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Thursday, March 24, 2011

It's the Final Countdown

Yes, today is the last day to vote!!!!

Hello MCPA!

It's that time of year to vote for new executive board members.  We've got a great ballot of commited professionals who want to serve you!  All you need to do is take a few minutes to read about each candidate and cast your vote!  We could not do it without your nominations and now we can't do it without your vote, make your voice heard.  Click the link below to read about our candidates and vote.



Feel free to contact me with any questions. 

Sara Furr
Past President
Maryland College Personnel Association

Friday, March 18, 2011

1 More Week to Vote!

Hello MCPA!

It's that time of year to vote for new executive board members.  We've got a great ballot of commited professionals who want to serve you!  All you need to do is take a few minutes to read about each candidate and cast your vote!  We could not do it without your nominations and now we can't do it without your vote, make your voice heard.  Click the link below to read about our candidates and vote.



Feel free to contact me with any questions. 

Sara Furr
Past President
Maryland College Personnel Association

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

I Wouldn't Miss It! Pre-Convention Social

Who: All MCPA Members are welcome to come catch up old friends and meet new colleagues!
What: MCPA Social with Appetizers!
Where: Pratt Street Ale House
When: Friday, March 25, 2011 from 4pm-7pm

Drinks and extra appetizers are on you!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Looking for volunteering opportunities during ACPA?

Hello Maryland CPA!

We have opportunities for each of you to volunteer at ACPA this year, and you can volunteer based on your schedule preferences!

Volunteering for the Maryland CPA

For volunteering specifically with the Maryland CPA, we have a social networking opportunity for you!

The Maryland CPA is looking for volunteers for our no-host dinners on Saturday, March 26.

Simply put, no-host dinners mean that all attendees pay for their own food. Our listing in the program book and on the web invites convention attendees to meet us in the Hilton Hotel Lobby at 5 PM on Saturday, March 26. We have five Inner Harbor restaurants in mind for breakout groups. They were all chosen based on different cuisines and pricing options that would allow for $10 meals. At this point, we still need volunteers to lead groups to Tir Na Nog Irish Bar & Grill (Harborplace, Pratt Street Pavilion), J. Paul’s (Harborplace, Light Street Pavilion), and Hard Rock CafĂ© (Power Plant, Pratt Street).

Basically, our call for volunteers is so that we have at least one Maryland student affairs professional per dinner location.

If you are interested in helping with this effort, please reply to this e-mail or e-mail me directly at lbudd@loyola.edu by Tuesday, March 15.

In addition, please forward this e-mail to other professionals who may not be on our MCPA listserv.

Volunteering for the Convention or for C3

We literally have hundreds of volunteer spots open for the convention and need your help. A successful convention is reliant on volunteers like you.
 
For volunteer information for the convention or for C3, sign up at
tinyurl.com/ACPA2011!  The entire volunteer schedule of opportunities is listed there. To get started, you will need to provide your e-mail address to automatically receive an e-mail from Justin Fincher. Please note that once you reach the calendar option and select a day to volunteer, the pop-up box with opportunities might take some time to load. But once it does load, the opportunities are listed by time blocks and also list how many volunteer spaces are still available for each one.
 
If you have any questions about volunteer information for the Convention or for C3, please contact Justin or Emily.
 
Justin Fincher, Convention Volunteer Coordinator
justin@jhu.edu    
 
Emily Reetz, C3 Volunteer Coordinator

Thank you,
Lorrie Budd
President, Maryland College Personnel Association

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Rock the Vote!!!! MCPA Style

Hello MCPA!

It's that time of year to vote for new executive board members.  We've got a great ballot of commited professionals who want to serve you!  All you need to do is take a few minutes to read about each candidate and cast your vote!  We could not do it without your nominations and now we can't do it without your vote, make your voice heard.  Click the link below to read about our candidates and vote.



Feel free to contact me with any questions. 

Sara Furr
Past President
Maryland College Personnel Association