SHSU
Update For Week Of April 10
MISS To ‘UniDiversify’ Campus With Week-Long Event
The Office of Multicultural and International Student Services
will bring some ‘UniDiversity’ to campus with
a week filled with activities to enhance awareness of other
cultures,
as well as foster unity within the campus community, beginning
Monday (April 11).
“
UniDiversity Week will feature many highly interactive programs
that will help students, faculty, and staff experience different
types of diversity,” said MISS program coordinator
Jennifer T. Roberts.
Food, music and “an awesome diversity activity” will
kick off the week at 4 p.m. on Monday in Lowman Student Center
Room 315.
On Tuesday, multicultural ambassador Willie Dean will guide
participants down “The Middle Passage,” at 2
p.m. in LSC Room 315. Students will also have the opportunity
to
earn Multicultural Awareness Certification points through
the program.
“
The Middle Passage is the journey that African-Americans took
from Africa to the United States during slavery,” Roberts
said.
On Wednesday, MISS will give participants a ‘taste of
India,’ through food, crafts, music and prizes, all
related to the culture, with its 4th annual Taste of SHSU.
MAC points
will also be awarded for the program, which will be held
at noon in the LSC Mall Area.
Communicating in groups of diverse people will be the topic
of Thursday’s
lecture, “Dealing with Diversity in the Workplace,” at 2 p.m. in
LSC Room 307. This program will also award MAC points.
“
This discussion is for juniors, seniors, graduate students, student organization
leaders, and anyone who wants to learn more about workplace diversity,” Roberts
said.
Finally, the week will end on Friday with a “Multicultural Think Tank Breakfast” at
8 a.m.
“
The topic for April is ‘Increasing Student Involvement in Diversity and
Multicultural Events at SHSU,’” Roberts said.
All students are invited to state their opinions in the discussion, which will
include a free breakfast. Those who plan to attend should RSVP e-mailing jennifertroberts@shsu.edu or by calling 936.294.3588.
For more information on any of the UniDiversity week events, call the Office
of MISS at 936.294.3588.
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Ragtime To Give Musical Versions Of ‘American
Dream’
The SHSU department of theatre and dance will present the
timeless musical about three diverse families trying to achieve
their versions of
the ‘American
dream’ with Ragtime, April 13-16. Show times are 8 p.m. each day,
with a 2 p.m. Saturday matinee, on the University Theatre Center’s
Mainstage.
Set at the turn of the century, the families all try desperately to maintain
their separate lives in the overflowing melting pot of America but find
themselves inevitably interwoven in circumstances beyond their control
due to the historical
events in the 1900s.
Ragtime, based on the book by Lynn Ahrens, explodes with the syncopated
rhythms of ragtime music while confronting the racial and ethnic conflicts
still
in existence in America today.
The cast includes theatre and musical theatre majors Onyie Nwachukwu
as “Sarah,” Bernard
Davis as “Coalhouse,” Katie Clark as “Mother,” Matt Redden
as “Father,” James Lane as “Younger Brother,” Matt Tompkins
as “Tateh,” Christie DeBacker as “Emma,” George Oliver
as “Booker T. Washington,” Denise Williamson as “Evelyn,” and
Charles Swan as “Houdini.” Also included are Sarah Lane as the “Little
Girl” and Tristan Brown as the “Little Boy.”
SHSU theatre and dance chair Penelope Hasekoester will direct the production,
with School of Music faculty member Laura Avery-Hill serving as music
director, and theatre and dance faculty member Jonathan Charles serving
as choreographer.
The stage manager is theatre major Bekah Harris, set and light designer
is theatre faculty member Don Childs, costume designer is faculty member
Kristina
Hanssen,
technical director is theatre staff member Larry Routh, and theatre majors
JC Coughlin, William Burns and Taryn Fourny will design the sound, props
and make-up,
respectively.
Tickets are $12 for general admission, and $10 for students and senior
citizens with an ID. Group rates are also available.
The play contains adult content and language, and children under the
age of three will not be admitted.
For reservations or more information, call the University Theatre Center
at 936.294.1339.
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The Kat To Broadcast At Relay For Life
SHSU’s student-run radio station KSHU-FM 90.5, the
Kat, will team up with the Walker County chapter of the American
Cancer Society and broadcast
during
the 2nd Annual Relay For Life. The event will begin at 7 p.m. on April
15 and
will run through 7 a.m. on April 16.
This broadcast will be the first time KSHU-FM has participated with Relay
For Life.
“
This recent partnership will allow students and participating members of Relay
for Life to work together supporting this great cause for the American Cancer
Society,” said Amy Cooper, broadcast operations assistant for KSHU-FM. “This
live 12-hour broadcast will contain an eclectic mix of music, interviews
and cancer awareness information.”
Some of the interviews to be included in the broadcast are “Stories of
Hope,” which will feature the emotional strength and determination of those
who have survived cancer, and “Stories from the Heart,” which
will feature the challenges of losing a loved one to cancer, Cooper said.
The station will also carry on-location updates from relay members and
teams participating at the event.
Those who would like to contribute to the ACS can do so in various ways
at the event, including purchasing luminaries in honor or memory of someone
for a donation.
For more information, contact Cooper at 936.294.1342 or at acooper@shsu.edu,
or Brooke Adams, Relay For Life chair, at 936.295.2651.
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Two To Explore
Their ‘Roots’ For
Next Series Lecture
A university president, as well as an articulations
services and university relations director, will serve as the speakers
for the next Grassroots:
A Series of Conversations
on Leadership in a Diverse Community lecturer series on Wednesday
(April 13).
Max Castillo, president of the University of Houston-Downtown,
and Rosario Martinez C., district director for articulation services
and university
relations at The
University Center, will discuss personal challenges and achieving
professional success at 5 p.m. in Academic Building 4’s Olson
Auditorium.
A reception will be held following the speech in the SAM Center,
in AB 4 Suite 210.
The event is sponsored by the Academic support programs of the
SAM Center, the Elliott T. Bowers Honors Program, Lambda Theta
Alpha Latin
Sorority,
Inc., the
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, the NAACP,
and Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.
For more information, call the SAM Center at 936.294.4444.
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Orange Pride Seeks Dance Team Hopefuls
The Orange Pride dance team will hold tryouts on Friday
and Saturday (April 15-16) in the Health and Kinesiology
Center.
On Friday, dance-team hopefuls will learn two tryout routines,
a jazz and a hip hop, for the actual tryout at 8 a.m. on
Saturday. This coming year’s team will consist of about
16 girls.
Judges will be looking for technique as well as ability to
perform.
“
We will only be taking the best of the best so we may continue
our reign as National Champs,” said team member Betsy
Young.
Orange Pride dances at the football and basketball games,
pep rallies, and also competes in Orlando, Fla., every year
at the UDA College Dance Team Nationals. Their national title-winning
routine was recently played on ESPN2.
For more information, visit the Orange Pride Web site, under
SHSU Spirit Programs, at http://www.shsu.edu/~slo_spirit/op/info.html.
A summer tryout will also be held at a later date.
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Performance
To Feature Works Of Music Professor
School of Music adjunct
faculty member Brian P. Herrington will share some of his
own works with the help of other SHSU students
and faculty
members
on Thursday
(April 14).
"
The Intersection of Time, Place and Spirit: A recital of works by composer Brian
P. Herrington” will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital
Hall.
Some of the songs that will be included are "Symphonia Sacra II," featuring
music faculty member and soprano Robin Cobb; and "Revealed by fire," featuring
music faculty member and percussionist John Best.
Other featured faculty artists include instrumentalists Kathy
Daniel, Patricia Card, Scott Phillips, Randal Adams and Henry
Howey.
Before joining the SHSU faculty this school year, Herrington
lived in London for three years, where he studied at the Royal
Academy
of Music.
A Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize winner, his
music has been performed in Carnegie Hall and the Royal Festival
Hall
in London.
Admission is free for the event.
For more information, call the School of Music at 936.294.1360
or visit Herrington’s
Web site at www.brianpherrington.com.
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BSM Dance Group Wins National
Competition
Acting on Faith Praise Dance Ministries brought
home a national championship from the National Baptist Student
Union Retreat
this past weekend in
Atlanta, Ga.
The group beat out teams from such universities as Prairie
View A&M,
Lamar University, Fort Valley University, East Missouri and
East Tennessee State.
The National Baptist Student Union Retreat is an annual retreat
where Baptist Student Ministries from all over the United
States come together
for fellowship
and spiritual growth.
Acting on Faith consists of 13 students, ranging from freshmen
to seniors. The group ministers through song and dance.
“
We are very happy about our accomplishment,” said team
member Selena Hamilton.
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SHSU To Hold Property Auction
April 30
SHSU will have a public auction on April 30 beginning
at 8:30 a.m. at the property warehouse in the Sam South Complex,
at
2424 Sam
Houston Ave.
Items will be sold, “as is, where is,” piece
by piece or in lots to the highest bidder.
Some auction items include office furniture, typewriters,
air conditioners, televisions, refrigerators, tables, fax
machines,
chairs, file
cabinets, copiers, bicycles,
a projection screen, couches and ovens, among many others.
In addition, a 2000 and a 2001 Chevrolet Impala, a 1987 Nissan
half-ton pickup and a 1989 Ford half-ton pickup will be auctioned
off. Vehicles
can be removed
the day of the sale if paid by cash, or check with original
current bank letter of credit guaranteeing payment. Otherwise,
vehicles
will be held
for 10 working
days to allow check clearance.
Cash or checks will be accepted as payment for other items,
with proper identification. All items, except vehicles, must
be removed
after the
sale until 2 p.m. or
8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. the following week.
For more information, call Wayne Frosch at 936.294.1903 or
936.294.1908.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
April 10, 2005
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