CHPA Calendar of Events

 Schedule of Events 2012-2013

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August 2012

August 20—Fall Classes begin.

August 30 - All College meeting at 3:30 p.m. in STRO 004. Interim President Clif Smart and Interim Provost Frank Einhelig will attend and answer questions.

September 2012

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 -- October 15)

September 7 -- 9 - Ozark Celebration Festival

September 10 -- Department of Sociology and Anthropology is pleased to sponsor two presentations in the annual Ozarks Studies lecture series by Dr. Brian Campbell, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Central Arkansas. Dr. Campbell is an environmental and visual anthropologist who wrote his dissertation on “the historical ethnoecology of farming in the Missouri Ozarks”.  He created the Ozarks Heritage Seed Bank at the University of Central Arkansas and started periodic heritage seed swap events throughout the state, chronicled in the film Seed Swap Documentary. Brian is also founder and director of Ozarkadia Films, which recently released the documentary The Natural State of America, on opposition to herbicide use by a rural electric cooperative in Arkansas, winning the Society for Applied Anthropology film festival in 2011.  Dr. Campbell will show The Natural State of America Monday evening September 10 at 700 pm in PSU 313, which will be followed by discussion.

September 11 -- Dr. Brian Campbell, U. of Central Arkansas, will speak on "Cutworm, Crow, Share and Grow: The Conservation of Ozark Agrobiodiversity," in PSU 313 at 9:30 am.

September 11 -- CHPA College Council at 3:30 in STRO 351

September 12 -- Winter Intersession Proposals due to the Dean

September 13 -- Faculty Senate Meeting at 3:30 in PSU 313

September 14 -- CHPA Family Picnic, Phelps Grove Park Pavilion, 5:30-7:00 pm

September 17-21 -- Public Affairs Week (http://www.missouristate.edu/paw/)

September 24 -- Due date for Summer Faculty Fellowships to Graduate College (http://graduate.missouristate.edu/facultysupport.htm)

September 24 -- Dr. David Scott FitzGerald, Associate Professor of Sociology, Gildred Chair in U.S.-Mexican Relations, University of California, San Diego, “Unauthorized Immigration to the United States: U.S. Policy and its Effects,” PSU 313, 6:30-8:00 pm.

September 27 -- Majors Fair, PSU Ballroom, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.

       October  2012

Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 -- October 15)

October 1 --  Promotion/Tenure Workshop, 3:00-4:00 pm, STRO 201

October 2 -- CHPA Research Forum, Dean Victor Matthews presents "Connections between Space and Memory," 12:30 in STRO 350.

October 13  -- Showcase recruiting event in PSU from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

October 23 -- CHPA Research Forum, Dr. Sharmistha Self (ECO) presents "Do Women Save More Than Men?" at 12:30 in STRO 350.

October 24 -- CHPA Scholarship Banquet from 6:00-8:30 pm in PSU 400.

October 27 -- Homecoming

      November 2012

November 2012

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November 1 -- Sabbatical applications due in Dean's Office.

November 1-- Soc/Ant Department Presents: a student panel, “Personal Encounters with Islam and Politics in the Middle East:  First-hand Experiences of MSU Students.” It is made up of international students and study away students, who will discuss their experiences living through Middle Eastern politics. It will take place  from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, in Glass Hall 101.

November 2 --  Faculty Research Grant applications due in Graduate College office.

November 3-4 -- 8th Native American Heritage Month Powwow: Featuring Singing, Dancing, Contest Dances, Indian Jewelry, Arts and Crafts – Open to the Public.

November 13 and 15 -- Societal Issues and Community Services Fair in Strong Hall Atrium form 9:30 to 3:15.

November 16 -- Political Science and the Strong Chair for Middle Eastern Studies Presents: Dr. Mehmet Gurses from Florida Atlantic University, speaking on "Who's Winning the Conflict in Syria.” The presentation will be at 5:00 pm in Glass 102.

November 21 - 25 -- Thanksgiving Holiday

November 27 -- CHPA Research Forum Presents: Jamie Pamela Rasmussen (CRM), speaking on “The Missouri State Penitentiary: 170 Years Inside the Walls” at 12:30 in STRO 350.  Based on her new book, she will use tales of prominent prisoners, including Pretty Boy Floyd, Sonny Liston, and James Earl Ray, to provide intrigue and insight into the institution’s infamous reputation.

    December 2012

December 2012

December 7 -- Study Day, no classes

December 8 - 13 -- Final Exam Period

December 14  -- Fall Commencement

 January 2013

January 2013

January 7 - 11 -- Winter Intersession classes

January 21 --  Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

February 2013

February 2013

February 18 -- Presidents' Day Holiday

February 26 -- Religious Studies and Modern and Classical Languages present, Eva Moses Kor, who will speak on "Forgiving Dr. Mengele."  Her presentation will be at 7:00 pm in CAR 208.

March 2013

March 2013

Women's History Month  (Link to Facebook Page)

March 5 -- Relationships in Islam panel, Tuesday, March 5, 7:00-8:30, Temple 003.  A panel of Muslim women and men will share their insights regarding the Islamic conceptions of various relationships in Islam, including  parent/child, husband/wife, friendship/neighbor, Muslim/Non-Muslim, and boy/girl relationships, as well as a Muslim's relationship with God.  The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session.  The event was organized by students, and sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology.

March 15 -- Equity Requests due to Department Heads

March 9--17 -- Spring Break

March 19 -- Ozarks Studies presents Pamela Smith Hill, “Pioneer Girl: Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Untold Story,” LIB 101, 7:00 pm.

March 26-- The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is pleased to sponsor a presentation on “Community Gardening and Urban Food Research in U.S. Cities,” at 3:30-4:30 pm in Strong Hall 303.  The featured speaker is Dr. Howard Rosing, Executive Director of the Steans Center for Community-Based Service Learning and Community Service Studies at DePaul University. Dr. Rosing has a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from Binghamton University.

March 28-31 -- Spring Holiday

April 2013

April 2013

April 8 -- Springfield’s Hidden History of Diversity: A Panel Discussion featuring Holly Baggett (HST); Stephen McIntyre (HST); David Richards (LIB); and Richard Schur (Drury). It will be at 7:00-9:00 pm in CAR 208.

April 9 -- CHPA Research Forum, featuring Dr. Liz Sobel, ANT, who will speak on "Race, Class, and the Cemetery Landscape: A Study of Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri," at 12:30-1:30 in STRO 250.

April 9--12 -- Missouri State University Public Affairs Conference (http://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/) 

April 25-26 -- Student Anthropology Conference

April 27 -- Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference (http://graduate.missouristate.edu/IDF.htm)

April 30 -- Workshop for Critical Inquiry in the Humanities and Social Sciences presents Dr. Kevin Olson, Political Science, U. of California, Irvine, who will speak on “Chimeras of Political Identity:  The Problem of the People in Revolutionary France” at 4:00 pm in LIB 101.

May 2013

May 2013

May 10 - Study Day, no classes

May 11 - 16 -- Final Exam Period

May 17 - Spring Commencement

May 20 - Spring Intersession Classes begin

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