Sul Ross State University
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News Release for May 28, 2010SUL ROSS STUDENTS NAMED TO SPRING SEMESTER DEAN’S LIST A total of 256 Sul Ross State University students, 203 on the Alpine Campus and 53 at Rio Grande College, were named to the spring semester Dean’s List. The list recognizes students who maintain a grade point average of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Undergraduate students enrolled for 12 or more semester credit hours are eligible for the Dean’s List. Graduate hours are not included in computations. Dean’s List students are listed by hometowns. Alpine Campus students are:
SUL ROSS NAMES INTERIM DIRECTOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION Dr. Tyra Manning, Sul Ross State University director of Teacher Education and associate professor of Education, has requested that her assignment be changed to a half-time teaching position effective Fall Semester 2010. Dr. Jim Hector, associate professor of Education, has been named interim director while a national search is underway for a permanent replacement. Manning will teach one class and assist Hector with the transition. “Dr. Manning has worked hard to improve the Education program at Sul Ross,” said Dr. Ricardo Maestas, President. “A rapidly increasing enrollment in education courses and high scores on the TExES examination required for teacher candidates in Texas have demonstrated the results of the efforts by Dr. Manning and the entire Education faculty. We are pleased she will continue to assist our efforts by helping with the transition to a new director and remaining as a faculty member.” Hector rejoined the Sul Ross faculty in 2007. He served as head baseball coach for two years and head football coach for five years and was an assistant professor of Physical Education from 1992-1999. He later taught at the University of Arkansas-Monticello and in the Kerrville Independent School District. Hector attended Tyler Junior College, the University of Wyoming and completed his B.S. degree at the University of Texas at Austin in 1978. He earned a Master’s degree from Sul Ross in 1980 and an Ed.D. from East Texas State University, Commerce, in 1993. Manning joined the Sul Ross faculty in January 2008. She attended Texas Tech University, then transferred to Washburn (Kan.) University, where she earned a B.S. degree in Education in 1972. She received both a Master’s degree (1977) and Ed.D. (1979) in Education from the University of Kansas. CREATIVE WRITING: POETRY OFFERED DURING SUMMER SESSION I English 3321: Creative Writing: Poetry will be offered during Summer Session I at Sul Ross State University. The three semester credit hour course will be taught by Dr. Nelson Sager, professor of English. Basic requirements are: attend and participate in 24 class meetings (some justified absences are allowed), write at least six poems, work-shop two poems in class and attempt to publish three poems. For more information, contact Sager, (432) 837-8153 or nsager@sulross.edu. MUSEUM OF THE BIG BEND OFFERS BEGINNING DRAWING CLASSES The Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University is offering Beginning Drawing. The six-week course begins Tuesday, June 8 and will meet every Tuesday evening through July 13 from 6-8 p.m. at the museum. Local artist and instructor, Deborah Allison, will teach the class. Tuition is $150 per student, includes all supplies, and is open to students 15 and older. For more information, contact Liz Jackson, (432) 837-8143 or ejackson@sulross.edu. “SUNSATIONAL SUMMER” ART CAMP BEGINS JUNE 14 AT MUSEUM OF THE BIG BEND Registration is open for the Museum of the Big Bend summer art camp, “Sunsational Summer.” Eight one-week sessions will be offered, beginning Monday, June 14. Sunsational Summer camps are open to children five-eight and nine-12. Daily classes will be held from 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday. Various media including painting, sculpture, clay and all sorts of fun activities will be offered. Each one-week session is $30 and includes a free camp t-shirt. Limited scholarships are available. The annual Night at the Museum overnight stay is scheduled Aug. 13. For a registration form, visit the website at www.sulross.edu/museum or drop by the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University. BIG BEND COWBOYS, THEATRE OF THE BIG BEND OFFER ENTERTAINMENT DOUBLEHEADER The Theatre of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University and the Big Bend Cowboys offer an entertainment doubleheader for three weekends beginning Friday, June 18. Each Friday-Sunday from June 18-July 3, the Broadway hit, “Damn Yankees,” will be performed at the Kokernot Outdoor Theatre, starting at 8:15 p.m. Just down the road, each Thursday-Sunday, Big Bend Cowboys baseball will be played at historic Kokernot Field. Games begin at 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sundays. In a collaborative venture, anyone with a theatre ticket stub will receive $2 off on a chair-back seat at Kokernot Field. Cowboys’ ticket holders will receive the same discount for theatre performances. “Damn Yankees,” the Broadway musical (words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross ) based on the book, “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,” written by George Abbot and Douglas Wallop, will be directed by Dona W. Roman with musical direction by Dr. Erin Lippard. The Cowboys, meanwhile, will enjoy three four-game home series, June 17-20 against the Coastal Kingfish; June 24-27 against the Desert Valley Mountain Lions; and July 1-4 against the Kingfish. Big Bend Cowboys games are now broadcast on the Cowboys’ website (www.BigBendCowboysBaseball.com) and the home games are also available on pod cast. Theatre patrons can now purchase theatre tickets online via the Theatre of the Big Bend website (www.sulross.edu/tobb). TEXPREP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS Applications are being accepted for the Alpine Pre-freshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) program, scheduled June 8-July 23 at Sul Ross State University. TexPREP targets high-performing math and science middle school students and provides them with an intellectually stimulating, mathematics-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) summer education experience. STEM will accept applications from high-performing middle school students for PREP I and PREP II. PREP I curriculum includes career awareness, with speakers from various science, mathematics and engineering professions; field trips; logic and its application to mathematics; introduction to engineering; and problem solving. The Alpine PREP program is open to residents of Brewster, Presidio, Jeff Davis, Hudspeth and Pecos counties and is free of charge. Alpine TexPREP begins June 8 and ends with graduation ceremonies on Friday, July 23. Classes are scheduled 9:50 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Fridays. Alpine TexPREP is an initiative resulting from collaboration between Sul Ross, University of Texas, San Antonio, Victoria College and the Dallas County Community College District and funded through a grant from the U.S.. Department of Agriculture. Students may apply on-line: https://www.prep-usa.org/locations/ApplyG/App1-1.asp?site=31 The program, which emphasizes hands-on project-based learning, has a 32-year track record contributing to demonstrated increases in high-school and college preparation, attainment and graduation. “The success of TexPREP is extraordinary,” said TexPREP executive director Dr. Raul (Rudy) A. Reyna. “Since 1979, 25,818 middle and high school students have successfully completed at least one summer of PREP. Of these students, 81 percent have been members of minority groups and 53 percent have been female, 99.9 percent are high school graduates, and 82 percent are college graduates. Given the identified regional and national needs for scientists and mathematicians, TexPREP is in the right place at the right time for local middle school students.” For more information, contact Susan Fox-Forrester, director, (432) 837-8178 or sforrester@sulross.edu; or Kevin Urbanczyk, project director, 837-8210, kevinu@sulross.edu. OPEN AUDITIONS JUNE 7-8 FOR THEATRE OF THE BIG BEND’S “ALICIA IN WONDER TIERRA” |