HAPPENINGS A Newsletter for the Fayetteville State University Family
Vol. 3, No. 5
Published by the Office of Public Relations
COL David Allen, Associate VC for Programs, Planning and Assessment, served as master of ceremonies and speaker at the US Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Annual Memorialization Ceremony held on May 25 in Fayetteville, NC. Six families of soldiers killed in action were honored. Major General Herbert Altshuler, Commanding General, USACAPOC, presided. Dr. Sherrice Allen, Department of Natural Sciences was awarded the 2006 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) General Meeting Minority Travel Grant. The travel grant provided funding to attend the 106th ASM General Meeting in Orlando, Florida from May 21-25, 2006. In addition, Dr. Allen served as the representative for the North Carolina Branch of ASM in the 2006 ASM Council Meeting as well as other meeting events. • Dr. Sherrice Allen and Dr. Erin White were awarded a grant for the purchase of a LI-COR Model 4300 DNA Analysis System through the Genomic Education Matching Fund (GEMF) program. The DNA Analyzer will be used in various courses in the forensic science, biotechnology, and biology programs. David Garrett Izzo, Department of English and Foreign Languages, will speak on Sunday, June 18, about Thornton Wilder after the performance of his play, “The Matchmaker” by the Triad Stage Group in Greensboro. • McFarland Publishing will release Dr. Izzo’s 13th book, Henry James Against the Aesthetic Movement, in late June. • On July 5, Dr. Izzo will speak at the Philadelphia Free Library about the progressive activist Scott Nearing.
May 06
Dr. Ruth W. Johnson, Department of Nursing, was the guest speaker to Health Team Relations classes at Terry Sanford High School on April 27, 2006. Dr. Don. A. Okhomina, an assistant professor in the Department of Management, was appointed on January 6, 2006 to the editorial board of Academy of Entrepreneurship Journal (AEJ) for a three-year term (2006-2009) • On April 8 in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Okhomina presented a paper entitled The Moderating Role of Environment in Entrepreneurial Orientation: The Case of Used Car Dealers at the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) International Conference. • At the Academic Business World International Conference, Dr. Okhomina presented a paper entitled The Interactions of Supportive Environment and Psychological Traits: Evidence from Used Car Entrepreneurs, May 30, 2006 in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Joseph Osei, Department of Government and History, has been invited by Central Michigan University as an adjunct professor to teach Phil 345, the Civil Rights Movement (1954-1985) from a philosophical perspective. The course, which is offered as part of their Summer I Distance Education Program at CMU’s East Lansing Campus, is for two weekends in May and a final one ending on June 3. I’m pleased for the opportunity it affords me to share the ideas and vision of Rev Dr. Martin Luther King, the philosopher King of the Civil Rights Movement with more members of Generation X in other parts of the country.
Fraternity Annual Cookout The Brothers of the Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. held its annual cookout for students before the conclusion of the school year. More than 150 students were treated to hot dogs, hamburgers, and various side dishes on the Alpha plot. The cookout, which is also open to faculty and staff, is held each April. It’s the Epsilon Zeta Chapter’s way of saying “thanks” to their fellow students and Greeks for their support throughout the year.