Next Year's BOG Reps...

Many of you will leave next year and continue the great work you do in different capacities, but your legacy will live on. So, it is time to start thinking of who will take your place on the Y Board of Governors next year. We will need names by March 18 so start recruiting now, and if you need help, just ask Kasey.

It's AWARDS season!

Every year, the Y gives out several awards to honor the hardwork and dedication of its members and volunteers. We need your help nominating students and nonstudents!


The awards given out by the University YMCA each year are:

* John W. Price Award for Volunteer Service to International Understanding
* Harold W. Colvin Award for Leadership by an Undergraduate at the University of Illinois
* J. Fredrick Miller Award Nomination for Distinguished Volunteer Service
* The Edward Nestingen Alumni Award
* The Distinguished Service Award

Nomination forms can be found at www.universityymca.org/awards.

The deadline for the Price Award is MARCH 4. The deadline for all other awards is March 20.

ASB Needs Drivers!

For all you 21 year olds who are still interested in going on a spring Alternative Spring Break trip, we're still in need of PLENTY DRIVERS!! Applications can be found on the web, illinoisasb.org. If you wanted to go on a trip but missed the application deadline, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!!

OR if you know of anyone who you would like to nominate, send their name and email to external@illinoisasb.org, and ASB will send them an email inviting them to apply.

The Y needs your help for the auction!

Each year the Y asks its student programs to donate an item to our annual fundraising auction. The money raised at the auction each year is vital to keep the Y operating. Kasey will send out more information to each group. If you have not already, please let Kasey know what you plan to donate no later than March 16.

"Clean Energy is Costly: Who Should Pay?" THIS FRIDAY

Spring 2009 Friday Forum series | “Science Fiction/Science Fact: Promise and Perils of New Technologies”

February 20 @ 12 noon
Latzer Hall

Clean Energy is Costly; Who Should Pay?
Clark Bullard, Professor, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, UIUC
Biofuels, solar cells, nuclear and wind power will cost more than the fossil fuels they replace. Without major policy changes, low-income families will bear the brunt of this transition. So what exactly is "the change we need?”

Volunteer at the 26th Annual International Dinner

I am in need of volunteers to help set-up, take down, and run the International Dinner on March 14 & 15. If you or anyone else in your groups can help, please let me know!

Below is info on the dinner if you are interested in attending:


26th Annual International Dinner

Sunday, March 15, 2009 | 6-8pm | Tickets: $8 each
University YMCA | 1001 S. Wright St. Champaign, IL

The Annual International Dinner is held each spring in partnership with Cosmopolitan Club, Office of International Student Affairs, and the University of Illinois YMCA. Each year, international performers entertain the audience with dancing, singing, and other forms of art performance as diners feast on a buffet featuring dishes from over 30 countries.

Tickets go sale now beginning February 23 and can be purchased at the University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign (checks should be made to Cosmopolitan Club). Seats are limited, so plan to purchase tickets early.

Latzer Now Available on Thursday Nights!

Ms. V cancelled her Thursday night ballroom dance classes so Latzer Hall is now available for use on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Last Friday Forum of the semester = Last chance for $3 Thai food

___________________________________________
Fall 2008 | Friday Forum lecture series
“Sick of Sound Bites? Real Issues for the Next Administration”
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“U.S. Agricultural Policy: Prospects for Change”
December 5 @ 12 noon

Robert Thompson, Gardner Chair in Agricultural Policy, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Sciences, University of Illinois


Talk description:
Thompson examines agricultural policy focusing on the U.S. Farm Bill. With 93 percent of agricultural support going to producers of five commodities and over 60 percent of U.S. agriculture getting no support, many question the equity of our commodity programs. Learn how new players are introducing new concepts and priorities into the farm bill debate.

Lunch may be purchased from the Y Thai Eatery for only $6.00 ($3.00 for
students with a valid student ID.) Reservations can be made by calling Carol Nunn at
(217) 337-1500.

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/fridayforum/

Volunteer Abroad with Unite for Sight

Volunteer Abroad, Be Part of Global Problem Solving
Unite For Sight: Recruiting and Training New Leaders in Global Health
http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

Unite For Sight has been featured weekly on CNN International and in The New York Times

Unite For Sight engages, inspires, and trains volunteers to support and assist eye clinics globally. Volunteers receive hands-on training in international community-based eye care, public health, and international development, and while immersed in effective Unite For Sight programs, they gain skills to become new leaders in global health dedicated to creating lasting solutions.

With the assistance of volunteers like you, Unite For Sight has restored sight to 18,500 patients and provided eye care to more than 600,000. Unite For Sight supports eye clinics by investing human and financial resources in their social ventures to eliminate patient barriers to eye care. Unite For Sight programs are sustainable, apply best practice principles in global health and development, and achieve effective change. Unite For Sight's programs also demonstrate the highest standards in social entrepreneurship.

Experience the thrill of contributing to change on the highest level
Be part of global problem solving
Receive training in community-based program delivery
Be immersed in effective global health and eye care programs
Be inspired to become a leader in global health
Join a movement of social innovators committed to global health and sustainable development
Be engaged in ethical, high quality and high impact volunteerism
Contact: volunteers@uniteforsight.org, http://www.uniteforsight.org/volunteer-abroad

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! ED Interview Schedule

Make note on your calendars that interviews for the YMCA Executive Director will be held December 3,4,5. In addition to the interview schedule which will be sent out to you soon, please plan (as you are able) to join the candidates for dinner at 6:30 on each of those nights. Dinner is on the Y!


The last two individals who have served as ED of the Y were pretty special. Think we can find someone who lives up to this:



Willard Broom gets married.

OR this guy:

From New Album 11/5/08 9:00 AM

Steve Shoemaker aka Abraham Lincoln encourages students to vote.

"Some Hard Truths You Should Know About Global Warming" THIS FRIDAY @ 12 noon

________________________________________________________________________
Fall 2008 | Friday Forum lecture series
“Sick of Sound Bites? Real Issues for the Next Administration”
________________________________________________________________________

November 14 @ 12 noon
Some Hard Truths You Should Know About Global Warming
Michael Schlesinger, Professor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences,
University of Illinois
Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Michael Schlesinger discusses the
effects of greenhouse gas emissions and evidence of climate change as
well as suggests policy options that would help make the transition
this century as quickly as we can from the Greenhouse-Gas-Emission Age
to the Post-Greenhouse-Gas-Emission Age.

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/fridayforum

ASB Spring Apps Available NOW!

Alternative Spring Break Applications AVAILABLE NOW.

Visit http://www.illinoisasb.org/trips/spring/ for more information on
Spring 2009 trips and to fill out the application.

Application Deadlines:
* Noon on Friday, November 21st for Site Facilitators
* 5pm on Wednesday, December 3rd for General Participants

Apply to be a site-fac and encourage other members of your groups as well. Being a site-fac is a GREAT way to develop leadership skills for young members of Y groups.


Why should you go on an Alternative Spring Break trip this year?
Here's what some past ASB participants have said about ASB:

o "ASB is awesome! There is no other experience that allows you to do
so many great things and at the same time make so many friends. You
never want to leave the trip and that says so much about this
organization. It's great and I would suggest it to anyone and
everyone!" – 2005 Spring Participant Georgetown, SC (Tara Hall Home For
Boys)
o " Aside from being an overall enriching experience, ASB took my
preconceived ideas about my issue and gave them a complete makeover." –
2005 Spring Participant Bronx, NY (Part of The Solution)
o "My experience at ASB has truly given me a greater outlook on what
need there is in the world and that I can truly make a difference."
– 2002 Spring Participant Detroit, MI.

Thanksgiving Potluck!!

When: Thursday, November 20 from 5-7 pm
What: Delicious food, good times with Y friends, and if you are lucky, I'll make broccoli cheese and rice.

What to bring: A dish, dessert, or drink to share. OR just youself. We'll have plenty of turkey, tofurkey, pumpkin pie, vegan pumpkin pie and MORE!

Who is invited? All Y students, BOG members, 3rd floor students and staff.

REMINDER: Weekend Use of the Building

The weekend hours of the building are:

Friday: 8:30 - 5
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: 8-6

Please note: Student Programs may generally only reserve space in the building if the building is open and/or a staff person is present.

This is not designed to limit student access to the building but rather to control YMCA expenses. (The Y has to find and pay someone to sit at the front desk on weekends.) If you would like to meet in the building outside of normal hours you must do the following:

(1) Check with Carol (337-1500) to see if the room you wish to use is available. If there is another [paid] event in the building at that time and your event does not interfere with the renter's event, Carol will book the room for you. PLEASE NOTE: If a rental is cancelled, Carol may notify you to say the space you have requested is no longer available. At this point, you may contact Kasey as described below to explore other options.

(2) If the building is not already open for another event, and you would like to meet at the Y, you must contact Kasey and make a special request for space. If approved, Kasey will either attend the event and open the building for you OR give you a key to use to get into the Y. IF YOU RECIEVE A KEY TO THE Y, YOU MUST RETURN THE KEY TO KASEY NO LATER THAN THE FOLLOWING MONDAY! Following the burglary this summer, we must hold you even more accountable for building keys.

As always, any time you use a room in the Y, you are responsible for returning the room to the state in which you found it.

At any time the Y can decide not to let a student program use building space after hours for (1) failure to return building keys within the specified time frame, (2) failure to return the room to its original condition, (3) because the requested student meeting in some way conflicts with the renter's event (such as noise,etc.)

The old policy for student programs is that you may only use the building once per semester outside of regular hours. We are trying to be more accomodating but can only do so with your continued cooperation.

** VIS-A-VIS and ASB as paid tenants have additional access to the building after hours as outlined in your lease agreements. If you have questions re: how this affects you, feel free to ask Kasey.

Teach For America Deadline: November 7th

Teach For America Application Deadline
November 7th
Free Application Online: www.teachforamerica.org

Teach For America is working with a great sense of urgency to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity, so that where a child is born has no bearing on his or her educational outcomes and life prospects. We do this by recruiting top recent college graduates and working professionals of all academic majors, career interests and backgrounds to commit two years to teach in low-income communities across the country. After their corps experience, our alumni go on to work from a variety of sectors to effect the fundamental changes necessary to make our society a place of opportunity for all.

Hear about our graduate and corporate partnerships, loan deferral programs, and location/salary information. Log on to our website at www.teachforamerica.org to learn more about our mission and who we look for.

All academic majors. Full salary and benefits. Please contact Jacqueline Enzerra at jacqueline.enzerra@teachforamerica.org if you have any questions.


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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

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

If you would like to nominate a student to serve on any of these committees, please send a name/email for each person to kasey@universityymca.org. Have other ideas for how to train younger leaders? Post your comments!

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.

________________________________________________________________
Fall 2008 | Friday Forum lecture series
“Sick of Sound Bites? Real Issues for the Next Administration”
________________________________________________________________

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

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.