ACUI Student Programs Get Your Students Involved!

Introductions & Overview Central Office: Brian Magee Educational Program Coordinator Adrena May Collegiate Recreation & Leisure Activities Coordinator Volunteers: Heather Nunes Student Programs Team Leader James Contratto Rec & Leisure Team Leader Robb Thibault Poetry Slam Team Leader Jackie Aliotta I-LEAD ® Team Leader Joshua Peters-McBride I-LEAD ® Team Leader

Overview ● Who is eligible for student membership ● Benefits of student membership ● Student Programs Offerings & Contacts

Student Membership ● Open to any full-time undergraduate or graduate student ● It’s FREE!! ● Access to the forum, communities of practice, the career center, volunteer opportunities, scholarships, and more! ● Specially focused Student Programs

Student Programs What student programs does ACUI provide? ● Poetry Slam–College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational (CUPSI) ● Clay Targets ● Recreation & Leisure ● UNICEF Campus Challenge ● I-LEAD ® & I-LEAD ® Connect

Poetry Slam–CUPSI

CUPSI is... College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational- A.K.A. “College Nats” or the National College Slam…. Founded April 2001 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 15th Annual CUPSI is March 25-28, Virginia Commonwealth University Site of the 16 th CUPSI is TBD. Interested in hosting? Program Core Competencies *Communications * Intercultural Proficiency * Student Learning

Poets by the numbers *50.6% Female *5% Transgendered *32.1% LGBTQQ *14.2% Transfer *76% identify politically to the left *56% Middle Class *55% Grew up in Suburbs *Mostly seniors 28% & sophomores 26%

Learning outcomes Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships 2. Intellectual Growth 3. Leadership Development 4. Enhanced Self Esteem 5. Social Responsibility 6. Effective Communication

Clay Targets

Only Shotgun National Championship featuring all six disciplines in one single event: ● International Skeet and Trap, American Skeet and Trap, Five-Stand and Sporting Clays. ● More than 600 students, 75 schools representing the 2014 Championships And only series with 11 established events from coast to coast after just three years. ● Each of the Conference Championships allows a combined competition of both Collegiate as well as High School teams to participate in ● Record participation in an American shoot with over 140 shooters (Jan. 2015) ● students, 102 schools

Clay Targets As a connection point to funding sources ● NSSF grant information for new teams ● MidwayUSA Foundation endowment ( ACUI serves as a way to find a connection on campus to facilitate discussions with administration ● Student activities advisor ● Meeting space for general call out ● Bursar and student fee information ● For more information, contact Adrena May

Recreation & Leisure

● 9-ball & Table Tennis Tournaments are held throughout the first three months of the year ● One of ACUI’s longest standing traditions ● All about having friendly and fun competition, networking with students who are passionate about the same sports ● Provides students the opportunity to compete in Sectional and National Tournaments where scholarships are awarded

Recreation & Leisure ● 9-ball is one of the longest running programs in ACUI history o 10 Sectional and Independent Qualifiers this year o With half of the 9-ball season completed, we’ve reached over 150 students o Top 25% qualify for nationals

9-Ball ● 2015 season has 10 scheduled 9-ball events spreading across the country from Portland State University to George Mason University and including events in the Upper Central region (North Dakota/Wyoming) o 5 Sectionals o 5 Independent Qualifiers ● Great way to show off your campus and facilities. o Now accepting proposals for ball Championships! o Gain valuable skills in event planning and management o Tournaments give opportunities for students to network with other students and clubs across the country o To Apply to host please visit

Table Tennis ● New partnership with National Collegiate Table Tennis Association (NCTTA) ● Provides the best tournaments for our students ● Leading towards increased participation and increased level of competition ● ACUI and NCTTA will co-promote NCTTA’s divisional and regional tournaments which will serve as qualifying tournaments for ACUI’s Collegiate Table Tennis Championship. ● ACUI will no longer host sectional Table Tennis Tournaments. Once NCTTA Divisional and regional tournaments are completed, NCTTA will invite the top competitors to compete in the NCTTA Championship. Those who don’t qualify will get invites to ACUI’s Championship. ● Visit to learn more about this new partnership!

Recreation & Leisure: Get Involved! ● How To Get Involved o Help market the program to your student groups and participants  post flyers in your campus game room  add calendar events in your SOI software  support fundraising efforts for your 9-Ball and Table Tennis clubs o Host an event on campus to qualify and sponsor students to compete in a Sectional 9-ball or Table Tennis Divisional Tournament o Host a Sectional or National Tournament o Volunteer to officiate a sectional tournament ● For more information please contact James Contratto – Recreation & Leisure Programs Team Leader at

UNICEF

U.S. Fund for UNICEF A fundraising challenge on campuses An opportunity to education campus communities about global issues A campus programming option supported through ACUI/UNICEF resources Funds matched by the George Harrison Fund

UNICEF Campus Challenge 2009: 47 campuses raised $42, : 311 campuses raised $233, : 397 campuses raised $232, : 281 campuses raised $172, : 300 campuses raised $167, : ??

UNICEF Campus Challenge Join the Movement Access planning guides on the UNICEF Action Center Plan educational and fundraising programs Visit:

I-LEAD ® & I-LEAD ® Connect

I-LEAD ® Institute What is I-LEAD ® ? ● Six-day, living, learning institute for student leaders ●Using the behaviors of exemplary leaders identified by Kouzes and Posner (2012) in “The Leadership Challenge,” provides students an opportunity to learn more about themselves, their campus communities, and the role student leaders must play in building those communities ●Large group sessions provide the foundation for learning ●Small group sessions, facilitated by outstanding student affairs professionals, connect learning with students’ real-world experience ●Personal reflection times encourage students to connect their experiences back to campus

I-LEAD ® Institute 2015 ● July 26–31, 2015 ● Colorado Mesa University ● Get Involved! o Small Group Facilitator o Student Intern o Host 2017 or 2018! ● Deadline for facilitation team: April 24, 2015 ● Participant Applications open ● Don’t forget to check with your region for scholarships!

I-LEAD ® : Connect ● ACUI's newest premier student program brought to your campus! ● Emphasizes leadership, community development, and change ● I-LEAD ® Connect offers an opportunity for college students to focus on personal growth and other issues facing our world ● This three-day institute prepares students to develop skills that will serve them as leaders in any situation regardless of role, organization, or environment while breaking cross-departmental barriers ● This program can be customized for each campus to better fulfill the needs of your student community

Student Programs Team: Heather Nunes Student Programs Team Leader Robb Thibault Poetry Slam Team Leader James Contratto Rec & Leisure Team Leader Jackie Aliotta I-LEAD ® Team Leader Joshua Peters-McBride I-LEAD ® Team Leader Central Office: Brian Magee Educational Program Coordinator Adrena May Collegiate Recreation & Leisure Activities Coordinator

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