Creative Economy – Sponsors and Partners
UMass Amherst Partners
The UMass Amherst Office of the Provost
“A university's mission is to provide an environment where teaching and learning, service and outreach, and discovery and creativity can flourish. At the heart of this mission is Academic Affairs. The key executive officer for the area the Provost and Senor Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs works with faculty, staff and students to bring coherence to our scholarly endeavors and with other executive areas to insure a system of support for those endeavors.”
—Provost, Charlena Seymour
Website: www.umass.edu/provost/meet.html
The UMass Amherst Office of Student Affairs
“We are committed to enhancing that part of your UMass Amherst life that happens outside of the classroom. Our co-curricular opportunities and services complement your academic life on campus, and enhance your intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual, cultural, ethical and social development in a safe and secure environment.”
Website: www.umass.edu/stuaf/
UMass Amherst Outreach and the Outreach Department of Marketing and Communications
“UMass Amherst Outreach engages the university with the community in economic, social, cultural, environmental, and educational issues. Outreach applies the teaching, research, and knowledge resources of the university with benefit to the public throughout the Commonwealth, nation, and world.”
Website: www.umass.edu/outreach/
The Sankofa Dance Project, UMass Amherst
“Celebrating African Roots in American Dance through intensive summer study and choreographic residencies at UMass Amherst accompanied by performances and events celebrating through dance the diversity of the world in which we live. The word Sankofa invokes a belief that we must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be whom we are today.”
Website: www.sankofadanceproject.com
The UMass Amherst Department of Music and Dance
“Vision: To be the leader in the nation for innovative and creative approaches to music and dance in higher education.”
Website: www.umass.edu/music/why/index.html
The UMass Amherst Department of Theater
“For nearly thirty-five years, the Department of Theater at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been a center for vibrant teaching and exceptional theater training. The Department is a place where excellence is pursued, where mentorship matters, where quality counts. It's a place where lives are changed.”
Website: www.umass.edu/theater/mission.html
The UMass Amherst W.E.B. DuBois Department of Afro-American Studies
“The Department is an intellectual, professional, and social community which stands at the forefront of national, global education and research on people of African descent in the United States and the African world.”
Website: www.umass.edu/afroam/
The UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center
“We seek to engage and inspire the campus and regional communities in the arts through a broad array of exemplary performances, exhibitions, and educational programs.”
Website: www.umass.edu/fac/
Community and Regional Partners
WGBY. Springfield, Massachusetts
“WGBY, a community-supported public broadcasting organization, connects the people of our region with ideas, events and each other to fulfill their aspirations, enrich their lives and improve their communities.”
Website: www.wgby.org/about/index.html
Springfield Technical Community College and the STCC Diversity Council. Springfield, Massachusetts
“STCC is not only the sole technical community college in Massachusetts, we are the only one among ALL community colleges in the nation to have established a technology park. The STCC Technology Park was selected by the US Department of Commerce as the sole national winner of the Award for Excellence in Economic Development. We’re about serving our community and extending our reach across the state and nation, through excellence in education, innovation in economic development and a commitment to community outreach.”
Website: www.stcc.edu/
Springfield Technical Community College President Ira H. Rubenzahl identified as one of his goals for the College to see a faculty and staff that are reflective of the Greater Springfield community. The Diversity Council was created in October 2004 and its members represent a diverse racial, ethnic, gender composition and individuals from all components of the College, i.e., administration, faculty and staff.
Website: www.stcc.edu/aboutstcc/diversity.asp
The Springfield Public School System. Springfield, Massachusetts
“I am truly humbled by the opportunity to lead the city’s school system, and I promise you with all of my heart that I will do my best to honor your children and this community – our home. I firmly believe that we are staring in the face of great challenges and opportunities in our Springfield Public Schools. But as Churchill said, there is a price to be paid to achieve that greatness and that price is responsibility.” – Superintendent, Dr. Alan Ingram
Website: www.sps.springfield.ma.us/
The High School of Science and Technology. Springfield, Massachusetts
"The High School of Science and Technology is committed to providing a challenging curriculum that enables students to function as productive, responsible citizens. We advocate high academic achievement in a safe, respectful, and positive learning environment to ensure a wide range of career choices for our graduates' futures, including an option to focus on science and technology. We strive to value diversity and seek support from within the community to enhance educational opportunities for all students. "
Website: www.sps.springfield.ma.us/schoolsites/scitech/
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School. Springfield, Massachusetts
The mission of the Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School is to produce students who will become proud, productive professionals performing at the highest industry standards within their chosen field of work. Putnam students will be prepared to enter the dynamic global workplace and post-secondary institutions of education demonstrating academic and career/technical understanding applied to their chosen field. Our students will actively participate in society as respectful, responsible, contributing individuals who are prepared for success.
Website: www.sps.springfield.ma.us/schoolsites/putnam/PrincipalsPage.asp
Burncoat High School. Worcester, Massachusetts
“Burncoat High School provides a comprehensive program of study in which a culturally diverse population can achieve academic excellence. The program of studies employs technological advancements and includes a Performing & Visual Arts Magnet, a Agribusiness/Horticulture Program, and Air Force JROTC.”
Website: www.wpsweb.com/burncoat/
Amherst Regional High School. Amherst, Massachusetts
“The mission of Amherst Regional High School is to create a dynamic learning community where students and staff work together and where students are supported and challenged to achieve their intellectual, creative, social, and civic endeavors.”
Website: www.arps.org/hs/
National Partners
Ron K. Brown and Evidence Dance Company. New York, N.Y.
“The mission of Evidence, Inc. is to promote understanding of the human experience in the African Diaspora through dance and storytelling and to provide sensory connections to history and tradition through music, movement, and spoken word, leading deeper into issues of spirituality, community responsibility and liberation.”
Website: www.evidencedance.com
Alvin Ailey II. New York, N.Y.
“Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country's best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today's most outstanding emerging choreographers. Alvin Ailey personally appointed former Ailey member, Sylvia Waters, as Artistic Director in 1974. Under her direction, Ailey II has become one of the most popular dance companies in the country, combining a rigorous touring schedule with extensive community outreach programs.”
Website: www.alvinailey.org/page.php?p=main&v=5&sec=ailey2
The Faison Firehouse and the American Performing Arts Collaborative. New York, N.Y.
“George Faison had the vision to convert a historical building in Central Harlem, New York into an organization with a serious mission to recognize the arts and cultural expression as an integral aspect of human existence and impart their value and importance to our daily lives through the Faison Firehouse Theater initiatives.”
Website: www.faisonfirehouse.org/
