Current Issue: Volume 17 - Number 3 - September 13, 2002
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Flag of Freedom flies over campus
A
new "Flag of Freedom" now flies over the campus oval near Billingsly
Student Center. An anonymous donor funded construction of the memorial plaza
that features a 20 by 38-foot American flag raised on a 100-foot pole.
The flag can be seen for several miles from the College campus.
The memorial is illuminated at night with 1,000-watt lights. It was
dedicated as part of ceremonies that took place on campus on Wednesday,
Sept. 11.
A memorial service also took place in Taylor Performing Arts Center just before the flag plaza dedication featuring choral music, comments from local volunteers at "Ground Zero" in New York City and numerous firefighters, police, veterans and emergency medical personnel. A large crowd turned out for both events, as well as an interfaith prayer vigil later that evening.
Down the Road to open theatre season
Down the Road, Lee Blessing's edgy drama about a husband-and-wife journalist team hired to interview a convicted serial killer, will open Southern Theatre's 2002-2003 theatre season Sept. 17-21. The play concerns the gradual insights into the personality of the killer and the effect the writing of his story has on the couple's relationship as they explore the ethics of what they are doing. The dark humor and deep insights offered by the play provide a mesmerizing evening of theatre. The play is intended for mature audiences.
Directed by Kristopher Stoker, senior Theatre major from Pierce City, Down the Road will be performed at 7:30 p.m. in the Bud Walton Theatre, Sept. 17-21. Members of the cast include: Stephanie Belt, Theatre graduate from Joplin; Isaac Wade, undecided major from Galena, Kansas; and Jason Engstrom, senior Biology major from Seattle, Wash. General admission is $3 for adults and $1 for senior citizens (over 60) and students. Those wanting more information should contact (417) 625-9366.
1934 classic to open International Film Festival
The
depression-era classic Our Daily Bread is the first program in the
41st Annual International Film Festival at Missouri Southern. The 1934 film
will be shown Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Matthews Hall Auditorium
on the MSSC campus. Set in America, the film tells the story of a young
couple, jobless and broke, who move onto a derelict farm and find themselves
founding a commune, where each contributes his skills for the benefit of
all. Presented by the Missouri Southern Film Society, this project is funded
in part by the Institute of International Studies. Season tickets for the
eight film series are on sale for $10 for adults and $7 for senior citizens
or students. Single admissions at the door are $2 adults and $1.50 for senior
citizens or students.
Today's Brown Bag Lunch
The Brown Bag for today, Friday, Sept. 13, will focus on the use of narrated on-screen "movies" of everything from class supplements to entire lectures. John Messick, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, will speak on Computer Movies: Internet Courses with the Look and Feel of the Traditional Classroom. The Brown Bag will be held in BSC Room 310 (House of Lords Room) from 12:10-12:50 p.m. Just come, pick up your free lunch at the mini-buffet and come inside for an interesting and informative program. Lunch is provided as a courtesy of Academic Affairs and AmeriServe Food Management Services.
Islam, Sufism focus of India Semester presentations
Bruce Lawrence, chair of the Duke University Department of Religion, will speak at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 in Webster Hall Auditorium. Dr. Lawrence will present From Kandahar to Kerala: The Diversity of South Asian Islam in the morning session and on Martyrs to Love: The Enduring Legacy of Indo-Persian Sufism in the afternoon. A graduate of Princeton University with a Master of Divinity from Episcopal Divinity School (Cambridge), Lawrence earned his doctorate at Yale University in History of Religions. A scholar of Islam, he has written a number of books, including Shattering the Myth: Islam beyond Violence, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Religions Online, and Defenders of God: The Fundamentalist Revolt Against the Modern Age. He has taught at Duke since 1971.
Stones featured at Rock-a-thon
The Joplin Museum Complex in Schifferdecker Park will host the 4th annual "Rock-a-thon" from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday Sept. 28 and and from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday Sept 29. Admission to the museum will be free on those days! The Rock-a-thon will emphasize using gemstones in jewelry making as well as will feature many interesting rocks and gems. John Knapp, Geophysics, says the event will feature more exhibitors than the one held last year. Visitors can bring in gemstones and jewelry to have the gems identified. Other dealers will have lapidary equipment for sale as well as polished rocks, dinosaur bones, and hand-crafted jewelry. The Missouri Southern rock saw and tumbler will be used to cut open geodes and to demonstrate how rocks are polished. Dig it!Lombardi to speak at Phi Delta Kappa series
Thomas P. Lombardi, professor of special education at West Virginia University, will speak as part of the the Phi Delata Kappa author-lecture series at 6 p.m., Monday, Oct. 7 in Room 113, Taylor Hall. Dr. Lombardi has been an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, director of education and training at the Arizona Children's Colony, and a special educator in Connecticut. He has authored over 80 publications including the Career Adaptive Behavior Inventory, Special Students and Our Schools, ITPA: Clinical Interpretation and Remediation and Inclusion: Policy and Practice.
His presentation will provide commentary on individualized instruction, responsible inclusion, personnel preparation, emerging technology, distance learning, policy development, and diverse environments. Participant interaction and responses are encouraged.
Lombardi provides training, workshops, and consultation for schools and industry and is a certified strategy intervention model trainer. He was named Outstanding Teacher three times by the West Virginia University College of Human Resources and Education and was a finalist for the state's Professor of the Year award in 1989. Active in a number of organizations he has received leadership, service and research awards from the West Virginia University Phi Delta Kappa Chapter and PDK International. In 1999 he was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholar Award to teach and research in Lisbon, Portugal. Those wanting to attend are asked to RSVP with Al Cade, School of Education, at (417) 659-4426 or e-mail cade-a@mssu.edu
Spring break in "the big apple"
Enjoy the sights and sounds of New York City
March 14-23, 2003
Nine days for museums, shopping, Broadway shows at a reasonable price.
Contact Gwen Hunt at 417-673-1624 or ghunt@joplin.com.
Chamber Choir chosen to perform
The Missouri Southern Chamber Choir, under the direction of Bud Clark, Music, has been chosen to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association state convention in January. The Chamber Choir was selected from audition tapes submitted by institutions of higher learning throughout the state. The Southern Choir will perform at 3 p.m., Friday afternoon, Jan. 24. The audience will consist of approximately 1,000 Missouri music educators. The three-day convention is held at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach with more than 9,000 musicians, educators, administrators and parents in attendance.
Student Nurses sponsor blood drive
The Student Nurse's Association is sponsoring a blood drive with the American Red Cross this fall. It is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Billingsly Student Center, third floor. For more information, contact Cathy Cole, SNA Faculty Adviser, at ext. 9629.
Contemporary Foreign Film Series shows Lantana
The Contemporary Foreign Film feature for tonight, Friday, Sept. 13, is last year's award-winning Australian film, Lantana, starring Anthony La Paglia as a troubled police officer who becomes involved in a murder investigation that leads him into a net of deceitful relationships and infidelities, including his own. Both the mystery itself and the psychological depths of the characters entangled in it are compelling. The film, directed by Ray Lawrence, features outstanding performances by La Paglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush, Kerry Armstrong and Rachel Blake, and was awarded seven Australian Film Institute Awards. The film will show at 7 p.m. in Webster Hall 105, and is free to all interested according to Nick Kyle, Art, and Bill Kumbier, English.
Laura Adkins, Mathematics, has had a paper titled "Comparison in Achievement Between College Algebra Classes Taught With Graphing Calculators and Classes Taught by Traditional Methods Only" published in Outstanding Practicum Projects and Applied Dissertation Projects at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale. The paper is being submitted for publication with ERIC. She is a mathematics education doctoral student at Nova. Sam Claussen, Theatre, remains on active duty with the United States Navy in London. He helped represent the U.S. Navy at the Sept. 11 Memorial services. British Prime Minister Tony Blair and other dignitaries were in attendance.The Board of Directors of the American Nurses Association has appointed Cathy Cole, Nursing, to a four-year term on the Center for Ethics & Human Rights Advisory Board. The first meeting of the Board will be Dec. 6 in Washington, D.C.
Carolyn Hale, Communications, was a national Fellow at the Japanese Studies Insitute in Honolulu, Hawaii at Tokai University. She made a presentation on the "The Teaching of the Japanese Form of Haiku Poetry to College Students."Sitawa Kimuna, Social Science, attended a conference on "Globalization, Economic Liberalization and the Role of Women in Economic Growth and Development in Africa: The Challenge for the 21st Century," Sept. 5-8. She chaired a session on "Gender and Public Policy" and also presented a paper on "Elderly Women and Economic Growth and Development in sub-Saharan Africa." The conference was sponsored and hosted by Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Brad Kleindl, Business, has been invited to be a contributor for "The Internet Encyclopedia" to be published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Brad will write the section on e-business value chain analysis.David Locher and Larry Cebula, Social Sciences, are leading an Alumni and Friends of the College trip to Cuba over New Year's. Anyone interested in going on this once-in-a-lifetime trip should contact Lee Pound, Alumni Director, at 625-9355. The trip is open to anyone, but is filling fast and will be closed very soon.
For Sale: Nordic Track Classic "Walkfit" treadmill. When new, $800, asking $100. Have digital pictures. Please call Susan at ext. 9890 or Jerry at (417) 825-1398.For Sale: Over 100 shelf organizers, asking $25 for all. Excellent for storing/organizing textbooks, files, magazines, phone books, etc. Have photos. Please call Susan at ext. 9890 or Jerry at (417) 825-1398
For Sale: Piano, beautiful condition and excellent quality. Call ext. 9395 for information.
For Sale: Black Steel Frame Futon $75. Contact Jeff at ext. 3010 or 673-2659.
For Sale: 1998 Silver Creek 28' x 52' three bedroom, 2 bath doublewide trailer in the Neosho area to be moved. Master bedroom has large bathroom with separate tub and shower. Stove and dishwasher go with the trailer and living area and bedrooms have ceiling fans. Blue over grey concrete siding. Ready to set up and move into. Very nice house, $26,000. To see the house call ext. 9315 or (417) 592-0270 or (417) 592-0271.
For Sale: Grain fed beef, ready to butcher, $1.20 per lb. on the rail (whole or half) plus processing costs. call Jan at ext. 9558.
Big Moving Sale: Saturday, Sept. 21 on County Rd. 170 (Dyno's Road) Carthage. Lots of big men's clothing & shoes, bowlings balls, pictures, some furniture, heated chair massagers andknicknacks. Call Karen at ext. 9513.
For Sale: 1993 Lowe boat, 1985 70 hp Johnson Motor, fish finder, 42 lb. thrust trolling motor, easy loading trailer, full cover. $5,900. Call Connie at ext. 9527 or 782-6356.
