[Gregory Wilkins]

A few questions: 

·                     Who is responsible for designing the t-shirts each year? Our graphics team in the student union.

·                     How do you spread the word about the t-shirts that help make it a yearly tradition? We have a t-shirt wall that shows all of the designs we have done over the years. It becomes part of our storytelling.

·                     Where and when do you typically begin selling t-shirts? We don’t sell them. We give them away for free.

·                     What is the overall timeline – from creation to sale? A couple of months and we don’t sell them.

·                     How much do you typically sell them for? Free.

• What is the best strategy for selling the shirts? Is there a specific time and day that is best? Consider getting corporate sponsors with incentives.

 

 

Gregory T. Wilkins

Associate Director, Centennial Student Union & Student Activities

Minnesota State University, Mankato

173 Centennial Student Union

Mankato, MN  56001

507-389-6076 (office)

The name Minnesota comes from the Dakota name for this region, Mni Sota Makoce – "the land where the waters reflect the clouds."
The Dakota and numerous other Indigenous peoples, whose cultural, spiritual, and economic practices are intrinsically woven to this landscape, hold this land sacred.

 

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Original Message:
Sent: 6/24/2024 10:27:00 AM
From: Elizabeth Kinase-Leggett
Subject: University of Illinois i-shirts

Dear ACUI community:

 

We at the Illini Union Board at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working on creating an “i-shirt.” This would be a student-designed shirt with a new design every year (and would hopefully be a source of revenue). We are hoping to create a tradition around this, and I would like to learn more about other schools who have something similar. 

 

A few questions: 

• Who is responsible for designing the t-shirts each year?
• How do you spread the word about the t-shirts that help make it a yearly tradition?
• Where and when do you typically begin selling t-shirts?
• What is the overall timeline – from creation to sale?
• How much do you typically sell them for?
• What is the best strategy for selling the shirts? Is there a specific time and day that is best? 

  

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

Thanks,

 Asako

(Elizabeth) Asako Kinase-Leggett 

(AH-sah-koh, she/her)

Program Advisor, Illini Union Board

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illini Union room 222
1401 W Green | M/C 384
Urbana, IL 61801
217.265.6564 | eakl@illinois.edu
 

Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

[Kim Anvinson]

One more question, have you talked with your campus bookstore about this?? They are a tremendous resource and partner for these types of programs.

Kim

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Kim Anvinson
Bookstore Director
North Dakota State University
Fargo ND
(701) 231-9822
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 10:27
From: Elizabeth Kinase-Leggett
Subject: University of Illinois i-shirts

Dear ACUI community:

 

We at the Illini Union Board at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working on creating an “i-shirt.” This would be a student-designed shirt with a new design every year (and would hopefully be a source of revenue). We are hoping to create a tradition around this, and I would like to learn more about other schools who have something similar. 

 

A few questions: 

• Who is responsible for designing the t-shirts each year?
• How do you spread the word about the t-shirts that help make it a yearly tradition?
• Where and when do you typically begin selling t-shirts?
• What is the overall timeline – from creation to sale?
• How much do you typically sell them for?
• What is the best strategy for selling the shirts? Is there a specific time and day that is best? 

  

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

Thanks,

 Asako

(Elizabeth) Asako Kinase-Leggett 

(AH-sah-koh, she/her)

Program Advisor, Illini Union Board

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illini Union room 222
1401 W Green | M/C 384
Urbana, IL 61801
217.265.6564 | eakl@illinois.edu
 

Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.

[Cortney Goff]

Hi Elizabeth,

At Missouri State, we do something very similar called our “Be A Bear” shirt. Ours is organized and ran by our bookstore and serves as a fundraiser for our emergency scholarship fund. The creation for these shirts is done as a contest in which students submit original designs and two are selected to be voted on by the campus community; whichever wins goes on that year’s shirt. The contest begins in December, ends in January, and shirts are available after spring break until homecoming. Ours are always $19.05 — the year of our founding. They are always advertised in our bookstore, associated stores around campus (our bookstore also runs convenience stores with snacks and things), and on multiple social media accounts throughout the university, including the main university pages, alumni pages, student organizations, etc. Definitely recommend reaching out to your bookstore for help because if they’re anything like ours, they would be a great partner.

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Cortney Denbow-Goff
Assistant Director, Facilities and Operations
Missouri State University
Springfield MO
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-24-2024 10:27
From: Elizabeth Kinase-Leggett
Subject: University of Illinois i-shirts

Dear ACUI community:

 

We at the Illini Union Board at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working on creating an “i-shirt.” This would be a student-designed shirt with a new design every year (and would hopefully be a source of revenue). We are hoping to create a tradition around this, and I would like to learn more about other schools who have something similar. 

 

A few questions: 

• Who is responsible for designing the t-shirts each year?
• How do you spread the word about the t-shirts that help make it a yearly tradition?
• Where and when do you typically begin selling t-shirts?
• What is the overall timeline – from creation to sale?
• How much do you typically sell them for?
• What is the best strategy for selling the shirts? Is there a specific time and day that is best? 

  

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

Thanks,

 Asako

(Elizabeth) Asako Kinase-Leggett 

(AH-sah-koh, she/her)

Program Advisor, Illini Union Board

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illini Union room 222
1401 W Green | M/C 384
Urbana, IL 61801
217.265.6564 | eakl@illinois.edu
 

Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act any written communication to or from university employees regarding university business is a public record and may be subject to public disclosure.