The Employee Newsletter of the Missouri State University System. Springfield/West Plains/Mountain Grove March 2006 • Vol. 1/6 .. Missouri State announces plans for $60 million JQH Arena Beginning in November of 2008, the Missouri build a facility that would live up to its new the remaining $20 million he has committed; State University Bears and Lady Bears will name, that would be a magnet for Springfield, the University will pay the balance. have a new home - JQH Arena - thanks to and that would make all of us proud," said Hammons has donated more than $100 a $25 million commitment from Missouri Hammons. "I hope this gift helps make that million to the city of Springfield and other State alumnus and Springfield-based hotel happen and encourages others to invest in the organizations in the last 50 years. Some of his developer John Q. Hammons. University as well. most notable philanthropic efforts include: The Arena will contain a minimum of "Missouri State has big aspirations, and I the funding for the Hammons Heart Institute 12,000 chair-back seats, 20 private boxes, want JQH Arena to be an important part of and Hammons Life Line helicopter for St. a private club and other amenities. It will its future development." John's Regional Health Center; the Hammons be located on the parking lot just east of Missouri State hopes to raise at least $5 Student Center, Hammons Fountains and Hammons Student Center on John Q. million in cash to add to the $5 million Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Hammons Parkway, with construction provided by Hammons. The University will Arts at Missouri State University; and the scheduled to begin faU 2006 and be completed then issue approximately $50 million in Hammons School of Architecture at Drury for the opening of the 2008-09 season. bonds. Hammons will pay the debt service on University. • "Thanks to Mr. Hammons' vision and generosity, this longtime dream will become a reality," said Missouri State President Michael T. Nietzel. "The most immediate and obvious beneficiaries of JQH Arena will be our fans and our athletics teams, but the ultimate impact of JQH Arena extends beyond athletics. We expect this project to be stunning. "This project simply would not have been possible without Mr. Hammons, and we are very grateful to him. Because of that, the Board of Governors was pleased to name the facility in his honor." Greg Onstot, vice president for university advancement and executive director of the Missouri State University Foundation, confirmed that the $25 million commitment MARCH 18 is by far the largest single gift ever made to the Spring Horticulture Seminar University and its foundation. 1 p.m. "I wanted the University to be able to Mountain Grove Campus Contact: Marilyn Odneal, 417-547-7513 Adele Newson-Horst named College of Arts and Letters dean Cost: Free

Dr. Adele affairs. She also previously served as associate addition to serving as COAL dean, she will APRIL 6-12 Newson­ dean of the College of Arts and Science at that hold a tenured position as professor in the Grand Hotel: Mainstage Horst will university. English department. Musical serve as the "I am very pleased that Dr. Newson-Horst "I am delighted to join the superior 7p_m. dean of the has chosen to join our administrative team as teaching, research and service teams that Craig Hall, Coger Theatre university's dean of the College of Arts and Letters," said comprise the College of Arts and Letters," Tickets can be purchased by calling 67678 College of Dr. Frank Einhellig, acting provost. "She has Newson-Horst said. "Couple this with the Arts and a wealth of experience, talent and leadership public affairs mission and the vitality and APRIL 11-12 skills that will be great assets to this college energy of the other colleges and senior Letters America, Islam and the Middle (COAL). and the University. I look forward to working leadership team, led by President Nietzel, and East Conference She will with Adele at Missouri State to continue and the University is poised to show the world Springfield and West Plains assume the build upon the excellence in teaching, creative how a public affairs mission is realized." campuses position July Dr. Adele Newson-Horst works and community service that are part of Newson-Horst succeeds Dr. David Contact: Dr. Muhamad Olimat, 1,2006, pending approval from the Missouri the College of Arts and Letters tradition." Belcher, who left to become the University 66957 State Board of Governors. Newson-Horst holds a doctorate in of Arkansas-Little Rock provost in 2003, as Cost: Free Newson-Horst comes to Missouri State American Literature from Michigan State COAL's permanent dean. Drs. Christy Orale, from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, University. She also earned a Master of Arts Curt Lawrence and Gloria Galanes have where she was special project director to the degree from Eastern Michigan and a Bachelor served as acting deans since . • provost and vice chancellor for academic of Arts degree from Spelman College. In

Pemberton named ACE Fellow University presents Taiwan symposium Dr. Cindy P'ernbertan, dean of the CoUege The political science department wiU.present Taiwan And The World: d Health and Hwnan Services has been An International Symposium April 1-2 In the Plaster Student Union's named a 2006-07 American Council on Parliamentary Room. The symposium indudes leading scholars and Education (ACE) Fellow. The award is practitioners from the United States, who will present their research based on a thorough consideration of on a variety of issues related to the future of Taiwan's relations with Pemberton's academic credentials and China, the United States and the international community. Offldals pot:en.ttal for administrative leadership, indude Ambassador David Dean, Dr. June Teufel Dreyer of the U.S. the rcommendations of professional Congress' U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, cd es, the judgment of interviewtng offidals from the U.S. Department of Defense and offidals from qf _or administrators, and Taiwan. Scholars from Taiwan, China and the United States will ~~~"41VenIU-~lual!lftaltiOins as measured against deliver papers at the conference. The event is free and it is open the standards of the ACE Fellows Program. to the public. For more Information, contact Dr. Dennis Hickey, political science professor, at 65850. GETTING 10 KNOW YOlUJ Haytko builds dream house on a football foundation The rumor is that Dr. Diana Hay tko, find in the Ozarks, but Haytko says it's has taken on duties as director of the AWARDS associate professor of marketing, was born surprisingly "very clean and very modern." advertising program and adviser to the Ad Missouri State University won wrapped in a Denver Broncos baby blanket. Haytko came to Missouri State three Club and the award-winning Ad Team. Last second place in sweepstakes Growing up, the Colorado native's years ago from a post at Texas Christian fall, she won the Houghton-Mifflin Pride for universities with more than Sunday afternoons were reserved for the University, where she doubled as an and Ferrell Teaching Innovation Award 15,000 students at the Council gridiron. And her parents - Paul and academic recruiter for the Division I for her project titled "The Price is Right: for the Advancement and Support Elizabeth - always scheduled Thanksgiving football team (she helped recruit San An Experiential Pricing Concepts Game" of Education 2006 District VI dinner between the perpetual Dallas Diego's Ladainian Tomlinson, by the way). and her research with a TCU colleague on conference in St. Louis. Missouri Cowboys and Detroit Lions games. A self-proclaimed "big city person," Haytko teen shopping habits has garnered national State employees won two Grand So it's no surprise that Hay tko's new wanted to make sure she fell in love with attention and publication. Gold Awards, six Gold Awards, four Silver Awards and five Bronze Springfield home, a 5.400-square-foot Springfield before building. One thing that could make her stay in Awards. tribute to ultra-modern architecture, comes "Springfield is big enough without being Springfield even better, she says, is to work Grand Gold Awards were complete with a 120-inch projection screen too big," she says. "The airport is definitely in some capacity with the Bears football presented to Veronica Adinegara, for her beloved football. a selling point. But what I think I love the program and new Head Coach Terry Allen. senior designer in university "You really should have been here for the most - aside from my work with such great ''I've already scheduled a lunch meeting publications; Sara Clark, director Super Bowl," she says. "It was like we were students - is working in the marketing with the coach to see what I can do to help," of web services; Andrea Mostyn, standing on the sidelines. It was awesome." department at Missouri State. It's the best she says. • by Eric Eckert assistant director of university When she first began thinking about department I've ever worked in." university communications communications; Michael building her dream home, Haytko Since moving to Springfield, she public relations specialist VanFossen, assistant director of made a list of the things she couldn't do residence life; and Kevin White, without. Of course there's the monster photographer. TV with surround sound in the requisite Gold Awards were presented "football-viewing room"; but there's also to Debbie Branson, assistant the humongous pantry ("for aU of the director of alumni activities; microwavable food I live on"), the two Melanie Earl, director of annual three-car garages ("I want to collect cars funds; Julie Ebersold, acting someday") and the seemingly endless glass director of development and elements - windows, waUs, skylights, and, alumni relations; Eric Eckert, yes, even floors ("I wanted to bring the public relations specialist in outside in"). university communications; Don To illustrate the latter, Haytko says she Hendricks, director of university had the architects construct a model of the communications; Dr. Alicia Mathis, house, which she then placed on her three­ biology department head; Amy acre lot to see how the sun would come Schuldt, assistant director of through the four skylights. university publications; Mike "Because of that, we are actually now Smith, director of news and production coordinator for KSMU; 15 degrees southeast versus what it was and White. originally," she says. All awards are listed online at The home's color scheme of golden http://www.news.missouristate. floors, white walls and black trim is a rare edu / news/ releases/ teb06/ caseawards.htm. FACULTY SENATE Dr. Margaret Weaver, associate professor of English, received The JQH Arena the Outstanding Scholarship In early February at a press conference President Nietzel Q: Where will the funds come from to operate and maintain the Award for Best Article 2004 from announced that John Q. Hammons had pledged $25 million for new arena: from th e athletics program's budget or from the the International Writing Center a new University arena. Below are answers to concerns that have general budget? Association for her article titled arisen over the arena. A: Some of the money for operating and maintaining the "Censoring what Tutors' Clothing new arena will come from the budget of Missouri State 'Says': First Amendment Rights/ Q: The cost of the new arena is projected at $60 million, of which University's athletics program, but no more than had been Writes within Tutorial Space," amount Mr. Hammons has pledged $25 million. How will th e designated for Hammons Student Center in the past. The which appeared in the spring/ rest of the amount be funded? additional operational and maintenance costs for the new summer 2005 issue of Writing A: The project will be funded by a combination of private arena wiU come from revenue generated by arena-related Center Journal. donations and revenue generated from the arena: increased activities (see answer to Question # I). Broadcast services, as well as ticket sales, increased seat assessments, suite rentals, rental staff in publications and photo of the facility for things such as concerts, concessions, etc. Q: What will happen to Hammons Student Center (HSC)? The business plan for funding the area does not include any services, won six silver Addy A: Long-term plans for HSC have not been determined yet. funding from the University or state revenues. awards presented by the Springfield It is one of the sites being considered for the new Student Advertising Association. The awards Recreation Center. Regardless of that decision, some athletic Q: Why do we need a new arena? Isn 't Hammons Student Center include: Local Television Self events, such as volleybaU matches, will continue in HSC. The Promotion (The Original Springfield sufficientfor our present needs? basketball teams also will continue to practice there. Cardinals: A Look Back); Local A: Hammons Student Center is 30 years old this year and is Television Self Promotion (Lady now among the smallest and oldest in the Missouri Valley Q: Won't the building of the new arena require another parking Bear Basketball: A Dream Come Conference. Since it is not suitable for post-season play, we garage, particularly since it will be on th e site of a parking lot? True); Sales Promotion-Packaging lose the opportunity for revenue. Also, about half of the seats (The Original Springfield Cardinals: A: The arena site will likely include some limited parking, in Hammons Student Center are bleacher seats, which are A Look Back); Sales Promotion­ primarily for disabled and staff. With the new Intermodal not appealing to potential fans. Packaging (Lady Bear Basketball: Facility one block south and the Park and Ride a half­ A Dream Come True); Collateral block north, additional parking is Q: Why couldn't Mr. Hammons give money for an academic Material-Poster; (The Original not currently anticipated to building or for an endowment of professors or chairs - Springfield Cardinals: A Look Back); be necessary for the arena to something more academic in nature? and Collateral Material-Poster operate effectively. (Friday Night TV Dinner and annual A: Donors designate their gifts for specific things, and Mr. Answers compiled from information Wine & Food Celebration). Hammons' interest was in a new arena. More specifically, provided by the University l1 ews release. because his development business specializes in hotels with Paul Kincaid. chief of staff. nlld the EXHIBITIONS convention centers, golf courses with living communities, Standard article (2121106) . • Missouri State's United Nations' and community attractions such as the Missouri Sports Hall 60th Anniversary Exhibit in Meyer of Fame and Hammons Field, his interests are in facilities Library was one of only three that benefit the community and help attract visitors and such exhibits from the United by Art L. Spisak attention. Faculty Senate chair 2 BENEFITS Review

Annual medical check-ups free at Taylor Clinic insurance coverage (either single or family). As we start a new medical insurance plan year, employees who have Employees who need an additional card or two, must contact the not yet had their annual medical check-up are reminded that our office of human resources at 64657. health insurance plans allows up to $400 annually for a check-up. Noncredit course fee waiver benefit enhan ced While employees may receive a check-up from any physician they During its September 2005 meeting, the Board of Governors choose, employees who go to the Taylor Health & Well ness Center approved a recommendation to change the noncredit course for their annual medical check-up do not pay any deductible and States featured as part of the UN's fee waiver benefit. The change became effective in September. all charges up to $400 are paid 100 percent by our insurance. online international photo gallery As a result of the change, the University will pay up to $150 per Essentially, the annual medical check-up is free at Taylor Clinic. commemorating the event. employee per fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) towards the cost of Employees who receive their check-up from a St. John's physician noncredit course fees. do not pay a deductible and receive 80 percent of the $400 benefit, GRANTS Previously, the University would pay up to half of the cost of or $320. Employees who choose to go to a non-St. John's physician Dr. Suzanne George, early noncredit course fees, but not more than $150. Employees will must meet the $700 deductible before the plan will pay 60 percent childhood and family development still be responsible for paying any amounts above the $150 for department head, received a of the $400 benefit, or $240. enroUment in a noncredit course. $12,500 grant from the Ozarks Area New health insurance ID card being distributed Another policy change approved by the Board of Governors Community Action Corporation for Because many employees have expressed a concern about using increased the number of departments on campus where the the "Child Development Associate their social security number on the insurance/prescription ID noncredit course fee waiver may be used. Four University Credential Class." card, the office of human resources is issuing all employees new departments were added to the previous list of two departments health insurance/prescription 10 cards that do not show the social where the noncredit course fee waiver may be used; the six Dr. Anne Summers, associate security number as the cardholder's identification number. departments are: professor of social work; and The new insurance 10 card number is a randomly generated, • College of Continuing Education and the Extended University Dr. Gary Brinker, associate unique number for each employee. Employees are requested to • Management Development Institute in the Center for Business professor of sociology, anthropology destroy the previous version of their health insurance ID card and Economic Development and criminology, received a because the new card is effective upon receipt. • SmaU Business Development Center in the Center for Business $45,376 grant from the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology Med-Pay is still the University's administrator for our self­ and Economic Development for the "Training for Healthy insured employee group health insurance plans. MedTrak is • Campus Recreation Fitness and Well ness Program Marriages and Family Formation" the University's prescription drug plan manager. The contact • Academic Development Center sponsored courses and seminars program. information for both Med-Pay and MedTrak is printed on your • Human Resources Training and Development sponsored new ID card. courses and seminars ~ Diane May, assistant professor of The number of cards being issued to employees is based upon by Howard Berriman geography, geology and planning, information that human resources has regarding employees' health assistant directo r of human resources received a $13,200 grant from the City of Ash Grove for the "Ash Grove Plan and Land Development New exhibition explores Lincoln's journey to emancipation Regulations." May also received How was it that a nation founded on ideals only one in Missouri to host the exhibit. will provide opportunities for reflection a $5,900 grant from the City of of freedom and equality was also home The exhibit is free and open to the public. and discussions that will lead to a greater Strafford for the "Strafford Land Development Regulations Update." to one of the harshest labor systems the "The major purpose of this exhibit is understanding among the groups who caU modern world has known? to open a discussion among visitors about southwest Missouri home." Julie Bloodworth, director of A new traveling exhibition at Missouri slavery in the United States, its abolition "Forever Free" was organized by the Missouri Fine Arts Academy, State University's Meyer Library looks and its relation to African American civil the Huntington Library, San Marino, received a $329,764 grant from the for answers to this question by tracing rights after the Civil War," says Dr. J.B. Petty, California; the Gilder Lehrman Institute of Missouri Department of Elementary Abraham Lincoln~s gra ua1 transformation professor ofli6rary science e ucation. American History, New or ity; and toe and Secondary Education for the from an anti-slavery moderate to "The "The exhibit is centered on Lincoln's American Library Association, with major Missouri Fine Arts Academy. Great Emancipator" who freed all role in these events and his beliefs about support from the National Endowment slaves with a revolutionary war-time what he was doing. Separate sections of the for the Humanities, and is based upon Vicki Schmitt, interim director proclamation in 1863. exhibit focus on young Lincoln's America, original documents in the collections of for research and special programs "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's the House dividing, the war for the Union, the Huntington Library and the Gilder in the Institute for School Journey to Emancipation" will be on the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of Lehrman Institute. Improvement, received a $10,000 display through April 7 on the second floor black soldiers in the Civil War and the final A complete listing of exhibit-related events is grant from the City of Nixa Parks of Meyer Library. Meyer Library is one of months of the Civil War and Lincoln's life. available online at wWlV./ibrarY.I'nissour;state.edll. ~ and Recreation for the "Safe BASE 39 institutions in the United States and the It is our hope that the 'Forever Free' exhibit Navigate Program Information."

Dr. Rex Cammack, associate University generous with hurricane relief donations professor of geography, geology and planning, received a $31,864 grant Last fall, the Missouri State University evacuees to live in Elm Street Apartments clothes and almost 1,200 books from the Greene County Planning community mobilized to assist victims of rent-free through January. This dona- • Hurricane evacuees who are or were and Zoning Department for the hurricanes Katrina and Rita. tion was valued at almost $18,000. Many living in Springfield were also offered "Geospatial Science Development Students, faculty, staff members and the University departments and organizations 4,000 free tickets to Missouri State athletic for Greene County." University's administration donated cash provided additional support to these resi­ events and in-kind donations valued at more than dents through donations of household and Volunteers donated more than 1,200 The Community and Social Issues $125,000 to hurricane relief efforts. personal items. documented hours during the fall semester. Institute received $15,600 in grant Eleven hurricane-displaced students Following is an example of other re- Hurricane relief efforts continue this funding from the Coover Review attended Missouri State in the fall. Waived ported donations: spring with a planned spring break trip. Panel. tuition and fees were valued at more than • Supplies valued at almost $30,000 Up to 100 volunteers from the University $17,000. • Other drives garnered 387 hygiene will work for Habitat for Humanity in St. INVITATIONS The University also allowed hurricane kits, 110 pounds of food, 130 pounds of Bernard Parish, La. ~ Dr. Gerald Udell, executive director of the Center for Business and Economic Development in the College of Business Administration, Dr. Harry Boyte, a senior fellow at the was invited by U.S. Sen. Michael Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Enzi (Wyo.) to present at the third Affairs at the University of Minnesota, annual "Inventors Conference: partiCipated in a panel discussion, "How From Your Garage to the Assembly Should Missouri State University Support the Line'; in Cheyenne, Wyo. Scholarship of Engagement?" last month. Panelists included (from left to right) Dr. PUBLICATIONS Julie Ellison, director, Imagining America, Dr. Craig Smith, lecturer in history, University of Michigan; Boyte; Dr. David published his book titled Failing Dixon, psychology professor; and moderator Justice: Charles Evans Whittaker Dr. Lloyd Young, Community and Social Issues on the Supreme Court. Institute director. Boyte also delivered an Dr. Jim Giglio, distinguished evening convocation and a faculty/staff professor of history, recently luncheon workshop while on campus. published the second edition of his book, The Presidency of John F. Kennedy. ~ 3 -- I:. I - I-I talk Wireless local area network (LAN) access­ users on our network," says Mark Harsen, network should submit a work order to on the underside of a wireless adapter or commonly known as WiFi - is now coordinator of networking services. By telecommunication services to have the laptop with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. On available in many areas at Missouri State offering a secure connection, users' private service enabled. The order must be from Windows XP, users may open a command University, including Meyer Library, Plaster information is safe. For example, if a faculty someone with budget authorization and prompt and enter "IPCONFIG / ALL" and Student Union, Hammons Student Center member were to enter grades at a com­ must include a budget number and the look for the "Physical Address" of the and parts of many other buildings on mercial wireless access point rather than media access control (MAC) address for wireless (not wired) adapter. campus. a secure on-campus one, any other users each wireless device (or card). More information about Missouri State's A typical wireless LAN or Wi-Fi setup nearby on that same connection would The fee for staff and faculty to use the wireless network is available online at contains access points that broadcast Ser­ have the opportunity to steal private infor­ wireless network is $5 per month for each http;llnetworking.missouristate.edulwirelessl vice Set Identifier (SSID) information. All mation. The University's system is designed wireless device and the fee will be billed default.htm. For more information, contact of the on-campus access points are secure to prevent those types of security breaches. to the department each month until the any computer services lab at 66327 . • connections, meaning that users do not Some Wi-Fi connections require service is cancelled by the department. by Jackson Sutliff risk having their information read as it is authorization to be accessed, Missouri MAC addresses are 12-digit numbers university communications transmitted. State's among them. A faculty or staff that identify a specific wireless networking student writer "We are committed to the privacy of the member who wishes to utilize the wireless card. MAC addresses can usually be located ONthelOB

The Missouri State University office for equity and diversity training program is complete the supervisory edition of the the mastery test at the end of the course equity and diversity has developed a three­ one tool to help ensure an environment free program within 30 days of their promotion. has been successfully completed, the user part training program designed to educate from discrimination and harassment." "The online program is a cost-effective should click on the button at the bottom members of the University community The first two online tutorials, "Preventing means of providing training to all of the of the screen and enter his or her Missouri on the identification and prevention of Sexual Harassment" and "Preventing employees throughout the University State user 10 and password. The user discrimination and harassment. Employment Discrimination," must be system," Estergard said. "The objective is to will then be taken to a course completion The new program, which is customized successfully completed no later than May create an introspective learning experience certification page on a secure server. If alI to include information and resources 19; a third tutorial, concerning disability in which users can reflect on their behavior information on the certification page is specific to Missouri State, is mandatory for awareness, will be made available at a later and decide to make changes if appropriate." correct, the user is advised to print off the all current full-time and part-time faculty, date. Each course is available in unique To access the training program, certificate for his or her personal records. staff, teaching assistants, graduate assistants editions created specifically for supervisory, employees should go to www.missouristate. This process must be repeated with both and student workers. faculty, non-supervisory and student edulhul71anltraining, click on the tutorials. "Missouri State continues to be highly employees. "Required Equity and Diversity Online To find out more about the equity proactive in fostering an educational New University employees who begin Training Programs" link and select either and diversity training program, contact environment that promotes dignity and Feb. 1 or later will be required to complete "Preventing Sexual Harassment" or Estergard at 64252 . • respect both for the individual and the the first two courses within 30 days of their "Preventing Employment Discrimination." by Ingrid Bohnenkamp marketplace of ideas," said Jana Estergard, first day. Employees who are promoted The user can then read all course content university communications equal opportunity officer. "The online to a supervisory position are required to and navigate through course chapters. After student writer

Missouri State names four finalists for provost position

The four finalists for the provost position • Dr. Sharon K. Hahs - provost and Houghton, Mich., who served as in being our provost reflects very well on at Missouri State University visited campus vice chancellor for academic affairs provost and senior vice president the reputatjon of Missouri State University. in February for interviews. It is anticipated and professor of chemistry, Southern for academic and student affairs at "I also want to extend appreciation for that the new provost - the University's first Illinois University-Edwardsville since Michigan Tech from 2000-05. the excellent work rendered by the search full-time provost - will begin by July 1,2006. 2000; The vitas, interview schedules and photos committee in securing a large and well­ The four finalists are: • Dr. Belinda R. McCarthy - dean of the of the four finalists are posted on the qualified applicant pool." • Dr. Robert G. Frank - dean of College of Health and Public Affairs Missouri State web site (www.missouristate. The search committee, headed by the College of Public Health and at the University of Central Florida in edu). Drs. Madeleine Kernen and Bill Cheek, Health Professions and professor of Orlando, Fla., since 1990; and "I am very impressed with the caliber of screened 40 applications to select the four clinical and health psychology at the • Dr. Warren Kent Wray - professor each of the candidates," said Missouri State finalists . • University of Florida in Gainesville, of civil engineering at Michigan President Michael T. Nietzel. "Their interest Fla., since 1995; Technological University in

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