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Summer Commencement to be held this Friday
ASU's Summer Commencement will be held
Friday, Aug. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Convocation Center. The student
speaker will be Kendall Carroll, who is graduating summa cum laude
with a BS in radiologic sciences. A reception for all graduates,
their guests, and faculty and staff will be held on the north
mezzanine following the ceremony. Everyone is invited to attend.
Dr. Moeeni invited to join
editorial board of journal
Dr. Farhad Moeeni, Computer and Information Technology, has
been invited to join the
 editorial
board of the International Journal of RF Technologies: Research and
Applications, due to debut in 2008. This journal is the first
academic journal in the world devoted to radio frequency
identification technology (RFID). The journal will provide
researchers with a vehicle to exchange information and list research
results regarding RF technology deployment, data analytics, and
business value creation. Topics the journal will address in addition
to RFID will be real time location sensing (RTLS), near-field
communication (NFC), and RF-based sensors.
Chancellor Potts accepts
Mascot Review recommendation
Dr. Robert L. Potts, chancellor of Arkansas State
University-Jonesboro, announced
last Wednesday that he
is accepting the recommendation from the Mascot Review Committee, and he
is appointing a Mascot Selection Steering Committee to guide the next
steps in the process. Potts also detailed his charge to the new committee, which will recommend
for adoption "a new mascot and associated imagery" to the ASU Board of
Trustees, through the president of the ASU System.
Intensive
Chinese language course to be offered evenings
The College of Humanities and Social
Sciences is offering an intensive Chinese language course on Tuesday
and Thursday evenings, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall, Room 125.
This course is six credits a semester, covering elementary Chinese
in the fall and intermediate Chinese in the spring. The course will
be taught by Xiaoyun "Winnie" Wu. Ms. Wu holds a bachelor's degree
in Chinese language and literature, as well as a master's degree in
International Relations, from Beijing Normal University. Born in
Beijing, Ms. Wu is a native speaker of Mandarin, and her proficiency
earned her top ranking for her accentless spoken Mandarin. She has
taught Chinese language to international students for five years.
Ms. Wu will pursue a PhD in Heritage Studies while at ASU. The
course's evening hours were scheduled to accommodate those wishing
to learn Chinese for business or travel. For more information,
contact Dr. Carol O'Connor
at ext. 3973 or Dr. Charles Carr,
ext. 3043.
University Advancement announces
Benesh
retirement
The
Office of University Advancement will host a reception for Sandy
Benesh on Tuesday, July 31, from 2-4 p.m. in the lobby of the
Administration Building. All are invited to stop by and wish Benesh
well upon the occasion of her retirement after 22 years at ASU. For
more information, contact Jill
Bristow at ext. 3362.
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