Current Issue: Volume 16 - Number 20 - March 1, 2002
Regents discuss crosswalk, budget concerns The Board of Regents discussed the need for an upgraded crosswalk at the group's regular meeting on Friday, Feb. 22. Vice President for Business Affairs, Terri Agee, reviewed the need for a safer crosswalk to span Newman Road between the Webster Hall area and the Mayes Student Life Center/Residence Halls. She said that motion-sensor activated lighting has been discussed and that the College is working with the city to create a safer route to and from the Residence Halls. On another subject, President Julio Le n said University status for Missouri Southern and name changes for other colleges/universities was discussed at a recent legislative meeting he attended in Jefferson City. He said a variety of suggestions were reviewed by legislators but no decisions were made. He also said the state of funding for higher education in Missouri remains tenuous and that most colleges/universities, including Southern, do not yet know how much they will receive in the upcoming state budget. J. Larry Martin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, reviewed an extensive number of Academic Policy proposals. Regents approved the creation of a new Social Science course, America in Vietnam and a new Criminal Justice course, International Terrorism.
Retirements represent over 100 years of service
The Board of Regents has approved four retirements and one resignation request. The retiring faculty members represented over 100 years of service to Missouri Southern. Those on the retirement list included: William Elliott, Music. He was hired in 1968 and will leave the college as of July 31, 2002. Also approved for retirement was Music Department Head, Pete Havely. He was hired in 1979 and will work through the end of the summer session. Retirement for Roger Paige, who has taught in the Psychology Department since 1979, will become effective May 31.Betty Houser, Nursing, has worked at Southern since 1995. She will also leave on May 31. The Board approved the resignation of Rosa Fagundes, Teacher Education.Media and Politics lecture today at 11 a.m.
The Media and Politics Lecture will be held today, Friday, March 1., in Webster Hall Auditorium, according to Annetta St. Clair, Social Science. The guest speaker, Dianne Bystrom, will be speaking at 11:00a.m. Bystrom is director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and Iowa State University. Dr. Bystrom is co-editor and contributing author to The Electronic Election: Perspectives on the 1966 Campaign Communication and The Lynching of Language: Gender, Politics and Power in the Hill-Thomas Hearings. She is editor of the newsletter of the Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association. She is a frequent commentator about political and women's issues for state and national media. Dr. Bystrom earned a B.A. in Journalism from Kearney NE State College, an M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications and a Ph.D. in Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Today's Technology Brown Bag
Gerald T. Schlink, Biology, will speak on the subject of DNA Forensic Science during this week's Brown Bag. The Brown Bag will be held in Room 310, House of Lords Room of the Billingsly Student Center from 12:10 to 12:50 today, Friday, March 1. Pick up your free lunch at the mini-buffet outside of BSC 310. Free lunches courtesy of Academic Affairs and AmeriServe Food Management Services . The lunches are open to all faculty/staff, according to Betsy Griffin, Academic Affairs.
Health Fair promotes healthly lifestyles & more
The Wellness Office sponsored this year's Health Fair which wrapped up yesterday on the 3rd Floor, Billingsly Student Center. The purpose was to pomote the awareness of healthy lifestyles, early detection of disease and preventive care options. Donna O'Keefe, Wellness Director, says the screenings were not intended to be used for diagnostic purposes but to identify areas, if any, appropriate for you to follow up with your personal physician. Blood work and hemoccult (colon cancer screens) were available at no charge to faculty/staff. Tests available for an additional cost included PSA screening for prostate cancer, thyroid screening, complete blood counts and urinalysis.
The view from "Ground Zero"
Nearly all of us have seen pictures and videotape of "Ground Zero". Yet, two-dimensional electronic images can only "say" so much. A upcoming edition of the KGCS-TV program, Newsmakers, features three area residents who recently traveled to New York City. Lance Nichols and his 14-year-old daughter, Kristin, visited the city on business. They were able to get into one of the buildings overlooking the site and see the damage first-hand. Capt. Gary Laws of the Salvation Army in Joplin served for over two weeks in at and near Ground Zero, coordinating relief support efforts for the Salvation Army. All three will discuss their feelings with host, Judy Stiles, Communications.. The program will be shown at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 6 on KGCS-TV. It will be repeated at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, March 9 on KOAM-TV and again at 7 p.m., Friday, March 15 on KOZJ Public T.V. KGCS airs on Joplin/Webb City cable channel 7 and UHF channel 57. The station is a service of the Communications Department.
Polish Film Barrier next in series
Jerzy Skolimowski's award winning film Barrier is the 7th program in the current 40th Annual International Film Festival at Missouri Southern State College. The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5 in Matthews Hall Auditorium. Barrier reveals Skolimowski's concern for Poland's alienated youth, following the adventures of a medical student through a maze of dreams, hallucinations and realities. After he wins a contest in his dormitory, the student sets out through the city looking for adventures which lead him into a surrealistic world whose bizarre events have an abstract but hypnotic charm. The film won top honors at the Bergamo and Valladolid International Film Festival. The Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. And the Institute of International Studies have provided financial assistance for this project. The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 5 in Matthews Hall Auditorium on the MSSC campus. Single admission at the door is $1.50 for adults and $1 for senior citizens or students with I.D.
Knepper to lecture in Wisconsin
An MSSC art instructor will travel to Milwaukee later this year. Alice Knepper, adjunct faculty, will present the paper titled "The Crayon and Nineteenth Century Women in Art." The paper examines the character and role in society of nineteenth-century women as seen in the art newspaper The Crayon: A Journal Devoted to the Graphic Arts and the Literature Related to Them. Alice Knepper received her B.A. in Art History from MSSC and her M.A. in Art History from East Tennessee State University. She has taught art appreciation at Southern since 1995. Debate squad scores wins at MAFAThe Speech and Debate Squad at Missouri Southern State College competed against nine other schools in the 2002 Missouri Area Forensic Association (MAFA) championships, Feb. 15-16 in Bolivar. Iin varsity Lincoln-Douglas debate, four students reached elimination rounds. They were:
- Bonnie Leiby, sophomore Speech Communications major, Rocky Comfort;
- Tyler Coble, freshman Psychology Education major from Webb City;
- Kevin Reed, freshman International Studies major from Nevada;
- Ben Thomas, sophomore Sociology/English major from Aurora.
Management Development Institute workshops
The Management Development Institute is offering the following workshops in the next few days. To register for the workshops, please call (417) 625-3128 or register on-line at: www.msscsbdc.com. Upcoming workshops include:
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel: March 2 (Saturday) 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Place: Matthews Hall, Room 303. Learn the practical uses of this Microsoft Office spreadsheet program. Participants will be given an overview of Excel and will learn how to build, format, save and print Excel workbooks. They will also learn to utilize toolbars, help system, autofill, autoformat, spellcheck and other Excel features. Insert, delete, move and copy functions will be covered. Cost: Payment in advance: $75
- Introduction to Quicken Home & Business 2001: March 5 (Tuesday) 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Part I) & Thursday, March 7, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Part II). Place: Matthews Hall, Room 323. Keep track of your records and finances with this new version of Quicken. Learn how to write checks, balance your checkbook and pay bills with this popular software. Quicken is the world's largest selling financial management software. Cost: Payment in advance: $75.
Marketing Club wins at Conference
Delta Epsilon Chi, the Marketing Club at Missouri Southern, recently attended the 2002 State Career Development Conference at Lake of the Ozarks. Six of the eight memebers attending placed in the top three of their categories and qualified to take part in national competitions in Salt Lake City in April. John Daigle, Joplin, club president, and Rodney Hobart, Neosho, placed first in the Team Event for Business to Business Marketing. Club vice president Desiree Bridges, Neosho, and Sylvia Wofford, Joplin, placed second for the Sports and Entertainment Marketing team event. Casey Boyd, club secretary-treasurer, Carthage, placed first for E-Commerce Decision Making and Danielle Dudley of Carthage placed third for Management Decision-Making and Merchandising. Faculty/staff are invited to support the chapter by becoming a sponsor for any member(s) to help fund their trip to Salt Lake City. For information, contact Delta Epsilon Chi adviser, Tim Hochhalter, Business, at ext. 9870.
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Kaye Abight and Gloria Faine, Teacher Education, were awarded a Teacher Education Stipend to attend the national Learning Disabilities Association Conference in Denver, Feb. 13-16. After attending sessions on the uses of assistive technology, they presented ideas about how to include the materials in their courses.
Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center (Heartland PTAC) traveled to Wichita, KS, to offer training titled "Winning Government Contracts" to small businesses. Heartland PTAC personnel, Terri Bennett, Dennis Fitzgerald, and Bernie Franks, conducted the workshop and provided individual counseling sessions for businesses. The workshop and counseling sessions took place on February 21-22.. Heartland PTAC helps businesses learn how to locate and obtain local, state, and federal government contracts.
Neal Blades, Business lead an accreditation team that visited the College of Business at University of North Alabama Feb.10-13. The College of Business at North Alabama is accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Tia Strait, School of Technology, and Diane Moore, Dental Hygiene, were selected to participate as committee members composed of educators and professionals to develop competencies for students enrolled in Dental Hygiene Programs. The University of Missouri- Columbia's Instructional Materials Laboratory conducted the meeting that was funded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop competency profiles so that Occupational Health programs in the state can deliver industry-validated competencies and instruction.
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