Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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SLIDESHOW TIME - Chuck Watson, recreation director at the Winfield State Hospital, gives a speech to Circle-K members before presenting a slideshow at their conference. Watson presented information on Special Olympics which is a proiect Circle-K helps sponsor. iPhoto by Teddy Bakerj OFFICIAL WELCOME - Circle-K District Officers kickoff their leadership conference with a general session for all members. The con- ference brought members from I0 colleges to the Cowley campus. fPhoto by Teddy Bakerj .SIGNING IN - Allen County PTK member registers at the start of the leadership con- ference. Cowley's chaper hosted the weekend- long event at Renn Memolrial Library. iPhoto by Piper Jacksonl leadership conferences! I3

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Clubs bring leadership conferences to cam us as the STATE FCCUSES IN - Nearly 100 students from over the state of Kansas were able to take a look within Cowley when they at- tended leadership conferences on campus. The Circle-K conference was held September 18 in Renn Memorial Library. According to local member and District Editor Teddy Baker, mem- bers from 10 colleges were present at the convention. Workshops were held for officers and other Circle-K members. The District Board led the workshops for the officers, Baker said. ln the second group of workshops, members went to any workshop that interested them. The convention also included fun and games. Students played games designed as ice breakers to help everyone get aquainted. Everyone divided into groups and the obiect of the game was to break the balloon you chose by using any part of your body except your hands, said Chris Zerener, Circle-K member. Mainly it was a game of hugging with the balloon between each other. Phi Theta Kappa members also did a lot of hugging at their leadership conference which took place on Cowley's campus October 15 and 16. The conference began Friday when members from seven Kansas chapters met at Renn Memorial Library. We had a really good attendance. We had about 50 people attending the conference, said Margaret Wheeler, Phi Theta Kappa sponsor. It was one of the largest conferences in years. The purpose of the conference was to create fellowship among the chap- ters so the state would be united at the national convention. The conference's obiective was to help officers and key people un- derstand how PTK works, said Lis Eveland, local member and state president. The conference showed- those who attended many ideas on howto conduct a successful year. Wheeler said there were a variety of workshops for members to attend. Workshops were 1- offered on money-making proiects, service proiects, and on using the national honor theme, 'Signed by the Masters.' The various workshops generated idea sharing among the state chap- ters, Wheeler said. According to Eveland the con- ference was successful because ofthe club's hard work. T We really had a great PTK group at this college. They really came together and showed the rest of the state our Cowley spirit, Eveland said. by Ann Hollenback KAPPANS CONVENE - Discussing new ideas with Phi Theft! KOPPG lPTKl members Ann H0llGrlbGClK. other chapters is one of the greatest strengths of the Carol Pond, Laurie Randall, and Lis Eveland share state leadership conference held on campus. Cowley ideas that work for Kansas City Community College PTK members lPhoto by Piper Jacksonl l2!leadership conferences

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A new series of arts programs draws audiences as they get A TASTE OF CULTURE Fine arts lovers were able to enioy cultural events of all types as the Cultural Arts Committee brought a series of recitals and exhibits to the Cowley campus. According to Dr. Lynn Moller, music director, a series of recitals was brought each month to the college, and was sponsored by the college's Cultural Arts Committee through a grant from the Kansas Arts Commission CKACJ and the National Endowment for the Arts CNEAJ. A survey taken of the students and public indicated a need for more cultural events, Moller said. According to Moller, other schools have included recital programs through their music department, and he felt a need to add such a program to Cowley. One of the most conspicuous things missing in the music program here were recitals, Moller said. To get the program started, it called for bringing in outside performers because our department is so small. Even though the program was a fir- st, Moller felt the response was positive. People have come up to me and commented on how much they ap- preciated the recitals, Moller said. Moller believed the recital program was a step in the right direction. An added benefit to the program was that it brought in people outside the school who normally would not attend a college event, Moller said. The recitals ranged from vocal to instrumental performances held throughout the year, and drew in crowds from anywhere between 50 to TOO. 14!arts series This year there were five recitals, Moller said. Two were concerts brought to the college through band clinics held in November and February. Examples of this were the Kansas brass quintet and Paul Gray 8. the Gaslight Gang. Throughout the day, a band clinic was held on the college campus, Moller said. lt was followed that same night with a recital. Other recitals included: Elaine Christy, harpist: Janet and Vernon Yenne, vocal duog and David Bushouse, french horn player. According to Moller, selecting the performers was the biggest step in preparing for the recitals. You need to consider which artists have the best appeal, Moller said. You also need to consider how much money is available. Another aspect considered was the scheduling of the events. Tuesday evening was chosen for this series because Moller believed weeknights were found to draw a greater respon- se. We tried to have concerts on Sun- day afternoons, but it did not work out, Moller said. So we put the recitals on a weeknight to help com- munity response. The series of recitals is something Moller hoped to continue in the future. As the program becomes more and more estab-lished, people will en- ioy it and come to expect it, Moller said. It can do nothing but enhance the image of the school. by Lisa Kahrs STRING ART - Elaine Christy, harpist, daules Cowley audiences with her talent during her recital on October 'I9 as part of the Kansas Cultural Arts program. iPhoto by David Bartonl Q...