V9.9 NEWS FROM SU
News from SU (Vol. 9 No. 9)
Sept. 18, 2007
An Electronic Newsletter for Southwestern Alumni
GET CONNECTED:
Register for the Online Alumni Directory. IT'S FREE! Update your own information and look up friends. Contact the Office of Alumni Relations for your personal registration number.
FEATURED STORIES:
Career Services Receives High Marks
President Schrum Gives State of the University Address
Update Your E-mail Address for a Chance to Win!
The Southwestern University Bookstore Launches New Web Site
HOMECOMING AND REUNION WEEKEND 2007:
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Registration Opens
Who Was Your Favorite Faculty Member?
Homecoming Alumni Hospitality House
Arrr... You Celebrating a Class Reunion in 2007?
2008 Reunions - Pirates Reunite!
ALUMNI NEWS:
Alumnus Delivers Opening of Year Sermon
Southwestern Athletics Golf Tournament Scheduled
Local Association Happenings
The Association President to Visit Georgetown
First-Ever Gathering of International Alumni
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies: Alumni Connection Group Forming and Holding Homecoming Reception
Interested in the Environment?: Alumni Connection Group Forming
Career Services News for Alumni
Class Notes Spotlight
Seeking Georgetown Area Volunteers
LIFELONG LEARNING:
History Professor Launches Podcast on History of Science
Southwestern Holds French Film Festival
Dallas Museum of Art: Ashes of Vesuvius Exhibit
Art Exhibit: Gerry Wubben, Monumental Drawings
Amy Tan Featured as the 2007 Writer’s Voice Speaker
Theatre Performance: The Country Wife
CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS:
Shannon Winnubst Named Holder of the Carolyn and Fred McManis Chair in Philosophy
Six Students Receive Gates Millennium Scholar Awards
What's New in Pirate Athletics
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Alumni Council Meeting – Sept. 21-22
Big Apple Association Attends Pirate Golf Games – Sept. 22-23
Dallas Association Happy Hour – Sept. 25
Fort Worth Association Organizational Meeting – Sept. 25
The Association President Visits Georgetown – Sept. 27
E-mail Address Update Deadline – Sept. 28
San Antonio Area Association Day of Service – Oct. 13
The Association President Visits London – Oct. 13
Big Apple Association NY Cares Day – Oct. 20
Writer's Voice Lecture – Oct. 23
The Country WifeTheatre Performance– Oct. 24-28
Houston Association Shaolin Warriors Performance – Oct. 28
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend – Nov. 2-4
Athletics Golf Tournament in Houston – Nov. 17
FEATURED STORIES
Career Services Receives High Marks
The 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, published by the Princeton Review, ranked Southwestern #7 in the country for Best Career/Job Placement Services. The list was compiled through a survey of 120,000 students at colleges included in the book. This was the first year the Princeton Review compiled a list based on students’ rating of their campus career/job placement services. Click here to read more.
President Schrum Gives State of the University Address
President Jake B. Schrum ’68 gave his annual State of the University speech Aug. 23, to faculty and staff. If you would like to receive a full update on the University, please feel free to read President Schrum's address online.
Update Your E-mail Address for a Chance to Win!
Southwestern is holding a special drawing for alumni, parents and friends of the University. Visit www.sugrads.org and click on “Update Your Info.” All e-mail updates received by Friday, Sept. 28, will be entered in a special drawing. The randomly selected winner will have his/her choice of either a Pirate Bike or an Alumni Signet Ring. Check out the October issue of the electronic newsletter News from SU for an announcement of the winner’s choice. Submit your information today!
The Southwestern University Bookstore Launches New Web Site
Looking to purchase Southwestern gear but can't get to campus? Now you can order Southwestern gear and apparel online! Check out the new Southwestern University Bookstore Web site.
HOMECOMING AND REUNION WEEKEND 2007
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Registration Opens
Arrr... You Connected? Find out by attending Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Nov. 2-4, 2007! This year's Homecoming schedule includes more than 80 opportunities for you to connect with Pirates who sail nearby seas (live in your town), belong to your old crew (members of your class) or seek similar treasures in life (share interests). Register for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend online or by calling the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 800-960-6363. After you register, your name will be added to the "Look Who's Coming" page. Homecoming registration closes Oct. 26, 2007. Arrr!
Who Was Your Favorite Faculty Member?
As a part of 2007 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, "Arrr... You Connected?," The Association of Southwestern University Alumni would like to celebrate the faculty who garner student appreciation across the years. The Association is asking alumni to vote for their favorite faculty member. The five faculty members with the most votes will be celebrated during the "Faculty Fav Five Breakfast," scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. Click here to vote for your favorite professor. Voting ends Sept. 30, 2007.
Homecoming Alumni Hospitality House
Experience for yourself what everyone is taking about! For the second year, the Alumni Council is sponsoring an Alumni Hospitality House (underwritten by Joe Seeber ’63) throughout Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Nov. 2-4, 2007. Located directly across the street from the Roy and Lillie Cullen ("Ad") Building, in the San Gabriel House Bed and Breakfast, the Hospitality House will be open from noon to midnight Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday so that you have a place to meet your old friends and make new ones. Check out which groups plan to hold receptions at the Alumni Hospitality House!
Arrr... You Celebrating a Class Reunion in 2007?
If you're searching for an excuse to gather friends together and it's been a while since you have visited Southwestern, Homecoming and Reunion Weekend (Nov. 2-4, 2007) is the perfect opportunity to catch up! Members from the following classes have been making preparations to bring everyone together for a memorable weekend. Visit the 2007 Reunion Web site to learn about details.
Be sure your reunion planning committee has your current contact information. Register to use the online alumni directory. It's FREE! Update your own information and find classmates and friends. Contact the Office of Alumni Relations to obtain your personal registration number. In the meantime, see what each reunion is planning!
Class of 1947 (60th Reunion) Class of 1957 (50th Reunion)
Class of 1962 (45th Reunion) Class of 1967 (40th Reunion)
Class of 1972 (35th Reunion) Class of 1977 (30th Reunion)
Class of 1982 (25th Reunion) Class of 1987 (20th Reunion)
Class of 1992 (15th Reunion) Class of 1997 (10th Reunion)
Class of 2002 (5th Reunion)
2008 Reunions - Pirates Reunite!
If you're looking for an excuse to gather friends and classmates, Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2008 is the perfect time and Southwestern University is the perfect place! The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations is looking for volunteers to plan the following class reunions:
1958: 50th Reunion
1963: 45th Reunion
1968: 40th Reunion
1973: 35th Reunion
1978: 30th Reunion
1983: 25th Reunion
1988: 20th Reunion
1993: 15th Reunion
1998: 10th Reunion
2003: 5th Reunion
If this sounds of interest to you, please contact JoAnn Lucero, associate director of alumni relations, at luceroj@southwestern.edu or 800-960-6363. Also, mark your calendar for Volunteer Leadership Weekend (Jan. 18-19, 2008) to attend the Reunion Planning Workshop.
ALUMNI NEWS
Alumnus Delivers Sermon at Worship Service
Each year during Parent Orientation Weekend, members from the campus community are invited to gather for an opening of year worship service. This year, Rev. Eric McKinney ’72, who is serving as the 2007-2008 interim chaplain while Beverly Jones is on sabbatical, delivered the sermon. Rev. McKinney retired as senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Georgetown in 2007. He also serves as a member of the Southwestern University Board of Trustees. Read McKinney's sermon online.
Southwestern Athletics Golf Tournament Scheduled
A Southwestern Athletics Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007, at 9 a.m. at the Wildcat Golf Club (12000 Almeda, Houston). The cost is $125 per player. Prizes and awards will be presented and sports memorabilia raffled at the event. Sponsorship opportunities are available to promote your business or simply to show your support. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Southwestern University Athletic Department. Register online at www.southwestern.edu/pirategolfclassic. For more information, contact Kent Huntsman, associate vice president for development, at huntsmak@southwestern.edu or 512-863-1482.
Local Association Happenings
Check out what local associations are doing across the country!
The Bay Area Association Officers Prepare for an October Happy Hour
The Big Apple Association to Attend Southwestern Athletic Games – Sept. 22-23
The Dallas Association Plans Happy Hour at Campisi's Downtown – Sept. 25
The Greater Austin Association Prepares for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend Reception – Nov. 3
The Greater Georgetown Association Invites Alumni to a Wine and Cheese Reception – Sept. 27
The Houston Association Plans Several Events for the Fall
The San Antonio Area Association to Volunteer at the Children's Bereavement Center – Oct. 13
Are you from the Fort Worth area? If so, mark your calendar for The Fort Worth Association of Southwestern University Alumni Organizational Meeting! Alumni interested in helping out with this new group are invited to attend the meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Worth Public Library (500 W. 3rd Street, Fort Worth). Let us know if you plan to attend by e-mailing radisonm@southwestern.edu.
The Association President to Visit Georgetown
Joe Seeber ’63, president of The Association of Southwestern University Alumni, is nearly complete with his 2007 tour. On Sept. 27, The Greater Georgetown Association of Southwestern University Alumni will welcome Seeber back to our Southwestern home with a Wine and Cheese Reception Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the Julie Puett Howry Center. To attend this event, please contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 800-960-6363.
First-Ever Gathering of International Alumni
Alumni who live internationally or happen to be in London Saturday, Oct. 13, are invited to join Joe Seeber ’63 as he hosts international alumni for the first-ever gathering of its type. More than 500 Southwestern alumni all over the U.S. have had the opportunity to meet with Joe as a part of his President's Tour. Seeber wants alumni living internationally to have that same opportunity. If you are interested, please contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 800-960-6363. There will be perks to attending, including a chance to enjoy Seeber's homemade fajitas and fixin's.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies: Alumni Connection Group Forming and Holding Homecoming Reception
Southwestern alumni have expressed interest in forming a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies (LGBTA)
Alumni Connection Group. The organization will provide a professional, educational and social network for LGBTA alumni within The Association of Southwestern University Alumni, while also supporting the efforts of LGBTA current students, faculty and staff. The group has the potential to offer programs such as panel discussions, lectures, informal receptions, service activities and scholarship fundraising. If you are interested in joining this new organization, please contact
Chris Frerichs ’97 at
chris@frerichs.com. Also, mark your calendar for the LGBT Alumni and Friends Reception during
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. The reception is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, at 4 p.m. in the Korouva Milkbar, located in the
Field House. Let Chris know if you plan to attend; e-mail him at
chris@frerichs.com.
Interested in the Environment?: Alumni Connection Group Forming
Interested in the environment? We’re forming an
alumni connection group so that alumni can come together around environmental issues facing this world as well as to create support for environmental initiatives that are being led by students, faculty and staff at Southwestern. Our group would be the first of its kind and is one that our school is in great need of organizing. We would receive updates from current students as to what is occurring on campus with regard to the environment and sustainability initiatives. This would give us an opportunity to share our experience and knowledge and support campus projects. Some preliminary goals of the group would be to elect/decide leadership positions and explore the ways in which we can help with the promotion of the Environmental Studies department at Southwestern. If you are interested in participating in these efforts, please contact
Ben Johnson ’07 or the
Office of Alumni and Parent Relations. There is great momentum at Southwestern right now and it is time for alumni to step up to the challenge and support our alma mater.
Career Services News for Alumni
Career Services seeks alumni to help current students explore career fields and learn career management skills like resume writing, interviewing and more. We need your expertise! For details, please click here.
Class Notes Spotlight
Have you heard?Leticia Davila ’04 graduated from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth with a Masters of Public Health degree. She works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Diabetes Education Program, in Atlanta, Georgia. Click here to read more. See what your classmates are up to by visiting Class Notes online. While you are there, submit your own class note!
Seeking Georgetown Area Volunteers
The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations is recruiting alumni volunteers to assist with recognizing alumni and creating greater awareness about alumni achievements. If you have the time to devote two to five hours a week to these efforts, please contact us at alumni@southwestern.edu.
LIFELONG LEARNING
As stated in the University's Core Values and The Association's Mission, Southwestern encourages lifelong learning and a passion for intellectual and personal growth. Learn more about upcoming lifelong learning opportunities by visiting www.sugrads.org.
History Professor Launches Podcast on History of Science
Elizabeth Green Musselman, associate professor of history, recently launched a podcast on the history of science, medicine and technology. Podcasts are radio programs that are available online, usually for free, for listening at any time. “The program is designed to help make my discipline more accessible to a wider audience,” she says. Her podcast, “The Missing Link,” is released monthly. The podcasts are available
online and through
iTunes. Each episode is approximately 30 to 45 minutes.
Click here to learn more!
Southwestern Holds French Film Festival
The French Program at Southwestern University has received a $1,800 grant that will enable it to host a communitywide French Film Festival. The festival will feature five recent films depicting life in Paris, France. Films will be shown Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. from Sept. 12-Oct. 10. The films will focus on a range of topics, from the comic aspects of arriving in Paris for the first time to the tensions that can surface against this great city’s beautiful backdrop. All films will be shown in room 105 of the
F.W. Olin Building. They are free and open to the public.
Dallas Museum of Art: Ashes of Vesuvius Exhibit
The Office of Alumni Relations encourages you to explore an exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. Thomas Howe, professor of art and art history and holder of the Herman Brown chair at Southwestern, serves as coordinator general of the
Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation Project and co-curator of
Ashes of Vesuvius, In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite. This special exhibition continues to tour the country and the Dallas Museum of Art (
1717 North Harwood, Dallas). The
Ashes of Vesuvius, In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite exhibit will be open through Oct. 7, with a stunning collection of archaeological objects from the ancient Roman site of Stabiae (modern Castellammare di Stabia). Many are aware that Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in A.D. 79 buried the famous town of Pompeii, Italy. But, few people know that it also buried Stabiae, a seaside enclave of the rich and famous about three miles away, at the foot of the Sorrento-Amalfi Coast. The exhibit tells the stories of four villas owned by wealthy Romans who spent the summer months in this town by the bay—Villa San Marco, Villa del Pastore, Villa Arianna and Villa Carmiano.
Click here to learn more about the
Ashes of Vesuvius exhibit.
Art Exhibit: Gerry Wubben, Monumental Drawings
The Southwestern University Art Department welcomes alumni to visit Gerry Wubben,
Monumental Drawings. This exhibit is on display Sept. 4-27, in the Fine Arts Gallery of
The Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center.
Amy Tan Featured as the 2007 Writer’s Voice Speaker
Amy Tan, author of the 1989 bestseller
The Joy Luck Club, will be the 2007 speaker for the
Writer’s Voice series sponsored by the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library at Southwestern. The 2007 Writer
’s Voice lecture has been set for Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. Ticket reservations for Writer's Voice open for the campus community Sept. 24 and for the general public Oct. 9. The A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library staff has graciously offered to designate 50 tickets for alumni that may be reserved along with the campus community (students, faculty and staff) beginning Sept. 24. To claim up to two of these designated tickets, you may contact the
Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 800-960-6363. Names of alumni who have requested tickets will be given to the library staff Sept. 24. The library staff will confirm the reservations via e-mail. Once the 50 tickets (allocated specifically for alumni) are reserved, alumni will still be able to request tickets (if available) along with the general public beginning Tuesday, Oct. 9.
Theatre Performance: The Country Wife
The Southwestern University Theatre Department invites alumni to attend
The Country Wife. Meet Horner, Quack, Mr. and Mrs. Pinchwife, Sparkish and Mrs. Squeamish in this bawdy 17th-century Restoration comedy. This tale is full of seduction, devotion, cuckolds and lust and contains a plot filled with outrageously racy comedy. Banned for 170 years because of its licentious plot and language, this play would have made Shakespeare blush. Performances are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Thursday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m., in the Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones Theatre of
The Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center. This performance is recommended for mature audiences. When available,
order your tickets online.
CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS
Shannon Winnubst Named Holder of the Carolyn and Fred McManis Chair in Philosophy
Shannon Winnubst, professor of philosophy, has been named holder of the Carolyn and Fred McManis Chair in Philosophy at Southwestern University. The McManis Chair in Philosophy was established in 1972 by the trustees of the McManis Trust. Fred McManis was a friend of former Southwestern President John Score and president of the W-K-M Company, a Houston-based company that made valves for the oil industry. As holder of the chair, Winnubst will receive extra funding to develop programs on campus or to further research projects. Click here to learn more about Winnubst.
Six Students Receive Gates Millennium Scholar Awards
First-year student Jose Jimenez ’11, sophomores Janet Del Real ’10, Zenaida Miranda ’10 and Linda Pena ’10, junior Billie Salazar ’09 and senior James Le ’08 have received Gates Millennium Scholar awards. The scholarship program provides academically talented African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with the opportunity to complete a college education. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sponsors the program, which has benefited more than 11,000 students since 1999. GMS award scholars can attend any accredited college or university of their choice.
What's New in Pirate Athletics
For Pirate Athletics schedules and scores, visit www.southwesternpirates.com for the latest news on Pirate athletics.
Men's Golf - The SU men's golf team moved up from 13th place after two rounds to finish the John Bohmann Memorial Invitational in a tie for 10th place in Seguin, Texas.
Men's Soccer - The Southwestern University men's soccer team lost by a score of 1-0 for the second-straight game as the University of Texas-Tyler Patriots snuck past the Pirates Monday, Sept. 10 in Tyler, Texas.
Women's Golf - Marisa Mauldin ’09 won the Lady Bulldog Fall Classic individual title while the Southwestern University women's golf team finished second in the first tournament of the fall in Seguin, Texas.
Women's Soccer - The women's soccer team outlasted the University of Texas-Tyler in Georgetown Sunday, Sept. 9 for a 4-3 win.
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