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Enclosed is your class newsletter MHCL • Spring 2011
Friends University Issue 32 Spring 2011
Campus Connection
MHCL
From Your Class Agent Ken Allensworth ken.allensworth@ va.gov
I hope this newsletter finds each of you well and progressing in your healthcare leadership careers. Cathy Rider, M’08, has been selected as an adjunct instructor to the MHCL program, and is teaching the research methods course. Sally Stevens, M’10, has also been selected as an adjunct instructor to the program, and began teaching the marketing strategies course in October. Congratulations also to Malea Gonzalez, G’06/ M’09, who was recently promoted to the position of Director, Quality Management at Newton Medical Center.
The Friends University Wichita campus embraced the Christmas spirit Dec. 13 as they assisted the Salvation Army for the 18th year.
You may have seen the Sept. 8, 2010, article in the Wichita Eagle that announced the partnership between the MHCL program and Newton Medical Center. Students can now attend courses at the medical center. The MHCL program will also begin offering the online option in March 2011. This will not replace the traditional brick-and-mortar program offerings, but rather augment the program for those students who prefer an online format. As you may recall, most cohorts start in the fall. The demand for enrollment into the MHCL program has increased, thereby prompting an additional class start in March 2011. As alumni, we have many opportunities to be involved in developing healthcare leaders, and to participate in the many events that occur at
Friends throughout the year. I encourage you to visit the Friends alumni site at www.friends.edu/alumni-friends. At this site you will find a link for volunteer opportunities. Among the options is the Campus Connection class agent, which allows an MHCL graduate to keep fellow alumni informed via this newsletter. I would encourage anyone who would be interested in this to contact either the Alumni Office or me. The Friends University Campus and Career Transitions Office is hosting its annual Career Fair Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Held in conjunction with Newman University, this fair will take place at the Newman Conference Center. For more information, go online to www.friends.edu/career-fair. As always, feel free to send me any alumni updates at ken.allensworth@va.gov. These could include job changes, fellowships, births, marriages, relocations, job or mentoring opportunities, etc. Let’s make this newsletter a valuable source of information for current and future alumni. Ken Allensworth, M’08
Alumni Office Alumni Office Friends University 2100 W. University Ave. Wichita, KS 67213 316-295-5900
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www.friends.edu Spring 2011 Friends University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding this policy: EEOC/Title IX Coordinator, Friends University, 2100 W. University Ave., Wichita, KS 67213, 316-295-5000. Friends University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association, telephone 312-263-0456, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.
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Search Underway for 13th University President
December Seniors Honored at Special Luncheon
As you may have heard, Dr. Biff Green, president of Friends University, will be retiring June 30, 2011. The Board of Trustees has launched a national search for the 13th president of Friends University which is expected to conclude by March 1, 2011. To find out more about the presidential search, please visit www.friends.edu/presidential-search.
With the help of the Wichita Alumni Advisory Board, the Friends University Alumni Association honored those traditionalundergraduate seniors who graduated in December with a special luncheon Dec. 8.
Friends University Offers Hometown Advantage Grant Do you know a high-school senior from Sedgwick County, Andover, Augusta or Rose Hill who is exploring college options? Friends University is offering students from these areas a $5,000 grant toward tuition at Friends University starting in fall 2011. The $5,000 grant is renewable, is available in addition to other scholarships and does not need to be paid back. It is designed to make it more affordable for new students who demonstrate financial need to get an independent college education.
Members of the Wichita Alumni Advisory Board, University President Dr. Biff Green and his wife, Binnie, and Board of Trustees Chairman Rodney Pitts, G’82, served a tasty Mexican buffet of steak and chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, refried beans, cinnamon chips and all the fixins! Students received words of encouragement from Dr. Green, Mr. Pitts and Wichita Alumni Advisory Board members Marvin Connet, G’82/’84, and Lisa Kraemer, G’10. As they prepared to enter the world as representatives of Friends University, the seniors were urged to remember the time they spent with their classmates and friends. Congratulations once again to this group of graduating seniors!
For more information, call 316-295-5100 or e-mail duncande@friends.edu.
don’t forget Easter Egg Hunt Lenexa – April 16 Topeka – April 16 Wichita – April 23 Commencement Lenexa – May 1 Topeka – May 1 Wichita – May 7
From the Executive Director of Alumni and Annual Fund You may recall that the Alumni Office has been working with the State of Kansas to create a Friends University license plate. On Jan. 4, 2011, the director of vehicles informed us that while they have all the necessary documents to move forward, they would need additional monies from the state budget to produce the plates. At the time of the printing of this newsletter, the director of vehicles stated that they would be meeting with the secretary of revenue in mid-January to work on adding our plate costs to their agency budget.
The Alumni Office anticipates re-grouping with the director of vehicles in mid-February to determine where funding is with our plate request. More information will be posted online at www. friends.edu/kansas-license-plates.
Lisa Tilma, G’01/M’04 Executive Director of Alumni and Annual Fund