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May 10, 2013 Exercise science majors demonstrate new fitness laboratory equipment SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - A group of Slippery Rock University exercise science majors Monday showed their capability in cardiovascular training, strength conditioning and wellness programming without stepping foot outside the new laboratory in Patterson Hall. Students demonstrated the 30 new exercise, strength and fitness equipment machines in SRU's Exercise Technology Laboratory for an Office of Admissions video. The video will be posted on SRU's website this summer.
May 10, 2013 SRU students pursue studies abroad SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Eleven Slippery Rock University students will be spending their summer pre-session at the abbey at Wroxton College in England. The study-abroad opportunity is part of a "Power and Authority" summer school course taught by Lia Paradis, associate professor of history. The course traces British power from the monarchs (1700s) through World War II, including the change to aristocratic rule and the current rule of the people.
May 10, 2013 SRU Summer School offers 200+ courses SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Slippery Rock University's Summer School will offer more than 200 courses, including international study opportunities, liberal studies and a host of online courses. "We have found that students enjoy summer courses, which are often smaller and more relaxed," said Eliott Baker, executive director of academic records and summer school.
May 10, 2013 SRU awards first Stufflebeam scholars SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Tresa Maria Gnalian, a Slippery Rock University early childhood education major from Sewickley, and Katelyn Hill, an SRU early childhood education major from Stow, Ohio, have been named recipients of the first J. Tyler Stufflebeam Memorial Scholarship. Each will receive $600. The scholarship, administered by the Slippery Rock University Foundation Inc., was created by SRU's Green and White Society and the Center for Student Involvement and Leadership, to honor Stufflebeam, 21, an SRU education major from Warren, Pa., who had been active in both organizations before being killed in a September 2011 traffic accident.
May 10, 2013 AVI salutes SRU's 'Rising Stars' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - More than a dozen Slippery Rock University student leaders and organizations were recognized for their hard work and planning at the AVI Rising Star Awards ceremony Monday in the Smith Student Center. Cheryl Norton, SRU president, thanked the students for their leadership efforts on behalf of the University. "The work you do is what makes SRU great. Thank you for your time, your efforts, you love of campus. Your hard work is truly appreciated."
May 10, 2013 SRU ROTC, basketball team seeks golfers SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Calling all golfers! Slippery Rock University' Army ROTC program and the SRU basketball squad will host separate golf scrambles this spring and are looking for anyone who enjoys the game. The ROTC scramble opens at noon today at Oakview Golf Club in Slippery Rock.
May 10, 2013 SRU history majors 'pin' photos to Web SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - If it's true that a picture is worth 1,000 words, Slippery Rock University history majors have silently provided 100,000 words of historical value. Twenty SRU history majors are finishing up a photo archive project for the Lawrence County Historical Society in New Castle. Students selected and researched historical information for 100 of the society's digital photographs and published them with 200-word captions on HistoryPin.com.
May 10, 2013 SRU students present 'Carmina Burana' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University choirs and Wind Ensemble, showcasing more than 120 students, will perform songs of fortune, luck and love when they present "Carmina Burana" at 7:30 p.m., May 12. The performance is at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Butler. "This performance is going to easily be one of the coolest things we've done in the seven years I've been here, maybe the greatest thing we've done," said Stephen Barr, SRU assistant professor of music and performance director.
May 7, 2013 President announces student affairs transition plan; Watson, interim VP SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Cheryl Norton, Slippery Rock University president, Tuesday announced Robert Watson, vice president emeritus at SRU, would serve as the interim vice president for student affairs following the retirement of Constance Foley. Watson is a 1970 SRU education graduate with long family ties to the University. Watson retired in 2006 after 34 years of service to the University, the last five as vice president for student life.
May 3, 2013 SRU stages commencement May 18 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - Slippery Rock University will graduate nearly 1,600 students when it hosts spring commencement ceremonies at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., May 18 in Morrow Field House. Tickets, required for admission, have been distributed to graduating students for re-distribution to their family and friends. For those without tickets, remote site seating will be available in the Russell Wright Alumni House and Conference Center and the Advanced Technology and Science Hall. The ceremony also will be streamed live via the Internet. To connect to the broadcast, visit the SRU homepage, www.sru.edu, and then click the "Commencement" link.

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