"The List"     "The List" Archives

Southwestern University alumni and faculty are accomplishing great things on a daily basis. Now The Association Web site has a special page that provides details on news like upcoming performances, speaking engagements, television appearances and much more – we’re calling it “The List.” If you would like to include an item on “The List,” please e-mail the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations.

NATIONWIDE

Alumna Provides Organizational Advice
Lorie Kling Marrero ’90, CEO of LivingOrder and creator of The Clutter Diet, will be chatting live, hosted by Sarah Lindner of the Austin American Statesman. Click here to leave a question ahead of time in the comments. To participate live, go to The Life Guide Blog at 11:30 a.m. Central time on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

Alumna Interview Aired on Fox News Channel
Farhana Mahmood Ali ’96, policy analyst with the RAND Corporation, was interviewed as part of a segment titled, "Despicable Tactic" on the Brit Hume broadcast. Ali's interview addresses the recent female suicide bomber attacks in Iraq. Click here to view the news segment.

AUSTIN AND GEORGETOWN, TEXAS

Southwestern and Chorus Austin
Directed by Southwestern University professor of music, Kenny Sheppard, and accompanied by David Utterback, instructor of music at The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Chorus Austin is the musical home for many Southwestern alumni, faculty and staff. Chorus Austin is comprised of three groups - Austin Civic Chorus, Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble (AVAE) and Chorus Austin Consort - which perform several times year, presenting vocal music from a variety of genres and eras. At rehearsals, you'll regularly find Nettie Ruth Brucks Bratton ’48, professor emeritus Bob Horick, Eve Porter Fariss ’60, associate professor of music Bruce Cain,  Katie Gleason Lewis ’01, and many more members of the Southwestern community. Check out these 2008 season highlights:

Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 8 p.m., Austin Civic Chorus will perform Beethoven's 9th Symphony with the Austin Symphony Chorus to celebrate the opening of the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Hall at the new Long Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets and more information, visit http://austinsymphony.com/.

Friday, June 6, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel, AVAE will perform choral music by Felix Mendelssohn, edited by professor of music J. Michael Cooper, for a Choral Evensong officiated by Bishop Joe Wilson ’59. This performance is free and open to the public. It is part of the Georgetown Festival of the Arts, under the artistic direction of Ellsworth Peterson ’55, professor emeritus of music.

Sunday, June 8 at 4 p.m. at the Klett Center for the Performing Arts at Georgetown High School, Austin Civic Chorus will combine with the San Gabriel Chorale and the Mendelssohn Festival Orchestra for an encore performance of Mendelssohn's "St. Paul," edited by J. Michael Cooper. Virginia Hyde Dupuy ’71 and Bruce Cain, associate professor of music, will be among the soloists for this performance, which is the finale of the Georgetown Festival of the Arts. For tickets and more information, visit http://www.gtownfestival.org/georgetown.html.