SHSU
Update For Week Of Oct. 7
'Lives Of Others' To Be Second 'Burning Issues' Film
The
American Democracy Project will explore non-democratic societies
and discuss what liberties the U.S. Constitution affords through
its second "Burning Issues" film, "The Lives of Others," on Saturday
(Oct. 13).
The
Academy Award-winning movie will be shown at at 7 p.m. at the
Katy and E. Don Walker, Sr., Education Center.
The
foreign-language film, in German with English subtitles, deals
with what it was like to live in East Germany before the Berlin
Wall came down.
"A major theme is the fact that the secret police regularly
spied on people over a long period of time," said John Newbold,
the film series coordinator for the ADP.
"The Lives of Others" will also be shown at 3:30 p.m. on Oct.
16-17 in the Lowman Student Center Theatre.
All three "Burning Issues" 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," Newbold said.
Written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, "The
Lives of Others" stars Ulrich Mühe, Martina Gedeck, Sebastian
Koch and Ulrich Tukur. It won the 2006 Oscar for "Best Foreign
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Seminar To Give Students 'A Night To Remember'
Students'
Legal Services will show students a real-life account of a girl
arrested for driving while intoxicated and the consequences she
faces during a DWI educational seminar on Tuesday (Oct. 9).
The
seminar will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center
Theater.
The
event will feature a 35-minute film produced by the Texas Department
of Public Safety and the Hays County Courts called "A Night to
Remember," which details the accounts of a student's experience
from party to arrest to jail to trial and finally conviction.
After
the movie, students can enjoy pizza and soft drinks in the Kat
Klub during a question and answer session with a panel of criminal
attorneys, police officers and SHSU's student legal adviser,
James Gibson.
"We want students to be aware of what could happen (if they
drink and drive) because we see a lot of cases where students
get in trouble for that," said Debora Dominguez, student research
assistant. " We want them to be aware of the consequences."
When
the event is over, participants will also be allowed to utilize
the Kat Klub for free.
For more information, contact Teresa Garcia, with Students'
Legal Services, at 936.294.1717.
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Pierce To Get 'Up Close And Personal' With Students
Assistant
professor of history Katherine Pierce will be the second to get "Up
Close and Personal" with the campus as part of the Student Advising
and Mentoring Center's speaker series on Wednesday (Oct. 10).
"Designed to help our students and university community build
mentoring relationships with our outstanding faculty," the 30-minute
lunchtime presentation will be held at noon at the Farrington
Pit, said Bernice Strauss, director of academic support programs
for the SAM Center.
Pierce is a graduate of Allegheny College, from which she received
her bachelor's degree in political science; and the University
of Virginia, from which she received her doctorate.
She
taught at the University of Virginia and participated in a teaching
roundtable with Oxford University before coming to SHSU in 2006,
according to her vita.
Pierce's current publication involves "Murder and Mayhem: Violence,
Press Coverage and the Mobilization of the Republican Party in
1856," which will be included in the anthology "Words at
War: The Civil War and American Journalism."
Students are encouraged to bring their lunches for the brown-bag
event.
In the event of inclement weather, the series will be held at
the bookstore atrium on the first floor of the Lowman Student
Center.
For more information, call the SAM Center at 936.294.4444.
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Workshop To Teach Employees About Budgets, Funding
The
Office of Research and Special Programs will address the "single
most asked request" the office receives when faculty are writing
grants during a workshop on Tuesday (Oct. 9).
The "Budget
Development And Funding Searches" workshop will be held from
1-4 p.m. in the Roy Adams House, across from Academic Building
IV.
ORSP
staff members Delia Gallinaro, Trisha Allen and Eva Strickler
will assist faculty and staff in such areas as how to calculate
budgets for grants; budget development for National Science Foundation,
National Institute of Justice, National Endowment for the Humanities
and the Department of Education and Foundations.
"Budget development assistance is the single most asked request
from our office when faculty are writing grants," said Gallinaro,
ORSP assistant director.
The
workshop is part of a series the office will host monthly on
various grant topics that will be held on the second Tuesday
and the third Wednesday of the month.
The "Budget
Development" workshop will also be held on Oct. 17.
Registration
is required, as space is limited to 20 people; however, if the
demand for the workshop is high, another will be scheduled in
November in the Lowman Student Center, Gallinaro said.
For more information or to register, contact Gallinaro at
936.294. 3621.
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Speaker To Discuss Indian Money Management
R. Arunachalam, senior professor of economics at the University
of Madres in Chennai, India, will discuss monetary management
in the country on Thursday (Oct. 11).
The lecture, part of the SHSU Economics Fall 2007 Seminar Series,
will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Smith-Hutson Building Room 139.
An emerging economic power, India ranks third only after the
United States and China in terms of Gross Domestic Product, measured
in international dollars (Purchasing Power Parity dollar), according
to recently-released World Bank statistics.
"Indian economy has been growing very fast - at about 8 percent
annually in recent years and has poised to become a major player
in the emerging global economic order, which has been characterized
by global integration of financial markets," said Hiranya Nath,
associate professor in SHSU's economics and international business
department.
"Therefore, a sound financial system in India is very
important for global financial stability and only prudent management
of monetary policy can guarantee a sound financial system," he
said. "In a globally integrated financial market equipped with
modern information technology any disturbance in Bombay Stock
Exchange (the major Indian Stock Market) may quickly have repercussions
in New York Stock Exchange. The Asian financial crisis of 1997
and even the recent turmoil in U.S. stock market and their worldwide
effects are good examples."
Arunachalam has taught for 31 years, 18 of which have been in
University of Madras' economics department.
His areas of specialization include poverty and agrarian structure,
international trade, monetary and macroeconomics and issues relating
to economic reforms in India.
Arunachalam has more than 50 research publications in journals
and seminar volumes, including two major and two minor research
projects.
For more information, contact Nath.
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Archaeologist To Discuss Battlefield Excavation
In
honor of Archaeology Month, held in October in Texas, chief archaeologist
of the San Jacinto Battlefield will discuss on Thursday (Oct.
11) the current excavations at the site, the reasons for surveying
it and plans for the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic
Site park.
"Peering Through The Fog Of War--Conflict Archaeology At San
Jacinto Battlefield," which will include a PowerPoint presentation,
will be held at 7 p.m. at the Katy and E. Don Walker, Sr., Education
Center Auditorium.
An
informal wine and hors d'oeuvres reception, where attendees can
meet Moore, will be held before the lecture at 6 p.m.
"For the last four years, Texas Parks and Wildlife, with Dr.
Moore's private firm and the Texas Historical Commission's archeological
stewards, have been surveying the San Jacinto Battleground," said
Sandy Rogers, a THC steward and registrar at the Sam Houston
Memorial Museum. "The park, of course, plans to restore the battleground
to its 1836 environment."
Using
metal detectors, the group has "uncovered lots of artifacts," including
a bayonet, ram rod and cannon balls, which will be on display
in the museum during Archaeological Month, Rogers said.
"The battlefield over the years has changed," she said. "It
was just swampy marshy area, where the last battle took place
between Santa Anna's army and Sam Houston's army and where Texas
won independence in 1836."
Because it is a state park, one of the most popular in the state,
according to Rogers, the TPWD wants to restore it the way it
looked back when the battle was fought.
"They wanted to know where the real campsites, where Sam Houston's
camps and where were Santa Anna's camps were," she said. "There
are markers there, but they're not necessarily correct, so this
will finalize it."
The
lecture is free and open to the public.
Other
Archaeology Month events include an archaeology fair for fourth
graders from Gibbs Elementary on Oct. 12, a presentation series
by Rogers to Huntsville school district seventh graders, an exhibit
of images of the Alamo in the Walker Education Center through
Oct. 26 and an exhibit of San Jacinto battlefield artifacts in
the Sam Houston Memorial Museum rotunda Oct. 1-24.
The Walker Education Center is located at 1402 19th St.
For more information, call the Sam
Houston Memorial Museum at 936.294.1832.
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Districts To Meet Prospective Teachers At Oct. 10 Fair
More than 70 school districts from across the state will be
seeking qualified educators during Career Services' Fall Teacher
Job Fair on Wednesday (Oct. 10).
Representatives from schools and districts of all sizes, including
many Houston-area schools, will be at the fair, which will be
held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Johnson Coliseum.
Students and alumni are encouraged to dress professionally and
to bring numerous resume copies.
Students may also research school districts and their career
opportunities, as well as access to a list of Web site addresses,
in advance through "Jobs
4 Kats Quick Links," which
requires registration.
For more information, call Career
Services at 936.294.1713.
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Tour To Give 'MoonDreams,' 'Autumn Sky' Info
The physics department will give a second public tour
of "what's currently up in the autumn night sky" during its planetarium
series program on Friday (Oct. 12).
The "Autumn
Sky" and "MoonDreams," which shows attendees which constellations,
stars and planets they can expect to see in the upcoming weeks,
will be held at 7 p.m. in the Planetarium, located in Farrington
Building Room F102.
"MoonDreams" tells the story of Perseus and Andromeda
and talks about our moon and where it comes from, as well as
introduces other moons in the solar system, according to Michael
Prokosch, staff aide for the physics department.
In addition, each show will include a discussion about this
year's Dec. 24 Mars Opposition and the "Mars Hoax," an
e-mail that circulates every August making exaggerated claims
about the planet's visibility from Earth, Prokosch said.
The show will last approximately one hour.
The Planetarium seats up to 29 visitors and includes a dome
that is approximately 18 feet in diameter and more than 20 feet
high in the center, according to Prokosch.
Admission
is free.
Other showings for the semester will be held Nov. 16 and Dec.
7, both at 7 p.m. The December show will also include information
on the annual Geminid Meteor Shower and why it is unique compared
to other meteor showers, Prokosch said.
For more information on current show times for the Planetarium
or the Observatory , call 936.294.3664 or e-mail Prokosch.
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Art Students To Give Pieces Of Themselves For Exhibit
Students
in the Museum and Gallery Practices class will show their peers
off during an exhibit beginning Monday (Oct. 8) in the Student
of Fine Arts (SOFA) Gallery.
The
student-curated exhibit, in the SOFA gallery through Friday (Oct.
12), will feature self-portraits by artists from throughout the
department and campus, though not by students in the Museum and
Gallery Practices class themselves, according to Michael Henderson,
assistant professor of art.
Students
submitted their pieces to the Museum and Gallery Practices class,
which in turn selected the pieces for the show.
The course is designed to teach students all aspects of organizing
an exhibit, from curating (or selecting the works) to designing
the exhibition, installing the works and lighting them," he said. "The
class meets as a group to discuss the submissions and choose
what will be in the show."
The
submitted pieces could come from any medium, whichever the artist
chose, because the works were not a class assignment, he said.
A reception will be held on Thursday (Oct. 11), from 5-7 p.m.,
in the SOFA Gallery, which is located in Art Building A Room
101.
For more information, contact Henderson by e-mail, or by phone
at 936.294.1318.
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Poets To Read In Austin Hall
The Department of English at Sam Houston State University will
host poets Steve Gehrke and Nadine Sabra Meyer to Austin Hall
for a reading from their work on Tuesday (Oct. 9) beginning at
6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Gehrke's third book of poetry, "Michelangelo's Seizure" (U.
of Illinois Press), was selected for the National Poetry Series.
His previous book, "The Pyramids of Malpighi" (Anhinga Press),
won the Philip Levine Poetry Prize.
He has received a Pushcart Prize and a National Endowment for
the Arts grant. He is an assistant professor of English at Seton
Hall University.
Meyer's debut collection of poetry, "The Anatomy Theater" (Harper
Perennial), was selected for the National Poetry Series. Her
poems have won the New Letters Poetry Prize and a Pushcart Prize.
She is a visiting professor of English at Gettysburg College.
Previous selections for the National Poetry Series include:
Naomi Shihab Nye, Reginald Gibbons, Sherod Santos, Alice Fulton,
Thylias Moss, Mark Doty, Billy Collins, Kathy Fagan, Denis Johnson,
Larry Levis, Kevin Young, Terrance Hayes, Jack Myers, Stephen
Dobyns, William Olsen, and Rafael Campo, among others.
For more information, contact Scott
Kaukonen, assistant
professor of English by email or phone (936.294.1407).
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W. O. W. Lecture Series Under Way
The Fall W.O.W. (Words of Wellness) Lecture Series is a free
four-week series that takes place every Wednesday from noon -
12:50 p.m. in Room 315 of the L.S.C. Participants are invited
to bring lunch, and drinks will be provided.
The first lecture, "Eating, Activity, and Body Weight:
The good, The bad and The ugly" was by John De Castro, dean
of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
On Oct. 10 Rosanne Keathley, associate professor of health,
will speak on "You Are What You Drink: How Alcohol, Caffeine,
and Sugar Affect Your Health."
On
Oct. 17 Johann Robert, certified yoga instructor, will speak
on "Fighting Fatigue with Active Relaxation."
On
Oct. 24 David Ficklen, M. D., associate professor of health and
kinesiology, will speak on "Know Your Numbers: The Importance
of Knowing and Controlling Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Glucose."
For more information about the lectures, contact Mindy
Oden by e-mail or phone (936.294.1307).
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