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Volume 26 Issue 29
December 8, 2005
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Spotlight on Excellence
Communiversity News
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Scholarships Available
The Plant and Soil Science program at Alcorn State University will award academic scholarships to five Plant and Soil Science students in the spring of 2006.
The Funds for these awards were made available through a project recently founded by USDA/CSREES under the Capacity Building Grant Program. This project is entitled “Preparing Students for High-Tech Jobs in Biotechnology by Investing in Hands-on Training in Tissue Culture and Transformation Technology”.
To be eligible for the $1,995.00 tuition waiver, each applicant must:
1. Be a Plant and Soil Science major;
2. Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher;
3. Enroll in PS457, Plant Breeding Class for the Spring 2006;
4. Submit an essay on “The Importance of Soil and Plant Science to the World Economy and Food Supply”.
Depending on the availability of funds, students in closely related programs may benefit from this project.
Interested students must submit their official transcript and proof of enrollment in PS457, Plant Breeding class to: Mrs. Arkon Burks/Morris Agricultural Science Bldg., Room Number 205.
If additional information is needed, please contact Dr. Patrick Igbokwe @ (601)877-6543.
Give the Gift of a Lift This Holiday Season
Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk
The holiday season between Christmas and New Year’s is one of the deadliest and most dangerous times of the year due to an increase in impaired driving.
If you are organizing or hosting a party this month and plan on serving alcoholic beverages, remind your guests to designate their sober driver in advance and provide a variety of non-alcoholic beverages to those designated drivers. Then at the end of the party, make sure all of your guests leave with a sober driver or make arrangements to get them home safely.
Always buckle up – it’s your best defense against an impaired driver and remember, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk.”
This public service announcement has been brought to you by the staff and peer educators for the Substance Abuse Prevention Program, a Title III Activity.
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention tel. 601-877-6697
Attention!
Those who want to be admitted Fall 2006 nursing school need to apply by December 15, 2005
If anyone wants more information regarding School of Nursing contact
Debbie Redfield, Counselor/Enrollment Coordinator
Alcorn School of Nursing
15 Campus Drive
Natchez, MS 39120
Phone: 601-304-4322
Fax: 601-304-4398
University Relations Staff
W. Christopher Cason,
Director
Sherita L Bailey, Administrative Assistant,
Writer
Elena Dobrynina, Staff Writer/International Student
Recruiter
Mail:
P.O. Box 389, Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500 ~ Phone:
(601) 877-6130 ~
Email: elenad@alcorn.edu
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Office: WWACB, Suite 511
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