Presenters: Jason Homan and Alex Mezin. Tips for keeping your membership engaged in your student org. Converted from a Prezi, so sorry for the originality of the presentation format.

1. Membership Engagement

2. Who the heck do we think we are?
Jason Homan
• Co-Director of USG Interns
• Former President of International Students
Association
• Student Organization Summit
Alex Mezin
• Former President of Morril Tower Activities
Board
• Student Organization Summit
Disclaimer: We are not
professionals

3. Question: why would people want
to stay involved with your org?

4. Answer: You must be able to offer
them something

5. 5 Things to Offer
• Active atmosphere
• Utility for success
• Social outlet
• Personal growth
• Leadership opportunities

6. Active Atmosphere
• Meetings
o Purpose
o Organized
o Rhythm
o Informative
o Engaging
• Out-of-meetings
o Socials
o Mentoring
o Communication
o Events

7. Utility for Success
• Provide opportunities for advancing
academic, extra-curricular, and professional
careers
• Networking
• Resume-building
• Must be worthy of their time

8. Social Outlet
• Interaction with other humans (students)
• Development of relationships with those of
similar interests
• Escape from the stressors of life (school,
work, etc.)
• Socials

9. Personal Growth
• Gain a better understanding of themselves
o Values, beliefs, purpose, interests, abilities
• Group experience
o Team dynamic, meetings, politics
• Better more cooperative citizens
o Everyone wins

10. Leadership Opportunities
• Make them a part of your exec team
• Put them in charge of a project, task, or event
• Don't micromanage!
o If you don't know their past experience, test
them
• Find opportunities for them outside of the
organization
• Groom them for the future
• All in all, challenge them

11. Know Your People
• Who are these people?
o What are their interests, goals at Ohio
State, goals with the organization, goals
after Ohio State, ect.?
• What are their expectations?
o Experience, opportunities, fun, relationships

12. Know Your Organization
• What do we do?
• What's our purpose/mission?
• What's our current and long-term strategy?

13. Know Yourself
• Who are you?
• What are your interests?
• What's your personality like?
• What are you good at?
• What do you expect from your organzation?
• What do you expect from the people in your
organization?

14. Tie It All Together: You, Them, This
• Once you figure out who you are, who they are,
and what your organization is...you need to get
them to buy into this
• Apply the attributes recently discussed to make
this successful
o Active Atmosphere, Utility for
Success, Social Outlet, Personal Growth,
Leadership Opportunities
• Seal the deal with quality communication and
organizational practices

15. Engagement has occured if they...
• Attend often
• Actively participate
• Bring their involvement to the next level

16. It’s Not Just Up to You
• Involve your exec partners
• Compromise with your members
• Remember it’s not always your fault if
complete engagement isn’t attained

17. Tuckman’s Model of Group
Development

18. Questions? Comments?
Jason
homan.jm@gmail.com
@jHOamerica
Alex
mezin.1@osu.edu