Center for Music Technology director honored as an American Council on Education Fellow

ATLANTA, Ga.– The American Council on Education (ACE), recently announced that Gil Weinberg, associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Music and director of the Center for Music Technology, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2013-14.

The ACE Fellows program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen institutions and leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising senior faculty and administrators for responsible positions in college and university administration. This year, 50 Fellows, nominated by the presidents or chancellors of their institutions, were selected at the conclusion of a rigorous application process.

Margarita Benítez, interim director of ACE’s Emerging Leaders Group and the ACE Fellows Program, noted that most previous Fellows have advanced into major positions in academic administration. Nearly 2,000 higher education leaders have participated in the ACE Fellows Program since its inception, with more than 300 Fellows having served as chief executive officers of colleges or universities and more than 1,300 having served as provosts, vice presidents and deans.

“The 2013-14 class of Fellows is a talented, diverse group,” Benítez said. “The ACE Fellows Program will strengthen their leadership skills, expand their networks and prepare them to tackle the wide array of issues facing the higher education community.”

Gil Weinberg is the founding director of Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology, where he established the M.S and PhD programs in Music Technology.  He holds an associate professorship position in the School of Music and an adjunct professorship position in the School of Interactive Computing. Weinberg’s research, which includes robotic musicianship and development of new instruments, aims at expanding musical expression, creativity, and learning through meaningful applications of technology. His music has been featured in festivals and concerts worldwide and his interactive musical installations have been presented in museums such as the Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, and the Boston Children's Museum.

“It is an honor to be selected as an ACE Fellow,” said Frank Clark, chair of the Georgia Tech School of Music. “We are proud of Gil’s achievement and know that he will take on the responsibilities of the program with enthusiasm and will represent Georgia Tech well.”

The ACE Fellows Program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, campus visits and placement at another higher education institution to condense years of on-the-job experience and skills development into a single semester or year. Each ACE Fellow will focus on an issue of concern to their home institution while spending time working with a college or university president and other senior officers at a host school.

About the Georgia Tech School of Music and the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology

Combining transdisciplinary research and technology with the art and tradition of music, the Georgia Tech School of Music and the Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology offer mind-expanding performances and exhibitions; a leading graduate degree program in music technology; and a collaborative framework for students, researchers, government agencies and industry partners to transform the way we listen to, create and perform music.

About the American Council on Education (ACE)

Founded in 1918, ACE is the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents, and more than 200 related associations, nationwide. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy. For more information, please visit www.acenet.edu or follow ACE on Twitter @ACEducation.