CLAS Newsletter- July 2012 - Park University

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TOUCH OF CLAS Page 10 Alumni in the Spotlight World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient Park University honored alumnus 1st Lt. George S. Robb, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor for ac�on during World War I, at a dedica�on ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. outside the entrance of Thompson Commons on the University's Parkville Campus. The ceremony included the dedica�on of a plaque and raising of the Congressional Medal of Honor recipient flag Prior to the start of the Fall 2011 semester, the old photography and computer lab on Copley Hall, Room 2 was updated. The room now holds 18 new Dell computers for student use if they are in a journalism, photography, or other communica�on course. The room s�ll connects to the dark room, and makes learning digital photography easier since every computer makes both Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop available to those students. Two semesters of courses have already been taught in the lab, including a new course �tled Digital Media Skills. Students in the course learned how to use in honor of Robb, a 1912 graduate of Park. Robb was born on May 18, 1887, in Assaria, Kan., and later joined the U.S. Army in Salina, Kan. Robb was part of the famous 369th Infantry Regiment, an African-American unit from Harlem, N.Y., known as the "Harlem Hellfighters." While leading a platoon in France in 1918, Robb was wounded. When his several programs from the Adobe CS5 suite, all of which gave them a larger set of skills to make them more appealing to future employers. Students learned how to properly create a newsle�er with InDesign. They took videos, edi�ng them with Adobe PremierePro. Students also learned how to edit audio clips, even crea�ng one about this new room in Copley Hall. Professors who teach in the room use the two big screen televisions on opposite sides of the room to show their students real-life examples of what they are teaching. The TVs are linked to the instructor’s computer at the front of the room, and display commanding officer was killed, Robb assumed command and led the platoon to exceed its original target, earning him the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1919. He died on May 14, 1972, at the age of 84, and is buried in Salina. His medal is on display in the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka. A Park program, the George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War, bears his name. New Addi�on: Media Lab in Copley anything shown on the computer’s screen, promo�ng discussion about the images and aiding students who prefer visual examples rather than explana�ons. When the room is not in use, it is open to communica�ons, journalism, and photography students 24 hours a day, with a work-study student assistant in Copley Hall Media Lab 1st Lt. George S. Robb the room part of the �me. The open hours allows those who do not have the Adobe CS5 Suite to use the various programs to complete their school work.
TOUCH OF CLAS Page 11 Seventh Annual Symposium Held from April 9th through 12th, the Seventh Annual Student Research and Crea�ve Arts Symposium featured many projects created and developed by Park students, from art to architecture, content analyses and full research papers. These were some of the exhibits displayed in the Mabee Learning Center on Monday, April 9th. All photos used, and more, can be found on the Park University Facebook page.
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