nku president for a day

are you ready for your
chance to become
northern kentucky university's president
for one day?

Enter now for your chance to trade places with President Vaidya and live the presidential life!

Julie Schafer (President for a Day, 2012)
with President Votruba
(NKU President from 1997-2012)

Colin Kremer (President for a Day, 2013) having lunch with President Mearns
(NKU President from 2012-2017)

Ishwar Ramnath (President for a Day, 2013) in class with President Mearns
(NKU President from 2012-2017)

Amy Brown (President for a Day, 2016)
in a meeting with President Mearns
(NKU President from 2012-2017)

who is eligible?

All current NKU students are eligible to enter.

what is the money going towards?

All proceeds will be reinvested into NKU's community. The Presidential Ambassador organization will donate 50% of the proceeds to the Norse Violence Prevention Center, and the winner will donate the other 50% to their choice among a list of pre-approved NKU departments.

How does it work?

  • Students can enter for as many chances to win as they would like between September 26th and October 27th

      • Entries require two steps: submitting payment and completing an entry form

  • On October 28th, 10 semi-finalists will be drawn at random from all entries

      • Semi-finalists will win a free headshot taken by an NKU campus photographer

  • On November 4th, 3 finalists will be drawn at random from the semi-finalist candidates

      • Finalists will be contacted to begin their campaign for Presidency

      • Each of the 3 finalists headshots, along with a brief bio, will be posted to our social media (Instagram and Facebook)

  • The Presidential candidate with the most "likes" on their posts by 12pm on Friday, November 11th will be chosen as the winner of President for a Day

      • The winner will have the opportunity to trade places with President Vaidya for one day to see what it's like to be NKU's President

  1. Determine how many entries you want (1 entry for $1.00, 5 entries for $3.00)

  2. Submit payment to our Presidential Ambassador advisor through Venmo

    • Our advisor, Dan, and University Outreach, Hanson, will track all payments to confirm entries

  3. Complete entry form

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