Fall is in full gear here in beautiful Bloomington, IN! The trees are in full color right now with red, yellow and orange firing up the streets and trails. With days in the high 50's it is hard to be spending the day in the office. Thank goodness for the weekends!
September marked the beginning of Mallory's second year working in the National Office. We are lucky to have such a dedicated hard working individual doing so much good work for the WEA! We are glad to have her around for another year to provide support for our organization. This fall marked the beginning of my fifth year working for the WEA. It has been an amazing journey and I have watched the Association come a long way. I am excited to continue to be a part of where the WEA is going in the coming year.
There are always more projects and ideas running around this office than we have time to do, so I'll share with you some of the most recent developments.
You may have read in the most recent Member Access News that the WEA National Office is moving. It sounds very dramatic, but we are only moving across campus. We're packing up our office and unpacking in Eigenmann Hall where we will have a new, larger office space in conjunction with the brand new (and HUGE) space that IU Outdoor Adventures has acquired. We aren't sure when the move will happen, and we don't know what our new address will be, but we will post it on the website as soon as we know more!
Membership Welcome letters are also going to be seeing a facelift. We are constantly making efforts to reduce our use of paper in the National Office. Now when you renew your membership with the WEA you will recieve a postcard heralding the news of your recently renewed membership along with how to access all of your membership benefits on the website.
Regarding the conference, the Professional Ropes Course Association has teamed up with the WEA for the 2nd year in a row to Co-host the 2010 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership. We are excited to be offering a wide variety of workshops and presentations to folks in February. With Estes Park, CO as our backdrop, we are looking forward to a great event! Details are being added to the website almost daily!
If you are interested in where the WEA Accreditation is moving, we encourage you to review the Accreditation Manual and provide feedback. The document and discussion forum are currently open so check them out (available to members only). The first six Affiliates are moving through the Self Study program right now and we are looking forward to brining more Affiliates through the program in 2010.
This fall we will continue to make plans and arrangements for the conference in February. We look forward to seeing you all there! It will be a great place to learn about the WEA, the PRCA, get involved, learn, present, and network with professionals and students (they are the future you!)
Exciting things are happening and we are always looking for committed individuals to get involved. Feel free to drop the National Office a line if you are interested in joining a committee or would like to get involved in another way!
Happy Fall!
Mary Williams - Executive Director
PS. Mallory is currently training for her first ever marathon in December. Feel free to send her notes of encouragement, and virtual high fives because she is putting in some serious mileage!
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