Theresa Collins, Kansas City, Kan., is the new president of the Kappa Gamma Chapter, Phi Tau Omega Sorority. The chapter recently elected officers. Collins sponsored the chapter in 1978 and served as national president in 1995-1996. The chapter has been active in philanthropic work with local charities including Cancer Action, Ronald McDonald House, the Kansas City, Kan., School District homeless liaison office, KCKECC and Morse preschools. Chapter officers include, front row, left to right, Linda Moberly, social secretary; Theresa Collins, president; Debbie Cooper, vice president; second row, left to right, Doris White, treasurer; Wendy Bigham, historian; Rose Brinker, associate scribe; Karen Tennant, sergeant-at-arms; and Jan Schick, proxy for the recording secretary. For more information about the sorority, visit the website, www.phitauomega.org. (Submitted photo)
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Area officers graduate from law enforcement center
Several area law enforcement officers graduated recently from the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center.
The new officers were members of the 230th basic training class at the center, which is located near Hutchinson, Kan. It is a division of the University of Kansas Continuing Education.
The graduates began training June 2 and graduated Sept. 12. Lenexa Police Department Chief Tom Hongslo congratulated 55 officers from throughout Kansas on their graduation at ceremonies in September.
New graduates from law enforcement agencies in Wyandotte County included:
• From the University of Kansas Medical Center Police Department: Rachel Lopez, patrol officer, Kansas City, Kan.
• From the Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools Police Department: Orlando Singleton, patrol officer, Kansas City, Kan.; Anthony Witt, patrol officer, Kansas City, Kan.
• From the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department: Scott Wood, deputy, Kansas City, Kan.; Mark Zahnter, deputy, Kansas City, Kan.
KCK student participates in documentary about first-generation college students
An area student recently participated in a documentary about first-generation college students from across Kansas.
Kristofer Bailey, junior in secondary education-social studies, Kansas City, Kan., and a graduate of Sumner Academy of Arts and Science was part of a documentary by the Kansas State University College of Education.
The premiere of the documentary will be at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at the K-State Union.
The documentary has caught the attention of the White House, according to a K-State news release.
First lady Michelle Obama commented on the trailer for “A Walk in My Shoes: First Generation College Students” in her initial post as a guest curator for Upworthy.com. The documentary addresses the struggles and triumphs many first-generation college students face — an issue Obama is confronting through her Reach Higher initiative that encourages students to pursue higher education. Her blog post discusses some of her initial challenges as a first-generation college student. To view the documentary’s trailer, go to http://bit.ly/1sZ2ak2, and to read the blog post, go to http://bit.ly/1okEqQu.
For those unable to attend the campus premiere, the documentary also will be streamed live at http://coe.k-state.edu/a-walk-in-my-shoes/.