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Collegiate Connections: Call for Participation

Celebrating collegiate groups and their innovative projects

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The Frances Clark Center is pleased to announce our second year of Collegiate Connections to highlight the outstanding work of pedagogy and collegiate groups. The Collegiate Connections program provides opportunities for collegiate classes and groups to submit term and annual projects. Selected groups will be featured in two events in Spring 2025:

1. A national Collegiate Connections online webinar, Friday, April 25, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM EDT.
2. The online event of The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, June 7-8, 2025. 

Our goal is to foster a greater sense of community and peer connection through this forum for the exchange of ideas and dialogue from across the country and beyond. 

Selected projects may also be included in various Piano Inspires digital and publishing spaces, such as Inspiring Artistry, From the Artist Bench, Discovery Page, Piano Magazine and Piano Inspires Kids. In addition, university and faculty mentor names of all proposal submitters will be recognized in an upcoming issue of Piano Magazine, on PianoInspires.com, and in other Frances Clark Center communications.

Call For Participation: We invite collegiate groups in pedagogy, repertoire, and related performance classes along with their faculty to participate. Projects may cover a wide range of topics such as creative teaching, lecture and musical presentations, community engagement, and business entrepreneurship. We welcome all group proposals; note that proposals by individual presenters will not be considered.

Selected collegiate groups will be notified in early April 2025 and will be featured as presenters for the Collegiate Connections webinar and The Piano Conference online event. Registration for both the webinar (free, forthcoming) and online conference (registration, with scholarships available) will be required for all presenters.

Call for Participation

Projects may cover a wide range of topics such as creative teaching projects, lecture and musical presentations, community engagement, and business entrepreneurship projects.

Other suggested topics include but not are not limited to the following:

Proposal Requirements

• Presenter names; faculty mentor; university affiliation(s); and primary contact email address
• Exact title of proposed presentation  
• An abstract of the project, not to exceed 350 words.
• Format of proposed project (presentation, performance, creative project, etc.).
• Short bio(s) (35-50 words) of the presenters as would appear in the program submitted in one Word document. 
• Digital photo(s) of the presenters suitable for the program. Color headshot preferred; 300dpi. File named by presenter (Last First). Max file size of 6 MB.

The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, March 31, 2025,

at 11:59 P.M. Pacific.

Proposal Submission Steps with Oxford Abstracts

1. Select the “Click Here to Submit a Proposal” button.
2. Create an account with Oxford Abstracts and verify your email.
3. You will be automatically directed to the proposal submission form.
4. Complete and submit the proposal submission form. From your automatic email confirmation, select the prompt to view your submission in your account.
5.  After viewing your submission, select “Continue” to be directed to your account homepage. If you have submitted multiple proposals, they will be viewable here.

Terms and Conditions

By submitting a proposal, all group members and faculty mentor agree to the following:

• Primary Contact: Faculty may submit proposals on behalf of their students, or a student may serve as the primary contact.
• Availability: Prior to proposal submission, proposers must communicate with all co-presenters and the faculty mentor regarding their interest and availability.
• Submission Restrictions: Projects that are commercial in nature are not eligible for review.
• Acceptance: The primary contact will be notified of final program decisions by early April 2025, and completion of an acceptance form will be required.
• Communication: The primary contact is responsible for communicating all emails and information to all co-presenters.
• Live Event Registration and Attendance, Webinar: Presenters for all selected proposals are expected to register for and attend both the Collegiate Connections live webinar event on April 25, 2025 (registration forthcoming).
• Live Event Registration and Attendance, The Piano Conference: Presenters for all selected proposals are expected to register for The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 (Full Access, Student, or Online Event registration options) and attend Collegiate Connections during the online event June 7-8, 2025 (click here to register, scholarships also available).
• The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025 Terms and Conditions: All presenters agree to the details set forth in this link with their conference registration.
• Change of Schedule and Cancellation Policy: The event schedule and format is subject to change without notice, including modifications to modality, duration, and timeframe, for reasons such as health and safety, and other reasons as deemed necessary.
• Photograph and Video Usage Consent: With your consent, photographs or recorded video of this event may be used and reproduced as part of The Frances Clark Center’s teacher training resources, without compensation to you. In addition, the Frances Clark Center reserves the right to use the photographs and videos in any of its print or online publications and advertisements. All photographs, digital images, video files and other formats are the property of The Frances Clark Center.

Questions? Contact info@francesclarkcenter.org for assistance.