MU Celebrates the Legacy of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee chaired by Dr. Charles Sampson announces events for the 2004 MLK weeklong celebration. The 2004 theme “The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on American Public Policy” was chosen to engage the university and local communities to explore together King’s legacy that still impacts public policy today. The kickoff presentation features Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist Roger Wilkins. All events are free and open to the public. 

MU Professors Named 2003-2004 Fulbright Scholar Grant Recipients

Six MU faculty members have been named 2003-2004 Fulbright Scholar Grant Recipients. The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored by the United States Department of State, with additional funding provided by the participating governments and host institutions in the United States and abroad.

Bettina Drew
Assistant Professor, English Department
Lecturing/Research: History of the American Antebellum South and Indian Removal, Russian Serfdom and Contemporary Life St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
January 2004 – August 2004

David English
W. F. Fratcher Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, School of Law
Lecturing/Research: Comparative Study and Teaching of U.S-Japanese Trust and Elder Law
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
April 2004 – September 2004

William Jacoby
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Lecturing/Research: Quality Improvement Through the Use of Statistical Methods in Manufacturing, Research and Development; Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals; Off-Grid Water Treatment
University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
June 2003 – August 2003

Edwin Kaiser
Professor Emeritus, Chemistry Department
Lecturing/Research: Organic Chemistry; Selective Metalations of Active Hydrogen Compounds by Strong Basic Reagents
University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
August 2003 – June 2004

David Mandy
Professor, Department of Economics
Research: Exact Asymptotic Properties of Econometric Estimators When Unobservables Have a Finite Moving Average
Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
January 2004 – June 2004

David O’Brien
Professor, Department of Rural Sociology
Research: From Survival to Sustainable Rural Communities in Russia
Institute for Socio-Economic Studies of Population, Moscow, Russia
September 2003 – July 2004

18th Annual MU Jazz Festival

The 18th Annual MU Jazz Festival, February 20-21, 2004, will showcase high school bands from across Missouri. Each day will culminate in an evening concert featuring the MU Jazz Ensemble and festival guest MAXJAZZ recording artist Terell Stafford. For more information on the MU Jazz program, please contact Aaron Moe, Director of Jazz Performance Studies at the MU School of Music.

Up-Coming Events

• Preparing Future Faculty Brown Bag Seminar January 28, Memorial Union 12:00 1:00 pm
  
• Jazz Bands: February 25, 8:00 pm Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union North. 
  
• Jazz Bands: April 12, 8:00 pm Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union North. 
  
• Combos: April 21 at 7:00 pm at the Cherry St. Artisan. 
  
• Noel P. Gist Luncheon Seminars on International Affairs at 12:00 noon in Room S203 Memorial Union
  
• 2004 MLK Celebration
  
• E-Health: Current Status and Future Trends in the EU and the US, February 12, Reynolds Alumni Center
  
• Chinese New Year’s Party January 25, 2004
  
• 2004 Fulbright Prize Call for Nominations
  
• Black History Month events
  
• February 26 – 28 Teaching Renewal Conference
  
• Asian Affairs Center Tea Talk Tuesdays beginning February 2nd.
  
• Multicultural Community Hours, Noon on Thursdays beginning January 22.