C hronicle The A Weekly Look at the Cottey College Campus C hronicle volume XXIX, number 20, January 30, 2015 February Birthdays 1 Kristi Applegate - Housekeeping 1 Heather-Renee Gooch - Residence Life/Hall Director 3 Robert Knapp - Food Service 6 Jean Foster - Food Service 9 Nicole Dunn - Housekeeping 9 Trilla Ray-Carter - Adj. Faculty Upcoming Basketball Games Friday, January 30 vs. Missouri Valley College (JV) 6:00 p.m. - Hinkhouse Gym Tuesday, February 3 vs. Ottawa University (JV) 7:00 p.m. - Hinkhouse Gym Current Record: 8-6 Let’s Go, Comets! 12 Jim Norris - Security 14 Lex Blue - Adj. Faculty 14 Regina Peszat - Faculty 19 Kevin Rouintree - Faculty 21 Cathryn Pridal - Academic Affairs 21 Sami Jo Robertson - Athletics 24 Rusalyn Andrews - Faculty 27 Amanda Cook - Faculty 28 Elaine Pyle - Service Ctr./Bookstore Tuesday, February 10 @ 7:30 p.m. Missouri Recital Hall For the third consecutive year, Cottey is a host location for the LUNAFEST film festival, featuring eight short films by women cinematographers. Established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, LUNAFEST connects women, their stories, and their causes through film. This traveling film festival spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to The Moss House in Nevada, and the Friends of Peace Scholarship Fund at Cottey. More information, including a short trailer, is available online at www.lunafest.org.
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ChronicleThe
A Weekly Look at the Cottey College CampusChronicle volume XXIX, number 20, January 30, 2015
February Birthdays 1 Kristi Applegate - Housekeeping 1 Heather-Renee Gooch - Residence Life/Hall Director 3 Robert Knapp - Food Service 6 Jean Foster - Food Service 9 Nicole Dunn - Housekeeping 9 Trilla Ray-Carter - Adj. Faculty
Upcoming Basketball Games
Friday, January 30 vs. Missouri Valley College (JV)
6:00 p.m. - Hinkhouse Gym
Tuesday, February 3 vs. Ottawa University (JV)
7:00 p.m. - Hinkhouse Gym
Current Record: 8-6
Let’s Go, Comets!
12 Jim Norris - Security14 Lex Blue - Adj. Faculty14 Regina Peszat - Faculty19 Kevin Rouintree - Faculty21 Cathryn Pridal - Academic Affairs21 Sami Jo Robertson - Athletics24 Rusalyn Andrews - Faculty27 Amanda Cook - Faculty28 Elaine Pyle - Service Ctr./Bookstore
Tuesday, February 10 @ 7:30 p.m.Missouri Recital Hall
For the third consecutive year, Cottey is a host location for the LUNAFEST film festival, featuring eight short films by women cinematographers. Established in 2000 by LUNA, the makers of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, LUNAFEST connects women, their stories, and their causes through film. This traveling film festival spotlights the work of a diverse array of talented women filmmakers with intelligent, funny and thought-provoking themes.
A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to The Moss House in Nevada, and the Friends of Peace Scholarship Fund at Cottey. More information, including a short trailer, is available online at www.lunafest.org.
LEO Recognition The Leadership, Experiences, Opportunity Certification program recognized the following students for completing a LEO level during fall 2014:
LEO Level 1: Rising Leader
Rising leaders are active participants on the Cottey campus through campus organizations, events, and volunteer service. Students look at their experiences through a “leadership lens” and begin to observe the leadership around them.
1. Katherine Brockus 2. Maria Ceballos 3. Amber Davis 4. Claire Gordon 5. Olivia Hobbs 6. Fatu Jambawai 7. Kalina Jurkowski 8. Christina Litherland 9. Nyasha Makiriyado 10. Kassandra Milton 11. Sandra Musonza 12. Ifeoluwa (Favour) Olaoluwa13. Elizabeth Smith 14. Brieann Suhr 15. DeAnna Sulak 16. Hikari Takashina 17. Daniela Vargas
LEO Level 2: Emerging Leaders
As emerging leaders, students begin to contribute their leadership to the campus community. Students actively engage in service to an organization or club by holding an officer position or serving on a committee. Students look at their experiences through a “leadership lens” and begin to reflect on their own leadership capabilities.
1. Maria Ceballos 2. Abbey Johnson 3. Hailey Johnson
4. Christina Litherland 5. Ifeoluwa (Favour) Olaoluwa 6. Hikari Takashina
LEO Level 3: Engaged Leaders
Engaged leaders are major contributors to the campus community through their leadership to a club or organization, chairing a campus committee, or serving as a Golden Key, Resident Assistant, or athletic team captain. Through this experience, students are able to practice their leadership and learn their strengths as a leader.
5. Abbey Johnson 6. Hailey Johnson 7. Tatenda Ndambakuwa 8. Ashley Williamson
Level 4: Change Maker
The final level of the LEO program, change makers reflect on their leadership journey at Cottey and present their leadership learning to the campus community. Change makers have the option of submitting a grant proposal to lead a major service project of their choice.
Please join Madeleine Jeffries, Alina Ghulam Rasool, and Ashley Williamson as they present
their final LEO level 4 portfolio presentation on Thursday, February 5, at 7 p.m. in RBAC 109.
Other LEO level 4 presentations will be held at a future date to be determined this spring.
LEO Recognition (cont.)
LEO Field Trip PTK Eligibles The following students have earned an invitation to join PTK. Membership eligibility is based on the following requirements: (1) a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.50, (2) completion of at least 15 hours during the fall 2014 semester, and (3) a minimum earned G.P.A. of 3.50 during the fall 2014 semester. Please congratulate them and encourage them to join. The induction ceremony is Sunday, February 8, at 3 p.m. in the Missouri Recital Hall and is open to all.
Jessie Andrews Emma Beasley
Kiara Biggar Katherine Brockus
Esmeralda Chavez Finso Choden
Brittany Dalton Emily Dalton
Linsey Denney Veronica Doumit
Leslie Dunaway Angela Elmer
Malikah Fard-Allah Laura Fritschle
Allyson Garrido Sarah Gravis
Wannaporn Inthasit Fatu Jambawai
Amy Jernigan Brianna Jones
Kalina Jurkowski Sarah Kurpjuweit
Maclaine Leaird Christina Litherland
Danica Marlin Thelma Mashaka
Dana Murray Tatenda Ndambakuwa
Grace Persall Yajaira Rodriguez
Tiara Rowell Elizabeth Smith
Jessica Starkey Catherine Starks
Lauren Stephens Micayla Storm
Heather Taylor Vaea Tesan
Daniela Vargas Charlotte Wade
RecycLing ReminderHaving trouble making time during the week to take in your personal recyclable
material? The Vernon County Recycling Center is open from 9 a.m. until noon on the first Saturday of each month to accommodate people just like you! Mark your calendar now for the morning of February 7. The Recycling Center is located at 318 N. Colorado Street, about a block east of North Osage Blvd. at the corner of Locust
and Colorado Streets (behind the Fidelity Communications building).
For more information, visit: http://www.vernoncountymo.org/?page_id=1001
The Cottey Comet runners are currently gearing up for a spring track season. Four runners - Chase Burns, Ruth Chebet, Sarah Kurpjuweit, and Kayla Tickler - will be competing in a variety of distance races, from the 800 meter to the 5,000 meter (5k) race. Mark your calendars for these upcoming meets:
2015 Comets Track & Field
INDOOR TRACK
Date Meet Location
1/30 UCM Relays Warrensburg, Missouri
2/6 - 2/7 MSSU Lion Open Joplin, Missouri
2/20 Nebraska Tune-Up University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE
2/20 UCM Classic Warrensburg, Missouri
3/6 - 3/7 National Meet TBD
OUTDOOR TRACK
Date Meet Location
4/4 SBU Bearcat Classic Bolivar, Missouri
4/11 Darrel Gourley Open William Jewell College - Liberty, MO
4/16 - 4/18 KU Relays Lawrence, Kansas
4/17 UCM Relays Warrensburg, Missouri
4/25 Wildcat Open Baker University - Baldwin City, KS
5/8 Emporia Last Chance Emporia University - Emporia, KS
5/9 MSSU Last Chance Joplin, Missouri
5/14 - 5/16 National Meet TBD
Opportunity Scholarships Do you know a student who is planning to stay to complete a bachelor degree at Cottey? Second- and third-year students who have a 2.0 GPA or higher and plan to stay at Cottey next year are eligible for a $3,000 Opportunity Scholarship which is renewable for up to two years. Faculty members must nominate students by writing a letter of recommendation and submitting it to Dr. Pridal by February 15.
Movin’ & Losin’ Corporate Challenge
What is it?
Go head-to-head with the other businesses in Nevada in a Movin’ & Losin’ Corporate Challenge! Two three-month challenges will be initiated on Monday, February 2, to log the most miles of activity or to lose the most weight! Sign up for either challenge or if you’re feeling extra motivated, sign up for both! We will be following each business and will be posting weekly updates to the Healthy Nevada Facebook page. The business that averages the most activity and loses the most weight per participant will receive a prize and bragging rights for the whole year! The individuals who perform the best will receive our grand prizes! You don’t want to miss out on this opportunity to be Nevada’s Corporate Challenge Champion! The challenge runs from February 2 – April 30, 2015.
Interested in getting involved?
1. Contact Karen Polon - [email protected] or ext. 2251 - and let her know which challenge you are participating in. Remember you can do both!
2. Visit https://100missourimiles.com/ and create an account. Join the Cottey College group. (you can search it under the ‘groups’ tab). All Movin’ will be tracked through this website so please join and track for your activities to help Cottey.
3. Like Healthy Nevada on Facebook and ask to join the Movin’ & Losin’ Corporate Challenge group.
4. If you are doing the Losin’ part of the challenge see Shaun West in Health Services to weigh-in during the week of February 2-6. Please come to Health Services (second floor Hinkhouse) during the afternoon and call ext 2157 to ensure Shaun is there before coming over.
Yoga
Yoga continues in the large dance studio on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:20 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and participate. Give it a try - you may like it!
Wellness Program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a health advisory of a U.S. multi-state outbreak of measles. If you feel that you or a loved one has not had the measles, mumps or rubella vaccine (also referred to as the MMR vaccine), please see your health provider as soon as possible. You can view the health advisory at: http://emergency.cdc.gov/han/han00376.asp
Human Resources
February 5 ● THURSDAY
February 4 ● WEDNESDAY
February 6 ● FRIDAY
January 31 ● SATURDAY
February 2 ● MONDAY
February 1 ● SUNDAY
February 3 ● TUESDAY
February 2-6, 2015Soups: *Cheeseburger Soup; Tomato Soup (V)
