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An opera, a lecture on the Middle East and a puppet theatre performance highlight
Fanfare's first two weeks
A classic opera, a lecture on the Middle East and a puppet theatre performance are
just some of the events providing the opening flourish for the 30th season of Fanfare,
Southeastern’s annual October arts festival.
“With the approach of Fanfare’s 30th anniversary, we are excited to continue
the celebration of arts and culture that were at the heart of Fanfare’s beginning.
Through this festival, our community has had access to many life-enriching events,”
said Roy Blackwood, interim director of the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts
and Fanfare.
“Kicking off with ‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,’ the tradition
of excellence will continue this year with everything from favorite events generated
on the campus to nationally known speakers and even Broadway.”
On Sept. 24 and 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Columbia Theatre, Southeastern Opera/Music
Theatre Workshop will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”
Winner of five Tony Awards, the show is considered one of the funniest musicals
in the history of theatre. Based on the 2000-year-old comedies of the Roman playwright
Plautus with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry
Gelbart, the production promises fast-paced hysteria, desperate love and mistaken
identity.
Oct. 6-9 the Southeastern Theatre Department will present “No Exit,” a 1944 play
by French playwright Jean-Paul Sartre about three damned souls conversing in hell.
Scheduled at 7:30 p.m. nightly, the production will take place in Vonnie Borden Theatre
in D Vickers Hall.
In a new translation of Sartre’s existential classic, Southeastern Theatre explores
the most valuable aspect of the human condition: free will. With freedom comes great
responsibility, especially when “Hell is other people” and there is no escape from
our choices.
Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for faculty, staff, and non-Southeastern students;
and free for Southeastern students with university ID.
On Oct. 7, the Department of History and Political Science’s “Then and Now Lecture
Series” officially kicks off its 15th presentation of free lectures.
Southeastern History Professor Margaret Gonzalez-Perez will present the first
lecture in the series, “The Return of the Reel Middle East,” at 1 p.m. in Pottle Auditorium.
The History and Political Science specialist on international politics, the Middle
East, and terrorism returns with a brand new update on a subject she first examined
a decade ago – the people, institutions, and culture of the Middle East as they are
presented through stereotypes in modern media, such as popular films. She will discuss
how these stereotypes developed, how they correlate to global events, and why the
public accepts them.
Next up is Bits ‘N Pieces Puppet Theatre in a production of “Princess Thimbelina.”
The classic Hans Christian Anderson fairytale tells the story of a little girl no
bigger than a thumb.
Scheduled for Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Columbia Theatre, the production is the
first of two Pajamas and Play performances scheduled this year for the theatre’s youngest
fans.
“Princess Thimbelina demonstrates you can find happiness if you have belief in
what your heart tells you to be true,” said Blackwood. “Thimbelina and her menagerie
of animal friends are featured in this original musical adaptation. The production
also features giant puppets, fanciful costumed characters and actress Holli Rubin
as Princess Thimbelina.”
Fanfare tickets are on sale at the Columbia/Fanfare box office, 220 E. Thomas
Street, 543-4371. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
and one hour prior to Columbia performances. For a complete schedule, contact the
Columbia/Fanfare office at 543-4366 or visit columbiatheatre.org.
OPERA OPENS SOUTHEASTERN’S FANFARE – The 30th season of Southeastern’s Fanfare will open with Southeastern Opera/ Music
Theatre’s production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” on Sept.
24 and 25 at the Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts. Rehearsing for the production
are, from left, Nicholas Smith (Ponchatoula) as Hysterium and Benjamin Vollentine
(Covington) as Pseudolus. Leading the rehearsal is Director Alton Geno.
Southeastern students named ambassadors for ‘Real-World Ready’ promotion
Five Southeastern students have been awarded scholarships by the Office of Experiential
Learning for their role in helping to promote the university’s Real-World Ready (RWR)
initiative.
Real-World Ready is part of Southeastern’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that
is tied to its application for reaccreditation by the Southern Association for Colleges
and Schools Commission on Colleges.
“Experiential learning includes internships, practicums, service-learning courses,
study abroad trips, research and other opportunities that link class work with hands-on
experience and is intended to help students to prepare for the workforce,” said Jayetta
Slawson who is coordinating the QEP.
Named Student Ambassadors and the colleges they represent are Rian Earnest of
Ponchatoula, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Nisha Lama of Nepal,
College of Science and Technology; Tony Miller of Hammond, College of Nursing and
Health Sciences; Caroline Pixberg of Mandeville, College of Education; and Mikayla
Shippy of Pueblo West, Colo., College of Business.
Slawson said the students were selected to represent their colleges based on
academic standing, previous experiences in experiential learning and work ethic. As
part of their duties, they are required assist the director in promoting the project.
“Our colleges have selected a wonderful team of students that is committed to
excellence and who understand firsthand the power of experiential education as a valuable
tool for creating a stronger learning climate at Southeastern,” said Slawson. “These
student leaders will speak to student organizations, assist with developing a one-day
student conference on experiential learning in the spring semester, and serve as a
subcommittee on the RWR Advisory Council.”
Earnest is a senior history major with double minors in international studies
and French who has studied abroad in England and France. She is a member of the Louisiana
Reading Council and the Southeast Reading Council and intends to pursue future studies
in comparative law.
A junior physics major, Lama is involved in several campus organizations, including
the Society for Physics Students, the Physics Club and the Nepalese Student Association.
She plans to continue studies to become a medical physicist.
Miller is a senior athletic training major who plans to attend physical therapy
school and specialize in athletic rehabilitation following graduation. He recently
completed an internship with the New Orleans Saints’ athletic training staff.
Pixberg is a senior middle school education major with a focus in math and social
studies. She is the president of the Southeastern Education Organization for Students
and has assisted in classrooms in various schools in St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, East
Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
A senior accounting major, Shippy is currently the captain of the Southeastern
volleyball team. She completed an internship last summer with a CPA firm and plans
on working with a public accounting firm in Oklahoma City following graduation.
For more information on the experiential learning program, contact Slawson at
549-3340 or visit the website at http://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/programs/el/index.html#sthash.Fkwezsg0.dpuf.
SOUTHEASTERN NAMES STUDENT AMBASSADORS – Southeastern has named five student ambassadors representing the university’s academic
colleges to the Office of Experiential Learning in the promotion of its Real-World
Ready initiative. Pictured are, from left Caroline Pixberg, College of Education;
Nisha Lama, College of Science and Technology; Tony Miller, College of Nursing and
Health Sciences; Rian Earnest, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; and
Mikayla Shippy, College of Business.
Southeastern earns top rank for university with online offerings
Southeastern was named the top Louisiana university in a recent ranking of institutions
with online degree offerings.
Affordable Colleges Online reviewed all institutions in the state that offer
a bachelor’s degree at a minimum. The report, “2015-2016 Best Online Colleges for
Louisiana,” is based on a proprietary scoring system that ranks the schools using
various cost-to-quality criteria and metrics.
Among the criteria used are the number of online bachelor’s degrees available,
student-faculty ratio, loan default rate, job placement and career counseling availability,
the online tuition rate and the six-year graduation rate.
“Students and parents today want to receive a good return on their education
investment. Southeastern consistently shows that it offers our students both an excellent
value and unparalleled academic programming,” said university President John L. Crain.
“Our online programs certainly contribute to that level of success.”
Southeastern was cited specifically for its online degree programs for individuals
who have earned registered nurse certification and are looking to obtain bachelor’s
degrees.
Earlier this year, Southeastern’s online nursing program was ranked in the nation’s
Top 50 Best Value Online RN to BS Programs for 2015. The program was ranked 36th in
the U.S. by ValueColleges.com.
The ranking by ACO ties into other high affordability ratings the university
enjoys, including its ranking of 19th in the country by Accounting Degree Review in
a listing of the 30 most affordable residential degree programs in accounting.
“We wanted to highlight the schools in each state that are driving innovative
learning and meeting demands of students,” said Dan Schuessler, chief executive officer
and founder of ACO. “These schools are not only offering great programs, but they
have expanded their program excellence to the much-desired online environment.”
ACO provides prospective students and their parents with information and resources
to help them manage the cost of obtaining an education. It is the first website to
offer comprehensive lists of “Most Affordable Colleges” in different categories.
LSBDC business consultant named ‘State Star’ for second time
Wayne Ricks, senior business consultant at Southeastern, was honored for his second
time as a “State Star” at the recent annual conference of Small Business Development
Centers held in San Francisco.
Ricks received the award – presented to top business consultants across the nation
– for his work with Southeastern’s Louisiana Small Business Development Center.
In his 10 years with the SBDC, Ricks has been able to garner approximately $173
million in funding and help create more than 600 jobs for the Hammond and Northshore
area business community. In the last fiscal year, he brought in about $26 million
in capital and created more than 100 jobs through the LSBDC at Southeastern.
“Wayne Ricks has consistently performed at the top level for the LSBDC,” said
Southeastern President John L. Crain. “His personal attention to clients’ needs have
successfully resulted in the creation of numerous jobs and significant capitalization
for businesses and entrepreneurs in the area. Working at Southeastern’s SBDC – named
the best in the nation earlier this year – means he must meet high expectations and
being named a State Star for the second time attests to that.”
Ricks’ areas of focus are consulting with clients on an individual basis and
assisting them in creating financial projects and industry research.
“It’s nice to be recognized for the hard work we put in,” said Ricks, a certified
global business professional. “As a center, we do a lot and work hard to help the
region’s business community.”
The Southeastern LSBDC is a nationally accredited network of nine centers statewide
dedicated to promoting business formation and growth through no-cost, confidential
business consulting, low-cost entrepreneurial and business training, and online information
and resources. The center covers the five-parish region of Livingston, St. Helena,
St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes. For more information about the Southeastern
center, call 549-3831.
RICKS A ‘STATE STAR’ AGAIN – Rande Kessler, left, director of the state’s Small Business Development Center,
congratulates business consultant Wayne Ricks of Southeastern’s SBDC, on being named
a “State Star” for his work with businesses and entrepreneurs in the Northshore area.
The award, the second for Ricks, was presented at the national SBDC conference in
San Francisco.
College & Career Fair scheduled Sept. 29 for St. Tammany, Tangipahoa high school students
High school students and their parents can get an informal introduction to college
as well as valuable information about scholarships, financial aid, and admissions
requirements at the Northshore College and Career Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 29.
Not to be confused with Career Fair, Southeastern’s Office of Career Services’
annual university wide employment recruiting event scheduled Sept. 17, this event
caters to high school students. One of the largest college fairs in the state with
more than 70 participating colleges and universities from throughout the state and
nation, the event will be held from 6-8 p.m. at Southeastern’s Pennington Center,
located on the corner of University Avenue and General Pershing Street.
The fair is open to all Tangipahoa Parish and St. Tammany Parish high school
students and their parents; the event is scheduled in cooperation with the public
school boards of both parishes.
Students can pre-register for their own special bar code at lacollegefairs.com
to use at the event. Many vendors will be able to scan the codes to collect the students’
contact and interest information, eliminating the need to complete information cards
at each table.
“This is the primary event for high school students and their families to learn
more about selecting colleges and career options,” said Lori Fairburn, Southeastern
director of Enrollment Services. “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.”
The fair will host college and technical program representatives from Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama and other states, who will be on hand to inform the students
about their respective areas of study. Banks and lenders will also be available to
offer information and financial aid options.
For more information on the fair, contact Southeastern Admissions at 549-5637
or e-mail northshorefair@southeastern.edu. Additional information about Southeastern, including admission requirements and
scholarship opportunities, is available at southeastern.edu.
Albertson's helps launch Southeastern Football Season
Southeastern music student Greg Griffith of Baton Rouge directs the university’s Spirit
of the Southland Band in the annual Lions Football Tailgating kickoff for football
held in Albertson’s Supermarket Sept. 11. The annual event features the band, cheerleaders
and dance team as well as Lions’ players and coaches.
Southeastern Student Food Pantry in need of donations
The Southeastern Student Food Pantry is currently in need of the following items:
Rice Pasta Pasta sauce Peanut butter Tuna Canned chicken Canned fruit/fruit cups Packaged/canned meals
The food pantry has been serving an average of 25 students per week since school
started. If you are interested in supporting the pantry, donations can be dropped
off to Lauren Williams in the Alumni Center or Brendan Daigle in room 2302 of the
Student Union.
For more information, call 549-5224 or 549-3850.
Encore Gubernatorial Forum broadcasts set
Several encore broadcasts of the first statewide televised forum of the Louisiana
Gubernatorial race are scheduled over the next several weeks.
The Sept. 2 forum, held in Southeastern’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing
Arts, featured candidates Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne, Louisiana State Rep. John Bel Edwards,
and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle. U.S. Sen. David Vitter did not participate.
Southeastern and Northshore Technical Community College students served as panelists
while a recent Southeastern graduate moderated the event.
The Southeastern Channel will re-broadcast “Student Gubernatorial Forum: Their
Future, Their Questions” in four weekly airings according to the following schedule:
Mondays, 5 p.m. or 8 p.m.; Tuesdays, 7 a.m. or noon; Wednesdays, 6 p.m. or 8 p.m.;
Fridays 6 a.m.; Saturdays 1 p.m.; or 9 p.m.; and Sundays 7 a.m. or 10 a.m. The Southeastern
Channel is located on Charter Cable Channel 199.
The forum is also available in its entirety on the Southeastern Channel’s website
at thesoutheasternchannel.com/govforum.
Southeastern students meet employers at annual Career Fair
Jacob Penton, an accounting major from Slidell, left, talks with representatives Lizzie
Scott and Chris Province of the Louisiana Legislative Auditors office about employment
opportunities with the agency at Southeastern’s annual career fair for senior students
and alumni held Thursday (Sept. 17). More than 140 employers participated in the event
designed to link students with regional and national employers and graduate schools.
A Day of Library Resources
On Wednesday, Sept. 23, Sims Memorial Library and the Center for Faculty Excellence
will co-sponsor A Day of Library Resources. Sessions to be offered include:
Films on Demand: Digital Educational Video (10 to 10:45 a.m.)
Paul Kelsey, Sims Memorial Library head of acquisitions and Angela Dunnington, head
of access services, will introduce participants to Films on Demand, a new streaming
video database subscription service containing over 21,000 video titles. Topics will
include a content overview, searching the database, and embedding videos in Moodle. Web of Science/Endnote Overview (11 a.m. to12 p.m.)
Tracy Matthews, customer education, and Thomson Reuters will provide an overview of
Web of Science, which consists of three databases: Science Citation Index Expanded,
Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Endnote Online,
which is a web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating
bibliographies, will also be explained. Journal Citation Reports /InCites: New Resources at Sims Library (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
Tracy Matthews, customer education and Thomson Reuters will demonstrate Journal Citation
Reports, which allows users to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn
from approximately 12,000 scholarly and technical journals and conference proceedings
from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries. Journal Citation Reports is
the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties
in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences. Essential Science Indicators,
which is a unique compilation of performance statistics and trends extrapolated from
counts of articles published in scholarly journals and the citations to those articles
will also be covered. $earching for Gold and Finding the Green: Resources and Services for Grant$ (2 to 3:15 p.m.)
Office of University Advancement, Office of Sponsored Research & Programs, Sims Memorial
Library.
Participants will receive information about searching for grants in the electronic
Foundation Directory and working with the Offices of University Advancement and Sponsored
Research & Programs to apply for funding.
All sessions will be held in Tinsley Hall, room 103. A light lunch will be provided.
Please email center@southeastern.edu or call the Center (x5791) to reserve your spot. You may register for individual
sessions or the whole day.
Kinesiology encourages registration for Corporate Cup 4-Mile Run/Walk
On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 10, the Hammond Chamber of Commerce, along with Southeastern
and Perfectly Fit, will host the 2nd Annual Corporate Cup 4-Mile Run/Walk on campus.
The corporate cup events promote physical activity in the community and are organized
around workplace teams/groups.
You may encourage students and faculty to sign up under a “team” for their department,
unit, student organization or other group. What’s important is that we have lots of
participation, and SLU personnel, get some exercise, and have fun at the after-party.
Registration may be done online at www.active.com. Paper registrations may be
dropped off at the Hammond Chamber of Commerce in downtown Hammond or Perfectly Fit,
a shoe store near the mall. To make it convenient for SLU people, those who register
by Sept. 30 can drop off registrations at the Kinesiology and Health Studies office.
Please consider forming a team and registering for the Oct. 10 cruise around
campus.
Southeastern in the news
Action News SLU honored for students with least debt
http://www.actionnews17.com/news/slu-recognized-for-students-graduating-with-least-debt-1221897
BR Advocate Southeastern presents ‘A Funny Thing’ opera
http://theadvocate.com/news/livingston/13409600-148/southeastern-presents-a-funny-thing
Hammond Daily Star Southeastern hosts career fair
http://www.hammondstar.com/news/southeastern-hosts-career-fair/article_e8af4476-5c19-11e5-9395-3bbdee450395.html
N.O. Advocate Louisiana native to deliver Constitution Day lecture
http://www.theneworleansadvocate.com/community/sttammany/13414833-171/louisiana-native-to-deliver-constitution
This Week in Athletics
The Southeastern women’s soccer team will celebrate Alumni Weekend, while the volleyball
team opens Southland Conference play during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Lady Lion soccer team (6-1-1, 1-0 Southland) will welcome back all former
members of the program for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the program’s
first season in 1995. SLU will host Incarnate Word on Friday at 7 p.m. and Abilene
Christian on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Strawberry Stadium. All former players in attendance
will be recognized at halftime of both matches. Admission to all home Southeastern
soccer matches is free.
Winners of four of its last five matches, the SLU volleyball team (6-7) will
open conference play this week. The Lady Lions will travel to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
for a 6:30 p.m. match on Thursday. On Saturday, Southeastern will be at Houston Baptist
for a 1 p.m. match.
The Southeastern tennis team will welcome Alcorn State, Lamar and Southern Mississippi
for the North Cypress Invitational this week. The tournament runs Friday and Saturday
at both the Southeastern Tennis Complex and the North Cypress Fitness Club.
The Lion golf team will open its second tournament of the fall on Sunday. SLU
will be in Chicago to compete in the Windom Invitational, which opens Sunday and runs
through next Monday.
Thursday, September 24 Volleyball, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 6:30 p.m.*
Friday, September 25 Soccer, vs. Incarnate Word, Strawberry Stadium, 7 p.m.*
- Alumni Weekend Tennis, North Cypress Invitational, Southeastern Tennis Complex/North Cypress Fitness
Club, All Day
Saturday, September 26 Volleyball, at Houston Baptist, Houston, Texas, 1 p.m.* Tennis, North Cypress Invitational, Southeastern Tennis Complex/North Cypress Fitness
Club, All Day
Sunday, September 27 Soccer, vs. Abilene Christian, Strawberry Stadium, 1 p.m.*
Southeastern home events in bold
* - Southland Conference event
Professional activities
Charles Elliott (History and Political Science) will lead “(Re) Considering Louisiana History: Perspectives
on the Pelican State,” a six-week directed readings and discussion program sponsored
by Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Readings in Literature and
Culture (RELIC) project and hosted by the Ascension Parish Library in their Gonzales
Branch on consecutive Tuesday evenings from Sept. 15 thru Oct. 20.
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