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 IN FOCUS: February 8, 2008
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR*
SOUTHWESTERN RECEIVES FUNDS TO LAUNCH CENTER FOR HISPANIC STUDIES
	  	*CAMPUS CALENDAR *

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

Southwestern has received $268,000 in government funds that will be used 
to launch a new Center for Hispanic Studies.

The center will be run in partnership with the National Hispanic 
Institute, which is based in Maxwell, Texas (www.nhi.org). Southwestern 
graduate Ernest Nieto is the director of that institute, which has 
conducted leadership programs for Hispanic youth nationwide since 1979. 
Its programs include the Young Leaders Conference for 9th graders, the 
Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session for 10th graders, and the 
Collegiate World Series for 11th graders.

One of the goals of the new center will be to conduct research on the 
effectiveness of programs that are designed to prepare Hispanic youth 
for college, including those run by NHI.

"This grant will open doors to conducting much-needed research on the 
impact of community intervention strategies such as those offered by 
NHI," Nieto says.

To read the rest of the story, click here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=62>.

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SOUTHWESTERN STUDENT TO RECEIVE NATIONAL INTERNSHIP AWARD

Caitlin Cooper, a junior at Southwestern majoring in communication 
studies, has been selected to receive the 2008 Academic Internship 
Student Achievement Award from the Cooperative Education and Internship 
Association (CEIA). The award will be presented at the 2008 CEIA Annual 
Conference to be held March 9-11 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Cooper is receiving the award for work she did as an intern with 
Austin-based National Instruments in the summer of 2007. She worked in 
the Direct Marketing department, where she took it upon herself to 
expand and maintain the direct marketing intranet site that improved 
communication between the company's corporate headquarters and its 
global offices. During her internship, Cooper was assisted by current 
National Instruments employee and 2007 Southwestern graduate Emily Taylor.

Cooper says she hopes to work for National Instruments after graduation.

CEIA assists colleges and universities that offer cooperative education 
and internship programs, and more than 700 members of the organization 
were eligible to nominate their internship students for the award.

This is the second time in three years that a Southwestern student has 
received the Academic Internship Student Achievement Award. Melinda 
Smotherman received the award in 2006 for her work as an intern with the 
U.S. State Department.

EVENTS
JESSE DANIEL AMES LECTURE FEB. 18
The Feminist Studies Program presents the 2008 Jesse Daniel Ames 
Lecture: Perspectives on Feminist Disability Studies. The speakers will 
be Rosemarie Garland-Thomson from Emory University presenting her paper, 
"Picturing People with Disabilities." The other speaker will be Nirmala 
Erevelles from the University of Alabama, presenting her research, 
"Embattled Bodies: Feminist Disability Studies Meets Third World 
Feminism." The lecture will be held Monday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. in the 
Ballrooms of the McCombs Campus Center. For more information, contact 
Alison Kafer at kafera at southwestern.edu or 512-863-1417.
MEDIA COVERAGE

. The /Austin American-Statesman /ran a story about Verizon's gift to 
fund a summer intern program focusing on domestic violence. Read the 
story here 
<http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/02/01/0201philanthropy.html>. 


. The /Williamson County Sun/ ran a story about what Southwestern did 
for the "Focus the Nation" teach-in on climate change.

. The /Williamson County Sun /ran a story about upcoming performances by 
cellist Andre Emelianoff and guitarist Marko Feri.

. The /Vancouver (Canada) Sun/ ran a story about Biology Professor Max 
Taub's research on rising CO2 levels and plant protein content. Read the 
story here 
<http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=d06935f3-c41d-4ff0-8f3a-c287a8db5367&p=2>. 


. The/ Houston Chronicle/ ran a feature story on senior Michael Fudge, 
who plans to pursue a career in acting. Read the story here 
<http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pasadena/news/5502899.html>.

. An article in the /Williamson County Sun /mentioned the fact that 
Southwestern students volunteer to clean up San Gabriel Park.

NOTABLES

Senior *Jessica Ratcliffe* was one of three students selected statewide 
to receive a scholarship from the Texas Association of School Personnel 
Administrators (TASPA) for the 2007-2008 school year. She received the 
award at the organization's annual conference in Austin in December. 
This is the eighth year in a row that a student in Southwestern 
University's Teacher Certification Program has received a TASPA 
scholarship -- something no other university in Texas has been able to 
accomplish. Ratcliffe hopes to teach 11th grade U.S. History and coach a 
high school cross country team.

*Aaron Prevots*, assistant professor of French, published a bilingual 
edition of a poetry volume by French writer Jacques Réda titled, 
"Thirteen Songs of Dark Love." It can be found in the 2008 copy of 
Editions. "Thirteen Songs" tells in succinct yet lyrical tones a 
bittersweet love story, set against a muted backdrop of wartime in days 
past. Jacques Réda is the author of numerous award-winning essays, short 
novels, and poetry collections, including "Return to Calm," also 
translated by Prevots.

/Have a submission for "Notables"? Send it to infocus at southwestern.edu. /

-- 
Katy Boose
Editorial Coordinator
Southwestern University
1001 E. University Ave.
Georgetown, TX 78626
512-863-1487
boosek at southwestern.edu
www.southwestern.edu

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