May 8, 2015
Life of Leisure
Carroll College has two long-serving and well-liked professors retiring this year – Dr. Tomas Graman, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics and Director of Latin American Studies and Mr. Jack Oberweiser, Associate Professor of Mathematics. They will be missed and we wish them well on this next phase of their lives.
Best Wishes Dr. Tomas Graman
For over 26 years, Tomas Graman has devoted himself to the work we do at Carroll College, as an enthusiastic professor, active scholar, and stalwart colleague.
Specializing in applied linguistics, Tomas has taught courses in linguistics, language pedagogy, Spanish-language acquisition, and a wide range of Spanish and Latin American literature during his long tenure at Carroll College. Students know Dr. Graman as a passionate professor. His energy and vision shaped the Spanish Program at Carroll. All who have worked closely with Tomas recognize his commitment to an education that not only enables students to learn the Spanish language and about Hispanic cultures, but that wakes them up to social/political issues, pushes them to analyze world events, and transforms their understanding of self and other.
In his scholarship as well as his teaching, Tomas has been a tireless advocate of critical pedagogy and intercultural understanding. Some of his professional achievements include being a senior Fulbright scholar in Xalapa, Mexico, publishing numerous scholarly articles and giving scores of presentations at national and international conferences throughout the U.S. and in Mexico, Spain and Cuba.
At the heart of all these activities—whether he is in the classroom, at faculty assembly, at a conference podium, or writing for a journal—is Tomas's fiery commitment to inquiry, social justice, liberal arts education and intercultural understanding.
Tomas, enjoy a well-deserved retirement! We thank you for the 26 years you gave to our students and our college.
Best Wishes Mr. Jack Oberweiser
Jack at work on an EWB trip in Mexico.
Jack–with a guitar always within reach–in Ecuador with the Carroll Outreach Team.
Jack Oberweiser has been a student, professor, friend and servant of Carroll for many years. Jack graduated from Carroll in 1971, and from 1974 to 1980, he taught math part-time. In 1988, he joined the faculty full-time and has served Carroll for the last 20+ years. Those who know Jack know that he has been anything but a “typical” teacher. Jack's teaching personifies the inseparable oneness of schola and vita. In Jack, the world and the classroom fuse and become transformed into an fluid, natural, and almost sacred interaction with students, colleagues, staff, and all others he encounters daily.
An effective, popular, and beloved teacher, Jack has filled a special niche in not only the math department but throughout Carroll, particularly when he encounters a student having trouble. His teaching has spilled naturally from the classroom to the coffee shop; from hallways to timbered mountainsides; from an Alpha Seminar lecture to a field trip with students to the Browning Indian reservation. Students from varied cultural backgrounds, a wide range of learning abilities, health issues, or past struggles are to Jack people of unlimited potential who he enjoys being with and encouraging and helping if he can.
Jack has been on six trips to Mexico with Engineers Without Borders and has traveled seven times with a team led by a local dentist to Haiti, Columbia, Ecuador, and Argentina to assist with dental care to the poor in these countries.
Jack’s colleagues in the Math department wanted to extend a “thank you to Jack for his teaching and service to Carroll, but even more so for his compassion, his enthusiasm, his unfailing good humor, his example, his hope and his gift of always seeing the glass half-full, always looking for the best in people and seeing their potential, always doing what he can to ease any pain, to help smooth any road, and for leading a life of service and hope, and of joy and love.”
You will be missed Jack. Enjoy your retirement and don’t be a stranger!
Class of 2015
Carroll College Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement for the class of 2015 takes place on Saturday, May 16.
Carroll College graduates from the Class of 1945, 1955 and 1965 will also be honored.
This year, Carroll College has invited Mr. Jack Hanna to address the graduating class.
Also addressing the class of 2015 is senior Jay Bouchard of Goffstown, New Hampshire. Bouchard, who is graduating with a major in English writing and a minor in political science, was elected by his fellow classmates to speak on their behalf.
In addition, the college will be honoring the achievements of outstanding faculty and students.
A schedule of commencement activities can be found on the Carroll Commencement webpage.
The commencement will be streamed live at www.carrollathletics.com.
Student News
Forensics Closes Out Season
The Talking Saints finished their seasons quietly, suffering near misses at both national tournaments, while coach and Carroll professor Brent Northup received a career award.
At the National Individual Events Tournament (NIET) at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, on April 4-6, junior Hanna Hillier of Jerome, Idaho, finished one point short of advancing to quarterfinals in prose interpretation. She earned three firsts and a second, but a fifth place ranking from the fifth judge ended her season.
At NIET, Northup was honored with the 25-year award – only the 16th coach so honored in NIET history – and the first ever from the Western area, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Arizona and California. Carroll has qualified students for the NIET championships every year since 1990. Northup serves as Western Representative on the NIET executive committee.
Also qualifying for nationals and competing at NIET were juniors Desirae Kivett and Anna Hoerner, both of Spokane.
At the University of Alaska in Anchorage on April 10-13, Carroll’s top team, juniors Ryden Meyer of Portland, Oregon, and Mark Schmutzler of Helena, got off to a hot start in the first five preliminary rounds, advancing them into the top debates against the nation’s top teams.
But Carroll losses in the final preliminary rounds to Yale, Cornell and Stanford sent those teams to octa-finals, and abruptly ended the Talking Saint’s wonderful season. Schmutzler and Ryden had reached semi-finals at Vermont and won the Western Championship at Cal Poly, raising hopes.
The three other Carroll teams also performed well, but none advanced. Competing were freshmen Becca Poliquin of Hamilton, Montana, and her partner Freddy Gray of Boise, Idaho, Tori Hill of Sidney, Montana, and her partner Luke Kendall of Stevensville, Montana, and Jake MacDuff of Preston, Washington, and his junior partner, Nick Fuller of Seattle, Washington.
Read the full press release here.
Diggin' the Dirt
In mid April, the Carroll Enactus club in conjunction with Carroll Green Honors team provided fellow students with the opportunity to plant herbs in reused glass containers.
Enactus was given a grant by ABInBev to help the Helena area recycle glass. The club decided it would be beneficial to start with students on the Carroll campus. The popular project had students waiting in line in the Campus Center to plant rosemary, mint, thyme and sage in a reused glass container.
Dream Clean Team
One hundred and eighty-six members of the Carroll community–students, faculty, staff, parents, Sodexo employees and friends of Carroll–banded together for the 5th annual Sodexo-Carroll College Clean Helena Day on May 3.
Three-hundred-and-seventeen large bags of trash were collected–in addition to larger items like tires, car parts, and broken signs–from the surrounding Helena area and Carroll campus.
Excellent job team–way to keep Helena beautiful!
More Mutt Media
Photo courtesy of Thom Bridge, Helena IR
Carroll’s Anthrozoology dogs were front page news last week following their graduation from the program.
The article in the Helena IR showcased Carroll’s unique anthrozoology program where students’ are able to meld their desire for helping people with a love for animals.
In addition to interviewing anthrozoology professor Dr. Erica Feuerbacher, junior Chelsie Nielsen and her dog Hutch were profiled in the piece.
The human-animal bond: Training canine companions is focus of Carroll class
Gifted on the Course and in the Classroom
The Carroll College golf team landed 11 student-athletes on the Frontier Conference Academic All-Conference team.
Seven Carroll men were named to the team, led by seniors Connor Hausauer, Colin Gunstream and Anthony Wood. Juniors Andy Boyer, Zane Clark, and Michael Lavin and sophomore Justin Galiher were also named to the team.
Three seniors highlighted the Carroll women. Jackie Mee, Amanda Roberts, and Kara Osterback were named to the team. Junior, duel-sport athlete (soccer) Alexa Pyette was also named to the team.
To be eligible for the team, the student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in standing, maintain a 3.0 GPA and be enrolled at school the previous two semesters.
Pictured left to right: Justin Galiher, Colin Gunstream, Michael Lavin, Connor Hausauer, Jackie Mee, Lexi Pyette and Amanda Roberts. Not pictured academic selections include Anthony Wood, Andy Boyer, Zane Clark and Kara Osterback.
Alumni News
In the News
As part of National Nurses Week, the Montana Standard profiled several nurses who love what they do.
One of the nurses is Katherine (Tierney) Yates ’10 who works for pediatrician Dr. John Cole of the St. James Rocky Mountain Clinic in Butte.
Jobs they love: Spotlight on local nurses
Photo courtesy of Paula McGarvey
Career Moves
Mandy McGowan ’03 – veterinarian, Animal Center Veterinary Hospital - read announcement here.
Kathryn McGrath ’98 – CC-RN, St. James Hospital – read announcement here.
Faculty/Staff News
International Cuisine
Traveling abroad for her work at Carroll, Cathy Day, associate vice president for academic affairs, often returns with inspiration for a new cuisine.
Day was recently featured in the Helena IR for her international culinary skills. Having recently returned from Morocco, Day tries her hand at kefta – a lamb and beef meatball common in Moroccan kitchens.
Culture in the kitchen: Food from foreign lands made by Helena hands
Photo courtesy of Thom Bridge, Helena IR
Upcoming Events
Carroll Choirs Spring Concert, May 10, 4 p.m., St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 80 E. Lawrence, Helena
The theme of the concert is "Voices of Hope, Healing and Humanity." The concert features a work by John Muehleisen, a composer from northern Washington state, who composed a requiem in miniature for the victims of Newtown and Sandy Hook Elementary School entitled, "Consolation: Requiem for Newtown." In addition, the choirs will also be performing works by Hans Leo Hassler, Ralph Vaugh Williams, Claude Debussy and John Rutter. For more information, contact Jan Van Hook, adjunct professor of music, at 447-4807. Everyone is welcome and admission is free.
Carroll ROTC Spring 2015 Commissioning Ceremony, May 15, 10 a.m., Reception Room, Helena Airport, Helena
Five of Carroll's graduating cadets will take their oaths of appointment and become commissioned officers in the United States Army.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.
Carroll College Baccalaureate Mass & Commencement, May 16
Carroll College graduates from the classes of 1945, 1955 and 1965 will also be honored. A schedule of commencement activities can be found on the Carroll Commencement webpage.
Commencement seating is open to family and friends of the graduates. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to select suitable seats. Doors to the PE Center open at 1:00 p.m.
The commencement will be streamed live at www.carrollathletics.com.
Relay for Life of Helena, June 26, 5 p.m.–midnight, Nelson Stadium, Carroll College
Carroll College is hosting the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life this year. Participants will walk around the football field in Nelson Stadium from 6 p.m. until midnight to honor cancer survivors, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that has already taken too much.
RLF is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and those interested in forming teams and participating in the event are encouraged to sign up on the Relay for Life of Helena webpage.
Carroll College Gifted Institute, July 12-18, Carroll College
The Gifted Institute will challenge gifted fifth through ninth frade students' academic potentials and provide opportuntities for social development. Workshops, classes, and activities with adults and peers will enhance students' self-awareness and cognitive development.
For more information and to download the application, visit the Carroll College Gifted Institute webpage.
Mark your calendars – Upcoming Alumni Events:
Purple and Gold Jubilee Reunion: May 15-16
Make plans to join your classmates - classes of 1945, 1955 and 1965 - and be part of Carroll's 2015 commencement weekend festivities in May.
Alumni & Friends Marian Shrines of France Tour: May 21-June 2
Join President Evans and his wife Lisa on a tour of the Marian Shrines of France.
Highlights include: Paris, a dinner cruise on the Seine River, Notre Dame, Versaille, Giverny – the house and gardens of Monet, the home of St. Terese of Lisieux, the beaches of Normandy, St. Michael Abbey, Contreau Distillery, an overnight in a chateau, Lourdes and much more.
View the complete itinerary here or contach Kathy Ramirez, 406-461-3214 or kramirez@carroll.edu.
Alumni & Friends Gathering at New Glarus Brewery, New Glarus, Wisconsin: August 15
Homecoming 2015: September 18-19
Mark your calendars and plan to return to campus this fall for Homecoming. All alumni, parents and friends are invited to attend. Special reunions will be held for all former ASCC members and the classes of 2005, 1995, 1985, and 1975. Stay tuned for more details.
Founder's Day and Parents Weekend: October 23 & 24
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