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RELEASE SSU Board of
TrusteesTo Meet February 8
The Shawnee State University Board of Trustees will meet
Friday,
The committees of the Board will meet in the University
Center at SSU as follows: ·
Finance
and Facilities—9:15 a.m. in the Ketter Room; ·
Quality
of University Life—9:45 p.m. in the Howard Room; ·
Academic
Affairs—10 a.m. in the Founders’ Room. ### FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE (Article by Erica Fulton, Communications Specialist--SSU Office of Communications)
SSU Professor Returns from Teaching in China PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Shawnee State University (SSU) professor
of business management, James Day, Ph.D., recently returned home
from the trip of a lifetime. Day
and his wife Sherrill spent the previous four months in Hangzou,
China, teaching oral English at Zhejiang University of Technology (ZUT).
Day said the experience ”was excellent.”
Upon their arrival in China on September 4, the Days embarked
on a cruise and tour of the Yangtze River and surrounding sites.
The 14-day expedition took them to Beijing, the Forbidden
City, the Great Wall of China, Three Gorges Dam, and many other
stops. It was during
the cruise that the attacks on the United States occurred, but
because of their location, the Days had no way of getting in-depth
information about what was taking place.
“We were in the dark; we didn’t know anything,” Day
said. “It was like we were in a different world.”
After the cruise, the Days arrived in Hangzou to begin the
semester of teaching, which marked the first time an SSU professor
has taught a course at ZUT. He
commuted 50 minutes to a branch campus, where he taught classes to
250 students.
“The students were enthusiastic and motivated,” Day said. He added that the dedication they have toward their studies
is impressive. Even
during their leisure time, they carry notebooks to record new
English words in a constant effort to become more fluent.
Day, who has traveled to many countries, was especially
impressed with the people of China.
“They are the most gracious people I’ve ever met,” he
said. He added that whenever he would have visitors, they would
always bring wine, food, or a gift.
Not surprisingly, Day and his wife made many friends, many of
whom were students. He
explained that while visiting the main campus, students would
approach him just because he was American.
They were eager to learn about Western culture because many
are in degree fields that will require interaction with
internationals. Some of
these students became close friends and visited the Days many times
during the week. Their
friendships were especially helpful because the students would serve
as interpreters as well as company.
The Days enjoyed sharing Western
culture with some of their closest student friends.
They took them bowling and to shoot pool--activities that are
very cheap by American standards but luxuries to Chinese students.
“We celebrated Thanksgiving, Halloween--they even dressed
up--and Christmas,” he shared.
The Days were especially gracious guests to China, taking
students with them caroling and passing out gift bags to local
residents. Also,
because flowers were abundant in China and very cheap, 15 cents for
a carnation, some days the American couple would buy handfuls to
pass out to waiters and waitresses, and others with whom they spent
a great deal of time.
“It was so cheap; we ate out every meal except for
breakfast,” Day said.
Day, who had never sampled Chinese cuisine before his trip,
fell in love with the food.
In fact, when asked what was the most rewarding part of the
experience he laughed: “I should say it was the students, but it
was the food.” He even tried the more exotic dishes like chicken feet, which
he didn’t like.
“It tasted like the fat off of a roast, but I ate it just
to say I did,” he confessed.
Aside from frequenting the restaurants, where they met many
friends, the Days spent their leisure time also visiting zoos, silk
museums, and university gathering places.
“The only thing I disliked about the trip was the six days
I spent in the hospital with pneumonia [from which he recovered
fully with the help of China’s skilled doctors] and the day we
left,” Day said fondly of his time in China.
The Days plan to return if only just to visit.
“We both have friends back there,” Day said. ### FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE SSU
Theatre Presents Dinner and Performance of Extremities Friday
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Shawnee State University’s (SSU)
theater department delves into the controversial and disturbing
subject of rape for their performance of the hard-hitting drama, Extremities,
with a special show scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8 at SSU’s Kahl
Theater located in the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on the SSU
campus in Portsmouth. The
drama, written by William Mastrosimone and directed by Leo
Schlosser, attempts to explore the issue of rape in an honest and
compelling way. Tickets for the play can be purchased at the McKinley Box Office, (740) 351-3600. Dinner, which begins at 5:30 p.m., is $8, while tickets for the 7 p.m. show are $5. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE (Article by Erica Fulton, Communications Specialist—SSU Office of Communications) SSU Theatre Presents The Fantasticks PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Shawnee State University’s
(SSU) theater department picks up where New York City recently left
off in the presentation of an American favorite musical, The
Fantasticks, which opens on Valentine’s Day at 7 p.m. for a
special, cabaret style presentation and continues February 21-23,
28, and March 1-2 for normal 8 p.m. showings.
Written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, The Fantasticks
recently ended its record 42-year run as a perennial favorite to
American audiences, and although director Jim Hays did not know the
show was closing at the time SSU chose to stage it, the coincidence
makes the performance particularly fitting.
“It is such a classic, and we’re involved in educational
theater here. What
better a property to bring in than something that was such a
milestone in American theatre,” Hays said.
Starring a mixture of SSU students, faculty, and Portsmouth
area community members, the show is about love, innocence, and the
search for happiness.
“It has a universal message,” Hays said.
Performed by leads Josh Montgomery, who plays Matt, Chandra
Stead and Rebecca Martin, who share the role of Luisa, and Brian
Malo as El Gallo, the musical features hit songs like, “Try to
Remember” and “Soon It’s Gonna Rain,” which have been
recorded by scores of artists from Barbara Streisand to Tony
Bennett. The show
promises to be one the entire family can enjoy.
Tickets can be purchased at the McKinley Box Office at (740)
351-3600. The price for
the special Valentine show is $10 per person for dessert and show,
and for normal showings $5 for students, staff and faculty, seniors,
and military personnel, while general admission is $7.
### FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE (Article by Dave Monhollen, Communications Specialist—SSU Office of Communications) Shawnee State University to Host Inter-Faith Panel Discussion Shawnee State University (SSU) will
be the site of an Inter-Faith panel on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m.
in the Flohr Lecture Hall located in the Clark Memorial Library on
the SSU campus in Portsmouth. The
panel represents the three dominant expressions of
theism—Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and will attempt to
alleviate fears that have become commonplace in the wake of Sept.
11. Nicholas Meriwether, Ph.D.,
associate professor of philosophy at SSU, will be the host and
moderator of the event and says that in the wake of Sept. 11, some
have expressed doubt as to whether profound religious commitment is
compatible with a democratic way of life. “This panel discussion is
designed to give adherents of the three major theistic religious
traditions an opportunity not only to explain the tenets of their
faith, but also to answer the skeptic’s charge that tolerance and
civility are antithetical to traditional religious belief,” he
said. Participants in the discussion will
be asked a series of questions to which they will respond in turn.
They will be asked about their religion, the relationship
between their religious beliefs and commitments, and democracy. The
panel will be conducted in conjunction with a philosophy of religion
class at SSU. At the
end, participants will be allowed to respond to anything that has
been said. If time permits, questions will be taken from the audience. Representing Judaism will be Rabbi
Sholom B. Kalmanson, executive vice president of Chabad of Southern
Ohio (Cincinnati). Dillon
Staas, pastor of Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Portsmouth,
will be representing Christianity, while Abdulbaset Abdulla, advisor
to and past president of the Muslim Student Association and a
doctoral candidate in education at Ohio University, will be
representing Islam.
The discussion is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Meriwether, at (740) 351-3447.
### FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE (Article by Tillie Hicks, Communications Specialist—SSU Office of Communications) SSU
By focusing on their slogan “You CAN get there from here,” the
Office of Career Services at Shawnee State University (SSU) is
determined in helping students find a job. This determination
certainly shows in the annual SSU Job Fair that Stephen Gregory,
director of Career Services, and his staff skillfully organize every
year for SSU students and regional employers. This year’s Job Fair
will be held Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the James A. Rhodes Athletic
Center (AC) and consists of 85 employers looking to place high
quality students in various positions of employment. Gregory
said the AC gym floor, which is being used as the display area,
would be open from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., and interviews will take
place from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the mezzanine section of the AC. “Students
must sign up for interviews in the Office of Career Services through
February 25, and a résumé must be provided at the time students
schedule an interview. Students without a résumé will not be
permitted to sign up. Students who are not interested in
interviewing are encouraged to look at the displays of the different
employers,” Gregory said.
The Job Fair is sponsored by the SSU Office of Career
Services, Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission, and Scioto
Employment and Training Systems. It is a free service to all current
and former SSU students, alumni, and regional employers. Employers
such as Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC), the United States
Military and Armed Services, Morehead State University and Marshall
University graduate schools, and companies with intern positions
available will be attending, Gregory said. Employer-listing
databases are available in the Office of Career Services containing
a complete listing of all employers attending the Job Fair, either
displaying or interviewing. Students simply need to see either
Gregory, Lisa M. Ashcraft, secretary in the Office of Career
Services and Counseling and Psychological Services,
or one of the student employees for help with the employer-listing
database. Students who do not wish to interview but would like to
attend will need to register at the door the day of the Job Fair.
SSU has held a Job Fair for many years and has had superior
past results. According to Gregory, this has been the earliest that all the
tables have filled up.
“We are very happy the Job Fair has been so successful, and
that the employers and students take part,” Gregory said. “Last
year 250-300 students participated in the Job Fair.”
According to Gregory, this is a great opportunity for
students to explore full-time employment options, summer job
possibilities, and internships.
“There will be solid job opportunities,” he said. “(The
Job Fair) is very convenient for students looking for a job in
his/her field because the employers will be coming to them!
All students have to do is sign up for an interview in the Office of
Career Services, turn in a résumé, and have his/her interviewing
skills prepared.”
Gregory said the key elements of successful interviewing are
preparation and presentation. “Students
should not take interviewing lightly,” he said.
The Career Services staff will also critique students’ résumés
if needed, and encourage students to take advantage of the résumé
writing, cover letter writing, and interviewing tools workshops that
are available.
For more information about the Job Fair and other services
provided by the Office of Career Services at SSU, visit their
website at www.shawnee.edu/off/car/index.html,
“The Bearhunter” at
http://www.shawnee.edu/off/car/bearhunter.html,
or call (740) 351-3213. ### FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE Public Radio’s
Keith Newman On
Wednesday evening, Feb. 6, the History 399 class, “The 1960s,”
taught by Jerry Holt, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences at Shawnee State University, will welcome special guest
Keith Newman, host of public radio's Below The Salt, to the
SSU campus. Newman
will lecture on the historical/sociological significance of the
music of that decade, and will present a real sound extravaganza
that complements his comments. Members
of the community are invited to attend.
Newman's "Magic Carpet Ride" musical tour of the
1960s will begin at 6 p.m. and take place in Clark Memorial Library
Room 205.
For more information, call (740) 351-3554. #
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Open House February 18, 2002
Nearly 300 prospective SSU students and their parents (from all parts of Ohio, Kentucky, and Michigan) gathered in the Main Theater of the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts on Monday to be greeted by Larry Mangus, Ed.D., vice president for Student Affairs at SSU, in preparation for a day filled with tours of the SSU campus, and programs designed to allow them to learn more about the University's academic degree programs, Student Success Center, student activities, financial aid, athletics, housing, and other aspects of the institution. This is the largest group of prospective students and parents ever to visit the SSU campus at one time.
Professor Carl Hilgarth, chair of the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technologies at Shawnee State University, discusses the degree programs offered in his department with prospective students and their parents at Monday's SSU Open House. The event drew nearly 300 high school seniors and their parents to the SSU campus.
Jennifer Cummins (right), a Shawnee State University student and Office of Admissions tour guide, takes a group of prospective SSU students from Cincinnati, Chillicothe, and Hilliard on a tour of the SSU campus during Monday's Open House. ### FOR IMMEDIATE
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SSU Spring Quarter Registration Going On Through April 5
Registration for spring quarter classes at Shawnee
State University begins Wednesday, February 20 and runs through
April 5, for current and prospective students, Bob Trusz, director
of admissions, said.
Students who have never taken classes at SSU should contact
the Office of Admissions, located in the Administration Building, at
(740) 351-4778 or (800) 959-2SSU, Trusz said.
Those who are already enrolled in the university should
contact the Student Success Center, located in Massie Hall, at (740)
351-3594, he said. The Student Success Center, will
direct previously enrolled students to the department of their major
for advising. Nearly 800 course sections are being offered during spring quarter, according to Stephen J. Midkiff, Ph.D., registrar at SSU. Classes offered at SSU set students on a path toward
attaining one or more of the more than 80 bachelor’s and associate
degrees offered by the institution.
Degree areas include arts, English/humanities, mathematical
sciences, natural sciences, social sciences, teacher education,
business administration, industrial and engineering technologies,
and health sciences. SSU
has the lowest tuition rate among Ohio public universities.
“Students come to SSU because of the low student/teacher
ratio, $1.5 million in scholarships, and proven programs that ensure
success in the classroom and in finding jobs,” Trusz said. ### |
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