Sir Harold Evans to speak Nov. 30
 Sir
Harold Evans will present a lecture about his critically acclaimed
book, “They Made America: Innovators from Steam Engines to Search
Engines: Two Centuries of Innovators,” on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7
p.m. in the Student Union Auditorium. The presentation, which is
free and open to the public, will be the fifth installment of the
2005-06 Lecture~Concert Series. Evans’ most famous work, “The
American Century,” is a provocative history of America’s realization
of freedom from the American Revolution to 1889. After “The American
Century,” he spent several years researching and writing an original
account of the people in history who changed technology to write the
follow up, “They Made America.” This book was adapted into a
four-part documentary, which premiered on PBS in 2004. For more
details, see the
NewsPage.
Loberg family endows scholarship in engineering
Earlier
this week, the family of the late Mr. Tom Loberg presented a
donation for the establishment of an endowment for a
scholarship to be awarded
annually in the College of Engineering. The Tom Loberg Memorial
Scholarship will provide $2,000 annually, beginning in the spring 2006 semester. On hand for the announcement
were representatives from ASU, members of Mr. Loberg's family and the employees of Hytrol Conveyor Co.
Inc., the company he founded in 1947 and moved to Jonesboro in 1962.
Brown Bag Lecture
Series: Nov. 18
Dr. Mike
Cundall, assistant professor of philosophy, will present On
the Legitimacy of Social Explanation, as the fourth and final
Brown Bag Lecture next Friday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. in the
International Education Center. The Brown Bag Lecture Series is a
presentation of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Torchbearers Prizes announced
Last Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Student Union all those who
participate in Torchbearers were invited to a celebratory breakfast.
Many thanks to all who are participating in Torchbearers this year.
For a list of prize winners, which were announced at the breakfast,
go here.
Counseling Center to present: College Drug Trends
The
Counseling Center will host a seminar at 7 p.m. tonight in Riceland
Hall of Fowler Center, titled “College Drug Trends,” conducted by
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Keith Warzecha of the
Little Rock District Office. The seminar is free and open to the
public. Agent Warzecha has worked for the DEA for eight years, and
was previously assigned to Washington, D.C., and Laredo, Texas,
district offices. During his service Warzecha has worked on more
than 300 criminal investigations. For more details, see the
NewsPage.
Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner, Nov. 17
As a
collaborative effort, the
International Student Association and the Multicultural Enrichment
committee of the Student Activities Board are hosting a
Multicultural Thanksgiving Dinner from 6-8 p.m. in the ASU Armory on
next Thursday, Nov. 17. The dinner is free to all students. Faculty
and staff may purchase $5 tickets from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Nov.
15-17 in the Student Union or at the door on the night of the event.
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