Increasing Student Participation in College Organizations :: Business

change magnitude Student Participation in College Organizations Student participation in the one-year clientele Society stalk House is essential for the future of this big(p) pillow slip. Penn res publica DuBois has nearly one thousand students attending classes, but on average only fifteen students inform their time each dark over the five- daylight period. This presents a problem for the Business Society. If student participation continues to decrease, this event will only be a memory. During our search for possible solutions to this problem, we use several research tactics. These tactics included distributing a student report on campus, conducting personal interviews with the co-advisors and officers to the Business Society, and also with students who were involved in other(prenominal) years. We also researched journal articles and made contact with department heads to show the substance of student involvement in on campus activities.If students are aware of thei r world power to be involved in the Haunted House, they are more potential to participate. One way to accomplish this is by increasing advertising on campus. If students are offered incentives for participating, they will. Gift certificates from area businesses and free food will inveigle students to donate their time. Faculty involvement is crucial for the success of the Haunted House. Our findings indicated that students would volunteer if faculty offered class points to them for doing so. INTRODUCTIONBackgroundWhen Halloween rolls around it means ghosts, goblins, and scary creatures come to life. At Penn State DuBois it also means the annual Business Societys Haunted House. The Haunted House is a shattering success every year, raising thousands of dollars for local charities. These charities include the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and the fall in Way (Muth). The Haunted House is a five-day event. There is a day of set-up that transforms the campu s gymnasium into a spooky and frightening Halloween Haunted House. The completed Haunted House is then open to the public for three evenings. The fifth and utmost day is teardown, in which the gymnasium becomes recognizable again. ProblemDescriptionThe alike(p) problem arises every year, lack of student participation. The lack of student volunteers is a continuous problem for all organizations, yet for the Haunted House its especially problematic. In a student survey conducted on the Penn State DuBois Campus, 88% of students said they were aware of the Haunted House however, only 35% of students said they participated in it (Questionnaire).