First Year Experience Community Offers Curricular Learning Communities and Service Learning Opportunities
Attend the Information Meeting
Date: October 20
Time: 8–9 a.m.
Location: PSU 315
RSVP at the link below
The Associate Provost for Student Development and Public Affairs is announcing a call for instructors for two initiatives in fall 2010: Learning Communities and the First-Year Experience, and Service-Learning and the First-Year Experience.
In fall 2010 Missouri State will offer a limited number of Curricular Learning Communities and we are looking for faculty interested in participating. The most common Learning Community configurations include linked courses GEP 101 (course replacing IDS 110), COM 115, and ENG 110. Other course options are welcome, assuming the course combinations are appropriate for entering students. Instructors who participate will receive an additional $500 stipend, participate in faculty development sessions in spring 2010, and work together with other faculty in planning the curriculum to enhance student learning.
We are also looking for ten GEP 101 instructors to incorporate service-learning experiences into their classes. Instructors who participate will receive an additional $500 stipend, participate in four faculty development sessions in spring 2010, receive support from CASL, and more.
If you are interested in learning more about these options, please attend the information meeting. Breakfast will be provided to those who RSVP to firstyearprograms@missouristate.edu by Tuesday, October 13th.
For more information about these two opportunities, please download the flyers. Questions? Call Mike Wood at 836-8343.
Learning Communities and the First-Year Experience Flyer
Service-Learning and the First-Year Experience Flyer
International Workshop and Symposium
Taiwan and the Chinese Mainland: Cross-Strait Relations in a Time of Transition
Date: October 17
Time: 8:30 a.m. — Opening Ceremony
Location: PSU 313
The purpose of this one-day workshop and symposium is to examine the changing nature of relations between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland. Leading scholars and practitioners from the United States, Taiwan and the Chinese mainland will present their research on a variety of issues related to the pace, scope and trajectory of relations between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits. Click the link below for complete information and schedule.
International Workshop and Symposium Schedule
Contact: Dr. Dennis V. Hickey
PH: 417-836-5850 (office)
FAX: 417-836-6655
EMAIL: dennishickey@missouristate.edu
From the Faculty Senate Chair
I would like to encourage all faculty to attend the Faculty Senate meeting this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. in PSU 313. President Nietzel will be joining us for a question and answer follow-up to his State of the University Address. The Senate will also be discussing a report from CGEIP regarding the basic required courses in the general education program.
- Service-Learning Faculty Fellows and CASL Research Stipend applications due, Oct. 20
- Town Hall meeting with President Nietzel, Oct. 14 at 3:00 in PSU Theater
Please feel free to contact me if I can be of assistance. Have a pleasant week.
Margaret Weaver
Faculty Senate Chair, 2009-10
836-5360
Student Research Grants for Asian Studies
Made possible through the Asian Arts Initiative of the College of Arts and Letters and the Provost’s Research
Incentive Program.
Deadline: February 1, 2010
The College of Arts and Letters Asian Arts Initiative is now accepting applications for student research grants. Full-time or part-time students from any college are eligible. See the flyer link for details.
Student Research Grants for Asian Studies Flyer
Missouri State Online Open House
Faculty and Staff are welcome!
Date: October 13
Time: 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Location: Meyer Alumni Center, Suite 400
Come mingle with your peers and the Missouri State Online support staff! Please invite your colleagues and guests who may have questions and are interested in Online Education. Hors d’oeuvres, desserts and beverages provided.
Highlights for the Open House
- Introduction to MS Online and Online Instruction
- A demonstration of Mediasite and Adobe Connect
- Options available through our Digital Media Production Center
Missouri State Online Invitation
College of Natural and Applied Sciences Public Lecture Series
Presents Three Events—See Dates and Information Links Below
Location for all lectures will be Temple Hall 002
Parking will be available in lot 4, south of Temple Hall
October 13, 7:30–8:30 p.m.
Space Elevator
Speaker: Dr. Emmett Redd, Department of Physics, Astronomy & Materials Science
November 10, 7:30–8:45 p.m.
Sex & Evolution
Speaker: Dr. John Heywood, Department of Biology
Coming Spring 2010
Sensor Technology
Speaker: Dr. Erich Steinle, Department of Chemistry
Web Conferences on Libraries and Copyright
Choose from two sessions. No registration is required.
WEB CONFERENCE SESSION 1: APPLYING THE FAIR USE DOCTRINE
Date: October 27
Time: 12–1:30 p.m. CDT
Location: Duane G. Meyer Library Atrium Room 101
View Calendar Link
WEB CONFERENCE SESSION 2: COPYRIGHT CONSIDERATIONS FOR E-RESERVES
Date: October 29
Time: 12–2 p.m. CDT
Location: Duane G. Meyer Library Atrium Room 101
View Calendar Link
Psychological First Aid Conference
Sponsored by the Department of Nursing and Center for Homeland Security
Funded by the Public Affairs Grant
Date: October 17
Time: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: PSU Theatre
Speakers: Dr. Jo Sornborger and Dr. Melissa J. Brymer
Open to all students, faculty, and the community
Psychological First Aid teaches participants how to help survivors in the immediate aftermath of a disaster in ways that helps prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder in the survivors. Dr. Brymer, for example, has been involved in helping survivors of school shootings (she responded to Virginia Tech), war, hurricanes, and other disasters around the world. This event is free, but CEUs can be purchased at the door for $25.
Link to more details:
Psychological First Aid Press Release
Contact Patricia Webb at 417-836-5310 in the Missouri State Department of Nursing or David Claborn at 417-836-8945 in the Missouri State Office of Homeland Security for more information.
University Film Series Presents
APOCALYPSE NOW
Free and Open to the Public
Date: October 14
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Moxie Cinema, 431 S. Jefferson, Suite 108
Date: October 19
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: PSU Theatre
Nominated for 8 Academy Awards and winner of two, Apocalypse Now is one of Francis Ford Coppola’s greatest films. At the height of the Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent by the U.S. Army to carry out a mission that officially “does not exist.” His mission is to seek out and “eliminate” a mysterious Green Beret Colonel, Walter Kurtz. This decorated Colonel has crossed into Cambodia and is operating as a free-agent completely outside the chain of command. Traveling up the river, Captain Willard leaves all vestiges of civilization and sanity behind as he travels into the “heart of darkness” that lies at the center of this American classic. This is the original theatrical release. Francis Ford Coppola—USA—1979—153 mins.
University Film Series funded by the Office of the Provost and the College of Arts & Letters
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