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<div class="style3" align="left"> IN FOCUS: February 8, 2008</div>
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RECEIVES FUNDS TO LAUNCH CENTER FOR HISPANIC STUDIES<br>
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To view upcoming events at Southwestern by day, week or month, click <a
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<p>Southwestern has received $268,000 in government funds that
will be used to launch a new Center for Hispanic Studies.</p>
<p>The center will be run in partnership with the National
Hispanic Institute, which is based in Maxwell, Texas (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.nhi.org">www.nhi.org</a>).
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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>“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. </p>
<p>To read the rest of the story, click <a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=62">here</a>.</p>
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<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>Cooper says she hopes to work for National Instruments after
graduation. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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<td scope="row" align="left" valign="top">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
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kafera@southwestern.edu">kafera@southwestern.edu</a> or 512-863-1417.</td>
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<p align="left">• The <em>Austin American-Statesman </em>ran a
story about Verizon’s gift to fund a summer intern program focusing on
domestic violence. Read the story <a
href="http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/other/02/01/0201philanthropy.html">here</a>.
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<p>• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran a story about what
Southwestern did for the “Focus the Nation” teach-in on climate change.</p>
<p>• The <em>Williamson County Sun </em>ran a story about
upcoming performances by cellist Andre Emelianoff and guitarist Marko
Feri.</p>
<p>• The <em>Vancouver (Canada) Sun</em> ran a story about
Biology Professor Max Taub’s research on rising CO2 levels and plant
protein content. Read the story <a
href="http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=d06935f3-c41d-4ff0-8f3a-c287a8db5367&p=2">here</a>.
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<p>• The<em> Houston Chronicle</em> ran a feature story on senior
Michael Fudge, who plans to pursue a career in acting. Read the story <a
href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/pasadena/news/5502899.html">here</a>.
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<p>• An article in the <em>Williamson County Sun </em>mentioned
the fact that Southwestern students volunteer to clean up San Gabriel
Park.</p>
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<p align="left">Senior <strong>Jessica Ratcliffe</strong> 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.</p>
<p><strong>Aaron Prevots</strong>, 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.<br>
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<p><em>Have a submission for “Notables”? Send it to
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:infocus@southwestern.edu">infocus@southwestern.edu</a>. </em><br>
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