Free book exchange planned in child’s memory
Linn Ann Huntington
Special to Hays Daily News
Donations are being collected to build “Kaitlyn’s Little Free Library” at USD 489’s Early Childhood Connections, 2502 E. 13th St.
Kaitlyn Cubillo, 5, died in January, and her parents, Julie and Fili Cubillo, are creating a “take a book, leave a book” free book exchange in her memory.
The goal is to raise $370 for the weather-resistant structure that will be located outside the Early Childhood Connections building. Any donations above that goal will go towards the purchase of books to stock the library.
On Tuesday, April 27, Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 4101 N. Vine, will have a special menu available from 4 to 8 p.m., said Dana Stanton with Early Childhood Connections. The restaurant will donate 50 percent of its sales from that special menu to the library, Stanton said.
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Fairmont State President Mirta Martin smiles as she watches community members applaud the decision to renew her contract in this 2019 photo.TWV FILE PHOTO
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. â Mirta Martin, president of Fairmont State University, was just named as one of three finalists for a presidential bid at Colorado Mesa University, according to a press release by CMU.
CMU said the presidential search has gone on over the last three months and has narrowed 64 applicants down to three, one of which is Martin.
CMU said in the release that Martin will join the other two candidates and engage the Universityâs various stakeholders through in-person campus visits during the week of April 26.
Three finalists have been selected in the search for Colorado Mesa Universityâs next president and the list includes a current CMU vice president.
John Marshall, vice president for student services as well as the co-chair of the universityâs COVID-19 response, joins Abel Chavez and Mirta Martin as finalists to replace outgoing President Tim Foster.
Ray Anilionis, chair of the search committee, commended Marshallâs role in leading one of the stateâs most successful returns to in-person learning.
âHis role in the COVID response played a role, but weâve had our eye on him for a long time,â Anilionis said.
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The Kansas Board of Regents met on April 14, 2021 and approved two changes to its temporary COVID-19 policy.
The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday did not back away from a policy that temporarily would make it easier for the University of Kansas to dismiss tenured faculty due to budget woes. But the board did add a couple of new provisions aimed at increasing transparency with the controversial process.
During their board meeting on Wednesday, the Regents heard two recommended changes, which were developed by a workgroup tasked with reviewing the board’s current policy. The workgroup was created at the request of the Council of Faculty Senate Presidents.