The mission of the student chapter is to "examine issues relating to the contemporary professional lives of student musicians and future educators." The mission statement is broad, and it allows students the opportunity to develop forums, seminars, workshops, and panels on topics of importance to their professional lives. A collegiate chapter allows students the chance to be involved immediately in important professional considerations and both undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to have their voice heard. Student chapters also serve the distinct purpose of educating others on their campuses, serving to challenge CMS's youngest CMS members.
Three interested students and a faculty advisor who are each members of The College Music Society are required to form a student chapter. The group must formally organize according to the guidelines below and should meet regularly. To assist in the process, the CMS Council on Student Concerns has developed the following three useful documents:
Questions related to CMS Student Chapters should be directed to Hannah Pearson, CMS Director of Operations.
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CMS Student Chapters
2022–2023 Academic Year
as of June 1, 2022
Appalachian State University
President: Meredith Bryan
Vice President: Jayda Copland
Secretary: Ashley Baucom
Faculty Advisor: Soo Goh
North Dakota State University
President: Floyd Althoff
Vice President: TBD
Secretary: Lauren Craig
Faculty Advisor: Kyle Vanderburg
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
President: Minshwan Tang
Vice President: TBD
Secretary: TBD
Faculty Advisor: Jonathan Kolm
University of Delaware
President: Leah Whalen
Vice President: Tess Edwards
Secretary: Tess Edwards
Faculty Advisor: Patricia Burt
An annual report must be assembled by the president of each student chapter and submitted by email to Hannah Pearson, CMS Director of Professional Activities, no later than May 15 of each year. The report form may be found here. Prior to submission, this report must be approved by the chapter’s faculty advisor. Chapters that fail to submit a report for two consecutive years will be considered inactive and will be removed from the above roster.