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2011-2012 SAF Contingency Application Public User 2011-2012 SAF Contingency Application Public User 2011-2012 SAF Contingency Application members the opportunity to discuss experiences within UWB as a minority. This establishes Program/Service Title confidence, pride, sense of community, and positive The African American Student Union (AASU) support networks amongst our members. AASU has openly informed the UWB population about Campus Department dismissing negative stereotypes and assumptions; Student Life-Student Organization and engaged with faculty and staff from the diversity council regarding increasing minority Contact Person curriculum at UWB. Previously SAF funding Rochelle Moore purchased marketing apparel (jackets and t-shirts); Email fun social events: bowling (20 people), Traxx [email protected] Raceway (28 people); Applebees Dinner (16 people); movie night-The Great Debaters Phone (38people); and Inspirational African American (360) 292-2023 Speaker George NorthCroft. Executive Summary of Your Proposal How do you plan to assess the program or service? Please provide a concise overview of the program, How do you plan to track the effects of this program activity, or service for which you seek funding. or service? AASU provides all members of the University of For example, how would track how the Washington Bothell access to the African and event/program/service went? How would you track African American culture. Our purpose is to how successful it was and what you could change in establish a union and bridging gaps between the future? students, clubs, faculty and staff despite ethnicity, AASU Officers examine the success of our nationality, religious views, and sexuality. AASU programs through media network connections foster positive growth among its members with a Facebook, YouTube, and word of mouth. These wide variety of activities and events such as networks allow members and non members the facilitating dialog around diversity and community ability to RSVP to our events; provide feedback service, and volunteer work within the Seattle, directly into our inboxes, chat with officers, upload UWB, and Cascadia communities. We create event related photos and videos. The development conducive environments for learning through of our web pages allow us to maintain an accurate scholarship development and the encouragement of count of members, create 24/7 communication with student interaction within cultural, political and our members, and monitor traffic flow on our educational aspects. websites. Huskysyn will assist in tracking UWB members. We intend to integrate a post- Need for this Program/Service participation survey via website, providing a In 150 words or less, please describe the need for this reflection of members satisfaction of our events and program or service. Please include any data that meetings while gathering future event requests and might support your proposal (e.g., the number of meeting ideas. We will also conduct polls and students who have participated in your service or follow up accordingly to maintain member program in the past). If your program is currently engagement and excitement. Simultaneously these funded by SAF, please indicate how you have used the surveys will become a guide to develop a concise money to help your organization meet its goal(s). overview of useful skills gained by being an active AASU needs institutional support and funding in AASU member. order to continue creating incredible, life changing opportunities for our minority members through Estimate number of students that will benefit from social or academic events. Institutional support has your proposed program/service allowed us to create supportive environments, In 150 words or less, estimate how many currently prolific events, and critical dialogue providing enrolled students will likely benefit from your 2011-2012 SAF Contingency Application, submission dated Nov 17, 2011, 01:16PM PST proposed service or program. Please estimate the establishing a well rounded sense of pride. D.C. number of other individuals (and indicate their provides a central location to explore Blackness in affiliation) that might benefit from this service or terms of culture, heritage, and traditions. To solidify program. Finally, please indicate other sources of understanding of the impact and accomplishments financial support. of Blacks in America, AASU plans to connect with AASU strives to be inclusive and diverse in Michelle Obama (the first African American First thinking and action. Our programs and meetings are Lady) or her representative to discuss how key beneficial to the entire UWB population. On several movements like Benjamin Bannekers essential role occasions we have welcomed AASU Advisors to in the survey of the District and the Rev. Dr. Martin our events along with staff, faculty, and Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream speech at the administrators. We encourage these interactions to Lincoln Memorial helped shape the city and the improve communication, increase social networks, nation. Upon return to UWB, all who attended this and respect amongst one another. We currently have trip will present all experience, skills, and 32 UWB student members and two advisors knowledge obtain to the UWB community. This (Anthony Kelley Ass Director of Diversity presentation will hopefully give everyone a clearer Recruitment; Susan Vinson-Student Success view on Black culture and history; beginning the Coordinator). Our most successful event was the deconstruction of negative stereotypes, and AASU Breakfast. A well advertized event attracting expanding our knowledge to bridge gaps between 200+people despite the weather-icy roads, snow, ethnic communities. Additionally, the D.C. trip and low temperature). We collaborated with allows minorities the opportunity to explore another Cascadia and sponsored by our Advisor. We wish to major citys diversity, entrepreneurships, and collaborate with other student organizations in the economic job opportunities. future. This year we anticipate 100 UWB students benefiting from our AASU Dinner; and all members Air Plane Flight benefiting from at least one of our events (paintball, Where: Washington D. C. the D.C. trip, ice skating, local artists, etc). Date: March 22-March 25, 2011 Number of people attending: 15 people Benefits to Participants Website: Orbitz In 150 words or less, please describe the benefits that http://www.orbitz.com/App/PerformTabDataPersiste participants are likely to gain by attending or nce?&retrieveParams=true&z=80f6&r=1 participating in this program or service. Air Port:-Ronald Reagan By further engaging in cultural discourse and Flight: Round Trip campus wide diversity, members of AASU are able Price: Taxes and Fees included: $645.80 to further their cultural understanding of diverse Thurs: Mar 22 Depart 6:15am Seattle, WA (SEA) groups in the context of campus engagement. Frontier Airlines 842 Members are able to highlight the positive legacies, Arrive 4:54pm Washington, DC struggles, and triumphs of African Americans and (SCA) Frontier Airlines 724 other underrepresented groups past and present in Sun: Mar 25 Depart 8:45am Baltimore, MD (BWI) society. Becoming more than just members AASU United Airlines 253 develops students into activist and freethinkers, Arrive 3:24 pm Seattle, WA (SEA) constructing grassroots leaders for campus and United Airlines 241 community growth. ~Airlines stated pricing may increase: Additional Information Estimated Ticket Total: $10,500-$12,000 ~15 Please include any other information you feel is people relevant to your request. (There is no character limit ****************************************** on this field.) ************************************ AASU SPRING BREAK D.C. TRIP Hotel Marriott: Courtyard Washington Capitol Hill/Navy ****************************** Yard; 1-202-479-0027 Purpose of D.C. Spring Trip The Washington D. C trip provides AASU members Address: 140 L Street SE Washington, DC 20003 the opportunity to affirm the importance of African USA ; located on Capitol Hill, 5 miles to DCA and African American culture and history; 2011-2012 SAF Contingency Application, submission dated Nov 17, 2011, 01:16PM PST airport, 2 miles to Union Station. 1.Museum: Smithsonian: African Art Museum Website: https://www.marriott.com/reservation/rateListMenu. The Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art mi# fosters the discovery and appreciation of the visual arts of Africa, the cradle of humanity. Price: 1st two nights $189.00 +14% taxes =$216 per Admission: FREE night! Address: 950 Independence Avenue, SW Rooms: 8 (3days, 3 nights) Washington, DC 20560 Room-2people per room Hours: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily ***To confirm more than 3 rooms contact our Website: http://www.nmafa.si.edu/ Email: group sales office at (800)-831-4004. [email protected] Appointment Only 4week notice ***Names must be in 8 different names. call Mon-Fri 9am-5am except federal holidays or ~Reservations Staff said prices may increase to 202-633-4633 or 202-633-4640 (voice) or 202-357- $405 based upon limited availability: Best to 4814 (TTY) reserve a head of time! INFO: http://africa.si.edu/about/parking.html Dining info, parking, directions, metro, ~Estimated Total: $6,000-$9,700 photography and drawing ****************************************** ********************************** 2). African American Civil War Memorial BACK UP HOTEL!! and Freedom Foundation and Museum Fairfield Inn & Suites Washington, DC/Downtown : Admission: FREE Phone 1 202-289-5959 Address: 1925 Vermont Ave N.W., Washington,
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