I'm starting to recruit students to be a part of a new division of
our Founder's Society (our student ambassador program). Members will
blog, spend some time on Facebook, and participate in our Virtual Open
Houses. Below is an overview of what the team will do and their
responsibilities:
The Make Up
The Founders Society
e-Team is a crack group of technology savvy Founders Society Members.
Just as tour guides introduce potential students to our campus and
campus life, the e-Team will do the same – in cyber space.
The group will be made up of eight individuals, plus at least one study abroad blogger. With the exception of the Study Abroad blogger, e-Team members are expected to fulfill the responsibilities listed below.
Responsibilities:
Blogging
e-Team members are required to write a blog post
weekly and are encouraged to do more. A happy blog is a frequently
updated blog. More updates give a reader a reason to check back
regularly. They don’t to be epic posts either. Long posts get dull
quickly, but a couple of hundred words every few days will result in
people reading the blog more often. If you can tie them in to SMC
that’s great, but non SMC posts are great as well. The most important
thing is the frequency of the posts. The more posts the better. Have
fun with it!
YouTube
e-Team will from time to time post videos to
YouTube and imbed them in their blogs. These videos will provide
another glimpse into the life of a Saint Michael’s College student.
This is a great outlet for your creativity. Again, have fun with it
and be creative!
Facebook, KnightSpace, etc.
e-Team members will monitor
the Office of Admission page, any class pages, and KnightSpace. Their
presence isn’t meant to be an overseer or a authority figure, rather to
provide factual information when necessary and correct any
misinformation posted to these sites.
Virtual Open Houses
e-Team members are required to be
present and participate in all VOH’s that may occur throughout the
year. These are two hour chat sessions with accepted students. They
provide an opportunity for accepted students to ask questions and
interact with current students without having to travel to campus.
Compensation:
e-Team members will be compensated in a similar fashion to Campus Tour Guides. Each significant blog posting will be compensated at the same pay rate as a campus tour. There is no limit to the amount of posts an e-Teamer may publish. As posting in a blog should take less time than an hour long tour of campus, e-Team members will also be expected to spend a variable amount of time (depending on the time of year) on the Social Networking outlets.
If you're interested in applying, send me a brief 200 word or so essay explaining some things that you're involved in on campus. Attach it in a Word doc and email is to amillikin@smcvt.edu. If you already have a blog, send me a link!
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