SHSU
Update For Week Of March 26
Spring Fair To Encourage
Healthy Body, Mind, Spirit
Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to
be screened for cholesterol levels, body fat composition and
high blood pressure during the 2006 Spring Health and Wellness
Fair on Wednesday (March 29).
The event, sponsored by the SHSU Student Health Center, Counseling
Center and Recreational Sports Department, will be held from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area.
“The fair offers a unique opportunity for students,
faculty, and staff to learn about the numerous wellness resources
on campus and in the community,” said Michelle Lovering,
SHC health programming coordinator.
In addition, the fair will include numerous health and safety
demonstrations, including biofeedback, self-defense and rock
climbing for the adventurous, and dietetic interns will be
available to discuss healthy eating choices and staying fit,
just in time for springtime fun in the sun, Lovering said.
Students will also have the opportunity to pick up giveaways
and enter their names into a drawing for grand prizes, such
as free personal training sessions, free nutritional counseling,
and free rock climbing at the Health and Kinesiology Center.
The screenings will be free to students and offered at a minimum
cost to faculty and staff.
In the case of cold or rainy weather, the event will take
place in the LSC Room 320.
For more information, contact Lovering at 936.294.4347 or
mlovering@shsu.edu.
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Job Fair Attracts School Districts
Of All Sizes, Areas
School districts from across the state will be in SHSU’s
Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on Wednesday (March 29) looking
for prospective teachers during the Spring Teacher Job Fair.
The event, which will be held from 12:30-3:30 p.m., is hosted
by Career Services.
Representatives from districts from Texas’ metropolitan
areas, as well as smaller school districts, will visit with
any student or alumnus who may be interested in a position.
In addition, agencies such as Texas Teachers - Alternative
Certification, Harris County Dept. of Education, Uplift Education
and IDEA Public Schools and Regions 4, 6, 10 and 20 will be
available to discuss other employment possibilities.
Students are encouraged to bring copies of resumes, dress
professionally and wear a smile.
For more information, call Lena
Munn at 936.294.1713.
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Office To Prepare
Students For ‘Destination Graduation’
The Registrar's Office will give upcoming graduates a one-stop
'destination' where all their questions can be answered on
Wednesday (March 29).
The fourth "Destination Graduation" will be held
from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Health & Kinesiology Center.
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 May
2006 graduation, including all bachelor's, master's and doctoral
programs.
Various door prizes, such as tanning certificates, a free
round of golf, pizza, Quizno's subs and a Visa gift card will
be given out. There will also be an opportunity to win a diploma
frame donated by the Registrar's Office.
A big turnout is expected due to the growing number of students
that attended in the fall and the more than 1,400 degree candidates
this semester, according to Busby.
For more information, call 936.294.1040 or visit http://www.shsu.edu/~reg_www/destination.
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Coalition To Discuss
Underage Drinking
The Roots of Change Coalition will take on underage drinking
with a town hall meeting on the SHSU campus on Thursday (March
30).
The event will be held from 7-8 p.m. at the LEMIT Amphitheater,
located in LEMIT Building Room 202.
Among the topics to be discussed are the impact of underage
drinking on the community, the consequences of underage drinking,
prevention methods and what members of the community can do
about it.
Similar town hall meetings will be held in The Woodlands,
at the McCullough Junior High Nancy Bock Auditorium, on Tuesday
(March 28) from 7-8 p.m., as well as in Conroe, at the Conroe
High School gymnasium, on Wednesday (March 29), also from
7-8 p.m.
For more information, call Marcia Baker 713.426.2637 or Ann
Hall 936.756.8682.
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Day To Raise Awareness,
Funds For Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer killer in
the United States, exceeded only by lung cancer in annual
cancer deaths.
The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States,
146,940 people will have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer
in 2005 and 56,290 deaths will occur.
Furthermore, one in 18 people will develop colorectal cancer
over their lifetime.
Fortunately, colorectal cancer is easily detectable with screening
techniques that can catch the cancer while it is still treatable,
according to Student Health Center health programming coordinator
Michelle Lovering.
To raise awareness of this disease, the SHSU Wellness Committee
and Vicki Barrilleaux, coordinator for the Huntsville Voices
chapter and colon cancer survivor, will host the SHSU Colorectal
Cancer Denim Day on Friday (March 31).
“The Denim Day aims to raise funds for the Colon Cancer
Alliance and, more importantly to educate the community about
the importance of early detection for colon cancer survival,”
Lovering said. “It is the Colon Cancer Alliance's mission
to end the suffering caused by colorectal cancer.”
Those who want to participate in the denim day can do so by
donating at least $5 to the Colon Cancer Alliance in exchange
for the opportunity to wear jeans to work on March 31, she
said.
Donations should be submitted to Vicki Barrilleaux, in the
Undergraduate Admissions Office, by contacting her at 936.294.1584
or adm_vbb@shsu.edu,
by stopping by the colorectal cancer information table at
the Spring Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday (March 29)
in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area.
For more information on the Colon Cancer Alliance, visit http://www.ccalliance.org/index.html.
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Group To Test Student,
Prof Trivia Knowledge
What happens when you mix a popular board game, SHSU students,
and SHSU English faculty?
The answer: a night of fun and entertainment, according to
Sigma Tau Delta public relations officer Penny Pitrucha.
Last semester, the international English honor society, along
with students from all disciplines, challenged the English
faculty to a game of Trivial Pursuit Book Lover’s Edition.
“The students won the contest hands down,” Pitrucha
said.
On April 6, the professors will get the chance to avenge themselves
as Sigma Tau Delta hosts “Students vs. Professors: Trivial
Pursuit Book Lover’s Edition, The Rematch.”
The event will be held at Kaldi’s Coffee House beginning
at 5 p.m.
“All professors and students, regardless of discipline,
are invited to join us for what is sure to be another evening
of laughter and learning,” Pitrucha said.
For more information, contact Sigma
Tau Delta president David Sweeten at david_sweeten@hotmail.com.
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Dances@8 To Benefit Student
Scholarships
SHSU dance students will have the opportunity to showcase
some of their own works and talents during Chi Tau Epsilon’s
Dances @ 8 Tuesday through Thursday (March 28-30).
The performances will be held at 8 p.m. all three days in
the Academic Building 3 Dance Theater.
The student-choreographed concert will feature a variety of
works in a different concert each evening.
Admission is $5 per person, and seating is limited for each
concert. All proceeds benefit the Chi Tau Epsilon scholarship
fund.
For more information, call the dance
program at 936.294.1875.
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School Composes A Lecture,
Four Concerts For Week
The School of Music will host a variety of events, including
a lecture and four concerts, beginning on Sunday (March 26)
with a flute lecture-review.
Anne McCutchan, author of “Marcel Moyse: Voice of the
Flute,” will discuss her book that day at 5 p.m. in
Fine Arts Building Room 205.
On Tuesday (March 28), Allen Hightower, director of choral
and vocal studies, along with several graduating conductors,
will present the Spring Festival of Choirs at 7:30 p.m. at
University Heights Baptist Church on Sycamore Avenue.
Both the SHSU Concert Choir and the SHSU Chorale will perform
a variety of works, ranging from early classical works to
modern compositions and gospel tunes.
Many of the works are in English, with a few compositions
using other languages such as Italian and German.
The symphony and chamber orchestras will feature the “Hungarian
Rhapsody of Franz Liszt” and the “Ritual Fire
Dance of Manuel De Falla” at a concert on Thursday (March
30).
Conducted by Carol Smith, director of orchestral studies,
the SHSU horn quartet will also perform a movement from a
“Hindemith Sonata for 4 Horns” at the Thursday
performance, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the University
Heights Baptist Church.
The chamber orchestra will perform again on Saturday (April
1) evening, playing the “Third Suite” of Respighi's
“Ancient Airs and Dances” and celebrating the
100th birthday of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich by
performing one of his chamber symphonies.
The chamber concert, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. at University
Heights Baptist Church, will open with the SHSU saxophone
quartet performing two movements of a work by Jean Riviera,
Smith said.
Admission for the chamber and symphony orchestras’ concerts
is $8 for adults, $5 for children 13 and older, and students
with IDs and seniors are admitted free.
Finally, the SHSU flute studio will perform its Spring Studio
Recital on Sunday (April 2) at 3:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
The recital will feature the students of Kathy Daniel, assistant
professor of flute, and will include works from such composers
as Mozart, Bach, Handel and Debussy for flute and piano as
well as unaccompanied works for the flute.
The recital is free and open to the public.
For more information on any of these events, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Art Students Take On Business
In New Exhibit
The “Kra¯t sho¯,” an exhibition of
the business of art students, will be on display in the Student
Organization of Fine Art Gallery through March 30.
The show includes the work of art students Austin Hamilton,
Natalie Ishimoto, Samuel Masterson, Feather Nelson, Aaron
Russell, Katy Stover, Michelle Tolbirt, Thomas Trucharo, Jeremy
Wagoner, Andrea Ward, and Ashley Ward.
A closing reception will be held on Thursday (March 30) from
5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
The SOFA Gallery, coordinated by the SHSU Student Art Association,
is located in Art Complex Building A.
The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information, contact Debbie Davenport, slide librarian,
at ddavenport@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1317.
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'PC Springs Into The Season With
Three Events
The Program Council will host three events for its Spring
Fling March 28-31, beginning with a drive-in movie.
The PC will show the comedy “The 40 Year Old Virgin,”
starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener, on Tuesday at
7 p.m. at Colony Park.
On Wednesday (March 29), comedian Christian Finnegan will
make it the “best week ever” for SHSU students
at 7 p.m. in the Old Main Pit.
Finnegan, part of the ensemble on the VH1 television show
"Best Week Ever," has made many TV appearances,
including the Dave Chappelle Show. The show is free.
Finally, on Friday (March 31), the PC will host a free live
concert featuring Foreign Oren, Makeshife, Por Victoria and
Auto Escape beginning at 7 p.m. in front of Austin Hall.
For more information on any of these events, contact the PC
at 936.294.1763.
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Jennifer Gauntt
March 26, 2006
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