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A Weekly Look at the Cottey College CampusChronicle volume XXXI, number 14, November 18, 2016

Co-Motion at the Movies!

Friday & Saturday, November 18-198:00 p.m.Center for the Arts, Auditorium

Join us for an evening of dance, featuring dances inspired by or using music from these motion pictures: Guardians of the Galaxy; O Brother Where Art Thou?; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows; The Godfather; and Damn Yankees.

ReSultS: BaSketBall

November 14 @ North arkansas

LOSS: 65-82

comiNg up

Friday & Saturday, November 18-19@ Fort Scott Community College Classic

Fort Scott, Kansas

11/18 - vs. Conner State @ 2:00 p.m.11/19 - vs. Fort Scott CC @ 4:00 p.m.

tuesday, November 29 @ 6 p.m.vs. North Arkansas CollegeHinkhouse Gym

Let's Go, Comets!

Happy Thanksgiving!

All campus offices and Library closed:

November 23-27, 2016

(Library open until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22).

Have a wonderful break!

cRoSS couNtRY

Congratulations to Comet runner lexi gradwohl on placing 241 out of 316 runners at the national meet last weekend. Lexi will be competing in the half-marathon championship race in Gulf Shores, Alabama, this Saturday, November 19. go get 'em, lexi!

This Week (and the next) at a Glance

Friday, November 18

Basketball @ Fort Scott Classic - 2 p.m.

co-motion Dance concert - 8 p.m.

Saturday, November 19

Basketball @ Fort Scott Classic - 4 p.m.

co-motion Dance concert - 8 p.m.

Sunday, November 20

Student thank-a-thon - 5:30 p.m.

Raney Dining Room

monday, November 21

Student music Recital - 7 p.m.

Wednesday-Sunday, November 23-27

Thanksgiving Break!No classes; Campus offices closed

monday, November 28

classes Resume

tuesday, November 29

Basketball vs. North Arkansas - 6 p.m.

Student music Recital - 7 p.m.

thursday, December 1

Health open enrollment event - 3-6 p.m.

informal christmas concert - 5:30 p.m.

Friday, December 2

Basketball vs. Fort Scott CC - 6 p.m.

Hanging of the greens - 7:30 p.m.

Student Music Recitals

monday, November 21 @ 7 p.m.tuesday, November 29 @ 7 p.m.

Missouri Recital Hall

Please join us for performances by our Cottey voice, piano, strings, brass, percussion, and woodwind

students.

Upcoming Events: Save the Dates!

thursday, December 1, at 5:30 p.m.Raney Dining Room

Join the Chamber Singers as they sing some familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas tunes. Audience will be invited to participate in a sing-a-long!

Hanging of the GreensFriday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m.Chapel

Come celebrate one of Cottey’s oldest and most special traditions. Following a candlelight chapel service, participants will go caroling and adorn the campus with evergreen wreaths.

Hanging of the Greens Semiformal DanceSaturday, December 3, at 9 p.m. - 12 a.m.Hinkhouse Gym

Celebrate the holiday season with the final event of the Hanging of the Greens tradition. Sponsored

by Inter-Society, this semiformal dance will feature a theme to complement the week of activities.

Instrumental Music ConcertSunday, December 4, at 3:00 p.m.Center for the Arts, Auditorium

The Cottey Jazz Ensemble and Wind Ensemble perform music spanning over 300 years of history: from the Baroque Era to present day. Highlights include The Liberty Bell by John Phillip Sousa, “Chaconne” from First Suite in Eb by Gustav Holst, and It Don’t Mean A Thing by Duke Ellington.

Informal Dance Concerttuesday, December 6, at 8:00 p.m.Center for the Arts, Auditorium

Join us for a performance featuring students in all the Cottey dance classes and student choreography projects.

Informal Christmas Choir Concert

Response to Suggestion Box(Thank you to Dr. Ugochukwu for supplying this information)

Cottey College has had a practice of not offering classes from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday in order to allow faculty, staff, and students to schedule meetings during times when most are able to attend.

Faculty members and division chairs have attempted to maintain this policy; however, in the spring, a couple of classes have been scheduled during the 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. hour due to unavoidable reasons. The classes include those taught by adjunct instructors as well as a Zoology course.

Many adjunct instructors are full-time employees at other institutions or professors who travel daily among college campuses, so Cottey tries to accommodate their schedules; sometimes the free hour is the only time they are available to teach at Cottey.

The Zoology class was scheduled at this time in order to avoid conflicts with other required courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Since many of our students take these courses concurrently in any given semester, conflicts are difficult to avoid.

Academic Affairs monitors the scheduling practices to respect the need for a free hour and will continue to do so.

From the Office of the President

December Birthdays 2 Diane martin - Student Life

2 kaitlyn Russell - Enroll. Mgmt

3 Debbie Bogart - Adjunct

3 Deborah Fast - Accompanist

10 amanda gilchrist - Faculty

13 Steve Reed - Public Information

15 trisha Stubblefield - Faculty

16 miranda kassner - Enroll. Mgmt

17 Debbie garten - Library

18 courtney trautweiler - Library Director

20 mark Burger - Director of Security

20 mary kitsmiller - Housekeeping

20 Betsy mcReynolds - Human Resources

21 Rhonda leonard - Accompanist

22 Stephanie grgurich - Enroll. Mgmt

25 kendall Selby - Physical Plant

27 Jorge Dioses - Faculty

28 Blaklee Sanders - Hall Director/Athletics

31 arlene good - Academic Records

31 Jeane Fahle - Enrollment Mgmt

From the Business OfficeINVOICESInvoices or other items requiring a check to be issued before winter break must be received in the Business Office by monday, December 12. Please be sure that all submitted paperwork is complete.

DECEMBER PAYROLLThe December payrolls for hourly wage and non-exempt professional employees will be issued on thursday, December 15, and thursday, December 22. The December monthly payroll for faculty and exempt professional staff will be issued on thursday, December 22. Enjoy your holidays!

Susan thornton (Library Assistant and former S.A.V.E. sponsor) wishes to give a big shout out to Rachel painter and Heather-Reneé gooch for keeping the campus recycling moving to the Recycling Center this semester as Dr. Sarah Quick and Dr. ujjaini Das helped S.A.V.E. (Students Against a Vanishing Environment) move back to the purpose stated in their constitution.

Collection and transfer of campus recycling to the local Recycling Center continues each Wednesday at 4 p.m. If any students or staff are interested in volunteering their time to help this effort, or have any questions regarding recycling in general, feel free to contact Rachel Painter or Heather-Reneé Gooch.

thank you for helping to keep cottey green!

Students present at interfaith conference

Director of Spiritual Life and Campus Diversity Rev. Erica Sigauke, drove four students to a three-day interfaith and diversity conference in Springfield, Missouri, on Friday, November 11. The students prepared PowerPoints on different diversity topics under the guidance of the director. The conference titled, “inspired to Serve: interfaith Social Justice” served as a potential learning experience for students from various universities and colleges. The main purpose of the conference was to empower and learn from each other about how to build healthy peaceful relationships in our institutions while touching as many souls as we can through our community outreach programs. Also, to encourage dialoguing, promote peace learning, love, healing, tolerance, compassion and reconciliation. The students who represented Cottey College on this outstanding inspiring presentation were cecelia Rose-mackey, our Interfaith leader, taylor cordaro, christi-anne Beatty and ifeoluwa olaoluwa.

Health Insurance Open Enrollment EventIn partnership with Care Connections, Cottey College will be hosting its 4th annual open enrollment event on thursday, December 1, from 3-6 p.m. Free and open to both the Cottey College and local communities, this event will be an opportunity for those uninsured to enroll in coverage from the Health Insurance Marketplace.

The event will be held in the computer lab, Room 156, in the Rubie Burton academic center on the college campus. To ensure that participants have the necessary resources and information, Care Connections for Aging Services will be sending licensed navigators to assist during the enrollment process.

Enrollment with the Health Insurance Marketplace for January 1, 2017, coverage is open from November 1 to December 15. If planning to enroll during the event on December 1, bring the date of birth and social security numbers of each person who will be listed on the application. Also bring projected incomes for each household member on the insurance plan for 2017.

Walk-ins are welcome up to capacity. However, participants are encouraged to schedule an appointment for the event with Care Connections for Aging Services. Those interested may contact Stacey or Samantha by calling 800-748-7826.

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girls' leadership program Retreat

Forty-one participants from the Girls Leadership Program attended the Exploring Leadership Retreat at Cottey College Friday & Saturday, November 11-12. Pictures of the event can be viewed on the Center for Women’s Leadership Facebook page.

From the Center for Women's Leadership

cottey to host my life program

In collaboration with Nevada High School, Cottey will host 240 high school freshman and sophomore girls and community women mentors for the My Life program on tuesday, November 22. Nevada R-5 implemented the "My Life" program to assist young women in making positive life choices. Each program investigates valuing one's self, the worth of others, and developing positive life goals through activities and sessions led by professional speakers from outside our community. Sessions will be held in the Center for the Arts, the Fine Arts Building, Hinkhouse, and Raney Dining Room.

For more information, contact Denise Hedges at the Center for Women’s Leadership.

Design thinking Workshop

monday, December 56:00 - 8:45 p.m., RFAB 203

Design Thinking is fast becoming a mainstay in business strategy all around the world. Centered

around creativity, empathy, and putting the user's needs as the heart of the problem, Design Thinking is seen as an important tool for driving innovation.

The Design Thinking Workshop is supported by the Marjorie W. Smith Leadership Seminar Fund.

Attendees can RSVP at https://goo.gl/forms/0pUA2bRxvWt2pmYA3