A weekly news report for Slippery Rock University
New chair brings 'millennial thinking'
to SRU Council of Trustees read more
PASSHE Chancellor Cavanaugh plans open forum at SRU visit read more
'The Crucible' opens 2010 theatre season read more
SRU international students prepare homeland foods read more
SRU's Old Stone House hosts 'Halloween Meets History' read more
Volleyball honors breast cancer survivors read more
McCormick calls student engagement important 'lens on student learning' read more
Sirens, helicopters, smoke -
don't panic, it's only training read more
SRU AmeriCorps plans 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' screening read more
PHOTO: Women's studies mentoring dinner read more
PHOTO: Cultural Kickoff read more
PASSHE board OKs 2011-12 request read more
PASSHE universities set ninth straight enrollment record read more
LONG DISTANCE LESSON: (From left) Kara Cooke Robeson, a Slippery Rock University social work major from Slippery Rock, and Ashley Ranck, an English major from Lancaster, read to school children in Ghana. The students spent two weeks in Ghana as part of an undergraduate research project.
Student researchers visit Ghana
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - They stayed in a village that lacked electricity until a year ago. They ate goat soup and taught in a classroom without a roof. But the insight three Slippery Rock University students gained into the lives of women in the Republic of Ghana far out weighed the lack of modern conveniences during a recent research trip there.
Students said they also learned a lot about themselves. (Read More)
Let's get physical: exercise science powers national health movementSLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Slippery Rock University's department of exercise and rehabilitative sciences is powering up its version of a health initiative called "exercise is medicine." The initiative will address what professors call the epidemic of physical inactivity and will include curriculum enhancements, networking with physicians and new opportunities for SRU students to help peers and community residents improve fitness.
"What we are doing - in long-term, deliberate fashion - is trying to change the culture of the University community to embrace physical activity for its benefits," said Carena Winters, SRU assistant professor of exercise and rehabilitative sciences. "Getting those that aren't active to be more active is the goal, because we know a lot of people are aware of health risk factors such as smoking, hypertension and coronary artery disease, but what people don't realize is physical inactivity is in itself an independent risk factor." (Read More)
SRU expands 'I Can Do It, You Can Do It'SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Slippery Rock University has received a $313,176 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration to expand its student-led "I Can Do It, You Can Do It" mentoring program for youth with disabilities. The grant will provide three specific activities to assist youth with disabilities transition from school to adult life.
SRU will introduce job and life-skills training, animal care, regular community events focusing on physical activity and a summer camp for adolescents with and without disabilities. (Read More)
Today
Zombie Walk for Breast Cancer
5 p.m., University Union
Volleyball vs. Gannon
Dig for the Cure night
7 p.m., Morrow
The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
8 p.m., Miller Auditorium
(Also 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday;
8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday)
Saturday
Saturday Showcase
8:30 a.m., University Union
Women's soccer vs. Mercyhurst
1 p.m., Thompson Stadium
Men's soccer vs. Wheeling Jesuit
3:30 p.m., Thompson Stadium
UPB Movie: Twilight Eclipse
7 p.m., ATSH
(Replay 7 p.m. Sunday, Watson Hall)
Sunday
Special Olympics Western Sectional
9:15 a.m., ARC
Homecoming: Paint the Town
Noon, downtown merchants
Monday
Homecoming: Chris Young Concert
6 p.m., University Union
Tuesday
HealthFest 2010
9 a.m., ARC
In the Pink: Stride for A Cure walk
12:30 p.m., ARC
Center for Excellence in Teaching
and Educational Technology
Marybeth Miller lectures
12:30 p.m., Bailey Library
Women's soccer vs. IUP
3 p.m., Thompson Stadium
Empty Bowls Dinner
4-7 p.m., University Union
Hispanic Cultures Month:
City of God screening
5 p.m., Eisenberg
Wednesday
Midterm grades due
Noon, 207 Old Main
National Campus Sustainability Day
Noon, ATSH
Field Hockey vs. Shippensburg
4 p.m., Thompson Stadium
LUNAFEST
7 p.m., ATSH
Pam Merchesen, flute
Guest Artist Concert
7:30 p.m., Swope
Thursday
Hispanic Cultures Month:
Cafe con Sol
8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Spotts
Homecoming: Float Workshop
Noon-6 p.m., University Union
PASSHE Chancellor Cavanaugh
Open Forum
12:30 p.m., Room 304, PT Building
Homecoming: Pep Rally
5 p.m., Old Thompson Field
Poet Jeffrey Schrader
presents a workshop
6 p.m., Bailey Library
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