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Student Affairs E-News -- September 27, 2006

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September 27, 2006
Summaries of recent past and upcoming events within the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept. 25-Oct. 24 Alfredo Cruz Heaven & Earth Exhibit Hispanic Heritage Month, Connor Museum
Sept. 27 7:00 p.m. Rick Gillis: The Really Useful Job Company Presentation Career Services, MSUB 219
Sept. 28 10:00-2:00 p.m. Wacky Jueves-Street Signs CAB, MSUB TV Lounge
Sept. 29 7:00 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Hispanic Heritage Month, Jones Auditorium
Sept. 29 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Movie: Nacho Libre CAB, BES 100
Sept. 30 7:00 p.m. Ballet Folklorico Hispanic Heritage Month, Jones Auditorium
Sept. 30 7:00 p.m. Football-West Texas A&M Javelina Stadium
Sept. 30 5:30 p.m. Football Induction Banquet MSUB Ballrooms $25.00
October 2 12 noon Taking Back the Schools Video Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB 219B
October 3 10:00 a.m. "How to Work a Career Fair" Career Services, EK 101
October 3 2:00 p.m. "How to Work a Career Fair" presented by Enterprise Career Services, EK 101
October 4 12 noon Brown Bag Lecture: Immigration and Bilingual Education Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB 219B
October 4 7:00 p.m. Movie: Senorita Extraviada Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB 219
October 5 4-4 Sand Volleyball Entries Due. Play Oct. 9-12 Rec Sports, SPEC
October 7 7:00 p.m. Alfredo Cruz Reception Hispanic Heritage Month, Connor Museum
October 9 12 noon Fighting for Political Power Video Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB 219B
October 10 6:00 p.m. Ernesto De Soto Reception Hispanic Heritage Month, Bailey Art Gallery
October 10 10:00-3:00 p.m. Fall Career Fair Career Services, MSUB
Oct. 10-14 Ernesto De Soto Exhibit Hispanic Heritage Month, Bailey Art Gallery
October 11 12 noon Brown Bag Lecture: Demograpy and Destiny Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB 219B
October 11 Indoor Volleyball Entries Due. Play starts Oct. 17 Rec Sports, SPEC
October 12 9:00 a.m. Border, Boundaries and Frontiers: Forum on Immigration Issues Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB Ballroom A
October 12 6:00 p.m. Hispanic Heritage Banquet Hispanic Heritage Month, MSUB Ballrooms
October 19 Badminton Doubles Entries Due. Play on Oct. 23 Rec Sports, SPEC
October 21 7:00 p.m. Football-Midwestern State Javelina Stadium
October 23 1:00-4:00 p.m. Graduate & Professional School Fair Career Services, MSUB
October 25 2:00 p.m. "Career and the City" Career Services, EK 101
October 26 Racquetball Singles League Entries Due. Play on Oct. 30 Rec Sports, SPEC
STUDENTS CONTINUE "HOG CALL" TRADITION
Thursday, September 28th at 9:00 p.m., all students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in one of the newer Javelina traditions - Hog Call. Hog Call is a chance to have fun, holler, learn, and practice Javelina songs, chants, and rituals to be used during Hoggie football games. Hog Call is held, rain or shine, in the SPEC (Steinke Physical Education Center) the Thursday before each home football game. Hog Call is coordinated by TAMUK Yell Leaders, Cheerleaders, Student Government, fraternities & sororities, and several other student groups. Everyone one, including staff and faculty, are invited. Be sure to wear your Javelina colors! Click here to see photos from the last Hog Call.
"SING IT HOGGIE" -- A SOCIAL AFTER HOG CALL
Residence Life, in conjunction with Student Activities, is hosting the "Sing it Hoggie" Karaoke social directly following Hog Call this Thursday, September 28th in the SPEC. The social will be from 10:00-12:00 a.m. and will feature the Fear Factor competition from the "Are You Game Activity" sponsored by CAB and Student Activities.
ARE YOU GAME CONTEST SWEEPING CAMPUS
Campus Activities Board has created the ultimate competition for 10 student groups competing for two airline tickets to anywhere in the continental U.S. Challenge #2, held Tuesday, September 26, was the Survivor challenge. The challenge required participating students to camp out on University Boulevard from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Students had from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to gather any items they would need to "survive" the night. Another part of the competition had the teams creating a replica of a Javelina using any materials they could find. Groups were judged on the creativity of their replica. Points were deducted if groups reported to the boulevard late.
MENDIETTA ELECTED REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR NACA
Nino Mendietta will become regional coordinator of the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Central Region on October 15th and will serve through May 2009. The region comprises eight states including Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and portions of New Mexico & Colorado. NACA links the higher education and entertainment communities in a business and learning partnership, creating educational and business opportunities for NACA's student and professional members.
BARNES & NOBLE TO SELL 'UNDER ARMOUR' COLLEGIATE ATTIRE
It started with a simple plan to make a superior T-shirt. A shirt that provided compression and removed perspiration off your skin rather than absorb it. A shirt that worked with your body to regulate temperature and enhance performance. Best known from the commercials, "We Must Protect this House," Under Armour tees, shorts, and hoods for both men and women will soon be on our campus. The Javelina brand will be incorporated onto Under Armour apparel. A&M-Kingsville is one of only a few campuses carrying the Under Armour brand. Look for the product in our bookstore early November.
STRESS MANAGEMENT SEMINARS
Session 1: Sept. 27 and October 4 & 11 or Session 2: November 1, 8 & 15 Are you a stress junkie? Participants will learn the difference between positive and negative coping styles. Students will have the opportunity to identify their stress coping patterns, partake in visual imagery meditation, and other activities. Call Life Services & Wellness at 593-3991 to register for a group session.
BUSINESS ETIQUETTE DINNER HOSTS 189 PARTICIPANTS
189 students, faculty, and staff participated in the Business Etiquette dinner held Wednesday, September 20 in the MSUB ballrooms. "This was one of the largest dinners held," stated Karen Engebrecht, director of career services and host for the event. The event teaches participants the formalities of fine dining including such things as which utensil to use, how to be seated, passing items, mingling, and much more. The program presenter was Ms. Jane Ibanez.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AWARDED GRANTS FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Special Programs was awarded a four-year grant for $880,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for "Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Educational Talent Search." In addition, Special Programs was awarded $246,536 from the U.S. Department of Education-TRIO Programs for the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program. Special Programs receives over $3.0 million annually from the U.S. Department of Education to support low-income, 1st generation students.
ERNEST DE SOTO DISPLAY AT THE BEN BAILEY ART GALLERY
Ernest De Soto, a renowned lithographer, will display lithographs at the Ben Bailey Art Gallery from October 10th to November 3rd. The project is held in conjunction with the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, TX. A reception will be held on Tuesday, October 10th at 6 p.m. in the Ben Bailey Gallery. Mr. De Soto will conduct a master workshop for students on October 10th & 11th. The event is sponsored by the Hispanic Heritage Committee and co-sponsored by the Bailey Art Gallery, Del Mar College, Victoria Regional Museum, and the Rockport Center for the Arts.
SHAPING GREAT MINDS & FUTURE LEADERS
The annual Student Organization Leadership Conference was held on Saturday, September 16, 2006. The conference is a collaborative effort involving university faculty, staff and students to promote leadership among the student organizations. Over 160 students and 68 organizations participated. The exciting Barry King from Kirkland Productions gave an exuberant keynote speech.
HELPING HANDS IS HELPING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Helping Hands…Helping Javs, the new community service program under is collaborating with Habitat for Humanity in Corpus Christi for the month of October. Over 120 A&M-Kingsville students are trading in their free time for a good cause. Students will paint, landscape, and put the finishing touches on a house for a deserving family. For more information on Helping Hands…Helping Javs contact the Office of Student Activities at ext. 2771 or via email by clicking here.
WOMEN'S ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
Life Services & Wellness will be offering an array of women's programs that educate and enhance awareness of women's issues while promoting a climate of social justice that is free of barriers and discriminations. For more information contact Jennifer Echols at 593-3991.
HOP
Get into the HOP at LSW. Healthy Options Program (HOP) will help you bounce into a healthy start for the fall! Every Thursday, come on over during your lunch hour and weigh in and get some "healthful advice" from our on-site nutritionist. Come solo or bring your department. We will show you creative ways to buddy up, or get competitive to make getting healthy FUN!!! If you are participating in the Biggest Loser Contest with Rec Sports, this is a great way to supplement your efforts! For more information call 593-3991.
HISPANIC HERITAGE BANQUET TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
The Hispanic Heritage Banquet will be held on October 12th at 6 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Rosa Rosales, National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Tickets are available at the Information Desk at the Memorial Student Union (MSU). Tickets are $10.
DID YOU KNOW...
  • Cheer Day is here. The University Cheerleaders will provide instructional clinics to local school cheerleaders for performances at the Javelina football game on this Saturday. Registration is required. Forms and information are available at the SPEC fitness center or by calling 593-3065.
  • Credit Cards are now being accepted at Pizza Hut Express and the SUB Galley in the MSUB! Mastercard, Visa, American Express and Discover can be used on amounts over $1.00.
  • Congratulations go out to the Jernigan Library for having the most spirit during Spirit Day. This is the 2nd consecutive year that the Library was victorious.
  • Career Services will be taking students to the Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology (HESTEC) Career Fair at the University of Texas Pan Am on September 29, 2006.
  • Gradfest, a one stop shop for all December graduates, will take place on October 24th and 25th at the Barnes & Noble bookstore. Graduates will be able to meet with Balfour representatives to order their announcements and rings, pick up their graduation regalia, and meet with other campus departments to meet their requirements for graduation.
  • The Clery Act Report, which has TAMUK crimes statistics for calendar year 2005, is online at http://osa.tamuk.edu/dean/2005report.pdf. In accordance with the Clery Act, A&M-Kingsville has notified all students via a post card that information on crime statistics can be accessed online.
  • Life Services & Wellness staff members provide presentations to promote responsible decision making in choosing healthy lifestyles for the university. Contact x3991 for presentations on Academic Enhancement, Alcohol &Drugs, Health Issues, Relationship Issues, Wellness, and Sexual Health.
  • Each week the Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Students, and SGA President host a roundtable lunch discussion in the Tejas room. Different students from ROTC, international student services, athletics, and campuswide are invited each week. A different faculty guest is also invited each week. Past guests have included Dr. Mike Houf and Dr. Nirmal Goswami.
  • Starbucks has come to campus. Check out the location in the Memorial Student Union.
  • The fitness center is participating in a nationwide contest to give a Pontiac automobile away. Every student can register once by visiting the center and filling out the entry form.
  • Flag Football is continuing and will conclude with 8 teams participating in the playoffs on October 11th & 12th. Sand Volleyball will run from October 9th-12th.
  • Be one of the first five people to email the Vice President for Student Affairs and you will receive a cup of ice cream from Freshen's Yogurt, compliments of Student Affairs.
  • Special Programs staff Noel Rodriguez, Mayra Torres, and Martha Castillo showed their talents by assisting the National TRIO Conference in New York with audio visual needs for 23 concurrent sessions at a time for three days. The work involved getting all the equipment organized and setup with a total team of 10 people assisting and tearing down equipment throughout the day. And yes, they attended workshops in-between. It was a great learning experience that helped a national organization.
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Student Affairs E-News is a regular electronic newsletter service provided by the Division of Student Affairs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. This is an effort to further increase the positive communication throughout campus. If you missed the last E-News, look for all past editions online. If you have an item you would like included in this electronic newsletter, please submit it via email to Student Affairs by Thursday of each week.
Division of Student Affairs
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
MSC 103
Kingsville, TX 78363
(361) 593-3612 -- office (361) 593-2161 -- fax
http://www.tamuk.edu/sass

This page last updated 27 September, 2006