Science Olympiad -- seriously scientific fun and games!

		Approximately 400 middle, junior high and high school students from 26 state schools competed on campus Saturday, April 6 in the Louisiana Science Olympiad, which uses the format of popular board games, television shows and athletic games to test students' knowledge of science disciplines. Winners will advance to the national Olympiad.

Give math problems the 'old college try' during Math Awareness Week
The Mathematics Department will again spotlight “Math Awareness Week” with online and on-campus mathematics problem solving contests.
     Last year, more than 1,500 middle, junior high and high school students tackled Math Awareness Week problems posted daily on the Internet. “We’re hoping for many more this year,” said mathematic professor Kent Neuerburg, who is directing the contest. Neuerburg has sent letters to all schools in surrounding parishes encouraging students to participate.
     "The goal of the contest is to encourage students to think about mathematics in a casual and fun way," Neuerburg said. "We want students to realize that mathematics is more than just arithmetic, that it involves critical thinking, visualization and logic."
     The online contest will run April 15-19. Neuerburg said each day a new problem will be posted on Southeastern’s web-site for grades 5-6, 7-8, and 9-12. “Students will submit their answers via an interactive form right on the web page,” Neuerburg said. “Each correct answer enters the student into a drawing for great prizes.”
      In addition to the web-based contest, the Mathematics Department will host an on-campus problem solving contest for Southeastern students. At 8 a.m. each morning from April 15-19 a “problem of the day” will be placed on selected bulletin boards in McClimans Hall, Tinsley Hall, McGehee Hall, and the Classroom and Lab Building.
     “Any student on campus will have until 4:30 p.m. the evening of the same day to submit an answer,” said mathematics professor Wayne Stevens. Answers should be submitted to the Mathematics Department office, located in Room 308 of the Classroom and Laboratory Building.
     “Each correct answer will enter the student into a drawing for first, second and third prizes, which will be awarded each of the five days of Math Awareness Week,” Stevens said.
     For additional information about the campus contest, call the Mathematics Department at 985-549-2175. Neuerburg can be reached for information on the Internet contest at kneuerburg@selu.edu.

Early registration for fall 2002 going on this week
Early registration for the fall 2002 semester is underway through April 12.
     Students can view class schedules and check registration appointments by clicking on the “Leo” icon on the university’s home page, www.selu.edu.
     While students can register early from any computer with Internet access, campus labs staffed by registration assistants will be open in the Classroom and Laboratory Building,  Room 129 and North Campus Basic Studies Building, Room 160; and at Southeastern’s St. Tammany Center, located in the St. Tammany Parish government complex on Koop Drive.
     All currently enrolled students and students who have been enrolled within the past year are eligible to participate in early registration.
     The fall 2002 semester begins Monday, August 26. Students who register early can drop and add classes August 13-16 and must pay fees by August 16.
     Regular registration for Southeastern’s summer 2002 term is scheduled for June 3-4, with classes beginning June 5.
     For information, call Records and Registration at 985-549-2062 or 1-800-222-SELU.

National Student Employment Week, April 8-12
During the week of April 8-12, the Office of Financial Aid will recognize Southeastern’s great student employees.
     National Student Employment Week is designed to enhance the awareness of student employment and recognize students who perform outstanding work while attending college.
     From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the week, student employees will be able to obtain employment information and register for prizes at a table in the Student Union mall. Prizes will be given away on Friday, April 12.
     Southeastern appreciates our Student Employment Workers and hopes that student employment will enrich their college experience and reinforce their skills and interests.  We would like to thank the employers, for making this opportunity possible.
     A special thanks to those departments that contributed prizes for this event: Admissions, Alumni, Athletics, Auxiliary Services, Bookstore (Retail), Campus Activities Board, KSLU Public Radio, and Recreational Sports.

Horticulture Club sponsors free seminar
The Southeastern Horticulture Club will sponsor a free seminar and slide presentation, "All About Camellias," at the Horticulture Center, from 1-3 p.m. on Monday, April 8,
     Marie and Max Mizell will speak on all aspects of cultivation and care, including pruning, and propagating of camellias. Max Mizell will demonstrate how to graft camellias.
     Marie Mizell, a Southeastern alumnus, is president-elect and past president of the Camellia Club of New Orleans, Inc. She also has served as show chairman for the Ozone 2002 Camellia Club and as state director of the board of the American Camellia Society. Max Mizell is the president of the Camellia Club of New Orleans, Inc.; program chair for the Ozone Camilla Club; and board member and director at large for the American Camilla Society.
     The educational program is part of the Horticulture Club’s continued commitment to education. Anyone interested is invited to attend.
     The Horticulture Club also has applied to the Southeastern Student Government Association for a grant to help preserve the Tinsley Garden camellias. Work is currently underway to identify and permanently mark the varieties of camellias in the garden. The Horticulture Club has ordered mulch to place around the trees in the garden. Tinsley Garden has more than 100 camellia trees of different varieties.
     For more information contact Vallery Gorenflo, Horticulture Club President, or 225 261-5868 or 225 938-1562.

Red Stick Chapter "boiling up a good time"
The Alumni Association's Red Stick Chapter in Baton Rouge is "boiling up a good time" at its annual crawfish boil, scheduled for April 14 at the Country Club of Louisiana Park in Baton Rouge.
    The event is scheduled for 3-6 p.m. at a cost of $8 per person. "Little Lions" are welcome and children under 12 years old will eat free. (Hotdogs will be available.)
    Participants can register for a cruise to be given away during Homecoming festivities in November.
    Reservations can be made online at www.selu.edu/alumni (Upcoming Events link) or by calling Ken Kenelly at 225-752-8888 or Tom Dawsey at 1-800-SLU-ALUM.

Senior presents dance concert April 9
Dance student Debbie Rodriguez will present a free concert, The Way Away, Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. in Pottle Music Building Auditorium.
     Rodriguez, a Harvey native, is a graduating senior majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in dance. She has been an active member and choreographer of Danceworks and Legworks, and also a dancer for Izzy Moving Dance Company. Rodriguez performed at the Bridge Center for Dance in New York with Izzy Moving Dance Company last April, and at the American College Dance Festival in 1999 and 2000.

Faculty, staff to be surveyed for Southeastern economic impact study
Southeastern is working with Applied Research Technology Corporation of Baton Rouge on a new Community/Economic Impacts Study. The previous study, conducted in 1997, showed that Southeastern had a $250,000 annual economic impact on the surrounding 25-mile area and that the university touches thousands of residents with its programs activities and events. This study serves as a valuable tool for demonstrating the impact that Southeastern has on the surrounding region. The university uses this data to show governmental officials, legislators, community leaders and businesses that Southeastern's influence extends well beyond its basic mission of providing quality education.
      In addition to surveying students, Applied Research will also conduct an anonymous paper survey of all full-time faculty and staff. The survey will be distributed April 15 via campus mail by the Office of Institutional Research.
     Faculty and staff receiving the survey are requested to complete the document according to the instructions and return it to Institutional Research. This is an important data collection effort by the University, and faculty and staff selected are strongly encouraged to participate.
     Remember, the survey is completely anonymous.

Taylor Hall parking reserved for Spring Testing/Orientation visitors
The university will host high school students with ACT Score of 22 or higher during the annual Spring Testing and Orientation Program, Thursday, April 11 and Friday, April 12. The students will be housed in Taylor Hall.
     Faculty are asked to inform students that the Taylor Hall North and Taylor Hall South parking areas will not be available for upper-class-commuters on these two days. Students should be encouraged to park in the Lee Hall North, Lee Hall South, and the Carter Harris/Holloway-Smith/Tucker Halls parking areas.  Citations will not be written in these parking areas for upper-class-commuter students.
     If you have any questions, contact Paul Marek, director of University Police at 2318 or pmarek@selu.edu.

Camp available for kindergarteners
The Department of Teaching and Learning will offer a Kindergarten Camp for children entering kindergarten (those who will be five years old by Oct. 1, 2002) or children who were in kindergarten during the 2001-2002 school year.
     Two sessions are available: June 10-27 and July 8-25. Camp hours are 9-11:30 a.m. Enrollment is limited to 20 children.
     Due to renovations at the Teacher Education Center, the camp will be held at Midway Elementary, about six miles north of Southeastern’s main campus on U.S. Hwy. 51.
     The cost is $25 per session or $45 for two sessions.  For further information, please contact Sharon O'Meallie, Department of Teaching and Learning, someallie@selu.edu or 549-5246 or 985-892-8808.

Student’s work chosen for dance GALA
Congratulations to student choreographer Michele Cudd, whose work, "Chocolate," was performed for adjudication at the American College Dance Festival at the University of Texas in Austin held March 13-16. "Chocolate" was one of 13 works selected from among 50 entries for the Gala concert, held on the last night of the festival. Cudd is the second Southeastern student to have her work selected for a Gala concert. The first student was Skip Costa, whose work was selected in 1992.
     The dancers performing in "Chocolate" were Alison Maraman, Jessica Lee, Jennifer JB Buck, Tracy Nobles, Michele Cuddd, and Heather Breland. The students were directed by Dr. Martie Fellom.

Grant deadlines approaching
The Center for Faculty Excellence reminds faculty of the April 19 deadline for submission of  CITI (The Center's Innovative Teaching Initiative) grant proposals. Original and four copies should be delivered to Tinsley Annex, Room 6.  For additional information, visit www.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/CITI/.
    Faculty Development grant proposals are due by April 12. Remember, IRB clearance or approval is required with the original proposal.  Additional information is also available through the Center's web site,
www.selu.edu/Academics/FacultyExcellence/Research/index.htm#FDGprogram.
    Also, don't forget those "Final Reports" on your previous Faculty Development Grants. This is  required in order to receive funding on new grants. Email the center at center@selu.edu or call ext. 5791 if you have questions.

Lyceum Lights to feature Ann Caruth
The Center for Faculty Excellence’s third Lyceum Lights Luncheon for the spring semester will feature Dr. Ann Carruth, associate professor of nursing. The luncheon is scheduled from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. For reservations, call the Center at ext. 5791 by April 11.

Education and Human Development honors convocation April 25
The College of Education and Human Development's Honors Convocation will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, in the Kiva of the Cate Teacher Education Center. The convocation will recognize outstanding students in the College of Education and Human Development, including newly elected members of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Delta Pi, Thirteen Club, and Beta Lambda. All interested persons are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served  beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Kiva.

Seniors to exhibit art in Covington, at Clark Hall Gallery
Southeastern art and art education majors who will graduate in May will exhibit their works April 17-May 10 at the university’s Clark Hall Gallery.
     The exhibit will open with a reception from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, April 17.
     Aritists are Michael Aldana, Mandeville; Suzonne Bernard and Jennifer Davis, Denham Springs; Brian Bonura, Covington; Taffenie Corkern, Franklinton; Rowdy Davis, Gonzales; Laina Fontenot, Ville Platte; Marcy Hooper, Holden; Jessica Lewis, Hammond; Carla Moll and Eva Moorman, Baton Rouge; and Feltus Wirtz, Abita Springs.
     A preview of the exhibit can be seen in Covington from 6-10 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, when selected works will be on display at Gallery 225, 225 North Columbia St., during the St. Tammany Art Association’s Coordinated Art Opening.
     Clark Hall Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays. For additional information, contact Clark Hall Gallery Director Don Marshall, 985-549-2193 or dmarshall@selu.edu.

Summer music theatre workshop for children offered June 10-21
The team that staged the hit musical “Annie” last summer at Southeastern Louisiana University will offer a two-week musical theatre program for children  June 10-21.
     “ActSingDance!” will be conducted by New York City director and choreographer Wendy Taucher and Southeastern Opera/Music Theatre program director Charles Effler.
     The program is open to children who will be entering grades kindergarten through 10th grade in fall 2002.
     Effler, who has served as music director and conductor for many Southeastern Opera-Music Theatre productions, said during the two-week children’s program, youngsters will create and present their own original musical theatre performance.
     “The program will promote an ‘all star-no star’ environment,” he said. “All students will participate in the creative process. The program will encourage creative thinking and build skills in acting, singing and dancing.”
     The program will be divided into four sessions:
     • Juniors: 9-9:45 a.m., Kindergarten, first grade
     • Ensemble: 10-11:25 a.m., 2nd-3rd grade
     • Company: 11:30 a.m.-12:55 p.m., 4th-6th grade
     • Rude Mechanicals: 2-3:25 p.m., 7th-10th grade.
     Effler said special acting and stage movement classes for 11th and 12th graders and adults will also be offered from 7-8:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, during the same time period.
     Tuition for the children’s classes is $150, with a $15 discount offered for each additional family member. Adult class tuition is $75. Enrollment is limited and a $25 late fee will be added  to the tuition after May 15.
     The children’s and adult classes are sponsored by Southeastern’s Continuing Education Department and Community Music School.
     Enrollment forms or additional information are available by email, actsingdance@selu.edu, or by calling the Southeastern Community Music School, 985-549-5502. Information will also be available online at www.selu.edu/actsingdance.
     In her three-decade career, Taucher has earned a degree in music from Northwestern University, founded a dance company in Chicago, worked extensively as a teaching artist with prestigious groups such as the Lincoln Center Institute, directed more than 25 opera and musical productions in ten states, and presented her own theater-dance works at venues from the United States to Scotland to Italy.

Coming up...
On display
     Through April 12: Gail Hood, Tickfaw State Park- Paintings and Photographs, Sims Memorial Library. 985-549-2193
     Through April 12: Real Women”, Louisiana Women Artist Working in the Realist Tradition, 8 a.m - 4 p.m, Clark Hall Gallery, (985) 549-2193
    Through June 15: Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies, West Florida Revolution, 1804-1810: Fulfilling Jefferson’s Mandate, Furthering a Distinctive Regional Identity, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekdays. 985-549-2151.
    
Monday, April 8
    Guitar Festival: Patrick Kerber concert, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium
Tuesday, April 9
     Business Breakfast, featuring Rep. Henry "Tank" Powell, 7:30 a.m., Twelve Oaks. Tickets $10. (985)549-5740
     Foreign Language Festival, University Center; performances, 9-11 a.m.; awards ceremony, 1:30 p.m., UC arena. (985) 549-2266 or (985) 5492152
     Foreign Film Fest, Johnny Stecchino (Italian), 11 a.m., Sims Memorial Library, Room 256. (985) 549-3927
     Guitar Festival: Magnus Jerkebo and Asa Sahlee, 2 p.m., Sims Memorial Library. Free. 985-549-2184
     Guitar Festival: Classical Guitar Ensemble, Patrick Kerber, director; 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. 985-549-2184
Wednesday, April 10
     Guitar Festival: NACUSA roundtable, noon, Pottle Music Building, Room 124.
     Foreign Film Fest, Johnny Stecchino (Italian), 5 p.m., Sims Memorial Library, Room 256. (985) 549-3927
     Guitar Festival: Alianza Flamenca, 7:30 pm, Pottle Music Building Auditorium. Free. 985-549-2184
Thursday, April 11
     Guitar Festival: Michael Patilla, 7:30 pm, Pottle Music Building Auditorium Free. 985-549-2184
Friday, April 12
     Guitar Festival: Michael Patilla master class, noon, Pottle Music Building, Room 124.
Sunday, April 14
     Southeastern Alumni Redstick Chapter, Crawfish Boil at the Country Club of Louisiana Park, 3-6 p.m., $8 per person, Children under 12 eat free. (225) 752-8888 or  1-800-SLU-ALUM.

This week in athletics
The Southeastern men's baseball team will play five games in six days to highlight this week in Southeastern Athletics.
     The Lions will begin their busy week on the road in Hattiesburg, Miss on Tuesday night when they face Southern Mississippi in a 6:30 p.m. non-conference game. On Wednesday, Southeastern returns home to face Jackson State, another non-conference opponent, at 6 p.m. The Lions then travel to Lake Charles for a three-game weekend series with Southland Conference rival McNeese State. The series begins with a 7 p.m game on Friday night. The two teams wil play on Saturday at 3 p.m. and conclude the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.
     The Lady Lion softball team also will be in action this week. On Wednesday, the Lady Lions travel to Baton Rouge for a 6 p.m. game with LSU. On Saturday,  SLC rival Louisiana-Monroe comes to Hammond for a three game series. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. The series finale will be Sunday at 1 p.m.
     Southeastern's women tennis team hits the road this weekend for a pair of Southland Conference matches. On Saturday, the Lady Lions take on Southwest Texas at 10 a.m. On Sunday, Southeastern faces defending SLC champion Texas-San Antonio in another 10 a.m. match.
Tuesday, April 9
     Baseball, at Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss., 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 10
     Baseball, vs. Jackson State, Alumni Field, 6 p.m.
     Softball, at LSU, Baton Rouge, 6 p.m.
Friday, April 11
     Baseball, at McNeese State, Lake Charles, 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 12
     Softball, vs. Louisiana-Monroe (DH), North Oak Park, 2 p.m.
     Baseball, at McNeese State, Lake Charles, 3 p.m.
     Women's Tennis, at Southwest Texas, San Marcos, Texas, 10 a.m.
Sunday, April 13
     Softball, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, North Oak Park, 1 p.m.
     Baseball, at McNeese State, Lake Charles, 1 p.m.
     Women's Tennis, at Texas-San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 10 a.m.

It's a girl!
Congratulations to Brian Canfield, head of the Department of Human Development, and his wife, Irene, who are the proud parents of a baby girl, Catherine Victoria, 8 lbs. 8 oz., born at 3 p.m., Friday, April 5.

Professional activities
Dr. Lucia G. Harrison (Foreign Languages and Literatures) presented a workshop on March 15 at the Radisson Hotel in Baton Rouge to the Southern Conference on Language Teaching and the Louisiana Foreign Language Teaching Association (SCOLT-LFLTA Joint Conference). The workshop, entitled "I Can't Get that Song Out of My Head," focussed on the song's ability to stick in the mind and the results of a study that examined the effect of music on text recall.
     A manuscript entitled "Sexual Knowledge of College Students in a Southern State: Relationship to Sexuality Education" by Dr. Linda Synovitz (lead author) and Dr. Eddie Hebert (Kinesiology and Health Studies) will be published in the May 2002 issue of the American Journal of Health Studies. Dr. Mark Kelley of University of Wisconsin LaCrosse and Dr. Gerald Carlson of University of Louisiana Lafayette are co-authors.
     Dr. Sue Austin (Counseling), Jennifer Thomas and Amanda Hern presented "Extended Forensic Interview: Pros and Cons" at the 18th National Symposium on Child Sexual Abuse held in Huntsville, Ala., March 19-22.
     The Department of Chemistry and Physics is proud to announce the participants in annual Louisiana Academy of Science meetings held at Louisiana State University on March 22. The following students and faculty advisors gave presentations: D. Bankston, R. Dodda, T. Finley, S. Yoshida, and D. Norwood, “Experimental Findings of a damped, driven harmonic oscillator and its application to LIGO” ;  A. Gaviria, S. Yoshida, J. Watkins, and W.S. Curran, “Phase Extraction from Optical Interferometric Fringe”; J. Labello, S. Yoshida, A. Gaviria, R. Lachney, S. Coppock, D. Norwood, J. Day, J. Gericke, “Measurement of the Concentration of a solution by observation of Fringe shifts.”
     On March 9, Mary Mocsary (Transitional Studies) presented a workshop entitled "B-I-N-G-O and Bingo is the Game" for elementary, junior high, and high school teachers, using a variety of original bingo games for active learning in multiple disciplines. The workshop was held during the annual Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Convention at Northwestern State University.
     Faculty members in the Department of General Business attended the annual conference of the Southwestern Economic Association held in New Orleans, March 27-29. Faculty and their topics are: Drs. John Leonard, Joseph M. Prinzinger (Linchburg College), and Sang H. Lee, "Political Economy and Presidential Election"; Dr. Yu Hsing, "The Monetary Transmission Mechanism: New Evidence."; Dr. Xuejun Wang, "Can Excises Lower Prices? The Case of Endogenous Cost Allocation." Drs. Leonard and Hsing each were invited to chair a session and served as discussants.
     Dr. Martie Fellom (Music and Dramatic Arts) taught an intermediate modern dance master class at the American College Dance Festival held at the University of Texas in Austin March 13-16. Dr. Fellom also presented her choreography, One Deep Breath, for adjudication.

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