Vol. 23 No. 5 - Sept. 17, 2018

Four events are scheduled for the 2018-19 Kohlenberg Lyceum Series.

The season begins Nov. 13 with the Tony award winning Broadway show, “Ain’t Misbehain’.” The musical encompasses 30 show-stopping numbers that take audiences on a journey not only through the Fats Waller song book, but through Harlem in its heyday. With Snazzy period costumes, complete with bowlers and spats and ermine and pearls, the dynamic five-member cast takes the audience where the high-steppers partied, from honky-tonk dives to the Cotton Club and from Tin Pan Alley to the Waldorf.

The holiday season will feature m-pact, a group respected worldwide as a cutting edge trailblazer in the realm of a capppella music. Imagine the smooth soul of Sam Smith, the percussive power of “Stomp,” the funk and groove of Bruno Mars, the sophisticated harmonies of Take 6 and the brass bite of the Michael Bublé Big Band – all created by the human voice alone. As seen in the PBS specials, “Christmas from L.A.” and “L.A. Holiday Celebration,” the warmth and elegance of m-pact pairs perfectly with an evening of holiday favorites. Audiences can’t help but get in the giving spirit as the guys share selections from their award-winning album, “The Carol Commission,” plus a few other surprises.

In the new year, “Steel Magnolias” by L.A. Theatre Works will take to the stage in Baldwin Hall Auditorium, Jan. 29. Strong as steel, delicate as magnolias, the six women of Chinquapin, La., face life’s ups and downs together in this beloved comedy/drama based upon Robert Harlins’ play written in 1987. Audiences will be pulled into the walls of Truvy’s beauty shop in the deep Bayou of Louisiana and find a tightly knit band of friends confronting grief, loss, life’s unforeseen tragedies and heartaches with what they do best – gossiping and sharing. At turns both laugh-out-loud funny and deeply touching, “Steel Magnolias” reveals the strength of the human condition and the shared need for companionship.

Lastly, the Havana Cuba All-Stars “asere” or “friendship” tour will bring some of the country’s greatest musicians, as well as three of Cuba’s finest dancing couples. With rhythms and melodies from the cha cha to the rumba, from “Son Cubano” style to the salsa, the All-Stars will showcase a wide variety of Cuban beats. The group is inspired by and dedicated to promoting the entire tapestry of Cuban music through a fresh, contemporary lens. With the greatest dancers and musicians of Cuba working in tandem, the American encore of the Havana Cuba All-Stars tour will be a spirited spectacle of song and dance, exemplifying Cuba’s greatest musical traditions.

Tickets for lyceum events go on sale three weeks before each performance. Cost is $10 (includes tax) for faculty, staff, students and members of the community. Tickets can be purchased at the cashier window in McClain Hall, at Edna Campbells in downtown Kirksville or online at lyceum.truman.edu. Questions regarding the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series can be directed the Public Relations Office at pr@truman.edu or 660.785.4016.

All performances take place at 7:30 p.m. in Baldwin Hall Auditorium. Anyone interested in being a Friend of the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series can go to truman.edu/giving/support-an-area-of-interest/lyceum-series-fund for more information.

“Ain’t MisBehavin’”
Nov. 13
Tickets go on sale Oct. 23.

“m-pact”
Dec. 8
Tickets go on sale Nov. 16.

“Steel Magnolias”
Jan. 29
Tickets go on sale Jan. 8.

“Havana Cuba All-Stars”
March 21
Tickets go on sale Feb. 28.

Truman’s Communication Disorders Department has been reapproved for an additional five years as an American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) approved continuing education provider.

ASHA approved providers extend Continuing Education Units for the courses they offer to audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The recognition includes all courses that meet the ASHA Continuing Education Board standards.

Truman offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in CMDS. Most notably, the program allows for extensive hands-on experience through the Speech and Hearing Clinic. Student clinicians and faculty provide speech, language and hearing screening, assessment and treatment services through the clinic. The student clinicians work under the direct supervision of faculty who are fully licensed and certified.

“By achieving reapproval through ASHA, we will continue to offer low- and no-cost offerings for local clinicians in the coming years,” said Amy Teten, assistant professor and chair of communication disorders. “We have enjoyed being able to ‘repay’ our community partners who participate in the clinical education of our students by providing such offerings.”

In order to achieve ASHA approved status, the CMDS Department completed a rigorous application process and successfully demonstrated adherence to the ASHA Continuing Education Board standards that focus on the design, development, administration and evaluation of its continuing education courses offered for audiologists and speech-language pathologists. The reapproval process involved the review of all courses offered by Truman in the past five-year period.

ASHA is the national professional, scientific and credentialing association for more than 198,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists and speech, language and hearing scientists.

Delta Sigma Pi will host recruitment through Sept. 19. Recruitment will consist of the following events:

Meet the Chapter Dinner
7-9 p.m.
Sept. 17
Newman Center

Professional Speaker
7-9 p.m.
Sept. 18
Student Union Building Activities Room

Trivia Night
7-9 p.m.
Sept. 19

The Truman Bookstore is having a flash sale Sept. 18-19. The two-day sale will have 25 percent off of drinkware, backpacks, headwear, notebooks, binders, folders, Champion, League, gear for sports, headphones and tech accessories. There will be an additional 50 percent off of clearance items.

Applications are now being accepted for Spring 2019 internships with the Judicial Archives Project field office in Kirksville, located on the Truman campus. The internship is open to all Truman students, but it is especially relevant for those considering careers in the legal profession, justice system or archives. Students will earn up to three hours of academic credit or complete as scholarship hours or work-study, participate in Missouri State Archives initiative to preserve local court records, receive training from a certified professional archivist, and visit the state archives on a field trip to Jefferson City. To find out what the internships entail and how to apply, visit the Judicial Archives web page or contact Jason McDonald, assistant professor of history.

Bulldog fans are invited to attend the Homecoming Tailgate from 11 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Oct. 13 in lots 23 and 34. Those who wish to reserve a spot at the tailgate, can click here. All requests must be approved by Alumni Relations. Review the Homecoming Tailgate Policies prior to the event.

Spaces will be reserved for requests submitted by Oct. 4. Non-reserved space at the tailgate will be first-come, first-served at the event. A map of reserved spaces will be emailed on or before Oct. 11. Those with reservations will be allowed in the lot after 9 a.m. Bulldog fans without reservations will be allowed access following the Homecoming Parade or around 11 a.m. In the event of inclement weather, the rain site will be the Student Union Building.

For any questions contact Jordan Smith, coordinator of alumni relations, or the Office of Advancement, 660.785.4167.

Celebrated on the first Friday of October, this year’s Spirit Day is Oct. 5. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends are encouraged to wear purple or other Truman gear to show their support for the school. For those on campus, there will be a celebration in the Student Union Building from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., which will include free snacks, giveaways and photos with Spike. No matter where, fans can stay connected to the Bulldog Community by participating in Spirit Day and the “Bulldogs Biggest Fans” photo contest.

As part of this year’s Spirit Day festivities, the “Bulldogs Biggest Fan” photo contest on Facebook offers a chance to win a VIP Homecoming Package. The package includes: four tickets to the Bulldog Forever tailgate; four tickets to the football game; four Truman Homecoming T-shirts; Bulldog Forever koozies; and one hotel room for Oct. 12-13. Bulldog fans can take the following steps to enter:

Step 1: Take a picture displaying Truman pride in celebration of National Truman Spirit Day.

Step 2: Send photos to bulldogforever@truman.edu by 11:59 p.m. during National Truman Spirit Day, Oct. 5.

Step 3: All pictures will be uploaded to an album titled, “Bulldogs Biggest Fan 2018” published by the Truman State University Alumni Facebook page. Voting will take place from the morning of Oct. 6 to Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. The picture with the most “likes” and “shares” will win.
Each participant has an unlimited number of submissions.

For more information, visit the Spirit Day website.

Early-bird registration is now open until 5 p.m. Oct. 1 for the Homecoming 5K run/walk for $10. Preregistration is open until 12 p.m. Oct. 8 for $15. Runners and walkers are able to register the day of the race at 7 a.m. Oct. 13 for $20. Registration includes a dri-fit race T-shirt. The race will begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 13 at Barnett Hall. Age divisions (men’s and women’s) include: 18 and under, 19-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55-64 and 65 and older. Medals will be awarded to first, second, third place in each division. For more information, click here.

The Association of American University Professors will conduct its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Sept. 18 in Baldwin Hall 100. For more information, see the website, Facebook page or contact chapter president Marc Rice. All faculty are welcome.

“End Times”
Charles Gran, associate professor of music
8 p.m.
Sept. 19
Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall

The Social Work Club is hosting Carla Hustead, a clinical social worker at Hospice of Northeast Missouri, to speak on her experiences at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 in Barnett Hall 2227. Hustead will discuss her view of the social work profession along with the value and diversity of the degree. This event is open to anyone interested in social work.

Guest speaker, Dr. Randy T. Simmons, will speak on free market environmentalism at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 in the Baldwin Hall Little Theatre.

Simmons, professor of political economy at Utah State University, earned his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oregon with an emphasis in public choice. He is a senior fellow at the Property and Environmental Research Center as well as the independent institute. He has written several books, including “Beyond Politics: The Roots of Government Failure” and “Nature Unbound: Bureaucracy vs. Environment.”

The Vietnamese Student Association will host Across Vietnam, an annual cultural event to enjoy traditional food and games of the country, from 3-6 p.m. Sept. 23 on the quad. The theme is Vietnamese folklore, which will be connected to the food prepared. Tickets are $6, or $4 for a vegetarian meal. Tickets can be purchased Sept. 17-19 on the quad, at the Student Union Building or in the Center for Student Involvement Office. For more information contact Dinh Huy Phan.

Truman’s Detours magazine’s photo contest is now open until Oct. 14.

The contest is open to any photos the photographer finds to best fit the chosen theme, “Perfect Timing.” The winners will be featured on the Detours magazine website. Entries must include the location of the picture as well as the photographer’s name. No watermarks should be on the photos. There is a limit of three submissions per photographer. Participants are encouraged to include a short caption describing the story behind the photo. By entering the photo contest, participants grant Detours magazine permission to use their photos in any or all web and digital publications.

Submissions may be emailed to editor@detoursmagazine.com. Additional rules can be found here.

The following projects are recipients of the Grants-In-Aid-of-Scholarship and Research.

Effects of Assortative Mating in North American Barn Swallow (hirundo rustica erythrogaster)
Student: Gerard Moranville
Mentor: Joanna Hubbard

Influence of Human-Made Noise on Insect Communication
Student: Kathryn Posto
Mentor: Michael Kuczynski

The effects of utilizing traditional phonological awareness intervention approaches with a Spanish-speaking child
Student: Emma Huels
Mentor: Kelsey Aurand de Razo

The O’Connell Effect in Eclipsing Binary Stars
Student: Andrew Neugarten
Mentor: Vayujeet Gokhale

A brief, out-of-school-based, early substance abuse prevention intervention for elementary-aged children
Student: Marissa Leong
Mentor: Carol Cox

Change in interprofessional collaborative competencies of faculty interprofessional education leaders across two medical school campuses
Student: Cassidy Myers
Mentor: Pam Melvin

Analysis of the AAC1, AAC2, and AAC3 Gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Student: Brody Aubry
Mentor: Carolina Sempertequi-Sosa

24 Hour Survey In Search of Nymphal Dermacentor variabilis
Student: Zachary Burton
Mentor: Stephanie Fore

In Influence of Landscape of Genetic Divergence of the Prairie Ring-necked Snake (diadophis punctatus arnyi) in Missouri
Student: Maria Degano
Mentor: Chad Montgomery

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion will sponsor a free social justice fellows workshop for faculty and staff. A selection of faculty and staff social justice fellows and guest speakers will explain, then help apply an understanding of, intersectionality to work life at Truman. Intersectionality is a way of understanding how marginalized identities impact and color experiences in the world, including Truman’s work with students. Attendees will explore power and oppression and how inclusion can be improved on campus through having a better understanding of intersectionality.

Why is intersectionality important for me to understand?
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Oct. 10
Missouri Hall Chariton Room

How can I apply intersectionality to my work?
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Nov. 14
Missouri Hall Chariton Room

Attendance to both events is not required; each builds on the previous, but is a stand-alone session. Bring a lunch to enjoy while engaging in discussion.

Barbara Carle will present “Poetry Between Languages,” a reading and explication of poetry published bilingually in English and Italian, at 5 p.m. Oct. 11 in Magruder Hall 1090. Carle, professor of Italian at the University of California Sacramento, is an award-winning poet and translator of poetry. This event is sponsored by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and the Department of English.

Applications will be accepted for the Missouri Government Internship Program until 12 p.m. Sept. 25. Interviews for the internship will take place Oct. 3-4.

Truman’s social wall integrates all of Truman’s major social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. This wall arranges Truman’s most recent posts into a convenient feed to be all viewed at once. This feed can be found at social.truman.edu/wall.

In the coming weeks, faculty are invited to participate in one of three sessions, “Using the New, Improved Degree Works Plans.” Co-sponsored by Academic Professional Development Center and the Center for Academic Excellence, faculty members will learn how Degree Works can make them better advisors. This session will briefly review the basic Degree Works functions, introduce the new-and-improved Plans function and answer questions about how to make good use of Degree Works with advisees. There will be handouts and takeaways as well as coffee and treats. All sessions will take place in Pickler Memorial Library 103. RSVP here.
 
Sept. 19
3:30-4:30 p.m.
 
Sept. 20
4-5 p.m.
 
Sept. 26
9:30-10:30 a.m.

Michael Goggin, professor of physics, and collaborators at the University of Queensland and HeriotWatt University, had their paper, “Unifying framework for spatial and temporal quantum correlations,”published in the July 2018 issue of Physical Review A. The paper is a result of work done while Goggin was on sabbatical at the University of Queensland during fall 2015. The current experiment builds on work done during Goggin’s previous sabbatical which was highlighted in a 2016 article in Quanta magazine, reprinted at wired.com.

Beth Hopwood, goalkeeper, was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference defensive player of the week for the second-straight week for women’s soccer. Hopwood and the Bulldogs improved to 4-0 after a 2-0 shutout over Northwest Missouri, Sept. 7, and a 2-1 double overtime win over Upper Iowa, Sept. 9. Against the Bearcats, Hopwood stopped the only shot on goal by Northwest to run her shutout streak to three games. Hopwood stopped all three attempts at goal in the second against Upper Iowa, two in the first overtime and one in the second overtime, before Hanna Burke scored on a free kick to give Truman the win.

Jesse Krebs, professor of music, has an article entitled “Sidney Bechet’s One-Man Band” appearing in the September issue of The Clarinet journal, the quarterly publication of the International Clarinet Association, about the legendary jazz clarinetist who made a record in 1941 by playing all six instruments himself. On Oct. 20-21, Krebs will perform the world premiere of Robert Tindle’s new clarinet concerto, “Grid for Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra,” with the Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra.

Matt Yankowitz, forward soccer player, was named the Great Lakes Valley Conference offensive player of the week. In Truman’s 6-0 victory over Southwest Baptist, Yankowitz captured the program’s first hat trick since 2012. That also represents the last time a Bulldog finished a match with seven points, which Yankowitz was able to accomplish, Sept. 9.