SHSU
Update For Week Of Oct. 22
Alumni Association To Give
Away Tuition For A Year
The SHSU Alumni Association will raffle off one year’s
tuition to a currently enrolled student.
Tickets will be sold for $5 each or 6 for $25, and one winner
will be chosen to receive $2,880, the value of 24 in-state
undergraduate hours of tuition.
The winner must be a full- or part-time student at SHSU enrolled
as an undergraduate or a graduate student.
The drawing will be held on Nov. 30, and tickets can be bought
through Nov. 27.
The winning student will receive notification that he or she
has won through a special surprise visit to his or her classroom
shortly after the drawing.
“Arrangements will be made with his or her professor
in advance, and we will make the presentation during that
student's class,” said Charlie Vienne, interim director
for Alumni Relations.
Proceeds from the drawing will benefit association-related
scholarships.
To purchase tickets, call the Office of Alumni Relations at
936.294.1841 or 1.800.283.7478 or visit http://alumni.shsu.edu/.
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Meeting To Focus On Increasing
Athletic Interest
In an effort to increase school spirit and attendance at
sporting events, the Athletics Department will host a focus
group discussion on Tuesday (Oct. 24).
The meeting will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. in Lowman Student
Center Room 327.
“The purpose of this group is to meet with students
and discuss ways to improve athletics awareness and exposure
on campus with students,” said Bobby Jordan, athletic
development coordinator. “We are going to get insight
from them on things that work and don't work as well as activities
at games that will make everything more entertaining for everyone.”
Topics that are scheduled to be discussed include increasing
giveaways and contests at games, as well as how to boost attendance.
The meeting will be open to anyone who wishes to attend, and
other focus groups will be held at later dates, according
to Jordan.
For more information, call Jordan
at 936.294.3443.
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BOLD Speaker To Address Leadership
CampusSpeak lecturer Elaine Penn will discuss student leadership
during the Dean of Students Office’s emerging leader
portion of the Bearkat Ongoing Leadership Development program
on Wednesday (Oct. 25).
Penn will discuss “Strategies for High Impact Student
Leaders” from 4-5 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Theatre.
The lecture will focus on students who are already in leadership
positions, to accelerate their leadership and to teach students
how to make a positive difference in the campus community
by being a stronger leader, according to Dean of Students
Office support staff member Sue Knight.
From 7-8 p.m., Penn will address students who want to identify
their leadership potential during “Personal Traits of
a Great Leader.”
The second session will also be held in the LSC Theatre.
The “emerging leader portion” of the BOLD program
is the second of a three-part series.
“We try to start on the freshman level and help students
hone their leadership skills and take that on out into the
real world,” Knight said. “It’s important
that we don’t just produce educated students but educated
leaders.”
The programs are open to all students, even those who did
not attend the first part of the series, Knight said.
For more information, call the Dean of Students Office at
936.294.1785 or visit
http://www.shsu.edu/deanofstudents.
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Literary Scholar To
Discuss Margaret Fuller, Civil War
Distinguished American literature scholar Larry Reynolds
will discuss "Righteous Violence: Margaret Fuller and
the Civil War" on Thursday (Oct. 26).
The lecture, sponsored by the department of English, will
be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Peabody Memorial Library. A reception
will follow.
Reynolds is Thomas Franklin Mayo Professor of Liberal Arts
at Texas A&M University and director of the American Studies
Program there.
He is the author of “European Revolutions and the American
Literary Renaissance,” published by Yale University
Press in 1988, and editor of “A Historical Guide to
Nathanie Hawthorne,” “National Imaginaries, American
Identities: The Cultural Work of American Iconography”
and “Women in the Nineteenth Century” by Margaret
Fuller.
He is also a past president of The Nathaniel Hawthorne Society
and co-founder of The Margaret Fuller Society.
For more information, call 936.294.1403.
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Professor Hopes
to Organize Toastmasters Club
Anthony Harris, associate professor in the department of
educational leadership and counseling, is asking anyone interested
in helping form a Huntsville/SHSU Toastmasters Club to contact
him.
Harris said that Toastmasters enhances participants' skills
in communicating more effectively with others, one-on-one,
in small groups, and with large audiences.
It is also an excellent tool for improving leadership skills
as participants learn more about how to communicate their
ideas more effectively and to conduct meetings more efficiently,
he said.
Participants learn to speak extemporaneously through Table
Topics, whereby they are given one to two minutes to speak
on a topic with no preparation.
Each participant has the opportunity to advance through the
various speakers' manuals as they master various types of
speeches, such as humorous, motivational, giving a toast,
persuasion, etc. They learn to avoid the use of filler words
and phrases, such as "uh" and "you know."
Harris has been a member of the Outspoken Toastmasters Club
in Conroe for about two years. He said he believes the training
the program offers is valuable to anyone, and especially those
preparing to be teachers and school administrators.
"The two factors that make Toastmasters so successful
is that it teaches skill building and is fun," he said.
He said that 20 people are needed for the group to be issued
a charter.
More information on Toastmasters is available online at http://www.toastmasters.org/
or by contacting Harris at 936.294.1155 or by e-mail at edu_ajh@shsu.edu.
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Workshop To Feature
‘Arthur,’ ‘Hatchet’ Authors
Marc Brown, the author of “Arthur,” and Gary
Paulsen, author and three-time winner of the Newbery Honor
Medal for “Hatchet,” “Dogsong” and
“The Winter Room,” will be the guest speakers
for the department of library science’s annual Children's
and Young Adult Literature Conference on Nov. 4.
The conference will begin at 9 a.m., with registration starting
at 7:45 a.m. in the Lowman Student Center.
In addition, the conference will include a series of workshops
for participants to choose from for all age groups.
“We have had as many as 800 participants from Texas
and several surrounding states (in the past),” said
library science department chair Mary Berry.
Workshop presenters will include writer Louise A. Jackson,
discussing “Eight Great Responses to Any Historical
Novel;” illustrator Alan F. Stacy, discussing “Illustration
Insights;” author Shirley Duke, discussing “Picture
Book Vocabulary: Facilitating Language Acquisition Using Picture
Books;” and author and librarian Aileen Kirkham, discussing
“Extraordinary Library Teachers: Programs, Lessons &
Practices.”
Also presenting are librarian Lee LeGrand, discussing “A
Place for Historical Fiction in the YA World;” consultant
Kaye Price-Hawkins, discussing “A Celebration of Books
for TAKS!;” author Betty J. Stone, discussing “Spicing
up the Curriculum with Trade Books;” librarians Marjie
Podzielinski and Lois Buckman, discussing“IRA Teachers’
Choice Selections;” author Linda Ayers, discussing “Got
Readers? Get Writers! Encouraging Elementary Students to Write;”
and adjunct instructor Holly Weimar, discussing “PRINT
– Professional Reading: Importance, Needs & Time.”
Registration is $150, and the registration deadline is Oct.
30. Information packets, including registration forms, can
be found at http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_www/forms/2006Packet.pdf.
For more information, contact conference coordinators Mary
Berry or Teri Lesesne at 936.294.1151 or by e-mail at lis_cat@shsu.edu,
lis_mab@shsu.edu
or lis_tsl@shsu.edu.
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Dances@8 To Benefit Student
Scholarships
Dance majors and non-majors will showcase their talents at
the Dances@8 concerts on Wednesday and Thursday (Oct. 25-26),
at 8 p.m. on both days in the Academic Building 3 Dance Theatre.
The performances are produced by Chi Tau Epsilon, the SHSU
dance honor society and are all student choreographed.The
shows generally include a variety of dance genres, such as
hip hop, jazz, lyrical and modern.
Admission is $5 per person, and all proceeds benefit the Chi
Tau Epsilon scholarship fund.
For more information, call the dance
program at 936.294.1875.
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Music To Host Quartet Of Concerts
The School of Music will present four concerts featuring
faculty members and students beginning on Tuesday (Oct. 24).
The faculty recital, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the
Recital Hall, will feature violinists Cassandra Brosvik and
Jennifer Davis, viola player Lisa Burrell, cellist Peter Kempter
and hornists Peggy DeMers and Debra Mitchell.
“The recital will be a nice easy listening type event,
classical, romantic and modern (folk influenced) music for
the horn,” DeMers said.
Among the pieces that the group will play are Joseph Rheinberger’s
“Sonata in Eb Major for Horn and Piano, Opus 178,”
Malcolm Arnold’s “Fantasy for Horn,” and
L von Beethoven’s “Sextet in E-flat major, Op.
81b.”
The concert is free and open to the public.
On Wednesday (Oct. 25), the SHSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Laboratory
Band will play works performed or written by famous jazz musicians
such as Charlie Parker, Henry Mancini and Buddy Rich at 7:30
p.m. in the Beto Criminal Justice Center’s Killinger
Auditorium.
Both ensembles are "big bands," consisting of about
20 players in each ensemble, including five sax players, four
to five trombones, four to five trumpets, and a rhythm section
comprised of piano, bass, drums, and sometimes guitar and
percussion, according to music theory professor and composition
area coordinator Trent Hanna.
The concert will feature the jazz version of “Pictures
of an Exhibition,” with a solo by the lead alto saxophonist
Brian Best; “Hello, Young Lovers,” from the musical
“The King and I,” featuring Sean Nelson on trombone;
“Donna Lee,” an “up tempo tune” that
features the entire sax section; and “Fuego Azul,”
with solos from Adam Wiggins (piano), Nic Alaggio (trumpet),
Pablo Tani (sax), Ben Guillotte (drums), and Nathan Bamdor
(percussion).
Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for senior citizens and non-SHSU
students and free for SHSU students, faculty and staff with
an identification card.
Assistant professor of percussion John Lane will present an
evening of new music on Thursday (Oct. 26) during the faculty
percussion recital.
The concert, with guests Mary Kay Lake, Ann McCutchan and
Kazuaki Shiota, will be held at 8 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
McCutchan, a poet, writer, and professor from the University
of North Texas, and Lane will perform their piece "Possible
Paths: For Percussion and Narrator;" Shiota, a Japanese
composer, and Lane will perform their collaborative effort
“Rocks,” which will also feature an electronic
instrument, "Transpell" designed by Shiota; and
two John Cage compositions, "Child of Tree" and
"The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs," will
be featured.
The concert is free and open to the public.
Finally, Kimberly Walter-Clark, a flute professor at the
University of Houston and a widely-recognized pedagogue of
flute techniques, will present a concert on Sunday (Oct. 29)
at 4 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
The performance will be followed by a masterclass with SHSU
flute students, and she will be working with
several music majors during her visit here, according to Kathy
Daniel, assistant professor of flute.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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SHSU To Hold Property
Auction Oct. 28
SHSU will have a public auction on Saturday (Oct. 28) beginning
at 8:30 a.m. at the property warehouse in the Sam South Complex,
at 2424 Sam Houston Ave.
Items will be sold, “as is, where is,” piece by
piece or in lots to the highest bidder.Some auction items
include office furniture, typewriters, air conditioners, televisions,
refrigerators, tables, fax machines, chairs, file cabinets,
pianos, a candy machine, theatre lights and a riding lawn
mower, among others.
In addition, a 1988 Chevrolet 1⁄2 ton pickup, a 1992
GMC Safari van and a 1990 Ford Aerostar Wagon will be auctioned
off.
Vehicles can be removed the day of the sale if paid by cash,
or check with original current bank letter of credit guaranteeing
payment. Otherwise, vehicles will be held for 10 working days
to allow check clearance.
Cash or checks will be accepted as payment for other items,
with proper identification.
All items, except vehicles, must be removed after the sale
until 2 p.m. or 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. the following
week.
For more information, call Wayne
Frosch at 936.294.1903 or 936.294.1908.
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Speech Profs Get Published,
Awarded
A paper written by speech communication department faculty
members Richard Bello, J. D. Ragsdale, Frances Brandau-Brown
and Terry Thibodeaux was recently published in the journal
“Intercultural Communication Studies.”
The paper, titled "Cultural Perceptions of Equivocation
and Directness II: A Replication and Extension of the Dimensional
Hypothesis," appears in volume 25 (2006) of the journal
on pages 23-32.
In addition, the department was recently recognized by the
College of Humanities and Social Sciences for its outstanding
teaching within the college for the year 2005-2006.
At the same convocation, Brandau-Brown received the departmental
outstanding teacher award and Bello received the departmental
award for outstanding researcher.
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Professors, Students
Present At Speech Convention
Speech communications professors Mary Evelyn Collins and
Debbi Hatton, along with two speech communication students,
recently attended the convention of the Texas Speech Communication
Association.
Hatton presented a special program on course offerings in
Texas public schools and colleges and chaired a meeting of
a committee that focuses on policies in higher education during
the convention, held Oct. 4-7 in Amarillo.
Collins chaired a special panel honoring Richard Cheatham,
dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Texas
State University of San Marcos and gave an encore presentation
of "The Rhetoric of the Texas Rock House.”
The presentation was first given this past summer at the International
Communication Association meeting in Peru.
In addition, students John Cartwright and Chelsea McCoy presented
original research papers as part of a special panel to honor
some of the outstanding undergraduate work of speech communication
majors from around the state of Texas.
Cartwright discussed his rhetorical study of a recent popular
movie, "'Crash': A Narrative Critique," while McCoy
presented her work on "The Declaration of Sentiments:
A Feminist Critique."
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Artist Demonstrates,
Teaches Skills For Seminar
Illustrator James Ransome recently demonstrated his art
techniques to 39 children during the library science department’s
second Art Seminar in Children’s Book Illustration on
Oct. 7.
Ransome shared his life, his art and his books, as well as
allowed participants to paint their own pictures, according
to Mary Berry, chair of the library science department.
“The art seminar is (designed) to expose students to
a variety of art techniques and learn how various children's
illustrations use different art styles,” Berry said.
“We were pleased with the turnout since we only had
space for 40 students.”
In addition, he autographed copies of books with his illustrations,
including “Uncle Jed’s Barbershop;” a Coretta
Scott King honor book; “Satchel Paige,” written
by his wife Leesa; “This Is the Dream”; and “Aunt
Flossie’s Hats (And Crab Cakes Later).”
“It’s a magical day working with a talented but
congenial artist, understanding his process and marveling
at his ability to communicate with children through his art,”
Berry said.
The department plans to have other art seminars in the future
and are hoping to host one each semester, according to Berry.
For more information, call the library
science department at 936.294.1151 or e-mail
Berry at lis_mab@shsu.edu.
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Oct. 22, 2006
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