Current Issue: Volume 23 - Number 17 - December 8, 2006
Lankford to speak at Commencement December 16
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Ronald L. Lankford, Ed.D., Superintendent of the Webb City R-7 School District, will be the speaker for the 47th Commencement at Missouri Southern State University at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 16 in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
Lankford is considered one of the most highly respected superintendents in the state and has overseen dramatic growth in enrollment and in building expansion in Webb City schools during his tenure as superintendent.
A 1971 graduate of Missouri Southern, Dr. Lankford was named “Outstanding Alumnus” in 1981. He earned his Master’s, Education Specialist (Ed.S.) and Doctorate (Ed.D.) degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
He started his career in education as a social studies teacher and guidance counselor. He also taught and was assistant high school principal at East Newton. He has been an administrator in the Webb City schools since 1977 where he has served as junior high principal, high school principal, associate superintendent and superintendent.
In addition to his “Outstanding Alumnus” honor from Missouri Southern, Dr. Lankford was named Business Leader of the Year in 1999 by the Webb City Chamber of Commerce, and in 2003 he was selected by a committee of his peers, the Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA), as the recipient of the annual Robert L. Pearce Award.
Dr. Lankford has overseen more than $29 million in building projects in the Webb City school district since 1998.
He and his wife, Carolyn, have two grown children, daughter Christina Dickinson who is a kindergarten teacher, and son Craig who is a medical doctor.
KGCS-TV will offer videotapes/DVDs of the 47th Commencement. For information, contact Judy Stiles at ext. 9777.
Suzuki Play-In Saturday, Dec. 16
The Missouri Southern Suzuki Violin Academy (MSSVA) will host a Play-In concert on Saturday, Dec. 16, at Webster Auditorium on MSSU campus. The performance starts at 1:30 p.m.
The concert is open to the public and admission is free.
Area violin students are cordially invited to participate in the performance with MSSVA students.
After the concert, there will be a pizza party. For further information, please contact the director of the Academy, Kexi Liu, at 417-625-9681 or liu-k@mssu.edu.
Nursing venture progressing
Although the weather delayed some examinations, a joint venture between UMKC School of Nursing and MSSU Theater Department has progressed well. The UMKC graduate students in nursing must perform a mock office visit as a clinical final for their Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning course in the nurse practitioner track.
In the past Joplin site UMKC students traveled to Kansas City for testing. This year through the efforts of Jay Fields, head of the Theatre Department at Missouri Southern and Anita Singleton of UMKC a total of 17 students were tested in the MSSU Graduate Center.
MSSU theater students assumed patient roles for the testing using scripted information and improvisation. An office in the Graduate Center at MSSU became a mock exam room for the event. The UMKC student interviewed and examined the "patient" for a physical while looking for problems. The session was recorded to a DVD.
The DVD with a written note of the examination are graded by UMKC faculty. The theater students receive a grade for their participation in the project. This interdisciplinary approach was well received by the students involved from both programs.
Legislative interns from MSSU sign contracts
Legislative Interns from Missouri Southern State University put pen to paper to execute their service contracts Tuesday, Dec, 6 in Room 223 of Webster Hall on the MSSU campus.
The Missouri Legislature will be in session from the first Wednesday following the first Monday of January through mid-May. During this time, more than 1,000 bills will be written and filed, and around 100 of them will actually be passed. Interns are a key part of the legislative session, as offices are understaffed and there is much to be done in five months.
Interns are given a wide variety of tasks, depending on the needs of the office. Legislative interns may be involved in the following activities:
* Helping constituents via phone, email, or postage mail;
* Accompanying legislators to hearings or to the House or Senate floor;
* Attending committee hearings without legislators to take notes and report back to legislators
* Tracking bills while the House or Senate is in session;
* Researching legislative ideas;
* Leading tours of the Capitol;
* Organizing binders of bills, votes, and other duties.
For more information about legislative interns from MSSU, call Thomas Simpson, Social Sciences, at ext. 3112. For a list of students signing contracts, visit http://www.mssu.edu/news/interns06.htm.
Did you get your flu shot?
For anyone who missed the Flu Shot Clinic held on campus last week, the Student Health Center still has some flu vaccine available.
All students, faculty, staff, retirees, and family members are welcome to make an appointment to get a flu shot. Cost is $10 for students and $15 for faculty, staff, retirees, and family members over age 15.
Please contact the Student Health Center at (417) 625-9323 to schedule an appointment.
Holiday specials airing on KGCS
The sights and sounds of the holiday season are being brought home to local viewers the week before Christmas on KGCS-TV. The station will air a taped presentation of this year's community-wide performance of Handel's Messiah. The annual performance at Missouri Southern has developed into a community-wide celebration of the season. The program will air at 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17.
The America One Network, shown on KGCS-TV, plans to air two special holiday programs the weekend before Christmas. Both programs will be shown on KGCS-TV. The first, "Holiday Festival on Ice," features a family-friendly one-hour program with some of the world's top skaters and Olympic champions. It will air at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 23. The second program, "A Hollywood Holiday Celebration," is a one-hour program from Los Angeles. It features music, celebrities, lights, snow, elves, and Santa Clause. It will be shown at 8 p.m. Sunday, December 24.
KGCS-TV programming may be seen on UHF channel 57, Cable One channel 7 and Mediacom Channel 77.
Deadline to enroll in Law Enforcement Academy December 15
The deadline to enroll in the next session of Missouri Southern's 600-Hour State Certified Basic Law Enforcement Academy is Friday, Dec. 15. Upon successful completion of the Academy, the Missouri Department of Public Safety will certify eligible students as Peace Officers in the state of Missouri.
The Academy will meets Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. beginning Jan. 8. The Academy requires four Saturday classes per semester. Graduation will be held May 9, 2007.
Those taking part receive training in Missouri criminal statutes, constitutional law, criminal investigation, patrol techniques, defense tactics training, physical training, firearms training and other skills and abilities deemed necessary by the state for Missouri law enforcement officers.
Financial aid is available for those who qualify. Those interested in enrolling should contact Tim Wilson, Law Enforcement, at (417) 625-9519 or e-mail wilson-t@mssu.edu.
Extended hours at Spiva Library
Extended hours, which began on the weekend of Nov. 26 at Spiva Library will continue through this weekend and early next week. Amber Carr, Library, says students may take advantage of the hours on the following days:
- Sunday, Dec.10 - (1 p.m. - midnight)
- Monday, Dec. 11 through Thursday, Dec. 14 - (7:30 a.m. - midnight)
Food baskets for the holidays
Several campus organizations have been helping the Salvation Army this year sort canned food donations to make food boxes for the needy in the Joplin area. However, while making up the boxes, the effort has run low on such basics as canned corn and green beans.
John Knapp, Physical Sciences, says canned food donations appear to be down this year Those wanting to donate canned foods may do so at his office in Room 208 of Reynolds Hall.
Firearms safety course December 16
The Law Enforcement Academy has scheduled firearms a safety training course to satisfy the training requirement for the Conceal and Carry statute in Missouri. The eight-hour class will begin at 8 a.m., Saturday, December 16 in Room 125 of the Mills Anderson Criminal Justice Center at MSSU.
This training course has been approved for Barton, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald and Newton County residents. Participants will receive training in the areas of legal requirements of use of force, care and cleaning of firearms, handgun safety, and legal aspects of firearms. The Law Enforcement Academy will utilize the state-of-the-art live fire range and two state-of-the-art computerized electronic firing ranges. The course includes live-fire and simulated fire exercises. Participants must pass a live-fire qualification exercise.
The cost of the course is $95. Participants are required to bring their firearm, eye protection, ear protection and fifty (50) rounds of ammunition. Participants who do not supply their own firearm and ammunition must pay an additional $25 charge. The fee for the course must be prepaid.
To register and prepay for the course, contact Brenda Norman, Law Enforcement, at (417) 625-9328 or e-mail her at Norman-b@mssu.edu . Ms. Norman's office is located in Room 126 of the Mills Anderson Justice Center on the MSSU campus.
Jim Krudwig, SBDC Director and SBDC Consultants Karen Bradshaw and Lisa Robinson attended a session on “Economic Gardening” taught by Chris Gibbons, Director of Business/Industry Affairs in Littleton, Colorado. The session was held in conjunction with the SBDC Quarterly meeting on Nov. 16-17 in Ridgedale, Mo.
Patricia Murphy, English, has just had a book of literary criticism published by the University of Missouri Press. The book, which explores nineteenth-century views of science and gender, is titled In Science's Shadow: Literary Constructions of Late Victorian Women.
Stephen Smith, Public Information, was among musicians performing in the "Little Food for My Friends" gathering Saturday, Dec. 2 in Neosho. All funds raised went to the Newton County Food Bank.
Jennica White, Student Services, thanks all who participated in Salvation Army angel tree this year. All 25 angels were adopted within two weeks.
Don't forget: The Bookstore has everything you need for the season! * Pack of 10 Christmas cards with envelopes, $7.50 * Christmas ornaments, $7.50 * New sweatshirts, sweatpants, pajama pants and more arriving daily! The Bookstore is located in the bottom floor of the Billingsly Student Center. Stop by today! |
Bookstore Holiday Sale CLASSIFIED
Great gifts: New Joplin Family Y - 6 month family membership, either location, worth $278, will sell for $200.
Family studio session at Treasured Images in Pittsburg, worth $50, will take. $20. Call Robin at ext 9887 or after 5 p.m. at (417) 649-0109.
Great for the Holidays: New VillaWare Rose Bouquet Waffler, worth $55, will sell for only $20, Two year old - full size pillow top mattress, good condition, when purchased cost $450, only $100. Call Robin at ext 9887 or after 5 p.m. at (417) 649-0109.
For Sale: Cannondale Tandum Bicycle; MT2000, Cane Creek fork fatty; 26x125 tires; Magura breaks, Sugino sprockets, profile front arm rests, odometer, $1675.obo. Contact gallemore-r@mssu.edu Or call 659-5425 or 782-9643.
For Sale: 48" round oak table with 18" leaf and 6 solid oak chairs. Solid oak; good condition. Oversized pedestal; gears in center to pull table top apart to insert leaf. Must see to appreciate. $549 or best offer. 3 oak bar stools, used only couple of months, $50 each. Gas grill, $65. Contact gallemore-r@mssu.edu or call 659-5425 or 782-9643.
For Sale: For the NASCAR Collector: Signed Jamie McMurray 2004 Limited Edition Havoline/Texaco #42 car in box. $100. Call 483-5182.
For Sale: Gently used, all wood, dresser with mirror and chest of drawers. Antique brass handles, maple color. $50. Call 483-5182.
Free to good home: Black female pug, spayed, loving disposition, good with kids, cats, and other dogs. Call Laura at 417-540-4794.
Wanted to Buy: Used Infant car seat in good condition. Call ext. 3167.
For Sale: Stainless steel containers: 7 3/4 gallon w/bung & airlock $20.00 to $25.00, 15 ½ gallon w/bung & airlock $30.00 to $35.00. Great for storing wine or beer. Call ext. 3139 or 642-6190.
