CASH will not hold a regular meeting this Thursday, November 20. So take some extra time to study, see a loved one or just get extra super pumped for Thanksgiving! Everyone have a safe, happy holiday and we'll see you on the 4th for Pizza and South Park!
Professor Robert Osburn emailed CASH about a really interesting course offered next semester. Check it out:
EdPA 3010 Special Topics for Undergraduates: “Religion, Ethics, and Educational Policy”
Instructor: Robert Osburn, PhD
3 credits
M/W 11:15 am-12:30 pm
116 Folwell
Description: Most appropriate for students who have taken at least one year of coursework, the course examines the increasing complexity of religious life in America and disputes regarding the place of religion and religious practice in public life. These call for discernment in the classroom, as well as greater skill in understanding the historical and contemporary role of religious belief and expression in K-12 and higher education. Students will interact with community and religious leaders, consider legal and ethical issues in schooling, as well as issues of religion and science, values education, school prayer, students' and educators' rights and responsibilities with respect to religious expression, religion in the global educational context, and related topics.
Don't forgot to come out next Thursday, November 13 to see Sunsara Taylor speak about "Away With All Gods! Unchaining the Mind and Radically Changing the World!"
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Hemant Mehta is returning to CASH to give a talk about his experiences working with the Secular Student Alliance, selling his soul on eBay (it's true, he did! Kind of), and what religious folk are doing right.
Date: Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Coffman Memorial Union room 323
As CASH's second to last event this year we will be meeting outside the Recreation Center for some beach volleyball. Bring your sandals and dress comfortably enough to shake that sand out of your pants after an epic fail at a spike.
We're going to host this event a little earlier so we can preserve light and warmth - be there at 6:00PM SHARP!
Earlier this week, Coffman Memorial Union was visited by a tasteless and misleading pro-forced-pregnancy travelling propaganda display. CASH members Christopher Howe and Hannah Heidt had letters in Thursday's Minnesota Daily, where they exposed the inconsistent reasoning behind the display's message, and asked the obvious question: "Where were the free condoms and information about birth control? If abortion is as pandemic as genocide (like in Darfur for instance) shouldn't a practical, even-handed and effective method of preventing the issue be the priority?"
Congratulations to CASH's 2008-2009 executive board! In a not-so-contested election, five awesome CASHies stepped up to leadership positions. They are:
Activities Director: Jeff Campbell
Administrative Director: Ryan Schmidt
Advertising Director: Hannah Heidt
Finance Director: Kalyn Williams
Public Relations Director: Lauren Hayden
Thank you to everyone who ran, and to all who came out to vote!
Election Day for CASH Officials! Choose the next leaders of CASH. The Board is responsible for planning events, funding them, getting our message out, and most of all serving YOU as a dedicated CASH-ite! Your input on the Board makeup is critical to the future of our organization.
The Board is made up of 5 individuals: the Activities Director, Finance Director, Publicity Director, Public Relations Director and Administrative Director. These people will appoint it’s advisory board, and other committees. After the election, the new Board will take over the leadership of CASH for the 2008-2009 school year.
CASH needs leaders for next year. A couple of the current board members (Andy, Finance Director; Will, Activities Director) are heading out of CASH and need someone to take their place. Don't feel discouraged if you would like to be the Advertising Director, Administrative Director, or Publicity Director: you can still run for these positions too and other CASH board members are willing to shuffle their responsibilities around so you can be a leader in the oldest student atheist group in the nation. being a part of CASH will give you a vote on the board and allow you to have a part in deciding which direction CASH will take in the coming year. It's a great opportunity to be involved in the atheist community and give something back. You'll have the opportunity to rub shoulders with many strong names in the atheist community and be a part of helping our numbers grow. There will be free food at this event for members, either a spaghetti dinner or pizza.
The Muslim Student Association, Baha'i Campus Club, Hillel, University Baptist Church, and CASH are getting together to have a discussion about where we see humanity's future going and how we are progressing. It should be an interesting conversation with all the different perspectives. CASH has enjoyed working with the Baha'i Campus Club in the past and hopes to create some new relationships with the other groups at the event. All of the speakers are students at the University and each group will be represented by one or two individuals. CASH's own Andrew Buttler will be representing the atheistic perspective. Please come to this event and listen to the exchange of ideas.
The panel will be held at the Hillel Student Center at 1521 University Ave. SE just between 15th and 16th streets on University Avenue.
The Secular Student Alliance, an umbrella organization that represents and supports student groups for nontheists, has announced the details of their 2008 conference in Washington, D.C. this June. Applications are already available for $100 and $200 travel grants; the grants are simple to apply for, almost always approved, and given out on a first-come, first-served basis. You can even combine the SSA travel grant with CASH's $50 Conference Small Grants Initiative! Apply today and go network with student leaders from around the world.
