College
of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts has a number of events planned for the Fall
Semester. Galaxy of Stars has three shows scheduled, Jana Jae, The First Lady
of Country Fiddle on Friday, September 10, The Nylons, an acapella singing
group on Friday, November 12 and Red Hot and Blue Christmas, a Branson
Holiday Spectacular on Thrusday,
December 9. Tickets and more information on those shows can be
obtained at 458.2075.
The Theatre
program will open its season with a children's show, "Jack and the
Beanstalk" on September 1-3 in the Center for the Performing Arts. The
Art program will hang its opening show in the NSU gallery on Labor Day
weekend. It features the work of retired NSU professor R.C. Coones. In
October the Social Work Program will host a Child Welfare Conference, and in
November the Department of Social Sciences will participate in G.I.S. day,
with exhibits and activities all over campus.
Also, throughout the fall the Music program will present concerts and
recitals including the Northeastern Oklahoma Symphony, visiting jazz
musicians, and our own students. And on August 28, in the Playhouse, Kelli
Doolen and the Downtown Country Band will perform.
College of Business and Technology
State
Farm continues its partnership with Northeastern State University with a gift of $75,000.
The addition of the State Farm Foundation Certified Financial Planner (CFP)
Certification Program means Northeastern will be able to provide the only
undergraduate level CFP board registered program in Oklahoma. The distinguished entrepreneur lecture
series continues this year with the first of two speakers scheduled on
September 8 at 9:00 a.m. in the Net
Auditorium. The speaker will be the
internationally renowned interior decorator Charles Faudree.
The College of Business has submitted the self
study for ACBSP Reaffirmation. The
Site Visit for ACBSP Reaffirmation of Accreditation will be October
24-27. NSU will be embarking on their
third experience with EdVenture Partners.
Previously, a 2002 NSU campaign resulted in the FBI adopting a
recruiting slogan developed by NSU students -- “Freedom Matters” -- for
billboard advertising in the Oklahoma City area. This year, students will be developing
and implementing a promotional campaign to recruit management level employees
for the Transportation Security Administration. The instructor for the class is Dr. Michael Landry, NSU associate professor
of marketing.
Center for Tribal Studies
The Center for Tribal Studies announces that Northeastern State University will be featured in the
upcoming College Guide Edition of Winds of Change Magazine in
September. Articles highlight
cross-cultural issues of interest to both Native and non-Native people and
focus on career and educational advancement for both students and
professionals. The NSU Chapter of the
American Indian Science and Engineering Society is one of the largest and
most active in the nation. Sara Barnett, a 2004 NSU Outstanding Senior,
currently serves as chapter president.
The NSU sponsor, Jan Grogan, was honored at the 2004
National AISES Leadership Conference in Albuquerque with the distinction of
being named AISES National Advisor of the Year for the second year in a
row. Information on Winds of Change College Guide can be found at www.winds.uthscsa.edu.
For more information on activities of the Center for Tribal Studies, call
extension 4350 or email tribalstudies@nsuok.edu. Mark your calendar for the 33rd
Symposium on the American Indian, April
13-16, 2005.
American Democracy Project
Northeastern State University is kicking off its
participation in the American Democracy Project this fall. The goals of the ADP, co-sponsored by the
American Association of State and College Universities and the New York Times,
are to raise the level of civic engagement among college undergraduates and
recognize the importance of civic engagement education as part of higher
education’s mission. One of the big
events of the semester is a visit to NSU by the MTV Rock the Vote Tour, which
is scheduled for Friday, October 8.
The event will include performances by well known groups (at least to
our undergraduates) and will provide the opportunity for local campus
organizations such as VOICE, Northeastern Student Government Association,
Northeastern Activities Board, and the ADP to highlight their civic
engagement efforts.
Eric Hellstern of The New York
Times will be on campus Tuesday, October 19 to conduct a faculty development
workshop on how The Times can be used in the curriculum as a civic engagement
tool. The Times offers a broad based
college readership program. The ADP
will also be sponsoring an event on election night, Tuesday November 2. This nonpartisan event will be a fun
celebration of the American democratic process.
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