[InFocus] In Focus October 5, 2007

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 IN FOCUS: October 5, 2007
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR*
SOUTHWESTERN PARTICIPATES IN NATIONWIDE PROJECT TO HELP STUDENTS AND 
PARENTS LEARN ABOUT PROSPECTIVE COLLEGES
	  	*NEW CAMPUS CALENDAR DEBUTS*

Southwestern has unveiled a new online calendar for the campus 
community. The calendar, which is accessible through the home page 
<http://www.southwestern.edu>, will feature large university events and 
events that are open to the entire campus community.

The calendar is viewable by day, week or month. To post events on the 
calendar, the event must be open to all students, faculty and staff, and 
the event must have a reserved location on campus. Once a request for an 
event is made, the facility coordinators for the site will approve them.

For more information on the new calendar system, visit the Web site or 
contact Bob Paver in ITS or the facility coordinator for the event 
location or venue.

View the calendar here <http://www.southwestern.edu/sucalendar/main.php>.

Southwestern has joined more than 600 colleges and universities 
nationwide that are participating in a new initiative designed to aid 
students and their families in their college search.

The initiative is called "U-CAN" and is sponsored by the National 
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), of which 
Southwestern is a member. By going to a free website, 
http://www.ucan-network.org, prospective students and their parents have 
the opportunity to look at statistics of colleges and universities and 
compare characteristics of different schools.

For more of the story, click here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=41>.

EVENTS
SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS CONCERT

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Music, presents 
trombonist Eileen Meyer Russell in a faculty recital at 3 p.m. on 
Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, at First United Methodist Church in Georgetown. 
Russell will be joined by her faculty colleagues, harpist Delaine Fedson 
and pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa.

This concert is free and open to the public. Contact Lacy Vain at 
512-863-1379 for more information.

For more events from the Sarofim School of Fine arts, go here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/sfa-site/calendar.htm>.

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SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS PLAY

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre, presents the 
play, "The Country Wife," by William Wycherley and directed by Jared J. 
Smith. The play is a 17th-century Restoration comedy full of seduction, 
devotion, cuckolds and lust and contains a plot filled with outrageously 
racy comedy. After its release in 1675, it was banned for 170 years 
because of its licentious plot and language.

Performances are scheduled Wednesday-Sunday, Oct 24-28. On Wednesday and 
Thursday, the performance will be at 7 p.m. On Friday and Saturday, the 
performance will begin at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, the performance will 
begin at 3 p.m. All performances will be held in the Jesse H. and Mary 
Gibbs Jones Theater at Southwestern University.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 24 & 25, following the 7 p.m.
performances, audience members will have a chance to meet with the 
director, the cast, and the production team after the show and engage in 
a conversation about the play and its possible meanings today.

Prior to the 3 p.m. performance on Sunday, October 28, Professor and Chair
of the English Department Jim Kilfoyle will introduce audience members
to the play and the Restoration Period. A question and answer will
follow the presentation. This will occur at 2pm in the Caldwell-Carvey
Foyer, adjacent to the Jones Theater.

Tickets for the event may be purchased in person or over the phone by 
calling the box office at 512-863-1378, or you may purchase tickets 
online at www.southwestern.edu/boxoffice 
<infocus/www.southwestern.edu/boxoffice>. Tickets prices are $15 for 
adults and $10 for seniors and youths. For any questions, contact Rick 
Roemer, chair and artistic director, at 512-863-1548 or contact the box 
office for all other information and schedules.

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This play is recommended for mature audiences. *

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SEE GREAT THEATRE IN NEW YORK CITY

The Southwestern University Sarofim School of Fine Arts Department of 
Theatre is again sponsoring two New York Theatre trips, one this 
Thanksgiving 2007 and one Easter 2008. Both of these trips include 
tickets to the Tony award-winning musical /Curtains/, starring David 
Hyde Pierce, plus two other exciting theatrical productions, the 
critically acclaimed and Tony award winning musical /The Drowsy 
Chaperone/ and /Spring Awakening/, which won the 2006 Tony award for 
Best Musical.

The Thanksgiving tour dates are Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007, through 
Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, which also puts you right in the center of the 
spectacular Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Prices vary depending on the 
number of people per room, but includes round-trip airfare from Austin 
to New York City, three Broadway shows, four nights at The Edison Hotel 
right in the theatre district, airport-hotel transfers by private motor 
coach and all hotel taxes and tips. The Easter trip is Thursday, March 
20, 2008, through Monday, March 24, 2008.

Register by sending a non-refundable deposit of $100 per person, with 
the check payable to Southwestern University, together with your name, 
address, telephone number, your choice of accommodations (four, triple, 
double or single) for either or both trips. Send the check to: Kathleen 
Juhl, Tour Director (Thanksgiving) or Sergio Costola, Tour Director 
(Easter).

The balance is due approximately one month prior to departure. For more 
information regarding the Thanksgiving trip, please call Kathleen Juhl 
at 512-863-1368. Space is limited.

MEDIA COVERAGE

. The /Austin American-Statesman /ran an item about Hector Amaya 
receiving Southwestern's Young Investigator Award.

NOTABLES

*Aaron Prevots*, assistant professor of French, published a bilingual 
edition of a poetry volume by French writer Jacques Réda titled "Return 
to Calm" (Host, 2007). "Return to Calm" immerses the reader in Réda's 
lyrical observations of the everyday. Its seven distinct sections offer 
an initiation into the world's beauty through the eyes of a writer 
deeply attuned to the passing of time and space. Prevots also had his 
translation of Réda's "Europes" accepted for publication (Host, 2008). 
"Europes" features travel recollections in prose and poetry that take 
the reader through seven countries including France, emphasizing 
personal views of cities, landscapes and people closely observed. A 
third bilingual French-English book of work by Réda translated by 
Prevots, "Thirteen Songs of Dark Love," was accepted for publication by 
Editions VVV and is expected to be appearing soon.

A sculpture by *Mary Visser*, professor of art, "The Resurrection of 
Persephone" has been accepted for the juried professional division 
sculpture exhibition at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. The 
exhibition runs from Oct. 25 -- Nov. 18th in the Fine Arts Gallery of 
Texas State University.

Two Southwestern University sculpture students, *Lisa DelaCruz* and
*Ricardo Levario*, had their work juried into the student division
sculpture exhibition sponsored by the Sculpture Network of Texas at
Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. The exhibition runs from
Oct. 25 -- Nov. 18th in the Student Gallery of Texas State University.

  	  	 

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