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Safety Training - how to safely use cutting tools and hot glue guns.

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Club Rush at the start of each semester.

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Force them to come by turning it into an elective.

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Students get to say goodbye to their friends who are promoting at the end of the year while eating good food.

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ONE day at a time.

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Review of strict rules, safety and behavior expectations, student contract to join club.

This year, the first activity for the club is college posters which is working out well! Better participation doing it at the beginning rather than waiting until after they’ve completed their major project for MESA Day.

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community building - create sense of togetherness

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community building - create sense of togetherness

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don't try to do everything the first year

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don't try to do everything the first year

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tell the students that they're the experts - let them lead

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tell the students that they're the experts - let them lead

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discussing resources and how finite they are so students don't burn through supplies

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discussing resources and how finite they are so students don't burn through supplies

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Sign up for the trainings.

MESA day is fun! Try to convey that to the students.

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UOP MESA is the driving factor in retention. My club members being able to experience physically being on the UOP campus, Rose, Jonathan, and Larly coming to my club, the treats and goodies, field trips have all been the reasons why my members have returned.

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Raffle tickets given to turned in applications for MESA Swag.

Swag automatically given to first 10 applications.

Word of mouth

Board members wear “join MESA” sandwich board handing paper apps to others at club rush