SHSU
Update For Week Of Oct. 10
Homecoming Week Includes ‘Birthday Bash,’ Parade
SHSU will have an abundance of activities for students and
alumni as the 125th ‘birthday bash’ is celebrated
during the 2004 Homecoming week.
The week will officially kick off on Monday (Oct. 11) with
a rally at noon in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area.
On Tuesday, the President's Office will host a 125th anniversary
ceremony, beginning at 11 a.m. at Austin Hall, where faculty,
staff and students will march through campus with the Bearkat
Band at 11:30 a.m., and a panoramic photo of the university
community will be taken at noon on Intramural Field No. 2.
The birthday bash-themed Homecoming parade will be held on
Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. Participants should line up in the
parking lot across from Academic Building
3 at 5 p.m. The parade will travel down Sam Houston Avenue and around the campus,
where it will end at the Sam Jam Carnival in the Bowers Stadium parking lot.
Entries for the parade are open to both campus and community organizations.
Those who want their floats to be judged should register with the Office of
Student
Activites.
On Friday, the class of 1954 will be honored at 11 a.m. at the Golden Circle
Reunion, and the Distinguished Alumni Gala will take place at 6 p.m. in the
LSC Ballroom.
Saturday activities include: open houses and receptions throughout the morning,
with college open houses in their administration buildings at 10 a.m.; SHSU
president James Gaertner’s “Pre-Game With the President” meet and greet
at 11 a.m. in Austin Hall; and the Lettermen Association’s Hall of Honor
Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. in the LSC Ballroom.
The university-wide party will continue at noon in the Bowers Stadium parking
lot with Bearkat fans and alumni tailgating in Bearkat Alley. There will be
food, music and activities for individuals of all ages prior to the football
game at
2 p.m. between SHSU and Nicholls State.
For more information on these or any other of the weekend’s events, visit
the SHSU Homecoming 2004 Web site. For more information on the parade, call
Student Activities at 936.294.3861.
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Teacher Job Fair Attracts 83 Districts,
Services
Approximately 83 school districts and educational services
will be represented at the Fall Teacher Job Fair on Wednesday
(Oct. 13) at 12:30 p.m. in the
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
Districts, of all sizes and from across the state, that will be in attendance
include Abilene, Bryan, Conroe, Galveston, Huntsville, Round Rock, San
Antonio and Killeen, as well as many Houston- and Dallas-area schools.
In addition, Sam Houston graduate studies; Regions three, six, 10 and 20;
the Harris County Department of Education and the Japanese Exchange will
have representatives
in attendance.
The fair is open to all SHSU students and alumni who are interested in
a teaching position. For more information contact Career
Services at 936.294.1713.
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Athletics
To Celebrate Basketball Season With ‘Mayhem’
In celebration
of the beginning of the Bearkat basketball season, the athletic department
will host “Midnight Mayhem” on Friday
(Oct. 15), from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
“
Starting at midnight, the (men’s and women’s) teams are officially
allowed to practice as a team again,” said Chris Park, athletic development
coordinator, “so leading up to the midnight introductions of
both the teams, there will be special games and contests and student
organizations
will
be playing
each other in three-on-three contests.”
Following the introductions of both teams at midnight, the women’s team
will scrimmage for about 10 minutes, and the men’s team will
scrimmage for about 10 minutes.
“
The highlight after that is that there’s going to be a slam dunk show and
a hot-shot competition between the men’s and women’s teams,” Park
said.
To enter the coliseum, students will have to go to the B-side gates,
door No. 13, for the free event.
For more information, call 936.294.3443.
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Rec Sports To ‘Raven
Run’ For Homecoming
The Department of Recreational Sports
will host its annual Raven Run on Saturday (Oct. 16) morning.
Registration will be held from 8-8:45 a.m., with the race beginning
at 9 a.m. in the faculty/staff parking lot east of the Health
and Kinesiology
Center.
The 5K, or 3.1 miles, race is $5 for pre-registration or $7
for race-day registration. Those who pre-register will receive
a Raven
Run T-shirt.
The race will be held for participants in four divisions: student,
alumni, faculty/staff and student organizations. Student organizations
will receive
Homecoming spirit
points by pre-registering and participating.
In addition to the running course, there will also be a non-competitive
one-mile walking course.
Pre-registration forms can be picked up and turned in at the
Recreational Sports office, in HKC Room 104, and is due by
5 p.m. on Oct. 14.
For more information, call Mandy Adamson at 936.294.1985.
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Fulton,
Ehlers Win ‘Best
Seats’
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| The Oct. 7 "Best Seat" winner,
April Ehlers |
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| The Sept. 18 "Best Seat" winner, Mickey
Fulton |
Freshmen Micahela Fulton and April Ehlers got
the “best seats in the house” after
winning the drawings for VIP suite boxes at the Sept. 18
and Oct. 7, respectively, SHSU football games.
Students can enter to win the three remaining giveaways by
completing entry forms at the Barnes and Noble University
Bookstore or the
Bearkat OneCard
office. Entries
may also be completed at Bowers Stadium for the next drawing.
For each home game, one winner will be drawn from that
week's entries and will receive six passes to the suite
box at Bowers
Stadium
with VIP parking
passes,
as well as free access to the buffet and refreshments served
at the suite boxes.
The remaining drawings will be held for the Oct. 16, Nov.
6 and Nov. 20 games.
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Roberts Selected As Barbara L. Jackson
Scholar
Sam Houston State University Office of Multicultural
and International Student Services coordinator and doctoral
student
Jennifer
Roberts has been selected
as a Barbara L. Jackson Scholar to represent the university
at the University Council for Educational Administration
National Convention
in November.
Roberts was nominated for the honor by Theodore Creighton,
director of the Center for Research and Doctoral Studies
in Educational
Leadership.
The Barbara L. Jackson Scholars “represent a cadre of outstanding students
of color enrolled in UCEA member educational leadership and policy doctoral programs
who intend to enter the professorate,” according to
a nomination request from the organization.
The program, launched this fall, is named in honor of Barbara
L. Jackson, a professor and leading scholar, for her contributions
to the discipline.
As part of the program, each Jackson Scholar will be paired
with an experienced mentor to help prepare them for entry
into higher
education.
As a selected student, Roberts will travel to Kansas City
for the convention from Nov. 12-14, where she will be formally
recognized
and have the opportunity
to network with colleagues from other institutions.
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Archaeology
Month To Kick Off With Lecture
The Sam Houston Memorial Museum
will celebrate Texas Archaeology Month with a presentation, "Denbigh:
Archaeology of a Civil War Blockade Runner."
J. Barto Arnold, of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology
at Texas A & M
University will lecture on the Denbigh project on Tuesday (Oct. 19) at 7 p.m.
at the Katy & E. Don Walker, Sr., Education Center, at
1402 19th St.
The Denbigh was one of the most successful blockade runners
of the American Civil War and was the last to clear a Confederate
port.
It is the only
blockade-runner to be excavated in the Gulf of Mexico, and
the
remains of the ship are situated
off Galveston Island.
For more information call Sandra Rogers at 294-4712 or the
Museum at 294-1832.
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Workshop To Help Perfect Punctuation Skills
The Writing Center
will give students “simple steps for perfecting your
punctuation” on Wednesday (Oct. 13).
The workshop, directed by graduate and undergraduate-level
tutors Nate Roberts, Michelle Fortune and David Sweeten,
will review the
basics of
punctuation
in a friendly, non-threatening environment, at 10 a.m.
The Writing Center is located in Wilson Building Room 114.
For more information, call 936.294.3680.
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SAM Center To Prepare
Students For GRE, GMAT
The Student Advising and Mentoring
Center will host a series to prepare students for the Graduate
Record Exam and the
Graduate Management
Admission Test beginning
Monday (Oct. 11).
The seven-day review will be held from 5-7 p.m. at the SAM
Center, in Academic Building 4 Suite 210, and those who wish
to participate
must
attend every
session.
“
We cover strategies for the GRE, GMAT review, so there’s math, there’s
English, time management, there’s a million different things,” said
Bernice Strauss, SAM Center director of academic support programs. “The
testing company recommends 50 hours of individual review.”
The review is held on a first-come, first-serve basis and
groups are kept small, Strauss said.
Those who would like to participate should meet Strauss beforehand.
The review will be held on Oct. 22-23 at the University Center,
with the sessions lasting all day Saturday.
For more information, or to sign up, call the SAM
Center at 936.294.4444.
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Students To ‘Dance At 8’
Dance majors and non-majors
will showcase their talents at “Dances@8” on
Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 12-13) nights. Performances will
begin at 8 p.m. each day in the Academic Building 3 Theatre.
The event, sponsored by the Chi Tau Epsilon national dance
honor society, will include hip-hop, tap, jazz, modern dance
and ballet,
according to
Chi Tau Epsilon
president Sarah Pilgrim.
“
They are all student choreographed, and it’s (the event is) a whole genre
of dances,” Pilgrim said.
Admission is $5, and proceeds from the performances will
benefit the organization, which uses the funds to provide
a dance choreography
scholarship
to one
student during the spring semester.
For more information, call the dance
department at 936.294.1875.
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Outdoor
Rec To Go Mountain Biking, Climbing
The Outdoor Recreations
division of Recreational Sports will take participants mountain
biking at Double Lake on Monday
(Oct. 11).
The trip will be
from 4-8 p.m.
“
Double Lake 's trail is fast and fun and a good place for beginners to practice
mountain biking,” according to the Outdoor Recreation
Web site.
The cost of the event is $15 for students, $17 for staff/faculty
and $20 for guests and includes transportation, park entry
and bike rental.
The sign-up deadline, and pre-trip meeting, is Monday at
3:30 p.m. Those who wish to participate should sign up in
Health
and Kinesiology
Center
Room 104,
and the pre-trip meeting will be held at the Outdoor Recreation
Building.
That weekend (Oct. 15-17), Outdoor Recreation will also take
participants to “The Granite Gripper Climbing Competition” at Enchanted
Rock.
“
Climbers take over the group camping area and pavilion during a unique, outdoor
climbing competition,” according to the Web site.
The cost to attend is $25 for students, $30 for staff/faculty
and $35 for guests, which includes four meals, transportation,
camping
and gear,
but
does not include
registration for the competition.
The sign-up deadline and pre-trip meeting for this event
will be on Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. in HKC Room 104.
For more information contact Marvin
Seale at 936.294.3656.
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PC
To Entertain During Homecoming Week
The Program Council will
host a variety of events this week in conjunction with Homecoming
week.
On Monday, Damian the Hypnotist will entertain the student
body at 6 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom. Homecoming
spirit
points
will be
awarded to those who attend.
On Tuesday, students will have the opportunity to design
and paint their own Homecoming memento in the form of a ceramic
mug with “PC Ceramics: Glazin'
Over Sam” at 12:30 p.m. in the LSC Mall Area. Later that evening, students
can "Get Your Bowl On” at Huntsville Lanes from
9 p.m. to midnight.
Finally, The second annual Sam Jam carnival will be held
on Wednesday in the north parking area of Bowers Stadium
following
the Homecoming
Parade.
There
will be live performances, rides and midway-type games, beginning
at 8 p.m.
For more information on any of these events, call 936.294.1763
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Oct. 10, 2004
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