Vol. 3 No. 35 June 11, 2010 BYE celebrates InsideASU 27 years See page 2. THE PRESIDENT’S Albany State Golden Rams CORNER update 2010 football schedule By Edythe Y. Bradley “We are very excited about reviving our Sports Information Director game against Savannah State,” said interim ASU Athletics Director Dr. Richard H. Williams. “We The Albany State University Golden Rams have not played the Tigers since 2004, so it have updated their 2010 football schedule. The promises to be a great game.” Golden Rams have added another team to com- The Savannah State game is the only non- plete their 10-game schedule, athletic adminis- conference game on the Golden Rams' schedule. trators announced recently. The Tigers, who were members of the SIAC Dr. Everette J. Freeman The Golden Rams will play the Savannah until 2002, are now members of the Mid-East- State University Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 25. ern Athletic Conference. The Golden Rams and Alumni add to The location and time of that game has not yet Tigers played in the Music City Classic in been determined and will be announced at a later Albany State date. See SCHEDULE on page 6. On Saturday the Dekalb County Chapter of the ASU Alumni Association will cel- ASU professor elected to the National Board ebrate its 30th anniversary. To the Dekalb alumni, I offer of the Council on Undergraduate Research a hearty “Congratulations!” Dr. James L. Hill, professor Research at Weber State Uni- vides fac- on such a momentous mile- of English and chair of the De- versity in Ogden, Utah. This ulty devel- stone. partment of English, Modern year’s theme for the CUR con- opment Albany State University Languages and Mass Commu- ference is “Undergraduate Re- opportuni- is blessed to have such an ac- nication at Albany State Uni- search as Transformative ties, publi- tive National Alumni Associ- versity, was recently elected to a Practice: Developing Leaders cations and ation and local alumni three-year term as Councilor at and Solutions for a Better Soci- outreach chapters. The dedication of Large on the Board of Directors ety.” activities these alumni to their beloved of the Council on Undergradu- The Council on Undergrad- designed to Albany State is inspiring to ate Research (CUR), headquar- uate Research, founded in 1978, share suc- Dr. James L. Hill us all. tered in Washington, D.C. Dr. is a national organization of in- cessful These alumni realize that Hill’s three-year tenure on the dividual and institutional mem- models and strategies for estab- their link to ASU goes far board begins at the end of the bers representing more than 900 lishing and institutionalizing beyond graduation. These CUR national convention in colleges and universities. Its af- undergraduate research pro- alumni serve as ambassadors June 2010 and ends in June filiated colleges, universities grams. for the university and as role 2013. and individuals share a focus on Albany State University is models for current and future CUR is governed by a coun- providing undergraduate re- fortunate now to have two students. cil of elected members in each search opportunities for faculty councilors on the Board of Di- At sports events, you’ll of seven disciplinary divisions and students at all institutions rectors of the Council on Un- find those cheering the loud- and one at-large division in serving undergraduate students. dergraduate Research. In est are ASU alumni decked which Dr. Hill will serve. Dr. CUR believes that faculty addition to newly elected coun- out in blue and gold. Hill will attend his first CUR members enhance their teach- cilor Dr. Hill, the Director of ASU alumni can be found board meeting as a councilor ing and contribution to society ASU’s Center for Undergradu- across the country and even June 18-22, 2010, at the 13th by remaining active in research ate Research Dr. Marva O. in many places around the Annual National Conference of and involving undergraduate Banks, professor of English, is globe. Their connection to the Council on Undergraduate students in research. CUR pro- also a CUR councilor. See PRESIDENT on page 2. 2 InsideASU June 11, 2010 InsideASU BYE celebrates 27 years InsideASU is a weekly electronic publication produced by the Office of University Communications. All submissions are due by noon Wednesday for that Friday’s issue. Send your submission to [email protected]. Dr. Everette J. Freeman President Participants in the 2010 Black Youth & Entrepreneurship (BYE) Workshop at Albany Clifford Porter, Jr. State University gather for the closing ceremony held Wednesday evening in the Vice President President’s Dining Hall. The program, held June 7-10 on the ASU campus, is for Institutional Advancement Southwest Georgia high school students interested in small business ownership and management. The program emphasizes personal development and career planning. Cindy Gambill Executive Editor Dr. Cynthia Bennett (right), ASU professor of Reginald Christian Business Information Systems and director of Photographer the BYE program, pres- ents the Dr. Mollie B. Joseph West Brown Scholarship Publications Specialist Award to Lekembria Mal- lory. The scholarship is Pearlie Bowser given in honor of the Administrative Assistant BYE founder and retired ASU professor/adminis- Questions about InsideASU? trator Dr. Mollie B. Contact Cindy Gambill at Brown. 430-1915 or [email protected]. PRESIDENT continued from 1. Check out previous issues of this great university forms a social network that goods for food banks. They participate as teams in InsideASU was in place long before the Internet ever came their local Relay for Life and support the United along. Way. www.asurams.edu/ia/ ASU alumni believe in reaching back to help When people see ASU alumni in their commu- universitycommunications other ASU students get a start in their careers. nities, they see these alumni as a reflection of Al- /publications. Many local alumni groups even bring potential bany State. Our alumni are essential to the success ASU students to campus for visitation. They also of Albany State and our students. Our alumni are Albany State University 504 College Drive raise money to award scholarships to outstanding proof of how effectively ASU prepares students Albany, GA 31705 ASU students. for the future. Our alumni give to the ASU Foundation so that ASU alumni have a vested interest in the uni- Foundation dollars can be used to provide schol- versity. The public’s perception of ASU also re- arships, enrich academic programs and so much flects on the value of the degrees its alumni hold. more. No matter what happens in life, once an ASU ASU alumni also reach out to help the less for- alumnus, always an ASU alumnus. Graduating tunate in their communities by providing winter from ASU is more than just earning a degree; it’s coats for needy children, prom dresses for high an open invitation into the world of the alumni school students who can’t afford them and canned and countless opportunities. June 11, 2010 InsideASU 3 ASU conducts third summer seminar on African- American literature for language arts teachers The Department of English, Modern Languages and Mass In addition to studying African-American drama, seminar par- Communication at Albany State University recently received a ticipants will be introduced to effective methods and strategies $47,026 grant to offer its third Summer Seminar on African- for teaching and staging African-American drama. They will also American Literature. For Dougherty County middle and second- become acquainted with technological resources available to en- ary school language arts teachers, the seminar started June 7 and hance their teaching of drama and participate in the Annual Con- runs through June 18. ASU is the only college or university in ference of the Georgia Council of Teachers of English and the Southwest Georgia to receive the grant this year. National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta. Co-directed by Dr. James L. Hill, professor of English and Designed to give teachers a more in depth knowledge of the chair of the Department of English, Modern Languages and Mass canon of African-American literature, this year’s summer semi- Communication, and Dr. Marva O. Banks, professor of English nar will explore dramatic literature written by African Americans and director of ASU’s Center for Undergraduate Research, the from the beginning through the present. The first two summer project is entitled “SOWEGA Seminar on African-American Lit- seminars, 2007 and 2009, focused on African-American fiction erature: Enhancing Teachers’ Content Knowledge to Improve the and poetry respectively. Evaluation of the project involves fol- Teaching of English Language Arts.” Dr. Hill wrote the grant that low-up visits with the teachers during the Fall Semester 2010. funded the seminar. More than 70 percent of the funds for the Summer Seminar The 2010 Summer Seminar includes 20 Dougherty County on African-American Literature are provided through the U.S. middle and secondary school teachers. Representing most of the Department of Education’s Improving Teacher Quality Higher 10 middle and secondary schools in the county, participants re- Education Program, hosted at the University of Georgia. Addi- ceive a $500 stipend, five PLU credits and educational materials tional funding is provided by Albany State University and the to use in their classrooms. Dougherty County School System. Staff member receives dedication award Shirley Mathis, a custodian II in Facil- ities Management, was recently hon- ored by the National Youth Sports Program for her dedicated service to the program during its 35 years of operation at Albany State University. Mathis was presented the award on June 1 by Coach Jesse Massey, NYSP program liaison officer. 4 InsideASU June 11, 2010 Conservation Tip of the Week If installing a lawn, select a turf mix or blend that matches your climate and site conditions.