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»	Men's soccer assured of PSAC playoff berth SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Rock, by virtue of its 3-1 win at Lock Haven and Gannon's 3-0 win over Mercyhurst in action last Wednesday, has been assured of a berth in this year's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference playoffs.
»	SRU student offers You Tube response to ABV '20/20' election query SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – It’s Election Day across America and Slippery Rock University students are clearly involved.
»	Venet earns spot on NFHCA Senior All-Stars game roster SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  Rock senior attack player Jennifer Venet, a exercise science major from Mechanicsburg, was named Monday to the South team roster for the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II North/South Senior All-Stars game.
»	Rock cross country teams earn top-20 national rankings SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Rock women's and men's cross country teams both attained top-20 national rankings this week from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association.
»	Two SRU students spearhead 'Rally for Unity' campus event SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Two Slippery Rock University student leaders, Deron Jackson from Clairton and Rachel Garland from Verona, have organized a campus “Rally for Unity” as a means for members of the campus and community to demonstrate their commitment to improving campus culture.
»	Blasko earns ESPN The Magazine first-team Academic All-District honor SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  Rock senior volleyball outside hitter Jen Blasko, an exercise science major from Summit Hill, was named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
»	Rock alumna awarded Sharp Cutting Edge Award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Tine Hansen-Turton, chief executive officer of National Nursing Centers Consortium and vice president of Health Care Access and Policy at Public Health Management Corp., was awarded the Sharp Cutting Edge Award by the American College of Nurse Practitioners. Hansen-Turton is a 1992 graduate of Slippery Rock University and studied here as an international student from Denmark.
»	SRU students join worldwide AIDS Day education effort SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University students will mark the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day by forming a human red ribbon to remind people that HIV/Aids has not disappeared. World AIDS Day, which started Dec. 1, 1998, is focused on raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education.
»	Global communication giant hires Rock graduate as director SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa – Avaya, a provider of Intelligent Communications solutions for more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500 companies in the world, has hired Slippery Rock University graduate Gerard Baglieri as manager director of Avaya Canada.
»	Women's rugby club qualifies for National Championship SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – After completing the regular rugby season 5-0 and qualifying for the Division II Collegiate National Championship tournament in April for the first time ever, the women’s rugby club at Slippery Rock University has adjusted its game plan for winter.
»	SRU students travel outside U.S. to expand understanding of world SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University students will study art, history, English, special education, physical education, business, physical therapy, geography, and exercise and rehabilitative science along with other topics spring semester, but where they will be studying won’t be their usual classrooms.
»	SRU gradute becomes Johns Hopkins University researcher Meghan Oefinger, a 2008 Slippery Rock University graduate, has landed a prestigious position as lifestyle interventionist at Johns Hopkins University. She will create exercise programs aimed at helping the severely mentally ill in Maryland lose weight.
»	Students boost SRU's rating in national engagement survey SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – First-year Slippery Rock University students have given higher approval ratings on their college experience than the previous year’s class in all five of the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement benchmark categories.
»	SRU freshman earns Boy Scouting's highest Scout rank SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Sean Deafenbaugh, an SRU freshman secondary education major from Darlington, will be among 366 young men who will be honored by the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts of America at the council’s annual Recognition Dinner of Scouts earning their Eagle rank.
»	SRU offers free movement education class to pre-schoolers SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Marybeth Miller, assistant professor of physical education at Slippery Rock University, is looking for children ages 3-5 to join her “Movement Education” class. The class helps her  SRU students learn to teach fundamental motor skills while simultaneously helping the children improve their skills.
»	Rock women's volleyball earns fourth NCAA tournament berth SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –The Rock women's volleyball team has earned a berth in NCAA Division II national championship competition for an unprecedented fourth straight season and will see playoff action Thursday.
»	National Journal notes SRU's contributions to local economy When the National Journal magazine in Washington, D.C., needed the best source to assess Slippery Rock University’s positive economic impact on Butler County, the magazine turned to President Robert Smith for an interview.
»	SRU music department presents assortment of November concerts SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Hours of rehearsal and additional hours of individual practice will pay off for music enthusiasts when a number of Slippery Rock University individuals and ensembles present concerts in Swope Music Hall through the end of the month. One concert will include presentation of an original composition by SRU faculty members Stephen Barr and Stacey Steele.
»	SRU music department presents assortment of November concerts SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Hours of rehearsal and additional hours of individual practice will pay off for music enthusiasts when a number of Slippery Rock University individuals and ensembles present concerts in Swope Music Hall through the end of the month. One concert will include presentation of an original composition by SRU faculty members Stephen Barr and Stacey Steele.
»	Tubas, euphoniums send echoes across SRU campus Nov. 22 SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Staff Sgt. Ryan McGeorge, with the United States “President’s Own” Marine Band, and Carson McTeer, with the Pittsburgh-based River City Brass Band, will join Brian Meixner, assistant music professor at Slippery Rock University, for the University’s “Tuba-Euphonium Day at The Rock” Nov. 22.
»	Army major delivers Veterans Day address at SRU ceremony SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Callahan, chair of Slippery Rock University’s Army ROTC program, will deliver the University’s “Veterans Day 2008” address as part of the Nov. 11 public ceremony at 11:11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial.
»	SRU Marching Pride presents 'Stadium Echoes' concert style SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The 150-member Slippery Rock University Marching Pride, under the direction of James Berry, assistant professor of music, will present its annual “Stadium Echoes” concert at 8 p.m. Sunday in Morrow Field House.
»	New public history program at SRU expands student learning SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The history department at Slippery Rock University has launched a public history program that will prepare graduates for employment with museums, historical societies, archiving groups and agencies involved with grants and public policy.
»	SRU theatre department serves up Shakespeare's 'As You Like It' SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Shakespeare’s late-16th century work “As You Like It” comes to Slippery Rock University’s Miller Auditorium for five performances beginning Nov. 19.
»	39 school districts visit SRU seeking to fill teaher positions SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Thirty-nine school districts from across the country, including Alaska, will be on hand to interview Slippery Rock University and other regional college education majors Nov.12 when SRU’s Office of Career Services hosts its annual fall semester Teacher Job Fair.
»	SRU College of Education continues NCATE accreditation streak SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s College of Education, a national and state leader in providing high-quality teachers for today’s classrooms, continued its 53-year record of earning accreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education when it was recently re-accredited.