 
Spring 2009
Edition
It's not just our name,
it's our mission!
AWARDS and KUDOS
- Baker, Megan (NSO) Promoted
from NSO Graduate Intern to NSO Project Coordinator.
- Barnes, Rachel (Unions) Promoted
to Associate position.
- Bond de Perez, Zanice (Writing
Center) Recipient of a Research Grant
for "Writer Outsider: Student Narratives
in Search of Social Justice," awarded
by the International Writing Centers Association,
February 2009.
- Cody, Charles (DSH) Recipient
of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA)
Commission for Housing and Residential Life Outstanding
New Professional Award, APCA Conference, Metro DC,
March 2009.
- Early, Jeremy (OSFA) Recipient
of the Kansas Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators (KASFAA) Scholarship to attend the
Rocky Mountain Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators (RMSFAA) Summer Institute, KASFAA
Spring Conference, April 2009.
- Fenton, Brian (SSTS) Acquired
the Zend PHP Certified Engineer certification through
many months of studying and a lengthy test, Leawood,
KS, November 2008.
- Glover, Rachel (NSO/UAC) NASPA
IV-West Rising Star-Undergraduate, 2008 NASPA-IV
West Conference, Tulsa, OK, November 2008.
- Golledge, Nona (Unions) Invited
to serve as a panelist on the topic of "Carbon
Footprint/Green Kitchen," 2009 Annual Kansas
Dieticians Association Conference, Hutchinson, KS,
April 2009.
- Isdell, Laura (DSH) Recipient
of the ACPA Commission for Housing and Residential
Life Outstanding Experienced Professional Award,
ACPA Conference, Metro DC, March 2009.
- Kimmel, Sheryl Adelman (UAC) Promoted
to Senior Coordinator.
- LaDuke, Eugenia (Unions) Promoted
to Food Service Supervisor.
- Nichols, Kelli Kristine (UAC) Promoted
to Assistant Director.
- Nunez,
Santos (formerly OMA) Selected as the
NASPA IV-West Outstanding Mid-Level Professional
Award, 2008 NASPA IV-West Conference, Tulsa,
OK, November 2008.
- Ozias, Moira (Writing Center) Recipient
of a Research Grant for "Writer Outsider:
Student Narratives in Search of Social Justice," awarded
by the International Writing Centers Association,
February 2009.
- Parrott, Bill (SHS) Acquired
the Zend PHP Certified Engineer certification through
many months of studying and a lengthy test, Leawood,
KS, December 2008.
- Perez, Rueben (SILC) Received
National Distinguished Service Award from the Association
of Fraternity Advisors, Denver, CO, December 2008.
- Prescott, Thomas (DSH) Promoted
to Painter Senior.
- Selvan, Easan (SSTS)
- Completed a week-long workshop on the Fundamentals
of Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration, Leawood,
KS, December 2008.
- The United States Environmental Protection
Agency has recognized Student Success at
the University of Kansas for our commitment
to a better environment and reducing greenhouse
gas emissions through our implementation
of the Technology Conservation Policy, Lawrence,
KS, February 2009.
- Shoemaker, Andrew (AAAC) Promoted
to Associate Director.
- Stoner, Ruth (VPSS) Recipient
of the Distinguished Service Award, 2008 NASPA IV-West
Conference, Tulsa, OK, November 2008.
- Vancil, Sara (OSFA) Recipient
of the Sustainability Leadership Award, KU Center
for Sustainability, November 2008.
- Zweifel-Hughes, Mandy (DSH) Recipient
of the New Professionals Rising Star, NASPA IV-West
Conference, November 2008.
Community Service Involvement
- Hagen-Gay, Jennifer (OSFA) Serves
as a Big Sister in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program,
July 2007 - present.
- James, Gail (AAAC) Served
as the Women's Intercultural Network Delegate to
the United Nations Non-Governmental Organizations
Conference, New York, NY, March 2009.
- Office of Student Financial
Aid Team (OSFA) Through various fundraising
efforts the OSFA staff members, with the leadership
of Jeremy Early, Clinton
Everhart, Jenny Hagen-Gay,
and Sara Vancil,
have raised over $1,660 for the following community
services: Gudici House; Susan G. Komen for the
Cure; Angel Tree; Rhett's Syndrome; and the American
Cancer Society's Relay for Life, September 2008
to present.
- Palmer, Peggy (SSTS) Serves
as Treasurer for the Woman's Kansas Day Club, which
is part of the State Historical Society, 2005 - present.
- Porras, Precious (OMS) Serves
as a volunteer for the Hills Bark Park, an off-leash
dog park in Topeka, working with publicity and membership
services, September 2008 - present.
- Student Involvement & Leadership
Center Team (SILC) Adopted a family for
the Holiday season, December 2008.
- Tuttle, Jane (VPSS) In
March 2009, Jane celebrated 23 years of service as
a volunteer La Leche League Leader, helping local
mothers to breastfeed their babies.
Degrees Earned
and Post-Graduate Studies
- Argueta, Pat (OUR) Passed
her final essay for a Masters in Public Administration
degree, March 2009. The Hooding Banquet will be in
April 2009.
- Durham, Tammara (UAC) Completion
of defense and earned her Ed.D., University of Kansas,
January 2009.
- Farran, Paul (SSTS) Passed
his final essay for a Masters in Public Administration
degree, March 2009. The Hooding Banquet will be in
April 2009.
Departmental
Updates
- Student Involvement & Leadership
Center (SILC) Participating in the Multi-Institutional
Study of Leadership, sponsored by the National
Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs (University
of Maryland).
Fond Farewells
- Carter, Glenda (formerly SIS) Assistant
Director of Student Information Systems, retired
March 20, 2009. Glenda will be spending time with
her husband, John (who is also retiring), traveling,
and relaxing.
- Nunez, Santos (formerly OMA) Program
Director, Multicultural Resource Center, last day
December 19, 2008. Santos is now the Director of
Multicultural Student Affairs at Iowa State.
- Wilbur, Patrick (OSFA) KUEA
Scholarship Coordinator, leaves KU to work with Computerized
Assessments
& Learning (CAL), April 2009.
Professional Involvement
- Drazen, Colleen (SILC) Association
of Fraternity Advisors, First 90 Days Committee,
virtual training programs for new professionals,
November 2008 - present.
- Furbeck, Lee (OAS)
- Serves on the Annual Meeting Program Committee, American
Association of Collegiate Registrars and
Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2008-2009,
2009-2010.
- Served as Director of the AACRAO Transfer
Conference, February 2009.
- Maigaard, Brenda (OSFA) Training
Committee Chair, Kansas Association of Student Financial
Aid Administrators (KASFAA). July 2008 - June 2009.
- Porras, Precious (OMA) Serves
as Secretary and Historian, Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., maintaining all records
and minutes for the organization, August 2008 - present.
- Shoemaker, Wendy (UCC) Serves
as President-elect, Kansas
Association of Colleges and Employers, November
2008 - November 2009.
- Tuttle, Jane (VPSS) Serves
as Finance Committee Chairman, Association
for Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA), February 2008
- February 2010.
Professional
Presentations
- Baker, Megan (NSO) "A
Graduate Student Development Tool: Competencies
Curricula and Learning Outcomes," NASPA
2009 National Conference, Seattle, WA, March
2009.
- Bond de Perez, Zanice (KU Writing
Center)
- "Making Integrative Learning Visible:
Learning about Antiracism across Spaces," International
Writing Centers Association, Las Vegas,
NV, October 2008.
- "Conversations with Mildred Bond
Roxborough: An NAACP Treasure," University
of Kansas History Workshop: "Listening
to Stories X: A Ten-Year Retrospective,"
March 2009.
- Brown, Justin (OSFA) "Kansas
Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Counselor Training for High School, Middle School & TRIO
Counselors," Northeast Kansas, November
2008.
- Chappell, Mary (Recreation Services) "This
Is a Test of Your Emergency Response System," National
Intramural Recreation Sports Conference and Expo,
Charlotte, NC, April 2009.
- Covington, Stephanie (OSFA) "Knowledge
is Power: Educational Loans, Scholarship Loans,
Scholarship Scams, and High Interest Rate Loans," Kansas
Attorney General's Knowledge is Power Event,
March 2009.
- Drazen, Colleen (SILC)
- "What Casey, Cappie, Evan, and Rusty
can teach GREEKs," Association
of Fraternity Advisors Annual Meeting,
Denver, CO, December 2008.
- "After the honeymoon ends and reality
sets in: Transitioning into your first
professional job," Association
of Fraternity Advisors Annual Meeting,
Denver, CO, December 2008.
- "Be R.E.A.D.Y.: The next 60 minutes
could determine your first 90 days," Association
of Fraternity Advisors Annual Meeting,
Denver, CO, December 2008.
- "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
Student Organizations,"Mid-American
Greek Council Association & National
Black Greek Leadership Conference, St.
Louis, MO, February 2009.
- Early, Jeremy (OSFA) "2009-10
FAFSA and Types of Aid," Kansas City,
MO, April 2009.
- Everhart, Clinton (OSFA) "Advanced
Verification Workshop," Kansas Association
of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA)
Spring Conference, Topeka, KS, April 2009.
- Flaherty, Anne (VPSS) "A
Graduate Student Development Tool: Competencies
Curricula and Learning Outcomes," NASPA
2009 National Conference, Seattle, WA, March
2009.
- Furbeck, Lee (OAS) "The
Politics of Transfer," American Association
of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
(AACRAO) Transfer, Tampa, FL, February 2009.
- Harwood, Jamie (OSFA) "TEACH
Grant Panel," Kansas
Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, April
2009.
- Izaguirre, Juan (SILC) "The
7 Habits of Highly Effective Student Organizations,"Mid-American
Greek Council Association & National Black
Greek Leadership Conference, St. Louis, MO, February
2009.
- James, Gail (AAAC)
- "Learning Communities Response to
Global Initiative at KU," National
Learning Communities Conference, Kansas
City, MO, November 2008.
- "KU PEER Partnerships in Development," Student
Success Professional Development Day Conference,
Lawrence, KS, January 2009.
- Johnson, Chris (SIS) "Moving
Beyond FA Term As We Know It," Alliance
Conference, Anaheim, CA, March 2009.
- Krone, Jason (Recreation Services) "This
Is a Test of Your Emergency Response System," National
Intramural Recreation Sports Conference and Expo,
Charlotte, NC, April 2009.
- Maigaard, Brenda (OSFA)
- "Loan Options and Considerations-Why
Schools May Choose Direct Lending and/or
the Federal Family Educational Loan Program," Kansas
Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators, Fall 2008.
- "Kansas Association of Student Financial
Aid Administrators Counselor Training
for High School, Middle School & TRIO
Counselors," Northeast Kansas,
November 2008.
- "Special Circumstance Basics for
Financial Aid Beginners," Kansas
Association of Student Financial Aid
Administrators, April 2009.
- Nunez, Santos (formerly OMA) "Weaving
Cultural Centers into Recruitment/Retention Plans," NASPA
IV-West Conference, Tulsa, OK, November 2008.
- Ozias, Moira (KU Writing Center)
- Served as Conference Organizer, Greater Kansas
City Writing Centers Project, Kansas City,
MO, August 2008.
- "Learning Downstream: Exploring
the Outcomes of Writing Center Cultures
and Conditions," International
Writing Centers Association, Las Vegas,
NV, October 2008.
- Porras, Precious (OMA) "Weaving
Cultural Centers into Recruitment/Retention Plans," NASPA
IV-West Conference, Tulsa, OK, November 2008.
- Reesor, Lori (VPSS) "A
Graduate Student Development Tool: Competencies
Curricula and Learning Outcomes," NASPA
2009 National Conference, Seattle, WA, March
2009.
- Roberts, Jeff (OSFA) "Advanced
Verification Workshop," Kansas Association
of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA)
Spring Conference, Topeka, KS, April 2009.
- Roecker, Janet (OSFA) "Advanced
Verification Workshop," Kansas Association
of Student Financial Aid Administrators (KASFAA)
Spring Conference, Topeka, KS, April 2009.
- Stoppel, Chris (NSO) "A
Graduate Student Development Tool: Competencies
Curricula and Learning Outcomes," NASPA
2009 National Conference, Seattle, WA, March
2009.
- Thonus, Terese (KU Writing Center)
- "After the Writing Center Dissertation:
What's Next?," International
Writing Centers Association, Las Vegas,
NV, October 2008.
- "Acquaintanceship, Familiarity,
and Coordinated Laughter in Writing Tutorials," American
Association for Applied Linguistics,
Denver, CO, March 2009.
- Tuttle, Jane (VPSS) "Using
Appreciative Inquiry to Transform our Conduct
Conversations with Students," Association
for Student Judicial Affairs (ASJA) Conference,
Clearwater Beach, FL, February 2009.
- Uden, Jayme (DSH) "A
Graduate Student Development Tool: Competencies
Curricula and Learning Outcomes," NASPA
2009 National Conference, Seattle, WA, March
2009.
- Urkowski, Jill (Recreation Services) "This
Is a Test of Your Emergency Response System," National
Intramural Recreation Sports Conference and Expo,
Charlotte, NC, April 2009.
- Weaver, Joan (OSFA) "Loan
Options and Considerations-Why Schools May Choose
Direct Lending and/or the Federal Family Educational
Loan Program," Kansas Association of
Student Financial Aid Administrators, Fall 2008.
Professional
Publications
- Thonus, Terese (KU Writing Center) "Acquaintanceship,
Familarity, and Coordinated Laughter in Writing
Tutorials." Linguistics and Education,
19, 4, 333-350, July 2008.
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