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Week of Oct. 8 - 14, 2010

A Look Ahead

Monday, Oct. 11

• Griffon Men's Golf, Midwest/South Central Region Invitational, at Jefferson City Mo.

  • Missouri Western men’s golf squad finished in third place firing a 588 (293-295) at the Missouri Western Invitational held at Fairview Golf Course. Senior Corey Youngclaus had his best event of the fall finishing in a tie for 11th with a 146.

• KU Law School Presentation, 1 p.m., Wilson Hall Student Engagement Center, Room 203M

  • Jessie A. Thompson of the University of Kansas Law School will be presenting about the LSAT, applying to law school and the University of Kansas School of Law. This event is sponsored by the MWSU Department of Criminal Justice/Legal Studies. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. 
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Fulkerson Center
  • The 2011 Open Enrollment period for University provided benefits will be Oct. 11-29, 2010. We will conduct Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings the week of Oct. 11. During these meetings you will be given your  2011 Benefit Guide that will contain all of your benefit options with 2011 rates. Due to the fact that there are significant provider changes this year, all benefits eligible employees are strongly encouraged to attend one of the informational meetings scheduled. You will learn what changes will be in place effective Jan. 1, 2011 and how best to utilize Western's entire benefit package. You are also encouraged to bring your spouse or anyone else with you that you feel may help you with the decisions you need to make.
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Fulkerson Center

Tuesday, Oct. 12

• Griffon Men's Golf, Midwest/South Central Region Invitational, at Jefferson City Mo.

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., Fulkerson Center

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.., Fulkerson Center

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Fulkerson Center

• 25th annual Tournament of Champions Marching Band Competition, 2:30 p.m., Spratt Stadium

  • Western's Golden Griffon Marching Band and 23 high school bands will be participating in the competition. The first performance will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the last is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. There will be an awards ceremony at 9 p.m. Gate entrance is $7 for general admission, $5 for students and seniors and children 12 and under are free.

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Fulkerson Center

• Homecoming Awards Ceremony, 5 p.m., Blum Union 222-223

Wednesday, Oct. 13

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., Enright Community Room, Spratt 216

• Missouri Court of Appeals, 9 a.m., Potter Hall, Fine Arts Theatre

  • Missouri Court of Appeals - Western District will once again convene court on the Missouri Western State University campus for the thirteenth consecutive year. A three-judge panel consisting of Chief Judge Lisa White Hardwick, Judge Gary Witt and Buchanan County Associate Circuit Judge Keith Marquart will hear oral arguments in five cases. These cases are appeals from previously held trials in area circuit courts. The judges will hear attorneys argue whether the trials had errors that should cause them to be retried, or the trial court's judgment reversed. The judges will read written arguments before the court session, and may interrupt the attorneys' arguments with questions. The judges will break sometime during the arguments to give a general overview of the judicial system and the appellate judiciary in particular. For further information, please contact department chair, David Tushaus, in the department of criminal justice and legal studies at 816-271-5627.

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Enright Community Room, Spratt 216

• "A Taste of Turkmenistan," 10:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m., campus cafeteria in Blum Union
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Enright Community Room, Spratt 216
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Enright Community Room, Spratt 216
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 6 - 7 p.m., Enright Community Room, Spratt 216
  • Retirees are encouraged to attend this session, but may attend any session if this isn't convenient).

• Griffon Volleyball vs. Northwest Missouri State University, 7 p.m., Looney Complex

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 8 - 9 p.m., Physical Plant

• Deadline for Intramural Kickball

  • Kickball will begin around October 18. Turn your teams of 5 in at the Recreation Services Office in Looney, Room, 147.

Thursday, Oct. 14

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., Hoff Conference Room, Blum Union 218
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m., Hoff Conference Room, Blum Union 218
• Career Fair, 1-3:30 p.m., Fulkerson Center
  • Employers will be looking for students to fill internships, part and full time positions. There will also be representatives from graduate schools, law and dentistry school. Bring resumes and look your best. Take advantage of this great opportunity. 
• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Hoff Conference Room, Blum Union 218

• Griffon Soccer vs. Northwest Missouri State University, 3 p.m., at Maryville, Mo.

• Open Enrollment General Informational Meetings, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Hoff Conference Room, Blum Union 218

• "What Does it Mean to Be ... Gay in America," 6 p.m., Enright Community Room, Spratt Hall 214

  • The second in a series of programs designed to give students and community members an opportunity to explore their social identity and share their experiences with others.

Friday, Oct. 15

• Northwest Missouri Health Literacy Summit, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Hoff Conference Room, Blum Union 218

  • Community members, health care providers, educators and organization representatives will focus on how low health literacy affects the people in northwest Missouri and how to address this issue. To register for the summit, visit www.nwmoahec.org/healthliteracy.

Saturday, Oct. 16

• Missouri River Clean-Up, 8:30 a.m. to noon
  •  Volunteers will be shuttled via boats to various places along the river to pick up trash on the banks. Missouri River Relief and their sponsors will provide T-shirts, work gloves, drinking water, reusable water bottles and a boat ride to the clean-up sites. Terrible's Casino is providing a free lunch for all volunteers. Volunteers will meet at the French Bottom Boat landing (between Terrible's and Remington Nature Center) between 8:30-9:00 a.m. For more information, visit www.riverrelief.org. You may register online or email Dr. Mark Mills, at mmills3@missouriwestern.edu.
• Mensa Testing Day, 10 a.m., Murphy Hall room 113
  • Mensa, the high-IQ society and non-profit organization, will administer an intelligence test for those who wish to qualify for membership. The testing fee is $40. For more information, contact Dr. Richard Porr at drporr@accreditationassist.com.  

• Griffon Football vs. University of Central Missouri, 1:30 p.m., at Warrensburg, Mo.

• Griffon Soccer vs. Southwest Baptist University, 2 p.m., at Bolivar, Mo.

• Griffon Volleyball vs. Truman State University, 7 p.m., at Kirksville, Mo.

Western's Biotechnology Lab Hits the Road

Area middle school and high school students will have new opportunities to learn about science through hands-on activities with sophisticated scientific equipment, when Western’s Mobile Biotechnology Laboratory visits their schools.

The mobile lab, also known as the “bio bus,” will visit schools in Buchanan, Andrew, Platte, Clay, Jackson, DeKalb and Clinton Counties. It will also visit career fairs, county fairs, science events and anywhere else students and the public can be reached. The bus made its debut Oct. 6 and 7 at the My Success Event, a program of the St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce to introduce high school sophomores to career opportunities.

“The goal is to get students excited about science, especially the life sciences, as an academic pursuit and eventually a career,” said Dr. Gordon Mapley, Dean of the Western Institute. The area to be served by the bus includes both rural and inner city areas that are often underserved in science education, Dr. Mapley said.

Dr. Frances W. Morgan serves as the demonstration scientist/master lecturer for the project, and Walt Anderson the lab/administrative assistant.

A $950,000 federal grant secured by Sen. Christopher Bond allowed Western to update an existing mobile learning center with new scientific equipment and technology. Partners include the Missouri Biotechnology Association (MOBIO), the Institute for Industrial and Applied Life Sciences and the Western Institute.

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