Traffic advisory – March 23 & 24 JSU’s Department of Public Safety recommends drivers avoid the west end of John R. Lynch Street, Metro Parkway and the Prentiss Street entrance to campus on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23-24, due to heavy traffic that is expected for the Mississippi Region II Science and Engineering Fair. The fair will be held in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traffic will be heaviest from 7-9 a.m. each day.
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2010 JSU Habitat Home Build - March 20 The 2010 JSU Habitat Home Build will be in full swing during Spring Break. Any student, friend of JSU, staff or faculty member interested in participating on March 20 should contact Amber Wise as soon as possible at amber.j.wise@jsums.edu or 601-979-1590
JSU’s efforts to benefit Haiti Is your department or organization sponsoring an event or fundraiser to benefit Haitians following the January earthquake that claimed thousands of lives? JSU’s Public Relations wants to know. Please send the appropriate information to publicrelations@jsums.edu.
Faculty and administrators: Add your name and specialty to JSU’s experts guide – deadline April 5 Reporters use the experts guide to find knowledgeable people about subjects ranging from A to Z. Simply list your name, a few key words about your area of expertise, your phone number (office and/or cell) and e-mail address. Please send the information to Jean Gordon Cook in the Office of Public Relations at jean.g.cook@jsums.edu by April 5. Your information will be published in IHL’s online experts guide. For questions, call 601-979-1571.
Sample: African American history and civil rights movement history Dr. Robert Luckett 601-979-2055 Robert.luckett@jsums.edu
University Press of Mississippi publishing meeting - March 23 All faculty interested in publishing with the University Press of Mississippi are encouraged to attend a meeting with Dr. Leila Salisbury, UPM Director, and two other acquiring editors at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 23 in Room 417 of the Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts Building. Interested faculty may contact Dr. Jean Chamberlain at 601-979-5862 or Dr. Mario Azevedo at 601-979-8836 for further information.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright guests at Veterans of the Miss. Civil Rights Movement Conference - March 25-27 http://www.mscivilrightsveterans.org/
College of Business to host Distinguished Executive Lecturers - April 6 & 14 April 6 - Joseph B. Anderson: http://www.jsums.edu/announcements/3.8.10Lecturer.pdf April 14 -John W. Barfield:http://www.jsums.edu/announcements/3.12.10lecture.pdf