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Mayer chairs, moderates economic development conference Robert Mayer, School of Business executive-in-residence, was the host chair of the Missouri Economic Development Financing Association Conference, held Oct. 8-9 in Riverside, Mo. Mayer also presented and moderated a panel of statewide speakers on the "New Reality of Financing." The presentation covered the current financial burdens on the banking and commercial real estate sector, along with the a discussion on the use of financial incentive tools, such as tax increment financing, new market tax credits and bond financing, and the use of these tools in the current recession economy. October 28, 2009, 3:24 pm Park Recognized through the Carnegie CASTL Affiliates Program October 28, 2009, 3:24 pm The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Colloquium was held October 23 in Bloomington, Indiana, to conclude the three-year Carnegie “CASTL” project dedicated to promoting the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Williams, biology students help clean Missouri River For the past three years, Don Williams, Ed.D., associate professor of biology, has encouraged Park University students in his BI 111 (Environmental Biology) class to volunteer for Missouri River Relief, a grassroots, volunteer and equipment-based organization dedicated to reconnecting people to the Missouri River through hands-on river clean-ups and education events. This year, two students, Kody Brownfield, a senior majoring in information and computer science, and Kristin Kiehl, a sophomore majoring in fine arts, and their friends joined Williams, along with 500 others from the Kansas City area, to scour the banks and sand bars of the "Mighty Mo" for trash along Kaw Point Riverfront Park in Kansas City, Kan. October 28, 2009, 3:23 pm Hageman's paleontology research again cited in journal Scott Hageman, associate professor of geology and chair of the Natural and Physical Sciences Department, has had one of his papers cited in a major peer reviewed journal. For the third consecutive year, his paper "Fusulinid Taphonomy: Encrustation, Corrasion, Compaction and Dissolution" has been used as a reference by international authors, most recently in the journal, Facies. Since 2007, the articles citing Hageman's paper represented localities in Brazil, Iran and Spain, by authors from Austria, Brazil and Spain. October 28, 2009, 3:22 pm DePriest presents session for virtual conference Desiree DePriest, Ph.D., adjunct instructor of information and computer science and business administration, presented the session, "Collaborative Learning: Using Internet and Web-Top Applications to Enhance Student Teams," for the Kaplan University Village conference. DePriest's session, presented virtually on Oct. 8, focused on the use of free web-top applications to enhance collaboration and social networking among students working in groups in online learning environments. October 21, 2009, 8:47 am Park In The News Robert Mayer, School of Business executive-in-residence, was interviewed for story on retail stores and restaurants making moves to new locations in the Kansas City area. The story appeared in the Oct. 20 edition of The Kansas City Star. October 21, 2009, 8:47 am Zaharopoulos participates as faculty reviewer for university in Cyprus Thimios Zaharopoulos, Ph.D., interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, traveled to Cyprus during Park University's fall break to serve as an external faculty reviewer for Open University of Cyprus, Nicosia. According to Zaharopoulos, public universities in Cyprus invite internationally known experts to serve on faculty search committees for new academic positions. Zaharopoulos' travel was underwritten by the Open University of Cyprus. October 21, 2009, 8:46 am Smith authors article for security publication Jeffrey Smith, adjunct instructor of information and computer science, recently had an article he authored published in the fall issue of The Security Journal. The article, "Management and Security Risks with Client-Server Software," identifies best practices in providing a basic roadmap for managers to ensure due diligence security in client-server software applications. According to Smith, the best practices and identification of early software vulnerabilities can contribute to successful business operations. Management holds key positional responsibility in asking questions concerning software application security and identification of software security issues early alerts key developmental personnel in pursuing an avenue for resolution. The article can be found on page 40 of the Journal. October 21, 2009, 8:46 am Sanders, Williams make presentations at biology educators conference October 21, 2009, 8:45 am Carol Sanders, Ph.D., and Don Williams, Ed.D., associate professors of biology, made presentations at the Association of College and University Biology Educators annual meeting in Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 9-10. Brackett represents State of Missouri at national book festival Virginia Brackett, Ph.D., Department of English and Modern Languages associate professor and chair, and director of Park's Honors Program, represented the State of Missouri at the Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 26, in Washington, D.C. The festival, which Brackett attended as a member of the board of the Missouri Center for the Book, welcomed 130,000 attendees on the National Mall. It featured dozens of well-known authors and poets, including John Irving, Judy Blume and Ken Burns. Brackett is shown at right in the adjacent photo with Tom Dillingham, Ph.D., of Stephens College, and Anne-Imela M. Radice, director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. October 20, 2009, 9:53 am
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