Residence Halls to sponsor Halloween events Sunday, Oct. 31:
Kays Hall will be sponsoring Trick-or-Treat and a Halloween
Carnival for all faculty and staff children from 6 until 8 p.m., plus a
children's costume contest at 7 p.m. Also, University Hall will be
sponsoring Trick-or-Treat from 6 until 8 p.m. and Arkansas Hall will have
Trick-or-Treat from 7 until 9 p.m. For more details, contact the
Department of Housing and Residence Life at 972-2042.
Successful KASU Membership Drive: KASU,
the public broadcasting service of ASU, had a very successful on-air membership
drive last week. During the eight-day campaign, 280 callers pledged
$22,305 for new and renewed memberships, higher than any total KASU has
ever recorded. Even though the on-air drive is over, anyone may still
call the station to renew a membership or join for the first time.
To help support continued high quality programming, call 870-972-2200 or
800-643-8269.
Faculty achievements:
This week's listings focus on faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences.
We remind everyone that you are encouraged to submit information about
your faculty colleagues, as many do; we must not fail to recognize scholarly
achievement because of individual modesty.
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Dr. Bill Clements, English and Folklore, presented
a paper at the American Folklore Society meeting in Memphis on Oct. 24.
The subject was an examination of the reasons for European interest in
American Indian oratory.
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Dr. Richard Burns, English and Folklore, organized
and chaired a panel on "Military Folklore" at the same meeting. He
also presented a paper as part of the panel, " 'This is my rifle, this
is my gun . . . ': Gunlore in the Military."
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Dr. Warren Johnson, French and Spanish, presented
a paper at the 19th century French Studies Colloquium in London, Ontario,
Oct. 21-23, on the relation of anarchism and utopianism to the comic writings
of Alphonse Allais. Johnson also presented two papers at the Cincinnati
Romance Language Conference recently, one on exchange and ideology in Stendhal,
the other on the theme of the corporeality and its relation to images of
the State in Pío Baroja.
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Dr. Richard Grippo, Biology, and his graduate student,
Steve
Massa, recently received grants from both the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to investigate
the levels of mercury in bats collected from areas that are under fish
consumption advisories in Arkansas. They are testing the hypothesis
that the bats may accumulate mercury from eating the flying adult form
of the juvenile aquatic insects from which the fish are thought to accumulate
mercury.
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Jerry Farris, Biological Sciences, was recognized
this week at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Environmental Federation
with an award for his service to the AEF. Farris has been instrumental
in organizing and promoting the connection between the AEF (a trade organization)
and Arkansas academic researchers in all areas of environmental science.
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Dr. Cyndy Hendershot, English, presented a paper on
taboo and transgression in the horror film at the Arkansas Philological
Association meeting in Eureka Springs, Oct. 22.
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Dr. Rick Lott, English, read from his poetry at the
meeting of the Arkansas Philological Association in Eureka Springs.
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Dr. Rick McDaniel, Associate Dean, Arts and Sciences,
has been appointed to serve on the Arkansas Teacher Quality Grant Council.
Over a three-year period, the council will oversee the award of grants
totaling $2.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance
teacher quality in the state.
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Singing Telegrams are Popular: Members of
the ASU choir, who provided singing telegrams on Bosses Day, enjoyed performing
in offices all across campus. The choir is still raising funds for
the choir's trip to New York and performance at Carnegie Hall in New York
next March. Those who enjoyed the "telegrams" and would like to make
a donation to the travel fund may send a donation to the Alumni Office
in the Administration Building, or call Tori Thompson or Molly Phillips
at 972-3940. Checks should be made to the ASU Foundation. Anyone
interested in the companion tour being organized by the Alumni Office may
call 972-ALUM (2586) for details.
ASU Family News: The university community
extends sympathy to Betty Higgins, whose husband Jerald, passed
away. Betty is retired from the staff of Library Media Services (formerly
Audio Visual Department). Sympathy also is extended to Barry Sellers,
Athletics, whose father, Ray Sellers, passed away this week. In lieu
of flowers, Barry's family has asked friends to consider the Ray Sellers
Transplant Fund at Regions Bank of Jonesboro.
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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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Sunday
Oct. 31 |
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Trick-or-Treat for faculty and staff children: Kays Hall--6-8
p.m.; University Hall--6-8 p.m.; Arkansas Hall--7-9 p.m. For details,
call Department of Housing and Residence Life, 972-2042.
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Monday
November 1 |
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Volleyball: ASU vs. Tennessee-Martin, 7 p.m., Convocation
Center.
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Opera Production, 8 p.m., Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.
Also Nov. 2. Free admission. For details, call
972-2094.
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Tuesday
November 2 |
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Play: "Great Scientists Through the Ages: A Journey
of Discovery," presented by the National Theater of the Performing Arts,
Ltd., 10:15 a.m., Convocation Center. Call ASU Ticket Office at 972-2781
for details.
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Thursday
November 4 |
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Volleyball: ASU vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 5:30 p.m., Convocation
Center.
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Men's Basketball: Athletes First Exhibition, 7:05 p.m.,
Convocation Center.
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ASU Orchestra concert, 8 p.m., The Forum. For details,
call Dr. Neale Bartee, 972-2094.
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Friday
November 5 |
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Faculty Senate meeting, 3 p.m., Dean B. Ellis Library.
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Women's Basketball: ASU vs. Houston Flight, 7:05 p.m., Convocation
Center.
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Saturday
November 6 |
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Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter Honors Day, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Reng
Center. For details, call Dwayne Scott, 972-2034.
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"NEATEST" Suzuki workshop, Fine Arts Center. For details,
call Rebecca Markowski, 972-2094.
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Volleyball: ASU vs. Louisiana Tech, 5 p.m., Convocation Center.
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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," through Dec. 12.
"The Advent of Agriculture," in conjunction with Archaeology
Week, through Jan 16.
"The Great King Crowley Hoax," based upon a 1920's ruse
on artifacts of an extinct culture, through Jan. 30.
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Printmakers
Gallery: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., M-F, admission is free.
"The Printed Word." Since the beginning of written
language, artists have combined images and written texts. Decide
which is dominant, the pictorial or the literal content. Exhibit
through Nov. 19.
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Fine
Arts Center Gallery: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., M-F, admission is free.
Art Exhibit: "Silverpoint Drawings" by Victor Koulbak,
through Nov. 3.
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