SHSU
Update For Week Of Sept. 19
Scholarship Gala To Go ‘Through The Years’
It will be an evening of song, dance, hors d’ oeuvres
and live and silent auctions as the SHSU department of theatre
and dance takes guests “through the years” for
the 2004 Scholarship Gala on Sept. 25.
This year’s gala, themed to correspond with the university’s
125th anniversary, will be held from 5:30-9 p.m. at Magnolia
Lake, at 2001 Highway 30 East.
The fundraising event is designed to raise money for scholarships
to support theatre, musical theatre and dance students, according
to Penny Hasekoester,
assistant professor of theatre.
This year’s goal is to raise $40,000, which would provide 40-$1,000 scholarships.
“
We’ve been very lucky over the years because we have been able to provide
a large number of scholarships to theatre, musical theatre and dance students,” Hasekoester
said. “The community is always very supportive of us, and we’re
very appreciative of them, as well as the parents of our students.”
Not only do students benefit from the gala but perform in every function for
the event by performing, meeting-and-greeting and serving guests, Hasekoester
said.
Performances this year include traditional musical theatre songs, as well as
dance performances that allow guests to participate.
“
The songs will be all show tunes from musicals we’ve done here,” Hasekoester
said. “It will be everything from songs from ‘Cabaret,’ to ‘Oklahoma,’ to ‘A
Little Night Music,’ to ‘Damn Yankees,’ so it’s a real
broad spectrum.”
Tickets are $50 per person, $40 of which is tax deductible, and can be purchased
at the University Theater Center box office, as well as at the door.
For more information, or directions to Magnolia Lake, call the theatre
department at 936.294.1329 or the UTC box office at 936.294.1339.
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Campus Callers Man Phones
For Fall
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| The 2004 Campus Callers will be raising money over
the phone Sunday through Thursday from 6-9 p.m. |
Bearkats have begun calling alumni and friends
to seek support for the SHSU Annual Fund through the SHSU
Phone-a-thon.
The students, known as Campus Callers, will raise funds for
all five colleges through the end of November, calling Sunday
through Thursday from 6-9 p.m.
The Campus Callers make thousands of contacts each year raising funds for
academic excellence at SHSU.
A key component of the program is to build positive relationships with
alumni and friends, with the callers giving updates of campus improvements
and upcoming
events, as well as, collect the most current contact information.
For more information about the phone-a-thon, contact Brian
Jordy, phone-a-thon
manager, or Cindy Truax, assistant director for development.
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Puebla Informational Meeting To Be Held Sept. 21
Are you
interested in attending Puebla Field School?
The Spanish department will have an informational meeting
on Tuesday (Sept. 21) for students interested in studying
during both summer and regular
semesters in Puebla, Mexico. The meeting will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
in Evans
Building Room 320.
Universidad Iberoamericana representatives Carlos Escandon and Alberto
Fischer will be on hand to promote the university’s educational program among SHSU’S
students.
In addition, pizza and refreshments will be served at the meeting.
For more information, call the foreign
languages department at 936.294.1441.
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FitBucks
Program Shapes Up For Fall
As an incentive for faculty, staff and students
to stay active, the Recreational Sports department kicked
off its annual FitBucks program on Friday (Sept.
10).
The program rewards participants with prizes such as a water bottle,
stopwatch, lunch kit, or T-shirt, based on the number of points earned.
To participate faculty, staff and students keep up with, and send in,
a weekly log filled in with the time spent exercising.
Participants can earn points, or “FitBucks,” by doing several
different forms of physical activity, including fitness and sports
activities, as well
as household activities, such as cleaning, or outdoor activities, such
as gardening or raking leaves. Other activities may also be included,
pending approval by
Tina DeAses,
Rec Sports assistant director of wellness programs.
Those who want to participate can begin at any time during the semester;
however, before participation begins, e-mail DeAses, at rca_cnh@shsu.edu,
to receive
a FitBucks ID number.
The program will run until Dec. 3.
To download a workout log, view approved activities, or for more information,
visit the FitBucks
page from the Recreations Sports Web site.
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‘Friends’ Gala
To Feature Music Faculty
SHSU School of Music professors music
will be showcasing their talents at the annual Friends of
Music Faculty Gala on Tuesday (Sept. 21),
at 7:30 p.m.
in
the Recital Hall.
The gala will feature original works by pianist Trent Hanna, playing
his “Once
It Was” and pianist Kyle Kindred’s “Burrowing Owl,” from
OWLklahoma.
The show will also include soprano Mary Kay Lake and pianist Heather
Wardrup performing “Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise;” alto
saxophonist Scott Plugge and Hanna playing “Rumba;” and tuba player
Bob Daniel performing “Ashokan Farewell.”
Other faculty performers are Kathy Daniel, flute; Scott Phillips,
bassoon; Sohyoung Park, piano; Robin Cobb; David Engler; Henry
Howey; Andrew
Wilson; and Sergio
Ruiz.
The gala is held to generate interest for the Friends of Music,
according to School of Music chair Rod Cannon, with many people
signing up
that night.
The gala is free to the public, and afterwards, there will be a
reception for the ‘friends’ at Austin Hall.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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May
Graduation Degree Applications Due Oct. 15
Students who anticipate graduating May 14, 2005, are to
file degree applications by Oct. 15 in the Registrar’s Office, on the third floor of the Estill
Building.
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Black Faculty, Staff To ‘Mix’ With Students
Students will have the opportunity to “mix and mingle” with
the black faculty and staff on Wednesday (Sept. 22).
The “Black Faculty and Staff Mixer,” sponsored
by the Office of Multicultural and International Student
Services and
the Talented
Tenth, will
be held from
4:30-6 p.m. in Lowman Student Center Room 320.
“
The African American faculty and staff will get to introduce themselves, what
they get to do on campus, speak a little bit about their backgrounds and how
they got to Sam Houston,” said MISS program coordinator
Jennifer T. Roberts, adding that food will be provided.
SHSU has five new black faculty members this year, though
Roberts said she isn’t
sure how many new staff members there are yet.
Now in its third year, the mixer is designed to introduce
the black faculty and staff members to the university, as
well as
to students
of all races
or ethnicities.
“
It’s important so that the African-American faculty, staff and students
can function as a support group for each other,” she said. “We’re
going to compile a list of all the people who attend so this can be a support
group for the African-American faculty and staff, and also for the students.”
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PC To Register Students To Vote, Present Issue Info
The Program Council will be “rocking the vote” this
Wednesday (Sept. 22) from noon to about 3 p.m. in the Lowman
Student Center Mall
Area to encourage
and register students to vote in the upcoming election.
Along with registering students, PC will hand out T-shirts
that say “I
Will” on the front and “Vote 2004” on the
back, as well as having students sign pledge cards to vote.
Those students
who
register
will
also have their names put in the Houstonian, according to
Lucy Gonzalez, PC vice president
for retention.
“
Especially now, the statistics for college students that vote are really, really
low,” Gonzalez said. “So we want to focus on
getting more people involved in politics and letting their
voices be
heard.”
In addition, members of the SHSU College Republicans and
SHSU Young Democrats will hand out informational packets
on the
candidates from their respective
parties; Women United will hand out information regarding
women’s rights and the
history of women’s right to vote; and Lambda Theta
Alpha will hand out information regarding Hispanic voting.
According to Gonzales, both George W. Bush’s and John Kerry’s
stands on certain issues will affect students in the long
run, so it is good to be
informed.
“
The program is a good way for the students to get to know
what will be going on in the next four years, no matter which
candidate wins,” she
said.
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Structural Biologist To Speak At Physics Colloquium
Jim Pflugrath
of Rigaku/Molecular Stricture Corporation, in The Woodlands,
will give the first physics colloquium
of the fall
semester, on Tuesday
(Sept. 21).
Pflugrath, head of the professional structural biology team
at Rigaku/MSC, will discuss “Advances in X-ray Structure
Determination of Biological Macromolecules.”
The colloquium will be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Farrington
Building Room 207, and refreshments will be served.
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Altman
To Talk Art On Thursday
Artist Helen Altman will be speaking
about her work on Thursday (Sept. 23) at 3:30 p.m. in the
Art Auditorium,
in Art Building
E Room 108.
Altman, from Fort Worth, is known for her sculptures
made from electric fireplace logs, refrigerators and
other household
items;
her drawings
created with
fire and smoke; and her large photographic prints on
moving blankets.
Her work reflects a melancholy about life and death and
the loss of natural environments.
She has had solo shows at The Museum of Contemporary
Art, San Diego, the Glassell School of Art, The Museum
of Fine
Arts, Houston,
the
Art Museum
of Southeast
Texas, the Galveston Arts Center, the John Michael Kohler
Arts Center, and has work in several museum permanent
collections.
In addition, she is represented by Moody Gallery in Houston,
Dunn and Brown Contemporary Art in Dallas and DCKT Gallery
in New York.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Outdoor Rec
To Bike At Huntsville State Park
The outdoor recreation
division of Recreational Sports will be taking students,
faculty and staff on a biking
tour of
our very
own state
park on Tuesday
(Sept. 21).
The trip will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Huntsville
State Park, and those interested must attend a pre-trip
meeting at
5 p.m. at
the Outdoor
Recreation
Building.
The cost to participate is $15 for students, $17
for faculty and staff and $20 for guests, which includes
transportation,
park entry
and bike
rental.
For more information, contact Marvin Seale, associate
director of outdoor
recreation, at 936.294.3656 or
by e-mail at
seale@shsu.edu.
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news see the public relations Web page Today@Sam.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Sept. 19, 2004
Please send comments, corrections, news tips to Today@Sam.edu
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