Summer 2001 - Wayne State College

Campus ScDr. ReNae Kehrburg ‘81,standing, Mel Clancy and Dr.Minnie Dacus of the OmahaPublic Schools were on campusfor a guest residency ondiversity April 10-11.Kehrburg is the director ofsecondary education in the OPSDepartment of Curriculum andLearning. Clancy is assistantsuperintendent of schools, andDacus is coordinator in theOPS Department of Student andCommunity Services. While oncampus, they met with students,faculty, staff and the public.The 43rd annual WSC children’s play, “The HonorabA. Jennings, was presented from April 5-12 in Rice Aelementary school children attended the production, wSedriks.Dr. Todd Young, assistant professor of math/science, performs an experimentwith liquid nitrogen during a visit to area high schools this spring. Young isshowing the effect of liquid nitrogen on a rose.Language Day activities,March 23: Keynote speakerRicardo Garcia presented“The Hispanic Roots ofCowboy Culture.” Garciaoffered details about theHispanic traditions of ranching,branding, roping, trail driving,horsemanship and the roundup.His presentation includedMexican storytelling andsinging. The speaker’s programwas made possible by theNebraska Humanities Counciland the Wayne State CollegeModern Language Department.The fountain donated by the WSC Class of 1920 wasby the Wayne Educational Office Professionals Assowith the WSC arboretum and the help of the WSC opThe fountain is located on the lawn near the Wayne SNeihardt Hall. The WEOPA group sponsored the prback to the campus in addition to their annual scholpate in the campus beautification effort and preservefountain had not been in working order for at least 2with the fountain are, from left: Jenn Keller, treasurMilliken, secretary; Lynne Olson, vice president; ShHarm, past-president and fountain project organizer14WSC Magazine Summer 011410/2/01, 2:48 PM