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May 7, 2008 QuickNotes
May 07, 2008
Welcome to Carroll's electronic newsletter QuickNotes, a weekly (and in summer, bi-weekly) synopsis of the news and happenings around Carroll College. QuickNotes is intended to keep Carroll's students, alumni, friends and employees in touch with college accomplishments and activities. It is not a message board but an informational resource for the Carroll community and its supporters.
Please forward your copy of QuickNotes on to alumni and friends of Carroll to keep them up-to-date about campus events.
THE END IS NEAR
This Saturday, May 10, the Class of 2008 officially lifts off the launch pad during Commencement. It begins with the Baccalaureate Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena (ticket holders only because of limited space) followed by a midday brunch and the grand finale ceremony in the Carroll PE Center. Here's more:
Caps, gowns and tickets are available for pickup today and Thursday, May 7-8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Admission Conference Room of O'Connell Hall. Graduation rehearsal is at 10 a.m. this Friday in the PE Center, followed by the senior barbeque. Saturday at 10 a.m. is the Mass, brunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Campus Center, and doors open for Commencement at 1 p.m., with the pomp and circumstance arriving at 2. For the full schedule, see: http://www.carroll.edu/academics/commencement/index.cc.
For alums, we'll have a luncheon barbeque on Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Nelson Stadium, courtesy of Carroll Student Activities, Registrar's Office, Office of Alumni and President Tom Trebon. Also on Friday, join us on the "Alumni Walk" in front of St. Albert's Hall at 1:15 a.m. for the unveiling of the bricks. When you see our Class of 1958 Golden Grads on campus, welcome them home for their 50th jubilee.
PARTING SHOTS
Leave it to the Saints to go out in style: Two weekends ago, about 20 seniors trekked to the Montana Learning Center to tackle several long overdue service tasks: window washing, raking leaves, and moving furniture, to name a few. The Senior Service Project idea was formed with the goal of reminding Carroll's new crop of grads to go out into the world to serve. Check out the photos of their service project at: http://www.carroll.edu/students/service/photos.cc.
WE'LL FIT YOU WITH A CONCRETE CANOE
Hey, it's better than concrete shoes, and it floats! Recently, a group of 13 students representing the Carroll College ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Student Chapter just got back from competing in the 2008 ASCE Northwest Regional Student Conference at Portland State University. The two main components of the conference were a concrete canoe competition and a steel bridge competition. For the third year, Carroll entered the concrete canoe contest with their entry, "Mr. Boat." That's the good news. While Mr. Boat boldly plied the waves despite an unfortunate hole in the side for several races, the good ship finally succumbed in the next-to-last round.
IT TAKES MORE THAN TWO TO TANGO
This Friday, May 9, you are cordially invited to support Carroll's in-residence professional ballet troupe, Artisan Dance, during a night of live dancing to tango music presented by select Helena Symphony musicians. For the first time, Carroll's Arthur Vining Davis Dance Studio, downstairs in the Campus Center, will open to the community for social dance to live music by outstanding artists. The evening will also feature special guest dance performances by Isha Lloyd of the Sacramento Ballet and Sallyann Mulcahy, Carroll's artist in residence and director of dance, with partner Michael McNeilly, professor of performing arts.
Renowned concert pianist Mark Walker will play the grand piano accompanied by cellist Rebecca Hartka (of Bozeman), Jill Miller on clarinet, Dana Nehring on bassoon and Ellie Parker on violin. Live tango music will be performed throughout the night, and the audience will be welcome to dance or simply enjoy the beauty of this passionate music from Argentina. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with live music starting at 8 p.m. Gourmet desserts will be complimentary. A no-host bar, with service by the Knights of Columbus, will be available. Limited edition tango art by photographer Michael Russell will be on sale at the event. Tickets are $25 per person and available on campus by calling 447-5508 or 447-5415. Tickets are also available at the main branch of American Federal Savings Bank at 1400 Prospect. This event benefits Artisan Dance in its upcoming summer season of professional ballet in Helena.
SAINTS ON SALE
The Saints' Shoppe in the Campus Center is holding its annual Spring Sale now through Friday, with all clothing and gift items 20% off. Book buyback is also now through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the Saints' Shoppe.
SEEING A LOT OF RED FLAGS
Recently, Carroll's College Democrats were in the news for their stealth and initiative in erecting 4,056 small red flags on campus to honor U.S. service members killed in Iraq. For more on the story, see: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/05/01/top/top/50lo_080501_flags.txt.
AN EYE ON THE VOTE
Students in Carroll's Art Appreciation class taught by Katie Knight collaborated to create "The Questions Behind Our Eyes," an art installation now on display in the main floor hallway of St. Charles Hall, between the mail room and Art Gallery (room 034). The exhibit combines photography, drawings, and text to create art that asks questions pertinent to the upcoming election and the future of the world as we know it. In the multilayered work, eyes spin and questions appear in front of colorful drawings the students produced for this provocative work.
CAMPUS COMPACT CASH
Several Carroll nursing students and two education majors recently received $1,000 service awards apiece from the Montana Campus Compact, an affiliate of AmeriCorps. The nursing students are all seniors graduating this Saturday who have performed 300 hours of service. They can use their service awards toward school loans or save for graduate school. Meanwhile, our two Carroll education students received $1,250 for their 450 hours of service for Montana Campus Compact. The Montana Campus Compact is a non-profit network of colleges and universities committed to renewing the public purposes of higher education by promoting volunteerism, public service, service-learning, and other forms of civic engagement on Montana's college and university campuses. Here are the students' names, with the two education majors noted:
Danelle Bania, James Byrd, Vanessa Davis, Brandi Ellefsen, Joni Franchini, Alex Frei, Whitney Gibbons, Cailin Gilreath, Nichole Hodgskiss, Holly Holzknecht, Darcy Hoy, Marci Julson, Carrie Key (education), Michelle Kirkhorn, Andrea Kunz, Elizabeth (Lisa) Lorimer, Manuel Malabanan, Logan Mannix (education), Kevin Martin, Sarah McLaughlin, Nicole Nagy, Jessica Sargent, Josh Solheim, Jen Upchurch, Abby Wirthlin, Erica Wollin, Katherine Yeakel
STUDENT NEWS
Among our graduating seniors are a few TESOL majors headed out of country after the tassel toss:
Andrew DeMato and Adam Zollo have been accepted into the highly competitive JET Program. They'll be going to Japan to teach English. (JET Program--http://www.jetprogramme.org/)
Cassi Lea Sherley was accepted to a volunteer teaching program in Chile beginning June 1 of this year. She is working with the English Open Doors Program, providing volunteer English teachers to many different countries. There are only nine other people from the U.S. going to Chile for this program. She will be living with a host family in the Los Lagos region of Chile for six months while teaching English to students in the 5th - 12th grades.
Last week, three Carroll students received the 40 & 8 Nurses Training Scholarship (formerly called the American Legion Nursing Scholarship). The recipients were selected by the committee based on their pursuit of a degree in nursing. The scholarships represent the hard work of Voiture 718, Montana 40 & 8 Society, whose members are committed to making Montana a better place. Our student scholarship winners are: Julie Lutman ($500), Jennifer Upchurch ($300), and Amy Leverett ($200). In the photo at left: Carroll President Tom Trebon (second from left), Dr. Cynthia Gustafson (far right), Julie Lutman, Jennifer Upchurch, and two representatives from the 40 & 8: Ray Read and Dick Ellwein. Not pictured: Amy Leverett.)
ALUMNI NEWS
Carroll history alum Adam Blackler, class of 2006, currently pursuing a master's in history, is one of six graduate students at the University of Wyoming to win a summer independent study award that fully funds his history research. He is also one of six graduate students nationwide chosen for a Dorot Fellowship at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., where he will carry out his own research and assist in their research projects from May to August.
FACULTY NEWS
Associate Director of Counseling Services Jennifer Elison has accepted the position of Assistant Professor of Nursing starting this fall.
Associate Professor of English Loren Graham (right) has announced that he has signed a contract for the publication of his second book of poetry, "The Ring Scar," with Word Press, an imprint of WordTech Communications L.L.C. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Word Press has tentatively scheduled the book for release in the summer of 2010.
Music Professor Lynn L. Petersen served as piano adjudicator at two high school music festivals within the past month. The first was the Montana District 8 Music Festival held in Lewistown on April 10, and the second was the Western Montana State Music Festival held in Helena on May 2-3. She heard a total of nearly 60 students perform and provided verbal and written feedback and a rating for each based on MHSA guidelines.
STAFF NEWS
Carroll College has announced the hiring of three new professionals to key college posts:
Catherine D. Day has begun work as our new registrar, effective May 1. Nina Lococo, M.Ed., is our new vice president for Enrollment, effective April 1. And, Dawn Gallinger, Ph.D., is Carroll's new director of Institutional Effectiveness, starting May 1. Get the full story on all three at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=9702.
Admission Counselor Katie Stiel will be leaving Carroll on July 7, 2008, to pursue a master's degree in education. She has served us since August 2006 and will be missed.
ATHLETICS
The last report of the academic year from Athletics is one of the best we've seen all year: the Frontier Conference has announced that Carroll College won the George Bandy Memorial all-sports trophy for the 2007-08 season. The Bandy Award is presented each year to the school that accumulates the most points based on the league finish in each conference sport. Carroll's football, men's basketball and women's soccer teams won league championships while the men's and women's cross country teams and the women's basketball team finished second. Carroll's football team won its fifth NAIA national championship in six seasons and the Saints' men's and women's basketball teams advanced to the NAIA national tournament, as did the women's soccer team. Go out as champions, and Go Saints!
COMING EVENTS
Ongoing: Ceramic display from the Archie Bray Foundation Collection in the two glass cases near entrance to the Carroll Art Gallery, room 034 St. Charles Hall. Works by Bray alumni will be on display until May 15.
May 12: Summer semester begins.
May 16-18: The annual St. James Nurses banquet and celebration, War Bonnet Inn in Butte, Mont. The St. James class of 1958 will be honored. For more information or to make reservations, contact Claire Holman at 406- 623-4258 or Deanna Thomas at 406-782-4435.
June 15-19: The Parish Nurse Center at Carroll will offer the Basic Parish/Faith Community Nurse Preparation Course in Cheyenne, Wyo. The course is being offered in partnership with the Wyoming Health Council and offers 35 credit hours for registered nurses. This non-denominational, ecumenical course provides a holistic approach to health and wellness within the context of a faith community. For more information about the class or parish nursing, contact the Parish Nurse Center at 406-447-5494, or by email at parishnurse -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.
July 19: Fifth-annual Symphony Under the Stars concert on Carroll's Guad Hill with this year's theme "Out of this World," beginning at 8:30 p.m. Special guest star and Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin will narrate. Free, with music from "Superman" and "E.T." and culminating with a fireworks show accompanied by the music of "Star Wars."
July 20-26: 24th annual Carroll College Gifted Institute, an in-residence program for gifted students entering 5th through 9th grades. For information, call 447-4354 or pick up application materials from Connie in room 120 O'Connell Hall Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
August 13: Alive at 5 at Carroll.
