February 2022 | Issue 102 |
|
Save the Date for a WILD 24 Hours! |
From noon on Thursday, March 17th through noon on Friday, March 18th, the Culver-Stockton College community will come together to support our Wildcat students through the Student Scholarship Fund. This year’s 24 WILD HOURS OF GIVING will offer opportunities for alumni, parents, faculty & staff, and friends to learn more about current C-SC students and celebrate all things Culver-Stockton.
A generous, anonymous donor has pledged a dollar-for-dollar match for the first $50,000 in contributions earmarked for the 24 Hours of Giving, doubling the impact of your gift! Be on the lookout for an announcement of the schedule, the link to our website, and messaging about how you can make an even greater impact by encouraging your friends, classmates, and family members to get involved!
All contributions to the Student Scholarship Fund made between now and noon on March 18th can count toward our fundraising total for the 24 Hours of Giving. If you would like to make your gift early, click the link below! Thank you for supporting Culver-Stockton College students.
|
|
|
|
The GREAT RIVER COLLABORATIVE CONFERENCE: CHANGING CURRENTS exists to bring together academics and scholars, community members, government officials, business leaders, and other interested constituents to explore the centrality of the Mississippi River to the past, present, and future of the Tri-States. Through the conference, we hope to bring together a broad and motivated constituency to exchange ideas to benefit the economic, cultural, artistic, political, spiritual, environmental, and academic life of the region. Ultimately, we hope conversations generated through Changing Currents will foster innovative solutions to the various challenges facing the river and the communities it impacts. Click here to read the featured story in the Quincy Herald Whig, "Culver-Stockton Plans River Conference"
|
|
MMEA 2022
We had a great turnout at the recent Lake of the Ozarks event, where alumni participants of the Missouri Music Educators Association meeting gathered with area alumni and friends. Many of our Music Education alumni teach in Missouri and are working to develop the talent of a new generation of performers and teachers.
|
|
We are pleased to announce the formation of the Culver-Stockton College Friends of the Arts, which seeks to recognize the generosity of alumni, parents, faculty & staff, corporate and private foundation partners, and friends of Culver-Stockton College who support the arts. Your support allows Culver-Stockton College to continue to provide students of promise with an engaging arts education beyond the classroom, gaining experience on the stage, in the studio, and behind the scenes.
Donations can be made to support any fund or department in the arts. From scholarships and annual awards to program funding, donations of any size make a difference. To show our gratitude, Culver-Stockton College will provide unique and engaging donor experiences as well as tokens of appreciation that connect you to artistic students of all majors.
Click the link below for more information about supporting the arts at Culver-Stockton College.
|
|
|
|
Alumnus Brad Heckman '91 Assumes the Podium at the
2022 MMEA Conference
The Missouri Music Educators Conference is held each year and brings together educators from across the state of Missouri for performances, workshops, and idea sharing. During their annual In-Service Workshop/Conference, the Missouri Music Educators Association promotes the highest possible standards of excellence in performance and highlights the outstanding work of Missouri music educators and their students.
Alumnus Brad Heckman `91, who is the Director of Bands at Mount Vernon R-5, had the honor of conducting the Mount Vernon Band at the 2022 Missouri Music Educators Association Annual In-Service Workshop and Conference. The conference performance was a family affair, as the featured xylophone soloist was none other than Heckman's son, Ryan.
Heckman has taught for 30 years, spending the last five at Mount Vernon. Previously, Brad taught at Monroe City, where his band consistently earned exemplary ratings at MSHSAA (Missouri State High School Activities Association) festivals, including the early years when his ensembles were as small as 15 students. The Mt. Vernon Mountaineer Bands have performed well in a marching band competition setting, most recently earning first place at the Ozark Mountain Marching Festival in Reeds Spring, MO.
This is the first time Mount Vernon has been selected to perform at MMEA. Congratulations to Brad, Ryan, and the Mountaineer Band for a spectacular performance!
|
|
Back Row L-R: Ryan Heckman, Brad Heckman `91
Front Row L-R: Allison Heckman, Linda (Redstone) Heckman `92
|
|
|
|
Alumna Entrepreneur is Making Her Own Way, "At Lash" |
Armed with a degree in business administration and an entrepreneurial spirit, young alumna Chioma Emeka `20 started her own business during the pandemic. Founded in her downtown St. Louis apartment in the summer of 2020, Emeka's At Lash specializes in providing eyelash extensions to clients in the St. Louis area as well as her hometown of Quincy, IL. Her story was recently featured in an article about St. Louisans' beauty habits shared by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
|
|
|
|
Ian Sodawasser `14 Set to Perform as Patrick Star in
"The Spongebob Musical"
|
Sodawasser shared, "I am beyond excited to announce that I’ve booked my first Chicago theatre gig! I will be playing Patrick Star in Surging Films and Theatrics production of The SpongeBob Musical! It opens February 18th and runs through March 6th. Getting this part means so much to me, as I have been a SpongeBob fan since my childhood. I can’t wait to play this lovable oaf!"
|
|
|
|
|
Alumna Jen Climer `01
Answered a Call to Serve
|
Alumna Jen Climer ‘01 understands the importance of answering a call. She felt called to pursue an education on “the Hill,” where she played softball for the Wildcats and was involved on campus as a member of Chi Omega sorority. She felt called to build a career in education, returning to her home school district after graduating from Culver-Stockton College. She felt called to become a physical education teacher, focusing on the expansion of adaptive physical education offerings in Missouri public schools.
|
|
*Events are subject to change, postponement, or cancellation as we continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation. Updates will be provided in the event of a change. |
|
|
|
February
18-20 Theatre Production-Bellwether
26 Jazz Ensemble Concert
27 Wind Ensemble & Choir Concert
28-Mar 2 Band Tour
March
17 Art Gallery-Faculty Show
17-18 Day of Giving
27 Masterwork Choir Concert
30 Young Writer's Conference
31 Little Women (Musical)
April
1-3 Little Women (Musical)
6 Jazz and Wind Ensemble Concert
7 Honors Art Exhibit
7-9 Great River Collaborative Conference
8 Scholarship Luncheon
8 Alumni Honors Banquet
9 Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet
10 Fallen Officer Project
|
|
|
|
Calling All High School Singers!
Alumni, do you know of a student entering 9-12th grades who might benefit from quality vocal instruction this summer? If so, please share this exciting opportunity with them:
Culver-Stockton College is hosting a Choral Vocal Camp on our beautiful campus up on "the Hill." All classes will be taught by the esteemed Culver-Stockton College faculty and curriculum will focus on vocal technique, audition preparation, and sight-reading. Throughout the week, there will be special sessions on how to prepare for musical theatre auditions, tips and tricks for performing musical theatre pieces, and a breakdown of how to learn a cappella musical techniques. The camp will culminate in a final performance where students will showcase what they learned during the week.
Singers have the option to stay on campus or commute each day. Encourage your singers to sign up soon, as space is limited! Sign up using the link below.
|
|
What happens when tragedy confronts an idyllic community and media speculation hounds the investigation with unfounded innuendo?
Culver-Stockton College’s Theatre Department presents Steve Yockey’s Bellwether as it follows the descent of a friendly neighborhood that turns on parents Alan and Jackie Draft when their six-year-old daughter, Amy, disappears mysteriously. Adapting ancient Greek drama’s concept of chorus as responders to tragedy, Yockey lifts the veneer of friendly perfection from the townsfolk of Bellwether to expose an unsettling darkness roiling beneath.
**This production contains mature language and subject matter.
Adults $10 | Seniors & Non-C-SC Students $5
Admission is free to C-SC students, faculty, and staff.
C-SC students, faculty, and staff can reserve tickets on the MyCulver home page following the Get Your Theatre Tickets link.
|
|
Culver-Stockton College Announces New Graduate Degree |
Dr. Douglas B. Palmer, President, and Dr. Lauren Schellenberger, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, along with Dr. Jay Hoffman, Acting Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies, are proud to announce the launch of a new graduate program at Culver-Stockton College.
|
|
|
ALUMNI RECEIVE A 15% TUITION DISCOUNT
|
|
Athletic Tickets
Hey, Wildcats! Culver-Stockton College Athletics has moved to online ticketing for all events this season. To purchase your tickets to upcoming athletic games, please click here.
|
|
|
|
Wildcat Family Beyond "the Hill" |
|
A recent international gathering of young alumni shows a world of possibility for Wildcat connections! Pictured above are alumni Jasper Wieling `16, Abbi Frings `17, and Anton Rimbau `14. Wieling, who is originally from the Netherlands, is now working for IBM and lives in Budapest, Hungary. Frings, who hails from Champaign, IL, worked for four years in Washington, D.C., for Abt Associates and is now living in Madrid, Spain as she attends graduate school at IE University. Wieling is originally from Barcelona, Spain and is now living in Singapore, where he works for Exxon. |
|
January 22, 2022
Valparaiso, IN
|
|
October 4, 2021
Wilton, NH
|
|
November 12, 2021
Shepard, MI
|
|
|
|
Like our Alumni Area Facebook pages:
St. Louis Alumni:
Kansas City:
Chicago Area:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
