Student Chapters Awarded
Project Grants

Six project grants have been awarded to USITT Student Chapters to help them with special projects or services in the coming year. The grants were announced by Holly Monsos, USITT VP for Members, Sections, & Chapters. Each of the chapters submitting proposals for special funding were awarded support.

In most cases the amounts provided are only a small portion of the total anticipated project costs. However, the grants should help bring each to fruition. Watch for more information in Sightlines as these projects go forward.

Projects receiving support are:

• Minnesota State University, Mankato. 
  Student contact:  Corey Krolikowski
  Sponsor:  Tom Bliese
  Project -- to hold "Saturday Sessions" to educate chapter members and invited guests such as community theatre participants and high school students to new products and techniques within the industry.

• Appalachian State
  Student contact:  Matt Backe
  Sponsor:  Alice Neff
  Project -- to buy fabric to make into capes and fairy costumes for sale at their annual Halloween Costume fundraising sale (this is in addition to the discarded costumes donated by the department).

• Texas Christian University
  Student Contact:  Rudy Garcia III
  Sponsor:  Michael Skinner
  Project -- to help with the initial costs to purchase crew t-shirts for re-sale to crew members of the season's production.  Shirts are sold at slightly above cost as a fundraising project.

• Pennsylvania State University
  Student contact:  John Jacobsen
  Sponsor:  William Kenyon
  Project -- Outreach education to Pennsylvania high school theatre programs. Chapter members would travel to schools to lead workshops.

• University of North Carolina at Asheville
  Student contact:  Jessica Kammerud
  Sponsor:  Rob Bowen
  Project -- Inspired by the viral internet video, the chapter plans a lighting display at Christmas that coordinates with Christmas music in their theatre space.  Funding is for Christmas lights and adapters.

• Bradley University
  Student contact: Tracy Domeracki
  Sponsor: William Langley
  Project -- Support for setup of the chapter's Haunted Theatre fundraiser project.

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