SHSU
Update For Week Of Nov. 5
Health Center Sets Faculty, Staff
Flu Vaccination Dates
The SHSU Student Health Center will administer the flu vaccine
for faculty and staff through Nov. 17.
Vaccines will also be offered for students again on Nov.
21, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Atrium.
Faculty and staff may receive the shot based on the times
and dates outlined in the center’s alphabetical
schedule beginning Monday (Nov. 6), with employees
whose last names begin with “A” from 8–11:30
a.m. and “B” from 1–4:30 p.m.
On Tuesday (Nov. 7), employees with a last name beginning
with “C” will be given vaccinations from 8–11:30
a.m. and “D” from 1–4:30 p.m.; on Wednesday,
“E”s and “F”s from 8–11:30 a.m.
and “G”s and “H”s from 1–4:30
p.m.; on Thursday, “I”s and “J”s from
8–11:30 a.m. and “K”s and “L”s
from 1-4:30 p.m.; and on Friday, “M”s and “N”s
from 8-11:30 a.m. and “O”s and “P”s
from 1–4:30 p.m.
On Nov. 13, “Q”s and “R”s will be
administered the vaccine from 8–11:30 a.m. and “S”es
from 1–4:30 p.m.; and finally, on Nov. 14, “T”s
through “V”s from 8–11:30 a.m. and “W”s
through “Z”s from 1–4:30 p.m.
Two make-up days will be Nov.16-17, from 8-11:30 a.m. and
1–4:30 p.m.
However, because students will continue to be served during
the times, “it is imperative that all faculty and staff
adhere to the schedule,” according to Health Center
director Keith Lott.
Employees should bring their SHSU ID and a signed informed
consent form on the scheduled day.
Those who did not sign up to receive the vaccine may be added
to the list if authorization is received from that employee’s
vice president, Lott said.
The vaccine will not be administered to any person 17 years
or younger, or who is pregnant or nursing.
All vaccinations are free and will be given at the Student
Health Center.
For more information, call 936.294.1805.
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Theatre Gets ‘Grand’
Results At Festival
The SHSU department of theatre and dance was one of three
programs to advance to the next level of the 2006-2007 Kennedy
Center American College Theatre Festival during the recent
Region IV Texas I Festival at San Jacinto Community College
South.
“Grand Canyon,” written by SHSU theatre major
Scott McCarrey, received “The Directors’ Choice
Award” and will compete in a video-tape round, during
which the KCACTF committee members decide who will perform
in the regional level, sometime in the spring, according to
theatre manager Kandice Harris.
The department received an “Excellence in Supporting
Original Works Award,” and theatre majors Steven Chambers,
Garrett Graham and Cody Hinson were all nominated for the
Irene Ryan Acting Award Scholarship.
Among the other honors SHSU’s entry received were the
“Excellence in Directing Award” to Larry Routh,
SHSU’s technical director; the “Excellence in
Playwriting Award” to McCarrey; “Excellence in
Costume Design Award” to theatre major Rebecca Cobo;
“Excellence Award” in both set and light design
to theatre major Richard Chamblin; and “Excellence in
Make-up Design” to theatre major Natalie Gasaway.
In addition, the play was entered as a participating entry
in the Michael Kanin National Student Playwriting Award, The
Mark Twain Comedy Playwriting Award, and the David Mark Cohen
National Playwriting Award, the winners of which will be determined
at the end of the festival, held annually in Washington, D.C.
The other two schools that advanced during the competition
were Lamar and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.
For more information, contact Harris
at 936.294.3968.
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Design Students Decorate
Utility Room Of $2M House
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| The utility room designed by SHSU students
and professors will be on display through Nov. 12. |
The interior design work of two SHSU professors and six senior
students will be on display in The Woodlands through Nov.
12.
The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Society of Interior
Designers show house, located at 14 Georgian Row in the East
Shore subdivision in The Woodlands, is a 7,299 square foot
home valued at more than $2 million.
SHSU designers were invited to decorate the utility room of
the house, with faculty participants selecting the cabinets
and tile design over the summer and student designers selecting
and installing furnishings, window treatments and accessories.
“The Greek Revival style of the Woodland’s ASID
Showhouse served as the inspiration for the design of the
laundry room,” said Laura Burleson, assistant professor
of interior design. “Materials and accessories were
chosen for their appropriateness and to enhance the function
of the space.
“The tile design in the backsplash and floor were designed
to echo the formality of the home and the architectural elements
of the room serve to reinforce that feel,” she said.
“The warm, red hue of the walls continues that sophisticated
ambience.”
The seniors are also responsible for serving as a guide for
their room while the show house is open to tourists.
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| Interior design students and professors
who worked on the utility room include: (row one, left
to right) Allison Falldorf, Pamela McConnell, Kim Kowis,
Laura Burleson, and (row two, left to right) Courtney
Cottingham, Crystal Darneal, Johnna Key and Donna Pharris. |
Those who worked on the utility room design include Burleson,
Donna Pharris, lecturer in the family and consumer sciences
department; and senior interior design students Courtney Cottingham;
Crystal Darneal; Allison Falldorf; Johnna Key; Kim Kowis;
and Pamela McConnell.
There were 18 other designers from two other schools involved
in decorating the show house, which was built by John Post
of The Woodlands.
The house will be open for public tours on Wednesday and Friday,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.;
Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Sunday, from noon
to 5:30 pm.
Showhouse tour tickets for all ages are $15 at the door, or
$12 if purchased in advance through ASID by phone 713.626.1470.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit GastroEsophageal Cancer
Foundation, Inc.
For more information, visit www.asidtgcc.org.
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A&M Kingville President
To Share His ‘Roots’
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Rumaldo Z. Juárez, president of Texas A&M University
at Kingsville, will discuss his life and field questions from
students during the Student Advising and Mentoring Center’s
Grassroots Speaker Series lecture on Wednesday (Nov. 8).
The discussion will be held at 5 p.m. in Academic Building
IV’s Olson Auditorium.
Named Texas A&M University-Kingsville’s president
in August 2002, Juárez worked in education for many
years prior to his appointment, including serving as a dean
and professor at then-Southwest Texas State and as a department
chair and professor at the University of Texas-Pan American
in Edinburg, among others.
A Robstown native, Juárez has published research pertaining
to the Hispanic elderly, vital and health statistics, Texas-Mexico
Border demographics and health statistics, diabetes in Hispanic
populations and educational aspirations of Hispanic youth.
He has received several awards, including the Association
of Schools of Allied Health Cultural Pluralism Award, the
Texas Society of Allied Health Professions Outstanding Service
Award, LULAC Outstanding Service Award, UT-Pan Am Service
Award and UT-Pan Am Distinguished Faculty Award.
Juárez received his doctorate in rural sociology from
Penn State University and has bachelor's and master’s
degrees in sociology from Texas A&M University in College
Station. He was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army
Medical Service Corps and is a Vietnam Veteran.
A reception, during which attendees can meet and chat with
Juarez, will immediately follow in the SAM Center, in AB IV
Suite 210.
The event is sponsored by the academic support programs of
the SAM Center, the Elliott T. Bowers Honors Program, the
International Hispanic Association, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin
Sorority and the Ronald E. McNair Post baccalaureate Achievement
Program.
The “Grassroots: A Series of Conversations on Leadership
in a Diverse Community” lecture series was established
in April 2003.
For more information, call the SAM
Center at 936.294.4444.
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Professor To Link Animal
Cruelty, Family Violence
The connections between animal cruelty and various forms
of family violence are called the web of violence or the tangled
web of abuse, according to criminal justice instructor Stephanie
Frogge.
To expand on the connections between the two, Catherine Faver,
professor of social work at the University of Texas—Pan
American, will discuss "Animal Cruetly and Family Violence:
Untangling the Web of Abuse" on Monday (Nov. 13).
The lecture, sponsored by the College of Criminal Justice,
will be held at 6 p.m. in the Beto Criminal Justice Center’s
Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom.
“Adults who abuse animals often abuse their partners
and/or children. Children who abuse animals may be victims
of child maltreatment,” Frogge said. “Learning
about these connections and building bridges between human
service professionals and animal welfare professionals can
help us to prevent or intervene more effectively in all forms
of family and community violence.”
Faver’s areas of specialty include connections between
animal and human welfare and the link between animal abuse
and interpersonal violence.
The free program is open to the public, with a reception immediately
following.
For more information, contact Frogge at 936.294.4174 or frogge@shsu.edu.
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Golf Tourney Raising Funds
For Softball Team
Golfers will have the opportunity to support the SHSU softball
team during the team’s 3rd Annual Golf Tournament at
Raven Nest on Sunday (Nov. 12).
The four-person Florida scramble will begin at noon with a
shotgun start, though the day’s activities will begin
at 10 a.m. with registration and lunch at 11 a.m.
Numerous contests, door prizes and gifts will be given away,
including sports tickets, dinners, movies and cash prizes.
The cost to participate is $125 per player, or $400 per team,
which includes a cart fee, tee prizes, lunch, beverages on
the course, and range balls.
Entry forms are available at http://www.gobearkats.com/pdf/softball_tournament_form.pdf
and should be returned to Bob Brock, SHSU Softball Coach,
Box 2268, Huntsville, Texas, 77341-2268, or can be faxed to
936.294.4168.
All proceeds benefit the SHSU softball team, and checks should
be made payable to the SHSU Softball Enrichment Account.
The deadline to sign up is Nov. 10.
For more information, call 936.294.3920.
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Grad Student To Discuss NASA
Telescope
Dale Jackson, graduate student and research assistant in
the University of Minnesota’s department of astronomy,
will discuss recent progress made with the Spitzer Space Telescope,
as well as discuss new questions about how star formation
and death differ in the various types of galaxies on Thursday
(Nov. 9).
The lecture, "The Spitzer Space Telescope Unveils the
Dusty Universe," part of the Physics Colloquium, will
be held from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Lee Drain Building Room 214.
As a research assistant, Jackson and astronomy professor Evan
Skillman have studied “Dust at Low Metal licity: A Spitzer
Survey of Local Group Dwarf Galaxies” since 2003.
He received his bachelor’s degree in astrophysics from
the University of New Mexico in 2001 and is anticipating his
doctorate to be completed in 2007, according to his vitae.
The Spitzer Space Telescope is the fourth and final component
of NASA's Great Observatory program.
“One of its primary missions is to see into the dark,
dusty regions of galaxies that are hidden from the optical
telescopes most astronomers use, to learn about how stars
form and the impact they have on their surroundings as they
die,” Jackson said.
For more information, call 936.294.1601.
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Choirs, Orchestra To
Perform In Two Concerts
The SHSU School of Music will present two concerts beginning
on Thursday (Nov. 9) with the SHSU Chorale, Concert Choir,
and Women's Chorus’ Fall Festival of Choirs performance.
The concert, which will feature approximately 140 student
performers, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the University Heights
Baptist Church.
“The choirs will sing a wide variety of choral literature.
Over 500 years of great choral music will be represented,”
said Allen Hightower, director of choral and vocal studies,
adding that songs from the classical, folk song and gospel
traditions will all be included.
Conducted by Hightower and faculty member James Franklin,
the program will include well-known composers such as Bach
and Mendelssohn, as well as beloved folk songs such as "Shenandoah,"
Hightower said.
On Saturday (Nov. 11), the SHSU Symphony Orchestra will present
"An Evening of Artist Faculty Performers and Music of
Mozart, Strauss, Mussorgsky and Canteloube."
The concert will be held at 7 p.m. at the University Heights
Baptist Church.
The program will include Richard Strauss’ “Weiner
Philharmoniker Overturen,” Modest Moussorgsky’s
“Tableaux D’une Exposition” (“Pictures
at an Exhibition”), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s
“Sinfonia Concertante in Eb Major” and Marie-Joseph
Canteloube’s “Chants d’Auvergne, Series
I.”
Conducted by director of orchestral studies, the concert will
feature School of Music faculty members Kathryn Daniel, flute;
Spring Hill, oboe; Peggy DeMers, horn; Scott Phillips, bassoon;
and Mary Kay Lake, soprano.
In addition, School of Music director J. Michael Bankhead
and graduate assistant in orchestral studies Ryan Gilbhrist
will serve as guests conductors.
Admission for both concerts is $8 for adults, $5 for senior
citizens and non-SHSU students, and free for SHSU students,
faculty and staff members with a valid identification card.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Senior Artist To
Take LSC On ‘Adventures In Space’
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| McFarlane's "Studio Trash"
will be one of five pieces he will display during his
"Adventures in Space" exhibit Nov. 6-11. |
The Lowman Student Center Art Gallery will be an “adventure
in space” during senior studio art major Daniel McFarlane’s
exhibit beginning Monday (Nov. 6).
The five-piece exhibit, on display through Saturday (Nov.
11), is a personal narrative that should be viewed from left
to right, according to McFarlane.
“The show is about the language of objects and how they
relate to each other,” he said. “It’s telling
a story of my life experiences and the interactions I have
with things in my life. It’s not so much a look at myself
as it is a look at self-development.”
“Adventures in Space” will include “We Were
Here,” a spray paint on Masonite piece; a gigantic wall
installation called “Studio Trash,” composed of
“canvas, paper, spray paint, glue, just about everything
but the kitchen sink;” “Social Distortion,”
a five-panel, acrylic on canvas painting that will be put
together to make a 20x12 feet piece; “Adventures in
Space,” an acrylic on canvas; and an untitled acrylic
on canvas, according to McFarlane.
“The show is not meant to be angsty; there is no angst
involved,” he said. “But in life, life’s
not full of happiness all of the time; there are roadblocks
and things that happen, sorrow.
“I just wanted to make the show as real as possible
and truthful,” he said.
A reception will be held on Thursday (Nov. 9), from 5-7 p.m.
For more information, contact Gayle Bullard, LSC reservations
coordinator, at 936.294.1760 or bullard@shsu.edu.
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SAM Center To Give Grad School
Info
The Student Advising and Mentoring Center will give students
considering graduate school all of the information they need
with an information night on Monday (Nov. 13).
The presentation, which will include a question-and-answer
session, will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Lowman Student
Center Room 306.
The seminar is designed to provide a general overview of
the graduate school application process for students who are
interested in attending graduate school, according to Gerri
Johnson, SAM Center graduate assistant.
To sign up for the program or for more information, e-mail
Johnson at gerri@shsu.edu
or call the SAM
Center at 936.294.4444.
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Students To Present At
International Conference
Three SHSU students who are actively involved in student
organizations on campus will present at the Alliance of Universities
for Democracy conference Nov. 5-8 in Katowice, Poland.
SHSU’s students will be the only students on the undergraduate
level to present at the event, according to political science
major and student presenter Armando Lopez.
The presentations will revolve around democracy and incorporating
democracy into programs.
“The purpose of the conference every year is to help
Eastern European Countries develop their democracy and educate
them on how it works,” Lopez said, adding that this
year’s theme is “The University and the Challenge
of Transition Facing Societies in Eastern, South-Eastern,
and Central Europe.”
Speech communications major Amelia McGlone will present on
“Setting Up the Office of Student Volunteer Programs,”
Lopez will present on “Political Activism in the Student
Government Association” and international business major
Jamie Phillips will present on “Community Service and
Student Involvement.”
The students’ trips will be funded by several departments,
administrators and student organizations on campus, including
the Student Government Association, the College of Business
Administration, Vice President for Student Services Frank
Parker, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs David
Payne, the political science and speech communications departments,
and outside donor Missy Smith, according to Lopez.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Nov. 5, 2006
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