StudentNews: October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!!

Millsaps Sports

Volleyball (Game 1): Millsaps vs. UT-Dallas
Location: Millsaps College
Date: Saturday, November 2nd
Time:10am

Volleyball (Game 2): Millsaps vs. Belhaven
Location: Millsaps College
Date: Saturday, November 2nd
Time: 12pm

Football: Homecoming Game- Millsaps vs. Berry
Location: Harper Davis Field
Date: Saturday, November 2nd
Time: Kickoff at 1pm

Women's Soccer: Senior Day- Millsaps vs. Birmingham Southern
Location: Harper Davis Field
Date: Saturday, November 2nd
Time: 6pm

Men's Soccer: Senior Day- Millsaps vs. Birmingham Southern
Location: Harper Davis Field
Date: Saturday, November 2nd
Time: 8pm

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Homecoming Court

Seniors:

Sonum Sanjanwala 

Brittany Ford

Allie Mills

Dani Rossano 

Olivia Reinecke 

Junior:

Lauren Barattini

Sophomore:

Madeline Iles

Freshman :

Anne Fulghum

Be sure to come to the game November 2 to find out which of our senior maids will be crowned Homecoming Queen! 

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Homecoming Event at Purple Word Center for Books and Paper Arts

Open House for Millsaps College: Friday, November 1st. 2 - 4 pm Come tour the center and make your own Blizzard Book to hold all of the business cards that you'll be gathering while at Homecoming. The center is focused on printmaking and artist books, and all levels are more than welcome to participate. You can see more information at www.purpleword.org.  Like us on Facebook to stay in touch. 

Click here for Purple Word Press Release October 2013 


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Homecoming Event:

Picnicking in the Plaza/Tasting at the Tents (by the Caf) 

 Homecoming Day: Saturday, Nov. 2nd

Time: 11:00AM

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SAPS Homecoming Show

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SOAN New Class Offerings

The Sociology/Anthropology Department is pleased to announce some new and exciting courses for Spring 2014! Some of these include SOAN 2750-01 The Many Dimensions of Poverty, SOAN 2750-02 Crimes and Prisons, and SOAN 2850-02 Popular Archaeology!

Make sure to see the SOAN page of the Millsaps website for more information, and check out the other class listings on Major Access!

If you have any other questions, you can contact the Department Chair, Dr. Julian Murchison at murchjm@millsaps.edu.

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Student Body Executive Board Elections: Letters of Intent now available

Letters of intent for those wishing to run for the Student Body Association's Executive Board are now available! 

A mandatory meeting will be held for all those interested in the Student Life activities room Thursday November 7th at 8:30 p.m. - letters of intent are due to Vice President Anna Morgan Leonards by that time. 

Click Here for Application.

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IAC Diversity GROUP

Intercultural Accents and Connections

Homophobia/Homosexuality

Where are we now? How have our views changed?

WEDNESDAY @ NOON

NOVEMBER 6, 2013
College Center – Leggett A

Join the conversation!


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Visiting Writer: Poet Ann Fisher-Wirth reads on Wed, Nov. 6^th!!

The Visiting Writers Series is happy to announce its first event of 2013-2014: Poet Ann Fisher-Wirth reads Wednesday November 6 @ 6:30pm in the Lewis Art Gallery. 

Ann Fisher-Wirth is the author of several books of poetry, including Dream Cabinet (Wings Press, 2012); Carta Marina (Wings Press, 2009); Five Terraces (Wind Publications, 2005); The Trinket Poems (Wind, 2003); and Blue Window (Archer Books, 2003).  She recently co-edited The Ecopoetry Anthology, (Trinity University Press, 2013), which includes  work by A.R. Ammons, W.S. Merwin, Adrienne Rich, Carolyn Forche, Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder, and William Carlos Williams, among others.  Ann teaches poetry workshops and seminars, 20th-century American literature, and a wide range of courses in environmental literature at the University of Mississippi.

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Philosophy talk 11/8 @ 3:00 p.m.: McElroy on narrative intelligibility

COLLOQUIUM

sponsored by the Millsaps Department of Philosophy

and the Millsaps Philosophy Club

PEYTON McELROY (PhD, Stanford University)

“What Is This Endless Set of Meaningless Experiences

Trying to Teach Me?”

Narrative Intelligibility as Represented Development of Purpose

Abstract

                Philosophers disagree on the nature of narrative intelligibility. Some think narratives have a theoretical function since they seem to order represented events so as to provide explanation. Others argue that the function of narrative is primarily aesthetic inasmuch as narratives are often designed for emotional effect and need not consist of causally related representations.

                I argue against the aesthetic emphasis of Velleman et al. that narrative representations of events are arranged around perceived aims.  A narrative recounting of what happened is shaped by the organizing principle of agent purpose. Narrative helps us “get inside the mind” of some agent, which makes it a useful tool for collaboration and conflict resolution. When we tell “life stories” we select sets of events that track the development of our particular projects. We do this to gain control over experiences  that threaten to be meaningless.

Friday, November 8

3:00-4:30 p.m.

Olin Hall 100

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Kappa Delta's BIG Bowling Tournament

The ladies of Kappa Delta would like to invite everyone to join us for our 2nd Annual Bowling Tournament on Friday, November 8th from 7-9 p.m. at Paradise Lanes (820 Cooper Rd. Jackson, MS 39212). All proceeds will go towards Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Project that benefits Prevent Child Abuse America. $50 for a team of 5 and $5 for general admission. Tickets will be on sale from Nov. 4th-8th outside the Caf.


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Stop Hunger Now Pack-A-Thon

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Saffron Cross Events

Author J. Dana Trent and her husband Fred Eaker will join the Millsaps College community for a series of events on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9.

“The possibility that I’d get matched with anyone who wasn’t a Christian is minute, anyway, right?”

“Right,” God giggled.

Saffron Cross is the intriguing memoir of Dana, a Baptist minister, and Fred, a devout Hindu and former monk. The two meet on eHarmony and begin a sometimes daunting but ultimately inspiring journey of interfaith relationship and marriage. Trent’s compelling vignettes, often hilarious and refreshingly honest, offer readers a glimpse into the challenges of bringing together two vastly different spiritual paths into one household. This book includes chapters on an Indian ashram honeymoon, vegetarianism, sabbath-keeping, prayer, and grief, plus other challenges of interfaith relationships.

Friday Forum Lecture: 12:30-1:30pm on Friday, November 8 in the Academic Complex, room 215

Millsaps Multi-Faith Initiative Conversation: 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, November 8 in the Christian Center, Fitzhugh Memorial Chapel

Writing as a Spiritual Discipline Workshop: 9:00am-12:30pm on Saturday, November 9 in Sullivan-Harrell Hall, room 221 -- Register online here: saffronatmillsaps.eventbrite.com

Community Conversation: Co-sponsored with Northminster Baptist Church and the Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi – 3:00-4:30pm on Saturday, November 9 at the Hindu Temple, 173 Vernon Jones Ave., Brandon, MS

For more information contact Chris Donald at chris.donald@millsaps.edu.

Watch the book trailer for Saffron Cross here: vimeo.com/73033095

Visit Dana’s blog at jdanatrent.com/

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Study Abroad Fair, Millsaps Faculty-led Programs: Oct 31st!

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Wesson Health Center will be closed Friday, Nov. 1st! Extended weekly hours!

Wesson Health Center will be closed Friday, November 1. Due to this, the Health Center will have extended hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Hours for next week are:

Monday, October 28  8:30-1:30   Doctor 10-12

Tuesday, October 29  8:00-3:00   Doctor 10-12

Wednesday, October 30 8:00-3:30  Doctor 1-3

Thursday, October 31 8:30-2:00  Doctor 10-12

Friday Closed

Normal Hours will resume the next week November 4.


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Walgreens Discount for Students and Faculty

On Wednesdays, Walgreens offers a 15% discount to all Millsaps students and faculty. Walgreens wants to better serve the Millsaps community. 

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All submissions for the StudentNews must be sent to studentnews@millsaps.edu by 5pm the day before.

(Studentnews runs every Monday and Thursday)

StudentNews: October 28, 2013

Happy Homecoming Week!!!

Millsaps Sports

Good luck to our teams competing this week!!

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Free Squash Lessons

Ever wanted to learn to International Game of Squash???

Males & Females are welcome!! Feel free to bring a friend! 

Please email David McNair to set-up a lesson.

Mr. McNair is available to teach in the early-late mornings and in the evenings.

Email Address: mcnair@treetopsdev.com

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Homecoming Court

Seniors:

Sonum Sanjanwala 

Brittany Ford

Allie Mills

Dani Rossano 

Olivia Reinecke 

Junior:

Lauren Barattini

Sophomore:

Madeline Iles

Freshman :

Anne Fulghum

Be sure to come to the game November 2 to find out which of our senior maids will be crowned Homecoming Queen! 

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Homecoming Event at Purple Word Center for Books and Paper Arts

Open House for Millsaps College: Friday, November 1st. 2 - 4 pm Come tour the center and make your own Blizzard Book to hold all of the business cards that you'll be gathering while at Homecoming. The center is focused on printmaking and artist books, and all levels are more than welcome to participate. You can see more information at www.purpleword.org.  Like us on Facebook to stay in touch. 

Click here for Purple Word Press Release October 2013 


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Strength and Professionalism as a Woman in Today's Law Practice

  

These women are models of decorum and professionalism in the law community and have graciously volunteered their time to share with us their their unique experiences in this historically "man's world."  This is a must see for all pre-law interested students and is open to all students on campus who may be interested in meeting an outstanding and successful group of professionals.  

On Wednesday, October 30, at 11:30am in Murrah 200, come hear an outstanding group of women discussing "Strength and Professionalism as a Woman in Today's Law Practice."


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Town Hall Meeting with the President

Dear Students,

As you may know, the Millsaps College Board of Trustees met last week on campus.  It was a productive and positive meeting and much good was accomplished.  In the course of the meetings, the administration presented an update on the new campus master plan, our strategic plan, campus enhancements, and the core curriculum review.  Rob Alexander, Vice President for Enrollment and Communication, also presented our new strategic enrollment plan and discussed marketing and communications initiatives underway.

It would be Dr. Alexander’s and my pleasure to present similar updates to our student body and answer any questions you may have about these or other topics.  Please join me in the Leggett Center on October 30^th at 8:00 p.m. for a Town Hall Meeting for students, co-sponsored by the SBA and my office.

Refreshments will be served beginning at 7:45 p.m.

I hope to see many of you at the Town Hall Meeting!

Rob Pearigen

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Visiting Writer: Poet Ann Fisher-Wirth reads on Wed, Nov. 6^th!!

The Visiting Writers Series is happy to announce its first event of 2013-2014: Poet Ann Fisher-Wirth reads Wednesday November 6 @ 6:30pm in the Lewis Art Gallery. 

Ann Fisher-Wirth is the author of several books of poetry, including Dream Cabinet (Wings Press, 2012); Carta Marina (Wings Press, 2009); Five Terraces (Wind Publications, 2005); The Trinket Poems (Wind, 2003); and Blue Window (Archer Books, 2003).  She recently co-edited The Ecopoetry Anthology, (Trinity University Press, 2013), which includes  work by A.R. Ammons, W.S. Merwin, Adrienne Rich, Carolyn Forche, Mary Oliver, Gary Snyder, and William Carlos Williams, among others.  Ann teaches poetry workshops and seminars, 20th-century American literature, and a wide range of courses in environmental literature at the University of Mississippi.

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Psychocinema 

Movie premier on Wednesday October, 30 at 7:30 in Olin 100. 

There will be food and popcorn. 

The movie we are watching is Identity.

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Stop Hunger Now Pack-A-Thon

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Saffron Cross Events

Author J. Dana Trent and her husband Fred Eaker will join the Millsaps College community for a series of events on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9.

“The possibility that I’d get matched with anyone who wasn’t a Christian is minute, anyway, right?”

“Right,” God giggled.

Saffron Cross is the intriguing memoir of Dana, a Baptist minister, and Fred, a devout Hindu and former monk. The two meet on eHarmony and begin a sometimes daunting but ultimately inspiring journey of interfaith relationship and marriage. Trent’s compelling vignettes, often hilarious and refreshingly honest, offer readers a glimpse into the challenges of bringing together two vastly different spiritual paths into one household. This book includes chapters on an Indian ashram honeymoon, vegetarianism, sabbath-keeping, prayer, and grief, plus other challenges of interfaith relationships.

Friday Forum Lecture: 12:30-1:30pm on Friday, November 8 in the Academic Complex, room 215

Millsaps Multi-Faith Initiative Conversation: 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, November 8 in the Christian Center, Fitzhugh Memorial Chapel

Writing as a Spiritual Discipline Workshop: 9:00am-12:30pm on Saturday, November 9 in Sullivan-Harrell Hall, room 221 -- Register online here: saffronatmillsaps.eventbrite.com

Community Conversation: Co-sponsored with Northminster Baptist Church and the Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi – 3:00-4:30pm on Saturday, November 9 at the Hindu Temple, 173 Vernon Jones Ave., Brandon, MS

For more information contact Chris Donald at chris.donald@millsaps.edu.

Watch the book trailer for Saffron Cross here: vimeo.com/73033095

Visit Dana’s blog at jdanatrent.com/

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Representative from Union Theological Seminary on campus tomorrow!!

How about graduate school in New York City?

Reverend Nichelle Jenkins Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Union Theological Seminary will be at Millsaps this Tuesday, October 29th. There will be two opportunities to meet her. She will have an informational table outside the caf during lunch and there will be a gathering in the Student Activities Room from 4:30-6:30 with pizza. We hope to see you there!

ABOUT UNION: Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a seminary and a graduate school of theology established in 1836 by founders “deeply impressed by the claims of the world upon the church.” Union prepares women and men for committed lives of service to the church, academy, and society. A Union education develops practices of mind and body that foster intellectual and academic excellence, social justice, and compassionate wisdom. Grounded in the Christian tradition and responsive to the needs of God’s creation, Union’s graduates make a difference wherever they serve. - See more at: http://www.utsnyc.edu/#sthash.KIQ0SPKu.dpuf


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Study Abroad Fair, Millsaps Faculty-led Programs: Oct 31st!

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Wesson Health Center will be closed Friday, Nov. 1st! Extended weekly hours!

Wesson Health Center will be closed Friday, November 1. Due to this, the Health Center will have extended hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Hours for next week are:

Monday, October 28  8:30-1:30   Doctor 10-12

Tuesday, October 29  8:00-3:00   Doctor 10-12

Wednesday, October 30 8:00-3:30  Doctor 1-3

Thursday, October 31 8:30-2:00  Doctor 10-12

Friday Closed

Normal Hours will resume the next week November 4.

 
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Healthy Monday Tip

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Measure

Keep track of how much you’re eating by living with your food packaging and remains. One study offering all-you-can eat chicken wings found that participants whose leftover bones had been cleared away ate 34% more than diners whose remnants remained at the table. That’s a lot of wings! Visual reminders - like candy wrappers, soda cans and take-out receipts – can help you keep track of how much you’ve already consumed, so you’ll be less likely to overeat.

This week take the no-throw challenge and keep your wrappers, empty containers, bones and other bits on the table during the entire meal.

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All submissions for the StudentNews must be sent to studentnews@millsaps.edu by 5pm the day before.

(Studentnews runs every Monday and Thursday)

StudentNews: October 24, 2013

Millsaps Sports

Good luck to our teams competing this week!!

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Free Squash Lessons

Ever wanted to learn to International Game of Squash???

Males & Females are welcome!! Feel free to bring a friend! 

Please email David McNair to set-up a lesson.

Mr. McNair is available to teach in the early-late mornings and in the evenings.

Email Address: mcnair@treetopsdev.com

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Enrichment Classes 


Millsaps Enrichment offers Beginning Guitar beginning soon. Half price for you!

Thursdays, October 24 – November 21 (4 class mtgs. Class will not meet October 31.)

6:30 – 8:00 p.m.; Cost: $90 (ONLY $45 for Millsaps students) -- (plus guitar and a $12 materials fee payable to the instructor the first night of class)

You can learn to play the guitar! Its simplicity has made it one of the world's most popular musical instruments. In contrast to “concert classical guitar,” which may take a lifetime to master, simple "chord" strumming can be learned in just a few weeks. If you are interested primarily in learning to play casual “living room/campfire” guitar, all you need is a guitar, the desire to learn, and a little practice. This course will teach the basic skills of guitar accompaniment: the most common major, minor, and 7th chords, various strumming patterns, chord groupings, and a representative selection of folk songs. (Reading will not be taught in this course.) 

Jimmy Turner has performed extensively throughout the South and Midwest.  He has performed with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Mississippi Opera, and The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra.  Mr. Turner has been heard in recital on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, and he has served as an adjudicator for the Mississippi Federation of Music Clubs.  He maintains an active private studio and a busy performing schedule. He serves on the adjunct faculty of Millsaps College and also teaches the Guitar Workshop through the Millsaps College Summer Enrichment Program.

Come by AC 100 to register. 

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Homecoming Court

Seniors:

Sonum Sanjanwala 

Brittany Ford

Allie Mills

Dani Rossano 

Olivia Reinecke 

Junior:

Lauren Barattini

Sophomore:

Madeline Iles

Freshman :

Anne Fulghum

Be sure to come to the game November 2 to find out which of our senior maids will be crowned Homecoming Queen! 

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Around the Globe at SAPS in 60 minutes
Passages, Poetry, & Pastries

Thursday, October 24, 2013
Leggett A – 4:30 p.m.

Yummy goodies, too!!!

Whether you are a world traveler, have studied aboard or have never traveled at all – take advantage of this hour long PPP program. Experience first-hand, right here on campus, Millsaps students who will introduce and share a bit about their lives and their home countries to the community.

Sponsored by: The Intercultural & International Student Programs & Services Office (IISPS); 1C1C (1 Campus, 1 Community); Office of Residence Life; and Intercultural Accents and Connections (IAC)

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Strength and Professionalism as a Woman in Today's Law Practice

  

These women are models of decorum and professionalism in the law community and have graciously volunteered their time to share with us their their unique experiences in this historically "man's world."  This is a must see for all pre-law interested students and is open to all students on campus who may be interested in meeting an outstanding and successful group of professionals.  

On Wednesday, October 30, at 11:30am in Murrah 200, come hear an outstanding group of women discussing "Strength and Professionalism as a Woman in Today's Law Practice."


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Town Hall Meeting with the President

Dear Students,

As you may know, the Millsaps College Board of Trustees met last week on campus.  It was a productive and positive meeting and much good was accomplished.  In the course of the meetings, the administration presented an update on the new campus master plan, our strategic plan, campus enhancements, and the core curriculum review.  Rob Alexander, Vice President for Enrollment and Communication, also presented our new strategic enrollment plan and discussed marketing and communications initiatives underway.

It would be Dr. Alexander’s and my pleasure to present similar updates to our student body and answer any questions you may have about these or other topics.  Please join me in the Leggett Center on October 30^th at 8:00 p.m. for a Town Hall Meeting for students, co-sponsored by the SBA and my office.

Refreshments will be served beginning at 7:45 p.m.

I hope to see many of you at the Town Hall Meeting!

Rob Pearigen

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Chi Omega Waltz for a Wish

“Join Chi Omega TOMORROW, October 25^th, for our first annual Waltz for a Wish. The event is a dance marathon benefitting the Make A Wish Foundation, on organization that grants wishes for children with life threatening illnesses! The marathon will run from 7:30 pm-7:30 am, or until the last couple is on the dance floor. The prize for the winning team will be $100 prize and the coveted Waltz trophy!

Enter a team for $40 a couple (t-shirts included) or come out and watch the action for $2 admission! We will have snacks and drinks available as well.

Sign up outside the caf at lunch and dinner all this week! Please direct questions to Rebecca Gorham at gorharl@millsaps.edu.

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Stop Hunger Now Pack-A-Thon

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Homecoming Event at Purple Word Center for Books and Paper Arts

Open House for Millsaps College: Friday, November 1st. 2 - 4 pm Come tour the center and make your own Blizzard Book to hold all of the business cards that you'll be gathering while at Homecoming. The center is focused on printmaking and artist books, and all levels are more than welcome to participate. You can see more information at www.purpleword.org.  Like us on Facebook to stay in touch. 

Click here for Purple Word Press Release October 2013 

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Saffron Cross Events

Author J. Dana Trent and her husband Fred Eaker will join the Millsaps College community for a series of events on Friday, November 8 and Saturday, November 9.

“The possibility that I’d get matched with anyone who wasn’t a Christian is minute, anyway, right?”

“Right,” God giggled.

Saffron Cross is the intriguing memoir of Dana, a Baptist minister, and Fred, a devout Hindu and former monk. The two meet on eHarmony and begin a sometimes daunting but ultimately inspiring journey of interfaith relationship and marriage. Trent’s compelling vignettes, often hilarious and refreshingly honest, offer readers a glimpse into the challenges of bringing together two vastly different spiritual paths into one household. This book includes chapters on an Indian ashram honeymoon, vegetarianism, sabbath-keeping, prayer, and grief, plus other challenges of interfaith relationships.

Friday Forum Lecture: 12:30-1:30pm on Friday, November 8 in the Academic Complex, room 215

Millsaps Multi-Faith Initiative Conversation: 3:00-4:00pm on Friday, November 8 in the Christian Center, Fitzhugh Memorial Chapel

Writing as a Spiritual Discipline Workshop: 9:00am-12:30pm on Saturday, November 9 in Sullivan-Harrell Hall, room 221 -- Register online here: saffronatmillsaps.eventbrite.com

Community Conversation: Co-sponsored with Northminster Baptist Church and the Hindu Temple Society of Mississippi – 3:00-4:30pm on Saturday, November 9 at the Hindu Temple, 173 Vernon Jones Ave., Brandon, MS

For more information contact Chris Donald at chris.donald@millsaps.edu.

Watch the book trailer for Saffron Cross here: vimeo.com/73033095

Visit Dana’s blog at jdanatrent.com/

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Millsaps Summer Program in Southern France

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Study Abroad Fair, Millsaps Faculty-led Programs: Oct 31st!

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Wesson Health Center will be closed Friday, Nov. 1st! Extended weekly hours!

Wesson Health Center will be closed Friday, November 1. Due to this, the Health Center will have extended hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Hours for next week are:

Monday, October 28  8:30-1:30   Doctor 10-12

Tuesday, October 29  8:00-3:00   Doctor 10-12

Wednesday, October 30 8:00-3:30  Doctor 1-3

Thursday, October 31 8:30-2:00  Doctor 10-12

Friday Closed

Normal Hours will resume the next week November 4.

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MS Teacher Corps Info. Session on October 25th 9am-1pm!!

Dr. Andy Mullins, a Millsaps alumnus and founder of the Mississippi Teacher Corps, will be on campus Friday, October 25 to share information and to answer questions about the Teacher Corps program.   He will be in the Lindsey Suite on the top floor of the Student Center from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The information session is open to all but is primarily geared towards seniors—especially those with backgrounds/majors in English, math, or the sciences. 

If you are interested in working and serving in public education in Mississippi, I encourage you to consider stopping by to speak to Dr. Mullins.  To learn more about the Mississippi Teacher Corps, you can also check out their website: http://mtc.olemiss.edu/.   Some background on the program is provided below. 

What is the Mississippi Teacher Corps?

Modeled after the Peace Corps, the Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) is a two-year program that trains non-education majors to teach in high-poverty public schools in Mississippi.

For two years participants live and teach in rural and urban Mississippi communities. While teaching each participant earns a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi and receives training and support from MTC.

By percent of applicants accepted MTC is the most competitive teaching program in the country. Because the program is so small, MTC can offer individualized support, and all participants move as a cohort group through each stage of the training and coursework.

MTC is a state-funded program and our teachers do not displace any regularly employed teacher. MTC only places teachers in high-poverty public schools. There are no corporate dollars attached to the program and we don’t place teachers in charter schools.

The program offers a host of benefits, including:

• Teacher training and certification.
• Full scholarship for a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi.
• Job placement that includes full pay ($32,000+) and benefits.
• The opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students in one of the poorest areas of the country.

You can read answers to Frequently Asked Questions here.

History

The Mississippi Teacher Corps was created in 1989 by Andy Mullins and Amy Gutman. At the time Mullins worked at the State Department of Education. Gutman was a journalism student at Harvard University interning at the Greenwood Commonwealth.

In brainstorming ideas of how to fill the impending teacher shortage in the Mississippi Delta Gutman and Mullins came up with the Mississippi Teacher Corps, a program founded on the ideals of the Peace Corps, in which recent college graduates from all over the United States would come and teach in Mississippi.

Initially the Mississippi Teacher Corps was a one-year program funded by several foundations. In 1993, the structure of MTC was altered substantially.  MTC became a two-year program based at the University of Mississippi.  Participants would complete a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction while in the program. In 1994, the program became fully funded by the Mississippi Legislature.

Since 1989 more than 500 participants, reaching an estimated 100,000 students, have taught in critical-needs school districts as part of the Mississippi Teacher Corps.

Learn more about the history of MTC by visiting the Mississippi Teacher Corps Oral History Project here.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Mississippi Teacher Corps is to end educational inequity in Mississippi.

Objectives

The Mississippi Teacher Corps has three objectives:

1.   To provide dedicated, talented teachers for critical-needs school districts in Mississippi.

2.   To provide entry into the teaching profession for outstanding liberal arts graduates.

3.   To identify and nurture educational leaders.

Benefits

Full Scholarship for a master’s in education from the University of Mississippi

As part of the Mississippi Teacher Corps participants receive a full scholarship to the University of Mississippi for a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the School of Education. The School of Education is an NCATE accredited institution. Participants complete the Master’s coursework and earn their degree during the two years of the program.  Participants take classes during the summer and on selected weekends during the school year.  Upon completion of the degree all participants receive an increase in pay.

Coursework tailored to the program

The coursework that makes up the Master’s Degree has been specifically created for the Mississippi Teacher Corps. The classes are designed for first-year teachers who do not have an education background. The only way to take the classes offered is to be in the Mississippi Teacher Corps.

Teacher Certification

After the initial summer training each participant is a certified teacher with Class A licensure. After completing two years in the program, and earning a Master’s Degree, each participant is eligible for a Class AA license.

Free textbooks, course fees, etc.

In addition to the full scholarship, the Mississippi Teacher Corps also pays for all textbooks, course and lab fees, graduation fees, and any other costs associated with the Master’s Degree.

Summer stipend

During the initial summer training all participants receive a $1,000 stipend.

Housing

During the initial summer training all participants are provided free housing on-campus. Married couples living off-campus are reimbursed for the cost of on-campus housing.

During Saturday classes in the fall and spring all participants are provided a hotel room in Oxford.

Job placement

Participants are placed in critical-needs school districts by the Mississippi Teacher Corps.

Full pay and benefits from your school district

As a certified teacher each participant receives full pay and benefits from the indiviual school district where he or she is employed. Benefits include health insurance.

Socials

The Mississippi Teacher Corps offers a variety of social activities including basketball, volleyball, and Ultimate Frisbee challenges between the first and second years; lunch and dinner socials; a holiday social; an end-of-the-summer social; and an end-of-the-program social.

Networking

As a participant in the program you participants meet other highly-motivated, high-achieving people from all over the country.

Life-changing experience

The most important benefit of the Mississippi Teacher Corps is working with, and touching the lives of, young people of Mississippi who have been all but forgotten about by the rest of the country.  It is a life-changing experience.

Summer Training

The initial summer training for the Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) starts in June of each year.

During the summer all MTC participants receive:

• Full scholarship for a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction
• On-Campus housing or reimbursement (about $700) for off-campus housing
• A $1,000 stipend
• Teacher Certification (with reciprocity in all other states)
• Breakfast and lunch during the summer school teaching
• Several meals, socials, BBQ’s, and weekly frisbee and basketball games

School Year

During the school year all Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) participants teach in a critical-needs school district in Mississippi. Participants are placed in the Mississippi Delta, north Mississippi or Jackson.

During the school-year all participants receive:

• Full pay (starting salary is $32,000 a year) and benefits, including health insurance
• Full scholarship for a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, including all textbooks and lab fees
• Saturday classes twice a month at the University of Mississippi, including mentoring groups with selected second-year and veteran MTC teachers
• Hotel room for Friday and Saturday evenings in Oxford
• Constant support from your MTC mentor

At the end of the second year participants will have earned a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Mississippi. Participants will also have:

• Teacher certification
• Two years of experience
• Two years of full pay and benefits
• Two years of making a difference in the lives of kids in one of the poorest areas in the country

During the two years of the program all Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) participants complete a Master of Arts (MA) Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Mississippi (UM).  UM is an NCATE accredited program and the MA degree allows our alumni to teach anywhere in the country at a higher salary.  This degree program is closed to the general public.  Classes are offered only for MTC participants.

  
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