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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 1, 2005
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
SHAWNEE
STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
TO MEET DECEMBER 9TH
The Shawnee State University (SSU) Board of Trustees will meet
Friday, December 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 Micklethwaite Banquet Hall.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 2, 2005
Contact:
Jeff Perez, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
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E-mail:
jperez@shawnee.edu
The first photo:
Physical Therapist Sam Coppoletti talks to students about a career
as a physical therapist assistant.
The second photo:
Video game design program director Matt Cram talks to students.
The third photo:
Dr. Angie Sherman of the Shawnee Animal Clinic shows a student how
to check Jake the dog’s heartbeat.
The fourth and
fifth photos:
Students visit displays during Shawnee State Career Fair
MORE THAN 500 STUDENTS ATTEND CAREER
FAIR AT SSU
Professionals from 30 different career fairs offered their
experience and advice to 500 high school juniors from throughout
Scioto County at the career fair sponsored by the Ohio Appalachian
Center for Higher Education (OACHE) “BEAR CUBS” program and the
Shawnee State University (SSU) Development Foundation.
“To our knowledge this is the largest career fair in the
area,” said Brenda Hass, executive director of OACHE. “We’re
delighted to bring so many high school students to SSU for the
chance to consider all possibilities that a college education
creates for them.”
In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Michael Field, SSU provost
and vice president for academic affairs urged students to use the
career fair as an opportunity to “open your minds and consider the
possibilities.”
Amanda Munion, a media information technology specialist
at East High School attended the career fair as a junior at East.
Now, she’s come full circle.
“The career fair inspired me to pursue teaching and
showed me that the only way to get there was through a college
education,” said Munion. “That’s why I got my teaching degree from
Shawnee State. Today, I’ve brought my own students to help them see
clearly that their brightest future passes through college.”
The students attended sessions with professionals from a
broad range of career fields, including the arts, health sciences,
criminal justice, military service and even video game design,
helping students make the connection between a college education and
a successful career.
Macy Idzakovich, a junior at Portsmouth West, appreciated
the opportunity to gain some first-hand experience about college.
“The career fair is a chance to actually be on a college
campus, and get a preview of what to expect from college,”
Idzakovich said. “We’re learning from the professors themselves what
they expect, instead of second-hand from other students.”
Sam Coppoletti, a licensed physical therapist who is the
physical therapy assistant (PTA) program leader and clinical
coordinator at SSU, has seen the impact the fair has on students.
“I recognize faces in out PTA program from the career
fair,” Coppoletti said. “I’m happy to participate because I get to
speak to so many students at one time, and I know the other
professionals feel the same way. This is a great way for students to
see at one time many successful individuals who wouldn’t be where
they are without college.”
The career fair is one of OACHE’s most popular activities.
Ten colleges and 20 school districts partner with OACHE to improve
the college attendance rate in the 29-county Ohio Appalachia region,
where according to the 2000 Census only 12.3 percent of adults over
25 hold a four-year degree or higher, far below the national average
of 24.4 percent. The schools receive grants from the state of Ohio
to participate in college-attendance programs coordinated by OACHE.
Since receiving a grant, the South Webster School District
has increased its percentage of students attending college from 36
to 67 percent, a gain experienced by other districts as well. OACHE
has been so successful in 2003 it was the winner of the Innovations
in American Government award by the Ash Institute for Democratic
Governance and Innovation at Harvard University.
Brenda Hass, the OACHE Executive Director, knows attending
college is quickly becoming a necessity for a successful career.
“By 2008 about seven in 10 jobs will require some form of
post-secondary education,” she said.
Or, as Sam Coppoletti told students, “People will pay you
for what you know.”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 6, 2005
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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)
SSU COMMUNITY CHORUS LOOKING
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Talented singers of all ages are invited to join the Shawnee
State University (SSU) Community Chorus. The chorus, under the
direction of Shirley Crothers-Marley, will meet on Tuesdays,
beginning on January 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. in room 130 of the Vern
Riffe Center for the Arts. Membership is open to all SSU students,
staff and faculty and community members.
“It has the potential of being a really great opportunity
for people who have been wanting to sing in a choir and haven’t had
the chance or didn’t know which one to sing in,” Crothers-Marley
said.
The SSU Community Chorus is being offered through the
Office of University Outreach Services and director Ginnie Moore
says it can be taken as either a credit or non-credit option.
“The members of the Shawnee State University Community
Chorus come together to experience the joy of singing and sharing
beautiful music,” said Moore. “Whatever your age or musical
background, we are sure you will find much to enjoy as you prepare
for the musical events the chorus performs throughout each season.”
Crothers-Marley, an adjunct professor of music at the
university said the SSU Community Chorus will present four annual
concerts including Sacred Concerts at area churches, the Spring Pop
concert, the SSU commencement and the annual Dickens of a Christmas
concert.
“Traditionally, the University Community Chorus has
always done a variety of music, some religious and very much
non-religious,” Crothers-Marley said. “Spring quarter is when we’ll
continue to do our Pops concert with all popular, Broadway and even
bluegrass music.”
Listed in the World Who’s Who of Women in Education,
Crothers-Marley is a published composer of choral music, including
the Shawnee State University Alma Mater. Crothers-Marley has held
teaching positions in both the Ohio and New Mexico public school
systems. Since 2001 she has traveled to the Navajo reservation
outside Gallup, New Mexico, where she teaches piano to Native
American children at a Catholic mission.
A native of Rio Grande, Crothers-Marley has a
baccalaureate degree in music from The Ohio State University, and an
M.F.A. with vocal emphasis from Ohio University. She has done
further graduate study at the University Of Cincinnati Conservatory
Of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, New York.
An active soloist in the tri-state area, her singing
repertoire ranges from oratorio to folk music. Crothers-Marley’s
stage experience includes major roles in both opera and musical
comedy, many of them with the Southern Ohio Light Opera, which she
co-founded and coordinated for several years. In 1994,
Crothers-Marley sang professionally with a national touring choir.
Those interested in becoming a member of the SSU Community
Chorus can take the class for credit by contacting the Office of the
Registrar or take it as a non-credit continuing education option for
only $25 per quarter or $60 per year.
For more information or to schedule an audition, call
Shirley Marley-Crothers at (740) 351-3577 or the Office of
University Outreach Services at (740) 351-3274.
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December 12, 2005
Contact:
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(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer,
Communications Coordinator)
EXPLORING SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOP TO BE HELD AT SSU
Ever thought about owning your own business, but have no idea where
to start or what to do? You may want to consider taking the
“Exploring Small Business Ownership” workshop on Thursday, Dec. 15
at Shawnee State University (SSU).
Sponsored by the SSU Office of Business and Management
Training, the workshop will be offered in room 030 in the
Administration Building from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
“This workshop is for anyone who is thinking about or in
the beginning stages of starting a small business,” said Brenda
Covert, office manager. “Participants will learn how to write a
business plan, which is required by all financial institutions, and
where to find funding to assist them in starting up their business.”
Covert said the seminar will be taught by Jackie Leberth,
from Parkersburg, W.Va.
“LeBerth has over 12 years of experience in consulting
small businesses,” Covert said. “She is a certified business
analyst, NxLevL entrepreneurship instructor and the operator of a
bed and breakfast.”
Covert said the cost for the seminar is $49 which includes
lunch and the workbook. She said those wanting to register can call
her at (740) 351-3304 or toll free at (866)672-8778.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 12, 2005
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(Article by Mistie Cook Spicer,
Communications Coordinator)
BOOK FAIR NOW UNDERWAY AT THE SSU
CLC
What better Christmas present to give someone than the gift of
reading. The Dr. Miller and Genevieve Toombs Children’s Learning
Center at Shawnee State University can make the gift giving easier
thanks to the “BOGO” (Buy One Get One Free) book fair now underway.
“The BOGO is a customer appreciation holiday book fair,”
said Cindy Ferguson, CLC director. “It is open to the public and
there are books for children through adults and many fun stocking
stuffers.”
Ferguson said the book fair which is held in conjunction
with Scholastic will run through Thursday, December 15. She said the
CLC can offer a “BOGO” sale because the center hosted a regular book
fair in November which was very successful.
“Any dollars generated through the sale of books at the
fair will put more books back in the CLC library,” Ferguson said.
The book fair is open through the 15th from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
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December 12, 2005
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SSU Board of Trustees Chair Kay
Reynolds swears in Trustee Elizabeth Seif
ELIZABETH
SEIF JOINS SHAWNEE STATE TRUSTEES
Elizabeth Seif of Waverly was sworn in by Chair Kay Reynolds as the
newest member of the Shawnee State University (SSU) Board of
Trustees at its meeting held on December 9th.
Seif will
serve a nine-year term.
The following
actions were also taken at the Trustees’, held in the Homer Selby
Board Room of the Clark Library:
University Audit
The Trustees accepted
the audit of the university budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year
conducted by Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC. The auditor gave SSU
its highest rating – an “unqualified report,” meaning there were no
concerns or issues to “qualify” the auditor’s findings of a sound
budget.
Tuition established for the new
Master’s in Occupational Therapy (MOT) Program.
The Trustees approved a
$3,303 tuition per semester tuition for the new Master’s in
Occupational Therapy (MOT) degree, SSU’s first graduate program.
With tuition and fees, SSU’s MOT program, which will begin fall
2006, will be among the most inexpensive in Ohio.
“Beginning in 2007, licensure for occupational
therapists will require a master’s degree,” said SSU President Rita
Rice Morris. “The MOT program demonstrates SSU’s continued
commitment to providing students with the finest educational
opportunities and ensuring Southern Ohio’s access to the
professionals who help secure a high quality of life for all in the
region.”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2005
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
CLC STUDENTS ARE INTERNET ARTISTS
Move over famous artists and make way for
the preschool artists from Shawnee State University Children’s
Learning Center who has teamed up with Artsonia.com to display the
student’s artwork on the Artsonia website.
“In the preschool world, art is a medium of expression
children engage in each day,” said Cindy Ferguson, CLC director.
Shawnee State University Children’s Learning Center joins
thousands of students from over 100 countries whose artwork is
showcased in the International Gallery of Artsonia.
“This project is a wonderful way to build the children’s
self-esteem, foster a sense of wonder in the arts, create a diverse,
international experience, and integrate technology into the art
curriculum,” Ferguson said.
Artsonia is the largest student art gallery on the
internet, according to Ferguson, featuring artwork by thousands of
students of all ages. She said visitors can honor the young artists
by leaving them comments on the website. Family members and friends
can order keepsakes featuring the artist’s work, with a percentage
of the funds from the purchased art returned to the Children’s
Learning Center.
Ferguson said while parent volunteer Brenda Willis is the
Artsonia coordinator responsible for getting the children’s
paintings on the website, it is the three CLC teachers, Amanda
Hedrick, Hetty Phillips, and Teresa Stockham, who are responsible
for nurturing the budding artists.
When you visit Artsonia, Ferguson said you may want to
keep in mind that you may well be looking at future Monets, Van
Goghs, and Picassos. Check out
http://www.artsonia.com/schools/center4 and see for yourself.
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