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Commencement honors May graduates
A fresh batch of Hornets was released into the wild at spring commencement on May 12, led by commencement speaker Corinne Samskey, the 2007 Dwight and Ida Curry Newberg Outstanding Senior. If you missed it, go online to read Samskey’s address, see lists of in-state graduates and out-of-state graduates, and see photos from the ceremony.
Writers unite!
The 22nd annual Tallgrass Writing Workshop will be held June 23-24 at ESU, featuring small group presentations by a distinguished line-up of speakers, personal consultations and discussions.
The workshop is designed for those who want to write for personal satisfaction, as part of a service or professional responsibility, or for publication. The only prerequisites needed are a reasonable writing ability and a serious interest. The workshop faculty have published extensively, taught wide varieties of writing and are knowledgeable about the requirements for publication. They will discuss specific characteristics of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, assist participants with literary style and technique and discuss strategies and opportunities for publication.
The fee for the workshop is $60. To register, visit www.emporia.edu/cgps/form.htm, or send your name and address to the Center for Great Plains Studies at ESU, or e-mail your request for a brochure to jjohnso1@emporia.edu. Read more about the conference by clicking here.
-- Smoky Valley Alumni After-Hours Reception – June 5, Salina. -- Kansas City Emporia Connection Reunion – June 8-10, Kansas City -- Salt Museum Tour – July 7, Hutchinson. Three alumni chapters are joining forces to travel 650 feet underground and then surface for a great dinner catered by The Anchor Inn. -- Homecoming 2007 – Oct. 20. If you need a place to stay, we’ve blocked off rooms at the Fairfield Inn on Oct. 19 and 20. Call (620) 342-4445 and ask for the “Homecoming” rooms. The cost is $84 per night. For more information on any of the events, contact your Alumni Association at (620) 341-5440. |
Teachers College honors student achievements
Seventeen ESU students received special recognition at the 23rd annual Teachers College Honors Banquet on May 4, and 32 undergraduate students were also honored for achieving a 3.75 GPA or higher.
Undergraduate awards
Elementary Teacher Education – Katie Hensley, Topeka
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation – Dustin Murray, Wichita
Middle & Secondary Teacher Education – Blair Falldine, Emporia
Psychology – Christine Yates, El Dorado
Undergraduate research awards
Lindsey Jo Razafsky for “The Impact of the Science and Math Education Center at ESU on Elementary Education Majors.”
Christine L. Yates for “Effects of Prenatal Ethanol Exposure and Social/Isolated Housing on Rats’ Operant Reversal-Learning.”
Graduate awards
Art Therapy – Shannon Nattrass, Lebo
Early Childhood Education - Rosemary Kungu, Nairobi, Kenya
Counselor Education - David Mesh, Shawnee
Curriculum and Instruction - Kimberly Johnson, Olathe
Educational Administration – Jack Koehn, Galva
Instructional Design and Technology - Howard West, Shaw, Miss.
Mental Health Counseling - Louis Orr, IV, Emporia
Psychology - Brianna Bennett, Arkansas City
Rehabilitation Counseling – Randi Langley, Derby
Special Education/Gifted – Kathy Coughlin, Olathe
Read more about the awards and winners by clicking here.
Educators tune in to music for teaching
More than 30 educators from across the state recently learned how to enhance their language arts teaching through the use of music, at a workshop organized by the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence.
The “Reading & Writing ‘With a Little Help from’ Contemporary Music” workshop was held May 4. Participants learned that popular music can be utilized to enhance students’ skills in the following areas:
- making intertextual connections to classroom texts,
- providing a purpose for reading,
- developing a deeper understanding of basic literary elements: plot, characterization, theme, setting, and point of view,
- comprehending classic literary terms through music lyrics,
- using the writing process to produce effective communication, and
- enhancing personal, biographical writing.
Read more about all that the Jones Institute does at www.emporia.edu/jones/.
For the first time in school history, all 10 of Emporia State’s spring athletic programs advanced to NCAA postseason competition! Emporia State and Grand Valley State are the only NCAA D-II schools in the nation to send their men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s tennis, softball, and baseball teams, and representatives of their men and women’s indoor and outdoor track teams, to NCAA postseason competition this year.
Baseball team falls in NCAA Central Regional
The Hornets baseball team, champions of the MIAA tournament, fell to league rival Central Missouri State in the NCAA tournament, ending the season at 41-24. Against Minnesota State-Mankato, the Hornets had clawed their way back from a 6-0 deficit to win, 8-7, and reach the CMSU contest.
Two players earned recognition on the Rawlings/ABCA All-Central Region second team:
Keith Hernandez and Mark McBratney. Hernandez led the MIAA in RBI and was named a second team All-MIAA player this season. McBratney was a first team All-MIAA selection and is now 10th all time for the Hornets in career homers as well as finishing fifth in career triples.
Softball team falls in regional championship
The ESU softball team, coming off last season’s run to the national championship game, couldn’t overcome a four-run second inning by Nebraska-Omaha and fell in the regional championship game on May 13. ESU ended the season 50-12, marking the third straight season the Hornets have reached the 50-win mark. The Hornet senior class ended their careers 209-51 over the last four years.
Megan Davison and Courtney Reed were named second-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Americans – the second straight year for Davison and the first for Reed. Davison ended her illustrious career with the Hornets as the MIAA’s all-time leader in hits, home runs and RBI. Reed set the MIAA record for best career winning percentage, going 79-15 in her career.
ESU track and field athletes qualify for national championship
The Hornet track and field teams each qualified athletes for the national championships this week in Charlotte, N.C.
The high qualifier for the men was the javelin’s defending national champion, Andy Vogelsberg, who qualified in first place in the event, along with Tyson Allen, who qualified in eighth place. The Hornets also got two in the shot put and discus throws as Trent Olivier and Damon Birk both qualified in each event. Olivier also qualified in 19th position in the hammer throw. The final qualifier for the men’s squad was Craig Saalfield, landing 11th in the high jump.
For the women Jonel Rossbach was the high qualifier, at ninth position in the 1500m run. Also qualifying were Kara Euler and Jaclyn Sill in the 400m run, and the women’s 4 x 400m relay team consisting of Euler, Sill, Rossbach and Danielle Sedivy.
For more on Hornet athletics, visit www.emporia.edu/athletics.
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