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Congratulations to Courtney Peppers, May's Employee of the Month. Courtney is secretary in the Department of Learning Services.

Story Index

UPD Reminder of Click It or Ticket Campaign
Legislature Concludes 2004 Regular Session — What is Next?
Summer Student Employment Opportunities
Find Cheapest Gas Prices in Jacksonville, Nationwide
Field School Offers Native American Pottery Workshop
Workshop: Starting and Managing An Effective Small Business
SGA Involvement Meeting September 15th
Annual Faculty Awards Presentation
JSU To Host Alcohol & Drug School for Professionals
JSU Senior Drama Major to Direct Play at Stone Center
LRCFS KIN ("Kids INTO Nature") Camp
Wild Plants Symposium at DeSoto State Park May 28-29
LRCFS Frog Pond Adventure May 29
Opera Returns to JSU May 27-28
Reminder of Art Show
Dr. Lori Owens is Dr. Meehan's Radio Guest This Week

UPD Reminder ! of Click It or Ticket Campaign

The University Police Department will be conducting a Click It or Ticket Campaign this month.  Chief Schneider and the University Police want to remind all faculty, staff, and students to buckle up.  It's the law. If you have any questions about the Click It or Ticket Campign, please contact Cpl. Neil Fetner at nfetner@jsu.edu or at Ext. 5566.

Legislature Concludes 2004 Regular Session — What is Next?

The Alabama Legislature has concluded its work on the 2004 Regular Session and the Higher Education Partnership congratulates the leaders for passing the budgets.  Finding sufficient dollars to pass the General Fund and Education Trust Fund Budgets was significant.  However, the limited amount of available revenue means that the education budget only provides enough funding to allow most of the state’s K–Ph.D. programs to maintain status quo. MORE >>>

Summer Student Employment Opportunities

The National Park Service is currently seeking applicants for summer employment at the Little River Canyon National Preserve, home of Jacksonville State University's Little River Canyon Field School. The positions of fee collector and maintenance worker are open to qualified university students who have been enrolled during Spring Term and are registered to be enrolled in the upcoming Fall Term. Both are full time positions and pay $10 per hour. Applicants must be US citizens. These positions are excellent, entry level opportunities for National Park Service employment. The Little River Canyon National Preserve is also one of the most beautiful job sites imaginable. For more information contact Larry Beane or  John Bundy by calling 256-845-9605.

Find Cheapest Gas Prices in Jacksonville, Nationwide

The following is intended to help students and employees find the lowest gasoline prices. Since gasoline prices change frequently and may vary by as much as 20 percent within only a few blocks, it is important to be able to locate the service station with the lowest priced fuel. Alabama Gas Prices web site allows consumers to both share information about low priced fuel with others as well as target the lowest priced stations to save at the pumps. After registering as a member (a free service), you can enter the members area and search for the lowest prices in your vicinity. You can also report the price of gasoline in your area in order to help others find the best deals. (From Al Harris)

Field School Offers Native American Pottery Workshop

Prehistoric pottery expert Tammy Beane will lead a Little River Canyon Field School workshop on how to make clay pinch pots like those made on Lookout Mountain thousands of years ago. The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 17 at the DeSoto State Park picnic pavilion. The fee is $10 per person. The Field School will provide participants the clay as well as bone needles and paddles to make designs on their pots. A handout will be provided on the firing techniques discussed in the workshop. Pre-registration is required. To register or for more information, call Jacksonville State University's Little River Canyon Field School at 782-5697.

Workshop: Starting and Managing An Effective Small Business

The Jacksonville State University Small Business Development Center will present a workshop entitled "Starting and Managing An Effective Small Business" from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9 at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center in Oxford at the intersection of U.S. Highways 21 and 78. The workshop is for prospective and existing small business owners. Topics to be addressed include financing options available through local lenders, financial assistance programs from the United States Small Business Administration (SBA), recordkeeping and tax considerations, and the importance and availability of small business insurance coverage. MORE >>>

SGA Involvement Meeting Sept. 15th

Attention all Students who want to be involved. SGA Involvement Meeting is to be held at 6:00 p.m., September 15th in the TMB 3rd Floor Auditorium. The SGA Involvement Meeting is for all students who want to become actively involved in the SGA. This meeting will describe all of the committees that students can get involved with and will give the students a chance to see what's available for them. All students are welcome and encouraged to come. For more information contact Alison Pierce, SGA V.P. of Student Senate.

Annual Faculty Awards Presentation

The annual Faculty Recognition reception was held May 17 in the Houston Cole Library. Ms. Donna Hey, Department of Health, PE & Recreation, received the Earlon & Betty McWhorter Outstanding Teacher Award. Dr. Kelly Gregg, Department of Physical and Earth Sciences, received the Cleo and Carla Thomas Award for Outstanding Community Education & Service. Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani, Department of Biology, was named the Faculty Scholar Lecturer for the upcoming academic year. MORE >>> Pictures>>>

JSU To Host Alcohol & Drug School for Professionals

Jacksonville State University will host the fourth annual Appalachian School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (APSADS) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from June 22 to 25 on campus. The program is designed for educators, nurses, social workers, counselors, law enforcement personnel, DARE officers, and others needing continuing education credit. MORE >>>

JSU Senior Drama Major to Direct Play at Stone Center

JSU Drama presents Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard. JSU senior drama major, Sara Murdock, will be directing Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, May 27, 28, and 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Second Stage of Stone Center, Room 338. All tickets are $3.00. This play contains some language and situations that may not be appropriate for all ages. Paid reservations are recommended due to limited seating. For more information contact Jan Rhodes, Drama Department, at jrhodes@jsu.edu or at Ext. 5623.

LRCFS KIN ("Kids Into Nature") Camp

Learn about nature while having some really big fun with Field School Coordinator Renee Morrison (also known as the zany Dr. Darling from Terrific Kids Tuesdays at the Quintard Mall). Day campers will learn scientific and observational skills to explore and discover the world around them. Hikes, crafts, games, live animals, and field trips to wild locations such as Little River Canyon, Cheaha Mountain, Talladega National Forest, the Birmingham Zoo, and other locations are only some of the activities that will entertain and educate these young adventurers. This is a popular camp and spaces are filling up fast. Enroll early. For more information contact Renee Morrison, LRCFS, at rmorrison@jsu.edu or at Ext. 5697. MORE >>>

Wild Plants Symposium at DeSoto State Park May 28-29

Learn how our ancestors used the native plants of the region to cure their ills. Join botanist Francine Hutchinson for a presentation of local healing herbs, and learn how to grow many of them yourself in the LRCFS Old-time Natural Remedies Workshop on May 28. The Medicinal Plants Workshop on May 29 will include demonstrations, short hikes, and instructions on herbal preparations. Sustainable, legal collection is emphasized, along with guidelines from herbalist organizations. The Edible Plants of Little River Canyon Workshop on May 29 is a presentation on safety in relation to use of wild plants. For more information contact Renee Morrison, LRCFS, at rmorrison@jsu.edu or at Ext. 5697. MORE >>>

LRCFS Frog Pond Adventure May 29

Prepare to be AMAZED by these amphibians!! One of our most popular events of the year. This is your last chance of the year to experience love from a frog's point of view! Join the one-and-only, "Dr. Frog" George Cline, for an unforgettable evening of romance and songs from the amphibian voices of early summer. Great for families, scout groups, church groups and anyone who loves to be outside at night under the stars with nature all around! The program is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday evening, May 29, at the JSU Frog Pond in Choccolocco. Admission charge is $5 per adult and $1 per child. Pre-registration is suggested. For more information contact Renee Morrison, LRCFS, at rmorrison@jsu.edu or at Ext. 5697.

Opera Returns to JSU May 27-28

After more than a 15-year absence, opera will return to Jacksonville State University at 7 p.m. on May 27 and 28 when the David L. Walters Department of Music presents two one-act operas in Stone Center Theater. Each opera lasts about 30 minutes. Admission is free, and no reservations are necessary. Dr. Nathan Wight is director of the operas. He is JSU's assistant professor of voice and has experience in opera performance. "I've performed opera with Houston Grand Opera in Houston, Texas, and in the Sante Fe Opera Apprentice Program," he said. "I've also performed in the Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, England, and in Edinburg Festival in Scotland." Assistant director of the operas is JSU's voice instructor, Teresa Cheatham Stricklin. MORE >>>

Reminder of Art Show

The twenty-fifth annual Mini-Works on Paper Exhibition begins May 4, with a reception that evening from 7 to 9 p.m., and the exhibit ends May 26. For further information call 782-5626 or email jgreene@jsu.edu.

President Meehan's Radio Show

Dr. Lori Owens shares her insight on the judicial confirmation process. Tune in here or go to president.jsu.edu.

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