How “Meh” to “Hmm” Helped Me Feed My Butterflies
This semester, I am currently feeding my butterflies every Monday and Wednesday afternoon. I am taking a ballroom dancing class at my university, having no experience whatsoever with formal dancing in the past (unless you count the wobble, stanky leg, dougie, and whip/nay-nay as formal dance moves.) Thus, it has been a struggle having to […]
4 Ways to Reel in the New Members
Ahh, the beginning of a new semester… as a campus leader, you are excited about this! You have personal goals of raising your GPA and increasing your social network, and then you also have goals for your campus organization. Whether it is increasing the amount of funds for your organization’s philanthropy, or increasing attendance at […]
Poll! What’s the best way to snag members in September?
It’s the beginning of a new year, and that means you student leaders are all over the place, looking for new students to bring into your awesome organization. With all the options out there to snag a freshman (or transfer, or upperclassman!), where do you find the best community enlarging opportunities? Also, head over to […]
The Ideal Ice Breakers for New Members
No, not that kind! [Image from Hersheys.com] Last night I was facilitating a meeting for a group of business owners who recently joined an entrepreneur’s organization here in NYC. Since they were all new members, we did several activities to connect them together and find common bonds because, as we say in Dance Floor Theory, […]
Newsletter: December 2010
It’s a new year, and a time of new classes, new friends to meet, and new opportunities around every corner. With new (there’s that word again) features that help you keep up with what’s happening at your institution, the Student Directory is here to help you keep moving forward. Here’s to another year of growing […]
Updates to the “Tag Yourself” Signup Step
Connecting people and groups around shared interests is what we’re all about, and we do this by matching users’ self-reported interests with those of other people and groups in each institution. The more keywords that people use to tag themselves—and the more accurate those words are—the more relevant connections we can help them make. To […]
Newsletter: November 2010
As the month of November wound down to a close, we found ourselves reflecting on the things for which we are thankful. In a world of increasing digital noise, we are most grateful for the meaningful relationships and serendipitous discoveries that new technologies can bring. Stay tuned—in the next few months, we’ll be […]
Newsletter: October 2010
Ah, autumn…the leaves are turning, the days are getting cooler, and we are finally beginning to recover from all of the Halloween candy. Here are a few tips and treats that we’ve gathered for you in the last month—but don’t worry, these won’t contribute to your sugar coma. A man of many titles, UW-Madison’s […]
Connecting at Georgia Highlands College
Here at Red Rover, student engagement is pretty much our raison d’être. From the moment a bright-eyed high school kid starts thinking about admissions essays, through the college years and beyond, we want to provide the tools and opportunities for students to get involved—to build relationships, to contribute, and to be successful. That’s why we […]
Updated Red Rover “New Member Notice” Email Design
When a student joins their school’s campus directory and is recommended campus groups based on their interests and joins a group, the student leader of that group receives an email notification. Our first design (see image below) of the new member notification email was intended to be fun, hip, and student like. It turned out […]