OCTOBER 29, 2010
SCHGOUL IN SESSON
Halloween weekend is upon us, with the annual frightful activities on campus, starting with our traditional trick or treat visit from the kids at nearby Broadwater School this afternoon. It's a mere appetizer for the big event: Sunday night's Haunted House in Guadalupe Hall. The hall will be open to local youngsters and their parents from 6 to 8 p.m. on Halloween night, and admission is free as always. In years past, up to 1,000 trick or treaters have haunted Guad on Halloween, with up to 60,000 pieces of candy handed out by our friendly resident students. Guad's east wing, called St. Joseph's, will be decorated as a haunted house, with the west wing, St. Mary's, bedecked in a more cheerful holiday spirit. Five rooms per hall will be serving as candy stops, and this event is suitable for all ages.
WITHOUT YOU, THEY WON'T BE GOBLIN Halloween ushers in the holiday season, with more and more local families struggling to put food on the table. Carroll Sociology Professor Emeritus Father Jerry Lowney and his students are tackling local hunger today and Saturday by presenting Trick or Treat for the Needy, with students accepting cash donations during daylight hours at the corner of Lyndale-Euclid and Benton Avenue. The proceeds will be split between three outstanding local charities: Helena Food Share, God's Love homeless shelter and the Good Samaritan Store, all three of which provide meals and other emergency intervention for families lacking resources. Look for our students gathering donations at the intersection near Carroll's Founder's Corner obelisk, and know that your dollars and cents will give food, shelter and hope to our neighbors in need. For more information on Trick or Treat for the Needy, or to offer your donation, contact Father Lowney at 447-5407. In other good news for the local hungry, tonight's Saints home volleyball game and tomorrow's home football game support Helena Food Share-just bring a box or bag of nonperishable food items to these games for donation. Look for the Food Share crates in the PE Center at tonight's game starting at 7, and drop your nonperishable grocery items off at the Food Share truck outside Nelson Stadium tomorrow before the 1 p.m. kickoff. More details are in the Athletics section of this QNs edition. POTTER'S GOT HOGWARTS, BUT WE'VE GOT PIGG Next Monday, November 1, Carroll nonprofit expert Dr. Russ Cargo and his Business and Non-profit Leadership students 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, the event will feature local leaders, including some from Carroll, to discuss effective practices they use to inspire people and get them to work toward a common goal. Speakers will include Carroll Campus Ministry Director and campus Chaplain the Rev. Marc Lenneman, Carroll adjunct business professor and entrepreneur Steve Dee, Fighting Saints Head Coach Mike Van Diest and Cathy Burwell, the president and CEO of the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce. A reception follows the symposium, where refreshments will be provided. GETTING BOOED BY MOTHER NATURE Also next week, On Wednesday, November 3, Carroll's Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice will sponsor an interdisciplinary panel discussion, "The Groaning of Creation: Scientific, Theological, Sociological and Historical Perspectives on the Environment." The panel is being held in conjunction with the Carroll Art Gallery's current photo exhibit "Glacier: A Vanishing Legacy," revealing how global warming is making the name Glacier National Park rife with irony (and Waterton looking far more accurate). Featuring interdisciplinary perspectives on environmental issues, stewardship of the earth and Catholic teachings on the environment, the panel will include Carroll Associate Professor of Biology Grant Hokit, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology John Ries, Assistant Professor of Sociology Jamie Dolan, natural science instructor Jeff Kuhn and history instructor Annie Hanshew. It begins at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center, and is free and open to the public. (Photo above right: Grinnell Glacier before, left, and after) HUMAN SUFFERING: IT'S NOT JUST FOR VOTERS IN ELECTION SEASON Next Thursday, November 4, Carroll Campus Ministry, Student Activities and Christian Fellowship partners with the Diocese of Helena for a public film screening of the award-winning documentary by Grassroots Films, The Human Experience, at 7 p.m. in the Helena Middle School Auditorium. After growing up in abusive homes, two brothers document their world travels in a mission to discover what human suffering is really all about and to find light in a dark world where mankind is at war with itself. Admission is free and seats will be set aside for Carroll students, faculty and staff. Carroll Kirchen Ministry student Daniel Pearson worked to bring this film to Helena as part of its third world tour, and at least one of the filmmakers will be at the screening to share his experiences. See the trailer on the Carroll Campus Ministry website here: http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/ and at http://www.grassrootsfilms.com/thehumanexperience/trailer/qt-large.html WITCH FEST WILL YOU PICK? This year, you don't have to choose! Next weekend, November 4-6, the Carroll Literary Festival and Helena Festival of the Book partner up for the first time, giving literature fans a dual event entitled, "Crossing the Divides." Among the Carroll highlights: on Thursday, November 4, the festival kicks off at 7 p.m. in Carroll's Trinity Hall lounge with this year's keynote speaker Verlaine Stoner McDonald, the author of The Red Corner: The Rise and Fall of Communism in Northeastern Montana. The festival continues on Friday, November 5, with the Montana Historical Society hosting a free panel discussion focusing on leftist politics in Montana. It starts 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, all in the lower level of the Carroll Campus Center. Session one starts 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 an open session of works recited by Carroll and local community authors. For more, read: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=13969 STUDENT NEWS Events This Saturday, October 30, the fourth annual Halloween Barn Dance at Kleffner Ranch takes place from 8 to midnight and is alcohol-free. Catch the swing dance competition, great food and drinks, an old-time photo shoot, pumpkin carving, bonfire and more. Free admission, sponsored by College Christian Fellowship. Costumes welcome! Get fired up for Election Day (or start celebrating that it will soon be over) this Halloween during the 2010 GOTV for Jobs and Opportunity Tour at Carroll, with Carroll College Democrats, elected officials and local Democratic candidates encouraging everyone to Get Out the Vote (GOTV). Catch the action from 3 to 4 p.m. this Sunday in the Campus Center, with speakers including US Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester, Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch, and Montana Office of Public Instruction Superintendent Denise Juneau (who received an honorary doctorate from Carroll last May). In the News At last weekend's Fighting Saints football game in Nelson Stadium, the college accepted a really big check for over $37,500 in "Acce$$ Grant" funds from the nonprofit Student Assistance Foundation. Our Financial Aid Office will use these funds to help Carroll students in need. (Photo right from last Saturday's check ceremony at the Saints game) Classes Carroll seniors 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.) 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@carroll.edu or call 406-447-5185. In the News At tonight's Carroll College President's Dinner, donors to the Carroll Centennial Campaign will be honored and the college will confer its annual Insignis Award, recognizing lives of outstanding service, on Carroll alumni Dr. and Mrs. James and Joan Schneller (class of '56 and '57 respectively) of Tacoma, Wash. A special tribute to the legacy of the James O'Connell family will also round out the evening. In addition, new board of trustees members are being elected today and announced at the dinner tonight, and the newbies include a number of Carroll grads. Look for the full story in next week's QNs. (Photo right: The Schnellers flanked by Carroll President Tom Trebon at left and Bishop of Helena George Leo Thomas, right). In Memoriam Arthur Robert Hunthausen, class of 1957, who served as Carroll financial aid director for nearly 30 years, died on October 23, 2010, at his Helena home surrounded by his family. After serving in the Korean War for the US Air Force, Art ran Hunthausen Grocery in Anaconda, then in 1965 embarked on his life's work assisting students at Carroll needing financial aid. He retired from Carroll College in 1993. For more on his life, read: http://helenair.com/news/local/obituaries/article_045f7cd2-e18f-11df-a082-001cc4c002e0.html 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 The photo at left was snapped during ESPN's College GameDay broadcast in Boise, Idaho, on September 25 and actually appeared on the air. GameDay is broadcast nationally, and some Saints fans across the nation glimpsed the Carroll colors flying on their big screens. Schedule On Friday night, Saints volleyball eyes UM-Western across the net at 7 p.m. in the PE Center. It's Halloween costume night, so dress accordingly-and bring a bag or box of nonperishables to donate to Helena Food Share: drop your items off in the Food Share crates inside the PE Center! Football is at home versus UM-Western on Saturday, with kickoff at 1 p.m. in Nelson Stadium. Bring a bag or box of nonperishable grocery items to donate to Helena Food Share: drop them off at the Food Share truck outside Nelson Stadium! Soccer is away this weekend. 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 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 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. (Photo left of Israel, courtesy Dr. Fregulia) November 10: The Diocese of Helena presents the Bishops' Catholic Social Justice Summit, open to all Catholics and all those concerned about social justice issues. Speakers will include Bishop of Helena George Leo Thomas and Bishop of Great Falls-Billings Michael W. Warfel; Catholic Charities USA President Rev. Larry Snyder; Haitian earthquake survivor Magalie Rigaud and more. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Carroll Campus Center. Pre-register by November 5 at www.montanacc.org, www.cssmt.org, or by calling 442-4130 for an early registration fee of $25. Same-day registration begins at 8 a.m. the day of 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. November 12: 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," 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 Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202. Free. For more on Johnston, see her biography at: http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/mt_helena/montana_director.pdf November 16: Carroll's Human-Animal Bond presents Dr. Jay F. Kirkpatrick, the director of The Science and Conservation Center (Billings, Mont.), presenting a lecture, "Addressing the Problem and Not the Symptoms: Wildlife Population Management with Fertility Control," at7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's 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 miscellaneous species. 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 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.