Fwd: [LakesideStudents] 2nd Annual Damen Awards: Nominations are now open

Nominations are now open for the 2nd Annual Damen Awards!

Between Monday, March 13th and Friday, March 24th at 5pm, you can go to
the following link and submit your nomination online:
http://www.luc.edu/damenawards/nomination_links.shtml

The Damen Award, named for Loyola University Chicago's founder, Arnold
Damen, S.J., seeks to honor full-time undergraduate students and student
organizations who have committed themselves to living the Jesuit ideals
by being a true source of inspiration and leadership to the Loyola
community throughout the year. These students and organizations are
people who have led other students in spirit, motivation and purpose.
Damen Awardees are students and organizations who have displayed
exemplary leadership in the Loyola undergraduate community, live their
life in the spirit of Loyola, and light the way for other students to
follow.

>From the pool of nominees, the entire Loyola community (students,
faculty, and staff) will then vote for 10 individuals and 3
organizations they believe deserve a Damen Award. The award winners will
be announced in front of as many as 1200 students at the beginning of
the Damen Ball on Friday, May 5, 2006 in the Grand Ballroom at the
Marriott Chicago Downtown, on Michigan Avenue. All Loyola students,
faculty and staff can nominate individual full-time undergraduate
students or undergraduate student organizations for a Damen Award.
Please consider nominating your peers, a student that you work with, or
a student organization that exemplifies the Jesuit ideals.

This is a wonderful way to recognize the many accomplishments of our
students in the Loyola community! So, nominate someone today and
encourage others to do the same! Please watch for more information about
the voting process and where to get tickets for the 2nd Annual Damen
Ball in the coming weeks! If you have any questions, please contact
Student Activities staff members Michelle Maruszak at 773-508-3897 or
mmarusz@luc.edu or Kate Agnew at 773-508-3910 or kagnew@luc.edu.
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WEEKEND IN THE WOODS!

Shalom,

This is an amazing Shabbat weekend at Camp Chi in the Wisonsin Dells with
students from Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan schools. We will help arrange
transportation, if you cannot drive.

Before the details of the Weekend below - a reminder about THURSDAY'S
"POST-PURIM GROOVE" BRUNCH!

THURSDAY, MARCH 16 - HILLEL "POST-PURIM GROOVE"/BRUNCH - 11 AM-1 PM

In case you did not get your fill of hamantaschen - a Hillel first - a
real brunch with scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, cheese
blinztes, bagels, cream cheese and hamantaschen!

You don't have to come in costume - but you can get a mask! And we will
be playing funky, groovy music at Hillel throughout the brunch! Stop by
Hillel at "groove" with us....

WEEKEND IN THE WOODS! - CAMP CHI, WISCONSIN DELLS, MARCH 31-APRIL 2 - $60

The Hillels of Illinois Cross-Campus Program and the Israel Initiaitve on
Illinois Campuses invite you to a spectacular WEEKEND IN THE WOODS at Camp Chi
in the Wisconsin Dells.

Camp Chi has stunning lakefront grounds, and our weekend will be highlighted by
Maccabi-style sports competitions inside and out, great Shabbat programs, an "I
Love Israel in the 80's!" Karaoke/Dance Party Saturday night, and the
opportunity to meet Jewish college students from throughout the Midwest.

We will stay in the Perlstein Conference Center with heated rooms and private
bathrooms. There is also a huge sports center with a double gym and workout
room. Transportation will be by carpool. If you play an instrument or sing or
dance - we hope you will share your talents with us. And - if you bring 80's
stuff for the Saturday night party, there will be prizes for the best look!

Registration is online. Part of the Registration asks for roommate
preferences, special dietary needs, transporation specifics (we will try to
help with rides), help with Shabbat services, and talents to share.

You need to register by March 29, though earlier would be better! Directions to
Camp Chi's Perlstein Center can be found online with the Registration material.

Questions? - Contact Brad Sugar at BradSugar@juf.org or 312-357-4931.

Register at www.juf.org/jcrc/weekend.asp

We look forward to having you join us at WEEKEND IN THE WOODS.
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LAST BOARD MEETING TOMORROW

Shalom,

I have several important messages to convey to the Board.

First - the final Board meeting of the year is tomorrow, THURSDAY, MARCH
16, at 4 PM at Hillel. We will discuss how the elections for next year's
Board and officers will be handled, our final programs, the Seder, and the
date for "Good-Bye to Seniors Party."

Since some of you are working or have class or whatever tomorrow and will
not be able to attend the meeting, let me use this opportunity to ask you
to be very honest with those who think they might want to run for an office
or be on the Board next year. As our experience this year has shown - the
reality is that when you work, have lots of night classes or have to be home
in the afternoons/evenings - whatever one's best intentions are and however
much someone cares about Hillel - it is better to be a caring non-Board member
who comes to Hillel programs when he/she can and who helps work on programs
when time permits than to accept responsibility of being a Board member or
officer that is not be able to devote the time this requires. For those
of you who are thinking of being on the Board next year or for those who
want to encourage others to be on the Board, please be very honest about what
is required of a Board member, and the significant time commitment that is
necessary.

It is not a value judgement of someone who just does not have the time to
do Hillel as a Board member. That is the reality of the necessity of
work, the reality of living off-campus or the obvious obligation of
classes. However, it is better for our Hillel to have a much smaller
Board and have it be made up of students who have the time to be present
at Hillel 6-8 hours a week and who can come to the majority of the
programs Hillel sponsors, whether they be the programs of one's committee
or not. Obviously, committee members should be at all the programs of
their respective committees. But past that - Hillel Board members need to
feel responsible for all the programs our Hillel sponsors - and you know
that we sponsor many programs. If that is not something someone can
honestly take responsibility for doing - care about Hillel, but do not be
on the Board.

Please keep these guidelines in mind as you think about being on the Board
next year and as you speak with other students who might be interested.

DECONSTRUCTION ZONE PLANNING MEETING THIS AFTERNOON

Many of you participated in performing in Deconstruction Zone last year
and said you wanted to help with the planning. This afternoon, downstairs
in the Mundelein Student Lounge from 3:45-6:00 PM in the basement of
Coffey Hall, which is where Deconstruction Zone takes place, we will look
at the space Hillel needs to work with and analyze what we want to do.

Please go directly to the Coffey basement.

I hope to see you this week.

Patti

Weekend in the Woods

WEEKEND IN THE WOODS! - CAMP CHI, WISCONSIN DELLS, MARCH 31-APRIL 2 -
$60

The Hillels of Illinois Cross-Campus Program and the Israel Initiaitve
on
Illinois Campuses invite you to a spectacular WEEKEND IN THE WOODS at
Camp Chi
in the Wisconsin Dells.

Camp Chi has stunning lakefront grounds, and our weekend will be
highlighted by
Maccabi-style sports competitions inside and out, great Shabbat
programs, an "I
Love Israel in the 80's!" Karaoke/Dance Party Saturday night, and the
opportunity to meet Jewish college students from throughout the
Midwest.

We will stay in the Perlstein Conference Center with heated rooms and
private
bathrooms. There is also a huge sports center with a double gym and
workout
room. Transportation will be by carpool. If you play an instrument or
sing or
dance - we hope you will share your talents with us. And - if you
bring 80's
stuff for the Saturday night party, there will be prizes for the best
look!

Registration is online. Part of the Registration asks for roommate
preferences, special dietary needs, transporation specifics (we will
try to
help with rides), help with Shabbat services, and talents to share.

You need to register by March 29, though earlier would be better!
Directions to
Camp Chi's Perlstein Center can be found online with the Registration
material.

Questions? - Contact Brad Sugar at BradSugar@juf.org or 312-357-4931.

Register at www.juf.org/jcrc/weekend.asp

We look forward to having you join us at WEEKEND IN THE WOODS.

Kedma of Chicago- The Cross-Campus Orthodox Program of the Hillels of Illinois

Executive Board: Debbie, Rachel, Leah, and Mazel
Faculty Advisor: Patti Ray

For more information about Kedma-email KedmaofChicago@yahoo.com

PURIM - ON-CAMPUS AND OFF!

Shalom,

We hope you had a good Spring Break. You are coming back to Purim!, which
begins Monday evening, when the Megillah is read and continues all day
Tuesday, when it is traditional to hear the Megillah again.

Following are the Purim options on-campus and off. Please note that on
THURSDAY, MARCH 16 - Hillel is having a Post-Purim Bruch called the "Purim
Groove." Details are below:


EMANUEL CONGREGATION - 5959 N. SHERIDAN ROAD - 773-561-5173
PURIM DINNER, MEGILLAH READING AND OLD-FASHIONED PURIM CARNIVAL!!


Our synagogue neighbor just down the street from Sullivan Center has
invited us to their annual Purim Party and Purim Carnival! (Remember
those goldfish in plastic bags???) They would love Loyola students to
come! Anyone who wants to go to Emanuel and walk together - meet at
Hillel at 5:30 PM.

6:00 PM - Dinner
6:45 PM - Megillah reading - kids and synagogue staff will be in costume!
Traditional Purim Carnival at the synagogue follows the Megillah reading!


NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The following two Northwestern options are only an el-ride away. Take the
Purple line to Foster and walk east to get to Hillel as well as Chabad
which is just north of Foster and Orrington. You can go to both - they
are around the corner from each other!

NORTHWESTERN HILLEL - 629 FOSTER - 847-467-4455

6:30 PM - Special Purim Fun Performance by NU's Jewish Theater Ensemble
7:00 PM - Megillah Reading
7:30 PM - Hillel Purim Party

NORTHWESTERN TANNENBAUM CHABAD HOUSE - 2014 ORRINGTON AVE. - 847-869-8060

6:30 PM - Megillah Reading
7:30 PM - Midnight - Famous Chabad Purim Party!
Midnight - Another Megillah Reading for those who have not heard it


HERITAGE, RUSSIAN JEWISH CONGREGATION, PURIM PARTY!
NEW ADDRESS - SKOKIE KOLLEL - 3732 W. Dempster

6:45 PM - First Megillah Reading
8:00 PM - Second Megillah Reading
8:00 PM - Great Purim party with food, drinks, and costume contest!

$10 (instead of $20) for any Hillel student that comes.


CHICAGO TORAH NETWORK/SHAAREI TZEDEK PURIM PARTY - 2832 W. TOUHY
(RABBI KAHN, MAIMONIDES DIRECTOR, WILL BE AT THIS PARTY)

6:45 PM - Megillah Reading
Followed by costume Purim Party!

TUESDAY, MARCH 14 - RABBI ZEV KAHN'S PURIM PARTY - 4:30 PM
AT HIS HOME - 6519 N. WHIPPLE - 773-465-6861

Rabbi and Mrs. Kahn invite all Hillel students to their home for the
Party.


THURSDAY, MARCH 16 - HILLEL "POST-PURIM GROOVE"/BRUNCH - 11 AM-1 PM

In case you did not get your fill of hamantaschen - a Hillel first - a
real brunch with scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, bagels, cream cheese
and hamantaschen!

You don't have to come in costume - but you can get a mask! And we will
be playing funky, groovy music at Hillel throughout the brunch!