After watching a segment on KOMU channel 8 weather about the upcoming eclipse I learned that not all glasses made for watching the eclipse are adequate or are recommended by NASA.  Even though the glasses I brought online for viewing the eclipse and giving out at the MULSA picnic said they were 100% safe for the eclipse they are not.

The only glasses with safety guide lines must have “ISO 12312-2” printed on them only 4 companies have been approved as manufacturing safe solar eclipse glasses:  American paper optics, Rainbow symphony, thousand oaks optical, and TSE17.  Our glasses did not have this.  

Free KOMU 8 eclipse glasses can be pick up at local Dollar General Stores or the Mizzou stores is also selling eclipse glasses for $1 with proceeds going to the astronomy dept.

This and more information about the eclipse can be found on the KOMUTV weather web site.

Sorry about the phony eclipse glasses

Karen Eubanks
MULSA social co-chair

I would like to invite you to the 2017 Undergraduate Visual Art & Design Showcase, which is set for Jan. 30-Feb. 3 in Jesse Hall. After a very successful inaugural showcase last year, the 2017 event is shaping up to be even better. I hope you will join us as we celebrate undergraduate excellence in art and design.

This is a venue for Mizzou undergraduate students to display and discuss their scholarly work in an exhibition setting. Student work will be on display and will feature a variety of artistic expression and applied design, including works of photography, graphic design, architectural design, theatre costume design, painting, textile and apparel management, digital storytelling, documentary, floral design and more. A four-person guest jury will award $10,000 in professional development funds to the most outstanding student work. All of the students’ work will be on display in Jesse Hall from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. throughout the showcase.

We are very excited about our keynote speaker, Sarah Leen. Sarah is a Mizzou alumna and the Director of Photography at National Geographic. She will deliver her keynote address at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3 in Jesse Auditorium. In addition, there are a pair of panel discussions featuring renowned experts in the areas of art and design.

A schedule of events, which are all free open to the public, is below. I hope you take the opportunity to attend. Please pass this information on to your colleagues or others who would be interested in attending.

2017 Visual Art & Design Showcase – Jesse Hall

Monday, January 30

4:30 p.m.                  Opening Reception (Jesse Hall Rotunda)                         

5:30 p.m.                  Digital Storytelling & Documentary Premiere Viewing (Jesse Auditorium)

6:15 p.m.                  Panel Discussion – “Video as a Visual Medium” (Jesse Auditorium)

Wednesday, February 1

5 p.m.                       Panel Discussion – “Professional Journeys in Art & Design” (Jesse Auditorium) 

6 p.m.                       Artist/Designer Reception (Jesse Hall Rotunda)

Friday, February 3

4 p.m.                       Keynote Address– Sarah Leen (Jesse Auditorium)

4:45 p.m.                  Awards Ceremony (Jesse Auditorium)

5 p.m.                       Awards Reception (Jesse Hall Rotunda)

For more information and a complete schedule, visit: undergraduatestudies.missouri.edu/showcase.

#MizVAD17

Go Tigers!
Jim Spain

Boone County Office of Emergency Management, in conjunction with the National Weather Service is offering a basic Storm Spotter Training on February 23, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The training is hosted by the American Legion, located at 3669 S. Legion Ln., Columbia, MO. In this training, you will learn how to help your community be prepared for severe weather and how to become listed in the NWS St. Louis storm spotter database. This course is free, and open to the Public.

Course Title: National Weather Service Basic Storm Spotter Training

Course Date: February 23, 2017

Course Time: 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Prerequisites: You must be at least high school age to sign up to be a volunteer storm spotter and attend this course.

For questions or more information, please contact, Elizabeth Thompson at 573-886-7226 or EThompson@boonecountymo.org

We are in the process of recruiting students for the “Entrepreneurial Scholars & Interns Program” for 2017.  Selected undergraduate students will receive:

• Tuition paid for entrepreneurial courses
• $4,000 for a summer internship
• Entrepreneurial mentorship
• Networking opportunities
• Certificate of Completion

Eligible students can be from any major.  You can find more information here:  www.umsystem.edu/esip

Applications are due by Friday, February 3.  If you would like printed posters or post cards, let us know and we will get you a supply.

Steve Wyatt, J.D.
Associate Vice Chancellor/Vice Provost for Economic Development
University of Missouri
310 Jesse Hall
Columbia, MO  65211E-mail: wyattr@missouri.edu
Phone: 573.882.3087
http://economicdevelopment.missouri.edu/

Please remember to book rooms through “Add New Event.” If you book a room through the room bookings feature, it does not show up on the Staff Calendar.

https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/staff/calendar

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. That means you should change your clocks back one hour Saturday night before going to bed. It is also recommended that you use this as a reminder to change all batteries in fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

The International Teaching Assistant Program in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies is looking for oral language assessment evaluators. The training and evaluation processes are both done online. Assessment training can be accessed through Blackboard. It must be completed and the exit exam passed before beginning work for pay. Assessments take 20-30 minutes to grade and evaluators are paid $15/test. Although we are continually looking for good evaluators, we need additional support for end-of-semester evaluations between December 6^th and December 13^th. Please contact Liz Tummons (tummonsm@missouri.edu) if you have any questions or if you are interested in taking part.

This activity is external to library duties and should not take place during an employee's regular working hours.

 

The complete press release can be found here.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of three Mizzou faculty members as Faculty Fellows in the Provost’s Office: Drs. Anna Ball, Matthew P. Martens, and Mitchell McKinney.

• Dr. Anna L. Ball will serve as Faculty Fellow for Faculty Development. Her 12 month appointment will be .80 time in the Provost’s office.  Her duties will include faculty development and leadership development programs, Chairs Council, faculty awards, and the promotion and tenure process. Ball is currently a professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, where she is former department chair and current Director of Graduate Studies for Agricultural Education and Leadership. She is CAFNR’s former director of faculty development and former chair of the Learning Improvement Committee, is founding director of the Center for the Collaboration and Design of Educational Innovations, and has served on the executive team of the University of Missouri Faculty Council.

• Dr. Matthew P. Martens will serve as Faculty Fellow for Academic Programs. His 12 month appointment will be .50 time in the Provost’s Office.  His duties will include program and center assessment, accreditation, and new degree proposals. In his 7 years at MU, Martens has served on nearly twenty committees, panels, and councils, many as Chair. Currently he serves as Associate Dean for Administration and Faculty Affairs in the College of Education, and he also has an appointment as Professor in the Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology. He has provided oversight to several academic and administrative departments.

• Dr. Mitchell S. McKinney will serve as Faculty Fellow for Academic Personnel. His 12 month appointment will be full time in the Provost’s Office.  His duties will include monitoring the processes regarding faculty hiring, grievance petitions, academic integrity, and equity resolution. McKinney, who won the 2009 Kemper Award for Teaching Excellence and the 2014 Outstanding Director of Graduate Studies Award, currently serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication in the College of Arts and Science. Additionally, he is past director of Academic Affairs for the National Communication Association and founder and current director of the Political Communication Institute.

The appointments are effective September 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017.

The individual and collective expertise of these faculty members is truly impressive, and I anticipate their leadership will be important in moving MU forward collectively in maintaining excellence teaching, discovery, and outreach. The three fellows will work closely with me and with Christine Holt, who joined the Provost’s Office on August 15 as Associate Provost.  Christine’s legal education and extensive experience in higher education administration is already paying dividends in my office. Please join me in congratulating our new Faculty Fellows and welcoming them to the Mizzou leadership team.

Garnett Stokes

Wear your black and gold on Friday, September 2 to celebrate College Colors Day 2016. If you can rock the black and gold like no one else, be sure to enter the best-dressed-in-black-and-gold contest or the office decorating contest, hosted by Staff Advisory Council. Not only will you have the chance to show off your Tiger spirit, but you will have the chance to win great prizes! For more details on the contests, please visit the Staff Council Facebook page