FacultyFest to feature Tom Tiratto
FacultyFest, featuring Tom Tiratto and his fabulous orchestra with a tribute to Frank Sinatra, will be held Friday, Sept. 23, in Fowler Center, Riceland Hall. Proceeds from FacultyFest will support educational and professional development opportunities for ASU faculty. Reserved seating tickets are only $25, and this performance promises to be a real treat for the audience who will think they are listening to "ole blue eyes" himself. For more details or to hear a sound clip, click here.

Lecture Monday featuring juror for annual exhibit
Lloyd Menard, juror for the 2005 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, will present a public lecture Monday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. in the theatre of Fowler Center. This year celebrates the 10th Delta National Small Prints Exhibition with an opening on Thursday, Oct. 20, at Bradbury Gallery in Fowler Center. Both of these events are free and open to the public. For details, click on the news release.

Indian Village readies for move-in day: Sept. 1
Thursday, Sept. 1, will be a busy day as students and their families anxiously move in to Phase II of the new apartments at Indian Village. This week, Olympus Construction is putting the finishing touches on the last six buildings to be completed. Over the last few weeks, students have been moving in as each of the apartments were finished. And, many positive comments have been received from the students and their families, stating that they enjoy the patios and decks and the interior and exterior colors. As non-traditional student housing, the apartments include a mixture of graduate students, married students and those with children, single parent families, and students over the age of 26. Phase I of Indian Village contains 100 apartments and the opening of Phase II brings the total to 192 apartments. For assistance or to place a name on the list, contact Kelly Ponder, Indian Village coordinator, at 972-2042 or via email at kponder@astate.edu.  
 
Fowler Center 2005-06 season announced
The Fowler Center 2005-06 season of eight events has been announced. The season will include:
  Mark O'Connor and his Hot Swing Trio - Monday, Oct. 10
  * Brazilian Guitar Quartet - Tuesday, Oct. 25
  * Christmas from Dublin, starring the 3 Irish Tenors - Monday, Dec. 12
  Memphis Symphony Orchestra - Friday, Jan. 13, 2006
  The King's Singers - Monday, Feb. 13, 2006
  * Genova & Dimitrov, a piano duo - Thursday, March 9, 2006
  Sonos Handbell Ensemble - Tuesday, March 28, 2006
  * The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra - Friday, April 21, 2006
  ( * Riceland Distinguished Performance Series)
All events begin at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $30 and $20 for adults, $23 and $15 for ASU faculty and staff, seniors and students, with a special ASU student rate of $10 and $6. Individual performance tickets will be available beginning Thursday, Sept. 1, by calling 870-972-2781 or 1-888-278-3267, or online at http://tickets.astate.edu. For more details, please click on: http://fowlercenter.astate.edu.

United Way Day of Caring is Friday, Sept. 16
This is the 50th anniversary year of United Way in Jonesboro, making this year's annual Day of Caring even more special.  ASU faculty and staff have traditionally been involved in a big way, and this year should be no different.  M.A. Wheeler in University Relations is coordinating ASU's United Way activity this year...click here to access the response form, or contact her at 972-2940 or by e-mail to volunteer for Day of Caring.

Fan Appreciation Day & ASU Olympics: Saturday
This Saturday, Aug. 27, ASU fans of all ages may participate with athletics for two preseason events, the annual ASU Olympics and Fan Appreciation Day at Indian Stadium. The morning will kick off at 8:30 a.m., with the ASU Olympics, a free event that allows area youngsters the opportunity to interact with student-athletes. Members of each ASU team will be on-hand at various stations to teach skills in their respective sport. This will give kids a chance to shoot hoops with Indian and Lady Indian basketball players, catch a pass from an ASU quarterback and get timed in the 40-yard dash, among other things. At 9:30 a.m., the stage will shift from the ASU Olympics to the Indian football team, which will take the field for a scrimmage beginning at 10 a.m. Both the ASU Olympics and Fan Appreciation Day are free and open to the public.

Faculty Resource Guide survey responses invited
An e-mail was sent last Thursday to every full-time faculty member, inviting updated information for the Faculty Resource Guide, produced by the University Communications Office.  Approximately 60 faculty members have responded thus far with new or revised topics.  If you missed the e-mail or did not have time to respond, there is still time . . . click here to access a copy of the memo, a link to the online draft, and instructions.

Board of Trustees meeting time set
The time for the Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, Sept. 9, has been set at 10 a.m.  The meeting will be held in Dryer Hall at the ASU-Mountain Home campus.

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