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REGENTS INCREASE CONTRACT WITH SAIC FOR SECOND PHASE OF MAGILL HALL PROJECT
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents recently approved a $500,000 increase in its contract with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to complete the second phase of work associated with the cleanup of Magill Hall.
The increase was approved Sept. 29 during a closed session meeting of the Board of Regents. The increase boosts spending authorization for the Magill Hall radiation project from $600,000 to $1.1 million.
In July, the Regents gave the okay for the University to spend $600,000 for the project, which allowed Southeast to contract with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) for the first phase of work. Under Phase One, SAIC performed radiation surveys, exposure assessments and decontamination of certain areas in Magill Hall prior to the start of the fall semester.
The $500,000 budget increase will pay for Phase Two, which involves decontamination of the basement of Magill Hall and waste disposal costs associated with both phases of the project. Decontamination of the basement is expected to begin on Monday, Oct. 9 and continue for four weeks. During this time, equipment and supplies stored in impacted areas of the Magill Hall basement will be disposed of.
KEYS NAMED PROVOST/VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AT GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. Paul Keys, associate provost for public service and service learning and dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Southeast Missouri State University, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Governors State University (GSU).
He will begin his new position Oct. 23, succeeding Jane Wells, who has been serving as interim provost for the past year at GSU.
Governor's State University is located south of Chicago in University Park, Ill. Governor's State serves juniors, seniors and master's students exclusively and is the fastest growing public university in Illinois with an enrollment of 9,000.
Keys joined Southeast in August 1994.
"I am happy to have had a tremendous amount of support from faculty and staff of the College (College of Health and Human Services) in a host of successful new endeavors, as well as a considerable amount of support from community leaders throughout the University's service region," Key said. "I am honored to have been selected for the position at Governors State University. GSU is a very unique and well-respected institution, and I am looking forward to working with the GSU administration and faculty."
Dr. Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, said, "I would like to commend Dean Keys on his tremendous service and outstanding leadership during his years here at Southeast Missouri State. We wish him well in his new position and much future success."
During his tenure at Southeast, Keys was involved in development of Southeast's first continuing evening program, called Southeast P.M. Keys also was responsible for creating the University's first graduate course in social work and the nursing advanced practice and the Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner programs. He led efforts to develop the collaborative Master of Science in Social Work degree with the University of Missouri and supported the implementation of the National Dietetic Internship Program.
He led efforts in the development and funding of the Southeast Missouri Weed and Seed Crime Prevention and Control Program at $750,000, assisted with the reorganization of the Cape Girardeau Civic Center and played a major role in police-community relations in reorganizing and revitalizing the South Cape Leadership Group. He also served on Cape Girardeau's Main Street founding board of directors, was instrumental in tourism in Southeast Missouri and in Crowley's Ridge being named a State and National Scenic Byway in Missouri, and in the creation of a region-wide Tourism Advisory Council.
As associate provost, he created the Regional Public Service Institute to bring the University's expertise to the region.
Dr. Michael Parker, associate professor of social work, has been named interim dean of
Southeast's College of Health and Human Services. A committee currently is being formed to search for a replacement for Keys.
SOUTHEAST GEARS UP FOR HOMECOMING 2000
"Once upon a time…" is the theme of Southeast Missouri State's Homecoming 2000 scheduled for Oct. 19-22. Several weekend events will celebrate the spirit of Southeast through the 20th century and beyond.
"We are very excited about Homecoming 2000," said Kim Groves, the director of alumni services. "This is Southeast's first homecoming of the new millennium. So, we are really planning to bring the theme alive."
On Friday, Oct. 20, the Merit Award/Scholarship Dinner will recognize past and present merit award recipients, as well as scholarship donors and recipients. The highly anticipated "Homecoming Parade of Years" will take place on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 9:30 a.m. Floats based on each of the decades and a new band competition will make this year's parade one of the largest ever. The parade begins at Broadway and West End Blvd., traveling east to Main and then south on Main.
After tailgating at Houck Stadium, everyone is invited to watch the Southeast Indians battle the Murray State Racers at 1 p.m., O |