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

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ONTENTS Page 2 Page 6 Pulse is produced by the azine Production class at ' ley County Community ege, 125 S. Second, Arkansas , KS 67005. The Pulse is fid by Josten ' s of Topeka, KS times per year and has a ilation of 1,200. Fall ' 87 FEATURES BIG MAC ATTACK by Kathy Gann 2 A look at Cowley ' s new president and his plans for the college. COWLEY BENEFITS by Julie Reed 4 If you ' ve been having doubts about your choice of a junior college over other secondary education, a visit with some of the faculty and staff might change your mind. FAMILY DAY by Liz Riley 6 The annual celebration to honor all Cowley families in appreciation for all they do. CRABTREE CONVOCATION by Kristi Adams 8 The close of Cowley ' s Family Day brought the special Eleanor: A Play to the Cowley families. COWLEY COUPLES by Andria Drongoski 12 Married couples share an inside view of life and love while they attend classes together. COSMO MAKEOVERS by Andria Drongoski 14 The Pulse spends a day in Cowley ' s cosmetology department during the cosmetology makeovers of four Cowley students. WALNUT VALLEY FESTIVAL by Mark Patrick 24 The 17th annual Walnut Valley Festival brought record crowds and Bluegrass music to the Cowley County campgrounds PROFILES KEVIN PENNINGTON by Tonya Rudolph 16 There ' s a new physics teacher at Cowley and he makes the formula for learning equal fun. DEBBIE DAVIS by Laura Moore 38 The new women ' s volleyball coach shares her secrets for success in a winning season. DAVE BURROUGHS by Rob Glenn 42 This recent addition to the Cowley staff juggles baseball, intra- murals and fatherhood with interesting results. IN EVERY ISSUE ABOUT TOWN 22 GALLERY 44 Page 24 Page 28 Page 29 OP 4 L V IB I 1 Pulse 1

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Editorial Note Dear Readers, When you ' re talking about education, there are many different things to consider. The classroom is the most important part of any college education, but there are outside influences that can also affect you while you are in school. Many times the momentum of those influences causes me to forget some of the most important reasons for attending college. During the interview sessions I had with some of the faculty and staff featured in the Personalized Education story on page 4, 1 was reminded of several things. First of all, Cowley is unique in that it provides you with a very personalized type of education. Secondly, most of the faculty and staff are more than willing to listen, and they are very aware of the students around them. What I have found at Cowley is that most of the time the faculty and staff are quick to pull me aside to find out what the problem is if I seem to floundering. This type of one-on-one relationship is something that I have never experienced in the course of my education. It has helped me to keep my head on straight when things have really gotten crazy s during the semester. College is also a good place to learn to budget your time. You should learn to make decisions that will affect your education and most likely the rest of your life. But it also a good place to learn about yourself . More than anything else, this college and its teachers have tried to teach me to know my limits and be responsible about what I hope to achieve in anything I undertake. I strongly encourage all the students to take advantage of what the faculty and staff have to offer you regarding instruction and advice. Dr. McAtee ' s philosophy of education is that teachers should impart information, but they should put feeling behind their teaching too. This happens at Cowley, but all to often the students fail to appreciate the instructors ' efforts. In the Personalized Education article, Linda Hargrove mentions that the best friends you make at Cowley may not be people your own age, they may be faculty or staff members or somebody you can learn a great deal from if you give them the chance to teach you. This is especially true for the new students. The faculty and staff can be more than teachers. They can be your friends. - ' ? THE NEW KID IN TOWN-Dr. Patrick McAtee has been in the driver ' s seat of the College since July 1, 1987. McAtee hopes to steer the College in the proper directions based on his personal philosophy of education. (The classic ' 33 Dodge courtesy of Charlie White. Photo by John Bernhardt) Pulse COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Editor Julie Reed Ass ' t. Editor Kristi Adams Design Editor Laura Moore Copy Editor Stephanie Brunner Business Manager Denise Woods Photography Editor Wayne Gottstine Assoc. Photography Editor John Bernhardt Photographer JeffKrueger Design Consultant Mark Patrick Writers Michael Carmody Andria Drongoski Rob Glenn Sara Jones Elizabeth Riley Tonya Rudolph Sales Staff Lisa Allen Darrin Truan Administrative Ass ' t. Brian Reed Adviser Linda Puntney

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Special style adds spice to BIG MAC ATTACK as new College president serves up his own recipe for success ATTACK PLANNING-At the celebrity softball game, College President Pat McAtee and art instructor Doug Hunter look for weak points in their opponents. The game raised money to pay electric and heating bills for senior citizens during winter months. (Photo by Wayne Gottstine) Style is important to Dr. Patrick . McAtee, College president. The style McAtee is most concen with is not that of his clothes or his cai even his house. Cowley ' s new presiden proud of his own special style management. You ' ve got to be an effective mana if you ' re going to get a position sucli this, McAtee said. Management something that develops over the ye with experience. McAtee identifies different management styles which seen in the work force. There are those managers who xti want a great deal of control, he sa They want to control everything th; being done or said. They have a strong on the organization. McAtee ' s style of management considerably different. The opposite of that (style of m agement) is someone who delega responsibility, he said. That ' s wha like to do. I like to deleg; responsibility. McAtee finds there is a secret to | management success. You have to surround yourself w people who are good, he said. You ne to hire people who you really feel li ' mesh ' with your philosophy and style management. Those individuals that Cowley ' s n president is looking for must fit wit! this framework. I want people who are ' self-starte and who will take their own initiative get things done, he said. They will : goals for themselves and take pride what they do. McAtee admits that the hardest part fulfilling his goal is finding just the rig people he can work with. That ' s probably the most difficult p; of the job-to find those good people. Th( are a lot of people for jobs, but there £ very few good people for jobs, he said. McAtee says there will always be a ji for those few good people in the wo force. There will always be room f someone who is really good. It starts wi somebody who is very positive about lil They have a positive outlook, McAt Fall ' 87