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Fontaine appointed to healthcare organization
Sherry Fontaine, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the Master of Healthcare Leadership program, was recently appointed to the Missouri Regent Advisory Council for the American College of Healthcare Executives. In addition, Fontaine serves on the ACHE's Local Programming Council.
June 25, 2008, 1:34 pm

Gonzales elected to Wentworth Military board
Roxanne Gonzales, Ed.D., associate dean of the College for Distance Learning, has been elected to the Board of Trustees at Wentworth Military Academy and Junior College, Lexington, Mo. Park University has a campus center at Wentworth, providing degree completion programs to its students and individuals in the area community.

June 25, 2008, 1:27 pm

Dempsey presents at public health education conference
June 25, 2008, 1:22 pm
Holly Dempsey, academic director and adjunct instructor of social psychology at Park University's Holloman Air Force Base Campus Center, Alamogordo, N.M., along with colleagues in her doctoral program at the University of Texas at El Paso, made two presentations at the Society for Public Health Education Mid-Year Scientific Conference, May 21-24 in Chicago.

Gonzales elected vice president ACHE
Roxanne Gonzales, Ph.D., associate dean for the College of Distance Learning, was elected vice president of the Association for Continuing Higher Education. ACHE is an institution-based international organization of colleges, universities, and individuals dedicated to the promotion of lifelong learning and excellence in continuing higher education.
June 24, 2008, 3:28 pm

Bergrud participates in the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce's Centurions Leadership Program
June 24, 2008, 3:24 pm
Erik Bergrud, M.P.A. '94, director of the International Center for Civic Engagement and special assistant to the president for University projects on civic engagement at Park, was chosen to participate in the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce's Centurions Leadership Program.

HSPA faculty members presented two symposiums on the unscripted future
June 24, 2008, 3:16 pm
Hauptmann School for Public Affairs faculty members presented two symposiums on the unscripted future initiative October 2007 at the annual meeting fo the Midwest Academy of Management in Kansas City, Mo.

Cohn presents paper at the National Communication Association annual conference
Lora Cohn, Ph.D., director of the Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership program, presented Park and the Northland Diversity Council: Increasing Tolerance and Respect in the Northland, November 2007at the National Communication Association annual conference in Chicago, Ill. Her paper highlighted the Communicating Common Ground project of Park's communication arts department and the Northland Diversity Council.
June 24, 2008, 3:08 pm

Jean Mandernach receives Instructional Resource Award
June 16, 2008, 3:24 pm
Jean Mandernach, associate professor of Psychology, was recently selected as the recipient of a 2008 Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology Instructional Resource Award from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. The IRA program is a national competition designed to encourage and reward instructional research relevant to the teaching of psychology and to stimulate the development of teaching-related materials.

Wagman makes presentation at conference
June 16, 2008, 2:14 pm
Patrick Wagman, adjunct instructor of computer information systems, College for Distance Learning, presented "Using Project Management Tools to Manage Service, or How EITS is Figuring Out What We Do!" at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2008 on June 2 in Jacksonville, Fla.

Trustee assists entrepreneurship class project
June 9, 2008, 4:23 pm
Students in the Spring II MG 675 Entrepreneurship Seminar class, taught by Michael Fitzmorris, assistant professor of international business, had the opportunity to work with Park University Board of Trustees member Mark Comfort for a class project.

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