IN THIS ISSUE:
• ICM fundraising concert to feature Park Piano Trio
• Holiday bonus days approved, 2010 holiday scheduled announced
• Park employees can receive their 2009 W-2 electronically
• Hageman's paleontology research again cited in journal
• Williams, biology students help clean Missouri River
• Mayer chairs, moderates economic development conference
• New sculpture and drawings exhibit opens in Campanella Gallery
• Green tip of the day
• Upcoming Events
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| Park Piano Trio: Ben Sayevich, Stanislav Ioudenitch and Martin Storey |
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| Behzod Abduraimov |
ICM fundraising concert to feature Park Piano Trio
A fundraising concert to benefit the Park University International Center for Music will feature the University's resident Park Piano Trio on Friday, Dec. 11, at the Folly Theater in Kansas City, Mo. The program, which begins at 7:30 p.m., will include a performance of Ravel's "Piano Trio in A Minor."
The Park Piano Trio consists of pianist Stanislav Ioudenitch, executive director of the ICM and the Youth Conservatory for Music, and 2001 Van Cliburn gold medalist; violinist Ben Sayevich, professor of music; and cellist Martin Storey, assistant professor of music.
Individual tickets for the concert are $100, $50 and $25, depending on seat location. There is also a $1,000 sponsorship package available, which includes four premier-seating tickets; a private post-concert reception featuring special guest Behzod Abduraimov, a sophomore majoring in applied music/piano and the first place winner of the prestigious 2009 London International Piano Competition; recognition in the concert program; and a special VIP gift.
Sponsorship packages can be purchased through Alisha Coggins, alumni relations coordinator, at alisha.coggins@park.edu or (816) 584-6207. Individual tickets can be purchased at the Folly Theater box office, 1020 Central, Kansas City, Mo., or by phone, (816) 474-4444; or via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000.
Holiday bonus days approved; 2010 holiday scheduled announced
Park University's Executive Staff recently approved four holiday bonus days to allow employees to spend more time with their families during the holiday season. The four bonus days can be taken anytime between Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, and Saturday, Jan 9, 2010. These days can be taken together or separate, but cannot be carried over. In addition, supervisors of each department must maintain adequate staff to cover the department each day during the holiday season. Under no conditions can an entire department be closed, or be open without adequate coverage, except for the standard holidays.
The Executive Staff also approved the 2010 holiday schedule:
• Friday, Jan. 1 -- New Year’s Day
• Monday, Jan. 18 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Monday, Feb. 15 -- President’s Day
• Friday, April 2 -- Good Friday
• Monday, May 31 -- Memorial Day
• Monday, July 5 -- Independence Day (observed)
• Monday, Sept. 6 -- Labor Day
• Thursday, Nov. 11 -- Veteran’s Day
• Thursday, Nov. 25 -- Thanksgiving Day
• Friday, Nov. 26 -- Day After Thanksgiving
• Thursday, Dec. 23 -- Christmas Day (observed due to the holiday falling on a Saturday)
• Friday, Dec. 24 -- Christmas Eve
• Friday, Dec. 31 -- New Year’s Day (observed)
Park employees can receive their 2009 W-2 electronically
Park University employees who previously signed up to receive their W-2 electronically or a paper copy of their W-2 through the Park University website will need to sign up again via ADP iPay, according to the University's Payroll Department. This is a slight inconvenience, but it is a simple step that can be completed when checking your pay statement.
For instructions on how to register to elect the way you receive your W-2 for 2009 or to register for iPay if you have not already done so, visit www.park.edu/human/payroll.aspx. After registering, please take time to look at your pay statement to ensure that your information is correct, such as the spelling of your name, address and Social Security number.
Advantages of ADP iPay include:
• Employees can view and/or print their earnings statement (pay stub) and/or W-2 at their convenience via a secure online website.
• Online delivery provides access to the W-2 statement earlier than the traditional mail process and your pay statements can be viewed prior to the pay date.
• Online delivery eliminates the chance that the W-2 statement will get lost, misdirected or delayed during delivery.
• Employees may print multiple copies of pay statements or W-2s as needed for personal needs, such as mortgages and loans.
• Employees are contributing to the University’s cost savings.
Questions should be referred to the Payroll Department at payroll@park.edu or (816) 584-6413.
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| Scott Hageman |
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.
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. In the photo, Williams stands behind Brownfield, far left, and Kiehl, middle right, and their friends.
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| Robert Mayer |
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.
New sculpture and drawings exhibit opens in Campanella Gallery
An exhibit featuring iron sculpture and large drawings by Michael Davidson Wickerson has opened in the Campanella Gallery on the Parkville Campus through Wednesday, Nov. 25. The exhibit, "Cupola Cart: Casting Iron," will run through Wednesday, Nov. 25. A reception for Wickerson is set for Sunday, Nov. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gallery.
Wickerson, a Canadian artist, has exhibited throughout North America since 1994 and in Europe since 2002. In 2005, Wickerson's installation, "This Equipment Belongs to the Earth," was displayed at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center in Kansas City, and his aluminum casting "House of the Sun" was recognized in Spaces magazine in spring 2006. For more information about Wickerson, visit www.wickersonstudios.com.
Green tip of the day
This Halloween, create a spooky mood and save power by turning off the lights, and enjoy the glow of the jack-o'-lantern. Conventional candles are made from petroleum-based paraffin wax, so light your (locally grown and organic) pumpkin with soy candles. Soy is a renewable resource that produces less soot than paraffin, so your little ghouls and goblins can breathe easier. For more information and additional tips to lead a "green life," visit http://sierraclub.typepad.com/greenlife.
Upcoming Events
• Michael David Wickerson Art Exhibit -- through November 25, Campanella Gallery (Reception will be held Nov. 1, 2-4 p.m., in the Gallery)
• 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 closed 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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