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Ozarks Studies Symposium topic of Sept. 9 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting

2016 August 15 by wpadmin

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    WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Missouri State University-West Plains’ annual Ozark Studies Symposium will be the topic of discussion at the Friends of the Garnett Library monthly luncheon meeting Friday, Sept. 9, on the Missouri State-West Plains campus. The luncheon and meeting will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in rooms 104 and 105 on the lower level of the Lybyer Technology … [Read more...] about Ozarks Studies Symposium topic of Sept. 9 Friends of the Garnett Library meeting

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Missouri Humanities Council awards grant for Ozarks Studies Symposium

2016 July 7 by wpadmin

ABBY BURNETT, an independent scholar and author of Gone to the Grave: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950, will be the keynote speaker of the 10th annual Ozarks Studies Symposium hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains Sept. 22-24 at the West Plains Civic Center. Burnett will give her presentation, “Gone to the Grave: An Examination of Ozark Burial Practices, 1850-1950,” at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. All symposium presentations are free and open to all. (Photo provided)

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a $2,500 grant to Missouri State University-West Plains to support the 10th annual Ozarks Studies Symposium, set for Sept. 23-24 at the West Plains Civic Center. The MHC is the only statewide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages. It has served as a state … [Read more...] about Missouri Humanities Council awards grant for Ozarks Studies Symposium

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Award, gift handed out at Ozarks Studies Symposium

2015 October 16 by wpadmin

DR. AYA KUBOTA, professor of American literature at Bunka Gakuen University in Tokyo, Japan, receives a locally-made pillow sham, quilted lap blanket and a Grizzlies coffee mug from Dr. Phillip Howerton, associate professor of English at Missouri State University-West Plains, at this year’s Ozarks Studies Symposium. Kubota joined Dr. John Han, professor of English and creative writing at Missouri Baptist College, to discuss “A Place of Restoration, Recreation, and Safety: The Ozarks in The Shepherd of the Hills, The Bald-Knobbers and The Witness” during the symposium Sept. 18-19 at the West Plains Civic Center. This year’s theme was “The Lure of the Ozarks.” (Missouri State-West Plains photo)

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9th annual Ozarks Studies Symposium set for Sept. 17-19

2015 August 24 by wpadmin

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – “The Lure of the Ozarks” is the theme of the ninth annual Ozarks Studies Symposium set for Sept. 17-19 at the West Plains Civic Center. The event celebrates various aspects of Ozarks culture through presentations and performances by representatives of the academic world and the public sector. The Symposium Committee is sponsoring this program in partnership … [Read more...] about 9th annual Ozarks Studies Symposium set for Sept. 17-19

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Missouri Humanities Council awards grant for Ozarks Studies Symposium

2015 July 1 by wpadmin

DR. STEVE WIEGENSTEIN, director of graduate studies at Columbia College and author two award-wining novels, Slant of Light and This Old World, will be the keynote speaker of the ninth annual Ozarks Studies Symposium hosted by Missouri State University-West Plains Sept. 17-19 at the West Plains Civic Center. Wiegenstein will give his presentation, “The Lure of the Ozarks: What’s the Bait and Who’s the Fish?” at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18. All symposium presentations are free and open to all. (Photo provided)

WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The Missouri Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded a $2,060 grant to Missouri State University-West Plains to support the ninth annual Ozarks Studies Symposium, set for Sept. 18-19 at the West Plains Civic Center. The MHC is the only statewide agency in Missouri devoted exclusively to humanities education for citizens of all ages.  It has served as a state … [Read more...] about Missouri Humanities Council awards grant for Ozarks Studies Symposium

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