May your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. Traditional Irish blessing
There are many blessings for us to be thankful for, personally and professionally, even if we all can claim to be Irish only one day a year!
What a blessing it is to have so many items to report to you in this month’s eNews! Be sure to read about the Summer Sessions kick-off. The Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox and Glasgow campuses have many activities to share. In addition, it was my pleasure to speak at an appreciation luncheon held for Center for Training and Development (CTD) instructors. These are just part of the many things I am happy to share with you this month.
A special word of congratulations goes out to Glasgow campus director Dr. Juanita Bayless for being honored with the 2005 Athena Award by the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce. The Athena Award recognizes an individual woman who has achieved excellence in her chosen profession, has given back to the community in a meaningful way and has assisted women in realizing their full potential. We are all very proud of you, Juanita!
There are many great things happening within our DELO family with even more challenges and opportunities for success ahead of us. My appreciation goes out to each one of you for the hard work you provide in order to better serve our many, varied audiences. Each of you is truly a blessing.
Manon Pardue, Beth Laves and Sharon Woodward, members of the DELO "Spell Checkers", competed in Spell-a-Bration 2006. The adult spelling bee raised money for Bowling Green/Warren County Community Education’s After School program. The "Spell Checkers" finished as one of the final 7 out of 18 teams. The DELO team was knocked out of the competition by the word "epiglottis".
Even though there is a March chill in the air, the 2006 WKU Summer Sessions are just around the corner! Planning for the summer has been going on for several months – it never really stops – and DELO is getting ready to kick off the Summer Sessions awareness campaign. The theme of the 2006 Summer Sessions is "Think Summer. Think Western." Print materials and the website feature America’s favorite mascot, Big Red, in warm weather poses. (Imagine having to find a Hawaiian print shirt that large!) Students on the Bowling Green campus will be able to get a free WKU backpack-style tote bag, popcorn, Pepsi products and information at a Summer Sessions kick-off event to be held on Monday, March 13, from 10-2 in the Downing University Center. Backpacks and information will also be sent to the Extended Campuses.
For more information about the 2006 WKU Summer Sessions, go to www.wku.edu/summer.
The Center for Training and Development held an appreciation lunch for the CTD instructors on Wednesday, February 22 in the Board Room of the Knicely Conference Center. Dr. Swoboda welcomed the CTD extended staff and gave some brief history of the center. He also explained the importance of the role of the WKU faculty.
Manon Pardue, CTD director, shared the CTD philosophy and the importance of customer service. Also, the revised CTD marketing materials, brochure, updated catalog, and handout covers were introduced. The CTD website was also demonstrated for the group.
Attending the luncheon in addition to Manon and Dr. Swoboda were Greg Arbuckle, Brent Askins, Randy Capps, Jan Duvall, Stacey Hughes, Aaron Hughey, Elizabeth Main, Bob Pulsinelli, Trish Steelman, Scott Taylor, Amy Tylicki, and Linda Jones.
WKU student Blane Burnette has joined the Carroll Knicely Conference Center as a part time assistant. Please join us in welcoming Blane to DELO.
1. In celebration of Black History Month WKU/Glasgow faculty, staff, students and community members enjoyed 3 events. Frank X Walker read from several of his works, answered questions and signed copies of his books, several art pieces by Alice Gatewood Waddell were on display and Mr. Lewis Burke, Jr. presented a documentary, "The Living Story."
2. The Glasgow campus and local BRAVE consortium hosted the February 2006 Business After Hours at the Glasgow Campus. Special guests were Dr. Don Swoboda and Dr. Nathan Hodges.
3. Dr. Juanita Bayless, Glasgow campus director, was presented with the 2005 Athena Award by the Glasgow-Barren County Chamber of Commerce. The Athena Award, presented annually, recognizes an individual woman who has achieved excellence in her chosen profession, has given back to the community in a meaningful way, and has assisted women in realizing their full potential.
4. The Glasgow campus hosted one of the regularly scheduled blood drives on February 23.
5. Glasgow campus students, faculty and staff, along with their friends and family members, took a road trip together on February 25th. After boarding a bus in the early afternoon, enjoying both Lady Hilltopper and Hilltopper games, fifty-six people arrived back on our campus very late in the evening. It was the inaugural road trip and participants are already looking forward to the next one.
WKU Restaurant and Catering Group employees handed out samples and explained their work at the 2006 Bridal Fair held on Saturday, February 25 at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center. Several hundred people visited the over 35 booths displaying wedding and reception options.
