The Crow’s Nest — July 6, 2023
Parkville Campus Student-Athletes Earn National Honors
Four 海角乱伦社区 Parkville (Mo.) Campus student-athletes were named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America At-Large teams on June 20. The At-Large selections include student-athletes across all winter/spring sports. Heading the list was player Daniel Isernhagen (right), who was named to the NAIA men鈥檚 first team. Teammates Mateus Carvalho and Gabriel Soares earned second team honors, while Laetitia Solombrino was selected to the NAIA women鈥檚 second team. Read more at .
Park-Gilbert Softball Coaches Win National Award
Park-Gilbert Softball Coaches Win National Award海角乱伦社区 Gilbert (Ariz.) Campus head coach Brandon Telesco and assistant coach Marisa Stankiewicz were named the . Telesco and Stankiewicz guided the Buccaneers to a 36-14 overall record and 22-6 record in the California Pacific Conference this past year. Park-Gilbert鈥檚 36 victories in 2023 surpassed the 34 combined wins over the first three years of the program. Telesco, in his first season with the Buccaneers, was named the Cal Pac Coach of the Year in May. Telesco and Stankiewicz will be honored during the NFCA Convention in December.
Student Art Exhibit in Campanella Gallery Through July 28
A student art exhibit, Paint!, is currently on display in 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Campanella Gallery (located within Norrington Center on the flagship Parkville (Mo.) Campus), through Friday, July 28. Students exhibiting are: Antoinette Alarcon, senior psychology major; Sara Cornelius, 鈥�23 (graphic design); Paul Madsen, senior interdisciplinary studies major; Savannah Orlich, graduate student seeking Master of Education degree; and Neyamia Powell, senior interdisciplinary studies major.
Paint! is an exhibit of paintings created by student artists in the Painting I (AR 280) and Painting II (AR 380) courses during the Spring 2023 semester. Various styles, techniques and media are demonstrated in these expressive works. Pop art, impressionism, expressionism, abstraction and digital painting are represented in colorful, unique compositions. Norrington Center鈥檚 summer hours are: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The building is closed on Saturday and Sunday.
海角乱伦社区 2023 Golf Scramble Set for Oct. 16
The 2023 , a four-person tournament that benefits the University鈥檚 , is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16, at The National Golf Club of Kansas City. Golfers get on the course with a shotgun start at 10 a.m., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Registration fees are $250 per golfer or $1,000 per four-person team, and a variety of sponsorship packages are available, ranging in price from $1,500 to $5,000. Entries include 18 holes of golf with a cart, box lunch on the course, driving range access prior to the event, on-course games and contests, refreshments and flight prizes. To register for the tournament or for more information, visit . For questions about the tournament or sponsorship levels, contact Nathan Marticke, chief advancement officer, at nathan.marticke@park.edu or (816) 584-6844.
Faculty, Staff, Student News
Erik Bergrud, , who serves as the Kansas City Comets (Major Indoor Soccer League) color analyst for the team鈥檚 broadcasts, his play-by-play partner, WDAF-TV anchor/reporter Nick Vasos and the rest of the production crew were selected as the MASL鈥檚 Best Broadcast Production (English) for the 2022-23 season. The announcement was made during the MASL summer meeting in Milwaukee, Wis., in early June. The Comets home games air in Kansas City on KMCI-TV (38 The Spot) and stream via Twitch. This past season, Bergrud and Vasos also announced two MASL Games of the Week on SiriusXM FC.
Camille Abdel-Jawad, , and assistant professor of library instruction and outreach, authored 鈥淗OAX: How Perceived Authority of Information Sources Affects Students鈥� Likeliness to Disseminate Misinformation鈥� for the Journal of New Librarianship published in June. The findings from the study indicate that students rely on traditional forms of authority (such as doctors and police officers), but also indicate a relationship between the emotional tone of information sources and certain aspects of students鈥� evaluations of source authority, such as being 鈥渧erified鈥� on traditional social media platforms.
Clarine Jacobs, Ph.D., assistant professor of management/human resources, authored an article on published on June 15 in the International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research. The article reviews the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccine mandate, the effects on the first lines of defense and the toxic triangle that created an onset of confusion, controversy and fear throughout the country.
Joshua Mugg, Ph.D., assistant professor of philosophy, participated in the SET Foundations (Building Foundations in Science-Engaged Theology: Insights from Philosophy of Science) Summer Session 2023 in La Jolla, Calif., June 10-16. The seminar provided an in-depth look at how natural kinds, laws and regularities are understood across a range of scientific disciplines, including human and social sciences. Mugg provided insights on treating belief, faith and trust as natural kinds within the domain of cognitive science in order to better apply them within theological contexts.
海角乱伦社区 President Shane Smeed tossed the ceremonial first pitch at the Kansas City Monarchs game on June 23.
Tim Westcott, Ph.D., associate professor of history, director of the and associate university archivist, presented a talk on the to the Lenexa (Kan.) Historical Society at 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Lenexa Campus on June 26.
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 flagship Parkville (Mo.) Campus hosted the Midwest Retreat for Diversity in Chemistry, June 23-25. The event, which included 70 participants from across the Midwest, focused on providing information, skills and networking opportunities for emerging scientists who historically have been underrepresented within the field of chemistry. Agah Azin, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry, Greg Claycomb, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, and Donna Jean, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, served as presenters.
Park in the News
海角乱伦社区 President Shane Smeed and his family were featured as the cover story for the June edition of the Kansas City area Northland Neighbors magazine.
Cynthia Levin, 鈥�77, who announced her retirement last month effective June 2024 from the Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City, Mo., was an . Levin, who has been with the Unicorn Theatre since 1979 and current serves as its producing artistic director, was the keynote speaker and received an honorary doctorate degree during 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 commencement ceremony in May 2002.
Kathy Tran, a senior criminal justice administration major, was related to the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department鈥檚 summer internship program.
Matt Harris, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, provided , a source for news on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 14, related to special elections in Rhode Island and Utah drawing large numbers of candidates.
Evan LaMunyon, a recent graduate of Montezuma-Cortez High School in Colorado who signed a letter-of-intent to play for 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 flagship Parkville (Mo.) Campus, was , related to his summer team.
Erik Bergrud, , and his spouse, Kimberlee Ried, MACL 鈥�16, are serving as co-chairs of the National World War I Museum and Memorial鈥檚 Night at the Tower event on Sept. 30. They appeared in a , Kansas City鈥檚 journal of society.
Phillip Hayes, 鈥�13, who was appointed as the head coach for the varsity boys soccer and girls soccer teams at Milan (Mich.) High School in December 2022, was recently selected as the Monroe County (Mich.) Region Girls Soccer Coach of the Year by The Monroe News sports staff. Hayes was .
Upcoming Events
(All events are Central time and on the flagship Parkville [Mo.] Campus unless noted)
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Through July 28 鈥� Student Art Exhibit: 鈥淧aint!鈥� Campanella Gallery (Norrington Center)
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� July 13 鈥� Blood Drive, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Breckon Sports Center (East Dome)
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� July 30 鈥� Summer Session / Summer II / Julymester Classes End
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� August 3 鈥� Barstow (Calif.) Community College Campus / Victor Valley College (Calif.) Campus Commencement, 7:30 p.m., BCC Performing Arts Center
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� August 4 鈥� Austin (Texas) Campus Commencement, 7 p.m., Austin Stone Community Church Northwest Campus
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� August 8-9 鈥� Fall Faculty Conference, Parkville Campus
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� August 14 鈥� Fall Semester / Fall I Term Begins
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� August 18 鈥� Opening Convocation, Noon, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel and Virtual
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� August 18 鈥� Opening Convocation Lunch / Student Activities Fair, 1-3 p.m., University Front Lawn
To view a comprehensive schedule for all events, including athletics and student life, visit park.edu/calendars/park-events-calendar.