Scholastic Arts Exhibit Showcases Kansas Missouri Students
The Western Missouri Regional Scholastic Arts Exhibit runs through Feb 15 in the University of Kansas Art and Design Gallery. It honors junior high and senior high students from 56 Kansas and Missouri counties, with 655 pieces from 3,754 entries earning gold or silver awards. An awards ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Lied Center features Judith McCrea as guest speaker, followed by gallery hours 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Lied Center
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KU Art
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Rebecca Verhaeghe
Jessica Hoehn
Isaac Burbank
Andreas Brandenberger
Lawrence High School
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Lee Danfield
Mike Munchoff
American Vision
Steve Bagwell
Utrecht
Arijit Pal
Rachel Ludlow
Karen Sechler
Issa Lacey
Journal-World Photo
Chris Nieland
Chicago
Autumn Metzler
Kansas City
Kan
Western Missouri
KU Center Director Soppelsa to Leave for New Role
Elizabeth Soppelsa, longtime director of Kansas University's Applied English Center since 1980, will leave KU to pursue a permanent position as deputy executive director for member relations at NAFSA in Washington DC. Charles Seibel will become director after Soppelsa retires June 30. Mary McGuinness and Christa Hansen named associate directors.
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Elizabeth Soppelsa
Kansas University
Soppelsa
NAFSA
Association of International Educators
Washington, D.C
Diana Carlin
Graduate School
Charles Seibel
Seppelia
Mary McGuinness
Christa Hansen
Applied English Center
Educator urges ongoing school improvement at Topeka conference
Western Kansas field service specialist Max Heim told about 300 educators at a Kansas Expocentre conference that site councils must raise student achievement and rely on solid data. He warned change for its own sake harms schools and urged continual assessment of practices.
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Topeka
Kansas
Max Heim
Western Kansas
Kansas Association of School Boards
Heim
Kansas Expocentre
East Heights
Lawrence
Tom Krebs
Kasb School Board
Kansas University
Site Councils
Site Council
Junction City
Fort Riley
Nona Tollefson
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