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["Wantland, Ross A" <>]

Hey y'all,
   If you or someone you know would be interested in this, we'd love to have 
some folks be guests-in-residence to open up a conversation around sexual & 
domestic violence!
peace,
Ross
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Ross A. Wantland
Coordinator of Sexual Assault Education
300 Student Services Bldg. (MC-306)
610 E. John St.
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-3137

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Please forward this announcement to people who might be interested or send 
your suggestions to 
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 and/or let me know if your unit would like to collaborate on a residency. 
Thanks!



Do you know of any fascinating artists, activists, scholars, performers, 
writers, educators, journalists, scientists, or uncategorizable people? Unit 
One is looking for applicants for the Guest-in-Residence program for the 
2008-09 academic year.



The residency is part of Unit One, an academic program based in a University 
residence hall at the University of Illinois-Urbana. Unit One was founded in 
the early 1970's as an alternative to standard educational models. Many of 
our courses and extracurricular programs emphasize ideas and activities which 
students would have little or no exposure to in their standard curriculum, 
and often challenge established ways of thinking, analyzing, and acting in 
the world. Guests who have been in-residence in the past have played a major 
role in helping our students become critical thinkers and agents for social 
change. In talking about their lives as well as their work, guests can also 
function as short-term mentors and models who can help students to make 
enriching life choices.



Our program is very open-ended. Many of our guests have valued their Unit One 
residency as an opportunity to work with young adults and to experiment with 
new ideas and new ways of interacting.



In short, guests stay in Allen Hall (we have a very nice apartment suite), 
and interact with undergrads for a one or two week stay - they do programs in 
the evenings, eat dinner with students, hang out with them at night, etc. 
Over the years, the guests have been journalists, artists, musicians, 
writers, activists, economists, etc. In addition to housing and meals, we 
provide round-trip transportation within the U.S., and an honorarium for a 
one week stay.



The program, however, is not for everyone. Successful guests need to enjoy 
spending time and talking with undergrads who will know little to nothing 
about the guest's areas of interests; be personable, outgoing, and friendly; 
and have a wide enough range of interests and experiences (both personal and 
professional) to be able to come up with approximately 5-10 different topics 
to discuss during their stay. Guests are also often invited to participate in 
the classes that are held here in Unit One.



The deadline for guests to submit applications is April 11. Anyone who might 
be interested in applying should give me a call to discuss their application, 
so I can make suggestions and answer questions.



You can find a more detailed description of the program and application 
procedures on the Unit One home page, 
http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/unit1.



Laura Haber

Program Coordinator of Unit One

University of Illinois

68 Allen Hall (MC 050)

1005 W. Gregory

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 244-2317

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