MARCH 1, 2013
A FOND FAREWELL
As the world bids Pope Benedict long life and health in his retirement, Carroll College sends its prayers to the pontiff and asks the community to join the college in learning more about the papacy at the March 25 Colloquium super papatum (A Discussion about the Papacy), in Carroll’s Trinity Hall Lounge. More info is in Coming Events below. A terrific story on Pope Benedict's legacy will appear in the spring 2013 edition of Carroll Magazine, featuring guest author and Carroll Assistant Professor of Theology Professor Beth Haile, and a companion story about Vatican II by Theology Department Chair Dr. John Ries.
WILD SPRING BREAK PHOTOS ONLINE!
Next week is spring break (with QNs on hiatus), and though posting photos of this wild rite of youth is often not a long-term good idea for most college students, Carroll students fully intend to bare all on the Internet. First up, Campus Ministry’s Headlights crew of 38 students and guides are leaving today and tomorrow for a week of service in Denver, Kansas City and Rochester—they’ll be blogging their adventures at: www.carrollheadlights.org
Meanwhile, Carroll’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter is heading to Mexico for a spring break filled of hard work as they expand their water projects to promote local farming and income at the Santa Maria orphanage:—follow their blog at: http://www.ewb-cc.org/ (more details in the engineering story below in this week’s QNs).
Also next week, a group of Carroll students will be volunteering with Habitat for Humanity’s Gardena, Calif., affiliate by spending time in the local ReStore and full days on a building site to help provide affordable homes to those in need. The seven students going on the trip are participating in Habitat for Humanity’s national alternative break program, Collegiate Challenge, and include Phil Bouchard, Trey Jackson, Zeke Koslosky, Tyler Phelps, Mariah Ramirez, Shannon Schober and Morgan Spear. For the past 24 years, more than 208,000 students have spent their school breaks volunteering across the country through Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge program, donating more than $20 million to Habitat affiliates.
GIVING US A RATION OF IT
Right after spring break, on Tues., March 12, Carroll College’s Ethics and Integrity Lecture Series begins with Charlie < strong>Camosy, assistant professor of Christian ethics at Fordham University, presenting “Ethics and Healthcare Rationing,”at 7 p.m. in Carroll’s Campus Center lower level. His talk is free and open to the public. Dr. Camosy is a well-published expert in the field of healthcare rationing, and in this lecture he will evaluate the contribution of Catholic and secular notions of the “common good” to the distribution of finite healthcare resources.
During the public debate over the health care reform proposals in 2008 and 2009, both proponents and detractors of the legislation tried to avoid plans which would "ration" care. This was especially true in certain Catholic circles, given an understandable desire to avoid rationing which would involve results that could ultimately end in euthanasia. However, Dr. Camosy says the divide between medical ethics and social ethics in the Catholic tradition rarely allows for honest discussion about healthcare distribution when one is not aiming at death. In this talk, Camosy will demonstrate how to avoid the genuine philosophical and theological problems associated with many examples of rationing. “Indeed, I will argue that we must find a way to do this, for honestly dealing with the finitude of our being and of our resources means that rationing healthcare is unavoidable,” Camosy says. His book Too Expensive to Treat?—Finitude, Tragedy, and the Neonatal ICU (Eerdmans, 2010) won second place in the 2011 Catholic Media Association awards in the social issues category. His next book, Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization, was released by Cambridge University Press in May of 2012. Camosy is also the founder and co-director of the Catholic Conversation Project and a member of the ethics committee at the Children's Hospital of New York. His talk is sponsored by Humanities Montana, PhilosophyNow! Speaker Series, Carroll’s Departments of Nursing and Theology, and the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice.
THE GOD PARTICLE: REVEALED
On Thurs., March 14, Carroll astronomy professor Dr. Kelly Cline presents his next free public talk, “The Mystery of the Higgs Boson,” at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. After decades years of searching, last summer on July 4 scientists at the CERN Large Hadron Collider laboratory in Europe finally announced the discovery of the fabled Higgs boson. The public figured this was a big deal, with the news coverage showing physicists popping champaign corks over joyful tears. Indeed, the revelation was a huge one about something very tiny: This strange new subatomic particle, sometimes called “The God Particle” in popular culture, fills our universe, giving all things mass. Without the Higgs boson and the Higgs field where it resides, all matter in the universe would be without mass and would fly like ephemeral moonlight on its own, unable to gather other mass to it or be pulled to other matter by the force of gravity. With mass imbued by the Higgs, creation itself is possible, with the particles in our universe generating galaxies, stars, planets and people.
Yet, the measurements of this newly discovered cosmic creature are strange and paradoxical, leading scientists to announce there may be many more Higgs-like particles yet to be uncovered and much new science to be revealed as the research continues. What secrets does the Higgs boson hold, and what does it tell us about the hidden laws of our universe? What “new physics” could result from the Higgs’ discovery, which Stephen Hawking declared would merit a Nobel Prize and physicists the world over have maintained has forever revolutionized our scientific understanding of the universe? And, what about that $100 bet Hawking lost over the Higgs announcement?
RICE TO THE OCCASION
Also on March 14, Carroll College’s first annual Lecture in Constitutional Studies features guest speaker Justice Jim Rice (photo right) of the Montana Supreme Court at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. Justice Rice’s talk, “The Supreme Court and Racial Equality: From Lincoln to Obama,” is free and open to the public.
THE IDES HAVE IT
St. Paddy’s is right around the corner, and on March 15 Carroll’s Engineers Without Borders student chapter hosts its annual premiere event honoring the patron saint of engineers and Ireland at its annual fundraiser, the Shamrock Soiree from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Great Northern Hotel Ballroom across from campus. Live music by Triple Cross, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar, plus live and silent auctions will round out the fun. Tickets are $30 (or $20 for Carroll students with ID), and are sold at the door (cash or check only; no credit cards). All proceeds support EWB-Carroll students in their clean-water and infrastructure projects to benefit the poor in Mexico and Guatemala. The annual event’s premiere sponsors are Morrison Maierle, Inc. and Morrison-Maierle Systems Corp. Other sponsors are RPA, Great West Engineering and Willis and Nancy Wetstein.
PERFECT WEATHER FOR CYCLING
The SAVE Foundation’s next Helena plastics recycling drive is March 8-11 at the YMCA Parking lot (1100 N. Last Chance Gulch, east of campus). Type 1 and 2 plastic containers and clam shell trays (less crackly kind) will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. No motor oil container or lids; please rinse beforehand.
STUDENT NEWS
Nomination deadline TODAY AT 5 P.M.! Since 1986, Carroll College has presented the Raymond G. Hunthausen Award for Community Service to deserving students who make outstanding contributions to the college and beyond. The award was named for Archbishop Hunthausen because of his own commitment to peace and justice in his personal life and in his work with the Catholic Church. The nomination form is available online at https://www.carroll.edu/career-services/hunthausen-award.
ALUMNI NEWS
Events
March 17: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Carroll President Dr. Tom Evans and alumni and friends in Phoenix, Ariz., at the home of Dr. Gordon and Marilyn Peters from 1 to 3 p.m. RSVP to Kathy Ramirez alumni@carroll.edu.
Classes of 1953 and 1963 are invited to attend the Golden Grad Reunion May 10-11, 2013, during Carroll’s commencement in Helena. Registration materials and a full schedule of events are in the mail to class members—mark the date and make plans now for a solid gold weekend.
In the News
Jim Manion (photo right), class of 1973, has been appointed by Idaho Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter to a three-year term on the Idaho Travel Council (ITC). The ITC is an eight person board which oversees the state’s travel and tourism effort, investigates ways to increase tourism in the state, and is responsible for awarding over 3 million dollars in grants to various groups and organizations in the travel and tourism industry. Jim has been president of AAA Idaho in Boise since 1992.
Now through March 17, Helena’s Grandstreet Theatre production of The 39 Steps features some top drawer Carroll acting talent—which is pretty critical to a play that has four cast members playing 100 characters. One of the talented four is Julia Porter, class of 2005 (and in photo left, second from right), who first saw 39 Steps on Broadway, where fellow Carroll alumna Claire Brownell, class of 2003, was an understudy and would go on to star. Orchestrating the stagecraft is director Dee Smith III, class of 2004, who is finishing his M.A. in theater from Idaho State. He most recently appeared at Grandstreet as the young reporter Michael McCormick in Lombardi. Follow the production every step of the way at: http://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/steps-four-actors-characters/article_d32ad2b2-816c-11e2-92ed-0019bb2963f4.html
Bryson Pelc, class of 2008, a CPA with Galusha, Higgins & Galusha in Helena, was recently promoted to manager. He has been with the firm since 2007. His experience includes income tax planning and preparation for corporations, s-corporations, and partnerships as well as individuals. He also prepares reviews and compilations of financial statements for many of his tax clients.
Krista Lowary, class of 2009, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Rob Simons, also class of 2009, of Helena, Mont., are engaged to be married. Krista works as a medical sales representative for Stryker Spine.
In Memoriam
Daniel "Dan" Paul Marcon (photo right), class of 1971, died on Jan. 27, 2013. After earning his business administration degree from Carroll, Dan became an insurance agent at the Marcon Agency in Idaho Falls, Idaho. At the time of Dan's sudden death, he was living in Helena, Mont. For more on his life, read: http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Daniel-Marcon&lc=6735&pid=162748582&mid=5403540&locale=en-US
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Dr. Holly Zullo (photo left) of Carroll Math Department is the lead on the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Dolciani grant awarded to Carroll College for an upcoming Math Circle event featuring nationally-known speaker Dr. James Tanton of the MAA. His lecture, “How to Prove that 1 Equals 2: A Misguided Review of Mathematics” is free and open to the public at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 18, at Grandstreet Theater in Helena. This lecture is supported by a grant from the MAA Dolciani Mathematics Enrichment Grant Program and the Helena Education Foundation. Guidobaldo del Monte (1545-1647), a patron and friend of Galileo Galilei, believed he had witnessed the creation of something out of nothing when he established mathematically that zero equals one: he thought he had proven the existence of God. “Although I daren't be so bold with my claims, I am willing to prove instead that one equals two,” Tanton says. “And, moreover, just to convince you that I am right I will do so multiple times over, drawing upon a wide spectrum of mathematical techniques: algebra and arithmetic, probability and mechanics, pure thought and physical action! Will you be able to find fault with any of my ‘proofs?’” A published author, Tanton is committed to sharing the delight and the beauty of mathematics with a general audience. In 2004, James founded the St. Mark’s Institute of Mathematics, an outreach program promoting joyful and effective mathematics education. He worked as a full-time high school teacher at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Mass., (2004-2012) and he conducted, and continues to conduct, mathematics graduate courses for teachers through Northeastern University and American University.
MINISTRY AND JUSTICE
For all Campus Ministry news, homilies, Mass and sacraments and more, log on to: https://www.carroll.edu/campus-life/campus-ministry
ATHLETICS
In the News
When Carroll College hired Matt Morris (facing camera in photo right) nearly three years ago to resurrect a track and field program dormant for more than 30 years, athletic director Bruce Parker was confident he found a person perfect for the position. “I don’t believe that we could have found anyone more qualified to build our track and field program,” Parker said in May 2010. And build Morris did. The Saints are now competing at the NAIA indoor track and field championships in Geneva, Ohio, with a record 18 athletes, including six who have already been recognized as All-Americans. For the full story, read: http://helenair.com/sports/college/carroll-college/track/matt-morris-strong-recruiting-has-put-carroll-track-on-map/article_b0d62722-80a2-11e2-9cad-0019bb2963f4.html
Events
This coming April, the SAA Annual Auction will occur on Friday, April 12, at 6 p.m. in the Carroll PE Center. Proceeds go towards athletic scholarships that give Carroll the winning edge in recruiting the finest scholar-athlete talent. For tickets, contact Jennifer Bingham at 406-447-4480 or at jbingham@carroll.edu
Home Games
Don’t miss tonight’s Frontier Conference tourney action in the Carroll PE Center, where the women’s basketball team hosts the semi-final round, with tip-off at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for reserved seats, available in the PE Center or by calling 406-447-4480. General admission is $7, or $5 for kids and seniors.
COMING EVENTS
March 18-22: Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice Interfaith Week.
March 19: The Carroll College Ethics and Integrity Lecture Series continues with best-selling author and corporate whistleblower Cynthia Cooper delivering a lecture, “Ethical Leadership for the 21st Century,” at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center’s lower level. Cooper is an internationally recognized speaker, best-selling author of Extraordinary Circumstances, and a consultant for businesses such as Dell, Bell South, France Telecom, PepsiCo, Raytheon, Walmart and AT&T. Cynthia and her team unraveled the fraud at WorldCom, to date one of the largest corporate frauds in history. She was named one of Time Magazine’s Persons of the Year. Cynthia is a recipient, along with Senator Sarbanes and Representative Oxley, of the Maria & Sidney E. Rolfe Award for contributions to educating the public about economics, business and finance. She was also featured as one of twenty-five influential working mothers in Working Mother magazine. Cynthia has been featured in national periodicals such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CFO Magazine and Business Week and has appeared on major networks including Fox Business, PBS, NBC (The Today Show), ABC (This Week with George Stephanopoulos) and many others. Cooper donates profits from her book to further ethics education for high school and university students.This event is made possible by the Fiehrer Endowed Lectureship in Business, the Mandeville Endowed Professorship in Accounting, and Carroll College Student Activities.
March 20: The 18th Annual Helena Area Career Fair will be held in the Carroll College PE Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Freshmen can explore career options and learn about what employers want, sophomores and juniors can network for good summer jobs and internships. Seniors can job hunt for that first professional gig. Open to the public. For information on how to prepare, what to expect and which businesses will attend, go to www.helenair/careerfair.
March 21: Carroll Jazz Combo Concert in the Campus Center, 4 p.m. Free. Fourteen students directed by Dr. Lynn Petersen will perform jazz standards by Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Red Garland. The program also includes Tito Puente’s Ran Kan Kan, Dixieland tune Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue and Thomas “Fats” Waller’s Ain’t Misbehavin’. Additional songs featuring the band’s vocalists include Big Spender, Can’t Help Falling In Love, Dream a Little Dream of Me, and Old Devil Moon.
March 21:Carroll’s Theology Dept. and the Sister Annette Moran Center continue the Be(com)ing Church Between Past and Future series, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, with Carroll Hunthausen Professor of Peace and Justice Chris Fuller presenting, “Perfidious No More: Catholic/Jewish Relations since Vatican II,” at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Free and open to the public.
March 22: The Carroll College Ethics and Integrity Lecture Series continues with guest speaker James A. Morone, professor of political science at Brown University, presenting “Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History” in Carroll College’s Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. Morone’s first book, The Democratic Wish, was named a “notable book of 1991” by the New York Timesand won the Political Science Association’s Kammerer Award for the best book on the United States. His Hellfire Nation: the Politics of Sin in American History was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book, The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office (written with David Blumenthal, MD) was featured on the front page of the New York Times Book Review. According to unreliable sources, it has been read by President Obama.He has written over 150 articles, reviews, and essays on health care policy, social policy and American history.
March 24: Carroll College Choirs provide service music at the 11 a.m. Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena.
March 25: Colloquium super papatum (A Discussion about the Papacy), in Carroll’s Trinity Hall Lounge starting at 6:30 p.m. With Carroll Theology Professor Brian Matz as moderator, the panel of experts will include Dr. Paul Dietrich of the University of Montana presenting “Theology of Benedict XVI,” Fr. John Robertson of the Diocese of Helena Chancery presenting “What Canon Law has to say about Conclaves and the Papacy,” Carroll Chaplain and Campus Ministry Director Fr. Marc Lenneman offering “Reflections of a ‘Roman’ during the 2005 Conclave,” and Carroll Theology Department Chair Dr. John Ries concluding with “The Papacy in Contemporary (and Future) Perspective.”
March 26: "Montana and Kumamoto: Celebrating 30 Years of Sister Statehood" at 5 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. Free and open to everyone, this event will feature a discussion of the 30th anniversary celebration from members of the Montana delegation who traveled to Kumamoto for the festivities. Presenters will include Mako Sakaguchi, Montana's representative in Kumamoto, Ian Marquand, the president of the Japan Friendship Club of Montana, and Satsuki Ibaraki, a KGU exchange student. Hosted by Carroll College and Michelle Lewis, director of Carroll’s International Programs.
March 26: The Carroll College Ethics and Integrity Lecture Series concludes with former Olympic gold medalist and champion professional cyclist Tyler Hamilton giving a free public lecture, "The Secret Race: The unwritten rules of a doping culture and the price of winning at all costs,” at 7 p.m. in the Carroll PE Center. The author of The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-Ups, and Winning at All Costs, Hamilton is a former racing team mate of Lance Armstrong. In summer 2012, the International Olympic Committee stripped Hamilton of his 2004 Olympic gold medal in cycling due to his use of performance enhancing drugs in advance of the Athens summer games.
March 27: Champions of Irish debate join the Carroll College Talking Saints championship speech and debate team for an evening of Irish words, song and dance downstairs in the Carroll College Campus Center. Free admission and open to the public. Music and dance begins at 7 p.m., with a debate at 7:30 p.m. followed by more music and dancing at 8:30 p.m. and Irish treats at 9 p.m. The winners of the Irish Times Final, Ireland's most prestigious debating competition, are flying from Dublin to Montana to debate three members of the Carroll Talking Saints team at this event, where sports, politics and more will be heartily disputed in classic Irish oratorical style. Musical group The Brennans, led by Gabe Brennan, will lead a sing-along of Irish melodies accompanied by guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin and tin whistle. Irish step dancing will be presented by dancers trained under the expertise of Carroll alumna Jaymie Lewis.
April 4: Carroll College astronomy professor Dr. Kelly Cline presents “Curiosity: Searching for Life on Mars” at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. Free and open to the public. NASA’s new rover is the largest probe ever to set down on the Red Planet. Crammed with scientific instruments, Curiosity is launching a quantum leap in our understanding of Mars. Could there be life on the fourth planet from the sun? Join us as we explore how Curiosity is going to find out.
April 6: Up Till Dawn Rummage Sale to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
April 6: St. Baldrick’s hair shearing event to benefit children with cancer.
April 7: Carroll College Choirs provide service music at the 11 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena.
April 10: Carroll’s Theology Dept. and the Sister Annette Moran Center continue the Be(com)ing Church Between Past and Future series, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, with Carroll Theology Professor Brian Matz presenting, “Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches,” at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Free and open to the public.
April 11: Movie screening of “Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World” at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Helena. A discussion follows after the film. Part of the National Endowment for the Humanities grant-funded Muslim Journeys project—carrollcollegelibrary.org.
April 18: “Connected Histories,” a panel discussion made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities grant, Muslim Journeys, that the Carroll Corette Library was awarded this year, takes place at 7:30 p.m. in the Corette Library. “Connected Histories” will address the interconnected past that the West shares with Islam, as well as how this shared past continues to resonate today. At this time of deep divisions, misunderstanding and often animosity, this event will be an opportunity for the panel and attendees to engage in a conversation about the rich, complex history we share, and how a better understanding of this past might move us toward a deeper appreciation for what unites us. Moderated by Library Director Christian Frazza, the panel will include Carroll Associate Professor of History Jeanette M. Fregulia, Philosophy Professor Barry Ferst and Rev. Marianne Niesen, the senior pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Helena.
April 20-21: Softball Weekend.
April 25-27: Students from the Carroll College American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter will participate in the concrete canoe and technical paper competitions at the 2013 ASCE Pacific Northwest Student Conference at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore. The three-day event will include various contests between students from 16 university and college ASCE student chapters in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and British Columbia.
May 2: Carroll Jazz Combo Concert in the Carroll Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free.
May 5: Carroll College Choirs present their annual spring concert, 4 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Community in Helena. Free admission.
May 11: Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement