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             More than 200 fifth- to 12th-grade students from Adams, Lawrence, Pike and Scioto counties presented science projects on the SSU campus for Shawnee District 14 Science Day on Saturday, March 21 at Shawnee State University.
            The science project categories included Life Science, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Botany, Microbiology, Computer Sciences, Medicine and Health, Agriculture and Food Sciences, Energy Research, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Manufacturing Science Research, Water Resources Research, Materials Science Research, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Earth and Space, Physics, Zoology, Biochemistry and Engineering.
            The fifth-grade students receiving awards in Life Science are first place, Levi Nelson, Wheelersburg Middle School; second place, Samuel Basham, Valley Middle School; third place, Ivie Hopkins, Rock Hill Elementary School; fourth place, Grace Duduit, Rubyville Elementary School; and fifth place, Cassandra Dyke, Rock Hill Elementary School.
            The fifth-grade students receiving awards in Physical Science are first place tie, Hannah Simmons, Wheelersburg Middle School, and Shelby Dalton, St. Lawrence Elementary School; second place, Seth Miller, Fairland Middle School; third place, Abby Montgomery, Rock Hill Middle School; fourth place, Kimber Johnson, Portsmouth Elementary School; and fifth place, Gabe Miller, Fairland Middle School.
            The sixth-grade students receiving awards in Life Science are first place, Abigail Crothers, Eastern Middle School; tied in second place, Caitlin Home, Western Elementary School and Sarah Warnock, Minford High School; third place, Raymond Littlejohn, Zahns Middle School; fourth place, Lana Percell, Ironton Elementary School; and fifth place, Katie Virgin, Bloom Vernon Elementary.
            The sixth-grade students receiving awards in Physical Science are first place, Mikhaila Roe, St. Lawrence Elementary School; second place, Eric Hale, Rubyville Elementary School; third place, Maria Fraulini, Bloom Vernon Elementary; fourth place, Bryson Adkins, Valley Middle School; and fifth place, Stephanee Whitley, Peebles Elementary School.
            Best in Category awards went to Hannah Widdifield, Behavioral and Social Science category, Fairland High School; Mark Faltaous, Biochemistry, Fairland High School; Vidhee Patel, Botany, Fairland High School; Laura Bailey, Chemistry, Piketon High School; Beth Schlegel, Computer Science, Fairland High School; Katherine Bauer, Earth and Space, Clay Junior High School; Sarah Mayo, Engineering, Chesapeake Middle School; Kelly Tackett, Environmental Science, Fairland Middle School; Amy Garrett, Mathematics, Fairland High School; Derek Lawhorn, Medicine and Health, Eastern Middle School; Janaki Patel and Radhika Patel, Medicine and Health, team, Notre Dame High School; Brent Kidd, Microbiology, Fairland High School; Jonathan Brewster, Physics, Fairland High School; and Jenna Hannon, Zoology, Fairland Middle School.
            Students who received Governor’s Awards for outstanding scientific research in specific fields of science are Whitney Siders, Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, North Adams Jr./Sr. High School; Evan Sommer, Energy Research, Portsmouth High School; Robert Hinshaw, Environmental Sciences Research, Fairland High School; Kaleb Goode, Information Sciences Research, Pike County Career/Technical Center; Cody Leeth, Information Sciences Research, Pike County Career/Technical Center; Jacob Rhodes, Manufacturing Sciences Research, West Union Jr./Sr. High School; Levi Hopkins, Materials Science Research, St. Joseph Jr./Sr. High School; and Brianna Barnes, Water Resources Research, South Point High School. Each student received $50 cash and a certificate.
            The Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering and Research gave three $100 partial scholarships to seventh grade girls with outstanding science fair projects to attend the B-WISER Camp in June 2009 at Wooster College. The three students receiving the B-WISER scholarships are Abigail Fuhrmann, Biochemistry, Minford Middle School; Paige Ballard, Chemistry, Wheelersburg Middle School; and Olivia Thoroughman, Microbiology, Minford Middle School.
            One student, Laura Bailey, of Piketon High School, received the Ohio Water Environment Association Award of a $100 savings bond for outstanding project in water environment science and certificate. Her project category was Chemistry.
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            A medieval scholarly event, in medieval times called a “schola,” is scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 11 at Shawnee State University beginning in the Advanced Technical Center building.
            “It’s designed to teach what went on in medieval times,” said Arthur Bogard, SSU student and one of the organizers of the event along with Patrick Fillinger.
            More than 20 different events will be presented, several with hands on participation including fencing, beginning, intermediate and advanced chain maille, costuming, heraldic studies, English Country dance, juggling, calligraphy, pewter casting, drop spindling, building a medieval cart and writing an Elizabethan sonnet, among many other medieval studies.
            A Baron Munchausen game will be offered where participants will make up stories.
            “Baron Munchausen was a man from Germany who went to Russia and made up large elaborate stories about going to the moon,” Bogard said. “In the game, people will make up stories and then everyone will vote on the best story.” Bogard will be teaching a class on the “Skies of Galileo.”
Dagger usage for fencing and a heavy weapons primer are two other classes that are planned.
            “All of the materials for those classes will have re-enactment props for safety purposes,” Bogard said. “We will have SCA marshals who have been trained to observe the fencing. They will make sure that everything is up to standards.”
Andrew Gooding, who fenced in the Olympics and has toured throughout the United States, will be at the event to teach about fencing.
            Bogard is head of the Society for Creative Anachronism with the goal to creatively examine medieval times. Medieval aficionados are encouraged to wear their costumes, and some tunics and pants will be available at the event.
            Registration (or “troll”) begins at 9:00 a.m. in the ATC building. The public is invited and the event is free. Donations will be accepted and the proceeds will help pay for the event and go to the Shawnee Warrior Organization for Re-enactment Dedication (SWORD) that is working with SCA on the event.

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Baron Lamorak of Dunsinane, left, and wife Baroness Isabeau de Forbeis of the Middle Marches, are demonstrating heavy armor combat. Scioto County is within the Canton of Gleann Iaruinn that is within the Middle Marches in the Mid Realm. They are practicing for a round-robin style event called the Red Dragon where several people in armor are tied together with rope and they have various swords representing different parts of the dragon. The point of the event is to “kill” the dragon by disabling its various body parts and in the end, striking the heart, the person that everyone else is tied to.
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            More than 200 fifth- to 12th-grade students from Adams, Lawrence, Pike and Scioto counties presented science projects on the SSU campus for Shawnee District 14 Science Day on Saturday, March 21 at Shawnee State University.
            The science project categories included Life Science, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Botany, Microbiology, Computer Sciences, Medicine and Health, Agriculture and Food Sciences, Energy Research, Mathematics, Environmental Sciences, Information Sciences, Manufacturing Science Research, Water Resources Research, Materials Science Research, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Earth and Space, Physics, Zoology, Biochemistry and Engineering.
            The fifth-grade students receiving awards in Life Science are first place, Levi Nelson, Rubyville Elementary; second place, Samuel Basham, Valley Middle School; third place, Ivie Hopkins, St. Lawrence Elementary School; fourth place, Grace Duduit, Valley Middle School; and fifth place, Cassandra Dyke, Eastern Middle School.
            The fifth-grade students receiving awards in Physical Science are first place tie, Hannah Simmons, Portsmouth Elementary School, and Shelby Dalton, Rock Hill Elementary School; second place, Seth Miller, Rock Hill Elementary School; third place, Abby Montgomery, Western Elementary School; fourth place, Kimber Johnson, Bloom-Vernon Elementary School; and fifth place, Gabe Miller, Rubyville Elementary School.
            The sixth-grade students receiving awards in Life Science are first place, Abigail Crothers, Zahns Middle School; tied in second place, Caitlin Home, Fairland Middle School and Sarah Warnock, Fairland Middle School; third place, Raymond Littlejohn, Rock Hill Middle School; fourth place, Lana Percell, Wheelersburg Middle School; and fifth place, Katie Virgin, Ironton Elementary School.
            The sixth-grade students receiving awards in Physical Science are first place, Mikhaila Roe, Minford High School; second place, Eric Hale, Bloom-Vernon Elementary School; third place, Maria Fraulini, Wheelersburg Elementary School; fourth place, Bryson Adkins, St. Lawrence Elementary School; and fifth place, Stephanee Whitley, Peebles Elementary School.
            Students who received Governor’s Awards for outstanding scientific research in specific fields of science are Whitney Siders, Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, North Adams Jr./Sr. High School; Evan Sommer, Energy Research, Portsmouth High School; Robert Hinshaw, Environmental Sciences Research, Fairland High School; Kaleb Goode, Information Sciences Research, Pike County Career/Technical Center; Cody Leeth, Information Sciences Research, Pike County Career/Technical Center; Jacob Rhodes, Manufacturing Sciences Research, West Union Jr./Sr. High School; Levi Hopkins, Materials Science Research, St. Joseph Jr./Sr. High School; and Brianna Barnes, Water Resources Research, South Point High School. Each student received $50 cash and a certificate.
            The Buckeye Women in Science, Engineering and Research gave three $100 partial scholarships to seventh grade girls with outstanding science fair projects to attend the B-WISER Camp in June 2009 at Wooster College. The three students receiving the B-WISER scholarships are Abigail Fuhrmann, Biochemistry, Minford Middle School; Paige Ballard, Chemistry, Wheelersburg Middle School; and Olivia Thoroughman, Microbiology, Minford Middle School.
            One student, Laura Bailey, of Piketon High School, received the Ohio Water Environment Association Award of a $100 savings bond for outstanding project in water environment science and certificate. Her project category was Chemistry.
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      The Rotary Club of Portsmouth, Ohio, has donated $1,000 for an international student scholarship to the Center for International Programs and Activities at Shawnee State University. This is the second time the club has donated to international students. They also have donated several other scholarships to freshmen, juniors and other university students. In the photo, Stephanie Neff, president of Rotary and director of Admissions and Marketing at Best Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wheelersburg, gives the $1,000 check to Dr. John Lorentz, CIPA director and professor of history at SSU.
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            Every spring, Hartmut Melenk, former chancellor and professor of German linguistics in association with the International Office of the University of Education in Ludwigsburg, and Dr. Peter Dines, director of the International Office, visit their university partners in the United States.
On Tuesday, March 31, they met with Dr. John Lorentz, history professor and director of the Center for International Programs and Activities to talk about student and faculty exchanges between the two universities.
            SSU student Jessica Leaverton is at the university in Ludwigsburg this semester as an exchange student and two German students are at SSU, Peter Kraft and Uli Eisert.
            “John and I met at the Baden Ridenbach seminar where American administrators are invited to come to our state and get to know our system,” Dines said. “We set up a relationship and we decided to include Shawnee State last year on our annual trip.”
            Lorentz and Dines decided to participate in an exchange program. This semester was the first time that SSU has students from the University of Education in Germany.


In the photo are from left, Hartmut Melenk, former chancellor and professor of German Linguistics associated with the University of Education International Office in Ludwigsburg, Germany, John Lorentz, director of Shawnee State University’s Center for International Programs and Activities, and Peter Dines, director of the International Office at the University of Education in Ludwigsburg. The visitors from Germany were at SSU on their annual trip to their partner universities in the United States. SSU has an exchange program with the university in Ludwigsburg. One SSU student Jessica Leaverton is in Germany this semester and two German students, Peter Kraft and Uli Eisert, are at SSU.
 

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            Delmar Johnson, on the table, works at Shawnee State University in the Maintenance Office. He has been giving blood about every eight weeks for nearly 20 years, along with Kris Liles, who works in the Provost’s Office. Phlebotomist Daniel Cartwright works with Johnson at the blood drive.
 

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            Artist Crystal Redoutey walked away with a first place award in Mixed Media, a first place award in Painting and Best of Show award for her mixed media “Unfolded” series at Shawnee State University’s Undergraduate Art Show in the Appleton Gallery at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at a reception on Thursday, April 2. In the photo are all the award winners from front row, left, Bethany Conroy, second place in Painting; Melissa McQuown, first and third places in 3-D Art; Lacy Davis, first in Photography; Redoutey; and Brandon Smith, first in Digital Art, first in Drawing and Illustration and third in Digital Art. In the back row, from left, are Michelle Jackson, second in Photography; Samantha Emler, second in 3-D Art; Ryan Appell, third in Drawing and Illustration and second in Digital Art; Amy Smith, third in Photography; and Shaina Rieske, second in Drawing and Illustration. The show will be at the gallery until April 16. The gallery is free and open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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            Shawnee State University’s Women’s Center will be sponsoring the Sixth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness event in conjunction with the SSU 2009 Spring Bear Run.
            “The Bear Run has always been a popular event on campus and Barb Duncan, professor of dental hygiene, had the bright idea to use the event to promote breast cancer awareness,” said Dr. Roberta Milliken, director of WC and English professor.
            The main goal of the event is to spread the message that early detection in breast cancer can save lives. Participants can register for the Bear Run through the Women’s Center and receive a Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirt.
            “We hope to make a difference at these events by reminding people to go through regular check-ups and examinations to ensure the health of their loved ones and themselves,” Milliken said.
            The sponsors of the Breast Cancer Awareness event at the Bear Run are Dr. Darren Adams, Dr. Tsuyoshi Inoshita, Dr. Thomas Khoury, Dr. George Pettit, Dr. Vincent Scarpinato, Dr. Yong D. Song and the Southern Ohio Medical Center Breast Center.
            For more information on how to register for the event, contact Milliken at (740) 351-3339 or (740) 351-3738 or e-mail at rmilliken@shawnee.edu.
 

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April 16, 2009

            The Kente is a symbol of success and completion of academic studies at Shawnee State University to honor culturally diverse and international students. A special ceremony is planned to present the Kente cloth on Thursday, April 23, in the Micklethwaite Banquet Hall in the University Center at Shawnee State University.
            Nineteen years ago under the Office of Minority Student Affairs at Shawnee State University, the program was established to honor our culturally diverse students for their academic achievements and success as graduates of Shawnee State University.
            “The original philosophy of the program remains true today and will continue to be so in the years to come with modifications to the program that hopefully will one day have scholarship sponsors participating as well,” said Matt Matthews, coordinator of Multicultural Affairs.
            The Kente ceremony is also seen as a recruitment, retention and motivational instrument that inspires younger students to persevere, so that they too can look forward to their time of recognition and to be honored in a similar fashion upon graduation.
            Another goal of the Kente ceremony is to develop a tradition that strengthens the bond between the graduate as an alumni and the University, a bond that will continue long after the 2009 graduation ceremony had ended.
           The Kente is an Asante ceremonial cloth hand-woven on a horizontal treadle loom in Ghana. The Kente cloth comes in various colors and designs and is worn during important social and religious occasions.
            “The office of Multicultural Student Affairs recognizes our culturally diverse and international students for their academic and personal achievements as graduating seniors in the class of 2009, to encourage them to accept the new challenges and responsibilities now set before them, and to continue striving for excellence in their personal, academic and professional careers,” Matthews said.

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April 16, 2009

            Second year Master of Occupational Therapy students at Shawnee State University are working on a research study into multiple sclerosis patients’ needs.
            “What I am interested in doing is developing a program for individuals with MS,” said Dr. Edward Kehres, assistant professor in SSU’s Occupational Therapy program.
            The study assesses the needs and quality of life of MS patients and asks them about their perception on their quality of life, what types of services and programming might be helpful to them and what they most likely will use. The research is part of the MOT curriculum.
            “At this point, based on the preliminary research that has been done, there are currently no services for MS patients in the city of Portsmouth,” said Stacy Eldridge, MOT student. “Most of the people in our area go to Columbus, Huntington or Ashland.”
            The first MOT graduating class in 2008 conducted a survey and found that MS patients would like to see exercise groups and support groups. Out of this survey, MOT students began their research in a 30-mile radius of Portsmouth in Ohio and Kentucky to find out what might be helpful to MS patients and what SSU students could help develop in the community to help.
            The class is asking for MS patients to participate in the research that would require a commitment of one to two hours for an interview.
            “The National MS Society recommends that adult day services be offered but there haven’t been any studies to confirm that,” Eldridge said. “We would like to incorporate services with our OT program and perhaps some other allied health programs eventually to help improve their quality of life.”
            The study was specifically designed for MS patients using qualitative, quantitative and participatory action research. The next group of students will be studying fatigue and to see if the program works in improving the quality of life.
            “It gives students an opportunity to work with not only the research concepts but also applying it to a real population,” Kehres said.
            For more information or to participate in the MS research at SSU, contact Kehres at ekehres@shawnee.edu or Eldridge at (740) 701-9324 or e-mail eldridges@shawnee.edu. 
 

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April 16, 2009

            Shawnee State University’s AmeriCorps/Vista will be hosting its annual “Shantytown” event to support Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week starting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, through Thursday, April 23.
            Volunteers of Shantytown will be living in their own cardboard makeshift houses outside of class sessions and overnight to help raise money for the Scioto County Homeless Shelter. Volunteers will be using their talents, for example, playing an instrument, to ask passersby for donations.
Last year, SSU raised and donated around $1,400 for the homeless shelter and about 25 SSU students volunteered for the event.
            “So far we have 25 students signed up to participate, but I’m hoping more will join,” said Sarah Lowe, AmeriCorps/Vista representative. “I’m also hoping we will be able to raise at least the same amount as last year if not more for this year.”
            For more information or to sign up to volunteer, contact Lowe at slowe@shawnee.edu or Kelly Hatas, AmeriCorps/Vista service leader, at khatas@shawnee.edu.
 

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April 16, 2009

            The Shawnee State University Chorus and Chorale, under the direction of Stan Workman, will join with the SSU Community Choir, under the direction of Shirley Crothers, for a Spring Choral Concert on April 21 at 8 p.m. at the Second Presbyterian Church, 801 Waller Street in Portsmouth. The concert is free and open to the public.
            The repertoire for the concert features works of two composers whose death and birth anniversaries are commemorated this year, Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) and Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).
            Haydn will be represented in a performance of the Mass in D Minor, “Missa in Angustiis,” or “Mass in Time of Anxiety,” also known as the “Lord Nelson” Mass. Composed in 1798 during turbulent times in Vienna, renowned musicologist and Haydn authority, H.C. Robbins Landon has called it “arguably Haydn’s greatest single composition.”
            The second part of the program will feature excerpts from Part Two of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, the dramatic oratorio dealing with the life of the Old Testament prophet. Elijah premiered in 1846 to outstanding critical and public acclaim, and is one of the most popular major works in the entire choral repertoire.
            An orchestra of strings, brass, organ and Timpani will accompany the choirs. Featured soloists will be SSU faculty Shirley Crothers, Bard Suverkrop, and Janice Cooley Suverkrop, as well as SSU students, Emma Hunter, Mariah Minter, Morgan Armbruster, sopranos; Brittany Nocar, alto; Chad Bragdon, Brian Mills, Paul Wetzig, tenors; and Mishka Abramsky, baritone. The entire concert will be under the direction of Stan Workman.
 

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April 20, 2009

            Nearly 300 children are registered to attend the Children’s Fair from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 23, held this year at the James A. Rhodes Athletic Center at Shawnee State University.
            The fair activities, all geared toward pre-school children, include a Portsmouth Public Library story time, Cirque d’ Art, Chalk Walk, parachutes, temporary tattoos, Bubble Wrap Stomp, Bear Ball with the SSU Lady Bears and an obstacle course. Stephanie Shaffer will do music and movement with the children.
            Along with SSU’s Children’s Learning Center, several other organizations are involved in bringing the event together, including The Carousel Center, Scioto County Head Start, Scioto County Preschools and Scioto County Even Start.
            “There is no budget and the community comes together to make this a fantastic event,” said Amanda Hedrick, teacher at SSU’s CLC. “It is a very exciting day for the children. Sarah Rice with REACH has been an amazing resource for us and has really tied things together this year.”
            Rice is the chairperson with this year’s Week of the Young Child Planning Committee.
            Although it is a fun day, it is also a learning day. Teachers and students will be on hand watching the children climb, walk, use direction and skills needed to go into kindergarten. SSU occupational therapy students, nursing students and education students will be assisting the children while they observe their development.
            For more information on the Children’s Fair, contact the CLC at (740) 351-3252 or e-mail at ahedrick@shawnee.edu.
 

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April 20, 2009

            The Portsmouth Rotary recently awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Alihussein Noordin, of Nairobi, Kenya. He is the first recipient of the Scholarship for International Students.
            “He has volunteered his time in the community working with Habitat for Humanity and he is an outstanding student academically,” said Dr. John Lorentz, director of SSU’s Center for International Programs and Activities.
            Noordin is a biology student at SSU in his third semester. He plans to graduate from SSU. Since he moved here, he has traveled to several states.
            “What I find fascinating is the difference in the states,” Noordin said. “It is much different in Florida, New York and Ohio.”
            He would like to pursue a master’s degree after his undergraduate studies.

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            Dr. John Lorentz, director of the Center for International Programs and Activities at Shawnee State University, left, congratulates SSU student Alihussein Noordin, of Nairobi, Kenya, when he received a $1,000 scholarship for from the Portsmouth Rotary.
 

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April 20, 2009

            A special screening of the four-part film “Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People” will be shown in the Flohr Lecture Hall at Shawnee State University’s Clark Memorial Library from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Monday, April 27 and Tuesday, April 28. The screening is free and open to the public as a gift from Will and Barb Burke.
            Parts one and two will be shown on Monday night and parts three and four will be shown on Tuesday night. Dr. Barbara Kunkle, SSU professor of English and Humanities, will lead a discussion after the films each night.
            “The first film is totally awesome, I couldn’t believe it,” Kunkle said. “Lots of interesting people are interviewed and there is a great sound track. It is a new and exciting way to present Appalachia to the world in a broader and more positive way than we’ve generally seen exposed in the mass media.”
            In “Part One: Time and Terrain,” the series begins with Earth’s oldest mountains – the Appalachians. The evolution of the Great Forest that blankets the region in green, forming a home for a unique mosaic of plant and animal species is traced. The film shows the first humans who arrived as early as 12,000 B.C.
            In “Part Two: New Green World,” the Native Americans and Europeans collide in a struggle for control of the mountains. The new inhabitant, the pioneer, carves out a life on the Appalachia frontier creating a new way of life.
            “Part Three: Mountain Revolutions” shows the cataclysm of the Civil War and how coal camps replace villages, mountain farms are abandoned, missionary schools spring up and how the wildlife and the culture are endangered.
            The last movie of the series, “Part Four: Power and Place” is a story of 20th century Appalachia from the union battles of the 1920s to the celebration of its rich cultural heritage in music, art and literature and the enduring environmental and cultural dilemmas of our own time.
            For more information, visit the Web site at www.appalachiafilm.org.
 

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April 20, 2009

            All poets and writers are welcome to join Shawnee State University students and staff in celebrating National Poetry Month at two events scheduled.
            SSU’s Creative Writing Club, The Scribes of the Round Table, presents “Poetry Open Mic Night” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 24 in the Massie Lecture Hall, located in the basement, Room 020. Door prizes and free refreshments will be available.
            Award-winning performance poet, Ray McNiece, will be offering a free workshop, “Telling Your Story Through Poetry,” from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29 at Massie Hall, Room 207. In the evening at 7:30 p.m., he will perform at Clark Memorial Library in Room 204.
            McNiece is an accomplished poet, musician and actor. He is the author of six poetry collections and he has performed his unique blend of musical/theatrical poetics throughout the United States and as far away as Russia.
            He has participated in two National Poetry Slam Championships and he has performed with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Robert Bly and Yevgeny Yertushenko. McNiece will have his books available for purchase at the evening performance.
            The first Thursday of every month, SSU Professor Neil Carpathios invites poets and writers to join him at the Port City Café & Pub, 424 Chillicothe St., Portsmouth, for Open Mic Night. Carpathios also has a radio program at 8 a.m. on WNXT Radio AM the first Thursday of every month.
            For more information on National Poetry Month events, contact Carpathios at ncarpathios@shawnee.edu.
 

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April 21, 2009

            In the photo, more than 100 students wait in line before being inducted into Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society at Shawnee State University on Friday, April 17.
             In 1923, Phi Eta Sigma was founded by three Phi Beta Kappa members at the University of Illinois to encourage and recognize high scholastic achievement among members of the freshman classes.
 

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April 24, 2009

            Rick Arthur, of Wheelersburg, wasn’t sure what he was going to do after losing his job as a steel worker for 24 years after his plant was closed. He became a dislocated worker.
            Community Action offered to help and he took tests to see what he might be able to do. After the test, he was told that he should become a social worker or a teacher.
            “I laughed,” Arthur said. “I was in my 40s and I’d never been to college. Three years later, I had my degree.”
            He attended Shawnee State University and credits the Trio Center at SSU as a big help to him with tutoring and counseling.
            “It was like my home in the school,” Arthur said. “I finally got my degree and started teaching at Grant Middle School.”
            He now teaches at Portsmouth Junior High School as an intervention specialist. His first teaching job was at the Scioto County Juvenile Detention Center in Portsmouth.
            One day in his Portsmouth Junior High class, Arthur was teaching the students how to brainstorm when he said he had a “wow” moment.
            “This whole book was brainstormed in front of the kids by no pre-thought in about 10 minutes,” he said. “I told the kids that I’m going to write this book. This is a great story.”
            Each chapter he wrote, he would read it to his students. The book, “Aristotle Owl and the Beckoning Bottoms,” is for anyone 13 and older. It is adventure, fantasy and some sci-fi.
            “I have five or six more books in my head,” Arthur said. “I plan to write these stories the rest of my life.”
            Arthur will be at Shawnee State University at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in the Advanced Technology Center, Room 134 to tell his story about his mid-life career change with the help of his SSU education and answer questions. He also will have his book available for purchase at the event.
 

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April 21, 2009

            More than 20 different events were presented at the Medieval Skola at Shawnee State University on Saturday, April 11, several with hands on participation including fencing, beginning, intermediate and advanced chain maille, costuming, heraldic studies, English Country dance, juggling, calligraphy, pewter casting, drop spindling, building a medieval cart and writing an Elizabethan sonnet, among many other medieval studies. A Baron Munchausen game was offered also where participants will make up stories. In the photo, Andrew Gooding, left, and Jason Weaver, right, both of Huntington, WV demonstrate fencing on the lawn at SSU.
 

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April 21, 2009

            The Shawnee State University Facilities Office has relocated to renovated offices in the Advanced Technology Center, with entrances on the southwest side of the building.
            “We’ve been working on our new location for some time now,” Butch Kotcamp, Facilities Director, said. “Our new location will be more convenient for our campus community and for our contractors.”
            Kotcamp explained that the SSU Facilities Office phone numbers will remain the same.
            The SSU Facilities Office was previously located in the Office Annex building on the west end of campus. This building will be razed in the coming months.

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April 21, 2009

            Shawnee State University students vote for the upcoming officers of the 2009-10 Student Government Association. Students voted from Tuesday, April 14, to Thursday, April 16, in the University Center. In the photo is SSU student, Felix Owusu, voting at the 2009 SGA elections while volunteer students, from left to right, Kelly Cottingim, Brooke Miller and Sean Jordan, help at the voting table

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April 24, 2009

            Rick Arthur, of Wheelersburg, wasn’t sure what he was going to do after losing his job as a steel worker for 24 years after his plant was closed. He became a dislocated worker.
            Community Action offered to help and he took tests to see what he might be able to do. After the test, he was told that he should become a social worker or a teacher.
            “I laughed,” Arthur said. “I was in my 40s and I’d never been to college. Three years later, I had my degree.”
            He attended Shawnee State University and credits the Trio Center at SSU as a big help to him with tutoring and counseling.
            “It was like my home in the school,” Arthur said. “I finally got my degree and started teaching at Grant Middle School.”
            He now teaches at Portsmouth Junior High School as an intervention specialist. His first teaching job was at the Scioto County Juvenile Detention Center in Portsmouth.
            One day in his Portsmouth Junior High class, Arthur was teaching the students how to brainstorm when he said he had a “wow” moment.
            “This whole book was brainstormed in front of the kids by no pre-thought in about 10 minutes,” he said. “I told the kids that I’m going to write this book. This is a great story.”
            Each chapter he wrote, he would read it to his students. The book, “Aristotle Owl and the Beckoning Bottoms,” is for anyone 13 and older. It is adventure, fantasy and some sci-fi.
            “I have five or six more books in my head,” Arthur said. “I plan to write these stories the rest of my life.”
            Arthur will be at Shawnee State University at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in the Advanced Technology Center, Room 134 to tell his story about his mid-life career change with the help of his SSU education and answer questions. He also will have his book available for purchase at the event.
 

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April 24, 2009

            On Wednesday April 15, Shawnee State University President Rita Rice Morris and Ashland Community and Technical College President Gregory Adkins signed articulation agreements allowing students who follow the degree requirements in several areas of study to move from the two-year community college at ACTC into a four-year program at SSU to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
            “This partnership makes obtaining a bachelor’s degree easier and more affordable for many students,” Dr. Morris said. “These students will experience a seamless transfer from the community college to one of several of our bachelor’s programs.”
            The agreement includes Bachelor of Arts degrees in History, Psychology, Sociology, and International Relations. It also includes Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Engineering Technology and Environmental Engineering Technology.
             The two presidents also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to advance the use of computer-based technologies in the instructional programs at each institution.

CUTLINE:
In the photo are Shawnee State President Rita Rice Morris, front left, and Ashland Community and Technical College President Gregory Adkins, right, signing the paperwork to complete articulation agreements. With the agreements, ACTC students can transition into several four-year degree programs at SSU. Second row, left, is Susan Warsaw, assistant to the president for strategic collaborations, Dr. Dave Todt, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Dr. James Kadel, interim dean of the College of Professional Studies and Dr. Timothy Scheurer, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
 

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April 24, 2009

            On Wednesday April 15, Shawnee State University President Rita Rice Morris and Ashland Community and Technical College President Gregory Adkins signed articulation agreements allowing students who follow the degree requirements in several areas of study to move from the two-year community college at ACTC into a four-year program at SSU to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
            “This partnership makes obtaining a bachelor’s degree easier and more affordable for many students,” Dr. Morris said. “These students will experience a seamless transfer from the community college to one of several of our bachelor’s programs.”
            The agreement includes Bachelor of Arts degrees in History, Psychology, Sociology, and International Relations. It also includes Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Engineering Technology and Environmental Engineering Technology.
             The two presidents also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to advance the use of computer-based technologies in the instructional programs at each institution.

CUTLINE:
In the photo are Shawnee State President Rita Rice Morris, front left, and Ashland Community and Technical College President Gregory Adkins, right, signing the paperwork to complete articulation agreements. With the agreements, ACTC students can transition into several four-year degree programs at SSU. Second row, left, is Susan Warsaw, assistant to the president for strategic collaborations, Dr. Dave Todt, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Dr. James Kadel, interim dean of the College of Professional Studies and Dr. Timothy Scheurer, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
 

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April 23, 2009

            Shawnee State University students show off their vocals at the SING, a karaoke event, on Friday, April 17, in the University Center. The event was sponsored by SSU resident advisers. In the photo, SSU students, Marita Smith and Miles Lane, are singing at the karaoke event.

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April 23, 2009

CONTACT:
Elizabeth Blevins, Director, Office of Communications
(740) 351-3810; FAX (740) 351-3179
E-mail: eblevins@shawnee.edu


         OU Professor of Health Communication is keynote speaker at Celebration of Scholarship at Shawnee State University

            Dr. Lynn Harter, professor of Health Communication at Ohio University and author, was a keynote speaker at Shawnee State University on Friday, April 10 at the Celebration of Scholarship event. Harter explored how art’s storytelling capacity can be harnessed to renew and reconstruct community life by drawing on her ethnographic study of Passion Works, a collaborative art studio housed within a sheltered workshop serving individuals with developmental disabilities.
 

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April 23, 2009

            Winners of the Dean’s Award for exceptional papers presented at the 2009 Celebration of Scholarship at Shawnee State University were announced at the annual dinner after the awards on April 9. In the photo, this year’s winners are from left, Courtney Butts, Bethany Heidenreich, Jed Baily, Deborah Bankhead, Lisa Anderson and Brandi Norris. Each winner received a $100 prize.

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April 23, 2009

            Keynote speaker at Shawnee State University’s Celebration of Scholarship on Thursday, April 9, Dr. Zakes Mda, novelist, playwright, poet and a professor of English at Ohio University, reads from his novel “Cion” in the photo. He discussed what influenced his writing as well as the methods he used to gather material for the novel.
 

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April 23, 2009

            The first scene of a musical, “Annette’s Fantasy,” written by Shawnee State University student Ammie Phipps and performed by Phipps, Andrea Gerlach, Katherine Kongos, Jacob Packer and Jeffery Collins, was presented at the Celebration of Scholarship on Friday, April 10 at Shawnee State University. In the play, Annette wakes up in the middle of a costume ball and through a mixture of dance and music, costumes and makeup, she finds herself married to the man in her dreams. In the photo, left to right, front row, are Ben Ott, Kit Kongos, Ammie Phipps and Stephanie Bush. In the second row, left to right, are Miranda Baldridge, Dana Phipps, Andrea Gerlach, Tonya Adcox and Renea Canady. In the third row are Ron Brooks, left, and Jacob Parker.
 

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April 24, 2009

            On Wednesday April 15, Shawnee State University President Rita Rice Morris and Ashland Community and Technical College President Gregory Adkins signed articulation agreements allowing students who follow the degree requirements in several areas of study to move from the two-year community college at ACTC into a four-year program at SSU to obtain a bachelor’s degree.
            “This partnership makes obtaining a bachelor’s degree easier and more affordable for many students,” Dr. Morris said. “These students will experience a seamless transfer from the community college to one of several of our bachelor’s programs.”
            The agreement includes Bachelor of Arts degrees in History, Psychology, Sociology, and International Relations. It also includes Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Engineering Technology and Environmental Engineering Technology.
             The two presidents also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to advance the use of computer-based technologies in the instructional programs at each institution.

CUTLINE:
In the photo are Shawnee State President Rita Rice Morris, front left, and Ashland Community and Technical College President Gregory Adkins, right, signing the paperwork to complete articulation agreements. With the agreements, ACTC students can transition into several four-year degree programs at SSU. Second row, left, is Susan Warsaw, assistant to the president for strategic collaborations, Dr. Dave Todt, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, Dr. James Kadel, interim dean of the College of Professional Studies and Dr. Timothy Scheurer, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
 

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April 24, 2009

            Rick Arthur, of Wheelersburg, wasn’t sure what he was going to do after losing his job as a steel worker for 24 years after his plant was closed. He became a dislocated worker.
            Community Action offered to help and he took tests to see what he might be able to do. After the test, he was told that he should become a social worker or a teacher.
            “I laughed,” Arthur said. “I was in my 40s and I’d never been to college. Three years later, I had my degree.”
            He attended Shawnee State University and credits the Trio Center at SSU as a big help to him with tutoring and counseling.
            “It was like my home in the school,” Arthur said. “I finally got my degree and started teaching at Grant Middle School.”
            He now teaches at Portsmouth Junior High School as an intervention specialist. His first teaching job was at the Scioto County Juvenile Detention Center in Portsmouth.
            One day in his Portsmouth Junior High class, Arthur was teaching the students how to brainstorm when he said he had a “wow” moment.
            “This whole book was brainstormed in front of the kids by no pre-thought in about 10 minutes,” he said. “I told the kids that I’m going to write this book. This is a great story.”
            Each chapter he wrote, he would read it to his students. The book, “Aristotle Owl and the Beckoning Bottoms,” is for anyone 13 and older. It is adventure, fantasy and some sci-fi.
            “I have five or six more books in my head,” Arthur said. “I plan to write these stories the rest of my life.”
            Arthur will be at Shawnee State University at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28 in the Advanced Technology Center, Room 134 to tell his story about his mid-life career change with the help of his SSU education and answer questions. He also will have his book available for purchase at the event.
 

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April 24, 2009

            The Shawnee State University (SSU) Board of Trustees will meet Friday, May 8 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 Howard/Ketter Room.
 

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April 27, 2009

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April 27, 2009

            The Ohio State University’s Men’s Glee Club will perform at the Vern Riffe Center for the Arts at Shawnee State University on Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m.
            The evening is expected to feature a mixed program including the OSU medley, and selections by The Statesmen.
            The OSU Men’s Glee Club has been sharing their music with the OSU campus, community, and around the world since being organized in 1875. It is the oldest of hundreds of organizations available to students at OSU. The group is active throughout the year with fall tailgating before football games, multiple concerts on and off campus, and frequent trips both within the US and abroad.
            Tickets for the May 5 performance are available by calling the McKinley Box Office at 740-351-3600 or through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are $32-22 with group, student, and family discounts available.