Vol. 10 No. 7 - October 11, 2005

For many, what used to be a dream is now reality. Ceremonies to celebrate the four-laning of 22 miles of Highway 63 between Macon and Kirksville will take place at 2 p.m., Oct. 18, at the Northeast Regional Health and Fitness Center.

The Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce, Highway 63 Transportation Corporation and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are working with the cities of Macon, Atlanta, LaPlata and Kirksville to organize the festivities. Celebrations at each location will include entertainment, brief comments by invited guests, refreshments, and cutting a ceremonial ribbon.

Festivities will commence at 11 a.m. in Macon, noon in Atlanta, 1 p.m. in LaPlata, and 2 p.m. in Kirksville, where Truman’s True Men will be performing the national anthem. The format is designed to celebrate all communities along the new highway.

The project is nearing completion and the additional lanes are expected to open to traffic within the next few weeks.

Plans to four-lane U.S. Highway 63 between Kirksville and Macon date back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1992, the U.S. Highway 63 corridor was identified for expansion to a four-lane highway. However, in 1998, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission came to the conclusion that MoDOT did not have sufficient funding to complete the project as planned.

When the project’s deferral was announced, the Kirksville Area Chamber of Commerce organized a community task force to consider the communities options. The ultimate goal of the task force was to work in partnership with MoDOT to solve the problem. With support from the City of Kirksville and MoDOT’s District 2 office in Macon, plans were put in place to form the Highway 63 Transportation Corporation. The Corporation, chaired by Truman alumnus David Clithero, included representatives from Adair, Macon and Schuyler counties and the cities of Kirksville, Macon, LaPlata and Atlanta.

After developing a strategy to move the project forward, the Corporation members accepted a proposal submitted by Koch Performance Roads Inc., of Wichita, Kan. This proposal offered design and construction management services that greatly condensed the time frame of the project to save time and money. The proposal also included a pledge that the Corporation would seek a one-half cent sales tax from the citizens of Kirksville to provide up to 30 percent of the project’s total cost.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission unanimously endorsed the proposal to accelerate the expansion of Highway 63, after which the City of Kirksville had to seek voter approval. On April 2, 2002, an overwhelming 78 percent of Kirksville voters gave their approval of the one-half cent sales tax increase. This sales tax will generate $11.5 million during a 10-year period.

Another Truman alumna, Elsie Gaber, currently chairs the Highway 63 Transportation Corporation and welcomed citizens to the groundbreaking ceremony that took place on May 2, 2003, and marked the beginning of the construction on Highway 63 between Macon and Kirksville. This ceremony served as a testament to the fact that when a community or group of people come together to solve a problem, great things can happen. More than 600 citizens participated in this groundbreaking activity.

For more information about the ceremonies, contact MoDOT’s D2 Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636).

The University Art Gallery at Truman State University presents “Dimensions Variable: An exhibition of expandable sculpture.” The sculptures ship small but expand, unfold, inflate, or assemble big. The exhibit opens with a public reception at 6 p.m. Oct. 10.

The show features work by artists from across the country including a 45 foot inflatable mouse, a sculpture assembled from open umbrellas, and a large cardboard insect. Aaron Fine, associate professor of art, and Jim Pauls, professor of art, are curating the exhibit.

“The show is inspired by the challenge of filling a large gallery in Kirksville with sculpture from all across the country,” Fine said. “Artists were challenged to propose works that could ship by standard UPS weights and measurements but would expand to install at a much larger scale.”

The University Art Gallery programs are presented by the Division of Fine Arts, and include national, regional, and student and faculty exhibits. The Gallery also relies on support from numerous other organizations and individuals in the Kirksville community.

Financial assistance for this project was supplied by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Gallery hours are 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday; and noon-4:30 p.m., Saturday.

 

Pictured left to right Mark Gambaiana, vice president for University advancement; Barbara Dixon, president; Kris Hurley, Truman Bookstore assistant manager, Steve Pennington, Truman Bookstore manager; and Charles Hunsaker, manager of the annual fund.

Truman Bookstore, Barnes & Noble Booksellers is a platinum level corporate sponsor of the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series.

The bookstore will be recognized for its commitment to the Kohlenberg Lyceum Series at the performance of Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats Oct. 18.

This marks the sixth consecutive year that Truman Bookstore, Barnes & Noble Booksellers has provided a Lyceum sponsorship.

Corey Hudson, a senior sociology/anthropology major from Ozark, Mo., received the Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Studies for the spring 2005 semester.

He was given the award for “Common Ground: Herding, Environmentalism and the Battle for America’s Public Rangelands,” produced in Seipel’s Rural America course. Papers showing exceptionally sophisticated interdisciplinary inquiry were nominated by instructors, and then blind-reviewed by a committee of JINS faculty.

Glamour magazine is sponsoring a 2006 Top 10 College Women competition. Winners receive a $2,000 cash prize, a trip to New York City, opportunities to meet with top female professionals and national recognition in Glamour’s October 2006 issue. Applicants must be full-time juniors for the 2005-2006 academic year and have leadership experience, involvement on campus and in the community, and academic excellence.

Applications must be received by Feb. 10 and may be obtained in the Truman State University Financial Aid Office or by e-mailing ttcw@glamour.com.

The Financial Aid Office has received notification of The Young Entrepreneurs Scholarship provided by the Drink for Health Online Foundation. This scholarship is available to college students 18 years old and older or college-bound students, who qualify by achieving minimum performance requirements within the scholarship program. For more information, go to http://www.drinkforhealthonline.ws.

The Truman United Way campaign has collected  $25,575.54, 50 percent of their goal. The United Way campus campaign committee members include (pictured left to right) President Barbara Dixon, co-chair Lesa Ketterlinus, student drive chair Rachel See and co-chair David Conner.

7:30 p.m.
Oct. 18
Baldwin Auditorium

Admission is free for students, faculty and staff with their University ID. Students may pick up tickets at the Student Activities Board Office, lower level of the SUB. Faculty and staff may pick up tickets at the Center for Student Involvement, lower level of the SUB.

Call the Public Relations Office at 785.4016 for more information.

4-6 p.m., Oct. 11
Career Center

•Resume review
•How to work a career fair
•How to register for Career Expo

1-5 p.m., Oct. 26
Student Union Building

Visit http://career.truman.edu to sign up for the fall 2005 Career Expo.

Make sure your resume and cover letter are up to speed by receiving a critique from a full-time staff member or trained career assistant.

No appointment is needed for resume and cover letter critiques. For more information on these events, contact Glen Ketterlinus at gketter@truman.edu.

1-5 p.m.
Oct. 12
SUB Activities Room

Talk to faculty about:
• majors and minors
• research opportunities
• careers and internships
• study abroad

This event is co-sponsored by RCP and the Career Center.

Pickler Memorial Library
Oct. 13 - 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Oct. 14 - 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oct. 15 - noon-5 p.m.
Oct. 16 - Resume regular hours

Student Recreation Center
Oct. 13 - 6:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Oct. 14 - 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Oct. 15 - 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Oct. 16 - 4-7 p.m.

Faculty and Staff College Bowl Moderators

Interested individuals should contact Sujit Chemburkar at 785.4186 or sujit@truman.edu.

College Bowl Tournament

6-10 p.m. • Nov. 2
Student Union Building

Individuals and teams may register for the College Bowl Tournament at the Center for Student Involvement. The registration deadline is 4 p.m. Oct. 19. Cost is $5 per person to register and all participants receive a T-shirt. Competition begins at Truman to select the varsity team. The varsity team will advance to the regional Championship Tournament to take place in February 2006.

First Place:
“A Day in the Life”
Submitted by: Brian Rose

Second Place:
“Late Work”
Submitted by: Gabriel Baker and Tyler Phillippi

Third Place:  
“Sidewalks”
Submitted by: Adam Vogt

Audience Award Winner:
“Late Work”
(Baker and Phillippi)

Also premiered:
“Goggles, a Cape, and a Dream” submitted by Marty Meyer, “Brian Goes to College”submitted by Kate Lawrence and Jimmy Moore, “Another Dimension-The Doors Truman Opens” submitted by Travis Turco, “Long Distance” submitted by Brycen Marner, and “College Transition” submitted by Andrew Richmond.

Prize winning films can be seen from the RCP Web site http://rcp.truman.edu.

Oct. 17
Homecoming Kickoff
5:30 p.m. • Red Barn Park
Rain site: Newman Center
Chili Cook-Off and Baked Goods Contest
Following Kickoff • Newman Center

Oct. 18
Cow Bingo
1 p.m. • Quadrangle
Canceled if lightning
Cowboy Card Games
5:30 p.m. • SUB Activities Room
(Poker, Black Jack, Texas Hold’Em, Cowboy Trivia)
Karaoke
8 p.m. • SUB Down Under

Oct. 19
Truman Round Up
3:30 p.m. • Centennial Hall Field
Rain site: SUB Activities Room & Down Under
(Roping, Potato Sack Races, Slingshot, Pie Eating, etc)
Faculty Night Out
6 p.m. • SUB Alumni Room

Oct. 20
Sand Volleyball
1:30 p.m. • Ryle Hall & Centennial Hall Pits
Canceled if lightning
Scavenger Hunt
3:30 p.m. • SUB Down Under
Skit Competition
7 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium
Memorial Service
Following Skit • Flame to the Second Century

Oct. 21
Mechanical Bull
1-5 p.m. • Mall
18th Annual Alumni Golf Tournament
10:30 a.m. • Kirksville Country Club
Lip Sync Competition
6:30 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium
Alumni and Friends Celebration and Hall of Fame Banquet
6:30 p.m. • SUB Georgian Room
Coronation
Following Lip Sync • Baldwin Auditorium
Pep Rally
9 p.m. or Following Coronation • Red Barn
Rain site: Pershing Arena (Hay rides to Pep Rally and Bon Fire)

Oct. 22
5-K Run
8 a.m. (Registration at 7 a.m.) • Barnett Parking Lot
Canceled if lightning
Parade
9 a.m. • Franklin Street
Canceled if lightning
Tailgate Picnic
11 a.m.-1 p.m. • Parking lot west of Dog Kennels / Football Field
Rain site: Pershing Arena
The cafeterias will be closed. Cost is $5. Pre-registration is requested.
The mechanical bull will be available at the picnic.
Class Reunion Luncheons
Class of 1955 and prior, Class of 1965, Class of 1975, Class of 1980, Class of 1985 and Young Alumni (1995-2005)
11:15 a.m. • SUB
Pre-registration requested. Cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under.
Pre-game Activities
1 p.m. • Stokes Stadium
Football Game
2 p.m. • Stokes Stadium
Presentation of Honorees and Competition Winners
Halftime • Stokes Stadium
SAB Comedian
6 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium
Step Show
8 p.m. • Baldwin Auditorium

Schedule of Events for Alumni & Friends

FRIDAY, October 21

9 a.m.-6 p.m.
ALUMNI CENTER
Event Registration, Ticket Sales, Homecoming Apparel for Sale, FREE Gifts!!!
Located in Student Union Building (main level)
Stop by the Alumni Center to pick up or purchase tickets for Homecoming events, buy Homecoming apparel, sign the message boards, register for door prizes, or get additional Homecoming info. The Alumni Center is a great place to meet up with other alumni and friends.

10:30 a.m.
18th Annual Bulldog Classic Golf Tournament
$55 per person
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED*
Open to all alumni and friends (18 and older). Individual entries will be paired on teams. $55 entry fee includes golf pack, lunch and golf-cart rental. Registration at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m., tee-off at 11:30 a.m.Entry form for golf tournament is available on the Homecoming Brochure.Click here for print version of Homecoming Brochure

Noon-1:30 p.m.
Complimentary Estate Planning Seminar and Luncheon
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED* to reserve your space
Student Union Building, Activities Room
You are invited to attend this complimentary seminar/ luncheon to find out more about your estate-planning options. There is no charge for seminar and luncheon but RSVP is requested.

4-6 p.m.
Social Hour
Kirksville Country Club
Free hors d'oeuvres, cash bar

6 p.m.
Truman Intra-Squad Swim Meet
Pershing Natatorium

6:30 p.m.
Alumni and Friends Celebration & Hall of Fame Banquet
Adult $15/Children age 12 and under $8
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED*
Student Union Building
Alumni, friends and families are invited to this annual banquet. Alumni honorees, such as Alumni of the Year, Young Alumni of the Year, recipients of the Distinguished Service Awards and Athletic Hall of Fame inductees -- will be introduced. Banquet followed by musical entertainment and coffee across the hall in the Quiet Lounge.

6:30 p.m.
Lip Sync Competition
Baldwin Auditorium
Sponsored by the women of Sigma Kappa and the men of Pi Kappa Phi

Approx. 8:30 p.m. (will follow the Lip Sync Competition)
Homecoming King and Queen Coronation
Baldwin Auditorium
Sponsored by Tau Lambda Sigma

8 p.m.-Midnight
Ebony and Essence Homecoming Dance
Student Union Building, Down Under

Approx. 9 p.m. (will follow King and Queen Coronation)
Pep Rally
Red Barn Park (rain site is Pershing Arena)

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SATURDAY, October 22

7 a.m. Registration
8 a.m. Run begins
20th Annual Bulldog 5K Run
$12 in advance/$15 after Oct. 15
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED*
Run begins in front of Barnett Hall
Men's and women's divisions: 18 and under, 19-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, and 55 and older. All participants receive a free T-shirt. Medals will be awarded to 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-place winners in each age division. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., race begins at 8 a.m. Sponsored by Cardinal Key, Phi Kappa Epsilon, and the Truman Alumni Association. Entry form for race is available on the Homecoming Brochure. Click here for print version of Homecoming Brochure

8-9 a.m.
Complimentary Coffee and Donuts Before Parade
Student Union Building

9 a.m.-2 p.m.
ALUMNI CENTER
Event Registration, Ticket Sales, Homecoming Apparel for Sale
Located in Alumni Center, Student Union Building (main level)

9 a.m.
Homecoming Parade
Franklin Street

10 a.m.-Noon
Reunion of Voices and Luncheon
$6 for lunch
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED*
Fine Arts Center/Student Union Building
All former NEMO singers and Cantorians invited to meet in the Fine Arts Center/Ophelia Parrish and sing some old favorites, followed by a luncheon at noon in the Student Union Building Spanish Room. The group will also meet at Stokes Stadium to sing the National Anthem before the football game.

10:30  a.m.
Magruder Hall Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony/Tours
North end of Magruder Hall (formerly Science Hall)
The newly renovated and expanded science facility will be open for tours following the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony. Check out the new Brick Plaza located outdoors at the north end of Magruder Hall that is filled with bricks engraved with special messages from alumni and friends. Orders for personalized bricks and miniature keepsake versions are being accepted until OCT. 24! To order a brick online visit the Truman Alumni Store or call (800) 452-6678 or (660) 785-4133.

10:30 a.m.-noon
Nursing Reception
Student Union Building, Room 307

11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Missouri Hall 40th Anniversary Open House
Missouri Hall
Refreshments and tours of Missouri Hall

11  a.m.
Ceremony for the Renaming of the McKinney Center to the Col. and Mrs. Robert L. McKinney Center
McKinney Center
The McKinney Center will officially be renamed in honor of both Col. Robert McKinney ('36) and his wife Fran. The late Col. McKinney served Truman for more than 30 years as assistant to the president and head of public relations, and the building was officially named for him in 1973. Fran served as Truman's international student advisor from 1965 to 1994. She died in 2003.

11 a.m.-1:30  p.m.
Tailgate Picnic
$5
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED*
New location near Stokes Stadium and Red Barn Park in parking lot west of the football field.

11:15 a.m.
Reunion Luncheons
Adult $9/Children age 12 and under $5
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED*
Student Union Building
Members of the Reunion Classes and their guests are invited to these special luncheons honoring this year's reunion classes.
 2005  REUNION CLASSES:
• Class of 1955 & prior (all Golden Alumni are invited to this reunion)
• Class of 1965
• Class of 1975
• Class of 1980
• Class of 1985
• Young Alumni (1995-2005)

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Education Reception
Sunken Garden (south of Kirk Memorial)

1:30 p.m.
Football Pre-Game Activities
Stokes Stadium
Homecoming Court introduced.

1:30-2 p.m.
Senate Alumni Reception
Down Under, Student Union Building

2 p.m.
Truman Football Game - Truman vs. Pittsburg State (Kan.)
Stokes Stadium
Homecoming alumni honorees will be introduced at halftime. Football tickets can be purchased in advance or at the game:
   General admission: $7
   Children & Senior Citizens: $5
   FREE admission for children under age 5
   FREE admission for members of Truman's alumni chapters (must show current alumni chapter membership card)

5-9 p.m.
All Alumni Mixer
$3 (buy tickets in advance* or at the door)
Days Inn, Ballroom
All alumni and friends are invited to enjoy an evening of music, dancing, and food. Guests will be treated to a wide selection of hors d'oeuvres, and many door prizes will be given away throughout the night. Cash bar. All those attending any of the Class Reunion Luncheons may receive FREE tickets for this event...pick up your free tickets at your Class Reunion Luncheon.

6-8 p.m.
Lambda Alliance Reception for Truman GLBT
University Club, 516 E. Patterson

6 p.m.
Comedian: John Wesley Austin
Baldwin Auditorium
$2, pay at the door
Alumni and friends are invited to see John Wesley Austin, a cowboy comedian known for his side-splitting stand-up comedy routine. Sponsored by the Student Activities Board.

Step Show (following comedian, see above.)
$10, pay at the door
Baldwin Auditorium
Sponsored by the National Panhellenic Council.

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SUNDAY, October 23

1 p.m.
Unique Ensemble Gospel Concert
Student Union Building

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* Tickets for Homecoming Events

Tickets may be purchased online through the TRUMAN ALUMNI STORE or you may order tickets from the Homecoming Brochure. Click here for print version of the HOMECOMING BROCHURE .

If you would like to have a Homecoming Brochure mailed to you, contact (800) 452-6678, (660) 785-4133, e-mail alumnievents@truman.edu.

All events subject to change

You are cordially invited to attend the ribbon cutting for Magruder Hall and the renaming ceremony of McKinney Center to the Col. and Mrs. Robert L. McKinney Center as part of the Homecoming activities at Truman State University.

Oct. 22
10:30 a.m. - North end of Magruder Hall
11 a.m. - North side of McKinney Center

Doug Berry, a senior business administration major from Florissant, Mo., was ranked as the top Financial Representative Intern out of 1,100 Northwestern Mutual Financial Network interns. He will be named in an advertising promotion for Northwestern Mutual in the October issue of Time Magazine. Berry completed his internship during the summer and will work full-time at Northwestern Mutual Financial Network upon his graduation in December.

Taner Edis, associate professor of physics, published “Why ‘Intelligent Design’ is More Interesting than Old-fashioned Creationism,” in the Georgia Journal of Science 63:3 190 (2005).

Janet Gooch, associate professor and director of communication disorders, attended the annual meeting of the National Academic Advising Association from Oct. 5-10 in Las Vegas.

Amy Wilson, assistant professor of communication disorders, and Melissa Passe, clinic director, participated in the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk Sept. 25 in Kirksville.

The Communication Disorders faculty and staff and CMDS graduate and undergraduate students screened approximately 350 Head Start Children from the Kirksville and surrounding areas Sept. 29-30. Head Start children were screened for speech-language and hearing problems at the Speech and Hearing Clinic. This model program, in conjunction with Early Head Start screenings provided at Truman, received the 2002 Outstanding Partnership Award from the Missouri Head Start Association.

While the fence surrounding the parking lot west of Magruder Hall has been removed, the lot is not open for parking. The lot is still being used by the Magruder Hall construction crew and will remain closed as it will be used for the SUB construction crew.

There will be a Quick Grants 60-minute Workshop at 3:30 p.m., Oct. 11, in Pickler Memorial Library 205. This will be a chance to explore funding opportunities from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), and the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). For more information, contact Judy Lundberg at 785.7459.

The Center for Teaching and Learning and Student Senate are co-sponsoring an Advising Dessert at 7 p.m., Oct. 11, in the SUB Spanish Room. Students and faculty are encouraged to come eat and discuss how to improve advising at Truman. For more information, contact Angela Crawford at AngelaC@truman.edu.

The Center for Teaching and Learning will continue its Weekly Lunch Series at 12:30-1:30 p.m., Oct. 12, in the SUB Spanish Room. The topic of this week’s lecture is “Scholarship for Teaching and Learning: Methodology.” Call 785.4391 for more information.

The Herpetology Club is sponsoring an open house from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Oct. 12, in the Herpetology Lab (Magruder Hall 3071). Everyone is welcome to visit the reptiles and amphibians. Contact Mary Green at d1201@truman.edu or 627.5102 for more information.

The Hurricane Katrina Charity Poker Tournament final table will be from 7-10 p.m., Oct. 12, in the SUB Georgian Room. A $2 donation is requested at each event. Final prizes will be awarded. Sponsors for this tournament include the SUB, Phi Lambda Phi and SAB. For more information, e-mail bbarks@gmail.com.

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will meet at 9 a.m., Oct. 13, at the University Club. Contact Marc Becker at 785.6036 for more information.

“Confidences Trop Intimes,” the third film in the five French film series, will be shown from 8-10:30 p.m., Oct. 13, in Violette Hall 1000. Admission is free. Contact Rachel Berrey at 785.5359 or rlb938@truman.edu for more information.

The north portion of the Kennels parking lot will be closed with a tent for Homecoming activities Oct. 17-Oct. 20.

The parking lot at the Kennels will be closed with tents for Homecoming activities Oct. 21-24. In addition, the parking lot between McClain Hall and the SUB will be closed for Homecoming activities Oct. 21-22.

The Truman Forensics Union public debate series will continue at 8 p.m., Oct. 19, in the Baldwin Hall Little Theatre. The topic will be “The United Nations Should Have a Standing Army.” The format will be in the National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA) style. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Kirksville community are encouraged to attend.

The Observatory will be open to the public, weather permitting, from 8:30-10:30 p.m., Oct. 20, at the University Farm. Go to http://observatory.truman.edu for additional information.

Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award applications are available in the Dean of Student Affairs Office, Kirk Building 112. Completed applications need to be returned by Oct. 21. For more information, visit http://saffairs.truman.edu, stop by Kirk Building 112, or call 785.4111.

The Biology Seminar Series will continue with “Pericentromere Evolution in the Brassicaceae” from 12:30-1:20 p.m., Oct. 21, in Magruder Hall 2050. Anne Hall, postdoctoral associate in the department of molecular genetics and cell biology from the University of Chicago and Truman alumna, will be delivering the presentation.

Students Exhorting & Evangelizing Campus (SEEC) is sponsoring a DVD presentation of “Intelligent Design-A Christian Perspective: Unlocking the Mystery of Life” at 7 p.m., Oct. 24, in the SUB Alumni Room. Contact Charles Leiter at cleiter@swbell.net for more information.

Members of the University community are cordially invited to participate in the first survey of campus member satisfaction with Physical Plant services. The survey has six to seven questions for each type of service, and a section to provide written comments. All survey responses are anonymous. Physical Plant will use the results of the survey to guide their improvement efforts. Their objective is to provide the best possible service. The survey is available online and must be completed by Oct. 28. To take the survey, go to http://survey.truman.edu/takeSurvey.asp?surveyID=185 and log-in with your network username and password.