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<div class="style3" align="left"> IN FOCUS: May 2, 2008</div>
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To view upcoming events at Southwestern by day, week or month, click <a
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<p>Five Southwestern faculty members have received Mundy and
Jones Fellowships for 2008-09. The fellowships provide a total of
$42,000 that will be used to fund collaborative research projects with
students.</p>
<p>Faculty members receiving the fellowships are:</p>
<p>• Romi Burks, assistant professor of biology, received a Mundy
Fellowship of $9,000 to conduct a study that will involve junior
biology majors Colin Kyle and James McDonough. The group plans to study
egg-laying behavior in two species of applesnails to better understand
their likelihood of invasion. The research will include a trip to
Uruguay to study a native species of applesnail.</p>
<p>• Sergio Costola, assistant professor of theatre, received a
$9,100 Mundy Fellowship that will enable junior theatre majors Edward
Coles and Emily Everidge to attend the Rhodopi International Theatre
Collective in Smolyan, Bulgaria, this summer. The students are helping
Costola write the text for a multimedia performance piece that will be
presented Aug. 11.</p>
<p>• Traci Giuliano, professor of psychology, received a $9,100
Mundy Fellowship for a research project that will involve junior
psychology majors Braden Ackley, Patrick Egan and Jenny Howell. The
team will study whether men are punished more than women in cases
involving student-teacher relationships. They plan to present their
work at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science
in May 2009.</p>
<p>• Julia Johnson, assistant professor of communication studies,
received a Mundy Fellowship of $11,200 to conduct a study that will
involve students Nadia Alareksoussi and Brooke Calder. The funds will
enable the group to conduct research in the Terrence Trans Collection
at The Sylvia Rivera Law Project in New York, and to interview
activists and staff who work there. The Terrence Trans Collection is
one of only several collections in the United States that specializes
in documenting transgendered activism and lives. They will use the
research to write papers for presentation at the 2009 meeting of the
National Communication Association, and to write a book tentatively
titled Communicating Intersectional Alliances: Difference as the Basis
of Resistance.</p>
<p>• Elizabeth Piedmont-Marton, associate professor of English,
received a $2,690 Jones Fellowship for a project that will involve
junior English majors Bethany Leidlein and Rachel Ridgon. The project
is a survey of faculty, students and alumni to determine their
experiences with writing at Southwestern. Funds from the fellowship
will enable the students to present their work at the International
Writing Centers Association conference in October 2008. The project is
part of a larger initiative to improve the quality of writing across
the curriculum at Southwestern.</p>
<p>The Mundy Faculty Fellowship Fund was established through the
philanthropy of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mundy of Houston and the William B.
Jones Faculty Fellowship Fund was established through the philanthropy
of alumni, colleagues, staff and friends in honor of Dr. William B.
Jones, professor emeritus of history. Both funds support scholarship,
research, or other creative activities that involve a faculty member
and a student (or students) in a collaborative endeavor. These projects
generally take place in the summer.</p>
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<p>A class project at Southwestern has evolved into an initiative
that could encourage people in Georgetown to rethink transportation and
conservation.</p>
<p>As part of a new course titled Introduction to Sustainability,
students were asked to participate in a project that would get them
thinking about ways of living that are more sustainable. One group of
students decided to form a bike collective that would teach bike repair
and give refurnished bikes to people who need one, paying in work-trade
rather than money. </p>
<p>The students have spent the year fixing up a shed located at
1205 Maple Street to serve as a home for the collective, which they
have named it the Giracion Bike Collective. Giracion refers to the
revolution of a wheel and its gears, but can also refer to a literal
revolution or change. </p>
<p>“Starting the bike collective this semester has been a great
experience,” said Sarah Reesor, one of 10 students involved with the
project. “I have met new people, learned a lot about bikes, and it has
been really rewarding to see the project develop into something we hope
will be able to benefit many people as well as bring Southwestern and
the Georgetown community closer together.</p>
<p>Reesor said Giracion will accept donated bicycles in any
condition, and will either repair them or use them for parts. One
source of bikes is those that have been abandoned on campus. “If no one
comes to claim a bike at the Police Department after a semester, they
give it to us,” she said.</p>
<p>The collective also teaches bike safety and repair to anyone
who is interested. Already, the collective has hosted three groups of
7th and 8th grade students from the Operation Achievement Program
sponsored by Southwestern.</p>
<p>To read the rest of the story, click <a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=81">here</a>.</p>
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<p>The bi-annual Mall Ball will be held Friday, May 2, on the
Cullen Academic Mall at 4:30 p.m. Food and drinks will be served inside
the McCombs Campus Center. For more information, contact the Office of
Student Activities at (512) 863-1345. </p>
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<p align="left">• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran a
feature on Earth Day activities at Southwestern. </p>
<p>• The <em>Williamson County Sun </em>ran a story about the
shipment of refurbished computers to Honduras.</p>
<p>• The <em>Williamson County Sun </em>ran a story about the
opening of the new Giracion Bike Collective.</p>
<p>• The <em>Round Rock Leader </em>ran a review of the Cake
concert at Southwestern. Read the review <a
href="http://www.rrleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=18588&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=13&S=1">here</a>.</p>
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<p align="left">Sophomore <strong>Rob Atkinson</strong>
participated in a debate held at Southern Methodist University April 25
on whether the United States should have a Department of Peace.
Atkinson, who is national communications coordinator for the Student
Peace Alliance, argued in favor of the proposal. To read a release
about the debate, click <a
href="http://media.www.smudailycampus.com/media/storage/paper949/news/2008/04/29/News/Debate.Held.At.Smu.Focuses.On.Possible.U.s.Dept.Of.Peace-3354872.shtml">here</a>.
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<p><strong>Ellen Davis</strong>, director of communications, had
an article published in the May issue of Public Relations Tactics.</p>
<p><strong>Maha Zewail Foote</strong>, assistant professor of
chemistry and biochemistry, has a paper titled "Oxidative DNA damage
following photoexcitation of daunomycin: Direct role of oxygen"
accepted for publication in the<em> Journal of Photochemistry and
Photobiology A: Chemistry</em>. The paper was a collaboration with
co-author <strong>Radhika Kainthla</strong>, senior Biochemistry major.</p>
<p><strong>Ben Pierce</strong>, professor of biology and holder
of the Lillian Nelson Pratt Chair, had a paper published in the spring
2008 issue of Council on <em>Undergraduate Research Quarterly</em>
titled "Developing a Sustainable Research Program for Tenure." The
paper was part of a series on professional strategies for junior
faculty members.</p>
<p><strong>Bob Snyder</strong>, professor of political science,
received a $25,000 grant from the Earhart Foundation to write a book
tentatively titled "The Road to 9/11: The US' Struggles with
Revolutionary Movements in the Third World."</p>
<p>Kinesiology students <strong>Lauren Arrowood</strong>, <strong>Ben
Hoffman</strong> and <strong>Eric Sterner </strong>won top honors for
undergraduate research at the 29th annual meeting of the Texas Regional
Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine held in Odessa in
February for their paper analyzing the effects of treadmill use in
space.</p>
<p>Juniors <strong>Hannah Adkison</strong> and <strong>Charles
Prince</strong>, and seniors <strong>LaToya Alexander </strong>and <strong>Jeremy
Battle</strong> attended the Engaged Diversity Student Leadership
Workshop held at Dillard University in New Orleans April 4-6. Also
attending the workshop were Sue Mennicke, director of intercultural
learning, and Ron Swain, senior advisor to the president. The program
was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.<br>
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