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Board names lab for professor emeritus Byrd
During
a meeting this morning at the ASU System Office in Little Rock, the
Board of Trustees approved several resolutions and personnel appointments. At ASU-Jonesboro, the resolutions
authorized: (a) naming of the William
 Byrd Laboratory in the Lab
Sciences Center; (b) a policy for set-off of amounts due the
university from amounts due to employees; and (c) application to acquire
for educational purposes
the Army Reserve Center property on Caraway Road, which the federal
government has declared excess property. The space will not be
available for use until a new center is built in Paragould. Other
resolutions authorized naming three facilities at the Heber Springs
campus and new programs at Beebe and Mountain Home. Byrd, emeritus
associate professor of biology, taught at ASU from 1955 until 1993 and was very instrumental in the department’s development and
success. Several individuals have made contributions in Byrd's
honor.
Judge
Marion Humphrey to speak for MLK celebration
As part of ASU's three-day
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, Judge Marion Hum phrey of
Little Rock will deliver the keynote address "Remember! Act!
Celebrate! The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." on Tuesday,
Jan. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. Judge Humphrey is a circuit judge for the Sixth Judicial
District (Pulaski and Perry counties), who attended Phillips Exeter
Academy, Princeton University, Harvard Divinity School, and the
University of Arkansas School of Law. For more about Judge Humphrey,
click here.
Cardiovascular screening for
ASU employees
ASU, in conjunction with The
Heart Center, will provide onsite cardiovascular screenings for ASU
employees and retirees who have insurance through ASU. The eight
screenings, including carotid artery ultrasound, glucose screen, and
BMI and body fat assessment, are offered at a copay price of $20. Results are provided onsite
immediately following the assessment. Although the screenings are
offered Jan. 22-25, registration begins Friday, Jan. 12. To
register, employees will need to enter promotional code ASU004. Call
1-866-409-4327 to schedule a screening, or see
www.heartscreennow.com.
For details, contact Chris
Enger at ext. 3974.
Deadline for Middle East Studies
grant proposals
Reminder: The deadline
for 2007 Middle East Studies grant proposals is 5 p.m. Friday, Jan.
12. The Middle East Studies Committee (MESC) administers funds
generated from a donation to ASU for the purpose of promoting an
awareness and understanding of issues and peoples of the Middle
East. Grant requests from full-time ASU faculty, staff, and students
for study and/or research in the Middle East are welcome from all disciplines. Details and guidelines may be obtained from Sue Marlay,
Office of International Programs, or Dr. Gloria Gibson, MESC
committee chair, and are outlined at
http://international.astate.edu/CallForProposals.htm.
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