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Week of December 20, 2004 - January 9, 2005 Welcome to the Tower Topics E-newsletter for faculty, staff and students at Western. |
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Students Learn Proper Dinner Etiquette “Etiquette is a pleasant way of making everyone feel comfortable.” That is according to Linda Garlinger, director of career development, who presented an etiquette dinner for 35 students on Dec. 6. The proper way to butter bread, what to do with a napkin during and after a meal, the proper way to introduce guests, how to shake hands and tipping etiquette were all part of the dinner, which was sponsored by Western’s Alpha Kappa Psi, a business fraternity, and Students in Free Enterprise, a business organization. Western’s Student Government Association also provided financial assistance for the meal. “I wanted to go so I could learn how to eat the proper way. I know some business students who have had an interview over dinner and said that they felt uncomfortable or didn’t know the proper etiquette while eating at the dinner table,” said senior business major Dewanda Weeks. Garlinger believes that students should learn proper etiquette because good manners in the workplace are associated with competence in business. “Business professionals may need to know how to make group introductions, how to carry on appropriate conversations at a business lunch, or how to host an event attended by international guests,” she said. “Many times, a front-line employee may be a company’s only contact with clients or customers. It is to everyone’s benefit for that person to have access to appropriate business etiquette information.” “Linda Garlinger did an awesome job at teaching us the proper etiquette,” said Weeks. “We learned a lot.” |
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Western Student Aims for Music Career “Nothing gives you more energy than when you’re performing on stage. Sometimes I step off the stage and say, ‘this is why I do this.’” Those are the words of Kelli Pyle, a sophomore at Missouri Western State College who is becoming well known as a rhythm and blues singer. Since she began working on her music career in earnest, Pyle, a native of St. Joseph, has performed on MTV and sang the national anthem when Vice President Dick Cheney visited St. Joseph. Recently, she sang at an after-concert party for rhythm and blues singer Usher in Florida. “I love music. I can’t see myself doing anything but performing.” Pyle said music is like food for her – she has to make it a part of her life every day. She is a member of Western’s Concert Chorale, and also sings with the Steel Drum Band. Pyle is also currently working on a second CD, which includes all original songs. The 20 year old says it is more “edgy” than her first CD, and has more of an “R & B feel.” Since she began working on her CD, Pyle has been spending two days a week at the recording studio while maintaining a full course load at Western. She says sometimes it’s tough to balance the school work, the recording, practices and downtime. “But I wouldn’t trade my schedule for anything. I figure if I’m going to do this as a career I’m going to do it right. However,” she added, “A day of sleep every once in awhile would be great.” Pyle’s first public
performance was a talent show she entered at the age of 12, and she said
she was so terrified she could hardly sing. “I didn’t win, but I
didn’t give up.” And where does she see herself in five years? “I hope I am a successful musician. Nothing would be a better job.” But for now, she is focusing on her college classes and her CD, and making her place in the music industry. “My main goal is to enjoy the journey every step of the way.” |
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Western Classes in KC North Move Western has moved its Kansas City northland classrooms to a new location. Classes are now held in the Platte County Resource Center near the Kansas City International airport. Students taking courses at that location are part of the 2+2+2 partnership agreement formed between Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC), Western and University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). The agreement offers students the opportunity to earn an associate degree at any of the Metropolitan Community Colleges, earn a bachelor’s degree from Western by taking classes at the Resource Center, and earn a master’s through UMKC at the same location. Currently, degrees are offered in education and business. Karla Lager, Western’s extended campus coordinator, said the recently built facility is larger than their previous location. “With more room there, we have the potential to expand within the current programs or to offer other opportunities,” she said. The new
location is equipped with a computer center, and Western’s
instructional media center plans to install state-of -the-art
presentation technology in the classrooms at the Resource Center that
will be similar to the technology found in all of Western’s classrooms
on their campus. |
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