started part-time by taking Walt’s Rudiments of Music class in the evening. Walt would stay late and work with him on material he had trouble understanding. After getting to know the student better, Walt learned that his parents had disowned him. Walt subsequently wrote a letter to the parents conveying how hard their son was working, and how serious he was about becoming a musician. The letter helped bring about reconciliation and the family began seeing each other again. Shortly after, the parents helped him buy a good quality instrument to pursue his music studies. I met the family about seven years later when they flew up from Florida to attend the student’s Master’s Graduation Recital at Mannes College of Music.

That was Walt—a caring, loving man who always went the extra mile. He was loved and respected by all the Music Department faculty and students.

We will miss him very much.

Steve Leonard

 

NYSTRS SEMINAR

 The AFA and the NCCFT retirement committees are sponsoring a NYSTRS seminar. A representative from the NYSTRS will discuss issues such as membership rights and responsibilities, how to initiate the retirement process, transferring credit, and your profile and service credit. There will be time for questions.

(No personal consultations will be provided.)

Date: May 17, 2007 (Thursday)

Time: 5-7 PM

Place: CCB 210

Light refreshments will be available 

Please complete this form and return to:  Peg Renner

                                                                  Suite # 108

                                                                  4940 Merrick Road

                                                                  Massapequa Park, N.Y. 11762

                                                                  or E-Mail to Profrenner@aol.com

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New Benefit in AFA Contract

 

Section 28. Emergency Days

The adjunct non–teaching faculty and music tutors in the association bargaining unit will receive up to five additional leave days to be used in the event the president cancels classes or declares an emergency for weather or other reasons. 

On-Line

 

The on-line availability form will be introduced in the fall 2007 semester in parallel with the paper form. If all goes well, the paper form will be eliminated for the future.

 

Spring Conference

 

The annual AFA Spring Conference will be held on Saturday May 12th at the Chateau Briand in Westbury. Initiations will be mailed in the next couple of weeks. Response quickly.