SHSU
Update For Week Of June 18
Sam Students, Mavs Fans Win
Trip To Miami
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| SHSU students Corey Ray and Dustin Joubert
(from left), along with Taylor Ray and Sam Hudson, won
an all-expenses paid trip to see the Miami Heat play the
Dallas Mavericks in game three of the NBA finals last
week for being some of the "craziest" Mavs fans. |
Think you're a big sports fan? You'd probably have to get
up pretty early in the morning to beat out the craziest Mavericks
fans.
Dustin Joubert, Corey Ray, Taylor Ray and Sam Hudson won an
all-expenses paid trip to Miami to see the NBA's game 3, Dallas
Mavericks vs. Miami Heat.
Joubert and Corey Ray go to Sam Houston State University,
but all four are high school friends from Coppell, Texas.
They have been painting themselves blue to show their support
and win free seats to Mavericks games for 3 or 4 years.
When American Airlines offered the trip to Miami for painted
fans who demonstrated the craziest antics in support of their
team, Joubert and his friends were chosen.
"The best part was going to the game and seeing Miami.
We ended up losing by two points, so it was a bittersweet
trip," Joubert said.
He added that the paint takes about 20-30 minutes to scrub
off and gets all over everything.
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Area Youth To Perform
‘Charlotte’s Web’
Thirty-six area youth will tell the story of Wilbur and
his good friend Charlotte during the Children’s Theatre
Festival production of “Charlotte’s Web,”
June 20-22.
The performances, sponsored by Sam Houston State University’s
Department of Theatre and Dance and the Huntsville Arts Commission,
will be held at 7 p.m. nightly at the SHSU University Theatre
Center’s Mainstage Theatre.
E.B. White’s timeless tale has received much praise
throughout the years.
Called “the best American children’s book of the
past 200 years” by the Children’s Literature Association,
“Charlotte’s Web,” tells the story of a
loving young pig named Wilbur who, with the help of his owner
Fern, an extraordinary spider named Charlotte and a community
of barn yard animals, tries to avoid being butchered.
The story of love and friendship takes the audience on a journey
from Zuckerman’s farm to the County Fair, where Wilbur
must win the blue ribbon in order to save his life.
The show, with a cast of youth from 10-16 years old, is directed
by theatre and dance department chair Penelope Hasekoester.
The assistant director is theatre alumna Karen Roberts, stage
manager is theatre major Jennifer Lucy, and designers include
theatre staff Patti Osborne (costumes), Larry Routh (set),
and theatre major Richard Chamblin (lights).
Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children 12 years old
and younger.
For reservations, or more information, call the University
Theatre Center at 936.294.1339.
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Destination Graduation
To Be Held June 21
The Registrar's Office will give upcoming graduates a one-stop
'destination' where all their questions can be answered on
Wednesday (June 21).
The fifth "Destination Graduation" will be held
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.
Departments from across campus will be on hand to answer such
questions as "Where do I go for the ceremony," "Is
there anything else I need to do," or "What do I
do after graduating?"
"We just want to offer students a way to find out what
is going on so that there are no surprises at the end of graduation,"
said Maria Busby, assistant registrar.
The event is open to all students who have applied for August
2006 graduation, including all bachelor's, master's and doctoral
programs.
There will be a Destination Graduation T-Shirt giveaway, while
supplies lasts, and freebies from the Registrar’s Office
and many of the other departments, as well as a diploma frame
contest.
For more information, call 936.294.4245 or visit http://www.shsu.edu/~reg_www/destination.
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Today@Sam Seeks ‘Boasts,’
Calendar Info
The Public Relations Office would like to recognize Sam Houston
State University's achievements with 100 Bearkat Boasts.
Individual or institutional honors that help explain why SHSU
is such a great place with such great people should be submitted.
The list will be featured on Today@Sam and in potential advertising
for the university.
Submissions should be sent to kellygarrison@shsu.edu.
In addition, Today@Sam is also accepting campus activity submission
for its calendar pages.
Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 calendar pages are being created
this summer.
Calendar submissions are generally used for the Today@Sam
update column, which will be compiled weekly during regular
semesters and as often as needed throughout the summer. The
column is sent to area media outlets on Fridays.
Calendar submissions may be sent to today@sam.edu
or jenniferg@shsu.edu.
Update items should be submitted no later than noon on Thursdays.
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SAM Center To Give Grad School
Info
Thinking about continuing your education beyond undergraduate
studies?The Student Advising and Mentoring Center will host
a Graduate School Information Meeting on Monday (June 26),
from noon to 1 p.m.
Representatives will be on hand to answer any questions regarding
such issues as financial aid, organizing your application,
academic requirements and the graduate school time line.
The meeting will be held in the SAM Center, located in Academic
Building IV Suite 210.
For more information, contact Gerri Johnson, SAM
Center graduate assistant, at gerri@shsu.edu
or call 936.294.4444.
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Summer Repertory To Tell Four
Stories June 25-30
The SHSU theatre and dance department will present a trio
of plays and a staged reading as part of its Summer Repertory
series that will kick off June 25.
On that night, as well as June 26, senior theatre major James
Arrington will direct “A New Brain,” the story
of a television show writer who finds out a problem in his
brain will require life-threatening surgery and begins reassessing
all the relationships in his life.
On June 27-28, senior theatre major Christie DeBacker will
direct “The Pillowman,” the story of a writer
and his brother who are arrested and questioned for the gruesome
content of the writer’s short stories that bear similarities
to a number of child murders occurring in town.
“The Winged Man,” directed by senior theatre major
Ariana Cook June 29-30, will tell the story of a teenage girl
named Daysi who encounters a winged man while exploring a
cave. As she struggles to convince those around her that she’s
seen an angel, she simultaneously debates her own questions
of faith and the unknown.
After the play on both nights, senior theatre major Scott
McCarrey will present his new work “Grand Canyon,”
a staged reading involving Abraham Lincoln, Jack Kerouac and
Joseph Stalin taking a trip to the scenic site.
“A New Brain,” “The Pillowman” and
“The Winged Man” will all begin at 8 p.m. on both
nights each are presented in the University Theatre Center’s
Showcase Theatre.
Tickets for all three plays are $5 and may be purchased at
the door. No reservations will be taken.
All of the plays contain adult language and situations, and
children under three will not be admitted.
For more information, call the Univeristy Theatre Center Box
Office at 936.294.1339.
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Ten Performers
Earn Theatre Scholarships
The theatre and dance department recently awarded 10 student
scholarships for outstanding contributions during its annual
convocation.
Senior theatre major Daniel Morin was awarded the William
F. Brown Endowment; senior theatre majors Jennifer Lucy and
Amber Sortino both received the Kevin J. Dodson Memorial Scholarship;
freshman musical theatre major William DeHorney was awarded
the Charles A. Schmidt Memorial Scholarship; senior theatre
majors Holly Flannery and Richard Chamblin were awarded the
Erica Star Memorial Scholarship; and senior theatre major
Rebecca Cobo was awarded the Katie and E. Don Walker Scholarship.
In addition, two new groups of scholarships were awarded this
year.
The Bill and Ann Stokes Memorial Scholarship was awarded to
senior theatre major Henry Gundacker.
The second scholarship, the Margaret A. Conwell Memorial Endowed
Scholarship, was awarded to senior theatre major Michelle
Vanegas, junior musical theatre major Adam Gibbs and sophomore
musical theatre major Tony Johnson.
“The scholarship was established by her husband and
family in the loving memory of Mrs. Conwell, who was an invaluable
patron and devoted supporter of the SHSU theatre department,”
said theatre manager Kandice Harris.
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Send Update Items Here
Please send information for the SHSU Update to the Office
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
June 18, 2006
Please send comments, corrections, news tips to Today@Sam.edu
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