Who’s  New?,  What’s  New?  Event/workshop  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team  

 Explanation:  This  event  will  be  a  continuation  of  the  Meet  and  Greets.  We  will  need  to  continue  to  network  and  collaborate.  These  meetings  will  differ  from  the  Meet  and  Greets-­‐  we  hope  to  begin  to  include  major  dept.  updates,  team  builder  (vs.  icebreakers),  any  possible  trainings,  etc.    Dates:  September-­‐  College  of  Liberal  Arts  Advising  Center  October-­‐  College  of  Fine  Arts  Advising  Center  November-­‐  College  of  Science  and  Engineering  Advising  Center  January  2014-­‐  College  of  Education  Advising  Center  February  2014-­‐  College  of  Applied  Arts  Advising  Center  March  2014-­‐  McCoy  College  of  Business  Advising  Center  April  2014-­‐  College  of  Health  Professions  Advising  Center    Invitations:  Invitations  to  advisors  will  be  sent  by  email,  while  supervisors  and  AA2  will  receive  postcard  invitation.    Refreshments:  We  are  requesting  a  small  fruit  tray  and  tray  of  cookies/brownies  (whatever  dessert).    

                                         

Birthday  Celebrations  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  Birthdays  are  an  important  individual  celebration  and  we  want  to  mark  this  special  day.  We  would  like  to  celebrate  with  dessert  once  a  month  and  decorate  individual  office  doors  and  present  a  card  on  each  birthday.  Decoration  would  consist  of  a  birthday  banner.    Dates:  Only  one  day  of  the  month  will  be  chosen  to  celebrate  that  month  of  birthdays.  March15th-­‐  Dr.  Brown  May  17th-­‐  Claudia,  Jeanette,  Burel  June  14th-­‐  Neal,  Janet  July  26th-­‐  Adele,  Robbie,  Jaimie,  Ashley    September  20th-­‐  Juan  October  18th-­‐  Angie  November  15th-­‐  Lupe  December  13th-­‐  Michelle,  Stephanie  January  2014-­‐  Ryanne      Invitations:  This  will  be  sent  by  email.    Refreshments:  We  are  requesting  a  small  cake  or  tray  of  desserts.      Anniversary  of  Start  Date  Celebrations  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  

Greet  Team    Explanation:  Our  start  dates  reflects  the  start  of  our  journey  with  Texas  State-­‐  PACE  Center.  Persistence  and  continued  commitment  should  be  recognized  and  congratulated.      Dates:  February  15th:  Angie,  Stephanie,  Jeanette  May  28th-­‐  Juan,  Ryanne  June  25th-­‐  Ashley,  Lupe  July  9th-­‐  Burel  August  16th-­‐  Janet  January  2014-­‐  Robbie,  Neal,  Adele,  Jaimie    Materials:  A  recognition  email  and  certificate  will  be  sent  to  each  individual.  

     

Valentine’s  Day  Cards  for  Kids  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  We  will  create  cards  for  kids  that  will  be  spending  Valentine’s  Day  in  the  hospital.  The  cards  will  be  mailed  to  Mix  94.7  radio  station,  which  will  then  deliver  them  to  the  children.  February  is  all  about  spreading  the  love-­‐-­‐-­‐  we  have  a  lot  of  it  to  give!  The  objective  of  this  activity  is  to  immerse  Texas  State-­‐  PACE  Center  into  our  local  community.    Dates:  February  5th  and  6th  The  materials  will  be  available  for  advisors  these  two  days.  They  will  need  to  be  mailed  by  the  6th-­‐  as  they  must  arrive  by  the  8th.    Materials:  Cards,  construction  paper,  glitter,  etc.    

Relay  for  Life  Promotion  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  We  will  create  temporary  plaques  that  can  be  added  to  our  tack  boards  by  office  doors  that  will  reflect  “This  advisor  is  a  supporter/participate  in  the  April  Relay  for  Life  Event”  By  encouraging  participation  we  will  have  more  PACE  representatives  at  the  race  which  will  continue  our  immersion  of  Texas  State-­‐  PACE  Center  into  our  local  community.    Dates:  Race  Date-­‐  April  12th  Promotion  and  plaque  distribution  will  begin  the  week  of  March  18th.  Beginning  the  week  of  April  8th-­‐  distribution  and  motivation  boosters  will  begin  leading  up  to  the  race.  During  this  week—those  that  have  signed  up  to  participate  will  receive  a  daily  “booster”  to  use  while  at  the  race.    Materials:  Protein  bars,  Protein  shake  packets,  Trail  mix,  small  games/toys,  etc    

                   

NSO  Half-­‐Way  Rally  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  This  is  a  moral  booster  event.  NSO  is  long  and  exhausting.  Again,  persistence  and  continued  commitment  should  be  recognized  and  congratulated.  We  would  like  to  present  a  catered  lunch.    Dates:  July-­‐  half  way  date  during  NSO    Refreshments:  Lunch  

 First  Day  of  School  Photo  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team  

 Explanation:  This  is  a  fun  way  to  celebrate  the  first  day  of  class  and  welcome  students  back.  We  would  like  to  take  a  group  photo  on  the  first  day  of  class  and  post  to  our  Facebook.    Dates:  August    Materials:  None  Emails  will  be  sent  to  encourage  participation.      

Back  to  School  Event  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  We  would  like  to  partner  with  UC  and  promote/encourage  donations  to  fill  a  backpack.  This  is  simply  a  community  event  to  involve  PACE.    Dates:  Promotion  would  begin  September  2nd-­‐  tentative    Materials:  None  Emails  will  be  sent  weekly  to  encourage  participation.      

         

Halloween  Costume  Contest  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  This  event  is  meant  to  create  collaboration  and  socialization  with  UC.  This  event  will  be  a  Halloween  costume  contest  with  rules  and  categories.  Prizes  will  be  given  to  encourage  greater  participation.    Dates:  October  31st    Materials:  Prizes-­‐  TxState  goodies    Invitations:  Will  be  sent  a  month  in  advance.    

Food  Drive  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  We  would  like  to  promote/encourage  donations  of  food  for  a  local  food  pantry.  This  is  an  event  to  involve  PACE  in  our  community.    Dates:  The  drive  will  begin  November  4th  and  end  before  Thanksgiving    Materials:  None  Emails  will  be  sent  weekly  to  encourage  participation.    

Thankful  Tom  Turkey  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team    Explanation:  This  is  be  a  project  that  encourages  self-­‐reflection  and  ways  to  be  thankful.  A  turkey  will  be  constructed  from  paper.  The  turkey  (Tom)  will  be  hung  in  a  community  area  and  paper  feathers  will  be  offered  to  attach  to  Tom.  The  advisors  will  be  encouraged  to  write  something  they  are  thankful  for  on  the  feathers.    Dates:  Tom  will  be  hung  November  14th    Materials:  Construction  paper,  bulk  paper  roll.  Emails  will  be  sent  weekly  to  encourage  participation.    

   

     

Holiday  Greetings  for  Wounded  Soldiers  hosted  by  PACE  Advising-­‐  Meet  and  Greet  Team  

 Explanation:  Cards  will  created/signed  by  advisors  and  then  sent  to  wounded  soldiers  that  will  be  spending  their  holiday  in  the  hospital.  This  is  simply  a  community  event  to  involve  PACE.    Dates:  Material  for  cards  will  be  available  starting  December  2nd    Materials:  Cards,  construction  paper,  glitter,  etc  Emails  will  be  sent  to  encourage  participation.