Celebrate Krewe of Omega Thursday
Hammond's Mardi-Gras parade will roll on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m.,
beginning at the University Center.
President and Mrs. Randy Moffett are
inviting faculty and staff to join them at 5:30 p.m., to watch the
parade. A tent will be set up in front of the President's Residence
for parade viewing, music and refreshments. Plan to bring your family
and enjoy a fun-filled evening.
Since the parade assembles at the UC
and travels along the western edge of the campus, it will have an
impact on parking and traffic on parade day. The University Police
Department would like for all students, faculty, and staff to remain
aware of this event and plan ahead for any driving or parking needs.
While the parade floats, bands, and
marching units are arriving at the UC, portions of the "Driving
Range" parking lot north of the Alumni Center and North General
Pershing Extension will be blocked to vehicular traffic. Residents
of Southeastern Oaks and The Village must utilize East Tornado Drive
and cut through the North University Center Parking Lot to access
the entrance to the residential complex.
While the parade is rolling, the route
will be blocked to all traffic, impacting campus traffic flow. From
the UC, the parade will proceed down North General Pershing, turn
onto West Dakota at Alumni Field and continue to North Oak Street.
It will then wind through downtown Hammond before returning to the
University Center via Railroad Avenue and North Oak Street.
Details about the Krewes and the complete
parade route will be available through the local media.
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Left, Miss Southeastern 2007 Kristen Hilliard poses outside
the Columbia, where the marquee notes her selection following
the Feb. 7 pageant. Above, Vice President for Student Affairs
Marvin Yates and Jim McHodgkins, assistant vice president, congratulate
the top contestants. From left, are Yates, second runner up
Melissa Cannino of Hammond, Miss Southeastern 2007 Kristen Hilliard
of Covington, first runner up Brandy Hotard of Port Allen, and
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Kristen Hilliard wins Miss Southeastern crown
Piano performance major Kristen Hilliard of Covington has been chosen
Miss Southeastern 2007.
Hilliard received her crown from Miss
Southeastern 2006 Blair Abene of Hammond at the annual pageant Feb.
7 at Southeastern's Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts.
A junior, Hilliard won the interview
segments of the pageant. For the talent segment, she performed a sonata
by Domenico Scarlatti. She is the daughter of Wayne and Mary Hilliard.
First runner up was junior nursing major
Brandy Hotard of Port Allen, who won the talent segment. Second runner
up was organizational communication graduate student Melissa Cannino
of Hammond, who placed first in the swimsuit and eveningwear categories.
Cannino also received the "People's
Choice" award, which was determined by the amount of donations
contestants collected for TARC, Abene's platform as Miss Southeastern
2006.
The Miss Southeastern pageant is affiliated
with the Miss America Pageant system. Hilliard will advance to the
Miss Louisiana pageant, which will be held in Monroe June 16. Abene
was first runner up at last year's pageant.
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New freshmen hit record high ACT scores in spring
semester enrollment
Freshmen entering Southeastern this spring registered a record
high average ACT score while enrollment in developmental courses dropped
significantly.
The statistics indicate the university
is succeeding in its goal to attract a higher proportion of students
who are well prepared for college, Southeastern officials said.
According to official enrollment figures
compiled after the 14th class day of the spring semester, the average
composite ACT score for the new freshmen at Southeastern is 21.2,
almost a full point higher than last year's average and higher than
both the state and national average ACT scores, said John Crain, provost
and vice president for academic affairs.
"With the ACT based on a 36-point
scale, a one-point jump is a significant increase," he added.
In addition, he said, the total number of students enrolled in developmental
courses is down more than 17 percent.
"Those are numbers we are especially
pleased with," Crain remarked. "The higher ACT scores and
the fewer students who require remedial courses generally translate
into greater retention of students and progression toward a degree."
The spring semester overall enrollment
- 13,596 students -- is down approximately 3.5 percent compared to
last spring's 14,094, which the university attributes to a tightening
of academic standards.
"We instituted stricter appeal
guidelines for students who did not meet the required conditions to
continue receiving financial aid," he said. "In addition,
students have to meet specific academic standards to remain in campus
housing. In general, then, much of this decline is due to Southeastern's
ongoing efforts to ensure that students are making satisfactory progress
toward achieving their academic goals."
Crain said the decline is also a trend
among most colleges and universities in the state and reflects to
some degree Louisiana's declining overall population. According to
the Louisiana Board of Regents, the state lost 35,000 college students
due to the hurricanes of 2005. Last fall, four-year institutions in
Louisiana saw an overall decline in enrollment of 11.5 percent.
The university did see a significant
increase of more than 18 percent in new graduate students, as well
as an increase in the number of new transfer graduate students.
This spring Southeastern enrolled 3,535
freshmen, 2,705 sophomores, 2,305 juniors, 3,487 seniors, and 1,564
graduate students. Southeastern's major feeder parishes are St. Tammany
with 2,875 students, followed by Tangipahoa (2,614), East Baton Rouge
(2,047), Livingston (1,596), and Jefferson (910).
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 Southeastern
Magazine wins Gold ADDY
The Public Information Office has won a Gold ADDY for Southeastern
Magazine in the Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge
ADDY Awards, which recognized the "best of the best" in
advertising creativity in 2006.
The magazine's honor was one of 81 gold
ADDY Awards and 125 silver ADDY Awards presented from a total of 584
entries. The awards were announced at the 54th annual awards ceremony,
held at the Old State Capitol Feb. 10.
Southeastern Magazine's Gold
ADDY was one of two awarded in the "Sales Promotion-Printed Newsletter"
category. The 44-page publication, which featured a cover story on
the Livingston Literacy and Technology Center, was designed by Public
Information Office Graphic Designer Terry Bahm (right) and was edited
by Director Rene Abadie. Contributors also included Assistant Director
Christina Chapple, Photographer Randy Bergeron, and Graphic Designer
Michael Trahan.
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Southeastern Theatre to present 'The Oldest
Profession'
Southeastern Theatre will present The Oldest Profession,
one of the funniest and most poignant plays to come from the pen of
Paula Vogel, Feb. 13-17 at Vonnie Borden Theatre.
Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets, available
in the theater box office in D Vickers Hall, are $10, adults, and
$6, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty and staff, and non-Southeastern
students. Southeastern students are admitted free with university
ID.
Directed by Southeastern Music and Dramatic
Arts Instructor Selisa Hue, the play follows the lives of five octogenarian
prostitutes as they struggle to make a living working the streets
-- and nursing homes! -- of New York, while yearning for the old days
of New Orleans' Storyville.
The play stars Whitney Allen and Erin
Rode of Hammond, Stephanie Delcambre and Katie Zirkenbach of Metairie,
and Lindsey Mayo of Mandeville. Ashley Hicks of Baker is understudy.
The play is rated R. For additional
information, contact the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts, 985-549-2184.
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 Annual
Bill Evans Festival Feb. 26-28
Southeastern's annual Bill Evans Jazz Festival will feature performances
by jazz great Bill Dobbins (left), Southeastern alumni, and students,
Feb. 26-28.
The festival, now it its sixth year,
is a tribute to the late jazz icon and Southeastern alumnus Bill Evans
who graduated from Southeastern with honors in 1950, recorded more
than 70 albums, won seven Grammy Awards and earned an international
following.
Throughout his life, Evans fondly remembered
his college years, calling his time at Southeastern the happiest period
of his life. He returned to campus for a concert 30 years after his
graduation, shortly before his death in 1980. Southeastern named Evans
its first "Alumnus of the Year" in 1969.
"All festival events are free and
will take place in Southeastern's Pottle Music Building Auditorium,"
said festival coordinator Richard Schwartz, a member of the Department
of Music and Dramatic Arts faculty.
The Bill Evans Festival schedule includes:
 Feb.
26, 7:30 p.m., Southeastern Alumni Jazz Ensemble. A total of 20
Southeastern alumni will return to campus for this special performance.
The performers are trumpeter Dominick Messina, Justin Albritton, and
Lacey Blackledge; saxophonists Ray Danna, Ed Veatch, Michael Sambola,
John Lyons, and Reggie Sanders; trombonists Brennan Arceneaux, Bob
Priez, Darryl Jacob, David McGovern, Edward Bush, Eugene Lipscomb,
and Don Gros; guitarists Jay Griggs and Ethan Leaming; bass guitarists
Brad Burris and John Braud; and drummer Shawn Manguno.
Feb.
27, 7:30 p.m., Southeastern Jazz Combo. The popular student ensemble
will perform a variety of jazz standards, such as "Honeysuckle
Rose," "Little Waltz," "Love For Sale," "Fly
Me to the Moon," "Out of Nowhere," and "Cherokee."
Feb.
28, 7:30 p.m., Bill Dobbins and Friends. Dobbins is a member of
the faculty of the prestigious Eastman School of Music, where he teaches
courses in jazz composing and arranging, gives applied lessons to
jazz writing majors, and directs the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and the
Eastman Studio Orchestra.
As a pianist he has performed with classical
orchestras and chamber ensembles under the direction of Pierre Boulez,
Lukas Foss, and Louis Lane, and has performed and recorded with such
jazz artists as Clark Terry, Al Cohn, Red Mitchell, Phil Woods, Bill
Goodwin, Dave Liebman, Kevin Mahogany, Paquito D'Rivera, Peter Erskine,
and John Goldsby.
Dobbins was a prizewinner in the 1972
International Gaudeamus Competition for interpreters of contemporary
music, and has been the recipient of several jazz composition grants
from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Arts and Lecture Committee, Department
of Music, and the College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
are providing funding for this year's festival.
For additional information on the Bill
Evans Jazz Festival, contact Schwartz or the Department of Music and
Dramatic Arts, 985-549-2184.
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SBDC hosts statewide network conference
More than 40 Louisiana business consultants affiliated with Small
Business Development Centers got a first-hand look at best practices
as well as training in leadership and in other areas last week at
a statewide conference hosted by Southeastern Louisiana University's
SBDC.
The five-day event provided networking
opportunities, intensive idea sharing as well as a two-day segment
on high performance leadership, accreditation standards and implementation
of statewide training programs. Lead presenter at the conference was
Chuck Mitchell, president of AFCI, a Florida-based organization that
specializes in strategic planning and in training groups in continuous
quality improvement.
The conference - which focused in part
on Southeastern's program as a model for business and economic development
- was held in the Southeast Louisiana Business Center, which the university
operates with other economic development agencies as a one-stop-shop
for businesses looking to locate or expand into the area. The Southeastern
SBDC surpassed all other centers in the state in its first quarter
results.
"We're honored that our model was
selected as one that can duplicated in other areas of the state,"
said William Joubert, SBDC director. "The model works; in the
past three years the center has helped raise over $100 million in
capital for businesses throughout the north shore and averaged one
start-up or expansion every week. About 80 percent of the business
plans developed through the center get funded, and we've helped numerous
businesses and individuals through more than 200 training seminars.
Joubert emphasized the importance of
SBDCs working closely with clients as a key to success. "We help
our clients help themselves by staying intimately close to each project
and stressing client follow up," he said.
The Louisiana SBDC network provides
consulting and training to startup and existing businesses. With nine
centers in the state, the SBDC's vision is to be come Louisiana's
preferred provider of entrepreneurial and small business assistance.
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Preparing the proposal budget
The Office of Sponsored Research and Programs' spring series
of free informational sessions continues with "Preparing the
Proposal Budget," Feb. 15, 2 p.m., Tinsley Hall, room 103.
The session will provide guidance
in constructing a realistic budget in categories such as personnel,
fringe, travel, supplies, operating costs, acquisitions, and indirect
costs. Cost sharing/matching fund examples will be provided.
For more information, please contact
the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs at 985-549-5312 or
e-mail madelmann@selu.edu.
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Parking impact
 Monday,
Feb. 12: Approximately 10 parking spaces will be blocked in
front of the Sims Memorial Library for the bloodmobile.
Thursday,
Feb. 15: Approximately one-half of the Driving Range parking
lot will be restricted for floats arriving in preparation for Hammond's
Mardi Gras parade.
Through the end of the spring semester,
approximately 10 parking spaces in the North McKneely Hall lot,
near the Student Union, will be fenced off for construction.
For more information about these parking
lot closures or restrictions, please contact the University Parking
Office at ext. 5695 between 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., weekdays.
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 Honoring
Jeanne Voorhees
The Southeastern Social Work program annually recognizes an outstanding
service provider in the Florida Parishes. The 2006 Outstanding Social
Services Award was recently presented to Jeanne Voorhees, center,
who was the executive director of the New Horizon Youth Service
Bureau for more than 30 years until her retirement last August.
Making the presentation were, left, Dr. Heidi Kulkin, Social Work
Program coordinator, and, right, Maurice Badon, Child Welfare Program
coordinator.
This week in 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 more information, contact the center at ext. 5791 or
center@selu.edu.
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 10-11 a.m., Introduction
to Blackboard Uploading -- The workshop will show the procedures
used to upload material onto Blackboard and how to make the items
available to the students. A brief overview of other options in Blackboard
will also be given.
Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2-3 p.m., Introduction
to Blackboard Gradebook -- The workshop will familiarize faculty
with the functions of Gradebook, covering adding grades, weighting,
symbols and exporting grades into Excel. It will briefly touch on
"testing" in Blackboard. A brief overview of other options
in Blackboard will also be given.
Thursday, Feb. 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m.,
Science & Religion Brown Bag Discussion -- All faculty, staff,
and students are invited. Bring your lunch and a friend, drinks and
cookies will be provided.
Mark Your Calendars for Lyceum Lights, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 12-30-1:30
p.m., at Twelve Oaks. This month's program features "Southeastern's
Regional Locations" with guest speakers Stella Helluin, director
of the St. Tammany Center, and Joan Gunter, director of university
programs at the Livingston Literacy and Technology Center.
Lunch will include chicken with pasta,
zucchini, yellow squash and black olives, served with a tossed salad,
breadsticks and chocolate cream pie. A set lunch charge of $5 is payable
at the door. Please RSVP at ext. 5791 or center@selu.edu.
Call
for Proposals -- Faculty Development Grant Program: Proposals
are now being solicited for scholarly projects requiring financial
support during the 2007-08 academic year. Each grant award is for
a maximum of $2,000. All full-time faculty members holding academic
rank, excluding those currently holding administrative appointments
above the level of department head, are eligible to apply. Guidelines. Application
form.
The deadline for receipt of proposals
is Monday, April 16, 4:30 p.m. (The deadline has been extended due
to Spring Break.) 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.
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This week in athletics
Nine of Southeastern's athletic programs will be in action during
this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Southeastern men's basketball team
(15-9, 7-4 SLC) will attempt to bounce back from last Saturday's tough
80-74 loss to Southland Conference-leading Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
The Lions will head to Thibodaux for a 5 p.m. conference contest at
Nicholls State on Saturday.
Saturday's game will be televised live
on Cox Sports Television (Charter Channel 111). The game will be broadcast
live in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the Internet at www.LionSports.net.
Southeastern, which trails Northwestern State by a half game in the
SLC East Division standings, defeated the Colonels, 75-69, in Hammond
on Jan. 20.
The Southeastern women's basketball
team (16-8, 8-3 SLC) will attempt to move closer to the SLC East Division
title this week. The Lady Lions, who hold a three and a half game
lead in their division, will host Nicholls State on Saturday at 3
p.m. in the University Center. Saturday's game will be broadcast live
in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the Internet at www.LionSports.net.
Southeastern won the first meeting of the season between the two teams,
82-71, back on Jan. 20 in Thibodaux.
In conjunction with Saturday's game,
the Lady Lions will welcome back all its former letterwinners. A reception
will be held at 2 p.m. in the University Center prior to the game
for the former players. All former Lady Lion players in attendance
will be honored at halftime.
The Lion baseball team (2-1) will be
back in action this week after an impressive series win over No. 16
Tulane to open the season. Southeastern will head to Alcorn State
for a 3 p.m. contest in Lorman, Miss., on Wednesday. The Lions will
then return home to host a three-game series at Alumni Field versus
Tennessee-Martin. The series opens on Friday at 6:30 p.m., continues
on Saturday at 3 p.m. and concluding Sunday at 1 p.m.
Friday and Sunday's games will be broadcast
live in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the Internet at www.LionSports.net.
Saturday's game will be broadcast on KAJUN 107.1 FM.
The Southeastern softball team (3-2)
also got off to a good start last week, finishing second in the Lion
Classic at North Oak Park. The Lady Lions will be back on the field
on Wednesday, hosting Grambling at 6 p.m. Southeastern will then hit
the road for the first time this season to compete in the UTM Skyhawk
Classic on Saturday and Sunday in Martin, Tenn. On Saturday, the Lady
Lions face Akron at 10 a.m., Dayton at 12:30 p.m. and Tennessee-Martin
at 3 p.m. Sunday's opponents and game times will be determined by
Saturday's results. Pool play begins on Sunday at 10 a.m.
The Southeastern men's and women's track
and field team will look to cap a successful indoor track and field
season this week. The Lions and Lady Lions will be in Houston, Texas,
on Friday and Saturday to compete in the SLC Indoor Championships.
The Southeastern men's golf team opens
spring play this week. Southeastern head coach Tim Baldwin's squad,
fresh off an impressive spring, will be in Houston, Texas, on Saturday
and Sunday to compete in the Rice Invitational.
The Southeastern women's tennis team
(2-1) will be back on the courts this week. The Lady Lions host Alcorn
State on Tuesday at 1 p.m. On Thursday, the No. 73 Lady Lions will
face No. 49 Ole Miss at 2 p.m. in Oxford, Miss. The Lady Rebels are
one of two SEC foes for Southeastern this week, as it will be in Starkville,
Miss., on Saturday for a 1 p.m. match with Mississippi State.
The men's tennis team (1-0) will also
be back in action this week. On Tuesday, the Lions matchup with Alcorn
State at 1 p.m. Southeastern will then head to Mobile, Ala., on Sunday
to face No. 33 South Alabama at 1 p.m.
Tuesday,
February 13
Men's and Women's Tennis, vs. Alcorn
State, Southeastern Tennis Complex, 1 p.m.
Wednesday,
February 14
Baseball, at Alcorn State, Lorman, Miss.,
3 p.m.
Softball, vs. Grambling, North Oak Park,
6 p.m.
Thursday,
February 15
Women's Tennis, at Ole Miss, Oxford,
Miss., 2 p.m.
Friday,
February 16
Baseball, vs. Tennessee-Martin,
Alumni Field, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at
SLC Indoor Championships, Houston, Texas, All Day
Saturday,
February 17
Men's Basketball, at Nicholls State,
Thibodaux, 5 p.m. (Cox Sports) (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Women's Basketball, vs. Nicholls State,
University Center, 3 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Baseball, vs. Tennessee-Martin, Alumni
Field, 3 p.m. (KAJUN 107.1 FM)
Softball, vs. Akron (UTM Classic), Martin,
Tenn., 10 a.m.
Softball, vs. Dayton (UTM Classic),
Martin, Tenn., 12:30 p.m.
Softball, at Tennessee-Martin (UTM Classic),
Martin, Tenn., 3 p.m.
Men's and Women's Track and Field, at
SLC Indoor Championships, Houston, Texas, All Day
Golf, at Rice Invitational, Houston,
Texas, All Day
Women's Tennis, at Mississippi State,
Starkville, Miss., 1 p.m.
Sunday,
February 17
Baseball, vs. Tennessee-Martin,
Alumni Field, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Softball, Pool Play (UTM Classic), Martin,
Tenn., 10 a.m.
Golf, at Rice Invitational, Houston,
Texas, All Day
Men's Tennis, at South Alabama, Mobile,
Ala., 1 p.m.
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Professional activities
Dr. Robert R. Kraemer (Kinesiology and Health Studies) published
a review article, "Exercise and Humoral Mediators of Peripheral
Energy Balance; Ghrelin and Adiponectin," in the February 2007
issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine.
Dr. Edgar Reyes (Mathematics)
presented the College of Science and Technology's Interdepartmental
Seminar Talk on Friday, Feb. 2, titled "A Statement that Revolutionized
Geometry."
Dr. Anna Kleiner (Sociology
and Criminal Justice) co-authored a paper titled "Expanding
the Marketing Opportunities and Sustainable Production Potential
of Minority and Limited Resource Farmers in Louisiana and Mississippi"
presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Rural Sociological
Association in Mobile on February 5. Her co-author was John Green
of Delta State University.
Mrs. Connie Budden (General
Studies), Ms. Janet F. Anthony, Dr. Michael Budden and
Dr. Mike Jones (Marketing and Finance) had their paper, "Managing
the Evolution of a Revolution: Marketing Implications of Internet
Media Usage Among College Students," accepted for presentation
at the annual meeting of the Applied Business Research Conference
in March. The paper will also be published in the conference proceedings.
Alison Pelegrin (English) has
two poems featured in the current issue of the Southern Review,
a special issue dedicated to writing in the south. One of her poems
in this issue, "Mysterious Ways," was featured on Verse
Daily on Friday, Feb. 9. Other poems of hers are forthcoming
in issues of the Cincinnati Review and Brilliant Corners.
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