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Week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1 Welcome to the Tower Topics E-newsletter for faculty, staff and students at Western. |
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Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507, 816-271- 4200 |
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Click any link for these stories: Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder Speaks at Western Steve Forbes to Speak at Western Oct. 3 Nontraditional Student Association Lost & Found: If you have lost any items, please come to SU 228 to claim them. You may be required to describe the item. Click on
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Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder Speaks at Western A call to action! Email MOHELA today! Peter Kinder has a big mission and little time. Missouri’s lieutenant governor visited Western last week to an audience of students, faculty, staff and community members as part of a tour of higher education institutions across the state with his message: let the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority (MOHELA) know you support the governor’s Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative. On Sept. 27, the MOHELA Board will vote on whether or not to allow the partial sale of MOHELA. If the sale is approved, the Lewis and Clark Discovery Initiative will provide $30 million in funding for the renovation and expansion of Agenstein Hall. “The expansion and growth on the Missouri Western campus, fueled by the Lewis & Clark Discovery Initiative, will have a long-lasting positive effect on the entire Missouri State system,” Lt. Gov. Kinder said. “The people at Missouri Western deserve this project.” Sen. Charlie Shields was also in attendance. “You can make a difference in this between now and next week,” he said. “We need not just discussion; we need action.” Send a message of support for the Initiative to custodianofrecords@mohela.com or write MOHELA, 633 Spirit Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63005-1243.
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Steve Forbes to Speak at Western Oct. 3 Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine and president and CEO of Forbes, Inc., will speak at Missouri Western State University’s 13th annual Convocation on Critical Issues Oct. 3. Forbes will speak on “The Role of Government in the Global Economy” at 9:30 a.m. in the M.O. Looney Complex. The event is free and open to the community, and will last approximately one hour. “Featuring Steve Forbes as the speaker for the Convocation on Critical Issues continues the tradition of fine speakers of national prominence,” said Dan Nicoson, vice president for university advancement. “We are fortunate that we have a benefactor who is contributing to the MWSU Foundation’s Convocation fund to supplement sponsorship funds, which allowed us to obtain a high caliber speaker like Steve Forbes.” Western inaugurated the Convocation program in 1993 in honor of Dan Boulware as part of an overall commitment to offer enriching experiences to students, while bringing together the university and community. Past speakers have included Bill Bradley, David Gergen, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Jerry Linenger, David McCullough, Dr. Joseph Nye, Colin Powell, Arthur Schlesinger Jr, Daniel Schorr, Patricia Schroeder, J.C. Watts, and Bob Woodward. For more information about the Convocation, call 816-271-5646. Since Forbes assumed the position of president and CEO in 1990, the company has launched a variety of new publications and businesses. They include: ForbesLife (formerly FYI), the irreverent lifestyle supplement; Forbes Asia; and Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew and Polish editions of the magazine. Forbes also publishes the Gilder Technology Report, as well as a number of investment newsletters. In 1996 Forbes, Inc. entered the new media arena with the launch of Forbes.com. Now receiving more than 10 million unique monthly visitors, it has become a leading destination site for senior business decision-makers and investors. Other company divisions include: Forbes Conference Group and Forbes Custom Media. Forbes is also chairman of the company’s American Heritage division, publisher of American Heritage magazine and two quarterlies, American Legacy and American Heritage of Invention & Technology. The company’s flagship publication, Forbes, is the nation’s leading business magazine, with a circulation of 900,000. Forbes combined with Forbes Asia and the company’s eight local-language editions together reach a worldwide audience of over five million readers. Forbes is the author of two books, and he writes editorials for each issue of Forbes under the heading of “Fact and Comment.” In both 1996 and 2000, Mr. Forbes campaigned vigorously for the Republican nomination for the presidency. |
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Nontraditional Student Association When you walk into the nontraditional student lounge in Eder Hall 200, it looks like a typical American home. Children’s art hangs on the full-size refrigerator, a telephone sits on an end table between two easy chairs, and a bookcase stocked with coloring books is next to the sofa. And many nontraditional students have discovered that the lounge makes a great “home away from home” on campus. Kisker said the lounge is a convenient place to meet to talk about different classes or the difficulties of juggling college and home life. “Let’s face it,” Kisker said. “It’s about finding the balance.” It’s also a good place to study. Some students find study partners in the nontraditional lounge, and there are computers there for student use. Many nontraditional students at Western have also found a home in the Nontraditional Student Association (NTSA). The NTSA membership fee is $5 per semester, and the organization meets monthly to discuss concerns and make plans to participate in different campus and community activities. For this academic year, NTSA President Ed Harris said there will be a spaghetti dinner on Oct. 26 to help raise funds. “We want to raise money to help those students who fall between the cracks,” Harris said. “It’s really hard on some nontraditional students. The main thing is to keep them in school.” The officers would also like to raise enough money to lower the price of the banquet held at the end of each semester and to help students attend the annual national conference this spring in Stillwater, Okla., Harris said. Other community service projects include adopting families in the St. Joseph area at Thanksgiving and buying gifts for families at Christmas. The “nontrads” also plan to be in the Homecoming parade and participate in Family Day. The national Omicron-Psi Honor Society is established specifically for the nontraditional student and encourages participation in community and/or school-related activities. In addition, scholarships are available for members of the NTSA. Western senior Peg Pella, who is an English/Literature major with minors in both childhood studies and German, is a recipient of the Ambassador’s Nontraditional Student Scholarship this year. “[The nontrads] have seen me through the death of my son and helped me both physically and emotionally,” Pella said. “I would recommend all nontraditional students find their way to the NTSA.”
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| Terra May donates blood at the Community Blood Center's Blood Drive in the Blum Union lounge. |
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