ACUI Region II March 2019 Newsletter

March 2019 Newsletter In This Issue: Annual Conference Updates Regional Leadership Team Spotlights Student Ambassador Spotlight Upcoming ACUI Opportunities Make Sure You "Highlight This!"

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Annual Conference The Annual Conference is coming up this month!

Here's what you need to know: Schedule Highlights The Region II meeting and dinner will take place Sunday, March 24 from 5-7 p.m.

Monday, March 25 will be ACUI Spirit Day — bring your ACUI gear!

Tuesday, March 26 will be Research Day, highlighting all the excellent work our staff and students are doing and all the knowledge being added to our field.

Wednesday, March 27 at 9:15 a.m. is the Meeting of the Delegates. Come sit with Region II and get updates about the business of ACUI!

New Conference Mobile Guide ACUI's mobile guide to help you map out your conference experience is now brought to you by Eventsential (no longer Guidebook or the ACUI app). Just download the Eventsential app from your device’s app store, and you can access the 2019 ACUI Annual Conference Guide. (Make sure to use the same email with which you are registered at ACUI!)

Engage with Us on Social Media If you'll be at this year's Annual Conference, be sure to follow Region II on social media before you go for special engagement opportunities! As part of the Annual Conference celebrations, we'll be looking for conference attendees to tag us in pictures and posts throughout the week, telling us what you're learning and what a great time you're having.

As you post, you'll get entered in a drawing to win a gift card prize! Region II can be found on Facebook at ACUI Region II, and on Twitter and Instagram @ACUIRegionII.

See you in Indianapolis March 24-28!

Regional Leadership Team Spotlights Neil Bourgeois is a current graduate student at Missouri State University in the Student Affairs and Higher Education Masters program. He serves as the spirit and traditions graduate assistant. As the region's student member, he aims to serve as a liaison between the students and the association. He encourages any student, undergraduate or graduate, to reach out to him if they have any questions on how the association can serve them.

Neil Bourgeois Student Member

Patrick Lucitt Student Ambassador, Truman State University

Laura Bates Student Involvement Coordinator Laura serves as the director of student union and campus activities at Truman State University in Kirksville, MO. She joined the Regional Leadership Team after serving on the 2018 Conference Planning Team. She loved the experience so much, she decided to stick around.

She currently serves as the student involvement coordinator. She has three dogs (Laney, Sophie, and Jake) who are the loves of her life! In her free time, she enjoys traveling and is trying to make it to all 50 states.

Hometown: Waynesville, MO Year in school: Junior Role in union/student center: Homecoming coordinator/ leadership program intern Why did you sign up to be an ambassador?: I chose to be an ACUI ambassador because I had the opportunity to attend a Region II conference and decided that a career in student affairs was for me.

I’ve loved the roles I’ve been able to hold in my student union and ACUI provides so many resources to prepare me for my future and work with others to utilize ACUI resources.

Fun fact about you: I lived in Europe for five and half years.

Student Ambassador Spotlight

Upcoming Opportunities with ACUI Volunteer with the Association Apply or nominate for an open position by April 12

Region II Student Ambassador (Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mexico, and Oklahoma representatives needed! Sign up online.)

Region II Regional Director Fundraising Plan Working Group 2021 Conference Program Team I-LEADÂŽ Facilitation Team Council for Diversity and Inclusion Community of Practice Leader Volunteer Development Team Research Program Team Education and Research Fund Team Online Learning Team Corporate Partnerships Development Team Membership Recruitment and Retention Team Visit the ACUI website for more details and links to applications.

Scholarship Opportunities If you are joining us at Annual Conference, you will have a chance to win registration to the ACUI Region II Conference at our business meeting.

Apply by April 1 for two I-LEADÂŽ Scholarships for July 21-26 at the University of Vermont.

Apply by April 1 for two IPDS: New Professionals Orientation Scholarships for June 24-28 at Indiana University-Bloomington.

Visit the Region II website for more details on requirements to apply!

Activity Corner

Clues Across 3. One of the founding schools of ACUI 9. Region II Distinguished Service Award Namesake 11. ACUI's student leadership program 12. Current ACUI President 13. Core Competency relating to overseeing facilities, services, and activities 14. Location of 2019 Annual Conference 15. Indiana state bird Down 1. ACUI Print Publication 2. Region II Role of The College Union Award Namesake 4. Communities, including Small School and Women's Leadership 5. Region II state with the most member institutions 6. 2019 Region II Conference Location mascot 7. One of ACUI's Core Values 8. Location of ACUI Central Office (city) 10. Region II Conference 2019

Highlight This!

Congratulations to Rice University on a robust programming schedule for Black History Month! (Read more here.)

Attention, students: the University of Montana is hosting their first-ever ACUI 9-Ball Billiards tournament qualifier April 4-6.

Registration is open now! Find out more information on their Facebook event.

We want to highlight the AMAZING things our regional members are doing. Are you opening a new building? Celebrating awesome staff? Charting new territory or refining best practices? Let us know at this link to be featured in upcoming newsletters & social media posts!