Financial Aid and Scholarships Office receives grant
The office of Financial Aid and Scholarships received a grant last week from MOHELA for $20,326 to fund a technology resource room for financial aid awareness.
  The technology resource room will be located in the renovated Reng Center which will be completed by the end of the 2005-06 academic year. The grant funds will be used to purchase computers, printers, and media equipment to assist financial aid and scholarship applicants.


Faculty and staff updates & achievements
Dr. Catherine Reese, Political Science, has recently co-authored a book chapter; Dr. Mike Panigot and Dr. Mark Draganjac, both of Chemistry, and students Randi Sebourn, Bryanna Lies, and Audra Bowman will present at the upcoming national meeting of the the American Chemical Society; Pam Kail, President's Office, has been elected as a Rotarian of the Year, Dr. Donald Lester, Management & Marketing, has coauthored an article and received a Distinguished Paper Award on another; and Dr. Aldemaro Romero, Biological Sciences, presented a paper recently at the Smithsonian Institution. Read further details about their achievements and others in Campus News. 

KASU to sponsor two upcoming concerts
KASU will sponsor a live blues concert featuring John Weston at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 5, in downtown Jonesboro at Sheffield's Restaurant. Weston hails from the rich Delta region of Brinkley and took up music as a hobby in 1970. He began performing publicly about 20 years ago. His musical style is influenced by his interest in jazz and country music. At the age of 49, he took up the chromatic harmonica to accompany his rich baritone voice. This Blue Monday concert featuring Weston is part of a monthly series of free blues concerts hosted by KASU, the public radio service of ASU. Additional support of Blue Monday is from Liberty Bank of Arkansas, Back Beat Music, and the Posey Peddler.
  Then, on Thursday, July 8, from 7-9 p.m., KASU will sponsor the first ever "Jazz on the Lawn." This free concert will feature the jazz group El Bu'ho and Friends at The Edge Coffee House. "El Bu'ho" is the South American nickname given to internationally known jazz trumpeter Gary Gazaway. Gazaway, who grew up in northeast Arkansas, was influenced by the region's rich musical heritage of blues, gospel, soul, jazz and rockabilly. His band tours regularly throughout the Midwest and Southwest. This performance is sponsored by The Edge and First Community Bank.

Independence Day to be observed Monday, July 5
Since the Fourth of July falls on Sunday this year, the Independence Day holiday will be observed on Monday, July 5, at ASU. All offices and departments will be closed for the holiday. Inside ASU will be published on Tuesday, July 6.

Second Summer Term begins Tuesday, July 6
First Summer Term final exams are this week, and Second Summer Term classes will begin Tuesday, July 6.  Summer Commencement will be Friday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m.

ASU Museum features Catlin lithographs
George Catlin (1796-1872) was an American artist who traveled and lived among the Native Americans in the 1830s.  An exhibition of 23 of his lithographs, “A Plains Portfolio,” will be on exhibition in the Arkansas State University Museum main gallery through Aug. 4.  Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.  See more details about the Catlin exhibit on the NewsPage.

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