We’re entering into the preparation period for another Christmas season. I know it is early, but I want to wish everyone a HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON. By now the effects of over doing Thanksgiving dinner should have worn off and you can begin preparing your stomach for more of the same.

The end of December will mark exactly one and a half years for me as DELO dean, which hardly seems possible. I am still as excited about working with all of you as I was when I started. Thank you for your great efforts on behalf of our customers and WKU. We continue to do great things, and I thank you for making us look so good.

I hope you all have an enjoyable holiday break, and you are rested for 2006. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Dean’s Office is pleased to welcome "to the world" the arrival of Brendan Shane Whartenby. He was born on Saturday, December 3rd at 2:57 A.M., weighing in at 9 pounds, 4 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. Congratulations mom and dad, Jamie and Shane Whartenby.

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Tabatha Spain joins DELO as our new Specialist in the Testing Center of our Distance Learning unit. Tabatha graduated from WKU in May 2005 with a degree in Graphic Design. She is from Whitehouse, TN. She previously worked as an office assistant in the Downing University Center and is considering entering the Masters program in Student Affairs and Counseling. Tabatha began on November 14.

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Dewayne Neeley has been hired as Dual Credit Program Specialist in our Cohort Programs unit. Dewayne, a native of Bowling Green, has recently returned to the city with his family from St Louis where Dewayne worked as an Instructor with the Upward Bound program of St. Louis Community College. Previously, Dewayne had held a position as a Special Education Teacher Assistant. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History/Political Sciences from Greenville College in 1998 and pursued graduate studies at the University of Georgia. While in college, Dewayne was active in Student Affairs holding several leadership roles including Executive Vice President of the Greenville College Student Association.

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The goal of the DELO eNewsletter is to share highlights of DELO and the individual DELO units with employees and interested individuals.

You will be an important part of the success of the DELO newsletter. Please submit your information or story ideas to Bill Oldham, marketing manager (bill.oldham@wku.edu) by the first of the month. Topics could include new program offerings, new employees, contracts made with outside organizations, professional awards received by you or your employees…anything that your fellow DELO employees might be interested in.

Please also send your comments about the DELO newsletter to Bill Oldham. We want to make the information in this newsletter interesting and useful for you.

Past issues of the DELO eNewsletter can be found in the newsletter archive section of our website.

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Check out the new website for WKU Elizabethtown/Ft. Knox Extended Campus! (Please note that this is a new address for their site.) http://www.wku.edu/etown-ftknox/

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Recent additions to the DELO News and Events section http://www.wku.edu/delo/deloNews.htm:

• Grant Writing Workshop Offered During WKU Winter Term
• WKU To Offer Human Resources Management Program
• WKU, Logan County Group To Meet In Russellville

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