23.1003, Haven't You Always Wanted to Lead Your Peers to Glory?

Wed Feb 29 14:51:47 UTC 2012

LINGUIST List: Vol-23-1003. Wed Feb 29 2012. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 23.1003, Haven't You Always Wanted to Lead Your Peers to Glory?

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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:50:47
From: LINGUIST List [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: We Want YOU as a Graduate Tournament Coordinator!

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Dear LINGUIST List Subscriber,

Each year, one of the most popular features of Fund Drive is the Graduate School
 Challenge, in which institutions worldwide compete to raise the most money for
 LINGUIST List.  It's a great way to show support for your school, win accolades
 for your program, and indulge a bit of the friendly rivalry between graduate
 schools.

This year, we're sending out a rallying call for heroic Student Coordinators to
 serve as their schools' champions in the Graduate Tournament.  The role of the
 Student Coordinator is to serve as the contact point for their program, and to
 lead their school to total, glorious victory in the Tournament.  In addition to
 the honor of serving their schools, all Coordinators will be entered in a
 drawing for an additional LINGUIST List prize!  Here's how to be a Coordinator:

1. Send an email to matt at linguistlist.org with your contact information and 
your school's name; we'll enter you in the prize drawing.

2. Print the informational poster found at 
http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/LLGraduateTournamentPoster.pdf 
and post it in your department.  Feel free to post 3 of them, or maybe 50.

3. Coordinate donations from anyone (and everyone!) at your school.  Make sure
 that they enter your institution's name when submitting their donations so that
 they're properly credited to your program. Of course, the more you promote the
 LINGUIST List Fund Drive, the more donations your school will be credited for!

4. You can also gather smaller donations and pool them into one larger 
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 credit card fees.  It's also a great option for students who prefer not to, or
 can't, donate via credit card.

5. Whenever your school is in the lead, its name and logo will be featured at
 the top of the LINGUIST List homepage!

6. At the end of Fund Drive, the overall top school and the top schools for each
 region will receive very special prizes, prominent recognition on the homepage,
 and undisputed gloating rights for the rest of the year.

What are you waiting for?  Sign up as a Graduate School Coordinator, and lead
 your school to victory!  Learn more about the Challenge, and see the current
 leaderboards, at the Graduate Tournament page: 

http://linguistlist.org/fund-drive/2012/graduate-tournament.cfm

Good luck, Coordinators!
The LINGUIST List  Crew

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