CLAS Newsletter- July 2012 - Park University

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TOUCH OF CLAS Page 6 Department Highlights Ellen Finlay Earhart Nursing Program Nursing students par�cipated in 960 hours of service learning, planning and taking part in many ac�vi�es. They organized and implemented a community health fair for the Park University and Parkville communi�es. Our nursing students also organized health screenings for children in schools that have no nurse. They par�cipated in pediatric school health screening with Score 1 for Health, a non-profit organiza�on offering free health screening for elementary age students in the heart of urban Kansas City. Student Nurses Associa�on was presented with Park University’s Club At Large award. The Nursing Department has moved! The classrooms are now located on the first floor of Hawley Hall. The nursing offices are on the 2nd floor. English Students from the interna�onal English honor society, Alpha Eta Epsilon a�ended the annual Sigma Tau Delta conven�on in New Orleans, LA in the Spring of 2012. The conven�on is an opportunity for it’s members from around the globe to gather in one locale. They meet face to face with other students, faculty, and respected authors to discuss the disciplines of the English language and literature. Criminal Jus�ce Criminal Jus�ce faculty members are proposing to develop a new major in Homeland Security. It is believed such a program will be of substan�al interest to our military and other students interested in careers in this s�ll expanding subfield of Criminal Jus�ce. Student accomplishments this past year included the awarding of Departmental Honors to gradua�on Senior, Lauren Montgomery and to Junior, Cordell Eby. Several student-members of Tau Lambda Alpha Epsilon a�ended the Lambda Alpha Epsilon regional conference held October, 2011 in Springfield, Missouri. The students earned several compe��ve awards, including 1st place Upper Division– Correc�ons and 3rd place Upper Division– Juvenile Jus�ce. Nursing Student Terri Rose takes a students blood pressure. Hawley Hall English students a�ended Alpha Eta Epsilon trip to New Orleans, LA . Seniors Melissa Trimble, Kerissa Godsey, and Lauren Montgomery holding award received at the Lambda Alpha Epsilon regional conference.
TOUCH OF CLAS Page 7 Department Highlights Interior Design Students in Jason Ayers' Furniture Design Class have been making prototype chairs out of cardboard for years. With help, the project has evolved from building chairs by hand using Exacto knives, to construc�ng chairs using sophis�cated digital technology. Marvin Lynch from Arrowhead Container became interested in the project, and now students dra� chair components using AutoCAD, take the drawings by flash drive to Arrowhead, and with assistance, cut out their chairs. Other helpers are Dimensional Innova�ons, who each year helps pick a chair to build from other materials. This year's chair of the year is by Julie Knapp, and is now made from plywood and aluminum with a mesh seat. Knoll Studio helps organize a First Friday Chair exhibit in Kansas City's Crossroad's Art District. Employees working include Park Interior Design graduate San�na King Cessor and Barb Corley. Students who exhibited chairs included Andrea Breer, Ashley Comfort, Alexandria Hahn, Leslie Goldhahn, Julie Knapp, James Smolen, Melissa Slinkard, and Stephanie Weddle. Athle�c Training Athle�c Training student Jessica Gonzalez will be joining the U.S. Olympics organiza�on this summer. As part of an internship, Jessica will be providing massage therapy to athletes compe�ng in the U.S. Olympic Team Track and Field trials. This is largest na�onal championship track meet in the world and will determine the athletes represen�ng Team USA at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Liberal Studies The Department of Liberal Studies is the newest department in the College, having separated from History and Poli�cal Science. We consist of Philosophy, Religion, Liberal Studies, and Peace Studies. We have a new Philosophy minor and the Liberal Studies major has been re-wri�en for a greater emphasis on the Liberal Arts. Religion and Peace Studies minors are planned for the future. We’re working on re-vamping LE100, the first year experience course, for Fall of 2013. The emphasis will be on the history and future of the university. Some of our best students are in the Philosophy Club which this year hosted a dance, frequent discussions, and a debate about the existence of God. Julie Knapp’s cardboard chair and its more durable counterpart (Photo courtesy of Kay Boehr) Jessica Gonzalez pictured massaging fellow Park student. Liberal Studies student Mintao (Nathan) Huang, from Hong Kong, is defending the existence of God a�er the debate. (Photo courtesy of Adam Po�hast)
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