Student Named to National UNICEF Council By MAggIe WrITT (’12)
each year 24,000 children in developing countries die from preventable diseases before their fifth birthday. Loras college junior Andrea Morales (Bogotá, colombia) is committed to reducing that horrifying number to zero. As vice president of UNIceF at Loras, Morales attended the UNIceF campus Initiative Summit in New york city this past summer. As a result of attending this summit and her commitment to reducing the number to zero, she was chosen as one of five National council members for UNIceF’s campus Initiative National council.
work of the campus Initiative. The cINc consists of five members who are selected based on their level of commitment to UNIceF, history as a student leader and innovative ideas brought to the council. According to the UNIceF web site, it is “the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized.” The organization has created a global authority by which it can influence decisionmakers as well as implement grassroots initiatives, making it unique among world organizations working with the young.
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“The summit was open to all UNIceF campus Initiative officers, members and advisors,” said Morales. “Its main goal was to provide these leaders with the opportunity to share successful stories, participate in skill and knowledge building workshops and bring the most recent resources for UNIceF campus clubs back to their communities.” After attending the summit and being named as a council member, Morales returned to the U.S. Fund for UNIceF office in New york city this past october for the campus Initiative National council training where she met with the four other council members.
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The UNIceF campus Initiative National council (cINc) was founded in fall 2008 with the purpose of strengthening the campus Initiative program and working closely with the U.S. Fund to represent and support campus clubs around the country. It gathers and creates resources, plans and implements trainings and provides feedback given by groups and individuals to make specific recommendations regarding the
The UNICEF Campus Initiative National Council members met for a training weekend in October which was held in the U.S. Fund office in New York City. Pictured are (top row, l to r) Miko Tsubai (University of Houston), Andrea Morales (Loras College), Orlane Monga (Green Mountain College); (bottom row, l to r) Ariana Hoet (Ohio State University) and Marta Baran (Mercyhurst College).
Outdoor Alert System Added to Campus Safety Measures This summer Loras College installed an outdoor alert system as part of the campus-wide emergency notification system for campus safety. This system will be used to alert the campus community in the event of an urgent situation or emergency. The Vox Public Audio System™ complements the multi-modal Connect-ED® communication service which Loras implemented earlier this year. The Connect-ED® system allows campus administrators and security professionals the ability to reach the Loras community with information and updates during unforeseen events or emergencies through phone calls, e-mails and/or text messages. That system was successfully tested in February and was used during a campus-wide lockdown which occurred in May due to a nearby robbery. The Vox system will complement the Connect-ED service by alerting those outside immediately as well. The outdoor system was successfully tested this summer and periodic testing of both systems will occur throughout the academic year.