Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007 HNU archive
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Alumni event at Fort Hays State Bonner speaker a great success Essay on presidential elections Jones Distinguished Prof named |
Football and alumni at Fort Hays State
We scolded the weatherman about Saturday’s frigid football home opener versus Southwest Baptist, and he’s promised better weather for this Saturday in Hays, when ESU takes a 3-0 record to Fort Hays State University. Your alumni association is hosting a pre-game event from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the home of Tim and Sandee Werth in Hays. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible to Joan at (620) 341-5440, or jlauber@emporia.edu. See you there!
Bonner and Bonner speaker a great success
We spent an amazing two days last week with Minnijean Brown Trickey, the fall 2007 speaker for the Bonner and Bonner Diversity Lecture Series. Ms. Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine who desegregated Central High School in 1957, spoke on Sept. 12 and visited with students on Sept. 13.
Next week, tune in to the national networks and you’ll probably see her. On Sept. 25, the nation will mark the 50th anniversary of the Little Rock Nine with numerous events in the Arkansas city. Learn more online at http://www.emporia.edu/bonner/. You’ll find a story about Kansas’s role in civil rights, another story about civil rights yesterday and today, a video clip of ESU representatives on a Topeka television station, and a student’s poem titled “little rocks” that brought tears to the eyes of Ms. Brown Trickey.
ESU’s strategic plan needs your input
Emporia State University is currently in the process of developing a new strategic plan, and your thoughts are important to this process. Please take the opportunity to review and comment on ESU’s existing vision, mission and core values before the Thursday, Sept. 20 deadline. You may view the current statements by going to the following websites:
Vision: http://www.emporia.edu/about/vision.htm
Mission: http://www.emporia.edu/about/fullmission.htm
Values: http://www.emporia.edu/about/values.htm
Then, please take a brief survey by accessing the following link:
http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB226W9X85MFB
Homecoming is four weeks away!
Your invitation for Homecoming 2007 was dropped into the mail last week, so you’ll receive it soon! Mark your calendars for the days around Saturday, Oct. 20, and all our annual festivities. Find the invitation online, embedded in the first print edition of the Hornet News Update. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call at (620) 341-5440 or e-mail, sacpc@emporia.edu.
Essay selected for ESU Constitution and Citizenship Day contest
Sarah Sadowsky turned her thoughts about the cost of electing a president into a bit of an economic windfall for herself. Sadowsky, a junior English major, won Emporia State University’s Constitution and Citizenship Day essay contest, sponsored by the American Democracy Committee. Read more online.
Former administrator named Jones Distinguished Professor
Dr. Larry Dixon, former associate superintendent for Geary County Public Schools is serving as the 2007-08 Jones Distinguished University Professor at Emporia State University. Read more online.
New teacher reflects on preparation
For a freshly-minted teacher, the first day of class can be a stressful experience. Not so for Brandon Mueten.
Armed with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education which he earned in May, 2007 from Emporia State University, Mueten was well-prepared when he headed into a classroom of third-graders at Wichita’s Seltzer Elementary School last month. Read more online.
ESU math professor organizes Women Count conference
Methods and strategies to encourage young women’s interest in mathematics teaching are the focus of the biennial Women Count conference. Dr. Betsy Yanik, professor of mathematics at Emporia State University, has organized the past four conferences in her role as national director of the Women in Mathematics Network. The latest conference occurred Aug. 2 in San Jose, Calif. Read more online.
Rock musical, emeritus professor highlight ESU’s theatre season
Emporia State University opens the upcoming theatre season with the popular rock musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” Then in March, emeritus professor Ron Frederickson returns to ESU to direct “Nickel and Dimed” in the theatre that bears his name.
Other ESU productions include two Greek anti-war plays, “The Trojan Women,” and “Lysistrata” (November), a popular West End melodrama, “The Woman in Black” and “Shakespeare in Hollywood,” a new farce by the author of “Lend Me a Tenor.” See the 2007-08 slate of plays online.
ESU remembers associate professor Ron Keith
“You’d see him everywhere,” remarked Amy Sage Webb of her colleague, Ron Keith. “Sporting events, alumni events, concerts, community events. He loved finding out what people did.” Webb, associate professor of English at Emporia State University, reflected on the friendship she and others in the ESU and Emporia communities enjoyed with Keith, an associate professor of physics at Emporia State, who died Aug. 24 at age 55.
Four ESU grads honored by Wichita Business Journal
Graduates of Emporia State University from a few years back are making themselves known in Wichita business circles these days. Each year, the Wichita Business Journal selects a class of notable residents for its “40 Under 40” recognition ceremony. This year’s class includes four ESU grads:
- Amber Casement (BSB 1993), J. Enterprises, Inc.
- Ryan Entz (BSB 1996), Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce
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Sandra Gasca (MS 1996), Youthville
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Rich Trease (BSB 1990), GE Capital Public Finance, Inc.
The honorees and their 36 “40 Under 40” classmates will be recognized Sept. 27 at a banquet in Wichita. The ceremony will be the 10th annual recognition by the publication, which highlights business news in the Wichita area.
Find more ESU news at http://www.emporia.edu/news/
Three football games, three wins
Emporia State scored 21 straight points to come from behind in a 35-28 victory over Southwest Baptist at Welch Stadium on Saturday. Seville Ko’s 47-yard touchdown run with 3:00 left helped ESU open the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2003 season. Read more online. Defensive back Emmanuel Howard was named the MIAA player of the week for intercepting two passes vs. SBU, one of which he returned for a touchdown.
Volleyball sweeps FHSU
The Hornet volleyball team swept Fort Hays State 3-0 in Hays on Saturday. ESU jumped out in early in the first game winning 30-20, then took game two 30-21 and game three 30-20. Setter Ting Liu was named MIAA Specialist of the Week for her 44 assists and five aces in ESU’s win. Read more volleyball news online.
Cross country competes at Southern Stampede
The Hornets cross country results from last weekend’s Southern Stampede are finally official. The ESU men placed 13th in front of three regionally ranked teams. The ESU women placed 26th, running without top runner Jonel Rossbach. Visit the team’s website online for complete results.
Soccer drops two road games
The soccer team dropped two road games over the weekend, falling 3-0 to Missouri Western on Friday night and 6-0 to #15 Central Missouri on Saturday. Read more online.
Get the scoop on Hornet athletics at www.emporia.edu/athletics.
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