November 2013
THE LATEST BUZZ FROM DISTANCE EDUCATION
EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION
CALENDAR November 7 Educator Open House at ESU-KC 4:00-5:30p.m.
November 11 Veterans' Day, no classes
November 19 Graduate Business Info Session at ESU-KC 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Educator Open House
November 27December 1 Thanksgiving break
November 7, 2013 4:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. Undergraduate, Graduate, & Licensure
December 6 ESU-KC Graduation
Celebration
Last day of classes
programs to enhance your career! Join us to learn what makes ESU’s programs the
BEST in the Kansas City Metro. Those in attendance have an opportunity to win
ONE FREE CREDIT HOUR! Already have a degree? Refer a friend!
RSVP and more information at www.emporia.edu/educators
December 11 Graduate Business Info Session at ESU-KC 5:00-6:00p.m.
December 14 Graduation Commencement (Main campus)
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3+2 DUAL-DEGREE ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR ESU AND WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY Great news for students who are interested in earning an engineering degree! Dr. Shonrock, president of Emporia State University and Dr. John Bardo, president of Wichita State University, signed a 3+2 dual-degree engineering agreement to benefit students of both institutions on October 15, 2013. Under the agreement, students who choose the “3+2” program will spend three years taking courses at Emporia State University before transferring to Wichita State for two more years of study in the College of Engineering. At the end, students will have earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics or physics from Emporia State and a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, industrial/ manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering or engineering technology (renewable energy option) from Wichita State. Additionally, the plan supports reverse transfer for ESU, which allows courses taken at Wichita State in the final two years to be counted toward the bachelor’s degree from Emporia State. For more information, please visit http://www.emporia.edu/news/10/15/2013/ dual-degree-engineering-agreement-benefits-esu-wsu-students/?
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GRADUATION TIPS Graduation is around the corner! ESU's Winter Commencements are scheduled for
December 14, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. (undergraduate students) and at 2:00 p.m. (graduate students). If you are planning to graduate this December, and filled out the Intent to Graduate Form online, you should have received the Graduation packet info via your ESU email account at the end of October. However, the following are some tips for you to do before commencement:
May 2013 graduation commencement
Diploma & Cover fee — A $20 fee must be paid to the ESU Cashier's Office, Plumb Hall, Room 104. It covers the cost of your diploma and cover. Your diploma will not be mailed to you until the fee has been paid.
Change of name — If your name will change prior to the December 2013 graduation and you wish to have your new name appear in the commencement program, you must report your name change to the Degree Analysis Office (Plumb Hall, Room 108H, 620-3415150, or e-mail) by November 8, 2013.
Academic Apparel —- You can call and order your cap and gown from the ESU Memorial Union Bookstore. You must wear graduation apparel to
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participate in the commencement exercise. The bookstore will also have graduation apparel available at White Auditorium on the day of graduation.
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DISTANCE EDUCATION PROFILE For this month’s newsletter, we had the pleasure of interviewing one of our distance students Bo Frank!
Bo Frank is a distance student working on a graduate degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation with certificates in Pedagogy and Coaching. Bo is from Honolulu Hawaii, and is working as a Physical Education teacher at Rodford High school in Honolulu. He serves as the head cheer coach of the National Champion Radford Ram Cheer team. For the third time in his career, Bo was awarded the Hawaii State Coach of the Year after leading his team to the 8th consecutive Hawaii State Championship and 4th consecutive NCA national Championship! Bo has enjoyed ESU’s online HPER program; “I haven’t been able to pursue a masters’ degree because I have a family
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and coach a year round sport,” he stated. “Studying in ESU’s distance program has been such an amazing opportunity for
Graduate student of Health, Physical Education and Recreation program
me, all the classes are wonderful and useful in my job, especially readings from Leadership in HPER.” After graduation, Bo plans to pursue his career as a coach at the college level. Aside from studying, his favorite thing to do is to spend time with family, support his two sons Saxoni and Sakoda in gymnastics and soccer, and play volleyball.
Bo’s advice for other distance students: “Stay motivated, and strive for excellence!”
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SU’s Night at the Boulevard Brewery
(Kansas City), ESU KC Alumni Night group picture at Boulevard Brewery in Kansas City.
sponsored by the Alumni Association KC Chapter, hosted over 150 alums and friends. The evening included welcomes from President Michael Shonrock, School of Business Dean Kristie Ogilvie and Provost David Cordle!
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EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION
CORKY PLUS TUITION Hornets! Corky Plus Tuition is available for students from select counties in Missouri and Oklahoma. Since Fall 2013, students who are residents of Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri are eligible for Corky Plus Tuition —- the same tuition as Kansas in-state students!
For Oklahoma, students who are residents of Cleveland, Cherokee, Creek, Kay, Lincoln, Logan, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Oklahoma, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner, and Washington counties, are eligible for Corky Plus Tuition beginning Fall 2014.
For additional information on Corky Plus tuition, please visit http://www.emporia.edu/admissions/tuition/corky-plus.html
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EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION
The new website for the Now & Forever: The Campaign for Emporia State University is up and running, www.nowandforever.org.
Our own School of Business Jason Rowland, BSB 2010 & MBA 2012 scored the Highest in the State of Kansas during the first testing window of the CPA examination.
The first official NCAA Division II Regional Rankings are out and the undefeated Emporia State football team is ranked ninth in Super Region 3. The Hornets, who are ranked #10 in the latest AFCA National Poll, will play #2 Northwest Missouri State for the MIAA Championship on Saturday, November 9th in Emporia, KS.
News source from: www.emporia.edu/ news/ Photos from: ESU flicker
ESU Football team
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What True Grit (might have) Looked Like, the photographs of F.M. Steele, was the theme of Professor Jim Hoy, Center for Great Plains Studies. The Big Read presentation was given at the Kansas City Public Library; co-sponsored by the ESU Alumni Association. Over 100 alums and friends attended the presentation and reception!
The 150th year celebration of Homecoming 2013 (October 7th-13th) attracted over 11,500 guests and the ESU Alumni Association estimates at economic impact of over $4.2 million for the Emporia community!
USA Today’s special edition of
“NASA’s Future in Space” included a half page “I’M A Hornet “advertisement featuring Rachel Hovery, ESU Chemistry & Physics major and NASA Space Grant Recipient. Also featured are alumni Racheal Lane Tush (Chemistry), Lynn Lefebvre (Earth Science) and Courtney Knaup (Physics). The augmented reality advertisement included instructions on how to download the Layar app.
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To Check out past Newsletters visit: http://www.emporia.edu/distance/denewsletters/
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