no actual updates about the A3C...

...because the administration has not provided us with any. But I have five items to discuss with you:

1) An A3C community forum will take place in late February or March, after the CAAA Pan-Asian banquet (see Item 4 below), where Pres. Skorton, VP Murphy, and Dean Hubbell will answer questions about the A3C. There, we should put more pressure on the administration to finish the A3C as soon as possible.

Two students on the committee (Bhavna Devani and Susan Duan) are leaving Cornell in May, and I won't be far behind. We are concerned that they are stalling us until current Asian/Asian American student leaders leave the school, and then they will let the initiatives die again. We should try our hardest to not let this happen. That includes telling new students, regardless of undergrad or grad status, about our efforts and the importance of their involvement.

2) We have been submitting articles to the Bully Pulpit (see previous entry for more info). See the January 21st issue for my article on the history of our A3C movement. The next issue, which will be published around February 4th, will have Bhavna's article on why the A3C should and can be funded during this recession. If you are interested in writing, let me know! We expect to publish at least one article in BP for the rest of this semester.

3) Are you interested in tabling for A3C during CAPSU's annual Asia Night event? Asia Night is happening Saturday, February 21st this year. It has always been a grand event, which will helpful to recruiting more people for the A3C effort. At the very least, people can sign up for the mailing list and stay informed about efforts for our Center.

If you are interested in tabling for half an hour--or longer--please let me know. You won't be tabling alone, and we'll make it fun, I promise :)

4) The Cornell Asian Alumni Association (CAAA) is holding a banquet in NYC on Sat, February 21st as well. Some members of the A3C Committee may attend, but certainly Kent Hubbell and Renee Alexander will be there. This year, the banquet's proceeds will go into A3C funding, which is old but always good news.

5) I found out that you can subscribe to this A3C blog through Atom. Scroll down to the way bottom of the page, and click on "Posts (Atom)." I can't give you more details than that, as I am technologically illiterate, but if you subscribe to the blog, you should be emailed whenever I make a new post. That way, you can get the latest news on the A3C without me having to email you personally! Win-win.

Take care,
Caroline