Published Tuesday, July 24, 2007
By Corrine Frohlich, on behalf of Chelsea Martens

Dearest Community,

These last few weeks have taught me that Antioch is more like a family
than I have ever realized; I’ve gained a stronger sense of our extended
family through this process - the Antioch family goes beyond our immediate
perception. We have the faculty, staff, and students that make up the
College, but our Community extends beyond that. So many people have
stepped up and said “Antioch is important to me and it has shaped and
influenced my life in countless ways”. They have affirmed Antioch College
as the amazing institution that it is and are asking how they can
contribute to making the College stronger at such a difficult time. They
offer their support because they love this place and the role it has
played in their lives. Antioch’s extended Family; alumni, the villagers of
Yellow Springs, emeritus, parents of graduates, etc. are making their
voices heard. Being CG during this time has given us the chance to see the
wave of effects that Antioch has had in the lives of so many people, and
for this I am honored. Navigating the role that CG fills during this time
is still proving to be tricky; we want to meet the needs of the Family
that we are a part of.

Here’s what we’ve been up to these last few weeks:

Meetings: we’ve been touching base with many of the offices/departments
around campus to understand Community needs and concerns.

Housing Director
We met with Katrina last week to talk about RAs, Orientation, the Survival
Guide, and to touch base about what’s been going on at the College. We’re
going to try to provide a greater presence to the RA program this next
year. We’re really excited to work with these Community Leaders - they
will be so crucial in being point people for members of the Community who
live on campus.

Student Affairs
General meeting about planning for next year and programming
collaborations between the Office of Student Affairs and CG.

Development
Met with Aimee to do a ‘re-cap’ session in regards to Reunion.

CG Staff Meeting
Corri has been working with Deb Caraway, the Interim College Controller,
in order to work on the CG Budget for the next year. This has been
difficult since no one is completely sure of the numbers for the next
years enrollment. We’ve also been in touch with next terms Record editor,
Kim-Jenna who’s doing an amazing job already. We’re planning a Faculty and
Staff Appreciation Lunch for August 1st and have been figuring out
catering details. Also, please check Pulse for info about the Survival
Guide. Rory has been busy planning events for the next year and has come
up with great ideas. We’re going to be putting on “exchanges” between the
Alumni and students, for example: an alum will come to Antioch and do a
film showing of a film they have done. After, students/faculty/staff will
show films they have done while at Antioch. Please see Rory’s update on
Pulse for more info.

Orientation Committee
Met with the Orientation Committee about general planning for Orientation.
YES WE STILL NEED YOU, ORIENTATION HOSTS! Email Rory. We’re going to host
a dinner at our house for Orientation Hosts and RAs on Tuesday the 21st of
August.

Wellness & Counseling
General meeting about planning for Orientation and collaborations between
Wellness and CG.

Yellow Springs Town Meeting
See the Yellow Springs Meeting Minutes posted by Corri on Pulse.

Governance Conference Call
I participated in a phone conference with the Governance Committee of the
Alumni Board last week, chaired by Ellen Borgerson of the Alumni Board.
Alumni are still working on the Revival Fund. Please see antiochians.org
for more details.

Fundraising Conference Call
Corri participated in a phone conference with the Fundraising Committee of
the Alumni Board last week. This committee is currently working on
developing campaign materials for the Revival Fund efforts.

Professional Development
We attended the first of a two-part workshop on Grant Research and
Writing, that was arranged by Linda Sattem. The workshop is taught by
Virginia Palmer, Grants Specialist at the Dayton Metro Public Library.

College Events Planning Meeting
We organized the first, of hopefully many, College Events Planning
Meetings. Representatives from Admissions, Student Affairs, and the CSKC
came to the CG office to brainstorm and collaborate on programming and
events for this next year. Originating from our previous Orientation
Committee meeting, the theme for this year is “We Are Antioch.” We want
to celebrate all Antiochians, past and present, and focus on telling our
own story and not let others tell it for us. Starting fall semester, we
will be utilizing the Today Board for all community events.

Hopefully this gives you a good idea of what we’ve been up to these last
two weeks. Please email us, call the office, or stop by if you have any
further questions about what we’ve been up to in CG.

love,
your CG

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