Weekly Employee News Update

JANUARY 10, 2024

THE CAMPUS CONNECTIONS MONTHLY REVIEW WILL BE RELEASED ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH

As announced last week, you may notice adjustments to the format and features of Campus Connections. One of the adjustments is shifting the timing of our "big" monthly review newsletter to the last Wednesday of the month. We hope this change will give everyone sufficient time to receive and process important organizational news by the time we publish the information in Campus Connections.

You will continue to receive Weekly Updates from Campus Connections every Wednesday with urgent news and reminders for the week, so please check for this resource regularly in the email you have listed in ADP, to keep yourself informed.

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LAST CHANCE

PLEASE COMPLETE OUR RESIDENTS' PROGRAM SURVEY BY THE END OF TODAY

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The information gathered from this survey will be used to enhance programming for our residents. Thank you in advance for your input and ideas.

MOVIES THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU

It is said that movies can change one’s perception of themselves and the world, “building deeper understandings of different backgrounds and identities.”

This quarter, we invite you to share such meaningful movies with us, by dropping the movie title here and telling us why it’s important to you.

Here are the latest submissions from staff:

"Ray is one of my favorite movies and one of the most meaningful to me. I play the saxophone, and Ray Charles had gotten me to dive deeper into Blues and Jazz. Ray Charles has been someone that I looked up to since I was young, embracing the plethora of challenges he faced throughout his life. There are many life lessons throughout the movie that helped me in my life!"—Amanda Cipriani

"Growing up I enjoyed watching movies with my family. Any Friday night we’d be at BlockBuster selecting a movie. My dad, brother and I liked the action, drama movies. One of our all-time favorites was (and remains) is The Fugitive. Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones star in it and it was filmed in Chicago.

Secondly, a Chicago police officer in the movie became one of our favorite extra characters. For a short role, he brought excitement and interrogated Ford.

Move forward to 2013. I meet my husband and we befriend an aging man who needs help. So we start to help care for his Newfoundland, Abby. After time we form a friendship and we come to learn that he was the Chicago cop who interrogated Ford in The Fugitive. He went on to share with us all kinds of stories and other films he starred in. We came to build a friendship so when he passed, my husband and I kept Abby, his Newfoundland.

The friendship that came from meeting the “extra” in The Fugitive became one of the best gifts. And Abby was the best reminder of it along with our favorite movie: The Fugitive."—Consuelo Teresi-Reschke

Click here to watch trailers for other submissions we have received.

TELL US WHAT’S ON YOUR 2024 BUCKET LIST

Whether it's baking a cake from scratch, flying on an airplane for the first time, reading 50 books, or anything else you hope to accomplish in the new year, we'd love for you to tell us about them. Your responses will be published in Campus Connections!

Click here to share something that's on your list! Here are our latest:

"Last year I went camping almost every month and went on a 10-day road trip to the easternmost point of Maine and back. This year I plan to continue my camping adventures and sleep at least one night in nature every month! I am also hoping to ride in a hot-air balloon :)"—Jaxon Blayke L

"[Last year] Went to some great concerts, started some great new hobbies, and met some great new people that I can call friends! [This year] I am embarking on a continued health journey. I have lost 50 lbs since I started and want to lose 50 more! Getting healthy is definitely on my list! Travel to at least one new place this year, somewhere tropical is the goal!"—Amanda Cipriani

"In 2024 & 24 years later I’d like to go back to Mexico City. I will be going in the Spring and I am so excited and nervous. Kind of a mixture two overpowering emotions!"—Consuelo Teresi-Reschke

LOCAL MLK DAY EVENTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

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To honor one of America's greatest civil rights leaders, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Campus Connections and Misericordia's Diversity and Inclusion Committee will distribute a digital guide to online educational resources for yourselves and residents on Monday, January 15. A special raffle will be included!

In the meantime, we invite you to check out upcoming local MLK Day free events happening below:

Chicago History Museum - Remember Dr. King

Join us to celebrate the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This family-friendly day features musical performances, interactive activities, community organizations, and more! Admission is FREE for Illinois residents on this day. Click here for more details.

My Block, My Hood, My City (M3) - MLK Day of Service

Volunteer and help us create 5,000 picket signs for this coming MLK Day to prep for the March on Madison to End Gun Violence. Click here for more details.

Hyde Park Art Center - MLK DAY 2024: Yesterdays, Todays, and Tomorrows

We're offering free art and craft-making workshops, a pop-up bookstore courtesy of Semicolon, and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago Chamber Ensemble performing music by Black Composers. Click here for more details.

To find a list of other local MLK events courtesy of ChicagoParent and EventBrite, click here and here. (Note that some events listed in the links may require an admission fee.)

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEART

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." —Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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