THE ECUMENICAL CENTER
At the University of WisconsinGreen Bay
A BRIEF MID-YEAR REPORT
May-December 2009
Since May 15 to the end of December 2009, much activity took place at the Ecumenical
Center. This is a summary of some of the major accomplishments during these six months.
We have…
- Hosted over 250 activities, programs and meetings
- Engaged over 600 students and another 200 community members
- Re-engaged with over 850 friends of the Ecumenical Center
- Held a retreat with all of the Center’s stakeholders to better define various components of our mission, vision and brand
- De-cluttered the building and moved the furniture around in order to create a new lounge, 3 small study rooms, entrance lounge, a prayer area and a reflection space
- Engaged about 30 volunteers who helped us paint the exterior of the building
- Launched a new website that has brought over 800 unique visitors and 40,000 hits between August and December 2009 (www.ecuwgb.org)
- Developed an active social media presence with hundreds of people as our connections
- Launched an internal Goolge-based website to help us track all of our activities
- Begun developing a new, consistent and cohesive brand identity for the Center and produced a series of promotional materials to reflect the change and new energy, including:
- New logo, business cards, letterhead, thank you cards;
- Individual program promotional materials: posters, postcards, invitations;
- The Ecumenical Center self-guided tour materials – to better introduce the space;
- The Ecumenical Center Overview Packet
- Published an 8 page, full color newsletter
- Wrote new policies
- Developed an employee handbook
- Developed a Board of Directors Binder
- Recruited new member to the Board of Directors
- Secured a Protestant Chaplain for the academic year
- Established a solid working relationship with the Catholic Campus Minister
- Recruited a number of new interns and conducted staff retreat & trainings
- Conducted a student survey that resulted in the unprecedented 400 responses—a significant increase from last year’s 63
- Produced a short video/commercial that can be viewed at www.ecuwgb.org
In terms of programming, we have modified some old and launched a number of new programs and we have collaborated with dozens of organizations to host hundreds of others. Many of these programs take place weekly; some are held monthly and some are only a one-time program or held annually:
- Backyard Bash
- Food for Thought
- In the Path of the Buddha
- International Peace Day
- Make it So: Personal Values and the Star-Trek Universe
- International Student Potluck
- Midweek Moment of Prayer
- Catholic Mass
- Small Catholic Communities
- Bible Studies
- Dinner for a Dollar
- Faculty & Staff Ecumenical Dialouge Meeting
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) Pastors Meeting
- 350: Ringing in Change Rally on creation care
- Celebrating a New Day
- Tuesdays with Mauthe
- Trick ‘n’ Treat, from students to kids
- Unity Hospice Services
- Southeast Asian Student Union
- Traditional Oneida Social
- Finals Week Cookies and Cram
- Weddings took place at the Center
- Learning in Retirement
Additionally, the following organizations consider the Ecumenical Center their home:
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Interfaith Men
- Alpha Omega
- InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IV)
- Ballroom Club
- Latter-day Saints Student Association
- Choir
- Lena Mennonites
- Christ Living Among Students (CLAS)
- Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
- College Crafters
- open office hours
- Dance Team
- Newman Catholic Student Community
- Eckankar
- Philosophy Forum
- Fox Valley Friends (Quakers)Resident Assistants
- Habitat for Humanity
