Current Issue: Volume 16 - Number 11 - Nov. 16, 2001
Final Brown Bag of the semester The last Brown Bag lunch of the semester will featureVickie Roettger, Biology, and David Locher, Social Sciences, speaking on Assessment. The presentation will be from 12:10-12:50 in Room 310 of the Billingsly Student Center. All faculty and staff are invited. Pick up your free lunch at the mini-buffet outside of BSC 310 and come inside to join your meal and presentation. The free lunches are a courtesy of Academic Affairs and AmeriServe Food Management Services.
Students housed in Residence Halls, Regents hear
The Missouri Southern State College Board of Regents heard at its meeting yesterday that all students who were living in temporary housing now have moved to accommodations on campus. Terri Agee, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs, told the Regents that students have moved into the new residence hall and are no longer residing in motels. Chris Churchwell, accountant for Baird, Kurtz & Dobson in Joplin, delivered the report of the annual audit of the College. He said auditors issued a "clean opinion" of the college's finances. Paul Teverow, faculty liaison to the Board, said that the Student Senate now will have a representative at Faculty Senate meetings. Leigh Babbitt, sophomore History major from Kimberling City, will serve in that capacity. J. Larry Martin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, presented a lengthy list of proposals for course name changes, eliminations and new courses which werfe unanimously approved. MSSC President, Julio León, told Board members that revenue projections for the State of Missouri remain shakey and that some changes might have to be made by the state for withholding funds later in the year. "We will have to keep our fingers crossed," Dr. León said. "A lot depends on the national level of confidence that consumers have in the economy and other factors both domesticallly and internationally."
All invited to Senior Honors Thesis presentations
Seniors in the Honors Program undertake a research project in their major discipline and present the results to the college community in a series of talks called the Senior Honors Thesis. The theses may be the essence of good teaching and learning, as they constitute original research within the students' programs of study. Rachelé Lett, senior Elementary Education major from Joplin and Daniel Osborne, senior Elementary Education major from Webb City, will present The Evolution and Effectiveness of the Teacher at 4 p.m. today (Friday, Nov. 16) in Room 106, Taylor Hall 106. Jennifer Chase, senior Secondary Education major from Carl Junction, will be present Technology in the Classroom: A Look at the Placement of Southwest Missouri on the Continuum of Modern Standards at 3 p.m.,Wednesday, Nov.28 in Room 126, Taylor Hall. Everyone is invited to attend.
Nine students group study abroad trips approved
Nine student group study abroad trips involving 156 Missouri Southern State College students have been approved by the grants committee of the Institute of International Studies. The students selected for the trips will be awarded a total of $173,534 by the Institute. They include the following:
- Dorothy Bay, Biology, and Conrad Gubera, Social Sciences, will take 20 students to Costa Rica May 23 to June 22. The students will live with host families near the Cartago area and enroll in a one-hour hiking course and either General Biology or Comparative Culture.
- Richard Spencer and J.J. Spurlin, Criminal Justice, will take 30 students to Ireland May 21 to June 1 for a comparative study of the Irish criminal justice system. Students will visit local police stations, a court, a correctional facility, and see a trial. They will also learn about the curriculum at the Irish Police Academy and interact with faculty and students.
- David Locher and Larry Cebula, Social Sciences,will lead 15 students to Cuba March 9-17 as part of a class titled Castro's Cuba: Ideology and History. Students will spend most of their time in Cuba engaged in active observation and research in order to learn about the effects of cultural history and ideology on everyday social life.
- Grace Ayton and Mari Beth Barr, Nursing, will take 30 nursing majors to London to study the historical origins of modern day nursing. They will interact with nurses and physicians, do clinical observations in a maternity hospital and a children's hospital, visit a hospice, and participate in home health visits with professional British nurses. The group also will tour historic landmarks associated with Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing practice.
- Brenda Kilby and Sabine Cramer, Communications, will take 15 students to Paris for an International Media Seminar sponsored by the Center for the Study of International Communications. Guest speakers will include foreign correspondents, international journalists based in Paris, diplomats, authors, and producers. Tours will include the International Herald Tribune, the U.S. Embassy, Radio France International, French TV France 3, and UNESCO.
- Roberto Mere, Communications, will lead 15 beginning-level Spanish students to Cuernavaca, Mexico, as part of an introductory civilization and culture course for Mexico. Students also will visit Mexico City, the pyramids of Teotihuacan, the colonial mining city of Taxco, and Acapulco.
- Kelly Larson, Communications, and five members of Missouri Southern's debate squad will participate in the International Forensics Association (IFA) tournament in Rome. Missouri Southern will try to defend the IFA title it won last year in Prague, the Czech Republic. This year, the debate topic is international terrorism and U.S. responses.
- Jane Scholl and Vikki Spencer, Teacher Education, will lead 18 students to Australia and New Zealand during Intersession, from May 21 to June 4, for a comparative study of American, Australian, and New Zealand educational systems.
- Maryann Weber, Communications, will accompany eight students to a four-week intensive summer program at the University of Orléans in France. Students will be able to earn six hours of credit from the program, which includes a minimum of 100 contact hours and excursions to several châteaux, the cathedral of Chartres, and the national stained glass museum. In addition, Weber will take the students on weekend trips to Paris, Strasbourg, and Annecy.
Greek film on tap for Contemporary Foreign Film Series
Tonight, Friday, November 16, the Contemporary Foreigm Film Series fourth video feature of the year, Eternity and a Day (Greece, 1998, 130 min.) will be shown at 7 p.m., in Room 105, Webster Hall. Nick Kyle, Art, says the film won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at Cannes. It is the story of a terminally ill writer, Alexandre, whose path intersects with that of a troubled, eight-year-old boy on "one special last idyllic day."
Services held for retired faculty member Funeral services were held for longtime MSSC faculty member and professor emeritus, Dorothy A. Stone, Business, in Columbia, Mo. Nov. 11. Dr. Gail Renner wrote in his book, In Pursuit of Excellence: Missouri Southern State College, 1937-1992: "Dorothy A. Stone, who came to Joplin Junior College in 1939, was another of the illustrious instructors whose careers bridged the junior and senior college eras. Primarily a teacher of acccounting and secretarial courses, she was a pioneer figure in establishing the college's Business Administration curriculum." Dorothy Stone retired in 1975 and returned to Columbia where she had earned her bachelor's and master's degrees.Hughes to lecture, exhibit works at PSU
Dewane Hughes, Art, will present a public lecture at 12 noon, Monday, Nov. 19 Room 103 of Porter Hall at Pittsburg State University. A reception will follow from 2:30 -4 p.m. An exhibit of artistic works by Dewane Hughes will be displayed in the Pittsburg State University Gallery in Porter Hall Nov. 19 - Dec. 12. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Hughes is known for his witty, charming, playful works. Structures and gizmos of every conceivable shape and form engage the art lover's desire to embrace the unimaginable. In 1996, Sculpture Magazine selected Dewane as one of the top 25 International Student Sculptors in the nation. For more information call Dewane Hughes at ext. 9735 or Stephanie Bowman at (620) 235-4305. View your name in the faculty/staff directory Updating is complete for Southern's online faculty and staff directory. The Public Information Office staff now asks that all faculty and staff view their names and information and make contact with them if any changes are needed. View the online directory at http://www.mssu.edu/phone/emroster.htm. Call in changes to the Public Information Office at ext. 9399 or e-mail: surber-r@mssu.edu or jessicalaurenh@juno.comTV Station to air basketball games via tape delay
KGCS-TV will air both men’s and women’s basketball games from Missouri Southern State College this season, as part of the Southern Sports Sunday coverage.Games are taped and replayed at 8 p.m., Sunday evenings. KGCS-TV airs on Joplin/Webb City cable channel 7 and UHF channel 57. The following games are scheduled- Sat. Nov. 17 – Women vs. Northeastern State: To Air Nov. 18
- Saturday, Nov. 30 – Men vs. Panhandle State: To Air Dec. 2
- Sat. Dec. 8 – Men vs. Rockhurst: To Air Dec. 9
- Sat. Dec. 8 --Women vs. MacMurray State: To Air Dec. 10
- Wed. Jan. 9 – Women vs. CMSU: To Air Jan. 13
- Wed. Jan. 16 – Men & Women vs. Pittsburg State: To Air Jan. 20
- Sat. Jan. 26 – Men vs. Truman State: To Air Jan. 27
- Wed. Jan. 30 – Women vs. UMR: To Air Feb. 3
- Mon. Feb. 4 – Men vs. Washburn: To Air Feb. 5
- Sat. Feb. 9 – Men vs. Northwest Missouri State: To Air Feb. 10
- Wed. Feb. 20 – Women vs. MO Western: To Air Feb. 24
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Val Carlisle, Student Services, reminds the campus community that the Leonid meteor shower will flicker and flash above North America late Saturday, Nov. 17 through early Nov. 18. All you need to see it are your eyes, a dark location, and a little weather luck. The experts say the event should be the most spectacular show since 1966.
Susan Craig, Project STAY, has been selected by Mid America Educational Opportunity Program Personnel to receive Emerging Leader Training. This is a year-long training session designed to not only improve leadership ability, but to impart information about issues relevant to federally-funded education programs. Only two people are chosen in all from MO, KS, and Nebraska.
Kexi Liu, Music, was one of the adjudicators at the state competitions of Music Teachers National Association. The competitions were held last weekend at Missouri Music Teachers Association's 94th State Convention in Springfield. Dr. Liu adjudicated competitions in four categories: MTNA Junior High School String Competition, MTNA High School String Competition, MTNA Collegiate Artist String Competition, and MTNA Collegiate Artist Chamber Music Competition. The winners go on to the national competitions.
A big thank you goes out to the Missouri Southern campus community from the 2001 United Way campaign committee. Melissa Locher, Learning Center says the effort exceeded its goal for this year, raising $16,370 for the United Way. We are truly a community who cares.Bill Stevens, School of Business Administration, served as one of the reviews, and was a discussant for a paper in the Social Issues/Diversity/Public Sector Track of The Southern Management Association Meeting, held in New Orleans, November 7-9.
Heidi Fenske, Jonathan Wengert, Beau Swopes, Betsy Souza, Laura Hakkinen, Cary Poore, Debbie Crockett, Tasha Beaty , students in the Kinesiology Department, and Somer Quade, a student in the Teacher Education,recently participated in the "Body Walk" at Carterville elementary. MSSC students interacted with elementary students by reading to them and posing questions about the mouth, stomach, intestine, heart, lungs, muscles, bones, skin, and brain. The Body Walk, a unique project of the Missouri Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health, travels throughout the state educating students about making healthy decisions. Students were accompanied by Kinesiology faculty members, Jennifer Jimerson and Sheri Beeler.
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