Vol. 16, No. 2 - Sept. 6, 2011

The Truman State University Press is presenting guest speaker Clifton Truman Daniel at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 in Baldwin Hall Auditorium.  

Daniel is the oldest grandson of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman. He will speak about his famous, but very ordinary, grandparents. His new book, “Dear Harry, Love Bess,” published by Truman State University Press, will be available to purchase and for Daniel to sign.

Currently, Daniel serves as the director of public relations for Harry S. Truman College, located in Chicago, Ill. Prior to that, he worked as a feature writer and editor for the Morning Star and Sunday-Star news in Wilmington, N.C.  

Daniel is the honorary chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Library Institute in Independence, Mo. In addition to his current book, he also wrote “Growing Up With My Grandfather: Memories of Harry S. Truman.”

Truman presented Daniel as commencement speaker during the May 2008 graduation ceremony.

This free event is sponsored by the Truman State University Press in celebration of 25 years of publishing and by the School of Arts and Letters. Contact the Public Relations Office at 785.4016 for more information. 

The fourth annual Cape Air Kirksville Regional Air Festival will take place Sept. 10-11 at the Kirksville Regional Airport, located seven miles south of Kirksville on Highway 63. The title sponsor this year is Cape Air, the airline that provides three round-trip flights to St. Louis daily.

The Air Show takes place at 2 p.m. Sept. 11. Air Show performances include an A-10 Thunderbolt West Demonstration Team, a North American P-51D Mustang, and a wing walker among others.

Gates open at 10 a.m. Sept. 10 and admission is free. On Sept. 11 gates will open at 8 a.m. with cost of admission $10 per person or $30 per carload. Children 5 and under are admitted free.

On both days airplane and helicopter rides are available for $35. Tandem Skydiving is also available on Saturday and Sunday for $225. Call 665.9764 to reserve a tandem. A Kids Zone will be provided for children including free all-day play on inflatables. Food vendors will also be available at the festival.

The Air Show will begin with Commemorative Ceremony honoring those who died during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The Truman State University Brass Choir, conducted by Gregory Jones, will provide live music. The ceremony will end with the release of 3,000 red, white, and blue helium balloons.

Truman faculty member Randy Smith serves as the Air Festival director and spends much of his summer organizing the event and working with sponsors.

The Kirksville Regional Air Festival is not-for-profit and donates proceeds each year to a local organization. This year some of the proceeds will go to FLATS and some will go to the Kirksville Regional Airport for new furniture for the terminal.

Tickets are available at Kirksville Chamber of Commerce and at the gate. For more information, visit www.kvairfest.com.

The Air Festival is co-sponsored by the Kirksville Airport Association and the City of Kirksville.

The Washington Monthly has ranked Truman among the top institutions in the nation in its 2011 College Rankings included in the September/October issue of the magazine.

Truman is ranked the No. 3 school overall in the Master’s Universities category and is the only Missouri university listed in the top 50 of the category. Truman topped the list of the 14 public universities recognized by the magazine.  

Washington Monthly calculated its ranking based on three equally-rated factors of service, research and social mobility, which considers graduation rates and percentage of students receiving Pell Grants. Truman was ranked No. 19 for the number of alumni who go on to serve in the Peace Corps. Additionally, the University scored a top 10 ranking, coming in at No. 4 in the number of bachelor’s recipients who go on to receive a Ph.D. Both numbers were relative to school size. Truman compiled an overall score of 95 out of a possible 100.

For more information, go online to www.WashingtonMonthly.com/college_guide/.

Senior political science major Jenny Johnson will spend the fall semester studying at the American University in Dubai after being selected as one of 10 recipients of the William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship.

The scholarship is an initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation, established by the former president. Its goal is to provide American students the opportunity to learn about Middle Eastern culture, politics, economics and language while living in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The Clinton Foundation covers the cost of tuition and housing for 10 selected students each semester.

Johnson, who plans to obtain an advanced degree in Arabic/Middle Eastern studies after she graduates from Truman in December, came across the scholarship opportunity while researching academic programs in the Middle East. Eventually, Johnson would like to pursue a career that involves women’s empowerment and economic development in the Middle East/North Africa and possibly work on U.S. and Middle East relations.

The William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship at the American University is open to all U.S. citizens enrolled as full-time undergraduates. While an interest in Middle Eastern and Islamic cultural studies is important for the application process, the scholarship favors students who have not previously traveled to or studied in the area. A majority of the classes at the American University are taught in English. For more information on the scholarship, visit www.aud.edu/ExternalRelations/ClintonScholarship.asp.

The Student Recreation Center has created a new access protocol for the children of students, faculty and staff. 

Guests age 13 or younger will be allowed free access while those 14 and above will pay $3 to the Student Recreation Center during “family times.” All guests must be accompanied by the Truman student, faculty or staff member.  

The family times for all guests under the age of 18 are Fridays after 5 p.m., and any open hours on Saturdays, Sundays, University observed holidays, semester interims and summer semesters.

Questions may be directed to the Campus Recreation Office in the Student Recreation Center at 785.7739.

The Truman Public Relations Office has named Lauren Massey, a senior communication major, as intern for the Fall 2011 semester.

Massey is from St. Louis, Mo., and a 2008 graduate from Parkway South High School. She is the daughter of Colleen and Stuart Massey and the oldest of three children.


As intern for the Public Relations Office, Massey will help write, produce and distribute the University newsletter, Truman Today on campus and online.  

She will also help with 2011 Family Day, write press releases and fulfill various office tasks.

Massey currently serves as assistant panhellenic delegate for Alpha Sigma Alpha social sorority and is vice president of external communication of Order of Omega, the National Greek Honors Society. She is also a member of Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honors Society.  

Massey hopes to pursue a career in public relations and is looking forward to the hands-on experience she will gain this coming semester. 

This January, Truman’s Cantoria will sing an invited performance at the 74th Missouri Music Educators Association Conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort.

“It is a great honor to be chosen to perform. I am thankful for the dedication and talents of our students and faculty members, who helped make this possible,” said Mark Jennings, associate professor of music and director of the choir.

The group, which was chosen for the conference through a blind application process, is an auditioned choir of 60 singers that meets Monday through Friday at 12:30 p.m.

Truman’s Chamber Choir, led by incoming graduate students Christopher Thomas and Mark Woodcock, will prepare and present the seventh annual Madrigal Dinner Dec. 2-3. The Chamber Choir is an auditioned ensemble of about 26 singers.

The University Chorus, Truman’s large, non-auditioned ensemble, will perform Vivaldi’s “Gloria,” Eric Whitacre’s “Five Hebrew Love Songs” and works by Menachem Wiesenberg and André Thomas. In the spring, the choir will present a concert with the University Orchestra.

Students interested in participating in any of the choirs can contact Jennings at mdj@truman.edu or 785.4443.

Twenty-nine Truman academic advisors, Residence Life and Student Affairs staff members completed a 12-hour Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course Aug. 2-5.

The course was taught by certified MHFA instructors: Lou Ann Gilchrist, dean of students; Brenda Higgins, director of student health and university counseling; and Joe Hamilton, assistant director of University Counseling Services.

The MHFA  course trains individuals how to assist someone who may be in a mental health crisis or in the early stages of developing a mental health problem.

Saturday, Sept. 17
Women’s Tennis Hosts Truman Invitational
9 a.m.
Truman Tennis Courts

Truman Baseball Scrimmage
10 a.m.
Truman Baseball Field

Library Tours
10 a.m.-Noon
Pickler Memorial Library

Women’s Volleyball vs. Emporia State University
1 p.m.
Pershing Arena

Annual Festival Centennial
1-4 p.m.
Centennial Hall Courtyard

SAB Presents:
Jeff Civillico Juggler and Comedian*
4 p.m.
Baldwin Auditorium

Barbecue*
5-6:30 p.m.
Student Union Mall
(Rain site: Student Union Building)

Bulldog Football vs. Pittsburg State*
7 p.m.
Stokes Stadium

Extras
Friday, Sept. 16
Women’s Tennis Hosts Truman Invitational
4 p.m.
Truman Tennis Courts

Clifton Truman Daniel
7:30 p.m.
Baldwin Auditorium

Saturday, Sept. 17
Red Barn Arts & Crafts Festival
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Downtown

Sunday, Sept. 18
Truman Softball Scrimmage  
1 p.m.
Truman Softball Field

*For ticket information, go to truman.edu/familyday.

Order your Homecoming apparel early. Go to homecoming.truman.edu and click on apparel. Fill out a pre-order form and return to the CSI or order your apparel online through the online Homecoming store. For more information, please contact the Center for Student Involvement.

Fall Semester 2011
Sept. 16 - Speaker: Clifton Truman Daniel
Sept. 17 - Family Day
Oct. 7 - National Truman Spirit Day
Oct. 8 - Homecoming
Oct. 12 - First Block classes end
Oct. 13-14 - Midterm Break
Oct. 17 - Second Block classes begin
Oct. 19 - Career Expo
Oct. 26 - "Phantom of the Opera"*
Oct. 27-28 - New Music Festival
Nov. 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 29 - "A Christmas Carol"*
Dec. 9 - Last day of classes
Dec. 12 - Finals begin
Dec. 14 - Reading Day
Dec. 17 - Commencement

 
Spring Semester 2012
Jan. 9 - Classes begin
Jan. 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan. 28 - "Sleeping Beauty"*
Feb. 8 - Career Expo
Feb. 16 - University Conference
Feb. 29 - First Block classes end
March 1 - Second Block classes begin
March 5-9 - Midterm Break
March 20 - "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"*
April 9 - Spring Break                   
April 14 - Speaker: Michael Beschloss
April 17 - Student Research Conference
April 27 - Last day of classes
April 30 - Finals start
May 2 - Reading Day
May 4 - Finals end
May 5 - Commencement

*Kohlenberg Lyceum Event
For the most recent updates, check the Master Calendar on the University home page or at calendar.truman.edu.

For many years, the Career Center has hosted nationally known author and lecturer Donald Asher. For the past few years, he has conducted hands-on personal statement workshops where students complete writing exercises and leave with a rough draft of their statement. These workshops have received continuous positive reviews and are highly attended. This year, the sessions will take place on:

Sept. 27
3–6 p.m.

Sept. 28
2:30–5:30 p.m.

To attend, a student must be nominated by a faculty or staff member. To nominate a student simply submit the following information to ucc4@truman.edu:

Student name
Student email
Which workshop they can attend

Ideally, these students would be a) planning to attend graduate school after graduating from Truman; b) either a junior or senior; and c) available at one of the times above. Due to the nature of the program, students will be expected to arrive promptly and remain for the full three hours. Spaces are on a first-come, first-served basis. You may nominate up to 5 students at this time. Any additional nominations will be placed on a waiting list for open seats.

Asher is also conducting these workshops, which are open and encouraged to all students:

How to Attend Graduate School for Free or Minimum Cost
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Sept. 27
Student Union Building Activities Room

The Hidden Job Market
Sept. 28
6–7:30 p.m.
Student Union Building Activities Room

For Donald Asher’s biography and credentials visit www.donaldasher.com.

Additional questions can be directed to ucc4@truman.edu.

Football vs Fort Hays
1 p.m.
Sept. 10

Women’s Soccer vs Northwest Missouri
4 p.m.
Sept. 15

Women’s Tennis Hosts Truman Invitational
Sept. 16-17

Women’s Volleyball vs Emporia State
1 p.m.
Sept. 17

Football vs Pittsburg State
7 p.m.
Sept. 17

Men’s Tennis Host Truman Invitational
Sept. 23-24

Men’s Tennis vs William Jewell
4 p.m.
Sept. 28

Women’s Tennis vs William Jewell
4 p.m.
Sept. 28

Women’s Soccer vs Missouri Western
3 p.m.
Oct. 4

Men’s Tennis vs Quincy
4 p.m.
Oct. 4

Women’s Tennis vs Quincy
4 p.m.
Oct. 4

Men’s Soccer vs Upper Iowa
3 p.m.
Oct. 5

Women’s Volleyball vs Central Missouri
7 p.m.
Oct. 5

Men’s Soccer vs Fort Hays
3 p.m.
Oct. 7

Football vs Washburn
2 p.m.
Oct. 8

Women’s Volleyball vs Missouri Western
7 p.m.
Oct. 8

Men’s Soccer vs William Jewell
3 p.m.
Oct. 11

Women’s Soccer vs Washburn
3 p.m.
Oct. 13

Men’s Soccer vs Lindenwood
2 p.m.
Oct. 16

Women’s Soccer vs Missouri Southern
2 p.m.
Oct. 20

Women’s Volleyball vs Missouri Southern
7 p.m.
Oct. 21

Women’s Soccer vs Southwest Baptist
12 p.m.
Oct. 22

Women’s Volleyball vs Pittsburg State
5 p.m.
Oct. 22

Women’s Golf Hosts Bulldog Classic
Oct. 23-24

Women’s Soccer vs Emporia State
2 p.m.
Oct. 27

Women’s Volleyball vs Washburn
7 p.m.
Oct. 28

Women’s Soccer vs Central Missouri
1 p.m.
Oct. 29

Women’s Volleyball vs Fort Hays
6 p.m.
Oct. 29

Activity: NFL Pickems
Division: Open
Deadline: Each Friday by 3 p.m.
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Sept. 9

Activity: Flag Football
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Sept. 6
Captains’ Meeting: Sept. 1
Play Begins: Sept. 12

Activity: Co-Rec Flag Football
Division: Open
Deadline: Sept. 6
Captains’ Meeting: Sept. 1
Play Begins: Sept. 12

Activity: Tennis-Doubles
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Sept. 12
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Sept. 19

Activity: Softball
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Sept. 16
Captains’ Meeting: Sept. 1
Play Begins: Sept. 24-25

Activity: Co-Rec Softball
Division: Open
Deadline: Sept. 16
Captains’ Meeting: Sept. 1
Play Begins: Sept. 24-25

Activity: Baggo
Division: Open
Deadline: Sept. 28
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Oct. 3

Activity: MLB Playoff Pickems
Division: Open
Deadline: Oct. 5
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Oct. 6

Activity: Bulldog 5K Run*
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Sept. 30
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Oct. 8

Activity: Kickball
Division: Open
Deadline: Oct. 3
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Oct. 10

Activity: Indoor Soccer
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Oct. 10
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 6
Play Begins: Oct. 17

Activity: Co-Rec Indoor Soccer
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Oct. 10
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 6
Play Begins: Oct. 17

Activity: Pickleball-Singles
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Oct. 10
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 6
Play Begins: Oct. 17

Activity: Pickleball-Doubles
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Oct. 10
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 6
Play Begins: Oct. 17

Activity: 3v3 Basketball
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Oct. 17
Captains’ Meeting: Oct. 6
Play Begins: Oct. 24

Activity: Basketball Pentathlon
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Nov. 7
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Nov. 14

Activity: Co-Rec Floor Hockey
Division: Open
Deadline: Nov. 14
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Nov. 14

Activity: Bench Press
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Nov. 9
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Nov. 16

Activity: Table Tennis (singles/doubles)
Division: Greek/Org/Open
Deadline: Nov. 21
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Nov. 28

Activity: College Bowl Mania
Division: Open
Deadline: Finals Week
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: Finals Week

Activity: Texas Hold’em Poker
Division: Open
Deadline: TBD
Captains’ Meeting: NA
Play Begins: TBD

All information, rules and registration requirements are online at 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.

Jeffrey Gall, professor of history and social science education, was inducted into the inaugural class of the Van Horn High School Hall of Honor Aug. 26. The nine inductees were selected by the Van Horn High School Alumni Association.
 
Michael Goggin, professor of physics, and collaborators at the University of Queensland had their paper, “Two-photon quantum walks in an elliptical direct-write waveguide array,” published in the July 2011 issue of the New Journal of Physics (iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630/13/7/075003/). The paper is a result of work done on a research trip to the University of Queensland during the summer of 2010. The trip was funded by the Australian Research Council and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity of the U.S. Army. Goggin also had a letter to the editor published in the July 29 issue of the journal Science.
 
Angelica McCreary, a justice systems student, has recently had her review of “Extreme Killing: Understanding Serial and Mass Murder” published by the Internet Journal of Criminology (an international publication based in the United Kingdom). This book provides an analysis of the sociological and psychological factors associated with serial, mass and spree killings and is published by Sage, Inc., 2012. McCreary’s article can be found at www.internetjournalofcriminology.com.
 
Jason Miller, professor of mathematics, received a grant with Richard Porter of Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., to organize and run the annual meeting of principle investigators for NSF PRISM programs. The meeting took place Aug. 12-13 in Washington, D.C., at the Carriage House of the Mathematical Association of America. Barbara Kramer, associate professor of chemistry, attended to represent Truman’s PRISM program.
 
Kyung-Chun (Andrew) Mun, professor of finance, recently had his solely-authored paper, “The Joint Response of Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets to Macroeconomic Surprises: Using U.S. and Japanese Data,” accepted for publication in the Journal of Banking and Finance. The publication is a prestigious academic journal in the area of finance with 2010 ISI impact factor of 2.731. In addition, Kyung-Chun Mun and Sandra K. Fleak, professor of accounting, had their co-authored paper, “Stock Market Adjustment to Earnings Announcement in the Presence of Accounting Irregularity Allegations.” accepted for publication in the Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting, the journal published by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

TruMarketing, Truman’s chapter of the American Marketing Association, will begin their 2011 recruitment with information nights at 7 p.m. Sept. 1 and Sept. 8 in Violette Hall 1408. Students will have chance to meet the chapter at 7 p.m. on Sept. 6 and 13 in Violette Hall 1408. Contact Jen Cleary at jnc8152@truman.edu for more information.  

McNair Research Presentations will take place Sept. 7 in the Student Union Building Alumni Room. For a complete presentation schedule, go to trumantoday.truman.edu/pdf/McNairResearch2011.pdf.

Anthony Blades, blindness skills specialist, will present “The Role of the Paraprofessional in a Program for Students with Visual Impairments” workshop from 10 a.m-3 p.m. Sept. 8 in Violette Hall 1312. Workshop is free of cost. Visit rpdc.truman.edu to register. For more information, contact Blades at ablades@truman.edu.

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will meet at 5 p.m. Sept. 8 at the University Club House, located at 516 E. Patterson. Contact Marc Becker at marc@truman.edu or call 785.6036 for more information.

Dr. Michael Houts, nuclear research manager for NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., will present “Evolution is Religion, Not Science” at 7 p.m. Sept. 12 in Student Union Building Georgian Room C.  Houts has a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institution of Technology.  

A Mathmatics/Mathbio Colloquium will feature guest speaker Jianguo Sun, professor of biostatistics from the University of Missouri, at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 14 in Violette Hall 1236.  

Johnnie LeMaster, former shortstop for the San Francisco Giants, will be speaking at 5 p.m. Sept. 18 on the mall.

An international graduate school consortium is coming to campus at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Student Union Building Georgian Room A. The session will feature several universities and provide information to students about their graduate degrees and careers in international affairs.

The third Annual Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Symposium will take place at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 22 at the Connell Information Technologies Center at A.T. Still University. The event is focused on faculty-mentored student research in biomedical science. Students are encouraged to register and submit an abstract. Visit www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22CV64NP3DT/ for registration and submissions. The deadline for registration is Sept. 30 and for submission, Oct. 7.