Current Issue: Volume 16 - Number 4 - Sept. 28, 2001
Baxter Luncheon, Boylan Lecture rescheduled
The Boylan Lecture, featuring peace activist Ingrid Askew from
South Africa, will be held from 7:30-9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, in Webster
auditorium. A prayer vigil will be held after the Boylan presentation.
The invitation-only Annie Baxter Luncheon will be held Wednesday,
Oct. 10 at 12 noon in Room 310 of the Billingsly Student Center. The luncheon
will include the announcement of the 2001 winner of the Annie Baxter Award
to recognize the outstanding contributions of a woman in government/public
service. Both the Lecture and the Luncheon/Presentation were postponed
after the hijackings and loss of life on Sept.11.
Career Services to host Career Development Day
Career Services will host Career Development Day, from 9 a.m.- 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3 in Billingsly Student Center. Career Development Day attracts more than 100 local and national employers who introduce students to a variety of career opportunities. Students will have a chance to meet the employers in an informal setting during a "Networking Reception" from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2 on the second floor lounge of the Billingsly Student Center.
Employers attending Career Development Day will have the opportunity to staff information booths from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. "Career Break-out" sessions from 9 a.m. to Noon Wednesday will offer students a chance to learn more about specific career fields.Question and answer sessions with selected employers are designed to give students access to professionals who work in those career fields. Students, alumni and members of the general public are invited to Career Development Day. See www.mssu.edu/career for a listing of organizations registered to attend the event.
Enjoy a draught of Cedric Liqueur's Macbeth
Cedric Liqueur, thespian and playwright, continues his North American one-man solo performance tour with a condensed adaptation of William Shakespeare's Macbeth at Missouri Southern. Southern's Theatre Department will sponsor an appearance by Liqueur at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 1 at the Bud Walton Theatre. The actor's performances also combine the stage plays Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra and Shakespeare's sonnets. He also presents prose, poems and sonnets by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sappho, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Ranier Maria Rilke, Oscar Wilde, Kohn Keats, Thomas Wolfe and Langston Hughes. No reservations are necessary. The presentation is free and open to the public.Fifty-Three Engaging in Professional Semesters
Fifty-three education majors are engaging in their student teaching "professional semester" in the teacher education program. The experience is one of the requirements for graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree in education (BSE). All of the teacher candidates will be in classrooms for 10 weeks under the supervision of a certified teacher. Melissa Deshayes, Elementary Education major from Joplin, will meet an additional challenge through a special student teaching experience at Dexheim Elementary School in Dexheim, Germany.
Lunch, Japanese Style
A special Japanese lunch will be served today, Friday, Sept. 28, in the Dianne Mayes Student Life Center cafeteria. Enjoy teriyaki chicken breast, fish tempura, yakatori meatballs, Japanese rice and Japanese vegetables for only $5 per person. The meal will be served from 10:40 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.Dona Flor to show Tuesday night in Matthews Auditorium
Bruno Barreto's lusty comedy, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Matthews Hall Auditorium on the MSSC campus. This is the second program in the International Film Festival presented by the Missouri Southern Film Society. Financial assistance is provided by the Missouri Arts Council and the Institute of International Studies. Gary Arnold of the Washington Post describes Dona Flor as "A classic erotic comedy…Barreto can express lust with class, and it's an exhilarating, civilized gift." Season tickets for the remaining nine programs are $10 for adults and $7 for senior citizens and students. Single admission is $1.50 for adults and $1 for senior citizens and students. Season tickets may also be purchased at the MSSC Ticket Office, Billingsly Student Center Room 112. For more information, call (417) 625-9366.
Four States Regional College Fair
A virtual mobile library full of higher education choices is scheduled to arrive at Missouri Southern Wednesday, Oct. 10. That's when approximately 70 colleges, universities and technical schools will be represented at the fourth Four States Regional College Fair from 5-7 p.m. at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center at Missouri Southern. Admission is free. Public and private colleges and universities from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa will be among those represented.Free cholesterol screenings available
September is designated as National Cholesterol Education Month. In an effort to increase awareness about cholesterol and a healthy heart, the wellness office will be offering FREE cholesterol screens to all faculty and staff over the next several weeks. This is a non-fasting, fingerstick screen that will tell you within 5-7 minutes your total cholesterol and HDL (good cholesterol). Check the schedule below for the date and time that best fits your schedule:Tues., Oct. 2--Criminal Justice 7-9a.m.
Thurs.,Oct 4--Matthews Hall 7-9a.m.
Mon., Oct 8--Webster Hall 10-noon
Wed., Oct 10--Hearnes Hall 10-noon
Fri.,Oct.12--Billingsly Student Center 10-noon
Wed., Oct. 17--Leggett & Platt 1-3 p.m.
No Brown Bag Today
No Friday Brown Bag Lunch will be held today. Watch Accents! and other upcoming announcements for information on the Brown Bags, sponsored by Academic Affairs and AmeriServe thoughout the rest of the semester.
Gockel Symposium speakers on TV
The three speakers from this Wednesday's Gockel Symposium will be featured guests on an upcoming edition of Newsmakers, hosted by Judy Stiles, Communications. The show will feature Mark Tilton, Purdue University;William Tsutsui, University of Kansas; and William Farrell, head of Dynamic Strategies of Asia. The program will air at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 on KGCS-TV (Joplin/Webb City cable channel 7 or UHF channel 57). It will be shown again at 7:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 19 on KOZJ Public TV and again at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27 on KOAM TV.Prints, paintings available from Institute
The Institute of International Studies has three prints and one painting available free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. Two of the prints are of international destinations and the other is a large black-and-white photo of the cast of Earl Hammner's The Waltons. The oil painting is a colorful, abstract depiction of galloping horses. For more information, contact Chad Stebbins at ext. 9736.Brahms concert to acknowledge tragedy
KXMS will respectfully acknowledge the terrible tragedy in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsyvlvania at noon, Sunday, Sept. 30. Jeff Skibbe, Communications, says a special 90-minute disaster relief concert by the New York Philharmonic will air regionally on 88.7KXMS and globally at www.kxms.org. Conductor Kurt Masur will lead his orchestral and choral forces in Brahms' A German Requiem.
Turkey day in the "Big Easy"
The International Club is organizing a trip to New Orleans during the Thanksgiving break. Club members are looking for a member of the faculty/staff able to accompany them on the trip. They will be leaving the evening of Nov. 20, and, while there, will visit museums, the zoo, plantations, and other sites. They will return on Sunday, Nov. 25. . They will be travelling in vans, and the "sponsor" will probably have to drive. For information, David Locher, Social Sciences, at ext. 9794 or Melissa Locher, Learning Center, at ext. 9516.Cuban film, Bitter Sugar, in Webster Hall tonight
The second film in the Contemporary Foreign Film Series, Bitter Sugar (Cuba, 1996), will be shown at 7 p.m. tonight, Sept. 28, in Room 105, Webster Hall.. The Facets listing for the film says "This visceral, energizing look at contemporary Cuba is an impassioned love story set against the political and economic tensions of Havana." The showing of Bitter Sugar is free and open to the public.
International Food Feast seeks faculty participant
The International Club is organizing its annual Food Feast, featuring international students and faculty who will prepare cuisine from their native countries. The club is looking for faculty member to take part in the preparation and execution of this popular event. Those wanting information should call Kosta Savic at 625-1402.FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Bob McDermid, Psychology, recently gave presentations for two groups. He spoke on dreams and sleep issues to members of Freeman Hospital's Stroke Recovery Support Group. He also gave a presentation on ADHD at Southwest Center, an educational consortium, to local teachers.
J.J. Spurlin and Richard Spencer, Criminal Justice, attended a 3 day symposium on International Corrections at Central Missouri State University Sept. 11-13.CLASSIFIED
For Sale: For Sale: washer and dryer. $100 for the pair. Around 15 yrs-old. 625-9764.For Adoption: Five adorable kittens who are 2 months old and ready to be adoped into a loving home.Their mother has had excellent nutrition, the kittens are: healthy, lively, funny, intelligent, and adorable. They are litter trained and have been eating soft food and Purina kitten chow. Call Carolyn Hale, Communications, at ext. 9655.
