SHSU
Update For Week Of Sept. 25
Cancellations, Postponements Made Due To Rita
Several last-minute changes have been made for events this
week due to issues stemming from Hurricane Rita.
The Student Advising and Mentoring Center's Grassroots speaker
series has been cancelled for Wednesday (Sept. 28), as Abelardo
Saavedra,
superintendent
of schools
for the Houston Independent School District, had responsibilities
within HISD that prevented him from
leaving Houston. For more information, call the SAM
Center at 936.294.4444.
The SHSU department of theatre and dance's performance of “The
Exonerated," has been rescheduled for Oct. 12-15.
For more information, call the University Theatre Center at 936.294.1339.
Finally, The SHSU Symphony Orchestrta's “to the movies,
musicals and the opera” concert, originally scheduled
for Saturday (Oct. 1), at 7:30 p.m. at University Heights
Baptist Church, has been postponed until further notice.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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SHSU Donates Over $8,000 For Katrina Survivors
Sam Houston State University faculty, staff and administrators
pulled together to collect $8,010.80 for Hurricane Katrina
survivors.
“
I am pleased with the generous response of our employees, who
came together so quickly to help those affected by a very difficult
situation,” said university President James F. Gaertner.
The money raised will be sent to the American Red Cross.
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Lecture Series Speakers To Discuss Beto, Prison System
David Horton, professor of criminal justice at St. Edwards
University, and George Nielsen, retired professor of history
at Concordia University, will be the next Beto Chair Lecture
Series speakers on Tuesday (Sept. 27).
Horton and Nielsen will give reflections on the writing “Walking
George: The Life of George John Beto and the Rise of the
Modern Texas Prison System” from 1-2:30 p.m. in the
Criminal Justice Center’s Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom.
The lecture will be followed by a discussion in the Bates
Room for graduate students, and a reception, which will be
held in the Alumni Room from 4-5 p.m.
The Beto Chair Lecture Series is sponsored by the College
of Criminal Justice.
For more information, call 936.294.1635.
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FitBucks Shapes Up
For Fall
The Fall 2005 FitBucks program is off and running, and
jogging, lifting, biking, swimming, mowing lawns and walking
the golf course, to mention
just a few of
the activities that can win prizes through Dec. 11.
FitBucks, which kicked off on Monday (Sept. 19), is a program that rewards
participants with prizes such as a water bottle, workout towel, workout
slingbag, or T-shirt,
based on the number of points earned.
To participate, students, faculty, and staff send in a weekly log filled
in with the time spent exercising. Results will be posted online to encourage
participants
to be active.
In addition to activities listed on the FitBucks Web site, other activities
may also be included, pending approval by Tina DeAses, 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. 11, when the last log is due.
To download a workout log, view approved activities, or for more information,
visit the FitBucks
page from the Recreational
Sports Web site.
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Health Center
To Host Open House, Present Award
The Student Health Center will celebrate
its recent renovation completion and its receiving the AAA
and Center for College Health and Safety's
College and
University Drinking and Driving Prevention Award with an open house
on Friday (Sept. 30).
SHC staff will be on hand to meet and greet patrons and refreshments
will be served from 2-4 p.m. in the Student Health Center.
The SHC building was closed from August 2004 until May 2005, operating
from modular buildings in the Estill Hall parking lot, though renovations
and
remodeling continued
after the staff moved back into the building.
“
The biggest change is really the improved efficiency and use of space,” said
Michelle Lovering, SHC health programming coordinator.
Among these changes are the addition of two examination rooms, which
will allow for the addition of a new provider and additional office
space to resume
the
peer education program; a streamlined front office, which allows
for faster service as patients check in; and a modern heating ventilation
and air conditioning
system,
which keeps clean, fresh air circulating throughout the building.
“
What students will notice more than anything is the aesthetics,” Lovering
said. “We have new exam tables and furniture in all of the
examination rooms plus video monitors that display educational videos.
“
The lobby and nurses' station have been updated to evoke a more pleasant atmosphere,” she
said. “Plus, we will have updated artwork in all of the common
areas.”
In addition, the drinking and driving prevention award will also
be presented to SHC staff members during the open house. The SHC
received
recognition
for its efforts to reduce drinking and driving in 2004.
“
The SHC has been the leader on campus for alcohol programming and has encouraged
and supported efforts for the campus-wide alcohol-reduction measures that have
continued in 2005 with the SHSU Alcohol Abuse Initiative,” Lovering said.
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Ortiz
Has Explosive Summer With FBI
Forensic chemistry and criminal
justice double major Nancy Ortiz recently returned from Quantico,
Va., from her honors
internship
with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
and the U.S. Department of Justice.
During her 10-week internship, Ortiz was assigned to the
Explosives Unit, where she and special agents carried out
a wide variety
of assignments such as post
blast residue analysis by detonating very powerful explosives
containing TNT, C-4, grenades, smokeless powders, among many
more.
These explosive residues were then collected and taken back
to the laboratory for thorough analysis utilizing instrumentation.
When applying to the honor’s internship program, Ortiz
was required to undergo intense security measures, involving
fingerprinting,
a drug
test, polygraph
test, interviews and a top-secret security clearance.
“
It was a very extensive process, but it was an effort worth waiting for,” she
said.
While at Quantico, the FBI was visited by high-ranking individuals,
including President George W. Bush, Attorney General Alberto
Gonzalez and FBI Director
Robert Mueller III.
Watching through the lab window, Ortiz observed their arrival
and departure, escorted by six helicopters.
“
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that was wonderful to experience this
summer as an intern,” Ortiz said. “This internship
gave me a great insight of career opportunities available
within the FBI.
“
Being able to work with special agents and observing their daily work, which
involved extensive traveling, analyzing evidence and participating in moot court
greatly motivates me to apply for a permanent position in the FBI Laboratory
Division,” she said.
Ortiz is an Eagle Pass High School graduate who received
her associate in arts and associate in criminal justice from
Laredo
Community
College.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Sept. 25, 2005
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