October 30, 2009
Big Bands featured at Gala Concert
The President's Second Annual Gala Concert at Missouri Southern State University will feature a "Big Band Spectacular." The concert is slated for 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5 in Taylor Performing Arts Center at MSSU.
The cost for the musical event is $10 for adults and $5 for students and Senior Citizens. All tickets are general admission. Tickets are available in the Billingsly Student Center Ticket Office and Music Department at MSSU and at Ernie Williamson Music House, 925 S. Range Line Road in Joplin.
A portion of the proceeds will support the MSSU Music Department and the President's Foundation Fund.
The Gold Sponsor for the Big Band Spectacular is U.S. Bank. The event's Silver Sponsor is Abbey Title. Kelly Insurance of Joplin is the Bronze Sponsor. An additional Bronze Sponsor is USA Print & Digital Services.
The Big Band Spectacular will feature the Southern Jazz Orchestra, directed by Jeffrey Macomber and the MSSU Chamber Singers, directed by Bud Clark with Lendi Stirewalt, vocalist, and MSSU President Bruce Speck, vocalist.
Members of the community are invited to attend this entertaining musical visit to one of the most important times in American music, the Big Band era.
Today is deadline for insurance enrollment
Debbie Dutch Kelley, Human Resources, says the deadline to return purple election forms to indicate their choices for health, dental and vision insurance for 2010 is 5 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 30.
Office Hours in the H.R. office in Room 217 of Hearnes Hall are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"Before coming by, we ask that you look over the materials provided to be more familiar with the plans," Debbie says.
Cafeteria Plan enrollment for Flexible Spending Accounts is available online.
The cafeteria plan materials are being sent to employees by postal or email. Due to the success of the on-line enrollment last year, ASI is again using this format. Simply go to www.mocafe.com click on “Enrollment” and follow the instructions. HR reports that many employees participate in the Flexible Spending Accounts offered that allows them to put pre-taxed money aside (thus reducing their tax liability) for later reimbursement of out-of-pocket child care or healthcare expenses.
Although ASI has a later deadline of 12/1/2009, it is recommended to take care of this enrollment early so as to not overlook it. The MO Café informational booklet is also posted on the HR web page.
Today's Brown Bag
The Brown Bag lunch/lecture for faculty and staff for today, Friday, Oct. 30, will feature Kexi Liu, Music, Director of Orchestra/Strings. Kexi will present: "Two Musical Journeys: China."
Kexi will chronicle separate trips to China made this spring by the Southern Symphony Orchestra and Suzuki Violin Academy. The orchestra members visited a variety of major cities and performed with the symphony orchestra of Henan Song and Dance Company in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province. This trip featured the first-ever joint concert by the Southern Symphony Orchestra and a professional orchestra. The program included masterpieces of Chinese and Western music. The Suzuki students performed on the magnificent Great Wall in Beijing, at the Wild Goose Pagoda Musical Fountain in Xi'an, and on the beautiful Li River in Guilin.
The luncheon will be held at noon in Room 202 in the Art Department (Enter through the main door. The room is immediately to the left, opposite the gallery).
Bring your own brown bag lunch to each session and enjoy an opportunity to hear about some of the research and creative works being accomplished at Missouri Southern. For additional information contact Frank A. Pishkur, Art, at ext. 9735.
AAUP elects officers
The MSSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors held its fall meeting on Friday, Oct. 23, in Billingsly Student Center. The provisional officers reported on activities of the past five months, including John Knapp's visit to the AAUP conference.
The group elected permanent officers for the coming year. They include Stephen Schiavo, CIS, President; Cliff Toliver, English, Vice President; Holly McSpadden, English, Secretary; and Gerry Schlink, Biology/Environmental Health, Treasurer. Bill Kumbier, English, and Pedro Talavera, Foreign Language, will return as officers at large.
Also on the executive board are John Knapp, Physical Science, as past president, and Faculty Senate President Roger Chelf, Physical Science. The outgoing officers reported that our membership approximately doubled over the past few months; and a number of new attendees at this meeting said they too would join the chapter.
Members discussed our plans for the coming year, to include social functions, such as a Winter Ball, and faculty development functions, such as a seminar on performing research at Southern. Other topics raised included more sweeping issues such as dorms for married students and for single parents, child care on campus for students and employees, fund raising for scholarly travel and other activities not augmented with budgeted funding.
Students to gather for Media Showcase
Nearly 300 students from regional high schools will gather on the campus on Thursday, Nov. 5 for the annual Southern Media Showcase program. The program is sponsored by the Department of Communication. Activities begin at 9:15 a.m. in Corley Auditorium in Webster Hall.
The day includes a presentation by Noppadol Paothong, an award-winning photographer with the Missouri Department of Conservation. Paothong is a 2002 graduate of Missouri Southern, and received numerous awards for his work as a student. He has received more than 60 regional and national awards.
Awards will also be presented in the annual student media competition. Awards cover a wide range of categories in video production and newspapers.
Southern Media Showcase Day is made possible by generous financial supporters, including the Ruth I. Kolpin Foundation, Missouri Broadcasters Association, Missouri Press Association, and Eagle Picher. Campus support is provided by the MSSU Admissions office, KGCS-TV, 88.7 KXMS/Fine Arts Radio International, The Chart, and Crossroads.
Listening meeting today
President Bruce Speck will hold one more Listening Meeting for any faculty member who would like to talk with him. The meeting is scheduled for an hour and a half, and faculty are free to come and go as they please. The President will be available from 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. today in Room 223 of Webster Hall.
Clinking Maple Leaf Concert slated
Music lovers with a taste for music from north of the border have a treat in store for them.
“Clinking Maple Leaves: An All-Canadian Concert by Southern Symphony Orchestra” will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6 in Taylor Performing Arts Center at Missouri Southern State University.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Though a “young” country, Canada has produced a surprising rich repertoire in music, ranging from traditional folk songs to modern sounds.
Canadian music represents its diversified people, culture, and landscape. The Southern Symphony Orchestra is directed by Kexi Liu, Music.
Safe Halloween 2009
McCormick Hall, on the campus of Missouri Southern, will open its doors once again for Safe Halloween. Bring the family and experience a safe trick-or-treating experience indoors!
Carolyn White, Student Services, says the fun starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 and lasts until 8 p.m. All area youth (6th grade and under) are invited to come and join in on the fun.
For questions, please contact McCormick Hall Office at 659-4190.
Safe Halloween is sponsored by the Residence Hall Association, Student Activities, and Sodexho Food Management.
 KXMS Poe-a-thon this evening
88.7KXMS annually observes Halloween with a healthy dose of the poetry and short stories of Edgar Allan Poe. This year listeners will receive a double dose of Poe in commemoration of the bicentennial year of Poe's birth.
Poe was born in Boston in 1809, so the station will exult in the occult of Poe's writings with a two-hour extravaganza from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. this evening.
Jeff Skibbe, KXMS, says
Vincent Price and Basil Rathbone do most of the honors, as usual, and we will punctuate their prose and POEsy performances with extra eerie music from the KXMS library. To listen, visit http://www.mssu.edu/kxms.
Sharing scholarship & research ideas
A panel discussion on the topic, “Doing Scholarship and Research at a Teaching Institution," will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 10 in the Reading Room on the fourth floor of Spiva Library.
Four faculty members from different areas of our university will speak on the topic. They include: Chris Moos, International Business/Finance; Christie Cathey, Psychology; Robert Heth, Biology; and Pat Murphy, English. The panel will be moderated by Bill Kumbier, English. The speakers will share views on the following subjects: why it is important to be involved in scholarship/research; returning to research/scholarship after a long hiatus from grad school; encouraging research in the classroom as well as a faculty member’s own research efforts; and challenges facing faculty members involved in scholarship/research.
Following the brief talks, the session will be opened for discussion and questions. If you are interested in pursuing scholarship and research, sharing ideas about your own work, or simply talking with other faculty about the topic, please join us.
This session is one of the activities sponsored by AAUP chapter at MSSU as a service to faculty, which also translates into benefits to students. Another session related to faculty scholarship and research will be held in the spring semester. If you have a topic you would like to see addressed, please e-mail Pat Murphy, English, at murphy-p@mssu.edu with your ideas.
Program focuses on Canada-U.S. relations
An upcoming edition of the Newsmakers interview program focuses on relations between Canada and the United States, with the two guest lecturers from the Gockel International Symposium .
Georges Rioux, Consul General of Canada and Dr. Mark Kasoff, Retired Faculty from Bowling Green State University discuss the ties between both nations. Topics covered include Canada's role as a major supplier of oil to the U.S, growing trade across the borders and security concerns.
Newsmakers may be seen at the following times on KGCS-TV:
Sunday, Nov. 1 - 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2 - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3 - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 4 - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5 - 7:30 p.m.
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KGCS programming may be seen over-the-air on digital channel 22, and on regional cable television systems, including Cable One and Mediacom.
Newsmakers will also be aired at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, November 7 on KOAM-TV.
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SWAN to migrate
The Library’s SWAN catalog will migrate to new hardware on Tuesday Nov. 3.
During the migration there will be no public or staff access to the SWAN catalog. The MOBIUS Union Catalog will be available for searching at http://mobius.missouri.edu/search/ ; however, SWAN patrons will not be able to place requests. Patron authentication for MOBIUS requests are done through the cluster catalog and SWAN will not be available to do that authentication.
It is anticipated that the catalog will be unavailable most of that day. The Library’s databases will remain available throughout the migration. Updates about the availability of the catalog will be available through the Library’s Homepage (http://www.mssu.edu/spivalib/ ), Facebook Fan Page & Twitter.
MLK Day of Service challenge
Save the Date: MLK, Jr. Day, Jan. 18, 2010: Career Services- Service Learning and Student Activities, in part with the Missouri Campus Compact, are organizing a day of service projects as a remembrance and celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The projects will benefit local agencies. Southern students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to take part.
Projects at local agencies will be in two hour blocks (10 a.m.- noon, noon -2 p.m., and 2 - 4 p.m.). There will also be a "come-and-go" on-campus service option running from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. You don't have to commit to the whole day to serve; any contribution of your time will be appreciated.
Volunteer registration will begin Nov. 9 and extend through Dec. 11. You may register by visiting the Student Activities office, BSC 210. If you are an advisor for an organization, please consider this for a spring project.
MSSU is one of seven Missouri campuses to receive a 2010 Missouri Meets the Challenge MLK Collegiate Mini-Grant funded through Missouri Campus Compact. For more information, contact Pat Hurley, Career Services, at ext. 3137 or Jessica Pope, Student Services, at ext 9669.
Banner and LioNet training
If any member of the faculty or staff needs training on Registration or other LioNet or Banner functions, please contact Sandi Gieson, Information Technology, at ext. 9815 to schedule a session.
Committee to meet
The Budget/Audit Committee of the Board of Governors will meet on Monday, Nov. 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in BSC 356. This is an open meeting.
Audio file training reminder
Betty Baker, Lifelong Learning, reminds faculty/staff that a training session on Audio File Creation will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in Library Room 418 on Wednesday, Nov. 4.
This topic is available for anyone to attend, but is especially geared toward one of the training requirements of anyone signing a Development contract for an on-line course to be taught in the spring of 2010 or later.
Are you ready to take your materials presentation to another level? Incorporating audio into your course can add greater depth and dimension to your lectures and tutorials.
Text can be informative, but often the spoken word can convey more depth and understanding. FREE software programs enable you to create audio files in a variety of formats for downloading or streaming. Files are stored outside of Blackboard and accessible only through Blackboard via an external link, or can be made downloadable through iTunesU.
Seating is limited. To reserve your space, email LLLTraining@mssu.edu or call ext. 9888.
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Get Physical!
This is a friendly reminder that all MSSU faculty and staff are invited to participate in the premier employee wellness incentive program. "Get Physical" is a 1-month wellness incentive program that will incorporate many physical activities, such as: walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, aerobics, H2Obics, and weight training.
For every 20-minutes spent working out, participants will have the opportunity to earn points towards prizes. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the program, based on pre-determined prize levels. The three participants earning the most points will receive additional prizes.
The program will also kick-off with a luncheon to be held at noon on Friday, Oct. 30, in the House of Lords (BSC 309). Participants are asked to bring their own "main course," while fruit, chips & salsa, water and iced tea will be provided. Register for the GET PHYSICAL program at the Campus Recreation Office (BSC 241), by completing the registration forms. Participants will then receive weekly logs to document their physical activity. Points cards should be turned in on a weekly basis to the Campus Recreation Office
There will also be a reward luncheon on Dec. 4 for everyone who completes the program. For this luncheon, a full lunch will be served free of charge and prizes will be awarded, at this time. You do not have to be present to receive your prize(s). Both luncheons, which are optional, will include a short presentation on a health topic. For information, contact Heather Arnold, Aquatics/Wellness, at (417) 625-9533 or email arnold-h@mssu.edu.
Debaters participate at Creighton
The Missouri Southern Forensics Squad recently competed in the Creighton University Double-Up tournament in Omaha, Neb.
A total of 56 Lincoln Douglas (LD) competitors from 14 universities represented ten states at the tournament.
Team member Valerie Melton, senior Public Relations major from Mt. Vernon, earned an individual speaker award placing third amongst the 56 participants.
In varsity LD, Rayce Lashley, sophomore Communication major from Carthage, and Kyle Buzzard, junior, Political Science major from Lamar, both barely missed elimination qualifications.
Kelly B. Larson, Forensics Director, says the MSSU debate team next heads to the University of Central Missouri for the Missouri Mule swing tournament which features two tournaments in three days.
IEP student cookbook sale
Students of the International English Program will sell cookbooks developed in their ESL Advance Composition course from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 - 6 in the Lion's Den, This event is being coordinated by Bill Trudeau, IEP Director and Ryan Rogers, Americorps *VISTA and Service-Learning Coordinator.
Money raised on campus will go towards the IEP Volunteer Program which promotes volunteerism to international students while developing their English skills. Currently 19 international students are volunteering this semester at the Boys & Girls Club, Lafayette House, Children's Haven, The Red Cross and other non-profit organizations. The Service Learning Office at Southern; which promotes service learning, academic community service and civic engagement on campus, is helping make this effort a reality.
Cookbooks also will be on sale from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Old Navy and JC Penney entrances at Northpark Mall and from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15 during the Institute of International Studies' "International Food Sampler" at Joplin TRIOs, 112 S. Main St. in Joplin.
Money raised at these two venues will go to United Way's "WINGs" Initiative, a program designed to help low-income parents and families raise healthy children. IEP hopes to make this an annual event and looks forward to support from the campus community.
The event is being funded by a faculty mini-grant from Missouri Campus Compact, a coalition of Missouri universities and colleges devoted to encouraging service-learning and civic engagement.
Great American Smoke Out
The Clean Air Project in conjunction with the MSSU student group PASS (Peers Against Second-Hand Smoke) will host the “Great American Smoke Out” at MSSU Nov. 17-19. A “Smoke Fact” find will take place on campus on Nov. 17- 18 which will include giveaways in the Lions Den on Nov. 18.
The “Great American Smoke Out” on Thursday, Nov. 19 includes a Chili Cook-Off and Cold Turkey sandwich giveaway for cigarettes and the opportunity for smokers to try to quit “cold turkey” from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on the Oval. The event will culminate with a Comedy Night featuring nationally known comedian Renee Hicks at 8:30 p.m. in the Criminal Justice Auditorium.
The “Great American Smoke Out” Chili Cook Off is open to all MSSU departments, students, registered student organizations, alums, and Joplin area community members. For more information please contact Krista Stark Health Promotions Specialist - Clean Air Project, at (417) 659-5492 (417) 291-7194 or email stark-k@mssu.edu.
Great American Smoke Out Chili Cook-Off Rules
- Participants must have their areas set up by 11 a.m. Judging will begin at 11:15 a.m.
- Chili must be prepared in advance.
- Chili is to consist of any kind of meat, beans, vegetables or combinations thereof, cooked with chili peppers, spices and other ingredients.
- Chili may be made with or without meat or beans.
- Contestants should bring a minimum of 5 quarts of chili, keeping in mind that the more you bring, the more people will be able to taste it and the more potential votes you will receive.
- A complete list of ingredients must be available for each entry.
- Contestants must be willing to eat their own chili.
- All contestants must provide their own heating apparatus- crock pots, or slow cooker, extension cords, and cooking utensils, and ingredients.
- Each entrant will be provided with two 8’ tables and 1 chair.
- Participants must make sure all refuse is picked up from their area.
Winner in the following categories will be announced by 2:30 p.m. for:
* Best overall taste
* Best name of chili
* Best presentation of chili
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In the Bookstore: Oxford gray sweatpants reg. price $19.99, this week....$12.99.
Pancake Feed: The MSSU Cheerleaders will hold a pancake feed Saturday, Nov. 7 from 8 -10 a.m. at Applebee's in Joplin. All you can eat pancake tickets are $5 and can be purchased from a MSSU Cheerleader or at the door. Funds are will help pay for the NCA National Cheerleader Competition they qualified for this summer at KU.
For Sale: 1000 Thread Count, Egyptian cotton sheets. $35/set, 10 colors available (mauve, red, light blue, ivory, sage, chocolate, navy, white, gold and fall orange). Great gift. Call Denise at (417) 825-4275. Sample in PH107. Call ext 9575.
Free to Good Home: Two kittens, 1 male, 1 female. Take one or both. Very sweet, litter box trained, spayed and neutered. Email for pictures or more information contact thomas-j@mssu.edu
For Sale: 2200 sq. ft. lake front house for sale in Shell Knob, Mo. on Table Rock Lake. Boat dock available at King's River Marina nearby. 2 - 4 bedrooms, central heat/air. Propane heat, electric water heater and air. 2 baths, 1.5 garages, front and back decks. Newer roof, recent siding, totally remodeled and ready to move into. Includes appliances, window coverings, new carpet, walkout basement, new tile, paint, fans and fixtures. Must see to appreciate. $162,900. Call (417) 540-3423. To see pictures, e-mail gallemore-r@mssu.edu,
For Sale: House for Sale in Silver Creek on a large wooded lot (south side of Joplin) $224,750 12 years old. Excellent condition. 3300 sq. ft. 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. New laminate kitchen floor. New paint in many parts of the house. Fully finished basement with exterior entrance and separate living area with kitchenette and jacuzzi tub. Lots of storage. Call (417) 674-1514 or (888) 254-5153. Photo available on request by emailing curtis-c1@mssu.edu.
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