Reception for international faculty, students today ASU chancellor Dr. Robert L. Potts and Dr. Dan Howard, vice chancellor, Academic Affairs and Research cordially invite faculty, staff, and students to join the staffs of the Office of International Programs and the International Center for English (ICE) in welcoming all faculty and students involved with ASU's globalization initiatives. A drop-in reception in their honor will be held on Wednesday, September 10, in Centennial Hall of the Student Union from 4-6 p.m. Come meet and help welcome our international faculty and students to ASU. Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter sets Homecoming events The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter (S-TAC), a chapter of the ASU Alumni Association focusing on African-American alumni and friends of the university, announces events planned for ASU's 2008 Homecoming which will be Friday-Saturday, Sept. 19-20. The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter was formed at Arkansas State University in 1982 and is named for Walter Strong and Frederick Turner, the first African-American graduates of A-State. The late Mr. Strong graduated with a degree in chemistry in 1959 and received a master's degree in education from ASU in 1971. Lt. Col. Turner was a 1960 graduate in education who received a master's degree in education from ASU in 1972. He is the father of 1986 ASU graduate Dr. Debbye Turner, who was Miss America 1990. The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter was formed to meet the needs of African-American alumni. For details on the Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter or on Homecoming 2008 activities, contact the ASU Alumni Association at (870) 972-ALUM (2586), visit the Alumni website, or see the NewsPage release. Department of Social Work faculty travel, present ASU's College of Nursing and Health Professions' Department of Social Work faculty members Dr. Beverly Edwards, Dr. Richard K. Freer, Dr. Patricia Guy-Walls, Dr. George A. Jacinto, and Dr. Barbara F. Turnage recently presented at the International Associations of Schools of Social Work Conference in Durban, South Africa. Dr. Loretta Brewer presented at the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference in Prato, Italy. The faculty travel was funded by a grant from the Vollman Family Foundation. Edwards presented a paper, "Bridging the social work practice context between HIV/AIDS in South Africa and the United States." Freer and Turnage presented a poster session, "Child access and visitation mediation: an emerging social work intervention." Guy-Walls presented a poster session, "Evaluating multicultural practice of BSW students." Jacinto was unable to attend the conference, and Turnage presented his paper, "The self-forgiveness process of caregivers after the death of carereceivers diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease." Turnage presented a paper, "The impact of body image and ethnic identity on adolescent African American females’ global self-esteem." Turnage and Dr.Robert Franklin, of the University of Omaha, presented a poster session, "Using examples from history to instill social capital into our youth." Brewer presented a paper, "Elder care practices in Okinawa: tradition in transition." Back to the top