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1 April 2017
Distance Education Newsletter
April 2017
CALENDAR
April 5 Last day to withdraw
from full semester
classes to receive a “W”
on transcript
April 19 Information Session at
ESU - KC
April 20 Additional late fee for all
accounts with a balance
over $100
May 1 ESU - KC Graduation
Celebration
May 5 Kansas City Alumni
Chapter Golf
Tournament
The Emporia State University – Kansas City office has an
open position for a...
GRADUATE
ASSISTANT
APPLY TODAY
Send Cover Letter and Resume to [email protected]
and
Fill out an application at emporia.edu/grad/graduateassistant
*must be enrolled in graduate level summer classes*
2 April 2017
3 April 2017
Student Spotlight Who: Maggie Kasparek What I Do: Student Assistant in Distance Education Office on Main Campus Major: Elementary Education - Freshman About: Maggie loves to sing in her hometown church, spend time with friends, swim, and play her clarinet. She was adopted from India and feels so blessed to be able to have what she does.
Who: Caleb Wiens What I do: Student Assistant in Distance Education Office at the
Main Campus Major: Accounting - Freshman About: Caleb likes any outdoor activities and pick-up sports games.
He is from Wichita and loves the people he meets at ESU.
It’s a Graduation Celebration! ESU– KC Graduates
please join us for an unofficial graduation celebration at Tanner’s Bar and Grill on Friday, May 5th. The
celebration will start at 5:30pm.
Appetizers and cake will be provided.
Please RSVP by Monday, May 1st via email: [email protected] or phone at 913.338.4378
Tanner’s is located at 10146 W. 119th Street,
Overland Park KS 66213
8th Annual Emporia State Scholarship Golf Scramble
The Kansas City Metro Area Alumni Chapter is proud to announce the Midwest Lifetime Roof Systems, Inc.
Emporia State Scholarship Golf Scramble, benefiting scholarship opportunities for future Emporia State Hornets from the Kansas City Metro Area!
Friday, May 5, 2017 at Sycamore Ridge Golf Club Entry Fee: $125.00. Includes green fee, cart, 21731 Clubhouse Dr., Spring Hill, KS 66083 beverage tickets and dinner.
Register as an individual or a team. All Emporia State alumni, family, and friends are invited to participate.
We look forward to seeing you on the course!
Questions? Contact Carmen Martinez at [email protected]
4 April 2017
On March 1, Dr. Carol Russell, Fletcher Russell and Dr. Rachelle Smith kicked off Women’s History Month with a panel discussion called Caring for a Loved One: Gendered Dimensions and Issues.
Dr. Heather Caswell and Dr. Jennie Long attended Harvard’s invititation-only Zaentz Early Education Initiative, “Pathways to Strong Early Learning Environments: Making High-Impact Decisions and Leading Improvement.”
ESU Art Therapy students invited faculty, students and administrators to send messages of welcome, unity and peace to Somali residents in Garden City, Kansas. After sewing the fabric flags together, the students delivered the messages.
The board of the Kansas Association for Health Physical Education Recreation & Dance (KAHPERD) recently announced its decision to hold the 2018 KAHPERD Convention at Emporia State University on October 25-26, 2018.
The Community Internship Initiative, sponsored by the School of Business and Emporia Main Street, has been successful in creating six paid internships with local businesses in Spring 2017.
Nine students from Phi Beta Lambda competed at the 2017 Kansas State Leadership Conference, collectively placing 16 times and qualifying six students for the 2017 National Leadership Conference in June.
19 teams in the Emporia Entrepreneur Challenge advanced to the competition’s second stage. Semifinalists will have 15 minutes to pitch their final business plans to a panel of judges on April 3 and 4.
The School of Library Science and Management is happy to celebrate their 115 year anniversary.
SLIM will launch a new cohort location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Fall 2017. The ALA-accredited MLS is a 36-credit hour program that prepares students for professional work in libraries and information services.
Emily Alexander, Rachel Collinge and Samantha Setzer, SLIM students and members of SCALA, delivered food for Corky’s Cupboard.
SLIM will have new faculty members starting in Fall 2017. Dr. Anna Wong will be joining as an instructor and Michael Widdersheim will join as an assistant professor.
Congratulations to Kevin Pack, a SLIM student, who received research funding from the Scholars Circle Fund.
Congratulations to Perri Parise, SLIM Director Oregon MLS, who has been invited to serve as the American College and Research Libraries 2017-19 representative to the American Library Association Library Education Assembly.
Congratulations to Brady Lund, SLIM student and graduate assistant who won the PHT Student Travel Award to attend the Special Libraries Association in Phoenix this summer!
SLIM faculty and staff met on March 7 in the Memorial Union for their annual spring retreat.
The Teachers College
SLIM
School of Business
5 April 2017
Emporia State University Distance Education Plumb Hall 315, Campus Box 4052
620-341-5262 [email protected]
www.emporia.edu/distance
Emporia State University – Kansas City 8400 W. 110th Street, Suite 150
Overland Park, KS 66210 913-338-4378
[email protected] www.emporia.edu/kc
To check out past newsletters, please visit:
http://www.emporia.edu/distance/denewsletters/
Important Contacts
Admissions – 877-468-6378
Bookstore – 620-341-5214
Business Advising Center – 620-341-5523
Degree Analysis – 620-341-5150
Disability Services – 620-341-6637
Financial Aid – 800-896-0567
Graduate Office – 800-950-4723
IT Help Desk – 877-341-5555
Registration Office – 620-341-5211
William Allen White Library – 620-341-5207
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