I like your spotting sports team logos and I'm going to steal it! :)
I too have the students introduce themselves and I have them provide a little background about themselves and why they are here. I use the reason for being here to remind some later on when they are struggling about their goal and why they came here in the first place.
Further I give them a brief history about myself not to boast but to exemplify the various opportunities I had over the course of my career due to hard work and diligence.
