The Volunteer Experience New Faculty Orientation

UT’s Big ORANGE Movement Transform the way we recruit and retain students. Transform the way we serve students. Create a campus and community wide BIG ORANGE recruitment and retention culture. Define the Tennessee Volunteer Experience in ALL that we do. In the Division of Enrollment Management – we set out on this MOVEMENT about 4 years ago with these goals in mind… At a point with the quality of the students we are recruiting – they have options. According to Alexa…. US has 7234 schools 4724 Degree granting institutions including 3039 4-year colleges (National Center for Educational Statistics)

Meet The Tennessee Volunteers! 240,000 Alumni Worldwide. XXXX Faculty & Staff. Introduction to Fall 2017 Class: 4900 FTF / 1350 FTT / 22,300 total undergrads Almost all 50 states / mostly in-state as we serve our land-grant and access mission but are also committed to providing a diverse and rich educational experience… 100 countries Behind every number – every stat – is a student… I’d like to try and take you back for a moment. This is without question my WHY. For anyone who read or watched the Ted Talk: Start with Why… this is mine.

Defining The University of Tennessee We are the Volunteers… We – all of us – get to have a moment in creating that moment! And, it’s a powerful one. My goal and mission is for students to carry that excitement throughout their UT experience… and into earning their degree and going out in the world as amazing people shaped by their experience here, and relationships here. YOU have a part in that.

The university underwent a strategic plan refresh… focus groups, student surveys… and several themes continued to emerge. Academic Excellence is at the core of what we do… how do we differentiate our programs from those 4600 other universities? Sense of FAMILY, Community The idea that being a Volunteer means something different – leadership and service Sense of place: Knoxville and campus… feeling of HOME, Southern Hospitality / location: smokey mountains, TN River, city Other Themes of Distinction: our color Orange…

The Volunteer Experience: Messaging Not just messaging – we believe in creating an experience… it’s about what you see, hear, touch, taste, and most importantly the feeling we invoke

Admitted student card - Defining the Admitted Student Touch

What defines us is also in our sense of Place – and we try to tell that story in photos…

Academic excellence… programs, experience learning,

Events / Experiences

May 1 – Wear your orange on May 1st – we want the Power T to be visible Alumni Shout Outs on Saturday Mike Keith – host of event

City Organization Orlando Second Harvest Food Bank of Central FL Tampa Feeding Tampa Bay Charlotte Mecklenburg Parks and Rec Cincinatti Talbert House Houston The Houston Food Bank Washington, DC Food and Friends Chicago Heartland Alliance - Vital Bridges Lynwood Mother Carr's Farm w/ Vernon Park Church of God Atlanta Park Pride Habitat for Humanity San Diego The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank Los Angeles Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Knoxville Second Harvest Bank Memphis Mid-South Food Bank Nashville Stuff the Bus- United Way Philadelphia Serve Philadelphia

Volunteer Experience Committee I LOVE this work – I love it because there are other passionate people who believe in this work and believe this place is special…. This is the perfect time for YOU to have a voice

UT’s Big ORANGE Movement Faculty: Tell your story… Find new ways to engage & support students Identify and reinforce UT’s defining features Lead – Serve – Bear the Torch Be proud to be a Volunteer! Create a Campus Wide Recruitment & Retention Culture Big ORANGE Friday’s Nametags Future VOL Program Checkerboard Tour Bags Customer Service Language Tell your story… if you’re doing some cool and extraordinary – make sure people know about it. And – if there are ways to engage students in what you’re doing – do it. Freshman research and experience learning are two important components of the Volunteer Experience Be proud to be a Volunteer – if you aren’t proud and excited to be here, why would our students be? Exemplify the Volunteer Spirit – of leading, serving and bearing the torch.

Questions? Kari Alldredge kalldre1@utk.edu 865-974-1184