The Crow’s Nest — March 22, 2019
Brown, Hutchinson earn NAIA All-America honors
Brown, Hutchinson earn NAIA All-America honorsPark University senior Aaliyah Brown (left) and junior Imani Hutchinson (right) grabbed NAIA All-America recognition with their performances at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championship in Brookings, S.D., on March 2. Brown, competing in the women’s shot put, placed second with a toss of 14.53 meters — breaking her own school record and just missing the title by .13 meters (just over five inches). Hutchinson placed seventh in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.70. Just 17 hundredths of a second separated the top seven.
University, Parkville to be Featured in new Kansas City TV program
The first episode of a new television program that highlights the unique, cool and quaint places around Kansas City, “Discovering Kansas City,” will focus on Parkville, Mo., home of Park University’s Parkville Campus. The program, which will include a segment about the University and an interview with Carolyn Elwess, university archivist, will premiere on Sunday, March 24, at 9:30 a.m. on KMCI-TV. It will be rebroadcast on Sunday, April 14, at 10:30 a.m. on WDAF-TV.
Women’s History Month Lecture to Address Women and Voting as 100th Anniversary of 19th Amendment Approaches
On June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by Congress, then ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. The amendment, which prohibits states and the federal government from denying the right to vote on the basis of sex, will be the focus of Park University’s annual Women’s History Month Lecture on Monday, March 25. The lecture, to be presented by Kim Warren, Ph.D., will begin at 3 p.m. in McCoy Meetin’ House on the University’s Parkville Campus. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.
Warren, an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Kansas, is a scholar of gender and race in African-American and Native American studies, history of education and U.S. history. The National Archives at Kansas City is a co-sponsor of the lecture. For more information about the lecture, visit park.edu/news/womens-history-month-lecture-2019/.
University Hosting Leaders of Tomorrow Symposium
The Command and General Staff College Foundation at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in conjunction with Park University, will host its Leaders of Tomorrow symposium on Friday, March 29, in the Park Distance Learning Conference Center within the Parkville Commercial Underground on the University’s Parkville Campus. While the military and the private sector differ in how they develop leaders, the Leaders of Tomorrow symposium brings these two groups together, offering resources and support in an interactive environment. It allows attendees to address leadership development through the lens of both their personal and organizational perspectives, including breakout sessions on business ethics, innovation and motivation/teamwork.
The event will include two keynote speakers: Kay Barnes, former mayor of Kansas City, Mo. (1999-2007) and current senior director for university engagement at Park University; and Anthony Melchiorri, host, co-creator and co-executive producer of Travel Channel’s “Hotel Impossible” series of shows. Melchiorri is a 1990 Park graduate and a member of its Board of Trustees. The daylong event (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) is open to the public, but is geared to mid-career civilian business professionals and those interested in leadership development. Registration is $75 and includes lunch. To register, view the symposium’s agenda or for more information, visit cgscfoundation.org.
Lecture to Highlight Smithsonian Mathematical Items
Park University’s second annual J. Malcolm Good Mathematics Lecture on Friday, March 29, will feature a discussion on mathematical items found within the Smithsonian Institution’s collections. The event will be held in the Jenkin and Barbara David Theater within Alumni Hall on the University’s Parkville Campus starting at 11 a.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The featured speaker, Amy Shell-Gellasch, mathematics lecturer at Eastern Michigan University, will share the research she did as an independent researcher at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Shell-Gellasch will highlight several of her favorite items in the Smithsonian and the mathematics behind them.
Following the lecture, at 1 p.m., the University will host a workshop that will explore methods and resources for using object-based learning in and outside the classroom via the Smithsonian Learning Lab. Launched in 2016, the program is a free online resource platform for educators and scholars in all courses of study. Participants will have access to more than 2 million resources from the Smithsonian collections and be able to create their own course collection for home or classroom assignments. Seats for the lab are limited and must be reserved by contacting Charlie Smith, Ph.D., associate professor of mathematics, at charlie.smith@park.edu. For more information, visit park.edu/news/mathematics-lecture-2019/.
PSGA hosting Earth Week 5K event
The Park Student Government Association is hosting its fourth annual 5K Run/Walk for Charity on Saturday, April 20, 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 the University’s Pirate Pantry. Those that donate more than two items will earn additional tickets to be used toward a post-race raffle. To register or for more information, visit runsignup.com/Race/MO/Parkville/ParkUniversity5K.
Campanella Gallery to Host Exhibit in Recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month
An exhibit of student artwork related to sexual assault awareness will be on display in Park University’s Campanella Gallery beginning Monday, April 1, through Friday, April 26. Admission to the Gallery, located within Norrington Center on the University’s Parkville Campus, is free. A reception for the artists, also open to the public, will be held Friday, April 19, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Gallery. Presented in partnership with the University’s Park Global Warrior Center and the Office of Student Life, the exhibit will include work related to the response to, or healing from, domestic or relationship violence, military sexual trauma and sexual violence. For more information about the exhibit, visit park.edu/news/sexual-assault-awareness-exhibit/.
Faculty, Staff, Student News
A short story authored by Virginia Brackett, Ph.D., professor emerita of English, was announced as the second place winner of the Owl Canyon Press Hackathon Short Story Contest. Brackett received a $2,000 prize for her short story, “The Final Word,” and it will be published in an anthology this summer. In addition, Brackett won the Johnson County (Kan.) Library’s Women’s Voices Writing Contest in the open category for her short story, “Mrs. Cross.”
Leslie Jensby, assistant professor of social work (right) and Bachelor of Social Work program director, and Debra Olson-Morrison, Ph.D., assistant professor of social work and Master of Social Work program director (left), presented a workshop for the Kansas City Professional Development Council on Feb. 26 on the Parkville Campus. Their session, “Working with People Who are Different than You,” provided tips and resources on how to understand differences as they relate to learning style, translated through integration and execution of knowledge in the classroom and work environment.
Olson-Morrison also conducted four days of training in New Zealand, Feb. 19-22, related to trauma-informed therapy practices. Her sessions included “A Trauma-Informed Framework for Working with Individuals, Couples and Families,” Complex PTSD in Family Violence: Grounding, Regulation and Healing,” and “Trauma-Informed Treatment and Service Delivery: Creating Competence in Practice.”
The Command and General Staff College Foundation’s Trustee Class of 2018, of which Shane Smeed, vice president and chief operating officer, is a member, was selected by the CGSCF as its Persons of the Month for March. The honor recognizes those individuals who make significant contributions to the Foundation’s mission in support of the College.
Scott Hageman, associate professor of geology and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Patty Ryberg, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, presented, presented lectures at the Gem and Mineral Show in Kansas City, Mo., on March 10. Hageman presented “Ground Penetrating Radar Studies of Kansas City Cemeteries and the Complications Caused by Soil Type, Topography, Bedrock and Human Recordkeeping,” while Ryberg presented “Antarctic Landscape Evolution Across the Permian-Triassic Boundary.”
Stanislav Ioudenitch, associate professor of music/piano, was honored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City Alumni Association with an Alumni Achievement Award from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance during an event on March 15.
Simon Karakulidi, junior applied music/piano major, won $5,000 after being selected as the grand prize winner of the 2019 Naftzger Young Artists Audition held March 9-10 in Wichita, Kan.
Park in the News
Jennifer Guimaraes, ’18, was honored by the Kansas City chapter of the American Advertising Federation with a trio of awards during the 2019 Kansas City ADDY Awards event on Feb. 16. One of the honors was a Best of ADDY – Best of Student Show Award.
Dr. Arnold Rampersad, the keynote speaker of Park University’s Spencer Cave Black History Month Lecture on Feb. 25, was featured in a 44-minute interview via a “Kansas City Profiles” podcast on DannyClinkscale.com on Feb. 22. In addition, Rampersad appeared live on KCUR-FM’s “Up to Date” the morning of the lecture for a 20-minute interview.
A question-and-answer feature article on Gregory Murphy, ’91, related to his recent appointment as the police chief at California State University, Northridge, appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News on Feb. 22.
A story about Jeremy Shaffer, a graduate student in the Master of Public Administration program, appeared in the Feb. 24 edition of the Star-Beacon newspaper in Ashtabula, Ohio. Shaffer was recently appointed the village administrator of Geneva on the Lake, Ohio.
Shane Smeed, vice president and chief operating officer, provided comments for an article on “A New Age in College Education” that appeared in the February issue of Ingram’s, Kansas City’s business magazine.
In the same issue of Ingram’s, Park University was ranked No. 6 among all private colleges and universities in Missouri and Kansas, based on Fall 2018 undergraduate enrollment.
In addition, Rick Smith, ’97, the chief of police in Kansas City, Mo., was highlighted in a “Thought Leader Insights” question-and-answer feature in the February issue of Ingram’s.
Park University President Greg Gunderson, Ph.D., was featured in a photo that appeared in the February issue of GROW KC Business (page 33), a publication of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The photo included Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan., 3rd District), who was the GKCCC’s featured guest for its February luncheon, and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (R-Mo., 5th District).
Matt Harris, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, was interviewed for a story that aired on WDAF-TV in Kansas City on Feb. 27 related to President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen and his testimony to Congress.
Harris was also interviewed for a story that aired on KSHB-TV in Kansas City on March 18 related to a visit to the area by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Elizabeth Crabtree, ’15, was highlighted in the Illinois Business Journal on Feb. 28 after being promoted to director of the Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University.
Behzod Abduraimov, International Center for Music artist-in-residence, was featured in the March issue of 435 Magazine.
Griff Palmer, ’78, was highlighted in an article that appeared in The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City newspaper) on March 3. Palmer will be among those inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame on Thursday, April 25, in Edmond, Okla.
A guest commentary authored by Park University President Greg Gunderson Ph.D., was published in The Kansas City Star on March 10. The opinion piece was related to the Missouri General Assembly considering legislation designed to create a unique interpretation of sex discrimination for public/private higher education institutions in the state.
A story about Michael Cole, ’16, being appointed the command chief master sergeant of the 628th Air Base Wing at Joint Base Charleston (S.C.) Air Force Base, appeared in the Charleston Chronicle on March 11.
A story about Jendayah Gist, a high school sophomore at Far West Family School in Kidder, Mo., and a resident of Kearney, Mo., who received a $20,000 Gold Star Memorial Scholarship through a partnership between Heroes United and the Kansas City Chiefs to attend Park University, appeared in the Platte County (Mo.) Citizen on March 13. A photo accompanying the story included retired Lt. Gen. Richard Keller, a member of Park’s Board of Trustees, presenting a check to Jendayah.
Stories related to keynote speaker Bryant McAllister, Ph.D., and Park University’s Johnson Family Lecture Series in Science on March 19, appeared in various media outlets. On March 15, the Leavenworth (Kan.) Times published a lengthy interview/article with McAllister; the morning of the lecture (March 19), KMBZ-FM in Kansas City ran stories throughout morning newscasts, and McAllister also appeared in-studio on the “Midday with Jayme and Wickett” show to promote the lecture in an 18-minute interview, and KSHB-TV in Kansas City interviewed McAllister for a story that aired the evening of the lecture.
Park University’s degree programs in criminal justice administration were ranked No. 10 in the country on CollegeFactual.com’s “2019 Best Criminal Justice and Corrections Colleges for the Money” list.
Upcoming Events
(All events are Central time)
• March 22-24 — Bell Road Barn Players: “Our Town,” 7:30 p.m. Friday/Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, David Theater (Alumni Hall)
• March 23 — • March 25 — Women’s History Month Lecture: Dr. Kim Warren on 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, 3 p.m., McCoy Meetin’ House
• March 27 — Documentary Screening: “Hopes, Dreams and Basketball – Joseph’s Story,” 5:30 p.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall); rescheduled from Feb. 15
• March 28 — International Center for Music Concert: Violinist Irina Muresanu, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• March 29 — Leaders of Tomorrow Symposium, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Park Distance Learning Conference Center
• March 29 — J. Malcolm Good Mathematics Lecture: Dr. Amy Shell-Gellasch, “My Travels Through the Smithsonian,” 11 a.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall)
• March 29 — International Center for Music Concert: Jessica Tandy Undergraduate Violin Recital, 7 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• April 1-26 — Sexual Assault Awareness Month Student Art Exhibit, Campanella Gallery (Norrington Center) (Reception: April 19, 2:30-4:30 p.m.)
• April 5 — International Center for Music Concert: Cellist Daniel Veis and Pianist Helena Veisova, 7:30 p.m., 1900 Building, Mission Woods, Kan.
• April 12 — International Center for Music Concert: ICM Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• April 17 — Dr. Doris A. Howell Leadership Awards, 6 p.m., Olde Mill Emporium, Parkville, Mo.
• April 17 — International Center for Music Concert: Laurel Gagnon Graduate Violin Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• April 20 — Earth Week 5K, 10 a.m. (registration at 9 a.m.), Copley Quad
• April 22-23 — Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium, Parkville Campus
• April 24 — Honors Convocation, TBA, Parkville Campus
• April 26 — Moody Air Force Base (Ga.) Campus Commencement, 3 p.m., Hoffman Auditorium
• April 26 — International Center for Music Concert: Dilshod Narzillaev Undergraduate Cello Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• April 27 — International Center for Music Concert: Khosiyatkhon Khusanova Graduate Cello Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 1 — International Center for Music Concert: Maria Beggacheva Graduate Cello Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 3 — International Center for Music Concert: Dima Estanbull Graduate Violin Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 4 — Grand Forks (N.D.) Air Force Base Campus Commencement, 3 p.m., Grand Forks Central High School
• May 4 — International Center for Music Concert: Anna Sorokina Graduate Viola Concert, 6 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 5 — International Center for Music Concert: Kyoshiro Hirama Undergraduate Piano Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 6 — Year of Engagement Documentary Series – “G.I. Jews: Jewish Americans in World War II, 6 p.m., David Theater (Alumni Hall)
• May 6 — International Center for Music Concert: Mickael Lipari-Mayer Graduate Piano Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 8 — International Center for Music Concert: David Horak Undergraduate Violin Recital, 7:30 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 10 — International Sash Ceremony, 5 p.m., Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel
• May 11 — Kansas City Area May Commencement, 10 a.m., Community of Christ Auditorium, Independence, Mo.
• May 12 — Spring Semester / Spring II Term Ends
• May 13 — Maymester Begins
Note: To view a comprehensive schedule for all events, including athletics and student life, visit park.edu/calendars/park-events-calendar.html.