2003 news archives

SU GETS UP CLOSE TO MARS
August 28, 2003

Schreiner University had a Mars viewing Wednesday, August 27th at 8:30 p.m. in the golf range field. In excess of 100 people attended, including students, staff, faculty and townspeople. Both newspapers sent reporters and photographers so check out the local papers for headlines. Everyone there had the opportunity to view Mars up close and personal.

SCHREINER UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 80th ANNIVERSARY
August 25, 2003

No celebration is complete without a cake or music and Schreiner University's 80th anniversary celebration on Aug. 22 was no exception.

Students, faculty and staff attending a picnic lunch in front of the Weir Building enjoyed not just one cake but three cakes- each with the "Happy 80th anniversary Schreiner University" iced on it. A Christian rock band, The Brown Band, performed at the picnic.

Prior to the picnic, the campus community gathered in Dietert Auditorium for Convocation-the university's annual ceremony marking the start of the academic year.

History Professor Dr. R. M. Zarychta, who was named faculty marshal this year after the retirement of long-time professor Dr. Kelly Hildebrand, led the academic procession.

President Dr. Tim Summerlin gave the welcoming address. "To our students, our faculty, our staff, our alumni, and our trustees, to our friends in the community and beyond, we bid welcome to this convocation of the academic year 2003-2004," Summerlin said. "Convocation is an event that triggers a flood of associations and emotions at any time. This year, as it coincides with our 80th birthday as an institution, it has special significance."

Following Summerlin, Provost Dr. Mike Looney spoke. "The faculty is here in academic regalia, the university staff, some community friends, but most importantly the students are here. You students are what this university is all about. Without you there would be no need for the rest of us. Thank you for being here for the 80th year of Schreiner," Looney said. Looney then introduced two speakers-April Taylor Rodriguez '99 and Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Diana Comuzzie.

Rodriguez has worked for DPT Laboratories in San Antonio since graduating from Schreiner with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. In May 2003, she earned her master's degree in toxicology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She currently is applying to work for the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Rodriguez talked about how her experiences at Schreiner helped her get where she is today. She also thanked Looney, who taught her general chemistry at Schreiner, and all her former professors.

"The relationships created and the knowledge I obtained made me a better person," she said.

To the seniors, Rodriguez said: "Make this your best year yet because when you walk across that stage, all the sweat, the tears and the bags under your eyes will be worth it."

Following Rodriguez, Comuzzie compared college life to second grade, saying "there is one important difference and that is second grade is where you go to learn and college is where you go to think."

Comuzzie encouraged students to think about ideas, saying "There's a saying that says, 'Don't just think about it, do it.' But at a university, the reverse is true: 'Don't just do it, think about it.' "

Following Convocation and the picnic, buildings across the campus opened their doors to the community for an open house. Community members visited Alumni House, the Elaine B. Griffin Welcome Center, the Floyd and Kathleen Cailloux Campus Activity Center, Kathleen Cox Cailloux Hall, R. B. Trull Science Center, W. C. Weir Building and William Logan Library.

Staff, faculty, students and community members also attended "Great Conversations" across campus. Eight two-hour conversations were held simultaneously, with each conversation led by a faculty member and a community leader. Topics ranged from "What Happened to American Feminism?" to "Environmental Issues in the Hill Country."

The 80th anniversary celebration ended with a reception and banquet honoring President's Associates-those donors who gave $1,000 or more to Schreiner in the last year in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center. Schreiner Trustee Dr. Bill Franklin was the featured speaker at the President's Associates banquet.

They will form bonds with the students of their freshmen seminar course on our campus Ropes Course.

Activities such as a Beach Party Dinner will make sure that the new students have fun too! Other programs open to all students include the M4 Motion Simulator on the quad and Money Tree Game Show in the Corner Pocket on the first day of classes, Rock-N-Bowl at the Family Sports Center, and a movie night on Friday. The Welcome Week tradition continues this year with a lot of fun for all students.

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New student orientation and registration will be Aug. 15-19. Classes start Aug. 20. Schreiner will celebrate its 80th anniversary on Aug. 22, with the university's annual Convocation, open houses, various speakers and other activities. Many of Schreiner's 80th anniversary events will be open to the public. To apply, call the office of admission at 830-792-7217 or apply online at www.schreiner.edu/apply.

New College
New College offers a range of classes in the evenings specifically for non-traditional students. Fall 2003 classes include: Human Biology, Introduction to Business, Legal Environment of Business, Quantitative Methods in Business, Communication, Introduction to Early Childhood­Fourth Grade, Families and Communities in Early Childhood­Fourth Grade, Rhetoric and Composition, Advanced Composition, US History through the Civil War, Computer Concepts and Applications, College Algebra, American Government Organization and Introduction to the Study of Society.

Financial Aid is available. To apply, call the office of admission at 830-792-7217.

July 16, 2003

Stories, songs, learning and laughter will prevail on the campus of Schreiner
University when the annual national meeting of Past is Prologue (PIP) teachers
and learners is held for the first time in Kerrville on July 25-27.

The community is invited to attend the three-day event; there is no admission
charge to any of the programs. All programs will take place in the Cailloux Campus
Activity Center on the Schreiner campus.

Dr. Kathleen Hudson, professor of English and Schreiner's coordinator for the PIP
program, said Schreiner has hosted PIP workshops for residents in the Kerrville
area each October for the past several years.
(This year's fall PIP workshop will be Oct. 11.)

"This national meeting is different. Participants will be coming from all over the
country to share the wisdom and traditions of the Native American oral history
as told by the late Paula Underwood. These are people who knew and learned
from Paula, and who are using the ancient wisdom in their work and their lives.
Many of these people are themselves trainers, and conduct workshops like
ours in other parts of the country and around the world," Hudson said.

The meeting is sponsored as a program on creative learning by
Schreiner University and The Meredith Fund. For additional information, c
ontact Hudson at khudson@schreiner.edu or 792-7409.

July 10, 2003

A critical shortage of nurses in the Hill Country has prompted Schreiner University to team up with San Antonio College and Kerrville hospitals to create the VN to RN Upward Mobility Plan.

According to Schreiner Provost Dr. Michael Looney, the plan allows students to earn their associate degree in nursing in three years. Upon completion of the program, the students are qualified to apply for their RN (Registered Nurse) license.

"Schreiner has historically trained about 50 VNs (Vocational Nurses) per year, but the need for RNs has not been met by a local educational institution," Looney said. "The combined efforts of Schreiner, SAC and the local Kerrville hospitals will help fill a health care need in the Hill Country. We hope that the demand will be great for this program and we look forward to the possibility of other health care partnerships."

Under the new plan, students spend their first year in the existing vocational nursing program at Schreiner.

During their second year, students will complete 31 hours of prerequisites at Schreiner. Students are then ready to enter SAC's accelerated associate degree program in nursing, which includes clinicals at Kerrville facilities as well as two rotations for pediatrics and obstetrics at a San Antonio hospital.

Rosemary Pullin, director of Schreiner's VN program, praised the new program.

"I've been at Schreiner for 17 years and this is something I've wanted to see in place for a long time," Pullin said. "A lot of our students come to us with a long-term goal of becoming an RN. This is a situation that will benefit not only our students but the healthcare facilities and hospitals because of their need for RNs."

Financial aid is available to full-time students. For more information about the program, contact Schreiner admissions counselor Donna Keeling at 830-792-7217 or e-mail keelingd@schreiner.edu.

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pictured L to R: Jeff Talarico, David Seidensticker, Amy Blanks, and Bret Ford

The campaign’s Business Division was chaired by Jeff Talarico and vice chairman was David Seidensticker. The citizen’s division was co-chaired by Amy Blanks and Butch Dixon.

Schreiner President Tim Summerlin gives credit for Hill Country College Fund drive’s success to the Hill Country residents, volunteers and donors.

“The kind of community support this campaign receives year-in and year-out says something important about how we value higher education, and how we value each other.”

To volunteer for or contribute to the Hill Country College Fund Campaign, contact Mignonne Frantzen at 830/792-7208.

June 15, 2003

Schreiner University professor of theatre and communication Dr. Claudia Sullivan, who contributed to the book "Paul Baker and the Integration of Abilities," will sign copies of the book from 1 to 4 p.m. June 21 at Hastings in Kerrville.



Joining Sullivan at the book signing will be Baker himself, as well as the book's editors, Robert Flynn and Eugene McKinney.

The book is a compilation of stories, memories and explanations of Baker's philosophy on theatre and creativity in general, said Sullivan who has taught at Schreiner since 1977.

She received her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. She has published six books, including two texts on theatre and acting, "The Actor Moves" and "The Actor Alone." Sullivan studied with Baker at the Dallas Theater Center.

Flynn is the author of 12 books including "North to Yesterday," "Wanderer Springs" and "Tie-Fast Country." He taught with Baker at Baylor and Trinity universities for 30 years.

McKinney was associated with Baker for 39 years as a playwriting professor and play-wright-in-residence. He has written 10 produced plays, four of which were published, and eight television scripts that have been produced on major networks. For 24 years, McKinney and Flynn co-taught a fiction-writing course at Trinity University.

"Paul Baker and the Integration of Abilities" was published by TCU Press.

< Associate Professor of Biology and Dean of the Trull School of Sciences and Mathematics Dr. Diana K. Comuzzie received the 2003 Margaret Hosler Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award recognizes superior teaching skills and acknowledges a professor's lasting influence upon the lives of his or her students. Funded by Richard M. Hosler of Kerrville to honor his late wife, the award provides a $5,000 prize for its recipient. Only students are permitted to nominate candidates for the Hosler Award. A committee selects the winner based on the quality of the nomination and the evidence it presents.



Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Bob Holloway > won the 2003 Elmore Whitehurst Award for Teaching Excellence. Intended to encourage innovative teaching techniques, the Whitehurst Award grant winner is determined by a committee of Kerr County teachers and administrators.

 

< Assistant Professor of Art David Smith was chosen by Schreiner students as the recipient of the 2003 Harriet Garrett Award for Teaching Excellence and, as such, led the seniors in their commencement procession on May 11. Smith has taught at SU since 2000.

Professor of Exercise Science Tom Wells > took home the 2003 Award of Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. Wells, who has taught at Schreiner since 1983, is the founder of the Speaking Truth to Power Series, which brings speakers to campus throughout the year.
Associate Professor of Information Systems and Mathematics Susan R. Sliva was named 2003 Advisor of the Year. Sliva has taught at Schreiner since 1982.

Other faculty news:

Truman O. Hildebrand, professor of mathematics, retires this year after 55 years at Schreiner. Loren Scribner, associate professor of religion and campus minister, retires this year after 15 years at Schreiner. Wells, professor of exercise science, was recognized for 20 years of teaching at Schreiner; John Pruessner, associate professor of art, for 15 years; and Comuzzie for 10 years.

April 13, 2003

LAST "SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER" LECTURE OF SEMESTER TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16

Marian Henley, the creator of the comic strip, “Maxine”, will present a program on her evolution as an artist and cartoonist. Ms. Henley will showcase her comic work via slides and overheads and also share various reader responses to her strips.  Click here for more info on "Maxine".

Henley presents as part of the "Speaking Truth To Power" series that wraps up its season this Wednesday, April 16 at 7 pm in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center at 7 pm.

The presentation will be followed by discussion. All STTP events in this series are free and open to the public. The event was originally advertised as being held on Thursday, April 17-but was rescheduled to avoid conflict with the Easter Holiday.

For information, contact the Speaking Truth To Power Series Coordinator, Dr. Tom Wells via email to twells@schreiner.edu.

 

April 9, 2003

SCHREINER UNIVERSITY THEATRE DEPT. TO PERFORM "OUR TOWN"

The Schreiner University Theatre Department will present the play, "Our Town," at 7:30 p.m. April 10­12 in the Hanszen Fine Arts Center on the Schreiner campus. The public is invited, admission is free and seating is first-come, first-served.

"Our Town" was written by Thornton Wilder and takes place in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, in the early 1900s.

"This American classic still rings true with its strong values and honest depiction of American life. This play has something to say, especially now with the world in conflict," said Professor of Theatre Dr. Claudia Sullivan.

The Schreiner production features: associate professor of accounting John Jones (as the stage manager), Matt Eudy (as Dr. Gibbs), Johnny Galindo of Kerrville (as Howie Newsome), April Garcia (as Mrs. Gibbs), Tina Austin (as Mrs. Webb), Josh Kemp (as George Gibbs), Lauren Neuberger of Kerrville (as Rebecca Gibbs), Tom D¹Amore (as Wally Webb), Emily Houghton (as Emily Webb), and Matthew Willis (as Mr. Webb).

For more information, contact Sullivan at 830/792-7401.

March 27, 2003

2003 TEXAS WRITERS CONFERENCE TO FEATURE LOCAL AUTHOR ANNE SCHNEIDER


Local author Anne Schneider will be featured at Schreiner University's 2003 Texas Writers Conference at 7:30 p.m. April 8 in the Floyd and Kathleen Cailloux Campus Activity Center. The annual conference is free and open to the public.

Schneider is a poet, face casting mask artist and Tai Chi instructor who lives and works in Kerrville.

To start off the conference, several Schreiner professors and students will read from their works. The faculty readers will be: English and communication assistant professor Dr. William Woods; English Professor Dr. David Breeden; exercise science professor Dr. Tom Wells; Biology professor Dr. Fred Stevens; and part-time English instructor Elizabeth MacCrossan. Student readers will be Sam Skeist, Kim Hardin, Coulter Brown and David Peeples.

Following the faculty and student readers, Schneider will read poetry from her recently published book, "Breath Found Along The Way." A reception and book-signing will follow.

"I started this conference with a creative teaching award over 10 years ago, and we've continued the tradition with many different kinds of support," said Schreiner Professor of English Dr. Kathleen Hudson. "This year we are showcasing our own local voices, and I'm excited about that. Participants in the past years include Sandra Cisneros, James McMurtry, Elmer Kelton, Red Steagall, Don Edwards, Joy Harjo and many more."

For more information on the 2003 Texas Writers Conference, contact Hudson at 830/792-7409 or click here to e-mail/register.

March 25, 2003


"Gertrude Stein and a Companion" To Be Performed at SU

Schreiner University's Theatre Department is bringing the play, "Gertrude Stein and a Companion," to the Schreiner campus on April 7. The brisk and literate comedy by Win Wells, adapted and directed by Mary Ann Colias will start at 7 p.m. in the Hanszen Fine Arts Center. The play is free and open to the public.

"Gertrude Stein and a Companion" tells the story of Gertrude Stein (played by Martha Prentiss) and Alice B. Toklas (played by Robin Early).

The event is part of the Theatre Department's First Monday Series. For more information, call Theatre Professor Dr. Claudia Sullivan at 792-7401.

 

March 21, 2003

Schreiner University prayer service comforts community as war begins

On Thursday, the first full day of the war in Iraq, Schreiner
University invited the community to join its students, faculty and staff in a prayer service in Dietert Auditorium.

President Summerlin welcomed attendees, noting that "Schreiner University does not characteristically make institutional statements on political issues. However," he said, "as our nation and its allies are engaged in war with Iraq, we, in the spirit of the values on which we are founded, do affirm the following.

We pray for wisdom for our leaders as they make decisions in difficult times. We pray for the safety of our armed services and for success in freeing the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. We pray for a speedy end to this conflict and for a resolution that truly promotes the freedom and welfare of the Iraqi people. We pray for our race, the human race, that it may grow in the conviction that peace/shalom/salaam is ultimately the only way for us to reflect God's image."

Schreiner senior Corrie Desmuke gave a reading from the Old Testament, and Assistant Director for Plant Operations Milton Wilson read from the New Testament. Associate Professor of Information Systems and Mathematics Susan Sliva, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts Dr. John Huddleston, and Logan Library Cataloging Services Manager Ylanda Copeland offered prayers for peace and protection. Campus Minister Dr. Loren Scribner closed the service with a benediction.

Schreiner is related to the Presbyterian Church (USA) by choice and by covenant.

March 18, 2003

NATIONALLY-KNOWN ATTORNEY TO SPEAK AT SCHREINER UNIVERSITY

Nationally-known attorney Dr. Sarah Weddington will speak on “Women in Leadership” at 7 p.m. March 27 in the Cailloux Campus Activity Center on the Schreiner University campus.

Weddington successfully argued the landmark case, Roe v. Wade, before the United States Supreme Court in 1973. She is thought to be the youngest woman ever to win a case in the Supreme Court—she was 26 at the time.

Weddington is particularly well-known for her work on issues affecting women through her many roles as attorney, legislator, presidential advisor, professor and expert called upon by the national media.

In 1972, she was the first woman from Austin to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives. She served three terms before becoming the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s General Counsel in 1977, the first woman to ever hold that position.

From 1978 to 1981, Weddington served as Assistant to the President of the United States. She was designated by President Carter to direct the Administration’s work on women’s issues and leadership outreach. As the first woman director of the Texas Office of State-Federal Relations from 1983 to 1985, she was the chief lobbyist in Washington, D.C., for the state.

Weddington is the author of the best-seller, “A Question of Choice,” which details the Roe v. Wade case. She is currently working on her next book on the topic of leadership and self-renewal.

Currently, she is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches Gender-Based Discrimination and Leadership in America.

She holds honorary doctorates from McMurry University, Hamilton College, Austin College, Southwestern University and Nova Southeastern University. She received her J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1967.

Weddington has received numerous honors and awards, including Texas Lawyer’s “One of the Most Influential Lawyers of the 20th Century” (2000), the Houston Chronicle’s “The Tallest Texans–Those who left their mark on Texas and the rest of the world in the 20th Century” (2000) and the Chamber of Commerce of Texas’ “Texas Woman of the Century” (1999). She has been featured in such publications as Working Women, People Magazine and the Washington Post and has been a guest on such programs as The Today Show, Good Morning America and CBS Morning News.

The program, which is co-sponsored by Student Activities and the Speaking Truth to Power Series, is free and open to the public.  Click to visit her website!
 

"Ways of Violence" topic at Schreiner University International Peacemaker lecture

The Rev. Pablo Jose Noguera Guevaca, an International Peacemaker from Bogotá, Colombia, will speak on "Ways of Violence" at Schreiner University Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at 7 p.m., on campus in the Floyd and Kathleen Cailloux Activity Center. The public is invited and admission is free.

Though seldom in the news in the American media, Colombia has been a country racked by raging internal conflicts for decades.

The Roman Catholic bishop, the Rev. Desiderio Orjuela, was kidnapped in November by armed men posing as civilians in a rural area not far from the capital, Bogota. He was rescued four days later by the Colombian military.

Armed forces, guerrilla groups, and paramilitary forces have terrorized the population and keep the country in a state of chaos. The U.S. has provided financial aid and military assistance in an effort to fight the drug trade which Colombian terrorists, rebels, military and farmers reportedly profit from. It is in this atmosphere of armed conflict and unwillingness to compromise that the church in Colombia continues to seek peace and to minister to the victims of the violence.

Born in Valencia, Venezuela, Noguera is intimately aware of the lives of the ordinary people throughout Colombia. He was sent by his home church in 1986 to Bogotá, Colombia, to study at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. After seminary he received his master's degree in education at Javeriana University in Bogotá.

He worked for eight years as chaplain in the Presbyterian American High School in Bogotá before becoming the executive secretary of Central Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Colombia. Besides administration, his duties include extensive travel that puts him into contact with schools, congregations, and many women's groups, and local pastors.

For more information about Noguera¹s lecture, contact Schreiner University campus minister, the Rev. Dr. Loren Scribner, at 792-7284 or e-mail him at scribner@schreiner.edu.

Feb. 11, 2003

Winter Blast Turns SU Campus Into Winter Wonderland

Early Saturday morning Feb. 8, Mother Nature dropped two inches of snow on Schreiner campus and the Texas Hill Country, creating a picture-perfect scene. SU students woke Saturday morning to a snow covered campus,
prompting residents to go outside and create elaborate snow people and ice forts.

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Feb. 4, 2003

Houston Area Alumni Gathering A Huge Success!

A Schreiner University Houston Area Alumni Gathering was held Thursday evening, January 30, 2003 at the beautiful home of Bubba Coskey ’54 and his wife Shirley. Other hosts for the evening’s event included Jake Short and his wife, Kari ’83, Harris Pappas ’62 and his wife Vicky, and Arthur Bell ’50 and his wife Lea.

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There were 74 in attendance including six area high school students with their parents who are considering enrolling in Schreiner University this fall.

The well-attended gathering included Schreiner alumni having class years from every decade beginning in the 1930’s.

In his address to the assembled alumni and guests, Schreiner President Dr. Tim Summerlin introduced Houston residents Kari Short ’83 and Lawrence Thompson, PhD, ’94 as president and vice president – membership, respectively, of the Houston Area Chapter. There are over 700 former students in the University’s Houston Area Chapter.

 

Feb. 27, 2003

SU Theatre Dept. To Host Readers Theatre

KERRVILLE, Texas— Schreiner University's Theatre Department will host a Readers Theatre on March 3 in the Hanszen Fine Arts Building on the Schreiner campus. Sophomore Emily Houghton (pictured, left) will direct the play, “Weird Sisters” by Kimberley Lynne.

“Weird Sisters” takes place in 1623, seven years after William Shakespeare’s death. Shakespeare’s oldest daughter, Susanna (played by Schreiner senior Corrie Desmuke), wants to travel to London to have her father’s plays published. However, a woman traveling alone at that time was a great risk to thievery. So she disguises herself as a man and consults her father’s plays for tips on traveling as a man.

“Weird Sisters” features nine Shakespearean women monologues—Portia from “The Merchant of Venice” (read by Houghton); Rosalind from “As You Like It” (April Garcia); Kate from “The Taming of the Shrew” (Chandra Bennett); Desdemona from “Othello” (Tina Austin); Juliet from “Romeo and Juliet” (Houghton); Cordelia from “King Lear” (Austin); Beatrice from “Much Ado About Nothing” (Bennett); Lady Macbeth from “Macbeth” (Garcia); and Portia from “Julius Caeser” (Houghton).

‘Weird Sisters” displays a wide variety of emotion—some of the women are humorous, some are really angry,” said Houghton, a theater major at Schreiner. “It has a really good variety of Shakespeare’s plays including some women you don’t normally hear from.”

The Readers Theatre is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to arrive at 6:30 p.m. for a brown-bag dinner (refreshments and dessert provided); the play will start at 7 p.m.

The event is part of the Theatre Department's First Monday Series. For more information, call Theatre Professor Dr. Claudia Sullivan at 792-7401.

Feb. 12, 2003

Upcoming Phonathon Raises Money for Schreiner

Mignonne Frantzen, Associate Director of Development for Annual Giving of SU's
Alumni House, is spearheading this year's PHONATHON, an 11-day event involving current SU students who work round-the-clock to help raise money for Schreiner.


CURRENT SU STUDENTS:
Earn money for Spring Break!
$7.00 for new callers, $7.25 for returning callers.

INTERVIEWS:
Feb 17 & 18 from 9 am to 4:30 pm in the Alumni House.
Positions will be posted Feb 19th @ 12 noon in the Alumni House.

No experience required. Earn bonuses & prizes!

PHONATHON HOURS:
Mondays thru Thursdays 6 to 9 pm
Sundays 4 to 7 pm

Please call 792-7201 for an application & more info.

January 31, 2003

1st Annual Mountaineer 5K to be held Saturday, April 5 During Homecoming!

The first annual Mountaineer 5K will be held on Saturday, April 5 in conjunction with homecoming activities. It only costs $5 for students and that includes a free t-shirt with your registration. Schreiner is also hosting a 1 Mile Family Walk (t-shirts sold separately for this event).

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Save $5! Pre-register by March 21.
(After March 21 the registration fee increases by $5.oo).

The course will explore the neighboring community and end with a scenic loop around the Schreiner University campus.

QUESTIONS? Click to contact the organizer, Erin Saluta, Director of Campus Recreation (or call 830-792-7373).

January 30, 2003

Local accounting firm accrues SU grads

Schreiner University's accounting graduates have been successful in finding good jobs pretty much wherever they desire: Houston, Dallas, Austin.

One of the happiest "couplings," though, is in Schreiner's own backyard. The Kerrville accounting firm, Davidson, Freedle, Espenhover and Overby, P.C., has hired three Schreiner graduates as staff accountants just in the past year.

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Pictured left to right:
John Jones, Dean of Schreiner University's Callioux School of Professional Studies; Samantha A. Taylor, Staff Accountant, SU alum; Lee Vanacker, Staff Accountant, SU alum; Richard B.Cox, Jr., Partner; Kerwin L. Overby, Partner; Gary A. Davidson, Partner; Sherrie E. Gold, Senior Manager; and Rachel Garrett, Staff Accountant, SU alum.

According to John Jones, dean of Schreiner University's Cailloux School of
Professional Studies, "Schreiner graduates about five accounting majors
every year. This firm is certainly getting the lions share," he says with a
grin. Jones also teaches much of Schreiner's accounting curriculum.

The partners at the local firm, Gary A. Davidson, CPA; Patrick L. Freedle,
CPA; Greg Espenhover, CPA; Kerwin L. Overby, CPA; and Richard B. Cox Jr.,
CPA, say they'll continue to recruit Schreiner first. Why? Proximity is the
simple answer, but the more accurate one could be described as community.

"We are very pleased with the quality of our Schreiner grads," says
Davidson. "They're well prepared, of course, and they fit in at the office.
What we particularly like about them is that they also fit into our
community so well." click to read more . . . >>
 

January 27, 2003

Student Computer Support Services New & Improved!

The Student Technician Assistance Program (STAP) has undergone a reorganization in an effort to improve service to our student body.

Our student employees are now called Student Computer Technicians and they will work out of the Technology Office under the supervision of Nydia Kent (pictured, left).

The phone number (same) #792-7333.
Send your help request email to TechHelp@schreiner.edu

Calls made from 8-4 will be returned the same day. Calls placed after 4 pm will be returned the next business day. When calling, leave your full name and phone number where you can be reached. Appointments will be scheduled in the evening.

We have a small but dedicated student staff who will do their best to assist you with your personal computer problems. Thank you for your support! We are here for you!
 

January 16, 2003

31 Student-athletes on President's and Dean's Lists

Thirty-one Schreiner student-athletes were placed on the President's List and Dean's List for the academic achievements during the fall 2002 semester.

Eighteen athletes achieved a term grade point average above 3.70 to be placed on the President's List.

The women's soccer team lead the way placing 5 athletes on the list: Amanda Hamala, Natalie Hamala, Jenifer Hardy, Megan McDonald, and Jennifer Stelmach

Other students include Lindsey Brotherton (Volleyball and Basketball), Stephen Harris (Tennis), Wendy Herbert (Basketball and Softball), Brian Lake (Tennis), Sally Middleton (Softball), Kristen Morton (Tennis), Amanda Smith (Tennis), Shannon Solis (Softball), Shelley Stark (Softball), Jude Tortorice (Soccer), Stephanie Tudyk (Volleyball), Try Wellman (Baseball), and Carmina Zamora (Tennis).

Thirteen of the academic honorees achieved a 3.30 grade point average earning placement on the Dean's List.

Three sports were tied for representation with 3 students each earning honors. The men's soccer team was represented by August Blackburn, Joshua Bonine, and Micah Wrase. The women's basketball team was represented by three freshmen Rachel Estrada, Shari Glover, and Sandra Murdock. Softball was represented by Tammy Fullerton, Michelle Leija, and Amanda Ozuna. Rounding out the athletes on the Dean's List were Gillian Friedel (Soccer), Jarel Hall (Basketball), Heather Kelly (Soccer), and Misty Kneten (Volleyball).

January 16, 2003

Speak Truth To Power Event: Thursday, January 23 @ 7:00 PM @ Cailloux Theater

VOTING = DEMOCRACY --- DON'T COUNT ON IT
Counting on Democracy

A 50-minute video presentation of the 2000 Florida election will be shown as the first event this Spring Term in the "Speaking Truth To Power" series.

The video examines events leading up to the election, the day of the election and the post-election period. Investigative journalist, Greg Palast, narrates the footage. This video originally aired on a few PBS stations in October of 2002, but no Texas PBS affiliate chose to air the program.A discussion of the American voting process will follow the screening.

Refreshments will be provided and the event is free and open to all - students, faculty, staff and the community.