SHSU
Update For Week Of Oct. 31
Forum To Give Students The F.A.C.T.S.
Students will have
the opportunity to sit down with administrators and deans,
including university president James F. Gaertner,
at this year’s Bear F.A.C.T.S. Forum, on Wednesday
(Nov. 3), from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Kat Klub.
The event is sponsored by the Student Government Association
and the Dean of Students’ Office.
Bear F.A.C.T.S., which stands for Fielding Academic and
Co-curricular Topics for Students, will consist of a question
and answer-type
forum. An emcee will walk around fielding questions from
the audience, according to SGA student life committee chair
Armando Lopez.
“ Students have questions, and this is the time to
get answers,” he
said. “Every student should be there if they have
any concern regarding the university.”
Since topics are open to attendees, they will probably
vary, Lopez said, adding that the most recent issues will
more
than likely be discussed.
“ I think one thing will probably be the mass communications
department; that seems to be an issue these days. And, I
am sure with the recent event involving the Houstonian, we
will see a question about that,” he said. “Also,
I am sure something will come up regarding the crosswalk
issue along 17th Street.
“ Topics are up for the students to decide; we just
ask that questions be appropriate.”
Free pizza and refreshments will be available, and the
SGA will be giving out prizes to those who attend.
For more information, call SGA at 936.294.1938, or stop
by LSC Suite 326.
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Spring Registration Begins Oct. 29
With only six weeks left in the fall semester, the Registrar’s
Office, in cooperation with the Student Advising and Mentoring
Center, will begin spring
2005 registration on Oct. 29.
The registration schedule will be as follows: Oct. 29-Nov. 1, honor students;
Nov. 1, doctoral/graduate students/post-bac students/seniors; Nov. 2, juniors;
Nov. 3, sophomores; Nov. 4, freshmen; and Nov. 5-12, open registration.
Registration begins at 10 p.m. on the previous evening, and will close at 4:30
p.m. on Nov. 12.
Registration assistance will be available in the Registrar’s Office,
on the third floor of the Estill Building, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Nov.
1-4.
Advising will continue for all students during these times from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m., with extended hours of 5-7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays by appointment.
Walk-ins
are welcome but will not be accepted until after Nov. 1.
For the location of advising for a particular major, visit http://www.shsu.edu/~sam_www/locations.html,
or call the SAM Center, in Academic Building Room 210, at 936.294.4444.
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Alumna To Present On ‘Philanthropy In The Economy’
Mary
M. Vitek, a 1986 graduate of SHSU and the chief executive
officer of the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council, will address “Philanthropy
in the American Economy” on Thursday (Nov. 4)
The event, which will be held from 11 a.m. to noon in the
Ron and Linda Mafrige Auditorium in the Smith-Hutson Building,
is part of the “Executive-in-Residence” program,
sponsored by the College of Business Administration.
In her position as CEO of one of the nation’s largest
Girl Scout Councils, a position she took in 1998, Vitek oversees
a 21-county area of southeast Texas with an annual budget
of $12 million.
She received her BBA in accounting and, the same year, was
designated by COBA as an “Outstanding Accounting Graduate.”
A certified public accountant, Vitek began her career with
the accounting firm KPMG, and joined the Girl Scouts of San
Jacinto Council as a controller in 1994.
For reservations for the presentation, call 936.294.4997.
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Rice Prof To Speak At Colloquium
Rice astronomy and physics professor Reggie Dufour will
discuss the "Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Planetary
Nebulae" at the physics colloquium on Thursday (Nov. 4).
The colloquium will be held from 1-2 p.m. in Farrington
Building Room 109.
For more information, call 936.294.1601.
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Sculptures, Paintings Being Shown In Gaddis Geeslin Gallery
Paintings by J. Michael Simpson and sculptures by William
Pergl will be on display in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery from
Nov. 1 through Dec. 2.
Pergl’s sculptures of wood are made like finely crafted
furniture. The forms are elemental abstractions that evoke
simple useful objects but remain mysteriously unidentifiable,
according to art department slide librarian Debbie Davenport.
Pergl, a resident of Iowa City, Iowa, who teaches sculpture
at Grinnell College, has shown his works in galleries around
the United States and has received numerous awards.
Simpson’s paintings depict large fragments of terrain
that “reflect the struggle of place while bringing
to mind the spiritual connection and cultural importance
of the sublime,” he said.
Somewhat muted in color, the works are full of fluid movement
and dramatic space, Davenport said.
A Rock Hill, S.C., resident, Simpson also has an extensive
resume of exhibitions and awards.
The paintings and the sculptures in this exhibit share a
dialogue on form and simplicity and can allow a viewer an
opportunity to contemplate places and things that are not
elsewhere encountered, Davenport said.
There will be a gallery reception on Thursday (Nov. 4), from
5-7 p.m.
The public is welcome, and refreshments will be served.
The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery is open Monday through Friday
from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information call Davenport at 936.294.1317.
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Library Science To Host
Children, Young Adult Conference
World-renowned children’s author and educator, Mem
Fox, will be featured at the SHSU department of library science’s
Children and Young Adult Conference on Saturday (Nov. 6),
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Award-winning authors Pam Munoz Ryan, Sharon Draper and Sonya
Sones will join Mem Fox as keynote speakers.
The conference will also include workshops on a variety of
topics of interest to teachers and librarians, with local
authors featured in some of the workshops.
Anyone interested in attending should call the library science
department at 936.294.1151.
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Workshop
Offers Six Opera Excerpts
Scenes from “A Little Night
Music,” “La
Traviata,” “Carmen,” “Don Giovanni,” “Manon” and “The
Old Maid and The Thief,” will all be a part of the
Opera Workshop weekend sponsored by the SHSU School of Music.
The concert, “A Weekend At the Opera,” will be
held Friday and Saturday (Nov. 5-6), at 7:30 p.m. both days
in the Recital Hall.
“
The audience will laugh, cry, and everything in between,
making ‘A Weekend at the Opera’ a weekend evening
well spent,” said Mary Kay Lake, director of operatic
studies.
Tickets are available at the door for both performances,
although seating is limited. General admission is $8 and
for seniors, students and children is $5. Admission is free
for SHSU faculty, staff and students with an ID.
For more information, call 936.294.1395 or 936.294.1360.
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Preview
Concert To Feature Alumna
The School of Music, will host
a preview concert for its Eastern European tour on Tuesday
(Nov. 2), at 7:30 p.m.
in Killinger Auditorium.
SHSU alumna and native Houstonian Melanie Holliday, as
well as music faculty Kristen Hightower and Andrew Wilson,
will
serve as a featured performer at the concert.
The School of Music group and Holliday, as well as those
taking the Travel with SH tour, will leave for Budapest,
Hungary, their first stop on the tour which will also
include Vienna and Prague, that Friday for the 10-day
trip.
Tickets for the concert are $8 for adults and $5 for
senior citizens, children 12 and over, and non-SHSU students.
Children under 11, as well as SHSU students, faculty
and
staff, are
free.
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Rec Sports To Help Kids Kickbox Their Way To Health
The Department
of Recreational Sports will teach both parents and children
about the benefits of proper nutrition and
exercise through kickboxing activities during the second
Family Fun and Fitness night on Friday (Nov. 5).
The event, designed to target child obesity, will be held
at 5 p.m. in the Health and Kinesiology Center’s Multi-purpose
Room, Room 147.
The program will consist of a 30-minute workout designed
specifically for children four to 12, followed by basic food
facts, according to wellness supervisor Amanda Martinez.
“
It’s (the program is designed) to help the family as
a whole, for the parents to help the children eat right because
there are so many overweight children these days,” Martinez
said. “We’re just trying to inform them at an
early age that it is healthy to exercise and eat right and
at the same time enjoy it and have fun.”
The third, and final, fitness night session for the semester
will be held on Dec. 3 and will include activities that parents
can do with their children.
The program is free for students and for faculty and staff
is $5 for the family for one day or $10 for all three days.
For more information, call Recreational Sports at 936.294.1985.
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Outdoor Rec To Offer An ‘Adventure Weekend’
SHSU
Outdoor Recreation will give participants “a true
outdoor adventure weekend that includes climbing instruction
and camping on Lake Travis” with its climbing and biking
expedition at Reimers Ranch on Oct. 6-7.
The cost to participate is $65 for students, $70 for staff/faculty
and $75 for guests, which includes transportation, four meals,
climbing and camping fees, bike rental and more.
The sign-up deadline is at 5 p.m. on Wednesday (Nov. 3) in
Health and Kinesiology Center Room 104.
For more information, please contact Marvin
Seale at 936.294.3656.
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Sociology
Prof Lectures On His Research In Brazil
Sociology department chair Alessandro Bonanno discussed
his most recent research on technology’s impact on society
and its global implications at three lectures in Brazil October
18-24.
Bonanno was invited to speak by the Federal University of
Pernambuco, the Department of Scientific Research of the
Brazilian state of Sergipe and the Program Committee of the
VI Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Systems of Production.
He first addressed “A Periodization of Globalization,” delivering
the speech in Portuguese to faculty members, students and
local residence, at the Federal University of Pernambuco
in Recife, Brazil.
Bonanno then traveled to Aracaju, Brazil, to deliver the
VI Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Systems of Production’s
opening lecture.
There, he also delivered a public lecture entitled “Technology
and Social Inclusion” at the “Brazilian Symposium
of Social Technology” organized by the Department of
Scientific Research of the state of Sergipe.
His lectures were warmly received, according to Kandi Tayebi,
associate dean for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
and the talks bring international recognition to Sam Houston
State University.
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Organization Forms For Non-Traditional Students
Non-traditional
students are invited to become members of the newly formed
Non-Traditional Student Organization at
SHSU.
NTSO meets once a month between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. at
the sofas in the Lowman Student Center lounge in an effort
to socialize and discuss special topics related to non-traditional
student needs.
The meetings are open; students can come and go according
to their schedule and offer a free lunch for those who attend.
Students’ children are also welcome.
Meetings are also informal, and “we do not concern
ourselves with strict rules about protocol, except during
elections,” according to NTSO president Frances Crawford
Fennessy.
To be a NTSO member, students must meet the following criteria:
be a member of the student body who is over 25 years old,
a parent, married, been out of school for years or “just
feel as if you do not fit in with younger students,” she
said.
There are no fees, no dues and few requirements that need
to be met in order to become a member. As of Oct. 25, 172
students have signed up to be members.
“
This is absolutely incredible considering the fact that we
have not even had our first meeting yet,” Fennessy
said.
To join the organization, please subscribe to the listserv
at http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ntso.
For more information, call Fennessy at 936.436.0493 or 936.294.1995.
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SHAEYC
To Host Fall Workshop Nov. 8
The Sam Houston Association for the Education of Young
Children will have a fall workshop on the second floor of
the Teacher
Education Center on Nov. 6, from 8 a.m. until noon.
University of Texas-Austin professor Kathy Morrison will
be the keynote speaker, discussing "Changing Childhood."
Local educators Pam Payne and Heather Kaldis will present "Discovery
Science" and “Make-N-Take” sessions, respectively.
“
Make-N-Take sessions are a craft project presented to the
conference attendees, who then may make the craft on-site
and take that sample home with them for an activity project
for their students,” said SHAEYC publicity chairperson
Alegra Hardy, “thus making learning more fun and interactive
both for the conference attendee and for that attendee's
students.”
The workshop is open to anyone “interested in quality education of the
pre-school child,” Hardy said.
The cost is $5 for student SHAEYC members, $10 for SHAEYC community members
and for SHSU non-member students and $25 for community non-members.
For more information, call Melinda Miller, assistant professor of reading,
at 936.294.1357.
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Send Update Items Here
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.
The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. on Thursday for
an item to run in the column the following week.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Oct. 31, 2004
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