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Club Spotlight: Hillel

What is Hillel about?

EC Hillel provides opportunities for students to experience Jewish culture and heritage in ways which are positive and relevant to their lives.

Autumn Term events: 

Bagel Brunch, Sunday, August 14 · 10:30am - 1:30pm (Student Lounge)

Shabbat on South Beach, Friday, August 19 - 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Ongoing Events:

Bagel Brunch the first Sunday of every month

2 Shabbat dinners on the second and fourth Fridays of the month 

Movie night the third Thursday of every month

Besides our monthly events, we also celebrate every major Jewish holiday. We have hosted Passover Seder, built a Sukkah, had a costume party for Purim, held multiple celebrations for Hanukkah including lighting our very own menorah made by Eckerd students each night, and so much more!  

Club Contact

Check out their brand new facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/ECHillel, their twitter: @ECHillel, and their website: www.eckerdhillel.org!

Shabbat Dinner 2010

EZ Club Chartering & By-Laws

EZ Club Chartering & By-Laws

Created July 12, 2011 by Donald McMullen, ECOS VP

1. Print all of the “Club Chartering” .pdf link at:http://www.eckerd.edu/ecos/execcouncil/documents.php
2. Read until you reach the “Eckerd College Organization of Students CLUB CHARTERING APPLICATION.”
3. Begin to fill out worksheet neatly & accurately.
4. The club name should describe the club WITHOUT using “Eckerd” or “Eckerd College.”
5. For Faculty/Staff Advisor, please talk with the advisor before turning this in.
   Staff from Campus Activities are always available to be a club advisor, just ask!
6. If you are filling this out, that makes you the most responsible, so put yourself as student contact.
7. Is this a new club? Circle “yes” or “no”.
8. Club Officers should include a: President, Vice President, Secretary, and a Treasurer. Officers are elected by the club members to that position.
   NB: You only need TWO students to create a club at EC, so you do not need all these spots filled, and you may be both the President & Secretary for example.
9. Now, start typing. This sheet will be your clubs constitution. Be careful, use spell check, and think it through.
10. Statement of Purpose is where you tell everyone what your club is all about. Why its unique and why it is cool. This is what prospective members will read online. This does not need to be to long. A paragraph or two is great for most clubs.
11. By-Laws. These are important and are the number one reason clubs fail to be approved! Here is a specific breakdown of how to complete your clubs by-laws. Examples are provided and may be copied if it fits for your club. Please take your time.

1. Club Name: same as before
2. Objective or Purpose: Similar to “Statement of Purpose” but more direct. EX. The fishing club – To fish from and around EC with a group of motivated fishermen.
3. Membership-Eligibility: All students are eligible for all clubs, always. Most clubs have NO fees or dues for new members.
4. Officers: For each officer you need: Duties (ex. President: to oversee, lead, and make sure the club runs smoothly) Qualifications (is a student, possible club member requirements such as length of time as a club member) Election Procedures (Term limit is one year, or graduation. Most clubs have a statement about if a officer goes abroad and what happens in their absence.) Voting (By-laws must explicitly state that officers need a voting majority of the club members, usually 2/3’s majority)
5. Meetings: Clubs must meet approximately once a month, while school is in session. Quorumis what percentage of club members are present for the meeting to officially count as a club meeting.  Quorum is usually a simple majority of active members. Quorum is always necessary for officer voting.
6. Amendment of By-Laws: Here explain the process the club members will go through to amend your club constitution. EX: A club member must make a motion and explain the amendment, club members must be notified and allowed to discuss, after discussion the club members will vote. With a majority (usually 2/3’s), the amendment will be added to the clubs official constitution. *Notify ECOS @ ecosevp@eckerd.edu so we can update your files whenever you amend your constitution*
7. Faculty/Staff Advisor: Here you list what duties the advisor will fulfill. Also please include the advisors contact information again.
8. Now you have completed this page, please continue on to the EZ-Form for “Eckerd College Organization of Students Club Budget Request Form.”

FIND THE BUDGET REQUEST FORM AT:

http://www.eckerd.edu/ecos/execcouncil/files/budget.pdf

Need more help? Want to meet in person? Any questions, comments, or ideas?

Please email me at: ecosevp@eckerd.edu or visit the ECOS office next to

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Club Spotlight: EC Japan Culture Club

What is The Japan Culture Club?

Promotes learning, interest and understanding of Japan and its culture.

Some events include our annual Onigiri party, trips to Japanese or Asian Festivals as well as concerts and academic lectures.

Club Contact

Check out their Facebook Page Here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=327144800904&v=photos&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=327144800904&v=wall

What's Going on This Weekend? 29th April - 1st May 2011

What's going on This Weekend? 

29th April - 1st May 2011

Friday 29th April

Festival of Cultures - Presented by EC International Students Association - Hough Quad - 4pm - 7pm

Facebook Event here!

Phillip Montalban - Presented by EC International Students Association - Nicaraguan Reggae Star - Hough Quad - 5:30pm

Relay for Life - Soccer Field - 6pm

Facebook Event here!

Saturday 30th April

Sinko De Mayo - Waterfront - 1pm - 5pm

Facebook Event here!

Take Your Clothes off for the Homeless - ECHO and Palmetto Productions - Tritons Pub - 9pm - 12am

Facebook Event here!

Sunday 1st May

"Longboardaplooza" presented by EC Long Board Club - GO Pavilion - 3pm - 8pm

Facebook Event here

The Flush - Issue 24! What's going on around campus!

Long board Club Event - Sunday @ Go Pavilion - 3pm-8pm

CPS Events this week - 4/25/11

CPS EVENTS*

Mon., Apr. 25, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall

"The Death Penalty in America: A Personal Story"

Speaker: DAVID KACZYNSKI, Executive Director, New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; brother of Ted Kaczynski, "The Unabomber."

Ted Kacyznski was arrested in 1996 after David Kacyznski and his wife Linda Patrik approached the FBI with their suspicions that Ted might be involved in a series of bombings that caused three deaths and numerous injuries over 17 years. Sponsored by ECOS.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1969&date=20110425  

Wed., Apr. 27, 1:30 pm, Triton Rooms

"Poetry with Professors"

Faculty participation is encouraged at this catered event. Sponsored by Eckerd Creative Writing Club and ECOS.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1970&date=20110427  

Wed., Apr. 27, 7:30 pm, Miller Auditorium

"The Dialogue on Islam in America: McCarthyism on the Rise?"

A forum discussion with Eckerd College faculty Michael Jerryson and Davina Lopez, Assistant Professors of Religious Studies, and Fait Muedini, Assistant Professor of Political Studies. Moderated by Sean Lawlor '12.

The Eckerd College community will join together to discuss current debates concerning radical Islam in America. Faculty from both the political science and religious studies departments will provide their own insights on what has been said at the 'King Hearings', and the numerous responses towards it. Forum participants will aim to develop an academic analysis on these on-going debates and what they mean for Islam in American society. Co-sponsored by the Political Science and Religious Studies disciplines, Campus Ministries, and the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=2004&date=20110427  

Apr. 28-30 and May 1, Bininger Studio Theater

Eckerd Senior Theatre Company presents CAROUSEL

Thur.-Sat., 8 pm; Sun., 2 pm. Free.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1971&date=20110428  

Fri., Apr. 29, 4-7 pm, Hough Quad

"Festival of Cultures"

A celebration of 27 different cultures that represents the diversity of Eckerd's student body as well as students' interests in other parts of the globe - all around the theme of music.

Highlights include… (at 4:30 pm) a demonstration of Capoeira, a Brazilian art form that combines martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics; (at 5:30 pm), Philip Montalban and members of his Pop Reggae group, originally from Bluefields, Nicaragua, will perform songs in Spanish, English, and his native Miskitu language that will share his philosophy of life and what he says is the most important -"the achievement of spiritual growth." Finally, Eckerd's Japanese students will accept donations at their booth for the Magokoro-Heartfelt Fund for Japan which was set up to collect donations at various fund raising events on campus in support of the  victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami. The collected funds will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross. Sponsored by the International Students Program and International Student Association.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1973&date=20110429  

Sun., May 1, 3 pm, Wireman Chapel

"Eckerd College Chamber Music Concert"

Performers: Chamber Players of Sarasota

In this final concert of a three-part series, the Chamber Players of Sarasota will perform three works: Franz Schubert's Sonata in A minor for Arpeggione and Piano, Mozart's "Dissonance" Quartet in C Major, Prokofiev's Quintet in G Minor. Freewill donations accepted.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1974&date=20110501  

FINAL CPS EVENTS OF THE SEMESTER

Sun., May 8, 3 pm, Wireman Chapel

"A Garland of Songs for Mom: A Mother’s Day Concert"

Featuring the Eckerd Concert Choir and Eckerd Ringers. Directed by Eckerd Professor of Music Marion Smith. Freewill donations accepted.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1905&date=20110508

Mon., May 9, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall

Spring Band Concert

Featuring the Eckerd Community Band and Jazz Band. Directed by Eckerd Coordinator of Instrumental Music David Irwin. Free.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1975&date=20110509

Thur., May 12, 7:30 pm, Fox Hall

Spring Orchestra Concert

Featuring the Eckerd Community Orchestra. Directed by Eckerd Coordinator of Instrumental Music David Irwin. Free.

More info: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1976&date=20110512

 ATTENTION STUDENTS:

To receive full credit for attendance at a CPS event, students must stay for the entire program (including the question-and-answer period at the end).

CPS EVENTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE:

1) Registrar's page: http://www.eckerd.edu/registrar/cps.php  

2) Public Events Calendar (College Program Series events are marked with 'CPS'): http://www.eckerd.edu/events  

* Information taken from an email to all students sent by Alizza Punzalan, Director of Community and Media Relations at Eckerd College on 4/25/11.

Reproduced here by ECOS PR.

Festival of Cultures - Friday 29th - 4-7pm - Hough Quad

RSVP at the EC ISA Facebook page here!

Club Spotlight: International Students Association

What is the Internation Students Association about?

The International Students Association strives to bring together international students and non-international students to help foster cooperation and understanding between them through group activities. Another objective of this club is to promote cultural diversity at Eckerd College and improve social life on campus.

Upcoming events - Festival of Cultures - April 29 -Hough Quad - 4pm-7pm 

This is a great event for everyone to come out and enjoy food from around the world as well as various cultural performances.

Some cool events the International Students Association has done, or plands to do?

In the past we have done some great events such as going to Adventure Island, the Strawberry Festival, Food Around the World luncheon, laser tag and bowling, and camping just to name a few.

Club Contact

Check out their Facebook Page Here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=140147304669

Club Spotlight: EC Pride

What is EC Pride about?

EC Pride is a group that provides a place for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and straight allied members of the Eckerd College community to chill, meet, hang out, spread awareness and get active in GLBTQ issues.

Upcoming Events: Day of Silence/ Night of Noise Student Drag Competition - Fox Hall - Friday 15th April

*Friday April 15th* is the *Day of Silence*! Show your support for gay,lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people by taking a vow of silence for the day and/or by wearing red and black. Unable to be silent for the whole day? EC Pride will be handing out ribbons for those that would still like to show support. Supplies including red ribbons, duct tape, face make-up, and speaking cards will be available at the mailboxes on the day of the event for anyone that would like to participate.

Afterwords, join us for the *Night of Noise: EC Pride's 4th Annual Student Drag Competition* at *8 PM in Fox Hall*. There will be two student competitions, both open to Queens and Kings with $700 worth of prizes as well as amazing professional performances by our guest judges, food, and a full beverage service! In the Opposite-Gender Impersonation Contest, Kings and Queens will be judged separately with a first prize of $100, a second prize of $50, and a third prize of $25 in each category. In the Lip Sync Performance Competition, Kings and Queens will compete together with a first prize of $200, a second prize of $100, and a third prize of $50. Participants can enter either competition or both, but those planning on entering the Lip Sync Competition must sign up and submit a song less than four minutes in length no later than Thursday April 14th. All participants will be required to check-in, prepared and ready to go, one hour before thecompetition in order to compete.

Club Contact

Check out their Facebook Page Here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2201619074

What's Happening - Week of April 11th

What's Going on at Eckerd?

Tuesday 12th April

• Fabien Cousteau and the Family Tradition of Oceanic Exploration and Conservation CPS Event – Sponsored by ECOS VPAA

Event site: http://cgi.eckerd.edu/events/view_entry.php?id=1966&date=20110412

Wednesday 13th April

• African-American Society Karaoke Night – 9:30pm – Tritons Pub

Thursday 14th April

• ECOS Club – Brothers of the Leaf Social – 7:30pm – South Beach

Friday 15th April

• Don't Forget Japan - 11am - 3pm - Mailboxes
  Students will be selling candy sushi, icepops, and taking donations for the Magokoro-Heartfelt Fund for Japan.
  Come out and support this great cause! Made possible with help from Service Learning.
  
• Night of Noise - EC Pride's 4th Annual Student Drag Competition - 8:00pm - 11:00pm - Fox HallEvent site:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=192608620783590&ref=ts

 Saturday 16th April

• Spring Ball: A Night to Party Like a Rockstar - 7:00pm - 1:00am - Jannus Live - Sponsored by Palmetto ProductionsEvent site: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163236650400410\

Pitchers with Professors @ the Go Pavilion - Friday 8th April at 4:30 pm

What's Happening - Week of April 4th

What's Going on at Eckerd?

Friday 8th April

• RespECt Video Competition Entries Due - Love Eckerd? Want to show why? Submit a three minute long video that is about Eckerd and respect and be in with a chance to win cash prizes of $300 and $200. Check out this video for more details! 
  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1643369207221&oid=147752778589211&commentsREMEMBER -
  
  ENTRIES DUE THIS FRIDAY!
  
• Brian Imbus - Hypnotist - 9.00pm - (Go Pavilion) - Presented by Palmetto Productions - Come be a part of what is going to be an amazing night! RSVP now to Barry Palmetto's event here:
  
  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163743073683491 

Sunday 10th April

• Breasts and Bagels - 10:00am - Fox Hall - Women's Resource Center

Eckerd ECOS on Blogger!

Eckerd ECOS is now on Blogger!


In addition to our Facbook page here and our Twitter page here we hope to use this blog as a resource that gives students an easy way to keep updated on all the events going on around campus! We also want to use Blogger to promote ECOS Clubs, ECOS Executive Council, and ECOS Senate happenings.
Feel free to comment on posts and give us feedback on events that we have promoted and run.
Get involved, stay involved!


Erik Brydges
Director of Public Relations
ECOS