SHSU
Update For Week Of Feb. 19
Nighttime Event To Stir
Up Mayhem
Students will have the ability to check out the new addition
to the Health and Kinesiology Center, cause a little mayhem
and possibly win $500 with the Department of Recreational
Sports’ annual event on Wednesday (Feb. 22).
Midnight Mayhem, which will consist of a variety of games
and activities, will be held from 7-11:59 p.m. in the HKC.
The night will include putting and eating contests, from 7:30-8
p.m.; musical chairs and tug-o-war, from 8-8:30 p.m.; a Texas
Hold’Em tournament, from 8-10:30 p.m., with finals being
held from 10:30 -11:30 p.m.; Simon Says and hot shot, from
8:30-9 p.m.; and dodgeball, from 10-11:30 p.m.
Other activities hosted for students include Xbox and Dance
Dance revolution and Xbox tournaments, laser tag, the climbing
wall, and inflatables.
“I’m looking forward to seeing people have fun
with the laser tag,” said Jeff Handy special events
supervisor. “It’s going to be huge.”
Rounding out the evening, at 11:50 p.m., the department will
give out raffle prizes and ten lucky students will have a
shot at winning $500 by making a goal from half court.
Free food and even t-shirts will be handed out.
Tournament registration will be held until 5 p.m. on Feb.
21 for students who are interested in participating.
For more information, contact Rec Sports at 936.294.1985 or
visit the Web site http://www.shsu.edu/~rca_www/midnightmayhem.htm.
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SHSU To Celebrate Mardi Gras
Cajun Style
The Sam Houston State and Huntsville communities will have
the opportunity to celebrate Mardi Gras the Cajun way with
the university’s fourth annual festival on Thursday
(Feb. 23).
The event will feature the Cajun music band Jambalaya with
guest artist D.L. Menard, both of whom have been playing at
the event since its inception, according to interim dean of
the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Terry Thibodeaux.
“He’s (Menard is) an old-time Cajun musician and
is one of the most famous Cajun musicians still living today,”
Thibodeaux said. “The core of the band has been together
for over 20 years. They’re led by Terry Huval and he
plays several instruments.”
Before the dance kicks off, at 8 p.m. in the Lowman Student
Center Ballroom, Joe Paris will give free Cajun dance lessons
to students and Huntsville residents at 7 p.m. in the ballroom.
“Basically, you can dance to any Cajun song with either
a two-step, which is slightly different from a Texas two-step,
or a waltz,” Thibodeaux said. “There’s also
a different kind of dancing called zydeco dancing, but this
is not a zydeco band. This is a traditional Cajun band. They
play some wonderful dance music, and we have a good time every
year.”
The band visits SHSU annually because they speak to the English
375 class, “Texas Crossroads,” as well as play
some music.
Thibodeaux said the Mardi Gras celebration allows people to
learn about the culture and also breaks down stereotypes related
to the Cajun people and culture.“I think a lot of times
the Cajun culture is misunderstood because of some of the
images and impressions that are given from mass media and
even in restaurants,” he said. “What you see labeled
as Cajun oftentimes is not authentic at all.”
Drinks will be sold at the dance, which is expected to end
at 10:30 p.m.
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Office To Aid In FAFSA Form
Completion
Students who need help filling out the Free Application
for Federal Student Aid forms for the 2006 -2007 school year
are in luck.
The Financial Aid office will host three FAFSA Workshops on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (Feb. 21, 22 and 24) in Criminal
Justice Building Room A111.
Parents are welcome to attend any of the workshops, which
will be held from 9-11 a.m. on Feb. 21, from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
on Feb. 22, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 24.
Students seeking help should bring their tax information.
Parents’ tax information may also be needed.
For more information, call 936.294.1774.
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Business Career Fair Draws
More Than 50 Companies
More than 50 organizations will be on the Sam Houston State
University campus seeking employees and interns during the
College of Business Administration’s Spring 2006 Business
Career Fair on Tuesday (Feb. 21).
The event will be open for all students and alumni from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.
“The college sponsors this event for the benefit of
all students of all disciplines and everyone is welcome,”
said R. Dean Lewis, COBA dean. “You do not have to be
a business major to attend.”
First-time registrants include ExxonMobil, Ineos, the Houston
Chronicle, Parker Drilling Management Resources, Edward Jones,
AIG, Houston Wire and Cable and Worldwide Express.
Returning organizations include Anadarko Petroleum, CenterPoint
Energy, Temple-Inland, Target Stores, the Federal Reserve
Bank, the Internal Revenue Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration
and U.S. Customs.
“All students can benefit from going to the career fair,
whether they are currently in the job market or not,”
said Margaret Quarles, senior assistant to the dean and event
coordinator.
Freshmen should attend in order to build confidence when speaking
with recruiters and to start making some business contacts;
sophomores should ask about internships, practice their interviewing
skills and make more contacts; juniors should network in earnest
to put future job offers in the pipeline; and seniors should
focus on jobs currently available with specific organizations,
according to Quarles.
“Many recruiters keep students’ resumes on file
for a long time, so participation in the career fair can increase
the number of job opportunities presented to you when you
need them most,” she said. “We know of several
graduating seniors who received job offers from recruiters
they met back when they were sophomores or juniors.”
Professional dress is not required to attend the career fair,
but students are encouraged to dress neatly and to bring several
copies of a well-prepared resume.
Fore more information or a complete list of registered organizations,
visit the College of Business Administration Web site at www.shsu.edu/coba
and click on the “Career
Fair” link.
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SGA To Put Administrators In
Spotlight With Town Hall
The Student Government Association will allow students to
question various administrators with its Academic Town Hall
meeting on Wednesday, (Feb. 22).
The event, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Lowman Student
Center Ballroom, will cover a variety of topics, such as classes,
degrees, advising, the library and the Reading and Writing
Centers, according to SGA academic affairs committee chair
Melissa McCreary.
Everyone is welcome, especially students, who are encouraged
to participate and ask questions, McCreary said.
Beverages and snacks will be served prior to the question
and answer session.
For more information, contact the SGA
at 936.294.1938 or e-mail org_sga@shsu.edu.
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More Offices Relocate
To Farrington
The Office of International Programs has moved from Frels
Building Rooms 207, 208, 209 and 211 to Farrington Building
Room 116.
The office of the director of the English Language Institute
has also moved from Frels Building Room 108 to Farrington
Building Room 116.
English Language Institute classes will continue to be held
in the Frels Building throughout this semester.
For more information, please call Donna Rogers at 936.294.4607.
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Pierpont Counselor To Serve
As Second Speaker
Senior marketing counsel with Pierpont Communications in
Houston Denise Patrick will serve as the second speaker for
the Piney Woods Entrepreneurship and Small Business Success
Program series on Thursday (Feb. 23).
The luncheon, sponsored by SHSU’s Small Business Development
Center and the College of Business Administration, will be
held at 11:30 a.m. at the Community Center in West Hill Mall
in Huntsville and is hosted free for business owners and managers.
Patrick, who has provided advertising and marketing services
to over 2,000 firms since 1989, will discuss “Staying
in Touch with Customers and Prospects,” offering high
impact/low cost marketing tactics “that will take you
all the way to the bank,” according to Ce Cowart Schlicher,
training coordinator at the SBDC.
Currently serving on the Marketing Committee and the Business
Development Committee for The Greater Houston Partnership,
Patrick has been awarded a National Certification in Entrepreneurial
Education from the Center of Entrepreneurial Leadership at
the Kauffman Foundation.
“As one of 18 entrepreneurs originally nominated for
certification, Denise was the only entrepreneur in the United
States to receive this coveted credential,” Schlicher
said.
The Entrepreneurship and Small Business Success Program is
free due an educational grant from the AT&T/SBC Excelerator
program, as well as university funding.
This program, themed this year as “Managing Communications
and Technology for Small Business Success,” focuses
on enhancing small business through concentrating on entrepreneurship
skills, Schlicher said.
The program will last approximately two hours, including lunch,
and those interested in attending should reserve their place
by Feb. 21 by calling the SBDC
at 936.294.3737.
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Theatre Prof
To Discuss Shakespeare Controversy
In the midst of what has become a controversial theory regarding
famous author and playwright William Shakespeare, one SHSU
professor will voice his opinion on the issue based on years
of research.
Ron Song Destro, SHSU theatre professor, will discuss his
findings during “Who Really Was William Shake-speare?”
a free lecture that will be held on Tuesday (Feb. 21) at 7
p.m. in the University Theatre Center’s Mainstage Theatre.
Destro, who believes Shakespeare's true identity was disguised,
studied the topic for the last seven years and bases his belief
on several factors, including evidence that the true Shakespeare
had a vast knowledge of areas unlikely for a grain dealer
to be educated in and that Shakespeare’s daughters were
barely literate, which doesn’t seem likely for such
a literary genius, he said.
"When he died, there was no mention of books or manuscripts
in his will," Destro said. "Back then, if you had
them, it would be common to put them in a will."
Destro contends the best candidate for the real Shakespeare
is the 17th Earl of Oxford, Edward De Vere, one of the more
accomplished writers of that time whose early writing styles
were very similar to that of Shakespeare.
De Vere, who graduated from Cambridge at 14, received a Master
of Arts degree at 16 and studied law at the prestigious Gray's
Inn, not only had family members who were accomplished writers
but owned several books that would have the information Shakespeare
used in his writing, Destro said.
For more information on the lecture, call the theatre
department at 936.294.1338.
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Gospel Artists To Perform
At Coliseum
Tickets are currently on sale for contemporary gospel artist
Kirk Franklin, who will perform at SHSU’s Bernard G.
Johnson Coliseum on March 21 as part of his “Hero Tour.”
The concert, which will also feature artist Mary Mary, will
begin at 7 p.m.
Since his debut album, 1993’s “Kirk Franklin and
the Family,” Franklin has been one of the brightest
stars in contemporary gospel music.
The album spent 100 weeks on the gospel charts, crossed over
to the R&B charts, and became the first gospel debut album
to go platinum.
Since that album, Franklin has gone on to win three Grammy
Awards, 33 Stellar and nine Dove Awards.
Now after more than a decade on the charts, the biggest selling
contemporary gospel artist in Soundscan history is poised
once again to make a resounding debut, this time in Huntsville.
Reserved floor seats are $50, lower reserved seats are $40,
and general admission seats are $30.
Coliseum Box Office hours through March 21 are Monday through
Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday and Friday, from
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturdays, from noon to 3 p.m.; and 11
a.m. to 6 p.m. on the day before the show.
The box office, located on the west side of the coliseum at
door one, will be closed on March 11 and March 18.
For more information, call 936.294.3021 or 936.294.1740.
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Jennifer Gauntt
Feb. 19, 2006
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