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In this issue:
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| |  EKU ranks in the top tier of Regional Universities in the South in the 2011 edition of “Best Colleges” by U.S.News & World Report.
EKU ranks 59th among 90 universities in the top tier.
The exclusive rankings will be published in the magazine’s September issue, available on newsstands Aug. 31 and are available, along with a summary of the ranking methodology, at www.usnews.com/collegemeth. Also, the 2011 Best Colleges Guidebook will be on newsstands Aug. 24.
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|  From left, Dr. Alice Jones, director of the Eastern Kentucky Environmental Research Institute; Dr. David Brown, assistant professor of biological sciences; and Sixth District Congressman Ben Chandler. | Three environmental projects at Eastern, valued at approximately $15,000, have received funding from Bluegrass PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment). |
| | EKU has earned national recognition for its contribution to the public good.
Among the 551 public and private colleges and universities named in the 2010 Washington (DC) Monthly College Guide and Rankings, EKU placed 181st, tops among Kentucky institutions in the “Master’s Universities” category. (Eastern recently became a doctorate-granting institution.)
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| | Angie Madden, assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, took part in an Aug. 19 on-campus professional development program to learn more about the new Kentucky Common Core Academic Standards for English/language arts and math, adopted by the Kentucky Board of Education, Council on Postsecondary Education, and Education Professional Standards Board in February. EKU faculty will offer a series of programs to prepare pre-service teachers, as well as those in advanced programs, to meet these standards in their instructional and assessment plans. Across the Commonwealth, teachers and higher education faculty are working together to align the P-12 curricula for the 2011-12 school year, when these standards, developed by a consortium sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers, will be assessed.
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| | The nationally unique Noel Studio for Academic Creativity won’t officially open its physical space until Tuesday, Sept. 7, but the Studio’s consultants are available even now to work one-on-one with students on a wide variety of projects and products. |
| | Dr. Jennifer Cruz, associate professor of piano at Central State University in Ohio, will perform at Eastern on Friday, Sept. 3. |
| | EKU Libraries and the Office of Graduate Education and Research will present the webcast series, Focus on Scholarship, for the second consecutive year. The series, created to raise awareness for scholarly and creative achievement, consists of 10- to 15-minute webcasts that feature an Eastern community member discussing scholarship, how it informs their teaching, and, as appropriate, the supportive role of the Libraries and Graduate Education and Research. |
| |  Noted author and bioethicist Peter Singer will speak on “Ethics and Animals: Extending Ethics beyond Our Own Species” on Thursday, Sept. 9.
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|  Public Relations Photo by George Terrizzi | New students volunteered their time at several locations as part of New Student Days.
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| |  It’s a perfect marriage. After all, where better to showcase the creativity of Kentucky artisans and thereby inspire students to think creatively than Eastern’s new Noel Studio for Academic Creativity?
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| | Business students have a new resource in the Business & Technology Center – the Business Library and Academic Commons. |
| | EKU and the Madison County Cooperative Extension Service are among the co-sponsors of the 2010 Regional BioEnergy Field Day at the University’s Meadowbrook Farm on Thursday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. |
|  Photo by Zach Smith/SLRAS | The Center for the Performing Arts at EKU, scheduled to open in the fall of 2011, will present the Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars (SLRAS) in concert at Brock Auditorium on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. This concert is free and open to the public. |
| |  EKU’s Bluegrass Community Health Center has expanded its presence in Lexington with a recently completed building project, and named Lexington physician Dr. Steve Wrightson as its new medical director.
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|  Mark Welker, Executive Director of Public Safety | Mark Welker, Executive Director of Public Safety, is featured in this ongoing series designed to allow EKU leaders and others in prominent positions to discuss their roles as well as campus issues. Welker began working at EKU as the Chief of Police in June 2004, after 25 years of administrative responsibilities at other universities. In July 2008, he assumed the duties and responsibilities of the Executive Director of Public Safety. Additionally the departments of Environmental Health and Safety and Risk Management and Insurance were reassigned to the Division of Public Safety. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Police Science and Administration from Northern Arizona University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, and the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. He also holds law enforcement certifications in Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. |
| | Borowski, Walter (Geography and Geology); Jones, Alice (Environmental Research Institute); Richter, Stephen (Biological Sciences); and Wilder, Melinda (Natural Areas). Increasing the research and educational capabilities of EKU's Natural Areas: Crafting a Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Create, Equip, and Maintain a Biological Field Station. National Science Foundation. $24,976.
Akers, Jon (Criminal Justice and Police Studies). Kentucky Center for Instructional Discipline. Kentucky Department of Education. $817,000.
Baggett, Ryan (Justice and Safety Center). IPAWS Common Alert Protocol (CAP) Assessment Project. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. $500,000.
May, David (Safety, Security, and Emergency Management). Crime Analysis. Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. $6,200.
Bennett, Billy (Natural Areas). Bluegrass PRIDE Earth Force Training Workshop. Bluegrass PRIDE. $2,000.
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