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December 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - NOON, Cheek Hall, Room 308 — Ozarks Writing Project's Saturday Seminar

Dr. Tita French Baumlin co-edits new book Perpetual Adolescence: Jungian Analyses of American Media, Literature, and Pop Culture

November 14, 2009, 8:00 a.m. - NOON, Siceluff Hall, Room 411 — Ozarks Writing Project's Saturday Seminar

Advanced Art History major Rachel Aubuchon to give First Thursday Art Talk on Controversies in Museums at the Park Central Branch Library

Lecture/discussion entitled Gender Sensitivity and Social Transformation in Rwanda set for NOON, November 18

Borders® book store hosts a literary reading and musical performance on November 20th.

Zachary Tate awarded assistantship at the Guldagergaard International Ceramics Research Center

Dr. Jane Hoogestraat, Professor of English and Literature Coordinator, releases new book Harvesting All Night

The English Department at Missouri State University presents a Moon City Reading featuring poet, Michelle Boisseau from UMKC

Ruth Barnes and Darryl Clark featured in Regional Choreography Festival, Lawrence, KS, November 6th

University Folklore Club will lead campus and community members on Haunted Tour of Campus, October 28

Made possible through the Asian Arts Initiative of the College of Arts and Letters and the Provost’s Research Incentive Program.

Students plan to attend national conference in November

Dr. Gloria Galanes, professor of communication, was selected as the Provost Fellow for Public Affairs for 2010-11.

Professor Grant Peters heads to St. Petersburg and Moscow

Professor James Parsons presents paper at international conference

Heather Nelson, B.A. 2007, accepts position as Collections Project Manager at the Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School

Melissa Fagan is awarded prestigious public affairs scholarship

Are you interested in civil and/or family mediation training? If so, REGISTER NOW for the Center for Dispute Resolution’s fall Civil and Family Mediation Training, which will be held Oct. 21-25, 2009 in Springfield MO. Sign up now to reserve one of the final spots for this training event! The CDR’s next mediation training will not be held until April 21-25, 2010 in Springfield.

Dr. Pauline Nugent, professor of modern and classical languages at Missouri State University, was named a recipient of the 2009 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.