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ENGLISH PROFESSOR FROM UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY TO SPEAK AT SOUTHEAST
Brian Kiernan, associate professor in the Department of English at the University of Sydney, will speak Dec. 1 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
Kiernan's presentation is titled "Sydney or the Bush: The Olympics 2000 City in Australian Literature."
Kiernan has written or edited 10 books, most of them on Australian literature, and he has lectured on the subject all over the world. The presentation is sponsored by the Department of English and by the North American Speakers Series of the Australian Education Office.
He will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Crisp Hall Room 125. The public is invited.
SOUTHEAST CHORAL UNION TO PERFORM NEW AMERICAN CHORAL WORK, TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MUSIC
The Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University will present a special concert of Early American and traditional Christmas music at 8 p.m. Nov. 30 in Academic Auditorium.
The program will feature Wilberg's new "Four American Folk Hymns," plus a dramatic setting of traditional Christmas carols for choir and orchestra, "The Many Moods of Christmas."
The Choral Union and University Choir, directed by Dr. John Egbert, and the University Orchestra, directed by Dr. Sara Edgerton, will present the performance. Rehearsal accompanists for the choirs are Tim DePriest, University Choir, and Christy Shinn, Choral Union.
Free concert shuttles will be provided to and from Academic Hall parking lot #4 on Henderson between Broadway and Normal. Admission for the concert is $5 for adults, $3 for students and senior citizens, or free with a University I.D.
The Orchestra will open with William Walton's "Crown Imperial," commissioned for King George VI's coronation in Westminster Abbey.
"Following its enthusiastically received premiere, "Crown Imperial" has become one of Walton's most popular and frequently performed works," Edgerton said.
The orchestra also will perform "Sicilienne," a well-known symphonic work by the French composer Gabriel Faure.
In discussing the choir's portion of the concert, Egbert said, "Many of our patrons will remember the popular concert finale several years ago, 'Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.' In his 'Four American Folk Hymns,' Mack Wilberg shows why he is considered one of the premiere choral arrangers in America. Some of the hymns are robust, some haunting, but they are all distinctively Early American. Wilberg, in his usual attention to detail has retained their simplicity, yet scored the pieces to create moments of boundless energy, intense personal reflection, and profound depth of emotion.
"Over the years, singers and community patrons alike have requested that we perform some traditional Christmas music," he added. "Thus, to conclude the concert, we will present Suite III of Robert Shaw/Robert Russell Bennett's 'The Many Moods of Christmas,' a set of carols arranged for full symphonic orchestra and choir.
"It just seemed to me," he said, "that with the rapidly approaching end of the 20th century and the second millennium, this would be the ideal time to take a look back at our heritage. This wonderful music strengthens our sense of lineage because this music is representative of who we were and who we are. I suspect that this concert will be regarded by many as one of their most rewarding musical experiences in years."
Egbert added, "We have been fortunate over the past several years, because the community has given us tremendous support and has transformed these Choral Union/Orchestra concerts into major cultural events. We had great audiences for last year's performances, and I anticipate this concert - particularly because of the nature of the music - to be similar. I think our patrons are in for a real treat, not just because this music is very general-audience friendly and is music everyone can appreciate, but this year's Choral Union has almost 200 singers."
CLASSICAL GUITARIST MATHEW DANIELS TO PERFORM AT SOUTHEAST
Classical guitarist Mathew Daniels will present a solo recital Nov. 19 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University.
The recital will take place at 8 p.m. in the Baptist Student Center Chapel. The performance is free and open to the public.
In addition to the recital, Daniels will present a master class for guitar students at Southeast.
"This class and the performance are a great opportunity for our community to meet and hear a young performer who will soon be making his way in the concert world in Europe and the U.S.," said Jeffrey Noonan," of the Southeast Department of Music.
The recital will feature a range of music including pieces by the Renaissance composer John Dowland. Daniels will perform a number of pieces by contemporary composers including the Sonata for Guitar by the Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. Other composers on the program include Augustin
Barrios and Richard Rodney Bennett.
Mathew Daniels, a native of St. Louis, began playing the guitar when he was 11. He studied and played a variety of styles including rock and jazz since then, but has concentrated on the classical repertoire since his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Daniels holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and double master of music degrees in guitar performance and composition from Webster University in St. Louis. He was the first student at this school to graduate with this combination of degrees.
Daniels left St. Louis in 1998 and settled in England where he lives on a houseboat just outside of London. He has studied guitar in London with Michael Lewin.
Daniels has made numerous appearances as a soloist and in ensembles in the United States and in Europe. He has recently been a featured performer with the Louisiana State University New Music Ensemble, the National Association of Composers USA Mid-South Chapter and the Louisiana Sinfonietta solo concert series. The concert at Southeast is one of Daniel's first appearances in the United States since his relocation to London.
This performance is presented by the Department of Music at Southeast Missouri State University with the kind cooperation of The Baptist Student Center and its Director, Dr. Andrew Pratt.
MICHAEL S. NABORS RESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIP ESTABLISHED THROUGH FOUNDATION
The Michael S. Nabors Restricted Scholarship has been established through the Southeast Missouri University Foundation.
Friends of the late Nabors established the scholarship following his death on April 10, 1992. The scholarship was established to help complete Nabors' vision and to help nourish someone else's dream.
Nabors was born Sept. 11, 1959, in Sikeston, Mo. He lived most of his life in Cape Girardeau and had a vision of building a community center, where everyone who came would find a friend.
The recipient of this scholarship must be from the South Cape Girardeau area. First preference will go to a minority undergraduate student. The Scholarship Office, in conjunction with Zoia Martin, will select the recipient. The first award of $100 will be made this semester.
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL GRANT PROJECT TO ADDRESS TEACHER EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
Southeast Missouri State University will be among five Renaissance Group Institutions revising their teacher education programs to better instruct their students on effective technology integration in P-12 classrooms. These programs then will serve as models for other teacher education programs across the nation.
The "Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology" program is made possible by a $1,579,191 grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will be shared by the five institutions.
The University of Northern Iowa will manage the overall project. Other Renaissance Group members involved in the project include Eastern Michigan University, Emporia State University and Norfolk State University. The institutions will provide a total of $1,886,230 to the project. The Renaissance Group, which is headquartered at Emporia State University, is a consortium of 23 colleges and universities across the nation with a major commitment to educating teachers. The Renaissance Group was founded in 1989 to address issues facing teacher education and to become a pro-active force in renewal and reform of education on the national level. Southeast has been an invited member since 1994.
The project is aimed to produce change in teacher education programs in three ways. The project will generate new learning resources on the World Wide Web to support new kinds of teaching and learning processes in education methods courses. New learning resources will include development of video scenarios of P-12 teachers effectively integrating technology, along with components of quality education, in a variety of grade levels and content areas. Methods faculty will revise their courses to model technology integration using the video scenarios and online discussion forum, require their students to apply technology, and implement the Pre-service Teacher Technology Competencies as exit criteria for their courses. Faculty will share strategies for integrating technology and course revisions with other faculty involved in the grant through the Faculty Online Discussion forum and nationwide through print and web publications of their findings, as well as through presentations at national conferences.
The Renaissance Group moved its headquarters July 1 to Emporia State University and now is housed in the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence within The Teachers College. Dr. Leo Pauls, executive director of the Jones Institute serves as the executive director of the Renaissance Group.
Dr. Cindy Anderson, assistant professor of elementary, early and special education at Southeast, will direct the Southeast position of the grant. Teachers from area schools have been invited to participate in the technology training by providing video scenarios of how they implement technology. They will participate in a training workshop in Fall 2000 at the University of Northern Iowa. Pre-service teachers at Southeast will be trained in new uses of technology, and faculty will help revise the courses, model technology integration and implement new standards for educational technology.
"Receiving a national grant is just one indication of the quality of our programs. In addition the grant will allow us to move to the cutting edge of reforms in educational technology," said Dr. Shirley Stennis-Williams, dean of the College of Education at Southeast. "We are very pleased with the efforts of Dr. Anderson and other faculty who lead our technology courses and programs. We already have a technology graduation requirement and web-based courses, and have recently approved a Master's in Educational Technology and a requirement for electronic professional portfolios. Once the grant is fully implemented, Southeast graduates should be among the most technologically prepared beginning teachers in the nation."
SOUTHEAST AMONG RENAISSANCE GROUP UNIVERSITIES RECEIVING $8.5 MILLION TEACHER EDUCATION GRANT
Southeast Missouri State University will be among 10 Renaissance Group Institutions assessing and enhancing their teacher education programs over the next five years. The project is made possible through an $8,555,883 grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The expected outcomes of the five-year project include: the production of highly skilled teacher education graduates, collaborative field-based programs, expanded use of technology for instruction and networking, and clear linkage between teacher performance and student learning in high-need schools.
The Southeast project will be directed by Dr. Beverly Petch-Hogan, professor in the Department of Elementary, Early and Special Education, and Dr. Verl Pope, interim associate dean and assistant professor of counseling. Evelyn Lee, assistant professor of middle and secondary education, and Melinda Presson of the Charleston Public Schools, also will play leadership roles. The Southeast team recently attended the first training session in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
According to Dr. Shirley Stennis-Williams, dean of the College of Education at Southeast, "This is one of only 10 consortium projects to be funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Once again, the Southeast faculty and K-12 partners will be in the forefront of important national initiatives. We are especially pleased that the Charleston School District will serve as a partner in this five-year effort. I expect all members of the team to assist faculty to integrate new techniques for assessment and teacher work sampling in our programs, and to make presentations to state and national groups."
The grant project will be managed by Western Kentucky University. Other universities included in the project include California State University-Fresno, Eastern Michigan University, Emporia University, Kentucky State University, Longwood College, Middle Tennessee State University, Millersville University of Pennsylvania and the University of Northern Iowa.
The Renaissance Group, which is headquartered at Emporia State University, is a consortium of 23 colleges and universities across the nation with a major commitment to educating teachers. In 1998, the national group held its Spring Conference at Southeast. The Renaissance Group was founded in 1989 to address issues facing teacher education and to become a pro-active force in renewal and reform of education on the national level. The Renaissance Group moved its headquarters July1 to Emporia State University and now is housed in the Jones Institute for Educational Excellence within the Teachers College. Dr. Leo Pauls, executive director of the Jones Institute, serves as the executive director of the Renaissance Group.
UNIVERSITY CHOIR TO PRESENT FALL/CHRISTMAS CONCERT NOV. 18 AT TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
The University Choir of Southeast Missouri State University will present its annual Fall/Christmas concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 18.
The concert, directed by Dr. John Egbert and featuring special guest artists Dr. Gary Miller, organ, and Jeffrey Noonan, guitar, will be presented in the sanctuary of Trinity Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Frederick and Themis streets. Admission to the concert is free.
The concert begins with early works of Victoria ("O Quam Gloriosum est Regnum" and Samuel Scheidt ("Make Ye a Joyful Noise Unto the God"). These are followed by the works of two outstanding Post-Romantic, English composers, Herbert Howells' "O, Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" and William Mathias' "Hear O Thou Shepherd of Israel."
Following the Choir's opening portion of the concert, Dr. Gary Miller, Southeast professor of music, will perform seasonal organ music by Claude D'Anquin, Johnnnes Brahms, and Jean Langlais.
The final portion of the concert is comprised of American Christmas music, beginning with Mack Wilberg's setting of an Early American Carol, "Awake, Arise and Hail the Morn." Then, the works of Kirke Mechem's "Christmas Carol," David Carney's "The Angel Gabriel," and Jeffrey Van's 'El Rorro" will feature Noonan on guitar. Jack Gardner's "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day," Gwyneth Walker's "The Christ-Child's Lullaby" and Conrad Susa's "Man Is Born" will round out the program.
The University next choral concert is Nov. 30 when the University Choir will join the Choral Union and University Orchestra in a performance of the new and inspired settings, "Four American Folk Hymns" by contemporary American composer Mack Wilberg. In addition, "The Many Moods of Christmas," a dramatic arrangement of traditional Christmas carols for orchestra and choir, will conclude the program and signal the start of the Christmas season. That concert will be held at 8 p.m. in Academic Auditorium.
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