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Week of May 1-7, 2006 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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Western Approves Tuition Rate for 2006-07 The Western Board of Governors approved the first increase in four years with a $9 per credit hour increase in tuition at their April meeting, making the tuition $155 per credit-hour. “Our goal is to achieve affordable excellence. With every decision we put our students first. Students who came to Western three years ago as freshmen will experience their first increase in tuition. We take pride in this record,” said Western President Dr. James Scanlon. With tuition and fees, a student will now pay $2,119 for a 12 credit-hour semester. The increase was below the state average. If taken over a four-year average, the increase equals about $3 a year as Western has not increased tuition for three years. In addition, Western is expected to remain among the most affordable universities in the state, said Rick Gilmore, associate vice president for financial planning and administration. “Western commits 83 percent, among the highest percentage in the state, of its resources to instruction and direct support of students. Our faculty has demonstrated great professionalism in providing quality instruction with limited resources. These efforts have allowed us to serve students well while trying to minimize the cost to our students. This is what we mean by affordable excellence,” Dr. Scanlon added. |
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Disability Services Banquet Held It was a dinner to celebrate the human spirit, according to Mike Ritter, director of disability services. The first Disability Services Banquet, held April 21, honored three groups: 15 students who volunteered this semester to take notes for disabled students, 13 professors who “go the extra mile” to help disabled students be successful, and 15 disabled students who will graduate in May. “We wanted to celebrate altruism, teamwork and determination,” he said. The volunteer note takers honored are Brittany Aitchison, Nancy Allsbury, Kris Bailey, April Baines, Mary Dean, Nancy Diederich, Cassandra Donley, Mary Ernst, Summer Gemmell, Lacey Lincoln, Casey Nichols, Miranda Patti, Ghazala Saleem, Alicia Schmidgall, and Sara Stafford. The professors who were honored were nominated by students with disabilities. They include Freda Allen, Bill Church, Dr. Teddi Deka, Dr. Deborah Freedman, Dr. James Huntermark, Dr. Joachim Kibirige, Dr. Monica Nandan, Dr. Allison Sauls, Dr. Patricia Scott, Dr. Sandie Seeger, Dr. Michael Smith, Dawn Terrick and Dr. Mei Zhang. Ritter said he had a great response for his request for volunteer note takers this semester, but he believes more will be needed for next semester. He hopes to make the dinner an annual event. |
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Faculty and Staff to be Honored at Awards Ceremony Western will recognize retirees and the 2006 recipients of four university awards at a ceremony at 3 p.m. May 2 in the Potter Hall Fine Arts Theater. Recipients of the Jesse Lee Myers Excellence in Teaching Award include: Dr. Patricia Donaher, assistant professor of English; Deny Staggs, assistant professor of theatre; and Kip Wilson, associate professor of criminal justice. Dr. Reza Hamzaee, professor of economics, will receive the Dr. James V. Mehl Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award. Presidential Citation Awards will be awarded by category. Rosalie Guyer, A+ coordinator, will receive an award in the area of service to Western students; Tracy Sharp, administrative assistant for government, social work and sociology, will receive the award for service to campus colleagues, and Ellen Kisker, director of nontraditional student services, will receive the award for service to the university. The James J. Scanlon Service-Leader Awards will be given to Dr. Ken Rosenauer, professor of journalism; and Dennis Johnson, parking and security services coordinator; for outstanding community service. The following retirees will also be honored: Dr. Bill Eickhorst, professor of art; Sandy McGuire, custodial services; Dr. Robert Shell, associate professor of Spanish; and Dr. Sharon Wagner, associate professor of business. |
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Baseball
The 2006 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) softball tournament will start at 12 p.m. May 5-6 at the Mid-America Sports Complex West (formerly the JCGAA Complex). The complex is located two miles west of I-435 on Johnson Dr. (exit 6C) in Shawnee, Kan. Admission is $4. For more information or to view the schedule, visit www.themiaa.com. |
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