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Annual Report 2007-2008 Annual Report 2007-2008 University YMCA THE ASSOCIATION MISSION, GOALS, AND OBJECTIVES

The University YMCA Mission: The University YMCA shall challenge and nurture the mind and spirit of individuals and communities to develop and practice ethical principles and responsible leadership for social justice and the integrity of our natural world.

YMCA of the USA Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.

Goals and Objectives: Persons both on and beyond the University of Illinois campus participate in a wide variety of social, political, and educational experiences. These experiences can be incomplete, unrelated, or in conﬂict for many persons or groups, limit- ing their ability to achieve wholeness and purpose in life. The YMCA at the University of Illinois provides new and challenging opportunities that help expand the vision, deepen the spirituality, and achieve a more meaningful integration of the array of ideas, knowledge, and skills gained from these experiences. To do this the University YMCA focuses on the following objectives: 1. Stimulate spiritual, intellectual, and ethical growth through: Promoting formal and informal interaction and dialogue between citizens of the U.S. and the international community. Encouraging an informed, questioning, and challenging approach to the development of values in an inclusive, ecumenical context that reﬂects Maintaining the YMCA. both the YMCA’s Christian Heritage and its continuing commitment to openness to other faiths or life experiences. 4. Encourage leadership development in all of our work through:

Promoting awareness of one’s realtionship to oneself, others, and the Identifying and recruiting persons with leadership potential and diverse world. backgrounds.

Facilitating a diversity of viewpoints, expressions, and experiences. Provide training in leadership skills.

Advocating integration of values, knowledge, and actions through infor- Foster multiple and diverse leadership opportunities. mational and experiential programs. Recognizing and rewarding leadership. 2. Foster good interpersonal and intergroup relationships through: Increasing communication among leaders. Inviting individuals and groups with differing backgrounds and perspectives to join YMCA activities. 5. Providing social, political, and economic justice and the mainte- nance of the integrity of the natural world through: Encourage openness, sharing, active communicatin, and collaboration among groups and individuals. Heightening awareness of these issues at all levels through disciplined study, direct experience, and critical reﬂection. Honoring the contributions of groups, individuals and ideas. Stimulating vigorous dialogue and debate about these issues. Providing integrative experiences among students, faculty, staff, alumni, and wider communities. Encouraging creative and responsible social action, especially at the grassroots level. 3. Promote international and intercultural awareness and respect through: Increasing awareness of international issues and working for world peace, social., and environmental justice. Increasing awareness of international issues and working for world peace, social. and environmental justice. Promoting formal and informal interaction and dialogue between citizens of the US and the international community.

1 University YMCA Welcome

From the Board Of Governors (we had hoped to reach $1 million). Co-Chairs Tom Seals Chair and Darryl Hartweg were tremendous in their leadership of the campaign. Steve Shoemaker reached out to This has been a year of celebration at the University YMCA. friends of the Y and made our needs clear and compelling. We started the year celebrating another successful Dump and Our many friends and supporters came through with fly- Run program—bigger and better than ever! Dump and Run is ing colors and the party in January was a fun way to wrap a lot of work, and in the middle of a hot, sweaty day at the Stock up what I called the “sprint” Capital Campaign...12 months!! Pavilion, sorting through “junk,” it is pretty easy to lose focus on why it is important and worth the effort. But, when you see We celebrated growth in the Y family as Becca Guyette gave a young graduate student couple from Romania who have ar- birth to Joseph John Guyette! All involved parties are doing very rived with only their suitcases and watch them put together a well. Becca will spend some time at home and return to the Y new home with everything from a sofa to a saucepan—and all later in the summer to resume her work as Director of Devel- for about $300—I am reminded of why it is worth the effort. opment. We are so happy for her and Joe on their new arrival! Another celebration in April filled Latzer Hall as people came We also celebrated the first full year of a new program for from far and wide to congratulate and thank Steve Shoemak- the Y: Invisible Conflicts. These students draw our attention er for his 9 years of service as Executive Director of the Y. He and concern to wars and conflicts given little or no attention will be on board until August 20, but the rhythm of a campus in the media. “I didn’t know about it” has too often charac- life made an early celebration in order! We thank him for all terized our lack of response to these situations worldwide. he has done for the Y and wish Steve and Nadja the best as they travel, enjoy their spectacular country home, and fly kites! At the annual “Greek Oscars”—the award program for fraternities and sororities held at Foellinger Auditorium—two stu- Many more celebrations will be ahead because the Y is such a dent representatives from the Y recognized the high level of vibrant and successful part of the life of the campus and com- participation of Greek Houses in CORE (Community Orga- munity. More students are taking action, reflecting on their nized Recycling Effort), a new program from SECS. The City of efforts and the role they play in building a more ethical and Champaign has no recycling program for Greek houses or apart- caring environment. Thanks for all you do to support the Y in ments. CORE served to demonstrate that such a program is fostering these students’ growth. needed and supported by the students living in these facilities. A packed house at Foellinger Auditorium celebrated that success. Willard Broom In January, we celebrated the end of our very successful Chairperson, Board of Governors and important Capital Campaign, just short of $1.2 million 2007-2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission, Goals, and Objectives Page 1 Letter from the Board of Governors Chair Page 2 From the Executive Director Page 3 Staff Changes at the YMCA Page 4 From the Program Director Page 5 YMCA Program Information Page 6 Student Program Information Page 9 Special Events Page 19 Capital Campaign Page 20 2007 University YMCA Members Page 21 Heritage Circle Members Page 26 2007 Operating Statement Page 27

2 University YMCA Executive Director

Letter from the Executive Director How to report on my last year as Director? My nine years on the staff of the Y after 15 or so years as a volunteer on the Friday Forum Committee (while I was a Pastor at McKinley Presbyterian Church)? Too many memories, too many other volunteers, students and older--some even older than I am!

I retire ofﬁcially August 20. I seem to have recovered from my recent illness. Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers, cards and calls (and kind words at my retirement party). Nadja and I will be traveling some, and I may sell some accumulated books, try to write a bit, and help out part-time in a nearby pastorless Presbyterian Church.

Becca Guyette has reported on the successful Y Capital Cam- Executive Director Search paign; I also add my thanks to the many who helped. Who should we thank the most? It is impossible to know who Committee Report gave most generously, since we do not know how deep the At its October 2007 fall retreat, the University YMCA’s Board pockets are of donors. This grand building still has needs to of Governors discussed the likely available opportunities and keep it serving the Y people and programs for years to come. anticipated challenges for the next few years -– and the skills Thanks to Y friends who have left a bequest to help in future and experiences that should be sought in the next Executive decades! Director. With this discussion in mind, the Executive Director Search Committee prepared an announcement and adver- Kasey Umland has told of the many great current student tised nationally to attract a qualiﬁed and diverse applicant pool. programs. I only add from my perspective (knowing Y alums in their 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s) that the high quality of Y Members of the Executive Director Search Committee in- student minds and compassionate hearts continue. cluded: A.G. Endress, Search Committee Chair; Mary Beastall; Cassie Carroll; Darrell Hartweg; Becky Robinson; Alison Sau- Former Associate Dean of Students, Willard Broom, will begin log; James Treat; and Willard Broom. as Interim Executive Director as I go willingly out to pasture. Prof. Tony Endress is the much appreciated Chair of the Board Applications (44% female) were received from 11 states and of Governors. A new Search Committee for the new, perma- Canada. The pool of applicants was exceptionally strong, gen- nent Director will begin work in August. erating considerable excitement within the Search Commit- tee. Seven criteria were used in evaluating the candidate pool, The Board of Trustees under the leadership of Madison, Wis- including Communication Skills & Public/Community Relations, consin attorney Scott Herrick continues to guard (and con- Work Skills & Career Compatibility, and Financial Develop- tribute to) the Y’s Endowment. May their tribe increase! ment.

The Y building is already looking better. Come by to visit any- Telephone interviews were conducted with the four ﬁnalists time you are on campus. and all were invited for personal interviews. During these personal interviews, candidates interacted with the Search Com- Peace, mittee, Y staff, available members of our three major Boards Steve Shoemaker (Governors, Students, and Trustees), and other interested Executive Director, 1999-2008 parties. Individuals interacting with candidates were asked to complete a written evaluation using a provided form. 3 University YMCA Staff CHANGES

Following the interviews, the Committee met with the Y staff Phoebe Smith and Student Board to receive their assessment of the can- (left), former Pro- didates. At the end of the process, the position was offered gram Coordinator; Amy Wolff (center) in March 2007, but unfortunately our candidate accepted a former Administra- competing offer. tive Secretary; Kasey Umland With the end of the academic year fast approaching, the BOG (right) current decided to organize a new search committee and initiate a Program Director second search in summer 2008. The Board selected Willard Broom to serve as the Interim Executive Director, beginning in August. Program Director Anton G. Endress In July 2007, the Y welcomed Kasey Umland (pictured above) Executive Director Search Committee Chair, 2007-2008 as Program Director. Kasey is a former student leader of the University YMCA and has spent the past few years working Receptionist/Housing Director for the University of Illinois‘ Illinois Leadership Center and the Illini Union while enrolled in the Masters Civic Leader- ship Program. As a student of the U of I, Kasey was president of the Y’s Amnesty International student program and a member of the Chancellor’s Licensing Advisory Committee.

Program Coordinator After an unanticipated bequest by the English family allowed the Y to hire an additional program staff, Phoebe Smith joined the University YMCA as Program Coordinator in August 2007. Phoebe graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree Johanne Bloch retired in 2008. Carol Nunn began in May 2008. in Human Development and Family Studies in May 2007. In addition to her position at the YMCA, Phoebe also worked as In May 2008, the Y celebrated the retirement of Johanne a Program Manager for the U of I’s Illinois Leadership Center. Bloch. Johanne worked as Receptionist and Housing Direc- Phoebe leaves the Y in June to pursue a Master’s degree in Col- tor of the University Y for 8 years. Following Johanne’s lege Student Personnel at Miami University of Ohio this summer. retirement, Carol Nunn joined the Y staff. Carol brings The Program Coordinator position will be ﬁ lled by Ann Rasmus. with her over 25 years of experience and a passion for motorcycling and traveling. Administrative Secretary Births The Y welcomed Erika Hawkins as Administrative Secretary in April 2008. Joseph John (JJ), new son Erika is a recent graduate in Media to Development Direc- Studies at the University of Illinois. As an tor Becca and her hus- undergraduate, Erika worked as Outreach band Joe Guyette, made Programming Team Leader for the Career his appearance into the Center and served as secretary for the world at 6:10am Satur- Asian American Association. After spending the previ- day, April 26th weighing ous year in Japan, Erika returned to Champaign and joined 7 pounds, 6 ounces. the Y staff, replacing Amy Wolff. Amy graduated from Welcome to the Y, JJ! the University of Illinois in December 2007 and is cur- rently working for Wolfram Research in Champaign. 4 University YMCA Programs

From the Program Director They have done all of this out of a desire to collaborate. These students understand what it means to be a part of this YMCA. They developed a charge statement for the Student Board and challenged next year’s students not to stop at collaboration amongst their groups, but to seek out diversity and connections across the board. It is clear that in all they do, they take with them the lessons they have learned by being a part of this association and spread the Y’s mission and values beyond the walls of our building and into and beyond the local communities.

I look forward to another year of positive change and opportunity at the Y and would like to thank you all for your unfailing Nearly a year has passed since I returned to the University dedication to this organization. YMCA in a new capacity as Program Director. It has been a year of transition, not only for me personally, but for the Kasey Umland Y itself. The addition of a part-time Program Coordinator, Program Director Phoebe Smith, has been a tremendous asset to the Y and has allowed us to increase support for student leaders, strengthen existing programming, and offer new and occasional pro- YMCA Internships grams, including a structured internship program and a timely lecture related to the independence and riots in Kosovo. The University YMCA internship program provided five undergraduate students and one graduate student with oppor- This period of transition continues as we prepare to welcome tunities to develop marketable professional skills and learn a new set of student leaders, a new Administrative Secretary, about non-profit administration. Program interns Natalie a new Program Coordinator, and a new Executive Direc- Perillo, Dan Szewczyk, and Jennifer Van Tuyle worked on mar- tor in 2008-2009. It is in the face of these changes that the keting projects for Friday Forum and Know Your University, true strength of the Y, its dedicated membership, is revealed. helped plan the International Dinner, fostered relationships Though the faces of our leaders change, the mission of the with other local agencies for service projects, produced con- Y to nurture the mind and spirit continues to be carried out tent for quarterly newsletters, and developed organizational with enthusiasm and skill. Our students remind me of this fact research projects on topics such as fundraising and marketing. daily. This year’s group of students continued to foster inter- In addition, development intern, Virginia Byrne helped coor- national and cultural understanding, raised awareness about dinate the Capital Campaign and the annual Auction Dinner, the most important issues facing our world, fought to protect and public relations intern, Amy Snyder created content for and foster human rights, animal rights, and the environment Y-books, designed development publications, and started an and sought to correct educational inequities. They served e-newsletter for young alumni. This summer, former student as models of how to create positive change and sought to program leader, Jessica Wetmore, coordinated Dump and Run strengthen this association. They fostered community among and helped produce the Annual Report. Jessica is pursuing a programs through meetings, Student Programs Office clean- Master’s degree in Public Affairs at Indiana University. These up days, and Student Board Service Days that brought to- internships are mutually beneficial, as students can receive gether representatives from all 14 of the Y’s student programs course credit for their hard work and the Y has benefited and sent them to various sites in the community to volunteer. greatly from the students themselves. “The atmosphere here at the YMCA is like no other place. Everyone is so cheerful and considerate, I automatically felt at home.” – Virginia Byrne, Development Intern 5 University YMCA Programs

Communiversity Fred S. Bailey Scholarship Communiversity is a program that consists of a variety of non- Each year, the Bailey program faces major uncertainties both credit courses. Communiversity served over 500 university in income and expenditures, making it important that the students as well as community members this past year. The program plan ahead well and only announce awards it is program is offered year-round and allows participants to meet certain it can fund. In an effort to curb a multi-year decline people with similar interests, broaden their horizons, and de- in applications, the maximum Bailey award was raised to velop new talents or interests. Classes spanned a variety of $3,000 and the traditional March 15 deadline was elimi- areas such as dance, martial arts, international cooking, heal- nated. The measures succeeded: In 2007-2008, there was ing arts, business development and many more. Several new a strong increase in applications. As of March 31, the Bailey classes from this year focused on international cultures, such scholarship assisted 80 students, up 25% from last year. as Mediterranean & Turkish Cooking, Indian Percussion & Mu- sic (taught by renowned percussion artist, Subrata Bhattacha- Upcoming challenges may be in store for the Bailey Trust, rya); all of which enrich the diversity of the University YMCA. particularly when speaking of the reserve. The Trust tells all Bailey Scholars that it intends to assist them throughout their undergraduate years if they continue to meet qualiﬁca- tions and need help. The challenge comes in ensuring aid to equally qualiﬁed new applicants while meeting the commitment to continuing Bailey Scholars. Bailey reserves in Janu- ary totaled approximately $125,000. Because Bailey Trust income is likely to stagnate or even decline in the next few years while college costs and student need rise faster than state and federal student aid availability, it is expected that the Bailey Trust will be drawing down on its reserve.

The Y’s own Steve Shoemaker (right) teaches his Commu- In summary, the Bailey Scholarship Committee has been a niversity class “C.S. Lewis: Christianity & Imagination.” good steward of income for scholarships from the Fred S. Bailey Trust and are well situated to respond to the challenges they are likely to face over the next few years as the llinois economy contracts. Dump and Run

In August ‘07 hundreds of students and community mem- Below: Dump and Run sale at the U of I Stock Pavilion in bers lined the sidewalks around the U of I Stock Pavilion August 2007 to get into our annual Dump and Run garage sale. The sale was another huge success, netting over $20,000 and sav- ing thousands of things from the waste stream. Over 1500 individuals came for the ﬁrst night of the sale and an esti- mated 1000 more visited the sale over the next two days.

Collections this spring went very well, as two and a half semi- trailers have been ﬁlled with donated items to sell in August ‘08 at the Stock Pavilion, which will again be the site of last- minute collections and the ﬁnal sale. We could not have done any of this without the help of numerous volunteers, thank you for your help! If you are interested in being a part of this wonderful environmental program, please contact the Y.

6 University YMCA International Programs

International Dinner The 25th International Dinner and Performance Night hosted by the University YMCA, the Cosmopolitan Club, and the Of- ﬁce of International Student and Scholar Services took place on March 9, 2008. Over 225 attendants dined on dishes from over 30 countries, including Doi (yogurt dish) from Ban- gladesh, Kimbob (Korean “sushi”), Chicken Adobo from the Philippines, and Vegetable Pilau (vegetables and rice) from Tanzania. The sold-out crowd also enjoyed an evening of en- tertainment, including a Bharatanatyam Classical Indian dance performed by Juhi Solanski, traditional Irish dance by the Cosa Meara Company, Sayaw sa Bangko performed by the Philip- pine Student Association, and a hip-hop showcase featuring the UIUC Hip Hop Congress and Floor Lovers Illini. During the dinner, the John W. Price Award for International Under- standing was presented to Ellen Schenk. Ellen is the founder of Frontiers-International Health Society, a new Registered Student Organization at the University, which serves to help participants travel abroad and volunteer in health clinics.

International Student Reception At the beginning of each semester, the University YMCA, along with the Cosmopolitan Club and the International Student and Scholar Services Ofﬁce of the University of Il- linois, hosts a reception to welcome new International students to campus. On August 17, 2007, nearly 600 international students engaged in a night of informal conversation over food and drink at the University YMCA. Students were given the opportunity to meet one another and learn about services and opportunities the Y and other campus organizations had to offer. The Y also co-sponsored similar events in January and June held at the Cosmopolitan House.

7 University YMCA Lecture Series

Friday Forum The Friday Forum Lecture Series is one of the University YMCA’s longest-running and most successful programs. This weekly series, held during the fall and spring semesters, is put together by the Program Director with the assistance of an excellent and very involved committee, and strives to address current affairs and issues of the day. Our Fall 2007 Friday Forum series entitled “Citizenship Without Borders” addressed issues of global- ization, national sovereignty, and citizenship. Speakers included: • Ed Kolodziej – Director, Center for Global Studies gave a talk entitled “From Superpower to Besieged Global Power: Restoring Global Order After the Bush Doctrine’s Failure.” • Nick Burbules – Professor, Educational Policy Studies addressed “Citizenship Without Border: Blogs, Political Activism, and New Public Spaces.” Know Your University • Gale Summerfi eld – Director, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives spoke about “Immigration and Human Each year, the University YMCA presents the lecture series, Security.” • Louis Sell – Executive Director, American University in Know Your University. The lectures span a variety of issues Kosovo Foundation described “What Higher Education Can that are of interest to the University campus as well as sur- Do in a Confl ict-torn Region.” rounding Urbana-Champaign community. Invited speakers The Spring 2008 series took a critical look at the processes by and performers are university students, faculty or staff, or are which information is produced and perpetuated as truth, de- from the local community. Parallel with the Y’s mission, many spite consistent evidence of spin, misinformation, and outright of our lecture topics focused on areas surrounding social jus- lies. The series, entitled “Unraveling Spin and Uncovering Truths” tice, such as civil rights and environmental concerns. Speakers averaged attendance of over 70 people each week and featured: and topics included: • Dennis Baron – Professor of English and Linguistics, UIUC • Going Green in Champaign County—Cassie Carroll and discussed “Offi cial English: From Whitehouse to the School- Aaron Pollack from Students for Environmental ConcernS house.” (SECS) • Franklin Gamwell - Shailer Mathews Distinguished Service • Public Forum on Race and Ethnicity—inspired by the con- Professor of Religious Ethics, the Philosophy of Religion, troversial play, N*W*C* and Theology, University of Chicago spoke about “The U.S. • The New Sanctuary Movement—Reverend Mike Mulberry Within the World.” from Community United Church of Christ • Jan Nederveen-Pieterse – Professor of Sociology, UIUC This past year, several individuals from the university were in- gave a talk entitled “Unraveling Spin: Is There Hope for Uncle vited to share their insight and resources with the community, Sam?” including: • Mark Johnson – Executive Director, Fellowship of Recon- • Millenial Students—Renee Romano, Vice Chancellor for Stu- ciliation, USA discussed “Rethinking Diplomacy: A Nonviolent dent Affairs, UIUC Approach to Relations with Iran.” • Leadership in the 21st Century—Sara Thompson, Acting Director, and Kirstin Phelps, Program Manager, Illinois Leader- ship Center In an effort to diversify presentations and appeal to a broader audience, the KYU committee incorporated several fi ne and performing arts topics into the lecture series. • Hearing and Learning About the Oboe—John Dee, Bill A. Nugent Professor, College of Music, UIUC • Wall to Wall Guitar Festival—Richard Alkire, son of legend- ary guitar designer and instructor, Eddie Alkire • Shakespeare Spring Series excerpt—Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 8 University YMCA Student Board of Governors

Dear Y friends, - selves mutually accountable for capitalizing on each other’s strengths by leading our programs into dialogue with one an- This past year’s Student Board members are smart, dynamic, other. This year’s all-Y-student-program service days were a and dedicated people with whom I am so grateful to have great start to that necessarily organic process. Each time we worked. We welcomed a new program, Invisible Conflicts, got together to work in small groups at various community to the Y; held two all-Y-student-program days of service in sites, friendships were formed and the network of Y student the C-U community; participated in the search for an Execu- leaders strengthened. It’s exciting to imagine how next year’s tive Director; wrote and approved an internal Student Board leaders will creatively build up this network through joint- charge statement and procedural policies, calling for a concen- meetings, co-planned events, and other collaborative projects. trated effort to include a more diverse student population in Y programming, and for more deliberate collaboration among I think I can speak for the rest of the Student Board in express- Y student leaders; and finally, we proposed updates to the Y’s ing our tremendous gratitude to the Y staff, the non-student by-laws that reflect this desire for the Student Board to be Board members, the Board of Trustees, and all of our Y friends, held accountable for its self-determined goals and responsi- for trusting us with so much of the carrying out of this Asso- bilities. ciation’s important mission. We have learned so much from you about what it is to be positively-contributing members of I am perhaps most proud of our proactive efforts at facilitating a community. increased cross-program collaboration. As we got to know each other as people and as leaders, it became clear to the Yours, Student Board that some of our greatest resources at the Y would be one another. We decided as a body to hold our - Ellen Dahlke 2007-2008 Student Board President

9 University YMCA Coalition of Campus YMCAs

Annual CCY Conference

CCY Alternative BREAK January 2008 saw a major milestone for the Campus Co- alition of YMCAs -- the fi rst annual CCY Alternative Break trip. Five students from Illinois joined forty students from Virginia Tech, Minnesota, and Washington State to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana in order to “Return, Rebuild, and Restore.” Students worked in areas of New Orleans that were affected over two years ago and are still facing vary- This year’s annual CCY conference was the ideal arena for ing conditions of destruction. Work teams were comprised thoughtful discussion. Fourteen schools joined in the confer- of members from each school -- completing projects in six ence which was hosted by Washington University in St. Louis homes, including hanging dry wall, painting, tiling, and cleaning and Lindenwood University. After an evening of icebreakers out damaged goods. Refl ections each evening further encour- and introductions, the following three days were jam-packed aged students from different schools to interact with each with activities ranging from student-led workshops to friendly other, with discussions ranging from what life is like at their competition decathlons. Scavenger hunts commingled with schools to more serious issues about volunteering and co- open space – a way for Y students and Y leaders to refl ect ordinating volunteering efforts. The trip was a terrifi c plat- and share opinions regarding important issues. Other high- form for conversation and action; it was an enormous success. lights included a morning service project to help create af- fordable produce in an urban setting, an inspirational keynote talk by the Y’s very own Steve Shoemaker, and a trip to the exhilarating City Museum, a masterpiece of recycled dis- cards. Words cannot describe the marvel of seeing people climb through mazes of intertwined rebar fi fty feet in the air.

The University Y was well represented at the conference. The range of personas led to a fantastic group dynamic. The Y even won the “loudest school award” – not bad for three Y students and three Y staff who were mimes at the Bow- lathon! Next year’s conference will be hosted by Gardner- Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC. University YMCA students Mike Stephens and Kevin Williams, who were elected to the CCY board, will aid in planning the event. 10 University YMCA Student Programs

Alternative Spring Break The trips are only a small part of what ASB has achieved. This year, ASB sent a total of 32 trips, with over 400 par- Groups completed service work or educational service within ticipants making this its biggest year ever. The trips addressed the community. Several groups spread information on their issues like Hunger and Homelessness, HIV/AIDS, Disability Is- issue through displays and hand-billing on the Quad. These sues, Animal Rights, Native American Issues, Environmental Is- projects help participants develop a connection between sues, Activism, and more. One notable addition this year was their issues and the Champaign-Urbana community. Each “Illinois Reality Check” a trip that took participants to Chicago, group also raised $200 to be made as a donation to the or- East St. Louis, and Murphysboro and addressed a variety of ganization they would be working with and met with oth- issues including Hunger and Homelessness, Women’s Rights, er groups for “coffee talks.” These discussions gave groups and Environmental Issues. ASB also increased its presence a chance to learn about their and other groups’ issues, as locally through the organization of local Volunteer Days with well as have an opportunity to meet more ASB participants. Champaign-Urbana community organizations, such as the Champaign YMCA, Allerton Park, Eastern IL Foodbank, and The ASB Board continued its efforts to strengthen the or- St. Jude’s Catholic Worker House. These Volunteer Days gave ganization as a whole. Several successful fundraisers, includ- anyone wanting to be a part of ASB a chance to volunteer. ing a scavenger hunt, ASB Olympics, and a grant from En- terprise Rent-A-Car Foundation brought in over $4,000 this year and were tons of fun for both the board members and the participants. The board ﬁ nished off the year by participating in the Relay For Life fundraiser put on by the Ameri- can Cancer Society to raise money for cancer research. Of the ten board members who graduate this year, three are going on to Teach for America, one to Environment America, one to the Peace Corps, and four are moving on to further schooling. The 2008-2009 board is an energetic, creative, and dedicated group of individuals. They have been charged to expand community outreach and the diversity of issues addressed in the years to come, and to strive to continually increase the quality of the ASB experience.

Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide organization of more than 2.2 million members working to promote and protect human rights for all people. On campus, our UIUC chapter works to carry out this mission. Events include demonstrations on the quad, lectures, and letter- writing campaigns to governments at home and abroad.

For the 2007-2008 school year, AI #124 organized events addressing a variety of issues. Although we participated in letter-writing campaigns covering numerous human rights “This organization could never accomplish what is has without the dedication of the board members and the love and support from the University YMCA.” - Alternative Spring Break 11 University YMCA Student Programs

Student Action (NWSA). NWSA unites students across the United States to focus on a single issue for one week. This year’s theme was “Counter Terror With Justice.” A mock jail cell on the Quad helped attract students’ attention as AI #124 collected more than 200 letters asking senators to cosponsor and pass S.B, 1469 to close Guantánamo. Campus Vegetarian Society CVS has spent this past year promoting a vegetarian/vegan lifestyle and building great friendships. Every other week, CVS held a vegetarian potluck to share the joy of each other’s cooking and to make vegetarianism more accessible to the members of the Champaign-Urbana community. This year, CVS also held a Food Challenge Potluck in which members competed in a number of events including a pie-eating contest, a soymilk chugging contest, and a cinnamon eating contest. Next year, CVS looks forward to taking a much more active role in the Champaign-Urbana community and has ar- ranged to teach a vegetarian/vegan cooking class next Fall 2008 through the YMCA Communiversity Program. Engineers Without Borders Engineers Without Borders is an organization dedicated to implementing sustainable engineering projects to improve the quality of life in developing countries and to training engineering students on issues related to environmental sustainability and international development. abuses, the largest events focused on the death penalty, Darfur, and Guantánamo Bay.

October 10, 2007 marked the World Day Against the Death Penalty. Amnesty International recognizes the death penalty as a human rights abuse because it denies a person the right to life and is considered “the ultimate cruel, inhumane and degrading punishment”. AI #124 stood in solidarity with this campaign by demonstrating on the quad. AI created posters with death penalty related statistics, invited people to sign petitions, and offered people information.

Also in the fall, our chapter hosted a beneﬁt concert to raise money for Amnesty International’s efforts for the crises in Darfur. Geovantis, a local Champaign restaurant, served as the venue and donated 10% of their earnings during the concert. The fun evening of music on Green Street served as a way to bring human rights to a nontraditional audience.

The ﬁnal large event was participating in the National Week of 12 University YMCA Student Programs

This year, EWB worked on two traveling projects, in Nige- ria and Guatemala. The Nigeria project, which will serve a 10,000 person community, completed an implementation trip this winter where they constructed two ferro-cement water storage tanks, worked on community organization and prepared for a return trip in the summer for drilling a bore hole. EWB was awarded the Fourth Annual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) P3 grant on April 22, in Washing- ton, D.C. The award is for $75,000 over a two-year period to implement Phase II of the project,“Sustainable Water De- velopment Program for Rural Nigeria.” The Guatemala project completed a site assessment trip over winter and is planning a distribution setup that they hope to implement next winter. Additionally, considerable progress has been made on EWB’s local and research projects. In particular, the UIUC Biodiesel Initiative, which intends to convert waste vegetable Conference. EWB has also done a great deal of school-lev- oil from the UIUC Residence Hall kitchens into Biodiesel, el outreach by visiting classrooms to do presentations and has completed its design and plans to begin construc- experiments on weatherization and renewable energy tech- tion in the fall. Other active projects involve design of a nologies, and collaborated with the FIRST Lego robotics solar fridge, design of a emissions sensor from biofuel initiative to help them with their renewable energy theme. stoves, a collaboration with the Urbana Passive House In- stitute and testing/improving a student built wind turbine. Green Observer Besides their project work, EWB organized several lec- 2007-2008 was a year of rebuilding and evolving for Green tures on renewable energy, green design and passive Observer. A small but dedicated staff continued to spread the housing, subsistence marketplaces, water quality and dis- word about environmental issues and events throughout Cham- tribution and agricultural policy to educate the campus paign-Urbana. The fall semester issue, “Keep it Natural.” was all community. The organization has continued its strong em- about being green in Central Illinois. The spring semester issue, phasis on outreach, building a weatherization exhibit for “Eat your heart out,” was G!O’s ﬁrst-ever food issue. The issue Engineering Open House, and presenting at Living Green also featured the addition of an editorial section, where writers Week, Earth Week, the Environmental Horizons sympo- were able to voice opinions, as well as contribute easy recipes. sium and the Engineers Without Borders International In addition to print issues, the G!O added a blog (http://gomag. wordpress.com/) and hopes to launch a Web site next year.

Invisible Conflicts Since the program’s start in fall of 2006, Invisible Conﬂicts has sought to promote awareness for international and local issues lacking in media attention. This year, IC established a strong connection with a community leader and twenty orphans in Pajule, Uganda. The money raised through their efforts has gone towards sending these orphans to school.

In the fall, students from U of I teamed up with the Invis- ible Conﬂicts group at Loyola University for “The Plunge.” Each student was asked to ﬁnd sponsors to donate money for their jump into the icy waters of Lake Michigan.

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Invisible Conflicts from the University of Illinois raised $1,500 the United States. KSA also organized an ice skating day for from this event alone. With documentary screenings prior Korean undergraduate students as well as graduate students to the event and the media attention the plunge received, with families. many people became more aware of the mission of IC. Libertas: Raising Awareness for Second semester, the Invisible Children road crew came to HumAn Trafficking help with a screening of the most up to date documentary Libertas has had a very exciting year. Several screenings of filmed in Uganda. This event came just before a promotional Blood Diamond, an Academy Award nominated film starring barbeque at the YMCA and benefit concert at the Canopy Leonardo DiCaprio, Djimon Hounsou, and Jennifer Con- Club. Through the raffle of donated prizes, donation jar, and nelly, increased student interest in the organization. The film ticket sales, the benefit raised nearly $1,000. During the con- includes examples of slavery in both civil war armies and in cert over 25 letters were written to the orphans which an IC diamond mines, giving a clear overview of how people are member will hand deliver during her trip to Pajule this summer. trafficked into slavery in many situations. In October, Liber- tas held a week-long demonstration on the Quad in which cardboard cutouts represented human trafficking victims, with individual stories accompanying each one. The display featured stories from six different countries, as well as a map of the United States pointing out specific places where perpetra- tors of human trafficking have been caught. Students passing by stopped to read stories, look at posters, and discuss issues with members of Libertas. At weekly meetings, members research and discuss human trafficking. They read articles on specific cases of trafficking around the world and relevant Korean Student Association The Korean Student Association represents the biggest ethnic group at the university and seeks to serve and engage Ko- rean students as well as the local Korean community. Their annual events are the Korean thanksgiving celebration, Ko- rean soccer tournament, Korean basketball tournament, Korean Lunar New Year festival, and KSA ice skating day.

This year’s Korean thanksgiving celebration featured a pic- nic and barbeque with Korean rice cakes in the park for Korean families. KSA also hosted Korean soccer tournaments and basketball tournaments each semester. Dur- ing the fall semester, fourteen teams competed in the tournament while attendees cheered for their favorite teams. This year’s basketball tournament not only featured teams from UIUC but also one team from Indiana University.

KSA’s biggest event is the Korean Lunar New Year festival which was held in Lincoln auditorium this year. Four hundred attendees and 30 staff filled Lincoln Hall Theatre for performances, including a talent show, and a raffle. The raffle’s first place prize was a round trip ticket to Korea. In addition, the first place winner of the talent show received a roundtrip ticket to anywhere in 14 University YMCA Student Programs government policies and actions, enabling members to bet- It is a cultural showcase combined with dinner which they used ter educate the University of Illinois community on these is- to raise money for GILAS, an organization that is providing sues. In April, a year of work culminated in an outreach day computers and the internet to public schools in the Philippines. sponsored by the State of Illinois Department of Human Services. Members posted 200 posters around the community providing information about human trafficking and in- structions on what to do if one notices a victim of trafficking.

Philippine Student Association The Philippine Student Association is the oldest Asian-Ameri- can organization on the UIUC campus. They were founded in 1919 and were formally known as the Philippine Illini. Through- out their existence, they have been fostering and promoting relationships through the education and promotion of Filipino Culture. In the end, it is their goal to promote community awareness and academic leadership, while also developing the social skills of their members. PSA hosts many different cultural, social, and awareness events that help their members meet others while learning about the Filipino culture. Along with those, they also have four large scale events that they host ev- “Some of our greatest resources at ery year, called the F’s because they all begin with an F. The ﬁrst is the FACT (Filipino Americans Coming Together) Confer- the Y [are] one another. “ ence, which is the largest Filipino Conference in the Midwest. This year’s Fashion Show, “Colors of Rhythm,” is the next F and - Ellen Dahlke, Student it is a show that showcases the different cultural dances, along Board President, 2007-2008 with modern dances that PSA has to offer. Earlier this Spring, PSA ﬁnished second in the Battle of the Bamboo, a cultural dance competition among Midwestern colleges. Around April is their Formal, which is a formal dance where they recap their year and honor their outgoing seniors. Finally, their last F and event of the year is Fil-Amthropy, which is held in the summer..

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thing else could be done the semester decided to end. Look to a slate of newly elected leaders to make next year just as busy and exciting. Students for Environmental ConcernS 2007-2008 was characterized by collaboration and community outreach for Students for Environmental ConcernS. With the Annual Environmental Action Night, an event that brings togeher C-U’s campus and community environmetal organizations in the fall, SECS sought to strengthen the network of environmental activists. Through events such as a semi-annual Bike Tune-up on the Quad, an Earth Week celebration planned with the Illini Union Board, and the development of a Red Bison Sustainability Coalition, SECS worked to bring environmental consciousness to a broader community. Red Bison is dedicated to native lands restoration and preser- vation. Red Bison stewards two natural areas, and helps other The addition of Community Organized Recycling Efforts, or local stewards with their management needs. C.O.R.E., reﬂected SECS’ efforts to extend its mission to the

Last summer, Red Bison hosted weekly workdays, and focused mostly on the Southern portion of its prairie site, along Route 45. After successfully removing the woody invasive species and poison hemlock that were growing down there, the group focused its attentions to the Northern portion of the site in the fall.

With a strong showing of new volunteers and help from other groups including ASB, Red Bison managed to remove half of the woody invasive species from the Northern portion. They also collected bags full of native seeds to propagate later. In addition, the group helped Doris Westfall work on her state- protected nature preserve, and successfully beat back the wil- lows that were encroaching on her incredibly diverse prairie. Members participated in one burn during the fall, which was just a preview of what was to come in the spring.

After hibernating over winter break, Red Bison members awoke and cleaned the seeds collected during the fall. Three of the species cleaned were then raised in a greenhouse. Some were sold at the YMCA’s Annual Auction, while most were planted on the Red Bison site to increase species rich- ness. This spring saw more than just seeds though. Red Bison members participated in one of the busiest burn seasons to date, with almost every suitable weekend in late March and early April seeing action. They also managed to get out to the woodland site once to battle Multiflora Rose, but before any- 16 University YMCA Student Programs local community. C.O.R.E. worked to institute recycling year, SILA also hosted two Vegetarian Quad Food Giveaways for apartments and multi-family homes in Champaign. (one each semester). Members grilled all kinds of vegetarian Through its pilot recylcing project for fraternities and so- and vegan dishes and handed them out to passersby on the rorities, the GREENHOUSE Competition, and programs Quad. The goal of these events was to raise awareness about such as the CORE Campus Clean Up, CORE generated how nutritious and delicious a vegetarian/vegan diet can be. significant interest and excitement for expanding recycling VIS-A-VIS to these communities. In addition, CORE began to target businesses and was awarded the SURE Blue grant to de- The 2007-2008 school year was another exciting one for velop a green business certification for Champaign-Urbana. VIS-A-VIS! The Fall semester got off to a great start with a generously increased donation from Orange Krush. This increase can be attributed to the strong support VIS-A-VIS receives from the University YMCA, the fantastic work that VIS-A-VIS volunteers do, and the dedication of the VIS-A-VIS- staff. VIS-A-VIS volunteers spend valuable time each week traveling to and tutoring in Champaign-Urbana’s schools, help- ing hundreds of at-risk students improve their grades, learn class material, and realize their potential. At the beginning of the year, schools in the Champaign-Urbana area increased security checks for all volunteers entering their schools. This was a challenge, but the hard work and resilience of the staff and volunteers helped ensure the situation was handled properly and successfully. Finally, VIS-A-VIS said goodbye to its Faculty Advisor, Sandy Goss Lucas. Sandy has provided years of insightful guidance and they wish her the best.

Students Improving the Lives of Animals For the 2007-2008 school year SILA decided to take on a more active role in improving the lives of animals.The group’s main activities involved volunteering at the Champaign County Humane Society and the Central Illinois Small An- imal Rescue Shelter. By doing this, the group was able to interact directly with animals ranging from cats and dogs, to emus and peacocks. SILA members walked dogs and provided them with much needed outdoor activity time, as well as socialized with cats which otherwise would have little to no human contact. SILA also embarked on cleaning liter boxes and cages, as well as changing water and giving the animals more food. In addition to volunteer work this 17 to SpecialBecky Robinson Thanks Lindsey Hajduk Rose Yaguchi Peter Conlin Suhail Barot Ellen Dahlke Kevin Williams Jihee Cho Tom Tiojanco Sara Gilman Kevin Brosnan Bethany Powers Mike Polito Kaitlynn Ondreja Samantha Thoma Lauren Haynes for their contributions to the Annual Report

18 University YMCA Special Events

Auction Dinner Shoemaker’s Retirement The Hawthorn Suites in Champaign was the site of the Celebration 7th Annual University YMCA Live and Silent Auction dinner on Saturday, April 5th. Nearly 100 guests were in at- Steve gives a tendance and were entertained by former Y Student Board speech at his President Nick Fleege, who again provided his services as retirement Auctioneer for the evening. Sailboat rides, international din- party in April, ners, yardwork and more were auctioned in the live auc- where tion, complimenting the artwork, gift certiﬁ cates, and faculty, students, other items auctioned during the silent auction. Overall, and commu- nearly $9,000 was raised, making the evening a great success! nity members joined to Nestingen Birthday Celebration celebrate his 9 years as Executive Director.

Above: Ed Nestingen (right) celebrates his birthday at the Y Staff Reunion. Ed served with the University YMCA for 32 years.

Above: Guests look on as a speaker discusses Steve’s time with the Y during his retirement party.

Left: Steve (center) looks on as Betty (left) shares a word wih Ed (seated) in Latzer Hall.

19 University YMCA Capital Campaign

A Legacy of Leadership: The need for renovations to the nearly 70 year-old Y build- Capital Campaign ing has been apparent for quite some time. Beginning in the fall of 2006, serious planning began for a capital funds drive. Initial steps included an assessment of building needs and se- lection of professional campaign consultants, who would help with the planning and execution of a campaign. It was determined there was a need of $2.5 million for all renovations, but through interviewing friends a realistic goal of $1 million was set. A campaign leadership team was put into place and a campaign ofﬁce set up. It was decided early on that due to lim- ited staff and volunteer resources, this campaign would be a “sprint” rather than a “marathon.” The “Legacy of Leadership” Capital Campaign kicked off in January of 2007 with leadership gifts of $300,000 pledged. These included early gifts of $100,000 from Philip and Nina Martin and a $50,000 gift from Walter and Carolyn McMahon. The majority of gifts were solicited person-to-person, with the exception of one large mail campaign and a telefund of current Y student leaders calling former Y student leaders. In this day and age of imper- sonal technology, we learned that personal contact is still the best means of raising funds, as the campaign goal was met with just days to go before the mid-November end. This was largely due to a “ﬁnal stretch” pledge from Philip and Nina Martin of $350,000 for the Y to add a long-awaited and much-needed elevator. To date, nearly $1.2 million has been pledged. Reno- vations are set to begin before the end of 2008. This campaign and its success were a manifestation of the grassroots “ I’ve met other values and mission the University YMCA has been practicing for over 135 years. Thank you to everyone who contributed volunteers, and I’ve met in any way! If you are interested in making a donation to the Legacy of Leadership Campaign, please contact Becca Guyette other University’s YMCA at 217-337-1500 or by e-mailing [email protected]. students, and I fully believe the Y has shaped me in a way no other organization could have.” - Lauren Haynes, Class of 2008

20 University YMCA 2007 Members

The University YMCA recognizes and thanks the individuals and organizations that gave annual operating support in 2007. Each gift, regardless of size, makes a valuable contribution to our mission of engaging people in service, reﬂection and action.

LIFE MEMBERS ($10,000+) Mary & Ulrich Kruse Ryne F. Dionisio Gerald D. & Lois Brighton John Lavin Anton G. & Nancy C. Endress Ralph E. Davis Dean Sarah Mangelsdorf Robert D. & Mary Ann Espeseth Fred & Sarah English Stephen B. Meyer Dr. Norma W. Guice John A. Monkman Kenneth & Nancy Guyette LEADERS CLUB Deborah & Stephen Rugg Rebecca & Joseph Guyette ($5,000 - $9,999) Robert & Hazel Spitze Jerry & Marjorie Hirsch Dillon Foundation Claire O. Szoke Robert W. & Lois A. Johannsen Darrell L. Hartweg Dick L. Williams Benjamin A. & Georgeann Jones, Jr. Philip H. & Nina Martin Rev. James & Linda Young Charles T. Kirchner United Way of Champaign County Linna Springer McDade 21st CENTURY CLUB Joe & Joyce Peacock EXECUTIVE CLUB ($250 - $499) Esther & Steven Portnoy ($2,500 - $4,999) Willard & Anne Broom Jean D. Ramsay, R.D. Ronald H. Hoffman Edith Buhs Helen F. & Cameron Satterthwaite Robert J. Lenz Roy & Ann Campbell Dr. Franklin R. & Carol Shupp Walter W. & Carolyn McMahon Tina & Matt C. Childress William E. Stallman Arthur R. Wyatt George Clayton Glenn Stout Terry & Elyne Cole Paul C. Stout PRESIDENT’S CLUB John A. Cooke Alex Winter-Nelson ($1,000 - $2,499) Liz B. Czys Kenneth E. Andersen James A. Donaldson FRIENDS ($35 - $149) C. John Anderson David J. Downey Gordon W. Anderson Mary E. Beastall David Eisenman Michelle A. Arnold Dr. Gus W. & Muggs Giebelhausen Jerry G. Glashagel William W. Austin Gloria S. Gleave Hyung-Seok Hahm Dr. Keenan F. Barber Scott N. Herrick Peggy Hensel Dana Merchant Homer H. Bash Richard L. Hutchison Ron J. & Lilia Peters Wallace W. Bass John & Pat Jordan Dr. Scott J. Peters Bishop William G. Black Bruce L. Larson Dr. R. Merle Stauffer Johanne Bloch Raymond M. & Jane Leuthold Claire Szoke Marie Bohl Thomas A. Seals, Jr. Dr. James Treat James W. Brown Nadja & Steven Shoemaker Rev. Robert Trobaugh, Ph.D. Clark W. & Irene Bullard, III Hugh Tyndall Ruth Watkins Donald L. & Jean Burkholder Vera Vogel Mrs. Henry E. Wilson, Jr. Cassie Carroll Brenda S. & Nadeem Chowdhury CHAIRS CLUB ($500 - $999) CENTURY PLUS CLUB Dr. & Mrs. John W. Coltman Bruce C. & Helen N. Berndt ($150 - $249) Catherine Connor Dr. C. Michael Bowman Dr. Edsel Ammons Mary Jane Cox Dr. Jo Ann Fley Karen Bender Christopher K. Coyne Michael E. Garst Maynard J. Brichford Ellen C. Dahlke Michael J. Hamblet John C. Chato Mary L. Dahlke G. William Howard, III Chuck Cooper Carol O. Dayton 21 Dr. Paul T. Debevec Marlyn W. Rinehart Yueh-Mei Lin Abbey Delgadillo Nancy Risser Richard R. & Daryl Marie Lindstrom Jean Due Dr. Anne Robin Mark A. Luscombe D. J. Dunn, II Ellen Robinson Charles T. Lynch Betty & Bill Earle Melvin & Janice Rothbaum Wayne Lytle Dr. James F. & Mrs. Marlene Evans Theodore J. Rowland Sheila A. & Robert M. MacGregor Walter W. Faster F. Payson Shonkwiler Alberta Marshky Jane Mohraz & A. Belden Fields Terry & Kathie Slocum Anne S. Martel Rev. William M. Fitzhugh, Jr. Joseph H. Smith Richard J. & Evelyn Martin John & Jill Flodstrom Winton U. Solberg Bruce L. Maurer Barbara Ford Charles Sommer Donald J. & Rosamond K. McKenna Margaret Franklin Trust Penelope Soskin Brian W. Miller Dr. Rajmohan & Usha Gandhi Robert & Ruth Stevens Joseph A. Miller Tom George Shirley Stillinger Virginia L. Miller Gary E. Gladding John R. Stratton David Myers Samuel K. Gove Dr. John R. Stroehlein Leah D. Nelson Graduate Employees Organization Sidney A. Stutz Khoi T. Nguyen Dan Hanus Mikhan Tanyeri & Nihan Yonet Chuks Onyezia Dr. Eve E. Harwood Frederick D. Thayer, III Sharee N. Onyezia Zarina & Hans Hock Joy Crane Thornton-Walter Chetan D. Pahlajani Marian P. Hohn Ken Travers Anh Tung Pham Peter & Joan Hood William & Sandra Volk Tam Pham Dr. John David Huston James Wescoat Cynthia Pipkin-Doyle J. Terry & Judith Iversen Mark P. Widrlechner Heather Preston Naomi Jakobsson Kevin Williams Wayne & Vivian Rosenberger Michael L. Jeffries Alex Winter-Nelson Timothy S. Sally Christine Jenkins Donald E. Wise David A. Sattazahn Leo F. Johnson Dr. Leila C. Younger Cynthia C. Theiss U. Milo Kaufmann Richard E. Ziegler Richard L. Thies Robert J. & Carol Kirk Eugene Torigoe Jan & Durl Kruse CONTRIBUTORS (up to $34) Alberto A. Villamiel Carol & William J. Kubitz Clifton G. Bergeron David A. Waas Laura L. Kurre David A. Betz Zhitian Zhang Walter D. Lembke Teryl P. Brewster Bruce H. Mainous Loc Xuan Bui DIRECT GIFTS TO THE Walter F. Manske Patricia A. Cardenas ENDOWMENT Dr. Bonnie J. Mathieson Thomas J. & Elizabeth A. Chamberlain Gerald D. & Lois Brighton Leon R. & Judith McCulloh Thu Dang Scott N. Herrick Jean & Kurt Meier Chris Dressel Raymond M. Leuthold Kenneth Modesitt William J. Fasth Ozier Estate Escrow James A. Neilson Bobbie Fein Jean D. Ramsay, R.D. Frederick L. Neumann Dr. Priscilla J. Fortier John V. O’Holleran Katie E. Fredericks BAILEY SCHOLARSHIP Hiram Paley Claire & John Giannella Larry R. Brand Margaret Patten Camille Goudeseune Beth M. Dlutowski Jack T. Patterson Bailey R. Hatch Marcia L. Doubet Dan & Marge Perrino Harry H. Hilton Anna Y. Look Philippine Student Association Jim & Pamelia Hinterlong Dr. Wendell E. Rhine Dr. Robert E. Phillips Bina R. Joshi Thomas & Sandra Sawicki Michael Polito Dr. Narbey Khachaturian Claudia & Stanley Streeter Joseph H. Pound Kong Lam David D. & Betty Rademacher Thomas S. Land Sherri Sandberg-Ransom Tung Le Fern T. Rice William E. Leiser

22 MAJOR FUNDS CAMPAIGN Michele Gurgas & Doug Chien Michael Polito Amber Alencar Joseph & Rebecca Guyette Esther & Stephen Portnoy Ken & Mary Andersen Michael J. & Mary Hamblet David D. & Betty Rademacher C. John Anderson Lawrence Hansen Carl G. & Elaine Reichert Sam Banks Takeshi Harada William L. Riley Mary E. Beastall John Hasenberg Marlyn W. Rinehart Alicia, David, & August Beck Lauren Haynes Dale & Arlene Robb Jacqueline & Kurt Becker Scott N. Herrick Dr. Anne Robin Bruce & Helen Berndt Doug Herron Becky Robinson Bishop William G. Black Jim & Pamelia Hinterlong Matt Rosenstein Don & Joyce Blessman William Hirt Deborah & Stephen Rugg Johanne Bloch Ronald H. Hoffman Nathan & Pavant Prasad Rugg Robert & Marie Bohl Michael Hohf Robin Sahner Eugene Bord David F. Hoscheidt Ken Salo Teryl Brewster G. William Howard, III Sherri Sandberg-Ransom Maynard & Jane Brichford Bruce & Ingrid Hutchings Alison Saulog Gerald D. & Lois R. Brighton Richard L. & Joan Hutchison Edwin A. & Carol Scharlau Clark Brooks Stanley O. & Judy Ikenberry Jon S. Scott Willard & Anne Broom Eric & Naomi Jakobsson Tom Seals & Ruth Wene Edith Buhs John & Pat Jordan Marla Shoemaker & Craig Cocalis Clark W. & Irene Bullard, III Bonnie Kelley Steve & Nadja Shoemaker Campaign Associates, Inc. Earl D. Kellogg Douglas D. Sims Barb Cattani Nikki Khan Terry & Katharine Slocum Craig Chamberlain Haeyoon Kim Shannon Smith Joseph P. & Amy Chamley Jan Kruse Michael C. Snider & Sonya Scott John C. Chato Antje Kolodziej Winton U. Solberg Jin Choi Sander Kornblith Bob & Hazel Spitze Dr. Paul L. Clark James A. Kraus Amy Sponsler Catherine Connor Durl & Jan Kruse Shirley Stillinger Chuck Cooper Bruce Larson in honor of Marj H. Larson Helen & Glenn Stout Chuck Cowger & Janice Hartman Robert C. Lauchner Dr. John R. Stroehlein Renee M. Cozzolino Jack & Kathy Lavin Sidney A. Stutz John & Betty Cribbet Robert J. Lenz Todd E. Swanson David D. Crouse Raymond & Jane Leuthold Claire Szoke Donald E. & Lorraine Crummey Alison Maguire Merlin & Lidia Taber Ellen Dahlke Linda & Mike Martin Greg & Ann Taubeneck Ralph E. de Werff Philip & Nina Martin Joe Teng Abbey Delgadillo Robert Eden Martin Frederick D. Thayer, III Louis A. & Linda M. Delgadillo Roger Martin Michele M. Thompson Rachael Dietkus Dannel & Jeanette McCollum Joy Crane Thornton-Walter Dorothy C. Di Iorio Craig E. McGuire Ernest N. Thorp Ralph Dralle Walter W. & Carolyn H. McMahon James Treat Betty & Bill Earle Carlton Mills Hugh Tyndall Dean Robert Easter Kenneth & Jan Modesitt Kasey Umland Tony Endress James D. Montgomery United Way of Champaign County Fred & Sara English Thom Moore Kathleen Weibel Betoel Escobar Mary Moosbrugger Joanne Wells Robert D. & Mary Ann Espeseth Clark E. Morris Frederick L. Wettering Joshua A. Fishburn Kunjan A. Narechania B. Joseph & Mary P. White Jonathan Fisher Frederick L. Neumann Gary Willette Ralph & Ruth M. Fisher The Northern Trust Company Richard Williams Priscilla Fortier Robert E. Novota Tarah Williams Michael E. Garst Jack T. Patterson W. Gary Winget Rita A. Gerstenberger Dan & Marjorie Perrino Alex Winter-Nelson Avijit Ghosh & Sara McLafferty Ronald & Lilia Peters World Harvest International & Gourmet Jerry G. Glashagel Scott J. Peters Michael G. Xakellis Fred & Gloria S. Gleave Dr. Robert Phillips Rose Yaguchi Samuel Gove David M. Player Rev. James & Linda Young Dan Grayson & Carol Livingstone

23 FRIDAY FORUM & KNOW VIS-A-VIS SPONSORS James Treat YOUR UNIVERSITY Ryan Klein Jillian’s SPONSORS Orange Krush John & Pat Jordan Office of Administration & Finance Jennifer A. Smith Kennedy’s at Stone Creek Center for Advanced Study City of Urbana Krannert Center for the Performing Agricultural, Consumer & Arts Environmental Sciences IN-KIND GIFTS Ray and Jane Leuthold Catherine E. Bridgeford Alternative Spring Break John & Judith Liebman Office of The Chancellor Amnesty International Phil & Nina Martin Channing Murray Foundation Kenneth Andersen Walt & Carolyn McMahon Department of Crop Sciences Aroma Café Milo’s Restaurant Department of Dance Eva Ayento Minneci’s Ristorante Episcopal Church Foundation Helen & Bruce Berndt Monical’s Pizza Facilities & Services Printing Clark Brooks Mary Nieto Department Willard & Anne Broom Old Vic Art Gallery First Mennonite Church Blossom Basket Florist Original Pancake House Department of Food Science Body Work Associates Pages for All Ages & Human Nutrition Charlene Brady Papa George’s Department of Geography Pat Brown Jack Patterson Center for Global Studies Butterfly Beads Philippine Student Association Institute of Government & Public Campus Vegetarian Society Red Bison Prairie Restoration Affairs Cinema Art Gallery Rick Orr’s Florist Human Resources & Family Studies Chai-Town Accapella Debbie Rugg Office of International Programs Catherine Connor & Jim Kuypers Nadja & Steven Shoemaker & Studies Chen Taiji – Center for Taiji Studies Siam Terrace Library & Information Science Columbia Street Roastery Shirley Stillinger McKinley Presbyterian Church Country Cottage Farm Students for Environmental ConcernS Natural Resources & Environmental Dos Reales Mexican Restaurant Claire Szoke Office of Printing Services Betty Earle Ten Thousand Villages Department of Psychology Esquire Lounge Jeff Tessler & The Alexander Technique South Asian & Middle Eastern Studies Farren’s Pub and Eatery The Rip Chords The Chapel of St. John the Divine Flat Top Grill That’s Rentertainment Department of Speech Fuad’s Creative Hair Design Virginia Theater Communication Glass FX VIS-A-VIS Program for the Study of Religion Fred & Gloria Gleave World Harvest Unitarian Universalist Church Great Harvest Bread Company Y-Thai Eatery Urbana Champaign Friends Meeting Green Observer The Wesley Foundation Mike & Mary Hamblet VEHICLE DONATIONS Women & Gender in Global Larry & Marge Hansen Carle Hospital Perspectives Program Heartland Gallery Norman & Sallie Miller Women’s Studies Program Joan & Richard Hutchison Rev. Joe Peacock YWCA of the University of Illinois Illini Union Bookstore Marlowe Thorne Irene Grajewski Johan Tota Invisible Conflicts Eileen Zemlin Trust

If you would like to contribute to the Nadja and Steve Shoemaker Y Student/Staff Travel Fund, a fund separate from the Y’s Annual Operating Budget, please contact Development Director Becca Guyette at [email protected]. Eighty-percent of this spe- ciﬁc fund will encourage Y students to attend conferences, meetings, and educational events in the U.S. and abroad. Twenty-percent may be used for Y staff travel to similar events. Thank you for considering a special gift to this new University Y Fund.

Great care has been taken to accurately list the names of our members (and honoring requests for anonymity). However, if errors or unintentional omissions are noted, please call them to the attention of the Development Director, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820. 24 Board of Trustees 2007-08 Board of Staff John Anderson Governors Betty Earle Chicago, IL Willard Broom, Chair Director of Operations Gerald Brighton Anton Endress, Vice-Chair David Eisenman Urbana, IL Rose Yaguchi*, Secretary Bailey Scholarship Director Joseph Chamley Mary Beastall, Treasurer Rebecca Guyette Champaign, IL Kenneth Anderson Development Director Ralph Davis Suhail Barot* Erika Hawkins Evanston, Il Rachel Bass Administrative Secretary Jerry Glashagel Karen Bender Carol Nunn Presque Isle, WI Bruce Berndt Receptionist/Housing Director Gloria Gleave Stephanie Bogle* Steve Shoemaker Evanston, IL Kevin Brosnan* Executive Director Michael Hamblet Cassandra Carroll* Phoebe Smith Chicago, IL Jihee Cho* Program Coordinator Lawrence Hansen Jin Choi* Kasey Umland Chicago, IL Tessa Colbrese* Program Director Darrell Hartweg Peter Conlin* Mike Weishaar Chuck Cooper Bloomington, IL Building Superintendent Liz Czys Scott Herrick Doug Woodworth Ellen Dahlke* Madison, WI Custodian Sara Gilman* James Hinterlong Eric Gordon* Tallahassee, FL Alison Maguire* Interns Ronald Hoffman Walton McMahon Virginia Byrne Denver, CO Kaitlynn Ondreja* Natalie Perillo Richard Hutchison Michael Polito* Amy Snyder Tinley Park, IL Bethany Powers* Dan Szewczyk Bruce Larson Becky Robinson* Jennifer Van Tuyle Urbana, IL Deborah Rugg Jack Lavin Ken Salo Student Workers Chicago, IL Alison Saulog* Rebecca Anthony Thomas Seals Raymond Leuthold Erin Gaynor Amy Sponsler Urbana, IL Paul Gustek Claire Szoke Philip Martin Laura Gutierrez David Thies Evanston, IL Syed Imaad Jack Patterson James Treat Jason Wang* Dolores Jones Asbury Park, NJ Brian Semple Shirley Stillinger Ruth Watkins Yana Yahknes* Ryan Stanis Urbana, IL Thomas Tiojanco Glenn Stout Mike Watson Savoy, IL Sean Safavinejad, Resident Advisor Hugh Tyndall Minneapolis, MN Special Thanks to those leaving Dick Williams the YMCA Board of Governors: East Peoria, IL Mary Beastall Alison Maguire* Emeritus Trustees: Kevin Brosnan* Kaitlynn Ondreja* Cassandra Carroll* Michael Polito* William Browder Jihee Cho* Becky Robinson* Sierra Madre, CA Jin Choi* Ken Salo Arthur Wyatt Ellen Dahlke* Alison Saulog* * student Champaign, IL Sara Gilman* Claire Szoke Eric Gordon*

25 University YMCA Heritage Circle

A special group of friends who believe in the purposes and traditions of the University YMCA and who want to ensure that this heritage is continued for future generations.

William H. & Olivia Allaway Scott Herrick David & Betty Rademacher Scott Anderson Lowell M. & Ruth Hoffman Doris Reinhart Bishop William G. Black Ronald Hoffman Tom Seals & Ruth Wene Marie Bohl Richard L. & Joan Hutchison Steve & Nadja Shoemaker Gerald D. & Lois Brighton Stanley O. & Judy Ikenberry Bob & Hazel Spitze William B. & Betty Browder Benjamin & Georgeann Jones Charles R. Stamm Audrey & Ted Brown John & Pat Jordan Vivian B. Terrill Catherine Connor Bruce Larson Charles Thomas Ralph E. & Evelyn Davis Robert Lenz John Thompson & Laurie Blakely Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Davis Ray & Jane Leuthold Hugh Tyndall Muggs Giebelhausen Philip & Nina Martin John van Es Eleanor Halcrow Walter W. & Carolyn McMahon Martin Wagner Bowie Hannah Alice Mosher Rev. James & Linda Young Darrell L. & Donna Hartweg

A warm welcome to our new 2008-2009 University YMCA Board of Governors:

Anton Endress, Chair Chuck Cooper Amy Sponsler Deborah Rugg, Vice-Chair Liz Czys Michael Stephens* Carolyn Emerson, Secretary* Seoyoung Eom* David Thies Karen Bender, Treasurer Leanne Fountas* Samanta Thoma* Kenneth Anderson Tom Gillespie Tom Tiojanco* Suhail Barot Adrienne Harris James Treat Rachel Bass Race Higgins* Abby Toms* Bruce Berndt Walter McMahon Ruth Watkins Willard Broom Allison Meder* Steve Witt Virginia Byrne* Bethany Powers* Rose Yaguchi Peter Conlin* Thomas Seals Navid Zarrinnal

2007-2008 Annual Report Edited by Kasey Umland and Jessica Wetmore

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