Oct. 21, 2002
Media Advisory
To: News Directors and News Editors
From: Veronika Avery, Coordinator of Media Relations, 342-5444

THE ULM 31 AMBASSADORS PLAN TWO EXCITING EVENTS FOR STUDENTS

Students on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe can get ready for two exciting events that are aimed at enhancing the fun of their college experience. The student group 31 Ambassadors is organizing a comeback of the "Big Switch" and the all-new "Treasure Hunt".

For the "Big Switch," students can purchase a chance to switch places for a day with ULM President Dr. James Cofer, Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Wayne Brumfield, or Director of Student Development Valerie Fields. The students whose names are drawn to switch will perform all of the daily duties of the administrator, and the administrator will attend all of the student's classes. ULM students can purchase the $1.00 tickets from members of the 31Ambassadors. The switch will happen from 8:00 am - 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6, 2002. At the end of that day, the 31 Ambassadors will sponsor a dinner for the winning students and the participating administrators.

The "Treasure Hunt" will be held on campus October 28 to November 22. During the four weeks of the "Treasure Hunt" students will have to find the hidden treasure. A $100.00 prize will be hidden each week somewhere on the ULM campus for four weeks. Clues to the location of the prize will be available at the Anna Gray Noe Alumni Center and at the Student Union Building. All ULM students with a valid student ID will eligible to participate.

The Official Rules for the Treasure Hunt follow:
1. The Treasure Hunt will be open to all enrolled ULM students with a valid student ID card.
2. No member of the ULM 31 Ambassadors is eligible to participate in the Treasure Hunt in any manner.
3. Prizes will be hidden on the ULM Campus. The boundaries are as
follows: North of Desiard Street, South of the ULM Lady Indians Softball Field, East of McGuire Street, and West of the ULM Intramural Fields.
4. One $100 prize will be hidden for each of the following weeks:
October 28, 2002 ­ November 1, 2002
November 4, 2002 ­ November 8, 2002
November 11, 2002 ­ November 15, 2002
November 18, 2002 ­ November 22, 2002
5. Prizes will not be buried, placed higher than six feet above any stable standing surface, or placed in any location that could be physically dangerous.
6. Prizes will be hidden in a 35-mm film canister.
7. When a ULM student locates the prize, the actual cash prize must be picked up at the Anna Gray Noe Alumni Center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
8. Prizes will not be hidden in any classrooms, laboratories, computer laboratories, or in the ULM Library.
9. Each enrolled ULM Student with a valid student ID card is eligible to win one hidden prize per semester.
10. Clues to the location of the prizes will be available at the Anna Gray Noe Alumni Center (across from the Natatorium) and at the Student Union Building.
11. The first clue for each week will be issued at 8:00 a.m. on Monday of each respective week. If the prize is not located and redeemed by Wednesday of that week at 10:00 am, another clue to the location of the prize will be released.
12. In the instance that a prize is not found during its respective week, it will carry over to the next week. For that week, there will be two prizes hidden, each in a separate location and with separate clues.

31 Ambassadors is a high-profile, high-energy organization composed of the best students at ULM that serves as the official host for alumni-related events. Members of 31 Ambassadors are recognized as ambassadors for The University of Louisiana at Monroe and its Alumni Association. In addition, 31 Ambassadors sponsor activities and events to increase student awareness of the ULM Alumni Association.

For more information on these events, contact Jimmy McClung, Associate Director, ULM Alumni Relations, at (318) 342-5420.

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