SHSU
Update For Week Of May 27
College To Break Ground On New
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| A rendering of what Academic Building
V, future home to the College of Humanities and Social
Sciences, among other offices, will look like upon completion.
The building will be located in the parking lot south
of the Smith-Hutson Building and east of the Lee Drain
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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences will celebrate
the groundbreaking of its new home, Academic Building V, on
June 8.
The ceremony, which is scheduled to include addresses by a
representative from the Texas State University System Board
of Regents, CHSS dean John de Castro and university president
Jim Gaertner, will be held at 9 a.m. at the construction site
east of Lee Drain Building and south of the Smith-Hutson Annex.
A reception will follow the ceremony at the site, and the
entire event is open to the public.
The tentatively-named Academic Building V will house several
departments and offices currently in need of additional space
due to the recent expansion of the university, according to
CHSS associate dean Terry M. Thibodeaux.
Relocating to ABV will be the departments of political science,
psychology, and sociology and the college dean’s suite,
as well as Accounts Payable, the Business Office, Human Resources,
Payroll and Purchasing. The Student Advising and Mentoring
Center, currently in need of additional space to meet the
increasing demand for their services, will also relocate into
larger quarters, Thibodeaux said.
A new teaching enhancement center will be housed on the concourse
floor, providing various services and programs for faculty
and staff of the entire university.
The building, designed by WHR Architects, Inc., and to be
constructed by SpawGlass Construction Corp., has a budget
of $30 million and will be approximately 150,000 square feet,
making it one of the largest buildings on campus, Thibodeaux
said.
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Alumni To Take SHSU To
The Ballgame
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| Sammy the Bearkat with Junction Jack,
the Astros mascot, during last year's Night at Minute
Maid Park. |
SHSU students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the
university will all receive discounted rates when the Houston
Astros take on the Oakland Athletics during the Alumni Association’s
Sam Houston State University Night at Minute Maid Park.
The June 13 game will begin at 7:05 p.m.
The association will provide chartered transportation to
the game departing from Bowers Stadium at 4 p.m. for $15 per
person. Club-level game seating and a pre-game reception are
also available through the association for $45 per person.
Food and drinks will be served at the pre-game reception,
which will begin at 6 p.m. on the first base side of the stadium
in sections 235 and 236, according to director for Alumni
Relations Charlie Vienne.
To make reservations for the chartered bus or club-level seating
and pre-game reception, call 800.283.7478 or visit http://ww2.shsu.edu/alum02wp/.
The reservation deadline for the charter bus is May 31 and
for tickets is June 6.
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Rec Sports Offers Water
Aerobics, Fitness Classes
The Recreational Sports Department will help students, faculty
and staff stay in shape over the summer with two new “innovative
classes” scheduled to begin June 4, as well as the continuation
of its group fitness program beginning Thursday (May 31).
Bikini Body Building, which will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays
from 5:10-6:10 p.m., is a water aerobics class held at the
Rec Sports Outdoor Pool.
Held as a pilot program during May, the class combines traditional
“land aerobics” with the buoyancy of the water
to give participants a harder workout that is easier on the
body, according to Mindy Oden, assistant director for wellness
programs for Rec Sports.
“It will be a combo of cardio moves in the water and
also using some pool weights, like water dumbbells, you’ll
use that to work the upper body, your core and even your lower
body,” she said.
“It’s a fantastic way to really work your body,”
Oden said. “Whether you have joint problems or not,
it’s a great complement to anything else you’re
doing because it’s minimal impact but it’s such
a neat resistance tool.”
Participants should bring a swimsuit and towel.
Rockin to the Core, a strength and conditioning class that
will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:10-4:10 p.m.,
will use the Rock Climbing Wall’s free-standing boulder,
stability balls and bands to work the upper body and core.
Though the class will use the boulder, climbing experience
is not needed because “you don’t go that far off
the ground,” Oden said.
Both innovative classes will be held through the second summer
sessions, with modified classes during the breaks and fall
classes anticipated, according to Oden.
In addition, the established group fitness classes, including
boot camp, hip hop, yoga and kick boxing, will be held at
various times and dates to accommodate schedules.
The HKC will be open on Memorial Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
with the heated pool open from noon to 6 p.m., and will begin
its normal summer schedule on Tuesday (May 29), which is from
6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
All group fitness and innovative classes are free for SHSU
students, faculty, staff and those with Health and Kinesiology
Center passes.
For more information, call Oden at 936.294.1307 or visit the
Rec Sports Web site for the full fitness schedule
and HKC and pool hours.
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Summer Classes To Begin
After Memorial Holiday
SHSU will close in observance of the Memorial Day holiday
on Monday (May 28).
The university will reopen on Tuesday, when residence halls
will also open at 11 a.m. for summer occupancy and summer
registration will be held.
The first summer session will begin on Wednesday and will
be held through June 29, when final examinations will be held
and residence halls will close at 10 p.m.
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Association To Tee Off
For Scholarship Fund
The SHSU Alumni Association will drive to build the legacy
scholarship fund during its Alumni Legacy Golf Tournament
on June 2.
The tournament will be held at the High Meadow Ranch Golf
Club, between Tomball and Magnolia in Montgomery County.
Registration and warm-up will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed
by lunch at noon and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Following the
tournament, there will be a dinner and awards ceremony.
The entry fee is $125 per person, or $500 for a team of four,
which includes range balls, green fee, cart, lunch and dinner.
Sponsorships are also available for $150 for hole sponsorships
and $1,000 for corporate team sponsors.
The registration deadline is Thursday (May 31).
For more information, or to register, visit http://ww2.shsu.edu/alum02wp/
or call the Office of Alumni Relations at 1.800.283.7478,
and for more information on the High Meadow Ranch Golf Club,
visit http://www.highmeadowranch.com/.
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Alumni Reception To Be
Held In The Woodlands
The North Harris/Montgomery County Alumni Club of Sam Houston
State University will host a reception for SHSU alumni on
June 5.
The reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Alamo Joe’s
Restaurant, located at 4747 Research Forest Dr. in The Woodlands.
The event will cost $5 for alumni association members and
$10 for non-members, which includes a complimentary appetizer
buffet and one complimentary drink ticket.
Reservations can be made through the SHSU Office of Alumni
Relations, Box 2022, Huntsville, Texas, 77341-2022; at http://ww2.shsu.edu/alum02wp/;
or by calling 1.800.283.7478. Reservations are requested by
June 4.
The event is sponsored by H.W. "Turk" Eppes.
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SAM Center To Teach Summer Study
Skills
The Student Advising and Mentoring Center will introduce
students to study skills during its summer workshop series
June 4-25.
The workshop, comprised of four one-hour sessions, will also
discuss procrastination, time management, reading textbooks,
test taking and stress management.
A second series will be held July 9-30.
Both series will be held at a variety of times to accommodate
student schedules, with a schedule outline found at http://www.shsu.edu/~sam_www/studyskills.html.
For more information, or to register, call 936.294.4444 or
visit the SAM
Center, located in Academic Building IV Room
210.
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Profs Recognized By Ag Organizations
Dwayne Pavelock, assistant professor of agricultural education,
was recently named the American Association for Agricultural
Education’s “Outstanding Young Member Award”
for the organization’s western region.
The award is given to an agricultural educator with less than
seven years in the field on the basis of teaching, service
and research, Pavelock said.
Each of the AAAE’s three regions gives out one award
in the category, and Pavelock was selected out of a region
that includes approximately 15 states and one territory-Guam,
he said.
“ I work with great people,” Pavelock said. “Any
of my success is just because they provided support and guidance
along the way.”
In addition, Pavelock and four other faculty members and graduate
assistants will be recognized for teaching in June by the
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture.
On June 22, during the organization’s 2007 Annual NACTA
Conference at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
the NACTA Teacher Fellow Award will be presented to Pavelock
and Roger Hanagriff, associate professor of agribusiness;
and the NACTA Teacher Award of Merit will be presented to
Michael Lau, assistant professor of agricultural Business.
In addition, the NACTA Graduate Assistant Award of Merit will
be presented to Alisha Bullion, and the NACTA Outstanding
Graduate Assistant award will be presented to Reagan Machac.
Hanagriff was also named Rodeo Coach of the Year by the organization.
The five were selected based on the association’s criteria,
which included recommendations from peers or supervisors,
self-evaluations, as well as student evaluations and teaching
philosophies, Pavelock said.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
May 25, 2007
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