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style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">IN FOCUS<o:p></o:p></span></span></a>
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<span style=""><span style=""></span></span><st1:date month="4" day="7"
year="2006"><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">April 7, 2006</span></span></span></st1:date><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">IN FOCUS SURVEY</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University
Communications<b> </b>is conducting a readership survey of <i>In Focus</i>.
All
members of the Southwestern community and those who receive this
newsletter are
invited to complete this short (13-question) survey before May 12. To
take the
survey, please go to </span></span></span><a
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">TOP NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">MERRIMAN MORTON NAMED CHAIR OF
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Merriman
Morton, a longtime leader in the </span></span></span><st1:State><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Texas</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
banking
industry, has been named the new chair of </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Southwestern</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s
Board of
Trustees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Morton earned a
degree in economics from Southwestern in 1963 and started his banking
career at
Whitney National Bank in </span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">New
Orleans</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">. In 1967,
he joined Texas Commerce Bank and served as president and/or chief
executive
officer for offices in </span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corpus
Christi</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">El
Paso</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> and </span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Houston</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">. He
concluded his career as chair and chief executive officer of Chase Bank
of
Texas-Austin in June 1998. After six years of retirement, Morton
returned
to banking and currently serves as chairman of the </span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Austin</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
region for
Texas Capital Bank.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Morton has been
a member of the Southwestern University Board of Trustees since 1987
and has
served as co-vice chair of the board since 1996. He is one of three
co-chairs
for <i style="">Thinking Ahead.</i> </span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Morton replaces
</span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Houston</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
businessman
Jim <span style="color: black;">Walzel, who has served as Board chair
for the
past six years.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read the entire story at </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060406.html"><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060406.html</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">FOUR LONGTIME SUPORTERS
RECEIVE
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDAL<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Four longtime
supporters of </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Southwestern</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">
have received one of the University’s highest honors – the Southwestern
University Medal. The medals are given for contributions to the
University,
either through service or philanthropy. The medals were presented March
31 at a
luncheon on campus. The luncheon was held in conjunction with the
kickoff for </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Southwestern</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">’s
$125 million <i style="">Thinking Ahead</i>
fundraising campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Houston</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">
businessman James V. Walzel received the award for his longtime service
to </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Southwestern</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">’s
Board of Trustees. Walzel is stepping down as Board chair this fall
after
serving in that position for six years. During this time, he helped
guide a
presidential transition, initiated a new 10-year strategic plan and
helped plan
for the largest fundraising initiative in the University’s history. He
also had
made several personal contributions to the University, and will
continue to
serve as a member of the Board of Trustees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Also receiving
the medal were three </span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Wichita Falls</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> residents –
Elizabeth
Perkins Prothro and Robert </span></span></span><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">and Ruby
Priddy. The Priddys<span style="color: black;"> received the medal for
their support of Southwestern’s
Paideia® Program, which challenges students to make connections between
their
learning in the classroom and issues facing the world. The program was
launched
in 2002 with the help of an $8.5 million grant from the </span>Priddy
Charitable Trust.<span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Prothro is the
daughter of two longtime Southwestern supporters,
Lois Craddock Perkins and Jay J. Perkins. The Perkins-Prothro
Foundation has
donated $3.5 million for the construction of a new building at
Southwestern
that will be called the Charles and </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Elizabeth</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Prothro</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Center</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">
for Lifelong Learning. The new building will house the Paideia®
Program,
provide classroom space, and enable students to receive academic,
career and
technological support in one place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read
the entire story at </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060403.html"><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.southwestern.edu/newsroom/news/060403.html</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><br>
</span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">UPCOMING EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">NEW FOUND GLORY
TO PERFORM AT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY APRIL 20;
CONCERT PROCEEDS BENEFIT KATRINA VICTIMS</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><br>
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New Found Glory, a Florida-based punk-pop band that is known for its
enthusiastic live performances, will be the featured band at
Southwestern
University's first-ever large act concert April 20. The concert will
begin at </span></span></span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">7 p.m.</span></span></span></st1:time><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> in
the </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Corbin</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">J.</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Robertson</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Center</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">.<br>
<br>
Last year, </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Southwestern</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"> </span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">
students approved a fee increase to bring a large act concert to
campus. After
Hurricane Katrina hit last fall, students voted to make their first
concert a
fundraiser to benefit victims of the hurricane.<br>
<br>
Tickets for the concert are $8 for students and $12 for the general
public.
They are available for online purchase at </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/studentactivities"><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">www.southwestern.edu/studentactivities</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">.<br>
<br>
For more information on the concert, call 512-863-1862.</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">CELLO CONCERT APRIL 11<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Sarofim School of Fine Arts' Music Department presents cellist
Evangeline Benedetti
in concert on Tuesday, April 11, at </span></span></span><st1:time
hour="19" minute="0"><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></span></span></st1:time><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
in
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer in the Fine Arts Center. <br>
<br>
Evangeline Benedetti has been a member of the New York Philharmonic
since 1967,
the first woman in the cello section and one of the first women
appointed to a
permanent position with the orchestra. She was appointed to the
Philharmonic by
Leonard Bernstein and has since appeared with the orchestra in more
than 4,000
concerts in </span></span></span><st1:State><st1:place><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">New York</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
and around the
globe. <br>
<br>
This performance is free and open to the public. For more information
about
this event and other fine arts events call The Sarofim School of Fine
Arts at
512-863-1379.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<b><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">FACULTY FORUM<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
</b><br>
<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Jason
Hoogerhyde,
assistant professor of music, will discuss the catalysts and processes
behind
two recent compositions,<i> “</i><span style="">Hollow”</span>
for the clarinet and<i> “</i><span style="">Blur:Squint”</span>
for the saxophone quartet, a</span></span></span><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">t the </span></span></span><st1:time
hour="12" minute="0"><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">noon</span></span></span></st1:time><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Faculty Forum
on Monday, April 10, in the Lynda McCombs Room. Sodexho will provide a
hot
lunch for $4.25 per person and coffee and tea will be available for 50
cents.
Faculty, staff and guests are welcome to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">NOTABLES<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eileen Cleere</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
associate
professor of English, was recently awarded a C.P. Snow Fellowship from
the
</span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Harry</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ransom</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Humanities</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Research</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Center</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at
UT-Austin. The
fellowship is designated for scholars working on the interdisciplinary
connections between literature and science. It was given to Cleere to
encourage her work on sanitary reform and its impact on Victorian
aesthetic philosophy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Melissa A.
Johnson</span></b></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, associate professor of
anthropology and
environmental studies, presented “Conservation in a Creolized World:
Ambiguities and Ambivalences of ‘Protecting Nature’ in </span></span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Belize</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">”
at the XXVI
International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association March
15-18 in
</span></span></span><st1:City><st1:place><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">San Juan</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
</span></span></span><st1:place><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Puerto Rico</span></span></span></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maria Kruger</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
internship coordinator, was selected as
the Southwest Association of Colleges and Employers scholarship
recipient. The (SWACE) offers a scholarship to <span style="">one</span>
eligible college member each year to attend the prestigious
National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Management
Leadership
Institute. She will be the third Southwestern Career Services staff
member to receive the SWACE scholarship in the past six years. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><o:p> </o:p></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mary Grace
Neville</span></b></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, assistant professor of
business, serves as a
faculty adviser to the Business as an Agent of World Benefit project
housed at </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Case</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceName><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Western Reserve</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
This month,
Neville was invited to launch a “teacher's corner” segment of the
B.A.W.B.
monthly newsletter. The essay combines her perspectives on business as
an
integral and embedded form of social organization. She draws on stories
from her recent visit to </span></span></span><st1:country-region><st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Poland</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
which was
funded through the Samuel Taylor Foundation. Read the newsletter at </span></span></span><a
href="http://worldbenefit.case.edu/newsletter/?idNewsletter=133&idHeading=65&idNews=528"><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://worldbenefit.case.edu/newsletter/?idNewsletter=133&idHeading=65&idNews=528</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><b style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eric Selbin</span></b></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
professor of
political science, served as a discussant for a panel titled “Human
Rights as
Motivation and Justification in Intervention and Peace-Building” at the
recent
International Studies Association meeting. At the same meeting, Selbin
chaired
the annual meeting of Rowman & Littlefield’s “New Millennium Books
in
International Studies” series he co-edits with Professor Deborah Gerner
of </span></span></span><st1:State><st1:place><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kansas</span></span></span></st1:place></st1:State><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">.
The most
recent book in the series is Thomas Weiss and Peter Hoffman’s “Sword
&
Salve: Confronting New Wars and Humanitarian Crises.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<b><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">SU IN THE NEWS<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
<i style="">Austin American-Statesman</i> and <i style="">The
Williamson County Sun</i> ran articles
on the <i style="">Thinking Ahead</i> campaign
kickoff. Read the Statesman article at </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/31southwestern.html"><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/03/31southwestern.html</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">KUT
radio aired a story about the <i style="">Thinking
Ahead</i> campaign kickoff.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
<i style="">Austin American-Statesman</i> ran an op-ed
piece by Lorna Hermosura about the Upward Bound students who traveled
to </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:City><span style=""><span
style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Washington</span></span></span></st1:City><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
</span></span></span><st1:State><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">D.C.</span></span></span></st1:State></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Read the
entire article at </span></span></span><a
href="http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/03/31upward_edit.html"><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/03/31upward_edit.html</span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
<i style="">San Antonio Express-News</i> ran an
article featuring Red McCombs involvement in the Thinking Ahead
campaign. Read
the entire article at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA040106.02B.roundup5.7edf22af.html">http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA040106.02B.roundup5.7edf22af.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">President
Schrum was quoted in an article in the <i style="">Chronicle
of Philanthropy</i>. Read the article at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v18/i12/12002901.htm">http://philanthropy.com/free/articles/v18/i12/12002901.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
<i style="">Austin Business Journal</i> ran an
article on Merriman Morton’s appointment to chair </span></span></span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Southwestern</span></span></span></st1:PlaceName><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><st1:PlaceType><span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></span></span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">’s
Board of
Trustees. Read the entire article at<span style=""> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/04/03/daily30.html?surround=etf">http://austin.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2006/04/03/daily30.html?surround=etf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mary Visser, professor
of art, was included in an article in the </span></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><i style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cal State San Bernardino News</span></i></span></span><span
style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<span style="">about three-dimensional art</span>. Read the
entire article at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=3071">http://www.news.csusb.edu/story_full.asp?articleID=3071</a>. <span style=""><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span>
<br>
<br>
<span style=""><span style=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>CALENDAR</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br>
<span style=""></span><span style=""></span>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">April<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7-9<span style=""> </span><span
style=""> </span><i style="">Man of No Importance</i>,
Jesse and Mary
Gibbs Jones Theater<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7<span style="">
</span>Public viewing night, </span><st1:time hour="20" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">8-11 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
Fountainwood Observatory<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<span style="">
</span>Men’s lacrosse vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> of </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Texas</span></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> at </span><st1:City><st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Arlington</span></st1:place></st1:City><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="13"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<span style="">
</span>Baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Millsaps</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">9<span style="">
</span>Baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Millsaps</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">College</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="13"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">11<span style="">
</span>Baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hardin-Simmons</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="19"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">11<span style="">
</span>Guest artist, Evangeline
Benedetti, cello, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
Caldwell-Carvey Foyer<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">14<span style="">
</span>Baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trinity</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">14<span style="">
</span>Easter holiday<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">15<span style="">
</span>Baseball vs. </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Trinity</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">University</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:time hour="14"
minute="0"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">18<span style="">
</span>Tenure and promotion
reception<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">20<span style="">
</span>Guest artist, Weston Hurt,
baritone, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">First</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">United</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Methodist</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Church</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">20<span style="">
</span>New Found Glory concert, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">,
</span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Robertson</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Center</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">21<span style="">
</span>Career Connections barbecue,
noon-2 p.m., </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Howry</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Center</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">23<span style="">
</span>Southwestern University
Chorale, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, Lois Perkins
Chapel<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">25<span style="">
</span>Southwestern University Jazz
Band, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, Bishop’s
Lounge<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">26<span style="">
</span>Guest artist, Enso String
Quartet, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">First</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">United</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Methodist</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Church</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">27-May 9<span style="">
</span>Student art exhibit, Fine Arts Gallery<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">28-30<span style="">
</span>Dance Repertory Concert, Jesse
and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater<o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">30<span style="">
</span>Southwestern University Wind
Ensemble, </span><st1:time hour="16" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">4 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgetown</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">High School</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Performing </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Arts</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Center</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
<br>
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">30<span style="">
</span>Southwestern University
Orchestra, </span><st1:time hour="19" minute="0"><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">7 p.m.</span></st1:time><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Georgetown</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">High School</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Performing </span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Arts</span></st1:PlaceName><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><st1:PlaceType><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Center</span></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span>
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