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I am a fan of face-to-face marketing. When I first started my position (math lab manager) I participated in every meeting/committee/activity that I could feasiblely have a connection to. (Most people welcome an extra pair of helping hands). Those opportunities provided interactions mostly with staff from advising and other student services, but it paid off. I also took the opportunity to "hang out" in the departments and casually meet faculty. I had an advantage of already knowing many of them, but I wouldn't rule out going "door-to-door" to introduce myself and my services. Recently my colleagues and I have invited ourselves to department meetings to do a 15 minute presentation about our collective services. Kathy Kathryn Van Wagoner Director, Math Advantage Programs Utah Valley State College 801-863-8411 ad-van-tage n. A factor conducive to success. >>> "Ambrose, Jennifer" <[log in to unmask]> 10/16/2006 10:37 AM >>> Hello-- I am about a month into my new job as "Campus Writing Specialist." I work out of our Study Center and am classified as academic staff. One of my duties is to "market" writing tutoring services to faculty and students, so that more students come for writing tutoring and I can make valuable use of my time. We do not want to focus solely on the English department. Specifically, my boss would like me to try to foster relationships with faculty so that they will invite me into their classes to assist with peer review, or teach a lesson concerning MLA or grammar, for example. I would love advice about how to approach faculty from those of you who have done something similar to what I am being asked to do, and from full-time faculty on this list who have been solicited for their help in promoting certain services your institution offers. So far, I have sent out a mass introductory letter about myself and my services which has resulted in one invitation from a Biology professor to assist in peer review, and I have just written up a mass follow up letter to remind people about my services as Mid-terms approach. It seems like it would be helpful to call and email professors individually and ask to come talk to them about what services I can provide. But if they make it clear they are uninterested, do I just leave it at that? What more can I do if a professor makes it clear that they know about my services and that they will contact me if needed, like one already has? Any ideas? Resources? Thank you, for your time Jennifer Ambrose UW-Waukesha Campus Writing Specialist Writing Tutor Coordinator 262-521-5549 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]