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The Student Bar Association sponsored a new 5K run/walk
event in memory of School
of Law Dean Timothy Heinsz. Andrea Cathy photo
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Students
Raise
Money, Hope for
Worthy Causes
By Blaire Leible
Raising money to help others in
fun and creative ways has been a long-held tradition at Mizzou.
Read on for a few outstanding examples…
Biking in Spandex
At the Women’s
Law Association (WLA) annual auction, MU faculty donations
often raise the most money – and a few eyebrows. This year’s
auction had many unique packages for bidders, including a bike
ride on the Katy Trail in which faculty riders dressed in spandex
and a dinner and a game of Risk for 16 at a faculty member’s
home.
The 80-member WLA holds the auction to raise
money for several charities. Donations are received from businesses
throughout Missouri in addition to those provided by law professors.
During the last two years, the WLA raised
about $10,000 at each auction. Proceeds from this year’s
auction benefited Happiness for Health, a program started by law
Professor Doug Abrams for children in the hospital; Rainbow House,
an emergency shelter for children; the Court-Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) program; MU’s Family Violence Clinic; and
the WLA Scholarship Fund.
The Student
Bar Association also sponsored a new 5K run/walk event in
memory of former School of Law Dean Timothy Heinsz. All proceeds
went to a memorial fund in the name of Timothy J. Heinsz. The
event, which will be held annually, raised nearly $6,000. Professor
Heinsz died suddenly of a heart attack while jogging July 2, 2004.
Heinsz, Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law and director of the Center
for the Study of Dispute Resolution, was highly regarded as
one of the University’s outstanding academic leaders and
was a nationally respected legal scholar.
Members of the MU Delta
Delta Delta sorority travel every year to the St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. They volunteer and play
with the children at Target House, where patients and their
families stay if treatment lasts more than three months.
Photo courtesy of Greek Life and Tri-Delta sorority
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Breaking Records
MU fraternities and sororities broke records
during the 2004-05 academic year, raising more than $120,000 for
charity. Nearly all chapters have some sort of annual philanthropy
activity, and most work together on service projects during such
big events as Homecoming
and Greek Week.
Beneficiaries include the American Red Cross; Children’s
Miracle Network; Ronald McDonald House; A Call to Serve International;
Central Missouri Food Bank; Center for Latino Health, Education
and Culture; and STRIPES, MU’s sober driving program.
A Night of Hope
The MU chapter of the American Cancer Society
organized more than 50 teams to participate in Relay for Life.
The purpose of the overnight event is to celebrate cancer survivors
and to raise money for research, advocacy, education and patient
services. Students from all over campus participated, including
members of the Alumni
Association Student Board (AASB), Pre-Vet
Club and the Agriculture,
Food and Natural Resources Student Council. During the event,
teams of people gather at schools, fairgrounds, or parks and take
turns walking or running laps. Each team tries to keep at least
one member on the track at all times. This year the event raised
more than $63,000.
Honoring MU Student
Killed in Iraq
Forty-two Greek students
from Mizzou traveled to Jamaica for a week in January and
built two houses and started a third. Photo courtesy of
Greek Life
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Students in the Department
of Physics and Astronomy are raising money to establish a
memorial scholarship in honor of MU student Melvin Mora, who was
killed in Iraq.
“The best idea I could come up with
was to establish a scholarship so that Melvin would live on beyond
his death, and so another student could study and do the work
that Melvin felt was so important,” said student Yvonne
Solbrekken, who helped develop the scholarship.
Members of the Society of Physics Students
have joined Solbrekken in raising money for the Melvin
Y. Mora endowed scholarship fund, which now totals more than
$10,000.
“The students began their fund-raising
with such projects as yard work and other services, and they convinced
the faculty to join their efforts,” said Nancy Moen, director
of communications for the College of Arts and Science.
An Unconventional Contest
College of Business Week is held annually within the College
of Business to encourage camaraderie and a sense of competition,
both inside and outside the classroom.
Student organizations compete against one another in a Knowledge
Bowl, Mini Golf Tournament and a talent show, among other activities.
One of the most popular events is the “Kiss the Pig”
competition. Everyone in the college is invited to vote with donations
to select which of the faculty and staff members will have to
kiss a pig. This year, more than $3,300 was raised during the
contest, all of which was donated to the Central Missouri Food
Bank.
Two faculty members had the “honor” of kissing the
pigs – Tom Howard, director of the School
of Accountancy and the recipient of the least amount of votes,
and Dan French, chair of the Department
of Finance whose tally of donations totaled more than $1,600.
During the week, business students also collected and donated
more than 1,700 pounds of non-perishable goods to the Food Bank.
Residence Halls Rally
Students who live in residence halls also
are involved in philanthropies. They participate in campus fund-raising
events during Homecoming and do other projects based on current
events or circumstances.
“Students in one residence hall raised
money to help a housekeeper who had suffered some personal tragedies,
and recently a combination of efforts raised almost $4,000 to
benefit the victims of the tsunami,” said Frankie Minor,
director of residential life.
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