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Week of Dec. 11-17 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: Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge Western Institute Receives Grant Western Foundation Board Names New Members New Class Explores Video Games 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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Barbara Sprong Leadership Challenge
Consider
participating in the
Barbra Sprong Leadership Challenge this spring! It is a great opportunity
for leadership training. Basic information about the program follows, or
contact Hannah Coy in the Center for Student
Engagement at 4159, or hjc3854 for more information. Participants must agree to attend the weekend retreat and ALL sessions of the Sprong Leadership Challenge program. The overnight retreat dates are March 3 and 4. Participants are required to submit a brief (200 to 300 word - 1 page double-spaced) essay on an individual they know or admire, describing the leadership qualities demonstrated by that person and how these qualities contributed to his/her success. There will be a service project on March 23 and March 24, and participants will create a display board about that experience. Six sessions will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from March 6 through March 29. There are no sessions during spring break. The program concludes with a Sprong Leadership Challenge recognition event. Applications are available in the Center for Student Engagement, Blum Union 207.
Applications are due in the Center for Student Engagement office by 4:30 p.m. on December 12. Interviews will be conducted on December 13 and 14. |
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Western Institute Receives Grant The Western Institute has received a $10,000 grant to prepare a plan for a business incubator that would assist entrepreneurs to develop new businesses. The plan will be developed for the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission in Clinton, Mo. Western is the lead on the project and is collaborating with the University of Central Missouri’s Small Business and Technology Development Center. Dr. Christopher Shove, dean and executive director of the Western Institute, said the Institute was selected due to its staff expertise in successfully planning and acquiring funding for technology incubators and related programs. Recently, the Institute received a $2.5 million federal grant to build a science and technology incubator on Western’s campus. He noted that Western students will prepare significant parts of the incubator plan. The Commission represents seven rural counties – Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, St. Clair and Vernon. |
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Western Foundation Board Elects New Members The Western Foundation recently elected four new members for six-year terms: R. Todd Ehlert, Cindy Hausman, J.L. Robertson and LaVell Rucker. Ehlert, a native of St. Joseph, is an attorney and shareholder with the law firm of Shughart, Thomson and Kilroy, P.C., in St. Joseph. He has served on boards and committees for the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, the Young Executives Network, Twin Spires Museum, Inc. and the United Way of Greater St. Joseph. He and his wife, Nancy, have two daughters. Hausman is a dietary consultant and a longtime volunteer in the community. She is past president of the Junior League of St. Joseph and past president of the Missouri Junior Leagues SPAC Committee. Hausman has served as past co-chair of the Albrecht-Kemper Museum’s Pot-O-Gold auction, and is currently a board member of the Kansas City chapter of Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association Women’s Group. She and her husband, Jim, have two sons. Robertson is vice president at Rupp Funeral Home, and is active in several community and church organizations. He is the president of the South Side Progressive Association, chair of the South Side Fall Festival parade, and East Hills Sertoma past president. Robertson has worked on several of the City of St. Joseph Capital Improvement Sales Tax campaigns. He and his wife, Tracy, have three children. Rucker is a school social worker for the St. Joseph School District and a Western alumnus. She is currently a board member of YWCA, Heartland Foundation, Community Reinvestment Act, and Family Guidance. In the past, she has served as a board member of Young Life, Youth Alliance, Inter-Serv, Youth Health Center, and as board president of MidCity Excellence. She and her husband, Martin, have four children and four grandchildren. The mission of the MWSU Foundation is as follows: To inspire a lifelong passion for learning and to empower a diverse population of students to succeed as citizens in a changing world. The Foundation exists to foster partnerships and vital connections by encouraging gifts and stimulating investments to further the cause of Missouri Western State University.
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New Class Explores Video Games If you like to play ’em, you might want to learn all about ’em; video games that is. And your chance to do just that will be in the spring semester, when Jeremy Warner, instructor of theatre, is teaching a new class – Video Games and New Media. Basically, he says, it’s everything you ever wanted to know about video games and more; and students will have the opportunity to create a simple video game using a Flash program. The class will talk about linear and nonlinear storytelling, interactive media, action scripting, video games as an art form, and several issues relevant to video games. “It (the class) will allow students to go out on their own and develop their own voice and style,” said Warner. “I’m looking forward to hearing their different ideas and opinions.” He said there has been a lot of interest in the class so far, from students at all levels and in several different majors. The class will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. |
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Football Honor Roll The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) is proud to announce the 2006 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for football. Seven players from Western were named: Greg Carbin, Leon Douglas, Travis Kinkade, Matt Landess, Lance Neal, Patrick St. Louis, Dustin Strickler. Student-athletes are named to the list under the following criteria: 1) The student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better at the qualifying institution. 2) The student-athlete must have at least two terms of attendance at the member school, excluding summer sessions. 3) The student-athlete must be a sophomore, junior or senior in athletic eligibility. 4) Student-athletes inactive due to redshirt or hardship qualification are not eligible. Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
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Drum Major for Justice Awards - Call for Nominations. This award is given to members of the Western and St. Joseph communities that are committed to social justice, multicultural education, service and academic excellence (for student nominees). One student, one St. Joseph community member, and one Western employee will be chosen. The awards will be given Jan. 15 at the fourth annual Drum Major for Justice luncheon. Submit your nominations to Tay Triggs, CME, or email ttriggs by Dec. 15. Fall Final Grades Beginning Dec. 20, you can view your final grades through My Western. Use the Student & Financial Aid option, Student Records and either Final Grades or Academic Transcript to view the information. If you took classes which do not appear with a grade, or appear as "In Progress" on your transcript, please contact the instructor of the class or the appropriate academic department. Motivation and Success Do you need to learn how to stay motivated? Do you want to learn the secrets of success that have been around for centuries? Do you need a class that is fun, interactive, and very low stress? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, I encourage you to sign up for "Motivation and Success." The class will be taught on Thursday evenings from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The registration information is CED 228-01, CRN 21450. For more information, contact Michael Ritter at 4330 or mritter. Griffon Baseball Hitting Clinic head baseball coach, Buzz Verduzco, is hosting two hitting clinics. The camps on Dec. 27-29 and Jan 3-4 are for players ages 8-17 who are determined to improve their batting skills. For more information, contact Coach Verduzco at 4484. Warm Clothing Drive From 9-10:30 a.m. Dec. 15 in Blum 222, Western will be holding its annual warm clothing drive to gather warm clothes for the children of Neely School. Please bring coats, sweatshirts, sweat pants, stocking caps, gloves, scarves, etc. Coffee and donuts will be served. Come and help gather warm clothes for children in need of our help.
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