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Spring enrollment figures show gains
Preliminary, unofficial spring semester enrollment
statistics show a significant increase compared to a year ago. The
unduplicated headcount for all instructional sites associated with
ASU-Jonesboro is 9,873, an increase of 82 students from spring 2005,
and the second highest spring semester enrollment during the last 10
years. Even more significant is the full-time equivalent (FTE)
enrollment, which jumped by 146, up to 7,872. ASU has been making a
concentrated effort to improve retention among the students it
attracts each year, and those efforts show dividends in the spring
numbers. The retention rate for first-time freshmen who enrolled
last fall and returned for the spring semester is approximately 86
percent, compared to 83 percent last year. In addition, the graduate
headcount enrollment of 1,296 is the highest ever recorded in a
spring semester. Another significant trend noted is the popularity
of Web-based or Web-assisted instruction. The enrollment in these
courses shot up from 652 in spring 2005 to 1,020 this year. For more
details, see the NewsPage.
Theatre to open Sideman Feb. 10
The ASU
Theatre will open the third production of the 2005-06 season on
Friday, Feb. 10, with the Tony Award-winning drama Sideman by
Warren Leight. Sideman will be performed in the Drama Theatre
at Fowler Center. Additional performances are scheduled for
Saturday, Feb. 11, and Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 14 and 15, all at
7:30 p.m. Sideman won the 1999 Tony Award for best new play.Tickets may be purchased
(reserved seating) in advance for $7 at the Central Box Office or by
calling 972-ASU1. Reserved seating tickets (if available) may be
purchased at the door for $9.
Advanced reservations are highly recommended. See the
Sideman news release.
Middle
East Studies Night and grant awards
The Middle East Studies Committee (MESC) will host Middle East
Studies Night on Monday, Feb. 6, in the Grand Hall of Fowler Center.
The highlight of the evening is the announcement of the 2006 grant
recipients. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by a
buffet of Middle Eastern cuisine at 7 p.m. From 7:45 – 8:45 p.m.,
cultural connections to the Middle East will be provided through
student and faculty experiences. Admission is free. For more
details, see the NewsPage.
King's Singers at Fowler Center for Valentine's
The King’s Singers will perform at Fowler Center Monday, Feb. 13, at
7:30 p.m. Formed in 1968, the group was n amed
when the six founding members were choral scholars from King’s
College at the University of Cambridge. Over the years their
repertoire has remained all encompassing from medieval to
renaissance, romantic to contemporary, to folk and pop. Renowned for
their commitment to blend, balance and intonation in their
performances, the King’s Singers have become a prominent musical
force in the United Kingdom. Performance tickets for the Fowler
Center concert may be purchased by calling 972-2781 or
1-888-278-3267, or online at
http://tickets.astate.edu. Prices are $23 and $15 for ASU
faculty and staff with a special ASU student rate of $10 and $6. For
more details, see the NewsPage.
Black History Month begins
The theme for Black History
Month 2006 will be “Still Climbing … Life Ain’t Been No Crystal
Stair.” For more
details, contact Jerrod Lockhart at 870-972-2055 or via email at
jlockhar@astate.edu or see
the
NewsPage for details.
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum opens exhibit
 Valentines from Piggott, 1910-1918, will be on exhibit at the
Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and
Educational Center in Piggott, Wednesday, Feb. 1, through
Tuesday, Feb. 28. The exhibit includes pages from Willie Underwood
Wyatt’s scrapbook of Valentines from her grammar school classmates
in Piggott, 1910 to 1918. The collection of more than 60
chromolithograph and hand-made Valentines was donated to the museum
by her son. Many of Wyatt’s school friends represent families
currently in Piggott and friends of the Paul and Mary Pfeiffer
family. Tours are on the hour, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is a $5 donation.
Environmentalist here for agribusiness conference
 Ken Cook, president and co-founder of the Environmental
Working
Group, is one of several featured speakers Wednesday, Feb. 15, at
the 2006 ASU Agribusiness Conference. The author of numerous
articles on environmental and agricultural topics, Cook was named
one of Washington, D.C.’s top lobbyists by Capitol Hill newspaper
The Hill. Cook’s company, EWG, is a public interest research and
advocacy organization. Since its founding in 1993, the EWG has been
a force in the national policy debate on the ecological impact of
agriculture. For more details about Cook, see the
NewsPage.
Or, go here to see the news release on the 2006 Agribusiness
Conference.
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