BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Equity Arc - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Equity Arc X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://equityarc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Equity Arc REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250506T200000 DTSTAMP:20260507T040153 CREATED:20240826T203706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T174616Z UID:144618-1746558000-1746561600@equityarc.org SUMMARY:Empowering Your Voice & Developing Self-Advocacy in Higher Education Spaces DESCRIPTION:This session aims to empower young musicians to find and use their voice effectively in collegiate and conservatory environments. Attendees will learn tools for success\, including how to assess their landscape\, identify their assets and evaluate their needs\, and advocate for themselves in academic and pre-professional settings. \nWho is this session for? This session is targeted towards prospective music students and families seeking to begin their college preparation process. This session will also be beneficial for private instructors\, program managers\, and collegiate administrators  who are supporting their students’ musical journey. \nRegistration is free for Equity Arc and El Sistema USA members\, and $35 for non-members.\nLearn more about Equity Arc membership | Learn more about El Sistema USA membership \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speaker\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Monique van Willingh\n Originally from South Africa\, Monique Van Willingh is an educator\, musician\, and advocate for social and racial justice with cultural humility and brave dialogue as her central approach. As the Director of Cultural Equity and Belonging at the New England Conservatory of Music\, Monique is committed to creating and sustaining spaces of belonging that are culturally responsive and assets based.In her past position as Director of Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program at Longy School of Music of Bard College\, Monique supported the Longy mission of preparing musicians to make a difference in the world. She oversaw Longy’s one-year music education credential program in Los Angeles\, that focused on music pedagogy\, performance\, and social justice. Monique has taught graduate level courses such as Historical and Social Foundations of Education\, Social Justice Music Research Project\, Culturally Responsive Teaching\, Non-profit Management\, and El Sistema-inspired Programming. She led presentations at universities such as CalArts\, Goshen College\, Luther College\, Clarke University\, Morehouse College\, Occidental College\, and Whittier College. \nMonique serves as the Vice Chair of the El Sistema USA national board. In this capacity\, she co-leads the ESUSA Equity-centered Pedagogy Working Group\, recently co-led ESUSA’s 5-year strategic planning process and serves on the Racial Diversity and Cultural Understanding Committee. She also serves on the Advisory Board of the Inter-generational Orchestra at Heart of LA (HOLA)\, an after-school El Sistema inspired youth program that partners with the LA Philharmonic to serve under-resourced youth with high quality music programs. Monique has been a panelist\, presenter or facilitator at conferences and organizations such as El Sistema USA\, Sphinx\, YOLA National\, YOLA at HOLA\, iTAC\, Global Leaders Program\, Global Arts\, Miami Music Project\, and From the Top. \nA graduate of the Sistema Fellows Program at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2013\, Monique explored the Venezuelan El Sistema music for social change program model. She then completed the Master of Arts in Teaching Degree at Longy School of Music of Bard College situated at the Youth Orchestra LA (YOLA) at Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA). Returning to the HOLA family as Music Director just over a year later\, Monique was dedicated to activating student and community voice in addition to supporting students to achieve their best musically. The HOLA Music Program served over 275 youth\, and it was her greatest joy to lead this program. Monique has completed the Community Counselor Course through the Southern California Counseling center\, which uses social justice as the central lens through which to understand and support communities dealing with trauma and has been trained in Restorative Justice Councils (Talking circles). \nMonique is committed to deepening her impact as an arts education leader through culture building\, strategic visioning\, developing frameworks for educational and racial transformation\, training music teachers and teaching artists to embody Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies\, and creating brave and safe spaces where all can bring their full selves to the creative process. She is a “bridge-builder” and is passionate about exploring courageous dialogue that is at the intersection of inclusion\, access\, belonging\, collaboration\, socio-cultural awareness\, student voice and musical excellence. URL:https://equityarc.org/event/empowering-your-voice-developing-self-advocacy-in-higher-education-spaces/ CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://equityarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260507T040153 CREATED:20241024T184250Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T152148Z UID:145910-1747137600-1747141200@equityarc.org SUMMARY:Equitable Recruitment Practices DESCRIPTION:This cross-Arc panel discussion highlights successful strategies programs use to recruit a more diverse student population. \n  \nRegistration is free for Equity Arc members and $35 for non-members. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Panelists\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jeffery Tribble Jr.\, Facilitator\nLevine Music \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n John Clapp\nCincinnati Symphony Orchestra \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ryan Dearon\nOberlin Conservatory \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amanda Heathco\nAFA \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ryan Walks\nAtlanta Symphony Orchestra URL:https://equityarc.org/event/equitable-recruitment-practices/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Virtual ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://equityarc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Equitable-Recruitment.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR