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NEWS AT THE VILLE Park Jumps Ahead in Advertising Park joined the ranks of colleges and universities named top winners in the 21st Annual Admissions Advertising Awards, billed as the world’s most prestigious ad competition with more than 3,500 entries from every state in the United States and from numerous international countries. Park’s “Jump” campaign received: • Gold Award (first place) for newspaper insert • Silver Award (second place) for outdoor advertising • Merit Award (fourth place) for television commercial series • Silver Award for radio commercial • Merit Award for advertising campaign
In Time of Emergency Park’s Camren Hawn, Department of Public Safety investigator, and Officer Miranda Thornton completed 20 hours of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training cosponsored by the Park University DPS and the Parkville Police Department. Hawn and Thornton join Chief Pete Sturner and Cpl. Julia Andrews as members of Northland CERT, which will assist the Parkville Campus in the event of a disaster. The training course took place in McCoy Meetin’ House at the Parkville Campus, where participants learned how to help themselves and their neighbors survive a disaster. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita taught that emergency services can take up to 72 hours to reach impacted areas. CERT will deploy to render aid until emergency services arrive. Park students who complete training become members of The Northland CERT that covers Missouri counties Clay and Platte. Each county’s sheriff activates a CERT when a disaster strikes. Team members are trained in first aid, light search and rescue, firefighting, utility shutoff and critical incident stress.
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Graphic Designer Illustrates the Power of Pencil and Paintbrush The spring issue of designer, the official publication of the University & College Designers Association, will feature an illustration by Jake Marshall, graphic designer in University Advancement. Marshall’s ink drawing pays homage to proletariat artwork of the ’30s and ’40s. It includes the headline “Designers and Editors Unite!” and features two heroic workers, one holding a pencil and the other a paintbrush. The illustration
Illustration by Jake Marshall as featured in designer.
will accompany an article on the collaborative efforts of designers and writers. The University & College Designers Association is a professional organization for graphic designers and editors who work for academic institutions. Park and Sprint Sponsor International Speaker Dr. Robert Marzano, internationally known trainer and speaker, spoke Feb. 28 in the Park Hill High School auditorium on The Role of Teachers, Principals and Superintendents in Effective School Reform. More than 390 participants from 49 Missouri and Kansas school districts attended the symposium, sponsored by Sprint and Park and cohosted by the Park Hill School District. Dr. Marzano has written 20 books, 150 articles and book chapters on topics such as school effectiveness, thinking skills and standards implementation. The central theme of his work has been translating research and theory into tools for K-12 teachers and administrators.