WHY STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUR

STUDENTWELCOME UNIVERSITY OF

MEMPHIS

PARENTS 2015

REASON # 1 INSTITUTIONAL SATISFACTION

REASON # 2 ACADEMIC

REASONS # 3 AND 4RETENTION AND PERSISTENCE

SUPPORT

REASON # 5 INVOLVEMENT IS LEARNING

LEARNING WHAT?

Goal setting

Budgeting Volunteer/staff supervision

Time management

MarketingMaking sense of mistakes

THIS IS OUR CLASSROOM

REASON # 6 EASING THE TRANSITION

HOW STUDENTS CAN GET CONNECTED IN THE FALL!

• STUDENT INVOLVEMENT FAIR

• FROSH FRENZY

• FRATERNITY/SORORITY RECRUITMENT WEEKS

• FROSH CAMP REUNION & UP TIL DAWN KICKOFF

FROSH FRENZY!

REASON #7 YOUR INVESTMENT AND THEIR INVESTMENT

•HIGHER STUDENT INVOLVEMENT LEVEL= HIGHER THEIR GRADES

•HIGHLY-ENGAGED STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO RE-ENROLL THAN LESS-ENGAGED STUDENTS

Reason # 8 It is a resume booster

Contribution and Skill Attainment

Ban

dSports

Student Council

Choir

Honor Society

Interact

HOSA

FBLA FCA Up ‘til Dawn

Student G

overnment A

ssocia

tion

Rotaract

Student Activities Council

Pep Band

Intram

urals

Fraternities

Golden Key

Student Nurses Association NursePublic Relations

Acco

unta

nt

Teacher

Non-Profit Administrator

Engineer

Musician

Human Resources

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT FAIR

REASON # 9 INVOLVED STUDENTS ARE QUALIFIED STUDENTS

REASON #10 EMPLOYERS SAY IT IS A MUST We know that students don’t come with a lot of

experience, but look for students that distinguish themselves through other opportunities.

A resume is not a job description; it’s a marketing document. Rather than “wrote marketing brochures,” take it a step further and tell the outcome, such as “wrote marketing brochures that resulted in new product launch revenues 15% over goal.”

Most resumes I’ve seen lack the punch needed for an effective marketing document. In a competitive job market, your resume must demonstrate your unique value proposition!

Registered Student Organizations Student Activities

Fraternity/Sorority Affairs

Leadership Programs

Community Service Programs

Find us in the Involvement Zone – UC Second Floor!

Find us in the Involvement Zone – UC Second Floor!

OFFICE OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP AND

INVOLVEMENT (901) 678-8679

SAWEB.MEMPHIS.EDU/LEADERSHIP

@SLIMemphis /SLI Memphis SLIMemphis

FROSH CAMP