MSU Senior Pharmacist Shannon Barrett looks through prescriptions filled at the John C. Longest Student Health Center, which includes a complete outpatient pharmacy staffed by licensed pharmacists who fill prescriptions written by both LSHC medical staff and outside physicians. The pharmacy is open during normal LSHC business hours. PHOTO: Megan Bean | Public Affairs
Blackbourn selected for Harvard University leadership institute
The dean of Mississippi State’s College of Education is taking part this summer in an elite Harvard University professional development experience designed to help higher education administrators master new approaches to leadership. Richard Blackbourn is a selection for Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Institute for Management and Leadership in Education. He will join other senior administrators from around the world June 16-28 for the two-week, on-campus program.
Carl Small Town Center receives national award for comprehensive plan
The Carl Small Town Center at Mississippi State University is receiving national recognition for a comprehensive plan prepared for the City of Ripley. The American Planning Association’s 2019 Vernon Deines Award recognizes the CSTC’s Ripley Master Plan. The annual award is presented by the APA’s Small Town and Rural Planning division to recognize an outstanding comprehensive plan or special project for a small jurisdiction.
Endowment memorializes Rafferty’s passion for anthropology field work
A new endowment at Mississippi State University honors the legacy of the late professor emerita Janet E. Rafferty of Starkville. She was a founding faculty member for the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences, and the endowment salutes her 37-year university career.
Bohach returning to faculty role
A senior Mississippi State administrator will return to the university in a new but familiar faculty role in July. Gregory A. Bohach, who served as vice president for the Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine since 2009, has been on a leave of absence due to an extended illness. He will assume a full-time position as a professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology. In late March, President Mark E. Keenum named veteran MSU agriculture administrator Reuben Moore as interim vice president of DAFVM. Keenum said Moore will continue to serve in that role.
Summer read: 2019 Maroon Edition book, ‘Hold on with a Bulldog Grip’
Mississippi State students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, as well as members of the local community, are encouraged to include the university’s Maroon Edition book, “Hold On with a Bulldog Grip,” in their summer reading selections. The book is being made available to incoming freshman students and transfers in their summer Orientation packets, and others can purchase the book at MSU’s Barnes & Noble bookstore or through other booksellers. Purchases also can be made online from the University Press of Mississippi at www.upress.state.ms.us/books/2240.
Community-Engaged Learning Fellows create new opportunities through collaborative program
Ten Mississippi State employees from across the university are completing a program to help them incorporate community-engaged learning into courses in their respective departments. The Community-Engaged Learning Fellows have spent three weeks redesigning courses and preparing to integrate this type of learning into their teaching, research and public service work. The program aims to integrate the philosophy, pedagogy and process of community-engaged learning into the MSU academic environment and develop faculty leaders who can encourage and mentor their peers.
Arbor Day Foundation honors university with Tree Campus USA designation
For the sixth consecutive year, Mississippi State University is being recognized for its sustained commitment to environmental stewardship with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA designation. To achieve this distinction, MSU met five core standards for an effective campus forest management plan. strong>Bart Prather, MSU associate director of campus landscape, said over the past five years, the university has planted approximately 85-100 new trees per year on the nearly 1,500 maintained acres of its Starkville campus.
Butler Hall parking lot construction to cause temporary closure
Construction to improve the parking lot adjacent to Butler Hall will cause temporary closures of the lot through Aug. 6. The MSU Office of Planning, Design and Construction Administration is administering a project to replace a retaining wall, curbs and sidewalks in the area. The parking lot also will be milled, overlaid and striped.
Construction on Rula complex prompts partial closure, temporary detour for Hardy, Morrill roads
Due to new utility connections and road construction for the Richard A. Rula Engineering and Science Complex, there will be a partial road closure and temporary detour for Hardy and Morrill roads lasting through June 17, weather permitting. For questions, please contact the Facilities Management Service Desk at (662) 325-2005.
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