98th Year
2007-08
Sept. 19, 2007
Calendar
highlights:
* Spanish & Latino
Heritage Week continues
* Lecture-Concert Series presents Nonie Darwish,
Thursday, 7 p.m., Student Union Auditorium
* Gaither Concert,
Thursday, 7 p.m.,
Convocation Center
* Fowler Center Series, Capella of Russia,
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.,
Fowler Center
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Lecture-Concert and Fowler Series
begin Thursday
The Lecture-Concert Series and the Fowler
Center Series for 2007-08 open Thursday evening.
Nonie Darwish, founder of Arabs for
Israel, will present a lecture on the Mideast in the Student Union
Auditorium, and Capella of Russia will
present a choral music concert in Riceland Hall of Fowler Center.
Arkansas Folklife Program
receives grant for third year
The National Endowment for
the Arts (NEA) announces that
 ASU's Arkansas Folklife Program will
be awarded a $25,000 grant to support the program for a third year.
According to project director Dr. Gregory Hansen, English and
Folklore, this grant will allow ASU to continue its collaboration
with the Arkansas Arts Council for the statewide folklife program.
Dr. Mike Luster, director, Arkansas Folklife Program, adds that
initial projects have involved researching the traditional culture
of the Mississippi Delta Region and of the Ozarks, as well as
providing technical assistance with heritage programming throughout
the state.
Psychology and Counseling
faculty publish article
Drs. John D. Hall,
Craig H. Jones, and Amy F. Claxton, Psychology &
Counseling, recently had their research accepted for publication in
the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied School Psychology. Their study,
titled "Evaluation of the Stop & Think Social Skills Program with
Kindergarten Students," was funded through a Nathan Deutsch Faculty
Research Award at ASU and involved contributions from three school
psychology graduate students: Joshua Toopes, Tammy Pannells, and
Stephanie Henson-Cash.
Non-Traditional Students' Fall
Festival is Saturday
Non-Traditional Student Services is
hosting a Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
in Indian Village. This event provides Indian Village residents and
other non-traditional students with family-friendly activities. Fall
Festival will offer games, video games, body art, balloon sculpture,
karaoke, inflatables, and more. For details, contact
Kimberley Johnson at ext.
2055.
ASU Museum invites participants
to
Kids' Quest
The ASU Museum is part of the
Arkansas Discovery Network's Kids' Quest, and children ages 5-12 are
invited to join this free group. Members will receive
glow-in-the-dark wristbands from the ASU museum and different
colored wristbands from each Discovery Network museum they visit.
Other benefits include a membership card, the Kids' Quest
e-newsletter, and a Kids' Quest t-shirt, as well as invitations to
special exhibits and parties around the state and a 10% discount in
Discovery Network museum gift shops. To apply for membership, visit
the ASU Museum, call ext.
2074, or apply online at
Arkansas Discovery Network's Kids' Quest.
Bill Gaither group to
perform at Convocation Center
Gospel singer Bill Gaither
and friends will perform at the Convocation center
Thursday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m. The Give It Away tour is a
collaboration of singers, musicians and comedians, whose combined
talents captivate audiences worldwide. Tickets for the Gaither
Homecoming show range from $19.50 to $36.50. For group rates and
additional ticket information, contact Central Box Office,
972-2781.
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