MVC DEBATE AND FORENSICS TEAM SUCCESSFUL AT MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT On November 8, 2019 the Missouri Valley debate and forensics team sent five competitors to the McKendree University debate tournament in Lebanon, Illinois. Eva Agcaoili, a freshman from Willard, Missouri, broke to elimination rounds with a 3-3 record. This qualified Agcaoili for the National Tournament, which was held in April 2019 in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Not only did Eva break to elimination rounds, she was ranked the third best speaker at the tournament. 6
2020 LOREN C. GRUBER ENDOWED HONORS AWARD Jan Jedlička (Opava, Czech Republic) has been awarded the Loren C. Gruber Endowed Honors Award for his Honors thesis, “What Makes Golfers Satisfied?: A Case Study Comparing Customer Preferences at Golf Courses in American Midwest and Central Europe.” Jedlička is a May 2020 graduate majoring in Sports Management and minoring in Exercise Science; he has served as Chair of the Honors Student Advisory Board. After graduation Jedlička will join the M.Ed. program in Athletic Program Leadership and Administration at Goucher College in Towson, MD and will serve as the graduate assistant for Goucher ’s golf teams.
MVC MURRELL LIBRARY AND EDUCATION DIVISION PARTICIPATED IN JUMPSTART’S READ FOR THE RECORD The MVC Murrell Library and Education Division participated in Jumpstart’s Read For The Record, which is an early literacy campaign. This event brings millions of adults and children together to read the same book on the same day all around the United States. This year, Thank You, Omu! by Oge Mora was read to area schools in Marshall and Saline County. The Mayor of Marshall signed a proclamation in the MVC Commons Library on Thursday, November 7 stating the month of November 2019 to be Family Literacy Month. During her visit, she read Thank You, Omu! to the Viking Learning Academy preschoolers. In addition, Marshall High School students, area educators, MVC wrestlers and MVC education students traveled that day to read the book to area elementary schools.
status for its scholarly activities and member recruitment during the 2018-2019 academic year. This distinction places Missouri Valley’s chapter among the top 15% of Alpha Chi chapters nationally. Star chapters must meet all of the following criteria: at least one sponsor and one student delegate must attend the annual national convention; at least one student must make a presentation at the annual national convention; the chapter must submit at least one nominee for a Nolle, Benedict, or Pryor scholarship during the academic year; the chapter must sponsor at least one scholarly/ academic program during the academic year; new members must be inducted and registered during the academic year; and the annual chapter report must be filed with the National Office by September 1.
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MVC ACKNOWLEDGES END - OF - YEAR AWARDS
A number of recipients received annual awards at the end of the 2019-20 academic year at Missouri Valley College. As MVC conferred 160 degrees for the graduating class of 2020, Kayleigh Barnes and Jan Jedlicka received the Charles L. Bacon Distinguished Service Award. This award is given annually during commencement to a senior man and woman, which are voted on by the senior class. MVC has rescheduled the May 2020 graduation for October 10, 2020 at Gregg-Mitchell Field. The Ed Leslie Lamp of Knowledge winner for 2020 was Amber Austin (Middle School – Agriculture Education major). All MVC Scholar students are invited to submit an essay with the title: “What Missouri Valley College Means to Me.” Two MVC English professors read each essay and select a winner. Each year, one MVC faculty member and one staff member each receive a peer voted award acknowledging their hard work and dedication to Missouri Valley College. This year, the recipient of the John McCallum Excellence in Teaching Award was Dr. Andrew Linsenbardt, associate professor of biology. The recipient of the President’s Staff Excellence Award was Colin Smith, associate athletic director and director of game day operations.
FALL 2019 MVC STUDENT RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
MVC STUDENTS WIN AWARDS FROM MISSOURI BROADCAST EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
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A total of 155 students shared their academic, creative and professional work at the fall 2019 Missouri Valley College Student Research Symposium on December 9. The poster session included 38 student participants and there were 19 sessions of four presentations each. A total of 361 students checked in at the event, making it the largest attended Student Research Symposium to date.
Missouri Valley College students recently received awards from the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association (MBEA). This organization is made up of mass communication departments from colleges and universities across the state of Missouri. Each year, students enter audio and video projects that are judged by industry professionals. Missouri Valley College received 12 awards, which is the most awards ever won by MVC. There were 31 categories with winners from 13 different schools. The top winning school was Missouri State University with 13 awards, and MVC was second with 12. MVC PREPARES FOR FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES THIS FALL Missouri Valley College President Bonnie Humphrey says the College administration is preparing for face-to-face classes to resume this fall. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all MVC classes transitioned online March 16 for the remainder of the spring semester. “We were able to smoothly transition to online classes in March, and while we are continuing classes online through the spring semester and the summer, we expect to resume face-to-face classes this fall,” Humphrey said.
MVC SCHOOL OF NURSING DONATES PPE TO HOMETOWN HOSPITAL The Missouri Valley College School of Nursing recently donated personal protective equipment (PPE) that it had on hand to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall as the hospital continues to help in the fight against Covid-19. PPE that was donated included gowns, masks and hair and shoe covers. Because MVC nursing students did not do in-house simulations for the remainder of the school year, the MVC School of Nursing was able to make this donation. MISSOURI SIGMA CHAPTER OF ALPHA CHI AWARDED STAR CHAPTER For the fifth consecutive year, the Missouri Sigma chapter of Alpha Chi at Missouri Valley College was awarded Star Chapter 4
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