Current Issue: Volume 17 - Number 30 - May 2, 2003
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Spring Fling today on campus oval
There's
a touch of spring in the air and, at Missouri Southern, that means
Spring Fling!
Enjoy the FREE campus picnic for faculty, staff and students from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the campus oval. Food selections include hamburgers, hot dogs, spicy chicken, brownies and ice cream. Soda will also be available. A deejay will provide music, and the Chemistry Club will sponsor a tie-dyed t-shirt fund-raiser.
Other attractions include a air brush tattoos, dunk tank, information tables and "Pucker Power" which features the opportunity to make your own pixie stix. In case of rain, activities will be held inside the Billingsly Student Center.
Honors Convocation recognizes achievement Four students received Spencer-Bartlett Respect Awards Tuesday, April 29 at the 27th Annual Honors Convocation. Jeremy Sturgell, Liberal, Mo., and Jana Allison, Lebanon, received First Spencer Bartlett Awards. Sturgell will graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Pre-Medicine and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a minor in Philosophy. Allison will graduate summa cum laude with a Biology/Pre-Medicine Degree. Mendy Burnett, Sarcoxie, and Greg Dillard, Joplin, received Second Spencer-Bartlett Awards. Burnett will graduate summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Education (Secondary Ed.-Vocal Music) degree from Missouri Southern. Dillard will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration and an Associate of Science in Law Enforcement. Commencement ceremonies will be held in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center at Missouri Southern Saturday, May 17.Jeremy Sturgell also was named "Outstanding Graduate" by the Missouri Southern Alumni Association and, in speaking to the crowd of students, faculty, staff and visitors, expressed his gratitude to his teachers, parents and wife for the roles they have played in his success. Sturgell plans to attend medical school at the University of Missouri-Columbia this fall.
For a list of students receiving honors visit the news release site on the Missouri Southern web page at www.mssu.edu/pages/news/honorsconvocation03.htm.
Indian educator to speak this morning
The Institute of International Studies and the English Department, invites you to a special guest lecture this morning at 11 a.m. in Webster Hall Auditorium. The speaker will be Professor Mohan Ramanan of the Department of English at the University of Hyderabad, India.Bill Kumbier, English, says the lecture titled, "The Indian Discovery of America," will focus on Indian reception and understanding of American literature. Ramanan's presentation should engage students and faculty from many disciplines, including history, social sciences, communications and the arts, so all are welcome and encouraged to attend. In addition to being the author and editor of many books, Ramanan has the distinction of having served as Deputy Director of the Indo-American Centre for International Studies, one of the foremost research centers in India and the foremost for Indian scholars who want to study the United States. At a time when many Americans are becoming increasingly aware of how we are perceived abroad, Ramanan's insights should be especially illuminating.
Missouri Southern welcomes star academic team
Students invited to join Missouri Southern's prestigious Honors Program will be introduced during a formal signing ceremony at 9 a.m. Friday, May 2, in the Connor Ballroom of Billingsly Student Center. Missouri Southern will welcome its academic team with enthusiasm similar to that given star athletes who make a decision to attend a college or university.
Many high school teachers, counselors, administrators and family members watched the students make their choices official. Julio León, president, will welcome the students as they take this important step in their educational career. All the students will attend Missouri Southern this fall and several have already completed a number of college hours.
The signing ceremony continues a tradition established when the Honors Program developed in 1984. Entrance into the program is by invitation and requires a composite score of 28 or above on the ACT or a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale. The program offers honors sections of general education courses and special honors courses in selected areas. The students invited this year were selected from a competitive pool of more than 130 applicants interviewed.
"The quality of the applicants is simply outstanding," says Pat Kluthe, Director of the Honors Program. The students, known as Evans Scholars, each receive a four-year, full tuition scholarship. Those with a 31 ACT composite or better will receive additional Evans Scholarship funds for on-campus room and board. Incoming freshmen into the Honors Program this year have an average ACT score of 29.5. Their average grade point average is 3.91.
Over 90 percent are in the top ten percent of their senior class. Four are valedictorians and two are salutatorians of their senior classes. The group also includes eight Bright Flight scholars, Missouri students who score 30 or above on their ACT and receive their college training at a Missouri school.
Business ethics topic of Tortola call
A group of local students will soon have the chance to discuss Business Ethics questions with students from the British Virgin Islands via a videoconference. The students will be assisted by Missouri Southern student members of Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), an international organization headquartered in Springfield. Approximately 15-20 students from Carl Junction High School will participate in the video conference with students from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. The conference will be held from 2-3:30 p.m., Monday, May 5 in Room 204 of Matthews Hall on the Missouri Southern campus. "We expect to have a lively session," says Brad Conley, junior marketing major from Conway, Ark., president of the SIFE chapter at MSSC. "Ideas about ethics in business can vary widely and are provide a rich forum for debate." SIFE is an international organization that is dedicated to helping students of all ages become aware of the concepts of free enterprise, whether it be by teaching, learning or practicing. This non-profit organization has teams on over 750 college and university campuses in the United States and more than 1,300 campuses in 31 nations. The advisers to the SIFE group at Missouri Southern are James Gray, Dean of the School of Business Administration, and Pat Kluthe, Honors Program.Happy Retirement Wishes to:
- Ann L. Allman, Student Support Center
- Bonnie F. Cox, Teacher Education
- J. Larry Martin, Vice-President for Academic Affairs
- Robert J. Miller, Business
- Steve Roark, Business
- Nancy L. Smith, Department Head, Teacher Education
- Philip R. Whittle, Director, MSSC Regional Crime Laboratory
Choral Society Concert May 4 & 8
The MSSC Department of Music, in cooperation with Missouri Southern's Division of Lifelong Learning, presents the Choral Society Spring Concert at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 4 at First Community Church, 15th & Murphy in Joplin. A second performance will be held at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 8 at Edward S. Phinney Recital Hall at Missouri Southern. The program will begin with Sing Out Your Joy by Emily Crocker, and Torch of Liberty by Roy Ringwald. Also featured will be the Kartsonakis arrangement of the Somewhere Medley featuring Eleanor McLemore on the piano. The concert will include With a Song in My Heart: The Music of Richard Rodgers, arranged by Mac Huff, featuring It's a Grand Night for Singing, This Can't Be Love, Do I Hear a Waltz, The Sound of Music, and I Like to Recognize the Tune. Featured soloists will be Louise Bates, Harry Babbitt, Tegan J. Blackwood, Marion Bond, Bobbie Field, Bob Green, Pete Kirkman, and Kathryn Steele. Al Carnine, Music, says summer rehearsals for the Choral Society will begin Monday, June 9, 2003 in Room 208 of the Music Building on the MSSC Campus. Rehearsals will be held from 7-9 p.m. at a cost of $30 for the semester. Although there is no audition to join the ensemble, it is hoped that participants will have had some experience in choral singing. An ability to read music is desirable but is not a prerequisite. To register for the Choral Society, contact the Division of Lifelong Learning at ext. 9384.Discount for La Villa Española
A special offer is available for MSSC faculty and staff for our summer program for children ages 8-13 for La Villa Española, the Spanish Village. La Villa is a Spanish immersion camp where children learn Spanish language, crafts, dances, songs, and other aspects of Spanish-speaking cultures. The dates of the camp are July 13-18. Children of college employees can attend the camp for a reduced price of $300 for residential campers and $200 for day campers. For more information please visit our web site at www.mssu.edu/comm/ilrc/spanish.htm. If you have any questions please contact Tatiana Karmanova, Communications, at ext. 3109.
FACULTY/STAFF NOTES
Charles Nodler, Archivist, attended the Midwest Archives Conference from April 24-26 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Michael Garoutte, Chemistry, was an invited facilitator at the Multi-Initiative Dissemination Project (MIDP) Workshop, held at the University of Missouri-Columbia April 11-12. He and co-facilitator Marty Perry from Ouachita Baptist University led approximately 30 regional science faculty in two-hour sessions on the use of Calibrated Peer ReviewTM (CPR) for Molecular Science. The Molecular Science Project, which has developed digital instructional materials and tools for college-level chemistry courses, is one of four systemic curriculum reform initiatives supported by the National Science Foundation. Calibrated Peer Review is a web-based instructional tool that enables students to learn by writing about important topics in a course. Information about the MIDP can be found at www.cchem.berkeley.edu/~midp/.
Conrad Gubera, David Locher and Richard Miller accompanied 19 students to the Midwest Sociological Association Meetings in Chicago April 16-19. Shannon Moller, senior sociology major, presented her research on Multicultural Education in Southwest Missouri.
Kexi Liu, Music, served recently as one of the adjudicators at a Junior Music Festival of National Federation of Music Clubs. The festival was held in Springfield and attracted about one thousand young musicians performing in the two-day event.
Alex Pinkston, Theatre, is directing the musical about American business, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. The musical will be performed at 7:30 p.m., May 13-17 with a 2:30 matinee on May 18. . Several MSSC students are in the show or working as designers on the show. They include David Wallace, Rachel Weisensee, Stephanie Harter, David Pearson, Drew Fethers, Joey Fletcher, Carrie Humphreys, and Jan Maldonado. Reservations may be made by calling the Box Office at JLT, 9-5, Monday through Friday (417) 623-3638.
Kimberly Smith, Judy Havins and Susan Koepke, Upward Bound, attended the MO-KAN-NE (local/state TRIO chapter) Annual Conference held in Kansas City, MO, from April 22-25. Judy also attended a New Professionals' Workshop held in conjunction with the conference.
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Garage Sale: 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, May 3 at 702 Glenview Place in Joplin. For directions, call ext. 9629.
