SHSU
Update For Week Of Sept. 24
Class Informing, Registering
Students For Election
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| Students register to vote as part of
the American Democracy Project's Fall 2006 Election Initiative.
ADP will be set up in the Mall Area through Oct. 6. |
The SHSU American Democracy Project, the Political Engagement
Project and students in the introduction to collegiate studies
class, SAM 136, are registering students to vote this November
and providing election information as part of the ADP’s
Fall 2006 Election Initiative.
Student volunteers and ADP members will be running voter registration
tables through Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Students must be registered to vote before Oct. 6 in order
to participate in the election, according to Dana Grant, ADP
steering committee member for ADP.
“The Initiative seeks to maximize college students’
participation in and exposure to the election process by encouraging
student voter registration and distributing information about
the November 2006 elections,” Grant said.
Election information will also be distributed Oct. 9 through
Nov. 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The voter registration and election information tables are
located in front of the main entrance of the Lowman Student
Center.
For more information about voter registration and the elections,
contact Tamara Waggener, assistant professor of political
science, at 936.294.1466 or pol_taw@shsu.edu.
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Office To Inform Students
Of Rights, Liabilities
The Students’ Legal Services Office will teach students
about their legal rights and risks in regard to criminal or
any legal issues during a seminar on Tuesday (Sept. 26) evening.
Registration will begin at 5:45 p.m. for the program, which
will begin at 6 p.m., in the Lowman Student Center Ballroom.
“Students will learn not only their rights as citizens,
but also the risks they assume with particular behaviors associated
with students living in a university atmosphere,” said
Mohamed Dumbuya, student assistant.
“With an increased understanding of their rights and
responsibilities, SHSU students will be able to make informed
decisions regarding behavior that might impact their university
career and even their future,” he said.
Former president of the American Civil Liberties Union of
Texas Greg Gladden will discuss the rights of citizens when
stopped, questioned, arrested or taken to a police station,
as well as when police officers ask to come into a home or
apartment that is not under the university’s jurisdiction;
and Huntsville defense attorney J. Paxton Adams will discuss
exercising your legal rights to help minimize the chances
of conviction in criminal cases and when citizens need a defense
attorney.
The Dean of Students’ Office will also discuss “Your
Rights and Liabilities under the Students Code of Conduct
at Sam Houston State University.”
After an intermission, with food and drinks provided, there
will be a question and answer session and prizes will be given
away. The event is expected to end at 8 p.m.
The first 200 students to sign up will receive a free T-shirt.
For more information, call 936.294.1717.
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Workshop To Bring
Spirituality Into Counseling
Graduate counseling students and counseling professionals
from schools and community agencies will have the opportunity
to learn about the roles that religion and spirituality play
in the lives of clients they serve during a workshop on Saturday
(Sept. 30).
The event, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:50 p.m., will
allow participants to earn up to six hours of continuing education
credit and is also open to the public.
The workshop will include a lecture and activities, including
the discussion of such topics as counselor self-awareness
and self-exploration of spiritual beliefs; spiritually sensitive
counselors; spirituality in a cultural context; and knowing
one’s limits.
That afternoon, there will also be a panel discussion and
question-and-answer session with religious and counseling
professionals, including Joseph McGee, director of ministry
at SHSU’s Catholic Student Center; the Rev. Rick Nance,
senior pastor at St. Paul United Methodist in Huntsville;
Bernice Strauss, director of academic support programs at
SHSU’s Student Advising and Mentoring Center; Jerry
L. Terrill, director of counseling program for the Graduate
School of Theology; the Rev. Howard Turnley, senior pastor
at Disciples United Methodist Church in Houston; and the Rev.
Patricia R. Williams, minister of congregational care and
development for Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston.
The workshop will be held in Teacher Education Center Room
333, at 1908 Bobby K. Marks Dr., next to the Bernard G. Johnson
Coliseum.
Participants can sign up and pay at the door.
The event is sponsored by the SHSU counseling program and
the Beta Kappa Tau Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota, SHSU’s
counseling academic and professional honor society.
For more information, contact Carol Parker, associate professor
in SHSU’s educational leadership and counseling department,
at 936.294.4414, 713.703.0442 or by e-mail at ELC_CAH@shsu.edu.
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AAI To Thank Designated
Drivers
Designated drivers will be rewarded and students will learn
about the newest benefits of taking on the role during the
Alcohol Abuse Initiative’s “Have Someone For The
Road,” on Thursday (Sept. 28).
The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Southpaw
Dining Facility.
“All too often, students serve as the designated driver
for their friends and don’t even get a thank you from
them,” said Michelle Lovering, Student Health Center
health programming coordinator and AAI member. “These
are the students who are being responsible by caring for their
friends, and they are keeping our roads safe.”
As a formal “thank you,” the AAI will give away
prizes for students who stop by to tell about the last time
they were a designated driver.
The AAI will also inform students about a new program that
will be kicked off soon by the group and collaborating bar
owners to provide incentives for students who choose to be
designated drivers.
“We need energetic students to stop by our table and
pose for photos to be a part of the program publicity,”
Lovering said.
The event 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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Health Center Offers
New Insurance
The SHSU Student Health Center can treat all students’
routine health care needs, including laboratory tests and
prescription medications, at minimal cost.
However, cases may arise that require specialty or emergency
care services that cannot be provided by the SHC.
“In some cases outside testing, such as x-rays or special
lab work is needed in order to evaluate a medical problem,”
said Crystal Birdsong, SHC nurse practitioner. “Student
insurance is very beneficial in these circumstances due to
the expensive nature of diagnostic testing.”
While the majority of students at SHSU are covered under their
parents’ private health insurance plans, the SHC is
offering its own student health insurance for those who are
not.
The new student health insurance plan, underwritten and administered
by Academic Health Plans, offers coverage 24 hours a day,
for both on and off campus, including hospitalization, surgery,
x-rays and prescription services, as well as laboratory testing.
“The plan provides substantial protection against medical
expenses,” said SHC Director Keith Lott. “Consequently,
it reduces the chances of a student having to drop out of
school so they can pay for their health care.”
It is estimated that college students incur $100 million to
$300 million in uncompensated inpatient medical expenses alone
annually without medical insurance, according Aetna, a leading
health insurance provider.
“One visit to the hospital for illness or injury without
insurance can cost several thousand dollars without being
admitted,” said SHC physician Tom Hill.
All registered students taking six or more credit hours are
eligible to purchase the plan for an annual rate of $645 and
may also insure their dependents for an additional fee.
All international students are required to purchase coverage
unless proof of comparable coverage is provided and a waiver
obtained.
Every student at SHSU pays a medical service fee along with
tuition, which allows students to receive free SHC office
visits, only having to pay for laboratory, pharmacy and any
special procedures and services.
Private insurance is not required when visiting the SHC.
Students must make their appointments either in person or
by telephone up to one day in advance by calling 936.294.1805
or online at www.shsu.edu/healthcenter.
For more information on the Student Health Insurance, visit
www.AHPCare.com/shsu
or contact Academic Health Plans at 888.308.7320.
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Society To Host ‘Pizza
With The Prof’
SHSU associate professor of history Rosanne Barker will
serve as the guest speaker while students have dinner during
the Walter P. Webb Historical Society’s “Pizza
with the Prof” on Wednesday (Sept. 27).
The event will be held from 5-6 p.m. in Academic Building
IV Room 307.
The society will host a variety of events throughout the semester
including book and bake sales in the AB IV Olson Auditorium
Lobby on Oct. 23-26 and Nov. 13-16, and shows movies about
US history as part of the Sam Cinema Series every Thursday
from 6-9 p.m. in the AB IV Olson Auditorium.
Other “Pizza with the Prof” events will be held
on Oct. 18 and Nov. 29, from 5-6 p.m. on both days in AB IV
Room 307.
The group meets on Wednesdays, from 506 p.m. in AB IV Room
307.
The Webb Historical Society is open to all students who are
interested in history and different aspects of historical
culture, such as learning pioneer skills, Dutch oven cooking,
shooting blackpowder.
There is no grade point average requirement, but students
must pay $10 in dues per semester.
Members participate in such activities as Huntsville’s
Fair on the Square and Scare on the Square, costumed reenactments,
and “having fun with history,” according to Crimm.
For more information, contact Caroline Crimm at HIS_CCC@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1487.
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Clinic To Teach Horse Breaking
The SHSU Horseman's Association will teach people how to
work with untrained, unbroken horses for riding and advanced
maneuvers during its three-day colt starting clinic Friday
through Sunday (Sept. 29 through Oct. 1).
Lifelong horseman Charlie Hill, from Arizona, will conduct
the clinic, which will be held at Cowboy Country, at 637 FM
247.
“The purpose of the clinic is to provide professional
hands-on experience to local horse owners as well as support
for the SHSU Horseman's Association,” said Matt McMillan,
equine program director.
The cost is $500 for those who want to bring a horse for all
three days. Those who just want to watch can do so for $25
per day or $60 for all three days.
The clinic is open to the public and there is no sign-up deadline.
For more information, or to sign up, contact McMillan at mlm018@shsu.edu
or 936.294.1214.
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Music Faculty To Tune Up
Concert Season
The School of Music will kick off the concert season with
the annual Faculty Gala on Thursday (Sept. 28) at 7:30 p.m.
in the Recital Hall.
The recital will feature music faculty members performing
pieces ranging from serious to lighthearted, from Claudio
Monteverdi to John Williams, according to Patricia Card, assistant
chair of the School of Music.
Works for voice, woodwinds, strings and brass, including “Viktor’s
Tale,” from the movie “The Terminal;” Gwyneth
Walker’s “Raise the Roof;” and an original
piece by music theory professor Trent Hanna, entitled “A
Tiburon Panorama,” will provide something for everyone,
according to Card.
In addition, the Fisher Tull Endowed Scholarship winner will
be announced.
The competitive scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman
music student based on a performance and interview with music
faculty members, as well as Tull’s widow Charlotte Tull.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Roth, Sever Present At NATO
Terrorism Workshop
Mitch Roth, associate professor of criminal justice, and
Marat Sever, graduate student from Turkey, recently represented
Sam Houston State University at a NATO workshop on terrorism
held in Washington, D. C.
On Sept. 8-9, the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
at the American University and the Turkish Institute for Police
Studies co-sponsored the NATO Advanced Workshop on "Understanding
and Responding to Terrorism: A Multi-dimensional Approach."
Hundreds of representatives came from 20 different countries,
Roth said, and organizations that included the International
Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and the International
Association of Chiefs of Police.
Roth and Sever presented a paper dealing with barriers to
international cooperation in the fight against terrorism,
such as languages and religions.
"There is growing agreement that efforts must be more
multi-lateral and respectful of cultural differences,"
said Roth.
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Professors
Participate In World-Wide Communication
Speech communication faculty members Mary Evelyn Collins
and Deborah Hatton have been invited, and have accepted, to
serve on the American Communication Association's board of
directors for the upcoming year.
Other speech communication faculty members have also been
active professionally, having papers competitively selected
for presentation at this past summer's meeting of the International
Communication Association in Dresden, Germany.
Two of the papers, both dealing with facets of relational
repair among re-married couples, were co-authored by J. D.
Ragsdale, Frances Brandau-Brown, and Richard Bello. One of
these papers received an ICA Top Ten Award within the Interactive
Session category.
A third paper, written by the same three authors along with
Terry Thibodeaux, dealt with museums as forms of visual persuasion.
Also, Shaungyue Zhang had a paper accepted for presentation
that concerned threats to the image of ourselves that we attempt
to project to others, created by honest, hurtful messages
in a romantic relationship.
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Jennifer Gauntt
Sept. 24, 2006
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