Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University

The horror of the Holocaust

Dr. Emanuel Tanay, internationally known forensic psychiatrist and homicide expert, will speak at MTSU at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 12, on “The Psychology of Genocide.” The lecture will take place in the State Farm Lecture Hall in the Business and Aerospace Building. This event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the MTSU Holocaust Studies Committee. Tanay, his mother and his sister hid their Jewish identity when he was a boy in occupied Poland. In 1943, they escaped from Poland to Slovakia and from there to Hungary. They were liberated in January 1945. Subsequently, he became a post-war German government expert on Holocaust survivor syndrome.

Contact Dr. Nancy Rupprecht at 615-898-2645.
nrupprec@mtsu.edu

The agonies of aging

The MTSU School of Nursing will make continuing education units available for attendance at the “Best Friends: Person-Centered Care” conference Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13, at the St. Clair Street Senior Center, 325 St. Clair Street in Murfreesboro. This is the 13th in an annual series offering information and education for lay and professional caregivers in Middle Tennessee. The conference will address common, challenging behaviors in persons with dementia. There will be discussion of strategies to help families who may be in denial or reluctant to use elderly care services. The goal is to explore ways to help families and professionals care for loved ones in all the various phases of elder care.

Contact Linda Lawrence at 615-898-5950.
lawrence@mtsu.edu

The rigors of writing

Students in MTSU’s Individualized Writing Project (English 3990) can take part in the next edition of “Saturday Morning Live!,” a series of youth-oriented writing camps sponsored by the Middle Tennessee Writing Project. At 9 a.m. Saturday, April 14, in Room 104 of the Kirksey Old Main building, Angie Mitchell will speak on “How Long Does It Have to Be? Collaborative Writing to Build Student Academic Confidence.” Students also may attend the Youth Writers’ Camp in June to receive credit for the University 3001 Service Learning Practicum. The overall experience is a unique opportunity for education majors interested in learning more about the writing process.

Contact Dr. Trixie Smith at 615-904-8153
tgsmith@mtsu.edu
or Dr. Ron Kates at 615-898-2595.
rkates@mtsu.edu
or visit http://www.mtsu.edu/~mtwp


TR EXTRA

GET HEALTHY!--The MTSU School of Nursing Student Nurses Association presents the 2007 Health and Education Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at Keathley University Center. The fair will feature nutritionists, vision screenings, live demonstration, STD information, HIV testing, psychologists and counselors, a bone marrow and blood drive, and much more. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., blood chemistry and cholesterol testing will be available at Student Health Services for a small fee. Co-sponsors are MTSU Multicultural Affairs, Faculty Senate Health and Wellness Committee, President’s Commission on the Status of Women Health and Safety Subcommittee, Health Services, and the Tennessee Office of Minority Affairs. Contact the School or Nursing at 615-898-2437 or Student Health Services at 615-898-2988.

STACKS OF WAX AND MOUNDS OF SOUND--WMTS-FM (88.3) will present its inaugural record convention featuring local and regional vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at the Holiday Inn, 2227 Old Fort Parkway in Murfreesboro. All proceeds from this vinyl show will benefit MTSU’s student-run radio station. Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, sheet music, and music memorabilia will be available, as well as door prizes from Cat’s Music and Lost Highway Record and celebrity appearances. This event is sponsored by Grand Palace Records in Murfreesboro and Grimey’s in Nashville. Admission is $3 per person. For more information, contact Davis Cox or Stan McCloud at 615-898-2636 or go to http://www.mtsu.edu/~wmts/recordshow/index.html, or write an e-mail to program@wmts.org or manager@wmts.org.

E.T. PREFERS REESE’S PIECES--A recent study of important American and British corporate mission statements shows that values have changed over time. Marketing also evolves. Lately, marketing professionals have become interested in written fiction--product placement is appearing in literature. Professor Mireille Hardy of the University of Caen Basse-Normandie, IUT Cherbourg Manche, will lecture on “Company Communication: From Mission Statements to ‘Fictomercials’” from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. TODAY in Room 106 of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building at MTSU. Hardy will present different forms of “fictomercials” and show how they fit with the new orientation of corporate mission statements. Contact the University Honors College at 615-898-2152.

THE BEST OF THE BEST--MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee and the MTSU Alumni Association will present the fourth annual President’s Celebration of Excellence. The event will be held Friday, April 13, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building. The celebration, which is held each spring, honors students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the university for their outstanding accomplishments and service to MTSU. Various Student Government Association, Division of Student Affairs, Blue Raider Athletics, MTSU National Alumni Association, MTSU Foundation and Office of the President awards will be presented. For more information, call 1-800-533-MTSU (6878) or visit http://www.mtalumni.com.

GENDER AND RACE--Naomi Tutu, founder and former chair of the Tutu Foundation for Development and Relief in Southern Africa, will speak on “Building Gender Coalitions Across Racial Lines” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in MTSU’s Keathley University Center Theater. Tutu, the third daughter of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu and his wife, Nomalizo, speaks on South African issues to audiences across the U.S. Since 2003, Tutu has worked as the associate director of the Office of International Relations and Programs at Tennessee State University. Her awards include citations from the California General Assembly, the Boston City Council, the Kentucky branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Outstanding Youth Women of America, and an honorary doctorate from the Universal Orthodox College of Ogun State in Nigeria. This event is free and open to the public. Media welcomed. Contact the June Anderson Women’s Center at 615-898-2193 or jawc@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.

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.