SHSU
Update For Week Of Aug. 21
Classes Resume On Wednesday
Sam Houston State University students will be returning
to Huntsville this week for fall classes, which will begin
(Wednesday)
Aug. 24.
Students who have not registered may do so Monday and Tuesday,
with late registration being held through Thursday.
Night classes will also begin Wednesday.
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Retirement Reception
To Be Held For Clarke
Maxine Clarke, assistant to the associate
vice president for Academic Affairs, will be honored with
a retirement reception
on Tuesday (Aug. 30).
The reception will be held from 2-4 p.m. in Austin Hall.
Clarke has worked within the university for 21 years.
For more information, contact Dorothy Roberson, assistant
to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, at
936.294.1001.
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Let
Us Know What’s Going On
The Office of Public Relations
is seeking information on events that will happen throughout
the semester for the Today@Sam
online calendar pages.
Calendar pages are often used by media outlets, as well as
the PR office, as sources for various stories.
Event information, including the name of the event, when
and where it will be held and the event’s sponsor,
as well as a description of the event, can be sent via e-mail
to jenniferg@shsu.edu or today@sam.edu, or can be faxed to 936.294.1834.
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Scholarship
Winner, Runners Up Exhibit Art
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A collection of recent work
by the winner of the art department’s
endowment scholarship, as well as two runners up, will be
on display in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery Aug. 22 through
Sept.
8.
Oscar Barraza, this year’s scholarship recipient, and
runners up, Joanne Sandt and Katy Stover, will display their
drawings, paintings and possibly jewelry as part of the annual
exhibit, according to slide librarian Debbie Davenport.
The art endowment scholarship is awarded annually each spring
semester.
Students are nominated by faculty members and are required
to submit a portfolio for review by the faculty. Recipients
are selected based on grade point averages overall and in
art, as well as on artistic ability.
A public gallery reception will be held Sept. 1, from 5-7
p.m. in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery. Refreshments will be
served.
The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery is located in the Art Complex
Building F. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, from
noon until
5 p.m.
For more information contact Davenport at 936.294.1317.
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Ag
Alumni Meet In Galveston
Over 250 alumni from the SHSU agricultural
sciences department attended the annual agriculture alumni
meeting and dinner
on Aug. 2 in Galveston.
The annual gathering is held each year in conjunction with
the Agriscience Teachers Conference and is attended by graduates
from programs in agricultural education, animal science,
agricultural mechanization, agribusiness and horticulture-crop
science.
The event was hosted by the SHSU Ag Alumni Association at
Garten Verein, a historic structure in Galveston that once
served
as a social meeting place for German descendents on the island.
In addition to a prime rib dinner, silent and live auctions
raised over $4,000 for the Ag Alumni Association. Funds raised
by memberships and other activities have been used to support
student activities, fund awards and scholarships, provide
matching funds for capital equipment purchases and assist
with construction
projects for the department for over 30 years.
Outgoing president Bob Choiniere welcomed new association
president, Greg Shipp of Huntsville, as well as officers
Damon Acord of
Normangee, vice president; Kelly Hammons of Houston, secretary;
Brenda Oates, treasurer; and Tammy Winkler of Huntsville,
executive director.
Other current advisory board members include Jeff McKnight
of New Caney; Stephanie Schulz of Lindale; and Jeffrey Brown,
Karl Collins and Gary House, all of Huntsville. Newly elected
board members include Kelly Sullivan of Groveton; Mark Kroschel
of Conroe; and Jamie (Lomas) Gretz and Charles Sturrock,
both of Huntsville. Newly elected faculty representatives
are Dwayne
Pavelock and Marcy Beverly.
“
Membership in the Sam Houston Ag Alumni Association is open
to all former agriculture students at SHSU, as well as any
others that wish to support the agriculture program at Sam
Houston State,” Ship said. “Our primary purpose
is to support the faculty and current students, and we’re
very pleased to be a part of the growth of the program that
has played such an integral role in our lives.”
“
The Ag Alumni Association continues to be essential to our
success as a department,” department chair Bobby Lane
said. “The organization has a history of outstanding
leadership and our program would not be where it is today
without the support of our loyal alumni.”
Next year’s meeting will be July 25 in Amarillo. Those
interested in joining the association should contact Winkler
at 936.294.1674.
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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.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Aug. 21, 2005
Please send comments, corrections, news tips to Today@Sam.edu
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