October 22, 2010 QuickNotes

PINK POWER  All this week, Carroll Athletics has been pinking out to raise money for the St. Peter's Cancer Center Foundation during Breast Cancer Awareness Week. Plenty of pink activities have occurred on campus this week during the Empowered in Pink: Carroll vs. Cancer 2010 campaign, with pink uniforms on the Saints, pink tailgate goodies and a pink ball signed by each team auctioned off at games. Soccer had its Pink Out yesterday in Nelson Stadium, and the colors will continue flying at tonight's volleyball match versus Rocky Mountain College in the PE Center at 7 p.m., followed by a 9 p.m. Saints men's basketball exhibition game against the Blue Angels (a team of alumni of Gonzaga, the University of Montana and Montana State University), also in the PE Center. Pink week wraps up at this Saturday's Fighting Saints football home game in Nelson Stadium against the Eastern Oregon Mountaineers, starting at 1 p.m. This game will be seen across the United States as a part of Victory Sports Network's Game of the Week coverage: VSN will broadcast the game live at www.victorysportsnetwork.com. Fans hoping to access the game can click the "Live Streaming" link on the upper right hand side of the page. Pre-game is set for 12:45 p.m. Mountain Time. Empowered in Pink: Carroll vs. Cancer is a cooperative effort of Carroll College's Office of Community Living, Wellness Center, Athletic Department, Relay for Life, and ROTC program in conjunction with the St. Peter's Cancer Center Foundation, the Helena Independent Record, KXLH and Cherry Creek Radio. For more on this weekend's football game pink festivities, read: http://helenair.com/sports/college/article_b9dc9798-dcd5-11df-8523-001cc4c03286.html For another story on Saints Empowered in Pink, check out: http://helenair.com/news/article_5193ec02-dc0f-11df-988b-001cc4c03286.html BEATING THE PACK This week, Carroll College announced some pretty stellar professional exam pass rates for recent grads. First off, the 2010 passage rate of its 2010 nursing graduates taking the national professional entrance examination, known as the NCLEX-RN, for the first time is 95.3 percent. Carroll's first-time pass rate is several points higher than the national average. According to data recently released by the nonprofit National Council of State Boards of Nursing, the passage rate for first-time baccalaureate graduates taking the NCLEX-RN exam is 88.7 percent. More on that story is available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=13990 Meanwhile, Dr. Lauri Fahlberg, chair of Carroll Health Sciences, reports that our community health students post a 100% pass rate on the national Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam, well above the national average passage rate of 76%. And, Carroll's civil engineering grads pass the national Engineer-in-Training (EIT) exam at a rate of 90%, which is also above the national average. COUNT ON IT This is your last weekend to see Count Dracula, fangs and all, in the Carroll Performing Arts Center, with the last three performances of Dracula tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m., with a Sunday, October 24, matinee at 3 p.m. This Carroll Theatre Department instant classic has seen large audiences, so don't be late getting your tickets at the door-general admission is $10; students and guests over 60 are $8, with Carroll students free at the Sunday matinee. Drink in more details in the Helena Independent Record feature story here: http://helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/article_f79a8f34-d688-11df-9f2d-001cc4c002e0.html HAS IT DAWNED ON YOU? Last weekend, Carroll's highly successful student-led fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Up 'Til Dawn, saw plenty of action, with roomfuls of students turning out boxes of letters to help St. Jude in its mission of treating and curing childhood cancers. When you get a letter from a Carroll student in the mail asking for your support of St. Jude, please offer a gift, big or small, to help someone in the dawn of life struggling to survive. For more information on Carroll Up 'Til Dawn, email: uptildawn -is-at- carroll -dot- edu (Photo right: Up 'Til Dawn fundraisers with a St. Jude survivor last Friday night; photo by Carroll freshman Nikole Drummond) In more good news about Carroll student outreach, last Sunday 20 teams of freshman Alpha Seminar students from Professors Jonathan Matthews, Kelly Parsley, Jamie Dolan, Cathy Day and Ed Noonan's classes collected 3,600 pounds of nonperishable items for Helena Food Share, which called this boon." The Alpha teams fanned out into Helena neighborhoods last week and distributed  bags with notes suggesting food items to donate. The students returned to collect the bags on Sunday, and Food Share says the quantity of items brought in were "unbelievable" and exactly what they need to help feed hungry families this season. KNOCKING HEADS, BEATING POVERTY This Saturday night, October 23, support the Carroll Outreach Team at its Knocking Out Poverty fundraiser, with all proceeds to assist a women and children's community garden/nutrition project in the village of Maorey in Niger, Africa. Bring your buddies and head over to the Quarry Sports Bar and Grille at 22 N. Last Chance Gulch in Helena, with the night at the UFC fights starting at 8 p.m. (warning: the house gets packed on fight night, so get there early!). It's only $5 admission to see the UFC heavyweight championship showdown in the Octagon, with reigning Brock Lesnar butting fists, heads and everything else against challenger Cain Velasquez. Your evening of testosterone-enriched gladiatorial fun will directly combat famine in one of the world's poorest countries. Raffle prizes and drink specials are on tap. For more info, email rdougherty -is-at- carroll -dot- edu EAT YOURSELF GREEN Next Wednesday, October 27, Carroll College will host a special local food meal and educational talk that is free and open to the public. "Eating Our Way to a More Sustainable and Resilient Local Community" will feature guest speakers Jacob and Courtney Cowgill, organic farmers who own and operate Prairie Heritage Farm in Conrad, Mont. The free event will also include an all-local meal prepared in cooperation with students from Carroll and Helena High and Helena community members. Participants are welcome to bring a small local dish to share. Those attending will be able to meet some of the local farmers who grew the produce for the evening meal. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Carroll College Campus Center. Bluegrass and Americana music will be provided by The Hayseeds (photo right). For more information, contact Cole Mannix, Carroll assistant director of Community Living and volunteer coordinator, at 447-4373 and see the full press release at: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=13959 GRANTING ACCE$$ This week, Carroll College learned that it will receive $37,579 in "Acce$$ Grant" funds from the nonprofit Student Assistance Foundation, which awards Acce$$ grants each year through financial aid offices at all Montana postsecondary schools, including tribal and private institutions, and two-year and four-year schools. Financial aid officers use the grants to help students in need pay for their education. Carroll has received more than $250,000 from the program since 2000. During this Saturday's Fighting Saints football game in Nelson Stadium, the award will be officially accepted by the college. NO TRICKS, JUST THE TREATS Next Friday and Saturday, October 29-30, Fr. Jerry Lowney's students in the Social Problems class will Trick or Treat for the Needy at the corner of Lyndale-Euclid and Benton Avenue to raise money for Helena Food Share, God's Love homeless shelter and the Good Samaritan Store. Look for these hardworking students during daylight hours at this busy Helena intersection, and give generously to those who need it most this coming holiday season. WE'RE NO ANGELS: WE'RE SAINTS Carroll College is decorating another large tree for donation to the annual Festival of Trees fundraiser. Festival of Trees is Helena's premiere holiday event benefiting Intermountain, a nationally recognized Montana nonprofit specializing in nurturing, therapeutic environments for children under severe emotional distress. At the event, big decorated trees are auctioned off, and the Carroll "centennial" tree last year raised $1,200 for the cause (photo left: last year's festival entry). This year, Carroll's tree will honor the angels among us who are willing to support the Angel Fund, helping local kids get the school supplies they need. Anyone who wants to help fill the blanket beneath our Carroll tree with school supplies is welcome to drop items off to Laura d'Esterre (Carroll's Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice in St. Charles Hall), Sarah Windmueller (Carroll Conference Services downstairs in the Campus Center) or Tina Wagner (Carroll's Financial Aid Office). Boxes are available for donations in O'Connell Hall, the St. Charles Hall faculty lounge, Guadalupe Hall, the Associated Students of Carroll College lounge downstairs in the Campus Center, upstairs in the Campus Center and in St. Charles Hall's Kirchen Ministry offices. Money donations also help the angel tree committee obtain the needed items, which will be collected until November 26. For more info, contact Tina Wagner of Carroll's Festival of Trees committee at 406-447-5466 or email twagner -is-at- carroll -dot- edu Items needed for this effort include notebooks, protractors, lunch boxes, calculators, compasses, backpacks, glue sticks, markers, facial tissues, crayons, erasers, binders, folders, pens, rulers and paper. To learn more about the Angel Fund visit their website at:  http://www.angelfundhelena.org/ SUMMER OF THE SCIENTISTS Carroll students have enjoyed tremendous success in securing valuable research opportunties in summer during their competitive REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) programs and internships nationwide. Here are a few highlights from last summer: Ben Dill: REU at Groups, Graphs, and Geometry at University of North Carolina at Asheville, who participated in "An Investigation of Two-Dimensional Coxeter Groups" Amber Nuxoll: Statistics Intern, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, participating in "Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Procedure for Multiple Comparisons Using Permutations Tests" Nathan Woods: REU at Computer Vision and Multi-Agent Systems at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, participating in "License Plate Localization using Concurrent Columns" Jessica Forbes: AMGEN Scholars Program, Kristin Swanson Lab, University of Washington, participating in "Glioma Segmentation on Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Assessing the Spatial Variability of a Semi-Automated Method" (Utilizing MatLab, she assessed the spatial variability of a semi-automated method for segmenting brain tumors from MRI scans. The segmentations are then used to calculate the growth rate of glioma brain tumors in actual patients. The data from segmentations will be used to design treatment plans for patients to help treat this uniformly fatal disease. Her work from this summer is to be submitted for publishing in one of the lab's papers.) Brittany Harris: National Science Foundation-funded program at the Cornell Summer Mathematics Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, where she participated in Cornell University's eight-week Summer Math Institute to prepare for graduate-level studies in mathematics, including 20-30 hours per week doing coursework in mathematical analysis and 15-20 hours per week conducting research. Jeff Allen: Borealis Project at Montana State University-Bozeman, participating in "The Ozonesonde" as part of a high-altitude balloon program sending an experiment called an ozonesonde to create an ozone profile for Bozeman and surrounding areas. Scott Harmon: NIST SURF in Boulder, Colorado, participating in "High-performance carbon nanotube coatings for high-energy laser measurement" Sam Schaefer: Intern for the Montana State Auditor's Office, Helena, where he worked alongside two actuaries involved in rate filing, reviewing benchmark calculations for insurance companies, rate-making, analyzing companies' nonforfeiture and forfeiture filings for errors, and incorporating rate-making techniques into spreadsheets. STUDENT NEWS In the News Carroll nursing students also got some TV coverage this past week for their outreach work doing health assessments for senior citizens as part of the Healthy Partners Program. Assess the details at: http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Healthy-Partners-Senior-Citizens-and-Students-Working-and-Learning-Together-105232813.html Classes The course schedule for Spring 2011 is now available online only at http://www.carroll.edu/academics/.  Registration begins next week and will run through November 3.  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 the dinner to network with students. Seating is limited, so register early by sending your name, phone contact, and academic major to careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu Now through the end of the semester, Carroll Career Services will present a series of live webinars featuring national career experts on job searches and career building. Geared for graduating seniors, the sessions are free and open to all students. Webinars are held on Thursday evenings from 8 to 9 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. Refreshments will be served. Students can participate in one or all webinars. For details on the webinar series and to send your intention to attend, contact Career Services at careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu  A new course, The Job Campaign for Graduating Seniors (LAS 489), is being offered this coming spring semester to help graduating seniors compete for professional career opportunities. Job market trends, resume and cover letter composition, interviewing, salary and benefits negotiations, networking, budgeting and personal finance issues and much more will be covered in this course, which meets on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 4:20. Contact the Registrar to enroll. ALUMNI NEWS Events DEADLINE EXTENDED! Alumni in the Greater Bay Area of California are invited to a special Carroll gathering on Saturday, November 6, from 1 to 4 p.m., featuring a picnic lunch, wine tasting & tour at the Somerston Vineyard at Priest Ranch, 3450 Sage Canyon Road, St. Helena, Calif. Tickets are: adults $40 (includes lunch, tour & wine), children 10 and under free, ages 11-20 just $15. Register online at www.carroll.edu/alumni or email Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez at alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or call 406-447-5185. In the News Annie (McCarvel) McCutcheon and husband Kevin McCutcheon (both class of 2004)  announced the birth of their son, Sean Michael, on October 15, 2010. He joins sisters Sammie, age 3, and one-year-old Hadley.  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 In his Helena Independent Record column this past week, entitled "Family ties abound at Carroll College," Carroll Athletic Director Bruce Parker detailed a few of the great family legacies of Saints Athletics, including names like Petrino, Camino, Otteson and more. Delve into the facts at: http://helenair.com/sports/article_b81d5898-d8a7-11df-a55c-001cc4c03286.html Schedule The Pink Power lead story in this edition of QNs has game details. In addition, Carroll soccer plays again at home this Sunday, October 24, starting at 1 p.m. in Nelson Stadium. 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. (Photo right, courtesy USGS) October 26: Swing dance classes continue under the teaching of Carroll Dance Team Coach Jaime Hamlin, 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Campus Center each night. A new set of dance lessons will follow next month. Students participate free, otherwise the cost is $25 per person for each three-week session. For more info, contact Jackie Clawson at jclawson -is-at- carroll -dot- edu October 30: Good Samaritan Style Show fundraiser, themed "All Aboard," at the Helena Civic Center, with doors opening at noon and the show beginning at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit Good Samaritan Ministries in Helena, which won Carroll's Borromeo Award in 2009. November 1: Dr. Russ Cargo's Business and Non-profit Leadership course at Carroll will host a leadership symposium, "P.I.G.G." (Process of Influencing Group Goals) from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the upper level of the Campus Center. Free and open to the public. Various speakers from the Carroll and Helena community will discuss leadership in their fields and how they influence people to work toward a common goal. Speakers will include Carroll Campus Ministry Director and campus Chaplain the Rev. Marc Lenneman, Steve Dee, Coach Mike Van Diest and Cathy Burwell from the Helena Chamber of Commerce. A reception follows the symposium, where refreshments will be provided. November 3: An interdisciplinary panel discussion, entitled "The Groaning of Creation: Scientific, Theological, and Sociological Perspectives on the Environment," featuring Carroll faculty, at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. This panel is held in conjunction with the Carroll Art Gallery's current photo exhibit "Glacier: A Vanishing Legacy." Free and open to the public, the panel discussion is sponsored by the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice. November 4: Carroll Campus Ministry, Student Activities and Christian Fellowship partners with the Diocese of Helena for a public film screening of The Human Experience at 7 p.m. in the Helena Middle School Auditorium. See the trailer on the Carroll Campus Ministry website here: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/ November 4-6: Carroll Literary Festival and Helena Festival of the Book partner up for a dual event, "Crossing the Divides." Among the highlights: on Thursday, November 4, the festival kicks off with this year's keynote speaker Verlaine Stoner McDonald, the author of The Red Corner: The Rise and Fall of Communism in Northeastern Montana. There is no cost to hear McDonald speak at Carroll College's Trinity Hall lounge at 7 p.m. The festival continues on Friday, November 5, with the Montana Historical Society hosting a free panel discussion focusing on leftist politics in Montana starting 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. Also on Friday, Carroll College will host a number of literary readings by Carroll students and faculty and by regional authors, including works of fiction, poetry and essays on literature and film, in the lower level of the Carroll Campus Center with one session at 1 p.m. followed by the second session at 2:15. A reading by Carroll professor and fiction writer Kevin Stewart will occur at 3:30 p.m., followed by open readings by Carroll and local community authors at 4 p.m. For more, read: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=13969 November 5: November Faculty Colloquium at 4 p.m. in the Campus Center's Rogers Board Room, with Assistant Professor of History Jeanette Fregulia presenting, "Reconsidering Terrorism and Counter Terrorism in Israel and the Middle East." Free. November 16: The Carroll College Jazz Combo performs jazz in the Carroll Campus Center's upper level from 4 to 5 p.m. Free and open to the public.  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. 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 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 t