Notes submitted by scribe Amanda Ahrens.
Chair: Daniel Andres.
Our class enjoyed reuniting with one another for lunch at a Pittsburg staple, The Mall Deli.
The class then gathered for our first session at Pittsburg State University- Kansas Technology Center. Dr. John Iiley, former Dean of the Technology & Workforce Learning Department introduced our class to the many programs offered by the College of Technology. Their motto at the college is “By Doing, Learn”. After a brief introduction of the programs, we toured the department labs with students actively working on school projects.
Chair: Stephanie Symns
Scribe notes submitted by: Zach Townsend
Tour Stops: Great Plains Industrial Parl, Mined Lands Wildlife Area, Claythorne Lodge, Big Brutus, and Treece, Ks
Guest Speaker: Scott Williams, USDA Supervisory District Conservationist
Dinner Hosts: John (VI) and Carolyn Burns (V)
KARL XIV began their second day of the Pittsburg seminar byembarking across a large footprint of southeast KS to experience its wide rangeof industry, geography, and economics impacting this corner of the state. ScottWilliams, the supervisory disctrict conservationist for the USDA accompanied usand facilitated the days’ plans. Being a native of southeast Kansas and havingspent the majority of his working career in the region. Being involved withconservation and the vast amount of environmental changes southeast Kansas hasexperienced due to climate and industry, Mr. Williams shared his knowledge ofevents with our class, making the tour that much more animated.
Chair: Kurt Schwarz
Scribe: Sarah Molzahn
Speaker: Bill Johnston, Education Outreach Coordinator for Kansas Corn
On our final day in Pittsburg, the class had the opportunity to learn about teaching students from a 33 year veteran of the classroom. Bill Johnston provided the class with seven rules to help us prepare for an educational workshop that we will present at the Holy Savoir Catholic School in Wichita during the next seminar.
