Among about 645 chapters of Kappa Delta Pi across the country, only 24 received Achieving Chapter Excellence awards this past month. MSU's chapter, for the first time in its history, made that list by meeting stringent requirements. Chapters wishing to submit themselves for consideration had to send in a detailed binder outlining several criteria, officials at the national chapter said.
Carol Paddock, KDP's program manager for leadership and recognition, said that binder contained information regarding each chapter's leadership development and training, alumni relations, community outreach, and fundraising efforts, each of which were evaluated for both their level of success and commitment. Paddock said each of those pieces also had to describe the impact on the community and surrounding areas.
"There are a number of criteria," Paddock said. "It's also based on the membership, recruitment and retainment efforts (of the chapters)."
Friday, June 24, 2011
JRN 200 Blog Post #1: Kappa Delta Pi
Officials at the national chapter of Kappa Delta Pi said there were several projects that made the MSU branch worthy of an Achieving Chapter Excellence award. Particularly, organizers took special notice of the group's Literacy Alive! project. The partnership is an initiative the chapter has carried out for several years, members of the MSU chapter said. This year's work took place at MacDonald Middle School in East Lansing.
Specifically, the month-long project ran alongside the state Department of Education's March Is Reading Month! activities, and gave foreign-language students the opportunity to receive books to assist with their English-language classes. More than about 150 books were given to both the classroom and its students, something which the children appreciated, said Sheila Frederixon, a recent MSU College of Education graduate and the chapter's outgoing vice president. In the future, Frederixon said that partnership will continue.
Specifically, the month-long project ran alongside the state Department of Education's March Is Reading Month! activities, and gave foreign-language students the opportunity to receive books to assist with their English-language classes. More than about 150 books were given to both the classroom and its students, something which the children appreciated, said Sheila Frederixon, a recent MSU College of Education graduate and the chapter's outgoing vice president. In the future, Frederixon said that partnership will continue.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
JRN 200 Blog Post #2: MSU's Energy Transition Team
Among many of its environmental sustainability practices, MSU now is requiring facilities to report their use of air conditioning, heating, and ventilation, or HVAC, systems. Each request to utilize a building's HVAC utilities now must receive approval from a dean who oversees that building, said Jennifer Battle, assistant director of campus sustainability.
The program was implemented through MSU's Boldness By Design initiative, which first launched in about 2005, Battle said. The university hopes to reduce use of those utilities by about 3 percent over time. In addition, classroom relocations are being examined, in order to better utilize buildings. Battle said these types of cases most often apply when only one or two classrooms are being used at a given time in a specific building.
JRN 200 Blog Post #1: MSU's Energy Transition Team
MSU always is encouraging students to "be spartan green," and for a school that wears those colors, some say it's the right move to make. MSU has started several initiatives to advance that progress in the past, said Jennifer Battle, assistant director of campus sustainability. In particular, several MSU buildings have been certified "green" under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, standards.
LEED certifications are awarded on the basis of environmentally-efficient building and design practices, according to the U.S. Green Building Council's website.
In particular, the recent addition to the Chemistry Building has received LEED certification, Battle said. On top of that, all of MSU's current construction projects are LEED-certified, Battle said. Going forward, MSU will look to continue such practices in the future, she said.
LEED certifications are awarded on the basis of environmentally-efficient building and design practices, according to the U.S. Green Building Council's website.
In particular, the recent addition to the Chemistry Building has received LEED certification, Battle said. On top of that, all of MSU's current construction projects are LEED-certified, Battle said. Going forward, MSU will look to continue such practices in the future, she said.
Monday, June 13, 2011
JRN 200 Blog Post #2--Miami versus Dallas
It looks like the "Big Three" didn't fulfill their pre-season claims after all.
In what some might call an astounding turn of events, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat and their trio of superstars to win the 2011 NBA Championship on Sunday night, 105-95. The Mavericks took Game 6 in Miami thanks in part to a 27-point effort from Jason Terry and a 21-point output from Dirk Nowitzki, who had 10 of those in the pivotal fourth quarter.
In that segment of the contest, the Mavericks led by as much as 12 before holding off a feverish comeback from the Heat that saw them chop the deficit to 7 before falling behind again.
The home loss by the Heat raises doubts about their ability to compete in the coming years. The team's "Big Three" of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all scored in double figures last night, yet couldn't bring their team back from the brink of elimination despite championship aspirations.
On the other hand, Nowitzki rebounded from his team's own disappointing loss in the 2006 Finals. The championship is his first.
In what some might call an astounding turn of events, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat and their trio of superstars to win the 2011 NBA Championship on Sunday night, 105-95. The Mavericks took Game 6 in Miami thanks in part to a 27-point effort from Jason Terry and a 21-point output from Dirk Nowitzki, who had 10 of those in the pivotal fourth quarter.
In that segment of the contest, the Mavericks led by as much as 12 before holding off a feverish comeback from the Heat that saw them chop the deficit to 7 before falling behind again.
The home loss by the Heat raises doubts about their ability to compete in the coming years. The team's "Big Three" of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all scored in double figures last night, yet couldn't bring their team back from the brink of elimination despite championship aspirations.
On the other hand, Nowitzki rebounded from his team's own disappointing loss in the 2006 Finals. The championship is his first.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
JRN 200 Blog Post #1---Miami versus Dallas
Tonight, the Miami Heat will meet the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Miami. The Heat return home to Miami having lost by nine on Thursday night and needing to win to stave off elimination. LeBron James — who's averaged 17.2 points for the Heat in five Finals games, about six below his playoff average — told the AP and other media members that playoff basketball is "all about pressure."
James and his teammates have underperformed in this series in comparison to their 4-1 series win over Chicago in the conference finals, but that shouldn't distract the Mavericks, who've seen each of the last two games in this series come down to the final quarter.
Historically, the winner of Game 5 has gone on to win 19 of the 26 Finals that have been tied at 2-2. That gives Dallas the advantage statistically. Tonight's game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
James and his teammates have underperformed in this series in comparison to their 4-1 series win over Chicago in the conference finals, but that shouldn't distract the Mavericks, who've seen each of the last two games in this series come down to the final quarter.
Historically, the winner of Game 5 has gone on to win 19 of the 26 Finals that have been tied at 2-2. That gives Dallas the advantage statistically. Tonight's game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST on ABC.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
A Notice to Readers....
If you're looking for my blog, Beau Knows.... has officially moved to The State News' official website!
Check out statenews.com (the official student newspaper of Michigan State University) and look under "Blogs"-my blog will appear under the same title, and featuring content exclusively related to professional sports, all as a result of my employment with The State News!
--Beau
Check out statenews.com (the official student newspaper of Michigan State University) and look under "Blogs"-my blog will appear under the same title, and featuring content exclusively related to professional sports, all as a result of my employment with The State News!
--Beau
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