August 19, 2011 QuickNotes

REELING 'EM IN The catch of the day is a whole boatload of outstanding returning and new Saints students, all now on campus in time for Monday's first day of the 2011-2012 academic year. Since this morning's Welcome Ceremony for new students in the PE Center, the orientation and move-in process has continued, with a new student barbecue and other fun lighting up campus grounds today. Starting on Monday, we'll host Welcome Week for students, with activities and entertainment daily. The news media has had its all-seeing eyes trained on campus during these exciting past few days, and you can check out the delightful TV reports on freshman orientation and much more at http://www.beartoothnbc.com/news/helena/10212-freshman-arrive-at-carroll-college.html and at http://www.kxlh.com/news/carroll-college-welcomes-new-students/ Keep posted on these student happenings by logging on to the Carroll website at http://www.carroll.edu/students/index.cc CARROLL'S GREEN MACHINE ROARS ON In the spirit of cost savings and our institutional commitment to sustainability, the 2011/2012 Carroll College Catalog will no longer be a printed paper document and is all online at: http://www.carroll.edu/academics/catalog/index.cc.  It's easy to use and navigate-check it out! And, in more green news-this time on the "buy local" front-our campus food service provider Sodexo has instituted its Better Tomorrow Plan (http://www.carrolldining.com/sustainability/index.html) and as part of it has taken reps out in the field to tour the Wheat Montana Organic Wheat Field and bakery. As a result, Sodexo will be using Wheat Montana flour in Sodexo's homemade pizza dough offered on campus. Sodexo has also switched to using some Wheat Montana breads and buns, plus the Wheat Montana 7-Grain Hot Cereal will be worked into the menu at the Campus Center STAC. THE OTHER FIGHTING SAINTS If you haven't already received the hardcopy by mail, the summer 2011 edition of Carroll Magazine is online now at http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/magazine/ Check out the Carroll history feature on Smokers boxing, along with great alumni profiles in courage from Alaska to Broadway, a "racy" story on our track and field stars and much more! SCHOOL'S JUST STARTING AND WE'RE ALREADY TEED OFF Registration is open now for the Friday, September 16, Carroll student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1st annual Golf Tournament starting at noon on the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. This event will raise funds for the ASCE student chapter's various community service activities and professional projects, including participation in the annual concrete canoe competition to be held next year at the Northwest Regional Conference site, Seattle University; and engineering outreach at elementary through high schools in Montana; leadership training; and more. To get in on all this action for a great cause, download your golf tourney forms at http://www.carroll.edu/academics/engineering/. Entry is $80 per person or $320 per 4-person team. Please contact our ASCE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor Gary Fischer, PE, at 406-447-4571 or gfischer@carroll.edu with any questions.  Businesses can also show their support for Carroll ASCE by becoming a course Hole Sponsor for $150, which will include advertisement of business logos on the putting green of your choice-contact Professor Fischer to secure your sponsorship. (Photo left: Professor Fischer and Carroll ASCE canoe crew). STUDENT NEWS Auditions for the Carroll Theatre Department's first production of the year, The Women of Lockerbie, take place next Wednesday and Thursday, August 24 and 25, in the Carroll Theatre (Old North, St. Charles Hall) at 7 p.m. nightly. The play will premiere in October, with two weeks of shows. For more info, contact Theatre Director Chuck Driscoll at cdriscol@carroll.edu or 447-4309. ALUMNI NEWS In the News Robert E. Waska, Sr. (photo left), class of 1950, reports that as a retired diplomat and an ambassador with 38 years of service, he remains very active giving recruiting talks for the Foreign Service in northern California and also serves on city and church boards in and around his home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Recently, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer appointed Tim Reardon (photo right), class of 1970 and the Montana Transportation Department's chief legal counsel, to succeed State Transportation Director Jim Lynch, who had resigned. Reardon will serve in his new role for the remainder of the administration, which ends in early January 2013. Reardon, raised in Anaconda, has been chief legal counsel for the Transportation Department since mid-1994. He previously was appointed state workers' compensation judge by Gov. Ted Schwinden in 1981 and served in that post for more than a decade. Reardon also previously worked as an attorney in the division of workers' compensation and for the Department of Public Health and Human Services. He earned his law degree from the University of Montana. Kelley Cosgrove, class of 1986, formerly a Carroll Office for Advancement staff member cultivating Annual Fund gifts to IMPACT, is now a professional mentor with the Student Support Services program at Sheridan College in Sheridan, Wyo. St. Peter's Hospital in Helena reports that four of its new physicians are Carroll alumni. Here are details: Alissa Abentroth, M.D., class of 1995, is with St. Peter's Medical Group and is a board-certified general surgeon.  Dr. Abentroth comes to Helena from California where she worked for Kaiser Permanente. In 2000, she earned her medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine and completed an internship and residency at Hospital of St. Raphael, affiliated with Yale University in New Haven, Conn. In addition to her Carroll biology degree, she completed international clerkships in Kikuyu, Kenya, and Belfast, Northern Ireland.  She is married and has two young children. Andrew Gilbert, M.D., class of 1999, also with St. Peter's Medical Group, came to Helena from St. Mary's Hospital in Cottonwood, Idaho, where he practiced family medicine and served as a chief medical officer.  He was also a clinical instructor for the University of Washington School of Medicine.  Dr. Gilbert earned his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2003 then completed a family medicine residency in Boise. His biology degree at Carroll netted additional results: he is married to Katie McCarvel, class of 2000, and they have two sons: John, 3, and Matt, 1. Jonathan Griffin (photo left), M.D., class of 2002, with St. Peter's Medical Group, moved to Helena from Star, Idaho.  He earned his medical degree in 2008 and a master's in health administration in 2006, both from the University of Washington School of Medicine, then completed a family medicine residency in Boise. He and his wife have three sons. Justin Thomas (photo right), M.D., class of 2001, of St. Peter's Cancer Treatment Center, is an oncologist who relocated to Helena from Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2006 and completed a medicine residency at the University of Utah and affiliated hospitals, plus an oncology fellowship at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. He is married and has two young children. This past Thursday, August 18, Alex "Papu" Rincon, Jr., class of 2004, founder of Helena clothing store four0six, had lunch with President Obama while being honored as one of 11 Champions of Change. Papu and the other young entrepreneurs honored shared their success stories and discussed how to encourage and inspire young people to start their own companies. It was broadcast on White House Live (http://www.whitehouse.gov/live), which maintains an archive of its covered events. Highlights of the "show" included a speaker accidentally kicking over the American flag and Papu saving the day by rescuing Old Glory before it hit turf. Papu also mentioned his alma mater and his Carroll business education and discussed the social purpose of good businesses, including his practice of manufacturing his apparel in Montana instead of bulking up his profits by shipping those manufacturing jobs overseas. Earlier this summer, Papu received the Montana Small Business Association's Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, with his Carroll business professors Beth Wilson and Belle Marie cheering him on. (Photo above left: Papu, right, with proud papa, Carroll Assistant Professor of Spanish Alex Rincon) On Wednesday, August 17, Whitney Call, class of 2008, was interviewed on wsRadio-Studio B's "The Dog Stop" show presented by Bark Busters. On the program, Whitney discussed her experiences at Carroll College's Human Animal Bond program, now transformed to our new Anthrozoology major. Isaac Marble (photo right), class of 2011, was recently in the news for his endeavors making low-budget movies in Montana. Marble is now producing his second film to be shot locally, Crimson Winter, which wrapped up in May. His first independent film, My Favorite Movie, was a coming-of-age comedy involving college students, with acting by actual Carroll students. He and fellow Carroll alum Martin Rogers, class of 2010, developed the script and started fund-raising, with Favorite Movie completion planned this month. Details are in the can at bit.ly/qXrFZc In Memoriam Martin Joseph "Joe" Sullivan (photo left), who attended Carroll in 1940-42, died on July 29, 2011, in Lynnwood, Wash. He was drafted into the Army in May 1943 and, knowing his poor eyesight would make him ineligible, he memorized the eye chart while waiting in line and passed the test, ending up in the Army Specialist Training Program and ultimately serving with a mortar crew in France and Germany in the 71st Infantry Regiment, 44th Division. He received the Purple Heart and Combat Infantry Badge. After his discharge in 1946, he attended the University of Montana and in 1952 started as a bookkeeper for Thompson Falls Lumber Co., which became the Pack River Lumber Co. and then W-I Forest Products. He retired in 1989 as office manager. For more on his life, read: http://bit.ly/qkkJBi FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS The community is warmly invited to attend a reception to congratulate and bid farewell to Dr. Richard Ortega (photo right), our vice president for Advancement, who is moving on to a new post as vice president for University Advancement at Holy Names University in Oakland, Calif. The reception next Tuesday, August 23, will occur in the Fortin Science Center Scola from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Professor of Engineering Willis D. Weight, PhD, PE, recently returned from presenting a one-hour seminar at the "V International Seminar of Characterization and Remediation for Hydrocarbons Impacted Sites" conference in Mexico City, Mexico, held on July 25-30. He says, "PEMEX Oil, Mexico's national oil company, has over 14,000 employees handling facilities related to oil distribution, pipelines, refineries, gas stations, etc.  They have a group of about 80 to 100 professionals, scientists, and engineers trained in responding to spills, leaking tanks and so on that collect data to characterize these sites to develop remediation strategies.  Each year, they bring in experts from the US, Canada, and Europe to assist with training, and they video all presentations and provide translators for everyone involved. It was a privilege to be invited and represent Carroll at this event." He adds that his level of Spanish fluency was helpful in engaging in conversations regarding specific questions about groundwater. In early August, Associate Professor of Mathematics Holly Zullo (photo left) presented two talks at the summer Mathematical Association of America meetings in Lexington, Ky.: "Building a Lively Mathematics Program," an invited talk at a panel session on recruiting and retaining mathematics majors, and "Understanding Classroom Voting," a contributed talk. Admission Counselor Carrie Lutkehus recently resigned from her position in Carroll's Admission Office, and she will be missed in our recruitment drive and in the Student Ambassador program, where she served over the past three years.  Carroll's Admission Office in June hired two admission counselors, who are now primed and hard on the job. Liz Dellwo, who holds a master's in public administration earned last in May and who has worked as a team leader for Montana State University's Campus Corps (AmeriCorps), will work with students in northwest Montana and Idaho. Rose Beltrone graduated last spring from Pacific University with degrees in economics and theatre.  She has worked with the "Make-A-Wish" foundation in Portland and served as a transfer coordinator at Pacific.  Her recruitment territory will include eastern and central Montana as well as Colorado and Utah.  CAMPUS MINISTRY Sociology Professor Emeritus Fr. Jerry Lowney will celebrate Mass at noon in Borromeo Hall's St. Charles Chapel Monday through Friday. All students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend this weekend's Sunday Night Mass at 8 p.m. in the Campus Center main lounge, celebrated by Fr. Marc Lenneman, our chaplain and Campus Ministry director. For all Campus Ministry news, including sacraments information, homilies and discussions of Catholic social justice issues, check out http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/ ATHLETICS In the News Carroll College has been named one of five NAIA schools to receive GCAA All-Academic Team recognition. Schools must submit team GPAs of 3.00 or higher to be awarded the recognition. Events Carroll Athletics is proud to bring the community a September 10 first home football game "Go for the Gold" celebration to raise awareness for childhood cancer. On the field, the Fighting Saints will be taking on the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers at 1 p.m. while all Saints present will collectively battle our common enemy. At the game, Carroll will be passing out 1,000 ribbons for the first thousand fans through the gates. A raffle, silent auction and "pass the hat" will occur during the game, and prizes, Irish dancing, scavenger hunts and more will complete the fun. All money raised will be kept in the community to help families who have a child fighting cancer and will support the new St. Peter's Hospital Cancer Treatment Center, which has cared for many Helena kids. Donations will also go to the Tim Daem Endowment for pediatric cancer patients. On TV As part of the new media package with the Frontier Conference brought to fans by Lyon Productions, the Frontier Conference will have five football games broadcast live on TV via local CW networks statewide (and on the internet through Lyon Productions) this fall, and Carroll tops the schedule. One of those five games will be the September 24 Saints game versus Montana Tech, followed by Carroll versus MSU Northern on October 1. The fourth game on the TV schedule is set for October 15, when Rocky Mountain College visits Carroll for Homecoming, and the final telecast will be October 29, when the Saints travel to UM-Western in Dillon. Schedule Football: September 3: Season opener Saints football game at Rocky Mountain College, 1 p.m. September 10: Saints football home opener in Nelson Stadium and Saints "Go for the Gold" Childhood Cancer Awareness Day, 1 p.m. Soccer: August 23: Home game versus Eastern Oregon University at 4 p.m.  Volleyball: August 19-20: Carroll/University of Great Falls Tournament-check the Carroll website for details at http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/index.cc COMING EVENTS August 21: Carroll student Job Fair from noon to 1 p.m. in the upstairs lobby of the Campus Center. August 22: First day of classes. 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. This exhibit made possible by the support of the Myrna Loy Grants to Artists Program. More info is at: https://www.corita.org/ September 1: Terry Miles speaks on "A Decade of Dust and Disease: A Lingering Legacy of 9/11" at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. More details TBA. September 8: Marty Essen presents a talk on global warming, "Around the World in 90 Minutes," Carroll College Campus Center, 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. Essen's website is http://coolcreatureshotplanet.com/index.html  and his show features interesting facts, humorous stories, and the best of thousands of photos he took while traveling the world for his book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents. It's the type of show where the audience has fun laughing at the stories, oohing and aahing at the photos, and then, when it's all done, realizing just how much they've learned. September 9: Carroll ROTC Open House and Ice Cream Social, 2-5 p.m., with a meet and greet of our ROTC cadets and cadre, at the ROTC House just south of Trinity Hall. Free and open to all. September 11: Mass of the Holy Spirit for all members of the Carroll community, 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Helena. September 19: Carroll College and NAMI present "Recovery from Schizophrenia," a talk by Frederick J. Frese, Ph.D., at 7 p.m. in Carroll's Campus Center. Free and open to the public. Dr. Frese is a psychologist who has specialized in the area of schizophrenia for over forty years. Diagnosed with the condition when he was a young Marine Corps officer, he has worked tirelessly as a practitioner and advocate for consumers and their families. Dr. Mike Hogan, chair of the president's New Freedom Commission that is revolutionizing the delivery of mental health services in the United States, has called Fred "a national treasure." A prolific writer and outstanding speaker, revered both for his sense of humor and his remarkable ability to translate research and public policy into usable information, Dr. Frese is often quoted, and sometimes misquoted. Dr. Frese was a panelist on PBS's Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness that aired in October 2009. October: Carroll Theatre Dept. presents The Women of Lockerbie, a contemporary drama by Deborah Brevoort directed by Carroll Theatre alumna Julia Porter (class of 2005), in the Carroll Theatre. October 14-17: Homecoming October 10-December 9: 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/ October 27-November 12: Carroll Theatre Dept. presents: A Little Night Music, a musical with book by Hugh Wheeler, music/lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, based on Ingmar Bergman's film and co-produced with the Helena Theatre Company, directed by Carroll Director of Improv Michael McNeilly. At Myrna Loy Center in Helena. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. on October 27-29 and November 9-12; a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee plays on October 30. November 4: Carroll College President's Dinner, Campus Center, 5:30 p.m. with social hour followed by the meal and program celebrating the college's loyal friends and sustaining benefactors. December 2: Carroll Jazz Combo Fall Concert in the Carroll Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.