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 IN FOCUS: March 7, 2008
 
* TOP NEWS *
	  	*CALENDAR*
SPRING BREAK SERVICE TRIPS TAKE STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY 	  	*CAMPUS 
CALENDAR *

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

Senior Sarah Salinas first participated in Destination: Service as a 
first-year student in 2005. This year, she will be participating as a 
student leader, accompanying a group of nine students to Nuevo Progreso, 
Mexico, to work with Cornerstone Ministries.

Salinas and other students from Southwestern will paint a church, help 
organize medical supplies in a free clinic, and lead learning and play 
activities for local children.

"My first Destination: Service experience changed my life and opened my 
eyes to service for others," said Salinas, who plans to work for a 
non-profit organization after graduating. "Originally, I was just 
looking for something to do, and Destination: Service sounded like a 
really positive experience. I made a lot of friends on that trip who I 
wouldn't have met otherwise."

Salinas is one of 49 students from Southwestern who will be traveling to 
five different locations for spring break volunteer work March 14-20. 
This is the 13th consecutive year that students are participating in the 
volunteer program known as Destination: Service.

To read the rest of the story, click here 
<http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=68>.

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SOUTHWESTERN PROFESSOR, STUDENTS TO BE FEATURED ON TELEVISION THIS WEEKEND

Romi Burks, assistant professor of biology at Southwestern, and several 
of her students will be featured this week on "Texas Parks & Wildlife" 
television program, a weekly, half-hour program airing on PBS stations 
throughout the state.

The program filmed Burks and her students during a 2006 visit to Armand 
Bayou in Houston to collect samples of an invasive species of applesnail 
that is threatening the bayou. They also filmed Burks and her students 
back at her lab at Southwestern.

The interview with Burks is part of a segment on the program titled 
"Exotic Aquatics."

In the Austin area, "Texas Parks & Wildlife" can be seen on KLRU TV at 9 
a.m. Sunday. For show times on other stations, click here 
<http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/newsmedia/tv/>.

EVENTS
ALMA THOMAS FINE ARTS CENTER DEDICATION MARCH 7

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts presents the dedication of the Alma 
Thomas Fine Arts Center and presentation of the President's Philanthropy 
Award to Fayez S. Sarofim Friday, March 7, at 1:30 p.m. The event will 
be in the Alma Thomas Theater with a reception following in the Walzel 
Lobby. For more information, contact the Events Office at 
events at southwestern.edu or call 512-863-1483.

 

MEDIA COVERAGE

. The /Austin American-Statesman /ran an op-ed piece written by 
Sociology Professor Dan Hilliard and two of his students. Read the piece 
online here 
<http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/02/29/0302hilliard_edit.html>. 


. Biology professor Ben Pierce was featured in articles published by the 
/Williamson County Sun/ and the /Austin American-Statesman/ about the 
sighting of the rare Georgetown Salamander near Lake Georgetown. Read 
the Statesman article here 
<http://www.statesman.com/news/contnt/news/stories/local/03/06/0306preserve.html>.

. The /Chronicle of Philanthropy /ran a two-page spread on Chinese 
professor Patricia Schiaffini and the non-profit organization she 
started to help keep the Tibetan language alive.

. The /Williamson County Sun/ ran an article and photo about the March 1 
e-recycling event.

. The /Williamson County Sun/ ran an article about the 
Israeli-Palestinian conference organized by students Martin Stanberry 
and Andrew Mayo.

. The online newsletter /Food, Nutrition & Science/ published an article 
on Biology professor Max Taub's research about the effect of rising CO2 
levels on food nutritional content. Read the article here 
<http://www.foodnutritionscience.com/index.cfm/do/monsanto.article/articleId/125.cfm>.

NOTABLES

*Ellen Davis*, director of communications, received two Best of Texas 
Awards from the Texas Public Relations Association at its March 1 awards 
banquet.

*Mary Grace Neville*, assistant professor of business, had a paper 
accepted for presentation at the 9th International Association for the 
Advancement of Gestalt Theory conference in July.

President *Jake B. Schrum* received a Cornerstone Award from the 
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Feb. 29 in the area of education. Schrum 
was recognized for his leadership of Southwestern and for his efforts in 
building town-gown relations.

Students *Colin Kyle* and *James McDonough *have received a grant of 
$1,500 from the Texas Academy of Sciences. The grant will be used to 
examine the relationship between applesnails and another exotic, 
invasive species -- the taro or "elephant ear" plant.

/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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