For Immediate
Release, February 8th, 2013
Who: University YMCA of the University
of Illinois, engaging people in service, reflection, and action since 1873.
What: The University YMCA announces
that the International Program Committee will hold an informational meeting on the
application process for the University Y’s request for global partnerships.
When: Wednesday February 13th,
2013 at 4pm.
Where: University YMCA, Wahl Room,
(Second Floor), 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign, IL 61820
Details: The informational meeting,
coordinated by the University Y’s International Committee, will concern the initial
application that describes the project, its impact, and potential. That initial application is due March 1,
2013. A small number of finalists will
be selected and asked to submit a full proposal for consideration. Organizations
and individuals, including students, faculty, staff, departments and units at
the University of Illinois, including Registered Student Organizations (RSOs), are
invited to submit proposal suggestions now through the online application. The
University Y also encourages proposal suggestions from community groups, other
YMCAs, and NGOs.
Background: For nearly 100 years, the University YMCA has
played an active role on the University of Illinois campus welcoming
international students and promoting cultural exchange. With a recent gift of
$300,000 from the Cosmopolitan Club, the University YMCA is seeking to expand
and strengthen its programs on Global Engagement. Specifically, the University Y is seeking to
develop new partnerships that are innovative, sustainable, and promote growth
and cross-community cooperation, including groups beyond Urbana-Champaign.
Proposals are being sought that contain new, bold and
creative ideas for global engagement and can come from a broad cross section of
student, university, and community constituencies, which share the Y’s values
and mission. The aim of this partnership program is to combine Y resources with
those of partner groups to develop new global initiatives that will maximize
the converging goals of both organizations in ways that would not be possible
if each were acting alone.
For more information, contact: Mike Doyle, Executive Director
[217-352-6533 or mike@universityymca.org]
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