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SUNO faculty members ( from left) Cynthia Beaulieu, Henry Hardy, Mostafa Elaasar and John Penny.

Mostafa Elaasar, chair, natural sciences, reviewed 10 proposals at the National Sciences Foundation in Arlington, Virginia, June 18-19. He also attended the New Faculty Reunion organized by the American Association of Physics Teachers held in the Physics Center in College Park, Maryland June 25 - 27.

Henry Hardy, associate professor, mathematics; Joe Omojola, professor, mathematics and physics; and Carl Johnson, associate professor, chemisty; organized and managed the summer Program for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Computer Technology (PESMaCT) enrichment program for 18 local high school sophomores and juniors and ten undergraduate students.

John Penny, chair, social sciences, and Cynthia Beaulieu, consult, Small Business, started the Entrepreneurship Program for Released Inmates on June 16. The program is being held on the SUNO campus-the result of a grant obtained by the university. More than15 people attended the 11-week program.

Murty Kambhampati, associate professor, biology, is currently conducting research at Brookhaven National Labs in Long Island, New York and mentoring four undergraduate students in research.

George Amedee, director, Universities Rebuilding American Partnerships (URAP), and Penny participated in assisting New Orleans senior citizens in relocation from McComb, Mississippi to New Orleans, Louisiana as part of University/Faith Based Partnership and assisted displaced residents in Birmingham with employment in the Recovery School district.

Penny also attended the Board of New Orleans Mayoral Fellows Program where he received a proclamation of honor for his service on June 20.

Amedee, as part of the SUNO/Universities Rebuilding American Partnership (URAP) project, conducted two community workshops to provide information to assist New Orleanian's displaced residents return home. One was held in Baton Rouge, June 16, and the other in Birmingham, Alabama June 25.

Amedee appeared on WAGG 610 AM radio talk show for a Birmingham station in conjunction with the Birmingham Citizen Participation Workshops. He also submitted suggestions on how GIS training proposed by the department of MIS will greatly benefit accreditation in the department of social sciences.

Shirley Mitchell, associate professor, social work, provided free consultation services to the program administrator of the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren summer camp by assisting with the daily operations of the program which serves 60 children ranging between ages 5-15 years; developed linkages with community organizations, businesses, and agencies to access needed resources in order to offer a wide range of recreational activities and therapeutic services to the camp participants; and helped raise the awareness in the community of the excellent programs offered and opportunities available at SUNO and promoting the School of Social Work as the University's flagship program.