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MAY 8, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith, Communications
Specialist)
18TH ANNUAL PRESIDENT’S GALA TO BE HELD
AT SSU
For a fine evening of food and dancing,
join President Rita Rice Morris at Shawnee State
University’s (SSU) 18th annual
President’s Gala, to be held May 20, 2006 at 6 p.m.
in the University Center.
“The President’s Gala is the only
fundraising event of the SSU Development
Foundation,” said Susan Warsaw, executive director,
development. “It’s as much a social function as it
is a fundraiser.”
This year,
proceeds from the President’s Gala will help fund
SSU’s weeklong celebration of its 20th
anniversary. Beginning September 25, 2006, events
will include a student dance, a community picnic
with entertainment and activities for children, and
screenings of both versions of the movie “Little
Shop of Horrors.” The university will also be
offering shows at the campus planetarium as well as
opening the greenhouse and classrooms to the public.
“We have so many activities planned for
the 20th Anniversary and we want to make
as much of it as possible free,” said Warsaw.
The Gala will begin with cocktails and
hors d’oeuvres followed by a delicious dinner on the
upper level of the University Center, with dessert
and dancing afterwards. Live music will be provided
by the Ed Moss Trio.
Valet parking will be provided. The gala
is black-tie optional.
“This is a fancy party with fancy food
and places set for everyone, so we do need our
reservations in advance,” said Warsaw. “We think it
will be a fabulous time.”
Reservations must be made by May 8. All
are welcome to attend. To request an invitation or
for more information on purchasing tickets or making
a donation, call the Development Foundation at (740)
351-3284.
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MAY 8, 2006
Phillip Hoose, author of books for children and
adolescents, visited Shawnee State University (SSU)
on April 28 and met with the AmeriCorps tutors,
SSU faculty and staff from the department of
teacher education and performed for nearly 1,500
students from local schools.
He is well known for his book,
Hey, Little Ant,
which he co-authored with his daughter Hannah.
The book has been translated into seven
languages and was hailed by
Teaching
Tolerance Magazine as, "A masterpiece
for teaching values and character education."
Students from Wheelersburg, New Boston, Harding,
Roosevelt, Wilson, McKinley, Clay, Notre Dame,
Portsmouth West, and Northwest attended the
event.
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MAY 8, 2006
Contact:
The following Leave a Legacy participating
organizations:
Susan Warsaw, executive director of development
at SSU: (740) 351-3257
Diane Boster, the Arthritis Foundation: (740)
353-4774
Cynthia Holstein, Shawnee Mental Health: (740)
550-1352
John Prose, Hillview Retirement Center: (740)
352-5825
Bev Stringer, Southern Ohio Medical Center:
(740) 356-5000
SHAWNEE
STATE UNIVERSITY JOINS
LEAVE A LEGACY PROGRAM
A remarkable movement has been
spreading across the country. In cities, and
towns across America the message, “Leave a
Legacy®,” is appearing in newspapers, on the
radio and on billboards.
Southern Ohio is no different. Five
charities in the area, as well as two for-profit
firms have joined forces to educate and inspire
people to make gifts to charity through their
wills. Participating groups include: the
Arthritis Foundation, Scioto County; Hillview
Retirement Center; Southern Ohio Medical Center
Hospice Program; Community Partners of Shawnee
Mental Health; the Shawnee State University
Development Foundation; US Bank Private Client
Group; and Johnson & Oliver, Attorneys.
“Writing a will is something many
people don’t like to think about and yet they
should,” said Susan Warsaw, executive director
of development at Shawnee State University. “The
possessions of those who don’t have a will, will
be given away by a prescribed formula the
government sets,” she added. “Writing a will, on
the other hand allows a person to decide what
happens to their funds and possessions after
death.”
The Leave a Legacy® campaign is
designed to remind people about writing a will
and encourage them to remember their favorite
charities when they do so.
A shockingly low number of people
write wills, which simply stated are documents
that leave instructions about one’s final
wishes. According to a 2004 Associated Press
(AP) news story, only 42 percent of adults have
wills, a five percent drop since 2000. And
though approximately eighty percent of Americans
give to charities during their lives, only eight
percent do so through a bequest. Leave a Legacy®
is a movement to change that.
Many people question their ability to
leave a bequest to charity, thinking that
bequests are only for those with large estates.
Leave a Legacy® reminds people that gifts of any
size can make a difference in the lives that
follow theirs by leaving a legacy that lasts far
beyond their lifetimes.
“Bequests can take many forms,” Warsaw
said. “You don’t have to write a will that
leaves a specific amount of money. Instead, you
can leave a percentage of your estate or even a
residual gift, the amount that remains after you
have left a specific amount to your loved ones.”
The Leave a Legacy ® campaign is a
program of the National Committee on Planned
Giving and locally of the KYOWVA Planned Giving
Council.
For information about the program and
the local Leave a Legacy partners, visit
www.lalseo.org.
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MAY 8, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith, Communications Specialist)
WHEELER ATTENDS ATHGO INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NYC
Shawnee State University (SSU) student Jason Wheeler
recently attended the Alliance Toward Harnessing Global
Opportunities (ATHGO) International Symposium, “The Architects
of the Future: Reforming the UN to Meet the Millennium
Development Goals,” held April 25-27 at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York City.
“The purpose of the conference was to bring together
between 300 and 400 students from varying educational
backgrounds to formulate a resolution in response to the UN
Millennium Development goals,” said Wheeler, who majors in
international relations. “This was a set of eight goals the UN
laid out that dealt with poverty reduction, advancement in AIDS
treatment for Third World victims, gender equality, and a whole
range of other social issues that tend to hinder the development
of Third World Nations.”
Wheeler became aware of the conference by
notification of a campus-wide email. He applied and was
accepted, working with John Lorentz, Ph.D., director of the
Center for International Programs and Activities (CIPA), and
Stylianos Hadjiyannis, Ph.D., SSU political science professor
and Wheeler’s advisor.
“I am delighted he was chosen to attend,” said
Hadjiyannis. “Judging by his comments of the experience, I
think it will prove invaluable for his further development. He
was the first international relations major to attend the
conference held annually and the first student from SSU. I am
really happy about that.”
Wheeler said the experience of being at the UN
Headquarters was incredible.
“I learned a
lot about the function and role of the UN,” said Wheeler. “I
have a deeper understanding and appreciation for the
difficulties of trying to formulate a resolution with such a
diverse group of students. People often criticize the UN for
not being very effective, and now I understand why that is,
because it was very hard to draft anything that was
comprehensive and coherent and represented everyone’s opinions.”
Wheeler said the students’ resolution will be
presented to the UN General Assembly sometime during the summer.
For more information on ATHGO visit
http://athgo.org.
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MAY 10, 2006
SCHEURER APPOINTED DEAN
Dr. Timothy E. Scheurer has been
appointed dean of the Shawnee State
University (SSU) College of Arts and
Sciences.
Scheurer, who since 2001 has
served as chair of SSU’s department of
English and humanities, will be responsible
for planning, organizing and directing
education services for the following
university departments: fine, digital and
performing arts; English and humanities;
mathematical sciences; natural sciences;
social sciences; and teacher education. He
starts July 1.
“Through his leadership of the
department of English and humanities Tim
Scheurer has elevated the quality of
education we offer our students,” said
Michael J. Field, SSU Vice President for
Academic Affairs and Provost. “We look
forward to his bringing the same vision and
energy to the entire College of Arts and
Sciences.”
Scheurer considers his teaching
experience central to his ability to serve
as dean. He has taught a wide range of
courses including: literature, composition,
interpersonal communications, modern
American poetry, film, popular culture and
the mass media.
“I’ve been a teacher for 30
years, so I understand the challenges of the
class room,” said Scheurer. “I have a
genuine respect for the academic enterprise,
for what people in academia do. They are
bright and hard working people who don’t
need leading in the traditional sense. My
job as dean is to be an advocate and ensure
the programs are sound.”
Schuerer’s first order of
business as dean will be to confer with
faculty to identify their goals. He will
craft those goals into an overall strategy
and marshal the resources to achieve it.
“Shawnee State is small enough
and flexible enough that we can meet local
needs by quickly providing programs which
other schools do not offer,” said Scheurer.
I plan to engage the department chairs in
that kind of strategic thinking.”
As dean, Scheurer will rely on
the experience drawn from holding several
academic leadership posts. Since coming to
SSU in 2001 he has been chair of department
of English and humanities, during which time
he oversaw the creation of new programs in
communications, and culture and media
studies, established the English and
Humanities Student Scholars Fund to support
research and travel to professional
meetings, and obtained funding to create a
media-intensive classroom for film, media,
and communications courses.
Scheuer also undertook a review
and revision of the university’s English
curriculum and created an advising guide for
students and faculty.
From 1990 to 2001 he was chair
of the Franklin University humanities
program, and before that chaired the
university’s division of humanities for
seven years. In these capacities Scheurer
maintained curriculum standards, scheduled
classes, hired full- and part-time faculty
and managed the budgets.
Scheurer was awarded a doctorate
in English by Bowling Green University, and
a master’s degree in English from Mankato
State University in Minnesota. He earned a
bachelor’s degree in English from St Mary’s
University, also in Minnesota.
Scheurer’s research has focused
on the relationship of movies to their
musical scores. He has recently signed a
contract with McFarland Publishers for his
new book,
“Fantasy
Needs Music”: Myth, Music and Film Genre.
Scheurer has been
recognized by his peers for academic
leadership. He is currently president of
the Midwest Popular Culture Association and
sits on the editorial boards of the
Journal of
American Culture, Popular Music and Society,
The
Journal of Popular Film and Television.
and the Ohio Humanities Council. He has
served as president of the American Culture
Association.
Locally, Scheurer is Vice
President of the Portsmouth Symphony
Orchestra and is on the task force for One
Book One Community.
He looks forward to serving as
dean.
“I’m really pleased to take on
the challenges of being dean. It’s an
opportunity to make an even more profound
contribution to the success of Shawnee
State,” said Scheurer.
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MAY 12, 2006
(Photos by Bill Rockwell)
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MAY 15, 2006
SHAWNEE
STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TO MEET JUNE 9, 2006
The Shawnee State University (SSU) Board of
Trustees will meet Friday, June 9th at 1:15 p.m.
in the Selby Board Room located in the Clark Memorial
Library on the SSU campus.
The committees of the Board will meet in the
University Center at SSU as follows:
Finance and Facilities – 9 a.m. in the Founder’s Room;
Academic and Student Affairs –10:15 a.m. in the Howard/Ketter
Room.
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MAY 15, 2006
(Article
by Stephanie Smith, Communications Specialist)
TAYLOR
TO PRESENT ‘GENERATION NEXT’ AT SSU
Shawnee State University (SSU)
will host Mark Taylor, M.S.W., Ed.D., an expert on student
counseling, who will present, “Generation NeXt Comes to
College: Understanding Teaching and Serving Today’s
Postmodern Students,” on May 12 in the Vern Riffe Center for
the Arts.
“The university adminstrator’s assembly is
excited to sponsor this event,” said Sherri Powell, Higher
Education Information Systems (HEI) coordinator and chair of
the university administrative assembly’s professional
development committee
at SSU. “It’s important as
administrators that we understand our students, but we
invited the entire university community because everyone can
benefit.”
Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology
and biology, a master’s degree in social work and a
doctorate in counseling, all from the University of
Arkansas. He is currently director of guidance services at
Arkansas State University and is responsible for counseling,
disability, career, testing, academic advising, orientation,
housing/residence life, student activities/leadership,
student success programming and other student services.
Taylor has been a licensed psychotherapist in Arkansas since
1981.
“Taylor has an eye-opening perspective grounded
in data and literature and he’s humorous, which makes him a
popular training consultant,” said Powell.
“The young people of Generation NeXt are
different than previous generations of college students and
are challenging our higher education systems, faculty, and
staff,” said Taylor. “Few schools understand these
differences well enough to respond effectively.”
This event is open to all students, faculty, and
staff at no cost. Two sessions will be held: 10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Sherri Powell at
(740) 351-3141.
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MAY 15, 2006
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications
coordinator)
SHAWNEE
STATE UNIVERSITY RECEIVES PRACTITIONER OF THE YEAR AWARD
THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Local and state ombudsman Mrs. Kay Inoshita
recently accepted the “Practitioner of the Year” award
as a result of a working relationship established
between Shawnee State University (SSU) and the Area
Agency on Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman program at the
OAGE’s annual spring conference at Bowling Green State
University (BGSU) in March. SSU was also recognized at
the conference.
“The Practitioner of the Year Award,”
introduced in 2005, recognizes individuals and
organizations who have improved services to older adults
and developed noteworthy partnerships with institutions
of higher learning to use research and evaluation for
the betterment of Ohio’s older population. Through a
partnership with the Ohio Department of Aging, the Ohio
Association of Gerontology and Education accepts
nominations for awards each year.
The involvement of SSU’s Health Management
Program came about as the result of satisfaction surveys
sent to former health care management students and their
present employers. Results led Professor Jerry McCoy,
SSU health management program director, to conclude some
of the students entering the Long Term Care tract of the
program had little or no prior health care experience.
To strengthen the student’s chances of
success as nursing home administrators, McCoy met with
Mrs. Inoshita regarding a “Volunteer Ombudsman” program
with SSU students involved. The new working relationship
has become part of the student’s 200 hour practicum
experience and also has been incorporated into the
program’s AQIP plan. McCoy said the course syllabus and
practicum experience has been changed to meet the needs
of the students. The new experience helps to stimulate
their interest in the field as a result of their earlier
contacts with nursing home residents and staffs.
“This is a good opportunity for SSU students
to get first hand experience and knowledge while working
in long-term care facilities,” McCoy said.
Since its inception in 2003, 18 SSU students
have completed the training program given by the Area
Agency on Aging, all of whom have become a certified
“Volunteer Ombudsman.” As of April 2006, 16 of the
students have taken both the national and Ohio state
examinations for Nursing Home Administrators and are now
licensed administrators in the state of Ohio.
“The ‘Volunteer Ombudsman’ program is a
win-win situation for our students because they get
first hand experience. They also get to learn the state
regulations and the rights that residents have,” McCoy
said. “These are the things they need to know when they
take their federal and state licensing exam to become
nursing home administrators.
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MAY 15, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith, Communications
Specialist)
STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT SSU
The Shawnee State
University (SSU) Center for International Programs
and Activities (CIPA) is accepting applications to
study abroad at either of SSU’s sister universities,
Al-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, or
Universitat Juame I in Castellon, Spain.
“This is a program which adds to the
university’s cultural diversity,” said John Lorentz,
Ph.D., CIPA director and SSU history professor.
“The participants return very enthusiastic and have
developed academically and personally, having
experienced the world. In that sense, it is a very
significant opportunity for students to expand their
horizons.”
These opportunities are available for
fall 2006 or spring 2007. Students register for
study abroad and receive a full tuition and fees
scholarship at one of the sister universities.
Since the cost of living is less abroad, a student
can spend a semester abroad with little more than
the cost of studying at SSU with only paying the
cost of an international flight ticket.
The deadline for the submission of
applications is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, 2006.
Applications may be obtained from several locations:
·
CIPA Office, Vern
Riffe Center for the Arts, room 131
·
Social Sciences
Department, see Sandi Delabar
·
English and
Humanities Department, see Elsie Shabazz
·
Office of the Dean,
College of Arts and Sciences, see Linda Plummer
·
Office of the
Provost, see Susan Montavon
For more information, contact John Lorentz, Ph.D.,
CIPA director, at (740) 351-3127.
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MAY 15, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith, Communications
Specialist)
CAMPUS RECEPTION TO BE HELD FOR HOLT
The Shawnee
State University (SSU) Clark Memorial Library
will host a reception Monday, May 15, from 4
p.m. to 5 p.m., to honor Jerry Holt, Ph.D.,
former SSU dean and current dean, school of
liberal studies at Antioch University in Yellow
Springs, Ohio to honor the publication of his
debut work of fiction,
The Killing of
Strangers.
Set
in 1995, The
Killing of Strangers focuses on
several mysteries surrounding the May 14, 1970
Kent State University shootings.
"Holt’s novel shows him to have a genuine talent
for entertaining storytelling and will leave his
readers looking eagerly toward his next novel,”
according to Midwest Book Review.
Holt is also
the author of "Rickey," a play based on the life
of baseball great Branch Rickey, the man who
changed civil rights history when he brought
Jackie Robinson into the Major Leagues in 1947.
"Rickey" has been performed across the US, most
memorably in Brooklyn at LIU and in Cooperstown
at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"The Clark
Memorial Library is pleased to host a reception
for Dr. Holt,” said Tess Midkiff, library
director. “The book is reportedly getting great
reviews, which is not surprising since Holt is
already an award winning playwright. We hope
Holt's fans will come to the reception on campus
at 4:00 or choose to attend an earlier
presentation at 2:00 at the Portsmouth Public
Library."
Books will be
available for purchase at the reception for $16
per copy with a discount for faculty and staff
members.
For more
information on Holt’s novel, visit
http://www.luckypress.com/holt/. For more
information on the reception, call (740)
351-3267.
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MAY 15, 2006
Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications
coordinator)
SHANTYTOWN RETURNS TO SSU CAMPUS
Sixteen Shawnee State University (SSU)
students will be giving up their laptops and
their television sets, not to mention a roof
over their heads, to remind us not everyone
enjoys the comforts we take for granted. The
students will be participating Monday, May 15
and Tuesday in the annual “Shantytown” event on
campus.
“The students will happily relinquish
all of their possessions and spend one night in
a cardboard box to show what it’s like to be
homeless,” said Tracey Leo, coordinator of
community service at SSU. “The only things
students can accept are food and money
donations. They’ll be panhandling for money
which will go to the local homeless shelter.”
Leo said last year the event raised
$500 for the shelter.
“It went really well last year and
since we have more people collecting money and
it’s a more familiar event on campus this year
I’m hoping to double that amount,” Leo said.
The students will move into their
temporary homes in front of Massie Hall at 10
a.m. on Monday morning and stay there until 2
p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. They will only be to
leave their boxes to attend classes and go to
work.
Leo said the students participating in
“Shantytown” are student leaders on campus.
“Each student is representing an
organization,” she said. “Most of the Greek
organizations are participating along with the
Student Government Association (SGA) and clubs
like Circle K and Campus Crusade.”
Those students participating are:
George Gamble with AHANA; Teresa Burk,
Alternative Spring Break program; John Campbell,
Circle K: Jonathan Landy, Delta Sigma Phi;
Kristi Hopper, Resident Advisors; Amber
Hablitzel, Campus Crusade for Christ; Russell
Fillmore, Gay Straight Student Alliance; David
Highfield, Paralegal Association; Angela McKain,
Student Democrats Society; Wayne Allen, Student
Programming Board; Will Newby, Student
Government Association; Josh Hughes, Tau Kappa
Epsilon; Allison Fannin, Model Arab League;
Kelly Hatas, SSU Soccer Team; Joey Depew, The
Chronicle; Jennifer Bourne, Theta Phi Alpha and
Tracey Leo, coordinator for the Center for
Community Service.
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MAY 16, 2006
(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer,
communications coordinator)
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RICHARDSON
NAMED NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR
Senior Amy Richardson is the new
coordinator of community service at Shawnee
State University (SSU).
“I’ve always wanted to have some
kind of position where I can make a
difference. With this position I have the
opportunity to help a lot of people,”
Richardson said. “My main goal is to get the
students involved as much as possible and
bring the community on campus.”
Richardson has other goals too one
of those is to eliminate poverty in the
community which she admits may be a
difficult task in an area with limited job
opportunities.
“I also like to focus on finding
ways for university athletes to do more in
the community,” said Richardson who plays on
the university tennis team and is a member
of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
Richardson is also involved in
the Student Government Association (SGA) and
a number of other campus activities and
thinks that involvement will help in her new
position of coordinating volunteer
activities on campus.
Richardson would like to continue
the “Shantytown” program started by previous
community service coordinator EB Newberry in
2005 and continued by the current
coordinator Tracey Leo this year. She also
wants to continue the “Alternative Spring
Break” program Leo started this year.
“It’s great that college students
are willing to give up their spring break to
make areas better places,” Richardson said.
Richardson also wants to work
with the local homeless shelter, the
American Red Cross, area youth and the deaf
community.
“I’ve had many sign language
classes and I’ve seen how the deaf community
can be secluded from the rest of the
community, simply because they can’t
communicate with a lot of people,”
Richardson said. “I think it would be
awesome for us to show them (the deaf
community) they can do whatever anyone else
can.”
Richardson is very excited about
her new position and although she thinks it
will be a challenge for her she is up for
the task.
“There are a lot of people who
need our help. We have the capability to do
so much and so many students don’t know
where to start,” Richardson said. “I’ll give
them the opportunity to see what they can do
and help them to do whatever they want to
do.”
Richardson will assume the
position sometime in July after she
completes a training session in Chicago.
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MAY 16, 2006
Former
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
at Shawnee State University (SSU) Dr.
Jerry Holt signs copies of his first
book of fiction, “The Killing of
Strangers” at a reception at the Clark
Memorial Library on Monday, May 15th.
Published by Lucky Press, the book is
based on the mysteries surrounding the
shootings at Kent State University on
May 4, 1970. The book is available at
Amazon.com as well as fine bookstores
such as Barnes and Noble, Borders, and
Waldenbooks.
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MAY 16, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith,
Communications Specialist)
SHAWNEE
STATE TO HOST SUMMER WRITING
INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS
Shawnee State University (SSU) will
host the summer 2006 session of Ohio
Writing Institute Network for
Success (WINS), June 19-23 from 8:30
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Appleton
Overlook Lounge in Massie Hall.
This marks the fifth
year Ohio WINS has supported the
southern Ohio middle and high school
English teachers.
Ohio WINS is an Ohio
Board of Regents program designed to
help Ohio English language and arts
teachers learn and share best
practices in teaching writing,
develop professional culture and
collaboration across and among K-12
and higher education entities, and
encourage continued teacher
professionalism.
“I hope the area English
language arts teachers recognize
this institute for the wonderful
support system and opportunity that
it is,” said Patricia Spradlin,
senior instructor, English and
Humanities at SSU. “I am very
grateful to the Ohio Board of
Regents for providing area teachers
with a week of intense concentration
on the teaching and writing to be
held here at SSU. I would love to
fill the workshop with enthusiastic
English teachers.”
Program facilitators
include Kent State University
professors Harry Noden and David
Bruce, Ph.D., as well as June
Berkley and Cher Orbaugh who will
present teaching methods linked to
research that supports learning.
The intent of the week-long session
is to help teachers learn to lead
their students to explore the
ordinary world and find
extraordinary meaning, to use visual
and written texts, and to write
about the world by learning
strategies for visualizing and
responding intuitively, reflectively
and thoughtfully to various texts.
Noden, a nationally
known author of
Image Grammar, will use
visual images and powerful passages
to teach participants how to teach
grammar with an artist’s eye and a
writer’s perception. Image Grammar
is designed to provide teachers with
classroom-tested strategies that can
improve students’ writing.
Bruce, Ohio Council of
Teachers of English Language Arts (OCTELA)
vice-president, will lead
participants in, “Visualizing
Writing: Tying Visuals into Written
Compositions,” composing print poems
that will eventually be turned into
video/visual compositions using
digital/video cameras. Afterwards,
participants will analyze the visual
compositions.
Berkley, an English
language arts and education
consultant and recipient of 2006 CEL
Award from the National Council of
Teachers of English, and Orbaugh,
from Columbus Public Schools, will
present, “Using Modern Media to
Inspire Writing,” which engages
participants in several activities
involving various media that can be
used by teachers to stimulate
students throughout the writing
process.
The summer institute is
free to area English teachers,
grades 7-12. Two quarter hours of
graduate credit through Ohio
University will be granted to
participants who attend. These
hours are provided free of charge.
Breakfast and lunch will be
provided.
Pre-registration is
required and must be completed by
May 25 in order to attend. To
register, email Patricia Spradlin at
pspradlin@shawnee.edu with
subject line Ohio WINS or call (740)
351-3300.
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MAY 16, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith,
Communications Specialist)
SSU’S CHILDREN’S LEARNING CENTER
TO HOLD SPRING CARNIVAL
The Shawnee State
University (SSU) Dr. Miller and
Genevieve Toombs Children's
Learning Center (CLC) will host
their first Spring Carnival,
Friday, May 19 from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. in the CLC parking lot.
“This is the first
of what we hope to be an annual
event,” said Cindy Ferguson, CLC
director. “The idea for the
carnival came from our CLC
Advisory Council and the SSU
early childhood education
students who were responsible,
in part, as a result of a course
assignment, to plan a
Developmentally Appropriate
Family Event.”
This year’s carnival
will include games, an
inflatable obstacle course,
raffle baskets, food and
prizes. Games include matchbox
car racing, a duck pond, fish
pond, ring toss, snack cake
walk, clown ball toss, elephant
bean bag toss, temporary
tattoos, plinko board, putt-putt
golf, bowling, skittles
ping-pong bounce, sucker tree,
and penny toss.
Tickets can be
purchased in advance at the CLC
and are 12 for $1. At the door,
they will be
10 for $1.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 16, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith,
Communications Specialist)
ONE-WEEK HOLOCAUST STUDY TO BE
HELD AT SSU
Shawnee State
University (SSU) will host an
intensive one-week Holocaust
study course, “Teaching the
Holocaust,” June 12-16 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., in conjunction
with the Ohio Council on
Holocaust Education.
The course will be
led Tom Sorosiak, graduate
professional development
instructor from Bowling Green
State University (BGSU).
Sorosiak, an experienced high
school social studies teacher,
has presented Holocaust Studies
and Contemporary Germany
workshops and seminars at
universities throughout Ohio. He
received a German Armonk
Scholarship to study in Germany
and has been awarded fellowships
to Japan, South Korea and
Russia.
Also visiting will
be Holocaust survivor Dr.
Herbert Hochhauser, an Emmy
award-winning filmmaker who was
hidden as a child during the
Holocaust, and has co-produced
six documentaries on the
Holocaust that have received
regional Emmy awards.
“This course
is designed to introduce
students to the Holocaust
perpetrated by Nazi Germany
prior to and during World War
II,” said Francis Byrne, Ph.D.,
SSU English/linguistics
professor. “Through lectures,
videos, discussions, and reading
materials, students will gain
knowledge relating to the
reasons behind the Holocaust and
its progression, and develop a
sense of the savagery and
barbarity of the Holocaust.”
Byrne said at
the completion of the course,
each enrolled student will write
an effective research essay on a
pre-approved topic dealing with
some aspect of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust
study has been held for 16 years
and more than 350 people have
completed the course at SSU. SSU
offers four undergraduate credit
hours (ENGL 499) for a fee of
$259.
Current tuition and fees are
charged to any SSU undergraduate
student. There is a $259
course fee for members of the
public, although Ohio citizens
over the age of 60 may register
for free.
For more information
contact the Office of the
Registrar, (740) 351-3262. Ohio
University offers three hours of
graduate credit for a fee of
$359. For more information on
registering, contact Ginnie
Moore, director, Outreach
Services, (740) 351-3274 or
toll-free (866) 672-8778.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 17, 2006
Student Art Show a Hit!
By SSU Art Department Students -
Show dates: May 15, 2006 – May 24, 2006
Jeremiah Fort placed Best in Show
for his painting "Another Car Ride"
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 19, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith,
Communications Specialist)
SSU TO OFFER
PLASTICS
TRAINING 2006
The Shawnee State University
(SSU) Department of
Industrial and Engineering
Technologies and University
Outreach Services are
offering a series of summer
courses as part of a new
program, Plastics Training
2006.
“The plastics
industry is the biggest
industry in Ohio,” said
program instructor Larry
Miller, Ph.D., associate
professor, plastics
engineering technology.
“Plastics are everywhere, in
the grocery store, in your
car, and someone has to
design those parts.
Plastics isn’t just the
Styrofoam beads you see in
your packaging material,
there are a lot of
complicated and high value
items that are made in
plastics, and that is where
Ohio does very well
industrially. It makes a
lot of those plastic parts
for the whole country and
for the automotive
industry.”
Miller has been
at SSU for five years and
has a Doctorate and master’s
degree in chemical
engineering from Ohio
University, and a bachelor’s
degree in chemical
engineering from The Ohio
State University. He has 15
years of industrial plastics
experience, 10 years with
Dow Chemical in production
and five years with Owens
Corning in research and
development. He is the
holder of 18 patents and has
seven technical
publications.
The first
course, Injection Molding
Training (technical), will
be held August 8 – 10 from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. This course
is an overview of the
injection molding process
and associated terminology.
Lectures and laboratory
experience will help
students learn to perform
critical engineering
calculation for injection
molding, how to set up a
mold, and how to
troubleshoot an injection
molding process. This
course is designed for
technically trained
individuals who want to
increase their knowledge of
the injection molding
process. Those who would
benefit are processing
engineers, project
engineers, part designers,
mold designers, and
individuals in sales and
marketing.
The second
course offered is Part
Design Training, August
15-17 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This course is a study of
thermoplastic plastic part
design, and will help
participants develop an
understanding of design
parameters. Students
completing this course will
have a good understanding of
the part design process and
will understand plastics
materials, structural
design, and the material
selection process. This
course is designed for
technically trained
individuals who want to
increase their knowledge of
the plastic part design
process. Those who would
benefit are processing
engineers, part designers,
project engineers, mold
designers, and those in
sales and marketing.
The last course
offered is Injection Molding
Training (non-technical),
August 22-24 from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. This course, which
is planned the same as the
Injection Molding Training –
Technical course, is
designed for operating
technicians, mold setup
technicians, crew leaders
and team leaders.
“This series of
courses benefits SSU in two
ways,” said Miller. “We
will bring in money for the
university and use the
facilities during the summer
which typically aren’t being
used. This will help SSU
become better known by
businesses throughout the
state of Ohio.”
The Injection
Molding Training (technical)
and the Part Design Training
registration fees are
$1,050, and the Injection
Molding Training
(non-technical) is $900.
All include instructional
materials. Members of
Polymer Ohio will receive a
twenty percent discount.
Registration can
be completed in person at
University Outreach
Services, located in the
basement of Massie Hall; by
mail to University Outreach
Services, ATTN: Community
Education Program, Shawnee
State University, 940 Second
Street, Portsmouth, Ohio,
45662-4344; by phone (credit
cards only) at (740)
351-3274 or toll-free (866)
672-8778, or by fax (credit
cards only), (740) 351-3598,
or by e-mailing Ginnie
Moore, director, University
Outreach Services, at
gmoore@shawnee.edu
For more
information, call (740)
351-3274 or visit
http://www.shawnee.edu/off/uos/prof%20dev/inj_molding.html.
# # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 19, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith,
Communications Specialist)
DUNCAN
RECEIVES SSU WOMEN’S FORUM
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
The recipient of
this year’s Shawnee State
University (SSU) Women’s Forum
Distinguished Service Award is
Barbara Duncan, SSU dental
hygiene professor.
“I did not expect
to be nominated, let alone
selected,” said Duncan. “I
think this is one of the highest
honors ever bestowed upon me.”
Duncan, from
Portsmouth, was nominated for
the award by Roberta Milliken,
Ph.D., associate professor of
English at SSU, who said Duncan
is highly deserving of this
recognition.
“She is a wonderful
professor and a terrific role
model for others,” said
Milliken. “She exemplifies the
dedication and professionalism
necessary to succeed. Her
commitment, her grace, her
standards, her kindness, and her
conviction all recommend her.”
Milliken said Duncan
invested significant time and
effort into developing one of
the new Women’s Studies classes,
“Dimensions in Women’s Health,”
that helped create the minor
program now offered at SSU.
Duncan, who co-designed the
course with Mary Linde, Ph.D.,
medical laboratory technology
professor at SSU, said the
course has been very
successful.
“The course filled
up so quickly we actually had to
turn some students away,” said
Duncan.
Milliken said Duncan
is an integral member of the
Women’s Studies Faculty Learning
Community and is one of its most
reliable members.
“She always comes
prepared to meetings and offers
valuable insights regarding the
readings or topics being
discussed. She is pleasant,
professional, and wise,” she
said.
Duncan has been
actively involved in the Women’s
Forum since it’s beginning in
2000, and has previously served
on the Women’s Forum Steering
Committee. During this time she
began the promotion of breast
cancer awareness during the
semi-annual SSU Bear Run/Walk.
“Barb truly believes
in the Forum, its goals and its
activities, and supports the
Forum whenever she can,” said
Milliken.
Duncan holds an
associate degree in dental
hygiene from Scioto Technical
College (the forerunner of SSU),
a bachelor’s degree in community
health and a master’s degree in
higher education, both from Ohio
University. This is her 26th
year of teaching at SSU.
Duncan loves to read
and enjoys running.
“Last year I ran a
twenty mile race and two
marathons in a six week time
period,” she said.
Duncan, the wife of
Darrel Mershon, is actively
involved with her church,
Central Baptist, and also
attends Christ Community
Church. She has developed a
women’s ministry where she
writes and performs dramas
relating to women’s issues and
is invited to perform them at
area churches.
“I was just
completely blindsided and
honored to receive this award,”
said Duncan. “It’s really
exciting.”
# # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 2, 2006
Shawnee
State University
Public Notice of Faculty Intention to Retire
and Application for Re-employment
In accordance with O.R.C. § 145.381
this is public notice of the intention of the employees
listed herein, who meet the applicable state retirement
system’s age and service criteria, to retire effective
July 1, 2006 and to apply for re-employment no later
than September 7, 2006 into their same faculty
positions. Such application for re-employment for the
maximum duration of three (3) years is permitted under
the Faculty
Retirement Incentive Program (FRIP) as
mutually agreed upon in a Memorandum of Understanding
between the University and the Shawnee Education
Association (SEA).
Employees Position
Robbie
Burke Professor, Business
Catherine Chaffin Professor, Office
Administration Technology
Dennis
J. Day Professor, Business
Larry
Essman Professor, Accounting
Orville
R. Ferguson Professor, Mathematics
James P.
Flavin
Professor, English
Anna
Gampp Associate Professor,
Nursing
William
Patric Leedom
Associate Professor, Education
Mary K.
Linde Professor, Med Lab
Science
John H.
Lorentz Professor, History
Gayle D.
Massie Associate Professor,
Nursing
William
Penn Associate Professor,
CADD
Jerry L.
Ruby Professor, Business
Sharon
Scott Professor, Nursing
Mary
Kathleen Simon Professor,
English
Eugene
John Valentine
Professor, Philosophy
Carlson
W. Yost Associate Professor,
English
A public meeting to act upon the
re-employment applications of the retirees will be held
at 1:15 p.m. on June 9, 2006, at the regularly scheduled
meeting of the University’s Board of Trustees in the
Clark Memorial Library, Selby Room.
# # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 23, 2006
SSU
BLOOD
DRIVE ON TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2006
Community member David Horr (l) and
SSU Associate Provost Dr. David Todt
(r) are among the many who
participated in the American Red
Cross Blood Drive held at James A.
Rhodes Athletic Center on the
Shawnee State University campus
today.
Keenan Perry, Athletic Trainer
in the Athletic Dept. at SSU
with Randy Pennington,
Collection Tech II for the
American Red Cross during the
blood drive held at the James A.
Rhodes Athletic Center on the
Shawnee State University campus
today.
# # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 23, 2006
Shawnee
State University’s Phi Eta Sigma
137 new members
were inducted into Shawnee State
University’s chapter of Phi Eta
Sigma, a national honor society,
on April 11, 2006 at the Vern
Riffe Center for the Arts at SSU.
“This is a big night for Phi Eta
Sigma,” said Larry Mangus, Ed.D.,
vice president for student
affairs and adviser to the
chapter at SSU. Honorary members
from the university community
who were inducted were Dr.
Eugene H. Burns, Jr., Chair,
Dept. of Natural Sciences; Roger
R. (Rick) Merb, Associate
Director of Admissions; Dr.
Christopher O’Connor, Associate
Professor of Mathematics; and
Dr. Kathleen Simon, Professor of
English.
The following were inducted into
Phi Eta Sigma at SSU:
OHIO
Bainbridge
Sarah Dawn Fennell
Whitney Erin Hall
Beaver
Donald G. Edler, Jr.
Jerrad B. Nickell
Lisa G. Poorman
Bethel
Kristy N. Clifton
Blacklick
Dominique Nicole Macioce
Bolivar
Ashley N. Becknell
Bowling Green
Zachary H. Falls
Chillicothe
Ashley Nicole Smith
Jillian Nicole Mummey
Kara j. Bobo
Nicholas B. Cottrill
Shawn C. Harrington
Sherry Rena Magill
Cincinnati
Eric N. Spille
William Newby
Cleveland
Polykarpos Edward Panos
Tony Vega
Columbus
Christopher D. Desotelle
Coolville
Richard Kyle Newell
Coshocton
Mary Elka Chicha
East Rochester
Jennifer Lynn Kreierhoff
Franklin Furnace
Patricia E. Dake
Grove City
Gina M. Cistone
Hamersville
Lacey Simpson
Hilliard
Tracy A. Ricker
Hillsboro
Stacey Marie Reno
Ironton
Brandi M. Norris
Kandi L. Thompson
Kingston
Jonathan Grimm
Lancaster
Tiffany M. Smith
Latham
Esther M. Coulson
Little Hocking
Erin M. Yerkes
Loudonville
Kristin A. Wilson
Lucasville
Anthony C. Smith
Ashley S. Price
Brandy L. Pistole
Daniel E. Mains
Jessica L. Stocksdale
Mi Hee An
Ragina R. Fritz
Tishena Ann Wells
Maumee
Anna L. Kurmin
McDermott
Brian Glenn
Crystal D. Redoutey
Jeanna Montavon
Michael J. Fuller
Sean M. Grabill
Virginia S. Bedard
Minford
Audrey Lynn Miller
Hillary DeNelle Waulk
Physcilla F. Walk
Moscow
Ricky Alan Pollard
New Boston
Jessamyn M. Sudhakaran
Miranda l. Flaugher
New Carlisle
Tyler P. Siemon
Newark
Kaylene Adele Baker
North Lewisburg
Catherine Megan Edge
Otway
Alisha D. Ferguson
Jessica Rose Shelpman
Pedro
Ian Forrest Runyon
Peebles
Lisa m. Franzen
Marlana Welch
Matthew P. Stapleton
Megan Beth Reed
Pleasant City
Jordan D. Potts
Pomeroy
Jeremy Blackston
Portsmouth
Alex Watts
Caroline Burkert
Christina A. Miller
Dana L. Lathrop
Derrick D. Tucker
Dianna Lynn Whitaker
Dr. Christopher S. O'Connor
Dr. Eugene H. Burns, Jr.
Dr. Kathleen Simon
Evelyn Wambui Gitome
Haley Dunn
Heather Salyer
Jeffrey C. Hunter
John P. Collins
Juanita Michelle Teasley
Kelley Jo Simpson
Kelly A. Hamilton
Kevin M. Trivisonno
Kristina Applegate
Mintha A. Hamrick
Roger R. Merb
Sarah Marie Colvin
Susan M. Tidrick
Proctorville
Jerry Douglas Stevens
Rockford
Zachary S. Brandenburg
Russellville
Emily Faye Collett
Sandusky
Jonathan A. Smith
Sarahsville
Shannon Leasure
Sciotoville
Nicole L. May
P. Michelle Hatfield
Seaman
Shannon R. Heaton
South Webster
Heidi Triggs
Springfield
Amber Hosier
Hannah J. Mattern
Stout
Mary D. Moore
Struthers
Meredyth E. Eagon
Waverly
Ashley Renee Conley
Erica Lynn Stahler
Felisha M. Locke
Garet Dean Martin
Julie B. Hoeckh
Megan Elizabeth Childers
West Portsmouth
Chris A. Dunham, Jr.
Melissa Renee Kammer
Tara S. Bailey
Wheelersburg
Amber Applegate
Amy Montavon
Andy J. Gillum
Bethany Tolbert
Matthew R. Watson
Megan E. Forshey
Stefanie R. Elliott
Tomi Ranae Evans
Whipple
Christa Jo Schott
Winchester
Adam K. Puckett
Danielle Basford
CA, Elk Grove
Alison Leigh Krick Moose
KENTUCKY
Greenup
Alisca Rene' Musser
Danielle N. Hensley
Rhonda G. Quillen
Raceland
Regina Rae Boyle
Rhonda Martin
South Shore
Sierra Dawn Kidd
Kathly Lee Turner
Vanceburg
Andrea Elizabeth Bloomfield
Wurtland
Meghan Gillum
Jill D. Montgomery
WEST VIRGINIA
Milton
Angela D. Estep
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 24, 2006
Ron LeMaster presents $1,000
check to
Shawnee State University
President Rita Rice Morris
Local
businessman Ron LeMaster of
Ron LeMaster Insurance,
Inc., South Shore, Ky.,
recently presented a $1,000
check to the Shawnee State
University (SSU) Development
Foundation/Ron LeMaster
Scholarship Fund.
State Auto Insurance donated the money to SSU on behalf of
LeMaster, who chose SSU as
the recipient after being
named to State Auto
Insurance Company’s Inner
Circle, an elite group
recognized by the regional
insurer. The achievement
honors successful agencies
that demonstrate outstanding
sales, service, and business
management.
The generosity shown by LeMaster, a former SSU development
board president and member,
is very much appreciated by
SSU President Rita Rice
Morris, Ph.D.
“Ron has always
been very good friend to
Shawnee State and his
support has made a real
difference at this
university,” said Morris.
“Giving to Shawnee State
expands our capacity to
prepare individuals for
successful careers that
enrich their communities. A
gift to Shawnee State is an
investment in the future of
southern Ohio.”
For more
information on how make
donations to SSU, call the
SSU office of development at
(740) 351-3284.
# # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 26, 2006
President's Gala 2006 Pictures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 26, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith, communications
coordinator)
SHAWNEE STATE THEATER TO PRESENT SEVEN FATES
The Shawnee
State Theater is proud to present, “SEVEN
FATES,” a counterfeit dramatized rock concert
created and composed by Michael Barnhart, senior
instructor of music at SSU, June 1 and 2 at 7:30
p.m. in the main theater of the Vern Riffe
Center for the Arts.
“The show is a ‘theatricalized’ rock
concert on the theme of personal journeys mostly
based on real people, with video, animation, and
circus arts performers,” said Vivian Robson, SSU
associate theater professor. “Professor
Barnhart’s music is gorgeous, witty, hip, and
amazing. Barnhart comes from the prestigious
University of Cincinnati School of music and he
is so up-to-date on the technology of music and
video, and incorporates it into his
composition. He is a wonderful composer. The
music he writes is very sing-able.”
The show will include video by SSU
student Nathan Wheeler, animation by Greg Lyons,
SSU assistant professor, art, special scenic
lighting effects by Leo Schlosser, and live
musicians.
The cast includes: Josh “Tank”
Clifford as Odysseus, Dani Gillstrap as an
astronaut who golfs on the moon, Melanie
Manchester as Amelia Earheart, Eric Dickerson as
Abebe Bikila, two-time Olympic marathon winner,
Delone Shabazz as a Stephen Hawking-styled
rapper, Nathan Wheeler as Duke Lightnin’, and
Jewelia Hunter as Rosa Parks.
The chorus is made up of Kat
Stephenson, Aundrea Hunter, Aleisha Cantrell,
Jon Todd and Damica Myers.
The Cirque d’Art performers, under
the instruction of choreographer Peggy Wilkes,
include Leo Schlosser, scenery and lighting;
Greg Lyons, animation; Nathan Wheeler, video;
Vivian Robson, production management; Loren
Keller, production assistant; Stacie Stephens,
costume design; and musicians Doug Parsley and
T.R. Beery.
“Wilkes is a circus artist and
teaches the art, tumbling and dance, in
Portsmouth. They are amazingly talented and
will make the show more spectacular,” said
Robson.
Tickets are $5 for SSU students,
faculty, staff, and military personnel and $6
for the general public. Tickets can be
purchased at the McKinley Box Office. Call
(740) 351-3600 for more information.
# # #
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 26, 2006
(Article by Stephanie Smith, communications
coordinator)
FUN IN THE SUN 2006
The Shawnee State University (SSU)
Outreach Services is offering “Fun in the
Sun 2006,” a one-week sports/outdoors camp
at Earl Thomas Conley Park and a series of
one-day classes on campus at SSU.
“This is a new version of our
old summer enrichment program, Explore your
Future,” said Megan Horne, manager,
University Outreach Services. “We have
modified how our program will be offered
through SSU and University Outreach
Services.”
The outdoor sports camp will be
held June 12-16 and will focus on outdoor
sports and activities, such as archery,
basketball, cheerleading camps, football,
golf, softball, soccer, tennis, and a
Shawnee Olympics.
The classes, ‘Fun Fridays,’ will
be held June 23, June 30, July 7 and July
14. All classes will be held from 9 a.m. to
3:30 p.m., with lunch being offered from
noon to 12:30 p.m. A sack lunch can be
purchased or brought from home.
The courses being offered are:
-
Under the Sea –
Pre-kindergarten through 2nd
grade students can explore and learn
about the sea,
create crafts, and read books.
-
Art for the Senses –
Students grades 1-3 will participate in
activities with art you can see, hear,
taste and feel.
-
Candyland Construction –
Students grades 1-3 will learn about
architecture and construction while
building and eating structures of candy
they created themselves.
-
Beginning French –
Students grades 3-6 will explore the
French language through speaking,
writing and reading, while learning
about the French culture, music, food,
art and holidays.
-
Tae Kwon Do for Kids –
Taught by a 3rd degree black
belt instructor, this class will teach
students grades 3-5 the basics of this
form of martial arts, including
warm-ups, stances, hand strikes, kicks
and drills.
-
Beginning Japanese –
Students grades 3-5 will learn one of
the world’s most widely used languages.
Students will do origami projects, cook
food, and study about the Japanese
culture.
-
Cartooning – Students
grades 3-5 and 6-8 will learn the basics
of cartooning, how to design and draw a
character, and special effects.
-
Project Outreach, Earth
Alert – This class, designed for
students grades 4-8 will study
rainforests, North American wetlands,
and Mars, delving into the scientific
world involving earth and space science.
-
Yoga and other Relaxation
Techniques – Students grades 3 – 5 and 6
– 8 will explore yoga and other movement
activities that strengthen the mind,
body and spirit. Other forms of fitness
will also be taught, such as pilates and
aerobics.
-
Digital Photography –
This class teaches how to shoot, edit,
organize, and share digital photos to
students grades 4 – 8.
-
Black and White
Photography – Students grades 6 – 8
learn the beauty of black and white
photography through taking pictures and
developing prints from the negatives.
Also taught will be the basics of camera
operation. Students must bring their
own 35mm camera and 5 rolls of TMAX 400
or Tri-X 400 black and white film.
For more information or to register, contact
Megan Horne, University Outreach Services
program manager at (740) 351-3535 or
toll-free at (866) 672-8778.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 26, 2006
Children’s Learning Center (CLC)
Carnival
The Shawnee State University (SSU)
Children’s Learning Center (CLC)
carnival held on Friday, May 19 raised
$1,600 for the center’s playground fund.
The money was raised through raffle
baskets, concessions,
and games. Sponsors of the event were:
Bob & Floyd Tire: Rob and Amy Holsinger;
Real Estate Gallery, Inc.; Scott and
Robyn Smith; Barb and George Davis; The
Novoselac Family; Southern Ohio
Radiologists, Inc: Dr. Scott and Julie
Logan; The Brahney Bunch; The
Flannery’s; SSU Sodexo; the family of
Mackenzie Edmiston; Sophie’s Grill; Miss
Hetty and family; the Benitez family;
Ken and Cindy Ferguson; Cole and Dalton
Hedrick; Miss Teresa and daughters;
April Greene of Snapdragon Photos;
Cortne Huffman of Shear Creations;
Pepsi; Mault’s Brew Pub; Union Freewill
Baptist Church; Portsmouth Seventh-Day
Adventist Church; SSU Theta Phi Alpha
Sorority; SSU EDEC 280 students.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 26, 2006
$1.05 MILLION APPROPRIATION FOR SHAWNEE STATE
UNIVERSITY
INCLUDED IN FEDERAL BUDGET BILL
The U.S. House of Representatives on
Wednesday approved a $1.05 million appropriation
for the planned Shawnee State University motion
capture facility, which will complement the
university’s digital simulation and gaming
programs, and attract high-tech companies to
southern Ohio. The legislation now requires
approval by the Senate.
The appropriation was included in
the Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act for Fiscal Year 2007. The facility, called
the Immersive Technology and Arts Center (ITAC)
will house advanced video and sound editing
studios, as well as the computer workstations
and software that bring digital images to life.
“I would like to thank Rep. Jean
Schmidt for her help in securing the motion
capture facility appropriation” said Shawnee
State University President Rita Rice Morris.
“ITAC can be the cradle for a new generation of
local high-tech businesses started by Shawnee
State graduates with deep ties to our region.”
Not only will ITAC provide students
with advanced education and training, it is
anticipated that exposure to leaders in the
various technologies will instill in the
students an entrepreneurial spirit. Graduates
and staff creating local businesses will benefit
from their proximity to ITAC and from
established relationships with corporations
utilizing the facility.
“The demand for facilities like ITAC
is far greater than the availability, and the
potential applications of the technology are
unlimited,” said Morris. “About 70 percent of
all the work in the U.S. using motion capture
technology is in fields other than
entertainment, which itself is a $12 billion
business. Companies involved in medicine,
defense, education, and aeronautics, to name a
few, will all be interested in using ITAC.”
Shawnee State University prepares
students for the challenges of a career and the
duties of society through more than 80
bachelor’s and associate degree programs. At
Shawnee State excellence is the common goal. As
a university of opportunity it enrolls students
with a broad array of talents and backgrounds,
but all students who attend Shawnee State accept
the challenge of striving for personal
excellence. They do so in a supportive academic
environment, guided by top-flight faculty
members who are dedicated to the mission of
teaching their students. Shawnee State
currently enrolls about 3,800 students.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 26, 2006
(Article
by Stephanie Smith, communications coordinator)
FINLOW PRESENTED AT ANTEC
David
Finlow, Ph.D., associate professor of
plastics engineering technology at Shawnee
State University (SSU), presented a paper,
“Teaching Polymer Processing Principles to
Engineering Technology Undergraduate
Students Utilizing a Positive, Dimensional
Approach,” at the annual technical
conference (ANTEC) of the Society of
Plastics Engineers on May 8. This paper was
selected as the featured paper in the
Extrusion Division web site of The Society
of Plastic Engineers (SPE),
http://www.spexdiv.com.
The conference, held in
Charlotte, N.C., attracted plastics
engineering professionals from throughout
the United States and around the world.
“I was very pleasantly surprised
and I feel quite honored,” said Finlow. “It
will hopefully generate some national
recognition for SSU. I am most grateful to
Dr. Barbara Kunkle and Dr. Eugene Burns, who
were my mentors for this paper and its
presentation, and deserve much of the
credit.”
Finlow, who has taught at SSU
since 1999, based his paper on his classroom
experiences, specifically with the “Advanced
Processing” (ETPL 345) plastics engineering
technology class at SSU. The class studies
the various theories of processing plastics.
For more information on the
ANTEC conference, visit
www.4spe.org. To learn more about SSU’s
plastics engineering technology program,
visit
www.shawnee.edu.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 30, 2006
DAVIS
NOMINATED TO BE SHAWNEE STATE VP FOR FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION
Mark
Davis, an experienced university financial officer, has been
nominated by Shawnee State University (SSU) president Rita
Rice Morris to serve as Vice President for Finance and
Administration. His nomination will go before the SSU Board
of Trustees at its June meeting.
Davis will be responsible for the business and
financial affairs of the university, including the offices
of human resources, university information services and
facilities. He will also direct student financial aid and
manage auxiliary enterprises and external contracts in
financial areas, such as student housing, the cafeteria and
the bookstore.
“Mark will be
a tremendous asset to Shawnee State,” said President Rita
Rice Morris. “With his keen understanding of university
financial and administrative operations, Mark will help us
to remain the most fiscally efficient public university in
Ohio, while continuing to provide a college education that
is second to none.”
For fiscal
year 2005, the Ohio Board of Regents in its report on campus
fiscal health assigned to Shawnee State a composite score of
4.5 out of five, the highest score of all public
universities.
“I’m
fortunate to be coming to a university that has such a
strong financial footing,” said Davis. “I give great credit
to my predecessor, Roger Murphy, for being such a fine
steward of the university’s finances.”
Davis, a
certified management and public accountant, comes to Shawnee
State from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where
since 1999 he served as Vice Chancellor for Finance And
Administration. In that capacity he had operational
responsibility for the fiscal offices as well as payroll,
personnel, physical plant, information technology, and the
motor pool.
“Many of the
responsibilities I will have at SSU I have experience
administering at Monticello,” said Davis. “I look forward
to the challenge of applying my skills and experience to
Shawnee State, a larger university that’s growing.”
Davis
was also administrative officer for the Mississippi State
University Forest and Wildlife Research Center and
Comptroller for Northeast Louisiana University.
Along with his university experience, Davis has served as
audit manager for the Jonesboro, Arkansas accounting firm of
Jones, Worlow, White and Stringer, Ltd, and as a staff
auditor for Arthur Andersen and Company.
“I began my
career as an auditor so I know how to dig deep into the
numbers,” said Davis. “The numbers will tell you a lot if
you know where to look.”
Davis
holds a doctorate in health care administration from the
Northeast Louisiana University School of Pharmacy and Allied
Health Sciences. He also has an MBA with a concentration in
accounting and a bachelor’s degree in construction from
Northeast Louisiana University.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 31, 2006
Evening of Honors
May 24, 2006
|
Athletic Dept., Joe Smith Memorial
Award
Terrence Davison, Mansfield, Ohio |
2006 Bear Hug Award
Dr. Tim Scheurer |
Dept. of Fine, Digital, & Performing Arts
Outstanding Achievement in Visualist
Michael Rose, Waverly, Ohio |
Dept. of Fine, Digital, & Performing Arts
Outstanding Achievement in Photography
Michelle Mathuews, Chillicothe, Ohio
|
Dept. of Health Sciences
PTA Outstanding
Graduates of the Year
L) Alisca Musser,
Load, KY
(R) Sarah Huffman, Middletown, Oh |
Student Support Services
SSS Outstanding Participant Award
Rebecca Brannan,
McDermott, Ohio |
|
SSU Alumni Association Award
Alumnus of Tomorrow
Jared Bentley,
Wheelersburg, Ohio
|
Student Success Center
Tutor Excellence Award
(L) Nathaniel George, Piketon, Oh
(R) Natalie Hogan, Wheelersburg, Oh |
Student Government Association Awards
(L) Wayne Allen, W. Ports, Oh
(R)John Campbell,
Lucasville |
SSU S.P.I.R.I.T. AWARD
Outstanding Teaching Assistant
Dept. of Teacher Education
Karen Heiskell, Portsmouth, Oh
|
Dept. of English & Humanities
Excellence AYA language Arts Ed.
(L)Lisa Warner, Wheelersburg, Oh
(R) Jene′ Wright, Portsmouth, Oh. |
Dept. of English & Humanities
Excellence Linguistics Studies
(L)Nikki Blankenship, Minford
(R)Elaine Wilson, Loudonville,
Oh |
Dept. of English & Humanities
Excellence in Philosophy
Craig Webb, Lucasville, Oh. |
Dept. of English & Humanities
Excellence in Spanish Studies
Caroline Burkert, Portsmouth, Oh.
|
Dept. of Business Administration
Outstanding BSBA/Legal Assisting Graduate
Tonya Adcox, Lucasville, Oh. |
Dept. of Business Administration
Outstanding Management Information Systems Graduate
Jeff Collins, McDermott, Oh. |
Dept. of Business Administration
David W. Wilson Outstanding BSBA
General Graduate Award
Tim Stepp, Wheelersburg, Oh.
|
Dept. of Business Administration
Outstanding Graduate BSBA/
General Studies Graduate
Chris Brown, Hillsboro, Oh |
Dept. of English & Humanities
Excellence in Middle Childhood Language Arts Educ.
Shane Rhea, Portsmouth, Oh |
Dept. of Business
Administration
Outstanding BSBA/
Accounting Graduate
(Pictured)Teresa Harper, Winchester, Oh
(Not pictured) Samantha Runk, Hillsboro, Oh |
Dept. of Industrial & Engineering Technologies
Academic Honors Award
Associate of Applied Science
Gregory Gibbs, Portsmouth, Oh |
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Excellence in Mathematical Sciences
Abi Watson, Georgetown, Oh
|
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Excellence in Middle School Mathematics
Amanda Veach, Piketon, Oh |
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences
Excellence in Mathematical Sciences
Adolescent to Young Adult
Alex Hunt, South Point, Oh |
Dept. of Natural Science
Outstanding Graduate in Chemistry
Derek Jones, West Union, Oh |
Dept. of Natural Science
Outstanding Graduate in Biology
(L)Jared Bentley, Wheelersburg, Oh
(R)Joe Hermann, Portsmouth, Oh |
Dept. of Social Sciences
Outstanding International Relations Graduate
(L)Matthew Arnold, Portsmouth, Oh
(R) Jason Wheeler, Gallipolis, Oh |
Dept. of Social Sciences
Outstanding History Graduate
Joshua Singleton, Hillsboro, Oh
|
Dept. of Social Sciences
Outstanding Psychology Graduate
Mardis Karlsdottir, Portsmouth, Oh |
Dept. of Social Sciences
Outstanding Social Sciences &
Outstanding History Graduate
Kassandra Bryant, Garrison, Ky
|
Dept. of Teacher Education
Outstanding Intervention Specialist Graduate
Lisa Spriggs, Stout, Oh |
Dept. of Teacher Education
Outstanding Paraprofessional Graduate
Beth Hannah, Greenup, Ky
|
Dept. of Teacher Education
Outstanding Middle Childhood License
Monica Basford, Winchester, Oh |
|
General Education Program
Senior Seminar Paper Award
(L)Mikel Stone, Garrison, Ky
(M) Jene' Wright, Portsmouth, Oh
(R) Sarah Moore, Waverly, Oh
Not pictured- Joan Parker, Wheelersburg |
Student Success Center
Outstanding Performance
Pictured L to R
Matthew Ayres, Cherry Fork, Oh
Paul Maillet, Lucasville, Oh
Carrie Baker, Waverly, Oh
William Keller, Portsmouth, Oh |
Dept. of English & Humanities
Excellence in Communications
& Journalism
Excellence in English Studies
Excellence in AYA Language Arts Educacation
Dept. of Teacher Education
Outstanding Adolescent to Young
Adult License
General Education Program-
Senior Seminar Paper
Jene Wright, Portsmouth, Oh |
|
Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges
Milcah Chege, Portsmouth, Oh.
Andrea Rader, Sunbury, Oh.
Amy Richardson, Parkersburg, WV
Penny Martin, Portsmouth, Oh.
Amy Murnahan, Kitts hill, Oh.
Tonya Adcox, Lucasville, Oh.
Tia Walling, Sylvania, Oh.
R. J. Niemer, Cincinnati, Oh.
Jillian Mummey, Chillicothe, Oh.
Charles Haskins, Wheelersburg, Oh.
Tim Stepp, Wheelersburg, Oh.
Taryn L. Malone, South Webster, Oh. |
Not Pictured
Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges
Shanna Mustard, Peebles, Oh.
Melissa Ireland, Thurman, Oh
Amber Lewis, West Union, Oh
Lacey thorton, Chillicothe, Oh
Ashley Meadows, Athens, Oh
Bethany Hurst, South Point, Oh
Elaine Wilson, Loudonville, Oh
Katherine Johnson, South Point, Oh
Jennifer Cummins, Xenia, Oh
Katie Cordle, Minford, Oh
|
Not Pictured
Dept. of Business Administration Outstanding
AAB/Legal Assisting Graduate
Jayma Cooley, Sciotoville, Oh |
Not Pictured
Dept. of Industrial & Engineering Technologies
Academic Honors Award
Bachelor of Science
Thomas Yost, Portsmouth, Oh |
Not Pictured
Dept. of Business Administration
Outstanding BSBA/Health Care
Management Graduate
Brian Jenkins, Franklin Furnace, Oh |
Not Pictured
Dept. of Natural Science
Outstanding Graduate-Natural Sciences
Ashley Meadows, Athens, Oh |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 31, 2006
(Article
by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications coordinator)
SSU COMMUNITY CHOIR TO PERFORM JUNE 3
The Shawnee State University (SSU) Community
Choir will perform its annual spring pop concert on
Saturday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Howland Recital Hall in
the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (VRCFA).
“We have a new medley of old pieces,” said Shirley
Crothers-Marley, choir director. “It’s a new arrangement by
composer Tina Chin of older Broadway pieces people have come
to love.”
Music to be performed by the choir includes the
songs “Send in the Clowns,” “Sunrise Sunset,” “Put on a
Happy Face,” and selections from “Cabaret.”
Crothers-Marley said there will be several solo
performances from Bill Hannah, Paul Wetzig, Jeff Nowlin,
Lindsay Cunningham and Phillip Cook. Jeff Hunter will serve
as percussionist.
“Linda Day, our accompanist, is going to do a
special piece called ‘I’ve Got Rhythm,” which is going to be
very rousing,” said Crothers-Marley. “Diana Whittaker is
doing a short segment on ‘Blue Indigo’.”
Tickets for the concert are available at the
McKinley Box Office and are $6 for general admission and $5
for the SSU university community, students and senior
citizens.
The SSU Community Choir is open to everyone and
meets on Tuesday nights. For more information call
Crothers-Marley at (740) 858-2378 or (740) 351-3577.
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