K-State students participate in American Humanics Management Institute

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Editor's note: Charla Henry, senior in family life and community services, is a graduate of Concordia High School.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

K-STATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN AMERICAN HUMANICS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

MANHATTAN -- Several Kansas State University students participated in the 2007 American Humanics Management Institute, Jan. 3-6, in Washington, D.C.

American Humanics is a national alliance of colleges, universities and nonprofit organizations that prepares and certifies college students for professional careers with nonprofit organizations. American Humanics is affiliated with 75 colleges and universities nationwide, including K-State, and it partners with more than 50 national nonprofit organizations including the YMCA, the March of Dimes and the American Red Cross. At K-State, American Humanics is part of leadership studies and programs.

The purpose of the annual institute is to expose junior and senior students to experiences they will encounter as youth and human service agency professionals. The institute, held annually during the first week of January, is an opportunity for participants to network and take part in simulated case studies and a national collegiate dialogue. They also attend workshops conducted by experts in nonprofit leadership. The institute is considered the capstone professional development experience for students enrolled in the American Humanics nonprofit leadership program.

Keynote speakers included David Eisner, chief executive officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service; Diana Aviv, president and chief executive officer of the Independent Sector; and Ralph Smith, executive vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

More than 580 American Humanics students and faculty, as well as more than 300 nonprofit and corporate leaders, took part in this year's institute. K-State's participants included Olivia Collins, director of the university's American Humanics program, and Patrick Simpson, a Volunteer in Service to America participant with K-State's civic leadership program. Both Collins and Simpson were presenters at the institute.

K-State students attending the institute included:

Laura Krueger, senior in accounting, Augusta; Sarah Mitts, senior in management, Coffeyville; Shanda Draper, senior in social work, Colby; Lindsay Hicks, senior in psychology, Emporia.

From Greater Kansas City: Alison Filla, senior in public health nutrition, Leawood; Zach Hauser, senior in political science, Lenexa; Danielle English, senior in public relations, Jessica Silfverberg, senior in public relations, and Monica Thome, senior in Spanish, all of Overland Park; and Peter Wetzel, senior in elementary education, Westwood.

Kylie Zibbell, senior in family life and community services, Holton; Charla Henry, senior in family life and community services, Manhattan, and K-State's 2007 American Humanics Management Institute student representative; and Ali Johnson, senior in public relations, Winfield.