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Beck PRIDE program for wounded
veterans is begun
Starting today, ASU is implementing a new
center for the Personal Rehabilitation, Individual Development, and
Education (PRIDE) of injured military personnel who have served in
defense of the United States and who would benefit from
rehabilitation and training in a university environment. The Beck
PRIDE Center for America's Wounded Veterans was conceptualized and
founded by ASU alumni Charlotte and Buddy Beck, of Fairfax, Va. The
center, designed to supplement but not supplant other federal and
state veterans' programs, according to Chancellor Robert L. Potts,
will be housed in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Dr. Susan Hanrahan, dean of the college, says that
services will be free, pending available funding and eligibility.
Congressman Marion Berry has expressed his support for the center,
and other contributors will be Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, Inc.
and the Governor Mike Beebe Veterans Scholarship fund. For more
information, see the NewsPage release.
Bradbury Gallery
presents 'Simple Truths' exhibition
Opening Thursday, Oct. 18, ASU's Bradbury
Gallery presents the exhibition "Simple Truths," a spare and elegant exhibition
featuring three
sensuous works by Houston-based artist Joseph Havel, a ceiling
installation by Jamey Grimes, a quiet and moving video work by
Memphis artist Philip Lewis, and four sensitive yet tense sculptures
by Loren Schwerd. An opening reception will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. The exhibition runs through Nov. 16. For
details, contact Les Christensen, ext.
2567 or see the NewsPage
release.
Department of Music presents
low brass in concert
The
ASU Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble will perform in concert on Monday,
Oct. 22, at 7:30 in Riceland Hall, Fowler Center. This
concert is free and open to the public.
For details, call the Department of Music at ext. 2094 or see the
NewsPage release.
Deadline looms for mascot name
submissions
ASU fans have until midnight, Wednesday, Oct. 31, to submit ideas
for the name of the university’s new mascot. More than 900 name
ideas have been submitted so far, but more ideas are welcomed and in
fact are encouraged. To submit a name, individuals may visit
the Web site
or access "Mascot Information" from the
ASU home page. The list of
suggested names submitted thus far is contained on the Mascot
Information page.
ASU Assessment Services
wins poster exhibition
ASU Assessment
Services staff and faculty participated in the UALR Assessment Expo
held recently in Little Rock. Barbara Doyle,
director, said ASU Assessment Services won the poster
exhibition at the event, with a certificate of recognition and a
cash prize. Attendees included Doyle, Nicole Nelson, and
Sarah Cash, of Assessment Services, and faculty members Dr.
Lynita Cooksey, Academic Affairs, Dr. Alan Christian and
Dr. Julia Huggins, Biology, and Dr. Troy Adams, Sociology.
BEST Robotics Game Day
On Saturday, Oct. 20, robots
will invade the ASU National Guard Armory as the annual six-week
BEST Robotics Competition culminates in Game Day. Setup for Game Day
begins in the armory at 10 a.m., the opening ceremony begins at 1
p.m., and Game Day ends at 6 p.m. Information about BEST nationwide
is available at www.bestinc.org;
see the local Web site for
updates. ASU's BEST director,
Dr. E. T. Hammerand,
can be reached at ext. 3978. See the Newspage release for details.
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