November 16, 1999 Van Graas Receives Engineering's Russ Professorship Konnekers' Latest Donation Brings Total Contributions Over $15.5 Million

• Today is the last day of classes. Good luck on finals, and don't forget that Supplemental Instruction is available for some classes. Be sure to check their schedule.
  
  
• The Athens Holiday Tree Festival is being held through November 21 at the Ridges Auditorium. Today's events include Story Time with Mrs. Claus at 6 p.m. and Agape Jubilee at 7 p.m.
  
  
• The Marching 110 will present a concert tonight at 8 p.m. at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased through the band office at 593-1110.
  
  
• For more, please visit the online Calendar of Events.
  

• Training for Web-based Teaching Tool Now Available
  
  
• The Athens Holiday Tree Festival Continues
  
  
• Microsoft Products Available to Ohio University Students, Departments, and Employees
  
  
• How to Get Your Bobcat Football Tickets
  
  
• Transportation from Athens to Columbus available

ABLE Celebrates Family Literacy With this month being National Family Literacy Month, the ABLE Resource Center is encouraging Athens County residents to read to their children by taking the "Twenty Minute Reading Challenge." The ABLE Resource Center is housed in Ohio University's College of Education. The ABLE Resource Center is planning family literacy activities all month throughout Athens County, to recognize November as National Family Literacy Month. Nov. 1 kicked off the activities with a faculty luncheon. Julie Barnhart-Sparks, the America Reads Coordinator for the ABLE Resource Center, discussed the importance of family literacy and summarized the resource center's upcoming intentions. Presentations for families are also taking place. One is scheduled for today at the Nelsonville Library, and the last one will be held November 18 at the Athens County ABLE Lab in Chauncey. All presentations are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. For more information, please read the full text of this news release. You can also contact the ABLE Resource Center at 593-4419.