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June 25, 2007 —
Student art exhibit underway
The second annual SVSU Student Art Exhibit will be concluding this week. The exhibit features works of current SVSU art students in all mediums.
The exhibit began on May 14, and will run through this Saturday, June 30.
The exhibit is located in the University Art Gallery in Arbury Fine Arts Center. Hours are Monday from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
There is no charge for admission. Contact the art departement at (989) 964-4159 for more information.
Long time staffer retires
Gloria Hansen, Director of Health Services, has announced her retirement after 24 years of service to SVSU. A reception will be held in Gloria's honor on Thursday, June 28 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Emeriti Room.
Scholarship brings young basketball talent to SVSU camps
Three young basketball enthusiasts will participate in upcoming basketball camps at Saginaw Valley State University courtesy of the Hunter Maxwell Scholarship.
The 2007 recipients are Caleb Edgin of Freeland, Taylor Heinz of Freeland and Donterius Luke of Bridgeport. Edgin and Luke will attend the overnight camp June 25 to the 27; Heinz will attend the day camp July 16 through the 19.
First awarded in 2004, the scholarship annually covers the costs of attending the camp for one or more deserving young people who reside in Saginaw County. Preference is given to those who have a demonstrated financial need. It is named in memory of the late Hunter Maxwell, who died in an automobile accident in 2001 at age one.
For more information on the Hunter Maxwell Scholarship or to nominate a deserving youngster, contact the SVSU Foundation at (989) 964-4052.
Science students receive award
Two Saginaw Valley State University students have been selected to receive the sixth annual S.K. Yun Science Award, which recognizes students of the natural sciences who demonstrate an enthusiasm for learning. Felicia Fairbrother from Lake City and Kelli Fitzpatrick from Beaverton will each receive a $600 prize.
SVSU professor of physics Marian Shih nominated Fairbrother for the award. In her letter, Shih described Fairbrother as a "perfectionist" who "is not satisfied, in fact is distinctly uncomfortable, unless she understands every single aspect of what she is trying to learn. I have never had a student who worked so hard to understand every single detail related to each and every homework problem."
SVSU biology instructor Sally Shepardson nominated Fitzpatrick for the award. In her letter, Shepardson wrote that Fitzpatrick's "enthusiasm for absorbing ecological concepts and wrestling with the complicated political, economic and ethical issues that accompany them is not only impressive, but is also a source of great joy to this instructor."