Tuesday, April 3, 2007

Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University

Learning about learning

Scholars Week at MTSU continues TODAY with hands-on demonstrations by the College of Basic and Applied Sciences. TOMORROW, the College of Liberal Arts will show off its creative endeavors. On THURSDAY, the College of Mass Communication and the College of Graduate Studies will showcase their scholarship. The festivities on tap for the celebration of academic excellence include talks, readings, performances, posters, multimedia performances, invited speakers and luncheons. Updates on details, including times and locations, may be found at http://www.mtsu.edu/~research/scholarsweek.html.

Contact Dr. Andrienne Friedli at 615-898-2071.
afriedli@mtsu.edu

To tell the truth

“Bioterrorism and the Corrosion of Truth in the Age of Enron: Ethics in the University and the Real World” will be the subject of the Ethics Conversation Hour from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. THURSDAY in the conference room on the second floor of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building at MTSU. Dr. Tom May of The Medical College of Wisconsin and Dr. Tom Cooper, MTSU’s Ethicist-in-Residence for the College of Mass Communication will lead the discussion with Tara Prairie, MTSU Compliance Officer, as the moderator. This event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the College of Graduate Studies in conjunction with the MTSU Committee for the Responsible Conduct of Research.

Contact Dr. Pam Knox at 615-898-5331.
pknox@mtsu.edu

The camera never blinks

Documentarian Rory Kennedy, co-founder and co-president of Moxie Firecracker Films, Inc., will be this year’s Windham Lecturer at 5 p.m. THURSDAY in the State Farm Lecture Hall at MTSU. Kennedy’s most recent film, The Ghost of Abu Ghraib, recently premiered on HBO. Her films also have aired on A&E, MTV, Lifetime, Oxygen, Court TV, The Learning Channel, and PBS. Kennedy’s body of work tackles social issues including poverty, domestic abuse, drug addiction, human rights, AIDS and mental illness. Her human rights work includes the development of the Teacher Transfer Program between the U.S. and Namibia following her work at the Dobra Resettlement Camp.

Contact the Events Coordination office of the College of Liberal Arts at 615-494-7628 for more information.

TR EXTRA

THE OFFICE--“Bullying in the Workplace: How to Recognize It and Tips on How to STOP IT!” will be the topic of a presentation in MTSU’s June Anderson Women’s Center’s continuing Career/Professional Development Brown Bag series at 12 noon TODAY in the SunTrust Room of the Business Aerospace Building. The speakers will be Dr. Gloria Hamilton, professor of psychology, and Terri Johnson, director of the Women’s Center. A poll released March 21 by the Employment Law Institute reveals that nearly 45 percent of American workers claim to have experienced workplace abuse. The bring-your-own brown bag luncheon is free and open to MTSU students and personnel, as well as the public at large. Media welcomed. Contact the June Anderson Women’s Center at 615-898-2193 or jawc@mtsu.edu.

SPRING OUT!--MTSU’s Lambda Association will present its annual “Spring Out!” activities this week, and the media are welcomed. TODAY Lambda and Raiders for Rationalism will co-sponsor an educational panel on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues and religion at 4 p.m. in Room S213 of the Business Aerospace Building (BAS). On WEDNESDAY from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Kevin Lawson from Nashville Cares will lead participants in a workshop titled “Let’s Talk About Sex.” Comedian and political satirist ANT will perform at 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the BAS. And the film “Imagine Me and You” will be shown at 8 p.m. FRIDAY in the Keathley University Center Theatre. For more information, contact Dr. Trixie Smith at 615-904-8153 or mtlambda@mtsu.edu.

“DIVERSE TALES FOR DIVERSE TOTS”--The Diversity Subcommittee of the President’s Commission on the Status of Women is requesting donations of children’s books about any aspect of diversity now through April 27. The books could be old or new and for any age group. Gift certificates from your favorite bookstore also are welcome. These donations will be presented to MTSU’s Project HELP Program to help build up its new Dede Rucker Memorial Library collection. You can drop off your donations at several on-campus locations, including the Sociology and Anthropology mailroom (Room 335 in the Todd Building), the Upper Division English office (Room 323 in Peck Hall), the June Anderson Women’s Center (Room 206 of the James Union Building), and the Study Abroad office (Room 103A of Peck Hall. For more information, contact Dr. Ida Fadzillah at 615-904-8275 or ifadzill@mtsu.edu.

BRICK BY BRICK--Each and every brick to be laid in the MTSU Veterans Memorial will represent the support of an entire community for the enlightenment and inspiration of future generations. The bricks may be reserved by all those who wish to honor a veteran or active-duty service member or merely acknowledge their support for the construction of a permanent on-campus memorial to MTSU faculty, students, staff and administrators who perished while serving their country. The bricks will be integrated into the overall memorial design. All proceeds will help to pay for the memorial, which will be an outdoor classroom that includes a wall with the names of the military personnel. To purhcase a brick with a memorial message, send a tax-deductible check of $150 payable to “MTSU Foundation—Veterans Memorial,” to P.O. Box 109, Murfreesboro, TN 37132. Credit cards also are accepted. Address any questions about brick purchases or donations to Robyn Kilpatrick at 615-898-5223 or rkilpatr@mtsu.edu.

GET INTO THE SWIM OF THINGS--The works of Kenda North are on display through April 19 in a photography exhibit titled “Urban Pools” at MTSU’s Baldwin Photographic Gallery. This exhibit is comprised of color Iris prints ranging in sizes up to 33” x 47”. The images were photographed underwater with a Nikonos 35mm camera. The original color negatives have been scanned and worked through Photoshop. The gallery will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Exhibitions and lectures are free and open to the public. This exhibit is co-sponsored by the National Women’s History Month Committee. Contact Tom Jimison at 615-898-2085 or tjimison@mtsu.edu.

TONY BROWN AND HIS CAREER OF RENOWN--Famed music industry executive Tony Brown, producer of more than 100 No. 1 hit singles and winner of more than a dozen Grammies, Country Music Association (CMA) awards, Academy of Country Music (ACM) awards, and American Music Awards, will share his expertise and his experiences with the MTSU community TONIGHT, as part of the 2007 SunTrust Lecture Series. Brown’s visit is set for 7 p.m. in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business Aerospace Building. Brown’s 2007 ACM nominations, announced earlier this month, include Album of the Year for Brooks & Dunn’s “Hillbilly Deluxe” and for George Strait’s “It Just Comes Natural,” Single of the Year for Strait’s “Give It Away” and Vocal Event of the Year for “Building Bridges” with Brooks & Dunn, Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow. Contact Dr. Bob Wood, coordinator of production and technology for the Department of Recording Industry, at 615-898-2532 or bwood@mtsu.edu.