| Cougar First Impressions Committees
There are five standing committees that help run this successful
event:
- Budget/Fundraising
- Marketing/Publicity
- Supplies/Maintenance
- Volunteers/Staffing
- Banquet/Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
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Budget/Fundraising
The Budget/Fundraising Committee is responsible for following-up
with divisions, colleges and departments to generate donations to
cover expenses for the event. This committee works closely with
the Staff Council Program Coordinator and Treasurer on the status
of the event budget. They also provide the final list of sponsors
for the printing of the t-shirts and materials.
Marketing/Publicity
The Marketing/Publicity Committee makes sure that the event is well-publicized.
They coordinate advertising in Transitions magazine and the Daily
Cougar, giveaways, t-shirt design, printing of banners, creation
and posting of flyers around campus, posting of up-to-date information
on the Staff Council website, information distribution on the listserv
and to UH Today/UHCN News, and coordinate with UH Marketing on possible
ads on radio stations.
Supplies/Maintenance
The Supplies/Maintenance Committee handles all the logisitics of
the two-day event. Specifically, they are responsible for reserving
Cullen Performance Hall; making arrangements for tents, tables,
chairs, trash cans, AC/generator, ice buckets, radios and golf carts;
ordering water; making sure there are no sprinklers; and making
arrangements for extra trash pick-up at table locations. This committee
also coordinates the materials for the tables (supply boxes) and
makes arrangements for departments to drop off their program materials
to be included. They also produce the volunteer binders that contains
important information for the volunteers to use as a resource.
Volunteers/Staffing
The Volunteers/Staffing Committee has the important function of
getting the 400+ staff members to volunteer to cover two-days worth
of shifts at each table location. They coordinate the creation and
distribution of the Volunteer Forms, schedule volunteers for specific
days/times, order t-shirts for each volunteer, coordinate the Volunteer
Training session(s) -- including setting the date/time/location/refreshments
for the training, and maintains the database of volunteers (also
providing regular updates to the website and for the table sign-in
sheets). During the event, the committee coordinates that no-shows
to tables are filled.
Banquet/Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
The Banquet Committee arranges all details for this post-event luncheon,
including arranging the date/time/location, catering, set-up, invitations,
and distribution of invitations to volunteers during CFI.
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