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Treasurer to present Livingston Lecture tomorrow
State Treasurer John Kennedy will present the annual James and Evelyn
Livingston Memorial Lecture on Business Ethics at 7 p.m., March 21, at
the Student Union Theatre.
The lecture, co-sponsored by the
College of Business and the Arts and Lectures Committee, is free to the
public. The lecture series was founded in 1984 by Hammond businessman
John O. Batson in memory of his long-time friend and associate James Livingston.
The series now also honors Livingston's wife Evelyn, an active community
volunteer who died last year.
Kennedy was elected state treasurer
in1999, and reelected without opposition in 2003. He also served as secretary
of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996 to 1999 and special counsel
to Gov. Buddy Roemer from 1988 to 1992. Kennedy also was secretary of
Roemer's cabinet from 1990 to 1992, a member of the Governor's Commission
on Medical Malpractice, and the Secretary of State's Commission on Corporations.
For additional information on the
James and Evelyn Livingston Memorial Lecture on Business Ethics, contact
the College of Business, (985) 549-2258.
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Chefs Evening to feature fine fare from area businesses
More than 30 of the area's finest restaurants, bars and grills, and
wholesalers are creating tasty treats for Chef Evening 2006.
The annual "dinner party for
a good cause," sponsored by the Southeastern Development Foundation,
is scheduled for Sunday, March 26, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Southeastern
University Center.
Chefs Evening coordinator Sarah Schillage
said the theme for this year's event is "Phantom of the Opera."
"We're going to turn the University
Center into a Broadway stage starring our local restaurants, caterers,
and beverage establishments," she said.
Patrons will enjoy the finest fare
from Abita Springs Water, Aramark Classic Fare Catering, Benedicts, Blythewood
Plantation, Carona's Bakery, Catfish Charlie Restaurant, Champagne Beverages,
Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Cuco's, Don's Seafood, Jacmel Inn, Jambalaya
and Co., Maurepas Catering, Murphy's Seafood Restaurant, Nacho Mama's,
PJ's Coffee and Tea, Subway, the Cate Street Pub, the Cocoa Bean, the
Crescent Bar, the Plantation Restaurant at Carter Plantation, Tommy's
on Thomas, Tope La', and Trey Yuen.
Joining Chefs Evening for the first
time are Avenue Wines, Cate Street Seafood Station, Chookie's, Garrison's
Global Café, Paul's Café, Ponchatoula Seafood, Sweet Ideas
by Wendy, the Speakeasy Restaurant, and WOW Café and Wingery.
The Chefs Evening guest chefs plan
to serve entrees such as fried fish fingers, boiled shrimp, seafood gumbo,
chicken gumbo, crabmeat au gratin, rosemary chicken wraps, jambalaya,
etouffee, eggplant Napoleon, subs, and sesame seed masked yellow fin tuna
with ponza pickled cucumber noodles and wasabi aioli.
Sweet treats will include assorted
muffins, bread pudding, almond cake with raspberry filling, and French
pastries, while an assortment of libations will also be available.
Chefs Evening tickets are $40 each
or $425 for a reserved table for eight.
"Various patrons' levels are
also available and include an invitation to the exclusive patron's party
to be held at the new University Residence," Schillage said. Patron
levels are $75, individual; $150, pair; and $500 for a reserved eight-person
table.
Tickets are available from the Southeastern
Development Foundation, (985) 549-2239. Proceeds from Chefs Evening support
Southeastern academic programs.
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 Alumnus
signs books
Susan Mustafa of Baton Rouge, author of the recently released book "I've
Been Watching You" about convicted south Louisiana serial killer Derrick
Todd Lee, signs a copy of her book for Bonnie Gilhaus at the University
Bookstore last week. The book delves into the work of the serial killer
task force and presents details on the murders and subsequent investigation
that led to the imprisonment and conviction of Lee. Mustafa is a graduate
of Southeastern's communication program.
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Southeastern hosts leadership conference March 25
Southeastern will host its first ever "Southeastern Leadership
Conference" on Saturday, March 25.
"The conference has been held
at Loyola University for almost two decades, but has now been passed into
the capable hands of Southeastern," said Jackie Dale Thomas, director
of Leadership Development/Student Activities.
"Our goal is to have 200 students
attend," said Thomas. "We already have students registered from
universities and colleges in Mississippi and Louisiana and schools have
shown interest in Texas and Alabama.
"This one day leadership experience
provides an opportunity to hone lifelong leadership skills and ways to 'lead
strong,'" said Thomas.
The Southeastern Leadership Conference
offers many interactive and engaging sessions on issues facing student leaders
such as breaking through boundaries, conflict mediation, and group dynamics.
Participants will meet other students,
professionals, and community leaders, and explore ideas through a variety
of thought provoking presentations, workshop sessions, and panel discussions.
Troy Stende, the conference's key note
speaker, is considered to be one of the best young speakers on the college
circuit, receiving the prestigious "Best Campus Speaker" award
from the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities in 2002, 2004,
and 2005.
All interested Southeastern students,
as well as other university students are invited to attend. The cost for
the conference for Southeastern students is $10, and for non-Southeastern
university students is $25. The cost includes materials, keynote, luncheon,
reception, and a conference t-shirt.
The deadline for registration is Monday,
March 20. Applications are available in the Leadership Development/Student
Activities office, War Memorial Student Union, room 110, and online at www.selu.edu/slc.
For more information about the Southeastern
Leadership Conference visit the web site or contact the Leadership Development/Student
Activities office at 985-549-2233.
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LaLit sponsors annual poetry competition
Louisiana Literature, Southeastern's award-wining literary
magazine, is seeking entries for its annual poetry competition.
Entries for the 20th annual Louisiana
Literature Prize for Poetry, which includes a $400 award, must be submitted
by April 15, said Editor Jack Bedell of Southeastern's English Department
faculty.
Bedell said all entries -- either
a poem or group of poems -- will be considered for publication in Louisiana
Literature.
For a $12 handling fee, which also
earns a one-year subscription to the journal, United States residents
may enter one to five poems, totaling 250 lines, Bedell said. "Poems
may be on any topic. All work must be previously unpublished, and a name
and address must appear on each poem," he said.
Along with entries, participants
should send a check or money order payable to "Louisiana Literature"
and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for contest results. Manuscripts
cannot be returned, but entrants should send a second envelope if they
want notification of receipt.
Entries should be mailed to Louisiana
Literature, Poetry Contest, SLU 10792, Southeastern Louisiana University,
Hammond LA 70402.
Bedell said poetry prizewinners will
be announced at the end of April. For additional information about the
contest or Louisiana Literature, contact him at jbedell@selu.edu
or 985-549-5756 or visit www.louisianaliterature.org.
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Phi Beta Lambda wins in state competition
Seven members of Phi Beta Lambda attended the State Leadership Conference
in Alexandria on March 10 and placed either first on second in various
competitive events.
First place winners included Jeffery
Banquer, finance and economics; Diamond Gatlin, international business
and statistical analysis; Diana Canatella, marketing and management; Lynsey
Huval, word processing.
Second place finishers were Josh
Pelous, economics and computer concepts; Chris Seaux, marketing.
First and second place state winners
are eligible to compete at the Phi Beta
Lambda National Leadership Conference in July in Nashville, Tenn. Leigh
Smith, advisor for the group, and PBL member Brittany King also attended
the conference.
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AHSS plans spring colloquium
The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences will present
a spring colloquium, "The Medieval Origins of Modern Science,"
April 5-9.
The colloquium will begin on Wednesday,
April 5, at 3 p.m. at the Student Union Theatre with a panel discussion
on myths and reason in the Middle Ages featuring distinguished historian
of science Dr. David C. Lindberg.
Lindberg, Hilldale Professor Emeritus
of History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, will present
"The Medieval Myth of the Flat Earth." He will be joined by
Drs. Andrew Traver and Jeff Bell from the Department of History and Political
Science. Dr. Traver will discuss Medieval cartography, while Dr. Bell
will present a talk focusing on the theology and philosophy of Peter Abelard.
Also on Wednesday Dr. Lindberg will
discuss the famous Galileo affair in a talk entitled "The Florentine
Heretic? Galileo, the Church, and the Cosmos." The talk is scheduled
for at 7:30pm at St. Albert's Student Center.
On Thursday, April 6, at 3 p.m. at
the Student Union Theatre, Lindberg will be the speaker for the annual
Matheny Lecture on Science and Religion. His lecture is titled "The
Medieval Church Encounters the Classical Tradition: St. Augustine and
Roger Bacon."
The original play The Disputed
Questions by Southeastern psychology faculty member Matt Rossano will
premier in the Vonnie Borden Theatre on Friday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m.
Directed by artist-in-residence Dr. Larry Gray, the play depicts events
leading up to the condemnations of 1277 where the teachings of Thomas
Aquinas were denounced.
The production continues Saturday,
April 8, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 9, at 2 p.m. Admission to all
events in free.
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SLWP receives grant from National Writing Project
The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project has received a grant of
$45,000 from the National Writing Project in Berkeley, Calif. The grant
will support a variety of SLWP activities, including its 15th annual Invitational
Summer Institute for Teachers, an advanced institute for SLWP teacher
consultants, a summer program for young writers and workshops and activities
for area schools throughout the academic year.
Teachers may apply for the Invitational
Summer Institute, which provides six hours of graduate credit, tuition,
and a $200 stipend, by contacting SLWP Director Richard Louth at rlouth@selu.edu.
The institute, which is scheduled
for June 26-July 28, is designed for teachers who use writing in their
classrooms, have questions about teaching writing, are eager to share
their knowledge, and wish to learn from other experienced classroom teachers.
It will meet Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., in the Southeastern Writing
Center, located on the third floor of D Vickers Hall.
During the institute, 15 selected
kindergarten-college teachers from across the curriculum will study the
teaching of writing, reflect on their own teaching, and share their best
teaching practices with each other.
Participants will also be given the
opportunity to work on personal and professional writing and to develop
workshops on teaching writing suitable for delivery as inservices to local
schools. Participants become Summer Fellows at the university and receive
a $200 stipend and materials as well six hours of graduate credit (three
hours in English; three hours in education) and tuition.
Applicants should submit their resume;
a brief description of a writing activity used in their classroom; a letter
of nomination from a supervisor or from a member of SLWP; and a page containing
name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and Social Security number,
as well as school and grade level where the applicant currently teaches.
Applications will be considered and interviews conducted until the institute
is filled.
Applications can be sent to Louth
at rlouth@selu.edu or Dr. Richard
Louth, SLU 10327, Hammond, LA 70402. For more information, e-mail Louth
or call him at 549-2102 or 2100. or visit www.selu.edu/orgs/slwp.
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Publication features UC's Katrina challenges
After Hurricane Katrina, University Center Director Duane Shafer was
invited by the publication Facility Manager to describe the events and
challenges faced by the center, which served as a shelter for faculty
and staff during the storm and housed support personnel in the following
weeks. Shafer's story and photos by university photographers Randy Bergeron
and Claude Levet can be viewed at www.iaam.org/Facility_manager/Pages/2006_Feb_Mar/Solutions.htm.
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Names sought for April 5 Golden Silence
The Alumni Association will again host "Golden Silence," a program
to honor deceased Southeastern alumni, students and faculty and staff. The
annual candlelight ceremony is scheduled for 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, in
the Student Union Park.
"We encourage the campus and the
public to please let us know if someone from the Southeastern family has
passed away so that we can honor them at the Golden Silence," said
Alumni Relations Director Kathy Pittman.
To include a name in the Golden Silence
program, contact the Alumni Association at 985-549?2150, 1-800-758-2586
or slualumni@selu.edu.
  Sopranos
Jacquine Brecheen (seated,right), seen in the Opera/Music Theatre Workshop
production of The Medium, and Sarah Osterberger of Baton Rouge (left),
in a scene from last summer's The Music Man, will present "Her
Inner Voice," a Women's History Month recital, at 7:30 p.m., tonight
at the Pottle Music Building Auditorium.
Sopranos present Women's History Month recital tonight
Two recent Southeastern graduates will return to campus Monday, March
20, for a recital in honor of Women's History Month.
Sopranos Sarah Osterberger of Baton
Rouge and Jacqueline Brecheen of Ponchatoula, who both earned their bachelor's
degrees last year, have titled their recital "Her Inner Voice."
Accompanied by pianists Charles Effler and Raisa Voldman, they will perform
songs by composers Lori Laitman and Libby Larsen.
The free program is scheduled for 7:30
p.m. in the Pottle Music Building Auditorium.
Brecheen, who is now a graduate student
at Southeastern, was a finalist and first place winner at National Association
of Teachers of Singing regional competitions. She also was a frequent soloist
with the Southeastern Concert Choir and appeared in numerous operas while
an undergraduate student. Her operatic roles included Monica in The Medium,
Dorine in Tartuffe, and Anne Eggerman in A Little Night Music.
She has been a frequent soloist with the Southeastern Concert Choir. She
teaches voice and directs a children's choir for Southeastern's Community
Music School.
Osterberger also created many roles
in Southeastern productions including, Amalia in She Loves Me, Charlotte
in A Little Night Music, Marian in The Music Man, and most
recently, Maria in The Sound of Music. She also is a CMS voice teacher.
Brecheen and Osterberger were both
students of Southeastern voice professor Scharmal Schrock.
Brecheen will perform Larsen's "Sonnets
from the Portuguese" set to the Elizabeth Barrett Browning poem and
"Try Me, Good King," inspired by the last words of the wives of
Henry VIII. Osterberger will perform Laitman's "Days and Nights."
For additional information, contact
the Southeastern Department of Music and Dramatic Arts, 985-549-2184.
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  (Left)
Randy Malbrough Jr. (left) plays the young boy who bears the message to
waiting tramps Teddy Boone (center) and Ben Norman (right) in Waiting
for Godot. (Right) Art major Evan Danby creates a giant steel tree sculpture
for the set.. Director of Theatre Steve Schepker, who designed the set,
recruited Danby, a student in his fall 2005 stagecraft class, to help design
and to construct the tree, which dominates the set on the Vonnie Borden
Theatre stage.
Southeastern Theatre brings Waiting for Godot into 21st century
Director James Winter's goal was to bring Samuel Beckett's tragicomedy Waiting
for Godot into the 21st century.
And although the late great playwright
was known as a stickler for having his works performed his way, Winter thinks
that Beckett would approve of the fresh approach he has taken in the Southeastern
Louisiana University Theatre's upcoming production of this difficult, hilarious,
physically-taxing stage classic.
Waiting for Godot will run March
21-25 at Vonnie Borden Theatre. Curtain is 7:30 p.m. and tickets, available
in the theater box office in D Vickers Hall, are $10 for adults; $5 for
senior citizens, non-Southeastern students, and Southeastern faculty and
staff; and free for Southeastern students with a valid I.D.
Beckett's play is a hilarious and tragic
look at two tramps, Vladimire (Teddy Boone of Covington) and Estragon (Ben
Norman of Covington) and their exploration of faith, hope, friendship, and
the human condition.
The simple plot symbolizes the tedium
and meaninglessness of human life. As the tramps wait by a sickly tree for
the arrival of "Monsieur Godot," they quarrel, make up, contemplate
suicide, try to sleep, eat a carrot and gnaw on some chicken bones. Two
other characters appear in the middle of the play, cruel Pozzo (Whitney
Allen of Hammond) and his slave (Paul Woods of Covington). Then a young
boy (Randy Malbrough Jr. of Gonzales) arrives to say that M. Godot will
not come today, but "surely tomorrow."
To "bring this play into a new
light," Winter has enhanced its traditional physicality, incorporated
music specially composed by Southeastern composer-in-residence Stephen Suber,
and added audience interaction.
"If Beckett saw our production,
he would see some things that he never imagined being done with it,"
Winter said. "But I think all of it supports what he has written. I
think we've just brought it to life for 2006."
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more ...
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Spring 2006 Sponsored Research workshop schedule
Registration is suggested, but not required for the following workshops.
For more information, please contact the Office of Sponsored Research and
Programs at 985-549-5312 or e-mail madelmann@selu.edu.
Preparing the Proposal Budget --
Wed., March 22, and Thurs., March 23, 2-3 p.m., Tinsley Hall, Room 103:
The workshop will provide guidance in constructing a realistic budget that
works. Personnel, fringe, travel, supplies, operating costs, acquisitions,
& indirect costs are some of the categories that will be covered. Kinds
of cost sharing/matching fund items will also be discussed.
Administering Your Grant Award --
Wed., March 29, and Thurs., March 30, 2-3 p.m., Tinsley Hall, Room 103:
Now that you have an award, what's next? Knowing how to coordinate with
Grants Accounting, Human Resources, & Purchasing at Southeastern will
make the administration of a grant easier. Representatives of these offices
will be on hand to provide information on procedures and to answer questions.
Writing Sub Contracts and More --
Wed., April 5, and Thurs., April 6, 2-3 p.m., McClimans Hall, Room 204:
Needing to sub contract grant activities? Learn how to navigate a Southeastern
web site for consulting service contract and cooperative agreement examples
and requirements from Ed Gautier, director of purchasing.
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Lab School invites faculty, staff to share the world
with students
Students and faculty at Southeastern Lab School have been visiting
other countries this year through the school's reading theme, "Reading...Your
Passport to the World."
"National Library Week,
one of our biggest celebrations, is right around the corner, April 3-7,"
said Shawn Messina. "We would like to invite you to become an active
part of the Lab School family by asking you to participate in this week
of fun and festivities."
Faculty or staff who are from
a country outside the United States or who have traveled to other countries
are invited to share their experiences with Lab School students.
Presentations will scheduled
during National Library Week and should last 30-45 minutes. PowerPoints
presentations and demonstrations of artifacts or clothing from the country
are welcome. Speakers may also choose the grade level for their presentation.
"This is a fun and exciting
way to share your experiences with younger students," Messina said.
"Please consider working with us!"
Those interested in participating
may contact Messina at shawn.messina@selu.edu
or at 549-2206.
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News from the Center for Faculty Excellence
Workshops: All workshops are held in Tinsley Hall, Room 103 unless
otherwise noted. Registration is required 24 hours in advance of all workshops.
Walk-ins are welcome, if space is available; please call the center to
verify. For information, contact the center at ext. 5791 or email us at
center@selu.edu.
Tuesday, March 21, 3-4 p.m., Tuesday
T Times -- The topic this month will be "Faculty and Student
Perspectives on Classroom Incivility."
Wednesday, March 22, 11 a.m.-12:30
p.m., FrontPage -- The hands-on workshop that will help you to learn
how to set up Internet forms and surveys and save the data directly to
an Excel file. No experience necessary.
Thursday, March 23, 12:30-1:30
p.m., Science & Religion BBQ Lunch & Discussion -- Dr. Randy
Davis, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church, Hammond, will speak on "Religion
and Science through the Eyes of C. S. Lewis." All interested faculty,
staff and students are welcome and lunch is provided free.
Mark Your Calendar
Lyceum Lights -- Wednesday,
March 29, noon-1 p.m., Twelve Oaks The luncheon will showcase Southeastern
poet Alison Pelegrin. RSVP by March 24.
Fifth annual Faculty Conference
on Teaching, Research and Creativity, Wed-Fri, April 5-7.
Deadlines to Remember
Faculty Development & CITI Grants
-- Due to recent budget cuts, funding is currently limited to $1,000.
Faculty Development Grant Program
-- Proposals are now being solicited for scholarly projects requiring
financial support during the 2006-07 academic year. (Guidelines/Application
forms)
Deadline date for proposals: Friday,
April 7. Proposals are to be hand delivered to the Center for Faculty
Excellence, Tinsley Annex, Room 6. Absolutely no proposals will be accepted
after 4:30 p.m.
The Center's Innovative Teaching
Initiative -- The Center for Faculty Excellence is soliciting proposals
to develop innovative courses or to integrate innovative teaching and/or
assessment elements into existing courses. Deadline date for proposals:
Monday, April 10, 2006. Original proposal and four copies must be delivered
to the Center for Faculty Excellence, Tinsley Annex, Room 6 by 4:30 p.m.
For more information and the application form, please go to the Center's
web site as shown below or visit our office in Tinsley Annex, Room 6.
www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/CITI/
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Goodwin to be recognized for service to athletics
Robert "Doc" Goodwin, the Southeastern Lions' athletics trainer
for the last 31 years, will be recognized for his dedication, contributions
and service at several events surrounding the April 1 Spring Football
game.
"Doc" Goodwin announced
his retirement from the university effective April 5.
The weekend begins on Friday,
March 31 with a coffee and muffins reception with Doc at PJ's on Thomas
St. Doc will be on hand to meet and mingle with friends from 7-10 a.m.
On April 1, there will be
a presentation made at halftime of the Lions' Spring Football Game. A
reception at the Contemporary Art Gallery (behind East Stadium) will immediately
follow the conclusion of the game with an approximate time from 6-7:30
p.m.
Former athletes, friends,
and alumni are encouraged to attend the event. Light refreshments will
be served.
For those planning on attending
the reception, please RSVP to Tom Dawsey at 985-549-5091.
In lieu of gifts, donations
can be made to the Bob and Sandy Goodwin Scholarship. Please make checks
payable to the Southeastern Development Foundation.
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 Epsilon
Phi Delts traveled to Atlanta to win 11 awards at the Delta Tau Delta Southern
Division Leadership Conference. Members in attendance at the conference
in late February were, front row, from left, Derek Roth, Christopher Barcelona,
Steven Faught, Gary Prescot (former president), Robbie McCray (current president),
Justin Poche, Nicholas Locascio; back row, from left, Jeff Miller, Greg
Vick, Adam Penny, J. T. Erwin, Jeremy Barrios, Daniel Brown, Fletcher Seymour.
Delta Tau Delta receives top honors
The Epsilon Phi chapter of Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity at Southeastern
earned 11 awards at its Southern Division Leadership Conference recently
held in Atlanta.
Epsilon Phi was one of three
chapters in the Southern Division to receive the Top Chapter award for their
commitment to excellence. The chapter also earned the Outstanding Brotherhood
award and recognition for Outstanding Campus Involvement.
"Our chapter has worked
hard over the past few years and these awards are a testament to that work,"
said Delta Tau Delta President Robert McCray of Baton Rouge. "We have
been recognized for many of these in the past, but not anywhere near this
magnitude."
Epsilon Phi earned significant
recognition for recruitment including an award for a 175 percent increase
in spring recruitment numbers and a 100 percent increase in fall recruitment
numbers. The chapter also received the "10% Challenge," an award
for increasing membership size by 10 percent, and recognition for exceeding
recruitment goals set by the chapter.
"Our chapter had worked
hard over the past few semesters in exceeding our recruitment goals. We
have been very successful, maintaining the biggest chapter at Southeastern,"
McCray said.
The chapter also was acknowledged
for exceeding the All Male and All Fraternity Grade Point Average at Southeastern
and also for their New Member Education Program.
Gene Pregeant, Epsilon Phi's
Chapter Advisor, was awarded the Outstanding Advisor award for the entire
Southern Division. Nicholas Locascio of Metairie was recognized for his
work as the Interfraternity Council president at Southeastern.
The Southern Division Conference
of Delta Tau Delta is composed of 23 chapters.
Delta Tau Delta was founded
in 1858 and currently has 116 chapters and colonies across the United States,
divided into four divisions. The Epsilon Phi chapter was founded at Southeastern
in 1969.
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 Officers
and members of the Campus Activities Board show off the national award they
received from the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities naming
them "Programming Board of the Year." From left, front, are Michael
Perniciaro of Chalmette, Kimberly Dottolo of Ponchatoula, CAB President
Makeitta Darbonne of Lake Charles, Phylicia Common of Marrero, Erica Milligan
of LaPlace; back, Bobby Bell of Angie, Michael Kyles of Baton Rouge, Brandon
Parker of New Orleans, Jessica Scott of Baton Rouge, CAB Coordinator Jason
Leader.
CAB receives national programming award
The Campus Activities Board, the organization that plans and presents
entertainment and activities for students, has received national validation
that it's the best at its job.
At the Association for the Promotion
of Campus Activities national convention earlier this month in Atlanta,
CAB received the 2006 Boyd Jones Award for Programming Board of the Year.
"To be named the number one programming
board in the nation is a very prestigious honor," said Jackie Dale
Thomas, director of Leadership Development/Student Activities and a CAB
advisor. "I am extremely proud of this award because it recognizes
the hard work of all those involved in the Campus Activities Board, the
members, officers, advisors and all those on the Southeastern campus who
are so supportive of CAB."
"This award is a credit to the
great staff and the student leaders who provide significant service for
Southeastern students and add so much to campus life at Southeastern,"
said Marvin Yates, interim vice president for student affairs.
CAB President Makeitta Darbonne of
Lake Charles accepted the award at the convention along with officers and
members Bobby Bell of Angie, Phylicia Common of Marrero, Kimberly Dottolo
of Ponchatoula, Michael Kyles of Baton Rouge, Erica Milligan of LaPlace,
Brandon Parker of New Orleans, Michael Perniciaro of Chalmette, and Jessica
Scott of Baton Rouge.
"We are proud of ourselves!"
said Darbonne. "Having our hard work and efforts recognized on a national
level is what our organization deserves, and a great school like Southeastern
deserves a national award winning programming board. Although many schools
throughout the United States strive for this prestigious award, CAB has
a passion for providing students with quality programming and our exhibitors
and vendors with great Southern hospitality."
Leader said campus departments such
as CAB are nominated for the Programming Board of the Year by the programming
vendors -- the various acts, entertainers and novelty programs booked by
colleges and universities.
"When the call came in for me
to nominate a school, my reply came instantly - Southeastern, without question
and without a doubt," said magician Matthew "Matt the Knife"
Cassiere, who performed at Southeastern last fall. "Southeastern has
literally become my absolute favorite school to work with."
He had high praise for Leader and the
CAB staff and students. "They're problem solvers," he said. "They
think outside of the box and maintain the highest level of professionalism
and excellence without ever compromising that fun atmosphere that every
campus board should strive for."
Funded by students through a self-assessed
fee, CAB has traditionally offered students free movies, comedy acts, and
outdoor mini-festivals such as Gumbo Ya Ya and Strawberry Jubilee. In recent
years, the organization has also initiated popular events such as Southeastern
Star, patterned after the television phenomena "American Idol,"
and the Southeastern Music Fest, a concert that this year featured American
Idol finalist Lindsay Cardinale and
bands such as Stroke 9, and the Chee Weez.
APCA named "Southeastern Star"
as the "Student Programming Event of the Year" in 2005.
Coming up…
Through April 9
Southeastern Lab School
Annual Youth Art Month Exhibition, Sims Memorial Library, first floor. (985)
549-2185.
Through April 13
Department of Visual Arts Student
Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, East Stadium. Exhibit on display through
April 13. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. (985) 549-2193.
March 20-23
Early Registration for current
students for summer 2006 semester. (985) 549-2066, (985) 549-2062, or 1-800-222-7358.
Monday, March 20
Women's History Month: "Creating
a Healthy Psychophysical Disposition in the Midst of Challenge," featuring
Celina Echols and Martis Jones, noon, Sims Memorial Library, third floor.
Free. (985) 549-2100.
Women's History Month: Jaqueline
Brechee and Sarah Osterberger, "Her Inner Voice: Songs by Women Composers,"
7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Tuesday, March 21
Women's History Month: "Louisiana
Women Authors in Poetry and Prose," featuring Evelyne Bornier, Allison
Pelgrin and Olympia Vernon, 12:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, third floor.
Free. (985) 549-2100.
March 21-25
Southeastern Theatre: "Waiting
for Godot" by Samuel Beckett (PG-13), 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre.
Tickets: $10, adults; $5, seniors/faculty/staff/non-SLU students; SLU students
free with ID. For an "Encore!" brochure or additional information,
contact the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts at (985) 549-2184.
James and Evelyn Livingston
Memorial Lecture on Business Ethics, State Treasurer John Kennedy, 7 p.m.,
Student Union Theatre. Free.
Wednesday, March 22
Guest Recital: Elena Cecconi,
flute, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium -Free - For an "Encore!" brochure
or additional information, contact the Department of Music and Dramatic
Arts at (985) 549-2184.
Christwood Arts and Lectures Series: Jivka Jeleva, viola, Henry Jones, piano,
"Music for Viola and Piano," 4 p.m., Christwood Retirement Community,
100 Christwood Blvd., Covington. Free. (985) 549-2184.
Women's History Month: "Transcending
Hegemony: Migrant Women Becoming Visible in U.S. Society," featuring
Ann Carruth, Claudia McCalman, and Stuart Stewart; noon, Sims Memorial Library,
third floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Women's History Month: Elena
Cecconi, flute recital, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
(985) 549-2100.
Thursday, March 23
Women's History Month: State
Sen. Julie Quinn, 12:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, third floor. Free.
(985) 549-2100.
Friday, March 24
Women's History Month: Barbara
Moffett, "Hearing the Feminine Voice in Health Policy Decisions,"
noon, Student Union Theatre. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Saturday, March 25
Southeastern Leadership
Conference, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., War Memorial Student Union, (985) 549-3805.
March 27-30
Southeastern Business Week,
sponsored by College of Business. Schedule available in Garrett Hall, room
3. 985-549-2258/2202.
Monday, March 27
Women's History Month: "Female
Campus Leaders: Building a Better Southeastern," featuring Panhellenic
President Ashley Tarver, "Lion's Roar" editor Lorraine Favre,
and Miss Southeastern Blair Abene; noon, Sims Memorial Library, third floor.
Tuesday, March 28
Encore!: Silverwind Duo,
Nicole McPherson, flute; Andrew Seigel, clarinet, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium.
Free. (985) 549-2184.
Women's History Month: "Women
and War," featuring Judith Fai-Podlipnik ("Women in the French
Resistance") and Margaret Gonzalez-Perez ("Female Suicide Bombers"),
12:30 p.m. Sims Memorial Library, third floor
Women's History Month, "Faith's
Affair," directed by Jayetta Slawson, 7 p.m., Vonnie Borden Theatre.
Free. (985) 549-2100.
Wednesday, March 29
Student Government Association
Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Union ballroom. (985) 549-2296.
Women's History Month: Lyceum
Lights, featuring poet Allison Pelegrin, noon, Twelve Oaks. Reservations:
(985) 549-5791.
Thursday, March 30
Encore!: "Delicious
Collection: Dance and Film," 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing
Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Free (985) 549-2184.
Women's History Month: "Not
Just Another Pretty Face: Women and Body Image," featuring Jeanne Dubino,
Karen Fontenot, Paula Varnado-Sullivan, William Robison; 12:30 p.m., Sims
Memorial Library, third floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Women's History Month: "Delicious
Collection," multi-media dance concert, directed by Martie Fellom;
7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Late Night Southeastern, 8 p.m.-1
a.m., Pennington Student Activity Center. (985) 549-2144.
Friday, March 31
Women's History Month: Sonja
Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day, 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Cate Teacher Education
Center Kiva. (985) 549-5269).
Child Welfare Conference (conference
for social work educators, professionals, foster families and adoptive families),
8 a.m.-4 p.m., University Center. Information: Maurice Badon, (985) 549-2195.
Women's History Month: Hungarian
Dancers, noon, Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Student Government Association
Young Leaders Conference, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., War Memorial Student Union.
(985) 549-2296.
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This week in athletics
The Southeastern baseball team will face No. 8 LSU on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
at Zephyr Field during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Lions (10-10, 2-4 SLC)
will look to bounce back from dropping two of three at Southland Conference
foe Texas State this weekend. On Tuesday, Southeastern will host Mobile.
First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni
Field. Southeastern will be facing LSU for the second time this season.
The Tigers earned a 7-3 victory on Feb. 21 in Baton Rouge. Both Southeastern
baseball games this week will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on
KSLU 90.9 FM and on the Internet at www.LionSports.net.
The Southeastern softball
team (7-15, 3-6 SLC) will look to build on the momentum of its series
win over Louisiana-Monroe this past weekend. On Tuesday, the Lady Lions
will be in Ruston for a 4 p.m. doubleheader at in-state foe Louisiana
Tech. Southeastern will return to Southland Conference action on Saturday,
when they open a three-game weekend set at Texas-Arlington with a 1 p.m.
doubleheader. The series concludes on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Southeastern head men's and
women's tennis coach Jason Hayes leads his red-hot teams the two teams
have a combined 10-0 record in league play this season back to the courts
this weekend. The nationally ranked Lions (9-1, 5-0 SLC) will look to
extend their six-match winning streak on Tuesday, when they face Southern
Miss at 2 p.m. in Hattiesburg, Miss.
The men will be joined by
the Lady Lions (11-3, 5-0 SLC) on Thursday for a 1 p.m. doubleheader versus
West Florida at 1 p.m. at the Southeastern Tennis Complex. On Sunday,
the women's team will return to SLC play, facing McNeese State at 12 p.m.
in Lake Charles.
The Southeastern track and
field team will compete in two outdoor meets this week. Members of the
Lions and Lady Lions will participate in the LSU Relays on Friday and
Saturday in Baton Rouge, as well as the Ole Miss Duals on Saturday in
Oxford, Miss.
Tuesday, March 21
Baseball, vs. Mobile,
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Softball, at Louisiana Tech
(DH), Ruston, 4 p.m.
Men's Tennis, at Southern
Miss, Hattiesburg, Miss., 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 22
Baseball, vs. LSU, Zephyr
Field, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Thursday, March 23
Men's and Women's Tennis,
vs. West Florida, Southeastern Tennis Complex, 1 p.m.
Friday, March 24
Track and Field, at LSU
Relays, Baton Rouge, All Day
Saturday, March 25
Softball, at Texas-Arlington
(DH), Arlington, Texas, 1 p.m.
Track and Field, at LSU Relays,
Baton Rouge, All Day
Track and Field, at Ole Miss
Duals, Oxford, Miss., All Day
Sunday, March 26
Softball, at Texas-Arlington,
Arlington, Texas, 12 p.m.
Women's Tennis, at McNeese
State, Lake Charles, 12 p.m.
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Professional activities
Dr. Randy Sanders (History) will present "Blackball: Segregation
and the National Pastime" at the Florida Southern College Center
for Florida History Lecture Series on Thursday, March 23. Dr. Sanders
will also appear on a panel of baseball writers at the New Orleans Tennessee
Williams Literary Festival on Saturday, April 1.
Dr. David Hanson (English)
has an article in press for Volume 33, No. 2 (fall 2006) edition of Nineteenth
Century Prose. The article is entitled, "Precocity and Sibling
Relations: Goethe and Macaulay Family Life Writing."
Jayetta Slawson's (English)
review, "Harry Potter Books as Indexes of American Culture,"
appears in the March issue of the refereed Journal of American Culture.
Additionally, Dr. Slawson presented a paper, "Re-Negotiating Borders:
The Body Politic and a Theatre of Difference," at the 27th Mid-America
Theatre conference held in Chicago, March 2-5.
The New York Public Library has selected
Writer-in-Residence Bev Marshall's (English) latest novel, Hot Fudge
Sundae Blues, for inclusion on Books for the Teen Age 2006 as one
of the titles chosen for the best of the previous year's publishing for
teenagers. The New York Public Library hosted a reception honoring Marshall
and other winners on March 18.
Dr. Barbara Forrest (History
and Political Science) was a keynote speaker at the annual meeting of
the Philadelphia chapter of the ACLU in Philadelphia on March 12. Her
talk was entitled "A Strategy Still Unfolding: The Development of
Intelligent Design from the Wedge Document to the Courtroom--and Beyond."
She was invited to speak following her role in the recent intelligent
design creationism trial, in which she was an expert witness for the plaintiffs.
The other keynote speaker was Eric Rothschild of Philadelphia's Pepper
Hamilton law firm. Rothschild was the plaintiffs' lead attorney.
Dennis Merino (Mathematics)
had the paper "Decompositions Involving Quaternion Matrices and Complex
Partitioned Matrices" published in Matimayas Matematika, the
official journal of the Mathematical Society of the Philippines.
David Gurney (Mathematics)
presented "Moving from Reactive to Proactive Assessment" coauthored
with Rebecca Muller (Mathematics) for an invited paper session
on Assessment of Learning in the Mathematics Major as part of the Joint
Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 12-15. The paper was
the direct result of Gurney and Muller participating in a Supporting Assessment
in Undergraduate Mathematics workshop sponsored by the Mathematics Association
of America.
Physics major Stefan Sundeen won
third place in the Best Undergraduate Student Paper Competition at the
2006 Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting. His presentation was entitled
"Separating Ground and Ionospheric Scatter in HF Radar." Co-authors
included Dr. Gerard Blanchard (Chemistry and Physics) and Dr. Kile
Baker of the National Science Foundation.
An article by J.B. Hill (Sims
Memorial Library) and C. Madarash-Hill, "Electronically Enriched
Enhancements in Catalog Records: A Use Study of Books Described on Records
with URL Enhancements versus Those Without," was published in Technical
Services Quarterly. Hill also was selected to serve as a member of
EBSCO Publishing's Academic Advisory Board. The board consists of academic
librarians from across the United States who advise EBSCO Publishing on
a variety of issues related to database and other product development.
A collection of essays, New Challenges
Facing Academic Librarians Today: Electronic Journals, Archival Digitization,
Document Delivery, Etc., edited by Dayne Sherman (Sims Memorial
Library), Jean Caswell, and Paul G. Haschak, was published by Mellen Press.
Sherman also served as a guest panelist at the LSU SLIS Writers' Forum
in Baton Rouge on Feb. 14.
Dr. Thomas J. Lipscomb (Marketing)
and co-authors Dr. Kyna S. Shelley of University of Southern Mississippi
and Daniel J. Monistere of Nielsen Media Research completed a paper titled,
"Engaging Students in Action Research: Class Projects for Corporate
Clients" for the Louisiana Education Research Association. It was
presented on March 9 in Lafayette by Dr Lipscomb and Dr. Shelley.
Dr. David C. Wyld, Maurin
Pofessor of Management, had his article titled "Managing in Reverse:
The Strategic Importance of Reverse Logistics" published in the Winter/Spring
issue of Reverse Logistics. Dr. Wyld's article titled "Recognition
and Rewards Promote Retention" was published in the January/February
2006 edition of Employee Benefit News Canada.
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