March 22, 2004
Students may early register March 23-26 for the summer 2004 semester and March 29-April 2 for the fall 2004 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, Southeastern officials said.
Students may access their campus e-mail accounts through the "WebMail" link on the university's homepage, www.selu.edu. They may also view class schedules, check registration appointments and access online instructions by clicking on the homepage "Leo" icon. Easy to follow instructions are available at the "How Do I?" and "LearnByReading" links.
Students must be in good financial standing with the university to participate in early registration. They may check account balances on the web or contact the Controller's Office, Student Accounts Receivable, 985-549-2068 or 3993. 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 rooms 129 and 122 in Fayard Hall and room 160 in the North Campus Basic Studies Building.
The summer semester begins June 3 and fall semester on August 23.
For information on early registration, call 985-549-2066, 985-549-2062, or 1-800-222-7358.
  Rock
'n Roar fun!
Far right, Emily and Vincent Rusciano experience the wonders of science with chemistry instructor Tino Ladogana during Rock 'n Roar March 20. The children came out to Rock 'n Roar VIII with their mother to enjoy the multitude of entertainment, academic displays, and other activities for both District Literary Rally visitors and the community. Right, Jamie Breaux, a Southeastern junior from Rayne, La., creates her own sparks with a Wimshurst static electricity generator as Don Elbers Jr. of the department of chemistry and physics looks on. The machine was one of many set up to display the wonders of science at the university's annual Rock 'n Roar festival. |
Authors,
dance in the spotlight during Women’s History Month’s fourth week
Authors and dance will be in the spotlight as the Southeastern Women’s Coalition’s celebration of Women’s History Month continues.
The highlight of the week is the discussion of the book chosen for Women’s History Month’s “community read.” At 11 a.m. Thursday, March 25 in Sims Memorial Library, English professor Sarah Ross will moderate the session on Sue Monk Kidd’s best-seller, The Secret Life of Bees.
Writers Beverly Marshall and Suzanne Hudson will open Women’s History Month’s fourth week on Sunday, March 21 with readings from their work from 3-5 p.m. at the Hammond Regional Arts Center, 217 E. Thomas Street in downtown Hammond.
Marshall is a former member of the English faculty at Southeastern and a Ponchatoula resident. She recently published her first novel, Walking Through Shadows, which one reviewer called “a fusion of Southern gothic, suspense filled mystery, and intense character study.” The novel was a Booksense Pick and an alternate selection for the Literary Guild. Marshall has also completed a second novel, Right as Rain.
Hudson’s writings include a book of short stories, Opposable Thumbs, which was a John Gardner Fiction Book Award finalist, and a novel, In a Temple of Trees.
One of Southeastern’s own authors, philosophy professor Barbara Forrest, will present a lecture, “Intelligent Design Creationism: Male and Pale,” at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 in Sims Memorial Library.
One of Forrest’s scholarly interests is the threat to public school science education stemming from “intelligent design” creationism, a movement which claims that natural laws and chance alone are not adequate to explain all natural phenomena. Her book Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design, co-authored with Paul R. Gross, was released this year by Oxford University Press.
In the book, Forrest and Gross expose the scientific failure, the religious essence, and the political ambitions of intelligent design creationism. They examine the movement's "Wedge Strategy," which they say has advanced and is succeeding through public relations rather than through scientific research.
For Women’s History Month, Forrest said she will highlight “the almost total absence” of women in the leadership of the intelligent design movement. “It’s an interesting phenomenon,” she said, “when you compare the role of women in that movement to the role of women in sciences.”
At noon on March 25, students in English professor Lin Knutson’s English 310 (Introduction to African American Literature) class will present their research into significant African American women.
Also on March 25, Danceworks, Southeastern’s resident dance company, will perform a concert of student choreography and original films titled The Willing Suspension at 7:30 p.m. in Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets for the concert, which will feature seven dances created by Southeastern students and films by faculty members Denise Tullier-Holly and Martie Fellom, are $5, adults; $3, senior citizens, non-SLU students and Southeastern faculty and staff. Southeastern students are admitted free with their university I.D.
The observance of Women's History Month is sponsored by the Southeastern Women's Coalition, the College of Arts and Sciences, the department of English, and the department of history and political science. For additional information, call 985-549-2330 or visit www.selu.edu/news/whm04.
 Danceworks
will showcase works by student choreographers in a March 25 concert titled
The
Willing Suspension. The works include “Traveling Through My Perception,”
a solo choreographed and performed by Kristin Brooke Johnson of Oakdale.
The Willing Suspension showcases student choreography Seven dances choreographed by Southeastern students and two short films by faculty members will be showcased in “The Willing Suspension,” a concert by Danceworks. The concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 25, at Vonnie Borden Theatre in D Vickers Hall, is part of the music and dramatic arts department’s spring “Encore!” performing arts series and the university’s celebration of March as Women’s History Month. The concert opens with “Traveling Through My Perception,” a solo depicting a personal journey, choreographed and performed by Kristin Brooke Johnson of Oakdale. Other student works include: • “A Revelation of the Cross,” choreographed by Elizabeth Robertson of Nashville, Tenn., and performed by her sisters Cheryl, Deanna, Michelle and Sarah Robertson. Robertson said her piece puts movement to her emotions and beliefs about the Christian symbol of the cross. • “The Chaos of Structure,” an exploration of circular motions choreographed and performed by Jarrod Cashe of Hammond. • “Enchanted Entanglement,” also choreographed by Cashe. He will be joined by dancers Matthew Hayes of Slidell, Shannon Herbert of Covington, and Stacy Sabathe of Chalmette. Described as “an abstract narrative of nature and fantasy within the natural world,” Cashe’s second piece explores shapes and people within space. • “Forgotten Sacrifices,” choreographed by Tracy D. Oliveri of Baton Rouge and performed by Oliveri and Elizabeth Hughes of Kentwood. Oliveri describes the piece as “a remembrance of all who have given their lives for our freedom.” • “A Walking Meditation,” choreographed and performed by Alison Maraman of Zachary. Maraman said she was inspired by the writings of Thich Nhat Han on awareness of movement, breath and life. She said she created the piece using simple warm-up techniques that she learned from her dance professors. • “Becoming,” choreographed by Jessica Lee of Kentwood and performed by Lee and Micah Richerand of Folsom. Lee said her dance examines the relationship between past and present, “how what passes seems so near but is quite untouchable.” In addition to the students’ dances, the concert will feature the short videos “Out in the Rain” by Southeastern Lab School art teacher Denise Tullier-Holly, and “An Act of Bravery” by dance professor Martie Fellom. Ellen Sovkoplas of Hammond is technical and lighting director for the concert. Tickets for The Willing Suspension are $5, general admission; $3, senior citizens, faculty and staff, and non-Southeastern students. Southeastern students are admitted free with their university I.D. For additional information, contact Fellom at 985-549-2133. |
‘Flood the Field’ to honor firefighters, police on March 23
Southeastern will “Flood the Field” -- Alumni Field, the university’s baseball diamond -- on March 23 when the Lions take on the University of New Orleans in a 6:30 p.m. ball game.
“Flood the Field” is the brainchild of Southeastern’s “CLAWS/Pride” committee, a group of university staffers charged with coming up with creative ways to package university events with fun activities to increase student interest and attendance and to build spirit and pride.
Flood the Field 2004 will again honor firefighters and police officers in general, but will also be dedicated to the memory of one heroic firefighter in particular, said CLAWS/Pride member Veda Abene, assistant to the dean of continuing education at Southeastern. Flood the Field 2004 will honor Amite firefighter Joe Wayne Cutrer, who died in August 2002. His brother, Amite fire chief Bruce Cutrer, will throw the first pitch and members of the Cutrer family will be in attendance, Abene said.
Joe Wayne Cutrer began volunteering as a firefighter in Amite at the age of 13. He was hired full-time in 1976, worked for the Baton Rouge Fire Department from 1981-1985 and returned home to Tangipahoa Parish Fire District #1 in Amite in 1986.
Accolades from his 33-year career in firefighting included certificates of merit from the American Red Cross and President Jimmy Carter, Amite’s Most Outstanding Citizen Award and the Amite Kiwanis Club Career Firefighter of the Year honor. In addition to being a firefighter and a certified emergency medical technician, he also owned and operated his own electrical business.
Abene said all area fire and police departments have been invited to attend the game and to be honored on the field before the first pitch. So far, she said, representatives from Amite, Tickfaw, Hammond and Roseland are planning to participate. The Ponchatoula High School ROTC will present the colors and the national anthem will be performed by Joe Abene.
“Roomie (Southeastern’s Lion mascot) will arrive at the field in a fire truck along with members of Southeastern’s Southland Conference basketball and soccer championship teams," Abene said.
Abene said attendees can also enjoy free hotdogs and beverages and will have the opportunity to catch one of 150 Flood the Field t-shirts that will be tossed into the stands.
For more information about Flood the Field, contact Abene at 985-549-2301.
 Happy
Birthday, Roomie!
Jason Leader, coordinator of the Campus Activities Board and a member of the CLAWS/Pride Committee, invites Roomie, Southeastern's lion mascot, to blow out the candles on his birthday cake as Assistant Alumni Director Tom Dawsey (with microphone) leads the crowd in song. CLAWS/Pride hosted a party for Roomie on March 17. It has been 40 years since Southeastern named its mascot for the late Hollis R. "Roomie" Wilson, a biology professor and alumnus, and 73 years since students adopted the lion as our mascot. |
Tickets on sale for March 28 Chefs Evening
Thirty-five of the area’s best restaurants, caterers, and breweries have joined the menu for Chefs Evening 2004.
The annual food festival and fund raiser, sponsored by the Southeastern Development Foundation, is scheduled from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 28 at the University Center.
The University Center’s arena will be transformed into a medieval wonderland for the event, which also boasts a new feature, a “treasure chest” of special prizes, said the Development Foundation’s Sarah Schillage, who is chairing the event.
Schillage said Chefs Evening 2004 participants are Abita Springs Water, Aramark Classic Fare Catering, Bella Rose, Benedicts, Blythewood Plantation, Carona’s Bakery, C’est Bon Restaurant, Carter Plantation-The Plantation Restaurant, Champagne Beverages, Chookie’s Seafood and Oyster Bar, Coca-Cola Bottling Co., and Cuco’s.
Also participating are Don’s Seafood, Garrison’s Global Café, Gerald Banta Catering, Glazer, Hon Yum Chinese Restaurant, Jacmel Inn, Jambalaya & Co., Lagniappe Catering, Miki’s Fish Co., Mule’s Pub, Murphy’s Seafood Restaurant, Nacho Mama’s, Outback Steakhouse, Picadilly, Subway, Taste of Bavaria Bakery, The Cocoa Bean, The Crazy Pig, The Crescent Bar, Tommy’s Pizza, Tope La’, Trey Yuen, and Wilbert’s BBQ at Suga Canes.
“We can’t reveal the contents of the ‘treasure chest,’” Schillage added, “but here’s a hint. Participating merchants include George Ibert Jewelers, Guzzardo’s Jewelers, Lanny Murrell’s Jewelers, Solid Gold Jewelers, and The Mulberry Tree.”
Tickets for Chefs Evening, which supports Southeastern academic programs, are $40. Patrons can also choose from a variety of ticket packages which can include the popular Patron Party, the “Champagne Toast” at the campus residence of President Randy Moffett, and keys to the prize-filled treasure chest.
Chefs Evening ticket packages and their rewards are
-- The President’s Medal: $500, eight tickets each for the president’s champagne toast, Chefs Evening, the Patron Party, eight treasure chest keys, and a reserved table for eight.
-- Summa Cum Laude: $350, eight tickets for Chefs Evening and a reserved table for eight.
-- Magna Cum Laude: $150, two tickets each for the president’s champagne toast, Chefs Evening, and the Patron Party, and two treasure chest keys.
-- Cum Laude: $75: one ticket each for the president’s champagne toast, Chefs Evening, and the Patrons Party, and one treasure chest key.
To obtain tickets, contact the Development Foundation at 985-549-3771.
Golden Silence to honor deceased March
30
The Southeastern Louisiana University Alumni Association will host
the Golden Silence Memorial Service at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 30 in the
Student Union Park.
Golden Silence is designed to annually honor
deceased Southeastern alumni, students, faculty and staff.
"People are the vital link for our university,
whether they are students, alumni, faculty, staff, even friends and supporters,"
said alumni director Kathy Pittman. "Even when a person is gone, their
spirit lives on; so often, it lives on here at Southeastern."
The service is open to the public.
If you know someone who should
be included in the Golden Silence program, contact the Alumni Association
at 985-549-2150 or 1-800-SLU-ALUM.
Project Safe Campus sponsors program
for men on stopping sexual assault
Donald G. McPherson, executive director of the Sports Leadership Institute
at Adelphi University, will present “You Throw Like a Girl,” a free lecture
for men only on stopping sexual violence, March 29 in the Southeastern
Louisiana University Student Union Theatre.
Featured as part of the university’s
Project Safe Campus and 21st Judicial District Attorney Scott M. Perilloux’s
“Rape Crisis Program,” McPherson will discuss rape myths, current resources
on sexual assault and rape crisis programs.
“Men must challenge the attitudes of
other men to make a difference,” said McPherson. “Remaining silent passes
down the behavior and allows it to continue.”
McPherson has gained national attention
for his presentations on violence prevention to more than 100 college campuses.
He has been featured on MTV, “O” magazine and the “Oprah Winfrey” show.
He is a recipient of the 2003 Frederick Douglass Men of Strength Award,
presented by the Washington, D.C. organization Men Can Stop Rape, and the
Creative Vision for Women’s Justice Award from the Pace University Law
School Women’s Justice Center.
A graduate of Syracuse University, McPherson
compiled 22 school records as a football quarterback from 1983-1987. In
his final season, he led the Orangemen to an undefeated season. In 1988,
he was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and has since played for the
Houston Oilers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Rough-Riders. He has been
a game analyst for ESPN, BET and NBC, covering collegiate football from
1999-2002.
McPherson has been active in the Family
Violence Prevention Fund, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault,
and the U.S. Department of Justice, among others.
Project Safe Campus, an initiative to
promote safe and responsible behavior among Southeastern students, is sponsored
by the Division of Student Affairs with the goal of encouraging students
to “be smart and be safe.”
For additional information, contact
Carol Magendie, assistant to the vice president for student affairs, at
cmagendie@selu.edu.
Wind Symphony performs at national conference
The Wind Symphony recently returned from Atlanta, where the university
musicians performed for the joint conference of the College Band Directors
National Association and the National Band Association.
Appearing at the newly-opened Schwartz
Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Emory University, the Wind
Symphony was one of only eight wind bands from an 11-state region invited
to perform at the biennial convention.
According to Southeastern director of
bands Glen J. Hemberger, in order to be considered for a performance opportunity
at one of five regional conferences, bands submit recent, live and unedited
recordings to a committee comprised of conductors from throughout the country.
“The tapes are reviewed by the panel, and ensembles are ranked based on
the quality and level of musical performance,” Hemberger said. “Only after
the top ensembles have been identified by the selection committee is the
name of any group revealed.”
Southeastern received its invitation notice
from the national office of CBDNA in early July, less than seven months
before the February convention.
“The audience of all-music directors
thoroughly enjoyed the Wind Symphony’s 60-minute concert, a performance
that included eight selections by such composers as Percy Grainger, Peter
Mennin, and Joseph Turrin,” said Hemberger.
Among the most popular selections was
a performance of “Blue Shades” by Louisiana native Frank Ticheli, featuring
a clarinet solo by music education major Val Laird of Pearl, Miss. Recent
graduate and mezzo-soprano Daveda Karanas of Mandeville, a regional finalist
in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, performed a moving
setting of Gustav Mahler's “Um Mitternacht.”
The Wind Symphony also performed the
world premiere of the “Concertino for Horn and Wind Symphony,” composed
by Richard Prior and featuring international horn virtuoso Eric Ruske.
The concertino was commissioned by three organizations of music students
at Southeastern -- Delta Omicron, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and CMENC (a collegiate
student affiliate of the Music Educators National Conference)-- specifically
for Ruske and the Wind Symphony.
Among the other university wind ensembles
selected to perform in 2004 were the Emory Wind Ensemble, University of
Georgia Wind Symphony, Florida International Wind Ensemble, Furman Wind
Ensemble, Western Kentucky Wind Ensemble, and the University of North Carolina
Wind Ensemble.
According to Bob Priez, a retired member
of the music faculty at Southeastern, this appearance by the Wind Symphony
marked only the second such honor by a Southeastern band. The Symphonic
Band, under the direction of former music department head Bob Weatherly,
received a similar invitation to perform at the CBDNA conference in Knoxville,
Tenn., in the late 60's or early 70's. The group performed an all-Strauss
concert.
“There are few honors greater for an
ensemble than the opportunity to have your work judged by peers, and then
given the chance to present your music in such a vibrant, exciting forum,”
Hemberger said. “No other ensembles from Louisiana, nor from Mississippi
or Alabama, were chosen, and we all felt extremely honored to represent
Southeastern in such magnificent fashion.”
The Wind Symphony will present its spring
concert in Hammond on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Columbia Theatre for
the Performing Arts. Guest artist with the Wind Symphony will be Cameron
Gates, principal tuba with the United States Marine Band, “The President's
Own.”
SLWP receives grant for summer projects
The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project has received a grant of
$43,000 from the National Writing Project to support SLWP's 13th annual
Invitational Summer Institute for Teachers (June 7 - July 8), Advanced
Institute for SLWP Teacher Consultants (July 12 -22), and a Young Writers'
Program this summer, said SLWP Director Richard Louth of the Southeastern
English department.
The grant also provides funding for workshops
and activities conducted for area schools by SLWP teacher consultants during
the academic year.
Applications for the Invitational Summer
Institute on Teaching Writing are now being solicited from K/12 and college
teachers who use writing in their classrooms. Participants receive tuition,
a stipend, books and materials, and six hours of graduate credit. Applicants
should submit the following: a resume; a brief description of a writing
activity used in their classroom; a letter of recommendation; and a page
containing name, address, phone, e-mail, SS and/or W numbers as well as
school and grade level where the applicant currently teaches.
Applications can be addressed to Dr.
Richard Louth, SLU 10327, Hammond, LA 70402, or e-mailed to rlouth@selu.edu.
Questions can be answered by calling 549-2102 or e-mailing rlouth@selu.edu.
The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project
is a university/kingergarten-12th grade partnership project fostered by
the collaboration of the College of Arts and Science and the College of
Education.
Junior Day introduces high school juniors
to Southeastern April 3
High school juniors and their parents are invited to “Junior Day 2004,”
Saturday, April 3. The informal and entertaining introduction to the university
is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the War Memorial Student Union.
Throughout the day, students will have
the opportunity to meet Southeastern students, faculty, and staff, and
visit academic departments. They can also learn more about Southeastern
admissions procedures, financial aid and scholarship opportunities with
“Everything I Need to Know About College I Learned at Southeastern” at
10:45 a.m.
“High school juniors should begin to
narrow down their college choices at this time of year in order to find
the right fit for them,” said Anthony Ranatza, coordinator of recruiting
services at Southeastern. “Junior Day is Southeastern’s sneak peak into
all the great things we have to offer.”
The prospective students and their guests
will also be treated to lunch at noon and a campus tour at 1 p.m.
A new aspect of Juniors Day is discussion
of Southeastern’s new academic standards. Recently, Southeastern announced
that beginning this summer, the university will implement part of the new
standards that will be mandated statewide by the Louisiana Board of Regents
in 2005.
Currently, beginning freshmen must meet
one of three requirements: an ACT composite of at least 20, ranking in
the upper 50 percent of their high school graduating class or at least
a 2.0 high school grade point average on 17.5 units of core courses. A
new requirement has now been added concerning developmental courses.
Students who need more than one developmental
course will have to meet that requirement before being fully admitted to
Southeastern. High school graduating seniors impacted by the proposed admission
changes have a number of options for meeting the new developmental requirement.
Students can enroll in “Summer Bridge,”
a Southeastern program that allows students to take freshmen or transitional
courses in mathematics and English while receiving extra support through
tutoring and workshops. They can also cross-enroll in a community college
to take one or more of their needed remedial courses while simultaneously
taking Southeastern courses, or they can enroll in a community college
and transfer to Southeastern after successfully completing developmental
work.
For additional information on Junior
Day 2004 call 1-800-222-SELU or 985-549-5637. Participants are encouraged
to e-mail an RSVP to juniorday@selu.edu.
SLU Small Business Development Center
The Small Business Development Center and Office of Continuing Education,
along with the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce will offer several
hands on computer classes in upcoming weeks. These classes will provide
an opportunity for small business owners and their employees, as well as
entrepreneurs in the north shore area to receive low cost training on high
demand computer programs.
Listed below is the tentative schedule
for the upcoming classes:
• Microsoft Word: April 13 and 15 ($50)
-- Topics: basic editing and formatting, using templates and wizards, reports
and long documents, schedules and programs, flyers and advertisements,
invitations, and more.
• Microsoft Excel: April 20 and 22 ($50)
– Topics: entering and formatting data, editing formulas, templates, creating
financial reports, creating charts and graphs, etc.
• Microsoft Access: April 27 and 29
($50) – Topics: understanding database design and views, tables and datasheets,
creating and using forms, filtering data, using the wizard, and more.
• Microsoft PowerPoint: May 4 and 6
($50) – Topics: creating presentations, enhancing presentations, working
with slide shows and audience materials, importing and exporting text and
objects, etc.
Discounts will be given to members of
the St. Tammany West Chamber of Commerce. For more information on
these classes or others available, please contact Sandy Armstead at (985)549-3831.
Messages from University Police
Quiet Zone: University Police are enforcing the City of Hammond's
noise ordinances (Ordinance 21-120). Drivers of any vehicles on campus
are requested to reduce volume levels of vehicle stereos. Violators of
these noise ordinances are subject to city fines and court costs totaling
$154.50. Violators are also subject to a university judicial proceeding
in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. Your cooperation is sincerely
appreciated.
Car burglaries: The University
Police Department is conducting an investigation into several car burglaries
that have occurred on campus. The most recent occurred in the parking area
of Cardinal Newman Hall over the weekend of March 12-14.
Members of our community are strongly
urged to remain aware of their surroundings and notify the University Police
at 985-549-2222 if they see or know about anything unusual or suspicious.
What may seem like something small to you may be what the police need to
solve a case.
The University Police Department is
also investigating reports of lost and stolen personal property in different
areas on campus. In most of these cases easily portable items, such as
cash, purses, and laptop computers, were taken from open offices and unlocked
vehicles. Please
remember to secure your personal items out of sight in a locked desk,
office, or vehicle. Also remember to lock your office windows at the end
of the day.
If you see someone acting in a suspicious
manner, call the University Police immediately at 985-549-2222. Let's work
together to keep our community safe!
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Tri-Parish Rape Crisis
Program has scheduled many events on and around our campus, such as information
booths and tables in the Student Union, distribution of teal-colored ribbons
to show support for survivors of sexual assault, distribution of literature
at local businesses, and a Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) program in Denham
Springs April 23-25.
Contact the Tri-Parish Rape Crisis Program
at 1-800-572-0083 or the University Police Department at 985-549-2222 for
more information or to volunteer.
HIPS hosts Louisiana Historical Association
The Department of History and Political Science hosted the 46th Annual
Meeting of the Louisiana Historical Association (LHA) on Thursday-Saturday,
March 11-13, at the Holiday Inn in Hammond.
The LHA, founded in 1889, is an organization
of professional and lay historians working together to preserve and promote
the state's unique historical legacy. It publishes the nationally
recognized quarterly journal Louisiana History and a quarterly newsletter,
fosters improved education about history in the state, engages in numerous
community outreach activities, and meets annually in conjunction with the
regional conference of Phi Alpha Theta, an honor society that encourages
academic excellence among undergraduate and graduate history students throughout
Louisiana.
The 2003-2004 LHA president is Dr. Roman
Heleniak, scholar-in-residence at the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies.
Heleniak, professor emeritus of history and department head emeritus, delivered
the annual presidential address, entitled "Welcome to the New South: A
Latter-Day Fool's Errand," a personal and scholarly perspective on the
changes that have occurred in the South since he moved to the area from
New Jersey in the 1950s.
The master of ceremonies for the LHA
banquet was Dr. Michael Kurtz, Southeastern’s dean of graduate studies,
who served as interim vice-president in 2003-2004 and is an LHA Fellow,
former president and recipient of the association’s Garnie McGinty Lifetime
Achievement Award and the Kemper Williams Prizes for both best book and
best manuscript. On Thursday night the department hosted a
reception at the Hammond Regional Arts Center, and Donna Gay Anderson,
director of the Columbia Theater and Fanfare, conducted a lecture tour
of
the Columbia Theater for LHA members.
On Friday Southeastern history professor
Charles Dranguet chaired a session on "Mardi Gras Season," which featured
a paper, "The New Orleans Police Strike, February 8-March 4, 1979," by
Preston Rodrigue, a recent graduate of Southeastern’s master’s degree program.
Dr. Keith Finley served as the commentator for a session on "Senator Russell
Long."
Also in attendance at the meeting were
Dr. David Benac, Dr. Edwin Brown, Dr. Samuel Hyde (Leon Ford Chair of History
and director of the Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies), Dr. Harry
Laver, Ms. Victoria Mocsary, Dr. William Robison (Department Head of the
Department of History and Political Science), Dr. Jerome Salomone, and
numerous history graduate students.
This week in the Center for Faculty
Excellence
• Wednesday, March 24, noon-1
p.m., Tinsley Hall, Room 103: Spring Brown Bag Series -- ITPE-Advising;
“Technology in Advising: A Look at the Online Advising System”
• Thursday, March 25, 12:30-1:30
pm, Tinsley Hall, Room 103: Science & Religion BBQ Lunch & Discussion;
Dr. John Whittaker, LSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies,
"Miracles: the Intellectual Difficulties.” Food provided by Wilbert's Barbeque.
All welcome – come join us!
• Wednesday, April 21, noon, Twelve
Oaks: Lyceum Lights: Dr. Stuart Stewart, “¡Vámonos! – Community
as Classroom and Classroom as Community: Meeting course objectives
by exploring our area’s Hispanic population.” Lunch will consist of Italian
sausage lasagna, served with tossed salad, breadsticks and lemon meringue
pie. Reservations required by April 16.
Deadlines to Remember:
• Faculty Development Grant Proposals
are due by 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 2.
• CITI - The Center's Innovative Teaching
Initiative Proposals are due by 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 7.
• 2004-2005 Institute for Teaching
and Professional Enhancement (ITPE), Call for Applications: Deadline for
proposals: April 19.
• Service-Learning Study Group,
Call for Applications -- Focus: The Scholarship and Pedagogy of Service-Learning.
Flyers have been sent to all faculty. Deadline for applications:
Wednesday, April 21.
• For more information on any
of these deadlines, please contact the center at center@selu.edu
or call ext. 5791. All proposals may be delivered to the Center in Tinsley
Annex, Room 6.
Coming up ...
Through March 30
Youth Art Month – Lab School Student
Fine Art Exhibition. Sims Memorial Library. Free. 985-549-2193.
Through April 7
Louisiana Notary Public course; Douglas
T. Curet, instructor. 6-8 p.m., Wednesdays. Garrett College of Business,
room 37. $340. Register: 985-549-2301 or 1-800-256-2771.
Through April 14
Art Exhibition – Tova Beck-Friedman,
sculpture, digital art and film. Clark Hall Gallery. Gallery hours: 9 a.m-4
p.m. Monday-Tuesday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday;
noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Free. 985-549-2193.
March 23
Women’s History Month – "Intelligent
Design Creationism: Male and Pale,” Barbara Forrest. 12:30 p.m. Sims Memorial
Library. Free. 985-549-2109.
Region VIII Social Studies Fair; awards
ceremony, 2 p.m., University Center. Angie Anderson, director, aanderson@selu.edu.
Project Safe Campus – “OxyContin --
Friend or Foe,” student presentation. 6 p.m. Student Union, room 223. Free.
cmagendie@selu.edu.
Scholar Showcase, 6 p.m., Twelve Oaks.
985-549-5407.
March 24
Women’s History Month – student presentations
on African American literature. noon. Sims Memorial Library. Free. Contact:
Lin Knutson, 985-549-2100.
Region VIII Science Fair Junior/Senior Division
(Grades 7-12) , public showing of exhibits, 1-2 p.m.; awards program, 2
p.m.; University Center. Ana Maria Wills, coordinator, 985-549-2660
March 24-25
Psi Chi peanut butter drive for Tangi
Food Pantry. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. War Memorial Student Union. 985-549-5535 or
pvarnado@selu.edu.
March 25
Society for Human Resource Management
– Louisiana SHRM Student Leadership Conference. 8:30 a.m. (registration)
to 2:45 p.m. University Center, room 125. Free for SHRM members; $10 non-SHRM
members. Information: Carl Phillips, 985-549-3081 or Chad Murray,
985-549-2051. RSVP to shrm@selu.edu
Small Business Development Center –
“Patents and Inventions,” Robert Montgomery. 9 a.m.-noon (1 p.m., individual
counseling sessions by appointment, free). Southeast Louisiana Business
Center, 1514 Martens Dr. $20. Register: 985-549-3831.
Women’s History Month “Community Read”
discussion – “The Secret Life of Bees”; Sarah Ross, moderator. 11 a.m.
Sims Memorial Library. Free. Contact: 985-549-2330.
Women’s History Month – Danceworks.
7:30 p.m. Vonnie Borden Theatre. Tickets: $3 srs/fac/staff/non-SLU students;
$5 adults; SLU students free with student I.D. 985-549-2184.
Region VIII Science Fair Elementary
Division (Grades 4-6) , public showing of exhibits, 11-11:30 p.m.; awards
program, 11:30 p.m.; University Center. Ana Maria Wills, coordinator, 985-549-2660
March 26-27
Lionettes Tryouts. 5 p.m.,
March 26; 8 p.m., March 27. Pennington Student Activity Center. canzalone@selu.edu.
March 27
Women’s History Month – “The Vagina
Monologues,” by Eve Ensler. Rating: R. 7:30 p.m. Vonnie Borden Theatre.
Tickets: $15 single; $25 couple. 985-549-2184.
March 28
Chef’s Evening. 5:30-7:30 p.m. University
Center. Tickets required. 985-549-3771.
March 29
Project Safe Campus – “Leadership or
Violence” (for males only); guest speaker, Don McPherson. 6 p.m. Student
Union Theatre. cmagendie@selu.edu
March 30
Women’s History Month – “Patriots and
Partisans: Women in the Resistance during the Holocaust,” Judith Fai-Podlipnik.
12:30 p.m. Sims Memorial Library. Free. 985-549-2109.
Spanish Club – “Basque Country,” Agnieska
Gutthy. 2-2:50 p.m. D Vickers Hall, room 313. Light refreshments. $2 donation.
985-549-2880 or agutthy@selu.edu.
“Golden Silence,” honoring deceased
SLU alumni. 6 p.m. Student Union Park. 985-549-2150 or 1-800-SLU-ALUM.
Project Safe Campus – “The Drugs
of Today’s Youth” (for parents only), co-sponsored by North Oaks and 21st
Judicial Court. Open to the public. 6:30 p.m. Student Union Theatre. Free.
cmagendie@selu.edu.
Women’s History Month dance concert
– “Words Moved Her,” directed by Greta Sharp for the Southeastern Women's
Coalition. 7:30 p.m. Pottle Auditorium. Free. 985-549-2184.
Family Life Conference. Registration
required, seating limited. Visit http://www.tadac.org/flc or contact
Debora Johnson, djohnson@selu.edu
March 31
Faculty Recital – Southeastern Brass
Quintet, Southeastern Woodwind Quintet; Southeastern Faculty Chamber Orchestra;
Glen Hemberger, conductor; David Evenson, piano. 7:30 p.m. Pottle Music
Building Auditorium. Free. 985-549-2184.
Women’s History Month – “Did Women Have
a Renaissance in the Twelfth Century?”, Andrew Traver. 12:30 p.m. Sims
Memorial Library. Free. 985-549-2109.
April 1
Southeastern Graduate String Quartet.
7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. 985-549-2184.
April 2
Guest recital: pianist Kerry Baham.
7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free.
April 3
Junior Day, introduction to SLU for
high school juniors. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. War Memorial Student Union. Free. Information:
1-800-222-SELU or 985-549-5637. RSVP to juniorday@selu.edu
April 5
Faculty recital – Allen Zurcher, saxophone.
7:30 p.m. Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. 985-549-2184.
This week in athletics
Fresh off a series win in the first Southland Conference set of the
season, the Southeastern baseball team heads to Huntsville, Texas, for
a three-game weekend series at Sam Houston State.
Before entering the series with the
Bearkats, the Lions (7-10, 2-1 SLC) will host UNO on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
at Alumni Field. Tuesday will be “Flood the Field” night, as local firemen
and police officers will be honored at the game. On Friday, Southeastern
will face Sam Houston State at 3 p.m. The series continues on Saturday
at 2 p.m., with the finale set to start at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Southeastern softball team (15-14,
5-4 SLC) heads into this week’s action on a six-game winning streak. The
Lady Lions swept Sam Houston State in a three-game series at North Oak
Park this weekend. Southeastern will look to continue its climb up the
SLC ladder, when they visit Texas-San Antonio for a three-game weekend
series. The series opens on Saturday, with a 1 p.m. doubleheader. The series
ends on Sunday with the first pitch set for 1 p.m.
The men’s tennis team (5-7, 1-1 SLC)
will look to get back on the winning track, hosting Southern on Thursday
at 2 p.m. The women’s tennis team (7-6, 3-2 SLC) travels to Texas this
week for a pair of Southland Conference matches. On Saturday, the Lady
Lions face Texas State at 10 a.m. Sunday’s match at UTSA will also start
at 10 a.m.
The track and field team will also be
in action this week, competing in Friday’s LSU Invite in Baton Rouge.
Tuesday, March 23
Baseball, vs. UNO, Alumni Field, 6:30
p.m. (WTGG 96.5 FM)
Thursday, March 25
Men’s Tennis, vs. Southern, Southeastern
Tennis Complex, 2 p.m.
Friday, March 26
Baseball, at Sam Houston State, Huntsville,
Texas, 3 p.m. (WTGG 96.5 FM)
Track & Field, at LSU Invite, Baton
Rouge, All Day
Saturday, March 27
Baseball, at Sam Houston State, Huntsville,
Texas, 2 p.m.* (WTGG 96.5 FM)
Softball, at Texas-San Antonio (DH)
San Antonio, Texas, 1 p.m.*
Women’s Tennis, at Texas State, San
Marcos, Texas, 10 a.m.*
Sunday, March 28
Baseball, at Sam Houston State, Huntsville,
Texas, 1 p.m.* (WTGG 96.5 FM)
Softball, at Texas-San Antonio, San
Antonio, Texas, 1 p.m.*
Women’s Tennis, at Texas-San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, 10 a.m.*
* - Southland Conference competition
Professional activities
Dr. Kenneth Boulton (Music and Dramatic Arts) presented clinics
on contemporary solo piano music for student use to the Mississippi Music
Teachers Association Gulf Coast Chapter and Louisiana Music Teachers Association
Northshore Chapter, March 4 and 11.
Dr. Bobbye Davis (General Business)
and co-presenter Dr. Clarice Brantley of Pensacola, Fla., presented a paper
titled "And the Laughter Goes On" at the Association for Business Communication
Southwest and Southeast in Orlando on March 4.
Dr. Wynn Gillan (Kinesiology
& Health Studies) participated in a "special emphasis panel" on February
21-28 in Atlanta, Ga., to review and evaluate applications received in
response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division
of HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Announcement number 04064, "Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV) Prevention Projects for Community-Based Organizations." External
reviewers were selected based on their expertise and experience with community
based HIV prevention programs. Approximately 511 applications were submitted
under this program announcement. Overall total funding for this announcement
was $49,000,000.
Dr. Andrew Traver's (History)
article "An Anonymous Fifteenth-Century De anima Commentary in Uppsala,
Universitetsbibliothek, Cod. C 627" has appeared in this year's edition
of Manuscripta.
Dr. Beth Evans (College of Education
and Human Development) was an invited member of the National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Team Mock visit to City College
of New York, March 6-9. The purpose of a mock visit is to review existing
documentation and provide suggestions to better prepare an institution
for the NCATE Board of Examiner's (BOE) visit. The NCATE BOE will visit
City on April 24.
Steve Portier (KSLU engineer)
attended a special one-day training seminar in New Orleans on radio frequency
site safety awareness on March 16.
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