Living Life in the Dash: Developing Personal Goals - Apr 25th!

From ADVANCE:

ADVANCE will be hosting its first program of the quarter, Living Life in the Dash: Developing Personal Goals. We will be hosting guest speaker Tommie Lewis, Founder and CEO of Make-It-Plain Consulting. He is a life coach, a specialist in leadership and diversity, and a motivational speaker.

This is a great opportunity to start learning how to develop attainable goals as well as accomplishing goals you might have made for your New Year's Resolution.

WHEN: Monday April 25, 2011
WHERE: University Pavilion (room 320)
TIME: 6PM-8PM

We hope to see everybody there!

GLBTA Co-ops with GE Aviation

GE Aviation has recently strengthened its commitment to inclusiveness by providing the GLBTA Alliance with co-op positions to fill through contacts with GLBTA student groups. The candidates would need to meet the minimum GE criteria to apply (>3.0 GPA and indefinite unrestricted US work authorization) and would go through a formal GE interview. We would prefer the following majors: Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Material Science, Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Sourcing/Materials Fulfillment, Industrial or Operations Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Any interested candidates should send their resume to Karen Morgan at karen.m.morgan@ge.com. We are still accepting a limited number of resumes for this summer 2011, but fall and winter are open as well.

With 290,000 employees operating in more than 150 global locations, GE is an advanced technology, services, and capital company with the scale resources and expertise to take on the world’s toughest challenges. Dedicated to innovation in the areas of energy, health, transportation, and infrastructure, we’re committed to leadership, partnership, and human progress. We invest in people and develop global leaders in a high-integrity environment. We perform with excellence focused on organic growth, productivity, and risk management. As part of GE’s Technology Infrastructure business, GE Aviation is the world’s leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. We also supply aircraft-derived engines for marine applications and provide aviation services. GE Aviation’s technological excellence, supported by continuing substantial investments in research and development, has been the foundation of growth, and helps to ensure quality products for customers.

Karen Morgan

GE GLBTA Alliance
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Earth Week 2011 at UC

From UC Sustainability:

Happy Earth Week 2011! UC has lots of events scheduled over the next couple weeks to celebrate the 41^st Earth Day. Please see the abbreviated list of upcoming events below or download the Spring quarter calendar here. I hope to see you all at the annual Bike Parade this Friday at 12:00pm.

Also, I’m proud to announce that today UC has once again been named to the Princeton Review’s Guide to 311 Green Colleges. For more stories on UC’s sustainability efforts, please click here.

Earth Week 2011

Thursday, April 21

2:00pm-4:00pm   UC Unplugged Day   Sigma Sigma Commons   tie-dye station, games, ask your professors to teach outside or turn off the lights and projector

5:30pm   workshop series: Container Gardening   Bike Kitchen   learn how to grow vegetables, herbs, and flowers in your apartment or res hall room

6:00pm   community ride: Northside  depart from Bike Kitchen   check out a Bearcat Bike Share bike or bring your own and join us for this informal ride to Northside, including free dinner

Friday, April 22

10:00am-5:00pm   Earth Day Festival   McMicken Commons   live music, games, activities, food, info. fair, and more

12:00pm   Earth Day Bike Parade   MainStreet   grab a Bearcat Bike Share bike or bring your own wheels or walking shoes and join this annual tradition (meet at University Pavilion upper plaza and ride will end at the Bike Kitchen with an open house)

Sunday, April 24

10:00am-2:00pm   UC Garden dig day   UC Early Learning Center Children's Garden   come volunteer to help plant the garden now that spring is here

Monday, April 25

10:00am-3:00pm    UC Farmers Market    McMicken Commons    buy produce, foods, and crafts from local vendors

5:00pm   workshop series: Bike Safety + Urban Riding   Catskeller   learn the basics of bike safety and riding in the city

7:00pm   film series: Burning in the Sun   MainStreet Cinema   documentary about renewable energy production and entrepreneurship in rural Africa

Tuesday, April 26

5:00pm   tour: UC Central Utilities   3000 Glendora Avenue   join us for this informative and fascinating tour of both the West and East Central Utility Plants

Wednesday, April 27

12:00pm   lecture series: Greta Gaard - Who's Afraid of Environmental Feminism?   French West 4616   What happened to ecofeminism and what have we lost?

Thursday, April 28

3:00pm   lecture series: Rye Barcott - It Happened on the Way to War + booksigning   DAAP 4400   In 2000, Rye Barcott spent part of the summer living in ten-by-ten-foot shacks in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya while still a student and just about to enter the Marines. He went on to co-found Carolina for Kibera and work to bring social justice, sustainable development, and understanding through his work and writing.

6:00pm   community ride: Eden Park   depart from Bike Kitchen   check out a Bearcat Bike Share bike or bring your own and join us for this informal ride to Eden Park

Friday, April 29

12:00pm-3:00pm   Arbor Day campus tree planting   McMicken Commons   volunteer to help plant more campus trees in honor of Arbor Day

All events are free and open to the public. If you would like to volunteer, attend a tour, RSVP for the community ride, or need more information, please write or call.

Earth Day All Day Fest - Apr 22nd!

From RAPP XXV grad Trisha:

MoreThanOrganic Productions is stoked to present the EARTH DAY ALL DAY FEST! on Friday April 22nd from 4pm to 2am... at BABA BUDAN’s BEARCAT CAFE

Featuring a community trash pickup, on-campus afternoon jam, potluck dinner, main stage live performances all day, & an acoustic garden stage.

Here’s what’s gonna happen: a whole bunch of the best original bands & solo artists from in & around Cinci will be gathering at Baba Budan’s in Clifton to rock all day & raise money for PickUpAmerica a non-profit dedicated to spreading the word about zero-waste living.

indoor stage:

4:00-4:45 MOOK & LANEY
5:00-5:30 DREW LAPLANTE
5:45-6:15 JOSH EAGLE solo
6:30-7:15 DYLAN CHARLES
7:30-8:15 SANGODANGO
8:30-9:00 JAMWAVE
9:15-9:45 UP DOG
10:00-10:45 SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS
11:00-11:45 THE WALDEMERE REVIVAL out of Indianapolis
12:00-12:45 THE PROSPERITY
1:00-2:00 JOSH EAGLE & THE HARVEST CITY

djs rockin between sets:

GIGA WATSON
DJ ILL WILL
DJ MOWGLI

outdoor garden stage:

7:30-8:00 CARDBOARD DERBY
8:15-8:45 JEFF CHEN of PickUpAmerica
9:00-9:45 DAVEY ROGNER of PickUpAmerica
10:00-10:30 LOGAN DUNBAR & KRISTI KRUER of Love Factory
10:45-11:00 JOHN FUNCHEON
11:15-12:00 FRANKLY SPEAKING
12:15-1:00 KELLY FINE & CHRIS ROBINSON

access bracelets will be a $10 donation for general all-day admission, volunteers will receive bracelets for 1/2 off! interested in volunteering?? email Lily Berman at Ms.Lily.Berman@gmail.com there will be a Clifton trash pickup going on during the day & there are also spots for event staffers…

www.morethanorganicmusic.com

Keep Those Memories Coming In!

To deepen the personal nature of the RAPP 25 Year Reunion, we're still gathering reflections and memories from people who've participated in RAPP!

We'd love to have your thoughts!  Participating in this project is as easy as completing this Google form!

UC Honors Those Who Exemplify the Principles of a Just Community

From UC News:

UC Honors Those Who Exemplify the Principles of a Just Community

Recipients of UC’s Just Community Award will be honored at the May 15 University Recognition Ceremony.

Date: 4/18/2011 12:00:00 AM
By: Dawn Fuller
Phone: (513) 556-1823

Photos By: Lia Ventre

   In their daily activities on campus, they’re actively representing the most honored ideals of the University of Cincinnati – in front of the classroom, or in their work cubicle or at their club meeting. UC’s 14th annual Just Community Awards will be presented by Mitchel D. Livingston, vice president for Student Affairs and chief diversity officer, at the University Recognition Ceremony at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 15, in the Great Hall of Tangeman University Center.

UC’s nationally recognized Just Community initiative evolved from students, staff, faculty and administrators across the university. The civic education program was created around the principles of pursuing scholarship and leadership, celebrating the uniqueness of each individual, practicing civility, embracing freedom and openness, seeking integrity, promoting justice, striving for excellence and accepting responsibility.

The recipients of the Just Community Awards were nominated by members of the UC community for incorporating the values of the Just Community into their daily practices. For the first time, two people will be honored posthumously with the Just Community Awards.

The 2011 recipients of UC’s Just Community Awards are:

Carl Bryant – The educator assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies for Romance Languages & Literatures was praised by the University Honors Program for his dedication to community engagement. He led an Honors study abroad experience to Nicaragua in 2009 and 2010, in which students lived with a Nicaraguan family during the entire two-week stay. “The impact that Dr. Bryant left on my education is something I’ll cherish as long as I live,” says UC student Jesse Taylor, who switched a Spanish minor to a Spanish major after a 2009 service-learning experience that Bryant led to Nicaragua. “His teaching style was so unique and effective that I told as many people as possible that they needed to take classes from Dr. Bryant,” says Taylor.

Todd Jones – The director of Athletic Academic Services and advisor for the Lacrosse and women's basketball teams was praised by one of his student workers for applying the Just Community Principles toward his work. Secondary language arts education and journalism major Ginny Walters, who is graduating this year, says Jones first guided her through the college admissions process back when she was a high school student, so for years, she has been inspired by his professionalism. “He strives for excellence 150 percent of the time,” she says. “He never stops. He is always working toward his fullest potential, which in turn inspires others to do the same.”

Mark Kohan – The UC doctoral student in educational studies was praised for his work in bringing together a city-wide coalition of education and community organizations to organize a one-day series of events with the Freedom Writers Foundation, an organization dedicated to preventing high school dropouts and promoting tolerance. The “Teaching Hope”-themed events, featuring Freedom Writers founder Erin Gruwell, are scheduled to take place on May 12, with a culminating event at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. As a former high school English language arts teacher in West Virginia and current coordinator of an afterschool program at Hughes High School in Cincinnati, Kohan, a teacher educator in the School of Education, has dedicated his career to inspiring students to pursue positive change. “He brings many gifts to our college,” says Chester Laine, professor of literacy and second language studies. “He brings years of successful teaching experience, a unique understanding of school contexts, an uncommon talent for teaching, an appreciation for diversity and a true commitment to the principles and spirit of UC’s Just Community.”

UC Racial Awareness Program (RAPP) – The student organization is a nationally recognized nine-month program that serves as a forum for students to challenge, debate and educate each other on issues of social justice and social positioning. The program explores race, culture, gender, socioeconomic class, sexuality and other areas of difference. This academic year, the program evolved into two – one for currents students and RAPPORT, which continues its outreach to alumni. The organization offers free programming to the UC community as well as the Greater Cincinnati community on communication topics covering diversity and social justice.

Elissa Yancey Sonnenberg – The field service assistant professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature and assistant director of the journalism program was recognized for applying the Just Community values to her teaching and service-learning. “Service-learning is where students practice their skills out in the community, benefitting both the community and the student,” explains Emily Wendler, a recent graduate in geology and journalism. “Elissa wholeheartedly believes in this approach to practicing journalism because it allows journalism students to get real-world experience while promoting community and justice.”

Kimmins Southard – The UC senior is graduating with a bachelor’s in social work this spring. Southard is praised for serving as a peer leader and student facilitator in the RAPP program as well as serving as a peer educator with the UC Wellness Center. Southard worked tirelessly to build bridges of understanding with UC’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and was active in the student movement to create UC’s LGBTQ student center, which opened last year. “Kimmins is and has been deeply committed to actively leading and improving UC in ways that will make it a more diverse and inclusive place for generations,” says Kimberly Fulbright, program coordinator for the UC Women’s Center.
Two Just Community Awards will be presented in memory of people who exemplified the Just Community principles in their longstanding commitments to the university:

Linda Bates Parker – The UC alumna, director of UC’s Career Development Center, adjunct professor and Distinguished Faculty Fellow was a trailblazer for black women in the business and academic community. She was the first black woman to be hired in market research at P&G and was the first black woman at UC to serve as associate vice provost for Student Affairs. She is credited with developing some of UC’s first distance learning courses. She established a scholarship to benefit economically disadvantaged students of color and taught classes that educated students about diversity in the workplace. She is credited with inspiring the creation of UC’s RAPP program to provide a forum for students to discuss race relations. For decades, she led organizations and forums dedicated to the professional development of women. She also served on numerous boards and commissions in the community.

Don Becker – The Kroger executive was a longtime supporter of UC’s students of color. For more than 20 years, he was a generous volunteer for UC’s Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program. His support resulted in raising more than $1 million to support UC’s academically talented students. Becker first joined the Kroger Company as a clerk in 1969, working his way up to numerous leadership positions including Executive Vice President in 2004. During his entire career, his business approach emphasized inclusion and diversity, and he served as co-chair of Kroger’s first General Office Cultural Council.

"Depression & Suicide: What You Should Know" Program - Apr 30th!

Community Program Offers Insight Into Depression and Suicide

CINCINNATI—A free educational program scheduled for Saturday, April 30, will offer the community insight into depression and its role in suicide.

The event, part of a community-wide outreach strategy in connection with the launch of the Cincinnati Mood Disorders Consortium, is titled, "Depression and Suicide: What You Should Know.”

The Cincinnati Mood Disorders Consortium is a collaboration of regional and international experts in mood disorders from the University of Cincinnati (UC) departments of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience and family and community medicine, the Lindner Center of HOPE and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

The event is being held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Xavier University’s Cintas Center. It is free and open to the public. Although the event is free and open to the public, seating is limited and attendees are asked to RSVP to (877) 263-2882.

The program will feature a presentation by Eric Hipple, the former NFL quarterback who played for the Detroit Lions for 10 years. He has devoted his life to building awareness of depressive illness and to reducing stigma since the suicide of his 15-year-old son, Jeff.

A panel discussion will feature a Cincinnati couple, Karen and Dave Troup, who lost their 20-year-old son, Jake Ober, to suicide in 2010.

Formation of the Cincinnati Mood Disorders Consortium, which will be officially launched on April 29, has been a key goal of Stephen Strakowski, MD, Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at UC, and Paul Keck Jr., MD, CEO of the Lindner Center of HOPE. The Lindner Center of HOPE is affiliated with the UC College of Medicine, and its medical staff are part of the department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience.

"Our mission is to improve the lives of people with mood disorders through improved coordination of key clinical care components, research and education,” says Strakowski.

Adds Keck: "Raising public awareness of mood disorders is key to our mission.”