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OFYP Sponsorship Information

Orientation & First-Year Programs (OFYP) offers a number of involvement, sponsorship, and promotional opportunities for organizations that have an interest in reaching the new student audience. By submitting this form, we can better understand your needs, and more effectively incorporate your group into our programming.

We respectfully request that you DO NOT call our office. Filling out this form lets us know that you are interested, and would like to know about our opportunities. After completing this information, we will contact you with any upcoming promotional options.

Contact Information
Main Contact*:
Secondary Contact (if exists):
Organization Name*:
Phone*:
Fax:
Email*:
Mailing Address*:
City*:
State*:
Zip*:
Preferred method of contact*
General Information
Type of Organization*
 
What populations would you like to reach? (Check all that apply)
First-Year Students (freshmen)
Transfer Students
Returning Undergraduate Students
Graduate Students
Parents
Student Leaders
Have you advertised or participated with OFYP before?* Yes No
What other methods do you use to market to U of M students?
Opportunities
Please indicate the opportunities that you might have an interest in – check all that apply:
Advertising
Advertisment in the Gopher Guide — we have various color and black/white advertising options in this annual student planner and reference guide, which is given to all orientation attendees and is sold in the U of M bookstore (26,000 copies in all)
Coupons in the Gopher Guide — There will be several pages of perforated coupon pages in the Gopher Guide, which is given to all orientation attendees and is sold in the U of M bookstore (26,000 copies in all)
Direct Student Contact
Explore U — Businesses and outside organizations are invited to table at this large-scale event during Welcome Week. Tabling at Explore-U will allow you to have face-to-face interactions with upwards of 4,000 students in a three-hour period of time.
Tabling at an event or hosting an informational/promotional booth — Tabling at an event is primarily available at a number of different Welcome Week events that vary in size and event style. Tabling is usually available in exchange for program support through sponsoring the event with entertainment or food or through financial support of the event.
Giveaway Items
Kick It! — This student engagement program is open to all first-year students, and occurs at the beginning of fall and spring semester. Businesses usually donate a quantity of gift cards, coupons for free product, or promotional items to be given out as prizes to students who participate in the program.
Orientation — Limited amount of advertising via promotional items is available during Orientation. Specific items such as pen and pencils are needed in large quantities each year to use as program supplies for incoming students and their families.
Welcome Week — Prizes donated from sponsors are always needed as an incentive to new students and Welcome Week Leaders. Prizes typically consist of gift cards, coupons for free product, or promotional items. Businesses are also able to donate large door prizes such as airline vouchers, cell phones or large gift certificates to be given away at large scale events.
Financial Contribution
Financial Contribution to help cover the cost of a specific program
If you feel that your organization has an opportunity to offer that is not specified above, please enter that information in the following field:
I am uncertain of the level and type of involvement my organization would like to have in Orientation & First-Year Programs. I would like to be contacted to further discuss all possibilities to best determine our involvement.

Thank you for your interest in Orientation & First-Year Programs!

We will be in contact with you soon.