Spring & Summer 2016
August
Family Weekend To Highlight Campus Life Oct. 28-30 (Aug. 30)
SHSU Update (Aug. 28)
- Local Businesses To Bring ‘Bearkat Mania’ To Campus
- SMMC To Help Students ‘Unravel The Mystery’
- SHSU Food Pantry Moves To Larger On-Campus Location
- Professor To Preview International Concert
- Math Academy Helps Teachers Succeed
- Student Awarded National Congressional Internship
- Lyons Teaches Community Policing In El Salvador
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Bookstore Highlights Partnership With New Program, Scholarships (Aug. 26)
Outstanding Faculty Accomplishments Recognized (Aug. 25)
Alliance Program Targets Veteran Student Success (Aug. 24)
SHSU Update (Aug. 21)
- Triathletes To Explore Experiences In Panel
- Center To Host ‘Cash Course’ On Saving
- Annual Fund Seeks Seniors For Leadership Committee
- SGA To Encourage Participation With New Changes
- Research Reveals Restorative Justice Reduces Recidivism
- Asian Policing Conference Returns to Huntsville
- Recreational Sports Makes Improvements For Upcoming Semester
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Regents Approve Degree Changes, Recognize Faculty (Aug. 19)
CJ Welcome Week To Introduce College Resources (Aug. 17)
Study Explores Honor Crimes in the U.S. (Aug. 15)
Triathletes To Train At Ultra-Endurance Pro Camp (Aug. 15)
Internationally Recognized Expert To Address Conflict Resolution At TWC (Aug. 11)
ELITE Program Recognized For 'Excelencia' With Second 'Finalist' Designation (Aug. 10)
Book Relives Glory Days Of Texas Prison Rodeo (Aug. 5)
SHSU Update (Aug. 2)
- Vienne Named Associate Vice President For Alumni Relations
- Cooper Named Director For Student Activities
- Photo Contest Encourages Amateur Photography
- Center For Rural Studies Creates Grimes County Strategic Plan
- Program Coordinator Receives Fellowship
- Del Carmen Attends Criminal Justice Reunion In Thailand
- College To Welcome New Criminal Justice Faculty
- Staff Council Spotlights Administrative Associate For June
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Week To Welcome New, Returning Students With Engaging Activities (Aug. 2)
July
PACE-Hosted Conference To Address Teaching, Learning (July 28)
Production To Highlight Drama, Humor Of White House (July 27)
Additional Parking Spaces Coming This Fall (July 25)
Banking, Health Care Leaders To Give August Commencement Addresses (July 8)
College Of Education Receives Accreditation Renewal (July 8)
Dance Profs 'Light Up' Stage With 'Alluring' Performance (July 7)
June
SHSU Update (June 30)
- Change To Off-Campus Dialing Coming Soon
- Study Abroad Students Featured On French Television
- Alpha Chi Omega Donates $11,000 To SAAFE House
- New Lowman Student Center Director Named
- Study Tests Hot Spot Deployments Success
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU Study Leads To Changes In Un-Submitted Assault Kits (June 28)
Lutterschmidt To Give Talk On Venomous Snakes (June 17)
‘Inside Man’ Gets Inside Look At STAFS (June 15)
May
Hendrickson Appointed Grad Studies Dean (May 31)
Museum To Exhibit Mexican Art, Culture (May 31)
Regents Approve Academic Degrees, Construction Project (May 27)
Outstanding Staff Recognized For Job Excellence (May 25)
Museum To Participate In Blue Star Museums Program (May 24)
SHSU Update (May 24)
- Program To Examine Loan Repayment Options
- Museum To Offer Free Tours For Summer
- Students Assist Community With ACE Projects
- Former Adviser To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
- Residence Life Recognized For Recycling Efforts
- Intramural, Club Sports End Year With Big Wins
- Staff Council Spotlights Program Assistant For May
- Graduate Studies Celebrates Teaching, Research
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU Recognizes Four For Faculty Excellence (May 12)
Hoover Named Distinguished Professor (May 9)
Folk Festival To Celebrate 19th Century Life (May 6)
SHSU Hosts Annual 'Scouts@Sam' (May 5)
April
Professor Celebrates Shakespeare With International Performances (April 29)
Readings To Highlight Grad Student, Alumni Work (April 26)
College 101 Series: Making The Most Of Your Summer (April 25)
SHSU Update (April 24)
- Teams Sought For Annual Faculty, Staff Golf Tournament
- IT@Sam To Ease Stress Of Finals Week
- Concert To Feature Electronic Music
- Students To Recover ‘New Harmony’ Colony
- Workshop To Teach Students To Stand Out In Today’s Job Market
- Display To Honor Ruffin’s Life, Literature
- Faculty Ensemble To Host Final Performance Of Semester
- Spirit Programs To Conduct Search For Sammy
- Students On ‘FAST’ Track To Research
- Alumnus Places Fourth In Ranger Competition
- Doctoral Student Receives National Award
- Staff Council Spotlights Program Coordinator For March
- Recreational Sports Receives National Awards
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Study Finds Laws Protecting Child Witnesses Lack Uniformity (April 21)
College To Recognize Finest During Honors Day (April 20)
SHSU Update (April 17)
- Center To Share Financial Literacy Tips With Community
- Students To Showcase ‘Journey’ In Exhibit
- Case Manager To Get ‘Real’ On Refugees
- Faculty Recital To Showcase Guitar, Flute
- Conference To Discuss Criminal Justice Issues
- Winners Announced For Art Song Competition
- White Receives Award For Exchange Program
- Students Present At Economics Conference
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU Alumni Team To Swing For Fences With ‘Damn Yankees’ (April 15)
Sammy Award Winners Announced (April 14)
English Department To Celebrate Ruffin's Life (April 14)
Founders Day To Honor History, Future (April 14)
Three To Speak At Spring Graduation Ceremonies (April 13)
Alumnus To Compete For 'Best Ranger' Title (April 12)
CJ Prof To Discuss Book On Mexican Cartels (April 12)
SHSU To Premier Opera For First Time In 300 Years (April 11)
SHSU Update (April 10)
- Luncheon To Preview Common Reader Selection
- Competition To Showcase Artist Collaboration
- Edmonson To Give ‘Last Lecture’
- Workshop To Share Financial Travel Tips
- International Week To Showcase Diverse Culture
- Veterans To Showcase Creative Writing
- 'Ronald Run' To Raise Money For Charity
- Art Auction To Showcase Student Work
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Report Recommends Ways To Break Domestic Violence Cycle (April 7)
LEAP Center Gears Up For Gridiron, Seventh Charity Football Game (April 6)
Former Bearkat To Debut On NBC (April 6)
Campus Walk To Highlight Suicide Prevention (April 4)
SHSU Provost Hebert Leaving For Georgia (April 1)
Week To Highlight Health Sciences, Getting Healthy (April 1)
'College 101' Series: Exploring Time Management (April 1)
SHSU Update (April 1)
- HAVEN Program To Provide GLBT Training
- Golf Tournament To Raise Funds For Breast Cancer
- Students To Give String, Clarinet Chamber Music Recitals
- Graduate Student To Debut Film At Symposium
- Panel To Provide Information On World Views
- Artist To Spread Awareness Of Autism, Art
- Wellness Works Day To Promote Health
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
March
Poets Laureate To Host Reading At The Woodlands Center (March 31)
SHSU Professors Awarded China Studies Institute Fellowship (March 31)
LEAP Center To Host Pulitzer Prize Winner (March 29)
Fundraiser To Bring Linklater, Film Stars To SHSU (March 29)
Jazz Festival To Promote Education, Opportunity (March 29)
SHSU Parking To Add Convenience With NuPark (March 28)
Annual Raven's Call To Remember 29 Bearkats (March 28)
Departments To Host 'Adventure' For SHSU Arbor Day (March 24)
SHSU Update (March 27)
- Departments To Combine Baseball, Crawfish With Annual Block Party
- Spring Teacher Job Fair To Bring More Than 90 Organizations To Campus
- First Friday Forum To Discuss Irish Romanticism
- Faculty, Students Hit The ‘FAST’ Lane
- Thompson Named To Royal Society Of Chemistry Panel
- Study Finds Campuses Need Safety Planning To Protect Abuse Victims
- Staff Council Spotlights Bursar Manager For March ‘Spotlight On Staff’
- Texas Review Press Authors Receive Positive Reviews
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU Ranks No. 1 For CJ Faculty Publications (March 24)
Texas Bankers Hall Of Fame To Honor Four (March 24)
Celebration To Honor Alumnus, Entomologist (March 22)
Students To Go ‘Beyond The Pencil’ With Disney Veteran (March 22)
Departments To Team Up For ‘Night At Minute Maid’ (March 21)
SHSU Update (March 20)
- Workshop To Prepare Students For ‘Life After Graduation’
- Program To Show Students With Disabilities ‘Final Four’
- Event To Spread Awareness About Juvenile Arthritis
- Department To Honor Religious Practices With Film
- Presentation To Discuss Zika Outbreak
- Study Finds Youth Animal Abuse Linked to Serious Offending, Drug Abuse
- ROTC Leads Annual ‘March To The Grave’
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
'Let's Talk' To Encourage Conversation For Scholarships (March 22)
Finalists Announced For Dean Of Graduate Studies (March 16)
Staff Excellence Award Nominations Due (March 16)
Faculty, Staff Give Back In Record Numbers (March 15)
SHSU To 'Ignite The Night' With Sexual Assault Awareness Events (March 15)
‘Dust Bowl Motel’ To Showcase SHSU Talent (March 15)
Symposium To Explore Interdisciplinary Studies In Medicine (March 8)
SHSU Update (March 4)
- College To Host Screening Of ‘The 400 Blows’
- Prof To Discuss Crime, Justice In Lecture
- ‘Orlando’ To Explore A ‘Genderless Mind’
- Workshop To Teach Shibori Dyeing Technique
- Conference To Showcase Invasive Species
- Annual Fashion Show To Promote Student, Alumni Designers
- Multilingual Readings To Celebrate Women
- Program To Discuss Law Enforcement Fitness, Performance
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Forensic Botany Uses Plant DNA To Trace Crimes (March 4)
Annual Book Festival To Showcase Female Writers (March 2)
SHSU Production To Showcase Native American History (March 2)
February
Sammypalooza To Welcome T.I., Josh Turner For March 26 Concert (Feb. 29)
SHSU Update (Feb. 28)
- English Department To Kick Off Semester With ‘First Friday Forum’
- SHSU Online To Host Fifth Annual Conference
- Celebrity Chef To Talk Food At SHSU
- Staff Council To Host ‘Coffee Conversations’
- Workshop To Help Students With FAFSA Deadlines
- Program Council To Provide Students With Breakfast
- Faculty To Perform Trombone, Piano Repertoire
- Workshop To Empower Students To ‘Lead Humbly’
- ‘City Spotlight’ To Broadcast First Episode Of Semester
- Texas Review Press Authors Receive Positive Reviews
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU Receives Second Tree Campus USA Recognition (Feb. 26)
College Names 2016 Distinguished Educators (Feb. 25)
SHSU Selected For AASCU's First-Year College Program (Feb. 24)
Student Hopes To 'Rope His Way To Victory' In National Rodeo (Feb. 24)
Study Reveals Ballot Texas Order Not Randomized (Feb. 24)
Concert To Play On Absurdity Of Presidential Campaigns (Feb. 24)
Broadcast Voice Of Houston Astros To Speak At SHSU (Feb. 22)
SHSU Update (Feb. 21)
- Parents Association Night To Connect Parents, Students
- Dance Concerts To Examine Communication, Emotion
- Symphony Orchestra To Give ‘Revolutionary’ Performance
- Students Encouraged To ‘Thank a Donor’
- Workshop To Help Students With FAFSA Deadlines
- Students To Showcase ‘Bearkat Scrappy Quilts’
- Graduate Admissions To Host Open House
- Career Week To Connect Students, Law Enforcement Agencies
- USA Today To ‘Buzz’ At SHSU
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU To Open Charter School In Houston (Feb. 19)
Regents Approve Charter School, Core Classes (Feb. 19)
Renovation Work To Begin On Johnson Coliseum (Feb. 19)
Three SHSU Students Earn JAMP Resources (Feb. 19)
Alumna Named First Beto Scholar In 20 Years (Feb. 17)
SHSU Adds Thursday-Night Ceremony For May (Feb. 15)
SHSU Update (Feb. 14)
- Museum To ‘Dig Up’ Past With Archeology Presentation
- Conference To Tackle Diversity, Leadership
- Center To Offer Financial Literacy Advice, Scholarship Opportunity
- Organization To Promote Music Therapy Awareness
- Audiences To Be Swept Away In ‘Cardenio’
- SHSU To Host African World Documentary Film Festival
- Webinar To Discuss Internet Crimes Against Children
- Counselor To Get 'Real' In Series
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Events To Celebrate Gen. Sam Houston (Feb. 12)
Week To Help Students Navigate Common Financial Hurdles (Feb. 12)
CJ Doctoral Students Earn NIJ Fellowships (Feb. 11)
SHSU Update (Feb. 7)
- Journalist To Discuss 'Blue Bell Famine'
- Sorority To Promote Healthy Relationships
- Fair To Connect Students, Local Organizations
- Master’s Candidate To Share Mexican Culture In Performance
- Organization To Ring In Chinese New Year
- Prof Appointed To Sexual Assault Prevention Board
- Prof Named As Finalist For Achievement Award
- Report Studies Title IX, Campus Sexual Assault
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Romanian Pianist Earns Top Honors At Concerto Competition (Feb. 5)
Vaughn Named Fellow For Prestigious CJ Organization (Feb. 4)
Study To Develop New Forensic Methods For Human DNA Cases (Feb. 2)
January
Jazz Ensemble To Perform At House of Blues (Jan. 28)
SHSU Update (Jan. 28)
- Speaker To Explore Climate Change In Colloquium
- Opera To Enchant Audiences With ‘Elixir Of Love’
- Department To Offer Financial ‘Aid’ In Mall Area
- Festival To Celebrate Mardi Gras Music, Culture
- Program To Empower Leadership In Transfer Students
- Faculty To Present Work In Annual Exhibit
- Sorority Donates $3,000 To Local Charity
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Professor, Alumnus Named To CHSS Wall Of Honor (Jan. 28)
Study On Prison Visitation, Recidivism Receives NSF Funding (Jan. 27)
Student Projects Sought For Research Symposium (Jan. 26)
Pilates Class To Bring Community, Students Together (Jan. 25)
SHSU Update (Jan. 22)
- Film Screening To Explore Utopian Society
- Alumnus To Return For Jazz Performance At SHSU
- Alumnus To Get 'Real' For Lecture Series
- Group To Showcase European Repertoire In Concert
- Local Vendors To Showcase Goods For Annual Trunk Show
- Guest Artist To Give Saxophone Recital
- Texas Review Press Author Interviewed By Lone Star Literary Life
- Program Council To Welcome Students Back With Breakfast
- Prof Appointed To HRSA Committee
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU Update (Jan. 17)
- Excellence In Teaching Nominations To Open Jan. 25
- Workshop To Teach Students Basics Of Scholarships4Kats
- Museum To Highlight Mennonite Communities In Exhibit
- Coffey Symposium To Examine Napoleonic Wars
- Students Announced As Winners In National Competition
- Student Legal Services Wins Service Project Award
- Holmes Appointed To The Woodlands Art Council Board
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
SHSU To Test Mass Notification System (Jan. 15)
Meeting To Address SHSU Campus Carry Policy (Jan. 15)
Alpha Lambda Delta To Celebrate 45 Years Of Service (Jan. 14)
Networking Social Scheduled For SHSU's LGBTQI Community (Jan. 14)
Grant Provides Funding For Sobriety Support Program (Jan. 14)
Houston Symphony To Return To SHSU (Jan. 13)
COBA Profs Earn 'Distinguished' Title (Jan. 12)
SHSU Online Education Programs Recognized Again (Jan. 12)
SHSU Update (Jan. 6)
- Leadership Organization Inducts 67 Members
- Prof Appointed To National Board
- Ruffin Receives Positive Review For Upcoming Book
- Council Spotlights Administrative Coordinator For December
- Hendrickson Appointed Interim Dean
- President To Speak At Annual Celebration
- Today@Sam Seeks Experts, Story Ideas
Medical, Allied Health Programs Awarded Second Grant (Jan. 4)
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