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Kaskaskia College: “Where
Everyone is Someone”
BY DR. JIM
UNDERWOOD
KASKASKIA COLLEGE PRESIDENT
his fall semester KC
will be proudly celebrating 73 years of
service, after having
been established in
1940 as Centralia Junior College at
the Centralia High School. Later in
1966, the College became known as
Kaskaskia College with a new main
campus west of Centralia. Of historical significance, founding president
Oscar Corbel, then superintendent of
Centralia High School, authored the
legislation in 1937 that provided for
the establishment of junior colleges in
Illinois as an extension of high
schools. Also of significance, in 1966
KC became the first community college in Illinois organized as a multicounty institution. This expanded college structure was made possible after
a highly successful referendum was
passed as authorized under the Community College Act of 1965. Credit is
extended to the early trustees and staff
who established the institution with
the philosophy and principles that
remain in effect today and are the
foundation for College operations.
T
The College’s shared vision of
being a dynamic, world-class institution of higher education, committed to
learning and excellence, is being realized through the leadership of the
Board of Trustees and strong community support. The phenomenal enrollment growth experienced over the
years has reached over 12,000 students served annually at the main
campus, education centers, extension
centers, and online. More and more
students are enrolling at KC because
of the value received from a caring
and highly qualified faculty and staff.
The fundamental principles of accessibility, accountability, affordability,
and comprehensive accredited offerings guide Kaskaskia College down
the path for “preparing students for
life.”
Following are the top 10 reasons
KC is the “College of First Choice”
for 12,000 students annually:
1. High-quality programs
2. Highly qualified faculty and
staff
3. Focus on teaching and learning
4. Accessible education
5. A caring environment
6. Comprehensive program offerings
7. Small class sizes
8. StudentOriented and
Learning-Centered philosophy
9. Focus on
lifelong learning
10. Affordable,
yet excellent, educational opportunities
Dr. Jim
We are very
Underwood
proud of our current students and our alumni over the
past 73 years. Historically, thousands
of KC students have launched successful careers after completing a
career/technical program of study;
still thousands of others have transferred successfully to a four-year
institution of higher education to continue their education in preparation
for entering their career of choice. We
are also very proud of our students
who have successfully passed the
GED requirements and continue their
studies through College credit programs. Additionally, our business and
industry and community/continuing
education programs are extremely
responsive to training and retraining
the regional workforce. KC is truly
an institution of higher education
“Where everyone is someone”.
KC volleyball to host
“Fighting for Fred”
game September 6
T
he Kaskaskia College
Blue Angels Volleyball
team will take on Lewis
and Clark College on
September 6 at 6 p.m.
with part of the proceeds going
toward the “Fighting for Fred” fund
to help long-time Mater Dei High
School of Breese coach and educator
Fred Rakers in his battle with cancer.
According to the “Fighting for
Fred” Facebook page, “Fred Rakers
has been a teacher, friend, coach, and
role model to children and adults all
over Southern Illinois. Recently, he
began his battle with cancer. He has
been fighting for and with each of us
for the past 45 years, it is our turn to
fight for him.”
Local runner
experiences Boston
Marathon tragedy
BY CARL GAEBE
STAFF WRITER
ach year since 1897,
the Boston marathon
has been held on Patriot’s Day, which is the
third Monday in the
month of April. Currently, the race
attracts an average of 20,000 brave
runners each year. The marathon is a
very popular, publicized event and
brings in a large number of spectators,
close to 500,000, each year as well.
The race starts out in a small town in
Massachusetts known as Hopkinton
and finishes at Boston’s Copley
Square.
It takes perseverance, endurance,
and strength to run a marathon. One
local marathon runner is Barbie
Ambuehl, a 49 year old mother of two
from Kinmundy. She and the rest of
her team, the Michelob
Ultra/Anheuser Busch runners, travelled to Boston last April to compete in
the Boston Marathon. Ambuehl, who
has been running for roughly two
decades, almost did not attend the race
in Boston this year. Battling bronchitis
and coping with her mother’s cancer
nearly kept her from competing, but
she decided to go in spite of these
hardships. She and the rest of her team
never expected the day to turn out the
way it did.
The date was April 15, 2013.
Ambuehl had just finished the 26 mile
run in four hours and four minutes and
was waiting about a block away from
the finish line when two pressure
cookers exploded, killing three people
and injuring nearly 300. These explosions took place at 2:49 PM. She
shared her recollections of this
moment:
“When the bomb went off, of
course, we were all shocked. It just
E
KC Receives $10,000 grant from
Employees Community Fund of
Boeing St. Louis
Grant is to benefit
Trenton Education Center
K
askaskia College is
proud to announce
that is has received a
$10,000 grant from
the Employees Community Fund of Boeing of St. Louis
for its new Trenton Education Center.
Kaskaskia will be establishing an
open community technology area in
its new Trenton Education Center as
one component in a broader effort to
expand services. According to Kellie
Henegar, Dean of Arts and Sciences
for Kaskaskia, “Due to steady growth
and increasing demand from residents
and employers for job training and
continuing education, the college is
expanding programming at its Trenton Education Center that serves central and western Clinton County. The
initiative involves additional classroom space, science labs, industrial
technology space, a small business
incubator for economic development,
and an open community technology
area”.
The grant from the Employees
Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis
will assist in establishing an open
community technology area in the
Trenton Education Center. The area
will have ten computers for public
use, including a station with assistive
technology that meets ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements.
A basic understanding of computer
technology and related applications
has become integral to virtually all
professions and employment opportunities. A U.S. Department of Labor
study identified technology as one of
five competencies that are required in
the workplace of today as well as
tomorrow. Establishing the community technology area will bring Clinton
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Centralia Correctional Center Graduation . . . . . . . . . . 3
Vandalia Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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access to technology and technology
education to serve its residents and
See Grant, Page 4
Both Blue Angels Assistant Volleyball coach Cortney Crocker, and her
sister Chelsea, who plays on the
team, were coached by Fred Rakers at
Mater Dei High School, and conceived the “Fighting for Fred” game
and Facebook page. Head KC Volleyball Coach Kim Rahar said “This
is a way for us to give back to someone who has touched so many lives
and given so much to the game.”
Please come out
on September 6
at 6 pm and
show your
support for
the Blue
Angels and
for Fred Rakers.
seemed like it was sort of surreal, the
feeling of the blast, and the magnitude
of that and seeing a huge plume of
smoke coming up. We could see that is
was just right behind the finish line
along the road.”
Seconds later, Ambuehl and her
friends witnessed the second explosion. “Everybody was white eyed, in
horror, in shock,” Ambuehl said.
After the bombs went off, Ambuehl
said the crowd was moving fast to try
and get away from the unknown danger. Ambuehl, who at the time of the
bombings was almost to the medal and
blanket station, tried to stay calm and
act “normal” amidst all of the chaos
taking place while retrieving her
medal. “I knew that my family was
tracking me, and I knew that they
would know what had happened,”
Ambuehl said.
The next thing on her mind was to
get back to the bus where her belongings were, grab her phone, and let her
family know she was okay. Luckily, in
spite of the confusion and fast moving
crowd, she was able to do so without
much trouble. After a 15-minute walk,
she made it back safely to her hotel.
That night, she and her team went
out to eat at The Hard Rock Café, the
only bar open downtown at the time.
This was before the bombers had been
identified, and the police were still in
hot pursuit. Before taking a seat, their
bags were all checked, and according
to Ambuehl, the experience was “very
creepy.” Only three other tables in the
whole building were being used. She
described her experience in Boston
that night like she was in a ghost town.
Ambuehl and the Michelob Ultra racers made it back home the next night
on Tuesday.
See Runner, Page 3
Cosmetology Department hosts blood drive
BY KAY TIMMERMAN
STAFF WRITER
n August 26 and 27
Kaskaskia College’s
Cosmetology department held the first of
three blood drives for
the 2013-14 school year. The department hosts these blood drives as a way
to give back to the community.
For this drive, the department
exceeded its goal of 120 with a grand
total of 159 donations.
“We had so much fun and it was
great to see the students excited about
helping others,” said Cosmetology
Instructor Kelsey Edson. “Many of the
cosmetology students also gave blood
with no hesitation. It was a very successful event!”
For anyone who is deciding to give
blood, it is very important to remember
to eat a light meal full of vitamins and
to drink plenty of fluids before donating to avoid seizing, passing out, and
feeling light headed Someone may not
even be eligible to donate if they don’t
prepare properly.
Sophomore Jonathan Elliott, of Centralia, was one of the many students
who came to donate, however because
of his low iron levels he was unable to
give.
O
Michael Scott, of Centralia, also
traveled to KC’s campus to donate.
“Even though I am terrified of needles I feel that giving blood and saving
lives is more important than a silly phobia,” says Scott.
“What an amazing blood drive!
Between the two days we collected 159
units,” said Cosmetology Professor
Chris Browne “That is 44 units over
our goal! Up to 477 lives have been
saved because of Kaskaskia College!
Thank you for taking time out of your
day to donate! See you again in
November for the Rend Lake College
Pint-to-Pint Challenge!”
According to redcrossblood.org,
every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and one pint of
blood can save three lives Anyone who
is interested in donating blood can go
to the Red Cross website and enter their
zip code to find an upcoming blood drive in their area.
Michael Scott
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KC Board of Trustees scholarship winners
‘Inspecting Carol’
JESSICA GEORGE
STAFF WRITER
he Kaskaskia
College Theater Guild has
already begun
working on
their 2013 fall play, “Inspecting Carol”.
“Inspecting Carol” is a play
about a cast that performs “A
Christmas Carol” each year,
but now with the threat of losing their funds they have to
overcome many obstacles that
get in the way of their performances. The audience will get
T
Okawville High School
Kaskaskia College is proud to announce that Okawville
High School graduates Connor Obermeier and Brianna
Kampwerth will each receive a Board of Trustees Scholarship to attend Kaskaskia College for the 2013-14
school year. The award provides the student with full
tuition for up to two years. Connor is the son of Jeff
and Laura Obermeier. He is a member of the KC Blue
Devils Baseball Team. Brianna is the daughter of Brian
and Angie Kamperth and plans to study early childhood
education. Pictured are Brianna Kampwerth and Connor Obermeier.
to see a few scenes from the
classic play, “A Christmas Carol” and shouldn’t be surprised
when the scenes start to all fall
apart.
Last year, the KC Theater
Guild performed “A Christmas
Carol” and to Professor David
Quinn, “it’s fun to do it again
and see it fall apart.” Eight of
the 13 cast members this year
were in “A Christmas Carol”
last fall.
All performances are free
and open to the community on
November 22-23 at 7 pm and
November 24 at 2 pm in the
Jane Knight Auditorium.
Sandoval High School
Kaskaskia College is proud to announce that Sandoval
High School student Kenzi Saatkamp will receive a
Board of Trustees Scholarship to attend Kaskaskia College for the 2013-14 school year. The award provides
the student with full tuition for up to two years. Kenzi
is the daughter of Kenner and Paula Saatkamp and
plans to study nursing. Amy Troutt serves as director of
student recruitment.
David Quinn
KC to offer Fast-Track
GED Review Class
South Central High
School
Kaskaskia College is proud to announce that South
Central High School of Farina student Charles Drake
Ritter will receive a Board of Trustees Scholarship to
attend Kaskaskia College for the 2013-14 school year.
The award provides the student with full tuition for up
to two years. Charles is the son of Deon and Nancy Ritter of Kinmundy and plans to study agriculture. Amy
Troutt serves as director of student recruitment.
Wesclin High School
Kaskaskia College is proud to announce that Wesclin
High School of Trenton students Mariah Sauerhage
and Ben Krausz will each receive a Board of Trustees
Scholarship to attend Kaskaskia College for the 201314 school year. The award provides the student with
full tuition for up to two years. Mariah is the daughter
of Laura Adcock and Dustin Sauerhage of New Baden
and plans to study dietetics. Ben is the son of Rich and
Cris Krausz of New Baden and plans to study mechanical engineering.
K
askaskia College wants to
help you get
started on your
way to a GED!
A FREE new fast-track class
will help you attain your GED
in 30 days.
Students will be accepted in
the class based on their Orientation Reading and Math
Scores. The class will fill
quickly and is limited to only
twelve students.
This Fast Track Class will be
offered in Centralia during the
month of October 2013 at the
KC Workforce Center located
at 325 S. Poplar Street.
Successful class completers
should plan to register for their
local GED Testing in November 2013.
Call 545-3115 now to register for the fast track orientation
which must be completed by
September 25th!
Terry Ray Thomas Alumni Memorial Scholarship
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father Herschel, was a veteran
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Terry’s occupations included
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Pictured: Herschel and Betty Thomas, seated, flanked by their daughter Liz (center),
Mr. Jim Beasley of the KC Board of Trustees (left), and KC President Dr. Jim
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Pictured: CCC graduate Brandon Franklin gives an
inspirational address to his fellow graduates.
Pictured: Tina Wolfe, KC’s Interim Director of
Education for the Centralia Correctional Center,
speaks to attendees.
Kaskaskia College holds Centralia Correctional Center graduation
I
t was a proud day
at the Centralia
Correctional
Center. Over 100
student inmates
earned certificates in a variety
of career and technical programs
offered at the Centralia Correctional Center by Kaskaskia College in a commencement ceremony held on Thursday, August
22. The students earned certificates in Basic Construction
Occupations, Construction
Occupations, Food Service,
Advanced Commercial Cooking,
Basic Electronic Devices, Basic
Electronics, Basic Electronics
Technology, Commercial Custodial Services, and Basic Restaurant Management.
In a written statement distributed to those attending the cere-
mony, Kaskaskia College President Dr. Jim Underwood wrote
“It is indeed our honor and privilege to be congratulating the
graduates of the KC educational
programs at the Centralia Correctional Center. Through education we are changing the lives
of many offenders as they will
be prepared to lead productive
and successful careers in the
future.”
This theme of changing lives
and hope for the future was evident in the addresses given by
three students at the ceremony,
as they reflected on where they
have been and where they hope
to be in the future. Each of their
speeches was polished and highly motivational.
William Armstrong, who
earned a certificate in Construction and Commercial Cooking,
spoke of his enlightenment starting 12 years ago, when he realized that adversity was not a
barrier to accomplishing positive things; it is only an obstacle
to be overcome with hope and
determination. “Twelve years
ago, I began to realize that I
could be, and can be, much better than I was.” Armstrong said.
“If you always do as you have
always done, you will always
get what you always got. It is
time to break that cycle, and
education gives us the opportunity to do that.”
Maurice Turner completed the
Construction and Cooking programs and is a Teacher’s Assistant for the Construction program. “Today is the start of a
bigger and better future with
education as the key,” Turner
said. “Yesterday is history, and
the future is our mission. But
today, today is a gift; that’s why
they call it the present. Anything
worth fighting for has a price.
We are paying the price now for
the past, and today’s gift will
give us the strength to fight for
our future.”
Brandon Franklin, completer
of the Construction and Cooking
programs and Teacher’s Assistant in the Cooking program,
held up the famous struggle of
Nelson Mandela as an example
to his fellow students. “Nelson
Mandela showed us that incarceration can be a stepping
stone,” Franklin said. “Your
potential is unlimited. Use this
time to reinvent yourselves, and
aspire to greater things. Be committed to a better future.”
Bill Hawley, Chairman of the
KC Board of Trustees, told the
KC Cosmetology Contest participants
Stylist Jonathon Beavers of Carlyle and Model Paton Fiefer
of Vandalia
students “Life has dealt you
some bad cards, but with the
help of education, you can stack
the deck in your favor.”
Education does work in combating recidivism, or the rate at
which offenders return to incarceration after release. According
to a study conducted by George
Evans, KC’s Dean of Career and
Technical programming and former Director of Education at the
Centralia Correctional Center,
the recidivism rate for the general population of inmates is
over 50%. But for those who
complete one or more occupational programs during incarceration, recidivism drops to below
10 percent. “Education is the
Runner:
only factor that is proven to be
effective in rehabilitating
offenders so that they don’t
return to the activities that end
in incarceration,” Evans said.
Kaskaskia College is helping to
rehabilitate incarcerated students by offering occupational
certificate programs, and also by
launching a pilot program that
uses distance learning, or interactive TV, technology to offer
students at the Correctional
Center the opportunity to attend
classes that originate on the KC
main campus.
Correctional students must
meet the same academic standards and criteria as every other
KC student.
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Ambuehl explained that in
spite of the tragic events of the
Boston Marathon, she will continue to run in the more publicized races over the United
States, and she is looking forward for next year’s Boston
Marathon. She believes that
some good came out of the tragic
day. In future races, she knows
everyone will be keeping an eye
out for the spectators and runners in order to prevent a future
incident like this from ever happening again. “I don’t think we
can run in fear from something
like this”, Ambuehl said.
On September 2, the annual
Kinmundy Lions Labor Day 5K
took place. Ambuehl is a proud
sponsor of the run each year, and
she encourages those able to
come out to do so. While the
race has already taken place for
2013, if you are interested in
running in next year’s 5K at Kinmundy or you are interested in
races that will be offered in the
future, you can head over to
active.com or contact Ambuehl
by email at [email protected].
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Student Congress
BY JESSICA
GEORGE
STAFF WRITER
he Kaskaskia
College Student Congress
is looking for
students who
are interested in joining Student Congress for the 20132014 school year. To qualify,
students must have a GPA of at
least 2.5 and be in good standing with the college.
Student Congress is the primary voice for students. Members work on special projects
on behalf of the students all
during the school year. Members of Student Congress are
also planning trips to places
such as the Botanical Gardens
as well as a trip to Washington,
D.C., so that the “Student Congress can see the U.S. Congress,” said Student Congress
sponsor Scott Crothers. They
are also planning a fundraiser
in which a raffle will be held
each month for a student to
win a reserved parking space.
Tickets will be sold at the front
desk for $2. The Angel Tree
Campaign is a service project
that Student Congress orga-
T
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KC’s Vandalia campus is an integral
part of the community
T
he Kaskaskia
College Vandalia
Campus is not
only a key element in KC’s
world class educational offerings,
it has become a cornerstone of
the community.
Built based upon Kaskaskia
College’s philosophy of “bringing education to the times and
places convenient to the learner,”
the Vandalia Campus has expanded the services and classes it
offers to the communities of the
northern portion of the college
district. Originally built as an
experiment to see if there was
sufficient demand for a Kaskaskia College facility in the area, the
Vandalia Education Center has
grown from a small, cramped
facility to a branch campus with
an extensive selection of classrooms, laboratories, and open
meeting spaces.
This growth will continue,
with Vandalia Phase 2, a new
building, in the final stages of
planning. This new facility is
expected to house a comprehen-
sive nursing program, expanded
classroom and laboratory space,
and a venue for meetings, concerts, and other entertainment
events and gatherings.
Under an agreement signed
earlier this year, Kaskaskia College is now able to offer full
degree programs at each of its
Education Centers and branch
campuses, where before only half
of the credit hours needed for a
degree could be earned away
from the main campus in Centralia. With the advent of online
classes, in which students need
only computer and Internet
access to attend classes, and distance learning classes through the
College’s network of distance
learning classrooms, the Vandalia
campus, as well as other Education Centers, can now offer much
more programming than what
was available when every class
meant a rigid schedule of face-toface class meetings.
The Vandalia campus uses the
College’s PolyCom system that
allows one-on-one interaction
between the Center and the main
campus for tutoring, counseling,
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financial aid and other services to
take place without the need for
local students to travel. Utilizing
its distance learning classroom,
the Vandalia campus can make
available classes that are taught at
any of the campuses or other education centers. This is not only
convenient for the students who
do not have to travel to attend a
class; it allows for a few students
from several different locations to
use the technology to make a
class viable. Several of these
classes originate at the Vandalia
campus.
The Vandalia campus is also
part of the initiative called Weekend College, in which students
who work full time can take
classes that meet on Friday
evenings and Saturdays, breaking
the mold of classes that are held
mornings and afternoons through
the week. A number of evening
classes are also available through
the week. This allows students
with inflexible schedules to also
attend classes at KC.
In response to the College’s
Community Engagement and
Advisory Board meetings,
Kaskaskia College is seeking to
fill the needs of the communities
it serves by expanding courses at
the Education Centers. The Vandalia campus is at the forefront of
this effort, with new CNA and
LPN programs and the advent of
Keyboarding, Computer Applications, and Business Systems Concepts classes as some of its
expanded selection.
Another service offered at the
Vandalia campus is Community
Education classes. These credit
and non-credit classes cover topics of interest from getting the
most use from a digital camera,
to basic and intermediate computer classes, to hobbies such as
writing your life’s story to
genealogy and beekeeping. As a
service to the senior citizens of
the area, these classes are offered
for free or a reduced amount to
persons 60 years of age or over.
The open computer lab at the
Campus offers free use of computers and Internet services to
students and community members alike. This has proven to be
a great asset to the area and has
been key in the continued building of goodwill between the College and the community.
The Vandalia campus is a
growing, vibrant part of Kaskaskia College’s educational network,
and the staff looks forward to
serving the ever expanding educational and community needs of
the northern College District. For
more information on the Vandalia
Campus, please call them at
(618) 283-1780 or email the
director, Mary Schulze, at
[email protected].
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nizes each Christmas that
helps local families who are in
need. They also conduct the
KC King and Queen event
each winter.
Student Congress can help
students in the future. According to Crothers, it builds significant friendships, teaches
students how working with
others can work, and helps
with the issue of dealing with
diversity.
Interested students will need
to pick up and fill out a nomination form that requires 30
signatures from other KC students. Nomination forms can
be picked up and dropped off
at the front desk at the main
campus. This year, each club at
KC will have one representative from the club join Student
Congress. Those students do
not have to fill out a nomination form. To join Student
Congress, all nomination
forms are due to the front desk
or to Scott Crothers in AD-224
by September 18. Any additional questions can be
answered by Jordanne Even at
[email protected] or by
Scott Crothers at
[email protected].
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2013 Effingham Zombie
Walk for a Cure to be
Held on September 28th
Charity 5K walk held
to raise funds for the
American Cancer
Society
O
n Saturday, September 28th, HF
Productions is
holding the
first-annual Effingham Zombie Walk for a Cure.
The 5K walk will be held at 10
am at Evergreen Park in Effingham, with all proceeds of the
event donated to the American
Cancer Society.
Participants can come to the
event in costume, or be “zombified” by the Night Terrors of Effingham make-up artists with
donation. Open to the public,
participants can download a registration form at www.effingham-
zombiewalk.com. The pre-event
registration fee is $15, which
includes a zombie walk T-shirt.
All pre-event registration forms
must be received by Friday, September 13th. Otherwise, participants can register the day of the
event for $20, which also
includes a T-shirt (limited supply).
After completion of the 5K
walk, lunch will be available with
donation, including hamburgers,
hot dogs, chips and cookies.
Make-up begins at 9 am in the
north pavilion at Evergreen Park.
Prizes will also be awarded for
best costumes. For more information on the event or to download
a registration form, please visit
www.effinghamzombiewalk.com.
HF Productions, creators of
Night Terrors of Effingham, is a
for-profit organization that helps
local charities through food drives, charitable events and cash
donations. Founded by Stephanie
Foster and Dawn Harper, the
organization has worked with
local charities such as FISH,
ARC Community Support Systems, United Way, Effingham
Unit 40 Mentoring Program and
more.
Grant:
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support economic development.
Residents will have the opportunity to use the area at their
convenience as well as participate in classes that offer
instruction on basic technology
literacy skills including how to:
use common technology, terminology and equipment; use
computer and productivity software to organize and create
information; and use computer
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For more information about
programming at the expanded
Trenton Education Center, contact Dean Henegar at 545-3025.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
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KC nursing students participate in National Kidney
Foundation Health Fair
sure testing was also provided
for early detection and prevention. In addition, students calculated Body Mass Index screenings and educated the public
about the importance of weight
control.
The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Mobile was
parked outside with more information and a short video on
understanding ways to help prevent kidney disease.
LPN students participating
included Linda Beck of Bingham; Mary Henkel of Carlyle;
Tess Slusher of Centralia; Candace Washburn of Sorento;
Maria Lowry of Centralia;
Cassy Kinney of Centralia;
Cheyenne Johnson of Mulberry
Grove; Kelsey Seyler of
Nashville; Sam Evans of Vandalia; Adrienne Weischedel of
Vandalia; and Aubrey Edwards
of Vandalia.
E
leven Licensed
Practical Nursing students
from Kaskaskia
College’s Vandalia Campus participated in a
health fair with the National
Kidney Foundation at Salem
Township Hospital recently.
The students assisted almost
100 clients taking advantage of
the free services to the local
community. The students did
client education on diabetes,
high blood pressure, and chronic kidney disease. They also
provided information about
dietary guidelines for a renal
diet and the importance of
drinking water instead of other
options.
Students were set up at stations completing blood and
urine testing for early detection
of kidney disease. Blood pres-
Pictured: KC LPN students pose with the NKF’s Kidney Mobile outside Salem Township Hospital.
Kaskaskia College holds Nursing
Honor Society Induction
T
Pictured: Back Row - Joanna Brewer, Jennifer Haukap, Rebecca Niemann. Front
Row- Rachael Hawthorne, Tara Bousman, Becca Barth, Stefanie Holsapple. Not Pictured: December Reed and Rachel Litteken
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College Nursing
Program recently
held its second
induction of new
members into Alpha Delta NU,
the National Honor Society for
Associate Degree Nursing. To be
included in the membership, students must be in their fourth
semester of Associate Degree
Nursing at KC, must have maintained at least a grade of “B” in
all of their nursing classes, and
must have completed a capstone
project.
Dean of Nursing Janet Garretson gave an overview of Alpha
Delta Nu, which has the following objectives:
1. To promote and recognize
academic excellence of students
in the study of Associate Degree
Nursing
2. To Encourage the pursuit of
advanced degrees in the nursing
profession as well as lifelong
professional responsibilities
3. To encourage the recruiting
of qualified people into the nursing profession
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This year’s inductees include:
Becca Barth of Keysport; Tara
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of Mulberry Grove; Jennifer
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