Fall 2010 Higher Learning Commission Retreat
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
K-State Stories
Name
Email
Story
April Mason
masona@ksu.edu
Visit of the BOR- Student success session
Kerri Keller
kdkeller@ksu.edu
I may have some stories to share from internship experiences and post graduation activities.
Anita Cortez
cortez@ksu.edu
Sammy- Southwest Kansas, community college, immigrant, transfer student, bilingual. One example: NIH Bridges to Developing Scholars to McNairgraduated with honors- MPH last May- medical students at KU this fall. Many stories like this. Jorge- CC to KSU to Harvard to Rochester- Great story!
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Jason Harperta ceramics BFA student, won the Best Undergraduate Award in the US, and his work was featured in a multi-page spread in Ceramics
Monthly magazine. (He also was accepted into a top MFA program with a grad scholarship package).
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K-State online began with student programs creating a tool for faculty to teach at a distance. It has evolved to a tool for hybrid, distance, on ground
courses. It is designed by and for students and faculty to improve the teaching and learning environment.
L. Goetsch
lgoetsch@ksu.edu
K-REX: can provide details via e-mail
Stephen W. Kiefer
swkiefer@k-State.edu
Our local Phi Beta Kappa chapter was selected as one of the most effective chapters in the country. PBK is the most prestigious honorary (and the
oldest) in the country for liberal learning.
Michelle Turvey-Welch mturvey@ksu.edu
We should look at initial success in K-REX of promoting our research created by faculty & students.
Dorinda Lambert and
Mike Perls
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Story of community and collaboration across campus! The Safe Zone program helps teach faculty/staff about resources and makes resources visible to
students.
Dirk Maier
dmaier@ksu.edu
Department of Grain Science and Industry is celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2010. Unique department that has had a tremendous impact on the
global farm-based food industry system. Our department makes K-State "whole" (we help feed the world)
Lesa Reves
lreves@ksu.edu
I would like to see under the accomplishments for effective teaching include a story about Dr. Wally Cash at the College of Vet Med and all the
successful teaching he has given to vet students during his career beginning in the early 1970s
Lois Schreiner
lschrein@ksu.edu
K-State has been a family to me I have worked with a number of wonderful people who are known national and internationally in their field but always
maintain the K-State family ties.
Terri Wyrick
twyrick@ksu.edu
A facilities employee educated their child through benefits to K-State employees and she now works for K-State
Michele Janette
mjanette@ksu.edu
International initiatives: Women's studies is developing collaborative programs in both Argentina and India