Sara Carroll
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Sara Carroll
Director of Admissions & Student Success
Sara Carroll is an energetic higher education professional, music educator and musician whose career spans k12 and collegiate work. Carroll serves as the Director of Admissions and Student Success for the University of Tennessee College of Music. Carroll is passionate about music education and loves working with our amazing Volunteer students. She oversees the College’s recruitment and admissions, co-teachers the music major section of First Year Studies 101, directs student success initiatives, runs the Music Ambassador Program, and oversees the University Community Music School program.
Prior to her move to Tennessee, Carroll lived and worked in Washington State. After graduating from college, she served as the Advising & Recruiting Specialist for her undergraduate alma mater’s Department of Music. In this role, she oversaw the recruitment for the program, advised the music majors, and assisted with the department’s special events. After serving in this position, she worked as a high school choir teacher in Eastern Washington. In this role, Sara directed the choirs, taught class piano, directed the jazz choir, and served as musical director for the school musicals. She also hosted regional festivals, served as a regional solo and ensemble judge, and coached her students through regional and state competitions.
Carroll holds a Doctor of Music Education from Liberty University and a Master of Science in Public Administration and Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Central Washington University. She earned membership in several honor societies throughout her collegiate pursuits including Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Omega Nu Lambda. Carroll recently finished her dissertation and completed her doctorate as a graduate with high distinction. In college, she served as an officer in several collegiate organization chapters including the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), and the National Association for Teachers of Singing (NATS), maintaining her involvement in many organizations post-college. She has been an active musician throughout her professional life, singing in symphony choirs, chamber ensembles, opera choruses, vocal jazz ensembles, and on church worship teams. Carroll is a member of the Knoxville Choral Society.
When not working, she enjoys spending quality time with family and friends, exploring coffee shops, hitting the gym, attending shows and concerts, discovering new places in Knoxville, paddleboarding, listening to podcasts, watching her favorite BBC shows, and traveling. She also enjoys cheering on the Volunteers!
Education
D.M.E. in Music Education – Liberty University (2023)
M.S. in Public Administration – Central Washington University (2017)
B.M. in Music Education – Central Washington University (2012)