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Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Starting this semester, the Counseling Center will switch from guest speakers to University personnel in its free Mental Health First Aid courses. The courses are offered for all faculty and staff, including student workers. Tentative dates for the course include Sept. 23, Oct. 25, Dec.…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Alliance, the social organization for LGBTQ students at Murray State, has expanded into professional development with new groups known as oSTEM and Cultivating Change. oSTEM is the result of a collaboration between the Pride Center and students, faculty and staff in the College of Science,…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Faculty members conducting a study on perceptions of COVID-19 vaccine efficacy and safety are encouraging both the University and the Calloway County communities to participate. The four faculty members involved in the study have backgrounds in public health, nursing and statistics. The idea came from…

Ava ChuppeStaff Writerachuppe@murraystate.edu Aiming to help foster relationships between students, faculty and staff, Racers Empower hosted a back-to-school Ice Cream Social in the Waterfield Library Breezeway. The event was “an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to come together, get to know each other and have an ice cream treat,”…

Ava ChuppeStaff Writerachuppe@murraystate.edu The TV Club will hold the premiere of their short film, “Grief,” in the Curris Center Theater on May 7 at 1 p.m. At the end of every school year, TV Club usually showcases the short films they have made over the fall and spring semester. However,…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu A student in the online Doctorate of Arts in English Pedagogy program, Amber Dumbuya, received the 2021-22 Teacher of the Year award from the Georgia Council of Teachers of English. Dumbuya, who currently teaches 12th grade language arts at Kendrick High School in Columbus, Georgia,…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu After a group of students missed out on a Racer basketball game, their disappointment led them to put their creative talents to use. After some brainstorming, sophomore hospitality and tourism major, Jayden Hayn and others decided to start a podcast. “We said that we wished…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu According to the 2021-2022 Staff Perspective Survey results reported at the March 30 Board of Regents meeting, 42.52% of staff members have considered leaving the University. Since 2010, the University has seen a steady decline in staff by about 500 positions.  The annual survey, administered…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu An Indianapolis-based private philanthropic organization awarded a doctoral graduate student with a Teacher Creativity Fellowship. Jaron Mann, the recipient, is a student in the Doctorate of Arts in English Pedagogy and Technology program. Mann said the grant has always been on her radar, but she…

Ava Chuppe Staff Writer achuppe@murraystate.edu Aiming to share their research on life longevity and offer lifestyle advice to local residents, faculty from the nursing, exercise science, nutrition and psychology departments recently published a website. The website focuses on “blue zones,” or regions with some of the world’s longest life expectancies.…