SHSU
Update For Week Of April 30
Apple Days To Give Study
Snacks
An apple a day won’t make final exams go away, but
they will provide students with a study snack on May 1-2.
The SHSU Parents’ Association will hand the fruit out,
along with cupcakes and Scantrons, as part of the group’s
semiannual Apple Days, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. daily in the Lowman
Student Center, near the Alumni Fountain.
The end of the semester is a stressful time, and the association
hosts the event to show its support to all students as final
exams near and projects, papers and other work is due, according
to Mary Doerfler, Parents’ Association president.
“It is a pleasure to see the surprised look on the students’
faces when they are offered apples, treats and Scantrons free,”
she said.
During the spring semester, students receive a study day
during which no classes are held. This spring’s study
day is Friday (May 5).
The Parents’ Association is an organization of SHSU
parents who actively support students by awarding scholarships
and hosting special events through fundraising events, member
dues and the sale of merchandise.
The association co-sponsors Parent/Family Weekend each fall
semester, greets parents during summer orientation and Saturdays@Sam
and participates in homecoming.
In addition, each semester, the association hosts two Apple
Days giving out more than 1,200 apples and treats and 5,000
Scantrons to students.
For more information about membership, volunteering with the
association or scholarships, contact Mary Ellen Sims, assistant
dean students and Parents’
Association adviser, at 936.294.3026 or mesims@shsu.edu.
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AAI To Give Summertime Safety
Tips
The SHSU Alcohol Abuse Initiative will give students a “positive
summer safety message before they leave for the semester”
with Students for Alcohol Summer Safety on Tuesday and Wednesday
(May 2-3), according to Michelle Lovering, Student Health
Center programming coordinator.
“Those students who will take some time off, and even
those who will be taking classes over the summer, will likely
plan to have some fun in the sun,” Lovering said. “Summertime
activities often involve parties at a beach, boating or jet-skiing
on a lake, or tubing down one of Texas' sparkling rivers.
“All of these activities are great ways to relax,”
she said, “but when mixed with alcohol and the Texas
heat, they can be potentially dangerous situations.”
Designed to give students summer safety tips, Students for
Alcohol Summer Safety, which will be held from 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area, will address
dehydration when consuming alcohol in the heat, alcohol-related
drowning statistics and information about Boating While Intoxicated
offenses.
Alcohol use is involved in about 25-50 percent of the adolescent
and adult deaths associated with water recreation, according
to one study, Lovering said, and alcohol was involved in 31
percent of reported boating fatalities, according to another.
“Some students will just hang out at the apartment pool,
but even a casual day in the sun with alcohol can be potentially
dangerous since the sun-exposure and heat can intensify alcohol’s
effects on balance, coordination and judgment,” she
said.
Along with distributing information to students, the AAI will
have activities such as a beach ball scavenger hunt, in which
students will locate the beach balls in the LSC Mall Area
with alcohol safety messages by them, and the group will play
“Beer Goggle Bump, Set, Spike” with beach balls.
Participating students will be provided snacks and those who
have Six Weeks of Alcohol Awareness Training cards semi-completed
should bring them to obtain the next SWAAT prize.
For more information, call Lovering,
at the Alcohol
Abuse Initiative, at 936.294.4347.
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Crimm To Discuss History
Of Quilts
Caroline Crimm, associate professor of history, will share
“Secrets in the Quilts,” the hidden messages and
meanings in and behind quilts throughout history, during a
lecture on Friday and Saturday (May 5-6).
The discussion, part of the Tall Pines Quilt Guild’s
“Box Lunch Lecture,” will be held at noon at the
Institute of Religion on Friday and at the First United Methodist
Church on Saturday.
Crimm, a noted historian and author, was honored as one of
the top professors in Texas in 2004 as a Minnie Stevens Piper
Foundation Award recipient.
“She combines her love of quilting and her memories
of family quilts with her professional expertise as an historian
and professor to captivate audiences with her stories, images,
and information,” said Grettle Payne, vice president
of the guild.
The cost of the lecture and lunch is $15, which includes a
sandwich, chips, dessert and a drink.
The Institute of Religion is located at 1108 17th St., across
from Sam Houston State University, and the First Methodist
Church is located on the north west corner of the square in
downtown Huntsville.
Also on Saturday, approximately 400 quilts will be on display
around the square at the “Airing of the Quilts,”
including the “Supper Quilt,” which will be in
the Old Town Theatre.
The deadline to sign up is Wednesday (May 3).
For more information, call Payne at 936.295.6920.
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Trio Of Concerts To Wind Down
Music’s Semester
The SHSU School of Music will wind down with three final
performances for the spring semester, including a jazz concert,
a piano recital and a class performance.
The SHSU Jazz Ensemble will kick off the week of music, playing
such songs as Dan Gailey’s “Attack of the Tenor
Titans,” Steve Spiegl’s “Then and Now”
and Rob McConnell’s “Can’t Stop My Leg”
on Tuesday (May 2).
The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the University Theater
Center.
Admission is $8 for adults; $5 for senior citizens and children
12 and over; and free for children under 11, as well as SHSU
students and faculty with an ID.
The jazz ensemble is comprised of saxophonists Eric Daniels,
Sandy McDowell, Pablo Tani, Erik Leon and Brian Klekar; trombonists
Sean Nelson, Stephen Buescher, Robert Osborne, Reshard Westmoreland
and Anthony Baragas; trumpeters Chris Chapman, Edgar Jaime,
Jason Robb, Nic Alaggio and Aaron Levine; and in the rhythm
section, Adam Wiggins, Daniel Wilson, Stephen Martin and Ben
Guillotte.
On Wednesday (May 3), three music faculty members will perform
works by Dmitry Shostakovich, Astor Piazzola, and Frank Bridge.
The piano trio recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital
Hall and will include Andrew Wilson, violin; Melisa Rose,
cello; and Sergio Ruiz, piano.
The concert is free, but donations to the SHSU School of Music
Scholarship Fund will be accepted, Ruiz said.
Finally, students in the Seminar in Electronic Music class
will showcase their talents and the things they learned throughout
the semester during a recital on Thursday (May 4).
The free, public concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the
Recital Hall.
“This concert will be an audio presentation, in concert
form, of the electronic art music created by the 11 students
in the music 468-04 class,” said John Crabtree, instructor
of music theory. “Unlike other School of Music concerts,
this concert will be presented via CD playback.”
Along with the students' works featured during the concert,
guest composer’s works, from composers Christopher Watts,
William Price, Aaron Johnson, Carlo Vincetto Frizzo and Crabtree,
will also be featured.
For more information on any of these events, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Dance Majors, Non-Majors To Showcase Talents
The culmination of a semester of hard work for SHSU dance
students will be displayed through three performances May
1-3.
On Monday and Tuesday (May 1-2) dance non-majors will perform
various dances from the “beginners” classes at
7 p.m. in the Academic Building III Dance Theatre.
On Wednesday (May 3), dance majors will give the audience
a glimpse into what goes on in upper-level classes at 7 p.m.,
also in the AB III Dance Theatre.
Following the Wednesday night performance will be an awards
ceremony and reception to recognize the students and present
scholarships.
For more information, call the dance
program at 936.294.1875.
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Ag Student Advances to Final
Four
Karla
Smithson, agribusiness major from Lamesa, advanced to the
final four, garnering a $200 cash prize and a finalist plaque
at the 4th Annual Texas Farm Bureau State Collegiate Discussion
Meet on April 15 in Waco.
Brittany
Scott, agribusiness major from Broaddus, also competed in
the discussion meet involving 20 students from nine other
universities in Texas.
Students
were required to prepare and present a variety of viewpoints
regarding a number of critical agricultural issues, offering
their opinions and potential solutions to the issues addressed.
Among
the issues tackled at this year's meet were the national
animal identification system, alternative fuels, genetically
modified crops and the conflicting issues surrounding urban
encroachment on agricultural production. Students
were judged on their abilities to quickly prepare and verbally
present a sound case for their opinions.
The
competition supports the Texas Farm Bureau goal of providing
the public with information on critical issues facing today's
agricultural producers.
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Ballinger, Students to Present Woodlands Golf Program
Rich Ballinger, director of the PGA/Professional Golf Management
program at SHSU, and several of the students in the program,
will present a program May 5 at The Woodlands Resort and
Conference Center, 2301 N. Millbend Drive in The Woodlands.
The event begins with a reception at 4 p.m., followed by
a lecture by Ballinger on the past, present and future of
the golf industry. He is expected to cover how technology
has impacted the game not only for professionals but for
amateurs, and present information on the PGA/Professional
Golf Management program at SHSU, the only one of its kind
in Texas.
After the lecture, the SHSU PGA/PGM students will be available
on the driving range to work with those attending.
The event is open to the public. Seats can be reserved by
calling 936.294.2415.
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Animation Festival and
Art Auction Set Thursday
The Animation Festival and Art Auction, a yearly exhibition
of work by currently enrolled art students, is scheduled
for 4 - 9 p.m. Thursday (May 4).
Each year students submit a wide assortment of two and
three-dimensional computer animations for exhibit, with a
number of pieces also submitted for auction.
The Animation Festival is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. in the LSC
Theater.
The Silent Art Auction is scheduled for 4 - 9 p.m. directly
outside the LSC Theater. The auction features student and
faculty artwork, such as drawings, graphic design, jewelry,
painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed media.
Auction proceeds go to the SHSU chapter of SIGGRAPH (Special
Interest Group: Graphics), a national organization for both
students and professionals involved in technology-based art
forms.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
April 30, 2006
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