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BASICS Provides Free Books On Friday, August 9, Mayor Greg Bauer of Portsmouth will assist Shawnee State University BASICS program in its first day giving away school supplies and books to citizens of Scioto County. The event will take place at the rear of the Advanced Technology Center at SSU from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The supplies and books are part of a volunteer project the
BASICS program organizes in collaboration with the Christian
Appalachian Project, which provides reading materials and office and
school supplies to local community members through over 20
institutions and organizations like Children Services, Hillview
Retirement Home, and the 14th Street Community Center.
Thousands of books and materials will be given freely to the
community via local organizations in a generous effort by BASICS
staff members, who donate countless hours of labor and planning to
make the program a success.
Barbara Bradbury, director of pre-college programs/Ombuds,
explained, “The program supports literacy and Shawnee BASCIS and
lets people know who we are.”
Boxes of items like pens, paper, and books on a variety of
topics such as cooking and gardening will begin finding their way to
the community on Friday, August 9, and continue all next week until
the supply is gone. In addition to the giveaway, Friday will also be the kickoff
of the 14th Street Community Center’s “Walk to Learn”
campaign. The “Walk
to Learn” event, scheduled for August 17, will help provide needy
children with school supplies through the 14th Street Community
Center’s computer technology program, Time Out for Me program, and
the Underground Railroad project.
Participants in the walk will bring $5 worth of school
supplies and each entrant will be sponsored.
Shawnee BASICS is a program free to all Ohio residents who
are 18 years of age or older. The
Shawnee State University program provides services to help community
members with preparation for the GED, GED testing, preparation for
college, literacy tutoring, job readiness, résumés, and English
instruction to speakers of other languages (ESOL) through
state-provided funding. Those
interested in taking advantage of the program or for information
about the BASICS giveaway can contact Shawnee BASICS at (740)
351-3325. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
·
Approved a revision to Board Policy 2.04—Faculty
Development
Program.
The current policy was enacted at a time when SSU was
transitioning
·
In recognition of the completion of his Portsmouth historical
murals, and
·
Rescinded the out-of-state tuition rate for returning West
Virginia · Approved personnel action items;
·
Approved the submission of Early Childhood Educator
Professional
·
Approved the appointment of three community members to the
The next meeting of the Shawnee State
University Board of Trustees will be October 11, 2002, at 1:15 p.m.,
in the Selby Board Room of the Clark Memorial Library on the campus
of Shawnee State University. The
next meeting of the executive committee of the SSU Board of Trustees
will be September 9, 2002, at 4 p.m. in the Founders’ Room located
in the University Center on the SSU campus. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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McCoy
Appointed To PORTSMOUTH—A
long-time Peebles businessman has been appointed by Ohio Governor
Bob Taft to the Shawnee State University (SSU) Board of Trustees,
replacing Katherine Argeros of Cincinnati whose term expired.
Jack McCoy, president of J. McCoy Lumber Co. Ltd., a
vertically integrated forest products company, begins his nine-year
term on the SSU Board of Trustees this month, and will attend his
first meeting on October 11. He
said he looks forward to the opportunity to serve at SSU, and wants
to be a positive player in the growth of the university.
“Shawnee State University is such a vital part of our area,
and I really am honored to be selected as one of its trustees,”
McCoy said. “I will strive to be a positive and objective member in the
process of ensuring SSU’s continued growth.”
McCoy has been in the lumber business for nearly 30 years,
and has owned and operated J. McCoy Lumber Co., Ltd., in Peebles
since 1978. He is married to Roxanna, his wife of 34 years; they have
four children—Shane (deceased), Chad, Jaclyn, and Lear, and one
grandchild—Savannah. “Shawnee
State University is so important to the future of this area,”
McCoy said. “It is
important to make the community aware that the institution is here,
is available to them, has easy access, and that coming here can be
an easy step for young people after high school, to go on and expand
their horizons.” Michael
Field, Ph.D., interim president of SSU, said McCoy is a welcome
addition to the Board. “Jack
McCoy has a wealth of business experience in the Appalachian region
of the United States,” he said.
“He will be a tremendous asset to Shawnee State
University.” McCoy,
who received a bachelor of science degree in forest industries from
The Ohio State University and is a graduate of the National Hardwood
Lumber Inspection Training School, was born in Adams County, Ohio,
in 1950. His parents
and grandparents were farmers and sawmillers.
He is an active member of the community, having served as a
cubmaster and scoutmaster, and as a member of the Peebles Lions
Club, the Peebles Area Business Association, and the Peebles Masonic
Lodge. He also served
on the Adams County/Ohio Valley School Board, and the Governor’s
Conference on Expanding Ohio’s Secondary Wood Products panel.
“This (becoming a board member at SSU) is a new venture for
me, but I’m looking forward to it,” McCoy said. #
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Board of Trustees
The Shawnee State University (SSU) Board of Trustees will
meet Friday, August 9 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—9:15 a.m. in the Ketter Room; ·
Quality of University Life—9:45 a.m. in the Howard
Room; ·
Academic Affairs—10 a.m. in the Founders’ Room. # # #
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The Shawnee State University
Development Foundation received a $1,000 check from Wal-Mart for
Shawnee BASICS to purchase GED test preparation software. Store
manager Bill Mason (L) and Rita Ruby (R), personnel manager at
Wal-Mart, present the check to Marcia Tolliver (center), lead
instructor for Shawnee BASICS at Shawnee State University. BASICS,
Basic Adult Skills in a College Setting, is designed to allow
students to get a GED, learn to read, prepare for college, or
enhance job skills. It is a free program, and is designed as a
self-paced course of study. For more information about the program,
call (740) 351-3325 ### FOR IMMEDIATE
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by Erica Fulton, Communications Specialist—SSU Office of
Communications) Shawnee
State University Offers
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio--Beginning with the fall term,
which starts September 11, Shawnee State University (SSU) will offer
a series of classes, "Early Care and Education: The Role of
Educators (Birth to Age 8)," designed for those who work with
or want to work with young children.
Amanda Hedrick, educator at the Children's Learning Center
and an adjunct faculty member at SSU, explained that the classes are
geared toward people who are working in a state-licensed facility
but anyone who works with children can benefit.
Classes, which are available for credit and non-credit at SSU, cover five topics: Exploring Your Role, Developmentally
Appropriate Environments, Literacy Connections in Integrated
Curriculum, Program Management and Professional Credentials, all of
which help prepare individuals for a Child Development Associate (CDA)
credential.
According to Hedrick, the classes were created because many
individuals who are working in Head Start or similar facilities
could not benefit from SSU's teacher education classes because they
have not met prerequisites, but they were still interested in
learning about issues such as developmentally appropriate practice;
health, safety and nutrition; learning environments; guidance;
family involvement; active brain-based learning; and domains of
learning—all of which are covered in the five-class series.
In addition, with the Early Care and Education training,
participants who aren't ready for a two- or four-year program can
further their education and increase job security without making
such a long-term commitment. Also,
as part of the Step Up to Quality initiative, child care centers
will get reimbursed from funding sources at a higher rate if their
employees have a CDA, and those with the credentials will most
likely see an increase in pay.
Classes can be taken for University credit, which will incur
the appropriate in-state or out-of-state fees or for non-credit at
$359 per course. For
more information or to register, contact SSU’s Office of
University Outreach Services at (866) 672-8778. ### FOR IMMEDIATE
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Photographer/Writer--SSU Office of Communications) Shawnee State
University To Offer
Shawnee State University will offer the field technician certificate
program at the SSU Pike County Career and Technical Center (formerly
joint vocational school), located in Piketon, to train new and
displaced workers due to changing workforce needs.
“This certificate complies with the Department of Energy (DOE)
Accelerated Retraining Curriculum for Environmental Management
developed by the Community College Network (C2NET) for the U. S.
Department of Energy,” said Professor Carl Hilgarth, chair of the
Department of Industrial and Engineering Technologies.
The courses are taught at a level that is focused primarily on
practical application, according to Hilgarth, benefiting both new
and displaced workers in the field.
The following courses are required for the certificate: ETEV 101 “Environmental
Field Technician 1,” ETEV 102 “Environmental Field Technician 2,”
ETEV 103 “Environmental Field Technician 3,” and ETEV 280 “Hazardous
Waste Operations (OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120-HAZWOPER).”
“There are also courses in mathematics, chemistry, and physics
being offered to potential students who may require some refresher
work in those areas,” Hilgarth said.
The program will begin in mid-September, two evenings per week, and
will run until mid-December, for six credit hours. Classes resume
after the holidays for two evenings per week beginning in January
through mid-March, for eight credit hours.
For more information contact Mary Maroudis, manager, education for
industry, at (740) 351-3370 or toll-free at (866) 672-8778, or send
an e-mail message to mmaroudis@shawnee.edu ### FOR IMMEDIATE
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Erica Fulton, Communications Specialist--SSU Office of
Communications)
PORTSMOUTH,
Ohio--On September 7, Shawnee State University (SSU) will
present the Richards Symposium for health care professionals,
focusing on occupational therapy topics.
The event will mark the first event in the Richards Lecture
Series and has been approved by the Ohio Occupational Therapy (OT)
Licensure Board to credit participants with 6.25 contact hours. The
symposium will address updates on OT licensure in Ohio, fieldwork
experience, emerging practice areas and the AOTA practice framework,
upper quadrant cadaver review, OT's role with vestibular problems,
and new trends with splinting.
Organized
by SSU's Occupational Therapy Department and SSU University Outreach
Services, the event is open to anyone interested in attending and
will feature a keynote address from Carl Williams, executive
director of the Ohio OT/PT/AT Licensure Board, as well as
presentations from University professors and practicing occupational
therapists. In addition
to the speakers, break out sessions will offer interactive
experiences for the participants.
Debra Scurlock, program director of SSU's OT program, said
that she hopes the event will garner a great deal of interest in the
area. "I'd
like to see 100 people there," she added.
The
Richards Lecture Series is funded by William J. and Patricia J.
Richards for the purpose of bringing experts in the fields of
physical and occupational therapy to SSU students and area health
care professionals.
"I did it because I thought that our students should
have the advantage of hearing experts speak on advances in the
profession," said Mrs. Richards, Portsmouth resident and former
member of the SSU Board of Trustees.
Those interested in attending and earning the 6.25 contact
hours from the all-day event can contact University Outreach
Services at (866) 672-8778 to register. SSU students can attend free of charge, while students from
other universities can attend for $25 and all others at $65.
Lunch will be provided on campus. ### FOR IMMEDIATE
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Erica Fulton, Communications Specialist—SSU Office of
Communications) Jim
Gambill Memorial Scholarship
Not all college students make the dean's list or graduate at
the top of their class. In fact, when most people think of college students, they
think of the ones who are involved in campus life, parties, and
student groups—students like Jim Gambill.
To honor the memory of the former SSU student who died on
April 15, 2002, his family and friends have set up the Jim Gambill
Memorial Scholarship designed to give students who have struggled
academically a second chance.
Jim Gambill's father, Bob Gambill, explained that the
scholarship is for a student who normally wouldn't be eligible for
traditional scholarships and needs another chance to succeed,
someone like his son in that respect.
"He [Jim] was a good kid and a hard worker and was doing
well when he was at Shawnee State, but he struggled from time to
time with managing his classes, so we thought we'd target someone
like him in that regard," Bob Gambill said.
The $600 scholarship, awarded throughout the year to
qualified and selected applicants, is available to SSU students who
have been placed on academic suspension, gone through the appeals
process and been readmitted, successfully completed the quarter
following re-admittance, and exhibit financial need.
Debbie Gambill, Jim's stepmother, said, "We hope to
reach the student whose studies haven't been a priority but they
were very much into college."
However, Bob Gambill added that these recipients need to step
up and let this scholarship "help pull them up from where they
were."
Jim Gambill was well liked and had many friends during his
time as SSU. He also
attended Sinclair Community College and Edison Technical School, but
his times at SSU were some of his happiest.
For his family and friends, the Jim Gambill Memorial
Scholarship is a way to turn something tragic into something
positive.
"We loved him very much and wanted to do a personal
tribute to him," Debbie Gambill said.
Friends interested in contributing to the scholarship fund
can contact the Office of Development at SSU for more information at
(740) 351-3284. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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Employees of Wagner Electric Sign Company install the new campus marquee at Shawnee State University Wednesday. The marquee, located across Third Street from the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, will keep the community up-to-date on all of the programs, activities, and events at SSU. Donations from American Savings Bank, Pepsi, Imogene Howland, USEC, and those who attended the SSU President's Gala went toward the purchase of the marquee. # # # FOR IMMEDIATE
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Next President “We want to get the best president we can find,” said George Clayton, chair of the presidential search committee and member of the Board of Trustees at Shawnee State University (SSU). The Board of Trustees at the university will name the next president of SSU, the regional state university of south central Ohio located on the banks of the Ohio River in Portsmouth, in late November or early December. Over 40 individuals have applied to become the next leader of SSU. Ads were placed in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Cincinnati Enquirer, Black Issues in Higher Education, Women in Higher Education, Hispanic Outlook, and the Portsmouth Daily Times, and the position opening was posted on SSU’s web site. Clayton said the committee is looking for a persuasive leader with integrity, openness, and vision, who will optimize Shawnee State University’s future. “We need an effective advocate for SSU with political leaders and the Ohio Board of Regents, and an excellent communicator,” he said. Other attributes Clayton mentioned include a strategic thinker, someone with administrative experience with a collegiate collective bargaining environment, a highly successful administrator who has a proven record of private fundraising, and someone who holds an earned doctorate. “We need a person who can heal,” he said. “We want to get everyone on one page with the focus to be on academics. We’d like for the administration and faculty to work together to ensure growth for the institution.” September 30 is the committee’s next meeting, and 12-15 candidates will be selected at that time, for reference checks. On Oct. 15, the committee will meet and select 6-8 candidates who will be interviewed at a neutral site on Nov. 1 and 2. “At this point we will recommend three finalists for the position,” Clayton said. “We will bring these individuals to campus in November and have two days for each one to meet faculty, administration, staff, students, and community members. After these visits, the board of trustees will name the president.” While the new president will be named this fall, he or she will start work no later than July 1, 2003. Clayton said each member of the 11-member committee has in mind what is important to him or her, in the next president. “While that is the case, we will use consensus to boil it down to the final three candidates,” he said. “We will try to avoid a vote, and come to a consensus. The Board of Trustees will then pick one of the three.” Committee members, in addition to Clayton, are George Davis, member of the Board of Trustees; Janna Gallaher, associate professor of computer engineering technology; Patricia Moore, director of financial aid; Jeff Bauer, professor of geology; Raymond Musser, president of the Student Government Association; Stephanie Neff, alumni representative; Steve O’Rourke, controls technician; Burton Payne, chair of the Board of Trustees; Kay Reynolds, member of the Board of Trustees; Frank Waller, ex officio adviser; and Sandy White, citizen member. “All are good people, and we should have good results,” Clayton said. Updates and more information about the search can be found at www.shawnee.edu. With a student enrollment of nearly 3,500, Shawnee State University, one of Ohio’s 13 public universities, has over 80 two- and four-year degree programs in arts and sciences, and professional studies. # # # OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Article by Erica Fulton, Communications Specialist-SSU Office of Communications)
SSU
Student Brian Chitti Receives PORTSMOUTH,
OHIO--The Ohio Academy of Science (OAS) has awarded Shawnee State
University student Brian Chitti with a $2,500 one-year scholarship
for his commitment to environmental science and academic excellence.
Chitti, the son of Mike
and Donna Chitti of Sherrodsville, Ohio, shares this honor with only
17 other students in the state.
Currently a natural science major who is working on double
majoring in biology, Chitti was pleasantly surprised with the award.
"I knew it was going
to be fairly competitive because I knew about the quality of the
Ohio Academy of Science," he said.
Indeed, SSU research
officer and professor of biology, Bob Deal, Ph.D., who has evaluated
applications for this scholarship for the past three years, said he
was especially impressed with the outstanding quality of the
applicants that he reviewed this year.
While Deal of course, did not review Chitti's, he concluded,
"Brian is in a rather elite group of undergrads."
Chitti, who will graduate
from SSU in the spring of 2003, is involved in a number of
science-related activities at the university including Tri-Beta, the
Environmental Club, and an educational program in which he gives
tours of the university animal room to school-aged children.
After graduation, he said he plans to look for a job that
will sustain his lifestyle, one that allows him to be in the nature
with animals.
Chitti's commitment to
science is not surprising as his father and sister are also members
of the OAS. In high
school, he was active in science fairs studying constructed wetlands
and their ability to purify water.
It was through the science fairs that he became familiar with
the scholarship program and decided to apply this year for the
selective award. Applicants
for the environmental scholarship were chosen using a rubric to
measure their academic record, original research, scholarship, or
other commitment to environmental science or engineering,
activities, ability to communicate, and recommendations from
education and environmental professionals.
According to the OAS, "The scholarship program was
created in 1999 to encourage studies in environmental science and
engineering, provide additional motivation for students to enter the
field of environmental protection, and award merit-based
scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students to further their
education and enhance their employability in environmental
fields." Chitti
and other awardees have been invited to attend an annual breakfast
held by the OAS for the next three years, where they will able to
meet with other environmental professionals and students. As for Chitti, he plans to spend his next year working on
graduating with a double major.
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Support Services at SSU
Shawnee State University’s Student Support Services (SSS), a
federally funded program that helps students stay in college and
proceed to graduation, held its annual awards picnic recently at
Earl Thomas Conley Riverside Park in West Portsmouth.
Students
honored include: Move
Improved Student Overall John
Williams - Portsmouth Most
Improved - Math John Lute - Franklin Furnace Most Improved - English Seth
Hughes - Wheelersburg Friend
of SSS
(faculty member, voted on by SSS members) Frank
Bryson - South Shore, Kentucky SSS
Spirit Award
(voted on by SSS members) John
Lute - Franklin Furnace SSS
Outstanding Participant 2002 Sarah Clausing - Portsmouth Familiar
Faces for 01-02 Kevin
Cassidy - Portsmouth Ron
Smith - West Portsmouth Melissa Voland - Sciotoville CD
Miller - Rio Grande Dawn
Voland - Sciotoville Seth
Hughes - Wheelersburg Michael
Butcher - Portsmouth Rachel
McCall - Lucasville Kedenna
Canter - Lucasville Wayne
Allen - West Portsmouth Freshman
Persistence Michelle
Bassler - Portsmouth Angela
Bobst - Portsmouth Andrew
Carter - Portsmouth Karen
Chambliss - Lucasville Joshua
Cluxton - Portsmouth Daniel
Cooper - Garrison, Kentucky Katie
Deem - Chillicothe Katie
Gunnoe - West Portsmouth Seth
Hughes - Wheelersburg Michael
Hall - Waverly Laura
Hemminger - Portsmouth Daniel
Hood - Piketon Melissa
Hoople - Otway Melissa
Lewis - Minford Carol
Luther - Portsmouth James
Mullins - Jackson Rosanna
Nagel - Rarden Johanna
Richards - Portsmouth Brittany
Scanlon - South Point Lisa
Schock - Portsmouth Corinna
Smith - West Portsmouth Alisha
Smithberger - Portsmouth Jamie
Spackey - Portsmouth Racquel
Thayer - Lucasville Theresa
Throckmorton - Wheelersburg Tracy
Vulgamore - West Portsmouth “I’d
like to congratulate each of our Student Support Services
members,” said Mary Ann Malone, project director of SSS.
“It is a pleasure to assist them in their pursuit of higher
education.” Student
Support Services offers assistance in advising (course planning and
selection), career decision making, adjunct faculty assistance in
math and English, personal and career counseling, cultural
experiences, and peer tutoring and mentoring. SSU
students who may benefit from the services of SSS should visit the
TRIO Center in the Administration Building on the SSU campus to
obtain an application, or call 351-4SSS (4777).
More information is also available at www.shawnee.edu. # # # |
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