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Tuesday • April 26, 2011 • Vol. 104 Issue 29

Briefs

Faculty Senate approves program deletions, comment boxes

Event aims to raise cultural competence

Program deletions were among the decisions made by the Faculty Senate during their carry-over meeting on April 19. The comprehensive Bachelor of Science in engineering physics as well as the BFA in dance were up for deletion. Senators expressed con-

Missouri State University, in conjunction with community and corporate sponsors, is hosting the first Diversity and Economic Development Summit. The event will take place on April 28 on the MSU campus. The event is made up of a series of speakers and workshops designed to build partnerships, educate and facilitate diversity-related considerations in the community.

SGA releases poll

The Student Government Association would like to encourage the student body to take its poll over their perceptions on the current semester length at Missouri State University. The poll can be found at sga.missouristate.edu.

By David Hunton The Standard

cerns about the deletion of the Bachelor of Science in engineering physics, but Dr. Shyang Huang reassured the Senate that there would be plenty of alternative engineering degree options for students wishing to pursue one. Similar worries were raised about the deletion of the BFA in dance. “There will still be an option in dance offered,” Sen-

ator Sara Brummel said, adding that the move was more of a consolidation than an outright deletion. Both deletions passed the Senate. In addition, a Senate action was proposed requesting President Cofer and Provost McCarthy add comment sections to their Web pages to “foster an open and transparent communication

between all authors, including faculty, on topics important to President Cofer and Provost McCarthy,” according to the document filed with the Senate. The action passed unanimously. A resolution by the Student Government Association was also presented to the Faculty Senate, proposing that teachers be required to post

the most recent versions of their syllabi online to assist students in choosing future classes. “These would, of course, not be binding documents,” said Katherine Shellenberg, director of academic affairs for the SGA. She said the idea was to give students better informa See SENATE page 8

Brother Jed speaks his mind

Correction

In last week’s issue of The Standard, the term “Equity Week” was used several times. It should have been “Equality Week.” Equality Week was a BiGALA event.

Calendar

April 26 to May 1

Tuesday

Student Activities Council meeting 4 to 5 p.m., PSU 313 Student Senate meeting 5:30 to 8 p.m., PSU 313 “Essentials of Effective Supervision” 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Glass Hall 115

Wednesday Study Away 101 11 a.m. to noon, PSU 312

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“Campus Conflict Workshop: How Leaders Manage Conflict” noon to 1 p.m., PSU 315 “WECAN Conference Workshop - Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect” noon to 2 p.m., PSU 313 Interfraternity Council meeting 5:15 to 6 p.m., PSU 313 Panhellenic Council meeting 6 to 7 p.m., PSU 313

Thursday

“Making Presentations” 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Glass Hall 115

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The crowd-attracting public preacher Brother Jed visited the Strong Hall Ampitheater last week. Brother Jed is a frequenter of the freespeech zones on campus and often stirs debates with students while preaching.

“WECAN Conference Workshop - In Her Shoes” 9 to 11 a.m., PSU 313 “Teaching an Online Course Developed by Others” noon to 1:30 p.m., Meyer Library 204 “WECAN Conference Workshop - Violence Free Families: A Collaborative Partnership” noon to 2 p.m., PSU 313 “Group Nutrition Counseling” 4 to 5 p.m., Taylor Health and Wellness Center conference room Students for a Sustainable Future meeting 4 to 5 p.m., Temple Hall Pit “Community Alliance for Compassionate Care - End of Life Issues” 5:15 to 6:45 p.m., Taylor Health and Wellness Center conference room Chemistry Recognition Banquet 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., PSU 400 GSC 1st Annual Year End Grad Bash 8:30 to 11 p.m., Springfield Brewing Company

Friday

Mini MBA 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Glass Hall 111 Chemistry Board of Advisors meeting 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., PSU 314 Psychology faculty meeting 3 to 5 p.m., Hill Hall 204

Saturday

MSU Marketing Club Car Show for Make a Wish Foundation 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Parking Lots A, B and C Spike Out Hunger Sand Volleyball Tournament 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., sand volleyball courts

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Plans placed for new PSU vendors By Megan Gates The Standard

Plaster Student Union will undergo major changes this summer as the current food vendors are moved out and new vendors are moved in. Domino’s Pizza, Blimpie Subs and Salads, Grill 155º, Freshëns and Kaldi’s Coffee will move out while Papa John’s, Subway, Smasher’s Burgers, Chick-fil-A, Red Mango and Starbucks will move in as part of the change from Sodexo to Chartwells, said Thomas Lane, director of the PSU. The university created a committee who chose these new vendors based upon research, Lane said. “The new PSU retail dining concepts were part of the larger university food service proposal submitted by Chartwells during the recently concluded food service request for proposals process,” he said. “As part of that process, the Food Service RFP committee evaluated proposals on such areas as menu quality, experience and reliability, proposed method of performance, expertise of personnel and renovation of retail space.” The new vendors will move in throughout the summer and will be ready for students on campus for fall 2011, Lane said. “Our hope is to have Subway and Papa John’s operational by the first week of July,” he said. “The first week of August, we anticipate

having Chick-fil-A and Smasher’s Burgers operational.” However, some delays are expected with the opening of the new Starbucks due to renovations to the space available, Lane said. “Due to the amount of work … developing a full Starbucks, we expect to have it fully operational in October,” he said. “However, during construction of Starbucks, we will be serving Starbucks coffee and offering assorted baked goods in the Kaldi’s space.” Wok & Roll will remain in the PSU until 2012 when a new vendor will move in and additional seating will be added, Lane said. “In fall 2012, we anticipate the Wok & Roll space will be converted to a Panda Express,” he said. “It is expected that Panda Express will go beyond the current Wok & Roll space and expand into the PSU Art Gallery space where additional food court seating will be provided as well.” The PSU has no role in hiring new employees for the incoming vendors or firing the current employees for the outgoing vendors, Lane said. “They are employees of the various contracted vendors — Sodexo, Domino’s and Kaldi’s,” he said. “The current contracted-vendor employees have been made aware of the change in vendors and are invited to apply with Chartwells for positions in the new retail concepts.” Charles Liddell, general manager of Domi-

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Blimpie will be leaving the PSU along with several other vendors in May. no’s Pizza, said the Domino’s location in the PSU will remain open until May 14. “It’s kind of sad, but it is what it is,” he said. “Our last day open will be May 14. We’re not sure how it will affect our business on campus yet, but we will still have our location at the intersection of National Avenue and Cherry Street available to students.” Domino’s Pizza will keep all of its current employees, but they will be transferred to their other locations around Springfield, Liddell said. Blimpie and the other Sodexo-contracted vendors (Freshëns and Grill 155º) declined interview requests for this story, and Kaldi’s Coffee could not be reached for a comment.


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