Volunteer RAH!- someness Stacie Steinbock, MEd Katrina Neubauer, MEd Health Promotion Office University of Louisville

Goal Provide the rational and information you would need to implement a similar volunteer program.

Objectives  Describe the RAH! Volunteer program at the University of Louisville.  Explain the research that supported the creation of RAH!  Disclose the benefits of using a RAH!- like program.  Demonstrate how RAH! Functions on a university campus.

Who we are We are a group of students that promote Random Acts of Health! on campus with the help of the Health Promotion Office.

RAH! At UofL  Solution to a problem:  How to entice, train, manage, and hold accountable busy, over- committed students with a small staff and small budget?

RAH!-some act examples  Rock-the-Bike smoothies  Pass out condoms with messages on them  Strive for Five flashmob  Bartending 101  Posters with tear-off recipes  Chalk messages  Flash nap demos

Structure  Two paid student leaders – HPO  Planning meeting on Monday  Meet with Health Promotion team on Tuesday  Create and plan pre-tweets Tuesday  Volunteer communication throughout  Do acts on Wednesdays and Thursdays  Post-tweet and re-tweet about it Thursday

Volunteer Recruitment  Random events conversations  Chalking service hours targeted messages  Social media connect, invite and repeat  Gen 101 courses access to first year students who want to get involved

By the numbers   2 student leaders  4 events  1298 students reached (condom distribution events)   2 students leaders  18 events  1435 students reached (diverse, high-impact events) Paying RAH-some leaders is biggest expense: $1400/semester = $2500/year Random supplies: food for smoothies, paper cups, give-away items (ear plugs for nap zone etc) : $600/semester = $1200/year RAH-mobile was funded by Sustainability Committee ($1000) and HPO paid for the beautiful customized box, signs and umbrella ($800) Rock-the-Bike equipment: $600. Bike was donated by local bike shop.

Benefits of being RAH-some  Simple  Cost effective  Time efficient  Not limited by size of university  Staff time “lite”  Student-driven & relevant  Appropriate for Millennials and Gen Z RAH-Mobile!

Not so random… The Research  Standards of Practice for Health Promotion in higher Ed  Social Learning Theory  “Culture Generation” theory  Flash Mob Phenomenon  Generational Theory  Red Car Theory  Social Marketing MOA (Motivation, Opportunity, Ability) Framework

The future

Hear from the 2014 student Leaders! Courtney Kruer and Jennifer Lestingi

As it pertains to me  Something that has been sparked for me in this presentation has been…  Obstacles we have identified related to student volunteers are…  Opportunities we have identified related to student volunteers are…  Three action steps I am likely to take when I return to my institution are…

Thank you from the University of Louisville!