SHSU Update for Week of Aug. 31
Standing, from left to right, are:
Julie C. Jones, Lindsay Hardy, Katherine Magouirk, Jacqueline
A Jensen. Kneeling, from left to right, are: Angela Brown,
Barbara Sexton, Christy Sue Crouch.
Five SHSU undergraduate students attended Math Fest, the national meeting of
the Mathematical Association of America, in Boulder, Colo., this summer.
All five students gave talks on research that they had conducted over the past
school year and over the summer. The title of their talks were:
"An Overview of Molecular and Crystallographic Symmetries" by Angela Brown,
"Which Came First: e or Natural Log?" by Christy Sue Crouch, "Three Hundred
Fifty Years of Proving Fermat's Last Theorem" by Lindsay Beth Hardy, "A Statistical
View of the Death Penalty in Texas" by Katherine Magouirk, and "Means of Complex
Numbers" by Barbara Sexton.
Sexton won the award for the best talk in her session.
“We are incredibly proud of all five of the students. We are so
impressed with the time and effort that they put into their presentations, especially
considering the fact that it is completely voluntary, and they receive no class
credit for it,” said Julie C. Jones, assistant professor of mathematics
and one of two advisers for the SHSU student chapter of MAA.
Jacqueline A. Jensen, also an assistant professor in the department, is the
other faculty adviser of MAA.
Math Fest is the annual national meeting of the Mathematical Association of
America, which is held during the summer. Students from all over the country
participate.
While many of the members of MAA are research mathematicians, MAA is a national
mathematics organization devoted primarily to mathematics education and undergraduate
research.
The Lowman Student Center Office rang in the ‘new year’ with a successful
second LSC Scavenger Hunt on Tuesday, according to director Keri Rogers.
“This year’s Scavenger Hunt was a definite celebration of bringing
in the New Year—the academic new year, that is,” Rogers said. “We
were thrilled to have 300 participants, and hopefully each of them knows the LSC
a little better than they did.”
This semester’s student winners are as follows: alumni brick – Jovanne
Norris; CD/DVD Player – Elliott Jordan; 20-inch television – Jennifer
Carter; free use of textbooks for spring 2004 – Mitchelle Joseph; catered
dinner for eight in LSC – Sandra Beasley; and college survival kits –
David Louie, Lauren Luman and Lisa Thornton.
Faculty and staff winners include: University Club lunch for 10 – Amy Swingle;
Kat Klub party and sundaes for up to 25 – Debbie Nichols; and a sony walkman
– Wilbert Hightower.
Winners can claim their prizes, which should be picked up as soon as possible,
in LSC Room 303. Prizes that are not picked up by Sept. 15 will be held for the
next scavenger hunt, which will be held in the spring, according to Rogers.
The Office of International Programs will welcome new students to Sam Houston
State and to America with their second International Student Welcome Picnic
on Sept. 6.
The event, which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Gibbs Ranch, is open
to all faculty, staff, international students and anyone interested in the international
students program, according to Brenda Boeske, coordinator of operations and
international student adviser.
“The picnic is to welcome the international students,” she said.
The first picnic, which was held last year, had a very good turnout, according
to Boeske.
For more information, call the Office of International Programs at 936.294.3892.
The department of academic instructional technology and distance learning will
sponsor a technology mini-conference on Sept. 24 from 1-4 p.m. and again on
Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. to noon in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.
“The conference is geared towards faculty, but students are, absolutely,
welcome to attend,” said James Van Roekel, director of the department
of academic instructional technology.
Several groups, including University Computer Services, Newton Gresham Library,
Criminal Justice and Radio and Television will demonstrate different technological
applications available on campus and how these tools are being used to create
content.
The informal poster session style multi-media circus will run from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. Faculty members who would like to demonstrate their use of technology
are invited to participate. Contact Van Roekel for more information at
vanroekel@shsu.edu.
Sam Works, a networking opportunity for BearKat alumni, will be held on Sept.
2, from 5-7 p.m., at Casa Tomas.
Free hors d'oeuvre will be served at the informal meet-and-greet, hosted by
Casa Tomas and the Alumni Association. In addition, members of the Alumni Association
will receive his/her first beverage for free.
For more information, call the Alumni Association at 936.294.1841.
Photographs by Linda Wiley, an accomplished flutist and published author, will
be on exhibit at the Walker Education Center Gallery from Sept. 1-21.
The exhibit, titled “Passages”, includes views from Italy, New Mexico
and other locales.
For more information, contact the Sam Houston Memorial Museum at 936.294.1832.
The School of Music is tuning up for a semester of performances with recitals
on Tuesday and Saturday.
On Sept. 2, the School will be hosting a Faculty Vocal Recital, featuring Kristen
Hightower, SHSU instructor of voice at 7:30 p.m. at the Recital Hall.
On Sept. 6, the School will be hosting a String Invitational, with SHSU strings
area coordinator and assistant professor of music Andrew Wilson, serving as conductor.
The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Killinger Auditorium, Fine
Arts Building and the Recital Hall.
For more information on the events, call the School of Music at 936.294.1360.
Please send information for the SHSU Update to the Office of Public Relations
at SHSU. For electronic access to SHSU news see the public relations Web page
Today@Sam.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank Krystyniak,
Julia May, Jennifer Gauntt
Aug. 31, 2003
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