Current Issue: Volume 17 - Number 29 - April 25, 2003
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The Chart named "Best in State"
The Chart, Missouri Southern's campus newspaper, was named "Best In State" at the Missouri College Media Association's annual convention on April 12 in Springfield. Rhonda Clark, Publications Manager of The Chart, says this year marks the fifth time the paper has received this award. Campus newspapers from 28 colleges and universities in the state of Missouri competed at this year's convention.
A team of four judges selected the "Best In State" recipient from among the Best Overall Winners in the four divisions. "Solid copy and a great mix of campus and community coverage…The Chart just keeps getting better," read one judge's comments. Items submitted for competition came from issues published during the spring and fall 2002 semesters under the direction of Allison Rosewicz, editor-in-chief for 2002-2003, and J.R. Ledford, who held the same position the previous year.
"It's very satisfying and complimentary to know outsiders recognize how hard we work to put out a high-quality college newspaper," said Allison Rosewicz, editor-in-chief. "The diverse types and large number of awards we received are a testament to the versatility of our staff."
For a complete list of Chart staff members who received individual awards, visit the news release site at www.mssu.edu/pages/news/chartawards03.htm.
Bid awarded for running track construction
The Board of Regents held a conference call meeting on Monday, April 21, to discuss the award of a bid for the construction of the running track at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. The Board voted unanimously to award the contract to Beynon Sports Surfaces for $371,900. Beynon Sports Surfaces has extensive experience in the construction of collegiate and international tracks.
Of the six companies submitting bids, Beynon was the only vendor providing a 10-year warranty. Beynon met the specifications for a full-pour track surface, similar to ones the company installed at the University of North Carolina, the University of Tulsa, and James Madison University.
The indoor track at Leggett and Platt is a Beynon product and has yielded very satisfactory results, said Dr. Julio S. León, College president. "The new football artificial surface and the track were made possible by generous contributions of corporations and individuals who believe in Missouri Southern and we are extremely grateful to them," President León said. Bids for the project ranged from the low submitted by Beynon to a high of $607,910. Both the track and football field, for which a bid for new turf was awarded at the previous Board of Regents meeting, are expected to be completed before the 2003 football season opens in September.
Honors Convocation next Tuesday
The Annual Honors Convocation at Missouri Southern State College will take place at 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 29 in Taylor Performing Arts Center. Students will be recognized as outstanding in their academic departments.
Students receiving special awards of recognition, in addition to those receiving the Spencer-Bartlett Respect Awards and the Outstanding Graduate Awards, will be introduced. Graduates from the Honors Program also will also be recognized.
Following the ceremony the students and their families will attend a special reception in the lobby of Taylor Performing Arts Center. For a list of students receiving honors go to www.mssu.edu/pages/news/honorsconvocation03.htm.
Southern institutes new scholarships Effective immediately, Missouri Southern has instituted new scholarships that will replace the Dean's, Regent's and President's Scholarships. Current students that are receiving a Dean's, Regent's or President scholarship will continue to receive the same amount. These new scholarships only will be awarded to incoming freshmen. The Level I Scholarship is $1,750 per year and will be awarded to students that have an admission selection index of 160 or more. The Level II Scholarship is $1,350 per year and will be awarded to students that have an admission selection index of 140 - 159. Also, the Non-Resident Scholarship has been amended to include students with a 21 composite ACT OR an admission selection index of 100. "We are very excited to announce these scholarships, for they will increase our competitive edge," says Cameo Harrington, Admissions. Those with questions about these new scholarships should contact the Admission or Financial Aid offices.Kester Award goes to Marty
KGCS-TV honored community volunteers and presented the annual Wayne Kester Volunteer Award on Thursday, April 24. The awards were presented during a luncheon at Granny Shaffer's Restaurant. The 2003 recipient of the Wayne Kester Volunteer Award went to Betty Marty of Neosho. "Betty has been an active volunteer with our Visions Unlimited program for many years, and we really appreciate her contributions to the station. Her enthusiasm and commitment are an inspiration to everyone with whom she works," said Judy Stiles, KGCS General Manager. Betty Marty has produced a number of Visions Unlimited television programs, and assisted on many others. In September of 2002, her program featuring the Orphan Train Story aired on KGCS. She is currently working on a program highlighting the Heartland Opera Theatre. The Wayne Kester Volunteer Award was established in 2000, to honor Wayne Kester, who worked as a volunteer Master Control operator at KGCS for more than eleven years.Students compete at Foreign Language Field Day
April 22 was proclaimed as Foreign Language Field Day in the City of Joplin and students from 36 schools in the three-state-area came to compete in French, German and Spanish during the 29th annual Foreign Language Field Day on Missouri Southern campus. The theme this year was "Celebrating the World's Diversity." Almost 1,300 tests were administered that day.
Tatiana Karmanova, International Language Resource Center, says Students competed in the following events: Culture Bowl, Geography, Poetry, Posters, Reading Comprehension, Skits, and Vocabulary Recognition. Trophies were awarded to the best school in each language: Joplin High in French, Bolivar in German, and Thomas Jefferson in Spanish.
Overall winner in all three languages was Joplin High School. MSSC faculty and students, as well as area residents, helped judge competitions. Participants also enjoyed such non-competitive events as Conversation Stations where they earned "currency" and "Kiosk" where they bargained for items from different countries and related to foreign languages. The results are available on-line at www.mssu.edu/comm/ilrc.
Debater Wins National Championship
Missouri Southern now has a National Debate Champion, following competition in the 33rd National Forensics Association (NFA) National Championships at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, April 16-22.
Jeremy Hollingshead, junior from Webb City, went all the way to the final where he won the Lincoln-Douglas (LD) National Title on a 3-2 decision over Abilene Christian College. Hollingshead becomes the first LD National Champion in the history of Missouri Southern.
Additionally Wes Carrillo, junior from Parsons, Kan., and Bonnie Leiby, junior from Rocky Comfort, both went 4-2 in competition, qualified for elimination rounds and continued all the way to the round of 32. Kelly B. Larson, Forensics Director, says a total of 85 schools attended the tournament from 20 states. There were 95 entries in the Lincoln-Douglas debate division. The Missouri Southern team, because of its respective finishes, was crowned LD Debate TEAM National Runners-up (second place) on Monday of this week. Creighton University won the team title. Central Michigan placed third, Northwestern University fourth and Abilene Christian fifth.
"The National Championship and the team's second place finish speaks of Missouri Southern's high level of competitiveness in debate at the national level," Larson says. "All the debaters past and present are to be thanked for their work." The NFA Championship Tournament completes the current debate season.
Spring Choral Concert May 1
A variety of music will be featured when Missouri Southern State College hosts its spring Choral Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 1 at Taylor Performing Arts Center on the Missouri Southern campus.
The performance will be directed by Bud Clark, Missouri Southern Choral Director, with Marcus VanDorn on piano. The concert will feature performances by the Missouri Southern Chamber Choir, the pop vocal group Southern Exposure and Missouri Southern Concert Chorale.
Under the direction of Bud Clark, the Chamber Choir will perform "My Sweetheart's Like Venus," "I'll Never Write a Love Song Any More," "Michelle," and "Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron."
Southern Exposure will perform "Celebration," "Ease On Down the Road," "New Attitude," "Come Fly With Me," and "New York Rhythm."
The Missouri Southern Concert Chorale will perform "Gloria in Excelsis," "Round and Round," "Saul," featuring narrator David Wallace, "Neighbors' Chorus: If You Were Standing Here," the official Song of Students Against Driving Drunk, and "Gospel America." The performance is free and open to the public.
Today's Brown Bag
Today's free Brown Bag lunch for faculty and staff will feature Conrad Gubera, Social Science. He will speak on Dawn at Mt. Sinai, Noon at Abu Simbul, and Twilight at Luxor: Images of Ancient Egypt. Faculty and staff are invited to drop by BSC Room 310 at 12 noon, obtain their meal from the buffet table outside and then come in to enjoy a stimulating presentation. Lunch is a service of Academic Affairs and AmeriServe.
Contemporary Series features Italian film The Contemporary Foreign Film Series will present Not of This World (Italy, 1999; 100 min.) at 7 p.m., tonight, Friday, April 25 in Room 105 of Webster Hall. The film centers around the experience of a nun who, just before she is to take her final vows, finds an abandoned baby. Soon a man named Ernesto joins her in her search for the baby’s family. This film won several Italian Academy Awards, as well as prizes at the Chicago, Montreal and AFI Film Festivals. Bill Kumbier, English and Nick Kyle, Art, say next Friday will feature a special showing of the Indian film Raga, an autobiographical music documentary featuring Ravi Shankar. The special guest for this viewing will be Dr. Mohan Ramanan, of the Department of English, University of Hyderabad, India, who will take part in the viewing and discussion. There is no charge to attend.Students receive Dolence Awards
Twenty-three students at Missouri Southern State College were recognized at the 12th annual Glenn D. Dolence Leadership/Service Recognition Assembly held Thursday, April 17. Student Services and Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) sponsor the awards. They are presented to graduating students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills on campus. The Awards are named in honor of Glenn D. Dolence, retired Vice President for Student Services at Missouri Southern State College.
Terri Agee, Vice President for Business Affairs, presented the "Outstanding Leader Award" to Jeremy Sturgell, senior Biology/Chemistry major from Liberal, Mo. Jeremy was also recent named the Alumni Association's Outstanding Graduate.
Comments were made by Julio León, President, Terri Agee, J. Larry Martin, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Doug Carnahan, Assistant Vice President & Dean of Students.
To see a complete list of 2003 Dolence Award winners, visit the Missouri Southern home page at www.mssu.edu/pages/news/.
Missouri Southern Live!
Wednesday's Missouri Southern Live! on 88.7KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International will repeat at 5 p.m., tonight, Friday, April 25. Host Jeff Skibbe talks with Tom Simpson, Social Science, about the end of the war in Iraq, the Axis of Evil, North Korea, and Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). In a future edition of the program Jeff and Tom will discuss the implications of charging Scott Peterson with the murder of Connor Peterson, his unborn son.
Missouri Southern Live! recently presented Edward B. Fiske, author of "The Fiske Guide to Getting Into the Right College." Future topics include comedian Andy Andrews and Gus McLeod, the first person to fly to the North Pole in an open cockpit bi-plane. MSSC faculty are invited to participate in future shows. Call Jeff 529-3750 for details. The Missouri Southern Live! URL is www.mssu.edu/pages/kxms/archival_audio.htm.
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FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Beverly Block, Business, attended the National Business Education Association National Conference in Dallas April 16-19. She was a member of the Professional Opportunities Committee.
Larry Cebula, Social Science, has had a book, Plateau Indians and the Quest for Spirit Power, 1700-1850 published by the University of Nebraska Press. He attended the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Symposium at the Historic New Orleans Collection in February. Cebula also attended the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Symposium in St. Louis in March. Several students from Missouri Southern's History Club also attended the symposium.
Keith Cochran, Psychology, has been invited to be a consultant to "All Kinds of Minds", a non-profit institute for the understanding of differences in learning. He will evaluate research proposals leading to the award of 5 grants in the area of inclusion ranging from $150,000 to $450,000 each. For more information, visit www.allkindsofminds.org.
Stephanie Goad, International Studies, and Cheryl Dobson, Financial Aid, are still seeking donated items on behalf of the American Red Cross of Southwest Missouri to be placed in care packages for area military children who have one or two parents deployed. The items still needed are: Packages of notebook paper or spiral notebooks, cassette tapes and disposable cameras. The care packages will be distributed during the Red Cross picnic for military families on Saturday, May 3. All donations will be appreciated. If you have any of these items to donate, please contact Stephanie at ext. 9372 or Cheryl at ext. 9584.
Bob Harrington, Physical Plant, says members of Sigma Pi fraternity will join together to paint the wall around the Learning Center as a community service project. The painting is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., Monday, April 28. In the event of rain the project will be rescheduled.
Brenda Kilby, Communications, attended the National Writer's Workshop in St. Louis April 11-13. The workshop, presented by the Poynter Institute, was a collaborative effort between Poynter and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Seminars during the weekend included several Pulitzer Prize winning authors and editors. Two papers co-authored by Sitawa Kimuna, Social Science, were read at the Midwest Sociological Society meeting that was held in Chicago from April 16-19. The first paper was read in the Session: Race, Gender and National Identity. The title of the paper was, "Ethnicity, Genocide, and Intervention: The Case of Rwanda". The title of the second paper was, "The Political Economy of Land in Zimbabwe" and was read in the Session: Third World Social Change: Perspectives and Issues.Art Saltzman, English, gave a reading sponsored by the Drury University English Department at the Well-Fed Head bookstore in Springfield on April 24.
N. Ree Wells and Sitawa Kimuna, Social Science, attended the 83rd annual meetings of the Southwestern Social Science Association in San Antonio, Tex., April 16-19. Sitawa presented her paper "Electronic Health Information: Source Expertise and Perceptions of Consumers" in a session on "Medical Sociology" that Ree organized and chaired.
The First Annual Freeman Excellence in Nursing Gala was held on April 10 at the Joplin Holiday Inn. Tia Strait, Dean of Technology, Barbara Box, Nursing Department Head and Grace Ayton, Martha Baker, Mari Beth Barr, Catherine Cole, Chrys Corcoran, Christine Eller, Sheila Hart and Melissa Riggins, Nursing, attended the event. Freeman Health System presented a check for $2000 to the Department of Nursing at the event. Southern nursing graduates who were recipients of an Excellence in Nursing award were: Richard Metsker, nurse practitioner, Valerie Box, psychiatric nurse, and former faculty member, Anita Singleton, nursing educator.For Sale: 1979 Plymouth 15-passenger van, $1,200 or best offer. Call 625-9315 from 8-5 or 417 842-3087 evenings and weekends. Contact ext. 9315.
