Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2007 HNU archive
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Schwenn named president in Ga. |
What color do you bleed?
Of the five universities in Kansas participating in a blood drive challenge, there is one alumni association sitting atop all the rest.
Yours.
That’s right – Emporia State is currently ahead of K-State in second place, followed by Pittsburg State, Kansas, and Wichita State, with the highest percentage of alumni giving blood during the challenge. And there’s still time to become part of the American Red Cross challenge and its lifesaving endeavor – it lasts until Dec. 31. The alumni association with the highest percentage at the end of the year will receive a trophy, not to mention bragging rights.
Vote for ESU by calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule your appointment at a blood drive near you. Click here to download a ballot, and help ESU bring home the trophy!
Alumni chapters in Wichita and Salina areas support ESU
Members of two Emporia State University alumni chapters in Kansas are banking on the future of their alma mater. The South Central Kansas chapter in the Wichita area, and the Smoky Valley chapter in the Salina area, gathered recently to present the money they've raised to support ESU students from their areas. Read more
Mark your calendars!
Winter commencement is on Saturday. ESU will confer undergraduate degrees on approximately 265 students during the ceremony. Another 168 students are candidates for graduate degrees. For more information, click here. top
Also, the third annual John Blaufuss Memorial Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, on the ESU campus. Details will follow soon!
ESU's Schwenn to become president of Dalton State College
Dr. John O. Schwenn will be trading Emporia State University’s black and gold colors for the silver and blue of a Georgia institution of higher education. Schwenn, vice president for academic affairs at ESU since 1997, will become the president of Dalton State College, Dalton, Ga. Read more
ESU business students score high on assessment
For all those business majors out there, rest assured that the equity of your ESU degree is increasing: students in Emporia State University’s School of Business are getting high marks on their knowledge and ability to apply significant concepts, theories and analytical methods to practical business problems. They scored in the 85th percentile on the recently-administered Major Field Test-Business (MFT). The ranking is the highest ever for the business school. Read more
ESU recognized for pioneering education program
Just like the good news for business majors (see above), the Teachers College continues to attract national recognition. Calling attention to the crisis that confronts teacher preparation in the United States, Edutopia has identified 10 schools of education that are blazing the trail to better practices. One of those schools is our very own Teachers College. Read more
Students feel ESU's commitment to student-faculty partenerships
In a recently-released survey, Emporia State University surfaces as an institution that enables close partnerships and communication between students and faculty, which has become a hallmark of an ESU education. Read more
Center for Great Plains Studies launches online photo gallery
The Center for Great Plains Studies at Emporia State University has added the Plains Photo Project to the center’s website. Read more
Hornets fall, Townsend named MIAA player of the week
The #7 Hornets fell to #22 Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday as the Mavericks utilized runs of 10 or more in both frames to defend their home court and pull out a 105-91 victory on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Hornets’ DeAndre Townsend – who scored 39 points in Omaha – was named the MIAA men’s basketball player of the week after averaging 31.5 points per game against Newman and Nebraska-Omaha.
Unfortunately, the men fell to Newman University at home last Wednesday as Newman dropped in 17 three-pointers en-route. The Hornets pushed the game to overtime despite a 7-point deficit in the final minute and a two-technical ejection of coach David Moe, but Newman hit six of six free throws in overtime to hand ESU its first loss of the season.
Lady Hornets lose rare non-conference home game
The #7 Emporia State Lady Hornets fell at home in a non-conference game for the first time since 1995, in a 58-51 loss on Saturday to NAIA #23 Harris-Stowe. The 51 points are the fewest scored by ESU since falling to Washburn 63-51 in the 2005 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championship game.
Michelle Stueve led ESU with 19 points and 12 rebounds while Allie Renberg had her first career double-double with 10 points and ten rebounds. ESU played without starting point guard Cassondra Boston, who is out with an ankle injury.
ESU picks up four championships and national qualifying marks track meets
Emporia State track and field athletes won four event championships and had a provisional qualifier at the KSU Allcomers and ISU Cyclone Holiday Preview meets on Saturday.
Damon Birk, a senior from Gridley, won the shot put by nearly eight inches over 2003 World Outdoor Decathlon Champion Tom Pappas at the KSU Allcomers Meet. His mark of 53-10.50 is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark. The other win in Manhattan came from Josh Honeycutt, an Iola freshman, in the long jump. He jumped 22-07.75 in his first collegiate meet. Jaclyn Sill, a senior from Wichita, and Skyler Delmott, an Emporia sophomore, both picked up wins at the ISU Cyclone Holiday Preview in Ames, Iowa. Sill ran a 58.12 in the women’s 400m run while Delmott won the men’s 3000m in 8:52.58.
Meanwhile, the high jump portion of the KSU Carol Robinson Pentathlon was especially kind to Emporia State on Friday. ESU’s Craig Saalfeld and Jennifer Robinson both provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in the high jump in Manhattan on Friday. Saalfeld went 6-09 in the high jump, the fourth of five events for the men. Robinson high jumped 5-06.5 in the second of five events for the women, notching the third best indoor high jump in ESU women’s track and field history.
For more on Hornet athletics, visit www.emporia.edu/athletics.
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