INTERACTION CENTENARY

ORGS. AND COMMUNITY

N A T H A N YA C O V I S

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WHAT’S THE CIRCUMSTANCE? • Centenary Provides Great Opportunities to get involved in

many facets of life outside the classroom. • CAB, SGA, Athletics, Social Organizations, Religious Life

• Students are too involved with organizations • Groups become too exclusive and same students get involved.

• Not all students are involved • Not sure how to do it.

TARGET AUDIENCE • Centenary Student Body• Students involved in a lot of organizations but “stuck” in just those.• Students not involved much, if at all. • Some students may also be stuck on “stereotypes” of an

organization

HOW TO GO ABOUT CHANGE?• Connect Organizations with others• Use an App/Website• Centenary Link, FB Groups, Events Calendar (current i.e.)

• Create some kind of motivation that gets students excited • Invisible Children, Pass Port Points, Free Stuff

• A common and recognizable design• Something that can identify with students

• Leads to a platform where students can gather information about specific organization.• QR Code? App? Link on a site?

THE PROJECT• Create the App/Site• The home platform for where Centenary Organizations will exist

• Examples• MSA• NOW• CLC• SSA• All organizations will have “about them” info., meeting time, and

some notable events that have happened in the past or are planned.

RESOURCES • Director of Student Involvement • Organizations themselves • Being able to immerse with everyday peers on campus• Designer skills/tools

NOT JUST ANOTHER WASTED SPACE• Looks to avoid other tragic pitfalls from the past• Two Keys• Has to have an attachment that will attract students to actually use

it• Must be impactful enough to make difference in students’ life and

not just be a 2 week phase.• Could better connect organizations• Hopefully begin connecting students more with others and even

organizations, especially those with opposite views. • Student would get information in a location they control and would

have easy access too.• (No hunting on a website or catching up on missed notifications)

WHY NODE?• Node is all about looking to engage with its community and

has the tools to possibly make a difference. • Tools being:• Case Studies, Adobe Software, and different skilled students

• Different approach to solving something that has occurred for the most part the last few years. • Could have students addressing the issue rather than outside

sources

NODE CONTINUED • Should look to impact the community and gain experience

and support to have more impact beyond campus grounds.• Would work to implement Spring and continue through the Fall. • Eventually expand to community partners with Centenary.• RFC, Strawns, Rhino, Happy Belly’s, and CoHabitat

INSPIRED CHANGE• Give students more knowledgeable facts about an

organization. • Help connect those students not very involved yet and

create an avenue for them. • Build a better sense of community.• Continue seeing new connections built • See a trend stick and how motivating others can lead to

change, even if it is just pushing an issue on a small college campus.