Institutional Member Student Chapters
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Introduction
The National Dance Education Organization strongly supports students who are the future professionals in dance and dance education. As such, the NDEO encourages students to participate in activities affiliated with the national organization, including conferences and governance, and encourages students to unite on a local level to address important issues and concerns, host activities, and recognize the outstanding accomplishments of one another. Both of these goals are met through the Institutional Member Student Chapters (IMSCs).
Institutional Member Student Chapters (IMSC) are local associations of students that align their mission and activities with NDEO’s mission to advance dance education centered in the arts. IMSCs are comprised of students interested in dance and dance education at degree awarding institutions or professional educational dance programs that are Institutional Members of NDEO.
Benefits
Student chapters benefit students by
- Offering a source of peer support and acknowledgement for outstanding achievements.
- Facilitating networking with other students and professionals in the field.
- Encouraging the planning and hosting of dance education advocacy activities.
- Providing students with greater awareness of the national issues in dance education.
- Giving students a voice in the national issues concerning dance education.
Administration
The IMSCs are managed at the local level. Chapters are required to designate a Faculty Advisor to aid in the creation and administration of the IMSC. Chapters are encouraged to elect fellow students to serve in appropriate leadership positions. Past members of the IMSC may be associate members of the IMSC and are encouraged to act in an advisory capacity. An NDEO Board Member appointed as the Director of Student Chapters works with appointed Faculty Advisors and chapter leaders to establish the chapter.
Representation at the National Level
Each IMSC may elect one representative to the NDEO Institutional Member Student Chapter Council (IMSCC). The IMSCC meets at each annual NDEO Conference. The IMSCC members elect a Chair who will preside over meetings and represent the IMSCC’s views at the NDEO Board of Directors Meeting.
The purpose of the IMSCC is to bring IMSC representatives together in order to
- Discuss issues of concern in the field of dance education, issues of concern to students, and issues of concern to the student chapters.
- Be a resource for new or emerging student chapters.
- Advocate as a voice for student positions and issues.
- Raise awareness to encourage and ensure student participation in NDEO.
IMSC Membership Guidelines
- 100% of the membership of a student chapter must be students.
- Students may be in graduate or undergraduate programs in dance and/or dance education.
- Past members of the IMSC may be associate members of the IMSC and are encouraged to act in an advisory capacity. (Individuals who act as associate members of the IMSC must be professional members of the NDEO.)
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