Ichabod Insider - November 2009

AFTER HOURS

Mark your calendar for the next couple of After Hours, Fridays, Dec. 4 and Jan. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center. The Dec. 4 After Hours is sponsored by:

After Hours is a great event for WU alumni and friends. Attendance averages about 175-200 people. Admission is free of charge to dues paid members of the Washburn Alumni Association or only $5 for non members for soft drinks and snacks and complimentary wine and beer. For more information visit: http://www.washburn.edu/alumni/AfterHours.htm.

Save on admission to alumni events by joining the Alumni Association online.

25% OFF
Take advantage of Washburn Wednesday's at Jock's Nitch in Topeka. Jock's Nitch is located next door to the Pizza Hut at 17th and Wanamaker. They have lots of Washburn logoed merchandise and it's all 25% off on Wednesdays.

ARE YOU ON FACEBOOK?
The Washburn Alumni Association has a page on Facebook. Become a fan. Visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Topeka-KS/Washburn-Alumni-Association/60689696795

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
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GET A WASHURN VISA CARD
Get the NEW “Bod” Visa Card. Introducing the new Washburn University “Ichabod” Visa Card, exclusively at INTRUST Bank. The Ichabod card is a great choice for all your credit needs and benefits the Washburn University Alumni Association. Sign up online at: http://www.intrustbank.com/Personal/Cards/Washburn.aspx. The Washburn Alumni Association and INTRUST encourage responsible credit card spending. For credit tips, go to http://www.intrustbank.com/creditcardtips.

SHOP ONLINE AT THE WASHBURN BOOKSTORE

The Washburn Bookstore has a new online store. Now you can shop online for all the cool WU merchandise they sell in the Bookstore and Bod Shop ... T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, gift items, flags, bumper stickers and more. They'll ship it right to your door. Check it out at: http://www.washburnbookstore.com/Merchandise.asp

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

HOST AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FOR THE HOLIDAYS
The university will be closed for Thanksgiving (November 24-29) and winter break (December 24-Jan 2.). Many of the 70+ international students living in the dorms will have no place to go. So please consider adopting one (or more) of them for one or both of the holiday breaks.

Top 10 reasons why you should consider hosting an international student

10. They will need to pay extra to stay in the dorm.
9. There will be no food served in the cafeteria.
8. The university will be closed.
7. Many of these students have no family/relatives to go to in the 7,000-mile radius.
6. Many would feel homesick or even lonely being stranded in the dorm
5. In your home, the students can experience family life of real Americans.
4. You, as host/hostess, can learn about the student's culture.
3. You would have a chance to pay back (some of) the help you received when you needed it.
2. You have the potential to form a friendship across the borders.
1. This could be that annual good deed you have been trying to identify.

If you want to host a student, contact baili.zhang@washburn.edu.

TOILETRIES
The United Way Volunteer Center and Wshburn University are collecting personal care items to distribute to Topeka area agencies who then distribute them to their clients for the holidays. The agencies are Breakthrough House, Cornerstone, Doorstep, Florence Crittenton Services, Let's Help, Salvation Army, and YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment (Battered Women's Task Force).

We are collecting any size toiletries for men, women and children such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, individual packages of Kleenex, dental floss, lotions, etc. We also accept packets of coffee. As you travel, remember to pick up these toiletries from your hotel rooms.

We have 2 weeks remaining to collect items - there is a collection box in UMAPS (first floor of Morgan Hall). For more information contact cj.crawford@washburn.edu.

HELP RECRUIT STUDENTS
We need your help recruiting students to Washburn. Alumni and friends are excellent resources who can share information about Washburn to prospective students. If you want to refer to us the names of prospective students, please fill out our short online form at: http://www.washburn.edu/alumni/studentrecruitment/prospectivestudentform.html

UNIVERSITY NEWS

WASHBURN RECEIVES GRANTS
Rick LeJuerrne, regional director, Washburn Small Business Development Center, received $77,000 from the Kansas Department of Commerce-Small Business Administration for the operation of the the Center. Started in 1983, the Washburn University Small Business Development Center provides small business consulting services and training seminars to northeast Kansas entrepreneurs.

Richard Stephens and Paul Verhage, instructors at Washburn Institute of Technology, were awarded $44,785 through the Kansas Board of Regents (Carl D. Perkins Reserve Fund CTE 2009-2010) to purchase new equipment for the expansion of the industrial and electrical technology programs. The equipment will enable both programs to better train students to serve advanced manufacturing facilities in the northeast Kansas region that are currently installing technically-advanced and robotic equipment.

Monica Scheibmeir, dean of the School of Nursing, will receive a $26,874 contract from the Marian Clinic as a result of a Finding Solutions in Challenging Times grant award from the Sunflower Foundation. The School of Nursing will assist the staff of Marian Clinic to provide primary health care services to patients twice a week for the length of the grant for the purposes of easing staff overload and providing a teaching and learning opportunity for nursing students. Marian Clinic is a non-profit medical and dental clinic founded in 1988 that serves the uninsured and under-insured populations in Topeka, Kan., and the surrounding areas

Richard Ellis, director of Learning In the Community: The Center for Community Service and Civic Engagement and professor in the human services department in the School of Applied Studies, received $25,000 from the Bonner Foundation for support of Washburn’s Bonner Leaders Program. Established in 2001, the Bonner Leaders Program provides scholarships to students willing to commit 900 hours of service to the community over a period of two years.

Stephen Angel, associate professor and chairman of the chemistry department in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded $15,000 from the National Institute of Health, through the Kansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence Program to purchase laboratory equipment and supplies to augment a prior K-INBRE grant of $25,000 for a UV-Vis Plate Reader.

SWRC
The Washburn University Student Recreation and Wellness Center will celebrate its fifth anniversary Tuesday, Nov. 17. Since the fall of 2004, more than 450,000 visits have been made to the facility by students, faculty and staff. The SRWC provides education, awareness, support, and opportunity resulting in healthy lifestyle habits and has become one of the social hubs on campus.

The SRWC provides opportunities for students to learn outside the classroom through participating in co-curricular programming, such as intramurals, group exercise, rock climbing wall, fitness and wellness services, and informal recreation. For more information contact Joel Bluml, at 670-1314 or visit www.washburn.edu/getfit.

WASHBURN COOKBOOK
What do you feed an Ichabod? An eclectic array of tasty treats, judging from the recipes featured in the Washburn University Employee Cookbook now available at the University Bookstore, lower level, Memorial Union. Cost is $9.99 per book.

The project to compile the cookbook was led by Celeste Ehrenberg, employee wellness coordinator at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, who wanted the collection to be a community effort and an example of the university’s diversity. Approximately 100 faculty, staff and retired employees contributed recipes ranging from Sopapilla Cheesecake, Bierocks and Moroccan Chicken with Apricot Walnut Couscous to Popcorn Cake, Lentil Bulgar Salad and Avocado-gooseberry Pudding with New World Fruit Sauce.

The Washburn Bookstore is open fall semester 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Information is also at www.washburnbookstore.com or call (785) 670-2665.

BOOKSTORE
Take a minute out of your busy schedule to look at the November edition of BookWUrm, the official bookstore newsletter! To access, click the following link:

http://www.washburn.edu/services/bookstore/NewsletterNov2009.pdf

WASHBURN TECH

For more information about Washburn Tech visit: http://www.washburntech.edu/main/index.htm

GIVE TO WASHBURN
Gifts to Washburn University can be the difference between promise and fulfillment, limitation and opportunity, failure and success. Donations from Washburn alumni and friends provide for student scholarships, faculty support, equipment and technology updates, program support, activity funds and visiting professor and lectureship programs. To make a secure online gift, visit: https://www.wea.org/Giving/Give.asp?~

BOOKSTORE NEWSLETTER
Take a minute out of your busy schedule to look at the Bookstore's most current newsletter. Upcoming events, new merchandise and coupons are a few of the items of interest. Visit: http://www.washburn.edu/services/bookstore/newsletter.pdf

NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF WU

For the latest news about the Ichabods, Lady Blues, and other Washburn happenings, check out the Topeka Capital Journal's Web site at: http://cjonline.com/washburn/.

WASHBURN REVIEW ONLINE
News Want to read the latest news that’s hot off the press about Washburn? Check out the student newspaper, the Washburn Review at: http://www.washburnreview.org.

HOMECOMING RESULTS
The results of Washburn University’s Homecoming 2009 competitions and contests are:

WU Chef: grand champion, Cake Attack, Lauren Eckhert and Zach Bradrick

Ichabod Race: Fraternities, first place, Alpha Delta; second place, Delta Chi; and third place, Phi Delta Theta. Sororities, first place, Delta Gamma; second place, Zeta Tau Alpha. Organizations, first place, Washburn American Medical Student Association; second place, Dancing Blues #2; and third place, Dancing Blues #1.

Office decorations: first place, Center for Undergraduate Studies and Programs; second place, Student Activities and Greek Life; third place, residential living office.

Banners: Fraternities, first place, Delta Chi; second place, Phi Delta Theta; and third place, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Sororities, first place, Alpha Phi; second place, Delta Gamma; and third place, Kappa Alpha Theta. Organizations, first place, Future Alumni Network; second place, Phi Kappa Phi; and third place, Washburn Chemistry Club.

House decorations: Fraternities, first place, Alpha Delta; second place, Sigma Phi Epsilon; and third place, Phi Delta Theta. Sororities, first place, Alpha Phi; second place, Delta Gamma; and third place, Zeta Tau Alpha.

Residence hall decorations: First place, third floor, south wing, Living Learning Center; second place, lower level, Living Learning Center; third place, second floor, west wing, Living Learning Center.

Yell Like Hell competition: Fraternity/Sororities: First place, Phi Delta Theta/Zeta Tau Alpha; second place, Alpha Delta/Delta Gamma; third place, Sigma Phi Epsilon/Kappa Alpha Theta. Organization: First place, Washburn cheer squad. Yell Like Hell Grand Champion: Phi Delta Theta/Zeta Tau Alpha.

Top Hat competition: Student organizations: first place, Sigma Phi Epsilon; second place, Kappa Alpha Theta; and third place, Student Friends of Mabee Library. Offices, first place, student life office; second place, Student Recreation and Wellness Center; and third place, Student Activities and Greek Life. Most creative, Washburn Criminal Justice Association; Best Reflects Homecoming Theme, Washburn Bookstore; Best Reflects Washburn Spirit, Washburn Finance Society.

Parade: Greek, first place, Delta Gamma/Alpha Delta; second place, Alpha Phi/Delta Chi/Kappa Sigma; and third place, Phi Delta Theta/Zeta Tau Alpha. Walkers, first place, WU Running Club. WuWah, first place, student life office. Small Float, first place, International Business Club; second place, WU Rowing Club.

ACADEMICS

MOCK TRIAL
The Washburn “Trialin’ Bods” ended their fall tournament season with an outstanding showing at the KU “Jayhawker” invitational tournament. Washburn was represented well, amid competition from some major schools—The University of Colorado, Mizzou, K-State, KU, and several other squads presented quite a challenge for our Bods. And while we were unable to retain the ‘golden hat’ by winning the tournament yet again, Team 952 (including Michelle Neis, Heather Gelsinger, Jenna Seematter, Jane Billinger, Josh Maples, Amber Rivera, and Eli Woody) came very close, placing 2nd amongst 18 teams with a 6-2 ballot count. Additionally, Michelle Neis received yet another award for Outstanding Attorney for the weekend, while Jenna Seematter also received an award for Outstanding Witness.

Next up will be a journey north to the campus of Creighton University in late January. For more information contact jim.schnoebelen@washburn.edu.

DEBATE
WU Debate attended the Golden Gate Invitational at the University of California Berkeley. The G.G.I. played host to the national parliamentary debate squads from California Berkeley, U. C. Davis, California State Long Beach, Pepperdine, Pacific, Nevada Reno, Western Washington, Willamette, Oregon, Puget Sound, Wyoming, Southern Illinois Carbondale, William Jewell, among others. For the third straight year, the WU Debate squad left the East Bay with the G.G.I. Overall Debate Sweepstakes. Western Washington finished second to Washburn, and Texas Tech was recognized as the third place squad.

For more information contact kevin.oleary@washburn.edu

MATH DAY
Teams of students representing Washburn Rural High, Baldwin High and Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Atchison, won first place honors in their respective class designations at the recent 2009 Math Day competition at Washburn University.
Participating in the event were 159 students from 16 Kansas high schools, with awards determined on the basis of scores earned in a competitive examination. Samuel Ho, a senior at Washburn Rural High School, earned the top score on the placement test.

Winners of team awards were:

Class 5A & 6A:
First place: Washburn Rural High (team members Samuel Ho, Hyunjee Kwak and Dylan Davis)
Second place: Topeka High (team members David Wang, Edward Collazo and Katherine Ebeling)

Class 4A:
First place: Baldwin High (team members Myeong Jeong, Brian Lamoreux and Allison Howard)
Second place: Hayden High (team members Sarah Keffer, James Doyle and Matthew McNary)

Class 1A, 2A & 3A:
First place: Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Atchison (team members Danhao Ma, Huanhe Dong and Benquing Bai)
Second place: Atchison County Community High (team members Trevor Lutz, Riley Hundley and Emily Warriner)

Winners of individual awards were:
First place, senior: Samuel Ho, Washburn Rural High
Second place, senior: Danhao Ma, Maur Hill-Mount Academy
Third place, senior: Huanhe Dong, Maur Hill-Mount Academy

First place, non-senior: David Wang, Topeka High
Second place, non-senior: Myeong Jeong, Baldwin High
Third place, non-senior: Meixi Wang, Lawrence Free State

For more information, call (785) 670-1491.

FACULTY AND STAFF

HONORS AND AWARDS

RHODES SCHOLAR
Washburn University senior Garrett Love, of Montezuma, was recently nominated by the university to compete for the prestigious Rhodes Scholar Award.

“Garrett has excelled in the academic and extracurricular arenas and has distinguished himself as a leader,” said Robin Bowen, vice president of academic affairs. “He is a positive role model for other students and is very deserving of the nomination.”

Currently president of the Washburn Student Government Association, Love is, according to university archives, the first Washburn student to be nominated for the award in more than 100 years. In 1904, the first year nominations were accepted for the Rhodes, Washburn senior Frank Mohler was selected and completed his studies the next year at Oxford University. Merrill Templeton, a 1909 graduate, was selected for the honor, but became ill and had to withdraw before he began coursework in England in 1910. In 1910, Philip Whitcomb became the third Washburn student named a Rhodes Scholar. He began at Oxford in 1911.

Prior to being elected president of Washburn Student Government Association, Love served for two years as a senator. He currently is a member of the Kansas Board of Regents Student Advisory Council, a student representative of the Washburn Budget Reduction Task Force and the Washburn Strategic Planning Committee and is a member of the Topeka Heartland Visioning Steering Committee.

Love holds a 4.0 grade point average and is majoring in economics, management and finance. He was a member of the Washburn men’s basketball team for three years and was twice named Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Presidential Scholar. His honors include membership in Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Mortar Board and Sagamore honor societies and participation in the Washburn Leadership Institute.

A Rhodes Scholarship provides the opportunity to study at Oxford University for two years, with all tuition fees paid and a living allowance provided. American Rhodes Scholars are selected from all over the nation to pursue a course of study of their own choosing at Oxford; students may work toward a master's degree or a second bachelor's degree. If named to the program, Love plans to research methods through which theories of justice and freedom of choice can be incorporated into the analysis of optimal taxation.

Established in 1902 through the will of English-born businessman and politician Cecil John Rhodes, the Rhodes Scholar Award is the oldest fellowship program in the world and is bestowed to only 90 students each year. A nominee must possess a high standard of intellectual and academic achievement, exhibit integrity of character, display interest in and respect for fellow beings and display the ability and desire to lead. Applicants must also demonstrate physical vigor that will enable them to make an effective contribution to the world around them, which can be achieved through participation and success in athletics.

ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE AWARD
The Student Life office announces that Regina Cassell was selected to receive the Achieving Excellence Award for November following her nomination. The nominator stated that Regina has guided individual students along their career path, getting to know students, and taking time outside the classroom in support of them.

The Student Life Achieving Excellence Award is presented monthly to the faculty, staff or community leader who has been nominated, and who demonstrates excellence in working with individual students, student groups or organizations.
Achieving Excellence nominations are accepted in the Student Life Office, Morgan Hall 104, on a continual basis. Applications may be obtained in the Student Life office or by emailing vicki.baer@washburn.edu for an electronic version.

Please join the Student Life Team in congratulating Regina.

ART

MULVANE EXHIBITION
“Exhibiting Hope,” a show of art work by patients and family members of patients associated with the St. Francis Comprehensive Cancer Center, will be exhibited from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the Mulvane Art Museum. The exhibit will be in conjunction with the ArtsConnect First Friday Art Walk.

The artists will showcase watercolors and ceramic pieces they created while participating in a free art class for St. Francis cancer patients, underwritten by St. Francis Health Center Foundation. A selection of art work and handmade ceramic ornaments will be available for purchase with the proceeds donated to the American Cancer Society.

The public is invited to enjoy refreshments, gather friends and family for an artistic celebration of the human spirit and join in acknowledging the efforts of local artists who find hope and triumph through creative expression. The event is hosted by St. Francis Health Center and Mulvane Art Museum.

For more information about the Mulvane Art Museum visit: www.washburn.edu/mulvane.

FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK
Visit the Mulvane Art Museum for the First Friday Art Walks from 5 to 8 p.m. Various art galleries across Topeka participate and open their galleries for an evening of art. The next First Friday is Nov. 6. For more information about First Friday Art Walk visit: http://www.artsconnecttopeka.org/AboutFirstFridays/13459.aspx

FIRST FRIDAY MULVANE ACTIVITIES
Spend your First Fridays at the Mulvane Art Museum's ArtLab. Enjoy hands-on art activities for people of all ages from 5 to 8 p.m.. The next First Friday is Nov. 6. Admission is free of charge.

For information on programs and tours, call 785.670.1124 or go to www.washburn.edu/mulvane or e-mail mulvane.info@washburn.edu.

MULVANE

Stickworks site specific sculpture project to begin at the Mulvane Art Museum
Beginning Nov. 2, environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty will expand the definition of creativity, one stick at a time. For the past three weeks, the North Carolina artist has developed a site specific tree-sapling sculpture in front of the Mulvane Art Museum on the Washburn University campus in Topeka. Through his unique vision, the artist combined his affection for nature, carpentry skills and primitive building techniques and created one of his trademark sculptures inspired by the local environment. The sculptures are willowy, whimsical and windblown-looking and tower over, or fold into, buildings, trees and other landscape elements.

To create the sculpture, volunteers harvested thousands of indigenous tree saplings in the Topeka area and brought them to campus. The larger diameter saplings are imbedded in the ground and are used to form the armature of the sculpture. He employs the natural affinity of the branches to cling to each other without any wire, nails or clamps. Three layers of saplings are then woven onto the armature forming the skin of the piece with heavier branches used to emphasize lines and different colored branches to provide the shading.

Although his sculptures are only temporary (most last two to three years) like the saplings from which they are created, they have a natural life cycle. Eventually the saplings become brittle, disintegrate, are reduced to compost and returned to the earth.

For more information on Dougherty and his work you can access his web site at www.stickwork.net.

MULVANE EVENTS

Holiday Shopping - Start your holiday shopping on Nov. 3 by bidding in a silent auction or purchasing exclusive limited edition glass ornaments at the Mulvane Art Museum. The auction, which concludes at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, features work donated by 19 artists. The limited edition glass ornaments available for purchase at the Mulvane Store include Washburn’s Carole Chapel by Kymm Hughes and the Mulvane Art Museum by Mike Savage.

Details on Mulvane Merriment: Dec. 4 and 5
            11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4
            10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5

Jewelry, clothing, art work and holiday treasures will be available for purchase.
            Pottery by John Cohorst, Omaha, Neb.
            Raku by Joyce Furney, Manhattan
            Lampwork bead jewelry by Jami Hamilton, Kansas City, Mo.
            Sculptures by Maggie Jones, Topeka
            Silversmith jewelry by Val Smith, Topeka

Merriment boxed lunch available 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5
            Menu: homemade chicken soup, cheddar cheese stick, crackers, cinnamon roll and beverage.Cost: $7.50

            Toffee and brittle from the Alma Bakery, decorated holiday cookies and cinnamon rolls will also be sold throughout the day.

Mulvane Merriment gift sale will be open during the First Friday Art Walk on Dec. 5.

Mulvane Merriment is a benefit for the Mulvane Art Museum, sponsored by the Mulvane Women’s Board. For information, call 785-272-5850 or go to www.washburn.edu/mulvane.

Museum and ArtLab hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. No admission is charged. The museum is closed major holidays.

Family/Community Day will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21. Participants can help build a large-scale group installation in the Mulvane ArtLab using recycled materials and also create a woven art object using natural materials. This project is supported in part by the Kansas Arts Commission’s Kansas American Masterpieces grant program, Friends of the Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University and Washburn’s Campus Beautification Committee. This project is also sponsored in part by AT&T, The Real Yellow Pages and YellowPages.com.

The Mulvane Art Museum is located on the Washburn University campus at 17th and Jewell Streets, adjacent to White Concert Hall. Free parking is available in the lot west of the museum. For additional information, call 785-670-1124, e-mail mulvane.info@washburn.edu, or go to www.washburn.edu/mulvane/.

ENTERTAINMENT

THEATRE PRODUCTION
Come see, "Medea." It's a Jean Anouilh adaptation of the tragic Greek story of personal responsibility and idenity. Tickets are available 30 minutes before the performance at the Georgia Neese Gray ticket office on the Washburn campus. Show times are Nov. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. Admission is $5.

CULTURAL SHOW
Washburn University international students will share the music, fashion, dance, song and culture of their home countries at a Celebration of Cultures at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, in White Concert Hall. The public is welcome and a free-will donation will be accepted to support the Washburn International Club. Take a trip around the world without leaving Topeka! More than 35 countries represented by talented international students and community groups. The event is free of charge and open to the public and will be held Saturday, November 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at White Concert Hall on the Washburn campus. For more information contact baili.zhang@washburn.edu.

CELLO RECITAL
Washburn University Department of Music and WU Low String Association will present cellist, Steven Elisha in a recital, performing Suites 1, 3 & 6 from Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental Suites for unaccompanied violoncello. The performance will be Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at White Concert Hall on the Washburn campus. The event is free and open to the public.

KANSAS DVD FEATURING WU SYMPHONY

The 35th Anniversary DVD of the band, KANSAS, accompanied by the Washburn Symphony Orchestra, "There is Know Place Like Home," is now available and on sale through amazon.com. The DVD was released October 13, 2009. Please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRCh8yh5Oys for a promo clip. It charted #5 on Billboard in its debut week.

WIND AND TRUMPET ENSEMBLE
The Washburn wind and trumpet ensembles will join for a concert, “Collaborations,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in White Concert Hall, Washburn University. No admission is charged and the public is welcome.

The concert will feature the performance of “Angels in the Architecture” a new work for concert band and soprano soloist by American composer Frank Ticheli. Guest vocalist will be Ann Marie Snook, chairwoman of the music department.

Visual enhancements will add a whimsical element for “Cartoon,” by Paul Hart. The program will also include “Sleep” by Eric Whitacre and “Selections from the Danseyre,” by Susato, which is based on 15th century Renaissance dance compositions and modernized for concert band.

Mark Norman is conductor of the wind ensemble. Michael Averett conducts the trumpet ensemble. For information, call 785-670-1511.

OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE
View the night sky at Crane Observatory open houses. The observatory is in Stoffer Science Hall on the Washburn University campus. Open houses are free and open to the public. The events are canceled in the event of inclement weather. Open houses will be : 7:30 to 9 p.m., Dec. 3

For more information, call the Washburn physics and astronomy department at 670-2141 or check the Web site at http://www.washburn.edu/cas/physics/crane.

SYMPHONY
The Washburn Symphony Orchestra will present it third concert of the season featuring Washburn's Flute Professor Dr. Rebecca Meador in the premiere of Three Virtues: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra by composer Kyle Kindred. The program also includes Brahms' Symphony No. 4 in E minor, and Concert Overture by Robert Johnson.

Monday, November 23. 7:30 p.m. - White Concert Hall. Admission is free and open to the general public.

JAZZ CONCERT
The Washburn University Jazz Ensembles I and II, the WU Latin Jazz Combo, the WU Jazz Combo and the Payless Jazz Combo will perform at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 2, at White Concert Hall. No admission is charged and the public is welcome.

The groups will perform original arrangements as well as standard jazz repertoire, and focus on selections popular throughout the Jazz Era. Director is Craig Treinen. For information about the concert, call (785) 670-1511.

FETTER QUARTET
Works by Mozart and Mendelssohn will be presented in a concert by the Fetter String Quartet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, in White Concert Hall on the Washburn University campus. No admission is charged and the public is welcome. Quartet members are Samuel Cho, cello; Roberto Carlos Henriquez, viola; and Manuel Tabora and Carlos Cabezas, violin. For more information, call 785-670-1511.

LECTURES AND TALKS

SUPER SIZE ME
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, writer, producer and director of the 2004 feature film “Super Size Me,” will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Washburn Room, Memorial Union, at Washburn University. No admission is charged and the public is invited.

Since earning an Academy Award nomination for “Super Size Me,” in which he documented his health as he spent 30 days eating only food from McDonald's, Spurlock co-starred and produced the 2008 film, “What Would Jesus Buy?” based on the evangelism of Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir during a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt). In 2008, he produced and appeared in “Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?” which follows his global search for the al Qaeda leader.

The event is sponsored by the Washburn Student Government Association. For information, call 670-2320.

SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE

Washburn University will be a host site for the National Survivors of Suicide Day this Saturday, November 21, from noon to 1:30 in Stoffer Hall, Room 138. This program, designed to be a healing and supportive experience for those who have lost loved ones to suicide, will be seen simultaneously throughout the U.S and will start promptly at 12:00 (noon) local time.

Along with The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Washburn's Counseling Services will sponsor this 11th Annual National Survivors of Suicide Day. This marks the first time Washburn has been a host site.

At the conclusion of the program, there will be a time for an informal discussion for those who wish to participate. Dr. Maureen Ruh, Suicide Prevention Coordinator for the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System (Topeka and Leavenworth), will facilitate this informal discussion. This discussion will conclude by 2:30 p.m.

If you would like more information contact Counseling Services at 670-1450 or check these websites - www.afsp.org and www.washburn.edu/counseling

HOLIDAY BLUES
Holidays are a tough time for those with depression, alcoholism and loneliness, but it doesn’t have to be. Learn how the holidays don’t have to bring you down during a discussion about mental illness from 6 - 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, in the Thomas Room, Memorial Union at Washburn University. The public is welcome and there is no charge.

Guest speaker will be Tom Mapes, program manager of crisis and intake, Valeo. Mapes will talk about making it though the holiday season and how to help others make it through.

The event is sponsored by NAMI WU. NAMI is an acronym for National Alliance on Mental Illness.

For more information, contact Alice Harnish, president, NAMI WU, at (785) 969-0321.

SERVICE

GIVING TREE
Help a child in need during the holidays with a visit to an Angels Among Us Giving Tree from Friday, Nov. 6, through noon, Friday, Dec. 4, at locations on or near the Washburn University campus.

Each tree is decorated with angel tags. Pick an angel tag and purchase the gift requested. Return the tag and unwrapped gift to the tree location by noon Friday, Dec. 4.

The trees are located at the Catholic Campus Center, 1633 SW Jewell; Campus Ministry at Washburn,1621 SW Boswell; multicultural affairs office, room 110, Morgan Hall; Living Learning Center lobby, 1801 SW Jewell; Washburn Student Government Association, lower level, Memorial Union; and Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, 1845 SW Jewell.

The gifts will be donated to the Topeka Rescue Mission, Let’s Help, Doorstep and KVC Behavioral Health Care.

The Catholic Campus Center, Campus Ministry at Washburn, multicultural affairs office, Washburn Student Government Association, Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and Washburn Residential Council sponsor this event. For more information, contact the Catholic Campus Center at (785) 233-2204.

ATHLETICS

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FOOTBALL
The Washburn Ichabods wrapped up the regular season with an 8-3 record turning a tie game into 21-point win over Emporia State in the Turnpike Tussle. The win was the sixth in a row for the Ichabods over the Hornets. For more information about Ichabod football visit: http://wusports.com/index.aspx?path=football&tab=football

VOLLEYBALL
The No. 8 nationally ranked Washburn Lady Blues entered the NCAA South Central Regional Tournament hosted by Central Missouri as the No. 2 seed. The Lady Blues recovered from a set one loss to down seventh-seeded Nebraska-Omaha 3-1 (23-25, 25-16, 25-14, 25-22) in the first round of the NCAA South Central Regional hosted by Central Missouri. Washburn (33-4) advances to play the No. 3 seed West Texas A&M (35-3) in the semifinals on Friday at 6 p.m.

The Lady Blues (32-4) are playing in their sixth straight NCAA tournament and seventh in the last eight years.

Washburn has been to every NCAA tournament since 2004 and the team made its first appearance in 2002. The Lady Blues are 6-6 all-time in the NCAA tournament and 5-5 in the region tournament. Washburn fell in the first round of last year's regional tournament.

New Recruits - Washburn head coach Chris Herron announced the signing of three high school seniors to national letters of intent to attend Washburn and play volleyball during the 2010 season. The group includes two hitters and a libero.

Herron signed Topeka native and Washburn Rural High School senior Kelsey Lewis and pair from Missouri in Kansas City, Mo. native Courtney Churchman from Park Hill South High School and Raymore, Mo. native Aubri Renshaw from Raymore-Peculiar High School.

For more information about Lady Blues volleyball visit: http://wusports.com/index.aspx?path=wvball&tab=volleyball

SOCCER
Washburn Lady Blues soccer team wrapped up the 2009 season on a three-match winning streak with a 1-0 win over Missouri Western. With the win, Washburn finishes the season 11-8-1 and 8-7-1 in the MIAA finishing in fourth in the conference race. Washburn scored the only goal of night when Angela Wiseman's free kick from 24 yards out was headed in by Danielle Sicard headed the ball into the corner of the net for her second goal of the season at the 9:26 mark of the first half. The lone goal coupled with Ashley Klone's fifth shutout of the year and the 13th of her career was all the offense the Lady Blues would need for the win. Washburn outshot the Griffons 14 to 6 in the match.
For more information about Lady Blues soccer visit: http://wusports.com/index.aspx?path=wsoc&tab=soccer

BASKETBALL

DECEMBER - The Lady Blues and Ichabods will both play in basketball tournaments in Las Vegas. The Lady Blues will play Dec. 16 & 17 and the Ichabods Dec. 17 & 18. Both teams will stay at the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino and the Alumni Association will host post game receptions at the Monte Carlo.

The Alumni Association has a special room rate at the Monte Carlo. The per night room rate for Dec. 15,16 and 17 is $45 and Dec. 18 is $75. Additionally, state and local taxes at this time are 12%, subject to change.

Telephone Reservations: Reservations will be telephoned directly to Hotel Reservation Department at 800-311-8999. In order to receive the group rate, callers must identify their affiliation with the Washburn Alumni Group, Group Code XTRAVEL. Rates cannot be changed at check-in or check-out for guests who fail to identify their affiliation at the time the reservation is made.

Individual deposits: It is attendee's responsibility to submit a credit card number, or a deposit equal to one (1) night's room/suite rate, plus tax as a guarantee, at the time the attendee makes the reservation. Attendee's credit card will be charged the one (1) night's room/suite rate plus tax at that time. Room reservations not guaranteed will be automatically canceled by
Hotel within fourteen (14) days of the reservation date. Refunds will be issued on individual attendee's reservations canceled at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the confirmed arrival date. All guaranteed reservations will be held until 6:00 a.m. only on the day after attendee's confirmed arrival date. Attendees must pay the balance of all room, tax and
incidental charges upon check-out.

Electronic Reservations: Washburn Alumni Group members may reserve their rooms online. Should you wish to utilize this service go to the hotel's website: http://www.montecarlo.com/ and use the group code XTRAVEL following the provided instructions.

Lady Blues -- The Washburn Lady Blues basketball team was tabbed at No. 18 in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll. The Lady Blues finished 13th in the final poll of the 2008-09 season. Washburn will open the regular season on Nov. 21 when they will face Southwestern (Kan.) at 7 p.m.

The Washburn Lady Blues basketball team, was tabbed second by the MIAA's coaches and media in the preseason polls. The Lady Blues finished the 2008-09 campaign with a 27-5 record, won their seventh MIAA tournament title and qualified for their eighth straight NCAA Tournament.

*2009-10 MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
*(First place votes in parentheses)

1. Emporia State (7) -- 96 pts.
* 2. Washburn (1) -- 90 pts.*
3. Pittsburg State (3) -- 86 pts.
4. Central Missouri -- 68 pts.
5. Fort Hays State -- 64 pts.
6. Missouri Southern -- 51 pts.
7. Nebraska-Omaha -- 47 pts.
8. Southwest Baptist -- 34 pts.
9. Northwest Missouri -- 31 pts.
10. Missouri Western -- 21 pts.
11. Truman -- 18 pts.

Ichabods -- The 2009-10 Washburn Ichabod basketball media guide is now online at http://wusports.com/sports/2007/5/2/mbbmediaguide.aspx.
The guide contains player profiles, coaching profiles, season preview and history of the Ichabod program now entering their 104th season of intercollegiate action.

The Washburn Ichabods used a balance effort to improve to 2-0 on the season with a 73-50 win over Saint Mary in Lee Arena. Washburn will be back in action on Nov. 23 when they will play host to Bethany at 7 p.m. For more information about Ichabod basketball visit: http://wusports.com/index.aspx?path=mbball&tab=basketball