Japanese House members, Christian from the Global Village Office sent out this message. Please let myself or Corson-sensei know if you have any idea and the date you want to secure for Japanese House. Christian mentioned that earlier dates will be better, but whenever works for you will be good. We can also discuss this on Feb. 6th potluck party. See you next Friday, Kazuko Suzuki Carlson Department of Asian Languages and Literatures University of Vermont 479 Main Street Burlington, VT 05405 Tel:(802)656-4477 Fax:(802)656-8472 ----- Forwarded message from [log in to unmask] ----- Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:04:11 -0500 From: Christian John Barron <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: Christian John Barron <[log in to unmask]> Subject: PDs INFO RESPOND ASAP To: [log in to unmask] Hi Program Directors and Faculty Advisors, I'm resending this message due to a lack of responses...PLEASE REPLY ASAP!!!! I hope everyone enjoyed their winter breaks and is getting back into their school groove. In case you forgot who I am, my name is Christian Barron and I am program director of the "Global Social Justice" Suite, and currently working for the Global Village Office. So, I have some news for everyone. The Wednesday Night Gatherings last semester went really well, and we have decided to continue it this semester. If you need a refresher of what the WNGs are, then here you go; "The basic idea is that these should be social gatherings. including some type of food prepared/organized by the students in the house, and possibly some type of activity such as a cooking demonstration, learning a song, learning curse words in a foriegn language, or playing a game from another country. Each global village house should ideally sign up for one gathering this semester. This is entirely student-led (GV would likely not be present), with each hose receiving an extra 50$ of funds to cover costs" The events last semester were great and highly creative. I just want to also remind everyone that you must also make posters of your event, and wither give or e-mail a copy to Sarah Reid ([log in to unmask]) 1 WEEK PRIOR TO YOUR EVENT! Also, there were a few programs that were unable to host a WNG last semester and will be prioritized this semester if they wish. Here are the dates this semster that I have. Feel free to ask for a specific one if it corresponds to a holiday or anything that has to do with your program. Feb 4 - Shalom Home Feb 11 Feb 18 Feb 25 Mar 4 Mar 18 Mar 25 Apr 1 Apr 8 Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 Please tell me 1) what date you want 2) your activity/event title 3) where it will be held (and when...typically though they are supposed to take place at 8pm). Remember, if you need to reserve a room (FPL, classroom, etc), talk to Sarah or Joe. Thanks everyone, Christian