STC Annual Student Conference

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

Saturday, April 27
8:00 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Plaster Student Union 313

8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m.
Branding Yourself Doesn’t Have to Hurt
Jonathan Kitchin, Senior Manager
OrangePoint, Overland Park, Kansas

9:15 a.m.
Dangerous Neighbors: Lessons and Opportunities for
Technical Communicators
Sam Dragga, Professor of Technical Communication
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

10:15 a.m.
Preparing for a Career in User Experience
Linda Chadwick-Wirth, Experience Architect
Critical Mass, Delta, Colorado

11:00 a.m.
Usability 101
Judy Kistler-Robinson, Senior User Experience Specialist
Usability Sciences, Irving, Texas

11:45 a.m.
Lunch & Student Poster Session — PSU 400

1:15 p.m.
Five Tips for Succeeding as a Professional Writer
Chris Repass, Business Development Lead
IBM, Asheville, North Carolina

2:00 p.m.
A Technical Writer’s Evolving Career at IBM
Dana Gillihan, Web Services Manager
IBM, Asheville, North Carolina

Register in SICL 215 by April 23 at 4 p.m.
Students: $15 registration/$20 at the door
Nonstudents: $25 registration/$35 at the door

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Springfield’s Hidden History of Diversity: A Panel Discussion

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

Join us Monday, April 8, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in Carrington Auditorium (Room 208) to hear panelists highlight the findings of articles recently published in Springfield’s Urban Histories: Essays on the Queen City of the Missouri Ozarks (Moon City Press, 2012). There will be an autographed book sale at 6:45 p.m. and after the event. Students will have a chance to enter a raffle for a free copy of Springfield’s Urban Histories.

Panelists:

Richard Schur (Drury University), Springfield’s Hidden African-American History

Holly Baggett (Missouri State University), Springfield’s Hidden Gay and Lesbian Community History

Stephen McIntyre (Missouri State University), Springfield’s Hidden Working-Class History

David Richards (Missouri State University), Springfield’s Hidden Histories: The Role of Archives

Sponsors:

Missouri State University Department of History

University Special Collections and Archives

Moon City Press/Department of English

African American Studies Committee

Division for Diversity and Inclusion

PawPrints Union Bookstore

Lambda Alliance

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Pamela Smith Hill Presents “Pioneer Girl: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Untold Story”

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

A Springfield native now living in Portland, Oregon, Pamela Smith Hill returns to Springfield on Tuesday, March 19, sponsored by the Ozarks Studies Institute and speaking as part of Women’s History Month. At 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, she will speak in Meyer Library 101 about her soon-to-be-published book. The title of her presentation is “Pioneer Girl: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Untold Story.” Her book, coming out later this year from the South Dakota State Historical Society Press, is titled Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Pioneer Girl: An Annotated Edition.

Pamela Smith Hill worked as a writer in advertising and public relations for 20 years before turning to writing for young adults. Her Young Adult novels include Ghost Horses and A Voice from the Border. She has also taught professional and creative writing at universities in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon. She continues to write Young Adult fiction but has also written nonfiction for adult readers. Her first book in that genre was Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life, also published by the South Dakota State Historical Society Press.

Courtesy of the Department of English

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Women’s History Month Calendar of Events

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

March is Women’s History Month. Join us for these exciting events.


Women’s History Month 2013: Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination Missouri State University Calendar of Events For more information, visit us on Facebook

Date	Time	Location	Type of Event	Title	Details

Friday, 3/ 1	7:00-10:00pm	Gillioz Theatre	Concert/Art Show	First Friday Live, Kicking off MSU’sWomen’s History Month	Bands performing: The Eskimo Girls, Black Bonnet Ballyhoo, and Lilly Bee & the Pollinators On-stage artist: Jamie Blaine Artists displaying: Kat Allie, Rebecca Green, Shawna Miller, Meganne Rosen O’Neal, Katie Piatt, and Rae Anne Rockwell Free and open to the public Sponsored by MSU College of Arts and Letters and English Department

Saturday, 3/2	6:00-8:00pm	History Museum for Springfield-Greene County	Book signing	Jews of Springfield in the Ozarks by Mara W. Cohen Ioannides and M. Rachel Gholson Free and open to the public

Sunday, 3/3Monday, 3/4	6:00-7:00pm12:00-1:00pm	Moxie CinemaLIB 101 (MSU)	Documentary screening	*Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines*	For more information, visit our website Free and open to the public

Tuesday, 3/5	7:00-8:00pm	PSU Theater	Guest speaker	Jean Kilbourne presents “The Naked Truth: Advertising’s Images of Women” Sponsored by MSU Student Activities Council

Wednesday, 3/6	12:00-1:00pm	STRO 003	Faculty panel discussion	Wonder Women! Super-women in American Media History	Kathleen Kennedy, MSU Dept of HistoryDeb Larson, MSU Dept of Media, Journalism, & FilmMadison Spencer, Drury Dept of Theatre Free and open to the public

Wednesday, 3/6	9:00-10:00pm	PSU Theater	Documentary screening	*Miss Representation* Sponsored by MSU Student Activities Council

Monday, 3/18	12:00-1:00pm	GLAS 102	Faculty/community panel discussion	Playing with the Boys: Title IX and Women’s Sports at MSU	Reba Sims, MSU Basketball/ Field Hockey/ Softball Coach 1965-79Cheryl Burnett, MSU Basketball Coach 1987-2002Holly Hesse, MSU Softball Coach, 1989-present Free and open to the public

Tuesday, 3/19	7:00-8:00pm	LIB 101	Guest speaker	Pamela Smith Hill presents “Pioneer Girl: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Untold Story” Free and open to the public Sponsored by MSU Ozarks Studies Institute


Wednesday, 3/20	6:00-7:00pm	PSU 312	Faculty/community panel discussion	Women Working in the Sciences	Wendy Anderson, Drury Dept of BiologyBeth Bowles, MSU, Bull Shoals Field StationHolly Neill, Missouri Stream Team Coalition Free and open to the public

Thursday, 3/21	7:00-8:00pm	CARR Auditorium	Performance	Tekki Lomnicki presents “Clothing Optional,” exploring “the truth about body image as a person with disabilities” Co-sponsored by the MSU Disability Resource Center and College of Education, with assistance from the Office of Multicultural Programs

Friday, 3/22	4:00-6:00pm	PSU 400 (Union Club)	Awards reception	Women of Distinction	Honorees, nominees and nominating faculty for “Woman Student of Distinction” award By invitation only

Friday, 3/22	7:00-8:00pm	PSU 313	Discussion	Tekki Lomnicki discusses “Clothing Optional,” a piece performed on Thursday, 3/21 Free and open to the public

Monday, 3/25	7:00-8:00pm	PSU Theater	Keynote speaker	Celine Cousteau presents “On Being a Woman in the Field” Free and open to the public Sponsored by MSU Gender Studies Program Alternative viewing arrangements available for MSU community

About Women’s History Month: Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Throughout the next five years, Congress continued to pass joint resolutions designating a week in March as “Women’s History Week.” In 1987 after being petitioned by the National Women’s History Project, Congress passed Pub. L. 100-9 which designated the month of March 1987 as “Women’s History Month.” Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.” For more information about the history of Women’s History Month, please visit our website. The 2013 National Theme: The 2013 National Women’s History Month theme, Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination, honors generations of women who throughout American history have used their intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, commonly referred to as STEM. For more information about the annual theme, including the national Honorees for 2013, please visit the National Women’s History Project website. For information about MSU’s Gender Studies Program, visit our website.

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Dr. Shannon Wooden’s online course earns top spot

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

Dr. Shannon Wooden’s online Introduction to Literature (ENG 200) course earned the top spot in Missouri State Online’s category of Interaction and Collaboration. Wooden will recieve recognition for her outstanding work at a campus event this spring.

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Satarah Wheeler’s piece “Irises” appears in Midwestern Gothic

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

Satarah Wheeler, a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of English at Missouri State University, spends a lot of her free time writing–and it is paying off. Her piece “Irises” just appeared in Midwestern Gothic Issue 8. After being published, Wheeler sat down with Midwestern Gothic to discuss writing, the Midwest, social media, food, and books. Read what she had to say.

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Fiction Writer, Mary Stewart Atwell, Reading From Her Recently Published Book “Wild Girls”

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Adam Lockwood

Mary Stewart Atwell will be appearing in Carrington Auditorium, Room 208, on February 22 at 7:00 p.m. Come join us and listen to Atwell read from her recent publication Wild Girls. Afterward, she will be available for conversation and autographs. Paw Prints Bookstore will have a booth in Carrington Hall where you can purchase the book at the reading.

Growing up in the small Appalachian town of Swan River, Kate Riordan is overcome by two paralyzing fears: that she’ll be condemned as a townie forever, and that she’ll turn into one of the monstrous wild girls that menace Swan River, killing anything that crosses their paths. In hopes of escaping this fate, Kate enrolls in the Swan River Academy, a posh all-girls boarding school planted inside of the otherwise desolate area. There, Kate finds herself divided between two worlds: the haunted town she calls home, and the foreign realm of privilege and safety within the academy walls. The town’s dark history draws you in, but it’s Kate who pushes you forward as you root for her every step of the way.

Wild Girls is a witty, biting portrayal of privileged teenage girls and a suspenseful story fueled by the threat of violence. Atwell traverses the universal territory of adolescence with a voice that’s all her own. Her wild girls are strange and fascinating creatures that offer a brilliant feminist twist on the anger and frustration teenage girls feel over their own powerlessness.

Atwell’s eerie tale will appeal to adults and teenagers alike, captivating readers with its familiar, yet unearthly teenage drama. Early readers have been wowed by Atwell’s uncanny portrayal of female adolescence, and by the time you reach the last page I know you will be too.

Mary Stewart Atwell’s short fiction has appeared in Best New American Voices and The Best American Mystery Stories. She grew up in southwest Virginia and now lives in Missouri.

Courtesy of Barb Gressel

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“A Child’s Christmas in Wales”

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Adam Lockwood

Enhance your holiday spirit by listening to Dr. Harry Siceluff read “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” by Dylan Thomas.

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Watch the Jo McDougall and Michael Czyzniejewski Readings

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Adam Lockwood

If you missed Jo McDougall or Michael Czyzniejewski read their work on campus, that’s okay. Now is your chance to enjoy what you missed:

Jo McDougall, visiting poet and memoirist, read from her poetry and new memoir on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 7-9 p.m., in the PSU Theater.

McDougall is the author of five books of poetry, including Dirt and Satisfied with Havoc, and a memoir, Daddy’s Money. She has published her poems in such journals as Midwest Quarterly and Crazyhorse; and has read for KRPS public radio, Pittsburg, Kan.; and National Seminars Groups.

She holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and has served for thirty years as a teacher and mentor to students of poetry writing in Arkansas and Kansas.

Watch the Jo McDougall reading.

Michael Czyzniejewski, Missouri State University’s newest Creative Writing Faculty member read from his most recently published book, Chicago Stories, on Friday, October 26th at 7 p.m. in the PSU Theater.

Chicago Stories is a collection of 40 dramatic fictions written in the persona of famous Chicagoans. The range of stories is amazing featuring Mike’s sharp wit telling stories from the perspectives of Mrs. O’Leary and Rod Blagojevich and even Barack Obama.

Watch the Michael Czyzniejewski reading.

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Soul of a Poet Reading featuring Karen Craigo and Joe Lucido

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Adam Lockwood

October 30, 2012, 7 PM – 9 PM, The Library Center

The English Department at Missouri State University is hosting the Soul of a Poet Reading featuring Karen Craigo and Joe Lucido. The event will be held at The Library Center at 7 p.m. on October 30, 2012. Karen Craigo will be reading poetry and nonfiction from her recently published work. Joe Lucido will be reading a selection from his recent fiction works.

Karen Craigo holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Bowling Green State University. Her poetry and nonfiction have appeared in Poetry magazine, Indiana Review, Crab Orchard Review, and elsewhere. Currently, she is a writing instructor at Drury University. Karen lives in Springfield, Missouri.

Joe Lucido is a Graduate Assistant at Missouri State University emphasizing in fiction writing. He will be reading from a short story called The Floating. He hopes to receive his MFA and or PhD in the years to come. He is originally from St. Louis, Missouri.

For more information, please contact Jen Murvin.

Courtesy of Jen Murvin.

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