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RELEASE Contact: Board to consider interim president The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that at its June 15 meeting it will consider the appointment of Dr. Michael Field, our current provost, as interim president effective July 1. Dr. Field has the full backing of the Board, a broad range of experience in academia and well understands the major issues facing SSU in the near future. The Board also will consider the appointment of Dr. John Kelley, a long-time professor of history, as interim provost. In the light of recent events, the Board would like to assure the community, faculty, staff, and students that it is working hard to ensure that SSU remains a strong asset to this area and the university of choice in Southern Ohio. SSU has made great strides over the years and we are confident it will meet the challenges that lie ahead. ###
The Shawnee State University Department of Social Sciences and the SSU Center for International Programs and Activities (CIPA) had a joint luncheon at the SSU International House Wednesday enabling members of the faculty, staff, and student body to meet and talk in an informal session with the University's visiting professor, Dr. Farhang Rajaee. Dr. Julia Coll (left), professor of Spanish at SSU and one of many individuals to attend the event,listens as Rajaee discusses "Women in the Middle East," with particular reference to an article entitled "Cultural Changes in Male/Female Relations: Post-Revolutionary Iran" written by his wife, anthropologist Fatemeh Givechian. Rajaee, associate professor of political science and humanities at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, is a visiting professor of international relations at SSU during spring quarter. Originally from Iran, Rajaee has taught at the Center for Diplomatic Training in Tehran, Iran; Beheshti (National University in Tehran; the College of International Studies; Tehran University; and Imam Sadeq University. He has written 16 books and has had 24 articles published in scholarly journals. # # #
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provides fun and innovative ways for elementary and When
children are asked what they want to be when they grow up, a lot of
different answers come out of their mouths.
“I want to be a veterinarian,” one might say.
“I want to be a teacher,” says another.
“I want to be an astronaut,” another claims. This
month, Shawnee State University presents “Explore Your Future,”
a program that will keep the learning process going while school is
on hiatus. All career
possibilities can be explored during a week of exciting learning
activities for children grades PreK-8. “Explore
Your Future” is a special partnership between Shawnee State
University and Scioto County Joint Vocational School that gives
primary and secondary students the opportunity to participate in the
fun of seeing and doing what adults do in different career fields. Ginnie
Moore, director of University Outreach Services at SSU, says Explore
your Future will showcase the area’s outstanding teachers who have
put together exciting learning experiences for young students to
practice skills and develop their talents in areas of special
interest to them. “Teachers
will help the students make the connection between their interests
and the world of work,” Moore said. Megan
Horne, program manager of School-to-Work at SSU and the individual
who spearheads the summer program, says she feels that every person
involved with “Explore Your Future” will benefit. “Area
educators have the opportunity to teach fun and innovative classes
based on their own interests and experience, the businesses in the
community become more involved with area youth, and the youth get
exposed to career possibilities for the future,” she said. Horne
also mentioned that this year’s program has been expanded from one
week to two. “Based
on parents’ requests, we expanded the program this year to offer a
larger variety of classes and a longer program,” she said. “In addition, bus transportation should help more students
from various parts of Scioto County to attend who would otherwise
not be able to do so.” Megan
Bell, a student at Valley Elementary School and daughter of Tracy
Conn of Wheelersburg, enjoyed last year’s “Explore Your
Future” program. “We
learned to be nice, quiet, and we learned to help others.
Plus we learned to have FUN,” Bell said.
Morning
and afternoon classes are available at SSU, June 18-22 and SCJVS,
June 11-15. The cost is
$30 per half-day session and $60 for the full-day session.
For
more information about the program or registering a child in the
program call (740) 355-2390 or send an e-mail message to mhorne@shawnee.edu. #
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RELEASE Contact: SSU To Confer Degrees on 550
Pomp and circumstance, and an expected crowd of 4,000 people, will attend the graduation ceremony of the class of 2001 at the Shawnee State University Commencement, Friday, June 15 at 6 p.m. on the Alumni Green at SSU in Portsmouth. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, world-renown journalist, is scheduled to address the 550 graduates—the largest class in the history of Shawnee State University.
Dr.
Stephen Midkiff, SSU registrar, said that as
Shawnee State University has developed over the past few years,
the number and type of graduates have been gradually shifting.
“This
year, for the first time, SSU will have more baccalaureate (four-year)
degrees awarded than associate (two-year) degrees.
I am pleased to report this demographic shift illustrating
the maturation of Shawnee State University,” he said.
Reynolds,
a native of Columbus, Ohio, has had a brilliant career ranging from
an award-winning journalist to a much sought after television news
commentator. Currently,
she is president of Reynolds News Service: A Think Tank On Race,
Religion, and Gender based in the Washington, D.C. area.
In 1975, she penned the award-winning biography of the Rev.
Jesse Jackson, entitled Jesse
Jackson: The Man, The Movement, The Myth. A
nationally syndicated columnist, author, professor and ordained
minister, Reynolds was a professor in residence at Florida A &
M University and is the author of a new book, No
I won’t Shut Up: Thirty Years Of Telling It Like It Is.
She is also host of her signature radio talk show “Barbara’s
Beat,” and is co-host of “Healing Moments,” with psychotherapist
Michelle Balamani. Formerly
the start-up editor of USA
Today’s Op-Ed page, assistant editor of Ebony
magazine, reporter at Chicago
Today, and urban affairs reporter with the Chicago
Tribune, Reynolds is a regular panelist on CNN, and is a sought
after speaker in high demand around the country, known for her unique
ability to speak the truth, based on fact, often enhanced by her
own real-life experiences as a woman, a journalist, an African-American,
and a minister. that Reynolds has agreed to serve as the University’s 15th commencement speaker “Dr. Reynolds travels the globe sharing the message of hope, inspiration and empowerment to thousands throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Bahamas. We are grateful she will be bringing her message to SSU, and look forward to her inspiring this outstanding group of graduates and those community members who attend,” Chapman said. FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE Contact: SSU Inducts 115 Students
Left to right - Larry L. Mangus, Chapter Advisor, Katy Mathuews, Secretary, Suzanne Brumfield, Vice President, Becky Holden, Treasurer, Ambra Knoche, President, Todd Vatter, Historian
2001 Honorary Members Mr. James Arnzen, Athletic Director Ambra Knoche, Chapter President, Ms. Royna Lattimore, Coordinator, Special Needs Services, Dr. James Kadel, Dean, College of Professional Studies - not pictured The
Shawnee State University chapter of Phi Eta Sigma National Honor
Society inducted 115 outstanding students into membership at its
induction ceremony held recently at the University.
The Honor Society recognizes the outstanding academic achievements
of students. In order
be to a member, a student must have a minimum 3.5 GPA on the 4.0
scale. Chapter
advisor, Dr. Larry L. Mangus, vice president for Student Affairs
at SSU, said that this is an excellent way to recognize students
for their hard work and academic success.
“These
students represent the top 2 percent of the student body at Shawnee
State University. We
are very proud of all of them,” he said.
Students inducted include:
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