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New ASG leaders focus on serving students S arah S poon sspoon@esubulle tin.com
has a clear understanding of what is going on.” They plan on creating a PR Director to increase communication between ASG and students. “We’d also like to continue working with President Garrett on ways to create those gender
neutral bathrooms,” McReynolds said. “We spoke with her (and) that is something we’re interested in. It’s a very important population on campus and being an ally is really important.” Also McReynolds and Miller plan on creating town hall
forums with senators within their colleges and will work to make senators more approachable. “Additionally, we want to work with Mark Runge on
Megan McReynolds, junior sociology major, is the president of Associated Student Government and Jacob Miller, sophomore communications see ASG page 2 major, is the vice president for this 2017-18 year. ASG is the governing body for all students in Emporia State, according to emporia.edu. There are 23 senator positions, and some still need filled. “Students can one, approach us, if they’re interested in being a part of our team,” McReynolds said. “They would then apply and we do an interview process. If they are selected, they become a senator for their respective college.” Students can email mmcreyno@emporia.edu and jmille50@emporia.edu, leave a note at the front desk of the Center for Student Involvement or check in during their office hours, to get in touch with the ASG President and Vice President. “We’re going to try to make the focus back on the student body as it is the original purpose of ASG,” Miller said. “(We want Megan McReynolds, junior sociology major and ASG president, and Jacob Miller, sophomore communication to) try to clarify the major and ASG vice president, attend the allocation meeting on Thursday in Visser Hall room 118. McReynolds communication between what is and Miller were elected by the student body last spring. Tingxuan Lu | The Bulletin going on in ASG and for the students, so everyone on campus
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President Garrett: Who is she?
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President Allison Garrett is Emporia State University’s 17th president. She began her journey with ESU on January 4, 2016 and was formally inducted as President in October. “I am incredibly grateful to be here at Emporia State,” Garrett said. “I think the community here is wonderful and I am just so impressed by the caliber of students and faculty and staff members that we have here. The spirit of mutual support and cooperation that we have here is something that I try not to take for granted because that is something you don’t find everywhere.” Garrett grew up in Neosho,
Missouri, which is in the southwest corner of the state and a few miles south of Joplin. “It was a really interesting town in that I could say, truthfully, that I went through grade school and high school with kids whose parents were actually rocket scientists,” Garrett said. “When I was a kid there was a rocketdyne facility just outside of Neosho and they were testing rockets and so you’d sometime hear a big boom and see something go up into the sky. It was a really neat town.” The town was very traditional, according to Garrett, in that the women who worked were either secretaries, teachers or hairdressers and very traditional roles. “I was in the 8th grade and I
had a civics class with Mrs. Buwalda,” Garrett said. “She made it clear that women could do anything. She sort of sparked that interest into maybe going into law school. I got to college and was thinking law school and I was also convinced that I did not write as well as I should so I actually majored in English.” Garrett worked nearly four years as executive vice president at Abilene Christian University, five years as senior vice president for academic affairs at Oklahoma Christian University and three years as an associate professor of law at Faulkner University before coming to ESU. “I am really passionate about a couple of things,” Garrett said. “I believe strong academics are
absolutely crucial for any institution of higher education. Also really important to me is creating an environment where everyone can succeed. I strongly believe education provides opportunity and the fact Emporia State is still at such a great value compared to some of the other institutions and because of that provides access and that is something I think is incredibly important.” Garrett’s favorite thing about Emporia State is the environment and the people. “You can work in a lovely environment and not enjoy the people with whom you work with
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Dobbs schoolhouse preserves history A llie C rome
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After serving the Marion County area for over 78 years, the Dobbs schoolhouse was carefully dissembled and transported to the northwest corner of the Emporia State campus, where it now sits as a museum and a memorial to fallen educators. The one-room schoolhouse was built in 1873 and remained in service until 1951. It then laid vacant until its relocation to Emporia in the late 1960s. The schoolhouse was discovered by the Kansas Teachers College in a search for a building that could serve as a memorial for educators and American heritage. While several other schoolhouses were considered by the Kansas State Teachers College, the relatively good condition of the Marion County schoolhouse made it a top contender. During the search, it was discovered that records of the students, teachers,and activities also existed, according to a pamphlet designed for the groundbreaking ceremony. Following the donation of the Dobbs schoolhouse to the Kansas State Teachers College by Harvey Kruse and his family, the building was taken apart stone by stone. The intent of the project was to recreate the schoolhouse as accurately as possible. Inside, the building was refurbished to look like a realistic representation of a Flint Hills one-room schoolhouse during the 1850s. The project, funded entirely by donations, totaled approximately $20,000. It took almost a year for the school to be completed, with the groundbreaking taking place in July of 1968 and the dedication in May of 1969. More than 850 individual organizations, individuals and schools contributed to the project’s funding, according to donor lists held by ESU Archives. Most the donors came from the Flint Hills area, but some contributed from as far away as California and Massachusetts. V.T. Trusler, whose family name appears on many ESU buildings, was one of the highprofile names to donate. Trusler’s $10 check was referenced in a let-
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History of Wooster Lake remembered R ayna K arst rkarst@esubulle tin.com
In the center of Emporia State’s campus is Wooster Lake, a landmark first imagined in 1917 by Dr. Lyman Child Wooster, professor of geology at ESU, then called Kansas State Normal School. The lake has undergone several changes since its inception, including the addition of Wooster Bridge, to create the campus landmark that we recognize today. “Lake Wooster began as a picturesque ravine that ran behind the university’s Administration Building, which was located at the current site of the Sunken Garden,” according to
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a program for the rededication of Wooster Bridge in 1999 held by the ESU archives. In this ravine, Wooster saw the potential for a place that he could use to conduct water research on campus, the Wooster Bridge rededication program said. Wooster moved to Emporia from Eureka, Kansas, in 1897 and began teaching geology and biology the next year at the Kansas State Normal School, according to “Qualities of Greatness,” a university publication in honor of the 100-year anniversary of ESU. He was the head of his department for 32 of his 37 years at the university. Wooster was a popular
teacher, constant reader and an advocate for school curriculum with practical value, “Qualities of Greatness” said. He was known for his humor in the classroom, and his favorite prank to play on a new class was to ask an individual to bring him the large glacial boulder that sat in his classroom, which he knew only a person with incredible strength could lift. “As the years passed, Dr. Wooster became a recognized authority on Kansas geology,” according to “Qualities of Greatness.” “Many of the Ziarra Arzu, freshman nursing major, Aleana Montagne, freshman undeKansas oil fields are located in cided and Brooke Parnell, freshman elementary education major, canoe on
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Honors College provides opportunities for Hornets R ayna K arst rkarst@esubulle tin.com
If you are a highly motivated student who wants to be involved on campus, the Honors College at Emporia State might Poll of 120 students taken in the Memorial Union, W.A.W. Library and be a good fit for you, according Plumb Hall. Infographic By Kalliope Craft | The Bulletin to Gary Wyatt, director of the
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Wooster Lake during the spring bash Sunday April 23. Wooster Lake was first imagined by Lyman C. Wooster, professor of geology and biology, as a way to conduct water research on campus. Abigail Ponce | The Bulletin
Honors College, associate provost and professor of sociology, anthropology and crime and delinquency students. “The Honors College is an organization designed to provide highly motivated students with experiences they would not ordinarily get,” Wy-
att said. “We’re looking for the kind of student who is a really motivated student, who is really interested in making every moment of college count.” Being an Honors student
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