BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cd5b5a9b-4b91-44d7-a91a-8b5a9d686f91.224112@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20230124T023659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T023659Z LOCATION:Meyer Library\, Duane G. 302 SUMMARY:OSI to host author talk with Dr. Michelle Olsen DESCRIPTION:The Ozarks Studies Institute\, an initiative of the MSU Librar ies\, will host Michelle Olsen\, PhD for an author talk and signing of he r newly published book\, "Crystallofolia: Frost Flowers.”\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in Lot 19 at 9 19 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy.\n\n\nAbout the book\n\n\n“Crystallofolia: Fro st Flowers” is a photographic journey through Ozarks terrain\, documentin g a phenomenon unique to this region of the country. Frost flowers\, also called Crystallofolia\, are ice sculptures that extrude from the stem of the Verbesina virginica plant in late fall\, winter\, and early spring\, when the temperatures are cool enough for this natural art to emerge. Th rough photos and whimsical text\, Olsen’s book narrates her own journey o f discovery and deeper learning about this subject.\n\n\nThe book\, publi shed by the Ozarks Studies Institute\, will be available for purchase at the event. It is also available for purchase online and in-person at Meye r Library. Pricing is $29.95 for paperback and $59.95 for hardcover.\n\n\ nMore on the author\n\n\nDr. Michelle Olsen is the director of Institutio nal Research at Missouri State. She has a doctorate in teaching and learn ing in higher education and spent many years in the classroom\, as well a s writing curriculum for both the traditional classroom and distance educ ation. She eventually took her experiences writing curriculum into the co rporate world\, and she found herself implementing student information sy stems and writing technical training manuals for Apple Computer\, Inc. He r work with relational data systems paved the path into educational resea rch at MSU.\n\n\nOlsen’s research and teaching background\, combined with her love of nature and lifelong learning\, led to her field work and pho tography of one of only four plants native to Missouri known to produce f rost flowers\, the Verbesina virginica. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th e Ozarks Studies Institute\, an initiative of the MSU Libraries\, will ho st Michelle Olsen\, PhD for an author talk and signing of her newly publi shed book\, "Crystallofolia: Frost Flowers.”</p>\n<p>This event is free a nd open to the public. Free parking is available in Lot 19 at 919 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy.</p>\n<p><strong>About the book</strong></p>\n<p>“Crysta llofolia: Frost Flowers” is a photographic journey through Ozarks terrain \, documenting a phenomenon unique to this region of the country. Frost f lowers\, also called Crystallofolia\, are ice sculptures that extrude fro m the stem of the Verbesina virginica plant in late fall\, winter\, and e arly spring\, when the temperatures are cool enough for this natural art to emerge. Through photos and whimsical text\, Olsen’s book narrates her own journey of discovery and deeper learning about this subject.</p>\n<p> The book\, published by the Ozarks Studies Institute\, will be available for purchase at the event. It is also available for purchase&nbsp\;<a hre f="https://calendar.missouristate.edu/msulib.me/frostflowers">online</a> and in-person at Meyer Library. Pricing is $29.95 for paperback and $59.9 5 for hardcover.</p>\n<p><strong>More on the author</strong></p>\n<p>Dr. Michelle Olsen is the director of Institutional Research at Missouri Stat e. She has a doctorate in teaching and learning in higher education and s pent many years in the classroom\, as well as writing curriculum for both the traditional classroom and distance education. She eventually took he r experiences writing curriculum into the corporate world\, and she found herself implementing student information systems and writing technical t raining manuals for Apple Computer\, Inc. Her work with relational data s ystems paved the path into educational research at MSU.</p>\n<p>Olsen’s r esearch and teaching background\, combined with her love of nature and li felong learning\, led to her field work and photography of one of only fo ur plants native to Missouri known to produce frost flowers\, the Verbesi na virginica.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T180000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://ozarksstudies.missouristate.edu/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR