United Way and ASU: The United Way of Greater
Jonesboro is dedicated to helping others. Volunteers and staff assess community
needs, raise funds, allocate resources and encourage collaborative efforts
to build a stronger and healthier community. The United Way serves
18 agencies; many ASU families have directly benefitted from their services.
Last year, ASU volunteers raised more than $26,000 for United Way.
According to Paula Miles, United Way campaign coordinator for ASU, our
goal is to raise $27,500 during this year's campaign. Anyone who
gives $50 or more will be eligible for a parking space marked by a plaque
bearing his or her name as a "United Way Hero" ($40 value), a golf bag
donated by the Arnold Palmer Golf Bag Company, and many other prizes.
All faculty and staff will receive more information from their area coordinator.
This year's campaign theme is "Put a little love in your heart!"
Faculty Achievements: Congratulations to
faculty members who have distinguished themselves and their departments
for outstanding professional achievements.
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Congratulations to Dr. Susan Hanrahan, dean,
Nursing and Health Professions, on her recent election to serve a three-year
term on the national Board of Directors of the Association of Schools of
Allied Health Professions.
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Dr. Mike Panigot, Chemistry, and two of his
undergraduate students, Amy Crabb and David Bailey, had a
paper accepted for publication by the Proceedings of the 1999 Arkansas
Undergraduate Research Conference and Space Grant Symposium, held recently
in Arkadelphia. The paper, which also was presented at the conference,
is titled "Studies Toward the Preparation of C-Glycoside Dendrimers: Synthesis
of a C-Glycoside Dendrimer Core Molecule and Investigations into Protecting
Group Manipulation for the Preparation of Further Generations of Dendrimers."
Tailgating with the Tribe: ASU's Office
of Alumni Relations is busier than ever this year, drumming up exciting
events for football season. This will be the biggest tailgate party
year ever! Preceding the ASU Indians' Saturday tangle with the Memphis
Tigers is the third annual tailgate party sponsored by the ASU Alumni Association,
Earwood Contractors and Coca-Cola of Northeast Arkansas. Tailgating
will begin at 4 p.m. at the usual location–on Hollywood, southeast of the
Liberty Bowl on the Coca-Cola property. Barbecue is on the menu–but
even better is the news that some lucky ASU Indian fan will win overnight
accommodations in Destin, Fla. Join the fun! Head to Memphis
for Saturday's game. Drawing for the prize is at 5:30 p.m., and you
must be present to win. The tailgate party on Saturday, Sept. 25,
will celebrate ASU's first home game, where the Tribe will take on TCU
at Indian Stadium. Frog legs will be the food special of the day.
Let's support the Indians by bringing our families and friends to fill
Indian Stadium. The tailgate party kicks off at 4 p.m., preceding
the 6 p.m. kickoff on the field. Fun-filled tailgate parties are
planned for every game, and Campus News will help keep you posted. GO INDIANS!
KASU Town Meeting: KASU-FM
will hold a town meeting Tuesday, Sept. 21, at Paragould High School to
hear programming concerns of its audience. Many KASU listeners have
expressed interest in meeting the station's personnel to discuss programming,
as well as to learn more about how the station operates. The "town
meeting" format, the first in a series of planned meetings, will allow
listeners that opportunity. Paragould resident Tony Brooks will serve
as moderator for the meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. Listeners from
Clay, Dunklin, Greene, and Lawrence counties are encouraged to attend and
ask questions and offer suggestions regarding KASU programming. KASU-FM,
licensed to ASU, has been serving its listeners since 1957.
Intent to graduate cards: Faculty advisers
should remind students who plan to graduate in December that the deadline
for filing an intent to graduate card is Oct. 1. Also, the deadline
for submitting the approved undergraduate graduation checklist to the Office
of the Registrar is Oct. 22.
College algebra tutors sought: Faculty
may want to mention to students that college algebra tutors are needed
through the Office of Disability Services. Tutoring jobs paying at
least $6 per hour are available for students who have earned a "B" or better
in college algebra and/or higher-level math courses. For more information,
interested students should call Disability Services at 972-3964.
Conversation partners enjoy cultural exchange: The
Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) gives each of us an opportunity
to help make the world a better place. Conversation partners are
needed for many international students who chose ASU from among numerous
universities they could have attended. Those who can volunteer even
one hour per week to visit with a student from another country are encouraged
to call Cathy Cato, 972-2500.
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This week:
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See the Calendar
for a more in-depth listing of upcoming university events.
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Monday
September 20 |
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"Paint the Town Red," local businesses to decorate in ASU
colors, sponsored by the Greater Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce and ASU.
For details, call Alumni Relations 972-2586.
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Workshop for 5th-7th grade teachers on economics, Convocation
Center. Call Dr. Larry Dale at 972-3416.
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Step Aerobics, M & W, 5:15-6:16 p.m., HPER Complex, 3rd
Floor, #320. Health Center, 972-2054.
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Faculty Recital: Joe Bonner, flutist and Joy Sanford , pianist,
8 p.m., Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.
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1999 Northeast Ark. District Fair, Craighead County Fairgrounds,
through Sept. 25.
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Tuesday
September 21 |
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Preview Day, 8:30 a.m-2:00 p.m., free. Call Admissions
at 972-3024 for details. ASU Freshman Day at Northeast Ark. District
Fair. Free admission with student ID.
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Wednesday
September 22 |
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Central Mississippi Valley Archeological Society to present
slide lecture by Dr. Julie Morrow, 7-9 p.m., free, the Museum. Details,
972-2071.
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Thursday
September 23 |
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Faculty-Staff Choir to begin weekly rehearsals, 12:30 p.m.,
Fine Arts, Room 120. Everyone is welcome to participate.
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Friday
September 24 |
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Volleyball: ASU vs. Denver, 7 p.m., Convocation Center.
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Saturday
September 25 |
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ASU Family Day, 9:30 a.m., free, ASU Campus. Contact
Campus Programs at 972-2055.
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ASU United Way Campaign starts.
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Football: ASU vs. Texas Christian, 6 p.m., Stadium
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Continuing
exhibits
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ASU
Museum: Museum is open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., M-F, 1-4 p.m., Sat. &
Sun., admission free.
"Historic Prints from the A. G. Edwards & Sons Corporate
Art Collection," Sept. 12-Dec. 12.
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Printmakers
Gallery: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., M-F, admission is free.
"Flora: Good and Evil." Expressive plant life is
combined imaginatively to express human emotions, exhibition through Sept.
24.
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Art
Exhibit: Thad Flenniken, painter-Mixed Media, Fine Arts Center
Gallery, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., through Oct. 1.
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