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TheUpdateMarch 9, 2020

This WeekMONDAY, MARCH 9 Faculty Forum: Morgan Mallory7 p.m. Legacy Multipurpose Room

TUESDAY, MARCH 10 Communiversity Orchestra: Beethoven’s Birthday Bash7:30 p.m. Akin Auditorium

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Staff Senate3 p.m. Dillard 274

International Film Series: The Return7 p.m. Bea Wood 127

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 Faculty Senate3 p.m. WFMA

Prisms Concert7:30 p.m. Akin Auditorium

FRIDAY, MARCH 13 Women’s Track at ACU Spring Break MeetAll Day Abilene, Texas

MSU Tennis vs. Dallas Baptist 2 p.m. MSU Tennis Center

Softball at Oklahoma Christian 4 p.m. & 6 p.m. Oklahoma City

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 Women’s Tennis at Northeastern State (Okla.)2 p.m. Tahlequah, Okla.

SUNDAY, MARCH 15 Softball at Cameron 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. Lawton, Okla.

SPRING BREAKMARCH 16-20No Classes

MARCH 19-20University offices closed

Around CampusFaculty Forum: Morgan MalloryThe Faculty Forum will present Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Morgan Mallory at 7 p.m. in Legacy Hall’s Multipurpose Room. Her topic will be “Undetermined Predetermined Moments.” Mallory will discuss her research on the MSU Theatre production of The Last Five Years, a musical performed by Mallory and others using only virtual rehearsals. Admission is free and open to all. For more information, contact Jonathan Price at ext. 4288.

Communiversity OrchestraThe Department of Music will present the Communiversity Orchestra in concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Admission is free. For more information, call ext. 4267.

International Film Series: The ReturnThe International Film Series will present the Russian film The Return at 7 p.m. in Bea Wood 127. Light snacks will be provided. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Kirsten Lodge at kirsten.lodge@msutexas.edu.

Prisms ConcertThe Department of Music will present a Prisms concert at 7:30 p.m. in Akin Auditorium. Prisms concerts feature various instrumental and choral ensembles in a mixed-performance setting, featuring everything from opera excerpts, jazz solos, and string quartets, to standard concert band music – the best the music department has to offer in all aspects of the program. Admission is free. For more information,call ext. 4267.

JobsAn EEO/ADAAA Compliance Employer

Admissions CounselorDepartment: AdmissionsStarting Date: As soon as possibleStarting Salary: $3,020.67 monthly, plus benefits

Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority LifeDepartment: Student Leadership and InvolvementStarting Date: As soon as possibleStarting Salary: $3,479.67 monthly, plus benefits

Budget Analyst and Assistant to the Vice President For Administration & FinanceDepartment: Administration & FinanceStarting Date: March 23, 2020Starting Salary: $3,020.67 monthly, plus benefits

Chief Information OfficerDepartment: Information TechnologyStarting Date: NegotiableStarting Salary: Commensurate with experience

Director and Coordinator of Title IXDepartment: Student AffairsStarting Date: NegotiableStarting Salary: $5,771.42 monthly, plus benefits

Director, MOSAIC Cross Cultural CenterDepartment: MOSAIC Cross Cultural CenterStarting Date: As soon as possibleStarting Salary: $5,771.42 monthly, plus benefits

GroundskeeperDepartment: Facilities ServicesStarting Date: As soon as possibleStarting Salary: $1,715.33 monthly, plus benefits

Registrar Assistant IDepartment: Office of the RegistrarStarting Date: As soon as possibleStarting Salary: $1,907.33 monthly, plus benefits

SecretaryDepartment: Respiratory CareStarting Date: May 1, 2020Starting Salary: $1907.33 monthly, plus benefits

University LibrarianDepartment: Moffett LibraryStarting Date: July 1, 2020Starting Salary: Negotiable

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The following departments reached 100% participation in the 2019-2020 Faculty/Staff Campaign: Administration & Finance, Central Plant, Computer Science, Custodial, and Facilities Services.

Administration & Finance: Anna Daugherty, Valerie Maxwell, and Beth Reissenweber. Not pictured: Antoinette Brown.

Central Plant: Lynn Sharp, Dave Curl, Mark Morgan, David Strickland, Kim Moran, Doug Collins, Jock McCrary, Doug Griffin. Not pictured: Ron Hall, Shawn Roberts, David Clark, Danny Willingham, and J.C. Roberts.

Computer Science: Front row: Tina Johnson, Eduardo Colmenares, Ranette Halverson, Catherine Stringfellow. Back row: Brian Stewart, Terry Griffin, and Nelson Passos. Custodial: Julie Allison, Philip Aragon, Vinta Bohenkamp,

Tammy Bright, John Cardenas, Lorine Cariscco, Jerry Chapa, Debra Chavez, Ernest Cooper, Jennifer Culipher, Lupe Deleon, Jeff Desborough, Wendy Dotson, Patricia Gamez, Delia Gonazalez, Michael Gonazalez, Tim Grant, Michael Harmon, James Hayes, Kelley Hood, Trish Lindley, Darrell Koonce, Velia Lozano, Edward Mark, Jimmy Mendoya, Mindy Moreno, Gary Neal, Larry Perez, Christina Perkins, Vicky Ponder, Shigeko Redmond, April Sampson, Dylan Taylor, Evidalia Tezaguic, Elvia Valdez, Ronnie Wherry, and Melanie Whitbey. Not pictured: Frank Braasher, Maria Contreras, Tina Galvan, Freddie Johnson, Mary Kaler, Tamara McDuffie, Kathy Mendenhall, Anna Montoya, and Colton Todd.

Facilities Services: Daniel Field, Steven Fisher, Sean Guffey, Brian Talcott, Sara Webb, Debby Watson, Mike Deming, Kyle Owen, Steve Shipp, Ron Pierce, Mike Gillis, Dave Percy, Bobby Fisher, Brett Wilson, and Doug Allison. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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2019-20 Faculty/Staff Campaign Update

To date, 347 employees, or 50.07%, have given to the campaign.Learn more at the Boundless Opportunities webpage.

Grounds: Steven Gallenberger, Kenneth Burge, Don Cuffel, Ben Arias, Stephen Young, Taylor Quinn, Armando Muniz, Jeffery Swagerty, Bernardino Mendoza, Kelvin Smith, Jason Cooper, Justin Goetze, Serafin Paniagua, and Christian Martinez.

Purchasing & Contract Management: Doug Hickman, I-Chun Lin, Phillip King, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Mrugalski, Tracy Nichols, Darrious Gilliam, and Clint Loggins.

The following departments reached 100% participation in the 2019-2020 Faculty/Staff Campaign: Grounds and Purchasing & Contract Management

Jennifer Culipher, Custodian for D.L. Ligon Coliseum, was the winner of the drawing for a $100 VISA gift card. Participants in the Faculty/Staff Campaign were automatically entered into the drawing. Pictured with Culipher are Vice President Tony Vidmar and Steve Shipp, Director for University Advancement.

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In the SpotlightChristanie Monreal and athletic training students from the Department of Athletic Training and Exercise Physiology traveled to San Marcos, Texas, for the annual Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association (SWATA) Competency Workshop on January 30–February 1, 2020. Monreal presented three sessions, which included discussions of three different techniques for muscle and fascia tissue release.

Fourteen athletic training students attended the conference and participated in mock certification exams, discussed studying techniques, and reviewed questions from the mock exam. The group was also represented at the student Quiz Bowl by seniors Ashton Peterson, Marissa Rios, and Mason Steffen. Justin Ervin served as alternate. The team placed eighth out of 12. Other students in attendance were seniors Analysia Rodriguez, Erin Bagnall, Jaclyn Carranza, and Dy’Shealan Daniels; juniors: Raegan Ledbetter, Maggie Smith, Lisa Garcia, Leslie Picasio, Dyann Johnson, and Cayla Perez.

The SWATA Competency Workshop is intended to be a complement to athletic training programs and to assist students preparing for professional credentialing examinations in athletic training (state and/or national exam formats). The workshop also provided nationally recognized speakers, active hands-on learning labs, and networking opportunities.

Rasika Bhide, graduate student, and Soon-Mi Choi, Associate Professor/Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Athletic Training & Exercise Physiology, had a manuscript published in December 2019: “A Dance-Based Exercise Training Will Be Better Remedy for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease? Research in Dance and Physical Education,” Vol. 3, No. 2, pp.63-69.

Rodney Fisher, Assistant Professor of The Shimadzu School of Radiologic Sciences, presented “Scoping out your practice or how to avoid a date with the judge” and “Putting the applied into radiographic physics and radiobiology,” and Jessyca Wagner, Assistant Professor of The Shimadzu School of Radiologic Sciences, co-presented “A master of image evaluation” at the Association of College Educators in Radiologic Technology’s (ACERT) 45th Annual Meeting. Robert Comello, Associate Professor of The Shimadzu School of Radiologic Sciences, and Wagner were masters of ceremony for the Student Challenge, and Lynette Watts, Associate Professor of The Shimadzu School of Radiologic Sciences, facilitated the 3MT Student Presentation

Competition. Jessyca Wagner was also selected president-elect of the organization. Twenty-eight undergraduate students attended the conference and participated in the student bowl. The following students placed in two competitions: Sedonna Swanner won second place for her paper “Radiation Hormesis and its Future,” Catherine (Katie) Flood won second place for her 3MT presentation “Autism Education in Radiology,” and Zoe Nolan won third place for her 3MT presentation “PET-MRI Uses in Oncology.”