March 2006 Newsletter

Christine Leja, CDP, CHS-I
Region 5 President

NCC and Region 5 Funding

The 2006 AITP National Collegiate Conference (NCC) is scheduled for March 30, 2006 and April 1, 2006 in Dallas, Texas!

Region 5 offered three awards of $300 each to student chapters who applied for funding. Seven schools submitted requests. Congratulations to the three winners:

• Mid-State Technical College - Stevens Point
  Attn: Sherrilee Wallerman, Faculty Advisor
  933 Michigan Ave.
  Stevens Point, WI 54481
• Eastern Illinois University
  Attn: John Willems, Faculty Advisor
  Lumpkin Hall, Room 337
  Charleston, IL 61920
• Central Michigan University
  Attn: Monica C. Holmes, Faculty Advisor
  Grawn 305
  Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Note that Central Michigan University will be hosting the 2007 National Collegiate Conference!

The other schools who submitted funding requests were:

• Milwaukee Area Technical College - West, Milwaukee, WI
• Northern IL University, DeKalb, IL
• Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI
• Western Wisconsin Technical College, LaCrosse, WI

We wish the best for all our NCC participating schools! We know each team is a winner and we look forward to hearing the results of your competition!

Special thanks to Bill Reaugh and Gary Keller who coordinated the Region 5 NCC Funding Awards!

Region 5 Upcoming Events

Plan to come! Keep these tentative dates on your calendar:

• AITP Region 5 Spring Conference, Springfield, IL - May 4, 2006 and May 5, 2006
  Chair: Walter Meek
• AITP Region 5 Fall Meeting and Chapter Workshop, St. Louis, MO - September 28, 2006 and September 29, 2006
  Note: Association President, Mark Gilfand, will be speaking at the chapter meeting, Thursday evening, September 28, 2006
• Our very first Region 5 Student Conference, Davenport, IA - October 6, 2006
  Region 5 Coordinator: Bob Grenier, Ph.D., CCP; Conference Chair: Lori Walljasper
  Sponsored by: Augustana College, Blackhawk College, and Scott Community College

Region 5 Spring Conference - May 4th & 5th in Springfield, IL

The Capitol Chapter is hosting this year's Region 5 Spring Conference. Special thanks to the Chair, Walter Meek, and his committee for all the preparation you are doing for an outstanding event!

To register and for more information go to http://www.aitpcapitol.org/Conference.htm. An outstanding two days of events have been planned! A block of rooms have been reserved at the Northfield Inn, Suites and Conference Centers at a flat rate of $69.00. This special rate has a cut-off date of April 20, 2006.

Chapter Help for March

• The COPA and PCS submittal deadline for 2005 is April 15, 2006! If you are planning to submit for 2006, now is a good time to begin. Add documentation at each chapter meeting and you will be surprised how easy it is to achieve the Chapter Outstanding Performance Award!
• Complete and submit the new chapter officers' form. (This form is critical to ensure the right chapter members receive AITP news and focused emails!) Again, you can find at www.aitp.org under Operations/Manuals and Forms followed by a search for Chapter Officers Form.
• Individual Performance Awards (IPA) should be submitted two months prior to the planned presentation. Use the spreadsheet on www.aitp.org under the Association Manuals and Forms web page.
• Update your chapter webpage on www.aitp.org and the chapter's website. Let's make the chapters in Region 5 the most current!
• Plan to attend the AITP Region 5 Spring Conference! Remember, there is a chapter incentive of $100 to each chapter who has two or more attendees at the Spring Conference including the Chapter Workshop!

Reaching Out

• Check the Region 5 webpage, www.aitp.org/region5/ , for current information! The redesign and updates are in progress thanks to the web committee chaired by John Council and webmaster, Aaron Nance!
• A Speakers section has been added to the Region 5 webpage. We encourage chapters to reference the section when looking for speakers. And, please submit any speakers you would like to recommend to John Council at jwmc@athenet.net.
• The Region 5 Officers welcome your input and questions. Feel free to contact us! Remember you can email us from the www.aitp.org webpage for Region 5.
• Would you like a Region 5 Officer to visit your chapter? Send us your request and the officers will do their best to visit your chapter!

Your 2006 Region 5 Officers are:

President - Christine Leja, CCP, CHS-I, St. Louis Chapter
Vice President - John Council, CCP, Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
Secretary - Larry Schmitz, CCP, CMC, Northeast Wisconsin Chapter
Treasurer - Anthony E. LaCrosse, Southeast Wisconsin Chapter
Past President – Dr. Bob Grenier, Ph.D., CCP, Illowa Chapter
Webmaster - Aaron Nance, CCP, St. Louis Chapter & Perry Fritz, Sheboygan Chapter