UIC Youth Development Summit Mission & Vision

MISSION

To support positive youth development by creating spaces that engage youth and youth allies in critical conversations and collaborative learning.

VISION

We envision all communities engaging youth as agents of change.

Summit Planning Continues!

Is YD alum Ana eating a cupcake or planning the summit? She’s doing both!

The YD Summit Planning Committee has been creating a Mission and Vision for the UIC Youth Development Summit and should be able to share them, along with other Summit news, with everyone shortly!

Meanwhile, if you have any questions regarding the 3rd Annual YD Summit please email YDSummitUIC@gmail.com.

Join the Revolution!

Here we go!

The YD Summit Planning Committee has begun planning the 3rd Annual Youth Development Summit!

We are still energized by what an amazing and meaningful experience the 2nd Annual Youth Development Summit was, and we are looking forward to everything that planning the Summit entails.

The 3rd Annual YD Summit will be taking place in the fall of 2012, at a location TBA. Please check back here regularly for updates on the process, and how you can get involved!

Please enjoy these photos from the 2nd Annual YD Summit, courtesy of photographer Miguel Rodriguez.

Photos from the 2nd annual Youth Development Summit!

Here is a taste of some of the photos taken at our Summit and Kick-Off Event! To see more, head over to our Facebook page to see the whole album. (link on the right)

More photos will be added soon!

Again, a big THANK YOU to everyone for making the Summit such an inspiring and amazing event!

A Great Big THANK YOU!

Thank you Thank You THANK YOU to everyone who came out yesterday to make the 2nd annual YD Summit a major success! (pictures will be posted soon). We hope everyone left as truly inspired as we were, and feels a part of the YD revolution!

And now, time to start planning the 3rd annual Youth Development Summit. The revolution continues…

 

The YD Summit Planning Committee thanks you!

SUMMIT TIME!

NOVEMBER 4th, 2011: Summit Kick-Off at Alternatives, Inc. at 6 pm.

NOVEMBER 5th, 2011: 2nd Annual YD Summit at Uplift Community High School at 8:30 am.

GET EXCITED.

November 5th is so close!

We can’t wait to see all of you bright and early Saturday morning!

If you know anyone who works with young people, please let them know about the Summit and that registration is still open.

The amount of support and interest in the Summit has been incredibly heartening. We are so thrilled to know we have so much company in wanting to engage youth as agents of change.

Here’s the Summit Schedule:

8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks with David Stovall

9:15 – 9:45  Youth Panel– Building Effective Youth-Adult Partnerships

10:00 – 11:15 Workshop Session 1

11:30 – 12:15 Workshop Session 2

12:45 – 1:45 LUNCH

2:00 – 3:15 Workshop Session 3

3:30 – 4:00 Closing Session- Chicago Youth Initiating Change: Call to Action

Let’s do this!