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September 2006
| Campus Events Professional - September 2006 - Full Issue PDF … |
| Green Events: 10 Ways to Bring Environmental Awareness to Your Events Here are 10 ways that you can demonstrate a concern for the environment, save resources, educate your attendees, and maybe even save a dollar or two yourself. The ideas range from some that can be executed quickly and easily to others that require more planning and investment. |
| Editor’s Letter My favorite type of article interview to conduct is one in which the source and I discover a commonality in our lives. Suddenly, a professional question-and-answer session in preparation for writing an article becomes a talk between new friends who would not have discovered each other except for this unexpected connection. |
| Events 101: 8 Steps to a Successful Event for the New or Veteran Event Planner Whether you are a new event planner who just accepted his or her position over the summer or an experienced veteran with many events under your belt, it never hurts to revisit the basics of event planning. And who better to teach the lesson than experienced planners who regularly host both small, casual events and large, formal ones? |
| 3 Steps to a Successful Fund-raising Hunt: Ohio Wesleyan’s Annual Birdathon It is tempting to comment that some days, fundraising is for the birds. At Ohio Wesleyan University, however, this is literally true, as for the past eight years OWU and zoology professor Jed Burtt have sponsored “Burtt’s Bird Count.” A single-day birdathon, the event allows alumni and interested contributors to sponsor Burtt and his fellow birders in a 24-hour hunt to see how many species they can identify. The result is a unique event that raises interest as well as money. |
| Producing an Internal Event and Meeting Planning Training By Helena Weiss-Duman, assistant director of university events and ceremonies, University of California, Berkeley UC Berkeley’s university events and ceremonies department has taken on the challenge of providing event management training to staff across campus. Here's how we do it. |
| Successful College Events for High School Students: Tips for Success By Diana A. Wyatt and Nancy A. Boesdorfer, Danville Area Community College Have you ever tried planning a college-sponsored event scheduled on one day at the same time for several high schools? Does planning this event sound like a nightmare? Trying to coordinate calendars, course schedules, facilitators, room accommodations, technology requests, food, and collaborating efforts can seem overwhelming. Danville Area Community College has mastered this daunting task. |
