New Student Orientation kicks off tomorrow
The first of the New Student Orientation sessions officially kick off tomorrow on campus. The NSO for tomorrow is full, which means that many new students will be touring the campus for the first time. In addition, many of those who attend summer orientation still haven't decided on their college of choice and are "shopping around."
  If you see any students, please show them gracious hospitality by offering a smile, a hello, or lending a helping hand to assist them in the right direction. Next Tuesday, June 14, is the next NSO, which is also full. Other dates for the month of June remain open. For more details, see the NSO web site.

Board of Trustees' meeting is Thursday
The Board of Trustees meeting will be Thursday at 9 a.m. in the 8th floor board room of Dean B. Ellis Library. Adoption of budgets for all of the ASU campuses will be on the agenda.

D. Ingram invited for presentation
Dr. Debra Ingram, Mathematics and Statistics, gave an invited presentation at the International Conference on Design of Experiments in May. She presented her paper, Optimal Nonregular Designs as Alternatives to the 16-Run and 32-Run Regular Fractional Factorials.

R. Grippo's expertise sought for workshop
Dr. Richard Grippo, Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences, was the featured speaker at a workshop in Pittsburgh the end of May. The workshop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining, was organized to review current manganese regulations associated with fossil fuel mining. Grippo was invited to speak about manganese as an aquatic pollutant, a topic he has been studying for almost 20 years. He is currently studying the aquaculture drug potassium permanganate, with doctoral student Melissa Hobbs, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the National Aquaculture Research Center in Stuttgart.

Staff Senate Annual Picnic update
The Staff Senate Annual Picnic held at the Pavilion on Wednesday, May 25, has been deemed a huge success. Many thanks to all the members of the Staff Senate who worked countless hours to provide wonderful food, great fun and super prizes. Most importantly, the Silent Auction raised $2,452 and the Bake Sale raised $138, which support ASU employee scholarship programs.

Business Alumni Chapter: quarterly lunch series
The College of Business Alumni Chapter will sponsor its quarterly lunch speaker series from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, at the Holiday Inn in Jonesboro. The guest speaker will be Jerry Halsey, Jr., president of Burrow Halsey Realty Group, Inc., with a presentation on The Mall at Turtle Creek. Everyone is invited to this dutch-treat luncheon. For more information, please contact Daya McAlexander, chapter president, at (870) 933-1784.

New Civil War exhibit at the museum
The ASU Museum has completed a new permanent exhibition on the Civil War, the latest in a series of war-related additions. Since 2001, the museum staff has created new exhibits about the Vietnam War, World Wars II and I, Spanish-American War and Indian Wars. The ASU Museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Admission is a suggested $2 donation. For more details, see the NewsPage.

Track team in NCAA finals
Athletics received news last week that three track and field athletes have advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet scheduled this week in Sacramento, Calif. Weight man Candon Powell and pole vaulter Brandon Banda automatically advanced to the final championship meet as a result of finishing in the top five of their respective events at the NCAA Mideast Regionals in Bloomington, Ind., the end of May. Quartermiler Nathan Daniels also advanced to the nationals. Congratulations to the track team!

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