8/8/2019 Tips for Student Recruitment

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TipsforStudentRecruitment

1.  Makeitfun!Don’tjustgetstuckintherecyclingdrivesandenergy

challenges.Foodincentivesoftenworkwell.Tryapotluck,campus

band,movie,poetryreading,fashionshow,etc.

2.  Connectittostudent’sspirituality.Howcanthishelpthembetter

understandGod?Howisthisimportantforspiritual

growth?Trystargazing,silentcanoeing,orcontemplative

hiking.

3.  Helpstudentsseethelargerpicture.Forexample,what’s

soimportantaboutgoingtrayless?Whyshouldtheytake

shortershowers?

4.  Bewarm,friendly,andwelcoming.Doallyoucantonot

intimidatepeoplefromjoiningwhomaynotknowmuch

aboutthetopicalready.

5.  Trytogetextracreditorconvocationcreditfortheevent.Linktightlywithaprofessorwhoissupportiveofwhatyou’redoing.Ask

him/hertopromoteyoureventsandofferincentivestotheir

studentsforattending.

6.  Followupwithpotentialmembers.Ifyouhaveatableor

aneventwhereyoucollectpeople’se-mailaddresses,

sendthemane-mailthankingthemfortheirinterestand

alertingthemaboutyournextmeetingorevent.

7.  Promote,promote,promote,promote,promote!It’sbeensaidthata

personhastoseeanadvertisement5timesbeforeitsticksintheir

head.Tryposters,sidewalkchalk,classspiels,facebookinvitations,tabling,e-mails,campusannouncements,etc.

8.  Don’tfeelbadifyournumbersaresmall.Smallisbeautifulandbetter

thannone!