ROCS: Regional Organizing Consultants UU Young Adult & Campus Ministry

UU Young Adults on CNN

CNN's 'Anderson Cooper 360' series 'What is a Christian?' features the All Souls Church Unitarian, Washington, DC Community, and makes specific reference to Young Adults being drawn to this church. The All Souls segment aired in the second hour of the show at 11pm, which you can see on YouTube: You can watch all of the segments here.  Hat tip to Darrell for this information.

UU Young Adult New Orleans Service Project

Cheryl Walker, Andrea Riquier and Li Yu are organizing a group of young adults (and folks a little older than 35) to go to New Orleans to volunteer over the MLK, Jr. Day weekend.  The plan is to leave NYC on Thursday evening (1/11) and to return on Monday afternoon (1/15).  The local UU congregations will provide housing, so all participants will have to do is to get there (flights and car rentals).  Fundraising is in the works to cover these costs. The planning committee will be ironing out the details in the coming weeks (some of which will depend on who and how many are going).

If you are interested, please contact "Li Yu" <ogien100@yahoo.com>.

PNWD Young Adult Con Oct 20th

Outside the Box: Connecting through honest expression and controversial communication
The Pacific Northwest District's young adult fall conference!

When:
October 20-22, 2006

Where:
Lions Camp Horizon Park
7506 Gemini Street, Blaine, WA

Registration: www.pnwd.org/pdfs/YAcon_fall06.pdf

Contact:
Amber Alexander
541-221-9096
raeven.moon@gmail.com

Online Calendar for ROCS/DS

We will be using airset.com for a joint calender and information sharing clearninghouse for ROCS and District Staff for Young Adult & Campus Ministry.  If you need registration information, please contact Joseph Santos-Lyons.  This is a free program, allowing shared use of calendar, links, messages, lists.  It export/imports with Outlook.

ConCentric '06 Resolutions

1. Young Adult Observer to the UUA Board
2. Elections Age Range
3. Websites
4. GA Affordability

Radius Futures

Radius, the regional C*UUYAN conferences, founded in 2006 and held in four locations, will be discussed at ConCentric August 17-20.  There, with the YACM Office, a determination will be made as to the plans for next year.  I have heard from several folks that the planning ideally needs to start as soon as possible, and that for this year there was a sense that more preparation was needed.  One comment was specifically around the advance notice invitation to guest speakers and workshop leaders.  Another comment about Radius was the sense that there is a reluctance to shift power from the continental clique to more local and regional bases.  This is worth exploring more, as the health and vitality of young adult and campus ministry is at stake.

ConCentric Travel for Reps

Dear ConCentric Representative –

 Thank you for your volunteerism, your district/regional leadership and representation on behalf of the young adults (age 18-35) in you geographic area. We look forward to welcoming you and working with you this year at ConCentric and beyond. This email focuses specifically on your travel arrangements, which are on a timetable. Please complete the following questions and send back to Nancy DiGiovanni, the new Program Associate for Young Adult & Campus Ministry, ndigiovanni@uua.org:

1. What is your Legal Name
2. Are you in ConnectUU? If no, please provide your full contact      information
3. Have you requested the ConCentric Rep      equalization check from your District or Regional Office to be sent to the      UUA YA&CM Office? If no, please      follow up with your staff liaison or other local contact. This equalization covers your      registration, housing, food and transportation expenses.
4. Will you book your own travel? If so, please email or mail your receipt      to Nancy DiGiovanni,

   25        Beacon St

   ,

   Boston

   ,

   MA

   02108

   . Also please notify Opus/ConC      Travel Coordinator Justine Urbikas j.urbikas@gmail.com      .We are happy to book your      travel, but we need to know your travel arrangements at least 22 days in      advance. Deadline if you plan to      attend Opus July 14, Deadline if you plan to attend ConCentric July      21. Please use the form below if      you would like us to book your travel.
5. Have you registered for ConCentric (and      possibly Opus or Expressions in Color)? If no, please go to www.connectuu.com and click on      ConCentric 2006 to register. Know      that ConCentric Reps are required to attend a pre-ConCentric business      meeting for Reps and the continental leadership of C*UUYAN, this runs from      Thursday evening August 17 to Friday evening August 18 (when ConCentric      begins).

Take care all,

Joseph Santos-Lyons jsantoslyons@uua.org
Director of Field Organizing and Campus Ministry

(1) If you would like the UUA to buy you a plane, train, or bus ticket, please provide me with the following information ASAP:

1. Legal Name
2. Date of Birth

3. Phone number(s)
4.

Departure

City

– please specify airport
5.

Arrival

City-

BWI

Baltimore

Washington

International
6. Departure date and preferred times
7. Return date and preferred times

8. Please discuss your flexibility around dates and times
9. Preferred airline(s)
10. Are you willing to fly overnight/red eye?
11. Meal preference?

12. Seating preference?

 Please let me know what your travel plans are even if you don’t want me to buy you a ticket, because I will fret if I don’t know that you’re taken care of. And while you’re at it, make sure you’re keeping Justine (Opus and ConCentric Transportation Coordinator) up-to-date as well, or you might find yourself stranded in the

Baltimore

Airport

in August. And there’s still doing a lot of noisy and confusing construction at the airport.  You don’t want to get stuck there, right?  Of course not.

Make sure you have read the travel policies included at the bottom of this e-mail.

Thanks again, everyone, and I look forward to hearing from you! 

Nancy DiGiovanni

2) Volunteer purchases their own ticket and is reimbursed by the YA-CM office.

You are empowered to purchase your own ticket. However you must try and buy the most affordable ticket that works with your preferred itinerary. You are welcome to extend the dates of travel to arrive before the event and/or stay longer after the event. However if the ticket price is above and beyond the average market price we will ask you to cover the difference. Once you have purchased the ticket email or mail us your itinerary and price and we will reimburse you as soon as possible (two to four weeks).

TRAVEL POLICIES:

Change in Travel

If change in travel arrangements are at the request of the coordinating staff or committee, costs associated will be paid by YA&CM-C*UUYAN. All other changes to travel will be paid by the volunteer unless otherwise approved by the coordinating staff or committee member. Please note that there is generally a $100 change fee for any airline ticket plus any difference in fare. Furthermore, standby travel is becoming more difficult and expensive for same day travel changes. Volunteers are encouraged to know their rights with the airline, bus or train company they are utilizing if applicable.

Cancelled Travel

For all cancelled travel the volunteer will be responsible for reimbursing the cost of the flight to the YA-CM Office or if the ticket can be used far a future C*UUYAN or YA&CM event the volunteer will be asked to pay for any change fees or re-booking charges. The only exceptions to this are for medical or serious personal reasons communicated with the coordinating staff or committee member. In these circumstances the cost of re-booking cancelled travel arrangements will be paid by YACM-C*UUYAN. It is essential that volunteers and the coordinating staff or committee member communicate regularly and early to confirm best travel arrangements to limit the chance of cancelled travel.

Missed Flights

It is important that all volunteers arrive for their flight at least two hours before their scheduled departure time. It is the responsibility of the traveler to arrive at the airport in time. In circumstances where the YA-CM office or C*UUYAN is responsible for your drop off at the airport and you do not arrive an hour and half before and therefore miss your flight the YA-CM office or C*UUYAN will assume responsibility. In all other circumstances it is the responsibility of the volunteer.

Ohio Meadville Young Adult Consultancy

The OMD will be working closely with the UUA YACM Office over the next three years to develop a District YACM Consultant, modeled in part on the Regional Organizing Consultant responsibilities.  Kudos to Darrell Duane, outgoing Mid Atlantic ROC for his groundwork with the OMD Young Adult Steering Committee, and the OMD Board and Staff including Karen Lapidus, Lifespan Faith Development.  Deadline for applications is July 3, 2006.

Young Adult and Campus Ministry Consultant Position Opening

In the
Ohio-Meadville District

 
 Do you have a passion for Young Adult and Campus Ministry?

 Do you hope to assure that Young Adults have a spiritual home that supports them during their times of transition?

 Do you dream of a strong Unitarian Universalist presence on college campuses?

 

If so, consider applying to serve as the

Ohio-Meadville District Consultant for Young Adult and Campus Ministry.

 

The Consultant will provide resources and direct services to the congregational young adult and campus ministry programs. Training will be provided by the Unitarian Universalist Association’s office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry. See the Job Description for more detailed information.

 Applicants should send a cover letter, resume and contact information for 1-3 references via email to:

 Karen Lapidus

Program Consultant for Lifespan Faith Development

Ohio-Meadville District of the Unitarian Universalist Association

kluure@prodigy.net

 The deadline (firm) for applications is

Monday, July 3, 2006 at noon (Eastern Time).

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District Consultant for Young Adult and Campus Ministry

Job Description

 
Position Title: OMD Consultant for Young Adult and Campus Ministry

Department: Ohio Meadville District

Reports to: OMD Program Consultant for Lifespan Faith Development

Stipend: $2000 over 12 months, payable in two installments

Hours: Approx. 3/week plus conferences and trainings

 
Basic Purpose: The consultant serves the congregations of the Ohio Meadville District, and participates as part of the North American group of District Staff and Regional Organizing Consultants for Young Adult and Campus Ministry facilitated by the UUA Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry. The basic purpose is to resource congregational young adult and campus ministry programs with materials and services available in-district and from the UUA, track local groups, and provide direct training or referrals for services.

 Principal Responsibilities:

1. Track young      adult and campus ministry groups and/or programs within OMD. Insure information in www.ConnectUU.com is updated
2. OMD UUYAN      Steering Committee Liaison (Consultant      is not the grassroots ConCentric Representative)
   1. Track and       communicate with the OMD ConCentric Representative(s)
   2. Communicate       with District Staff and OMD UUYAN Leadership
   3. Support and       encourage the OMD UUYAN to facilitate outreach/informational tabling and       other programming at the district/regional annual meeting of       congregations
   4. Work closely       with the YACM Field Organizing Director, OMD Lifespan Consultant and OMD       UUYAN to prioritize goals in working with District Young Adults
   5. Support and       facilitate the archiving of documentation of young adult and campus       ministry activities
   6. Attend OMD       UUYAN Steering Committee Meetings
3. Clearinghouse      for Information
   1. Respond to       congregational and young adult requests for information and resources       within the OMD
   2. Review the       YACM Resource Bibliography every quarter
   3. Review the       Monthly C*UUYAN Announce Newsletter for Events and Activities
   4. Maintain       database in conjunction with OMD UUYAN, and update as necessary (Names,       address, e-mail, birth year, congregational affiliation and YA group of       YAs in district)
   5. Contribute       to Ohio Meadville District Doings       and OMD UUYAN Newsletter
4. Training      & Development
   1. Provide       consultations and workshops to local and district groups and meetings as       needed/requested in conjunction with the Young Adult and Campus Ministry       program staff. Make referrals as       necessary to the UUA YACM Consultants Program.
   2. Attend a       4-day Spring annual training and meeting for regional and district       consultants
   3. Attend a       Young Adult & Campus Ministry Training of Trainers offered by the       YACM Office (every three years – next one will be in 2008)
   4. Attend       ConCentric and a pre-ConCentric business meeting totaling a minimum of 4       days including travel

Survey of UU Young Adults

We invite you to take 15 minutes of your day to complete our 2006 Survey of UU Young Adults.  The survey is designed to help the UUA Office of Young Adult & Campus Ministry better serve the community.  There are 34 questions, 2 of which are open-ended inviting you to give a longer answer.  It will also help us better understand the demographics of the UU Young Adult community. 

The survey will be open from June 20th, 2006 through September 8th, 2006.  Our goal is to receive 1000 responses.  To accomplish this, we need your help.  In addition to your completion of the survey, would you send this to 3 friends you know?  We seek to have all UU's age 18-35 complete the survey, regardless if they are "involved" in young adult activities.  Some of the questions are designed specifically for persons not involved, to learn more why.  A section of the survey also asks about the needs and aspirations of young adults.

The 2006 Survey of UU Young Adults is available online only: http://express.perseus.com/perseus/surveys/1734848031/68c3197a.htm

Please circulate this with your local congregation and groups as you are able.  Your personal touch is a great help.

In peace,

Joseph Santos-Lyons

UUA Director of Field Organizing

Office of Young Adult & Campus Ministry

San Diego Young Adult Ministry Position

Job  posting: Young Adult Ministry  Coordinator
First Unitarian Universalist Church of San  Diego
Under the supervision of Associate Minister and  functioning as a member of the Life Span Religious Growth and Learning Ministry  Team, the Young Adult Ministry Coordinator provides leadership and resources to  the young adult community at First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego,  inviting participation of young adults from the UU cluster congregations, and at area campuses; addressing the young adult self identified needs of their  community and empowering young adults to offer their skills, wisdom, and talents  to larger church community and the broader community in which we live.  This is full time exempt position with competitive  benefits for the right person.  Qualifications include: Bachelors degree in  related field and
experience in working with young adults.  Salary is in  the low 40�s.
To apply please send a resume and or C/V to the
Young  Adult Ministry Coordinator Search Committee 
c/o First Unitarian  Universalist Church of San  Diego,
4190  Front Street,
San Diego, CA 92103-2098.   
No phone calls  please.