SHSU
Update For Week Of Nov. 30
Tree Of Light To Be Held Thursday
 The
83rd Annual Tree of Light will be held on Thursday (Dec. 4),
at 6 p.m. in the plaza east of the Bobby K. Marks Administration
Building.
University president James Gaertner will speak at the event,
and Soul Lifters Gospel Choir and the SHSU Chorale will perform.
In the spirit of giving, the Office of Student Activities
is asking those who attend to bring an ornament for the tree,
as well as a donation of a canned food or a toy.
For more information, contact Student Activities at 936.294.3861
or by e-mail at SAD@shsu.edu.
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Museum Brings Sam Houston’s
Christmas To Huntsville
The Sam Houston Memorial Museum will get into the holiday
spirit on Saturday (Dec. 6) with the Sam Houston Family Christmas
Festival.
Events will begin at 9 a.m. with a holiday decorations tour
in the Woodlands Home, Steamboat House and Houston’s
Law Office. The decorations may be viewed until 4:30 p.m.
Held in conjunction with the Cooperative of Working Artists,
the annual Angel Show Art Exhibit and Sale, where area artist
sell unique holiday crafts, will be held in the Walker Education
Center Gallery from 9 a.m. 4 p.m.
At 10 a.m., “Raven’s Rendezvous” will include
blacksmithing, pottery, waving and spinning and Cherokee Indian
culture demonstrations. The event will be held on the museum
grounds until 2 p.m.
Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the authors of
Texas history books and Sam Houston biographies at the “Meet
the Authors” book signing, from 1-4 p.m. in the Walker
Education Center Atrium.
For more information on any of these events, call the Sam
Houston Memorial Museum at 936.294.1832.
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Author To Tell Tales Of World
Travel
Author, world traveler and lifestyle observer Joei Carlton
Hossack will tell of her “Solo World Travel” on
Dec. 2 in the Olson Auditorium, in Academic Building 4.
The event, which will be held from 2-3 p.m., is sponsored
by the department of geography and geology and the Geographers
of Sam Houston.
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Hossack has traveled
to many countries and observed numerous cultures to extensively
research and gather stories.
Some of her published works include “Restless from the
Start,” “Everyone’s Dream Everyone’s
Nightmare,” “Kiss This Florida, I’m Outta
Here,” “A Million Miles from Home,” and
“Alaska Bound and Gagged.”
In addition to contributing travel articles for many publications,
she has been the subject of articles for The Hamilton Spectator,
The Welland Tribune, The Gypsy Journal and Highways Magazine,
among many others.
The international radio and television personality has been
a professional speaker for many years, lecturing on such topics
as “A Summer of Archaeological Digging In England,”
“Traveling Solo to Alaska,” “Traveling through
Turkey, the Greek Islands and Cyprus,” and “Traveling
through Morocco.”
The speech is open to the public, and there is no cost to
attend.
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Dance Dept. Ends Semester
With Three Performances
The SHSU dance department will wind down the semester with
three dance performances beginning on Monday (Dec. 1).
A non-majors dance workshop will be held on Monday and Tuesday
(Dec. 1-2) at 7 p.m. in the Academic Building 3 Theatre. The
workshop allows students who are taking dance classes to show
off what they have learned throughout the semester to fellow
students.
Admission for the workshop is free, and everyone is invited
to attend.
The department will have its final in-house performance for
the dance majors’ workshop and junior barrier on Dec.
3, at 7 p.m. in the AB3 Theatre.
The dance majors’ workshop is held for all dance majors
and gives students the chance to showcase their talents and
abilities to the public. Junior barrier will also be held
after the dance majors workshop to allow students the chance
to audition for the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Senior dance majors will have their final dance recital before
receiving their degrees on Dec. 4 during the department’s
Dance Mini Festival, which offers seniors the chance to showcase
their abilities as they perform dances choreographed by fellow
students.
Festivities will start at 7 p.m. in the AB3 Theatre.
For more information on any of these events, contact the dance
department at 936.294.1875.
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School Of Music To Present
Holiday Concert
The SHSU Symphonic Choir and Symphony Orchestra will bring
you “Home for the Holidays” with an evening of
Christmas carols and familiar holiday tunes on Friday and
Saturday (Dec. 5-6).
The concert, with conductors Allen Hightower and Carol Smith,
will be held at 7:30 p.m. on both days at the University Theatre
Center.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Admission for
SHSU students and faculty is free with proper identification.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Four RTV Students Win At Regional
Conference
Several members of the SHSU chapter of the National Broadcasting
Society picked up wins for their television programs submitted
during the NBS regional convention, held in Oklahoma City
on Nov. 22-23. Accompanying the group was radio-television
assistant professor Jeff Porche.
"Shopping in the Media," hosted by Oklahoma Christian
University, included lectures, panel presentations and screenings.
Nadia Musallam and Eddie Garcia won first place for their
TV drama "Shattered," Scott Eilers' "Samaritans"
won first place for experimental programs and Ronard Patton
garnered a first place with his news feature package on "World
Champion Jump-Roper, Shawn Hamilton."
All three of these productions will be sent on to the national
competition, which will be held in Miami in March.
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Education Group Donates
Display Case To TEC
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| Education and Applied Sciences dean
Genevieve Brown (second from left) accepts the donated
display case. From left are Dr. Sharon Lynch, president;
Brown; Angie Sutton, vice president for programs and services;
and Cynthia Simpson, immediate past president and affiliate
representative to the Texas AEYC board of directors. |
A plate collection and replicas of gifts from the “father
of kindergarten” are on display on the first floor of
the Teacher Education Center thanks to the donation of a display
case by the Sam Houston Association for the Education of Young
Children.
The case, dedicated on Nov. 1, was donated to highlight the
accomplishments of the early childhood education program at
SHSU, SHAEYC and faculty in the early childhood education,
according to Laverne Warner, early childhood education professor.
SHAEYC purchased the case specifically to display a UNICEF
plate collection of children around the world, said Warner,
who was a SHAEYC founding member in 1987 and currently serves
as the group’s vice president for membership and treasurer.
“It started because I donated the plates to the organization
with the thought that they might use them as door prizes,”
she said, “but the board decided they wanted to keep
the collection, and so the issue came up that they didn’t
have a place to house them.”
In addition to the plates, which will be a permanent fixture
in the case, replicas of Froebel Gifts, which were teaching
materials from the 1800s developed by the “father of
kindergarten,” as well as publications by faculty members,
are currently being displayed.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Nov. 30, 2003
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