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Southeastern to celebrate Women’s History Month
Southeastern’s Department of History and Political Science will host Women’s History
Month this spring with a free lecture series.
“We have a diverse and interesting list of presentations this year,” said Bill
Robison, head of the Department of History and Political Science. “We encourage everyone
to join us in celebrating Women’s History.”
All Women’s History Month lectures are free and open to the public.
The first lecture is scheduled March 13, at 1 p.m., in Pottle Auditorium. Professor
of Political Science Margaret Gonzalez-Perez will discuss female genital mutilation.
“In November 2018, a U.S. District Judge ruled that a Federal law against female
genital mutilation is unconstitutional. This brought attention to a practice of which
many Americans were unaware,” said Robison. “What is female genital mutilation? Why
has it become a political issue in the U.S.? Was the U.S. Congress within its rights
to impose a ban on the practice? How has female genital mutilation become part of
the states’ rights debate? Why should America care? Come to the lecture and find out.”
Heather Duncan, history and political science graduate student, will deliver
the second lecture in the series, “Patrons of Prophecy: Oracular Practitioners in
Ancient Greece,” on March 19, at 11 a.m. in the Student Union Theatre.
“For both ancient and modern minds alike, the very mention of oracles conjures
up images of the great Pythia of Delphi, seated upon her tripod, murmuring the words
of Apollo in her frenzied state,” Robison said. “Despite the fame given to the Oracle
of Delphi, the question of who was visiting the oracles and for what purpose receives
little attention. Through a combination of available written record and archaeology,
this presentation highlights the petitioners of the oracles at Delphi, Branchidae-Didyma,
Claros, Dodona, Olympia, and Zeus Ammon.”
Rounding out the series is the final lecture by Lauren Doughty, instructor of
history and political science titled “Royal Women: Sexual Politics and the Gendering
of Royal Authority.” Scheduled March 27, at 1 p.m., the lecture will take place in
Pottle Auditorium.
“Often marginalized or ignored, the women of West Saxon royal court nevertheless
played a valuable role in securing and expanding royal authority. Limited by geography,
politics, and economics, Anglo-Saxon kings increasingly relied on women of the court
to secure their ascension, legitimize their reign and retain dynastic power,” Robison
explained. “Dominated by fraternal succession struggles, the West Saxon court relied
on women to both produce heirs and rule as regent if necessary. The increasing power
of the nobility through the ninth and tenth centuries threatened royal security, thus
making the role of queen a vital component of a successful reign.”
For additional information about Southeastern’s Women’s History Month, contact
Robison at 549-2413 or wrobison@southeastern.edu.
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Let’s Talk Art series to present slide lecture on Picasso muse Francoise Gilot
Francoise Gilot photo credit: The New York Times
The second lecture in the series “Let’s Talk: Art,” sponsored jointly by Southeastern’s
Department of Visual Art + Design and the Friends of Sims Library, as well as a special
presentation of the university’s Women’s History Month lectures, will be held on Wednesday,
March 13, at 5 p.m., at the Contemporary Art Gallery on Southeastern’s campus.
New Orleans Mac-Gryder Gallery co-founders Jill McGaughey and Garlyn Gryder will
present a slide lecture titled “Francoise Gilot: Eight Decades of Artistic Achievement.”
The lecture is free and open to the public.
“I’m excited that we’re able to bring Jill and Garlyn to Hammond to discuss one
of my favorite artists,” said Eric Johnson, Sims Library director and co-founder of
the Let’s Talk Art series. “Both are wonderful presenters as well as friends of Francoise
Gilot, and I know that our audience is in for a fascinating talk.”
McGaughey said French painter Francoise Gilot occupies a unique niche in the
modern art landscape as a female giant of the art world.
“At 97, Francoise Gilot remains one of the most exciting and collectible artists
of our century, as well as the preceding one,” McGaughey said. “The presentation will
touch on her early milestones as a member of the burgeoning School of Paris in the
1940s, her experiences during the German occupation, the decade she shared with Picasso
as his muse and the mother of their children Claude and Paloma Picasso, and her remarkable
longevity and continued relevance in a largely male-dominated industry.”
Still active and producing new work, Gilot is truly a living legend in the art
world, McGaughey added. A book of her “Travel Sketchbooks” with accompanying lithographs
was recently published by Taschen, and copies of the book will be available for purchase
after the talk, McGaughey said.
A native of Minneapolis, McGaughey’s early studies in art and music blossomed
into an avid art collecting habit after college. Following a career in marketing and
project management, she moved to New Orleans in 1999 to be part of the vibrant local
art community. She managed the Gustavo Duque Art Center and Bryant Galleries before
becoming a director at the Vincent Mann Gallery, which specialized in French art from
Impressionism to Modernism.
Indigenous to the Deep South, Gryder studied at Loyola University and Trinity
College in Dublin before graduating from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Arts
in the History of Art and from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London with a Master
of Arts in Fine and Decorative Arts. After studying and traveling extensively through
Europe, she returned to New Orleans and co-founded the Mac-Gryder Gallery with McGaughey.
For more information, contact Johnson at 549-3962.
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Sales Program holds competition
Southeastern’s Sales Program held its Internal Competition this semester on Feb. 22. Volunteer
judges included sales representatives from a variety of industries including Northwestern
Mutual, United Rentals, Fastenal, Louisiana CAT, Republic National Distributing, State
Farm Insurance, and Rite-Hite. Republic National Distributing was the competition
sponsor.
Students participating included: Keioshia Alexander, Danielle Bergeron, Garrett
Buras, William Busby, Cameron Duhon, Corey Gaconi, Amber Garrard, Mary Graves, Alee
Hess, Danyel James, Dante' Jarmon, Kailey King, Karlie McDonald, William Meyers, Gina
Recotta, Austin Rogers, Bailey Vicknair, India Williams, and Taylor Windom.
The top performer was Windom, who received a $500 scholarship from Northwestern
Mutual. The sales competition is run by marketing faculty members Ms. April Kemp and
Dr. Tará Lopez.
 TOP EIGHT - Pictured, from left, the top eight students in the competition are William Meyers,
Danyel James (4th place), Taylor Windom (Winner), India Williams (Runner-Up), Amber
Garrard, Alee Hess, Garrett Buras, and Austin Rogers (3rd Place).
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LCWTA is accepting pre-assembled Easter baskets for children in foster care
 The Louisiana Child Welfare Training Academy, in partnership with Tri-State Fostering,
Southeastern College of Business, and Southeastern’s Department of Health and Human
Sciences, is accepting pre-assembled Easter baskets for children in foster care.
“Operation Easter Basket” aims to provide an Easter basket for children who otherwise
would not receive one. LCWTA was able to provide close to 350 baskets last year and
is hoping to do even better this Easter.
For those who would like to donate, pre-assembled baskets can be found at most
stores including Family Dollar, Walgreens, Target, and Walmart. LCWTA is also accepting
gift cards from businesses that would like to donate. Anyone who would like to create
their own basket may do so. The age range for the baskets includes babies up to 18
year olds.
The deadline for donations is April 5. Easter baskets can be dropped off at the
LCWTA office, located at White Hall, room 28-131; Southeastern’s Department of Biological
Sciences, located at 421 in the Biology building; and Southeastern’s College of Business,
located in Garrett Hall, room 84. Off campus pick up can be arranged by e-mailing
TriStateFostering@gmail.com or LCWTA@southeastern.edu.
For more information, or to donate, contact Connie Riddle with the LCWTA at 549-5366
or at Connie.Riddle@southeastern.edu.
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Moreau to give Green Talk March 13
 The third Green Talk for this semester is scheduled this Wednesday, March 13, at noon,
in Sims Library on the third floor.
Dr. Robert Moreau will speak about “Green Business, Green Jobs.” Moreau has served
at Turtle Cove since 1997, where he became director in 2001. Some areas of his teaching
expertise include environmental studies, business and the environment, and environmental
management.
Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend this free event.
Also, save the day for March 26, when Dr. David Burley will present “All About Food,”
where food issues, including the local food movement will be discussed.
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Retiree Reception set March 20
Please make plans to join us on Wednesday, March 20, at 2 p.m. at the Alumni Center
as we honor our 2018-2019 retirees.
Those being honored include the following: Roy Blackwood, Lillie Buckhalter,
Hymes Butler, Michael Canale, Helen Carona, Charles Chifici, Joseph Danel, Joseph
Dick, Michael Doughty, George Drouant, Wynn Gillan, Kuldip Grest, Joanne Hebert, Jessie
Houston, Shirley James, Cheryll Javaherian, Martin Kearney, Ramona Kerner, Robert
Kraemer, Laura Lips, Deborah Lowry, Janet Mayeux, Bonnie Meeker, Paula Morris, Joseph
Morris, Lisa Patti, Lorraine Phillips, Theresa Pourciau, Belita Schilling, John Sears,
Nina Simmons-Mackie, James Smoot, Roxanne Stoehr, Josephine Thomas, Harold Todd, Cora
von Aspern, Elizabeth Wadlington and Carolyn Williams.
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Academics featured in largest Literary Rally in Louisiana at Southeastern’s Rock ‘n
Roar
More than 3,481 students from 84 different high schools converged on Southeastern
Feb. 23, for the Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally and Rock ‘n Roar, the
university’s annual campus-community festival. Southeastern currently has the largest
regional literary rally in the state.
The Louisiana High School Rally, an academic competition held throughout the
state since 1909 with the regional competition held at Southeastern for over 40 years,
is an academic competition in which high school students compete by taking exams on
a variety of subjects. The Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally at Southeastern
featured 48 different tests on subjects ranging from agriculture to calculus.
Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally participants came from public and
private high school students in East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson,
Livingston, Orleans, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa,
Washington and West Feliciana parishes.
Students who earned qualifying scores on their tests advance to compete at the
State Literary Rally at LSU in Baton Rouge in April. At the Southeast Louisiana District
Literary Rally held at Southeastern, over 825 students qualified to attend the State
Rally, and 370 students qualified for the Freshman Scholastic Achievement Award, which
comes with a Southeastern scholarship if the student chooses to attend the university
within one year after graduating from high school.
When they finished their tests, students were able to gather information from
hands-on academic displays, financial aid and career booths at Rock n’ Roar.
Now in its 23rd year, Rock n’ Roar provided a day of family fun for both the
Literary Rally visitors and the community.
ROCK N’ ROAR WELCOMES STUDENTS TO CAMPUS – Southeastern student Stephanie Stevens of Bogalusa encourages literary rally participants
to commemorate their time at Southeastern’s Literary Rally and Rock n’ Roar with a
picture using a photo frame marking the occasion. Stevens was serving as a student
volunteer representing Lambda Omicron Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
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Southeastern initiates campaign to reuse plastic bottles
 Southeastern’s Sustainability Center is initiating a campaign titled “I Choose to
Reuse” to help eliminate the accumulation of plastic bottles.
Southeastern has already installed several water filling stations across campus,
and the new campaign will be giving away 1,850 reusable water bottles to students,
faculty and staff in the fall of 2019. The water bottles come with a bookmark of information
on “how to green your day” designed by the Southeastern art student organization Lion
Designer Association.
“New water filling stations have been installed in eight buildings on campus
and have already made a massive impact on plastic bottle reduction and a great impression
with everyone using refillable bottles,” said Sustainability Manager Alejandro Martinez.
“This method positively impacts the recycling program and reduces unsightly litter,
thus reducing labor needs and beautifying our campus.”
In order to make the project possible, the Sustainability Center partnered with
several campus departments and organizations, including Sims Memorial Library, Student
Government Association, University Health Center, Southeastern Foundation, College
of Business, the Wesley Foundation, Lion Designers, and Reconnect.
Martinez said that, according to “National Geographic,” only nine percent of plastic
trash gets recycled in the U.S.
“Nearly a million plastic beverage bottles are sold every minute around the world.
Americans purchased about 346 bottles per person,” he said. “It is time to change
and choose to reuse.”
For more information, contact the Southeastern Sustainability Center at sustainability@southeastern.edu.
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Call for Presentations for Students’ Research, Creative, and Scholarly Activities
Showcase
Southeastern’s Office of Sponsored Research and Programs invites faculty and staff
to encourage their undergraduate and graduate students to participate in this showcase
of student research, creative, and scholarly activity on Tuesday, April 16 from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
This non-competitive event will display conference posters, publications, and
other visual presentations. All disciplines are welcome.
It is envisioned that the students – and if feasible, their faculty advisors
– be present for an hour or two during the five-hour showcase to discuss their displays
and to advocate for the future participation of Southeastern students in research,
creative, and scholarly pursuits.
The application deadline is Wednesday, April 10.
For full information and to register your presentation, visit the Office of Sponsored
Research and Programs’ web page by clicking here.
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College of Education wins best display at Rock n’ Roar
 The College of Education picked up the win for best display and the $250 prize at
this year’s Rock n’ Roar. Secret judges said their display, specifically Lions Connected,
offered the most engaging and inviting experience.
The Center for Student Excellence finished in second place with a $150 prize,
and the Sustainability Center finished third with $100.
According to event chair Seth Thomas, director of Recreational Sports and Wellness,
Rock n’ Roar was a success.
“We appreciate the efforts of faculty and staff to share Southeastern’s opportunity
with future students,” he said. “We look forward to continuing this annual event.”
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Marshall to speak at Southeastern Friends Members’ Tea
Inside Southeastern Baseball with Matt Riser, Blackened Brew, 12 p.m. (KSLU 90.9)
