Announcing Our Recruitment Contest Winners!

Over the summer I announced a recruitment contest as a way to recognize and reward the work our amazing RAPPORT and RAPP folk do promoting RAPP to the campus. I feel I'm late in announcing these results, but I'm still excited to announce them nonetheless!

Two awards were offered: One for most referrals, another a random draw where people got their name entered for each person they referred.

For most referrals, we're recognizing Christie of RAPP XXIII! Christie not only is a general advocate of RAPP and active member of RAPPORT - constantly spreading the word about our group to people in many groups she's a part of - but this year she also presented about her experience in RAPP to students participating in the University Honors Program Retreat. Together with Erin of RAPP XXIV, she presented about RAPP and distributed specially-prepared introductions and applications. Thanks for your continued support of RAPP, Christie!

Our random draw winner was Eddie of RAPP XXIII! Eddie had great odds in the drawing because he was tied for second in terms of overall referrals. Eddie has been a very active member of RAPPORT and a huge promoter of RAPP. Not only does he talk with friends and student group peers about RAPP, but he let me put him on the spot at several student welcomes to talk about RAPP. He represented us amazingly each time! Eddie also was a great help during the interview process - regularly stepping in and helping conduct interviews of our RAPP XXV candidates. Thanks for being such an involved and active RAPPORT member, Eddie!

-Rebecca

Second Meetings = Spectacular

This week our RAPP XXV groups met for the second time. It was great coming together again and exploring issues of race at UC. We also worked on the traditional RAPP Agreement and did some good ol' pre-testing. Great work, RAPPers! Next up, retreat!
Since I didn't take pictures of them at their first meeting, here are some shots of the Wednesday group in action at their second meeting.

-Rebecca

Bearcatastic Weekend!`

We had a busy weekend around these parts! Homecoming and BRIDGES Walk were both Saturday. Friday we participated in the Homecoming 5K and many attended the Good Asian Drivers show (sponsored by Diversity Education, GenderBloc, and the Women's Center, among others).

Rather than post a million photos, I threw them into a Bearcat Spirited video.

Pictured in the video:
Homecoming 5K:
SALD staff; Emma (XXIII); Adam (XXV); Kate (XXIII)

Good Asian Drivers:
Jamie (friend of RAPP); Emma (XXIII); Jojo (XXIV); Anthony (XXV)

BRIDGES Walk:
Courtney F (XXV); Coya (XXIV); Eddie (XXIII); Jojo (XXIV); Brice (XXV); Ashley (XXII); Dr. Livingston (friend); Chika (XXIV); Queenie (XXIV); Bethel (XXV); Patrice (XXIII); Brittany (XXIII); Mieshia (XXIV); Martha (XXV); Nloh (XXIV); Jessica (XXIV)

Homecoming Parade:
Dan (former facilitator); Women's Center, RED, and SALD staff & students; Tad (XXIV); Latoya (XXIV); Lisa (XXIV)

-Rebecca

RAPPers at the Homecoming 5K

SALD and RAPP folks at the 2009 Homecoming 5K to Grant Wishes Today!

Most of the SALD staff before the walk (L-R: Nick, Stacy, Terri, Nicole, Rebecca)
Kate of RAPP XXIII shot the 5k for The News Record.

Adam of RAPP XXV ran the full 5k.

Emma of RAPP XXIII volunteered at the 5k. Thanks for the giveaways!

-Rebecca

Film Friday: Environmental Issues

In honor of yesterday's Environmental Sustainability Day, sponsored by UC Sustainability, this week's Film Friday offerings will be about environmental issues.

Come by our usual FF spot (6th floor open space, Steger Student Life Center) at our usual FF time (1:00PM) and enjoy a good film, good popcorn, and good conversation.

Folks who get there at 1:00 will get to choose what we watch. Options this week include Trashed: This is the Story of Garbage... American Style, An Inconvenient Truth, or the National Geographic show Human Footprint.

Join us at BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community

This Saturday is the annual BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community. Our group will be participating in this event again this year!

The walk starts at Sawyer Point/Yeatman’s Cove on the riverfront – UC provides transportation there from campus to save you the trouble of finding parking downtown.

Shuttles run from Dabney Circle (http://www.uc.edu/architect/documents/Logistics/logisticsbw.pdf - intersection of Daniels St and Commons Way; between French, Dabney, Daniels and Schneider halls). The first shuttle arrives at 8:15AM and run every fifteen minutes until 9:30AM.

I’ll be trying to take the 9:00AM shuttle – feel free to meet me there or to meet up with me & other RAPPers down at the walk. I’ll have a RAPP sign to help you find me. If you have a RAPP shirt, I encourage you to wear it as a layer (it’ll likely be cold at the start and warm up – so wearing layers will help you stay comfortable!).

The walk goes from Yeatman’s Cove, through downtown, across the river into Newport, through Covington and ends where it started. It’s usually a beautiful walk and people from all over the Cincinnati community participate.

UC provides shuttles back to campus following the walk. They’re advertising that we might be back in time for UC’s Homecoming Parade which starts at noon (so, show your Bearcat pride in two great community events in one day!).

For more information on Bridges Walk: http://www.uc.edu/justcommunity/Walk_as_One.html

RAPP & RAPPORT folk halfway through BRIDGES Walk 2008 (L-R: Stephanie, Rebecca, Anouk, Un, Deanna, Ashley, and Lisa)

Chika & Rebecca celebrate finishing the BRIDGES Walk 2008

-Rebecca

RAPPer Spotlight: Sarah H

One of our new RAPP members is Sarah H. I first met Sarah through a group she was starting on campus that is now a growing and effective voice for women on our campus, UC Feminists. Sarah completed a summer internship in Washington, DC with the Feminist Majority Foundation this past summer and runs the blog Writing with Lipstick.

Sarah and the group were out today in TUC helping students contact their representatives about Health Care Reform. They partnered with the local Planned Parenthood to provide phones to call with and information on how to connect with one's senators and representatives. More information on the calls they made can be found at this action site.

Sarah's a new member of RAPP, but is quickly becoming an "old hand" at organizing.
(pic-Sarah and UC Feminists in action)
-Rebecca