The Association for Business Communication-Southwest United States has awarded Marcel Robles, associate professor of Corporate Communication and Technology, its Outstanding Teacher Award for 2004. Robles was presented the award in March at the Federation of Business Disciplines conference in Orlando.

English Professor Helen Bennett will attend an NEH summer institute in Cambridge, England, focusing on interdisciplinary study of medieval Anglo-Saxon culture. Anne Gossage, assistant professor, English, will also be attending an NEH summer institute in Staunton, Va., and London, England. She will be working with scholars as well as the actors and directors of the Shenandoah Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare's Globe. Both NEH summer institutes are designed to help professors enrich their classroom instruction.

The Colonel’s Compass, a new publication containing information traditionally found in the front of the EKU schedule book, was mailed recently to current students who are not graduating in May, all full-time faculty and all department offices.

When the format of the schedule book was changed two years ago, it made the listing of courses more readable, but required additional space. Due to those space limitations, much of the information traditionally found in the front of the book was omitted. While this information has always been available online, many students and advisors found having a paper copy of the information to be convenient. Therefore, as printing of a paper schedule book is phased out – a plan that has been ongoing for the past two years – the Colonel’s Compass, named on the recommendation of the SGA, was created.

For additional information, contact Tina Davis in the Registrar’s Office at 622-2320.

The 27th annual Employee Recognition Luncheon will be held Wednesday, April 14, in the Keen Johnson Ballroom from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. More than 300 employees celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service will be recognized and all employees are welcome to attend.

The Richmond Rotary Club will host its first ever International Dinner on Saturday, April 24, from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, 608 W. Main St. The event will feature international cuisine and entertainment.

The cost is $25 per person or $10 per student. However, the cost will be waived for students who bring a dish native to their homeland or who provide culturally authentic entertainment.

Proceeds will go to Rotary International Foundation’s Polio Plus Program to help eradicate polio worldwide. Reservations are requested. To make reservations, or for more information, contact Dwight McMullin at 626-0060 or richmondrotary@hotmail.com.