Region 11
New Jersey, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec

Regional Director
Ronald C. Diment
Director of Conference Services
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave
Villanova, PA 19085
(610) 519-7580 / Fax: (610) 519-7869
ronald.diment@villanova.edu

Regional Director-Elect
Connie M. Castellano, CCEP
Campus & Corporate Events Manager and Director of Gannett Art Gallery
SUNY Institute of Technology At Utica/Rome
100 Seymour Road
Utica, NY 13502
(315) 792-7819 / Fax : (315) 792-7831
castelc@sunyit.edu

Region 11 members at ACCED-I 30th Annual Conference in Louisville, KY

2010 Fall Summit

Information on the Fall Summit can be found at www.stvincent.edu/events/ACCED_I2010

It's that time again! ACCED-I 2010 Region 11 Fall Summit is scheduled for Sunday to Tuesday, October 24 to 26, 2010, at The Conference Center at St. Vincent College, Fred M. Rogers Center.

Our courteous hosts are Kathleen Patalone and Chris Hartman, who's goal is to tailor the this year's regional meeting to meet your needs! If you could take a few moments and complete this survey, it will help them to begin crafting this meeting and its components.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Fall_Summit_at_Saint_Vincent_College

Other pertinent information about Region 11's Fall Summit:
Registration Fee: $175
Lodging: Wingate by Wyndham, Latrobe, ACCED-I Region 11, $73 per night, www.wingatehotels.com, 3970 Route 30, Rt 981 and Rt 30, Latrobe, PA, 15650, (724) 539-0400.

To contact Kathleen, Angela, or Chris:
events@stvincent.edu, (724) 532-5030, www.stvincent.edu/events

This will be another fabulous Region 11 event! Hope to see you all there!

Regional News

2010 Region 11 Fall Summit submitted by Chris Hartman

Location: The Conference Center at St. Vincent College, Fred M. Rogers Center

Date:  October 24-26, 2010

Registration Fee: $175

Contact: events@stvincent.edu, (724)532-5030

Website: www.stvincent.edu/events

Lodging Info: Wingate by Wyndham, Latrobe, ACCED-I Region 11, $73/night,
www.wingatehotels.com 3970 Route 30, Rt 981 and Rt 30, Latrobe, PA, (724)539-0400  

Margene Weiss, Daemon College, and her husband have returned from 2 weeks out of the country. He lead a Cretan Mediterranean Diet Study Tour (for 10) to Crete & Athens, where they toured everything first hand, met chefs and attended cooking school. Then they stopped in Rome on their way home. Margene has thoughts about hospitality from this trip that she will share with ACCED-I colleagues in the near future.

Dottie Warner reports that, along with their diplomas, Dickinson College graduates were treated with a humorous surprise, when President Bill Durden announced that they would each be receiving one of the college's infamous cafeteria trays as a parting gift.  "This tray is decorated with Dickinson symbols and has been in service for decades.  Not only will you possess a lifetime material witness of the broader changes that this tray symbolizes (referring to the fact that during the 2009-2010 academic year Dickinson went tray-less in the cafeteria), but you will never again be tray-less!" he said of the "collector's item", adding "You can use it at your graduate and professional schools while they go tray-less.  Use it as a great sled in winter."  In addition, Durden joked, "By recycling these trays, we yet affirm sustainability."

On April 11th,  Sarah Goodrich, CCEP, East Stroudsburg University, Barb Romano and Ebony Scott at Cornell University attended the Skunk Cabbage Half Marathon.  Both Ebony and Barb cheered Sarah on.  It was great for Sarah to see some familiar faces when she crossed the finish line.  On May 16, she ran the Run for Red full marathon (26.2 miles) in 4 hours 25 minutes.  The race supported the Monroe County (PA) Red Cross, was very cool to run in her own "backyard".  

Renee Crowe, a newcomer from Lancaster Bible College (LBC), reports LBC will be hosting 18 outside groups with an estimate of 3340 guests visiting the campus this summer. The largest group is the Southern Baptist Conference for the Deaf. This will be very challenging since I do not know sign language!

Lancaster Bible College is also starting a new program for adult learners called iLEAD (International Leadership Education and Discipleship).The graduate school, degree completion program, and the Institute for Biblical Enrichment are being combined into one department to form iLEAD. The purpose is to offer adult education at all post-secondary educational levels, appropriately designed for adult learners, for the purpose of developing servant ministry leaders for global impact. These programs include, but will not be limited to, conferences, lay institutes, continuing education, degree completion, graduate, and doctoral programs of study. All programs are taught from a biblical worldview perspective and are consistent with the mission of LBC.

Patty McFadden from Penn State Great Valley shares:

July 14:  "Picnic in the Park:  Eating Fresh" – Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley is showcasing our Conference Center and our on-site weekly Farmers' Market with a themed lunchtime open house called "Picnic in the Park:  Eating Fresh".  The complimentary event features our select caterers who provide the light fare, local hotels, and local vendors who can assist with event planning.  This year's event features a local celebrity speaker who will provide nutritional tidbits and a cooking demonstration using healthy fresh ingredients.

Every Thursday through mid-November:  Farmers' Market at Penn State Great Valley http://www.sgps.psu.edu/market/default.ashx – in our parking lot, 30 E. Swedesford Road. Over 20 local farmers and vendors offering fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, cheeses, baked goods, plants, soaps, candles, and much more. 

Lois Kubinak, Albright College, wants us to know her office's Facebook Business Page has launched......

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reading-PA/Albright-College-Summer-Conferences/121007914585830?ref=ts. In addition,  they are planning for a typical summer camp season, many returning athletic groups, music camp, and a handful of new (first-year) programs.

Connie Castellano, CCEP,  from SUNYIT reports SUNYIT has a number of construction projects so it is taking a lot of our bigger spaces offline. Therefore, it will be a light summer as far as conference groups on campus. However, I am working on a new marketing concept with our public relations director, and am co-chairing the transfer, graduate, and freshman orientations so that is keeping me busy!

Kate Chilton reported that SUNY Plattsburgh hosted the SUNY-wide Conference on Instructional Technology for 500 + attendees and 40+ vendors May 25 - 28!

And also hosted the SUNY Education Deans and Directors from June 9 - 11.
Our second annual Global Supply Chain Management Conference will be held June 15 - 17.  Then she hopes to take a day or two off.

Georgian Court University is proud that their new Wellness Center received Gold LEED status recently. The facility houses athletics, physical education, exercise science and dance programs and is used as a multi-purpose facility for both internal and rental functions. Energy saving features and renewable products abound including a grass-thatched roof.

Conferences & Special Events is working towards a paperless policy for rental groups, encouraging groups to post handouts to websites and distribute CDs or flash drives instead of paper proceedings. We hope to enforce a total paperless policy by 2012.
 

MANY THANKS to all of our reporters!  Be Cool this summer!!

-Ron Diment, Villanova University, News at Eleven Anchor Dude

 
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2009 Fall Regional Meeting

ACCED-I Report

On October 4, 5, 6, 2009, we had our Region 11 Conference at Wildwood Conference Center in Harrisburg, PA. It was a great learning and networking experience for everyone who attended!

Mike Baker did a phenomenal job as the site director. There were lots of good sessions pertaining to leadership, social networking, promoting your campus to outside groups and to your internal colleagues. Everyone had an opportunity for fun and relaxation at the local brewery and casino. We also got a chance to see the highlights of the upcoming National Conference in Louisville, Kentucky in March 2010. Thanks to everyone who attended the conference!

Thank you Mike Baker!

29th Annual Conference in Boston, MA

Region 11 members at ACCED-I 29th Annual Conference in Boston, MA