This week, there appears to be no program proposals on the table for this BoG meeting. On the other hand, the Gratitude Quilt boxes are out in each of the four buildings of Kenan community, with boxes for canned goods/nonperishables and soda can tabs to follow shortly. Also, spaghetti dinner 11/22, 5:30-6:30PM in Spencer Parlor!
Thank you for your attention!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Monday, November 9, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Giving Thanks and Appreciation
It has been a terribly long time since this blog has been updated, and I sincerely apologize for that. Much has happened in the interim, including fall break and Halloween. I'm happy to say that we've got quite a few events planned for this month!
- Gratitude Quilts
Keep an eye out in the coming week for boxes with blank squares of paper in the common areas, the CCI printer area, and the community office. These are for you to take and write/decorate to answer the question "What are you grateful for?" Simply place the completed squares in the corresponding completed-squares box by the end of next week. We'll collect these squares, arrange them in a rectangular form, and post these in the common areas for viewing. If enough people participate, we may have enough for at least one "quilt" per building.
- Canned food and soda can pop tabs drive
Also look for boxes for canned food collection in the common areas and smaller boxes/milk jugs for collecting soda can pop tabs (to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities) in the kitchen areas.
- Monthly Spaghetti Dinner - 11/22/09, 5:30PM-6:30PM, Spencer Parlor
KCG is sponsoring the first of the monthly spaghetti dinners this month. Mark your calendars, and please answer the poll at the top of this blog's right panel so we can get a more accurate understanding of the quantity of supplies we'll need to purchase.
Posting of program proposals (title and general description of proposed program only) that will be on the table for RHA funding will resume this week. Thank you for your attention!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
- Gratitude Quilts
Keep an eye out in the coming week for boxes with blank squares of paper in the common areas, the CCI printer area, and the community office. These are for you to take and write/decorate to answer the question "What are you grateful for?" Simply place the completed squares in the corresponding completed-squares box by the end of next week. We'll collect these squares, arrange them in a rectangular form, and post these in the common areas for viewing. If enough people participate, we may have enough for at least one "quilt" per building.
- Canned food and soda can pop tabs drive
Also look for boxes for canned food collection in the common areas and smaller boxes/milk jugs for collecting soda can pop tabs (to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities) in the kitchen areas.
- Monthly Spaghetti Dinner - 11/22/09, 5:30PM-6:30PM, Spencer Parlor
KCG is sponsoring the first of the monthly spaghetti dinners this month. Mark your calendars, and please answer the poll at the top of this blog's right panel so we can get a more accurate understanding of the quantity of supplies we'll need to purchase.
Posting of program proposals (title and general description of proposed program only) that will be on the table for RHA funding will resume this week. Thank you for your attention!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Program Proposals for the 10/13/09 BoG Meeting
This week, there's only one program proposal on the table.
1) Film Screening: Amreeka
The event is a screening of the film "Amreeka" directed by Cherien Dabis. It includes humorous and dramatic plots which are ultimately educational and culturally revealing. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is a universal journey into the lives of a family of immigrants and first-generation teenagers caught between their heritage and the new world in which they now live and the bittersweet search for a place to call home.
Please send your thoughts to kenancommgov@gmail.com by 12PM this Tuesday, October 13, 2009 for consideration at that evenings BoG meeting. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
1) Film Screening: Amreeka
The event is a screening of the film "Amreeka" directed by Cherien Dabis. It includes humorous and dramatic plots which are ultimately educational and culturally revealing. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the movie is a universal journey into the lives of a family of immigrants and first-generation teenagers caught between their heritage and the new world in which they now live and the bittersweet search for a place to call home.
Please send your thoughts to kenancommgov@gmail.com by 12PM this Tuesday, October 13, 2009 for consideration at that evenings BoG meeting. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Meet Your KCG Staff - TOMORROW, 5-7PM
Hi everyone,
Thank you for your input on Housing's website redesign! KCG would like to remind you of the Meet KCG event that will be held tomorrow (Wednesday), October 7, 2009, 5-7PM on the Kenan Porch/Quad. Come out to meet the KCG staff, bring us your questions and ideas, enjoy some music, eat free Jimmy John's & Gumby's, and play cornhole (weather permitting). We hope to see you all there!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Thank you for your input on Housing's website redesign! KCG would like to remind you of the Meet KCG event that will be held tomorrow (Wednesday), October 7, 2009, 5-7PM on the Kenan Porch/Quad. Come out to meet the KCG staff, bring us your questions and ideas, enjoy some music, eat free Jimmy John's & Gumby's, and play cornhole (weather permitting). We hope to see you all there!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Housing Website Redesign - We Want Your Thoughts!
I didn't want to put this in the same post as this week's program proposals post, but Housing (DHRE) is asking for your (the residents') feedback on a new design for the Housing website! You may want to keep in mind the following goals of the redesign:
a. Improve Navigation
Strategy:
i. Increase the number of points of entry to our site’s content by dividing the home page into several smaller modules.
ii. Invite visitors to browse the site by “who they are”
iii. Condense static menus into drop-down menus to maximize space
b. Reset Shelf Life
Strategy:
i. Adopt current trends in web design including wider layout, use of icons, reflective surfaces, bright accent colors, lots of white space and clean type
ii. Integrate tools to push out an RSS feed, facebook posts and twitter updates
c. Accurately Represent DHRE
Strategy:
There are several ways to send in your vote (please choose one method to avoid over-representation of one design):
1) Emailing kenancommgov@gmail.com
2) Speaking with any member of KCG:
Mary La
Caryn Fertenbaugh
Jenn Nowicki
Ashley Borda
Jordie Pfeifer
Neil Tolley
Carina Saavedra
Drew Adams
Credle Harris
Melissa Schoeman
Kirsten Brown
3) Voting in the blog poll posted at the right panel
You can find the three candidate designs at: http://www.goodtraveldesign.com/clients/dhre/. To proceed through the designs, click anywhere on the page. Again, please send your input by noon this Tuesday, October 6, 2009 for me to present to the Board of Governors. Thank you!
[I also apologize for the late notice - this was passed along to me about two hours ago, from the time of this post.]
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
a. Improve Navigation
Strategy:
i. Increase the number of points of entry to our site’s content by dividing the home page into several smaller modules.
ii. Invite visitors to browse the site by “who they are”
iii. Condense static menus into drop-down menus to maximize space
b. Reset Shelf Life
Strategy:
i. Adopt current trends in web design including wider layout, use of icons, reflective surfaces, bright accent colors, lots of white space and clean type
ii. Integrate tools to push out an RSS feed, facebook posts and twitter updates
c. Accurately Represent DHRE
Strategy:
i. Reinforce brand with a custom-designed template (vs. using a stock template)
ii. Bring more attention to leadership opportunities and res life side of DHRE
iii. Strengthen the presence of cyclical info (app deadlines, room selection, move-in) by putting site visitors’ primary concerns front and center
There are several ways to send in your vote (please choose one method to avoid over-representation of one design):
1) Emailing kenancommgov@gmail.com
2) Speaking with any member of KCG:
Mary La
Caryn Fertenbaugh
Jenn Nowicki
Ashley Borda
Jordie Pfeifer
Neil Tolley
Carina Saavedra
Drew Adams
Credle Harris
Melissa Schoeman
Kirsten Brown
3) Voting in the blog poll posted at the right panel
You can find the three candidate designs at: http://www.goodtraveldesign.com/clients/dhre/. To proceed through the designs, click anywhere on the page. Again, please send your input by noon this Tuesday, October 6, 2009 for me to present to the Board of Governors. Thank you!
[I also apologize for the late notice - this was passed along to me about two hours ago, from the time of this post.]
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Program Proposals for the 10/6/09 BoG Meeting
There will be two program proposals on the table this week at the Board of Governors' meeting.
1) Safetober
The purpose of Safetober is to promote good safety habits to the residents. This is a campus wide event in which students have to visit each of the "safety stations" before they were allowed to get food. It will be held inside the Carmichael Ballroom as well as outside in the small parking lot in front of Kenan Stadium.
2) Heels 4 Hope 5k Challenge
The Heels 4 Hope 5k was established in February 2009 in honor of Geraldine Bjork, who died of breast cancer on January 24, 2009. Ms. Bjork dedicated her life to helping others and made a difference in the lives of many young students. Heels 4 Hope is a non-profit organization that is working in conjunction with the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Arc of Orange County, and Push America to help raise money and awareness for cancer and individuals with disabilities. The inaugural race will be held on October 31st, 2009 at 10am. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, part of the proceeds will be donated to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to help in the fight against breast cancer. All other proceeds will benefit Push America, and the Arc of Orange County. Heels 4 Hope is already shaping up to be the biggest 5k in Chapel Hill's History. After the 5k there will be festivities from 11am to 2pm in the parking lot of Granville Towers. During this time we will have sponsors giving out free food & drinks, a costume contest, as well as our special concert featuring many campus groups including: The Clef Hangers, The Loreleis, The Walk-Ons, Kamikazi, Misconception [sic], Tar Heel Voices, and The Achordants. Jasmin Jones, the Student Body President, will be the Master of Ceremonies for this concert. Volunteers of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and DHRE employees will be staffing the event.
Both events' descriptions are quoted straight from their program proposals. Please email kenancommgov@gmail.com with your input by noon on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 if you'd like me to share your thoughts on these proposals (or other concerns) with the Board of Governors.
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
1) Safetober
The purpose of Safetober is to promote good safety habits to the residents. This is a campus wide event in which students have to visit each of the "safety stations" before they were allowed to get food. It will be held inside the Carmichael Ballroom as well as outside in the small parking lot in front of Kenan Stadium.
2) Heels 4 Hope 5k Challenge
The Heels 4 Hope 5k was established in February 2009 in honor of Geraldine Bjork, who died of breast cancer on January 24, 2009. Ms. Bjork dedicated her life to helping others and made a difference in the lives of many young students. Heels 4 Hope is a non-profit organization that is working in conjunction with the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Arc of Orange County, and Push America to help raise money and awareness for cancer and individuals with disabilities. The inaugural race will be held on October 31st, 2009 at 10am. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, part of the proceeds will be donated to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center to help in the fight against breast cancer. All other proceeds will benefit Push America, and the Arc of Orange County. Heels 4 Hope is already shaping up to be the biggest 5k in Chapel Hill's History. After the 5k there will be festivities from 11am to 2pm in the parking lot of Granville Towers. During this time we will have sponsors giving out free food & drinks, a costume contest, as well as our special concert featuring many campus groups including: The Clef Hangers, The Loreleis, The Walk-Ons, Kamikazi, Misconception [sic], Tar Heel Voices, and The Achordants. Jasmin Jones, the Student Body President, will be the Master of Ceremonies for this concert. Volunteers of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and DHRE employees will be staffing the event.
Both events' descriptions are quoted straight from their program proposals. Please email kenancommgov@gmail.com with your input by noon on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 if you'd like me to share your thoughts on these proposals (or other concerns) with the Board of Governors.
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Program Proposals for the 9/29/09 BoG Meeting
There will be two program proposals on the table at the BoG meeting this Tuesday.
1) Expressions After Dark
Expressions After Dark is a launch event to a series called Race Relations Week which is organized by SARR. The event will be an interactive performance which confronts controversial issues in current race relations, but also celebrates a rich legacy of progress within the student community. CHiPs, EROT, and Interactive Theater Carolina (participation still pending) will use spoken word and improvisational sketch comedy in a way which engages the audience to think about race relations from new and stimulating perspectives. At the same time, the event will be unique in its approach to this topic because on one level it is entertainment, but still addresses critical issues to our community.
2) Social Activism and Civic Engagement with Chuck D
Noted social activist and acclaimed hip-hop artist Chuck D will address the general student body to speak on matters of civic engagement, social activism and entrepreneurship, and the role of art as a form of social commentary. A two-part program, the first session will function as a workshop and interactive discussion between students and panelists Chuck D and Dr. Micah Gilmer, UNC Social Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of Reserach [sic] for Frontline Solutions, a consultancy firm for social service organizations. The discussion will be facilitated by Amy Zhang, director of the Roosevelt Institute's Arts and Cultural Policy Center, and will revolve around questions of youth civic engagement and the role of creative endeavors in public policy and better serving one's community. Chuck D's lecture will take place in the evening; widely-regarded as a dynamic speaker well-versed in a variety of subjects, Chuck will speak mostly on the utilization of art as social commentary and constructive methods of social activism.
If you'd like to send me your input, please do so by Tuesday, 9/29/09, 12PM to kenancommgov@gmail.com. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
1) Expressions After Dark
Expressions After Dark is a launch event to a series called Race Relations Week which is organized by SARR. The event will be an interactive performance which confronts controversial issues in current race relations, but also celebrates a rich legacy of progress within the student community. CHiPs, EROT, and Interactive Theater Carolina (participation still pending) will use spoken word and improvisational sketch comedy in a way which engages the audience to think about race relations from new and stimulating perspectives. At the same time, the event will be unique in its approach to this topic because on one level it is entertainment, but still addresses critical issues to our community.
2) Social Activism and Civic Engagement with Chuck D
Noted social activist and acclaimed hip-hop artist Chuck D will address the general student body to speak on matters of civic engagement, social activism and entrepreneurship, and the role of art as a form of social commentary. A two-part program, the first session will function as a workshop and interactive discussion between students and panelists Chuck D and Dr. Micah Gilmer, UNC Social Entrepreneur in Residence and Director of Reserach [sic] for Frontline Solutions, a consultancy firm for social service organizations. The discussion will be facilitated by Amy Zhang, director of the Roosevelt Institute's Arts and Cultural Policy Center, and will revolve around questions of youth civic engagement and the role of creative endeavors in public policy and better serving one's community. Chuck D's lecture will take place in the evening; widely-regarded as a dynamic speaker well-versed in a variety of subjects, Chuck will speak mostly on the utilization of art as social commentary and constructive methods of social activism.
If you'd like to send me your input, please do so by Tuesday, 9/29/09, 12PM to kenancommgov@gmail.com. Thank you!
Best wishes,
Mary La
Kenan Community Governor, 2009-2010
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