So you’ve signed up for Southern Student Leadership Drive-In?

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Well then get ready for a fantastic experience of fun and leadership! Before you join us make sure to go through this Southern Drive-in checklist. It should answer just about any question you might have, but if it doesn’t please do not hesitate to contact us!

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Registration

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Visit the registration page for more info: Register Here

 

Facebook

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Check out the Southern Student Leadership Drive-in 2019 Facebook Page! Have your delegation “like” the page.

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• We will use this page to send information to your delegates.

• Say hi and announce your institution.

• The video competition will be taking place on it too (see below)!

• Have delegation members submit a program proposal to present their programs at the Southern Drive-in.

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Program Submissions

Have delegation members submit a program proposal to present their programs at the Southern Drive-in. Visit the Presenter Proposal page for more info here: Program Proposal

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• Program submissions are due on October 25, 2019

• Notifications for accepted proposals will be sent out on October 28, 2019

 

Spirit Competition!

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• For all Spirit Competition check out our Spirit Page​​: Click Here

• Email your Institution Electronic banner to southerndrivein@wacuho.org no later than Wednesday, October 30th.

 

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Best Practices from Past Delegation Advisors:

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Funding

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• Determine what funding is available to you. Be mindful about what you can and cannot pay for and what all you should consider (ie: meals not included at conference, snacks, transportation, philanthropy, etc)

 

Registration

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• Be realistic about the amount of people you register.  There may be people who drop out at the last minute.  

• Pay attention to registration deadlines so that you can be sure to plan accordingly.

• You will need to have your registration paid for by the time you attend the conference. 

 

Delegation Meetings

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• Set up delegation meetings to discuss needs, spirit guidelines, and conference overall

• There is often not a lot of time from when students sign up and when the conference takes place.

• There is a lot to prepare before you attend and you will probably need multiple meetings with your student delegates.

• You will want to have a list of deadlines and tasks to complete so you can delegate this amongst the students attending.

 

Social Media (SM)

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• Check out the Facebook page as this has a lot of information you will need and is frequently updated by the pro staff who are coordinating the event. 

• Some of the spirit points come from SM, so be active.

• You will submit things on SM, so stay up to date.

 

Transportation

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• Determine what your transportation needs are: cars, vans, bus, etc.

 

Meals

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• Lunch is provided at the conference.

• On the day of the conference, you should provide the delegates with breakfast.

• If you have room in your budget it is good to get small snacks for the students for the bus ride or throughout the day. 

• It’s a long day, so food is good.

 

Miscellaneous

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• Get/make shirts for your delegation if you are interested. Once you know your budget and how many students are attending then you can place an order if budget permits. Be sure to get sizes from each student attending. However, the students may also want to attend other accessories to extenuate this.

• Get SWAG. Schools give away items of SWAG to other attendees.

• Program Submissions – Not all students will take advantage of this opportunity, but you should let them know that they can submit an application to present a program at the conference.