[InFocus] In Focus 11/17

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 IN FOCUS: November 17, 2006
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR *
*SOUTHWESTERN CONTINUES TO HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON LOCAL ECONOMY*
	  	

*November*

*18* Men's basketball vs. Texas Lutheran University, 7 p.m.

*18* Southwestern University Orchestra, 7 p.m., McCombs Ballroom

*21* Women's basketball vs. Hardin-Simmons University, 6 p.m.

*21* Men's basketball vs. Hardin-Simmons University, 8 p.m.

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.

This was an increase of more than $3 million from the estimated 
2004-2005 economic impact of $90.5 million.

The figures cover the period from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006. The 
total economic impact was derived by taking the direct expenditures of 
the university and applying a standard economic multiplier of 2.5, 
according to Richard Anderson, vice president for fiscal affairs. This 
multiplier indicates the number of times each dollar is spent and 
re-spent before leaving the community.

Officials estimated the local impact of Southwestern students at more 
than $3.6 million. Student expenditures include outlays for food and 
housing, as well as school expenses, living costs and recreational 
spending.

Read the entire story here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/061114.html>.

* EVENTS *

Two years ago, the Writer's Voice presented Pulitzer and Tony 
Award-winning playwright Tony Kushner, author of "Angels in America" and 
other provocative stage works, in a public performance on campus. 
Kushner impressed students and faculty alike with his creative spirit 
and generosity.

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock filmed part of Kushner's 
visit to SU for inclusion in a documentary about Kushner. The film is 
called "Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner."

Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m., a special Southwestern University sneak 
preview of "Wrestling with Angels" will be shown at the Dobie Theatre in 
Austin for SU students, faculty, staff, alumni and their guests. It is 
not necessary to have a reservation to attend this screening, but the 
first 40 to sign up and attend will receive a free mini-poster from the 
film. E-mail Arden Baxter at baxtera at southwestern.edu to sign up or for 
more information. Tickets are $8 at the door.

The independent film explores the mystery of creativity, and is an 
inspiring tale of how a passionately committed person can make a 
difference for social justice. It has played to packed festival 
audiences since its Sundance debut in January and began its national 
release in New York to great press a few weeks ago. The trailer for the 
film, which includes brief footage of SU students in Jones Theater, can 
be viewed at: http://www.actualfilms.net/shadow/WWA.faststart.mov

The Dobie Theatre 
(http://www.landmarktheaters.com/market/Austin/DobieTheatre.htm) is 
located at 2025 Guadalupe St. in the Dobie Mall, adjacent to The 
University of Texas campus. Parking is free in the Dobie Garage on the 
east side of the mall.

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The Sarofim School of Fine Arts Theatre Department presents "Durang, 
Durang," four short plays by Christopher Durang: "For Whom The Southern 
Belle Tolls," "A Stye In The Eye," "Death Comes to Us All Mary Agnes" 
and "'dentity Crisis." Student directors are Alison Brooks, Eric 
Feldman, Cliff Miller and Jaclyn Suffel.

These inventive, imaginative, and hilarious one-act plays full of 
audacious originality and brilliant parody come from one of America's 
funniest and most outrageous and eccentric playwrights. "Durang, Durang" 
delivers a pungent potpourri of biting satire, dark comedy and clever 
parody crammed into a compilation guaranteed to shock both sense and 
sensibility.

The show opens Nov. 29 and runs through Dec. 3; Wednesday and Thursday 
at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. in the 
Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater. Admission is free for SU 
students, faculty and staff with reservations. Call the box office at 
ext. 1378 to reserve your tickets.

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The Sarofim School of Fine Arts Music Department presents the SU 
Orchestra, conducted by Lois Ferrari, in concert Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in 
the McCombs Center Ballroom.

Featured on this program are student soloists Victoria Chang, piano, and 
soprano Dolores Noel, both winners of the SU Concerto Contest held last 
spring. Chang, also a member of the Orchestra's violin section, will 
perform the third movement of Felix Mendelssohn's "Piano Concerto No. 
1." Noel will sing the czardas, "Klange der Heimath," from Johann 
Strauss' "Die Fledermaus." Also included on the program are Paul 
Hindemith's "Eight Pieces for String Orchestra" and Mendelssohn's 
"Italian Symphony," which will be preceded by a brief lecture given by 
J. Michael Cooper, professor of music and holder of the Brown Chair in 
Fine Arts.

*FACULTY FORUM*

There is no Faculty Forum scheduled for Monday, Nov. 20.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Rick McKelvey, vice president for institutional advancement, was quoted 
in an /Austin Business Journal/ story about local colleges conducting 
fundraising drives.

A.J. Senchack's Financial Analyst Program was featured in a story in the 
/Austin Business Journal/.

Mike Rossman, director of admissions, was quoted in an /Austin Business 
Journal/ story about a new Austin-based company that helps students 
apply to colleges.

The /Williamson County Sun/ ran a feature story on Southwestern student 
Lauren Sekel, who works as a volunteer case manager at the Caring Place.

The/ Williamson County Sun/ ran a feature story on students from the 
Alpha Phi Omega service organization who organized a dance for residents 
of the Wesleyan Retirement Home in Georgetown on Veterans Day.

NOTABLES

During the week of November 6, *Edward L. Kain*, professor of sociology 
and University Scholar, chaired the site visit team for the Sociology 
Department at Colorado College. Other members of the team were Jan 
Thomas from Kenyon College and Mustafa Emirbayer from the University of 
Wisconsin at Madison.

*Alicia Moore*, assistant professor of education, received a grant to 
enable Southwestern education students to participate in this month's 
national "Mix it Up at Lunch Day," a program designed to get students to 
interact with people they might not otherwise interact with (see 
mixitup.org).

Southwestern students went to Huston-Tillotson University Nov. 16 to eat 
lunch in their cafeteria and engage in conversations about social 
justice teaching. On Nov. 28, the HTU students will come to Southwestern 
to have lunch and continue this conversation.

*Elizabeth Green Musselman*, associate professor of history, chaired the 
women's caucus at this year's History of Science Society meeting in 
Vancouver. She organized two sessions sponsored by the Women's Caucus, 
one on gender-and-science pedagogies and one on improving the diversity 
of the field.

 
 
 
 
  	  	 

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