JUNE 9-11

Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit

Sound Advocacy: Music Matters

Students posing for photo at 2024 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Summit

The annual NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit (CLAS) is an exciting multiday event that brings together NAfME Collegiate members from all over the nation for leadership-centric learning sessions, advocacy training, and professional networking.

The event concludes with NAfME’s annual Hill Day event, during which all attendees head to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional representatives and staffers to share their story and advocate at the federal level alongside leaders in their state on behalf of music education.

View highlights from the 2024 Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit by reading the recap blog The 2024 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit: The Now and Future of Music Education.

“The Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit taught me many things, widened my network, and allowed me to grow as an individual.”

—Cristalynne Burns, University of Central Oklahoma
2024 Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit Attendee

Important Summit Details

  • Summit Begins: June 9, 2025 at 12:00PM time subject to change
  • Summit Concludes: June 11, 2025 at ~5:00PM
  • Registration Fee: $150 NAfME Collegiate members / $225 nonmembers
  • Summit Schedule coming soon!
  • Event Venue & Lodging Information

Space is limited; early registration is recommended

Music education advocates

Key Takeaways from the Summit

Attendees will attend invaluable leadership training from the country's leaders in music education
Attendees will network with NAfME Collegiate peers from around the country
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of education policy and the impact of advocacy at the nation’s capital​
Attendees can share their story of the impact music education has on them with federal legislators
Attendees can spread the impact of this event with their chapter and community

“It was so cool to get so many perspectives from people literally all across the country… and have a conversation on what we can do!”

—Amelia Lau, Duquesne University
2024 Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit Attendee

NAfME Collegiate students

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