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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 

(Article by Monica J. Bradbury, communications specialist)


 

SSU Community Choir to perform at spring concert

(Performers will entertain audience with music “From Opera to Pop”)


            Shawnee State University’s Community Choir will present its spring concert, “From Opera to Pop,” at the Howland Recital Hall in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on June 9.
            “I think people like good, wholesome entertainment,” said Shirley Crothers-Marley, adjunct faculty of music at Shawnee State. “What’s more, people like to come to events when they know the people performing.”
            The spring concert will include a repertoire of music, including arias, classic pop standards, operetta and Broadway show tunes. Performers include Shawnee State students, community members, Bill Hannah and the Lois Rase Dancers.
            Tunes will be drawn from “The Pirates of Penzance,” “The Mikado,” “Cats,” “The Phantom of the Opera” and “H.M.S. Pinafore.” Bill Hannah will perform “The Point of No Return” from “The Phantom of the Opera.”
            “We’re going to be doing some things from a turn-of-the-century operetta called ‘New Moon’ by Sigmund Romberg,” Crothers-Marley said. “Some of those are just timeless. We’re also doing an operatic chorus from ‘Cacalleria Rusticana’ by Pietro Mascagni, the popular one-act opera. In fact we performed that 30 years ago when I first came to this institution.”
            The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and young children are free. All tickets can be purchased at the McKinley Box Office.
            For more information, contact Shirley Crothers-Marley at (740) 351-3577 or the McKinley Box Office at (740) 351-3600.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 

(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications coordinator)

 
Fed’s renew SSU’s Upward Bound program
(The Upward Bound program will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Education for another four years)

            The Upward Bound program at Shawnee State University has received funding for another four years from the federal Trio program which is excellent news according to Becky Harr, Upward Bound project director.
            “Our refunding was vital to our existence, because our funds come solely from the U.S. Department of Education,” Harr said. “Without this renewal, the Upward Bound program would have had to cease operation.”
            The Upward Bound program will receive more than $293,000 dollars in grant funding for the next four years. Harr said SSU was one of 761 Upward Bound programs across the country that was refunded for another four years.
            According to Harr, the Upward Bound program motivates students to go to college following high school. To acclimate students to what college is all about, Harr said there is an intense six-week on-campus program during the summer.
            “While on campus, the students take lab-based classes in math, science and English. These classes are taught by area high school teachers,” Harr said. “In the afternoons, the students take enrichment classes that include Spanish, a summer newsletter class or an interpretive dance class.”
            Harr said the students also take classes that are taught by summer resident advisors. She said in the past those classes included, cooking, debate, personal finance and basketball.
            “Our main goal is to prepare the students for their next year of high school, so they are marketable to the colleges they dream of attending,” Harr said. “So, if they are going to enroll in geometry in their high school in the fall, they would take geometry with Upward Bound in the summer.”
            Following the on-campus program, Harr said staff takes the participants on a cultural enrichment trip. She said this year they are going to New York, and in the past have gone to such places as Atlanta, Orlando, Minneapolis and Philadelphia.
            In addition to the summer program, Harr said Upward Bound provides during the school year a tutoring program for students and monthly activities based on careers or college and university searches.
“We take them to other universities so the students aren’t so intimidated by the whole college experience,” Harr said.
            The Upward Bound program is available to students from the following school districts, Northwest, West, Valley, Minford, New Boston, Portsmouth, East Community School, Wheelersburg and South Webster.
For more information about the Upward Bound program, contact Harr at (740) 351-3187.
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications coordinator)


 

Jeanette Bauer is pictured with Sarah Clausing who nominated her for the "Alumnus of Tomorrow" award at the Evening of Honors ceremony at Shawnee State University on May 17.

 

Bauer receives SSU Alumnus of Tomorrow Award

(SSU Biology major Jeanette Bauer has received the 2007 Alumnus of Tomorrow Award)

            When Jeanette Bauer received her invitation to attend this year’s “Evening of Honors” awards ceremony, she never expected to receive the prestigious “Alumnus of Tomorrow” award.
            “It was at the bottom of the list of awards to be announced, it was almost last on the list,” Bauer said. “I was trying to narrow it down as to what award I had won. I thought maybe I had received a science award or a Tri-Beta award.”
            Then her name was called for the Alumnus of Tomorrow award which is given by the Alumni Association to a graduating student who shows great promise toward his or her career goals and who has displayed commitment to his or her individual endeavors, academic, social and personal.
            “The Alumni Association is proud to honor a student that we know is going to make a real difference in the community,” said Angela Henderson, alumni association director. “Jeanette is that kind of student and it was a thrill to see her receive this award.”
            The Alumni Association solicits nominations for the award each year with the recipient chosen by panel comprised of former alums. Amy Richardson, SSU community service coordinator, served on this year’s committee and said Bauer is very deserving of the award.
            “Jeanette is looked upon very highly by faculty, staff and administrators because she leads by example. She is an outstanding student, a student who is devoted to the well- being of others, a role model for many and a hard-working, dedicated student employee,” Richardson said.
            Hard-working is definitely a word to describe Bauer. In fact, her hard work in the SSU Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs is what made the department’s former secretary Sarah Clausing nominate her for the honor.
            “I nominated Jeanette because I think she is one of the best SSU has to offer. She will make SSU and Portsmouth proud,” Clausing said.
            In addition to doing clerical work, taking event pictures and other administrative tasks for the Office of Communications, Bauer works in the president’s office when needed answering the phones and running errands. She also works in the Science Department taking care of the animals in the SSU mini-zoo/animal research room.
           Along with her work on campus, Bauer is busy off campus as well. She house-sits and pet-sits for many SSU employees including university president Dr. Rita Rice Morris and she currently works at Starbucks in Portsmouth.
            “Jeanette is always busy,” Clausing said. “If not busy completing homework assignments, working and volunteering, she is busy planning her upcoming wedding.”
            Bauer is engaged to Erik Brammer. The couple is getting married on July 28.
            An animal lover, Bauer is considering the OSU veterinary school or its master’s degree program in public health with a concentration in veterinary medicine.
            “I feel very connected to animals. I’m happy when I’m outside and around animals,” Bauer said. “I care a lot about them and that seems like the right field for me to go into.”
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Monica J. Bradbury, communications specialist)


 

SSU natural science students accepted to grad school

(Future doctors at SSU continue to impress as all were accepted into medical schools)

            All ten students in Shawnee State University’s natural science program who have applied to medical school have been accepted and six others have been accepted to a graduate program in their field of study.
            “We encourage our students to go on to graduate school or to medical school,” said Eugene Burns, Ph.D., chairperson of the Department of Natural Sciences and associate professor of biological sciences at SSU. “I think we’ve got a good acceptance rate because we’ve got great students. I’m proud of them. We offer programs that prepare them well for graduate school. They get what they need in order to get in and what they need to do well when they get there. I’m happy about the reports we get back from students who are already in medical school or graduate programs who tell us how well they were doing, how they felt comfortable they were and how well-prepared and ready to do this.”
            The 10 natural science students who have been accepted to medical school include T. J. Stidham, Jacinda Shaw, Bryan Grooms, Derick Adams, Debra Lewis, Jerod Walker, Mikell Rase, Jerrad Nickell, Andy Little and Ashish Patel.
            Stidham, of Lucasville, has been accepted to Indiana University, the University of Cincinnati Medical School, Wright State, The Ohio State University and the University of Toledo College of Medicine.
            Shaw, of Wheelersburg, Grooms, of West Union, Adams, of Chillicothe, Lewis, of Lucasville and Walker, of Minford, have all been accepted to Ohio University College of Medicine.
            Rase, of Minford, has been accepted to the University of Cincinnati Medical School.
            Nickell, of Beaver, has been accepted to Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kentucky, Ohio University College of Medicine and the Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tennessee.
            Little, of Portsmouth, has been accepted to The Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Virginia, the Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Pikeville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
            Patel, of Wheelersburg, has been accepted to St. Matthew’s School of Medicine in Florida.
            Six other science students have been accepted to grad school, including Sarah Colvin, Logan Minter, Eric Thacker, Nathaniel Webb, Jenny Krierehoff and Nina Ditraglia.
            Colvin, of New Vienna, will attend the University of Kentucky to pursue a master’s degree in entomology.
            Minter, of Waverly, has been accepted to the University of Kentucky’s program of public health entomology and the University of Nebraska to obtain a master’s degree in entomology.
            Thacker, of Portsmouth, has been accepted to the University of Charleston’s School of Pharmacy in West Virginia.
            Webb, of Stout, has been accepted into the chemistry programs of both the University of North Dakota and the University of Kentucky.
            Krierehoff, of East Rochester, has been accepted into the anthropology program at Kent State University.
            Ditraglia, of Portsmouth, has been accepted to both The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati to obtain a master’s degree in nursing.
            Burns expects that these students will do as well as previous grad students.
            “Justin Smith is in his last year of medical school now at the University of Cincinnati,” he said. “I think he won the award for being the top student in physiology his first year. Our students have done well when they’ve gotten into medical school and I’m happy about that.”
            More students have been accepted to grad school than usual this year, Burns said.
            “It comes in cycles in terms of how many students we have,” he said. “I think what we’ve been doing the last couple of years with pre-med day where we try to recruit high school students to come into the program — I think that’s helped.”
            For more information, contact SSU’s Department of Natural Sciences at (740) 351-3456.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Rebecca Cox, communications specialist)


 

Southern Ohio Voices for Learning helps Toombs’ CLC faculty

(CLC faculty expand educational background)


            The faculty at the Dr. Miller and Genevieve Toombs Children’s Learning Center continue to work to enrich the learning environment and enhance the quality of their teaching.
            For the second year in the row, faculty members are participating in Southern Ohio Voices for Learning, an extended learning program in partnership with the Carousel Center, in Portsmouth.
            Southern Ohio Voices for Learning is a part of The Ohio Department of Education, Office of Early Learning and School Readiness. The office has generated a series of study teams covering early childhood learning.
           Each group within Voices for Learning signs a compact concerning what they will study. This year’s topic is “The connection between art and literacy.”
            “Art is the primary modality for young children to express themselves,” said Cindy Ferguson, director of the CLC. “It’s their first way of learning. It encompasses all the pre-writing and pre-reading. Language development comes out of art.”
             The group meets once a month to participate in activities and discuss various books concerning the selected topic.
            “During our meetings, we engage in hands-on experiences much like the ones our learners are participating in each day,” said Teresa Stockham, an instructor at the CLC. “Our meetings offer a venue of sharing – both our theories and practices – so we can better meet the needs of our young learners and families.”
            Apart from continuing as lifelong learners, Ferguson said their goal is to incorporate the material into the practices at the CLC.
            The group is looking to find “how it is that art can be extended or how we can capitalize on the children’s artistic expressions to expand linguistics, language and learning,” she said.
            The children aren’t the only members of the CLC to benefit from the program.
            “If you are going to be a facility that is impacting the lives of future teachers and future professionals, one of the things that you should be is professionally invested,” Ferguson said.
            For more information, contact the CLC at (740) 351-3252.
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Rebecca Cox, communications specialist)

 

BASICS GED graduation scheduled for June 13
(BASICS graduation ceremony will honor adult students preparing for the future by getting a high school degree)



           
In celebration of the success of those earning their GEDS this year, Shawnee State University’s Basic Adult Skills in a College Setting graduation is scheduled for June 13, with the ceremony at 7 p.m. in the Clark Memorial Library’s Flohr Lecture Hall.
            The BASICS graduation is held each year “to provide students the opportunity to participate in a cap and gown ceremony which they missed in high school,” said Marcia Tolliver, program coordinator.
            BASICS is a free program available to students who need to prepare for their GED, brush up for college, or develop basic math and reading skills.
            Tolliver said approximately 300 students go through the BASICS program each year. About 80 students will receive their GED this year and 73 are invited to the graduation ceremony.
            Speakers this year will be SSU President Rita Rice Morris, Ph.D., Ohio Rep. Todd Book, and Jeff Fantine, director of the Ohio Literacy Center at Ohio University.
            Tolliver said students who will be inducted into the National Adult Honor Society will also be announced during the graduation ceremony.
            2007 GED recipients include:

            Ohio

            Bainbridge
            Becky Gibson

            Circleville
            Jessica Griffey

            Ironton
            Joshua Easterling
            Melissa Stapleton

             Lucasville
             Rebecca Craft
            Jillian Dees
            Heather Hobbs
            Belkys Madden
            Kellie Stidham
            Dylan Wood

            Minford
            Rhonda Smith

            New Boston
            James Sanders

            Peebles
            Melissa Neanover

            Portsmouth
            Sarah Angles
            Daniel Baker
            Tiffany Bell
            Jonathan Boggs
            David Bussler
            Robert Carter
            Amanda L. Carver
            Ronald Cunningham
            Andrew Dearth
            Kyle Howard
            Robyn Jenkins
            CaSonya Johnson
            Leigh King
            Robert Lawson
            Joshua Lewis
            Michelle Lodwick
            Chad Mason
            Curtis McCawley
            Jessica Mounts
            Charity Nieve
            Tammy Polley
            Ian Porter
            Danielle Rose
            John Shortridge
            Chris Stiltner
            Brandon Sturgill
            Betty Taylor
            Rochelle Taylor
            Dennis Wilson

            Sciotoville
            Roxanna Horsley
            Lisa McKinney

            Wakefield
            Chance Bennett

            West Portsmouth
            John Kennedy
            Krista Locher
            Amanda Lutz
           Jeremy Mosley
           Roger Ruggles
           Jeffery Scalf
           Jeremy Walters
            William Wetzig

            Wheelersburg
            Michael Briggs
            Hollie Collins
            Chris Etterling
            Robert Goff
            Teresa Greathouse
            David Lore
            Justin Schaeffer
            Tim Thompson

            For more information concerning the BASICS program, call (740) 351-3325.
 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Monica J. Bradbury, communications specialist)

 

SSU to host 2007 Shawnee Computer Scholars program
(SSU will offer computer classes for middle-school students)

            Shawnee State University’s 2007 Shawnee Computer Scholars program for grades six, seven or eight will take place June 25-28. Classes will be either one or four days.
            “The courses are very exciting. They are in our brand-new computer labs taught by our own faculty and created by our faculty,” said Ginnie Moore, director of university outreach services. “The classes include Web site building, a course in music downloads, a PowerPoint® presentation graphics program and a new class called ‘What’s in the Magic Box?’ This new class is about exploring the hardware and the software, actually taking a computer apart and seeing what’s really inside.”
            Instructors are Jean Houser, Janice Johnson and Dovel Myers. Houser, professor of MIS, business administration and designer of the programming path in business administration, holds degrees in mathematics and computer science. He has more than ten years teaching experience and experience in computer consulting. Houser teaches computer languages and Microsoft® software applications. He has earned certificates from IBM® for COBOL programming, DOS and OS and has earned certificates for Novell advanced server administrator.
            Janice Johnson, MIS facilitator in business administration, is a specialist in
            E-commerce, Web site design and business systems. She is a certified computer professional (ICCP) and member of the International Webmasters Association and designer of the E-commerce path in business administration. She holds degrees in information systems, business and health science.
            Dovel Myers, a senior instructor of MIS in business administration, has 25 years experience and is a specialist in computer networking, hardware and systems. He is a former lead architect for Motorola, a designer of the networking path in business administration.
            “If you’re a student in grade six, seven or eight, you’re going to want to take these classes so that you have a head start for next year,” Moore said.
            All classes will meet in Kricker Hall. The one-day courses are $25 each, while four-day courses are $75 for each course. Students are welcome to take more than one course. Registrations will be accepted until the day of the class. Participants will need to bring their own lunches or purchase them at SSU’s Bear’s Den Cafeteria for $5 a day.
            The Shawnee Computer Scholars 2007 is sponsored by the Department of Business Administration and University Outreach Services at SSU in Portsmouth. To register or for more information, call Ginnie Moore at (740) 351-3281 or toll free
            (866) 672-8778, e-mail her at gmoore@shawnee.edu, or visit the Web site, www.shawnee.edu.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Monica J. Bradbury, communications specialist)


 

Dr. Jerry Holt to present “Ohio’s Secret History” at SSU
(Learn about Ohio’s unknown past)
 

            Shawnee State University is offering a class for history buffs interested in the untold stories of Ohio history.
            “Ohio’s Secret History” will be taught by Jerry Holt, Ph.D., former SSU dean of the college of arts and sciences June 18-22. He is the current dean of the school of liberal studies at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
            The lecture is available for both credit and non-credit students.
            “Students of all ages who are interested in Ohio history and enjoy hearing it from a “personal” point of view should attend this class,” said Cathy Mullins, academic grants office and assistant to the provost at SSU.
            The class will focus on some of Ohio’s most famous events, from the Adena and Hopewell civilizations through the 1937 Flood, to the Kent State tragedy of 1970.
            "'Ohio's Secret History' moves through Ohio history in a chronological fashion, detailing important events but taking the trouble to tell the human stories of people who put those events in motion,” Holt said. “We start with the history of the Serpent Mound and go all the way to the Kent State shootings. Some of what we study comes from the very hills surrounding Portsmouth. It's a very full week of classes — and a tremendously rich one."
            According to Mullins, Holt offered a “community” course on river studies which was extremely popular and well attended.
            “Jerry is a very engaging lecturer because of his knowledge and enthusiasm for his subject matter and his ability to tell a good story,” Mullins said.
            The cost for non-credit participants is $259.
            Call the Outreach Services at (740) 351-3274 or toll-free at (866) 672-8778 to register for non-credit. Contact the Office of the Registrar at (740) 351-3262 to register for credit.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Rebecca Cox, communications specialist)
 


 
SSU Student Art Show
(Annual show displays the talent of art students)

           Every year, the talent of Shawnee State University art students is recognized at the annual SSU Department of Fine, Digital and Performing Arts art show.
            Chrystal Redoutey placed best in show with her piece, ‘Self-portrait: The Last Supper.’ Redoutey is a third year photography major. She spent five hours shooting for the piece, going through 178 pictures and spending 30-40 hours piecing the photos together.
            Kim Crum placed first in photography with her piece, ‘Self-portrait: Battered Wife.’
           “It is one piece in a series of self-portraits where I take on different identities and character roles,” Crum said.
            Crum is graduating this year with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree, concentrating in photography and minoring in art history. She has many plans for the future, including travel abroad, graduate school, and teaching English in different countries.
            Other first place awards included: Kandi Thompson (painting), Kate Timmons (drawing), Corey Reed (digital), and Kevin Taylor (sculpture/ceramics).

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 


(Article by Monica J. Bradbury, communications specialist)

 

SSU to present two quarterly recitals
(Shawnee Chorale and College Chorus, and SSU’s voice and piano students present music for the ears)

            Take the opportunity to attend two free concerts in one week.
            The Shawnee State University applied voice and piano students of Stan Workman and Shirley Crothers-Marley will present their quarterly recital on June 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Howland Recital Hall in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at SSU.
            “This concert will be enjoyed by family and friends of the performers, as well as people interested in the musical accomplishments of Shawnee State students,” said Stan Workman, adjunct faculty of music at SSU. “The repertoire for the concert will consist mostly of art songs, opera arias, Broadway songs, as well as various piano selections.”
            The recital is part of the requirements for the applied music students and is important to their development process as young artists, according to Workman.
            The Shawnee Chorale and College Chorus, under the direction of Stan Workman, will present its spring concert, “An Evening with John Rutter,” on June 14 at 8 p.m. The concert will take place at All Saints’ Episcopal Church on the corner of 4th and Court Streets in Portsmouth, Ohio.
            According to the Website, www.collegiumusa.com, John Rutter, born in London in 1945, received his first musical education as a chorister at Highgate School. He studied music at Clare College, Cambridge, where he wrote his first published compositions and conducted his first recording. His compositional career has embraced both large and small-scale choral works, orchestral and instrumental pieces, a piano concerto, two children's operas, music for television, and specialist writing for such groups as the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the King's Singers. His most recent larger choral works, “Requiem” (1985), “Magnificat” (1990) and “Psalmfest” (1993) have been performed many times in Britain, North America, and other countries. In 1984 Rutter formed his own record label, Collegium.
            “He is one the most well-known and loved composers of choral music today,” said Workman, who called the concert a reflection of the developming choral music program at SSU. “Anyone who loves beautiful sacred choral music will enjoy this concert. This concert will definitely contribute to the artistic life of the community.”
            The concert will feature Rutter’s two well-known choral works “Gloria” and “Requiem.”
            The College Chorus and Chorale will perform with guest instrumentalists from Portsmouth, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio, and Moreheard, Ky.
            Justin Wiget, organist-choirmaster of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, will accompany the ensembles. Soloists for the performance include Emily Smith, Emma Hunter, Molly Gower, Lydia Rall and Grace Morgan. A reception will follow this performance in the fellowship hall of the church.
            Both concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Crothers-Marley or Workman at (740) 351-3118.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 

 

UIS to convert all current and historical student data for Semester Conversion
 

            As a part of the overall Semester Conversion effort, during the week of June 18th the Office of University Information Systems will be converting all current and historical student data to reflect semester course credit values.
            During this effort UIS will convert 1.2 million student course work records.
            Testing of the conversion has been completed across all administrative areas and will be effective by the end of the conversion week. All course history will be converted and no data will be lost or left behind. Transcripts created after the conversion date will communicate that the University transitioned from Quarters to Semesters via a short message. The original quarter hour total will continue to be stored for each student.
            The conversion formula used is: Quarter Hours x .67 = Semester Hours. An example conversion takes a student’s 4.0 hour quarter class which becomes a 2.68 hour value under semesters.
           If you have any questions regarding the conversion, do not hesitate to contact UIS or the Registrar’s Office.
            For more information regarding Semester Conversion visit the student FAQ page at http://www.shawnee.edu/acad/semcv/index.html.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2007

Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
Office: (740) 351-3810; FAX: (740) 351-3179; Cell: (740) 352-5566
E-mail: jperez@shawnee.edu
 

 

   (Article by Mistie Cook Spicer, communications coordinator)

                               Life as a professor emeritus at SSU
(Retired SSU faculty member Hagop Pambookian serves as professor emeritus at the university)

           He doesn’t teach psychology anymore but retired Shawnee State University professor Hagop Pambookian, Ph.D., still serves the university as a professor emeritus.
           The “emeritus” title is bestowed by the Board of Trustees to a select few retired to faculty members who have been very active in university affairs during their tenure on campus.
          “It’s honorary and it means the recipient is still professionally active and involved and is continuing what he has been doing in the past,” Pambookian said. “I keep promoting Shawnee State not only nationally but internationally.”
          Pambookian who was named a “professor emeritus” said retired life is proving to be very complicated.
          “I have so many responsibilities communicating with psychologists here and out of the country, pursuing my research regarding errors in psychology publications and plagiarism in books and journals and keeping up with the latest research on well-known development psychologist Jean Piaget,” Pambookian said.
          Working both at home and in the office that he still maintains at the university in Massie Hall, Pambookian spends his days researching topics in several different areas and hopes to publish articles in psychological magazines in the near future. He said his work centers on these topics, “Plagiarism: A Case in Psychology,” “Errors in Psychology Publications,” “Jean Piaget, Swiss Developmental Psychologist, Ignored!” and “Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale: 100 years later.”
          His research has revealed numerous references to Alfred Binet, the founder of intelligence testing, that do not apply to him among other errors.  He also focuses his research on plagiarism in such scientific books and journals as the “Encyclopedia of Psychology.”  When not conducting research, Pambookian communicates with the American Psychological Association, with psychologists and with other scholars about pertinent psycho-educational issues and concerns.
          In his role as professor emeritus at Shawnee State, Pambookian also works to promote the university at the various conferences and symposiums he attends. In July he will be attending his 50th anniversary reunion at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon where he received his B.A. in psychology.
          Last year Pambookian traveled to Lebanon where he met with the president of the American University of Beirut, as well as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the chairperson of the Psychology Department and with the Principal of the Armenian Evangelical College.
          Pambookian joined the SSU faculty in 1987 to develop the psychology unit within the social sciences department and help internationalize the university programs.
          During his tenure at SSU Pambookian served as president of the University Faculty Assembly in the early 1990’s. He said he began many new traditions in that position, including sending monthly newsletters to faculty about university-related events and coordinating fall and spring faculty banquets. He said the university needs to develop more traditions and believes retired faculty like him can help establish them.
          Pambookian has received many honors throughout his long career. The American Psychological Associated elected him as a “Fellow” in 1999. He received the “Paul Swaddling Award” in 1997 from the Ohio Education Association. In 1994 while a guest of the Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Pambookian was elected as an “Honorary Member” of the International Academy of Psychological Sciences in Yaroslavi, Russia. Later, in 2003, he was elected a “Foreign Member” of the Armenian Philosophical Academy in Yerevan, Armenia. In the fall of 2004 while in Armenia, as the guest of the National Academy of Sciences and the American State Pedagogical University, he was honored by being elected as “Honorary Member” of the Academy of Pedagogical/Psychological Sciences, in Yerevan, Armenia.
          Pambookian has also received numerous honors and commendations locally. The SSU Board of Trustees awarded him a commendation in 1991 for his personal commitment to his community service work. In 1994, the SSU Student Senate honored him with a resolution for his campus involvement and contributions to student life.
          In November of 2005, he received a commendation/recognition for “Exemplary Lifetime Achievement” by the Senate of the 126th Ohio General Assembly. In October of the same year Pambookian had a day declared in his name at the Ohio International Consortium meeting at the Ohio State University and received a resolution “in praise of Professor Hagop Pambookian’s Long-Term sterling service of the OIC.”

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SSU to renovate University Center

(Expansion to provide better services to students)

            Shawnee State University held a series of meetings to find out from students what features they want most in the University Center, the renovation of which is slated to begin later this year.
            During the final meeting held at the UC on June 5, students received several designs for proposed features of the University Center, including large event spaces, conference/meeting room, bookstore, retail, theatre/auditorium, recreation, lounge spaces, technology, student organizations, administrative services, plazas and courtyards and green spaces.
            Vice-President for Student Affairs Jim Settle, Ph.D., said the changes are being made to better serve the students.
            “We have a lot more students in housing than we did when this building was built,” Settle said. “We need to expand our food service areas, have more seating for students and better options for students. We want to update the servery so it looks more like what students want.”
           Each student could “spend” $10 million, using stickers to mark which choices they preferred.
            “This college is getting way too big for the university center we have right now and we need more recreational stuff for students who aren’t into the athletics,” said Tia Walling, a senior from Sylvania, Ohio.
            “I wanted the food service expansion” said Evan Musin, a sophomore from Logan, Ohio. “It’s a pretty small cafeteria right now. We could use a lot more open space, especially with more selection of food. I also chose the plaza with the waterfall—that’s awesome.”
            The most popular choice was the bowling alley.
            Shawnee State University is working with two nationally-recognized architectural firms — Baxter Hodell Donnelly Preston (BHDP Architecture) of Cincinatti, Ohio, and the WTW Architects of Pittsburgh, Pa., that are partnering to complete the design and the architectural work.
            “We’re in the design phase,” Settle said. “Once the design work gets done, we will select construction contractors.”
            “The University Center is the center of the campus as far as students and our employees are concerned,” Settle said. “We want input from these groups. It’s important for us now before students leave for the summer.”

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SSU students attend national photography conference

(Kimberly Crum and Crystal Redoutey attend Society for Photographic Education National Conference)
 

            While other students used spring break as a time to relax, several Shawnee State University students and faculty attended the 44th annual Society for Photographic Education national conference in Miami, Fla., in March.
            “I saw this as a great opportunity to see what my peers around the country were doing,” said Kimberly Crum, a graduating senior from Portsmouth. “I saw it as a chance to promote myself and my art.”
            The conference, “Look Out: Photography and the Worlds of Contemporary Art,” included speeches, lectures, panels and workshops. The keynote speaker, Nancy Spector presented “The Promiscuity of Photography.” Spector is Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, New York.
            “Most of her lecture was more about contemporary art,” Crum said. “She talked about the contemporary performance artists. She told us about this one woman who had a five-day show at the Guggenheim and every night she did something different to her body for the sake of art. I enjoyed her lecture.”
            Crum has also participated in student art shows and in the Cream of the Crop Show at Southern Ohio Museum of Arts and Cultural Center in Portsmouth. She has held the position of Gallery Curator of Artworks, the campus organization which showcases a different artists’ work along one wall of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts for a period of time.
            “I think attending the conference was a great opportunity,” Crum said. “I think as an artist, it is extremely important to be exposed to what other people are doing and other artworks.”
             Fellow student and photographer, Crystal Redoutey, also attended the conference. Redoutey, of McDermott, is a junior majoring in photography at SSU.
            “It was an opportunity to get my portfolio reviewed by my peers around the world,” Redoutey said. “They’re photo geeks. I can talk to them about photography and they know what I’m talking about. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get my work out there and to meet new people.”
            This was Redoutey’s second time attending an SPE conference. She serves as the art editor of the Silhouette and is active in Artworks. During the 2007 Celebration of Scholarship, she co-presented “Femininity and the Self-Portrait: Examining Ourselves,” a presentation on the function of women’s self-portraits in fine art photography throughout history. Redoutey also shared some self-portraits at Celebration of Scholarship in order to examine the purpose of the images.
            Crum felt she gained knowledge and maturity both on the journey to and from the conference, as well as the experience gained during the presentations.
            “My favorite lecture was by a girl named Shiloh,” Crum said. “It was about gender identity and in general about gender identification and gender roles.”
            Isabel Graziani, Ph.D., assistant professor of digital and performing arts, and Allyson Klutenkamper, M.F.A., senior instructor of arts, also attended the conference. They served as critics/portfolio reviewers and presented a lecture, “Constructing Meaning.” Graziani and Klutenkamper were invited to present at FotoEspana2008 next spring, by a visiting Spanish contact at the conference.
            “My part of the presentation covered Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra’s Beach Portraits and Korean artist Nikki S. Lee’s Projects,” Klutenkamper said.
            Klutenkamper has attended every SPE regional and national conference since 2002 and plays an active role within the organization.
            In order to finance the trip, Crum and others hosted an art auction in the Appleton Gallery and raised more than $1,000. Crum and Redoutey were also awarded $100 in financial assistance from the Schirrman Travel Fund, the provost office donated $200 and the dean of arts and sciences also helped offset the cost for those attending the conference.
            Richard Newman, the educational coordinator of Calumet Photography, an international photography program, asked Redoutey to use her images in the next advertising campaign, said Klutenkamper.
            “I am proud of all my students,” Klutenkamper said. “When students see their ability to compete in the ‘real world,’ it solidifies their chosen role as artists/photographers and my role as an educator.”
            For more information about this event or to donate to the arts fund, contact Isabel Graziani at (740) 351-3524, Djwana Colegrove at (740) 351-3113 or Matt Cram at (740) 351-3976.

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Michelle Wessel receives SSU’s Faculty Funded Scholarship
(Wessel receives $650 scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year)
 


            Shawnee State University has awarded its Faculty Funded Scholarship to Michelle Wessel of Minford.
            The $650 scholarship will be awarded to Wessel evenly throughout the 2007-2008 academic year. The scholarship committee received nearly 35 applicants for this award.
            “I have such a huge amount of respect for the faculty here at Shawnee State that I can’t help but feel deeply honored I have been chosen by them to be the recipient of this scholarship,” Wessel said.
            Scholarship applicants must have completed 24 credit hours at SSU with a grade point average of at least 3.5, be currently enrolled as a full-time student in a two or four-year degree program in which they are making steady progress, demonstrate financial need and provide three letters of recommendation from full-time faculty at SSU. Applicants must complete the traditional scholarship form before Jan. 1 of each year. Additionally, they must submit a 250-word statement on their life aspirations and how they propose to use educational opportunities at SSU in pursuit of those goals.
            Candidates should demonstrate their academic excellence and provide evidence they possess an active, inquiring mind. Recipients must remain full-time students in good academic standing.
            “The scholarship illustrates faculty commitment to our university and, above all, to our students,” said Barbara Kunkle, Ph.D., professor of English and American culture studies, and director of the Teaching and Learning Center at SSU.
            The idea for this scholarship originated with Gary Gemmer, Ph.D., a recently retired physics professor. The Faculty Academic Scholarship program exists to annually award a scholarship from funds contributed by faculty to the “Crossing the Threshold” Endowment Drive.
            Wessel, a sophomore majoring in health management and sociology at SSU, said she appreciates the scholarship.
            After graduation, Wessel plans to stay in the area and secure a management position in the health field.
            Wessel has also been awarded the Sherman Family Scholarship. She is the mother of 8-year-old Bethany and the daughter of Earl Galloway of West Portsmouth and Virginia Thompson of South Shore, Ky. Wessel also works in the dean’s office for the college of arts and sciences at SSU.
            “In my free time I enjoy reading, gardening and watching a good movie,” Wessel said. “Most of all I enjoy spending time with my daughter who is the light of my life.”

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 SSU students and faculty celebrate 2007 issue of “Tapestries”

          Shawnee State University students, faculty and contributors celebrated during the release party for the 2007 issue of “Tapestries: Women Weaving our World” in the Women’s Center on June 12.  Published writers gave readings of their works and refreshments were served.re served.

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Tiffany Weaver presented with SSU’s Bear Hug Award
(Weaver recognized for her service to SSU)

            When someone gets a big bear hug, they’re not normally talking about getting an award. However, at Shawnee State University, the Bear Hug Award was presented to Tiffany Weaver at the annual Evening of Honors May 17.
            “I feel honored to receive the Bear Hug Award, said Tiffany Weaver, coordinator of student activities at SSU. “There were so many great nominees, so winning was a surprise.”
            The Bear Hug Award is given every year to a faculty, staff or administration member who has gone the extra mile for students and who helped to make the campus a better place. Those who wish to nominate an individual must write an essay explaining why the person is best fit to win the award. The essays are then judged and a winner is selected.
             This year, eight essays were submitted. The essays were judged by a committee including students, student government association members and others. During judging, the names and identifying information of candidates are removed from the essays to ensure a fair process, said John Campbell, vice-president of the student government association.
            Campbell presented each of the nominees with a certificate and a bear paw pin before announcing Weaver as the winner at the Evening of Honors.
            “Tiffany is one of the people at the university who puts students first,” Cabell said. “As an advisor to student organizations, Tiffany provides excellent guidance and fresh ideas. The students she works with know that Tiffany has an open-door policy and is always willing to lend a listening ear and offer informal advice on any issue.”
            Samantha Bunton, a junior of Batavia and a resident advisor at SSU, nominated Weaver.
            “I nominated Tiffany after getting to know her during our lunches together,” Bunton said. “She is such a kind person and always talks about helping people. She also helps out with the RAs and if you need to talk she is always available. I was really impressed by her willingness to help others.”
            Weaver began working as coordinator of student activities at SSU the summer of 2001. She advises both the Student Government Association and the Student Programming Board and oversees weekend programming and major student programs on campus.
            “I think the most rewarding part of my job is working with students,” Weaver said. “I enjoy helping student groups with fundraising, recruitment and programming. They are an important part of my life and it’s nice to know that my students think of me as an important part of theirs.”
 

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Seminar addresses Tech Prep changes
(SSU to host seminar concerning the changes facing Tech Prep)

            Shawnee State University will be hosting a seminar, “Positioning for the Future” on June 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Friends Center of SOMC. Registration is from 9:30 to 10 a.m.
            “This seminar is about recent changes in Carl Perkins legislation and how it affects the function of Tech Prep,” said Angela Walker, project director, Tech Prep. “Recent changes in legislation and rapidly decreasing funds have resulted in many changes in the program.”
            The Carl Perkins legislation, according to Walker, deals with Career Technical Education, which is geared towards creating a skilled workforce. She said Tech Prep is the result of the need to reform movement within education to provide more skilled workers. As a result of Carl Perkins legislation, CTE goals will be aligned with Tech Prep goals and curriculum.
            The goal of the Tech Prep program is to prepare high school students for post secondary study, with a career in business and industry.
            The facilitator is Tim Nolan, director of the Greater Cincinnati Tech Prep Consortium.
            “Tim brings forty years of educational expertise to his role as facilitator,” Walker said. “His down-to-earth and even comical approach is sure to entertain while providing useful information.”
            Questions to be explored in this session include:
            What is the purpose of Tech Prep?
            How has it changed since its beginnings?
            How do students in Southern Ohio benefit from tech prep?
            How will Tech Prep adapt to future changes in funding?
            And much more!
            “Tech Prep and its constituents, secondary teachers, college faculty, students and administration, will all have to adjust to the changes coming down from the government,” Walker said. “We will have to build collaborations with other organizations, and look for other ways to do more with less money.”
            A stipend is available for tech prep teachers who attend this event. Lunch will be provided.
            To RSVP contact Karen Arthur by June 18 at karthur@shawnee.edu or at (740) 351-3171. For more information, contact Walker at (740) 351-3370.

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Shawnee State Trustees Approve New Master Plan
Sixteen faculty members promoted; top athletes recognized
 

            The Shawnee State University Board of Trustees today approved a revised Master Plan for the university that will inform the physical growth of the university over the next 20 years.
            At its meeting held on June 15 in the Homer Selby Board Room of the Clark Library, the Board of Trustees approved “Master Plan 2008 Forward” which will help guide the campus’ development of academic programs and other services for students and staff, and give direction to the university’s efforts to serve as a resource for the community and region.
            “I applaud the work of university staff and our consultant in crafting a master plan that provides for both the expansion of Shawnee State and better integrates the campus into our surrounding community,” said Kay Reynolds, Chair of the Board of Trustees.
            Master Plan 2008 Forward is the result of an 18 month process that involved projecting growth patterns, developing broad concepts and soliciting significant input from campus and community stakeholders. The university’s consultant, Jim Butz, gathered additional information through visual and photographic surveys of the campus, and from local utility companies and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
            “With all the input we solicited, the master plan went through about 15 drafts,” said Shawnee State President Rita Rice Morris. “We are very confident Master Plan 2008 Forward provides a vision for university growth that captures the aspirations of students, faculty, staff and the community.”
             Master Plan 2008 Forward envisions the gradual growth of the campus to Offnere Street on the east, and north to Fourth Street, providing greater space for academic buildings, athletic fields, recreational facilities and residential living.
            Morris emphasized that the strength of Master Plan 2008 Forward is its flexibility.
            “The Master Plan is not a blueprint with a timetable, but a vision for growth that changes as circumstances dictate,” said Morris.
           The Trustees also took the following actions.
            Faculty Promotions
            The Trustees approved the following faculty promotions:
            To the rank of Professor:
            Dr. Eugene Burns
            Ms. Karen Crummie
            Ms. Gayle Massie
            Dr. Roberta Milliken
            To the rank of Associate Professor:
            Dr. John Bedick
            Ms. Nancy Bentley
            Dr. Kenneth Carlson
            Dr. Wendi Fleeman
            Dr. Rhoni Maxwell-Rader
            Dr. James Miller
            Ms. Brenda Renfroe
            Dr. John Whitaker
            To the rank of Assistant Professor:
            Mr. Michael Barnhart
            Ms. Adair Campbell
            Ms. Janice Johnson
            Mr. Tony Ward
            “We are very proud of the achievements of these faculty members, and are delighted to provide them with the professional recognition they deserve,” said Reynolds.
            Elinda Boyles appointed Vice President for Finance and Administration
            The Trustees gave final approval to President Morris’ selection of Elinda Boyles to serve as Vice President for Finance and Administration.
            “We are truly fortunate that Elinda has agreed to serve as Shawnee State’s next Vice President for Finance and Administration,” said Morris. “After conducting several searches for the position, it became clear to me that Elinda not only offered the most extensive administrative leadership and management experience, she also possesses an intimate familiarity with the campus’ operation, and offers a proven commitment to Shawnee State.”
            “My work at Shawnee State has been very rewarding. As Vice President for Finance and Administration I look forward to the opportunity of using my skills and experience to make an even more profound contribution to the university,” said Boyles.
            Recognition for Athletics and Student-Athletes
            The Trustees recognized the following students for their athletic achievements and performance in the classroom:
            National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes All-Scholar Athlete:
            Beth Eichelberger (women’s tennis)
            Ali Hull (softball)
            All-American Mid-East Conference All-Scholar Athlete:
            Beth Eichelberger (women’s tennis)
            Ali Hull (softball)
            All-American Mid- East Conference South Division Pitcher of the Year:
            Lori Harmon (women’s softball)
            1st Team All American Mid-East Conference:
            Lori Harmon (women’s softball)
            Ashley Keen (women’s softball)
            Zac Shoaf (men’s baseball)
            2nd Team American Mid-East Conference:
            Ashley Adkins (women’s softball)
            Emily Fuhrmann (women’s softball)
            Bryan Doberdruk (men’s baseball)
            Justin Craft (men’s baseball)
            American Mid-East Conference Honorable Mention:
            Ali Hull (women’s softball)
            Tammie Joe Coleman (women’s softball)
            Corey Fischer (men’s baseball)
            Randall Scott (men’s baseball)
            Jonathon Venters (men’s baseball)
 

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iPod Winner Named


            Shawnee State University student Ashley Bartlett is pictured with Clark Memorial Library Director Tess Midkiff and the IPOD Shuffle she won in a raffle. Those who responded to a survey conducted by the library regarding services and suggestions for improvement were eligible for the raffle. Dominique Lidden was the winner of the other IPOD Shuffle.

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SSU nursing students to be at Lawrence County Fair
(“Never Too Young Never Too Old” program to kick off at Lawrence County Fair)

 

            The coordinator of the “Never Too Young Never Too Old,” program at Shawnee State University, Crystal Sherman will be at the Lawrence County Fair in Chesapeake, Ohio the week of July 7 to 14 to pass out information about breast cancer and to answer any questions about breast health and breast cancer.
            The program is being coordinated through the university’s department of nursing through funding provided by the Komen Columbus affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
            “The Department of Nursing is very excited to be able to partner with the Lawrence County Fair Board to provide this vital breast health information to fairgoers,” Sherman said. “Breast cancer strikes women of all ages, races and backgrounds. Therefore, it is very important that all women receive information about breast cancer prevention and detection as it may save a life.”
            The year-long project will provide opportunities for breast health education and breast cancer screening throughout the year.
 
 

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Finlow to teach polymer processing in China
(First professor from SSU to teach in China through recent exchange agreement)


 


            David Finlow Ph.D., associate professor of plastics engineering technology at Shawnee State University, loves traveling to new places and meeting new people, which is why he is excited to be the first professor from SSU to teach at the School of Chemistry and Environment at South China Normal University.
            Finlow will be teaching polymer properties and processing. He also will have undergraduate seminars with hopes of recruiting exchange students for Sh