Inside ASU Alumni Edition 01-27-06

         In this issue ...

n  Spring Enrollment Up
n  Book Signing
n  Calling Alumni Authors
n  New Alumni Association Benefit
n  Visiting Artist Exhibit
n  King's Singers at Fowler Center
n  Agribusiness Conference
 

Spring Enrollment Up
ASU's preliminary, unofficial spring semester enrollment statistics show an increase compared to last year. The unduplicated headcount for all instructional sites associated with ASU-Jonesboro is 9,873, an increase of 82 students from spring 2005, and the second highest spring semester enrollment during the last 10 years. Even more significant is the full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, which grew by 146, up to 7,872. ASU has been making a concentrated effort to improve retention, which has been reflected in the spring numbers. For more details, click here.

Alumnus Book Signing
Guy Lancaster '99 MA '01 will sign his new book, Queen of Purgatory, at The Edge coffeehouse, 1900 Aggie Road, on Thursday, Feb. 2, from 2 - 6 p.m. The book signing is sponsored by The Edge and the Heritage Studies Ph.D. Program. A reception will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. with the signing continuing until 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. (Look for an article about Guy in next month's issue of Voices, the ASU Alumni Association magazine.)

Calling Alumni Authors
Congratulations to Guy Lancaster '99 MA '01 on the publication of his new book Queen of Purgatory (see above). Have you published a book, or know any ASU alumni who have? As we look to the opening of the Cooper Alumni Center, we hope to see its library well represented by ASU authors. Just let us know by calling the Alumni office at (870) 972-2586, or e-mail alumni@astate.edu.

New Alumni Association Benefit
Members of the ASU Alumni Association receive a 20% discount on services from Art Advertising, 5617 Krueger Drive, Jonesboro. Art Advertising offers commercial and industrial offset printing, business forms, screen printed labels, thermal labels and supplies. Owners Gary Gestring '92 and Stacy Grimm Gestring '91 invite you to see all their services at www.aalabel.net. It's another benefit available to you for joining the ASU Alumni Association!

Visiting Artist Exhibit
'Balanced on the Line,' an exhibition of recent paintings by artist Ron Clayton, opened this week at the Fine Arts Center Gallery and continues through Feb. 22. Clayton is currently professor of art at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, and was an ASU faculty in the 1980s. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more details, call the Art Department at (870) 972-3050 or click here.

King's Singers at Fowler Center
The King’s Singers will perform at Fowler Center on Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. They have recorded more than 70 albums, performed at Windsor Castle for the Royal Family and are one of the world’s premier a' cappella singing groups. Tickets may be purchased by calling (870) 972-2781 or toll-free (888)-278-3267, or online at http://tickets.astate.edu. For more information, call the Fowler Center at (870) 972-3471, or click here.  

Agribusiness Conference Feb. 15
The annual Agribusiness Conference will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Fowler Center and the Convocation Center, with on-site registration in Fowler Center at 8 a.m. The morning general session will focus on agricultural policy and the future of government farm programs. Lunch will be served in the Convocation Center at noon. Afternoon special interest sessions will end at 3:30 p.m. Additional conference information and on-line registration is available on the College of Agriculture website http://agri.astate.edu.

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