Contact:
Theresa Statz-SmithLong Island Arts Alliance
event@longislandartsalliance.org
(516) 224-8440
Where
Hofstra UniversityC.V. Starr Hall for check-in
The Helene Fortunoff Theater
at Monroe Lecture Center
Hempstead, NY
Directions
The Helene Fortunoff Theater at Monroe Lecture Center C.V. Starr Hall is adjacent to the Monroe Lecture Center.
GPS Address:
900 Fulton Avenue,Hempstead, NY 11550
Travel on the Long Island Expressway to Exit 38; then onto the Northern State Parkway to exit 31A; then south on the Meadowbrook Parkway to Exit M4; and then west on Hempstead Tpke (Route 24)
OR
- Travel on the Southern State Parkway to Exit 22; then north on the Meadowbrook Parkway to Exit M4; and then west on Hempstead Tpke (Route 24)
THEN
THE HELENE FORTUNOFF THEATER AT MONROE LECTURE CENTER: On Hempstead Tpke, turn left at the traffic light before the second Unispan (walk-over) onto California Ave. Go past the Stop Sign (building is the middle one on the left). Go past the three buildings and take the first available left. Drive to the back and park behind the building.
COMING FROM THE WEST ON HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE:
THE HELENE FORTUNOFF THEATRE AT MONROE LECTURE CENTER : Travel through the village of Hempstead on Hempstead Tpke. Go under the second Unispan (walk-over). At the next light, make a right onto California Ave. Go past the Stop Sign (building is the middle one on the left). Go past the three buildings and take the first available left. Drive to the back and park behind the building.
Workshops
Please visit the LIAA Website for updates on Workshop Leaders and Panelists as we draw nearer to April 15, 2011
1. Engaging Regional Arts Institutions as Resources for the Race to The Top - Unique Opportunities for Today’s Arts Institutions.
Workshop Leaders:
Dr. Judith A. Chen, Director of Art - Plainview Old Bethpage Central School District
2. Arts Educators as Managers of Enrichment:
Endorsing Professionals in the Race to the Top.
Workshop Leader:
Dale Lewis, Executive Director, Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts
Dr. Elliott Sroka, Executive Director, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
3. Race to the Top - Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers for an Interdisciplinary World.
Workshop Leaders:
Beth E. Levinthal, Executive Director, Hofstra University Museum
Stephanie Turner, Director of Arts Education, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
4. Mobilizing Public Support for Arts Education –
Winning the Race to the Top
Workshop Leader:
Diana Cherryholmes, Executive Director, Huntington Arts Council
The Arts in our Schools:
Leading the Race to the Top
A program of the LIAA
Arts Education Roundtable
In cooperation with the New York State Board of Regents
Sponsored by Long Island Community Foundation
Co-sponsored by Hofstra University
Dr. Stuart Rabinowitz, President
RSVP by April 14, 2011
Registration is limited. (We've gotten a bigger space, so come on in!)
Opening Remarks
Roger Tilles
New York State Regent and Event Chairman
Keynote Address
Dr. David Steiner
New York State Commissioner of Education
and President of the University of the State of New York
Event Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 A.M.
Continental Breakfast in the West Lobby of C.V. Starr Hall
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Welcome and Keynote in The Helene Fortunoff Theater,
located in the Monroe Lecture Center
10:00 – 11:30 A.M.
Workshops
Please choose one of four workshops with your registration. Workshop descriptions are in the box to the left and will be included in the registration form.
11:30 AM – NOON
Workshop Reports and Action Items
Closing Remarks
Regent Tilles
Welcome to the LIAA Arts Education Roundtable
The LIAA Arts Education Roundtable will establish plans to support full-time arts teaching in the schools, while at the same time vetting and encouraging supplemental arts programming that will enhance and support the work of arts educators.
