The NARJI’s goal is that students will come away from their time at the university with far more than just having gone through the Jazz Studies Degree Program in the Music Department. The intention is that jazz in particular and music in general, should be “an extremely meaningful element of campus life.”  The program comprises: Jazz, Black Music, and related studies, which, since its inception has had “a profound influence upon individuals in all walks of life, from those whose career pursuits span everything from the Arts and Humanities to Science and Technology.”

Being exposed to such a creative process through various activities, as well as being exposed to this music via performance, results in useful information being fed to students in all disciplines.