Student-today announcement:

The University Relations Social Networking Campaign Committee wants your input on an upcoming giving and school spirit campaign! Student focus group participants will receive $10 iTunes gift cards for 90-120 minutes of their time. They will also be entered into a drawing for a $50 cash prize!

If you want your creative voice to be heard or are good at providing feedback on the ideas of others, please fill out an application. Application forms can be found at www.facebook.com/studentphilanthropy, under the “Student Focus Group Application” tab. You may also contact Kathy Hannon at khannon@stetson.edu or 386-822-7450 for an application. Please fill it out and return it to khannon@stetson.edu. Up to 21 students will be selected for the focus groups.

Application for philanthropy campaign student focus groups

Thank you for your interest in taking part in a brainstorming session on the upcoming student philanthropy campaign! We value student input and look forward to receiving your application.

Campaign backgroundSince August 2009, a committee comprised of staff members from Stetson’s University Relations division (which focuses on fundraising) has researched and planned for a campus-wide campaign. The campaign will rely heavily on student involvement and social networking tools. Its goals include increasing class affinity, school spirit, alumni-student connectedness, and class and alumni giving. The campaign is at such a stage that it requires student input before it is finalized and launched in the fall of 2011.

What you can expect as a focus group participantThere will be three total sessions, only one of which you will attend. After you fill out this application, the committee will select the top 21 applicants and allow them to pick the focus group session that fits best with their calendars. Each session will run 90-120 minutes. We expect that you will be an engaged and active participant, sharing your original ideas and responding to the ideas of others in the group. In exchange for your time and effort, we will give you a $10 iTunes gift card. You will also be entered into a drawing for a $50 cash prize.

After the focus groups are complete, there will be opportunities for you to become a student campaign leader. Campaign leaders will be selected primarily from focus group participants who prove particular interest and creativity during a session. More information about campaign leadership opportunities will be shared as campaign plans progress.

See next page for application questions. Deadline for receipt of applications: September 15.

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Please answer the below questions and return to khannnon@stetson.edu by September 15 to be considered for a focus group.

1. What co-curricular activities are you engaged in?

2. If you had to describe Stetson’s student body in one word, what would it be?

3. If you could change one thing about Stetson’s student body, what would it be?

4. What social networking tools do you use and how do you use them?

5. Describe the strengths you would bring to a student focus group.

6. Briefly explain why you would like to be part of a student focus group.

7. Are there any dates in late-September/early-October that would not work for your schedule?