Millsaps College Teaching Artist-in-Residence James Martin recently sang his way to be among the top three finalists in the recent American Traditions Competition in Savannah, Ga. He received the Patricia and Heyward Gignilliat Bronze Medal Award and $3,000 for third place. He was one of 32 selected quarter finalists invited nationally to participate and one of 12 semi-finalists and six finalists. The competition requires that singers perform a different repertoire each day. Martin was a finalist in the 2009 American Traditions Competition.
ANNOUNCEMENTS...
SOULS AFIRE
The selection of the 2011-2012 “Souls Afire” Honors is underway. We ask for your thoughtful consideration of undergraduate and graduate students of any classification (eg, first-year, sophomore, junior, senior, graduate student) who have made significant contributions to community service on our campus, in our city, in our state, and in our region. The purpose of the “Souls Afire” Honors is to recognize qualities of integrity, dedication to others, honesty, fortitude of character, courage, and obligation which are essential to effective leadership in community service. The criteria used in determining honors recipients are as follows:
- Consistent life history of displaying honesty, responsibility, compassion, and devotion to the welfare of a community
- Remarkable actions benefiting others
- Unusual commitment of time, energy, and effort in service to others
- Unselfish gifts of friendship and collaboration offered in the partnership of service, support, and synergy to the betterment of others or of communities
- Scholarship (or grade point cumulative) is not a focal emphasis of this accolade, though it can be considered. Good academic standing at the College is the minimum requirement.
**All nominations or applications should be submitted to the Vice President for Student Life’s office, 3rd floor of the Campbell College Center. Thank you for understanding that we cannot accept late applications or nominations.
**Up to 4 recipients may be selected by a panel of faculty/staff/students/alumni that, like true servant-leaders, remain anonymous until the recipients are announced at the annual Student Life Awards Celebration in April 2012. The“Souls Afire” Honors may only be won once during a student’s college career at Millsaps.
REV. ED KING LOVE AWARD
The Division of Student Life welcomes nominations for the 2012 Rev. Ed King Leader of Values and Ethics (LOVE) Award. Rev. King, College Class of 1958, is cited as one of the most influential of Mississippi civil rights leaders. For many members of the College community, he remains a role model for moral leadership. Thus, this award was named in his honor. The award is bestowed to the student leader who best exemplifies principled leadership for a cause of deep moral consequence that may meet with opposition but proves over time to be true.
Former honorees include:
2005 - Rusty Walker
2006 - Andrea Dewey and Matt Vieron
2007 - Cat Edwards and John Forrest Douglas
2008 - Antoinette Alexander
2009 - Hunter Berch
2010 - Lamees El-Sadek
2011 - Victoria Romano
**To nominate a student leader who best fits these criteria, please submit the name of the individual; and, submit a corresponding letter (and, if available, support materials) regarding how the individual fits the criteria for the honor.
**Nominations are due by Monday, March 26, 2012, 4:30 p.m. While it is not required to name a recipient every year, if one is determined then (s)he will be presented at the Student Life Awards Celebration in April 2012.
**Nominations, letters, and support materials may be returned to Matt Binion, Student Life Offices, 3rd floor of the Campbell College Center. Electronic submissions are also welcomed.
DEAN'S CITATION FOR OUTSTANDING ALCOHOL/DRUG ED PROGRAM
This award is bestowed upon a student or student organization that has created and executed an excellent program that focuses on alcohol and/or drug education.
Former recipients include:
2007 - Kappa Alpha Order and Chair, Daniel Honeycutt
2008 - Delta Delta Delta and Chair, Beth Sadler, Kappa Alpha Order and Chair, Daniel Honeycutt
2009 - no recipient
2010 - Kappa Delta and Panhellenic Council and Chairperson, Lauren Vucovich
2011 - no recipient
Criteria include:
- The program or event must occur during the 2011-2012 academic year, or between August 25, 2011 and March 31, 2012.
- The program or event must be directed at students in the Millsaps College student body.
- The program format can apply to a broad range of events. The winning format may include: a lecture, a non-alcoholic social event, an entertaining speaker, a forum, a workshop, a film, or a play. The selection committee will accept almost any format for the event or program; the effectiveness of the format in educating the audience about alcohol or drugs is most important. Program creativity is valued in the selection process.
- A student or student organization must be the primary sponsor of the event or program.
- The winning entry will be chosen by a selection committee comprised of staff and students.
**Deadline for entries is Friday, March 23, 2012.
**All applications should be returned to Matt Binion, the Office of Student Life, 3rd floor Campbell College Center.
SUMMERS LECTURE TO FEATURE LEADING SCHOLAR ON EARLY CHRISTIANITY
You’ve seen him on Jon Stewart, Colbert, and CNN. Now see him at Millsaps.
Bart D. Ehrman will give a free, public lecture “The Greatest Stories Rarely Told: Forgeries in the New Testament” on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ford Academic Complex Recital Hall as part of the Summers Lecture Series. Ehrman is a world renowned scholar on early Christianity. The lecture is based on his most recent book, and New York Times best-seller, Forged: Writing in the Name of God—Why the Bible’s Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are. Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of hundreds of articles and more than 20 books, including four New York Times bestsellers, and has been featured in Time, The New Yorker, and appears on NBC’s Dateline, The Daily Show, CNN, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, and NPR. “Ehrman’s book is a tour de force and is as exhilarating as it is shocking. It transforms the literary and cultural contexts of the New Testament from dry background into a real world pastiche that is bursting with color,” said Bennie H. Reynolds, visiting assistant professor of religious studies at Millsaps College.
The Summers Lecture is an annual lectureship sponsored by the Millsaps College Department of Religious Studies. For more information, please contact Dr. James E. Bowley at james.bowley@millsaps.edu or 601-974-1328.C.A.L.L.S.
Like pancakes? Sure you do! Free pancakes will be served in the New South kitchen and meeting room next Tuesday, February 21st from 8:00 to 10:00. C.A.L.L.S. will be cooking the pancakes in observance of Shrove Tuesday (otherwise known as Mardi Gras). Pancakes and good times for all!
ORGANIZATION GROUP PICS FOR YEARBOOK
If your organization would like to be featured in the 2011-2012 yearbook, please contact Kailey Rocker, rockeka@millsaps.edu, with a time, date and place for the group picture. You are also welcome to submit your own group photos as long as you submit the original file with a list of all of the individuals in the photo.
INFORMATION SESSION on SEMESTER AT SEA!
Join Millsaps senior and Semester at Sea Global Ambassador Dylan Broussard for an info session Tuesday, Feb. 21st, at 7 pm in Sullivan Harrell 221! You’ll get to see and hear about his amazing voyage last May, and find out how you can study abroad while literally traveling around the globe. Millsaps Associate Director of International Education Tanya Newkirk will be present to discuss the nuts and bolts of studying abroad through Semester at Sea. Free pizza, too!
YEARBOOKS ARE IN!!!
If you ordered a 2010-2011 yearbook, the Bobashela staff will begin distributing books outside of the cafeteria beginning Wednesday, February 22 to Friday, February 24.
Pick up times are as follows: Wednesday, February 22 (11 am – 11:45 am)
Thursday, February 23 (11 am – 12:45 pm) (4:30 pm – 7:30 pm)
Friday, February 24 (11 am – 2 pm) (4:30 pm -5:30 pm)
If you have any questions, please email Tiara Willis at willits@millsaps.edu.
EXCITING SUMMER JOB OPPORTUNITY
Looking for something fun and exciting to do over the summer months? Want to help provide an awesome experience for the various camps and conferences who come to Millsaps this summer? Then apply to be one of the Conference Assistants for the Summer 2012 Camps and Conferences Team. This live-in, high energy position will promise to be one of the most exciting summers of your Millsaps Experience! Applications and reference forms are due by 3:00 PM on Wednesday, February 29, 2012. Return to box 151063 or email eventscheduling@millsaps.edu.
SIGMA LAMBDA HONORARY APPLICATION
Sigma Lambda is the service honorary of Millsaps College. Applications are due February 20 to Lindsey Tassin at tassilr@millsaps.edu. You must be at least a second semester sophomore and have at least a 3.0 GPA. If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Tassin.
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KAPPA DELTA EMERALD EVENING
to benefit the YMCA'S Family Support Center and Prevent Child Abuse America
Kappa Delta is hosting its annual Emerald Evening as a part of our Shamrock Project. 80% of the proceeds stay right here in Jackson, MS benefitting the YMCA's Family Support Center and the remaining 20% contributes to our national philanthropy, Prevent Child Abuse America for nationwide prevention awareness. The event will be held at the Mississippi Children's Museum right here in Jackson on February 25th starting at 7pm. The cost is $20 for Millsaps Students and $30 for Family and Friends. We will have live music and silent auction items to bid on. Guaranteed to be a blast!
SPRING FAMILY WEEKEND 2012
Encourage your parents to attend Spring Family Weekend, February 24-25. They can attend the President’s Reception on Friday, February 24, 5:30-7 p.m. in the Leggett Center and on Saturday, February 25, they can watch a lacrosse game, enjoy a bowl of chili at the SAE Chili Bowl, learn more about student organizations at the Organization Fair, attend an informative forum featuring both students and faculty and cap off the day with the theatre presentation of “No Exit.” And those are just a few of the choices.
Visit http://www.millsaps.edu/alumni_friends/enewsletter/2012-02/index.html to find out more information about the weekend. Contact parents@millsaps.edu with questions.
UPCOMING MUSIC DEPARTMENT EVENTS
Miranda Tucker, soprano
Gabrielle Richardson, soprano
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 7:30 pmAC Recital Hall. Free Admission.
SAE CHILI BOWL
The 12th annual Chili Bowl will be held at Millsaps College on February 25th hosted by Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Come try a myriad of different chilies as the teams compete for 1st place, 2nd place, and the People’s Choice Award. The event benefits the Blair E. Batson Children’s hospital and costs $5 for general admission with an optional $1 raffle tickets available. This is a great family event where you can enjoy good food and live music while supporting Mississippi’s only children’s hospital! If interested in entering a team, sponsorship, or t-shirts please contact Tim Gillis at gillitl@millsaps.edu.
BSA’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS
Friday, Feb. 24 @ 6:00pm - Black History Program (AC Recital Hall)
Wednesday, Feb. 29 @ 7:00pm - Black History Month Closing Vigil (the Bowl) - A lighting ceremony in remembrance of those who came before us, and a reflection over the month. This event will hopefully become a leap year tradition.
MILLSAPS THEATRE 2012 SPRING PRODUCTION
No Exit, by Jean-Paul Sartre
Directed by M. Shane Grant
Thursday - Sunday, February 23 - 26, 2012 at 7:30pm, Olin Hall Atrium
TICKET SALES: The Millsaps Theatre Department will be selling tickets outside of the cafeteria for the No Exit production beginning Wednesday, February 22 to Friday, February 24 during lunch and dinner. Tickets are $5 with a Millsaps ID and $10 general admission. Please support your fellow majors!!!
Three strangers find themselves together in their collective afterlife - a modestly appointed room with no windows, no mirrors, and a door none of them can open. The three quickly come to realize they cannot stand their eternal companions. What happens when hell is other people?
Latecomers will not be seated.
CHALLENGE LEADER APPLICATION
Interested in being a Challenge Leader this summer? Well then fill out an application! We are looking for responsible, driven, active leaders to help put on this successful summer event. Applications are due February 24, 2012. Interviews will be scheduled once all applications are received. We hope that you will consider filling one out! Applications will be available at the front desk in Student Life or click here to view the application. Thanks! Challenge was created to help incoming freshmen adjust to college life while participating in and learning about the great community service for which Millsaps College is known. This week-long event allows students to meet and form relationships with current students and their new classmates who share a passion for service and fun. Challenge is sponsored by the Campus Ministry Team.
CHI OMEGA'S WALK-FOR-A-WISH
The Chi Delta Chapter of Chi Omega will be hosting their annual 5K Walk-for-a-Wish on Saturday, February 25th. Those participating can choose between a 1-mile “fun run” or the full 5K. All proceeds from the Walk will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, helping to grant wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses. The run begins at 8 AM and is $15 prior to the event and $20 the day of. It will start on Riverside Drive, adjacent to Millsaps College. Donations are accepted. For more information, or to participate, contact chideltawalk@gmail.com.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES...
MILLSAPS PRIDE ORGANIZATION
Interest Meeting Tuesday, February 21, 5:00pm, 'Caf
Millsaps Pride is a safe space for Millsaps community members to discuss gender and sexual identity, current events, and other LGBTQ-related topics. We also organize on- and off-campus events like Pride Week (October), documentary screenings, and fundraisers. We welcome everyone to join us, including those who identify as LGBTQ and straight allies. We’re on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/millsapspride.
All announcements must be sent to studentnews@millsaps.edu no later than 5:00pm the day before a Student News is scheduled to run. See Submission Guidelines on second page of blog. Questions or comments? Email studentnews@millsaps.edu.
