September
5, 2001
Student Activity Center celebrates opening
Southeastern is celebrating the opening of the new $11 million Student
Activity Center with a series of fun and informative activities this week.
On Wednesday, September 5, Southeastern
graduate Katie Uter, Miss Fitness Universe 2001, will address students
on the benefits of fitness and perform her award-winning fitness routine
at noon in the SAC gym. She will be followed by Pam Olano of Neill Corporation
who will give a brief presentation on nutrition.
“After the presentations, everyone is
invited to enjoy jambalaya, compliments of Aramark, until 3 p.m.,” said
Joe Tallo, assistant director for marketing for Southeastern Recreational
Sports and Wellness. “We’re also going to have a dunking booth with the
proceeds going to charity, live music by Montage and door prizes.”
Thursday, September 6 is “Freshman Heyday”
from 2-5 p.m. at the SAC. “Freshmen Heyday is the first campus event for
new freshmen,” said Brian Verberne, coordinator of the Campus Activities
Board (CAB), which is sponsoring the event along with the CLAWS (Connecting
Lion Athletics with Students) Committee. “The event is designed for upperclassmen
to come and welcome freshmen.”
Verberne said events will include free
food, the Shackdaddies singing group and opportunities
for students to meet Southeastern coaches and athletes.
On Friday, September 7, the Lady Lions
soccer team, which is coming off a school-record of 13 wins in 2000, will
open their home schedule against intra-state rival Louisiana-Lafayette.
Following the game, Recreational Sports and Wellness is sponsoring an “all-nighter”
for students from 9-2 p.m. at the SAC.
The Student Activity Center, largely
funded by student fees, opened in June. The facility features four full
court basketball courts, 11,000-foot fitness room, state-of-the-art wellness
suite, two racquetball courts, two aerobic/multipurpose rooms, a large
meeting room with demonstration kitchen, and a 1/8th mile indoor jogging
track.
Hours of operation for the Student Activity
Center are: Monday–Thursday, 6 a.m.-10:30p.m.; Friday, 6 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday,
10 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Membership is available to all students,
faculty/staff, and alumni. A fee schedule may be obtained at the membership
desk in the Student Activity Center. Tours are available throughout the
day.
For more information about the department’s
facilities, tours and programs, call (985) 549-2144, visit us on the web
at http://www.selu.edu/recsports,
or stop by the Student Activity Center in person.
Board of Regents proposal workshop
Representatives from the Board of Regents will be on campus to conduct
a workshop regarding proposals for the eligible disciplines at noon on
Thursday, September 13. The workshop will be in the Southeastern Room (Room
223) of the Student Union. This will be a great opportunity to ask questions
and get first-hand information from the program personnel. Please RSVP
to the Office of Sponsored Research and Programs at ext. 5312.
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 6, on KSLU 90.9 FM. Horchak will talk with Toefield about his
high school football career at Independence High School, as well as the
upcoming LSU football season.
“Sports Chat with Horchak” airs every
Thursday evening on 90.9 KSLU.
“Don
Francisco” to speak at Southeastern program in Kenner Sept. 13
Mario Kreutzberger B., better known as “Don Francisco” and the host
of the popular Sabado Gigante variety show, will speak at a special Southeastern
program at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner.
The program, which will be in Spanish,
is free and open to the public. Tickets, however, are required for admission.
The limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-served
basis at Los Latinos Supermarket in Plaza Latina, Kenner; Instituto
Tecnológico del Hispano; Alcaldia de Kenner; Tropicuba Internacional;
J & G International Driving School and Radio Tropical. A limit of five
tickets will be given to an individual.
Kreutzberger will speak on “Liderazgo
Y Exito: Un Desafio Gigante (Leadership and Success: A Giant Challenge).”
Kreutzberger’s visit is sponsored by the Institute for Global
and Domestic Development, Southeastern’s Center for Youth Leaders of the
Americas, and the cities of New Orleans and Kenner.
Kreutzberger will be honored at the
event with a presentation by Southeastern Interim President Randy Moffett
of the university’s “Friendship Oak,” a special award given to visiting
dignitaries, and the keys to the City of Kenner and an Honor Proclamation
by Kenner Mayor Louis Congemi. Kreutzberger’s visit is being coordinated
by Dr. Aristides R. Baraya, administrator of the university’s Center for
Ibero-American Cultures and Business Development, and Dr. Danilo Levy,
director of the Center for Youth Leaders of the Americas. The two centers
were developed to coordinate the university’s growing international program.
The presentation is part of Kreutzberger’s
two-day visit to the area. On Friday at 5 p.m., he will be recognized by
the City of New Orleans, where Mayor Marc Morial will present him with
the keys to the city.
While in New Orleans, Kreutzberger’s
“Traveling Camera” -- a feature on Sabado Gigante – will film various scenes
in and around New Orleans and on the Southeastern campus. The four-hour
Sabado Gigante show has been broadcasting continuously through Univision
Television Network in Miami since its inception in 1962. According
to the Guiness Book of World Records, it is the oldest program in the history
of television to air continuously without a repeat.
Kreutzberger is a native of Chile and
the son of German immigrants of Jewish origin who escaped from their native
Germany prior to World War II. He began working in television in Chile
where Sabado Gigante was developed and where he adopted his stage name,
Don Francisco. His work in television has included hosting numerous telethons,
raising more than $130 million that have aided in the construction of six
hospitals and the treatment of more than 50,000 disabled children. In recognition
of his work on behalf of children, the United Nations awarded him the title
of Ambassador of UNICEF. Last year he was elected vice president of the
Muscular Dystrophy Association. In June, “Don Francisco” was honored with
the 2,179th star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Southeastern’s international development
program has expanded considerably over the past several years. The university
recently sponsored a week-long series of seminars for young Colombian business
leaders and last year hosted a youth summit for young leaders in association
with the annual meeting of the Inter-American Development Bank. In addition,
Southeastern has cooperative agreements with Costa Rica, the Organization
of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Ministry of
Education and Culture of Spain, the Union of Latin American Universities
and the HispanoAmerican Association of Research Centers and Telecommunications
Companies.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
service awards
The College of Nursing and Health Sciences presented 5-, 10-, 15- and
20-year service awards to faculty and staff at a special ceremony on August
23. Congratulations to the recipients:
20 years: Joan Barron, Cynthia
Logan, Betty Tackney, and Cynthia Prestholdt, Nursing; Melvin Gibson, Kinesiology;
Anne Basso, Communication Sciences and Disorders.
15 years: Denise Lee, Carole
Lund, Jean Urick, and Elaine Vance, Nursing.
10 years: Ann Carruth, Susan
Pryor, Lorinda Sealy, and Sandra Williams, Nursing.
5 years: Diane Bergeron, Health
Center; Marie Billings, Mary Burke, Anissa Carter, Glenda Pickard, and
Melissa Wafer, Nursing; Ronald Harper, Cynthia Mistretta, Kinesiology;
Karen Perry, Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Students performing in Washington, D.C.
Four Southeastern music students are in Washington, D.C. this week
for a special concert at Andrew Bello Auditorium, which is affiliated with
the Inter-American Development Bank.
The students, all natives of Honduras,
are Patricia Ramirez, soprano; Kelly Andino, violin; Gabriela Landa, violin,
and Oscar E. Martinez, composer. They are accompanied by staff accompanist
Bonnie Miller.
“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.
Music student honored at summer festival
Music graduate student Gabriel Platica received the Josef Gingold Scholarship
and Josef Gingold Award at the prestigious Kent/Blossom Music program at
Kent State University this summer.
Platica, a violinist who studies with
Dr. Yakov Voldman, was a co-recipient of the scholarship and received the
award “in recognition of distinguished performance in chamber music” at
Kent/Blossom Music, which was held July 1-August 13.
He was one of 12 violinists selected
for the six-week program from among 200 applicants. “I didn’t think I would
be accepted, but Dr. Voldman insisted I apply,” Platica said. “It was a
great professional experience. I was performing with students from some
of the top music schools in the country, such as the Julliard, the Eastman
School of Music and the New England Conservatory.”
He even got to tune up the orchestra
for one of the concerts when the Concertmaster was delayed, Platica said.
“It was an amazing experience!”
Platica, who will receive his master’s
degree in December, is a native of Romania.
Coming up...
Through September 26
Gerald Cannon: Then & Now,
Clark Hall Gallery. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. 549-2193.
Maya Goded: Tierra Negra/Black
Earth, Sims Memorial Library. 549-2193.
Wednesday, September 5
SAC grand opening: Katie Uter,
Miss Fitness Universe 2001, talk on fitness, presentation of fitness routine;
Pam Olano, Neill Corporation, presentation on nutrition, noon, SAC gym;
followed by jambalaya, live music, door prizes, until 3 p.m. 549-2144.
Thursday, September 6
Freshman Heyday, 2-5 p.m., Student
Activity Center. 549-3805.
An Evening of Cheese,
senior concert, Michele Cudd, Southeastern dance student, Pottle Music
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $3 general admission, available at door.
Tuesday, September 11
Horticulture Club Plant Sale,
9 a.m.-3 p.m., Student Union. Mall. 549-5172
Wednesday, September 19
“Lets Get Acquainted” program,
Office of Multicultural and International Student Affairs, 5:30 p.m., Student
Union Theatre. 549-3850.
September 24-27
Artisans of Panama: Molas to Baskets,
Sims Memorial Library. 549-2193.
Professional activities
Dr. Lilly Stiegler (Communication Sciences & Disorders)
and Dr. Paul Hoffman of Louisiana State University recently published an
article entitled "Discourse-based intervention for word finding in children"
in the Journal of Communication Disorders.
Dr. Paul R. Sawyer (English)
and Dr. David Hildreth of Guilford College recently published an article
in The Roeper Review, A Journal for Gifted Education. The article,
"Reinvigorating the Professoriate: Reflections about Teaching Academically
Gifted Youth," explored issues associated with the instruction of academically
gifted 12-16 year old students at Francis Marion University's Program for
Young Scholars.
Dr. Daniel McCarthy (Chemistry
and Physics) has had an article entitled "Reduction in transport by the
parallel velocity shear instability due to reversed magnetic shear" published
in the August edition of the journal Physics of Plasmas. Collaborators
on this work included Edward Fuselier, a former Southeastern undergraduate
and Dr. Sudip Sen from Kyoto University. This work was funded by a grant
from the U.S. Department of Energy and Southeastern.
Dr. John O. King (Marketing)
and Dean Mike Budden (Business and Technology) co-authored, "Business
Fads: Preparing for Their Impact on Colleges of Business," which was accepted
for publication in the Proceedings of the National Business and Economics
Society. Dr. Budden and Mrs. Connie Budden (Junior Division) co-authored,
"Understanding Trade Secrets Laws and Their Absence in Business Education,"
which was accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International
Business and Economics Research Conference. Drs. Budden and King also
co-authored "Ensuring the Success of Graduates: Completing the Picture,"
which was accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International
Business and Economics Research Conference.
Russell Castro (Sociology and
Criminal Justice) has been named executive officer of the Society for Applied
Sociology, which relocated its executive offices from Baylor University
to the Florida Parishes Social Science Research Center at Southeastern
on June 1, 2001.
Dr. Richard David Ramsey (General
Business, Internet Resource Center) published an article "Garay and Bernhardt
Target Illiteracy in the Workplace" in the International Journal of
Commerce and Management. The article extensively reviews Expanding
Literacies: English Teaching in the Workplace (Albany: State University
of New York Press, 1998) edited by Mary Sue Garay (Louisiana State University)
and Stephen L. Bernhardt (New Mexico State University). As a member of
the Tangipahoa Parish Board of Election Supervisors, Dr. Ramsey attended
"Demonstration of Voting Machines," an
August exhibition in the State Capitol on the various types of computerized
voting machines which are under consideration for adoption by the state
of Louisiana. Dr./Major Ramsey lived in a tent for two weeks this
summer in the Mohave Desert at the USMC Logistics Depot at Yermo, as accounting
statistician for 1518 military vehicles (including tanks, howitzers, armored
personnel carriers, trucks, HMMWVs, rolling kitchens, etc.) from numerous
states in a wargaming exercise at the National Training Center in California.
Louisiana's 415th Military Intelligence Battalion was responsible for rail-loading
of the vehicles in keeping with DoD and EPA regulations. Major Ramsey's
scrutiny of bills of lading saved thousands of dollars, and he received
the Army Achievement Medal.
Dr. James B. Worthen (Psychology)
recently had a paper entitled "Memory for frequency of bizarre and common
stimuli: Limitations of the automaticity hypothesis" accepted for publication
in the Journal of General Psychology.
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