[InFocus] In Focus

Thu Feb 14 15:37:30 CST 2008

 IN FOCUS: February 15, 2008

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SOUTHWESTERN RECOGNIZED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE 	  	*CAMPUS CALENDAR *

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

Southwestern is one of only three colleges and universities in Texas 
that have been named to the President's Higher Education Community 
Service Honor Roll with Distinction for 2007.
The honor roll program, which was launched in 2006, recognizes colleges 
and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective 
community service and service-learning programs. It is sponsored by the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, the President's Council 
on Service and Civic Participation, the Department of Education, the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the USA Freedom Corps, 
which was created by President Bush in 2002.
In the first year of the program, Southwestern was named to the Honor 
Roll along with 15 other colleges and universities in Texas. For 2007, 
it made the Honor Roll with Distinction, along with just two other 
schools in Texas - Dallas Baptist University and The University of Texas 
at Arlington. The new Honor Roll, which was released Feb. 11, covers the 
2006-2007 academic year.

Criteria for the Honor Roll with Distinction included scope and 
innovativeness of service projects, percentage of student participation 
in service activities, and the extent to which the school offers 
academic service-learning courses.

During the 2006-07 academic year, about 50 percent of Southwestern 
students participated in some form of community service -- significantly 
higher than the national rate of 30 percent reported by the Corporation 
for National and Community Service. These students contributed an 
estimated 18,000 hours of service to the community.

To read the rest of the story, go here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=63>.

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SOUTHWESTERN TO HOST 'NATIONAL CONVERSATION' SPEAKER FEB. 18-20

Catherine Meeks, a community leader from Macon, Georgia, will visit 
Southwestern Feb. 18-20 as part of the University's "National 
Conversation" series. The series brings prominent speakers to 
Southwestern to engage the campus on important national issues.

The theme of Meeks' visit is "Civic Engagement: Leadership and Community 
Empowerment." Meeks is the Clara Carter Acree Distinguished Professor of 
Socio-Cultural Studies and Executive Director of the Lane for Community 
Engagement and Service at Wesleyan College in Macon. She also serves as 
the executive director of Aunt Maggie's Kitchen Table, a community 
resource center located in a public housing development in Macon.

Meeks has received several awards for her work, including the 2006 
Georgia Sociologist of the Year award and a Lifetime Service Award from 
the City of Macon Mayor's Office. In 2000, she accepted the Jimmy and 
Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration on 
behalf of Aunt Maggie's Kitchen Table and Wesleyan College.

During her visit, Meeks will meet with a variety of students, faculty 
members and community representatives who have an interest in civic 
engagement. Events open to the entire campus community include a Black 
History Month Dinner sponsored by EBONY that will be held at 6:30 p.m. 
on Feb. 19 in the Campus Center Ballrooms. Anyone interested in 
attending this dinner should contact Michele Amerson at 
amersonm at southwestern.edu or 512-863-1342.

In conjunction with Meeks' visit, the A. Frank Smith Jr. Library Center 
has made a display related to her work. It includes copies of her three 
books currently in print as well as some other books from the library's 
collection that focus on community engagement and service. The exhibit 
can be found in the Periodicals area.

For more information on Meeks' visit, contact Ron Swain at 512-863-1940.

EVENTS
CELLIST HAI ZHENG IN FACULTY RECITAL FEB. 16
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Music, presents cellist 
Hai Zheng in a faculty recital Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. in the Alma Thomas 
Theater of the Fine Arts
Center at Southwestern University. Zheng will be accompanied by her
faculty colleague, pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa. For more information, 
contact Lacy Vain at 512-863-1379, vainl at southwestern.edu or visit here 
<http://ssfa.southwestern.edu/>.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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CHAMBER SOLOISTS OF AUSTIN TO PERFORM FEB. 19
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Music at Southwestern 
University, presents the Chamber Soloists of Austin in concert Feb. 19 
at 7 p.m. at First United
Methodist Church in Georgetown. The Chamber Soloists of Austin include 
Karl Kraber on flute, Stephen Girko on clarinet, Beth Girko and Stephen 
Redfield on violin, Joan Kalish on viola and Douglas Harvey on cello. 
These internationally active musicians perform chamber music of the 17th 
-- 21st centuries. For more information, contact Lacy Vain at 
512-863-1379, vainl at southwestern.edu or visit here 
<http://ssfa.southwestern.edu/>.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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JEWISH IDENTITY AND REPRESENTATION SYMPOSIUM FEB. 26
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre will host a 
symposium concerning Jewish identity and its representation. Speakers 
will include Seth L. Wolitz, professor of comparative literature and 
theater and holder of the Gale Chair in Jewish
studies at The University of Texas, and Michael Saenger and Shana 
Bernstein of Southwestern University. The symposium will take place at 6 
p.m. Feb. 26 in the Jones Theater on the Southwestern campus, with a 
reception to follow in the Caldwell-Carvey Foyer.

This event is free and open to the public.

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FIDDLER ON THE ROOF TICKETS ALMOST SOLD OUT
Southwestern University Theatre Department presents FIDDLER ON THE ROOF,
winner of nine Tony Awards and three Academy Awards, March 6-9 in the 
Alma Thomas Theater at Southwestern. All shows will begin at 8 p.m. 
except for Sunday, which will begin at 3 p.m.

It will be directed by Rick Roemer, with musical direction by Oliver 
Worthington, choreography by Judy Thompson-Price, scenic design by 
Desiderio Roybal, costume design by Allison Dillard, lighting design by 
John Ore, sound design by Jeffrey Jones, and starring Ian Scott 
Schroeder as Tevye. Fiddler on the Roof will highlight the work of both 
the Theatre and Music Departments with the Southwestern University 
orchestra, under the direction of Lois Ferrari, providing the music.

Adult ticket prices are $15 and Senior (63 and over) and Youth (16 and 
under) are $10.
Purchase tickets by phone with a Visa, MasterCard, American Express or 
Discover by calling the box office at 512-863-1378 Monday through Friday 
from 1-5 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain or buy tickets online here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/academic/sfa-site/thea-site/11tickets.htm>. 
There are group discounts available for 15 or more.

Call the box office at 512-863-1378 for all information and schedules. 
For more information, contact Rick Roemer at 512-863-1548.

MEDIA COVERAGE

. The /Williamson County Sun/ ran a story about Southwestern's plans to 
launch a Center for Hispanic Studies.

. /News8Austin /did a feature on Romi Burks and the class she teaches 
about chocolate.

NOTABLES

*Laura Hobgood-Oster*, associate professor of religion and holder of the 
Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in religion, recently published a book titled 
"Holy Dogs and Asses: Animals in the Christian Tradition." The 
University of Illinois Press published the book.

Senior chemistry major *Robert Lockwood* presented his poster titled 
"Ethanol Elimination Rates From Time-Discrete Blood Draws in Impaired 
Driving Cases," at the annual meeting of the American Academy of 
Forensic Sciences in Washington, D.C., this week. Lockwood worked on the 
project during an internship with the Bexar County Forensic Toxicology 
Laboratory in San Antonio. Southwestern graduate and internship 
supervisor *Mike Frontz* coauthored the paper.

*Maria R. Lowe*, associate professor of sociology, recently published an 
article titled "An Unseen Hand: The Role of Sociology Professor Ernst 
Borinski in Mississippi's Struggle for Racial Integration in the 1950s 
and 1960s." The article appears in the February 2008 issue of/ Leadership./

/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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