June/July 2015 Global Campus Kansas State University
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Volume 13 Issue 6 Your Global Connection June/July 2015 Global Campus Kansas State University New Staff Coming Soon Duane Dunn joined K-State Global Campus as Associate Holiday - Office Closed Dean and Director of Academic and Professional Programs Friday, July 3 (APP) on June 15. In this position Duane will serve on the Global Campus leadership team and will oversee the APP Summer School Activity and Student and Faculty Services units and the 2+2 Lawn Carnival program development. Wednesday, July 8 Duane comes to K-State from serving as President of Waters Quad Lawn area Seward County Community College/Area Technical School in Liberal, Kansas. Prior to that he served as President of Manhattan Area Snack Attack Technical College. Duane’s wife, Cindi, is reserach assistant professor in the Wednesday, July 15 College of Education. Host: APP We welcome Duane to K-State Global Campus staff. Summer School Activity Water Balloon Sponge Fight K-State Global Campus launches Link magazine Wednesday, July 15 Waters Quad Lawn area K-State Global Campus launched Link magazine this spring as a new way to keep the distance alumni community connected and engaged after gradua- Newsletter Deadline tion. Published twice per year, Link joins thousands of students, alumni and Friday, July 17 supporters of distance education who want to learn online, grow profession- ally and connect globally through Kansas State University. Summer School Activity Free Cookie Event The spring/summer 2015 issue features: Wednesday, July 22 * One of K-State’s first nontraditional program graduates Waters Quad Lawn area * Launch of the university’s first free online course * K-State’s impact on education in Ecuador Summer School Activity * Visiting campus through the Virtual Open House Ice Cream Social K-State Global Campus staff will continue to receive a print copy of each Wednesday, July 29 issue. If you have ideas for feature content to include in an upcoming Waters Quad Lawn area issue, please contact Laura Widenor or Rosanna Vail. View the online version of Link magazine at global.k-state.edu/students/alumni/magazine. Student and Faculty Services Numbers Graduates: 261 distance students graduate this semester. 71 students received their undergraduate degree, 187 received their graduate degree and 3 received their doctoral degree. Graduation Celebration: May 15, 2015 in the Alumni Center had 18 graduates attend with a total of 69 family and campus staff there to celebrate with them, not counting Global Campus staff! Testing: Spring semester brought 1,345 exam appointments into the testing center - the highest of any semester yet! Scholarships: Global Campus received 90 applications and awarded 17 scholarships totaling $15,000 to degree-seeking distance students for the summer 2015 semester. This is only the second time we’ve awarded scholarships for the summer, a semester in which few finanial aid opportunities exist. It is common for distance students to enroll in summer courses to stay on track in their program and to better balance their academic workload throughout the year. Compared to summer 2014, we saw an 8 percent increase in applications and awarded six additonal scholarships for an increase of $5,500. 1 Professional Development Professional Development Takeaway Forms Be sure to check out the reports from those who have attended conferences and professional development events. These reports are a great way for everyone to glean the highlights of many activities in a quick, concise manner. All reports can be found at: W:\public\Global Campus Information\Professional Develop- ment\Completed activity report forms. Also, be sure to submit your reports after attending a professional development event so you can share what you learned with your colleagues! Cara Koerperich, Michele Edwards, Kim Schurle, Tina Horocofsky, Missy Jacobson, Janice Nikkel and Lydell Cox attended the Leadercast event in Salina on May 8. The title this year was “The Brave Ones,” that focused on bravery and what it means to lead with boldness. Global Campus hosted a Summer School event outside the Call Hall Dairy Bar on April 22 from 2-4 p.m. In a little over 2 hours, we handed out nearly 500 ice cream coupons. Elissa Mullinix and Rosemary Boggs assisted Jo Maseberg-Tomlinson in talking to students about their summer plans. We asked if they knew if they were on time for graduation or if they were going to take an extra semester or more. Students were surprised to learn the opportunity cost of staying in school just an extra semester (lost potential salary in addition to extra cost of school). Many students reported that they are staying here this summer and taking classes or are taking classes online from their internships or jobs at home. The Call Hall Dairy Bar line for ice cream stretched out the door and down the sidewalk – a successful event for all who participated! Global Campus has held a few Summer School events on campus: the Lemonade Stand (Monday, June 15), the Photo Booth with Willie the Wildcat (Monday, June 22) and the Ice Pops giveaway (Monday, June 29). For the Lemonade Stand, over 100 students stop by despite a light mist falling at times. The Photo Booth was equally well attended (despite a 100+ degree heat index), with 85- 100 people stopping by to get their picture taken, grab a cold drink, and sign up for future prize drawings. The Ice Pops giveaway had over 150 students stop by. A big thanks to Melinda Sinn, Rosanna Vail, Anna Dyke, Valerie Meyer, Moritz Cleve, and Brandon Smith for all their help! 2 Internal Grant Funding Program Social Media Grant funding announcements were recently made Maleah Lundeen would like to remind staff to send for the Global Campus internal grant funding pro- content to her for posting on the Global Campus gram for the development of online courses and social media accounts. Maleah regularly moni- programs and new conferences for fiscal year 2016. tors K-State Today and communicates with MCS More than $343,000 has been committed to the for relevant news items but would welcome other development of these resources including a Mas- content from staff. Photos and videos are especially ter of Arts in Teaching in education, E-Books and popular and tend to get the most engagement. online student orientation in agriculture, qualitative Examples of the types of content she is looking for research and international adult education learning include photos of staff at education/career fairs and modules in education, undergraduate engineering conferences near and far, behind-the-scenes pho- courses for community college transfer students, tos of interviews with students, historical photos and the development of the remaining for “Throwback Thursday,” “slice of life” photos of undergraduate courses in arts and sciences that will Manhattan area events/weather/seasons and other enable us to begin offering full bachelor’s degrees types of fun shareable content. Additionally, staff online. make great social media ambassadors who can share our culture and news with a larger audience. Each like, favorite, share and retweet is appreciated and cues the algorithms behind social media to ex- pand our content’s reach. The two record high posts have reached 13,120 and 27,020 people! Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society The Omega Xi chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society inducted its first class into membership at the 2015 K-State Global Campus Honors and Awards Reception April 30. To receive an invitation, a student must be a currently enrolled nontraditional student with a minimum of twenty-four hours completed toward an undergraduate degree program through the Manhattan or Global Campuses with a 3.2 cumulative GPA or better. Fifty-nine students were accepted to membership and ten (pictured with co-counselors Katie Morris and Maleah Lundeen) were able to attend the induction ceremony on campus. The honor society will grant a total of eleven $2500 scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year. We had four students from the Omega Xi chapter apply and were allowed to forward the best two onto the honor society. Selections will be made in June. 3 F.A.I.R: A goal group Fostering Awareness, Inclusivity and Respect within Global Campus. We have come together to promote dialogue on the subjects of diversity and inclusion. We hope to expand your perspective and provide tools that you can use at work and in your Observances personal lives. July 4 Independence Day (US) As we celebrate Independence Day, we take this opportunity to begin our first page in the monthly newsletter by sharing information on the July 18 military. Keep an eye out for more material at the July Snack Attack! Eid al-Fitr (Muslim) July 19 Asalha Puja (Buddhist) Military Awareness July 21 Parent’s Day (US) There are 5 branches of military service and they are all unique in July 25 their own way, yet similar in their values. To soldiers and their Constitution Day (Puerto Rico) Tisha B’Av (Jewish) family members, the phrase, “Duty, Honor, Country” speaks volumes. Military life can offer community and camaraderie unlike anything else. The New Rules of Work Joining the military means committing to a career that can and will Article: “Millennials Have a create a unique set of pressures for an individual and their families. Different Definition of Diversity Military personnel are scrutinized in ways most civilians don’t and Inclusion” imagine. Can you imagine having all of your mistakes monitored, recorded and reported? Did you know that if a soldier gets drunk, Think & Discuss bounces a check, or gets in a fight with their spouse, their commanding office will be notified? Their lives are not their own.