Last Film of Courageous People Series

In Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation, we talked about the nonviolence movement in the United States and the teachings of Martin Luther King.

Those who participated in KNCR as well as the SALD Community are all invited to join us as we look at nonviolent movements from across the globe. This series is titled, "Courageous People".

We will now look at the nonviolent movement and resistance that fought segregation in Nashville.


Feel free to bring lunch! This is open to all UC students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community leaders!

                                                  Tuesday, August 5th, 12pm- 1:30pm
                                                       6th Floor Steger Student Life

Lessons Learned: Support Each Other

One thing I noticed was the huge support and visibility RAPP gets when we partner up with other organizations. The past year, our Program Coordinator has worked with Residence Halls (and put on an amazing Sizism meeting). We also worked with RAs and TAs for multiple workshops entitled, "Let's Talk About It". We took members of RAPP to get Safe Zone Training and this summer will have some RAPPmates going to Secular Zone Training.

                                                              ARJ Leadership Dinner!

These opportunities allow us to work with other groups at UC campus and will not only gain exposure for RAPP but also get folks from RAPP involved in other opportunities. I think it's good to have leaders diversify their portfolios (I learned that in LCoB) as far as what they attend. It builds awareness on organizations and drums up interest!

Lessons Learned is a RAPP Blog initiative intended for folks who hold formal leadership positions in RAPP programs to share what they're learning through their process

KNCR- Courageous People

In Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation, we talked about the nonviolence movement in the United States and the teachings of Martin Luther King.

Those who participated in KNCR as well as the SALD Community are all invited to join us as we look at nonviolent movements from across the globe. This series will be titled, "Courageous People".

We will first look at the nonviolence movement that helped end the Apartheid in Africa.

Join us! Wednesday, June 25th @ 11:30!

Sign Up Today! Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Orientation Training!

Student Activities & Leadership Development is about to host the first Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation (KNCR) orientation training at UC since the 1970s.  The curriculum has been updated much since then and the number of people who've completed it around the world has grown exponentially!

The orientation training to KNCR offers students, faculty, and staff at UC the chance to build a foundation in nonviolent social change and reflect on their own values and practices as leaders.  This training is offered all over the world, connecting Bearcats with a global community of nonviolence.

Through full participation in the 16-hour orientation training, participants:

• Develop a nuanced understanding of nonviolence as a philosophy and practice
• Build their ability to analyze conflict for effective response
• Explore key examples of nonviolent social change in the US Civil Rights Movement
• Learn the Six Principles of Nonviolence and the Six Steps of Nonviolence
• Learn and apply multiple models to social change movements for effective nonviolent practices

All materials are provided free of charge to participants courtesy of SALD and the UC Diversity Council.

Applications are available NOW for a mid-January to mid-February session that meets over four Friday afternoons with dinner provided.  Apply today!

Applications will be available soon for a two-day training held in conjunction with the Annual Student Leadership Conference.

Let's Talk About It! The Writing on the Wall - Tomorrow 12noon-3PM

The somewhat recent incident where a cartoon depicting Arts & Sciences Dean Ronald Jackson and Assistant Dean Carol Tonge Mack briefly circulated has provided our campus an opportunity to engage in dialogue and learning around race and gender, among other issues.

Let’s Talk About It! invites students to explore race, gender, and daily experience here at UC.  Along with supporting campus programs that provide the space for meaningful learning and conversation, it has programs specific to exploring our perspectives on the cartoon.

The Writing on the WallMcMicken Commons (rain location: next to TUC Express Mart)
Wednesday, October 16
12pm-3pm

Stop by any time to share your thoughts in writing and/or in conversation - stay a for a few minutes or as long as you'd like.

Stay connected with the full Let’s Talk About It!  schedule on Campus LINK.

RAPPORT Gets Wise! - Oct 23 @ 6PM

Join RAPPORT at PAC's event: Get Wise, a lecture and discussion with Tim Wise.  Wednesday, October 23, 6PM in the TUC Cinema.

Whether you can physically attend the event or not, we encourage you to:
*Wear a RAPP shirt on Wednesday, October 23rd!

*Post a question here (or Campus LINK) - what would you ask Tim Wise if you could?

*Share with PAC - UC Programs & Activities Council your feedback on them bringing back their speakers series! This semester, they've brought Yael Choen, Stephen Smith, and now Tim Wise in addition to all the other programs they've provided our community!

To stay connected, join the event on Campus LINK and/or Facebook.

Summer Time is Meeting Time!

Around the RAPP Office, summer is a time for many projects.  Training, long-range planning, analyzing the previous year's programs' impact, Accelerating Racial Justice updates & preps, grappling with big questions, and more is tackled by all the great people who make RAPP happen - student staff, volunteers, and the Steering Committee.

Here are some of the big projects we've been working on lately:

• Working through how to effectively implement "year one" of Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation training through SALD.  With the support of the Diversity Council, RAPP Program Coordinator Rebecca Lehman was able to become a Level I certified trainer in this.  How do we make sure they made an excellent investment?
• "Refreshing" the curriculum, session plans, and materials of Accelerating Racial Justice.  Refreshing is what I call the process of reviewing and applying all of the feedback we gathered throughout the pilot week and during two-week, two-month, and eight-month follow-up surveys.
• Exploring whether and how we could further integrate faculty and staff into the RAPP's current programming.  There is an imperative to connect more with these groups, but RAPP lacks the resources to establish any new programming.

Much gratitude to the following people for all their work with these major projects!
Becca Hammond (Resident Education & Development)
Brice Mickey (XXV)
Corinne Patterson (Women in Leadership & Learning)
Ericka Duckworth Harrison (University Judicial Affairs)
Gregory Gamble (ARJ 2012)
Jamieson Williams (XXVII)
Kim Fulbright (Ombuds)
Lauren Clark (UC Learning Assistance Center)
Megan Kreaps (XXVII)
Nicole Mayo (Director, SALD)
Shyamal Ruparel (XXVI)
Susie Mahoney (SALD)
Terri Hurdle (SALD

Notes from the latest Kingian Nonviolence training planning meeting.

Get LINKed with RAPP: UC Campus LINK

People have been able to link up with RAPP through our LinkedIn group for several years.  UC students will now have another way to link up with us online.

Student Activities & Leadership Development is launching a new student engagement portal this summer: UC Campus Link

It's building over the summer through Bearcats Bound Orientation and goes large this fall with Welcome Weekend, but certain student leaders and university staff are being early adopters over the summer to help prepare and build the site.  Many RAPPers are among them!

The site is being built for a variety of reasons, improved events calendar, development of a leadership transcript, and improved student organization registration and connections among them.

RAPP's page was among the first set up.  ARJ 2013, RAPP XXIX, and RAPPORT already have private pages set up for participants.  If you're a UC community member with a UC email address, check out the site and join RAPP on it!

This screencap highlights how UC Campus LINK brings together  much of our social media in a convenient location for students.

12th International Nonviolence Summer Institute - The Full Experience

Participants and leaders of the 12th International Nonviolence Summer Institute

Thanks to a UC Diversity Council Diversity Investment Grant and Student Activities & Leadership Development, I was able to participate in the 12th International Nonviolence Summer Institute June 3-14, 2013, at the University of Rhode Island.

Throughout the Level I Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation certification process, I blogged daily to share my experience.  I wholeheartedly recommend that anyone interested in social change, social justice, and/or nonviolence attend - this institute helps bring all those together and prepare you to help people through a similar synthesis.

Here are the blog posts in chronological order:

• Overview (includes full list of learning outcomes for the institute)
• Inner Peace
• A Night on King, the Person
• Two is One
• King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence
• A Force More Powerful
• Pilgrimage
• Moving into Action
• Mighty Times
• Nonviolence is…
• The Roots of Ahimsa
• Gandhi and King
• Level I Assessment
• Restoring Our Spirits
• Moving into Effective Training
• Beloved Community Supper
• Jumping In
• Waging Peace
• Refining the Practice
• “Fate Comes Knocking”
• Unofficial Success
• Celebrating our Beloved Community
• Let’s Celebrate

I look forward to working with the RAPP Steering Committee throughout the summer to prepare our implementation plan for Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation training and supportive educational programming.

Quiet Offices: SALD Annual Staff Retreat

The offices related to all programming areas of Student Activities & Leadership Development - RAPP included - are going to be mostly dark & quiet the next few days (Thursday, 20 June & Friday, 21 June).  We're off on retreat!

The SALD staff does a multi-day retreat at least once per year for professional development, team-building, strategic planning, and other fun and less-fun tasks.  Please wish us well and be sure to stop by next week (starting Monday, June 24th).

Notes from Nonviolence: Moving into Action

Day three of the 2013 International Nonviolence Summer Institute involved us wrapping up the second day of the two-day Kingian Nonviolent Conflict Resolution training we participants are being prepared over the next two weeks to present.

After a day and a half of being our knowledge of nonviolent leadership and action, we were given the opportunity to practice what we're learning.  We practiced applying the Six Principles and the Six Steps of Kingian Nonviolence and worked to build the beloved community through a series of experiential activities - the details of which I won't share so that you all can experience it fully when you take this same two-day training through SALD (coming this fall)!

These opportunities provided us time and space to practice in safety of community.  This gave us the chance to receive feedback and reflect on our actions.

We ended with a group celebration, sending our energy and love out through a group singing of We Shall Overcome.  I  can't think there was ever a time I was with a group of people who more deeply do believe that we will live in peace.  We are building and growing together the beloved community that will make it so.

Notes from Nonviolence: Pilgrimage

From the first to the second days of the Kingian Nonviolent Conflict Reconciliation training, we had homework:  Among other things, we read King's Pilgrimage to Nonviolence (link is to impartial copy - it includes description of his pilgrimage but not the full description of the Six Principles of Nonviolence outlined at the end of the copy we read).

We started the morning of day two digging deep into this. We thought about, questioned, and discussed his journey as well as the nonviolent principles King outlined in detail in the Pilgrimage.  

We then moved through multiple models for effectively creating social change.  When Rev. Vivian emphasized the importance of strategy for effective nonviolent movements, this outlined key strategies to use.  These included the model of Aggression/Conciliation & the Dynamics of Social Conflict, the Hegelian approach to problem solving, and Top-Down/Bottom-Up Theory. This then led us into the Six Step of Kingian Nonviolence.  

Are you curious how to move the concept of nonviolence into effective action?  Then keep an eye out for SALD offering the two-day Kingian Nonviolent Conflict Reconciliation training starting this fall!

A guest expert panel to whom we asked questions about the Six Principles of Nonviolence

Notes from Nonviolence: King's Six Principles of Nonviolence

The afternoon of Day One of the two-day Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation training covers two critical components:

• What is nonviolence?
• Nonviolence has been successful over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over.

We explored definitions and dimensions of nonviolence, we identified the methodology of Kingian thinking, and we learned and analysed King's Six Principles of Nonviolence (below the cut). We reflected on the principles as well as the powerful concepts embedded in them like courage, discipline, community, goals, vision, and hope.

We explored the application of these principles over time in the grander context and in detailed context around four important historical movements in the US Civil Rights Movement, all of which achieved their goals through the practice of nonviolent action:

• 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
• 1961 Freedom Rides
• 1963 Birmingham Segregated Accomodation Campaign
• 1965 Selma Voting Rights Campaign

Interested in all of this?  Be sure to keep an eye out at SALD rolls out Kingian nonviolence trainings this fall! Also, check below the jump for King's Six Principles of Nonviolence.

Notes from Nonviolence: Two is One

Day Two of the 12th International Nonviolence Summer Institute has us participating in Day One of the two-day Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation that we are being trained to facilitate.

The morning involved building community while practicing taking perspective in order to practice empathy.  This was followed by an introduction to common types and levels of conflict, in order that we may practice understanding the roots of conflict in order to create lasting, nonviolent responses/solutions.

Interested in that?  Keep an eye out for SALD's offering of these two-day trainings throughout the year starting soon!

We are lucky to have the author, historian, and peace activist Paul Chappell as a guest speaker this week and fellow participant in the sessions.  He provided additional insight into conflict.  Primarily, he shared scholarship on how sustained violence (like war) requires dehumanizing the people we are in conflict with in order to overcome a deep-rooted aversion to killing.  He also shared his finding that feeling disrespected is a very common cause of conflict, the feeling of which usually comes from misunderstanding or not fully understanding what is happening around and to us.

In this light, he said that King's off-cited status as a "moral authority" is rooted in his continual practice of demonstrating respect to those with whom he interacted and staying focused on understanding issues & perspectives.

The Institute is being held in the URI Multicultural Center, home of the Center for Nonviolence & Peace Studies

Announcing the Leadership Team for RAPP 2013-14!

The selection process for the limited leadership roles available in RAPP is a challenging one - each year, we have more more-than-qualified applicants than spots available.

Many thanks to the great campus leaders who helped make this imperfect process a manageable and even enjoyable one:  AJ E (RAPP XXVI), Ana M (RAPP XXVI), Becca H (RED), Farooq A (RAPP XXVII), Maggy F (RED), Shyamal R (XXVI), & Susie M (SALD)!

Many thanks also to the all of the great Bearcats who applied for the positions.  It was truly a talented group, making the selection process a difficult one.  All of the applicants are leaders in RAPP and around campus who work to make our campus a more just and caring community.

Please join me in welcoming those who were placed into formal positions:

Accelerating Racial Justice 2013
Peer Leaders:
Corinne Pattersion - Activists Coming Together (ACT), Women in Leadership & Learning (WILL)
Gregory Gamble - ARJ 2012, Social Justice League 2012-13
Jazmyn Battie - ARJ 2012
Maya Whyte - RAPP XXVIII

Process Observers:
Jojo Azevedo - RAPP XXIV, RAPP XXVI Peer Leader, ARJ 2013 & RAPP XXVII Student Facilitator, Social Justice League 2010-2013
Kevin Weber - RAPP XXVI, Social Justice League 2011-13

Student Facilitators:
Jamieson Williams - RAPP XXVII, ARJ 2013 Student Worker
Megan Kreaps - RAPP XXVII, Social Justice League 2012-13

RAPP XXIX
Peer Leaders:
Jalisa Holifield - RAPP XXVII, ARJ 2012 Peer Leader, Social Justice League 2012-13, ACT, WILL
Nathaniel Bell - RAPP XXVIII
Siva Nagi Reddy Inturi - RAPP XXVI

Student Facilitator/Worker:
Brice Mickey

RAPPORT
Student Workers:
Jamieson Williams - RAPP XXVII, ARJ 2013 Student Worker/Facilitator
Matthew Woodruff - RAPP XXVI, RAPP XXVII Peer Leader, Social Justice League 2011-13

ARJ 2014
Student Worker:
Meg Groat - RAPP XXVIII

RAPPers at the University Recognition Cermony

 Many RAPPers current and former graced the stage to be recognized as top student leaders at the 2013 University Recognition Ceremony.  Congratulations to these Bearcats on their accomplishments!

Lane Hart (XXV), 2013 Mr. Bearcat, was recognized with the Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence and the Spirit of Community Award for College of Business.

Lauren Fink (XXV) was endorsed by UC for the distinguished Marshall Scholarship.

Alyssa Roberts (XXV) was recognized nationally by Who's Who Among Students at American Colleges & Universities.

 

Nloh Masango-Dibo (XXIV) was recognized with the Marjorie B. Parham  Award.

 

Nick Herrmann (XXVI) was recognized as RA of the Year for his residence hall.

 

Long-time RAPP supporters Dr. Mitchel Livingston and Cody Clark received the Just Community Award, presented by Dr. Bleuzette Marshall (VI)

Enhance your Leadership through Inclusive Leadership - Apply for Accelerating Racial Justice

Reposted from June 2012:

RAPP is a programming area within the UC Office of Student Activities & Leadership Development.  The name describes exactly what we do:  Facilitate student activities and support students in developing as a leader.  Knowing our home, it's hopefully no surprise to you that leadership development is part of our student activity.  Being an SALD program is only one of many reasons why we emphasize leadership development.

There are as many philosophies to leadership as there are leaders.  The approach we emphasize in RAPP falls under the philosophy of inclusive leadership.  There are several definitions to this, but for today we'll summarize it as a practice that involves intentional focus on creating inclusion in all work for enhanced outcomes.

The new Accelerating Racial Justice 5-day summer intensive has two key foci:  Racial justice and inclusive leadership.  By participating in this program, you'll get to work intently on your knowledge and skills around these two and enhance your own leadership by learning how to integrate inclusive leadership skills and practices into your work.

As SALD says, leaders are made, not born.  Apply to Accelerating Racial Justice today to help make yourself as an inclusive leader!

The RAPP 2011-12 leadership team focused on continually developing our inclusive leadership skills.
Left to Right: Marjorie, Tyler, DeVorah, Rachel, Matthew, Wil, Mieshia, and Jojo.

How to ApplyThere are two steps to apply for this life-changing program:

1. Read the Information for Potential Applicants.  This piece is designed to cover the common questions people may have about Accelerating Racial Justice to help you decide if it's what you're looking for.
2. Complete a written application.  This application gathers basic information from candidates.  Information on how to access the application is available in the Information for Potential Applicants, which you are expected to read before completing a written application.

Please contact Rebecca Lehman at lehmanrl@uc.edu or 513.556.6119 with any questions you may have.

28th Annual Student Leadership Conference: Seek the Highest - Register Now!

From Student Activities & Leadership Development:

28th Annual Student Leadership Conference: Seek the Highest
Student Leaders please join us for the 28th Annual Student Leadership Conference on Sat., Feb. 23rd from 8:30am-4pm at Kingsgate Marriott on UC's Medical Campus. Cost is free to UC students and $15 for non-UC students.

Registration is now open! Click leadership to register.

The conference focuses on individual and group development to provide tools to students as they lead others and as we all look to improve personally and professionally.

An annual event since 1985, this one-day leadership conference focuses on building individual student leader skills and connections. This year will include energetic opening and closing sessions, lunch, a keynote, and nearly three dozen educational programs about community service, philanthropy, student organization funding, public speaking, campus scheduling, and professional development.
Conference Details:
The Student Leadership Conference is built around the Foundational Principles:
Leadership Development
Organization Operations
Recruitment and Retention
Assessment, Planning, and Recognition
The conference aims to provide tools for individuals and organizations to grow personally and professionally.
Registration is FREE and opens Jan. 7th, 2013 until Feb. 8th, 2013.
UC Shuttles will be available at the Campus Recreation Circle starting at 8am for transportation to Kingsgate Marriott and will be available following the conference.
Dress is business casual.
Bring writing utensils and what you would need to take notes.
Note: If the deadline has passed and you are still interested in attending, please contact us at 513.556.6115.
If interested, check back for program details as we move closer to the conference.

Save the Date: 28th Annual Student Leadership Conference - Feb 23rd!

Save the date!

28th Annual Student Leadership Conference

Seek the Highest

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013

8:30a.m.-4p.m.

Kingsgate Marriott Conference Center

FREE for UC students

Registration opens Jan. 7, 2013 at uc.edu/sald

Proposals for 28th Annual Student Leadership Conference Sought - Due Dec. 3rd!

You and the student organizations that you work with are invited to join us by participating as a conference presenter for the 28^th Annual Student Leadership Conference on Saturday, February 23^rd from 8:30am to 4pm. Proposal submissions are due December 3^rd, 2012.  See the attached document for details. Please also invite your students to join us at the conference. Registration will open January 7^th, 2013.

Last year’s conference brought almost 250 participants and included presentations by invited guests, alumni, students, and faculty/staff.

This one-day leadership conference focuses on building individual student leader skills and connections. This year will include energetic opening and closing sessions, lunch, a keynote, and nearly three dozen education programs focusing on community service, philanthropy, student organization funding, risk management, public speaking, campus scheduling, professional development, and more.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Terri Hurdle (HURDLET@ucmail.uc.edu) or myself.

Warm Regards, 

Susie Mahoney, EdD | Program Coordinator, Club Sports

Student Activities and Leadership Development