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Dr. Guha presents paper at Oxford
Round Table
 Dr.
Gauri S. Guha, Economics, was an invited speaker at the
Oxford Round Table on “Global Warming – Governing a Crisis” held at
the Oxford Union Chamber. He presented a paper titled, “Affirmative
Climate Action in the United States” to a group of 48 scholars,
including several from major U.S. universities.
The Oxford Round Table provides
an opportunity for academics, lawyers and policymakers to present
and interact in a collegial atmosphere in the historic city of
Oxford, England.
ASU professor presents film at symposium lecture series
Bill Rowe, Art, will present his film, "Why Only Killen?" at
the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial
 Symposium Lecture Series. This year's
symposium theme is "The Current Status of Civil Rights Research and
Pedagogy: A Gathering of Friends." The symposium lecture series is
Oct. 3-5 at Jackson State University,
Jackson, Miss. The film will be followed by a panel
discussion featuring participants who have been involved in the
civil rights movement and its video/oral documentation. The event
also celebrates the founding of the Hamer Institute.
College of Business Scholarship Gala scheduled
Tickets are now available for the College of Business Scholarship
Gala, which will be held at the Holiday Inn Holidome Saturday, Sept.
29, from 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m. The Scholarship Gala
raises funds for scholarships. Individual tickets are $75 and include
dinner, silent and live auctions, and live music by the Vikki McGee
Band. To purchase tickets, contact
Chris Collins at ext. 3035,
or visit the dean's office in the College of Business.
Faculty Recital Series to
begin
Several faculty members in the
Department of Music will open the 2007-08 Faculty Recital Series
with a concert on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Those on the program include Neale Bartee, Lauren Schack
Clark, Dale Clark, Robin Dauer, Joy Fiala,
Ken Hatch, E. Ron Horton, Richard Jorgensen,
and Ed Owen. See program details and biographic
information in the NewsPage
release.
Rhonda Keith is scholarship recipient
Rhonda Keith, senior
internal auditor, is the recipient of a $1,000 graduate level
scholarship for 2007-2008 from the Association of College and
University Auditors (ACUA). The award, based on Keith's application,
her academic achievements, and continuing involvement
with ASU internal auditing functions, will be presented to her at
the ACUA annual conference. Keith is currently
enrolled in the MBA program at ASU.
Earthquake researcher to speak
to College of Engineering
Dr. Shahram Pezeshk, interim chair of the
Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Memphis, will
present "Seismic Issues in the Central United States" at ASU on
Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. in the Agriculture Building, Room 203.
Pezeshk and Dr. Ashraf Elsayed, Engineering, are involved in a
joint research project sponsored by the Arkansas Highway and
Transportation Department. The project is titled "Shear Wave
Velocity Profile and Soil Liquefaction Hazard Analysis" and is a
study of how the soil will behave during an earthquake. See the
NewsPage release about their
work.
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