October 23, 2015
All About Our Saints
Doggone Good News
In early October, Anthrozoology graduate Karin Wagemann '15 was recognized for her academic abilities, track record, work ethic, and knowledge base at the American Society of Canine Trainers conference in Bozeman. In recognition of these attributes, she was awarded a scholarship to complete her masters degree in canine behavioral science at London Hanover University in Great Britain.
Karin’s goal is to train dogs for the FBI or National Park Service, but she is willing to work for any federal agency that needs a skilled dog trainer. While taking classes at London Hanover, she will apply to the federal government beginning next year. She is simultaneously working towards trainer certification through the American Society of Canine Trainers (ASCT). She hopes to become a master trainer and instructor certified through ASCT.
Karin shared the following about her experience at Carroll, “The most valuable aspect of the Anthrozoology program was being able to foster and train a dog. I never would've gotten that opportunity anywhere else.”
Congratulations Karin! We look forward to seeing where your ANZ degree takes you in the future.
Karin with her foster dog Eowyn
Karin and Eowyn were featured on a special telecast by KXLH TV back in May about Carroll's Anthrozoology program titled: Carroll College Prepares to Graduate First Anthrozoology Class
Stand Out Volunteer
Montana Campus Compact and the Governor’s Office of Community Service will recognize Carroll junior Christian Dresback as the “Volunteer of the Game” during tomorrow’s home football game vs. Montana Tech.
Christian, from Spokane, Wash., is known for his thoughtfulness and commitment to caring for others. On campus he is a peer minister, active with the Carroll College Christian Fellowship and an ASCC senator. Christian was also a volunteer at St. Peter’s Hospital Cancer Center. He went out of his way to look out for patients undergoing chemotherapy and uplifted their spirits during difficult circumstances.
Montana Campus Compact and the Governor’s Office of Community Service are recognizing student volunteers at one home game for each of Montana’s five Frontier Conference NAIA institutions this football season.
Thank you for your service to Carroll and the community of Helena, Christian!
Academic Home Run
Carroll College Softball was named a National Fastpitch Coaches' Association NAIA All-Academic Team and three Saints were named NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Freshmen Brittany Hogan, Jaylin Kenney and MacKenna Landis all received 2014-15 NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors by achieving a 3.5 or higher on 4.0 scale.
The team honor is recognition for being one among 40 of the top academic teams in the country. The Saints posted a 3.20 team, good enough for No. 32 among NAIA teams.
Carroll is preparing for its second year as a program and first in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The Saints were the lone Cascade team honored in the list.
National News
Carroll College cross country runner Lyle Pocha, a senior from Missoula, Mont., was named the NAIA National Cross Country Runner of the Week this week after his strong performance at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational in Sunnyvale, Calif., last Saturday.
The honor is the first national runner of the week honor in Carroll history for both the men's and women's program.
Congratulations Lyle!
Read more about this accomplishment here.
Prospector Gems
The October edition of The Prospector, Carroll's student newspaper, is now available online.
Learn more about the MIND BODY SPIRIT Campaign, as well as events on campus and the activities, retreats and tournaments undertaken by our students in the past two months. In addition, check out the study abroad spread featuring three Carroll students who are spending their fall semester overseas. Plus, a quick overview of fall Saints Athletics teams.
And if you missed the first edition of the school year, you can view the September issue here.
Accounting Opportunity
During Carroll College’s fall break, accounting professor Belle Marie and two senior accounting students, Mark Stiffler and Peter Kuzmack, attended a continuing professional education and networking session of the Helena Chapter of Montana Society of CPAs. Brad Willcockson, CPA, CITP of Data Works of Helena presented the continuing education session on automating accounting data by writing code in the computer programming language Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Student attendance at the networking session was sponsored by generous support from the Mandeville Endowed Professorship in Accounting.
Saints in the News
The first year students on Carroll’s Talking Saints Forensics’ Team have had a strong start on the year. In this week’s KTVH-TV’s Class Act profile two of those students, Alex Thielman and Frank Stumbo, share their experiences thus far.
View their interview here:
Alumni News
Saints in the News
Ben Wahl ’10, a member of two Fighting Saints national championship football teams, was recently featured in the Helena IR talking about life after Carroll and his decision to stay in Helena.
Read the feature here:
SAINTS ALUMNI: Wahl enjoying YMCA gig, Helena
Career Moves
Ross Gustafson '06, Flathead High School Boys Basketball Coach, read announcement here.
IN MEMORIAM
Ronald “Ron” John Sado ‘57 - read more about his life here.
Faculty/Staff News
Saints in the News
Photo courtesy of Thom Bridge, Helena IR
Kimberly Shire, Carroll’s new director of theatrical production, is deep in the throes of her first Carroll production “Romeo & Juliet” but she took time to sit down with the Helena IR to talk about her background in theatre and her plans for the future of theatre at Carroll.
Kimberly Shire takes center stage as new theatrical production director at Carroll
Upcoming Events
"Romeo & Juliet" presented by the Carroll College Theatre Department, Oct. 23-25, Old North Performing Arts Center in St. Charles Hall, Carroll College
Join us for “Romeo & Juliet” by William Shakespeare. Directed by Carroll Theater Director Kimberly Shire in her Carroll College debut.
Shows will be 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors, free for Carroll students and employees. For more information, visit the Carroll Theatre Season webpage.
Parents Weekend: Oct. 23 & 24
This is a great opportunity for students to bring their parents to campus, enjoy time with them, explore Helena's coffee shops or just relax. The weekend is $25 per parent, which covers the parent reception, parent brunch, entertainment, and tickets to athletic events. For details, visit www.carroll.edu/parents.
Film Screening & Discussion: Media Coverage and Female Athletes, Oct. 26, 7 p.m., 101/202 Simperman/Wiegand Amphitheatre, Carroll College
The Gender Studies Program and the Women's Basketball Team are joining to sponsor a film that explores the ways the media do and (do not) cover women's sports.
After the film, join us for a discussion with Carroll Women's Basketball Coach Rachelle Sayers, KFBB-TV sports reporter Jake Jones, and ESPN Radio's Jason Walker.
This event is free and open to the public.
Blackfeet Spirituality: In Tradition and Today, Oct. 27, 6 p.m., Lower level, Campus Center, Carroll College
During the presentation, Don Fish, Ben Horn, and Joe Bremner will share with the audience some traditional forms of Blackfeet spirituality and their contemporary interpretations.
The event is sponsored by the Hunthausen Professorship of Peace and Social Justice with help and support from the Tribal Collaboration Grant, the Hunthausen Center, the Philosophy Department, and the Theology Department.
This event is free and open to the public.
Finding Focus: The Story of Evelyn Cameron by Lorna Milne, Oct. 28, 7 p.m., Sage Room, Corette Library, Carroll College
Carroll adjunct professor Lorna Milne will read from and discuss her upcoming YA (young adult) biography on Evelyn Cameron, Finding Focus: The Story of Evelyn Cameron, that will be published by Missoula publisher Mountain Press Publishing Co. Cameron was an intrepid Englishwoman who ranched in Eastern Montana and became a very accomplished photographer. Thirty-five years of Evelyn's diaries are at the Montana Historical Society's Research Center, which has been Milne’s main body of research. Having grown up in Eastern Montana many of the places and family names are familiar to Milne. This event is free and open to the public.
American Muslim: Islam in America, Oct. 29, 7 p.m., Carroll College Campus Center
Join Islamic Studies professor Samir Bitar from the University of Montana and Carroll philosophy professor, Dr. Barry Ferst, for a presentation on the history of Islam in America and the experiences of contemporary Muslims in Montana. Mr. Bitar will share his personal history along with reflections on his treatment by fellow Montanans. Dr. Ferst will provide a presentation on the history of Islam in America followed by a Q& A with the audience for both presenters.
In addition, following the presentation, a photography exhibit reception with Middle Eastern hors d'oeuvres will take place in the Carroll College Art Gallery. The exhibit is "Muslim/America, American/Muslim" by photographer Robert Gerhardt.
This event is free and open to the public.
“Muslim American, American Muslim”, Oct. 29 – Dec. 4, Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, Carroll College
This exhibit is a collection of black and white photographs by Robert E. Gerhardt Jr.
 of New York City. He states that his goal for this project is to try to understand and document the intersection between “Muslim” and “American,” since the latter part of this community’s identity is often forgotten. He began photographing for this project on the first night of Ramadan in 2010, and continues to make photographs through the present day. His hope is that this photo series can encourage a dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims in America that attempts to erase the boundaries that engender a sense of “them” and begin to foster a sense of “us.”
The gallery will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and is closed weekends and college holidays. For more information, visit the Visual Arts Current Gallery webpage or call 447-4302.
Community Trick or Treat and Haunted House, Oct. 31, 6-8 p.m., Guadalupe Hall, Carroll College
Join us for our annual trick or treat and haunted house event for kids on Halloween at Guadalupe Hall from 6-8 p.m..
Garrett Thompson from Floating Leaf Studios will be available to take photos of the young trick-or-treaters in exchange for a canned food donation to Helena Food Share.
WorldMontana East Asia Educators Panel Discussion, Nov. 4, 12 p.m., Sage Room, Corette Library, Carroll College
WorldMontana is hosting ten delegates from the countries of Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam who are visiting Montana Nov. 3-8 to learn more about rural education in Montana, especially on the Flathead Indian Reservation.
They will present to Carroll College students, faculty and interested community members at the Artaza World on Wednesday program Wednesday, Nov. 4 at noon. They are teachers and educators interested in sharing information on their countries and learning more in the US.
The community is invited to attend the presentation.
Carroll College Literary Festival “People and the Planet,” Nov. 11-12, Carroll College
The annual Carroll Literary Festival, themed "People and the Planet," will be taking place on campus November 11-12.
The theme is in connection to the environmental nature of our visiting writer Ann Pancake’s award-winning works: "Strange As This Weather Has Been" and "Me And My Daddy Listen To Bob Marley."
Third Annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet, Nov. 17, 5-6:30 p.m., Student Campus Center Dining Hall, Carroll College
The Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice and Sodexo are hosting Carroll College’s third annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet. Special guest will be Carroll alumna and First Lady of Montana, Lisa Bullock. It is a memorable, interactive event that brings hunger and poverty issues to life. The place where you sit, and the meal that you eat, are determined by the luck of the draw—just as in real life some of us are born into relative prosperity and others into poverty.
For questions, contact hunthausencenter@carroll.edu.
Astronomy Lecture Series: Dr. Kelly Cline presents “Searching for Dark Energy,” Nov. 19, 7 p.m., 101/202 Simperman/Wiegand Amphitheatre, Carroll College
Dark energy is one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of modern science. Current measurements tell us that stars, planets, gas, and dust only make up about 5% of the stuff in our universe. Dark energy accounts for 68% of the stuff in our universe, but no one knows exactly what it is. Dark energy was discovered in 1998, when it was found that our universe is expanding faster and faster. Observations of the afterglow of the big bang tell us that dark energy has been around for a very long time. Now, a laboratory experiment has reported some intriguing new results that may help us pin down what dark energy is at an atomic scale. Join us for a discussion of the exciting new discoveries in the search for dark energy!
This event is free and the Helena community is invited to attend.
Mark your calendars – Upcoming Alumni Events:
Carroll Weekend in Billings, Nov. 6-7
Friday, Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m.: Canyon Creek Brewing
Join us for light hors d’oeuvres & no host beverages 

Saturday, Nov. 7, 10 a.m.: Football Tailgate – Fighting Saints vs. Rocky Mountain College
Bring a salad or dessert to share. Football kickoff is at noon. Volleyball game starts at 7 p.m.

Carroll at Gonzaga, Nov. 6, Spokane, WA
The Carroll College women’s basketball team will play at Gonzaga – 
Friday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m.
 After the game, at approximately 8:00 p.m., join us for a social with the team at the Huetter Mansion (Gonzaga Alumni House), 503 E. Sharp Ave.

Game tickets are available at www.gozags.com/tickets
. RSVP for the social by contacting the alumni office at 406-447-5169 or alumni@carroll.edu by November 1.
Carroll in the Bay Area, Nov. 7 & 9
The Carroll College men’s basketball team will play in the Bay Area in early-November.
Saturday, November 7 – cheer on the Saints at the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
Monday, November 9 – cheer on the Saints at the University of California, Berkeley, CA.
Senior Etiquette Dinner, Nov. 10
If you are interested in supporting Carroll seniors by being a sponsor for this event, please contact
 Renee Wall at 405-447-5169, rwall@carroll.edu or Nisan Burbridge at 406-447-5465, nburbridge@carroll.edu.
Carroll in Boise, Nov. 14, 10 a.m., College of Idaho, Caldwell, ID
Join us for the football tailgate – Fighting Saints vs. College of Idaho. 
Bring a brunch item to share. Kickoff is at noon.
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