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<div class="style3" align="left"> IN FOCUS: April 25, 2008</div>
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CHURCH LEADER TO GIVE 2008 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS </th>
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<td rowspan="25" bordercolor="#000000" valign="top" width="117"><b>CAMPUS
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To view upcoming events at Southwestern by day, week or month, click <a
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<td class="style6" scope="row" align="left" valign="top">James
Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society
for the United Methodist Church, will give the 2008 commencement
address at Southwestern. The ceremony will be Saturday, May 10, at 2
p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center.
<p>The General Board of Church and Society is the international
public policy and social justice agency of the United Methodist Church.
Winkler has been the chief executive of the board since November 2000,
overseeing a staff of 26 with offices on Capitol Hill in Washington,
D.C., and in New York City across from the United Nations. </p>
<p>Winkler has led delegations to the Middle East, Iraq and
Germany, working for peaceful public policy in the midst of global
conflict. He also has traveled throughout Africa, Asia and Europe
promoting the justice work of the United Methodist Church. He is a
frequent spokesperson to national and international media about the
justice work of the United Methodist Church.</p>
<p>“Jim Winkler is one of the bravest voices in the worldwide
United Methodist Church,” said Southwestern University President Jake
B. Schrum. “The agency he heads is concerned with some of the greatest
social issues of our time.” </p>
<p>Two hundred forty-seven May graduates and 25 August graduates
are expected to receive degrees at the ceremony.</p>
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<td class="style6" scope="row" align="left" valign="top">Congratulations
to the following student leaders who received awards at the Tenth
Annual Student Leadership Banquet April 22:
<p>Overall Leader Award - Kyle Marshall and Daniel Webb<br>
Emerging Leader Award - Charles Prince<br>
First-Year Award - Ursula James and Lauren Kjolhede<br>
Sophomore Award - Jessica Bolton and Connor Hanrahan<br>
Junior Award - Kevin O’Neil<br>
Senior Award - Andrew Mayo<br>
Student Civic Engagement Award - Amanda Mohammed</p>
<p>The Student Organization Award went to Delta Delta Delta and
the Organization Advisor Award went to Erika Berroth for her work with
the German Club.</p>
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<p>First-year students Cameron Clinton and Robert Hanley have
been named to the prestigious Kemper Scholars Program.</p>
<p>The program prepares students for leadership and service,
especially in the fields of administration and business. It has been
sponsored by the James S. Kemper Foundation in Chicago since 1948.
Kemper Scholars receive annual scholarships of $3,000 to $8,000 during
their sophomore, junior and senior years of college. Kemper Scholars
also receive $6,000 stipends for work as interns in major nonprofit
organizations in Chicago during the summer following their sophomore
year. During the summer following their junior year, scholars are
eligible for grants ranging from $2,000 to $6,000 to support an
internship in a for-profit organization of their choice anywhere in the
world.</p>
<p>Each fall, Kemper Scholars attend a national conference to
discuss their summer projects, meet former Kemper Scholars, and
consider topics in administration, leadership and business. They also
will read and discuss major works on leadership, service ethics or
business and have frequent contact with Kemper Foundation staff to
discuss their academic and professional goals.</p>
<p>The program is open to students at 15 small, private colleges
that have a particular emphasis on liberal arts education and its
relationship to administration, business and leadership.</p>
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<th scope="row" align="left" valign="top">ORCHESTRA CONCERT APRIL
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<p>The Sarofim School of Fine Arts presents the Southwestern
University Orchestra at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 27, in the Alma Thomas
Theater. The orchestra will be conducted by Lois Ferrari, associate
professor of music. For more information, contact Lacy Vain at
512-863-1379 or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vainl@southwestern.edu">vainl@southwestern.edu</a>.</p>
<p>The program is free and open to the public. </p>
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SCREENING AND RECEPTION APRIL 28</th>
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<td scope="row" align="left" valign="top">Jihad For Love, a new
documentary by film director Parvez Sharma, will be screened at
Southwestern on April 28 in Room 105 of the F.W. Olin Building. A
reception preceding the screening will take place at 5 p.m. in the Olin
Lobby. There will be a post-screening talk and Q&A with Sharma and
invited guest Hina Azam, professor of Islamic law at The University of
Texas at Austin.
<p>The film profiles the struggles of individual gay and lesbian
Muslims in disparate locations around the world including India, Egypt,
South Africa, Turkey, Iran and France and has been filmed for over five
years. </p>
<p>This event is sponsored by the Fleming Lectures in Religion;
the Departments of Political Science, History, Communication Studies
and Feminist Studies; the Gender Awareness Center; the Diversity
Enrichment Committee; the Global Citizens Fund; the Progressive Student
Alliance; the Office of the Assistant Dean of Faculty Development and
Sponsored Programs; and the Community Chest.</p>
<p>This event is free and open to the public.</p>
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RECITAL APRIL 28</th>
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<p>The Music Department of the Sarofim School of Fine Arts
presents trumpet player Michael Hengst with percussionist Thaddeus
Robert Anderson in a faculty recital at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 28, in
the Alma Thomas Theater. Anderson and Hengst, both adjunct professors
of music, will be joined by their faculty colleague, pianist Kiyoshi
Tamagawa, professor of music. </p>
<p>This recital is free and open to the public.</p>
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<p align="left">• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> and KEYE-TV
covered the Georgetown mayoral forum held at Southwestern. </p>
<p>• The CBS affiliate in Midland covered a presentation Biology
Professor Romi Burks gave to the Midland ISD Education Foundation about
her chocolate class.</p>
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<p align="left">Student<strong> Rachael Die</strong> presented “A
Vicious Cycle? The Use of Violence in the Mapuche Land Reclamation
Movement” at the 16th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium at
Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala., March 14-15. </p>
<p><strong>Alisa Gaunder</strong>, assistant professor of
political science, participated on a panel titled “Bringing Scholarship
to the Classroom: Japan Studies” at the ASIA Network conference in San
Antonio on March 15. She gave a talk titled “Getting Students to
Explore Political Leadership From Several Different Angles: The Role of
Prime Ministers, Parliamentarians, and Women in Japan.” She was also
invited to give a talk titled “Women Running for National Office in
Japan: Are Koizumi’s Female “Children” a Short-term Anomaly or a
Lasting Phenomenon?” at the Center for East Asian Studies at The
University of Texas in Austin March 18.</p>
<p>First-year students<strong> Mauricio Lafuente </strong>and<strong>
Francisca Lopez </strong>have been selected by Houston's NPR
affiliate, KUHF, to have their "This I Believe" essays aired. The
essays were written and submitted as an assignment for a college
writing class taught by<strong> Michael Wolfe</strong>, assistant
professor of music. To link to the radio affiliate’s web-site, click <a
href="http://app1.kuhf.org/houston_public_radio-this_i_believe.php">here</a>.</p>
<p>Sophomore <strong>Charles Prince</strong> recently presented
his paper titled "Crafting Educational Policies in Zimbabwe: Moving
Beyond Modern Colonialism" at the Tenth Annual Africana Studies
Research Colloquium held at Bowling Green State University.</p>
<p><strong>Todd Watson</strong>, associate director of systems
and networking in Information Technology Services, recently spent eight
nights collecting data with the 2.1 meter diameter telescope at
McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas, as part of an
international collaboration of astronomers called the "Whole Earth
Telescope.” Watson was one of 57 astronomers using 28 telescopes at
different observatories around the globe to continuously monitor three
pulsating white dwarf stars.<br>
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Four Anthropology students presented papers at the Southwestern
Anthropological Association's Annual Meeting in Fullerton, Calif.,
April 10-12. <strong>Shauna Davidson </strong>presented “Orphan Care
in Senegal,” <strong>Tricia Dickson </strong>presented “Little
Emperors Wear Prada: The One Child Policy and Globalization in
Shanghai,” <strong>Lauren Griebel </strong>presented “The Other Side
of the Islands: HIV/AIDS in Fiji,” and <strong>Casey McAuliffe </strong>presented<br>
“Young Mothers and a Young Anthropology Student.”</p>
<p>Twenty-three students from Southwestern have been named to the
2008 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and
Colleges. The students were selected for the publication based on
academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. The
students selected from Southwestern were<strong> LaToya Alexander</strong>,
<strong>Rob Atkinson</strong>,<strong> Tristine Baccam</strong>,<strong>
Peter Borhauer</strong>,<strong> Caitlin Buck</strong>,<strong> Rachel
Die</strong>,<strong> Delilah Dominguez</strong>,<strong> Ricardo
Levario</strong>,<strong> Robert Lockwood</strong>,<strong> Chelsea
Marshall</strong>,<strong> Amanda Mohammed</strong>,<strong> Stacy
Neumann</strong>,<strong> Kevin O’Neil</strong>,<strong> Nicole Powell</strong>,<strong>
Charlie Rivas</strong>,<strong> Delia Shelton</strong>,<strong> Grace
Stafford</strong>,<strong> Coralie Taylor</strong>,<strong> Darlene
Thompson</strong>,<strong> Kalie Trueper</strong>,<strong> Denielle
Waite</strong>,<strong> Doak Worley</strong> and<strong> Kristin Yeung</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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