| USA
News
Volume II, Issue 7
February 16, 2004
Notes from the Executive
Board
USA Executive Board
Marcia Tackett
There haven’t been a lot of items to come before the Executive
Board, but we are still working! We have been in contact with
Barb Bradbury about the Noel-Levitz training and our
subsequent review of the current hourly evaluation form that
may be proposed as a result of the training. Some of us meet
with Dr. Morris on a monthly basis and that continues. Some
of you may be hearing bits and pieces about the proposal for a
new accrediting system on campus – AQUIP. I’ll be attending
an informational session about AQUIP and Steve O’Rourke
already has some background gained from his interaction on the
university-wide Strategic Planning Committee. We want to
commend our co-workers in USA for the outstanding job they
have done and are continuing to do to uplift and encourage
each other; I’m thinking in particular about the card showers
and birthday greetings and the newsletter. We’re helping
facilitate communication and that is one of the main goals for
our organization. Keep up the good work, ladies and
gentlemen!
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Around
Campus
Cindy Hopkins
2004 is well under way and Shawnee State
University’s enrollment is the largest in its history.
This enrollment increase is, in no small part,
attributable to the caring, professional hourly staff that
daily tends to the service and needs of SSU students. With
the growth in enrollment, are also changes to the services we
provide to our students.
Effective with Spring Quarter 2004 registration,
freshmen students will have academic holds placed upon
registration that can only be removed by academic department
secretaries with a documented
advising session with the student’s academic advisor.
This is the first of several holds that will be placed
on students during his or her academic career.
The purpose of these holds is to increase contact
between a student and academic advisor, which, in turn, will
increase the success a student has in meeting his or her
academic goals.
An academic secretaries group has been
formed by Kris Liles, Secretary to the Provost. This
group serves as a forum for information sharing and discussion
of common problems faced by academic secretaries on campus.
It is hoped to improve and increase the efficiency of
task completion by sharing techniques and approaches used in
facing duties common to all academic secretaries.
February is Black History month and many
activities are planned to celebrate Black History.
Elsie Shabazz, Secretary, Department of English and
Humanities and Carl Sexton, Secretary, Department of
Mathematical Sciences at Shawnee State, serve as the advisors for a new
sorority on campus, Zeta Chi Omega. Three things the sorority
stands for are community service, campus involvement and
fidelity. Although the founders are predominantly
African-American, all races are encouraged to join.
Currently there are 16 members and twice monthly they have an
outreach for young children ages 5-12 at "The Spot",
a community building for Kingdom Builders Evangelistic
Ministries. Zeta Chi Omega has been confirmed
through Greek Council and the Student Programming
Board.
The annual Job Fair sponsored by the
Office of Counseling and Career Services will be March 9th.
The Job Fair is the culmination of many months of work
for Lisa Ashcraft, Secretary in that department.
Invitations and announcements are sent to employers
seeking to hire Shawnee graduates, followed by a collection of
student resumes and coordination of interview schedules for
that day.
The
International Forum will be hosting an international food
festival February 24 at 12:00 p.m. in the bottom level of the
University Center. If you are native to another country,
or if you have extensive experience and/or expertise in a
country or region of the world and wish to participate by
preparing a traditional native dish, email Ellen B. Newberry.
Upward
Bound and Upward Bound Math Science are looking for summer
resident advisors to work from June 18 through July 30,
2004. Qualified applicants must be a junior or senior in
college, a college graduate or teacher, enjoy working with
high school students and able to make mature decisions and
discipline as needed. Please direct interested
applicants to Becky Harr or Ryan McCall in the Trio Center.
Winter will soon turn to Spring and
beautiful spring blossoms will once again adorn our campus.
Thanks to the exceptional work done by Shawnee’s
grounds crew, our campus will once again be a show place and the source of
many compliments by community members.
USA
News
Volume II, Issue 7
February 16, 2004
Notes from the Executive
Board
USA Executive Board
Marcia Tackett
There haven’t been a lot of items to come before the Executive
Board, but we are still working! We have been in contact with
Barb Bradbury about the Noel-Levitz training and our
subsequent review of the current hourly evaluation form that
may be proposed as a result of the training. Some of us meet
with Dr. Morris on a monthly basis and that continues. Some
of you may be hearing bits and pieces about the proposal for a
new accrediting system on campus – AQUIP. I’ll be attending
an informational session about AQUIP and Steve O’Rourke
already has some background gained from his interaction on the
university-wide Strategic Planning Committee. We want to
commend our co-workers in USA for the outstanding job they
have done and are continuing to do to uplift and encourage
each other; I’m thinking in particular about the card showers
and birthday greetings and the newsletter. We’re helping
facilitate communication and that is one of the main goals for
our organization. Keep up the good work, ladies and
gentlemen!
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Around
Campus
Cindy Hopkins
2004 is well under way and Shawnee State
University’s enrollment is the largest in its history.
This enrollment increase is, in no small part,
attributable to the caring, professional hourly staff that
daily tends to the service and needs of SSU students. With
the growth in enrollment, are also changes to the services we
provide to our students.
Effective with Spring Quarter 2004 registration,
freshmen students will have academic holds placed upon
registration that can only be removed by academic department
secretaries with a documented
advising session with the student’s academic advisor.
This is the first of several holds that will be placed
on students during his or her academic career.
The purpose of these holds is to increase contact
between a student and academic advisor, which, in turn, will
increase the success a student has in meeting his or her
academic goals.
An academic secretaries group has been
formed by Kris Liles, Secretary to the Provost. This
group serves as a forum for information sharing and discussion
of common problems faced by academic secretaries on campus.
It is hoped to improve and increase the efficiency of
task completion by sharing techniques and approaches used in
facing duties common to all academic secretaries.
February is Black History month and many
activities are planned to celebrate Black History.
Elsie Shabazz, Secretary, Department of English and
Humanities and Carl Sexton, Secretary, Department of
Mathematical Sciences at Shawnee State, serve as the advisors for a new
sorority on campus, Zeta Chi Omega. Three things the sorority
stands for are community service, campus involvement and
fidelity. Although the founders are predominantly
African-American, all races are encouraged to join.
Currently there are 16 members and twice monthly they have an
outreach for young children ages 5-12 at "The Spot",
a community building for Kingdom Builders Evangelistic
Ministries. Zeta Chi Omega has been confirmed
through Greek Council and the Student Programming
Board.
The annual Job Fair sponsored by the
Office of Counseling and Career Services will be March 9th.
The Job Fair is the culmination of many months of work
for Lisa Ashcraft, Secretary in that department.
Invitations and announcements are sent to employers
seeking to hire Shawnee graduates, followed by a collection of
student resumes and coordination of interview schedules for
that day.
The
International Forum will be hosting an international food
festival February 24 at 12:00 p.m. in the bottom level of the
University Center. If you are native to another country,
or if you have extensive experience and/or expertise in a
country or region of the world and wish to participate by
preparing a traditional native dish, email Ellen B. Newberry.
Upward
Bound and Upward Bound Math Science are looking for summer
resident advisors to work from June 18 through July 30,
2004. Qualified applicants must be a junior or senior in
college, a college graduate or teacher, enjoy working with
high school students and able to make mature decisions and
discipline as needed. Please direct interested
applicants to Becky Harr or Ryan McCall in the Trio Center.
Winter will soon turn to Spring and
beautiful spring blossoms will once again adorn our campus.
Thanks to the exceptional work done by Shawnee’s
grounds crew, our campus will once again be a show place and the source of
many compliments by community members.
Debra Schwamberger
Student Support Services
TRIO Center Representative
Debbie works in the TRIO Center for
Student Support Services. She loves the people in her
office and thinks her coworkers are all WONDERFUL!
Debbie’s husband is Jim Schwamberger. He
worked at SSU briefly about six years ago, but left to become
self-employed. Currently, he is a full time student.
Debbie’s daughter is Veronica Koch, who is a full-time student
nearing graduation. Debbie and Veronica hope to graduate
together in June. Debbie has a five year old son, Vincent Schwamberger. He is in a tap/acrobat class with Lois Rase,
and he loves it! He has run in three Bear Run races, and has
placed a couple of times; he loves his ribbons. He keeps
asking when the next race is. Maybe he’ll grow up to be a
runner for Dr. Mangus!
Items on Debbie’s agenda right now are
preparing for June graduation. She’s crying her way through
Senior Seminar right now; she and her daughter will take the
SOCI 399 class together (that’s the trip to London! Yah!);
and then she will only have BIOL 151 left. Can she do it?!
Yes, she can! (That vote of confidence was influenced by Bob
the Builder, which she would not have known about, except for
Vincent.)
Debbie helps Laurie Hatton with the GED
tests that are given on campus monthly, and she also gives the
ACT tests that are held on campus five times per year.
After graduation, she will settle down to
work without having to worry about classes, homework, etc.
The difference is that she can be totally empathetic with her
students who are experiencing difficulty in their classes,
juggling family, home, and responsibilities. Debbie will tell
you, college for the non-traditional students is not for
wimps! It is hard! But after June she is certain she will
agree that it’s definitely worth it!
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USA Open Meeting Schedule
|
Day |
Date |
Time |
Location |
|
Tuesday |
February 24 |
10:00 a.m. |
MAS208 |
|
Tuesday |
March 23 |
10:00 a.m. |
MAS208 |
|
Tuesday |
April 27 |
10:00 a.m. |
MAS208 |
|
Tuesday |
May 25 |
10:00 a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
June 22 |
10:00 a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
July 27 |
10:00
a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
August 24 |
10:00
a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
September 28 |
10:00
a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
October 26 |
10:00
a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
November
23 |
10:00
a.m. |
MAS208 |
| Tuesday |
December
21 |
10:00
a.m. |
MAS208 |
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USA
Executive
Board Meeting Schedule
|
Day:
|
Date:
|
Time:
|
Location:
|
| Friday |
February 13 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
March 12 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
April 9 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
May 14 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
June 11 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
July 9 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
August 13 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
September 10 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
October 8 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
November 12 |
9:00 a.m. |
MAS207 |
| Friday |
December 10 |
9:00
a.m. |
MAS207 |
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USA Newsletter On-Line Release
Dates
|
Winter Issue |
February 16, 2004 |
| Spring Issue |
April
16, 2004 |
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Calendar – Winter Issue
(February-March-April 2004)
For complete calendar of events, see SSU calendar: http://www.shawnee.edu/programs/calendar.html
| February |
| 5 |
Happy
Birthday Dave Malone! |
| 16 |
President's
Day
University Open |
| 18 |
Happy
Birthday Glenna Porter! |
| 21 |
Happy
Birthday Elaine Bradley! |
| 27 |
Happy Birthday Brenta
Childers! |
|
|
| March |
| 1 |
Happy
Birthday Kim Dickey! |
| 4 |
Happy Birthday Cathy Fitch! |
| 11 |
Happy Birthday Billy
Graham and Jim Lockert! |
| 12 |
Happy Birthday Gladys
Dilley! |
| 15 |
Happy
Birthday Fred Powell and Steve O'Dork! |
| 16 |
Happy Birthday Tracie Shaw! |
| 28 |
Happy
Birthday Gloria Horsley! |
|
|
| April |
| 1 |
Happy
Birthday Jean Sisler! |
| 5 |
Happy Birthday
Jessica Kamer! |
| 9 |
Happy Birthday Cindy
Hopkins! |
| 15 |
Happy Birthday Judy
Morrow! |
| 16 |
Happy
Birthday Beth Weghorst! |
| 27 |
Happy Birthday Rhonda Galloway! |
| 28 |
Happy
Birthday Vicci Felts! |
|
|
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Classifieds
HOUSE FOR SALE
Jean
Sisler has a house for sale @ 5321 Kiff Street in
Sciotoville. It is a small cottage; 2 or 3 bedrooms;
living room; 1 bath; small kitchen (one of the bedrooms
can be considered a dining room.) It needs some work but
it is a well-built house. Asking $26,000. Call
740.574.4781.
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NEW
WHEELERSBURG SCHOOL JACKET
Adult
size S-M, black leather sleeves, lettered (07)
$150
Call: 574.0017 or e-mail kzimmer@shawnee.edu
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2001 Honda Accord 4-door sedan
Excellent condition, one owner, 43, 000 miles,
4-cly., auto, air, cruise, cassette & single
compact disc, rear spoiler, silver, great buy! Call Penny Merritt, x3171.
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Gift Certificates Available Year
Round
Do you need gift certificates for birthdays or the
holidays? I have gift certificates for sale for most
major retail stores, restaurants, grocery stores, gas and
travel. This is a
fund raiser for Notre Dame Schools and here’s how it
works:
If you buy $25.00 worth of certificates, you get
$25 worth of merchandise. We make our money on
the presale. The
only catch is they have to be preordered and prepaid. During the school
year, orders go in every Monday morning and are picked up
every Friday morning.
Some of the retail stores include: American Eagle;
Barnes & Noble; Bath & Body Works; CVS Pharmacy; Gap;
JC Penney; K-Mart; Land’s End; Lazarus; Old Navy; Perfect
Scents and many more. Most major restaurant chains are
available as well as Big Bear, Krogers, Country Store.
For more information or to obtain an order form,
contact Cindy Hopkins @3224
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Do you have something to sell? Are you looking
for a particular something that somebody else might have? Holding a garage
sale? Posting a
notice? Here’s
the place. Just
get a note to one of the newsletter staff or the building
representatives listed in the left-hand column of this
newsletter and we’ll get your notice in the next
edition.
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Health Updates and Condolences
Ann Williams has lost 129 lbs. since June 2003 and feels
great!
Vickie Grigson has lost 45 lbs. since December 2003 and feels
great!
Elsie Shabazz has lost 136 lbs. since Sept. 2002 and feels
great!
Kathy Kratzenberg had surgery this week and is doing well.
Jeff Taylor is at Good Samaritan in Cincinnati and hopes to
come home soon.
Jenny Carver's mother passed away, please remember Jenny and her family in your thoughts
and prayers.
Lisa Goodan-Ashcraft's father passed away, please remember
Lisa and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Marilyn Mangus is facing more eye surgery.
Judy Nolfi's mother-in-law passed away, please remember Judy
and her family in your thoughts and prayers.
Lori Perry was in the hospital and is doing well now.
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Comic
Relief
Remember When
A computer was
something on TV
From a science fiction show
A window was something you hated to clean....
And RAM was the cousin of a goat.....
MEG was the name of my girlfriend
And GIG was your middle finger upright
Now they all mean different things
And that really MEGA bytes
An application was for employment
A program was a TV show
A cursor used profanity
A keyboard was a piano
Memory was something that you lost with age
A CD was a bank account
And if you had a 3 1/2" floppy
You hoped nobody found out
Compress was something you did to the garbage
Not something you did to a file
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for a while
Log on was adding wood to the fire
Hard drive was a long trip on the road
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
And a backup happened to your commode
Cut you did with a pocket knife
Paste you did with glue
A web was a spider's home
And a virus was the flu
I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper
And the memory in my head
I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash
But when it happens they wish they were dead
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