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