TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

Ray Schroeder, director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning at the University of Illinois at Springfield, discusses "Transparent Technologies Transforming Teaching" on Thursday at the J.C. Penney Conference Center. His lecture was the plenary address at the seventh annual Focus on Teaching and Technology Conference.

FALL ISSUE OF UM ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE RELEASED

The fall issue of UM St. Louis magazine was released Friday. It includes stories about University of Missouri-St. Louis anthropologist Susan Brownell and her study of sports and China's handling of the Olympic Games, two UMSL scientists who are working on solutions to the world's energy crisis and alumna Phyllis Smith, who portrays Phyllis Lapin on NBC's hit comedy "The Office." Click here to download a copy of the magazine. (Adobe Reader is required.)

SCHOLARS WORK ON FILMS CHOSEN FOR FESTIVAL
Two faculty members at the University of Missouri-St. Louis were integral contributors to movies that were selected for screening at the 17th annual St. Louis International Film Festival. Virginia Lee Hunter, lecturer in art, was a cinematographer on the documentary "Carny", and Chuck Korr, professor emeritus of history, served as a producer and writing consultant, on the feature film "More Than Just a Game." "Carny" takes an intimate, gritty and poetic look at the lives of traveling fairground workers, while "More Than Just a Game" recounts a little-known chapter in the story of South Africa's notorious Robben Island prison, where opponents of the apartheid regime were held. The Riverfront Times will feature an online story about Hunter later this week, and she will be interviewed Friday on "Cityscape" on KWMU (90.7 FM). Korr will be a guest with "More Than Just a Game" Director Michael Apted Thursday on KWMU's "St. Louis on the Air." Both scholars will take questions from the audience following the festival screenings of their respective films. See Upcoming Events below for screening times and locations.

UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCES NEW SITE FOR KWMU
The University of Missouri-St. Louis has announced that it will build a new building in the Grand Center area in midtown St. Louis. The structure will be the new home of radio station KWMU (90.7 FM) and also will include space for academic programs, galleries and performances." This move will help us improve the quality of KWMU," UMSL Chancellor Thomas George said. "But, perhaps most important, this investment will enhance our academic programs and provide our students with more opportunities in this exciting urban environment." UMSL has numerous partnerships with organizations in Grand Center, including the Saint Louis Symphony, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and KETC (Channel 9). (More information)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov. 19: Lecture, "Regional Banking Outlook: Truths, Lies and Consequences," Joseph A. Stieven, founder and chief executive officer of Stieven Capital Advisors in St. Louis, 7:30 a.m., Student Government Chamber, Millennium Student Center, free (reservations required), 314-516-5883

Nov. 19: Community Partnership Project Seminar Series, "Metropolitan Responses to the Foreclosure Crisis: The St. Louis Case in Comparative Perspective," four speakers, noon, 3 p.m., 222 J.C. Penney Conference Center, free, http://www.umsl.edu/ce/cpp/seminar/nov08.html

Nov. 20: Lecture, "Black Mozart, the Chevalier de Saint-George: Contextualizing the Problematic of Race and Identity in Pre-Revolutionary France," Bernard Francois Zinck, associate professor of violin and concert music at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 7 p.m., Century Room C, Millennium Student Center, free, 314-516-7299

Nov. 20: Awareness event, "Africa Night," 7-10 p.m., Pilot House, Millennium Student Center, $7 ($5 in advance), bymn9c@umsl.edu

Nov. 20: Concert, University Percussion Concert, 7:30 p.m., E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, free, http://www.umsl.edu/~umslmusic/

Nov. 21: Lecture, "Commercializing University Innovations," Marcia Mellitz, president and chief executive officer of the Center for Emerging Technologies in St. Louis, 4 p.m., 451 Benton Hall, free, perryk@umsl.edu

Nov. 21: Concert, "Epic Expression," Arianna String Quartet and soprano Stella Markou, 8 p.m., E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, $18-$20 (discounts for UMSL students, faculty and staff), http://touhill.org/

Nov. 22: Film and talk, "Carny," Virginia Lee Hunter, cinematographer and lecturer in art at UMSL, 3:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. in University City, Mo., $10, http://www.cinemastlouis.org/

Nov. 22: Film and talk, "More Than Just a Game," Chuck Korr, producer and professor emeritus of history at UMSL, 3:30 p.m., Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd. in University City, Mo., $10, http://www.cinemastlouis.org/

Nov. 23: Concert, "Explosions Percussion Festival No. 4," Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, 2 p.m., Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, $15-$35 (discounts for UMSL students, faculty and staff), http://touhill.org/

Nov. 25: Concert, Genesis Jazz Project, 7:30 p.m., E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, free, http://touhill.org/

Dec. 2: Concert, "UMSL Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Point Holiday Performance," 7:30 p.m., Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, free, http://www.umsl.edu/~umslmusic/

Dec. 3: Concert, University Symphonic Band, 7:30 p.m., E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, free, http://www.umsl.edu/~umslmusic/

Dec. 3: Concert, "Warren Bellis Clarinet and Saxophone Festival," 9 a.m., E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, free, http://touhill.org/

Dec. 3: Lecture, "Oil and Class Struggle in Nigeria," Olusegun A. James-Owenkpa, journalist for The Associated Press and Reuters, 4 p.m., Summit Lounge, J.C. Penney Conference Center, free, cisevents@umsl.edu

Dec. 3: Concert, "Des Lee Showcase," performance groups from five area middle and high schools, 6:30 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, 718 N. Grand Blvd. in St. Louis, free, http://desleefinearts.org/

Creative Services at the University of Missouri-St. Louis publishes The Messenger every Wednesday. The online and e-mail publication contains university news. Also included is event information for the upcoming week. Recipients are UMSL students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. Send content to hockett@umsl.edu. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Monday prior to publication.

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