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»	Florida veterinary college promotes Rock graduate to senior post SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Karen Legato, a Slippery Rock University graduate and former employee, has been promoted to senior director of development and alumni affairs at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine.
»	SRU Rock CARES project launches holiday greeting program SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – As a special project, the Slippery Rock University Institute for Community, Service-Learning and Nonprofit Leadership’s Rock CARES project has launched a program to send holiday greetings to those serving in the U.S. military.
»	Bowser earns Daktronics Inc. honorable mentiona All-American honor SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  Rock sophomore midfielder Toby Bowser from Beaver was named today as an honorable mention All-America men's soccer performer by Daktronics Inc. in voting by the nation's NCAA Division II sports information directors.
»	SRU gradute heads Air Force fitness program in Turkey SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Seth Jenny, a 2002 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been appointed exercise physiologist and fitness program manager at Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey.
»	Education graduate earns cyber teacher of the month honors SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Lauren Branchetti, a 2006 Slippery Rock University graduate, has been named PA Cyber Teacher of the Month for her leadership at the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School.
»	Two SRU flag-football teams hold their own at national tournament SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Intramural Sports Program sent two intramural flag football teams to the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Regional Tournament hosted at The Ohio State University, with the Clem Is Nuts team ending 1-1 in pool play and the We Made Us team ending 2-0. However, both teams were knocked out in the finals.
»	Music graduate excells in San Francisco, appears in commercial SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. ­- Mike Desnoyers, a 2008 Slippery Rock University music graduate, is making a name for himself in graduate school and as a vocal performer in San Francisco. Desnoyers currently appears in a Sprint holiday Internet commercial and is singing tenor solos at the San Francisco Conservatory and with professional companies.
»	SRU Inline Hockey Club team rolls to national ranking SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University Inline Hockey Club team is ranked No. 24 in the nation for Division II roller hockey programs. The Independent Rankings Committee included SRU in its rankings released this week.
»	The Rock ranks fifth in NACDA national all-sport competition SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. –  The Rock was ranked fifth in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup national all-sports competition as of Dec. 11, according to a press release issued by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.
»	New director of SRU's Executive Leadership Programs joins staff SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Erin Strain is ready to lead, and as the newest member of Slippery Rock University’s Executive Leadership Program, she is already working on plans to help regional businesses improve the leadership abilities of their staffs.
»	SRU freshmen build two computers for I Care House in New Castle SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Thirty-three students in David Dailey’s “Computer Science Freshman Seminar,” one of Slippery Rock University’s FYRST Seminar classes, used a mini-grant from the SRU Institute for Community, Service-Learning and Nonprofit Leadership and matching funds from the FYRST Program to design and build two personal computers to be used by the institute’s I Care House in New Castle.
»	Renovated Boozel Dining Hall transforms culinary culture SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – It’s not just the exterior of Slippery Rock University’s Boozel Dining Hall that is new. The interior has been totally redesigned to offer food courts, community seating, wireless access, an information kiosk and made-to-order entrees of nearly every variety, including one of the first live-fire Brazilian Churrasco food stations on a college campus.
»	SRU physical education courses emphasize health and wellness SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – “Times are a changing, and you better shape up” is part of the philosophy Randall Nichols, Slippery Rock University associate professor of physical education, says is driving the physical education course curriculum both at SRU and in schools across the nation.
»	College of Education cautions students about social network use SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s College of Education does not monitor the popular Internet social network MySpace or similar online sites, but “We give fair warning to our students that any inappropriate photographs or writing on such sites could lead to serious problems,” said Jay Hertzog, dean of SRU’s College of Education.
»	SRU trustees approve $2.5 million renovations for North Hall SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Council of Trustees today authorized $2.5 million in renovations to North Hall, the oldest campus residence hall.
»	President Bush selects former Rock student for award SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Kathy Dillaman, a former Slippery Rock University student and award-winning criminal background investigator, has been selected by President George Bush to receive the prestigious 2008 Presidential Rank Award. Dillaman manages a $500-million investigations program for the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C.
»	SRU physical education professors earn statewide awards SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Two Slippery Rock University physical education faculty members have received prestigious awards for their leadership in the trendsetting fields of outdoor education and lifelong fitness.
»	SRU graduates 561; streams commencement ceremony on Web SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – U.S. Navy Capt. Kathlene Contres, commandant of the U.S. Navy’s Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute and a 1977 Slippery Rock University graduate, will become the first SRU commencement speaker to have her graduation address video-streamed worldwide.
»	SRU's Army ROTC program commissions two second lieutenants SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Army ROTC program will commission two graduating seniors as second lieutenants at 8 a.m. Dec. 13 ceremonies in the University Room of North Hall.
»	Civil War buffs to re-enact Christmas at SRU's Old Stone House SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s Old Stone House will host “A Civil War Christmas” re-enactment of what it was like for families during the war. The program will be presented 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 13 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at the Butler County landmark.
»	World dance provides focus for SRU dance concert SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – Slippery Rock University’s dance department concludes the semester with two showcase concerts of student works at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday in Swope Music Hall. The concerts will include international dances.