Thursday, January 7, 2016
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said. “With students, hearing their dreams and their
hopes for the future.”
She also plans to make
visits to each college on
campus to meet faculty. She
appreciates learning from
faculty herself.
“It doesn’t matter what
the faculty member’s discipline is, I’m probably going
to be asking about their research interests and if they
can explain it in baby talk,”
Garrett said. “I’m looking
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was an ESL student who experienced many struggles
learning English. A teacher
told him he did not have a
future in teaching because
of his background and limited English skills.
“Over the years, I was
able to turn that experience
into one of my main sources
of motivation. Thanks to
that memory, I now know
what I do not want my
students to feel and how I
want them to see me,” he
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forward to getting to know
more faculty. On the staff
side, there are so many people who are really engaged
with our students.”
ESU is currently in the
midst of improving diversity
and inclusion on campus,
something Garrett says she
is excited about. At Abilene
Christian she worked on diversity and inclusion initiatives.
“ESU has done a really nice job of attracting
students from around the
world and so many different backgrounds,” Garrett
said. “Working with college students as they live
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together in a community is
something that is really important. I think ESU has a
lot of good things going on
but we will work on developing that plan over the next
several weeks and continue
to make good progress on
those issues.I think every
university has opportunities
to be more welcoming to different kinds of students. It is
an exciting opportunity.”
The state legislative
session will begin Monday. Garrett, coming from
a private university, hasn’t
recently experienced legislative work but does have
past experience working
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with government.
“I’ve done some government relations work in the
past, years ago when I was
with Wal-Mart,” Garrett
said. “I was a government
employee and lived in the
D.C. area for six years. But
I have a lot to learn about
state institutions. Fortunately, there are people who are
very very willing to help me
with that.”
Today, the Emporia Area
Chamber of Commerce and
Emporia Main Street are
hosting a public welcome for
Garrett from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
at the Emporia Arts Center,
815 Commercial St.
sional staff in addition
to expanding our grant
program where the need
is greater than the ability to fund the many
needs in our community,” adds Schreiber.
“We are very grateful for the support of
those who stepped up
to help the Foundation meet the challenge
match of our very generous anonymous donor,”
added Shirley Antes,
ECF Executive Director.
“The challenge match
was what we needed to
kick-start our campaign
and we appreciate the
confidence and passion
that our donors have in
our mission. It’s because
of our donors that we
are able to carryout the
important work we do
in ensuring the longterm economic viability
of the communities we
serve.”
The Fund for the Future is a fund that the
entire community can
give to knowing that
the investment income
will continue to impact
the community for perpetuity. The campaign
to raise $1,000,000 by
2020 is ongoing and the
Foundation’s trustees
will continue to reach
out to supporters to encourage them to invest
in their community by
donating to the fund
that will help meet the
charitable needs of the
people in Lyon and its
six contiguous counties.
Anyone interested in
learning more about the
Foundation or making
a donation can call 3429304 or email the office
at [email protected].
All donations, small
or large, are tax deductible and will help the
foundation meet the ongoing charitable causes.
There are also many
ways donors can contribute to the Foundation’s
Fund for the Future including designating the
Fund for the Future as a
beneficiary in one’s will
or trust, designating the
Fund as a beneficiary in
a life insurance policy,
life estate, retirement
plan assets, land, commodities, cash, transfer
of stock and more.
COURTESY PHOTO
Alyssa Miller receives a call in the classroom, informing
her she is a Horizon Award recipient.
COURTESY PHOTO
Manuel Estrada Espinoza, a third grade teacher at
Walnut Elementary School, looks over his workspace
after receiving the news he is a Horizon Award
recipient.
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employees submit the application.”
A resolution was approved
for the Excel Corporation to
apply for funding for a low-income, multi-family housing
development. The resolution
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