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NEWS Briefs World MADRID — A Spanish nursing assistant appears to have recovered from the Ebola virus, authorities said Sunday, nearly two weeks after she became the first person infected outside West Africa in the current outbreak. NAIROBI, Kenya— Kenyan and Somali soldiers killed five suspected Islamic extremist bombers attempting to cross into the country from Ethiopia in a car laden with explosives and six suicide vests, a Kenyan military spokesman said Sunday.
National ATLANTA — Revised guidance for health care workers treating Ebola patients will include using protective gear “with no skin showing,” a top federal health official said Sunday, and the Pentagon announced it was forming a team to assist medical staff in the U.S., if needed. HONOLULU — Most Hawaii residents are beginning to relax after days of keeping a cautious eye on Hurricane Ana. National Weather Service forecasters are predicting the storm will pass by the island chain without doing much damage.
Presidential Leadership Scholars Program open to graduate students, professionals CHarmion Davis Contributing Writer cddavis@smu.edu Graduate students and midcareer professionals from across the country can apply for the first time to develop leadership skills with the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program. “The real goal of the program is to develop solution-oriented leaders who use presidencies as the case study,” said Holly Kuzmich, senior vice president of the Bush Institute. She speaks of the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program, a free six-month leadership training course that teaches practical styled problem solving for real world application. The program incorporates two of the U.S.’s most active former presidents, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, to help assist the scholars with examples of how leadership plays a role in real life crises. The program draws from the resources of four different presidential centers – The Clinton Foundation in Little Rock,
Arkansas, The Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation in Austin, George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, and George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation in College Station, Texas. The program uses real examples from all administrations to make up the curriculum for the program, and each will be presented at its specified location in support of an overall theme, according to Kuzmich. At the George W. Bush Presidential Center the theme is decision making; at The Clinton Foundation the focus is visual and communication, The Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation and Library uses precision and influence as a theme; the George H.W. Bush Library emphasizes coalition building. The scholars will visit one of the presidential centers per weekend to discuss and work on case studies and projects associated with the theme of that center. The program is designed to allow the scholars maintenance of their jobs by pushing all curriculums to weekends. The only requirements are
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The program is designed to teach practical leadership skills through resources and faculty.
that the applicants must have around 10 years of experience in their professional careers and want to gain leadership skills to apply to that career, however, not just in the fields of politics. The Presidential Leadership Scholars Program does not exclusively focus on political majors or those
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AUSTIN — The biggest shake up of Texas politics in decades is two weeks away. As early voting begins Monday, little has changed since campaigns launched a year ago: Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott is still favored to become the next governor, George P. Bush is poised to win his political debut and Democrats remain longshots to break a 20-year losing streak in statewide races.
The application will remain open until Oct. 27. The first group of scholars will be named Dec. 8 and the program will begin Feb. 20, 2015. For more information regarding the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program visit www. presidentialleadershipscholars.org.
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President Bush performs coin toss at Saturday’s football game brandon bringham Contributing Writer bbringham@smu.edu Gerald Ford Stadium had two special guests at this week’s home game against the University of Cincinnati. Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush met the team captains midfield for the ceremonial pregame coin toss. SMU won the coin toss but elected UC to receive the ball at the opening kickoff. Bush also addressed the UC football team before the kick off. He motivated the team to continue to play hard and study hard, according to a UC spokesman. The Mustangs were defeated Courtesy of SMU Live 41-3 and will go into next week’s Former President Bush addressing the UC football team. game 0-6 for the season.
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who work in the political field, but is open to all employees from any career background. “We didn’t want to segregate it to just trying to say we need political leaders,” Kuzmich said. “We need leaders across the spectrum if we are really going to advance our country.”
SMU proves it’s ‘Got Talent’ addison bolin Contributing Writer abolin@smu.edu Music and laughter filled the Hughes-Trigg Student Center M Lounge Thursday night. The SMU Talent Recruitment & Entertainment Agency Team, also know as TREAT, hosted their annual SMU’s Got Talent competition. Performers competed for a $150 first place prize, $100 second place prize and a $50 third place prize. A panel of judges scored the acts based on four categories: originality, entertainment, charisma and audience popularity. Acts ranged from solo musical performances and group choirs to two-man bands and a magic show. Senior Julian Spearman took home the first place prize with his blindfolded keytar act.
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Emergency crews arrived on campus around 11 a.m. Friday.
Student found unresponsive STAFF REPORTS A student was found unresponsive on a park bench outside Hughes-Trigg Student Center early Friday afternoon. The Dean on call notified emergency crews of the student’s condition. They arrived on the scene
around 11 a.m. According to SMU News and Communications, the student had a seizure. The student was transported to a local health care facility by the University Park emergency medical services. The student was treated and released by Friday afternoon.
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Third Meadows dean candidate visits SMU STAFF REPORTS
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Students performed the Book of Mormon at SMU’s Got Talent.
Senior and former TREAT executive, Yaw Asante, said he was proud to see an organization he helped start doing so well. “There are people here that I recognize from the very beginning,” Asante said. “The people that used to attend the events are now the executives.” This event was a first for senior
Cayley Miles. She wasn’t sure what to expect, but walked away pleasantly surprised. “I had never even heard of TREAT before tonight, but they definitely lived up to their name,” Miles said. “The show was a real treat.” TREAT will host its next event Oct. 30 at 10 p.m.
The third candidate for the position of dean of Meadows School of the Arts is Xavier Costa, professor of architecture and founding dean of the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University. This year, Costa is also a visiting researcher at Harvard Graduate School of Design and at ETH Zurich. He’s held academic and research positions at Cornell University, Columbia University and the Architectural Association in London as well. Costa will visit SMU Oct. 22-23.
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Xavier Costa.
Following his visit, students and faculty will have the opportunity to provide feedback regarding their perceptions of Costa’s suitability to serve as the dean of Meadows.