UIAAAN Newsletter Fall & Winter 2014

UIAAAN Newsletter Fall & Winter 2014 Announcement Meet Our New Board Members: Monika (Pandya) Burchfield '00 LAS, '02 Education Director, Organizational Development Monika has remained close to her Illinois roots though advising student organizations, coaching leadership certificate candidates, volunteering in her community. Professionally, Monika has 15 years of client relationship management, revenue generation and event planning and is currently the Associate Director of Development at North Central College. Find Monika on Linkedln Yao (Sophie) Wang Accountancy '13 Director, Outreach Sophie obtained her M.S. in Accountancy in 2013 at Illinois and currently a first year Statistics student at Loyola University Chicago. Find Yao (Sophie) on Linkedln Min-Hsin Jennifer Hayek Math and Computer Science '95 Director, Information Services and Analysis Jennifer obtained her B.S. in Math and Computer Science in 1995 at Illinois. She spent her earlier career in Computer Science industry at Frasca International Inc. as a software engineer. Now she is a International Admissions Specialist at Undergraduate Admissions at Illinois. UIAAAN LinkedIn Go Live: Our LinkedIn group is a open platform where all campuses alumni and students stay connected and share insights about personal and professional growth with each other. We also have scheduled events posted up-to-date. Please feel free to join us as group members or/and in discussions. Name Correction UIAAAN Scholarship Donor Roster Name Correction: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Poy instead of Paula Poy. UIAAAN Scholarship Thank you, alumni and friends, for your generosity! The UIAAAN Scholarship has reached our 2014 goal of $3,000! Meet Tracy Mapaye, the UIAAAN Scholarship 2014 recipient & Make a Difference  Featured Alumni James Kyung, second-generation Korean American, grew up in suburban Chicago. After he graduated from college, in addition to his freelance photography, he worked in a coffee shop in Naperville, IL. He loves doughnuts and is fascinated by the history between doughnuts and Americans. After some gourmet doughnut tasting in the Chicago area, he decided to go out on his own in 2012 as a hobby. "All Pandamonium Doughnuts are freshly made from scratch with high-quality ingredients, and I also try to be local," said James. Learn more about James' story Asian Pacific American Alumni Leadership Internship Endowment   The Endowment was a group effort and established by alumni from the 1980s through the 2000s. Although many of them did not cross paths during their time at the U of I, they were all active on campus in various Asian American student organizations and still continue to remain involved and embrace leadership roles within the Asian American community post-graduation.Learn more about the story behind the Endowment & Meet Asian Pacific American Alumni Leadership Intern- Monisha Shah Alumni and Organization Highlight- Chicago Do you live in Chicago and looking for organizations or groups to get involved? The leadership of all four groups are U of I alumni. Check them out and get connected! Stay active in Chicago Highlights of U of I, Alumni & Students Meet the 20th president of University of Illinois- Dr. Timothy L. Killeen. Also see other alumni return to campus and connect with current students. Stay in touch with our Alma Mater, alumni and students Summer BBQ Review Do you remember we had a Summer BBQ in September, 2014? Big thank you to the TAP-Chicago board co-host the event with UIAAAN. If you didn't make it, join us next time! Check out the pictures and how much fun we had! A Student Group is Looking for Mentors Chinese Business Students & Alumni Association is looking alumni to mentor for current Chinese business students for the next semester or even next year. The majority of the students are at graduate level, some currently looking for career development in the U.S. If you are interested, please sign up at the provided link by January, 7 2015 Do you know UIAAAN has a Facebook Group!? If you are on Facebook, please join us and share your thoughts, events and news on our and UIAAAN Group page. Feel free to post and share anything you would like. Volunteers we need you!!! UIAAAN is a non-for-profit organization with volunteer board members and we welcome all kinds of support. You may learn more about how you can volunteer here. UIAAAN appreciates your feedback and comments and looks forward to hearing from you soon. We encourage and nurture meaningful relationships to create a supportive community of Asian and Asian American alumni and students by providing comprehensive programming and opportunities that illustrate University of Illinois pride. © 2013 University of Illinois Asian American Alumni Network