IN THIS ISSUE:
• College for Distance Learning announces campus center awards
• CHEM Club wins awards from national organization
• Students participate in Student Project Day on Parkville Campus
• Goddard appointed to attorney association committee
• Ethnic Voices Poetry Series event to feature Latino Writers Collective
• University to host annual "Fright Night" event
• Park In The News (KCUR, Romona Nicolls, Pirate Fitness)
• Green tip of the day
• Upcoming Events
College for Distance Learning announces campus center awards
In late September, Park University's College for Distance Learning hosted campus center directors from across the country for its annual meetings. The gathering also included an awards banquet. Visit http://news.park.edu/pub/news_001406.shtml to view a list of all the awards presented.
CHEM Club wins awards from national organization
Park University's CHEM (Chemists Have Explosive Minds) Club was recently notified that it won two awards from the National American Chemical Society for activities from the 2008-09 academic year. Park's CHEM Club received an "honorable mention" chapter award for activities noted in its Student Affiliate Annual Report. The club also received a "Green Chemistry" award based on its report of activities. The CHEM Club will be recognized in the November/December issue of inChemistry magazine and at the ACS Student Affiliates Chapter Award Ceremony during the ACS National Meeting in San Francisco. Donna Howell, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, is the club's adviser.
Students participate in Student Project Day on Parkville Campus
More than 200 students on the Parkville Campus participated in the Student Project Day in early October. This service day, which included students in all 12 LS 100 (First-Year Seminar) classes, along with LS 100 mentors, faculty and staff, was organized by Landscape Services employees, who also served as project leaders for the completed projects.
Projects completed included:
• Creation of mulched tree rings at several high visibility locations
• Cleanup and placement of wood chips on the path to Observatory Hill (behind Mackay Hall)
• Litter and leaf pickup along campus roadways
• Harvesting of zinnia seeds in multiple flower beds for recycling and to be put to use next spring
• Brush clearing along 6th Street
• Mulching and cleaning up of shrub beds near the President Mackenzie entrance to the Parkville Commercial Underground
Check out photos from the Student Project Day. In addition, Randy Bailey, director of environmental services, put together a video highlighting students working. It can be viewed at www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-RuCPp2OtY.
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Goddard appointed to attorney association committee
Courtney Goddard, assistant general counsel, has been selected to serve on the Membership and Member Services Committee of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. Goddard's term on the committee runs through 2012. The committee is comprised of 17 higher education attorneys nationwide and is responsible for reviewing current membership policies and procedures, reviewing and proposing changes to enhance member services, orienting new members to NACUA and assisting NACUA staff in the recruitment of non-member institutions. In addition, Goddard will be on the Subcommittee on Recruitment, Retention and Outreach Services, which is responsible for outreach to small private colleges and international institutions.
Ethnic Voices Poetry Series event to feature Latino Writers Collective
Members of the Latino Writers Collective, an organization that fosters an environment where the voices of Latinos can be heard, will present a reading on Thursday, Oct. 22, as part of Park University's Ethnic Voices Poetry Series. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the McCoy Meetin' House on the Parkville Campus, with the reading to start at 7 p.m. For more information, contact series director Virginia Brackett, Ph.D., chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages, at virginia.brackett@park.edu or (816) 584-6818. For more information about the series, which is supported in part by a grant from the Missouri Arts Council, and to read excerpts from the works of the poets, visit www.park.edu/ethnicpoetry/2009-2010.html.
University to host annual "Fright Night" event
Fright Night -- Park University's annual Halloween celebration, will be held on Friday, Oct. 23, featuring a haunted carnival, games, costume contest and trick-or-treating. The event -- free and open to all ages -- will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Copley Quad residential hall.
Trick-or-treating will be available from 6 to 8 p.m. in the residence hall, giving children the opportunity to knock on more than 70 doors under one roof. The carnival and costume contest (with prizes for children 12 and under) will also be held from 6 to 8 p.m., in the courtyard of Copley Quad. Parking for Fright Night will be available in the Julian Field parking lot at the Sixth Street entrance to the campus. For more information, contact Eric Blair, assistant dean of student life, at eric.blair@park.edu or (816) 584-6377.
Park In The News
• KCUR (89.3 FM), Kansas City's National Public Radio station, will be featuring spots highlighting Park University undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as University special events, during a variety of days/times through February 2010. Listen to KCUR via the web at www.kcur.org/ListenLive.html.
• Romona Nicolls, a senior biology major and a member of the Park cross country and track and field squads, was featured in her hometown paper, The Tribune, of Nassau, The Bahamas, on Oct. 13. Read the article on The Tribune's web site.
• Pirate Fitness has contracted with an online interactive health magazine, Student Health 101, providing information on diet, fitness and mental health. To read the latest issues, visit http://readsh101.com/park-pp.html (geared to parents) or http://readsh101.com/park.html (geared to students).
Green tip of the day
The U.S. pet-product industry rakes in $43 billion per year, only $1 billion of which goes to eco-friendly items. Do your part to pump that number up by opting for organic pet food (it may sound ritzy, but it really does help the earth) and equipment and toys made by eco-minded manufacturers. But buying greener doesn't mean you have to buy more. The best way to reduce waste is to buy less, so ask yourself whether your pet really needs the item you're considering buying. For more information and additional tips to lead a "green life," visit http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife.
Upcoming Events
• William Eickhorst Art Exhibit -- through October 23, Campanella Gallery
• Fall Break ends (KC area) -- October 18
• Fall II begins (KC area) -- October 19
• Coming to America Program (Americas) -- October 21, noon, Louise Morden Board Room
• Ethnic Voices Poetry Series: Latino Writers Collective -- October 22, 7 p.m. (reception 6:30 p.m.), McCoy Meetin' House
• Fright Night -- October 23, 6-9 p.m., Copley Quad
• Association for Computing Machinery Regional Programming Contest -- October 24, Parkville Campus
• Michael David Wickerson Art Exhibit -- October 26-November 25, Campanella Gallery
• "Experience a College Day" (CLAS event) -- October 28, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Parkville Campus
• Meet, Eat and Greet Career Fair -- October 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (employers and students), 1-3 p.m.; (employers and faculty), Breckon Sports Center East Dome
• Toys for Tots Campaign (Phi Alpha Theta/Zeta Omicron) -- October 29-November 25, Parkville Campus
• CETL Colleague-to-Colleague Series "Creating a Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program -- November 4, 1-3 p.m., Louise Morden Board Room
• School of Business Symposium on Public/Private Partnerships -- November 4, 8 a.m., Kansas City Public Library Central Library
• Meyer Music Piano Sale -- November 6-7, TBA, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• Parkville Community Band Concert -- November 8, 3 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• Veteran's Day (Kansas City area offices closed; no Parkville Campus daytime classes; Fall II classes held) -- November 11
• Park Model United Nations Event -- November 11, TBA, Parkville Campus
• International Center for Music Master Classes with violinist Eric Rosenblith -- November 13, 1-5:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• International Center for Music/Youth Conservatory for Music Young Virtuosi Concert -- November 15, 3 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• Coming to America Program (Asia) -- November 18, noon, Herr House Lounge
• Thanksgiving Break (KC area offices closes and no daytime classes; Fall II classes held) -- November 26-29
• Graduating Fine Arts Seniors Art Exhibit (Melanie Clouser, Rachel Hinges and John Sutton III) -- November 30-January 29, 2010, Campanella Gallery
• Nursing Career Fair -- December 3, 1-2:30 p.m., Mabee Learning Center (Academic Underground)
• "Letters from the Front: Christmas Truce of 1914" -- December 3-5, 7-9 p.m.; December 6, 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall)
• Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City Christmas Concert -- December 5, 3 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• Fall 2009 Semester ends (KC area) -- December 11
• Residence Halls close (Parkville Campus) -- December 11
• International Center for Music Fundraising Concert, featuring the Park Piano Trio -- December 11, 7:30 p.m., Folly Theater
• Mid-Year Commencement -- December 12, Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Mo., 11 a.m.
• Fall II ends (KC area) -- December 13
Note: To view a comprehensive schedule for all events, including athletics, visit www.park.edu/calendar/parkville.html.
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