April 18, 2005
 Discussing
'smart growth'
U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu address her summit on “Smart Growth in Louisiana Communities” – a forum designed to address challenges associated with rapid growth – at Southeastern's Twelve Oaks on Monday, April 18. The meeting, which was cosponsored with the Police Jury Association of Louisiana, covered a variety of topics, including a general overview of community planning in Louisiana by attorney and urban planner Stephen Villavaso, president of Villavaso and Associates of New Orleans; implementing smart growth by Stephen Oubre of Architects Southwest of Lafayette, Elizabeth Thomas, executive director of Plan Baton Rouge and Patrick Moore of Moore Planning Group in Alexandria. The luncheon speaker was Paul Zykofsky, director of land use and transportation programs for Local Government Commission of Sacramento, Calif., who discussed smart growth from coast to coast. Afternoon sessions included discussions on rural lands and growth issues by Anna Kleiner, assistant professor of sociology at Southeastern, and Bill Hodge of Carroll County, Ga.; and smart transportation by Zykofsky and Keith Villere, former mayor of Covington. A wrap-up session, “The Road from Here,” was presented by Landrieu and Villavaso. The summit was a follow up to programs sponsored previously by Landrieu, including the Fastest Growing Parishes/Smart Growth Summit I last year in New Orleans and a smart growth presentation she chaired at the 2004 Louisiana Municipal Association Conference. Table of content |
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Silence observed at Southeastern
Southeastern observed its annual Golden Silence ceremony on April 12, recognizing faculty, staff, students and alumni who died during the past year. Kandace Formaggio, a member of Gamma Beta Phi honor society, and Miss Southeastern Heather Williams light candles of some of the participants. Approximately 150 names were read at the ceremony, which is sponsored by the Southeastern Alumni Association.
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Southeastern establishes Student Employment Network
Dedicated to assisting its students in connecting with employment opportunities, Southeastern has recently implemented the Student Employment Network -- www.selu.edu/studentemployment/.
Created to provide students a central location to view part-time on-campus and off-campus job opportunities and full-time post-graduate career opportunities, the Student Employment Network web site highlights student employment/career services provided by Southeastern and offers university departments/offices the opportunity to advertise student worker and graduate assistantship openings.
“This one-stop web site provides students with a central location to easily view available part-time on-campus and off-campus job opportunities, graduate assistantships, and post-graduate career opportunities. It also shows prospective students the number and kind of employment opportunities and career services available at Southeastern,” said Provost John Crain. “I encourage University departments and offices to utilize the Student Employment Network to advertise available student worker and graduate assistantship positions.”
Job postings are password protected, easy to complete, and appear on the website instantly. Help pages explain each of the fields in the Job Entry Form as well as provide answers to any questions users may have with the system. The job posting start and end dates give University departments/offices control over when job listings will be posted on the Job Openings web pages, and job postings can be easily deleted from the Job Openings web pages once the position has been filled.
While individual departments/offices are responsible for posting and maintaining their listing of job openings, the Work-Study Office will monitor work-study position announcements and the Graduate School Office will monitor graduate assistantship announcements. The Office of Career Services will continue to provide off-campus part-time employment and post-graduate career opportunities and services to junior, senior, and graduate students as well as Southeastern alumni. The Career and Academic Planning Center will continue to provide career and academic counseling services for freshman and sophomore students.
Any questions university departments/offices have regarding the Student Employment Network can be directed to the appropriate office. University departments/offices are asked to review the Policies and Procedures for Student Job Postings located at: www.selu.edu/documents/policies/student_job_posting_policy.pdf.
Please remember when filling out job postings that Southeastern is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, or disability in its employment policies.
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at Science Olympiad
Students from 30 Louisiana middle, junior high, and high schools had some serious fun with science Saturday when Southeastern again hosted the state Science Olympiad. Participating students were the “best of the best,” having earned the right to participate after finishing in the top five at district Olympiads.The Science Olympiad – now in its fourth year at Southeastern – provides students an opportunity to compete in several dozen events using formats taken from popular board games, television shows and athletic games to test their knowledge of science disciplines such as biology, earth science, chemistry, physics, computers and technology. It is a proven success in helping to increase student interest in science. Above, left, Dr. Larry Holmes helps students at the bottle rocket launch; right, Bridget Klinner and Loan Do of Archbishop Blenk High School prepare to test the strength of their bridge. Table of content |
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Southeastern, community singers to present concert Tuesday
A pair of Southeastern choirs will join voices with the community singers of the Northshore Chorale at 7:30 p.m., April 19, at Hammond's First Baptist Church.
Alissa Rowe, director of choral activities at Southeastern, will conduct the Northshore
Chorale, University Chorus, and Women’s Chorale in a free concert titled “Magnificat.” The choirs will be accompanied by orchestra and by pianists Cheryl Brothers and Christiana Iheadindu.
The program opens with three works by the 23-member Women’s Chorale. Made up of music and non-music majors, the choir performs music written specially for treble voices.
Choir member Stephanie Robertson, a senior vocal education major from Hammond, will conduct the chorale’s performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s “List thine eyes” from the oratorio “Elijah.” The chorale also will perform “Dixit Dominus,” written by 18th century Venetian composer Baldassare Galuppi for a choir of orphan girls, and Francis Poulenc’s classic of treble choir literature, “Petites voix.”
The program also includes five pieces by the combined voices of the University Chorus and Northshore Chorale. The non-auditioned ensembles include both university students and community members. With 80 singers, the University Chorus and Northshore Chorale perform major works with professional orchestras and soloists.
The choirs will open with Ron Nelson’s “Fanfare for a Festival,” featuring as instrumental soloists Southeastern musicians Tiffany Neill of Kenner and Lloyd Thomas of Chalmette, trumpet; Britt Cantrell of Walker and Rajah Kennedy of Baton Rouge, trombone; Jacob DeLaune of St. Amant, tuba; and Stephen Hux of Harahan, timpani. This will be followed by the beloved folksong “Shenandoah,” arranged by James Erb.
Eight University Chorus members – sopranos Margaret Davis of Walker and Melissa McKey of Denham Springs; altos Angela Miller of Slidell and Amber Whitfield of Walker; tenors David Brian of LaPlace and Brian Martinez of LaPlace, tenors, and bass Colby McCury and Scott McDonough, both of Slidell – will be featured in the choir’s rendition of “Amazing Grace.” Soloists in the Pergolesi “Magnificat” will be soprano Kristen Glass of Walker, a member of the university’s Concert Choir, mezzo-soprano Cassandra Arnold of Ponchatoula; and Northshore Chorale members Marcos Ramos, tenor; and Kyle Jones, baritone.
Darrell Haynes, a senior vocal performance major from Boutte, will be the soloist in the spiritual “My God is a Rock.”
For additional information on the concert, contact Rowe at 985-549-2334 or arowe@selu.edu.
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Ecologist to illustrate historical Louisiana coast at Maritime Museum
A view of coastal Louisiana from the late 1600s to the early 20th century will be presented by LSU coastal ecologist Richard Condrey at the spring educational meeting Wednesday (April 20) of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Maritime Museum in Madisonville.
The lecture is free and is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the museum, 133 Mabel Drive in Madisonville.
Roy Blackwood, Southeastern educational liaison with the museum, said Condrey’s talk will be a voyage of discovery, viewing the coast of Louisiana as it was in 1680 to 1930. “It is Condrey’s firm belief that unless we understand the past, we cannot plan a better coastal future for ourselves and our children,” Blackwood said.
Condrey’s talk is entitiled “Bison on the beach, parakeets in the cypress: An ecological history of the Louisiana coast from Barroto to Fonville.” An associate professor in the LSU Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences and the Coastal Fisheries Institute, he holds a doctorate in fisheries from the University of Washington.
“When Europeans began to settle among the Native Americans in coastal Louisiana, they found bison running on the beach, parakeets singing in the cypress, and a vast delta filled with stacks of driftwood and protected by miles of offshore oyster reefs,” Condrey said. “As they conquered this wilderness, they recorded with their best scientific precision and awe the magnificent forces that were building and maintaining this last natural delta of the Mississippi.”
Condrey notes that Louisiana faces an environmental and social crisis as it attempts to restore its coast. “We will bring to life these valuable lessons from the past while eliciting from the audience a better understanding of the vessels and scientific instruments that would have been used in the coastal surveys of Louisiana during this period.”
For more information, contact the museum at 985-845-9200.
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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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Southeastern
music faculty member Andrew Seigel will be a guest soloist with the Southeastern
Wind Symphony at the Columbia Theatre on Thursday.
Wind Symphony to present Voodoo! April 21
The Department of Music and Dramatic Arts will present VooDoo!, a concert by the university’s Wind Symphony at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 21.
The free 7 p.m. concert is scheduled for the university’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts, located at 220 E. Thomas St. in downtown Hammond. Doors will open at 6:15 p.m.
Southeastern assistant professor Andrew Seigel, clarinet, will be featured as guest artist in the symphony’s performance of Philip Sparke’s Concerto for Clarinet, which Conductor Glen Hemberger described as a new three-movement composition that showcases the extraordinary versatility of the instrument.
Hemberger will welcome as guest conductor Jeff Vaughan, director of bands at Northshore High School in Slidell and a Southeastern graduate student. Vaughan will collaborate with the Wind Symphony on Percy Grainger’s delightful classic, Children’s March: Over the Hills and Far Away.
Also on the program will be a new arrangement of Giacomo Puccini’s legendary aria "Nessun Dorma” from the opera Turandot. Two movements, “Mars and Jupiter,” from Gustav Holst’s 1916 masterwork, The Planets, will also be featured.
“Both movements are tremendous showpieces, demonstrating the power and majesty of the forces of the full wind band,” Hemberger said.
The program will also include a performance of Keith Wilson’s legendary setting of the March from Symphonic Metamorphosis by Paul Hindemith.
“Rounding out the evening will be a piece unlike any other that the Wind Symphony has presented for many years, Daniel Bukvich’s VooDoo!,” Hemberger said. “A theater piece performed in near-dark environment, VooDoo! has become a crowd favorite around the country since its debut in 1984.”
For further information, contact the Southeastern Band Office at 985-549-2599.
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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.
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Becca
Cadro, a Southeastern Louisiana University graphic design student from
Metairie, views works by graphic design students from eight area universities
currently on display at Southeastern’s Contemporary Art Gallery. The exhibit
will run through April 22.
Graphic design students featured in exhibit
Graphic design works by students from eight area institutions including Southeastern are on display through April 22 at Southeastern’s Contemporary Art Gallery.
Southeastern associate professor of visual arts Gary Keown said the exhibit is a first at Southeastern and is being mounted in conjunction with New Orleans chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Artists’ annual student portfolio reviews.
“We decided the reviews would give us the opportunity to showcase the work being done by our student designers,” Keown said. He said faculty from AIGA New Orleans member institutions each were invited to choose approximately 10 works for the show.
Southeastern students selected for the exhibit are Joe Gallinaro and Nicole Lousteau, Hammond; Heather Martin and Britni Digeorge, Ponchatoula; Michael Trahan, Livingston; Sarah Maricelli, Covington; John Schilling and Tchad Bailey, Abita Springs; and Jessica Clement, St. Rose.
The Southeastern students will be joined by their peers from Louisiana State University, Delgado Community College, Nicholls State University, Remington College, Loyola University, Xavier University, and the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
A reception for the participants and reviewers is scheduled for 3-5 p.m. on April 22, the day of the portfolio reviews.
Contemporary Art Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays For additional information, contact Southeastern’s Department of Visual Art, 985-549-2193.
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Counter
Phrases 2, a film by Thierry de Mey of France, is one of seven international
dance pieces that will be featured at Dance for the Camera at Southeastern
Louisiana University April 21. The seven films featured represent artists
from across the globe.
Southeastern Dance presents Dance for the Camera April 21
Southeastern dance professor Martie Fellom will present Dance for the Camera, a compilation of seven award-winning short films, April 21 at the Student Union Theatre.
The free 7 p.m. event features works by artists from England, Canada, Cuba, the Netherlands and France. The films were nominated for juried awards at a Lincoln Center film/dance festival last winter.
Kicking off the event will be “Cost of Living” by choreographer and director Lloyd Newson of England. The 34-minute piece through the eyes of the London artist’s DV8 camera takes viewers to a faded seaside town where street performers struggle to find work and romance. The piece contains adult language.
A five-minute piece by Annie Bradley of Canada and Cuba will be featured, telling a compelling story by choreographer/performer Learie McNicholls. “Tongue Bully,” produced by Jordana Aarons, is described by Fellom as a pithy short, combining movement and potent spoken word to create a portrait of contemporary Havana.
Next is the presentation of writer and director Clara van Gool of the Netherlands, choreographer Suzy Blok and composer Vincent van Warmerdam’s “Reimerswaal.” The eight-minute piece, inspired by the poetry of Gerrit Achterberg and funded by the Dutch Film Fund, follows a mysterious encounter for Fifi Arp and Peter van Vuuren in the sea.
Marking the half-way point in the evening is “Counter Phrases 2,” a film by Thierry de Mey of France. The 26-minute piece, which contains brief nudity, is choreographed by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. The 10-minute film “I” by Marion Levy of France, co-directed with Emmanuel Salinger, is described as an amusing short, depicting Levy as a young dancer hunted by a growing collection of toe shoes which surround her like loving dogs. The film is produced by Agathe Berman for Les Films d’Ici.
Rounding out the evening are two additional films from Ontario, “Man’dalas” by Cosimo Zitani and “Shadow Pleasures: The Cinnamon Peeler” by Veronice Tennant.
Dance for the Camera, supported by the Lyceum Arts and Lectures Committee at Southeastern, is part of the Dance on Camera Festival Touring Partners sponsored by Dance Film Association and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.
For additional information, contact Fellom at 985-549-2133.
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Pianist
Kenneth Boulton, left, and Bryan DePoy, trumpet, right, members of Southeastern’s
music faculty, and graduate student Emanuela Lacraru, violin, center, will
be featured as soloists with the Southeastern Chamber Orchestra on April
26. The free concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Columbia Theatre
for the Performing Arts in downtown Hammond.
April 26 Chamber Orchestra concert features faculty, student soloists
The Southeastern Chamber Orchestra will perform a program of chamber music classics, accompanied by faculty and student soloists, April 26 at the university’s Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts.
Conducted by Yakov Voldman, the orchestra’s program will include works by Vivaldi, Bach, Haydn and Saint-Saens. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the downtown Hammond theater, located at 220 E. Thomas Street.
Pianist Kenneth Boulton, assistant professor of music, will be featured as soloist in Bach’s “Cembalo Concerto in E Major.” Boulton, who is also director of the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts’ Community Music School, joined the Southeastern faculty in 2003. He has performed extensively as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and in Europe. His debut recordings of Elie Siegmeister’s major works for solo piano, released in 1999 on compact disc by Naxos, have garnered international critical acclaim and have been described as “dynamically charged, fiercely committed, and brilliantly virtuostic.”
Bryan DePoy, trumpet, will be the soloist in Joseph Haydn’s “Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E Flat Major.” DePoy received his bachelor's degree from Indiana University School of Music, master's degree from the University of New Mexico, and doctoral degree from Florida State University. He has performed with numerous orchestras and is a former member of the renowned New Mexico Brass Quintet.
Southeastern graduate student Emanuela Lacraru, violin, will perform with the orchestra in Camille de Saint-Saens’ “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso” for violin and orchestra. Lacraru, who is the concertmaster of the Southeastern Chamber Orchestra, is a native of Bucharest, Romania. She finished her undergraduate studies and Licentiate Diploma at the National University for Music, Bucharest.
Lacraru is a member of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, the Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. She also played in various chamber ensembles, including Southeastern’s Lyric Quartet, and took part in the Brevard Music Festival.
The orchestra also will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s “concerto in D Minor” and Joseph Haydn’s “Farewell Symphony.”
For additional information, contact the department, 985-549-2184.
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British
scholar to lecture on Ruskin April 28
Roger Garside, head of the Ruskin Programme at the University of Lancaster in the United Kingdom, will present a guest lecture on "Counting the ‘Stones’: Ruskin and the Computer” on April 28.
The free 2 p.m. presentation is scheduled for Sims Memorial Library and is sponsored by the Department of English, the College of Business and Technology, and the Lyceum Arts and Lectures Committee.
Ruskin’s The Stones of Venice was a key work of the 19th century for architectural history and aesthetics, economics, literary history, and cultural history,” said Southeastern English professor David Hanson. “Combining the approaches of travel guide, architecture primer, aesthetic treatise, historical narrative, and mythic journey, Ruskin used Venice’s ‘stones,’ -- its architecture -- to argue that a nation’s history and ethical character can be read in its architecture.”
In preparation for “Stones,” Ruskin undertook years of research, including -- most importantly -- his own detailed and very beautiful drawings of Venetian buildings.
“He produced numerous notebooks and other works on paper, which now provide vital records of Venetian Gothic and Renaissance architecture prior to damage caused by pollution and 19th-century ‘restoration,’” Hanson said. “The notebooks have never been published or adequately studied until the Ruskin Programme was initiated.”
The Ruskin Programme at Lancaster University is undertaking an electronic edition of these materials. Garside, senior lecturer in computing at Lancaster, is working with education historian Ian Bliss, and art historian Ray Haslam.
“Garside’s lecture on the Venice notebooks project should interest students and faculty in computer science, literature, art, economics, history, sociology, psychology – and. indeed, the many other subjects that engaged Ruskin , who was a gifted amateur geologist and botanist as well,” Hanson said.
“Many passages of ‘Stones’ are hypnotically beautiful and rhetorically powerful and have entered the canon of Victorian nonfictional prose,” he added.
Garside has authored several books and numerous articles on computing. His interests, in addition to Ruskin and art history, also include computational linguistics. He has contributed thoughtfully to the relationship between computing and the humanities.
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Southeastern Phi Kappa Phi initiation, banquet April 29
Southeastern's chapter of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi will initiate new student, alumni, staff and faculty members at 5 p.m., April 29, in the Student Union Theatre. The chapter's annual spring banquet will follow at 6 p.m. at Twelve Oaks.
Danny Heitman, editorial writer and columnist for “The Advocate” (Baton Rouge) and a 1986 Southeastern graduate, will be the banquet keynote speaker.
All past and present members of Phi Kappa Phi are invited to attend the initiation and banquet. The fee for the banquet fee is $17 per person (free for current initiates). Initiates are welcome to invite family and friends, but must make reservations and include payment for their banquet tickets. April 22 is the deadline for banquet reservations.
Banquet reservations may be made and tickets ordered online at link at www.selu.edu/phikappaphi (“Forms” link).
To be considered for membership in Phi Kappa Phi, a student must be in the top 10 percent of the senior or graduate class or a second-semester junior in the top 7.5 percent of his or her class. Sound character is a supporting criterion. Faculty and alumni are chosen for outstanding contributions to their fields.
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Annual arthritis
benefit walk to be held April 30
A Southeastern communication class has partnered with the Arthritis
Advocates of Louisiana to sponsor the organization’s annual “Team Up for
Arthritis” 5K walk to benefit arthritis patients.
The walk will begin at 9 a.m.,
Saturday, April 30, at North Oak Park, located on Southeastern’s north
campus. The donation to walk is $20 per person, which includes a T-shirt.
Children under six years of age can walk for free. Event sponsorships are
also available.
Bridget Adams, one of the
students enrolled in Communication 465 (Public Relations Campaigns) taught
by communication assistant professor Carol Madere, said the event will
begin with a “Richard Simmons-style” warm-up for participants. After the
walk, participants are invited to stay for free food, drinks and entertainment,
as well as a health fair and door prizes.
Adams said the Arthritis
Advocates for Louisiana is a non-profit organization in Louisiana dedicated
to helping arthritis patients and their families. One out of every three
people in Louisiana has some form of arthritis, including over 5,000 children.
Half of all arthritis sufferers are under age 55. There are also over 100
forms of arthritis, and the disease costs the United States $82 billion
a year.
“All the money raised from this
event stays in the local area to assist in providing programs and services,”
Adams said.
To participate in the walk, become
a sponsor, or get more information about arthritis, call 225-761-8230.
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Sport Management
Association holds life saving blood drive April 28
Southeastern's Sport Management Association is hosting a blood drive
to benefit three-year-old Ainsley Daussat, who has Pineoblastoma, a rare
cancerous brain tumor that has now affected her spine.
The Sport Management Association
became aware of this need for blood through Ainsley’s aunt’s and uncle
who are fellow students and alumni in the Kinesiology and Health Studies
Department. Replacement blood programs do a great deal in saving a life.
Not every donor will be a match for Ainsley, however the Blood Centers
of America have many needy blood and blood part recipients waiting for
donors to make this sacrifice.
The blood drive will be held from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 28. The Blood Center Bloodmobile will
be parked on the southeast corner of the Kinesiology and Health Studies
Building.
Those interested in participating
in the drive by donating replacement blood for Ainsley are asked to contact
Dr. Christina Merckx, ext. 5051 or cmerckx@selu.edu.
Please leave your name, phone number/email, and anticipated donation time.
To donate, individuals must be
in good health, be at least 17 years of age, and weigh a minimum of 110
pounds. Individuals with high blood pressure or controlled diabetes can
now donate.
If you have any medical questions
or have been out of the country in the last year, please call the Blood
Center at (985) 542-0263 or 1-800-86-BLOOD to verify that you can give.
Every donor MUST present a picture ID.
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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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SLH Clinic sponsors
summer Language and Literacy camps
The Southeastern Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic will host summer Language
and Literacy camps for children ages 4-13.
The camps are designed for children
who need additional support in the areas of: speaking, listening, reading
and/or writing. Limited openings are available and applications are now
being accepted. Deadline for application is April 24. Acceptance
will be on a first-come, first serve basis and notification of acceptance
will be by May 6.
There is no application fee. The
non-refundable fee for a camp is $150 payable upon notification of acceptance.
Camp will be held at the Southeastern
Speech-Language Hearing Clinic on the second floor of Charles W. Campbell
Hall. For an application, please contact the Clinic Director Karen Perry,
985-549-2214 or kperry@selu.edu.
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This week at the
Center for Faculty Excellence
(The events are all scheduled for Tinsley Hall, Room 103)
Wednesday, April 20, noon-1
p.m.: Brown Bag on Service Learning. We will expand on the topic
"Diversity in Service-Learning Applications." Bring your lunch and
a friend. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Thursday, April 21,12:30-1:30
p.m.: Science & Religion BBQ Lunch and Discussion. The speaker
will be Dr. John Haught and the topic will be "Science, Theology and the
Origin of Life". Lunch provided by Wilbert's Barbeque. All
are welcome.
Upcoming event: Faculty
Conference on Teaching Research & Creativity, May 4-6. To register,
contact the Center at ext. 5791 or email center@selu.edu.
To submit a proposal, visit our website at www.selu.edu/center.
Call for applications: The Center
for Faculty Excellence is now taking applications for the 2005-06 Institute
for Teaching and Professional Enhancement (ITPE) which will continue the
previous focus on Teaching as Scholarly Work. For more information,
call the Center at ext. 5791 or email center@selu.edu.
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Coming up ...
Through April 22
Contemporary Art Gallery, AIGA
Student Exhibit, Gallery hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays with extended
hours until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. 985-549-5080/2193.
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 19
Encore!: Southeastern Women’s
Chorale, University Chorus, and Northshore Chorale, Alissa Mercurio Rowe,
conductor, 7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church. 985-549-2184.
April 20
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.
Matheny Lecture on Science and
Religion, John Haught, “Science, Religion and the Quest for Cosmic Purpose,”
7 p.m., Benet Hall, St. Joseph Abbey and Seminary College, Covington.
mrossano@selu.edu.
April 21
Southeastern, Matheny Lecture
on Science and Relgion, John Haught, “God After Darwin: Evolution
and Divine Providence,” 3:30 p.m., Student Union Theatre. mrossano@selu.edu.
Encore! Southeastern Wind Symphony:
“VooDoo!,” Glen J. Hemberger, conductor; Andrew Seigel, clarinet, 7 p.m.,
Columbia Theatre. Free. 985-549-2184.
“Dance for the Camera,” award-winning
short films, 7 p.m., Student Union Theatre. Free. 985-549-2133.
April 25
College of Arts and Sciences honors
Convocation, 2 p.m., Cate Teacher Education Center Kiva.
April 26
Opening reception: American Pen
Women exhibit, 4-5 p.m., Sims Memorial Library. Exhibit open through May
12.
Encore! Southeastern Chamber Orchestra,
Yakov Voldman, conductor, 7:30 p.m., Columbia Theatre. Free.
Information: (985) 549-2184.
College of Nursing and Health
Sciences awards convocation, 7 p.m., Student Union Theatre.
April 26 – 30
Encore! Southeastern Theatre:
“Lobby Hero” by Kenneth Lonergan; Rating PG. Tickets: $3, seniors/faculty/staff/non-SLU
students; $5, adults; SLU students free with ID, 7:30 p.m., Vonnie Borden
Theatre. Information: (985) 549-2184.
April 27
Southeastern Lab School,
Diabetes Walk for students/families, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Strawberry Stadium.
stephrau1@yahoo.com
or call 985-549-2185.
Division of Student Affairs
awards convocation, 7 p.m., Student Union Theatre.
April 28
College of Education and
Human Development honors convocation, 11 a.m., Cate Teacher Education Center
Kiva.
Roger Garside, "Counting the ‘Stones’:
Ruskin and the Computer,” 2 p.m., Sims Memorial Library.
College of Business and Technology’s
Convocation, 6:30 p.m., Student Union Theatre.
April 29
Lou Rawls, 7 p.m., Columbia Theatre
for the Performing Arts, 220 E. Thomas St., Hammond. Tickets: $38 Orchestra
1 and Loge; $32 Orchestra 2 and Balcony 1; $26 Orchestra 3 and Balcony
2. Box office hours: noon-5 p.m., weekdays, 985-543-4371.
Encore! Southeastern Concert Choir
& University of New Orleans Chamber Choir, Alissa Mercurio Rowe, conductor,
7:30 p.m., First Baptist Church. Free. Information: (985) 549-2184.
Phi Kappa Phi annual installation,
5 p.m., Student Union Theatre; banquet, 6 p.m., Twelve Oaks. www.selu.edu/phikappaphi.
April 30
Arthritis Advocates of Louisiana
annual “Team Up for Arthritis” 5K walk, 9 a.m., North Oak Park. Walk
donation: $20 per person (children under six years free). Information,
event sponsorships: 225-761-8230.
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This week in athletics
The Southeastern men’s and women’s tennis teams will compete in the
Southland Conference Championships to highlight this week in Southeastern
Athletics.
The Lady Lions (16-7, 8-2 SLC)
closed out the regular season with a 4-3 Southland Conference victory over
Louisiana-Monroe Sunday afternoon.
Southeastern will be the third
seed in the SLC tournament held at the UTSA Tennis Complex in San Antonio,
Texas. Southeastern will open tourney play on Friday at 3:30 p.m., facing
ULM in first-round action. A Southeastern win in the first round will set
up a semifinal showdown with McNeese State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Sunday’s
final is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
The men’s tournament will also
be held in San Antonio from Friday through Sunday. On Friday, the fourth-seeded
Lions (15-9, 3-3 SLC) will take on fifth-seeded Lamar in the first-round
at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. A first round win for the Lions will send them
to the semifinals against Southland Conference champion Texas A&M-Corpus
Christi, the nation’s 20th-ranked team. Sunday’s championship match will
be held at 11 a.m.
The Southeastern baseball team
(17-21, 7-8 SLC), fresh off a SLC series win at defending conference champion
Lamar, will be back in action on Tuesday, hosting UNO at 6:30 p.m. at Ponchatoula’s
Athletic Park in the Strawberry Cup.
After the midweek contest with
the Privateers, the Lions will return to Southland Conference action, heading
to San Antonio, Texas for a three-game series at UTSA. The series opens
up on Friday at 3 p.m. On Saturday, the series continues on Saturday at
1 p.m., before concluding on Sunday at 1 p.m. All four games will be broadcast
live on KSLU 90.9 FM and on the internet at www.LionSports.net.
The Southeastern softball team
(17-23, 9-12 SLC) greatly improved its postseason chances by taking two
of three from Northwestern State this weekend. On Wednesday, the Lady Lions
will return to action when they face LSU at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Southeastern
will open its final SLC home series, welcoming SLC rival Stephen F. Austin
to town for a 3 p.m. doubleheader. The series concludes on Sunday at 12
p.m. with a single game. Sunday will also be Senior Day at North Oak Park,
as seniors Kelli Gautreau, Lisa Chapman and Karin Smith will be honored
in a pre-game ceremony. Live game stats for the SFA series will be available
at www.LionSports.net.
The Southeastern track and field
team will also be back in action this week. The Lions and Lady Lions will
be back on the track on Friday and Saturday, when they will compete in
the LSU Alumni Gold meet in Baton Rouge.
Tuesday, April 19
Baseball, at UNO (Strawberry Cup),
Ponchatoula (Athletic Park), 6:30 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Wednesday, April 20
Softball, at LSU, Baton Rouge,
6 p.m.
Friday, April 22
Baseball, at Texas-San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, 3 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Men’s Tennis, vs. Lamar (SLC Tournament
- First Round), San Antonio, Texas, 9:30 a.m.
Women’s Tennis, vs. Louisiana-Monroe
(SLC Tournament First Round), San Antonio, Texas, 3:30 p.m.
Track and Field, at LSU Alumni
Gold, Baton Rouge, All Day
Saturday, April 23
Baseball, at Texas-San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Softball, vs. Stephen F. Austin
(DH), North Oak Park, 3 p.m.
Men’s Tennis, SLC Tournament Semifinals,
San Antonio, Texas, 9:30 a.m.
Women’s Tennis, SLC Tounament
Semifinals, San Antonio, Texas, 3:30 p.m.
Track and Field, at LSU Alumni
Gold, Baton Rouge, All Day
Sunday, April 24
Baseball, at Texas-San Antonio,
San Antonio, Texas, 1 p.m. (KSLU 90.9 FM)
Softball, vs. Stephen F. Austin,
North Oak Park, 12 p.m. (Senior Day)
Men’s Tennis, SLC Tournament Final,
San Antonio, Texas, 11 a.m.
Women’s Tennis, SLC Tournament
Final, San Antonio, Texas, 2:30 p.m.
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Student activities
Phi Beta Lambda students attend state leadership conference: Members
of Southeastern’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda attended the State Leadership
Conference in Lake Charles on April 9 where six students participated in
business related competitive events.
Students placing first in various
competitions included unior finance major Jeffrey Banquer, Management and
Economics; junior accounting major Diana Bivalacqua, Statistical Analysis;
junior general business major Daniel Hogan, Marketing; junior finance major
David Hutchinson, Finance; senior accounting major William Laborde, Accounting
for Professionals, and senior manangement major Josh Lewis, Business Law.
Laborde also placed second in in Management.
The students are now eligible
to compete in these events at the PBL National Leadership Conference June
29-July 2 in Orlando.
Daniel Hogan and David Hutchinson
served as voting delegates for the 2005-2006 state officer elections.
Co-advisers Ms. Bobbie Gill
Schnepf (General Business) and Dr. Minh Huynh (Management) led the team
to the state conference.
Future Business Leaders
of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is the national business education association
that prepares students for careers in business and business education.
Its members, belonging to more than 6,000 chartered chapters, include students
from the United States, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Europe.
Those interested in becoming a
member of the Southeastern chapter should contact co-advisors Schnepf (3074,
Bobbie.Schnepf@selu.edu)
or Minh Huynh (3949, Minh.Huynh@selu.edu)
or the General Business Department (985-549-2086) for further information.
IT students "get motivated": Students from Dr. Beauvais’(Industrial
Technology) Industrial Supervision class attended the day-long “Get Motivated,
Lessons in Leadership” Seminar in New Orleans. Internationally recognized
speakers presented on a variety of topics.
Former New York Mayor, Rudolph
Giuliani, spoke about leading in difficult times. His riveting presentation
outlined six principles of leadership that everyone could use. Everyone
enjoyed Zig Ziglar’s optimistic, enthusiastic talk about “Building a Better
You.” The 78 year old’s presentation was based on old-fashioned personal
values based on love of family and country.
Another highlight of the seminar
was Peyton Manning’s motivational presentation about leadership.
The students also heard presentations by Krish Dhanam about “Gaining with
Goals”; Peter Lowe on “How to Accelerate Your Business and Personal Success”;
Tom Hopkins on “The Arts and Science of Persuasion’; and Phil Town on techniques
of successful investing. Comedian Jerry Lewis wrapped up the day with a
short presentation on humor is life.
This was the first time that the
Industrial Technology students attended this seminar, but everyone agreed
that it should not be the last!
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Professional activities
For the second year in a row, Dr. Michael Beauvais (Industrial
Technology) worked with Hammond High School physics teacher Shelly Gaydos
to help her students build and launch solid fueled rockets as one of their
class projects. The students build the rockets “from scratch” using the
forms and directions provided by Beauvais. On Monday, April 11, the students
from both classes visited campus to launch their rockets. Anthony Blakeney
assisted by using his new plastic blow-molding machine to make the rocket
nose cones and assisted with the rocket launch. Next year this community
service project will become a service-learning activity for several of
Dr. Beauvais classes as they redesign the rockets, construction jigs and
assembly directions.
Dr. Catherine Martin (Service-Learning
Coordinator), Dr. Cynthia Elliott (Teaching and Learning), Dr.
Stuart Stewart (Foreign Languages,) Dr. Michael Beauvais (Industrial
Technology), and Connie Budden (General Studies) attended the annual
Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher
Education Conference in Cocoa Beach, Florida on April 6-8.
Dr. Jeff Totten (Marketing
and Finance) presented a paper, "Participants' Satisfaction With the SCR
2004 Summer Workshop," at the Society for Case Research's annual conference
in Chicago on March 18. Dr. Totten also presented a paper, "Measuring the
Impact of Family & Technology Issues on Sales Careers: An Exploratory
Factor Analysis," co-authored with Dr. Barb Schuldt (Management),
Duane
Donald (Marketing & Finance), and Andree Taylor (Management),
at the annual meeting of the Association of Marketing Theory & Practice
in Jekyll Island, Ga., on March 25.
Dr. Brian Canfield (Counseling,
Human Development) was named recipient of the "IAMFC Distinguished Leadership
Award" at the recently held annual conference of the American Counseling
Association in Atlanta. Dr. Canfield was recognized for his work as an
executive board member and past-president of the International Association
of Marriage and Family Counselors and for his efforts in developing international
initiatives and collaborations on behalf of IAMFC and the counseling profession.
Dr. Barbara Forrest (History
and Political Science) delivered a presentation entitled "What Is Intelligent
Design? Why Should We Care?" at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Ok.,
on April 7. Her talk was co-sponsored by the Department of Zoology and
OU's Sam Noble Museum of Natural History and attended by 350 people from
the university and the community.
Dr. John G. Boulahanis (Sociology
and Criminal Justice) organized a session entitled "Homicide Studies" and
presented a paper entitled "Perceived Fears: The Spatial Distribution of
Juvenile Homicides in New Orleans" at the Midwest Sociological Society's
annual meeting in Minneapolis, Minn., April 1-4.
Dr. Linda Kelly Woodruff (Social
Work Program) presented a paper titled "Application of Jungian Psychology
to Psychotherapy with Couples" at the annual meeting of the National Association
of Social Workers in Baton Rouge, April 13-15.
Dr. David Evenson (Music)
was a featured recitalist for the 30th Annual Tourgee DeBose National Piano
Competition/Festival at Southern University in Baton Rouge, April 8.
Dr. Celina Echols (Educational
Leadership and Technology) will present a paper, “Chronicling American
Radical Boundaries through Literature,” during the 14th European Conference
on Reading in Zagreb, Croatia, July 31–August 4.
"Merger Talks," a story by Dr.
Norman German (English), has been accepted by Shenandoah, a
prestigious magazine published at Washington and Lee University. Previous
contributors to Shenandoah include William Faulkner and Flannery
O'Connor.
James DeFranceschi (Accounting)
presented a paper titled "Business Students' Attitude Toward Evidence"
at the 12th annual meeting of the American Society of Business and Behavioral
Sciences in Las Vegas, Nev., on February 25-26.
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