May 20 will mark Moberly Area Community College’s 82nd commencement ceremony, and the school has selected Greg Walker, a member of the college’s Board of Trustees since 1984, as its keynote speaker. There are 658 students applicants for graduation, and about 300 are expected to walk, said Jaime Morgans, MACC director of PR. Walker says [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Moberly Area Community College selects commencement speaker
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Commencement, Moberly Area Community College on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Stephens College employees honored at Honors Convocation
Posted in Stephens College, tagged awards, College, Kansas City Film Fest on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On April 19 in the Macklanburg Playhouse, some notable Stephens employees received awards as part of the annual Honors Convocation. Recipients ranged from Equestrian instructors to financial aid counselors. Equestrian studies instructor, Sara Linde, was given the 2010 Distinguished Teacher of the Year award. This is the highest award given to a faculty member. It’s [...]
Phil, Nancy and Panache say goodbye to Columbia
Posted in Engineering, Faculty and Staff, tagged art deco, french briard, Harter, MU School of Law, nancy harter, phil harter, washington d.c. on May 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Panache greeted me at the door with shaggy hair falling into his eyes and a never-ending bounce under his feet. I spent the morning at Phil and Nancy Harter’s home talking to them about their time in Columbia. And if you haven’t guessed by now, I am love with their playful French Briard Sheepdog, Panache. [...]
MU School of Medicine gets a big check
Posted in Research, tagged Gerald Meininger, microcirculation, MU School of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Robert Churchill, Ronald Korthuis on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, but MU scientists are working to combat this by studying the smallest blood vessels in the body. The MU School of Medicine received a $8.47 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for microcirculation research Thursday morning. This involves studying tiny networks [...]
Johnston Hall raises $500 for stakeholder’s daughter
Posted in Fundraising, Miscellaneous, Student Life on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Members of the Johnston Hall Council at MU raised about $300 at a bake sale Wednesday afternoon for the benefit of Greta Johnson, daughter of Jessica Jennrich, director of undergraduate advising, curriculum and programming in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. Jennrich is also a stakeholder with Johnston Hall, meaning she works with residents [...]
Undergraduate advisers honored for their work
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged academic advisers, faculty awards on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As most students know, academic advisers can make or break one’s college experience. MU also seems to know the importance of great advisers, and last month the university honored two undergraduate advisers for their work with students. Dr. George Jesse of the Division of Animal Science won the MU Excellence in Advising Award in the [...]
