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SCHOOL SPIRIT!. Corey Mikkelsen, Associate Director of Recruitment Utah State University…GO AGGIES!!! ULA 2012. Who is this guy?. My Objective: Give you Meat & Potatoes. What is School Spirit & Why is it important?. School Spirit = Passion + Loyalty. Have you HURD the History???.
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SCHOOL SPIRIT! Corey Mikkelsen, Associate Director of Recruitment Utah State University…GO AGGIES!!! ULA 2012
How do we IncreaseSchool Spirit? Know Your School Designate & Assign Responsibility Create an Atmosphere Encourage Extracurricular Involvement Invest in Spirit Set an Example
Know Your SchoolWhere Are You??? What do you know about your school? Who are your students? Your faculty? Your administration? What defines your school? What does it mean to be a Aggie, a Ute, or a Bruin?
Designate & Assign Responsibility Involve people to strengthen their sense of belonging!
Create an Atmosphere Plan Events (Remember to assign responsibility) Work together with other campus leaders. Freshman don’t know any better. Capitalize on Success
Encourage Extracurricular Involvement Athletics Traditions Campus Activities Arts & Lectures Have School Pride
Invest in Spirit • Be Creative • Tyler Olsen’s T-Shirt Idea • Spirit Police • Fan of the Game Prizes • What Else??? • Whatever you do… make it visible!!!
Set an Example Wear BLUE!!! Attend events as a group and individually Be Visible Serve Campus & Students
To be successful… Have a dream Maximize opportunities and talents Appreciate people for who they are Exceed expectations Realize it’s bigger than YOU. Have the right attitude (Lou Attitude).
In Pursuit of Success…some rules to live by: • Dedication: Go big or go home. • Loyalty: We don’t believe in ditching out in this family. • Genuine: Wear your heart on your sleeve. • Passion: Love what you do. • Attitude: Optimistic Realist (Victor Frankl). • Effort: Make it happen.