INTERN POSITION: Think You Got What It Takes To ‘Swift Kick It’ With Us?
The great thing about having an amazing community like we have is that there are so many great students that could jump on board with us for a semester. And yes, it is already that time of year. What does it mean to be our new best friend? Here’s a snippet of the application for […]
Company Retreat, Accidentally in Chinatown on Chinese New Year
Hey Swift Kickers! Sabina here. Last Friday the crew of myself, Tom, and the shiny new interns Megan and Dustin all met each other in person and got to getting well acquainted, with a whole slew of company shenanigans. We started the day in the conference room, doing fun ice breaker type exercises. Tom had […]
The Times They Are A-Changin’: Meet The New SK Interns
The Gang of Rebels here at Swift Kick just got two new members: Dustin Ramsdell and Megan Wood. You know how we are normally excited just in general? Well, now we are SUPER DUPER excited. Meet Dustin: Coming from New Jersey, a Student Affairs Grad student at Rutgers University, he will be in office with […]
How Swift Kick Defined the Path of my Life
My junior year of college at Fordham University, Swift Kick came to train us orientation leaders. Tom Krieglstein did his Dance Floor Theory and let me tell you, I never forgot it. My friend Kelly and I would always chant “From meh, to hmmmmmm.” I even participated in a #FreeHugs campaign four times after doing […]
Turning Energy into Action at New Student Orientation Programs
This past Thursday I was working with UMass – Boston on their newly formed Investiture for first year students. It’s a tradition they are hoping to continue on for many years to come. I’m a huge fan of their efforts since it’s a great way to set the tone for the year as well as […]
Tis The Season To Hire…Again
2011 has come and gone [insert sad emotion], and with the anticipated end of the world in 2012, we’re looking to grow the Swift Kick team by one more person to help us really step up our game, so we can go out with a big bang…sorry pun intended. We’re hiring a part-time Community Manager. […]
Stop Marketing and Start Engaging
Yesterday I spent some time at Carnegie Mellon University visiting a former Swift Kick intern. As we walked through their beautiful University Center, I noticed many campus clubs with tables set up trying to solicit students to join their group. Every table was covered with reading material and a bowl of candy to entice students […]
CoolTool: Booshaka – Discover Your Facebook Page SuperFans
NAME: Booshaka URL: http://www.booshaka.com WHAT IT DOES: Attaches a point-scoring system to the activity of your Facebook Fans to help you discover your Top Fans through an engagement dashboard. MY TAKE: Long time readers of the Swift Kick blog will know that I talk about the 90-9-1 rule** often when it comes to community engagement, […]
Last Week in Student Affairs [07/22/11]
It’s no secret that everyone at Swift Kick HQ loves to read…a lot. With so much great content around community engagement and involvement passing through our brains every day, we thought we’d try out a new series called “Last Week In Student Affairs” in which we highlight the highlights. Blogs: What will 42 years in […]
2008 Swift Kick Program Calendar
As we close the door on 2008, here’s a look back at who we worked with: 01/02/08 APCA Advisors Institute 01/03/08 APCA Advisors Institute 01/04/08 APCA Advisors Institute 01/04/08 Shepherd U 01/19/08 Potsdam U 01/30/08 Emporia State 02/01/08 U. Of Alaska 02/08/08 Western State College 02/10/08 Wesley College 02/12/08 Boise State 02/15/08 27th Annual FYE […]