iPods? New pods. uPods! blj Dana Woito

ccYou don)t plug them in (but we think they)ll be Since that time, mentors have organized get­ music to your ears!) You don )tgrow them in the togethers that included dinners out, dessert and garden (but we know they)ll be good for you!) coffee, and snacks in the Community Centre. (It Thelre uPods-and you belong to one!!!! is apparent that the pairing of students and food remains a universal constant!) Mentors have helped o began the invitation that welcomed the individual students in their uPods with such issues first-year class of 2006 to St. Jerome's and its as course selection and navigating the bookstore. Snew mentoring program known as uPods. Mentoring activities have ranged from being The innovative new program partners small groups online on MSN one night a week answering of 10 or 12 first-year students with a member of questions to organizing a bake sale to support a the faculty or staff. Designed to help students make refugee student sponsored by the World University the u·ansition to mliversity life, meet each other, and Service of Student Refugee Program. access opportunities for involvement, enrichment, The program continues to evolve, seeking the and fun, uPods address SJU's mission of educating most meaningful ways in which to engage students. the whole person. They also introduce students to "The uPods program allows us to involve students the St. Jerome's spirit of community-for many in the academic and social life of the community," graduates the hallmark of the SJU experience. says Tataryn. "At the same time, it allows us to The program was launched on Tuesday, conduct institutional research into how and what September 5, during Frosh week. A lecture hall fiill students are actually learning. This is critical to our ofstudents sporting "uPodder" sweatshirts listened plans for deepening and broadening our educational to welcoming remarks from the Interim President, perspective, and for continuing our u·adition of Myroslaw Tataryn, and enjoyed a lighthearted skit providing all SJU students with opportunities performed by current members of the Students' to enrich their undergraduate education." ~ Union dramatizing potential transition issues they might encounter. The dinner that foUowed allowed uPodders to meet their mentor and each other.

St. Jerome's Universit'j Volume 25 ·Number 2 FaH/ Winter 2006 SJU and the Future: Measured Steps Forward b1j M1jros1aw Tataryn, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor

niversity life, and especially university life "passion." Living our nussion, living up to ilie clain1s in a small, Catholic liberal arts institution, made by these four words, would foster our dis­ U is no longer simply about "what I do in tinguishability and help make us ilie transformational my classroom." and life-giving institution tlut we wish to be. The recently published book Catholic Higher We embellish our tradition in ilie newly lawKhed Education: A Culture in Crisis) by Melanie Morey Master of Catholic Thought program, in our and John Piderit, examines the views of senior ad­ parmership witl1 Wilfrid Laurier University's new ministrators of Catl1olic universities and colleges Faculty of Education and local Catholic school and draws this conclusion: "Iftl1ere is to be a future boards to supply pre-service instruction for Cailiolic for Catholic culture in Catl1olic colleges and teachers, and in our agreements wiili a number of universities, those concerned and involved must international Catholic universities. be able to do tl1ree things. First, they must We encourage wonder when we provide differentiate the elements that constitute a rich, opportunities for more holistic human interaction photo: Bryn Gladdin g coherent Catholic culture from tl1ose tlut tl1ai1 is usually possible in tl1e classroom environment. dissipate it. Second, they must be adept at Our pilot uPod project-creating relationships and identifying new actions or strategies that will contexts for students outside ilie classroom-is just su·engthen ilie Cailiolic culture. And third, iliey one example. But we also need to facilitate the must be capable and willing to promote these new vocations ofour younger faculty and staff, ai1d create actions and su·ategies over a long period of time venues which will allow us to engage each other in within ilieir own institutions." our own big questions, our questions of vocation, Fortunately, we are assisted in iliese endeavours our questions of life. by tl1e changing interests and values of our We engage reason-tlut watchword of the students. Research into the attitudes of university -when we commit to planning for the students today suggests iliat iliey are searching for foreseeable future, recognizing our strengths, our venues in which iliey can engage life's big potential and our limits. Reason compels us to questions, holistically grounding tl1emselves in our measure and assess our students' experience and ilie increasingly pluralistic society. Morey and Piderit way our graduates perceive their SJU experience characterize institutions which respond successfully in retrospect. Recent enhancements in support for to iliese expectations as "transformational in faculty research must be augmented by innovations nature, not just transactional ... [teaching] people in our approach to teaching. The scholarship of not only how to earn a living but how to live a life botl1 teaching and learning must be nurtured at in a moral sense, an etlucal sense, in a value sense." St. Jerome's. They identify two conditions necessary for the We spark passion when we demonstrate what existence and continuance of a Catl1olic university: we all know to be true: the measurable benefits of "distinguishability and inheritability. " How does a liberal arts education in creating future leaders; St. Jerome's perform using measures of this kind and the importance of service learning as an expression how can we build on tl1e achievements of tl1e past? of social justice ilirough international placement We have inherited an academic regime tl1at programs like Intercordia -Beyond Borders; the includes a professoriate known for strong teaching, critical need for student engagement, creating an classes iliat remain relatively small, innovative inter­ environment for our students iliat models the kind disciplinary programs, and superb students who go of society which we would like to build; tl1e on to be significant contributors to society in many fostering of a true spirit of collegiality by selecting fields. Using the standard of "inheritability," and developing tl1e right faculty and staff for ilie St. Jerome's is strong and able to hold its own in SJU community; and tl1e embracing of our ilie highly competitive post-secondary environment position as a leader in Cailiolic higher education in . in Canada. To meet the measure of "distinguishability," These are ilie measures by which our mission we need to give real substance to the four words is extended beyond the academy to become a which characterize what we call "the St. Jerome's living image of our foundational values. $ advantage": "tradition," "wonder," "reason" and

2 Archbishop Tholllas Collins: A Distinguished Graduate b~ Harry Frokiage

t is entirely possibly that last summer, at the same theology. Following his ordination moment as the St. Jerome's Graduates' Associa­ in 1973, he taught for t\vo years I tion was choosing its distinguished graduate for at Catl1edral High School in 2006, Pope Benedict XVI was contemplating whom Hamilton before pursuing he should select as the next Archbishop ofToronto. advanced studies at tl1e Pontifical Both deliberative processes arrived at the same Biblical Institute and returning to name: Thomas Collins. St. Peter's as a lecturer in Scripture. Collins was, at that moment, the Archbishop In 1984, he returned to Rome to of Edmonton, a position he had held since 1999. tl1e Gregorian University for Prior to that, he had been Bishop of St. Paul's in doctoral studies, writing a northern Alberta, an appointment he received in dissertation which focussed upon 1997 after serving for nineteen years at St. Peter's tl1e moral teaching and Seminary in London, Ontario. In a career filled with exhortation contained in tl1e final academic accomplishments-a Bachelor ofTheology, sixteen lines of the Apocalypse of an M.A. in English, a Licentiate in Sacred Scriptme, John. In 1992, he was appointed a in Theology-the first degree he Dean of Theology at St. Peter's, received was a B.A. in English from St. Jerome's and became Rector in 1995. College in 1968. In 1997, he received a call Collins was born in Guelph in 1947. Among from tl1e Papal Nuncio inviting his childhood friends was Gerry Stortz-until his him to Ottawa for lunch tl1e next day. "He told death in 2003 a professor of history at SJU. While me tl1e Pope had made me Bishop of St. Paul, attending Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School, Alberta." He moved west following his Episcopal Collins was powerfully influenced by Fr. John ordination by Bishop Anthony Tonnos of the Newstead, a joyful and charismatic mentor who Diocese of Hamilton; two years later, he was sparked his interest in both English literature and appointed Archbishop of the Metropolitan See the priesthood. of Edmonton. Collins wanted to enter the seminary, but And now, after a similar call, Collins is returning remembers that "my father was ill so I was needed east to assume responsibility for the Archdiocese at home. I thought it would be great to attend a ofToronto-tl1e largest English-speaking diocese in Catholic, and St. Jerome's was Canada-upon tl1e retirement of Aloysius Cardinal fairly close at hand." He enrolled and, for the first Ambrozic in December. Collins' installation as three years, drove to the still-new campus every Archbishop takes place on January 30tl1, 2007. day. "In my last year, I lived in the residence at Less tlun tl1ree weeks later, on February 16tl1, St. Jerome's. That was a new experience, the first Archbishop Collins returns to St. Jerome's as the time I'd really been away from home and it was a recipient oftl1e 2006 Fr. Norm Choate Distinguished great thing too." Graduate Award. He will also deliver tl1e Graduates' He majored in English, and was among the many Association Lecture in Siegfried Hall at 7:30 p.m., students in the 1960s who were influenced by examining tl1e topic tl1at preoccupied him during Dr. Larry Cummings: "His Old English course his doctoral studies: The Apocalypse ofJohn: A was spectacular. I really loved Old English, Middle Great Book ofHope. English, Shakespeare-it was great." But he was also "I love tl1e Apocalyse," he says. "It's meant to careful to take the philosophy credits he would be a revelation, not a confusion. It's not written need to study theology. to predict who's going to win this or that election Upon entering St. Peter's Seminary, he con­ or what's going to happen in our age in terms of currently pursued postgraduate studies in English, politics. It has to do witl1 the plan of God. finding tlut there was "a great synergy" between It's meant to help people live a better life." $t the spirituality of such Old English poems as "The Dream of tl1e Rood" and his studies in spiritual

3 Beyond Borders: Student Encounters with the Developing Wo rld

n May of2006, more anticipated as the program establishes itself. eleven St. Jerome's In fact, Kline is developing his own connections in I students left for other developing com1tries to meet student interests locations in developing and demand. The expanded program will be called countries around the Beyond Borders. world, including Belize, When asked to describe her experience in Bosnia-Herzegovina, U kraine, third-year student Sarah Noonan says, "It Ecuador, Honduras, and was challenging and fr ustrating-but I needed it Ukraine. For three to be that in order for me to learn what I learned." months, they lived with Sarah worked in an orphanage with children with families whose everyday various disabilities, and her host fan1ily consisted of a existence is very diffe rent single mother and her 11 -year-old daughter. Both from their own, and situations provided her with warm memories and Kristen Demaiter spent her worked with organiza­ lots of opportunities to grow. "I learned more three-month lntercordia tions that all owed them to "get their hands dirty," from this experience than from any other placement in Ecuador. says SJU program director, Scott Kline. In August, experi ence I have ever had," she says. they returned, minds changed and hearts opened . Mike Little, who worked at a youtl1 centre in Intercordia Canada, which provides the structure Bosnia, says that before his immersion experience fo r the experience, partners with universities to he "couldn't really grasp the immensity of what promote cross-cultural Lmderstanding, giving students going to Bosnia meant." A political science student, an opportunity to build relationships with margin­ his interest in tl1 e Bosnian political scene made ali zed individuals. Inspired by the vision ofJean hi m more conscious of his own Canadian political Vanier, fmmder of the international L'Arche federation, context. "As a Canadian ," he says, "I didn 't look Intercordia is a natural fit with St. Jerome's, says at ethnicity as any kind of political factor, but Kline. "The program allows us to provide an spending time in a educational experi ence outside of the classroom, country with a which addresses our mission of educating the whole deep nationalist person. It gives us the opportunity to put theory division tlut is into practice, faith into action. And it allows based on etlmicity, students to develop a compassionate and moral I was made aware response to situations of injustice and poverty." of how complex T he St. Jerome's Intercordia program offi cially tl1 e issue really is." began in the Fall of 2005. In September 2006, Amanda Mike Little during a reflective enrolment had grown to 18 students, with many Grobbecker, who moment in Bosnia.

Presidential Search and Senior 2007 , to appoint Tataryn the Interim President Administrative Appointments and Vice-Chancellor. The Board also unanimously appointed Ted McGee, an Associate Dean , to the The Search Committee established by the Board position of Interim Dean and Vice-President. Cyntha of Governors to identify prospective candidates for Struthers, who is also Associate Dean, will continue President and Vice-Chancellor worked diligently for in that role until her sabbatical begins on July 1, 2007. eight months and brought forward two candidates in In communicating this decision to faculty and staff, September 2006. Following considerable consultation Board Chair Dorothee Retterath stated that "the and deliberation, the Board has asked the Committee Board of Governors has full confidence in the senior to resume its search. administrative team. On behalf of the Board, I wish Since Michael Higgins ' departure in July 2006, the to express our gratitude for the work they have done Dean and Vice-President, Myroslaw Tataryn, has been and our appreciation for their willingness to take on fulfilling the responsibilities of the Acting President additional duties during our period of transition ." and Vice-Chancellor. Recognizing that the appointment For ongoing information about the Presidential of a new President may take some time , the Board Search, check our website: www.sju.ca of Governors voted unanimously on January 22,

4 b~ Dana Woito also went to Bosnia, cities one incident that made "One of the rewarding elements of that division frighteningly real. "One night when this program," says Kline, is how students the Croatians were playing in the World Cup, I was have "their eyes opened to injustices in out watching a game with a Muslim friend of other parts of the world and in our own mine," she says. "As many of the people watching back yard. They see how complex the the game spilled out issues of poverty of bars and coffee and marginalization houses, things got really are." This, he rowdy in the streets. I learned more from this believes, is at the heart of the The European experience than from an~ other Armed Forces were called program's intent. Sarah Noonan worked with in to control things. "We're a human experience I have ever had. orphaned children with disabilities It was really scary." But the community, in Ukraine. awareness of that division is and, while there always present, she adds. is joy, hope, and life on "The tension between the two groups is such that, the margins, true human freedom means working if you 're not for one side, you 're against them. So, together to overcome social injustices." even though I have friends who were Catholics and For Sarah Noonan, that recognition has friends who were Muslims, I couldn't spend time the face of a nine-year-old disabled girl named with them together." Vass ilana. "Every time she saw me," says Sarah, "she would throw herself at me and hug me until it was painful. It got to the point where I felt terrified every time I saw her. When I explained to her how I fe lt, I watched her change her understanding of me and my presence in her life. IfI had not fe lt so vulnerable, I would not have been able to put myself in her position and understand her own vulnerability. That, to me, is the true definition of cross-cultural understanding. To look at someone else through eyes of compassion and l ove." ~

Megan Lassaline and her friend, Vasil, in Ukraine.

A correction: in the last issue of SJU Update, we incorrectly Blake in the Orient, edited by Steve Cl ark and Masash i identified Christine Donaldson 's (BMath '89) position Suzu ki and published by Continuum. She also has an at Onex Corporation . She is the Director of Finance, as essay-"Transgender Juvenilia: Blake 's and Cristall 's we ll as be ing the new Graduates' representative Poetical Sketches"- included in Women Reading on th e St. Jerome 's Board of Governors . William Blake, edited by Helen Bruder and published by Palgrave Macmillan. In the latter, Connolly notes, Carol Acton , English, will have her book, Grief in Wartime: "modesty aside," that another contributor- Germaine Private Pain, Public Discourse, published in February by Greer-cites her book. Palgrave Macmillan. Acton also presented a paper in November entitled "My Darling Engl ishman: First World St. Jerome's welcomes visiting professor Cynthia War letters and the construction of a shared story" at Crysdale for the 2006-2007 academic year. Crysdale, a conference cal led "Doing Gender History: Methods and a professor of theology from the Catholic University of Models " at the Women's History of Ireland Association America in Washington , D.C ., is spending her sabbati­ Annual Meeting held at Trinity College , Dublin. cal year at St. Jerome's teaching in the Master of Catholic Thought Program. An essay by Tristanne Connolly, English , '"The Authority of the Ancients ': Blake and Wilkins ' Translation of the Maureen Drysdale and B.J. Rye, both of Psychology Bhagvat-Geeta," was included in The Reception of and Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies, jointly

5 The Choate Reunion: A Party) not a Function b'j Harry Froklage so thick and fast that " T here's a difference between a party Choate prefaced his and function." Of the eight things which own remarks by Fr. Norm Choate, C.R. taught her, Dana asking, "Is there a Woito (BA '84) lists this as the first. One attends a presentation of a function out of a sense of obligation. One attends casket at the end of a party for fun. this program?" On Saturday, September 16th, 2006, there There were was a party for Fr. Norm at St. Jerome's. words of praise from Graduates, friends and colleagues who knew his former colleague, him during one of his three SJU incarnations-as Fr. Bob Liddy, and Fr. Norm Choate, C.R. a lecturer in (1964-67), as university from Rob Donelson chaplain (1974-79), and as president (1979-89~­ Dedicating Choate Common (BA '81) who declared, "We are the peo~le we gathered in the quad outside Siegfried Hall dunng photos: Mike Christie are today in large part because you have lived and the afternoon to dedicate it in his name. Henceforth, shared your life with us." Peter Naus, the fo.rmer it will be known as "Choate Common," in recogni­ Dean, now retired, and Ted McGee, a longtime tion of his pastoral presence, committed leadership, professor . and New England heritage. of English, extolled Choate's defense of academIC Myroslaw Tataryn, Interim President of freedom and support for scholarship, and St. Jerome's, praised Choate for demonstrating graduate after graduate rose to sh~re. humor?us "that Catholicism, rigorous intellectual inquiry, recollections and to quote Choate s mfluentJ.al and caring for students could harmoniously words of advice. interact for the For his part, Choate remembered asking benefit of all Fr. Zach Ralston for counsel upon first arriving at who participated St. Jerome's. '"How do I get started? How do I do in the life of this? How do I begin?' And Zach said, 'You get to St. Jerome's." know the students and you will come to love Throughout them, and everything will fall in place .' And that the dinner that is exactly what happened. I fell in love." evening and the "You were and continue to be the love of my speeches that life. I guess I broke all the rules about professional accompanied it, distance and boundaries and so on and so fort11. the warm I became friends, probably, with too many of you. memories and But I don't regret tlut for one minute." entertaining For pictures and a list of attendees, visit anecdotes came http://w1vw.sju.ca/graduates/past_events.html ~

published Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Adolescence as dent light sources for Ambrogio Lorenzetti's 'Good City­ part of the McGraw-Hil l Contemporary Learning Series. Republic"' accepted for publ ication in Quaderni d'ltalianistica. Another article, co-authored by Jens Stan Fogel , Engli sh, has an article ent it led "El Cuerpo Zi mmermann and entitled "Simon Critch ley: The Ethics of y el Texto" ("The Body & the Text ") in the current issue of Deconstruction or Metaphysics in the Dark," will be Miradas: Electronic Journal of The International Rim School publi shed in The Strategic Smorgasbord of Post-Modernity: (Cuba). He al so chaire d a session, "Capitali sm & the Literature and the Christian Critic, edited by Deborah Teach ing of the Arts," at the 30th anniversary conference Bowen and Jane Hogeterp-Koopman, and pub lished by of Cu ba 's Higher Institute of the Arts in Decem ber. Cambridge Schol ars Press . Dorothy Hadfield , English , wi ll have her book Whitney Lackenbauer, (BA'98) History, had his book Re : Producing Women's Dramatic History: Th e Politics Battle Grounds: The Canadian Military and Aboriginal of Playing in published by Talonbooks. Lands published by UBC Press. Norm Klassen , English , published an article on Chaucer's Ted McGee , Interim Academic Dean and professor of Parliament of Fowls in Notes and Queries in June (" A Note English , will write the program notes and offer a table on 'Hyre ' in Parliament of Fowls , 284") and has had an talk for this summer's production of To Kill a article entitled "City of Lights: Natural and transcen­ Mockingbird at the Stratford Festival. 6 St. Jerotne's Feast honours Rev. Dr. Jatnes McConica

The 2006 St. J erome)s Feast took place September 29th humanities and the liberal arts and the recipient ofthe Chancellor J ohn Sweeney prepared the young for the Award was the R ev. D r. James McConica, C.S.B., political li fe- that is, to work for President ofthe Pontifical Institute ofMedieval the common good.... To admit Studies in Toronto. H e spoke eloquently about the that was to admit that there was a importance ofthe liberal arts and we excerpt his moral end to education. And that comments here. was not at all appealing to the positivistic and highly secular re the liberal arts important? It seems I outlook of our teachers. have been exploring this question all my Unfo rtunately, this attitude is A ad ult life ... . today's ortl1odOA)' .... The li beral arts are where we find the living Honestl y, I am fascinated by the voice of the human spirit... and it is in the liberal utter refosal ...to recognize any ethical arts that we see who we goals in liberal are and have been .... In education-not antiquity, it was thought even in a secular one. Similarly, Rev. Dr. James McConica absolutely imperative to The liberal arts are where it is impossible even to admit mat photo: Mike Christie prepare people to live in the historic goals are moral: tl1e society, and... to be effective in we find the living voice of formation of an individual who promoting the common good. the human spirit. was to be a morally good person, And in order to prepare them for striving within tl1e community this role, they were to study the for tl1e common good. liberal arts. This is where we come in. We have Why? So that they would become fa mili ar with sometl1ing better to offer. ... For any coll ege in the human odyssey-with history, poetry, drama and tl1 e Catholic tradition, tl1is should be the meat philosophy-in order to ac hieve wisdom, informed and potatoes of tl1e academic menu. As an judgment in the tested experi ence of our race. This incarnational religion, we have always been eager idea made a very happy marriage with the Christian to enj oy and amass the fr uits of secular learning gospel, which, of course, was first proclai med amid within the mandate of our fa ith. We are here to the fu ll blossoming of classical cul ture. celebrate tl1e glory of God's creation and tl1e light In my undergraduate years, I was struck by of tl1e resurrection, to bring to bear on tl1e the fact that my professors could never really darkness of human want and misery the fr ui ts of explain effectively why it was important fo r the human intellect and tl1e Holy Spi rit. We have at university to support the humanities .... There was our disposal me immense legacy of tl1ose who no trace of the ancient conviction that the have gone before. Let's get on witl1 tl1e task. ~

Kenneth Mclaughlin, (BA'65) History, published a revised Studies, had a busy sabbatical. He spent fou r months in edition of Hespe/er: Portrait of an Ontario Town along with Grimaldi collating stories about Grimaldese and Calabrese a com panion volume, A Driving and Architectural Tour immigrants after spending the summer touring Canada of the Historic Town of Hespe/er. He wil l also deliver the and co llecting stories of the immigrant experience. He annual Friends of the Li brary Lecture to launch Out of the was a visit ing professor at Middlebury Graduate Italian Shado w of Orthodoxy: Waterloo@ 50, which is be ing Program and was invited to speak at the University of published to ce lebrate the 's 50th Fl orence, Un iversity of Macerata, Rome 's La Sapienza, anniversary. The City of Waterloo is publishing a revised Venice University Ca' Foscari, and University of Calabria, edition of Waterloo: An Illustrated History to commemorate mostly on Renaissance comparative literature. He also the 150th Anniversary of the establi shment of the Vil lage taught a two-month course on Itali an Canad ian literature of Waterloo in 1857. at the University of Calabria. Michele Mosca, (BMath '95) Mathematics, has written An David Seljak, History/ Religious Studies/ Sociology/ Med ieval Introduction to Quantum Computing with colleagues Phillip Studies, received a government contract for a $22,000 Kaye and Raymond Laflamme. It will be publi shed by researc h project on "Religion , Human Rights, and Multi­ Oxford Un iversity Press. culturalism in Canada: The Challenge of Religious Dis­ crimination and Intolerance." Gabriel Niccoli, Italian and French Studies and Medieval 7 Hanging Up the Abacus: Don Strickler Retires

fter 21 years of budget lines, Strickler's wife, Anne, retired some time ago, spreadsheets, and financial but "we're best buddies," Don says. "We're not A projections, St. Jerome's worried about getting in each other's hair!" The Comptroller Don Strickler has checked his couple have always enjoyed traveling, so they plan last bottom line. Strickler retires in January, to continue to take trips, but wimout the constraint 2007-but just from the accounting life . "I of strict timelines. "We're planning to drive to have lots of plans," says SJU's soft-spoken Anne's sister's in Las Vegas," he says, "but we're comptroll er of nearly 22 years. going to take several monms to do it. There's lots Many of those plans · revolve around to see between here and there, so we're planning athletics. An avid hockey player, Strickler a leisurely trip with lots of stops along the way. currently plays for a KW Oldtimers hockey And there's no rush to get back to work." The team. Retirement will allow him to join a couple also have three grandchildren; "we hope to second hockey team tlut plays three days a spend more time wit.11 tl1em," says Strickler. week in tl1e mornings. He also plans to play ''I'll miss working wit.11 people here at golf-and learn to like it. "I've played golf St. Jerome's," says Strickler, " but there comes a before,'' he says, "but I always felt tlut I had time to move on. I've had a really good life, so photo: Chris Hughes a lot of better alternative uses of my time. Now, now there's an opportunity to give something I'm going to set out to learn to enjoy golf!" back." It's clear tlut Strickler doesn't see a Strickler also hopes to spend some time rocking chair in his retirement plans. "I have lots volunteering. "I'd like to help out at community of retired friends," he says, "but it's been hard to events like me recent Four Nations Womens' Hockey keep up wiili them when I've had to go to work. Tournament held here in Kitchener. I have some Now I can give them a run for tl1eir money!" ~ retired friends who volunteered to drive referees and officials back and fo rt.11 to me airport. It's a great way to meet interesting people." A Travel Opportunity: The Way ofSt. James

ompostela is the ancient Spanish shrine Compostela in spring 2008. Pauwels has been which is believed to house ilie relics of offering similar travel opportunities through C St. James the Great and which has been tl1e University ofWaterloo for twenty years. the destination of thousands of pilgrims each The full travel itinerary will be available in year since the first millennium. St. Jerome's, in March. Anyone interested in knowing more partnership wim the University ofSt. Michael's can contact Harry Froklage by email at College in Toronto, is working with Pauwels [email protected] or by calling Travel Agency of Brantford to offer a special 519-884-8111 x28255 ~ cultural tour for graduates and friends to

Rino Stardiotto (BA'55) received the Ontario which premiered in July 2006 in Ham ilton, Ontario, en Bar Association 's Awa rd for Distinguished where much of the film was shot. For more information, Service in recognition of his work in the fi eld of health visit www.petertassi.com or www.3daysmovie.com - CD law. A specialist in health law and products liability with Kevin Empey (BMath'80, Mathematics and the Toronto office of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Rino ... Chartered Accountancy) received the Hospital has defended hospitals and other health care facilities 0 Leadership Award at the Who's Who in Healthcare Awards against various kinds of litigation and been a frequent - in October 2006. Kevin was recognized for his work as speaker on these issues in presentations to the Ontario z Executive Vice-President of Clinical Support at University Hospital Association, the Canadian Hospital Association, Health Network in Toronto, which includes Princess and the Ontario Medical Association. ,, Margaret, Toronto General, and Toronto Western Hospitals. Peter Tassi (BA'78, Religious Studies) writes , Raymond Digby (BMath '83, Actuarial Science ca that he and Filomena Tassi (BA'83, • and Economics) is Managing Director with Philosophy) recently published a book on teenagers .. AmCan Financial, LLC-based in Livonia, Michigan-with his entitled Opening The Door, Unleashing The Greatness colleague, Paul MacKinnon, formerly of the Winnipeg ~ In Our Teenagers. Visit www. faith-hope-charity.net for a Jets and Washington Capitals. Ray has an MBA from the full list of their titles. Peter has also co-written the University of Western Ontario and his practice focuses feature film "3 days" with former boxer, Moe Masoudi, on analyzing pension and life insurance plans. He has been

8 - New- Faculty Duncan Greenlaw he newest member of the St. Jerome's first glance, the evolution of Duncan history department is a self-described Greenlaw's scholarly imagination might not T medieval social and cultural historian. "My A e obvious. "I started with Beckett and Joyce doctoral research looked at 1,500 criminal trials and literary studies and moved to cultural studies from the French town of Manosgue," says Steven and politics," says the newest member of the Bednarski. "I examined the role of a criminal St. Jerome's English department, who is currently court within a typical town at the end of the researching representations of national trauma in Middle Ages, focusing on issues such as film, particularly those of British filmmaker Paul witchcraft, rape, adultery, child abuse, wife assault, Greengrass. "In my work, I'm always aiming for family life, neighbourly relations, lying, insult and interdisciplinarity. I specialize in Irish writing, witl1 slander, and bodily assault. You know: ordinary particular interest in tl1eories of memory and people and how they live!" history, and in discourses ofpolitical and cultural There was nothing ordinary about his childhood identity. Add to this tl1e fact that I've always loved Steven Bednarski profession. Bednarski grew up as a child actor in a film and tl1e leap to my current scholarly interests is household of chi ld actors. His brother Andrew­ not such a stretch." who now holds a Ph.D. in Egyptian archaeology­ Born in England, his family settled in British appeared in the series "He Shoots, He Scores" and Columbia when he was a child. He received his B.A. "Katts and Dog." Brother Robert- a police officer and M.A. from Queen's University and his Ph.D. from with the Meu·opolitan Toronto Police-appeared on the University ofAlberta. He has held appoinu11ents "The Road to Avonlea" and "Kung Fu: The Legend at tl1e and the University of Continues." For his part, Steven performed in a Calgary, and, most recently, he taught at Thompson variety of television and film roles for close to twenty Rivers University in B.C. His return to Ontario years, doing voice work for various anime cult­ affords tl1e opportunity to renew old friendships classics, including "Astroboy" and "Sailor Moon." and take advantage of the easy access to many Bednarski's love of history was sparked when academic resources. he was hired as a research assistant by a history With his soft-spoken manner and affinity for writers professor at (). like Beckett and Joyce, it comes as something of a "She was one of those charismatic teachers who surprise to hear Greenlaw admit to a long-held fantasy. just naturally imparted her passion for her subject." "I used to have this dream of becoming an inter­ Today, Bednarski, along with his wife and their nationally renowned cowboy novelist-along tl1e lines three-year-old daughter, is enjoying life in Waterloo. of a Sam Shepherd," he confesses. But time spent "This is a really pretty part ofthe cotmtry. We feel like working on a sheep farm and cattle ranch in Australia it's the best of both worlds-small and big, urban took a little of the lusu·e off tl1at dream. "The life of Duncan Greenlaw photos: Chris H ughes and rural. And we love the German baking!" ~ a cowboy isn't as romantic as we imagine it to be," says Greenlaw. "I used to like riding fence lines, tl1ough,'' he acknowledges. "That was my favorite part of cowboy life." ~ a member of the Senate of UW and UWO and his re­ Blair Macintyre (BMath'89, Computer Science search interests include Islamic finance and cross-cu ltural and Combinatorics and Optim ization) has been communications. Contact Ray at [email protected] -promoted to assistant professor in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech in At lanta, Georgia- one m:trJ1 After a career in IT, mostly at Nipissing of t he premier American research universities. He is ID&ll University in North Bay, Jim Puddister (BSc'84, an undergradu ate coordinator and is also the designer Science) has fo ll owed a lifelong dream and opened a and one of the directors of a new Computational foreign car sales and service outlet, "World Motor Car", in Med ia degree . "I di rectly attribute my interest in under­ North Bay. You ca n contact Jim [email protected] graduate education," Bl air writes, "to my educat ional , Michelle DiEmanuele (nee Mallett-BA'87, experiences at UW and St. Jerome's." Bl air is also • Pol itical Science) was named one of Canada 's "happily married and has two wonderful kids, ages 1 lead ing professional women in the Globe & Mail's "Report and 4." You can reach him at [email protected] on Top 100 Women " in November 2006. Michelle is the Deron Waldock (BA'89, English) and his wife recently Associate Secretary of the Cabinet for the Government welcomed their first child , Matthew James, who was of Ontario, serving also as the Deputy Minister of born October 14, 2006. Government Services and Secretary to the Management Board of Cabinet.

9 New Staff Nikki Bakes ourth-year Legal Studies student Nikki She held positions as Secretary and President of Bakes has taken the newly created position House Council, and was a Don in her third year. Fof Residence Life Coordinator. The new She sees the new position as "a culmination of position is a response to a growing need for the everything I have been working toward while development of the residence program. "Our in residence." residence program is built on the premise that the A graduate ofSt. Michael Catholic Secondary residence is not merely a place to stay while you're School in Stratford, Bakes most enjoys the opportun­ at university," says Residence Director Darren ity to help other students "find leadership qualities Becks, "but rather a home for students while they in themselves." "Not everyone has to be outgoing are pursuing their studies. In light of that, we to be a leader," she says. "I was quiet in my first year have been expanding our residence program to here, and, with the encouragement of others, I really photo: Chri s Hughes include such things as academic skills workshops, found my place in the residence and in the larger charity events, and social opportunities for St. Jerome's community." Bakes will complete her students." degree on a part-time basis while holding down Bakes was very involved in residence life the Residence Life position. ~ during her three years living in Sweeney Hall. M.J. Gaudet ary-Jane-she prefers "M.J."-Gaudet is Hospital Foundation in Orillia gave her experience nothing if not enthusiastic. SJU's new in working with volunteers and planning events. M Development Coordinator's favorite "I've learned that you need to jm11p in with both word is "awesome," fo llowed by"!!!". feet and nm with it. I really enjoy the variety, M.J. joined the Office of Development and working with donors, volunteers, students, staff, Graduate Affairs last August, succeeding Sarah Daly, faculty, and the community at large." who returned to college to pursue recreation and Her arrival was a baptism of fire, plunging her leisure studies. "Taking the job meant a big move into final preparations for the Fr. Norm Choate from Barrie for my husband, Jeremy, and me, but Reunion and the St. Jerome's Feast. But she survived. we both were ready to embrace new opportunities "St. JeroQ1e's is a small place," says Harry Froklage, and chall enges in a community that has so much Director of Development and Graduate Affairs, to offer." "so we need people who can juggle nimbly, who are She was already familiar with the university, personable, creative and outgoing, but who are also having graduated from UW with a BA in political capable of working independently and being very science in 1998. And she was well qualified for her detailed and organized. M.J. fit the bi ll." For her role, having taken post-graduate com-ses in Fundraising part, M.J. says, "I have learned that what sets SJU and Resource Development at in apart is the deeply rooted commitment of its staff, Barrie. Her work as a Membership and Fundraising faculty, students, graduates, and donors. I'm happy Coordinator with Scouts Canada and coordinating to be a part of it." ~ Events and Donor Relations with Soldiers' Memorial .,, Thomas Richards (BA'92, Political Science) Carolyn Eckert (BA'94, English) is t he editor has moved back to Waterloo with his wife, of Manulife Fin ancial's independent advisor Leon a, after nine yea rs in Toronto. He has been a tax magazi ne, Dialogue, which won first pl ace at the G) - - accountant for nine yea rs, operating his own sma ll Insurance and Fin ancial Commu nicators Association ... business with th ree employee s, while Leona is a regis­ Awa rd s Program this past summer. She fee ls fortunate 0 tered nu rse with St. Michae l's Hospital in Toronto. to be in a ca reer where she is able to be creative, innovative, and challenged daily to do and try new Kathleen Donohue Keaveney (BA'93, English things. Carolyn reports th at her hu sband , J.P. Boil eau, z & French) writes of "another family th at owns a successful swimming pool business and their exists due to our start at SJU : after marrying back - daughters are equally successful: the eldest is a in '99, we now have a daughter Erin (3) and a son competitive figure skater, the second sings with the Matthew (1). " Husband Mike Keaveney (BA'95, Economics local Children's Philharmonic Choir, and the youngest & Psychology) works in financial sales for TD Canada has found her calling in dance. Trust, and Kathleen is taking an extra year off from teach­ ing to be with the kids. They would love to hear from old After graduation, Oscar "Hooverw Papel friends by email. They can be reached at donohuekeav­ • (BMATH'95) worked for 11 years as head of [email protected] software development for a small company in Mississauga. This past summer, he moved with his family to Redmond, Washington to work as a software designer for Microsoft 10 Hey SJU grads! • Have you moved? Changed jobs? Married? Any additions to the SQ family? Help us keep your fellow r!ative Works Deadline: March 31, 2007 grads informed by filling out and marks the 50th anniversary of Works of visual art or crafts: please submit returning th is fo rm . We 'II publish your news, along with a photo, 20 0 7the fo unding of the U niversity of slides or email digital photographs. if there's room, in SJU Update. Waterloo. To celebrate, SJU is planning a special M u sic and performing arts: please submit "50 fo r 50" exhibit in our art gallery of artistic CDs, DVDs, videotapes or digital formats. Name (Please include birth name) works by graduates and friends, to be launched in Written word: please submit published works, September. We are looking fo r 50 creative works manuscripts, or digital formats. Address of all kinds to demonsu·ate the collective creativity Include full contact info rmation with of our community. your submission. Submissions can be made via the internet or For more info rmation, please contact Harry by mail and will be selected by a committee chaired Froklage, Director of Development and Graduate Telephone by Virginia Eichorn, Curator of the Canadian Affairs, by phoning 519-884-8111 x28255 Clay and Glass Gallery. or emailing [email protected] t, cmail jWWW

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Class of '67: It's Been Forty Years! Habitat for Humanity! Employer Saturday, July 7, 2007 Margaret Downey (nee Brown-BA'67, French ) Add ress T he SJU Graduates' Association is organizing a and Mary Fran Wallace (nee Walter-BA'67, two-day volunteer build program in conjunction English) think it's been too long since they've seen with H abitat fo r Humanity Waterloo Regio n this their fe ll ow grads. They are helping us plan a special Telephone coming July. Dates are still being determined, but dinner and dance fo r members of the Class of '67. we're looking fo r expressions of interest from grads emailjWWW More in for mation is fo rthcoming. who want to help with this year's build project in Are you married? Frosh of '97: It's Been Ten Years! Kitchener. There will be an information evening in April providing full details. Saturday, September 29, 2007 Spouse's name Are you interested? Let us know by March 15! Were you a first-year student at SJU in September 1997? Contact M .J. Gaudet as outlined below. Degree/Year/ Program Were you an Orientation Leader or Don that year? It's been ten years and Kate Hano (BA'03, Psychology What's new in your life? & Sociology) and Mary Drozd-Lutka (BA'Ol , Fine (Enclose additional sheet if Curious? Interested? Brimming with ideas? necessary) Arts & Religious Studies) are hosting a reunion cfumer, For more information or to register for any of these complete with a reenactment of the Frosh Dance. events, please contact: The reunion is scheduled to coincide with UW's M.J. Gaudet, Deve lopment Coordinator Homecomi ng '07, so you'll be able to meet friends, by calling 519-884-8111 x28277 share memories and participate in UW's 50th or emailing [email protected] Anniversary celebrations.

Corp. He is ha ppi ly married to Emily (nee Anttia , UW Shannon Buchanan (nee Anderson- BA'01, BA' OO ) and they have three children : Maggie,. David English Literature) writes, "Ken and I and Jack. Oscar would love to hear from friends old welcomed a new baby girl, Emily Ri anne , in June of 2006. - 0 Please do not publish this info and new at [email protected] She joins Eric and Sarah and completes our family nicely! " in SJ U Update. They wil l be moving back to Waterloo in April, since Ken Kelly Creasy (nee UW BM ath '01) now works for Research in Motion. McMan us-BA'OO, Please return this form to: Shannon pl ans to continue teachi ng private piano History & Engli sh) is living in - lessons from home whi le looking after "the lively bunch" Harry Froklage Arizona, where she teaches Director of Development and and looks forward to reconnecting with St. Jerome's. fou rth grade at Ocotillo Ri dge Graduate Affairs Contact Shannon at [email protected] El ementary School. On March St. Jerome's University Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G3 17, 2006-St. Patrick's Phone: 519-884-8111, X 28255 Day-Kelly married Paul Fax: 519-884-5759 Creasy, an IT Security You can also send email to: Specialist at Casino Del Sol [email protected] in Tucson, with Suzanne McDonald (BA'01, Religious Kelly McManus and Studies & English) as her Paul Creasy maid of honour. 11 1111 ..,,_" r T l Number 2 ~ Fall/Winter 2006 SJU Gallery H :~~l i~~=:t~yis St. Jerome's University, federated with the University of Waterloo, and mailed free of charge to all graduates, former residents, students, faculty, and friends of the University for whom we have ~ ""'"' """"~

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Contributors On December 19, 2006, St. Jerome 's University, M.J. Gaudet Conrad Grebel University College and the University Myroslaw Tataryn Harry Froklage of Waterloo signed an agreement to create a conjoint Dana Woito degree in theological studies. Myroslaw Tataryn, Interim President of St. Jerome 's, UW President David Johnston, Photography Mike Christie His Worship, Dave Augustyn Conrad Grebel President Henry Paetkau and UW Harry Froklage Provost Amit Chakma attended the signing ceremony. Bryn Gladding Dave Augustyn (BA '95, Political Science) defeated Chris Hughes the incumbent to become the Mayor of Pelham in the municipal elections in November. Pelham is located in Please address the centre of Niagara Region, with a population of 15,272, correspondence to: and Dave will also sit as a member of council for the SJU Update St. Jerome's University Regional Municipality of Niagara. Dave worked in 290 Westmount Rd. N. graduate affairs and development at St. Jerome 's Waterloo, Ontario before moving to the Niagara Region. He and his wife, Canada N2L 3G3 Carol Berkhout (BA'95, Political Science & Sociology), Phone: 519-884-8111 A Distinguished Fax: 519-884-5759 have two children, Lucas and Krystyna, who are, email: [email protected] Dave writes, "hopefully future SJU students." Visitor website: www.sju.ca Contact Dave at [email protected] The Italian Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Gabriele Sardo, visited St. Jerome 's on August 22, 2006 to meet with members of the academic and business community and to discuss improved educational cooperation between Italy and Canada. 50% TOTAlRECOVEREOF18ER !lli'OOT{l)N$1!1EllfilER

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