[UU Young Adult News] Young Adult News - November 2007 - Issue 50

[Erik Kesting]

Young Adult News - November 2007 - Issue 50


WELCOME

1. Welcome from Erik Kesting, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Assistant

EVENTS and OPPORTUNITIES

2. Volunteer Job Opening for GA Young Adult Caucus Staff
3. Conference on Peacemaking

INFORMATION 

4. Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office Transitions
5. C*UUYAN Revisioning
6. Borrow from the CLF Library
7. The New ConnectUU.com
8. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts 




1. Welcome


	Welcome to our 50th issue of Young Adult News!

	It's great to be back here in the Young Adult and Campus
Ministry Office in Boston after a summer away. I spent the summer
working on a special project for the Interfaith Alliance Foundation in
Washington, D.C. The UUA was gracious to allow me to take a leave of
absence to work on this project. I had a wonderful time and learned a
lot. Now I'm eager to reconnect with folks here in Boston and around the
continent working on young adult and campus ministry.

	I hope you find some useful news and opportunities in this issue
of Young Adult News. Next month our 51st issue will come from a new
address. To more accurately reflect the purpose and management of the
list, Young Adult News will transition to the domain name UUA.org. It
will be the same newsletter, just a new name. If you have any questions
about this transition, please let me know. I also recommend you read 4.
Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office Transitions in this issue for an
update on larger transitions around the Young Adult and Campus Ministry
Office. We'll be sure to keep you updated as these transitions unfold. 

	Enjoy the fall weather and have a wonderful and joyous
Thanksgiving!

	Yours in faith,
	
	

	Erik B. Kesting


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2. Volunteer Job Opening for GA Young Adult Caucus Staff 


	Are you interested in an exiting leadership opportunity!
	Would you like to serve our community at the GA Young Adult
Caucus? 
	Volunteer for the 2007 General Assembly Young Adult Caucus. We
are looking for a chaplain and a reporter to work with the two
co-facilitators, Daniel Maitland and Drew Tripp. For job descriptions
and online applications, please visit
http://www25.uua.org/ya-cm/conferences/ga.html. 


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3. Conference on Peacemaking


	The PTI will be taking place from January 3-10 at the Kirkridge
Retreat Center, in Bangor, PA (Just outside of NY and Philly!), with a
particular focus on connecting social justice organizers from across the
country. Cost is $475-675 sliding scale, with scholarship and
fundraising support available - don't let the cost keep you from
applying!!

	Apply online by December 1, 2007 at http://youth.forusa.org


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4. Young Adult and Campus Ministry Office Transitions


	The Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry is currently
undergoing several staff transitions and staff restructuring. 

	Over the summer we bid a fond farewell to the Rev. Dr. Michael
Tino as Director of Young Adult and Campus Ministry and thanked him for
his years of outstanding service to our office and to the cause of
vibrant young adult and campus ministry within our movement. We wish
Michael well in his newly settled parish ministry! 

	Tracey Robinson-Harris, director of Congregational Services,
will now be serving as Acting Director for the office. In addition to
supervising the staff and overseeing the budget for the office, her
responsibilities will include the grants programs, involvement in the
planning for GA08, and leadership in the transition planning. 
	
	Erik Kesting has returned to the office as part time Young Adult
and Campus Ministry Assistant after his leave of absence over the summer
during which he worked an internship in Washington, DC. Erik's
responsibilities will continue to focus on resources and communications.
	
	Nancy DiGiovanni will serve as Young Adult and Campus Ministry
Program Director. In this role, her priorities will include
congregational connections/visits, YACM consultants and training
programs, leadership development for volunteer leaders, and working with
a new part time financial assistant. Nancy will also be providing
increased support to our YACM District Staff as they work with
congregations and with young adults in their districts. 
	
	Joseph Santos-Lyons will be continuing in his role as Campus
Ministry and Field Organizing Director until December 31, 2007. For the
next six weeks, Joseph will be concentrating on a healthy departure from
the various major programs he works with - Campus Ministry, Regional
Organizing Consultants, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Professionals,
Young Adults of Color, Groundwork Anti-Racism Program. Joseph will
continue in this part time staff position working from Portland, Oregon.

	All of the Young Adult and Campus Ministry staff will be part of
transition planning for our office. We have begun initial conversations
and hope to complete the planning process early in 2008. For inquiries
or comments on the transition, please contact Tracey Robinson-Harris at
trobinsonharris at uua.org or 617-948-6462.


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5. C*UUYAN Revisioning


	In August 2007, the C*UUYAN Steering Committee decided to put
the two summer conferences (ConCentric and Opus) on hold for the summer
of 2008. The committee determined that, as one of two UUA sponsored
organizations, it would be beneficial for them to revisit their purpose,
vision, and long-term plans to meet the needs of young adults within our
denomination. They will use this year, usually spent on conference
staffing, logistics and planning, to have more communication amongst
themselves and with the Office of Young Adult and Campus Ministry at the
UUA.

	Please contact Steering Committee Facilitator Mary Manchester at
marymanchester at riseup.net with any questions, concerns, or feedback that
you wish to be shared.


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6. Borrow from the CLF Library


	You may know the Church of the Larger Fellowship (CLF) as the UU
church in cyberspace, or you might have heard of the Church of the
YOUNGER Fellowship (CYF), which is a part of the CLF. It's true that
much of what we do at the CLF is done online, but we also have some
other wonderful resources available to our members. The CLF Library,
with UU books, video tapes, music, and worship services, is one of those
resources. You can search the CLF Library at www.clfuu.org/library. If
you are already a member of the Church of the Larger Fellowship or the
Church of the Younger Fellowship, contact Librarian Beth Murray to
borrow materials from the CLF Library: bmurray at uua.org or 617-948-6150.


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7. The NEW ConnectUU.com


	If you haven't yet visited the new ConnectUU.com, take just a
moment to check it out. Added features include the ability to search for
and anonymously email your long lost UU friends and colleagues. The new
site offers faster searches for young adult and campus ministry groups
and events and other improvements.

	Visit the new www.ConnectUU.com for your UU Young Adult
networking needs!


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8. Young Adult & Campus Ministry Office Contacts 


	Nancy DiGiovanni - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Program
Director
	(617) 948-4629 ndigiovanni at uua.org
	Erik Kesting - Young Adult and Campus Ministry Assistant
	(617) 948-6463 ekesting at uua.org
	Rev. Dr. Tracey Robinson-Harris - Acting Director of Young Adult
and Campus Ministry
	(617) 948-6462 trobinsonharris at uua.org
	Joseph Santos-Lyons - Director of Campus Ministry & Field
Organizing
	(503) 490-5639 jsantoslyons at uua.org 


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