Welcome Week Sponsorship

Thank you for your interest in becoming a North Dakota State University Welcome Week sponsor. Your sponsorship will provide a warm welcome to new NDSU students, introduce them to what is available in the surrounding metro community, and further new student programming that promotes student success. The various levels of sponsorship offer different opportunities to spread awareness of your business.

Bison Level Sponsorship

Yellow & Green Level Sponsorship

Block Party Level Sponsorship

Restrictions

Request to be a Welcome Week Sponsor

Contact Us

Bison Level Sponsorship - $2500

The opportunities below provide a reach of at least 18,000 students, family members, faculty, staff, and campus visitors.

  • Contact table at Saturday Night Live during Welcome Week on Aug. 24, 2024; 7:45 – 11 p.m. 
  • A display table at the Welcome Week Block Party on Aug. 29; 7-8:30 p.m.  
  • Contact table in Memorial Union for a period of up to 4 hours during fall semester – date chosen by you, pending availability.
  • Your logo with a welcome message to students displayed on:
    • 60+ video screens in academic buildings across campus throughout the first week of classes.
    • One post on the NDSU Residence Hall Association Facebook page, Campus Attractions page, NDSU Family Programs four Facebook pages, NDSU Student Activities Facebook page, and Residence Life Facebook page. 
    • Welcome Week event schedule posted for the duration of Welcome Week within myNDSU, an event promotion platform
    • A slide within pre-event PowerPoints at three large scale events during Welcome Week
    • NDSU Welcome Week Programs webpage AND NDSU Family Programs webpage for the duration of Welcome Weekend

Yellow & Green Level - $1250

The opportunities below provide a reach of at least 5,000 students and family members.

  • A display table at the Welcome Week Block Party 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 24, 2024 
  • Your logo with a welcome message to students displayed in the following ways:
    • One post on NDSU Residence Hall Association Facebook page, Campus Attractions page, NDSU Family Programs four Facebook pages 
    • Welcome Week event schedule posted for the duration of Welcome Week within myNDSU, an event promotion platform
    • A slide within pre-event PowerPoints at three large scale events during Welcome Week
    • NDSU Welcome Week Programs webpage AND NDSU Family Programs webpage for the duration of Welcome Week

Block Party Level - $300 ($150 for non-profit organizations)

The opportunity below provides a reach of at least 1,200 students.

  • A display table at the Welcome Week Block Party 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2024

Restrictions

  • Food and beverages are only permitted at in-person events if one of the following applies:
    • It is individually packaged, store bought, and opened by the user at the time of consumption.  Examples:  Bottles of water, candy bars, lollipops
    • A sponsor has a Certificate of Insurance with 2 million per occurrence and must list NDSU as an additional insured entity. The Certificate of Insurance must be received at ndsu.welcomeweek@ndsu.edu by August 5, 2024.
  • Logos for the Bison and Yellow & Green sponsorship levels must be received at ndsu.welcomeweek@ndsu.edu by August 5, 2024.  
  • Promotion of any product or services that violate university policy or Student Affairs and Institutional Equity's Sponsorship guidelines cannot be accepted. This includes, but is not limited to any promotion of alcohol and tobacco products, drugs and drug paraphernalia, and sexually suggestive images or content. 
  • Entities that compete with NDSU business may not become Welcome Week sponsors (i.e. apartments). 

Request to be a Welcome Week Sponsor

Request to become a Welcome Week sponsor. Registration will be open through August 5, 2024, or until sponsorship slots are filled. 

Contact Us

For more information, contact the NDSU Student Success Programs office at 701-231-8379 or email ndsu.welcomeweek@ndsu.edu.

Top of page