Vol. 15, No. 3 - Sept. 14, 2010

Truman will host a number of activities Sept. 16-18 as part of President Troy D. Paino’s formal installation. Paino, who was named Truman’s 16th president earlier this year, selected “Celebrating Community” as the theme of his installation and several events were planned with the Truman and Kirksville communities in mind.

The Gala President’s Concert will kick-off the installation ceremonies, starting at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in Baldwin Auditorium. Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture,” Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia,” and Duke Ellington’s famous theme “Take the A-Train” are some of the works to be performed by talented vocal and instrumental groups representing the entire Truman Department of Music. The concert will conclude with the moving and powerful “Harry S Truman: A Musical Tribute” by Missouri composer Claude T. Smith. This piece, which features chorus, wind ensemble, piano and soprano soloists and a narrator, depicts the life of President Truman from birth to death, including his deep love of music as well as the ultimate decision to use the atomic bomb. President Paino will speak briefly at this special performance, which is free and open to the public.

As part of the installation ceremonies on Sept. 17, there will be a dedication of the new University sculpture “The Dance” at 1 p.m., near the fountain, east of the Student Union Building. “The Dance” was donated to Truman through a gift from Margarita Heisserer and a gift in kind from Larry and Candy Young. The 10-foot bronze sculpture, created by Larry Young, gives the illusion of two dancers becoming one.

The Installation Ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 17 in Baldwin Auditorium. It will be immediately followed by a reception on the Quadrangle. The rain site for the reception is the Georgian Room of the Student Union Building.

Events on Sept. 18 start at 8 a.m. with the 5K Celebration Run/1 Mile Walk with President Paino and his wife Kelly. The run begins and ends at Stokes Stadium and travels through campus and downtown Kirksville. Check-in will take place from 7:15-7:45 a.m. For registration information, call 785.4016 or visit http://president.truman.edu/images/Installation%205k.pdf.

A Presidential Tree Planting Ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. on the south side of McClain Hall.

From 1:30-4:30 p.m., the SERVE Center is coordinating a Community Service Event. To volunteer, call 785.7222 by Sept. 15.

Installation festivities conclude with the University and Kirksville Community Band Fest Celebration from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Kirksville Armory. Deadwood and Savage Henry will be among the performers.

An informational meeting about the Missouri Government Internship Program will take place at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Student Union Building Spanish Room. Pizza will be provided.

The Missouri Government Internship Program offers a unique opportunity for students to intern at the Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., with a public official, legislator or state agency during the spring 2011 semester. The internship, which is open to all majors, provides an inside look at state government.

Cody Sumter, a 2010 legislative intern for State Senator David Pearce, said the internship was one of his best experiences at Truman.

“I made great friends and many connections for the future,” Sumter said. “It provided me with the opportunity to tackle real-world challenges that seldom had clear solutions. This ability to think critically and creatively is beneficial for all majors, not just political science majors.”

Sumter, a computer science major, is currently in graduate school at MIT.

Interns live in Jefferson City and receive a stipend of $2,500. Students may earn up to 15 hours of credit for the internship.

All juniors and seniors are encouraged to apply. Applications are available online at http://career.truman.edu/Internships/mogovBrochure.asp. Completed applications should be returned to McClain Hall 101. A selection committee will review the applications and interviews will be conducted in October.

Interested students can contact Candy Young at 785.4650 or Heidi Templeton at 785.4016 for more information.

Jared Daugherty, a senior economics major from Bloomington, Ill., has been awarded a Boren Scholarship to study in China during the 2010-11 academic year.

Daugherty previously studied abroad in Nanjing, China, during the spring 2009 semester. He will use the award of $20,000 to study Mandarin in a language immersion program at Peking University in Beijing.

David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are sponsored by the National Security Education Program (NSEP), a major federal initiative designed to build a broader and more qualified pool of U.S. citizens with foreign language and international skills. Boren Awards provide U.S. undergraduate and graduate students with resources and encouragement to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to the future security and stability of the U.S. In exchange for funding, Boren Award recipients agree to work in the federal government for a period of at least one year.

For the second consecutive year, the Institute of International Education (IIE), which administers the awards on behalf of NSEP, received a record number of applications for both the undergraduate Boren Scholarship and the graduate Boren Fellowship. This year, 925 undergraduate students applied for the Boren Scholarship and 138 were awarded, while 519 graduate students applied for the Boren Fellowship and 99 were awarded.  Boren Scholars and Fellows will live in 51 different countries and study 43 different languages. The most popular countries are China, Egypt, Russia, Jordan and Japan, and the most popular languages include Arabic, Mandarin, Russian, Japanese and Portuguese. 

Since 1994, nearly 4,300 students have received Boren Awards. Boren Scholars and Fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena, and program alumni are contributing to the critical missions of agencies throughout the federal government. An independent not-for-profit founded in 1919, IIE is among the world’s largest and most experienced international education and exchange organizations.

Students interested in applying for the Boren Awards should contact the IIE at boren@iie.org or visit http://www.borenawards.org.

Alumni Dominic Armstrong and Rachel AuBuchon will be the featured performers at the Truman Guest Alumni Recital at 8 p.m. Sept. 14 in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall.

Armstrong, a tenor, graduated from Truman in 2002. He continued his education at The Juilliard School in New York where he received his Master of Music degree in vocal performance. In 2009, he received his second Master of Music degree in opera from the Curtis Institute. Armstrong has performed a vast range of operas in many styles. Well-known for his vocal versatility, he has participated in numerous recitals in a variety of venues.

Armstrong will be joined by pianist Rachel AuBuchon, who graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Truman and went on to earn an Master of Music degree in accompanying at the University of Missouri. She currently serves on the faculty of Stephens College. 

Armstrong and AuBuchon will be presenting a recital of song literature by 20th century English composers Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Roger Quilter. This recital is a benefit for the Truman Opera Theatre and a donation of $5 for students and $10 for adults is suggested.

Since his time at Truman, Armstrong has performed with The Opera Company of Philadelphia, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Lorin Maazel’s Castleton Festival, Chicago Opera Theatre, The Ravinia Festival and The Wolf Trap Opera as a member of the Filene Young Artists. After making his European debut at The Wexford Festival in Wexford, Ireland, Armstrong spent the rest of the 2009-2010 season performing with Deutsche Oper Berlin in Germany and Opera Regio in Torino, Italy as a member of The Opera Foundation.

Later this month, Armstrong will make his debut with the New York City Opera in the New York City debut of Leonard Bernstein’s final opera, “A Quiet Place.” He has also been seen in concert with the Kansas City Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Chautauqua Youth Orchestra, the Curtis Orchestra, the University of Missouri Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, as a Grand Finalist in the 2008 National Council Auditions.

In addition to being named a Grand Finalist in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Armstrong has also won prizes from the Liederkranz Competition, Annapolis Opera Competition, the Sullivan Foundation, the Opera Index Competition, George London Scholarship Competition, the SAI Vocal Competition, NATS Regional and District Competitions, and was the first two-time winner of Truman’s Gold Medal Aria Competition. 

AuBuchon devotes much of her time to collaborating with instrumentalists, vocalists and choral groups, finding an unusual balance between lieder and saxophone literature. She currently performs with faculty and students at the University of Missouri and Stephens College and can be seen regularly in concerts with Trio Chymera, a saxophone-piano trio. Recent performance venues have included two performances at New York’s Weill Recital Hall, the 2008 and 2010 North American Saxophone Biennial Conference, the NATS regional conference in collaboration with Armstrong and baritone Kory Bickel, and Baylor University with saxophonist Leo Saguiguit.

The Fall 2010 Global Issues Colloquium kicks off at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 in Magruder Hall 2001 with “A Brief History of Energy,” a presentation by Carlos Wexler of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Missouri. 

The session will discuss the nature and origin of energy, as well as the co-evolution of energy with society.

Wexler will explore both the environmental advantages and the problems associated with society’s use of energy. He will also present a brief overview of past energy revolutions and describe the current efforts to replace petroleum with alternative fuels, especially with regard to transportation.

The Colloquium will continue on Oct. 7 in Baldwin Hall 176 with Dr. Benjamin Alire Saenz of the Department of Creative Writing at University of Texas-El Paso presenting “Juarez Doesn’t Stop at the Border.”

Dr. Bill Heffernan, professor emeritus of the Department of Rural Sociology at the University of Missouri, will follow on Oct. 28 with “Dueling Visions for Feeding The World.”

Closing out the fall colloquium on Nov. 18 will be “Globalization, Democratization and State Autonomy,” presented by Jaekwon Suh of Truman’s Department of Political Science.

Unless otherwise stated, all events will take place at 7 p.m. in Magruder Hall 2001.

Truman’s 2011 United Way Campaign began Sept. 13 with a goal of $56,000. All faculty and staff members should have received information about the campaign through campus mail. Individuals who did not receive campaign information, or have questions, may contact co-chairs Joe Hamilton at hamilton@truman.edu or Tony Vazzana at tvazzana@truman.edu.


Donations support the United Way of Adair County, with all funds staying in the area. The local United Way has among the lowest overhead in the nation, allowing a greater percentage of contributions to go straight to local programs helping people pursue the goals of education, income and health.

Recent statistics show the United Way touches one out of three individuals in the area.

For more than 60 years, the federal government-sponsored Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided future American leaders with the opportunity to study, conduct research and teach in other countries. Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent by the beginning of the grant.

Truman students should contact campus Fulbright Program Adviser Maria Di Stefano at mdistefa@truman.edu for more information. Applications must be submitted electronically by Sept. 21, 2010. Additional details are available online at http://www.us.fulbrightonline.org.

The Funds Allotment Council (FAC) is currently taking applications for new members. Applications are available at http://fac.truman.edu and are due Sept. 17.

Join University President Troy Paino and Student Body President Isaac Robinson at the following budget town hall meetings. Hear the latest on the University’s budget crisis and GIVE YOUR OPINION on how to best solve this problem, and discuss any other issues on your mind.

In preparation for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, the U.S. Embassy and the Fulbright Commission will implement a plan to increase the quality and quantity of English teaching in Brazil. In addition to the current 30 English Teaching Assistantship awards for March 2012, an ADDITIONAL 20 ETA awards are available for March 2011.

Candidates with degrees in English, applied linguistics or foreign languages and certification or significant coursework in teacher education or TESOL are strongly preferred.

Interested students should contact Maria Di Stefano (McClain Hall 203, 785.4109 or mdistefa@truman.edu) and view the website at
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_country.html?id=16.

Program Objectives:
• To discuss current and future trends in clinical research;

• To introduce and promote a new Clinical Researcher Development Program;

• To provide a foundation for future research by encouraging involvement of ATSU and Truman students in research studies;

• To provide a venue to identify new areas for biomedical research that potentially will lead to advances in patient care and wellness.

Call for abstracts extended to Sept. 27
Abstracts must be submitted to Anita Franklin at afranklin@atsu.edu.

Activity: Tennis-Doubles
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Sept. 14
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Sept. 20
 
Activity: Frisbee Golf
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open
Deadline: Sept. 23
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Sept. 27-Oct. 1
 
Activity: MLB Playoff Pickem
League: Open
Division: Open
Deadline: Oct. 5
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Oct. 6
 
Activity: Bulldog 5K Run*
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Sept. 29
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Oct. 16
 
Activity: Indoor Soccer
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Oct. 12
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 13
Play Begins: Sept. Oct. 18
 
Activity: Sand Volleyball
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Aug. 31
Captains’ Meeting: Sept. 1
Play Begins: Sept. 7
 
Activity: Table Tennis-Singles
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Oct. 19
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Oct. 25
 
Activity: Table Tennis-Doubles
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Oct. 19
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Oct. 25
 
Activity: Pickleball-Singles
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Oct. 26
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 27
Play Begins: Nov. 1
 
Activity: Pickleball-Doubles
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Oct. 26
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 27
Play Begins: Nov. 1
 
Activity: Basketball Pentathlon
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Oct. 26
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Nov. 2
 
Activity: 3 on 3 Basketball
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Nov. 2
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 27
Play Begins: Nov. 8
 
Activity: Texas Hold’em Poker
League: Open
Division: Open
Deadline: Nov. 9
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Nov. 14
 
Activity: Bench Press
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Dec. 6
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Dec. 8
 
Activity: College Bowl Mania
League: Open
Division: Open
Deadline: Finals Week
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Finals Week
 
Activity: Wrap-Up Meeting
League: Open
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: NA
Captains’ Meeting: Dec. 8
Play Begins: NA
 
Activity: Basketball
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Jan. 18
Captains’ Meeting: Jan. 19
Play Begins: Jan. 24
 
Activity: Wiffleball**
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open
Deadline: Jan. 18
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Jan. 22-23
 
Activity: Badminton-Singles
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open
Deadline: Jan. 25
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Jan. 29 & Feb. 5
 
Activity: Badminton-Doubles
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open
Deadline: Jan. 25
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Jan. 29 & Feb. 5
 
Activity: Super Bowl Pickem
League: Open
Division: Open
Deadline: Jan. 21
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Feb. 6
 
Activity: Raquetball-Singles***
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Feb. 15
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Feb. 19-20
 
Activity: BAGGO
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Feb. 22
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Feb. 27
 
Activity: Volleyball
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Mar. 1
Captains’ Meeting: Mar. 2
Play Begins: Mar. 14
 
Activity: Outdoor Soccer
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Mar. 1
Captains’ Meeting: Mar. 2
Play Begins: Mar. 14
 
Activity: NCAA March Madness BB
League: Open
Division: Open
Deadline: Mar. 14
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Mar. 15
 
Activity: Closest to the Pin
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Mar. 29
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Apr. 3
 
Activity: Swim Meet
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Apr. 5
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Apr. 7
 
Activity: Ultimate Frisbee
League: Co-Rec
Division: Open
Deadline: Apr. 12
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Apr. 16-17
 
Activity: Punt Pass & Kick
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Apr. 19
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Apr. 20
 
Activity: Track Meet
League: Mens/Womens/Co-Rec
Division: Open/Org/Greek
Deadline: Apr. 19
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: Apr. 21
 
Activity: T-shirt Design Contest
League: Mens/Womens
Division: Open
Deadline: Apr. 29
Captains’ Meeting: E-mail
Play Begins: NA
 
All information, rules and registration requirements are online at http://recreation.truman.edu/intramuralrec.asp, or contact the Intramural Office at 785.4467. Captains’ Meetings will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the SRC Conference Room.
*Must register through the Advancement Office, McClain Hall 205.
**New Sport
***All racquetball matches will be played at the A.T. Still Thompson Campus Center.

AES Engineers is providing $500 scholarships to students, regardless of courses being studied, who meet certain criteria. Scholarships are intended for future leaders across a wide spectrum of fields of study. This award is available to high school seniors and all students attending a post secondary educational facility. Students are not required to be taking engineering courses to be eligible. Students must submit an essay of no more than 1,000 words in answer to one of the two questions posted online at http://www.aesengineers.com/scholarships.htm. Deadline for entry is Oct. 8.

Truman’s Zeta Xi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi recently returned from the 171st General Convention with several awards. The chapter earned the John Reily Know Award for Chapter Excellence, which is the top award given by Beta Theta Pi nationally. The men of Zeta Xi also earned the Francis H. Sisson Award for Chapter Excellence and the Virginia Tech Award for Academic Excellence. The Chapter accomplished this in part by earning a GPA higher than the campus average, as well as having the highest GPA in the Interfraternity Council.

Jerrold Hirsch, professor of history, with Larry Rodgers, recently co-edited “America’s Folklorist:  B. A. Botkin and American Folklore,” published by Oklahoma University Press. His essay “‘The Ben Botkin Bulldozer’: Toward A Reassessment of A Treasury of American Folklore,” is included in the volume.

Two Truman graduate students have had original musical compositions selected for performance at the 2010 Iowa Composers Forum New Music Festival, which will take place Oct.15-17 at Iowa State University. Ted Moore’s flute solo entitled “Of Circumstances,” and Benjamin Martinson’s clarinet quartet entitled “Ice on the Mississippi” will be performed by Iowa State University musicians. Their music was selected via a juried call for scores. Both Moore and Martinson are pursuing the Master of Arts in Music (Composition Emphasis) degree.

Barry Poyner, professor of communication, and Truman student Abigayle Richardson will present “Preparing Students for Academic Audiences” at the Speech and Theatre Association of Missouri (STAM) convention Sept. 25. Richardson was also recently awarded a $375 scholarship from STAM.

Truman student Chisomo Sakala is the recipient of the Actuarial Foundation’s Actuarial Diversity Scholarship, in the amount of $3,000. The Foundation recognizes and encourages academic achievements by awarding scholarships to full-time undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree that may lead to a career in the actuarial profession.

Ekkleisa will sponsor speaker Eric Wilson at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 Violette Hall 1000.

Truman ROTC will sponsor ultimate frisbee at 6 a.m. Sept. 14 at Stokes Stadium.

Van driving classes will take place at 3 p.m. Sept. 14 and 15 at the Grim-Smith Building 109. Students who want to be eligible to drive a fleet full-size van must attend one of these classes and complete a Waiver of Vehicle Usage Policy form, which can be found online at http://police.truman.edu. Reserve a spot by calling 785.4177 or e-mailing joycecook@truman.edu.

Yoga for Peace will take place at 5 p.m. Sept. 15 in McClain Hall 208. Sponsored by the Art of Living Club.

Tru-Women in Computer Science (TWiCS) will host an informational meeting at 5 p.m. Sept. 15 in Violette Hall 1208. Free pizza will be provided.

A Transcendental Meditation Introduction will take place at 8 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Student Union Building Conference Room. Carol and Bob Markowitz from the Maharishi University of Management will speak. Sponsored by the departments of psychology and English/linguistics.

Tau Lambda Sigma local service sorority fall recruitment will take place at 7 p.m. Sept. 20-22 in the Student Union Building Georgian Room A.

Society for Sino-American Studies (SSAS) will sponsor a Moon Fest holiday celebration and performance at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in the Student Union Building Down Under. Food will be served.

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will meet at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the University Club House, located at 516 E. Patterson. Contact Marc Becker at marc@truman.edu or call 785.6036 for more information.

A Peace Corps information session will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 in the Student Union Building Alumni Room.

Student Health 101 is a national health and wellness magazine written by college students for college students and also contains customized information pertaining to Truman health. To be added to the e-mail list or submit information regarding health and wellness activities on campus, contact hamilton@truman.edu. The September issue is available at http://readsh101.com/truman.html.

The Bulldog Football Team is selling “dog tags” for $10. Dog tag holders receive discounts at several area businesses. For more information call 785.4236.