Sustained Dialogue Campus Network

January E-Newsletter: Vol. 7

Hello, and welcome to the new SDCN e-newsletter! This letter is sent out to the SD family: all alumni, moderators, student leaders, participants, and supporters who help strengthen the network. We’ve made some changes to make this newsletter more personal, more accessible, and more closely tied to what’s going on at YOUR campus.

THIS ISSUE:
I. DECEMBER UPDATES AND JANUARY PLANS
II. NETWORK NEWS
III. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

I. DECEMBER UPDATES AND JANUARY PLANS


DECEMBER UPDATES

This month Clark and Tessa took a break from traveling and spent some quality time at the SDCN Headquarters. After the launch of the new SDCN Website, they commenced the planning of the upcoming Train-the-Trainer workshop in January, selected a new Program Director to work alongside Tessa starting this summer, and entertained a few surprise visits in the office. Read on to see what’s in store for January.



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COMING SOON!


NEW SD Leader’s Manual

Plans for the upcoming Annual SDCN Conference in April

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JANUARY EVENTS

January 11-13th – Washington, DC – Train-the-Trainers workshop:
Student leaders from the University of Virginia, Colorado College, University of Notre Dame, and Dickinson College will spend 3 days at the SDCN Headquarters to gain further training and skills in Sustained Dialogue from Clark and Tessa.

Jan 13-17th – Santa Barbara, CA – Tessa will conduct an initial dialogue meeting for students at Fielding Graduate University to address issues of race and privilege within their unique online-based community.

January 16th – Charlottesville, VA – Clark will meet with the Faculty Sustained Dialogue group leaders at the University of Virginia to provide consultation for their program development.
January 25th—Washington, DC—This is our target completion date for the new and improved SD Leader’s Manual. A remix of the first edition of Embracing a Vision, this Manual will be a great resource to all of our SD programs!

January—Washington, DC—SDCN Conference Team begins to plan! This month marks the beginning of planning for the 2006 Conference, held this year from April 7-9 in Princeton, NJ. If you’d like to be a part of the conference team, but aren’t yet involved just send an email to info@sdcampusnetwork.org and let us know!

II. NETWORK NEWS

Here’s the deal: we want to make sure we’re talking to every school, all the time. So if you have ANY questions, concerns, feedback, or updates—let us know! Shoot us an e-mail or give us a call, and we’ll be talking to you soon!!

info@sdcampusnetwork.org

(202) 393-7643

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An Official Addition to the SD Family

We would like to announce a warm welcome to Christina Kelleher, the new SDCN Program Director for 2006-2008! Christina has been deeply committed to Sustained Dialogue since her first involvement as a participant at the University of Virginia. She has since become an experienced moderator, Vice Chair of the SD UVa program, and a summer intern at IISD. We are excited for her to join us at SDCN in June!


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Emerging Possibilities

Conversations have started with four new schools interested in the possibility of starting an SD program. They include:

Cabrini College – Radnor, PA
University of Alabama – Tuscaloosa, AL
Emory University – Atlanta, GA
Charlottesville High School – Charlottesville, VA

As a true network, students, faculty, and administrators from these institutions became intrigued with Sustained Dialogue through their personal relationships with SD alumni from current programs in the Campus Network. Dialogue not only travels far and wide, but also lasts beyond campus borders!

Season’s Greetings in DC

We entertained quite a few visits from some old and new faces. First, David Tukey, Princeton SD co-founder, arrived from New York to attend the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and invited Tessa to attend the opening remarks by the Dalai Lama.

David’s co-founder, Teddy Nemeroff, flew in for the holidays from South Africa where he conducts several Sustained Dialogue programs. He joined us for our office holiday lunch and imparted some valuable leadership and presentation tips with Clark and Tessa in preparation for the upcoming Train-the-Trainer’s workshop.

Amanda Taylor, a PhD candidate from Harvard and UVA alum visited us for the first time in hopes to learn more about SD. Amanda is currently enrolled in a course called “American dilemmas: Everyday Antiracism.” Since she claims DC as her home, Amanda conveniently sought our insight and resources to help develop her final project, which focuses on combating racism in education.

Finally, Elizabeth Rothschild, an alum from the University of Virginia and former SD moderator, graced us with her presence, also a native of DC. She is the National Organizer of the Young Democratic Socialists in New York City and has recently invited Clark and Tessa to present at their upcoming national conference in February, entitled “Turning the Tide towards Freedom: Building the Youth and Student Movement for Justice.”





III. SDCN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES


Kick-off Travel Teams. Be a part of a 3-4 member SD Kick-Off team and travel to other SD campuses across the nation to support new schools start Sustained Dialogue. Meet students from other campuses that are also engaged in Sustained Dialogue and concerned with the same issues you are! Speak about your experiences with Sustained Dialogue at a retreat. Encourage and motivate new SD participants and leaders!

Moderator Trainer. Become a moderator trainer for Sustained Dialogue! We are currently developing a volunteer training core to assist with moderator training. Learn how to be a skilled moderator trainer to train new moderators at your own school, as well as others!

Internships. Apply to be a fall, spring, or summer intern at the International Institute for Sustained Dialogue based in Washington D.C. IISD interns get valuable experience and hands-on work communicating with students, contacting new schools, developing materials, gaining technical skills, and much more!! Both paid and unpaid internships available.

Website Master. Do you have web design and maintenance skills? Be the SDCN webmaster!

Email info@sdcampusnetwork.org if you are interested.

Please email Clark and Tessa at info@sdcampusnetwork.org with any questions, comments, or inquiries!