Monday, November 15, 2010
Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University
From Manila to Mindanao
Learning about the humiliation of the Filipinos who were displayed in “human zoos” at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis has inspired an MTSU student of Filipino parents to learn more about his ethnic heritage. And Laurence Tumpag is sharing his knowledge with others by placing his dolls, each depicting a different Filipino tribe, on display in rotation outside the Global Studies office on the second floor of MTSU’s Peck Hall during this academic year. “Ever since I was younger, I wanted to reconnect with my culture,” says the 25-year-old Tumpag. “I began collecting when I was 13 or so. I do my best to understand my heritage and appreciate it.” Tumpag says his own family is descended from the Tagalog, one of the largest predominantly Christian ethnic groups and the one from which the main language of the Philippines is derived.
For an interview with Laurence Tumpag and/or photos of his display, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081.
gklogue@mtsu.edu
Qualified high-school seniors interested in applying for the Buchanan Fellowships at MTSU must meet a Wednesday, Dec. 1, deadline in order to be considered. The fellowship pays full tuition (up to 16 hours a semester) and most fees for four years of eligibility as well as an annual book allowance of $1,000 and other perks such as early registration and study-abroad opportunities. Students interested in securing applications for Buchanan Fellowships should go online to mtsu.edu/honors/scholarships.html. The fellowships are limited to 20 students per year. The fellowship is named in honor of Dr. James M. Buchanan (Class of 1940), a Nobel Prize-winning alumnus.
Contact Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College, at 615-898-2596.
jvile@mtsu.edu
If the recovery has started, it’s news to the economists who monitor the housing market. According to Tennessee Housing Market, a publication of MTSU’s Business and Economic Research Center, housing took a dip in the third quarter. THM states, “Single-family home construction activity dropped sharply during the third quarter, falling 19 percent from the previous quarter. The third-quarter level of 10,100 units is one of the lowest since the beginning of the recession. Activity during the previous four quarters had ranged between 12,500 and 13,500 units; the demise of the homebuyers’ tax credit, growing uncertainty regarding the economic recovery and very slow job growth are the likely causes of the decline.”
Contact the Business and Economic Research Center at 615-898-2610.
TR EXTRA
EXPLORE THE WAR--After two excursions to the South Pacific to expose students to some of the critical sites of World War II, an MTSU historian prepares to embark on a tour of some of the pivotal sites of the European Theater of Operations for his “Warfare and Public Memory in Western Europe” class (HIST 3070). Dr. Derek Frisby, associate professor of history, will escort students across the continent May 19-June 3, 2011, in tracing the war’s “Great Crusade.” The 16-day tour will include an examination of Normandy; Bastogne; Dachau; Operation Market Garden, a campaign fought in Germany and the Netherlands; and the “Eagle’s Nest,” Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s retreat in the mountains above Berchtesgarden. Students also will follow the route of the 101st Airborne Division’s “Band of Brothers.” Tours of Omaha and Utah beaches, Arnhem and the “Battle of the Bulge” site are on the itinerary, as well as the Bayeaux Tapestry, Paris, Verdun and Waterloo. For more information, contact Frisby at 615-904-8097 or dfrisby@mtsu.edu. Financial aid is available. Apply as soon as possible. Contact the Office of Education Abroad and Student Exchange (MT Abroad) at 615-898-5179 or mtabroad@mtsu.edu.
HEY, I’VE GOT AN IDEA!--Continuing its focus on lifelong learning, MTSU will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 15-19 to connect young people through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. All of the events are free and open to the public and will be held in the Business and Aerospace Building and Keathley University Center. Off-campus visitors should obtain a campus map and temporary parking pass at the second-floor reference department of the Linebaugh Public Library at 105 W. Vine St., just south of Murfreesboro’s Public Square. For more information, go to www.mtsu.edu/~entre or call 615-898-2902.
COUCH POTATO COMMUNITIES--Dr. Steven Hooker will discuss “Partnering with Communities to Promote Active Living: Accomplishments, Challenges and Lessons Learned” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building. This event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the MTSU Center for Physical Activity and Health in Youth as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series. Hooker is director of the Prevention Research Center, Graduate Director of the Master of Public Health Program in Physical Activity and Public Health and Research Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina. For more information, contact Dr. Don Morgan at 615-898-5549 or dmorgan@mtsu.edu.
A RADICAL IDEA--A series of six Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes will be offered at no charge from 6-8 p.m. each Thursday through Dec. 2 at MTSU police headquarters, 1412 East Main St. in Murfreesboro. The class will be open to all female MTSU students, faculty and staff, as well as to the general public. A workbook/training manual will be provided to each student. Enrollment is limited. For more information or to enroll, contact MTSU RAD instructor Sgt. David Smith at 615-692-2424 or 615-494-7858.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS--It’s time again for “Operation Christmas Care,” the project that sends holiday cheer to wounded warriors. The service, which was started in 2006 by Lee Ann Newton, executive aide for the Tennessee Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Center, has sent more than 20,000 Christmas cards to hospitalized military personnel. “Unfortunately, our soldiers’ individual support systems often dwindle after the life-threatening danger has passed,” says Norton, “and yet their painful daily regiment toward recovery continues. E-mails are nice, and they’re appreciated, but a colorful card or letter with a heartfelt message of support and encouragement can beam from the walls of their hospital rooms until they leave.” Contact Newton at 615-904-8573 or lnewton@mtsu.edu.
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