April 26, 2007 - Southeastern Oklahoma State University

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Page 2 The Southeastern Thursday, April 26, 2007
Do you yearn to intern?
Wesley Center is a multidenominational
campus ministry
and has announced a new internship
program.
Interns are given the opportunity
to take on a leadership role
in reaching out to the SOSU
campus through a variety of
ways.
These include teaching, speaking,
facilitating discussions,
coordinating Wesley Center programs
and activities.
“Gone are the days when
interns were glorified janitors,”
said Director Rev. Gloria
McGee-Denton.
“We’re looking for students
SGA -- from page 1
for president because he felt he
was the best suited candidate to
help the students.
He said that he thinks a good
president is consistent around
the students and knows what
they want, is dedicated to the
students and a hard worker who
gets the job done.
His main platform was cultivating
a proactive student body
“... where they know what’s
going on on campus, being
more active in campus organizations,
student government
and making better students for
their campus environment. To
push the faculty to get ‘it’ done,
like the blue lights, Wi-Fi and
the parking situation.”
Dennis said he will focus on
the things pertaining to his platform.
“Also to create a proactive
senate and to be more
effective with external activities
and strive for excellence. I
want to open up student government
by utilizing committees
so the whole student body
can have a voice.”
As far as his long-term goal or
plan goes, he said he would like
to set a new standard for the
incoming president about what
SGA is capable of doing
As for the changes he would
like to see over the next year as
SGA president, he said,
“Internally, I want to see a
hardworking, dedicated student
senate. Externally, I want to see
a very outgoing student body
ready for positive progress and
change.”
When asked in a telephone
interview about the number of
senators who listed parking on
their issues, Dennis said it is a
huge issue “and we need to get
it fixed as soon as possible.”
He added that they will continue
to work on parking issues
tirelessly until the problem is
solved.
Dennis is very involved on
campus; in his time here at
SOSU he has held every executive
position on the Pre-law and
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who want to invest themselves
in serving God through serving
SOSU students, who want to
grow as leaders, and who are
comfortable in a ministry setting
that involves students from multiple
faith backgrounds.”
The Wesley Center is especially
seeking individuals with
experience leading worship, but
such experience isn’t required
for applicants.
Salary will depend on experience
and availability.
Interested students should get
applications at Wesley Center or
e-mail sosuwesley @yahoo.com
for more information.
Young Democrats clubs on
campus, an active member in
Lambda Chi Alpha and on the
student programming board, to
name a few.
He said, “Government started
for me when I was a sophomore
in high school and I took
a government class and I knew
everything. I was class president
my junior and senior year.
I wasn’t really that involved at
first until I met Wayne Janoe
(05-06 Student Body President)
and he gave me a senator packet.
And the rest is history.”
Dennis said the biggest issue
he sees facing SOSU in the
immediate future is bringing in
the new president.
“Our last president brought a
lot of structure in the building
up of the university. This next
president is supposed to be
building up the academics of
the university,” Dennis said.
“Wanting to know how our
next president will respond to
what our students’ needs will
be our biggest issue.”
Dennis thinks the new president
of SOSU should be passionate,
dedicated and hardworking
for the students and
someone who really cares
about what they do.
Dennis, who graduated from
Antlers High School with a
class of 56 students, has many
interests in addition to politics.
He is an avid reader of Chuck
Palahniuk, Thomas Friedman,
David Sedaris and James
Canton.
He has interests in starting
businesses, “basically being an
entrepreneur,” learning about
new technology and how technology
works within the business
environment.
When asked what he hopes
people will say about his presidency
of SGA, Dennis said, “I
guess we will have to wait and
see. I’m kind of curious myself.
Hopefully with a lot of hard
work they will say something
good.”
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SOSU’s annual Health Fair was hosted in the new
Student Union for the first time.
According to April Lehrling, Student Health
Services, 22 agencies participated, from north
Texas and southern Oklahoma. In addition to
information booths, there were over 50 giveaways
from local businesses, as well as “goody bags” of
free items and educational materials.
T-shirts were given away every half-hour by
service project groups, and there was a grand
prize drawing for a basket of fitness equipment.
KSSU radio (right) provided on-site music during
the event.
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Pictured at the dedication ceremony of the Occupational Safety and Health annex Wednesday are (left to right):
Dr. Wayne Jones, OSH department chair, Dr. Jesse Snowden, interim president, and Dr. C.W. Mangrum, dean of
the School of Arts and Sciences. OSH has recently launched a master of science degree program at SOSU.