SHSU
Update For Week Of Dec. 11
Fall Semester Comes To A Close
As the fall semester winds down, students and faculty are
preparing for final examinations and a holiday break.
Finals will be held from Monday (Dec. 12) through Thursday
(Dec. 15), from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. A complete exam schedule
can be found at /calendars/finalsfall05.html.
Residence halls will close at noon on Friday (Dec. 16), with
commencement ceremonies being held at 10 a.m. in the Bernard
G. Johnson Coliseum for the Colleges of Arts and Sciences,
Business Administration and Criminal Justice and at 2 p.m.
for the Colleges of Education and Humanities and Social Sciences.
Staff members will receive a week-long break as the university
will close in recognition of Christmas and New Year’s
Day from Dec. 26-30.
The spring semester will begin Jan. 8, when the residence
halls will re-open for move-in from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Spring registration will begin again on Jan. 9, and classes
will resume on Jan. 11.
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Rec Sports To Provide Finals
Relief
The Department of Recreational Sports will give students
some study relief, as well as a quiet place to prepare from
finals by opening the Health and Kinesiology Center on Monday
(Dec. 12).
Finals Relief, to be held from 8-11:59 p.m., will include
food, prizes and massages.
“This time of year, students are looking for stress
relievers, and we want to offer them a positive way to relieve
stress,” said Tina DeAses, assistant director for wellness
programs.
Students who need a study break can play dominoes and cards,
take aerobic classes, color pictures or watch movies, all
of which Rec Sports will be hosting or providing.
In addition, students who need a quiet place to study can
also seek refuge in the HKC.
“We have quiet study rooms and group study rooms for
people who just need somewhere to study but also want to be
close enough to some action to take a break when they need
it,” DeAses said.
The event will be held in conjunction with the Alcohol Abuse
Initiative.
For more information, call 936.294.3658.
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Anniversary Plaque To Be
Dedicated Tuesday
The 125th anniversary donor plaque will be dedicated on Tuesday
(Dec. 13) at 5:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Bobby K. Marks
Administration Building.
The plaque recognizes over 2,000 alumni, faculty, staff and
friends who gave $125 or more during the fiscal year of Sept.
1, 2004 through Aug. 31, 2005.
For more information, contact Cindy Truax at 936.294.4388
or by e-mail at ctruax@shsu.edu.
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Alpha Chi Gets 57 New Members
Fifty-seven students were inducted into SHSU’s oldest
student organization, the Texas Omicron chapter of Alpha Chi
National College Honor Scholarship Society.
This year’s inductees include: Angela M. Alexander,
Stephanie Marie Banuelos, Jeffrey Barba, Jessica R. Barbier,
Anita Jo Barrett, Amy Nicole Bay, Stephen Robert Briseno,
Cristina Burt, James Cain III and Megan Campbell.
Also, Amber N. Cannon, Sarah Chmura, Maria Delgado, Holly
C. Diehl, Tiffany Dillard, Nikki Jo Dwigans, Sarah E. Ellis,
Brett Finn, Laura Fisher and Reed Fry.
Also, Tarah Leigh Hernandez, Tracy Leigh Housson, Andrew Husband,
Dave Michael Jimenez, Timothy K. Johnson, Ashley Nicole Kainer,
Yuga Kurihara, Krystal Danielle Kuykendall, Kathrine Mahler,
and Carrie M. McComas.
Also, Justin Wiley Mills, S. Kristina Moffett, Jung Mour,
Sean Nelson, Allison K. Newton, Leslie A. Pacher, Christopher
J. Pedison, Jessalyn D. Pratka, Elena M. Rangel and Jennifer
Raska.
Also, Cole Reagan, Tiffani D. Reynolds, Rebecca Rogerson,
Courtney Lynn Sanchez, David Silos, Amber R. Sortino, Stephanie
L. Stadler, Stephanie Strong, David W. Sweeten, and English
Sylvester.
And Sabrina Veirs, Bobbie Warner, Jerry W. Westergaard, Amy
Wied, Nicole Wilke, Kari Winchester and Amy Wright.
To be eligible for membership, students must have at least
a 3.7 grade point average as a junior or a 3.6 GPA as a senior.
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Seniors To ‘Branch
Out’ With Studio Performance
The culmination of four years of study and training will
be presented as dance Bachelor of Fine Arts candidates present
“Branching Out” on Tuesday and Wednesday (Dec.
13-14).
The Senior Studio performance will be held at 7 p.m. each
day in the Academic Building 3 Dance Theater.
The concert will be fully choreographed, produced, costumed
and organized by the senior class, under the guidance of dance
faculty, according to senior dance major Marcie Miller.
“Twelve very unique dances will be presented; each an
embodiment of the rich diversity of the students,” Miller
said.
Tickets are $5. For more information, call 936.294.1875 or
936.294.3988.
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Continuing Education To Offer Abundance
Of Classes
The Office of Continuing Education will offer a wide variety
of courses beginning in the spring.
The office currently offers many courses to increase career
opportunities for Huntsville residents and surrounding areas,
as well as courses that provide technical training in computers.
Courses cover all areas of technical expertise, from “Introduction
to Computers,” teaching the basics of typing on the
computer, up to 45 words per minute, to courses that enhance
knowledge of Microsoft software, such as Access, Word and
Excel.
Continuing Education will also offer courses in phlebotomy,
EKG, Spanish, oil and water paint and nurses aid certification.
Carolyn Gaines, continuing education coordinator, said
that a Spanish class was scheduled for noon beginning in
January.
"This class will be taught at lunch and is targeted at faculty
and staff at Sam, although it is not
limited to this audience," said Gaines. "We have had several requests for a noon
class and have created this one to accommodate those interested in this schedule."
Other new courses that enhance creativity include cake
decorating, piano and basic floral and landscape design.
Also, beginning March 21, 2006, the office will offer a
course to assist people who want to sell items on Ebay,
which will include step-by-step instructions on how to
research and list items.
For more information on registering for these courses,
visit the Continuing Education Office, at 1825 Sycamore
Street, or visit their Web site at http://www.shsu.edu/~exl_www/.
Registration can be done by phone, using a Visa or MasterCard,
at 936.294.3701.
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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
Dec. 11, 2005
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