Classes were cancelled four days due to the ice storms that hit the region on Jan. 27 and 28. Visit www.prm.eku.edu/icestorm2009/index.htm to see a gallery of photos from around campus.
EKU will host a community forum on energy choices on Friday, Feb. 20.
“The Business of Southern Energy: Making Choices for Our Community” is sponsored by the Southern Growth Policies Board (SGPB) and EKU, in cooperation with AT&T, Berea College, Berea Chamber of Commerce, E-ON, Bluegrass Energy, General Atomics, Madison County Schools, Richmond Chamber of Commerce and Siemens Building Technologies.
Professor Karen Cotton McDaniel, a visiting scholar in the African/African-American Studies and Women and Gender Studies programs, was recognized for her role as co-editor of the Kentucky African American Encyclopedia at a reception hosted by President Whitlock and co-sponsored by African/African-American Studies, Women and Gender Studies and University Programs.
The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) is seeking public input in the development of a conservation plan to better manage the commonwealth’s stream and wetland resources.
Eastern’s TRiO Student Support Services program (NOVA) will engage in service learning locally this spring for the fifth consecutive year, with 50 student participants partnering with organizations in Richmond for projects ranging from puppet shows for children to dances for senior citizens.
After three successful years, EKU’s “Try Teaching” program is again accepting applications from mid- and second-career professionals who are intrigued about their potential in front of a classroom.
Eastern will welcome prospective students and their families to the Richmond campus Saturday, Feb. 21, for the first Spotlight Day of the spring semester.
QEP Stars, a new regular feature in EKUpdate, will take a look at those faculty members who are incorporating critical/creative thinking and communication strategies with their students. The feature hopes to show how those strategies have impacted the classroom experience, both from a learning and teaching standpoint. This issue's "QEP Star" is Steffen Wilson, associate professor of psychology.
Bruce Pratt, chair of the Department of Agriculture, 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. He holds a bachelor's degree in Animal Husbandry from Delaware Valley College and a master's degree and doctorate in Reproductive Physiology from West Virginia University, and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at Oklahoma State University from 1979 to 1981. Pratt, who joined the EKU faculty in January of 1998, is spearheading the University's Center for Renewable and Alternative Fuel Technologies (CRAFT) initiative. He calls the partnership between EKU and General Atomics, which will allow researchers to examine the potential for a cellulose-derived biodiesel industry in Kentucky, the most exciting project he has been involved in since coming to EKU. "To be at the cutting edge of a new technology and possibly a new industry is very exhilarating," he explains.
Elise Melrod, Model Laboratory, was awarded $540 from the Kentucky Arts Council for art on the school cafeteria.
Rebekah Waikel, Biological Sciences, was awarded $5,000 from the Kentucky Academy of Science for research exploring the regulation and functional role that miRNAs play in estrogen meditated inhibition of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.
QEP Stars, a new regular feature in EKUpdate, will take a look at those faculty members who are incorporating critical/creative thinking and communication strategies with their students. The feature hopes to show how those strategies have impacted the classroom experience, both from a learning and teaching standpoint. This issue's "QEP Star" is Steffen Wilson, associate professor of psychology. 