1)      CILA - Wednesday September 14, 2011

2)      StrengthsQuest – Those who signed up are: Dina, Cecilia, Esha, Jenny, Tan, Kelly M., Tomoko, Katie, Marisa, Jordan, and Olivia.

• Annie Piatt will be coming from Career Services on October 12 to give a presentation.

3)      Diversity Summit – November 8-10.

• We have a few options here. We can either set up a panel or present a part of our Interactive Theater Project. This will depend on how far along we are on the ITP. We will decide on a plan of action soon and will organize groups for panels if needed.

• We also want to have a table with business cards, fun info and etiquette/awareness. Tables are easy to run and we need someone there at all times!!

4)      Interactive Theater Project (so far: Priscilla, Amy, Kelly M., Dina, Esha and Mercedes)

• We are still working on ITP to get a performance lined up. If we can be ready by November, we would like to present a part of the performance at the Diversity Summit. This means we need more people in our meetings, either as advisors and storytellers or as potential actors. Meetings are tentatively planned for Fridays.

• Rebecca Brown Adelman will be coming September 28 to talk about the progress of the group.

5)      Boulder Polar Plunge in February

• The organization is looking for volunteers for the Plunge that will take place in February. The Plunge offers aid to Alzheimer’s research and CILA would like to show a strong support of the organization. Anyone interested?

6)      Panel for SLHS 1010 – Thursday October 6 3:30 – 4:45pm

• During panels we like to discuss our various relationships with disabilities and impacts that they have in our lives. Conversations gravitate around proper etiquette around the disabled, disabled lifestyles and CILA goals. These panels are open to anyone that can attend (not just those with disabilities!), and the more that come, the easier it is for everyone.
• Those who would like to be a part of the panel are: Jenny, Tomoko, Kelly M., Stephanie, and Marcus.

7)      EXPAND paralympic event – 1^st meeting is Thurs, Sept 22 from 8:30-9:30am in Rec Center’s Glass Conference Room.  Those interested so far: Amy, Jordan, Esha, Kelly M., Marisa, Jenny L. 

8)      Ropes Course – Esha on planning

9)      Epilepsy Awareness Project – Jenny L.

10)  Big Buffs, Little Buffs – developments from Esha and Kelly M.

• Anyone who is interested in helping should speak up! We could use the help! Glenda from Disability Services will be helping with this project.

11)  CMA Ableism Awareness workshop – Wednesday September 21 at 6pm

• Priscilla will be planning workshop, which will be taking place in the CMA room N320 in the C4C building. Anyone interested?

12)  People Project

• This is a project John Meister and the group began to develop last semester. The idea is to have 4-5 individuals on campus highlighted in the hallway of DS. We want to have a picture, a small bio, and a summary of this individual’s support of the disabled community. We need help in choosing who we want to showcase and in photography, writing, etc for the bio.

13)  Presenting ZBT with plaque – Last semester ZBT fraternity helped CILA with fundraising.  Annabel said she might be able to get a plaque, but if she can’t find one, does anyone know of a good place for a plaque?

14)  FUN SOCIAL EVENT?! – We want to have some kind of fun event for the whole group. Ideas?

15) Fundraising ideas - We are thinking of doing a bake sale of some sort as well as a silent auction. 

16) Jenny L. is new secretary!!! YAY!

Beginning of the Fall 2011 Semester!

August 31, 2011

At the meeting we welcomed everyone, old and new, to the group. Introductions and great stories filled most of the time, which is never a bad thing! We discussed plans and hopes for this new semester, so these are the items that will be on this semester's agenda

• Ropes Course for Leadership - with Esha
• Big Buffs, Little Buffs - a community outreach project including Esha and Kelly M. They hope to help disabled children in the community by showing them the possibilities of being disabled.
• StrengthsQuest - Amy will send an email soon asking for participants. The "quest" is an online test that determines your leadership qualities and how you can use them in becoming a better leader. Annie Piatt, from Career Services, will be running the discussion.
• Paralympics on Campus - We will need people participating in event creation and in the events themselves!
• Diversity Summit - Of the 30,000 students on campus, CILA is the only group dedicated to disabilities. We will be running a table and spreading the word on campus.
• Interactive Theater Project - Priscilla, Amy, Kelly M. and others have been working on this project. We want situations involving disabilities to be proposed to the audience to see how they would respond. This project can use actors and storytellers.

Remember, this was our first meeting and we are still trying to get all the info compiled for each event. The blog and your emails will keep you regularly updated on all events. Welcome back CILA!!!