SHSU
Update For Week Of March 7
Rec Sports To Host Poker
Walk, Spring Break Survivor
The Department of Recreational Sports will host the spring
Poker Walk and Survivor Spring Break on Wednesday (March 10).
The Poker Walk will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the
Lowman Student Center Mall Area. The top three hands of the
day will win a prize, and the most spirited departments will
be able to compete for the Maverick Award.
In addition, students will learn tips on having a safe spring
break with activities and giveaways for everyone.
Rec Sports will also give students a chance to put together
a Spring Break Survivor kit, including sun screen and lip
balm, as well as other items, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. also in
the LSC Mall Area. In addition, Spring Break Survivor will
include fun activities and inflatables.
Both events are co-sponsored by the Barnes and Noble University
Bookstore, Dean of Students' Office, Student Health Center,
Sam Houston Press, SAM Center, Student Activities, American
Cancer Society, Program Counsel, Coca-Cola and KSHU.
For more information, stop by the Health and Kinesiology Center
Room 104 or call 936.294.1985.
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Alumni Association To Host
Senior Sign-Up Day
The Alumni Association will offer graduating seniors association
membership for $10 at senior sign-up day on Tuesday (March
9).
Hot dogs and soft drinks will also be distributed from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area.
Those who sign up at the discounted rate will receive a free
“I am Sam” T-shirt. Membership on non-sign-up
days is $25 for graduating seniors.
For more information, contact the Alumni
Association at 936.294.1841.
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Poet To Present Workshops,
Reading
Internationally-known poet Marilyn Nelson will present two
poetry writing workshops on Thursday and Friday (March 11-12).
The Thursday workshop will be held at 4 p.m., and the Friday
workshop will be held at 10 a.m., both in the Evans Building.
Participation is limited to 15 per session and sign ups will
be held on a first-come, first-serve basis for each workshop,
which will be about an hour long. The workshops are free.
Nelson will also share some of her works at a reading on Thursday
(March 11) at 7 p.m. in the Smith-Hutson Auditorium.
An English professor at the University of Connecticut-Storrs
and the Poet Laureate of the State of Connecticut, she is
the author of “For The Body,” “Mama’s
Promises,” “The Homeplace,” and “The
Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems,” among many
others.
In addition, she is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes,
two creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment
for the Arts, the Connecticut Arts Award, among others.
Nelson received her bachelor’s degree University of
California-Davis, her master’s degree from the University
of Pennsylvania and her doctorate from the University of Minnesota.
The poetry reading, sponsored by the English department, is
free and open to the public. For more information or to sign
up for a workshop, call Melissa
Morphew, SHSU associate professor of English, at 936.294.1944.
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Author To Present Workshop
On Travel Writing
Author, world traveler and lifestyle observer Joei Carlton
Hossack will be the guest presenter at a “Travel Writing
Workshop” on Wednesday (March 10) from 2-5 p.m. in Evans
Building Room 105.
The event is sponsored by the SHSU English, geography and
geology departments.
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Hossack has traveled
to many countries and observed numerous cultures to extensively
research and gather stories.
Some of Hossack’s works include “Alaska Bound
and Gagged,” “Restless from the Start,”
“Everyone’s Dream Everyone’s Nightmare,”
“Kiss This, Florida, I’m Outta Here” and
“A Million Miles from Home.”
The speech is open to the public, and there is no cost to
attend. For more information, contact Don Albert, assistant
professor of geography, at 936.294.1453.
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Workshop
To Explore Healthy Relationships
Miscommunication is one of the biggest problems people face
in a relationship, according to Pamela McManus, interim director
of the Counseling Center.
To help students gain a better understanding of these and
other issues, the Counseling Center will host an “Exploring
Healthy Relationships” workshop on Wednesday (March
10). The workshop will be held from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in the
center, located across from the Lee Drain Building and next
to the Farrington Building.
The workshop focuses on what a healthy relationship is comprised
of, McManus said.
“There’s a lot of miscommunication that goes on,
mind reading, about what the other’s expectations are,
so I like to make that open so people will understand,”
she said. “A lot of assumptions are made by one party
or the other, or both, and they don’t check things out
and things just escalate because of that.”
The workshop has been so popular in the past that McManus
has gone around campus to present it, she said.
“It’s an issue, developmentally, that students
are struggling with at this stage in their lives,” McManus
said. “This is the time that they’re meeting their
life partners and looking forward to establishing some kind
of ongoing relationship, and that’s just a natural part
of what goes on in that stage in life.”
Space is limited, and those who are interested should sign-up
at the center or by phone at 936.294.1720. For more information,
visit the Counseling
Center Web site.
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Teske Named To ‘Criminology’
Editorial Board
The American Society of Criminology board of directors recently
appointed Raymond Teske, Jr., to the editorial advisory board
of “Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Journal.”
Teske, a criminal justice professor who has been a faculty
member since 1973, specializes in victims of crime, hate crimes,
family violence and child abuse, including the modus operandi
of predatory pedophiles, as well as German criminal law and
procedure.
Teske said he had not anticipated his appointment to the editorial
advisory board, adding that he believes this is the first
time anyone from SHSU has received such appointment.
“It is normally made by the board as an honor acknowledging
scholarly accomplishments and publications,” he said.
The journal is the flagship journal of the American Society
of Criminology, founded in 1954.
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SGA, Organizations To Go ‘Back
Down Memory Lane’
The Student Government Association and campus organizations
will take a trip "Back Down Memory Lane" on March
30.
The mixer, put together by the SGA communications committee,
will be held in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom at 7 p.m.
“It is a chance for everyone to mingle and get to know
their student representatives,” said SGA vice president
Betsy Dominguez.
SGA will provide food, games, music and giveaways, and all
student organizations are invited to participate, Dominguez
said.
Those who wish to attend should RSVP by March 25 by calling
the SGA office at 936.249.1938 or by bringing a list of participants
to LSC Room 326.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
March 7, 2004
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