Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application now open for Monroe County high school seniors7/13/2023 Deadline to apply: August 14, 2023 The 2024 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is now available in Monroe County through the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECSP) will provide 147 scholarships statewide and two scholarships in Monroe County.
LECSP scholarships may be used for otherwise unreimbursed full tuition, required fees, and a special allocation of up to $900 per year. The special allocation may cover the costs for required books and required equipment for four years of undergraduate study on a full-time basis leading to a baccalaureate degree at any eligible Indiana public or private nonprofit college or university. The program, administered statewide by Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) and locally in Monroe County through the Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County, is open to all Indiana residents who:
The Waldron Arts Center is proud to host two new exhibits that will be on view in July and August. In the Rosemary P. Miller Gallery, Yunjin La-Mei Woo probes the depths of her grandmother’s shaman practice in Channels: Conjuring Unborn Futures. La-Mei Woo’s exhibit includes metal works, photography, video, audio, as well as other works on paper and fabric. Channels opens on July 7th and runs through August 19th.
Channels is a body of work that reclaims female mediumship that has been rendered as impure, wicked, or dangerous in various contexts. “When my grandmother was sending off spirits at the end of her mediumship as a Korean shaman, she buried her ritual tools on a mountainside in secrecy. Having lived through the historical stigmatization of being deemed culturally retrogressive and psychologically ill as a shaman in modern Korea, she wanted her ritual tools to be cast far away from her children and grandchildren so they would not inherit her spiritual calling through those mediating objects,” says La-Mei Woo. “I conjure up a ghostly image of my grandmother’s buried tools through hollow paper objects that mimic them. At the end of the exhibition period, they will be burned as a form of cathartic release and sacred ascension.” Meet inspiring women+ from across the globe to around the corner and experience community and camaraderie at Women+ Build 2023, presented by Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County! During this annual volunteer opportunity and fundraiser, women+ from all walks of life come together to build homes with families and individuals in need of safe, sustainable and affordable housing in Monroe County.
Since 2000, the Monroe County Women+ Build community has built 33 homes and raised over $2.5 million, helping to house 85 individuals, including 40 children. Join volunteers of all ages, abilities, and professions, to jointly raise the walls and critical funds for affordable homeownership in our community. The dates for this year’s Women+ Build event are September 6 – 23, 2023. Become a builder or donate now at mcwomenbuild.org. Click here to download our FAQ flyer and the build schedule! We believe in the power of affordable homeownership to change lives from the individual to the collective community and actively work to remove financial barriers and social inequalities to provide access to affordable homeownership opportunities for everyone.
Our homeownership application window will be open from September 18 through September 29, 2023. To receive or complete an application applicants must attend a Homeownership Information Meeting. This one-hour meeting is a requirement for being accepted into the program. This year's meeting dates and times are:
Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington is offering a 12-week Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®) certification preparation class. The course starts Aug. 21 and will be held Mondays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students can attend the class via Zoom or in-person at Ivy Tech Bloomington.
This is an opportunity to demonstrate qualifications and become a recognized expert in human resources. Students will learn how to apply HR principles to real-life, ethical practices, and employee relations. A SHRM® credential helps increase earning potential, get promoted, and gain readiness. HR professionals who pass the SHRM certification exam report earning salaries 7% to 9% higher than peers who did not. Of SHRM-certified professionals who were promoted, 63% report that their credential was a key factor. "Winners never quit and quitters never win." Vince Lombardi Quitting is about stopping something as it is too hard, even if it is something we really want. People who want to lose weight quit because dieting it too hard. Quitting can be highly emotional and is filled with frustration. Many will quit before giving it their all as they lose the determination to get what they truly want. Letting go has similarities to quitting but does not have the emotional attachment. Interestingly, letting go can be calming, and meditative. It can happen when we realize the situation or an individual isn't serving us anymore. Letting go can be freeing. There are no regrets and you come to terms that you no longer needs this person or experience. To stop something permanently, quitting and letting go are both things we do. So how do you recognize the difference? All you need to ask yourself is — Why am I doing this? If you have thoughts of quitting, refocus and when you feel the need to let go live in peace. If you would like to discuss the difference between letting go and quitting in more detail email rosann@theroartgroup.com. |
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