Is it really the mid term mark for the fall semester? Did Homecoming really already happen? It feels like we were just kicking off a new year and now the weather has changed and we are just about half way through the fall term.
In August, we recorded a 23% increase in overall student attendance (as compared to August 2021) at events. While unique student attendees decreased by 3% (in my view due in large part to a significantly smaller first year class), we are using the Eagle Engage check-in feature 26% more than one year ago. Students are responding to the work you are doing and our students are engaging in activities! Did you know that in addition, the student attendance at Homecoming 2022 activities increased by 3000 attendees this year? That’s right, more than 3000 more student attendees were recorded at events during Homecoming 2022. (And, that is before we count the football attendance which will increase that number even more!) All I can say is, WOW. Keep up the great work engaging our students!
Last month, we kicked off the Division CREST leadership program where 15 of us are focusing on our leadership skills each month this year. In addition, the Armstrong Task Force is in full swing reinventing curriculum delivery on the Armstrong Campus. If you have questions or feedback about student engagement, don’t hesitate to contact Megan Feasel, the student engagement work group chair on the task force. Last month, we also sent a group of GS new professionals to the new professionals workshop at Georgia College & State University. I also enjoyed attending GS’s 40 Under 40 celebration with two of our own, LaShai Campbell and Marcya Barrerio. They are in the 2022 class and make us all proud!
This month, look for new information about Celebrate Together Spirit Week coming the week of October 17 with enhanced activities around the Celebrate Together event to be held October 20. I love seeing this innovation and change in programming championed by the Office of Student Activities, along with several other units! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for all you do to make GS home to engaging campuses where students have opportunities to be transformationally engaged and learn intentionally through a variety of programs and initiatives. I hope you enjoy this edition of the newsletter with a variety of opportunities for you to be involved and/or share resources with your students.
Go Eagles!
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