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Community Affairs and Campus Engagement

The Office of Community Affairs and Campus Engagement cultivates and manages institutional relationships, partnerships, and programs that advance the college, mobilize musicians as leaders, and contribute to the cultural, educational, and artistic development of the Boston area and our society.

Community Affairs and Campus Engagement is part of the President's Office of Education Outreach, which supports the college in its commitment to cultural, artistic, and educational development through partnerships, programming, scholarships, and public service through music.

Our work is based on the principle that institutions of higher education realize their greatest potential when they serve as fully committed members of the local community. Aligned with the college's philosophy of encouraging our students to appreciate and apply music's enormous force for the enrichment of society and intercultural understanding, the Office of Community Affairs and Campus Engagement (CACE) provides the laboratory where students test these ideas and put theory into practice. CACE programs take students into the field where knowledge becomes understanding and musicians become leaders.

“Berklee has made a strong commitment to work with the community rather than simply in the community. As partners, IBA and Berklee enrich one another, and our work is taken to new levels.”
-Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Chief Executive officer, Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA)

Community Networks / Partners

CACE aligns the college with local residents, municipal and state agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, property owners, elected officials, and other cultural and educational institutions. Through these partnerships, member organizations share stewardship of the community, provide music education programming for local youth, present musical performances in public parks, and include Berklee students, faculty, staff, and alumni in the empowerment of Boston area neighborhoods.

Partners

While the roster of CACE's partners is extensive, a sample listing includes:

  • Mayor's Office of Arts Tourism and Special Events
  • Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center
  • Boston Parks and Recreation Department
  • Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA)
  • Sociedad Latina
  • Music and Youth Initiative
  • Boston Public Schools
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston
  • South End Technology Center
  • Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
  • Hyde Square Task Force
  • Museum of Fine Arts
  • Boston Center for the Arts
  • Boston Centers for Youth and Families
  • Merrimack Valley YMCA
  • Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club
  • Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester
  • Yawkey Club of Roxbury
  • Open Access to Music Education for Children
  • Everett Boys and Girls Club
  • Cambridge Public Schools
  • West End House Boys and Girls Club
  • Ellis Neighborhood Association
  • Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay
  • Back Bay Association
  • Fenway Civic Association
  • First Fenway Cooperative
  • Fenway Alliance
  • Fenway CDC
  • Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC)
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