May Unite Page 12
FRESHMEN - SOPHOMORES - JUNIORS - SENIORS
May 2014 Volume 24/ Number 5 • A Monthly Publication by Unite. of Southwest Missouri, Inc •
T R A I N I N G
www.unitenewsonline.org
MARINE CORPS OFFICER TRAINING
T
o Qualify for
Marine Corps Officer programs,
O F F I C E R
enrolled in a university or college and be willing to accept physical and mental challenges.
H E R E A R E S O M E D E TA I L S A B O U T B E C O M I N G A N O F F I C E R
CAREER FIELDS The Marine Corps offers 18 career fields in which you can become a leader. Some of them are Communications, Logistics, Intelligence, Public Affairs, Military Police, Finance and Computer Science. The Marine Corps is an organization that builds leaders. In each of these fields, you’ll be given the authority and responsibility that most college graduates seek but seldom achieve.
GUARANTEED LAW The Marine Corps has a dedicated group of attorneys who are also Marine Officers. The field is open to students who are seniors in college or currently enrolled in law school. Marine Corps Judge Advocates (attorneys) handle their own cases and have a great deal of trial time. They are generally compensated for their law degree and are paid a salary, which is competitive with that of many civilian firms. STAY IN SCHOOL. TRAIN FOR YOUR FUTURE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
Captain Dan Webber 417-862-7774
daniel.webber@marines.usmc.mil 940 S. National Ave Springfield, MO 65804
OSO AD AAFemale_2011.indd 1
Building Empowering Connections In Our Diverse Community
The Annual NAACP Freedom Fund Ball Is May 17th
Motown Group to be featured at Springfield Symphony’s 6th Annual Gala
See story on page 4
Springfield Dance Alliance presents
students must be a U.S. citizen,
GUARANTEED AVIATION The Marine Corps has its own aviation branch, which flies some of the most sophisticated and technologically advanced aircraft in the world. If you qualify, you’ll be guaranteed aviation training and, once commissioned, attend Flight School in Pensacola, FL.
UNITE.
6/13/11 5:54 PM
Happy Mother’s Day From the Unite Staff
See story on page 5 The award-winning Motown group Spectrum
“Dr. E” Returns to MSU with her One Woman Show Springfield, MO—On May 6, from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M., at the Missouri State University campus in the Carrington Auditorium, Dr. E will return with her one-woman show about how educaDr Elaine Richardson tion saved her life. Dr. Elaine Richardson, aka Dr. E, is a Professor of Literacy Studies at Ohio State University specializes in critical language and literacy education for social continued on page 5
Springfield, MO—The Springfield Symphony Orchestra’s 6th Annual Gala featuring the award-winning Motown group Spectrum will take place on May 31, 2014 at the Ramada Oasis Convention Center starting at 5:30 p.m. Black tie will be optional. Guests in attendance will be able to enjoy a wine reception, dinner, live and silent auctions and a two hour performance with the Springfield Symphony by this first class vocal quartet.
“I am very excited that at our annual Gala, the Springfield Symphony will be playing with Spectrum - an amazingly talented vocal quartet out of Las Vegas, said Kyle Wiley Pickett, music director/conductor for the Springfield Symphony. “The singers in Spectrum have recreated the sound of the Four Tops and the Temptations in a spectacular fashion. Their performance with the Symphony will showcase the Motown singing and dancing you expect,
backed up by Spectrum’s band and the full Springfield Symphony. These guys are unbelievably talented. There’s a great reason that Spectrum was voted Best of Las Vegas two years in a row: their performance is absolutely electric. I have had the privilege of working with Spectrum twice. I must admit that the first time, I didn’t know quite what to expect, but it quickly became one of my all-time favorite symphony shows. I’d never played a symphony show where I had women screaming in the aisles before! Spectrum’s symphony show is a tour de force of Motown sound. You will be hearing top hits from the Motown catalogue, backed by lush strings and screaming brass. I know you won’t be able to stay in your seats for this concert!” The purpose of the Gala is to benefit the Symphony’s Educational and Community Outreach Programs. These free concerts, such as our Spooky Symphony continued on page 2