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 IN FOCUS: February 9, 2007
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR *
*SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR PLAYS ROLE IN 2007 GRAMMY AWARD 
SELECTION *
	  	

*February*

*9-17* Fine Line: Mental Health/Mental Illness, Fine Arts Gallery

*9* Women's basketball vs. Trinity, 6 p.m.

*9* Men's basketball vs. Trinity, 8 p.m.

*10* Baseball vs. Schreiner, 2 p.m.

*11* Baseball vs. Schreiner, 1 p.m.

*12* Women's basketball vs. University of Dallas, 6 p.m.

*12 *Fleming Lecture in Religion, 7 p.m., McCombs Ballroom

*12* Men's basketball vs. University of Dallas, 8 p.m.

*15* Baseball vs. Huston-Tillotson University, 3 p.m.

*16-18* Family Days

*16* Women's basketball vs. Austin College, 6 p.m.

*16* Men's basketball vs. Austin College, 8 p.m.

*17* Honors Convocation, 9:30 a.m., Lois Perkins Chapel

*17* Guest artist recital: Walter Stout, organ, 3 p.m., Lois Perkins Chapel

*17* Baseball vs. Concordia, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

*17* Women's basketball vs. Hendrix, 6 p.m.

17 Men's basketball vs. Hendrix, 8 p.m.

*21* Baseball vs. McMurry, 2 p.m.

*23-March 4* Company, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m., 
Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater

*25* Baseball vs. University of Dallas, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.

When the 49th Annual Grammy Awards are presented this weekend, one 
Southwestern University instructor will be watching with a little more 
than just casual interest.

George Oldziey, who teaches jazz piano and composition in The Sarofim 
School of Fine Arts, played a role in selecting the finalists for 
several of this year's awards, which are considered the most coveted of 
the many music industry awards.

Oldziey chaired a committee responsible for selecting the finalists in 
the categories of Best Original Composition, Best Instrumental 
Arrangement and Best Vocal Arrangement.

He was chosen for the task because he is a member of the Texas Chapter 
of the Grammy Association-an honor he earned because of his own 
reputation as a composer. In order to be invited to join the Grammy 
Association, artists must have their work featured in a certain number 
of commercial recordings. Oldziey has written the music for several 
Hollywood films, including "Spy Kids," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," 
"Sin City" and "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3D." He also 
has written music for some of the biggest hits in the computer game 
industry, including the "Wing Commander" and "Ultima" game series, and 
the Playstation 2 version of "Spongebob Squarepants."

Oldziey explained that Grammy Association chapters across the country 
coordinate the judging of several categories. Committees such as his are 
appointed to screen the nominations that come in for the various 
categories and recommend five nominees in each category for all members 
of the Grammy Association to vote on. Ballots for the final voting are 
mailed to all Association members.

Although he received an invitation to attend the awards ceremony this 
weekend, Oldziey had to turn it down because he his busy working on the 
score for a new Robert Rodriguez film called "Grindhouse," which is 
scheduled for an April release.

Read the entire story here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/070208.html>.

*CALL FOR SUMMER CONFERENCE ASSISTANTS*

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 not be attending summer school and 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 is approximately 
May 30 through July 31, 2007.

To access the job description and application, please go to 
http://www.southwestern.edu/events/2007_SC_Job_Description_and_Application.doc 
or 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. 19. Feel free to attach your resume 
to your application.

* EVENTS *

Robert Alter, professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the 
University of California, Berkeley, and author of /The Art of Biblical 
Narrative/, /The Art of Biblical Poetry/, /Necessary Angels: Tradition 
and Modernity in Kafka, Benjamin, and Scholem/, and numerous other books 
and publications, will present the 2007 Fleming Lecture in Religion on 
"The Body in Psalms" Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in the McCombs Ballroom. 
A reception will follow.

As a scholar of comparative literature, Alter caused a revolution in 
Biblical studies by applying newer methods of literary analysis to the 
Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. His translation and notes for /Genesis/, and 
also for the books of Samuel under the title of /The David Story/, are 
probably the best that exist in English.

The Fleming Lecture in Religion, a series named in honor of former 
President Durwood Fleming and his wife, is funded by a gift from St. 
Luke's United Methodist Church in Houston.

*FACULTY FORUM*

There is no Faculty Forum scheduled for Monday, Feb. 12.

MEDIA COVERAGE

The /Williamson County Sun/ ran an article on a collaborative service 
project with Southwestern and Georgetown High School students. As part 
of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, the students filled 
backpacks with school supplies for homeless children.

The /Austin American-Statesman/ ran an article about Southwestern 
University receiving a $2 million gift toward the Center for Lifelong 
Learning.

NOTABLES

*Helene Meyers*, professor of English, published an article titled 
"Jewish Gender Trouble: Women Writing Men of Valor" in the latest issue 
of Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature.




 
 
 
 
  	  	 

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