1. Schol arshi p Reci pi ent
Bl oggi ng
A New Tool f or Donor St ewar dshi p

2. The Premi se
• Devel op bl og f eat ur i ng schol ar shi p
r eci pi ent s
• Have sel ect ed r eci pi ent s wr i t e about
t hei r col l ege exper i ence and t he
di f f er ence schol ar shi ps make i n
t hei r l i ves
• Shar e l i nk t o bl og wi t h donor s

3. St udent Bl oggers
• Chosen by USF/ Deans
• Di ver se:
• Honor s Col l ege
• Var i ous cl asses of under gr aduat es
• Gr aduat e st udent s ( r esear ch & TA)
• St udy abr oad par t i ci pant s
• Var i ous backgr ounds

4. Format t i ng Opt i ons - Ext ernal
• Bl og r ol l of ext er nal l y pr oduced
bl ogs wi t h descr i pt i ons on USF
websi t e
• Exampl e: U of M’ s Admi ssi ons bl og page
www. admi ssi ons. umi ch. edu/ bl ogs/
• Bl og r ol l of l i nks & t i t l es onl y
• Ext er nal bl og si t e l i nked t o USF
websi t e
• Exampl e: U of M’ s Schol ar shi p bl og
ht t p: / / umschol ar shi pbl og. wor dpr ess. com/

5. Ext ernal l y Produced w/
Descri pt i on

6. Bl og Rol l – Li nks & Ti t l es Onl y

7. Ext ernal Bl og Li nked t o USF Si t e

8. Format t i ng Opt i ons - Embedded
• Bl og housed i n a USF webpage
• Exampl e: Ohi o St at e Uni ver si t y’ s bl og
r ol l
www. osu. edu/ i nt er act
• Bl og f eed embedded f r om ext er nal
si t e i nt o a USF webpage
• Exampl e: Uni ver si t y of I l l i noi s’
Pr esi dent Hogan’ s bl og
www. pr ezr el ease. ui l l i noi s. edu

9. Bl og Housed on Page Wi t hi n Si t e

10. Bl og Feed Embedded i n USF Page

11. Cont ent Opt i ons
• One bl og, mul t i pl e st udent bl ogger s
• Mul t i pl e st udent s wi t h i ndi vi dual
bl ogs
• Many st udent post s aggr egat ed i nt o a
bl og
• I ndi vi dual st udent s may onl y do one or
t wo post s
• St udent post s r ot at e t o f eat ur e many
schol ar shi p
• Have st udent s appl y, or choose

12. Techni cal Requi rement s
• To Host on Si t e:
• Fr ee Wor dpr ess si t e management downl oad
• Fr ee add- i n t o aggr egat e mul t i pl e bl ogs
• To Embed Feed:
• Not hi ng needed ( as of now)
• Ext er nal Onl y:
• Not hi ng needed

13. Pros / Cons t o Met hods
• Host i ng
• Mor e desi gn opt i ons – can f or mat t o
mat ch si t e
• Abl e t o aggr egat e bl ogs i nt o one f eed
• Requi r es own web page wi t hi n si t e
• Embeddi ng
• Mor e t i me management t o choose/ code
post s i nt o webpage
• Mul t i pl e bl ogs must be embeddi ng
i ndi vi dual l y

14. Pros / Cons t o Met hods
• Ext er nal Onl y
• Host ed on ext er nal si t e – l ess space
used on ATS ser ver s
• Can use cheaper ATS host i ng package f or
websi t e, savi ng $7/ mont h
• Ei t her l ess cont r ol or mor e t i me
management
• St udent s upl oad di r ect l y ( no appr oval
pr ocess) , or
• St udent s submi t t o Kat i e and she upl oads