Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration kicks off this week
"Near the Mountaintop -- Making the Dream a Reality," a weeklong celebration honoring the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. kicks off with the Black Student Association Birthday Cake at the Reng Center Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. A Unity March will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday with a 9:30 a.m. brunch on Friday in the Grand Hall of the Fowler Center. Special church services will also be held on Sunday. Activities will continue on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The Martin Luther King Jr. Week celebration is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Student Activities Board, Student Government Association, Volunteer Opportunities Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, Alpha Phi Alpha, Black Student Association, Delta Sigma Theta and NAACP.
  In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and national holiday, there will be no classes on the ASU campus Monday, Jan. 19.

Faculty honors and accolades
Dr. Roger Lee, Student Life, was recently honored by his peers with an award. David Shaw, also of Student Life, was elected to a state organization. Dr. Aldemaro Romero, Biological Sciences, recently published a prestigious journal article. And, Dr. Elissa Miller, nursing, recently presented a paper at Oxford University in England. Read more details about all of them in Campus News.

Lecture~Concert to feature Hollywood producers
Award-winning independent film producer F. Miguel Valenti and his wife, media ethicist and writer, Laurie Trotta, will present “So You Want to Make a Movie,” as part of the ASU Lecture~Concert Series Monday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the theatre of the Fowler Center. It will include the “low down” on how Hollywood movies are made. And, it will include a discussion on what the audience can do to make a difference in Hollywood. This Lecture~Concert Series event is a joint presentation with the ASU College of Communications and the Department of Journalism and Printing. For more information, please contact Jack Zibluk via email jzibluk@astate.edu or at 870-972-3076.

Faculty and Staff Basketball Fun Nights planned
This Thursday at 7:05 p.m. all faculty and staff will be admitted to the women's basketball game against Middle Tennessee for only $4 with the ASU ID. On Saturday, Jan. 24, at 4:05 p.m., all faculty and staff will be admitted for $5 to the men's basketball game against North Texas. For questions or further details, call Andrea Scott at 870-972-3930.

Art Department to host Faculty Biennial
The ASU Art Department is hosting the 2004 Faculty Biennial exhibition beginning this Thursday, Jan. 15, and continuing through Feb. 15, featuring works by several faculty members on display. A reception will be held this Thursday at 5 p.m. The Faculty Biennial will be at the Bradbury Gallery, Fowler Center and is open from noon until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Sundays 2 - 5 p.m.

Alumni Association Board recruiting students
The Board of Directors of the ASU Alumni Association is helping recruit children of ASU graduates to attend ASU. As part of a new alumni board focus, members are writing letters and making personal phone calls to prospective students. One goal is to notify ASU graduates who live out of state that their children can attend ASU at in-state tuition rates. If you know of any ASU graduates whose children are college bound and would be interested in a call, please notify the office of Alumni Relations at alumni@astate.edu.  

First Friday report available
First Friday, the monthly report from President Wyatt, was e-mailed across campus Friday.  The report examines issues pertaining to the Department of Higher Education's work on developing a new funding formula for four-year institutions of higher education in Arkansas.  If you did not receive the e-mailed version, you may review it online at First Friday.

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