Though most people only think about ghosts and vampires during the month of October, some MU professors think about them all year round. MU has several classes that touch on the myths and creatures of Halloween.
Introduction to Folklore: Anthropology 2150 and English 2700. According to the course catalog, this class introduces the study of folklore, [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Halloween Themes All Year Round
Posted in Miscellaneous, Student Life on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Association of Black Culture Centers Conference at MU
Posted in MU Events on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The 17th annual Association of Black Culture Centers conference will take place at MU from Thursday, Nov. 1 to Sunday, Nov. 3. The theme of the conference is “Culture Centers and the Shaping of Diversity on Predominantly White Campuses”. The three keynote speakers that will headline the event include Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett [...]
At the wellness fair
Posted in Faculty and Staff on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
MU gets healthier
Posted in MU Events on October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Columbia Missourian: More than 2,000 MU faculty, staff and employees kicked off a new wellness program by lining up for free flu shots and a variety of health screenings Monday. They were also offered plenty of information on weight and stress management, personal training and health care services and resources on campus.
More than 200 [...]
Nursing dean to retire
Posted in Faculty and Staff, Nursing on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Since Rosemary Porter became dean of MU’s Sinclair School of Nursing almost a decade ago, annual grant awards have increased 486 percent, undergraduate enrollment has gone up by adding the Accelerated BSN degree and Sinclair formed a partnership with Americare Systems, Inc. to build and operate TigerPlace, an aging-in-place site for seniors.
Today, Porter announced that [...]
"SkYBOX U.”
Posted in Athletics on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Joe Nocero, business columnist at the New York Times, had an interesting piece in Sunday’s Play magazine about a proposal to expand Michigan Stadium to include a bunch of luxury suites. Nocero uses the debate to highlight the “arms race” in college football, even among small programs, to build bigger and better facilities to attract [...]
Do merit-based scholarships attract students?
Posted in Financial aid on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some institutions are beginning to think the answer is no. Gustavus Adolphus College, in Saint Peter, Minn., has cut merit-based financial aid from 48 percent to 33 percent over the past few years. Hamilton College, in Clinton, N.Y., will get rid of merit-based scholarships altogether when the new freshman class begins school next fall.
The reason [...]
UM President wants to increase health-care students
Posted in State funding on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Missouri System is teaming up with four-year colleges and community colleges around the state to ensure more health care professionals graduate in the coming years.
Under a new agreement called “Preparing to Care,” the state’s colleges and universities will ask the legislature for $38.3 million in recurring funds to open more slots for [...]
Deaton highlights happy news
Posted in Faculty and Staff, State funding on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chancellor Brady Deaton opened the fall semester’s General Faculty Meeting in Jesse Wrench auditorium Thursday with “Good News Highlights,” which managed to go on a little longer than might be expected considering the amount of doomsaying that accompanies anything related to higher ed in Missouri.
Deaton stressed this fall’s record first day enrollment and MU’s graduation [...]
Catch a Glimpse of Crafts from Around the World
Posted in Student Life on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The University of Missouri now has students hailing from all corners of the globe. Students from over a hundred countries chose to attend MU this fall and now call Columbia home. And as the university grows in diversity, more and more cultural events begin popping up all over campus.
The current cultural activity is India [...]
