Communities United for Action Conference - Saturday, Dec. 4!

From Communities United for Action of Cincinnati:

Communities United for Action invites you to our annual congress, 
Growing Power: Green Jobs, Youth, and the Economy

The congress features several keynote speakers including incoming Hamilton County Commissioner Chris Monzel, State Representative Dale Mallory, Green Jobs Coordinator for Cincinnati State Ann Gunkel, and Clint Johnson, the Community Services Director for Community Action Agency.

When: Saturday, December 4th at 8:30am (a continental breakfast will be served)
Where: 735 Derby Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45232
            St. Bernard Church Annex in Spring Grove Village

Recognizing Attendance - Off to a Strong Start in RAPP!

Each quarter in RAPP we have four three-hour meetings and an overnight retreat.  On the one hand, it's only five times we come together.  On the other, we're a group of students - meaning we usually have a lot going on and with unexpected issues like personal or family illness or accidents it can be hard to make it to everything.

With that in mind, I like to take time each quarter to recognize the many students who overcome these challenges and make it to every meeting and the retreat.  For RAPP XXVI, the following students have had perfect attendance in fall quarter 2010:

Tuesday Group:

Adolphe H

Alexis S

Alix L

Allison F

Andrew B

Ani N

Aubrey R

Britney B

Cat F

Dan P

Jarred C

Jasmine L

Kyle C

Marc B

N'deye B

Sara S-H

Shanade C

Shy R

Siva I

Tiara S

Toni B

Wednesday Group:
AJ E

Alec J

Ali D

Allison M

Chris L

Courtney B

David T

Joey S

Julianna F

Kevin W

Lance S

Matt M

Matt W

Rachel W

Sarah B

Sarah K

Tianshu L

Our Peer Leaders have a lesser expectation on attendance than our RAPP members (they are required to participate in 2/3 of the meetings/retreats) - but all five have had perfect attendance as well!  Good job Amber E, Brice M, Jojo A, Marjorie B, and Rachel B!

RAPP XXVI Tuesday waiting on the bus at Fall Retreat!

The Quarter's wRAPPing up! Final RAPP & RAPPORT Meetings

Last night was the final RAPPORT Meeting of fall quarter.  We'll fully wrap up the quarter with next week's RAPPORT Workshop.

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (11/30 & 12/1) mark the end of the fall quarter for RAPP XXVI!  We've had a strong start to the RAPP year and will take time at these meetings to celebrate that.  We'll also continue to explore different dimensions of oppression.

The final RAPPORT Workshop on Monday, December 6th, will be open to current RAPP members and UC community members.  We're planning a fun and relaxing workshop that still provides a "facilitator-in-training" benefit.  We'll also kick the meeting off with dinner provided by RAPP!

Many thanks to everyone who's helped make fall quarter 2010 great!

Queen City Rainbow Band offers Free Holiday Concert - Dec 12th

From the Queen City Rainbow Band:

WHEN: Sunday, December 12th at 7:00 pm

WHERE: Grace Episcopal Church, 5501 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45224

ADMISSION: Free, but donations accepted for our wonderful host, Grace Episcopal Church

AFTERWARDS: Join your friends and family for a dessert reception upstairs in the Great Hall, immediately after the concert. 

Start your holidays with the QCRB Concert and Jazz Band, performing in the AMAZING beauty and acoustics of the Grace Episcopal Church sanctuary.

 CLICK to hear a short PREVIEW & for more information.

The concert program includes our favorite choices of familiar holiday favorites:

Concert Band will include:

Symphonic Prelude On Adeste Fidelis, Ding Dong Merrily On High, Candlelight Carol, Gesu Bambino and others...

Jazz Band will include:

No "L" in Swing, And the Angels Swing, Baby, It's Cold Outside, Santa Baby, God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen, and more.

SPECIAL GUEST NARRATOR: You will love the "sonorous tones" of Ken Lyon, of Grace Episcopal Church, as he narrates "The Bells of Christmas" written by Robert Longfield.

In the holiday spirit, the Rainbow Band will be giving all goodwill concert donations to Grace Episcopal Church. The band has rehearsed at the College Hill church for over six years, and enjoyed the great facilities and community Grace Church offers.

Shades of You Presents "Back 2 Kindergarten" Stress Relieving Program - Dec 2nd!

From Shades of You:

Shades Of You Presents: Back 2 Kindergarten!!!

Exams are next week, presentations and projects are due soon. So come relax before you stress yourself out! 

There will be plenty of snacks, activities, and '90s music! 

The program will be Thursday, December 2nd at 5pm. It will be held in the Womens Center, 5th floor Steger.We hope to see you there!

UBSA Hosts Annual Kwanzaa Celebration - Nov 30th!

From the United Black Student Association:

**Reaching Back to Push Forward**

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

7:30- 9:30pm

AACRC

Music: featuring AACRC Choir

****FREE FOOD****

**With Catering From**

The Taste of Julia's

"THERE IS NO US WITHOUT YOU"

COME OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH US !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ENCOURAGE THAT YOU DRESS BUSINESS CASUAL

UC Alliance Hosts "Family and Ally Day" - Dec 1st!

From UC Alliance:

As per UC Alliance's end-of-quarter tradition, this Wednesday will be our first Family and Ally Day of the 2010-2011 school year! So bring parents, siblings, friends, roommates, coworkers, etc. for a fun meeting to celebrate all of the beautiful people in our lives who have given us their love and support!!

Don't have a family member or ally to bring? Don't worry! There's plenty of love to go around!! :)

Also, if you're so inclined, bring some yum-yums and drinks to share!

See you all Wednesday!


Wednesday, December 1st
7:00PM
329 Dyer Hall