Bishop's Blog

Education Division Christmas Party A good time was had by all at our Education Division Christmas party on Saturday, December 3.  We talked, ate, sang, ate, laughed, ate; basically, had lots of fun!  The ugly sweater contest first prize winner was Laura Rauscher's husband, Darrin and second prize went to Shelton Smith.  Jordan Cox and Alicia Noddings were gracious enough to share their amazing talent by playing the piano for us. It was perfect weather for sitting around the fire pit, if you wanted to wander outside.  Thanks to all who made the night a fun success! Reception at the Perk Mark Engelhardt and Kathleen Wendt attended the reception that was held in the Perk after the tree lighting ceremony. Here are a few fun pics: Kendall Cox Speaks to the Arnold Rotary Club Kendall Cox, daughter of Tammy, spoke to the Arnold Rotary about her upcoming trip to Germany and her participation in the Winter Intensive ...

Christmas in the Education Division Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is right around the corner.  Thanks to our student worker, Julie Sieber, who put up our tree and made our hallway festive! Accreditation Faculty Meeting On Tuesday, November 22 the faculty met to discuss our upcoming CAEP and CACREP accreditation visits.  The counseling faculty met together to work on new courses and the education faculty heard from David Collum and his experience at a CAEP site visit in Texas. We went over the list of data we have and where it can be found so we can be well prepared for our visit in February 2018. Lead Team Meeting I have so many ideas floating around in my head to make this division even better than it already is, so I invited a few of my  faculty to help me sort through these ideas and hopefully bring some of them (or all) to fruition.  Our first meeting was Monday and I'm excited for the future.  Stay tuned! Directors' Meeting The director...

Veterans' Day Celebration Thanks to Jim Chellew's great idea to honor veterans, Marsha Tierney and the folks at the Franklin County RLC were instrumental in putting together a celebration to honor the veterans that attend the Franklin County RLC.  Thank You for Your Service gift bags were given to those that have served our country.  Pictured below are Clifford Matthews and Michael Edwards. Clifford is the son of Dr. Pat Guyton, a former educator at MBU. APR Data Discussion Kathleen Wendt led a discussion with me, Angela McGowan, Tina Ketterer, and Michael Broombaugh to ensure everyone is entering in completer data correctly into CAMS so that when she submits completer data every October to DESE that we have the information entered correctly. We submitted our data in October and will see our results in December. David Collum, Assessment Director, will be attending a meeting in Jefferson City on November 29th to review the APR results and DESE will share with the gro...

Veteran's Day We owe a debt of gratitude to all former and current military men and women for their service to our country. Please take a few minutes and read the Missing Man Table note that is placed on a table in the dining hall. This note brought some of us to tears as we reflected on those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. If you are on campus, I encourage you to stop in the dining hall to see the display. Display in the Dining Hall Veteran Shelton Smith today prior to Veteran's Day events Operation Christmas Child What a blessing to work at an institution where we enjoy giving and serving those in need! It was so fun to see the many departments on campus quickly volunteering to meet the needs. Mary Ann Bouas and Ellen John gathered goodies for the shoe boxes from the student education organizations. Division Faculty Meeting Thanks for your attendance and participation on Tuesday when we discussed a variety of topics: ACT admission ...