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wants and needs of the Crane student body. One of our
strengths lies in connecting students to resources that Describe your process for gaining funding to
our curriculum may not supply or does not delve into support chapter activities.
as far as student interest goes. This puts Crane ACDA
at the forefront of the student interest throughout the
academic year. SUNY Potsdam: Our main source of funding comes
from our Student Government. Every year we submit
a budget request that allows us to pay for conference
dues, guest speakers, supplies, and a mixer at the be-
Indiana University: Having events to look forward to
(especially ACDA conferences) helps stimulate interest ginning of each semester. We also hold fundraisers
along with engaging students in fundraising efforts. Ten throughout the year to support travel expenses for con-
of our students traveled to Louisville for the 2024 South- ferences. Popular fundraisers include bake sales, pretzel
ern ACDA Region Conference. Their enthusiasm upon sales, and tape-a-professor jar wars. Fundraisers help
returning was palpable! This year, the Singing Hoosiers us reach beyond our club through campus tabling and
have been invited to perform at ACDA National in Dal- social media promotion, engaging friends, family, and
las, so I anticipate many of our students attending. alumni. Our chapter works to supply students with
funding to attend the ACDA conferences each year. We
strive to spark student interest and advocate for the in-
credible opportunities attendance at a large conference
Ithaca College: Emails were sent to remind people of
deadlines and information needed for conference atten- can provide. This allows us to gain significant traction
dance. Signs were posted throughout the building about with dedicated students. Being an active club with
meetings and presentations. The officers met regularly. consistent and well-attended events shows our student
The president stayed in close contact with the faculty government that we bring value to the SUNY Potsdam
adviser. The calendar was shared with members at the campus and deserve the budget that we receive.
beginning of the year. We used the Remind101 text sys-
tem to remind people of meetings. Food was also a huge
incentive. If people came to events, they got snacks! We Indiana University: As a registered student orga-
used Facebook and Instagram to reach our community. nization, we receive annual funding from the campus
Instagram takeovers were a great form of engagement. to offset operational costs. Funding for special proj-
Not only did it appeal to all students (members and non- ects and trips is provided on an as needed basis by the
members), but it provided an informative and practical dean’s office. We also fundraise.
look into the lives of current students as well as alumni.
Following a day in the life of current students attend-
ing choral rehearsals/classes at IC, witnessing student Ithaca College: One of our most significant projects
teachers in their first full-on teaching experiences, and was to put together a warm-up book, which was sold
alumni directing their own choral programs across the nationally for $5. Students reached out to conductors
country provided an interesting and informative way to throughout the country to ask for contributions. The
see what ICACDA students were doing with all of the students learned a lot and made money to support the
tools they’d gathered at Ithaca College. chapter. Each year the students also printed and or-
dered t-shirts to sell to the high schools who attended
the choral composition contest. They communicated
with the high school teachers who had been invited,
sent forms, and collected the money. The students
worked closely with the Student Activities Center and
applied for funding for activities and for travel each

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