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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Minutes | 10.19.08
Student Board Meeting | Minutes | 10.19.08
Present: Bethany Powers (IC), Rose Yaguchi (Amnesty), Viirginia (at-large), Alli Meder (VAV), Suhail Barot (EWB), Abby Toms (SECS), Tom Tiojanco (PSA), Kasey Umland (staff), Ruth Ween (guest)
Absent: Race Higgins (Red Bison), LeAnne Fountas (SILA), Navid Zarrinal (Libertas), Sam Thoma (G!O), Mike Stephens (ASB), Carolyn Emerson (VAV), Seoyoung Eom (KSA)
I. Collaboration Updates
o SECS and CVS will be hosting a showing of the film, “The Eleventh Hour” and a potluck.
o SECS and EWB will be collaborating on several events for LIVE GREEN Week.
o More info on LIVE GREEN week is available at secs-uiuc.org
II. November/December check in on requirements to be talked about next meeting
• Collaboration: Remember each student program must collaborate at least 2 times per year with another student program.
• Attendance at student board meetings is mandatory. If your program is not represented at 3 or more meetings, your group may be recommended for BOG review. If your SB rep is unavailable, you can send another representative from your organization in your place.
III. Ruth Ween? Forest Preserve Presentation
• Visit vote2cents.org for more information on a proposed increase of 2 cents to the Champaign County Forest Preserve District’s tax levy that will be on the ballot November 4 for all voters in Champaign County.
IV. Kasey Updates
-parking at the Y – see YMCA student board blog (ymcastudentboard.blogspot.com) for more info
-building reminders - see YMCA student board blog (ymcastudentboard.blogspot.com) for more info
-technology updates
o The Y now has a portable audio system available for use throughout the building. Can be used with i-pods, microphones, etc.
o Operation Y-FI is underway. More updates to come soon.
-building hours discussion
o Is there a need to keep the building open later?
o What would you use the building for if it were open later?
o Send your comments to Kasey.
V. Virginia’s Development Committee Discussion
• If you did not attend the meeting, please send your answers to the following questions to Virginia (vbyrne2@illinois.edu)
o Outside of your student organization, what makes you feel connected to the Y community?
o How do you see student membership?
o What are the benefits of being a student member?
o What benefits would you like to see? ( Ex. Coffee machine, wireless internet)
VI. Reminders
-BOG meeting Tuesday Oct. 21st Wahl Room 4-5:30pm
-Potluck November 20th
-Monday Oct. 27th Building Study Session 4:30pm-6:30pm IMPORTANT
-CANVASES – haven’t painted one yet? Get on that! Just don’t make it look like Ellen’s…
VII. Next Social Event – Ice Skating, hot chocolate, good times – Bethany will look into renting the Ice arena and group rates for next time.
VIII. Next Meeting
-Sunday again? before/after/during potluck? Bethany will email everyone to find a time.
IX. Announcements
o PSA will be hosting FACT conference October 24 – 26. All are welcome at workshops. For more info, visit: psauiuc.org/fact08
Submitted by Kasey Umland
Present: Bethany Powers (IC), Rose Yaguchi (Amnesty), Viirginia (at-large), Alli Meder (VAV), Suhail Barot (EWB), Abby Toms (SECS), Tom Tiojanco (PSA), Kasey Umland (staff), Ruth Ween (guest)
Absent: Race Higgins (Red Bison), LeAnne Fountas (SILA), Navid Zarrinal (Libertas), Sam Thoma (G!O), Mike Stephens (ASB), Carolyn Emerson (VAV), Seoyoung Eom (KSA)
I. Collaboration Updates
o SECS and CVS will be hosting a showing of the film, “The Eleventh Hour” and a potluck.
o SECS and EWB will be collaborating on several events for LIVE GREEN Week.
o More info on LIVE GREEN week is available at secs-uiuc.org
II. November/December check in on requirements to be talked about next meeting
• Collaboration: Remember each student program must collaborate at least 2 times per year with another student program.
• Attendance at student board meetings is mandatory. If your program is not represented at 3 or more meetings, your group may be recommended for BOG review. If your SB rep is unavailable, you can send another representative from your organization in your place.
III. Ruth Ween? Forest Preserve Presentation
• Visit vote2cents.org for more information on a proposed increase of 2 cents to the Champaign County Forest Preserve District’s tax levy that will be on the ballot November 4 for all voters in Champaign County.
IV. Kasey Updates
-parking at the Y – see YMCA student board blog (ymcastudentboard.blogspot.com) for more info
-building reminders - see YMCA student board blog (ymcastudentboard.blogspot.com) for more info
-technology updates
o The Y now has a portable audio system available for use throughout the building. Can be used with i-pods, microphones, etc.
o Operation Y-FI is underway. More updates to come soon.
-building hours discussion
o Is there a need to keep the building open later?
o What would you use the building for if it were open later?
o Send your comments to Kasey.
V. Virginia’s Development Committee Discussion
• If you did not attend the meeting, please send your answers to the following questions to Virginia (vbyrne2@illinois.edu)
o Outside of your student organization, what makes you feel connected to the Y community?
o How do you see student membership?
o What are the benefits of being a student member?
o What benefits would you like to see? ( Ex. Coffee machine, wireless internet)
VI. Reminders
-BOG meeting Tuesday Oct. 21st Wahl Room 4-5:30pm
-Potluck November 20th
-Monday Oct. 27th Building Study Session 4:30pm-6:30pm IMPORTANT
-CANVASES – haven’t painted one yet? Get on that! Just don’t make it look like Ellen’s…
VII. Next Social Event – Ice Skating, hot chocolate, good times – Bethany will look into renting the Ice arena and group rates for next time.
VIII. Next Meeting
-Sunday again? before/after/during potluck? Bethany will email everyone to find a time.
IX. Announcements
o PSA will be hosting FACT conference October 24 – 26. All are welcome at workshops. For more info, visit: psauiuc.org/fact08
Submitted by Kasey Umland
Opportunities for non-BOG reps to get more involved in the Y
Some of you have asked for the Y to help train new and/or up and coming members of your student organizations. One way of doing that is to have these members serve on a Y committee and help plan/evaluate Y programs, organize fundraisers, etc. under the guidance of Y staff and BOG members. We are currently looking for students to serve on the following committees:
- Auction 2009 planning committee
- Communiversity Review committee
- Friday Forum lecture series committee
- Know Your University lecture series committee
Last Friday Forum before the election!
Please share the following announcement for next week's Friday Forum with your students and colleagues who may be interested in this lecture.
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Fall 2008 | Friday Forum lecture series
“Sick of Sound Bites? Real Issues for the Next Administration”
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October 31 @ 12 noon
Markets, Market Failures and the Election
Anne Villamil, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Illinois
The economy is one of the central issues in the upcoming election. This lecture will focus on two issues facing the US economy: the slow down in GDP growth and labor market, and volatility in prices (housing, financial markets, energy and exchange rates).
The talk is free and open to the public and is in the University YMCA’s
Latzer Hall (located on the corner or Wright and Chalmers.) Lunch is available
through the Y Thai Eatery for $6.00 for non-students and $3 for students (school ID is required).
For more information about the other talks in this series, please visit
us online at: http://www.universityymca.org/friday_forum.html
CCY ASB Trip to focus on Hunger and Homlessness in D.C.
Our Y is one of 14 campus-based YMCAs in the U.S. and a member of the Coalition of Campus YMCAs (better known as CCY). Last winter, CCY held its first ever service trip dedicated to bringing together students from different campus Ys for a common purpose to exchange ideas and foster the growth of the YMCA movement.
THIS JANUARY, CCY will have its 2nd Annual CCY trip in Washington, D.C. centered on the issues of hunger and homelessness. Below is a message from our own, Kevin Williams, about the trip. Please share this information with members of your group. More details will be posted as they are available.
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Hello All:
As many of you know, 2008 marked CCY's first ever ASB trip -- a fantastic service learning trip to New Orleans prepared by former CCY Vice Chair, Amber Franklin. In continuing this tradition, I would like to inform you about CCY's upcoming trip: CCY ASB | Washington D.C. The trip, from Jan-4 to Jan-11, will focus on the issues of hunger and homelessness in the greater D.C. area. Service activities will include working at soup kitchens and participating in programming such as Age-In-Place (AIP). I am currently working on setting up a few seminars/workshops as educational components to the trip.
If you are interested, please let me know and I will provide more details (costs, etc.) for the trip. There are 26 spots for this trip.
Hope to hear from you!
Kevin Williams
Vice Chair | CCY
vicechair@ccyusa.org
THIS JANUARY, CCY will have its 2nd Annual CCY trip in Washington, D.C. centered on the issues of hunger and homelessness. Below is a message from our own, Kevin Williams, about the trip. Please share this information with members of your group. More details will be posted as they are available.
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Hello All:
As many of you know, 2008 marked CCY's first ever ASB trip -- a fantastic service learning trip to New Orleans prepared by former CCY Vice Chair, Amber Franklin. In continuing this tradition, I would like to inform you about CCY's upcoming trip: CCY ASB | Washington D.C. The trip, from Jan-4 to Jan-11, will focus on the issues of hunger and homelessness in the greater D.C. area. Service activities will include working at soup kitchens and participating in programming such as Age-In-Place (AIP). I am currently working on setting up a few seminars/workshops as educational components to the trip.
If you are interested, please let me know and I will provide more details (costs, etc.) for the trip. There are 26 spots for this trip.
Hope to hear from you!
Kevin Williams
Vice Chair | CCY
vicechair@ccyusa.org
G!O Calendar Submissions
The Y's environmental magazine, Green Observer, will include a calendar of YMCA events for the November issues. Please send any November events or deadlines you would like included to Sam at samthoma24@gmail.com.
Building Reminders
Mike and Doug, our wonderful and hardworking maintenance staff, have asked that I share the following reminders about building use policy with you.
(1) DO NOT MOVE ROOM RENTAL SET-UPS. We had an incident a couple of weeks ago where a student group used a room set up for a rental and the room set-up was missing 50 chairs for the event.
(2) You are responsible for cleaning up after your events. This means if you have food and/or anything else that makes a mess, you must wipe down the tables, sweep/vacuum up crumbs, etc. If you need a broom, vaccum, paper towels, etc. ask the desk worker at the front desk for assistance.
(3) If you alter a room set-up, please remember you are responsible for returning the room to its original set-up.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
(1) DO NOT MOVE ROOM RENTAL SET-UPS. We had an incident a couple of weeks ago where a student group used a room set up for a rental and the room set-up was missing 50 chairs for the event.
(2) You are responsible for cleaning up after your events. This means if you have food and/or anything else that makes a mess, you must wipe down the tables, sweep/vacuum up crumbs, etc. If you need a broom, vaccum, paper towels, etc. ask the desk worker at the front desk for assistance.
(3) If you alter a room set-up, please remember you are responsible for returning the room to its original set-up.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
IMPORTANT Parking Information
Just a few reminders about parking at the Y:
(1) All of the Y's parking spaces are rented M-F from 8-5. If, under special circumstances, you need to park at the Y during the day, you must ask Carol at the front desk if there is a spot available. We will try to accommodate you, but if you park in a rented spot without permission from Carol, you will most likely be towed.
(2) Spots #30 and #31 (the two southern most spots along the west wall) are rented 24 hours/7days a week! DO NOT PARK IN THESE SPOTS OR YOU WILL BE TOWED.
(3) During the winter, do not park along the western most wall of the parking lot (this is is the wall that faces Newman Center) if there is snow/it is going to snow. We cannot properly plow the parking lot if cars are parked in that area. If you park there, you may be plowed in.
If you have any questions about parking, please contact Carol at (217) 337-1500 or carol@universityymca.org.
(1) All of the Y's parking spaces are rented M-F from 8-5. If, under special circumstances, you need to park at the Y during the day, you must ask Carol at the front desk if there is a spot available. We will try to accommodate you, but if you park in a rented spot without permission from Carol, you will most likely be towed.
(2) Spots #30 and #31 (the two southern most spots along the west wall) are rented 24 hours/7days a week! DO NOT PARK IN THESE SPOTS OR YOU WILL BE TOWED.
(3) During the winter, do not park along the western most wall of the parking lot (this is is the wall that faces Newman Center) if there is snow/it is going to snow. We cannot properly plow the parking lot if cars are parked in that area. If you park there, you may be plowed in.
If you have any questions about parking, please contact Carol at (217) 337-1500 or carol@universityymca.org.
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