This presentation is for those who are interested in learning more about how they can get involved and make an impact within the Southeast Asian community at Northern Illinois University. It gives a brief overview of the student organization of Southeast Asia Club of who we are and what we do. If you are interested in learning more about us, please feel free to email niuseaclub@gmail.com.

1. Southeast Asia Club
General Meeting

2. Welcome
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3. Executive Members Introduction
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4. Board Members
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Vilaya Sirivong (Ling)
Vice President
Major: Leadership and Management
Minor: Business Innovation and
Entrepreneurship
I am from Vientiane, Laos
Languages: Lao, Thai, Mandarin
Hannah Schaumberg
Treasurer
Major: Art Education
Minor: SEA Studies, Chinese Language
& Culture Studies
I am from Streator, IL
Born in China
Language: English/ little Chinese
Izzy Squires
President
PhD Student in History
I am from Omaha, Nebraska.
Language: Tagalog

5. Board Members
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Lauren O’Toole
Marketing Chair
Major: Music Education
instrumental influence
Minor: SEAS
I am from Palatine, IL
Language: English and Thai
Connor Knutson
Secretary
Major: Mechatronics
Minor: SEAS
I am from Detroit/Frankfort
Language: English and Khmer
Holly Young
Social/Cultural Events Chair
Major: Anthropology
Minors: English, Linguistics, and SEAS
I am from DeKalb, IL
Language: English, Thai, and a little
Japanese and Spanish

6. Board Members
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Mitchell Rigert
Assistant Conference Coordinator
Major: MA Cultural Anthropology
Minor: N/A
I am from: Milwaukee, WI
Language: English, a little French, very
basic Thai
Name: Patricia Buczynski
Conference Coordinator
Major: Second-year graduate student,
Political Science
Minor:
I am from: La Grange Park, IL.
Language: Indonesian, Polish, Spanish

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Dr. Judy Ledgerwood
CSEAS Director
Advisor

8. Member Introduction
Name
Year in school
Majors and minors
Languages
Why join SEAclub?
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9. Icebreaker
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10. Overview of the club
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11. SEAclub
● Established in 1969, the Southeast Asia
Club offers ways for students and the local
community to learn about and experience
Southeast Asia.
● Working closely with NIU’s Center for
Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), SEA
Club is also involved in various outreach
projects.
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● SEA Club organizes and hosts exciting
cultural events and annual student
conference.
● SEA Club seeks to build friendships and
foster the exchange of information among
those interested in the extraordinary region
of Southeast Asia.

12. SEAclub
Community
We love for you to help us
build a diverse community
and become a part of it!
Membership
Anyone is welcome to join
the club and meet with other
individuals to make
connection and learn more
about each other. We do
not charge membership fee.
Resources
We connect you to
opportunities and resources
such as scholarships,
networks, news, and many
more from the CSEAS.
Events
We host fun and
educational events for
members to attend through
the semester. Let us know if
you have an idea!
Leadership Opportunity
We hold a club election and
open up executive positions
to our members. You will be
able to improve and develop
many leadership skills.
Making Impacts
We take pride in making our
club and community a home
for those who are from the
SEA regions as well as for
all members to feel
belonged.
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13. Expectations of Members
⊡ To participate in events
⊡ To contribute to brainstorming ideas
⊡ To make the club welcoming
⊡ To help in promoting the club
⊡ To communicate
⊡ To give feedbacks
⊡ To vote during club election
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14. Events
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15. Fall Semester Events
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Date Time Event Location
October week 2 6-9pm SEA Bonfire Mitchell’s place
October 26 5-6pm General meeting + Trivia Night HSC, room TBD
November 12 7-9pm AAA Cultural Fashion Show HSC, Carl Sandburg
Auditorium
November 15-19 8-9am International Education Week:
Virtual Language Tables
Zoom
November 18 6-8pm Culture Fest Campus Life Building
November 23 5-6pm General meeting + activity HSC, room TBD
November week 5 TBD Downtown Dekalb Outing Dekalb

16. Annual Spring Student Conference
Brings a nationally recognized keynote
speaker to campus and provides students
the opportunity to present their research
Student Conference
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17. Fall 2021
- Fall Potluck (CSEAS)
2020-2021
- Jonamac Orchard
- Movie Night + discussion
- Karaoke Night
- Southeast Asia Youth Leadership
Program (SEAYLP)
Past Events
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18. Communication
Teams
Or
GroupMe
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Facebook Page
Southeast Asia
Club NIU
CSEAS Email
Club’s Email
Email
Group Chat

19. THANKS!
Any questions/discussion?
Contact us via email
niu.seaclub@gmail.com
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