Muleskinner Vol. 113, Issue 1, 8-16-2018

Vol. 113, Issue 1 • August 16, 2018

UCM turns to familiar face to fill presidency Chris Holmberg Managing Editor

UCM has had two presidents during Fiscal Year 2019, which is the same number of presidents the university has had since 2010.

At the end of June, Chuck Ambrose told the Board of Governors he was resigning his position as the president of the university because he’d accepted a position as the president and CEO of KnowledgeWorks in Cincinnati.

Ambrose’s resignation meant the first order of business for the Board of Governors in the new fiscal year was to appoint an interim president.

On July 3 they appointed Roger Best to that role and he began serving in that capacity Aug. 1.

Ambrose said his new position gives him an opportunity to continue his career in education and contribute in a meaningful but slightly different way.

“If I hadn’t started so young and wasn’t completing 20 years as a president, I wouldn’t have any hesitation seeing myself out over the next 7-10 years still being a college president,” he said. “But when you think that would take you out into three decades… I’m excited to think that I may have a way to contribute at KnowledgeWorks that’s different, and really think ahead for a 10-12 year period for what this transition means.”

Steve Price, associate professor and Faculty Senate president, said while he liked working with Ambrose he is looking forward to working with Best.

“I think Dr. Ambrose did a very good job as president,” he said. “He was very forward thinking and put UCM in a great position to make it through the budget challenges as well as we possibly could. I’m also excited about Dr. Best serving in the interim role. With his background on the financial side of things, I think he is also very well positioned to help us through possibly even more lean budget times. I don’t know that the budget is going to get worse, but I don’t think it’s going to get much better either, and I think getting the university to a level of sustainability is a good thing. And I think Dr. Best is probably the best person in the best position to help make that happen.”

Best said prior to Ambrose’s resignation, he had been looking forward to the new fiscal year after spending the previous fiscal year working with his colleagues on the campus reorganization and the changes associated with the university’s budget.

“I was really looking forward to July after we got through all of our budget changes and got everything in place to relax a little bit,” he said.

“Still a lot of hard work to do but not realizing how my July would turn out the way it did.”

Surprising as it was, Best said he was humbled and honored by the Board of Governors choosing him to serve as the interim president and is looking forward to his new role.

“I think it’s an awesome responsibility to serve campus in this capacity,” he said, “and I certainly love the institution, having been

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Interim President Roger Best here a long time. What I’m very “By virtue of the changing envimuch looking forward to in the fall ronment of higher education, we is getting out and interacting with can’t sit around for 11 months unall of my colleagues and engaging til a permanent president is idenwith them to see what they need and tified,” he said. “We have to keep what it is they would like for us to things moving. I’m looking forward be engaged with at the leadership to pushing on with some of those level.” initiatives, and I’m looking forward In addition to working with the to rolling out some priorities, which campus community on the day-to- I’ll do as part of the State of the day activities that provide for the University Address.” students, Best said he’s looking forThe State of the University Adward to continuing some of the ini- dress is scheduled for Aug. 22 at tiatives the administration has been 3:15 p.m. in the Highlander Theworking on under Ambrose. atre.

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Technology, cell phones phase out need for blue-light pylons Kaitlin Brothers News Editor

Leah Kemple

For the Muleskinner UCM has joined several other Missouri schools in eliminating emergency blue-light pylons, or E-phones, due to the proliferation of cell phones.

Initially, UCM developed the Campus Eye mobile application in 2014 as a complement to the E-phones. The mobile app al-

lows students to take photos or send text messages of incidents on campus to send to Public Safety.

However, the blue-light pylons were removed in December 2014 due to the proliferation of cell phones and the high cost of system improvements, according to Public Safety.

Capt. Bill Brinkley, assistant director of administration services, said 31 E-phones were removed outdoors and 24 were removed from inside buildings on campus.

Chief Scott Rhoad, director of Public Safety, said the cost to replace

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or upgrade the E-phones in 2014 was nearly $4,000 per structure, not including the installation cost.

David Davis, director of facilities, said removing the E-phones cost about $4,800.

Rhoad said since many of the structures were in places considered remote on campus, the university also had to pay $45 per month to CenturyLink for the telephone service for the remote E-phones.

He said in total, the approximate cost to upgrade the structures was about $140,000 with additional monthly and annual costs for operations.

“As technology developed and the proliferation of cell phones among all segments of the popula-

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tion increased, we decided to look at the use of the E-phones through a practical lens,” Rhoad said. “We looked at replacement costs for those phones that were no longer functional, monthly recurring costs and ongoing maintenance costs.”

Rhoad said the structures were about 25 to 30 years old and were having maintenance and hardware issues. He said the phones that were no longer functional could not make calls, receive calls or both.

“We said, ‘You know what? Maybe we need to look and see: Is the usefulness and the reason that the phone is here...still pertinent today as it was 25 years ago?’” Rhoad said.

Although the app Campus Eye is promoted by Public Safety and University Relations officials, only 500 people have downloaded the app.

“That’s not even a fraction of who needs to be signed up,” said former UCM President Chuck Ambrose in April. “It becomes only as powerful as people are willing to use it. And if you wait until you need it, it’s probably too late.”

The E-phones were previously located close to sidewalks on campus and were designed to alert Public Safety with the push of a button.

When used, Public Safety tracked the location of which structure was pressed and responded to that area.

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A+ bond rating confirmed for third year Kaitlin Brothers News Editor

UCM was reaffirmed an A+ bond rating from Standard and Poor’s financial services company in June.

UCM gets rated each year and has had an A+ rating three consecutive years.

A bond rating is a letter grade given to an organization by the agencies to indicate credit quality.

Susan Brockhaus, university treasurer, said these ratings affect the cost of borrowing.

“The most credit-worthy issuers are able to borrow at a lower cost,” Brockhaus said.

Brockhaus said issuers use the ratings to provide independent views of their creditworthiness and the credit quality of their debt issues.

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She said they help communicate the relative credit quality of debt issues to potential investors.

“Bond ratings are important not only for their role in informing investors, but also because they can affect the interest rate that companies and government agencies pay on their issued bonds.

Interest rates, of course, impact the overall cost of a project for the university,” she said.

Interim President Roger Best said Standard and Poor’s looks at the university’s financial statements, interviews the president, the CFO, talks to the treasurer and asks about future plans.

He said since UCM is state-funded, they also look at tuition dollars and ask about state support and enrollment.

Best said UCM’s A+ rating is in between AAA and A.

With a high bond rating, the university is able to conduct projects and renovations. The Elliott Student Union is going to be renovated to create a more formal entry on the south side of the building, and to construct a new auditorium in the space that is currently a courtyard between Smiser Alumni Center and Steak ‘n Shake.

Shari Bax, vice provost for student experience and engagement, said the entryway will provide a branded gateway to the university and the auditorium space will provide a venue for about 200 people. She said the start date hasn’t been determined.

“Historically, as an institution, we’ve been very strong when it comes to financial management,” Best said. “And our A+ rating is a reflection of that strong financial management over a long period of time.”

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New year, new band

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Alex Smith, Anthony Pursell and Conner Tipping pose at band camp Friday night at East Field.

Erica Oliver

Assistant Photo Editor The Marching Mules entered the new school year with some fresh faces.

Last year, Scott Lubaroff left UCM and went to the University of Central Florida. Anthony Pursell, director of bands, took over in 2017, and was joined by Conner Tipping, assistant director of bands, in 2018.

Band camp began Aug. 7 and went through Aug. 11.

“We’re off to a great start. I think we’re ahead of expectations, or at least right with expectations for what we had hoped to do,” Tipping said.

The pregame show and the first show for the season were put onto the field in those five days.

Throughout the season, the band will be preparing three shows. One

of the three will be a tribute to our military troops.

“I’m excited that we’ve made as much progress as we have so the season can be relaxing and fun for everyone as we’re in school,” Alex Smith, percussion professor, said.

The band performed their pregame show and their Bruno Mars show on Aug. 11 for the many fans in attendance.

A lot of changes are taking place this year, including the reinvention of their pregame show. Previously, the band came onto the field from the visitors’ sideline. Now they will run in from the south end zone to a drumline cadence, instead of to taps from center snare.

“For the battery percussion, all of that is rewritten. The fight songs, the drum cadences, and ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ is slightly different than the past,” Smith said.

With all the changes, the musical selections still remain traditional:

“Go Mules Fanfare,” “Go Mules,” “Fight You Mighty Central Mules,” “Dynamite” (2018 twirler feature), “Alma Mater,” “Go Mules,” and the national anthem. The band will be preparing three halftime field shows this season. In the past, there have been one or two shows.

Fans should expect new things on game day. The Marching Mules will begin their day at the amphitheater behind the visitors’ bleachers at the entrance of Walton Stadium to play a couple of tunes. Then they will proceed to The Crossing – South at Holden, where they will continue a short parade down South Washington Street to the tailgaters.

“I think one thing we have looking forward this year is really trying to enhance the game day experience, not only for our students in the band, but for the crowd,” Pursell said.

The 38th annual Festival of Champions is scheduled for Oct. 20. The Marching Mules will perform an exhibition performance before the preliminary awards ceremony.

“We are bringing in the Boston Brass to perform with us in an effort to really increase the exposure of what we’re doing,” Tipping said.

Currently, the Marching Mules are set to perform at all of the home football games, the homecoming parade and the Festival of Champions.

“I think if we can carry the momentum from camp into the rest of the season, we’ll be able to show what we’re doing has a great impact on not only the crowd, but a personal impact as well,” Pursell said.

The Marching Mules will continue to prepare for what’s ahead of them.

“We’re in a good place right now and as a result of that, the students seem to be positive about where we’re headed,” Smith said.

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Casey Short named to Board of Governors Kyer Lasswell Assistant Design Editor

UCM junior Casey Short was recently appointed to the UCM Board of Governors as the student representative.

Missouri Gov. Michael Parson appointed two new members, Steve Abney, of Warrensburg, and Short, of Greenfield, Missouri, to the UCM Board of Governors.

Parson also appointed two returning members, Gus Wetzel II and Mary Long, in July. The appointees are awaiting confirmation by the Missouri Senate.

The Board of Governors is the primary decision-making body of UCM. It consists of eight members appointed by the Missouri governor. Seven members have voting privileges while the eighth, the student representative, does not.

Executive assistant to the president Monica Huffman said the student representative is appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. Short was selected from a panel of names submitted to the governor by the Student Government Association, Huffman said.

“Casey’s enthusiasm and commitment to UCM’s students will be of great benefit to the board’s work,” Huffman said. “Although UCM’s student governor is a non-voting member, as a student herself, Casey can offer students’ perspective on those matters being considered by the board. In her role as a student governor, Casey will serve as a member of the Student Engagement and University Advancement Committee and participate in all open meetings of the board.”

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Printing Services to downsize, change name Garrett Fuller Design Editor

The former UCM Printing Services published a large variety of university publications, ranging from business cards, brochures and even magazines. However, the recent budget cuts have caused Printing Services to downsize and change names.

On May 30, the Board of Governors approved a plan to outsource some large-scale printing jobs to Neal/Settle Printing, of Grandview, Missouri, and PrintLynx, of Sedalia, Missouri, decreasing the load of the new UCM Print and Copy Center.

According to the proposal, the university could save up to 70 percent on certain print jobs by outsourcing them. For instance, a 20page brochure could cost $1.23 per unit to produce in-house, while it would only cost 68 cents per unit to produce when outsourced, resulting in a 55 percent savings.

Jeff Murphy, assistant director of University Relations, said the biggest costs associated with operating a printing plant is labor and maintenance.

“Operating a print shop requires a lot of labor costs, and there is a lot

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of equipment involved that requires maintenance,” Murphy said. “By contracting with these outside companies, they take care of that cost themselves.”

In addition to the labor and maintenance costs, printing technologies are constantly evolving. Contracting with an outside company ensures the university has access to the latest technologies.

“Equipment is a major expenditure. Keeping up with changes in the printing industry is always an ongoing investment that has to be made,” Murphy said. “By contacting with these outside companies, we’re able to take advantage of what they’re doing technologically.”

To cut labor costs, seven positions within Printing Services were eliminated. Murphy said the center director position reverted to a tenured faculty role, one employee retired, three transferred to other positions and two others left the university.

SHORT, continued from page 4 Short said the job of the student representative is to serve as a voice for the students to the board.

“I tell the board about the various things students here are talking about, or the changes they’d like to have made,” she said.

Short was a delegate at a Missouri Girls State session at UCM in the summer of 2016.

“During my week at UCM, I fell in love with the campus, and after a tour, I was convinced I wanted to continue my education here,” she said.

Short is majoring in criminal justice and minoring in forensic science.

“During my time here at UCM,

Some printing jobs will remain on campus. The Print and Copy Center will remain to produce smaller jobs. These jobs include copying, offset, digital, large-format inkjet, cut-vinyl banners, pre-press/imaging services, binding and finishing solutions.

Brant Hartenstein, manager of distribution services, will oversee the Print and Copy Center. He will be working with the contracted printers to determine which projects should be outsourced and which should remain in-house.

“It may not always be advantageous to send a product outside for printing,” Hartenstein said in an email via University Relations.

“Issues such as immediacy of need and production time can affect decisions, and vendors may require certain quantities of items for UCM to realize any savings. More factors than just cost must be considered.”

PRINTING SERVICES, see page 6 I have been involved with Young Americans for Freedom as the social media chair, the Honors College and Lambda Alpha Epsilon, a criminal justice fraternity,” Short said. “During my free time this summer, I was involved as a volunteer with Austin Petersen’s U.S. Senate campaign.”

Short replaced Matthew Martinez as the student representative. Martinez’s term expired in December 2017.

“My goal as the student representative is to interact with the students and make them feel that their voice is heard,” Short said. “I want to continue to make UCM a fun and safe learning environment for its students.”

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Faculty gone but not forgotten she said.

Krisana West, an academic advisor at UCM, News Editor said she first met Twomey as a student in his history lecture class in 1993.

This summer, UCM lost five faculty memShe said one of Twomey’s favorite things to bers: Alfred Twomey, Joyce Jabolenski, Joseph tell students is that he is called “Dr. Death,” Dolecki, Linda Mederis and John Horine. Their but preferred to be called “Prince of Darkness” work was appreciated by the staff and faculty because it was more elegant. She said his gaze who knew them when they worked on campus. could be piercing and nothing slipped by him.

“I loved his class. His lectures were like stories, and I didn’t want them to end,” West said.

Alfred E. Twomey “It took me most of the semester to realize the ‘Dr. Death’ everyone was complaining about Alfred E. Twomey, professor of history for 41 was actually this professor. At that time I was a years, died June 15 at 89 years old. biology major, but after a few years I changed to Twomey started working at UCM in 1962 and a history major, primarily because of how much taught more than 35,000 students in his time on I enjoyed his course.” campus, according to a press reWest was also Twomey’s graduate lease. assistant from 1999 to 2001. She said In 2003, the Board of GoverTwomey saw everyone as a person and nors honored him by naming the cared deeply about his students. auditorium in the Wood Building, “He would come into the GA office, “The Alfred E. Twomey Auditorisit down and start to talk. He was inum,” where he taught many of his credibly complex and intelligent, and classes, according to the release. had such a range of interests,” she said.

Amber R. Clifford-Napoleone, “Dr. Twomey would tell stories of his associate professor of anthropolchildhood in Colorado, of his travels all ogy and director of the McClure over and discuss a wide range of historArchives and University Museical topics.”

Alfred Twomey um, said she has known Twomey Clifford-Napoleon said he has trained for nearly 30 years. graduate students for decades and She started volunteering in 1989 at UCM in taught them how to be teacher-scholars. She said high school when she met Twomey. She said he those students have gone on to be professors, was her professor, her mentor and then a col- historians have joined many other professions. league.

“The same is true at UCM, where there are “Dr. Twomey was brilliant and complex, and many faculty and staff who were students of Dr. very, very funny. He knew what is now UCM in- Twomey. When I spoke at the Board of Goverside and out, having taught and worked here for nors meeting in June, I made a point of mentionso many years,” Clifford-Napoleone said. “He ing the loss of Dr. Twomey. As I told the board, had one of the sharpest minds I’ve ever glimpsed without Dr. Twomey there would be so many and an even sharper sense of humor. He was an classrooms without a good teacher... I know that incredible scholar as well.”

Gene’s legacy is in every syllabus I write. WithClifford-Napoleone said Twomey had multiple out Dr. Twomey, there might not be a Dr. Clifpublications and was a well-known historian of ford,” she said.

German history and opera.

Clifford-Napoleon said Twomey holds the re“He was a dapper dresser and a world travel- cord for the largest number of students taught by er and loved good food and good conversation,” any one professor with over 30,000 in his career.

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“You really have to think about that number: 30,000 people who learned from him,” she said. “That is a tremendous legacy and why the Twomey Auditorium in the Wood Building bears his name.”

Joseph Dolecki Joseph Dolecki was 100 years and 173 days old when he died June 6.

Dolecki taught economics at UCM for 28 years. He served in the Army during WWII for four years and was in the Pacific Theater as a commando, and later as a tank corps gunner, according to an obituary.

George Wilson, provost emeritus and former dean of the economics department, said he met Dolecki when he started working for the department in the fall of 1972.

Wilson said at that time, he had no classroom teaching experience. He said Dolecki invited him to sit in on a few of his classes.

GONE, continued on page 7 PRINTING SERVICES, continued from page 5 Murphy said those who want to produce publications should visit the Office of University Relations for assistance.

“University Relations is a great place to go whenever you’re going to work on a publication,” Murphy said. “You want to make sure it meets certain university standards in terms of how university marks are used and that it’s consistent with the other types of publications that are being produced.”

Hartenstein encourages those with questions to visit the new Print and Copy Center website at www.ucmo.edu/offices/ucm-printand-copy-center/.

“Certainly we want to make sure that we’re accomodating a wide variety of needs that we have on campus,” Murphy said. “We believe that what we have in place through the new UCM Print and Copy Center will be able to accomplish that.”

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GONE, continued from page 6 “I found Joe to be an energetic and enthusiastic classroom teacher,” Wilson said.

“He clearly enjoyed the study of economics and he wanted all of his students to share his passion for the subject.”

Wilson said he learned many effective teaching techniques from Dolecki, but Joseph Dolecki he was never able to match his enthusiasm.

“Joe’s students had great respect for both his knowledge of economics and for his teaching methods. ‘Tough but fair’ were the words students often used to describe him,” Wilson said.

Wilson said Dolecki was the senior member of the economics department and when he spoke, everyone listened.

“He was an advocate for high standards, strong academics, good teaching and student success,” he said. “He had a great sense of humor, including the ability to laugh at himself. He was an important contributor to the collegiality and friendship we shared in the department.”

Paul Englemann, professor emeritus of economics, knew Dolecki as a colleague for nine years. Engelmann was appointed as department head of economics during Dolecki’s last year before retirement and he served as a former associate dean in the Harmon College of Business.

“Joe was certainly, in my opinion, the academically strongest member of the department when he arrived,” he said.

Englemann said he knew of Dolecki earlier through Joe Jadlow, his dissertation advisor at Oklahoma State University. He said Jadlow may have been the first person to graduate with a Master of Arts in Economics from UCM, a program Dolecki had started.

Jadlow told him a story about how as a sophomore, he was anxious to take his first economics course from Dolecki, who had the reputation of a rigorous professor.

“Dr. Dolecki discovered that a number of students were enrolling in a different instructor’s section in order to avoid him, so on the first day

NEWS of class the two faculty members switched sections,” Englemann said. “Joe Jadlow was very upset not to have Dr. Dolecki as his first instructor, although he had several courses from him later on.”

Joyce Jablonski Joyce Jablonski died at 62 on July 10. For the last 15 years, she was a professor of art and head of the ceramics department at UCM while also pursuing her own art.

Alison Krenzer, senior studio ceramics major, said Jablonski Joyce Jablonski was one of her professors and would greet her every day by dancing, singing or peeking into her studio space to make sure she was doing her work.

“It’s really hard for me to choose one specific memorable moment from class because every single day I had her class was a new adventure,” Krezner said. “She always presented us with a new problem to solve or figure out for ourselves every day.”

Krenzer said Jablonski was willing to invest in her as a student.

“Having her as a professor was a completely unique experience,” she said. “She didn’t take anyone’s crap and she wasn’t one to accept excuses. As a new student I was scared of her because of the strong presence she always had, but as I got to know her I realized that she was one of the most loving and sensitive people I’ve ever met.”

Krenzer said during their art critiques, Jablonski would always ask questions about their work and push them to think further about their art process.

“Looking back on things, I never realized how committed she was to helping me until after she was gone,” she said. “Somehow she always knew what each individual needed to further their own art. I still don’t understand how she always knew exactly what I needed. But it wasn’t in the form of giving me an easy answer, it was in the way she would talk to me about a specific feminist

August 16August 29 artist, or how she would recommend that I look into specific glazes to try on my sculptures. She pushed but never took over. She urged us to find our own footsteps and to create work that was authentic to who we were.”

Rahila Weed, chair of the art department, said Jablonski was a talented artist and her artwork explored the nature of materials while working with forms from a feminist perspective.

She said Jablonski loved to travel, and she conducted workshops in Ghana, Japan, China, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, New Zealand, Canada, Georgia and Argentina.

“She was very dedicated to her ceramics students,” Weed said.

Krenzer said Jablonski believed in her even when she thought she was done with ceramics as a career.

“When I came back into the major she told me, ‘I knew you weren’t done investigating. I knew you’d be back.’ I cannot imagine where I would be if this woman didn’t come into my life,” Krezner said. “More than being my professor she became my friend, and I’m so upset that I will never have someone like Joyce again. She was one of a kind.”

Linda Mederis

Linda Mederis

Linda Mederis, librarian emerita, died June 8.

She started working at UCM in 1979. She served as chair of the James C. Kirkpatrick Library in 2010, taught library science courses from 1985 to 1990 and held other positions.

She retired in June 2015.

Karla Massia, associate professor in library services, said she knew Mederis since 1990, and came to know her better when she worked with her for the James C. Kirkpatrick Library in 2001.

“Many people found Linda difficult to get to know. She was not outgoing but more private and introspective; some would say stoic,” Massia said. “Once you did get to know her, you would find a compassionate person, and a wry sense of humor. GONE, continued on page 10

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10 GONE, continued from page 7 She was never interested in being the center of attention, but was happy to focus the limelight on someone else and their accomplishments.”

Mollie Dinwiddie, former UCM librarian, worked with Mederis for 30 years. She said Mederis had a reserved personality, but when she spoke, people could count on her meaning what she said.

Dinwiddie said Mederis was a dedicated librarian.

“She was very calm and deliberate in her handling of problems, and she thought through issues that needed decisions, getting input from the other library employees to develop policies and procedures that served the campus well,” Dinwiddie said. “While she didn’t anger quickly, one learned when she meant business.”

She said Mederis was involved in the work that led to the move from the Ward Edwards Library into the James C. Kirkpatrick Library. She said this was a big job, making sure all materials were moved accurately without damage or loss.

She said Mederis assisted many students over the years to get books and articles they needed for research papers.

“They likely would say she didn’t talk a lot but she found what they needed in a timely manner.

Her service to students was steady and reliable but she rarely sought out the spotlight,” Dinwiddie said.

Dinwiddie said in the spring of 2016, She and Mederis went on a UCM theater trip to New York City. She said they saw five Broadway shows while being there.

She said she talked Mederis into seeing ABC’s “Good Morning America” even though it was

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not her normal interest. They saw the stars of the show, and they also saw Ben Affleck and Valentin Chmerkovskiy outside the studios.

She and Mederis waved at the cameras as they passed by while Mederis’ sister and brother-inlaw captured the moment on video.

“The day of Linda’s memorial service this past June 12, Linda’s brother-in-law told me that Linda looked her usual solemn self in the video recording, and I was grinning hugely and waving madly,” Dinwiddie said. “We were pretty much yin and yang to one another and it worked well for more than 30 years.”

1968. The department will be celebrating its 50year anniversary this September.

“I kept telling him that he was going to be the guest of honor for the last few months of his life, and for a time I was optimistic that he would survive long enough to be present in person. He will still be the guest of honor in any case,” Shattuck said.

Terry Hunt, chair of the aviation department, said he first met Horine in the fall of 1985. He was a senior aviation science student at the College of the Ozarks, and the faculty brought them to tour the UCM campus to learn about the graduate school programs.

“That meeting with Dr. Horine forever changed John (Jack) Horine the trajectory of my professional life. I pursued the Aviation Safety MS degree after graduation John Horine, professor emeritus of aviation, from the School of the Ozarks and have been died at age 88 on May 9. Horine worked at UCM involved in professional aviation and collegiate for 50 years as a department chair and faculty aviation education from that time on,” Hunt said. member.

GONE, continued to page 11 Lemuel Shattuck, former assistant professor of aviation, worked with Horine in the department.

He said his office was next to Horine’s, and Horine never failed to stop whatever he was doing to counsel a student or colleague.

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New ID card prominently features Mule image Erin Wides Features Editor

University of Central Missouri ID cards have a new look with added red and white coloring along with the mule logo.

The university implemented the new design for the Mule Card on May 22.

Dan Plott, manager of the Campus Card Center, said he is excited about the new card, which is designed to capture the rich history of the Missouri mule and complement UCM’s branding by incorporating UCM’s colors.

“The little-known fact to some is the Missouri mule is the official state animal of the state of Missouri,” Plott said.

UCM’s mascot is now prominent on the card. photo Erin Wides Mules are hardworking animals that pulled wagons and Dan Plott, manager of the Campus Card Center, poses with Sabreyna helped move troops and supplies Reese, a psychology student with her new Mule Card.

GONE, continued to page 10 “I enjoyed many years with Dr. Horine and there even before the beginning. count him as an esteemed col“He was UCM aviation,” Hunt said. league, mentor and friend who I “His finger print is on every facet of will sorely miss.” the program that we have today. His Hunt said Horine was a master legacy affected thousands of aviation teacher. He said Horine loved the professionals serving in every facet department and his students. of the aviation industry around the “He was quiet, measured in his world.” speech and enjoyed one-on-one Hunt said he would not be a profesvisits with students,” he said. “This sional aviation educator if it was not is where he really imparted wisfor the influence of Horine. dom and knowledge. He could be “He focused my passion for aviaJack Horine opinionated and passionate in his tion in a direction I would not have positions but always in a respectful been aware of without his influence,” and constructive manner. He was the consum- Hunt said. “He saw in me the potential of bemate professional and gentleman. A joy to work ing a teacher and afforded me the opportunity with.” to stand before a class and express my passion Hunt said he believed Horine almost sin- for aviation. Here I am today with over 30 years gle-handedly built the aviation program and was of collegiate aviation educational experience...

during World War I and World War II. “The Missouri mule is very symbolic and a unifying factor,” Plott said.

In addition to serving as an ID card, the Mule Card can be loaded with meal plans and Central Cash to pay for printing and for postage for online orders in the Mule Post. The card can also be used for free admission to Union Cinema movies.

Kim Nicas, director of the Elliott Student Union, said work on the new card concept began in spring 2017 and was a team effort.

Ian Billingsley, senior programmer/analyst in the Office of Technology, was instrumental in the development of the card.

Nicas oversaw the design process and An Quigley, senior designer for University Relations, designed the card.

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because many years ago, Dr. Horine saw the potential in a young man who was passionate about all things aviation.”

Shattuck said aside from it’s actual creation, he oversaw the department’s development into a professional program.

“He was always unfailingly supportive, courteous and generous with his time and knowledge,” Shattuck said. “The most enduring, and by far, best quality of Jack Horine was his love.

His love of teaching, his students, his colleagues and of aviation. He will be missed.”

An endowment has been established in Horine’s name: The Dr. John Horine Aviation Professional Scholarship Endowment. Shattuck said Horine had a theory that students could learn as much through associations with professional aviation organizations as they could in a classroom.

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Left: Mules football began practice last week in preparation for the season opening match up with Fort Hays State August 30, in Hays, Kansas.

Left photo by Chris Holmberg

Right: Mules starting quarterback Brook Bolles prepares to make a pass in the Mules 2017 matchup with Northwest Missouri State at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Right photo by UCM Athletics

Mules begin season nationally ranked Jason Brown Sports Editor

Mules football returned to practice last week to prepare for its 2018 campaign in which they have already garnered national attention.

The Mules enter the season ranked 18th in the American Football Coaches Association preseason top-25 rankings and were picked to finish third in the MIAA behind Northwest Missouri State and Fort Hays State in both the media and coaches polls. Central Missouri received firstplace votes in both polls.

The Mules return four All-Americans from a season ago when they finished 8-3 and capped the season with a 38-28 win over Minnesota-Duluth in the Mineral Water Bowl. Among them is senior quarterback Brook Bolles, who returns for his final year after putting up a monstrous stat line last season. Bolles used his arm and ability

to carry the ball to rack up more than 4,000 yards of total offense to lead the Division II schools.

Bolles won’t have to do it all by himself though.

Fellow All-American Devante Turner will look to continue his success from 2017 when he carried the ball for 972 yards and 17 touchdowns while averaging 6.2 yard per carry.

“We don’t have any reason to believe Turner can’t have just as much if not more success than he did last season,” said head coach Jim Svoboda. “He’s another year older and stronger now.”

On top of both offensive weapons, the Mules possess a strong corps of offensive linemen to ensure that Bolles and Turner are given ample space to keep putting up numbers.

The defensive side of the ball is where the Mules need to improve if they want to compete for the top spot in the MIAA. At the MIAA Media Day at Children’s Mercy Park last month, Svoboda said the defense was not in the right spot by the end of last season.

“We had an intersquad game on Saturday and we already see the defense improving when it comes to penalties and creating turnovers,” Svoboda said.

Svoboda said the team lacked leadership at points. He said getting guys to become leaders and bringing the younger, less experienced players along is important to the team’s success, especially on defense. Svoboda highlighted senior linebackers Austin Miller and Mike Tannehill as players he expects to use experience to help the defense as a whole. Miller led the team in sacks last season with four while converting two turnovers to touchdowns for the Mules defense.

With the juggernaut-like offense and improved defense, the Mules have the look of a team ready to enter the fray with Northwest Missouri State and Fort Hays State and compete for the top spot in the conference.

The first game of the regular season will serve as an excellent test as the Mules will travel to Hays, Kansas, to take on the defending conference champions. Fort Hays State dominated the Mules 35-6 in their meeting last season.

“We’re looking forward to it,” Svoboda said.

“They had a really good team last year and we didn’t play nearly as good as we could have.”

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at Lewis Field in Hays, Kansas.

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Jennies soccer ranked first in national poll

Jennies volleyball ranked 22nd

Jennies soccer opens its season as defending national champions ranked first in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll.

The Jennies return 19 players from last season’s 26-0 team while welcoming nine newcomers to the squad. In addition to being defending national champions, the Jennies will have their eyes on a fifth consecutive MIAA championship.

Central Missouri will kick off its season at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Southwestern Oklahoma State. The Jennies will have their first home game Sunday, Sept. 2, against Augustana at 1 p.m. at the South Recreation Complex.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association released its national preseason rankings last week and the Jennies were ranked 22nd, receiving 223 points.

The Jennies finished 2017 with a 25-8 record and return five total starters and nine letter winners. Among those returning is AVCA All-American starting libero Kylie Hohlen.

The Jennies are among three MIAA teams included in the rankings with Nebraska-Kearney at eighth and Central Oklahoma coming in at 16th.

Central Missouri will begin its season hosting the Peggy Martin Challenge Aug. 23-25 where they will face No. 14 Arkansas Tech and No. 4 Florida Southern.

The Jennies first game is scheduled for Aug. 23 against Drury. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. in the Multipurpose Building.

“It was quickly decided that we were going to re-card through attrition,” Plott said, “meaning that all of our new incoming students would receive a new card, anyone that needed a replacement card would get the new card, and any lost card would be replaced with a new card.”

Plott said the old card will continue to function normally.

The process for printing the new cards has changed to ensure color consistency.

“Previously we printed the entire card face.

This is actually a pre-printed card,” Plott said.

“Then all we add is the photo, name and ID number.”

In June, the ID office hosted a re-card event where students could purchase the new card for $5.

Plott said the office is scheduled to host another $5 re-carding event from Sept. 10-14, the week of Family Weekend.

“Students, staff, faculty – anybody that just wants to freshen up their card, get a new card design, get a new photo – we’ll be doing a re-carding that week,” Plott said.

For anyone who loses a card, Plott said the replacement fee is still $20.

“We’re really excited about it. I think it’s been very well received. We had a lot of positive comments,” Plott said. “We did survey our freshmen during orientation with a follow-up and it was

like 90-something percent really liked the card design.”

To receive a new card or replace a lost one, visit the Campus Card Center in Room 207A in the Elliott Student Union.

For more information, visit www.ucmo.edu/ offices/elliott-student-union/ucm-mule-card.

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On the back of the Mule Card, students can find the number for Public Safety, the Counseling Center, and the Office of Student Experience and Engagement.

Plott said having the numbers on the card adds an element of safety and helps students connect to campus resources and information.

Students in the UCM Innovative Public Relations program designed the brochure that is handed out with the new cards.

Plott said focus groups with students on campus and at the Missouri Innovation Campus in Lee’s Summit provided input on the design.

“Some of the information that we received back from the focus groups was that the Maastricht Tower, from a marketing standpoint, wasn’t nearly as prominent as our logo of the mule,” Plott said.

Sabreyna Reese, a sophomore psychology major, said she likes the new card.

“I definitely like how it has more school spirit and red on it because the last ones had a lot of blue and it looked kind of boring and more like U.S. Bank than UCM,” Reese said.

Not everyone on campus is required to get the new card.

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14 E-Phone, continued from page 2 began discussing the need for the structures, they first went to Shari Bax, vice provost for Student Experience and Engagement and an adviser to the Student Government Association.

Bax said the initial conversation with Public Safety was whether to replace the broken structures on campus or eliminate them. She said to some extent, the structures were an outdated technology and would have been expensive to upgrade and replace them.

She said Public Safety officials showed call logs from the structures, showing that the only calls they were getting at the time were from Safe Team members testing them or students requesting a safe escort.

Bax and Kim Vansell, the previous director of Public Safety, then went to the Student Government Association to discuss removing the E-phones.

“Chief Vansell and I decided we should approach the student leaders about it because the fact that we didn’t want there to be a perception that we were not concerned about student safety,” Bax said. “So we wanted to talk to them about what their comfort level was with doing away (with the E-phones).”

Bax said the campus was notified of these meetings through posters and SGA’s Twitter, and two students opposed eliminating the structures. She said those students did not express substantive opposition, and that the opposition was largely based on the fact that the E-phones were a recognized feature on campus at the time.

“It was generally supported,” she said. “At that point in time, we had instituted the app that you could use. Students didn’t think it was a big deal to go away from the phones simply because they had a cell

NEWS phone. Public Safety was at their UCM for about five years. Public fingertips.”

Safety officials encourage students The E-phones were not always to use the app to report campus used properly, according to Public crime or anything out of the ordiSafety. Rhoad said during the last nary happening on campus.

10 years of the E-phone’s existence, Brinkley said although people the calls were mostly pranks from believe the Campus Eye app restudents or visitors. placed the E-phones, the E-phones Rhoad said the most use they got were simply phased out due to cell out of the E-phones were to report phones. injuries during intramural sports Brinkley said Campus Eye has with groups using East Field (be- supplemented security on campus hind Foster Knox) or when some- and provided new tools to anonyone locked keys in their car. How- mously report crime through photos ever, data regarding calls initiated or text. from the E-phones was unavailable.

“The blue-light phones (E-phones) “Although we did not keep track really became antiquated,” he said. of that information, a computer Ron Coleman, dispatcher at Pubsearch of lic Safety, our records “Students didn’t think it was a big said there as far back were 126 as 2005 deal to go away from the phones reports last only found year with seven calls simply because they had a cell C a m p u s that stated phone. Public Safety was at their Eye with 60 the initial percent of fingertips.” call was rethose being ceived from facility rean E-phone. lated. About Of those seven calls, five were 30 reports fell under police jurisemergency aids and two were prank diction and about 20 of them were calls,” Rhoad said. “The only ex- more urgent police responses. ception I can think of is in the case Ambrose said the Campus Eye of people getting stuck in an eleva- app was developed in 2014 by Rob tor. However, those phones are still Sweeny, a UCM alumnus. The app operational.” is available on iPhone and Android Bax said when UCM made the devices. decision to remove the E-phones, “You ask the question of ‘Why is the Student Engagement and Expe- that different from hardwire blue rience office did not get any com- light technology on campus?’ Well, plaints or concerns regarding the because you have it all the time,” removal.

Ambrose said.

“And I would not be able to point Brinkley said the app evolved to any incident where we felt the from Textcaster, the service UCM outcome would have been different uses to communicate with the camif we had the phones,” she said. “If I pus community. had seen that we were getting those There are several campuses in kinds of calls (emergencies) on the Missouri that have taken similar phones, I would have never even action as UCM in removing the broached the subject to SGA to be- E-phones. gin with.”

Clarence Green, the chief of poThe Campus Eye app has been at lice at Northwest Missouri State

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“They had less than three calls a year and none were emergency calls,” Green said. “With the wide use of cell phones, they were underutilized.”

Trevor Brown, the chief of police at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, said their E-phones were removed from campus about a year ago.

“They were not utilized very much at all prior to their termination,” Brown said. “We have had no calls for police response or service from the emergency phone or towers in several years.”

Brown also said the increase in cell phone usage has changed the communication across Missouri Western’s campus.

The University of Missouri is one of the few universities in the area that continues to utilize E-phones on campus. Many of the times the phone was used, the call resulted in a “gone-on-arrival” report, false alarm or no report at all, according to University of Missouri records.

Ambrose said campus safety measures will continue to grow with new Campus Eye app, with features such as “find me,” where Public Safety can identify the location of the user when necessary.

He said UCM plans to implement a new annual campaign to promote the Campus Eye app and how to fully utilize it.

Interim President Roger Best said the Campus Eye app is a critical tool for students to report concerns or incidents, and that it is an evolution of technology, since most students have a cell phone.

“It’s surprising to me that more of our students don’t download the app and take advantage of the app’s ability,” Best said.

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South Yeater renovated Garrett Fuller Web Editor

Since it was built in 1965, South Yeater Hall has received many small updates and changes. However, the biggest project took place over the summer, which changed the whole appearance of the front lobby.

Unlike Laura J. Yeater Hall’s old-fashioned appearance and lack of a front desk, the renovations modernized the lobby and front desk area of South Yeater Hall. In addition to cosmetic overhauls, new fire alarms and bathroom exhaust fan systems were installed.

University Housing has been working on systematically revamping the front lobby areas in each building. Brenda Moeder, director of housing facilities and operations, said South Yeater was the last residence hall to receive the renovation.

Renovating the front lobby cost $70,000. Replacing the fire alarm

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system and exhaust fans cost an additional $274,916. The project was funded entirely by UCM Housing.

Page Fetter, residence hall director in South Yeater, said student feedback has been excellent so far.

“There has been a lot of excitement,” Fetter said. “Some of our early arrivals and some of our staff members are returning to this building, so they got to see it last year.

Their initial reactions have all been positive. They love it so far.”

Cynthia Thomas, an office assistant at South Yeater, was also excited to see the revamped lobby and front desk.

“I think it’s wonderful. It definitely makes it more homely and more comfortable,” Thomas said. “I think the new students, as well as the ones who have already lived here, will be more comfortable and find it’s a nice, open space to hang out.

It’s more welcoming.”

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South Yeater received a newly-renovated front lobby area, along with fire alarm upgrades and new exhaust fans. students see their money well-invested.

“For us, being an auxiliary, all the money we get comes from the funds that students pay to

live with us,” Moeder said. “It’s very exciting for students to come back and see where their money is going.”

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