Campus Notables

Emamuddin Hoosain, Ronnie Harrison, and Elizabeth Pendergraft, teacher development; Charles Jackson, clinical and professional studies; and Graeme Connolly, kinesiology and health science, participated in Georgia Performance Standards Leadership Training  during October in Atlanta. Also, Dr. Hoosain made a presentation, Solving Problems Involving Fractions Using a Discrete Model in the Middle Grades, at the 45th annual conference of the Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics on October 15 at Rock Eagle.

Pamela Hayward, languages, literature, and communications, has begun her second term as a reviewer for the journal Communication Teacher.

Brian Rust, fine arts, had his piece, Earthen Cycle, reviewed in Free Times, a weekly newspaper in Columbia. Earthen Cycle is a part of Accessibility 2004: Space Questions, the 6th annual Exhibition of Installation Art on Main Street in downtown Sumter, S.C.

William Nelson, library, made four presentations during October on standards and assessment of libraries in higher education. He presented two at the Georgia Library Association-Council of Media Organizations conference October 14-15 in Athens. Also, he gave two presentations at the Hawaii Library Association conference in Kahuku, Hawaii, October 22-24.

McKinley Thomas, kinesiology and health science, has been named editor of the Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association. Also, he was named as one of eight people from the state to serve on the Georgia Statewide HIV Evaluation Advisory Committee.

Jurgen Brauer, College of Business Administration, gave the keynote speech for a two-day conference on Financial and Economic Aspects of the Fight Against Terrorism, organized by the Europe-Atlantic Partnership Council/Partnership for Peace. The conference was held at the NATO Defense College in Rome, Italy, October 14-15, and it was attended by participants from 42 countries, including 26 European legislators.

William Wells, library, penned a column titled Skimming History in the commentary section of the October issue of The Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute.

Dee Medley, mathematics and computer science, coached computer science majors participating in the ACM Southeast Regional Programming Contest at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Fla. The team placed 38th out of 68 teams.

Kevin Brown, public safety, has been promoted to corporal and named as the department’s evening supervisor.

News Briefs

ASU will host the Leadership Conference for the Georgia Association of College Stores on Friday, November 5. Directors from around the state will attend the conference, which is being coordinated by Pamela Lightsey.

The 2004 World Amateur Team Championships, held in Puerto Rico last week, included two ASU golfers. Senior Kalle Edberg of Stockholm, Sweden, finished in a three-way tie for 15th. Jaguar freshman Roger Furrer, from Domat/Ems, Switzerland, tied for 31st. ASU was the only American college to have more than one player in the tournament.

The Political Science Club and St. Joseph Center for Hospice and Palliative Care will hold a public forum on Thursday, November 4, from 7 – 9 p.m. in 170 University Hall on the topic of chronic and terminal illness. The forum will address issues related to end-of-life care. Moderated by Rev. Joe Dunagan, manager of St. Joseph Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, the panel will feature ASU faculty members Dr. Ray Whiting, political science, who will address legal issues; Dr. Jim Garvey, professor of English, Dr. Holly Carter, assistant professor sociology, Ms. Sue Buzhardt, Hospice nurse and faculty at Aiken Technical College, and Ms. Stephanie Quattlebaum, Hospice bereavement counselor and an MPA student. For more information, call 737-1710.

The Literacy Center will host its annual Harvest Ball on Saturday at the Julian Smith Casino on Saturday, November 6, from 7 – 11 p.m. Everette Morris and the Escorts will provide entertainment, with the dance catering to every musical taste from ballroom dancing to line dancing. Dinner will be a buffet with chicken and pork. Admission is $25, with proceeds to benefit its programs. For more information, call 737-8113.

Dr. Ralph Watkins, associate professor of sociology, will host a party on Saturday, November 6, to recognize the 25th anniversary of the birth of modern hip-hop music. The party begins at 9 p.m. in the Washington Hall Café and admission is $4, with proceeds to benefit the Delta Alpha Zeta sorority for high school students.

Dr. Watkins, a nationally-recognized authority on rap music, authored a chapter in the edited volume of Noise and Spirit: The Religious and Spiritual Sensibilities of Rap Music titled Rap, Religion, and New Realities: The Emergence of a Religious Discourse in Rap.

For more information, call Dr. Watkins in the Department of Sociology at 737-1735.

Beginning Saturday, November 6, the main entrance to the Reese Library will be relocated to the end of the building facing the Fine Arts Center. Bomford Road, the road in front of the library, will also close. The changes precede construction preparation for the new Student Activities Center, which will adjoin the library. Outside book-drops have also been relocated for the convenience of library users. Two are now located at the west end of the library—one facing Allgood Hall and one facing University Hall. Another book-drop has been placed near the University Hall parking lot.

The ASU Department of Fine Arts presents a concert on Wednesday, November 10, that will feature the orchestra and choir. The concert will be performed at 8 p.m. in the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre. In memory of former music major Nissa Moles, the program will feature a movement from Gabriel Faure’s Requiem.

Student Activities will sponsor a Family Fun Night at Funsville on Friday, November 12, from 7 – 9 p.m. Tickets must be purchased before November 10, and costs include a $2 refundable deposit for 2 tickets (which is returned at the program), and $8 per ticket. Each ticket is good for 10 tokens, 6 ride tickets and a slice of pizza and drink, which will be served at 8 p.m. The Family Fun Series is limited to immediate family members only. Contact Student Activities at 737-1609.

ASU’s annual holiday tree lighting will be held on Tuesday, November 30, at 6 p.m. outside the Maxwell Performing Arts Theatre for members and friends of the ASU community. Dr. J. William Hobbins, associate professor of music, and members of the ASU choir will lead the audience in singing holiday music, and refreshments will be served.

Dr. Hubert van Tuyll, professor of history, will have a military history display of class projects, in the Washington Hall Towers on Thursday, December 2, from 1 – 3 p.m. Topics will include psychological warfare, U.S. and the Holocaust, Mormons in the Mexican War, Women in Combat, Grenada, Hitler and the Occult, and more.

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