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named Radio Station of the Year
90.9FM KSLU, Southeastern's public radio station, has been named
medium market "Radio Station of the Year" by the Louisiana
Association of Broadcasters.
The award was presented to station
personnel during LAB's annual Prestige Awards in Lafayette, March
23.
The Radio Station of the Year
award is presented to radio stations that best exemplify the very
highest standards and practices of the LAB and of broadcasting.
Pictured with the award are
station personnel, from left, Engineer Steve Portier, Business Manager
Mary Heleniak, Underwriting/Development Representative Liz Black,
and Interim General Manager Todd Delaney.
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Chefs Evening a success
More than 700 tickets were sold for Chefs Evening 2006,
which featured more than 30 area restaurants, caterers and business
establishments and turned the University Center into a festive
"set" for The Phantom of the Opera. |
From left, JoAnn Sandifer, Josie and Francis
Mercante look over the many auction items on display at Chefs
Evening 2006. The Development Foundation's annual "dinner
party for a good cause" raises funds for Southeastern academics. |
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Reception honors retirees
The campus community is invited to a reception for Southeastern's
2005-2006 retirees on Wednesday, March 29, at 2 p.m. in the Alumni
Center Banquet Hall.
Please join us as we honor the
following retirees: Elaine Annina, Health Center; Angie Arnone, Controller's
office; Jerilu Bankston, Human Resources; Joyce Bigner, Sims Memorial
Library; Faye Carlton, Sims Memorial Library; Linda Gatlin, Teaching
and Learning; Elizabeth Gray, Mathematics; Grace Hu, Computer Science;
Larry Hymel, University Center; Georgia James, Physical Plant; Paul
Marek, University Police; Annie Moschitta, Continuing Education; James
Owens, Industrial Technology; Lee Paille, Physical Plant; William
Parrill, Communication; Michael Primas, Physical Plant; David Schwab,
Biological Sciences; John Searles, Industrial Technology; John Stephenson,
Athletics; Thomas Terrell, Counseling Center; Dorothy Timberlake,
Educational Leadership and Technology; Nancy Williamson, Controller's
office; and Genevieve Wise, Food Services.
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 Guest
choreographer Jessica Jennings gives direction to dancers at a rehearsal
for her ensemble piece in the concert Delicious Collection.
Delicious Collection blends dance and film
Dancework's March 30 concert Delicious Collection: Dance and Film
will blend four award-winning short films with choreography by
special guest Jessica Jennings.
The concert is scheduled for 7:30
p.m., Thursday, March 30, at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing
Arts.
Dance program director Martie
Fellom, who had previously met Jennings in the young choreographer's
native New York City, invited her to spend a three-week residency
at Southeastern to create choreography for Delicious Collection..
"Jessica has studied dance
her whole life," Fellom said. "She has studied with a wealth
of modern dance teachers, including the styles of Martha Graham and
Jose Limon. She has wonderful ideas for choreography and I knew she
would be a wonderful person to work with the young dancers in our
program."
Jennings said she was thrilled
with the opportunity to visit Southeastern and create works specially
for the dance students. "It's going to be a huge learning experience
for me," she said.
Fellom said Jennings' residence
will be equally valuable for her students. "It's part of their
education to be exposed to many different choreographers and styles,"
she said. "Working with a professional like Jessica shows them
the dicipline and dedication professional dance requires. They have
to be committed; they have to make all rehearsals, on time. Choreographing
a work on site is an evolving process, like creating a sculpture.
If someone misses, you don't have that body there to mold and shape
the movements on."
She added, "The audience
should also love the opportunity to see a new style of choreography."
Jennings' two pieces for Delicious
Collection include a solo and an ensemble work in two sections
which she said is "about the human need for connection and emotion"
and is danced to music by the rock band Cold Play.
Jennings trained and performed
with Neubert Ballet Theater, Cumberland Ballet-Edinburgh Festival,
the Martha Graham School Trainee Program, and ProDanza Italia-Etruscan
Festival. She received her bachelor of fine arts degree cum laude
from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
In addition to studying with many
famous choreographers, she danced in M. Nigh Shymalan's major motion
picture The Village, and independent film-short The Yellow
Wallpaper. She currently resides in New York City, where she teaches
gyrokinesis and recently co-founded Elojes Dance Theater.
Dancers in the concert are Lauren
Landry, Daphne Lamendola, and Diamond Williams of Baton Rouge; April
Robertson of Amite; Micah Richerand of Folsom; Jarrod Cashe and Thurman
Fields of Hammond; Ashli Tallo of Ponchatoula; and Angelina McCloskey
of Slidell.
Jennings' choreography will be
interspersed between four award-winning short films from around the
world which were screened at the 2006 Dance for Camera Film Festival
in New York City. The films are Horses Never Lie (Canada),
Fly (New Zeland), Veien Ut (Soaring Wings) (Norway),
and Nascent (Australia).
Delicious Collection is
free to the campus and community.
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April 3-7 is fall 2006 early registration period
April 3-7 is the early registration period 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 those accounts
through the "WebMail" link on the university's homepage,
www.selu.edu. They may also view class schedules, check registration
appointments and find easy-to-follow instructions through the "LEONet"
link on the bottom of the university home page, www.selu.edu.
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 Main
Building, room 160.
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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 English
professor Jayetta Slawson (standing) works with the actors in Faith's
Affair, her adaptation of Louise Shivers' acclaimed novel, Here
to Get My Baby Out of Jail. From left, seated, are Southeastern
student actors Lindsey Mayo of Hammond, and Garrett Hines and Rusty
King, both of Mandeville.
Faith's Affair dramatizes award-winning novel; author to
attend debut
Long fascinated by Louise Shivers' critically-acclaimed 1983 novel
Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, English professor Jayetta
Slawson has adapted the work for the stage as a finale for the university's
celebration of Women's History Month.
Titled Faith's Affair,
Slawson's dramatization will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March
28, in Vonnie Borden Theatre. The performance is free.
Slawson said Shivers, writer-in-residence
at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga., will be the guest of
honor at the debut of Faith's Affair and will sign books in
the D Vickers Hall lobby during a post-performance reception celebrating
Women's History Month.
A story of loneliness on a North
Carolina tobacco farm, Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail was
named best first novel of the year by USA Today. In 1986, it
was adapted for a feature film entitled Summer Heat, and in
2003 John F. Blair Publishers released a 20th anniversary edition
of the novel. Her second novel, A Whistling Woman, published
in 1993, earned Shivers a Georgia Author of the Year Award presented
by the Georgia Council of Authors and Journalists.
Slawson describes Faith's Affair
as "staged storytelling." Three actors - Lindsey Mayo, Garrett
Hines and Rusty King, all of Mandeville -- will act out the parts,
bringing Shivers' novel alive for the audience.
She said the subject matter gives
the play a PG-13 rating and that it will not be suitable for young
children.
Set in 1937, Here to Get My
Baby Out of Jail is told through the voice of the wife of a struggling
tobacco farmer. When wanderer Jack Ruffin is sent out to the farm
to help her husband, Faith's life is forever changed.
"Faith's Affair,"
Slawson said, "embodies elements of storytelling, acting, music,
and both direct and indirect modes of performance. It is not a 'polished'
play. It is not the typical Broadway fare. It is storytelling drama.
It is a Southern novel, with Southern characters, written by a Southern
writer, and adapted as a performance script by a Southern native."
Slawson said the protagonist of
Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail, Roxanna (Faith) Walston, has
been "haunting" her since she discovered the character in
a Baltimore bookstore in 1987.
"The recent publication of
the 20th anniversary of the book, and its selection by Southern Scribe
as a Literary Classic suggests that I'm not the only one who likes
the story," she said. "Erskine Caldwell once called the
book an 'informal history of human destiny.'"
Slawson said that Faith's Affair
is about "embracing and celebrating Southern literature and culture
through the medium of performance."
"I take the position,"
she explained, "that it is necessary to produce stories which
speak directly to a region. By speaking intimately about, to, and
for the communities it reaches, theater can appeal to and attract
audiences who seek not only a refuge, but an understanding of who
we are as people and as members of cultural communities."
Mayo, who plays Faith, appeared
in the Southeastern Theatre production of Steel Magnolias.
She was recommended for Faith's Affair by theater faculty member Selisa
Hue, who is supervising the production along with Southeastern Theatre
Director Steve Schepker. A psychology major minoring in theater, Mayo
said she is enjoying the challenges of staged storytelling as opposed
to traditional theater.
"I try to keep up a lot of
emotion since it has less action that a regular play," she said.
"I love this story. The character of Faith is so complex and
such fun to do."
Her fellow actors Hines and King
are both English majors. Hines has performed a one-act monodrama,
Ghosts, and a scene from his play, 72 Rebecca Lane,
will be presented at the National Popular Culture/American Culture
joint conference in Atlanta in April. Faith's Affair marks
King's acting debut.
Shivers' appearance is co-sponsored
by Southeastern's Center for Faculty Excellence. For additional information
about Women's History Month, visit the link at www.selu.edu
or contact Carole McAllister of the Southeastern Women's Coalition,
(985) 549-2100.
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 Matheny
Lecture highlights coloquium on 'Medieval Origins of Modern Science'
The medieval origins of modern science will be the focus of the College
of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences' spring colloquium, April
5-6.
David C. Lindberg, Hilldale Professor
Emeritus of the history of science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
will be the colloquium's special guest. He will present the university's
annual Matheny Lecture on Science and Religion, "The Medieval
Church Encounters the Classical Tradition: St. Augustine and Roger
Bacon," Thursday, April 6, at 3 p.m. in the Student Union Theatre.
All colloquium lectures are free
and open to the campus and community.
On Wednesday, April 5, at 3 p.m.
in the Student Union Theatre Lindberg will speak on "The Medieval
Myth of the Flat Earth" as part of a panel discussion on "Myths
and Reason in the Middle Ages." He will be joined by Southeastern
history professors Jeff Bell and Andrew Traver. Bell will discuss
the theology and philosophy of Peter Abelard, while Traver will speak
on medieval cartography.
Also on April 5, Lindberg will
discuss the famous Galileo affair in a talk entitled "The Florentine
Heretic? Galileo, the Church, and the Cosmos" at 7:30 p.m. at
St. Albert's Student Center.
Lindberg is a fellow of the Medieval
Academy of America, the Académie internationale d'histoire
des sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has
been a visiting member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,
the Bellagio Study Center of the Rockefeller Foundation, and a Guggenheim
Fellow at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. In 1994-95, he served as president
of the History of Science Society and, in 1999 received the Sarton
Medal of the History of Science Society for lifetime scholarly achievement.
He has served on many editorial
boards and is general editor of the forthcoming eight-volume Cambridge
History of Science. Lindberg is the author of The Beginnings
of Western Science, and Roger Bacon's Philosophy of Nature.
He is the editor of God and Nature: Historical Essays on the Encounter
Between Christianity and Science and When Science and Christianity
Meet.
The colloquium lectures are sponsored
by the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, St. Albert's
Student Center, the Presbyterian Campus ministry board, the Metanexus
Institute of Religion and the Southeastern departments of Biology,
Chemistry and Physics, Communication, History and Political Science,
Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice.
For more information, contact
Matt Rossano at mrossano@selu.edu
or (985) 549-5537.
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SBDC seminars focus on tax law changes and hurricane
relief
The Small Business Development
Center will host a special seminar, "Tax Law Changes and Special
Hurricane Provisions," in four parishes during April.
The seminar will cover tax law
legislation with special focus on the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief
Act and the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005, said SBDC Assistant
Director Sandy Summers.
The seminars will be held on Wednesdays
from 10 a.m.-noon at the university's Southeast Louisiana Business
Center, 1514 Martens Drive, Hammond, April 5; the Louisiana DOTD Federal
Credit Union, 1620 South Range Ave., Denham Springs, April 12; the
St. Tammany Center, 214 Koop Drive, north of Mandeville, April 19;
and the Louisiana Technical College Sullivan Campus, 1710 Sullivan
Drive, Bogalusa, April 26.
The cost to attend these events
is $5 per person, free for area chambers of commerce members.
Co-sponsors are the Hammond Chamber
of Commerce, Dixie Development Center, St. Tammany West Chamber of
Commerce, and the Bogalusa Chamber of Commerce.
For more information or to register,
contact Sandy Summers at the Small Business Development Center, 985-549-3831
or sbdc@selu.edu.
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Head Start applications being accepted
Southeastern Head Start and Early Head Start are now accepting
applications for the 2006-2007 school year.
Southeastern students, staff
and faculty and area residents who meet federal income guidelines
can apply to enroll their three- and four-year-olds in the Head
Start program, which offers educational and social services for
low-income pre-schoolers and their families. Early Head Start serves
children ages six weeks to three years old.
Located since 1999 in a complex
at 125 W. Tornado Drive, the preschool has room for 120 three- to
five-year-olds, and 24 infants and toddlers, said Director Tammy
Earles.
While all applicants must meet
income requirements, priority is given to the children of Southeastern
students and staff. In addition, children with disabilities or special
needs also receive priority, and may be considered even if the family's
income exceeds guidelines.
Income guidelines are outlined
by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, and are
based on family size and gross annual income.
For an application appointment,
call Southeastern Head Start at (985) 549-5948.
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Family kickball tournament 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 11 a.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 1pm kickball tournament, call Amy Oberschmidt at (985)
549-5738 or e-mail aoberschmidt@selu.edu.
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Lab School invites faculty, staff to share
the world with students
Students and faculty at Southeastern Lab School have been visiting
other countries this year through the school's reading theme, "Reading...Your
Passport to the World."
"National Library Week,
one of our biggest celebrations, is right around the corner, April
3-7," said Shawn Messina. "We would like to invite you
to become an active part of the Lab School family by asking you
to participate in this week of fun and festivities."
Faculty or staff who are from
a country outside the United .States or who have traveled to other
countries are invited to share their experiences with Lab School
students.
Presentations will scheduled
during National Library Week and should last 30-45 minutes. PowerPoints
presentations and demonstrations of artifacts or clothing from the
country are welcome. Speakers may also choose the grade level for
their presentation.
"This is a fun and exciting
way to share your experiences with younger students," Messina
said. "Please consider working with us!"
Those interested in participating
may contact Messina at shawn.messina@selu.edu or at 549-2206.
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New IRB forms available
Attention all researchers, new IRB forms are available for download
from the IRB website, www.selu.edu/irb. All the forms, the Exempt,
101H, and 101A have been revised. Please discard any old IRB forms
and use the new ones.
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News from the Center for Faculty Excellence
Workshops: All workshops are held in Tinsley Hall, Room 103
unless otherwise noted. Registration is required 24 hours in advance
of all workshops. Walk-ins are welcome, if space is available. Please
call the center to verify. If you have questions regarding this,
please contact the center at ext. 5791 or email us at center@selu.edu.
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 10-11:30
p.m., "Invasion of the Clickers," presented by Frank Campo,
instructor of Biological Sciences. No, it's not a SciFi movie, but
a student response system currently being used by Campo in teaching
freshman biology lectures. It is often difficult to know whether
we are really reaching each student in large classes. Response card
devices ("clickers") coupled with PowerPoint presentations
allow instructors to project questions and obtain instant responses
from every student. Come hear what the students are saying about
this innovative technology and have a little fun by participating
in this demonstration. Each person will have a clicker to answer
Campo's questions.
Noon-1 p.m., Twelve
Oaks-Lyceum Lights. In honor of Women's History Month, the center
will showcase poet and English faculty member Alison Pelegrin.
Deadlines to Remember:
Faculty Development
Grant Program -- Proposals are now being solicited for scholarly
projects requiring financial support during the 2006-07 academic
year. The guidelines can be accessed through this
link. The application forms can be accessed through this
link. Deadline 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 p.m.
The Center's Innovative Teaching
Initiative -- The center is soliciting proposals to develop
innovative courses or to integrate innovative teaching and/or assessment
elements into existing courses. Deadline 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. Click
here for more information and the application form or visit
our office in Tinsley Annex, Room 6.
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Sponsored Research spring workshops
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.
Administering Your Grant
Award -- Wed., March 29 and Thurs., March 30, 2-3 p.m., Tinsley
Hall, Room 103: Now that you have an award, what's next? Knowing
how to coordinate with Grants Accounting, Human Resources, &
Purchasing at Southeastern will make the administration of a grant
easier. Representatives of these offices will be on hand to provide
information on procedures and to answer questions.
Writing Sub Contracts and
More -- Wed., April 5 and Thurs., April 6, 2-3 p.m., McClimans
Hall, Room 204: Needing to sub contract grant activities? Learn
how to navigate a Southeastern web site for consulting service contract
and cooperative agreement examples and requirements from Ed Gautier,
director of purchasing.
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Nominees for Alumni Senior Awards Sought
Each year at the annual Division of Student Affairs Convocation,
four outstanding graduating seniors are especially recognized. Nominees
must have a 3.5 or higher overall grade point average; be an undergraduate
receiving his or her degree at this spring commencement; and have
participated actively in at least two extracurricular activities/organizations.
Award winners receive a monetary
stipend and other awards that are presented at the Division of Student
Affairs Awards Convocation.
Anyone who would like to nominate
a student should send the student's name to the chairman of the
Senior Awards Committee, Jackie Dale Thomas, Faculty Box 10414 or
drop it off in Student Union, room 110.
The deadline for submitting
names is Monday, April 3. For more information, feel free to contact
Ms. Thomas at 549-2233 or jthomas2@selu.edu if you have any questions.
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Coming up …
Through April 9
Southeastern Lab School
Annual Youth Art Month Exhibition, Sims Memorial Library, first
floor. Free. (985) 549-2185.
Through April 13
Department of Visual Arts Student
Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery, East Stadium. Exhibit on display
through April 13. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. Free.
(985) 549-2193.
March 27-30
Southeastern Business Week,
sponsored by College of Business. Schedule available in Garrett
Hall, room 3. Free. (985) 549-2258/2202.
Monday, March 27
Women's History Month: "Female
Campus Leaders: Building a Better Southeastern," featuring
Panhellenic President Ashley Tarver, "Lion's Roar" editor
Lorraine Favre, and Miss Southeastern Blair Abene; noon, Sims Memorial
Library, third floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Tuesday, March 28
Encore!: Silverwind Duo,
Nicole McPherson, flute; Andrew Seigel, clarinet, 7:30 p.m., Pottle
Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2184.
Women's History Month: "Women
and War," featuring Judith Fai-Podlipnik ("Women in the
French Resistance") and Margaret Gonzalez-Perez ("Female
Suicide Bombers"), 12:30 p.m. Sims Memorial Library, third
floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Women's History Month, "Faith's
Affair," directed by Jayetta Slawson, 7 p.m., Vonnie Borden
Theatre. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Wednesday, March 29
Guest lecture: Holocaust
Survivor and author of Because of Romek David Faber, 10 a.m.,
Student Union Theater.
Student Government Association
Blood Drive, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Student Union ballroom. (985) 549-2296.
Women's History Month: Center
for Faculty Excellence's "Lyceum Lights," featuring Southeastern
poet Allison Pelegrin, noon, Twelve Oaks. Reservations: (985) 549-5791.
Women's History Month: Sen.
Julie Quinn, noon, Sims Memorial Library, third floor. Free. (985)
549-2100.
Thursday, March 30
Guest Lecture: Rita Portales,
"Teaching in Poverty Area Schools: Realities in Education,"
9:30 a.m., Cate Teacher Education Center Kiva. Free. (985) 549-2152.
Women's History Month: "Not
Just Another Pretty Face: Women and Body Image," featuring
Jeanne Dubino, Karen Fontenot, Paula Varnado-Sullivan, William Robison;
12:30 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, third floor. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Guest Lecture: Marco Portales,
"What Is the Impact of Latinos and Latinas These Days?",
12:30 p.m. D Vickers Hall, room 209. Free. (985) 549-2152.
Guest Lecture: Rita and Marco
Portales, "Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas,"
5 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, third floor. Reception and book signing
follows lecture. (985) 549-2152.
Encore!: "Delicious Collection:
Dance and Film," 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the Performing
Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Free (985) 549-2184.
Late Night Southeastern, 8 p.m.-1
a.m., Pennington Student Activity Center. (985) 549-2144.
Friday, March 31
Women's History Month: Sonja
Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day, 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Cate Teacher
Education Center Kiva. (985) 549-5269).
Child Welfare Conference (conference
for social work educators, professionals, foster families and adoptive
families), 8 a.m.-4 p.m., University Center. Information: Maurice
Badon, (985) 549-2195.
Women's History Month: Hungarian
Dancers, noon, Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2100.
Student Government Association Young Leaders Conference, 7:30 a.m.-4
p.m., War Memorial Student Union. (985) 549-2296.
Sunday, April 1
Family Fitness Kickball Tournament,
1 p.m., Pennington Student Activity Center. Register: (985) 549-5738.
Reception for retiring Head Athletic Trainer Robert "Doc"
Goodwin, 6-7:30 p.m., Contemporary Art Gallery, East Stadium. (Reception
immediately follows 4 p.m. Lions Spring Football Game in Strawberry
Stadium.) (985) 549-2142.
Monday, April 3
Encore!: Faculty Brass and Brass
Quintet, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. (985)
549-2184.
April 3-7
Early Registration for fall
2006 semester. (985) 549-2066, (985) 549-2062, or 1-800-222-7358.
Tuesday, April 4
Southeastern Guitar Festival:
Trio Sonacion, An Evening of Guitar and Song, 7:30 p.m., Pottle
Music Building Auditorium. Free. (985) 549-2184.
Christwood Arts and Lectures
Series: Dr. Judith Fai-Podlipnik "Stalin's Sweethearts Take
up Arms: Soviet women during World War II," 4 p.m., Christwood
Retirement Community, 100 Christwood Blvd., Covington. Free.
Wednesday, April 5
College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences Colloquium: Panel Discussion featuring David
C. Lindberg, "The Medieval Myth of the Flat Earth"; Jeff
Bell, "Theology and Philosophy of Peter Abelard"; Andrew
Traver, "Medieval Catography"; 3 p.m., Student Union Theatre.
Free. (985) 549-5537.
Golden Silence (memorial ceremony
honoring deceased members of Southeastern family), 6 p.m., in the
Student Union Park. To submit names, (985) 549-2150 or 1-800-SLU-ALUM.
African American Achievement
Awards, 7 p.m., Student Union ballroom. (985) 549-3850.
College of Arts, Humanities
and Social Sciences Colloquium: David C. Lindberg, "The Florentine
Heretic? Galileo, the Church, and the Cosmos," 7:30 p.m., St.
Albert's Student Center. Free. (985) 549-5537.
Thursday, April 6
Matheny Lecture on Science and
Religion: David C. Lindberg, "The Medieval Church Encounters
the Classical Tradition: St. Augustine and Roger Bacon," 3
p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free. (985) 549-5537.
Encore!: Southeastern Wind Symphony
directed by Glen Hemberger, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre for the
Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St. (985) 549-2184.
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Robert "Doc" Goodwin will be honored at the Arpil 5 Spring
Game.
This week in athletics
The Southeastern football team will wrap up spring practice with
the 2006 Spring Game on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Strawberry Stadium.
The intrasquad contest will end
Southeastern's second spring under head coach Dennis Roland. At halftime
of the contest, a ceremony will be held to honor longtime athletic
trainer Robert "Doc" Goodwin, who announced his retirement
after 31 years effective April 5. A reception honoring Goodwin at
the Contemporary Arts Gallery (behind East Stadium) will immediately
follow the conclusion of the spring game.
Goodwin will also be honored at
a coffee and muffins reception on Friday at P.J.'s Coffee House on
Thomas St. in downtown Hammond. Doc will be on hand to meet and mingle
with friends from 7-10 a.m.
The Southeastern baseball team
(11-11, 2-4 SLC) will be back in action this week for four games.
On Tuesday, the Lions will host in-state rival Louisiana-Lafayette
at 6:30 p.m. at Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field.
Southeastern will return to the
road for a three-game series at Southland Conference foe Sam Houston
State. On Friday, the series opens at 7 p.m. and continues on Saturday
at 3 p.m. The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. All
Southeastern games this week will be broadcast live in the Hammond
area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the internet at www.LionSports.net.
The Southeastern softball team
(8-17, 4-8 SLC) will return to the field this week for five games.
On Wednesday, the Lady Lions head to Jackson, Miss. for a 1 p.m. doubleheader
at non-conference foe Jackson State. On Saturday, Southeastern opens
up a three-game Southland Conference series at Nicholls State with
a 3 p.m. doubleheader. First pitch for Sunday's finale is scheduled
for 1 p.m.
The Southeastern men's golf team
will host the Third Annual Carter Plantation Intercollegiate on Monday
at Carter Plantation in Springfield, La. The tournament will tee off
at 8 a.m. Monday morning with a 36-hole shotgun start. Tuesday's final
18 holes will begin with scheduled tee times at 7:30 a.m.
Joining host team Southeastern
Louisiana will be Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisville,
Memphis, Mississippi State, South Alabama, South Florida, Southern
Miss, Texas-San Antonio and Tulane.
The Southeastern men's tennis
team (11-1, 5-0 SLC) will participate in its biggest match of the
season this week. On Tuesday, the No. 65 Lions will face SLC foe Texas-Arlington
at 2 p.m. in Arlington, Texas. A Southeastern victory in the match
will ensure the Lions' first-ever Southland Conference regular season
championship. On Wednesday, Southeastern will face in-state foe Centenary
at 2 p.m. in Shreveport. Florida A&M will meet the Lions on Sunday,
with the two teams scheduled to meet at the Cross Gates Country Club
in Slidell.
The nationally-ranked women's
tennis team (12-3, 6-0 SLC) will host three matches this week. On
Thursday, the No. 58 Lady Lions will host Louisiana Tech. SLC foes
Louisiana-Monroe and Northwestern State will be in town on Saturday
and Sunday, respectively. First serve for both weekend matches is
scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Southeastern Tennis Complex.
The Southeastern men's and women's
track and field team will return to action on Saturday. The Lions
and Lady Lions will participate in the Mississippi State Relays in
Starkville, Miss.
Monday, March 27
Golf, at Carter Plantation
Intercollegiate, Springfield, 8 a.m.
Tuesday, March 28
Golf, at Carter Plantation Intercollegiate,
Springfield, 7:30 a.m.
Baseball, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette,
Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Men's Tennis, at Texas-Arlington,
Arlington, Texas, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29
Softball, at Jackson State
(DH), Jackson, Miss., 1 p.m.
Men's Tennis, at Centenary, Shreveport,
2 p.m.
Thursday, March 30
Women's Tennis, vs. Louisiana
Tech, TBA, TBA
Friday, March 31
Baseball, at Sam Houston State,
Huntsville, Texas, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Saturday, April 1
Football, Spring Game, Strawberry
Stadium, 4 p.m.
Baseball, at Sam Houston State,
Huntsville, Texas, 3 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Softball, at Nicholls State (DH),
Thibodaux, 3 p.m.
Women's Tennis, vs. Louisiana-Monroe,
Southeastern Tennis Complex, 10 a.m.
Track and Field, at Mississippi
State Relays, Starkville, Miss., All Day
Sunday, April 2
Baseball, at Sam Houston State,
Huntsville, Texas, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Softball, at Nicholls State, Thibodaux,
1 p.m.
Women's Tennis, vs. Northwestern
State, Southeastern Tennis Complex, 10 a.m.
Men's Tennis, vs. Florida A&M,
Slidell, 11 a.m.
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SLWP showcases "best practices"
The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project presented a "Showcase
of Best Practices in Teaching Writing" on campus Saturday, March
18. Area educators, student teachers, and education students attended
poster presentations and workshops on teaching writing presented by
Writing Project teacher consultants. The following SLWP Teacher Consultants
from the Department of English were among the 22 presenters:
Dr. Beth Calloway, "Reflecting, Researching, and Re-Learning:
The Students Write"; Sara Ross, "Film Analysis"; Joan
Anderson, "Crisis Writing"; Leigh Camacho, "Demystifying
Poetry"; Dr. Richard Louth, "Building Community in the Writing
Classoom"; Dr. Christine Mitchell, "How to Write an Essay
on literature"; Dr. Tasha Whitton, "Technology and Writing,"
and "Research Writing"; Dr. Ruth Caillouet, "High School
Horrors: Stephen King and Models for Writing." In addition, Dr.Christine
Mitchell, Dr. Ruth Caillouet, Dr. George Dorrill, Joan Anderson, Dr.
Beth Calloway, and Dr. Richard Louth presented a panel for high school
teachers entitled "Preparing Students for College Writing."
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Student achievements
Melanie B. Norwood, graduate student in Applied Sociology
program (Sociology and Criminal Justice), presented a paper entitled
"Working to Their Own Detriment: The Underclass and the American
Dream" at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society
held in New Orleans, March 22-25.
Dominique Brown, graduate student
in Applied Sociology program (Sociology and Criminal Justice), presented
a paper entitled "Hip Hop on the Bayou: High School Academicians'
Attitudes Toward Adolescent African American Males" at the annual
meeting of the Southern Sociological Society held in New Orleans,
March 22-25, 2006.
Professional activities
Dr. William F. Font (Biological Sciences) was a coauthor of a
paper entitled, "Molecular characterization of a Mycobacterium
species in non-native poeciliids in Hawaii using DNA sequences"
which was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Fish
Diseases. The research was conducted with colleagues from Oregon
State University. Because this bacterium produces a disease that may
threaten native Hawaiian stream fishes, the study was funded by the
State of Hawaii, Division of Aquatic Resources as part of a comprehensive
conservation program to protect the native aquatic fauna of the archipelago.
Dr. Barbara Forrest (History
and Political Science) attended the annual board of directors' meeting
of the National Center for Science Education in Oakland, Calif., on
March 18. Dr. Forrest also was the invited speaker for the 2006 meeting
of the Georgia Academy of Science. On Friday, March 24, she gave a
talk for academy members entitled "What Is Intelligent Design?
Why Should We Care?" at the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta.
A book-signing followed the presentation. On Saturday, March 25, she
gave the luncheon keynote address, "Slam Dunk for Science and
the Constitution: Kitzmiller et al. v. Dover Area School District,"
at Georgia Perimter College in Lawrenceville, Ga.
Dr. Tony Armenta's
(Educational Leadership & Technology) article "The IEP: What
it Demands and Pitfalls to Avoid" has been published by Principal
Leadership (National Association of Secondary School Principals).
It was co-authored by Gerlinde Beckers and will appear in May 2006
issue.
Dr. Linda Synovitz (Kinesiology
and Health Studies) presented a research poster titled "Relationship
of Health Locus of Control and Spirituality to College Students' Complementary
and Alternative Medicine Use" at the national convention of the
Art and Science of Heatlh Promotion in Las Vegas on Tuesday, March
28 and Wednesday, March 29. Her co-authors were Dr. Wynn Gillan
and Dr. Ralph Wood (Kinesiology and Health Studies).
The Family and Consumer Sciences
(FCS) Advisory Council met on Friday, March 17, in White Hall. The
council includes Southeastern FCS alumni and other professionals in
the field of FCS. Council members in attendance included Louvenia
Askew, Cecil Albarado, Ashley Bracken, Cari Coppock, Denise La Tour,
and Kim Robinson. Family and Consumer Sciences faculty members attending
included Jackie Didier, council chair; Heather Compton,
Debbie Johnson, Gail McMillon, Susan Quinn, Peggy
Rolling and Nonita Valverde. The council members were welcomed
by Dean Diane Allen (College of Education and Human Development)
and Interim Department Head Dr. Mary Ballard (Counseling and
Human Development). The agenda included input from the council members
regarding program planning and goal setting in keeping with AAFCS
accreditation criteria.
Dr. Jack Bedell (English)
was awarded another $10,000 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.
Dr. Joan Faust (English)
presented a paper at the South-Central Renaissance Conference, held
March 9-11 in Houston. Entitled "Upon Appleton House:
To, From, and With My Lord Fairfax," the paper explored means
employed by poet Andrew Marvell to ingratiate himself with his important
patron. Faust also served as local chair for the Twenty-First Annual
John Donne Conference in February and introduced the plenary speaker.
Commentary by Dr. Richard David
Ramsey (General Business) has been published by the National Association
of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) in review of the NASBA proposal
on the 150-semester-hour requirement for the CPA Exam as the requirement
relates to business communication education. Ramsey's commentary appears
at this link.
Dr. David C. Wyld (Management)
had his article titled "Nicaragua: The 'New India' for Call Center
Operations?" published in the January 2006 issue of MultiLingual
Computing & Technology. Dr. Wyld's article titled "Biometrics
at the Disney Gates" was published in the March 2, 2006, edition
of SecureIDNews. The article is available online.
Dr. Beatrice Baldwin (Academic
Affairs) was invited to speak at the Women Amplified Forum at Baton
Rouge Community College on Thursday, March 23. Chaired by Chancellor
Myrtle Dorsey, the panel discussed "Celebrating Women: Addressing
Educational Challenges in Louisiana." Other panel members were
Dr. Charlotte Placide, superintendent, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools;
Dr. Katrice Albert, vice chancellor for equity and diversity, LSU;
and Dr. Berryl Thompson, professor, Southern University Law School.
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