98th Year
2007-08
Oct. 3, 2007
Calendar
highlights:
* Senior Preview Day, today
* ASU Theatre presents
"Wait Until Dark,"
tonight, 7:30 p.m.
* Lecture-Concert Series presents Janis Kearney,
Thursday, Oct. 4
* Concert Choir and Chamber
Singers, Thursday, Riceland Hall, Fowler
Center
* Friday, Oct. 5, is deadline for Delta
National Small Prints Exhibition
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2007 Homecoming events scheduled for
Oct. 8-13
Student leaders at ASU have
announced final plans for Homecoming Week 2007. This year's theme
will be "Saturday Night Fever," and various events will be held from
Monday-Saturday, Oct. 8-13, culminating in the football game
between the ASU Indians and Louisiana-Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns.
Preliminary voting for the Homecoming Court will be Thursday. For details and links to alumni events, see the
NewsPage release.
President Wyatt appoints
General Counsel
 Dr. Les Wyatt, president of
the Arkansas State University System, is announcing today that he
has appointed Lucinda McDaniel to serve as General Counsel,
effective Jan. 1. In this fulltime position, she will provide
legal services and advice to all of the campuses in the ASU System,
including Jonesboro, Beebe, Mountain Home, Newport, Searcy, Heber
Springs and Marked Tree.
For the full text of the announcement, see the
NewsPage release.
Welcome Walktober; month-long
exercise program starts
The Wellness and Health
Promotion program is now signing up participants for Walktober, a
month-long exercise program for faculty and staff during October. The program's goal challenges
participants to increase their amounts of physical activity. All ASU
employees who participate will receive a long-sleeved
t-shirt. They will be asked to log minutes dedicated to
aerobic exercise. The online format aids in
customizing a regime to fit individual needs. To sign up, click
here. For
details, contact Chris Enger
at ext 3974.
Dr. Adams receives excellence in teaching award
Dr. Troy Adams, Sociology,  recently received
the Teaching Excellence Award from Eastern Michigan
University
during EMU's 17th annual Teaching Excellence Awards presentation.
The ceremony was
sponsored by the Alumni Association of Eastern Michigan University.
The award recognizes faculty who have distinguished themselves in
the classroom, and Adams was one of only six to be so honored this
year. Adams received his bachelor's degree in criminology from EMU
and began teaching at EMU in 1988.
Fowler Center Series presents Vienna Piano Trio
ASU’s Fowler Center Series continues with
a performance by the Vienna Piano Trio Monday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center. This appearance by the trio is the
second concert in the Riceland Distinguished Performance Series. Vienna
Piano Trio consists of Stefan Mendl,
piano, Wolfgang Redik, violin, and Matthias Gredler, cello.
Tickets for all Fowler Center Series events may be purchased by calling
870-972-2781 or 1-888-278-3267, or online at
http://tickets.astate.edu. On
performance evenings, the box office in Fowler Center opens one hour
prior to the event. For
details, see the
NewsPage release.
2007 Farm and Home Safety Expo to be
held today
More than 320 fifth grade students from
five area schools (Brookland Middle School, Blessed Sacrament, Cross
County Intermediate School, Crowley’s Ridge Academy, and Westside
Middle School) are expected today for the 2007 Farm and Home Safety
Expo at the Craighead County Fairgrounds. According to Dr. Kevin Humphrey, Agriculture
Education, more than 25 agri students will serve as volunteers, as
will more than
80 Future Farmers of America officers from high school chapters. For details, see the
NewsPage release.
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