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Update For Week Of Nov. 4
‘Oleanna’
Showing To Raise ‘Burning Issues’
The American Democracy Project will explore and discuss
“burning issue” of sexual harassment through its
showings of “Oleanna” beginning on Saturday (Nov.
10).
The movie, starring William H. Macy and Debra Eisenstadt,
will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Katy and E. Don Walker,
Sr., Education Center.
“Oleanna” tells the story of a college professor
(Macy), who is confronted by a female student (Eisenstadt)
failing his course.
The two spend a long time talking to each other, during which
time John says a few things that can be taken the wrong way.
After the night the two spent talking, the professor is slapped
with a sexual harassment accusation by his student and his
career as a teacher begins to fall apart.
"Oleanna" will also be shown at 3:30 p.m. on Nov.
13-14 in the Lowman Student Center Theater.
All three "Burning Issues” film series showings
are free and open to both the SHSU and Huntsville communities.
In addition, each showing will be followed by a brief reception
with punch and cookies, and a discussion, which will vary
depending upon the subject matter of the film and the guest
discussants.
"The purpose of the 'ADP Burning Issues Film series'
is to contribute to the academic and cultural life here at
SHSU by bringing in films that address or relate to critical
issues facing the world today," said John Newbold, the
film series coordinator for the ADP.
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Charitable Campaign To End
Nov. 15
What would you give to change the world?
That is the question being asked to SHSU faculty and staff
members as part of this year’s State Employees Charitable
Campaign.
The SECC, the only statutorily authorized workplace campaign
for state agency and higher education employees throughout
Texas, will conclude on Nov.15.
“SECC provides state agency and university employees
the opportunity to give to many of their favorite charities
through an annual workplace giving campaign with the option
of either a one time gift or a convenient payroll deduction,”
said Kelly Benge, SHSU’s SECC committee chair.
Faculty and staff members who would like to contribute may
do so by filling out a pledge form and returning it to Box
2084.
Pledge cards can be obtained by calling 936.294.3987.
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Ruffin To Discuss, Read
Excerpts From Two Books
Paul Ruffin, Regents distinguished professor at SHSU, will
discuss his two latest books during a reading on Tuesday (Nov.
6).
The readings from “Jesus in the Mist” and “The
Segovia Chronicles,” sponsored by the English department,
will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Austin Hall.
Both books, collections of short stories and fictional essays
respectively, have received favorable reviews.
Set primarily in the Deep South, and mostly in Ruffin's native
Mississippi, “Jesus in the Mist” was released
in September by the University of South Carolina Press and
has been ranked as high as 55 on Amazon.com's "Hot New
Releases."
"Collectively, these stories paint a panoramic view of
southern culture as dynamic characters encounter destiny--and
sometimes each other,” said a review from The New York
Strand Bookstore. “With topics ranging from race, class,
abuse, and poverty to mythology and morbidity, the stories
here will captivate and entertain any reader."
Most of the essays and stories in “The Segovia Chronicles,”
published in late 2006 by the Louisiana Literature Press,
were taken from Ruffin's weekly newspaper column, Ruffin-It,
which appears in several newspapers.
“In ‘The Segovia Chronicles,’ Paul Ruffin
takes us into a world of proud, independent, self-made people
living on harsh but beautiful land bristling with cacti and
mesquite, where only rich river valleys lined with cedar-studded
hills break the bleak landscape,” said the book’s
description on Amazon.com.
The reading and lecture is open to the public, and Ruffin
will also sign copies of his books at the event.
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Flight Systems President,
Pilot To Discuss Drone Planes
RP Flight Systems president Gene Robinson and chief test
pilot Myron Smoorenburg will discuss and demonstrate how their
small, remote-controlled airplanes are used in searches on
Monday (Nov. 5).
The lecture, “Unmanned Airborne Vehicular Search and
Future Sensing,” will be held in Lee Drain Building
Room 214, followed by an operational flight demonstration,
during which the UAV aircraft will be flown around campus,
from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at Intramural Field No. 3.
RPFS’ camera-equipped drones have been used for forest
fire observations, law enforcement intelligence gatherings
and missing person searches, by collecting aerial photographs,
according to its Web site.
SHSU math and computer science professors have been working
on creating its own inexpensive version of RPFS’ remote-controlled
aircraft, using WiFi wireless technology networks. They completed
a tank
this past spring.
The event is sponsored by the department
of mathematics and statistics.
For more information, call 936.294.1564 or visit the PRFS
Web site at www.rpflightsystems.com.
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Library Director To Teach Faculty
About Effectiveness
Newton Gresham Library director Ann Holder will talk to SHSU
faculty members about “Important Electronic Updates
and Databases for Business Faculty” on Thursday (Nov.
8).
The presentation will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the College
of Business Administration Auditorium, located in Smith-Hutson
Building Room 186.
Though the program is directed toward business faculty, it
is open to anyone from the university community, said Charles
Capps, chair of the COBA Teaching Effectiveness Committee,
which is sponsoring the event.
“It might be useful to have them understand databases
and have access to it in other colleges, when they’re
doing maybe social science research or for CJ students and
professors,” he said.
The Teaching Effectiveness Committee hosts at least one of
these types of seminars every semester, Capps said.
Refreshments will be served beforehand, beginning at 3 p.m.
For more information, contact Capps
at 936.294.1895.
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Events To Say ‘Bonjour’
To French Culture
The foreign languages department will celebrate the French
language and culture with three events as part of National
French Week Monday through Sunday (Nov. 5-11).
On Monday, the department and the Office of International
Programs will give students a taste of France with a “Soirée
of French Cuisine,” at 4 p.m. in Evans Building Room
317.
Students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to sample
such foods as quiche, French cheese, croissants, couscous
and French beverages and desserts, according to assistant
French professor Shirin Edwin.
On Wednesday, both fluent and non-fluent speakers will be
able to learn about the language during a poetry reading contest
at 4 p.m. in Evans Building room 317.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Multicultural and International
Student Services, the French Poetry Reading Competition will
award students in two categories, one for elementary-level
speakers and one for intermediate/advanced students.
Participants will receive certificates, as well as T-shirts.
The department will round out the week with a movie presentation
of “Les Choristes,” on Friday, at 3 p.m. in Evans
Building Room 313.
The award-winning French film tells the story of a music professor
who begins teaching music at a school for “difficult
boys.”
Released in 2004, “Les Choristes” won several
grand jury prizes in European film festivals and was nominated
for an Oscar in the “Best Foreign Language Film”
category.
All three National French Week events are open to the entire
university community.
For more information, contact Edwin
or Madalina Akli
at 936.294.4732.
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Exhibits To Honor Vets, Explore
‘Strangers’
Two art exhibits, one honoring Veteran’s Day and another
a “narrative” on strangers, will be on display
on the Sam Houston State University campus beginning Monday
(Nov. 5).
"Veterans Appreciation," featuring government propaganda
posters from 1917-1991, will be on display in the Lowman Student
Center Gallery.
Local author Guy Hogue, who recently published “From
Huntsville to Hell,” which chronicled the military career
of Col. M.B. Etheredge, will help the SHSU Political Science
Junior Fellows kick off the exhibit on Nov. 5 during a reception
from 3-5 p.m.
“Col. Etheredge will also be on hand to sign copies
of the book,” said Mike Yawn, political science visiting
professor and junior fellows adviser. “ The event captures
the goals of the junior fellows by promoting education, increased
civic engagement, and greater interaction between students
and local citizens.”
The exhibit also will be complemented by floral arrangements
from Sharon Frey’s “Floral Design” classes
offered by the agricultural and industrial sciences department,
Yawn said.
Also beginning Nov. 5, Illinois artist Brian Gillis looks
at what makes people who they are and how strangers infer
others’ identities in his exhibit “On Strangers:
The Latent Meta Narrative” in the Students of Fine Arts
Gallery.
To create his works, Gillis used a “new technique to
fuse high-resolution digital photographs of the subject’s
faces fused onto head-sized glass cloches as the main imagery,”
he said.
These images of individuals, ranging in age from 18 to 83,
are accompanied by first person quotes that tell about a specific
instance in a given subject’s life, at least one of
which will be true while others are fictional accounts written
by the artist “as an attempt to present a life filled
with disparate themes and experiences.
“This project is rooted in questioning what makes a
person who they are and who uninformed outsiders may assume
they are,” Gillis said. “As most people are a
product of their environment and experiences, I use images
of individuals from a varied demographic as case studies to
question how one becomes who they are and what leads to who
outsiders assume they are.”
Both exhibits will be in their respective locations through
Nov. 16.
The SOFA Gallery is located in Art Building A Room 101.
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School Of Music Tunes In With
Three Concerts
A trio of concerts creates the lineup for the School of Music
events beginning Monday (Nov. 5) with the faculty bassoon
recital.
"Borrowed by the Bassoon," featuring Rimsky-Korsakov's
“The Flight of the Bumblebee” and J. S. Bach's
“Cello Suite No. 1” will be held at at 7:30 p.m.
in the Recital Hall.
“This fun concert features the versatile bassoon playing
famous music that has been borrowed from other instruments
or other venues,” said Scott Phillips, assistant professor
of bassoon.
Guest musicians Robert Roux and Kris Becker will perform piano
concertos by Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff
on Thursday (Nov. 8) as part of the concert artist series
at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
Roux, who began his career at age 10 with a nationally-televised
performance, has played worldwide at such places as the White
House; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
and Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.; Merkin Concert
Hall in New York; St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music; and
Villa Pignatelli in Naples.
Becker also started his musical career as a child, learning
to play by ear and compose at the age of three. He has performed,
competed, and studied in the United States, Poland, France,
the Czech Republic, and Italy.
Finally, the symphony orchestra will give Huntsville-area
music aficionados a preview of the music they will perform
for their 2007 China Tour on Saturday (Nov. 10).
The concert, featuring songs by Aaron Copeland, Ludwig van
Beethoven and SHSU’s late Fisher Tull, will be held
at 7:30 p.m. at the University Heights Baptist Church.
Admission is free for the bassoon and piano concerts, while
tickets for the orchestra concert are $10 for adults, $5 for
students and free for children under the age of 6.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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Workshops To Help
With Transitions, Etiquette
Career Services will take the “Student to Professional”
and give business etiquette tips during two workshops beginning
Tuesday (Nov. 6).
The “Student to Professional” workshop, designed
to help students with the “sometimes difficult transition
from campus life to the career world,” will be held
from 3:30-4:30 p.m. on that day, according to Rachel Phelps,
Career Services counselor.
“The presentation will define professionalism, discuss
the key skills employers look for, identify how to handle
workplace challenges, and learn about the 12 steps and strategies
for achieving first year success,” she said.
On Wednesday (Nov. 7), students can learn the “working
definitions of etiquette and professionalism while discussing
ways to increase your professional image, cultivate positive
workplace relationships, resolve workplace conflicts, and
handle mistakes, stress, and criticism” during the Business
Etiquette seminar, from 3-4 p.m.
Both workshops, part of a series sponsored by the department,
will be held in the Career Services Library.
Workshops are free to all students and alumni, and while registration
is not required, space is limited to less than 50 people.
For more information, call Career
Services at 936.294.1713.
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Spring Registration Begins
Friday
Registration by classification for the spring semester will
open at 5:30 p.m. on Friday (Nov. 9).
Registration begins for honor students on that day, followed
by doctoral, graduate, post baccalaureates, and seniors on
Nov. 12-13; juniors on Nov. 14, sophomores on Nov. 15; and
freshmen on Nov. 16.
Students from each classification will only be allowed to
register at specific hours, alphabetically categorized by
last name. The complete alphabetized schedule can be found
online here.
Registration will close at 4 p.m. on Dec. 5.
Students subject to mandatory advisement must see an adviser
before they can register for the spring.
Advisement appointments can be made in the Student Advising
and Mentoring Center, located in Academic Building IV Room
210, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each school day, as well
as from 5-6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, by calling
936.294.4444.
Walk-ins will also be accepted during the registration period;
however, waiting times may be longer for walk-ins.
To find the advising location for a particular major, visit
http://www.shsu.edu/~sam_www/advisinglocations.html.
Registration assistance will be available from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. in the Registrar' s Computer Lab, located in Estill
Building Room 331.
For more information, call the Registrar's
Office 936.294.1052.
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Council To Bring TV, CPR Certification
To Campus
The Program Council will give SHSU students a chance to
spend this week enjoying their favorite television networks
on campus during this years annual Fall Fest 2007: TV Guide
week on Monday through Thursday (Nov. 5-8).
The mtvU: Road Trip will be on campus on Monday (Nov. 5) at
11 a.m. in the Lowman Student Center Mall Area.
Students will have the opportunity to film their own commercial
for the chance to have it aired during the Jimmy Kimmel Live,
as well as visit vendor booths, play on inflatables and receive
free giveaways.
In the event of rain, mtvU will be moved to the LSC Ballroom.
Comedy Central is next on the TV Guide tour in the LSC Ballroom
on Tuesday (Nov. 6). The Upright Citizens Brigade Touring
Company, an improvisational comedy group, will put on a comedy
sketch free for students at 7 p.m., with door opening at 6:30
p.m.
On Wednesday (Nov. 7) at noon, the Food Network will provide
students with a 'grab-n-go' lunch in the LSC Mall Area, or
in the LSC Atrium in case of inclement weather.
Students will have the chance to make their own music video
while MTV is on campus on Thursday (Nov. 8) from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Students will be superimposed into the music video
of their choice and each participant will receive a copy of
the music video to keep.
Students who arrive early and participate in events on Tuesday,
Wednesday, or Thursday will receive a free T-shirt, while
supplies last.
The PC also will host a CPR certification class on Nov. 13
and Nov. 14.
Sign-up sheets will be available beginning Monday (Nov. 5)
in the PC office, located in LSC Room 324.
CPR classes will be held in the Health and Kinesiology Center
Room 248 on Tuesday (Nov. 13) from 2-4 p.m. and on Wednesday
(Nov. 14) from 6-8 p.m. in Academic Building III Room 104.
The class is free and open to students and SHSU employees.
Because classes are limited to 20 participants, sign-ups will
be held on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, contact Laurie Orlando, PC
vice president for public relations, at 936.294.1763 or pc@shsu.edu.
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news see the public relations Web page Today@Sam.
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SHSU Media Contacts: Frank
Krystyniak, Julia May,
Jennifer Gauntt
Nov. 2, 2007
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