LENT ME A TENOR
This weekend is the finale for Carroll Theatre’s production of the comic farce Lend Me a Tenor. Shows are TONIGHT through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., plus a Sunday 3 p.m. matinee. Carroll faculty and staff are admitted always free with one guest, and Carroll students get free admission on Sunday. Otherwise, general admission is $10, students/seniors $8. Call 447-4304 for tickets and information.
LEAP YEAR BUSINESS LEAP
Next Tuesday, February 28 (the eve of Leap Day 2012), Carroll’s Business Department Lecture Series brings us “The Leap into Business: Young Entrepreneur Program,” co-sponsored by the Small Business Administration, the University of Montana-Helena and Helena Young Professionals. The free, public event will include a roundtable discussion of strategies for starting your own business, taking place from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center’s lower level. It will be followed by a networking session from 5 to 7 p.m., where participants can enjoy refreshments and appetizers while meeting the young entrepreneur speakers and gaining some valuable insights.
Panelists will include John Steinhoff, CPA; Kevin McCutcheon (class of 2004), an insurance agent with Payne Financial; SCORE business advisor Chick Rolling; Dive Bakery entrepreneur Dave Gillette (class of 2005); and Valley Bank of Helena lender Luke Soper. The event is open to people of all ages seeking to launch their own ideas and be their own boss.
GET CANNED AT THE GAME
On Saturday, Feb. 25, Carroll College’s final regular-season basketball double-header at home will feature the Carroll Saints versus Montana Western. It’s also Let’s Can Hunger Night, where Carroll’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) will hold a food drive for Helena Food Share. Game-goers donating three cans of food at the event will receive half-price admission. Helena Food Share will have a truck at the PE Center to pick up donations and put them to immediate good use feeding local families. With a motto of “A Head for Business, A Heart for the World,” SIFE’s goal is to collect 5,000 pounds of nonperishable food items for Food Share this year during a series of events that have occurred since Carroll’s fall semester. The Feb. 25 Carroll basketball home game food drive is part of the Let’s Can Hunger Challenge, sponsored by Campbell’s Soup Company.
In other SIFE news, the club is cosponsoring a March 1 guest lecture on how employers can deal with troublemaking subordinates. Speaker Jim Nys of Personnel Plus will do the talking at 6 p.m. in the Campus Center’s lower level. Free and open to the Carroll community.
HONORING HANK
On Friday, March 16, the Carroll community of alumni, students and employees is invited to a reception to celebrate the completion of the Henry (Hank) Burgess Professorship in English. The reception will be held in the Fortin Science Center Scola from 4 to 6 p.m. The professorship was inspired by Carroll legend Professor Hank Burgess (photo right), class of 1951, who was a beloved English Department faculty member for nearly 40 years and doubled as founding head coach of the Carroll Smoker boxing program for a quarter of a century.
Dr. Jerry Berberet, class of 1963, established this professorship fund and provided a significant matching gift, which inspired other alumni and friends of Carroll to generously support this important initiative. We are proud that the fund has now exceeded the $100,000 necessary for an endowed professorship in Hank’s honor, supporting a Carroll English faculty member and the next generation of teaching excellence.
To attend, please RSVP by emailing rsvp@carroll.edu or calling Nona Keeler at 447-4491 by Monday, March 12.
TREE WISHES
Carroll College has again been recognized as a Tree Campus USA. Launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Tree Campus USA is a national program honoring colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. To obtain this distinction, Carroll met the five core standards for sustainable campus forestry required by Tree Campus USA, including establishment of a tree advisory committee, evidence of a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and the sponsorship of student service-learning projects. Our commitment to this environmental stewardship has been led by Carroll Grounds Director Gerald Landby. Arbor Day this year is April 27—details on our celebration TBA.
STUDENT NEWS
In the News
The documentary film Elevate, featuring Carroll student Byago Diouf, is sold online now through Amazon.com. The film documents the adventures of Byago and three other young men across two continents as they leave their native lands, master English, go through rites of passage like drivers ed and adapt to life as Muslims in Christian school. It also explains the journey Byago took that landed him here at Carroll. It’s available at http://www.amazon.com/Elevate-Amadou-Gallo-Fall/dp/B005TZFZMY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329930886&sr=8-1
Events
This is Parents Weekend on campus, with fun activities planned for visiting Carroll family members and tonight’s special guest comedian, Johnny Cardinale (photo right) performing in the upper level of the Campus Center at 7 p.m. A national touring act, Johnny Cardinale began his comedy career at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood, Calif., and has since gone on to perform at all major clubs in LA and across the US, write and direct a short film that screened at Cannes, and host Clean Shots on the Game Show Network. Check him out at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLwDBjkrfIc&feature=related
When mom and dad head home, the cops will be swooping in: on Monday, February 27, Reno 911! stars Carlos Alazraqui and Cedric Yarbrough (Officers Garcia and Jones in photo left) perform comedy in the Carroll Campus Center starting at 9 p.m. Just like the Cardinale show, it’s also free, courtesy of Carroll Student Activities and the ASCC Planning Board. Cedric has starred in many films including The 40 Year Old Virgin, Meet the Fockers and Get Smart, and the TV show The Boondocks. Carlos has done many recognizable voice overs such as Rocko from Rocko’s Modern Life, Mr. Weed from Family Guy, and the Taco Bell Chihuahua.
Awards
Before you head off for spring break, drop off your nomination of a hardworking fellow student for this year’s Raymond G. Hunthausen Award for Community Service. Nominations are due March 2. All Carroll students with a minimum of 2.0 grade point average are eligible. Nomination forms are available by clicking on the link near the top of the Carroll student life webpage (http://www.carroll.edu/students/) and also available in the Carroll College Career and Testing Services office (Borromeo Hall), or electronically from Rosie Walsh, the director of Carroll Career and Testing Services, at rwalsh@carroll.edu. Certificates will be presented to each recipient at the annual Honors Convocation in April.
For the latest student news and activities, go to www.carroll.edu/students
ALUMNI NEWS
Events
March 15: Bozeman Area Carroll Gathering, 5:30 p.m. at Aleworks, 611 E. Main in Bozeman (family friendly). Appetizers will be provided, no-host drinks. Contact Nicole Berg (class of 2003) to RSVP at: coliedawn@yahoo.com
March 31: Phoenix Area Carroll Gathering, 1 to 3 p.m. at the home of Dr. Gordon (class of 1960) & Marilyn Peters. Contact Kathy Ramirez alumni@carroll.edu to RSVP.
Travel
Come aboard for the Carroll Alumni & Friends Alaskan Cruise in July 2012 with new Carroll President Dr. Tom Evans and his family and our hosts, Carroll alumni Dr. Gerald and Pat Shields (both class of 1966). This is our new president’s first major alumni event and a great opportunity to get to know him, his wife Lisa and two young sons. The Shields duo has over 25 years of experience in Alaska, making them the ideal trip leaders.
Details: Set sail with us July 27, 2012, on the Celebrity Millennium 7-day cruise from Vancouver, BC, along the inside passage to Seward/Anchorage. The optional cruise tour (land extension) continues until August 9 from Anchorage to Talkeetna/Denali, concluding in Fairbanks. Celebrity offers 21 cabin options from economy inside staterooms to luxurious suites. Please reserve by March 1. For complete itinerary and more information visit http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/travel/index.cc or contact Kathy Ramirez in the Carroll Alumni Office kramirez@carroll.edu 406-447-5185.
In the News
Dr. Chad Swanson, class of 2000, welcomes the public to a February 29 Open House for his Helena Eye Clinic, 3116 Saddle Drive, Suite 3, in Helena. It’s from 4 to 7 p.m., and he’s offering 20 percent off frames and sunglasses.
Laurel Cifala, class of 2007, and Ellis Beckwith, class of 2008, are engaged to be married on June 30, 2012, in Bozeman. Laurel is a senior account executive at Edelman, a global public relations agency in Seattle. Ellis works as a design engineer at KPFF Consulting Engineers Special Projects Division. (Couple in photo left)
Erica Graham, class of 2008, and Garrett Scott, class of 2007, were married on July 23, 2011, at the Lakeside Ranch in Helena. Erica is employed by Revenue Cycle Partners in Billings, Mont. Garrett is employed by Yellowstone Bank in Billings. (Newlyweds in photo right)
In Memoriam
Paul Verdon (photo left), a Carroll Navy V-12 veteran alumnus during World War II, died on February 17, 2012, in Helena. He was editor and publisher of the Western News in Libby, Mont., from 1960 to 1979, where he chronicled the construction of the Libby Dam and its effects on the community. The Montana Press Association three times named the paper outstanding weekly in the state while Verdon was editor. After selling the paper in 1979, Verdon and his family moved to Helena and he was hired as a legislative researcher in 1980. He generally worked on issues concerning business, economic development, transportation and mineral taxation. In 1992, he retired from the council then spent seven months helping staff a commission appointed by Gov. Stan Stephens to fix problems in the state’s worker’s compensation system. He received about half his college education at Carroll and was exceedingly proud of his V-12 experience, chronicled in the spring 2007 edition of Carroll Magazine (where Paul’s photo and story appears on page 4). For many years, he joined other Carroll V-12 vets in building the Navy V-5/V-12 Program Scholarship for deserving Carroll students. For more on his life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/paul-verdon/article_ef25384c-5c59-11e1-8522-001871e3ce6c.html
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
In the News
This Saturday, Feb. 25, Carroll History Professor and History Department Chair Bob Swartout (photo right) will give a talk at the Holter Museum in Helena at 10 a.m., when he will discuss Montana’s once thriving Chinese communities. This event is part of the Holter’s Grasslands Series. Widely hailed as one of Montana’s preeminent living historians, Dr. Swartout has written seven books to date in East Asian relations and Montana history. He sits on the editorial board of Montana, The Magazine of Western History. Until 2008, he served as the Korean honorary consul to the state of Montana and teaches Montanan, American and East Asian history at Carroll.
On April 21, Humanities Montana will mark its 40th anniversary celebration by honoring six Helena-area residents as Humanities Heroes, and among them is Philosophy Professor/author/artist Barry Ferst. The ceremony will occur at Carroll College.
In Memoriam
William J.(Bill) Beaman (photo left), Col. USAR, a great friend of Carroll College and former faculty member, died on February 15, 2012. For 31 years, he served in the U.S. Army, rising to the rank of colonel and was stationed all over the world. A veteran of the Vietnam era and Operation Desert Storm, Bill was awarded the Legion of Merit for his service. He also excelled in the business world, including 28 years at D.A. Davidson and Company, where he rose to vice president/investment adviser who tripled the operating budget. He taught financial planning and investment analysis from 1972-1982 at both Carroll College and the College of Great Falls. By declaration of Gov. Brian Schweitzer, all flags on the property of the state of Montana were flown at half-staff this past Tuesday in Bill’s honor. For more on his life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/william-j-bill-beaman/article_7c2c2e9a-5ac9-11e1-b85c-001871e3ce6c.html
CAMPUS MINISTRY
Campus Ministry’s Catholicism Video Series during Lent will occur on Thursdays in Simperman Hall’s Wiegand Amphitheatre (room 101/202) at 12:45 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy the thought-provoking films and discussion. For more, check out: http://www.catholicismseries.com/
For all Campus Ministry news, Mass and sacraments schedules, homilies and much more, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/
ATHLETICS
This Saturday, Feb. 25, is the final regular-season basketball double-header at home, with Saints versus Montana Western. Women tip off at 5:30, the men at 7:30 in the PE Center. It’s also Senior Night and Let’s Can Hunger Night: bring nonperishable food to the game to support Carroll’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Food Drive for Helena Food Share. Three cans of donated food gets you half price admission. Helena Food Share will have a truck at the game to pick up donations, all of which will go to feed Helena’s hungry.
For all Athletics news and game schedules, visit www.carroll.edu/athletics
COMING EVENTS
February 24-25: Parents Weekend, sponsored by the Associated Students of Carroll College, with Parent Appreciation Lunch, entertainment, campus tours, basketball game night, a Mass and more.
March 5-9: Spring Break.
March 13: Film submissions due for the 2012 Charlie’s Film Festival. Each film should be 20 minutes max—for more details, check the helpful video at: http://youtu.be/ySLe10Dtug4
March 15-25: The Mound Builders, directed by Carroll Theatre Director Chuck Driscoll. This is the final play by the great American playwright Lanford Wilson. Curtain is Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 3. In the Carroll Theatre, Old North, St. Charles Hall.
March 16: March Faculty Colloquium, with Professor Elvira Roncalli presenting “Actions Not Seen, Words Not Heard: Women in the Italian ‘Resistenza’” at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Maronick Board Room.
March 16: Engineers Without Borders-USA Carroll student chapter’s annual gala fundraiser, the Shamrock Soiree, in the Great Northern Hotel Ballroom (in the Great Northern Town Center across from Carroll’s campus). From 6 to 11 p.m., enjoy dancing to the music of three live bands, hors d'oeuvre, cash bar provided by the Silver Star, and live/silent auctions. Admission is $25 at the door.
March 22: Carroll Jazz Combo Concert, 4 p.m., in the Campus Center. Free and open to the public.
March 22: Kelly Cline lecture “Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect” at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. Is the earth getting warmer? When people burn gas and coal, releasing carbon dioxide into the air, does that really heat up our planet? What’s the science behind this idea and what are we still trying to learn and understand? Can Mars and Venus tell us about the climate of the Earth? In this presentation, we will examine the fascinating scientific discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the Earth’s climate.
March 26: Governor Martha Layne Collins speaks on the role of women in US leadership, with her free talk at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Carroll Campus Center. In 1983, Collins made history with her election to a four-year term as governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. She was the sixth female elected governor of a state and the third not to have followed her husband into office. She is currently the senior former female governor in the nation and the first, and to date only, female elected governor of Kentucky. Her record included education reform, record-setting job creation in Kentucky, and being interviewed by Walter Mondale as a potential candidate for first female vice president of the United States. After her term as governor, Collins served as the executive-in-residence at the University of Louisville’s School of Business, a fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy Institute of Politics, director of the International Business and Management Center at the University of Kentucky’s Gatton College of Business and Economics, and president of St. Catharine C ollege (Ky.) for six years.
March 31: Fundraiser for St. Baldrick's and Locks of Love at Carroll College. Those interested in donating cut hair to Locks of Love should check the Locks of Love website for details at http://www.locksoflove.org/donate.html. More info on St. Baldrick’s is at: http://www.stbaldricks.org/about-us/.
April 3: “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility,” a month of free events, beginning with the Talmud Art Show opening in the Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, featuring the art of Marc Chagall and Ben-Zion, and a 7:30 p.m. lecture in the Campus Center, “Running Races with God: How (and Why) Our Presidential Candidates Talk About Religion on the Campaign Trail,” by Dr. David Weiss, Ph.D., Professor of Media Studies, Montana State University.
April 10: Traditional Passover Seder, 6 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Hosted by Dr. Barry Ferst, Carroll philosophy professor and department chair. Part of “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility” monthlong events.
April 12: Charlie’s Film Festival in the Carroll PE Center, 7:30 p.m.
April 12: “America, Islam, and the Holocaust,” the keynote address for “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility” monthlong free events. The address by Professor Michael Sells of the University of Chicago Divinity School begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Campus Center.
April 13-14: Astronomy Weekend at Carroll. On Friday, April 13, the Neuman Astronomical Society and Helena Astronomical Society team up to present a free screening of The City Dark, a well-reviewed new movie on light pollution. The screening takes place in Simperman Hall’s Wiegand Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. On Saturday, April 14, astronomy activities for the whole family, including solar observing, will occur in the Campus Center from noon to 4 p.m. On Saturday night, guest speaker Dr. Christina Dunn will present “Creating the Giant: Fabricating the Mirrors of the European Extremely Large Telescope,” at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall’s Wiegand Amphitheatre.
April 13-14 and 20-21: The Commedia Puss in Boots by Lane Riosley, a Carroll children’s theatre production, at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Theatre, Old North, St. Charles Hall.
April 17: Pakistani music and performance, Caravanserai: A Place Where Cultures Meet at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. Part of “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility” monthlong free events, this performance is sponsored by the Myrna Loy Center for the Performing Arts and Arts Midwest, Regional Arts Organization.
April 18: Scholar Day and Honors Convocation
April 19-20: Manion Symposium, with a poster session Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m., paper presentations on Friday afternoon, followed by a physician panel discussion on admission to medical school. Details TBA.
April 19: Holocaust Remembrance Evening, ceremony and poster display, at 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center upstairs lounge. Hosted by Carroll History Professor Gillian Glaes and Hunthausen Professor of Peace and Justice Christopher Fuller. A Shoah display of forty posters on loan from the Montana Association of Jewish Communities (MAJCO), plus a candle-lighting remembrance prayer will be the evening’s focus. A Carroll Honors Scholars and international student panel will discuss inter-cultural civility at the event. Part of “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility” monthlong free events.
April 20-21: “We the People: Conversations on the Montana and U.S. Constitutions,” in the Carroll Campus Center. Part of “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility” monthlong free events.
April 21-22: Softball Weekend
April 26: Carroll Jazz Combo Concert, 7:30 p.m. in the Carroll Theatre. Free and open to the public.
April 26: Kelly Cline lecture “The End of the Earth and Sun” at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. The Earth and Sun will not last forever. The Earth will be destroyed, and recent astronomical calculations tell us exactly how and when. Several billion years from now, our Sun will run out of fuel and swell up to become a red giant star, so large that it will swallow up the Earth completely, and our world will die in the solar fires. Join us for a startling view of the distant future, when both the Earth and the Sun will meet their destruction!
April 27: Last Day of Classes
April 30: Dedication of the Carroll College Peace and Civility Wall, noon. Part of “Not One without the Other: Religious Harmony and Political Civility” monthlong free events.
April 29: Carroll College Choirs Spring Concert, “A Time to Dance,” with special guest appearances by Ballet Montana Academy dancers, at 4 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Community (1700 Missoula Ave., Helena). Free admission.
May 5: Commencement
May 19: St. James School of Nursing annual banquet, Quality Inn and Suites (formally the War Bonnet), Butte, Mont. The class of 1962 will be honored. For further information, contact Deanna Thomas at 406-782-4435.