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Paint the Town Red this week in Jonesboro
Celebrating the 10th year of Paint the Town Red, the
week-long event is back and bigger than ever. The ASU Committee of
the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce has once again prepared
events to celebrate the first home football game of the year. Since
last year's event was such a huge success, the ASU Committee has
also brought back the "Big, Great A-State Tailgate." It is scheduled
for Friday, Sept. 1, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., in downtown Jonesboro
featuring live music, free food, and activities for children. The
ASU cheerleaders, A-team, band, and football players will all be in
attendance.
ROTC to celebrate 70th
anniversary
This year marks the
70th
anniversary of the ROTC program at ASU, and a reunion is
scheduled in conjunction with the football game against Army this
Labor Day weekend, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 & 2. Special events
include the induction of three new members to the Hall of Heroes.
Delta Blues Symposium XIII set
for March 29-31
The Department of English and
Philosophy announces the 13th annual Delta Blues Symposium on March
29-31, 2007. The theme for Delta Blues Symposium XIII is “The
1960s.” Presentations are encouraged from scholars and students of
the humanities and social sciences, especially anthropology, art
history, economics, folklore studies, geography, history,
literature, musicology, political science, sociology, as well as
physical and natural sciences. It should be emphasized that
presentations are encouraged dealing with the decade of the 1960s
and proposals are welcomed for papers and panels that deal with
any and all aspects of the region or with the blues. Additional
details may be found on the
Delta Blues Symposium web site.
Good Things at ASU by KAIT Channel 8
At the conclusion of news broadcasts Monday evening and Tuesday
morning, KAIT-TV station manager Ted
Fortenberry presented a "Consider This" commentary titled Good Things at ASU
with a focus on why it is important for the community and region to
support Arkansas State. Fortenberry did an outstanding job in his
commentary -- presenting viewpoints, relevant facts, and accolades
for ASU's achievements. Thanks to all faculty and
staff for making ASU such a great institution! To see his
comments, visit the
KAIT web site.
Dr. Hill selected as fellow for summer workshop
Dr. Myleea Hill, Journalism, was one of 14 fellows selected
from across the country to participate in the Indiana University
School of Journalism teaching workshop this summer. The
week-long event focused on teaching writing, reporting and
editing in core journalism classes and the application of journalism
skills in areas such as advertising and public relations. Dr. Hill
will implement these "service-learning" and "project-based"
activities in journalism courses and in advising the ASU chapter of
the American Advertising Federation this year.
Fox News
Channel to
interview Dr. Kesselring
Dr.
Randy Kesselring, Economics, will be interviewed this afternoon
for Your World with Neil Cavuto on Fox News Channel. The
topic will be his recently publicized research on incidence of
divorce among couples when the wife becomes more wealthy. Your
World is scheduled for midnight on Jonesboro’s cable channel 53. Kesselring’s findings have been picked up by a number of news
organizations around the world.
Yearbook photos for faculty and staff:
next week
Yearbook portraits will be made next week, Tuesday through
Thursday, Sept. 5 – 7, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Student Union
on the first floor by the stairwell. A make-up day will be Monday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The university uses these portraits for other purposes too, so
anyone who has not had a photo made within the past three years
should do so next week.
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