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May 4, 2004
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(Article by B.J. Parsons--communications
specialist, SSU Office of Communications)
OSU professor to present “Brown
vs. Board” at SSU tomorrow
When the United States Supreme Court ruled on Brown v.
Topeka, Board of Education on May 17, 1954, history was made.
The ruling, which mandated that the ‘separate but equal’ segregation
policy that had governed the United States was inherently unequal and
therefore a clear violation of the 14th Amendment (equal protection of
the laws), set in motion a chain of events that ended segregation and
unified a nation.
Now, almost 50 years to the day from that landmark decision, Shawnee
State University (SSU) will host a lecture on May 5, in room 205 of
the Clark Memorial Library at 6 p.m. entitled, “A Mixed Legacy of
Brown v. Board.”
Presented by Kevin Boyle, Ph.D., a professor from the Ohio State
University, the presentation will focus on the effectiveness of the
ruling over the last 50 years.
According to Dave Todt, Ph.D., chair of the department of teacher
education, Boyle’s lecture, which is part of a statewide initiative
from the deans of education at all state universities in Ohio to
celebrate the decision, will be a revealing look at the watershed
event.
“All the state universities in Ohio are celebrating this decision in
some way, because it strongly influenced American education over the
last half a century,” said Todt. “The Ohio Humanities Council gave us
a grant to bring Dr. Boyle to campus, and we look forward to hearing
what he has to say.”
“A Mixed Legacy of Brown v. Board” is free and open to the public. For
more information, call (740) 351-3451.
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Ohio Board of Regents chancellor
to address SSU graduates on June 12
The chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) will address nearly
500 graduates at Shawnee State University’s (SSU) 18th
commencement ceremony on June 12.
Roderick G. W. Chu, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents since
1998, will serve as commencement speaker at the ceremony scheduled for
10 a.m. on the Alumni Green on the SSU campus in Portsmouth.
Chu’s primary responsibility with OBR is to challenge and guide Ohio’s
higher education system towards new levels of performance and
achievement in serving students, Ohioans, and the nation. In
partnership with the governor, the Ohio General Assembly, higher
education, and business and community leaders, the regents and
chancellor work to ensure that Ohio's colleges and universities add
significant value to the lives of their students, continuously
improving and developing a bright future for Ohio and its people.
Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D., president of
SSU, said the university community is eager to hear the message of an
individual who has provided leadership throughout the state in
addressing the need for access in public higher education.
“Chancellor Chu is strongly-supportive of Shawnee State University’s
mission and he has a great understanding of how higher education can
change lives,” she said.
In addition to his work with OBR, Chu
serves on Governor Bob Taft’s cabinet and is an active participant on
numerous state and national boards and commissions. He serves as the
past-president of State Higher Education Executive Officers, the
national association of state higher education system heads, and is a
member of: the Education Commission of the States’ Steering Committee;
the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative’s Executive
Committee; the Midwest Higher Education Commission and its Distributed
Learning Workshop; Ohio’s Third Frontier Commission; the Governor’s
Workforce Policy Board; and the Governor’s Commission on Higher
Education and the Economy. He has also been a senior staff member on
the Governor’s Commission on Student Success and Teaching Success.
Formerly a managing partner of Accenture and commissioner of taxation
and finance of the state of New York, Chu served as a trustee of the
State University of New York system from 1990-1997.
Because Chu is an advocate for institutions of higher education that
provide access in higher education, the SSU Board of Trustees will
present an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Chu during the
commencement ceremony, Morris said.
Shawnee State University, the only public university in Ohio located
on the banks of the Ohio River, offers more than 80 bachelor’s and
associate degree programs in areas such as English and humanities;
fine, digital, and performing arts; mathematical sciences; natural
sciences; social sciences; teacher education; business administration;
industrial and engineering technologies; and health sciences, at one
of the lowest tuition rates among Ohio public universities and
in-state rates to eligible students in Kentucky.
Enrollment at Ohio’s newest four-year university is at its highest
level ever this year-3,693. The institution has a low student/teacher
ratio, awards more than $1.5 million in scholarships each year, and
offers proven programs that ensure success in the classroom and in
future employment, Morris said.
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SSU Releases President’s List for
Winter 2004 Quarter
Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D., president of Shawnee State
University (SSU), has announced the
president’s list for the winter 2004 quarter. To be named to the list,
students must be full-time and
have achieved a grade point average of 4.0.
OHIO
BEAVER
Cara D Havens, Christina M Logan
BETHESDA
Sarah M Tingler
BLUE CREEK
Jennifer A Ridolfi, Stephanie M Cole
CHESAPEAKE
Brian E Hayton
CHILLICOTHE
Aaron T Bennett, Deborah Y Basye, Jennifer R Hougland,
Miranda D Smith
CINCINNATI
Ashley M Woodrey
CIRCLEVILLE
Ashley M Brown
ENON
Caleb M Arnold
FRANKLIN FURNACE
Ryan D Boggs, Ashley N Ramey
FRIENDSHIP
Robert E Witterschein, Kristen N Graham
IRONTON
Jay P Wilder, Amber D Hager, Leigh A Bazell, Nanci
Hackworth
JAMESTOWN
Kyla Lorraine Becker
LAURELVILLE
Jonathan E Davis
LUCASVILLE
Craig M Webb, Derrik F Gray, Jason W Throckmorton,
Jeffrey M Miller, Nathan R Coriell, Ransom J Brown, Bethany J Miller,
Brenda A King, Karol L Moore, Kristie S Meeker, Lacy D Bragdon,
Melanie R Oppy, Sara Chatfield, Tiffany M Auvdel
MCDERMOTT
Hannah E Ferguson, Ryan F Sandlin, William Crabtree,
Cathy A Wamsley
MINFORD
Brent E Munn, Henry Waring, Amy S Wheeler, Cindy Comer,
Jamie A Jenkins, Katie C Cordle, Mikell N Rase, Rhonda R Johnson
NEW BOSTON
Christopher G Goins, Matthew J Smart, Paul M Goode
NEW CONCORD
Jessica Huston
OTWAY
Melissa S Hoople, Terry Horner-Phipps
PEDRO
Danny J Laney
PEEBLES
Jeremy R Boldman, Katy R Stephens
PIKETON
Brandy M Conley, Holly J Amlin, Jamie L McCoy, Jessica
A Woodruff, Olivia L Day
PORTSMOUTH AND WEST PORTSMOUTH
Cecile Gale Keys, Absalom S Hall, Breck D Finzer, Erik
D Brammer, Jarrod C M Farley, Jesse M Loy, Joseph W Herrmann, Joshua M
Clifford, Justin A Van Wye, Kevin M Taylor, Robert L Scherer, Robert S
Huff, Rocky J Adkins II, Ryan O McGraw, Stephen J Cucore, Amy S
Campbell, Barbara J Warnock, Carol J Luther, Cassandra L Block, Cassie
N Laxton, Christa A Cassidy, Christy S Knauff, Corinna S Smith, Donna
K Scaggs, Elaine M Tieman, Frances J Matthews, Heidi A Neff, Jene M
Wright, Jennifer L Stiltner, Karen M Heiskell, Kate G Brown, Katrijn D
Van den Broek, Kelly M Hatas, Laura B Pottinger, Lauren M Tam, Leslie
M Bennett, Marvaline F Riley, Rebecca K Pugh, Rhonda S Hughes,
Samantha A Runk, Sara D Crisp, Sarah A Huffman, Summer M Tepas, Tarrah
D Bouts, Therese J Mahle, Tracey L Leo
PROCTORVILLE
Deanna L Craiger, Stacie D Fisher
SARDINIA
Corrin N Holbrook
SCIOTOVILLE
Joshua Ramsey, Mallory J Smith
SEAMAN
Dayne S Michael
SOUTH POINT
Adrienne J Mcclanahan, Jennifer F Cade, Rochelle L
Blake, Donya M Byard
SOUTH WEBSTER
Evelyn M Allard
STOUT
Douglas Davis, Jessica D Adams
WAKEFIELD
Tonya D Koeppel
WATERLOO
Jonda K Carpenter
WAVERLY
John W Dutcher, Joseph N Hobbs, Amanda D Claytor, Erica
R Legg, Jaclynn P Rapp, Joy M Johnson, Julie E Miller, Paola A Boggs,
Robin R Grooms, Shannon E Crabtree
WELLSTON
Nicole I Joseph
WEST UNION
Ronald B Lynch, Alicia C McClanahan, Angela D Cook,
Jane E Tolle, Jennifer L Pertuset, Katherine J Willett, Kendra F
Lucas, Kristi D Roades, Marlana R Welch, Nancy E Hinton
WHEELERSBURG
David N Walker, Jared C Bentley, John H Kirby, Kevin C
Eller, Kyle K Dyer, Randall Hall, Robert E Davis, Tamer F Ahmed,
Elizabeth A Savage, Kerra L McGue, Sarah N Dials, Vicky L Gilmore
WILLOW WOOD
Angel L Adkins
WINCHESTER
Tony L Brammer, Natalie E Harper
KENTUCKY
ASHLAND
Alison A Caudill
GARRISON
Alisa D Parson, Virginia G Pruitt
GRAYSON
Karen L Stephens
GREENUP
Elizabeth K Hannah
MAYSVILLE
Heather R Hilterbrand
RUSSELL
Angela Hensley
SOUTH SHORE
Krista Dowdy, Mr. Andrew R Lynn, Mindy S Spence, Misty
D Brown
TILTON
Brandon T Workman
VANCEBURG
Greta R Blevins, Kimberly C Smith
WEST VIRGINIA
HUNTINGTON
Beth A Johnson
MILTON
Tevin M Boles
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SSU Announces
Dean’s List for Winter Quarter
Michael Field, Ph.D., provost and vice president for
academic affairs at Shawnee State University (SSU), has announced the
dean's list for the winter 2004 quarter. To be named to the list,
individuals must be full-time and have achieved a grade point average
of 3.5 or better.
OHIO
ABERDEEN
Annette E Whaley, Lisa D Conley
ALBANY
Kirk A Crow
ASHVILLE
Joshua E Ramey
BAINBRIDGE
Jessica L Meyers
BATAVIA
Jessica L Burkhart
BEAVER
Don G Edler Jr., Isaac E Adams, America E Myers, Ashley B Manning,
Brooke N Ruff, Cynthia B Walters, Jessica L Howard, Jessica L Osborne,
Kendra L Scaggs, Rachel A Morton, Robyn K Hambrick, Tishina
Brown-Harris
BELLEFONTAINE
April L Wolf
BIDWELL
Jennifer J Sipple
CHERRY FORK
Glen M Ragan, Jr.
CHESAPEAKE
Scott M Robertson, Jacqueline J Johnson, Kristen D Jeffries, Thea K
Brown
CHILLICOTHE
Brian S Wilson, Bryon D Cox II, Kevin S Fultz, Kirk E Jordan, Marc E
Secoy, Nicholas A Ries, Angela M Hines, Carie M Wolfe, Heather M
Miller, Heidi L Gray, Lacey S Thornton, Michelle M Mathuews, Michelle
M Ratcliff, Susan K Adams
CINCINNATI
Thomas A Spille, Lisa A Schock
CIRCLEVILLE
Holly L Sampson, Kimberly N Wilt
COAL GROVE
Sarah A Patterson
CORNING
Andrea D Schooley
FRANKLIN FURNACE
Megan D Tackett, Benjamin W Dyer, Brian D Jenkins, Joseph S Salyers,
Steve D Thomas, Steve G Chaffin, Heidi M McDavid, Sunshine S Lollis,
Terry A Blevins, Shannon R Whitis
GALLIPOLIS
Jessica L Donnally, Katie S Bailes
GEORGETOWN
Abigail L Watson
GREENFIELD
James J Polley, Teshia R Taylor
IRONTON
Melissa D Hacker, Bradrick G Jenkins, Daniel T Meehan, Jennifer R
Mays, Shellie M Bini
JACKSON
Josh A Evans, April D Richardson, Brandi E Johnson, Cindy B Forrest,
Kara L Curtis
KENTON
Matthew S Thompson
LANCASTER
Theodore A Tom
LUCASVILLE
Bradley S Phipps, Clinton A Colley, Derek D Adkins, Jacob J Sisler,
Jared R Lute, Jonathan R Tully, Justin T White, Levi D Miller, Matthew
D Lute, Nathan E Roberts, Robert J Mullens, Ted J Stidham, Thomas A
Brower, Amy L Riggs, Ashley N Coriell, Cara L Remington, Christi M
Stone, Debra D Lewis, Emily R Hempill, Heather R Mitchell, Helga A
McNair, Jennifer M Knauff, Karen A Tully, Kristin G Baker, Marcie A
Malone, Marcy M Stapleton, Mary M. Leadingham, Melissa Lute, Melissa R
Hettinger, Monique L Strickland, Rachel C Ramey, Rebecca L Cable,
Rhonda L Sturgill, Tiffany L Hendrix
MANCHESTER
Jake C Krieger, Becky L Dryden, Heather J Barlow, Jessica E Owsley,
Patience M Vogler
MARYSVILLE
Amy E Skelton
MCDERMOTT
Jared A Koch, Jared R Strickland, Joseph B Koch, Rodney K Mckinley,
Zachary M Smith, Julie N Montavon, Regina A Clark
MINFORD
Craig E Havens, Jerod C Walker, Ralph L Munn, Scott R Oliver, Caroline
Miller, Jamie M Burroughs, Kayla M Shonkwiler, Kristin D Bennett, Mary
E Coriell, Miranda G Brown, Nikki Blankenship, Rhonda M McClary, Sarah
L Tingler, Victoria B Bragdon
MORROW
Ellen B Newberry
NEW BOSTON
Joe M Keeney, Catherine L Altman, Kendra R Newman
NEWARK
Melissa A Ireland
NORTH ROYALTON
Rebecca A Pell
OAK HILL
Andrea L Bowens, Ashley R Crabtree, Devon L Carter, Lisa A Lahrmer,
Sarah B King
OTWAY
Duane B Knittel, Eugene D Johnson III, John M Storer, Justin T Lute,
Alisha D Ferguson, Amanda G Pickel, Andrea L Nigh, Ashley N Davis,
Christina L Hoffer, Clara E Smith, Fernanda M Cabral De Melo, Lisa E
Banks
OXFORD
Teri L Dean
PEDRO
Deidre N McFann
PEEBLES
Richard A Carroll, Amanda B Reed, Amanda Unger, Amy B King, Becky S
Setty, Brittney A Dyer, Jennifer D Swayne, Mellissa D Madden, Shay D
Beighle, Tiffany N Hougland, Tracie L Sturgill
PIKETON
Henry J Jayne, Jared D Williams, Steven J Spriggs, Walter M Stover,
Amanda D Veach, Emily J Boggs, Jenna R Smith, Jennifer L Buckler,
Michelle K Richards
PORTSMOUTH AND WEST PORTSMOUTH
Jennifer A Felty, Charles R Farley, Eric L Ramey, Jeff
D Nickel, Amberly D Warner, Dezarae A Sammons, Ginny E Nelson, Jessie
I Spears, Michelle S Traylor, Tammie S Hicks, Danielle N Hensley,
Crystal Lynn Conn, Gail Ann Moore, Melissa A Marion, Aaron A Jones,
Alex T Watts, Andrew J Sinclair, Benjamin H Richard, Byron G Plummer,
Conrad L Rinto, Daniel S Easter, Derrick D Tucker, Donald E Ratcliff,
Douglas B McCreary, Eric E Marit, George Blanton, Jacob L Bailey, Jake
D Dietrich, James F Lewis, James P McCarty, Jarod M Shaw, Jason M
Blumling, Jeremie A Spriggs, Jeremy A Myers, Jerome L Harrison, Joey D
Springs, John D Morton, John E Mahle, John J Hurst, John M Liston,
John-Marcus Murray, Jonathan M Whitt, Joseph L Pennington, Joshua A,
Burkart, Joshua B Murray, Joshua E Coriell, Joshua M Aeh, Joshua R
Tibbs, Justin N Dzik, Kevin D Downey, Kevin D MacDonald, Kristopher C
Jones, Micah, S Ross, Michael E Cheesbro, Michael R Glass, Robert B
Eldred, Robert J Hammond, Ryan D Hickman, Sean F Boldman, Stephen A
Cunningham, JR, Thomas G Yost, Timothy A Miller, Tommy Newman, William
R Adams, Aki Nukariya, Alisha M Manning, Amanda K Looney, Amanda L
Johnson, Amanda S Plotts, Amy E Cottle, Amy M Richardson, Amy R Cox,
Andrea G Williams, Andrea L Comer, Angela C Davis, Angela N Bobst,
Anna D Ramey, Ashley N Huff, Ashley N Seidel, Ashley R Bilyeu, Autumn
M Well, Bethany N Jones, Brandy L Dewar, Candice M Tibbs, Carrie E
Slone-Duncan, Chelsey N Heft, Christine M Coronel, Cynthia L Justice,
Danette L Webb, Danielle R Zimmer, Danille L Hayes, Deanna D Phillips,
Deanna M Eldridge, Denelle A Hickman, Dustyn A Blevins, Elaine N
Wilson, Elizabeth A Elsesser, Elizabeth R Gordon, Erica A Moody, Erica
L Brickey, Erika V Lawson, Felicia K Scott, Gail L Ingalsbe, Heather L
Simpson, Hoai T Tran, Jamie L Arnett, Jasmine L Osman, Jeanette L
Bauer, Jennifer E Moorhead, Jennifer K Brown, Jennifer L June,
Jennifer N Cummins, Jennifer S Mihlik, Jessica D Newman, Jessica J
Votaw, Jessica L Cooper, Jessica L Dusch, Johnda J Cantrell, Julie A
Lewis, Julie A Ratcliff, Julie Boyd, Kami J Post, Kasey T Thacker,
Katherine L Glockner, Katherine L McCarty, Katherine R Johnson, Kendra
L Frazier, Kristi J Barka, Kristy J Boden, Kristyn L Allen, Kylee A
Best, Lacey M Simpson, Leslie Williams, Linda L Bussa, Lindsay R
Allen, Marcy A See, Marianne Neville, Mary A Morris, Megan M Warnock,
Meghan L Kaskey, Melissa E Laugle, Melissa S Bloomer, Mindy J.
Pickelsimer, Miranda N Crouse, Misty L Windsor, Monica C Canfield,
Mychal R Murdock, Natalie M Snyder, Natasha M Dehart, Nicholas B
Helbling, Nicole L Grills, Nicole R Groff, Phyllis J Noah, Rachel R
Byrnes, Ragina R Monoskie, Rebecca A Mackey, Rebecca J Bailey, Rhonda
L Throckmorton, Rose A Hammonds, Sara M Stamper, Sarah C Walke, Sarah
E Davis, Sarah L Kershner, Sarah M Colvin, Savannah C Spriggs, Shauna
B Freeman, Shayla O Caudill, Sheena M Mignerey, Stacey A Manchester,
Stacey R Shumway, Stacia J Driapsa, Susie Fennell, Tamara P Cognion,
Tami J Ratcliff, Terri L. Wallace, Tessa R Wilkerson, Tiffany R
Lindsey, Tina L Collins, Toni M Gill, Traci M Morehart, Tracy D Scott,
Velma E Brehm, Veronica R Olivieri, Victoria L Puckett, Joseph M
Briggs
PROCTORVILLE
Charles M Wentz, Amber M Sparks, Jessica M Hoover
REYNOLDSBURG
William B Younger
RIDGEWAY
Jessica M Craig
RUSSELLVILLE
Susan K Huff
SCIOTOVILLE
Jason A Matthews, Luke S Rhea, Marion W Mault, Jessica L Brown, Julie
L Brown, Leslie M Matthews, Nicole L May, Rachel S Ketter, Stefany D
Blevins
SEAMAN
Karl A Boerger, Jennifer D Shreffler, Jesseka Black, Kelsey D Baxla
SOUTH POINT
Harrison A Hunt, Johnny A Noble, Joshua D Pemberton, Rickey L Crager
JR, Timothy M Litteral, Bethany A Hurst, Brittany Scanlon, Stella R
Hatfield
SOUTH WEBSTER
Robert A Howel, Steven F McAlister, Debra R Montgomery, Heidi L Triggs
STOCKDALE
Donald Allen
STOUT
Rick A Ackerman, Lisa L Spriggs
URBANCREST
Austin J Wickham
VINCENT
Kristi N Twyman
WAVERLY
Aaron M Johnson, Allen S Fisher, Jason E Sowards, Mark C Hamilton,
Michael V Rose, Troy M Pekkala, Erica J. Snodgrass, Angela E Grashel,
Brittany M Leffler, Chelsie N Tatman, Christina M Kramer, Heidi M
Irvine, Jamie D Carr, Jennifer Hughes, Jennifer S Akers, Jessica L
Proehl, Lynette C Saxour, Melinda S Rhoads, Michele D Anderson,
Miranda S Dunn, Misty D Valentine, Rebekah J Hill
WELLSTON
Candy Ousley
WEST UNION
Bryan D Grooms, Derek R Jones, Dustin S Lynch, Garry E Messer, Joshua
S White, Kyle B Cooper, Ryan F Young, Tyler E Cantrell, Amanda D Lacy,
Amber R Lewis, Ashley L Chaney, Christina Little, Erin D Woods,
Rebecca L Kimble, Tracy A Shearer, Yolanda C Crowe
WHEELERSBURG
Aaron S Bennett, Adam N Toft, David S Brown, Geoff M Givan, Jon M
Brescia, Karl D Tolbert, Michael D Perkins, Nathan Wheeler, Ryan P
Slaughter, Timothy J Stepp, Travis S Riepenhoff, William J Holtzapfel,
Alicia M Browning, Alison L Krick, Amber N Dowdy, Erica N Long,
Guinevere E Mercer, Heather J Ashley, Jacinda L Shaw, Jamie C
Matthews, Jamie M Baum, Jennifer L Glascock, Julia A Allen, Karletta R
Tackett, Kasey J Porter, Kimberly S Crum, Mallory S Phipps, Mary B
Lemon, Megan N Armstrong, Micah M Riffe, Michele L Lawson, Mona M
Lynch, Naomi E Solomon, Rae A Mason, Sarah E Mershon, Sonia Llacer,
Stephanie N Rose, Tomi R Evans, Valarie K Bradley
WILLOUGHBY
Pamela J Hudec
WINCHESTER
Matthew L Willett, Monica J Basford
WOODSFIELD
Jessica D Rose
KENTUCKY
ASHLAND
Lowell B Bennett, Tara S Hoff, Tiffany J Brown
FIREBRICK
Christel D Harr
FLATWOODS
Eric Spillman
GARRISON
Alissa R Bloomfield, Kassandra J Bryant, Kimberly D
Erwin, Shannon E Gilbert, Shawna L Singler
GRAYSON
Scott L Suttles
GREENUP
Melissa G Brown
MALONETON
Susan Hall
RACELAND
Scott E Lynd, Matina L Stanko
SOUTH PORTSMOUTH
Jennifer A Felty
SOUTH SHORE
Charles R Farley, Eric L Ramey, Jeff D Nickel, Amberly D Warner,
Dezarae A Sammons, Ginny E Nelson, Jessie I Spears, Michelle S
Traylor, Tammie S Hicks, Danielle N Hensley
VANCEBURG
Brandi V Frye, Monica L Stafford
WURTLAND
Meghan D Gillum
NEW JERSEY
RAMSEY
Christopher T Shaffer
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May 7, 2004
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(Article by Caleb Miller--communications specialist,
SSU Office of Communications)
SSU nursing seminar series kicks off
May 13
The Shawnee State University (SSU) department of nursing, in
cooperation with the Office of University Outreach Services at SSU,
will host a series of seminars dealing with issues and developments in
the nursing profession, starting Thursday, May 13 at the SOMC Friends
Community Center.
The first seminar, entitled “Would You Recommend Your Lifestyle to
Your Patients?,” will take place from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., with
presenter, Kay Ball, M.S.N., RN, CNOR, FAAN, a consultant for K&D
Medical, Inc., describing the trends in lifestyles today that
compromise good health. Ball will also discuss lifestyle changes and
activities that nurses should follow and recommend to patients to
achieve balance and good health.
“The speakers we have scheduled have presented at state and regional
conferences,” said Ginnie Moore, director of University Outreach
Services at SSU. “In other words, they’re going to be high-quality
presentations. Plus, the topics are timely and interesting.”
Individuals who may be interested in the series include nurses,
members of the Ohio Nurses Association, and SSU students, said Moore.
The cost per seminar is $29.
To register in person, individuals may come to the
Office of University Outreach services, located in the basement of
Massie Hall on the SSU campus, or call the office to register over the
phone.
Other seminars in the series, which will be held at SSU, include, “The
Nurse Practice Act and Board of Nursing Rules” on June 24, “Laws and
Rules Regulating Nursing Practice in Ohio” on August 19, and “Money,
Morality, and the American Health Care System” on November 5.
For more information call (740) 351-3274 or (740) 351-3281.
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May 10, 2004
Contact:
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E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by B.J. Parsons--communications specialist,
SSU Office of Communications)
Planetarium to Host Additional Comet
Show
Due to sell-out crowds, an additional viewing of “Watching Comets” has
been added to the Shawnee State University’s (SSU) Clark Planetarium
schedule at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12.
The presentation will focus on explaining and illustrating how comets
are formed and will be presented in the Clark Planetarium, which
features a 40-foot diameter viewing area and a state-of-the-art
Digistar II projection system. If weather permits, the audience will
be invited to look through telescopes after the show.
Tickets to “Watching Comets” are $3 ($2 for kids 12 and under) and are
available at the Planetarium door the night of the show. Seating is
limited to 66, so the show will be shown again at 9 p.m. if necessary.
For more information, call (740) 351-3145.
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There are many words that can attract a high school
junior’s attention, and the words “free college credit” are certainly
no exception.
That is what is at stake for 10 high school juniors in the Scioto Co.
area who apply for and receive scholarships to participate in the
Pixley Summer College for High School Juniors held at Shawnee State
University (SSU).
In general, the Pixley Summer College program offers high school
juniors the opportunity to experience college life while living on
campus and attending classes for credit at a greatly reduced rate.
It is held during the first five-week term of summer quarter beginning
on June 20, and is a wonderful way to jumpstart a college education
without straining the budget. The scholarships, made available by the
Scioto County Area Foundation, will allow students who live in Scioto
County to attend the Pixley Summer College for free. Students
who live outside of that area must pay towards their tuition, room and
board, but still at a reduced and reasonable amount.
“We have considered offering a program like this for a few years,”
said Megan Horne, Program Manager in SSU’s University Outreach
Services. “Last year we received a grant through the Bess and Marie
Pixley Fund from the Scioto County Area Foundation to start the
program. The program was designed to encourage virtually any
high school junior to attend college, live on campus, and experience
college life.
The Scioto County Area Foundation recently awarded additional funding
to allow us to offer scholarships for Scioto County students
specifically. The strong collaboration between Shawnee State
University and the Scioto County Area Foundation is essential to being
able to offer such a valuable opportunity to area high school juniors.
Without the Foundation’s generosity, this opportunity would not be
available.”
While at the university, students will be encouraged to live on campus
and take up to eight hours of actual college classes for credit.
Although students will be offered the chance to enroll in a mentoring
program, Horne believes that the students will operate largely as
independent college students.
“A
large part of college is autonomy and responsibility,” said Horne.
“Our students will be expected to participate in their classes and
engage in the college experience. Counseling and guidance will
be provided both individually and through some specially designed
workshops, to help ensure student success. We will also provide
some structured evening and weekend activities, and students will
receive limited direct supervision. We have other summer
programs that allow high school students to take modified college
courses and are very closely supervised, but this is different. This
is the real deal.”
According to Horne, the program is beneficial to both the students and
SSU, as it allows students to solidify their college plans while SSU
is able to broaden its market of prospective students.
“This will really give students a sense of what SSU is like, and
college in general,” said Horne. “In the process, SSU and the
Portsmouth community will attract new prospective students and their
families, and open itself up to a wider variety of students. It is a
positive situation for all involved.”
The program will be open to all students who are currently in their
junior year of high school, and be available to students from in or
out-of-state, with full scholarships available to Scioto County
residents. Interested students will be required to submit an
application including a short essay and teacher recommendations before
May 31, 2004.
Application packets are available by calling (740) 351-3535.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by B.J. Parsons--communications specialist,
SSU Office of Communications)
Elementary and Middle School Students
to Explore their Futures at SSU this Summer
Are your children doing anything this summer? For students attending
school grades pre-kindergarten through eighth, “Explore Your Future”
might be just what parents are looking for.
“Explore Your Future” is a summer enrichment program held every year
at Shawnee State University (SSU), in which the whole campus becomes a
hive of fun activities for students to experience. With the program
entering its seventh year, this year’s program, held June 14 to 18,
will be one of the biggest ever, according to Megan Horne, manager,
University Outreach Services.
“Each year ‘Explore Your Future’ has grown to hold more students and
we plan to host at least 500 students this year,” said Horne.
“Basically, due to the high number of participants, the entire campus
is taken over by the young students for the week. It is a lot of fun,
and the kids love it.”
This year, due to the high number of participants, several surrounding
locations will also be used to support the large number of children in
the program.
“This year, we will not only be using facilities on campus, but we
will branch out to Earl Thomas Conley Park and Portsmouth West High
School,” said Horne. “This should provide new opportunities for
classes such as archery, softball, basketball, etc. Others such as
golf and football will just be better accommodated in a park setting.
We will continue to provide bus transportation from some area schools,
as well as to and from the West side for classes at Earl Thomas Conley
Park and West High School.”
Originally funded by a School-to-Work grant that encourages career
education and exploration for students K-16, “Explore Your Future” has
always been focused on educating children about career opportunities.
With courses such as “So You Want to be a Teacher” and “Becoming a
Writer,” the children are exposed to future career options.
“We always have had a variety of career-motivated classes,” said
Horne. “But we have also always incorporated a diversity of other
courses including various sports classes, arts and crafts, and pop
culture. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to experience,
and it is a lot of fun, too.”
For more information, call (740) 351-3274.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Phone: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3170; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
The students of the Shawnee State University Children’s Learning
Center, a nationally-accredited preschool operated in conjunction with
SSU's Department of Teacher Education, raised over $500 for Sierra’s
Haven Animal Shelter in a three week period recently. Representatives
from the shelter were on hand at the CLC to accept the donation. Jake,
a stray dog from Sierra’s Haven, was at the CLC to greet the children.
The students, ages 3 to 5 years old, studied animals under a
curriculum created by the Sierra’s Haven staff titled the "Animal
Awareness Curriculum." The four parts included: "Fundamentals" (basic
animal knowledge), "Hands On With Animals," "Love Heals," and "Pet
overpopulation and welfare."
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President’s Gala to be held May 22
The 16th
annual Shawnee State University (SSU) President’s Gala will be held on
Saturday, May 22.
This year’s event will
be a progressive dinner with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails beginning at
6:30 p.m.
in the Clark Memorial Library. The rest of the evening will progress
to the main course in Massie Hall and then dessert in the rotunda of
the Advanced Technology
Center. Musical entertainment will be provided by members of the SSU
community as part of the dining experience. All proceeds
from the gala will be used to purchase new books for the Clark
Memorial Library. A silent auction and raffle will also be held to
raise funds for book purchases.
Tickets are
$100 per person. To make reservations call (740) 351-3284.
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Elementary and middle school students
to explore their futures at SSU
this summer
Are your children doing anything this summer? For students
attending school grades pre-kindergarten through eighth, “Explore Your
Future” might be just what parents are looking for.
“Explore Your Future” is a summer enrichment program held at Shawnee
State University, in which the whole campus becomes a hive of fun
activities for students to experience. The program will run June 14
to 18.
“Explore Your Future” is focused on educating children about career
opportunities. With courses such as “So You Want to be a Teacher” and
“Becoming a Writer,” the children are exposed to future career
options.
For more information, call (740) 351-3274.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
Frost First Recipient of Lute Family
Scholarship
Christopher H. Lute, president and CEO of Lute
Plumbing Supply Inc., congratulates Shawnee State University student
Katelyn Frost, of Sunbury, Ohio, a business administration major who
was the first recipient of the Lute Family Scholarship. The
scholarship was established in honor of Izetta Lute and in memory of
C. Hobert Lute, who together established the business that celebrated
its 50th anniversary in 2002. Lute Supply
now has 11 locations in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana.
For more information about SSU, call (740) 351-3221.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by Jennifer Moorhead, communications
coordinator-Office of Communications)
Jeffrey Paul Morgan Memorial
Scholarship
Established at Shawnee State University
The Jeffrey Paul Morgan Memorial Scholarship has been established at
Shawnee State University (SSU) by Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Morgan in memory
of their late son.
“Jeff had always been interested in Shawnee State,” said Mr. Morgan, a
retired Portsmouth businessman. “He had taken numerous courses there
and, through this scholarship, his mother and I would like to see
other students have the same opportunity at attaining a higher
education, which our son wholeheartedly believed in.”
To be eligible for the $2,000 award applicants must be entering their
freshman year at SSU, major in business, have a 3.0 grade point
average, and exhibit financial need. Preference will go to a Scioto
County resident.
Offering more than 80 bachelor’s and associate degree programs in
areas such as fine, digital, and performing arts; English and
humanities; mathematical sciences; natural sciences; social sciences;
teacher education; business administration; industrial and engineering
technologies; and health sciences, SSU has over $2 million available
to students in both need- and academic-based scholarships.
For more information about scholarships, call (740) 351-4243. For more
information about establishing scholarships and other development
opportunities, call (740) 351-3284.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by Caleb Miller--communications specialist,
SSU Office of Communications)
Glockner Community Service
Scholarship
Established at Shawnee State University
A new scholarship, the Glockner Community Service Scholarship, has
been established at Shawnee State University (SSU) for Scioto County
and northern Kentucky students who are actively involved in helping
the community.
The $500 scholarship will be given to a qualifying graduate from each
of the following high schools: West, Northwest, Valley, Minford, South
Webster, Wheelersburg, Green, Clay, New Boston, East, Notre Dame,
Portsmouth, Greenup County, Ky., and Lewis County, Ky.
“My grandfather, father, and I have always felt a desire to give back
to the community that’s given so much to us,” said Tim Glockner, vice
president of Glockner Honda Toyota in Portsmouth. “We hope that others
also adopt this attitude. The best way to encourage that is by
rewarding young people who are involved in service projects or
community organizations and hopefully encourage them to stay in this
area.”
Criteria for the scholarship include the student having a 2.0 grade
point average, being a graduate of one of the aforementioned schools,
and being able to prove, by completing the appropriate sections of the
SSU scholarship application form, that he or she excels in the area of
community service.
Terms of the Glockner Community Service Scholarship are that the
student must be a full-time student at SSU, remain in good academic
standing and receive the award in increments of one-third to cover
three academic quarters.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for area high school students to
receive recognition through a scholarship award for helping their
community,” said Pat Moore, director of financial aid at SSU. “It’s
through the generosity of community members such as the Glockner
family that our area students can achieve their dream of a college
education.”
With more than 80 bachelor’s and associate degrees offered by the
institution in areas that include fine, digital, and performing arts;
English and humanities; mathematical sciences; natural sciences;
social sciences; teacher education; business administration;
industrial and engineering technologies; and health sciences, SSU has
over $2 million available to students in scholarships.
For those students interested in applying for the scholarship,
applications can be obtained through the Financial Aid office located
on the second floor of the University Center at SSU. Once having
applied, the decision process will be turned over to the University
Financial Aid/Scholarship committee. For more information call (740)
351-4243.
For more information on how to establish memorial scholarships or make
donations to SSU, call the SSU office of development at (740)
351-3284.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by B.J. Parsons--communications specialist,
SSU Office of Communications)
Hossman Scholarship to be Awarded to
SSU Students
Paying for college will be a little easier in the future for a Shawnee
State University (SSU) student thanks to a scholarship created by Anne
Carson Hossman, in memory of her husband, Arthur W. Hossman.
Established in early 2004, the scholarship is available to all
graduates of Scioto County high schools attending SSU for their
sophomore, junior, and senior years. According to Hossman, the
scholarship is a way to honor her husband while also helping a worthy
SSU student achieve his or her dream of education.
“My husband and two of my brothers were teachers, and I worked in the
schools for 17 years, so we all felt strongly about education,” said
Carson-Hossman. “This is a great way to remember my husband, and it
will create an opportunity for someone to improve their lives through
education.”
Though Arthur Hossman’s teaching career took him to several different
area school districts, such as the Minford, Portsmouth City, and
Scioto County Joint Vocational School, Anne believes that the
scholarship at SSU is the best way to benefit students from all area
schools.
“My husband had many roots with schools in the area, as did I,” said
Hossman. “The scholarship will be awarded yearly, and it will be
available to students from a variety of schools, which is what my
husband would have wanted.”
Another way in which the Hossmans have extended the reach of their
scholarship is by asking for the scholarship to be given to
non-traditional scholarship recipients.
“We didn’t want the scholarship to automatically be given to the very
top students in each class,” said Hossman. “But we want to ensure the
scholarship will go to someone who might not necessarily be able to
pay for school.”
Offering more than 80 bachelor’s and associate degree programs in
areas such as fine, digital, and performing arts; English and
humanities; mathematical sciences; natural sciences; social sciences;
teacher education; business administration; industrial and engineering
technologies; and health sciences, SSU has over $2 million available
to students in both need- and academic-based scholarships.
For more information about the scholarship, call (740) 351-4243. For
more information about establishing scholarships and other development
opportunities, call (740) 351-3284.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 28, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740)
351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail:
thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by B.J. Parsons--communications specialist, SSU Office of
Communications)
Oral
Adaptation of She Walks these Hills Presented at SSU
Each time the “Oral
Interpretation of Literature” speech class is offered on the course
guide at Shawnee State University (SSU), students are required to
participate in a dramatic presentation of the literature they are
asked to read in class.
They are not, however, required to select a book, condense it, and
deconstruct it for the dramatic presentation, yet that is precisely
what Elizabeth Mohr did.
Mohr, an English major from Portsmouth, took a book, She Walks
These Hills by Sharyn McCrumb, and dissected it from 500 pages
into 40 speaking parts for 10 characters, to be played by herself and
the other members of her class.
According to Michael Powell, a senior instructor of English at SSU and
Mohr’s instructor, Mohr has done a remarkable job considering that she
only had a few weeks to deconstruct the book and produce a workable
script.
“Mohr has really done a nice job,” said Powell. “The last two years we
have offered the class, we have done Edgar Master’s Spoon River
Anthology, so this year we thought we would do something
different. Mohr suggested that we could use McCrumb’s book, and I
asked her to write it into a play. She hasn’t had a lot of time, but
she has really produced some high-quality work.”
As well as having a storyline close to the area, in which a woman is
kidnapped by Shawnee Indians and taken from North Carolina to the
banks of the Ohio River in the 1700s, the book also holds close ties
to the community in another way.
The book was recently selected as part of the One Book: One Community
program, an initiative through both SSU’s Clark Memorial Library and
the Portsmouth Public Library in which books are chosen by popular
vote through online and library voting to be read by the community,
She Walks These Hills.
“This book is a really great one, with a lot of references to this
area,” said Mohr. “It has been a lot of work, but it has been a great
experience. The Reader’s Theater is not really an in depth analysis of
the book–we can only touch on the main parts of it–but it is not meant
to be. Hopefully, the presentation will spur people to actually read
the book, which is the same goal of the One Book: One Community
initiative.”
The presentation of Mohr’s interpretation of She Walks
These Hills will be held in Massie Hall Theater in the basement of
Massie Hall in Room 020 on Wednesday, June 2, at 4 p.m. The event is
free and open to the public.
In addition to Mohr, the cast will feature students Ashley Carnahan,
Kim Leeth, Jennifer Mihalik, Shane Rhea, Heather Warnock, Robin
Grooms, Sheena Mignerey, Joshua Salisbury, and Elaine Wilson. Music
will also be performed by Hank Waring.
For more information, call (740) 351-3300.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 28, 2004
Contact:
Terry Hapney, Director of Communications
Office: (740) 351-3112; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail:
thapney@shawnee.edu
(Article by Jennifer Moorhead, communications coordinator—Office of
Communications)
Presentation on
Afghanistan at SSU
Thomas E. Gouttierre, Ph.D., dean of International Studies
and Programs at the University of Nebraska at Ohama (UNO) and director
of the Center for Afghanistan studies at UNO, will present “Are We
Doing It Right in Afghanistan?” at Shawnee State University (SSU) at
7:30 p.m. in the Flohr Lecture Hall in the Clark Memorial Library at
SSU on Thursday, June 3.
The presentation, free and open to the public, is
sponsored by the SSU Center for
International Programs and Activities and the Office of the Provost.
For more information, call (740) 351-3127.
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