Web site: http://www.helicopterfoundation.org/

News release prepared by: Natalie Blair, 785-826-2642, nblair@k-state.edu

K-STATE AT SALINA STUDENT RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP FROM HELICOPTER FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

SALINA — A Kansas State University at Salina student is one of only six students in the world this year to receive the Maintenance Technician Scholarship from Helicopter Foundation International.

The $2,500 scholarship to K-State at Salina’s Ryan Perez, a senior in aviation maintenance and technology management from Salina, is for students pursuing a certificate in airframe or powerplant or both — or the international equivalent. (more…)

NY Times.

Reynolds at Instapundit.

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DC Examiner:

General Electric, a top-20 source of funds for Obama in 2008, and owner of the Obama-friendly MSNBC, already has strong ties to Democrats, but the company has bolstered that relationship, according to recently filed federal lobbying registrations.

ACU:

Why would the leaders of U.S. auto companies, two of whom are now in bankruptcy, gather around the President as he signed legislation requiring higher mileage per gallon when surely each knew that there is a finite amount of energy to be secured from a single gallon of gasoline? (more…)

ATR:

Yesterday, ATR and CFA sent a letter in support of Senator Thune’s “Government Ownership Exit Plan Act of 2009″ (S. 1242). (more…)

Net Right Nation:

Last November’s election was in many ways a high point. An energized electorate became engaged in a long and hard-fought campaign, and a young Senator captured the imagination of the nation.  Turnout was high. (more…)

Rasmussen:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 33% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-three percent (33%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of 0 (see trends).

Seven percent (7%) rate the economy as good or excellent while 59% say it’s poor. ARasmussen video reportnotes that 55% believe business leaders will do more than government officials to get the economy moving again.

Source: Julie Shuss, jshuss@k-state.edu Photo available. Contact media@k-state.edu or 785-532-6415.

News release prepared by: Kristin Hodges, 785-532-6415, khodges2@k-state.edu

K-STATE SENIOR FROM LEAWOOD TO SERVE SUMMER INTERNSHIP WITH THE ‘RACHAEL RAY SHOW’ IN NEW YORK CITY

MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University senior will get a behind-the-scenes view of one of the real-world entertainment shows she enjoys watching when she serves as an intern for a popular, award-winning daytime talk show.

Julie Shuss, K-State senior in marketing from Leawood, will be an intern with the “Rachael Ray Show” this summer in New York City.

Rachael Ray, the host of the “Rachael Ray Show,” is a Food Network TV personality, best-selling cookbook author and founder and editorial director of her own lifestyle magazine. Her talk show includes features on her culinary skills and celebrity interviews. (more…)

Sources: Susan Allen, 785-532-6444, slallen@k-state.edu; and Mary Hale Tolar, 785-532-6085, mtolar@k-state.edu

K-STATE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES’ INAUGURAL SUSAN M. SCOTT COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD TO SUSAN ALLEN

MANHATTAN — Susan Allen, director of the nonviolence education program at Kansas State University, is the recipient of the inaugural Susan M. Scott Community Leadership Award from K-State’s School of Leadership Studies.

“Susan Allen is a true agent of change,” said Mary Hale Tolar, director of the School of Leadership Studies. “She has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to and accomplishment in community activism. Her sustained, bold leadership has moved us all forward.” (more…)

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At a student pro-life training camp last summer, the participants were given t-shirts emblazoned with the words, “Death Roe Survivor.”  This short phrase is quite thought provoking.  For those of us born after 1973, our mothers had the option to legally end our lives before we were born. (more…)

CWA:

The U.S. Supreme Court this week turned away a challenge to the law banning homosexuals from serving openly in the military. Despite this victory, legislation that would overturn the ban has again been introduced in Congress. Matt Barber, Director of Cultural Affairs for the Liberty Counsel and Liberty Alliance Action discusses this decision and why this win is so important to our military.

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…with one day’s notice. I actually have no problem with this, except for the the lack of notice. A couple of reports–including a great one on organ markets–were about to be issued, and there was one more meeting scheduled for next week. In the gracious letter terminating my appointment, I’m reassured that “President Obama recognizes the value of having a commission composed on experts on bioethical issues to provide objective and non-ideological advice to his Adminstration.” I’m also aware that those are three shots at members like me–mere faith-based amateur ideologues. This would be a great day for you to review the accomplishments of the Kass/Pellegrino Council at bioethics.gov.

Sources: M. Duane Nellis, 785-532-6224, dnellis@k-state.edu; and Mary Hale Tolar, 785-532-6085, mtolar@k-state.edu Photo available: Contact media@k-state.edu or 785-532-6415.

News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, kmayes@k-state.edu

TOLAR MOVES FROM INTERIM DIRECTOR TO DIRECTOR OF K-STATE’S SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES

MANHATTAN — Mary Hale Tolar has been named director of Kansas State University’s School of Leadership Studies.

“I am delighted that Mary has agreed to become director of K-State’s School of Leadership Studies,” said M. Duane Nellis, K-State’s provost and senior vice president. “Her long history as a K-Stater and her own effective style of leadership will ensure that the school excels as it prepares society’s leaders for the challenges that await.” (more…)

Source: Robert Corum, 785-532-1987, corum@k-state.edu News release prepared by: Katie Mayes, 785-532-6415, kmayes@k-state.edu

PAPERS WRITTEN BY K-STATE STUDENTS HONORED BY MIDWEST ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES

MANHATTAN — Papers written by two Kansas State University students have been honored by the Midwest Association for Canadian Studies.

Their papers, which focused on issues impacting French Canadians, were presented at the 2008 conference of the Midwest Association for Canadian Studies in St. Louis, Mo. The paper awards were only recently announced.

Abby Heraud, a graduate student in French literature, Council Grove, received the conference’s Best Graduate Student Paper Award for “Protofeminism: Gender Roles and Sexuality in Gabrielle Roy’s ‘Bonheur d’occasion.’”

“Using modern feminist frameworks, the paper explained how Roy’s work could be seen as a precursor to the feminist movement,” Heraud said. “Also, due to the historical and social context at the time Roy was writing, there appears to be a struggle between her ‘feminist’ values and the constraints placed upon the characters in the novel by the society in which they are living, which posits the question, ‘Can Roy be considered a feminist author?’” (more…)

Source: Donna Potts, 785-532-2180, dlpotts@k-state.edu News release prepared by: Beth Bohn, 785-532-6415, bbohn@k-state.edu

K-STATE’S DONNA POTTS TO SERVE ANOTHER TERM ON NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS

MANHATTAN — A Kansas State University faculty member has been re-elected to the National Council of the American Association of University Professors.

Donna Potts, K-State associate professor of English, will serve another three-year term on the 40-member council. The group meets at least twice a year to determine association policy. (more…)

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In the wake of George Tiller’s killing, many pundits and pro-abortionists have tried to project the shadow of his assassination onto the entire pro-life movement.

A June 2 Associated Press (AP) article titled: “Suspect in doctor killing railed against abortion” exemplifies the attempt. Although the AP professes to be an unbiased news source, the only pro-lifers interviewed expressed support for Tiller’s slaying and a substantial part of the story outlined the increased security measures abortion mills will now assume. (more…)

From Tiahrt:

Tiahrt running statewide ads to highlight fight against Washington spending

For Immediate Release                                                                                Contact: Chuck Knapp
June 22, 2009                                                                                                                     316.213.9546
WICHITA — Congressman Todd Tiahrt is running television commercials statewide to call attention to his fight to repeal the “so-called federal stimulus plan”. Since the scheme was passed by Congress, more than two million Americans have lost their jobs, home foreclosures are at record highs, and the economy remains in recession. (more…)

KMBC:

The Johnson County, Kan., Library said its 13 library branches will be open as cooling shelters during normal business hours. (more…)

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King Amendment Would Block ACORN from 2010 Census

JUNE 16TH, 2009 BY MATTHEW VADUM

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is offering an amendment to the fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill that would block ACORN from participating in the 2010 Census. The amendment comes the month after King called for a probe of ACORN’s twisted finances. (more…)

Source: Melinda Sinn, 785-532-5888, sinnpio@k-state.edu News release prepared by: Jared Betts, 785-532-2529, betts290@k-state.edu

K-STATE OFFERING HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING COURSES IN JULY

MANHATTAN — Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response training will be offered at Kansas State University in July. The courses include a Web-based and on-site 40-hour training course and an eight-hour refresher course.

Both courses will meet in 11 Edwards Hall on K-State’s Manhattan campus.

The 40-hour training course begins with a Web-based component that must be completed before starting the on-site component. The Web-based portion will be done via Kirkwood Community College, and instructions will be sent to participants upon registration. (more…)

CFIF:

Cataloguing Barack Obama’s mendacity is like attempting to isolate individual pellets during a driving hailstorm.

Each of his fabrications is astonishing in its sheer audacity, but quickly fades into anonymity amid the endless barrage. And because he issues them with such rapidity, the effect is a contagion of mass amnesia that soothes the fawning “watchdog” media and induces stupor among the public. (more…)

SuzyB:

This event happened last Saturday, but the irony of the invitation is just too much to pass up.  Ladies and gentlemen, kids are welcome at the abortion advocacy fundraiser!  Perhaps the word “children” should be prefaced with “wanted,” considering what abortion advocates stand for.

MANHATTAN — Noel Schulz was inspired by both of her parents to complete an education in engineering. Her father was a college-level electrical engineering professor and her mother was an elementary school teacher. Also, while attending the Virginia Governor’s School for Math and Science the summer before her senior year in high school, she was surrounded by peers who thoroughly enjoyed math and science — just like her.

Today, Schulz is a nationally recognized expert in power systems engineering who researches the use of computers, including intelligent systems, to solve problems in power system design, operations and controls.

Schulz originally chose to study power engineering because she wanted to make a difference by improving existing systems and developing new power system solutions for developing countries. Her research has been funded by a variety of agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Departments of Defense, Energy and Homeland Security. She also works with electric utilities and power equipment manufacturers.

In August 2009, Schulz will join K-State to become the Paslay professor of electrical and computer engineering. She came from Mississippi State University, where she held an endowed professorship as the Tennessee Valley Authority Professor in power systems engineering.

As an administrator, Schulz has been actively involved in the recruiting and retaining women in engineering, faculty development and the encouragement of international experiences in education. She has initiated faculty networks for women at two universities and served as the director of faculty development and women in engineering at Mississippi State for several years.

Her teaching interests include power systems, energy conversion, application of computer programs to power engineering, application of intelligent systems to engineering problems, fundamentals of electrical circuits, renewable and distributed generation and smart grid technologies.

Schulz has received a number of awards and belongs to the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering, both from Virginia Tech, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota.

Schulz is married to Kirk Schulz, K-State’s president, and has two sons, Timothy and Andrew. (more…)

Video at Alliance for Worker Freedom:

The unions in California are calling for tax increases on every family in the state. This is a great video that has a quote from an SEIU member that says:

“We helped to get you into office, and we’ve got a good memory. And come November, if you don’t back our program, we’ll help to get you out of office.” (more…)

ATR:

Rep. Kline (R-Minn.) is the new Ranking Republican on U.S. House Education & Labor Committee…who was your pick?

As reported by the Alliance for Worker Freedom here, Rep. Kline was choosen today to fill Rep. McKeon’s vacant seat. (more…)

From Rubio:

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World:

NEW YORK-Researchers need more eggs for human cloning and embryonic stem cell research, and more women are desperate for money. Although some ethicists argue that paying for eggs exploits women by creating an “undue inducement” to undergo invasive procedures, the Empire State Stem Cell Board decided last week that researchers can use taxpayer funds to pay women for eggs.

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MANHATTAN — The ways we deal with death are finding a new life online, according to research being published by a Kansas State University journalism professor and her colleague.

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From Moran:

Friends,

Reckless bailouts, excessive spending and government ownership in private enterprise endangers our freedom and impedes long-term economic growth. Now, more than ever, our nation must get back to free-market principles. (more…)

MANHATTAN — Kirk Schulz, a chemical engineer who speaks with a slight Virginia accent, said he has experienced a most pleasant surprise since the Kansas Board of Regents named him Jon Wefald’s replacement Feb. 11. That surprise is the passion students, faculty and staff have for Kansas State University and how much they say they look forward to doing some things differently. It is a rare combination to find, he said.

From today, when he officially moves into Anderson Hall, until early next year, Schulz, 45, wants to spend much of his time meeting and listening to K-Staters to learn as much as possible about the institution.

Following that, the former Mississippi State University vice president for research and economic development plans to bring a broad spectrum of K-Staters together to develop a strategic plan for what the university will resemble in 2025. That unhurried process of perhaps 12-18 months will form the vision of the Schulz presidency.

The new president, who will be inaugurated in the fall, said that everyone at the university will be involved in shaping and implementing his vision for the future.

“This is going to engage the K-State community like it has not been done in many, many years. Everybody is going to have a chance to put it together,” Schulz said. “Everybody is going to have a chance to comment on the draft, but then when we finally get it done, we’re going to have something we can use for a long time. This is where we are going as an institution.”

In that plan Schulz said things like how K-State compares to other national research universities and what it means to have a K-State education will be outlined. Areas of focus for the future also will be a major part of that document.

“We live in such an international world now that we have got to do a better job in higher education to equip our students for a global economy,” he said. “We need to make sure K-Staters who may be in a leadership position in that community, who work in economic development or run a business feel comfortable dealing with a culture outside of America. Today, all of our students also need to understand how to operate in a diverse environment.”

Schulz said he is also sensitive to the challenge of implementing change in times of economic difficulty.

“It is going to be too easy for us to get discouraged because we’re going to have less money to use than we had in previous years, and we’re going to have a couple years of that,” Schulz said. “The senior administration is going to have to do an outstanding job ensuring we put an environment together that when we reduce resources, we can collectively make some good things happen.”

Though he’s been around K-State only a short time, Schulz said that he’s excited that everyone is so passionate about K-State and that will be key to the university’s future success.

(more…)

Video at ConservativeXpress:

As the tension continues to rise following the controversial election ‘victory’ of Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former U.N. ambassador John Bolton and Greta Van Susteren examine the United States president’s handling of the voting controversy and subsequent uprisings being witnessed in Iran.

Obama has referred to the violence as a “robust debate”.

Source: Roger Adams, 785-532-7455, rcadams@k-state.edu Photos available. Contact media@k-state.edu or 785-532-6415 Related video: http://www.k-state.edu/media/audio/podcasts/cookery.mov

News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

K-STATE LIBRARIAN’S SEARCH FOR UNIQUELY KANSAS CUISINE COMES UP FLAT BUT FINDS THAT MANY KANSANS ARE PRESERVING ETHNIC FOOD TREASURES ACROSS THE STATE

MANHATTAN — As rare books librarian at Kansas State University, Roger Adams sees plenty of cuisine in the pages of Hale Library’s cookery collection. (more…)

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All those who value America’s liberties should solemnly observe that on this day 56 years ago the Communist traitors Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed. (more…)

From Richard Gannon:

PATRICK HENRY ONCE SAID THAT LIBERTY IS NEVER SECURE AS LONG AS GOVERNMENT DOES BUSINESS IN SECRET.

Unfortunately, events do occur in Kansas that our Founding Fathers would deem unacceptable. So, from time to time, you will be receiving “The Liberty Sentinel,” an article about open government that may be of interest to you. If you have questions regarding the following information, please contact the contributing newspaper or Kansas Press Association at rgannon@kspress.com.

The Liberty Sentinel

(The Valley Falls Vindicator-Opinion by Clarke Davis) It’s too bad the Stutesman administration got off on the wrong foot at the new mayor’s first meeting covering up an attempt by Texas lawyers to outlaw atrazine. Secrecy in government is deplorable and illegal. Attorney General Steve Six is crossing the state this month with seminars on the state’s Sunshine laws and I hope the sun will shine here in the future. (more…)

MANHATTAN — Fusarium has been responsible for eye infections from contact lenses, devastating losses of Australian cotton crops and threatening the commercial banana business in Central America.

Strains of this fungus pose a threat to the food supply, economies and — more rarely but more dangerously — human health. (more…)

Heritage:

Millions of homeowners hoping to take advantage of government-guaranteed mortgage refinancing have gotten a rude awakening. In the last two months, mortgage rates have jumped from 4.8 percent to 5.8 percent, wiping out billions of dollars in potential homeowner savings. (more…)

TWS:

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei offered his first public statement today on the week-long protest sparked by the fraudulent electoral victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He blamed “media belonging to Zionists, evil media” for fueling divisions in Iran. Meanwhile, Andrew Sullivan — who writes today of “the Khamenei-Neocon agreement” – yesterday asserted that the Washington Post was publishing “op-eds peddling dishonest partial numbers to buttress Ahmadinejad, because that’s what the neocons wanted.”