SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Carroll College has announced its receipt of a grant from the National Science Foundation in the amount of $180,000 to run a three-year project, starting January 2010, entitled "MathVote: Teaching Mathematics with Classroom Voting." The project will bring together a team, including faculty from five other institutions across the country, to study the use of classroom voting in collegiate mathematics and to develop curricular materials for this project, says Carroll Associate Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy Kelly Cline, the principal investigator on the project.

The recent NSF grant follows an earlier NSF-funded project at Carroll College entitled "Math QUEST: Math Questions to Engage Students." In Math QUEST, Carroll mathematics faculty members Drs. Cline, Holly Zullo and Mark Parker received $100,000 to develop classroom voting questions for Carroll mathematics courses in linear algebra and differential equations. For more on the NSF grant, see: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12423

EMINENT DOMAIN

His Eminence CardinalTheodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C. will soon be here, and you can experience this historic centennial-year event. First up, faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members are welcome this Sunday, September 13, to hear the cardinal deliver the homily at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit starting at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. Helena.

On Monday, September 14, Carroll's Sister Annette Moran Center will host the cardinal for a special "Carroll in Conversation" informal afternoon talk, with His Eminence discussing "Charity in Truth," the pope's new encyclical released this summer, focusing on capitalism and workers' rights. This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and alumni and will be moderated by Associate Professor Christopher Fuller.

Then, the entire community is invited to convene Monday night to witness Cardinal McCarrick receive an honorary degree and give the inaugural Carroll Centennial Catholic Lecture, "Charity in Truth: Pope Benedict's New Teachings on Catholic Social Justice and the World Economy," at 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. This event is free and open to the public. For more, read: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12424

MEETING THE UNMET

Next Tuesday, September 15, Thomas Garrity, Ph.D. (right), of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine's Department of Behavioral Science will offer two healthcare-related talks on campus, with a brown bag lunch and an evening lecture. At 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dr. Garrity will discuss health care careers and the future of medicine in the U.S. in the Campus Center's Hoff-Kavanagh Room. Just bring your lunch and your questions-it's open to everyone.

That evening, Dr. Garrity will present the inaugural Lowney-Hunthausen Lecture, "Healthcare Challenges in Appalachian Kentucky: Current Strategies for Meeting Unmet Needs Through Medical Education," in the lower level of the Campus Center at 7 p.m. Hosted by Fr. Jerry Lowney, professor of sociology, it is free and open to the public. Thanks to the generosity of Sodexo, free pizza and refreshments will be served during the Q & A period after his talk. For more, read: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12422

SQUASHING SUPERBUGS

On Wednesday, September 16, anyone interested in pandemics, epidemics and other scary stuff should attend the free public lecture, "Antibiotics and Superbugs" by award-winning science speaker Dr. Ariel Fenster (left), at 3:30 p.m. in the Carroll Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202. This event is sponsored by the Montana Section of the American Chemical Society and Carroll Department of Natural Sciences. For more information on Dr. Fenster and his research, read the full press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12393

MAD AS HELL? CALL THE DOC!

As Carroll events show, healthcare is definitely the issue of fall semester, and this Saturday, September 12, we will offer another public forum to illuminate the issue with Montanans for Single-Payer Health Care sponsoring a statewide single-payer conference at Carroll's Campus Center lower level from 1 to 5 p.m. Presenters will include the Mad as Hell Doctors from Oregon. The event is free and open to the public. Carroll sociologist, author and professor Fr. Jerry Lowney will deliver the invocation at 1 p.m. and offer remarks about the latest United States Conference of Catholic Bishops statement welcoming President Obama's September 9 address on health care reform.

BORN TOO LATE, OR TOO EARLY?

There is hope! Next Wednesday, September 16, Dr. Kelly Cline (right) kicks off his annual astronomy lecture series with "Time Travel: Loopholes from Einstein's Relativity," at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101-202. It is, as always, free and open to the public. In his talk, Dr. Cline will explore how Einstein's theory of relativity means that time travel into the future could really happen, and he will show that laboratory experiments demonstrate how it actually works on a small scale. Time travel into the past is a harder question, yet some scientists have proposed ideas about how even this might be done. If the universe collapses, will time go backward? How does the physics research square up with the solid time machine science of "Austin Powers" and "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?" Bring your questions, curiosity and favorite chronometer-Dr. Cline is at the ready!

LOVE AND HAITI

In conjunction with our Alpha Seminar speaker Dr. David Walton's visit on September 23, our Alpha freshmen are sponsoring a fundraiser to assist Dr. Walton's clinic in rural Haiti. The fundraiser, "Helping Hands for Haiti," will take place on Saturday, September 19, from 7 to 11 p.m., in the Carroll Campus Center's lower level, with music by Triple Cross, silent auction and dancing. Carroll students from the spring 2009 dental service mission to Haiti will present a slide show on their health care for over 300 Haitians who had never before received professional medical care. Admission is just $2, with all proceeds directly supporting Partners in Health, which runs a clinic for poor Haitian citizens and was begun by humanitarian physician Dr. Paul Farmer, the mentor and colleague of our speaker Dr. Walton.

You can help now by donating auction items for the September 19 fundraising event. Please bring new or gently used items to the Campus Center's information desk by September 17.

TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING!

The countdown continues to Centennial Homecoming 2009, coming your way on September 25-27. Check out the full Homecoming schedule, times for your class photo at the alumni tailgate, and the list of your fellow alumni who are already planning to be there on the web at www.carroll.edu/alumni/homecoming.cc

An outrageously funny night of Carroll entertainment is in store, as are walks down memory lane with archival photos and other Carroll history materials. Music, dancing, the big game and much more awaits-all you need to do is register online at https://www.advancement.carroll.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=277 or call Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185 to get in on the Homecoming festivities.

All former Carrolleers are invited to celebrate their musical contributions to our century and gather for a Carrolleers photo during the alumni tailgate at 12:30 p.m. On Saturday night, come see the old LPs, tapes and photos of historic Carrolleers concerts from our archives, and watch the video of the Carrolleers performing "Rhythm of Life" and "Football Hero!" Meanwhile, a reception for all Carroll kings, queens and courts from years past will take place 1:30-2:30 p.m. on Friday, September 25 in the Fortin Science Center Scola. A royalty photo will be snapped on the steps of St. Charles Hall later that day at 4:30 p.m.  On Saturday, all royalty from our entire history will escort the 2009 court onto the field at half-time. We have begun compiling a list of all former Carrolleers and Carroll royals, but we may have missed a few. If you or anyone you know needs to be included, please e-mail Kathy Ramirez at alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu

Finally, we suggest you run, not walk, to Homecoming by participating as a runner or a helper in the Third Annual Carroll Open Cross Country Invitational on Saturday,September 26. This event is on our campus and is the only Carroll-hosted meet for our Running Saints for this year, so let's do it in our hospitable style! For those who prefer the sidelines, volunteers are needed for course set-up on Friday and officiating on Saturday. The races are in the morning and will be finished far in advance of the big game. Call Coach Bill Ballinger at 406-461-9008 or email bballinger -is-at- carroll -dot- edu if you wish to volunteer. For those who dream of galloping with our Running Saints during the actual competition, enter the Centennial 5K Fun Run on Saturday, September 26, with the race starting at Carroll's Scullon Field at 10 a.m. Registration is $25 and available online at: https://www.advancement.carroll.edu/SSLPage.aspx?pid=277.

STUDENT NEWS

Thespians take heed: next Wednesday, September 16, auditions will be held for the Carroll Performing Arts production of "A Night of One Acts," in the Merton Acting Studio downstairs in the Campus Center, 7 p.m.

Grad school hopefuls take note: don't miss the Carroll Graduate and Professional School Fair on September 29, when you can meet recruiters from a variety of graduate programs from across the nation. To get ready, attend the workshop, "Strategies to Gain Admission to Competitive Graduate Programs," offered on Wednesday, September 30, at 3 p.m. and again on Thursday, October 1, at 3:30 p.m. To sign up for the workshop, email careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu  and indicate which date you prefer.

Much more info on upcoming entertainment, retreats, student-only specials and more is listed and updated constantly on the Carroll student webpage: http://www.carroll.edu/students/activities/index.cc

GRACE IN GIVING

Considering a planned gift to Carroll College? Not completely sure how charitable planned giving works? Would you like to learn more about the win-win benefits of planned giving for yourself, your family AND the charity of your choice? All your questions are easily answered by subscribing to Carroll's free, weekly educational newsletter--sign up here: http://www.carrollgift.org/contact.jsp?P=2&WebID=GL2005-0460.

If you would like to ask a question about giving to Carroll, whether right now or sometime in your future, contact Carroll Director of Development Daniel Minor at 406-447-5528 or by email at: dminor -is-at- carroll -dot- edu

ALUMNI NEWS

Events

Book your ticket now on the Carroll journey to Ireland this October 2-12, led by Carroll Professor Murphy Fox and Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez. Only 8 seats left, and our travel agent needs to have everyone enrolled by September 18, so sign up today by visiting www.carroll.edu/alumni/travel/index.cc  for more details or by calling Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.

Deaths

Larry V. "Swede" Anderson, class of 1957, died on August 28, 2009. A standout athlete in basketball, baseball and track and field, he was the only player in Helena's history to play for the Helena Legion at the age of 12 and be a five-year letterman. He went on to play college basketball at Carroll during his freshman and sophomore years and was inducted into the Carroll College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1977. In 2005, he was also inducted into the Helena Sports Hall of Fame. After graduating from Carroll, Larry went to work for the state of Montana and then Montana Physician's Service, which later became Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana. He retired from BCBSMT as vice president of finance. Larry was also part owner of Neill Avenue Tire Company which served the Helena area for many years. To occupy his free time while retired, he became a part-time realtor with Lanning and Associates, where he worked until his death. For more on his life, read: http://www.helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/article_1e12bd46-977c-11de-9d03-001cc4c03286.html

Dr. William Francis Hickey (left), class of 1966, died on Sept. 2, 2009. A Butte native, he went on to earn a master of arts degree in speech pathology (1970-University of Montana) and a master of science degree in learning disabilities and reading (1973-Eastern Montana College), spending his early career at Shodair Children's Hospital, Helena Public Schools and the Montana Office of Public Instruction. In 1977, he accepted a position with Anaconda Public Schools as executive director of special services, completing his doctorate of educational administration from the University of Montana in 1984. His doctoral dissertation "A Comparison of Funding Formulas for Financing Montana Special Education for Handicapped in Accordance with Equal Opportunity Requirements" has been used numerous times as a formula for solving the Montana underfunded school crises. Bill was a strong believer in community and civic involvement. In 1990, he was instrumental in organizing the Arrowhead Foundation, a community group formed to advocate for the responsible clean up of Anaconda's Superfund sites, namely the construction of a Jack Nicklaus signature golf course on one of the sites. For more on his life, read: http://www.mtstandard.com/obits/obit.php?Id=20090903225405

In the News

Debbie (Jungert) Wassmuth, nursing class of 1989, reports that she has worked 14 years in the nursing industry with varied experience and has returned to school to pursue a master's degree from the University of Idaho in Moscow. She works in Lewiston, Idaho, as a health professions coordinator at Lewiston High School, which includes teaching the Health Occupations, Medical Terminology, Pharmacy Tech and other classes. She writes, "I want to say that the foundation I got from Carroll College was outstanding, not only academically but personally. I maintain the very core of your mission and philosophy in my personal and professional life. I encourage those students I have who are pursuing nursing to go to Carroll and have a couple of students in my classes who have family or friends attending Carroll. You are all wonderful and I feel blessed to have gone to your school."

Brian Bartle, civil engineering class of 2000, married his new wife Leanne (photo right) at the Portland-area Aerie at Eagle Landing in Happy Valley, Ore., on July 6, 2009. They had a small wedding of around 50 guests and just celebrated with a hometown reception in Seattle at the end of August. 

Last week, QNs contained a wedding date mistake, and hereby we fix it! Alysa Eaton, class of 2001, is engaged to marry Dustin Semans on October 17, 2009, at the First Baptist Church of Montana (last week's listing of the nuptial day as March 6, 2010, was in error). Alysa works for the Montana Legislature as a programmer/analyst.

Roman Muzalevsky, who attended Carroll in 2004-2005 as the first of our students from Kyrgyzstan who have come to the college on a U.S. State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs grant, now lives in Washington, D.C., where he works as the program manager for the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute. He holds a master's in international relations from Yale University with concentration in security and strategy studies. In his work as an international affairs and security analyst on the former Soviet Union, Caucasus and Central Asia, he has published extensively-here are just a few samples of his recent work: http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5167; http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5154; http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5132; http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/5144; http://yalejournal.org/archive/volume-4-issue-1-winter-2009; and  http://www.usak.org.tr/ozet.asp?id=51    

Apropos of Kyrgyzstan, since Roman first came to campus, Carroll has enjoyed the presence of six of his Kyrgyz countrymen: Miss Kanykei Latipova in 2005-2006; Miss Dinara Ismailova in 2006-2007; Talking Saints forensics standout Miss Aidai Kozubekova in 2007-2008; Miss Nurgul Tilenbaeva in 2008-2009; and this year Mr. Nordir Ataev, who is studying business and economics at Carroll.

2006 graduate Jeff Shirley (left) has accepted a physical therapy position in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where he will be working in a clinic with two other therapists.  Jeff attended Carroll on a football and academic scholarship. In the fall of 2002, Jeff began the first of his 57 consecutive starts as a defensive end on the team that won four consecutive NAIA national titles. Jeff's 57 consecutive starts is a national record, breaking the record of 53 set by a lineman from Augustana College when they, too, won four consecutive national titles. Jeff then attended the University of Montana in a class of 32 aspiring physical therapists, graduating in May 2009. 

DOWL HKM in Helena recently announced that Sarah Nicolai, class of 2009, has passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination. She has been with the firm since 2005 and specializes in planning and environmental compliance.

FACULTY NEWS

On September 8, 2009, Kelly Parsley, instructor in Carroll's Community Health/Health Science Department, will chair a panel discussion entitled, "Building Capacity for Implementing Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence" for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual Rape Prevention Education Meeting in Washington, D.C. The panel will focus on defining primary prevention and assessing state needs and resources for preventing sexual assault. The panel will also address the question of prevention with limited funds and resources while maintaining strong victim service programs.  

On display now in the hallway cases just outside of the Carroll Art Gallery in St. Charles Hall are the oil paintings of Mike Sweeney, who has served on Carroll's staff since 2000. His exhibit will end October 2.

STAFF NEWS

Jo Ann Maffit, who serves as secretary in Carroll's Registrar's Office and the administrative assistant of the Honors Scholars Program has announced her imminent retirement. Jo Ann  began working for Carroll in 1993.  Her commitment to service and enhancing service opportunities for our students inspired her to assume the work of campus coordinator of AmeriCorps. She reports that, in this post, she has found nonprofit work for our students, who have completed 2700 hours of service and earned an Education Award of $1,250 each to be used to pay off student loans and tuition or saved for graduate school.

Carolyn Miller is Carroll's new human resources assistant, replacing Tammy Roberts. Carolyn comes to Carroll with a degree from the University of Montana and many years of human resources and benefit administration experience.

 MASS SCHEDULE

Campus Center: Sunday at 8 p.m.

St Joseph's Chapel (Borromeo):

Tuesday-Thursday at 12:05 p.m.    

Friday at 11:45 a.m.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 4:20 p.m.

St. Charles Chapel:                   

Monday-Friday at 11:10 a.m.
Wednesday at 9:30 p.m.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel (Guad): 

Saturday 10 a.m. (This Mass time is subject to change based on certain weekend events such as retreats, service trips, etc.)

Confession is offered at St. Charles Chapel on Wednesday, 8:15-9:15 p.m. and at St. Joseph's Chapel Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 4-4:20 p.m. Confession is also available by calling Fr. Marc at 447-4869 or by email at mlenneman -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament occurs in St. Charles Chapel on Wednesdays, 8:15-9:15 p.m.

NEW this year: Praise and Worship led by David Casey takes place in Guadalupe Chapel on September 10, October 1, November 5, and December 3.

ATHLETICS

This Saturday's Fighting Saints game against Montana Tech is away, and also away is soccer in Oregon. Volleyball action will rock the PE Center Saturday night at 7 p.m. as the Saints take on Rocky Mountain College.

For everything purple and gold, check Carroll's colorful new Athletics website, where you'll find news, schedules and much more! Click it and get with it at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: The Carroll Art Gallery is now displaying the first in its centennial series, "Carroll Connected: Alumni," now through October 2, featuring 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), 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.

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."

Ongoing: The Myrna Loy Center continues its discounts for Carroll students, faculty and staff (with Carroll ID) during its popular Tightwad Tuesdays, with $2 film admission. On non-Tuesdays, tickets are just $4.50 for Carroll audience members. Discount tickets for top acts live on the Myrna stage are also available to the Carroll community, with students admitted for $7 and faculty/staff for $15. Find the Myrna on 15 N. Ewing Street, just off Broadway Avenue and across from the courthouse. Check out the Loy schedule at www.myrnaloycenter.com.

September 14: IMPACT Alumni Fall Phonothon begins.

September 18-19: S.A.V.E. Erase Your E-waste electronics recycling event, with most electronic items from old computers, TVs and fax machines and more accepted. September 18 from 3 to 7 p.m. and September 19 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Kmart parking lot in Helena. Costs and other details will be posted at Savemobile.org website. Past e-waste events have collected up to 80,000 pounds of outdated electronics. Check out the new S.A.V.E. videos online at: http://www.savemobile.org/plastics/

September 21: Senior accounting students are invited to vie for a job with the firm of Altman and Rogers, which will have representatives on campus to interview for staff accountant positions. Last year, this firm hired three of our graduating seniors. Those in the know say that accounting firms hire in September and October for the following June, so your best professional job opportunities are likely to occur this semester. To sign up for an interview, please contact Rosalie Walsh in Career and Testing Services, 447-5530 or email at rwalsh -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

September 23: Dr. David Walton (left), a Partners in Health doctor and key associate of humanitarian Dr. Paul Farmer, be 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. For more, read the full press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12394

September 25-27: Carroll Centennial Homecoming.

September 26: A Homecoming reception for "Carroll Connected: Alumni" exhibit in the Carroll Art Gallery (St. Charles Hall) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to meet the artists and the exhibit curator, Carroll Fine Arts Professor and Gallery Director Ralph Esposito.

September 24-27: Centennial Showcase of the play, "Spoon River Anthology," by Charles Aidman; a dramatic piece based on the work of Edgar Lee Masters. Through the poetry of Edgar Lee Masters, we meet the former inhabitants of Spoon River, and learn the lessons of their lives, spent during the years around the founding of Carroll College. September 24 -26 at 7 p.m. with a September 27 matinee at 3 p.m. Directed by Chuck Driscoll, with musical direction by Jodi Mattson. In the Carroll Performing Arts Center, Old North, St. Charles Hall. Tickets $11 general admission, students/seniors $8, Carroll faculty and staff always free and students free on Thursdays and Sundays. For the complete Performing Arts season details, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/academics/theatre/season.cc

September 29: Panel discussion, "Healthcare: Privilege or Right?" sponsored by the Carroll Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice, 7 p.m., lower level of the Campus Center. This interdisciplinary panel of Carroll faculty will discuss access to healthcare in America and will include: James Cross, Ph.D. (Theology), Rev. Jeremiah Lowney, Ph.D. (Sociology), Elvira Roncalli, Ph.D. (Philosophy), Maria Brosnan, MSN, ACNP-BC (Nursing), Zachary Callen, Ph.D. (Political Science), and moderator Christopher Fuller, Ph.D. (Theology). Free and open to the public.

October 5-9: Fall Break, no classes.

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

October 14: Telemark Ski Film, Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101-202, 7:30 p.m., presented by Josh Madsen and sponsored by the Carroll Adventures and Mountaineering Program (CAMP).

October 16: Dr. Kelly Cline presents, "Comets: Messengers from the Past," 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101-202. Free and open to the public.

October 17: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the 5 p.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena. For more information, contact Dr. Robert Psurny at 447-4807.

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 24: Good Samaritan Ministries and Thrift Store 7th Annual Style Show, entitled "Hooray for Hollywood!" At the Gateway Center (1710 National Avenue in Helena). Noon silent auction, with style show down the runway starting at 1 p.m. Models and displays will wow fashion fiends with clothing and accessories spanning the decades, all of which has been donated to the Good Sam store throughout the year. All proceeds of the show and auction benefit the Assistance Ministry, serving over 900 people annually with financial and in-store help. Fiscal year 2008-2009 financial assistance totaled $145,000. With the current state of our economy, the increased cost of living, loss of jobs, and other needs, the number of families needing help is soaring, and this is a festive way to assist them. To find the Gateway Center, turn right off Last Chance Gulch onto National Ave., pass Wheat Montana, and you'll spy the center on the right-hand side of the second block.

October 30: President's Dinner, with Carroll presidents, Centennial Campaign leaders, alumni and faculty honoring our heritage, our history and the annual Insignis Award recipient.

November 4: Founder's Day.

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 13^th-century Mediterranean buffet.

November 5-8 & 12-15: Mainstage world premiere of "Pirate Play" written and directed by Carroll Improv Master Michael McNeilly. Curtain is 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays with a 3 p.m. matinee each Sunday. All shows in the Performing Arts Center, Old North, St. Charles Hall. Mokey McNeilly directs his own highly entertaining musical creation, starring good pirates, bad pirates, pirates in love and hijinks on the bounding main. Aaarrrgh! Tickets $11 general admission, students/seniors $8, Carroll faculty and staff always free and students free on Thursdays and Sundays. For the complete Performing Arts season details, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/academics/theatre/season.cc

November 15: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the 11 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena. For more information, contact Dr. Robert Psurny at 447-4807.

November 18: Dr. Kelly Cline presents "Infinity and Beyond: From Mathematics to the Big Bang and Black Holes," 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101-202. Free and open to the public.

November 22: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the St. Cecilia Day Mass at St. Mary Catholic Community in Helena. For more information, contact Dr. Robert Psurny at 447-4807.

December 2: Alpha Seminar Conference, Simperman Hall, 6-9 p.m.

December 10: "A Night of One Acts" by Carroll Performing Arts students, in the Merton Acting Studio downstairs in the Campus Center, 7 p.m.

December 12: Choreography recital by Carroll choreography students at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

December 13: Carroll College Choirs Christmas concert, Cathedral of St. Helena, 4 p.m. Free. The program contains a cappella selections and carols for Christmas and features larger works by Giovanni Gabrieli and Daniel Pinkham for choir, brass quartet, and organ. For more information, contact Dr. Robert Psurny at 447-4807.

AND, COMING IN 2010!

January 18: MLK Day, no classes. Annual service day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day Forum sponsored by Father Jerry Lowney.

February 9: IMPACT Business Campaign Kickoff Breakfast

February 5-7: Centennial Showcase performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. With guest director Katie Wright, this Senior Showcase project for senior Bryan Ferriter will feature myriad talents of Carroll student thespians. This is an edited version, a revival of a 1994 version of Shakespeare's classic tale of revenge.

February 6: Headlights Spaghetti Dinner, St. Mary's Church, 5-8 p.m. Fund-raiser for the upcoming service abroad trip to the Guatemala Mission.

February 10-13: Carroll hosts the Rocky Mountain Theatre Association Youth Festival, a week of workshops, guest artists, and a variety of shows at theatres throughout Helena.

February 16: IMPACT Friends and Parents Spring Phonothon begins

February 16: Lowney-Hunthausen Lecture by Ken Wooden, Ph.D., a sociologist and the celebrated author of "Weeping in the Playtime of Others: America's Incarcerated Children." Ken Wooden has appeared on ABC News "20/20," CBS "60 Minutes," and NBC News. As the founder of Child Lures, Ltd., a firm dedicated to developing strategies for protecting children from sexual exploitation and abduction, he has testified before Congress several times. Sponsored by Sociology Professor, Fr. Jerry Lowney.

March 9: IMPACT Business Campaign Wrap Up CHEERS Party.

March 18-21 & 25-28: Centennial mainstage play, "A Piece of My Heart," by Shirley Lauro, featuring guest director and Carroll performing arts alumnus Peter Ruzevich, class of 1993. This true drama brings us six women-five nurses and a country-western singer--who have returned from Vietnam and shows us each life affected by war, ending with a visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. This play's selection was inspired by the Carroll College Nursing Program and the college's connection with Captain Diane Carlson Evans, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, R.N., the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, who received an honorary doctorate from Carroll last May. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

April 16-17 & 24-25: Carroll Theatre for Children series presents "Charlottes Web," based on the classic and beloved book by E.B. White, featuring direction by senior Kelly Clavin and design by junior Kailey Portsmouth. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

April 25: Carroll College Choirs spring concert, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 4 p.m.

April 26: Honors Convocation, 7 p.m., Campus Center.

May 6-7: Theatre Alumni Reunion and "Carroll Theatre History," a performing arts review of Carroll theatre from 1913 to present in a multi-media show that includes archive photos and reenactments of selected plays and music from our past. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

May 8: Commencement and Centennial Gala.

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