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Chancellor search begins with Town Hall Forums
As directed by the Board of Trustees in
December, the process for selection of a chancellor for the
Jonesboro campus is getting underway. One of the first steps in the search will be a series of Town Hall
Forums where students, faculty, staff and other interested
individuals may learn more about the purpose for the new position
and to give opinions on the type of individual ASU should
seek. A series of 17 Town Hall
Forums is scheduled for Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 15-17, at
various locations on campus and in the community. Click on
Chancellor Search to access the web page where you may register
for your preferred Town Hall Forum; click on
NewsPage to review a news release
about the process. Interested persons should register by noon
Monday.
Dr. Chris
Edrington publishes journal article
 Dr.
Chris S. Edrington, Engineering, recently published a journal
article in the January edition of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) "Engineers Transactions on Power
Electronics" titled
Prediction of Rotor Position at Standstill and Rotating Shaft
Conditions in Switched Reluctance Machines.
For all the latest faculty and staff
achievements, go to Campus News.
Music &
art departments collaborate
The
Department of Music will present the fourth concert in the 2005-06
Faculty Recital Series on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. in Bradbury
Gallery of Fowler Center. The faculty recital is the first
collaboration between the music department and the art department,
as
Feb. 19 will be the last day of the Faculty Biennial Exhibition in
the Bradbury Gallery. The program for the afternoon will include
Impromptu in B-flat, Op. Posth. 142, D. 935, No. 3 for solo
piano, performed by Dr. Lauren Schack Clark. She will then be
joined by Matthew Carey to perform Schubert’s Schwanengesang
(Swan Song). For more details, see the
NewsPage.
'R ed'
Beans and Race: tickets on sale
The Development Office is
sponsoring a "red" beans and rice lunch to benefit the ASU
Foundation on March 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pavilion.
Tickets for the lunch are $5 in advance, and may be purchased by
calling University Development at 972-3940 or ordered
online here.
Tickets will be $7 the day of the lunch. Additionally, persons
interested in entering the 5K run/walk on Saturday, March 11, which
is one of 11 running/walking events in the Northeast Arkansas
Running & Walking Series, may download an entry form
here.
Race/walk participants are encouraged to
dress in red for the event, which begins at 9 a.m. at the Chi Omega
Fountain on the west side of the Student Union. A breakfast in the
Student Union will follow the race; tickets are also available for
$5.
The Merling Trio to perform for
Lecture~Concert
With
Polish, Japanese and Dutch backgrounds, The Merling Trio will bring
an international sound to their performance Tuesday, Feb. 28.
They will perform at 7 p.m. in Riceland Hall of Fowler Center, as
part of the 2005-06 Lecture~Concert Series. The performance is free
and open to the public. The chamber music trio has been hailed as
a brilliantly distinguished group endowed with remarkable gifts of
communication, precision and an impeccable blend of sound. The Merling Trio is composed of Renata Artman Knific, violin; Bruce
Uchimura, cello; and Susan Wiersma Uchimura, piano. For details, contact Dr. Gil Fowler, associate dean for The
Honors College, at 972-2308 or via email at gfowler@astate.edu or
visit http://honors.astate.edu/.
To see the news release,
click here.
9th annual
Pride Day: Feb. 16
The
Spirit Club and the Student Activities Board (SAB) will host the 9th
annual Pride Day celebration Thursday, Feb. 16. The campus will be
adorned with red and black and the Pride Day Awards Reception will
be at 2 p.m. in the Student
Union Auditorium. The Princess, Indian Brave, and Chief Big Track awards will
be presented along with the Lt. Colonel Barney Smith Award and the
Outstanding Student Organization Awards. For more details, see the
NewsPage.
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