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Royalty Nominee Application
I.
Basic Info:
Name of Candidate: __________________________________________________
Sponsoring Organization: _____________________________________________
G Number: _________________________________________________________
Date of Birth: _______________________________________________________
Phone Number: _____________________________________________________
MWSU Email Address: _______________________________________________
II.
Classification (check one):
Freshman
Hours Completed: _______________________
Sophomore
Major: ________________________________
Junior
Minor: ________________________________
Senior
Grade Point Average: ____________________
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III.
Involvement:
a. Please submit a current resume or complete the questions below.
Campus Organizations (please provide any positions held and/or responsibilities in
the organization):
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Off Campus Activities and Organizations (please provide any positions held and/or
responsibilities in the activity and/or organization): _________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Employment: _______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Please respond to each of the following, on a typed, separate
piece of paper. Limit your responses to 250 words for each question:
IV.
 Why do you feel your organization has nominated you to represent the
organization and why is it important to you?
 Describe why Missouri Western traditions are important to the school, you
and the student body.
 How could you represent Missouri Western as a Homecoming King or
Queen in a positive way?
 What are your future goals?
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V.
Please read the following before continuing…
If you are selected Missouri Western State University’s Homecoming Royalty
2014 you will be REQUIRED to attend all Homecoming activities and appearances
(see schedule below), fully complete and submit this Homecoming Nominee
Application, have earned a minimum 2.5 cumulative Grade Point Average and
honorably represent Missouri Western. When you arrive at each event you must
sign in and out with Alexis Spiegel upon arrival, to be awarded participation
points.
EVENT NAME
EVENT INFO
Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Clock Tower at 5pm
Amazing Race
Blood-Drive
*Candidates must attend the entire duration of the event
in order to receive participation points*
Tuesday, October 21 and 22, 2014 in Blum 218 and 219
from 10:30 to 4:30pm
*Candidates only have to attend one day of the blood
drive and do not have to attend the entire duration of the
blood drive*
Tuesday October 21, 2014 in Blum 222 and 223 at 5pm
Griffon Team Trivia
*Candidates must attend the
*Tentire duration of the event
in order to receive participation points*
Thursday, October 23, 2014 at the Band Practice Field
at 5pm
Around the World Relay
*Candidates must attend the entire duration of the event
in order to receive participation points*
Friday, October 24, 2014 in the GISC at 8pm
Pep-Rally
*Candidates must attend the entire duration of the event
in order to receive participation points*
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Friday, October 24, 2014 behind Baker following the
Pep-Rally
Bon Fire
*Candidates must attend the event until 11PM but may
stay longer*
Friday, October 24, 2014 behind Baker at 10:30pm
Hot Dog Eating Contest
*Candidates must attend the entire duration of the event
in order to receive participation points*
Saturday, October 25, 2014 line-up beginning at 6:30am
and parade beginning at 9am
Parade Line-up and Parade
**Candidates must attend the entire duration of the
event in order to receive participation points. Meeting
point will be discussed at a later date.*
Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the Spratt Stadium. Game
begins at 1:30pm.
Homecoming Football Game
MWSU vs Emporia State
*Candidates will meet Alexis at candidate seating on
the track by 1. Candidates must attend the first 3
quarters of the game and allowed to move from the
designated Homecoming seating after halftime.*
I have read, understood and agree to the requirements of being a Homecoming
nominee set forth by the Homecoming Steering Committee for this nomination. I
understand, as the Homecoming Royalty Nominee, that I will be judged on my
leadership, academics, and campus involvement, and participation in the week’s
events. Lastly, I attest that all of the information provided in this application is true
and accurate, to the best of my knowledge and I authorize the Homecoming
Steering Committee to verify my GPA and other academic and school-related
information presented in this application.
________________________________________________
Name of Nominee
________________________________________________
Signature of Nominee
________________
Date
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VI.
Royalty Petition
If you are an Independent Nominee (no sponsoring organization), you must
fill out this application and obtain 20 signatures from students at Missouri
Western who support your nomination. If you fall under this category and
selected to be on the Royalty Court then YOU are responsible for publicity
for campaigning purposes. You will adhere to all rules and guidelines
expected by every candidate. If you make it onto Royalty Court and are
voted Homecoming King or Queen/Runner-Up, no points will be awarded to
any organization.
Printed Name
G Number
Signature
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
11._____________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
14. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
15. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
16. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
17. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
18. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
19. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
20. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VII. Royalty Candidates
a. Guidelines
1. All royalty nominees must be full time Missouri Western
students with a 2.5 cumulative GPA
2. Royalty nominees must have submitted to BLUM 217 (SGA
SUITE) on September 26, 2014 by 4pm.
3. ALL nominees MUST be interviewed by the designated judges
during the allotted time. If you are unable to attend, you will no
longer be considered for Homecoming Court.
4. Interview-appropriate attire should be worn during interviews.
This process will bring the number of candidates down to 5 female
and 5 male candidates.
5. If an organization nominee succeeds in becoming a member of
the Homecoming Court, the organization is responsible for
campaign publicity on behalf of their nominee.
6. Independent Nominees, not sponsored by an organization, may
nominate themselves for Homecoming Court with 20 signature
petition. Independent nominees are responsible for their own
campaign publicity.
b. Mandatory Candidate Meetings and Events
1. Royalty Candidate Info Night on October 3, 2014 at 4:30 PM
in TBA.
2. A photography session, will take place during the Info Night
mention above. Candidates are asked to dress their best.
3. Intro videotaping, on October 8, 2014 in TBA at 4PM, to film
a video introducing each candidate to the students of Missouri
Western.
4. There are 8 mandatory events that a candidates must attend.
All of the events will have seating reserved for the Homecoming
Court.
5. Homecoming King and Queen will additionally attend the
Awards Reception, date and time TBA.
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6. Candidates who are unable to attend any of these events must
notify the Royalty Director, Alexis Spiegel at 816-510-8961,
before 3 hours before the homecoming event each week.
Unexcused absences will NOT be tolerated and will result in
disqualification.
7. Candidates must wear Homecoming Court sashes during
homecoming events throughout the week.
a.
b.
c.
d.
VIII. Campaigning
Campaigning is defined as any action taken to solicit votes
Announcements of candidacy will be made in The Griffon News, along
with information from your application. Please make sure all information
is correct and appropriate.
Campaigning may begin October 20, 2014 at 8AM.
Campaign publicity are allowed:
1. One poster or banner placed in each building, one per bulletin
board, in areas designated by West Campus and Residential Life
regulations.
2. Flyers
3. T-shirts and buttons worn by sponsoring organizations and their
members
4. Posters brought by sponsoring organizations to homecoming
week events
5. All publicity should be in good spirit of Homecoming and
Missouri Western State University.
6. All publicity has to be approved by the Center for Student
Engagement.
7. All campaigning is restricted during the voting period.
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
IX. Election Process
Homecoming elections will be online for two consecutive days beginning
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 8 AM and ending on Thursday,
October 23, 2014 at 11:59 PM.
King and Queen will be determined by 50% majority vote of the student
body, 25% on participation in Homecoming events with proper attire
worn and 25% academic excellence (GPA) and will be collected by a
means of an online ballot.
Only registered MWSU students may vote for candidates.
Students are only allowed to vote one time for their first choice of
Homecoming King and Queen.
Links to voting can be found on the Missouri Western homepage and on
the SGA homepage.
X.
Royalty Homecoming Competition Points
a. Sponsoring organizations will receive 5 point for each nomination who
makes it onto Homecoming Court, one female and one male nominee, for
a total possible of 10 points.
b. Sponsoring Organizations will be awarded 5 points for each event their
nominee attends.
c. 20 points will be awarded to the sponsoring organization of the King and
Queen winners.
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XI.
Homecoming Competition Point Layout
a. Participating student organizations will receive points for their
Homecoming participation. Points will be awarded as follows:
Event
Participation
Points
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Total
Possible
--
25
25
25
75
75
--
--
--
75
--
5
5
--
10
--
20
20
--
40
25
75
50
25
100
Max’s Photo
Contest
Griffon Team
Trivia
25
75
50
25
100
25
75
50
25
100
Blood-Drive
25
75
50
25
125
Hot Dog
Eating Contest
25
75
50
25
100
25
75
50
25
100
25
75
50
25
100
25
75
50
25
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Steering
Committee
Applications
Steering
Committee
Member
Royalty
Nomination
Royalty Court
4x4 Sign
Creation
Amazing Race
Around the
World Relay
Pep Rally
(Dance)
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XII. Homecoming Week Schedule
Date
April 26, 2014
Day of the
Week
Wednesday
September 19,
2014
Friday
September 26,
2014
Friday
October 1,
2014
October 2,
2014
October 3,
2014
October 9,
2014
October 17,
2014
Wednesday
October 17,
2014
Friday
October 20,
2014
Monday
October 20,
2014
October 20,
2014
October 21,
2014
October 21.
2014
October 22.
2014
October 22,
2014
October 22,
2014
Monday
Thursday
Friday
Thursday
Friday
Event
Location
Time
Homecoming
Info Night
Homecoming
Entry Forms
Due
Royalty
Applications
Due
Royalty
Interviews
4x4 Sign PickUp
Royalty Info
Night
Begins Sign
Drop-Off
Sign Drop-Off
Ends
Spratt 101
6:00PM
Blum 217
SGA Office
4:30PM
Blum 217
SGA Office
4:30PM
Blum 223
4:00PM
Blum 207
CSE
Blum 223
9:00AM –
8:00PM
4:30PM
Blum 207
CSE
Blum 207
CSE
9:00AM8:00PM
9:00AM8:00PM
Campus
8:00AM
Campus
8:00AM
Monday
Office
Decoration
Deadline
Royalty
Campaigning
Begins
Max’s Photo
Contest
Amazing Race
Clock Tower
5:00PM
Tuesday
Blood-Drive
Blum 2018-219
Tuesday
Griffon Team
Trivia
Blood-Drive
Blum 222-223
10:30AM4:30PM
5:00PM
Royalty Voting
Opens
Office
Decoration
Judging
MWSU
Webpage
Campus
Wednesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
8:00AM
Blum 218-219
10:30AM4:30PM
8:00AM
1:00PM-4:30PM
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October 23,
2014
October 23,
2014
October 24,
2014
October 24,
2014
October 24,
2014
October 25,
2014
October 25,
2014
October 25,
2014
October 25,
2014
Thursday
Friday
Around the
World Relay
Royalty Voting
Closes
Pep-Rally
Band Practice
Field
MWSU
Webpage
GISC
Friday
Bonfire
Behind Baker
Friday
Behind Baker
Saturday
Hot Dog Eating
Contest
Parade Line-Up
Saturday
Thursday
5:00PM
11:59PM
8:00 PM
Following PepRally
10:30PM
6:30AM
Parade
Union Street and
Frederick Blvd
Route TBA
Saturday
Tailgate
Lot H
Saturday
Homecoming
Football Game
MWSU vs
Emporia State
Spratt Stadium
11:00 AM –
1:00 PM
1:30PM
9:00AM
Important: If you have any questions or concerns please contact Alexis Spiegel via email at
aspiegel1@missouriwestern.edu or phone at 816-510-8961.
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