CORE Program Welcomes Guest Speakers during Spring
3/1/2010
Update on Acacia's Coordinated Opportunities Resulting in Excellence (CORE) Program
Submitted by: Br. Brandon Brunner '09, Senior Dean
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Though the goals and values of Acacia will forever remain constant, the house will see a lot of positive change this next semester, and
CORE is a part of that change. As the new Senior Dean, one of the major tasks assigned to me was reevaluating the structure, implementation, and purpose of CORE. We had begun to drift toward a weekly team-building-exercise-style of CORE; it is my vision to make a
paradigm shift from this indirectly beneficial system to something that we could apply quickly. Upon my reevaluation of CORE, I finally
deduced that it's purpose should be to develop those skill sets that are sufficiently important to a well-rounded individual, yet too numerous to be formally educated on.
We have had two CORE speakers thus far: Br. Tyler Turner '01 and Dr. Daniel Kuester, head of the Undergraduate Studies at K-State's Department of Economics. Both COREs were economic in nature: Br. Turner's was entitled "5 things I should have known, but took me a masters in economics to realize," and Dr. Kuester's was entitled "Things a newly independent student needs to know to participate in the current macroeconomic climate successfully." After Br. Turner's CORE, a microeconomic discussion followed, in which the chapter discussed possible applications to their daily life. After Dr. Kuester's CORE, we had a macroeconomic discussion regarding the state of the economy, especially compared to other nations.
The CORE schedule has been filled for the semester. To mention a couple highlighted speakers, Dr. Donita Whitney-Bammerlin, who was instrumental in ACACIA's refounding, has an upcoming presentation entitled "Public Relations: A Lifestyle." Professor Bobby Imbody, assistant Director of Forensics at K-State, will give a talk on the nonverbal forms of communication. One of our own, Br. Andrew Broeckelman '09, will present on basic automotive maintenance. Other topics scheduled for the fall semester are formal interviews, resume construction, and swing and salsa dancing.
Truly well rounded people have an advantage in that, no matter what context they may be in, they have the skill sets they need to compete or perform with respect to that context. This is the goal of CORE this semester – to result in excellence through a versatile, informal, supplementary education.
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Kansas State Chapter of Acacia Fraternity
One of the four original fraternities at Kansas State in 1913, Acacia Fraternity's rich tradition includes five buildings on campus named after Acacians including Seaton, Willard, Waters, Ford and Bushnell Halls. With leadership as a main cornerstone, Acacia Fraternity at Kansas State has been recognized as a leading chapter in human service events, alumni support, and scholarship excellence. Acacia believes in providing members with an alcohol-free, family environment dedicated to lifelong improvement in leadership, scholarship and character.
Contact:
Brian Moore, Secretary
2005 Hunting Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
bmoore@ksu.edu
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