April 11, 2005
 Years
of service recognized
Recent Southeastern retirees were honored April 7 at the Alumni Center. The group represented nearly 360 years of combined service to the university. Pictured front row, left to right, are Catherine Allen, Basic Computing Services; Cynthia Tricou, Teaching and Learning; Drucella Frederick, Administrative Computing Services: Carlee Dupuy, Administration and Finance; Rose Mary Daniels, President's Office; and Sundria Whiddon, Post Office. Pictured, back row, left to right, are: Deborah Haley, Biological Sciences; Joe Bitner, Educational Leadership and Technology; Michael Hackett, Administrative Computing Services; Yolanda Urick, School of Nursing; Susan Jenkins, Mathematics; Ernest Simoneaux, Teaching and Learning; and Julius Graves, Physical Plant. Several employees honored were unable to be present, including: Beverly Costanza, Student Publications; Ted Delage, Physical Plant; Myrlene Pertuit, Center for Educational Research and Service; Lillie Williams, Physical Plant. Table of content |
National Library Week: 'Something for everyone @ your library'
Sims Memorial Library joins the American Library Association and libraries across the country in celebrating National Library Week, April 10-16.
All students, faculty and staff are invited to join in the special events, all taking place in Sims Library:
Readings: Jack Bedell, Bev Marshall, Bret Lott and Alison Pelegrin will present readings on Monday and Tuesday (April 11-12) on the third floor of the library. In addition, Southeastern students will do readings in honor of recently retired writer-in-residence Tim Gautreaux. The readings are free and open to the public. The schedule of presentations includes:
Monday, 11 a.m. – Poetry reading by Jack Bedell, associate professor of English and editor of Southeastern’s literary journal Louisiana Literature. Bedell is the author of several books, including Sleeping with the Netmaker, At the Bonehouse, and What Passes for Love. He has a new collection of poetry, Come Rain, Come Shine, slated for release in early 2006 from the Texas A&M Press Consortium.
Monday, 2 p.m. – Fiction reading by Bev Marshall, a writer-in-residence at Southeastern and founder of the university’s Creative Writers Group. She is author of Walking through Shadows and Right as Rain, which has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle’s Fiction of the Year Award and several other awards. Marshall serves on the board of the Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival.
Tuesday, 11 a.m. – Fiction reading by Bret Lott, author of six novels, most recently A Song I knew by Heart released by Random House in 2004. A professor of English at Louisiana State University, Lott’s short stories and essays have been published in the Yale Review, the Southern Review and the Gettysburg Review. His reviews have appeared the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the editor of the Southern Review.
Tuesday, 2 p.m. – Poetry reading by Alison Pelegrin, a graduate of Southeastern who now teaches English at her alma mater. She is the author of The Zydeco Tablets, as well as three award-winning chapbooks. Pelegrin last year received Southeastern’s President’s Award for Excellence for her artistic activity. Her poems have been published in Poetry, Southern Review, and Shenandoah.
Tuesday, 7 p.m. – Readings in honor of Tim Gautreaux by former students Karen Williams, Andree Crosby, Callie Forman, Barry Dunlap, David Campbell and Kevin Cutrer. Gautreaux, who retired in 2002 after 30 years on the Southeastern English faculty, has been widely acclaimed for his novels and short stories and novels, including The Clearing, which was listed on USA Today’s 10 best books and chosen by the Mid-South Bookseller’s Association as the best novel of 2003.
A used book sale on Wednesday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, April 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor. The book sale will include books (fiction, non-fiction and textbooks) and CDs. Most items will be priced between 50 cents and a dollar.
A concert by the Southeastern Classical Guitar Ensemble, with Ensemble Director Patrick Kerber, on Thursday, April 14 at noon on the first floor.
As an added bonus, fines will be excused for overdue materials returned to the circulation desk this week.
Refreshments will be served at several of these events, and at the Baton Rouge Nursing Library on Friday, April 15. Mark your calendars and plan to celebrate National Library Week!
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'Bringin' Down the House' will mark farewell to Lee Hall
Home to hundreds of residents and countless numbers of dedicated employees since 1964, Lee Hall is nearing the end of its time on the Southeastern campus. Demolition will begin in mid-April, and to honor this campus landmark, faculty and staff are cordially invited to a “Bringin’ Down the House” celebration from 2-3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21 under the pines across from Lee Hall.
"Come hear from former residents and employees of Lee Hall as they share stories and memories of this grand residence hall, watch Dr. Moffett participate in the demolition efforts, and enjoy refreshments with co-workers and friends," said Auxiliary Services Marketing Director Robin Parker.
All former residents and employees of Lee Hall who are current faculty or staff members are asked to please submit their names to Parker at rparker@selu.edu. During the celebration, former Lee Hall residents and employees will be recognized.
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Romance languages
expert to lecture Tuesday
Tom Means of the Means Language Center in New York, an expert in second
language acquisition, will speak on "The 5 Keys to Achieving Fluency in
Italian, Spanish, or French" at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, in the Student
Union, room 229. Means is the author of Instant Italian, Spanish, French,
and Portuguese Vocabulary Builder.
Sponsored by the Italian Club and the
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, the lecture is free and
open to the public. For further information contact Dr. Lucia Harrison
at 549-2152 or lharrison@selu.edu.
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Golden Silence
memorial program Tuesday
The Alumni Association will collect names through Monday, April 11,
for "Golden Silence," its annual memorial program for deceased Southeastern
alumni, students, faculty and staff.
The candlelight ceremony is scheduled
for 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, in the War Memorial Student Union park.
The names will be read during the ceremony by members of Southeastern’s
administration.
To include a name in the Golden
Silence program, contact the Alumni Association at 985-549-2150, 1-800-758-2586
or slualumni@selu.edu.
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Parents looking for summer activities for their children will find a variety of Southeastern camps that partner fun with learning and creativity. “Academic Adventures” features 15 camps focusing on sciences, foreign languages, art, music, and history for children in elementary through high school grades. Most camps will be held on Southeastern’s main campus in Hammond and, for the first time, at the university’s St. Tammany Center north of Mandeville. The camps will challenge and entertain young learners of all ages, said Tammy Bourg, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The college – which will become the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences on June 1 – in sponsoring the camps along with the new College of Science and Technology and Division of Continuing Education. “We are very pleased to be offering young students opportunities such as learning about languages and cultures, visiting Louisiana’s fragile wetlands, launching rockets, building robots, and expressing themselves through art, writing and music,” Bourg said. She added that all camps will be headed by Southeastern faculty, undergraduate and graduate students and certified teachers. “I taught one of the science camps last summer and had as much fun as the children,” said camps coordinator Linda Munchausen, a veteran chemistry professor and former head of the Department of Chemistry and Physics. “These summer camps are about having fun with learning activities. Be prepared for evenings of non-stop ‘Mom, guess what we did at camp today?’ or ‘Dad, did you know that ...?’ Also plan to set up a display area, because campers will bring home their creations each day to show you what they have learned.” Information about the camps and downloadable registration forms are available online at www.selu.edu/summercamps or through Bourg’s office, Fayard Hall, room 302, 985-549-2101. Specific questions about individual camps may be directed to Munchausen, 985-549-3935, lmunchausen@selu.edu. Registration is underway, and early sign-up is encouraged. Most of the camps offer before and after care for an additional $15 per camp. Southeastern will also host additional recreation, education, and sports camps coordinated by the Division of Continuing Education throughout the summer. For more information, contact Continuing Education at 985-549-2330 or visit www.selu.edu/Academics/ContEd/. Table of content |
DMV Mobile Customer Service Center on campus Wednesday
The Department of Motor Vehicles’ Mobile Customer Service Center will visit campus Wednesday, April 13.
From 9 a.m.-4 p.m., members of the campus and community can handle a variety of transactions related to driver’s licenses and vehicle registration. The DMV Mobile Center will be located in the parking lot north of McKneely Hall and northwest of the War Memorial Student Union.
Proof of current insurance is required for all driver’s license and vehicle registration transactions. Driver’s license services must be paid in cash, while cash or check will be accepted for vehicle registration transactions. Debit or credit cards will not be accepted.
Driver’s license transactions include renewal and duplicate class D and E licenses, new and duplicate identification cards, mobility impaired hang-tags, and name changes. Driver’s license renewals are permissible up to six months prior to the date of expiration.
Vehicle registration transactions include new and duplicate vehicle registration and titles and license plate renewal.
Drivers can also change address, cancel plates, register to vote, and sign up for organ donation for free.
For more information please contact Jim McHodgkins, assistant dean of student development, 985-549-3792.
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Strawberry Jubilee
is Wednesday
Join the Campus Activities Board in the Student Union Park from 11
a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, for the annual Strawberry Jubilee celebration!
"As always, you will be treated
to red beans and rice, delicious Louisiana strawberries and that
yummy strawberry cake," said CAB Coordinator Jason Leader. "And you won't
want to miss the Strawberry Eating Contest!"
Call CAB at 549-3805 for more
information.
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St. Tammany alumni,
friends invited to April 13 reception in Beau Chene
St. Tammany Parish alumni and friends of Southeastern are invited to
meet and mingle with university administrators and coaches at an April
13 reception in Beau Chene subdivision in Mandeville.
The informal event hosted by the
Alumni Association is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. at Iris Manor, the Beau Chene
home of Southeastern friends Boone and Debbie Kenyon.
Southeastern guests will include
President Randy Moffett; his wife Barbara, head of the university’s School
of Nursing; new Head Football Coach Dennis Roland; and men’s basketball
Head Coach Billy Kennedy, who recently took his 24-9 Lions team to its
first ever berth in the NCAA Championships.
Food and libations will be served.
Due to limited parking, guests are encouraged to park at the Beau Chene
Country Club pool, where a shuttle to Iris Manor will be available throughout
the evening.
For more information, call the
Alumni Association at 1-800-SLU-ALUM or 985-549-2150.
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Project Safe Campus
focuses on breast cancer
"Breast Cancer; a Family Issue" is the topic of the semester's final
Project Safe Campus program, scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday, April 14,
in the Student Union Theatre.
Guest speakers from the Mary Bird
Perkins Cancer Center in Baton Rouge will discuss breast cancer, which
is the most common cancer diagnosed in women and will affect one in seven
women.
Kate Moreland will discuss breast
cancer incidence, mortality, risk factors, signs and symptoms. Mary
Livingston will present tips on how to cope with a cancer diagnosis, as
a family member.
The program is open to all students,
faculty and staff.
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Southeastern Music
Fest Friday
Students, faculty and staff are in for a musical treat as the Campus
Activities Board presents Southeastern Music Fest 2005! Six acts
with a variety of styles will play for your entertainment in an outdoor
music festival. Look for the stage next to the Alumni Center from 2-10
p.m. Friday, April 15.
Admission is free and the event
is open to Southeastern students, faculty and staff only.
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Workshops on
telephone etiquette
The Training Section of the Human Resources Office is offering two
sessions of a workshop on telephone etiquette on Monday, April 18. The
program is open to all employees, including student workers. The first
session is scheduled from 9:30-11 a.m. with a second session covering the
same information from 2-3:30 p.m. in room 133 of the University Center.
Topics to be addressed will include
the proper way to answer the phone, transfer calls, and handle difficult
telephone situations. Pre-registration is requested by emailing JoEllen.Williams@selu.edu
or by phoning her at extension 5435.
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 Matheny
Lecture to spotlight impact of science on religion
John Haught, the Thomas Healey Distinguished Professor of Theology at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., will be the guest speaker for Southeastern's annual Matheny Lecture Series on Science and Religion. Haught, who has been a prominent voice in the science and religion dialogue, will discuss the impact of modern science on traditional theology in free public lectures in Hammond and Covington April 20 and April 21. In a lecture co-sponsored by St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary College in Covington, Haught will discuss “Science, Religion and the Quest for Cosmic Purpose” on Wednesday, April 20. The 7 p.m. lecture is scheduled for the Abbey’s Benet Hall. Haught also will speak on "God After Darwin: Evolution and Divine Providence" at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21, in Southeastern’s Student Union Theater. Haught is the author of dozens of articles and more than 10 books on the subject science and religion. His latest works include “God After Darwin: A Theology of Evolution,” “Deeper Than Darwin: The Prospect for Religion in the Age of Evolution,” “Science and Religion: From Conflict to Conversation,” and “Responses to 101 Questions on God and Evolution.” “Choice Magazine” named “Deeper Than Darwin” Outstanding Academic Title for 2003. The Matheny lectures are sponsored by Southeastern's College of Arts and Sciences; the departments of biology, chemistry and physics, communication, history and political science, psychology, and sociology and criminal justice; and the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science. For more information, contact Matt Rossano at mrossano@selu.edu. Table of content |
News from the Center for Faculty Excellence
Lyceum Lights: Make your reservations today for the April 13 Lyceum Lights. The series continues with the topic "Continuing to Showcase Southeastern's Authors," featuring Dayne Sherman and Olympia Vernon. The luncheon is scheduled for noon at Twelve Oaks. Lunch will consist of chicken lasagna, served with tossed salad, breadsticks and lemon meringue pie. Deadline for reservations is today, Monday, April 11, at ext. 5791 or center@selu.edu.
Conference on Teaching, Research and Creativity: The Center for Faculty Excellence invites faculty to submit a proposal for Southeastern's fourth annual Faculty Conference on Teaching, Research, and Creativity! The conference provides a forum for sharing the successful practices, projects, creative endeavors, and research of our faculty. Many of faculty have received support from the center through Teaching Enhancement grants, CITI Grants, Faculty Development Grants, Travel grants, etc. The conference is their opportunity to give back. Conference sessions will be held May 4,5, and 6. The online proposal form can be found at www3.selu.edu/center/FacultyConference. The proposal deadline is Wednesday, April 20. If you have questions, please contact the center at ext. 5791 or center@selu.edu. Speakers will be asked to submit a digital photo for use in the conference program to psteib@selu.edu.
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Get connected: Teachers
and Technology
Northshore Excellence in Teaching with Technology 2005 (NETT), an annual
faculty technology conference co-sponsored by Southeastern and Delgado
Community College, will be held July 29 at Southeastern's St. Tammany Center
on Koop Drive north of Mandeville. This year’s event includes participants
from all levels of education from higher education to K-12.
"Please join us in submitting
a proposal for presentation or nominating someone you think is doing some
awesome things with technology," said St. Tammany Center Director Stella
Helluin. "Don't miss the opportunity to connect with many levels of educational
technology."
Proposals may be submitted online
at the NETT 2005 website, www3.selu.edu/sttammanycenter.
The proposal deadline is Tuesday, April 19. For more information, contact
Helluin at 985-893-6251 or shelluin@selu.edu.
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 Southeastern
Debate Team member Zack Wagner, second from right, was named one of the
country’s best speaker at the National Novice and Junior Varsity Debate
Tournament in Washington, D.C. He and his debate partner from the University
of Oklahoma also were ranked second in the nation. Pictured with Wagner
are, from left, Debate Team assistant Terri Miller-Drufner, Director Eric
Marlow; team member Arielle Lemoine; Wagner, and Communication Department
Head Karen Fontenot.
Debate team ranked second in nation The Southeastern Debate Team was ranked second in the nation and a Southeastern student was named one of the country’s best speaker at the National Novice and Junior Varsity Debate Tournament in Washington, D.C. In head to head competition with debaters from much larger universities including Cornell, Wake Forest, Case Western Reserve, the United States Military and Naval Academies, New York, Vermont, and Oklahoma, Southeastern debater Zack Wagner, a junior speech communication major from Houston, emerged as one of the best in the country. “Zack’s award for speaking was truly amazing,” said Eric Marlow, the director of the Southeastern debate program. “It was a true testament to his talent and versatility as a competitor.” Debating as a hybrid team with Bryan Pittman from the University of Oklahoma, Wagner was able to achieve the best finish in school history. Posting victories over teams from Bard College, University of Pittsburgh, Kansas State University, Mary Washington University, and the U.S. Military Academy, Wagner and Pittman amassed a preliminary record of five wins and two losses. After the preliminaries the team was seeded fifth in the country for the single-elimination bracket, and earned a bye into the sweet sixteen round. Based on their performance in the preliminaries, Wagner was honored as the 13th best speaker in the nation. This marks the highest speaker award that has ever been earned by a Southeastern debater at a national tournament. “Due to the enormous amount of time teams put in before tournaments, it is rare for any hybrid team to be successful,” Marlow said. “Zack’s award proves what I have known all along, that he is a remarkably gifted debater and Southeastern is lucky to have him as a representative.” “Six months ago, no one would have picked us to make it to the elimination rounds at nationals, much less to finish second in the country,” Wagner said. He thanked Southeastern and Communication Department Head Karen Fontenot for their support and attributed his success to Marlow. “He took a chance on me and has been there every step of the way with advice and encouragement. I could have never done this without him,” Wagner said. In addition to the award for debating, Marlow was honored with an award for being a Top Coach at the national tournament. The tournament marked the end of the season for the debate team, but preparations have already begun for next fall. The team’s awards are on display in the Communication Department office in D Vickers Hall. Table of content |
Lab School hosts Diabetes Walk
The Southeastern Lab School will host a Diabetes Walk for students and families on April 27. The event will be held at Strawberry Stadium from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, contact Lab School physical education teacher Stephanie Rau, stephrau1@yahoo.com.
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SLWP receives National
Writing Project grant
The Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project has received a grant of
$43,000 from the National Writing Project in Berkeley, Calif., to support
SLWP's 14th annual Invitational Summer Institute for Teachers (June 13
- July 14), Advanced Institute for SLWP Teacher Consultants (July 18 -28),
and a Young Writers' Program this summer.
SLWP Director Richard Louth (English)
said the grant also provides funding for workshops and activities conducted
for area schools by Southeastern Louisiana Writing Project teacher consultants
during the academic year.
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University crime
statistics available
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime
Statistics Act, originally known as the Campus Security Act, is the federal
law that requires colleges and universities across the United States to
disclose information about crime on and around their campuses.
Southeastern's annual security
report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported
crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings owned or
controlled by Southeastern, and on public property within, or immediately
adjacent to and accessible from campus.
The report also includes institutional
policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol
and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault,
convicted sex offenders attending or employed by the university, and other
matters.
You can obtain a copy of
this report by writing to the Director of University Police at SLU 10780,
Hammond, LA 70402, by calling 985-549-2222 between the hours of 7:45
AM and 4:30 PM CST, or by accessing the following web site: www.selu.edu/police/statistics.
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Coming up ...
Through April 23
Contemporary Art Gallery, World in a Jar: War and Trauma and
videos by Barry Anderson. Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays with
extended hours until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. 985-549-5080/2193.
April 11
Encore!: Faculty Recital, Joy
Ratliff, mezzo-soprano, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium. Free.
April 12
Tom Means, "The 5 Keys to Achieving
Fluency in Italian, Spanish, or French," 3:30 p.m., Student Union, room
229.
Southeastern Guitar Festival,
"Alianza Flamenca," 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium.
April 13
Opening: Regional Graphic Design
Exhibition, Contemporary Art Gallery. Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays,
with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays.
DMV Moblile Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.,
parking lot north of McKneely Hall.
Strawberry Jubilee, 11 a.m.-2
p.m., Student Union park.
April 14
Southeastern Guitar Festival,
Southeastern Guitar Ensemble, noon, Sims Memorial Library.
Project Safe Campus: “Breast Cancer:
A Family Issue,” 7 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free.
Encore!:
Danceworks, Change, Martie Fellom, director, 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre
for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St.. Tickets: $5, adults; $3, senior
citizens, Southeastern faculty, staff, non-Southeastern students; SLU students
free with ID. 985-549-2184.
April 15
Southeastern Music Fest, 2-10
p.m., between Alumni Center and University Center. For faculty, staff,
students, only.
Southeastern Guitar Festival,
Patrick Kerber recital, 7:30 p.m., Grace Memorial Episcopal Church.
April 16
Louisiana Science Olympiad, War
Memorial Student Union. 8:15 a.m., opening ceremony; 4:30 p.m., awards
ceremony. 985-549-3935, lmunchausen@selu.edu.
Southeastern Vocal Arts Day, Pottle
Music Building. Registration ($20), 8 a.m. 985-549-2184.
April 19
Southeastern Guitar Festival,
Robert Wetzel, guest artist, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium.
Encore! Southeastern University
Chorus, Women’s Chorale and Northshore Chorale, Alissa Mercurio Rowe, conductor,
7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church. Information: (985) 549-2184.
April 20
Southeastern Guitar Festival,
masterclass with Robert Wetzel, noon-2 p.m., Pottle Music Building, room
124.
African American Achievement Awards,
7 p.m., Student Union Ballroom. 985-549-3850.
Encore! Guest Recital: Thaddeus
and Susan Brys, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium. Free. Information:
(985) 549-2184.
April 21
“Bringin’ Down the House,” kick-off
of demolition of Lee Hall, 2-3:30 p.m., across from Lee Hall.
Southeastern Guitar Festival,
Jeff Rogers, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Auditorium.
Encore! Southeastern Wind Symphony:
“VooDoo!,” Glen J. Hemberger, conductor; Andrew Seigel, clarinet, 7 p.m.,
Columbia Theatre. Free. Information: (985) 549-2184.
This week in athletics
The Southeastern baseball team will look to win its third consecutive
Southland Conference series during this week in Southeastern Athletics.
The Lions (15-19, 5-7 SLC) took
two of three from SLC foes McNeese State and Sam Houston State over the
past two weekends. Before Southeastern gets back to conference play, it
hosts Ole Miss on Wednesday night at Alumni Field at 6:30 p.m. It will
be Nascar Night on Wednesday, as fans wearing Nascar apparel will get $1
off admission to the game.
After the midweek contest, the
Lions will hit the road for a series at defending Southland Conference
champion Lamar, beginning with a 7 p.m. Friday game in Beaumont, Texas.
The series continues on Saturday at 2 p.m., before the Sunday finale at
1 p.m. All four Southeastern baseball games will be broadcast live in the
Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the internet at www.LionSports.net.
The softball team (14-22, 7-11
SLC) will look to get back on the winning track this week, as they host
four games at North Oak Park. On Wednesday, the Lady Lions welcome Southern
Miss to Hammond for a 6 p.m. game. It will be Wiener Wednesday at North
Oak Park, as hot dogs will be sold for a $1. The Southeastern softball
team will be back in Southland Conference action on Saturday, as Northwestern
State will be in town for a 3 p.m. doubleheader.
Saturday will be Service Industry
Day as fans who work at a restaurant or bar will be admitted for $1. Fans
are asked to bring their pay stub as proof. On Sunday, the series concludes
at 12 p.m.
The Southeastern men’s and women’s
teams will be back in action this week. The Lions (14-7, 3-1 SLC) will
head to Hattiesburg, Miss. on Monday to face Southern Miss at 2 p.m. On
Saturday, the Lions face SLC foe Texas-San Antonio in a 12 p.m. road match.
On Sunday, Southeastern will be on the road to take on Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi at 1 p.m. The Lady Lions (13-7, 7-2 SLC) host Southern Miss on
Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The men’s and women’s track and
field team will continue its outdoor season this week. The Lions and Lady
Lions will be in Baton Rouge on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Pelican
Relays.
Monday, April 11
Men’s Tennis, at Southern Miss,
Hattiesburg, Miss., 2 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
Women’s Tennis, vs. Southern Miss,
Southeastern Tennis Complex, 2 p.m.
Golden Silence, 6 p.m., Student
Union park.
Wednesday, April 13
Baseball, vs. Ole Miss, Alumni
Field, 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
-
Nascar Night (Fans wearing Nascar apparel will receive $1 off admission)
Softball, vs. Southern Miss, North
Oak Park, 6 p.m.
-
Wiener Wednesday (Hot dogs will be sold for a $1)
Friday, April 15
Baseball, at Lamar, Beaumont,
Texas, 7 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)*
Track and Field, at Pelican Relays,
Baton Rouge, All Day
Saturday, April 16
Baseball, at Lamar, Beaumont,
Texas, 2 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)*
Softball, vs. Northwestern State
(DH), North Oak Park, 3 p.m.*
Men’s Tennis, at Texas-San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, 12 p.m.*
Track and Field, at Pelican Relays,
Baton Rouge, All Day
Sunday, April 17
Baseball, at Lamar, Beaumont,
Texas, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)*
Softball, vs. Northwestern State,
North Oak Park, 12 p.m.*
Men’s Tennis, at Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1 p.m.*
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Student honors
and activities
Monideepa
Talukdar, sophomore in the University Honors Program, was invited to
participate in the Student Conference of the Association for Core Texts
and Courses, March 18-20. A total of 30 students from universities across
the country gathered at St. Mary’s College of California in Moraga for
two days of intense discussion of their papers about texts the students
have studied in their classes. Moni was on a panel that discussed
“How Classics Shape the World We Live In” and her paper was titled “A World
Without Borders: Dante and the Search for a Universal Order.” The
paper examined similarities between some of Dante’s ideas in De Monarchia
and the Charter of the United Nations. Moni’s paper was written for
English 122H, taught by Dr. Lin Knutson.
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Tuesday, March 22 Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures inducted
a new group of students into Zeta Alpha Chapter of Phi Sigma Iota,
International Foreign Language Society. Phi Sigma Iota is the highest academic
honor in the fields of foreign languages and literatures.The ten students
invited to join the society were selected by virtue of academic distinction
in their general college course and particularly as students of one or
more foreign languages. This year inductees are students majoring or minoring
in Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin. Presiding at the ceremony
were Dr. Luciana Harrison, head of the Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures; Dr. Agnieszka Gutthy, PSI faculty advisor; Leah Voisin,
vice-president of Zeta Alpha Chapter. The students inducted to Phi Sigma
Iota were Julie Howell, Silaine Warn-Varnas, Bridget Hester, Jennifer Martin,
Heidi Adams, Keri Frisard, Renee Gamble, Abrille Johnson, Amanda Durapau,
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 The
Biology
Graduate Student Organization collected $1,500 to complete the endowment
of the Joseph Raaspott Memorial Scholarship in Biology, an amount that
will be matched by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ramspott. The funds were raised through
a bowl-a-thon held on March 20 at Tangi Lanes in Hammond. Presenting the
check to Wendy Johns, director of development and planned giving for the
Southeastern Development Foundation, far right, are, rrom left, are Sarah
Temple president of the Biology Graduate Student Organization, and Erica
Perrer, who organized the bowl-a-thon. The scholarship honors the late
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Professional activities
Alison Pelegrin's (English) manuscript Squeezers won
the concrete Wolf chapbook competition and as a result will be published
in the late summer or early fall. The title poem of this collection, along
with one other, will be published in the Southern Review at about
the same time. Pelegrin recently received word that other poems from this
collection have been accepted for publication in Ploughshares, Blackbird,
and The Red Mountain Review. Her poem "Alone, Drinking with the
Tickfaw River" from Squeezers was published in Poetry magazine
and featured on their website. Pelegrin also participated in the recent
Tennessee Williams Festival in New Orleans.
The American Institute of Physics
has commissioned a chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, the physics honor society,
at Southeastern. Chapters are restricted to "colleges and universities
of recognized standing that offer a strong physics major." At the inaugural
induction ceremony on March 9 faculty advisors Dr. David P. Norwood
and Dr. Rhett Allain (Chemistry and Physics) welcomed the first
Southeastern members: Tiffany Findley, Richard Dunnaway, Dominic DuBois,
and Russell Selva.
Dr. Yanyi K. Djamba and
Dr.
F. Dale Parent (Sociology and Criminal Justice) presented a paper titled
"Sex Education in America: A View from Outside the Nation's Classrooms,"
at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Social Science Association in
New Orleans, March 23-26. At the meeting, Dr. Djamba and Ayanna G. Jackson
(Sociology
and Criminal Justice) also presented a paper on "Religion and Homosexuality
in America."
Dr. Lillian Stiegler (Communication
Sciences & Disorders) had her article "Understanding Pica Behavior:
A Review for Clinical and Education Professionals" published in the Spring
2005 edition of the journal Focus on Autism and Other Developmental
Disabilities.
Daniel McCarthy (Chemistry
and Physics) recently served as a referee for the journal Physics of
Plasmas and as a reviewer for a grant proposal submitted to the United
States Department of Energy Office of Fusion Science.
An article by Dr. Harold Davis
(Accounting)
entitled "Radio Frequency Identification: The Wave of the Future" was ranked
third among all of the feature articles published by the Journal of
Accountancy during 2004. This ranking is performed each year by the
editorial advisory board of the journal, which consists of approximately
50 CPAs in industry, education, and public practice. The article was co-authored
by Dr. Michael Luehlfing of Louisiana Tech University.
Dr. Evelyne Bornier's (Foreign
Languages & Literatures) collection of poems and essays, entitled "Bruissements
d'Elle" has been accepted for publication by Editions Marsa (Paris).
Her texts will be published under her pen name, Leïla Asma. They will
appear in an upcoming issue of Algérie Littérature Action,
a prestigious literary review sponsored by, among others, the late Jacques
Derrida and 2004 Literature Nobel Prize nominee Assia Djebar.
Drs. Thomas Lipscomb, Jeffrey
Totten (Marketing and Finance) and John Tanner of the University of
Louisiana-Lafayette have been informed that their article "Patterns of
Instructional Technology Use by Faculty in Marketing: An exploratory investigation"
has been accepted for publication in the Academy of Educational Leadership
Journal.
Christine Couvillon (History
and Political Science) has been accepted into the doctoral program in history
at the University of Pennsylvania, beginning in the fall semester 2005.
A parttime history instructor, Ms. Couvillon received her master's
degree at the University of Nebraska, where she worked under the supervision
of Professor Carole Levin, a noted authority on Elizabethan England, and
wrote a master's thesis comparing Sir Thomas More's Utopia and Sir
Francis Bacon's New Atlantis. She has taught at Southeastern during
the fall semester 2004 and spring semester 2005 and has done an excellent
job. She received several offers from doctoral programs at prestigious
universities but has decided that the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania
offer the best fit for her own scholarly interests.
Dr. Rayma Harchar (Educational
Leadership and Technology) presented a paper entitled “Emergence of a Redesigned
Leadership Preparation Program: Viewpoints and Beliefs of Stakeholders”
during the LCPEA Annual Spring Conference in Gretna, Louisiana on April
7.
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