SHSU
Update For Week Of Sept. 17
SHSU To Celebrate
Constitution Day With Speakers
Professors from several departments on campus, as well as
one from another university, will discuss the tradition of
civil liberties, the "strict construction" of the
Constitution, and the controversies over teaching evolution
in the public schools during SHSU’s 2006 Constitution
Day celebration on Tuesday (Sept. 19).
The day will kick off at 8:30 a.m. with an opening ceremony
and introduction by provost and vice president for Academic
Affairs David Payne in Lowman Student Center 320, where all
the presentations will be held.
The opening ceremony will also include a video, “Are
We to be a Nation?” from the PBS series “Liberty:
The American Revolution” and the recitation of the Preamble.
At 9:30 a.m., history professors Tom Cox and Jeff Littlejohn
will discuss "The Civil Liberties Tradition in Modern
America," followed by professor of political science
John Domino discussing “Making Sense of the Fray over
Judicial Activism: Originalism, Strict Construction, or a
Living Constitution?” from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., and
philosophy professor Glenn Sanford discussing “Science
and the Constitution: The Scopes Trial and the Continuing
Controversy over Creation and Evolution” from 12:30-1:50
p.m.
At 2 p.m., keynote speaker Paul Finkelman, Albany Law School’s
President William McKinley distinguished professor of law
and public policy, will present “Civil Liberties in
Time of War: What We Can Learn from History,” and the
closing ceremony will be held from 3:20-3:30 p.m.
The celebration is sponsored by the SHSU American Democracy
Project, the History Department, the Political Science Department,
and the office of the Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Starting in 2005, the Constitution Day celebration was mandated
by federal regulations for all universities that receive federal
funding.
The event is open to everyone, and the first 360 attendees
will receive a free copy of the Oxford University Press Pocket
Guide to the U. S. Constitution.
Refreshments will also be served.
For more information, contact Frank Fair, at psy_fkf@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1509, or Tom Cox, at thc001@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1474.
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Couples Sought For MTV Documentary
Are you in the beginnings of a relationship that your friends
and family disapprove of because of your age differences?
Have you left your high school girlfriend/boyfriend at home
and left for school and worry if it will last?
MTV is seeking couples with an age difference that causes
problems with friends, family, or the relationship itself
to be featured on its “True Life” documentary
series.
The network is ultimately seeking three couples and hopes
to have the six people cast within the next month, according
to Julie Rukavina, who is working on the project.
Participants won’t be compensated monetarily but will
receive some free meals, a T-shirt and “some MTV fame,”
Rukavina said.
Those interested should e-mail datingsomeoneolder@mtvnmix.com
with the details of their story, as well as contact information.
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AAI To ‘SWAAT’
Calorie Myths
“With all of the lifestyle changes that come along
with the transition to college life, it's hard enough to maintain
a healthy weight without discretionary or unnecessary calories,”
said Michelle Lovering, health programming coordinator for
the Student Health Center.
“Many students do not count their beverages in their
diet and don't know the actual calorie content of their regularly
consumed beverages,” she said.
Because of this, the Alcohol Abuse Initiative will host “Calories
on the Rocks,” a come-and-go discussion about the nutrient
content of alcoholic beverages and “how those sneaky
calories can add up to a lot of weight gain,” Lovering
said.
The event will be held on Thursday (Sept. 21), from 10:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Café Belvin.
During the event, students will have the opportunity to compare
the calorie content of alcoholic beverages to the content
of meals and snacks and learn how many beers or margaritas
equal one pound of weight gain.
“In general, the USDA food guide pyramid allows for
2,000 calories per day, coming from nutritious and healthy
foods. When alcohol is consumed regularly in large quantities
or in certain concoctions, a person's actual caloric intake
can reach 3,000 to 4,000 per day,” Lovering said. “It
is easy to see how the freshman 15 can turn into 20, 30, or
40 pounds of weight gain.”
Calories on the Rocks is 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.
Through SWAAT, students earn prizes by attending events, which
accumulate as students attend more programs.
For more information, contact Lovering, at 936.294.4347 or
mlovering@shsu.edu,
or visit the AAI Web site at http://www.shsu.edu/aai.
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‘Taste Of Mexico’
To Give Sample For Study Abroad
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| Students who opt to study abroad during
the summer with the Puebla Field School also have the
opportunity to take field trips to various sites, museums
and businesses in the area. |
The Puebla Field School study abroad program will provide
“A Taste of Mexico” on Wednesday (Sept. 20) for
students who may be interested in traveling to Mexico during
the summer 2007 sessions.
Tacos and other Mexican food, as well as music, will be available
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. by the Alumni Fountain in the Lowman
Student Center Mall Area for those who want more information
about the program.
This will mark the 10th year in a row that SHSU is offering
students the study-abroad experience with its Mexican program,
the Puebla Field School.
“We’ll have a special celebration next summer
with our good Puebla friends, Lourdes Casillas and Gerardo
Ruiz,” said Frieda Koeninger, program director.
The program offers courses in business, art, Spanish and political
science, including International Finance and International
Business, taught by Bala Maniam; Drawing and Basic Design,
taught by Patric Lawler; World Political Systems and Economic
Integration in the Americas, taught by John Bolus; Conversational
Spanish and the Mexican Short Story, taught by Alejandro Latínez;
and Intermediate Spanish, taught by Koeninger.
Students have the choice of staying with a family, for $1670,
or at the hotel, Holiday Inn-Centro Histórico, for
$1970. Host families are arranged by the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Tuition is separate.
Classes are also held on the Iberoamericana campus, and participants
go on a number of field trips to archeological sites, art
museums, historical sites and businesses.
Every year approximately 35-55 students participate, according
to Koeninger.
For more information, contact Koeninger at fol_fck@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1443.
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Physics To Give
Glimpse Of ‘Autumn Sky’
The physics department will give students, faculty and staff
a preview of "The Autumn Sky" with a series that
will show attendees which constellations, stars and planets
they can expect to see in the upcoming weeks.
The series will kick off on Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Planetarium,
located in Farrington Building Room F102.
The pilot program this semester aims at increasing public
awareness and interest in the field of astronomy, according
to Michael Prokosch, staff aid for the physics department
and SHSU alumnus who also teaches elementary school at Lansberry
Elementary in Trinity.
The show, which will last approximately one hour, will include
a tour of the night sky, including any unusual events in the
near future such as the Nov. 8 Mercury Transit, and one of
the department’s prearranged movies specifically formatted
for viewing on a dome-shaped screen.
This semester's feature movie is entitled "The Aurora."
The Planetarium, which seats up to 29 visitors, includes a
dome that is approximately 18 feet in diameter and more than
20 feet high in the center, Prokosch said.
“Essentially a time machine, the planetarium's projector
can show how the night sky appears to an observer at any point
in time from any place on the earth, from 100,000 years in
the past, to 100,000 years into the future,” he said.
The program also will be presented on Oct. 20 and Dec. 1,
at 7 p.m. on both days. Though the three presentations will
essentially be the same, the December show may include winter
constellations, Prokosch said.
Admission is free, and if seating is full, a secondary show
may be given if time permits.
For more information on current show times for the Planetarium
or the Observatory, call 936.294.3664.
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CJ Professor To Discuss ‘Street
Crime, Economy’
Richard B. Rosenfeld, professor in the department of criminology
and criminal justice at the University of Missouri—St.
Louis, will discuss “Street Crime and the Economy: The
Role of Consumer Sentiment” on Tuesday (Sept. 19).
The lecture, part of the SHSU College of Criminal Justice’s
Beto Chair Lecture Series, will be held from 9:30-11 a.m.
in the Beto Criminal Justice Center’s Hazel B. Kerper
Courtroom.
Rosenfeld, who specializes in the areas of violence and social
organization, criminological theory and crime control policy,
has authored or co-authored more than 40 articles, 17 book
chapters and one book over various criminal justice topics.
He received both his bachelor’s degree and doctorate
from the University of Oregon in 1972 and 1984, respectively.
For more information, call the College
of Criminal Justice at 936.294.1635.
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Career Expo To Include More
Than 100 Companies
More than 100 companies are expected to be on hand to discuss
potential job openings during the Career Expo on Wednesday
(Sept. 20).
The FBI, Dillard's, Sanderson Farms Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank,
CenterPoint Energy, IMG Financial Group and the Houston Police
Department will be among those set up at the Bernard G. Johnson
Coliseum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. that day.
“If students register on ‘Jobs 4 Kats’ (before
the expo), they can get a specific, detailed list of the companies
that are coming, what majors they are looking for and what
positions they are hiring for, full-time, part-time or internship,”
said Vinessa Mundorff, Career Services employment specialist.
All attendees are encouraged to dress professionally and bring
multiple copies of their resumes.
On Tuesday (Sept. 19), Career Services will give students
the opportunity to network with some of the representatives
who will be in attendance at the Career Expo during a kick-off
party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Mall Area.
“Company representatives will be out there to help pass
out popsicles (and popcorn) and talk with students about career
opportunities they have with their companies,” Mundorff
said.
Along with food, a deejay will play music and prizes donated
by local businesses and expo participants will be given away.
“The Mattress Firm has generously donated a futon, Bucca
de Beppo gave a $100 gift certificate for their restaurant,
and Robinson Brothers here in Huntsville donated a freshwater
pearl necklace,” Mundorff said.
For more information, call Career
Services at 936.294.1713, or to sign up for Jobs
4 Kats, visit https://www.myinterfase.com/shsu/student/.
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Office To Open Its ‘House’
The Office of Research and Special Programs will open the
doors of its new location in the Roy Adams House to faculty,
staff and students on Tuesday (Sept. 19).
ORSP
staff members will be available to update attendees on the
office’s services and resources from 2-4 p.m. Refreshments
will also be served.
The Roy Adams House is located at 903 Bowers Blvd., across
from Academic Building IV.
For more information, contact Toni Abshire, at 936.294.3691
or abshire@shsu.edu,
or Trisha Allen, at 936.294.3876 or trishaallen@shsu.edu.
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Mandatory Meeting To
Be Held For Groups, Advisers
Student organizations will be required to attend one of two
mandatory meetings, either on Tuesday or Wednesday (Sept.
19-20) in order to keep an active status with the Office of
Student Activities.
Tuesday’s meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday’s
meeting will be held at 6 p.m., both in the Lowman Student
Center Theater.
“This year, it’s really important that they come
because we are moving to an online update system,” said
Tiffany Flenoy, Student Activities program coordinator. “In
the past, they’ve always turned in their update forms
on a piece of paper, but this year, all of the organizations
are getting assigned a username and password, and then they’ll
go into the system and register that way.
“If they don’t go to the meeting, their organization
will be inactive because they won’t get a username and
password for the online system, and they won’t be able
to use any of the services (available for organizations),”
she said.
In addition, the Dean of Students’ Office will discuss
the student guidelines book and following the student organizations’
policies, and the internal auditors office will discuss keeping
track of financial records for the organizations’ account.
A mandatory meeting for advisers also will be held on Thursday
(Sept. 21), at 5:30 p.m. in the LSC Theater.
“Advisers will be given a username and password too,”
Flenoy said. “In the old system, advisers would have
to sign a form, but in the new system, advisers will have
their own log in, and they will go online verify all of the
information.”
All three sessions are expected to last about an hour.
For more information, call the Office
of Student Activities at 936.294.3861.
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Theatre To Give ‘The
White Rose’
The SHSU department of theatre and dance will tell the true
story of a group of students at Munich University in 1942
who actively protested the Nazi regime in Lillian Garrett-Groag’s
“The White Rose” Wednesday through Saturday (Sept.
20-23).
Show times are at 8 p.m. each evening, with a 2 p.m. Saturday
matinee, in the University Theatre Center’s Showcase
Theatre.
In the play, the protesting students publish and circulate
five anonymous leaflets, which they named “The White
Rose,” calling for resistance and sabotage and advocating
a German loss in World War II as the necessary means of overthrowing
Adolph Hitler’s rule.
When they are captured and interrogated, Robert Mohr, the
town’s police chief, is captivated by Sophie Scholl,
the youngest of the group and the only girl.
The discussions between Mohr, Scholl and the other students
reveal a complex story of faith, pride, honesty and personal
convictions.
The show features theatre majors Steven Chambers as Mohr,
Christie DeBacker as Scholl, Nathan Lahay as Hans Scholl,
Dominic Di Felice as Alexander Schmorell, Mark Ivy as Christoph
Probst, Wes Miles as Willhelm Graf, Trent Brocato as Anton
Mahler, and Mitchell Greco as Bauer.
“The White Rose” is directed by senior theatre
major James Arrington, with designers Mike Rose, costumes;
Holly Flannery, set; Justin Beard, lighting; and Lindsay Luker,
stage manager, all of whom are theatre majors.
Tickets are $8 for general admission.
The play contains adult content, and children under the age
of three will not be admitted.
For more information, call the University Theatre Center Box
Office at 936.294.1339.
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Artists To Share Their
‘Sticky Vision’
The SHSU art department will offer a new way to see images
and experience the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery as part of the work
with its newest exhibit “Sticky Vision.”
The exhibit of installations by Houston artists Young-Min
Kang, Barna Kantor and Teresa O’Connor will be on display
through Oct. 19.
As installation artists, Kang, Kantor, and O’Connor
all use digital images, video and projected light to create
sculptural forms designed specifically for the spaces in which
they are shown, according to exhibit curator and assistant
professor of art Michael Henderson.
Kang received Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University
of Texas at Austin and Seoul National University in Korea.
He uses large digital images in his works, cutting them up
and reconfiguring them into sculptural entities. In one piece,
the image of a woman’s face is wrapped around a group
of large tubes, Henderson said.
“When ordinary objects and images are modified into
a different space, dimension, scale and media, they provide
a moment of clarity about their original medium and references,”
Kang said.
Kantor, who also studied art at the University of Texas at
Austin, creates machines that project light and manipulates
it in ways that create patterns images that are like “four
dimensional Moire patterns,” Henderson said.
O’Connor creates video installations in which multiple
monitors are used to display video vignettes of characters
and landscape imagery.
Her characters are given the attributes of singers, and their
identities are formed by the viewer who is engulfed in a montage
of imagery and sound, according to Henderson.
The artists will give a public speech on Thursday (Sept. 21)
at 3:30 p.m. in the Art Auditorium, and a reception will follow
from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery. Refreshments will be served
at the reception and the artists will be present.
The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, located at 1028 21st St., in Art
Building F, is open to the public Monday through Friday from
noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, call Debbie
Davenport, art
department slide librarian, at 936.294.1317.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Sept. 17, 2006
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