Help Drive the Future of RAPP

I am currently seeking members for two key committees that I'd like to have up and running by mid-February: the RAPP 25th Reunion Organizing Committee and the RAPP Rebranding committee. Please contact me at lehmanrl@uc.edu for more information or to join!

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RAPP 25th Reunion Organizing CommitteeCommittee Overview and Guidelines

Background:
The Racial Awareness Program (RAPP) is approaching our 25th year at the University of Cincinnati. In our fifth and tenth year, reunions were organized to recognize and reunite our members. Approaching our twenty-fifth year in the 2010-2011 school year, we have a great opportunity for many Rs: reflection, recognition, reunion, and re-energizing.

Committee Guidelines:
With the direction and support of the RAPP Program Coordinator, the RAPP 25th Reunion Committee will work toward successfully completing the following goals:

· Establish a timeline for organizing reunion communication and activities
· Working with a budget, provide a meaningful and memorable reunion experience
· Provide RAPPers and our supporters opportunities for reflection on the past of RAPP and re-energizing for our future

Committee Membership:
This committee is open to all previous RAPP members and current UC students, regardless of location. Committee members should be able to participate (in person or by phone) in regularly scheduled twice monthly meetings. Committee members will also work on tasks between meetings that are developed, assigned, and followed up on at the regular meetings.
The committee will work from February to October 2010. I am seeking up to twelve committee members and there will likely be a need for volunteer support from others throughout the work period.
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RAPP Rebranding

Background:
The Racial Awareness Program (RAPP) has had several logos and advertising campaigns throughout our twenty-four years. We have had our current logo and advertising themes since 2005. As we approach our 25th year as a program, we would like to re-energize our presence on campus with new visual representation.

Committee Guidelines:
With the direction and support of the RAPP Program Coordinator (PC), the RAPP Rebranding committee will work toward successfully completing the following goals:

· Review and research rebranding processes as well as what we want to convey through our imagery
· Working within a budget given by the PC, develop and implement a campus- and community-wide contest, including selection criteria and process, for finding our new brand
· Create opportunity for promotion of the new imagery as well as RAPP overall

Committee Membership:
This committee is open to any interested community member regardless of affiliation with RAPP and regardless of location. Committee members should be able to participate (in person or by phone) in regularly scheduled twice monthly meetings. Committee members will also work on tasks between meetings that are developed, assigned, and followed up on at the regular meetings.

Committee members cannot submit entries to the contest.

The committee will work from February to June 2010. I am seeking up to seven members, with a particular interest in those with marketing backgrounds.