The School of Music Student Advisory Council is a UW RSO (Registered Student Organization) dedicated to providing a voice for students within the School of Music.
Mission Statement:
The purpose of SoMSAC is to function as a mechanism that collects, amplifies, and negotiates on behalf of student voices within the SoM, with the mission of helping the school rise up to meet perpetually evolving economic, academic and sociocultural demands that warrant institutional change. The SoMSAC works towards their mission at three levels:
- First, SoMSAC members regularly listen to student voices through surveys, and formal and informal interviews.
- Second, SoMSAC organizes, analyzes, and interprets collected data, and democratically deliberates appropriate courses of action in response to these data.
- Third, SAC leadership interfaces with administrative and departmental leadership at the SoM and with the University of Washington at large.
SoMSAC leaders advocate for student interests by making suggestions and demands including, but not limited to, changes in school policy and culture. Lastly, the SoMSAC leadership prioritizes relationship building beyond the SoM to create a larger network, and in turn, bring more academic and professional opportunities for current, past and future students.
Get involved and stay up to date with SoMSAC
If you are a current or former student at the University of Washington School of Music and have feedback or grievances regarding your SoM experience, please email us at somsac@uw.edu.
Additionally, if you wish to share your feedback with SoMSAC as a whole, you are welcome to attend and share your ideas at our general meetings.
Please email us for any questions, concerns, or for more information at somsac@uw.edu.