Current Issue: Volume 26 - Number 7 - February 22, 2008
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Winter Concert postponed due to inclement weather
The Missouri Southern Jazz Orchestra‘s Winter Showcase concert, scheduled for last night in Webster Hall Auditorium, was postponed due to inclement weather.
Dr. Jeff Macomber, Director of the Orchestra, says the concert will be rescheduled for a future date.
Box office open for Anything Goes Southern Theatre will present the musical Anything Goes March 5 - 8 in Taylor Performing Arts Center. The play features music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse. The production is directed by James Lile, Theatre, with musical direction by Bud Clark and Susan Smith, Music, with choreography by Gerrie-Ellen Johnston, Theater. Curtain times at 7:30 pm each evening. Come aboard for a tune-filled cruise with a boatload of great characters and some of Cole Porter's best loved songs. This classic American musical comedy includes You're The Top, Let's Misbehave, I Get A Kick Out Of You, and of course, Anything Goes. Tickets reserved after March 1 must paid for in person when making reservations. There are NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. Ticket prices are as follows: MSSU student with ID $2; Children (over 5 yrs old only please) $2; MSSU faculty and staff $3; groups of 15 or more $3 each; senior citizens $4; High School students $4; and other adults $5. |
Contemporary Foreign Film tonight
The second feature film for the spring 2008 season will be shown at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday Feb. 22.
As in the past, the films will be shown in Cornell Auditorium, Plaster Hall on the Missouri Southern campus.
Nick Kyle, Art, says
this film will be shown as part of a Missouri Southern continuing education class. The cost of the class is $10 per person per semester and those interested may register before the film Friday evening. Subsequent films will be shown this semester on March 14, March 28, April 11, April 25, and May 9.
Tonight's film is
La Vie en Rose (France, 2007; 141 minutes). This highly acclaimed and intriguingly filmed biography of the legendary French chanteuse, Edith Piaf, the “Little Sparrow,” features an incredible performance by Marion Cotillard as Piaf and an exceptional soundtrack filled with the memorable Piaf songs.
Reviewer Rex Reed has called it “one of the most devastating, inspired and breathtaking performances in film history.”
MSIPC Honors Audition slated for Feb. 23 The Missouri Southern International Piano Competition (MSIPC) Honors Audition will be held from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, in Webster Hall. The audition is open to the public at no charge.
They will be invited to all the performances and activities of the competition, where they will meet accomplished pianists from all over the world. Honors Audition prizes will be awarded at the Gala Concert on April 26. Winners 16-18 years old will receive music scholarships to Missouri Southern State University.
The 12th Missouri Southern International Piano Competition will be held April 21-26. Competition rounds are free of charge and open to the public. Evening concerts are free to students and seniors, who may obtain a student or senior pass by contacting the MSIPC office. For details, contact the office of the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition by telephoning (417) 625-9755. |
KGCS to provide tape-delay showing of final games
KGCS-TV will provide tape-delayed coverage of Southern's women's and men's final home basketball games, on "Southern Sports Sunday" this Sunday at 7 p.m. The station has provided coverage of home football and basketball game this year.
"This provides an excellent opportunity for our students to gain hands-on experience, on everything from announcing the games to running cameras and directing," says Judy Stiles, General Manager.
Stiles adds, "We know that there are a lot of Southern fans in the area and televising games helps reach into the community."
She says the station provides crew for video support of the live Internet streaming of football and basketball games.
Spring Job Expo Slated for Wednesday, March 5
Students and faculty are encouraged to stop by for a complimentary cup of coffee and morning snack to find out about upcoming Career Services events, including Spring Job Expo on March 5th and Education Job Fair on March 26. Visitors also can talk with a career counselor about career interests and pick up materials about career choices, resumes and cover letters, interviewing, and more. |
Career Services staff will be coming to a location near you next week on Monday, Feb. 25 and Tuesday, Feb. 26 with the "Coffee, Cookies & Careers" outreach program. Representatives from business, government, non-profit agencies, and education organizations are expected to take part in Missouri Southern State University's Spring Job Expo.
The theme of the Expo is Unfold the Possibilities!
Designed to benefit students of all majors, alumni and employers, the event is being sponsored by MSSU Career Services and will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 5 on the third floor of the Billingsly Student Center.
Local and national employers are registered to attend.
This event provides an opportunity for students and alumni to learn more about full-time employment, internships, summer and part-time jobs, as well as graduate and professional educational programs.
Visit www.mssu.edu/career for a listing of employers registered to attend. For additional information, call Career Services at (417) 625-9343.
International Film Festival to Present Lotna
The 46th Annual International Film Festival will feature Lotna (Poland, 1959) at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26 in Cornell Auditorium, at Missouri Southern State University. No admission is charged.
Award winning director Andrzej Wajda made this film as a visually arresting and sweeping tribute to the heroic horsemen who faced German tanks during World War II.
It is a striking, allegorical account of the disappearance of cavalry from modern warfare and the effect an off-white horse, named Lotna, has on various soldiers and officials in a Polish regiment.
The film is important for being “exceptionally beautiful from the pictorial point of view, and definitely one of (Wajda’s) greatest film achievements” ( wrote Liehm and Liehm, The Most Important Art).
For more information call (417) 625-9614 or visit http://www.mssu.edu/film/filmhome.htm.
Gardasil clinic March 26 - 27
The MSSU Health Center and the Economic Security Corporation are offering a free Gardasil Clinic March 26-27 for female students up to age 26.
Gardasil is a vaccine (injection/shot) that helps protect against diseases caused by 4 Types of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). A common virus, it is estimated at least 50% of sexually active people catch HPV during their lifetime. A male or female who takes part in any kind of sexual activity is at risk. There are many different types of HPV; some cause no harm. Others can cause disease of the genital area. The virus can go away on its own, but when it does not go away it can develop into cervical cancer, pre cancerous lesions or genital warts, depending on the HPV type.
Gardasil helps prevent cervical cancer, abnormal and pre-cancerous cervical and vaginal lesions and genital warts.
Following the first injection, second and third doses must be taken two months and six months after the first dose.
Those with questions may call the Student Health Center at (417) 625-9323.
Parker to Direct ILRC
Leslie Parker, Communications, will serve as interim director of the International Language Resource Center (ILRC) at MSSU. She replaces Tatiana Karmanova who recently left the University after many years in the position.
Leslie has taught Spanish at MSSU since 2003. She has degrees in Spanish and Psychology from MSSU and an M.A. in Spanish from the University of Arkansas.
Tatiana has joined California State University-San Bernardino's College of Extended Learning as the new associate dean for international extension programs. She is responsible for responsible for the college's international extension programs, including the American Culture and Language Program, international training and education programs, China Programs Office, and the Korea Center programs.
The International Language Resource Center oversees MSSU's language lab, Modern Foreign Language Field Day, Spanish Village, and outreach classes and workshops for area students and teachers.
Debaters compete in Bolivar
The Missouri Southern State University speech and debate squad competed in the Missouri Area Forensic Association (MAFA) tournament held Feb. 15-16 in Bolivar. This is a closed invitational tournament composed of schools from Missouri.
At the tournament, sophomore Valerie Melton, sophomore communications major from Marionville, Mo., qualified for elimination rounds in Lincoln-Douglas debate.
Melton went to the semifinals before dropping a close decision. Melton was also a recipient of an individual second place speaker award.
In the individual events portion of the tournament freshman Megan Miller, freshman psychology major from Houston, Mo., qualified for the final round in dramatic interpretation were she finished sixth.
Melton and Miller join team members Dylan Slagel, Whitney Hart, Kyle Buzzard, and Richard Brown in qualifying for the National Forensics Association national tournament to be held in April.
Kelly Larson, Forensics, says the squad is now off until the Lincoln-Douglas Open Championships to be held at Washburn University the first week of April.
Join Alumni Association at musical
Join the Missouri Southern Alumni Association for the opening night of Southern Theatre’s production of Anything Goes!
Curtain time will be 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 5 in Taylor Performing Arts Center at MSSU.
Come aboard the cruise liner American as boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl in this classic Cole Porter musical. A special alumni reception will follow in the Bud Walton Theatre. Those on hand will have the opportunity to meet the cast and share Missouri Southern theatrical memories.
Reservations for tickets and the reception may be made by calling the Alumni Association at (417) 625-9355. RSVPs for the special Alumni night and reception are due no later than Friday, Feb. 29. The special pricing for reserved seats and reception is $5.
A Carver afternoon
The entire MSSU Community is cordially invited to attend “A Carver Afternoon” celebrating the legacy of George Washington Carver, Scientist, Educator, and Humanitarian on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Joplin Performing Arts Center; 1501 S. Pearl Ave. in Joplin. The program begins at 3 p.m., with a dessert reception afterwards. Admission is free, but freewill donations and sponsorships are accepted.
Donations will benefit the George Washington Carver Birthplace Association, a non-profit organization started with Carver’s support to continue his legacy at George Washington Carver National Monument and across the nation. Sponsorships can be at any level.
For more information please contact Carver Birthplace Association executive director Paxton J. Williams via telephone at (417) 325-4151 or fax at (417) 325-4231.
White serves as student representative to MSSU Board
Carolyn White, senior biology major from Jefferson City, is serving as the Missouri Southern State University‘s student body representative to the MSSU Board of Governors.
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt names a student to serve as the official representative to the Board of Governors. At this time, that appointment has not yet been made. White will attend regular Board meetings and speak on behalf of students at the university on an unofficial basis until the Governor announces the name of a student to occupy the position.
White, an Honors Program student, is a member of the MSSU Student Senate and serves as president of the Campus Activities Board (CAB) which oversees lectures, concerts and performances on campus.
White serves as the student representative to the MSSU Higher Learning Commission committee.
She is a past president of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, a leadership and scholarship organization. She has worked with a number of Greek event charity fund raisers.
Over the last few months, White served as a member of the Missouri Southern Presidential Search Committee.
Athletic Alumni reunion and reception
All former athletes from Joplin Junior College, Missouri Southern State College and Missouri Southern State University are invited to attend the All Athletic Alumni Reunion and Reception on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Past Missouri Southern and JJC athletes are asked to visit a special registration table set up in front of Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium at 12:30 p.m. for tickets and information. Those taking part will receive goody bags and game tickets.
The day starts with the women’s game tipping off at 1 p.m. followed by the men’s game at 3 p.m. against the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats in Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. Alumni athletes will be recognized during half time of the men’s basketball game.
At the end of the men’s game, a reception for the former JJC and Missouri Southern athletes will take place in Young Gymnasium. For information, contact Elisa Bryant, Alumni Association, at (417) 625-9355.
Dealers needed
Student Services will sponsor a Casino night from 7 - 10 p.m. March 11. A total of 23 faculty and staff volunteers are needed to serve as dealers.
Those interested should contact Tori Christiansen, Student Activities, at 9320 or e-mail christiansen-t@mssu.edu as soon as possible.
Tori says each volunteer will receive an event T-shirt to wear and keep.
Globetrotters heading for MSSU
The Harlem Globetrotters are coming back to MSSU! The world-famous team will appear at Missouri Southern's Leggett and Platt Athletic Center at 7 p.m., Wednesday March 26.
Ticket prices are as follows:
* Magic Circle $70 (Chairs around the court) - No Discount
* Mid Section $26
* Outer Section $21
* Gen. Admission $16
The Globetrotters would like to offer Missouri Southern State University faculty, staff and students with ID a $5 discount off the regular ticket price. The discount is not good on Magic Circle tickets.
There is a $3 one-time convenience fee. You may purchase tickets in person at the ticket office on the bottom floor of Billingsly Student Center or go on-line and get your discount by visiting http://www.ticketmaster.com/promo/z8mly
Come walk the red carpet at Spiva Library
Join the Spiva Library for the 80th Annual Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24.
The Road to the Oscars 2008 begins at 7p.m. with the Awards Ceremony starting at 7:30 p.m.
Watch the Oscars on the BIG screen on the 1st floor of the library! Enjoy refreshments, cast your own ballots and win prizes. There is no cost to attend.
If you would like to reserve a table please RSVP to Amber Carr, Library, at carr-a@mssu.edu or call 625-9335.
Library Lover’s Month
Six ways to love your library:
- Donate a book...or a whole shelf of books, maybe even one you have written.
- Donate money to your Friends of the Library group.
- Donate money to the Student Library Organization.
- Honor a friend or relative with a book for the library.
- Join the Friends of George A. Spiva Library Group.
- Give the gift of membership to a friend or relative.
Please contact Amber Carr, Library, at ext. 9335 with any questions.
A poem by Joey Brown, English, titled "Doing Ophelia's Mad Scene," will appear in the spring issue of The Mid-America Poetry Review. Her short story "Velvet" is included in the winter issue of Story South.
Rusty Raymond, Music, was the guest conductor of the Golden Valley Vernon County All-Conference Band on Saturday Feb.16.
Mike Krtek, Emergency Medical Training, says criminal justice major Michel Molnar from Switzerland spoke to paramedic students on Monday, Feb. 18 on the health care system in Switzerland and Swiss emergency medical and military training.
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For Sale: 2000 Black Jeep Grand Cherokee. 6 cylinder, 4WD option, tow package, power windows, locks, keyless entry, tan leather interior, other amenities that are useful. Runs great. 128,000 miles. Asking $7,000. Call Dixie at (417) 496-8119.
For Sale: 79 Chevy Nova (2 door) all original for sale. Asking $2,500. Contact Jennifer at (417) 529-4611.
Cougar Cards: Save money while you help support College Heights Christian School! Offers include great offers at Domino’s Pizza, Sonic, Subway, Timberline, Carl Richard Bowling Centers, Babes, Festival, For-All, Blockbuster, IHOP, Java Dave’s, Applebee’s. 24 chances to use at the same place or split up among various merchants. Card expires 1/31/09. Cost is $10. For more information/purchase, call Rita at ext. 9318 or Brian at ext. 9599.
