KCKCC’s Business Solution Series breakfast continues April 14

by Kelly Rogge

Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Business Solution Series Breakfast continues in April with a discussion on turning conversations into revenue and resources.

The breakfast is from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Room 3632 on the KCKCC main campus, 7250 State Ave. Park in Lot A or B and enter through the Performing Arts Center. The cost is $10 and reservations can be made by contacting KCKCC Workforce, Career and Entrepreneurship Center at 913-288-7644.

“The goal of the Business Solution Series is to assist businesses with identifying solutions for challenges all businesses face at some point in time in their growth process,” said Alicia Hooks, director of Entrepreneurship at KCKCC. “Secondarily, it will help to identify resource partners through networking and speakers who may assist with other strategic growth processes.”

During the Business Solution Series event, Christal Watson, president of the Heartland Black Chamber of Commerce, will be discussing networking techniques that can increase the revenue and/or sponsorship for businesses and organizations while additionally providing valuable resources.

“This is an inexpensive way to obtain valuable resources and information, which can impact their bottom line,” Hooks said. “The topics are chosen by Chamber partners based on the needs they have identified through their membership. These are needs their membership has expressed and collectively find as an ongoing challenge to be covered.”

The series is sponsored by KCKCC; the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City; the Women’s Chamber of Commerce of Kansas City, Kan.; the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City; Wyandotte Economic Development Council’ Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce; the Unified Government of KCK-Wyandotte County; the Kansas Black Chamber of Commerce; the Leavenworth County Development Corporation, Downtown Shareholders and the Leavenworth, Lansing Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about the Business Solutions Series, contact Alicia Hooks at [email protected] or by phone at 913-288-7644.

Kelly Rogge is the public information supervisor for Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Piper teacher honored as Kansas master teacher

Leslie McAfee, mathematics teacher at Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan., is one of seven master teachers in the state of Kansas who were honored at Emporia State University. (Photo from Piper schools)
Leslie McAfee, mathematics teacher at Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan., is one of seven master teachers in the state of Kansas who were honored at Emporia State University. (Photo from Piper schools)

Leslie McAfee, mathematics teacher at Piper High School in Kansas City, Kan., is one of seven master teachers in the state of Kansas who were honored at Emporia State University.

Emporia State University established the Kansas Master Teacher awards in 1954. The awards are presented annually to teachers who have served the profession long and well and who also typify the outstanding qualities of earnest and conscientious teachers.

Master teachers are invited to teach at Emporia State for part of a semester. The Bank of America funds the Master Teacher Award program.

KCKPL online book club chooses ‘The Testing’ as April selection

Join Kansas City, Kansas Public Library’s Youngbloods Online Book Club to discuss this month’s thrilling selection, “The Testing” by Joelle Charbonneau. The book can be found in streaming audiobook and ebook on the Youngbloods site at http://ecommunity.kckp.org/youngbloods.html.

“The Testing” is a griping, action-packed tale: It’s graduation day for 16-year-old Malencia Vale, and the entire Five Lakes Colony (the former Great Lakes) is celebrating. All Cia can think about—hope for—is whether she’ll be chosen for The Testing, a United Commonwealth program that selects the best and brightest new graduates to become possible leaders of the slowly revitalizing post-war civilization.

When Cia is chosen, her father finally tells her about his own nightmarish half-memories of The Testing. Armed with his dire warnings (”Cia, trust no one”), she bravely heads off to Tosu City, far away from friends and family, perhaps forever. Danger, romance—and sheer terror—await.

Youngbloods is KCKPL’s first ever completely online book club. Designed for book-lovers who want to enjoy the books and discuss at their own pace, the book club is solely hosted on the library’s eCommunity site and has no scheduled meetings.

It features video introductions to the books, interactive elements, and easy online commenting. The book club features popular and engrossing young adult titles to appeal to adult readers. All books are available for instant download as audiobooks through the eCommunity site. The library also carries print copies and one ebook copy for most of the books. To join Youngbloods, visit http://ecommunity.kckp.org/youngbloods.html. For more information, email [email protected] or call 913-279-2106.