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VIS-A-VIS

VIS-A-VIS
Y-founded
Current
At the Y
1981
–
(start year uncertain)
Created at the Y in 1981 and spun off to the Children's Home and Aid Society in 1984. Back at the Y by 2003 or 2005.
Why it left the Y:

Places University students in Champaign and Urbana schools as weekly tutors and classroom aides. The Y created it in 1981, after school budget cuts.

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Sources

  1. Scott J. Peters, The Promise of Association (1997), p. 135.
  2. University YMCA. Annual Report 2014–2015.
  3. University YMCA. 25th Annual Dinner & Auction Booklet: Celebrating the Work of Belonging. April 18, 2026. "Y Student Programs," pp. 11–12.
  4. University YMCA. 150th Anniversary Celebration program. Sept. 30, 2023. "Student Organizations Over the Last 25 Years," pp. 5–7 (from the second draft, Sept. 25, 2023).
  5. University YMCA. Annual Report 2025–2026.
  6. University YMCA records: student program files and staff lists, 2001–2026.
Last reviewed
October 15, 2026

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