[InFocus] In Focus 02/10

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IN FOCUS
 
February 10, 2006

*LECTURE AND BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR **ELIZABETH** MOON FEB. 23*
The A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center and the Georgetown Public Library 
bring author Elizabeth Moon to the Southwestern University campus 
Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. in Olin 105.  A resident of Williamson 
County, Moon's Nebula Award-winning novel /The Speed of Dark/ was chosen 
as the 2006 Georgetown Reads! selection. 
 
While Moon started writing science fiction in high school, it was a 
creative writing class at Southwestern University which convinced her to 
make writing her profession. She has also had a varied career as a 
member of the Marine Corps, draftsman, sign painter and tutor. Her own 
books have been translated into a number of languages and have won 
numerous awards; she has also co-authored books with Anne McCaffrey.
 
The library has a display of Moon's books in the first floor Periodicals 
Reading Area. The SU Bookstore has copies of /­The Speed of Dark/ as 
well as many other of her.
Moon's talk will be followed by a question and answer 
session. Afterward, the audience is invited to a reception in the Olin 
Lobby for a book signing.
 
For more information, contact Dana Hendrix at hendrixd at southwestern.edu, 
ext. 1241 or Carol Fonken at fonkenc at southwestern.edu, ext. 1550.

*UNIVERSITY EVENTS OFFICE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SUMMER 
CONFERENCE POSITIONS*

The University Events Office is accepting applications for Summer 
Conference Assistants.  Persons selected for these positions will have 
the opportunity to use their leadership and communication skills, work 
with diverse populations and learn the details involved in conference 
and event planning.
 
Interested applicants must be willing to work weekdays, evenings and 
weekends as necessary.  The position requires a 30-60 hour workweek at 
$5.90 per hour, plus free room and board.  Hours exceeding 40 hours in 
one workweek will be paid at time and a half.  Current first-year, 
sophomore and junior students are eligible to apply and must be willing 
to live on campus in assigned housing during the conference season.  The 
period of employment runs May 30 through July 28, 2006.
 
Please feel free to stop by the University Events Office, Cullen 33, and 
ask for a job description and application.  Applications are due in the 
University Events Office by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20.  If you have any 
questions, call Xan Koonce at ext. 1467.

*FACULTY RECITAL WITH BRUCE CAIN AND KIYOSHI TAMAGAWA FEB. 19*

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts Music Department presents a faculty 
recital with Bruce Cain, baritone, and Kiyoshi Tamagawa, piano, Sunday, 
Feb. 19, at 4 p.m., in the Caldwell-Carvey Foyer.

On the program will be an aria from Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus," a 
humorous song cycle by Francis Poulenc and a set by Richard Strauss for 
the purely romantic.

This performance is free and open to the public. For more information, 
call Lacy Vain at ext. 1379.

*SOCIOLOGY LECTURE FEB. 16*

The Sociology Colloquium Series presents Claudia W. Scholz, assistant 
professor of sociology at The University of Texas at San Antonio, 
speaking on "Using Theory: Testing the Link Between Social Capital and 
Community Development" Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. in the Mood-Bridwell 
Atrium.  There will be a reception following the lecture.
 
Drawing on her experiences with community organizations in mountain 
communities of the Dominican Republic, Scholz will address definitions 
of social capital prevalent in recent scholarship on economic 
development.  The presentation will demonstrate the connection between 
social theory and observation in sociological research.
 
For more information, contact Sandi Nenga at ext. 1412.**

*MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTS GUEST ARTIST SCOTT HOLDEN*      

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Music Department, presents Scott 
Holden, pianist, in recital Saturday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. in 
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer, The Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center.

Holden's program at Southwestern will include music of Bach (transcribed 
by Busoni) and John Bull, as well as two early 20^th century 
masterpieces: the suite "In the Mist" by the Czech composer Leos Janacek 
and the Sonata Op. 1 by Alban Berg. He will conclude with two 
Etudes-Tableau by Sergei Rachmaninov and the Spanish Rhapsody of Franz 
Liszt.

The performance is free and open to the public. Because of construction, 
we recommend parking in the Cullen lot on the corner of Hwy. 29 and 
Maple Street, behind the Cullen Building. For more information, call The 
Sarofim School of Fine Arts at 512-863-1504.**

*FACULTY FORUM*
 
There is no Faculty Forum scheduled for Monday, Feb. 13. The next 
Faculty Forum will be held Monday, Feb. 20.
* *
*NOTABLES*
 
*Ronald Swain*, senior advisor to the president, and *David Blair*, 
director of institutional research, recently presented at the Southern 
Association for Colleges and Schools (SACS) Conference.  The 
presentation, "Assessing Core Values Utilizing National Surveys" was 
well attended and well-received.  Over 3,300 total participants attended 
the SACS Conference.
 
*M. Cristina Alcalde*, assistant professor of anthropology, had her 
article, "What Happens When She Leaves? Migration and Class as 
Constraints in Battered Women's Attempts to Escape Violence in Lima, 
Peru," accepted for publication in the journal Latin American 
Perspectives.  In November 2005, she had her review of Blenda Femenias' 
book, /Gender and the Boundaries of Dress in Contemporary Peru/, 
published in the /Journal of Latin American Anthropology/.

*Ben Pierce*, professor of biology and holder of the Lillian Nelson 
Pratt Chair, was an invited speaker and presented "Using Auditory 
Surveys to Study Amphibian Declines and Detect Frogs for Environmental 
Surveys" at the Environmental Health and Ecology Symposium held at 
Huston-Tillotson University, Feb. 3.

Pierce published a college-level textbook /Transmission and Population 
Genetics: A Short Course/, an abridged version of his genetics book 
/Genetics: A Conceptual Approach/.  Spanish and Italian translations of 
/Genetics: A Conceptual Approach/ were recently published.
 
CALENDAR
 
February
11                    Men's lacrosse vs. University of Oklahoma, 1 p.m.
11                    Guest artist recital, Scott Holden, piano, 4 p.m., 
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer
11                    Men's baseball vs. Schreiner University, 2 p.m.
12                    Men's baseball vs. Schreiner University, 1 p.m.
14                    Men's baseball vs. Huston-Tillotson University, 3 
p.m.
17-19               Family Days
17                    Men's basketball vs. Centre College, 8 p.m.
17                    Women's basketball vs. Centre College, 6 p.m.
18                    Honors Convocation, Lois Perkins Chapel, 9:30-11 a.m.
18                    Men's baseball vs. Austin College, 2 p.m.
19                    Men's lacrosse vs. Texas Christian University, noon
19                    Men's basketball vs. University of the South, noon
19                    Women's basketball vs. University of the South, 2 
p.m.
19                    Faculty recital, Bruce Cain, baritone, *Kiyoshi 
Tamagawa, piano, **4 p.m.**, Caldwell-Carvey Foyer*
19                    Men's baseball vs. Austin College, 2 p.m.
21                    Men's baseball vs. Texas Lutheran University, 3 p.m.
25                    Men's baseball vs. Rhodes College, 1 p.m.
26                    Men's baseball vs. Rhodes College, noon
26                    Men's lacrosse vs. Austin College, noon
28                    Men's baseball vs. University of Texas at Dallas, 
3 p.m.

 

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