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Over 150 expected at Merit Badge Workshop
Over
150 participants are expected at a Merit Badge Workshop for the Brownies
and Junior Girl Scouts of the Greater Ozark Area scheduled for 9 a.m. -
1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 in Reynolds Hall. The MSSU Environmental
Health Club will conduct the workshop. This is the first time that the
Girl Scouts and MSSU have worked together to assist scouts in completing
requirements for their badges.
The Environmental Health Club is offering the Brownies four
badges: "Outdoor Adventurer," "Earth and Sky," "Water
Everywhere," and "Science in Action." Junior Girl Scouts
can receive three badges: "Science Discovery," "Rocks
Rock," and "Environmental Health."
Badges will be obtained as each scout visits displays, attends
speaker presentations, participates in nature walks and scientific
experiments, and fulfills other requirements as set forth by the Girl
Scouts of America. Environmental Health Club members will make each
display and will work at the event. MSSU professors also will assist the
club in some of the presentations. The Club has also obtained funding in
the form of donations from area businesses to assist with the costs
associated with the event. Other groups including the American Red
Cross, the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Coleman's
Vision Improvement Center will also take part in the workshop.
This event helps us see the community resources available within
our area, while helping out the Girl Scouts, " says M. Ann Thomas
of the Environmental Health Club. "We would like to make this an
annual event during the fall and work on doing the same type of event
for the Boy Scouts the following spring," she adds.
Prima Quartet features two pianos, eight hands
The
Prima Quartet, featuring four accomplished local pianists, will present
a unique concert of two pianos, eight hands on December 7 at 4 p.m. in
the Billingsly Student Center at MSSU. The Prima Quartet members are
Linda Berney, Cynthia Hukill, Gloria Jardon, and Vivian Leon, all of
Joplin.
They will perform music by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Scott
Joplin, Georges Bizet and others.
The performance and Holiday Tea is sponsored by US Bank.
Reservations may be made by calling (417) 625-9755. Admission is $15 per
person. Proceeds will benefit the Missouri Southern International Piano
Competition.
The Quartet will perform on two matched, seven-foot Steinway
grand pianos provided by Steinway Piano Gallery in Springfield. It is
not known when, or if, a concert of two pianos, eight hands has been
presented in Joplin before. The four local pianists are excited about
bringing this sound to the area for the holidays. All are trained
classical musicians and enjoy playing a wide range of styles.
The goal of the effort is to present an entertaining and
enriching performance: "We're going to have something nice for a
Sunday afternoon for everyone to enjoy," Dr. Cynthia Hukill says.
Finding music arranged for this particular makeup was a
challenge:
"Two pianos with four players wasn't a form used by most
composers," states Quartet member Linda Berney. "One of my
teachers, Elwyn Ratliff of Tulsa, used piano quartets to allow his
students to present something showy and spectacular during recitals,"
Berney says. "We're using one of his quartet scores in our program."
The quartet also found material through Internet searches and a trip to Kansas City.
Gloria Jardon arranged "This Is It," sometimes known as the "Bugs Bunny Theme." She says arranging music for four musicians requires attention to detail: "In the end you have 16 lines going at once," she explains. "The musicians' fingers can't run into each other and all four people have to play the correct harmony." The quartet members have an impressive and varied background in classical music. Linda Berney, a Tulsa, Okla. native, began her music training at the age of eight. As Youth Audition winner in 1962 she performed with the Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra. She continued her studies at DePauw University for two years and completed a degree in piano performance at the University of Tulsa. Ms. Berney lived and worked abroad and pursued additional study at the Conservatoire de Musique in Geneva, Switzerland. She has maintained a home teaching studio for many years and has performed frequently in solo and ensemble recitals. Gloria Jardon received her early training at the Kansas City Conservatory and studied further at University of Kansas. She graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music. Returning to Kansas City, Jardon began teaching piano and was the winner of a Missouri State prize in composition. She has been a member of the music faculty of Missouri Southern State University - Joplin since 1981 and is the pianist with the Southern Trio. She is the concept originator and present chairperson of the Honors Audition of the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition. Cynthia Hukill joined the Music Faculty at Missouri Southern State University as Coordinator of Piano Studies in the fall of 1999 after an extensive career as a pianist, teacher, and administrator in Kansas City, Missouri. There she chaired the piano faculty at Avila University and served as coordinator of the Music Division. She holds the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from the University of North Texas and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Missouri - Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Dr. Hukill maintains an active performance schedule as a soloist and chamber musician and serves frequently as an adjudicator and clinician in the Midwest and southern states. Vivian León received her early musical training in Hong Kong and passed with distinction all eight levels of piano examinations offered by the Royal School of Music (London), receiving many prizes and awards in competitions during those years. She earned both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance from the University of North Texas. León has maintained a private studio and has been on the faculty of Missouri Southern State University. In 1989, she became the director of the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition and has been a devoted advocate for the arts and for music education. "We're four women who want to do something fun together with music," says pianist Vivian Leon. "We've designed a program that the whole family can enjoy together and get in the holiday spirit."Today's Brown Bag
Today's Brown Bag for faculty/staff features Conrad Gubera, Social Sciences, presenting Remembering JFK, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the President's death. Beverly Block, Academic Affairs, says 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.
Writing Placement Exam Nov. 17-19 The Writing Placement Exam will be given at 6 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17 in Hearnes Hall 324, at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.18 in the same location and at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.19 in Webster Hall Auditorium. Charline Lewis, English/Philosophy, says students do not need to register to take the exam, but should arrive at the location at least five minutes prior to the scheduled exam time. There is no fee and all supplies will be furnished unless the student wishes to bring his/her favorite writing pen or pencil. Faculty with questions may telephone Joey Brown, English, at ext. 9708.ODK Honor Society Initiation Sunday
Thirty-one students and two faculty members will be initiated into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, at 2:30 p.m., this Sunday, Nov. 16. The campus community is invited to attend the ceremony which will be held in the Connor Ballroom of Billingsly Student Center with reception to follow. Phillip Cross, senior Mass Communications major from Greenfield, is president of the MSSU Golden Crest Circle of ODK and Elaine Freeman, Teacher Education, and Michael Garoutte, Physical Sciences, serve as faculty officers. New faculty initiates include Joy Dworkin, English, and Karolyn Yocum, Communications. For a complete list of student initiates visit www.mssu.edu/pages/news/ODKinitiation03.htm
Auditions coming for Kiss Me Kate
Auditions for the musical Kiss Me Kate will be held form 4-6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16 and from 7:30-9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 in the Balcony Lounge (the lobby above the box office lobby of Taylor Auditorium). Information sheets regarding audition procedures are posted outside the office of Alex Pinkston, Theatre, in Auditorium Room 246. A sign-up sheet will be posted there. Auditions are open to students, faculty and community actors. Those of middle age or senior citizens are welcome to audition. High school juniors and seniors may also audition. Music or theatre majors must present a one-minute, memorized comic monologue and sing a verse and chorus of a song. University and community adults, and students who are not music or theatre majors must present a song (monologue is optional). The song should not be longer than 3 minutes. Auditioners should bring a CD or cassette tape of accompaniment for their audition. Live accompaniment is also welcome. A CD/tape player and a piano will be furnished. Auditions are limited to a maximum time length of 4 minutes. A brief group movement exercise will be scheduled as part of the audition period each audition day. Auditioners will be met by an assistant at the double doors leading up to the Balcony Lounge. All auditioners should arrive about 10 minutes prior to audition time so they can complete information sheets. "We encourage any interested adults and non-music/theatre majors to try out," Alex says.Coalition to sponsor silent auction, fingerprinting
JJ Spurlin, Criminal Justice, says the Missouri Southern Coalition Against Child Abuse will hold its annual Silent Auction at the Mills Anderson Justice Center beginnng at 9 a.m., Friday Nov. 14. The auction will also run from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m, Saturday morning.
Next week the auction will run from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day until its conclusion at 12 noon, Friday, Nov 21. Everyone is welcome to browse and bid. The inventory will be displayed through the week.
The Coalition also will conduct free fingerprinting for kids from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Justice Center. Everyone is welcome. For more information about the Silent Auction or the Fingerprinting, contact JJ at ext. 9738.
THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT!!!
A National Event Encouraging Smokers to Quit for at Least One Day
Thursday, Nov. 20
10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Billingsly Student Center Lion’s Den .
- PRIZE DRAWINGS
- FREE GIVEAWAYS
- FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS by the MSSU Health Promotion Majors
- HEALTH-RELATED QUIZZES
- “TELL IT LIKE IT IS” - Make your own 30-second video clip about smoking, quitting smoking, 2nd hand smoke, etc. Entries will be submitted to a national contest for a chance to win cash prizes.
- CHECK OUT "JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME" Interactive CD-ROM
Register for “NO Ifs, Ands or Butts” Brown Bag Seminar for those who are serious about quitting smoking. Noon- 1 p.m., Nov. 24, BSC 310, Lunch will be provided to the first 30 people to register.
For more information on these events, please contact the Student Support Center, 625-9324 or the Campus Recreation & Wellness Program, 625-9392.
.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.
NASA to sponsor speakers
November is American Indian Heritage month. In honor of American Indian Heritage month, the Native American Student Association (NASA) is sponsoring guest speakers. Jack Whitehorn will present a weaving demonstration from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17. Sonny Glass will present a lecture on cultural sensitivity from noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 and Evelyn Bellmyer will present a demonstration on American Indian beadwork from 2-3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 19. Deanna Glass, Registrar's Office and NASA sponsor says the speakers will be in the Connor Ballroom on the second floor of the Billingsly Student Center. Everyone public is welcome to attend.Thomas F. Brubaker, School of Business, had an article titled "Measurement of Quality Attributes In Accounting Education Programs: Perceptions of Certified Public Accountants ", accepted for publication in the Journal of College Teaching & Learning.
Larry Cebula, History, attended the recent American Society for Ethnohistory Annual Conference in Riverside, Calif.
Carolyn Hale, Communications, says her Introduction to Intercultural Communication class will participate in an evening of authentic Japanese cooking and eating on Saturday, Nov. 15. International student and class member, Norika Miatani, will be the main "Japanese Chef" for the evening.
Mike Lawson, Biology, participated in a symposium at the National Association of Biology Teachers national convention in Portland, Ore. The symposium focused on topics taught in secondary education science methods courses. Mike's portion focused on teaching prospective teachers about science research competitions for their high school students.
Richard Miller, Social Science, presented a paper "Distance Learning: Delivery of Quality or Delivery of Service" at the Mid-South Sociology Society Meetings Nov. 5-8 in Baton Rouge, La. Richard also served on a panel at the conference entitled "Using the Internet and Other Resources for Club Activities: AKD Panel".
Ree Wells, Social Science, presented a paper entitled "Gender and Athleticism: Does Sports Participation Affect the Sexual Behavior of Asian-Pacific Adolescents in Guam?" co-authored with Thomas Pinhey, University of Hawaii-Hilo, at the Mid-South Sociological Association's annual meetings Nov. 5-8 in Baton Rouge, La. She also organized the session, "Social Constructions of Women's Health and Illness" and was recently elected for a 2-year term as the organization's chair of the Committee on Membership.
For Sale: 1977 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup. Custom Interior. $1,200 Also have a two-wheel utility trailer nice, $300 and a lot in Carthage with garage. For information, call (417) 358-3431.
For Sale: $75.00 La-Z-Boy couch with a massage recliner on each end. Good condition. The middle section of the couch back will fold down to make a table with storage behind . There is also a storage drawer under the seat of the middle section. Sofa is blue/green in color with multi-colored threads. Call Barbara at ext. 9343 or 782-0169.
Want to Buy: Sections of cabinets for workshop. Appearance not a priority. Call ext. 9561.
For Sale: House less than 8 months old. This 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage home (approximately 1,450 square feet) is within a five-minute drive of MSSU. It has ceramic tile in the entryway, kitchen, bar area, dining area, both bathrooms, with neutral carpet throughout the remainder of the house. All closets have built in shelving for added organizational space. Top of the line GE kitchen appliances, microwave and dishwasher. Beautiful oak cabinets with a built in pantry for added storage. Lighted covered patio adjacent to the kitchen area. Asking price is $114,900. Call 673-4745 after 6 p.m. or 625-9591 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. weekdays.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.
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.
