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Rock 'n Roar and Literary Rally success!
Colleges and departments were out in force for Saturday's Rock
'n Roar providing a variety of entertaining, informative and interactive
displays for campus visitors, including the high school students
attending the Southest Louisiana District Literary Rally.
The prizes for best interactive
academic display went to Communication Sciences and Disorders, first
place, $100; Teaching and Learing, second place, $50; and Chemistry
and Physics, third place, $25.
Congratulations also go
to 3,046 students from 76 high schools who competed Saturday in
the Southeast Louisiana District Literary Rally at Southeastern.
A total of 716 students
earned district honors, receiving a medal and certificate. Of those
district winners, 616 advance to the state rally, scheduled for
April 22 at Louisiana State University. Southeastern has also offered
$100 scholarships to the 200 first place winners in all events and
divisions. Students competed in 44 academic categories, plus this
district art exhibit categories.
The Southeast Louisiana
District this year welcomed approximately 500 students from 18 New
Orleans area schools who traditionally have competed in the Greater
New Orleans District rally.
CAB receives national award
Southeastern's Campus Activities Board received the 2006 Boyd Jones
Award for Programming Board of the Year at the Association for the
Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) national conference in Atlanta.
"This is a very prestigious
honor, making our CAB the number one programming board in the nation,"
said Jackie Dale Thomas, director of Leadership Development/Student
Activities. "Congratulations to Coordinator Jason Leader and
all of these wonderful, dedicated, hard-working CAB officers and
members."
APCA is geared specifically
for campus programming boards in that they host educational sessions
plus showcases featuring entertainers of various types that the
schools may wish to bring to their campuses.
In addition to Thomas and Leader,
students making the trip included Bobby Bell, Phylicia Common, Makeitta
Darbonne, Kimberly Dottolo, Michael Kyles, Erica Milligan, Brandon
Parker, Michael Perniciaro,and Jessica Scott.
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 State
Treasurer to present Livingston Lecture March 21
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
secretary of state's Commission on Corporations.
Kennedy is an attorney and
partner in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans law firm of Chaffe, McCall,
Phillips, Toler and Sarpy, L.L.P. He has published articles in the
"Louisiana Law Review," "Louisiana Bar Journal,"
and "Akron Law Review." He currently serves as an adjunct
professor at the Louisiana State University Law School and as a
substitute teacher in the East Baton Rouge Parish school system.
A native of Zachary, Kennedy
earned a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University where he was
elected president of his senior class and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
He also earned a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Virginia
while serving as executive editor of the "Virginia Law Review."
He is a member of the Order of the Coif and a First Class Honors
graduate of Oxford University in Oxford, England.
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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Business Week brings real world to students
March 27-30
The week of March 27-30, 2006 has been declared Business Week
by the College of Business.
The annual Business Week program
is designed to bring the College of Business closer to the community
and to allow students to benefit from the experiences of real-world
leaders. Guest speakers are outstanding business, industry, and
governmental leaders from throughout the region. This year's program
will feature speakers from a variety of business related fields
including small business owners, human resources, banking, real
estate development, telecommunications, and many, many more.
Programs outlining the date,
time, location, and topic of each speaker's presentation may be
obtained in Garrett Hall, room 3, next week. Presentations are open
to students, faculty, and community members on a space available
basis.
For more information contact
Assistant Dean Josie Walker at 985-549-2258, or Lynn Stirling, Business
Week coordinator, at 985-549-2202.
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Early registration set March 20-23 for summer,
April 3-7 for fall
Students may early register March 20-23 for the summer 2006 semester
and April 3-7 for the fall 2006 semester.
Students eligible to participate
in the early class scheduling will receive notice of early registration
dates and details through their official campus e-mail accounts.
Students may access their campus
e-mail accounts through the "WebMail" link on the university's
homepage, www.selu.edu. They may
also view class schedules, check registration appointments and access
online instructions through homepage's "Leonet" link.
Easy to follow instructions are available at the "How Do I?"
and "Learn By Reading" links.
Students in good financial
standing with the university may participate in early registration.
They may check account balances online or contact the Controller's
Office, Student Accounts Receivable, (985) 549-2068. Students are
also reminded to make appointments with their department for academic
advising.
Students may register from
any computer with Internet access. Computer labs available for early
registration are located in Fayard Hall, rooms 122 and 129, and
North Campus Basic Studies Building, room 160.
The summer semester begins
Wednesday, June 7, while fall semester classes begin Monday, Aug.
21.
For information on early registration,
call (985) 549-2066, (985) 549-2062, or 1-800-222-7358.
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Alumnus plans book signing Tuesday
The University Bookstore will host a book signing on Tuesday, March
14, for Susan Mustafa, a Southeastern alumnus and author of the
recently released book, I've Been Watching You - The South Louisiana
Serial Killer.
Mustafa, who has a degree in
mass communication and journalism from Southeastern, will sign copies
of her book from 1-3 p.m. in the bookstore, located in the War Memorial
Student Union.
Mustafa is the former managing
editor of City Social magazine, a Baton Rouge monthly lifestyles
publication. Her book details the fear that affected the Baton Rouge
area during the serial killings, presents graphic details on the
murders and the investigation that eventually led to the imprisonment
of Derrick Todd Lee. It also captures the emotion, terror, and heartbreak
of the period.
For additional information,
contact the University Bookstore at (985) 549-5393.
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 Fiddling
virtuoso MacMaster at Columbia March 14
Celtic fiddling virtuoso Natalie MacMaster is equally adept
at setting the house on fire with her exceptional band as she is
at hypnotizing a crowd alone in the footlights. Area audiences will
discover her talents on March 14 when she takes to the stage of
the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts.
MacMaster's incandescent musicianship
and boundless energy have earned her a Grammy nomination, Juno Award
for Best Instrumental Album, and several Canadian Country Music
Awards for Fiddler of the Year. Constantly touring, she has shared
the stage with top artists from Carlos Santana and Paul Simon to
Luciano Pavarotti and Alison Krauss. Her dynamic performances come
complete with foot-tapping rave-ups, heart rendering ballads, world-class
step dancing, and fiddling fireworks.
Curtain for MacMaster's performance
at the downtown Hammond theater is 7:30 p.m. Tickets, available
online at www.columbiatheatre.org
and at the theater box office at 220 E. Thomas St., are $32, Orchestra
1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20, Orchestra 3; and
$19, Balcony 2. Box office hours are noon to five p.m., weekdays,
and until performance time on March 14.
MacMaster first picked up a
fiddle at the age of nine and hasn't looked back. The niece of famed
Cape Breton fiddler Buddy MacMaster, she quickly became a major
talent in her own right. After winning numerous East Coast Music
Awards for her early traditional Cape Breton recordings, she began
taking Celtic music to new heights with albums like "In My
Hands," which featured elements of jazz, Latin music and guest
vocals by Alison Krauss.
For additional information
on the concert and other Columbia 2005-06 events, call 985-543-4366
or visit www.columbiatheatre.org.
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 At
Hammond Westside Upper School, Southeastern Louisiana University
Master of Arts in Teaching graduate students and Tangipahoa Parish
Schools personnel participate in a webcast with students at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Southeastern and MIT
students will work together to develop curriculum for laptop computers
donated to Westside Upper by the Virtue Foundation.
Virtue Foundation donates laptops for partner school
Virtue Foundation, a public charitable organization with affiliates
throughout the United States and abroad, is contributing to Louisiana's
post-hurricane recovery by providing laptop computers -- and curricula
to go with them -- for students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita.
Partners in the project are Southeastern,
University of Louisiana System, Tangipahoa Parish Schools, and the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The foundation connected with
Louisiana last fall, when Virtue Foundation co-founder Joan LaRovere,
along with MIT professor Eric Klopfer, participated in a statewide
higher education forum, "Rebuilding Louisiana Through Education,"
sponsored by the University of Louisiana System.
The laptop initiative became
a reality this week when 40 Apple iBook G4 laptops on mobile learning
carts as well as camera, video and music equipment arrived at Hammond
Westside Upper Elementary. The program is expected to be featured
on the national news program, "Nightline" on Thursday evening.
"When I approached (UL System
President) Sally Clausen about partnering with the Virtue Foundation
in the aftermath of the storms, I was moved by her passion and enthusiasm
for advancing technology and improving teacher training in Louisiana's
schools," said LaRovere, a pediatrician who founded the Virtue
Foundation along with fellow physician Joseph Salim following the
Sept. 11, 2002 terrorist attacks.
"In just a few months,"
LaRovere said, "we have seen this initiative move forward with
amazing results, and we anticipate similar work in other areas of
Louisiana."
"This program is a model
for Louisiana and elsewhere," Clausen said. "It is an effective
blend of real-life teacher training for students at Southeastern Louisiana
University, cutting edge technology thanks to the Virtue Foundation
and MIT, and the application of innovative classroom approaches by
the Tangipahoa Parish school system. We believe in preparing students
early for success in school and college, and this project advances
that work."
Following the higher education
forum, Clausen connected the Virtue Foundation with Southeastern College
of Education and Human Development Dean Diane Allen, who suggested
that Hammond Westside Upper Elementary, one of the university's partner
schools, would be an ideal recipient of Virtue Foundation laptops.
"This is a wonderful way
for Southeastern to expand our longstanding partnership with Westside
and give invaluable experience to our teacher candidates," said
President Randy Moffett.
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 Encore!
continues with March recitals
Encore!, Southeastern's annual spring performing arts series, is now
in full swing with three recitals scheduled in March.
The month will be a busy one
for Southeastern flutist Nicole McPherson, who will present a faculty
recital on Thursday, March 16, and, with her husband and fellow Southeastern
music professor Andrew Seigel, clarinet, will perform as the Silverwind
Duo on March 28.
On March 22, Encore! will also
host a guest recital by another flutist, Elena Cecconi.
All three recitals are free and
are scheduled for the 7:30 p.m. in the Pottle Music Building Auditorium.
Cecconi graduated in Italy under
the guidance of A. Pucell and is professor of flute at the Conservatory
of Cagliari. She plays a Haynes golden flute that belonged to the
famous Italian flutist Severino Gazzelloni.
As a soloist, she has captivated
audiences in Louisiana and Mississippi and in Germany, Austria, Albania,
Switzerland, Japan, and Russia. She also has performed with a variety
of Italian orchestras as well as with the Albanian Radio Television
Orchestra and the Budapest Chamber Orchestra.
Cecconi has won several the Palmi,
Caltanissetta, and Galiçia International competitions and recorded
as soloist for Edipan, Ricordi, Bayer Records, and Clarinet Classics.
She plays in several chamber groups and in 1996 founded "La Variazione,"
an ensemble consisting of a flutist, harpist, and tenor.
McPherson and Seigel founded
the Silverwind Duo in 1999. They perform and teach master classes
throughout the country and are active in commissioning and premiering
new works.
In their March 28 recital the
Silverwind Duo will be joined by another Southeastern music colleague,
pianist Kenneth Boulton. They will perform works by Jennifer Higdon,
Vincent Donatelli, Carl Maria von Weber, Dimitri Shostakovich, and
Jean Cartan.
A highlight of the recital will
be the premiere of "Kaleidoscope," written for the duo by
Sy Brandon, Millerville University professor emeritus of music. Brandon,
who taught low brass, composition, orchestration, music history, electronic
music, and music industry for 24 years, will be present for the premiere
and will present master classes for Southeastern students during his
visit. The Southeastern Flute Ensemble under McPherson's direction
will premiere his "Prelude, Scherzo and Dirge" on March
30 during a 2 p.m. performance in the Pottle Music Auditorium.
Also on the March Encore! schedule
are the Southeastern Theatre's March 21-25 production of Samuel Beckett's
"Waiting for Godot" at 7:30 p.m. in Vonnie Borden Theatre,
and Martie Fellom's "Delicious Collection: Film and Dance"
at 7:30 p.m. March 30 at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts.
For additional information and
an Encore! brochure, contact the Southeastern Department of Music
and Dramatic Arts, (985) 549-2184.
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 LaVanner
S. Brown Memorial Endowed Scholarship
Her Southeastern colleagues have established a memorial endowed
scholarship in memory of LaVanner S. Brown, executive director of
the university's TRIO/GEAR UP programs. The LaVanner S. Brown Memorial
Endowed Scholarship will provide financial support to a deserving
TRIO/GEAR UP student at Southeastern. The scholarship recognizes Brown's
important role in helping to prepare young people - many of them first-generation
college students - for the challenges of both life and higher education.
It was established by Barbara Allen, dean of the College of General
Studies, and the directors, faculty and staff of the TRIO/GEAR UP
programs, which Brown directed from 1999 until her death in September
2005. From left are, front, June Taylor, director of Student Support
Services; Patricia Mabry, director of GEAR UP; Dean Barbara Allen;
Mary Hollister, director of Special Development Activities and Major
Gifts for the Southeastern Development Foundation; back, Ron Abel,
director of Upward Bound and Math Science Upward Bound; Elmer Stewart,
director of Talent Search; Carl Higginbotham, TRIO/GEAR UP technology
and assessment coordinator; and Kimberly Caruso, director of the Educational
Opportunity Center and Veterans Upward Bound.
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Family fitness kickball fun at SAC April
1
The Pennington Student Activity Center will host a Family Fitness
Kickball Tournament Saturday, April 1, at 1 p.m.
The tournament is part of the
regular Saturday "Family Day" program, where current members
can bring their immediate family members to exercise together from
11a.m.-7 p.m. Young children can participate as long as they are
able to walk proficiently. Every Saturday families can workout on
the treadmills, ellipticals and bikes in the cardio theater, play
basketball, racquetball, or walk/run on the elevated track.
To sign up for the kickball
tournament, call Amy Oberschmidt at (985) 549-5738.
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Spring Grad Fair Thursday, Friday
Southeastern's annual Grad Fair is set for Thursday, March 16
and Friday, March 17, at the Alumni Center.
The annual "one stop shopping
for graduating seniors" event, scheduled from noon-5 p.m. on
Thursday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, will include opportunities
for graduating seniors to order caps and gowns, invitations, yearbook
and professional portraits and Southeastern items.
Services provided also include
financial aid, Southeastern Development Foundation, graduation information
and more.
For more information, call
the sponsor, the Office of Leadership Development/Student Activities
at 549-2233.
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Students invited to March 25 Southeastern
Leadership Conference
On Saturday, March 25, Southeastern will host its first ever
"Southeastern Leadership Conference."
"The conference has been
held at Loyola University from almost two decades, but has now been
passed into the capable hands of Southeastern," said Jackie
Dale Thomas, director of Leadership Development/Student Activities.
Thomas said the all day event
will feature several professional motivational speakers and presenters
as well as presenters from across Louisiana on topics such as breaking
through boundaries, conflict mediation, group dynamics and many
others.
All interested Southeastern
students are invited to attend. The cost for the conference for
Southeastern students is $10 and includes the program, program materials,
continental breakfast, lunch and a t-shirt.
Applications are available
in the Leadership Development/Student Activities office, Student
Union Room 110. The deadline to register is Monday, March 20.
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SLWP summer institute accepting applications
The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project (SLWP) is now accepting
applications for its Invitational Summer Institute in Teaching Writing.
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, said SLWP Director Richard Louth.
The institute 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 (3 hours in English; 3 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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Alumni achievements
Southeastern alumnus Amanda Vincent, who received her Master
of Science degree from Southeastern's Department of Biological Sciences
in 2001, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation on parasites
of edible shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico at the Gulf Coast Research
Laboratory, Ocean Springs, Miss.
Charles Criscione, currently
a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Health Sciences Center in San Antonio,
Texas, has been selected to receive the Ashton Cuckler New Investigator
Award of the American Society of Parasitologists. Dr. Criscione
received the Master of Science degree from Southeastern in 2000
for his thesis research on alien parasites introduced into Louisiana
by Mediterranean geckos and his doctorate from Oregon State University
in 2004 for his study of salmon parasites. The Cuckler Award is
the highest honor bestowed upon emerging young investigators who
have already made important contributions to the science of parasitology.
Criscione will be presented this award at the joint meeting of ASP
and the International Congress of Parasitologists in Glasgow, Scotland,
in August.
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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 us at center@selu.edu.
Wednesday, March 15, noon-1:45
p.m., SPSS Basics; 2-3 p.m., Web Assign by Dr. Rhett Allain
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: www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Research/index.htm#FDGprogram
Applications: www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Research/index.htm#FDGprogram_form
Deadline date for proposals:
Friday, April 7. Proposals should 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. 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/
Mark Your Calendars: Lyceum
Lights, Wednesday, Mar. 29, noon-1 p.m., Twelve Oak. In celebration
of Women's History Month, the center will continue to showcase Southeastern's
authors with readings by poet Alison Pelegrin (English). RSVP by
March 24.
Join us at our fifth
annual Faculty Conference on Teaching, Research and Creativity,
Wed-Fri, April 5-7.
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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.
Making Your Grant Proposal
Persuasive -- Wed., March 15, 10-11 a.m. and Thurs., March 16,
2-3 p.m., Tinsley, Room 103: Join 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
-- 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, 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 -- 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, and 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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Coming up …
March 13
Women's History
Month: Ross Ettle, "Desperately Seeking Simonetta: Efforts
to Identify Botticelli's Venus," noon, Sims Memorial Library,
third floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Veterans Upward Bound
Program's College 101, free seminar for veterans, 3-6 p.m., Delgado
Community College, 320 Howze Beach Rd., 1-10 Service Road, Slidell.
Free. 1-800-616-2316.
March 14
Women's History
Month: "Women and Literature Through the Ages," featuring
Ruth Caillouet, Katherine Kolb, Robin Norris, and Sarah Spence;
12:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, third floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Booksigning: Susan Mustafa,
"I've Been Watching You-The South Louisiana Serial Killer,"
1-3 p.m., University Bookstore (War Memorial Student Union). (985)
549-5393.
Christwood Arts and
Lectures Series: Margaret Gonzalez-Perez, "Female Suicide bombers,"
4 p.m., Christwood Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington.
Free.
Columbia Theatre for
the Performing Arts: Natalie MacMaster, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre
for the Performing Arts, 210 E. Thomas St. Tickets: $32, Orchestra
1 and Loge; $28, Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20, Orchestra 3; $19,
Balcony 2. Online: www.columbiatheatre.org; box office: noon-5 p.m.,
weekdays, (985) 543-4371.
March 15
Women's History
Month: Lucia Harrison, Keeping Up With Tradition: Louisiana Women
and the St. Joseph's Altar," noon, Sims Memorial Library, third
floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Women's History Month:
Lin Knutson and Jayetta Slawson, "Performing Mardi Gras,"
1 p.m., Southeastern Writing Center, D Vickers Hall, room 383. Free.
(985) 549-2100.
March 16
Encore!: Nicole
McPherson, flute, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2184.
Women's History Month:
"Women and the Media," featuring Betty Attaway-Fink, Carol
Madere, and Cheryl Settoon; 12:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, third
floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
March 17
Women's History
Month: Christina Vella-"Intimate Enemies: The Two Worlds of
the Baroness Pontalba," noon, Sims Memorial Library, third
floor. Free. Free. (985) 549-2100.
March 18
Women's History
Month: Teachers Workshop, "Founding Mothers and Struggling
Sisters: Women in United States and Louisiana History," 8 a.m.-3
p.m., Location TBA. (985) 549-2109.
Southeastern Louisiana
Writing Project "Best Practices in Teaching Writing,"
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., D Vickers Hall Writing Center, room 383. Registration:
$10, advance; $15, door; $5, Southeastern students. Information:
Richard Louth, rlouth@selu.edu
or (985) 549-2100/2102.
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This week in athletics
The Southeastern Louisiana baseball and softball teams will
continue the early portions of their respective Southland Conference
schedules during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Southeastern baseball team
(8-8, 1-2 SLC) dropped two of three in its opening Southland Conference
series with Lamar over the weekend. The Lions will take a break
from league play on Wednesday, hosting Buffalo at 6:30 p.m. at Pat
Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field. On Friday, the Lions will be in
San Marcos, Texas to open a three-game SLC series at Texas State
at 6:30 p.m. The series continues on Saturday at 2 p.m., before
concluding on Sunday at 1 p.m. All of this week's baseball games
will be broadcast live in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on
the internet at www.LionSports.net.
The softball team (5-14, 1-5
SLC) has an opportunity to climb up the SLC tandings this week.
On Saturday, the Lady Lions welcome Louisiana-Monroe to town for
a 3 p.m. doubleheader. Southeastern and ULM will close out their
series on Sunday at 12 p.m. at North Oak Park.
The men's golf team will return
to the course this week. The Lions will compete in the Border Olympics
on Saturday and Sunday in Laredo, Texas.
The Southeastern men's and
women's tennis teams will be back on the courts this week after
an outstanding weekend. Last Friday, the Lions handed Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi a 4-3 loss the Islanders first-ever SLC defeat. The two-time
defending SLC champion Texas-Arlington women's tennis team had not
suffered a regular season league loss since 2003, before the Lady
Lions defeated them, 4-3, on Saturday. Southeastern closed out the
weekend with a 6-1 win over a much-improved Sam Houston State team.
The Lions (6-1, 4-0 SLC) will
host Delta State on Monday at 2 p.m. On Wednesday, Southeastern
will travel to Nicholls State for a 1 p.m. Southland Conference
match. Iowa comes to town on Friday for a 2 p.m. match. On Saturday,
the Lions will ost Grambling at 6 p.m. at Oak Knoll Country Club.
The Lady Lions (9-2, 3-0 SLC)
heads to Mobile on Tuesday to face nationally-ranked Virginia Commonwealth
at 1 p.m. Southeastern will return to SLC play on Saturday, facing
Stephen F. Austin at 10 a.m. in Nacogdoches, Texas. The Lady Lions
ill play at Lamar on Sunday at 12 p.m.
The men's and women's track
and field team will be back in action on Saturday. The Lions and
Lady Lions will be in Lafayette to compete in the Louisiana Relays.
Monday, March 13
Men's Tennis, vs. Delta
State, Southeastern Tennis Complex, 2 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14
Women's Tennis, vs. Virginia
Commonwealth, Mobile, Ala., 1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15
Baseball, vs. Buffalo,
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Men's Tennis, at Nicholls State,
Thibodaux, 1 p.m.*
Friday, March 16
Baseball, at Texas State,
San Marcos, Texas, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)*
Men's Tennis, vs. Iowa, Southeastern
Tennis Complex, 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 17
Golf, at Border Olympics,
Laredo, Texas, All Day
Baseball, at Texas State, San
Marcos, Texas, 2 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)*
Softball, vs. Louisiana-Monroe
(DH), North Oak Park, 3 p.m.*
Men's Tennis, vs. Grambling,
Oak Knoll Country Club, 6 p.m.
Women's Tennis, at Stephen
F. Austin, Nacogdoches, Texas, 10 a.m.*
Track and Field, at Louisiana
Classics, Lafayette, All Day
Sunday, March 18
Golf, at Border Olympics,
Laredo, Texas, All Day
Baseball, at Texas State, San
Marcos, Texas, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)*
Softball, vs. Louisiana-Monroe,
North Oak Park, 12 p.m.*
Women's Tennis, at Lamar, Beaumont,
Texas, 12 p.m.*
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Professional Activities
Sarah Clifton (Mathematics) presented a lecture on "Roadblock
to Graduation: Mathematics!" at the regional National Academic
Advising Association (NACADA)
in Atlanta on March 6.
Dr. Sarah Spence (English)
presented a paper at the South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century
Studies annual conference, this year at Cocoa Beach, Fla., on Feb.23-26.
Her paper is entitled "Cecilia, the Law, and Patriarchy."
In addition, Dr. Spence served as chair for the session "Law,
Economy, and Morality."
Dr. Jack Bedell (English)
was awarded another $1,000 grant from the National Endowment for
the Humanities for the spring 2006 semester to support the journal
he edits, Louisiana Literature, as well as the publishing
endeavors of Louisiana Literature Press. With the help of the fall
semester's grant, Bedell produced three issues of the redesigned
journal and three full-length books of poetry by Heather Ross Miller,
John Freeman, and Vivian Shipley. Bedell is currently editing and
designing five new titles due out in 2006-2007 from Louisiana Literature
Press, funded in part by the spring 2006 NEA grant.
Mary Mocsary (English)
conducted two workshops at Hammond High School on Feb. 24. The workshops
were designed for seniors and entitled "Southeastern Louisiana
University 2005-2006 General Catalogue: Scavenger Hunt"
and "Syllabus Search for English 101 at Southeastern Louisiana
University." Students learned general information that can
help incoming college freshman and information to help students
understand what is expected of them in an English 101 class at Southeastern.
Kent Neuerburg (Mathematics)
had reviews of the following papers published in Mathematical Reviews
this year: "Efficient Desingularization of Reducible Algebraic
Sets" by Gabor Bodnar appearing in ISSAC '04, and "The
Apery Algorithm for a Plane Singularity with Two Branches",
by V. Barucci, M. D'Anna, R. Froberg, appearing in Beitrage zur
Algebra und Geometrie.
Dennis Merino (Mathematics)
presented a talk at the International Linear Algebra Society Conference
in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, in June 2004.
Dr. Jenny Hollander (Psychology)
recently published an article entitled, "Beliefs of Board Certified
Substance Abuse Counselors Regarding Multiple Relationships"
in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling.
Pierre Titard (Accounting)
presented a paper, "The Effect of "White" vs. "Colored"
Exams on Performance," at the 13th Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences in Las Vegas, Nev.,
on Feb. 25. The paper was co-authored by James DeFranceschi (Accounting).
Five Biology graduate students
and one undergraduate attended the 2006 Southeastern Ecology and
Evolution Conference at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
3-5 March. Southeastern was well represented with only the University
of Alabama having more presenters. The talks were: Roxanne Rudowicz:
Effects of water on fine-scale functional landscapes; Scarlett
Vallaire (undergraduate): Effects of nutrients and salinity
on benthic microbial activity and community structure in wetlands;
Tiffany Schriever: Effects of salinity on tadpoles of the
green treefrog (Hylacinerea) across local habitats; Dustin
Siegel: The presence of sperm storage in Agkistrodon piscivorus;
Devin Bloom: Systematics of an Atherinopsid fish complex
(Tribe Menidiini): with emphasis on the genus Chirostoma,
a group of freshwater silversides endemic to Mexico; Lisa Cordes:
microsatellite variation of blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
within and among the Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River basins.
Dr. Rick Simpson (Accounting)
presented a paper titled "Tax Relief Available to 'Disaster
Loss' Victims: The Example of Hurricane Katrina" at the 2006
Annual American Society of Business and Professional Sciences in
Las Vegas on Feb. 24. Also at the conference, Dr. Joe Morris
(Accounting) presented "The FASB's Proposed Standard on
the Hierarchy of GAAP" and Dr. Harold E. Davis (Accounting)
presented "An Exploratory Study of Personal Computing Resources
Used by Accounting Students."
Dr. David C. Wyld, Maurin
Professor of Management, delivered the keynote address at the FCW/e-Gov
Wireless/RFID Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. on March
1. Dr. Wyld's presentation was titled "RFID: The Right Frequency
for Government." Dr. Wyld's report of the same name, was published
by the IBM Center for the Business of Government in Washington in
October 2005. Dr. Wyld's report on RFID has become the most downloaded
report of the over 150 published by IBM since 1999, having been
downloaded over 30,000 times in the past five months. Dr. Wyld also
had two articles published in the December 2005 issue of Global
Identification on the use of RFID technology in logistics and
shipping. The first, dealing with public postal applications of
RFID, was titled "Going Postal: RFID is Being Introduced in
Postal Applications All Around the World, Enabling New Ways to Deliver
the Mail and Value in a Historically Costly National Process."
The second article, dealing with RFID and the small parcel market
with companies such as UPS, FedEX, and DHL, was titled "The
RFID Package: For the Global Players in the Shipping Market, RFID
is a New Way to Deliver Value On-Time to a 'Fast Planet.
Dr. Bobbye Davis (General
Business) and co-author Dr. Clarice Brantley of Pensacola, Fla.,
presented a paper titled "Writing: The Costly "R"
at the Association for Business Communication Southwest United States
meeting in Oklahoma City on March 3. The paper appears in the organization's
proceedings.
Dr. Jeff Totten (Marketing)
attended the Federation of Business Disciplines meeting in Oklahoma
City March 1-4 where he served as marketing track chairperson for
the Southwestern Case Research Association and chaired the case
discussion session on March 2.
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