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Emporia State University is a
comprehensive Regents univer-
sity primarily serving residents
of Kansas by providing leader-
ship in quality instruction-
related scholarship and service.
Emporia State University is lo-
cated in Emporia, KS, in the
heart of the famous Bluestem
Region of the Flint Hills. Empo-
ria is considered an outstanding
location for a university be-
cause of its easy access to
three large metropolitan areas
of Kansas. The campus has
grown from it’s original twenty
acres to over 200. Emporia
State provided undergraduate
educational opportunities de-
signed to meet broad goals.
Emporia State offers the School
of Business, College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, School of
Library and Information Man-
agement; and The Teachers
College. The university offers
programs of national distinction
in Education and Library and
Information Management and
offers a Ph.D. in Library and
Information Management. Over
130 honorary, religious, Greek,
service, and departmental clubs
and organizations exist at
Emporia State. Varsity athlet-
ics consists of volleyball,
softball, football, basketball,
baseball, track and field,
cross country, tennis, cheer-
leading, and dance troupe.
About 1000 students live on
campus in the Morse and
Twin Towers Complexes.
Financial assistance is provided
through a variety of scholar-
ships, grants and work study.
WHO TO CONTACTWHO TO CONTACTWHO TO CONTACTWHO TO CONTACT
Office of Admissions
Plum Hall
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial St.
Emporia, KS 66801-5087
Phone: 1.877.468.6378
E-mail: [email protected]
University Spotlight—Emporia State University
Your underground connection We’d love to hear from you!
Jason O’Toole—Director
441-5253
Roxanna James—Secretary
441-5212
Loretta Waldroupe—Math
441-5213
Dianne Flickinger—English
441-5211
Bev Manuszak—Counselor/coordinator
Arkansas City: 441-5272
Bev is no longer at SSEC.
November 2008
Volume 12, Issue 3
IMPACT Info Making a difference . . .
Special points of interest:
• If you attended the col-
lege play, High School
Musical, you need to bring
your ticket stub to get
academic credit.
• We have a waiting list for
laptops. Be sure to check
in your laptop every two
weeks.
• John McCutcheon will be
in concert on November
10, 2008. IMPACT will
have 20 free tickets for
any IMPACT student that
is interested.
• Many of you need to go on
a transfer visit, or set up
career preview before the
end of this semester. In
Nov. (see calendar), IMPACT
will be visiting Emporia
State University (ESU), and
Southwestern College in
Winfield, KS. Even if you are
not planning to attend Em-
poria or Southwestern, the
experience alone will allow
you to compare and contrast
the environment and cus-
tomer service of a four year
college. Contact Bev
441.5272 Do it today!
• Don’t procrastinate! Sign
up for your monthly meeting
before Thanksgiving!
Inside this issue:
Schedule of Events 2
Transfer Visit Evaluations 2
Spend the night at the zoo Photos
3
Exploration Place/The Amazing Body Exhibit
3
Which country has the most cell phones in use?
4
IMPACTing Sports Soccer Cross Country
4
Schedule of Events
• Fall back in time! Don’t forget to set
your clock back one hour on Satur-
day, Nov. 1, Nov. 1, Nov. 1, Nov. 1, when Daylight Savings
ends.
• Thursday, Nov. 13Thursday, Nov. 13Thursday, Nov. 13Thursday, Nov. 13—OXFAM Ban-
quet at 6:00 pm in the Brown Center
Wright Room. Experience world food
distribution and speaker from the
Peace Corp who recently served in
Senegal.
• Tuesday, Nov. 18thTuesday, Nov. 18thTuesday, Nov. 18thTuesday, Nov. 18th—Emporia State
University Transfer Visit. Must sign
up by Nov. 3 to visit with your depart-
ment choice. Leave campus at 8
A.M., return by 7 P.M.
• Wednesday, Nov. 19thWednesday, Nov. 19thWednesday, Nov. 19thWednesday, Nov. 19th————8888----11 A.M. 11 A.M. 11 A.M. 11 A.M.
Transfer visit to Southwestern Col-
lege in Winfield, KS. Must sign up by
Nov. 17.
• Thursday, Nov. 20thThursday, Nov. 20thThursday, Nov. 20thThursday, Nov. 20th————1111----4 P.M. 4 P.M. 4 P.M. 4 P.M.
Transfer visit to Southwestern Col-
lege in Winfield, KS
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ESU
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Southwestern
Transfer Visit
A.M.
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Transfer Visit
P.M.
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November 2008
Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break Thanksgiving Break
ESU
Transfer
Visit
Deadline
SW
Daylight
Savings
Five students had an opportunity to travel to Pittsburg State University for a transfer visit on October 15. The students
commented that Pitt has a good social work program. They did not have a sports medicine program; instead they have a
health and recreation program. The University did not feel too big or too small. Students were able to talk one-on-one
with an advisor to figure out appropriate courses to take and learned that there are many scholarships available.
On September 30, a lot of walking was involved as 12 Cowley students visited Wichita State University. The campus was
so much bigger than Cowley that you may want to get a scooter! WSU has much to offer such as sororities, nice dorms,
student support services for non-traditional students, and a pool, but unfortunately, no swim team.
OXFAM Banquet
6:00 BC
Where do you go to entertain and play with gorillas? Several students experienced that gorillas are not as vicious
as they appear. They actually like to play by scaring the girls and making them scream! IMPACT students, along with
the science and math club, spent the night at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. We slept inside the Re-
searchers Tent in the Downing Gorilla Forest. Who could sleep when the young gorilla, Ted, wanted to play? We did
not always know where he was because it was dark at night. All of the sudden, we would hear him clang, clang,
clang from up above, then he would grab a rope, and swing towards the thick glass window and BANG - Ted hit the
window with both feet, which made all the girls and guys scream! Ted would run to the other end of the indoor for-
est, dragging his white t-shirt that he was given on this day for stimulation. He would sit and stare at each person in
our group for a long while. Then BANG! Ted would hit the thick window with his larger hands to frighten everyone
and then disappear into the dark forest with only the white t-shirt flickering into the darkness. When would Ted re-
turn? Where is he? Then clang, clang, clang and you knew this playful routine would start all over again. Earlier that
evening, our guide had taken us on a flashlight tour where we had found a black bear, several bison, an adorable
porcupine, female elk, elephants, giraffes, rhinoceros’, and hippos. Let’s not for-
get Legless the lizard and the toad abodes that we created. We learned that the
flamingos are pricey eaters. They are pink because of the shrimp that they eat.
Elephants eat 400 pounds a day. An elephant has 40,000 muscles in its trunk.
You can tell the difference between an Asian and
African Elephant by their ears. The zoo is in the
process of building a new elephant exhibit. A new
tiger exhibit is going to open soon. Mexican wolves
are extinct. Watch the rhinos – when they lean
their back end against the metal cage, you will get sprayed! We finally bedded down
for the night on the ground, listening to camp sounds which included irritating buzzing
mosquitoes. Morning arrived early at 6 a.m. After bundling up our sleeping bags, we
enjoyed a morning tour. We were awake even before the penguins in the new exhibit. We walked through the Aus-
tralian exhibit seeing several wallabies, birds, the largest rodent, Mexican wolves, and
llamas.
Oh yeah, we also went to Exploration Place in Wichita where we took in
the Our Amazing Body exhibit earlier on the same day we visited the
zoo. This limited time only exhibit was so interesting to observe actual
bodies that have been preserved for viewing. Photography was not al-
lowed in this exhibit. The remaining afternoon was spent experiencing
all that Exploration Place has to offer including the Poop Happens ex-
hibit. We did not waste any more time before traveling to Jason’s Deli
for dinner. Overall, this overnight adventure was so much fun!
Nocturnal Adventures October 10-11, 2008
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Arkansas City, KS 67005
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http:www.cowley.edu/academics/Impact/
IMPACTing SPORTS
Congratulations to Allyson Duda, who pro-vided solid defense throughout the woman’s soccer season. Lady Tigers won eight games
and finished seventh out of 12 teams in the Jayhawk Conference.
Congratulations to fellow IMPACT Tigers’ Johnny Purvis (25:59.00), Justin Cacaro (26:23.42), and Rolando Vasquez (26:32.38) for receiving all-conference and all-region honors. Purvis placed third in the conference, while Cacaro and Vasquez finished fifth and sixth. This marks the second straight year that Purvis has been named an all-conference/all-region runner.
Robin Ray (20:19.03) earned all-conference and all-region honors as she finished the 3.1-mile race in sixth place in the conference. She
also placed 15th in the region.
Janee’ Gabbard (21:28:32)finished 13th in the conference and 30th in region.
IMPACT