The MSU chapter of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is sponsoring an information session for anyone interested in pursuing medical school. A panel of undergraduate students (across majors), who just applied to medical school, will share their diverse experiences on the pre-med path and provide important information for students interested in medical school. The panel session will be from 5-6 PM on September 7th in the Mississippi Room of the Curris Center. For more information, please contact Alexandria Piedmonte (alexandria.piedmonte@murraystate.edu).

Most people would agree that the middle school year can be very difficult. That is why ten years ago the Murray State Women's Center began the G.R.O.W. program. This mentoring program pairs a selected group of college women with a selected group of middle school girls and endevers to devolp better seld-confidence and leadership skills. We are hoping that you will help us find a great group of college women for this years mentoring program. Interested or wanting to learn more? Please attend one of two informational meetings in the Curris Center Theater, Wednesday, September 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m. and Thursday, September 9, 3:30-4:30 p.m. For more information call the Women’s Center at 809-3140 or email msu.grow@murraystate.edu.

This is to announce the September 1, 2010 "brown-bag" lunch and presentation as sponsored by the MSU Research Policy Committee and the Office of the Provost. You must to RSVP by 5 p.m.. on Monday, August 30, to Jody Cofer, to get a free lunch.

The Murray State Regional Business and Innovation Center will host “Geeks Night Out” for the Professional Organization of Information and Network Technology (P.O.I.N.T.) Sept. 14. The meeting will take place at the Pennyrile Area Development District Office Boardroom in Hopkinsville from 5:30-7 p.m.

P.O.I.N.T. was created in 2009 by the RBIC to allow professionals in technology-based fields and anyone interested in technology to interact, share new information and learn from each other.

Michael Bowman, Associate Professor of Telecommunications System Management at Murray State University, will speak at the event. His lecture is entitled “What’s Next?  Mining Technology Trends from the Internet’s Unstructured Data.” The speech will address predictions for the “next big thing” in information technology, along with a project to uncover them.

While there is no cost to attend the meeting, a business card or contact information will be requested upon arrival. To register, please contact Beth Ward at lward10@murraystate.edu or call the Regional Business and Innovation Center office at (270) 809-6074.

Beginning, Tuesday August 31st at 4:00, a cycling class will be offered at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center that is geared toward MSU employees. The weekly (Tuesday) 45 minute class is sponsored by MSU’s employee wellness program, Healthy LIFE. Anyone, regardless of fitness level or experience is welcome to join the class. To ensure you will have a bike, please call the wellness center (809-6000) starting at 8:00 am on the morning of the class each week. Please attempt to arrive 10 minutes before class to allow adequate time for bike set up. Contact Amelia Dodd at 809-6463 or amelia.dodd@murraystate.edu with additional questions.

Murray State’s Program of Distinction in Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) will host the annual, AT&T Women in Telecom Golf Day, Sept. 16. Held at Murray State’s beautiful Miller Memorial Golf Course, this event, which is one of a kind in the region, was developed specifically for women in the telecom industry. The golfing activities are designed for women who do and do not know how to golf to come together for a day of networking and fun. AT&T has sponsored the event the past few years and continues its support this September. The Center for TSM at Murray State is asking for a $50 donation from each participant to help fund the AT&T Women in Telecom Scholarship that will be awarded to chosen females entering the Murray State TSM program for the 2010-2011 school year.

rray State University’s Cinema International program starts off the Fall 2010 semester with District 9, a 2009 film from South Africa. The film is in English, is rated R, and will be shown Aug. 19-21.

Join us for a mid-level session on social media/web opportunities for professionals in higher ed present- ed by Blue Fuego and sponsored by University Communications. BlueFuego specializes in presenting on higher education recruitment and admission strategy and how to implement and utilize social media/web 2.0 to meet your goals and objectives.

Catherine Sivills, Asso. VP for Communications says, “One of our goals this year is to develop a smart social media/web strategy that will continue to advance Murray State and help us spread our message nationally and reach our enrollment goals. Institutional Advancement is taking the lead but we want to invite all users to join us for this session.”

MSU’s employee wellness program, Healthy LIFE, and Dining Services are planning to partner with Weight Watchers ® to offer an “at Work” program again this fall. Weight Watchers ® at Work will be open to MSU employees, spouses and MSU students. A minimum of 15 participants is required. The cost will be $144 per participant for a 12-week series. (A scholarship is available through Dining Services for students.) An informational meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 1st at 4:45 in room 100 of Carr Health. If you are unable to attend the informational meeting but would like to participate, please contact Amelia Dodd at 809-6463 or Amelia.dodd@murraystate.edu.

Healthy LIFE, MSU’s employee wellness program, would like to offer an opportunity for employees and/or spouses of employees to participate in the Cooper Clayton Method to Stop Smoking program. At least 5 employees must commit to participating in the 13-week program for the class to be held on campus. If you have an interest, please join us for an informational meeting Thursday, September 2nd at 4:30 in Carr Health 100. During this meeting, we will determine a regular meeting day and time to accommodate as many schedules as possible. If you would like more information or if you are unable to attend the information meeting, please contact Amelia Dodd (809-6463 or Amelia.dodd@murraystate.edu). For more information about ongoing and upcoming Healthy LIFE programs, visit the Healthy LIFE website at http://campus.murraystate.edu/wellness/.

Murray State's listener supported public radio service WKMS celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a Listener Appreciation and Benefit at The Carson Center in Paducah on Friday, August 20, 2010, starting at 7:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit WKMS initiatives above and beyond regular operating costs.

August 26, 4 p.m., Richard J Davis, GA in History
From Despair to Hope: The Story of Paducah’s 1937 “Super-Flood” from the Personal Accounts of Those Who Survived

September 2, 4 p.m., Kayla R Reno, GA in History
The Legacy of Italy in Africa: Post-Colonial Eritrea

September 9, 4 p.m., Ted Franklin Belue, Senior Lecturer, History
“Daniel Boone Was A Man”: America’s First Frontier Hero and His Day

September 16, 4 p.m., Theresa Saint Paul, Professor, French
Mardi-Gras in Belgium and Europe and the Question of Cultural “Identities”

September 23, 4 p.m., Jim Humphreys, Asst. Professor, History
Challenging the Dunning Orthodoxy: Francis Butler Sickens and Reconstruction Historiography

October 7, 4 p.m., Julie McClure, MA Candidate, History
Lawless License as a Result of the Tobacco War: The 1908 Birmingham, Kentucky Raid

October 21, 4 p.m., Allison E Crowe, Hammack Scholar 2010-2011
The Evolution of English Feminism in the Nineteenth Century

October 28, 4 p.m., Meredith Lee Baker, Hammack Scholar 2005-06
Faith and Practice: Mother Ann in Shaker Theology and Community Life

November 4, 4 p.m., Susan B Hawkins, Ranger, Fort Donelson NB
The Underground Railroad and Fort Donelson: Stories and Misconceptions

November 11, 4 p.m., Chase Peck, Graduate Student, History
A Russian Pyrrhic Victory in the East: The Brusilov Offensive of 1916

November 18, 4 p.m., Terry W Strieter, Professor, History
“French Society was not Overthrown”: The Gendarmerie and the Paris Commune of 1871

December 2, 4 p.m., William H Mulligan Jr., Professor, History Religion, Ethnicity, and Acceptance on a Mining Frontier: The Irish and the Cornish in the Michigan copper County, 1845-1890

All forums will meet in Faculty Hall room 505; for information or directions, contact Bill Mulligan at 270-809-6571 or at bill.mulligan@murraystate.edu.

The History Research Forum is sponsored by the Department of History, the Xi-Lambda Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta (history honor society) and Chapter 302, Phi Kappa Phi (all-discipline honor society).

Attention, MSU Faculty and Staff! Get tickets for Miranda Lambert before they go on sale to the public on Thurs, Aug 12, between 10am and 10pm. Log onto Ticketmaster.com and enter the password REVOLUTION. This will enable you to make your purchase. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 13th, at 10am.