How “Meh” to “Hmm” Helped Me Feed My Butterflies

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 […]

Jabs and Right Hooks for Gaining and Retaining Student Engagement

Recently, I read a really awesome social marketing book called Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook* by Gary Vaynerchuck. He talks about the fact that on social media, you have to engage your brand’s fans with share-able, interesting content (jabs) before switching to the “sell” posts (right hooks). For example, a cat food company might share a […]

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 […]

A SMART Way to Increase Engagement

A SMART Way to Increase Engagement

It was the end of the spring semester, where we found a discouraged student leader wondering where his organization went wrong: “I just don’t get it. I mean I told the team it was our goal to place in the top 3 at the International CollegiateA Capella Championships. I even made sure we practiced as […]

How to Make the Least Engaged Student a Hero

Crossing your lovely campus, you run into a student so introverted that your extrovert mind says “Why does he even come to our club meetings when he seems so…uninterested…” But you push this [biased] thought aside, put on your best smile and say “Hey, Dan! What’s up?” After a brief mumbled response from him, you mention […]

Designing a Unique Culture within Your Organization on Campus

I can guarantee you that I would literally scream if I had to work in a really quiet office environment. I would go insane. I wouldn’t fit in and I would be unhappy. Why? Because I thrive in loud and active environments. Too much quiet and I feel stifled. Culture is everything. In thinking about […]

Stay Just a Little Bit Longer: How to Make “September Members” Into Regulars

Stay Just a Little Bit Longer

The beginning of the academic year is a time of transition. Anxious freshmen are trying to find their niche in a new environment. Upperclassmen want to try something new, maybe develop an interest they’ve discovered over the past year or two. To a student leader, the beginning of the year is a crucial, crucial point, […]

Poll! What’s the best way to snag members in September?

Poll

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 […]

Yesterday in #StudentAffairs (08/03/11)

Yesterday in #StudentAffairs

Blogs: Stressed? Know the facts and you might be a little less stressed. (via Chris Conzen) DYK going to college in which you are overqualified might hurt you? A new program attempts to fix that. (via Joe Earley) The history of Supreme Court rulings and Student Organizations. (via NASPA Bookstore) The long road of equality with […]

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