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Board of Trustees approves resolutions
The Board of Trustees met on
Friday, Dec. 16, the last day before holiday break, discussing seven
resolutions on the agenda, which were all approved. The resolutions
were to authorize the development of a plan for the separation of
administration between the ASU system and ASU-Jonesboro; to
authorize an increase in the International Student Application fee
(from $25 to $40); and to authorize offering a one-year certificate
in general studies at ASU-Jonesboro. In addition, four resolutions
were passed for the ASU-Beebe campus: to authorize the issuance of
bonds for construction; to offer an associate of applied science in
veterinary technology and an associate of applied science with a
technical certificate in criminal justice and to approve naming a
building in honor of long-time faculty member, Dr. Ruth Couch.
To see a news release about the separation of administration between ASU-Jonesboro
and the ASU system, see the NewsPage.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week activities slated
MLK Week, honoring the
life and legacy of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. begins on
Wednesday, Jan. 11, and continues through Wednesday, Jan. 18, with
numerous activities for everyone on campus and in the community.
Activities include art exhibits, a birthday celebration, the MLK
March, a candlelight vigil, seminars and conferences, the MLK
Community Service, the MLK Community March, as well as the Black &
Gold Pageant and the MLK Image Awards.
To see an extensive list, go here.
Memphis Symphony to perform
Jan. 13
ASU
will present the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
Jan. 13, in Riceland Hall of Fowler Center. Under the direction of
 Vincent Danner, the Memphis Symphony returns with more than 60
musicians for the concert, which will feature William Grant Still’s
Festive Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, and Mendelssohn’s
Violin Concerto with violin soloist Tai Murray.
Performance tickets for the Fowler Center concert may be purchased
by calling 972-2781, or online at
http://tickets.astate.edu.
Prices are $30 and $20 for adults; $23 and $15 for ASU faculty and
staff, senior adults, and K-12 students; with a special ASU student
rate of $10 and $6. For more details, see the
NewsPage.
Spring
Commencement changes due
An ad hoc committee of
faculty, staff and students met last fall, studying spring
commencement. Due to the increasing number of graduates at each
spring commencement ceremony, the committee recommended splitting it
into two separate ceremonies. Therefore, beginning at the Spring
2006 Commencement on May 6, two separate ceremonies will be held
with one at 10 a.m. and the other at 2 p.m. The morning commencement
will include the colleges of Agriculture, Business, Engineering, Humanities and
Social Sciences, and Sciences and Mathematics. The afternoon
ceremony will include Communications, Education, Fine Arts, Nursing
and Health Professions, the University College and Regional
Programs. Both ceremonies will be held at the Convocation Center and
will include graduate and doctoral students.
ABI to host
technology conference Jan. 25
In case you missed the announcement in
December, “Growing a Technology Business,” will be
held at the ASU Arkansas Biosciences Institute on Wednesday, Jan.
25.
Highlights of the workshop include informative panel discussions on
how to successfully launch a technology-based business. The workshop
is designed for entrepreneurs, students, faculty, and other
interested individuals who are motivated to put their technology
ideas into the marketplace. Space is limited for the conference and
registration is required. The cost, which includes lunch, is $40 for
the general public and $20 for students. Sponsors are the ABI, the
Arkansas Department of Economic Development, Butler, Snow, O’Mara,
Stevens and Cannada, and the Arkansas Small Business Development
Center. To register, go here.
Faculty & staff appreciation night in
basketball
This Thursday, Jan. 5, as the
men's basketball team hosts Western Kentucky, all faculty and staff are
invited to appreciation night. Tickets are only $5 for all faculty
and staff and everyone is asked to bring their ID to receive the
discounted rate.
New field
for Indian Stadium and Tomlinson Stadium
When
the football team takes to the field in Indian Stadium next fall, it
will be on a new synthetic grass surface. The first steps toward the
installation project began during the first week of holiday break,
as heavy equipment moved in to dig up the natural grass and begin
replacing it with the Pro Green artificial grass covering. The
project is scheduled for completion by the time spring football
begins in March. Cost of the Indian Stadium project
is approximately $700,000 and is being financed through private
contributions. Included in the project is a ten-foot circle
surrounding home plate at Tomlinson Stadium, which should be
completed by the start of the 2006 ASU baseball season.
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