August 26, 2011 QuickNotes

A DECADE OF DUST AND DISEASE On Thursday, September 1, Carroll College invites everyone to a free lecture in commemoration of Patriot Day with, "A Decade of Dust and Disease: A Lingering Legacy of 9/11," by guest speaker Terry Miles (photo right). Miles is the executive director of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's World Trade Center Environmental Healthcare Center. The center provides free assessment and treatment of 9/11-related diseases and conditions. Miles will speak at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Carroll Campus Center. It is free and open to the public. In his talk, Miles will discuss known health effects related to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including the latest research and the existing healthcare programs for firefighters, other responders and people in the community who lived, worked or attended school in the World Trade Center area. "Ten years later, the terror continues in the guise of known illnesses requiring life-long care and treatment, and also emerging life-threatening conditions yet to be fully understood," he adds. During his appearance at Carroll, Miles will also offer a brief personal pictorial of the 9/11 Memorial currently under construction. CORITA BONITA Now through the end of September, the Carroll Art Gallery (St. Charles Hall) welcomes everyone to view its first 2011-2012 exhibit, "CORITA," featuring works by Corita Kent, a member of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Community. The display is multimedia, with original serigraphs, posters, and videos. Corita Kent, also known as Sister Mary Corita, gained international fame for her vibrant serigraphs during the 1960s and 1970s. She ran the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College until 1968, when she left the order and moved to Boston. Corita's art reflects her spirituality, commitment to social justice, hope for peace, and delight in the world that takes place all around us. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays, and is always free of charge. This Carroll exhibit is made possible through the support of the Myrna Loy Grants to Artists Program. More info on Corita Kent's art is at: https://www.corita.org/ THE ONLY DAY OUR ENGINEERS ARE UNDER PAR Registration is open now for the Friday, September 16, Carroll student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers 1st annual Golf Tournament fundraiser, starting at noon on the Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. This event will support the Carroll 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 the tourney, the fun and the cause, fill out the form online 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. PAPER, PEN, PASSPORT  Carroll's Education Abroad Office is hosting a series of study abroad informational sessions for students to learn more about going out-of-country to attend college for a semester, summer or year. Sessions are September 6, October 11 and November 1, all at 12:30 p.m. in St. Charles Hall, room 14. Register in advance by contacting Assistant Director of Education Abroad Shannon Ackeret at sackeret@carroll.edu with your name, major, contact info and preferred session (sign-up sheets are also on the door of St. Charles, room 14). STUDENT NEWS Tonight, August 26, we've got some slick and enchanting entertainment planned, with the 6th annual Slip 'N Slide and Barbecue Extravaganza on Guadalupe Hall hill from 4 to 7 p.m. Then, at 8, head over to the Campus Center for a free show starring magician/illusionist Nate Staniforth (photo left). This featured act was voted top Small Venue Performer 2011 by Campus Activities Magazine. Meanwhile, this weekend is also the New Student Hiking Trip in the Tobacco Roots. It's all part of Welcome Week at Carroll-for more, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/students/index.cc ALUMNI NEWS Events Full Homecoming schedules for all events are now online: get into the action today by logging on to http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/homecoming.cc Next Saturday, September 3, in Billings, Carroll alumni and friends are cordially invited to the tailgate and game as the Fighting Saints open their 2011-2012 season with a showdown against the Rocky Mountain College Battlin' Bears. The tailgate starts at 11 a.m. on the east side of the field/north end of the parking lot, with brats provided (please bring a salad or dessert to share). Bring your own beverages, but please respect Rocky's dry campus policy. Kickoff is 1 p.m. In the News Community Medical Center and Community Physician Group in Missoula has announced the addition of Dr. David W. Lechner, class of 1984, as president of Community Physician Group. Lechner comes to Missoula from St. Peter's Medical Group in Helena, where he served as president since 2008. After Carroll, Dr. Lechner earned his M.D. at the University of Washington School of Medicine, performed his residency in family medicine in Spokane and became board certified in family medicine. He has been involved in professional and community organizations, including the American Academy of Family Physicians, Montana Academy of Family Physicians, Montana Medical Association, American College of Physician Executives, Diplomat Board of Medical Examiners-Family Practice, Trout Unlimited-Life Member, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Tom McGree, class of 2000, has been added to the staff at Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co. in Helena as the new director of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). The ERM department works with businesses to identify, evaluate and control risk using an array of resources and methods. McGree holds an MBA from Gonzaga University. He is also a member of the Montana Ambassadors (Helena Chapter VP), the AICPCU (American Institute of Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters) and is an alumnus of Leadership Montana. Last Thursday, August 18, Alex "Papu" Rincon, Jr. (photo left), class of 2004, founder of Helena clothing store four0six, spoke during a ceremony honoring him and a handful of other young business pioneers named Champions of Change. The video of his appearance is online at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTF9urm9nMU (the entrepreneurs get to speak around 40 minutes into the presentation-scan forward for the good stuff: Papu is seated third from the left in the movie). A news story in the Helena Independent Record recounts details of Papu's selection and his mission to change how business does business: http://helenair.com/business/local-entrepreneur-talks-at-white-house/article_e6bc7b14-ca25-11e0-8ac9-001cc4c002e0.html FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS Events The IMPACT Faculty/Staff Campaign kicks off this year on September 29, with Computer Science and Math Professor Phil Rose and Registrar Cathy Day serving as co-chairs.  Beginning in 2008, this campaign transformed from a mail-only request for support to a peer-to-peer activity gleaning heavy-duty results, all to build student scholarships at Carroll. Approximately 40 of our employees volunteer each year to contact five of their Carroll colleagues during the month-long campaign. Faculty and staff are warmly invited to participate again this year as volunteers-please contact our co-chairs to get involved. The campaign concludes with a celebration at St. Albert's Hall on October 28. Faculty and staff support for our students, encompassing almost every employee at the college, proves that the Carroll community leads the way in sacrificing time and treasure to invest in the future. In the News Professor of History Robert Swartout (photo left) was recently featured in a news story recounting the adventures of Oregon pioneer, attorney and diplomat Owen Nickerson Denny, whose influence in the Far East in the late 19th century made him a celebrity, especially in Asia. In the news story, Dr. Swartout recounts his first acquaintance with Denny: while working at the Oregon History Center in the 1970s and having never heard of Denny, young Swartout found a small book entitled Chinese Pheasants, Oregon Pioneers and thought the title said "peasants." Finding the book was just about birds, he stumbled on Denny's history several pages in and became intrigued, resulting in Swartout penning two books:  Mandarins, Gunboats, and Power Politics: Owen Nickerson Denny and the International Rivalries in Korea (University of Hawaii, 1980) and An American Adviser in Late Yi Korea: The Letters of Owen Nickerson Denny (University of Alabama Press, 1984). Flit over to the whole nest of details on Denny at: http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2011/08/oregon_pioneer_owen_nickerson.html Professor of Engineering Willis Weight was interviewed in a TV news story about the East Coast earthquake this week, and his comments brought the event close to home with discussion of the Helena temblors of 1935 (which damaged even the stalwart St. Charles Hall).  Diagnosis: we're due for one! Brace yourself for details at: http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Helena-Earthquake-Possibilities-128351983.html CAMPUS MINISTRY Sociology Professor Emeritus Fr. Jerry Lowney celebrates Mass at noon in Borromeo Hall's St. Charles Chapel Monday through Friday. All are welcome to attend the ever-popular Sunday Night Mass at 8 p.m. in the Campus Center main lounge, celebrated by Fr. Marc Lenneman, our chaplain and Campus Ministry director. Other Mass times and dates throughout the week, including services and sacraments in Guadalupe and St. Charles Halls, are listed at: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/worship/mass.cc For all Campus Ministry news, including retreat info, homilies and discussions of Catholic social justice issues, check out: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/ ATHLETICS 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. Upcoming Game Schedule Football: TODAY (August 26): Saints Scrimmage, 4:30 p.m. in Nelson Stadium. Free and open to everyone. 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. Volleyball: August 26-27: College of Southern Idaho Tournament, Twin Falls, ID For more info and other scheduled games for all teams, go to http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/index.cc COMING EVENTS Ongoing to 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 of Mary Community. This exhibit is made possible by the support of the Myrna Loy Grants to Artists Program. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays. More info is at: https://www.corita.org/ September 7: Dr. Kelly Cline (photo right) presents "Before Stonehenge:  Ancient Astronomy in Britain" at 7 p.m. in the Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. Free. Thousands of years ago, ancient people living in Britain and Ireland created amazing stone monuments, and many of these are aligned to astronomical events.  Although Stonehenge is the most famous, there are many others and some predate it. At Newgrange, in Ireland, once a year on the winter solstice the sun shines through a long passageway to light up a chamber in the center of a burial mound.  At Callanish in Scotland is a long avenue of giant standing stones which point toward where the full moon sets in midsummer.  How did ancient peoples build these monuments?  Why was astronomy important to them?  In this public lecture, Dr. Cline will lead his audience on an exploration of these issues, with firsthand accounts of visiting monument sites during his sabbatical last year. 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: Hazy Day at the Cathedral of St. Helena, a fundraiser for the Catholic Diocese of Helena's mission in Guatemala, lower level of the Cathedral, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Named in honor of  Father Jim Hazelton (photo left), class of 1949, now celebrating his 47th and final year of service to the mission, the event features a "Guatemalan Market" of handmade Guatemalan clothing and craft items, original artwork, prints, fresh flowers and plants, children's toys and games, and beautiful religious items. An old-fashioned ice cream social will also be open throughout the day. Information about the mission itself will be on display and Father Hazelton will be in attendance. For further information about the event, or to donate money or saleable merchandise to Hazy Day, please call the Saint Helena Parish office at 442-5825 or Jacqueline McKenna at 442-2751. September 11: Mass of the Holy Spirit for all members of the Carroll community, 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Helena. September 15: Home Ground Radio and Carroll College host a public forum, "Whose Hospital?: St. Peter's and the Role of Hospitals in Montana's Communities" from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Carroll Campus Center. Moderated by Home Ground's Brian Kahn. A panel of speakers and audience questions will explore the unique role and responsibilities of Montana hospitals through an in-depth and balanced discussion of controversies surrounding St. Pete's Hospital of Helena. The recorded forum will result in a later one-hour Home Ground broadcast on Yellowstone Public Radio and Montana Public Radio statewide. 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 Frese "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, Frese was a panelist on PBS's Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness that aired in October 2009. October 13-23: 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. All performances in the Carroll Theatre (Old North, St. Charles Hall. Dates are October 13-15 and 20-22 at 7:30 p.m., with 3 p.m. matinees on October 16 and 23. October 14-17: Homecoming. For all info, to to: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/homecoming.cc 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 20: Dr. Kelly Cline presents "Creating Black Holes in the Lab" at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. Free. 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 1: Dr. Kelly Cline presents "Is Pluto a Planet?" at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. Free. December 1: Carroll Jazz Combo Fall Concert in the Carroll Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.