The Collaboratory

1. The Collaboratory Monday, January 11, 2010

2. Welcome Back!

3. What is the Collaboratory? The Collaboratory: • Is an organization run by students, faculty and staff advisors. • Provides an organization-based learning environment where students build on classroom knowledge. • Enables students to experience, apply, test, and reflect on what they are learning. • Projects in mathematical and information sciences, engineering, and business that serve disadvantaged people and care for the earth

4. Organizational Structure Application Groups • Communications Technology • Disability Resources • Education • Energy • Microeconomic Development • Transportation • Water • Staff Groups • Finance • Information Management (IM) • Logistics • Marketing

5. Meeting in January Just a reminder that we WILL be having Collaboratory Chapel during J-Term • January 11 • January 25 Meeting with your Group/Project is also still required

6. Congratulations Dr. Hare and the Education Group for receiving a $2500 grant from the Joni and Friends Christian Fund for the Disabled!

7. CollabWear is Back!! Payment is due by Friday Jan 15th Items available • T-Shirts - $10 • Decorative • Grungy • Beanie - $10

8. CollabWear Click on link

9. CollabWear

10. MLK Commemoration Week Events on Tuesday, Jan 19th • Common Chapel (Brubaker Auditorium) • Alternate Chapel (Issachar’s Loft: 7:00pm - 8:00pm) “Unexpected Guests at the Banquet Table” • Scholars’ Symposium (Boyer 131: 4:15pm – 5:15pm) “Theological Perspectives on Disabilities” Event on Wednesday, Jan 20th MLK Celebration (Larson Student Union: 9:00pm – 11:00pm) • Interactive presentations • B-Sides concert featuring Brown Rice Family • FREE For more information: www.messiah.edu/mlk

11. Summer 2010 Site Teams All Su10 Site Team members: The Agape Center is offering summer missions grants to help cover the cost of missions trips or lost summer earnings. • Up to $2000 for your trip or tuition (7 available)! • Requires an application and reference • Due to the Agape Center by February 15th • For more information or an application: • Email Dave at Collaboratory@messiah.edu • Check your Messiah mass email • http://www.messiah.edu/external_programs/agape/

12. Biodiesel at the PA Farm Show The Biodiesel team has a booth at the PA Farm Show! They will be in the Expo Hall until Saturday, January 16th, so drop on by and support them. For more information: Email Mike Zummo at MZummo@messiah.edu Or check the website: http://www.farmshow.state.pa.us

13. 2010 Leadership Class What: An orientation to leadership within the Collaboratory and provides a pool from which we choose our leaders. Who: Members interested in leadership positions in the Collaboratory LAST CHANCE Email Deborah by 12am tonight! ≈ 6 x 1.5 hours in the Spring semester Contact Deborah Tepley at Dtepley@messiah.edu

14. Welcome Gerry Hartis! Director of Business and Leadership Studies Council of Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU)

15. An update from the one and only…Billy Bellows

16. Next Time The Joys of our Spiritual Disciplines: Worship Brian Smith Teaching Pastor for College Ministries and Senior Lecturer in Bible Chapel Credit will be offered!

17. Tonight Bible Study: Jeremiah Angela Hare Chair, Mathematical Sciences and Education Group Advisor Chapel Credit is offered!