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IN FOCUS
 
April 21, 2006

*IN FOCUS SURVEY*

University Communications* *is conducting a readership survey of /In 
Focus/. All members of the Southwestern community and those who receive 
this newsletter are invited to complete this short (13-question) survey 
before May 12. To take the survey, please go to 
www.southwestern.edu/its/surveys/in_focus.htm 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/its/surveys/in_focus.htm>.

*TOP NEWS*

*OMICRON DELTA KAPPA CHAPTER CHARTERED AT SOUTHWESTERN*
 
A chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, 
has been chartered at Southwestern University.
 
Forty-eight students and three faculty/staff members were inducted at a 
ceremony April 19. An additional six faculty/staff members who are 
already members of the organization were added to the Southwestern charter.
 
Read the entire story at 
http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060420.html.
 
*STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS PRESENTED***
* *
More than 100 student leaders were recognized at the Eighth Annual 
Student Leadership Banquet April 19. 
 
The Overall Leader Award went to senior Matt Barnes and junior Natalie 
Goodnow. The Emerging Leader Award went to sophomore Brian Gingrich. The 
Student Organization Award went to Allies and the University Program 
Council.
 
The awards for leadership in each class went to Delilah Dominguez 
(First-Year Award), Elizabeth Knox (Sophomore Award), Mitch Barnett and 
Terrenee Knight (Junior Award) and Bhavik Kumar and Dan Slezak (Senior 
Award).
 
All the award recipients received a plaque, and the individual award 
recipients not graduating this year received a $1,000 Shilling 
Leadership Scholarship.
 
*UPCOMING EVENTS*
* *
*SOUTHWESTERN TO **HOST** **COLLEGE** LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS*

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.

Ten teams in two divisions will vie for the right to advance to the 
national championships to be held in Dallas May 9-13. Semifinal matches 
will be played on Saturday, and the finals will be held on Sunday.

Teams participating in the tournament include UT-Austin, Texas Tech, 
Texas A&M, Texas State, Rice and the University of North Texas in the A 
Division, and Southwestern, Trinity, St. Edwards and UT-Arlington in the 
B Division.

The matches will be played on the Southwestern University soccer fields. 
All games are free and open to the public.
 
Read the entire story at 
http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060421.html.
 
*CHORAL CONCERT APRIL 23*

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts' Music Department presents the 
Southwestern University Chorale, conducted by Kenny Sheppard, in concert 
April 23 at 4 p.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 
512-863-1379.
 
*JAZZ CONCERT APRIL 25*
 
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts' Music Department presents the 
Southwestern University Jazz Band, directed by George Oldziey, in 
concert April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Bishops' Lounge of the McCombs Center.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call 
512-863-1379.
 
*GUEST ARTIST CONCERT WITH THE ENSO STRING QUARTET APRIL 26*
 
The Enso String Quartet comes to Georgetown under the auspices of The 
Sarofim School of Fine Arts Wednesday, April 26. They will present a 
concert at 7 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church, University 
Avenue, performing works of Mozart, Ravel and a new work by Pierre 
Jalbert, "The Icefield Sonnets."

This performance is free and open to the public. For more information 
about this event and other fine arts events, call The Sarofim School of 
Fine Arts at 512-863-1379.
 
*"NOBELITY" SCREENING APRIL 27*
 
Southwestern will show the film "Nobelity" by filmmaker Turk Pipkin 
Thursday, April 27, in Olin 105 at 7 p.m. The film is a look at the 
world's most pressing problems through the eyes of Nobel laureates from 
disparate fields, including peace, social justice and scientific 
disciplines. The screening is for students, faculty and staff.
 
For complete information, go to www.nobelitythemovie.com 
<http://www.nobelitythemovie.com>.
 
*FACULTY FORUM *
 
Michael Kamen, associate professor of education, and participants in 
five Southwestern lesson study teams will briefly describe their lesson 
study projects followed by a discussion about possible continued 
applications of this model for ongoing professional development at the 
noon Faculty Forum on Monday, April 24, in the Lynda McCombs Room. 
Sodexho will provide a hot lunch for $4.25 per person and coffee and tea 
will be available for 50 cents. Faculty, staff and guests are welcome to 
attend.
 
*NOTABLES*
 
Students, faculty, and recent graduates of the Psychology Department 
captured many of the undergraduate research awards at the Southwestern 
Psychological Association (SWPA) annual meeting in Austin April 13-15. 
First place in the Undergraduate Research Competition went to *Emily 
Taylor*, *Mark Morrow* and *Richard Osbaldiston* for "Size matters: 
Perception of nutrition through serving sizes." Southwestern students 
also won four of 10 cash awards given for the best abstracts submitted 
to the Psi Chi program.  These research groups are *Christine Chalmers*, 
*Samantha Borrego*, *Candace Tribble* and *Jacqueline Muir-Broaddus* for 
"Autism and executive functions: The effect of motivational/attentional 
accomodations;" *Sarah Gomillion* for "Explaining changes in voting 
preference over time in university students;" *Carlee McConnell* and 
*Elissa Lewis* for "Prejudice and partisanship: The connection between 
racial and political attitudes;" and *Mary Beth Pinnell*, *Molly 
Peterson* and *Bryan Neighbors* for "Internal and external factors 
associated with sexual risk-taking in college students."  In addition, 
*Jessica DeFilippo*, *Elissa Lewis* and *Bryan Neighbors* presented 
"Gender specificity in parental and romantic attachment;" *Elissa 
Lewis*, *Mary Ann Erwin-Hartley* '04, *Jessica DeFelippo* and *Bryan 
Neighbors* presented "Loves me not: Current parental attachment and 
personality dysfunction." *Richard Osbaldiston* chaired the Society for 
Applied Multivariate Research Workshop "Introduction to meta-analysis." 
 
*SU IN THE NEWS *
 
/The Williamson County Sun/ ran an article about Southwestern's plans to 
upgraded its golf course. /The Sun/ also had an article about three 
Georgetown residents who were named to Southwestern's Board of Visitors. 
Student research presentations from the annual Research and Creative 
Works Symposium were also featured in an article in /The Sun/.//
 
*CALENDAR*
 
April
 
21                    Career Connections barbecue, noon-2 p.m., Howry 
Center
23                    Southwestern University Chorale, 7 p.m., Lois 
Perkins Chapel
25                    Southwestern University Jazz Band, 7 p.m., 
Bishop's Lounge
26                    Guest artist Enso String Quartet, 7 p.m., First 
United Methodist Church
27                    "Nobelity" screening, 7 p.m., Olin 105
27-May 9         Student art exhibit, Fine Arts Gallery
28-30               Dance Repertory Concert, Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones 
Theater
29-30               Lacrosse tournament, soccer fields
30                    Southwestern University Wind Ensemble, 4 p.m., 
Georgetown High School Performing Arts Center
30                    Southwestern University Orchestra, 7 p.m., 
Georgetown High School Performing Arts Center
 
May
 
5                      Last day of classes/Spring MallBall
8                      Senior Dinner
8-12                 Final examinations
12                    Official Southwestern Ring Ceremony
13                    Commencement
17                    Summer I Term begins
29                    Memorial Day

 

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