Senior Administration Dr. Marianne E. Inman, President Dr. Rita Gulstad, Vice President and Dean of the University Julee Sherman, Vice President for Finance and Administration Donna Merrell, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Programs
Technology at CMU
Chad Gaines, Vice President for Information Services
Jenny Martin Anspach
Cover photo: The four co-captains of the CMU Softball Team show that they are aces both on the diamond and in the classroom, along with a little help from their coach Pat Reardon and President Marianne Inman. From left, swinging her bat while hitting the books, first baseman Kayla Young; Coach Reardon in the ultimate goal, a graduation gown; tossing an apple in her nursing scrubs, center fielder Erika Reinagel; squatting ready to catch the ball or some information from her computer, catcher Rebecca Lipsey; sliding safely into home plate with her backpack firmly attached, right fielder Kelsey Johnley; and umpire President Inman calling her safe. See article, p. 60.
Some big improvements have been made on campus in the last few months and more are slated for the summer. The entire campus switched from cable to satellite TV over Christmas break. This took a lot of planning, but so far the response has been great! At the first of the year, we doubled our internet bandwidth, which allows the students to access the web from all of their various electronic devices a bit quicker. The next big improvement will take place this summer as we install wireless hubs across campus to make all of the residence halls wireless. In other news, if you aren’t able to make it to campus, fear not! You can still participate in certain events online. This spring we began live streaming athletic events. In addition to athletic events, important academic events like graduation will also be available online. You can access CMU’s live stream feeds at http://www.ustream. tv/channel/centralmethodist or http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ cmuathletics. As always, don’t forget to find us on Facebook at www.facebook. com/centralmethodist; YouTube at www.youtube.com/centralmethodist; Twitter at http://twitter.com/cmuniv; and check out pictures on Flickr at www.flickr.com/photos/centralmethodist/sets.
Talon Editorial Staff and Contact Information Kent Propst, Executive Director for Marketing Communications 660-248-6238 kpropst@centralmethodist.edu Jenny Martin Anspach Assistant Director for Marketing Communications 660-248-6629 jmartin@centralmethodist.edu Cathy Thogmorton, Editor 660-248-6391 cthogmor@centralmethodist.edu Alan G. Marshall Director of Development and Alumni Programs 660-248-6260 agmarsha@centralmethodist.edu Stephanie Lewis Director of Development 660-248-6397 slewis@centralmethodist.edu Student Assistants Brittanee Jacobs, Intern Adriana Romero, Addie Layne Travis Brobst
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