Richardson Fire Play: The Pillars Stand Auditions

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Helen Graham Little Theatre

9 Lives Rehearsal
9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Messenger Auditorium

Tuesday - August 31st

RFP: The Pillars Stand First Rehearsal
All welcome to come
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Helen Graham Little Theatre/ Richardson

Wednesday - September 1st

RFP: The Pillars Stand Rehearsal
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Helen Graham Little Theatre/ Richardson

Thursday - September 2nd

Production Meeting
5:15 pm
Pounds Lounge OR Prokesh (TBA)

RFP: The Pillars Stand Rehearsal
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Helen Graham Little Theatre/ Richardson

Friday - September 3rd

Work Study Meeting
12:30 pm
Outside the Java Jinx - Student

RFP: The Pillars Stand Rehearsal
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Little Theatre/ Richardson

Saturday - September 4th

HALF WORK DAY
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Meet in Little Theatre

Sunday - September 5th

Enjoy the long weekend! No Classes Monday.

           
Other activities are scheduled for late August and early September.  They include:

• Friday, Aug. 27—Winfield High School Blue and White scrimmages.  The soccer team will play at 5 p.m., middle school football at 6 p.m., and high school football at 7 p.m.  The Winfield High School Booster Club will be selling hamburger/hot dog meals to visitors beginning at 5 p.m.

• Thursday, Sept. 2—The Winfield High School soccer team will host Wichita West.  Junior varsity plays at 6 p.m., varsity at 7:30 p.m.

• Saturday, Sept. 4—The Southwestern College football team will battle Panhandle State University at 7 p.m.

• Monday, Sept. 6—Winfield High School freshman and junior varsity football will play Augusta.  Game times are 5 and 6 p.m.

• Friday, Sept. 10—The Cowley Cup will take place for the first time in Jantz Stadium when the Winfield Vikings host the Arkansas City Bulldogs at 7 p.m.

• Leadership SC Back to School Calendar

• Sunday, Aug. 22, Welcome Back Barbeque in the student center from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.;  welcome back worship in Messenger Recital Hall from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.; and Sunday Sundaes from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Java Jinx.
• Monday, Aug. 23, Transfer Student Orientation on the Welcome Center lawn from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
• Monday, Aug. 23, SC Block Bash on Warren Street from 7 to 11 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 25, classes begin for students.  Rock painting party from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Wallingford lawn.
• Thursday, Aug. 26, annual Moundbuilding Ceremony at 7 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 27, Opening Convocation at 11 a.m. in Richardson Auditorium.
  Friends of Southwestern College are invited to attend the Moundbuilding Ceremony and the Opening Convocation.

For more information about Fall Frenzy, call Brandon Hessing at (620) 229-6161.  For more information about Freshman Work Day, call Cheryl Rude at (620) 229-6381.

The ten law schools that make up MINK sponsor this law school recruiting event to bring law school admissions representatives from across the country to the Midwest.  This event provides an outstanding opportunity for students to talk with law school representatives.  In addition, information panels will be held at 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. with topics focused on admissions, financial aid and scholarships.

For more information about MINK Law Day please visit www.law.missouri.edu/mink.

I am pleased to announce that the Department of Political Science and Legal Studies will be providing stipend money for students to attend. Please, email me at jean-gabriel.jolivet@sckans.edu for more information.

Judy quickly discovered that there is a gap in the information that is being offered to young people, especially those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) and allied community.  She felt that one way the Matthew Shepard Foundation could use its voice is to provide young people with a safe place to access resources and information critical to their development and survival.

Matthewsplace.com is that vehicle and continues to be a fitting tribute to Judy’s son Matthew who was killed simply for being who he was.   MatthewsPlace.com provides LGBTQQ and allied youth with a site that incorporates cutting-edge technology with up-to-date information and resources about how to live a healthy, productive, and hate-free life.

THE TASK:
As an intern you will be asked to spend 16 hours a week this spring assisting MSF staff with the ongoing maintenance of MatthewsPlace.com.  This will include identifying new resources and content to post to the site on a weekly basis.  You may also be asked to provide other support within the organization as needed.

THE INTERN:
We are looking for someone who has knowledge of and/or interest in social justice issues, is getting ready to start college or is currently enrolled and has the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.

If you are interested, please send a cover letter, resume and writing sample to thomas@matthewshepard.org.  Make sure the subject of your email says "FALL INTERN INFORMATION".

• READ THE 2010 ANNUAL DISCIPLESHIP NEWSLETTER (PDF)

Please register for the Homecoming Activities at Southwestern College, and make your lodging reservations for  October 1,2,3. A verbal conversation with one of the class hosts is not a registration. Click here for registration form:   www.sckans.edu/homecoming

REUNION BOOKLET

Have you mailed your reunion booklet information to Susan Lowe?

The college alumni office, with the help of class hosts, will prepare and print a reunion booklet for our fifty year celebration.

The booklet will provide us information about each class member that we can keep and remind us of the bits of information we will share in conversations during the week-end.

Each class member, even those not attending the reunion, is asked to provide basic family information, and reflections on your experience at Southwestern and your subsequent life and career.

Mary Lou and I have a copy of the 1958 Reunion book.

• Marilyn (Maddux) Holdeman’s sheet says she taught about 800 first and second graders in her career. Jack and Marilyn live in Garden City, Ks.  The info sheet gives the names of their 5 grandchildren.
• After writing some personal memories of encounters with faculty members …Marilyn writes to ask:  “Who were the boys who did a panty raid on Smith Hall? They came loudly and quickly up the stairs to the 3rd floor, ran through the beds and back down the stairs.  My bed was out in the middle of the room so as you rounded the corner you grabbed my bed and slid it across the floor craping the wood floor about a foot and a half. What a ride in my sleep.”

This homecoming will be full of special events, but the Fifty Year Reunion Dinner, Saturday, October 2 at the Winfield Country Club is the primary event for our class.

Please see:  http://www.sckans.edu/other/class-of-1960/  Note especially the Hall of Fame response by classmate Billie Day, and former faculty member Dennis Akin. Unfortunately the audio on the statements by Billie and Dennis did not survive the copy process into the computer. The sound is muted. IF you have an external speaker system on your computer, you should be able make it audible. The IT folk at SC regret this limitation.

Watch for the NEXT newsletter. It will contain the Class Prophesy.

Carl E. Martin for the Reunion Host Team   martinhaus@cox.net

First round of the 3rd Annual Star Search has happened. Congratulations to Debra Badley for victory in the first round, but there is still one more to go, and this time the winner could be YOU!

 The next round:

August 1st, 2010

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Cowley County Fairgrounds

To sign up or form more informaton call 620-229-6328

This e-mail is to remind you to register for the Homecoming Activities at Southwestern College ,and make your lodging reservations for  October 1,2,3. A verbal conversation with one of the class hosts is not a registration. 

All members of the Class of 1960 recently received a letter from the class hosts inviting each person to submit information for a reunion booklet. That information must be sent to Southwestern by AUGUST 1.

This homecoming will be full of special events, but the Fifty Year Reunion Dinner, Saturday, October 2 at the Winfield Country Club is the primary event for our class.

Please see:  http://www.sckans.edu/other/class-of-1960/  Note especially the Hall of Fame response by classmate Billie Day, and former faculty member Dennis Akin.   The reality of a web site is itself documentation of the difference 50 years makes.

 Note this information I found about two commencements events.

Winfield Courier, May 27, 1960

Headline … Southwestern Degrees to 91 At May 29 Event.

“A weekend of commencement activities, highlighted by the conferring of 91 degrees, is planned for May 28 and 29 at Southwestern College, announces President C. Orville Strohl.

The program begins Sat., May 28 at 12:15 with the traditional Order of the Mound luncheon. At 5:30 p.m. Southwestern alumni and former students will hold a dinner in the student union. Special recognition will be given to classes of 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950, and 1960.  Trustees and faculty members will be special guests.  Dr. Elton Trueblood, author of “The Idea of a College” will be the keynote speaker.  He will discuss his dreams for a “great” college as outlined in his book.

At 8:30 “The Heights”, a historical drama written and directed by Miss Helen Graham, will be presented. The amusing and interesting pageant is being given for the second time this 75th anniversary year by popular request.

President Strohl will discuss “Stake Your Claim” at the 10:30 a.m. baccalaureate service Sunday in Stewart field house. The Southwestern symphony orchestra, under the baton of Ross O. Williams, will present the music program.

A special concert of the Purple Robed choir, directed by Dr. Jack Juergens, will be held in Richardson auditorium, at 3 p.m.

During the commencement program, which begins at 6:30 p.m. on the alumni athletic field, honorary degrees will be presented to Prof. W. J. Poundstone, SC graduate of 1910, and Dr. Gordon Hatler Scott, SC Class of 1922, of Detroit Michigan.

The Southwestern band, directed by Albert Hodges, will present special music.  “The Dream Which Possesses Us” is the title of the commencement address to be given by Dr. D. Elton Trueblood of Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana.”

Winfield Courier, May 10, 2010

Headline  …   Hail, Southwestern Hail

“With plenty of proud mothers looking on, Southwestern College added more than 600 names to its historic roll of graduates Sunday during three separate ceremonies at Stewart Field House.The special moment that is college graduation was made even more memorable falling on Mother’s Day, participants agreed. ….

A total of 644 degrees, including 147 in six master’s programs, were conferred Sunday at SC, representing 44 states and 10 countries.”

Reflections on the two commencements

The number of students living on campus is approximately 400.  The number of graduates now exceeds the enrollment in 1959-1960.  Southwestern has satellite offices in Oklahoma City and Wichita, and offers off site and on-line degrees through special agreement(s) with the US Air Force and private corporations.  The increase in master’s degrees is a reflection of the fact that many on-campus graduates take the extra time for the employability offered by that degree.  

There will be lots of change to celebrate when we gather October 1-2-3 for our class reunion.  Hope you can join us.

--Carl E. Martin for the Reunion Host Team

July 4th
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Cowley County Fairgrounds

August 1st
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cowley County Fairgrounds

Anyone interested in being a performer call (620)-229-6328 to sign-up! We encourage all to come out and perform, or come support those showing off their talents!

Brooke Winter has been hired as director for the Southwestern College Learning Center.
           
Winter is a Southwestern College graduate and was also recognized by the education department as a “Teacher of Promise.”
           
“This is a unique opportunity which is very exciting,” Winter says.  “I was affiliated with Southwestern, I got a quality education here, and I knew I would like the opportunity to work with some former professors of mine.”
           
Winter lives in Conway Springs with her husband, Ken.  He is the police chief of Conway Springs.  She has been working in education for the past eight years as a preschool paraprofessional, substitute teacher, and preschool teacher.  She did a split student teaching semester between Clearwater East Primary School and Kyle Trueblood Elementary School in Conway Springs. 

Alumni Today 125^th Anniversary Edition

2010

Great news, fellow Moundbuilders!  We are proud to announce that the 125^th anniversary edition of the Southwestern College alumni directory is nearly completed.  This new directory will provide you with a complete, up-to-date reference on Southwestern College alumni, and include a historical timeline of 125 years of Southwestern College history.

If you ordered a directory, it should be arriving at your mailbox by mid-July.

For your convenience, Directory contact information is listed below:

Alumni with billing questions or for orders while supplies last, call:

Harris Customer Service at 1-800-877-6554

Their program is titled “Life in a Drop of Water: A Microscopic Aquatic Safari,” and is intended for kids age 8-14.  Ross will present the program at the Winfield Public Library on Tuesday, June 22, at 2 p.m.
           
“We want to get kids excited about biology and how cool science can be,” Cowlishaw says.  “This will expand their understanding about what life’s about.  Aquatic systems are the most important; there are so many things in the water that can’t be seen.”
           
The two SC professors plan on showing how many creatures actually live in a single drop of water.  Equipped with a microscope and camera projection system, Ross and Cowlishaw will watch microbes carrying on in their busy lives and become familiar with organisms such as ciliates, flagellates, amoeba, microalgae, water fleas, and rotifers. According to the professors, they will likely come across a few million bacteria along the way. Individual microscopes will also be available for the kids to make their own investigation of the local microscopic pond life.
           
Cowlishaw will be traveling to eastern Kansas while Ross goes to western Kansas.  On Wednesday, June 16, Cowlishaw will have shows at the Chanute Public Library at 10 a.m., and the Cherryvale Public Library at 2 p.m.  On Thursday, June 17, Cowlishaw will have shows at the Iola Public Library at 10 a.m., and the Altamont Public Library at 3 p.m.
           
Ross will present the show on Monday, June 28, at the Grant County Public Library in Ulysses at 10 a.m., and at 2 p.m. at the Liberal Public Library.  On Tuesday, June 29, Ross will have shows at the Morton County Public Library in Elkhart at 10 a.m. and at the Stevens County Public Library in Hugoton at 2 p.m.
           
Each presentation will last approximately one hour. 

Shelly Hoffman, Wichita, didn’t think she could learn anything about teaching since she had done it for nearly 20 years.  Eleven months later, Hoffman realized she could.
           
On Sunday, May 9, Hoffman earned a master of education degree in curriculum and instruction from Southwestern College.  Hoffman was able to complete the 12-month course in 11 months while still teaching full-time and raising her family.  She did it completely online.
           
“I had my bachelor’s degree and almost 20 years of teaching experience,” Hoffman says.  “I knew I needed more but thought to myself ‘what else could I learn?’ I spoke with David Hofmeister (education chair and director of teacher education for Southwestern College) and he was so wonderful to talk to.  He answered all of my questions, and I had a lot of them.”
           
Hoffman received a bachelor’s degree from Wichita State University in 1988.  She then embarked on teaching physical education for six years at Chisholm Elementary and the past 14 years at Franklin Elementary, both in Wichita.
           
Along with earning her master’s degree, Hoffman has received top recognition for her physical education program at Franklin.  The Kansas Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (KAHPERD) identified Franklin Elementary as a Model School.  This recognition process promotes quality physical education throughout the state of Kansas and provides opportunities for physical educators to share ideas for the purpose of enhancing the physical education experience for all students.  This program provides for both Model and Merit recognition.
           
“I applied for this 10 years ago and we received Merit recognition.  My school district didn’t have daily P.E. like many other districts so we were not given the Model recognition,” explains Hoffman.  “I decided to try for it again this year and our principal, Heather Vincent, was very supportive.  Professionals from KAHPERD came to watch me teach, they evaluated me, they inspected our equipment and visited with students.  I showed them my mission statement and curriculum.  In April, I found out that we earned the Model recognition.”
           
Hoffman says that there will be a plaque presentation in October at the state KAHPERD convention in Wichita.
           
Hoffman’s program includes 90 minutes of physical education a week. Her program includes sending a home fitness bag with the kids every Friday to take home.  The bags include such items as soccer balls, tennis balls, and a jump rope to use over the weekend; a fitness calendar; integrating reading into physical education by picking words that are associated with P.E. and discussing them in class; health fairs; and doing enrichment activities such as visiting the World Museum of Treasures, The Keeper of the Plains, Exploration Place, and the Cox pumpkin farm.
           
Hofmeister was not surprised that Hoffman was able to earn the recognition.
           
“She didn’t know her P.E. program was at that level but her principal did,” Hofmeister says.  “Shelly was awarded the recognition that she deserved.  She was already being noted, but it wasn’t enough.  She had the need to pursue an advanced degree and did so.   It speaks to the flexibility and support that Southwestern College Professional Studies and our master of education program brings to students who want to be successful in their timeline.” 

7:00 - 8:00pm Family Shows

9:00 - 10:00 pm Mature Audiences

$5.00 per person

All tickers will be sold at the door of the Marquee (formerly the Winfield Cinemas Building)

For more information call (620)229-6328

Masterbuilders for 2009-2010 include: Thaddeus Carrena, Flower Mound, Texas; Zack Conroy, Wichita; Megan Martin, Augusta; Tabatha McMullen, Belle Plaine; Matt Perkins, Katy, Texas; and Nathan Morrison, Osborne.

Seven Southwestern College students have been recognized by the Kansas Athletic Trainers’ Society (KATS) honor roll.

• First team—Nathan Morrison, Osborne.

• Second team—Rene Schwann, Salina; Krystal Tyree, North Little Rock, Ark.

• Honorable mention—Katie Bipes, Topeka; Kelli Florio, Kindell Copeland, and Kimberly Kellogg, Wichita.

First-team nominees had to be junior or above in academic standing, active within the professional phase of the athletic training education program (ATEP) (minimum of five academic semesters completed), and achieve a 3.8/4.0 KATS honors average. This is the average of the student’s spring grade-point average (GPA), fall GPA, and cumulative GPA.

Second-team nominees had to be junior or above in academic standing, active within the professional phase of the ATEP (minimum of five academic semesters completed), and achieve a 3.6/4.0 KATS honors average.

Honorable mention nominees had to be sophomore or above in academic standing, active within the professional phase of the ATEP (minimum of three academic semesters completed), and achieved a 3.4/4.0 KATS honors average.

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2010.

You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student - including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school) to be eligible. Please read the program description and vacancy announcement for more information.

Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2010.

You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student - including graduating seniors intending to go on to graduate school) to be eligible. Please read the program description and vacancy announcement for more information.

Hours: Approximately 10-15 hours per week. Flexible hours available to accommodate school schedule.

Starting Pay: $8 per hour

Responsibilities:Electronic Media Develop content, graphics, and strategies for websites. Write and edit content and update as needed. Infuse social media strategies and manage content related to social media.

Print Communications:Provide copywriting, editing, and proofing for print media, to include customer newsletters, sales collateral, press releases or other print media.

Partner Relations:Coordinate with partners to schedule marketing campaigns. Develop and distribute associated materials to support campaigns.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate should be:Creative and flexible,Detail oriented

Experienced with Adobe Creative Suite programs (preferred)

Interested Candidates should send their resume to:

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Jennifer Caughron

Director of Operations, FlexTRAX Solutions

245 N. Waco, Suite 100

Wichita, KS 67202

Dave Grant

News Director 

KAKE-TV

1500 N. West 

Wichita, KS 67203

No telephone calls.

“What is likely to be the most interesting development in international politics over the next decade?”

A panel from the Foreign Affairs editorial staff will select one student’s essay to be published on the Foreign Affairs Web site. In addition, the winner will receive a prize of $500. Five honorable mentions will receive a free year-long subscription to Foreign Affairs magazine.

Please help spread the word by forwarding this email to your colleagues, students, and list-serves. To read more about the contest requirements and find out how students can enter, visit ForeignAffairs.com/StudentEssay.

Please read the attached flyer  if you are interested in this unique opportunity.

Student Internships with OK Democratic Party

• Master of science in leadership.  Southwestern College Professional Studies ranked as the #5 most affordable for an online master’s degree in leadership. Online students nationwide will pay about $14,700 for this online master’s degree.
   
• Master of business administration (MBA).  Based on a national survey of 90 regionally-accredited business schools that offer 250 master of business administration degrees using distance learning technology, Southwestern College Professional Studies ranked as the #29 most affordable program.  Online students nationwide will pay a cost of approximately $18,700 for this online master’s degree.
   
• Master of science in security administration.  Southwestern College Professional Studies ranks as the #17 most affordable program at around $14,700 for online learners nationwide.
   
• Master of science in management.  Southwestern College Professional Studies ranked as the #24 most affordable program at around $17,264.

“We’re very excited to once again be listed in GetEducated.com’s Best Buy listing of the most affordable rankings of institutions for these master’s degrees,” said Karen Pedersen, Southwestern College’s vice president for professional studies. “It’s important to us that GetEducated.com only ranks regionally accredited colleges and universities so the quality of these programs is also excellent.”
    
Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com is a consumer group that publishes free online university degree rankings and reviews along the dimensions of cost, quality, and credibility. The group issues report cards on accredited online degree programs in an effort to help online students compare and select from thousands of online degree programs.

For more information about any of the master degrees available at Southwestern College Professional Studies, call Deb Stockman at (316) 684-5335 ext. 214.

Conroy is a business/marketing major.  He was a NAIA All-American scholar athlete in 2008 and 2009 and the 2009 recipient of the Champions of Character award in cross country.  He has also been president for the Southwestern College Student Foundation. 

Jarnagin is nursing major.  She earned the KCAC Champions of Character award for basketball in 2010.  Jarnagin was recognized by the NAIA as an All-American scholar athlete in 2008, 2009, and 2010.  She has also been a state officer for the Kansas Association of Nursing.  

Nominees also included:

 Caitlin Smith, Ellsworth, volleyball
 Kari Roth, Winfield, women’s track and field
 Monica Sauber, Great Bend, softball
 Rene Schwan, Salina, soccer
 Alyssa Carter, Peabody, women’s cross country
 Tim Miser, Emporia, basketball
 Shane Neises, Oxford, men’s soccer
 D.J. Wilson, Meridan, men’s tennis
 Thaddeus Carrena, Flower Mound, Texas, football
 Jimmy Bryant, Cleveland, Okla., men’s track and field

This was the 12th annual presentation of the student-athlete award.

Southwestern College is a private institution granting undergraduate and graduate degrees and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.  More than 1,900 students attend classes at the main Winfield campus, at five professional studies sites in Kansas and Oklahoma, or online around the world.

9 Lives Improv Show

Campus Show

9:00 PM

Messenger Recital Hall

Friday
Banquet Committee Work
TBA

Saturday
Campus Player Banquet
5:30 pm
Campus Player Rock
Invitation Only

Campus Player Award Banquet
7:30 PM
Richardson Auditorium
Invitation Only