[InFocus] In Focus October 12, 2007

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 IN FOCUS: October 12, 2007
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR*
SOUTHWESTERN FORMS ALLIANCE WITH NATIONAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY
	  	*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 been named an Alliance Partner with the National Center 
for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). The center was founded in 
2003 by a coalition of leaders representing business, education and 
government to ensure that women's knowledge and skills are fully 
represented in the creation, development and consumption of information 
technology.

NCWIT Alliance Partners are academic entities such as departments, 
schools or colleges that share the organization's goals and work 
collectively to help achieve them.

"I am thrilled we have been asked to be a part of the Alliance," said 
Barbara Owens, associate professor of computer science and 
Southwestern's representative to NCWIT. "This affiliation will enhance 
our ability as a department and as an institution to attract students to 
our computing program."

Read the rest of the story here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=43>.

EVENTS
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, Oct. 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 session will
follow the presentation. This will occur at 2 p.m. 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. 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. Contact the box 
office for all other information and schedules.

*
This play is recommended for mature audiences. *

MEDIA COVERAGE

. Roger Young, director of career services, was quoted in an AP article 
about college career services offices that serve alumni. The story ran 
in the /Austin American-Statesman/ Oct. 6.

NOTABLES

*Melissa Johnson*, associate professor of anthropology, was invited to
Wesleyan University to present "Cleaning the Yard: Bush and Trash in
Rural Creole Belize" as this semester's lecture for their Center for
African American Studies on Oct. 2. She also visited with classes in
anthropology and African-American studies.

 

 

  	  	 

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