Community Engagement News


2025


February


SHSU Announces the Launch of Polytechnic College (Feb. 17)

SHSU-COM Spurs Forward: Caring for Rodeo Athletes (Feb. 13)

Heritage Magazine: Unlocking Success – The College of Criminal Justice (Feb. 6)

Community Champions: Kassie Van Kampen (Feb. 4)


January


Photos: MLK Day of Service 2025 (Jan. 24)

SHSU Bearkat Advantage Program Expands to Serve More High School Students (Jan. 14)

Marketing Students Assist in Brand Implementation (Jan. 13)

Criminal Justice and Criminology Professor Recognized by International Organization for Research (Jan. 9)


2024


December


SHSU Food Pantry Receives $100,000 Grant To Tackle Food Insecurity And Promote Health In The Huntsville Community (Dec. 20)

SHSU CJ Professor Receives National Award For Accomplishments In Training (Dec. 16)

SHSU and Crisis Response Leader Training Launch “Leadership for Safe Schools” Training Series (Dec. 10)


November


SHSU Professor Participates In Fulbright Specialist Program In Indonesia (Nov. 25)

SHSU Joins Gulf Scholars Program to Tackle Gulf Region Challenges (Nov. 18)

Bearkat Orgs: Ubuntu (Nov. 15)

SHSU-COM To Partner With CMU-CCM On Educational Programs, Research And Exchanges (Nov. 12)


October


SHSU Hosts First-Ever Farmer’s Market (Oct. 15)

ACE Course Impacts Lives At A Maternity Home (Oct. 14)

Bearkats Helping Bearkats: SHSU Baseball (Oct. 9)


September


Introducing The 2024 Faculty Excellence Winners (Sept. 6)

Phi Chi Theta Builds Homes and Cleans Roads: A Commitment To Community Service (Sept. 24)


August


Here to Help: Jack Staggs Counseling Clinic (Aug. 29)


July


Bearkats Abroad: Education Students Study Abroad In Costa Rica (July 17)


May


Museum Exhibit Opens Celebrating A Part Of Huntsville’s History (May 23)

ACE Courses Faculty Highlight: Professor Maintains Community Engaged Courses For Years (May 21)

CCE Fellows Positively Impact Local Communities (May 20)


April


Graduate Students Honor Victims Through Texas Prison Museum Exhibit (Apr. 17)

SHSU’s Dominey Observatory Celebrates Opening (Apr. 1)


March


SHSU Offering Summer Camps For Numerous Interests (Mar. 25)


February


American Democracy Project Celebrates 20 Years (Feb. 27)

Student Doctors Teach Elementary Students Healthy Lifestyle Habits (Feb. 16)

ACE Course Partners Across Borders (Feb. 12)

Museum Collaborates with SHSU Student for Black History Month Exhibit (Feb. 8)


January


Photos: 2024 MLK Day Of Service (Jan. 23)

Honors College Students Clean Up Community Garden (Jan. 22)

Sam Model United Nations Program: Uniting and Advancing Together (Jan. 19)


2023


December


Victim Studies Class Creates Exhibit For Houston Toy Museum (Dec. 20)


November


College of Osteopathic Medicine, Texas Rural Health Association Address Rural Community Healthcare Needs (Nov. 3)


Septmeber


College of Osteopathic Medicine, Texas Rural Health Association Address Rural Community Healthcare Needs (Sept. 29)

College of Osteopathic Medicine, Texas Rural Health Association Address Rural Community Healthcare Needs (Sept. 29)

Joyce McCauley Among 2023 Distinguished Professor Honorees (Sept. 21)

Food Pantry Partners With American Heart Association And Houston Food Bank (Sept. 11)

Community Champions: Jude Lee Routh (Sept. 5)


August


Announcing The 2023 Faculty Excellence Winners (Aug. 25)


July


Heritage Magazine: Community Leadership Through Graduate Fellowship (July 28)

Heritage Magazine: Giving Back Through Cultural Connections (July 25)

Heritage Magazine: Service Through Empowerment (July 19)

SHSU Partnership With HISD Special Education Provides Unique Experience (July 18)

Heritage Magazine: Real Life Experience And Civic Engagement (July 13)

Chemistry Class Collaborates With Huntsville PD (July 12)

Heritage Magazine: Community Partnerships Benefit Cities and Counties (July 11)

SHSU Students Bring Stories to Life (July 10)

Heritage Magazine: A City-Focused Partnership (July 7)


June


Heritage Magazine: Building Health Awareness (June 30)

Heritage Magazine: Growing Strong Community Roots (June 27)

Heritage Magazine: Community Engaged Faculty (June 20)

Donation Supports County Connectivity (June 6)


May


Huntsville ISD Partners With SHSU (May 11)

SHSU Signs Partnership Agreement With Goose Creek CISD (May 5)

SHSU-COM And Huntsville Memorial Hospital Welcome New Family Medicine Residents (May 4)

Local food bank finds new location, services (May 3)

Professor Provides Support For Battered Homeland (May 2)


April


Essay Contest Winners Emphasize The Value Of Giving Back (Apr. 28)

Free Community Event Celebrates Life And Times Of Sam Houston (Apr. 24)

Food Pantry Celebrates Gift From Kroger (Apr. 5)


March


Generous Gift to Impact Public Observatory (Mar. 27)

New Spring Community Events Announced For Sam Houston Museum (Mar. 2)

ACE Honors Course on Sam Houston (Mar. 2)


February


SHSU-COM And Huntsville Memorial Hospital Launch New Family Medicine Residency (Feb. 16)

College Of Business Administration Offers Free Tax Services (Feb. 9)


January


"12 Plus One" Exhibit To Open At The Sam Houston Museum (Jan. 18)

ACE Course Highlight: Adapted Physical Activity program is a big hit (Jan. 17)

ACE Course Highlight: Cycle of Violence Addressed (Jan. 6)


2022


December


Center Recreates Rare Dinosaur (Dec. 19)

Music Therapy Brings Expressive Outlet to Incarcerated Youths (Dec. 5)


November


Researching The Economic Impact Of Bats (Nov. 10)


October


Harvest Festival Added To SHSU Homecoming Celebration (Oct. 24)

David Payne Academic Community Engagement Award: Benita Brooks (Oct. 18)

Professor Evaluates Effectiveness Of Specialty Courts (Oct. 17)


September


Community Engaged Scholarship: One Professor’s Story (Sept. 30)

Museum To Sponsor Annual Photo Contest (Sept. 15)

Growth Comes Through Learning In Hawaii ACE Field Course (Sept. 9)


August


Honoring The 2022 Faculty Excellence Winners (Aug. 5)

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July


College of Education Supplies Packs For Baily (July 15)

Program Deploys To Uvalde To Provide Support (July 6th)