EVENT - Our event series, MEETING WITH SUCCESS AT HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, was designed to address the need for information about planning events.People will be asked to bring their ideas, plans and questions, and work with the group to put the plan in progress. Our staff and other experienced planners will participate and create the best possible scenarios for events.
DIFFICULTY - Reaching those who need help and finding the right way to reach them is a challenge. We used our newsletter software to create E-mail invitations, announced the workshops in the previous issue of our Eye on Events newsletter, placed signs in the Student Center Atrium and flyers in the classroom buildings and residence halls, sent telephone messages to student residents, and hosted an information table in the Student Center Atrium. We had our student staff help us so that they were also available to talk to students.
TECHNIQUES - The McGraw-Hill Lab has the projection screen and teacher computer station that allows us to use the Web site and event database, plus comfortable furniture and a conference table which will allow everyone to hear and see each other. It is located in a quiet area that should encourage concentration and participation.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION - We are looking for anyone who can offer their expertise, questions or feedback -- and get involved.
EVENTS COMING UP - The dates are February 16, March 16, April 13 and May 18. The time and location is the same for each date -- beginning at 11:15 a.m. and ending at 12:30 p.m.
THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS - We wanted to create a way to establish a rapport with our constituents, and spend some time to work through event plans. The workshops will allow us to offer other types of presentations to departments and student organizations by giving them the opportunity to talk with the planners. Better and more successful events are the primary goal.

EVENT - We saw a need for some groups to share similar concerns, so that we could all be able to deal with our needs for facilities, uniforms, and funding. The athletic director at Hofstra suggested that we work with each other to address the tasks of providing necessary items for our team members. We formed a board, rotated leadership positions, and developed a democratic (two representatives and one vote for each organization) method for making decisions.
DIFFICULTY - Sometimes there is little of interest to one group, depending on our agenda, and they feel that they are wasting their time. We do, however, learn from other people's successes and mistakes!
TECHNIQUES - Our meetings are every other week, and there is an SGA representative that meets with us. He or she then reports back to SGA. We are also working on finding a way to raise funds (as a group) that will benefit each club individually to help us pay our travel expenses. (SGA pays for four people to travel to a "conference" for one night.)
STUDENT PARTICIPATION - Students who are in the clubs (ice and roller hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, rugby, and ultimate disc and crew) total the second largest of student organizations on campus. We take new members anytime, regardless of what stage of the season we are in. Practices for the rugby, lacrosse and ultimate disc will be starting up soon.
EVENTS COMING UP - We are looking for ideas! Our group has not been successful selling things, and we would like to do an event that would draw interest to the sports.
THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS - The undergraduate students have gained a much better understanding of how a governing board works. We help each other and support the growth of each club by giving a little extra time to the Board.

EVENT - Advising a club has been the kind of work that I've wanted to do, but until I responded to the group's request for help, I didn't realize that this was the opportunity. We produce our Joy Night celebration every semester as a community gathering and a showcase of talent. We get all kinds of participation from students and the community, and it keeps getting better!
DIFFICULTY - Leadership is the part that sometimes has not come together for the club. The club has been in existence since 1967, and we are very strong now. Our current president, Stephan, volunteered last year as a freshman because no one else stepped up. He has developed so much, and this year the club is growing even more.
TECHNIQUES - I had to learn how to be the advisor. In the beginning, I wanted to attend meetings and just see what goes on. I feel confident that I can provide guidance when they need it because we have gotten to know each other. They feel comfortable knowing that someone is there specifically to help as they try to accomplish their goals. This year we are inviting all of our alumni back to perform, including the founder of the club, Evangelist Valerie Boyd, who is now a recording artist and should really create some excitement!
STUDENT PARTICIPATION - I was a member of the club as a student at Hofstra, and some of the members of that group are my friends today. Our students can look forward to that kind of friendship and support. The membership in the group is important to everyone, in their academics as well as social life outside of class. We look for community projects where we can help others, like the Logan Foundation fundraiser that took place on the same day as our Joy Night last year, which benefits families with ill parents who cannot take care of their children. Our weekly meeting is on Monday night at 9 p.m. in the Greenhouse Room in the Student Center. All students are welcome to come and sing along; our members are Christian and of other faiths as well.
EVENTS COMING UP - We expect to have another Gospel Cafe. We had over 100 students, many of whom performed their original work last spring. We also invite the Hofstra community to attend our Joy Night near the end of the semester.
THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS - The pressures of college life can be difficult. We talk about things, and we encourage each other to make it and not give up. It has been a valuable experience for me to work together and to watch the students grow.Our work together has allowed them to join a larger community of gospel choirs, and to visit churches and festivals. As an advisor, it has been a wonderful experience because gospel is something that is close to my heart.

EVENT - The Merrill Lynch Center for the Study of International Financial Services and Markets presents its 3rd Annual Roundtable on Globalization on Wednesday, February 23. The panelists and moderator are faculty members from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business and the Economics and European Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Since 2001, the Center has brought about discussions of important topics with Hofstra faculty from various disciplines on subjects of concern in the world of business.Outside of the classroom, with a larger group of students and faculty, students learn about expressing opinions and experience a dialogue.
DIFFICULTY - The cost of running the events, including provisions for materials and food services, have limited the number of events. The Center's events draw a large group of students, including alumni, and faculty and attendees of the Executive Breakfast Series and Distinguished Faculty Lectures.
TECHNIQUES - The topic of our fall roundtable is corporate governance; for the spring it is globalization. We coordinate with the MBA/Career Services events so that those students can attend our events during the MBA Common Hour on Wednesdays. Many finance professors offer undergraduate students extra credit to attend and write summary papers on the discussion points.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION - The attendance of students has allowed the discussion to be presented in the classroom as well, so we always want to try to encourage that. Our topics feed into the curriculum and demonstrate ethical practices, all of which are mandates of our Zarb School of Business program. We ask our Financial Management Association student chapter to assist us with many of our events, so that they can be a part of the network of participants.
EVENTS COMING UP - On May 9, a full-day program of panel discussions will follow the Business Development Center Executive Breakfast. The topic will be international securities markets. In April 2006, we will sponsor a 3-day Risk Management of Financial Institutions conference, which will allow our faculty and students to interact with the players in the field. This will be co-sponsored with the Hofstra Cultural Center.
THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS - The interaction with faculty and students has created a trust that is seen in the classroom. Students are making a connection that they will use while they are in school and when they graduate. Our goal is to promote involvement on campus as well as recognition of the Center in the business community.