| USA
News
April 2, 2009
Around
Campus
Notes from
USA
Chair Spring 2009
Change seems to be the most
appropriate word for what is happening in education, in Ohio, and in
the nation. The budget crunch is a major concern for all Shawnee
State University employees. Dr. Todt has asked constituents for
budget reduction suggestions. The University
Staff
Assembly has risen to the
challenge by replying with some thoughtful and creative ideas for
reducing budgets without furloughing employees.
While spring draws near (we
hope), the University System of Ohio celebrates its first year
anniversary. As the
state's public system of higher education, the University System of
Ohio bears the primary responsibility for raising educational
attainment. To do so, the system must meet the following goals:
GØ
Meeting these goals will
enable Ohio to meet the benchmarks for higher education established
by Governor Strickland, including increasing enrollment by 230,000
by 2017, and increasing the rate of graduation by 20 percent. For more
information on the University System of Ohio, check out the website
at
http://uso.edu/strategicplan/index.php.
USA
continues to invite other University employees to our monthly
meetings for informative purposes. Bill Turner, EMT/Paramedic Program Director, will
demonstrate the AED (Automatic Electronic Defibrillator) at our
March meeting. If you have any suggestions for future presenters,
please contact your USA
chair, Penny Merritt, x3225.
David Cook, American Idol winner, gave an
outstanding (and I do mean STANDING) performance at the Vern Riffe
Center for the Arts this past weekend and the Lady Bears just made
university history by completing a perfect season! Way to shine, SSU!
Let’s all continue the good work!
New employees
There is a
new face in the Student Success Center, the next time you stop
in please say hello to Daniel Webster.
Daniel came
to Shawnee State University in November 2008. He works in
the Student Success Center as the Tutor Coordinator. He
has a five year old daughter, Amelia Webster. He enjoys
gardening and philosophy. Daniel says, "I enjoy working at
Shawnee State, the people I work with and the students are
great." Daniel is also a graduate of SSU!
Welcome to
Shawnee State University, Daniel
Employees who have
retired
| Tom Piatt |
Retirement |
6/1/2008 |
| Jean Sisler |
Retirement |
7/1/2008 |
Campus News
GO RED FOR WOMEN
WOW what a success! This is the fifth
consecutive year for the "Go Red " campaign at SSU!
The Women's Center partnered with the American Heart
Association to raise awareness of heart disease
throughout the month of February. Their goal
was to collect a thousand dollars. A big THANK YOU goes out
to volunteers who donated their time and collected
for this event and to everyone who donated!!!
Tracie
Shaw has completed all of her coursework and
comprehensive exam for her Ph.D. She is a ABD
at the moment and will begin her dissertation in
April. She is teaching for the College of
Business. Look for more news from Tracie soon.
Sarah Smith Richards
is very proud these days of her two sisters.
Kelly Langston from North Carolina has published her
first book. The title is Autism's Hidden
Blessings. Look for Kelly at the
Portsmouth Public Library on May 2nd from 3:00-5:00
p.m. for a book signing. Sarah's other sister
Rachel Taylor is due to have a baby boy in May.
She has multiple sclerosis, like Sarah's mother did,
so Sarah would appreciate our prayers for Kelly.
Upward Bound/UBMS is gearing up for the summer and
will soon post for summer RA's.
Spread the word!
Deborah Howell
has been appointed to the JAQ Committee for this
year and she is also a new union steward.
Penny Merritt
is checking out The Ohio State University Women's
rowing team schedule these days. Mandy
Merritt, daughter of Mark and Penny Merritt, is a
scholar-athlete as a member of the women's rowing
team at The Ohio State University. After being
red-shirted last year due to illness, she has just
made a varsity boat and will be traveling to
California this weekend for competition! You
can check out the website @
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com and search for
women's rowing team to see the entire schedule.
The roster for 2008-09 lists Mandy from Lucasville,
Ohio and Valley High School.
Cindy Hopkins
just received news that her daughter, Emily Hopkins,
has been awarded a Morrill Excellence Scholarship
from The Ohio State University. This
scholarship is equivalent to four years full
tuition. Emily follows her sister Kate to Ohio
State who was awarded the same scholarship two years
ago and who is also still attending Ohio State.
Join the USA Walk Group!!
Sarah Smith
Richards is announcing the USA Walk group is
once again ready to go! Weather permitting,
we will meet in front of the Clark Memorial
Library at 12:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays for a ½ hour walk around campus. The route
is tentative, but we can improvise as we go! So
bring your water bottles and your tennis shoes
and come for a healthful, invigorating walk with
your fellow USA members! See you there!
Contact Sarah for the dates and plan to meet
with your fellow workers for an enjoyable brisk
walk.
It's That Time of Year Again
Once again, the Women's Center is
conducting a "Breast Cancer Awareness" event in
conjunction with the SSU 5K Spring Bear
Run/Walk.
The women's Center will provide a
"FREE" breast cancer awareness t-shirt to
those individuals who will wear the "Breast
Cancer Awareness" t-shirt as they participate
in the Spring Bear Run/Walk 5K event.
There will be a limited number of t-shirts so,
first come, first served.
The Bear Run/Breast Cancer
Awareness Event will be held on Wednesday,
April 22, at 6:00 p.m. The deadline
for registering for the WC "Breast Cancer
Awareness" event is Wednesday, April 1st
at 5:00 p.m. Email Barb Duncan at
bduncan@shawnee.edu to commit to participate
and include your t-shirt size.
Ye Old Lantern
Poetry
The Ye Old Lantern Restaurant 601
Second Street features a monthly poetry event.
The event is open to everyone on the third
Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., be sure to
check The Portsmouth Daily Times for a complete
listing of all speakers. If you would like
to know when one of our own members is going to
read, just email Kevin Lemaster at
klemaster@shawnee.edu
Congratulations!
Jenny Carver's first grandson
was born on May 20, 2008, Logan Jacob Chadwick.
Her daughter Trish Chadwick is moving back here in March
for 18 months while her husband does another tour in
Iraq. Jenny is looking forward to this as Trish is
expecting her baby in June. Jenny's son Barry
finished his four year degree here at SSI in Graphic
Design in June 2008 and got married on October 6th to
his high school sweetheart, Kristin Schultz.
Donna Thompson has a new
grandson, Jakab Garte Thompson. He was born
December 28, 2008 weighing 9 lb. 1 oz. His big
sister Rylee (5 yrs. old) is looking very proud in this
picture, but the newness has worn off a little since she
is having to share the attention now. Jakab also
has a big brother, Ethan, who will soon be 10.
Jonna Cook has a new
granddaughter, Elaine (Lainey) Marie cook. Lainey
arrived on February 13, 2009 weighing 6 lbs 4 oz, and
was 21 inches long. The very proud parents are
Justin and Holly Cook
.
Djwana Colegrove's son Jonathan Smith and Rachel Ward,
daughter of Brian and Missy Ward, were married
July 11, 2008. Rachel is a SSU Alumni! The
Smith's are stationed at Moody Air Force base in
Valdosta, GA. Jonathan received his Paratrooper
wings in December and he has been accepted into the Army
Ranger Program.
CWA Scholarship
The CWA Scholarship continues to provide funds for
members to continue with their educational courses. We would
like to honor the following members with the CWA Scholarship for
fall and spring semester. Look for future announcements
regarding the scholarship.
|
Fall Semester 2008 |
Spring Semester 2009 |
| Adkins, Andrew C. |
Allen, Jacqueline S. |
| Clausing, Michael J. |
Bradley, Regina K. |
| Cook, Jonna Sue |
Bryant, Kassandra J. |
| Messer, Sharon S. |
Cain, Danny J. |
| Perry, Lori L. |
Colegrove, Djwana |
| Robbins, Kimberly K. |
Cook, Jonna Sue |
| Shabazz, Elsie M. |
Glen, Casey M. |
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Howell, Debra A. |
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Malone, Jeffrey Jay |
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Messer, Sharon S. |
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Perry, Lori L. |
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Robbins, Kimberly K. |
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Rockwell, Beth Elaine |
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Shabazz, Elsie M. |
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Thacker, Heather R. |
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Vega, Tony J. |
USA Open Meeting Schedule
| Day: |
Date: |
Time: |
Location: |
| Tuesday |
March 17, 2009 |
10:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon |
President's Conference Room |
| Tuesday |
April 21, 2009 |
10:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon |
President's Conference Room |
| Tuesday |
May 19, 2009 |
10:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon |
President's Conference Room |
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USA
Executive
Board Meeting Schedule
|
DAY |
DATE |
TIME |
LOCATION |
|
Wednesday |
March 25, 2009 |
11:00 a.m. |
HS
158 |
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Wednesday |
April 29, 2009 |
11:00 a.m. |
HS
158 |
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Wednesday |
May 27. 2009 |
11:00 a.m. |
HS
158 |
USA Online Newsletter Release
Dates:
The next release
will be in May.
ASAP! Someone
to fill the much needed position of newsletter committee member.
Must be willing to meet and work on the newsletter for monthly
publication. You will be one of three and will perform a
number of duties including reporting on major events happening on
campus as well as interviewing new employees. Lots of fun!
If interested, call Penny Merritt at 351-3225.
USA Monthly Calendar
For a complete calendar of events, see
the SSU calendar:
http://www.shawnee.edu/pub/cal/index.html
|
April |
| 9 |
Happy Birthday Cindy
Hopkins! |
| 11 |
Happy Birthday Michael Clausing! |
| 12 |
Happy Birthday Deborah
Howell! |
| 15 |
Happy
Birthday Judy Morrow! |
| 16 |
Happy Birthday Beth Rockwell! |
| 26 |
Happy Birthday Gale Roger Kitchen! |
| 27 |
Happy Birthday Lisa Goodan-Ashcraft ! |
| 28 |
Happy Birthday Vicki
Felts ! |
|
May |
| 1 |
Happy Birthday Thomas Pratt! |
| 5 |
Happy Birthday Becky
Herpy! |
| 13 |
Happy Birthday Kenney Powell! |
| 16 |
Happy
Birthday Jenny Carver ! |
| 17 |
Happy Birthday Melissa
Garrett! |
| 17 |
Happy
Birthday Christopher Pitts! |
| 18 |
Happy Birthday Margaret Warnock! |
| 27 |
Happy Birthday Karen Arthur! |
| 30 |
Happy Birthday Robert Dean Kline! |
| 31 |
Happy Birthday Greg Bond! |
| 31 |
Happy Birthday Bob Bray! |
| June |
| 5 |
Happy Birthday
Christel Taylor |
| 13 |
Happy Birthday
Chris Hartstein |
| 15 |
Happy Birthday
Gail Chinn |
| 19 |
Happy Birthday
Lora Warner |
| 27 |
Happy Birthday
Kevin Lemaster |
| 30 |
Happy Birthday
Connie Doerr |
| 30 |
Happy Birthday
Sandi Little |
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Question:
What acting family
in the 1930's and 1940's were
composed of a sister and two
brothers?
The
first to email the USA Newsletter
committee at
USANews@shawnee.edu
will receive a prize.
The
winner will receive the prize at our
next USA open meeting! Good Luck!
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Classifieds
Anyone wanting to purchase Mary Kay Cosmetics may
contact Cindy Hopkins at 740-464-7677, or you can also
call Lori Perry at 606-932-4251 (home) or at
740-585-5816 (cell).
"Cleaning out the barn sale", All
English/Saddleseat/Walking Horse-type equipment must go;
will sell all as one unit, come & make offer. Good
stuff, it won't last long! Call Tracie Shaw at
740-456-5507 evenings, if no answer leave message.
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
Condolences
go out to Carol Sexton and her family.
Her father, Rev. Jerry Paul Bruce, passed away February 28,
2009.
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Comic
Relief
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