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Student Clubs and Organizations
Join an Organization
NEC has a number of active organizations registered with Student Activities. You will experience many of our orgs hosting signature events around campus and advocating for student concerns and needs. Check out our list to find a group you connect with!
ASA is an organization run by and for Asian and Pacific Islander students at NEC. Founded in 2018, we host a series of cultural events and meetings each year to help API students feel more at home. Our public events celebrate the heritages and cuisines of our home countries, while closed meetings offer a smaller space for API students to share and discuss their concerns and find new ways of connecting the diverse student body at NEC.
While our shared passion for musical excellence provides common ground, both international students and ethnic APIs born or raised in America face issues unique to the API experience in North America. In response, ASA events aim to strengthen our personal cultural identities, offer a chance for all of NEC to learn more about API cultures, and thus improve intercultural as well as international-domestic unity within the student body.
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The purpose of the New England Conservatory Black Student Union is to provide an open forum for Black and non-Black students who want to be more involved in the discussion about the Black experience. We desire to create a safe space in which we are able to unify and educate not only ourselves but the greater NEC community, about our rich, unique history and culture. Our focus is to find new ways to use our gifts to spread love, combat hate, and implement positive change in our community. We share our experiences, express our ideas, and cultivate our dreams through various forms of discussion, performances and outreach.
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Chess Club is a new club started to provide more opportunities on NEC’s campus to connect with the entire student body and enable students to branch out and meet new people on campus! We want to help students build connections with students on campus and across Boston, help students learn more about the game of chess, and plan to bring in a Grand Master to give a lecture!
A chapter of the larger organization InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, our vision is to be a community of healthy and excellent artists who follow Jesus and love the campus! We welcome everyone from all spiritual backgrounds.
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Queer Student Union is a group devoted to fostering an inclusive community that bolsters the visibility of LGBTQ+ individuals at NEC while providing resources to the community and their allies. Through this group, we hope to create a support network to share stories, experiences, and music that speak to the larger purview containing our own unique queer experiences. Folx interested in joining the group or learning more about how to be involved should add their name to the following online form.
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The New England Conservatory Student National Association of Teachers of Singing (NEC SNATS) Chapter is an organization of students whose aim is to meet, hold events and discussions, participate, practice, and learn more about voice teaching as a profession. Our membership is open to all NEC students, regardless of degree or major—we strive to include not only classical voice, but also members of the jazz, choral, and CMA departments. In addition, we collaborate with Boston-based music programs and professionals to create a network of current and future NATS Boston members by extending the range of vocal knowledge with unique resources and opportunities available to the wider community.
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Student Clubs and Organizations
Start an Organization
Don’t see a group that matches your interests? Start one! Email the Office of Academic and Student Affairs at student.services@necmusic.edu with the following information:
- Your full name
- Your status (undergraduate, graduate, etc.)
- Name of organization
- Purpose or vision of the club
- Please describe the focus of the club. This can include:
- Host events for the community
- Create a space for students to connect
- Bring awareness to a cause
- The number of potential members interested
- Any other information you feel is necessary
- The subject of your email should read: NEC Student Organization Proposal
