Murray State University invites students, faculty and staff, and members from area communities to see the American Shakespeare Center on Tour from Staunton, Va., portray classic Shakespeare through the talents of the Rough, Rude and Boisterous Tour actors.

Romeo and Juliet, with Josh Carpenter and Brandi Rhome, will be presented on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. and again on Feb. 23-24 at 10 a.m. All three performances will be held in Lovett Auditorium. Also, The Knight of the Burning Pestle will be performed Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in Lovett Auditorium.

Tickets for both plays are $5 with an MSU I.D. and $10 for general admission. For more ticket information, call (270) 809-2397.

NOTE: Please notice that the Feb. 21 performance of "Romeo and Juliet" has been relocated from Johnson Theater to Lovett Auditorium.

Posted by Sherry McClain in Press Releases at 10:41

Murray State University’s department of computer science and information systems (CSIS) will sponsor the first Regional Celebration of Women in Computing conference for Kentucky on Feb. 26-27 at Kentucky Dam Village State Park.

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The school of agriculture at Murray State University will have a new addition in the near future thanks to a generous donation by alumnus Bill Garrett ’49 of Winter Haven, Fla. Garrett recently donated commercial property in Eufaula, Ala., that appraised for more than $670,000. This property will be sold in the spring to provide the initial funding for a research and laboratory farm at MSU to be named after Bill and Merry Garrett. This new farm initiative is an important component of the university’s comprehensive campaign, Hold Thy Banner High: The Campaign for the Students of Murray State University.

Posted by Sherry McClain in Press Releases at 15:40

As you know, the impoverished and struggling country of Haiti has experienced one of the worse national disasters of our time. Over a million people are homeless and it is estimated that 200,000 have been killed from the earthquake. Injuries and deaths have left countless children without parents and many people are searching for shelter, medication and food.

You can help. Join us by making a contribution to the American Red Cross. Send your check or money order to the American Humanics/Youth & Nonprofit Leadership program at 105 Carr Health Building, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071, and be sure to write Haiti Relief and Development AP 2885 in the memo section.

Or, you and your department/class/residence hall/organization can become a part of the Bucket Brigade for Haiti Relief. Contact Robin Esau at robin.esau@murraystate.edu or (270) 809-3824 and sign out a Bucket for Haiti Relief and pass the bucket at your next meeting or activity.

The Red Cross already has numerous mobile units on the ground in Haiti and hundreds of staff and volunteers are working tirelessly to aid those in need.

If you’d like more information on Haiti relief efforts at MSU, contact Roger Weis at roger.weis@murraystate.edu or (270) 809-3808. Thanks for your help.

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Dr. Roger Weis, professor and campus director of the American Humanics/Youth and Nonprofit Leadership program at Murray State University, is the recipient of the 2009 Distinguished Member Award from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for his commitment to scholarship, leadership and service.

Weis has been the director of the AH/YNL program at Murray for 21 years. During that time he was instrumental in initiating service learning on campus and is the co-founder of the Service Learning Scholars program, and the founder of both the MSU Center for Service Learning and Civic Engagement and the Murray/Calloway County Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.

Under the guidance of Weis, Murray State’s American Humanics remains the outstanding program of its kind in the country.

Posted by Sherry McClain in Press Releases at 13:09

Murray State University (MSU) was selected as one of 10 postsecondary schools to receive a collaborative software grant from DyKnow. Universities and colleges throughout the United States and Canada submitted proposals outlining strategies for using DyKnow’s collaborative software to enhance teaching and learning at their institution. A team of education advisers selected the winners.

The selected schools detailed a variety of intended uses, from extensive mobile classroom projects to restructuring doctoral programs. Dr. Terry Derting, principal investigator of the DyKnow grant at MSU and professor of biological sciences, and her co-investigators, Dr. Renee Fister in mathematics and statistics, and Greg Gierhart, lecturer in elementary education, will use the collaborative software to facilitate active learning in classrooms where faculty and students use tablet and laptop PCs.

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