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WINTER NUUS

Note from the Director


Now that 2025 is here our next SUUSI feels closer! I wanted to write a quick note of greeting for the new year, to let everyone know that planning for SUUSI 2025 is coming along nicely. The Core Staff and Board are working to get everything ready for a week of keeping Love Central!


Now for a couple of updates/changes from last SUUSI: First, Sunday night we’re planning a SUUSI-wide social after Ingathering in place of Serendipity—details to come. Second, we will be able to sign up for volunteering positions during registration this year, and you will be able to add and drop those jobs like we have been doing with workshops and nature trips. Third, after 4 years of deficit spending, SUUSI 2024 actually had a small surplus, so there will be no price increase and the cost of SUUSI 2025 will remain the same as for 2024! However, we will be adding $75 for adults or teens staying in a single room for the whole week. This single room fee is just passing along the additional cost that Radford charged last year and will charge again in 2025.


Looking forward to seeing you in July!

Chris Breivogel, 2025-2026 SUUSI Director


About the price...


Those who have attended in previous years may notice that SUUSI registration has gone up in price. SUUSI's costs have increased significantly in recent years, and that combined with lowered attendance (post-COVID) caused the cost of putting on SUUSI to greatly exceed the revenue SUUSI was bringing in. The Board and Core Staff are committed to SUUSI's long term financial stability, and bringing SUUSI's registration fees and costs into better alignment is just one of many ways SUUSI leadership is safeguarding SUUSI's future.

LAST CHANCE to Propose a Workshop


If you didn't get it together before the holidays, don't fret. You still have a brief window to propose your workshop ideas!


If you're not sure where to start, you have questions,or need help with the proposal process, please contact beth.nicholson@suusi.org. Don't worry if your idea isn't perfect or you're not sure if people would sign up. SUUSI always needs new ideas and new leaders.


It can be scary putting yourself out there and leading something for the first time, so don't be afraid to email Beth and lean on her a little!


Get your proposals in before the deadline closes on January 15.

Email the Workshop Coordinator for help

SOLIS LINK

Propose a Workshop or Apply for Staff Position

Apply for SUUSI Staff


Staff applications are now open! Log into SOLIS to find a link to the staff application. Although no one on SUUSI staff is paid, staffers receive credit towards their registration and housing costs. Being on staff is a great opportunity to help make the magic happen and to make new SUUSI friends while you're at it.

Key dates


SUUSI 2025: July 20-26, 2025


Workshop Proposals Open: NOW


Staff Applications Open: NOW


Workshops Close: January 15, 2025


Catalog & Registration: April 2025

OUTREACH

Want to help recruit old friends and new friends to join us in Radford this summer? We have plans for mailings, digital outreach, and in-person events. Email outreach@suusi.org to see how you can participate. 


If you have friends who may be interested in getting the NUUS, send them to this link and they can get our updates too!

NURTURE

Our worship week plans for SUUSI 2025 are underway and we look forward to sharing more details in the spring. There are still some roles available for leading or supporting worship (some volunteer, some for credit) including worship leaders, musicians, ushers, and more. In

addition, we have openings for Ministers of the Day (MOD). MODs are on call for one 24-hour shift and one back-up shift. If you are a minister in fellowship with the UUA or you know of a minister in fellowship who you would like to invite to SUUSI please let us know. Ministers and religious educators attending SUUSI for the first time can get half of their SUUSI registration credit covered without even being on staff. Some of these other roles provide more credit towards SUUSI registration. These are all great ways to contribute to our SUUSI community. Contact Nurture@suusi.org.

As always, find out the latest news from SUUSI at https://suusi.org 

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