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Tuesday, November 16, 2004 Please refresh your browser to view the latest edition. Congratulations to Alan Wallace,  Employee of the Month — November 2004.   Alan is the manager of the Systems Support Staff in the Division of Information Technology. ***New Announcements*** "Greek-Sync" Charitable Event Nov. 16 Pep Rally for JSU Gamecocks Nov. 18 Faculty Mentor Applications Due Nov. 30 Peer Counselor Applications Due Nov. 30

"Greek-Sync" Charitable Event Nov. 16

The Junior Panhellenic Council, an organization supported by all five Panhellenic sororities at Jacksonville State University, is sponsoring the first "Greek Sync" on November 16, 2004! The Greek Sync is meant to become an annual philanthropic event where members of all 18 JSU Greek organizations are invited to lip-sync and dance to their favorite songs. This year's event will be held at the Leone Cole Auditorium. The fun begins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday! MORE >>>

Pep Rally for JSU Gamecocks Nov. 18

The Student Government Association will be hosting a pep rally for the Ohio Valley Conference Football Champions, the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks! The pep rally will be Thursday, November 18 at 8:30 p.m. in Paul Snow Memorial Stadium. The JSU Cheerleaders, Marching Southerners and football players will be in attendance. This is a great opportunity to show appreciation for our Fighting Gamecocks before the last game of the regular season.

Faculty Mentor Applications Due Nov. 30

Faculty Mentor Applications are due November 30, 2004. If you need an application packet please contact Don Killingsworth, Academic Advisement at extension 5278 or donk@jsu.edu.

Peer Counselor Applications Due Nov. 30

Peer Counselor applications are due November 30, 2004 for the 2005 Peer Counselor Orientation Team. For more information contact Kenny Reighard, Office of Student Life at 782-5491 or at Kenny4JSU@yahoo.com.

Four Are Selected as Capital Campaign Co-Chairs

Jacksonville State University’s Campaign Office has announced four who are familiar to the university to chair its campaign to raise $17.5 million. They are Bob Kennamer and Randy Owen, who are on the board of trustees, and David Hale and Alex Baker, who are on the foundation board. MORE >>>

Academe Meeting Nov. 16

Please mark Tuesday, November 16, 2004, on your calendars. That's the date of the next Academe meeting at 3:00 p.m. in Room 10B, Houston Cole Library. Our presenters, Linda Cain from the library and Mary Stokesberry of the history department, will share with us the research project they do for American History 201 and 202 classes. During the project, they introduce students to different citation methods, formal writing styles, proofreading techniques, source selection strategies and much more that all faculty would find useful for their own disciplines. The project is described by Ms. Cain as "a procedural exercise required the student to first gather the information [and] master the correct citation style before proceeding to the writing process."

SGA Blood Drive Nov. 16 & 17

The SGA will be having their Blood Drive on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16 & 17 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the TMB 3rd Floor Auditorium.

SGA Collecting "Books For Baghdad" Nov. 16 & 17

The SGA is participating in the Books for Baghdad project and will be collecting old textbooks on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 16 & 17 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the TMB 3rd Floor Auditorium. The SGA encourages everyone to find any kind of textbook that you might want to donate and bring it to the TMB Auditorium on the dates specified. All of your donations will go towards a great cause.

Mimosa Yearbook Pictures Nov. 16 & 17

Mimosa Yearbook pictures will be taken on Tuesday, November 16 and Wednesday November 17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the TMB. All JSU students are asked to have their picture made for the 2004-2005 Mimosa Yearbook. JSU faculty who have not already had their picture made for the yearbook are asked to come during this time as well.

JSU Jazz Ensemble I Fall Concert Nov. 19/CD Release

The Jacksonville State University Jazz Ensemble I fall concert will be held beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 in Leone Cole Auditorium featuring the music of jazz masters such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Sammy Nestico, and Cole Porter. MORE >>>

University/Community Orchestra Fall Concert Nov. 19

The Jacksonville State University/Community Orchestra will perform its Fall Concert on Friday, November 19, at 7 p.m. in the Performance Center of Mason Hall. The concert, which is a part of the Alabama Honor Strings Festival sponsored by the Walters Department of Music and the Alabama State Chapter of the American String Teachers' Association, will feature the music of Beethoven, Mozart, and Weber.   MORE >>>

Alabama Honor Strings Festival November 18-21

The David Walters Department of Music and the Alabama Chapter of the American String Teachers' Association will host the Alabama Honor Strings Festival and the Alabama ASTA Solo and Ensemble Contest on November 18-21, 2004. The events will take place in Mason Hall on the JSU campus. String students and teachers from throughout the state of Alabama will be on campus during these days.   MORE >>>

Art Faculty Exhibition Nov. 2–23

Jacksonville State University's art department is presenting a faculty exhibition of works beginning with an opening reception Tuesday, November 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibition continues through November 23 in the Hammond Hall Gallery. Admission is free. MORE >>>

Riverboat Dinner Cruise Dec. 4

The Alumni Office is offering a holiday dinner cruise on the Tennessee River aboard the Southern Belle out of Chattanooga, Saturday, December 4, boarding at 4:30 p.m. and sailing at 5. (dock at 7 p.m.) Dinner includes a full buffet including prime rib for $37.50 per person (tax included). A cash bar is available. There will be a band and dance floor, caroling, Christmas lights on board and along the river and, of course Santa Claus! Limited seating. Payment in full needed for your reservation—Visa/ Mastercard/ cash/check. For more information call the Alumni Office at Ext. 5404.

Registration for Spring Semester 2005

It is time to register for classes for the spring semester 2005. Registration by telephone and internet only continues through Friday, November 5. Priority pre-registration begins on Monday November 8 at 8:00 a.m. At that time students may register on the telephone, on the internet or by going to the department of their major. Students must see their advisor prior to registering for classes. Registration will remain open until December 7. Tuition for students who pre-register is due by December 7.

Christmas Trip Offered By Alumni Office

The Alumni Office is sponsoring a trip to Dollywood and the Biltmore Estate December 10-14, which will include holiday activities and shows. Transportation will be included.   For more information, call Ext. 5404 or send questions to nturner@jsu.edu. MORE >>>

Photo Feature: Scenes from Powwow

Photo Feature: North Carolina Vistas

Obituary: Dr. Hugh "Blake" Otwell

Dr. Hugh "Blake" Otwell, age 55, of Leeds, AL, died Friday, October 29, 2004. He graduated from Auburn University in 1976 with a Ph.D. in biochemistry. He was an active member of the Sierra Club. He was a professor at Jacksonville State University where he taught chemistry. MORE >>>

IPSA Contributes to Books for Baghdad Project

Two members of the Internet Professionals Society of Alabama (IPSA) delivered to Jacksonville State University Wednesday an SUV full of books for the Books for Baghdad project, headed by JSU's Dr. Safaa Al-Hamdani, a JSU faculty member and alumnus of Baghdad University.  From left are: Dr. Al-Hamdani, Scott Harp (IPSA), Dr. Jeff Dodd and Scott Schram (IPSA). MORE >>>



Complete Listing of Homecoming 2004 Competition Awards

A complete listing of the winners in the Homecoming 2004 competitions is cited here. MORE >>>

No MCIS Classes in May 2005

Due to the move to Ayers Hall, there will be no math or computer science classes offered in May 2005. Please take this into consideration for advisement and registration.

Winners of the Homecoming 2004 Contests

Winners of the Homecoming 2004 contests for door, float and banner decorations are cited in this listing. MORE >>>

Homecoming 2004 Door Decorating Contest

The SGA is sponsoring the Faculty/Staff Door Decorating Contest once again for Homecoming 2004. With the theme "Surfin' JSU" to work with, JSU faculty and staff have come up with some very creative entries. Doors will be judged Friday, 5 November, after lunch. This year's Door Decorating Winner will be announced at 4 p.m. on 92J. See today's photo feature to view some of this year's entries. MORE >>>

Rachel Townson Crowned Miss Homecoming

The traditional Homecoming bonfire sponsored by SGA was held at Paul Carpenter Field Thursday, October 4, at 8 p.m. Results of this year's Homecoming Queen election were announced. The new Homecoming Queen for Homecoming 2004 is Rachel Townson (photo by Alex Stillwagon/JSU). Rachel is sponsored by Kappa Alpha Order and is a member of the Phi Mu fraternity. She is also the Mimosa Athletics Editor. She is a senior majoring in Physical Education. Her parents are Rick and Lynn Townson of Cleveland, AL. Members of this year's court include Brooke Davis, sponsored by Pi Kappa Phi fraternity; Allison Land, sponsored by Pi Kappa Phi fraternity; Bryanna Nicole Nelms, sponsored by Delta Zeta sorority; and Abbie Lauren Wilbanks, sponsored by Phi Mu fraternity.
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Beware of Internet Fraud

University students, faculty, and staff are currently being targeted by an internet “fishing scam”. Hackers are targeting university internet users by posing as legitimate businesses. Hackers are contacting internet users via e-mail posing as financial institutions or prominent businesses. In the e-mail to the internet user, the hacker requests that the recipient update their financial information online. The hackers use the information from the e-mail to draft financial assets and to set up fraudulent checks and credit cards.
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Busy Student Writes Novel between Classes

A Jacksonville State University student who found himself too busy to pursue writing on a regular schedule completed his first published novel during spare time between classes. James Matthew Byers of Rainbow City is now busy with signings and other promotional efforts for Grecian Rune (PublishAmerica, 313 pages, November 2004), a fantasy tale set in Greece, Crete, China, and Egypt that tells the story of a collection of heroes, gods, and goddesses who joined forces to overcome evil. MORE >>>

Photo Archive Now Available

More than 30 entries (including series and single photos) have been added to the photo feature archive now available at http://www.jsu.edu/news/photofeature-archives.html . Everyone is invited to submit photos by e-mailing them to alharris@jsu.edu.

UPD Steps Up Decal Enforcement

The University Police Department is increasing their efforts to get everyone at JSU to register their vehicles. Officers have been forced to boot 14 vehicles in the last three weeks. Many students have failed to register for their decal this semester.  In an effort to motivate students to register their vehicles, the Chanticleer will begin printing the names of persons who are booted each week.  To avoid having your name on the boot list, register your vehicle online at police.jsu.edu. MORE >>>

Stephenson Hall Weight Room

The Recreational Sports Department is happy to announce the purchase of new Cybex Weight Equipment. However, the weight room will be closed for a week for the transition of moving out the old equipment, replacing the carpet and installing the new equipment. We appreciate your patience. The weight room will close Monday, October 25 at 4:00 p.m. We hope to have the new equipment in place and ready to reopen by Monday, November 1.

HR Memo - JSU's Flexible Benefit Plan

Once per year you may enroll in or modify your election in JSU's Flexible Benefit Plan. As you know, this plan will allow PEEHIP insurance premiums and payroll deductions for medical reimbursement of certain health care expenses and dependent care benefits to be paid with pretax dollars. By doing this, you may save federal, state, and FICA tax on your premium payments, medical reimbursement, and/or dependent care deductions. MORE >>>

Wellness Center Offers Cholesterol Screenings

The Wellness Center is continuing to offer Cholesterol Screenings (Lipid Profiles) to all JSU Faculty, Staff, their dependents and Retirees on Tuesdays during the Fall Semester. All screenings are conducted in the Wellness Center (204 A Pete Mathews Coliseum). The screening is quick and easy and requires approximately 5 minutes of your time. MORE >>>

Zeta Tau Alpha Campaign for Breast Cancer Research

Zeta Tau Alpha and Yoplait are teaming up in an effort to raise 2.1 million dollars for breast cancer research. For every yogurt lid, 10 cents will go to help find a cure for breast cancer. A box for the lids will be placed on the 2nd floor of TMB. Lids will be collected now through the end of December.

Employee Newsletter Online

The October edition of the JSU Report was published online today at www.jsu.edu/news/july_dec2004/JSUreport-fall04.pdf.

JSU's 2004-05 Drama Season Tickets on Sale

Season passes are are on sale for Jacksonville State University's 2004-05 drama season. Five family-friendly shows are scheduled. They are Shakespeare's As You Like It; Ibsen's A Doll's House; a musical by Holmes, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, which is based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens; a new play, Heroes by Muschell, winner of the 2004 Southern Playwright's Competition; and a comic fantasy, On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning.  A season pass includes one ticket to each of the above plays.  Cost of the passes are as follows:  Adults, $34.00; senior citizens and JSU personnel, $29.00; students and military, $24.00.  Passes may be purchased by calling 256-782-5648.  Mastercard, Visa, and Discover are accepted.

President Meehan's Radio Show

Mrs. Martha Mitchell, director of admissions at Jacksonville State University, talks about how her office can assist prospective students. Tune in here or go to president.jsu.edu.

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