GLACUHO State Update July 15, 2016
Aaron Copley-Spivey
Good afternoon, Illinois!
Ugh. What a difficult year. Shootings; ongoing systems of oppression and racism; terrorists; politics and corruption; state budget impasses; and all of the regular stuff we coach our students, friends, and family through have been consuming our minds and emotions.
How are you? Are you doing alright? I see you. You are not alone. You are deeply valued and cared for. Need to chat? Just send me an email, and we will set up a time. Seriously. If not with me, please make sure you are decompressing with somebody. You are amazing and wonderful, and we would like to keep you that way. Deal? Deal.
OK. Onto the business items...
We are still accepting bids for the 2018 Conference and have begun accepting nominations for GLACUHO Leadership Positions. The program proposal deadline has passed but there are plenty of professional development opportunities available through blog posts and the writing for the next TRENDS.
All the best,
Aaron Copley-Spivey
Nominations Now Open
Nominations are now being accepted for appointed and elected leadership roles. As you know, we rely on the time and talent of volunteers to serve the association and continue the work of moving our professional development initiatives forward. I hope you will take a few minutes to share the names of those who you feel would make excellent leaders of our association — including your own.
Most positions require a two-year commitment to our association. President-Elect role requires a three-year commitment. If you or your intended nominee are unable to make that commitment, please connect with me and we can discuss other upcoming involvement opportunities within the association, including committee memberships and task force service.
Nominees will be contacted by a member of the Board of Directors with next steps for pursuing candidacy. Nominations will be accepted until September 15, 2016.
For more information or to submit a nomination, visit our leadership nominations page:
https://www.glacuho.org/?Nominations
Conference Bid Process
In early February 2016, I announced the opening of the Conference Bidding process for the State of Illinois to host the 2018 GLACUHO’s Annual Conference. Interested institutions had until June 1, 2016 to submit a letter of interests. Though there were many phone calls with institutions, no letter of interested was submitted from an institution in the State of Illinois. Given the current fiscal climate of Illinois this did not surprise the GLACUHO Board of Directors.
At this time, since no letters of interest were submitted, we are opening the call for the 2018 GLACUHO Annual Conference to all four states. If your institution has ever considered hosting a GLACUHO conference, or you’d like to know more about what it entails, please consider this an invitation to get in touch with me for a conversation about the bidding process and timeline. We have plenty of resources available that can help guide you as you explore this great opportunity.
To give you a general sense of what the bidding process looks like, here are some of the major dates for you to consider as you begin or continue conversations at your respective institutions:
•June 20, 2016: Call for Bids is officially released by the Past President to all four states.
•June 20, 2016 – July 31, 2016: Past President is available for consultation with interested institutions
•August 1, 2016: Formal letters of intent are due to the Past President from institutions wishing to participate in the bidding process
•October 3, 2016: Written bid proposals are due to the GLACUHO Tri-Presidents for final consideration
•November 13, 2016: Bid presentations and GLACUHO Board of Directors vote takes place at the 2016 Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio
•November 15, 2016: Host institution(s) for the 2018 Annual Conference are announced to the GLACUHO membership
If you would like to set up a conversation to talk about this great opportunity, please send me an email at pastpr...@glacuho.org. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!
The Professional Foundations committee seeks your help in sharing with the association how you learn through reading. We would like to highlight and share what professionals in our region are doing to professionally develop through literature. This is where you come in and help lead!
You’re invited to email prof...@glacuho.org answering one of the questions below (in 120 characters if possible) with a photo of yourself with a book/article/text or your bookshelf. This is our “Shelfies” initiative! (Get it, selfies with your bookshelf…shelfies!) We hope to highlight the incredible impact reading can make on professional development by sharing these in Trends and or on GLACUHO’s social media outlets.
- If you had to choose one book/text/article to recommend to current graduate students or young professionals, what would it be & why?
- What book are you most looking forward to reading next?
- What are you currently reading? What is one quote or passage that resonates with you?
- How do you commit to professional development on a daily basis?
"Dialoguing About Mental Health"
Blog Series Announced
On the 15 of every month, the Health and Wellness Committee will post a new blog about a different mental health topic. Blogs will offer a scholarly article and discussion questions. We want to share our victories, challenges, ideas, thoughts, and best practices on the topic of mental health so that we can better serve our students. Get ready to start "dialoguing" with the Health and Wellness Committee!!!
Upcoming Blogs:
July 15: Identity
August 15: Anxiety
September 15: Homesickness
Future TRENDS Submission Deadlines:
Fall: September 30 Winter: December 31
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