Thursday, February 24, 2011

Panhellenic, IFC honored at leadership conference
Culver-Stockton College Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils were honored during the 2011 Central Fraternal Leadership/National Black Greek Leadership Conference in St. Louis, Mo. Culver-Stockton received the Sutherland Award in the Panhellenic Council Division I from the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values. The Sutherland Award recognizes the Panhellenic Council with the highest percentage of achievement in eight programming categories, including: academic achievement, council management, leadership and educational development, membership recruitment, philanthropy and community service, public relations, risk reduction and management, and self governance and judicial affairs. The Panhellenic Council serves as the governing body for the three national sororities on the Culver-Stockton campus. Ryan Elizabeth Hilperts, Director of Awards and Assessment for the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values stated, "I am so proud of the Culver-Stockton Panhellenic Council for winning this award. They should feel very honored as they were one of ten councils that applied and all the applications were great! This is also their second consecutive year winning this award; what a great accomplishment." Culver-Stockton also received the Jellison Award in Interfraternity Council Division I. The award recognizes the interfraternity council with the highest percentage of achievement in eight programming categories. Those categories are: academic achievement, council management, leadership and educational development, membership recruitment, philanthropy and community service, public relations, risk reduction and management, and self governance and judicial affairs. The Interfraternity Council of Culver-Stockton College is the student organization responsible for upholding the standards, values and roles of the fraternity community and its individual chapters. “We are very proud of the fraternity and sorority community here at Culver-Stockton College; and the awards they have received this past weekend are well deserved," commented Bob Dudolski, C-SC assistant dean of student life. "The student leaders within our fraternities and sororities have provided great leadership and service to our college and surrounding communities. The Culver-Stockton College fraternities and sororities continue to provide a strong values-based experience for their individual members and the campus community.” Culver-Stockton College has an active and popular Greek community; with more than 40 percent of students choosing to join a sorority or fraternity. There are four national fraternity chapters and three national sorority chapters active on the C-SC campus.

C-SC assistant professor keynote speaker at literary and cinema celebration
Culver-Stockton College Assistant Professor of History Dr. Scott Giltner will be the keynote speaker the 22nd Annual Natchez Literary and Cinema Celebration held Feb. 24 through 27 in Natchez, Miss. The theme of the celebration is "Field of Dreams: Sports in the South".  Giltner’s address, “Hunting, Fishing and Race After the Civil War,” is scheduled for Thursday, February 24 at 1 p.m. The presentation was drawn from Giltner’s book “Hunting and Fishing in the New South: Black Labor and White Leisure After the Civil War” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008). The address will examine how the Civil War changed the way hunting and fishing were perceived in the South. Giltner’s book was inspired by interviews with former slaves that he read while in grad school, in which they discussed those activities that are for some sport, and for others a means of survival. Dr. Scott Giltner is an assistant professor of history at Culver-Stockton College. He received his Bachelor of Arts in history from Hiram College in 1996, his Master of Arts and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998 and 2005, respectively. Giltner joined the faculty of Culver-Stockton College in 2005 and currently teaches courses in American history and historical methods. His research deals with conflicts between Southern blacks and whites over competing notions of proper subsistence and land use. Giltner is the author of “Hunting and Fishing in the New South: Black Labor and White Leisure after the Civil War” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) and "Slave Hunting and Fishing in the Antebellum South," in “To Love the Wind and the Rain: African Americans and Environmental History” (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005).

You pick the theme: C-SC Homecoming theme/logo contest
The Culver-Stockton College alumni office is excited to announce it is hosting a contest to determine the theme and logo for the 2011 Homecoming. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and friends of C-SC will have the opportunity to submit their ideas for the 2011 Homecoming theme and logo. The contest runs now through May 6, 2011. The Homecoming game is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2, 2011. The Culver-Stockton Wildcats will take on the Missouri Valley Vikings. The winning theme and logo will be selected by the Homecoming board and will be the basis for all events throughout the week-long Homecoming celebration leading up to the game. Past themes include: Blue Express, Wild with Pride and the 2010 theme was True to Blue. The person who submits the winning theme will choose one prize package from three various prize packages offered. Prize packages include, but are not limited to: iTunes cards, Flip video camera, restaurant gift cards, Culver-Stockton apparel and a pair of tickets to all events during the week-long homecoming celebration. The winner will also have the chance to serve as a judge for the homecoming parade. Only one person can win for an entry. If more than one entry is submitted with the same or similar theme, the winner will be the first submitter. The C-SC alumni office will determine and notify the winner by May 13, 2011. All entries become the property of Culver-Stockton College and must be family-friendly to be considered. Beyond the prizes awarded, the winner will not receive any compensation for the use of their theme submission. Send your homecoming theme/logo contest submissions to: cschomecomingcontest@culver.edu or mail them to the Culver-Stockton College Alumni Office, One College Hill, Canton, MO 63435. Art work submissions must follow the criteria listed and be included as an attachment to the e-mail. All files must be at least 300 dpi and will only be accepted in the following formats: jpeg, pdf, bmp or tiff. Once a final selection is made, all original files (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.) and links must be sent to the Alumni Office. Please be sure to include the following information in the body of the e-mail: full name, home address, e-mail address, home phone, cell phone and class year (if applicable). The Homecoming theme and logo contest and Homecoming celebration events are sponsored by the C-SC alumni and advancement office. If you have questions, please call (800) 755-2287 or e-mail jhiller@culver.edu or jmcreynolds@culver.edu.

Spring Concert Choir tour dates scheduled
Continuing a spring choir tour tradition that spans more than 60 years, the Culver-Stockton College Concert Choir will travel throughout the region Thursday, March 10 through Monday, March 14 for church concert performances. The choir has performed in Europe and many parts of the United States, branching out in different directions each year from the group’s home campus in Canton, Mo. Dr. Kevin Baker, C-SC associate professor of music, directs the choir in a wide variety of musical styles from grand traditional choral masterpieces to introspective anthems to rousing spirituals and praise songs. The spring tour allows the choir to share music with a wider public while also letting more than the local region know of its superb performing abilities. Choir tours serve as part of Culver-Stockton’s institutional outreach, affirming the college’s affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The Concert Choir schedule includes: Thursday, March 10 – St. John’s Lutheran Church, Toluca, Ill.; Friday, March 11 – First Christian Church, Sterling, Ill.; Sunday, March 13 – Christian Church, Downers Grove, Ill.; Monday, March 14 – Macomb Christian Church, Macomb, Ill. For more information about this concert or the college, call (573) 288-6331 or go online at www.culver.edu. The concert is open to the public free of charge with any of the choir’s goodwill offering portion proceeds going to the college’s music program providing continued excellence for student musicians.

Student career fair Tuesday, March 1
Culver-Stockton students will have the opportunity to meet perspective employers as C-SC hosts a career fair Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Representatives from a number of area businesses and industries will be on hand, including Quincy Medical Group, the Quincy Police Department, Illinois Legislative Internship Program, Sycamore Health Centre, YMCA, Kids in Motion, Swank Motion Pictures, DOT Foods and Staradio, among others. The career fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Meaders Lounge inside the Gladys Crown Center. Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring copies of their resume and other portfolio information. Students are also encouraged to attend career fair preparation sessions and events beginning Monday, Feb. 21. Sign up in Career Services, located in the Gladys Crown Center, for interviews and otherevents, or call (573) 288-6536