November 5, 2010 Carroll QuickNotes

PASSING OF A LEGEND On Wednesday, November 3, 2010, former Carroll President Monsignor Anthony Brown (photo right) died at the Butte Care and Rehabilitation Center. He served as Carroll's chief executive from 1962 to 1969, during which time his leadership would result in the construction of a new wing on Guadalupe Hall (1964), the creation of O'Connell Hall (1966), and groundbreaking for the Physical Education Center in 1968 (completed in 1970). In the process of increasing the college's infrastructure, he established Carroll's Office of Development (1963) and in the same year the Carroll College Foundation to raise funds. In 1968, he ushered in the college's first lay board members, and expanded the faculty to an all-time high of 77 full-time members, with 24 faculty priests, another record. Over the course of his presidency, enrollment soared to over 1,000 for the first time (1969), and financial aid kept pace, growing from $20,000 per year to over $600,000 annually by the time Brown left. The funeral will take place in Anaconda at Mount Olivet Cemetery, where Monsignor Brown will be buried next to his brother, the late Father Patrick Brown. Details will be announced as they are available, likely next week, with an update in next week's QNs. A story on Monsignor Brown's life appeared in the Summer 2009 edition of Carroll Magazine: read it at http://www.carroll.edu/forms/ministry/AnthonyBrown.pdf FOUR GET BOARD At its fall 2010 meeting on October 29, the Carroll College board of trustees approved the appointment of four new members: Ben Niedermeyer (class of 1973), a partner with Taylor Investment Counselors in Boston, Mass.; the Rev. Thomas Haffey (class of 1965), pastor of St. Ann Parish in Butte; Raymond Kuntz (class of 1977), chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Watkins & Shepard Trucking Company in Helena; and John Walda, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of College and University Business Officers in Washington, DC. More on them all is available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=14054 IN GIVING WE RECEIVE Last Friday, October 29, Carroll College held its annual President's Dinner on the college campus, where donors to the Carroll Centennial Campaign were honored and the college conferred its annual Insignis Award, recognizing those whose outstanding lives of service have benefited the college and the world community. This year's Insignis Award winners were Carroll alumni Dr. and Mrs. James and Joan Schneller (class of '56 and '57 respectively; in photo left flanked by Carroll President Trebon and Bishop George Leo Thomas) of Tacoma, Wash., who were selected to receive the honor because of their outreach work to the sick and poor in Vietnam and their support of Carroll's Catholic identity and mission. The couple established a hospital in Hue, South Vietnam, treating many who suffer from HIV/AIDS, and a nearby orphanage and kindergarten. At Carroll, the Schnellers have supported Carroll through their giving to the Sister Annette Moran Endowment for Servant Leadership and the Campus Ministry Endowment. They have also established the Dr. James and Joan Schneller Endowed Professorship in Catholic Mission and Identity. Also at the President's Dinner, Carroll recognized the legacy of support the college has received from the O'Connell family of Helena, led by one of Helena's city fathers, Eddy O'Connell, in honor of whom our O'Connell Hall was named. His son, Jim O'Connell, and Jim's wife Murel (photo right) carried on the family's dedication to Carroll, with Jim serving on the college's board of trustees for many years. Jim was recognized with an honorary doctorate from Carroll in 1998, and Jim and Murel were past recipients of the college's Insignis Award and Borromeo Fellowship Award. Jim and Murel's children have followed their parents' example, and four of them, plus Murel, were at the dinner to watch a video in honor of their family's legacy. Other centennial donors recognized at the President's Dinner included Dr. and Mrs. Daniel and Mary Ann Fiehrer of Helena and Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Helen Beausoleil, also of Helena. More on the President's Dinner is available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=14055 POUNDING THE COMPETITION Carroll's Talking Saints forensics team has done it again, this time taking a first place sweepstakes victory at the Linfield College Mahaffey Tournament in McMinnville, Ore., on October 29-31, moving a step closer to its 21st consecutive regional championship. The win kept alive the Saints' 20-year-long regional tournament victory streak that began in December 1990. The 22-person Carroll team won 98 awards overall, defeating 22 other universities from six states. Laramy Ayers, a sophomore, won the Marshall Cup, given to the best freshman or sophomore at the tournament. For much more, read the press release at: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=14068 A HALLOWEEN HAUL During last Halloween weekend's Trick or Treat for the Needy, students from Carroll Sociology Professor Emeritus Father Jerry Lowney's Social Problems course gathered around $3,500 in donations, to be split between God's Love homeless shelter, Helena Food Share and Good Samaritan Ministries in Helena. Giving began at home, with students in Carroll residence halls offering money to the cause, and plenty of Helena residents dropping dollars and dimes in the buckets wielded by students at Carroll's Founder's Corner intersection. Father Lowney reports that the student team also received a blanket for God's Love and food donations for the local food pantry.  GET LIT THIS WEEKEND Bibliophiles may suffer some pretty serious paper cuts this weekend, with the Carroll Literary Festival and Helena Festival of the Book already in full swing. The two lit fests opened last night with a keynote reading at Carroll by Verlaine Stoner McDonald, author of The Red Corner: The Rise and Fall of Communism in Northeastern Montana." Today, it's really big, starting with the Montana Historical Society (225 N. Roberts in Helena, east of the Montana State Capitol) hosting a free panel discussion, "Leftist Politics in Montana," at noon, featuring McDonald, Anne Pettinger Cantrell and Professor Jeffrey Johnson, a Carroll 1998 history graduate and the author of They Are All Red Out Here: Socialist Politics in the Pacific Northwest, 1895-1925. Afterward, catch the readings starting at 1 p.m. today downstairs in the Campus Center, with Carroll students and faculty and regional authors reciting from their works of fiction, poetry and essays on literature and film, plus two reading sessions focused on horror writing. Come any time you like, with three concurrent presentations each during the 1 p.m. and 2:15 sessions. Carroll professor and fiction writer Kevin Stewart (photo left) will take the stage at 3:30 p.m., followed at 4:10 by an open session of works read by Carroll and local community authors. The specific titles of readings and overall themes of each session are detailed here: http://www.carroll.edu/students/litfest/index.cc  Other events take place off campus, with famous Montana and Western authors galore, including William Kittredge, former Carroll English instructor Melissa Kwasny, Shann Ray and Annick Smith. Writer's workshops will take place at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, as will a Friday night reception, book fair and gala readings by Kittredge, memoirist Ruth McLaughlin and poet Keetje Kuipers. The festival will end magnificently on Saturday, with a sneak peek into a new movie, Winter in the Blood, based on the groundbreaking James Welch novel. For more, see the full schedule at: www.helenabookfest.com TIBET UNDERCOVER Carroll's India study abroad students, led by Assistant Professor of Psychology Joy Holloway, are showing the next in their Tibetan Film Series screenings with Undercover in Tibet tonight, November 5, in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre at 7 p.m. This documentary was made by an exiled Tibetan who snuck back into his native country to risk his life filming what was really happening, including the violence and fear his people face. Free and open to everyone. LET'S SUMMIT LIKE WE MEAN IT Next Wednesday, November 10, The Dioceses of Helena and Great Falls-Billings will present the inaugural Bishops' Catholic Social Justice Summit, open to all Catholics and all those concerned about social justice issues, in the Carroll Campus Center. Speakers will include Bishop of Helena George Leo Thomas (photo left) and Bishop of Great Falls-Billings Michael W. Warfel (photo right, top), Catholic Charities USA President Rev. Larry Snyder (photo right, lower) and anti-death penalty activist Vicki Schieber, whose daughter was raped and murdered. Schieber serves on the board of Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights and works in conjunction with the Catholic Mobilizing Network to educate and engage Catholics in the death penalty abolition movement.   The Social Justice Summit will also offer breakout sessions on how to address poverty and champion life issues, plus a preview of the upcoming Montana Legislative Session. The summit begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. More info is available at http://www.montanacc.org/Events.html and at https://www.cssmt.org/html/csjs.php Pre-register today at at www.montanacc.org and at www.cssmt.org, or by calling 406-442-4130 for an early registration fee of $25. Same-day registration begins 8 a.m. at the summit and costs $35. No registration or fees required for Carroll students. Sponsored by the Diocese of Helena, the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Carroll's Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice, the Montana Catholic Conference and Catholic Social Services of Montana. TOSSING EM BACK This weekend, November 5-8, the SAVE Foundation is holding its next plastics recycling drive in Helena at the usual location, the YMCA parking lot just east of our campus. Type 1 and 2 bottles and trays will be accepted during daylight hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday through Monday. Please discard lids, rinse and sort types in advance to make this quick and easy for everyone. For more info on recycling details, go to: http://www.savemobile.org/Recycle/recycling.plastic.shtml Speaking of SAVE, you can support its local recycling efforts by attending the Saturday, November 13, concert fundraiser at the Bagel Company theater right here in Helena (located at 735 N. Last Chance Gulch), starring Carroll 2003 alumnus and country singer-songwriter Jason DeShaw (photo left). The show begins at 7 p.m. and admission is free-donations welcome. Jason says he has a number of new tunes he'll be playing in this cozy venue, a far cry from the huge houses he's entertained as an opening act for the Oak Ridge Boys, Neal McCoy, Emerson Drive, Pam Tillis and Little Big Town. STUDENT NEWS Events Get cut-throat for a good cause in the Carroll Battle of the Classes, a competition to see which class year can collect the most non-perishable food for donation to the local food pantry. Drop your non-perishable grocery items off in your class year's container located in the Campus Center's Dining Hall now until November 12. The class winner in the fight against hunger will be announced November 13. Speaking of eating, Sodexo Dining Services is presenting our annual Thanksgiving Feast in the Campus Center on Tuesday, November 16, with dinner hours from 5 to 7 p.m. All the fixings, trimmings and traditional fare and then some will be on the festive menu. Classes Carroll students in their senior year are invited to attend the third annual Professional Etiquette Dinner on November 18, from 6 to 8 p.m., sponsored by Career Services, Alumni Relations and Sodexo. The meal is preceded by a networking session where participants get to practice juggling hors d'oeuvres and punch while greeting people and carrying on conversation. During the elegant multicourse meal, students learn the basics of proper dining, with coaching from a professional etiquette trainer. The dinner is free to Carroll seniors, courtesy of corporate sponsors, who will be sending company representatives to network with students. Seating is limited, so register now by sending your name, phone number, and academic major/career goal to careers@carroll.edu (Caveat: if you sign up and don't show, your account will be charged a poor-etiquette penalty of $40.) ALUMNI NEWS In the News John Kane, class of 1976, of Sandy, Utah, reports that, after 31 years of working in the computer industry as a programmer and system administrator, he has switched careers to teach mathematics to computer science students at Neumont University. He had been teaching mathematics part-time in community education and at Neumont University since the mid-1980s. FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS Today, November 5, Carroll's November Faculty Colloquium will feature Assistant Professor of History Jeanette Fregulia presenting, "Reconsidering Terrorism and Counter Terrorism in Israel and the Middle East" at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center's Rogers Board Room, with free admission. Carroll is proud to announce its recent faculty promotions, effective with the 2011-2012 academic year: Granted tenure: Chris Fuller and John Ries in theology, Joy Holloway in psychology, and Robert Psurny in fine arts-music Promoted to academic rank of associate professor are: Gary Fischer in civil engineering, Gillian Glaes in history, Joy Holloway in psychology and Elvira Roncalli in philosophy. Promoted to full professor: Chuck Driscoll in fine arts-theatre, Belle Marie and Beth Wilson in business, Jeff Morris in English, and Anthony Szpilka in mathematics/engineering/physics. More news about Dr. Szpilka: on November 1, 2010, he and wife Chris (Gossard-Boggio) Szpilka, class of 1998, welcomed new baby Timothy James, who joins brother Christopher Andrew and sister Maria Rose. CAMPUS MINISTRY Mass times, ministry links, sacrament information and plans for Headlights service immersion trips are all available online at the Carroll Campus Ministry webpage here: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/ Father Jerry Lowney is offering Mass Monday through Friday at noon in Borromeo Hall's St. Joseph Chapel. ATHLETICS In the News Senior Mike Waldenberg (photo right), was named a semifinalist for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy, which is presented annually to college football's top scholar-athlete. The honor was announced by the National Football Foundation and Waldenberg is one of only seven NAIA players selected for the honor, which is considered college football's "Academic Heisman." For more, read the article by Carroll's Athletic Director Bruce Parker at: http://helenair.com/sports/article_a5e18d74-e39d-11df-9071-001cc4c03286.html At last Saturday's blowout football extravaganza, our Fighting Saints rolled to a 42-3 win over the University of Montana-Western in Nelson Stadium, leading to our clinching an 11th-straight Frontier Conference championship. More on the story is available here: http://helenair.com/sports/football/college/article_30f43a62-e4be-11df-accc-001cc4c03286.html Meanwhile, Saints Soccer earned its fourth consecutive conference title. All four Carroll fall sports (football, volleyball, soccer and cross country) are nationally ranked. Former Fighting Saints coach John Gagliardi (photo left), the winningest US college football coach, started his career in 1949 at Carroll College, and now has tallied 476 victories-77 more than Penn State's Joe Paterno. The Head Coach for St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., Gagliardi has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (2006), the Carroll Athletic Hall of Fame (1973) and the Sports Faith International Sports Faith Hall of Fame (2010), among many other well-deserved honors. The latest on Gagliardi is detailed in an online story here: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_707326.html Schedule Women's basketball is at home in the PE Center tonight versus Evergreen State and Saturday versus Concordia U., both at 8 p.m. Cross country is competing for the Frontier Conference championship today in Great Falls. Volleyball, football and men's basketball are away this weekend. Soccer is resting. Check out the full Athletics schedule and all the latest news at www.carroll.edu/athletics COMING EVENTS Ongoing to December 10: Carroll Art Gallery in St. Charles Hall presents "Glacier: Losing a Legacy," a photographic exhibit featuring striking new glacier retreat photographs created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that visually illustrate the effects of climate change on Glacier National Park. The before-and-after images reveal dramatic glacial decline over a century and are consistent with predictions that all of the glaciers in the park will disappear by 2030. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays. Free admission. November 9 and 16: Salsa lessons continue, free to students, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. Fee of $25 each for non-students. Sponsored by Associated Students of Carroll College Intramurals. No experience, partner or special gear necessary! November 15: Carroll students Gulcheckhra Ismailova of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, and Sundus Mehmood of Lahore, Pakistan, will present talks on their home countries as part of Carroll's International Programs' celebration of US Department of Education and State International Education Week. The talk on Pakistan is from 7 to 8 p.m., followed by the Kyrgyz Republic presentation from 8 to 9 p.m., both in the lower level of the Campus Center. Open to the public, the event is free to all. November 16: Carroll's Human-Animal Bond program presents Dr. Jay F. Kirkpatrick (photo left), the director of ZooMontana's Science and Conservation Center (Billings, Mont.), presenting a lecture, "Addressing the Problem and Not the Symptoms: Wildlife Population Management with Fertility Control," at 7 p.m. in the Carroll College Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheatre. Free and open to the public. In his talk, Dr. Kirkpatrick will identify the problems associated with species overpopulation and the human interface, then offer a survey of how he and other researchers we have used fertility control successfully to address this problem with horses, zoo animals, urban deer, elephants and other species. For more, contact Dr. Anne Perkins at 447-4329 and see the full press release at: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=14063 November 16: The Carroll College Jazz Combo performs jazz in the Carroll College Campus Center's upper level from 4 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more, contact Dr. Lynn Petersen at 447-4303. November 19: Michelle Johnston (photo right), district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Montana District Office located in Helena, will present a talk, "The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010: What it means for Montana," as part of Carroll's Business Department Lecture Series sponsored through the generous support of First Interstate Bank. The presentation begins at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Carroll College Campus Center. Free. On Sept. 27, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Small Business Jobs Act, the most significant piece of small business legislation in over a decade. The new law was intended to provide critical resources to help small businesses continue to drive economic recovery and create jobs. The new law extends the successful SBA enhanced loan provisions while offering billions more in lending support, tax cuts, and other opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Learn more about all this from Johnston, who is responsible for the delivery of SBA programs throughout Montana, including a loan portfolio of over 2,500 loans and more than $330 million dollars. For more, contact Professor Belle Marie at 447-5444. November 18-20: Carroll Theatre Department presents the one-hour, two-act dramatic opera, The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti. Directed by Dr. Robert Psurny in the Performing Arts Center, Old North, St. Charles Hall. Curtain is 7:30 p.m., one weekend only. General admission $8, seniors citizens $5. For tickets, call 406-447-4304. November 19: Carroll's International Programs' celebration of US Department of Education and State International Education Week continues with a screening of the film Khuda Kay Liye (In the Name of God) (Urdu with English subtitles) in O'Connell Hall room 107 starting at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. December 2-5, 9-12: Carroll Theatre Department presents Christmas Carol by Doris Baizley. A revival of a holiday classic under the direction of Maestro Michael McNeilly in the Performing Arts Center, Old North, St. Charles Hall. Curtain is 7 p.m. December 14: The Carroll College Jazz Combo performs jazz in the Carroll Campus Center from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.  December 17: Christmas break begins. AND COMING IN 2011: January 10: First day of classes for spring 2011 semester. January 10 to March 1: The Carroll Art Gallery in St. Charles Hall presents St. Johns Bible, a new exhibition. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays. Free admission. February 17-20, 24-27: Carroll Theatre Department presents Tartuffe: Born Again, translated and adapted by Freyda Thomas from the original French by Moliere.  Directed by Chuck Driscoll.  A modern treatment of the classic comedy by the French Renaissance master, where Tartuffe is posing as a televangelist. In the Performing Arts Center, Old North, St. Charles Hall. March 14 to April 27: The Carroll Art Gallery presents the Annual Student Art Show in the gallery located in St. Charles Hall. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays. Free admission. April 7-10, 14-17: Carroll Theatre Department presents The Tale of Peter Rabbit (and Benjamin Bunny) by R. Eugene Jackson and music by David Ellis. A musical version of the children's favorite just in time for Easter takes place in the Performing Arts Center, Old North, St. Charles Hall.