April 7, 2006 -- The 28th annual Convocation of Scholars activities at Arkansas State University will continue this week with a series of honors and awards ceremonies.

Major events will include the Student Honors Awards Ceremony, where the R. E. Lee Wilson Award and most outstanding graduates of the university will be announced, and the Faculty Honors Convocation, where the faculty achievement awards will be presented and retiring faculty will be recognized.

The Student Honors Awards Ceremony begins at 3 p.m. Monday in the Student Union Auditorium. The public is welcome.

The Faculty Convocation begins at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Grand Hall of Fowler Center, preceded by a reception in honor of the retirees. The ceremony and reception are both open to the public.

The various college-level honors banquets or ceremonies are scheduled as follows: Business, and Nursing and Health Professions, Monday evening; Humanities and Social Sciences, Tuesday evening; Engineering, Wednesday afternoon; Communications, and Sciences and Mathematics, Wednesday evening; Agriculture, Thursday evening; and Fine Arts, Friday at noon.

A highlight of the week will be the Liberty Bank Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), Thursday evening at 7:30 in Riceland Hall of Fowler Center. Tickets are available for $50 each through the Office of University Advancement, 870-972-3362.  Click here for details.

Departmental awards also will be presented at events conducted by the Department of Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences, and the Department of Music.