Rally For Higher Education

feb. 23 at 2:30pm

PLEASE MEET IN THE CIRCLE BETWEEN THE SAC (BY THE GYM) AND THE FLOYD STREET PARKING GARAGE AT 12:00. WE WILL BE LEAVING AT 12:30

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To register, Please send the following information to rallyforhighered@gmail.com

-Name, Year in school, e-mail, shirt size, phone Number, Lunch (turkey, ham or veggie), senator in your home state

PURPOSE: 

THE RALLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IS AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE CONCERNS OF KENTUCKY’S COLLEGE-LEVEL STUDENTS. RALLY PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH THEIR STATE LEGISLATORS, HEAR AN ADDRESS FROM THE GOVERNOR, AND LOBBY FOR STUDENT INTERESTS AT THE STATE CAPITAL. WITH THE LOOMING ECONOMIC CRISIS AND STATE BUDGET CUTS, NEVER HAS IT BEEN MORE IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS LIKE YOU TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS IS YOUR VOICE, YOUR MESSAGE, YOUR SGA. MAKE FRANKFORT HEAR IT, TOO.

BENEFITS:

1). EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM THE PROVOST’S OFFICE

2). FREE T-SHIRT AND STICKERS

4). FREE LUNCH

5). FREE TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM FRANKFORT

6). OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE YOUR OPINIONS ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENTUCKY

LOGISTICS:

DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2010

LOCATION: STATE CAPITOL BUILDING IN FRANKFORT, KENTUCKY

ITINERARY THUS FAR:

12:30 AM: BOARD BUSES TO LEAVE LOUISVILLE

ARRIVE 30 MINUTES EARLY TO GET FOOD AND TSHIRT

2:00 PM: ARRIVE IN FRANKFORT

2:30 PM: RALLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BEGINS

2:30 – 2:37 PM: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF COUNCIL FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE-OJ OLEKA, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

2:37-2:40: INTRODUCTION OF GOVERNOR BESHEAR-CHRIS CRUMRINE, CPE REPRESENTATIVE

2:40-2:50: GOVERNOR BESHEAR’S ADDRESS

2:50-2:52: INTRODUCTION OF STUDENT SPEAKER-OJ OLEKA, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

2:52-3:00: STUDENT SPEAKER (NOT YET DETERMINED)

3:00-3:01: INTRODUCTION OF KEYNOTE SPEAKER -OJ OLEKA, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

3:01-3:10: KEYNOTE (NOT YET DETERMINED)

3:10-3:15: CLOSING-OJ OLEKA, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

3:30 PM: RALLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ENDS

3:45 PM: BOARD BUSES FOR LOUISVILLE

5:15 PM: ARRIVE IN LOUISVILLE

CONTACTS:

LINK TO U OF L SGA FACEBOOK PAGE: 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/UofL-Student-Government-Association/112900489415?ref=ts

LINK TO RALLY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION FACEBOOK PAGE:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250906550996&ref=ts

BLAKE CHRISTOPHER, STUDENT ADVOCATE

859-625-4357

BRCHRI02@LOUISVILLE.EDU