SHSU
Update For Week Of Feb. 18
Career Fairs To Offer More
Than 100 Opportunities
More than 100 companies and summer camps are expected to
be on campus next week during two career fairs, the Spring
2007 Business Career Fair on Tuesday (Feb. 20) and the Summer
Camp and Job Fair on Wednesday (Feb. 21).
The Tuesday fair, sponsored by the College of Business Administration,
will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Lowman Student
Center Ballroom.
Representatives from more than 50 companies will be on hand
to discuss current openings for jobs and internship opportunities
with their organizations.
Among the financial institutions and banks scheduled to attend
are Wells Fargo, Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Amegy Bank, Ameriprise
Financial Services, Federal Reserve Bank of Texas, Sterling
Bank, and Woodforest Bank, among others.
Other companies include the California State Franchise Tax
Board, Sherwin-Williams Company, CenterPoint Energy, Inc.,
Chevron, Dillard's Department Stores, Keller Williams Realty,
Mattress Firm, Verizon Wireless, U.S. Naval Officers Program,
AFLAC and Target.
Wednesday’s fair, sponsored by Career Services, will
be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the LSC Ballroom.
Internships and summer positions will be available at such
organizations as AdvoCare, the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Little Gym of Kingwood, the
Girl Scouts, WhizResources, Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine,
U.S. Marine Corps and Greater Houston Pool Management, among
others.
Summer camps, such as Camp Arrowhead, Camp Barnabas TX, Camp
Coyote, Camp Tejas, Victory Camp, Texas Lions Camp, Cho-Yeh
Camp and Conference Center, Sam Houston Area Council Camps,
and Kidventure Camps, among others, will also be on hand.
Both career fairs are open to all SHSU students and alumni.
For more information and a complete list of registered companies,
visit the College
of Business Administration Web site or call Margaret
Quarles at 936.294.4997, or call Career
Services at 936.294.1713.
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AAI To Share ‘Dirty Laundry’
The Alcohol Abuse Initiative will be publicly airing out
more than 125 students’ “dirty laundry,”
tales of how alcohol has affected their lives, on Monday (Feb.
19).
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lowman
Student Center Mall Area.
The “art,” actual pieces of clothing with the
stories written on them, was created by students in 11 different
residence halls across campus over the past two weeks, according
to Michelle Lovering, AAI member and health programming coordinator
at SHSU’s Student Health Center.
“The stories range from the typical ‘my roommate
got drunk and puked all over me’ to more dramatic stories
of abuse and death,” Lovering said.
One student's laundry tells the story of a friend who became
so intoxicated that he could not defend himself in a fight
and consequently was severely beaten and drowned after the
incident. Another student tells about a grandfather who has
been abusing his wife for 12 years.
“No matter what the scenario, every negative effect
of alcohol is significant,” Lovering said. “We
hope that everyone can stop by to witness how much alcohol
affects our students, and we hope that this event changes
some thoughts about drinking.”
Students who did not have the opportunity to write out their
“dirty laundry” will be invited to share their
own experiences in the Mall Area on the day of the event.
For more information, contact Michelle
Lovering at 936-294-4347.
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‘Excellent’
Teachers Sought
Nominations for SHSU’s annual Excellence in Teaching
Award will be accepted online from Monday through March 2.
Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, students and alumni,
and the recipient will be awarded a cash stipend of $5,000.
This is a very prestigious award, representing the highest
level of teaching achievement at Sam Houston State University,
according to committee chair Stanley Kelley. Previous award
winners may not be nominated.
Those include: William Abbott, Elizabeth Andrews, Gary Bell,
Harry Bohan, Susannah Bruce, David Burris, Charles Capps,
Adrian Cooley, Richard Cording, Caroline Crimm, Earline Dolive,
Jerry Dowling, Frances Elmer, Coralie Emmons, Frank Fair,
William Fleming, Gaddis Geeslin, David Gerling, John Holcombe,
Rita Huff, Virginia Irvin, William Jasper, James Johnson and
Stanley Kelley.
Also, Doug Krienke, Valerie Muehsam, Thom Murray, Mary Ann
Nolteriek, James Olson, Mary Frances Park, Phillip Parotti,
Ralph Pease, Wayland Pilcher, Mozelle Powell, Debra Price,
Daniel Reeves, Marcus Rigby, Carol Sangster, John Snelgrove,
Victor Sower, Donald L. Stalling, Bill Waldron, Laverne Warner
and Maynard Yoes.
Nominations may be made through an electronic
ballot linked to the SHSU homepage or by sending
a formal letter to Stanley Kelley, at Box 2088 SHSU, through
the campus mail.
For more information, contact Kelley
at 936.294.1189.
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‘Excellent’
Faculty Researchers, Philanthropists Sought
The Faculty Achievement Awards Committee is soliciting nominations
for the Excellence in Research and Excellence in Service Awards.
The Excellence in Research Award honors a faculty member who
has achieved excellence in the broad area of scholarly and
artistic endeavor.
The achievement can involve a single action; a series of accomplishments
in the area of scientific research, artistic creation, publication,
performance, presentation; or other activities.
Nominations are encouraged from all areas of the university
community.
The Excellence in Service Award honors a faculty member who
has achieved excellence in the area of service to one’s
profession and the university.
The achievement might be one action, a history of service
to one’s profession, to a particular component of the
university, or to the university as a whole.
Both award recipients will receive a $5,000 stipend.
Nominees must be full-time faculty members, including program
coordinators, who have been employed at SHSU for at least
five years.
Previous recipients are not eligible for the same award, and
members of the Faculty Achievement Awards Committee may not
be nominated, nor may they nominate others.
Committee members include David Burris, William Jasper, Chris
Wilson, Ann Jerabek, Fidel Gonzales, Mary Nichter and Jennifer
Pontus.
Nominations will be accepted until noon on Wednesday (Feb.
21).
For more information, or to see a complete list
of previous winners, call Burris
936.294.1568.
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Event To Create Mayhem
At HKC
Mayhem will ensue at the Health and Kinesiology Center on
Wednesday (Feb. 21) when the Department of Recreational Sports
gives students a night of food, games and prizes.
Midnight Mayhem will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight in the
HKC.
“The purpose of the event is for students to come and
enjoy a fun night, meet other students on campus and relieve
stress, without alcohol,” said Tina DeAses, Rec. Sports’
senior assistant director for marketing, promotions and special
events.
Among the activities planned for the event are inflatables,
an eating contest, spelling contest, speed stacking, limbo,
dodge ball, laser tag, guitar hero and more.
In addition, there will be food and raffle drawings.
All of the activities are free for students.
For more Information, call DeAses
at 936.294.1985.
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Vice President To Share ‘Roots’
Frank Parker, vice president for Student Services at SHSU,
will field questions from students about his roots on Wednesday
(Feb. 21).
The “Grassroots: A Series of Conversations on Leadership
in a Diverse Community” lecture will be held at 5 p.m.
in Academic Building IV’s Olson Auditorium.
A reception will immediately follow in the Student Advising
and Mentoring Center, located in AB IV Suite 210.
A 27-year veteran of SHSU in the areas of student life and
student services, Parker was named vice president for Student
Services in June 2006.
He came to the university in 1980 as director of the Student
Activities program and assistant director of the Lowman Student
Center and was promoted first in 1987, to assistant dean of
Student Life, then to associate dean of Student Life in March
2001.
He served in that position until he was named interim associate
vice president for Student Services/dean of student life three
months later and was named to that position permanently in
February 2002.
Parker received bachelor's and master's degrees at Sul Ross
State University at Alpine.
The event is sponsored by the SAM Center’s academic
support programs; the Elliott T. Bowers Honors Program; the
International Hispanic Association; Lambda Theta Alpha Latin
Sorority, Inc.; the NAACP; the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate
Achievement Program; Omega Delta Phi Fraternity, Inc.; and
Women United.
For more information, call the SAM
Center at 936.294.4444.
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State Demographer
To Discuss Future Changes
Steve H. Murdock, official state demographer of Texas, will
discuss “The New Texas Challenge: Population Change
and the Future of Texas” on Feb. 26.
The discussion, sponsored by the College of Education and
the Professional and Academic Center for Excellence, will
be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Theater.
Murdock currently holds the Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair
in Demography and Organization Studies, and also is the director
of the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research
and the Texas State Data Center, at the University of Texas
at San Antonio.
He earned his doctorate in demography and sociology from the
University of Kentucky and is the author of 12 books and more
than 150 articles and technical reports on the implications
of current and future demographic and socioeconomic change.
Attendees will receive a certificate indicating 1.5 hours
of continuing education credit toward a professional development
certificate.
Those who would like the credit may sign in at the event.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Rebecca
Robles-Pina, associate professor in the educational
leadership and counseling department, at 936.294.1118.
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SHSU Prof To Speak
At Physics Colloquium
SHSU philosophy professor and program coordinator Glenn
Sanford will discuss "Science Ethics and Misconduct in
Research" on Thursday (Feb. 22).
The lecture, part of the Physics Colloquium, will be held
from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in Farrington Building Room 209.
Sanford, who earned his bachelor’s degree from The College
of Wooster and his doctorate from Duke University, wrote his
dissertation on “Explaining Evolution: Genes, Culture,
Environment, and Mechanisms.”
For more information, call the physics
department at 936.294.1601.
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Professional To Address Student
Budgeting
Max Jaffe, a certified public accountant and president of
Spending Solutions, Inc., in Dallas will talk with students
in the family and consumer sciences department on Friday (Feb.
23).
Jaffe will discuss “College Students' Financial Fuel
Gauge” during FSC faculty member Harriet Griggs’
“Consumer Education” class, held from 9-9:50 a.m.
in Academic Building II Room 301-302.
“He presented to this class last semester, and provided
humorous and insightful perspectives on student budgeting,”
Griggs said.
The session is open to other students as well.
For more information on Jaffe, visit http://maxjaffe.com/,
or call 936.294.1242.
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Reception To Recognize,
Inform ‘Outstanding’ Undergrads
The Elliott T. Bowers Honors Program will host a reception
for outstanding freshman and sophomore students on Feb. 27,
from 1-3 p.m. in Austin Hall.
The Honors Student Ambassadors, the Honors Council and selected
faculty will be on hand to provide valuable information about
the Honors curriculum, Academic Scholarships, Study Abroad
Programs, Alpha Lambda Delta and the McNair Scholarship Program,
according to Maria Holmes, who works in the Honors Program
Office.
Academically talented freshmen and sophomores from all majors
with a 3.4 cumulative grade point average or better, are invited
to attend and have refreshments while meeting other undergraduates,
Holmes said.
To RSVP, or for more information, call Holmes
at 936.294.1477, or visit the Honors
Program Office, in Academic Building IV Room
105, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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Voice Professor To Feature
Talents In Recital
Anne Heath-Welch, adjunct professor of voice in SHSU’s
School of Music, will perform several spiritual songs during
a recital on Tuesday (Feb. 20).
The internationally-known soprano, accompanied by renowned
British coach Phillip Thomas, will perform at 7:30 p.m. in
the Recital Hall.
The concert will include Richard Strauss’ “Lieder,”
Alban Berg’s “7 Early Songs,” Samuel Barber’s
“Knoxville: Summer of 1915,” Beethoven’s
“Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin?” from “Fidelio”
and three spiritual selections.
Heath-Welch lived and performed in Europe for approximately
21 years. Based in London, she sang as a principal soprano
for the English National Opera in London and has performed
as a principal soprano for the Royal Opera House Covent Garden,
Welsh National Opera, Scottish Opera and Opera Zuid in Maastricht,
Holland, as well as having performed featured roles in various
venues in Germany.
This event is free and open to the public.
An identical program will be performed on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Houston, located
at 3471 Westheimer Rd.
The concert is also free; however, an offering will be taken
to benefit the Bridges Fine Arts Academy’s outreach
program to provide musical education to underserved public
schools.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Art Showing ‘Boys Don’t
Cry’ Through March 8
“Boys Don’t Cry,” an exhibition highlighting
the works of two very different artists dealing with similar
issues, is currently on display in the Gaddis Geeslin Gallery
through March 8.
Using vastly different media, artists Geof Teague and Aaron
McIntosh both make works about identity, social culture and
sexuality, according to Becky Finley, assistant professor
of art.
“Both artists are interested ion-breaking gender stereotypes
and questioning issues of masculinity,” she said.
Teague is a photographer from San Francisco whose work is
a personal narrative about relationships, private moments,
and finding ones identity through social interaction.
“He is also interested in breaking down the stereotypes
associated with hero worship and the term: ‘Tough Guy,’”
Finley said.
McIntosh, from Knoxville, Tenn., uses the traditionally southern
and feminine media of quilting to explore issues of childhood
memory, personal identity and control.
“His work references romance novels, gender roles and
models of sexuality,” Finley said. “The juxtaposition
of theses two artists creates a dialogue about traditional
masculinity in American society.”
A reception with McIntosh will be held on Thursday (Feb. 22)
from 5-7 p.m. in the gallery.
The Gaddis Geeslin Gallery, located in Art Building F, is
open Monday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m.
The exhibit contains adult content.
For more information, contact the art
department at 936.294.1317 or Finley
at 936.294.3418.
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Crown Classic Tourney To
Benefit Cancer Awareness
The Zeta Tau Alpha sorority will take a swing at breast
cancer during its 7th Annual Crown Classic Golf Tournament
on April 21 at the Raven Nest Golf Course.
Registration for the tournament, which benefits breast cancer
research, awareness and education, will begin at 7 a.m. and
the tournament is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun
start.
Player fees are $85 per person, which includes a round of
golf, green fees, cart fees, a ditty bag and lunch. Sponsorships
are also available.
Awards will be given for first, second and third place, as
well as for the longest drive and closest to the pin.
In addition, Weisner Chevrolet in Huntsville has donated a
“Hole in One” car.
The registration deadline is March 1.
For more information, call Jenny Gann at 832.419.3615.
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Warren, Parker
Give Investigation Presentation
SHSU Chief Investigator Jason Warren and vice president
for Student Services Frank Parker presented on the university’s
judicial affairs program during the Association for Student
Judicial Affairs International Conference Feb. 7-11 in Clearwater
Beach, Fla.
The two presented the model of adjudicating alleged violations
of the “Code of Student Conduct” using an investigator.
"This type of program is only used by one other university
in the United States but is fast becoming the buzz in judicial
affairs across the country," Warren said.
Warren was invited to the conference by members of the ASJA
board of directors, who wanted him to share this program with
their membership after first hearing about it in Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The system uses an investigator to examine alleged violations
of the “Code of Student Conduct” and report back
to the dean with an all-inclusive report.
"It gives the student the right to be heard and a chance
for someone who has training to investigate the incident on
behalf of the dean's office," he said.
Warren and Parker delivered the new system to deans, directors,
vice presidents, and other student affairs administrators
at the conference and received very positive reaction, according
to Warren.
"Most schools wanted to know how they can start a program
similar to the system we have in place," he said. "They
were impressed with the program and the excellent cooperation
we enjoy with other campus departments, such as University
Police and Residence Life."
More than 750 student affairs professionals from around the
world attended the conference.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Feb. 18, 2007
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