Celebrate Krewe of Omega Thursday
President Randy Moffett is inviting the campus community to join him
on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. to watch the Krewe of Omega Mardi Gras
parade. A tent will be set up in front of the University Residence for
parade viewing, music, and refreshments.
"I want to encourage you to bring your
families and enjoy a fun filled evening!" the President said.
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Enjoy the parade -- and Bill Evans Fest, too
The Krewe of Omega Mardi Gras parade may be on the same night as the
grand finale concert of the Bill Evans Fest, but not to worry. Just second
line on in to the Pottle Music Building Auditorium when the parade has
passed by.
Since the parade begins at 6 p.m. at
the University Center and the Andy Laverne Duo concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
at Pottle, parade traffic should not be a problem for concert goers if
they approach campus from the west.
To avoid traffic associated with
the Mardi Gras parade, those attending the concert are advised to
reach the Pottle Music Building Auditorium by taking I-55 to the
University Avenue exit (Exit 32), then turn right off University
Ave. onto General Pershing, and left onto Western Ave. (Friendship
Circle).
The parade will leave the University
Center at 6 p.m. It will travel eastward on West University Avenue and
south onto North General Pershing Street before turning east on West Dakota.
The parade will then head south on North Magnolia, east on West Thomas
Street, north on Northwest Railroad and merge onto North Oak Street where
it will turn west on University Avenue and disband at the University Center.
According to University Police Department
most of the streets to the south and west should be open by around 7 p.m.
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 Baseball
diamond named for Pat Kenelly
President Randy Moffett and Head Baseball Coach Jay Artigues present
roses to Mrs. Ruth Kenelly at Sunday's baseball game at Alumni Field. In
a pre-game ceremony, the field's baseball diamond was named for the late
Pat Kenelly, longtime baseball and football coach and athletic director
at Southeastern. Kenelly's family and friends also gathered for a reception
in the Billups Room where a special plaque commemorating the naming was
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Gospel Music Ensemble concert
postponed
The Southeastern Gospel Music Ensemble's Feb. 23 concert, a musical
"Tribute to Black History," has been postponed and will be rescheduled
so as not to conflict with the Krewe of Omega Mardi Gras parade, said choir
Director Kenya Lawrence Jackson. The concert was scheduled for 6 p.m. at
Hammond's Greenfield Baptist Church. For additional information, contact
the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts, (985) 549-2184.
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Meningitis outbreak in Lafayette prompts
warning to Southeastern students
With a recent outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Lafayette, the Southeastern
Student Health Services is cautioning students to be vigilant about possible
symptoms of the disease and to consider getting the meningitis immunization.
Vera Williams, director of the university's
Vera W. Thomason Health Center, said winter and early spring are peak periods
for outbreaks of meningitis, which is frequently mistaken for the flu.
The university has sent a mass email to students, faculty and staff reminding
them of the risk factors associated with meningitis.
Williams said symptoms include high
fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, sleepiness, confusion, sensitivity
to light and a rash. "If a student has these symptoms, he or she should
contact a health care provider immediately because prompt diagnosis and
treatment are extremely important in preventing complications or death,"
she said.
Bacterial meningitis is spread through
close physical contact, such as kissing, sharing food or beverages, eating
utensils and cigarettes. Casual contact, such as being in a classroom or
simply breathing the air where an infected person has been does not put
a person at risk.
Although meningitis is rare, it strikes
about 3,000 Americans each year and claims approximately 300 lives, according
to the American College Health Association. Certain college students, particularly
those who live in dormitories or residence halls, have a higher risk of
the disease.
Williams said a safe, effective vaccine
for meningitis is available at the health unit or through private physicians.
Immunity develops within seven to 10 days following vaccination and remains
effective for about five years.
Students can call the health center
at (985) 549-2241 for more information.
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Prospective students encouraged to apply early
Southeastern is encouraging high school seniors to apply early for
the fall 2006 semester. Applying early pays off, said Director of Admissions
Richard Beaugh.
Beaugh said students who submit their
application and supporting information quickly have a number of advantages
over those who wait until late spring or summer.
"You will get an earlier admissions
decision from the university," he said. "Application fees are cheaper,
and you'll be invited to participate in our first Summer Orientation Program."
Summer Orientation, required for all
beginning freshmen and transfer students with less than 12 hours, introduces
students to the university and college life through information sessions
and fun activities. During the two-day program, students also register
for their fall classes. Five sessions are held in June and July.
"If you are in the first SOP, you can
get a jump on college and first pick when it comes to class selection,"
Beaugh said.
Beaugh said students who get their fall
semester applications in by March 1 will have yet another perk: qualifying
for a drawing for a laptop computer.
Meeting the needs of prospective students
was one of the motivations behind the recent redesign of Southeastern's
Web site - selu.edu.
"The new web site," Beaugh said, "makes
applying fast and easy. We're inviting all prospective students to visit
us online. The Web site will walk them through the admissions process,
step by step."
"Apply now," he said, "and beat the
rush."
Beaugh said students are also welcome
to schedule campus tours through the Web site or by contacting Admissions
at 1-800-222-SELU or admissions@selu.edu.
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Junior Senior Day a success
Despite chilly temperatures high school juniors and seniors and their
parents found a warm welcome at Southeastern's Junior-Senior Day.
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Southeastern Magazine wins
two silver ADDYs
Southeastern Magazine has been judged among the "best of the best"
in creativity by the Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge.
The annual university magazine won two
silver (second place) ADDYs at the 2006 ADDY event, "Westminster ADDYs,
Best In Show," a gallery style showing and awards ceremony on Feb. 4 at
SoGo Live in Baton Rouge.
Southeastern Magazine won the only silver
ADDY in the "printed newsletter" category. The magazine was designed by
Public Information graphic designer Terry Bahm, and edited by Director
Rene Abadie with photography and editorial contributions by office photographers
Randy Bergeron and Claude Levet and Southeastern writers Abadie, Christina
Chapple, Angey Murray, Larry Hymel, Matthew Tarver, and Matt Sullivan.
A silver ADDY also went to the magazine's
cover, designed by Bahm to highlight the cover story on the 20th anniversary
of Southeastern's arts festival, Fanfare.
The American Advertising Awards (ADDYs)
recognize and award outstanding creativity in the advertising, graphic
design and broadcast production fields. Winners were selected from a total
of 294 entries.
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 Columbia
offers magical moments of Mozart with the LPO March 3
The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the musical genius
of Mozart - and the composer's 250th birthday -- with the second of three
2006 concerts at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts Friday, March
3.
"Mozart, Mozart, Mozart," conducted
by eminent violinist Joel Smirnoff, begins at 7:30 p.m. at the downtown
Hammond theater. The symphony will perform the overture to "The Magic Flute,"
"Violin Concerto #5 in A Major, K. 216" and "Symphony #36 in C Major, K.
425 (Linz)."
Encouraged by legendary violinist Seiji
Ozawa to "take up the baton," Joel Smirnoff has developed into a highly
acclaimed conductor with an impressive and wide-ranging repertoire. He
is consistently cited for his high energy and special attention to the
stylistic demands of each work he conducts.
In summer 2000, Smirnoff made his official
American conducting debut with the San Francisco Symphony. He also is a
frequent guest with the New World Symphony and the Tanglewood Music Center
Orchestra and has received rave reviews for his appearances with ensembles
such as the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
and the Basel Sinfonietta.
In addition to his activities as a conductor,
Smirnoff is first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet and chairman
of the Violin Department at The Juilliard School. He was featured violin
soloist at Tanglewood in 1997 and in 1983 debuted on Carnegie Hall's "Emerging
Artists" series after winning second prize at the International American
Music Competition for Violin.
Smirnoff also plays jazz, performing
frequently as improvising soloist with Tony Bennett. His solos were featured
on the Grammy award-winning CD "Tony Bennett Sings Ellington Hot and Cool."
He has also been guest soloist with Gunther Schuller and the American Jazz
Orchestra, and the Billy Taylor Trio.
The LPO will be joined by guest violinist
Joan Kwuon, Smirnoff's wife and teaching assistant at The Juilliard School.
Kwuon's graceful stage presence and passionate musicality has captured
the acclaim of audiences and critics. She has performed extensively as
soloist with a variety of orchestras at such prestigious venues as Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood and at
several international music festivals.
Tickets for "Mozart, Mozart, Mozart"
are $32, Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; and $20,
Orchestra 3; and $19, Balcony 2.
Tickets are available at the Columbia
box office, (985) 543-4371, located in the theater's lobby, 220 E. Thomas
Street, and online at columbiatheatre.org.
Box office hours are noon to five p.m., weekdays.
For additional information on Columbia
2005-06 events, call 985-543-4366 or visit columbiatheatre.org.
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Sponsored Research
workshop schedule
Registration is suggested, but not required for the following Sponsored
Research workshops. For more information, please contact the Office of
Sponsored Research and Programs at 985-549-5312 or e-mail madelmann@selu.edu.
Making Time to Write Proposals, Wednesday,
Feb. 22, 2-3 p.m., Tinsley Hall, Room 103: Interested in writing a
grant, but can't quite find the time? Putting the proposal together won't
seem so overwhelming once you learn organizational techniques. Get some
first hand tips on time management from a faculty PI, Dr. Barbara Schuldt,
associate professor of management.
Writing Successful Grant Proposals,
Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9, 2-3 p.m., Tinsley Hall, Room
103: Proven "key" elements of successful grant proposals, along with
helpful hints for developing an outstanding proposal will be discussed.
Making Your Grant Proposal Persuasive,
Wednesday, March 15, 10-11 a.m. and Thursday, March 16, 2-3 p.m., Tinsley,
Room 103: Join Dr. Jack Bedell, associate professor of English, for
a discussion on the use of creative and persuasive writing techniques that
can make your proposal stand out among the competition.
Preparing the Proposal Budget, Wednesday,
March 22 and Thursday, 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,
and 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, Wednesday,
March 29 and Thursday, 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, Wednesday,
April 5 and Thursday, 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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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. If you have questions
regarding this, please contact the center at ext. 5791 or email center@selu.edu.
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m.,
Twelve Oaks, Lyceum Lights -- Join our series of faculty luncheon lectures
designed to illuminate the common interests of faculty from diverse disciplines.
The first lecture for the Spring will be "Academic Honesty" with Dr. H.
Lynn Stallworth and Dr. Robert Braun.
3-4 p.m., Tuesday T Times! -- The
Center will host a series of afternoon talks that focus on teaching. Tea
and treats will be served. The first interactive discussion will be "Grades
and Chocolate: Is There Really a Difference?"
Wednesday, Feb. 22, noon-1 p.m.,
Brown Bag -- The Brown Bag series continues with "Service Learning
and Civic Engagement." Our campus students and faculty have developed and
implemented many great post-Katrina service projects. Come to our Brown
Bag discussion forum and hear all about them. There will be group discussions
with a question and answer period. The first in this series will be "Campus
Response to Katrina." Bring your lunch and a friend. Dessert and drinks
will be provided.
Thursday, Feb. 23, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Science & Religion BBQ Lunch & Discussion -- This series continues
with Dr. Jim Walter, director of Honors Program and his session "Theology
of the Body in John Paul II's Hermeneutic Perspective on Genesis 1-2."
All interested faculty, staff, students and community members are invited,
and as always, lunch is free.
Friday, Feb. 24, 10-11 a.m., Ditch
the Digital Drop box -- Using the Assignments feature in Blackboard.
Deadlines to
remember
Travel, Mini, and Journal Grants for
the fourth quarter of FY 2005-06 are due by Wednesday, March 1. Information
can be found at http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Research/index.htm
Fifth annual Faculty Conference
on Teaching, Research and Creativity, Wednesday-Friday, April 5-7 -- The
conference will provide a forum for sharing faculty's successful practices,
projects, creative endeavors, and research. The form to submit a proposal
for the conference can be found at http://www3.selu.edu/center/FacultyConference.
Deadline for proposals is Friday, March 3, 2006.
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. Deadline
for proposals is 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 pm.
Each grant award is for a maximum of
$1,000. 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: www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Research/index.htm#FDGprogram
Application forms: www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Research/index.htm#FDGprogram_form
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. Proposals must
describe projects that go beyond traditional teaching and learning paradigms.
Proposed projects may link learning with the workplace, enhance courses
with technology, encourage faculty-student research and interaction, create
K-12 and business partnerships for learning, or increase awareness of cultural
pluralism.
All full-time university faculty members
holding academic rank, excluding those currently holding administrative
appointments above the level of department head, are eligible to apply.
Deadline date for proposals is Monday, April 10. Original proposal and
four copies must be delivered to the Center for Faculty Excellence, Tinsley
Annex, Room 6 by 4:30 p.m.
For 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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Phi Kappa Phi spring membership meeting
The annual Spring General Membership meeting of the Honor Society of
Phi Kappa Phi will be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 3:30 p.m. in the Southeastern
Room of the Student Union. Members are invited to vote on new student,
faculty, staff, and alumni members and discuss plans for the spring initiation
and banquet on May 4.
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Southeastern and Hammond Chamber Host Management
Series
The Southeastern Louisiana University Small Business Development Center
and Hammond Chamber of commerce are sponsoring a series of human resource
management classes in March.
The seminars will be held in Hammond
at the Southeast Louisiana Business Center on Martens Drive. The series
is designed to instill ideas and techniques that will enhance worker motivation,
productivity, and performance.
The seminars are scheduled for 9 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. The cost for each session is $25, or $100 for the entire
series.
Speakers will be Glen Villalobos, a
specialist in personnel, wage and hour payroll, and Michael T. Tusa, Jr.,
an attorney with extensive experience counseling employers and managers
on issues related to the ADA, ASEA, FMLA Title VII, ERISA, Fair Labor Standards
Act, and state laws governing employment.
On March 3, "Finding and Hiring the
Right People" will help participants learn traditional and non-traditional
ways to hire the right people for their organizations.
"Getting the Most From Your Employee"
on March 10 will show participants how to keep employees on track. Topics
will include performance appraisals, motivating employees, disciplinary
and corrective process.
"Workplace Regulations" on March 17
will explain aspects of legal issues so participants know how to stay on
the right side of the law.
"Compensating Your Employees" on March
24 will answer payment questions so participants can be sure they are competitive
in the marketplace for needed staff.
On March 31, "Developing Your Organization"
will cover organizational design, reporting relationships, and how to develop
people to improve their performance and prepare them for higher levels
of responsibility.
For more information or to register,
contact Sandy Summers at the Southeastern SBDC, (985) 549-3831 or sbdc@selu.edu.
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Southeastern and St. Tammany Chamber host MS Office
Series
The Southeastern Louisiana University Small Business Development Center
along with the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce will offer several
hands on computer classes in March.
The classes will provide an opportunity
for small business owners and their employees, as well as north shore entrepreneurs,
to receive low cost training on high demand computer programs.
All classes will be held at Southeastern's
St. Tammany Center in Mandeville from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost for each
class is $60; discounts will be given to area chambers of commerce members.
The schedule of classes includes:
Microsoft Word Basic, March 7 and
9 -- Basic editing and formatting, using templates and wizards, reports
and long documents, schedules and programs, flyers and advertisements,
and invitations. Cost is $60.
Microsoft Excel Basic, March 14 and
16 -- Entering and formatting data, editing formulas, templates, creating
financial reports, creating charts and graphs. Cost is $60.
Microsoft PowerPoint Basic, March
21 and 23 -- Creating presentations, enhancing presentations, working
with slide shows and audience materials, importing and exporting text and
objects. Cost is $60.
Microsoft Access Basic, March 28
and 30 -- Understanding database design and views, tables and data
sheets, creating and using forms, filtering data, and using the wizard.
For more information on these classes
or others available such as upcoming Microsoft Office intermediate/advanced
classes, contact Sandy Summers at (985)549-3831 or sbdc@selu.edu.
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Coming up�
Through Feb. 26
"Department of Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition,"
Contemporary Art Gallery, East Stadium. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,
weekdays. (985) 549-2193.
February 20
Bill Evans Festival: Navy Band of New
Orleans Jazz Ensemble, 4 p.m., Pottle Auditorium; Southeastern One O'Clock
and Two O'Clock Big Bands directed by Richard Schwartz, 7:30 p.m., Pottle
Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2184.
Black History Month: Black History and
Politics Lecture Series, Yanyi Djamba, "A Bio-Sociological Perspective
on the Geography of HIV/AIDS, noon, Student Union Theatre Free. (985) 549-2109.
Black History Month: All Things Black
-- A Night of Black Culture and Art, 6 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free.
(985) 549-0329.
February 21
Bill Evans Festival: Southeastern Faculty
and Non-Music Faculty Jazz Ensemble, 4 p.m., Pottle Auditorium; Leon Anderson
Trio, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium. Free (985) 549-2184.
Black History Month: "Meet Mrs. Rosa
Parks," 6:30 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free (985) 549-3805.
Feburary 22
Bill Evans Festival: Southeastern Faculty
and Guests Jazz Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium
February 23
Bill Evans Festival: Andy LaVerne Duo,
7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium
Black History Month: Black Greek Success
Program, 7 p.m., Student Union ballroom. Free. (985) 549-2120.
Sales Tax and Use Seminar, 10 a.m.-noon,
Southeastern St. Tammany Center, $5 per person; free for area Chambers
of Commerce members. Pre-registration preferred; contact Sandy Summers,
Southeastern Louisiana University Small Business Development Center, (985)
549- 3831, sbdc@selu.edu.
Black History Month: Black History and
Politics Lecture Series -- " Louisiana's Black Leaders and the Challenges
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," 2 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free. (985)
549-2109.
Black History Month: "Taking a Look
Back" Quiz bowl, 7 p.m., Student Union Southeastern Room. Free. (985) 549-1623.
February 25
Black History Month: NAACP Freedom Fund
Banquet, 6:30 p.m. Contact: Pat Morris, (985) 517-4267.
March 3
"Mozart, Mozart, Mozart," Louisiana
Philharmonic Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing
Arts, 210 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $32 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28
Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20 Orchestra 3 and $19 Balcony 2. Box office
hours: noon-5 p.m., weekdays, 985-543-4371.
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This week in athletics
The Southeastern men's and women's basketball teams will look to continue
their respective climbs up the Southland Conference standings during this
week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Lions (13-11, 7-6 SLC) have won
five of their last six games to move into fifth place in the Southland
Conference standings heading into Saturday's regular season home finale
versus Texas-Arlington. Southeastern
and UTA will tip-off at 7 p.m. in the University Center. The game will
be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the internet
at www.LionSports.net. Saturday will also be Senior Day and seniors Ricky
Woods, Jonathan Walker, Chris Lee and Scott Roniger will be honored in
a special pre-game ceremony.
The Lady Lions (11-12, 8-5 SLC) are
the league's hottest team, having won six consecutive games including road
wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Northwestern State this weekend. Southeastern
heads into this week's action tied with ULM for fourth place in the league
standings. On Thursday, the Lady Lions will take on Texas State at 7 p.m.
in San Marcos, Texas. Southeastern will meet the SLC's leading team, Texas-Arlington
on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Texas Hall. Both games will be broadcast live
in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the internet at www.LionSports.net.
The Southeastern baseball team (4-2)
will take on two in-state foes this week. On Tuesday, the Lions will be
at No. 16 LSU for a 6:30 p.m. contest at Alex Box Stadium. Tuesday's game
will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the internet
at www.LionSports.net. Southeastern will face Southern in a three-game
series starting Friday at 6 p.m. in Baton Rouge. The Lions and Jaguars
will be in Hammond on Saturday for a 2 p.m. contest at Alumni Field, while
Sunday's series finale will be played at 1 p.m. in Baton Rouge.
The Southeastern softball team (3-3)
will head on the road for five games this week. The Lady Lions will compete
in the Birmingham Southern Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Southeastern
is scheduled to face Mississippi Valley State (3 p.m.) and Birmingham Southern
(7 p.m.) on Friday. Saturday will see the Lady Lions take on Stephen F.
Austin at 9 a.m. Southeastern will remain in Alabama on Sunday, facing
Troy State in a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
The Southeastern golf team will complete
its first tournament of the season this week. The final round of the Santa
Anita Classic is scheduled for Monday in Guadalajara, Mexico.
The Southeastern men's tennis team will
be back in action on Saturday. The Lions will host Grambling at 10 a.m.
and SLC foe Texas-Pan American at 2 p.m. at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
The 75th-ranked Southeastern women's
tennis team (2-1) will return to the court on Tuesday, facing Southern
Miss at 2 p.m. in Hattiesburg, Miss. On Saturday, Southeastern will host
Grambling at 10 a.m. and UTPA at 2 p.m.
Monday, February 20
Men's Golf, at Santa Anita Classic,
Guadalajara, Mexico, All Day
Tuesday, February 21
Baseball, at LSU, Baton Rouge, 6:30
p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Women's Tennis, at Southern Miss, Hattiesburg,
Miss., 2 p.m.
Thursday, February 23
Women's Basketball, at Texas State,
San Marcos, Texas, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Friday, February 24
Baseball, at Southern, Baton Rouge,
6 p.m.
Softball, vs. Mississippi Valley State,
Birmingham, Ala., 3 p.m.
Softball, at Birmingham Southern, Birmingham,
Ala., 7 p.m.
Saturday, February 25
Men's Basketball, vs. Texas-Arlington
(Senior Day), University Center, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Women's Basketball, at Texas-Arlington,
Arlington, Texas, 2 p.m. (KSLU 90.9FM)
Baseball, vs. Southern, Alumni Field,
2 p.m.
Softball, vs. Stephen F. Austin, Birmingham,
Ala., 9 a.m.
Men's Tennis, vs. Grambling, 10 a.m.,
Southeastern Tennis Complex
Women's Tennis, vs. Grambling, 10 a.m.,
Southeastern Tennis Complex
Men's Tennis, vs. Texas-Pan American,
2 p.m., Southeastern Tennis Complex
Women's Tennis, vs. Texas-Pan American,
2 p.m., Southeastern Tennis Complex
Sunday, February 26
Softball, at Troy State (DH), Troy,
Ala., 1 p.m.
Baseball, at Southern, Baton Rouge,
1 p.m.
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Professional activities
The creative and scholarly writers of our Department of English continue
to gain accolades for their work. Dr. Norman German's story "Sportfishing
with Cameron," which has enjoyed a three-year run on the Southeastern Channel,
is due out in April in an LSU Press anthology titled Wide Awake in the
Pelican State. LSU Press says the contributors are "21 of the finest modern
writers who claim Louisiana as home," including Tim Gautreaux, Ernest
Gaines, and Pulitzer Prize winners Robert Olen Butler, Shirley Ann Grau,
and Richard Ford. For a more complete review, see www.lsu.edu/lsupress/Books/Spring2006/Books/Dobie_Awake.html.
A Killing in This Town, the latest
book by Southeastern Writer-in-Residence Olympia Vernon, was reviewed
both in the New York Times Book Review and in the Baton Rouge Advocate.
The Times review can be viewed at the following link: 'A Killing
in This Town,' by Olympia Vernon: Cycle of Violence.
David Hanson's article on Ruskin
appeared in an anthology of juvenalia that was just reviewed on the front
page of the Times Literary Supplement. To read this review, go to
tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25341-2030655,00.html.
Dr. Jack Bedell's new full-length
book, Come Rain, Come Shine, is due out from the Texas A&M Press
Consortium next month. Reviewers of the book give it highest praise: "High-spirited
and unafraid, full of Louisiana Cajun zest, quick to anger and quick to
forgive, and quick to offer unabashed praise for his world, Jack Bedell's
new poems take us through lived experiences, come rain or come shine" (Heather
Ross Miller). "These poems are infused with a deep understanding of what
it is to be human because Bedell has cored them from the heart" (Vivian
Shipley). "Jack Bedell is a prince amongst poets. . . . His is a mature
voice, graceful and eloquent, that brings to life more than the memory
of the place and its people" (Virgil Suarez).
 Samuel
Hyde (History/Center for Southeast La. Studies) was recently filmed
to appear on the nationally televised C-Span program "Book notes." The
interview was conducted at the Bluebonnet Library in Baton Rouge as part
of a traveling C-Span project to identify critically significant publications
from various regions of the country. C-Span producer Scott Crosby conducted
the interview that highlighted Hyde's book Pistols and Politics: The Dilemma
of Democracy in Louisiana's Florida Parishes. The interview centered on
questions about the transformation of southeastern Louisiana from a dangerous
backcountry to a region of rapid growth and development with emphasis on
the changing patterns of violence that have characterized the South during
the course of the past century. Hyde's role as an expert witness in a Santa
Barbara, California capital murder death penalty appeal case also proved
significant to the interview. The segment will air nation wide in the spring.
Thomas Mark (Mathematics) recently
published reviews of the following papers in Mathematical Reviews: (1)
P. Ozsvath and Z. Szabo, "Holomorphic disks and invariants for closed thee-manifolds,"
Ann. of Math. 159 (2004) no 3, 1027-1158; (2) P. Ozsvath and Z. Szabo,
"Holomorphic disks and three-manifold invariants: properties and applications,"
Ann. of Math. 159 (2004) no 3, 1159-1245; (3) P. Ozsvath and Z. Szabo,
"Heegaard diagrams and holomorphic disks," in "Different faces of geometry,"
301-348, Int. Math. Ser., Kluwer/Plenum, New York 2004; (4) M. Jacobsson,
"Chewing the Khovanov homology of tangles," Fund. Math. 184 (2004), 103-112;
(5) Y. Bahram Pour and M. Sharifzadeh, "The Seiberg-Witten equations for
R^4-(2,2)," Proceedings of the 3rd seminar on geometry and topology, 135-142,
Azarb. Univ. Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz, 2004.
Zachariah Teitler (Mathematics)
attended the MAGIC '05 conference, "Midwest Algebra, Geometry and their
Interactions Conference" at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend,
Ind., Oct. 7-11.
Melinda Holt (Mathematics) was
recently appointed as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department
of Experimental Statistics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
Beth Stahr (Sims Memorial Library)
wrote an article entitled "How Repositories Fared From the Hurricanes"
that was published in the Winter 2005 issue of the FGS Forum.
J B Hill (Sims Memorial Library)
was selected to serve on the editorial board of The Reference Librarian,
a peer-reviewed journal published by Hayworth Press.
Mrs. Dorothy Burton-Nelson (CAP
Center) was the keynote speaker at the first annual induction of the National
Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) on Thursday night. Southeastern joins
LSU and Tulane as the only two universities in the state who have NSCS
organizations. A member of the Association of College Honor Societies,
NSCS is the nation�s only honors organization that exclusively invites
college freshman and sophomores. Membership is by invitation only, is designed
to recognize outstanding academic achievement (3.4 gpa or higher and top
20% of their class) and to assist students in reaching their career objectives
early in their college careers. Dr. Debbie Longman serves as advisor
of NSCS on the Southeastern campus.
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