  "Louisiana
Roots," a special series during Fanfare, will honor state artists
and subjects, including entertainer Ronnie Kole, far left, and author
John Barry, left. Fanfare tickets, along with individual tickets for
Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts 2006-07 events, go on sale
Sept. 6.
Individual Fanfare, Columbia tickets go on sale Sept. 6
Tickets for the 21st season of Fanfare and for the 2006-07 season
of the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts will go on sale Sept.
6.
Patrons can purchase tickets in person
at the Columbia box office, located in the lobby of the historic downtown
Hammond theater at 220 E. Thomas St., or online at www.columbiatheatre.org.
The box office will be open from noon-5 p.m., weekdays, and until
one hour before performance time for events at the Columbia Theatre.
"We are very excited about this
year's season, especially Fanfare's 'Louisiana Roots' series, which
honors Louisiana artists and topics," said Donna Gay Anderson,
director of Fanfare/Columbia.
The Louisiana Roots series includes
lectures by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, Rising Tide
author John Barry, and Rice University's John Boles; concerts by legendary
entertainers Ronnie Kole and Irma Thomas, and the Last Straws jazz
ensemble; readings by Louisiana writers Bev Marshall, Alison Pelegrin,
and Tim Gautreaux; New Orleanian M.I. Scoggin's tribute to the great
French vocalist Edith Piaf; and Roberts Batson's "post-Katrina"
version of his one man show, Amazing Place, This New Orleans.
While many Fanfare events are free,
tickets for 13 events will be sold at the box office and on the Fanfare/Columbia
Web site. They are:
"Break! The Urban Funk Spectacular" (Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m.,
Columbia), $28.50, adults; $24.50, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty,
staff and alumni; $20 group rate; $15, non-Southeastern students;
Southeastern students free with ID.
The Last Straws (Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium),
$15, adults; $12, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and
alumni; $8, non-Southeastern students; $5, Southeastern students.
Soprano Nicole Cabell (Oct. 6, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium), $15,
adults; $12, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and alumni;
$8, non-Southeastern students; $5, Southeastern students.
Soirée Edith Piaf (Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Conference
Center), $30, general admission.
Rising Tide author John Barry (Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m., Columbia),
$12, adults; $10, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and
alumni; $8 group rate; $5, non-Southeastern students; Southeastern
students free with I.D.
Aquila Theatre Company in Romeo and Juliet (Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m.,
Columbia), $22, adults; $20, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty,
staff and alumni; $18 group rate; $12, non-Southeastern students;
$8, Southeastern students.
Ronnie Kole (Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m., Columbia), $12, adults; $10, senior
citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and alumni; $8 group rate; $5,
all students.
Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre Workshop in Songs for a New World
(Oct. 18-21, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium), $14, general admission;
$10,senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and alumni, and non-Southeastern
students; Southeastern students free with ID.
Missoula Children's Theatre in Snow White (Oct. 21, 2 p.m.,
Columbia), $12, adults; $10, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty,
staff and alumni; $8 group rate; $5, all students.
Zagreb Saxophone Quartet (Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium),
$15, adults; $12, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and
alumni; $8, non-Southeastern students; $5, Southeastern students.
L.A. Theatre Works in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Oct.
24, 7:30 p.m., Columbia), $38 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $32 Orchestra
2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2
Southeastern Wind Symphony, "Euphoria!" (Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.,
Columbia), $5, adults; $3, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty,
staff and alumni, free for all students.
Southeastern Chamber Orchestra (Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., Columbia) $5,
adults; $3, senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and alumni,
free for all students.
Tickets for the Southeastern Theatre's
Oct. 4-7 production of Blythe Spirit at Vonnie Borden Theatre
will be available at the Southeastern Theatre's box office in the
lobby of D Vickers Hall. Tickets are $10, general admission; and $6,
senior citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff and alumni. Southeastern
students are admitted free with their university I.D. The D Vickers
Hall box office, 985-549-2115, will open weekdays beginning Sept.
27 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The box office will also open at 6 p.m. on
performance nights.
Since The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
is also part of the Columbia's 2006-2007 season, ticket availability
may be limited. Anderson said more than 407 Columbia season tickets
where sold during the Aug. 10-31 campaign.
"Our record season ticket sales
indicate that our patrons are as excited as we are about this year's
season," Anderson said. "And it indicates, too, that the
remaining seats are going to go quickly, so we encourage everyone
to purchase tickets early."
Sept. 6 also marks the date that patrons
can begin purchasing tickets for individual Columbia season events.
In addition to The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, those events
and prices are:
Children's Letters to God (Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.), $32 Orchestra
1 and Loge; $28 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20 Orchestra 3 and Balcony
2.
Children's Letters to God (Nov. 18, 2 p.m.), $28 Orchestra
1 and Loge; $24 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $15 Orchestra 3 and Balcony
2.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Concert (Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.),
$38 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $32 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra
3 and Balcony 2.
Maureen McGovern (Jan. 26, 7:30 p.m.), $38 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $32
Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.
Winter Dance Party, (Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.), $35 Orchestra 1 and Loge;
$30 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.
Urban Cowboy, the Musical (Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m.), $38 Orchestra
1 and Loge; $32 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra 3 and Balcony
2.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra March Madness (March 2, 7:30 p.m.),
$35 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $30 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26 Orchestra
3 and Balcony 2.
Russian American Kids Circus (March 24, 2 p.m.), $32 Orchestra 1 and
Loge; $28 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter & the Wolf narrated
by Margaret Orr (April 28, 2 p.m.), $32 Orchestra 1 and Loge; $28
Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $20 Orchestra 3 and Balcony 2.
Eric Burdon and the Animals (June 29, 7:30 p.m.), $38 Orchestra 1
and Loge; $32 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $25 Orchestra 3 and Balcony
2.
For additional information, contact
the Columbia office, 985-543-4366 or visit www.columbiatheatre.org.
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Southeastern to host Tangi Night Sept. 18
Tangipahoa Parish high school students and their parents can get an
informal introduction to college as well as valuable information about
scholarships, financial aid, and admission requirements at Tangi Night
on Monday, September 18.
Tangi Night will be held from 6-8 p.m.
at Southeastern's Pennington Student Activity Center, located at the
intersection of University Avenue and North General Pershing.
"Tangi Night is the event for Tangipahoa
high school students and their families to learn more about selecting
colleges and career options," said Anthony Ranatza, coordinator
of Orientation and Special Events.
Students and their parents will be able
to browse exhibits offering information on academic and career options,
university admissions requirements, the state TOPS scholarship program,
as well as other scholarship and financial aid opportunities.
Tangi Night will host college representatives
from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama universities, both public
and private, who will be on hand to inform the students about their
respective universities. Banks and lenders will also be available
to offer information on financial aid options.
For more information on Tangi Night,
contact Southeastern Admissions at 985-549-5637 or e-mail TangiNight@selu.edu.
Additional information about Southeastern, including admission requirements
and scholarship opportunities, is available at www.selu.edu.
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Sept. 15 is December graduation application
deadline
Sept. 15 is the final day that Southeastern students can apply
to graduate in December 2006.
The graduation application and payment
deadlines will be strictly enforced, university officials said.
Candidates for associate, bachelor's,
and master's degrees can apply for graduation by logging into their
LEOnet campus accounts and choosing the "Graduation Information-Apply
for Graduation" option. Instructions are available on the "Current
Student" link at www.selu.edu or by calling Southeastern's
Office of Records and Registration at 985-549-2066.
The $35 application fee should be
paid directly to the Controller's Office, located on North Campus
in the Financial Aid Building.
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Lost and found
The following items were submitted to the University Police
Department's lost and found locker Aug. 21-28:
 Woman's
ring found outside of D Vickers Hall on 8/23/06 (Case Number 06-005154)
Verizon
flip phone found Aug. 24 on campus (location not given) (Case Number
06-005209)
Anyone who can identify or otherwise prove ownership of these items
should contact the University Police Department at 985-549-2222
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Please ask for the shift supervisor.
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Outside/dual employment
Outside Employment forms for the July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007 reporting period may now be submitted. Outside employment performed
any time during the reporting period must be approved.
The University of Louisiana System
requires that all full-time Southeastern employees, including those
who may become temporary full-time employees, annually disclose
whether or not they participate in any outside employment activities.
The policy recognizes employees' right to engage in outside employment,
as long as it is within the proper parameters as established by
Louisiana law. Employees who are involved with contracts or agreements
between Southeastern and an outside employer must submit a list
of all such employment.
The online form and instructions for
completing the form are available at http://www.selu.edu/Administration/Depts/HumanResources/hrooutform.doc.
Please copy the form to one page.
Employees who have completed forms
since July 1, 2006, including as part of their employment packet,
are not required to complete an additional form, unless they have
entered into new outside employment since completing the original
form. Employees who have not completed a form since July 1, 2006
are requested to do so now.
An annual information report listing
all outside employment that has been approved and is currently in
force under this policy is kept on file at Southeastern.
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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
contact the center to verify or for more information at ext. 5791
or center@selu.edu.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, 9-11 a.m.:
Excel for Gradekeeping. Learn the basics of Excel, including
how to keep a gradebook using Excel.
Thursday, Sept. 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m.:
Science & Religion Brown Bag. Dr. Matt Rossano of the Department
of Psychology will open the series with "Supernaturalizing
Social Life: Religion and Evolution of Human Cooperation."
Bring your lunch and a friend, drinks and cookies will be provided.
Friday, Sept. 8, 9-10:45 p.m.:
Powerpoint. The workshop is designed to introduce the functionality
and assist faculty in developing lessons in Powerpoint to assist
in easier presentation of information to their students.
Monday, Sept. 11, 9-10:45 a.m.:
Blackboard Introduction Workshop The workshop will cover Blackboard
navigation, setting course availability, posting the course syllabus,
posting announcements, using e-mail, managing the gradebook and
posting grades.
Call for Proposals -- Teaching
Enhancement Grant: The Center for Faculty Excellence announces the
call for proposals for Teaching Enhancement Grants for the current
fiscal year. The grants are designed to enhance classroom teaching
in the areas of professional development in teaching, course enhancement,
and curriculum development or revision. Proposals are due by Sept.
22. More information is available at http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Teach/.
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 Child
welfare stipend recipients
Seven senior social work students have been awarded $5,000 stipends
through a special program funded by a Louisiana Office of Community
Services (OCS) Title IV-E grant. The program is designed to prepare
professional practitioners in the field of child welfare. Each year,
participants are selected based on scholarship, leadership and commitment
to work with at-risk families and children. They have committed to
take three child welfare courses, serve an internship in local child
welfare offices and work in the field for a year following graduation.
The grant also funds the students' participation in social work and
child welfare conferences. Chosen to participate in 2006-07 were from
left, front row, Simone Alexander, Ponchatoula; Arianne Moore, Baton
Rouge; Dalene Smith, OCS training division; Lacy Simms, Denham Springs;
back, Robert Couvillion, OCS regional administrator; Angela Kaichen,
Baton Rouge; Bryan Warner, Bogalusa; Erica Metge, Paulina; Danielle
Coyne, Covington; and Maurice Badon, Southeastern Child Welfare Program
coordinator.
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This week in athletics
The Southeastern football team will play its second Division I-A
opponent in as many weeks, facing Southern Miss on Saturday at 6 p.m.
in Hattiesburg, Miss., during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Lions (0-1) will attempt to shake
off their 30-15 loss at New Mexico State last Thursday, when Southeastern
forced four Aggie turnovers. Southern Miss (0-1) opened the season
with a 34-7 loss at Florida. Saturday's game will be broadcast live
in the Hammond area on KAJUN 107.1 FM.
The Southeastern women's soccer team
(3-1) will return home after a successful weekend trip to Alabama,
in which it defeated South Alabama and Troy. The Lady Lions will host
a pair of non-conference opponents from the Sun Belt Conference over
the weekend. Arkansas-Little Rock will be in town on Friday for a
4:30 p.m. match. In-state foe Louisiana-Lafayette will head to Hammond
on Sunday for a 2 p.m. match.
The Southeastern volleyball team (2-5)
is scheduled to play four matches this week. On Tuesday, the Lions
host Grambling at 6:30 p.m. in the University Center. Admission is
free. Southeastern will then hit the road for the third consecutive
weekend to compete in the Jaguar Classic in Mobile, Ala. On Friday,
the Lady Lions face host South Alabama at 7 p.m. Auburn (11 a.m.)
and Samford (4 p.m.) await Southeastern on Saturday.
The Southeastern cross country team
will compete in a pair of meets this weekend. On Tuesday the team
will be in Lake Charles to compete in the McNeese State Relay, before
heading to Southern Miss to compete in the USM Eagle Invite on Friday.
The women's team, led by individual meet champion Mandy Wallace, opened
the season with a win at the Tulane Invitational last week.
The defending Southland Conference champion
men's tennis team will open its fall schedule this week. The Lions
will be in Athens, Ga., to compete in the Southern Intercollegiate,
which begins Friday and runs through Monday.
Tuesday, September 5
Volleyball,
vs. Grambling, University Center, 6:30 p.m.
Cross
Country, at McNeese State Relay, Lake Charles, All Day
Friday, September 8
Women's
Soccer, vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, Southeastern Soccer Complex, 4:30
p.m.
Volleyball,
at South Alabama (Jaguar Classic), Mobile, Ala., 7 p.m.
Cross
Country, at USM Eagle Invite, Hattiesburg, Miss., All Day
Men's
Tennis, at Southern Collegiate, Athens, Ga., All Day
Saturday, September 9
Football,
at Southern Miss, Hattiesburg, Miss., 6 p.m.
Volleyball,
vs. Auburn (Jaguar Classic), Mobile, Ala., 11 a.m.
Volleyball,
vs. Samford (Jaguar Classic), Mobile, Ala., 4 p.m.
Men's
Tennis, at Southern Collegiate, Athens, Ga., All Day
Sunday, September 10
Women's
Soccer, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, Southeastern Soccer Complex, 2 p.m.
Men's
Tennis, at Southern Collegiate, Athens, Ga., All Day
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Prairieville resident receives Soutullo Scholarship
Stephen Soutullo, right, dean of Enrollment Management, presents
the Joseph and Gloria Soutullo Memorial Scholarship to Andrea Bode
of Prairieville, a senior honors student majoring in English. The
$1,000 scholarship honors Soutullo's parents, who were longtime Gretna
residents. It is awarded annually to the university's Orientation
Leader of the Year.
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Vautaw also Project NExT fellow
The Aug. 28 By-Lion article about Zach Teitler's appointment
as a Project NExT fellow failed to mention that he is the fifth, not
fourth, Southeastern mathematics faculty member to receive this prestigious
honor. William R. Vautaw, assistant professor of mathematics, also
served as a Project NExT fellow in 2003. ByLion apologizes
for the error!
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Professional activities
Dr. Jenny Hollander (Psychology) presented "How Do We Compare?"
at the Louisiana Substance Abuse Counselor and Trainee Conference
in Baton Rouge in July. Her presentation examined original research
related to Louisiana substance abuse counselors' perceptions of
ethical dilemmas compared to a national study of substance abuse
counselors' perceptions. Dr. Hollander was also elected as the District
Two Representative for the Louisiana Substance Abuse Counselor and
Trainee Association.
An e-book edited by Frederick L. Dembowski
(Educational Leadership & Technology), Educational Administration:
The Roles of Leadership and Management, has been published in
NCPEA CONNEXIONS, National Council of Professors of Educational
Administration, Huntsville, Texas.
Ellen D. Bush (General Studies)
recently received the prestigious designation of Master Career Counselor
(MCC) awarded by the National Career Development Association. Recipients
of the MCC designation must possess the additional credential of
National Certified Counselor or state Licensed Professional Counselor,
demonstrate competencies in career counseling and development, and
document career-related experience in areas such as teaching, training,
and program and material development.
Judith Fai-Podlipnik (History)
served as a lecturer the Florida State University's Institute for
Holocaust Educators in June 2006. Her paper was on the Holocaust
in Hungary. She was also appointed as program coordinator for the
European Section of the Southwest Social Sciences Association's
annual conference.
Bev Marshall (English) gave
two presentations as featured speaker at the Arkansas Writers Conference
in Little Rock, Ark.
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