June 2006

Campus Events Professional - June 2006 - Full Issue PDF
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From the editor
By the time you read this letter, I will have given my first-ever commencement address. And as I sit here constructing the speech, I am thinking about the work that goes into planning events that are meaningful for students.

Hosting a Successful Job Fair: Experiences from ITT Technical Institute
Nearly six months of work went into planning a highly successful job fair for ITT students throughout the Midwest in spring 2006.

Late Night at Pomona College: Event Planning under the Stars
One of your biggest potential audiences, students, is up all night. Therefore, those in charge of planning student events would do well to plan some activities that don’t get rolling until the sun has long gone down.

Student Employees Turn Around Event Attendance
Student attendance at college and university events across the country is mixed, with many educational institutions reporting declining student interest and low turnout. The problem has been addressed successfully at Southern Vermont College by putting students directly in charge of selecting, organizing, and coordinating the events.

Lessons from the Lemonade Stand
By David Treber, Frostburg State University
What chance does a collegiate conferences and events office have when every student group—and we have as many groups as we have students, it seems—gets to use any facility for free?

College Conference Centers Now Offer More than Just the Old Glee Club
By Richard S. Pollak, Rainbow Entertainment/Special Events
Gone are the days that all the college campus could offer was a blank four-wall room with some chairs. With the help of professional event planners and entertainment specialists, the campus conference center has turned into a much-desired facility.

The Ups and Downs of Weekend Programming
By David Treber, Frostburg State University
Weekend retreat groups can be very good business for a collegiate conferences and events director looking to fill gaps in a summer lineup. However, working with the weekend groups can bring a number of challenges seldom seen with the standard in-on-Sunday, out-on-Friday group.