C hronicle A Weekly Look at the Cottey College Campus The volume XXVIII, number 21, February 7, 2014 Last Friday, January 31, 2014, marked the official conclusion to A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College. This was the first comprehensive campaign in the history of the College, spanning five years. The Campaign has taken Cottey staff and volunteers across the country and to parts of Canada where ninety-six awareness events were hosted. More than 5,800 volunteers participated in the Campaign. Gifts are still being processed, and final totals being tabulated. Our total as of Friday, January 31, was an impressive $39,652,574, exceeding the previously established goal of $35 million! We are thrilled about this strong finish to the Campaign, and look forward to sharing final totals with everyone in late February! CAMPAIGN finishes strong! Chatham Baroque Friday, February 7 8:00 p.m. Missouri Recital Hall Founded in 1990, Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music played on instruments of the period. The trio of baroque violin, viola da gamba, theorbo and baroque guitar tours nationally and internationally, and has recorded eight critically acclaimed CDs. Tickets for non-students/staff are $8 for adults and $6 for those under age 18 or over age 62. Hazel Faye Andrada Ashley Boyts Beverly De Marco Jordan Flinchum Shalani Gentry Johanna Gonzalez-Virgen Caroline Guerin Brooke Hansen Erin Heylin Madeleine Jeffries Kelsey McCauley Sarah Mills Temiloluwa Olaoluwa Hollyn Pinar Emily Schaefer Carly Schooley Karlee Snodgrass Leiani Tautiepa Jamie Waltenbaugh Ashley Williamson Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony Sunday, February 9 - 3:00 p.m. Missouri Recital Hall
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Chronicle A Weekly Look a t the Cot tey Col lege Campus
The
volume XXVIII, number 21, February 7, 2014
Last Friday, January 31, 2014, marked the official conclusion to A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College. This was the first comprehensive campaign in the history of the College, spanning five years. The Campaign has taken Cottey staff and volunteers across the country and to parts of Canada where ninety-six awareness events were hosted. More than 5,800 volunteers participated in the Campaign.
Gifts are still being processed, and final totals being tabulated. Our total as of Friday, January 31, was
an impressive $39,652,574, exceeding the previously established goal of $35 million! We are thrilled about this strong finish to the Campaign, and look forward to sharing final totals with everyone in late February!
CAMPAIGN finishes strong!
Chatham BaroqueFriday,
February 78:00 p.m.Missouri
Recital Hall
Founded in 1990, Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music played on instruments of the period. The trio of baroque violin, viola da gamba, theorbo and baroque guitar tours nationally and internationally, and has recorded eight critically acclaimed CDs. Tickets for non-students/staff are $8 for adults and $6 for those under age 18 or over age 62.
Hazel Faye Andrada Ashley BoytsBeverly De Marco Jordan FlinchumShalani Gentry Johanna Gonzalez-VirgenCaroline Guerin Brooke HansenErin Heylin Madeleine JeffriesKelsey McCauley Sarah MillsTemiloluwa Olaoluwa Hollyn PinarEmily Schaefer Carly SchooleyKarlee Snodgrass Leiani TautiepaJamie Waltenbaugh Ashley Williamson
Phi Theta Kappa Induction Ceremony
Sunday, February 9 - 3:00 p.m.
Missouri Recital Hall
Student NewsSenior Capstone Projects
Want to support our students and be a part of some great research?! Several of our fourth-year students are currently conducting research studies for their Senior Capstone Projects, and THEY NEED PARTICIPANTS! Here is how you can participate:
Taylor Woods
Study: “I Sense Stress and Emotion” Health StudyWhen: Time slots available through February 14! Takes approximately 30 minutes.How to sign up: http://doodle.com/mhp2e7hvqsvtw7rq
Staff NewsCongratulations and well wishes are extended to Terri Fallin, director of development in the Office of Institutional Advancement, who will assume the Vice President for Institutional Advancement role with the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, in mid-March. Terri’s last day at Cottey will be March 5.
Terri began her career at Cottey in 2006, as plans started on the recently completed A Defining Moment campaign. As a Cottey alumna, Terri had an undeniable platform to communicate to others the personal and professional impact a Cottey experience has on women’s lives. She is a successful fundraiser and friend maker. She was a constant and very well-known presence at campus events. She also influenced many social media opportunities that nurtured relationships and secured funds for the College.
We extend our congratulations to Terri and her family as they move to Omaha, and into this deserved opportunity in a leadership role at the College of Saint Mary. We will miss her!
Cottey’s third professionally managed Phonathon ended Friday night, January 31, a great way to “officially” close A Defining Moment: The Campaign for Cottey College. Thanks to faculty and staff
for graciously making other meeting arrangements while the Main Hall Conference was in use. Throughout the week, 25 paid student callers reached out to 7,400 alumnae and friends. Alumnae
were asked to support the Alumnae Challenge goal for the Fine Arts Instructional Building; friends were asked to support the Cottey College Annual Fund. More
than 3,500 calls were successfully completed. Of those, 552 responded with gifts totaling just under $40,000, for an average phonathon gift of $109.
While broad-based outreach efforts like this are not without a few glitches, support for continuing this program was apparent. One 1973 alumna from California
commented, “I receive many flyers about efforts to raise money, and the calls from students are what really inspire me to give.”
Thank you to all the staff and students who helped make this effort a success!
Spring Phonathon a Success!
Faculty NewsMany thanks are expressed for the acts of care and concern extended towards Professor Susan Callahan, associate professor of mathematics, who has been at Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, this past week. She was recently moved to Medicalodges in Pittsburg, Kansas, located at 2520 S. Rouse, which is near to Via Christi hospital so she can readily go to the hospital for treatments. You can reach the Medicalodges at (620) 231-0300.
Human ResourcesJudy R. Rogers Staff Enrichment Award
If you are interested in applying for the Judy R. Rogers Staff Enrichment Award you can contact Betsy McReynolds at ext. 2103 or find it online at the Human Resources website under the Faculty/Staff portal on the intranet. The Judy R. Rogers Award for Staff Enrichment has been established to support the development of administrative and/or hourly staff and to foster professional development. General staff of the College (except President’s Council) who are full-time employees and/or .75 full time equivalent (FTE) are eligible to apply for the award, which may be used for a structured program to support and enhance the staff member’s professional knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The award is valued at a maximum of $500.00 and all funds must be expended within one year of receiving the award. Applications will be taken through February.
Tobacco-Free Campus: July 2014
In the interest of reducing harm from tobacco use and secondhand smoke, providing an environment that encourages persons to be tobacco-free, reducing long-term health-care costs, and promoting a campus culture of wellness, Cottey College is establishing a tobacco-free policy, beginning July 1, 2014.
Employees interested in tobacco cessation plans should refer to the BlueCrossBlueShield online portal for several options, or speak to Betsy McReynolds in Human Resources, regarding a potential onsite class. General questions about the new tobacco policy should be directed to the Office of Student Life, ext. 2126.
Hiedi Swan
Study: “Want to Be in Charge?” Hiring StudyWhen: Time slots available through February 14! Takes approximately 30 minutes.How to sign up: http://doodle.com/73stsdmxt4sxpx8a
Advisor Changes
Student New Advisor
Briauna Persinger Kohel
Stephanie Gier Lunkenheimer
Wellness ProgramExercise Reward Program Winners: January
Debbie Garten - $20 in Movie Bucks
Pam Sandoval -$20 Gift Card to Subway
Tatiana Jones - $20 in Raney lunch tickets
There were 143 entries for the month of January. The Exercise Reward Program continues in February so keep dropping your exercise entries into the Wellness envelope.
Biggest Loser Challenge
The next Biggest Loser Challenge required weigh-in will be Wednesday, February 12, from 7:30-8:00 a.m. If you are unable to make that time please make an appointment with Karen to get weighed-in.
Indoor Triathalon!
Have you started watching the Olympic Games and decided you, too, want to be an athlete? Then sign-up for the Indoor Triathlon. Any faculty or staff member can sign-up either as an individual or as a member of a team. The Indoor Triathlon will include three ten minute segments in this order: swimming, spin biking and treadmill walking or running. The goal will be to cover as much distance as you can during each segment. Interested employees should contact Karen Polon to register and connect with other individuals to make a team. The Indoor Triathlon will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2014. Start time: TBD
Mother-Daughter TeaNearly 100 moms and daughters braved the icy road conditions to enjoy a Mad Hatter Tea Party at the Center for Women’s Leadership on Saturday, February 1. The LEO presidential project of Meghan Ford, the Mother Daughter Tea was a partnership with area Girl Scout troops. Meghan worked with a team of Cottey students to serve as hostesses for the Girl Scouts and their moms. The Cottey students instructed the young guests on table etiquette. Malyssa Dunson served as hostess for the high school-age Girl Scouts and gave instructions for on-the-job etiquette.
More pictures of the event can be found at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cottey-College-Center-for-Womens-Leadership/133988310055485?ref=hl#!/media/set/?set=a.521197094667936.1073741833.133988310055485&type=1
Postponed: Dot MaverDot Maver, who was scheduled to serve as the Center for Women’s Leadership Leader-in-Residence February 11-12, has had to postpone her
visit until further notice. The College is currently working to reschedule her visit. If you have any questions, please contact Denise Hedges at ext. 2204 or [email protected].
From the Center for Women’s Leadership (CWL)
2012-2013 Annual ReportEach year, the Center for Women’s Leadership (CWL) produces a report that is sent to selected supporters and friends of the CWL. This year’s report was
recently mailed out and is now available on our website! Check it out:
RecycLing REMINDERSPlease use the blue plastic recycling bins approx. 4 foot tall, the big blue metal bin marked MIXED PAPER, and the big metal bin marked CARDBOARD for RECYCLING ONLY. The large metal bins are next to the
warehouse and behind the buses. The big garbage bins are behind the wooden fences, behind Robertson and Main Hall. The other garbage bins are large metal behind Reeves and RBAC.
Please be CONSIDERATE and sort appropriately.
Plastics, aluminum, tin, and paper should be empty, CLEAN, and in separate bags. Cardboard should be flattened, CLEAN and placed in a larger box.
Glass should be empty, CLEAN and placed in the plastic box with the lid behind the halls.
Blood Drive
Tuesday, February 18, 3-7 p.m. Center for the Arts, Foyer
What are you doing this month to save two lives? The answer is easy! Donate blood! The Community Blood Center of Kansas City supplies the blood for 70 hospitals in western Missouri and eastern Kansas, so your donation of blood can help save two lives right
here in our local area.
Make an appointment ahead of time at www.esavealifenow.org! For more information,
contact Helen Lodge, ext. 2104.
COMING SOON
Josh McVicarFriday, February 14 - 8:00 p.m.Center for the Arts, Auditorium
Josh McVicar “the Trickster” has been astounding audiences with hypnosis professionally for more than 10 years. He has performed at hundreds of colleges with his unique brand of hilarious hypnosis that combines humor and surprises to create a show packed full of laughs and audience participation. Tickets for non-students/staff are $5 for adults and $4 for those under age 18 or over age 62.
All Staff & Faculty are invited to join us for chili, hot dogs, and pie at the 27th Annual Physical Plant
Scholarship Chili Feed! All proceeds support the Physical Plant Scholarship Fund for Cottey students. Tickets are $4.50 in advance and $5.00 at the door, and can be purchased at the Main Hall switchboard, or
from Adam Dean (RBAC) or Connie Allen (Physical Plant). Thank you in advance for your continued support!
