[InFocus] In Focus 9/1

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 IN FOCUS: September 1, 2006
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR *
*WHAT THE LATEST COLLEGE GUIDES, SURVEYS SAY ABOUT SOUTHWESTERN*
	  	

*September*

*1* Men's soccer vs. The University of Texas at Tyler, 6 p.m.

*2* Men's soccer vs. Hardin-Simmons University, 6 p.m.

*4* Labor Day holiday

*5* Faculty recital, Eri Lee Lam, violin, 7 p.m., Caldwell-Carvey Foyer

*6* Men's soccer vs. McMurry University, 4 p.m.

*7* Opening reception for Chris Campbell ceramics exhibit, 7 p.m., Fine 
Arts Gallery

*9* Southwestern Invitational, cross country

*10* Southwest Wind Quintet, 11 a.m., McCombs Ballroom

*12* Women's soccer vs. The University of Texas at Tyler, 4 p.m.

*15* Board of Visitors meeting

*15* Volleyball vs. The University of Texas at Dallas, 3 p.m.

*15* Volleyball vs. Emory University, 7 p.m.

*16* Volleyball vs. Houston Baptist University, 2 p.m.

*16* Volleyball vs. East Texas Baptist University, 6 p.m.

*19* Faculty recital, Kiyoshi Tamagawa, piano, 7 p.m., Caldwell-Carvey Foyer

*22* Men's soccer vs. Millsaps College, 2 p.m.

*22* Women's soccer vs. Millsaps College, 4 p.m.
22 Friday Night Live, Amalia Ortiz, 8 p.m., The Cove

*24* Men's soccer vs. Rhodes College, noon

*24* Women's soccer vs. Rhodes College, 2 p.m.

*29* Women's soccer vs. University of Dallas, 2 p.m.

*29* Men's soccer vs. Colorado College, 4 p.m.


Several recently published college guides and surveys show that 
Southwestern is on its way to becoming a model for undergraduate liberal 
arts education.

The new edition of Lauren Pope's book, /Colleges That Change Lives/, 
includes Southwestern among its 40 featured schools. The book says the 
University is "one of the few jewels of the Southwest whose mission is 
to prepare a new generation to contribute to a changing society, and to 
prosper in their jobs, whatever and wherever in the world they may be."

In the 2007 /U.S. News & World Report/ rankings, Southwestern was ranked 
57th in the country among liberal arts colleges, tied with Kalamazoo 
College in Michigan, St. Lawrence in New York and Wofford College in 
South Carolina. This is up from 61st in 2006. Southwestern remains the 
top-rated national liberal arts college in Texas.

Southwestern also is included in The Princeton Review's 2007 edition of 
/The Best 361 Colleges/, a book its authors say chooses schools 
"primarily for their outstanding academics." The book says Southwestern 
is "one of the best 'sleepers' in the nation."

The second annual College Golf Guide published by /Golf Digest /ranked 
Southwestern as one of the top 50 schools in the country for women who 
want excellent academics but also a chance to play golf.

Southwestern also improved compared to peer institutions in the 2006 
report from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).

The annual survey, which is sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the 
Advancement of Teaching, measures five key areas of educational 
performance: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative 
learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational 
experiences, and supportive campus environment.

Among graduating seniors, Southwestern was in the top 10 percent of 
schools nationally in two areas this year: enriching educational 
experiences and student-faculty interaction. It tied with or ranked 
above its peer group in the other three areas.

 

* EVENTS *
EXHIBITION OF CHRIS CAMPBELL CERAMICS

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Art Department, presents Chris 
Campbell: Recent Works, a solo exhibit of wood-fired ceramics. For a 
preview of his work, visit www.chriscampbellpotter.com. Campbell will be 
exhibiting his work in the Fine Arts Gallery Sept. 5-Oct. 13. There will 
be a reception and brief gallery talk by the artist Thursday, Sept. 14, 
from 6-8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Gallery.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Thomas Howe, professor of art history, was quoted in articles in the 
/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ 
<http://www.accessatlanta.com/arts/content/arts/stories/0818LVcarlos.html>, 
Fox News.com 
<http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Aug02/0,4670,ArtRomeapossLuxuryResort,00.html>, 
/The Boston Globe/ 
<http://www.boston.com/ae/theater_arts/articles/2006/08/02/rediscovered_roman_malibu_tours_us/> 
and /San Diego Magazine/ 
<http://www.sandiegomag.com/issues/march06/agenda50306.asp> about his 
"In Stabiano" project.

The /Williamson County Sun/ ran an article about former Poet Laureate 
Robert Pinsky who is coming to Southwestern to speak at the Writer's 
Voice Nov. 8.

 

NOTABLES

*Eileen Cleere*, associate professor of English, had an article accepted 
for publication in the journal ELH (English Literary History). The 
essay, "Homeland Security: Political Economy, Domestic Economy and 
Hannah More's Coelebs in Search of a Wife," is about female 
popularization of conservative economic programs during the Napoleonic wars.

*Aaron Prevots*, assistant professor of French, completed his 
translation of /Return to Calm/, a 1989 poetry volume by noted French 
writer Jacques Réda, and began submitting query letters to publishers. 
/Return to Calm/, which gathers together chapbooks and other texts from 
this period in Réda's career, captures in rhymed stanzas scenes from 
everyday life that evoke time passing. Sample translations may be viewed 
at http://www.southwestern.edu/~prevots/indexreda.html 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/%7Eprevots/indexreda.html>.

 

 

 
 
 
 
  	  	 

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