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		<title>School of Education to Host NCATE Visit &#8211; Invitation for Third Party Testimony</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The School of Education at Ottawa University (Kansas sites) is hosting an accreditation visit by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) in October 6-8, 2013. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the visiting team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education ...]]></description>
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		<title>Homecoming Royalty</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:02:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa University seniors Matt Gross and Lauren Buckles were crowned as 2012 Homecoming King and Queen prior to kickoff at the Homecoming football game on October 27. Gross, from Blue Springs, Kansas, is the son of Kim and Bill Gross. He is an accounting major and a member of the Braves football team. Buckles, from ...]]></description>
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		<title>Retired Ministers&#8217; Luncheon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retired American Baptist ministers came together last semester for this annual luncheon in the Mowbray Student Union. The luncheon included entertainment by the University Jazz Singers, a Universitywide update and a benediction led by Dr. Rich Menninger, Andrew B. Martin professor of religion. In addition, Senior Tyler Hazen spoke about OU’s campus ministries, and Dr. ...]]></description>
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		<title>News and Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Births and Adoptions Joe ’04 and Shelby ’06 Greemore announced the birth of their son, Greyson Lee, on July 14, 2012. Cade and Amanda Rensink ’04 announced the birth of Colyer Brion on February 23, 2012. Jeff and Heather (Hawkins) Jones ’05 announced the birth of their son, Matthew Drennon, on October 5, 2012. Marriages ...]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam &#8211; Ronnie Small</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fixture on the Ottawa University campus for 15 years, Ronnie Small retired as an OU custodian in 2007. Prior to that, he was a meter reader for the City of Ottawa for 20 years. A graduate of Ottawa High School and a lifelong Ottawa resident, Ronnie was married to Mary Lois Bell for 30 ...]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam &#8211; Joyce Stuermer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music was at the center of Joyce Stuermer’s life. Her ability to bring the heart out of a music piece, as well as her students was what endeared her to so many during her two-time tenure as assistant professor of music and choir director at Ottawa University (1970-76 and 1989-96). Joyce returned in 2010 as ...]]></description>
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		<title>In Memoriam &#8211; Fred Ansell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A longtime friend of Ottawa University passed away November 4, 2012. The Reverend Dr. Fred Asher Ansell, 67, of Topeka, was on the Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2007. He served on a number of committees, including the Executive Committee, Mission and Identity Task Force, Committee on Academics, Committee on Trusteeship, and the 2005 ...]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate OU Charter Day Around the World &#8211; April 21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa University’s roots and traditions can be traced back to the work of Baptist missionaries Jotham and Eleanor Meeker, who labored ceaselessly to improve the lives of the Ottawa Indian Tribe in Kansas. They served as ministers, nurse and doctor, business agents, marriage counselors, teachers, and of course, spiritual counselors. Their seminal work, the prophetic ...]]></description>
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		<title>BAHOF Inducts Coach Tony Van Lieden</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two alumni and two former coaches were honored in October by being inducted into the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame (BAHOF) as part of Homecoming Weekend. BAHOF was established in 1988 for the purpose of honoring those individuals who have gained recognition and fame for themselves and Ottawa University as a result of their endeavors ...]]></description>
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		<title>BAHOF Inducts Coach Bob Schoonover</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two alumni and two former coaches were honored in October by being inducted into the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame (BAHOF) as part of Homecoming Weekend. BAHOF was established in 1988 for the purpose of honoring those individuals who have gained recognition and fame for themselves and Ottawa University as a result of their endeavors ...]]></description>
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		<title>BAHOF Inducts &#8220;Missy&#8221; Ringhausen &#8217;94</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two alumni and two former coaches were honored in October by being inducted into the Braves Athletic Hall of Fame (BAHOF) as part of Homecoming Weekend. BAHOF was established in 1988 for the purpose of honoring those individuals who have gained recognition and fame for themselves and Ottawa University as a result of their endeavors ...]]></description>
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		<title>BAHOF Inducts Dave Holtwick &#8217;76</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<title>Distance Between</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeff Stamp’s parents don’t watch every one of his football games from the bleachers of People’s Bank Field. But they do watch every game. Stamp’s parents attend two or three of his games a year in person, and the rest they watch from the comfort of their home in Diamond Bar, California, thanks to the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Former Brave Earns &#8220;Wings&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Braves soccer player Michael Mesle ’12 has signed a contract with the Wichita Wings as part of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL). While a Brave, Mesle started in all 75 games and was a five-time Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week selection. He was a three-time All-KCAC performer. Mesle, originally ...]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Volleyball Player Makes History</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paula Paine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ottawa University senior Kristen Hendrickson made history August 28 when she became the first Lady Brave volleyball player ever to tally 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. Hendrickson earned her 1,000th kill against Kansas Wesleyan University in 2011. She earned her 1000th career dig against Haskell University in Lawrence, Kansas, in the fall. ...]]></description>
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