Welcome two new Steering Committee Members

Welcome to Julian Michels and Dan Schlorff, the two newest members of the C*UUYAN Steering Committee. We are very, very glad to have them join us and look forward to the contributions they will surely bring to the community in the coming year.

We’ve included their bios below and encourage you to get in touch with them and say hello.

Julian Michels

Hey UUs! I’m Julian Michels, and a denizen of the Pacific Northwest’s vibrant liberal religious community. As a youth, I traveled the gamut of spiritual experiences, from Jewish mysticism to born-again Christianity, but I always found myself back, UUing it up again, before very long. Now, I’m a graduate student researching the psychology of stories. My special interest is in system analysis and design: a fascination that I’ve honed as a community policy-maker for UUs and other organizations here in the Northwest.

When I’m not cultivating my mad scientist persona, I like to write poetry, improvisationally jam stories, practice martial arts, and meditate on the beauty of systemic creativity. My favorite author is Ursula K. LeGuin.

Dan Schlorff

Greetings! It’s a privilege to join the CUUYAN Steering Committee for 2009-2010. I came to UU when I realized my previous denomination would not embrace me if they knew my sexuality or personal theology. I now identify as ex-ex-gay and evangelically humanistic in my Christianity. My goal in CUUYAN and in my lifespan work as Director of Religious Education in New Haven, CT is to make a place for everyone to worship and grow and reach out to others.

I hold degrees from Olivet Nazarene University and Meadville-Lombard Theological School, and I am continuing professional studies in New Haven, CT. My dogs, Chicken (9 yrs) and Stewie, (3.5 yrs) love me very much. To feed my spirit, I sing bass in two ensembles: the Yale Camerata and Yale Pro Musica, and I am a member of the Church of the Larger Fellowship.

Open C*UUYAN positions

We currently have openings for two at-large members of the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee guides the big picture of C*UUYAN’s direction as well as the practical work for our next annual meeting. Since these will be appointed positions (in the absence of an official ConCurrent election), the term runs until the summer meeting in 2010, when you can run for re-election if you so choose. The At-Large Committee Member job description is available here.

We also have an opening for the C*UUYAN Observer to the UUA’s Board of Trustees. This position is critical for keeping the C*UUYAN community informed and engaged with the conversations and issues which impact our movement. The person appointed would be responsible for attending three Board meetings (as well as relevant committee meetings) which take place on weekends in Boston, and providing reports not only to the steering committee but also to the broader C*UUYAN body. The job description for the C*UUYAN observer to the board can be found here.

Interested in either of these positions? For more information email us at cuuyan-sc@yahoogroups.com.

Click here to fill out an application.

Virtual Meeting a Success

July 18th was a first for C*UUYAN as we held an online virtual meeting to give updates on the work of the steering committee, elect new representatives and say thank you to those whose terms were completed. Though attendance was small, feedback was very good as people were happy to have a chance to hear what has been going on with the two task forces established at the pre-GA meeting in 2008, from Karina Leppik – C*UUYAN’s outgoing Board of Trustees Observer, and Erik Kesting, Director of the Youth and Young Adult Office. We also bid goodbye with thanks for their great work to Liz Weber, Linnea Huston and Andrew Mertz, all of whom completed their terms on the Steering Committee and welcomed Lindsay Simon as a new At-Large member. We thank all the participants and look forward to more conversations with young adults in the coming months.

Details for Virtual General Meeting

Here’s the web and teleconference information for the C*UUYAN virtual general meeting tomorrow. Hope you can join us!

Here’s the online address:
https://webmeeting.dimdim.com:443/portal/JoinForm.action?confKey=cwulff

The phone number for the call is:
702-473-3463
Access Code is 298533

Meeting is 3:00-5:00pm EST (adjust for your local time)

We’ll go over how to make the whole webmeeting thing work and some of the procedural questions right at the beginning of the meeting.

Thanks to those who have confirmed their attendance and to all of you for your support of C*UUYAN. We look forward to talking with you tomorrow.

Cheers,
Christopher

C*UUYAN Virtual General Meeting

C*UUYAN’s virtual meeting is scheduled July 18, 2009 from 3-5 pm eastern time.

At that time, to join the meeting, go to http://bit.ly/cuuyanmeeting09

Participants do not have to register for the virtual meeting, but should contact us if they’re interested so we can send any advance materials. If someone’s interested in running for Steering Committee, they should likewise be in touch.

You can reach us at cuuyan-sc@yahoogroups.com

Agenda:

1. Report of the Steering Committee
2. Report from Task Forces
3. Steering Committee Elections
4. Worship

Interested in SC?

We have 4 open positions: the facilitator and three at-large positions.

Please join us if you are passionate about YA ministry and the larger YA community!

SC positions are a one-year term

• This is a transition time, flexibility is a must.

SC work will likely include:

• Ensuring that summer conferences are coordinated
• Closer work with Anna Olsen and the Board of Trustees about Sponsored Organization status
• New staff in the YAMO
• Working together in right relationship with the Task Forces, Board of Trustees Observer, GA Young Adult Committee, Projects Committee