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For more information, please contact [email protected]. inSIDE Alabama Damascus steel company has been producing steel for over 20 years, page 4 WEATHER: Partly Cloudy, High 88, Low 66 Thursday, September 21, 2017 inTHE NEWS JSU remodels biology International classroom with REAL grant House Brittany Robertson Presentation: Staff Writer Guatemala Over the summer, Jacksonville State Uni- Students from versity’s Martin Hall Guatemala will received an extreme give a presen- makeover that has ev- eryone talking. tation on their Dr. Chris Murdock home country on of the Biology depart- Thursday, Sep- ment applied for the tember 21 from REAL Classroom De- 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. sign Initiative this past summer in hopes of re- at the Interna- ceiving funds to benefit tional House. the department. The grant helped to outfit Third classroom 250 with new paint, new carpet, Thursday new desks and updated Workshop technology. This grant came from the Faculty Career Services Commons Department will be offering a and has gone to benefit free workshop on the School of Science. Hollie Ivey/The Chanticleer “They came in and The newly refurbished Martin Hall room 250 features updated technology and furniture. emotional intel- prepped the walls, ligence and self painted, put new lights it still took several taken out—they took blank slate.” able to incorporate el- awareness on in,” Murdock said. months to complete all the old desks out With new desks and ements of interactivity Thursday, Sep- “There was not any the remodel. All of the and everything. We re- new technology, the that is not seen in any structural damage, but old infrastructure was ally just started with a biology classroom is tember 21 from See REMODEL, page 2 1 to 2 p.m. in room 10B on the Tuesday Talk 10th floor of the Campus celebrates library. spotlights Color Me Hispanic Heritage health Alpha Xi Color Run Month with ISO sciences Brannon Cahela ISO representative Maria a celebration of Hispanic Nick Adrian Alpha Xi Delta’s Staff Writer Aguilar, the two organiza- cultures, all the interna- Staff Writer annual 5k color tions collaborated to cel- tional students said, ‘let’s run will be Satur- On Tuesday, Septem- ebrate Hispanic culture, go!’ The International Stu- The JSU Department of Academic ber 19, the SGA and the food, music and dance. dent Organization is very Advising held their monthly Tuesday day, September Talk on September 19 on the eleventh 23. Registration International Student Aguilar, who is from El supportive of one anoth- Organization (ISO) part- Salvador, said, “It makes er,” said Aguilar. floor of the Houston Cole Library. Their begins at 7 a.m. nered to put on the His- me really happy that the The celebration of His- subject of interest this month was health outside the TMB panic Heritage Celebra- school is planning these panic cultures consisted of sciences and what to expect from a ca- with the race tion. Originally scheduled events where I can share food from local Mexican reer in that field. The meeting’s speak- ers were made up of five JSU alumni starting at 8 a.m. to take place on the TMB my culture with other peo- restaurant Baja California ple, because many people Grill. While the food may who have gone on to specialize in vari- See a sister for lawn, the celebration was moved inside to the audi- aren’t familiar with Latin have come from a Mexi- ous branches of health science. The talk more information. torium. American countries.” can restaurant, Aguilar allowed students interested in the field Despite the change of “SGA really wanted to said that rice and beans are to get a better understanding as to what Opiod venue, the celebration of recognize Hispanic Heri- a staple in the cuisine of all they should expect after their years of Hispanic culture still man- tage Month and celebrate Latin American countries. schooling and what it is like in the med- Awareness aged to attract a crowd of it in a special way,” said In addition to food, ical world. Meeting students interested in sup- Gamble. there were many activities The panelists representing JSU’s porting JSU’s ISO. “The International Stu- for students to participate past were seated in front of the students Planned by SGA Vice dent Organization is very in. Games such as pin the at a large table. Dr. Brent Abernathy, JSU and Bradford D.V.M., graduated in 2002 with a BS in Health Services President of Student Af- supportive. When I men- fairs Kasey Gamble and tioned that there would be Biology and now works as a veterinar- invite students, See ISO, page 2 ian at Anniston Veterinary Clinic. Dr. faculty and the Stephen Brackett, MD, who also gradu- ated in 2002 with a BS in Biology, is community to an now the Clinical Director of the Outpa- Opiod Aware- tient Substance Abuse Clinic at the Bir- ness Town Hall on mingham VA Medical Center. Dr. Ste- September 26 at phen Craig, Pharm.D., is another 2002 6 p.m. on the 11th graduate with a BS in Chemistry who is now a pharmacist at Target in Ox- floor of the library. ford, Ala. Dr. Christina Rachael Ginn, Pharm.D., graduated in 2011 with a BS What’s Your in Biology and is a clinical pharmacist Learning at UAB Hospital and Brookwood Bap- tist Health. Amy Beth Horton, PA-C, Style? graduated in 2008 with a BS in Biology and is a physician’s assistant at North- Students are invit- east Orthopedic Sports Clinic & Physi- ed to learn about cal Therapy in Gadsden, Ala. their individual Each panelist talked about his or her schooling experience, from starting at learning style on JSU for their undergraduate studies to September 27 in continuing their education at such uni- Merrill Hall room versities as UAB or South Alabama. 105 from 5-6 p.m. They continued to discuss not only what Grace Cockrelll/The Chanticleer their jobs were, but what an average day Students played traditional games like pin the tail on the donkey and learned about Hispanic culture at the SGA and ISO’s Hispanic Heritage Month event. See TUESDAY TALKS, page 2 VISIT WWW.jsu.edu/chanticleer for the latest in JSU NEWS The Chanticleer September 21, 2017 2 Nursing program marks 50th anniversary with gala Rebekah Hawkins Gamecock!” Associate Editor 15 years later Jes- Since the start of sica Jennings Coby the nursing program at graduated from the Jacksonville State in same nursing program. 1967 there have been She pursued her Mas- several graduations, ters of Nursing and white coat ceremonies is now a family nurse and careers started. practitioner. From travel nurses to “Being part of the local nurse practitio- JSU nursing program ners to careers in other is something I’m very states, graduates of the proud of,” Coby said. Lurleen B. Wallace “There were frustrating School of Nursing at moments—that comes JSU have gone on to with the territory of great things. nursing school—but The year was 1999. for every frustrating Julie Mueller Na- moment there were bors finished nursing even more inspiring school at JSU and be- and uplifting ones. My Camri Mason/The Chanticleer gan her career. She’s time in the JSU nursing Nursing faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of JSU’s done obstetrics at the program will always be nursing program on Saturday, September 16. University of Alabama- special to me.” don Edge, Assistant quality education in faculty, staff and ad- gram will continue to Birmingham then post- In 2015, Ethan Professor of Nursing at all programs,” Edge ministration of the pro- grow, improve and em- anesthesia care at Re- Smith completed his JSU, the program grad- said. “The quality of gram were invited to power exemplary nurs- gional Medical Center Bachelors of Nursing uates around 110-125 our baccalaureate pro- attend. The JSU Steel es to care for people. and then to Texas dur- at JSU and went on to students in the bach- gram is evidenced by Drum Band provided So what is his fa- ing Hurricane Katrina Rome, Ga. where he elors program, another our licensure exam live music, President vorite part of the nurs- as a travel nurse. She’s works in the intensive 100 from the bridge (NCLEX) pass rates. Beehler and others ing program? done it all, and she’s care unit at Redmond program and around In a recent quarterly gave speeches and “My favorite mo- just getting started. Regional Medical Cen- 15-25 from the masters report from the Na- there was even a fash- ment is always the “It’s been a won- ter. program. tional Council of State ion show to demon- white coat ceremony,” derful journey,” she “Nursing school Edge has been part Boards of Nursing, strate changes in clini- Edge said. “It sym- said. “What excites me was the hardest thing of the nursing program JSU Nursing has an cal nursing outfits over bolizes each student’s about nursing is the I’ve ever done,” Smith at JSU for ten years NCLEX pass rate that the past 50 years.