Moore accepts position within Office of the Chancellor Tom Moore, longtime director of University Communications at ASU, has been appointed by ASU Chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts as executive assistant to the chancellor. Moore's new duties began on Monday, March 10, and will include oversight of and assistance with correspondence, contracts, and speechwriting. He will remain a consultant to the Office of University Relations. Moore became a member of the ASU staff in 1985. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a Master of Public Administration degree, both from ASU. In addition to his 23 years of experience in University Communications, he has an extensive background in news writing, working as editor of Walnut Ridge's The Times Dispatch and as a writer at The Jonesboro Sun. Moore's previous duties will be assumed by Markham Howe, director, University Relations, and Sara E. McNeil, coordinator, University Communications, with part-time assistance from Dr. Nancy Hendricks, publications editor, Alumni Relations.  Welcome Reception for Cagri Bagcioglu to be held Friday The International Programs Office and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research welcome Cagri Bagcioglu to ASU with a reception Friday, March 14, at 4 p.m., in the Administration Building Lobby. Bagcioglu is the new assistant to Dr. Dan Howard, vice chancellor, Academic Affairs and Research. Bagcioglu's work with Dr. Howard will emphasize international education initiatives. All faculty and staff are invited.  Mascot Roll-out ceremony on track for Thursday The Mascot Roll-out ceremony slated for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 13, will reveal the new mascot imagery for the Red Wolves. The "new face" of ASU imagery will be unveiled by ASU Chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts, with assistance from SGA President Morgan Pippin and Corey Leonard, quarterback of the football team. Speakers will include Dr. Potts, Dr. Dean Lee, director, Athletics, Pippin, and Leonard. The outdoor ceremony is scheduled for the east side of the Student Union, but should the weather prove inclement, the event will be moved to the Student Union center court area. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of ASU athletics are welcome to attend. Dr. Haran receives NASA EPSCoR award Dr. Shivan Haran, Mechanical Engineering , has received a NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development Planning and Preparatory (RID P&P) award for his project, "Structure Health Monitoring for Space Structures by Using Thin-film Piezoelectric Networks." He will work jointly with Dr. Guoliang Huang, principal investigator, Systems Engineering, UALR. The project involves a new structural health monitoring technique using MEMs-based piezoelectric active sensors to provide a comprehensive study of the dynamic behavior of composite plate structures, aiding in the development of a new and reliable technique for online self-monitoring systems for large space structures that are integrated with thin-film piezoelectric sensor systems. Such research addresses the need for safe and reliable advanced space exploration vehicle and propulsion systems that are key to NASA's human and space technology (HR&T) objectives of the Space Exploration Initiative. University Planning Committee to meet Friday ASU's University Planning Committee will meet Friday, March 14, at 9 a.m. in the 8th floor boardroom of the Dean B. Ellis Library. Back to the top