Crow’s Nest Apr. 6, 2018
University to host screening of 鈥淏ig Sonia鈥�
Sonia Warshawski is one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors living in the Kansas City area, and one of the only survivors who speaks publicly about her wartime experience. Sonia鈥檚 enormous personality and fragile 4-foot-8-inch frame mask the horrors she endured. On Monday, April 9, 海角乱伦社区 will host a program that will include a screening of Warshawski鈥檚 story, 鈥淏ig Sonia,鈥� a live music performance and a panel discussion starting at 6 p.m. in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University鈥檚 Parkville Campus. Admission to the event, a part of Park鈥檚 2017-18 Year of Diversity series of events, is free and open to the public. To ensure seating, registration is requested at park.edu/bigsonia.
The event will begin with a short performance by the 鈥檚 Ben Sayevich, professor of music/violin, and his wife, Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, director of collaborative piano. The film screening will begin at approximately 6:15 p.m. and will be followed by a panel discussion at approximately 7:45 p.m. Panelists will include: Rabbi Doug Alpert from Congregation Kol Ami in Kansas City, Mo.; Brian Cowley, Ph.D., 海角乱伦社区 professor of psychology; and Jennifer Tavernaro, an educational adviser on the film. For more information about the event and the film, visit park.edu/news/big-sonia-screening/.
Women鈥檚 volleyball alumna selected for Park Athletics Wall of Honor
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 has announced the third member of the 2018 class for the Park Athletics Wall of Honor. Colleen (Mahoney) Scherman, 鈥�09, who was Park鈥檚 first-ever NAIA All-American in will now be the first women鈥檚 volleyball individual to be inducted into the Athletics Wall of Honor. Scherman was named a third team NAIA All-American in 2006 after leading the Pirates with 3.99 kills per set that season. Read more about Scherman and her accomplishments at .
Spark Tank application now open
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 has announced that applications are open for the 2018-19 Spark Tank Innovation Grants. Teams of three (faculty/staff/student combinations) can compete for grant awards up to $5,000 to fund implementation of an innovative teaching or learning idea. Spark Tank is designed to support the University鈥檚 goals of serving students with a high quality, learner-centered, innovative educational experience. If your application advances to the final round, your team will produce a pitch that will be voted on during the Fall Faculty Conference in August.
Interested in learning more about Spark Tank or brainstorming potential projects? Join the FCI team on Monday, April 9, from 2 to 3 p.m. (Central time) in the learning lab in Norrington Center on the Parkville Campus or via Zoom. Applications are due Monday, April 30. For more information and to apply, visit innovatepark.org/spark-tank or e-mail innovate@park.edu.
University mourns passing of honorary trustee Bob Corbett
Robert 鈥淏ob鈥� Corbett, 鈥�38, an honorary trustee of 海角乱伦社区, passed away on March 31 at the age of 100. Corbett was a charter member of Park鈥檚 Howard Bailey McAfee Heritage Society and served as Alumni Association president from 1952-53. Corbett was also named a Distinguished Alumnus Award winner in 1963, served as commencement speaker in 1986 and was a Founders Day honoree in 1998. He served as a member of Park鈥檚 Board of Trustees for an entire decade and retired after a two-year term as chair in 1990. Bob was an honorary trustee and a member of the 海角乱伦社区 Trustees Society at the time of his death.
Parkville Campus student will recognize his legacy. In 2010, Corbett was honored through the naming dedication of the Robert P. and Mary Alice Corbett Stairway, which connects students who live in the Copley Quad residence hall to the academic heart of the campus. A plaque honoring the Corbetts sits at the base of the stairs. Read more about Corbett via a message penned by 海角乱伦社区 President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D., at park.edu/news/park-mourns-bob-corbett/.
PSGA hosting Earth Week 5K event
The Park Student Government Association is hosting its third annual 5K Run/Walk for Charity on Saturday, April 21, beginning at Copley Quad on the Parkville Campus at 10 a.m. The race will wind through the campus as well as the Parkville Commercial Underground. Entry fee for the event is a minimum of two nonperishable food items, with all donations going to Harvesters. Those that donate more than two items will earn additional tickets to be used toward a post-race raffle.
Faculty, staff, student news
Lacey Finley, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of management, was honored by the National Business Education Association on March 28 in Baltimore with the Association for Research in Business Education鈥檚 Doctoral Dissertation Award during the NBEA鈥檚 annual convention. Completed in 2016 and reviewed in 2017, Finley鈥檚 dissertation, 鈥淯ndergraduate Business Students鈥� Perceptions of Teaching Presence in Online Business Courses鈥� will be published in a future edition of the Journal of Research in Business Education.
Igor Khukhua, a violinist and graduate student in the International Center for Music, won first place in the strings division of the Naftzger Young Artists Competition in Wichita, Kan., on March 26. Khukhua won a $2,000 prize for his efforts. It was the second year in a row that he won the strings division of the competition.
On March 23, members of 海角乱伦社区 ROTC cadets traveled to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to participate in the 29th annual Bataan Memorial Death March, conducted in honor of the heroic service members who defended the Philippine Islands during World War II. The cadets met Bataan survivor Oscar Leonard and were among nearly 8,500 registered marchers. Park鈥檚 contingent walked 26.2 miles with 35 pound rucks on their backs through sandy plains and mountainous areas in about nine hours. According to Wade Abel, director of military and veteran student services, each cadet left the demanding event with a great appreciation and respect for what the Bataan Death March represents, and the many more miles, under much harsher conditions, that those in the March in 1942 had to endure.
Alla Adams, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor of healthcare administration, Harold Griffin, Ph.D., director of the Master of Healthcare Administration program and associate professor of healthcare administration, and James Vanderleeuw, associate dean of the Hauptmann School of Public Administration, co-presented a poster at the Small Cities Connect Conference and Expo on March 28 in Kansas City, Mo. The poster, 鈥淗ow City Websites are Used,鈥� provided insight into the types of information being communicated, to whom the information is being communicated and the extent to which city websites are used in a strategic manner to facilitate long-term city goals.
Roberta Park, coordinator of academic advising in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, presented a discussion on 鈥淭alking Tolkien鈥� in Kansas City, Mo., on March 25. Park, the president of the (J.R.R.) Tolkien Society of Kansas City, spoke about the author鈥檚 experiences in World War I and how they informed his greatest literary masterpieces.
Lora Zaidarhzauva, associate director of international recruitment, represented 海角乱伦社区 and Study Missouri at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Advocacy Day, March 19-20, in Washington, D.C. The event allowed participants to maintain advocacy relationships with members of Congress and to make the case for a more welcoming and globally engaged U.S. She is shown with Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II.
Park In The News
A story about the restoration efforts of Banneker School in Parkville, Mo., a one-room structure that has connections to 海角乱伦社区 since it was built in 1885, was .
Patty Ryberg, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, provided comments for a related to five new fossil forests being found in Antarctica. Ryberg was a part of a recent research trip to Antarctica over the winter break.
Janis Murray, 鈥�80, was as she became the first woman ever to run the play-by-play camera for the NCAA men鈥檚 basketball Final Four.
Two development projects in the Kansas City area that involved 海角乱伦社区 were awarded Capstone Awards by the Kansas City Business Journal. , home of 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Downtown Kansas City, Mo., Campus, won its award in the mixed use category, while the , home to Park’s Lenexa Campus, won its award in the community impact category.
Amy Wolf, Ph.D., associate professor of education, was interviewed by KCTV in Kansas City for stories that aired on April 2 related to active shooter response training for child care centers/providers.
Patrick Moon, former U.S. ambassador/chief of mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, who spoke at 海角乱伦社区 on April 4 related to NATO-Russia relations and its impact on the U.S., was .
More 海角乱伦社区 degree programs have been ranked by various websites:
- The University was ranked No. 12 on OnlineU.org鈥檚 鈥�2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Public Administration Degrees鈥� list.
- The University was ranked No. 12 on BestValueSchools.org鈥檚 鈥淪chools Offering the Best Online Teaching Degrees of 2018鈥� list.
- The University was ranked No. 24 on OnlineU.org鈥檚 鈥�2018 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Communications Master鈥檚 Degrees鈥� list.
Upcoming Events
(All events are Central time)
- Through April 26 鈥� New Works Faculty Art Exhibit, Campanella Gallery
- April 7 鈥� 海角乱伦社区 International Center for Music Concert: Cellist Daniel Veis and Pianist Helena Veisova, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
- April 8 鈥� Parkville Symphonic Band Concert, 3 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
- April 9 鈥� 鈥淏ig Sonia鈥� Movie Screening and Panel Discussion, 6 p.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall)
- April 15 鈥� 海角乱伦社区 International Center for Music Concert: Violinist David Radzynski and Pianist Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, 4 p.m., 1900 Building, Mission Woods, Kan.
- April 18 鈥� Dr. Doris Howell Leadership Awards, 6 p.m., Park Place Banquet and Event Space, Parkville, Mo.
- April 21 鈥� Grand Forks (N.D.) Air Force Base Campus Commencement, 3 p.m., Grand Forks Central High School
- April 23-24 鈥� Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium, Parkville Campus
- April 25 鈥� Honors Convocation, 7 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
- April 27 鈥� Moody Air Force Base (Ga.) Campus Commencement, 3 p.m., Hoffman Auditorium, Moody AFB
- April 27 鈥� 海角乱伦社区 International Center for Music Concert: ICM Orchestra and Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m., Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, Kansas City, Mo.
- May 1-31 鈥� Fine Arts Seniors Thesis Exhibit, Campanella Gallery
- May 1 鈥� 海角乱伦社区 International Center for Music Concert: Pianist Behzod Abduraimov and Cellist Truls Mork, 7:30 p.m., 1900 Building, Mission Woods, Kan.
- May 2 鈥� Fort Irwin (Calif.) Campus Commencement, 5 p.m., Sandy Basin Community Center
- May 10 鈥� Tinker Air Force Base (Okla.) Campus Commencement, 4:30 p.m., Tinker Club Ballroom
- May 11 鈥� Beaufort (S.C.) Marine Corps Air Station Campus Commencement, 2 p.m., Marine Corps Recruiting Depot Parris Island Theater
- May 11 鈥� International Student Sash Ceremony, 5 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
- May 12 鈥� Kansas City Area May Commencement, 10 a.m., Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Mo.
- May 13 鈥� Spring Semester / Spring II Terms Ends
- May 14 鈥� Maymester Begins
- May 15 鈥� Mountain Home (Idaho) Air Force Base Campus Commencement, Noon, Gunfighter Theater
- May 17-18 鈥� Board of Trustees Meeting
- May 17 鈥� Hanscom Air Force Base (Mass.) Campus Commencement, 1:30 p.m., Minuteman Commons
- May 18 鈥� Naval Support Activity Mid-South Millington (Tenn.) Campus Commencement, 1 p.m., Pat Thompson Recreation Center
- May 18 鈥� Malmstrom Air Force Base (Mont.) Campus Commencement, 2 p.m., Heritage Hall at Great Falls College 鈥� Montana State University
- May 18 鈥� Little Rock (Ark.) Air Force Base Campus Commencement, 6:30 p.m., Jacksonville (Ark.) Community Center
- May 19 鈥� Luke Air Force Base (Ariz.) Campus Commencement, 11 a.m., Club 56
- May 21 鈥� Whiteman Air Force Base (Mo.) Campus Commencement, 6 p.m., Mission鈥檚 End
- May 25 鈥� Austin (Texas) Campus Commencement, 7 p.m., Great Hills Baptist Church
- May 27 鈥� Maymester Ends
- May 28 鈥� Memorial Day Holiday (All University offices closed nationwide)
- May 31 鈥� Cherry Point (S.C.) Marine Corps Air Station Campus Commencement, 9 a.m., Two Rivers Theater and Event Center
- May 31 鈥� Barstow (Calif.) Community College Campus / Victor Valley College (Calif.) Campus Commencement, 5 p.m., Barstow Community College Performing Arts Center
Note: To view a comprehensive schedule for all events, including athletics and student life, visit www.park.edu/calendars/park-events-calendar.html.