NEWS FROM SU (VOL. 6 NO. 3)
April 16, 2004
An Electronic Newsletter for SU Alumni

ON CAMPUS:
Southwestern Ranked #7 in Princeton Review List "Top 10 Best Value Colleges"
Showstopping Songs from Broadway Performed in Curtain Up! Light the Lights!
Commencement 2004 - Ernesto Nieto '64, Speaker
Shilling Lecture Brings 3,000 Guests to Campus to Hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu

ALUMNI HAPPENINGS:
San Angelo Road Scholars Event-April 20
Day of Service - One Day Can Make a Difference!
Summer GOLD Happy Hours Organizing NOW!
Southwestern Alumni to Perform at Carnegie Hall Series
Alumni ID Card-Have you gotten yours?

CONNECTIONS:
Recognizing Faculty Retirements- Jan Dawson
Pirate Athletics Update
News from Career Services
Who's Who from SU

ON THE CALENDAR:
San Angelo Road Scholars Event-April 20
San Antonio Day of Service-May 1
New York City Day of Service-May 1
Commencement-May 8
Austin Day of Service-May 22
Homecoming-October 22-24
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ON CAMPUS:

Southwestern Ranked #7 in Princeton Review List "Top 10 Best Value Colleges"
Southwestern University has been identified as the nation's #7 "best value" undergraduate institution by The Princeton Review. The New York-based education services company named Southwestern to its "Top 10 Best Value Colleges" ranking list which appears in The Princeton Review's recently-published book, America's Best Value Colleges (Random House / Princeton Review). The book is a guide to 77 colleges with outstanding academics, low-to-moderate tuition & fees, and generous financial aid packages. It includes public and private colleges and universities in 35 states and D.C. Read the entire story click here.

Showstopping Songs from Broadway in Curtain Up! Light the Lights!
From the classics to rock 'n' roll, Curtain Up! Light the Lights! is a showcase of Broadway song and dance. In collaboration with Dance Repertory Theatre, this musical revue, directed by Professor of Theatre Rick Roemer, takes you on a journey through Broadway musical history with such stellar composers as Irving Berlin, George & Ira Gershwin, Lerner & Lowe, Jerry Herman, Stephen Sondheim, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. With classic showstopping tunes from The King and I, Hello Dolly, My Fair Lady, 42nd Street, Hair, Company, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Rent and many more, Curtain Up! Light the Lights! promises to give you a showstopping and foot-tapping night of fabulous Broadway song and dance. Performances are to be held: April 16, 17, 23, 24 at 8 p.m.; April 18, 25 at 3 p.m.; April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Mary Gibbs Jones Theater. To order tickets, call (512) 863-1378, Monday-Friday from 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. For more Fine Art Events visit the Sarofim School of Fine Arts web site.

Commencement 2004 - Ernesto Nieto '64, Speaker
On May 8, the Class of 2004 will join the ranks of more than 12,000 Southwestern alumni. The 2004 Commencement speaker is Ernesto Nieto '64, founder and President of the National Hispanic Institute. For more information about Commencement, including ticket information, visit <http://www.southwesterne.edu/seniors>.

Shilling Lecture Brings 3,000 Guests to Campus to Hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu
On Friday, March 26, Southwestern hosted over 3,000 guests to hear Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Learn more about Archbishop Demond Tutu. Read No Future Without Forgiveness.

ALUMNI HAPPENINGS:

San Angelo Road Scholars - April 20
Road Scholars are events when the Office of Alumni Relations takes a member of the SU faculty "on the road" to speak to alumni and friends in certain geographical areas. Recently, Road Scholars events have been held in Houston and Beaumont, Texas. On Tuesday, April 20, alumni in the San Angelo area are invited to join David Gaines, associate professor and chair of the Department of English; Paideia Professor, for an evening of intellectual discussion. The event is hosted by Dan & Alice Stultz both '72. For more information please contact the Office of Alumni Relations, 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu.

Day of Service - One Day Can Make a Difference!
San Antonio, New York City and Austin alumni mark your calendars. Day of Service activities are being held in your area! Day of Service will take place in San Antonio and New York City on May 1. Austin will have its Day of Service activity on May 22. Visit the Day of Service web site for more information. If you don't live in San Antonio, New York City or Austin, but are interested in coordinating a Day of Service activity for your area, contact JoAnn Lucero, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at luceroj@southwestern.edu or 1-800-960-6363. Need some ideas for service projects? Visit the Day of Service web site to view the 2003 activities.

Summer GOLD Happy Hours Organizing NOW!
GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade ) Happy Hours are great opportunities for alumni to network at a favorite watering hole in your local area and catch up with other GOLD alumni. Have you recently moved to a new city? Looking for a few more friendly faces? Organizing a GOLD happy hour is fun, easy and a great way to meet other Southwestern alumni. The Office of Alumni Relations is recruiting NOW for volunteers to organize GOLD Happy Hours for the Summer 2004. For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or e-mail alumni@southwestern.edu.

Homecoming 2004-Weekend Events Taking Shape
The weekend events for Homecoming 2004 are taking shape, and it promises to be another incredible Homecoming. Ken '71 and Susan Holley '72 will serve with sophomore Dan Slezak as the co-chairs for the Homecoming Planning Committee. This year's Homecoming will include reunion celebrations of the classes of 1954, 1964, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1994, and 1999. Mark your calendar for October 22-24, for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend!

SU Alumni to Perform at Carnegie Hall
More than 100 Southwestern singers including alumni, students and faculty will perform on Wednesday, November 24, 2004, at New York City's Carnegie Hall. The performance will be conducted by Kenny Sheppard, professor of music. Mark your calendars now. For more information, call the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363.

Alumni Identification Cards - Have you gotten yours?
In the first year after launching the Southwestern Alumni Identification Card Program, the Office of Alumni Relations has issued over 500 Alumni ID Cards! Benefits include: free usage of the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center; free usage of the Corbin J. Robertson Recreation and Athletic Center and Howry Tennis Courts (including complimentary towel and equipment checkout); free green fees at the Kurth-Landrum Golf Course; and discounts for massage services. Visit the Alumni Center (2nd floor, Roy and Lillie Cullen Building) between 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday to get your FREE card. Learn more at the Alumni ID card section of the alumni website.

CONNECTIONS:

Recognizing Faculty Retirements - Jan Dawson
At the end of the academic year, Jan Dawson, Professor of History will retire from Southwestern. As a lasting reminder of Dr. Dawson's contribution to the Southwestern community, the University will present a box of personal notes from former students and colleagues to her at the end of the semester. Should you wish for your note to be included, please indicate that it is for Dr. Dawson's retirement and mail it TODAY, April 16 to: the Office of Alumni Relations, PO Box 770, Georgetown, TX 78627-0770.

Pirate Athletics Update
The Southwestern Spring Intercollegiate Athletic Teams are wrapping up their 2004 seasons. The Pirate Baseball team is currently 19-16 with their last season home games against Hendrix, Saturday, April 17 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 18 at 1 p.m. Both games are doubleheaders. This year is especially remarkable for the Pirate Baseball team because it marks the last year of Coach Jim Mallon's distinguished coaching career at Southwestern.

The SU Men's and Women's Tennis Teams have only a few matches left before they compete in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) tournament in Atlanta, GA. The Pirate Men are 6-7 for the year, and the Pirate Women are 8-7. The Pirate Tennis Teams play tomorrow, Saturday, April 17, in Dallas against Collin County at 11 a.m.and University of Dallas at 3:30 p.m.

The Southwestern Track team had a successful meet at the University of Dallas Track and Field Invitational April 3 with the SU men finishing second and the SU women also placing second. For more athletic news visit <www.southwestern.edu/athletics>.

Opportunities with Career Services
For information about how you can get involved helping current students with their career development, or if you need help with your own career planning, visit the Career Services alumni web site at <www.southwestern.edu/careers/Alumni/alumni.html> and click on the "Alumni Services" and "Alumni Opportunities" menu buttons.

If you or someone you know is job searching, sign up to receive e-mailed job postings from Career Services (more than 110 posted since June). You can remove your name from the e-mail list at any time. Contact Career Services at career.services@southwestern.edu or (512) 863-1346 to sign-up.

Meet Who's Who From SU
Each month the University highlights Southwestern's students, faculty, staff and alumni who make unique and meaningful contributions to the University community or the communities in which they live. To read the profiles for October visit <http://www.southwestern.edu/whoswho/>.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Maha Zewail Foote
Director of Operation Achievement, Susan Timourian
Vice President of Advocacy, American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate, Eric Batch '97
Sophomore sociology major, Narda Hernandez

ON THE CALENDAR:
San Angelo Road Scholars Event-April 20
San Antonio Day of Service-May 1
New York City Day of Service-May 1
Commencement-May 8
Austin Day of Service-May 22
Homecoming-October 22-24
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