Below are the scheduled brown bag research talks for the Spring 2014 Semester. January 23, 2014  Dr. Rashell Smith-Spears, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages "The Black Vampire in African-American Literature and Popular Culture" February 11, 2014   Dr. Byron D. Orey, Department of Political Science "Hair Texture, Complexion and Candidate Evaluation" February 18,...Read More

James L. Hudson, Esq., the 2013 Holden Lecturer "The Global Financial Crisis: Its Impact on the US and Europe" Thursday, November 7, 2013 10:00 AM Theatre, JSU Student Center About James L. Hudson, Esq. The former U.S. Executive Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Mr. Hudson chairs the Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. Endowed...Read More

Friday, October 11, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Auditorium of the Engineering Building Join your faculty colleagues interested in developing and re-designing their research agendas with an interactive workshop led by Dr. Lesia Crumpton-Young! Dr. Young who received her B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University served as a program director at the...Read More

Due to overwhelming demand, the deadline for application to the Research and Scholarly Engagement Academy has been extended to Friday, September 27, 2013. The Academy invites applications from all faculty for this intensive year-long series of activities including workshops, mentoring, coaching and engagement with foundations and federal agencies. For more information, please contact the Center...Read More

The Center for University Scholars will host its semi-annual Tenure and Promotion Workshop for faculty members on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM in the Senate Chamber (Room 3250) of the JSU Student Center. This workshop is geared toward assisting faculty submitting their applications this year.          Read More

The Center for University Scholars is currently considering graduate assistantship requests from faculty members.  We expect to make decisions regarding assistantship awards by Friday, August 23, 2013.  In the interim, the graduate assistantship application will be disabled.Read More

The deadline for JSU full-time tenure track to apply for a graduate assistantship for the 2013-3014 academic year is August 19, 2013. All eligible faculty members who have applied by this deadline will be considered. The Center privileges applications leading to research publication and/or grant submission.  Read More