August 19, 1998

I-55 internet discount
Southeastern is providing students, faculty and staff with dial-up Internet access at discounted rates through a new contract with local Internet service provider, I-55 Internet Services, Inc.
       I-55 accounts will allow Southeastern students and employees to use the Internet at any time from their home, residence halls, or apartments.
       The campus community can sign up for I-55 Internet access during a special membership drive, Aug. 1-Sept. 8. Representatives of I-55 will be on campus during freshman orientation and fall semester registration, Aug. 17-20, and during the first week of classes, Aug. 24-28. Students, faculty, and staff can sign up by computer in Rooms 105 and 112 in McClimans Hall or can call I-55, said Pennie Landry, I-55 director of sales and marketing. Telephone numbers for I-55 are 504- 345-1170, Hammond; 504-626-4472, Mandeville; 504-923-1171, Baton Rouge; 504-649-1170, Slidell; and 504-523-1170, New Orleans.
       Landry said the discount rate offered to Southeastern students and employees during the membership drive will be based on the sign-up drive's success. The more students, faculty and staff who sign up, the cheaper the rate will be. She said the basic monthly rate of $17.75 ($15, if prepaid by the semester or year) could go as low as $9.95 per month ($9.20 prepaid), if I-55 reaches its top goal of 10,000 Southeastern members.
       For additional information, call Landry or Hunter McAllister, I-55 director of internet services, at 504-345-1170.

SOT schedule
According to the Office of Institutional Research & Assessment, all faculty, department heads, and deans should note the following schedule for the administration of the Student Opinion of Teaching (SOT) instruments:
       Full Term (August 24-December 11): Packets delivered to Departments, Friday, Nov. 13; Administration of SOT, Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 16-25; Administration of SOT, Monday- Friday, Nov. 30- Dec. 4; Deadline to be returned to IR&A, Monday, Dec. 7
       Term 1 (August 24-October 14): Packets delivered to Departments, Friday, Oct. 2; Administration of SOT, Monday-Friday, Oct. 5-9; Deadline to be returned to IR&A , Monday, Oct.12.
       Term 2 (October 15-December 11): Packets delivered to Departments, Wednesday, Nov. 25; Administration of SOT, Monday-Friday, Nov. 30-Dec. 4; Deadline to be returned to IR&A, Monday, Dec. 7.
       Any questions regarding SOT administration should be directed to Glenda at extension 3639.

30-35 percent of new freshmen qualify for TOPS
When the fall 1998 semester begins Aug. 24, Southeastern is expecting to top its best-ever enrollment milestone of 15,330 students, set a year ago. Meanwhile, pre- registration figures indicate that the fall enrollment head count could include more than 2,300 new freshman. The university conservatively estimates that 30-35 percent of those students will qualify for the state's Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) scholarships, Paul Riggs, director of academic services, said.
       The new state scholarship program pays public university tuition for 1997 and 1998 high school graduates with at least an American College Test score of 19 and a 2.5 high school grade point average.
       "We're very excited about the profile of our applicant pool," said Randy Moffett, provost and vice president for academic affairs. "The number of students projected to be eligible for TOPS speaks well of the new scholarship program and the opportunity for student success it represents."

Library Fair Aug. 20
"Challenges, Choices, Connections and Change" is the theme for the Sims Memorial Library's annual Library Fair at Southeastern Louisiana University. The Library Fair is scheduled for Thursday August 20. The fair is free and open to the public.
       The fair will include tours of the library and seminars through out the day. "The sessions are designed to shed light on the vast amount of information choices available in today's high-tech academic library," said co-chair Bonnie Wood. Wood and Barbara D'Angelo are serving as chairmen for the event.

Economic Symposium Aug. 27
The College of Business, Business Research Center, the Small Business Development Center and the Hammond Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a special economic symposium entitled, "Prospects for the Future," held in the University Center Thursday, Aug. 27.
       The symposium will be held from 9:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. in room 133 of the University Center, and will feature several guest speakers. John J. Cordaro, president of Entergy of Louisiana, Inc., will discuss "Energy Deregulation and Its Impact on Business and Residential Customers," Madeline Zavodny, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will present "Outlook for the Louisiana Economy and Its Banking Sector" and Wade R. Ragas, director of the Real Estate Market Data Center and professor of finance at the University of New Orleans, will give an "Outlook for the Real Estate Sector in Southeastern Louisiana."
       The noon luncheon meeting will feature Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon A. Burgess, who will discuss the topic of "Parish Issues of Importance and Related Concerns" and Sandra L. Lombana, executive director of the Tangipahoa Economic Development Foundation. Lombana will discuss the topic of "Economic Development in Tangipahoa Parish: Challenges and Opportunities." The luncheon will also serve as the monthly general luncheon meeting of the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. A presentation of the Small Business and Small Businessperson awards will also be given out at this time.
       Preregistration for the symposium is Aug. 21, and is requested to ensure adequate seating. For more information and a registration form call 504-549-5929.

Faculty Senate meeting
The first meeting of the Faculty Senate will be held at the Alumni Center at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 26.

Exhibits, events on campus
Aug. 14-Sept. 13--The "Very Illustrious" Cabildo: Witness to Two Centuries of Louisiana History, Sims Memorial Library: A traveling exhibit by the Louisiana State Museum, created to bring the story of New Orleans' Cabildo into communities statewide. The exhibit features over 50 historic images, photographs and architectural renderings that focus on events that have occurred in and around the 200-year-old landmark as well as the structure's unique architectural characteristics.
       Aug. 26-Sept. 25--Robert Warrens: Paintings and Sculpture, Clark Hall Gallery: An opening reception will take place Wednesday, Aug. 26 from 3-6 p.m. in Clark Hall Gallery and the dedication of Easel Celebration, an outdoor sculpture commissioned for the Louisiana Sculpture Garden, will begin at 4 p.m.

Condolences
Sympathy is extended to Christina Chapple, Assistant Director, Public Information, on the death of her father, Kemmler Wainwright.

Professional activities
Dr. Linda Kelly Woodruff (Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice) will present a paper "After Migration: Assimilation or Disguised Marginalization?" at the Fifth International Convention in Social Work at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City on Aug. 28. The conference theme is "Social Development: A Pending Debt for the New Milenium."
       After serving as a guest reviewer for two years, Dr. Eddie Hebert (Kinesiology & HealthStudies) has been named to the Editorial Board of the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, a quarterly publication of Human Kinetics.
       Dr. Andrew Traver (History and Government) received two National Endowment for the Humanities grants this summer. He completed the two-year grant he received last year, along with Dr. Timothy Noone (Catholic University of America), Dr. Robert Andrews (St. Bonaventure University), and Dr. Roberto Plevano (St. Bonaventure University) to finish volume one of the Opera philosophica of the Franciscan philosopher/theologian John Duns Scotus (1264-1308). This volume contains Scotus's Quaestiones in librum Porphyrii Isagoge (Isagoge) and his Quaestiones super Praedicamenta Aristotelis (Categories). Dr. Traver and his colleagues also received an NEH grant to complete volume two of Scotus's Opera philosophica. This second volume contains Scotus's Quaestiones super libros Perihermenias Aristotelis (De interpretatione) and his Quaestiones super librum Elenchorum Aristotelis (Elenchi). Both volumes will be published by the Franciscan Institute Press.
       Shawn Manguno (KSLU) was one of four radio programmers in the continental USA, featured in an article entitled "North, South, East, & West: Jazz Radio Outside the Top Ten Metros (Part 2)." It was published in the Aug. 7 issue of Gavin Magazine, a weekly publication and is one of the leading trade magazines in the radio industry.
       Dr. Michael Budden (College of Business) addressed the Amite Rotary Club on "Ethics in Business and the Professions. In addition, he brought the members up-to-date on the Executive Master of Business Administration program and other activities in the College of Business. Dr. Budden also spoke to the Amite Chamber of Commerce on "Protecting Trade Secrets in a Business Environment."