Accomplishments
Faculty in the Counselor Education Department recently attended the Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors national conference in San Diego. Participants included Drs. Barbara Andrews, Don Basse, Laura Bruneau, Teri McCartney, and Susan Varhely, and Kristella Mata-Hartshorn. Drs. Andrews, Basse and Bruneau gave three different presentations regarding online teaching and online counselor ed programs. Dr. Varhely presented on Mindfulness and the Counseling Relationship. Dr. McCartney presented on adding crisis intervention to the counselor education curriculum.
Dr. Rick Baker, professor of English, had his article "Some Fragile Member of the Human Absurdity with Erectile Dysfunction: Faulkner's Existentialist View in Sanctuary" published in "The Icfai University Journal of American Literature" this past month (Volume 2: Numbers 3-4). The article explores the influence that William Faulkner's novel "Sanctuary "(1931) had on Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, notably with reference to their novels and philosophical works in the later years. Some of the literature of Sartre and Camus serve as analogous texts to Sanctuary, and certain existential motifs emerge as a result: Sartre's hole theory, evil, bad faith, the look, and nausea, not to mention Camus's notion of the absurd. These motifs would later be apparent in Sartre's " Nausea" (1938), "Being and Nothingness" (1943), "No Exit" (1944), and "Saint Genet: Actor and Martyr" (1952), as well as Camus's "The Stranger "(1942) and "The Myth of Sisyphus" (1942). Ultimately, Horace Benbow, the main character in "Sanctuary" who suffers from erectile dysfunction, would be revealed as an existentialist hero because he lives in good faith and confronts the forces of evil, as he tries to help Ruby Lamar (a former prostitute), Lee Goodwin (a man falsely accused of rape and murder), and their sickly child. From this experience, Horace will return home to renew his relationship with his wife and stepdaughter whom he had left earlier to fend for themselves in this absurd world that we all share.
Gregg Elliott, director of the Counseling & Career Center will speak at the National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA) conference December 10-11. NaBITA is a national organization of college and university behavioral intervention and threat assessment teams, such as Adams State's Students of Concern committee. The purpose of these teams is typically to proactively identify students who may be becoming a threat to themselves or others. His presentation will be "Behavioral Intervention and Threat Assessment Without a Budget."
Ken Marquez, dean of Student Affairs, was recently elected president elect of the Kiwanis Club of Alamosa.
Oneyda L. Maestas and Karen A. Lemke, Dept. of Developmental Education, will present a workshop, "Bongos, Boomboxes and Self-Published Books: Accessing Curriculum Through Cultural Connections," at the International Conference of Education, Research, and Innovation November 16-18 in Madrid, Spain. They will discuss how to incorporate culturally relevant pedagogical practices at the post secondary level and model interactively with hands-on examples.
Lemke presented a paper titled "Becoming College Material: STAY (Structured Transitional Academic Year) for underprepared college students, comprehensive pre-collegiate programming" at the Colorado Association for Developmental Education Conference Oct. 9 at Western State College. She also attended the Governor's Commission on Community Service State Service Conference,October 12-13, to learn more about the Americorps UCAN Serve Education Award program. Adams State College became a member of the Colorado Campus Compact Americorps UCAN Serve Program in August 2009, allowing ASC to enroll students who participate in 300 hours of community service within a calendar year to receive $1,000 education awards. Community Service is a component of the STAY program, but students in any discipline can receive the scholarship, provided that they are committed to serving their communities approximately 6 hours per week. Students in programs like Nursing and Teacher Education easily complete over 300 hours of unpaid service with their clinicals, observation hours, and student teaching and are strongly encouraged to enroll in this program. For more information, contact Karen Lemke.
ASC Police Officer Johnny Romero attended the annual conference of gang investigators in Denver. He will be working with the local gang task force on identifying gang activity and intervention efforts.
ASC Police Officer Alycia Riggs was reappointed to the Prevention Coalition's Underage Drinking Task Force. The task force researches and implements ways to reduce underage consumption and abuse of alcohol.
ASC Police Officer Tresa Rupright recently attended an Open Records course designed to help public agencies navigate privacy concerns and the public's right to know. Rupright was appointed Division Manager of Records and Reports for ASCPD. Copies of her book for children about sexual abuse, "Kendra The Brave," were donated to the Alamosa Public library, Tu Casa, and the Boys and Girls Club by ASC Police Chief Joel Shults. The book is available online at lulu.com publishers.
Dr. Joel Shults, Chief of the ASC Police Department, was appointed to chair the Subject Expert Committee to validate and revise the Peace Officer Standards and Training certification test for all Colorado police academy graduates. He has served on the curriculum committee for the POST board for two years. He also attended the International Association of Police Chiefs annual meeting in Denver and presented on his research on assaults on officers and victims' rights.
Dr. Diana Wenzel, associate provost for Extended Studies, was recently appointed to Colorado's Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board.
Erik van de Boogaard, associate vice president for Facilities Planning, Design & Construction,was re-elected to a three-year term as secretary-treasurer for the Rocky Mountain Association of Physical Plant Administrators, the regional chapter of the Association for Physical Plant Administrators.
New Employees
Brandon Campbell, Asst. Track and Field Coach
Drew Houston, Technical Records Coordinator
Catherine La Roche, Housing Residence Director
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