Chapter
News
03/03/2010
Editor
Needed for Beta Bits
Beta Bits needs a new editor/web page master beginning July
1. If you have an interest in writing/editing the .pdf version,
creating and updating web pages, and taking photos of Beta events, this
is the position for you. News is collected from the officers and
committee members. Photos are taken at meetings and events or submitted
by members who take photos. Each issue is published online and in .pdf
format. Print copies are distributed to three members without e-mail
and one copy is filed at the archives.Want to talk more about the
newsletter?
Meeting
of the Minds at Zandbroz in February and Enjoying Women and Their Music
at the Fargo Theater
Program
Note:
Sharon
Miller is working on talent acquisition initiatives, and is developing
and implementing a new program for students to jumpstart their careers
in the technology industry. It is an innovative opportunity
to leverage her recruiting experience in the private sector to bridge
the gap between the academic experience and “real
world” productivity. In addition, Sharon is a
recruiting consultant for small entrepreneurial organizations that
reside in the Technology Incubator. She feels that the
opportunity to positively impact the hiring practices of these small
innovative companies is a great privilege. AND it is our privilege to
be working with Barnes & Noble in developing this opportunity
for her to present her thoughts to our community.
A Tisket, A Tasket,
The Y-Shelter Needs
A Basket
Beta’s
May Day Project
The Y-Shelter is in need of laundry baskets.
Their clients receive a basket to transport
their belongings from the shelter.
You are encouraged to bring a laundry basket or a item
from the list below to the May meeting.
We will create our May Baskets for the Y as the members gather.
The baskets will be delivered after the meeting.
(May 1 Beta will meet at the Charism Center (3350 35th Avenue South, Fargo)
Cold medicine / cough syrup / lozenges
Deodorant
Gas and grocery gift cards
Diapers (size 6) Antibiotic cream
ANY AND ALL FOOD IS NEEDED
Fresh/frozen meat, produce, dairy, box dinners Honey
Apple juice boxes Single serving chicken noodle soup
Baby formula (especially orange Good Start)
Hand & dish soap Laundry detergent & fabric softener
Disinfecting spray/wipes Glass cleaner, counter top spray, bathroom cleaner
The Y-Shelter Needs
A Basket
Beta’s
May Day Project
The Y-Shelter is in need of laundry baskets.
Their clients receive a basket to transport
their belongings from the shelter.
You are encouraged to bring a laundry basket or a item
from the list below to the May meeting.
We will create our May Baskets for the Y as the members gather.
The baskets will be delivered after the meeting.
(May 1 Beta will meet at the Charism Center (3350 35th Avenue South, Fargo)
Cold medicine / cough syrup / lozenges
Deodorant
Chapstick
Unscented lotion/hand cream
Women's
socks & underwear (sizes
6-9)
Gas and grocery gift cards
Diapers (size 6) Antibiotic cream
ANY AND ALL FOOD IS NEEDED
Fresh/frozen meat, produce, dairy, box dinners Honey
Apple juice boxes Single serving chicken noodle soup
Baby formula (especially orange Good Start)
Hand & dish soap Laundry detergent & fabric softener
Disinfecting spray/wipes Glass cleaner, counter top spray, bathroom cleaner
Society News
EducatorEdge
site announced by International
EducatorEdge.org,
is the official website of the DKG Educational Foundation. On
this site, educators may search for appropriate professional
development opportunities, application forms for Cornetet awards and
Educational Foundation Project grants, and a list of awardees of the
Cornetet awards. There is much more...information about the
Seminar in Purposeful Living, Links to educational websites and
historical information.
SOME
USEFUL RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS
A
publication by UNICEF entitled The
State of the World’s Children
came out in November 2009 celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the
adoption on 20 November 1989 of the Convention on the Rights of the
Child. This volume, an Executive Summary, and a companion volume of
statistical tables, can be downloaded by going to www.unicef.org
and clicking on “Publications.”
The
Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning is an Asia Society
membership network “that connects state and district decision
makers, school leaders, teachers, university faculty and other
stakeholders…to increase the number of American schools
offering rigorous international studies
The
UN WomenWatch website (www.un.org/womenwatch)
is “an electronic gateway to web-based information on all
United Nations’ work…for the promotion of gender
equity and women’s empowerment.” It provides a list
of websites of UN activities specializing in gender issues with a brief
description of the goals and programs of each.
Kristof,
Nicholas D. and Sheryl WuDunn. Half
the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.
New York: Alfred Knopf, 2009. A number of your NGO reps and other
members of CTAUN heard the authors speak at a meeting at the UN last
fall or at other venues in New York City. The title is taken from a
Chinese proverb: “Women hold up half the sky.”
This book provides an overview of a broad range of ways in
which women are oppressed worldwide and some of the measures currently
being taken by various groups to provide assistance.
New
Partnership with UNICEF
Under a new agreement signed in 2009, The Delta Kappa Gamma Society
International and UNICEF expand an initiative from six to eleven
countries in eastern, southern, western, and central Africa. The
original six countries were Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, South
Africa and Zimbabwe. The additional five are Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger,
Ethiopia, and Madagascar. Teacher training is a prominent part of the
program, along with the building or rehabilitation of schools, the
provision of clean water and sanitary facilities, furniture, and
learning materials. (For more information see www.schoolsforafrica.com).
The Schools for Africa Campaign will be presented to the membership
following Executive Board approval this July at the International
Convention in Spokane for approval as a Society project.
The Committee on Teaching About the United Nations (CTAUN) presents
Third Annual Conference in Atlanta, March 12, 2010. Last summer CTAUN
announced that it had received a grant of $5,000 from the Elise
Boylston Memorial Foundation of Psi State (Georgia) to assist in
funding this conference.
Another conference is scheduled for Nobember 6, 2010 in Indianapolis,
IN. See CTAUN website (www.teachun.org)
along with further information regarding these conferences, programs,
and registration. the theme will be “It’s Our
World--Lessons for Peace and Reconciliation.” This conference
will be co-sponsored by CTAUN with Kappa Delta Pi, an organization of
over 40,000 members at colleges and universities throughout the
country, whose headquarters are in Indianapolis.
Delta Kappa Gamma members are actively involved with the organization
of these conferences and as official representatives at the United
Nations Department of Public Information and the Economic and Social
Council. They are also all members of CTAUN.
