The Kinder Gators You Tube video is so cute. You'll love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxXT9jpO8SI
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View it in your > browser<http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1129119/5665282/86879/0/>. > [image: GatorNews] <http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1129119/5665282/91/0/> June > 14, 2011 ALUMNI & > STUDENTS<http://us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/dc/blank.html?bn=570&.intl=us&.lang=en-US#level-2> > RESEARCH > & > ACADEMICS<http://us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/dc/blank.html?bn=570&.intl=us&.lang=en-US#level-2> > ATHLETICS<http://us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/dc/blank.html?bn=570&.intl=us&.lang=en-US#level-2> > CALENDAR<http://us.mg204.mail.yahoo.com/dc/blank.html?bn=570&.intl=us&.lang=en-US#level-3> > Member > Benefits <http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1129119/5665282/74336/0/> • > Questions/Feedback <http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1129119/5665282/82202/0/> > Kinder-Gators > are stealing hearts across The Gator Nation [image: Kinder-Gators are > stealing hearts across The Gator Nation] > > It started as a small idea — not much bigger, in fact, than Lia Wathen's > students. > > Wathen is a kindergarten teacher at Pioneer Elementary in Escondido, Calif. > Her students face a variety of challenges — many receive free or > reduced-price lunches, for instance. Often they are learning English as > their second language. > > To promote lifelong learning and help the students think about a > hope-filled future, about two years ago the elementary school near San Diego > decided that each class should adopt a university to learn about and cheer > for. Although Wathen is not an alumna, the University of Florida has been a > big part of Wathen's classroom ever since. > > "They have fallen in love with your mascots, Albert and Alberta," Wathen > says of why her students picked the Gators. > > The devotion to UF has grown into much more than a class project — it's > become a community project, too. The San Diego Gator Club® has adopted > Wathen's classroom to help encourage the children, says Bena Leslie (BABA > '03), the Gator Club's past president. Club members have made the students > guests of honor at viewing parties and have donated T-shirts, stickers and > other Gator gear. In fact, Wathen's class has been the club's project for > International Gator Day the last two years. > > "I feel fortunate that we have this opportunity, and we'll continue to work > with Ms. Wathen's classes as long as she lets us," Leslie says. > > This spring, the children showed their love for UF by making a class video, > "Kinder Gators Read, Write and Stomp in the Swamp." The five-minute short, > which won an award at the Escondido Youth Media Festival this month, has > become a viral hit among alumni thanks to Facebook and Twitter. > > "Send them acceptance letters NOW!" Karen Ross Kirsch (BSBA '89, JD '92) of > Sarasota wrote on Facebook after watching the orange-and-blue-clad little > ones sing tunes such as "I'm a Little Gator" and, yes, "We are the Boys." > "Love those little Kinder-Gators!" > > Watch Ms. Wathen's kindergarten class > video<http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1129119/5665282/86880/0/> > Learn more about the San Diego Gator > Club®<http://list.uff.ufl.edu/t/1129119/5665282/86881/0/> > [image: Horizontal Rule] Reconnect with fellow Gators through social > media > > When a post about Gator alumni in the NBA playoffs appeared on the UF > Alumni Association's Facebook page this weekend, fellow alumni had something > to say about it. > > "Love Corey Brewer, but I have to go with Mike Miller (Good thoughts for > your daughter!) and Udonis Haslem. Go Heat!" Robin Forman (BA '72) of Miami > wrote in support of the Miami Heat, where Miller ('98-'00) and Haslem > ('98-'02) are forwards. > > "MAVS ALL THE WAY! But I still like to see all our Gator alums make it to > the tops of their professions!" wrote Laurie Livingston Stixrood (BSR '80) > of Plano, Texas, in support of Brewer ('04-'07) and his team, the Dallas > Mavericks, which ultimately won the championship Sunday. > > Such interactions on Facebook are among the many ways UF Alumni Association > members are sharing and making connections online through social media. > > And lots of people are connecting. The UF Alumni Association's Facebook > page has more than 28,000 followers, while its Twitter feed has more than > 2,600. Other alumni are networking through the UFAA's Linked In page, > checking in together on FourSquare, adding to UFAA photo albums on Flickr > and watching each other's video's on the UFAA's YouTube channel. > > "Gators want to hear what other Gators are doing," says Outreach Director > RJ Stamper (BSR '02), who has taken the lead in the UFAA's social media > efforts. "This includes alumni, faculty and students, so the content we > share doesn't focus on just one population — it's relevant to the entire > Gator Nation." > > The best part, Stamper says, is that social media connections erase the > miles that separate Gators. Whether you're in Gainesville, New York or > Japan, the Gator online community as is as close as your computer or even > your smart phone. > > "From stories people tell about meeting their significant other on campus > to articles about research discoveries, social media keeps The Gator Nation > connected," Stamper says. > > Have you reconnected? 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