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ABI Board hears research reports at
ASU
Dr. Carole Cramer and the
Arkansas Biosciences Institute staff at ASU hosted the quarterly
meeting of the statewide ABI board of directors Monday. Dr. Les
Wyatt, president, ASU System, is a member of the board.
Following a tour, board members heard reports from ABI-supported
researchers about the work underway at the various ABI component
institutions. Cramer made a presentation about initiatives for
high-tech entrepreneurial opportunities being developed at ASU, and
their potential to affect the state's economic development.
Dr. Maness is Oxford Fellow at Harris
Manchester College
Dr. Don Maness, associate
dean, Education, was an Oxford Fellow at the Harris
 Manchester
College Summer Research Institute at Oxford University. Twenty-five
fellows from a dozen U.S. universities took part in the
week-long institute. The fellows' disciplines included medicine,
law, the humanities and social sciences, and education. Fellows had
access to all Oxford libraries, including the 12-million-book Bodleian Library,
with its large collection of rare volumes. Fellows' research plans,
which included a focused reading regimen, were supported by a Harris
Manchester College librarian. The major emphasis of Maness' research
was the culture and climate of U.S. higher education, based on his research and
experiences.
First meeting for Delta Blues
Symposium XIV scheduled
The first meeting of the
planning committee for the fourteenth annual Delta Blues Symposium
has been set for Wednesday, Aug. 15, 1 p.m., Room 315, Wilson Hall. All
those interested in participating in this annual interdisciplinary
event are invited. The theme of the 2008 symposium will be
discussed, as will be possible guests. Those attending the meeting
are encouraged to submit no more than five names of potential
speakers. For more information, contact
Dr. Richard Burns,
English and Philosophy, ext. 2164.
Facilities Management announces Ford retirement
The Facilities Management
staff and Santa's Tribe committee members will host a retirement
reception for Ann Ford on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 2-4 p.m. in the
Heritage Plaza Lounge, 3rd floor, Student Union. For 12 years, Ford
was the voice of the Facilities Management Work Order Center. All
are invited to stop by and wish her well on the occasion of her
retirement. For more information, contact
Janis Cook at ext. 4730,
Kathy Hicks at ext. 4722,
or Jerilyn Miller at ext.
4697.
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