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IN FOCUS
 
February 24, 2006
 
*THIRTY SOUTHWESTERN STUDENTS NAMED TO WHO'S WHO IN **AMERICAN** 
**UNIVERSITIES** AND COLLEGES*
 
Thirty students from Southwestern have been named to the 2006 edition of 
/Who's Who among students in //American// //Universities// and Colleges./
 
The students were selected for the publication based on academic 
achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular 
activities and potential for continued success.
 
The students selected from Southwestern are: Ana Baida, Eric Baker, Matt 
Barnes, Mitch Barnett, Brandon Boland, Brian Boswell, David Crockett, 
Megan Davidson, Amanda Faulkner, Scott Froehlich, Casey Gorder, Jenna 
Hardy, Vinitha Jacob, Jason Jones, Andrew Kerr, Bhavik Kumar, Ben Lake, 
Lauren Liston, Kyle Marshall, Carlee McConnell, Karlee Miller, Molly 
Peterson, Mary Beth Pinnell, Ty Ragland, Erin Ready, Brodie Reynolds, 
Lesley Schutts, Iliana Sosa, Fanny Tang and Kari Torres.
 
*PUBLIC VIEWING NIGHT AT THE FOUNTAINWOOD OBSERVATORY *
 
Southwestern will host a public viewing at the Fountainwood Observatory 
from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Friday, March 3. The observatory is located on the 
northeast side of campus adjacent to the Rockwell Baseball Field.
 
Physics Department faculty and observers from the Williamson County 
Astronomy Club (www.williamson-astro.org) will be on hand to guide 
visitors through their viewing experience. On this evening, the moon 
will be a thin waxing crescent in the western sky. In the eastern sky, 
magnificently ringed Saturn will appear two degrees from the beautiful 
"Beehive" star cluster. The constellation of Orion will appear high in 
the southern sky. This constellation contains the Great Orion Nebula, a 
star forming region of gas and dust.
 
Fountainwood viewing nights are always free and open to the public. For 
weather-related updates, call the Fountainwood Observatory hotline at 
512-863-1242.
 
*OPERATION ACHIEVEMENT GIVES STUDENTS A TASTE OF COLLEGE LIFE*
 
Operation Achievement, an after-school program for middle school 
students, is extending the students' college experience from their 
regular visits to the Southwestern campus to an all-day campus event 
March 29, where they will be able to join their mentors in several 
college classes, tour the residence halls and eat lunch in the cafeteria. 
 
Operation Achievement was established in 1989 by Southwestern University 
and the Georgetown Independent School District to help youth become 
interested in furthering their education past high school graduation.  
This tutoring/mentoring hybrid allows participating students to form a 
unique bond with their Southwestern University mentors, getting 
one-on-one time to accomplish student-specific goals set at the 
beginning of the program.  Students also take part in different 
enrichment activities each week. 
 
For more information, contact Joni Ragle, director of Operation 
Achievement, at 512-863-1219 or by e-mail at ragle2 at southwestern.edu.
 
*FACULTY FORUM*
 
The next Faculty Forum will be held March 20.
* *
*NOTABLES*
 
Senior biology major *Matt Barnes *and *Romi Burks*, assistant professor 
of biology, gave an invited presentation at Rice University titled "A 
Tale of Two Snails: Investigating Life History Traits of an Exotic vs. a 
Native Population of Applesnails (/Pomacea /)" that summarized the 
research that has been conducted on applesnails in their lab.  The 
presentation was a part of Barnes' interview for graduate school in the 
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program at Rice.
 
*Tim O'Neill*, professor of political science, had five articles 
published in /The Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court/. The articles 
discussed the Supreme Court cases of Boerne v. Flores, Bradwell v. 
Illinois, Craig v. Boren, and Korematsu v. United States.  Another 
article analyzed the litigational tactics of Jehovah's Witnesses to 
expand civil liberties.
 
Senior political science and history major *Christina Griffin* was one 
of 15 college students selected for a recent trip to Israel sponsored by 
the Anti-Defamation League.
Students were given the opportunity to tour Israel and engage in a 
series of briefings with a broad spectrum of voices from Israeli and 
Palestinian perspectives. The group met with Israeli government 
officials and Palestinian representatives. After graduation, Griffin 
plans to work for an international law firm in Houston and then move to 
Washington, D.C., to attend law school.
 
*SU IN THE NEWS *
 
Kiyoshi Tamagawa is mentioned as an accompanist to violinist Eugene 
Fodor in an article about an upcoming concert in the /Cedar City Review/ 
(Utah).
 
/The Williamson County Sun/ ran an article about the awarding of the 
first Georgetown College Award, which was awarded to the /Sun/ Feb. 17 
during halftime of the men's basketball game.
* 
**CALENDAR*
 
February
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
27-28               UMHB Spring Invitational for men's and ladies' golf, 
Temple, Texas
28                    Men's baseball vs. University of Texas at Dallas, 
3 p.m.
 
March
1                      Internship Connections fair, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 
Bishops Lounge
3                      Fountainwood Observatory public viewing night, 
7:30-11 p.m.
6                      Careers in Entrepreneurship, 6-7 p.m., Howry Center
7                      Men's tennis vs. Wabash College, 3 p.m.
8                      Men's tennis vs. University of Texas at Dallas, 3 
p.m.
10                    Women's tennis vs. University of South Dakota, 2 p.m.
11                    Men's baseball vs. Hendrix College, 2 p.m.
11-19               Spring break    
12                    Men's baseball vs. Hendrix College, 2 p.m.
21                    Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture, Donna Haraway, 4 p.m., 
McCombs ballroom
22                    Men's baseball vs. Cardinal Stritch University, 7 
p.m.
23                    Men's baseball vs. Carleton College, 7 p.m.
25                    Austin Chamber Ensemble, 7 p.m., Caldwell-Carvey 
Foyer
26                    Guest artist recital, Oscar Ghiglia, guitar, 3 
p.m., Mood Atrium
26                    Men's lacrosse vs. Baylor University, 2:30 p.m.
28                    Men's baseball vs. McMurry University, 2 p.m.
28                    SU Chorale and Georgetown High School Choir, 4 
p.m., Lois Perkins Chapel  
30-31               Board of Trustees meeting
31                    Men's tennis vs. University of Texas at Tyler, 3 p.m.
31                    Women's tennis vs. University of Texas at Tyler, 3 
p.m.
31                    "Thinking Ahead" Campaign Kickoff
31                    Shilling Lecture, Thomas Kean, 2 p.m., Robertson 
Center
31-April 9        /Man of No Importance/, Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones 
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