August 12, 2009 QuickNotes

AND HERE THEY COME!

Student athletes, housing staff, Kirchen ministers, orientation leaders and student government executive officers are already back on campus, and Thursday, August 20, will see our incoming freshmen and transfer students moving into campus housing as the prelude to the fall 2009 semester.

Orientation activities will begin on the evening of August 20, continuing through August 23. This includes the new student Induction Ceremony on Friday, August 21, at 9 a.m. in the PE Center, with faculty aflutter in full regalia. Meanwhile, returning students can move into campus housing on Saturday, August 22, just in time for the first day of classes on Monday, August 24.

YELLOW RIBBONS

Carroll has joined a group of eight universities and colleges across Montana participating in the Yellow Ribbon Program, allowing veterans eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend college with free tuition. Beginning now, eligible veterans attending Carroll may apply for the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement program. For more, read: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090720/NEWS01/907200309

 CAMPUS ON CANVAS

The August 24 inaugural day of classes also brings us the next in our slate of outstanding Centennial Celebration events, with the Carroll Art Gallery opening its doors to offer "Carroll Connected," a new series of exhibits of art by members of the Carroll family. The first installment in this series, "Carroll Connected: Alumni," opening on August 24 and continuing until October 2, will showcase ceramics, sculpture and painting by Carroll alumni who work as professional artists from coast to coast. You are invited to view original works by: Yumi Kiyose (class of 1983), Mary Larson Mahar (class of 1995--artwork featured in photo right), Michele Firpo-Cappiello (class of 1986), Cole (Karwhite) Adams (class of 1998) and Andrea (Waitt) Bonifacio (class of 1993). The gallery, located in St. Charles Hall, is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays; closed weekends and college holidays. Admission is free. Call 406-447-4302 for information.

IN THE PRESS AND OFF THE PRESS

Carroll's GEAR UP camp for middle schoolers got some good press recently in the statewide media. Here's the Helena Independent Record coverage, with photos taken in our Civil Engineering Lab, buzzing with the excitement of future engineers, guided by Carroll faculty, alumni and student mentors: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/07/31/local/50lo_090731_carroll.txt

Speaking of the press, check your mailboxes this coming week or two for your delivery of the summer 2009 edition of Carroll Magazine. It's a beauty, filled with features on alumni and student service around the globe, a story on former Carroll president Monsignor Anthony Brown, Centennial events and campaign news, green developments, pictures of a mannequin after giving birth--and much more!

ALUMNI NEWS

Let the festivities begin, starting with a roadtrip to remember! Carroll alums and friends in the Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., areas will be offered a chance to attend Homecoming 2009 by way of a charter bus that will be stopping to pick up revelers in both of these great cities. Stay tuned for more info on all this and other alumni stuff, plus Homecoming info galore, on the Carroll website: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/. Register for online conveniently and safely, too!

STUDENT NEWS

Carroll senior Shaun McManus has joined the staff of Select Realty as a real estate agent.

Carroll junior Michelle Erb was recently in the news as a staffer for the Montana State Fair's "Respect the Cage" exhibit, encouraging seatbelt use. For more, read: http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090731/DC5/907310350

Campion College (Sydney, Australia), the only Catholic liberal arts college on that continent, is Carroll's newest education abroad affiliate, with three Carroll students already making their presence known on campus during the fall semester underway. Conducting swing dancing lessons in their spare time are Carroll civil engineering juniors Tyson Bogumill and Kolten Knatterud plus history junior Damian Farrier.

Last week's QNs reported about the Carroll student and alumni interns manning the Montana State Law Library Self-Help Law Center. The Helena Independent Record subsequently published a story on our students in the legal trenches assisting those who are representing themselves. Check out the story at: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/08/05/top/top/50lo_090805_lawlibrary.txt

ALUMNI NEWS

Deaths

Benjamin Gunn Evans (photo right), who attended Carroll back in the early 1930s when it was Mount St. Charles College, died on Aug. 2, 2009, at a local care center in Helena. He was a member of the Carroll College 1931 "Unbeaten, Unscored upon, Undefeated" football team (then known as the Hilltoppers), and he lived to see his historic Hilltopper team inducted into the Carroll Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. Ben served in the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet Amphibious Force as a radar man in the Pacific. His main occupation after the military was with the state of Montana Unemployment Office as veterans employment officer, chief of claims, and chief of farm placement. For more on his life, read: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/08/06/obits/evans_090806.txt

Selma Held, who took a plethora of Carroll courses from 2002 through fall 2008 as a lifetime learner, died on Aug. 7, 2009, at the age of 88. For more on her life, read: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/08/09/obits/held_090809.txt

In the News

Clancy, Mont., artist Donna Wise, class of 1972, is presenting a solo show of her paintings at the Fireside Coffee Shop, 1446 Euclid, in Helena now through August 28. Her paintings, spanning the period 1961 to the present, include oils, watercolors, pastels and fired porcelain. The subject matter includes figures, floral, still life and landscape. Wise is a Helena native who received her earliest training in art at Central School under the direction of teacher Mabel Bjork. After graduating from Carroll, she spent a session at the University of London studying British painters and visiting their fine galleries and museums.

Michele Firpo-Cappiello, class of 1986, is celebrating 20 years of marriage to Robert Firpo-Cappiello with a trip to Montana and Carroll in September. Michele, a sculptor, is one of the artists featured in the upcoming art show "Carroll Connected: Alumni," part of the college's Centennial Celebration. The couple will be bringing their two girls, Clara, 6, and Rosalie, 2. "We haven't been back to Montana since before Clara was born," Michele says. "It will be a special trip for me, because my daughters will be visiting some of the places I love the most--Bigfork, Glacier Park, and, most especially, Helena and Carroll. I can't wait to be back on campus and am proud to be a part of the Centennial Celebration."

At its spring 2009 conference in Great Falls, Mont., the Montana Cancer Coalition honored Benefis Sletten Cancer Institute Genetic Counselor Betsy Smith, class of 2000, for her work with cancer prevention. Smith was presented the Bette Bohlinger Leadership Award for her work as chairwoman of the coalition's Communication Committee. Among other things, Smith spearheaded development of the coalition's website: www.mtcancercoalition.org. Smith received the award May 21 at the coalition's annual statewide meeting. The annual award, recognizing those who bring encouragement, inspiration and leadership to the coalition, is given in memory of the late Bette Bohlinger, who died of acute myeloid leukemia in 2006.

Blair Williams, class of 2000, has been invited to speak at the upcoming Real Estate and Development in the Northern Rockies conference. The conference will take place in Missoula on October 12-13 and is sponsored by New West - The Voice of the Northern Rockies. Blair will be presenting on a panel entitled "Preservation and Evolution in Transitioning Small Towns." She is a partner in the Helena-based development group, Urban Mountain Development. Her projects include The Old Distillery Lofts and The Placer in Helena. Urban Mountain Development is involved in real estate projects as a master planner, market and financial feasibility analyst, real estate advisor, development manager, construction manager, and investor.

Dr. Jonathan "Jon" Griffin, class of 2002, recently received his medical degree, along with a master's in health administration, from the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Elizabeth (Landry) Reed, class of 2002, and her husband, Kevin welcomed new baby Mark James Reed, their first child, on June 10, 2009 in Lawrence, Kansas. They live in Eudora, Kansas.

The Butte Family YMCA has a new interim director: Raye Vincent, class of 2002, who comes to Butte from Hawaii where she served as director of two YMCA organizations. For more on Raye and the Y, see: http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=10862928&nav=menu227_4

Courtney Hecht, class of 2009, and Andrew Stewart, class of 2007, (photo left) are proud to announce their engagement, with a wedding date of June 26, 2010.

FACULTY NEWS

Deaths

Dr. Harold Alfred "Harry" Smith (photo right), retired Carroll professor emeritus of communication studies, died on July 19, 2009 after a decade-long struggle with Parkinson's disease. In 1969, he joined the Carroll College faculty as a professor of communication studies and forensics team coach. He retired after 25 years of service. An early member of the celebrated Virginia City Players, he later landed roles in stage, TV and screen in Los Angeles and Hollywood, New York City and other regional theaters. He was a proud member of Actor's Equity and the Screen Actors Guild, with a stage name of David Harrick. For more on his life, read: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/08/02/obits/smith_090802.txt

In the News

Nursing Department Chair Cynthia Gustafson will be leaving her post to accept a position, along with her husband Loren, with the International Church in Copenhagen, Denmark, on behalf of the Global Missions Division of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, starting in October 2009. Dr. Jennifer Elison has agreed to serve as interim chair of the Nursing Department for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Music Professor Dr. Lynn L. Petersen's "Whirlwind Duo" for flute and organ was selected by organist J. Melvin Butler for a recital performance with flutist Brian Fairbanks at the American Guild of Organists Region VIII Convention in Seattle, Wash., on July 2, 2009. "Whirlwind Duo" was composed in 2004 with a grant from the Myrna Loy Center and was premiered in Helena that same year by Dr. Nancy Cooper and Julia Vasquez. In addition, on July 31, 2009, at a Noonday Concert at the Cathedral of Saint Helena, Dr. Cooper performed Petersen's arrangement of "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," commissioned by Cooper in 2006 in memory of victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The Helena Institute, offering a variety of classes in art, crafts and lifestyles, is in full swing this summer, including the talents of Carroll's own Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy Kelly Cline teaching "Is There Anyone Out There?" Carroll President Tom Trebon is a director of the Institute, which also involves the talents of 2009 IMPACT Business Co-Chair Jena Sabatini of Helena. There are more than 40 courses to choose from during the months of August and September--visit the website www.helenainstitute.com to find a course that interests you and register for it! 

STAFF NEWS

Laurie Gaffney has accepted a one-year interim appointment as Carroll's associate director of Counseling Services, where she will be replacing Carol Chisholm. Laurie will be starting her position at Carroll on August 17. She returns to Carroll, having previously been employed as a counselor at Carroll in Counseling Services from 1994-99 and teaching in the social work program. Most recently, Laurie has been in private practice in Helena. 

Travis House will be leaving his position as a desk attendant at Guadalupe Hall in Community Living for a custodian position in our Facilities Department.

Michael J. Staley, Carroll assistant director of Admission, is beginning his graduate studies in sociology at the University of New Hampshire and, to take leave for grad school, resigned his post here effective August 12.

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: The Corette Library now has on exhibit an interesting new Centennial Archive Display of historic Carroll images and documents, created by Laura Ottoson, who provided the photo research and editing for Dr. Bob Swartout's "Bold Minds and Blessed Hands." This display will be added to throughout the year-check it out during regular summer library hours: now through July 17, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Memorial Day and July 3 for the holidays.

August 22: Orientation dance, 7:30 p.m. outside Simperman Hall, featuring the music of Triplecross.

August 24: First day of classes; Welcome Week begins with activities for students daily.

August 26: Club Fair, Campus Center, img style="float: left; margin-right: 10px" 6-8 p.m.

August 28: Slip-N-Slide Night and barbeque, Guadalupe Hill, 6 p.m.

August 29: Carroll Night at Helena Brewers baseball game, starting at 7:05 p.m.

August 30: Freshman rafting trip.

September 13: Mass of the Holy Spirit and Centennial Catholic Lecture Series, with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington, D.C., at 7 p.m., Cathedral of St. Helena. Open to Carroll students, faculty and staff.

September 14: Honorary doctorate conferral ceremony on Cardinal McCarrick, followed by an address by the cardinal on social justice issues, starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Free and open to the public.

September 15: The first Lowney-Hunthausen Lecture, with Thomas Garrity, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine's Department of Behavioral Science, presenting "Healthcare Challenges in Appalachian Kentucky: Current Strategies for Meeting Unmet Needs Through Medical Education," lower level of the Campus Center at 7 p.m. Hosted by Fr. Jerry Lowney, professor emeritus of sociology. Free and open to the public.

September 23: Dr. David Walton, a Partners in Health doctor and key associate of humanitarian Dr. Paul Farmer, is the official Alpha Seminar speaker, presenting "Living a Purpose Driven Life," 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center. Walton's visit will cap off the freshman Alpha Seminar summer reading assignment, "Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer," which details Farmer's bold and revolutionary health care ministry in Haiti.

September 25-27: Carroll Centennial Homecoming, with the Fighting Saints taking on UM-Western on Saturday, Sept. 26. Join us as we celebrate a Century of Memories for all class years. On Friday, enjoy a campus tour, golf tournament, and the Hall of Fame Banquet celebrating a Century of Champions including alumni awards. Cap off the night walking down memory lane with copies of old Prospectors and Hilltoppers dating back to the early 1900s while enjoying drinks and desserts. Begin Saturday morning with a fun run, Mass at the grotto, tailgate, class pictures and of course the Fighting Saints football game. Saturday night, step back in time on Scullon Field, with a 1950s Sunday radio show, the 1960s Carrolleers, homecoming floats, painting the C, Eggel Kneggel, the Borro Boys serenades, music by Rob Quist & much more! Centennial alumni art shows will also take place during Homecoming 2009, with the Carroll Art Gallery featuring original works by Saints alumni artists.

October 13: Second in the series of the Lowney-Hunthausen Lectures brings us a forum on alcohol and drugs, with special guest speakers, hosted by Fr. Jerry Lowney, professor emeritus of sociology.

October 22: Tim O'Brien, author of "The Things They Carried," which was a finalist for both the 1990 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, will give a reading and presentation in the lower level of the Campus Center in the late afternoon, open to the public. He will also be speaking later in the evening at the Helena Middle School. His visit is sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, with Carroll College as a partner for the event.

October 30: President's Dinner, with all living presidents of Carroll College and guests along with the annual Insignis Award Recipient, recognition of the Centennial Campaign leaders and supporters and more.

November 4-6: Interfaith Symposium, "To Each a Key: Unlocking the Door to Interfaith Harmony," sponsored by Carroll's Departments of Theology and Philosophy. This three-day event will explore the keys that open beliefs of Christians, Muslims, and Jews to interreligious harmony. Keynote speakers include: Mohamed Elsanousi, director of communications at the Islamic Society of North America; Jill Carroll, executive director of the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance; and Joseph Subbiondo, the president of the California Institute of Integral Studies. Entertainment and an opening night 13th-century Mediterranean buffet.

Many more Centennial events are listed on the Carroll website at: http://www.carroll.edu/forms/about/history/calendar.pdf