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Home Horticulture
students build flower boxes at St. John's Rest Home and spruce up Humane
Society Animal Shelter grounds             |
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FHSU Student Teachers Receive Grants Fort Hays State University's College of Education and Technology is entering into a new program as part of the UCAN Serve AmeriCorps grant with the Colorado Campus Compact. CCC provides a partnership through service learning and civic engagement programs in support of the civic mission of higher education. FHSU was able to get involved through the Kansas Campus Compact. "The project hopes to channel student service into high-need schools and to attract qualified teachers to those sites," said Dr. Debbie Mercer, dean of the College of Education and Technology. UCAN Serve, originally designed in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, is a part-time education award that identifies student teaching as a community service in low-achieving, poor, rural and struggling schools. Kansas schools were invited to participate, and approximately 100 participants were allotted. When other Kansas schools didn't fill the allocation, FHSU was able to invite additional students. Mike Karl, director of field experiences for the Office of Professional Services, is coordinating the project for FHSU. He said the university has been trying to get student teachers into more diverse settings. "What is so valuable about this service award is that with our increasing commitment to diversity, students often encounter additional expenses when we place them farther away," said Karl. This spring, 28 students will receive awards based on hours of service: 300 hours of service equates to an education stipend of $1,000. Hours, activities and reflections are kept in a logbook throughout the time of service. Mercer said that with the amount of hours students have to put in for student teaching anyway, they easily meet the requirements. Karl said about one-third of the 87 student teachers received an award. Distribution is equally balanced between elementary and secondary education majors. If each student completes the requirements, a total of $28,000 will be given to FHSU student teachers. The students involved were trained prior to the beginning of the semester by members of the Colorado and Kansas Campus Compacts and will begin their service after successfully completing a background check. This spring the program is in a pilot stage, with CCC as a mentor for
Kansas. The Kansas Campus Compact hopes to eventually secure its own
UCAN Serve grant. |
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On
behalf of the University Service-Learning Committee, I would like to
congratulate the following faculty members on receiving FHSU service-learning
course project development funds for the Fall 2007 semester. Thank you
for your work in the area of service-learning. |
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Department
of Agriculture
Students in Home Horticulture purchased two concrete
flower planters that were placed on Main Street in Hays. With assistance
from the City of Hays Park Department, the class planned and planted
all of the planters along Main Street. |
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| Department
of English Dr. Cheryl Duffy  * Composition I students are engaged in service with students from the Hays Language
Institute. The students formed writing teams and collaboratively wrote newsletters. * Students in Techniques of Teaching English tutored ESL students at the public library and in local schools. * Students in Theories of Rhetoric and Composition tutored students for Northwest Kansas Juvenile Services and Hays High School — and conducted research for public school teachers. * Advanced Composition students volunteered at nonprofit agencies and completed writing projects (newsletters, brochures, etc.) for those agencies. * Graduate students in the class, Workshop in English Pedagogy, interacted with residents at the Sterling House Assisted Living Center and wrote life stories with them.  Students in Sharon Wilson’s ENG 246 Technical and Report Writing have applied
their writing skills to solve problems that they have identified in the community.
Working in teams, students identified a problem, proposed a solution, organized
and carried out that solution, and evaluated the results. Writing tasks included
interviews, letters, problem-solution papers, proposals, progress reports, feasibility
studies, and reflective essays. The projects themselves ranged from an Adopt-A-Pet
Day for the Humane Society to a banana-split-eating-contest to attract college-aged
men to learn about opportunities with Big Brothers/Big Sisters. |
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of Geosciences Dr. John Heinrichs, associate professor of geosciences, is chair of the Ellis County Wellhead Protection Committee. In that capacity he has provided opportunities for his students to participate in offering public education on water issues; coordinating educational activities for children; and conducting field work to identify environmental threats near water sources. Through a grant from the Kansas Geological Survey, Dr. Tom Schafer, Dr. Rich Lisichenko and Dr. Ken Neuhauser will be working with the City of Hays Public Works Department to provide the city with information regarding the Proposed Capacity and Expected Life of the Landfill. The geosciences faculty members will be conducting the research along with three graduate students — Jeff Geist, Keith Goentzel and Mark Vishnefske. |
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| Department
of Leadership Studies Dr. Brent Goertzen  *
310
Project: Youth and older singers harmonize at West (inter-generational choir).* 310 Project: Parking Issues: group is trying to implement a shuttle service for parking issues on campus. * 310 Project: Dog Pound: group is working with the Humane Society to develop a marketing strategy and work to promote Santa Paws. * 310 Project: Big Brothers/Big Sisters: group is working to promote BB/BS and the “Bowl for Kids Sake.” * 310 Project: Youth Leadership: group is working with Jill Stafford to research more youth leadership programs and additional funding for the program.  * 310 Project: Army Game: group is working to acquaint high school students with
the programs that FHSU offers and also serves as a recruitment window for the
Army.* 310 Project: Foxy Tigers: group is working with community leaders to help influence the community support for the Fox Theatre. Virtual 310 Project: WIC Program: person is working with others in her community to promote the Women, Infant, and Children program. She wants to increase funding and participation in the organization. |
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| Department
of Psychology This fall, Psychology Club participated in the "Make a Difference Day" by volunteering at the Humane Society. Members also had a booth at "Mall-o-ween" in the Mall for Halloween. Students in the Psychology Department completed apprenticeships at agencies such as Dream, Inc., Northwest Kansas Family Shelter, CASA, Compeer, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, First Call for Help, a family clinic in Salina, the Larned State Mental Hospital and the Docking Institute of Public Affairs. Department of Teacher Education  Students and interns go to elementary schools to teach math and science to kindergarten
students.Preservice elementary education college interns enrolled in TEEL 377 Internship 1 (Social Studies Methods) participated with Washington Elementary School students and parents to create literacy related activities for use at home. Interns planned the activities, created a master copy to be used as a model, and provided directions for parents and children to create a similar item.  Activities included board
games, file folder activities, story retellings, and book creations. In addition
to the activities, each child selected a book to take home to enhance their home
library. As many of the families are from culturally and linguistically diverse
backgrounds, these resources will serve as valuable enhancers of the curricular
learning and support taking place in the home. |
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| Department
of Technology Studies Technology Class and Epsilon Pi Tau sponsor Electric car races at Gross Memorial Coliseum and Felten Middle School each fall. Dr. Joe Chretien coordinates the event.  |
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Contact Dr. Chapman Rackaway, Campus Coordinator, crackawa@fhsu.edu. |
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