April 2012 Issue 34

KILIAN NEWS

April 2012

Issue 34 Page 2

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Aaron Woodard, who teaches history and government at Kilian, will be presenting a conference paper entitled "Divide and Conquer--Fur trader Manuel Lisa and the Sioux in the War of 1812" at this year's Dakota Confer-ence at Augustana. Aaron was also asked to serve as a session chair for one of the conference sessions.

In addition, Kilian student Terry Townsend will be pre-senting a paper titled "Racism in Reverse-the William Brown Incident". Aaron thinks this is the first time a Kilian student has presented a paper at this particular confer-ence. Terry’s paper originated in Charlie Roger’s history class. This challenges instructors to be on the lookout for outstanding papers that students can present at confer-ences.

If you see them around, please congratulate Aaron and Terry. It is great to see scholarship coming out of Kilian.

IMPORTANT DATES

April 5 Overage Checks for 1st time borrowers

April Registration for Summer Opens

April Registration for Fall Opens

April 27 Last day to withdraw

May 19 Last day of spring semester

May 21 Graduation (Orpheum Theatre)

June 4 Summer Term Begins

June 8 Last Day to Add/Drop

June 25 Scramble for Student Success

July 14 Last Day for Student Withdrawals

July 28 Summer Semester Ends

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MEET THE TUTORS: This Issue—Tutor: Jolayne Hanson

During the daytime hours, I can be found teaching at Harrisburg High School just south of Sioux Falls. My background has in-cluded many hours of instruction with English Language Learn-ers, and when I first arrived in Sioux Falls, I was a teacher at the Family Immersion Center working with the students who had very recently arrived in the United States. I am currently working with the ESL students in Harrisburg High School, and I am a certified ESL ACCESS tester. I have greatly enjoyed helping recent im-migrants become accustomed to our American system of educa-tion and succeed. My educational background began in Minnesota for my public school years. I got my bachelor’s degree at Augustana College in Sioux Falls and did graduate work at MSU (Mankato State Uni-versity in Minnesota). I taught in Minnesota for over 30 years be-fore we moved to Sioux Falls. Since I have an education degree, I am comfortable working with study skills in a variety of disci-plines, and have had the most experience helping students in English and math. I am in the SSC on Monday and Thursday evenings and every other Saturday.

FREE HELP SESSIONS

The SSC is now offering special study groups.

These groups will be run by a tutor who is a specialist in these classes. Stu-

dents do not need to sign up for these sessions—just go to them when-

ever you need help.

Math—090,

100,101,102

Rm.201 Friday 1:30-3:30

Intro to Com-

puters

SSC—back

room

Thursday 9-10

Biology Rm 209 Tuesday 4-6

Writing Papers Rm 209 Wednesday 9-10

Statistics Rm 208 Tuesday 4-6

Typing + SSC—back

room

Friday 4:30-6:30

Hanging

Indent

Chip’s Tech Tips

Need to create a references page for your paper? Formatting the References page for your paper can be tricky be-cause many styles use what is called a hanging indent. In a hanging indent, the first line of each reference is left aligned with all the other lines indented beneath it. Below is an example of a hanging indent:

Cummings, J. N., Butler, B., & Kraut, R. (2002). The quality of online social relationships. Communica-

tions of the ACM, 45(7), 103-108. To Format Your References Page With Hanging Indents

1. Type all of your references on the references page. Remember to follow the guidelines in your Hacker book for how to cite each resource on your references page. (FYI: Chip says to keep your Hacker book after you’ve completed the Composition class. You will be using it in many classes.)

2. Highlight all of your resources. 3. Go to your Ruler at the top of the page. If your Ruler isn’t visible, click on the View tab and check

the Ruler box. The Ruler should now be visible. 4. Hover your mouse over the Hanging Indent Tool on the Ruler. (It is the up-pointing triangle.

When you hover your mouse over it, the screen tip should read “Hanging Indent”.

5. Drag just the up-pointing triangle (the Hanging Indent Tool) to the half-inch mark on the ruler. 6. Everything that is highlighted will have the Hanging Indent format.

Chip’s Quick Tip: Before you begin typing your paper, go to the Home tab and click on the NO SPAC-ING option in Styles. Your paper will be easier to format later on! Need to get Office 2010? Don’t pay full price. As a student you are eligible for student discounts. To purchase and download Office 2010, go to http://bit.ly/rft6Zd. You will need to use your student email address to complete the transaction.

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I cannot say on a regular basis I check out AARP but I heard this on the radio. What if we all lived life based on these. What if… How wonderful the world could be. Are you courageous enough to be true to yourself? I challenge everyone of you. Christine Schelske -------- When questioned about any regrets the dying had or anything they would do differently, common themes surfaced. Here are the most common five: 1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. This was the most common regret of all. When people realize that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people have not honored even half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they’d made, or not made. It’s important to try to honor at least some of your dreams along the way. It’s too late once you lose your health. Health brings a freedom very few realize, until they no longer have it. 2. I wish I didn't work so hard. This came from every male patient I nursed. They missed their children's youth and their partner's compan-ionship. Women also spoke of this regret. But as most were from an older generation, many of the female pa-tients had not been breadwinners. All of the men I nursed deeply regretted spending so much of their lives on the treadmill of a work existence. By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the in-come that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle. 3. I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings. Many people suppressed their feelings in order to keep peace with others. As a result, they settled for a me-diocre existence and never became who they were truly capable of becoming. Many developed illnesses relat-ing to the bitterness and resentment they carried as a result. We cannot control the reactions of others. However, although people may initially react when you change the way you are by speaking honestly, in the end it raises the relationship to a whole new and healthier level. Ei-ther that or it releases the unhealthy relationship from your life. Either way, you win. 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. Often they would not truly realize the full benefits of old friends until their dying weeks, and it was not al-ways possible to track them down. Many had become so caught up in their own lives that they had let golden friendships slip by over the years. There were many deep regrets about not giving friendships the time and effort they deserved. Everyone misses their friends when they are dying. It is common for anyone in a busy lifestyle to let friendships slip. But when you are faced with your ap-proaching death, the physical details of life fall away. People do want to get their financial affairs in order if possible. But it is not money or status that holds the true importance for them. They want to get things in order more for the benefit of those they love. Usually though, they are too ill and weary to ever manage this task. It all comes down to love and relationships in the end. That is all that remains in the final weeks: love and relationships. 5. I wish that I had let myself be happier. This is a surprisingly common one. Many did not realize until the end that happiness is a choice. They had stayed stuck in old patterns and habits. The so-called “comfort” of familiarity overflowed into their emotions, as well as their physical lives. Fear of change had them pretending to others, and to themselves, that they were content. When deep within, they longed to laugh properly and have silliness in their life again. When you are on your deathbed, what others think of you is a long way from your mind. How wonderful to be able to let go and smile again, long before you are dying. Life is a choice. It is your life. Choose consciously, choose wisely and choose honestly. Choose happiness.

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The Kilian Green Group is dedicated to educating stu-dents, faculty, and staff about the necessity of sus-tainable living practices – “going green.” One of the major concerns of sustainability is conservation of our physical environment. To raise awareness for the is-sues of conservation, the Green Group is sponsoring an Earth Day activity for all of the Kilian community to get involved in. Beginning April 1, 2012 and ending on April 22, 2012 (Earth Day), we will be taking pledges from students, faculty, and staff for ACTS OF GREEN. If you are wondering what that might be, we are looking for indi-viduals to pledge to do an act that will promote con-servation of our environment. This might include things like: riding your bike to school or work one day; taking your old TV or radio to the electronics drop-off; recycling more of your waste; taking outgrown cloth-ing to Savers, Ys Buys, etc.; reading the newspaper online; turning in your paper on Moodle instead of a paper copy; reading an article online rather than print-ing it out; turning off and unplugging your computer and TV when you are not using them; finding new uses for items that you might otherwise throw away; pack your lunch in a reusable container rather than a paper bag; join and online educational resource like www.recylcebank.com; etc. Use your imagination. On April 1, boxes will appear at the front desk and at Linda’s desk (second floor) along with slips of paper. You can write your pledges on these slips of paper and put them in the box. Each pledge will become an entry in a drawing for prizes to be held on April 22. Our goal is 1,000 ACTS OF GREEN by April 22. You can also register pledges by emailing them to Green Chip at kccgreenchip@gmail.com. The other part of our Earth Day activity will be held on April 22 at 2:00 p.m. here at Kilian. We will be picking up trash between the College and Falls Park. You may bring family or friends along as well. Refreshments will be provided at the end of the clean up along with the drawing for prizes. Please help us reach our goal and clean up our campus environment.

Congratulations are in order for Donna Leininger. She received the John W Harris Teacher of the Year award!!!

Donna has taught math for Kilian for over 20 years.

Donna, you are the best.