Commentary
Thursday, March 4. 2010
Greetings for the week.If your life is like mine, you are never caught up on your professional reading. Sometimes it feels like the bane of my existence. My office has different spots where back copies of journals sit waiting to be looked at—and I am always behind by a month or so in getting things like “The Chronicle” read. I also have about six websites I follow on a daily basis…which is more reading. Books—some of which I’ll probably never get to—are stacked in different places. And then it is the same at home for Ronda and me with our personal and pleasure reading.
However, I do try to skim and scan a great deal of written material to stay on top of many different issues—and every once in awhile, something catches my eye. That is what happened recently. I generally try to follow a journal titled EDUCAUSE REVIEW which focuses heavily on the role of information technology and how it impacts higher education. The January/February 2010 edition of this journal highlights how we can innovate for the 21st-Century University.
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The Spring Health Fair for MSU employees and spouses will be Wednesday, March 10, from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the North Gym of the Carr Health Building. Please plan to attend this free, convenient health event featuring numerous health screenings, including lipid panel (12 hour fast required), diabetes, blood pressure, and more. In addition, skin cancer screenings will be provided from 9:30 am -12:00 pm. This is the only screening that you are asked to schedule a time, so please call 809-6802. In order to speed up the registration process on March 10, you may pre-register by calling 809-6802 and providing the following information: full name, date of birth, home address, and phone number. Please contact Amelia with additional questions (healthylife@murraystate.edu or 809-6463).
Jim Carter, Murray State University’s vice president for institutional advancement, was recently elected to the International Entertainment Buyers Association Board of Directors. IEBA is a non-profit trade organization for talent buyers, concert promoters and professionals in the entertainment industry. "IEBA is very grateful to have Jim on the board of directors. His vast knowledge and years of experience will be critical in furthering IEBA's goals of educating and fostering the next generation of buyers and promoters. We look forward to continuing a close working relationship with Murray State University and its talented students," said Tiffany Davis, IEBA executive director. 
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear visited WKMS on Friday, February 26. News Director Chad Lampe and Governor Beshear discussed various issues regarding the state budget, potential cuts to higher education, the future of the Purchase Region Industrial Park Mega-Site in Graves County, and stimulus funds impact on Western Kentucky. Beshear also presented Lampe and WKMS Station Manager Kate Lochte a Proclamation recognizing the station’s 40th anniversary and its efforts during last year’s ice storm.
Jazz pianist Harry Pickens will be performing at Murray State University on March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall of the Doyle Fine Arts Building. The general public is invited to attend this concert. Along with his visit to Murray State, Pickens will be meeting with students in two classes: Jazz Ensemble (MUS 155) and Writer’s Workshop in Poetry (ENG 416). Pickens is a well-known jazz pianist, composer, speaker and educator. He has spent the last 25 years perfecting his craft and educating people on the music he loves. He not only has mastered jazz but has incorporated classical, popular and world music to create a unique and inspiring sound. Pickens is the recipient of multiple awards, including the 2007 Community Arts Awards, the Center For Conflict Resolution Peacemaker Award (2005), LEO Reader’s Choice Best Jazz Band Award (2005), and the Plymouth Lighthouse Award (2007). The Office of Regional Stewardship, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the Department of English and Philosophy and the Department of Music are sponsoring Pickens's visit. For more information, contact Staci Stone, chair and associate director in the Department of English and Philosophy, at (270) 809-4717.
