Current Issue: Volume 18 - Number 12 - November 7, 2003
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Journalism students to benefit from endowment
Students
majoring in Mass Communications with an emphasis on broadcasting will
benefit from a generous donation establishing an endowed scholarship at
Missouri Southern State University.
The Ruth I. Kolpin Foundation Board of Directors has approved a
scholarship to be known as the Ruth I. Kolpin Broadcast Journalism
Endowed Scholarship Fund. The generous donation will allow for a
substantial annual scholarship for deserving students, to be provided
from the income of the principal amount of the endowment. This
contribution marks the first time an endowed scholarship has been
established for broadcast students at Missouri Southern.
Mrs. Kolpin Rubison formally presented the endowment to MSSU
President Dr. Julio León and Missouri Southern Foundation
Director Curt Betebenner on Tuesday, Nov. 5 (pictured above).
The first scholarship recipient will be selected in the spring
of 2004 with funding to assist in the 2004-05 academic year.
Ruth Kolpin Rubison is one of Southwest Missouri's pioneers in
broadcasting. Her long career included work in radio, television and
cable television in two states. She was recognized as the recipient of
the first Pioneer Broadcaster Award from Missouri Southern in 1997. The
award recognizes individuals who made significant contributions to the
development of the local broadcast industry.
"The Department of Communications is thrilled to have this
recognition of our program," says Dr. Jay R. Moorman, Head of the
Communications Department. "We are excited that Mrs. Kolpin
Rubison's timely contribution will enable deserving students in the
future to follow her example of hard work and broadcasting skill,"
he adds.
Today's Brown Bag
Today's Brown Bag for faculty/staff features Kelly Wilson and Holley Goodnight, Student Support Center, presenting Social Norming and Alcohol. They will discuss the "social norm campaign" which is one component of Southern's comprehensive strategic plan for alcohol risk reduction coordinated through the Student Support Center. The Brown Bag will take place in Billingsly Student Center, Room 310 from 12:10-12:50 p.m. Just come, pick up your free lunch at the mini-buffet outside the room and prepare for an interesting discussion. Lunch is provided courtesy of Academic Affairs and Sodexho.SNA's 5-K run tomorrow
The first annual Student Nurses Association's 5-K "Run for Your Life" will begin at 8 a.m., tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 8 on the cross-country course at Missouri Southern State University. Registration will begin at 6:45 a.m. in the parking lot of Hughes Stadium at MSSU the morning of the race. Registration is $15 the day of the race or $12 in advance. Each runner packet includes a t-shirt. Trophies will be awarded for first, second, and third place overall. Medals will be given to top three participants in each age division. Divisions will run from age 19 through and including age 70 and over. Chrys Corcoran Nursing, says this year's race will help fund the group's annual National Student Nurses Association trip as well as aid in community service projects. For more information call Corcoran in the MSSU Nursing Department at (417) 625-3105 or e-mail her at corcoran-c@mssu.edu.
Pachanga
PACHANGA!
Mark your calendar for the International Club's upcoming
International Dance, "Pachanga," to be held at 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 8 in the BSC's third-floor Conner Ballroom.
Patricia Udell, Music, invites everyone to enjoy a lively night complete with dance demonstrations, contests, international prizes, snacks, and the best dance music from around the world. Admission is $5 at the door or $4 in advance. For information call 625-9871.
Jazz with a Cuban Flair features Spiro
The MSSU Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Phillip C. Wise, Music, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 in Webster Auditorium. The Nov. 11 concert is titled "Jazz with a Cuban Flair". The band will present the world premiere of a work entitled Cubaneando composed by Dr. Robert Washut. The piece, a high-energy jazz mambo, was commissioned by the Institute of International Studies in correlation with the Cuba Semester.
The concert also will feature guest soloist Michael Spiro (pictured at right). Mr. Spiro is an internationally recognized percussionist, recording artist and educator, known specifically for his work in the Latin music field. He has performed on hundreds of records and co-produced several instructional videos for Warner Brothers. Michael Spiro has performed with a host of great musicians including Ella Fitzgerald, Clark Terry, Carlos Santana and Bobby McFerrin.
Concert selections include Ojos De Rojo, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Who's Sorry Now and two works by New York composer Bret Zvecek. The band also will perform Stan Kenton's Malaguena, which will feature Michael Spiro. "This concert is chock full of diverse jazz and Latin music and will be very entertaining," states Dr. Wise. "If you enjoy big band jazz, you won't want to miss this concert."
The Southern Jazz Orchestra concert is free and open to the public. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Deviations slated for Nov. 12-15
Southern Theatre will present Deviations by Julio Matas at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 12-15 in the Bud Walton Theatre at MSSU. Alex Pinkston, Theatre, directs the special production for the Cuba Semester.
Julio Matas has been heralded as the finest Cuban playwright of the twentieth century. Matas' writing and directing talent is a staple of the Havana theatre scene as well as in the Cuban film industry. He was a founding member of the Cuban National Theatre, which emerged in 1960 following the Revolution.
Deviations presents Matas' tragic vision of the breakdown of family traditions in Cuba (late l920's) which resulted from the intrusion of American business. In an isolated sugar mill plantation, two unmarried sisters await with great hope the arrival of a man from the capital who is coming to their mansion to discuss some business with their father, the owner of the mill. They assume the stranger may be a potential buyer, and that their future may well be decided by his visit. Their father does not want the mill to fall to American entrepreneurs, but he is aging and ready to retire from the struggles of managment. The mysterious stranger arrives, mesmerizes the daughters, and concocts a secret plan with the father that leads to tragedy for all concerned.
The production is rated "For Mature Audiences," and is not recommended for children under 12. Children under age 5 will not be admitted. For reservations, contact the Missouri Southern Box Office at (417) 625-3190.
Apples, oh they have apples . . .
It's time again for Kiwanis Apples. The Joplin Kiwanis is famous for having the best quality Washington apples available. The money raised through the apple sales is used to benefit children's programs in our area and around the world. Big boxes are still $29.00 this year, with half boxes and gift baskets $15. If you would like to order, contact Ken Kennedy, Public Safety, at ext. 9741 or any other Kiwanian on campus. Apples will be delivered from Dec. 2-5.Special note for Contemporary Series fans
The new time/venue for viewing Contemporary Foreign Film series selections is 7 p.m., Friday night in Matthews Auditorium on the Missouri Southern campus. Nick Kyle, Art, says this location, not Webster 105, will be the location for the rest of our films this semester.
The featured film for tonight, Friday, Nov. 7, is Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan’s Ararat (2002; 115 min.). According to Facets, the film, or, more accurately, a “film-within-a-film . . . follows a film crew as they make a movie, also called Ararat, about the 1915 Siege of Van, where over a million Armenians were killed at the hands of Turkish troops. Using a non-linear structure, Egoyan tells the horrific story through the film crew’s lens and weaves into it a complex series of subplots involving their lives, loves and a quest for truth.”
Many cinema fans may remember Egoyan’s relentless but sensitive treatment of human tragedy in The Sweet Hereafter a few years ago. Please plan to join us for this exploration of the ethical human issues involved in what Susan Sontag recently has called “regarding the pain of others.”
Former Miss Oklahoma to appear at event
The Dorothea B. Hoover Scholarship Foundation of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will hold its annual scholarship fundraiser for young women students at Missouri Southern State University. The event will be held from 10 a.m.-12 noon, Saturday, Nov. 15 at the First Community Church at 15th & Murphy Blvd. in Joplin.
Lunch will be catered by the Village Pastry Shop. Those attending also will have access to silent auction items, which include a Branson trip package, along with books, tapes and baked goods. Lori Kelley Cathcart, a daughter-in-law of Peggy Lennon of the Lennon Sisters, will perform. Cathcart is a former Miss Oklahoma and a second runner up in the Miss America pageant. She is a performer at the Welk Theater in Branson. She has performed on the Jerry Lewis telethon.
Scholarships paid for her graduate and master's degrees and she will perform and share life experiences with those in attendance. Admission to the event is $10. Reservations can be made by calling Marcella Barlow at (417) 673-1508.
New parking stickers/tags ready
The Department of Public Safety will issue new Faculty/Staff parking stickers for all employees on campus. Ken Kennedy, Public Safety, says although the new stickers are not actually required until the spring semester, everyone is encouraged to visit his department's office now to "beat the rush," which will undoubtedly occur in January. One faculty/staff sticker will be issued for each employee, and those who need an additional sticker will be issued a F/S hang tag to be used in any other vehicle he/she may choose to drive. We hope this new procedure will be more accommodating for everyone.Is your browser updated?
Steve Earney, Computer Services, says many faculty/staff need to update their Internet browser's home page. The recent attack on our website revealed that some have not made the change since we became a University and the Web domain name has changed.
Internet Explorer users make this change by selecting "Tools" on the browser's menu bar, then selecting "Internet Options". Under the "General" tab in the Internet Options dialogue box a "Home Page" section includes the Address of the browser's home page. Change this address to http://www.mssu.edu, then select "OK" at the bottom of the dialogue box.
For Netscape users, go to "Edit" on the menu bar, then select "Preferences". A "Location" address appears and that address should be updated to http://www.mssu.edu. Select "OK" and the change will be implemented. After the change is made, select the "Home" button on the browser to make sure the new address has been applied.
Christmas promo taping
KGCS-LP, MSSU's television station, is doing Christmas promos. If your department would like to give a Christmas greeting to the community, please call the station at ext. 3111 and provide the station with your name, department name, and contact number in order to set a taping time. The promos are free to all departments on campus.
Math and Science Seminar Series
"On the Cutting Edge"
Presentation by Marilyn Kinsley Nursing Educator
for Dr. Robert Carter, Oncology/Hematology
4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 Reynolds Hall, Room 232
Social Half-Hour 3:30 p.m. (outside RH 232)
Debaters compete at CMSU
MSSU's Speech and Debate Squad competed in the Central Missouri State University Mule Classic in Warrensburg, Oct 31-Nov. 2. Over 35 debaters took part in the competition. In Lincoln-Douglas debate, Jason Edgar, senior from Aurora, qualified for elimination rounds and went to the final round where fellow team member, Bonnie Leiby, senior from Rocky Comfort, defeated him. Edgar won third in individual speaker awards. Leiby was named top speaker in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Leiby becomes the sixth member of the Missouri Southern forensics squad to qualify for the LD debate national tournament.
In parliamentary debate, Jason Edgar and Bonny Leiby qualified for elimination rounds with a record of 4-2. They were defeated in the semifinals by Arkansas State University. In individual events, Jason Edgar and Jeff Dugdale, senior from Joplin, competed in duo interpretation and finished sixth. Dugdale also finished sixth in programmed oral interpretation. The MSSU speech and debate squad next heads to Ohio State University and Otterbein College for a doubleheader, slated for Dec. 4-8, according to Kelly B. Larson, Forensics.
Kaye Abight, Teacher Education, attended a professional development conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1-5 provided by NCATE/AACTE. Workshop topics included: digitized portfolio production, renewing and reviewing unit standards, and perfecting assessment criteria based on student cognitive developmental levels.
Neal Blades, School of Business, attended the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs Fall 2003 Board of Commissioners meeting in Kansas City, Oct. 30-31. Neal is one of nine Commissioners that represent colleges and universities with business baccalaureate/graduate degree programs accredited by the ACBSP throughout the United States. The degree programs of 83 schools were reviewed during the meeting. In addition, following the Commissioner’s meeting, an intense two-day session was held regarding changing accreditation criteria.
Amber Carr, Library, has been granted a Missouri State Library Scholarship. Recognizing the need for additional graduates in the field of librarianship, the State Library began offering undergraduate and graduate scholarships to future librarians for the first time this fall. She is one of only three individuals to receive an undergraduate scholarship. Amber is a senior at MSSU and a clerk in Spiva Library. She will begin coursework towards her master's degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies after graduation in December.
A new composition by Jeffrey Macomber, Music, was recently premiered by the Faculty Brass Quintet of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette School of Music. The work is a four movement "Suite" for brass quintet entitled Brasiliana. The performance took place on Oct. 6 in Lafayette.
Jeffrey Macomber, Music, served as guest director and clinician for the S.E. Kansas District Music Educator's high school Honor Jazz Band. The performance took place Nov. 1 in Parsons, Kan.
Wendy McGrane, Library, reports that Baptist Bible College in Springfield has joined MOBIUS and will become a member of the SWAN (SouthWest Academic Network) cluster. The implementation process has begun and the anticipated "Go Live" date for circulation of materials is scheduled for April 2004.
Jude Meche, English, presented "The Family Business: Sectarian Politics in Anne Devlin's Ourselves Alone and Christina Reid's The Belle of the Belfast City" at the South Central Modern Language Association annual meeting. He was also named Secretary of the 2004 Irish Literature panel.
Vickie Roettger, Biology, says time for the Holiday Ball is fast approaching. The event will begin at 8 p.m., Sat., Dec. 13 in the Connor Ballroom of Billingsly Student Center and run to 12 midnight. Look for more information in the near future.
For Rent: Three-bedroom house between Webb City and Carthage. Very convenient to MSSU. $500 per month. Call 625-9662 or 358-0600.
Free Kittens! Very tame, sweet and loveable black & white and tiger stripes. Males and females. Call Terri at 673-8156 and leave a message.
For Sale: McSpadden Mountain Dulcimer for sale, $200. Call ext. 9340.
For Sale: Agrifab Leaf Mulcher $500. Also have a crib. $50 and a C60 preamp Yamaha. $75. Call 625-9849.
For Sale: 1996 Beaumont Premier 14 x 70 mobile home. Two bedrooms, two baths with new carpet in living room and new linoleum in one bath. Total electric. Already setup ready to move into or move. Call Lyle at ext. 9528 or Christy at 437-2424. Must sell soon.
To Benefit a Good Cause: Toner cartridges from printers, FAX machines and copiers are being collected for Mark Twain Elementary School in Carthage. Please send cartridges to Alumni Association through campus mail or call ext. 9355 to have them picked up.
For Sale: Adorable miniature schnauzers for sale. Registered. $225. Call ext. 9871 or (417) 649-6685.
Those planning to attend any performance or other group activity requiring accommodations for a disability should contact the sponsoring party at least 72 hours in advance. If sponsoring parties' names/numbers mentioned in "Accents!" are not clearly stated, contact ext. 9399 or ext. 9506 for clarification.
