To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff &
           All Undergrad Students & All Grad Students <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Office of the Provost" <provost@uiuc.edu>

Reply-To: provost@uiuc.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - White House Conference on Helping America's Youth 

On October 27th, Mrs. Laura Bush will convene the first-ever White House 
Conference on Helping America's Youth. The Conference will promote public 
awareness of the various problems facing at-risk youth in our Nation, and 
it will bring together policymakers, research experts, foundations, faith-
based and volunteer organizations, educators, coaches, and parents to 
share examples of what is already working to make a difference in the 
lives of young Americans, and to generate new ideas that can be used 
across the country. 

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has been designated 
as the State of Illinois host institution for this national conference. 
This will present UIUC with a unique opportunity to bring together 
faculty, students, and representatives of appropriate community groups and 
other educational institutions to hear from panels of researchers and 
practitioners to address issues such as:

Challenges Facing Our Youth
Research Bases Solutions to Our Challenges
Unveiling the Community Assessment Guide
Connecting with Family
Connecting with School
Connecting with Community

We welcome you to participate in this national dialogue on October 27, 
2005.  The conference will be available through simulcast at the Monsanto 
Studio at the ACES Library (1101 South Goodwin, Urbana). The pre-program 
begins at 9:00 a.m. and the concluding remarks will take place at 4:30 
p.m. Please feel free to review the attached agenda for sessions that are 
of interest to you. Background information on the initiative is available 
at www.whitehouse.gov/firstlady/.  	
	
Please direct any questions or concerns to Gennifer Gilbert at 
ggilbert@uiuc.edu or (217) 333-2353.
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The Office of the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

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