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This week:
New Community Project - David Radcliff, project director, will speak about sustainable living; Monday, 7:00 in WMEC
Provost’s Council - Tuesday, 3:30 in B/G
Division Meetings - Friday, 11:00
Board Actions Related to Faculty – I am pleased to announce that Dr. Brad Vogel was granted a sabbatical for the summer of 2010. This arrangement is a bit unusual, but it will allow him a time of academic study as well as the ability to remain involved with the choir and other teaching duties during the fall and spring semesters.
Congratulations to Professor Judy Harder and Professor Bruce Plank for being named Distinguished Faculty for 2010-11. This will provide a smaller teaching load to work on scholarship projects. Professors Christy Hancock and Micah Ratzlaff have been promoted to Assistant Professor and Professor David Loewen was granted a study leave for the fall semester to work on his dissertation.
Book Worth Reading – Belief: Readings on the Reason for Faith by Francis Collins. I have not read this book but Dr. Collins referred to it at the CCCU International Forum this past week. It sounded like a great read. Here is the description from Harper Collins. “‘Is there a God?’ is the most central and profound question that humans ask. With the New Atheists gaining a loud voice in today’s world, it is time to revisit the long-standing intellectual tradition on the side of faith. Francis Collins, New York Times best-selling author of The Language of God and renowned physician and geneticist, defends the reason for faith in this provocative collection. Collins is our guide as he takes us through the writings of many of the world’s greatest thinkers — philosophers, preachers, poets, scientists — both past and present, including such luminaries as C. S. Lewis and Augustine, and unexpected voices such as John Locke and Dorothy Sayers. Despite the doubts of a cynical world, this essential companion proves once and for all the rationality of faith.”
Instructive Plagiarism Controversy – An unfortunate controversy is taking place in a sister CCCU institution that is worth noting. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (2/24/2010), ”The president of Malone University, a small liberal-arts institution in Canton, Ohio, announced his resignation on Monday after concerns surfaced that he had used unattributed materials in some of his speeches.” As interesting as the article itself are the comments that follow (
http://chronicle.com/article/Malone-U-President-Steps-Down/64328/). Many important questions are raised about what constitutes plagiarism and what the appropriate response is. Developing an online competency course on plagiarism would be a great Hope Scholar project; see me if you are interested. (Tabor graduate Dr. Will Friesen is the provost at Malone University and is now interim acting president.)
First academic conference held entirely using Web 2.0 tools – According to Jeff Young (Wired Campus), “More than 100 researchers interested in the emerging field of the social history of computer programming are running what may be the first academic conference held entirely using Web 2.0 tools”
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Scholars-Use-Social-Media/21195/?sid.
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The week, like Interterm istelf, has slipped by. The travelers to Europe, India and the Deep South are back safe and sound with many stories to tell. I will be setting up a lunch so we can hear about the trips directly from Dr. Richard Kyle, Dr. Del Gray, and Dr. Karol Hunt.
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New Science Faculty Member – I am please to announce that Dr. Andrew Sensenig has been hired as Assistant Professor of Biology. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in Entomology. For the past year, Dr. Sensenig has been involved in postdoctoral research at the University of Akron in spider silk biomechanics in the laboratory of Dr. Todd Blackledge. Andrew will join us in August.
Clickers – I have a set of 30 clickers available. These credit card sized wireless gadgets increase the interaction with students by allowing them to respond to questions in class with immediate results. It even allows you to take quizzes or tests in class with instant results. Talk to the science faculty who have been using clickers in some creative ways for the past year. It would be great to install the software in a classroom that numerous faculty could benefit from. If you are interested, please let me know.
Interested in Reducing Plagiarism: Read this Study –
www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/26/plagiarize Here is the essence of the study. Students, in an experimental group took a short online tutorial on plagiarism prior to handing in papers. ”In the tutorial, students saw a series of slides defining plagiarism, examples of correct and incorrect ways to use material in student papers, and strategies for avoiding plagiarism. There was then a brief online quiz, with prompts to review material that students may not have fully understood….The overall results found that students who went through the tutorial were less likely to plagiarize and that the impact was greatest on those with lower SAT scores than on others — a factor that otherwise predicted an increased chance of plagiarism. Then the researchers gave all of the students a survey of questions about plagiarism. Those who had gone through the Web education program were more likely than others to know what constitutes plagiarism and to feel confident of their knowledge.
“ Sounds like a great project for a Hope Scholar Innovative Curriculum grant.
“About two-thirds of freshmen said they were either somewhat or very worried about their ability to finance their college educations. Those citing “some” concerns about money increased about two percentage points, to 55.4 percent, while students citing “major” concerns remained at 11.3 percent, about the same as in 2008.”
“When it comes to their studies, about 39 percent of freshmen said they would need tutoring while in college. ‘Looking across all categories, approximately one in five students … entering a four-year college as a first-year student today has had special tutoring or remedial work in high school,” the report says. “Almost twice as many … believe that they will need special tutoring or remedial work in college.’”
Online Enrollment up 17% – The 2009 Sloan Survey of Online Learning found that online enrollment increased by 17 percent. According to Inside Higher Education, “With all higher education enrollments increasing only by 1.2 percent for the same time period, the share of students taking at least one course online reached 25.3 percent. As recently as fall 2002, not even 10 percent of students were taking at least one course online. The data reflect nearly 4,500 colleges and universities, with information gathered by the Babson Survey Research Group and by the College Board, and supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.”
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/01/27/online
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Dr. Dalavai Public Lecture – Dr. Jayakar Dalavai, the Scholar in Residence business professor and management expert, will deliver a public lecture entitled, “The Causes and Consequences of the Global Meltdown and Outsourcing, an Ominous Sign for the Future of America,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 20 in the Chapel-Auditorium.
Richard G. Kyle Faculty Lecture Recipient - I am pleased to announce that Dr. Aleen Ratzlaff has been selected to give the 2009-10 Richard Kyle Faculty Lecture. The title of her lecture is “The Black Communities of Cowley County and the Newspapers that Served Them.” The presentation will focus on the black communities of Cowley County and the two newspapers – The Call and the Black Dispatch – that served them during the 1930s through the 1950s.
India and Louisiana Trips off and Running - Dr. Del Gray and Dr. Karol Hunt and their students are now involved in what I am sure will be another set of transforming experiences. Del is leading our third trip to India (his second) while Karol is leading her second trip to Louisiana. Even as the disaster in Haiti is unfolding, the clean-up from the Katrina hurricane is going on five years after it happened. You can follow the experience with the blogs on the website.
Technology Note about E-books – Following is a part of a news story in a recent edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education. “A new state law, effective January 1, 2020, will require that all textbooks used in public and private postsecondary institutions be made available in electronic form “to the extent practicable” either “in whole or in part.” Senate Bill 48 states that “the electronic version of any textbook shall contain the same content as the printed version and may be copy-protected.”
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We are entering our 12th week of classes for the semester. The final phase of classes in the Hillsboro campus has begun. Thanksgiving is just a week away. I wanderered over to the cafeteria at 1:30 and found some students hanging out eating and in easy conversation. I gave each of them a 3×5 card with this simple instruction, “Can you write down what you are thankful for about Tabor.” Here are their responses…as written…no edits except to take the names of individuals out.
What I am most thankful being here at Tabor, is the love that all the teachers have for their students. Nowhere else will you find teachers that have a genuine care about each individual student, and that is why I love being at Tabor.
I am thankful for all the hard work the staff puts in everyday. In the café, all the teachers and everyone in between they are always doing what they can to make Tabor that much better. Also, I am thankful for the help and availability the teachers have. They are always willing to be there when you need them.
I am thankful for chapel that unites the student body twice a week. I am also thankful for the caring professors.
I am thankful for professors who care and will not settle for mediocrity. I am thankful for the opportunity to participate in all the activities I’m interested in.
I am thankful to Tabor for giving me the opportunity to have met so many wonderful people and for allowing me to do something I love as well as getting to know Christ better.
I am thankful for the close community and encouragement at Tabor.
I am thankful for opportunity that is provided at Tabor College; such as: not only being able to play sports here, but being a Resident Assistant, and being involved in extracurricular activities.
I am thankful for all of the personal attention and interest that the Tabor faculty invests in every student. They do a very good job of making you feel welcomed and valuable.
I am thankful for their [professors’] selfless attitudes. They always make time to get to know the students and see how they are doing. Their Christ-like character is vivid. They are always encouraging.
I’m thankful for: teachers who help me become a better student, the extra-curricular activities like flag football, an open weight room and extra help if I need it.
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My Hand is Cramped - My hand is cramped from signing letters to students, letters of commendation for being on the Dean’s list. I signed 173 letters to traditional undergraduate students whose GPA for the semester was 3.5 or better. For the record, 40% of these were athletes. 54% were in some activity which does not include music and band (the info is not entered). In contrast, previously I wrote letters to 66 students on some form of probation or suspension. We do have some students who are not where they should be academically, but we have nearly 3 times the number that are excelling academically. I am sure the statistics for adult and graduate students is at least this good. Let us rejoice and be glad.
My thanks to all for a great fall. God has sustained us for another semester and another calendar year. Lives have been changed. We confronted some. Inspired others. Shook our heads about some. Only time will tell what will take root. The fall is now history. We can trust that God will use our efforts for his good.
The Gift of Learning - Thanks to the generosity of those who responded to the opportunity to donate to help students in India with scholarships to attend the Mennonite Brethren Centenary Bible College (MBCBC), Dr. Del Gray will take $1100 to India. This will allow a husband and wife and another male student to attend the Bible College for a semester. Here is some biographical information about the individuals from the vice president. Their pictures are attached. For interesting reading, look up Nagaland, India. It is one of three predominately Christian states in India, located in the far north east of India.
Mr. Mark Duwo. BD 1st year, a Baptist from Nagaland. He hails from a poor Christian family. He is an excellent preacher. He is diligent in his studies and works assigned to him. He is a single man. A promising evangelist/pastor.
Mr. M. Vidya Sagar. a BD upgrader student, from a rural MB church. A newly married and a very dependable person. He pastors Mulamalla village MB Church over the weekends (Saturday-Sunday). His wife is also a fulltime B.Th Orientation student. A very promising missionary pastor family.
Happy New Year -This is the season of hope. Let us look with anticipation for what will happen in the Interterm and Spring semesters. Pray especially for those who will be traveling to India, Europe, and Louisiana.
Before us is another opportunity to make a difference in the life of yet another group of young persons who are preparing for a life of work, service for Christ and his Kingdom. What a fantastic profession this is.
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Educause Note – The Educause Conference in Denver was fantastic.� Over 6,000 educators were there, along with 1000 guests tuned in from a distance.� Jim Collins, of “Good to Great” fame, was a keynote speaker.� What an inspiration.� I spent much time in the exhibitors area watching demonstrations.� It is amazing what developments are taking place.� The technology is allowing for even greater mobility and getting more creative with highly effective collaboration.� Watch for Google Wave to explode in this regard.� It�allows for�collaboration in ways not imagined before.� See me if you want to experiment with it. It is not widely available yet but I do have a limited number of permissions.
What If We Had No Recorded Music – Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Professor of Law, gave a very stimulating presentation at Educause about the need to rethink the copyright law.� Lessig argued for�an “open access” copyright movement in education.� Of particular interest to me was his reference to John Philip Sousa, the entertainer and composer (Star Spangled Banner among many other marches).��Sousa was outspoken in his resistance to the phonograph that Edison had invented in 1877.� Here�are some amusing�statements he made about the detrimental impact the phonograph would have.
“SWEEPING across the country with the speed of a transient fashion in slang or Panama hats, political war cries or popular novels, comes now the mechanical device to sing for us a song or play for us a piano, in substitute for human skill, intelligence, and soul. Right here is the menace in machine-made music! The first rift in the lute has appeared. The cheaper of these instruments of the home are no longer being purchased as formerly, and all because the automatic music devices are usurping their places. And what is the result? The child becomes indifferent to practice, for when music can be heard in the homes without the labor of study and close application, and without the slow process of acquiring a technic, it will be simply a question of time when the amateur disappears entirely, and with him a host of vocal and instrumental teachers, who will be without field or calling….Then what of the national throat? Will it not weaken? What of the national chest? Will it not shrink?…� When a mother can turn on the phonograph with the same ease that she applies to the electric light, will she croon her baby to slumber with sweet lullabies, or will the infant be put to sleep by machinery?…Let us not hamper it with a machine that tells the story day by day, without variation, without soul, barren of the joy, the passion, the ardor that is the inheritance of man alone.”
John Philip Sousa, “The Menace of Mechanical Music,?? Appleton’s Magazine, Vol. 8 (1906)
I remain convinced that internet and technology developments will�produce changes that are as radical and far-reaching in education as the phonograph has done for music.�Each change will�inspire innovators and inventors to�find new ways that meet interests and needs.� To be sure, not all developments will last, just as eight track and cassettes are largely�unused.� Click through tracks or fastforward through magnetic tape.��What a bother. �They did, however, make way for CDs, Ipods, and my newest favorite – Pandora, which I listen to on my mobile device.
And,�as an amateur musician from that great bluegrass oral tradition,� I listen carefully, over and over, and try to imitate the sounds that�Sousa’s menacing descendants play.� The phonograph did not kill the soul of music.� Technology will not kill the desire or need to learn.� In time, we look back� in education and say, “Go back?� No way.”� We could go back, but we won’t because each step along the way we will glean what serves us well and discard the rest, or try to preserve it…just in case.
Occasionally, I get out my turntable and records for the fun of it but the limitations become evident quickly and back into the box it goes.
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As I look back over the past four and a half years, I am impressed with how the academics have been strengthened at Tabor (not that I should get much of the credit). Lest we forget, here is a part of my list of how we have improved the academics at Tabor:
Bill Kostlevy was hired in history to increase the history department to two full-time faculty;
Shin-Hee Chin was hired in art to increase the art and design department to two full-time faculty ;
The Behavioral Science department was increased to 3 FT faculty (we had to retreat here);
Robin Ottoson’s library position was increased from 10 month to 12 months;
Nearly $500,000 was gifted to Tabor from the New Hope church and placed in an endowment providing $23,000 a year to support faculty and student research interests;
Approximately $150,000 was donated and placed in an endowment for the Carson Center and David Faber hired to serve as director;
A gift of $25,000 to make the Writing Center technologically equipped was donated by two alumni and $5,000 to help with technology for lecture capture ability;
$25,000 was borrowed by Tabor to refurbish the grand piano;
Approximately $50,000 was donated to the music department to improve the music department;
The Tabor women’s auxiliary gave funds to renovate the humanities area in the third floor of Lorenhz;
Cherry Stucky has lead the effort to improve the looks of MJR;
Professional development funds were increased last year to cover 100% of the requests with money saved by postponing full-time hiring in business and biology;
Professional development funds were increased nearly 50% this year to support faculty in development needs;
Funds for the library were increased by $25,000 this year;
New projectors are being placed in all the smart classrooms;
$80,000 was granted by Kan-Ed to enable Tabor to have the band-width it needs be connected to the internet and to fund the ITV room;
Tiffany Seiter was hired to promote academics through the enrollment management office;
ITV is being used regularly now to allow the math coop with Bethel to connect students without travel;
A gift of $70,000 was given to expand nursing in Wichita to distance delivery;
Smaller gifts have been given to buy equipment for the science department including a torso.
And do not forget that Tabor employees got a 2% increase and no cut in benefits in 2009-10. (Many faculty across the nation would look at this with envy, even as relatively small as it may seem.)
We have been blessed. Academics at Tabor have never been stronger. Spread the news. Tell the story. The commitment to academics is strong at Tabor.
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The plane landed in Delhi from Chicago in 14 hours without incident. I made it through customs and hired a prepaid taxi to take me to New Friends Colony, an upscale part of Delhi, to spend the night. After arriving at the house and chatting some, I laid down on a bed that was clean albeit slightly harder than my bed at home. I wondered how Uncle JA felt on that first night.
Morning came quickly. The missionaries who gave me a place to sleep for the night had responsibilities for the day so I was on my own. I decided to spend the half day I had by visiting Old Delhi. Even though Uncle JA had arrived in the city of Bombay not Delhi, Old Delhi is a part of town that would get me as close to what Uncle JA would have seen as any place.
More of this on the Carson Center Website.
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Here is an entry from the Mennonite Church USA Archives about my great, great Uncle and Aunt.
J. A. Ressler (1867-1936) was a pioneer Mennonite missionary serving in India from 1899 to 1908. He worked at the Mennonite Publishing House from 1911 to 1936 as an editor of the Gospel Herald. He also served as an evangelist, Bible instructor, a bishop in the Southwestern Pennsylvania Conference, a member of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Mission Board, and as a member of many General Conference committees.
Lina Zook Ressler (1869-1848) was a worker in the Chicago Mennonite Mission, a missionary in India 1903-1908, and a writer and editor of materials especially for children’s papers.
I am headed to India to set up plans for Tabor trips to India during the next academic year. I will be blogging about my trip using the Carson Center blog. Here is the link:
A part of the trip is my personal pilgrimage to the place where Uncle JA began a work with the Mennonite Church 110 years ago. I will be visiting almost 100 years to the day he left. Maybe we could send students to the school or clinic that has now been in existance for a century.
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February 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Ressler Notes
We have reason to be proud of our many distinguished alumni. I recently became aware of one of them, Dr. Luciano L’Abate, an alumnus from the class of 1950 who has distinguished himself in the in field of psychology. What caught my attention was the fact that Dr. L’Abate had been selected to receive the American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Professional Contribution to Applied Research for 2008.
This significant honor deserved a congratulatory call from me, I thought. And so I did. Before I called, I reviewed his resume. I was even more impressed when I saw the scope of what he has done in the 58 years since he graduated from Tabor.
Dr. L’Abate spent his professional life largely in the academic world. He has authored and been coauthor of over 300 papers, chapters, and book reviews in professional and scientific journals. He has authored, been co-author, editor, and co-editor of 42 books, three books are in press, two book proposals are under editorial consideration, and another book is in progress. His work has been translated into Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French-Canada, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Spanish languages. Four books have been published in his native Italy. Two translations are used as textbooks in the Department of General Psychology at the University of Padova.
The awards he has been given from around the globe are too many to list here.
We had a delightful conversation in which he told his story of being brought to the Tabor from Italy with the help of a scholarship from MCC in 1948. I ended by asking what advice this 80 year old, highly successful, proud alumni of Tabor could give to me, the provost and academic dean.
I must say I was not prepared for his answer, not from an 80 year old retired academic (sorry for the stereotype). His advice to me – make sure your students learn to work with the internet.
The conversation that I thought was about to end took off in a direction I was not anticipating. For the next 30 minutes, he shared his conviction that all disciplines, even the future of the field of psychology, would be revolutionized by the internet. He personally has been championing the development of a mid-level professional practice called Structured On-line Intervention. Dr. L’Abate challenged us to consider developing a master’s degree in the area, certain that there is a need for professionals who can help people using on-line technology.
What Dr. L’Abate foresees is not the elimination of psycho-therapy as a profession but a new way of helping millions who are suffering and can be reached in new ways.
I sense he is right. All students will need new knowledge and skills as the internet continues to revolutionize how we function. The question in my mind is whether we have the educational imagination and the will to get there before our students.
Academic Affairs
Dr. Lawrence Ressler had an article entitled, “I Finally Read Menno: Lessons from Reading Menno Simons” published in The Mennonite on January 6, 2009
Advancement
Jim Elliott completed an experiential internship as part of his graduate studies at Kansas State University researching the possible establishment of a presidential advisory board at Tabor College. A proposal will be presented to the Advancement Committee of the Board of Directors at its February meeting.
Jim also preached at Ebenezer Baptist Church on January 18.
Art and Design
Chin Hee Shin’s work (Choon San) Spring Mountain was accepted for the Quilt National -09 Exhibit and will be on display in the Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH from May 23 through September 7, 2009. The Quilt National has showcased the contemporary quilt as art form for 30 years.
In addition, the quilt “Imago Dei” has been on display at the 9th Quilt Nihon Exhibition at the 2008 World Quilt Festival in Shanghai, China.
Another work, Caleb, has been accepted to Nothing New, National Juried Show, hosted by Textile Center Minneapolis, MN June 19 – July 31, 2009.
During Interterm, Shin-Hee finished her commission work-Banners for Countryside Covenant Church at McPherson. Those two banners’ are 5 feet by 10 feet each painted on canvas. The theme of the banner is “Seek First the Kingdom of God “and” the Righteousness.”
Biology
Dr. Karrie Rathbone did a
preaching assignment on Missions at Canton United Methodist Church, May 2008
She just returned from an interterm trip to Belize, A field based Tropical Field Ecology trip.
Jordan Nuss completed his senior research project – diversity of benthic stream organisms, January 2009 and Ben Ruzinsky will complete his senior research project – Zebra Mussel research, Spring 2009.
CMBS
Peggy Goertzen presented at the joint convention of two national organizations, the American Historical Society of Germans from Russia and the German Russia Heritage Society, August 2, 2008, in Casper, Wyoming on the topic “German Newspaper Research with Particular Reference to Germans from Russia.”
Communications
Dr. Aleen Ratzlaff will be on a sabbatical in spring. She will be working on several projects, but the primary one will be an oral history project: “The Black Communities of Cowley County, Kansas.” Heather Ferguson, director of the Cherokee Land Rush Museum in Arkansas City, and she will be collecting and documenting the stories of African Americans who have lived in Cowley County. It is her goal to gather and record stories of people’s lives for educational and historical purposes.
Ruth Neufeld, a TC student majoring in history, will be her research assistant.
Communication Majors completed CO412 Senior Seminar. Seven students conducted original communication research projects and made presentations January 28.
Continuous Improvement and Effectiveness
Dr. Cherry Stucky attended AQIP Systems Appraiser Training in Lisle, IL on November 11-14, 2008. This enables her to know the expectations of Appraisers. It will also equip her to review other schools systems portfolios in the coming year.
Library
Robin Deich Ottoson presented a paper at the Mid-America Conference on History at Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, on September 27, 2008. The title of the paper was “An Examination of Mennonite Brethren Attitudes toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1947-2007.”
She continues her doctoral studies at Kansas State University.
Gari-Anne Patzwald continues her research as an independent scholar, presenting “The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 in Small Towns and Rural Areas of Upstate New York” on September 26, 2008 at MSU. The paper was part of the Session “In the Wake of the Great War.”
She also contributed a chapter, “The select few: the Megiddo message and the building of a community,” in Religion and the Culture of Print in Modern America, edited by Charles L. Cohen and Paul S. Boyer (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, 2008). In addition, she wrote, “Further Reflections on Saving Books,” Perspectives on History 46, no. 6 (September 2008).
Literature and Language
Christopher Dick presented a paper entitled, “Shaking the Iceberg:
Metaphoric Loss in the German Translation of _The Sun Also Rises_” at the 13th Biennial International Hemingway Society Conference, June 9-15 in Kansas City.
He is the lecturer for the Dr. Richard G. Kyle Faculty Lecture on March 9 2009. The title of the lecture is “Interpreting Hemingway: The German Translation of A Farewell to Arms”.
School of Adult and Graduate Studies
Tona Leiker attended the Summer Training Session hosted at Tabor College and became a Kansas Award for Excellence Examiner for 2008.
She attended the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Fall Semi-Annual Meeting where new Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing Education were adopted by the membership present.
She also attended the Fall NLN Education Summit as part of dissertation scholarship work in San Antonio, TX.
Interterm Travel
Dr. Frank Brenneman and Jeanelle Herrel led a group of 5 students and 3 guests on a SE Asia trip. Church work in Thailand was the primary focus of the trip. Included on the trip was Aaron Phillips, whose parents served as missionaries there for 18 years.
Dr. Karrie Rathbone and Vance Frick took 12 Tabor students to Belize for a biology interterm experience. The focus was on biology and ecology.
Dr. Karol Hunt led a group of 5 Tabor students and 6 guests to Louisiana for a week of voluntary experience with MDS and a week with Samaritans Purse.
Dr. Doug Miller, was co-leader of a trip to the Middle East along with Patty Shelly and a group from Bethel College. The group of 27 included 4 Tabor students and 10 students from Bethel. Other participants included Dr. Holly Swartzendruber, and Keith and Judy Harder. Among the places they visited were Jerusalem, Dead Sea Region, Mediterranean Sea, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee and Bethlehem.
Dr. Richard Kyle led 33 Tabor students on the Europe trip. The group traveled to Munich, Zurich, Paris and London.
Spring Off-Campus Study
Rebekah Paulus is in the Best Semester Middle East Studies Program through CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges and Universities).
Two students are doing the Carson Semester in the spring semester. The Carson Semester is a program of the Carson Center in which students participate in a mission organization and get a semester’s worth of credit. Tyler Suderman is in the TREK Program, serving in Lithuania. Alana Settle is involved in the Mission and Disciple Service program in Denver, Colorado.
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