October 15, 2009 QuickNotes

WARNER WARNING: CANCELLED

Due to a scheduling conflict, the October 16 lecture by Senator John Warner and Admiral John B. Nathman, U.S.N. (Ret.) concerning the effects of global warming on national security, has been cancelled by the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate. However, Friday's Kelly Cline show shall go on, with details below:

CLINE ON COMETS

This Friday, Hale-Bopp on over to Simperman room 101-202 for a lecture that certainly won't put you into a coma! Our resident astronomer/math professor Dr. Kelly Cline takes the stage on October 16, at 7 p.m. with his free, public talk "Comets: Messengers from the Past," in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre. In his inimitably lively style, Dr. Cline will explain the formation of our solar system's comets and discuss famed examples like Halley's and their impact on history and our culture. Some of these celestial visitors hail from the darkest reaches far beyond Pluto, and others remain closer to home, zipping regularly through the solar system and even crashing into the sun and planets. Such impacts right here on earth could have even delivered our oceans and the basic building blocks for life. New missions to comets, including the Deep Impact probe and Rosetta Mission landing, as well as new discoveries of moon ice perhaps left by comets, will all be brought to light by Dr. Cline. (Photo of Hale-Bopp courtesy of Creative Commons) 

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED

Next Thursday, October 22, Tim O'Brien (right), the author of "The Things They Carried" (a finalist for both the 1990 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award) will be on campus to offer a reading from his book at 4 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. This campus visit, free and open to the public, 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. In his Carroll talk, O'Brien will talk about fiction and the role of stories in our lives, including how fiction can accomplish something more than a straight recitation of facts.

O'Brien's reading follows last week's formal proclamation by Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Chair Andy Hunthausen (who attended Carroll 1983-85), on behalf of the City of Helena Mayor Jim Smith, class of 1970, and the city and county commissioners. The proclamation, passed by both commissions, stated that O'Brien's book is a classic of American literature and is widely regarded as one of the most significant works of literature about the Vietnam War. Other "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" programs taking place at Carroll or featuring Carroll figures are listed in Coming Events at the end of this QNs edition.

COLLECTOR'S ITEMS

This week, the Carroll Art Gallery opened the second in its centennial celebration exhibits in the "Carroll Connected" series. The new show gives us art from the collections of Carroll faculty and administrators, including President Tom Trebon and  Professors Sam Alvey, Kyle Strode and Robert Swartout, plus Professor Emeritus of Music Joe Munzenrider. Running through December 10, this exhibit is free of charge in the Art Gallery in St. Charles Hall, open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays. (Image: African Mask with Birds from the Baoule People, Cote d'Ivoire)

Additionally, the Art Gallery is featuring the work of three alumni in the glass display cases in the hall outside its entrance. Caleb Cantwell-Frank (sociology class of 2003) and Page Kelly (history class of 2007) are showing their ceramic work, and Sheilah Burke Wilcynski (art class of 1969) is exhibiting her paintings.

A WHOLE LOTTA DRIVING

Between food drives and blood drives, Carroll students have had both feet on the accelerator. Check it out:

During fall break last week, Carroll students and staff participating in the food drive for Food Share brought in 862 pounds of goods and $206 in donations. This score was particularly amazing, given it occurred on a Tuesday, said Food Share Program Director Michele Hill, who added: "That is a record for the most amount of cash brought in at a grocery store food drive and you did it in just 4 hours on a weekday.  There must be something about Carroll College that is a great draw for people. I noticed the vast majority of the donated food is exactly what we asked for and need the most." Hats off to our participating alumnus and students for putting groceries on the table: Cole Mannix (class of 2007), Jim McKay, Amy Allen, Sydney Philipps, Catherine Giard and Jordan Rugg (on the job in photo right).

The service continued: on fall break Wednesday, 18 Carroll students (15 from our women's basketball team) and staff spent the afternoon at the Food Share facility sorting donations and preparing two mobile food vans for deliveries (photo left). On Thursday, senior Fighting Saints football scholars spent the morning at the Friendship Center sorting donations, moving furniture and doing necessary odd jobs.

Meanwhile, the tally for Carroll's September Red Cross blood drive is in, with a total of 72 pints donated. In all, the goal for the drive had been 70 pints, but as usual we outdid ourselves, with 85 potential donors showing up. Of these 85, more than a third-31-were first-time donors. November 12 is our next shot at supporting the Red Cross in its eternal need for the red stuff-so sign up at www.givelife.org to schedule your donation in the Campus Center that day. Just enter "gosaints" in the Sponsor Code box online, and you'll have a reserved seat!

RACE FOR THE OTHER CURE

Curing the blight of hunger is what we're racing for this weekend, with thisSunday's 5Kon Carroll's campus and  all proceeds going to stock the shelves of Helena Food Share. Organized by our sport management class, the race will begin at 10 a.m. and finish with a razzle-dazzle 100-yard dash inside Nelson Stadium. Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate. Register at 9 a.m. in the PE Center on Oct. 18. It only costs $1 to enter as a student, faculty or staffer, with $5 entry to all other competitors. Donations and canned food are also being accepted at the event. Check out the Saints Touchdown for Charity 5K group on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/jenelllla#/group.php?gid=135133363033&ref=ts

DON'T  LET  YOUR  C.E.O.  BE  A  C.OH.NO!

On Monday, October 19, the Carroll College Department of Business will present a special guest lecture, "Successful CEO Transitions and Succession," with speaker Don Tebbe, the executive vice president of the Washington, D.C., consulting firm TransitionGuides. Tebbe's lecture will draw on his 15 years of experience helping nonprofits connect with new leadership. He is the award-winning author of "Chief Executive Transitions: How to Hire and Support a Nonprofit CEO" published by BoardSource, and "For the Good of the Cause: Board Building Lessons from Highly Effective Nonprofits," published by the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits.

Tebbe's October 19 talk is open free of charge to Carroll students and for a $10 registration fee to nonprofit executives and board members. It includes a continental breakfast buffet and will take place from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in the Carroll College Campus Center's lower level, in the Avila-DeSmet Room. To register, contact Carroll adjunct business professor Dr. Russ Cargo at  or at (406) 461-1520.   

STUDENT NEWS

In the News

Carroll Student Activities has announced that senior Megan Rennie will serve as the new coordinator for civic engagement this academic year. Her job will include arranging and advertising volunteer events and opportunities. Megan brings experience, having organized this fall break's service week and recently hosting the documentary "Invisible Children," which she plans to follow up with a fund-raiser to help east African kids who are enslaved as soldiers. She will also be coordinating Carroll's Alternative Spring Break service week. Beyond Carroll, her volunteer experience includes helping teach religious education at Our Lady of the Valley, managing holiday food drives, participating and leading Up 'til Dawn and Relay for Life fund-raising, organizing blood drives and serving as a youth adult leader for the Diocese of Helena Youth Ministry.

Workshops

On Thursday, October 22, learn the secrets to successful scholarship application and get schooled on Carroll-sponsored scholarships and the Financial Aid Sorting Program with over 3,200 sources of additional financial aid. To sweeten the deal, two $250 scholarships will be awarded to two lucky attendees. Presenters include Financial Aid Advisor Tina Wagner and Director of Career Services Rosalie Walsh. Additionally, two Carroll students, Ashtin Jeney and McCall Flynn, will present about their experiences winning multiple scholarships and thousands of dollars. Please register your intent to attend this terrific workshop, taking place at 4 p.m. in O'Connell Hall room 107, by emailing

On February 19, the third annual Senior Etiquette Dinner, takes place at 6 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. Learn what it takes to make a great first impression and how to navigate through a formal dinner with style. The meal will be preceded by a networking session where participants practice juggling hors d'oeuvres and punch while conversing with local businesspeople and Carroll alums. During the meal, students will learn the basics of proper dining, with an etiquette expert offering tips on the fine points of fine dining. Sponsored by Carroll Career Services, the Office of Alumni Relations, Sodexho Corporation, and local businesses, this event will help seniors transition to professional life. If you want to attend, lesson one is the art of the RSVP. Do it by emailing your name, academic major/intended career goal and phone contact number to:   Seating is limited.

PINK GLOVES

What started in Anaconda and Butte, Mont, has spread to the East Coast, courtesy of two former Carroll Fighting Saints turned business entrepreneurs: Garret Garrels and Nick Milodragovich. The two have just finished expanding their fitness business venture, Pink Gloves Boxing, in Wilmington, N.C., and Daytona Beach, Fla. They report that the Wilmington club is actually doing so well that four health clubs in West Virginia and South Carolina are planning on hosting Garrels and Milodragovich for a master class in the coming weeks. The two are already planning to expand into Illinois and maybe even an exclusive licensing agreement in Sweden-more news later on this overseas development.

Garret started Pink Gloves in 2006 as a one-on-one personal training course integrating boxing and other fitness regimes in a supportive atmosphere for women. A former Fighting Saint football player, Garrels is a 2009 Carroll graduate with a major in health and physical education with concentrations in both community health and sport management, with a minor in business. Milodragovich, who studied civil engineering at Carroll, is a former captain of the college's 2007 NAIA national champion football squad and made news as a national semi-finalist for the Draddy Award. While still attending college, the duo started Better Athletic Development, another fitness and personal training venture.

For now, Garret says, "Nick and I are having a blast, and have been fortunate enough to be working with three amazing Carroll students: Jessie Moodry, Bubba Bartlett and Tanner Sutton, all of whom contribute immensely. Carroll adjunct professor and scholarship fund donor Mike Chaet has also helped out a ton, and continues to mentor us." Look for the TV news story from North Carolina on the Pink Gloves launch here: http://www.wwaytv3.com/video/pink_gloves_boxing_knockout_wilmington_athletic_club/09

ALUMNI NEWS

In the News

During the worst economy since the Great Depression, the roof fell in on December 29 at a Rosauers in the Spokane, Wash., area. Instead of laying off the store's 120 employees during the four-month roof repair project, Jeff Philipps, class of 1977, who is president and CEO of Rosauers Supermarkets, along with his management team, decided not to do the practical thing but to do the right thing for their workers. They relocated some to other stores and paid 90 percent of salaries, plus health benefits, for all 120. Philipps is serving as this year's "Pacesetter" chair for the Spokane County United Way fund campaign. He recently shared with the media some of his childhood experiences that inspired him to save jobs, and how his 120 grateful employees are now "paying it forward" through extreme generosity to United Way. See the story and his "Wise Words for Troubled Times" here: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/03/wise-words-jeff-philipps/

Adrian Soucek, class of 2005, now lives in Seattle, Wash., where she works as the development manager for the Seattle Chinese Garden Society (http://www.seattlechinesegarden.org).

In Memoriam

Thomas E. "Tommy" Rodgers, who attended Carroll in 1947-50, of Glasgow, Mont. (and most recently of Great Falls, Mont.), died on October 3, 2009. After attending Carroll College and the University of Washington, he established a number of Glasgow businesses. For more on his life, read: http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/article_fee3c63c-b2dc-11de-9f57-001cc4c002e0.html

Gloria Huse (left), class of 1963, of Sidney, Mont., died on Sept. 24, 2009. After earning her Carroll nursing degree, she worked at the Great Falls Deaconess Hospital as an emergency room and surgical nurse. Gloria became head of the surgical nursing department before returning to Sidney in 1972. She worked as an RN at the Sidney Memorial Hospital and the extended care facility, then devoted herself to the family farm she shared with her husband. For more on her life, read: http://www.sidneyherald.com/articles/2009/09/29/obituaries/doc4ac2665197d4e930432161.txt

FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS

Faculty News

Carroll Assistant Professor of Theology Brian Matz (right) announced that, on October 5, 2009, while he was in Leuven, Belgium, he was awarded a second Ph.D. from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. What's more: since he also had earned an S.T.L. a few years ago, the Leuven university also awarded him a new ecclesiastical doctorate, the S.T.D. In all, Matz holds three doctoral degrees:  his first Ph.D. in early Christian studies from Saint Louis University, followed by last week's Ph.D. in social ethics from K. U. Leuven and the concurrent ecclesiastical degree in Catholic theology from the Faculty of Theology at the K.U.Leuven, issued on behalf of the Vatican. He may be the first Carroll faculty member to hold three doctorates. Dr. Dr. Dr. Matz tells QNS, "What is interesting here, in fact, is that I am not Catholic, and so it is unusual that I would have been able to earn this degree at all." Lots more on his application of his theological studies to real-world economic and political issues is available for perusal in the press release online: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12544

Associate Professor of Theology Christopher Fuller has published a chapter titled, "The Magi Story through the Eyes of Pasolini: A Bakhtinian Reading," in the recently published New Perspectives on the Nativity (New York: T&T Clark, 2009).

Carroll Associate Professor of Education and champion racewalker Dr. Jonathan Matthews is mentioned in a recent AARP article involving his favorite sport, available to read here:   http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourhealth/healthyliving/articles/reporter_s_notebook_racewalkers_run_into_problems.html?CMP=KNC-360I-GOOGLE-BULL&HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=racewalking

Staff News

Dulcie McNulty has resigned as Carroll's Student Accounts Manager, with Janine Keiper now taking the reins. Janine joined the Carroll Business Office in June 2009.   

ATHLETICS

This Saturday, the classic rivalry: Fighting Saints vs. Montana Tech in Nelson Stadium at 1 p.m. Soccer, volleyball and cross country are away.

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

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: The Corette Library now has on exhibit the centennial archive display of historic Carroll images and documents, created by Laura Ottoson (photo researcher/ editor 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.

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 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 29: Part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, "Warpath: An American Indian Road to Honor" panel discussion will take place at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Facilitated by historian Nicholas Vrooman, the panel of American Indian veterans will discuss the American Indian experience in war and their long tradition of 200 years in the U.S. military service.

October 30: President's Dinner, honoring Carroll's past presidents, Centennial Campaign leaders, alumni and faculty.

November 3: Part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, the film showing of "Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delaney," featuring Captain Diane Carlson Evans, who received an honorary doctorate from Carroll College during last May's commencement, at 7 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch, in Helena. Captain Diane Carlson Evans, R.N., U.S. Army Nurse Corps, the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, is featured in this Emmy-winning documentary on the nurses of Vietnam. Captain Evans will share her first-hand knowledge of the casualties of the Vietnam War and the sacrifices of the women who served as nurses.

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 from around the nation and from local faith communities will appear over the three-day celebration. National speakers include: Mohamed Elsanousi, director of communications and community outreach at the Islamic Society of North America; religious studies scholar and writer Dr. Jill Carroll, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University, where she also directed the Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance until June 2009; Rabbi David Sandmel, Ph.D., the director of life-long learning at Temple Sholom in Chicago and Crown-Ryan Professor of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union; Dr. Joseph L. Subbiondo, president of California Institute of Integral Studies; and Dr. Elizabeth Ursic, professor of religious studies at Mesa Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., who will present the Sister Annette Moran Memorial Lecture entitled, "The Face of Female Spirituality." Biographies of national guests are available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12561 For more information, call 406-447-4324. The full schedule of events is available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12559

November 5: Part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, retired Carroll Political Science Department Chair and Professor Emeritus Dennis Wiedmann will present "Domestic and Electoral Politics of the '60s" at 7 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch, in Helena.

November 5-8 & 12-15: Mainstage world premiere of "Pirate Play" written and directed by Carroll Improv MasterMichael 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 pirates of all stripes and eyepatch types. 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 For ticket reservations, call 406-447-4304.

November 12-13: The 7th annual Carroll Literary Festival will welcome guest keynote author Maile Meloy (left), the award winning author of two novels and two short story collections, who will read from her latest work and talk about writecraft on Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. Free. On Friday,  Associate Professor of English Loren Graham, an award winning poet, will read from his forthcoming book, "Mirrow," at noon in Trinity Hall lounge. The Festival continues after Graham's reading on Friday and includes the presentation of poetry, prose and critical papers by students from Carroll and other Montana colleges. Presentation sessions will be scheduled throughout Friday afternoon in the Campus Center's lower level. All readings are free and open to the public.

November 15: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the 11 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena.

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.

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.

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.

February 19: Third annual Senior Etiquette Dinner, 6 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. RSVP to: careers@carroll. Seating is limited.

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 (left), 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 shows from 1913 to present in a multi-media production with 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 with music of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (right), fine dining, and all kinds of fancy stuff. Once in a lifetime, baby-so save the date, all you Saints. More details later!

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