October 24, 2014
Dedication Day
It was a celebratory day last Saturday as friends, students, faculty and staff gathered together in St. Charles Hall to witness the ribbon cutting and dedication for the Artaza Center for Excellence in Global Education.
The new center will serve as the hub of Carroll’s expanding global education initiatives. The center will help facilitate further study abroad opportunities for students as well as provide the technology and resources to connect and collaborate with other educational institutions throughout the world. In partnership with WorldMontana, the center also hosts international visitors and promotes citizen diplomacy.
In attendance for the ceremony was Gustavo Artaza, namesake of the center and founder and CEO of International Studies Abroad. Mr. Artaza provided a generous $1.5 million contribution to the college this summer to help create the center and improve and increase international education and study abroad opportunities for Carroll students.
At the ceremony, Mr. Artaza shared his motivation behind the gift explaining that he hoped this would create more study abroad opportunities for students. He believes study abroad should be accessible to everyone because it is a transformative experience that provides personal growth for the students and it allows the international community to see the U.S. from a different perspective.
Carroll is very grateful for Mr. Artaza’s gift and we look forward to sharing more developments in our international programs going forward.
Read the Helena IR coverage here.
View the coverage on KXLF here.
Gustavo Artaza and Tom EvansIsabella Artaza, Gustavo Artaza, Tom Evans and ISA Ambassadors Brianna Eaton '15 and Emi Gajowski '16.
Commemorating 100 Years of Football
2014 marks the 100-year anniversary of football for Carroll College. To commemorate this milestone and celebrate the tremendous success the program has seen over the years, the college has published the “100 Years of Carroll College Football” magazine.
The magazine follows the football program starting with the early years when Carroll was still known as Mount St. Charles College, through the coaching eras of Gagliardi, the Hunthausens, Kelly, and Petrino and wraps up with the past 15 years of success with Coach Van Diest at the helm.
Pick up your copy and see how many names and faces you recognize among the pages.
Individuals can purchase the $5 magazine at a number of locations. They are available at any Carroll home football game at a table by the ticket booth. You can also pick them up in person at the stadium Saints’ Shoppe and the campus bookstore or you can purchase them online at the Saints’ Shoppe for $5.00 plus $2.50 for shipping.
Click here to order your piece of Carroll football history.
Student News
Taking on the World in Debate
The Talking Saints continued their red hot streak in their latest outing with Carroll’s leading World Debate team winning a 55-school tournament at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, while five freshmen brought home eight trophies from Casper College in Casper, Wyoming over the October 10-12 weekend. The Portland tournament was one of the largest in Northwest history.
Juniors Ryden Meyer of Portland, Oregon, and Mark Schmutzler of Helena, Montana, won World Debate defeating Claremont College, Seattle University and Portland State in the championship round. Meyer was named the third best speaker among the 72 debaters competing, with Schmutzler finishing 10th.
In individual events at Lewis & Clark, Meyer finished fifth in extemporaneous speaking. Ian Hollander, a sophomore from Kalispell, Montana, finished fifth in junior impromptu. Freshman Becca Poliquin from Hamilton, Montana, finished second in novice prose and reached the finals in junior extemp.
At Casper, freshman Jake MacDuff of Seattle, Washington, won extemporaneous speaking, freshman Austin Graef of Missoula, Montana, finished second in prose interpretation and freshman Tori Hill of Sidney, Montana, finished second in persuasive speaking. Joining Graef in finals of prose were freshman Brandon Raffin of Junction City, Oregon, and Hill. MacDuff and Raffin reached the semi-finals of impromptu. Graef qualified for poetry finals.
“The old and the young both won recognition,” said coach Brent Northup. “So that’s encouraging. Spirits were high in both locations. This team has a warm, unselfish chemistry that’s helping everyone.”
Brandon Raffin, Luke Kendall, Jake MacDuff, Tori Hill and Austin Graef in Casper, Wyoming.
Alumni News
The Nose Always Knows
McKenzie Homan, in red, and Ruger work with a local handler.
Ruger showing them how it is done.
Two Carroll alumni, who were involved in the Anthrozoology program, are doing good work overseas as part of Working Dogs for Conservation. McKenzie Homan ‘12 and Canine Class 2014 graduate, Ruger, left for Africa in September.
Homan is training local handlers to work with dogs to detect contraband ivory, rhino horn, and bush meat. Ruger is practicing in Africa what he learned at Carroll with his student handler, Molly Rowland, currently a senior Anthrozoology major.
Photos courtesy of Pete Coppolillo from Working Dogs for Conservation.
Career Moves
Corinne Wilkinson – class of 2012 - read announcement here.
Gettin' Hitched
Darbi Brady '13 and Sean Courtney '09 – read announcement here.
Faculty/Staff News
Weight Talks Water
Professor of Engineering, Dr. Willis Weight attended the American Water Resources Association (AWRA) meeting in Kalispell in early October.
In addition to moderating a session concerning water-related impacts from fracking (hydraulic fracturing during horizontal drilling activities with oil and gas production), he gave a presentation titled “Resolving Conflicts Associated with a New Geothermal Heat Pump System for the Kalispell Regional Medical Center Through Numerical Modeling and Drilling.” His co-author was Kurt Hafferman of Billmayer & Hafferman, Inc. of Kalispell.
The meeting was attended by approximately 150 people from government agencies, academic institutions, and private consultants.
Upcoming Events
"Wicked Tavern Tales" presented by the Carroll College Theatre Department, Oct. 24-26, Old North Performing Arts Center in St. Charles Hall, Carroll College
Written by Greg Oliver Bodine and directed by Carroll Improv Director, Michael McNeilly, BFA. Set in a 19th century tavern, customers request a ghost story from the tavern keeper and his daughter. They respond that people are scarier than ghosts and tell us tales from the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, as enacted by live actors. Get ready to be spellbound.
Shows will be 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Recommended for high school age and older. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for students and seniors, free for Carroll students and employees. For more information, visit the Carroll Theatre Season webpage.
"Livingston Found: A Rescued Photographic Treasure" Lecture and Reception, Oct. 29, 5:30 p.m., Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, Carroll College
There will be a lecture on October 29 at 5:30 p.m. regarding this special exhibition of photographs from the collection of Livingston photographer and guest curator, Angela Gill. The exhibit features a series of large format black and white images of steam trains and life in Livingston, Montana from a collection of original glass plate negatives rescued by Angela Gill. The images have had minimal restoration and have been printed large scale but with great clarity due to the sizeable negatives. Also on display are some of the original camera equipment and darkroom supplies rescued from the same location.
The exhibition will run through December 10 and the gallery will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and is closed weekends and college holidays. For more information, visit the Visual Arts Current Gallery webpage or call 447-4302.
"What is ISIL? Where is the Middle East? Who's in Charge?", Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., 101/202 Simperman/Wiegand Amphitheatre, Carroll College
Carroll College is hosting an audience-panel discussion on current issues surrounding the Middle East. The panel includes: Dr. Barry Ferst, Professor of Philosophy and author of the book Islam: A Semester Study; Dr. Jeanette Fregulia, Associate Professor of History, specializing in Middle Eastern and North African cultures; Dr. Soumitree Gupta, Assistant Professor of English, specializing in world literature; and retired Army Captain Burk Honzel, who served in both Afghanistan and Iraq. The moderator is Dr. Chris Fuller, Director of Carroll's Hunthausen Center for Peach & Justice.
This event is free and the Helena community is encouraged to attend.
The Power of Boundless Compassion – Father Greg Boyle, Nov. 4, 7 p.m., Helena Middle School, 1025 N. Rodney St., Helena
Sponsored by the Carroll College Alpha Seminar Program, Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries and author of the New York Times bestseller, Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion, will be sharing both his vision and stories of the many lives he has changed in a public lecture to Carroll Alpha Seminar students as well as the greater Helena community.
Father Greg's book was the 2014 Alpha summer reading assignment for incoming freshmen at Carroll.
Fahter Greg is the founder and Executive Director of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the United States, now in its 25th year. His dedication to finding a place for all in our society brought him to the Boyle Heights community of East Los Angeles, where he served as pastor of Dolores Mission Church, from 1986 through 1992. It was there that Father Greg started what would become Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit organization that employs and trains more than 300 former gang members every year in seven social enterprises. Homeboy Industries also provides critical services to the 12,000 people who walk through the doors every year seeking a better life.
The event is free and the Helena community is encouraged to attend.
Founders Day and Parents Weekend, November 7 & 8, Carroll College
This is a great opportunity for students to bring their parents to campus, enjoy time with them, explore Helena's coffee shops or just relax. The weekend is $25 per parent, which covers the parent reception, parent brunch, entertainment, and tickets to athletic events. Learn more and register here.
One Hundred Years Since the Start of World War I: Looking Back at the Great War, Nov. 11, 7 p.m., Trinity Hall, Carroll College
Presented by the Carroll Department of History, the panel will commemorate the 100 years since the start of WWI. The panelists include: Dr. D.J. Cash, assistant professor of history; Dr. Jeanette Fregulia, associate professor of history and chair of the department; and Dr. Dean Pavlakis, assistant professor of history.
The event is free and the Helena community is encouraged to attend.
Service Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Helena
Join the Carroll community as it commits to a morning of service for our local community. Carroll alumni in Helena can join Carroll community members by signing up here. Don't live in Helena? We invite you to serve your own local community on that day. Send us a picture and a brief reflection about your service to hunthausencenter@carroll.edu so that we can spread the good news about what Carroll is doing around the country and throughout the world!
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