The Missouri State University Board of Governors acknowledged six students with the Citizen Scholar Award Thursday (Dec. 13). The award honors students who exemplify academic success and the university’s public affairs mission. “These young leaders are making their communities better,” said Carrie Tergin, board chair. “They really set the standard for what it means to be a … [Read more...] about 2018-19 Citizen Scholars
Dr. Vadim Putzu, Religious Studies Assistant Professor, gave a lecture Thursday, November 29, at the Johnson Library and Museum in Osceola, MO. Tom Johnson, the grandson of Thomas Moore Johnson (whom Dr. Putzu has been writing about in the past year), invited him to talk about “Judaism Past and Present” for their semi-annual lecture series. He briefly discussed various … [Read more...] about Lecture at Johnson Library and Museum
On Wednesday, November 29, the first meeting of the antisemitism panel was held in Plaster Student Union. Mara Cohen-Ioannides, Wes Pratt, and Rabbi Barbara Block provided remarks, while Vadim Putzu served as host, taking the opportunity to promote both my Judaism course and our new Interfaith Engagement certificate. We had an incredible response from both MSU people and the … [Read more...] about Antisemitism Panel
Gabriele Rippl (University of Bern, Switzerland) “Picture This! Transcultural American Literature in the Digital Age” On Nov 22, Prof. Dr. Gabriele Rippl will give the annual Obama Lecture and the Obama Institute’s Executive Board members will award the Obama Dissertation Prize to Argelia Segovia Liga from Missouri State University, USA, who will also give a short talk on her … [Read more...] about Annual Obama Lecture and Award Ceremony
This past weekend four Missouri State students who are part of the Honors College Living Learning Community (three of whom are also CHPA majors) plus staff from the Honors College, Residence Life, and Dr. Jeremy Neely (Assistant Professor of History) visited the National World War One Museum in Kansas City for the centennial anniversary of the armistice that ended the conflict. … [Read more...] about WWI Memorial Visit