Archive for June, 2009
Market Your Organization in 3 Steps!
Marketing your organization can be tricky if you have no prior training or experience in marketing. So where do you start you ask? We have three steps to follow while creating your marketing plan. If you would like more information on the topic feel free to leave a comment! 1. CREATE A POSITIONING STATEMENT FOR [...]
Influx in Service-Learning Programs
“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country”, declared President Kennedy. Ghandi implored, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever [...]
Healthy Campuses Encourage Student Involvement
Before getting into the complexities of a college campus, it is best to step back and look at the big picture. People, in general, need a community to call their own, to live as a healthy individual. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs values this necessity to be in a community as number 3 of the 5 [...]
Tweet. Tweet. Tweet. The sound of birds chirping or the sound of people talking? These days, no matter what I’m watching or reading, Twitter seems to be a major topic. But what exactly is twitter? Twitter is similar to a lot of things, but unlike anything. It is like blogging, but there is a 140 character [...]
Why Communities Matter
As I grow older and hopefully wiser, I have come to the conclusion – communities matter. Before coming to college, I never realized the importance of having a group of friends. Not to say, I didn’t have friends before college, but from elementary to high school, I have been with basically the same people. In high [...]
Student Involvement Means Success All Around
In today’s society, a college education is more important than ever, and there is no shortage of institutions for students to choose from. So, how do prospective students make up their mind? What draws them to one institution over another? More than anything else, they look for a place they can call home. They consider [...]
Decreasing Student Organization Budgets?
Student Organizations Find Co-Sponsorship Opportunities by Networking with Other Organizations Using OrgSync This past semester, I, Jessica Reyes, attended a meeting at the McComb’s School of Business as a representative of Alpha Kappa Psi. The meeting was held to discuss the recent student org budget cut for the 2009-2010 school year due to the business [...]