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Week of March 22 - 28, 2004 Welcome to the Tower Topics E-newsletter for faculty, staff and students at Western. |
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Missouri Western State College, 4525 Downs Drive, St. Joseph, MO 64507, 816-271- 4200 |
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Western officially launched its new brand, "Discover Gold," March 8 with a week of contests, displays, office visits and t-shirt giveaways. There is still time to enter the Gold Standard Contest for a chance to win $100! Employees and students may go online at www.missouriwestern.edu/discovergold and tell how they have discovered gold at Western, or tell us about their "golden" experiences. That contest will run until 4:30 p.m. April 1, and each entry will be entered into a drawing for $100. There will be a drawing for students and a drawing for employees. If you didn’t win one of the 40 t-shirts given away during the Discover Gold Rush, 100% cotton Discover Gold t-shirts are now available for $5 in the Public Relations/Marketing Office. People had a chance to sign up for a t-shirt at the three Discover Gold Fests, or to participate in the online Golden Trivia Contest. Forty-one employees and students submitted entries to the trivia contest, and 18 received t-shirts for getting at least six of seven correct answers. "We had fantastic participation in the Discover Gold launch activities," said Kristy Hill, director of public relations and marketing. She said almost 150 people signed up for t-shirts at the Discover Gold Fest displays on campus Monday and Tuesday in the JGM and the Student Union Lounge, and over 120 employees attended Wednesday’s Discover Gold Fest. The displays included how the new brand will be used and samples of the new advertising campaign. The week also found the Public Relations/Marketing Office all over campus with "Gold on the Go," where staff delivered gift bags with gold coins and "Discover Gold" magnets to every employee. They spoke at 28 staff meetings across campus, and delivered gift bags to 19 more departments. "It was important for our Western family to understand the campaign before we begin promoting it in the community, and the internal launch helped us create that awareness," said Hill. I hope the campus will continue to check the Discover Gold website to see how we plan to use the campaign to align our image with our strategic focus." The Discover Gold website address is www.missouriwestern.edu/discovergold. |
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Western Hosts New York Filmmaker In preparation for St. Joseph’s first International Film Festival, Western’s Communication Connection, a student organization based out of the communication studies and theatre department, is hosting a night of food and films at 6:30 p.m. April 15 in the Leah Spratt Multipurpose Classroom Building, Kemper Recital Hall. The event will begin with a reception from 6:30–7 p.m. featuring food and drink, along with exhibitions of international, professional and student short films. Following the reception, plans for the International Film Festival set for October will be unveiled. New York City filmmaker Stephen Daniels will then present a sneak preview of his film "Late Watch," which he produced and starred in. After the preview, Daniels will answer questions about the making of his film and the filmmaking process. The film "Late Watch" is scheduled to make its world premiere at the Tribecca Film Festival in New York City May 1-9. This film is not yet rated and contains adult subject matter. To find out more about "Late Watch" go to www.latewatch.com. For more information contact Deny Staggs, assistant professor of theatre, at (816) 271-4441 or dstaggs@missouriwestern.edu . |
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Western Hosts Fifth Annual Social Work Program Institute The social work department and the National Association of Social Workers will sponsor the fifth annual Social Work Program Institute 8 a.m - 4:15 p.m. March 26 in the Nelle Blum Student Union, room 218. The conference is held in honor of National Social Work Month. Registration is $50 with lunch included for pre-registered participants. To register, contact Patty Kuechler at (816) 271-4110. Dr. Josephine Allen of Cornell University will present the morning session entitled, "Ethically and Practically Speaking: Managing Your Malpractice Liability." The afternoon will consist of nine breakout sessions including topics on disability, domestic violence, spirituality and racial issues. Dr. Allen is the associate professor of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Her formal education included studies at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (bachelor of arts in political science) and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. (master of arts, political science; master of social work; doctorate in political science and social welfare administration and policy). Her areas of research and consultation include empowerment and family support; welfare reform and the life experiences of women who head households, racial/ethnic and socio-economic disparities in the delivery of health and mental health services; and communication about HIV/AIDS/ STDs, alcohol and drugs among adolescents and the significant adults in their lives. |
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Western recently filled two campus positions: Dr. Vincenza Marash was hired as diversity and women’s issues counselor, and Roxanna Lawing was promoted to director of Foundation and alumni accounting services. Prior to joining Western on Feb. 27, Dr. Marash served as an advisor for the Syracuse Academic Improvement Program and an educational counselor at Corning Community College, Corning, N.Y. She also was the assistant dean of continuing education for graduate and advanced studies at Elmira College, Elmira, N.Y. Dr. Marash earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and a master of arts in liberal studies from Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y., a master of arts in developmental psychology and a doctorate in educational psychology from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. She recently earned a master of social work from Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. Lawing previously served as an accountant for Foundation and alumni accounting services and began her current position on March 1. Prior to joining Western, she was an associate auditor for Clifton Gunderson LLP of St. Joseph. She earned a bachelor of science in business administration in accounting from Western. |
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