February
19, 2002 - Vol. 6 No. 22
Features
Lecture
to Focus on St. Louis Waterfront
University
Career Center Schedules Activities
Phi
Mu Alpha presents 34th Annual Jazz Fest
Open
House and Retirement Reception Scheduled
Black
History Month 2002 Events
Study
Abroad Scholarship Available
American
Red Cross Spring Blood Drive
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Marable to Replace Gates as Upcoming Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Manning Marable will replace Henry Louis Gates Jr. as the upcoming
Distinguished Visiting Scholar March 27-28. Gates had to cancel due to
his selection as the 2002 Jefferson Lecturer. This selection is the highest
honor the federal government confers for distinguished intellectual achievement
in the humanities.
Marable is one of America’s most influential
historians and political interpreters of the black experience. He is the
author and editor of nearly 20 books and anthologies including “Let Nobody
Turn Us Around” (2000). He has also written more than 200 scholarly articles
in academic journals and edited volumes over his teaching career beginning
in 1974.
In 1976, Marable began writing “Along the
Color Line,” a syndicated political affairs series that regularly appears
in more than 400 black-owned and black-oriented mass publications throughout
the United States, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean
and India.
Marable is the founding director of the Institute
for Research in African American Studies and serves as professor of history
and political science at Columbia University in New York City. Previously
he was founding director of Colgate University’s Africana and Hispanic
Studies Program and chaired the Black Studies Department at Ohio State
University. In 2001, he initiated the Malcolm X Project at Columbia University.
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Transportation and U.S. Highway 63 Forums Scheduled
Truman students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity
to learn more about local and state transportation issues and the U.S.
Highway 63 proposal at two forums scheduled this Thursday and next Monday.
Rep. Bob Behnen will sponsor the first forum and
will feature speakers Henry Hungerbeeler, Missouri Department of Transportation
director; Estel Fretwell of the Missouri Farm Bureau; Barry Orscheln of
the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission; and Elsie Gaber, a
representative for the Highway 63 Transportation Corporation. The forum
is at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 21, in the Kirksville Junior High Auditorium.
On Monday, Feb. 25, voters will have two opportunities
to hear about the U.S. Highway 63 proposal. The first forum is scheduled
at 5:30 p.m. and the second forum is scheduled at 7 p.m. in the Kirksville
Junior High Auditorium. Two times have been scheduled to allow voters flexibility
in attending the informational sessions.
David Clithero, chair of the Highway 63 Transportation
Corporation, will discuss the highway expansion proposal at the forums.
The proposal would involve a half-cent sales tax that will be decided by
voters on April 2.
This project involves a 23-mile stretch of
highway, starting at the end of the proposed Macon bypass at Route DD and
ending at the proposed start of the Kirksville bypass at Millard.
For more information about the forums, call
785.4016.
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presents
Truman Showcase
featuring two of Truman’s own premier musical groups
Cantoria and the University Symphony Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20
Baldwin Auditorium
Special guest Whitey Herzog
will sign autographs for a $5 donation, or he will sign
an
8 1/2 by 11 inch full color Kansas City Royals Hall of
Fame poster for $10.
He will sign autographs from 6:15-7:15 p.m. and for 30
minutes
following the concert in Baldwin Hall 100.
No cameras allowed.
Free tickets for Truman students, faculty and staff are available in
the
Student Activities Board Office and the Center for Student Involvement
For more information about the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series, call 785.4016.
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Correction
The Board of Governors increased the room and board fee for
2002-2003 by $192 for a two-person room to $4,928 at the December
2001 Board meeting.
The increase was incorrect in the Feb. 12 Truman Today.
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Lecture to Focus on St. Louis Waterfront
Dr. Andrew Hurley, associate professor of history
at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will present the annual Kohlenberg-
Towne lecture at 7 p.m., Feb. 28, in Magruder Hall 274. His presentation
is titled “Back to the River: Urban Reconstruction and Civic Identity on
the St. Louis Waterfront” and will be followed by a reception.
Hurley has written two books. His most recent
“Diners, Bowling Alleys and Trailer Parks: Chasing the American Dream in
Postwar Consumer Culture” by Basic Books, 2001, marked him as one of the
most innovative environmental historians of the United States.
His previous book “Environmental Inequalities:
Class, Race, and Industrial Pollution in Gary, Indiana” by Chapel Hill:
University of North Carolina Press, 1995, won the book award of the Missouri
Conference on History in 1996.
Since 2001, Hurley has been engaged in “The
Virtual City Project,” a large project involving the Internet funded by
the National Endowment for the Humanities.
He has published book reviews in The Journal
of American History, Technology and Culture, Gateway Heritage, Environmental
History Review, and Environmental History.
Hurley received his bachelor’s degree and
his master’s degree from John Hopkins University. He received his Ph. D.
from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. He served as an associate
professor from 1995-2001 and he currently serves as a professor at the
University of Missouri-St. Louis.
A group of Truman alumni and friends established
the Kohlenberg-Towne Lecture Series in March 1988, upon the retirement
of Gilbert Kohlenberg, professor emeritus of social sciences, and Ruth
Warner Towne, professor emeritus of history and dean emeritus of graduate
studies.
The Series honors the contributions of Kohlenberg
and Towne and offers the campus an opportunity to listen to nationally-acclaimed
social science scholars.
For more information, contact David Robinson
at drobinso@truman.edu or at 785.4321.
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University Career Center Schedules Activities
The Career Center has several upcoming programs for
students.
A Mock Career Expo will be from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m., Feb. 25, at the Student Union Building on the second floor. The
Career Center will critique students' approaches to employers. This low
pressure situation is great for students wishing to learn how to perfect
their introduction skills.
Philip Morris will present “How to Work a
Career Fair” from 7-8 p.m., Feb. 26, in the SUB Conference Room. They will
present the best ways to approach the Career Fair.
All students are invited to attend the Career
Expo from 1-5 p.m., Feb. 27, in the SUB. A list of employers looking to
fill many different jobs is available at http://career.truman.edu/CareerExpo/MasterList.asp.
All majors are encouraged to attend.
Students interested in interviewing on the
day after the Career Expo and who wish to submit a resume for preselection
should visit http://truman.erecruiting.com
to apply for positions that interest them. The interview sign-up deadline
is at midnight Feb. 25.
A reception will follow the Career Expo from
5:30-6:30 p.m. giving students, employers and faculty the chance to mingle.
Food and drink will be available and there will be prizes.
The Career Center will have the workshop,
Resumania, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., March 1, in Ophelia Parrish. The Career
Center will be critiquing resumes and cover letters, and answering any
career related questions students may have.
For more information about any of the programs,
call 785.4353 or e-mail careers@truman.edu.
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Phi Mu Alpha
presents
34th Annual Jazz Fest
Master Class with Wycliffe Gordon
(open to the public)
5 p.m.
Feb. 22
Baldwin Hall 156
Master Class with Drummer Todd Strait
6 p.m.
Feb. 22
Baldwin Hall 156
Jazz Quartet
Featuring Wycliffe Gordon, Pavel Wlosok, Todd Strait
and James Ward
9:30 p.m.-midnight
Feb. 22
Arnie’s Place
$5 Entrance Fee
Phi Mu Alpha High School Competition
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Feb. 23
Baldwin Hall and the SUB
Free for Truman students
$2 general admission fee for others
Jazz Fest with
Featured Guest
Wycliffe Gordon
with Truman State University Jazz Ensemble
and Truman State University Jazz Lab Band
7:30 p.m., Feb. 23
Baldwin Auditorium
Free for Truman students
$6 general admission fee for others
For more information, contact Adam Claypool at 665.5645.
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Open House for
Daun Hooley
1:30-3:30 p.m., Feb. 22
Kirk Building Hallway
Retirement Reception for
Wilma Dodsworth
2:30-4 p.m., Feb. 22
Pickler Memorial Library Basement
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Black History Month 2002
The Language We Cry In
Moderated discussion by Sylvia Macauley
5:30 p.m., Feb. 22
VH 1000
Variety Talent Show: African Students Association
7 p.m., Feb. 24
SUB Down Under
For more information about upcoming Black History Month events, call
785.4142.
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Study Abroad Scholarship Available
A study abroad scholarship opportunity is currently
available for Truman students.
The Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship
offers students the opportunity for post-graduate study in a foreign country.
To be eligible for this scholarship program, students must be 18-30 years
of age, be proficient in the language of the host country and be a citizen
of the country in which there is a Rotary Club.
The academic year scholarship covers
transportation between home and the study city, some educational supplies,
academic fees, and on-campus housing and meals.
An informational meeting will be held at 4:30
p.m., Feb. 19, in Violette Hall 1408. Additional information is also available
at the Rotary International Web site at http:
//www.rotary.org.
For more information about the Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholarship, or to pick up an application, contact Marilyn Romine at 785.4303
or Sandra Fleak at 785.4359. Applications are due to Romine and Fleak by
5 p.m., March 18, for planned international study between July 1, 2003
and June 30, 2004.
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American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive
sponsored by
Cardinal Key and Blue Key
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Feb. 19-21
SUB Activities Room
For more information, contact Yasine Mogharreban at ya_ya81@hotmail.com.
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Notables
Jim Barnes, writer-in-residence and professor of comparative literature,
will give a reading from his new book of poetry “On a Wing of the Sun”
at Stephens College in Columbia, Mo., in April. The book has been
nominated for an Oklahoma Book Award and is currently a finalist in the
competition.
Marc Becker, assistant professor of history, gave a presentation
on “Gender and Popular Protest in Latin American Indigenous Movements”
to the Latin American Studies Program (LASP) at the University of Iowa.
He also discussed his work with Native Web, an Internet Web site dedicated
to indigenous issues, at a faculty seminar and in several classes.
Casie Curfman, senior health science major from Alexandria, Mo.
, received grant funding for her project “Workplace Stress Prevention”
and Laura Green, senior health science major from Columbia, Mo.,
received grant funding for her project “Workplace Violence Analysis and
Intervention.” Both grants were from the national office of Eta Sigma Gamma
National Professional Health Science Honorary.
Pamela Gardner, assistant professor of nursing, had her article
“Searching for a Dean: Advertised Qualifications” published in the Nov./Dec.
2001 issue of Nurse Educator.
Steven Hadwiger, assistant professor of nursing, presented “Management
of Diabetes by a Latin Woman: A Case Study” at the Elder Lynk Interdisciplinary
Multi-Ethnic Series at the Northeast Regional Medical Center Cafeteria
Conference Room on Feb. 5.
Lynn VanDolah, part-time lecturer in justice systems, was recently
elected President of the Missouri Sociological Association (MSA). The MSA
is a statewide organization dedicated to providing sociologists and others
an opportunity to share ideas and discuss current areas of research. Within
the justice systems program, Van Dolah teaches Contemporary Correctional
Treatment Methods and Victimology.
Sixteen students from the Truman Forensics Team competed in the largest
weekend of forensics competition in the United States Jan. 30-Feb. 4.
Students amassed an impressive record at three different tournaments: The
Pt. Loma Round Robin-Tournament of Champions, the Southwestern College
Invitational, and the Sunset Cliffs Invitational at Pt. Loma Nazarene University.
The team swept the tournament sweepstakes championships at both Southwestern
and Pt. Loma, and also captured the overall sweepstakes championship by
a sizeable margin over the nearest competitor, California State University
Long Beach. The team won 49 awards for the weekend.
The Truman State University Percussion Ensemble, under the direction
of Michael Bump, and Cantoria, under the direction of R. Paul Crabb,
were selected to perform for the Missouri Music Educators Association 2002
Conference/Clinic Jan. 24 at Tan-Tar-A Resort. The competitive audition
process was conducted out-of-state, by certified music departments and
state universities in New Mexico, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Groups were
selected from the unaltered taped performances of Missouri school music
programs during the 2001 school year.
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Notes
The Spanish Conversation table meets every Wednesday night at
5:30 p.m. in Centennial Hall Private Dining Area. For more information,
contact Carol Marshall at 785.6012.
The Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society will have a fortune cookie
bake sale from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., Feb. 19, at the Violette Hall first
floor desk.
There will be an AAUP Town Meeting from 4:30-6 p.m., Feb. 19,
in VH 1000. For more information, contact Marc Becker at marc@truman.edu.
Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society will have regular
meetings every other Tuesday at 6 p.m., starting Feb. 19, in PB 333.
Membership is open to justice systems majors and minors with a minimum
GPA of 3.25, sophomore standing, and at least 15 completed credit hours
of justice systems classes. For more information, contact Cavit Cooley
at ccooley@truman.edu.
Marc Rice, assistant professor of music, will present a program “Musical
Adventures in the Bayou: An Ethnomusicology Field Trip Through the Swamps
of Louisiana” at 7 p.m., Feb. 19, in VH 1000. The program is sponsored
by the Fine Arts Division and the Residential College Program.
Alpha Phi Sigma National Honorary Fraternity is offering a quiet
study hall for all students from 8-10 p.m., Feb. 19 and Feb. 26, in
VH 1110. For more information, contact Rachel Johnson at 627.4202.
The Faculty Development Weekly Lunch Series will present “Beyond
‘Intercultural’: Difference, Power, and Discrimination Learning at Oregon
State University” from 12:30-1:20 p.m., Feb. 20, in the SUB Spanish
Room. Jay Bulen will be the guest speaker. For more information, contact
Faculty Development at 785.4391.
The Math and Computer Science Division Colloquium Series will continue
with Steve Smith’s presentation “The Inspiration for the Calculus of Variations”
at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 20, in VH 1200. Refreshments will follow the presentation.
For more information, contact Phil Ryan at 785.4592.
The Dobson Hall Film Series and the Fine Arts Division will show
the film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” at 7 p.m., Feb. 20, in OP
2210. For more information, contact Dennis Leavens at 785.5145.
Paul Garcia, professor of Spanish at St. Louis University, will present
“Romanesque Iconography and the Medieval Spanish Epic: Toward a New Interpretation
of the ‘Poema Del Mio Cid’” at 3 p.m., Feb. 21, in VH 1430. For more
information, contact Carol Marshall at 785.6012.
The Small Business Outreach Project “Follow Up” Presentation
will be from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Feb. 22, in the SUB Governors’ Room. Lunch
will be available at the cost of $6.75 per person. Contact the Small Business
Development Center to make your reservation at 785.4307.
Truman faculty and staff are invited for complimentary food and beverages
from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Feb. 22, at the University Club.
The Tom Thumb Gallery will feature student and faculty art at
7 p.m., Feb. 22, in the Aquadome, 121 N. Main Street. Admission is free
and refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Mimi Kato
at 665.7094.
Beta Alpha Psi and the Accounting Club will offer Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance (VITA) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 23, March 2 and March
23, in VH 1010. This service is free of charge. For more information, contact
Chad Epps at 785.5760.
There will be a Faculty and Guest Artists Chamber Music Recital
at 3 p.m., Feb. 24, at the Faith Lutheran Church, 1820 S. Baltimore. The
concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sam
McClure at 785.4434.
A reception will honor Kenneth Hahn, 2001 Educator of the Year,
at 4:30 p.m., Feb. 26, in the SUB Governors’ Room. For more information,
e-mail the Educator of the Year Committee at eoy@truman.edu.
The Environmental Campus Organization will present “Ecology of Everyday
Life” at 8 p.m., Feb. 28, in VH 1000. Guest speaker Chaia Heller will
discuss and challenge popular ecological and environmental philosophies.
For more information, contact Theresa Conley at 627.3380.
Proposals for the Summer 2002 Undergraduate Research Stipends/Faculty
Addendum are now being accepted. Up to 40 stipends of $2,000 each will
be awarded to Truman undergraduate students. Faculty mentors will be eligible
to receive up to $1,000. Proposals must be submitted to the division head
of the faculty mentor’s division by Feb. 28. Additional information is
available in division offices.
Educator of the Year nominations are due in the Center for Student
Involvement by March 1. For more information, e-mail the Educator of
the Year Committee at eoy@truman.edu.
The Midwest Regional Center of the Institute of International Education
is offering five $1,000 study abroad scholarships. For an application,
visit http://www.iie.org/midwest/grant.
The deadline is March 1.
The Bike-a-Thon Benefit for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital will
be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 2, outside the Kirksville School Board
Building. For more information, contact John Settlage at 665.4627.
The University Observatory will be open to the public from 8-10
p.m., March 4 and March 18. Weather permitting, visitors are able to look
through the telescope. Access to the observatory is via the stairs to the
roof from the lobby outside of MG 274.
The Department of Public Safety will offer a shuttle to the train
station for spring break. Departure for La Plata will be at 9 a.m.,
March 9, and the return to Kirksville will be at 8:30 p.m., March 17. The
cost is $5 for round trip. For more information, call 785.4177.
The 7th Annual Psi Chi Research Conference will be from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., March 23, in the Violette Hall upper commons. For more information,
contact Kelley Marie Rudolph at 627.0964.
Truman will host the Truman Open Track and Field Meet on March 30.
Any faculty, staff, or students interested in helping with the meet can
contact John Cochrane at cochrane@truman.edu
or Michelle Baier at mlbaier@truman.edu
or call 785.4341.
Faculty and Staff are encouraged to advise an on-campus organization.
There are more than 200 chartered student organizations on campus. Contact
the Center for Student Involvement at 785.4222 for more information.
The 2002-2003 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is available
on the Web at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at 785.4130.
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On Campus
19 Tuesday
11 a.m.-4 p.m.-American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive, SUB Activities
Room; see American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive
7 p.m.-“Musical Adventures in the Bayou: An Ethnomusicology Field trip
Through the Swamps of Louisiana,” VH 1000; see Notes
8-10 p.m.-Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honorary Fraternity quiet
study hall, VH 1110; see Notes
20 Wednesday
11 a.m.-4 p.m.-American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive, SUB Activities
Room; see American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive
12:30-1:20 p.m.-Faculty Development Weekly Luncheon, SUB Spanish Room;
see Notes
3:30 p.m.-Math and Computer Science Colloquium, VH 1200; see Notes
7 p.m.-Dobson Hall Film Series “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors,” OP
2210; see Notes
21 Thursday
11 a.m.-4 p.m.-American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive, SUB Activities
Room; see American Red Cross Spring Blood Drive
22 Friday
7 p.m.-Tom Thumb Gallery, The Aquadome, 121 N. Main St.; see Notes
5:30 p.m.-The Language We Cry In, VH 1000; see Black
History Month 2002 Events
23 Saturday
8 a.m.-4 p.m.-Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), VH 1010; see
Notes
1:30 p.m.-Women’s basketball vs. Missouri Southern, Pershing Arena
3:30 p.m.-Men’s basketball vs. Missouri Southern, Pershing Arena
7:30 p.m.-Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Fest, Baldwin Auditorium; see Phi
Mu Alpha presents 34th Annual Jazz Fest
24 Sunday
3 p.m.-Faculty Chamber Music Recital, Faith Lutheran Church; see Notes
7 p.m.-Variety Talent Show, SUB Down Under; see
Black History Month 2002 Events
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