March 25th, 2025
The Florida Capitol
Hill Day is an annual event brings together collegiate students, preservice educators, and university faculty from across the state to represent Florida music educators and students in conversations with our lawmakers. Individuals of all ages, experience levels, and backgrounds are welcome to participate.A virtual training session on legislative engagement will be offered to all registered participants.
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Excuse Letter
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8:00 AM - Check-Ins, Welcome, & Introductions
8:30 AM - Advocacy Briefing Meetings with the FMEA Advocacy Committee 9:00 a.m. - Group Collaboration Meetings 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Legislator Visits, with lunch and professional development between meetings. |
If registered to participate, please contact your professors as soon as possible to request excusal from classes on Tuesday, March 25th 2025. The linked document contains a letter signed by FMEA President Jason Locker and FMEA Advocacy Chair Jeanne Reynolds that may be sent to faculty as verification of your participation in Collegiate Advocacy Day. Remember that professors reserve the right to refuse excusal at their own discretion; request (do not expect) this privilege, and communicate with timeliness and respect.
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Hill Day Housing Project
In order to make Collegiate Advocacy Day participation increasingly accessible to students traveling from other regions of the state, the Florida NAfME Collegiate Advocacy Committee has created a bulletin board post to allow traveling students to connect with Tallahassee collegiates who may be able to provide temporary accommodations the night before or after Collegiate Advocacy Day. If you are planning to travel to Tallahassee and are in need of a safe place to sleep, please post a sticky note on the bulletin board listing your needs and email addresses (number of travelers in group, gender identities, special accommodations needed).
If you are a Tallahassee student with a couch available, extra bed, or even floor space for a sleeping bag, please consider posting a sticky note and offering this space to a fellow collegiate in need. Hotels are expensive, and even a floor space in a safe home is in many cases a much better option than sleeping in a vehicle or driving through the night on very little rest. Remember that the individuals willing to travel to participate in Collegiate Advocacy Day are the very best and brightest of your future colleagues, and that this opportunity should be available to all chapters and students.
If you are a Tallahassee student with a couch available, extra bed, or even floor space for a sleeping bag, please consider posting a sticky note and offering this space to a fellow collegiate in need. Hotels are expensive, and even a floor space in a safe home is in many cases a much better option than sleeping in a vehicle or driving through the night on very little rest. Remember that the individuals willing to travel to participate in Collegiate Advocacy Day are the very best and brightest of your future colleagues, and that this opportunity should be available to all chapters and students.
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