Project Runway Comes to Stephens "Project Runway" contestant and Stephens alumna Qristyl Frazier '91 returned to her alma mater on Aug. 27 to attend a live viewing of the series' latest episode with Stephens faculty, staff and students. The current owner of Qristyl Frazier Designs also answered questions from students about her experiences on the show and in the industry. More photos

Campus Announcements
Opening Convocation
Welcome in the new academic year with fellow Stephens students, faculty and staff at the annual Opening Convocation on Thursday, Sept. 3. it will be held at 11 a.m. in the Kimball Ballroom of Lela Raney Wood Hall. All classes are canceled so students and faculty may attend.

The keynote speaker will be our very own Stephens President Dianne Lynch. Other speakers will include SGA President Rosario Chico, Faculty Chair Susan Bartel and Stephens alumna Shatenita Horton.

Join us for refreshments following the event.


Two Takes
Two Takes, a two-person exhibition featuring unique photographic works by Kevin Dingman and Mark Fisher, opens this year's Davis Art Gallery exhibition season. The exhibit will be on display through Oct. 15, with an opening reception to be held 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4. The gallery, which is free and open to the public, is located at the corner of Walnut and Ripley streets. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment.

Dan Scott is the gallery's new curator. He takes the reins from Robert Friedman, who will continue to teach art as an assistant professor in the School of Design and Fashion.


Archives Display
In a display case located near the west end of the first floor corridor of Dudley Hall (outside of Room 114), the College's archives staff displays items of historical interest, with commentary. The goal is to change displays monthly. As you move up or down the hallway, you might pause for a look. It works both ways.

—Alan Havig, Archives


"Respect the Red," or Expect a Ticket
After 30 days of operation and warnings to red light runners at two major intersections, the city of Columbia will start enforcing violations with traffic tickets on Sept. 4. Cameras are positioned in the northbound lanes at the intersections of Providence Road at Broadway and at Stadium Boulevard and Worley Street. Signs are posted at intersections with a camera, warning drivers that photo enforcement is in use. Click to learn more.

 

Next week's Inside Stephens Due to the Labor Day holiday, next week's Inside Stephens will publish on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Submissions are due to scnews@stephens.edu by Tuesday, Sept. 8 at noon.

Faculty/Staff Corner
"Sports Day" Friday
The Staff Advisory Council (SAC) is sponsoring a "sports day" for casual Friday on Sept. 4! This means – wear your favorite team colors, jerseys, pins, hats, etc. This is also National College Colors Day – so if you don't have a favorite sports team, wear your college colors!

Please remember that articles should be "in good taste" – no flip flops, tank tops, short shorts, bare midriffs, etc.

We hope you will participate – it should be fun!

—Ann Taliaferro, SAC Chair; Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs


SAC Seminar
Staff Advisory Council invites all staff to attend the dynamic seminar:



Ellie Saitta, LCSW, CEAP, EAP, manager of Behavioral Health at Boone Hospital Center, promises to deliver a lively and productive training with "pearls of wisdom" about moving through change. Plan to attend this informative hour, which will include examples of the stages of change, how each person moves through those stages differently and what we all can do to make ourselves resilient in a world that constantly throws changes our way.


Student Notices
Attention Seniors: Rhodes Scholarships
The application process for the Rhodes Scholarships is completely online this year. Interested seniors can go to www.rhodesscholar.org to determine if they are qualified. Applications are due by Oct. 5, 2009. Applicants do still need Institutional Endorsement. Any student who decides to apply must meet with Judith Clark, Institutional Representative for the Rhodes Scholarships, before she submits her application.


Bulletin Board
Community Opportunity: Bike MS
Want to exercise, have fun and raise money all at the same time for a great cause? Sign up to volunteer or participate in Bike MS: Express Scripts Gateway Getaway Ride happening in Columbia on Sept. 12-13. It is a bike ride to raise money to help fund research to find a cure for MS and support those afflicted with this devastating disease. Register or sign up to volunteer at www.gatewayMSbikeride.org and join the movement! To receive $10 off your registration fee enter discount code: teamcard04 and tell them Anne Heine referred you. Questions? Contact Anne at Heine@missouri.edu or (573) 446-6173.

—Anne G. Heine, RN, MS(N), Instructor of Clinical Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia