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Collegiates in Action: The 2024 NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week
By Ben Reyes, NAfME Membership & Collegiate Program Manager
The annual NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week returned for its fourth iteration as NAfME Collegiate members flocked to social media to share all their chapters’ exciting activities! This year’s Kickoff Week took place from September 16–20 with the NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council taking the lead in its planning and preparation.
The virtual campaign seeks to connect chapters across the country with five daily themes, each of which corresponds to a category of the NAfME Chapter of Excellence awards. Chapters shared highlights and activities with #NAfMECollegiate and each day’s respective hashtag (e.g., #ServiceMonday, #MusicalTuesday, etc.) to celebrate their chapter’s recent, current, and planned activities for the academic year. This year’s Collegiate Kickoff Week themes were as follows:
- September 16: Service Monday
- September 17: Musical Tuesday
- September 18: Advocacy Wednesday
- September 19: Professional Development Thursday
- September 20: Chapter Recruitment Friday
Participants from all over the country joined in each day’s recognitions resulting in incredible engagement on individual chapter and NAfME Collegiate official social media accounts (@nafmecollegiateofficial on Instagram and @cnafme on Facebook).
Excitement built as the event approached with special messages from NAfME Collegiate Program Manager Ben Reyes, back-to-school messages from the Collegiate Advisory Council co-chairs Kati Cox and Steve Kelly, and a special message from current NAfME Collegiate chapter presidents Maria Hisey (Miami University) and Haley Riley (DePauw University).
To officially kick things off, NAfME President Deb Confredo delivered an inspiring and motivating message to NAfME Collegiate members, and daily posts on the NAfME Collegiate official social channels followed throughout the week drummed up more enthusiasm. Check out some of the chapters that participated in this year’s NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week:
Anderson University | @au_nafme |
Berry College | @berrymusiced |
California State University – Chico | @csuchiconafme |
College of Central Florida | @cfpatriots_music |
Concordia College | @concordiacollegenafme |
Crane School of Music | @cranecollegiatenafme |
DePauw University | @dpumusiced |
East Carolina University | @ecucnafme |
Florida Southern College | @fscnafme |
Florida State University | @fsucnafme |
Furman University | @furman.nafme |
Georgia State University | @nafmegsu |
Hartwick College | @hartwicknafme |
Indiana University | @nafmeatiu |
Keene State College | @kscnafme |
Luther College | @musicatluther |
Miami University | @miami.ocmea |
Moravian University | @mupcmea |
Nebraska Wesleyan University | @nwunafme |
Ohio Northern University | @onu.ocmea |
Oklahoma City University | @ocunafmec |
Purdue University Fort Wayne | @pfwnafme |
University of Arizona | @nafme.uarizona |
University of Indianapolis | @uindy_cnafme |
University of Nebraska Omaha | @unonafme |
University of North Dakota | @und.nafme |
University of Oklahoma | @ounafme |
University of the Pacific | @nafme_at_pacific |
University of Wisconsin – River Falls | @uwrf.nafme |
Vermont University at Castleton | @vtsucastleton_nafme |
Winona State University | @wsu.nafme |
Youngstown State University | @ysuocmea |
This event would not be possible without the support of the NAfME National Executive Board, Collegiate Advisory Council, and all the chapter advisors across the country who serve as the backbone of the NAfME Collegiate program. Thank you, all, for your assistance in making this year’s Kickoff Week the best one yet!
See more NAfME Collegiate activity by checking out last year’s Collegiate Kickoff Week recap and this year’s recap video below which highlights some of the activities from this year’s event!
Make sure your NAfME Collegiate membership is current (collegiate memberships expire June 30 each year), and if your campus does not yet have a chapter, learn how you can start one.
If you have any questions about the NAfME Collegiate program, please contact collegiate@nafme.org.
Published Date
October 17, 2024
Category
- Collegiate
- Membership
- Students
Copyright
October 17, 2024. © National Association for Music Education (NAfME.org)