school spirit!

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???

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).

Do you have 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.

Now Get to Work!!!