Since its establishment in 1974, the Pilot Award has served as a significant honor among faculty at Fort Hays State University. This prestigious award recognizes one faculty member every year who has shown outstanding teaching abilities, dedication to service, and also significant research in his or her field of study. Graduating seniors are given the opportunity to nominate instructors who have greatly impacted their lives and who meet these outstanding qualifications.
Three exceptional Leadership professors are Pilot Award nominees this year: Tony Andenoro, Jill Arensdorf, and Christie Brungardt. It is an honor to qualify as a Pilot Award nominee, and it is a rarity to be a finalist as there are only five finalists every year. This year, the Department of Leadership Studies has two instructors who are finalists for the 2008 Pilot Award: Jill Arensdorf and Christie Brungardt.
Ms. Arensdorf stated, “It is an honor to be nominated for this award, especially since it is by students I have had in the classroom.”
Food Drive
By MICAH MERTES
11/15/2008
Hays Daily News
Cans of soup, fruits and vegetables on their own aren't much to look at. But gathered in assembly for a common purpose, canned goods can be overpowering. And really shiny.
Fort Hays State University students, faculty and staff stacked more than 6,000 cans into a pyramid in McCartney Hall on Thursday afternoon, along with boxes of ramen noodles and microwave cuisine. And that food, all of it, will now go to families in need in Ellis County.
"It's pretty overwhelming," said Tony Andenoro, assistant professor of leadership studies.
Andenoro, along with Tony Gabel, assistant professor of management and marketing, formulated the idea for Thought for Food, a program involving collecting canned goods to be delivered to the Community Assistance Center and St. Joseph Catholic Church's pantry, both in Hays.¬
Before Andenoro, Gabel and about a dozen students delivered the cans, they took the two loads in Gabel's pickup to be weighed.
They came up with a grand total of more than 4,500 pounds worth of canned and dry goods. And they said there's still more coming in today.
"This exceeded our expectations," said Gabel, who based Thought for Food on a similar program he encountered while attending law school at Notre Dame.
The entire College of Business and Leadership of FHSU participated in Thought for Food, but one class in particular, Gladys Swindler's MIS 101, composed of mainly freshmen, made up the bulk of the donations. She offered a little incentive.
Teachers throughout the business and leadership college offered different motivations for students to donate goods, but Swindler spurred the biggest response by offering extra credit.
She awarded students in her 12 classes five bonus points to their grade for every item they brought in. Students could earn up to 50 extra credit points by bringing in 10 items.
Swindler ended up awarding 25,000 extra credit points.
"What was so encouraging was that most of them brought in a lot more than 10 cans a piece," Swindler said. "We've got some fantastic students."
This service project came about when the college was looking for new ways to stimulate classroom involvement in community service projects.
"You may see this as a way to demonstrate your thinking abilities. You may see this as an opportunity to gain extra points for your grade. However, what you see as mere points may very well end up being a warm meal for someone who would otherwise have none," Gabel said to his students in encouraging them to donate.¬
"The question," Gabel said, after the fact, "if we were to expand this project to the entire university, not just the College of Business and Leadership, how big would it be?"
Gabel shook the idea off for now.
"That's another year," he said with a hollow laugh.
Park social planned for dogs
Faryn Beam
The University Leader
The Humane Society of the High Plains, assisted by the Fort Hays State University Leadership 310 team, is hosting “Bark in the Park,” on Saturday. “It will give people and families a chance to bring their dogs and have fun,” said Rose Arnhold, chairwoman of department of sociology and social work and member of the board of directors for the Humane Society.
Two years ago, they hosted this same event and had an excellent turnout. There will be door prizes and snacks for both people and dogs, as well as several different contests. Prizes will be given to the largest, smallest, and cutest. Skills from best trick to best dog idler also will be rewarded. Another highlight will be a dog trainer, who will give a dog agility demonstration. This event will take place behind Hays Medical center, located at 2220 Canterbury, on the walking trails by the Center for Health Improvement. Registration begins at 8:30 am. There will be a $20 registration fee, and the proceeds go to help the dogs in the shelter. The kick off time for the festivities starts at 9 a.m.
The Humane Society also is featuring a “leash on life” where they are inviting all adopted dogs from the shelter to come back to the park for a visit.
Trego County's Future Leaders Think 'Big'
September 25, 2007
Special to The Hays Daily News
Many great leaders of today
have one thing in common,
and that is the majority have
had a mentor at some point
in their lives to inspire and
empower them to achieve
their dreams. One team of
leadership students at Fort
Hays State University believe
dreaming and mentoring are
extremely important for young
people today, and they want
to see mentoring take place in
more communities in western
Kansas.
For their class project, the
team of students partner with
an organization to complete
a service-learning project.
Service-learning combines
community service and leadership
curriculum to create
a learning-by-doing experience.
The students are able to
practice the skills they have
learned in the classroom by
helping a community at the
same time. The team wants to
bring a mentoring program to
the schools of WaKeeney, and
decided to partner with Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Ellis
County. Their project is to
implement a Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Trego County.
The encouragement and
guidance younger students
gain from older students truly
is amazing, and Trego County’s
Future Leaders want to give
the community the opportunity
to make this idea a reality.
The team will meet from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the community
room at the WaKeeney
library to offer more information
to parents and students.
By MICAH MERTES
Hays Daily News
You know that tattered, unloved
sofa you’ve got in your basement? The
one no one sits on? It’s not pulling its
weight. It’s time for it to go.
This weekend a team of community
volunteers and Fort Hays State University
students are hauling out the
trash, the big trash, from the alleys of
northwest Hays.
The Hays Neighbors, a group of
community volunteers, has partnered
with a group of students — as part
of a leadership class project — to
take out unwanted junk such as old
couches, TVs, recliners, washers and
dryers and other miscellaneous items.
They won’t pick up household trash,
refrigerators or chemicals. The workers will pick up only items next to trash cans in the alley. They will not venture into residents’ backyards.
Hays Neighbors is an informal group of 20 to 30 people, area residents and others, who have a concern for the situation and are volunteering because the city does alley cleanup only once a year. Cathy Van Doren, associate director of the FHSU Foundation and head of the project, said they simply want to “shine some light on the problem.”
“We were really wanting to partner
with the university,” she said, “to keep that connection strong and more visible.” Hays Neighbors wanted to have the alleys cleaned before FHSU Homecoming to help improve the image of the community for alumni and visitors. So they enlisted the help of a group of students who needed to complete a project for their Leadership 310 class.
Four students are helping with the project: Garrett Rolland, Hays senior;
Cade Owens, Minneapolis senior; Brandon Gariner, Hartman, Colo., senior; and Justin Dallmann, Hays
senior. Gariner said they’ll be loading the items up onto their pickups and a flatbed trailer, taking trips out to the dump incrementally. Despite their relative lack of manpower, he said he and the guys will make up for it with bravura. Hays Daily News: “What if the publicity for the cleanup gets you 300 couches in the alleys this weekend?” Gariner: “I’m pretty sure we’ll be all right. We’re all ag kids. We’ve got to work for a living.”
For more information, contact Van Doren at cvandore@fhsu.edu or at (785) 628-5947.
Micah Mertes is a reporter for The Hays Daily News and director of The Stir. He can be reached at (785) 621-4515 or micah@thestironline.com.
Leadership Studies Hires New Faculty
(August 9, 2007)
The Leadership Studies Department of Fort Hays State University is pleased to welcome Dr. Anthony Andenoro (Tony) to the department family. Tony obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Toledo, OH in 1997. Then, in 2001, Tony obtained his Master of Science in Educational Administration with a specialization in Student Affairs Administration from Texas A&M University. Finally, Tony received a Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Education from Texas A&M in 2005.
In addition to his academic accomplishments, Tony has been the Senior Employee Development Specialist for the Center for Employee Education at Texas A&M and has received his College Teaching Certification from the University's Department of Educational Administration. Tony also has an extensive presentation history and his work has been published in the Leadership Quarterly. Please take some time to email, call, or stop by to visit with Tony and help him feel welcome.
The Leadership Advantage: kansas women's leadership conference is a new state-wide initiative from the faculty, staff and students of Fort Hays State University (FHSU). The goal of this conference is to provide a forum for discussion on issues, concepts, and skills regarding leadership development for Kansas women of all ages. As the title of this conference suggests, women's collaborative nature and spirit bring a unique advantage to the process of leading others.
Collection of pop tabs to help Ronald McDonald Houses ® of Wichita
(October 13, 2006)
(HAYS)- The monthly letter sent out by Ronald McDonald Houses ® of Wichita says, “Imagine that you are miles away from home, and your child is sick-very sick. For many parents Ronald McDonald Houses are a comfortable, friendly place to rest their racing minds and heavy hearts. They are a soothing, predictable haven in the middle of an otherwise strange and stress-filled environment.”
Students from Fort Hays State University’s Leadership 310 class and Hays High School’s DECA program are joining in a collaborative effort to collect pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald Houses of Wichita. As you travel around Hays you will see cardboard Ronald McDonald houses and Culligan water bottles that are designated collection points. Collection of the pop tabs goes to the Ronald McDonald Houses of Wichita to support the Adopt-A-Family Program.
The Adopt-A-Family Program is designed for families that can’t afford the $15 nightly fee. Through collection of pop tabs, the families are able to stay at the Houses free of charge. No family is ever turned down if they are not able to pay.
Jenny Walter, Hays High School DECA member states, “We’ve been collecting pop tabs for seven years, but this is the first time we’ve attempted a community wide project.”
Mandy Misner of FHSU, “I chose to do this Leadership 310 project, because my family utilized the family room while I was sick and in the hospital in Wichita and I wanted to give back.”
Operating theses houses is very expensive. Since opening in 1983, costs have risen dramatically. Today the cost is approximately $90.00 per night. Yet the families are asked to pay only $15.00. The Sleepy Hollow House in Wichita, which is near Wesley Hospital, consistently has a 90% occupancy rate. The Midtown House near Via Christy maintains an 80% occupancy rate. Susan Smythe, Executive Director of the Ronald McDonald Houses in Wichita said that 44.3% of the families that use the Houses are on Medicaid. In 2006, 3,465 families have not been able to pay. That is approximately 60 to 70% of the families that use the houses. Since 1983, 629 families from Ellis County have used the Ronald McDonald Houses.
The two student groups hope to collect one mile of pop tabs per month, which is 63,360 pop tabs or 50 lbs. To date over 400 million pop tabs have been collected worldwide.
Community members can bring pop tabs to the two local McDonald’s or contact Tigers In Service @ (785) 628-5537 or Shaina Prough, HHS DECA @ (785) 623-2600.
FHSU Leadership 310 students engage in collaborative projects that involve the implementation and practice of civic leadership in the Hays area. The students are encouraged to be life-long learners and advocates for social change.
DECA, an association of marketing students at Hays High School, is a class that enhances the co-curricular education of students with interest in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. DECA helps students to develop
skills and competence for marketing careers, to build self-esteem, to experience leadership and to practice community service. DECA is committed to the advocacy of marketing education and the growth of business/education partnerships.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Deana Rupp, McDonald’s of Hays, 785-625-4144
Monopoly Tournament (October 13, 2006)
MCDONALD’S ® PARTNERED WITH FHSU LEADERSHIP STUDENTS AND HAYS HIGH SCHOOL DECA STUDENTS TO HOST OFFICIAL MONOPOLY ® GAME TOURNAMENT
PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT RONALD MCDONALD HOUSES ® OF WICHITA
(HAYS)-McDonald’s ® Restaurants in Hays along with FHSU Leadership Students and Hays High School DECA students will host a local Monopoly ® Game Tournament on October 28, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the NorthHays McDonald’s Restaurant, 3406 Vine Street. Proceeds from the tournament sponsorships will benefit the Ronald McDonald Houses ® located in Wichita to support the Adopt-A-Family Program.
The Adopt-A-Family Program is designed for families that can’t afford the $15.00 nightly fee. Through collection of pop tabs, the families are able to stay at the Houses free of charge. No family is ever turned down if they are not able to pay.
The students hope to raise over $2,000 in donations through business sponsorships of this daylong competition.
According to Tournament Director Shannon Ellenberger, a FHSU student, “Anyone interested in putting their real estate trading skills against other top players while helping out a worthy cause should visit www.mckansas.com/hays to register online or registration forms are available at both Hays McDonald’s locations.”
The cost for a seat at the tournament is $40.00 per team. A team can consist of 1-4 players. “We thought the team concept would accommodate students. This way they can divide the time between teammates. But then they also have to share the prize.” states Laura Stroup, HHS DECA student.
The grand prize is a $1,000 cash prize to be presented to the individual or team with the most money at 4:00 p.m. on the day of the tournament. Official Monopoly rules will be followed. Taxes will be the responsibility of the winner(s).
The MONOPOLY game, the worlds most popular proprietary board game, is licensed in more than 80 countries and printed in more than 26 languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, German, Dutch, Flemish, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Catalan, and Hebrew. Since it fist went on the market in 1935, over 200 million MONOPLY games have been sold worldwide and is now played by an estimated 250 million people.
FHSU Leadership 310 students engage in collaborative projects that involve the implementation and practice of civic leadership in the Hays area. The students are encouraged to be life-long learners and advocates for social change.
DECA, an association of marketing students at Hays High School, is a class that enhances the co-curricular education of students with interest in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. DECA helps students to develop
skills and competence for marketing careers, to build self-esteem, to experience leadership and to practice community service. DECA is committed to the advocacy of marketing education and the growth of business/education partnerships.
Center for Civic Leadership Internship Program (July 7, 2006)
The Center for Civic Leadership (CCL) has created an internship program in which students will have the opportunity to apply for an internship in one of the five programs housed in the CCL. The programs consist of the Kansas Youth Leadership Academy (KYLA), Leadership Education and Development (LEAD), Tigers in Service (TIS), American Democracy Project (ADP), and Service-Learning. The internship program was created using the CCL philosophy of enhancing civic leadership among individuals. CCL interns will be provided the opportunity to engage in civic leadership while gaining experience in working with organizations. Both paid and unpaid internships will be available. Students working on a paid internship will be half-time and be paid student hourly wages. Students can participate in the internship program for either credit or no credit. Students receiving credit are required to work 50 hours for each credit hour for which they are enrolled. The CCL internships will run the full length of the semester starting on the first day of classes and ending on the last day of the semester. For more information about the CCL internships please contact the Center for Civic Leadership by phone at 785-628-5592 or by email at ccl@fhsu.edu.
