Monday, February 4, 2008

Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University

Shalom!

An Israeli historian, licensed tour guide and reserve officer in the Israeli Defense Forces will speak to two MTSU classes today, Feb. 4. A veteran of 20 years’ experience guiding people all over Israel, Lt. Col. Ronny Simon is an expert on the history and geography of the country. The Jerusalem resident speaks in churches, at church conferences and at universities in the United States about the history of and current events in Israel. His military experience adds a significant dimension to his ability to convey the complicated situation in the Middle East with great clarity. He will address Dr. Karen Petersen’s class on “International and Comparative Politics in Theory and Practice” from 12:40 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. in Room 204 of the Todd Building and Dr. Mark Byrnes’ “Politics and Film” class from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Room 215 of Peck Hall.

For more information, contact Byrnes at 615-898-2351.
mbyrnes@mtsu.edu

Spanning the globe

MTSU students who want to broaden their educational lives by experiencing other cultures in other countries have a new source of funding to help them pay for their study-abroad trips. However, time is of the essence because students wishing to take advantage of these opportunities have tight deadlines to meet. The MT Abroad Office is offering a Study Abroad Scholarship to undergraduate and graduate students who established MTSU student enrollment during the previous semester and maintain at least a 2.75 grade point average. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 8, for all Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS) applications. The deadline is Friday, Feb. 15, for all other applications.

Download the forms and find more information at http://www.mtabroad.com/.
Call the MT Abroad Office at 615-898-5179.

Let the rivers run

The Stones River Chamber Players, ensemble in residence at MTSU, will present its third concert of the 2007-2008 season titled “From the Rhine to the Blue Danube” at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Feb. 4, in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of MTSU’s Wright Music Building. The concert will consist of four of Louis Spohr’s Six German Songs, Op. 103, which will be performed by Dina Cancryn (soprano), Todd Waldecker (clarinet) and Lynn Rice-See (piano), as well as Robert Schmann’s Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47, performed by Rice-See, Andrea Dawson (violin), Sarah Cote (viola) and Xiao-Fan Zhang (violincello). This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 615-898-2493 or go to http://www.mtsumusic.com/.

TR EXTRA

WHAT ITEMS ARE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST?--Dr. Janet Belsky, professor of psychology, will be a guest on “In Your Prime,” a discussion program on NewsChannel5+ (Comcast Channel 50), with host Meryll Rose. Belsky, an expert on issues regarding aging, will discuss setting goals toward the end of one’s life as did the main characters in the recent movie “The Bucket List.” This program will air again at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6; at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15; at noon, Saturday, Feb. 16; at 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17; and at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. For more information, contact the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-2919.