2008 Woodie Awards
Card gets students in the zone
by Joe Zimmermann
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: News
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Christina Eggenberger, graduate assistant in the university's Office of Activities and Programs, said central to this year's changes is the introduction of the new Zone Card program, which university officials hope will attract new attention to the Hen Zone.
Students can obtain the multicolored stub in the Hen Zone itself or at the Trabant University Center information desk, and by attending any of the events scheduled on the card itself, receive special stamps of participation, she said. After four stamps, students can enter their card in a lottery for prizes.
Alex Keen, adviser to the Student Centers Programming Advisory Board, likened the Zone Card program to similar promotions happening on and off campus.
"The idea for a card is not a new one. For example, if you go to Peace-A-Pizza you can buy a slice and get your card punched," Keen stated in an e-mail message. "After 10 punches you get a free slice. In the case of the Zone Card, there is no purchase necessary, and we only require that you attend an event and participate.
"One of our missions is to provide students with social experiences outside of their residence halls and outside of their social circles."
While the only event SCPAB is directly sponsoring is April's Blue Hen Idol contest (a talent competition similar to American Idol), the university has several other events planned for the spring that will be part of the Hen Zone program, he said.
Eggenberger said new events include Pizza Mondays, which is a chance for resident student organizations to recruit new members and meet other RSOs to encourage co-sponsorship; Wii-NES-days, during which students have an opportunity to play the new Nintendo Wii on Wednesdays and participate in related tournaments and Grey's Thursdays where students can watch Grey's Anatomy and play Grey's-related games.
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