FLURRY OF ACTIVITY
The inaugural fun to feast Carroll’s traditions and fete our new president Tom Evans starts this weekend, with the Saturday, Nov. 3, Founder’s Day Flurry on St. Charles hill. Carroll students invite everyone to watch the action starting at 11 a.m., with adventure races and prizes (but not a lot of snowflakes—at least the weather will still be in its lovely fall prime).
Next Monday (Nov. 5), everyone will be pouring onto campus for the big inauguration day. It starts off appropriately with an academic symposium,“Learning for Life,” that’s free and open to the public in the Campus Center’s lower level. A continental breakfast will be served from 8:30 to 9 a.m., followed by a 9 a.m. panel discussion by distinguished Carroll alumni. These include internationally acclaimed photographer Dr. Richard Buswell; Director for the North Slope Borough Health & Social Services Department (Alaska) Doreen Fogg-Leavitt, RN; former CEO of Memorial Health System (Colorado Springs, Colo.) Dr. Larry McEvoy Jr.; White House-recognized entrepreneur Alex “Papu” Rincon Jr.; and attorney and Carroll Moot Court coach Tara Harris.
At 10:30 a.m., educator and author Janel Keating (photo right), a national consultant on public education, will present the symposium’s keynote address “Is it Good Enough for My Own Child?” (More info on all the speakers is at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.cc?pid=3357).
THE BIG SWEET 16 PARTY!
Then, the crowning event: the Nov. 5 Inauguration Ceremony for Dr. Thomas M. Evans, Carroll’s 16th president, starts at 2 p.m. in the Carroll PE Center. The ceremony is free and open to the public, as is the reception afterwards in the Campus Center. In addition to Dr. Evans addressing the packed room, this event will feature dignitaries from colleges throughout the nation, greetings by elected officials, and in the audience US Senator Max Baucus, past Carroll presidents, bishops and many other shining stars. The crowd assembled will get to witness Associate Professor of English Loren Graham recite his inauguration-inspired poem, About Beginnings. (Apropos of original works inspired by the inauguration, composer and Associate Professor of Music Lynn L. Petersen has composed Blues for Dr. E, a jazz instrumental piece being performed for the first time by Dr. Petersen and her Carroll Jazz Combo students during a special reception this Sunday.)
END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
Carrying on the inaugural festivity, next Thursday, Nov. 8, the 9th annual Carroll Literary Festival, themed "It's the End of the World As We Know It, And We're Still Reading," will feature daytime readings and presentations by Carroll professors and students, capped off by an evening keynote speaker, Dr. Paula Marks (photo right), historian of the American West. The full slate of Thursday afternoon talks is at: Lit Fest schedule 2012.pdf and the general schedule for Nov. 8 is as follows:
Noon to 1 p.m.: Short Works: Poetry and Fast Fiction, upstairs in the Campus Center by various student and faculty authors.
1:10 to 5 p.m.: Concurrent Sessions: Fiction, poetry, and criticism, downstairs in the Campus Center. Three sessions are scheduled throughout the afternoon, lasting approximately one hour each, with two panel discussions per session.
5:10 to 6:15 p.m.: Faculty panel discussion, “< strong>Angles on the Apocalypse: Science, Theology, and Literature,” with Carroll professors Brian Matz (theology; photo left), Kevin Stewart (literature; photo right) and Kelly Cline (math and astronomy; photo lower left), downstairs in the Campus Center. Dr. Cline will discuss whether climate spells the end of the world, and Dr. Matz will survey the history of apocalyptic speculation in the Christian religion and the Bible. Professor and novelist Stewart will present “Cormac McCarthy's The Road and imagining character motivation in post-apocalyptic fiction.”
The keynote talk by award-winning author and historian Dr. Marks, entitled " ‘Attached Ever So Lightly’? History, Fiction, and Lives Pulled from the Past” begins at 7:30 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. In her presentation, Marks will explore how historical figures are used as central characters in popular fiction and literature, how we can find examples of such imaginative recreation in the field of Western literature, and what we can learn from these stories about this way of interweaving history and fiction. This keynote talk will be introduced by Carroll President Tom Evans.
DEBT BUSTERS
While students graduating from Montana’s colleges and universities carry a debt load slightly higher than the national average, numbers tracked by the U.S. Department of Education found they default on their student loans at a lesser rate than their national peers. Students at Carroll College lead the pack, repaying their student loans at a rate far greater than the state and national averages. Carroll has done this, in part, by developing a model of financial responsibility that other public schools in the state are beginning to follow. For more, including elucidation from our award-winning Financial Aid Director Janet Riis (photo right), check the story at: http://missoulian.com/news/local/montana-college-graduates-student-loan-default-rate-is-less-than/article_85682454-217b-11e2-b470-001a4bcf887a.html
PRAY FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LEAD US
To get ready for next Tuesday’s Election Day, and perhaps cure your Undecided Fever, get schooled on the issues with Carroll’s American Politics expert and professor, Dr. Jeremy Johnson, in his feature interview on Saints and Scholars. See it on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qARDF2r9KVE&feature=youtu.be
AND PRAY FOR OUR FRIENDS WHO NEED US
In keeping with our inaugural theme of Vitae, "For Life," the Carroll family encourages everyone to join in extending a prayerful heart and helpful hand to those suffering in the wake of Megastorm Sandy. Please consider giving to your favorite charity—they would appreciate the assistance right now, as would our friends in the eastern USA and throughout the Caribbean, including Cuba and Haiti.
STUDENT NEWS
In the News
Last weekend (Oct. 27-28), four of Carroll College’s freshman-class Alpha Seminar sections, about 70 students in all, participated in a food drive encompassing neighborhoods near the college and the Helena Mansion District. In all, the students gathered 1,150 pounds of nonperishable items, according to a tally provided by Helena Food Share, which received the donations.
According to Carroll History and Alpha Seminar Professor Jeanette Fregulia, the event was a powerful means of driving home the seminar’s annual theme “individual and the community.” Each year, Alpha Seminar classes, required of all Carroll incoming freshmen, incorporate social justice projects and volunteerism into the curriculum, Fregulia adds. “Going door to door for Food Share shows students that communities are collections of individuals working together. Also, this activity helps the students connect to the Carroll College Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice Mission Statement, which is one of our five common readings across all sections of Alpha Seminar coursework, particularly the guiding principle of justice for the poor.”
Carroll’s Student Ambassadors, meanwhile, are continuing to collect food on campus during a month-long pre-holiday drive to support Helena Food Share. Bins for donations are available in most campus buildings.
Events
Catch a bad case of inauguration fever at this Saturday Founder’s Day Flurry (top story in this week’s QNs), followed by Saturday night’s Student Reception for Dr. Tom Evans from 5 to 7 p.m. in the St. Thomas Aquinas Dining Hall (STAC). No meal plan required to get in for mixing, mingling and foods from around the world, courtesy of our foreign students and Sodexo. Semi-formal to formal attire encouraged.
Military News
For Veterans Day, celebrated at Carroll on Monday, Nov. 12, we are hosting Bring a Vet to Lunch in our St. Thomas Aquinas dining hall (serving lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.). Vets from our own student body, plus vets signing up at the local VFW and Fort Harrison who RSVP in advance will be treated to live music, a free lunch, and a guest speaker now being arranged. Via Skype, we will have Carroll alum and veteran Chris Rojo (photo right), class of 2010, speaking about the Montana flag the military donated to Carroll College—this flag was flown on the military’s final-day evacuation of American casualties from Iraq. It will be raised during the Veterans Day event. Thus far, 14 students have donated close to 200 meals to serve interested vets who want to partake—RSVP is required: contact Sodexo/Carroll Dining Services Marketing and Promotions Supervisor Mason Siddick at msiddick@carroll.edu or 406-447-5193.
For all student news on events, club activities, retreats and much more, go to www.carroll.edu/students.
ALUMNI NEWS
Events
Seattle: The Carroll College choirs invite Carroll alumni to witness the choral performance at Seattle’s St. James Cathedral during the Sat., Nov. 10, Mass at 5:30 p.m. The 30-member Carroll choirs will be singing the prelude and service music.
Christmas Party: The annual Alumni Christmas Party will be held Thursday, Dec. 6, starting at 5:30 in the Fortin Science Center Scola, with Santa arriving at 6:30 p.m. Festivities start with Mass in St. Joseph’s Chapel (Borromeo Hall) at 4:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Kathy Ramirez kramirez@carroll.edu.
In the News
Carroll history alumna Janet Ore, history class of 1980, is the inaugural recipient of the Vernacular Architecture Forum's annual Catherine Bishir Prize for best scholarly article for her study, “Mobile Home Syndrome: Engineered Woods and the Making of a New Domestic Ecology in the Post-World War II Era,” that was published in Technology and Culture (April 2011). The Bishir Prize, named in honor of influential scholar Catherine W. Bishir, recognizes the scholarly article from a juried North American publication that has made the most significant contribution to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes. In “Mobile Home Syndrome," Ore reconsiders the symbiotic relationship between humans and their houses through her exploration of the effects of an unforeseen toxicity in the materials, such as plywood and particle board used in the fabrication of the very place conceived of as shelter. By interpreting each domestic setting—here a mobile home—as an ecosystem, Ore demonstrates how interior pollution mirrors wilderness destruction wrought by toxic pesticides. For more on her research, read: http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/awards/bishir-Ore.html
The Montana premiere of Venus in Fur, the latest production of the Helena Theatre Company, opens tonight at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena—and this first staging west of the Mississippi for the Tony Award-winning drama will star Carroll 2005 theatre alumna Julia Porter (at left in photo right). After Carroll, Porter earned a master’s from the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks and has landed this plum role to the envy of her fellow actors. This is an adults-only production; see the facts laid bare at: http://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/risky-risque/article_6904c100-23e2-11e2-bc0f-001a4bcf887a.html
Physical therapist Dr. Megan Wrigg (photo left), class of 2008, was recently in the news for her practice at Helena’s Capital City Health Club, where she specializes in dance medicine. She’s particularly suited for this line of therapy after having been a professional ballet dancer herself and knowing the pain that a passion for dance can lead to. All the talking pointes are at: http://helenair.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/physical-therapist-helping-young-dancers-to-prevent-injuries/article_915dbc84-2378-11e2-8e5a-0019bb2963f4.html
In Memoriam
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth mourn the loss of Sister Charlene Race, formerly Sister Mary William Race, business graduate of the class of 1970, who died on Oct. 29, 2012, at the Mother House, Ross Hall, in Leavenworth, Kan. She entered the religious community of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on Aug. 19, 1954, and, as Sister Mary William, made her profession of vows on Aug. 22, 1956. She later returned to the use of her baptismal name, Charlene Rose Race. After profession, Sister Charlene taught in elementary school for one year. In 1957, she began working in the business office at various hospitals and in 1999 she was assigned to work in the community treasurer's office at the Mother House. Sister Charlene retired to Ross Hall in February, 2007. Her full obituary is at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/kansascity/obituary.aspx?n=charlene-race&pid=160748974#storylink=cpy
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
In a rare critical look at Halloween, Carroll Sociology Professor Libby Chute (photo right) was the featured expert in a TV news story examining sexy costumes and their effect on young women’s view of themselves. Treat yourself to details at: http://www.kxlh.com/news/sexy-halloween-costumes-more-popular-than-ever/
This October, Carroll Henry ("Hank") Burgess Professor in English Debra Bernardi (photo left) presented a paper at the conference of the Society of the Study for American Women Writers in Denver. Her paper was titled " 'Those Thronging Sensations': The Possibilities of Race Suicide in Constance Fenimore Woolson's Italian Stories." Dr. Bernardi studies Constance Fenimore Woolson's Italian stories, written near the end of the 19th century, within US fears of "race suicide." According to Dr. Bernardi, articles about race suicide, by Theodore Roosevelt and others, articulated anxiety that the “American race” (Roosevelt’s term) would be outnumbered by non-white-Americans. Woolson's stories challenge these fears by promoting the importance of perceiving the world through the perspectives of non-Americans—specifically Italians.
Last week, October 24-27, Carroll Director of Grounds Gerald Landby was in Louisville, Ky., attending the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) School of Grounds Management and the GIE+EXPO trade show, the ninth largest in North America. During his visit, he was selected to serve another 3-year term on the PGMS board of directors as the Northwest Region Director, and on Oct. 26, Landby was recognized as the sole recipient for the President’s Award for outstanding and dedicated service to the PGMS. An unexpected surprise to Landby, the award is announced at the PGMS awards banquet.
Carroll’s Wellness Center welcomes Carmen McFerrin as its new part-time office manager. She has a very strong background in reception, office management, insurance coding, and billing. Before joining Carroll, she worked at Helena Ob/Gyn Associates, and she is a member of the Last Chance Stampede and Fair Steering Committee as well as the volunteer entertainment chair.
FAITH AND SERVICE
For all Campus Ministry news, Mass and sacraments schedules, homilies and much more, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/
ATHLETICS
Today, Carroll hosts the 2012 Frontier Conference Cross Country Championships for the first time. Races will be held at the Bill Roberts Golf Course (just a short walk or jog north from campus, across the railroad tracks)with the women’s race at 12:15 p.m. followed by the men’s at 12:55 p.m. The Carroll women are ranked 6th nationally and reign as defending champions—watch some fast-paced action today as they make a run for the NAIA National Championships.
Saturday, Saints’ volleyball will battle the league-leading Lady Warriors of Lewis-Clark State at 2 p.m. in the PE Center.
Also Saturday, men’s basketball takes on Montana State University-Billings at 7 p.m. in the PE Center. It will be the Yellowjackets’ first tip off against the Saints since MSU-B left the Frontier Conference and joined the NCAA.
COMING EVENTS
Ongoing: The Carroll Neuman Observatory is open for planetary and deep-sky viewing through the college’s 14-inch computerized scope every Thursday that is cloudless, clear and without high winds. Observing in October takes place an hour after sunset, or by 8 p.m.—whichever comes last. It is led by Carroll Neuman Astronomical Society advisor David Rotness, an avid and accomplished amateur astronomer who also is a leader of the Helena Astronomical Society. Viewing is always free and open to the public.
November 9-12: SAVE Aluminum/Plastic Drive at 1100 N Last Chance Gulch (behind the Helena YMCA). Type 1 and 2 plastics and aluminum cans will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
November 10: Inauguration Week concludes with a 9 a.m. Community Mass at the Grotto that is open to the public, followed by a special Tailgate outside Nelson Stadium at 10 a.m. preceding the Fighting Saints vs. Dickinson State University game, kickoff 1 p.m.
November 15: Carroll Theology Dept. and the Sister Annette Moran Center present the next in its Be(com)ing Church Between Past and Future series celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vatican II, with Carroll Theology Department Chair and Professor John Ries presenting “Coming to Be Church in and through the World: Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes” at 7 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Free.
November 29: Students are welcome to learn about financial literacy while competing for prizes, including two scholarships of $250 each for spring semester. Starting at 6 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center’s lower level, the Financial Literary PRIZE Cab is an interactive presentation providing information and tools on various topics, from saving and spending to credit cards, budgeting and student loans. Sponsored by Carroll College and the Student Assistance Foundation.
November 29: The Helena Pierrot Project will open at 7:30 p.m. at the Myrna Loy Center with lectures by three Carroll College professors, aimed at placing Arnold Schoenberg’s, Pierrot Lunaire music in context: Dr. Gillian Glaes, history professor, will discuss the state of Europe in 1912; Dr. Elvira Roncalli, philosophy professor, will explain the impact of the events of the time on the arts and on Pierrot Lunaire, in particular; and Dr. Lynn Petersen, professor of music, will speak about Schoenberg, the music that preceded Pierrot Lunaire, and its influence on the music that followed. Petersen then will be joined onstage by the musicians — Heather Barnes (soprano), Stephan Cepeda (violin/viola), Jennifer Bewerse (cello), June Lee (piano), Christopher Kirkpatrick (clarinet), and Rachel Beetz (flute/piccolo) and Breanne Cepeda (conductor). Using live musical excerpts of the piece, Petersen will guide the audience in its listening. A full performance of the piece will follow. The evening will conclude with a discussion among the audience, the lecturers and musicians. As this important piece is rarely performed in its entirety, this is a very special opportunity for Helena audiences. For more information, visit http://helenapierrotproject.blogspot.com/ or http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/882985088/the-helena-pierrot-project.
November 30: Dr. Kelly Cline presents, “The Kepler Mission: Discovering 2,000 Planets" at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall’s Wiegand Amphitheatre.
November 30: Carroll’s November Faculty Colloquium features Dr. Jeremy Johnson of the Political Science Department presenting “Supplanting the New Deal? The Republican Party Confronts the Welfare State” at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center’s Maronick Board Room.
November 30: Carroll Theatre premieres < strong>A Christmas Pudding, created, edited and adapted by David Birney and directed by Carroll Theatre Director Chuck Driscoll. A holiday confection of songs, stories, poems and tales of the season by Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Frank McCourt, Emily Dickinson, Alfred Lord Tennyson, A. J. Carothers, and many others spiced with a host of traditional carols and holiday songs. This piece provides a perfect evening to warm hearts, stir memories and give laughter during the holiday season. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays Nov. 30-Dec. 1 and Dec. 8.; Sunday 3 p.m. matinees are Dec. 2 and 9. All in the Carroll Theatre.
December 6: Carroll College Jazz Combo Fall Concert in the Carroll Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free.
AND IN 2013
Carroll 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 Beth Haile presenting “Something Old, Something New: Becoming Church by Reading and Responding to the Times” on January 24; the Rev. Dan Shea presenting “Sacred Liturgy: How the Church Lives and Shares the Mystery of Christ” on February 28; Theology Professor Chris Fuller presenting “Perfidious No More: Catholic/Jewish Relations Since Vatican II” on March 20; and Theology Professor Brian Matz presenting “Decree on the Catholic Eastern Churches” on April 10.