1. VCU GLOBE CULTURE SHOW
Huyen Nguyen

2. Project Summary

3. What & Why VCU Globe Culture Show
Focus on traditional clothes and music aspects of culture around the world
Count toward co-curriculum event
Designed to help VCU Globe students to gain more cultural knowledge to increase their global competency skills
Developing students’ talents during the show

4. When & Where One week after spring break
Date and time will be announce depending on the academic schedule and other school activities
In Commonwealth Ballroom at VCU Student Commons

5. Who All VCU students can signup for performance individual or groups
Event management:
One Globe faculty
Four Globe GAs
Three Globe students volunteer

6. Rationale

7. Addressing Problems VCU Globe never organizes a culture show before
Most VCU Globe event is usually focusing on one culture each, preventing students to have an overall experience
Culture show is a great event that allow student to experience the fun while learning knowledge about cultures, addressing the main concern of VCU Globe

8. Beneficiaries
VCU Globe students will benefit from attending and perform in the event
Gain unique insight toward the diversity within VCU Globe and the whole university in general
Broadening their global competency throughout the program

9. Resources

10. Available Resources Place Committee meeting office
Commonwealth Ballroom
VCU Student Commons
Committee meeting office
VCU Globe conference room

11. Needed Resources Personnel
Director of the program: VCU Globe faculty to over see the program
MC: GA, good at communication and have sense of humor
Registration and process: GA, already helped to run an event before
Technical support: GA, able to carry heavy stuffs and take pictures
Decoration and fliers: GA, artistic minds
Helpers: Globe students, running necessary errands
Equipment: sound system is already installed in the room
Supplies: fliers, ribbon, posters, others
Supplemental: light snacks and refreshments

12. Goals & Objectives

13. Goal #1 To increase global competency level for VCU Globe students
Objective #1.1: to allow VCU Globe students to see unique insights of different culture fashion and music and the diversity of the university and VCU Globe
Objective #1.2: to help VCU Globe students form interested in studying cultures around the world

14. Goal #2
To effectively use the event as the place for VCU Globe students and volunteers express their talents
Objective #2.1: to grant VCU Globe students and other students to sign up for the performance in the show
Objective #2.2: to let volunteers to shine out their talents and enjoy the show

15. Method

16. Primary methods Reservation the room ahead of time to secure the place
Process of advertising the event in VCU Globe building and school buildings

17. Timeline
Step 1
Finalize the decision and information regarding to the event
Step 2
Seek for helps and assign position, reserve the room
Step 3
Spreading the words and collect volunteers
Step 4
Running auditions, putting everything in place for the event
Step 5
Event starts and evaluation after

18. Evaluation Plan

19. Evaluation Form Survey
Is not anonymous, have option to not write down names
Answered in scale from 1 to 10 in which 1 is the worst and 10 is the best
Comment section
2 Barnes & Noble gift cards for two random surveyors completing the survey on time

20. Questions & Concerns
Whether VCU Globe students acknowledge the diversity of VCU
Whether they are interested to the show and would like to repeat next year
Whether the process and registration is convenient and fast
Whether they enjoy the event and find out new things about their own cultures

21. Budget

22. Free resources Commonwealth ballroom Staffs members to run the event
Printed fliers

23. Expense & Funding Source
Decoration materials: $30
Light snacks and refreshments: $50
Survey’s prize: $20, $10 for each gift card
Funding source
VCU Globe program grant because this is a VCU Globe event for the benefits of VCU Globe students