AAMU Hosting USDA-SBIR Webinar July 10

Monday, July 7, 2014

AAMU Hosting USDA-SBIR Webinar July 10

 
Alabama A&M University will team with the Technology Regional Innovation Cluster Huntsville (TechRich) and the USDA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to host a webinar conveying opportunities for small business and higher education institutions. The webinar will be held Thursday, July 10, 10:00 a.m. in the Dawson Building (room 225) on the AAMU campus. Virtual attendance can be accessed via http://aamu.adobeconnect.com/webinaraamu/ .

The webinar will be facilitated by Charles Cleland, USDA SBIR national program manager. In addition to providing access to the webinar from various remote locations, organizers are preparing for as many as 40 people to attend the physical campus site.

USDA’s SBIR program awards grants to qualified small businesses to research important scientific problems and opportunities in agriculture and rural development. Other agency aims include stimulating private sector technological innovations; strengthening the role of small businesses in meeting federal research and development; boosting private sector commercialization of innovations; and fostering participation by women-owned and socially and/or economically disadvantaged small businesses.

SBIR Phase I grants top at $100,000 for a duration of up to eight months. However, Phase II grants are limited to $500,000 for a term up to two years for previous Phase I awardees. Participation by university faculty or government scientists as consultants or subcontractors in SBIR projects is strongly encouraged.

For additional information about the webinar, contact Christi Jackson, deputy project manager, Technology Regional Innovation Cluster Huntsville (christi.jackson@wbcna.org), at (256) 961-7956, or Dr. Teresa M. Orok, executive director of AAMU Small Business Development Center, at (256) 372-5603. For assistance with technical and connection issues related but prior to the webinar, contact Adolph Scissum at adolph.scissum@aamu.edu or Oliver Dillard at oliver.dillard@aamu.edu.

Athens State Center for Lifelong Learning Announces May Classes

For Further Information

Guy McClure

256-233-8296

Guy.McClure@athens.edu

For immediate release

May 2, 2013

www.athens.edu

 Athens State Center for Lifelong Learning Announces May Classes

               

                ATHENS, Ala. - The Center for Lifelong Learning has announced its summer course offerings.  Information is available on our website – www.athens.edu/CLL - or you can call 256-233-8260 to request a printed catalog be mailed to you.

                There are several courses coming up in the month of May:

Couples Paint – Starry Night.  If you are looking for a new and interesting date night this class is for you? If you are looking for something different for you and friends to do, this is the class for you.  Join other couples as we paint Starry Night. Each couple will paint half the picture, combine them for a special art piece and have lots of fun.  You don’t have to be an expert to paint together.  All supplies provided.  The class will be held at the Center in the Mezzanine.  Sanda Bishop, local artist and owner of Coffee and Canvas will teach the class.  Class is scheduled Friday, May 9, from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.  The fee is $59/couple.

               

Another community event is the Community Chorus Spring Concert.  This is the third concert for the Chorus.  The Center for Lifelong Learning will host their Spring Concert on Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 pm at the Senior Center located at 912 W Pryor St, in Athens, Alabama.  The concert is directed by Dr. John Buttler and Lynette Pope.  This concert is free to the public.  No reservations are required.

LUNCH & LEARN:  Reconsidering the "War on Terror" 12 Years After 9/11

This class is the first one of the Spies, Treason, and Treachery Series.  John Davis, retired Army officer and military intelligence civilian, will discuss how we as a nation have fared in our “War on Terror.”  We will discuss the goals and how we determine the success of such aims using President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms.  Class is scheduled Monday, May 13, from 11:30 – 12:30.  There is no charge for this class. 

The Resistance Behind German Lines in WW II presentation will give an overview of British Special Operations Executive (SOE), the secret organization created by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to organize a resistance among captive populations in Nazi Occupied Europe.  The SOE engaged in subversion and sabotage to disrupt the Nazi war machine.  This presentation will concentrate mainly on the SOE’s role in the Netherlands and France.  This session is scheduled Monday, May 20, 11:30-1:00.  There is no charge for this class.

Another LUNCH & LEARN for the Business community is OSHA's New GHS Requirements.

OSHA is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized Standard for chemical hazard information.  This standard has changed the way chemical hazards are identified and labeled.  By December 1, 2013, businesses will need to retrain your workers in the new chemical labels and safety data sheets.  Are you ready for this change?  This class is scheduled on Thursday, May 16, 11:30 – 1:30.  The fee is $25/person which includes your lunch.  Please reserve space by May 15.

The LUNCH & LEARN Series Caring for Older Adults will feature two classes for those who need to care of parents or spouses:  Power of Attorney vs. Guardianship will explore the difference between guardianship and a power of attorney when caring for their elders.  Judge Charles Woodruff will explain when to use guardianship and when to use a Power of Attorney.  He will discuss the pros and cons of each document.  Class is scheduled Monday, May 20, 11:30am—1:00pm.  The fee is $10/person which includes lunch.  Please reserve space by May 17.

We will finish up May with Painting with Acrylics:  Paint Your Pet.  Spend an evening painting a portrait of your pet. Send your pictures by email to CLL@athens.edu no later than May 22nd so that our instructor, Sanda Bishop, can sketch out your painting before the class.  All supplies are provided for this class.  Class is scheduled Friday, May 31, 6:00-9:00 pm.  The fee is $49/person.  Please reserve space by May 24.

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