Vol. 22 No. 9 - October 16, 2017

The Student Union Building was originally completed Oct. 20, 1967 with the intent of bringing the University community together by providing facilities where student-based activities could take place. While it has continued to maintain this distinct purpose through the years, the Student Union Building has also grown and expanded along with Truman to fulfill emerging student needs.

Although the exterior has remained mostly the same, the inside of the Student Union Building has experienced many changes throughout the years. Major renovations in 1986, 1990, 1994, 2006 and 2016 have altered the layout and aesthetic of the interior of the building.

The 2006 renovation brought changes such as: the conversion of the Quiet Lounge to the HUB, including a new passenger elevator, staircase and seating; the addition of the south entrance on the first floor; the creation of the SUB Down Under venue; and restrooms on the main floor.

Other main modifications have included the expansion of the University Bookstore (1986), the renovation of the Snack Bar now known as the Mainstreet Market (1990), and removal of the bowling lanes on the lower level (1991).

Mainstreet Market was revamped during the latest renovation and now features Chick-fil-A, Slice of Life, Wholly Habaneros, Mein Bowl and Hissho Sushi.

For more on the history of the Student Union Building check out trumanreview.truman.edu/article/a-union-of-past-and-present.

Antony Davies, professor of economics at Duquesne University, will present “Income Inequality – Myths and Facts” at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in Baldwin Hall 114.

Concerns with income inequality range from the well-founded to mere envy dressed up in moral clothing. To better identify well-founded concerns requires dispelling commonly held myths about inequality and about economics itself. Davies conducts research on the economic effects of government policy and regularly lectures for staff members at the House of Representatives. He studied economics and minored in mathematics and philosophy as an undergraduate at St. Vincent College. He received the Distinguished Dissertation Award from the University of Albany in New York for his thesis involving multi-dimensional panel data in econometrics.

Davies has authored and produced more than 50 professional publications and presentations, 200 op-eds and 200 educational videos on public policy topics. He has also appeared in more than 100 radio and television programs and received a NASA grant for developing statistical techniques for data mining using supercomputers. He is a long-time faculty member at the Institute for Humane Studies and the Foundation for Economic Education. Davies also recently worked as an associate producer for the Moving Picture Institute’s new video series, “FI$H: How an Economy Grows,” a free resource for K-12 education on economics.

Davies’ presentation is sponsored by the Department of Economics.

Truman’s forensic union (speech and debate team) continued its successful early season competition at the Bob R. Derryberry Memorial tournament, hosted Oct. 6-7 by Southwest Baptist University. The team brought home multiple awards, including five new national qualifications.
 
In individual events speech, first-year Courtney Kopp placed sixth in dramatic interpretation. Audrey Baker, another first-year, placed fifth in the same category. First-year Maguire Radosevic placed fifth in extemporaneous speaking. Sophomore Austin Sopko advanced to finals of impromptu speaking and placed fifth. Sopko and Baker also competed in duo interpretation together, where they placed third. Each of these placings represents a national qualification to the National Forensic Association tournament in April.
 
In addition to his success in speech, Radosevic advanced to the quarterfinal round of novice Lincoln-Douglas debate. He was also recognized as the third-best speaker in novice debate at the tournament.
 
Truman forensics next turns its sights on the Missouri Mule and Dale Carnegie Invitational, Oct. 21-22, hosted by the University of Central Missouri.
 
Participation in the forensics program is open to any Truman student in good standing, regardless of prior speech and debate experience. For more information on how to get involved, visit forensics.truman.edu or contact Christopher Outzen, director of individual events, or Craig Hennigan, assistant director of forensics.

The Department of Music and Sigma Alpha Iota will host the 2017 North Star Music Festival Oct. 27-28.

The first concert of the festival begins at 8 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall and features Eli Lara, cello, and Julia Bentley, mezzo-soprano, performing modern works for cello and voice.  

BetaMax, a collective of composers from Kansas City, will perform a concert of composed and improvised music at 8:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall.

The final concert Oct. 27 will take place in the Del & Norma Planetarium at 10 p.m. and will feature improvised compositions by Truman jazz musicians lead by Tim AuBuchon and accompanied by Chicago laptop artist and Truman alumnus Theodore Moore.

The festival will resume at 2:45 p.m. Oct. 28 in Ophelia Parrish 2340 with a concert of electronic soundscapes created and performed by Moore.

At 4 p.m. in Ophelia Parrish 2350, Uncommon Practice, led by Victor Marquez, will perform a variety of contemporary works for acoustic instruments.

Guest artist Vinicio Meza’s compositions will be performed at the sixth concert of the North Star Music Festival and will feature modern works for acoustic instruments. The sixth concert will begin at 6:45 p.m. in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall.

The final concert of the festival, including the premiere of “Fantasía Sobre Tres Canciones Costarricenses,” newly composed by Meza for the Truman State University Symphony Orchestra, will begin at 8 p.m. in the Ophelia Parrish Performance Hall.

The festival is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, visit nsmf.truman.edu.

“Retreat: Reflections on Chinese Apartment Art” will be on display in the University Art Gallery from Oct. 17-Nov. 30.

In the last three decades of the 20th century, apartment art became an important way for Chinese artists to respond to conservative governmental policies that limited or even outlawed the creation and exhibition of contemporary art. This phenomenon took different forms, but in each case, artists and critics developed unique strategies to continue their practice despite political and economic barriers.

This exhibition presents a video produced by graduate students at the University of Pittsburgh that features interviews with eight artists who participated in apartment art in the 1980s and 1990s in Chinese urban centers.

Madeline Eschenburg, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pittsburgh, will present “Chinese Apartment Art: Strategies for Creative Autonomy” at 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Art Gallery in Ophelia Parrish.

Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology, will host a graduate school expo from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 16 in Ryle Hall Main Lounge. All are welcome to visit with prospective graduate schools, such as Western Illinois University and the University of Missouri, offering programs ranging across the disciplines of psychology. Light refreshments will be offered.

The University Art Gallery will host an artist talk and reception with printmaker Laura Berman beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 17.

“Once and Then” features the recent work of Berman, a professor at the Kansas City Art Institute. She has developed a unique monotype technique that she uses to create bold, abstract compositions that play with pattern, layering and an enthralling array of colors. Although her prints are often abstract, her forms are inspired by objects that she collects in her home and that document people she has known, her travels and natural history. Her exhibition includes prints, watercolors and installation-based works.

Artist Talk
5 p.m.

Reception
6 p.m.

“Once and Then”
On display Oct. 17-Nov. 30

The next event in the Global Issues Colloquium will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in Baldwin Hall Little Theater. Carol Rojas of the Feminist Antimilitarist Network will present “Social Movements Amid Armed Conflict in Colombia.”

The child studies interdisciplinary minor will host a reception and information session for students from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 in Magruder Hall 1000. Students will have the opportunity to get to know faculty and other students while finding out more about the minor itself. A short information session will cover the requirements needed to complete the minor, discuss how to set up a capstone for the minor and highlight classes offered in spring 2018 that will fulfill requirements and electives for the minor. Refreshments will be served afterwards. The child studies interdisciplinary minor committee welcomes any faculty, staff or students interested in child studies to attend.

The Funds Allotment Council provides financial support for various student organizations on campus using money from the student activity fee. Support is available for groups that travel to compete in various events – such as club sports teams – as well as groups that conduct events on campus. Applications for FAC funding are now available online and are due by Oct. 20. Questions can be directed to the FAC by email or at the office in the lower level of the Student Union Building.

Bear Creek Clean-up
3-5 p.m.
Oct. 23
Anyone interested in participating can email Hyerin Kim or Raven Eisenberger.

Plant and Herb Tabling
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Oct. 24
Student Union Building

Local Foods Day
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Oct. 25
Mall

Population Growth Tabling
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Oct. 26
Student Union Building

“An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power”
Oct. 26
Ophelia Parrish 2210
Screening at 3:45 p.m. followed by a nationwide live webinar with Al Gore at 5:45 p.m. Space is limited. Free tickets are available in Violette Hall 1130.

Water Workshop Tabling
12:30-3:30 p.m.
Oct. 27
Student Union Building

Recycling Drive at the Sustainability Office
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Violette Hall 1310

The next Faculty Forum event will take place at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in Baldwin Hall 102
 
“Dialogues on Color” will be a presentation of Aaron Fine’s work on color theory resulting in a book of that title. This book, an inter-genre mixture of creative nonfiction, fiction and coloring book pages, is available to read free online, or purchase at cost, at www.arenotbooks.com.

Providing an intellectual history of Western attitudes towards color, the organizing aim of the book is to reveal the ways cultural context shapes our theories of color, not excluding those we link to Newton’s work with the prism and think of as objective and universally true.

For this presentation, Fine proposes to host a mixture of activities, mingling his own lecture style with staged readings done by theatre or debate club students in the voices of Newton, Goethe, Tom Sawyer and others. There will also be opportunities for the audience to color in their own color theory coloring book pages and to win a drawing for one of five complimentary copies of the book “Dialogues on Color.”

The Truman Master of Athletic Training program will host an informational meeting from 5-6 p.m. Oct. 25 in Pershing Building 232. Come find out about the program and application process. Classes begin in July. For more information or questions, contact Brandy Schneider at bschneider@truman.edu.

Truman, in partnership with Shanghai University, offers a unique student exchange program for study in China. Located in the largest city in China, Shanghai University gives students an amazing opportunity to experience China firsthand by participating in all the opportunities the city has to give.

This exchange program is offered by the Faculty of Institute of Economics, Institute of Foreign Languages and College of International Exchange at Shanghai University. It consists of two modules: economics or language. Students in the economics module learn about Chinese business, culture and finance, and they live at the Baoshan campus. The language module students study Mandarin and reside at the Yanchang campus. Other English-taught courses include: Chinese culture, operation management, Chinese foreign trade, econometrics and more. Shanghai University also offers an intensive Chinese language program.

Being an exchange program, students pay Truman tuition directly to Truman. This makes payment easy and affordable. Students reside in on-campus dorms and are fully responsible for paying Shanghai University directly for all housing costs.

For more information on Shanghai University, visit studyabroad.truman.edu/programs/exchange-programs/#China.

To apply, fill out a Truman online application and send a statement of purpose, official transcripts, a copy of passport and two letters of recommendation to the Study Abroad Office in Baldwin Hall 106.

Applications for the spring semester are due mid-November. Applications for the fall semester are due mid-May. For more information and to apply, contact the Center for International Education/Study Abroad, Baldwin Hall 106, 660.785.4076, ciea@truman.edu.

The September issue of the Monitor is now available online. The Monitor is a monthly zine and Kirksville’s best source for alternative news, poetry, prose, art and ideas in print.

All submissions are published as-is. Submissions can be sent to trumanmonitor@gmail.com. The next submission deadline is Nov. 10.

Nearly all Monitor issues since 1995 can be found at trumanmonitor.com.

The annual Sigma Alpha Haunted Corn Maze will take place at the University Farm on the following dates.

Oct. 26
7-10 p.m.

Oct. 27
8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Oct. 28
8 p.m.-12 a.m.

Oct. 29 (Kids Day)
1-3 p.m.

Professor Lisa Hooper and students will lead a tree walk Oct. 27. Come learn about Missouri native trees growing on the quad. Meet at 5 p.m. at the north entrance to the quad (on Normal St.). All are welcome. Participants can come and go as they please.

The third annual Multicultural Affairs Student Diversity Retreat will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 28 in the Student Union Building Activities Room. This will be a day of learning, growing and getting to know your Truman family.
 
Those who register for the retreat by 5 p.m. Oct. 16 will receive a Truman diversity T-shirt and lunch will be provided. Register for the retreat at mac.truman.edu/diversity-retreat. For further information, email Carol Bennett at cbennett@truman.edu.

The Study Abroad Office is hosting a photo/video/blog contest. Students who studied abroad last fall, spring or summer and are currently enrolled are eligible.

Photo Contest
The categories are: “The Artistic Eye,” “Abroad Selfie” and “The World as Your Classroom.” Participants may enter a maximum of three photos for every category.

Video Contest
Videos should be one to three minutes in length. Students can use videos taken while abroad or a new one documenting their experience in retrospect.

Blog Contest
Students can send in their blog links to share their personal abroad stories with everyone.

Entries can be emailed to ciea@truman.edu and should include name, semester and country where the student studied abroad. Submissions will be accepted through Oct. 31. Prizes are $15-40 Truman gift cards. For more information about the contest, email ciea@truman.edu or stop by the Study Abroad Office located in Baldwin Hall 106.

Applications are now being received for summer internships at the following locations in Missouri. The summer internships are open to all Truman students, but they are especially relevant for those considering careers in archives, museums, teaching and law. To find out what the internships entail and how to apply, attend the informational event at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 in Baldwin Hall 201 or contact Jason McDonald.
 
Harry Truman Presidential Library
Kansas City

National World War I Museum
Kansas City

Judicial Archives Project
Kirksville
 
Missouri History Museum
St. Louis

Mercantile Library
St. Louis

MSU Special Collections and Archive
Springfield

The Truman Public Relations Office is now accepting applications for the full-time spring 2018 internship.

Duties for the public relations intern can include assisting with the planning of special events throughout the semester, such as Kohlenberg Lyceum performances and Capital Appreciation Day. The intern will also help with the production of the University’s online newsletter, the Truman Today, as well as the biannual alumni magazine, the Truman Review.

Participants can earn between six and nine credit hours for the internship, in addition to a modest stipend. Interns typically work 30 hours per week in the Public Relations Office in McClain Hall and take two three-credit courses during the semester.

Applicants should have a strong background in writing and editing. Special consideration will be given to candidates with knowledge of AP Style.

To apply, send a resume, an advising transcript, two writing samples and contact information for two on-campus references to the Public Relations Office, McClain Hall 202, no later than Nov. 3. For questions about the internship, email pr@truman.edu.

The Student Health Center will be providing walk-in STI testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomonas from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Health Center. Testing is done through a urine sample. The CDC recently reported new cases of sexually transmitted infections reaching record highs in 2016 with 20 million new cases reported annually. Additionally, they report 50 percent are in adolescents and young adults aged 15-24. Students will be charged the significantly reduced rate of $30 on their student account for all three tests and will have access to a HIPAA-compliant, secure website to review their results. Individuals testing positive may seek services for treatment at the Health Center or at a provider’s office of their choice.

The Truman Communication Disorders Department will host a Graduate Student Open House from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 4 in the Health Sciences Building 2203. All prospective students interested in pursuing a master’s degree in communication disorders from Truman are invited to attend. Information regarding the CMDS graduate program, the profession, employment opportunities and funding for graduate school will be provided along with the opportunity to meet faculty, alumni and students of the program. RSVP to Connie Ikerd.

The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program is a highly selective six-week summer institute for rising college juniors offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities at the home of America’s first president located just outside of Washington, D.C. It is all-inclusive, providing housing, transportation, meals and a $3,000 stipend.
 
The Mount Vernon Leadership Fellows program offers a dynamic and stimulating leadership curriculum that encourages students to examine their personal strengths, identify areas for growth and ultimately take action as a leader. In that spirit, these leadership lessons are taught within a framework emphasizing the inspirational leadership model of George Washington. Students are also afforded the opportunity of meeting with and learning from current leaders of national prominence in the government, journalism, business and nonprofits sectors.
 
A highlight of the experience is learning how to take a personal passion and turn it into a blueprint for action in the form of a capstone project. Leadership fellows spend some of their time working on their individual capstones while at Mount Vernon, culminating in a final presentation at the conclusion of the program.
 
Students who meet the following criteria are encouraged to apply:
•        Currently enrolled college sophomore in good standing
•        Proven leadership ability and involvement
•        All majors welcome
•        Demonstrated interest in proposed capstone project
•        Cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher
•        Current U.S. Citizen
 
For more information about the program, visit mountvernon.org/leadershipfellows.

Austin Petersen, a Republican candidate for the United States Senate, will speak at 5 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Student Union Building Down Under. He will discuss his senate race, his position on issues and his vision for the United States that he would pursue in office. Petersen’s visit is sponsored by the College Republicans.

Suzanne Scholte from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation will present “The Battle for Human Rights in North Korea: Is There Hope for Peaceful Change?” at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Student Union Building Activities Room. Sponsored by the College Republicans.

For more than 20 years, DST Systems, Inc., has administered the annual Gould Scholastic Award in honor of former CEO Robert Gould. This award recognizes outstanding university students who compose exceptional academic papers on topics related to investment management strategies, theories and trends. The award represents Gould’s legacy of effective utilization of operations management and information technology to advance the financial services industry. Student winners are awarded grants in the amounts of $10,000, $7,500 and $5,000 for first, second and third place, respectively, and are celebrated at a special ceremony in Kansas City.  More information about DST can be found at www.dstsystems.com.
 
Eligible participants are: junior, senior or honors program students. Graduate students are not eligible to participate. Group projects are eligible. Each university may submit up to three student papers for consideration of the award.

Student papers should be submitted to the School of Business office by email at sbdean@truman.edu by Dec. 15.

Daniel Mandell, professor of history, lectured on “Shifting Images of Indians and Notions of Race” Oct. 9 at Brandeis University’s Indigenous People’s Day Teach-In.

Truman was recognized by Zippia.com as being the top school in Missouri for accounting majors. The career guidance website, looked at data from multiple sites to consider career results, accounting emphasis and school performance.  

The Truman State University Foundation Spring 2018 Foundation Scholarship applications are now available. To apply, log in to TruView, go to the Student Tab, Student Finances, Foundation Scholarship Application. Students can submit and revise their application online at any time prior to the deadline of Nov. 3. This is a smaller application period for Foundation scholarships that have not yet been awarded for 2017-18. The main application period will begin in February for the 2018-19 scholarships. These scholarships are available thanks to the private gifts of alumni and friends of Truman State University.

The Gilman Scholarship Program is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.

Student Sydnie Russian studied abroad in Russia during the spring 2017 semester with the Gilman Scholarship. She will be available throughout the semester to help interested students learn about and apply for the scholarship.

Gilman Advisor Sessions
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Student Union Building
Oct. 23
Nov. 6
Nov. 20
Dec. 4
Dec. 18

Sydnie Russian takes a picture outside the Kremlin. She studied abroad on a Gilman Scholarship in the spring. During the fall she will be available to interested students apply for the Scholarship.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is accepting applications for the Freeman-ASIA Award for Undergraduate Study in East and Southeast Asia for spring 2018 / calendar year 2018. Freeman-ASIA provides scholarships of up to $7,000 for U.S.-based undergraduates with demonstrated financial need who plan to study abroad in one of 15 countries.
 
Student Application Deadline
Oct. 18

Adviser Certification Deadline
Oct. 25
 
Applications and certifications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Eastern time on the day of the deadline. For full eligibility criteria, more information, and the online application, visit iie.org/freeman-asia.