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<div class="style3" align="left"> IN FOCUS: April 4, 2008</div>
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<td class="style6" scope="row" align="left" valign="top">The many
talents of Southwestern students will be on display Wednesday, April 9,
as the university hosts its 9th annual Student Works Symposium,
formerly known as the Undergraduate Research and Creative Works
Symposium.
<p>The event, titled “From Every Voice,” will begin at 5 p.m. in
the Red and Charline McCombs Campus Center and the Alma Thomas Fine
Arts Center. Creative works, music and theatre pieces will be presented
in the Fine Arts Center, and research projects will be presented in the
ballrooms of the Campus Center. The Southwestern University Chorale
will perform in the Cove, which is located on the ground floor of the
Campus Center.</p>
<p>The event is free and open to the public. </p>
<p>Student projects will address topics such as the design of a
computer game for interactive language learning, re-designed admissions
materials for Southwestern University from a student’s perspective, the
economics of ethanol, the politics of Facebook, costume designs from
the recent production of Fiddler on the Roof, and much more. Some
students participating in the symposium have been working on their
projects since the spring of 2007. </p>
<p>For more information, read the story <a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=77">here</a>
or visit <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.southwestern.edu/fromeveryvoice">www.southwestern.edu/fromeveryvoice</a>.</p>
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<p>After a thorough national search, Southwestern University has
hired Jene’ Baclawski to become the third head women’s soccer coach in
program history. She begins work April 14.</p>
<p>“I’m extremely excited to be a part of such a prestigious
academic institution as Southwestern,” Baclawski said. “The Athletic
Department and women’s soccer program prides itself on success. I look
forward to building on last year’s success and getting the opportunity
to coach a great group of young ladies. I’m excited about the
reputation of the school academically as well as the facilities and the
conference Southwestern is a part of. I am honored to be joining the
Southwestern family.” </p>
<p>Baclawski comes to the Pirates after serving the last two
years as the assistant women’s soccer coach and coordinator of the
Athlete Tutor Program at Emory University. She brings experience
working at a nationally renowned university with a strong academic
background which will suit her well at Southwestern. A Texas native,
Baclawski comes to Southwestern with a knowledge of the state. That
knowledge, along with her dynamic personality, will be a major asset in
recruiting.<br>
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To read the rest of the story, click <a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=76">here</a>.<br>
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SENATOR FOR LEADERSHP LUNCHEON APRIL 11</th>
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<p>The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Southwestern will hold its
next Leadership Luncheon Series on Friday, April 11, at noon. The event
will feature Texas District 14 Senator and former Austin Mayor Kirk
Watson. Sen. Watson is vice-chair of the Senate Committee on
Transportation and Homeland Security. Most recently, he was named
legislative “Rookie of the Year” by Texas Monthly Magazine. Sen. Watson
will speak to the Southwestern University campus community on the
topics of leadership in the legislature and law. <br>
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Pi Kappa Alpha will provide a free lunch to the first 50 attendees with
the help of McAlister’s Deli of Georgetown.<br>
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For additional information on Pi Kappa Alpha or its Leadership Luncheon
Series, please contact Alexander Pacelli at 512-819-7301 or visit
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.AOPikes.com">www.AOPikes.com</a>.</p>
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<p>The Sarofim School of Fine Arts’ Music Department presents
opera for children by Southwestern University Opera Theatre.
“Chanticleer” by Seymore Barab is a one-act comic opera about a hen, a
rooster and a fox. The performance will be directed by Bruce Cain,
associate professor of music, and assisted by David Utterback,
part-time instructor of music. The opera will be held at the Alma
Thomas Theater on Friday, April 11, and Saturday, April 12, at 7 p.m.</p>
<p>For more information, please contact Lacy Vain at 512-863-1379
or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vainl@southwestern.edu">vainl@southwestern.edu</a> or visit the Sarafim School of Fine Arts
website <a href="http://ssfa.southwestern.edu/">here</a>.</p>
<p>This event is free and open to the public.</p>
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<p align="left">• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran an
article about the upcoming Large Act Concert featuring Cake.<br>
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• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran an article about the 2008
Keyboard Percussion Festival held at Southwestern.<br>
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• Biology professor Max Taub’s research about the effect of rising CO2
levels on food nutritional content was featured in the April issue of
the <em>Science for Environment Policy</em> news alert, the European
Commission's environmental news service for policy makers. The
newsletter is distributed to 7,000 subscribers.<br>
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• The <em>Austin American-Statesman</em> highlighted the Rudy Pozzatti
exhibit at Southwestern.<br>
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• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran a feature story on
Southwestern’s Upward Bound program.<br>
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• A <em>Williamson County Sun</em> story about the upcoming Relay for
Life fundraiser in Georgetown mentioned the participation of
Southwestern students
in the event. </p>
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<p align="left"><strong>Eileen Cleere</strong>, associate
professor of English, was recently invited by the Women's Studies
Program at Texas A&M University to present material from her
book-in-progress, “The Sanitary Arts: Aesthetic Philosophy and the
Victorian Cleanliness Campaigns.” On March 28, she delivered a lecture
titled “Intensive Culture: Aesthetics and Purity in the Eugenic Novels
of Sarah Grand.”</p>
<p><strong>Edward L. Kain</strong>, professor of sociology and
University Scholar is presenting a paper titled “If You Build It, They
Will Learn: Using National Standards to Create a Challenging, yet
Flexible, Sociology Curriculum” at the annual meetings of the Pacific
Sociological Association, being held April 10-13 in Portland, Ore. The
paper is in a session titled “Creating a Standardized, Rigorous
Undergraduate Sociology Curriculum.” Kain is also co-leading a workshop
titled “Information Literacy: The Partnership of Sociology Faculty and
Social Science Librarians.”</p>
<p><strong>Alicia L. Moore</strong>, associate professor of
education and member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., would
like to thank the following faculty and staff members for sponsoring
student admission tickets for the 50th Annual Ebony Fashion Fair: <strong>Eric
Selbin</strong>, <strong>Stephen Marble</strong>, <strong>Sherry
Adrian</strong>, <strong>Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton</strong> and <strong>Michele
Amerson</strong>. She also thanks <strong>Sharon Johnson</strong>, <strong>Michael
Kamen</strong>, <strong>Mary Grace Neville</strong>, <strong>Joni
Ragle</strong> and <strong>Kimele Carter</strong> for attending the
show. Some 30 Southwestern students attended the event, which held at
the Palmer Events Center in Austin March 27. </p>
<p>At the 2008 meeting of the International Studies Association, <strong>Eric
Selbin</strong>, professor of political science and University Scholar,
presented a paper titled “Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution: The
Persistence, Power, and Prevalence of Story,” which outlines his
forthcoming book “Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance: The Power of
Story.” He also chaired the annual meeting of the New Millennium Books
in International Studies series he co-edits for Rowman &
Littlefield Publishers.</p>
<p>Eight sociology majors from the Department of Sociology and
Anthropology will be presenting their research at the 2008 annual
meetings of the Southern Sociological Society in Richmond Va., April
10-12. Students presenting their research are: <strong>Tristine Baccam</strong>,
“Rebuilding the House that Jack Built: Comparative Analysis of
Immigration and Residential Crowding in the US”; <strong>Megan Collins</strong>,
“Bureaucratic Traditions, Consensus and the Role of the Media in the
American Civil Liberties Union Central Texas Chapter”;<strong> Lauren
Cox</strong>, “Trabajadores Unan!: Leaders, Collective Identity, and
Conflict Resolution among Latino Immigrant Workers”; <strong>Rachael
Die</strong>, “Communities of Color Fighting Toxic Contamination: A
Case Study of Grassroots Environmental Justice and Community Advocacy”;
<strong>Sarah Fankhauser</strong>, “Guardian Angels at the
Grassroots: A Study of the Factors that Shape Individuals Into
Activists”; <strong>Cody Faulk,</strong> "Fighting the Religious Right
in Texas: How Political Activist Organizations Recruit and Maintain
Members in the Fight for a Division Between Church and State”; <strong>Anne
Olson</strong>, “Which Side Are You On? An Examination of the
Recruitment Tactics of a Local Education Union”; and <strong>Nicole
Powell</strong>, “Examining Social Class: Comparisons Between Attitudes
and Composition of a College Campus and the United States.” The papers
resulted from individual research projects in the sociology capstone
seminar under the direction of <strong>Maria Lowe</strong>, and the
Research Methods course taught by <strong>Edward L. Kain</strong>. <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></p>
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1001 E. University Ave.
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