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

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