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Oru Faculty Ethos & History - Spirit-Empowered Life - Faith & Learning, Bill Buker, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Wiliam Ranahan
Oru Faculty Ethos & History - Spirit-Empowered Life - Faith & Learning, Bill Buker, Daniel D. Isgrigg, Wiliam Ranahan
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New faculty are introduced to being Spirit-Empowered. What does Spirit-Empowered mean, and why is it important, as a University, faculty member, and educator? Dr. Ranahan (Chair of Biology and Chemistry Dept.) begins with modeling how he integrates faith into a short lecture on sound, light, and neural paths. Dr. Isgrigg (Director of the Holy Spirit Research Center) lectures on how ORU as an institution has progressed since its inception through church history as a Spirit-Empowered university. Dr. Buker (Chair of the Seminary) lectures about how we as disciples of Jesus Christ can abide in Him and experience His fruitfulness in …
Progressive Study Club Collection, 1949-2018, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Progressive Study Club Collection, 1949-2018, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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Bylaws, constitutions, certificates, collects, correspondence, financials, newspaper clippings, photographs, records, scrapbooks & yearbooks related to the Progressive Study Club of Pittsburg, Kansas.
The Progressive Study Club, part of the Third District of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Kansas, was organized in 1949. The goal of the club, as stated in its constitution, is to “promote civic, social, philanthropic, cultural, and educational movements, and thereby gain more knowledge.” The club, comprised of only women, would meet regularly and take on special projects. These projects included donating items and their time to the community. Dorothy Resnar (1924-2013) was a long-time …
Amjambo Africa! (August 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Amjambo Arts ......................2/3
Moonglade .............................4/5
Education .............................6-10
Free Community College
In 7 languages
Immigration fraud .................12
In 7 languages
Market Basket ...................14/15
Tips & Info ..............................16
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings .20/21
Girls & women in Africa........22
Central America news ...........24
Health&Wellness. ..............26-27
In 7 languages
Service organization columns 32
Financial literacy ....................33
New Voices feature ...........34/35
Nonprofit updates .............36/37
Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson
Cora Ann Westmoreland, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Cora Westmoreland.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African Americans Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Sandra Clements, Kelli Johnson
Sandra Clements, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Sandra Clements.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Anna Belle King, Kelli Johnson
Anna Belle King, Kelli Johnson
Oral Histories – NPS AACR Civil Rights In Appalachia Grant
Kelli Johnson conducting an oral history interview with Anna Belle King.
This oral history is part of the National Park Service African American Civil Rights History and Appalachia Grant Program.
Thuenemann, Margaret, Collection, 1988-1999, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Thuenemann, Margaret, Collection, 1988-1999, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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This collection consists of music and teaching resources relating to the career of PSU music professor Margaret Thuenemann.
Margaret Thuenemann (1919-2002) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She attended the Cincinnati public schools, graduating from West Night High School. She went on to study music at the Cincinnati College of Music. There, she received her Bachelor of Degree in 1946, and later the Post-Graduate Diploma and the prestigious Springer Gold Medal of Honor for outstanding achievement in voice. Opportunities for further study were made possible by a Fulbright Grant which took her to Munich in 1953. After a successful performance career …
Vollen, Gene, Papers, 1968-1990, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
Vollen, Gene, Papers, 1968-1990, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library
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This collection consists of letters, photographs, lectures, programs, audio recordings, and newspapers primarily relating to the life and career of Eric Vaughn.
A native of Michigan, Dr. Gene Vollen (1933-) attended Michigan State University, where he earned degrees in music education and theory/composition. His doctoral studies were completed in 1970 at North Texas State University, focusing on musicology with a minor in composition. Listed among his academic honors is a Fulbright Fellowship to the Sorbonne in 1965-66.
Prior to his appointment at Pittsburg State University (PSU) in 1970, Dr. Vollen taught in the music departments of Union University in Jackson, …
War (University Of Maine) Records, 1897-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
War (University Of Maine) Records, 1897-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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The University of Maine saw approximately 1,000 students and alumni serve in World War I and 3,900 serve in World War II. Both wars had a strong effect on the university and its students; the desire to honor those who had served and to memorialize those who had died led to various activities on campus. After the end of World War I, funds were raised to erect the Memorial Gymnasium and Armory and after World War II, those who had died were honored in a volume titled "University of Maine, World War II: In Memoriam." The Alumni Association sent questionnaires …
Hart (James Norris) Correspondence, 1910-1975, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Hart (James Norris) Correspondence, 1910-1975, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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James Norris Hart was dean emeritus of the University of Maine and professor emeritus of mathematics and astronomy. He was born in Willimantic, Maine, in 1861 and died in 1959. He received a B.C.E. degree from the Maine State College in 1885 and a C.E. in 1890. In 1897 he earned a M.S. degree from the University of Chicago.
Hart was an instructor in mathematics at the University of Maine starting in 1887 and dean of the University in 1903. Hart was awarded for his service to the University of Maine with a degree of doctor of science in 1908. …