Friday, January 28th 2011

6:30 PM  PSU Theater

Free and Open to the Public

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KSMU Radio hosts NPR’s Liane Hansen in Springfield

KSMU Public Radio welcomes Liane Hansen, who for the last 20 years has been the host of NPR’s award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday.  Hansen will speak at Coger Theater in Craig Hall on the Missouri State University campus on Tuesday, February 22^nd at 7 pm.  This is a complimentary event, open to all members of the community.  Free parking is available in lot #24, just south of Grand.

Hansen has an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. Weekend Edition has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.

“It’s an honor to bring Liane Hansen to Springfield,” says KSMU General Manager Tammy Wiley.  “We feel privileged to be one of the stations she is visiting before she retires from NPR.  This will be a nice opportunity for local public radio fans to interact with a highly respected journalist.”

As Liane prepares for her upcoming retirement this May, she is visiting as many public radio stations across the country as possible to thank her supporters.  On February 22^nd, she will share stories of her experiences at NPR, as well as her insights about the current state of journalism.  Additional details are available at www.ksmu.org.    

For more information:

Hannah Combs

hannahcombs@missouristate.edu

417-836-8894

Carnegie recognizes university for community engagement
Missouri State selected based on its commitment to public affairs mission

SPRINGFIELD – Due to its strong commitment to a mission in public affairs, Missouri State University was selected for the 2010 Community Engagement Classification by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This classification honors institutions of higher education that exemplify and portray a commitment to community engagement.

“Carnegie’s selection of Missouri State is external confirmation of the university’s commitment to public affairs,” said Elizabeth Strong, associate director for citizenship and service learning and acting director of the study away office. “Equitable partnerships are imperative to positive engagement outcomes for students, faculty, staff and the community. These partnerships have enriched Missouri State, as we have worked alongside Missouri citizens to achieve results that deepen the intellectual and cultural life of the community. Missouri State looks forward to continued community engagement as we nurture authentic, reciprocal partnerships.”

Selection for the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification is based on the alignment of the university’s mission, culture, leadership, resources and practices in such a way that promote community engagement among faculty, staff and students. Institutions elected to participate by submitting required documentation describing the nature and extent of their engagement with the community, be it local or beyond. This approach enabled the Foundation to address elements of institutional mission and distinctiveness that are not represented in the national data collected on colleges and universities.

“Through a classification that acknowledges significant commitment to and demonstration of community engagement, the Foundation encourages colleges and universities to become more deeply engaged, to improve teaching and learning and to generate socially responsive knowledge to benefit communities,” said Carnegie President Anthony Bryk. “We are very pleased with the movement we are seeing in this direction.”

Missouri State is one of 115 institutions that were added to this classification in 2010, bringing the total to 311. A complete listing is available at www.carnegiefoundation.org.

Leading in a Global Society:  What’s Your Vision?!

Ideas about what leadership is vary around the globe.  Traditionally, leadership has often been viewed as a hierarchy with one person at the top, directing the way.  However, some contemporary leadership models reflect a collaborative approach.  Given this year’s public affairs theme,” Leading in a Global Society”, Missouri State University wants to know how YOU view leadership.  Get creative and film an example of what leadership looks like to you.  Video submissions will begin at the end of January at www.missouristate.edu .  Submissions will then be reviewed and may be featured during the 2011 Public Affairs Conference.  The deadline for submissions will be February 28^th, 2011.  All members of the MSU community (students, faculty and staff) are strongly encouraged to submit videos.  In addition, a video contest will be held solely for the students.  First place will receive $200, second place $100, and third place $50!  So take time over Christmas break and start filming so that you’ll be ready to submit your work when the time comes!  For questions or more information, contact Amy Hastings in Public Affairs Support at amy12384@missouristate.edu or 836-8935.

Criteria

• Participants will have to create a YouTube account in order to submit their video and the log in information needs to be identifiable of the person submitting.
• Any music or imagery used will need to be copyrighted or been given permission to use, and proof of this will be necessary.
• Videos will be judged based on adherence to this year’s theme and integration of the Public Affairs Mission on campus (i.e., Ethical Leadership, Cultural Competence, and Community Engagement)
• Videos are to be a maximum of two minutes long.
• Only one video per student will be considered in the contest; however multiple videos may be submitted for the exhibition.
• Videos submitted in color or black and white will be accepted.
• Group collaboration is encouraged; however one contact person should be determined.
• Prize money will be credited to the student’s Missouri State University student account.

On November 11, 2010, Veterans Day, the Missouri State University community will witness a first for our campus. The MSU Alliance for Veterans and Veterans Day planning committee will commemorate the World War I moment of cease-fire right before 11 am with the playing of ‘Taps.’

The unique feature of this performance will be that it will be performed by 79 trumpeters/buglers stationed all around campus playing ‘Taps’ in a cascading/round fashion. Trumpeters/Buglers will be spaced at regular 50-75 yard intervals. One player begins ‘Taps’; after the first three notes are sounded, the next player starts the first note as the previous player starts their fourth note, and so on in a cascade.

Each player sounds ‘Taps’ to completion. 79 trumpeters have confirmed and are committed to perform at this event, including trumpeters from Evangel University, Drury University, 3 community bands and 56 trumpeters from the MSU Pride Marching Band. At 10:53 am, the Cascade ‘Taps’ Performance will begin with Dr. John Prescott playing at the McDonald Arena flag pole. Seven minutes later, after the cascade has made its way around campus, Professor Michael Casey will complete the sequence on the steps of Carrington Hall at 11 am, then the Jane A. Meyer Carillon will sound the eleventh bell, and University Carillonist, Dr. Jeremy Chesman, will perform a series of patriotic songs, including Eternal Father, America the Beautiful, When Johnny Comes Marching Home, and a medley arrangement of the five service branch songs.

For more information concerning events for Veterans Day at MSU or a history of Veterans Day in the United States, visit http://alliance.missouristate.edu/

Meyer Library’s United Nations depository and the local chapter of the United Nations Association (UNA-USA) are hosting a talk featuring Dr. Donald Lee, Senior Development Economist with the United Nations.  Dr. Lee will discuss significant achievements of — and challenges facing — the United Nations at 65.

Donald Lee is a senior development economist in the United Nations in New York. Currently he heads the Social Perspectives on Development Branch in the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Before joining the Social Perspectives on Development Branch, he headed the Communications and Information Management Service in the Office of the Under-Secretary General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and was Secretary of the Executive Committee of Economic and Social Affairs, the primary coordination body on economic and social affairs within the United Nations Secretariat. In the United Nations, he has worked on a range of development-related issues, including transnational corporations, foreign direct investment, economic and social development policy, poverty and youth employment policy.

Before joining the United Nations, he was Senior Lecturer in economics and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Commerce, Deakin University, Australia. His publications include articles in journals, chapters in books, and co-authored and co-edited books on economic development.

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