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August 2 - 22, 2004 Welcome to the Tower Topics E-newsletter for faculty, staff and students at Western. |
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“Every day of the trip was filled with unique, hilarious, informative and awe-inspiring moments.” This was the opinion of senior history major Dawn Baker, one of 138 participants in this year’s travel study abroad programs, regarding her trip to England. Each year the division of continuing education facilitates trips abroad for students and the community. This year’s destinations included France, Greece, England, Italy, Japan, Mexico and San Salvador. Participants may earn three college credit hours. Dr. Daniel Trifan, professor of history, took Baker and 19 other students to England in June. Prior to the trip, students participated in a four-day intensive course entitled, “Experiencing England,” where they were taught English history from the Roman period to World War II. The course material directly related to the sites on the travel itinerary. Dr. Trifan enjoyed the visit to England, and feels that the travel study programs at Western are a valuable addition to the curriculum. “I most enjoyed seeing how the students responded to sites such as the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey and Warwick Castle,” he said. “Their response to the old city of York, one of my favorite places in England, was also interesting because parts of the old city are literally like stepping back in time 500 years.” Baker said St. Bartholomew’s, Westminster Abbey and Warwick were the highlights of the trip for her. “I would recommend a travel study program to anyone at any time wherever they are going,” she said. “It was obvious from the start just how much planning, thought and preparation went into making this experience a rich and memorable one that would truly broaden your horizons by bringing you in contact with different cultures, value systems, ideas and ways of looking at the world.” For more information on the travel study abroad programs, visit http://www.missouriwestern.edu/conteduc/pdf/SP04Travel.pdf.
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3rd Annual Summer Research Institute Hundreds of glazed ceramic chips in a vast array of colors filled a display table, the foyer of the Leah Spratt Multipurpose Classroom Building was lined with posters and televisions, and campus and community members learned about a variety of projects at the third annual Summer Research Institute (SRI) Symposium at Western July 23. Teams consisting of a Western faculty member, a Western student and one to three high school students displayed their research that was conducted for seven weeks this summer. Eight research teams in the areas of art, biology, business, chemistry, education, mathematics, legal studies and psychology were part of this year’s SRI. Chad Breazile, a 2004 graduate of St. Joseph’s Lafayette High School who will attend Western in the fall, said he really enjoyed the program and learned a lot. “I told my science teachers at Lafayette that they need to push this program.” He said he was interested in the science and mathematics fields, and Dr. Ben Caldwell, SRI director, suggested Breazile join Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Jeff Poet’s research team. Breazile worked on Dr. Poet’s matrix project with St. Joseph’s Central High School senior Casey Brooks and Western mathematics and computer science major Fred Cline of King City, Mo. A total of 12 area high school students participated this year, and all receive college credit as well as research credit on their college transcripts. High schools represented were Lafayette, Central, Benton, Savannah and South Harrison. Western students also receive a $1,000 stipend. Jonathan Morrison, a junior at Central, worked with David Tushaus, associate professor of criminal justice; and Leeann Fann, a senior criminal justice major from Gladstone, Mo., researching child support insurance. “The topic was something I didn’t know anything about,” said Morrison. “It was something I could learn a lot about.” He said he not only learned a lot about the child support system in the United States, but he also learned how to do research and how to use research. He said he wasn’t sure but he may pursue a law degree. The featured speaker at the Symposium was Dr. Christopher Shove, director of the Western institute, and the biology research team led by Dr. Todd Eckdahl, professor of biology, presented their work entitled, “Anti-tumor Drugs Affecting Gene Expression.” That project is being funded by a $100,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute. |
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Orientation assistant Cara Humphrey drives several parents to their next destination on campus at a recent registration and orientation day. |
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