September 11: Mass of the Holy Spirit for all members of the Carroll community, 7 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Helena.
September 16: 1st annual Carroll College American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter Golf Tournament, noon at Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. The 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. Download 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. 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. (Image left: madonna of austerities, 2009, by 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. December 2: Carroll Jazz Combo Fall Concert in the Carroll Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.
August 5, 2011 QuickNotes
SPOTLIGHT ON THE GROTTO Thanks to the financial support of a donor, the statue of the Madonna in the Grotto of the Blessed Virgin Mary facing Guadalupe Hall is now illuminated at night by a spotlight. Mary hovers on the rocks high above the upper right of the altar, and now she shines luminously against the darkness. The college extends a special thanks to Fr. Marc Lenneman, our college chaplain and director of Campus Ministry, for his work with the donor on this important and very symbolic campus improvement. A story on the Grotto, written by Carroll Professor Emeritus Hank Burgess, was published in the summer 2008 edition of Carroll Magazine (the one with Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen on the cover), which outlines the fascinating history of this iconic Carroll place of worship and reflection. AND SPEAKING OF MAGAZINES . . . The summer 2011 edition of Carroll Magazine is at the printer now, meaning readers will be soon receiving a hardcopy paper edition of this splendid publication. We won't give anything away, but this mag packs plenty of punch. For those who don't receive the magazine by mail, the whole thing will be available online for your enjoyment and emailing pleasure. Updates on the online magazine's splash on the Carroll website will be included in the next mailing of QNs two weeks from now. STUDENT NEWS In the News Carroll student Megan Rucka has spent this summer in Africa helping a local clinic screen for cervical cancer, and she says that her Carroll community health classroom work proved relevant to her African fieldwork. The BBC captured her in action in a recent video available online-Megan is the medical assistant who appears at 40 seconds and 1:11 into the film at: http://www.rockhopper.tv/the-health-show/programmes.aspx?programmeid=545 Events On Friday, September 16, the Carroll student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers will host its 1st annual Golf Tournament starting at noon on the lush Bill Roberts Golf Course in Helena. Registration is open right now! 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. Download 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. ALUMNI NEWS In the News The Rev. Jim "Hazy" Hazelton, class of 1949, who has served the Diocese of Helena's mission in Guatemala for 47 years, has announced his retirement this fall, when he will return to Montana. Fr. Kevin Christofferson, formerly the pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish in Frenchtown, Mont., will take over as the Guatemala mission's pastor. Hazy celebrated 50 years in the priesthood on May 27, 2011, capping off a sterling service career, which included the 1996 opening of the mission's La Asunción school, which now educates 500 junior and senior high students annually. Hazy Day, the annual mission fundraiser benefitting the school, will take place at the Cathedral of St. Helena on September 11, 2011, hosted by Hazy himself. Hazy Day features Guatemalan handcrafts and other items, with all sale proceeds and donations going toward tuition sponsorship for the mission students. (Hazy at the mission in photo above right and, at left, kneeling in the Cathedral of St. Helena at his 1964 blessing before embarking for Guatemala as a young priest) Jim Olson (photo right, standing center behind bike), class of 1963, is repeating his triumph of last summer by embarking on another two-day 200-mile legacy charity bike ride on August 22-23 on Idaho's Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes. During last year's ride, he raised $11,000 to benefit his favorite charity, L'Arche Spokane Community, which provides a loving environment for the developmentally disabled. Jim hopes to beat his fundraising of last summer and help the great people of L'Arche Spokane's Trinity House. Jim also recently received the Flame of Life Award from the PED (Prevention, Education and Development for Creative Aging) organization in Spokane for his lifetime of volunteer service. "I am richly blessed and credit much of my good fortune to my great Carroll College days," Jim says. To help Jim meet his fundraising goal during this summer's 200-mile bike trek, email Jim (the L'Arche Spokane fundraising chair) with your donation directly at imjimo@aol.com, or donate via the L'Arche Spokane website: http://www.larcheofspokane.org/upcomingevents.html Sara Farr, class of 2007, has been hired as the seventh grade teacher at St. Andrew School in Helena. She formerly taught grades 7 and 8 at North Middle School in Great Falls for three years and taught four years of summer sessions at the McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls. Medical oncologist Justin Thomas (photo left), class of 2001, is beginning his service to patients at Helena's St. Peter's Cancer Treatment Center this month. A Helena native, Dr. Thomas received his medical degree at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2006. He completed a medicine residency at the University of Utah and affiliated hospitals and an oncology fellowship at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. Sgt. Chris Rojo (photo right, standing at far left), class of 2010, is a Montana Army National Guard flight medic with Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment. Currently, he and his medical evacuation unit are now preparing to deploy to Iraq. A reality check story on their readiness is online at: http://www.first.army.mil/content.aspx?ContentID=643 In Memoriam Thomas Edward Twichel (photo left), class of 1957 and former Fighting Saint football player, of Helena, died on July 26, 2011. After Carroll, he furthered his education at Worsham Mortuary College in Chicago, where he started his lifetime career, which he began in 1960 when he went to work for Retz Funeral Home in Helena. In 1967, he and a partner purchased the funeral home, which they would sell in 1983. Tom remained very active in funeral service in Helena, serving the community up until the time of his death. Read more on his life at: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/thomas-edward-twichel/article_a266fb6c-b8df-11e0-9a7b-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1TzQ28y6J Pauline Hawley Haffey (photo right), class of 1964, of Missoula, Mont., died on July 22, 2011, from complications of multiple sclerosis. After graduating from Carroll, she earned her school librarian's certificate at the University of Montana and then worked in the Instructional Materials Center, a division of the Mansfield Library, and spent a good life raising her family. Read more on her life at: http://missoulian.com/news/local/obituaries/article_d23651b0-b611-11e0-bf00-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1TzU32mp7 FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS Dr. Richard Ortega (photo left), Carroll's vice president for Institutional Advancement, has accepted the position of vice president for University Advancement at Holy Names University in Oakland, Calif. Carroll President Tom Trebon has appointed longtime Carroll senior administrator Tom McCarvel to the position of interim vice president for Institutional Advancement and Community Relations, effective September 1. In this position, McCarvel will oversee all of the college's advancement efforts, including alumni relations and fundraising, while continuing to provide leadership for campus facilities and grounds, conference services and campus events, including advancing the campus master planning already underway. The college also recently announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Parker (photo right) as Carroll's associate dean for academic affairs, with plans for him to continue in this role for three years. Parker has served as an associate professor of mathematics at Carroll since 2000 and will continue teaching one course per semester during his tenure as associate dean. More details on these administrative transitions are online at: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php In the midst of its presidential search, Carroll College has launched an informative new website with information about the chief executive's job and ways to nominate and even apply. Check the website for full info here: http://www.carroll.edu/presidentialsearch/index.cc Dr. Gillian Glaes (photo left), who participated in a Fulbright German Studies Seminar this June in Berlin, Germany, and Brussels, Belgium, reports some of the high points of her adventure, including a visit to the STASI archives in Berlin. "This was part of our quest to understand German (re)unification and its affect on German national identity in relation to the question of immigration and ethnic diversity in Germany, which were the central topics of the seminar," Dr. Glaes explains. "While we were taking our tour, we met an Egyptian activist who was visiting the STASI archives in Berlin to learn what they did with secret files kept by the STASI (the East German secret police) after the fall of the Berlin Wall in November of 1989. One of my colleagues said to her in English ‘Congratulations on the revolution,' to which she responded (in English) ‘Thank you for staying out of it.' It was quite a moment for all of us, American, German, and Egyptian alike." In fact, it made such an impression on all of those present that there is now an article (in German) about the encounter at: http://www.bstu.bund.de/DE/BundesbeauftragteUndBehoerde/Aktuelles/11-06-20_aegypt-aktivist_fulbright.html?nn=1704304 Carroll's food service provider Sodexo has announced the hiring of a new executive chef, Chris Taggart. With 17 years of food service experience and an A.A.S Degree in Culinary Arts from Salt Lake Community College, Chris was able to obtain his Certified Culinarian Certification from the American Culinary Federation. He will also be obtaining his B.A.S. in restaurant and hospitality management by the end of October 2011. Chris comes to Carroll with his family from Arkansas. ATHLETICS In the News Bruce Parker (photo right) was named the Frontier Conference Athletic Director of the year. This makes him a finalist for the NAIA National Athletic Director of the Year award, an honor he received in 2005. Read more: http://helenair.com/sports/carroll-ad-bruce-parker-honored-by-league/article_018de998-be5d-11e0-8698-001cc4c002e0.html#ixzz1U5ZLlaFM Former Carroll College tight end Bubba Bartlett (photo left), class of 2011, has reached an agreement with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent. More on the story is online at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/newsitemview.php?id=15060 Carroll College offensive lineman Nick Petrusha was recently announced as a nominee for the 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the most prestigious off-field honor in college football. The award recognizes athletes for community involvement. He was nominated by Saints coach Mike Van Diest. More is online at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/newsitemview.php?id=15067 The NAIA recently ranked Carroll College Athletics webpages sixth out of the 300 colleges and universities reviewed. This is the second year in a row that the NAIA has ranked our webpages in the top ten. Schedule Student athletes have already begun returning to campus for another triumphant year, and the games are about to begin: Football: September 3: Season opener Saints football game at Rocky Mountain College, 1 p.m. September 10: Saints football home opener in Nelson Stadium; this is also Saints Childhood Cancer Awareness Day. Details TBA Soccer: August 13: Versus University of Montana in Missoula at 1 p.m. 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 18: New student orientation August 19: New student welcome ceremony at 9 a.m. in the PE Center; New student Welcome BBQ at 1 p.m. 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. (Image right: International Code Series: K, 1968, by Corita Kent, from the Missoula Art Museum Permanent Collection. Courtesy of Corita Art Center, Immaculate Heart Community, Los Angeles) More info is at: https://www.corita.org/ September 8: Marty Essen presents a talk on global warming, "Around the World in 90 Minutes," Campus Center Lounge. Free and open to the public. Essen's website is http://coolcreatureshotplanet.com/index.html and his op-ed in the Helena Independent Record on his subject matter is here: http://helenair.com/news/opinion/article_afe95e04-aabd-11e0-959a-001cc4c002e0.html