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Dedications today for CSI Unit, Edward Jones Investment Center

Two dedications/news conferences are slated for today, Friday, March 17, on campus.

Missouri Southern's new Mobile Crime Scene Investigation Unit will be dedicated at 11:30 a.m. today in the circle drive of Billingsly Student Center. Officials from local law enforcement agencies, President Julio León, Dean of Technology Tia Strait, Criminal Justice Center faculty members and others will take part.

After the 1 p.m. Board of Governors meeting, the Edward Jones Investment Center will be formally dedicated at 2 p.m. in the lobby of Cornell Auditorium in Matthews Hall. Top officials from the Edward Jones Investment Company, including senior partner Douglas Hill and Jim Goodknight, will be present in addition to members of the Board of Governors, President León and other guests.

Noted historian to speak at Jeans Lecture

Peter Kolchin

Professor Peter Kolchin will deliver the twelfth annual Jeans Lecture in History on April 6 at 7 p.m. in Webster Hall auditorium. The title of his lecture is “Interpreting and Reinterpreting American Slavery.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

Professor Kolchin holds the Henry Clay Reed Professor of History chair at the University of Delaware. Having earned his Ph.D. at the Johns Hopkins University, he is the author of many books and scholarly articles.

Professor Kolchin’s book, Unfree Labor: American Slavery and Russian Serfdom, won the Bancroft Prize in American History as well as prizes from the Organization of American Historians and the Southern Historical Association. His book, A Sphinx on the American Land: The Nineteenth-Century South in Comparative Perspective, is an expansion of the talks he gave when he was chosen to present the prestigious Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History at Louisiana State University in 2002.

His classic American Slavery 1619-1877, first published in 1993 and reissued in a revised edition in 2003, are the texts for his Jeans Lecture that will consider the changing interpretations of slavery.

Among the many awards Professor Kolchin has received are the 2002 Francis Alison Award, the University of Delaware’s highest faculty award; and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Charles Warren Center at Harvard, and the John Simon Gugenheim Memorial Foundation.

Jazz Combos Concert slated for April 4

The Southern Jazz Combos Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 4 in MSSU’s Webster Hall Auditorium. Although limited seating is available, the concert is free and open to the public

The jazz combos, directed by Phillip C. Wise, Director of Jazz Studies, will feature three university jazz groups. The Monday Combo, Wednesday Combo and Thursday Combo will perform jazz standards and contemporary jazz.

”Jazz continues to flourish on our campus,” Phil says. “It’s amazing what talented students we have when it comes to jazz improvisation.”

Selections for the concert include tunes by Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Nat Adderley, John Coltrane and Juan Tizol.

April exhibitions to include two "firsts" on campus

The Missouri Southern Art Department will present the exhibitions sponsored by Missouri Southern Art League April 2-April 21. A closing ceremony will be held from 7-9 p.m., Friday, April 21 in the Spiva Art Gallery at MSSU. Josie Mai, Art, says two of three concurrent exhibitions will feature types of artistic works never before shown on the Southern campus. The three exhibits are as follows:

Fabric Installation: This exhibit will feature sculptural campus installation inspired by the work of Christo and Jean-Claude, European artists who practice environmental installation art. Their works have included the wrappings of the Reichstag in Berlin, and the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris and the “The Gates” in New York City’s Central Park in 2005.

This type of artwork is visually striking and often controversial due to its size and scale. It offers beauty, color and provides a new ways of looking at old landscapes. Christo's wrappings have been called a "revelation through concealment.” The fabric installation at Missouri Southern State University is designed and directed by Art League member Whitney Fair, freshman Studio Art major from Carthage.

Collaborative Drawing: The "Technology and the Globe" exhibit will feature a first on the Missouri Southern campus -- collaborative drawing by Art League members. Two panels the dimensions of 5 ’x 18’ and 5 ’x 30’ will be installed on third floor of Matthews Hall, west side of campus. Graphic design will be provided by Art League member Jason Stamper, senior General Studies major from Joplin. Printing services were donated by Eccentrix in Joplin.

Midwest College Salon: The Salon, an annual regional and invitational college exhibition, will be located MSSU’s Spiva Gallery, east side of campus. The exhibit is open to any artist currently enrolled as a graduate, undergraduate, or junior college student. Juror David Mohallatee, printmaker at Eastern Kentucky University, will select work for the show and select cash award winners.

Thirteen a lucky number in 20th anniversary year

Jeffrey Skibbe, 88.7KXMS General Manager, says flyers were sent to all MSSU employees as a reminder that the 88.7KXMS 20th Anniversary Wine Tasting Benefit will be held from 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Thursday March 30 at the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce. If donors need convenient return slips to accompany checks, KXMS can send them in campus mail.

This year the White Rose Winery, will join Mt. Pleasant Winery, St. James Winery and Stone Hill Winery, in supporting the station. Mythos and Crabbie's restaurants will join the traditional buffet providers Club 1201, John Wise Home, Josie's Ristorante, Red Lobster and Richardson's Candy House.

"88.7KXMS discovered recently that advancements in the satellite downlink system will require the station to change out
all the old equipment by the end of August, so the station is in need of your support to keep programming coming your way," Jeff says.

Each year KXMS lists MSSU employee donors/supporters on its "Lions' Share" www.mssu.edu/kxms/lions_share.htm web page.
As a donor or supporter, your name will be listed even if you cannot attend the evening of fabulous buffet and great wine at the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce on March 30.

Updated wine tasting event information can be found at: www.mssu.edu/kxms/winetaste.htm.

Contemporary Series sponsors Korean movie tonight

Tonight's feature film in the Contemporary Foreign Film Series will be Samaritan Girl (Korea, 2004) at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday, March 17 in Cornell Auditorium in Matthews Hall. The showings is free and open to the public.

In the film, director Kim Ki-Duk tells the story of two teenage girls who resort to prostitution to make money to fulfill their dream of traveling to Europe.. When one of them is accidentally killed, the other attempts to make penance by returning their clients’ money, at least until her father discovers her strategy and begins to seek revenge.

For further information about this film series, please contact Bill Kumbier, English, at kumbier-w@mssu.edu or Nick Kyle, Art, at kyle-n@mssu.edu.

Special offer to employees for Villa Española

MSSU employees qualify for a special offer for the Villa Española, (Spanish Village), the summer program for children ages 8-13. Tatiana Karmanova, Foreign Lanaguges, says the regular cost of the program is $550 for the residential camp and $350 for day camp.

Children of MSSU employees can attend the Villa for a reduced price of $400 for the residential and $250 for day camp. There is also $50 early bird discount for registering before April 1.

Villa Española, slated for July 9-14, will be held for the eleventh year this summer. Villagers learn basic Spanish language skills, culture, geography, history, songs, dances and crafts in a very dynamic environment. They also take part in small and large group games, computer activities and recreational events such as swimming, treasure hunt, scavenger hunt, and others. No prior knowledge of Spanish is required and advanced levels of instruction are available for campers who have previous knowledge of the language.

For more information visit the website at http://lavilla.isfun.net/or www.mssu.edu/international/ilrc/spanish.htm, or you can request our brochure by calling (417) 625-3140, FAX (417) 625-9585 or e-mail karmanova-t@mssu.edu.

St. Louis Cardinals baseball telecasts airing on KGCS

KGCS-TV will bring St. Louis Cardinals baseball fans 41 regular-season and one Spring Training telecast during the 2006 baseball season. The telecast will be a Spring Training match-up with the Los Angeles Dodgers at noon on Saturday, March 25. The season-opener at Philadelphia will air at 2 p.m. Monday, April 3. Televised games this season include those with National League rivals such as the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds, as well as Inter-league games with the Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers.

"We know that there are a lot Cardinals baseball fans in the Joplin area, and we're glad to be able to once again televise these games," says Judy Stiles, KGCS General Manager. KGCS is also promoting the Baseball Boosters program, with area businesses this season. Boosters receive on-air recognition during Cardinals telecasts. Businesses interested in participating in the KGCS Baseball Boosters program may get more information by contacting Stiles at 625-9777.

Game may be seen on KGCS-TV, shown locally on UHF channel 57, Cable One channel 7, and Mediacom channel 77. Weekend games will also appear on area cable television systems airing a channel for Southern Instructional Television from MSSU.

Persons wishing a copy of the telecast schedule may find it on the station website, www.mssu.edu/kgcs. They may also stop by the KGCS studios or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to KGCS-TV, Missouri Southern State University, 3950 E. Newman Road, Joplin, MO 64801.

Williams hosts new television show

Jerry Williams, Lifelong Learning, is hosting a new television show. In the first segment of the 30-minute show, "Education Digest," Jerry will conduct an interview with a guest on a topic of interest to our community. In the second segment, "Between the Covers," features discussion with a faculty member on a book of his/her choice. This week's program highlights Greg Dagnan, Criminal Justice, and the growing meth problem in our area and Laura Adkins, Math, discussing three recent books she has enjoyed reading.

The show airs at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and at 7 p.m. Sundays on KGCS-TV. The station airs on Cable One in Joplin, Webb City and Carterville and on Mediacom outlets in surrounding areas as well as on UHF channel 57. It will also air at 6:30 p.m. Saturdays and and at 7 p.m., Sundays on Southern Instructional Television (SITV) in Monett, Lamar, Carthage, in surrounding communities on Cox Cable and in Neosho on Seabridge Cable. Those who would like to participate should e-mail Robin Douglas, Lifelong Learning, at douglas-r@mssu.edu

Help others see a brighter tomorrow

Missouri Southern students, alumni and area community members have the opportunity to help others see a brighter tomorrow. The Missouri Southern Student Alumni Association is sponsoring a used eyeglass collection on campus March 13 - April 14.

Those who wish to participate are asked to drop off used unwanted eyeglasses in the marked boxes in the following locations:

• Alumni Office (white building east of Matthews Hall)
• Billingsly Student Center (Student Activities Office)
• Dr. Crockett Dental Hygiene Clinic (outside the office)
• Hearnes Hall (front entrance- 1st floor)
• Matthews Hall (front entrance)
• Mayes Student Life Center (Office and Dining Hall)
• Taylor Education Department (Department Head office and downstairs)
• Webster Hall (Honors Office)

All eyeglasses collected will be donated to the Lions Club of Joplin. The glasses will be redistributed to those in need who require visual correction but otherwise might not be able to afford it. For information, call the Alumni Association at ext. 9673.

March is National Women's History Month

To address the absence of information about women in America's schools, the National Women's History Project led a movement to have Congress designate a celebration to recognize women's historic achievements. The goal was to ensure that children would be taught about the ways women have changed America..

In 1980, President Carter issued the first Presidential Proclamation calling on the American people to remember the contributions of women. By 1987, fourteen governors had declared March as Women's History Month. The same year, Congress and the President followed by declaring March as National Women's History Month.

This year's theme, Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams, honors the spirit of possibility and hope set in motion by generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams. The theme honors women for bringing communities together and restoring hope in the face of impossible odds.

Learning about the extraordinary achievements of women helps diminish the tendency to dismiss and trivialize who women are and what they accomplish. An authentic view of history is presented. The knowledge of women's history provides a more expansive vision of what a woman can do. This perspective can encourage girls and women to think larger and bolder and can give boys and men a fuller understanding of the female experience.

Learning the stories of women's success, talent, and accomplishments expands a sense of what is possible for girls and women. Information about women and their successes gives males and females alike a perspective that challenges some of our cultures' most unconscious and archaic assumptions about women.

Thus, women's history becomes a story of inspiration and hope, of courage and tenacity, of promise, possibility and purpose. Women's history is our nation's story. It is the story of how women built communities and inspired and nurtured dreams and how they will continue to do so. Please stop in the library to view bulletin boards and displays of some of America’s most notable women in history and a timeline of women’s fight for equality.

For more information contact: The National Women’s History Project: http://www.nwhp.org.

FACULTY/STAFF

Elke Howe, CADD/CAMT/IET, attended the 9th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference in Buena Vista, Fla., March 6 - 9. The nation's leading applied ergonomics conference was sponsored by the Institute of Industrial Engineers.

Frank A. Pishkur, Art, attended the 40th annual conference of the National Council of Education in the Ceramics Arts (NCECA), in Portland, Ore. from March 8-11. The theme for this year’s conference was "Explorations and Navigations: The Resonance of Place". Professor Pishkur attended lectures, panels and presentations including, “Deep Sources of Inspiration: Passion, Conviction, and Commitment,” “Ceramic Narratives: A Viable Continuum,” “Exploring a New Criticism,” “WOCEF: The Total Ceramic Experience and Model for the Future of the Ceramic Arts,” and “Ceramics After Picasso.”

The purpose of NCECA is to promote and improve the ceramic arts through education, research, and creative practice. NCECA offers programs, exhibitions and publications that are uniquely beneficial and rewarding to its membership of artists, educators, students, patrons, retailers and manufacturers. As a dynamic, member-driven organization, NCECA strives to be flexible in its programming and responsive to the changing needs of its constituency. Frank has been a member of NCECA since 1989.

Rusty Raymond, Music, served as judge and band clinician for the Stover Music Festival in Stover, Mo. on Friday, March 10..

Maryann Weber, Foreign Languages, presented a paper, "Remembrance of Songs Past: The Role of Music in Selected Novels of Henri Lopes," at the Philological Association of the Carolinas, March 9-11, at Winthrop University.

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For Sale: 2000 Nissan Maxima GLE, 77,000 miles - One owner. Sterling Silver with black leather interior. Power seats and windows, power sunroof, rear spoiler, alloy wheels, Bose stereo. Excellent condition $12, 900 Contact Ann or Steve at 623-3300 days or 825-3894 after hours.

For Sale: 1993 Navy Blue Toyota T100 SR5 Long Bed Pickup. V-6; automatic; electric/tinted windows, locks, side mirrors; full width utility toolbox w/lock; bed liner; trailer hitch, new am/fm stereo w/CD player; 152,000 miles; $3,400. Call 625-9633.

For Sale: 1998 Buick LaSaber, great condition, 71,000 miles, leather seats, 29 MPG, $6100. Contact Karen Rutledge, 624-2661, office,850-5509 cell.

Learning? Tennis lessons available. Call ext. 9662 or 358-0600.

For Sale: Wooden bunkbeds (separable) with two mattresses and removable wooden ladder, $75, OBO; 2 (like new) medium oak-colored end tables with drawers, $40; 2 blue full-size lamps with white shades, $20, Medium blue overstuffed chair, $25, 4 large tan velveteen throw pillows, $10 (set). All are in nice condition, just don't have the space for them so they must go. If interested please call ext. 9372.

For Sale: White fiberglass camper top with Bed Kit installed. Fits Ranger pick-up, good condition. $300 OBO 625-9766.

For Sale: Radio, speakers, amp. for XPLOD. Fits Ranger pickup. $150 OBO, 625-9766.

For Sale: Pickup bed liner for long, wide Chevy bed. '88 or newer model, used very little. $75, 625-9766 or 673-1818.

Bookstore Special!!

Lion Wall Plaque, $19.99 Looks great in office or dorm room

Cream lined vest with Lion Logo on sale for $14.99