Columbia College feature stories

American Foreign Policy in the Middle East, 2009 and Beyond

2009-04-21T09:54:00.004-05:00

Should an America that professes democracy support the Palestinians or Israelis or both, and how do we do it?Come find out at 1 p.m. Friday, May 1 in Dorsey Chapel in Dorsey Hall on the Columbia College campus, as Emory University Middle Eastern scholar Dr. Kenneth W. Stein speaks on "American Foreign Policy in the Middle East, 2009 and Beyond." The lecture is the 2009 Schiffman Lecture in

I’m being followed by a Field shadow

2008-06-13T11:24:00.009-05:00

Thirty-seven kids from Field Elementary School in May job-shadowed staff members. These staff work in security, maintenance, athletics (the boys were pumped), bookstore, tech support, graphic design, admissions and other areas. The students had radically different ideas on their professional destinies, but most seemed to enjoy a glimpse of the collegiate-staff world. Field students took a Career

Burchard notches No. 500, elected to MBCA Hall of Fame

2008-06-13T11:03:00.002-05:00

Men’s basketball coach Bob Burchard celebrated a milestone March 1 as his Cougars trounced Missouri Baptist University in the quarterfinal round of the AMC postseason tournament — win No. 500. On May 15, the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) added another honor, induction into the 2008 Hall of Fame. The MBCA nominated nine high school but only two college basketball coaches, Burchard

Columbia College helps shrink minority higher education gap

2008-05-28T10:14:00.000-05:00

Columbia College was recently ranked No. 22 in Diverse Issues in Higher Education's "Top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers 2007." The ranking looks at the number of bachelor's degrees granted to African-American students in business management, marketing and related support-services fields. The college also placed 89 out of the top 100 colleges granting bachelor's degrees in all disciplines to

Dr. Stephen J. Patterson to discuss the history of Jesus

2008-05-27T10:15:00.017-05:00

For those asking what would Jesus do, Dr. Stephen J. Patterson has made it his life's quest to find the answer. Professor of New Testament at the Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Patterson will deliver the 2007 Schiffman Lecture in Religious Studies, "The Jesus Seminar Mutiny: How Scholarship, Beads and a Little Pluck Sparked a Revolution in the Search for the Historical Jesus." The

Missouri Hall takes the LEED

2008-05-22T09:46:00.007-05:00

Missouri Hall is on its way to becoming one of a handful of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified structures in the state. There are fewer than five such public buildings in Columbia, Mo. The U.S. Green Buildings Council, a national non-profit organization, instituted the LEED certification program in 2000. The certification is granted to buildings that meet standards of

Paper in Particular celebrates 29 years

2008-05-21T10:40:00.010-05:00

Whether documenting history, serving as a toy or even a building material, paper has many purposes. This month, at the 29th annual Paper in Particular, students, faculty and staff have a chance to see an exhibition of paper in one of its most diverse forms: as art.The competition and show features works of art on paper or composed of paper, and draws entries from across the nation, and even

High-flying flags come around the world and back

2008-05-21T09:40:00.043-05:00

Columbia College graduate U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Cortez Pree will present Dr. Gerald Brouder, college president, with a U.S. flag and a Columbia College flag that flew over Pree's military installation during his recent tour of duty in Iraq. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 22 at Bass Commons on the Columbia College campus. Newly commissioned Army 2nd Lt. Shawn Sharkey