SHSU
Update For Week Of Sept. 3
Faculty, Staff Mentors Sought
The Dean of Students’ Office is seeking faculty and
staff members to serve as mentors for freshman students through
the fall and spring semesters.
The Freshman Learning About Sam Houston program matches mentors
and students at random, though in some cases, pairs are matched
by special skills, needs, major, hobbies or interests.
Mentors provide support and encouragement to freshmen as they
adjust to college life, answer questions and discuss problems,
according to Mary Ellen Sims, assistant dean of students and
coordinator of the mentor program.
“The amount of time required is not great, but the rewards
can be outstanding for our new students,” Sims said.
Students and mentors meet periodically and will be invited
to special events at which they can interact throughout the
year. Matching will be completed by mid-September.
A reception, the first activity scheduled, will be held on
Sept. 20 from 2:30-4 p.m. in Lowman Student Center Room 320.
For more information, contact Sims at 936.294.3026, mesims@shsu.edu,
or in the Dean of Students' Office, in Lowman Student Center
Suite 215.
More information can also be found at the FLASH Web site,
at www.shsu.edu/flash.
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AAI Two Host Climbing Events
The Alcohol Abuse Initiative will give students two opportunities
to “get high” and learn about alcohol-free ways
to have fun with events beginning Tuesday (Sept. 5).
That day, the SHSU Army ROTC and the AAI will have the rock-climbing
wall set up in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area to show
students how they can “get high” without drugs
or alcohol, according to AAI member and Student Health Center
health programming coordinator Michelle Lovering.
On Sept. 14, the AAI will team up with Recreational Sports
to host “Vertical Happy Hour With Free Mocktails”
from 5-7 p.m. at the Recreational Sports’ Rock Climbing
Wall, in the Health and Kinesiology Center.
During happy hour, fees normally associated with the Rock
Climbing Wall are waived for all students, faculty and staff.
Free non-alcoholic cocktails will be served and students can
learn about all the activities Rec Sports offers throughout
the semester, Lovering said.
Both programs are part of the AAI’s Six Weeks of Alcohol
Awareness Training program, an educational series aiming to
increase awareness of alcohol abuse issues among students.
“The first six weeks of the semester is identified by
the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse as
a high-risk period, particularly for incoming freshmen,”
Lovering said.
Prizes are awarded at each SWAAT event, and the more activities
students attend, the more prizes they receive.
“The prizes will get better as they come to more,”
Lovering said. “We keep track of their attendance with
SWAAT cards, which they can pick up at the first event.”
For more information, contact Lovering at mlovering@shsu.edu,
at 936.294. 4347 or visit the AAI Web site at www.shsu.edu/aai.
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Alumni Association Charters Bus
For SMU Game
The SHSU Alumni Association is offering Bearkat fans the
opportunity to hitch a ride to the first road tailgate party
when the football team takes on Southern Methodist University
in Dallas on Sept. 16.
The sign-up deadline to ride on the 55-seat charter bus is
Wednesday (Sept. 6). The cost for the bus ride is $30.
The bus will depart from the Bowers Stadium parking lot at
1:30 p.m. on Saturday for the 5 p.m. pre-game tailgate party.
The game will begin at 7 p.m.
In addition, the Alumni Association will offer packages for
the tailgate party, the bus trip and a game ticket for $60
per person.
Individual tickets are $30 for the bus ride, $15 for the tailgate
party and $15 for the game ticket.
The SHSU alumni tailgate area will be set up in front of Moody
Coliseum, on the corner of Binkley and Airline, on the SMU
Campus.
Tailgate packages and individual tickets for other football
road trips this season may be purchased at https://ww2.shsu.edu/alum02wp/,
as well as by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 936.294.1841
or by e-mailing Jessica Cates at jcates@shsu.edu
before next Sept. 6.
To view the complete 2006 alumni tailgating schedule, visit
the alumni Web site at http://alumni.shsu.edu/.
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Retirement Reception To
Be Held For Carlow
After 34 years of service to Sam Houston State University’s
Finance and Operations division, Charles R. Carlow retired
as business manager on July 31.
A reception will be held in Carlow’s honor on Monday
(Sept. 11), from 2-4 p.m. in Austin Hall.
For more information, call Debbie Birdwell at 936.294.1017.
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Education Music Specialist
To Give Workshops
Gervacio Brondial, an internationally-known elementary music
education specialist, will discuss “Kodály with
a Dalcroze Touch” during two clinics on Friday and Saturday
(Sept. 8-9).
Brondial, an assistant professor of music at Cal State Long
Beach, will talk about music concepts used with elementary
school students, a topic which may interest teachers as well
as musicians, according to Kathy Daniel, assistant professor
of music.
“It will be technical, but non-musicians will be able
to understand,” Daniel said.
The first session will be held from 6:30-9 p.m., and the second
session will be held from 1-4 p.m. Both sessions will be held
in Music Building Room 201.
While the “informative and entertaining” workshops
are two separate sessions, the second session will be a continuation
of the first; therefore, Daniel recommended that participants
attend the first session if they are only planning to attend
one of the two, she said.
The cost is $25 per session and is free for students.
For more information, contact Daniel at kdaniel@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1367.
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Group To Host Development Opportunity
The Sam Houston Student Council for Exceptional Children
will offer education majors the opportunity to obtain one
hour of professional development credit during its first meeting
on Monday (Sept. 11).
Attendees will receive a certificate for earning one hour
of professional development credit, which is needed by education
majors as a course requirement for certain education classes,
according to SCEC President James Williams.
“If a member has no class that requires professional
development credit for completion, then we encourage them
to put it in their portfolio and share their involvement with
employers and other relevant parties,” he said.
The meeting is open to all majors, even those outside of the
College of Education.
“We definitely want more non-special education majors
because they usually benefit the most from our meetings,”
Williams said.
Pizza, cookies and drinks will be served at the meeting, which
will be held from 5-6 p.m. in Lowman Student Center Room 320.
SCEC is an education organization designed to promote the
special education profession and advance the lives of individuals
with exceptionalities, Williams said.
For more information, contact Williams at jew001@shsu.edu
or call 832.452.3155.
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Outdoor Rec To Take ‘Mystery,’
Fishing Trips
The Department of Recreational Sports’ Outdoor Recreation
division will offer a trip for the adventurous and a “Fall
Gulf Getaway” during the month of September.
On Sept. 23, Outdoor Rec will give participants a surprise
with its Equinox Mystery Trip.
“At the pre-trip meeting, you will be given instructions
as to where to show up and what to bring, but you won’t
know where you’re going or what you’ll be doing
until you get there,” said Stephen Thompson, Rec Sports
assistant director for Outdoor Recreation.
“The trip will have a theme or central mission—think
Survivor meets the Amazing Race—but you won’t
need any special skills to participate,” he said.
The cost of the trip is $5 for students, $10 for faculty and
staff and $15 for guests.
A weekend on the Gulf of Mexico and camping at Galveston State
Park is planned for Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 that will include
deep sea fishing, surfing, kayaking or relaxing on the beach.
The cost for the Fall Gulf Getaway is $40 for students, $45
for faculty and staff and $50 for guests.
The sign-up deadline for both trips is Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.
at the Rock Climbing Wall desk in the Health and Kinesiology
Center, and a mandatory pre-trip meeting will be held at the
Climbing Wall the Wednesday evening before the trip.
For more information, call 936.294.3656 or e-mail sthompson@shsu.edu.
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SAM Center Offers Study, Grad
School Advice
The Student Advising and Mentoring Center will teach students
how to “study smart” with its Study Skills Workshop
series beginning Sept. 11. The six, one-hour sessions will
introduce study skills, as well as discuss procrastination,
time management, reading textbooks, note and test taking strategies
and stress management.
Sessions will also be held at a variety of times to accommodate
student schedules.
A second series will begin Oct. 23 covering the same material.
On Sept. 12, the SAM Center will host one of three Graduate
School Seminars to discuss the application timeline and hints
regarding letters of recommendation, writing a personal statement
and financial aid.
Time will also be reserved for a question and answer session.
Other grad school information nights will be held Oct. 3 and
Nov. 13.
Space is limited, and students must call or stop by the SAM
Center to sign up.
For more information, e-mail Gerri Johnson at gerri@shsu.edu,
call 936.294.4444 or visit the SAM
Center, in Academic Building 4 Room 210.
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Grad Student
Wins $7,500 Business Scholarship
Sam Houston State University graduate student Rebecca Jewell
was one of 15 students across the state to be named a recipient
of a $7,500 Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation scholarship.
Jewell and the other recipients will be honored at a luncheon
at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Houston on Oct. 26.
The scholarship is awarded to students working towards their
master’s degrees in business administration at Texas
colleges and universities,
"Each one of these 2006 scholarship recipients personify
the values that the hall of fame most hopes to perpetuate:
entrepreneurial spirit, integrity and personal drive to make
the most of themselves and the community around them better
places to live,” said foundation chairman Carter Overton.
“These students are gaining the final touches to their
formal education that will allow them to compete, contribute
and thrive in this new increasingly interconnected Global
Market Place."
The Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation is a non-profit
organization of 75 directors who are business leaders from
cities throughout the state.
The organization recognizes the accomplishments and contributions
of Texas business leaders, perpetuates and inspires the values
of entrepreneurial spirit, personal integrity and community
leadership in all generations of Texans by inducting honorees
at an annual dinner, publicizing their accomplishments throughout
the state and providing financial support for business education
in Texas.
To date, the hall of fame has awarded more than $2 million
in scholarships to students pursuing a business education
at Texas’ leading institutions of higher learning.
Students seeking a scholarship from The Texas Business Hall
of Fame must be nominated by the dean of their Master of Business
Administration school, maintain a 3.5 grade point average
or better, have completed at least one semester in an MBA
program and demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit.
For more information, contact the TBHF office at 713.993.9433
or visit www.texasbusiness.org.
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Kelley Takes Education
Outside The Classroom
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| Stanley Kelley (far right) teaches the
proper skeletal design of cattle during one of his lab
classes. |
Stanley F. Kelley, associate professor of animal science,
utilizes all available resources to enhance his animal science
courses.
In a recent lab, Kelley used a bull to not only illustrate
the proper skeletal design of cattle but also demonstrate
the action of the skeleton when he puts the animal in motion.
He uses actual bones acquired from the SHSU meat science laboratory
to illustrate the placement of bones on the live animal, identifies
the joints with paint and then connects the painted joints
with painted lines to show how the skeleton looks on the live
animal.
One of the advantages of using this as a teaching method is
that as the animal walks the student is able to visualize
the location of the bones by watching the painted skeleton
on the animal and then observe how the animal’s bones
actually function while in motion, according to Kelley.
“This method of demonstrating skeletal design has been
a very effective way to explicitly explain skeletal function
to students rather than using pictures or videos,” he
said.
He also uses specific bones from retail cuts of meat, so his
audience can comprehend where specific steaks and meat products
are removed from the animal when fabricating cattle for beef.
Kelley has been an invited speaker to various livestock programs
and short courses to discuss this topic with this unique teaching
technique and states that this live animal demonstration has
been popular with audiences of both young and old.
“My effectiveness as a teacher is effortless when you
are an animal scientist and have a resource like Gibbs Ranch,”
he said, adding that he and his colleagues consider Gibbs
Ranch as their living classroom and laboratory. “With
the available livestock at the ranch it is very easy to develop
creative teaching methods.”
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Sept. 3, 2006
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