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Faculty sponsors are easy to find! Do you have a favorite past professor who seemed to just “get” the university climate and who connected with students? They may be a great resource in the future if only you reach out and ask for their help! Or, if you’re still looking for that faculty member you want to partner with, next time you have a class with a particularly engaging teacher, stop by office hours or after class to talk about the project you would like to start on campus. It is important to remember that faculty members are people too, as silly as that seems to point out, and they have a wide-range of interests, much like the students on campus do! Knowing your campus’ faculty on more than just a few-times-a-week basis will be invaluable when it comes time to look for a faculty sponsor!
Corporate sponsors, incredibly beneficial for getting the funds necessary to implement your project ideas , are slightly harder to come by than faculty sponsors. While the time commitment for a corporate sponsor does not come close to your faculty sponsor, they are donating something else of value: money. When approaching an outside sponsor it can be helpful to follow what Dale Carnegie suggests, not only should you promote what your campus will gain from this sponsor’s involvement, you should also list the many benefits an outside sponsor will receive: “free” marketing, brand recognition, and priceless good will from the student, parent, and faculty populations.
= Once You Have a Sponsor =