UNITED WAY'S DAY OF ACTION

United Way’s Day of Action is Friday, June 5^th.  This is a day where we pair volunteers from the community with non profit organizations that need a little manpower.  For example, we need some painting done at the Boy Scout Camp, buses washed for Greene CATS (the small disability buses), cleaning out garages at the Visitation Center, Planting flowers at the Red Cross Shelter, painting classrooms at a Daycare in Fairborn.  If you or your students would be interested in volunteering that day, please get in touch with me.  We have 77 projects in Montgomery and Greene Counties.

COMPLETE THESE REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER YOUR STUDENT ORGANIZATION FOR 2009 SCHOOL YEAR

SIGN UP FOR SESSION:  Presidents and Treasurers must come in to the Office of Student Activities 019 Student Union or call the Office of Student Activities, 775-5570 to sign up for the session they wish to attend since seating is limited at each.

ATTEND ONE SESSION:  President is required to attend one president training session

                                                Treasurer is required to attend one treasurer training session

REGISTER YOUR ORGANIZATION:  FRIDAY, JUNE 19 at 5 p.m. is the FIRM registration deadline

All organizations must have completed president and treasurers training and correctly and totally completed their registration on OrgSync by Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m.

IF YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COMPLETE ALL OF THE ABOVE STEPS BY JUNE 19 AT 5 P.M., YOUR GROUP CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN "DO THE U" OR "FALL FEST."

   PRESIDENT’S SPRING REGISTRATION TRAINING SESSIONS

                   President is required to attend ONE of these Sessions

             TREASURER’S SPRING REGISTRATION TRAINING SESSIONS

                    Treasurer is required to attend One of these Sessions

QUESTIONS?????

Contact the Office of Student Activities, 775-5570

OUTDOOR RESOURCE CENTER EVENTS

Low Ropes Training, April 18-19, 9:00am-5:00pm at WSU Low Ropes Course cost: $10

For more information on Outdoor event contact:

Outdoor Resource Center

037 Student Union

937-775-5019

REFWORKS

If you’re starting any hefty research projects, you NEED this workshop!!

Try RefWorks, a web-based citation management program that will help you organize and cite your sources.

REFWORKS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL WSU FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS.

Workshops are offered throughout the quarter-

Wednesday April 22, 7-8 p.m., Fordham Health Sciences Library

Wednesday April 29, 11-noon, 241 Dunbar Library

Friday May 8, noon-1 p.m. Fordham Health Sciences

Please register at: http://libraries.wright.edu/ workshops

Or request an individual appointment here: http://libraries .wright.edu/services/request/researchrequest.html

Two Boonshoft School of Medicine students at Wright State University are starting the first medical student run talk show in the nation! Be sure to tune in this Sunday at noon, and check us out on Facebook and at our website: www.radiorounds.blogspot.com. The first show will feature a Dean of the medical school, Dr. Gary LeRoy!

What: Radio Rounds
When: Sundays, 12pm to 1pm (beginning Sunday April 12)
Where: Broadcast on WWSU 106.9 FM (available in Dayton, Ohio) and live streaming on the web at: http://www.wright.edu/studentorgs/wwsu/. The 
show will also be podcasted on iTunes, and information for how to access the podcasts will soon become available on our website (see below).
Hosts: Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy -- Boonshoft School of Medicine Class of 2012
Contact: Email us at radiorounds@gmail.com
More information: Visit our website at www.radiorounds.blogspot.com, as well as our Facebook page by searching "Radio Rounds." Our website 
will be continually updated with much more information, including an upcoming schedule of guests, bios of the hosts/producers, and information on how to listen to podcasts of the show.

GEM CITY JAM

A benefit for Glen Helen Nature Preserve

Gem City Jam is a two-day music and art festival, taking place April 24th & April 25th, at Garden Station in downtown Dayton. 509 East 4th Street at the corner of 4th & Wayne Avenue.

There is a $10 admission to this event, which features 20+ bands, film, art and skateboard demonstration. 100% of the proceeds will go to protecting Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Yellow Springs. The Glen & Gem City Jam is looking for volunteers to work the event. We will need a minimum of 24 people in various positions throughout both days. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Adrienne Chesire (937-307-4257).

Volunteers will receive a free pass (for both days) for themselves and a guest, free admission to Friday night’s after party at C{Space, as well as a free t-shirt designed by our featured artist and coordinator.

Volunteer Requirements:

We have 18 hours to cover for this event volunteers will work for 3 -6 hour shifts.

Friday : Event is 5p – 9p

Volunteer shifts: 4p – 10p, or any time during.

Saturday: Event is 12p – 9p

Volunteer Shifts: 10a – 10p

Volunteers can choose any or all of the following shifts:

o 10a – 2p,

o 2p – 6p,

o 6p – 10p

Volunteer duties:

o We need 2 people to man the info and art booths for 4-hour shifts.

o We need 2 people to take tickets at the front gate for 4-hour shifts.

o We need 2 people to walk the grounds of the event, collecting donations, watching for problems, and light trash pick-up.

** volunteers may switch positions during their shift. If you can only work part of a shift please let us know so we can accommodate you.

By volunteering for this event you are supporting the 1000-acre nature preserve in Yellow Springs, known as The Glen. Each volunteer hour is equivalent to a $15 donation, so you’re shift is like donating $60 to the Glen! Each volunteer is appreciated for the support they freely give with 2 passes, a t-shirt and free admission to the Friday night after party at C{Space.

Gem City Jam info:

April 24th 5 – 9 p.m.

April 25th 12 – 9 pm

Admission: $10 presale at www.ticketcenterstage.com/gcj

Door price:

Garden station – at the corner of 4th Street and Wayne Avenue

Sponsored by Orion Organic Farming

What is Gem City Jam?

Gem City Jam is a two-day art and music festival in downtown Dayton at Garden Station sponsored by Orion Organic Farming. Twenty bands will bring you rock, hip hop, funk, metal, punk, jazz fusion, psychedelic and many more genres along with talented visual artists like Tom Watson III and artists from the Cannery Art and Design Center. There will be skilled film directors from both Film Dayton and WSU Motion Picture Department. And to top it off skate boarders from One Love Skate shop's skate team doing a skate board demonstration.

The event will go on rain or shine. It is a $10 admission. Pre-sale tickets are available at www.ticketcenterstage.com/gcj or by calling the box office: (937) 228-3630 All of the proceeds from Gem City Jam are being donated to the beautiful Glen Helen Nature Preserve in Yellow Springs, Ohio! So come and enjoy what the Dayton music and arts scenes have to offer while conserving a beautiful nature preserve.

Learn more about Gem City Jam at www.myspace.com/gemcityjam and more about Glen Helen at www.glenhelen.org