Southwestern University Newsroom - By The Office of Communications http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/index.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 06 May 2008 16:19:33 -0500 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:19:03 -0500 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ Two seniors graduating from Southwestern this month have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships in Germany. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=83 691E77C6-9EF7-455E-9015-88665C4BEA45-313-0000012642794995-FFA Tue, 06 May 2008 16:19:23 -0500 Five Southwestern students have been selected to participate in summer research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=82 C1BD8C3C-CC0E-452F-994F-A134B24C75A4-327-00000184436BF65F-FFA Tue, 06 May 2008 10:59:26 -0500 A class project at Southwestern has evolved into an initiative that could encourage people in Georgetown to rethink transportation and conservation. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=81 028AB846-5B7E-4AEA-A615-BB4601D3831F-575-000003786CF73082-FFA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:02:38 -0500 James Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society for the United Methodist Church, will give the 2008 commencement address at Southwestern University. The ceremony will be Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=80 C7947448-2B54-4F9C-AB6C-C3F5C7012A5D-249-000000B9E2E02C91-FFA Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:13:17 -0500 Gwen Sherman, a 1980 graduate who serves as director of finance and administration for the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Southwestern University. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=79 F30DFB83-0BDE-472E-AFD5-A257ECB285CC-3866-0000192C8A40543F-FFA Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:41:14 -0500 Southwestern University President Jake B. Schrum has received the Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Chief Executive Leadership Award from District IV of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which includes Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mexico. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=78 9B28617F-E796-4E95-BFF3-1A284A8D1433-2081-00000C26F7413A32-FFA Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:01:08 -0500 The many talents of Southwestern University students will be on display Wednesday, April 9, as the university hosts its 9th annual Student Works Symposium, formerly known as the Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Symposium. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=77 A08BA398-B519-4254-A318-8226C4199244-1972-00001BAD9DDF6469-FFA Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:46:36 -0500 After a thorough national search, Southwestern University has hired Jene Baclawski to become the third head women's soccer coach in program history. She begins work April 14. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=76 1956C17B-2E42-4D5F-A521-F311C51F672D-1972-00001B7D62A6A6EC-FFA Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:45:22 -0500 Cake, a California-based alternative-indie rock band, will be the featured performer at the annual Large Act Concert to be held at Southwestern University on Thursday, April 17. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=75 0AB7E4FF-1B69-45CC-AD90-C0D44E709AC8-428-00000365DC384909-FFA Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:32:40 -0500 Southwestern University will re-establish a local tradition this spring by hosting a mayoral forum for candidates George Garver and Doug Smith. The event will take place on Friday, April 18, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Red and Charline McCombs Campus Center ballrooms. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=74 A4496483-9C57-495C-A36F-49B93ED6B312-666-000002546B94301B-FFA Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:08:40 -0500 Bill Bradley, an Olympic gold medalist and NBA basketball player who went on to serve three terms in the U.S. Senate, will give the 2008 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University. The lecture will be held Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Alma Thomas Theater. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=73 FD5BC958-2D54-4EA9-B2E6-DD359FE02254-666-0000024DD60087A1-FFA Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:07:49 -0500 "What's in your umwelt?" Those who attend the April 3-4 Brown Symposium at Southwestern University will be able to answer this question. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=72 01BEBECF-8441-461E-AC63-CF0F649DEB1A-666-000002346AFC7691-FFA Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:06:30 -0500 The Texas United Methodist Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at Southwestern University March 28 and 29. The theme of the meeting is "The 40th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Central Jurisdiction: The Church Deals with Institutional Racism." http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=70 170BDACB-4F52-4C78-89FA-1059822CAFD0-907-000010986961995C-FFA Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:59:11 -0600 Senior Sarah Salinas first participated in Destination: Service as a first-year student in 2005. This year, she will be participating as a student leader, accompanying a group of nine students to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, to work with Cornerstone Ministries. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=68 09A68D89-641C-4F24-ABB7-DB65D0E788CD-586-000001019D29A9E9-FFA Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:47:58 -0500 Four Southwestern students have been selected to receive Sumners Fellowships beginning in the fall of 2008. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=66 B08C29C0-FC1A-429D-9AB6-7EDFB95EDEA9-817-00000938B03F17A1-FFA Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:58:54 -0600 Georgetown Mayor Gary Nelon and Chamber of Commerce President Mel Pendland were recognized Feb. 16 for their efforts to help make Georgetown seem like more like a college town. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=64 9E38BE4D-5DC3-4011-B093-287D4435B872-1080-000015285AE64FD7-FFA Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:14:37 -0600 Southwestern University is one of only three colleges and universities in Texas that have been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for 2007. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=63 F66A6475-B545-4BA4-804C-C701BFADF54A-319-0000031DC945305C-FFA Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:51:58 -0600 Southwestern University has received $268,000 in government funds that will be used to launch a new Center for Hispanic Studies. The center will be run in partnership with the National Hispanic Institute, which is based in Maxwell, Texas (www.nhi.org). http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=62 7338D640-B65C-4869-A2D9-B462BF6D60E0-596-000001EDD14F7290-FFA Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:18:07 -0600 Caitlin Cooper, a junior at Southwestern majoring in communication studies, has been selected to receive the 2008 Academic Internship Student Achievement Award from the Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA). The award will be presented at the 2008 CEIA Annual Conference to be held March 9-11 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=61 331DF9B7-88E6-4BC6-98E3-AA2A00C8BBCD-596-000001DB9772E936-FFA Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:16:16 -0600 Southwestern University will join more than 1,500 colleges and universities nationwide in a Jan. 31 "teach-in" about global warming. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=59 F9C09ECF-E3E0-4220-B334-A8ACFBB0372F-2668-0000116A63E72CAD-FFA Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:06:10 -0600 As levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise in the 21st century, the nutritional value of many major food crops could decrease, according to a study conducted by a Southwestern University researcher. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=58 34AD502D-F6AD-4861-9EB8-B6E671C437DA-2668-00001162D4662F40-FFA Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:05:22 -0600 A Southwestern University astronomy professor is participating in a project that could add to our knowledge about the early history of the universe. The project involves the study of "intergalactic medium" - clouds of gas that are located between the galaxies in the universe. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=57 47E4E236-4C5D-413F-B091-DBEC0F6821C1-10731-000046B48638FBF2-FFA Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:42:26 -0600 College credit for tasting chocolate? It almost seems too good to be true. But listen to Romi Burks talk about the course she has created, and you realize that she is quite serious. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=55 B94F582D-A798-48B3-87F6-3B3E6D419846-33797-000128F6FDB2C420-FFA Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:08:04 -0600 Pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa, professor and chair of the Department of Music at Southwestern University, will perform in a chamber music concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City Dec. 8. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=54 97DA6D0F-4130-437D-82F9-5D601C773C9B-2128-0000081C3FA27798-FFA Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:58:44 -0600 Southwestern University is among the founding partners of a new Georgetown-based biotechnology center that has the potential to revolutionize healthcare in the United States. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=53 AAF4D455-88DA-472B-A941-4B4E643BC310-1266-00000874B865DFC4-FFA Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:43:17 -0600 Six Southwestern University faculty members have been named 2007 recipients of awards from the Sam Taylor Fellowship Fund. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=52 804350C8-CBBD-4FB7-859C-F1BF6F05A859-376-0000016D39875DDD-FFA Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:53:46 -0600 Southwestern University seniors Lauren Arrowood, Ben Hoffman and Eric Sterner are getting a unique opportunity this year -- the chance to conduct a real study for NASA. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=50 DDD9A70B-7716-45F0-A095-FD1DFADC9735-2585-000008553BCFAE03-FFA Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:52:03 -0600 After two and half years of work and more than $10 million, Southwestern’s Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center reopens this weekend – just in time for a flurry of holiday performances. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=49 9533896C-3BC2-4BFC-BCD1-52063AB6AC7B-8808-00004843996706F4-FFA Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:21:04 -0600 As a graduate student working on her Ph.D. in Chinese literature, Patricia Schiaffini made several trips to Tibet to learn more about Tibetan authors. During these visits to Tibet, she also learned something else: that many Tibetans were becoming less and less fluent in their own language because they tended to speak more Chinese in day-to-day life. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=46 A2DE7E59-48CF-4530-AB7C-DFC94C68A0D2-1199-00000557A01B75FF-FFA Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:57:00 -0500 Southwestern University has received a three-year, $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation that will be used to develop collaborative programs among faculty members. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=45 C0246C47-60FF-45EF-81DC-AB620507FBEA-1199-0000055317FCDD2A-FFA Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:56:09 -0500 If you like the gentle flow and surprising insights of American poets such as Walt Whitman and Robert Frost, you may well enjoy “Return to Calm,” a new volume of work by French writer Jacques Réda. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=44 CA0B20C0-7119-4F7F-8A85-2FDE5AADFA43-1199-0000053CB2DC6150-FFA Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:55:09 -0500 Southwestern University has been named an Alliance Partner with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). The center was founded in 2003 by a coalition of leaders representing business, education and government to ensure that women’s knowledge and skills are fully represented in the creation, development and consumption of information technology. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=42 6C465ACB-27C3-4C96-9403-F4CF199EE9C3-2963-00012923F92181B1-FFA Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:19:50 -0500 Southwestern has joined more than 600 colleges and universities nationwide that are participating in a new initiative designed to aid students and their families in their college search. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=41 47A2DFA6-4DED-41D1-BE78-DAB3CB64D10E-8094-000025E5E1D56373-FFA Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:56:36 -0500 Southwestern University will host its inaugural Pirate Golf Classic at the Wildcat Golf Club in Houston on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. on the Highlands course. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=40 A16FDEB8-587E-4337-92F8-FDEADDAF8587-11462-0000781766B155B8-FFA Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:19:13 -0500 Since the 1970s, a drug known as Doxorubicin has been one of the mainstays in treating solid tumors such as breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and lung cancer. Although effective in treating cancer, the drug has a dangerous side effect: Too much exposure can damage heart muscle. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=36 E217FB47-08E5-4E48-BA23-F2D48DCE8380-9443-00005D4152CEDFFF-FFA Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:31:24 -0500 Elizabeth Green Musselman originally wanted to be a science journalist and although she ultimately decided to go into academia and teach history, her love of science never faded. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=35 59A8A74B-9BF8-44FF-9FED-B625BBFADD5C-1020-000003B486031528-FFA Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:56:41 -0500 The French Program at Southwestern University has received an $1,800 grant that will enable it to host a communitywide French Film Festival. The festival will feature five recent films depicting life in Paris, France. Films will be shown Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. beginning Sept. 12. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=33 93BD29BA-3958-4CC6-BA5A-7404A911A8E7-2682-0000150C9832559A-FFA Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:05:32 -0500 Every time Roger Young runs into a student at Southwestern, he makes a point to ask them whether they have been to Career Services yet. Young’s efforts to familiarize students with the office he has directed since 1998 paid off recently, as a popular guidebook gave Southwestern’s career services one of the top rankings in the country. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=32 2BFEE259-0113-4DF2-B466-EEB85225775C-2506-000013816D2395F1-FFA Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:37:34 -0500 Shannon Winnubst, professor of philosophy, has been named holder of the Carolyn and Fred McManis Chair in Philosophy at Southwestern University. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=31 9EB3E6A9-1F32-403B-90A1-AA6AF83A9120-674-000013F6172C7E99-FFA Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:13:27 -0500 Southwestern University this week is welcoming members of the Class of 2011 - a class that may be the largest in the university's history. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=30 7A04A32B-6D90-40EB-BD18-372DC397EA5A-1548-00000881C58D2138-FFA Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:32:21 -0500 Note: September 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of To Survive and Excel: The Story of Southwestern University 1840-2000. In this interview with Ellen Davis, director of communications, University Historian William B. Jones discusses some of the response he has received since the book was published. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=29 E345DD1A-B244-4859-A2F5-98ED6A5DE650-1351-0000109F18B6269F-FFA Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:08:49 -0500 More than 200 of the country’s top high school juniors and seniors will be at Southwestern University July 15-22 to participate in the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ) sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=28 22C8E128-8B45-45BA-8C95-CBA3F0E347E1-502-0000018864E9695F-FFA Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:26:27 -0500 Both Lady Bird Johnson, who died today (July 11), and Lyndon Baines Johnson had extensive connections to Southwestern University. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=27 7DD37DC2-C069-4996-BDE4-B01F8F9C80E4-1275-00001A5A05006448-FFA Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:38:02 -0500 A Southwestern University theatre professor and six students will travel to Bulgaria this summer to participate in a unique theater-training program called the Rhodopi International Theater Collective (R.I.T.C.). http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=26 7C653D1B-B063-44E2-A285-81F0C31DBD1C-1275-00001A4BD08EE7F7-FFA Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:37:01 -0500 In the world of music, young violinists practice in the privacy of their rooms, rock musicians take it to the garage, but where do conductors practice? http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=25 D6BBB14E-88FC-44A3-ABCF-815647BCE6BA-383-00000549B7E28CD4-FFA Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:54:15 -0500 William Carrington Finch, who served as the 11th president of Southwestern University, died June 13 in Nashville, Tenn. He was 98. Finch served as president of Southwestern from 1949 to 1961, guiding the university through a difficult period of declining enrollment and revenue that followed the immediate post-war boom. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=24 06BE1D24-3806-499E-B34A-F186BFA6C8BD-2372-0000172112A2217A-FFA Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:25:28 -0500 Southwestern University has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its Upward Bound program. The new grant will cover the period from September 1, 2007, through August 31, 2011. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=23 DD64EA79-E21E-48F7-812E-75FACAF62A22-482-000004E5F43A8A7C-FFA Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:51:22 -0500 Anna Frankel, a junior biology student at Southwestern University, never thought she would discover her passion for a future career on the beaches of South Texas. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=22 1CD3C5B8-55FD-4143-B4F3-5A0531CC6372-7395-0000463B0687C07F-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:48:01 -0500 The SU women's golf team took fourth place at the NCAA Division III National Championship, improving upon last season's 10th-place finish, closing out play on the 2007 season in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL on Friday (May 11). http://southwesternpirates.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/051107aaa.html 6F09E3FA-C20E-4161-8CB2-582E611C64B7-7395-0000463A9E970448-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:59 -0500 The Southwestern lacrosse team won its third straight conference championship last month. The victory earned the team a spot in the National Championship Tournament that will be held in Frisco, Texas, beginning May 15. Southwestern is going into the tournament ranked 12th in the nation in the B division. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=21 B503B115-7662-4B94-B1BD-ABBA6DC99068-7395-0000463A2765EF57-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:57 -0500 What’s the most “viewed” page on the Southwestern University Web site? It’s a set of teaching resources developed by Aaron Prevots, an assistant professor of French. http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=20 04C80C1C-C13F-431D-B3AC-A835463208E9-7395-000046399F7A1AF0-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:55 -0500 Gwen Sherman, who serves as director of finance and administration for the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will give the 2007 commencement address at Southwestern University. The ceremony will be held Saturday, May 12, at 2 p.m. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070423.html DFF35A64-2704-416C-ACB1-7BB3285BFB72-7395-0000463924E93B0C-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:53 -0500 The Southwestern University campus is looking much greener to Ben Johnson these days, but it's not because the spring rains have left the lawns lush and green. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070419.html 618E1418-17FB-4FE8-A414-A4711C979175-7395-00004638CB4AA586-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:51 -0500 The most recognizable landmark on the Southwestern University campus - and one of the most historic buildings in Georgetown and Williamson County - will get a much-needed renovation thanks to a $6 million gift pledge from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070413.html ADB07859-D119-4428-A117-87CD5EF40E3C-7395-000046385043D4D8-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:49 -0500 Southwestern University has signed an agreement with the Austin Community College District that will make it easier for honors students from ACC to transfer to the university. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070409.html 38C61B32-E836-4A1A-8CFE-BE02F353B9AD-7395-00004637FA722661-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:48 -0500 Can the secret recipe for Coca-Cola be cracked? Is it possible to design a low-cost solar water heater? Can the personalities of dogs and their owners predict the occurrence of problem behavior in the dogs? These are just some of the topics that students at Southwestern University have been researching the past year. Their research will be on display April 18 as the university sponsors its 8th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Symposium. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070403.html 756879AC-916E-4BB5-B818-0EE283F0E45F-7395-00004637A1470517-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:46 -0500 A unique play designed to change people’s attitudes about race will be performed throughout Williamson County in April. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070328.html AEACA6B3-0482-4481-BC64-07AF0A98B833-7395-00004637479D8830-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:45 -0500 The Southwestern University handball club recently finished first in its division in the U.S. Handball Association's Collegiate Tournament. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070320-2.html 31D7B0A6-F89F-4040-80BD-F81E812D0528-7395-00004636EC12B216-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:43 -0500 The research of a Southwestern University professor will be featured on the national PBS program "NOVA" April 3 http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070320.html 350E3D0E-0175-46EC-9857-24A54251D5C8-7395-000046369DDD6682-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:42 -0500 Southwestern University has signed a partnership agreement with College Forward that will enable the organization to expand its services to Williamson County. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070306.html C2A1B3F8-10A0-4CA2-9EEA-8CFC3820D133-7395-000046364883BD94-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:40 -0500 Supplies have been purchased, tents and sleeping bags secured, and all that is left now is to board the bus and endure a 14-hour drive to southwestern New Mexico. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070301.html FA53EE66-E883-4C2C-80E9-9525C55A318E-7395-00004635DADA7DA7-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:39 -0500 Three Southwestern University Student Life programs have received national recognition for excellence from the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070228.html 2577B6CF-062D-4428-96B0-49EC3D31BDA1-7395-000046347076E13C-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:32 -0500 James Baker III, the former secretary of state who most recently served as co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, will give the 2007 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University. The lecture will be held Wednesday, April 18, at 3 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070219.html EF75086C-6BAA-48C8-9448-25B104976808-7395-000046332ACAECD5-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:27 -0500 A memorial service for former Southwestern University President Durwood Fleming has been set for Thursday, March 29 at 11 a.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel. Fleming died Jan. 22 at the age of 92. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070218.html 2172CFDE-C70D-4CC4-83A6-8FE4CB0DC91A-7395-00004632BBAA7447-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:25 -0500 Students and staff members from Southwestern University are partnering with Austin-based Axcess Technologies to offer a communitywide "E-recycling" event on Saturday, March 3. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Cullen Building at the intersection of Hwy. 29 and Maple Street. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070216.html 0CDD7EA7-5EA8-4C10-9D23-599CB13CBB05-7395-0000463265D75DFC-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:24 -0500 Southwestern University has received a $150,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to develop faculty exchange programs with four other universities, three of which are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070213.html 874CE963-F291-47AE-8EFF-9009ADF9EF7E-7395-0000463202304FE0-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:22 -0500 When the 49th Annual Grammy Awards are presented this weekend, one Southwestern University instructor will be watching with a little more than just casual interest. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070208.html FA502407-743D-44BF-A7E1-5B0CC6BB961D-7395-00004631975BC3CC-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:20 -0500 This year, only one female student will be graduating from Southwestern University with a degree in computer science. Nationwide, the statistics are pretty much the same: only about 20 percent of students receiving degrees in computer science are women. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070201a.html 86F9B478-CC8D-4E6F-A3FA-AFCE3F12C881-7395-000046313524BE3B-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:19 -0500 Animals. Sometimes we consider them our best friends and other times we experiment on them, mass produce them for food, use them for entertainment, and encroach on their habitats. This "dualism" will be the topic of the 29th Brown Symposium to be held at Southwestern University March 5-6. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070201.html 015938BC-4F5A-43CF-BBD3-F8FC2D9A2005-7395-00004630CBBB7131-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:17 -0500 A $2 million anonymous pledge received this month will enable Southwestern University to claim $3 million in challenge grants and move forward with construction of an $11 million Center for Lifelong Learning. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070122.html 050A9538-C7CD-4DFE-AF1D-AA6CFEA8C491-7395-000046303DAB48B6-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:14 -0500 Southwestern University has signed a partnership agreement with Dillard University that will enable the two to pursue collaborative initiatives in several areas, including institutional management, diversity education and other academic efforts. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070118.html CD8C3420-2E76-4C7B-8206-9F0655DCFD56-7395-0000462F4CDBD67D-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:47:10 -0500 Edward L. Kain, professor of sociology and University Scholar at Southwestern University, has been selected to receive the 2007 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070108.html BAAD6EE3-7BDE-45A4-A6EC-C314D3583638-7395-000045EE93B68961-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:32 -0500 A community dinner and a screening of a Spike Lee film about Hurricane Katrina are among the events Southwestern University will host in conjunction with Martin Luther King Day this year. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070102.html 7F558F43-56FB-41D1-9B4E-CBF35A1028CF-7395-000045EE31F3CBA0-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:31 -0500 Southwestern University is one of 62 colleges and universities across the country that have been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for their commitment to community engagement. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061205.html CC46763B-21D6-4A4F-ACCC-92B9308FEA7E-7395-000045EDB5FBEE32-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:29 -0500 A Southwestern University student has received a $1,500 grant that will enable her to raise awareness on campus about issues faced by students with disabilities. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061204.html DE26F05A-2577-4A94-92C2-55B4821A4EE8-7395-000045EC7C36EFAD-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:23 -0500 Southwestern University had an estimated direct economic impact of nearly $94 million on the Georgetown-Williamson County area in 2005-06, according to figures released last month by the university’s Office of Fiscal Affairs. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061114.html C22DAD7E-22EE-4955-AC26-E84BBC74B78D-7395-000045EC125B3FC5-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:22 -0500 Construction will start this month on a new residential center that will enable Southwestern to move toward its strategic goal of having 95 percent of its students live on campus. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061101.html 31541536-181D-4618-8F76-CC515C2711C9-7395-000045EBA882B871-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:20 -0500 Former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky will be the featured speaker at the 2006 Writer's Voice series sponsored by the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library at Southwestern University. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061017.html 7B009288-8735-46B7-86AA-101CA52464B9-7395-000045EB52AA569A-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:18 -0500 Georgetown resident Sherri Babcock will receive the 2006 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Southwestern University Oct. 21. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061016.html 4052CE8E-D79A-4A74-A3C7-A53C766F5FDC-7395-000045EAE7DE6FA0-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:17 -0500 Red and Charline McCombs of San Antonio have been selected to receive the 2006 President's Philanthropy Award from Southwestern University. The award will be presented at a dinner on campus Sept. 28. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060919.html 7B58B54E-6D17-4D37-8352-C00E9E0A6682-7395-000045EA688B9796-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:14 -0500 Long before the recent flare-up of hostilities in the Middle East, Southwestern University senior Ansa Copeland wanted to put together a conference on peace and religion. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060911.html C22C51CD-9F08-4E0D-88B4-94531ECD6068-7395-000045E9FA645C15-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:13 -0500 Can a play change people's attitudes about difficult subjects such as race and alternative lifestyles? A California theater company thinks so, and they are bringing their unique form of theater to Southwestern University and the Round Rock Independent School District. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060907.html A5CE5EF0-ECEA-4577-B8CC-F9323B278D85-7395-000045E952152E84-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:10 -0500 Grammy award-winning singer Wyclef Jean will be the featured performer at a concert to be held at Southwestern University Sept. 21. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060906.html E7B2450B-239C-4725-9832-D5FB7A11C75E-7395-000045E821D79C07-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:05 -0500 Southwestern University's A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center has received a large collection from the late Vance Engleman related to world peace and nonviolence. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060821.html A7F1201F-1824-464D-8555-351E67405A49-7395-000045E7A6D33E7C-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:03 -0500 There has been a flurry of activity across campus this summer as Southwestern prepares to debut a new "One Card" system this fall. The new card system will replace a variety of other cards on campus such as ID cards, meal cards and library copy cards. The new cards that can be used throughout campus are called "Pirate Cards." http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060816.html EB2DF72D-379F-4948-9607-A3C7C0DD7D4B-7395-000045E71C157F01-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:42:00 -0500 More than 200 of the country's top high school sophomores and juniors will be at Southwestern University July 16-23 to participate in the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ) sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060714.html 38E33AB5-2949-42FE-9226-F909D65CDC74-7395-000045E693AF3CB7-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:41:58 -0500 Southwestern University has received a $1 million pledge from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla. The gift will go towards construction of the University's new Charles & Elizabeth Prothro Center for Lifelong Learning. http://www.southwestern.edu/thinkingahead/060530.html 633F44FE-50DC-4ECC-9DF3-AA2C259C72D1-7395-000045E6232D111C-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:41:56 -0500 Computers that are four to eight years old might be practically worthless in the United States, but to families in rural Honduras, they are literally a godsend. They can give adults the skills they need to support their families or help children broaden their horizons through the Internet. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060522.html 5A6A2CAF-05DA-4B42-9B2B-E771BE679B23-7395-000045E59F8EC685-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:41:54 -0500 Southwestern University has received a $50,000 "Vision Grant" from the 3M Foundation that will enable it to partner with the City of Georgetown and volunteer community groups to improve the new San Gabriel River Trail. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060518.html E0F9895C-35E7-4018-8A2A-B31E3CFE6A63-7395-000045E50D29D154-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:41:51 -0500 David J. Gaines, associate professor of English and former Brown Teaching Professor, has been named director of the Paideia Program at Southwestern University effective July 1. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060504.html 965CDC0C-D4A3-4518-908A-D20C2A525280-7395-000045E48B78AE9A-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:41:49 -0500 Southwestern University has received a $50,000 grant from the James S. Kemper Foundation to host a national conference that will focus on ways to improve the business programs offered at liberal arts colleges. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060511_LiberalArts.html 00FE3735-F667-4DF2-A669-66C323632D47-7395-000045E3993C2F0E-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:41:45 -0500 Thomas Howe, professor of art and art history, has been named holder of the Herman Brown Chair at Southwestern University. The Herman Brown Chair is one of six endowed positions funded at Southwestern by The Brown Foundation Inc. of Houston. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060511.html 4A7435B2-603B-485B-A8CE-252AE367EDA0-7395-0000458A8A3AFBDC-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:23 -0500 Eric Selbin, a professor of political science at Southwestern University, has been appointed to the position of University Scholar. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060509.html 15713987-1E93-498C-8E70-A7E74D09D722-7395-0000458A080D1CB8-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:21 -0500 Suzanne Fox Buchele, an associate professor of computer science at Southwestern University, has received a Fulbright award to teach in Africa during the 2006-2007 academic year. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060502.html 1681654E-77BE-4621-A58E-89A13C4C57A6-7395-00004589968E6343-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:19 -0500 The top college club lacrosse teams from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana will be at Southwestern University April 29-30 as the school hosts the 2006 championships for the Lone Star Alliance. http://southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060421.html 89B816FA-F0F8-47C5-8467-AC92B64E7557-7395-0000458919A0A1C0-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:17 -0500 A chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, has been chartered at Southwestern University. http://southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060420.html F3401545-CB64-4D81-97D0-29C5A202AE48-7395-00004588B5F52AF7-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:15 -0500 Local golfers who would like to see the restoration of a nine-hole golf course at Southwestern University may not have to wait much longer. Members of the University's Board of Trustees recently approved plans to redevelop the Southwestern golf course. http://southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060410.html DE020267-3678-4BCB-81C7-BD92FABF3CD3-7395-000045884D86F505-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:13 -0500 Melinda Smothermon, a senior who is completing an independent studies major in international politics and environmental concerns, has been selected to receive the 2006 Internship Student of the Year award from the Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA). The award will be presented at the 2006 CEIA Annual Conference to be held April 23-25 in Cinncinnati, Ohio http://southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060407.html 0A996F97-6346-45C9-95A8-B07C92A0DDBA-7395-00004587EAD17B39-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:11 -0500 Larry Faulkner, who recently stepped down as president of The University of Texas at Austin, will give the 2006 commencement address at Southwestern University. The ceremony will be held Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. http://southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060406_Faulkner.html CE7EAD5F-9F39-4506-83A6-B09208B3F7B2-7395-000045878F4135DC-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:10 -0500 Merriman Morton, a longtime leader in the Texas banking industry, has been named the new chair of Southwestern University's Board of Trustees. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060406.html F47E8BB4-BB16-42DF-AA72-D1BC7614F599-7395-0000458725E32538-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:08 -0500 Four longtime supporters of Southwestern University have received one of the University's highest honors - the Southwestern University Medal. The medals are given for contributions to the University, either through service or philanthropy. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060403.html 346EC952-5B00-417F-9DAB-6E0EDB79002B-7395-00004586C7F45738-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:07 -0500 Southwestern University today (March 31) launched the largest fundraising campaign in its 166-year history - a $125 million comprehensive campaign designed to fund priorities in the university's 2010 Strategic Plan. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060331.html 01EAEABA-0C85-419B-8F01-700C9E71632A-7395-000045864A8BD4EA-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:04 -0500 New Found Glory, a Florida-based punk-pop band that is known for its enthusiastic live performances, will be the featured band at Southwestern University's first-ever large act concert April 20. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060322.html 97CE046A-3D1A-41A0-9E0E-D9434D201E91-7395-00004585D5B91EC9-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:03 -0500 Dirk Early, a professor of economics at Southwestern University, has been selected to prepare a report that will help government agencies more accurately determine the number of people living in poverty in the United States. http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060321.html 8C3A9234-9691-40E6-AE41-E1BC69575FE5-7395-000045856530DE9D-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:35:01 -0500 Tickets for the 2006 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University will go on sale for the general public March 15. The lecture, which will be given by Thomas H. Kean, chair the 9/11 Commission and former governor of New Jersey, will be held March 31 at 2 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. The title of Gov. Kean's lecture is "9/11 and the War on Terror - Looking Forward." http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060302.html 819B10A0-C1E6-4AAA-B9DC-006BC8A861DA-7395-00004585010D6D93-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:59 -0500 Students from Southwestern University will be joining hundreds of college students from across the country who plan to spend their spring break helping rebuild areas along the Gulf Coast that were destroyed by hurricanes last fall. http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/news/060301.html 258ABF90-DFF0-4974-AFFA-887C7291C35C-7395-000045849C7372BC-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:57 -0500 Southwestern has presented its first-ever Georgetown College Award to the Williamson County Sun. http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/news/060220.html E593554D-BD3D-4B70-AB1C-D942A81CE26A-7395-0000458420762F62-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:55 -0500 Southwestern University has joined the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), which represents more than 400 colleges in the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain that are dedicated to improving educational opportunities for Hispanic students. http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/news/060216.html E6E77D9B-B5E0-4231-88FF-EF2FDD2A38C5-7395-000045838488D456-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:53 -0500 Since Habitat for Humanity came to Georgetown in 1999, many members of the Southwestern University community have volunteered with the organization on an individual basis. This year, however, the campus community is taking its involvement to a whole new level by committing to finance and build a complete house for Habitat. http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/news/060117.html 783488ED-069B-45AA-9715-6DB5E54E9752-7395-0000458256B615FE-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:48 -0500 Which is more important: wealth or happiness? This will be the topic of the 28th Brown Symposium to be held at Southwestern University Feb. 9-10. http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/news/060112.html C366A61E-25A7-4EF2-B7DF-EFCEA32AEAEA-7395-00004580F7C23CBF-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:42 -0500 Could something as simple as caffeine be the female version of Viagra? Maybe, according to research published in a forthcoming issue of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior. The research was conducted by Fay Guarraci, an assistant professor of psychology at Southwestern University, and Staci Benson, a 2005 Southwestern graduate. http://www.southwestern.edu/whats-new/news/060109.html 1AC464FF-0A32-45E4-A0F8-74396818392A-7395-0000457E32B25623-FFA Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:34:30 -0500