Region II March 2020 Newsletter by ACUI

NEWSLETTER March2020

IN THIS ISSUE • Note from the Director • ACUI Annual Conference • Scholarships • Educational Program Feature • Highlight Student Member • Student Ambassador Applications Open • Save the Date for 2020 Regional Conference • Highlight This!

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NOTE FROM THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR

Hello Region II! I hope your 2020 has been as productive and (positively) exciting as mine. We all know the spring semester is a very busy time, which makes it even more important to take time for ourselves and those things that we know matter most. In addition to my personal excitement, your Region II Leadership Team has been excitedly working on quite a few projects and opportunities for us this coming year. Our time together at the Annual Conference in Atlanta will be brief, but attendees will learn about scholarships, volunteer opportunities, educational drive-ins, and more. As dues-paying members of ACUI, I strongly encourage you to take advantage of everything this association has to offer – not just because you paid for it, but because you can count on your Regional Leadership Team to develop timely, relevant, content-driven experiences for students and staff members alike. As an additional project this year, our region will undergo our biannual Member Needs Assessment, which the Leadership Team uses to establish goals and outcomes for the next two years. I hope that everyone will take some time to fill out that survey in a thoughtful manner – the more input we get, the more focused and responsive we can be for you! Please look for that link in an email and on social media in the near future. As always, please let us know how we can continue to serve you and your institution!

Dr. Rob Stagni Join ACUI in Atlanta for the 100th Meeting of the Association! It isn’t too late to register for the 2020 Annual Conference in Atlanta! Visit acui.org/atlanta for the most up to date information. If you are attending, be sure to join us for the Region II Business Meeting and dinner from 5:15-7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 15. You can add it to your own custom schedule through the Eventsential app.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!

This year, Region II is proud to offer at least two scholarships to cover registration to various ACUI events! The Regional Leadership Team is opening up our scholarship application for general support to help defray costs for I-LEAD®, IPDS, and other ACUI professional development programs. Applications are welcome from professionals, undergraduate students, and graduate students alike. Aside from the I-LEAD® scholarship, scholarship funding may vary depending on the registration cost associated with the scholarship(s) awarded. • Region II has set aside funding for one (1) I-LEAD® student scholarship, July 26-31, 2020 at Xavier University. This scholarship will cover registration for I-LEAD®. • Applications are welcome for registration for other ACUI professional development opportunities, such as: • Student Organizations Institute (June 15–18, 2020 at the University of Delaware) • Aspiring Directors Institute (June 15–19, 2020 at The Ohio State University) • IPDS: New Professionals Orientation (June 15–19, 2020 at The Ohio State University) • Region II Conference (November 6-8, 2020 at the University of Missouri) • Collegiate Marketing Institute (November 11–13, 2020 in Pittsburgh) • Women’s Leadership Institute (December 9–12, 2020 in Palm Desert, California) Applications are NOW OPEN online at https://acuiforms.wufoo.com/forms/2020-region-ii-scholarships/ and will be due Friday, April 17. Please contact Recognition Coordinator Cassidy Sansone at csansone@austin.utexas.edu with any questions.

UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: REGION II DRIVING TOUR! Join us on a driving tour, visiting multiple student unions in St. Louis, Missouri. Be on the lookout for future communications regarding dates and locations for the driving tour!

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WELCOME ALINA SERGIENKO: NEW STUDENT MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP TEAM!

The Region II Regional Leadership Team is excited to welcome Alina Sergienko to the Regional Leadership Team as our student member. Alina joins us from the Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri, where she serves as the event manager at union & involvement services. Alina was born and raised in Russia before moving to Japan at the age of 17 to study the language, after which she moved to the United States. Through the position, in which she has held for over a year now, she has received a sense of community and exceptional leadership and development opportunities. Alina was first introduced to ACUI through I-LEADÂŽ. Through the experience that she describes as life changing, she was able to harness her passion for self improvement. Alina is excited to join the Regional Leadership Team and hopes to use her skills and experiences to create a better campus environment and more professional development opportunities for students. Alina is fluent in three languages which allows her to connect with people of different cultures. At Truman State University, Alina is an actively involved leader in the Meditation Club. In her free time, she is a certified yoga instructor and practices yoga. When it comes to her biggest passion, the fashion industry, she plans to work in the industry full time post graduation.

BECOME A STUDENT AMBASSADOR FOR REGION II! Region II is currently accepting applications for student ambassadors. To apply to be a student ambassador, apply at https://acuiforms.wufoo.com/forms/ste8ib90ph6apz/.

Student session attendees 2019 Region II Conference

SAVE THE DATE

The 2020 Region II Conference will be held November 6-8 at the University of Missouri. Keep an eye on our social media and website https://www.acui.org/regions/ii/regional-conference for the most up to date information.

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HIGHLIGHT THIS!

We love to highlight the various events and activities our members are doing across the region! If you have sometthing from your campus to highlight to the region, submit the form linked below! www.bit.ly/RIIHighlight