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Faculty and Staff Achievements

October 2010

Attended

Latasha Berry, admissions counselor, Rodney Frey, registrar, Kristin Larson-Jantzi, admissions counselor, and Kay Schmidt, associate registrar, attended the 2010 annual conference for KACRAO (Kansas Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers) in Topeka, September 29-October 1. Frey was elected to the KACRAO Executive Council as Records and Registration Advocate at Large.

Gail Lutsch, professor emeritus of art, and Rachel Epp Buller, adjunct professor of art, attended the 29th annual Frogman's Summer Printmaking Workshops in Vermillion, S. D., in July. In addition to taking intensive classes, they also both participated in a print portfolio entitled "Tempus Fugit." The portfolio was exhibited during the workshops and will be exhibited again at the Mid-America Print Council conference in Minneapolis in October, and next spring at the Scuola di Grafica in Venice, Italy.

Patricia Shelly, professor of Bible and religion, attended MC USA Board Meetings and Leaders Forum, September 22-25, Pittsburgh, Penn.

Participated

Gary Flory, KIPCOR director, was interviewed by Kelly Lenz on WIBW radio, Topeka, on the “Ag Roundup” show on July 21 on the topic of using mediation and other dispute resolution processes in agricultural settings and issues.

Chuck Regier, Kauffman Museum curator of exhibits, participated in a session titled “Lessons from the Road” at the 2010 annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History in Oklahoma City on September 25. The panel included Leslie Przybylek of the Mid-America Arts Alliance / Exhibits USA, Clay Lewis, NEH on the Road Program Administrator, and Anne Morand, former Curator at the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, Mont.

Jeff Roberson, information & media services, as a member of the Hutchinson AMBUCS, was a part of raising about $18,000 in funds by selling ice cream at the state fair this year. The proceeds are used to purchase AmTrykes as well as support other area organizations that help those with disabilities.

Performed

Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, on piano, and Timothy Shade, instructor of instrumental music, on euphonium, shared a recital with Friends University music faculty members John Taylor, on tuba, and James Knight, on piano, at Friends University on August 30 and at Bethel on September 2.

Preached

Mark Jantzen, associate professor of history, preached on “Separating Heritage from Tradition” for Heritage Sunday at First Mennonite Church, Beatrice, Neb., September 12.

John McCabe-Juhnke, professor of communication arts, gave the sermon, “Human Darkness – Divine Light: God’s Spirit in Prison Performance” at First Mennonite Church of Hillsboro, September 12.

Patricia Shelly, professor of Bible and religion, gave the sermon and two presentations “Speaking a (Christian) Peace in an Iranian Muslim Context” and “Speaking a (Christian) Peace in a Christian Zionist Context,” for Peace Sunday, September 12, at Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church, Wichita.

Presented

Gary Flory, KIPCOR director, and Ken Grotewiel provided a one-day “Environmental Conflict Resolution Workshop” on August 11 on the Bethel campus for the Kansas Environmental Leadership Program (KELP) sponsored by Kansas State University.

Rachel Pannabecker, director of Kauffman Museum, spoke on “The Arts in Crisis: National Trends, Local Realities” at the retreat for the board of the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra on August 21.

Karen Bauman Schlabaugh, professor of music, was a panel presenter on the topic “Piano Pedagogy in Three Smaller Schools” at the National Group Piano and Piano Pedagogy Forum held at the University of Texas at Austin on August 6 and 7.

Patricia Shelly, professor of Bible and religion, was the speaker for Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, at its Camp Mennoscah retreat, August 21-22.

Kirsten Zerger, KIPCOR director of education and training, and Gary Flory, KIPCOR director, provided a one-day workshop on “Managing Self & Others in High-Conflict Settings” on June 22 in Concordia for the 12th Judicial District program on Supervised Visitation and Child Exchange Services.

Published

Rachel Epp Buller, adjunct professor of art, recently had an essay published in Reworking the German Past: Adaptations in Film, the Arts, and Popular Culture (Jenifer K. Ward and Susan Figge, eds., NY: Camden House, 2010).

Duane Friesen, Edmund G. Kaufman professor emeritus of Bible and religion, had a book review of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter published in The Christian Century, September 7 issue.

Mark Jantzen, associate professor of history, published Mennonite German Soldiers: Nation, Religion and Family in the Prussian East, 1772-1880 with University of Notre Dame Press.

Taught

Barb Thiesen, co-director of libraries, taught a four-session introduction to yoga class at the Newton Recreation Center in September.