SHSU
Update For Week Of March 27
Saturdays@Sam To Be Held April 2
High school and transfer students interested in becoming
a Bearkat will have the opportunity to find out more about
Sam Houston State University during Saturdays@Sam this weekend.
The event, which includes booths set up by departments
and student organizations from around campus, will be
held all
day on April 2 in the Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum.
Registration forms are available online at https://ww2.shsu.edu/sasm02wp/,
and a schedule of events, directions to the university
and other information can be found at http://www.shsu.edu/~adm_www/visit/saturday.html.
For more information, contact the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions at 936.294.1844 or by e-mail at admissions@shsu.edu.
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Pioneering Efforts
of Walker County African-Americans is Topic
A program entitled "Pathfinders: A History of the Pioneering
Efforts of African Americans in Huntsville, Walker County,
Texas," is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. Saturday (April 2)
in the Walker Education Center, 1402 19th St. A reception
is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Naomi Williams Lede, chief editor of the African American
Documentary Committee of the Walker County Historical Commission,
will present a program on her book by that name. Prepaid books
will be delivered and additional books will be available for
purchase.
"We encourage everyone to come and bring friends and
associates interested in the wonderful stories of outstanding
people and families and their accomplishments in difficult
times," said James Patton, Historical Commission chair.
For information call 936.294.3527 or 936.291.9781.
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Johnson To Help Students
‘Build For Future Success’
Distinguished alumnus Preston Johnson, Jr., will discuss
“Building For Future Success” as part of the Grassroots:
A Series of Conversations on Leadership in a Diverse Community
lecturer series on Wednesday (March 30).
Johnson, the senior vice president of human resources and
shared services for CenterPoint Energy, Inc., will speak at
5 p.m. in Academic Building 4’s Olson Auditorium.
“ He is an innovator and an enormous supporter of Sam
Houston,” said Bernice Strauss, Student Advising and
Mentoring Center director of academic support programs. “He
is a successful minority role model who makes statements of
what our students can achieve.”
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 NAACP, and Omega Delta
Phi Fraternity, Inc.
For more information, call the SAM Center at 936.294.4444.
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Librarians on Location
Program Moving to Writing Center
Library research and the writing process go hand in hand.
That's why Newton Gresham Library is bringing its "Librarians
on Location" outreach program to the Writing Center starting
Monday (March 28).
Students may stop by Librarians on Location at the Writing
Center to receive assistance in finding sources for papers
and projects, learn how to navigate the library Web site,
use the library catalog to find books, and get hands-on
help in
searching the library's databases to locate information.
Librarians on Location at the Writing Center provides professional
research assistance from librarians as well as ways to improve
writing skills from the writing center staff--all from one
convenient location.
"This outreach program (Librarians on Location) is one
of the most visible ways our librarians demonstrate their
commitment to providing access to information resources to
SHSU students," said Ann Holder, director of library
services.
"We have sent librarians to a number of locations this
past year and the writing center has proven to be our most
successful venue; it is an obvious pairing and we encourage
library use while demonstrating that the Newton Gresham Library,
its resources and librarians, are primary sources of information."
Librarians on Location at the Writing Center runs Monday
through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 14.
The Writing Center
is located in Wilson Hall 114. For more information, contact
the library reference desk at 936.294.1599.
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Crime Victim Services Career
Fair is Thursday
The College of Criminal Justice and the Crime Victim Services
Alliance will be hosting a Crime Victim Services Career Opportunities
Fair on Thursday (March 31) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby
of the Beto Criminal Justice Center. All are invited.
Representatives from more than a dozen crime victim services
programs and agencies will be on hand to talk about their
roles as crime victim advocates and to answer questions about
careers and hand out literature. A cross-section of programs
representing the criminal justice system on the state and
local level as well as private victim assistance programs
and membership organizations will be participating. Proof
of attendance will be available for students wishing to have
that.
“This is a terrific opportunity for students in Victim
Studies, Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology and other
helping fields to learn more about careers in crime victim
services,” according to Janet Mullings, event organizer.
“With literally tens of thousands of victim advocates
employed across the United States, it’s a growing field
looking for sharp, committed men and women interested in working
with victims of crime.” Sam Houston State University
offers the only bachelor of arts degree in Victim Studies
in the United States.
Raymond Teske, also one of the organizers added, “We
held our first Career Fair last year and had a great turnout
in terms of student participation. This year will be even
better giving students ideas on some of the non-traditional
careers available in victim services and criminal justice.
I know at least one of our December graduates took a position
with one of the sponsoring agencies.”
Agencies participating include: Texas Office of the Attorney
General; Crime Victim Compensation; SAAFE House; Department
of Public Safety, Victim Services; Montgomery County Women’s
Center; TDCJ Victim Services; Mothers Against Drunk Driving;
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Victim Services; Children
and Adult Protective Services; Houston Police Department,
Victim Services; Texas Victim Services Association, Harris
County District Attorney’s Office, Victim Services;
and Texans for Equal Justice.
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Orange Pride Performance
To Play On ESPN 2
The Orange Pride dance team’s award-winning national
performance will be aired on ESPN 2 from 3-4 p.m. on Saturday
(March 26) and from 9-10 p.m. April 2.
The group danced their way to a Division I national title
on Jan. 16 by beating California State-Fullerton, who have
won the contest for the past five years, at the National Cheer
and Dance Championship in Orlando, Fla.
The team competed against 19 other colleges, including Villanova,
St. Johns, University of Texas-Arlington, Southwest Missouri
State, George Mason and the University of Delaware.
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Teacher Job Fair To Bring 135
Schools
Approximately 135 school districts will be on hand for the
Spring Teacher Job Fair on Wednesday (March 30). The fair
will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Bernard G.
Johnson Coliseum.
Along with school districts of all sizes from around the state,
representatives from Regions 3-7, 10 and 20 will be available
to answer questions, as well as representatives from SHSU’s
educational leadership and counseling department and the Dean
of Students’ Office.
Among the districts to attend are Houston, Dallas, Round Rock,
Galveston, College Station, Lufkin, Midland and Temple, as
well as the New York City Department of Education and the
Harris Count Department of Education.
For more information, contact Career Services at 936.294.1713
or visit the Career Services Web site at http://www.shsu.edu/~ccp_www/students/teacher_job_fairlist.html.
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Dances@8 To Benefit Student
Scholarships
Dance majors and non-majors will showcase their talents
at the Dances@8 concerts on Wednesday and Thursday (March
30-31), at 8 p.m. in the Academic Building 3 Dance Theatre.
The performances are produced by Chi Tau Epsilon, the SHSU
dance honor society and are all student choreographed.
“ There will be a variety of works, including hip hop,
jazz, some lyrical, modern, all different genres of dance,”
said Chi Tau Epsilon member Sarah Pilgrim.
Admission is $5 per person, and all proceeds benefit the Chi
Tau Epsilon scholarship fund.
“ It (the scholarship) is based on their (a student’s)
choreography (at the Dances@8 performance), their participation
within Chi Tau Epsilon and their community service,”
Pilgrim said. “We have three students who are eligible
and have applied.”
For more information, call the dance
department at 936.294.1875.
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Festival Of Choirs To Include
Religious, Love Songs
The SHSU concert choir and chorale will fill University Heights
Baptist Church with a combination of religious and love songs
for the Spring Festival of Choirs on Thursday (March 31).
The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the church, which
accommodates 800.
“ The variety (of music for the concert) is quite broad,”
said director of choral and vocal studies Allen Hightower,
who will conduct the performance. “(They will sing)
Everything from 16th century madrigals to gospel music to
selections from Les Mis (“Les Miserables”) and
a lot of what the general public would call classical music
by major composers like Handel and Brahms.”
Along with the graduate and undergraduate students who comprise
the two choirs, the concert will feature faculty trumpet professor
Randy Adams, and three graduate students will serve as conductor
for a song.
Songs to be performed include “Four Madrigals on Renaissance
Texts,” G.F. Handel’s “Sing Unto God,”
J.S. Bach’s “Come Sweet Death,” and “Hosanna
to the Son of David.”
“ What one has to understand is that in the body of
repertoire for orchestras and bands, it’s all secular
music,” Hightower said, “but because for 1000
years, so to speak, the church was the main place that choral
music was done, our significant body of repertoire is three-quarters
sacred.”
Festival admission is free for those with an SHSU ID, $5 for
students and senior citizens and $8 for the general public.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Study Series To Be Held For
Non-Traditional Students
The Student Advising and Mentoring Center will host a study
skills workshop series for non-traditional students beginning
Wednesday (March 30).
The five-week series will be comprised of 50-minute sessions
held weekly at noon.
Topics to be discussed include procrastinating, organization,
test taking, note taking, reading and stress management.
For more information, call the SAM Center at 936.294.4444
or stop by the center, in Academic Building 4 Room 210.
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Outdoor Recreation To Canoe,
Kayak On Lake Conroe
The Outdoor Recreation division of Recreational Sports will
give participants the opportunity to canoe and kayak on the
“northern, wilder side” of Lake Conroe on Tuesday
(March 29).
The trip, which will be held from 4-8:30 p.m., will cost $10
for students, $12 for faculty and staff and $15 for guests,
which includes transportation and drinks.
The sign-up deadline is the day of the trip at 3 p.m. in Health
and Kinesiology Center Room 104, and a pre-trip meeting will
be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Outdoor Rental Building.
For more information on the Outdoor Skills Series, call Marvin
Seale, associate director of Recreational Sports, at 936.294.3656.
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Counseling Group To Teach Pain
Management
Chi Sigma Iota, SHSU’s counseling academic and professional
honor society, will host “Pain Management with James
Flowers and Rachel Phelps,” a graduate counseling workshop,
on April 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The workshop, which will be held at the University Center,
will count as four hours of continuing education credit.
The session will be led by doctoral students Phelps and Flowers.
Flowers also owns a pain management clinic, according to Chi
Sigma Iota faculty sponsor Mary Nichter.
“ They are going to give tips on how individuals can
respond to pain sometimes without extra medication and looking
at that as being a treatment modality,” she said.
Nichter said this workshop may be of interest to anyone in
the health or mental health fields, as well as people who
work with or suffer from psychosomatic disorders.
“ People who are psychosomatic, they have really internalized
their emotions; then they have headaches, and they have stomachaches,
and they have neck aches, they have stomach aches and they
have diarrhea,” she said. “Their body responds
to an emotional state very intensely.”
The workshop costs $25 for Chi Sigma Iota members and $35
for nonmembers. There is no sign-up deadline, and those interested
in attending can pay at the door.
For more information contact Nichter at 936.294.3858 or by
e-mail at edu_msn@shsu.edu.
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PC To Host Nutrition Awareness
Event, Bingo
The Program Council will remind students of National Nutrition
Month as it comes to a close on Wednesday (March 30) with
facts about nutritional supplements and the food pyramid in
the Lowman Student Center Mall Area.
The PC will give students fast food facts, as well as breakfast
bars, beginning at noon. In addition, there will be a food
pyramid with “normal foods students might eat on it,”
according to vice president for public relations Jeffery Oribhabor.
Also, this week, the sound of “Bingo!” will be
one of the many coming from the LSC Mall Area with the PC-hosted
game on Monday (March 28).
Prizes will be given to those who win the game, which begins
at noon.
For more information on either event, call Oribhabor at 936.294.1763.
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Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
March 27, 2005
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