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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b54c12;"><span style="font-family: verdana, Tahoma, arial, MS Sans Serif;">In
India, festivals are the celebration of togetherness, of being one of
the family. Raksha Bandhan is one such festival that is all about
affection, fraternity and sublime sentiments. It is also known as
Raksha Bandhan which means a 'bond of protection'. This is an
occasion to flourish love, care, affection and sacred feeling of
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b54c12;"><span style="font-family: verdana, Tahoma, arial, MS Sans Serif;"><br />Not a single festival in India is complete without
the typical Indian festivities, the gatherings, celebrations,
exchange of sweets and gifts, lots of noise, singing and dancing.
Raksha Bandhan is a regional celebration to celebrate the sacred
relation between brothers and sisters. Primarily, this festival
belongs to north and western region of India but soon the world has
started celebrating this festival with the same verse and spirit.
Rakhi has become an integral part of those customs. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b54c12;"><span style="font-family: verdana, Tahoma, arial, MS Sans Serif;"><u><b><br /></b></u>On the day of Rakhi, sisters prepares the
pooja thali with diya, roli, chawal, rakhi thread and sweets. The
ritual begins with a prayer in front of God, then the sister ties
Rakhi to her brother and wishes for his happiness and well-being. In
turn, the brother acknowledge the love with a promise to stand by his
sister through all the good and bad times.<br />Sisters tie Rakhi
on the wrist of their brothers amid chanting of mantras, put roli and
rice on his forehead and pray for his well-being. She bestows him
with gifts and blessings. In turn, brothers also wish her a good life
and pledges to take care of her. He gives her a return gift. The gift
symbolizes the physical acceptance of her love, reminder of their
togetherness and his pledge. The legends and the reference in history
repeated, the significance of the festival is
emphasized.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b54c12;"><span style="font-family: verdana, Tahoma, arial, MS Sans Serif;"><br /><u><b>Unconditional Bond of Love</b></u></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #b54c12;"><span style="font-family: verdana, Tahoma, arial, MS Sans Serif;"><b><u><br /></u></b>Raksha bandhan has been
celebrated in the same way with the same traditions for many years.
Only the means have changed with the changing lifestyle to make the
celebration more elaborate and lively. This day has an inherent power
that pulls the siblings together. The increasing distances evoke the
desire to be together even more. All brothers and sisters try to
reach out to each other on this auspicious day. The joyous meeting,
the rare family get-together, that erstwhile feeling of brotherhood
and sisterhood calls for a massive celebration. </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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everyone, it is an opportunity to reunion and celebrate. People also
share tasty dishes, wonderful sweets and exchange gifts. It is a time
to share their past experiences also. For those who are not able to
meet each other, rakhi cards and e-rakhis and rakhis through mails
perform the part of communicating the rakhi messages. Hand made
rakhis and self-made rakhi cards are just representation of the
personal feelings of the siblings.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-39543272184930973352013-03-29T19:57:00.002-04:002013-03-29T20:00:11.217-04:00Happy Holi !!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Its time for us (the current ISA Core team) to bid adieu and hand over the roles and responsibilities to a new team. This year, we would have our elections in between then end of Feb - beginning week of march based on Dr. Midha's schedule (we would inform you about the date) We encourage you to send your nominations for the Core posts by emailing us at isa.drishti@gmail.com. The last day to apply would be 25th Feb 2013 when the clock strikes 12 at midnight! Please email a brief write up about you (we need your name for sure), the post you are interested in, any previous experience related to the post and the reason for your interest. Just to remind you all, the following posts are open -<br />
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President (currently Kashyap Uppuluri)<br />
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ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-90872456477851367712013-01-27T10:59:00.004-05:002013-01-27T10:59:24.837-05:00Happy Republic Day!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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India celebrated its 62nd Republic Day on 26th January 2013 to honor the Constitution of India.<br />
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ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-87340225044381770862012-12-29T03:23:00.003-05:002012-12-29T03:23:54.557-05:00Nirbhaya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We mourn the death of "Nirbhaya" - the brave 23-yr old girl who was mercilessly raped in Delhi on Dec 16, 2012. The "Black dot" has been used to replace profile pictures on most social media in protest to this incident.<br />
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Please join in to make your voice heard. Our deepest condolences go out to the family of the victim.<br />
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ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-25873391587436963932012-11-14T10:08:00.000-05:002012-11-14T10:08:05.545-05:00Happy Children's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Children’s day is celebrated on November 14<sup>th</sup> in
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ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-90475367371550285952012-11-12T12:09:00.002-05:002013-06-14T12:20:31.817-04:00Happy Diwali!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stories tell us that Lord Ganesh was created by goddess Parvati out of sandalwood paste that she used for her bath and breathed life into the figure. She then set him to stand guard at her door while she bathed. Lord Shiva returned and as Ganesh didn't know him, he didn't allow him to enter. Lord Shiva became enraged and ask his followers to teach the child a lesson. Since Ganesh was born of Parvati, he was an embodiment of shakti and all powerful. He defeated Shiva's followers and declared that nobody was allowed to enter while his mother was bathing. Sensing a growing turmoil, Narada and Saptarashi went to appease Ganesh but it was in vain. Angered, Indira attacked Ganesh with his entire heavenly army and they lost too. During this fight, Shiva severed Ganesh's head. This made Parvati weep with sorry and angry with Shiva. She vowed to destroy the universe where her son was killed. The Gods prostrated before her and Shiva promised to get Ganesh back to life. The trinity hunted the world for a head and came across a mother elephant crying for her dead baby. They consoled the mother and promised to fix the head of the baby elephant in place of Ganesh's head. Lord Shiva declared from that day that the boy would be called Ganesha. In this way, Lord Ganesh came to be depicted as the elephant-headed God.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div>
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<br />ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-74618531238813807962012-09-05T12:29:00.001-04:002012-09-05T13:54:52.468-04:00Teachers Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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many countries, Teachers' Days are intended to be special days for the
appreciation of teachers, and may include celebrations to honor them for their
special contributions in a particular field area, or the community in general.
The date on which Teachers' day is celebrated varies from country to country.
Teachers' days are distinct from World Teachers' Day which is officially
celebrated across the world on Oct 5.</span><br />
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you know whose birthday is celebrated as Teacher’s day in India? Well, it is
the birthdate (5 September 1888) of an academic philosopher, Dr. Sarvepalli
Radhakrishnan. He was the second President of India and the first Vice
President of India. One of India's most influential scholars of comparative
religion and philosophy, Radhakrishnan built a bridge between the East and the
West by showing how the philosophical systems of each tradition are
comprehensible within the terms of the other.</span></div>
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Festival celebrated by the people of Kerala, India. The festival commemorates
the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary
Emperor Mahabali. It is the state festival of Kerala and falls during the month
of Chingam (August–September) and lasts for ten days. The festival is marked by
various festivities, including intricate flower carpets, elaborate banquet
lunches, snake boat races, Puli Kali, Kaikottikkali etc.</i></div>
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front of every house to welcome the advent of the vanquished king, and earthen
mounds representing Mahabali and Vishnu are placed in the dung-plastered
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<b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sadya:</span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #7030a0; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="color: #7030a0; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Traditional rituals are performed followed by
a lavish feast called 'Sadhya'. Onam also means new clothes for the whole
family, sumptuous home-cooked delicacies on plantain leaf and the lingering
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A long long time ago, an Asura
(demon) king called Mahabali ruled Kerala. He was a wise, benevolent and
judicious ruler and beloved of his subjects. Soon his fame as an able king
began to spread far and wide, but when he extended his rule to the heavens and the
netherworld, the gods felt challenged and began to fear his growing powers.
Presuming that he might become over-powerful, Aditi, the mother of Devas
pleaded with Lord Vishnu to curtail Mahabali's powers. Vishnu transformed
himself into a dwarf called Vamana and approached Mahabali while he was
performing a yajna and asked for alms. Pleased with the dwarf brahmin's wisdom,
Mahabali granted him a wish. The Emperor's preceptor, Sukracharya warned him
against making the gift, for he realized that the seeker was no ordinary
person. But the Emperor's kingly ego was boosted to think that God had asked
him for a favor. So he firmly declared that there is no greater sin than going
back on one's promise. He kept his word.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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— three paces of land — and the king agreed to it. Vishnu in the guise of
Vamana then increased his stature and with the first step covered the sky,
blotting out the stars, and with the second, straddled the netherworld. Realizing
that Vamana's third step will destroy the earth, Mahabali offered his head as
the last step. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Vishnu's fatal third step pushed
him to the netherworld, but before banishing him to the underworld Vishnu
granted him a boon. Since he was attached to his kingdom and his people, he was
allowed to return once a year from exile. Onam is the celebration that marks
the homecoming of King Mahabali. It is the day when a grateful Kerala pays a
glorious tribute to the memory of this benign king who gave his all for his
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the '</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Vallamkali</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">' or
boat races of </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Karuvatta</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Payippad</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">, </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Aranmula</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> and </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Kottayam</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">.
Hundreds of oarsmen row traditional boats to the rhythm of drums and cymbals.
These long graceful Snake Boats called '</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Chundans</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">' are named after their exceedingly long
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Eid-ul-Fitr, "Eid-ul-fitr", Eid al-Fitr,
Id-ul-Fitr, or Id al-Fitr (Arabic: <span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">عيد</span>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">الفطر</span> ‘Īdu l-Fiṭr), often
abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the
Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). The religious Eid is a single day (a
Muslim is not permitted to fast that day), but it is usually celebrated for 3
days. Eid is an Arabic word meaning "festivity", while Fiṭr means
"breaking the fast". The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the 29
or 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the entire month of Ramadan. The
first day of Eid, therefore, falls on the first day of the month Shawwal. This
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Eid al-Fitr has a particular salat (Islamic prayer)
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large hall.[1] It may only be performed in congregation (Jama’at) and has an
additional extra six Takbirs (raising of the hands to the ears while saying
"Allahu Akbar" [God is Great]), three of them in the beginning of the
first raka'ah and three of them just before ruku' in the second raka'ah in the
Hanafi school.[2] This Eid al-Fitr salat is, depending on which juristic
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Krishna Janmashtami is Lord
Krishna's Birth day. It is also known as Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham,
Gokulashtami, Ashtami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanti or sometimes
merely as Janmashtami, is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Krishna, an
avatar of the god Vishnu. Lord Krishna is the eight son of Devaki and Vasudeva.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Mathura was led by Kansa a wicked
king. He had a sister Devaki, who was married to Vasudeva. It was predicted
that Sri Krishna would be born to Devaki and would kill the wicked king Kansa.
This enraged Kansa and he had all the male child of Devaki killed, after
imprisoning Devaki and Vasudeva. But since the eight avatar of Lord Vishnu was
bound to kill Kansa, Sri Krishna was born in midnight. All the other children
born to Devaki, except Krishna were killed.</span></div>
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Vasudeva managed to save the
child from the cruel clutches of Kansa and he exchanged child Sri Krishna with
female child of Yashoda. Krishna lived in Gokul during his infancy till the age
of eleven years to hide himself from the clutches of his maternal uncle, Kansa.
Finally, Sri Krishna kills Kansa. Jai Shri Krishna!<o:p></o:p><br />
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prayers are with the victims and their families of the Gurudwara shooting
episode at Wisconsin. We also salute the heroic Satwant Singh Kaleka the 65
year old temple President and the police officers who risked their lives to
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Raksha Bandhan festival symbolizing the sister's love and prayers for her
brother's well-being, and the brother's lifelong vow to protect her is being
observed throughout India with the tying of sacred threads known as Rakhi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">In the Vedic
period, on a 'Shravan Poornima' day (Full Moon Day of the Hindu month of
Shravan), the deities and demons were fighting a battle against each other.
Unfortunately the demons were in a stronger position, as compared to the
deities. The king of the deities, Lord Indra, was very much worried about the
result of the battle. His wife Indrani (also known as Shashikala) could not see
him worried and prayed to the almighty to help her husband. Indrani was a
religious lady, so she prepared a talisman with her religious power and tied it
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believed that her talisman will safeguard Indra from the attack of demons.
Eventually, she proved right, as that day, the deities won the battle and Lord
Indra escaped unhurt. As the talisman had the power of protecting the person
who wore it, it came to be known as 'Raksha Sutra' and the ceremony of tying it
was called 'Raksha Bandhan'. Since this particular act of tying the talisman
took place on 'Shravan Poornima' day, it has become a tradition to celebrate
'Raksha Bandhan' on the 'Shravan Poornima' day every year. With time, the
festival came to comprise of brother-sister duo, rather than husband-wife.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coconuts are thrown into the sea on this day. The festival marks the beginning
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the Brahmins where they first take a holy bath and then change their holy
thread (Janeyu) chanting the mantras. They take a vow to perform their duties
as prescribed in the holy books and adopt a good conduct and dignity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wheat or barley is sown. Goddess Bhagwati is worshiped and farmers seek her
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">The
great Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore initiated the 'Rakhi Utsava' (Rakhi
tying ceremony) in Shanti Niketan to maintain universal brotherhood long back
in 1905 at the time of Bengal Partition. But the custom is continued till date
by the students of the Shanti-Niketan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of tying Rakhi is over, the brothers would give their sisters some gift or
money and promise them to help them whenever they need and protect them
throughout their lifetime. In fact, offering gifts to sisters is a tradition of
Raksha Bandhan. Year by year, the enthusiasm amongst the brothers and their
sisters, to celebrate the festival, is increasing. It is clearly visible from
the wide variety of Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan gifts and sweets flocking the shelves
of the stores, during the holiday. The festival bears social significance,
because it symbolizes the importance of relationship between siblings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">President - Kashyap Uppuluri</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We salute the work our seniors have done in the past for the ISA! We wish to continue the legacy of their work and wish to bring more innovation. We hope to set an example to the future generations and hope that they would continue building the bonds of culture and team work that we would lay for them. To make all this possible, we need the support and co-operation of every Indian on campus so that we can bring out the best. We hope that every student that is a part of the University would come forward to support us. We would also like to remind our alumni/seniors that they are always a part of the ISA no matter how far they move away from Akron and hope that they would continue to guide us.</span><br />
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ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-7062063443786306802010-09-20T11:39:00.001-04:002010-09-20T11:39:23.449-04:00Intramural Tennis Ball Cricket tournamentHi all,<br />For people interested in playing <b>Intramural Tennis Ball Cricket tournament; please email your first name, last name, and phone number (for the captains to contact) to Vijay Chavan- <a href="mailto:vijay.udct@gmail.com" target="_blank">vijay.udct@gmail.com <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BEFORE SEP 22, WEDNESDAY 10AM.</span></a><br /> <br /></b> <div>The game will be played on softball field near Wheeler St , Akron. Entry fee will be 13$ per player and can be paid on the game day.</div> <div>All the games will be played on 25th Sept Saturday (date can be postponed in case of rain or any other scheduling issue). Matches will be played with heavy tennis ball.</div> <div>Thanks,</div> PriyaISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-4335503430126861842010-09-20T11:12:00.002-04:002010-09-20T11:21:15.365-04:00Thank you ISA members!Hi all,<br />I want to thank everyone for making the ISA election 2010 a great success on Sep 18.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I would personally like to thank following ISA members that made it to the elections and showed us support-</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-style: italic;">Srikanth,Birla, Tejal, Karthik, Aditya, Dipin, Vivek, Tejal, Mansi, Neha, Ashima, Mani, Ashok.<span></span></span><br /><br />I am sorry if I left anyone out!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The following are the officers for ISA 2010:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. President-- Priya Srinivasan</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Vice President-- Anurag Sharma</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. General Secretary-- Prerna Arya</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Treasurer-- Prabhakar Pai</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Public Relations Officer-- Priyanka Maganti</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Sports Secretary-- Rochak Vig</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Web Admin-- Pradeep Garimella<br /><br />The above duties can be shared if anyone is willing to contribute to the ISA.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">THANKS!!!</span><br /><br /><br /></span>ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-66326939572753912922010-08-03T11:51:00.004-04:002010-08-03T11:54:30.008-04:00Incoming Students, Fall 2010New incoming Student for pick up and temporary accomodation. Please fill the form located www.tinyurl.com/isapickupISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362405738843774863.post-1433528565648284852010-08-03T11:46:00.000-04:002010-08-03T11:47:43.845-04:00New Officer Elections<p>Hello everyone,</p> <p>We hope that everyone had a great summer and as the new fall semester starts we would like to take the opportunity to welcome the incoming students as well as announce the upcoming elections for Drishti, The Indian Students Association @UAkron.The date for the elections for the incoming committee of the Indian Students Association will announce shortly. At this time we would like invite nominations for the following posts:-</p><div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br />1. President<br />2. Vice President<br />3. Secretary<br />4. Treasurer<br />5. Public Relations <span>Officer</span><br />6. Sports Secretary</p> </div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">7. Web Admin</p> <p>Nominations can be sent in via e-mail to <a href="mailto:isa.drishti@gmail.com" target="_blank">isa.drishti@gmail.com</a><span> </span>with the following information:-</p> <div><br />1. Name<br />2. Program of Study<br />3. Number of Academic semesters spent at the University of Akron<br />4. Number of Academic semesters remaining at the University of Akron(approximate)<br /></div><div> 5. E-mail(University of Akron only)<br /></div><div> 6. University ID No.<br />7. Contact Number.</div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">8. A short description about yourself and how you would contribute to the ISA committee (to be posted on website)</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">9. Link to gozips website (<i>For post of Web Admin only</i>)</p><div> <p><b><u>All nominations should be seconded via e-mail</u></b>. A person can not second his or her own nomination. Seconders can not be members of the present ISA committee. The seconder should send in the following information via e-mail:-</p> </div><div><br />1. Name<br />2. Program of Study<br /></div><div> 3. E-mail(University of Akron only)<br /></div><div> 4. University ID No.<br />5. Contact Number.</div> <p>The <b><u>deadline for receiving nominations and the seconding of nominations, with complete information as stated above, is 5 PM on Thursday the 12th of August. </u></b>. </p><div> <p>The eligibility criteria for the above posts are as follows:-</p> </div><p><b>I.</b><b> For the post of the President:-</b></p> <p>1. The person should have spent at least <b><u>one</u></b> complete academic year at the University of Akron prior to Fall 2010 (i.e. enrolled from Fall 2009)<br />2. The person should be a full time student at the University of Akron for at least <b><u>one</u></b> complete academic year beginning Fall 2010</p><div> 3. The person should be in good academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or more)</div> <p><b>II. For the post of Vice president,</b></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">1. The person should be a student at the University of Akron for at least <b><u>one</u></b> complete semster beginning Fall 2010 (i.e. enrolled from Spring 2010)</p><div> 2. The person should be in good academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or more)</div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">3. It is recommended but not required that the person should be a student at the University of Akron for at least <b><u>two</u></b> complete academic year beginning Fall 2009<br /><br /></p> <p><b>III. For the remaining posts :- </b><br />1. The person should be a student at the University of Akron for at least one complete semester<span> </span>beginning Fall 2010 (i.e. enrolled from Spring 2010)</p><div> 2. The person should be in good academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or more)</div> <p>In addition to the above requirements (see section III ) <b>for the post of Web Admin</b> the minimum requirement is <b>the knowledge of HTML</b>. The candidate is to provide a link to a page designed with his/her information on the page and should be posted on the his/her gozips space<br /><br /></p><div> <p><b><u>We encourage candidates to send a brief synopsis of what executive/team experience they already have and what plans they have for ISA in the coming year, if elected.</u></b>These will be put up on the blog (<a href="http://www.isa-drishti.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.isa-drishti.blogspot.com</a>) as soon as we receive nominations that have been seconded and deemed eligible.</p> <p>Every member of the ISA can send in questions in the form of comments and the candidates can reply via comments. All comments will be moderated for language and form. </p> <p><b>Any candidate engaging in spamming, and/or campaigning/canvassing on public forums(e.g. yahoo groups) and/or social networking sites(e.g. orkut,facebook) will have their candidacy disqualified, without exception. All discussion and comments should be civil and directed to the ISA blog via comments which will be moderated, as stated previously.</b></p> <p>Since this e-mail list is not comprehensive, we encourage you to inform friends via word of mouth. </p> <p>Keep checking <a href="http://www.isa-drishti.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">www.isa-drishti.blogspot.com</a> , which will be dynamically updated, for information on candidates and discussion on the issues.</p> </div><p>Warm Regards,<br />Outgoing ISA committee '09-'10</p>ISA DRISHTIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120633640779767085noreply@blogger.com0