SHSU Update for Week of Jan. 19
The Sam Houston State men's basketball team is off to their best start ever
in the Southland Conference, and a number of special promotions and activities
promise a hot time at Johnson Coliseum for each game during the remainder of
the season.
The two most popular sports promotions ever tried at SHSU--all you can
eat 25 cent jumbo hot dogs, and the couch potato spectator section-- are
both scheduled for Thursday's (Jan. 23) men's and women's games against Louisiana-Monroe.
The women play at 5:30, and the men at about 7:45.
Couch potato nights are also scheduled on Feb. 13, 17, and March 5, and
the 25 cent jumbo hot dogs, sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports,
return for the Feb. 13 game against Southwest Texas.
Students who would like to participate in the couch potato seating, which
was used previously for football and will be tried this year for the first
time in basketball, should pick up tickets at the Bowers Stadium Field House.
Other attractions which will add interest to the basketball games include
performances at halftime and during game breaks by the award-winning Orange
Pride dance group and parking lot golf cart shuttle service chauffeured by
Charles Johnson and Ellery Stevenson.
The shuttles will be available for fans who may have physical limitations,
young children, or who would just like a ride from Charles or Ellery.
There will also be special halftime shows, a television game Feb. 17, and
a possible Southland Conference playoff game March 10 if the Bearkats finish
the season as one of the top teams.
SHSU students, faculty and staff are admitted free to basketball games
by showing their ID. Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $3 for those 17
and under.
Joe Muller, associate professor of agricultural sciences at Sam Houston State
University, has been elected to serve a three-year term as superintendent of
the National Future Farmers of America Agricultural Mechanics Career Development
Event.
As superintendent, Muller will coordinate committee efforts in acquisition
of supplies and equipment, assembling a panel of judges, development of the
exam, and coordinating all other components of the competitive event held
each November at the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky.
Teams of FFA students representing all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands, are eligible to participate in the event once they
have advanced through district, area and state competitions. Muller has served
on the committee since 1986, and has served as associate superintendent for
the past four years.
In response to student requests for weekend hours, the Sam Houston Writing
Center will be open on Sundays from 2 to 7 p.m. The hours are in addition to
the original hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. until
3 p.m. on Friday.
The Writing Center is located in Wilson 114. Tutors are available to help
students with drafts of assignments. Members of the Center also go to classrooms
to discuss writing. They have presented programs on analytical writing, grant
writing, incorporating quotes and source material, appropriate documentation
and sentence styles, and basic grammar reviews.
The Center also offers help to faculty members by copy-editing or proofreading
manuscripts and proposals.
For more information about the Center call 936.294.3680 or see the Center's Web
page.
The Counseling Center will sponsor a number of group meetings and workshops
for Sam Houston State University students during the spring semester. The programs
are provided to students at no charge.
Groups will include: stress and anxiety management, depression management,
anger management, child abuse support, new directions, women's issues, sexual
assault support, and nontraditional students.
Workshops will include: Decreasing Test Anxiety; Anger, Anxiety and Stress
Management; Finding Your Way--Identity Exploration and Choosing a College
Major; Like the Way You Look--Body Image and Eating Issues; Express Yourself--Assertiveness
and Self-Esteem; and How Do I Know It's Love--Exploring Healthy Relationships.
Students interested in joining a group should have their counselor sign
them up. Students who do not have counselors should make an appointment for
an intake with the group therapist at the Center.
Students who are interested in attending a workshop do not need an intake.
They can call or stop by the Counseling Center to sign-up and reserve a spot.
The Counseling Center's hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For an appointment, stop by the Center or call 936.294.1720. For more information
visit the Counseling Center Web
page.
The Department of Student Activities will host "The Leadership Challenge 2003" on
Jan. 31-Feb. 1.
This free, interactive conference aims to promote leadership skills in
students while giving them a chance to interact with other students across
campus.
The idea for the conference was derived from the book "The Leadership Challenge," which
concentrates on five principles---challenging the process, inspiring a shared
vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart.
The workshops are modeled after the basic principles that the authors found
in good leaders around the world.
The conference was started three years ago by SHSU Student Activities Program
Coordinator Amber Van Roekel and Assistant Director Carlton Green, along
with former Program Coordinator Richard Masterson. It has grown each year
and is considered very successful by the personnel in the Department of Student
Activities.
Students who participate will enjoy free food, interactive workshops featuring
guest speakers from across the university, Huntsville and surrounding communities,
and giveaways.
Interested students can pick up a registration form at the Department of
Student Activities office in suite 328 of the Lowman Student Center. For
more information call 936.294.3861.
The SHSU Alumni Association has announced the names of its Advisory Board officers
and members for 2003.
The officers include: Marie Hayden, president; Herman Smith, 1st vice president;
Jim Hanscom, 2nd vice president; Patty Sue Davis, secretary, and Rick Hartley,
past president.
Representing the College of Arts and Sciences are: Barbara Bright, Jack
Kyle, John McManners, George Miles, George Buckow and Patricia Williams.
From the College of Business Administration are: Walter Bennett Jr., Thelma
Brown-Mooney, Laurence "Bubba" Corley, Ronny Carroll, Ron Mafrige and Charles
Mallery.
College of Criminal Justice representatives include: James Warren St. John,
Gavin Schmidt, Cutty Gilbert, Wynell Jenkins, Dan "Red" McKaskle and Kevin
Fritze.
Representatives from the College of Education and Applied Science are:
Bobby Lane, Eileen Boaz, Jack Compton, Sonny Sikes, Shirley Brothers and
Julia Woods.
Special appointments to the board include Diane MacKenzie and Nancy Wilson.
Ex-Officio members are Kevin Hayes, director of alumni relations, and Frank
Holmes, vice president for university advancement.
The University Club will be open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this semester from
11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch will be served in the Coloneh Room on these days, and menu information
will be posted in the Catering Office by 10 a.m. each day before service.
Also, the menu for that day can be obtained by calling the Catering Office
at 936.294.1930.
The SHSU Animation Festival, featuring works created by art students in Beginning
and Advanced Computer Animation, is being shown at the Newton Gresham Library
through Jan. 31.
Students used state of the art technology in the art department and Texas
Research Institute for Environmental Studies lab to create the short animations
that include bouncing penquins, exploding neurons, diabolical record players
and much more, said Ed Loera, electronic resources librarian.
The animations are being shown on a technology provided by Academic Instructional
Technology and Distance Learning.
Sam Houston State University students in the spring Public Relations Case Studies
class will again be working with community and campus organizations.
If you need public relations help in such areas as problem related research,
news releases, advertising, special events, public service announcements
or Web page development contact course instructor Frank Krystyniak by e-mail or phone (936.294.1833).
SHSU will be closed on Monday (Jan. 20) in observance of Martin Luther King
Jr. Day. Classes will resume and offices will be open for business on Tuesday
at 8 a.m.
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
Jan. 19, 2002
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