The Crow’s Nest — March 4, 2022
President Shane Smeed’s Statement of Support for the Ukrainian People
The following is a statement by 海角乱伦社区 President Shane Smeed he shared on Feb. 25 in support of Ukraine and its people.
海角乱伦社区 is a part of the international community, which defines our perspective on the events unfolding in Europe. International students have attended Park since 1880, and as an institution, we make global citizenship a core part of our liberal arts mission and community stewardship. We stand with the Ukrainian people.
We stand with all our international students, regardless of where they call home. This semester, we proudly serve students from Ukraine, Russia and 57 other countries. We understand that this recent conflict has impacted individuals from Ukraine and Russia and students from other countries. And after nearly two years of turbulence in our communities and throughout the world, many of our students, faculty and staff are more unsettled this week. Read the entire statement at park.edu/news/smeed-statement-ukraine.
Gilbert Campus Teams to Have New Home at Bell Bank Park
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 teams have a new place to call home as the University has signed a multiyear agreement with Legacy Sports USA. Bell Bank Park, a new 320-acre family sports and entertainment complex in Mesa, Ariz., will be the home for the Buccaneers men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, soccer and volleyball teams, as well as women鈥檚 beach volleyball and softball.
鈥淭he state-of-the-art facilities at Bell Bank Park will provide our teams and athletes one of the best experiences in all of NAIA and the Cal Pac (California Pacific Conference),鈥� said Jeff Fore, Park-Gilbert director of athletics and women鈥檚 basketball head coach. 鈥淥ur partnership with Legacy Sports USA and Bell Bank Park enhances our experience to focus on our championship goals and student success inside and outside the classroom.鈥� Read more about the announcement at park.edu/news/bell-bank-park.
Premiere of Documentary Highlighting 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Valor Medals Review Set for March 24
A documentary exploring the work of the by 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 will debut on Thursday, March 24, at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Mo., at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the event is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested by visiting or via e-mail at gsrcentre@park.edu.
The 25-minute documentary, 鈥淢ore Than a Medal,鈥� produced by Lame Deer Films in cooperation with the Robb Centre, interweaves the efforts of the researchers working against time, untold heroic stories of courage on the battlefields of France, on the seas and in the air, and the experience of modern-day descendants as they maintain cautious hope of recognition. You can watch a two-plus minute trailer of the film at .
The event will open with remarks by the producers/directors of the film, Alex Goldstein and Clark Slater, from Lame Deer Films, and 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Tim Westcott, Ph.D., director of the Robb Centre, associate professor of history and associate archivist, and Nathan Marticke, chief advancement officer. A question-and-answer session with Goldstein, Slater and Westcott will follow the premiere of the documentary. Read more about the event and VMR at park.edu/news/more-than-a-medal.
International Center for Music鈥檚 Stanislav and Friends Concert Set for March 19
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 will host its annual Stanislav and Friends concert on Saturday, March 19, starting at 8 p.m. at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. The repertoire for the concert will include Maurice Ravel鈥檚 transcription of 鈥淏olero鈥� for four pianos, with ICM students Sergey Belyavsky, Michael Davidman, Kyoshiro Hirama and Anastasia Vortonya performing. The finale will feature the concert鈥檚 namesake, Stanislav Ioudenitch, ICM artistic director and associate professor of music/piano, performing Ravel鈥檚 鈥淐oncerto for the Left Hand鈥� with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra.
Discounted tickets for the concert are available. Park faculty and staff can get $10 Grand Tier level seats by using the code 鈥淧ARKSTAS鈥� or get 50 percent off all other seats by using the code 鈥淰IRTUOSO鈥�. While students can get tickets in any section, the most affordable is in the Grand Tier level for $7.50 (plus Kauffman Center fee of $3). Students will have to present their Park student ID at the Kauffman Center鈥檚 will call when picking up tickets. Go to to purchase tickets. For more information about the concert, including the full repertoire and list of musicians, visit .
Registration Open for Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium showcases the scholarly and creative work of students from all disciplines and campuses across the University. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit course work or independent research or creative projects developed with a faculty member鈥檚 supervision, either single or collaboratively-authored that take the form of: posters presenting laboratory or other applied research findings; research papers and oral presentations (oral presentations limited to 10 minutes); visual art and graphic design installations; musical presentations; and virtual presentations (slide or video presentations uploaded to Symposium website).
This year鈥檚 Symposium will be held Monday-Tuesday, April 18-19. For more information or to register (deadline is Sunday, April 10), visit park.edu/academics/honors-academy/student-research-creative-arts-symposium or contact Patty Ryberg, Ph.D., director of the Honors Academy and associate professor of biology, at patricia.ryberg@park.edu.
J. Malcolm Good Lecture to Focus on Using Trigonometry in Electrical Engineering
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 fifth annual J. Malcolm Good Mathematics Lecture on Wednesday, March 23, will feature a discussion on 鈥淢athematics and Electrical Engineering Working Together 鈥� A Unified Theory of Modulation Using Trigonometry.鈥� The lecture will begin at 2 p.m. in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater inside Alumni Hall on the University鈥檚 Parkville Campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
The featured speaker will be Daniel Curtin, Ph.D., professor emeritus of mathematics at Northern Kentucky University. According to Curtin, fast and reliable communication over long distances is crucial to everyone. Usually, the information is modulated, forwarded through a medium and then demodulated at the receiving end. Historically, each type of modulation and demodulation required its own electronic methods. In recent years a system called I/Q, or quadrature, modulation allows most kinds of modulation to be handled in essentially the same way. This method makes use of trigonometrics with no knowledge of electronics assumed.
Faculty Center for Innovation Hosting Virtual Academic Conference
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 will host the Virtual Academic Conference for Park faculty and staff on Saturday, March 26, from 9 a.m. to noon (Central time). This year鈥檚 keynote speaker, Tracie Addy, Ph.D., is a renowned expert on diversity, equity and inclusion, and is the co-author of What Inclusive Instructors Do: Principles and Practices for Excellence in College Teaching. She is the director of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Learning and Scholarship, and associate dean of teaching and learning, at Lafayette College.
Following Addy鈥檚 address, Park faculty and staff will present sessions on inclusive classrooms and reaching students through student services:
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Recognizing Privilege in the Classroom, Chelsea Platt, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Removing Barriers by Creating an Inclusive Syllabus, Stacy Yeager-Okosi, Ph.D., assistant professor of business analytics
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Partnering with Library Services for Student Success, Camille Abdel-Jawad, assistant professor of library instruction and outreach
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Meeting Students Where They Are: What Our Students Bring with Them to the Classroom, Amanda Bryant, director of student support
To register, visit . For questions or more information, contact the FCI at innovate@park.edu.
Faculty, Staff, Student News
海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Board of Trustees approved promotion and/or tenure for the following faculty during its meeting on Feb. 18, effective with the start of the 2022-23 academic year on Aug. 1:
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Alla Adams, Ph.D., promoted to associate professor of healthcare administration and approved for tenure.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Lacey Finley, Ph.D., promoted to associate professor of management and approved for tenure.
聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Andrea Lee, Ph.D., promoted to associate professor of fine arts and approved for tenure.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Amy Mecklenburg-Faenger, Ph.D., promoted to professor of English
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� Yongzhi (Joe) Wang, Ph.D., promoted to associate professor of computer science and approved for tenure.
Katie Ervin, Ed.D., associate vice president of strategic alliances, authored the article that was published on Feb. 1 in Brainz. magazine. Ervin also authored for the Forbes website on Feb. 24 as part of her membership on the publication鈥檚 Human Resources Council.
Jeanette Prenger, 鈥�09, and a member of the 海角乱伦社区 Board of Trustees (and immediate past chair), ascended to the role of chair of the Visit KC Board of Directors on Jan. 25 after having served as vice chair the past two years. Prenger is the president and founder of ECCO Select in Kansas City, Mo. Park is also represented on the Visit KC board by Bob Kendrick, 鈥�85, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Teresa Loar, 鈥�94, councilperson, City of Kansas City, Mo., and ex-officio member Gregg Givens, Park鈥檚 chief financial officer.
Kathy Howe, Ph.D., assistant professor of literacy education, co-authored the article that was published in the 2020-21 edition of Reading in Virginia, a journal of the Virginia State Literacy Association. The article provides guidance for reading instruction within the response to intervention framework by examining two instructional plans taught in a reading methods course.
Park in the News
The , being conducted by 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 , was .
The was also featured on Kansas City PBS (KCPT-TV) on Feb. 17 with the premier of The story, originally published on the Flatland KC website in February 2021, starts at approximately 20:30.
Kena Wolf, chief enrollment management officer, was featured on the Salina (Kan.) Public Schools website on Jan. 21. Wolf is an alumna of Salina Central High School.
Stanislav Ioudenitch, associate professor of music/piano and artistic director of the 海角乱伦社区 , was .
Ignacio (Nacho) Flores, 鈥�18, a member of the Kansas City Comets of the Major Arena Soccer League, (interview is in Spanish).
Matt Harris, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, was . The story was on the Kansas redistricting plan heading to court.
Harris was also interviewed for a story that aired on KMBZ-FM in Kansas City on Feb. 15 related to Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley endorsing Missouri U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler in her 2022 U.S. Senate bid.
In addition, Harris did an interview for a story that aired on KSHB-TV in Kansas City on Feb. 21 related to how the conflict in Ukraine could affect the economy in the U.S.
A story on Jeremiah Diaz, who has committed to play starting in the Fall 2022 semester, .
Adam Farm, head coach, was interviewed for stories that aired on KMBZ-FM in Kansas City on Feb. 18. The stories were about the surge of area high schools starting esports programs and what opportunities those students have in the future in the industry.
Lydia Burse, 鈥�12, was as part of a question-and-answer series on the importance of Black History Month. Burse is the 6th grade department chair at S.C. Lee Junior High School in Copperas Cove.
The 海角乱伦社区 was . Mike Talamantes, director of volleyball and head coach, and middle blocker Felipe Chagas, were interviewed for the story.
Cedric Patterson, 鈥�05, was and in the Houston Chronicle on Feb. 20 as he was named Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services Civilian Fire Officer of the Year. Patterson serves at CNRMA Fire and Emergency Services, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., as the assistant fire chief responsible for overseeing and coordinating emergency services delivered across five military installations.
Debra Sheffer, Ph.D., professor of history, was interviewed for a . The story focused on the Buffalo Soldiers and highlighted Cathay Williams, the only woman to serve in the U.S. Army as a Buffalo Soldier who was born in Independence, Mo., in 1844.
Stephen Linkous, 鈥�95, as he was appointed superintendent of the Nashua School District effective in July.
Nada Meawad, 鈥�21, who recently signed to play women鈥檚 volleyball in Switzerland with Volley Lugano, was .
A story about James Simpson, MPA 鈥�97, appeared in the Liberty (Mo.) Tribune Courier on Feb. 23. Simpson has announced that he will retire as the Liberty chief of police effective July 1. He has spent 37 years with the Liberty Police Department, the last 11 years as its chief.
Jack MacLennan, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, was interviewed for a number of stories related to the conflict in Ukraine during the last week of February.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� On , MacLennan provided insight on what the local impact could be due to the conflict.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� On , MacLennan provided comments, focused on Emma Givens, a 2018 海角乱伦社区 graduate, who was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ukraine from 2018-20.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� On , MacLennan participated in a 10-minute live interview during the 鈥淒ana and Parks鈥� program.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� On (Feb. 28 in Busan), MacLennan participated in a 13-minute live interview for the 鈥淢orning Wave in Busan鈥� program.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� On , MacLennan was interviewed for a story related to how the war was expected to push U.S. prices for food and energy higher.
Maria Ioudenitch, a former student in 海角乱伦社区鈥檚 Youth Conservatory for Music and daughter of Stanislav Ioudenitch, associate professor of music/piano and artistic director of the , was . The interview focused on her reflections from the past year after winning two international violin competitions.
海角乱伦社区 was ranked in the Feb. 3 edition of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education as part of the publication鈥檚 rankings of the top producers of African American graduates across the country:
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 5, Bachelor鈥檚: Human Resources Management and Services
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 18, Bachelor鈥檚: Management Information Systems and Services
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 32, Bachelor鈥檚: Business Administration, Management and Operations
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 37, Master鈥檚: Health Professions and Related Programs
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 47, Master鈥檚: Business Administration, Management and Operations
滨苍驳谤补尘鈥檚, a Kansas City business magazine, ranked 海角乱伦社区 No. 4 among all private colleges and universities in Missouri and Kansas, based on undergraduate full-time equivalency enrollment in Fall 2021.
Park also ranked on the following:
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 1 on OrganizationalPsychologyDegrees.com鈥檚 鈥淭op 15 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Certificate Programs鈥� list.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 11 on ScholarshipWorld.uk鈥檚 list of the best criminal justice schools.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 26 on OnlineMastersDegrees.org鈥檚 鈥淏est Online Master鈥檚 Degrees in Adult Education for 2022鈥� list.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� No. 32 on OnlineMastersDegrees.org鈥檚 鈥淭op Online Master鈥檚 in Communications for 2022鈥� list.
Upcoming Events
(All events are Central time)
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 4 鈥� International Center for Music Concert: ICM Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 6 鈥� Spring I Term Ends
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 7-13 鈥� Spring Recess
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 7-April 22 鈥� Faculty Art Exhibit, 鈥淩eset,鈥� Campanella Gallery (Norrington Center)
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 14 鈥� Spring II Term Begins
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 19 鈥� , 8 p.m., Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, Mo.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 23 鈥� J. Malcolm Good Mathematics Lecture, 2 p.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall)
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� March 24 鈥� George S. Robb Centre for the Study of the Great War鈥檚 Premiere of 鈥淢ore Than a Medal鈥� Documentary, 6:30 p.m., National World War I Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, Mo.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 8 鈥� Concert: ICM Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 13 鈥� Dr. Doris A. Howell Leadership Awards, 5 p.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall); reception to follow in Norrington Center
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 16 鈥� Concert: Pianist Behzod Abduraimov, 7:30 p.m., 1900 Building, Mission Woods, Kan.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 18-19 鈥� Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium, Parkville Campus and Virtual
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 20 鈥� Honors Convocation, 7 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 22 鈥� Presidential Inauguration for Shane Smeed, 2:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel and Virtual
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 29 鈥� Concert: ICM Violin Students with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra, 8 p.m., Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Mo.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥⒙� April 30 鈥� Gilbert (Ariz.) Campus Commencement, 1 p.m. (11 a.m. Arizona time), Paloma Community Church, Mesa, Ariz.
To view a comprehensive schedule for all events, including athletics and student life, visit park.edu/calendars/park-events-calendar.