CARROLL'S ANSWER TO THE ROYAL WEDDING
We have our own big day of pomp and glory coming up in just a week: Carroll's 101st Commencement is Saturday, May 7, with the graduation ceremony in the Carroll PE Center. Commencement weekend also brings us plenty of other events, such as Baccalaureate Mass, the unveiling of new alumni bricks, recognition of our Golden Grads and much, much more. Nice weather and plenty to be thankful for: what more could you want? (Well, maybe more fashionable gowns and hats!) All the details will be revealed in next week's Graduation Edition of QNs! BACK TO OUR ROOTS At today's Arbor Day celebration at 1 p.m. in front of the Campus Center, everyone can join the fun as Carroll celebrates the unique honor of being the first Tree Campus USA in Montana. To mark the occasion, we will plant a box elder maple, with Saints mascot Halo and state dignitaries on hand to give their blessings. Songs by students from Mrs. Barta's third grade Broadwater Elementary class and more festivity will be on tap before everyone boughs out and leaves. For the full ramifications, read: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=14777 As our new tree starts soaking up carbon dioxide, our good works for the planet continue tomorrow (Saturday, April 30), with Sodexo (Carroll's food service partner) hosting a Helena clean-up day, with students, faculty and staff welcome to participate starting at 9 a.m. with a free hot breakfast. Work the morning and be back to campus by 1 p.m. At 5 p.m., Sodexo will host a campus picnic BBQ-all Carroll students and employees are welcome to eat gratis if they bring a valid college ID (cost for guests is $8). Sodexo still needs volunteers, so pitch in by contacting Logan McLean at lmclean@carroll.edu or 447-5196. Volunteers are also needed to help grill at the BBQ. Everyone participating in clean-up day gets FREE of charge: a t-shirt, lunch, agua, yummy BBQ, entry into a prize drawing and rides to all areas where the work is happening around town. FINALS WEEK: THE MUSICAL Rejuvenate the exam-beleaguered soul with two imminent music events. This Sunday, May 1, everyone is invited to Carroll's Department of Fine Arts free concert of choral music at 4 p.m. at the St. Mary Catholic Community in Helena (1700 Missoula Ave.). Hear a wide variety of musical selections sung by the Carroll College Choir and the Carroll College Chamber Choir, both directed by Associate Professor of Music Robert Psurny. The concert will feature both sacred and secular works, and pieces sung in English, Latin, Serbian, and Swahili. For more, read: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=14778 Also free and open to everyone is next Wednesday's (May 4) Carroll Jazz Combo performance in the Campus Center from 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. This will be the Jazz Combo's Final Exam performance, including new works and some of the band's favorites from previous semesters. ANOTHER 25K FOR THE KIDS Carroll's Up 'Til Dawn fund-raising effort for St. Jude has reached its $25,000 goal. Co-directors of this year's effort were Carroll nursing majors Bethany Flohr and Leigha Hopkins, and they send their thanks to all who helped in writing fund-raiser letters, donated to the rummage sale, and helped the cause in so many ways this academic year. All proceeds go to assist St. Jude in providing medical care for children and in conducting life-saving medical research to cure cancer. Carroll students are nearing the $200,000 mark for St. Jude donations raised in the four years since Up 'Til Dawn began at Carroll as a student-initiated, student-run endeavor. JESUS CALLED: HE WANTS YOU TO BE A SAINT This summer, Carroll College is joining 12 local churches to support up to four homeless families for four weeks each by offering temporary housing and home-cooked meals. It's called Family Promise of Greater Helena, part of a national program operating in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Anyone wanting to volunteer to make an evening meal for 3-4 families (around 14 people) for one night or a whole week can contact Colleen Dunne in Carroll Campus Ministry at 406-447-4333. So far, half of the available meal nights have been spoken for by eager Carroll volunteers, but meal providers are needed for these dates: June: 28-30 July: 1-4, 6, 8-9, and 27-30 STUDENT NEWS Today in the Performing Arts Center, our campus political humorists take the stage to present the 23rd annual Political Science Senior Skit, entitled, Fractured Fairy Tales. It's free admission starting at 4 p.m. Students in Carroll's healthcare reform course and their profs (including Dr. Brian Matz, photo right) got some great coverage in advance of this week's forum, "Healthcare Reform: What? Why? Where to?" held at the public library on Wednesday night. A packed crowd of around 150 were in attendance, and now the students in the course have been asked by Montana's US senators and other public officials to bring their knowledge to a wider audience. For the advance press on Carroll's healthcare experts, see: http://helenair.com/news/local/article_b8b8c148-6fbf-11e0-9c4c-001cc4c002e0.html Carroll senior history for secondary education major Briana Osbon was accepted to the 2011 Seminar for Advanced Undergraduate, M.A., and Early Ph.D. Students at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. The seminar will provide an introduction to Holocaust studies and an opportunity to work directly with the museum's collections. A superb feature on Carroll junior Rachael DeMarce (photo left), her Native American heritage and her imminent Freedom Ride with PBS's American Experience was published in the Easter Sunday edition of the Helena Independent Record. Hop on the bus for more details at: http://helenair.com/news/article_757485ea-6e32-11e0-9b0d-001cc4c03286.html For your exam-week enjoyment, Sodexo and the Carroll St. Thomas Aquinas Dining Hall will give students a Study Breaker Cram Jam Midnight Breakfast this Sunday, May 1, from 10 to 11:30 p.m. Keep the midnight oil burning with a late (or early) breakfast, plus brainfood like mini corndogs and eggrolls. ALUMNI NEWS In the News Kay Antonietti, nursing class of 1952, was recently in the news commenting on the new book on nursing written by her nurse daughter. Kay is a registered nurse whose career included teaching Lamaze classes and working at Shodair and the Family Health Care Clinic in Helena. She said in the news story, "I've loved every job I've ever had." Kay loved the work so much, she inspired her daughter/author to follow in her footsteps. (Photo right: Kay, left, with daughter Karen Buley) Read more at: http://helenair.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/article_88a4e552-708e-11e0-9643-001cc4c03286.html UFO investigator William Puckett (photo left), class of 1969, was recently in the news for checking into reports of flying saucers or plain old weird stuff in the sky. After graduating from Carroll, he earned a master's in atmospheric science from Colorado State University and worked 30 years for the government as a meteorologist before retiring in 2007. Based out of Seattle and focused mostly on sightings in the Pacific Northwest, he has been investigating UFO reports since the late 1970s. In recent years, he appeared in two episodes of UFO Hunters. Identify more details at: http://westernfrontonline.net/features/15-features/13359-close-encounters-ufo-investigators-discuss-possibilities-of-extraterrestrial-life Matt Elsaesser (photo right), class of 2002, recently wrote an Earth Day opinion column outlining the success of environmentally sustainable initiatives in Montana, plus Carroll's first crop of Green Honors students, ten in all this spring, who have worked to make campus more lean, green and fiscally responsible. Elsaesser is the executive director of the SAVE Foundation and a Helena City Commissioner. His ode to how our actions celebrate Earth Day every day is online at: http://helenair.com/news/article_751336e0-6ca3-11e0-9d4d-001cc4c03286.html Claire Brownell (photo left), class of 2003, is playing the role of Hero in her latest theatre appearance as a star of Much Ado About Nothing in her debut with Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticut's premier outdoor summer Shakespeare theater company. Claire's recent Broadway credits include Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps and the production's national tour. Read more at: http://ct.broadwayworld.com/article/Shakespeare-on-the-Sound-Announces-MUCH-ADO-Cast-and-Design-Team-20110420#ixzz1KqPavVT4 Tyler Emmert, class of 2006, has received his professional engineering designation. After graduating from Carroll's Civil Engineering program, he began work for Stahly Engineering & Associates Inc., where his project experience and areas of expertise include site development, structural engineering and water and wastewater system development. In addition to his work at Stahly Engineering, Emmert has served as the wide receivers coach for the Carroll Saints football team, which as a student he quarterbacked to four national championships. He and his wife, Amy (Thomas) Emmert, class of 2010, have two daughters, Kathryn and Madilyn (all in photo right). Class of 2010 graduates Lauren Jane Vogl and Eugene Francis Burke (photo left) are engaged to be married on June 10, 2011, at the Cathedral of St. Helena. She is employed by Shodair Hospital, while he works for Carroll College. In Memoriam Bertrand Thomas Jones (photo right), class of 1943, a longtime Butte, Mont., physician, died on April 20, 2011, in Modesto, Calif. After graduating from Carroll, he received his M.D. from St. Louis University Medical School in 1950. He served his country in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 and in the Air Force from 1977 to 1981. Dr. Jones practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Butte from 1951 until enlisting in the Air Force in 1977. For more on his life, read: http://www.mtstandard.com/news/local/obituaries/article_c57ded26-7083-11e0-8e4b-001cc4c002e0.html Sam A. Munson, class of 1951, died on April 18, 2011, in Nampa, Idaho. A Helena native, he served in the U.S. Naval Air during WWII from 1942 to 1945, then graduated with a Carroll economics degree before launching his career with Mountain States Telephone Co. in Butte, then in Billings as a Farmers Insurance Co. special claims representative. He was transferred to Glendive in 1957 and started his own independent adjustor's office, Pioneer Claims Service, in 1959. In 1968, he went to work at Bozeman's Farmers Insurance, with later moves to Havre and Great Falls before retiring in Nampa. For more on his life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/article_79300b30-6d6c-11e0-a9bb-001cc4c03286.html Mary Eileen Foehr, class of 1968, of Louisville, Colo., died on April 27, 2011. With her sociology degree from Carroll, she went on to a lifetime as a social worker in Colorado, California, Louisiana and Tennessee. In 1971, she attended Howard University, Washington, D.C., one of the few white women to enter the school at that time, and earned a master's in social work. Mary worked for the Boulder (Colo.) County Social Services, based in Longmont, until her retirement in 2009. For more on her life, read: http://www.journalpilot.com/articles/2011/04/27/obituaries/obits1.txt FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS Professor of Accounting, Business and Economics Belle Marie (photo right) was recently notified that her article, "Future of the BRICs," was accepted for publication in the June edition of the peer-reviewed Franklin Business & Law Review Journal. Dr. Brian J. Matz, assistant professor of theology, published an Easter reflection in last Sunday's Helena Independent Record. The full column is recapitulated at: http://helenair.com/news/opinion/article_a62f06a8-6e3a-11e0-817e-001cc4c03286.html At tonight's annual Carroll Employee Recognition Dinner, a host of long-serving staff and faculty will be honored, including a number of retiring members of the Carroll family. Those retiring include: Boilerman Wayne Hennessey, Telecommunications Specialist Patti Buerman, Custodian Dennis McWilliams, Professor of Education Rod Thronson and Professor of Philosophy Richard Lambert. Carroll Associate Director of Learning Technology Dan Case (photo left) is hosting a MoodleMoot (called Mountain MoodleMoot) on campus this June 1-3. A MoodleMoot is a gathering to discuss Moodle, an electronic learning platform (think online courses and virtual class materials). The conference at Carroll is already attracting colleges and school districts in Montana and beyond, plus registrants from Canada, Texas and North Dakota. The conference is also drawing top national speakers. On June 1, the event will feature hands-on training led by Michelle Moore of Remote-learner.net and June 2-3 will see presentations by speakers from Nebraska, Australia, Belgium, Idaho and Montana. Virtually everything you would want to know about the conference, and signing up, is online at: http://www.mountainmoot.com CAMPUS MINISTRY This Sunday, May 1, Bishop Thomas (photo left) will celebrate the Sacraments of Initiation for 12 students at 7 p.m. in the upper level of the Campus Center. All are invited to witness reception of the sacraments by: Taylor Janoe, Katie Hanson, Spencer Byl, Ardis VanMeerten, Caroline Schafer, Donald Phipps, Megan Holmes, Carly Culver, Jacob Winegart, Elizabeth Phillips, Tanner Markham and Ryan McCormick. Speaking of Bishop Thomas, the 10th bishop of the Diocese of Helena and Carroll class of 1972 graduate wrote an Easter opinion piece published in the Helena Independent Record online here: http://helenair.com/news/opinion/article_4949a81c-6e3a-11e0-808d-001cc4c03286.html The Carroll Campus Ministry website is outstanding, lively and informative at: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/ Campus Ministry also has a blog site with reflections about the most recent Headlights Service Immersion journey-see it at: http://carrollministry.wordpress.com/ And, you can "Like" Campus Ministry's Facebook site, too-keeping you updated on their latest adventures and upcoming service trips. ATHLETICS Carroll College is the winner of the Bandy Memorial All-Sports trophy for the 2010-2011 season. This is Carroll's second straight Bandy Award and ninth overall, the most by any school in the Frontier Conference. The Bandy Award is presented each year to the conference school that has accumulated the most points based on its league finish in football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, soccer, women's volleyball and men's and women's golf. This year, Carroll claimed conference titles in football, women's soccer, women's cross country and tied for the conference title in men's basketball. More details are bandied about here: : http://www.victorysportsnetwork.com/article.php?articleID=14177 In golf, Carroll's men's team finished second at the Frontier Conference Golf Championship on Tuesday in Missoula. Meanwhile, the Frontier Conference released the members of the All-Conference golf team this week and for the first time in school history Carroll placed athletes on the men's first team: juniors Jim Mee and Ben McIsaac each earned first team honors. Flag down more details at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/newsitemview.php?id=14829 Carroll College redshirt freshman track and field athlete Ben Cutler continued to impress last Saturday with wins in the 400-meter dash and long jump at the Springfest Collegiate Shootout in Pocatello, Idaho. For more on all our track and field results from last weekend, sprint to: http://helenair.com/sports/article_413cf916-6e3b-11e0-aef5-001cc4c03286.html Carroll Athletics complete coverage is online at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/index.cc COMING EVENTS Ongoing: Carroll's weekly Saints and Scholars show on Helena Civic TV, cable channel 11, is aired each Wednesday at 8 p.m., and at encore times throughout the week. Next Wednesday, tune in to hear Dr. Tom Trebon discuss his legacy and his vision for the final year of his presidency. Check the latest schedule and get online show streaming at: http://helenacivictv.org/ Ongoing: Sallyann Mulcahy, Carroll artist in residence and the director of Ballet Montana and Ballet Montana Academy, also in residence at Carroll, is offering for the first time an adult ballet class open to men and women of all ages. Classes take place each Monday from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. in the Arthur Vining Davis Dance Studio downstairs in the Campus Center. The class of both men and women of all ages is growing, but is still taking new members. For more information, contact Mulcahy at 447-5508 or email thelifedancer@gmail.com April 29: Last day of spring 2011 classes. April 29: Employee Recognition Dinner. RSVP to mcracicot@carroll.edu May 6: Carroll's Department of Military Science and Maj. Mark McGinley invite the public to the commissioning of Zackary Cashman, second lieutenant Oregon National Guard, Military Intelligence, and Miranda Mireles, second lieutenant Montana National Guard, Ordinance, at 4 p.m. in the Montana State Capitol Rotunda. May 7: Baccalaureate and Commencement May 11: Summer semester begins. Sessions I and II start on May 11, with Session I running for two weeks and Session II for three weeks. On June 6, Sessions III and IV start and will continue for four weeks and five weeks, respectively. May 11: Debut concert by duo group Diagenesis at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Cathedral, 511 North Park Avenue in Helena, featuring soprano Heather Barnes and cellist Jennifer Bewerse of Boston, Mass., performing a world-premiere song cycle by Carroll Music Professor and composer Dr. Lynn Petersen, with music set to the poetry of Ed Noonan, Carroll adjunct professor of Fine Arts and Myrna Loy Center executive director. Admission is a freewill offering at the door. July 27-29: Ballet Montana, in-residence at Carroll, presents its 17th summer season with The Inquisition of Don Miguel and Cuarteto Romantico. At the Myrna Loy Center in Helena, 8 p.m. July 24-30: The 27th annual Carroll College Gifted Institute in-residence program for gifted students entering 5th through 9th grades. To apply, contact Connie at extension 447-4365 or pick up application materials from her in 120 O'Connell Hall Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 22-September 30: The Carroll Art Gallery (St. Charles Hall) begins its 2011-2012 exhibit season with works by Corita Kent, a member of the Immaculate Heart Community. More info is at: https://www.corita.org/ October 17-December 4: The Carroll Art Gallery (St. Charles Hall) continues its exhibit series with paintings by religion scholar Lisa Sweet. More info is at: http://academic.evergreen.edu/s/sweetl/