BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

  

     Breakfast with Santa is an annual event held in the Kearney community by the Kearney Area Children's museum. The event allows children to meet Santa, eat pancakes, and participate in many holiday activities in crafts. In addition, the children are encouraged to attend in their pajamas. The event was held on Saturday, December 10^th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Breakfast with Santa is an incredibly popular event in the Kearney community and it is always highly attended. Mortar Board members help set up for the event the night before. In addition, members ran several activities and crafts the day of the event and members also helped clean up. The Children's Museum was couldn't thank the Chapter enough for the help. They said that they would undoubtedly be in contact with Mortar Board for many events in the future.

 

CHRISTMAS MEETING

As our last hoorah of the fall semester, we were invited to Dr. Messersmith's house for some homemade soup, socializing, and finalizing details before gearing up for the spring semester and the commencement of membership selection! 

HOMEMADE SOUP!!!  YUM!!!

Last meeting of the fall semester!

  

GOOD LUCK ON FINALS VISIBILITY BOOTH

During Dead Week, the members staffed a booth in the Nebraskan Student Union to wish students luck on finals.  Members also used this booth as a marketing tool to get the word out to remind students to apply for membership for the upcoming year.  Members handed out popcorn and brochures informing students what Mortar Board is all about.  What better way to get a student’s attention than handing out food?!   

MORTAR BOARD CHRISTMAS ADOPTION

During the Christmas season, the members of Mortar Board donated money to a fund to purchase gifts for a Kearney individual.  The chapter raised $90.00 and purchased gifts for a person in need. 

A little Christmas surprise to make an individual's holiday a little brighter.

TOPPERZ FUNDRAISER FOR ARC

In November, the Chapter assisted in raising money for an Inclusive Playground being organized by the ARC of Buffalo County. To raise money for this project, the Chapter set up a small booth at Topperz, a local frozen yogurt shop.  Donations were collected through customers placing change in a bucket and Topperz donating $1 for every purchase made that day.  Paloma Mena-Werth, a current member, received a donation from her parents as well.  The fundraiser raised $500 to donate towards the Inclusive Playground!  The playground will be built at Harmon Park.  Construction will begin this summer.

The future Inclusive Playground.

FACULTY RECOGNITION DINNER

In order to showcase our appreciation for our faculty, the Xi Phi chapter hosted the annual Faculty Recognition Dinner on November 2, 2011. Students invited a faculty member that has positively impacted the individual’s life some way.  A list of the faculty in attendance is as follows:

Dr. Peter Longo

Ms. Dena Harshbarger

Ms. L. Jake Jacobson

Dr. Kimberly Carlson

Ms. Elizabeth Stout

Dr. Gene Wubbels

Dr. Bradley Ericson

Dr. David Palmer

Dr. Larry Carstenson

Dr. Krista Forrest

Dr.  Kenneth Trantham

Dr. Susanne Bloomfield

Dr. William Aviles

Dr. Janet Steele

Ms. Heather Wolf

Dr. Krista Fritson

Dr. Karl Borden

Dr. Linda Crowe

Special Guests:

Dr. Charles Bicak- Guest Speaker

Dr. Kenya Taylor- Former Advisor

Advisors:

Dr. Amber Messersmith

Dr. William Jurma

FACULTY APPRECIATION DINNER PHOTOS

Kady Malmberg & Ms. Dena Harshbarger

Dr. William Aviles & Viridiana Almanza

Caitlin Jacquot & Ms L. Jake Jacobsen

Caitlin Foy & Dr. Linda Crowe

Dr. Krista Fritson & Brooke Brown

Dr. Kimberly Carlson & Rachel Hall

Dr. Peter Longo & Bergan Carr

Dr. Karl Borden & John Lawless

Dr. Karl Borden & Ryan Grossnicklaus

Ms. Heather Wolf & Paloma Mena-Werth

Stephen Goodin & Dr. Bradley Ericson

Dr. Larry Carstenson & Megan Faust

Julie Wawers & Dr. Susanne Bloomfield

Matthew Jensen & Dr. Janet Steele

Kevin Ripp & Dr. Gene Wubbels

Dr. David Palmer & Phillip Boon

Dr. Krista Forrest & Mackenzie Bohl

Dr. Kenneth Trantham & Mikayla Brune

McKenzie Wiese & Ms. Elizabeth Stout

Dinner & socializing

Dinner and socializing

Dinner & socializing