JUNE 14, 2013
BEHOLD THE CARROLL “CON CAM”
As Carroll’s new residence hall rises from the earth, the college has installed a cool new construction camera, so anyone online can follow the project as it progresses. Keep an eye on the site (and the weather systems blowing through town) here: https://www.carroll.edu/carroll-campus/webcam
BEWARE THE BOGEY MAN
(Story by Carroll communication and marketing student-intern and QNs special correspondent Raven Dryden): Set a tee time this month for a play that will put vigor in the old backswing. Beginning tonight, June 14, the Carroll College theatre department will present the madcap comedy < strong>The Fox on the Fairway in the Carroll College Theatre (Old North, St. Charles). Performances run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for three consecutive weekends through June 30, with all shows at 7:30 p.m.
“It’s about golf, mating, competition—very real people in very wild situations,” exuberant director Chuck Driscoll says of the play. “It’s a comedy, so it has to end happy.”
The play about a golf tournament between two rival golf courses is “definitely a show meant for the summer,” according to Alaina Clarke, who appears as Louise, a country club waitress. The sophomore sociology, Spanish and theatre student from Portland, Ore., adds that “It’s really lighthearted. There is the golf element as a sport, but [the play] shows that golf can be more than that. It’s better than the movies. It’s fun, original. Everyone can relate to ‘Fox’ in some way.”
The woes of a perpetual loser, the back and forth of young lovers and the reunion of old loves are all threads running through this farce written by Ken Ludwig, widely recognized as “a master of farces,” according to Driscoll. Carroll Theatre performed another of Ludwig’s comedies, Lend Me a Tenor,in February 2012, guest directed by Carroll alumnus John Rausch. This is the second summer Carroll has produced a play in Helena since resurrecting summer theatre last year.
The cast and crew are completely comprised of Carroll students or recent 2013 graduates, save for Driscoll and costumer Nancy Harper, a long-time member of the theatre faculty. Driscoll is pleased at the manner in which the small cast has taken to this hilarious endeavor with a sense of understanding and fun. “They have the right instincts,” says Driscoll of the cast. “They’re very creative.”
“We all work together very well,” notes Stephen Sacchi, a history for secondary education senior from Salem, Ore. In his role as Dickie, the obnoxious head of a rival golf course, Sacchi will don the bright outrageous sweaters golf is known for. He serves double-duty as the production’s technical director and also holds down a summer job at the Montana Historical Society.
Tickets are $15 at the door (no pre-sale option). Doors open at 7 p.m.; the show starts at 7:30 p.m. The theatre accepts cash or check only. A total of nine performances are scheduled for June 14, 15 & 16; 21, 22 & 23; 28, 29 & 30.
WE’VE GOT GREAT CHEMISTRY
Carroll Assistant Professor of Chemistry Colin Thomas is the lead on a newly approved grant award to transform a Fortin Science Center lab into a new research space for upperclassmen. The new lab will feature a high-resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer (NMR), allowing Carroll student-researchers to command the preeminent technique for determining the structure of organic compounds. In honor of the project’s largest grant source, the new facility will be christened the E. L. Wiegand Integrated Research and Learning Lab. This facility will complement Carroll’s new upper-division chemistry course changes, which emphasize hands-on research (thus the name “integrated”) and will also be home to ongoing independent summer student-faculty research. The E. L. Wiegand Foundation, which has been so generous in supporting Carroll research in this and many other science initiatives, is headquartered in Reno, Nev.
Construction is starting this month, with major project milestones coming up throughout summer and fall. According to Dr. Thomas, lab construction and commissioning of the NMR are expected to be completed in mid- to late spring 2014. Classes will be scheduled in the E. L. Wiegand Integrated Research and Learning Lab by the fall 2014 semester. (Photo right: artist rendering of completed new lab)
USE YOUR MOODLE
On July 10-12,Carroll College will host its third annual Mountain Moodle Moot conference. This event has become one of premiere Moodle conferences in the US, according to Carroll Director of Learning Technology Dan Case (photo left). The July conference will see over 120 participants attending from all over the US and abroad. Speakers slated to appear hail from more than 18 states and three countries, including England. This year’s event features two main tracks focusing on Moodle, both in the K-12 environment and in higher education, and explaining the changes afoot with the release of Moodle 2.5.
“So far, we have had a number of Montana state employees sign up who are looking to use Moodle for training,” says Case. “Also locally, the Helena School District uses Moodle for help in K-12 classes, and we get quite a number of teachers signing up. Regionally, the University of Montana uses Moodle exclusively for online and hybrid classes across all campuses, which include the College of Helena, UM-Western and Montana Tech. Rocky Mountain College is also a user of Moodle as is the Montana Digital Academy, which is sending folks to our conference.”
Of special note to Carroll employees, special discount pricing is available, including the free general Moodle conference component. Everyone, from beginners to Moodle experts, are all welcome: more information about the conference is online at http://www.mountainmoot.com.
CARROLL’S LATIN LOVERS
The Helena Symphony and Carroll College’s 10th annual Symphony Under the Stars concert with a Latin American flair is just about a month away. On Saturday, July 20, starting at 8:30 p.m., the much-anticipated show will attract an estimated 15,000 people from all over Montana and beyond, with the multitudes of music (and Latin) lovers gathering on Carroll’s Guadalupe Hill overlooking Nelson Stadium.
The concert will feature renowned soprano soloist, and former Miss Montana, Christie Hageman. From congas to mambos, the concert is all about energetic, exuberant rhythm and dance. Bernstein’s “Mambo” from West Side Story and Ginastera’s “Four Dances” from Estancia are just a few of the selections that will be played prior to the finale’s famous fireworks, sponsored by the Helena Community Credit Union.
Carroll’s Guadalupe Lawn will be open on Saturday morning for concertgoers to drop off lawn chairs and blankets. Pets, plastic tarps, paint, or stakes in the ground are strictly prohibited on the lawn at all times. Picnic dinners are encouraged, and there will be a variety of local vendors on site selling food and beverages, including authentic Mexican fare and margaritas.
Concertgoers are encouraged to bring canned goods to hold down blankets and then donate the canned goods to Helena Food Share, which will be collecting food in drop boxes installed throughout the concert venue. Last year, almost 12,000 pounds of canned goods were donated by generous music fans, making Symphony Under the Stars one of the largest single-day food collections for the local food pantry.
Admission is free, and very limited reserved seating is available for $25 through the Helena Symphony box office at helenasymphony.org, or by calling 406-442-1860. Seats went on sale on June 3. Up-to-date news regarding the concert can be found at www.facebook.com/symphonyunderthestars.
STUDENT NEWS
Carroll senior Logan McLean will be in Rwanda from July 31 to August 21 as part of an international band of students selected by Global Youth Connect to study social justice and human rights from a youth advocacy perspective. Along with Logan, who is the only delegate from Montana, will be Australians, Canadians, one Chinese, and one Bosnian as well as around 8 other Americans. “I first learned of this delegation through history professor Dr. Gillian Glaes' History of Modern Africa class, where I also developed a love for Rwanda through Dr. Glaes' knowledge and passion for Africa. I believe that everyone should be treated with the respect and dignity they were created for. The diversity in this world is worth celebrating, but it must also be protected, which is why I am excited to join this delegation!” While in Rwanda, Logan will build her advocacy skills for human rights issues and volunteer with local NGOs, such as women’s cooperatives and youth empowerment programs. She says she looks forward to witnessing “how forgiveness and reconciliation slowly works healing in a nation. I expect to be transformed in the way I perceive and think about people that live a different life from my own, and I also expect to discover how connected and alike we all are, no matter how different.”
Carroll sophomore Toby-Jeanne Almy (photo right) never imagined herself as a “beauty queen,” but she’ll be competing for the Miss Montana crown starting this weekend. Her motivation: college scholarship prizes and the chance to promote a cause she believes in. That cause is the USO, a non-profit organization that has been providing support for troops since 1941. For her talent, she will be singing “Reflections” from the movie Mulan. Also part of the pageant is an evening gown competition and interview segment, plus a runway appearance in a two-piece bathing suit. Since all of the entrants in the competition are guaranteed a scholarship, she and her family see this as a way to help pay for her education at Carroll, where she is majoring in forensic psychology. The woman who wins Miss Montana will receive a $5,000 scholarship and be eligible for many more scholarship prizes when she vies for the national tiara in Atlantic City. Her week of pageantry begins this Sunday, June 9, in Glendive and will include numerous rehearsals for various programs and performances, press interviews, photo shoots, a parade and, of course, the big crowning night on Saturday, June 15.
ALUMNI NEWS
Colorado: Here we come!
Join Carroll alumni, parents and friends at these upcoming Denver-area events. If you’ll be in the Denver vicinity on June 23-25, this is your chance for mile-high fun with Saints alums and Carroll President Tom Evans.
To attend any one of these Denver get-togethers up and down the I-25 corridor, please RSVP to Kathy Ramirez alumni@carroll.edu or call 406-447-5185 by June 17.
June 23: Colorado Springs—at the Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. located at 2 East Pikes Peak Avenue, 5-7 p.m. This event will be no-host, order off the menu.
June 24: Denver—Meet Carroll’s new president Dr. Tom Evans at the home of John (class of 1979) and Paula McCarvel, 6–8 p.m.
June 25: Fort Collins—at Jay’s Bistro 135 W. Oak, 6-8 p.m. This event is no host, order off the menu.
Travel
Online registration is now open for three fabulous Carroll alumni, parents and friends 2013 travel opportunities—to sign on for big fun, trek to https://www.carroll.edu/alumni.
Glacier Park Weekend: On July 26-27, explore one of Montana’s great outdoor treasures, with options of river rafting, boating, hiking, scenic tour, outdoor Mass, campfire, BBQ, a dessert sunset cruise on Lake McDonald and more. Camping and lodging accommodations available. Make it a family adventure and travel by train from the east or the west using Amtrak’s special Carroll fare code X37N-966. Glacier
Walla Walla Wine Tour: This October 11-14, enjoy Washington wine country at harvest time, with limousine transportation to the wineries, exceptional food and wine pairing, and accommodations at the historic Marcus Whitman Hotel. Christmas In Bethlehem: On December 20-30, tour the Holy Land with Carroll history professor Dr. Jeanette Fregulia. Tour destinations will include the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Olives, Jericho, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea, the Garden of Gethsemane and the Church of the Nativity. Hotel accommodations are right in Bethlehem for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
For more information on these and other Carroll alumni events visit www.carroll.edu/alumni.
In the News
An insightful story about the Cuban-Americans in Helena for this weekend’s reunion of Operation Pedro Pan refugees was published in the Wednesday Helena Independent Record. More than 14,000 Cuban children were flown from Cuba to Florida between 1960 and 1963 to escape the Castro regime. After spending about a year housed in makeshift camps, the children were distributed among the 100 cities in 50 states via the Catholic Church network, and about 150 of them came to Montana. Helena would be home to at least 66 of the Cuban children, some of whom would attend and graduate from Carroll. Most of our Helena Pedro Pans have flown into the Queen City this weekend to celebrate their history and get back in touch with each other and the friendly locals who welcomed and cared for them. The details of their journey to America, and to Helena and Carroll, is recounted here: http://helenair.com/news/local/pedro-pan-children-coming-back-to-helena/article_80d745b6-d2ea-11e2-8840-001a4bcf887a.html
On June 8, otherwise known as Best Friends Day, two Carroll nursing alums from Butte were in the news for their 75-year camaraderie: Bev (Pilon) Murray and Ruth (McDonald) Renouard, both graduates from Carroll’s class of 1953. From grade school through college, the pair was inseparable. (Photos left and right: Best friends "back then" and today) Learn more about what it really means to “friend” someone at: http://mtstandard.com/news/local/best-friends-through-thick-and-thin-for-almost-years-for/article_3f46f834-cfe4-11e2-ac00-001a4bcf887a.html
Dr. Frank Seitz (photo left), class of 1964, has published a new novel, 1000 Daggers. The book showcases the struggles of American warriors back from combat, many of them wounded decades ago in the rice paddies and jungles of Vietnam. This is a novel about six aging combat veterans seeking treatment and respect in a Montana Veterans Administration psychiatric ward. Their stories are fictional; their experiences are not. The novel is available through www.christophermatthewspub.com or Amazon.
Paul Petrino (photo right), class of 1990, has been named the head football coach at the University of Idaho, giving him his first go at the helm of a collegiate football program. Most recently the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, Petrino made his first stop at Idaho in 1992 when he was hired as the running backs, receivers and special teams coach. Since then, he has been the offensive coordinator at Louisville, Illinois and Arkansas. He had a brief stint as the receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons. The full play-by-play is at: http://www.uiargonaut.com/2012/12/03/a-new-era-paul-petrino-announced-as-ui-programs-33rd-head-football-coach/
Rick Wayne Fuzesy, class of 2004, is engaged to marry Candace Jo Gulbrandson. A sports management major, Rick is employed at GolfTec in Orlando, Fla., as a professional golf instructor. An Aug. 3, 2013, wedding is planned at East Freeborn Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, Minn. (Couple in photo left)
American Federal has welcomed real estate loan officer Cuyler Tonkovich, class of 2008, to its American Federal Mortgage team at the 2090 Cromwell Dixon Lane branch in Helena. He brings several years of community bank experience with him and volunteers as a youth soccer coach in his spare time.
The Helena Independent Record newspaper has hired Kaelynn Olsen, class of 2011, as an advertising sales assistant and special project assistant. She comes to the IR from Carroll College, where she worked as the interim associate director of athletics for the past nine months.
Bison Engineering Inc. recently announced that it has hired Brian Murphy, class of 2012, as a staff engineer in its Helena office. Murphy has a Carroll Bachelor of Science in civil engineering/ environmental emphasis and will provide air quality permitting and compliance services.
Michael Andrew Haegele, class of 2013, is engaged to marry Allyssia Caitlin Bushnell. Michael currently serves as a master-at-arms in the Navy Reserves. They are planning a July wedding in Helena. (Couple in photo right)
In Memoriam
Audrey M. (Rehmer) Vandeventer (photo left), class of 1963, of Olympia, Wash., died on May 24, 2013. In 1942, Audrey completed the nursing course of study from St. Therese Hospital (DePaul University) in Waukegan, Ill. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy the next year and proudly served as a nurse and officer during WWII. Audrey continued to serve her country, caring for veterans at Fort Harrison in Helena. She was chosen to receive a federal grant that resulted in her earning a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Carroll. For more on her life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/audrey-vandeventer/article_f9267ed4-ca79-11e2-8966-001a4bcf887a.html
Charles Stewart "Chuck" Reinhardt, class of 1967, died unexpectedly at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, New York City, on June 6, 2013. Chuck worked as a smoke jumper in Missoula, Mont., and was a teacher for more than 40 years in social sciences and human rights education. He taught in California, Denmark, New Jersey and in Circleville Middle School, Pine Bush, N.Y., until his retirement. Chuck also traveled around the world to places such as Chiapas, Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he distributed humanitarian aid. For more on his life, read: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/njherald/obituary.aspx?n=charles-stewart-chuck-reinhardt&pid=165215711&fhid=17070#fbLoggedOut
Dr. Matthew Mezger, M.D., class of 1976, and his wife Mary Patricia Hughes (photo right) died in a private airplane crash on May 28, 2013, in Mountainaire, Ariz., while celebrating their 30th anniversary. Matt and Pat met at Carroll College and married on May 28, 1983. They lived briefly in San Diego, Calif., during Matt's residency before moving to Sacramento, Calif., where they resided for over 25 years and raised their three children. Matt graduated from UCD Medical School and went on to practice medicine at Capitol Nephrology, co-owned and operated dialysis clinics in Woodland, Calif., and Dixon, Calif., and was very active in the Sacramento community. Pat was a licensed family therapist who spent her days caring for her children. For more on their lives, read: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/obituary/id/268970/
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
The Holter’s 20th Annual Art Auction is Friday, June 21, with a work by Helena photographer and Carroll College adjunct photography professor Jeff Van Tine among the auction highlights. His donated black-and-white photo, “Ear Mountain Sunrise,” was taken on the Rocky Mountain Front. More on the auction and Van Tine’s photographic inspiration is at: http://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/artists-for-art-s-sake/article_75bbccda-cf37-11e2-9e37-001a4bcf887a.html
MINISTRY AND JUSTICE
The Angel Fund’s 6th Annual Stuff the Bus, collecting school supplies for kids in need, is going on now through August 21. According to Carroll Angel Fund coordinator/Carroll Financial Aid Director Janet Riis, collection boxes are upstairs in O’Connell Hall near the front door. In addition to Carroll, Helena churches, businesses, service clubs and agencies are collecting school supplies throughout the summer for students unable to afford the $50 to $100 required to purchase school supplies each year. Students benefitting from this drive are from Helena-area public schools, First Lutheran School, Helena Christian School, St. Andrew School, and surrounding schools in Basin, Boulder, Canyon Creek, Clancy, Lincoln, Montana City, Townsend, Wolf Creek and home-schools. Items most needed are NEW binders, composition books, lunch boxes, protractors, compasses, backpacks, crayons, markers, rulers, college-rule and wide-rule paper, notebooks, scissors, colored pencils, erasers, pencils, combination locks, glue, pens, highlighters, watercolors and facial tissue. Donations are tax-deductible.
Father Jerry Lowney is willing to have summer Mass each weekday in Borromeo Hall’s St. Joseph Chapel at 12:30 p.m. as long as interest prevails. If attendance flags, he will celebrate Mass according to his own daily preferences—information to follow in that eventuality. Due to prior obligations, he also will be unable to celebrate Mass at Carroll from July 25 until August 11.
ATHLETICS
Riley King (photo right), who earned the Frontier Conference Freshman of the Year award for his Carroll Saints basketball performance this past academic year, is living the dream: while playing center field for the Missoula Mavericks this summer, King was picked in the 24th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft and has signed a seven-year minor-league contract with the Kansas City Royals. The only Montana player drafted in 2013, King is the third Maverick in three years to get the call on draft day. For more on this major-league development, hit http://helenair.com/sports/college/carroll-college/basketball/mens/king-makes-his-decision-set-to-chase-mlb-dream/article_20731fd6-d25b-11e2-95e1-001a4bcf887a.html
Carroll summer camps for kindergarten through high-school students are underway, with everything from basketball and volleyball to soccer and swimming lessons in the mix, all here on campus. Check the schedule and enroll today at: https://www.carroll.edu/activities-organizations/camp-outdoor-program
COMING EVENTS
July 14-20: The 30th annual Carroll College Gifted Institute, an in-residence program for gifted students entering 5th through 9th grades.
July 20: The annual Symphony Under the Stars on Carroll’s campus, 8:30 p.m. Free.