UIParents E-Update

UIPARENTS E-UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 21, 2007

News from the Moms and Dads Associations
Important Dates
Rose Bowl Information
Notice From McKinley: Yellow Fever Vaccine Shortage
Winter Break Hours
Illinois in the News

News from the Moms and Dads Associations

The Parent Programs Office is seeking volunteers to participate in the President’s Award Program welcome and informational session in March 2008. Last year, four volunteers helped greet parents and answer questions from 9-10 am, and were invited to stay longer if they wished to. Volunteers will be asked to hand out materials, answer questions, and talk with parents and their students who have been extended an offer of attendance to the University for fall 2008. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more, please contact the Parent Programs Office at (217) 333-7063 or uofiparentprograms

ad.uiuc.edu

The Moms and Dads Associations would like to congratulate the winners of the Tuition Drawing. JoAnn Holdner of Milstadt, Illinois was the first place winner and Sue Davis of Mokena, Illinois was the second place winner.

The Moms and Dads Associations will be hosting the Spring Illini Parent Workshops on March 29, 2008. Scheduled speakers include the Student Health Insurance Office and the Public Safety Division will talk about the new Emergency Notification System. Experienced County Representatives and Moms Club members will talk about how to develop successful events and activities in your local area, and what you can do to stay involved with the Moms and Dads Associations and the University of Illinois. Registration is due Friday, March 14.

The Moms Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is soliciting requests for funding proposals to be awarded in the Spring of 2008. The recipient will receive a monetary donation to be used to support the event and/or program submitted in the proposal.

Please urge your student to log on to the emergency system Web site at emergency.illinois.edu and enter their contact information. The Urbana-Champaign campus of the UI has launched a new emergency communication system that will alert students and faculty and staff members to crisis situations on campus through mass cell-phone text and e-mail messages. Learn More

The Moms and Dads Associations work in coordination with the Parent Programs Office at the University to provide parents with up-to-date information, resources, services and programs that will help them make the most out of their students’ Illinois Experience. We also address the issues and concerns parents bring to us, with the University community and work to get the answers parents and families need. If you are interested in helping to support these efforts and programs that enrich the lives of all students at Illinois, please consider a gift to the University of Illinois Parents Fund. Learn More

Want to get involved? The Moms and Dads Asssociations offer a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for parents. Visit our web site for a list and description of activities and then call us!

Important Dates

The Parent Programs Office will be closed for the winter break beginning at 5 pm on Friday, Dec. 21 and will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 at 8 am.

See our Calendar for important dates.

ROSE BOWL INFORMATION

Emergency Dean

The Office of the Dean of Students will have an Emergency Dean in California from 5 p.m. CST on Dec. 29 through 8:30 a.m. CST on Jan 2 to assist students who have an emergency while attending the Rose Bowl. A temporary number has been established for this purpose - 217/649-9684. After 8:30 a.m. CST on January 2 - please contact the permanent number for the Emergency Dean at 217/333-0050.

Rose Bowl @ The Illini Union Courtyard.

Big Screen. Free Food. Rose Bowl at Illini Union! Students are welcome to come to the Illini Union Courtyard Café to cheer on the Fighting Illini in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2008, at 3 p.m, as they take on the USC Trojans. There will be free pizza, hot wings, mini-sandwiches* and refreshments. Students can enjoy the game with their friends and fellow Illini. Free admission with UIUC ID; $2 public. GO ILLINI!!!
*Vegetarian options included

County Representative Hosting Rose Bowl Game Watch

Julia Pryor of Mason County will be hosting a Rose Bowl Game Watch in her home at 315 N. Orange Street, Havana, IL. Students, Families, and Alumni are encouraged to wear your orange and blue and come on over--all are welcome!! Please RSVP to 309-543-6406 or dj7jpryors

hotmail.com

March along with the Marching Illini

The Marching Illini invites everyone to come be a part of the excitement surround this year's Rose Bowl. Everyone is welcome to come march with the band around the Illinois campus as they prepare for the upcoming trip to Pasadena to watch the Illini take on the USC Trojans in the 94th annual Rose Bowl. Children are invited to march next to band members within the form as they tour the campus. Following the march around, hot chocolate will be provided, courtesy of Schnucks. The march will start at approximately 3pm on December 28th on the east side of the Harding Band Building at the corner of 6th Street and Gregory Drive in Champaign.

University of Illinois Alumni Association Events and More

The University of Illinois Alumni Association has compiled a list of University sponsored activites surrounding the Rose Bowl at, http://www.uiaa.org/2008bowl/.

Rose Bowl Game Watches

Are you or your student looking for somewhere to go watch the Rose Bowl in your area? Alumni Clubs all over the country are hosting Rose Bowl Game Watches.

Notice From McKinley: Yellow Fever Vaccine Shortage

There is a national shortage of yellow fever vaccine, an immunization required for travel to many areas of Africa and tropical South America. Travelers to South American and Africa should make their appointments for a travel consult and yellow fever immunization well in advance of departure, as adequate supply of vaccine may not always be available. The travel shot must be scheduled through our Immunization & Travel Clinic. It is not available on a walk-in basis. You will need an order for this shot from a healthcare provider.

Winter Break Hours

Please click the following links to see the winter break hours for each building:

Krannert Center
Illini Union (Please note that the Parent Programs Office is located within the Illini Union)
McKinley Health Center
University Libraries
Housing

Illinois in the News

LAS Professor Connects Spanish Students with Local Speakers

Ann Abbott tells her students to recognize opportunity, and a few years ago she had these cards in hand: A frustration with classroom learning, plenty of undergrads, and word of a community aid organization that needed Spanish speakers. Full Story

Student Invention Scores International Design Award

Patrick Walsh, a physics major and member of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Illinois, recently won a Mondialogo Engineering Award 2007 for his work in developing solar-powered LED lanterns for the replacement of kerosene lanterns in the developing world. These lanterns could save 60% of a family’s lighting budget--a substantial part of overall spending--over the long term, thus benefiting the off-grid poor. Full Story

Alma Wrapped in Roses

It was a long, cold, snowy night, but a group of Art & Design students spent much of their weekend decorating the Alma Mater statue in support of the football team's upcoming Rose Bowl game. Here's a gallery of photos of their labor of love. See Photo Gallery

Best-Selling Alumna was Oprah's First Book Club Star

Jacquelyn Mitchard, an LAS student from 1969 to 1971, returned to the U of I this past homecoming as part of the Writers Come Home program. Her former teacher, retired English professor Mark Costello, was on hand, and he noted that “before her appearance on Oprah, before her beautiful and chilling first novel, before the movie, Jackie did something almost as astonishing. She turned her fellow sophomores into her fans.” Full Story

UIParents E-Update is a compilation of information for parents of University of Illinois Students produced by the Parent Programs Office and the Mothers and Dads Associations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


UIPARENTS E-UPDATE FOR DECEMBER 21, 2007
News from the Moms and Dads Associations Important Dates Rose Bowl Information Notice From McKinley: Yellow Fever Vaccine Shortage Winter Break Hours Illinois in the News News from the Moms and Dads Associations The Parent Programs Office is seeking volunteers to participate in the President’s Award Program welcome and informational session in March 2008. Last year, four volunteers helped greet parents and answer questions from 9-10 am, and were invited to stay longer if they wished to. Volunteers will be asked to hand out materials, answer questions, and talk with parents and their students who have been extended an offer of attendance to the University for fall 2008. If you are interested in volunteering or learning more, please contact the Parent Programs Office at (217) 333-7063 or uofiparentprogramsad.uiuc.edu The Moms and Dads Associations would like to congratulate the winners of the Tuition Drawing. JoAnn Holdner of Milstadt, Illinois was the first place winner and Sue Davis of Mokena, Illinois was the second place winner. The Moms and Dads Associations will be hosting the Spring Illini Parent Workshops on March 29, 2008. Scheduled speakers include the Student Health Insurance Office and the Public Safety Division will talk about the new Emergency Notification System. Experienced County Representatives and Moms Club members will talk about how to develop successful events and activities in your local area, and what you can do to stay involved with the Moms and Dads Associations and the University of Illinois. Registration is due Friday, March 14. The Moms Association at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is soliciting requests for funding proposals to be awarded in the Spring of 2008. The recipient will receive a monetary donation to be used to support the event and/or program submitted in the proposal. Please urge your student to log on to the emergency system Web site at emergency.illinois.edu and enter their contact information. The Urbana-Champaign campus of the UI has launched a new emergency communication system that will alert students and faculty and staff members to crisis situations on campus through mass cell-phone text and e-mail messages. Learn More The Moms and Dads Associations work in coordination with the Parent Programs Office at the University to provide parents with up-to-date information, resources, services and programs that will help them make the most out of their students’ Illinois Experience. We also address the issues and concerns parents bring to us, with the University community and work to get the answers parents and families need. If you are interested in helping to support these efforts and programs that enrich the lives of all students at Illinois, please consider a gift to the University of Illinois Parents Fund. Learn More Want to get involved? The Moms and Dads Asssociations offer a wide variety of volunteer opportunities for parents. Visit our web site for a list and description of activities and then call us! Important Dates The Parent Programs Office will be closed for the winter break beginning at 5 pm on Friday, Dec. 21 and will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 at 8 am. See our Calendar for important dates. ROSE BOWL INFORMATION Emergency Dean The Office of the Dean of Students will have an Emergency Dean in California from 5 p.m. CST on Dec. 29 through 8:30 a.m. CST on Jan 2 to assist students who have an emergency while attending the Rose Bowl. A temporary number has been established for this purpose - 217/649-9684. After 8:30 a.m. CST on January 2 - please contact the permanent number for the Emergency Dean at 217/333-0050. Rose Bowl @ The Illini Union Courtyard. Big Screen. Free Food. Rose Bowl at Illini Union! Students are welcome to come to the Illini Union Courtyard Café to cheer on the Fighting Illini in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2008, at 3 p.m, as they take on the USC Trojans. There will be free pizza, hot wings, mini-sandwiches* and refreshments. Students can enjoy the game with their friends and fellow Illini. Free admission with UIUC ID; $2 public. GO ILLINI!!! *Vegetarian options included County Representative Hosting Rose Bowl Game Watch Julia Pryor of Mason County will be hosting a Rose Bowl Game Watch in her home at 315 N. Orange Street, Havana, IL. Students, Families, and Alumni are encouraged to wear your orange and blue and come on over--all are welcome!! Please RSVP to 309-543-6406 or dj7jpryorshotmail.com March along with the Marching Illini The Marching Illini invites everyone to come be a part of the excitement surround this year's Rose Bowl. Everyone is welcome to come march with the band around the Illinois campus as they prepare for the upcoming trip to Pasadena to watch the Illini take on the USC Trojans in the 94th annual Rose Bowl. Children are invited to march next to band members within the form as they tour the campus. Following the march around, hot chocolate will be provided, courtesy of Schnucks. The march will start at approximately 3pm on December 28th on the east side of the Harding Band Building at the corner of 6th Street and Gregory Drive in Champaign. University of Illinois Alumni Association Events and More The University of Illinois Alumni Association has compiled a list of University sponsored activites surrounding the Rose Bowl at, http://www.uiaa.org/2008bowl/. Rose Bowl Game Watches Are you or your student looking for somewhere to go watch the Rose Bowl in your area? Alumni Clubs all over the country are hosting Rose Bowl Game Watches. Notice From McKinley: Yellow Fever Vaccine Shortage There is a national shortage of yellow fever vaccine, an immunization required for travel to many areas of Africa and tropical South America. Travelers to South American and Africa should make their appointments for a travel consult and yellow fever immunization well in advance of departure, as adequate supply of vaccine may not always be available. The travel shot must be scheduled through our Immunization & Travel Clinic. It is not available on a walk-in basis. You will need an order for this shot from a healthcare provider. Winter Break Hours Please click the following links to see the winter break hours for each building: Krannert Center Illini Union (Please note that the Parent Programs Office is located within the Illini Union) McKinley Health Center University Libraries Housing Illinois in the News LAS Professor Connects Spanish Students with Local Speakers Ann Abbott tells her students to recognize opportunity, and a few years ago she had these cards in hand: A frustration with classroom learning, plenty of undergrads, and word of a community aid organization that needed Spanish speakers. Full Story Student Invention Scores International Design Award Patrick Walsh, a physics major and member of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) at Illinois, recently won a Mondialogo Engineering Award 2007 for his work in developing solar-powered LED lanterns for the replacement of kerosene lanterns in the developing world. These lanterns could save 60% of a family’s lighting budget--a substantial part of overall spending--over the long term, thus benefiting the off-grid poor. Full Story Alma Wrapped in Roses It was a long, cold, snowy night, but a group of Art & Design students spent much of their weekend decorating the Alma Mater statue in support of the football team's upcoming Rose Bowl game. Here's a gallery of photos of their labor of love. See Photo Gallery Best-Selling Alumna was Oprah's First Book Club Star Jacquelyn Mitchard, an LAS student from 1969 to 1971, returned to the U of I this past homecoming as part of the Writers Come Home program. Her former teacher, retired English professor Mark Costello, was on hand, and he noted that “before her appearance on Oprah, before her beautiful and chilling first novel, before the movie, Jackie did something almost as astonishing. She turned her fellow sophomores into her fans.” Full Story UIParents E-Update is a compilation of information for parents of University of Illinois Students produced by the Parent Programs Office and the Mothers and Dads Associations at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Parent Programs Office, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 Phone (217) 333-7063, Fax (217) 333-7872, Email uofiparents@ad.uiuc.edu