SHSU
Update For Week Of Sept. 2
Rec Sports To Help Campus Become
‘Lean Kats’
The Recreational Sports Department will guide SHSU faculty,
staff and students “into becoming leaner, healthier
individuals” beginning Sept. 13 with its new Lean Kat
Club.
During the 10-week program, which is an acronym for "Letting
Exercise and Nutrition Keep (you) Active Throughout...,"
assistant director for wellness programs Mindy Oden and nutrition
intern Kari Kooi will teach participants “how to live
life by eating and exercising right,” Oden said.
“The ‘...’ (as part of the acronym) is for
the individual to decide. It's a neat concept,” she
said. “Each week, exercise and nutrition components
will be covered, knowledge will be gained and hopefully new
habits will be created.”
Sessions will be held from 12:10-1 p.m. every Thursday through
Nov. 29, excluding Thanksgiving Day. Participants should bring
a sack lunch.
The cost for the program, for which participants must register,
is $20 for students and $30 for faculty and staff.
In addition, the Fall Group Fitness Classes schedule has been
established for the semester and includes a variety of classes
for everyone, including aqua sports, yoga, ball Pilates, kickboxing
and hip hop, among others. The complete schedule can be found
online.
Other services also available by appointment to Bearkats include
massage therapy, nutrition counseling and personal training.
For more information, to register for the Lean Kat Club or
to make an appointment for one of the Rec Sport services,
contact Oden at 936.294.1307 or mindyo@shsu.edu,
or visit http://www.shsu.edu/~rca_www/wellness.
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Community To Walk For Heart
Association
The Huntsville community will take one step at a time to
reach its $30,000 goal for this year’s Walker County
Heart Walk on Sept. 22.
The three-mile Heart Walk, sponsored by the American Heart
Association, will begin at 8 a.m. with registration at 7:30
a.m. at Bowers Stadium, on the SHSU campus.
The Walker County Heart Walk is a fund-raising activity in
which community members can earn prizes based on the amount
of money raised. All proceeds benefit the AHA.
While participants can walk individually, members of the SHSU
community who would like to be a part of a team may join the
group organized by assistant professor of mathematics Jackie
Jensen, she said.
SHSU’s teams can be found through the Heart Walk Web
site by searching for Sam Houston State University when registering.
Jensen’s team is the Ruth Lane Mathematics Society,
and Wyatt Raley, field training officer for the university’s
public safety services, has organized a “SHSU Police
Department” team. You do not have to be a member of
the team’s organization to participate on the Heart
Walk team.
Cardiovascular disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 3
killers in the United States today, and the American Heart
Association has dedicated itself to reduce death and risk
from cardiovascular disease by 25 percent by the year 2010.
This year’s Walker County Heart Walk is being held in
memory of Paul Bohan, a local educator who died of cardiovascular
disease.
For more information, to register or to make a donation to
the AHA, call 979.268.0068 or visit http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=222922.
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Sign Language Class Offered
For Fall
SHSU students have a new alternative for earning their foreign
languages credit.
This semester, the department has instituted an on-campus,
for-credit “American Sign Language” class that
will be held on Saturdays.
Taught by professor Rob Blair, “FL 141” will be
held from 9 a.m. to noon in Evans Building Room 313.
“We will add second semester ASL in the spring ’08,
third in the fall ’08 and fourth in the spring ’09,
so we will have a running schedule of all four classes necessary
to fulfill the language requirement,” said Debra Andrist,
chair of the foreign languages department.
Students have until the 12th class day, which is Wednesday
(Sept. 5), to add the class to their schedules if they wish
to take it this fall, according to the Registrar’s Office.
Schedule additions should be made by having an add/drop form
signed by Andrist.
The foreign languages office is located in Evans Building
Room 305.
For more information on the class or signing up, call 936.294.1441.
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Second Alcohol Summit To
Educate Community
Following the success of the first alcohol summit held last
year, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Initiative will present the
Second Annual Alcohol Summit Sept. 7-8 in the Lowman Student
Center to educate the university community about risky alcohol
consumption.
The summit, open to all students, faculty, staff and community
members, will place special emphasis on risk management for
young adults and the legal and social ramifications of irresponsible
choices.
On Friday, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to
receive training on recognizing signs and symptoms of alcohol
and drug use, curriculum infusion, and available campus resources.
A student track will also be available on Friday focusing
on peer education.
The Saturday session is also open to faculty and staff but
is designed to appeal especially to students.
T-shirts, prizes, educational material and certificates of
completion will be given to participants.
Students will have the choice of attending topics from scholarly
sessions about the effects of alcohol and drugs in "Chemistry
of Alcohol," "Body Shots 2007," and "Your
Brain on Drugs," to personal and intimate discussions
about the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse in "Reaching
Others Through Teaching, Tragedy and a Personal Touch,"
"Don't Let the Party Go Down in Flames," and "My
Alcoholics Anonymous Story."
The keynote speaker is Bernie McGrenahan, an entertainer who
has performed for many of today's top music bands, been featured
in Las Vegas and on the David Letterman show, and been on
numerous cable comedy shows.
Registration forms are available online,
or can be picked up in the Student Activities or Dean of Students
offices in the LSC, or at Recreational Sports in the Health
and Kinesiology Center.
For more information, e-mail org_adai@shsu.edu,
or call initiative member Michelle
Lovering at 936.294.4347 or ADAI coordinator
Rosanne Keathley
at 936.294.1171.
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Faculty, Staff To Picnic
On Sept. 7
SHSU employees can have a free lunch on Friday (Sept. 7)
during the annual faculty and staff picnic.
The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the
Old Main Pit.
Employees are encouraged to wear orange to the picnic, which
will serve hotdogs and hamburgers.
For more information, call the President’s
Office at 936.294.3415.
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Party To Prepare Students For
Career Expo
Students will have the opportunity to get a jump start on
finding a post-graduation job, as well as win prizes, during
the Career Expo Kick-Off Party on Wednesday (Sept. 5).
Career Services staff members and company recruiters who will
participate in the Career Expo will be in the Lowman Student
Center Mall Area from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day to discuss
job opportunities and meet prospective employees.
The event will also include free food, music and a variety
of prizes from local restaurants and businesses, including
a free dinner for two from Texas Roadhouse, a Magic Tan session
from The Facemaker, and a $50 gift card from Walgreens.
The Career Expo will be held on Sept. 19 in the Bernard G.
Johnson Coliseum.
For more information, contact Career
Services at 936.294.1713 or careerservices@shsu.edu.
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Professor’s Group To
Perform At SHSU
Fresh from a tour in Japan, assistant professor of percussion
John Lane and his newly-formed group, Pulsus, will perform
on the SHSU campus during a concert on Sunday (Sept. 9).
The trio will play works from their Japanese program, as well
as one of Lane’s compositions that was also included
in the Japanese performances, at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital
Hall.
Pulsus performed at the Hokuto International Music Festival
at Nagoya University and presented a children’s program
in Japan over the summer.
The trio is comprised of professional percussionists/educators
from around the state, including Lane; Christopher Deane,
associate professor of percussion at the University of North
Texas; and Nathan Ratliff, professional percussionist and
educator from the North Texas area.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, call the School
of Music at 936.294.1360.
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'Le Flaneur' To Show Student
Perceptions
Students in Matthew Guest’s summer undergraduate seminar
course will reveal “The World Around Us” in an
exhibit in the Students of Fine Arts Gallery Tuesday through
Friday (Sept. 4-7).
“Le Flaneur,” an exhibit of sketchbooks/journals,
is the product of a “field study” in which students
recorded observations, reflections, and explorations through
drawings, writings, collage or photos, according to Guest,
assistant professor of art.
“A flaneur (a French word) is a detached pedestrian
observer of a metropolis,” Guest said. “The class
adopts the concept of urban observer both as analytic tool
and as a lifestyle. The sketchbook/journal is introduced as
a necessary tool of conceptualization and as a medium of actualization.”
An exhibit reception will be held on Thursday (Sept. 6), at
6 p.m. in the SOFA Gallery.
The SOFA Gallery is located in Art Building A Room 101.
For more information, contact Guest,
the exhibit curator, at 936.294.1320.
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Professional Organizations
Recognize Watts
Richard E. Watts, SHSU professor of counseling and director
for the Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Counselor
Education, recently received two professional awards.
Watts was awarded the Stripling Award by the Association for
Counselor Education and Supervision during the American Counseling
Association Conference in the spring.
Named for Dr. Robert O. Striping, the award is given to persons
who have contributed to the development and enhancement of
professional standards within the counseling profession, according
to Watts.
In May, at the North American Society for Adlerian Psychology
Conference, Watts received the “Diplomate in Adlerian
Psychology.”
The highest professional recognition offered by the North
American Society for Adlerian Psychology, the “Diplomate
in Adlerian Psychology” is awarded to persons who have
demonstrated the highest level of professional accomplishment
in and contribution to Adlerian psychology.
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Jennifer Gauntt
Aug. 31, 2007
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