August 29, 2001

Convocation
Faculty and staff filled the Student Activity Center Friday, August 24 for the Fall Faculty Convocation. At the annual event, Interim President Randy Moffett heralded the start of a new academic year by welcoming approximately 100 new members of the university family (See next week's ByLion for a list of new faces!) and presented an address focusing on the university's Vision 2005. Dr. Moffett was joined by Interim Provost John Crain in recognizing the recipients of the President's Award for Excellence, and 40, 35, 30 and 25-year service awards. Along with Joe Miller, vice president for university advancement, he also recognized Endowed Chairs and Professors.
    Dr. Moffett also announced that John Thornhill will endow a new professorship in nursing in honor of his late wife, Sarah Kay Thornhill, department head of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences' Baton Rouge Campus.
    Commissioner of Higher Education E. Joseph Savoie announced five new professorships and Miller recognized corporate sponsors who are underwriting the Faculty and Staff Matching Scholarship Program -- Paris Parker, Sanderson Farms and the Gossen-Gasaway-Holloway architectural firm. Two students, Janie Kelley, a biology major from Mandeville, and Quincy Robertson, a math and physics major from Ponchatoula, spoke about how the scholarships have benefited their lives and Southeastern careers.
    Savoie said that the Board of Regents has presented to Southeastern $200,000 to match private contributions for the five new $100,000 endowed professorships. The new professorships are the Louisiana Gas Endowed Professorhip in Industrial Technology, the Hibernia National Bank Endowed Professorship in Education, the Phil K. Livingston Endowed Professorship in Accounting, the Charles Blackwell Endowed Professorship in Economics, and the NEH-Southeastern Development Foundation Endowed Professorship in Music.

35-year Service Awards: Larry Hymel, University Center; Kay McIntyre, Sims Memorial Library; and Thomas Tedder Jr., Education.	30-year Service Awards: With Dr. Moffett, Henry ("Hank") Ziller, biological sciences; Barbara L. Hyde, nursing; and Jerry Voorhees, music.
25-year Service Awards: Charlotte J. Swinney; Catherine Ard; Dorothy M. Henderson; Betty Guy; Lowell Landry; Angelina P. Arnone; Sara Bidner; Sandy Goodwin; Elizabeth Partridge; Dr. Moffett; Barbara Moffett; Harold J. West.	President's Award for Excellence Winners: Richard Louth, English, for teaching; Sam Hyde, director of Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies and Ford Chair in Regional Studies, for research; Al Dranguet, History and Political Science, director of International Studies, for service-faculty; and Robert "Doc" Goodwin, Athletic trainer, for service-unclassfied staff.

Pride Day Thursday
The Pride Day of the new semester will be this Thursday, August 30. Pride Day will partner with the on-going Parking Promotions. Be sure to register for door prizes at the water stations -- and where your green and gold!

Patsy Causey, retired Vice President for Student Affairs, was among the volunteer students and retired faculty and staff who are manning the campus water stations this week.

Parking promotion kicks off fall semester
Students who park in their designating parking areas through August 30 will have a chance to win parking passes or a free commuter meal plan through the university’s Parking Promotion.
     "The first week of classes can be very hectic,” said Patrick Gipson of the university Police Department. “The parking promotion is designed to help ease students into the new semester.”
     The promotion, now in its third year, is designed to be an informal welcome back to Southeastern students. From 7:30 to 11 a.m. daily, students will be greeted in front of the Student Activity Center and the north end of West Strawberry Stadium by university staff and students who will distribute free bottled water and important information on Southeastern’s parking regulations.
     “Nobody enjoys getting a ticket, but misconceptions about availability of spaces and lack of knowledge of regulations have brought some students into positions to be issued parking citations,” said Gipson. “We're encouraging students to park in the spaces available by helping them get to their destinations, giving them something cool to drink on the way, answering questions, and distributing important information.”
     Flyers will be issued at random to vehicles parked in their assigned commuter areas. Students who receive the flyers should bring them to the University Police Department or to one of the water stations. They will then be registered for a chance to win a parking pass good for the fall semester or a $450 commuter meal plan, compliments of Burger King.
     The drawing will be held September 4 at 12:30 p.m. in the Lion's Den.
     “You must be present to win,” said Gipson. “There will be other drawings on October 1 and November 5 for passes which will be good for the remainder of the semester, so it pays for students to continue following the regulations throughout the semester.”
     Parking passes being given away will allow the commuter student to park in any legal parking area except those designated handicapped, reserved or maintenance.

Presidential Search Committee to visit September 5
A special committee of the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System (ULS) will visit Southeastern on Wednesday, Sept. 5, as part of the Board’s work to name the university’s next president.
    The eight-member presidential search committee will hold an open meeting between 1 and 3 p.m. in the Alumni Center Banquet Hall.  The committee is hosting the open session to solicit input from students, faculty, alumni, administrators, business and community leaders about what they want in Southeastern’s next president.
    “This meeting gives the committee an opportunity to hear collectively from the university and community.  The information will help the committee in its review of applicants,” said Dr. Carroll Falcon, committee chairman and vice president of academic affairs for the UL System in Baton Rouge.
    Other members of the committee are ULS Board Chairman Andre Coudrain of Hammond; Elsie Burkhalter of Slidell; Gordon Pugh of Baton Rouge; Dr. Eunice Smith of New Orleans; Carroll Suggs of Metairie; and Michael Gray, ULS student member from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Dr. Matthew Rossano, associate professor of psychology at Southeastern, also serves on the committee as a representative of the university’s Faculty Senate.
    Also, to demonstrate ULS’ focus on strong partnerships with preK-12 schools, the search committee has invited State Education Superintendent Cecil Picard and Donna Contois, a member of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, to serve as advisers.

Access to Capital seminar scheduled August 31
A seminar designed to guide businesses in obtaining capital will be held in Covington on Thursday, August 30. The seminar is sponsored by the U.S. Small Business Administration, Southeastern's Small Business Development Center and several area business organizations and local Chambers of Commerce. U.S. Rep. David Vitter is hosting the program and will present the keynote address: Louisiana’s Economic Outlook.
    The seminar will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Greater Covington Community Center, 317 North Jefferson Street in Covington.
    Sponsors are  Congressman David Vitter, U.S. Small Business Administration, Southeastern Small Business Development Center, Bogalusa Chamber of Commerce, Hammond Chamber of Commerce, Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce, St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce, SCORE, Slidell Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Resource Center, St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation, Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation
    Vitter will speak on "Louisiana’s Economic Outlook" at 9:15. Additional speakers are Willie Williams, Assistant Director for Economic Development, U.S. Small Business Administration–Louisiana, "Financing Your Business–Where’s the Money!", 9:45 a.m.; E.C. Coffey, Asstistant Director for 8(a) Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration–Louisiana, "Expanding Your Procurement Opportunities," 11:15 a.m.; and Kenneth Enclade, Procurement Center Representative, U.S. Small Business Administration–Louisiana, "Hubzone Contracting Program," also 11:15 a.m.

“Business Breakfast” to feature Archie Manning
The College of Business is initiating a new “Business Breakfast” series that will feature an outstanding speaker each fall and spring.
     Former New Orleans Saint quarterback and football broadcaster Archie Manning will be the speaker for the inaugural breakfast, scheduled for 7:30 a.m., September 27, at Twelve Oaks. Tickets are $15 and seating is limited to 200.
     For additional information, contact John Leonard, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research, 985-549-2856.

New Faculty Workshop series continues Thursday
The Center for Faculty Excellence’s New Faculty Workshop Series continues today at 4 p.m. with “Get Well at the Student Activity Center,” hosted by Recreational Sports and Wellness.
     The series got underway last week with the Sims Library Orientation. Held on Thursday, August 23, the workshop was designed to provide introductory information to new faculty, but all faculty are invited to attend.

Library hosts photography exhibit: Tierra Negra
Sims Memorial Library will host Tierra Negra: Images of Everyday Life, an exhibit of the photography of Maya Goded from August 29-September 30.
     The exhibit is hosted by the Consulate General of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Center of the South and is sponsored by Southeastern’s Center for Abor-American Cultures and Business Development, Clark Hall Gallery and the National Museum of Popular Cultures in Mexico City.
     An opening reception is scheduled for 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, August 29.
     Goaded’s 44 photographs present a empathetic and poetic view of the little-known subculture of African Mexicans. Her exhibit illuminates the community of African Mexicans on the coasts of Gorier an Veracruz.
     “Black people are the third root of that melting pot of what is contemporary Mexico,” Goaded said. “As a minority with a culture which is threatened with extinction, I was interested in capturing their present day customs and way of life.”

Sports Chat with Horchak
KSLU Sports Director Jeff Horchak will interview LSU sophomore running back Labrandon Toefield on Sports Chat with Horchak from 6-6:30 p.m., Thursday, September 30 on KSLU 90.9 FM. Horchak will talk with Toefield about his high school football career at Independence High School, as well as the up coming LSU football season.
     Sports Chat with Horchak airs every Thursday evening on 90.9 KSLU.

“Lets Get Acquainted” program set for September 19
The Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs is gearing up for another year of programming. The office has scheduled its annual "Lets Get Acquainted" program for 5:30 p.m., September 19 in the Student Union Theatre.
     Let's Get Acquainted is a welcome back convocation for African-American students at Southeastern. The event gives students the opportunity to learn about campus services, meet faculty and staff, and socialize with their peers.
     This year's event will deliver a powerful message on "College Survival." The guest speaker for the event is Board of Regents Assistant Commissioner for Administration Harold J. Boutte. The event will also feature an information fair, a panel discussion of student and community leaders, and door-prize drawings.
     For more information on LGA, please contact the Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs at 549-3850 or email multicultural@selu.edu.

Clark Hall Gallery hosts Then and Now
 Clark Hall Gallery will open the fall 2001 season with an exhibit by sculptor Gerald Cannon, Then and Now.
     An opening reception is scheduled for 4-7:30 p.m., Thursday, August 30, in the gallery. The exhibit will be on display through September 26.
     Cannon, professor of digital art at Loyola University in New Orleans, is best known for his narrative sculpture that reflects the dark side of southern humor and for his work as a digital artist working with the latest in technology, said Clark Hall Gallery Director Don Marshall.
     “Each piece in the exhibition is like looking at an image from a dream,” Marshall said. “There is a story behind everything Cannon creates, but he allows the viewer to use his or her own imagination and become a co-author with the artist.”
     Cannon recently was selected to participate in the Triennial exhibit at the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Florence Biennial in Italy.
     “We are thrilled to have this exhibition at the university,” Marshall said. “This is an opportunity for our students and the entire community to see a retrospective exhibition that includes some of his earliest work as a sculptor in the late 1970s up to his most recent work as an artist using computers and technology.”
     Cannon will give a free lecture and demonstration at 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 13, in the Digital Arts Center in East Stadium. A web catalog of the exhibit is online at www.selu.edu/clarkhall. A catalog containing 24 color postcards of the artist’s work is available through the gallery. For additional information, contact Marshall at 985-549-2193.

Learn a new skill with non-credit courses
“Introduction to Excel,” “Beginning Yoga” and “Financial Strengths for Successful Retirement” are just some of the non-credit courses available this fall at Southeastern.
     Offered through the Department of Continuing Education, most non-credit courses are open to the public, regardless of educational background. More than 30 courses are being offered this spring, including:
Computers: Introduction to Windows & the PC; Introduction to Excel; Introduction to the Internet; Introduction to Microsoft Word; Introduction to TCP/IP V4; Make a Website.
Health & Recreation: Boating Skills & Seamanship; Coast Guard Auxiliary Training; Navigating with GPS; Big Band Dance; Stress Reduction Seminar; Relaxation, Meditation & Mental Imagery; Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program; Water Aerobics; Beginning Yoga.
Music: Beginning Guitar.
Personal Finance: A Plain & Simple Approach to Money Management & Wealth Creation.
Test Preparation: LSAT; Notarial Review.
Safety Training: Basic Motorcycle Training; Training for Concealed Handgun Permit.
Special Interests: Projecting Professionalism; Parenting a Beginning College Student.
Licensing Courses: Building Technology; Project Management; Building Codes & Standards; Computer Estimating for Contractors; Building Guide to Energy Efficient Homes.
Internet Courses – Residential Building Contractors Courses: Building Codes & Standards; Building Material Costs; Building Technology; Contractor's & Change Orders; Natural Louisiana Architecture Design for Comfort & Energy (Part 1).
    Offered at the St. Tammany Center will be Financial Strengths for Successful Retirement.
     For further information or to register for classes, call Continuing Education at 985-549-2301 or 1-800-256-2771.

SOT scannable forms
Faculty who are interested in keeping the SOT Scannable forms from the Summer 1999, Fall 1999 and Spring 2000 semesters should pick them up in the Institutional Research Office. Please note that these are the original bubble forms as completed by students, not the SOT rating summaries or reports.
     As stated in the Student Opinion of Teaching Policy Manual, SOT scan forms will be made available after one year to each faculty member for whom data was collected. However, faculty may obtain only those data forms for which he or she is the instructor of record.
     Faculty who are interested in receiving these data forms should contact Glenda in the Office of Institutional Research at ext. 2077 or e-mail her at gwhite@selu.edu. These forms must be picked up no later than September 28, 2001. Forms that have not been picked up by the faculty members will be shredded.

Fall 2001 SOT calendar
According to the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment, all faculty, department heads, and deans should note the following schedule for the administration of the Student Opinion of Teaching (SOT) instruments for the Fall 2001 semester:
Term 1 (August 27 thru October 12): packets delivered to Departments – Friday, October 5; administration of SOT -- Monday-Friday, October 8-11; deadline to be returned to IR&A – Friday October 11.
Full Term (August 27 thru December 7): Packets delivered to departments – Friday, November 16; administration of SOT -- Monday-Wednesday, November 19-21 and Monday-Friday, November 26-30; deadline to be returned to IR&A -- Friday, November 30.
Term 2 (October 18 thru Friday December 7): Packets delivered to departments – Friday, November 30; administration of SOT -- Monday - Friday, December 3-7; deadline to be returned to IR&A -- Friday, December 7.
    Any questions regarding SOT administration should be directed to Glenda at extension 2077.

Condolences
The university community extends its condolences to Ana and Randall Wills (Mathematics) upon the death of Mrs. Wills’ father, Julio Fernandez, of San Luis, Argentina, who passed away August 9, 2001.

SANE and LaFASA plan benefit gala
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program and The Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA) are planning a gala event to be held on September 22, 2001 at Le Fleur De Lis in Ponchatoula. The proceeds will be used to:
     Improve services for victims of sexual assault and abuse.
     Improve the quality of evidence collected for Law Enforcement to investigate the crime.
     Give prosecution a more willing victim with state of the art evidence.
     Have available a willing and professional witness in court.
     The goal of the 2001 gala is to develop cooperative services for abuse victims and to improve community awareness of abuse issues. The gala will also celebrate the strong relationship between the Tri-Parish community and the agencies that are in contact with sexual assault victims.
     LaFASA has strengthened relationships and is working together with agencies that handle victims of abuse including Southeastern’s Police Department, Counseling Center, and Department of Nursing; North Oaks Health System; 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott Perrilloux; Victim Assistance and Rape Crisis Programs; area Sheriff's offices, coroner’s offices, and parish governments.
     Together these organizations will improve how crime victims are treated as they progress through the healthcare and criminal justice system after a sexual assault.
     The gala will feature music by The Dominoes will be performing, dancing, wine tasting, cigars, and lots to eat.
     To help the organizations, you can donate funds, services and/or items and attend the gala. You can make a donation directly by sending your check payable to LaFASA at P.O.Box 40 Independence, LA 70443. Please note it is for the SANE program gala. Tickets will be $50 per person. Higher contributions will be recognized in programming and advertising.
     Please feel free to contact Krystal Hardison, 549-3894 or Karen Adams, 345-5995 for further information you may need.

Student participates in LIGO summer program
Southeastern undergraduate Jeremy Day participated in the summer student program held at LIGO (Laser Interferometer for Gravitational Observatory) Livingston Observatory this summer. The program is designed to give students research experience at the observatory, which is located in Livingston Parish, funded by the National Science Foundation and operated by California Institute of Technology
     Day carried out experimental research on an optical component used in the LIGO interferometer and demonstrated a way to improve the performance of the optics. The result of his research was presented at the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) meeting held at LIGO Hanford Observatory (Hanford, WA) on August 15 by S. Yoshida (Chemistry and Physics), who is also a research scientist at LIGO. The transparency of the presentation will be available on LIGO web site (www.ligo.caltech.edu/LIGO_web/conferences/meetings.html).

Professional Activities
Dr. Alan Cannon (Mathematics) was a visiting professor at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria, during May and June 2001. While there, he taught a course in applied abstract algebra.
     Dr. Kent Neuerburg (Mathematics) presented a paper entitled "Teaching Elementary Statistics with Spreadsheets" to the Fifth International Conference on Teaching Mathematics with Technology held in Klagenfurt, Austria, August 6-10.
     Dr. William F. Font (Biological Sciences) has been informed by the Hawai'i Division of Natural Resources that his proposal "Continuation of Studies on the Conservation and Management of Native Hawaiian Stream Fishes: Effect of Abiotic and Biotic Factors on Parasite Distribution" has been funded for 2001-2002. Study sites for the project will concentrate on Hamakua Coast streams of the Big Island and streams on the windward coast of O'ahu. Dr. Font and his graduate student will also join a team of biologists from LSU and the University of Nebraska during the Christmas academic break to conduct global information system and parasitological research on Kahana Stream, O'ahu. Mele Kalikimaka.
     Dayne Sherman (Education Outreach Programs) has had his story "Boys" accepted for publication by The Powhatan Review of Norfolk, Va. He will read his story at the South Central Conference on Christianity and Literature to be held in New Orleans, La., in February 2002.
     Dr. Robert Kraemer (Kinesiology and Health Studies) presented: "Effect of concentric and eccentric muscle contraction on testosterone and lactate levels in young men" at the annual American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Baltimore, Md., May 30-June 2. Coauthors included graduate students Robbie Durand, Lloyd Saxon (who also attended the meeting) and Melanie Wall, as well as KHS faculty members Jim Tryniecki and Dr. Linda Synovitz. Robbie Durand also presented "The effects of concentric and eccentric bouts of leg extension on plasma volume." Coauthors included graduate students Lloyd Saxon and Melanie Wall and faculty members  Tryniecki, Synovitz, and Drs. Eddie Hebert and Dr. Kraemer.
     Dr. Kraemer also attended the Endocrine Society meeting in Denver, Colo., June 21-24 and presented a research study, "Effect of moderate and intense exercise on growth hormone (GH) and IGF-I concentrations in well-trained young men." Coauthors of the study included graduate student Robbie Durand and KHS faculty Dr. Linda Synovitz and V. Daniel Castracane (Texas Tech Medical School, Amarillo). He recently notified that his research article, "Leptin and steroid hormone responses to exercise in adolescent female runners over a 7-week season," was accepted for publication in the European Journal of Applied Physiology. Coauthors include University of Mississippi faculty member Dr. Ed Acevedo and KHS faculty members Drs. Linda Synovitz and Eddie Hebert.
     Dr. Hunter McAllister (Psychology) has had an article entitled “The Optimal Margin of Illusion Hypothesis: Evidence from the Self-Serving Bias and Personality Disorders” accepted for publication in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. The article was co-authored with Dr. Jeff Baker (Psychology) and graduate students Cathy Mannes, Heather Stewart, and Amy Sutherland. Dr. McAllister presented a paper based on this research at the XXVIII Interamerican Congress of Psychology held in Santiago, Chile. McAllister and Stewart also presented a paper entitled  One-At-A-Time versus Grouped Presentation in Mug Books  at the American Psychological Association s annual convention in San Francisco.
     Dr. Judith Fai-Podlipnik (History) served as Honorary Lecturer at The Florida State University's Holocaust Institute for Educators. Her paper was entitled "Hungary: The Last Major Jewish People Facing Nazi Destruction."

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