Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton will address _ more than 800 graduates at spring commencement on May 10. The ceremony will be at 2 p.m. in Stokes Stadium. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be in Pershing Arena. A reception on the Student Union Mall will follow the ceremony.
Eagleton served in public office for 30 years, the last 18 of which were in the U.S. Senate. He was active in matters dealing with foreign relations, intelligence, defense, education, health care and the environment.
Choosing not to seek a fourth term, Eagleton retired from the Senate in January 1987 and returned to live in his native St. Louis. He is currently a partner in the St. Louis law firm of Thompson Coburn and is a professor of public affairs at Washington University. He writes a weekly column for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and is president of the Truman Library Institute.
Eagleton has written three books: War and Presidential Powers, Our Constitution and What It Means and Issues on Business and Government.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed Eagleton to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. This Board has been ordered by Congress to look into the CIA's handling of the Army's spy case and to inquire into such changes as should be made in our intelligence gathering operations in this post-Cold War world.
Truman State University has been named one of the 100 best college buys in the United States by a new publication that rates America's colleges and universities.
The Student Guide to America's 100 Best College Buys profiles the schools that are the highest rated academically but have the lowest total cost for the college year.
Compiled by Institutional Research and Evaluation in Gainesville, Ga., the company researched almost 1,800 colleges.
To be considered for America's 100 Best College Buys, Truman met very specific requirements. Each of the 100 selected schools was required to be an accredited, four-year institution; offer full residential facilities including residence halls and dining services; offer opportunities to qualified students for need-based, academic-based, and athletic-based financial aid; have an entering freshman class with a high school grade point average and SAT or ACT score above the national average; and the cost of attendance must be below the national average.
"This recognition, by yet another new publication, further validates what Truman is already known for - a total commitment to providing a high-quality education at an affordable price," said President Jack Magruder.
"A prospective student should never pick a college without first doing serious comparison shopping for cost and quality," said Publisher John Culler. "If that is done, the schools in this book will win every time."
The second presentation in the Psychology Club's two-part series on serial killer John Wayne Gacy will be April 29 at 7 p.m. in the SUB Activities Room. Former investigating officer Joseph Kozen-czak will discuss his experiences investigating and finally arresting Gacy.
Former defense attorney Sam Ameranti spoke to a standing-room-only crowd last week. Ameranti's niece, sophomore Melanie Duran, was instrumental in arranging his visit.
Kozenczak is currently the vice president of operations for Reid Investigative Service, Inc. in Chicago. He formerly served the city of Des Plaines, Ill., Police Department for 27 years. His career culminated when he was appointed chief of police in 1985. Kozenczak was the department's chief investigator and arresting officer in the serial murder investigation.
The establishment of a long-term display of student artwork in the Student Union began in spring 1995, when the annual Juried Student Art Exhibition was presented in the University Art Gallery.
The Student Union supported the program by offering five purchase prize awards for works that ultimately would be displayed in the Student Union. Award recipients were chosen by an art instructor from State University of New York- Geneseo, the juror for the show.
This spring, five purchase prize awards of $100 each were again presented by the Student Union. The awards were selected from the annual Juried Student art Exhibition.
Philip Wilson, assistant professor of science history, was named 1997 Outstanding Researcher of the Year from the Kirksville chapter of Sigma Xi scientific research society.
The honor society of scientists and engineers named Wilson as its top researcher at their annual banquet and national lecture April 3 in Kirksville.
Wilson has had quite a busy year. Along with receiving the Outstanding Researcher of the Year honor, Wilson has published several articles and reviews as well as spoke at various engagements.
Recently, Wilson's article "Bladder Stones from the Perspective of Eighteenth Century Environmentalist" appeared in Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century, and his book review of L.S. Jacyna's Philosophic Whigs: Medicine, Science and Citizenship in Edinburgh, 1789-1848 has appeared in the Bulletin of the History of Medicine.
Along with authoring several articles and reviews, Wilson recently traveled to Hawaii and spoke to students at the University of Hawaii and Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Wilson delivered the keynote address titled "Visualizing the Human Body: Western Medical, Art and Pop Culture Imagery Through the Ages," at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. These activities surrounded the opening of an exhibit at the Queens Medical Center (Honolulu) where he has served the last 18 months as the humanities consultant.
While in Honolulu, he also delivered a talk on "Harry Laughlin, Eugenics and the Internationalists" at the Center for Biographical Research at the famed East- West Center on the University of Hawaii- Manoa campus. Part of this talk included work by Michael Roth and Jerritt Farrar, two of Wilson's undergraduate research students.
Wilson came to Truman in 1994 from Yale University school of Medicine where he was a research affiliate in the history of medicine. He earned his bachelor's degree in general studies in human biology from the University of Kansas, his master's degree in medical history from Johns Hopkins University and his doctorate in history and philosophy of science from the University of London in London, England.
The members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity, in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of their chartering on campus, presented a memorial April 19. Located in the Northwest corner of the Sunken Gardens behind Kirk Memorial, the gift has at its top a bronze casting of a student's lamp and book of knowledge. Reception of the gift was made by Garry Gordon, vice president for academic affairs, and Zel Eaton, assistant dean and former advisor to Pi Kappa Phi.
The event was attended by alumni and friends as part of the 25th Anniversary Roseball Weekend.
Harry Truman was born on May 8, 1884. Plans are under way to celebrate Truman's birthday on campus, May 8.
A barbecue on the Student Union Mall will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brats, hotdogs, chips, soda, baked beans, potato salad and birthday cake will be served. Cost is $2.
During the lunch, David Nichols, professor of music, will provide music through the playing of the Towne Bells carillon.
Displays will be exhibited in Pickler Memorial Library and the Student Union the week of May 5. In addition, yellow "Truman Peace Roses" will be planted in front of the stone Truman signs and the McClain Hall circle drive. The roses were named the day Berlin fell to the Allied armies in 1945.
An interdisciplinary mediation workshop is being offered May 12-23 for three-credit hours in communication, history or psychology. Interested students should see Ann Ellsworth, Mondays, 1:30-3:30 p.m., or Wednesdays, 9:30- 11:30 a.m. for a yellow card.
The Multicultural Affairs Center is seeking students to participate in Montage III, a multicultural Freshman Week program. Students interested in acting or technical support should pick up a survey form at the Center, Adair Building.
Garden plots are available at the University Farm. If interested, contact Mark Campbell at 785-4280 or send a note with name, address and phone number to 162 Barnett Hall, Science Division. Participants should indicate whether they would prefer a 150- or 300-square foot plot, organic or non-organic. Participants will be notified of plot assignment when they are ready.
If any office or organization is planning to have an on-campus student return early in the fall (between Aug. 17-22), that office or organization is responsible for the student's room and board. Also, in order to have the room cleaned and to accommodate the resident, Residential Living needs to know the full name and social security number of the student returning in writing. The information must be submitted to Kirk Building 112 by July 28. No exceptions will be made.
May is Better Speech and Hearing Month. For information, call the American Speech and Hearing Association at (800) 638-TALK.
The University Club is having barbecue for faculty, staff and their families at 6:30 p.m. May 2 at the University Club. Admission is free, but side dishes will be appreciated.
A retirement reception for Eleanor Ellebracht, reference librarian, is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. May 6 in the SUB Alumni Room. She is retiring after working 30 years for the University.
1997-98 scholarship renewal forms need to be submitted before leaving for summer. Completed forms should be submitted to the Financial Aid Office, McClain Hall 103.
Truman alumnus Tim Ahern will be performing a vocal concert in Edina, Mo., at 1:30 p.m. May 4 at the Edina First Assembly of God Church. The concert is free to the public. A freewill donation will be taken and the proceeds will be given to the Knox County Honor Choir for their upcoming trip to Florida.
The University's National Alumni Association is hosting a Graduation Picnic for all spring graduates from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 6 on the Mall. All graduates who stop by will receive a free lunch and a gift. Even if a graduate is unable to stay for lunch, stop by the tent between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to pick up the gift.
The Writing Center is accepting applications for writing consultant positions for the fall 1997 semester. Students from every major are encouraged to apply. for more information, call the Writing Center at 785-4484.
Faith Beane, instructor of Russian, and Jason Clampett, senior history major, presented their paper "Party Line Meets the Market: The Post- Communist Bulgarian Press" at the annual Central Slavic Conference at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. Sarah Kuntz, sophomore Russian major, presented her paper co-authored with John Ishiyama, associate professor of political science, "The Women of Russia Movement in Post-Soviet Politics. Matthew Velton, junior political science major, presented his paper titled "Presidential Power, Democracy and Political Stability in Post-Communist Politics," also co- authored by Ishiyama.
Marijke Breuning, assistant professor of political science, was notified that her article, "Culture, History, Role: Belgian and Dutch Axioms and Foreign Assistance Policy," was published in Culture and Foreign Policy.
Tom Bultman, associate professor of biology, presented a seminar titled "An evaluation of the defensive role played for fungal endosymbionts of grasses," at the Second International Congress on Symbiosis.
Patricia S. Burton, associate professor of philosophy, will be presenting a paper at the 12th annual European Symposium on Medieval Logic and Semantics at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, at the end of May. Her paper is titled "If Wishes Were Horses, Then Mendicants Would Ride."
Douglas Davenport, assistant professor of justice systems, recently completed a review of the book titled The Ethics of Policing. This review was published in the March/April 1997 issue of The Criminologist.
Janet Davis, associate professor of communication, presented her paper "The Use of Herodotean Time in Teaching" at the National Association for Humanities Education in Provo, Utah. Several other Truman faculty members also presented. Clayton Merrell, assistant professor of art, presented "Mental Landscapes: Pre-Columbian Maps, Mirrors and Paintings." David Nichols, professor of music, presented his paper "Perceptions of Time and Space: The Musical Experience." Rodney Taylor, associate professor of German, presented "Nature as Mirror: The Way to the Self." Cole Woodcox, associate professor of English, presented his paper "Mirrors and Perceptions."
Martha Edwards, assistant professor of history, and Jerry Hirsch, associate professor history, were notified that their proposed panel, "Disability History: Not Just Another 'Other,'" was accepted into the program of the 1998 American Historical Association meeting.
Michael Nelson, science division head, and Michael Ortwerth, assistant professor of chemistry, participated in the 1997 Council on Undergraduate Research April Dialogue in Washington, D.C., where they presented "What it means to be a teacher-scholar at PUI." Nelson also presented "Funding Undergraduate Research Programs" at another session. Paula Presley, associate editor of the Thomas Jefferson University Press, was elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Center for Books. The MCB is the first statewide not-for-profit organization to promote books and their reading to the residents of Missouri.
Gregg Siewert, associate professor of French, attended the Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Columbus, Ohio. He participated in various workshops including incorporating language learning activities which reach the learner's multiple intelligence and pedagogy and the World Wide Web. He was asked to serve again on the finances committee of the executive board of the organization.
Jonathan V. Smith, assistant professor of geography, presented a paper titled "People, Pids, Pollution and Profits: Going Whole Hog in Northern Missouri," at the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Fort Worth, Texas.
Michael Tannenbaum, associate professor of biology, has been notified that the American Midland Naturalist has accepted his paper titled "Endophyte-infected and uninfected fescue seeds suppress white-footed mouse reproduction." Coauthors for the paper are Sara Seemater and Dana Zimmerman, former NSF-REU participants.