| Agenda/Itinerary |
Friday 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Set up/Hotel Check-in 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Registration [Race 4 Rights] Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Conference opening remarks 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. VSA Experiences (1 hr) 10:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m. Break/work on Quilt 11:00 a.m – 12:00 p.m Balance of Vietnamese & American Culture (1 hr) 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Diversity-Panel discussion (1hr) 2:30 p.m – 3:00 p.m. Break/work on Quilt 3:00 p.m – 3:45 p.m Career for Young Professionals (45 min) 3:00 p.m – 3:45 p.m. PR/Interpersonal Relations (45 min) 3:00 p.m – 3:45 p.m. Success Among Individuals - Bao Phi (45 min) 3:00 p.m – 3:45 p.m. Success Among Individuals - Jack Truong (45 min) 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break/work on Quilt 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Workshops a) Community Involvement (1hr) b) Youth Involvement – Key Note Speaker (1 hr) 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Break 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Banquet/Entertainment by Bao Phi & talented VSA participants 9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Da Vu / Concert entertainment by professional singers Sunday 8:30 a.m. – 9: 00 a.m. Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Bid Presentations for next year’s VIA-1 conference (Bao) 10:30 a.m. – 11: 30 a.m. Closing Ceremony/Finish up Quilt if needed |
| Brief Descriptions of the Workshops |
Brief Descriptions of the Workshops 3 main focuses: Student Life: 1. Diversity – Panel discussion (Steve Young, KChau Ngo, Hoang Dao) - 3 speakers from 3 different generations - Covers topics like: a. Interaction among different people in society b. Stereotyping c. How overcome that 2. VSA Experiences – representatives from participating VSA’s Success and failures shared to improve each other’s organizations 3. Careers for young professional (Career Development Staff) - Entry-level positions. - How will we help the students? - Preparing cover letters, resumes, and salary negotiation 4. Balance of Vietnamese and American Culture (Possibly Ky Duyen) - First Generation & Second Generation (Traditional and Americanized Vietnamese issues) - Expectations, Similarities & Differences
Community Empowerment: 1. Leadership skills/Community Involvement (Phuong Dao) 2. PR/Interpersonal Relations (Healther Dorsey – Umin instructor) - Social settings- Understanding of differences- Etiquettes
3. What is a community? (Bac Oanh) - Why do we have it? - Voice for the people? - Social Support? - How do you represent the people? - Differences in other communities? 4. Youth Involvement/volunteering (Trinh Hoi) 5. Success Among Individuals - Jack Truong (3M)-VP of Post-It dept - Bao Phi (entertainer)
Collective Philanthropy Project (Walk-a-thon: VietACT): 1. Philanthropy Projects: (Project leaders) - VietAct
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| Nominations |
Best Website: This award goes to the VSA whose website stands out the most as a visually attractive and informative site. It must both promote its VSA and also encourage members to participate in its upcoming events. Most Improved Website: This award goes to the VSA whose website has shown the most improvement since the following year. Zero to Hero Award: This award goes to the most improved VSA. To the VSA that had started out from a small quiet organization to a large active and wide spread organization on campus. Biggest Pea in the Pod Award: This award goes to the most active VSA that has the most events throughout the year. The Open Arms Award: This award goes to the VSA that participates in the community the most. Not only does this include volunteering for local churches and charities, but it also includes helping other organizations out that are in need. Dedicated Members Award: This award goes to the VSA with the most dedicated members. The most members that consistently take the time to participate in its VSA’s events Most Tight Knit Award: This award goes to the most organized VSA. The VSA that has all its meetings and events well planned out and is the most prepared for whatever comes its way.
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