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!!!