A number of volunteer groups support the work of Purchase College. The Purchase College Affiliates support the College overall, while Friends groups focus on support for specific divisions. Please join these dynamic groups in supporting Purchase College!

Purchase College Affiliates
The Affiliates is a special group that brings together the interests of the community and the needs of the College.  The Affiliates provide volunteer and financial support to a wide range of college programs and activities, encouraging and promoting productive and rewarding relationships between the College and its students, and the community and its citizens. 

Affiliate membership fees support the only campus-wide grants program that funds initiatives whether they are the work of students, faculty or staff.  This unique program often supports campus projects and college needs which othewise may not be funded.  Over the years, the wide range of projects funded by the Affiliate grants program has served to encourage intercommunication and cooperative projects between students, faculty, staff, departments, and administrators.

In the 2009-2010 academic year, the Purchase College Affiliates awarded $12,133 in grants.  In Spring 2010 alone, $5,433 in grants were distributed to the following: 

1) Todd Coolman, Music: To support the Bobby Avery Trio jazz concert

2) Candice DioGuardi, student: To purchase picnic tables to be used behind the Natural Sciences Building

3) Lauren Doty, student: To purchase equipment for a mini-farm project

4) George Eversmann, Athletics: To purchase equipment for the Fitness Center

5) Christian Gay, Humanities: To support the Charles Busch guest lecture

6) Pete Malinverni, Music: To support to performan of guest artists for the Soul Voices concert

7) Wendy Morosoff, Career Development: To support a variety of skill building workships for graduating seniors during Senior Week

8) Jacqueline Shilkoff, Neuberger Museum of Art: To support "First Wednesdays at the Neuberger"

9) Peter Sprague, Humantiies: To support a Shakespeare day-long event co-produced by the Drama and Graphic Design Boards of Study

10) Charles Tuthill, Theatre Arts & Film: To purchase furniture and Library of America books and plays for use by the Conservatory of Theatre Arts

11) Calvin Wiersma, Music: To support three master classes by visitng artists for students at the Conservatory of Music

The Purchase College Affiliates host two annual luncheons every spring and fall. The spring luncheon features a performance by the Purchase Dance Corps and the fall luncheon features a performance by the Purchase Repertory Theatre.

Another way to get involved is to become a friend of a Purchase College division.

Friends of Art+Design
Membership in Friends of Art+Design provides opportunities for Purchase's noted visual arts program.

Friends of Dance
Membership in Friends of Dance offers the opportunity to support the Conservatory of Dance and its dynamic professional training program.

Friends of Humanities
Friends of Humanities support of the enrichment provided by the School of Humanities.

Friends of Music
The Friends of Music is a membership organization that provides a margin of excellence for students enrolled in the Purchase College Conservatory of Music.

Friends of Natural and Social Sciences
The Friends of Natural and Social Sciences' mission is to enhance public awareness of this distinguished division of Purchase College, and to provide funding for a free lecture series, bringing renowned experts in various fields of science to the College.