SHSU
Update For Week Of July 29
Planetarium To
Show ‘Colors Of Summer,’ ‘Ring World’
The physics department will continue its public planetarium
program this summer with “Ring World” and “The
Colors of Summer” on Tuesday (Aug. 7).
The series, which shows attendees which constellations, stars
and planets they can expect to see in the upcoming weeks,
will be held at 3 p.m. in the Planetarium, located in Farrington
Building Room F102.
The program will include a “tour of what’s currently
up in the summer night sky with ‘The Colors of Summer,’”
as well as the summer feature, ‘Ring World,’ “a
fantastic journey to perhaps the most beloved planet in the
solar system: Saturn, the true Lord of the Rings” specifically
formatted for viewing on a dome-shaped screen, according to
Michael Prokosch, staff aide for the physics department.
The show will last approximately one hour.
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.
Admission is free.
The final summer showing will be held on Aug. 14, also at
3 p.m.
One-day visitor parking passes for off-campus attendees are
available at the Visitor Center.
For more information on current show times for the Planetarium
or the Observatory, call 936.294.3664.
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PR Seeks Calendar Info
For Fall
The Public Relations Office is currently accepting information
to be used in its calendar pages for the fall semester.
Departmental or organization calendars or events may be sent
to today@sam.edu
or jenniferg@shsu.edu.
Please include the date, location and time of the event, as
well as a brief description and a contact person.
These calendars, located at /calendars/,
are continuously updated throughout the year and are used
by various media outlets, as well as PR itself, for news stories
and releases.
All information for news stories should be sent to the office
at least a week in advance to give the PR staff ample time
to make necessary contacts and write the story.
For more information, call 936.294.1836.
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Alma Mater Names
Del Carmen ‘Outstanding’
SHSU distinguished professor of criminal justice Rolando
del Carmen has been named ‘outstanding’ by the
Silliman University Law Alumni Association, Inc., for his
“notable deeds as legal advocate and educator and for
leading an honorable life.”
Del Carmen will receive a “plaque of distinction”
on Aug. 25 during Silliman University’s 19th SULAW General
Assembly, when its Wall of Fame, including his name, will
be unveiled.
He was chosen as this year’s “Outstanding SULAW
Awardee” in the field of legal education from a list
of nominees, his award letter said.
Del Carmen graduated magna cum laude from Silliman University,
located in Dumaguete City in the Philippines, with a Bachelor
of Laws degree in 1956 and cum laude in 1953 with a Bachelor
of Arts.
He also has earned master’s degrees from Southern Methodist
University and the University of California-Berkley, as well
as a Doctor of the Science of Law degree from the University
of Illinois.
Del Carmen came to SHSU in 1974 and was named a distinguished
professor in 1995.
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Criminal Justice
Prof To Be Honored For ‘Stellar Career’
Assistant professor of criminal justice Jennifer Schulenberg
has been recognized by her alma mater, the University of Waterloo,
as one of the its first Arts in Academics Program nomination
recipients.
Schulenberg will be honored on Sept. 28 at the William M.
Tatham Centre, on the University of Waterloo campus, located
in Waterloo, Ontario in Canada.
“We asked each department to nominate an alumnus working
in the academic field who has had a stellar career,”
said Alexandra Lippert, arts alumni officer for UW. “Jennifer
was chosen from the sociology department.”
During the lunch and formal presentation, Schulenberg will
receive a gift, and a plaque in her honor will be displayed
in the sociology department, Lippert said.
Schulenberg earned her doctorate in sociology from UW in 2004,
a bachelor’s degree from York University and a second
bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, both in
sociology and anthropology, from the University of Guelph.
She joined the College of Criminal Justice in 2005.
She specializes in the use of discretion, decision-making,
and specialized units in policing; social control; policy
analysis; juvenile delinquency; community-based corrections;
and research methodology.
In 2005, Schulenberg was awarded one of the Governor-General’s
Gold Medals for outstanding scholarship, a national award
given by the Canadian government to a maximum of 15 recipients
a year.
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Lutterschmidt
Named Associate Editor For Journal
William Lutterschmidt, associate professor of biology, has
been appointed an associate editor for “Herpetologica,”
a top tier journal in the field of herpetology.
Lutterschmidt, who has been a member of the scientific society
that publishes the journal since 1990, was appointed to the
position by the editor “based upon qualifications and
the prestige, influence, and reputation of the scientist and
his work,” he said.
His duties, which will include editing all scientific manuscripts
submitted for peer review in the area of physiological ecology,
will begin on Aug. 15.
Herpetology is the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles
and amphibians.
Lutterschmidt’s current research laboratory is dedicated
to the investigation and study of ectothermic vertebrates
(which includes amphibians and reptiles, as well as fish)
and their unique physiologies as they are influenced by temperature
and other environmental factors, according to his Web site.
“Herpetologica,” established in 1936 by Chapman
Grant, is published quarterly in March, June, September, and
December by The Herpetologists' League, Inc. It is devoted
to articles that further the knowledge of the biology of amphibians
and reptiles.
For more information on the journal, or to view the most recent
edition, visit http://www.herpetologistsleague.org/en/index.php.
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McNair Scholar Presents
At A&M Research Symposium
SHSU senior criminal justice and Spanish major San Juanita
Garcia recently presented the results of her study, “Punitive
Incarceration Ideologies: An Analysis of Texas Residents,”
at the Research Experience for Undergraduates Symposium at
Texas A& M University.
The symposium, held on July 20, was sponsored by the National
Science Foundation.
Garcia began her academic career as a participant in the freshman
Bearkat Learning Community program.
She has been active in Kappa Delta Chi, and as a junior applied
and was accepted to Sam Houston’s Ronald McNair Scholars
Program.
She will graduate from SHSU on Aug. 4 and has been accepted
to the doctoral program in sociology at Texas A&M for
the fall.
She said she hopes to return to SHSU eventually as a faculty
member.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
July 27, 2007
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