JMC News:  Career Day and Admissions Volunteers Needed
                                                                             
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Fifth Annual JMC Career Day February 2
                                                     
On Saturday, February 2, Madison will be holding the 5th annual Alumni Career Day in Case hall from 2:00 to 4:30 with a reception following at 4:30.  Alumni Career Day is a program developed jointly by the JMC Student Senate and the JMC Alumni Association, and coordinated by the JMC Office of Career Development as a forum for current students to explore different career paths and to make connections with alumni.  The program consists of a series of two panel discussions, each lasting about an hour.  Career Day Website: http://jmc.msu.edu/career/CareerDay2008.asp

In each of the past two years, the program has drawn nearly 100 students and enjoyed the participation of over 35 alumni.  Both students and alumni alike have valued the opportunity to meet and interact with one another, and the program has helped a number of students make contacts that have eventually assisted with both job and internship searches.

Free Alumni/Student Reception at 4:30 in Case Hall
Following the panel sessions, an alumni and student reception, open to all area alumni, will begin at 4:30 pm in Club Spartan, third floor of Case Hall.  All alumni are welcome even if you are not attending Career Day.

For more information about Alumni Career Day, or about getting involved with the JMC Career Services program, contact Chris Foley at foleych2@msu.edu.

Admissions Help Needed
                                                            
The James Madison College Office of Admissions is once again looking for alumni volunteers to contact admitted students for the fall semester of 2008.  Volunteers will be asked to contact (by phone or email) between three and five admitted students to congratulate them on their acceptance to the college and answer any questions they may have. If you are interested, please contact Danielle Johnson by February 6, 2008 at jmcadmin@msu.edu or (517) 353-5260. Click the link for more information: http://jmc.msu.edu/archive/alum07.pdf

Debaters Reach Finals at Cal-Berkeley
                                                                             
The MSU debate team started 2008 with a string of victories, culminating in a visit to the final round of the California-Berkeley debate tournament.  Three Madison students were instrumental in the team’s success.  Juniors Garrett Abelkop (IR) and Carly Wunderlich (PTCD/chemistry), achieved this impressive accomplishment by defeating a line of nationally ranked teams on their way to the finals.  Although they were defeated by a highly ranked team from Northwestern University in the final debate, their impressive performance helped position them for a strong second semester as the national championship tournament approaches this spring.  Sophomore Sam Shore (IR) and sophomore Ben Mehling (JMC, no major) also had a strong tournament, winning four of their six preliminary debates and thereby reaching elimination rounds.  http://debate.msu.edu/current_team.html

Madisonians in the News
                                                  
Madison student Nick Micinski (IR/PTCD/Muslim Studies, senior) is featured on an MSU website for research he conducted for his senior thesis.  He received a grant to travel to seven countries on four continents during the summer of 2007.  http://www.newsite.msu.edu/aktl/micinski.html

Professor Mohammed Ayoob has been in the news this past week discussing his new book The Many Faces of Political Islam, published by the University of Michigan Press in December 2007.  
Lansing State Journal article:
http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080127/NEWS06/801270708. 
Interview on WKAR radio during NPR’s Morning Edition:
http://www.wkar.org/morningedition/story.php?storyid=1271. 
MSU News Bulletin story: 
http://newsbulletin.msu.edu/2008-01-24/Islam.html.

Professor Anna Pegler-Gordon will be awarded MSU's Teacher-Scholar Award on February 12, 2008.  This award is made to six members of the MSU faculty from the ranks of instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor who early in their careers have earned the respect of students and colleagues for their devotion to and skill in teaching.

Professor Jonas Zoninsein will be awarded the MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan Quality in Undergraduate Teaching Award, which carries a $2,000 stipend at the MSU Awards Convocation on February 12, 2008.  The award recognizes two MSU individuals for quality teaching and substantial continuing involvement in undergraduate education.

Events

Madison Alumni/Student Career Day
February 2, 2008 2:00 to 4:30 with a reception following at 4:30
If you are interested in participating as an alumni panelist, contact Chris Foley at foleych2@msu.edu

First Jack Paynter Memorial Lecture
Featuring Yale Scholar David Blight
"Slaves No More: Newly Discovered Slave Narratives and the Legacies of Emancipation"
March 19, 2008, 8:00pm
Big Ten Room C, Kellogg Center
Free admission
David Blight (MSU class of 1954) is Professor of American History and Director,
Gilder-Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition, at Yale University.  He is one of the nation's foremost authorities on the US Civil War and its legacy: http://www.yale.edu/history/faculty/blight_d.html

Watch for Details
Washington DC Alumni and Friends Reception
Spring 2008

Annual Madison Homecoming Tailgate
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Case Hall


Contact Donna Hofmeister at hofmeist@msu.edu or 517-353-9977 to RSVP or for more information on any of these events.  Or, reply to this message.

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We've created a new Linked-in Group for Madison alumni who use the system to join and stay in touch with both the college as well as fellow alumni!  To join, simply click the link and Chris Foley, the Madison Alumni Group manager, will add you to it!

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