Raptor Release
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, AT 4 PM, on our LU quad, students from the Wildlife Club and biologists from USDA Wildlife Services conducted a “show, tell and release of” birds of prey. Te event lasted approximately 30 minutes. Children from the Jefferson City Boys and Girls Club were present. Te entire campus was invited to see the birds “up close” and to watch the release. Approximately 50 children and adults were present to observe the release. Te birds were captured at the St.
Louis International Airport. As some northern birds migrate south to winter in Missouri, they find the airport attractive. For their safety and for the safety of air traffic, the ones that cannot be dissuaded from taking residence are captured and relocated.
Lincoln Scholar Selected for Prestigious Leadership Institute
CONGRATULATIONS TO DIANTE GRAVES for his selection as a member of the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute (BHLI) Phase I held in summer 2015. The BHLI, a leadership development program, was founded by former Chairman of the American Hospital Association and former President/CEO of Truman Medical Centers (TMC), John W. Bluford, III. The institute is “an intense professional development program designed to expose minority scholars with exceptional leadership potential and to encourage the scholars’ interest in healthcare professions,” according to the institute’s annual report. Graves, a native of Kansas City, expects to graduate
in May 2017 with a major in agribusiness and a minor in marketing. He was recruited for the program through the joint effort of Ruth Canada, Lincoln University Director of Career and Academic Support Services, and BHLI staff. Requirements included a 3.0 GPA. Participants were required to be rising sophomores/juniors and to have two professional letters of recommendation and a short essay outlining their career goals. Of the 70 students who expressed universities. The group met at the Kauffman Foundation Conference
Center, the University of Missouri – Kansas City and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in addition to a number of Kansas City venues. Phase I concluded with group presentations to the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute President, BHLI board members and other invited community guests. Graves was part of a three person group which delivered a 15 minute multimedia presentation discussing
solutions to an assigned question — “How would you care in the healthcare system?” Additionally, each scholar Based on their performance in Phase I of the BHLI
program, the 14 scholars who participated may be selected to participate in Phase II of the program in 2016, which will include a paid internship in a notable healthcare environment or association within the United States. Diante Graves will intern at Swope Health Services in Kansas City, Missouri.
John W. Bluford III with Lincoln scholar Diante Graves
Winter 2016
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