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Political science professors publish
refereed article
  Dr. Patrick Stewart and Dr. William McLean, Political
Science, recently published an article titled Public Opinion
Toward the First, Second and Third Generations of Plant
Biotechnology in “In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology –
Plant.” This refereed article was in the November-December 2005
issue.
For all the latest faculty and staff
achievements, go to Campus News.
Dr. Bob Franklin honored for his documentary
 Dr.
Bob Franklin,
KASU, was recognized
earlier this month by the Accolade Competition with an honorable
mention for his work on the documentary,
Reconciliation and the Elaine,
Arkansas, Race Riot Of 1919:
Forgive Or Forget. The
Accolade Competition honors and gives recognition to outstanding
craft and creativity in film, video, television and commercials.
9th annual
Pride Day
is today
The
Spirit Club and the Student Activities Board (SAB) will host the 9th
annual Pride Day celebration today. The Pride Day Awards Reception will
be at 2 p.m. in the Student
Union Auditorium. The Princess Award will be given to Andrea
Ball-Scott, Athletics, the Indian Brave Award will be
given to Dr. Herman Strickland, University College, and Chief Big Track
will be given to Coach Steve Roberts and the football team.
These awards will
be presented along with the Lt. Colonel Barney Smith Award and the
Outstanding Student Organization Awards. For more details, see the
NewsPage.
Music &
art departments collaborate
this Sunday
The
Department of Music will present the fourth concert in the 2005-06
Faculty Recital Series this Sunday 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.
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).
Black History Month: featured
speaker is Tuesday
The highlight of Black History Month
will be a lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the
Student Union Auditorium featuring Ms. Deborah Mathis, author of
Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home.
Mathis, a professor at the Medill School of Journalism,
Northwestern University, Washington, D.C. program, is a former news
anchor for the Little Rock television station KATV. For more
details, contact Jerrod Lockhart at 972-2055 or via email at
jlockhar@astate.edu or see
the NewsPage for details.
Mardi Gras Celebration hosted by
SAB
The Student Activities Board (SAB) will host a Mardi Gras
celebration on Tuesday, Feb. 28, in the Student Union from 6 to 10
p.m. Activities will begin on the first floor with a palm reader,
caricature artist, and a tattoo artist. Party-goers will also have
the chance to make their own Mardi Gras mask. Live music will be in
the center court. On the third floor, prizes will be awarded to
the winners of the pool tournament, the Texas Hold’em tournament,
and a Blackjack tournament. The movie Rent will be shown
in the Auditorium. The cafeteria will feature a Cajun-theme meal,
complete with “King Cake” and non-alcoholic daiquiris. This event is free for students, who will need to
bring their ID’s. For more details, refer students to the SAB office at 972-2055.
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