Campus Announcements
Stephens participates in "Extreme Makeover" in Joplin
Stephens is proud to be part of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning reality TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s largest build ever. The show’s October Joplin project is building seven homes in seven days (Oct. 19-26) for families who suffered losses in the May 22, 2011, tornado that destroyed much of the city. The historic 200th episode will air later this season on the ABC Television Network.
Two Stephens teams (comprised of 30 people, including Stephens students and faculty in Interior Design and Fashion) are working on two homes. Stephens Interior Design instructor Shelly Vincent-Masek is serving as a team leader in charge of customization on one of the homes, which involves many seamstresses responsible for window treatments, bedding, upholstered projects and pillows for the homes. Their workroom and home base is at the Big Red Barn RV Park, where they have a space that’s roughly the size of a three-car garage. Three Stephens students also are creating a special mural in one of the homes.

Pictured (L-to-R): Stephens students Sarah Frost and Stephanie Hall, show host Ty Pennington and Stephens Interior Design instructor Shelly Vincent-Masek.

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Read the stories of the seven families.

Faculty/Staff Corner
Faculty: Advising Breakfast
The Advising Breakfast will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 8 a.m. in Windsor Lounge. If you have questions, please contact Courtney Cothren at [email protected] or x4206.

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Faculty Kudos
Stephens School of Design and Fashion faculty Kate Gray (Graphic Design), Monica McMurry (Fashion) and Bill Helvey (Art) were part of the recent 2011 Boone County Art Show. Gray received an honorable mention for her painting "Student of Amore." McMurry also received an honorable mention for her fibers entry, called "Lineage,” which she co-created with her son, Caleb. Helvey was awarded third place in the professional painting category for his work "Zion Storm."

Dan Scott's (Art adjunct faculty and curator of the Davis Art Gallery) mixed-media paintings, “The Ruins” and “Murphysboro, IL, 1925” were selected by juror Jessica Baran, assistant director of White Flags Projects of St. Louis, for the 2011 Biennial Quad-State Exhibition at the Quincy Art Center in Quincy, Ill.  






Facilities Training
The following Facilities members have completed training:

• Jim Klick, mechanic supervisor, recently participated in the annual conference on rural water and has taken online classes regarding treatment of waste water.
  
  
• Marc Happ, carpenter crew leader, took a training course in lead paint remediation that involved a test. He is now certified.
  
  
• Steve Giboney recently attended a seminar on electric codes.
  
  
• Richard Clark, mechanic, will take a refresher/update course in boiler operation, maintenance and safety in November.