I don’t spend a lot of my time tooting my own institutions’ horn, but the next two posts are going to be about TCNJ.
First, on Friday, we had a meeting where we mapped out the programming schedule for the Spring in our student center.
I’m not sure if I mentioned it on here previously, but TCNJ has been undergoing a massive reinvention of their student center. They have shifted in the last year from a completely auxiliary conference oriented building. Now, one may ask, doesn’t it say “student center” in the name? Sadly, some institutions have used the student center as a place to make money, but have neglected their mission to serve as the center of student life and the “living room” of the campus. Thankfully, TCNJ has seen the proverbial light and has decided to return to it’s mission.
As we’ve been working on carpeting, furniture replacement, and small renovation projects that were neglected during the auxiliary services days, we’ve also been re-envisioning what the people environment of the building will look like in the coming months.
In brief, here were some ideas that we came up with…
- Love Day (Feb 12th) – making valentine crafts, romance film festival
- Green Week (week of Earth Day)
- Service Week – teaming with our Bonner Center to provide service projects and education on service opportunities
- Free Day – program centered around tax day with giveaways of free stuff and services
- Many Contests – paper airplanes from the balcony, spelling bee, rock band and Wii to name a few
- As Seen On TV – introducing As Seen on TV products to students and giving them away
I’m excited about this new direction for our student center.
Truely.