September 19, 2014
Hunthausens in the House
Archbishop Hunthausen speaks to the groundbreaking attendees
Architectural rendering of the new activity centerBishop Thomas preparing for his Blessing of the Ground
Carroll hosted a very special gathering of dignitaries last Saturday, September 13 as we held a ceremonial groundbreaking for the spectacular new Hunthausen Activity Center.
Carroll has been working diligently over the past several years planning and fundraising for the new activity center for our campus community. We were honored to have the namesake for the new activity center, Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, in attendance for the groundbreaking. In addition to the Archbishop, we had four additional former Carroll presidents, Carroll's Board of Trustees, various other dignitaries integral to the project, and a large contingent of the extended Hunthausen family.
In his remarks about the new building, Archbishop Hunthausen shared, “No question at all … this new facility is much needed and I am delighted — beyond my ability to explain — how proud I am that the name Hunthausen will grace somewhere on that building.”
The new center will feature a gym, additional court space, a fitness center with weights and cardio equipment, a climbing wall, juice bar, outdoor patio, multi-purpose rooms and plenty of communal areas for socializing and studying.
Prior to his Blessing of the Ground, Chancellor of the College Bishop George Leo Thomas summed up the significance of the new facility for students by stating, “The center will serve as a place where bodies are strengthened, friendships are forged and minds are refreshed – a place of re-creation for the whole student.”
EWB Takes on Three
The Carroll Engineers Without Borders program continues to spread their good work abroad. They have been officially approved to take on a third program – the Marian Home for the Elderly on the island of St. Lucia. The Marian Home is operated by the Corpus Christi Carmelites and has broad based community support in St. Lucia.
Their first project will be to upgrade, redesign and provide a fully functional and sustainable domestic water system for the Marian Home. The system collects and stores rainwater and uses solar heaters to provide water for bathing, laundry, and cooking.
This third project is in addition to their two ongoing EWB-USA Carroll College programs, one at the Santa Maria del Mexicano Orphanage in Colon, Mexico, and the other at La Asuncion School near Santo Tomas la Union in Guatemala.
According to Professor John Scharf, faculty advisor for EWB, “This new program was approved because of the success Carroll EWB has had with our other programs in Mexico and Guatemala, and because of the tremendous support we get from Carroll students, from our professional engineer mentors, from the Carroll faculty and staff, and from all of our sponsors and benefactors. Much gratitude goes to all!”
Their first trip to St. Lucia will occur in early-January 2015.
Learn more about EWB in this recent interview on KFBB-ABC Fox Montana.
EWB Exploratory trip to St. Lucia, June 2014.Pictured left to right: John Scharf, faculty advisor for Carroll EWBRobert Peccia, professional engineer mentor for St. LuciaSister Jeanillia O'Garro, Director of the Marian Home Daniela Rosales, Carroll EWB Student President Whitney Stormberg, Carroll EWB Project Student Leader
Don't Get Scammed
There are several scams and “deals” currently circulating targeting college-affiliated students and families that we feel warrant your attention.
Financial Aid: Beware of Student Loan Debt Relief Offers and Credit Repair “Deals”
As was reported in a blog for financial aid professionals:
Millions of students are being exposed to tempting student loan debt relief offers. Many of the companies behind these advertisements are using convincing marketing strategies to target students, borrowers, parents, military service members, and their families. There are a number of companies that promise student loan cancellation, forgiveness, credit repair, or dramatically lowered payments.
There are specific things you should be aware of before you sign up with any student loan debt relief company.
To learn more read the full article here.
Grandparent Bail Money Phone Scam:
Grandparents are being targeted by scammers posing as their grandchildren claiming they are in trouble and need bail money. The scammers either ask directly to have bail money wired to them or they call back posing as the public defender's office and ask for bail money or lawyers' fees.
If a grandparent gets this type of call, ask the "grandchild" a question only they would know, try calling the grandchild directly or try calling a family member to verify the whereabouts of the student.
Read more about this type of scam here.
Faculty/Staff News
Welcome Jerek
Jerek Wolcott, former Assistant Director of Sports Media Relations at Idaho State, has been hired as the new Sports Information Director at Carroll.
At ISU he was responsible for managing media coverage of six sports including women’s basketball, women’s soccer, volleyball, softball and men’s and women’s tennis. Prior to his time at Idaho State, he was the Assistant Sports Information Director at the University of Montana.
“To be able to get someone with Jerek’s background will be a huge lift to our department,” Bennett MacIntyre, Associate Athletic Director at Carroll who chaired the committee said. “His passion and enthusiasm for athletics and working with the student athletes is contagious. “
Wolcott replaces Nick Dietzen who has been named the Major Gifts Officer in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Carroll.
Suthers Invited as Symposium Speaker
Dr. Marie Suthers, with the Anthrozoology program at Carroll, was invited to be the keynote speaker at The Human-Animal Bond Symposium to be held on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia in November.
"I developed and directed the Center for Animal-Human Relationships (CENTAUR) at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech to promote the convergence of human and veterinary medicine,” said Dr. Suthers. “The focus of my research, education, and service was on human well-being as it relates to interaction with companion animals and the well-being of animals employed in animal-assisted therapy. I am honored to return to my “baby”, CENTAUR, as a keynote speaker.”
CENTAUR hosts the symposium where experts from multidisciplinary fields gather to explore the benefits and challenges of human-animal interactions, service and therapies.
Conquering Mountains
One of Carroll’s newest faculty members, Alex Street, professor of political science, was recently crowned the winner of the 39th Annual Mount Helena Run.
Street traversed the course in 43 minutes, 20 seconds – a minute and 34 seconds ahead of the next fastest runner.
Congratulations on those fleet feet Professor Street.
Read the race coverage in the Helena IR.
Street pictured far right.(Photo courtesy of Jeff Thomas)
Student News
Class Act
Carroll's Outreach Team in action
Carroll senior Christa Carter was recently recognized in Beartooth NBC’s Class Act segment. Carter is co-president of the Carroll Outreach Team (COT). COT provides service and aid to people in need both at home and around the world.
COT members work directly with professionals in health care, engineering and education by contributing assistance as well as monetary aid to organizations and individuals providing service in developing countries as well as within the U.S.
Currently COT is partnering with the Montana Dental Outreach Team to host the 6th annual “Hope for Haiti 5K” on September 27 which is fun run to help raise money for dental and medical team equipment and expenditures for the annual outreach trips to Haiti and other third world countries, as well as areas in need in the Helena community including God's Love and others.
See the segment on Carter on Beartooth NBC.
Alumni News
A Man With a Story
Gene Etchart (class of 1933), Carroll’s oldest living alumnus, was recently featured in RANGE magazine.
The article profiles his long and fulfilling life from flight instructor to rancher to “conservationist of the year” –among many of the different hats he wore along the way.
Gene's earliest connection to Carroll was enrolling as a student at Mount St. Charles High School in 1929. In 1976 he received an honorary doctorate from Carroll.
Gene at 97 lives in Glasgow, Montana with his bride of 72 years, Elaine.
Read the article on a life well-lived here.
Gene Etchart on the ranch with Croppy
Duffys Depart
Photo courtesy of Eliza Wiley, Helena IR
Dick Duffy ’54, one of the co-founders of the Holter Museum of Art and deeply instrumental in its success over the years, was recently featured in the Helena IR.
Duffy and his wife Mary Ann are moving to Washington state to be closer to family and the Holter hosted a farewell party in his honor.
In was during his time as a business student at Carroll that he discovered his love of art. He interned at the Montana Historical Society as a student which led to a 20-year career with MHS.
Read the full story in the Helena IR.
IN MEMORIAM
Dorothy Eileen Mehrens Burgess, 79, passed away September 13, 2014, after an extended illness in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her family. Dorothy was the wife of Hank Burgess, one of Carroll’s most beloved professors.
Dorothy was born in Anaconda on Aug. 18, 1935. She graduated from Anaconda Central in 1954. In 1956, she met Henry Burgess – her Irish Prince Charming and it was love at first sight. They spent a couple years courting -- particularly at the Owl Bar, and they were eventually married in 1958. Soon after Henry was hired at Carroll College and thus began their long exciting life in Helena.
For several years they lived in the Carroll Village where they started their family and developed lifelong friendships. In 1962, with the help of a few good pals, they completed construction on their family home, which they shared for over 50 years.
A capable, tender, loving mother of eight kids, 24 grandkids and 14 great-grandkids, Dorothy was the glue that held the family together. As the model homemaker, she prepared three incredible meals a day, (including weekly dinners prepared for many of the Carroll students who were homesick or just needed a little mothering). Her greatest dedication was to her family and her Catholic faith.
Read more on her life here.
Upcoming Events
Billings Alumni Gathering, Sept. 19 & 20
Alumni Gathering, Sept. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Yellowstone Cellars & Winery, 1335 Holiday Circle, Billings
Join Carroll alumni, parents and friends at Yellowstone Cellars & winery for complimentary appetizers and no-host drinks. Please RSVP to Renee Wall at rwall@carroll.edu or 406-447-5169.
Saints Football vs. Rocky, Sept. 20, Rocky Mountain College
Enjoy Carroll College football as the Saints take on the Rocky Battlin' Bears with kick-off at 1:00 p.m. The tailgate will be from 11:00-12:30. Please bring a salad or dessert to share.
Constitution Lecture - Do You Know Your Rights?, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m., Carroll College Campus Center, Lower level
Shane Krauser, founder of the American Academy of Constitutional Education will be speaking about current issues such as helathcare, privacy, free speech and religion and how they operate within the Constitution. This event is sponsored by the College Republicans of Carroll College and is free and open to the public.
Following the lecture, a free concert featuring Shane Krauser on stage with Mabel's Rage will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the corner of Colorado Gulch and Highway 12 West. Bert and Ernie's will provide food and drinks at a nominal charge.
The World in 1014: Clergies, Cultures, and Conquests, Sept. 22, 7 p.m., Trinity Hall, Carroll College
Presented by the Classics Advisory Board. Join an inter-disciplinarian panel of faculty to discuss a look back at the world of 1,000 years ago. The panel will feature the expertise of the following Carroll faculty: Jeanette Fregulia, History; Brian Matz, Theology; Ron Stottlemyer, Languages and Literature, emeritus; and Jeremy Johnson, Political Science, chair of the panel. The event is free and the Helena community is encouraged to attend.
"Depression: The Long Road to Recovery" presented by Nikki Kimball, Ultra-marathoner, Sept. 23, 7 p.m., Carroll College Campus Center, Upper level
In conjunction with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Nikki Kimball of Bozeman, a world class ultra-marathoner and undefeated seven years in a row, will talk about her struggles with depression.
Astronomy & Physics Lecture Series: "The Big Bang Theory and Inflation: The BICEP Discovery," Sept. 25, 7 p.m., 101/202 Simperman Hall/Wiegand Amphitheatre, Carroll College
In March 2014, an amazing scientific discovery was announced. A telescope in Antarctica was studying radiation left over from the big bang itself, and found something startling. They found gravity waves, ripples in space itself, were present in our universe shortly after the big bang. Even more exciting, these gravity waves support an exciting theory called "inflation," which says that in the first instant of time after the big bang, our universe expanded astoundingly fast, then slowed down to the more gradual rate of expansion that we see today. If this discovery holds up, it will change our understanding of how our universe began, and Nobel prizes will be awarded. Join Dr Kelly Cline for an exploration of what may be the biggest scientific discovery of the year.
Picturing Paradise: Cuadros from Peruvian Women for Visions of Hope Exhibition & Lecture, Sept. 26, 4 p.m., Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, Carroll College
A public lecture will be presented by Dr. Rebecca Berru Davis on September 26 at 4 p.m. She will bring Chicha morada (a sweet, non-alcoholic Peruvian beverage made from purple corn) to the reception. She will also be bringing additional cuadros that will be offered for sale after the lecture (cuadros in the exhibit are not for sale).
Curated by Rebecca Berru Davis, PhD, Picturing Paradise is an exhibition that features embroidered and appliquéd fabric pictures called cuadros, created by the women of Compacto Humano and Manos Anchashinas, two art cooperatives located in Pamplona Alta, a shantytown situated on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. The exhibition places emphasis on the women as artists and the way their art reflects creativity, resilience, and hope despite the harsh conditions of their lives.
The exhibition runs through October 9 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.
Hope for Haiti 5K Color Run, Sept. 27, 10 a.m., Bill Roberts/Batch Field Parking Lot, 2201 N. Benton Ave, Helena
Join the Carroll Outreach Team in a fun run to help raise money for dental and medical team equipment and expenditures for the annual outreach trips to Haiti and other third world countries, as well as areas in need in the Helena community including God's Love and others.
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places and a free t-shirt for all participants. You can register online at www.active.com or the morning of at the Carroll College PE Center. For more information, check out the Hope for Haiti 5K Color Run Facebook page.
"Saints for Hope" NAMI 3K Walk, Sept. 28, 12 noon, Memorial Park, N. Last Chance Gulch, Helena
Carroll students, faculty, staff and friends and family are invited to join the "SAINTS FOR HOPE" Team in the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Walk. The event is designed to destigmatize mental illness and raise money for NAMI Montana.
Carroll students donating $10 or more receive a pair of Carroll sunglasses. $100 or more will get you a NAMI t-shirt. Wear your Carroll colors: purple and/or gold. Register by noon (registration opens at 11:30) at the Carroll tent, designated by the Carroll flag.
For more information, contact Mike Franklin at 406-447-5559 or mfranklin@carroll.edu.
Homecoming 2014, October 3-4, Carroll Campus
We have much to celebrate with 100 years of football, the 25th anniversary of the train explosion and class reunions as well. Make plans to come back to Carroll and join in the celebration. Check out the full schedule of events at www.carroll.edu/alumni.
Mark your calendars for the Founders Day and Parents Weekend, November 7 & 8
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