DON'T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK
...Because it's the cool thing to do! You can now order your yearbook online at www.ybpay.lifetouch.com. Locate Millsaps on the "locate school" section and complete the process! It is quick, easy and ensures that you will get your own piece of Millsaps history!
CAMPUS EVENTS...
CREPE DAY!!!
The French Club will be celebrating another Crêpe Day this Friday, March 2nd, in front of the Caf! We'll be making free crêpes for everyone from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, so stop by for a delicious treat with fruit and dessert toppings!!!
CELEBRATE BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK
Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.
How are we increasing public awareness?
- Mon., March 5th @ 7:30–9:30 p.m. in Room 321 SHH: Limitless (movie) w/ Bradley Cooper
- Mon., March 5th – Fri., March 9th: follow us on Twitter -- @BAWMillsaps for brain fun facts
- Be the first to answer Twitter questions and earn a Millsaps stress brain! Two questions per day!
- Week of March 19th: UMMC graduate students in Neuroscience and a Millsaps team of Neuroscience and Cognitive studies majors will be entering JPS schools to teach about the brain
Stop by and see Dr. Lea for a Brain Awareness pin! (especially if you are in her Introduction to Psych course)
BLOODY SUNDAY CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE EVENT
Sponsored by Theta Alpha Kappa
Come learn about and discuss Bloody Sunday on Sunday March 4th in AC 215 at 8:00 p.m. We will watch a video and enjoy some great snacks and great discussion!
See you there!
Sponsored by Theta Alpha Kappa
Come learn about and discuss Bloody Sunday on Sunday March 4th in AC 215 at 8:00 p.m. We will watch a video and enjoy some great snacks and great discussion!
See you there!
NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE PREMIERE IN MISSISSIPPI!
Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00pm
The first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary environmentalist Also Leopold highlights his extraordinary career, tracing how he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement. Leopold remains relevant today, inspiring projects all over the country that connect people and land. Following the premiere, a panel of environmental specialists will discuss the environmental movement in Mississippi today. Reserve your complimentary ticket by coming to AC 100, or by visiting https://secure.millsaps.edu/conted/arts_lecture_online_form.htm Learn more about the film at http://www.greenfiremovie.com/.
ANNOUNCEMENTS...
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.
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.
**The deadline for submitting a nomination(s) is Friday, March 2, by 4:30 p.m. Nominations may be completed and submitted by any Millsaps College students or alumni. The attached nomination form may be forwarded to others to encourage their nominations. Other students should write the recommendation letters or written endorsement; we discourage all applicants or nominees from seeking faculty-staff-administrator letters of recommendation for this particular award. Self-nominated student applications are welcome!
**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.
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.
**The selection committee may not designate a recipient every year. Repeated annual submission of the same winning program may not result in winning the award more than once.
**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.
What? The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) asks college freshmen and seniors to respond to a series of questions regarding their educational experiences. Nationally over 761 institutions and more than 416,000 students participated in NSSE last year.
Why? NSSE responses are used by faculty and administrators to improve your educational experiences. By understanding what you feel you have gained from your college education, Millsaps College can pinpoint and address areas that need improvement, both in and out of the classroom.
Who? Millsaps is sending online NSSE Surveys to freshmen and seniors in Spring 2012. (The most recent email went out Tuesday, February 21.)
Let your voice be heard! If you receive an invitation to participate in NSSE 2012, please fill out the survey and make your opinion count!
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.
