The Flaws of the Electoral College and How to Replace It Oct. 21 meeting via Zoom
Dr. Vik Amar, Dean at UIUC College of Law, who spoke on the topic “The Flaws of the Electoral College and How to Replace It.”
Sebastian Klein from the Angel Forever Foundation
Oct.14 meeting via Zoom
Rotary Peace Building
Barbara Jones, Chair of the Urbana Rotary Peace Building Committee explained the process to us, what they have accomplished and how we could assist or start our own peace building program.
September 17- Bankruptcies in the time of Covid
UIUC law professor Robert Maxwell talks about bankruptcies and how the current crisis has changed the landscape. Watch his presentation here:
Urbana Police Chief Bryant Seraphin- Sept. 10 meeting
Urbana police chief Bryant Seraphin talked about his career, how things have changed and current challenges. Watch his presentation here:
September 3 meeting: Caleb Miller, Senior Vice President of Surgical Services, Carle Foundation Hospital,
Caleb Miller,
Caleb Miller, Senior Vice President of Surgical Services, Carle Foundation Hospital, spoke about the impact COVID-19 has had on their hospital, including health care workers, patients, and how the hospital has had to adjust procedures due to this virus
See the presentation here:
August 27, 2020 Speaker: Mary Ellen Wuellner from Champaign County Forest Preserve District
From Mary Ellen Wuellner, executive director and our own Andrew Kerins, also a member of the forest preserve board, we learned why the district is asking for it’s first tax increase since it’s inception.
Watch the presentation here: https://youtu.be/qUCmcMOobqY
Aug. 20, 2020 Evelyn Shapiro, Champaign Public Library
Our guest speaker was Evelyn Shapiro, Promotions Manager at the Champaign Public Library
Evelyn Shapiro grew up by the ocean in Portland, Maine, and spent time living in the San Francisco Bay Area before landing in Champaign-Urbana. She is promotions manager at Champaign Public Library and loves collaborative projects that bolster our sense of connection as a community.
To see the presentation: https://youtu.be/Sg1XNSR9Ois
Sue Grey, CEO of the Champaign County United Way told us how our community is working on pandemic aid on August 6, 2020.
See the video here: https://youtu.be/vGKAfVyoVUo
Heather Stoa was our speaker on July 23 via Zoom. Heather has been a member of the Decatur Rotary Club since 1998 in which she is a past president and has been active at various levels in our Rotary District for many years. Heather will be our next District Governor.
Her program centered on Rotary’s “Heart 2 Heart” activities. The “Heart 2 Heart” program is a combined effort of Rotary Districts and Clubs within Rotary Zones 30 and 31 in which our District belongs and Rotary Zones 4140 and 4170 in Mexico. Heather talked about her recent trip to Mexico and gave examples about how our Rotary Zones joined up with Rotary Zones 4140 and 4170 in Mexico and what we have been able to accomplish.
You can the video here