September, 2007

Campus Events Professional - September, 2007 - Full Issue PDF
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Planning a Designer Birthday: Lafayette College Teams Up with Herm่s to Celebrate 250 Years
How do you plan a birthday celebration for a hero of the American Revolution whose life has been memorialized time and again across the country? For Easton, Pennsylvania-based Lafayette College, which is honoring the 250th anniversary of the birth of the Marquis de Lafayette, one special celebration has involved looking back at history to help cement a unique business partnership by bringing in a sought-after French design firm to participate in a unique commemoration.

“But I Hate Asking for Money…”: Development Tips for Administrators
By Jeffrey L. Buller
Despite the widespread expectation that administrators participate in fundraising at their institutions, many of us feel poorly prepared for development work.. In candid conversations, many rank “asking a donor for money” second only to “firing someone” as a least favorite task. Is there any way, then, to make this activity less unpalatable for people who don’t enjoy development activities? What do you need to know about fundraising if the idea of asking people for money makes you nervous or uncomfortable?

How to Stay Sane as a Faculty Advisor to a Student-Run Event
By Sara B. Marcketti
Serving as a faculty advisor to the student-planned, -promoted, and -produced annual fashion show resulted in some of my most proud professional moments – and some of the most wrenching stressors I’ve experienced to date. As mentioned in a previous Campus Events Professional, the Iowa State University Textiles and Clothing (TC) Annual Fashion Show is the most public event in the TC program and is attended by university administrators, faculty, alumni, industry executives, and family and friends. We have received media coverage for our event and actively seek to raise awareness of our show and program among national and international audiences.

Challenges and Opportunities: Three Issues for Campus Events Professionals
Janet Sperstad, CMP, is the developer of the nation’s first associate degree program in meeting and event management, at Madison Area Technical College, where she serves as lead instructor. As a two-time Planner of the Year and a Hall of Fame member of the Wisconsin Chapter of Meeting Professionals International, she is uniquely poised to identify and explain some of the challenges and opportunities faced by the event planning professional. She recently sat down with CEP to talk about three areas where colleges and universities can make their voices heard.

The Keys to Surviving a Hostile Workplace
By David Treber
I often have to deal with multiple priorities in my job, but this summer has been a particularly challenging balancing act. I have band campers, football players, soccer stars, and a couple of churches battling for my attention right now. The members of one of the groups speak no English at all.