March 02, 2010

SI ASB Blog Has Moved!

The SI ASB Blog has moved!

Check out the new blog site and listings at http://asb6.cms.si.umich.edu/blog

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February 17, 2010

Penny War - Results Day 2!

Thanks to those of you who have already contributed to the Penny War!
The Penny War will continue through Friday, and a table will be up in West Hall on the third floor landing from 9am-5pm each day. There are also collection bins at SI North - Please utilize these! We are collecting them daily, not just at the end of the week and we only had
$.05 from SI North today!

As far as the competition is concerned, here are the rankings after the first day:
1st: IPOL, ICD & IEMP ($-8.56)
2nd: LIS (w/K-12) ($-22.26)
3rd: ARM & PI ($-23.30)
4th: Faculty, Staff, & PhD ($-34.46)
5th: CI & Tailored ($-51.21)
6th: HCI, IAR & SC ($-65.66)

Total donations = $254.81 - Keep it up so that we can beat last year's total of $1764.74 raised for Alternative Spring Break.

The scores are all negative because in the penny war, the pennies you put in your own specialization's jar count for you, and the other change or bills that others put in your jar count against you. So be sure to bring both, and think about how to most strategically use your money to earn bragging rights for your specialization! And don't feel bad if you can't drop $20's like a certain unnamed Associate Dean did today (Lets call him J. MacKie-Mason... or Jeff M-M)! Just give what you can. :)

**Checks made out to the University of Michigan are acceptable, will be counted as a defense, and are considered to be a tax-deductible donation to the university.

Full details of each team's standings can be found at:
http://www.si.umich.edu/pep/asb/penny_war/

Thanks!
Lori M. Donovan
MSI 2010
ASB Fundraising Committee

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February 16, 2010

SI ASB Reflection Workshop

Mark Your Calendar:
SI ASB Reflection Workshop
Friday, February 19, 2010
Noon to 1:30pm
411 WH / Ehrlicher
Yes, lunch will be served

In this workshop, again Dave Waterhouse from the UM Ginsberg Center, will facilitate a hands-on workshop on the importance of reflection in service-learning. You already get a lot reflection activities from the SI Career Development, so this will be more familiar to you than the service-learning theory, but it will also be presented in a new perspective to you. Again, I feel that this will be a highly beneficial activity that will help you experience SI ASB differently and also will be useful in your internships, work with student organizations, volunteering, etc.

If you attended the Service Training Workshop, I highly encourage you to attend this, as the two concepts go hand in. We’ll also tie this all together with the SI ASB service projects that are going on that same weekend at the EnHouse (Saturday February 20 / Sunday February 21 – more information forthcoming) and the SI ASB program as a whole.

Please RSVP (to kkowatch@umich.edu) directly to me so that we can order lunch (pizza) accordingly. If you have any dietary restrictions/preference, let me know.

I just want to reiterate again that I only encourage those to attend that are interested in this topic and not just for the lunch.

Send questions on to me… thanks! Kelly (kkowatch@umich.edu)

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February 15, 2010

Washington D.C. ASB Transportation Updates

Dear SI ASB Washington D.C. Participants,

Please complete the following Doodle Poll to indicate your finalized travel plans to and from Washington, D.C. You will be asked to indicate whether or not you are taking the bus there and back. Please complete this poll by Thursday, February 28, 2010:

Transportation Plan Poll

Some general answers to questions about traveling to Washington, D.C.:

The bus will leave from West Hall around 7am on Sunday, February 28, 2010. The bus will depart from Washington, D.C. around noon (possibly later) on Saturday, March 6, 2010, arriving later in the evening at West Hall. There is a restroom on the bus and there will be at least two stops for dining and stretching, etc on the way there and the way back. With stops, the trip will probably take about 10 hours.

Please pack reasonably. The bus will be full, so a large suitcase for under the bus and a backpack or large tote bag is reasonable for on the bus. If you can carry it, you’re probably okay.

More information will shared at the Pre-Departure Meetings Next Week!

Kelly

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February 12, 2010

SI Penny War! Next Week!

Help raise money for Alternative Spring Break 2010 by participating in the annual SI PENNY WAR!

Students will be collecting money at a table on the third floor landing of West Hall 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily from February 15 - 20, 2010 and outside of the Convergence Room at SIN.

Since SI has so many specializations, there are containers for the following groups:

ARM & PI
HCI, IAR & SC
IPOL, ICD & IEMP
LIS (w/K-12)
CI & Tailored
Faculty, Staff, & PhD

This is a battle, so if you have never done a penny war before here are a few Rules of Engagement:

Offense - Put pennies in the container corresponding with your SI affiliation.

Defense - Put silver change and bills in the containers of your opponents to detract from their totals.

**Checks made out to the University of Michigan are acceptable, will be counted as a defense, and are considered to be a tax-deductible donation to the university.

Start planning your strategies!

Lori M. Donovan
MSI Candidate 2010
ASB Fundraising Committee

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Last call for acts for the SI Revue!

SI Students, Faculty, Staff -

Would you like to show off your talents to the SI community? This is your chance! We are looking for acts that are 10 minutes or less and are appropriate for a family event. Other than that, the specifics of your act are up to you! Anyone who is interested in participating please contact Kayla Ondracek at krenee@umich.edu, and let me know what your act will be, and any props or equipment you might need. We will try to accommodate your request.

Anyone can participate: students, alumni, faculty, staff, kids!

This ASB event will be held Friday February 19th, 7pm in East Hall 1324 Auditorium. The Revue will be a fun chance to interact with SI students, faculty and staff outside the classroom setting. It will also be a great chance to showcase the various skills and talents of our SI community!

Tickets will be sold at Penny Wars tables this coming week! Proceeds will help fund SI Alternative Spring Break. Additional fundraisers at this event will include a silent auction and concessions sales.
E-mail Rachel Doepker, rdoepker@umich.edu if you are interested in donating an item for the silent auction.

Let us know if you have any questions! Have a good weekend,
-Kayla Ondracek
ASB Fundraising Committee

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Students: ASB Updates & Mentor Information

We’re just over two weeks away from departing for the 2010 SI ASB Program. By this time, you may have heard from your project mentor. If not, that’s okay. Below, you will find the contact information for your project mentor for SI ASB 2010 and also the main organization contact. I encourage you to send a quick introductory email to your project mentor sometime during the next week or so.

You have also provided been provided with the main contact for the organization (for some of you, this may be the same person). Contact your project mentor first; if you don’t hear from them within a week or so, contact the Organization Contact.

Next week, you should hear from the organization contact and/or your project mentor about logistical information such as what to wear, directions to the site, where to eat, etc. You can ask about that information now, but you will be provided with all of it next week.

Pre-Departure Meetings

Please register for a Pre-Departure Meeting! There are still about 10 people who have not yet registered. This is a REQUIREMENT for participation in SI ASB 2010. If you cannot attend the meeting for your city or the make-up, it’s okay to go to one of the other meetings. Contact me otherwise.

Go to iTrack at http://si.umich.edu/careers/students.htm and click on the Calendar to RSVP.

Travel Updates for….

Washington, D.C. Participants: The bus will leave early on Sunday, February 28, 2010 and return on Saturday, March 6, 2010. The pick-up and drop-off place will be West Hall. Next week, I will distribute a final, official sign-up for who’s taking the bus and who is not. All participants who are not taking the bus should arrange other transportation.

Chicago/New York Participants: Thanks for getting all of your travel information in a timely manner; this greatly helps Shamille and me plan and make reservations accordingly.

For Everyone: Remember, if you are arriving early or staying after the dates that SI is providing for (Sunday night – Friday night), you are required to find and pay for your own lodging. The hostels’ contact information can be found at http://asb6.cms.si.umich.edu/node/6

Other Information:
Be sure to check out the SI ASB Blog at http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/SIASBBlog/ for updates and for an archive of all the emails that I’m sending out.

Also, if you have questions/comments/feedback about the website, we’re about to roll out a(nother) new design, so this is the time to let me know of improvements. Email comments to siasbwebmaster@umich.edu

Feel free to use the SI ASB Listservs to contact each other about plans, etc:
SIASB2010-Chicago@umich.edu
SIASB2010-DC@umich.edu
SIASB2010-NYC@umich.edu

If you have questions, just let me know!

Thanks,
Kelly

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NYC Transporatation

Hello NYC Participants,

Thank you all for updating the spreadsheet… you were all great about getting your information in a timely fashion. Shamille and I GREATLY appreciate this!

Now that we can see who wants to leave when, we were able to consolidate a couple cars.

I’ve moved a few people around – however, before we go ahead and make the reservations, I just wanted to check and see if this works for everyone.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Apyjh9cYvthsdHF3MDNjaGVBSXg5UUJ4S1VoVGNUaXc&hl=en

Just a few further details…

Cars will be picked up in Ann Arbor from the Ann Arbor Airport
Cars will be dropped off and picked up for return at the National Rental agency at 138-146 East 50th Street, Manhattan Suite 200, New York City , NY 10022

The cars can be kept for 24 hours total, so be mindful of when you pick the car up in relation to when you anticipate arriving.

Car Coordinators should…
• Be 21 years of age
• Have a valid United States State Driver's license
• Have a credit card (not a debit card) that the car can be charged to depending on your departure and arrival times (you will be fully reimbursed before you even leave for ASB)

Let me know by Monday morning if this looks good!

Thanks! Kelly

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