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Heritage
Studies to present lecture Thursday
Fred
Gardaphe, director of the Italian American Studies Program at the
State
 University
of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, will speak at ASU Wednesday, June
14, at 4 p.m. in the ASU Museum, Room 157. Sponsored by the
Heritage Studies Ph.D. Program, Gardaphe’s talk is entitled “From
Wiseguys and Wise Men: The Italian American Gangster Figure.” The
lecture is based on material from his most recent book “From
Wiseguys to Wise Men: Masculinities and the Italian American
Gangster,” published by Routledge in 2006. For more information
about Gardaphe and the event, see the
NewsPage release.
Minor in
religious studies, proposed courses invited
Earlier
this spring, the Board of Trustees approved a new religious studies
minor. The original proposal consisted of a three-tier approach,
consisting of religion as faith, belief, and historical background,
the artistic appreciation and expression of religion, and social and
political applications of faith. At the time of the proposal, the
undergraduate curriculum committee deemed that not enough courses
currently existed to fill this approach.
Therefore, faculty members
are now invited to propose courses for their departments and the
Undergraduate Bulletin. Faculty have expressed interest in teaching
Latin and Greek, the history of the Early Church, the Medieval
Church, and the Reformation; American Politics and Religion in the
20th Century. For details, please contact Dr. Wayne
Narey, English & Philosophy, at 972-2625, or via email at
wnarey@astate.edu.
Postal Service signs extension to June 2007
The Division of Finance and Administration has announced that
the U.S. Postal Service signed a lease extension to remain on campus
in its existing facility until June 30, 2007. The original lease
expiration date was set for this Oct. 31. This extension allows for
a more seamless transition between the spring and fall semesters, as
opposed to having postal service disrupted in the middle of the fall
2006 semester. Eventually, the university would like to see a
permanent postal facility located in the renovated Reng Student
Services Center, according to Jennus Burton, vice president for
Finance and Administration.
Emeritus professor Marguerite
Coe
Graveside services for Dr.
Marguerite "Maggie" Coe, emeritus professor of speech communication,
were Saturday, May 27, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Jonesboro. Dr.
Coe served on the ASU faculty from 1972 until her retirement in
1993, and her son David is employed by Sodexho Campus Dining
Services. Friends and former colleagues may read more about her life
and sign the online registry at
Gregg Funeral Home.
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