[InFocus] In Focus - September 28, 2007

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 IN FOCUS: September 28, 2007
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR*
SOUTHWESTERN PROFESSOR PUBLISHES NEW EDITION OF POPULAR MENDELSSOHN ORATORIO
	  	*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>.

When Felix Mendelssohn's "St. Paul Oratorio" was first performed in 
1836, it marked a milestone in music history.

The oratorio, which deals with Paul's transformation from a persecutor 
of Christians to an evangelist for Christianity who is ultimately 
persecuted himself, was the first major oratorio to be published in 
nearly 40 years. It resurrected the art form, and inspired other 
composers such as Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann and 
Richard Wagner to write their own oratorios.

The St. Paul Oratorio was first performed in the United States in 1838, 
and has been performed continually ever since.

"Mendelssohn did for the oratorio as a genre what Beethoven did for the 
symphony," says Michael Cooper, associate professor of music and holder 
of the Margarett Root Brown Chair of Fine Arts at Southwestern University.

However, like many pieces published 100-150 years ago, the St. Paul 
Oratorio as it is now performed bears little resemblance to what 
Mendelssohn approved for use.
Music enthusiasts will soon have the opportunity to hear the oratorio as 
Mendelssohn intended thanks to more than a decade of work by Cooper.

For the rest of the story, go here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=38>.

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COMMUNICATION STUDIES PROFESSOR RECEIVES 2007 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Hector Amaya, an assistant professor of communication studies, has 
received the 2007 Southwestern University Young Investigator Award. The 
award was established in 2003 to recognize non-tenured faculty members 
who have distinguished themselves professionally early in their careers. 
Nominations are solicited from department chairs, and recipients of the 
award are selected by a group of senior faculty members.

Amaya joined the Southwestern faculty in the fall of 2003 after 
receiving his Ph.D. in radio-television-film from The University of 
Texas at Austin. His research explores the relationship of citizenship 
and culture. He has published articles on this topic in several 
prominent journals, including Television and New Media, Latino Studies, 
and Critical Discourse Studies. He regularly presents his work at 
conferences, including those held by the National Communication 
Association, the International Communication Association, and the 
Society of Cinema and Media Studies.

Read the rest of the story here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=39>.

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*NEW ISSUE OF SOUTHWESTERN MAGAZINE ONLINE*
The summer issue of the Southwestern University magazine is now online 
at www.southwestern.edu/magazine 
<infocus/www.southwestern.edu/magazine>. The issue includes a cover 
story on Southwestern's environmental initiatives. Please share the word 
with anyone who might not have received this magazine by mail!
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EVENTS
SAROFIM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS CONCERT

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Music, presents the
internationally renowned American soprano Susan Dunn in a guest artist
recital at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 5, at First United Methodist Church in 
Georgetown.

Dunn will perform selections by Handel, Respighi, Wolf, Hindemith and 
Barber, accompanied by David Heid, her colleague at Duke University. 
Prior to the performance, Dunn will offer a vocal master class at 3 p.m. 
in the Caldwell Carvey Foyer. This class is open to the public.

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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SOUTHWESTERN TO HOST INAUGURAL PIRATE GOLF CLASSIC NOV. 17

Southwestern University will host its inaugural Pirate Golf Classic at 
the Wildcat Golf Club in Houston on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. The 
tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. on the Highlands course.

President Jake B. Schrum and Glada Munt, director of intercollegiate 
athletics, will serve as hosts of the event. A range of sponsorship 
opportunities are available, with all proceeds benefiting Southwestern's 
Department of Athletics.

Advance registration with payment is required by November 9, 2007. The 
tournament is limited to the first 96 registered golfers. Registration 
will not be complete until payment has been received.

For registration and sponsorship information, please visit 
www.southwestern.edu/pirategolfclassic 
<infocus/www.southwestern.edu/pirategolfclassic> or contact Kent 
Huntsman at 800-960-6363 ext. 1482 or by e-mail at huntsmak at southwesten.edu.

MEDIA COVERAGE

. The /Williamson County Sun/ ran a story about Southwestern's plans to 
build a new admission center and the Center for Lifelong Learning.

NOTABLES

*Patricia Schiaffini*, part-time assistant professor of Chinese, has a 
book on modern Tibetan literature coming out in 2008. It will be 
published by Duke University Press.

*A.J. Senchack*, professor of business and holder of the Lucy King Brown 
Chair in International Business, traveled to Stanford University in 
August to collaborate with researchers at the Carnegie Foundation for 
the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Foundation has received a 
$500,000 grant for a new initiative on "Business, Entrepreneurship, and 
Liberal Learning," which involves a three-year study of how educators 
can help ensure that undergraduates majoring in business gain the 
benefits of a strong liberal arts education. Southwestern University 
will be one of the 12 colleges and universities that will be part of 
this investigation to find promising approaches to integrating liberal 
arts and business.

  	  	 

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