Announcing New Online
Collegiate Member Newsletter
Joining the
other official publications of Kappa Omicron Nu, the Collegiate Member
Newsletter fills an important membership niche: the active members of
college chapters. Kappa Omicron Nu Dialogue serves all members as a
newsletter, Kappa Omicron Nu FORUM is the peer-reviewed journal,
Kappa Omicron Nu Spotlight communicates an overview of the annual
activities to special groups and meetings, and the Kappa Omicron Nu Chapter
Newsletter keeps chapters informed of current news, new initiatives,
programming ideas, and deadlines. This set of publications demonstrates that
communication is an important responsibility of the KON leadership for linking
with the ownership.
Although the
publications serve all membership categories, this new online publication will
directly speak to the interests and concerns of undergraduate and graduate
students. The Collegiate Member Newsletter is the outcome of Board
discussion and implemented by Tambra Stevenson and Dorothy Mitstifer with the
help of Lisa Wootton Booth's design expertise. A link to this publication can
be found on the scrolling index on the Kappa Omicron Nu Home Page.
Conclave: Suggestions for
Friday Afternoon/Evening on Your Own in DC Area
Georgetown - Walk across Key Bridge to Georgetown (no Metro
stops) - Historic Georgetown, a Colonial tobacco port and Washington's current
elite neighborhood, is a fun place to shop and eat.
The Metro
System provides a convenient way to tour the area. Here are some
suggestions:
Take Blue
Line at Rosslyn Metro Station toward Addison Road
Museums at
the Washington Mall - Exit Blue Line at Smithsonian Metro Station
(return to hotel toward Franconia-Springfield)
Visit Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art, National Air & Space
Museum, and/or Washington Monument - These free venues close at 5:30 p.m. so
you will need to make choices. Travel on the Metro is 10-15 minutes but you
will want to be ready to leave quite soon after 3:00 p.m. for sufficient time
for one or two of these venues.
White
House - Exit Blue Line at Federal Triangle or McPherson Square
(return to hotel toward Franconia-Springfield)
Walk around the White House area (probably too late to join a
tour)
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial - Exit Blue Line at Foggy Bottom (return to hotel
toward Franconia-Springfield)
Union
Station - Exit Blue Line at Union Station Metro Station (return to
hotel toward Franconia-Springfield)
This is the restored transportation center with shops, a theater
complex, and food court.
Take Blue
Line at Rosslyn Metro Station toward Franconia-Springfield
Arlington
Cemetery - Exit at Arlington Cemetery Metro Stop (return to hotel
toward Addison Road)
Old Town
Alexandria - Exit at King Street Metro Station (return toward to
hotel toward Addison Road)
Walk the length of King Street past the headquarters of the American
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) through the streets of Old
Town and experience a preserved historic seaport. Shops and restaurants
abound.
Safety
Instructions - Tour with a party of no less than three people. Be
especially aware of your surroundings in order to protect yourself and your
valuables. Make plans to return to the Hotel by midnight--be sure you identify
the time schedule for the Metro so that you can assure travel by Metro
rail.
This program has been developed by Kappa Omicron Nu to give college
students and professionals the resources necessary to share hands-on Family
& Consumer Sciences (FCS) experiences with schoolchildren ages 9-12. This
program intends to make a contribution to understanding of family and consumer
sciences careers by showing children that:
How does the
program work?
The
Kids & Family &
Consumer Sciences program provides college students and professionals
with a wide variety of hands-on FCS activities and demonstrations that are safe
and age-appropriate. Existing activities will be collected in a central
resource. Each activity will conclude with a short description of the
applicable career, including how specialized knowledge is used in professional
practice.
Announcing Chapter
Web Site Template
Chapters will
soon have the option to download our free chapter website template so that you
can establish your own web presence via your university's server. The
components of the template include a Home Page, links to National Kappa Omicron
Nu and external FCS/student resources, an About Our Chapter page (short history
to be developed by local chapter), Chapter Officers and Addresses, and your
chapter's local events Calendar. The site is designed to require little or no
design work and a minimum of local maintenance. However, you must be willing to
commit to its upkeep prior to download. An announcement with a link will be
placed in the scrolling newsreader at the bottom of the KON homepage as soon as
the template is available.
Announcing Candidates
for Student Board Member
Three members
will be elected at Conclave on August 9 for the 2003-2005 term on the Kappa
Omicron Nu Board of Directors.
Catherine (Cathy) Schon
Kappa Beta Xi
Chapter, Carson-Newman College
Interior Design
Renee
Santos
Kappa Gamma Theta Chapter, Baylor University
Fashion Design with Business Administration Minor
Jennifer
Hoss
Omicron Theta Chapter, Kansas State University
Speech-Language Pathology
Erika
Barnhart
Nu Iota Chapter, East Carolina University
Family and Community Services
Kappa Omicron
Nu Collegiate Member Newsletter, Volume 1, No. 1 — Executive Director
and Editor: Dorothy I. Mitstifer. © Copyright 2003 by Kappa Omicron Nu
Honor Society, 4990 Northwind Drive, Suite, 140, East Lansing, Michigan
48823-5031. Telephone: 517.351.8335 — Facsimile: 517.351.8336 —
e-mail: dmitstifer@kon.org.
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