CAMPUS DIGEST

Stephanie Collins ’03 gave her senior thesis presentation, “Physical Activity Improves Subjects’ Self-Perception, Aerobic Capacity, and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease,” Feb. 12 in The Forum.

Michelle Kempke Eppler, registrar and affirmative action officer, hosted a statewide joint meeting with NAFSA: Association of International Educators and the Nebraska Association of College Registrars & Admission Officers to discuss the Student Exchange and Visitor Information System Feb. 21 at Dana.

Professor Volker Langeheine, German scholar-in-residence, was invited to serve on the Board of Directors of Omaha’s Sister Cities Association.

Dr. Claire Bushong, assistant professor of music, has been appointed review editor for Cross Accent, the journal of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.

Dr. Scott Hermanson, assistant professor of English, published a review of Joe Tabbi’s book Cognitive Fictions in the March/April edition of American Book Review.

Professor William Hall, director of instrumental studies, Dana College Band conductor and assistant professor of music education, served as guest conductor of the Gretna Middle School Band and the Gretna High School Band for their concert Feb. 27. He also addressed the audience on the “Academic Values of Continuing Music Participation.”

Professor Jan Potter, professor of social work, represented Dana College as a judge for the African American History Challenge for Omaha area high school students Feb. 22 at Benson High School in Omaha.

Dr. Brian Viets, provost and dean of the college, presented “Lutheran College or Public University? There’s a Difference and It Lasts a Lifetime” at the Lutheran College Fair March 23 in Omaha.

Dr. Iain Anderson, assistant professor of history, led a panel entitled “Visions of the New South” at the Missouri Valley History Conference in Omaha March 7.

Professor Richard Potter, associate professor of social work, was the luncheon speaker for the Eastern Region meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers on March 13. His topic was “Dangerous Minds: This Year in Nebraska Lawmaking.”

Professor Jan Potter served as a re-accreditation site visitor for the Council on Social Work Education. She visited a college in Michigan March 15–18.

Dr. John Mark Nielsen ’73, professor of English, presented a paper at the 27th annual interdisciplinary symposium sponsored by the Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska on March 28. His paper was entitled, “The Cups of Blood are Emptied: Folkelighed and Pietisme in Two Danish Immigrant Schools on the Great Plains.”

Dr. John Mark Nielsen ’73 and his wife, Dawn (Carper ’74), presented their Nebraska Humanities Council presentation, “Voices from the New Land” at the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island, Neb., on March 16.

Brooke Allerdings ’04, Jessica Angus ’03, Derek Davis ’03, Natalie Hornig ’03, Kjaer Kirkegaard ’03, Christina Labs ’03, William Mathis ’03 and Mary Rist ’03 exhibited their work the The Forum Gallery during the Dana College Annual Senior Student Art Show, April 4–19.

Dr. Myrvin Christopherson ’61, president, was the keynote speaker for a stewardship event April 5–6 at Messiah Lutheran Church, an ELCA congregation in Auburn, Wash. He was also the guest preacher at Sunday worship.

Dr. Myrvin Christopherson ’61, made a featured presentation to college and university presidents at the annual meeting of the Higher Learning Commission in Chicago, Ill., on April 14.

Darrell Dibben, professor emeritus of communication, and Bob Schmoll, vice president and chief financial officer, served as judges for the public speaking competition at the 2003 Future Business Leaders of America Nebraska State Leadership Conference in Omaha April 3.

Jim Falk and the Dana College Dining Services staff were selected as one of four Sodexho accounts as having the best fall dining report. Falk was also singled out for his excellent reporting on activities at Dana.

Amy Miller ’03 gave her Morton Scholar presentation April 23 in The Forum on “Factors Related to Eating Disorders.”

Jessica Donnell ’03 gave her Morton Scholar presentation, “Tarzan v. Gummi Tarzan: Ole Lund Kirkegaard’s Use of Hero from Popular Culture to Address Child Peer Abuse and Adult-Child Relationships,” April 28 in the E.C. Hunt Campus Center.

Professor Volker Langeheine, German scholar-in-residence, and Dr. Sybille Bartels, associate dean for student success, director of International Studies and ESL and professor of German, judged competitions at the Nebraska Association of Students of German’s annual convention at Millard North High School in Omaha. Nearly 400 students from 22 schools participated in the German language and culture events March 29. Dr. Bartels, serving as Nebraska testing chairwoman for the national exam, announced that Nebraska’s nominee won an American Association of Teachers of German/Pädagogischer Austauschdiennst summer trip to Germany. The winner was Jeremy Hanson, son of Mary and Alan Hanson ’76.

Dr. Sybille Bartels and Professor Diana Brown, associate professor of French and Spanish, attended the Nebraska Department of Education’s symposium on “The Pre-K–16 Foreign Language Initiative,” at Creighton University in Omaha April 21.

Dale “Juice” Lemon, former Dana Baseball coach and professor emeritus of physical education, received the Nebraska Baseball Hall of Fame’s Medal of Honor for his contributions to baseball.

Dr. Mark Sand, associate professor of mathematics, attended the meeting of the Nebraska/Southeast South Dakota section of the Mathematical Association of America, held March 28–29 at the University of South Dakota. He gave a presentation entitled, “Some Mathematics of the Financial World.”

Dr. Mark Sand gave a presentation at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., in April. The presentation was entitled “Earth Math,” and was a survey of some of the ways in which mathematics is used to study the size, shape and characteristics of Earth.

Professor Richard Potter and Professor Jan Potter gave an invited presentation at the annual conference of the Nebraska Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers in Omaha on March 29. The presentation was entitled, “Alternative Approaches to Mind/Body/Spiritual Health.”

Dr. Brian Viets, provost and dean of the college, has been named to the Board of Trustees for the BryanLGH College of Health Sciences (formerly Lincoln General Hospital) in Lincoln, Neb.

The 2003 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will include the following Dana College students who have been selected as outstanding campus leaders: Toni Ahrendt ’03, Rachel Ahrens ’03, Kevin Bartak ’04, Mara Bartlett ’04, Christian Beckendorf ’04, Sara Buck ’05, Sarah Davis ’03, Luke Dea ’04, Jillian Dreesen ’03, Darrell Greene ’04, Kelly Heller ’04, Lauri Kahl ’03, Mackenzie Krause ’04, Jennifer Miller ’04, Carle Mock ’03, Emily Neve ’04, Dustin Nielsen ’04, Inga Roe ’04, Wendi Sieh ’04, Lindsey Sparks ’03, Marta Walker ’03, Alicia Widtfeldt ’03, Justin Wiese ’03, Heather Wonders ’03 and Michelle Young ’04.