KPP Quarterly Meeting June 11, 2011
The June quarterly meeting will be held at
Kansas Wesleyan University
100 E. Claflin Ave. Salina.
The meeting will be in Room 325 of Pioneer Hall.
Coffee at 9:30 with meeting starting at 10:00.
We plan to finish about noon and have lunch together nearby.
Please join us. Here is a link to the campus map.
Tentative Agenda
10:00 am. Call to order – Introductions, changes, additions to agenda
Minutes of last board meeting– Nan Porter
Treasurer’s report – Dave Schafer
President’s report – John Poertner – Wichita – High School art in Paraguay.
Travelers on POA grants (approved or pending)
Steve Richards – Trip Report
Jared Bixby – Zoo project – Trip Report with Bob Klemm
Five Times Harder – traveling
Dr. Randall Goering – approved
Jay Newton – approved
Slawomir Dobrzanski – action requested
Old business
Policy regarding gifts for exceptional volunteers
Membership drive – draft letter
Student handbook for new Paraguayan students – next steps
Contacts: ESU – Gonzalo Bruce; WSU – Nan Porter; PSU – Alice Sagehorn; Washburn – Tina Williams and Miguel Gonzalez-Abellas; FHSU – Josephine Squires and Avi Kempinski,; KSU- Bob Klemm and Sara Thurston-Gonzålez; KU – John Poertner
New business
Reduce price of annual meeting.
Graham Kreicker - supplemental small grant request.
Committee Reports
Education – Mary Bradshaw, Edith Black, Kim Kreicker, Arla Jones
Scholarship Fund – $66,000 – This years Kansas recipient – Sarah Stern
Youth Ambassadors – KS and PY – KPP taking over Sonidos project from Kansas YAs
High School Exchanges
Emergency Preparedness – Steve Richards
Health – Merrill Raber
Agriculture – Dave Schafer
Cultural Arts – Lynn Wilson, Arlo Kasper, Merril Raber
Reach Out – Kim Kreicker, Arla Jones, Bob Klemm (membership)
Civil Society – Donna Schenck-Hamlin
International trade – Melissa Birch
Natural resources – Bob Klemm
Tentative Meeting Schedule for 2011 Saturday Quarterly Meetings:
September 10th at Johnson County Community College
December 3rd in Wichita
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-KU Latin American Studies Presents-
Teacher Reach-Out Workshop: How to bring Paraguay to your classroom and networking session
Join us for this fall semester’s FREE Teacher Reach-Out Workshop!
This workshop focuses on providing teachers with a foundational knowledge of Paraguay through featured guest speakers Dr. Melissa Birch, the Paraguayan Kansas Committee, and the Kansas Paraguay Partners. We also will provide teachers with resources about travel opportunities to Paraguay and materials and digital tools to bring Paraguay to your classroom! See a schedule and description below!
When and Where:
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
10:00am-2:30pm (Lunch Provided)
University of Kansas, Bailey Hall, Room 318
(785) 864-3899
RSVP to lasoutreach@ku.edu.
Schedule and Brief Description of the Events:
10:00am-10:15am Introduction by Outreach Coordinators
10:15am-11:00am Lecture by Graham Kreicker, Kansas Paraguay Partners representative
- Kreicker’s lecture will give an overview of Paraguayan culture, as well as, discuss travel opportunities to Paraguay for Teachers and Students
11:00am-11:30am Paraguay Kansas Committee Student Organization presentation
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch (Provided by the LAS Center Outreach) and teacher networking
1:00pm-1:45pm Lecture by Dr. Melissa Birch, Associate Director of the Center of Latin American Studies, Associate Professor of Business, & Faculty Adviser for PKC Student Organization
- An overview of the economy and politics of Paraguay
1:45pm-2:15pm Integrating LAS resources to incorporate Paraguay into the classroom
- LAS Outreach resources and how they meet your curriculum standards
2:15pm-2:30pm Raffle and Evaluations
Total Instruction Contact Hours: 3 hours