Illini Veterans Newsletter 2 March 2015 Illini Veterans

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1 Illini Veterans Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Evaluating Job Offers 5:00 6:30 pm in ARC Room MP7 Trivia Night 7pm at Memphis On Main 5k Committee Meeting 8pm at White Horse Weekly Counseling 9pm at White Horse Unofficial Pregame 12pm at Joel & Patty s Unofficial ~4pm at Murphy s (stay up to speed on Facebook on Friday) Early Registration ends for the Memorial 5k at 11:59pm! Visit our Eventbrite page to register (link is below) Table of Contents President s Message Announcements & Events Flyers Illini Veterans Tutors Useful Links Illini Veterans Facebook Page UIUC Financial Aid Website UIUC Financial Aid Forms Federal Student Aid Website Illini Veterans Memorial 5k 5k Registration Website Come out to our fourth military-to-college-to-career event tonight (Monday, March 2) at the ARC! It will cover salary negotiation. Black Dog will be provided. Unofficial St Patrick s Day is this Friday. Be safe, don t drive, and have fun. If you d like to join in our festivities, check out our plans in the newsletter. But Unofficial plans can be fluid, so check us out on Facebook to get the latest on Friday. Rachel s Facebook event has a lot of good info. The Pat Tillman scholarship application deadline is tomorrow (Tuesday, March 3) at 11:59pm PST. Apply here: White Horse won the bar vote for March. We ll be there every Thursday evening (except maybe not during Spring Break). Don t forget to register for our 3 rd Annual Illini Veterans Memorial 5k! Early registration has been extended to this Sunday, March 8 th! Register this week to guarantee t-shirt availability and save $5. Our homepage and registration sites are in Useful Links. Tell your friends and family! The nominations for Illini Veterans officers are in! Check out the next page. 1

2 Congrats to our nominees for Illini Veterans officer positions! President: Brent Blackwell Alex Braem Jesus Sanchez Patricia Starks Vice President: Rachel Eng Eddie Lewis Caleb Hallgren Secretary: Brent Blackwell Alex Braem Chris Fettes Austin Hughes Jarrod Marma Treasurer: Chris Fettes Jayson Howell Aldridge Maurer If you were nominated, please which position(s) you'd like to run for and a short (100 words or so) paragraph as to why you would be a good fit for said position(s). Please do so by Thursday, March 12th. These paragraphs will go out along with our "ballot" via to all of our members. Votes will be collected by an intermediary. If anyone has any questions about the positions, responsibilities, or anything else related, please us at illiniveterans@gmail.com 2

3 Announcements Evaluating Job Offers Monday, March 2 nd 5pm 6:30pm ARC, Multi-Purpose Room E Peabody Dr Champaign, IL Illini Veterans & Friends Patricia Starks patriciastarks@gmail.com This is part four of the five part Military-to-College-to- Career series, brought to us by the Career Center and Veteran Student Support Services. Military orders are not negotiable. However, job offers can be when you know what to look for and how to approach the conversation. It s ok to arrive late, this is an informal presentation. Black Dog will be provided! 5k Committee Meeting Thursday, March 5 th 8:00 pm White Horse Inn 501 E John St Champaign, IL k Committee illiniveterans@gmail.com Weekly Counseling Counseling this month will be at White Horse. See you Thursday! Thursday, March 5 th 9:00 pm White Horse Inn 501 E John St Champaign, IL Illini Veterans & Friends Rachel Eng eng.rachel.a@gmail.com 3

4 Announcements Unofficial St. Patrick s Day Friday, March 6 th 12:00 pm? Joel & Patty s place, then Murphy s 602 W Michigan Ave Urbana, IL Illini Veterans & Friends Celebrate Unofficial 2015 with us! Check out Rachel s Facebook event for many more details. If you haven t picked up your t-shirt yet, contact Rachel. Rachel Eng Eng.rachel.a@gmail.com Websites: Illini Veterans Memorial 5k Sunday, April 12 th 10:00 am South Quad 611 Lorado Taft Drive Champaign, IL Everyone 5k Homepage Register on Eventbrite Illinivetsmemorial5k@gmail.com Come join the Illini Veterans in supporting our wounded armed forces veterans by raising donations for the Center for Wounded Veterans in Higher Education soon to arrive on campus. With the support of the community, we can all help afford higher educational opportunities to those who have sacrificed so much for our nation. This course is approved for wheelchairs and strollers. Don't forget to include your furry friends in supporting veterans. Leashed dogs allowed in the race. 4

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7 Joel Exner (626) Phys: Math: Chem: 102, 103, 104, 105 Rhet: 105 Major: Nuclear Egr. Tue: , Wed: Brandon Wood Math: 220, 231, 241, 285 Phys: 221, 212 Major: Aerospace Egr. Mon-Fri: Demetrius Taylor Math: 220, 231, 241, 285, 286 Phys: 211, 212 Ece: 110, 210 Major: Electrical Egr. Mon-Fri: 1700-Night Jesus Sanchez (773) Math: 115, 220 Chem: 102, 103, 104, 105 Phys: 100, 211 Rhet: 105 Ealc: 129 Ling: 111 Major: Chemical Egr. Mon-Fri: Call/Text Patty Starks (815) Math: 220 Rhet: 105, 223 Psych: All Mcb: 150 Info: 102, 103 Major: Psych & Econ Call/Text Jonathan May (619) Cs: 101 Math: >100, 220/221, 231 Ece: 110 Major: Electrical Egr. : Call/Text 7 Jesse Allen jlallen3@illinois.edu Math: 210, 408, 410 Fin: 221, 300, 320 Cs: 105 Btw: 250 Major: Actuarial Science Call/Text