NEW YORK -- A new report from the nation's Roman Catholic bishops says the American church received more abuse claims against clergy last year than in the previous year.
Secretary for Security Ambrose Lee will visit Singapore for three days, from March 16.Please forward your copy of QuickNotes on to alumni and friends of Carroll to keep them up-to-date about campus events.
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
The Faculty and Staff Centennial Campaign recently announced outstanding news: As of February 28, gifts and pledges totaled $162,872.63. Many of the gifts/pledges were made by payroll deductions and were for a three-year period. The total does not include a senior leadership pledge of $100,000, where a matching gift effort is ongoing. Nor does it include a $100,000 estate gift. With those intentions, the grand total is $362,872.63! In these financially challenging times, faculty and staff of the college have shown not only leadership but also solid evidence of their belief in their college. Bravi!
To learn more about giving to Carroll or to donate quickly and easily online, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/giving/. The Donate Online button is at the top right-just click and you'll be on your way to supporting the students and professors of Carroll College.
COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN
Carroll 2003 alum and country singer Jason DeShaw (right) and his band The Country Way open for the Oak Ridge Boys this Sunday, March 8, at the Helena Civic Center. All Carroll College students, faculty and staff get a special two-fer deal: two tickets for $49 (which is the going price of just one admission). Details: beginning at 6 p.m. (one hour prior to the concert) 100 tickets will be available for Carroll and UM-Helena College of Technology students, faculty and staff. No prior reservations will be taken-you must go to the Civic Center to claim your admission. Cash or check only. You must bring your college ID to get in on the deal, only available during that hour prior to the concert. See you at the show!
FATHER GENE PEOPLES BOOK
To inspire and reward generosity to IMPACT, Carroll College is offering a limited edition commemorative book on the life of the late Father Gene Peoples, a longtime and beloved Carroll professor. Touching the lives of thousands on campus and in the Helena community, Fr. Gene led a life of service that included a personal commitment to supporting student scholarships and helping Carroll students in financial duress. Fr. Gene died on December 5, 2005, of natural causes at the age of 65. Upon his death, he left Carroll students a legacy scholarship gift that he hoped would make a college education possible for those in financial need.
"Remembering Father Gene Peoples: Sacramental Recollections" details the life of Fr. Gene and the impact he made on the lives of those who loved him. With photos from Fr. Gene's private collection and a lively text, this book is only available to those who offer a new or renewed gift to IMPACT.
To receive the Fr. Gene memorial book, those giving to IMPACT for the first time must make a three-year pledge of $500 annually. For those already giving to IMPACT, they can receive the book if they join the St. Charles Borromeo Guild ($1,000 or higher) for three years. Current St. Charles Borromeo Guild members can receive their personal copy of the Fr. Gene book if they increase their gift to $2,009 annually for three years. And, new this year, Saints alumni who have graduated within the past decade can enroll in the Young Alumni Leadership Program and receive the Fr. Gene book by pledging $20.09 per month (or $250 per year) for three years.
To get your copy, contact Gayle Agostinelli, director of Annual Giving, Carroll College Office for Institutional Advancement, 1601 N. Benton Ave., Helena, MT 59625-0002; by phone: (800) 503-7458, ext. 4492 or (406) 447-4492; and by email at: development -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.
GET THIS IN BEFORE YOU GET OUT OF TOWN
Today is the deadline for nominations for the Raymond G. Hunthausen Award for Community Service, named for Archbishop Hunthausen because of his own commitment to peace and justice in his personal life and in his work with the Catholic Church. All Carroll students with a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and a demonstrated commitment to serving others are eligible. Nominate a student with a form available in Career & Testing Services offices in Borromeo Hall, or electronically online http://www.carroll.edu/students/ (then see the button on the left menu bar). Applications also can be obtained by emailing Rosalie Walsh at rwalsh -is-at- carroll -dot- edu. Certificates will be presented to each recipient at the annual Honors Convocation in April.
GETTING A JUG
Today through Monday, March 6-9, S.A.V.E. will host a plastics recycling drive at the usual location: 1100 North Last Chance Gulch (the field just west of the Helena YMCA) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. They will be taking type 1 clear plastic bottles (soda, water bottles), type 2 translucent bottles (milk jugs), and type 2 solid color bottles (laundry detergent bottles). They will also accept type 1 trays. Please remember to rinse out your containers, remove all lids, and separate the plastics by type. To volunteer for this event, visit www.savemobile.org. S.A.V.E. would like to thank past volunteers and the following sponsors for making this event possible: The City of Helena, City County Sanitation, Pacific Steel and Recycling, and General Services of the State of Montana.
POWDER DAY-ALL WEEK!
Spring Break has arrived, with classes (and QuickNotes) suspended all next week, March 9-13. Campus facilities will have altered hours as follows:
Bookstore: The Bookstore will be closed during spring break.
PE Center
March 6 Closes at 5 p.m.
March 7-8 Closed
March 9-12 Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
March 13-15 Closed
March 16 Open normal hours
Corette Library
March 7-8 Closed
March 9-12 Open 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
March 13-14 Closed
March 15 Open 1 p.m.-midnight
TOP IN COMP
For 12 years in a row, Carroll College biology students have finished in the top five percent of colleges administering the Biology Subject Exam. This year, a total of 381 colleges administered the exam to 21,681 students. As a cohort, our Saints students finished in the 95th percentile compared to the students at other colleges administering the exam, which include outstanding schools like Willamette, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Colorado College, just to name a few. As with all other colleges, we administer the exam as part of our assessment process. Exam results serve as an external indicator of how our students compare to students across the nation-and the comparison is pretty obvious!
HONOR IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
The Carroll Business, Accounting, and Economics Department is pleased to announce the establishment of a Sigma Beta Delta chapter at Carroll College. Sigma Beta Delta is an international honor society in business, management, and administration. A lifetime membership in Sigma Beta Delta is a prestigious honor bestowed upon business students who rank in the upper 20% of their junior or senior class. In addition to recognizing students' academic achievements, Sigma Beta Delta also promotes honorable service to humankind and lifelong personal and professional improvement. The Greek letters Sigma Beta Delta reflect the society's principles of wisdom, honor, and pursuit of meaningful aspirations.
STUDENT NEWS
The Helena Hibernians awarded their Carroll College scholarships for the 2009 spring semester, and the winners are: Elena Flanagan of Helena and Lauren Vogl of Townsend.
Each student will receive $1,000 for her school costs, half contributed by the Helena Hibernians and the other half matched by Carroll. Elena, a nontraditional, full-time student studying to be a nurse, is the mother of three boys. Lauren is a pre-med student.
ALUMNI NEWS
Events
The Carroll College Office of Alumni is hosting a Phoenix-area gathering for Saints alums, parents and friends on Sunday, March 15. It will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Desert Botanical Gardens, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, with an afternoon reception and special guests, including History Professor Dr. Robert Swartout, former Carroll President Msgr. Joseph Harrington, current President Tom Trebon and many more. The cost is $20 per person, which includes refreshments and entrance fee to the gardens. RSVP by March 10 online at www.carroll.edu/alumni or by calling Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.
Deaths
Lona Mae O'Connor Corey, class of 1958, of Albuquerque, N.M., died of cancer on February 27, 2009. A Montana native, she studied nursing at Carroll and received her nursing diploma from Carroll and St. Vincent's School of Nursing in Billings. Later she earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Montana State University. For the next four decades, Lona worked as a nurse, nursing administrator, nursing educator, and nurse counselor in various hospitals in the U.S. and overseas, retiring in 2002 as the nurse counselor in the Families First Program in Socorro, N.M., a program that she helped introduce and grow in the state. For more on her life, read her obituary at: http://www.dchieftain.com/milestones/87229-03-04-09.html.
In the News
Dr. Alyssa (Lyra) Pitstick, class of 1993, of the Hope College (Holland, Mich.) religion faculty is one of only 12 young scholars worldwide to receive a 2009 "John Templeton Award for Theological Promise." Pitstick joined the Hope faculty at the beginning of the current school year. The Templeton recipients are recognized on the basis of their doctoral dissertations related to the topic of God and spirituality and are chosen by an international and inter-religious panel of 25 judges. Each recipient receives an award of $10,000 plus an additional stipend of up to $10,000 for two years to support giving public lectures at the invitation of academic institutions. The winners will be honored during an awards ceremony and also participate in a colloquium at the university in May. Scholars include six based in the U.S.; three in Germany; and one each in Denmark, Scotland and Norway. Pitstick wrote her dissertation while completing her doctorate in sacred theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy, in 2005. In 2007, it was published by the Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company of Grand Rapids as "Light in Darkness: Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Catholic Doctrine of Christ's Descent into Hell." Both before and after its publication, her critique of von Balthasar has been the subject of vigorous debate. For more, read: http://myhope.hope.edu/s/425/index.aspx?sid=425&gid=1&pgid=253&cid=1143&ecid=1143&ciid=1031&crid=0.
Christopher Mast, D.D.S., (left) class of 1997, of Helena reports that he and his wife (and Carroll alum) Aislinn Daley-Mast along with Carroll class of 2008 graduate Brian Polillo recently returned from their second-annual journey to the Diocese of Helena's mission in Guatemala, where they provided dental care for the community. They worked for six days at the mission's clinic and delivered approximately $36,000 worth of dental work to those who rarely, if ever, have access to a professional dentistry services.
Natasha Adamson, class of 2004, recently won the New Counselor of the Year Award for the State of North Dakota. She received this honor at the Annual State Conference.
Pan Pantoja, class of 2004, recently published a novel titled, "God Comes Near in Us." The novel is mostly Pantoja's creative illustrations and includes some text. Pantoja, who lives in Fernley, Nev., recently told the press that he's a professional painter, sculptor, playwright, director, author, illustrator and documentary filmmaker. In addition, he reports that he is a full-time artist-in-residence through the Sierra Arts Foundation and the Nevada Arts Council. Pan also gives four to eight hours a week helping at-risk and criminal youths in Nevada. According to a newspaper article in Nevada, Pantoja is directing a hip-hop opera, which will debut in Reno on May 30. For more, read: http://www.mtstandard.com/articles/2009/02/27/tgif/hjjajhhdhggijd.txt.
Kyle Denning, class of 2008, was recently accepted into Creighton University School of Dentistry after graduating last spring from Carroll magna cum laude in biology.
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Today, March 6, Chemistry Professor Colin Thomas and his wife Denise welcomed new baby Molly Hannah Thomas into the world. Congratulations!
At this Saturday's 44th-annual Lewis and Clark County Spelling Bee to be held at Capital High School in Helena, Computer Science and Mathematics Professor Phil Rose will serve as pronouncer. Spell that!
FAITH MATTERS
A terrific new weekly calendar of Campus Ministry offerings is available online at: http://www.carroll.edu/images/main/ministry/calendar.gif. Everything from Masses to regular get-togethers are listed for each day of the week. Everyone is welcome!
ATHLETICS
The Carroll women's basketball season is over, with a defeat in the first round of the Frontier Conference playoffs this week. As for the men, their Thursday night Frontier Conference playoff win over the University of Montana-Western in the Carroll P.E. Center keeps their championship hopes alive. The sharp-shooting Saints next head to regular season champion Westminster this Saturday in the campaign for the NAIA national tournament. To stoke your March Madness, stay in touch with the Carroll athletic website: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/.
COMING EVENTS
Ongoing: In the glass cases outside the Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall), "The Fulbright Connection: Contemporary Bulgarian Artists, living in the U.S."-the last of three exhibits of paintings by Bulgarian artists. Bulgarian Artists Abroad was founded in 2007 in Chicago with the idea of promoting Bulgarian culture throughout the world. Their aim is to unify all artists of Bulgarian origin who live outside their home country. In the United States they have members in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans, Wichita, Detroit, and San Francisco. This display runs through the end of April and features the work of Vassi Vaseski, Lubo Velkov, and Ivo Yoshovski.
Ongoing: Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall) exhibit, "Excellence and Degrees III," which runs through March 5. The last in the three exhibits featuring the work of faculty members from colleges and universities across Montana. Artists included are Mary Ann Bonjorni, Beth Lo, Bobbi Tilton, James Bailey and David James from University of Montana-Missoula; Mark Moak from Rocky Mountain College; Norton Pease from MSU-Northern; Jeffery Conger from MSU-Bozeman; and Brian Cast and Lea Zoltowski from MSU-Billings. The gallery is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed weekends and college holidays.
March 10: IMPACT Business Campaign CHEERS Wrap Up Party.
March 16: Annual Student Art Exhibit opens in the Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, running through the end of April. Works by students in recent art classes will be featured including photographs, drawings, paintings and ceramics. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 406-447-4302.
March 21: Junior-Senior Banquet.
March 23: Lecture by author Charles C. Mann, "A history of the Americas before Columbus," at Carroll College (Helena, MT) in the Campus Center's lower level at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the lecture. Sponsored by: The Carroll College Latin American Studies Program with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Associated Students of Carroll College, the Indian Education Division of the Montana Office of Public Instruction, and the Helena Indian Alliance. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11469.
March 26: Charlies Film Festival awards night in the PE Center. Free, plus free popcorn!
March 27: Niel Brandt, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University and American Astronomical Society Shapley Program sponsored speaker, will be the keynote star of Carroll College Astronomy Weekend in Helena. An expert on high-energy astrophysics, x-ray astronomy and black holes, Brandt will give a lecture, "X-raying Active Galaxies: Exploring the Environments of Supermassive Black Holes," at 7 p.m. in Carroll College Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202. Free and open to the public. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11470.
March 28: Astronomy Weekend at Carroll College in Helena, Mont., will feature a broad range of family-friendly events, from star talks in a giant portable planetarium, space displays and demonstrations to astronomy door prizes and tours of the Neuman Observatory. All events take place in the Carroll Campus Center's lower level from noon to 4 p.m., with all events free and open to the public.
March 27-28: Senior Showcase of the play, "When the Rainbow Bends," directed by Carroll senior Ryan Danielson. A powerful story about the lives of three people when one of them contracts AIDS. Merton Acting Studio in the Campus Center.
April 1: Carroll Career Fair, PE Center.
April 2: FBI recruiters will hold a special information session in the lower level of the Campus Center on April 2 from 9 to 10 a.m. If you have any interest in the possibility of a career with the FBI, plan to attend. Seniors can take the qualifying exam for becoming an FBI Special Agent also on April 2-this is the only such exam that will be given in Montana this year. Get online and complete the application and submit a resume to the FBI by the end of February in order to qualify to sit for the Phase I exam. Go to http://www.fbijobs.gov/, hit the left menu bar under ‘career paths,' then ‘special agents.' The Phase 1 Exam will be in the Carroll Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
April 2-4: Carroll College's Dept. of Civil Engineering and Montana State University co-host the 2009 ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Student Conference at Carroll, where 300 students from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington will gather to promote civil engineering and participate in various competitions. Competitions will include steel bridge design and construction, concrete canoe design and races, and a professional paper competition on sustainability in civil engineering. Sponsored by Pacific Steel & Recycling, a Great Falls-based employee-owned company, which provided a $50,000 gift to Carroll College last year, of which $20,000 will support this ASCE regional conference at Carroll. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11481 or visit http://www.carroll.edu/academics/engineering/conference/index.cc.
April 3-4: Senior Showcase performance of "The Lion in Winter," work for mature audiences about the intrigues of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, in the Merton Acting Studio (Campus Center).
April 10 and 13: Easter break, no classes.
April 17: Saints Athletic Association Auction in the Carroll PE Center. For more information about becoming a member of the Saints Athletic Association or the auction, contact Associate Director of Athletics Renee Wall at 406/447-5413 or at rwall -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.
April 18-19: Softball weekend.
April 19: Sacraments of Initiation, 7 p.m., Campus Center upper level.
April 24-26: Performing Arts Department Theatre for Children series concludes with "Story Theatre," by Paul Sills. Directed by Michael McNeilly. Meet Henny Penny, the Golden Goose, Venus and the Cat, the Fisherman and His Wife, The Robber Bridegroom, the Bremen Town Musicians, and other fable favorites. Shows are Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m. All in the Performing Arts Center.
May 1: Last day of classes.
May 9: Centennial Celebration Kickoff at Baccalaureate and Commencement.
May 11: Summer semester begins. Four sessions continue through July.
May 14-17: Basic Preparation Course for Parish Nurses and Health Ministers. The class will be held on the Carroll campus at the Parish Nurse Center in Simperman Hall. The cost is $390 and includes educational materials and lunches. If interested in this course, please contact Cynthia Gustafson at 406-447-5494 or cgustafs -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.
May 15-17: The annual St. James School of Nursing banquet and celebration at the War Bonnet Hotel in Butte. The St. James Nursing class of '59 will be honored. For more information, call Claire Holman at 406-723-4258 or Deanna Thomas at 406-782-4435.
July 18: Symphony Under the Stars at Carroll College, celebrating the Carroll Centennial.
July 26: Gala premiere of a song cycle and ballet honoring the late Sr. Annette Moran. With original music composed by Music Professor Lynn Petersen inspired by the poetry of Sr. Moran, presented by an operatic soprano and interpreted through ballet by choreographer and Carroll artist-in-residence Sallyann Mulcahy and her Artisan Dance troupe. At the Myrna Loy Center in Helena. More details tba.
AND COMING NEXT FALL!
September 25-27: Carroll Centennial Homecoming, with the Fighting Saints taking on UM-Western on Saturday, Sept. 26. Join us as we celebrate a Century of Memories for all class years. On Friday, enjoy a campus tour, golf tournament, and the Hall of Fame Banquet celebrating a Century of Champions including alumni awards. Cap off the night walking down memory lane with copies of old Prospectors and Hilltoppers dating back to the early 1900s while enjoying drinks and desserts. Begin Saturday morning with a fun run, Mass at the grotto, tailgate, class pictures and of course the Fighting Saints football game. Saturday night, step back in time on Scullon Field, with a1950s Sunday radio show, the 1960s Carrolleers, homecoming floats, painting the C, Eggel Kneggel, the Borro Boys serenades, music by Rob Quist & much more!