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Murray State University is decking the halls across the country this Christmas season with its Celebrating the Holidays at Murray State University 2006 edition, produced for KET television. Special musical groups from Murray State, including the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, the Voices of Praise and instrumentalists will join guest soloists in the TV special. Filmed around campus and the region, the show features a number of holiday settings.
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Murray State University announced the Outstanding Senior Man and Woman for December 2006 at the traditional senior breakfast held yesterday in the Curris Center Ballroom. Scott J. Ellison of St. Charles, Mo., and Jennifer Lynn Gilkey of Nortonville, Ky., were selected for the honors.
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An article written by two Murray State University faculty members was published in the Fall 2006 issue of the National Academic Advising Association's (NACADA) Journal. The Journal is distributed twice a year to more than 10,000 NACADA members, institutions and libraries, both nationally and internationally.
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International student enrollment continues to grow at Murray State University during its “Year of the International.” Approximately 380 students from several nations around the world are attending Murray State for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Among these students are Lichao “Scott” Xing and Zhonghai “Buzz” Zheng, from China, who arrived in mid-August. Both are working on their master's degrees in journalism and mass communication.
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A group of Murray State University science faculty and student researchers recently participated in the 92nd annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science. More than 600 students and faculty from across the state attended the 2006 meeting.
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Dr. Randy Dunn, Murray State University’s new president, was officially welcomed to campus, and his first day at the helm of MSU, at a 9 a.m. news conference today.
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Gov. Ernie Fletcher held a town hall meeting at the Murray State University Regional Campus in Hopkinsville, Ky., on Friday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.
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The National Floor Safety Institute recently announced the creation of a slip-and-fall accident prevention research and training laboratory to be located at Murray State University.
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Educational Talent Search will offer a free Adult Entrance Exam Workshop the evenings of Nov. 27, 28 and Dec. 4 at the TRIO Building on the campus of Murray State University.
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Murray State University's college of education hosted the second Global Society Luncheon for faculty, staff and students on Oct. 24.
The luncheon focused on Belize, a small country located in Central America that was once the location of a Mayan Civilization. Sherilyn Loage and Marga Lopez, Belize natives studying at Murray State, served as the speakers at the luncheon.
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The department of art at Murray State University is once again holding its annual Holiday Art Auction. The auction will begin a 7:30 p.m., with a special preview at 6 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 17.
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A recruiter from Walt Disney World will be on-campus Tuesday, November 14, 2006, conducting a formal presentation 4:00 p.m.
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Due to popular demand, two last FERPA sessions have been scheduled for this semester. These provide an opportunity for all campus employees (including students) to attend a brief session on privacy laws that affect our campus and protect our students and university.
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The Honors Program will be hosting a 5-on-5 basketball tournament benefiting our philanthropy, the Murray State University Libraries.
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There has been some concern expressed by faculty, staff and students regarding training exercises conducted by the ROTC program. The ROTC program conducts its training lab on Thursday mornings from 7-9am. During this time you may see our cadets in their Army uniforms carrying rubber, non-functioning M16 rifles.
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Student technology leaders from Region One will participate in the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) Showcase on Murray State University's campus on Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All events will be held in the Curris Center, located on Chestnut Street, just off Five Points.
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Dr. John Vincent, professor of chemistry and coordinator of the Coalition for Biomolecular Products at the University of Alabama, will speak at the sixth annual Howell Clark Distinguished Chemistry Alumni Seminar at Murray State University. The seminar is named for former MSU chemistry professor Dr. Howell Clark.
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Murray State University's Institute for International Affairs will be hosting its annual International Education Week Nov. 6-14. The kickoff event for the week will be held on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., in Wrather Museum with Dr. Roy Saigo, president of St. Cloud State University, speaking.
For further details, or to check on any additions or changes to the schedule, visit www.murraystate.edu/iew.
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The George Jones concert, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 20, (tonight) at Murray State University has been cancelled. George Jones is unable to perform tonight’s scheduled event due to an injury he received today. Jones fell and broke his arm and is being treated at an undisclosed hospital in Nashville, Tenn. No other information is being released at this time. Ticket holders for tonight’s concert will be able to receive a refund.
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The American Humanics Student Association at Murray State University recently elected officers for the 2006-07 academic year. The organization is dedicated to providing students with professional, social and service opportunities with the intent of enriching students' leadership potential and competencies in the field of youth, human service and other nonprofit organizations.
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Murray State University's department of English and philosophy, college of humanities and fine arts, and the creative writing program will host author Ken Waldman as the second author participating in their annual Reading Series. Waldman will be on campus Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Clara M. Eagle Gallery on the sixth floor of the fine arts building.
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Bull Blowout 2006 is coming to the Wm. “Bill” Cherry Agricultural Expo Center for two shows Oct. 13 and 14. Exciting rodeo action featuring bull riding and barrel racing will begin at 8 p.m. each night. Mutton busting for children six and under will be held at 7:30 p.m. prior to Bull Blowout. There will be a $5 fee to enter. Kids up to age 10 can compete for free in a calf scramble.
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Murray State University’s Program of Distinction in Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) will be hosting a unique type of tent at MSU Tent City this year. Spurred from the question that TSMers constantly get, “What is Telecommunications Systems Management?” a variety of companies and organizations that represent the TSM field will be featured at the TSM tent on Saturday. Each group will have information about their products and services, promotional giveaways and representatives to speak with guests.
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Murray State University is offering a proactive approach to healthy living by inviting faculty, staff and their spouses to participate in the next Health Awareness and Screening Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 11 in the north gym of Carr Health Building. Screenings will begin at 7:30 a.m. and continue until 1:30 p.m.
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The annual Fall Plant Sale is now underway at the Pullen Farm Greenhouse operated by Murray State University’s department of horticulture. A good selection of mums and pansies in a wide variety of popular colors is available for sale, along with flowering kale and ornamental trees. The sale will continue each Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon while supplies last.
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Just under 100 businesses have reserved space for Murray State University’s Career Services Fall Career Fair being held today at the MSU Curris Center from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Organizers say this is the largest response ever from recruiters looking for people to join their companies.
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High school students and their parents are invited to attend Racer Day at Murray State University on Saturday, Sept. 30, from noon until 5 p m. at the MSU Curris Center. This is the first in a series of information days presented each year by the office of school relations, inviting high school students from throughout the service region for a special campus visit.
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Murray State University was one of 10 two-and four-year colleges and universities across the United States selected to receive a 2006 HP Technology for Teaching Higher Education Leadership grant. The schools will share a total of $1.2 million in cash and equipment awarded by HP.
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Murray State University's department of English and philosophy, college of humanities and fine arts, and the creative writing program have invited authors Leah Stewart and Ken Waldman to speak as part of their annual Reading Series. Stewart will be the first to speak on campus, on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Clara M. Eagle Gallery on the sixth floor of the Doyle Fine Arts Building. Following the reading will be a reception and book signing.
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Murray State University professors Dr. Lara Homsey and Dr. Peter Whaley will present research at the 118th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America on Oct. 22-25, 2006. Approximately 6,200 geoscientists are expected to attend this event.
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According to statistics, one in four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus, and one in seven men will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime. The Women's Center of Murray State University is fighting these numbers in their annual B.E. S.A.F.E. week, held this year from Sept. 25-Oct. 2.
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Murray State University’s Program of Distinction in Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) will host the first event in the region developed specifically for women in the telecom industry on Thursday, Sept. 28. The BellSouth Women in Telecom Golf Day will be held at Murray State’s Miller Memorial Golf Course from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The music department at Murray State University will present the annual Faculty Showcase Recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006 in the Performing Arts Hall, located in the Doyle Fine Arts Building.
The Faculty Showcase Recital is a fundraiser for music department scholarships. Donations will be accepted at the door. Suggested donations are $10 for adults and $5 for students.
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The Murray State University Center for Economic Education invites teachers of grades 3-5 to participate in a free workshop about the program “Focus: Grades 3-5 Economics.” The workshop will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the McCracken County Board of Education on 435 Burger Rd. in Paducah.
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Murray State University found itself on the pages of today's The New York Times because of the outstanding strides the university has made in the last few years to improve its graduation rate.
Murray was cited in the article for increasing its graduation rate from 43 percent to an impressive 57 percent. Graduation rates are based on six-year figures.
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Murray State University’s Center for Continuing Education and Academic Outreach will host an Adults Belong in College Information Night on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event will take place in the Mississippi Room on the third floor of the university’s Curris Center.
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Congress to Campus, a program that brings former congressmen together with thousands of college students across America is coming to Murray State University Sept. 18-19. The two-day visit is part of a program of activities in celebration of Constitution Day. The event will feature former congressmen Andy Jacobs Jr. (D) of Indiana and Arlen Erdahl (R) of Minnesota.
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Legendary country music star George Jones will appear in concert at Murray State University’s Lovett Auditorium, Friday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
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Murray State University will once again be hosting one of the oldest and most prestigious marching band festivals of its kind in the South when the 29th annual Festival of Champions high school marching band competition takes the field in Stewart Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 16.
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The Murray State University Center for Economic Education, the River Heritage Museum and The Propeller Club of Paducah invite teachers of grades 2-8 to participate in a free workshop to gain training in the use of the curriculum “Adopt a Towboat.” The workshop will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 at the River Heritage Museum, 117 South Water St. in Paducah.
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Three Murray State University history professors participated in the annual reading and scoring of the College Board’s Advance Placement Examinations over the summer. Bill Mulligan and Stephanie Carpenter read and scored the exam in United States history at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and Andy Gannon read and scored the World History exam at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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The 2007 edition of top college guide U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Colleges has recognized Murray State University for the 16th consecutive year as one of the best public schools in the nation.
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Great Beginnings, the program that kicks off fall semesters for freshmen at Murray State University, seems like a matter of course now. But in its 13th year now, the program is as vital as ever. Conceived as an aid in making the transition to college as easy as possible for new students, Great Beginnings is a bona fide success story.
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MURRAY, Ky., July 21 — Murray State University has been recognized as one of the nation’s top 22 “Best Buys” in online bachelor degrees for business and management. The GetEducated.com online organization headquartered in Vermont announced the 2006 recognition last week. MSU was the only Kentucky institution honored in the bachelor/business category.
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MURRAY, Ky., June 8 — After countless hours of planning, several year of lobbying and construction of the new biology building, Murray State University is ready to take the next step toward realizing their dream of a new science complex.
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The line seemed never-ending on Saturday, May 13, as Murray State University’s class of 2005-06 marched into the Regional Special Events Center for one of the biggest days in their college career. Degree applicants reached an all-time high of 1,262 students this spring, giving the university a strong indication early on that Interim President Kern Alexander would be conferring degrees to a record number of students participating in the 2006 Spring Commencement.
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A news conference will be held today (Friday, May 12) to formally announce the newly selected president at Murray State University, Dr. Randy J. Dunn.
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Murray State University will host its 83rd Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 13, at the Regional Special Events Center. The program will begin at 10 a.m. with the Presentation of Colors by Murray State University’s Army ROTC Color Guard. With an all-time high of 1,262 degree applicants, Saturday’s graduation is anticipated to have the largest student participation in the schools history.
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For the first time in more than 40 years, Murray State University will begin construction on a new housing facility. The new Clark College, which is expected to be open for occupancy in August 2007, will be an important step forward for Murray’s residential colleges system. A formal groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 25, at 2 p.m. on Waldrop Street at the former site of the MSU housing office.
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A special groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at Murray State University in the newly-constructed Science Building area for the Jesse L. Jones Clock Tower.
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“It’s another great day for Murray State University and Murray State University School of Agriculture.” That familiar phrase of Dr. Tony Brannon will echo progress once again on Friday, April 21, as the university bestows a new name on what has been known for the past 30 years as the West Kentucky Livestock and Exposition Center.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and key player in the struggle for Solidarity in Poland, Lech Walesa, will be the speaker in the second annual Presidential Lecture Series at Murray State University. Walesa will speak on the subject of “Democracy: The Neverending Battle” on Tuesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. in Lovett Auditorium.
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Dr. Randall (Randy) Sprick, an internationally known author and teacher consultant based in Eugene, Ore., met with students and faculty of the college of education at Murray State University on Thursday, Jan. 19 to provide additional insights into the implementation of his CHAMPs program approach. CHAMPs is a proactive and positive approach to classroom management that is widely utilized by public and private schools across the nation.
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Murray State University is Kentucky’s best value in higher education and one of the top 52 best values in America according to a 2006 Kiplinger’s Personal Finance study just reported online. Kiplinger officials announced the 100 Best Values in Public Colleges ranking this week, based on data from more than 500 public four-year colleges and universities provided to Thomson Peterson’s, a division of Thomson Learning. Thomson is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., with operations in 45 countries.
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Murray State University is nearing the close of its Fall 2005 semester and the university’s annual December Commencement Exercises and Investiture Ceremony.
Commencement will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. in the Regional Special Events Center (RSEC) on campus. The university invites families and friends of graduates to attend the ceremony.
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U.S.News & World Report has just recognized Murray State University’s continuing excellence as a top tier university for the 15th consecutive year. U.S.News’ America’s Best Colleges is viewed by many as being the top college guide.
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The most recent report from Kentucky’s Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) shows that Murray State University is continuing its success in both graduation and retention rates. With a reported 57.3 percent baccalaureate graduation rate, the university is a leader among the state’s tax-supported universities, and tops the Kentucky average by 13 percentage points.
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Murray State University will host a study team visit from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) next Tuesday and Wednesday, March 8-9. Murray was selected late last year as one of only 12 universities in a group of more than 400 campuses by AASCU, The Education Trust and the National Association of University System Heads to be studied this spring by a panel of national experts to learn more about graduation rate success.
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The college of business and public affairs at Murray State University is now offering a master's of business administration (MBA) program in Cyprus. The MBA program in Cyprus is a 22-month program through Murray that allows working, professional Cypriots an opportunity to get the same MBA degree as those attending class on Murray State’s local campus.
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Murray State University’s student international community is spearheading a program to assist the tsunami relief effort. Murray is home to a number of students from Thailand, Indonesia and India.
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Nobel Peace Prize winner and key player in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa, F. W. de Klerk, will be the first speaker in the newly created Presidential Lecture Series at Murray State University. The de Klerk lecture will be held on Thursday, March 10, as the first in a series of events recognizing the occasion of the enrollment of the first African-American students at Murray State 50 years ago. The lecture topic is “Bridging the Gap — Globalization Without Isolation.”
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