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Faculty and Staff retirement reception
The Board of Governors and the Administration are inviting the campus community to attend a Faculty and Staff Retirement Reception from 2 - 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 30 in the Billingsly Student Center's 2nd floor lounge.
A total of 14 faculty and staff members who have retired or will be retiring from Aug. 1, 2007 through Aug. 1, 2008 will be recognized during the reception. Light refreshments will be provided and a ceremony will take place at 3 p.m.
Those being honored for their many years of dedicated service to the University are: Neal Blades, Marketing (21 years); David Comstock, Telecommunications (6 years); Robert L. Clark, Communication (24 years); Jay E. Fields, Theatre (21 years); Ron Foster, Office Services (27 years); Dallas Fortner, Department of Public Safety (20 years); Betsy Q. Griffin, Academic Affairs (30 years); Nick Kyle, Art (11 years); John Lewis, Management (8 years); Carolyn Meyer, Business Office (10 years); Allen Merriam, Communication (26 years); Gwen Murdock, Psychology (23 years); Don Schultz, Computer Assisted Manufacturing Technology (17 years); Janice Stebbins, Physical Plant (28 years); and Steve Taylor, Athletics (32 years).
The retiring employees have devoted a total of 278 years to the university.
Earth Day/Arbor Day celebration
An Earth Day Celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, April 25 (Arbor Day) on the Oval.
Booths will be set up by local businesses and student organizations to celebrate the Earth.
For information, contact Mark Ostendorf of the International Student Ecolonomics Association at (417) 850-0064.
SOBA to partner with Haitian University
The Robert W. Plaster School of Business Administration at Missouri Southern State University will engage in a partnership with a University in Haiti, as a result of an award from Higher Education for Development in Washington, D.C.
Higher Education for Development (HED) is awarding $552,000 to The Robert W. Plaster School of Business Administration (SOBA) at Missouri Southern State University with funding support by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a partnership with University of Quisqueya (UniQ) in Haiti.
The partnership will focus on excellence in accounting and finance.
For details, visit http://www.mssu.edu/news/2008/haiti_spring08.html.
MSIPC Gala Concert tomorrow night
Winners of the junior and senior divisions of the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition will end the week on a triumphant note by performing in the Gala Winners Concert on Saturday, April 26.
The 8 p.m. concert in Taylor Performing Arts Center on the MSSU campus climaxes a week in which 35 contestants from 11 countries have competed before a panel of international judges. Over $46,000 in prize money and a debut in Carnegie Recital Hall are at stake. Junior winners will be announced following their final round at 10 p.m. Thursday. Seniors will be announced at 10 p.m. Friday.
The Gala evening begins with a ceremony awarding the winners their medals, and prize winnings. For the Senior division, the Grand Prize is $15,000 and the Carnegie Recital Hall debut, second prize $10,000 and third prize - $5,000. The Junior winners receive $4,000 first prize; $3,000 second prize; and $2,000 third prize. Senior and Junior honorable mentions receive $2,500 and $1,500 respectively. All the contestants and Honors Audition winners also will be acknowledged. Then, each first, second and third place winner will perform a selection from their competition repertoire.
The concert will be broadcast live over 88.7KXMS Fine Arts Radio International with Jeffrey Skibbe, KXMS, as host.
Update: Behzod Abduraimov of Uzbekistan was named winner of the Junior Division of the Missouri Southern International Piano Competition following the final round Thursday night. The 17-year-old pianist will receive a first prize of $4,000. He is a student of Stanislav Ioudenitch at Park University Youth Conservatory in Kansas City and has won several other top prizes in international competition.
Anna Han, 12 of the United States was awarded second prize of $3,000. Yale Work, 17, of the United States won third place honors with a cash award of $2,000. Honorable Mention awards of $1,500 each were given to 10-year-old Daniel Hsu of the United States and Jung-Eun Kim, 14 of Korea.
Admission to the Gala is $15, and is free to all students and seniors 60 and older. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, interested persons may call 625-9755 or e-mail msipc@mssu.edu.
Today's Brown Bag
Don't miss today's Brown Bag Lunch for faculty and staff.
Conrad Gubera, Social Sciences, & Sam Claussen, Theatre, will speak on "The Last Mayan City."
The Brown Bag will be held from 12:10 - 12:50 p.m. in the Keystone Room on the 3rd floor of the BSC. Lunch is provided courtesy of Academic Affairs and Sodexho.
Veterans Enterprise Forum today
The Veterans Enterprise Forum 2008 will be held today, April 25, 2008, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., in Cornell Auditorium (Room 201), The Robert W. Plaster Free Enterprise Center.
The purpose of the Forum is to provide men and women with information about educational, business, financial, and governmental programs and services that are available to American veterans. This Forum will feature a series of brief presentations from Stan Baugh, Veteran Programs, Missouri Veteran Commission; Jeanne Devitt & Brian Ollenburger, VA Home Loans, Liberty Bank; Brent Jones, Patriot Loans for Veterans, Small Business Administration; Kathy Feith, Veterans Educational Financial Aid at MSSU; Kelly Wilson, MSSU Advising, Counseling & Testing Services; Dennis Fitzgerald, Selling to the Government, Heartland PTAC; Jim Krudwig, Lisa Robinson & Karen Bradshaw, SBDC Services & Workshops, Business Opportunities for Veterans, MSSU Small Business Development Center and The Center for Entrepreneurship.
Veterans are encouraged to attend, learn about veteran benefits, and enjoy lunch and networking opportunities. For information, contact ext. 3128.
Honors Convocation next Wednesday
The Annual Honors Convocation at Missouri Southern State University will take place at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 30 in Taylor Performing Arts Center at MSSU. Students will be recognized as outstanding in their academic departments.
Students receiving special awards of recognition, in addition to Outstanding Graduate Awards, will be introduced. Graduates from the Honors Program also will be recognized.
Following the ceremony the students and their families will attend a reception in the lobby of Taylor Performing Arts Center. A list of students receiving honors is available at the following net address: http://www.mssu.edu/news/2008/honorsconvocation_spring08.html.
Students to give thesis presentations
Honors program students will begin their Senior Honors Thesis presentations on Friday, April 25. These theses constitute original research within the students’ programs of study. The presentations will continue through mid-May.
A short reception will follow each presentation. The college community and public are invited to attend. For a list of students taking part, visit http://www.mssu.edu/news/2008/honorstheses_spring08.html.
Dolence Awards honor 24 students
Twenty-four students at Missouri Southern State University were recognized at the 17th annual Glenn D. Dolence Leadership/Service Recognition Assembly last night in a ceremony in the Billingsly Student Center.
Visit http://www.mssu.edu/news/2008/dolence_spring08.html to see a list of Dolence Award winners.
Adopt a Lion lets businesses show pride
The Missouri Southern Alumni Association’s “Adopt a Lion” program gives businesses throughout the community a new way to display their Lion Pride.
This program lets businesses underwrite a 3-foot-tall lion statue which will be customized to that particular business' request. Missouri Southern Art Department students, faculty, alumni and community artists will work with the businesses to decorate their lions.
Lions will be on display at area businesses from Aug. 18 – Sept. 23. Lions will then be moved to Spiva Art Gallery on the campus of Missouri Southern to be displayed during Homecoming week in October. The annual Alumni Awards reception will be held this year in the Spiva Art Gallery.
Following homecoming activities, businesses have the choice of keeping their lion for permanent display at their business or moving the lion to campus for permanent display in locations on campus.
The cost of underwriting a lion is $250. All proceeds from the project will benefit the Missouri Southern Alumni Association’s scholarship fund.
For additional information regarding a lion sponsorship or to volunteer as an artist, please contact the Alumni Association at (417) 625-9355.
Honors Signing next Friday
Academic "all stars" preparing to enter Missouri Southern will take part in the Honors Signing, slated for next Friday, May 2. The event will begin at 9 a.m. on the third floor of the Billingsly Student Center.
Honors Program Director, Michael Garoutte, says introductions and remarks will be made by MSSU President, Bruce Speck and Vice President for Academic Affairs, John Messick.
Photos of the students with their guests and Dr. Speck will be taken after the formal signing and then students will enjoy a picnic lunch and meeting with academic Deans.
Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
The MSSU Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Rusty Raymond, Music, will take the stage in Taylor Auditorium on Tuesday April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Joining the groups will be the MSSU Chamber Winds under the direction of Cheryl Cifelli, Music.
The concert, titled "Monsters and more" will also bring to the stage Josh Zimmer, senior music education major, as marimba soloist performing Ney Rosauro's Concerto for Marimba. The concert is free and open to the public.
Cozens earns doctorate
Jeanie Cozens, Teacher Education, earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville on April 18.
Her dissertation was entitled: "Preparation for Literacy Instruction: Preservice Teacher's Perceptions." She was successful in the defense of that dissertation last week.
She has been on the MSSU Teacher Education faculty for the past three years.
Cozens currently serves as co-sponsor of the MSSU International Reading Association (IRA) Council, according to Al Cade, Chair of the Teacher Education Department at MSSU.
Foreign Language Field Day next Tuesday
More than 1,000 students from schools in the four states will explore the world of foreign languages at the 34th Annual Modern Foreign Language Field Day, Tuesday, April 29. The theme for this year's event and poster contest will be "Foreign Languages: The Key that Unlocks the World.”
Leslie Parker, International Language Resource Center at MSSU, says tests will be administered throughout the day at various locations on campus. Students of French, German and Spanish will compete in Culture Bowls, reading comprehension, vocabulary recognition, poetry reading, a poster contest and skits in their respective foreign languages.
Non-competitive events include Arabic, Chinese, Japanese and Russian activities, Conversation Stations and a Latin Dance Workshop. Those wanting more information should contact Leslie at 625-3109.
Extended hours at Library
Students needing more time for research or to "cram" for finals may take advantage of extended hours at the Spiva Library from April 27 - May 5. Hours will be as follows:
- Sunday: 1 p.m. - 12 midnight
- Monday - Thursday: 7:30 a.m. - 12 midnight
- Friday: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Don't miss your chance for a season pass for two to Silver Dollar City!
Enter at the Bookstore. Drawing will be held Monday morning. (No purchase is necessary.)
Contemporary Foreign Film Series
The next feature film for the Contemporary Foreign Film Series' spring 2008 season will be shown at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday, April 25 in Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall.
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. The final film for the semester will be shown on May 9.
Tonight's feature is Live-In Maid (Argentina/Spain, 2004; 87 min.).
Academy Award-nominated actress Norma Aleandro portrays an older, recently divorced woman, Beba, who is forced to discharge her live-in maid, Dora, who has worked for her for thirty years. The prospect of facing life without each other leads each woman to new realizations. The film is directed by Jorge Gaggero.
New tourism program debuts
A new program highlighting upcoming activities in the Joplin area begins airing the week of April 27 on KGCS-TV. The Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau Show is hosted by CVB Director Vince Lindstrom. In the first program, he discusses upcoming activities and the local impact of tourism with Christopher Beyer, a representative from a local hotel.
KGCS programming may be seen on UHF channel 57, Cable One channel 7 and Mediacom Channel 77. The program will air on KGCS at the following times the week of April 27:
- Sunday – 7:30 p.m.
- Monday – 9:30 p.m.
- Tuesday – 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday – 7:30 p.m.
“The Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau Show” is produced at KGCS-TV and will air on a quarterly basis. “We’re glad to be able to produce a program to let area viewers know about the many events and opportunities they have to see what is going on in the Joplin area,” says Judy Stiles, KGCS General Manager.
Senior Exhibit ‘08 on display at gallery
The work of another group of senior art majors at Missouri Southern State University will be on display at the Spiva Art Gallery of MSSU.
Artists with work to be featured include Duana Bennett, senior Studio Art major from Goodman; Chuck Dodge, senior Graphic Communications major from Joplin; Linetta Eaton, senior Graphic Communications major from Joplin; and Donna Pooley, senior Studio Art major from Oronogo.
The works will feature a range of media including ceramics, computer art, drawing, painting and photography.
Artwork will be on display from April 27 to May 2 at the Spiva Art Gallery of Missouri Southern State University at 3950 East Newman Road in Joplin. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
A special reception will be held from 3 - 5 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at the Spiva Gallery. For further information, contact the Art Department at 625-9563.
FACULTY/STAFF
Larry Cebula, Social Science Department, presented a paper "A Northwest Historian's Tour of the Internet" at the Pacific Northwest History Conference in Corvalis, Oregon in April.
CLASSIFIED
Spring Sale at Bookstore: Friday is final day for Clearance T-shirts $5.99; Juniors T-shirts $8.99; Pink Youth Sweatpants $7.99; New Clearance Sweatshirts $19.99 & more!
For Sale: Year old English Bulldog, female, brindle color. She is fixed and very lovable. She is good with children and other dogs. Please call Misti Knisley at (417) 621-5212 or e-mail knisley-m@mssu.edu.
