Saturday@SAM | Spring 2023 | Sam Houston State University

March 4, 2023

Dear Future Bearkats and Guests,

Welcome to Saturday@SAM! We are glad you are here to experience some of what makes Sam Houston State University a great place to learn, live, and make connections. Today you will tour campus, meet future peers at the student organization fair, and hear from faculty and staff who will support you on your Bearkat journey. Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

You probably have your own definition of what the “college experience” should be. You may see it only as an opportunity to study hard and get a degree; you might see it as one big social experience. My hope is that your college experience is somewhere in between. College is more than just a path to a degree; it’s an opportunity to explore the world around you and build a foundation on which to live the life you want to live. What you

learn along the way will last you a lifetime. You’ll also make friends here that will last a lifetime. Know that as you navigate the life of a college student, Sam Houston State faculty and staff want you to be successful and are here to support you.

Our motto, “The Measure of a Life is its Service,” provides a meaningful standard by which we can evaluate ourselves as people of purpose who provide value to others. During your time at SHSU, you will have opportunities to put the motto into action by participating in activities you value and serving our community.

I hope you have a great day and that your visit is everything you want it to be.

Welcome to Huntsville and Sam Houston State University.

Eat ‘em up, Kats!

Alisa White President Sam Houston State University

Estimados futuros Bearkats e invitados, Bienvenido a Saturday@SAM! Nos alegra que estés aquí para experimentar de lo que hace SHSU un gran lugar para aprender, vivir y hacer conexiones. Hoy van a recorrer el campus, conocer a futuros compañeros en la feria de organizaciones estudiantiles y escuchar a los profesores y al personal que los apoyarán en su aventura Bearkat. No tenga miedo de hacer preguntas.

Usted probablemente tiene su propia definición de lo que la “experiencia universitaria” debe ser. Usted puede verlo solo como una oportunidad para estudiar duro y obtener un título; es possible que lo vean como una gran experiencia social. Mi esperanza es que su experiencia universitaria este en algún punto intermedio. La universidad es más que solo un camino a un titulo universitario; es una oportunidad de explorar el mundo y construir una base sobre el camino y la vida que te gustaria construir y vivir. Lo que aprendas en el camino te durará

toda la vida. También harás amigos aquí que durarán toda la vida. Sepa que mientras navega por la vida de un estudiante universitario, la facultad y el personal de Sam Houston State quiere que tenga éxito y están aquí para apoyarte.

Nuestro lema, “La medida de una vida es su servicio”, proporciona un estándar significativo por el cual podemos evaluarnos a nosotros mismos como personas con propósito que brindan valor a los demás. Durante su tiempo en SHSU, tendrá la oportunidad de poner en práctica el lema participando en actividades que valora y servir a nuestra comunidad.

Espero que tengas un gran día y que tu visita es todo lo que quieres que sea. Bienvenido a Huntsville y Sam Houston State University.

Eat ‘em up, Kats!

La Presidenta

Sam Houston State University

Alisa White

Visit the LSC

7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Visit the Lowman Student Center, located at the center of campus. Enjoy a refreshment at Starbucks or visit the Campus Bookstore!

Saturday@SAM Overview

7:45 a.m.

Check-In

8:15 to 8:45 a.m.

Optional Breakout Sessions

Financial Aid and Student Involvement

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Admissions

Freshman, Transfer, Accepted Students, Spanish

9:40 to 10:20 a.m.

Academic Overview #1

10:35 to 11:15 a.m.

Academic Overview #2

10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Residence Life Open House

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Optional Breakout Sessions

Financial Aid and Student Involvement

12:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Information Fair and Walking Tours

Dining Options

7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Starbucks

8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Chick-fil-a

10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Subway and Panda Express

Open All Day

POD (Grab-n-go)

8:00 to 9:00 a.m., Breakfast ($6.50)

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Lunch ($6.50)

Old Main Market

Gibbs Ranch Tour

12:00 & 1:00 p.m. | 733 Fraser Rd., Huntsville, TX 77320

Come tour our 1,500+ acre working ranch that serves our Agricultural Sciences program.

Scan to access the Old Main Market lunch menu.

Explore On Your Own Open Houses & Tabling

Parker Plaza

8:00 to 9:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Accepted Students

Admissions

Aramark Campus Dining

Bearkat Bundle

Career Success Center

Counseling Education

Financial Aid & Scholarships

First-Gen Center

Greek Life

Health Center | Health Promotions

Honors College

Open Houses

8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Computer Science

ABI | 215

Engineering Technology

Pirkle | Lobby

Environmental & Geosciences

LDB | 300

Food Pantry and Tripod Thrift

Food Pantry

Library - Games & Prizes

Newton Gresham Library (NGL)

Funding Your Journey

Financial Aid & Scholarships

Presentations

8:15 to 8:45 a.m.

Presentations will give an overview of the financial aid and scholarships processes. All students other than Spanish speaking families will sort by the registered student’s high school graduation year.

Spanish Presentation

LSC | 242

Class of 2023 or Earlier

LSC | Theater

Class of 2024-2025

LSC | 241

Lowman Student Center

Peer Health Ambassadors

Registrar’s Office/TSI

Residence Life

ROTC

SAM Center/Advising

Student Account Services

Student Money Management

Testing Center

University Hotel

Veterans Resource Center (VRC)

Recreational Sports Center

12:00 to 5:00 p.m.

SHSU Bookstore

Lowman Student Center (LSC)

8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Student Activities

LSC | 215

University Hotel

Connected to CJ Center

See Showrooms & Explore Facility

Finding Your Community Student Involvement Breakout Session

LSC Orange Ballroom | 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.

This presentation will showcase some of the opportunities that students have to get involved and find a community here at SHSU. Hear from Student Affairs, Rec. Sports, Greek Life, and more!

Admissions Presentations

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Sessions sorted by registered student’s last name:

A-G | LSC Orange Ballroom

H-L | LSC Theater

M-O | Mafrige Auditorium (Smith-Hutson Bldg.)

P-R | Haney Auditorium (Smith-Hutson Bldg.)

S-V | Olson Auditorium (ABIV)

W-Z | LSC 230

Special Populations:

SHSU Accepted Students | Killinger Auditorium & Courtroom (CJ Bldg.)

Spanish Presentation | LSC 242

Transfer Students | LSC 241

Plan Your Day Academic Overview #1

Not sure what you’re interested in majoring in yet? Check out up to two academic programs to hear what they’re all about.

9:40 to 10:20 a.m.

Agricultural Sciences

CHSS | C090

Art

Hoyt Art Complex | 219 A/B

Biological Sciences

LSB | 130

Business (all majors)

SHB | Mafrige Auditorium

Chemistry & Forensic Chem

CFS | 103

Communication Studies

CHSS | 410

Computer Sci | Cybersecurity

Software Engineering

ABI | 204 & 206

Criminal Justice

CJ Center | Killinger Auditorium

Dance

GPAC | 170 (Dance Theatre)

Data Science | Math & Stats

LDB | 216

Education (all majors)

TEC | 279

Engineering Technology

ABIV | Olson Auditorium

English Evans | 212

Environmental & Geosciences

LDB | 339

History

CHSS | 210

Human Sciences

LDB | 220

Integrated Studies & Undecided

CHSS | 206

Kinesiology

LDB | 215

Mass Communication

Dan Rather Comm. Bldg. | 125

Music

GPAC | Concert Hall

Nursing

LDB | 214

Philosophy

CHSS | 242B

Political Science

CHSS | 242A

Psychology

CHSS | C070

Pre-Engineering

Physics & Astronomy

Farrington | 105

Pre-Law

CHSS | 232

Pre-Med | Pre-Health Advising

CHSS | 252

Public Health

LDB | 213

Sociology

CHSS | 226

Theatre & Musical Theatre

University Theatre Center | 105

World Languages & Cultures

CHSS | 206

Plan Your Day Academic Overview #2

10:35 to 11:15 a.m.

Ag. Business

Pirkle | 340

Ag. Communications

Pirkle | 310

Ag. Engineering Technology

Pirkle | 210C

Animal Science

Pirkle | 300 A/B

Animation

Hoyt Art Complex | 219 A/B

Biological Sciences

LSB | 130

Business (All Majors)

SHB | Mafrige Auditorium

Chemistry & Forensic Chem

CFS | 103

CJ & Criminology

CJ Center | Killinger Auditorium

Communication Studies

CHSS | 410

Computer Sci | Cybersecurity

Software Engineering

ABI | 204 & 206

Dance

GPAC | 170 (Dance Theatre)

Data Science | Math & Stats

LDB | 216

Education (all majors)

TEC | 279

ETEC – Construction Mngmt

Pirkle | 240

ETEC – Electronics

Pirkle | 220

ETEC – Electronics & Comp

Pirkle | 220

ETEC – Eng Design Tech

Pirkle | 242

ETEC – Manufacturing Dsgn Tech

Pirkle | 100

ETEC – Mechanical Dsgn Tech

Pirkle | 100

ETEC – Safety Management

Pirkle | 210B

English

Evans | 212

Environmental & Geosciences

LDB | 339

Graphic Design

Hoyt Art Complex | 307

History

CHSS | 210

Homeland Security Studies

CJ Center | Courtroom

Human Sciences

LDB | 220

Integrated Studies & Undecided

CHSS | 206

Interdisciplinary Ag./ Ag. Education

Pirkle | 320

Kinesiology

LDB | 215

Music

GPAC | Concert Hall

Nursing

LDB | 214

Philosophy

CHSS | 242B

Photography

Hoyt Art Complex | 421

Plant & Soil Sciences

Pirkle | 210A

Political Science

CHSS | 242A

Psychology

CHSS | C070

Pre-Engineering

Physics & Astronomy

Farrington | 105

Pre-Law

CHSS | 232

Pre-Med | Pre-Health Advising

CHSS | 252

Public Health

LDB | 213

Sociology

CHSS | 226

Studio Art

Hoyt Art Complex | 105

Theatre & Musical Theatre

University Theatre Center | 105

Victim Studies

CJ Center | Del Carmen Room

World Languages & Culture

CHSS | 206

Co-ed Halls

Belvin-Buchanan Hall (CAM majors only)

Lone Star Hall

Piney Woods Hall

Raven Village

Sam Houston Village

San Jacinto Hall

Small Houses

White Hall

Female Halls

Elliott Hall

Estill Hall

Upperclassmen Co-ed Halls

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Residence Life staff are available to answer questions at the tent in the Parker Plaza.

Funding Your Journey Financial Aid & Scholarship Presentations

Presentations will give an overview of the financial aid and scholarships processes. All students other than Spanish speaking families will sort by the registered student’s high school graduation year.

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Spanish Presentation

LSC | 242

Class of 2023 or Earlier LSC | Theater

Class of 2024-2025

LSC | 241

Finding Your Community Student Involvement Breakout Session

LSC Orange Ballroom | 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

This presentation will showcase some of the opportunities that students have to get involved and find a community here at SHSU. Hear from Student Affairs, Rec. Sports, Greek Life, and more!

Campus Tours

Pre-registration was required during event registration.

English Tours | 30 minutes

Spanish Tours | 45 minutes

Campus walking tours will begin at the tent near the Bell Tower.

Please arrive at your scheduled tour time to check-in with our staff.

Information Fair

12:00 to 2:00 p.m. | Parker Plaza

Come visit with service departments and programs, as well as many of our student organizations!

ExploreThe Language College Terms

Below are some words that you may hear used in your Saturday@SAM sessions and as you start your college journey.

Academic Advisor

A staff member who will help students choose majors/minors and help determine which classes are needed.

ApplyTexas

College application used for all public universities in Texas.

Bachelor’s Degree

A four-year undergraduate degree.

Credits/Credit Hour

Measure of class time/# of hours a student spends in a class

Degree Program

The combination of any major/minor that a student chooses and what is required to graduate

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

An application used by students to apply to receive federal funding/financial assistance for college.

First-generation Student

A student whose parents did not complete college.

GPA

Grade Point Average

The average of a student’s final grades in all courses.

Higher Education

Refers to any formal schooling after high school.

Major

Focus area of study for a degree program.

Minor Secondary area of study, requires less credits than a major.

TASFA

Texas Application for State Financial Aid

An application for students who are Texas Residents but do not qualify for federal aid (ex. DACA).

Transfer

To earn credits at one college or university and move them to another.

Tuition

Cost of college classes, usually paid per credit hour.

Undergraduate

A student who has not yet earned a Bachelor’s degree.

Scan here for more college and SHSU campus terms, and Google Translate for Spanish.

Contact Us

Below is a list of common departments for your future reference. Please note that offices will not be answering phones during Saturday@SAM. Offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Academic Advising | 936.294.4444

CHSS Building, SAM Center

Admissions | 936.294.1828

Visitor Center | 2nd Floor

Bearkat OneCard (Student ID) | 936.294.2273

Estill Building | 103

Bearkat Orientation | 936.294.1782

ABIII | 116

Career Success Center | 936.294.1713

ABIV | 210

Cashier’s Office | 936.294.1083

Estill Building | 103

Counseling Center | 936.294.1720

Health & Counseling Center

Financial Aid & Scholarships | 936.294.1774

Estill Building | 201

First Gen Center | 936.294.3006

Newton Gresham Library (NGL)

Main (2nd) Floor

First-Year Experience | 936.294.2269

Newton Gresham Library (NGL)

Main (2nd) Floor

Freshman Learning Communities | 936.294.3423

Newton Gresham Library (NGL)

Main (2nd) Floor

Health Center | 936.294.1805

Health & Counseling Center

Honors College | 936.294.1477

AB IV | 202

Military Science (Army ROTC) | 936.294.4994

AB III | 3rd Floor

Recreational Sports | 936.294.1985

Recreational Sports Center (RSC)

Registrar/Texas Success Initiative (TSI) | 936.294.1040

Estill Building | 3rd Floor

Residence Life | 936.294.1812

Lone Star Hall

Services for Students with Disabilities | 936.294.3512

Lee Drain Annex

SHSU Bookstore | 936.294.1864

Lowman Student Center (LSC)

Student Money Management | 936.294.2600

Estill Building | 228

Testing Center | 936.294.1025

AB IV | 102

Veterans Resource Center | 936.294.1046

AB III | 110

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Walking Paths

Information Tents

Water Stations

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