Colleagues:

The Provost’s Global Scholars Program is once again taking nominations for Summer, 2014. Questions can be directed to me or to Jim Scott in the International Center, scottj@missouri.edu. The program this year will be May 23-June 7 in Turkey and  will be led by Prof. Monika Fischer (German and Russian Studies & Honors College).The goal this year is to develop ties with colleagues in both countries. Applicants should submit a plan of work and should identify possible collaborators in Turkey. The trip is paid for by the provost in partnership with academic units sending representative, so yes, it is free for applicants.

Below is the application process for MU Libraries and the original announcement. Interested parties should send their application to Jim no later than Wednesday, January 15. Please contact me if you have any questions, and good luck!

Amanda K. Sprochi
sprochia@health.missouri.edu

2014 Global Scholars Call for Applications

MU librarians and archivists have been involved with this program from its inception.  Applications for this year’s seminars are due by Wednesday, 15 January 2013.  Please send application items listed below to Jim Cogswell, 104 Ellis Library.  If you have questions or would like more details, please contact Amanda Sprochi, the Libraries’ representative to the Council, or visit the Global Scholars Program web pages at the International Center.

Global Scholars Program:  Archivists/Librarian application information

In order to apply, please submit the following items:

1. A copy of your current resume.

2. A statement from your supervisor assuring support of your application.

3. A written statement (no longer than one page) addressing the following:

        a) Your present role with students, faculty, and staff;
        b) Your commitment to assist students, faculty, and staff expand their knowledge of international      
        information resources and promote international affairs to the wider university community;
        c) Your willingness to participate in Global Scholars activities, such as a follow-up workshop;
        d) Your willingness to participate in the international faculty mentoring corps in the next academic year;
        e) Your interest and ability to assist faculty Global Scholars as they revise their courses with       
        international content; and
        f) Your interest in international library materials and services.

4.  Submit a brief (1-2 pages) one year plan of work to pursue program objectives by 15 October 2014.  Plans should identify potential collaborator(s) from Turkey.  They should describe expected outcomes and proposed action steps to complete this work. 

Office of the Director & Associate Vice Provost for International Initiatives                        

November 22, 2013

Call for Deans’ and Directors’ Nominations
Global Scholars Program

May 23 – June 7, 2014
Turkey

Leader:

Prof. Monika Fischer – German and Russian Studies & Honors College

Nomination Deadline: February 1, 2014

The MU Council on International Initiatives (CII) is pleased to announce the 2014 Global Scholars Program (GSP) trip to Turkey.  This nationally recognized program is designed to support MU faculty members who seek to internationalize their teaching and research.  Since its inception, over 150 faculty members across Colleges and Schools have participated.  As a result, numerous research collaborations have begun, and dozens of courses have been modified – enhancing the learning experience of thousands of MU students each year.  In 2002, the Global Scholars Program received the Andrew Heiskell Award for Best Practices and Innovation in International Education from the Institute of International Education.

 GSP is designed to:

1) expand faculty involvement in MU’s strategic international relationships; and

2) foster tangible new international collaborations for participants, including research grants or papers and/or teaching innovations. 

 

Performance Criteria for Global Scholars Faculty:

1.            Global scholars agree to participate in all scheduled program activities, including two brief pre-departure orientation sessions.

2.            Scholars submit a brief (1-2 pages) one year plan of work to pursue program objectives by October 15, 2014..  Plans should identify potential collaborator(s) from Turkey.  They should describe expected outcomes and proposed action steps to complete this work.  Scholars should submit their plans to their Dean/Director and to the Director of the International Center.

3.            Scholars provide a brief report on action steps taken and revisions in expected outcomes from original plans of work.  Progress reports are due by May 1, 2015.

 

For more information, please review the Global Scholars Program web page, or contact me directly.  Your questions and comments are most welcome.  We hope you can take advantage of this excellent opportunity.

Thanks in advance for your consideration.

 

  

Global Scholars Turkey

May 23 – June 7, 2014 (tentative)

Turkey at the Crossroads: Culture, Identity, and Community

Due to its geographic location and history, Turkey is a country of duality, of contradictions. A Muslim but non-Arab country, Turkey has successfully blended Islam with democracy, and has looked more towards the West in the past.  However, recently it has started to see itself as the bridge and potential problem solver between East and West, and has been expanding its contacts and influences into the Middle East.

While Turkey’s unique position at the crossroads of East and West has endowed the country with a long and rich history and strategic importance in the region, the nation still struggles to define itself and its citizens. National identity, minority matters in a historical and contemporary context, and the impact of urban transformation and globalization are just a few of their current issues.

In this trip, Global Scholars will be introduced to these realities as expressed in politics, business and work, the arts, science and engineering, and in the academy.  They will meet faculty and researchers from several universities (listed below), and have opportunities to build new scholarly collaborations.  Thus, the visit could appeal to faculty from art and art history, history, political science, social science, health professions, cultural studies, film studies, sciences, engineering, and agriculture, among others.

Meetings, presentations and university lectures will be part of the program.  However, visits to historical sites, museums, cultural institutions, and sight-seeing tours will also be included.  We will also organize meetings with MU alumni – some of whom have become important university faculty and administrators.  A brief description of the regions and universities visited follows below.

Istanbul                                                                                                                              

• Koç University, Boğaziçi University, Kadir Has University
• monuments of Byzantine and Ottoman Istanbul: Ayasofya (Haghia Sophia), Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii)
• distinct neighborhoods Beyoglu, Galata, and Eminönü: Karaköy
• Sephardic Jewish Museum, Yeni Camii, Spice Market, religious sites and communities along the Golden Horn: Jewish Quarter of Balat, Greek Orthodox Quarter of Fener, Muslim district of Eyüp
• Sufi music concert and whirling dervish; Hamam (Turkish bath); Turkish Art of Ebru (paper marbling); Turkish Cultural Services Foundation; Istanbul Modern museum of modern art; DOBAG (Natural Dye Research and Development Project, a weaver cooperative)

Ankara

• Bilkent University; Middle East Technical University
• Atatürk monument
• US Embassy and Turkish Prime Ministry

Izmir

• Ege University, Ekonomi University
• Konak, bazaar, historic clock tower and elevator, history of Smyrna
• Foça (Greek village; nature reserve of salt marsh and flamingo farm/Birds of Gediz), Pergamon and/or Ephesus

Manisa

• Celal Bayar University (in Manisa) 
• historic mosque (by Miman Sinan architect of Blue Mosque in Istanbul & helped design Taj Mahal) (Manisa)
• Rumi/Mevlevi school (Manisa)

Following the completion of our itinerary, we will offer an optional cultural excursion to Cappadocia.  Faculty can choose to participate at modest personal cost.

Cappadocia (Central Anatolia)

• Konya, city of Rumi
• underground cities, caves, Christian churches from Byzantine times, Göreme, Ürgüp, Gaziemir

On Sunday, November 17th, the city of Washington, IL was struck by an EF-4 tornado. More than 1,000 homes and businesses in the area were damaged by the storm. As a result, many residents are now homeless and without basic necessities just days before the Thanksgiving holiday. Some of those affected include close friends and family of MU students. In order to show support for our fellow Tigers, the Tiger Service Corps would like to aid in relief efforts.

The Tiger Service Corps is a newly formed organization dedicated to connecting MU students with volunteer opportunities that interest them, providing accessible and useful tools to track volunteer hours, and educating students, staff, and faculty on the needs of the MU and Columbia community. Furthermore, they aim to act as a response team in times of situational inconvenience and tragedy.

In the role of an emergency response group, Tiger Service Corps would like to invite MU students, staff, and faculty in joining relief efforts by doing one of the following:

• Donate items that volunteers and residents need the most.
  • Non-perishable food items (Canned goods should have pull-top lids whenever possible.)
  • Bottled water
  • Blankets
  • Cold weather clothing (such as gloves, hats, or jackets)
  • Personal hygiene products
  • Work gloves
  • Clean up materials (such as boxes, trash bags, and other plastic bags)

To donate, look for bins marked with the Tiger Service Corps logo at Quirks (the student run boutique on the first floor of the student center)and other locations throughout campus.

• Donate money. There are two easy ways to donate money to the relief efforts via reliable organizations.
  • By phone. To donate $10 by text message through the Salvation Army, text STORM to 80888. Reply YES to confirm the donation. You may also donate to the American Red Cross by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
  • Online. Visit the American Red Cross or Salvation Army online to make donations.

Further information about the item drive and Tiger Service Corps as a whole can be found on our Facebook or on Twitter.

Questions or concerns about the relief effort, or suggestions for further aiding the city of Washington, may be directed to the Tiger Service Corps Director, Javier Fernandez, at MUtscdirector@gmail.com. 

Brooke Shoopman 
Tiger Service Corps | Communications Coordinator

@MU_ServiceCorps | facebook.com/MUTigerServiceCorps

December 9, 2013

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Research Center – Columbia

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Making Every Leaf Count: Finding, organizing, and protecting your genealogy research – Explore new avenues in finding, documenting, and citing sources, along with organizing and storing all the materials produced from research.

1 p.m. – 4 p.m. – Oral History & Genealogy: Moving beyond the “official records” and opening up a treasure chest – Learn the fundamentals of oral history from the initial idea through finished product. Topics will include the pre-interview, interview, and post-interview, including planning, technology, drafting questions, and more.

Special Promotion! Members can attend both sessions for $20.00 ($40.00 nonmembers). Or attend one workshop for $15.00 ($25.00 nonmembers). Participation in either session includes a boxed lunch from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Space is limited; register by calling 573.882.7083.

Dear Colleagues,

In an effort to recognize involvement by the MU community in activities that promote environmental sustainability, the faculty, staff and student members of the MU Environmental Affairs and Sustainability Committee invite you to nominate an MU individual or group (faculty, staff, student or mixed) for our Sustainable Steward Award.  The nomination form is quick, easy and online.

We hope to spotlight a range of positive environmental contributions, from research, to activism, to best practices in daily habits.  We will award a Sustainability Steward several times over the coming year in an area honoring one of Mizzou’s core values: Respect, Responsibility, Discovery and Excellence.  Stewards will be recognized publicly and with gifts from campus and community partners.  

Nominations for the January 2014 award are due December 13.  Nominees not receiving the award in January will be considered for future awards on a rolling basis. Winners from 2012 can be viewed here.

Thank you for helping us recognize the people who inspire you.

Warm regards,

Alicia LaVaute and the Environmental Affairs and Sustainability Committee

The Afro-Hispanic Review devoted its entire Fall issue to the Cultural Bricolage Conference hosted last fall by MU under the leadership of Juanamaria Cordones-Cook and 17 other units, including the MU Libraries.

Saturday, April 12  from 10 am-2 pm
Jesse Hall
University of Missouri campus

FREE family event for children in grades K-6.  More than 25 activities for learning, discovery and fun. Free Tiger Stripe ice cream for first 500 children. Free parking.

Website http://gradschool.missouri.edu/adventures

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MizzouAdventuresinEducation

Workshops for International Students that will be offered Sept. 11, 14, 17, and 21.

http://library.missouri.edu/classresources/internationalstudents/

August 30^th marks the 2013 annual College Colors Day, a tradition to promote school spirit and the start of college football season.  Students, staff, alumni & fans are encouraged to participate by wearing their BLACK and GOLD.

In order to get a little more festive this year, we would like to post pictures of our staff and the libraries decked out in black and gold on Facebook. Please send me your best Mizzou spirit photo, and you will get a fun, MU-themed prize.

Let’s show MU that the Libraries have Tiger spirit!!!

–Shannon Cary

Columbia, Mo. − The University of Missouri Libraries is the newest member of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA). The NDSA is a partnership of institutions and organizations dedicated to preserving and providing access to selected databases, web pages, video, audio and other digital content with enduring value.

The alliance is an outgrowth of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), which the Library of Congress (LOC) has administered since 2000. In establishing the program, Congress directed LOC to work with other federal agencies and a variety of additional communities to develop a national approach to digital preservation. NDIIPP has achieved substantial success though partnering with more than 170 institutions to provide access to a diverse national collection of digital content. This work demonstrates that a collective effort can achieve far more than individual institutions working alone.

“We are proud to be a member of the National Digital Stewardship Alliance and to partner with them in the important mission of preserving and protecting America’s growing digital heritage,” said Director of MU Libraries, Jim Cogswell. “We recognize the urgent need for organizations to collaborate actively and make the preservation of valuable digital content a strategic priority. The MU Libraries are devoted to ensuring that effective digital stewardship is put in place today to protect critically important resources for the future.”

The NDSA develops improved preservation standards and practices; works with experts to identify categories of digital information that are most worthy of preservation; and takes steps to incorporate content into a national collection. It provides national leadership for digital-preservation education and training. For more information, visit www.digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/.

Two MU Librarians have been selected by Chancellor Deaton to serve on campus committees. Marie Concannon will serve as a member of the Student Financial Aid Committee, and June DeWeese as chair of the Concert Committee.