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 IN FOCUS: November 9, 2007
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR*
RENOVATED FINE ARTS CENTER REOPENS FOR CLASSES, PERFORMANCES
	  	*CAMPUS CALENDAR *

To view upcoming events at Southwestern by day, week or month, click 
here <http://www.southwestern.edu/sucalendar/main.php>.

After two and half years of work and more than $10 million, 
Southwestern's Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center reopens this weekend -- just 
in time for a flurry of holiday performances.

The renovations included a complete makeover of the Alma Thomas Theatre, 
which was originally built in the 1950s. The theatre was totally gutted 
and rebuilt to provide additional storage space, a real orchestra "pit" 
and all new seats, in addition to new lighting and sound systems. 
Handicapped access has been improved throughout the theatre.

To read the rest of the story, go here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=49>.

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2007-08 KING CREATIVITY AWARDS ANNOUNCED

Is it possible to write and produce a play in 24 hours? Can solar heat 
be used to operate a refrigerator?

These are just some of the topics students will explore thanks to 
funding from the
2007-08 King Creativity Program.

The King Creativity Program was started in 2000 with an endowment 
provided by Southwestern alumnus W. Joseph "Joey" King. Each year, the 
endowment fund supports up to 20 "innovative and visionary projects" of 
enrolled students. This year, 11 projects were funded for a total of 
$21,224.

To read the rest of the story, go here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=48>.

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SOUTHWESTERN TEAM PLACES RECORD HIGH AT ETHICS MATCH
Southwestern students Karin Arnhamn, Christy Catlin, Sara Escjeda and 
Jon Jonse, led by Mary Grace Neville, assistant professor of business 
and Paideia® professor, traveled to Fort Worth Nov. 1-2 to participate 
in the 4th annual Ethics Debate Match sponsored by the Texas Independent 
College Foundation. Out of 20 competing teams, the team placed fourth 
overall and second in their division. This was Southwestern's first time 
to place at the event.

The students received two trophies as well as a $500 check for 
Southwestern to conduct forums, debates and dialogue on campus about 
business ethics and social responsibility.

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SOUTHWESTERN WEB SITE REDESIGN PROCESS BEGINS NEXT WEEK

The redesign of Southwestern's Web site will get under way next week 
with a three-day visit from White Whale Web Services, the company 
selected to manage the site redesign process. Company representatives 
will meet with selected student, faculty, staff and alumni 
representatives throughout the day on Monday through Wednesday. Two open 
sessions have been scheduled on Wednesday for anyone who would like to 
drop by and provide input on what they think Southwestern's next Web 
site should look like. The open sessions will be held from noon to 1 
p.m. and from 3-5 p.m. in the Dan Rather Room, which is located in the 
back of the Commons.

EVENTS
WIND ENSEMBLE PERFORMS NOV. 10

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts presents the SU Wind Ensemble in concert
at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, conducted by Lois Ferrari. The program 
will feature Galop from "Moscow Cheremushky" by Dmitri Shostakovich, 
"Resting in the Peace of His Hands" by John Gibson, "My Jesus, Oh What 
Anguish!" by Johann Sebastian Bach, "Wind Dancer" by Jared Spears and 
"Dies Natalis" by Howard Hanson.

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DANCE PERFORMANCE SET FOR NOV. 15-16
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts will present the work of Southwestern's 
choreographers and dancers Nov. 15-16 at 7 p.m. in the newly refurbished 
Alma Thomas Theater. Directed by Judy Thompson-Price, the Dance 
Repertory Theater will feature different types of dance.

This event is free and open to the public.

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SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS EXHIBIT

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Art, presents American 
Modernist sculptor Bruce Beasley, exhibiting his latest sculptures in 
bronze at the Fine Arts Gallery in The Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center. The 
exhibit will be available from Nov. 1 through Dec. 9. There will be a 
reception with the artist on Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. in the Fine Arts Gallery. 
The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

MEDIA COVERAGE

. The /Williamson County Sun/ ran a feature story on Southwestern's 
police department.

. /University Business/ magazine included Southwestern in an article 
about how some schools are finding ways to incorporate the liberal arts 
into business programs. Read the article at 
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=895

NOTABLES

*Aaron Prevots*, assistant professor of French, presented a paper titled 
"Transcribing Sacred Moments: The Writer as Watchperson in Jacques 
Réda's Europes" at the 105th annual Pacific Ancient and Modern Language 
Association conference. Prevots also has added MP3s and articles to his 
educational web-site, "French through Songs and Singing" 
(http://www.southwestern.edu/~prevots/songs/ 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/%7Eprevots/songs/>), which had 42,000 user 
"hits" in October.

*Carl Robertson*, assistant professor of Chinese, has had an article 
accepted by the Tamkang Review, a comparative literature journal 
published in Taipei, Taiwan, titled, "Untangling the Allegory: The 
Genuine and the Counterfeit in Xiyou zhengdao shu (The book to 
enlightenment of the journey west)" to be published in December. 
Roberston also was recently elected as board member of CLTA-TX (Chinese 
Language Teachers Association - Texas), facilitating language teaching 
in public, private and higher education in the state of Texas. Board 
members serve for two years. Robertson also recently participated in the 
ACS China Initiative Meeting held at Rollins College in Florida on Oct. 
20 to discuss ways in which China-related programs can be coordinated 
among ACS schools, including ideas for a China Center with services for 
faculty, students and alumni.

Junior *Justin Thurman* presented his research paper titled "The Printed 
Voice" at the 2007 Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference. The conference 
was held in Akron, Ohio, Oct. 11-13. Thurman gave a podium presentation 
in the session titled "Appropriation and Non-Shakespearean Renaissance 
Writing." Thurman received a grant from the Mundy Fund in the maximum 
amount for travel and conference expenses. The paper was the result of 
research done with *Michael Saenger*, professor of English literature. 
The conference attracted international scholars, and Thurman was the 
only undergraduate presenting.

  	  	 

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