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Sigma State News Official Publication of The Wisconsin Organization of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Link to WI webpage at http://www.deltakappagamma.org/WI/ February, 2015, Volume 64, Number 3 Sigma State Convention: Milwaukee, WI, April 24-26 Alpha Alpha, Beta Alpha, Chi, and Delta chapters invite all their Sigma State sisters to join them for the annual Sigma State Convention. The convention will be held at the Radisson Milwaukee West Hotel in Milwaukee from Friday evening to Sunday morning, April 24-26. books will be available at $10 each. Our International Guest On Saturday, our International guest will be Sandra Smith Bull, Interim Executive Director. Ms. Bull is a familiar face throughout the organization. She takes on Ellen Kennedy Sandra Bull roles of leadership where she is needed. Friday Evening Seminar She has served the Society as interim membership Last year we introduced the Friday evening seminar. This administrator, 2010-2011; past executive coordinator, 2003year’s topic, Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery, will 2007; as the business operations administrator, 1998-2003; be presented by Ellen J. Kennedy, Ph.D., founder and and chair of Texas Leadership Development for Chapter Executive Director of World Without Genocide at William Presidents. She has received the International Achievement Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul. World Without Genocide Award, Lambda Iota Chapter Achievement Award and the educates about past and current conflicts and promotes Alpha State Organization Achievement Award. Sandra is a advocacy at local, state and national levels to protect innocent graduate of the first Texas Leadership Management Seminar people, prevent genocide, prosecute perpetrators and and an experienced presenter. remember those affected by genocide. Dr. Kennedy also In addition to DKG activities, Ms. Bull is involved with the serves on the Human Rights and Relations Commission for Seton Cove in Austin, Texas. She has earned certification for the City of Edina, Minnesota. the Spiritual Formation Program and the Contemplative Dr. Kennedy has many awards for her work: Outstanding Leadership Program and serves on the Soul-Centered Citizen (Anne Frank Center), Higher Education Leader of the Leadership Institute Advisory. Year (National Society for Experiential Education), On Saturday afternoon, Ms. Bull will present the workshop: Outstanding Service Award (Midwest Sociological Society), Reckless Generosity…Accepting and Embracing Diversity two awards (University of Minnesota) and Minnesota in DKG. Then she will give the keynote address: Take Women’s Press Changemaker award. Flight! Refocus... Reflect...Re-fuel...Renew DKG! at the Friday’s evening seminar should create awareness of the Saturday evening banquet. problem of human trafficking. Wisconsin is one of the top ten Birthday Luncheon states where sex trafficking is prevalent. Trafficking can We are pleased to have Carole Meekins involve school age children as young as nine years old. The as the guest speaker for our Birthday victims are male and female. Gang involvement is one facet Luncheon. Carole became an honorary of this problem. Social media impacts it as well. Chat rooms, member of Delta Chapter of DKG in websites, tourist areas, malls and bus depots are all sources of 2008. She was honored because of her clientele. Creating an awareness for educators to the work in broadcasting and her work in the prevalence of this problem provides them with information, community. After graduation from the addresses the signs of sex trafficking, and gives them the University of Illinois-Champaign, Carole ability to empower young women and men with self Carole Meekins began her career as a music teacher. confidence to withstand the temptations of this menace. Then, her career path led to broadcasting. Last November she Ninety per cent of runaways become part of the sex trade started her 24th year as an anchor at TODAY’S TMJ4. business. Teachers need to develop skills to empower Carole believes in giving back to the community. One way students to be confident and knowledgeable. she accomplishes this is through her “Positively Milwaukee” In addition to Delta Kappa Gamma members, this reports, in which she celebrates the many accomplishments of important seminar is open to the general public. We look people in southeast Wisconsin. As she explains, "It is our forward to having university students, teachers, law obligation to remind people the world is filled with ordinary enforcement officers and many others attend. Each attendee will receive a book as part of the registration fee. Additional people doing extraordinary things. Most people are good." FEBRUARY 2015 SIGMA STATE NEWS 1 85 Years and Beyond: Advancing Key Women Educators for Life Susan J. Grosse, Sigma State President, 2013-2015 COME TO CONVENTION ! the purple box with the red stars and then While I’m writing this in mid-January, by “click”. the time you are reading it spring will be just This will be the last around the corner and then very shortly, CONVENTION! Your convention committee issue of the Sigma State News in which I has planned an OUTSTANDING event for can address you as you. All the information you need is in this president. I have only issue, so I won’t repeat it here. I can one very important summarize with just one word – COME!!!! Milwaukee Zoo thing to say to all of I have just finished reviewing the second you and that is THANK YOU! I have been quarter financial report. What a great job you very well hosted at many chapter meetings all have been doing in increasing and events. I have met dozens of friendly, membership. We are ahead of budget on new dedicated, “key women educator” members. members. Keep up that recruitment. It really I’ve eaten far too much delicious food (but works to emphasize what DKG can do FOR a loved every bite), and I’ve appreciated being teacher, particularly a young teacher. Your able to come into your lives through president presence in schools is getting word out there. Updates and member e-mails. Inviting guests to meetings helps a lot. If this In July I will be passing the gavel to the membership pace continues this is going to be next Sigma State president. Please continue to a banner year. give her the love and support that you have Your chapter president has the information given me. While the gavel will be in her on the By-Laws and Standing Rules proposals hands, the future of Sigma State will be (and to be voted on at convention. This material is actually always was) in YOUR hands. also available on the Sigma State website: With Sincere Gratitude, http://www.deltakappagamma.org/WI/ Sue Just go to the home page and scroll down to Spring Greetings! Inside this issue: State Convention ...... 1, 2, 4-6 President’s message ........... 2 Literary Contest ................... 3 Deadlines and Forms .......... 3 Address Changes ...... 2, 3, 12 GAEP ................................. 6 2015-16 Budget ............... 7-9 Nominations ...................... 10 Roses ................................ 10 Hunziker Travel ................. 11 Tech. Tip: The Cloud......... 12 Calendar Deadlines: News from the Sigma State Organization World Fellowship Committee! The World Fellowship Committee invites you to meet Agness • Mar. 1— All State ScholarMzyece Chishimba , a 2014-2015 World Fellowship recipient from ship Apps. due Zambia. She currently attends Kansas State University where she is • Mar. 1— State Reports working on a master’s degree in agricultural economics. You will to International have a unique opportunity see Agness and hear her story during the • Mar.1— Intl. Achmt. Award 2015 State Convention in Milwaukee. Don’t miss it! Recommendations Key Woman Educators Impacting Education Worldwide • Mar.24— State Convention Registration due See you in Milwaukee! • Apr. 24-26—State Convention • May 1, Sept. 1—Cornetet From the Editor… Award Apps. Due Sincere apologies to Dr. How to Change an Address for a Chapter Member • June 29—NW Regional Early Sharon Burow for having Bird Registration due wrongly labeled Barb Go to www.dkg.org (International Website) • July 15—Next Sigma State Millerman’s photo as hers Move down to the gray area News deadline in the print version of our Click on Member Forms December issue of Sigma • Jul. 28-Aug.1—N-W. Regional State News. Conv. Regina, SK, Canada Click on Change of Address • Sept. 1— Treasurers’ I apologize also for Click to download Change of Address Form 27 Reports Due mislabeling the photo on Follow directions on the form p.4 of that issue as Alpha • Sept. 11-12—Fall Exec. Bd. Beta, rather than Beta Meeting Alpha members. K.Z. 2 SIGMA STATE NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 Mary Jo Nettesheim Literary Competition—Update Has your Literary Committee handed out the rules and forms to all interested teachers? We hope many young authors and illustrators are hard at work writing fiction stories. After your chapter members have read your local entries, please send your 1st place books that you have selected to Pat Brabazon, 10501 Ellendale Road, Edgerton, WI 53534-8439. Books are due by March 10, 2015. Pat Brabazon Judy Snyder A reminder to chapter literary chairs to make sure that we have your correct name, telephone number, current address and e-mail information. We are always looking for any members who would want to help judge the wonderful entries. If you are interested in being a literary or illustrator judge, please contact Pat Brabazon. We will judge all of the 1st place books on March 21, 2015 in Beaver Dam. The display of winning books will be at the Sigma State Convention Apr il 24 and 25, 2015 in Milwaukee. We continue to have the goal of trying to get information about the contest out to all our local educators. Rules and forms can be downloaded from our Sigma State page of the Delta Kappa Gamma web-site, http://www.deltakappagamma.org/WI/ or notify us and we can send it to your e-mail address. They are also posted on the CESA sites for your area. Thanks so much to Barb Cody for keeping all of the Literary Contest information up to date on the Sigma State web page. This competition is open to students in grades 3-8. It encourages young writers and illustrators, as well as making Delta Kappa Gamma, Sigma State and your local chapter visible in our schools and communities. Close to 2,000 books were submitted to local chapters last year. With your help we will have even more entries this year. Continue to encourage our young writers. If we can be of any assistance, please contact Competition co-chairs: Pat Brabazon, 608-868-7239, brab@charter.net or Judy Snyder, 608-754-5295, jaos7@aol.com Sigma State News —COPY DEADLINES Email chapter news and chapter newsletter s to Kay Ziegahn at: kayziegahn@hotmail.com Subject: Sigma State News. July 15, 2015 Next Copy deadlines for Sigma State News : November 15, 2015 January 15, 2016 Communication Is the Key: Let Us Know What’s Happening! WHAT ? FORM #6 (Report of Death) FORM #27 * see p.2 opposite (Address/Name Change) FORM #83 (Reinstatement) FORM TR-A (Transfer) SNOWBIRD CHANGES (Winter Address, Dates, etc.) CHAPTER NEWSLETTERS GOES TO WHOM? International State Treasurer State President Membership Chair International State Treasurer International State Treasurer International State Editor State President State Editor State Communications Chair SIGMA STATE NEWS ITEMS State Editor (See deadlines for Sigma State News copy above) WHERE?_________ to the email address at the bottom of form Anna Pitzo: pitzomom@wi.rr.com Sue Grosse: sjgrosse@execpc.com Marj Margelowsky: marlow@frontier.com to the email address at the bottom of form Anna Pitzo: pitzomom@wi.rr.com to the email address at the bottom of form Anna Pitzo: pitzomom@wi.rr.com to the email address at the bottom of form Kay Ziegahn: kayziegahn@hotmail.com Sue Grosse: sjgrosse@execpc.com Kay Ziegahn: kayziegahn@hotmail.com Sandra Ruesink: sruesink@wi.rr.com Kay Ziegahn: kayziegahn@hotmail.com Please send all of the above to appropriate parties IMMEDIATELY or as soon as available! FEBRUARY 2015 SIGMA STATE NEWS 3 Convention Menu Saturday morning: Breakfast on your own or coffee and pastries in the Hospitality Suite, Room 821 Saturday’s Birthday Luncheon $18.00 inclusive of tax and gratuity: Dr. Cora Martin’s Chicken Salad: Homemade chicken salad served with a slice of pineapple, fruit and field greens. Miss Ruby Cole’s Turkey Club Wrap: Oven r oasted turkey, ham, cheese, lettuce & tomato wrap. Both entrées are served with rolls, coffee, tea, or milk and dessert. Saturday’s Evening Banquet $30.00 inclusive of tax and gratuity: Dr. Annie Webb Blanton’s chicken breast with fr esh rosemary reduction, served with butternut squash risotto. Miss Mamie Sue Bastian’s baked orange roughy served with a tomato basil sauce, gnocchi and chef’s vegetable. Both entrées are served with salad, rolls, coffee, tea and dessert Sunday’s Necrology Breakfast Buffet $16.00 inclusive of tax and gratuity Miss Sue King’s scrambled eggs, bacon, fr uit, pastries, coffee, tea and juice. Directions to Radisson Milwaukee West, 2303 N. Mayfair Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53226 Theme Baskets for Convention What will your chapter’s basket theme(s) be for the state convention in Milwaukee? Last year’s baskets brought in $1,267. Our goal is $2,000 this year! The Radisson is located on the northwest corner of Guidelines are the same as previous years: Hwy. 100 (Mayfair Rd.) and North Avenue across from Mayfair Shopping Mall. Choose a theme and contr ibute r elated items to fill the basket. From the North (Wausau) Total value of the items should be about $25. Two Connect with Hwy. 45. smaller baskets are better than one larger one, since Follow Hwy.45 to Burleigh more baskets mean more bids. St. (Exit 43). Take Burleigh going east about a half mile Attach a card listing the theme name, contents, and to Hwy.100/Mayfair Rd. Turn your chapter name. Wrap the basket in clear plastic or right and go about 8/10 of a cellophane and tie it securely. mile. The Radisson enBaskets will be accepted at the time of r egistr ation, trance is on the right, just be- Friday afternoon and evening, 4:00-9:00 p.m., and fore North Avenue. Saturday morning from 7:00- 9:00 a.m. From the west, South or Bidding will be fr om 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on East Saturday, April 25th. Winners will be announced at the Milwaukee Art I-94 to Hwy. 45 N. Follow Hwy.45 to close of the Saturday banquet program. Museum Exit 305B which is Hwy. 100/ Mayfair We look forward to seeing the variety of baskets. In Rd. Go to left lane. Turn left onto W. North Ave. The order to provide sufficient space and bid sheets for the hotel entrance is on your immediate right. baskets, please send your Chapter Name, Basket Theme Due to construction projects, please keep abr east Name, and the name of your Chapter Contact Person of latest detours by checking http://www.511wi.gov for each basket to: NOTE: Look for photos of Officer Nominees, Convention Overview, Milwaukee Happenings and more Milwaukee photos in the Sigma State News EXTRA! on our Sigma State Website: Millie Buege 1342 Milwaukee St., Delafield, WI 53018 mbuege2@wi.rr.com http://www.deltakappagamma.org/WI/ 4 SIGMA STATE NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 Complete this form. Make a copy. Send the COPY in --NOW! Keep this sheet for your own reference 2015 Sigma State Convention Registration Form Please print clearly: April 24-26, 2015 NAME___________________________________ Chapter________________________________________ ADDRESS________________________________ Chapter Officer? Position? CITY State Officer /Chair? Position? STATE ZIP __________________ EMAIL PHONE SPECIAL NEEDS: Special dietary needs_______________________ Limited Mobility_________________________ PHOTO RELEASE: I grant permission to The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International to use my photograph in the Sigma State News or on The Society website. YES ____ NO ____ Bring and proudly FEE / FUNCTION COST X NUMBER wear your keypin! Registration fee (r equir ed): until March 24 $30 _____ Check/mark all after March 24 $35 _____ that apply: Friday Evening Human Trafficking Seminar (incl. Book!) $15 _____ —— First time at (Non-member attendee $20, student $5 (including the book!) $____ _____ State Convention Saturday Birthday Luncheon: —— # of tables Both entrées served with rolls, beverage and dessert needed for display Dr. Cora Martin’s Chicken Salad $18 _____ Send check payable to Miss Ruby Cole’s Turkey Club Wrap $18 _____ DKG with Saturday Evening Banquet: registration form to: Sandra Ruesink Both entrées served with salad, rolls, beverage and dessert 2425 W. Brantwood Ave. Dr. Annie Webb Blanton’s Chicken Breast ______ $30 Glendale, WI 53209 Miss Mamie Sue Bastion’s Baked Orange Roughy $30 ______ 414 352-5692 Sunday Necrology Breakfast sruesink@wi.rr.com Miss Sue King’s Buffet Breakfast $16 _______ Hotel Reservations Saturday Workshop: Zentangle $7 _______ Room reservations Note: No meal orders after April 13, 2015 TOTAL ENCLOSED: may be made online at http:// www.radisson.com or SATURDAY WORKSHOPS: TOTAL $ ______ $ ______ $ ______ $ ______ $ ______ $ ______ $ _______ $ _______ $ _______ $ ______ $ ______ Make one selection in each Session call Radisson Hotel SESSION A 2:15—3:00 p.m. directly: 1 414 257 ___1. Discover Your iPad (Apple Store 3400 Our group Employee) promo code is DKG. ___2. Common core and Math (Dr. Debra Room rates are $109 Dosemagen, Mount Mary University ) per night plus ___3. Broadening Our Horizons with the applicable state and Hunziker Scholarship (Nancy Herrmann -Zeta local taxes & are valid and Mary Metz -Chi) from April 21-29 for ___4. Zentangle (Don McCollum and Joyce those wanting to stay Block) The cost of each kit is $7.00 payable longer. The group with your registration for convention. If your code and room rate registration comes in after capacity is reached, expire on March 24. you will receive a refund upon arrival. SESSION B 3:15—4:-00 p.m. ___1. Discover Your iPhone (Apple Store Employee) ___2. Supporting Online Learning in Higher Education, (Dr. Johanna Dvorak-Chi, Director of Educational Support Services at UWM) ___3. Nourish Your Noggin (Diane Vaughn, Alzheimer Association) ___4. Reckless Generosity...Accepting and Embracing Diversity in DKG (Sandra Smith Bull, Interim-Executive Director of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International) Bonus Workshop: Saturday at 4:15-5:00 "Children of Genocide" Guest speaker Dr. Ellen K ennedy All checks payable to DKG State Convention 2015. Late fee $5 after March 24 postmar k! CANCELLATIONS must be in writing to Sandra Ruesink (addr ess above left) by April 13, 2015. Only the registration fee is reimbursable. Registration forms ar e also at: http://www.deltakappagamma.org/WI/ FEBRUARY 2015 SIGMA STATE NEWS 5 Information on Convention Sessions (Sessions A 1-4, & B 1-4 + Bonus!) Session A Workshops: (2:15-3:00 p.m.) Session B Workshops: (3:15-4:00 p.m.) 1. Discover Your iPad —Apple Store employee: Come learn about your iPad, built-in apps, iCloud, the App Store and more. We know iPad will become your new favorite way to do just about everything. If you have any passwords for your iPad, be sure to have them with you. 2. Common Core Mathematics Standards: Facts and Fiction —Dr. Debra Dosemagen Chair, Education; Graduate Program Director Mount Mary University: This session will explore the main elements of the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and their implications for curriculum scope and sequence, instruction, and assessment. 3. Broadening Our Horizons with the Hunziker Scholarship —Nancy Herrmann (Zeta) and Mary Metz (Chi): The DKG members will present their incredible experiences as Hunziker Scholarship winners. After hearing speaker Sister Chrisma Ngonyani at a chapter meeting, Nancy, a retired family and consumer ed. teacher, wrote four DKG International Project Grants for Saint Agnes Nutrition School in Chipole, Tanzania. She will share her twelve-day summer visit, a glimpse into the wonderful places and people of Tanzania. Mary Metz, a retired 4th grade teacher, attended a traditional Hindu wedding in India, a country of astounding cultural, educational and economic diversity. She will relate her experiences as a family guest at the wedding. 4. Zentangle —Don McCollum and Joyce Block CZT: Drawing with the Zentangle® method is intuitive, fun and relaxing. An abstract art form with unexpected results, it is very portable and thus can be done anywhere. Tangling is non -technical, just a series of lines, either straight or curved. Creating by this method is empowering and stress-relieving. Materials in the kit are a Sakura pen, 2 tiles, and a pencil. The cost of each kit is $7.00 payable with your registration for convention. Refunds will be given upon arrival if this session is booked prior to your request. 1. Discover Your iPhone —Apple Store employee Let us show you some of the features of your iPhone and built-in apps that make the everyday things you do even more incredible with iPhone. If you have any passwords for your iPhone be sure to have them with you. GAEP Information Available at Convention Visit the Grants in Aid for Educational Publication (GAEP) display at the state convention to learn how you can receive financial aid from Sigma State to publish educationally related endeavors. Completed sample projects of past recipients will be displayed. Celebrate the scholarship and creativity of our members. Further information may be obtained from GAEP chairperson, Toni Durben, W5641 Michelle Way, Appleton, WI 54915 adurben@new.rr.com Next deadline for completed applications to reach the chairperson is February 1, 2016 . 6 2. Supporting Online Learning in Higher Education —Dr. Johanna Dvorak (Chi), Director of Educational Support Services at UWM: Education today is being r evolutionized with the advances in technology. How can we prepare and support students for online academic success? This session will share the implementation of online learning support programs and strategies to help students succeed. 3. Nourish Your Noggin —Diane Baughn, Alzheimer Association: Discover the differ ence between nor mal aging and serious memory loss. Find out what you can do now to make wise choices to keep your brain healthy. Learn about lifestyle suggestions and tips. 4. Reckless Generosity...Accepting and Embracing Diversity in DKG —Sandra Smith Bull, Interim-Executive Director of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International: J oin in a conversation about DKG diversity; we will explore the realities of what our organization is and isn’t. BONUS WORKSHOP: 4:15-5:00 Children of Genocide —Dr. Ellen Kennedy: Hear about Petr Ginz, executed in Auschwitz but whose writing endures; Loung Ung, child soldier in Cambodia who now speaks against landmines; and Alice Musabende, Rwandan genocide orphan and human rights advocate. Attendees will learn about child soldiers, the global Mine Ban Treaty and Wisconsin's designation of every April as “Genocide Milwaukee footbridge DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SISTERS... You continue to amaze me! As evidenced at the meeting last night, you discuss the business at hand, you agree to disagree, and all in the name of bettering Sigma State. You all have a talent and so many gifts to offer. You take time from your already busy schedules to work creatively in seeking solutions to challenges put before you. There are times when you give yourself too little credit— I just want to say to you— You are truly talented, gifted, caring and absolutely amazing persons. Keep up the good work! Stay true to yourself, continue to encourage others and help make your Sigma State Sisters accomplish their goals and find excitement and fulfillment along the way. —A collect, written spontaneously at our Fall Executive Meeting in 2014 by Marlene Verkuilen SIGMA STATE NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 Sigma State Budget Proposal 2015-2016: Income Treasurer Anna Pitzo INCOME Budgeted Income Dues Active Members Finance Chair Linda Hansen Adopted 2014-2015 Budget Members Fees Totals Proposed Budget for 2015-16 Members Fees Totals 650 $ 59.00 $ 38,350.00 650 $ 59.00 $ 38,350.00 70 $ 26.00 $ 1,820.00 70 $ 26.00 $ Reserve Members Total Dues $ 40,170.00 Fees $ - 1,820.00 $ 40,170.00 Initiations 20 $ 5.00 $ 100.00 20 $ 5.00 $ 100.00 Founders 500 $ 0.60 $ 300.00 500 $ 0.60 $ 300.00 C. L. Reichert 720 $ 0.20 $ 144.00 720 $ 0.20 $ 144.00 International Scholarship 720 $ 0.20 $ 144.00 720 $ 0.20 $ 144.00 Action Grants 720 $ 1.00 $ 720.00 720 $ 1.00 $ 720.00 1,408.00 Total Fees $ 1,408.00 $ Total Dues and Fees $ 41,578.00 $ 41,578.00 General savings $ 32.00 $ 32.00 CD roll over interest $ 90.00 $ 65.00 Total Interest Earned $ 122.00 $ 97.00 $ 5,200.00 $ 7,755.00 $ 7,755.00 Interest Earned Miscellaneous Income CD/Investment Redemption Checking/ Savings Total Miscellaneous Income $ Total Budgeted Income $ 46,900.00 OTHER INCOME money collected and Return of Start up money Scholarship Funds Registration for Fall Exec. Meeting Registration for Summer Workshop then expended 5,200.00 through $ 900.00 $ 1 3,000.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 49,430.00 other funds $ 1,000.00 $ 18,000.00 $ 1,200.00 $ 1,000.00 Miscellaneous Income Total Other Income $ 16,100.00 $ 21,200.00 TOTAL - ALL INCOME $ 63,000.00 $ 70,630.00 Please note: At Convention, we will be voting on adoption of changes to the By-laws and Standing Rules. —Please familiarize yourself with them beforehand by finding the proposed changes on the state website: http://www.deltakappagamma.org/WI/. Scroll down to the box with the red stars and click. That will bring up the page with all the proposals. FEBRUARY 2015 SIGMA STATE NEWS 7 Sigma State Budget Proposal for 2015-2016: EXPENDITURES BUDGETED EXPENSES Dues/fees to International Active members Reserve members Initiates International Scholarship Total dues/fees to International Scholarship/Grant Funds Founders C.L. Reichert Action Grants Adopted 2013-2014 Budget Members Fees Totals Expenses Members Budget 2015-16 Totals 2014 -15 Proposed Members Budget using EEC Totals Proposed 650 $ 40.00 $ 26,000 650 $ 26,000 650 $ 26,000 70 20 720 $ 20.00 $ 1,400 $ 2.50 $ 50 $ 0.20 $ 144 $ 27,594 70 20 720 $ 1,400 $ 50 $ 144 $ 27,594 70 20 720 500 720 $ 0.60 $ $ 0.20 $ 300 144 500 720 $ $ 300 144 500 720 $ 1,400 $ 50 $ 144 $ 27,594 $ $ 300 $ 144 720 $ 1.00 $ 720 720 $ 720 720 $ Total Scholarship/Grant Funds $ 1,164 Total Dues and Fees $ 28,758 Program Expenses Achievement Award $ 200 Action Grants $ 3,000 Sigma State News printing/postage $ 2,300 State Council meetings: joint chapters meetings $ 500 Fall Workshop -Facilities/Printing $ 400 Fall Workshop - Travel Reimbursements $ 1,000 State Convention - Speaker Expenses $ 500 State Convention - Start-up $ 900 State Convention - Travel Reimbursements $ 1,125 Member(s) to Regional or International $ 200 President's Pin for 2015-16 $ 200 Changing of the Guard $ 500 Summer Training for Chapter Officers and State Officers Summer Workshop travel World Fellowship - .50/member $ 360 Total Program Expenses $ 11,185 State Officer Expenses President: Miscellaneous expenses/mileage $ 3,300 Gift $ 750 Clerical/Printing Executive Board Member Expenses $ 200 Treasurer: Miscellaneous expenses/mileage $ 250 Gift $ 1,200 Editor - Sigma State News: Miscellaneous expenses/mileage $ 75 Gift $ 1,200 Webmistress- Sigma State Miscellaneous expenses/mileage $ 50 Gift $ 400 Total State Officer Expenses $ 7,425 720 $ 1,164 $ 28,758 $ 1,164 $ 28,758 $ $ $ 100 3,000 2,300 $ $ $ 100 3,000 2,300 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 400 1,200 1,500 1,000 1,200 200 200 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 400 1,200 1,500 1,000 1,200 200 200 $ 500 $ 600 $ 360 $ 12,560 $ 500 $ 600 $ 360 $ 12,560 $ $ $ $ 3,300 750 300 200 $ $ $ $ 3,300 750 300 200 $ $ 250 1,200 $ $ 250 1,200 $ $ 100 1,200 $ $ 100 1,200 $ $ $ 50 400 7,750 $ $ $ 50 400 7,750 Don’t forget! The Sigma State Fall Executive Board Meeting will be held September 11-12, 2015! All state officers, committee chairs and chapter presidents should attend. 8 SIGMA STATE NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 Sigma State Budget Proposal for 2015-2016: EXPENDITURES Adopted Budget for 2014-15 Committee Expenses Achievement Award Advisory Council for Action Implementation Financial Review Communication Educational Excellence Committee Expansion Financial Review GAEP Awards Leadership Development Legislation Literary/Illustration Judging Expenses (continued) Proposed Budget for 2015-16 $ $ $ $ 25 75 100 25 $ $ $ $ 25 75 100 25 $ $ $ $ $ $ 25 100 25 25 25 575 $ $ $ $ $ $ 25 100 25 25 25 575 Membership/Necrology $ Music $ Nominations $ Professional Development $ Program of Work $ Research $ Scholarships $ Standing Rules/By-Laws $ U.S. Forum $ World Fellowship $ Historical $ Ad-hoc Committees $ Committee Expenses $ Other Expenses Articles of Incorporation/Tax Prep $ Bonding of state treasurer $ Travel Insurance - officers and chairmen $ Memorial gifts and contributions $ Past President to regional/international conventions $ First Vice President to regional/International Conventions Web site fee $ 100 50 50 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 50 1,450 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 100 50 50 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 50 $ 10 250 90 100 500 Go to Meeting Contingency/Miscellaneous costs Total Other Expenses TOTAL BUDGETED EXPENSES 36 $ 56 $ 290 $ 1,332 $ 50,150 Proposed Budget for 2015-16 using EEC $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 25 75 100 25 200 25 100 25 25 $ 575 $ 100 $ 50 $ $ 25 25 $ $ 25 50 1,425 $ 1,450 $ $ $ $ 10 250 60 100 $ $ $ $ 10 250 60 100 $ $ 750 36 $ $ 750 36 $ 56 $ 56 $ 1,262 $ 51,755 $ $ 1,262 51,780 $ $ $ $ $ $ 850 1,500 6,500 10,000 18,850 70,630 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES * money collected and then expended from other funds Fall Workshop - meals $ 850 $ 850 GAEP awards $ 1,000 $ 1,500 Scholarship awards $ 6,000 $ 6,500 Hunziker awards $ 5,000 $ 10,000 $ 12,850 $ 18,850 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES TOTAL ALL EXPENSES $ 63,000 $ 70,605 Chapter Presidents: Check the Get Connected! and President’s Page br ochur es for fr esh ideas for your chapter meetings! FEBRUARY 2015 SIGMA STATE NEWS 9 Nominations for Sigma State Officers and Committee Members UW-Eau Claire. In 1994, she was selected as Wisconsin’s Marilyn Lambert, Zeta Chapter , Gr een Bay, is the Outstanding Local Future Business Leader of America nominee for Sigma State president for the 2015 – 2017 biennium. Lambert currently serves as first vice-president of Advisor. Millerman is active in her local church where she the organization and previously served as membership chair. has taught Sunday school for 40 years. She is a regional If elected, Lambert has stated that her goals as president will representative to Stonecroft Ministries and membership chair include both membership development and leadership for Barron County Retired Educators. development. Lambert states, “Membership is the “Key” to Nominated to continue as corresponding secretary is Mary our continuing Society. During my term as president, I would Flierl, Chi chapter , Por t Washington. Flier l is a pr evious promote an effort of each chapter to increase its membership Sigma State Achievement Award winner. Flierl has a BA by 20 percent.” Lambert is a graduate of UW-Stevens Point degree from Mount Mary University and has done additional and earned her Master’s degree from UW-Oshkosh. She is a studies at Cardinal Stritch and UW-Milwaukee. She is a retired elementary and middle school teacher with 38 years of retired mathematics teacher from Port Washington High experience. She served as a team leader in the Green Bay School. Flierl has served on the Sigma State Financial Review school district for 19 years. For many years she was the Committee and also the Sigma State Foundation Board. In director of children’s ministry at her local church. Lambert 1987 she received the Meritorious Service Award from the has been a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for 27 years. She Port Washington-Saukville school district. She is active in currently is serving her second term as president of Zeta area historical societies and Ozaukee County Retired chapter. Teachers. (See the box on p. 4 about new officer photos!) Leslie Bakkum, Theta chapter , LaCr osse, has been Members nominated to the Finance committee are Cindy nominated to serve as first vice president. She currently is Rockow, Psi chapter, Cumberland; Carolyn Barnhart, Alpha second vice president of Sigma State. Bakkum has a Tau chapter, Menomonie; and Julie Hannon, Omicron bachelor’s degree in music education from UW-Oshkosh and chapter, Appleton. Rockow is serving her second term as Psi a master’s degree from Viterbo University. She is a retired chapter president and currently serves on the state Finance music teacher from the Onalaska school district. She was committee. She is a retired high school principal. Barnhart is named Onalaska Teacher of the Year in both 1986 and 1996. retired from 35 years of teaching and administration in higher She was also a grant recipient from the Onalaska Foundation education. She currently is serving as president of Alpha Tau for Educational Excellence. Bakkum has been a member of chapter. Hannon is retired after 39 years in education. She has DKG for 17 years. She has served as president of Theta served six years as chapter treasurer. chapter and also held several other chapter offices. In 2004, Nominations committee candidates are Gloria Kubisiak, Bakkum received a DKG 75th anniversary stipend for Gamma chapter, Stevens Point; Karen Thyne, Alpha Eta developing a Chinese New Year celebration in her school chapter, Rhinelander; and Linda Dubaniewicz, Beta chapter, district. At her church, Bakkum has directed the junior choir Kenosha. Kubisiak is a retired educator and administrator. for 23 years. She has served Sigma State as first vice president, second Nominated to serve as second vice president of Sigma State vice-president, convention chair, and in various other offices. is Mary Kenne, Alpha Gamma chapter, Whitewater. Most Thyne is a retired educator with 38 years of experience. She recently she has served a six-year term as state treasurer. has served as second vice president of Sigma State, Kenne holds a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and corresponding secretary, communications chair and program both master’s and doctorate degrees in educational of work chair. Dubaniewicz has retired from the Kenosha administration. She is a retired elementary principal with 15 schools after 40 years of teaching. She has served as first vice years of teaching experience and 25 years of experience in president and second vice president of Sigma State and is a school administration. Kenne is a 20-year member of DKG. past chapter president. She has served multiple terms as chapter secretary, vice Members of the current nominations committee are president, and president. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Marlene Verkuilen, Carol Lange, and Sandra Fuller. and the Wisconsin Elementary Principal’s Association. She is active in her local church, the Whitewater Arts Alliance and the Whitewater Women’s Federation. Red Roses of Welcome to initiates and reinstated members ALPHA IOTA Kris M Kroening 11/19/14 Nominated to be recording secretary is Barb Lindsay J. Barnhart 11/24/14 Millerman, Psi chapter , Bar r on. Miller man has ALPHA TAU been a member of DKG for 38 years. She has Jody L. Henderson 11/24/14 served three terms as chapter president and also Brenda L. Harrison 11/24/14 served her chapter as recording secretary and Jane E Sneesby 11/24/14 corresponding secretary. Millerman is a retired Stephanie Beyer 11/24/14 business education teacher. She holds both BA and ALPHA UPSILON SIGMA MST degrees in business education from Kathryn Jones 10 SIGMA STATE NEWS 10/28/14 FEBRUARY 2015 Adventures in Tanzania on a Hunziker Scholarship As a member of Zeta Chapter, I, Nancy Herrmann received the Hunziker Scholarship for International travel to Tanzania. My interest in the St. Agnes Secondary Nutrition School for Girls in Chipole, Tanzania began after meeting Sister Chrisma Ngonyani while she was earning her BS degree at Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, WI. Recognizing the many needs and challenges of education in a third-world country, I wrote and received four DKG International Project Grants for the Nutrition School. Travel to visit the school in July was really a dream come true and it helped me realize the impact the DKG grants have at the school. After viewing my travel photos, I realized that neither the pictures nor words can adequately describe the experience of living in a totally different culture and world. Experiencing life with the students and staff is really the only way to understand how difficult and different life is for so many people in Tanzania. Sister Chrisma is the chair and head teacher at the nutrition school. Debra Pearson, UW-Green Bay, Professor of Nutrition, Sister Angeline Hensen of Holy Family Convent in Manitowoc and I were traveling companions. Soft, African Well drilling music greeted us as the plane landed in Ethiopia. One more flight and we were in the port city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Sister Chrisma and her family greeted us at the airport. It was truly an honor, since the family of five had to travel by bus to the airport. Next we were on to the Benedictine Dispensary where the new guest house was ready for us with the challenge of getting in and out of our bed enclosed with a mosquito net. Our next stop on our journey was at Mount Mikumi National Park for a safari. Our guide drove the open jeep through the park where elephants, zebras, giraffes, elands and hippos were among the animals that were so majestic in their natural environment. After a delicious meal, we spent the night in a platform tent which had a bathroom and running (cold) water for a shower. Breakfast in the park and more sightseeing ended our safari. Ten hours riding in a car and another hour traveling on a dirt road full of potholes and ruts from the rainy season finally brought us to Chipole and the St. Agnes Nutrition School. Despite arriving at midnight, we were served an evening meal by the nutrition students, complete with songs and a welcome cake. The students practiced their skills to prepare for the National Nutrition Exam by preparing and serving all our meals. The secondary school is a boarding school for 450 girls. The tuition is approximately $1,000 US dollars per year. Students wear uniforms, have short haircuts and bring as part FEBRUARY 2015 by Nancy Hermann of their schools supplies the following : 5 gallon bucket, shovel, container which is used as their bowl for all of their meals. The daily menu always consists of corn porridge for breakfast, ugali —thick cooked cornmeal and vegetables for lunch and rice and beans for the evening meal. The students use outdoor bathrooms which include a ground-level toilet and a faucet for bathing using their bucket. This bucket is also used for picking crops, watering the gardens and doing their laundry. Despite the lack of many comforts that American students would expect, the students value the opportunity to get a quality secondary education and then go on to college to fulfill their career goals. In addition to the secondary and nutrition school, the 300 acre property includes the St. Agnes Motherhouse, Church, a primary and trade school, orphanage and housing for the students and the religious and lay teachers. The children in the orphanage found a special place in our hearts. Money from DKG International Project Grants was designated for drilling a well for the nutrition school. It almost seemed like a miracle because the well was dug while we were at the school. What a blessing this was because safe water is essential to improving the health and longevity of the people of Africa. The people we met are happy and appreciate the little they have and are proud to show you their home and share a meal with you. The hospitality was amazing. Sister Chrisma traveled with us on our fourteen hour bus ride to the airport. Again her family traveled by bus to thank us for coming to Tanzania and to wish us a safe trip home. I now look at life and necessities in a different light. Material possessions do not equal happiness. Life is less stressful and “Africa time” helps everyone take one thing at a time and enjoy the moment. Education is the key to changing the lives of the people of Africa, especially the women. Despite the fact that education is valued, many children do not have the opportunity to attend school. As key women educators, I hope that we and our organizations will continue to support education throughout the world. Students bring corn from the fields on a Saturday morning SIGMA STATE NEWS 11 Sigma State News Kay Ziegahn, editor, 1807 West Fern St., Richland Center, WI 53581-1142 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. MOVING? Permanent changes of address go to International Membership Dept., State treasurer and to state editor See p.3 for Society emails and addresses. Tech Tip—Using The Cloud by Web Master Barb Cody There is a lot of talk these days about “the cloud”, which refers to free online storage services available. Why would you need “the cloud”? Perhaps you are working on a project on more than one computer. The file would be stored online and could be opened and worked on and then updated from any computer. An online file can also be available for more than one person to view and update. So how do you find “the cloud” and use it? There are several free online storage services available. The three I will focus on are OneDrive, Google Drive, and Dropbox because I have had experience with these. OneDrive is a Microsoft storage option. It was once called SkyDrive and is installed on my Windows 8.1 tablet, where if I am not careful, my file will automatically be saved to OneDrive. If OneDrive is not installed on your computer, you can easily download it to your computer. Once OneDrive is installed on your computer, it works similarly to saving and opening files from My Documents. You also get the use of online Microsoft office applications of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook through OneDrive. OneDrive offers 15 gigabytes of online storage, and more can be purchased at a very low price. Go to www.onedrive.com to set up an account and download to your computer, tablet, and/or smartphone. Google Drive is an online storage with a complete office suite called Google Docs. You get a word processer, spreadsheet, and presentation builder application as well as 15 gigabytes of free storage, with more available at a very low price. If you already have a Google account, which you would have if you use Gmail for your email, you already have Google Drive. You can also download Google Drive to your computer. Then using Google Drive is no different than using My Documents on your computer for saving and opening a file. Our local Rotary Club uses Google Drive to share important information with its members. If you do not have a Google account, go to www.google.com to set up an account and download to your tablet, computer, and/or smartphone. Dropbox is the most popular because it is so easy to use. After you set up your account in Dropbox, you can download the application to all of your devices—computer, tablet, and cell phone. Once downloaded to your computer, it acts like another drive on your computer right in the list with Desktop and My Documents. The major drawback is that there is less free storage space available. You start with 2 gigabytes, but can earn more by downloading Dropbox to other devices. Dropbox does not have any applications like a word processer, spreadsheet, etc. for you to use. I found this to be a great way to get photos off my cell phone and transfer them to my home computer. Go to www.dropbox.com to set up an account and download to your computer. There are places online that explain this in more detail. Just search for “free online storage reviews” and look at some of the results. This one was most helpful to me: http://www.cnet.com/news/onedrive-dropbox-googledrive-and-box-which-cloud-storage-service-is-right-for-you/. 12 SIGMA STATE NEWS FEBRUARY 2015