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Northwestern names Franklin and Stokes to lead diversity efforts
Northwestern College has named Rahn Franklin and Dr. Valerie Stokes to new roles leading its diversity efforts.
Franklin, director of multicultural student development, will become director of strategic diversity initiatives. As such, he will assume more responsibilities across the institution in offering guidance and training for curricular and co-curricular areas. He’ll also continue to mentor multicultural students and to direct the Bridge Scholars program, which provides select students with scholarships and the opportunity to further develop their servant leadership skills on campus and in the community.
Stokes, associate professor of social work, will take on an additional role as director of academic diversity initiatives. In that position, she will champion and support diversity initiatives related to faculty, curriculum, scholarship and other academic operations of Northwestern.
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Friday, May 14, 2021
By STEPHANIE LYNAM / Pilot-Tribune Staff
Elizabeth Gustafson and Simon Carlson performed with the NWI Honors Orchestra May 1st at Northwestern College.
Simon Carlson and Elizabeth Gustafson had the privilege of performing with the NWI Honors Orchestra on May 1st at Northwestern College in Orange City.
Megan Benz, Band Director at Alta-Aurelia High School, said NWI Honors Orchestra is made up of the top string musicians in Northwest Iowa, and from there the ensemble is filled out with the top wind and percussion players to make it a full symphony. There are only 2 oboe players and 4 percussionists chosen for this honor so to be one of the players chosen is a huge accomplishment. Simon and Elizabeth got to play with the other select, top high school musicians of our area of the state, she said.
By Beverly Van Buskirk, Lifestyles editor
LE MARS A Le Mars Community Middle School seventh grader has been selected as an alternate to the National History Day competition in June.
Ian DeRuyter advanced as a Junior Alternate in the Junior Historical Paper category for Nationals.
The competition was held virtually this year.
This years theme is Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.
DeRutyer said his topic was on propaganda during World War II. He titled his paper: Nazi Lies and American Truth: The Influence of Propaganda on World War II.
I chose this topic because I saw it on a list of recommended topics and I thought it would be interesting to research, DeRuyter said.