Horizons - Summer 2018

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Graceland welcomes Dr. Jill Rhea

June 15, 2018

Dr. Jill Rhea was hired as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty effective July 1 following a national search assisted by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB). She comes to Graceland with experience in both traditional liberal arts undergraduate education and in overseeing online, adult on-site and graduate programs.

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Critical Thinking Skills & Learning: It’s Real!

June 15, 2018

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS & LEARNING: IT'S REAL! When I unpacked my suitcase as a Graceland freshman in the fall of 1966, I assumed I was there to acquire a body of knowledge that I could efficiently apply daily in my...

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What makes Graceland great?

June 15, 2018

After asking students, alumni, faculty and staff what they would choose as their Graceland top 10, we pooled their answers to bring you this list of inspiring attributes that make Graceland the place we are all proud to call home.

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Faculty Focus

June 15, 2018

It’s no secret that Graceland faculty are a focused bunch.

Their achievements are piling up, and the faculty bulletin boasts entries weekly. Graceland professors are not only excellent teachers, their scholarship is admirable. They’re keeping up with the cutting edge of their disciplines and bettering themselves to provide Graceland students with the opportunities and knowledge they need to succeed.

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Graceland’s Guatemala Connection

June 15, 2018

Over the past two years, members of the Graceland community have teamed up with the Kansas City Chiefs to raise funds to build a middle school in the village of Palo Blanco, Guatemala, and another in La Majada, Guatemala. 

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121st Commencement

June 15, 2018

Commencement provides an opportunity to give recognition for outstanding accomplishments in the Graceland community. 

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From the President

June 15, 2018

We applaud many things at Graceland, but the crowning achievement is learning. Scholarship is the most important task of the university, and academic accomplishment is what we celebrate at commencement.

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Class Notes

June 15, 2018

WEDDINGS Karin Blythe ’08 and Darian Richardson, St. Cloud, Minnesota, February 2016. Austin and Madison Vanriper ’15 Henry, Archie, Missouri, October 2016. Justin ’15 and Alexandria Krabbenhoft ’16 Kaminski, Rogers, Arkansas, Sept. 2, 2017. Cody Phillips ’15 and Kaitlin McGlynn ’12,...

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Generosity Abounds!

June 15, 2018

Our third annual Day of Giving campaign on March 6, 2018, continued to grow with alumni and friends responding to the challenge! 2018 = $380,433       Our pool of matching challenge donors provided funding so every gift was matched. A special...

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Taking Their Show On The Road

June 15, 2018

Taking Their Show On The Road. The 2018 Ardyce Koonce Honorary Choir Tour.

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Graceland’s Enactus Keeps on Winning Awards

June 15, 2018

Graceland Enactus has completed the 2017-18 school year with the recognition that their efforts rank them among the top 16 teams across the entire country. We know…you’ve heard this before. But how many of us actually know what it means?

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