V8.2 NEWS FROM SU

News from SU (Vol. 8 No. 2)
February 18, 2006
An Electronic Newsletter for SU Alumni

FEATURED STORIES:
Save the Date: March 31!
Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture
Gwen Kennedy Neville to be Honored

ALUMNI NEWS:
New York Theatre Trip
Houston Day of Service Scheduled
Mark Your Calendar for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend!
Keep in Touch

LIFELONG LEARNING:
Searching for the Stars
"Wave of Light" Sculpture Exhibit
Lecture and Book Signing with Author Elizabeth Moon
Road Scholar Presentation Scheduled for North Carolina
Professor Lectures in Chicago
2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture

CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS:
Students Build Habitat for Humanity House
Pirate Athletics Update
A Man of No Importance Theatre Production
Who's Who from SU

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Applications Due – March 1
North Carolina Road Scholar Presentation – March 4
Thomas Howe Lecture in Chicago – March 4
2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture – March 21
Southwestern University Campaign Kickoff – March 31
Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture – March 31
Man of No Importance Performance – March 31– April 9
Career Connections Barbecue – April 21
Houston Day of Service – April 22
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend – Nov. 3–5

 

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FEATURED STORIES
Save the Date: March 31!
You should have received a save-the-date card announcing the March 31 public launch of Thinking Ahead: The Southwestern Campaign, a comprehensive fundraising effort guided by Southwestern's Strategic Plan for 2010. The campaign's purpose is to support priorities of the University, with specific objectives to increase funds available for faculty and student support, secure the endowment for the Paideia® Program, build or renovate several facilities and fund other priorities in the Strategic Plan for 2010. The public launch of Thinking Ahead will begin with a Campaign Kickoff Gala March 31, at 7 p.m. Formal invitations for the gala will be mailed in early March.

Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture
Thomas H. Kean, the former New Jersey governor who was selected by President George W. Bush to chair the 9/11 Commission, will give the 2006 Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University, titled "9/11 and the War on Terror - Looking Forward."Dec. 16, 2002, Kean was named by President Bush to head the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States, which became known as the 9/11 Commission. The Commission's work culminated July 22, 2004, with the release of the 9/11 Commission Report, which quickly became a national bestseller. Its recommendations resulted in the largest intelligence reform in the nation's history. Kean currently serves as the chairman of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project, a nonprofit entity created with private funds to continue the Commission's work of guarding against future attacks. The lecture will be held March 31, at 2 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center. The 2006 Shilling Lecture complements the kickoff for Southwestern University's Thinking Ahead fundraising campaign. Later this month, Southwestern will mail a special invitation with instructions about how to obtain tickets for the Shilling Lecture and the Thinking Ahead kickoff event.Click here to read more about Thomas H. Kean. Read more about pre-lecture events.

Gwen Kennedy Neville to be Honored
The Sociology and Anthropology Department is hosting a reception to honor Gwen Kennedy Neville, professor emerita, Thursday, Feb. 23. The reception will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Merzbach room of the Red & Charline McCombs Campus Center. The reception is to recognize Neville's many contributions to anthropology at Southwestern. In particular, we are celebrating the inaugural year in which the annual student award in anthropology will be called the Gwen Kennedy Neville Award, recognizing an outstanding senior anthropology major. Please join us for this celebration! For more information, contact Ed Kain at kaine@southwestern.edu.


ALUMNI NEWS
New York Theatre Trip
See the winner of the 2005 Tony Award for Best Musical – Monty Python's Spamlot in New York City! The Sarofim School of Fine Arts Department of Theatre is sponsoring a New York Theatre trip this Easter holiday. The trip includes tickets to the Tony award-winning musical Spamlot, plus two other theatrical productions, The Three Penny Opera at Studio 54 and Sweeney Todd. The tour dates are Thursday, April 13 through Monday, April 17. Prices vary depending on the number of people per room but include round-trip airfare from Austin to New York City, three Broadway shows, four nights at The Edison Hotel and airport-hotel transfers. To register, contact Rick Roemer, tour director, at roemerr@southwestern.edu or 512-863-1548.

Houston Day of Service Scheduled
The Houston Association of Southwestern University Alumni invites alumni from the Houston Area to participate in a Day of Service April 22. Coordinated by Todd Bryant ’91, alumni volunteers will distribute programs and pairing sheets to golf participants during one day of the Shell Houston Open Golf Tournament. Scheduled for Saturday, April 22, alumni volunteers will work in four hour shifts. This PGA tournament takes place at the Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas. Proceeds benefit the non-profit organization Interfaith Center of The Woodlands. If you are interested in volunteering April 22, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@southwestern.edu or 1-800-960-6363 by March 1.

Mark Your Calendar for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend!
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend has changed weekends! Be sure to mark your calendar for this year's program, scheduled Nov. 3-5, 2006. Create new chapters for "The Story of Southwestern" during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. Planning for the 2006 reunions is underway. Click here to see if your class is holding a reunion!

Keep in Touch
The Office of Alumni Relations wants to keep in touch with you! Update your information with the University. Submit a class note for your classmates to read online and in the Southwestern @ Georgetown magazine. To ensure that News from SU for Alumni gets through your e-mail filters, add Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Megan Radison's e-mail (radisonm@southwestern.edu) to your address book. Visit www.sugrads.org and www.southwestern.edu  for daily updates on Southwestern University events and news.


LIFELONG LEARNING
As stated in its Core Values, Southwestern University promotes lifelong learning and a passion for intellectual and personal growth.Learn more about upcoming lifelong learning opportunities by visiting www.sugrads.org.

Searching for the Stars
Enjoy a night of gazing at the stars at the Fountainwood Observatory on Southwestern's campus. Public viewings will take place once a month from 7-11:30 p.m., on the nights of March 3, April 7, May 5 and May 7. Family and friends are welcome.

"Wave of Light" Sculpture Exhibit
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts presents the sculpture exhibit "Wave of Light." This exhibit brings together four artists who expound upon the traditional role that light plays upon sculptural form. Each of the artists utilizes a different material. All four artists who have work in this exhibit will be giving a short talk about their work. The exhibit is open through March 2. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call The Sarofim School of Fine Arts at 512-863-1504.

Lecture and Book Signing with Author Elizabeth Moon
The A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center and the Georgetown Public Library bring author Elizabeth Moon to the Southwestern University campus Thursday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m.in F.W. Olin Building, Room 105. A resident of WilliamsonCounty, Moon’s Nebula Award-winning novel The Speed of Dark was chosen as the 2006 Georgetown Reads! selection. The library has a display of Moon’s books in the first floor Periodicals Reading Area. The SU Bookstore has copies of ­The Speed of Dark as well as many of her other books. Moon’s talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Afterward, the audience is invited to a reception in the Olin Lobby for a book signing. For more information, contact Dana Hendrix or Carol Fonken.

Road Scholar Presentation Scheduled for North Carolina
Hal Haskell, professor and chair of the Classics Area and Paideia® Professor, will visit Durham for a Road Scholar Presentation. Haskell will cover the topic, "Politics the Old Fashioned Way: Alexander the Great and Caesar Augustus." Hosted by Robin Neas Fowler ’94, this Road Scholar event will take place Saturday, March 4, at 2 p.m. at The Symposium Cafe (318 Blackwell Street, Suite 100, Durham). A reception will follow the presentation. Family members and guests are welcome. Please RSVP by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at 1-800-960-6363 or alumni@southwestern.edu.

Professor Lectures in Chicago
Thomas Howe, professor of art history at Southwestern University, will present "Luxury and Power in the Seaside Villas of Stabiae," as a part of the Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption exhibit at The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Ill. (1400 S. Lake Shore Drive). The lecture is scheduled Saturday, March 4, at 2 p.m. in the Montgomery Ward Lecture Hall. The lecture presentation is free with museum admission. Tickets must be purchased to view the exhibition. The exhibition was organized by the Ministero per i Beni e le Attivita Culturali, Soprintendenza archeologica di Pompei, Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici delle province di Napoli e Caserta, Regione Campania. If you plan to attend this event, please contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at alumni@southwestern.edu or 1-800-960-6363.

2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture
The Feminist Studies Program and The Fleming Lecture Fund bring you this year's Jessie Daniel Ames Lecturer, Donna Haraway. Haraway's seminal work, Simians, Cyborgs, and Women: The Reinvention of Nature has become the authoritative text in theorizing the politics of the post-human, the cyborg, the techno-mythological ideal and its promised utopia(s). Her most recent work is The Companion Species Manifesto. Professor Haraway's lecture is scheduled for March 21, at 4 p.m. in the McCombs Ballrooms, McCombs Campus Center. Contact Laura Hobgood-Oster, associate professor of religion and philosophy, for more information.


CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Students Build Habitat for Humanity House
Since Habitat for Humanity came to Georgetown in 1999, many members of the Southwestern University community have volunteered with the organization as individuals. This year, however, the campus community is taking its involvement to a whole new level by committing to finance and build a complete house for Habitat. Last semester, President Jake B. Schrum ’68 led efforts to begin fundraising for the house. By the end of the semester, University officials had secured pledges for $45,000 of the $50,000 required for a house. An anonymous gift from a member of the Southwestern community and two leadership gifts from Southwestern friends in Georgetown contributed to the fundraising success. Students will raise the remainder this semester from the campus community. Click here to read more about this story.

Pirate Athletics Update
Southwestern Sports Information announces the addition of Live Stats for the 2006 Southwestern University home baseball games. Fans will be able to follow home baseball games on-line with live stats via Gametracker. Click here for more information! Read about how the Women's Basketball Team ended a five-game losing streak, defeating rival Trinity University, 63-60, for the first time in the last seven meetings between the two teams. Visit www.southwestern.edu/athletics/ for more information. Do not forget to register for the most up-to-date SU Pirate Athletics news! To subscribe to the Athletic Department Listserve, e-mail Erin Shackelford, sports information director.

A Man of No Importance Theatre Production
The Sarofim School of Fine Arts Department of Theatre presents A Man of No Importance as a part of the spring season. Winner of the 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off-Broadway Musical, A Man of No Importance tells the tender story of Alfie Byrne, a bus driver living in 1960's Dublin. A passionate fan of Oscar Wilde, Alfie is determined to stage a version of Salome at his church, despite the objections of church authorities. In the process of fighting for the play, Alfie is finally forced to confront his own sexuality and take a stand in the world. Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens' delightful score mixes Irish folk with a pinch of pop and showbiz dazzle. Performances are scheduled from March 31-April 9, in the Jones Theatre of The Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center. Friday and Saturday performances will take place at 8 p.m., while Sunday matinees are scheduled for 3 p.m. Order tickets by calling the Box Office at 512-863-1378. Note: This musical contains material suited for mature audiences.

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 this month, visit the Who's Who from SU Web site.

• Senior Student – Ana Baida ’06
• Associate Professor of Biology – Rebecca Sheller ’82
• Associate Director of Admission – Christine Bowman ’93
• Alumnus – J. Javier Uribe ’95

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship Applications Due – March 1
North Carolina Road Scholar Presentation – March 4
Thomas Howe Lecture in Chicago – March 4
2006 Jessie Daniel Ames Lecture – March 21
Southwestern University Campaign Kickoff – March 31
Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture – March 31
Man of No Importance Performance – March 31– April 9
Career Connections Barbecue – April 21
Houston Day of Service – April 22
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend – Nov. 3–5