Reid named Acting Director of Reese Library
Camilla Reid, associate director of Reese Library, has been named acting director, following the retirement of director William N. Nelson. In announcing the appointment on Thursday, Jan. 28, Samuel Sullivan, vice president for academic affairs, expressed his thanks to those who had provided comments and thoughtful suggestions about moving ahead with an internal search process. Membership of the search committee comprises: Jeff Heck, Rose Axton, Angela Banez, Angela Bratton, Veronica Corradino, David Fritz, Edgar LaMotte, Yadira Payne, and Paulette Schenck.
SAAB Chapter Information Meeting
Faculty and staff are invited to provide input into the formation of a chapter of the Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) on campus. Dr. Tyronen Bledsoe, founder and executive director of SAAB, will facilitate a discussion on Thursday, Feb. 4, in Washington Hall Dome Room. If you cannot attend and would like to assist students in forming the organization, contact Karen Mobley, director of Minority Advising. A similar campus group, Talented Tenth, will form under the umbrella of the national SAAB organization.
EPA Campus Audit
The university will be the subject of an Environmental Protection Agency audit March 3-5. This is part of a nationwide effort to ensure that colleges and universities are in compliance with EPA guidelines. This is the first audit of this nature ever on this campus. Any chemicals should be properly labeled, handled, stored, or disposed of. “Please remember that containers storing any liquid or dry chemical must have the original label from the manufacturer securely attached. If chemicals have been re-packaged, poured into another container, or the original label has been damaged (torn, smudged, etc.) they must have appropriate NFPA labels attached,” says Therese Rosier, associate vice president for plant operations. Contact the Physical Plant at 706-737-1590 for additional information.
ASU faculty members tapped to join PKP
Each spring, top juniors and seniors are invited to become members of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The honor is accompanied by faculty members performing a tapping ceremony to these students in the presence of their classmates. This year, that honor was extended to faculty initiates as five faculty were tapped for membership into the Society in the presence of their peers at January’s Faculty Meeting: Chris Bourdouvalis, political science; Rick Davis, communications and professional writing; Tim Sadenwasser, English and foreign languages; Michael Bishku, history, anthropology, and philosophy; and Carol Rychly, mathematics and computer science.
Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. Its chapters are on more than 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Each year, approximately 30,000 members are initiated.
Construction update
Even as Master Planning for future campus growth gets underway, renovation and construction projects continue. According to Therese Rosier, assistant vice president for plant operations:
“The water main break behind Reese Library that had resulted in a partial closure of a parking lot has now been repaired, and the parking lot is open; Studio B, which housed artist Janice Williams, is being renovated for business, and it is about 60 percent completed. Procurement is scheduled to move into the building around April 1.”
Bellevue Annex renovation has been completed, and ROTC will move in temporarily while Galloway Hall is being renovated. That move also is scheduled for April 1. Construction is underway at Galloway Hall to renovate it for Testing and Disabilities Services, and that move will take place around March 15. Renovations on the bookstore begin the first week in February; however, it will remain open on a limited basis; and The Maxwell Theatre will be under construction from early July through the first week in September, and that work is now out for bid.”
Ethics Training
The University System of Georgia is requiring all USG employees to undergo ethics training. The class is available online at Web CT Vista and all faculty and staff must complete the training by Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. To go through the course, log on to Web CT Vista from the ASU Home page; select “w” at the A-Z index, and then “WEBCT Vista.” First time users should use the username that is the part of their e-mail address (before the @aug.edu). The password is the employee’s birthday; for example, 12/31/2010, entered as six digits. For more information, call the Office of Human Resources at 706-737-1763.
Title III proposal planning to begin
Faculty and staff are invited to attend a meeting to discuss the Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant Thursday, Feb. 4, at 2:30 p.m. in 170 University Hall. The program helps eligible universities become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students by providing funds to improve and strengthen the academic quality, institutional management, and fiscal stability of eligible institutions. The $400,000 per year in grant funding may be used for planning, faculty development, and establishing endowment funds. Administrative management and the development and improvement of academic programs are also supported. Other projects include joint use of instructional facilities, construction and maintenance, and student services. Abstracts of funded projects may be viewed at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iduestitle3a/awards.html, click on abstracts of funded projects from previous years. For more information, call Kim Gray in the grants office at 706-729-2327.
Brown Bag Luncheon series
The spring 2010 Brown Bag Luncheon continues with the next Friday Undergraduate Student Research and Scholarship program being held Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. in Washington Hall Towers. Other programs will be held March 26 at 1 p.m. in the JSAC Coffeehouse and April 23 at 1 p.m. in the JSAC Ballroom. Attendees are invited to bring their lunches as they learn more about the research being done by ASU students. For more information, call the Department of Psychology at 706-667-4620.
Jan 27, 2010
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