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DAVID G. ASSARD LYN MARIE DWYER, SC RICHARD KACIN Trustees Emeriti CHRISTINE M. MUESELER, MA FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO ADJUNCT PROFESSOR PRESIDENT JEAN AUGUSTINE, SC VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ELLIOTT TURBOMACHINERY SETON HILL UNIVERSITY A. RICHARD KACIN,INC. BISHOP ANTHONY G. BOSCO ADVANCEMENT AND MARKETING ALUMNA MARY ANN AUG,PHD DONNA MARIE LEIDEN, SC B. PATRICK COSTELLO PAUL T. ROMAN, MPM RETIRED,ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR BRYCELYN EYLER, SC DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MARY LOU COSTELLO VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/VICE PRESIDENT DIOCESE OF ALTOONA/JOHNSTOWN LOUIS A. CRACO ADMINISTRATION ALUMNA US PROVINCE ALUMNA ROBERT H. DAVIS LOIS SCULCO, SC, PHD SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL MELANIE DIPIETRO, SC BIBIANA BOERIO VIVIEN LINKHAUER, SC VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION AND ALUMNA ROSEMARY DONLEY, SC CHIEF OF STAFF PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR/PRESIDENT STUDENT LIFE JOHN R. ECHEMENT CONGRESSMAN JOE SESTAK CHRISTINE DELEGRAM FARRELL US PROVINCE MARCIA M. GUMBERG 2008-2009 Seton Hill Alumni ALUMNA COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL ALUMNA ALUMNA MAUREEN HALLORAN, SC Corporation Board of Directors BARBARA ANN BOSS, SC VICE CHAIRMAN COLETTE HANLON, SC LAURENE DIGENNARO KRISTOF ’64 PRESIDENT/CEO FREDERICK R. FAVO DONALD M. HENDERSON,PHD LIZABETH ETON ENTER RESIDENT MARY JO MCATEE, SC PRESIDENT E S C P JOHN L. HOLLOWAY ALUMNA VALLEY PROPERTIES,INC. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PATRICE HUGHES, SC JOY JENKO MERUSI ’85 DEPAUL SCHOOL FOR HEARING AND SPEECH JOANNE W. BOYLE,PHD SYLVIA HILL FIELDS MARY FRANCIS IRVIN, SC PRESIDENT-ELECT ALUMNA PRESIDENT,SETON HILL UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LUCY LOPEZ-ROIG,PHD KATHLEEN MOLONEY ’69 ALUMNA EDEN HALL FOUNDATION CATHERINE MEINERT, SC CHARLES MCKENNA LYNCH, III PAST PRESIDENT ALUMNA PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/VICE PRESIDENT JEREMY MAHLA, SC MOST REV.LAWRENCE E. BRANDT, US PROVINCE MARY JUDE MCCOLLIGAN, SC LISA M. GREINER WARNER ’92 JCD, PHD GERTRUDE FOLEY, SC SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL ARTHUR H. MEEHAN SECRETARY BISHOP,DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG SETON FAMILY COORDINATOR ALUMNA MARLENE MONDALEK, SC HONORARY CHAIRMAN ALUMNA ELLEN KATTER REGNER ’73 SECRETARY BARBARA H. NAKLES DONALD I. MORITZ TREASURER JAMES R. BREISINGER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER MARY JO MUTSCHLER, SC RETIRED BRIGID MARIE GRANDEY, SC CARLA PALAMONE ’92 ALUMNA MAUREEN O’BRIEN, SC PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/VICE PRESIDENT ALUMNA TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT,KENNAMETAL,INC. M. ELLENITA O’CONNOR, SC PRESIDENT,ADVANCED COMPONENTS GROUP US PROVINCE CARLA PALAMONE PAUL M. POHL SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL INVESTMENT BROKER JUNE KUSHON CAMPBELL ’52 LAURIE ANN CARROLL SARA LOUISE REILLY, SC ALUMNA EDWARD JONES CLARINA DIPIETRO ’51 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT MARC B. ROBERTSHAW ALUMNA DENISE DORSEY ’01 STANDISH MELLON ASSET RUTH O’BLOCK GRANT ARTHUR J. ROONEY,JR. MATTHEW GALANDO ’04 MANAGEMENT CO. LLC CEO, LOUIS A. GRANT,INC. MICHELE MOORE RIDGE RALPH A. SCALISE MARY BETH GRAY GIGLER ’70 ALUMNA ALUMNA DIRECTOR,STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT ANITA SCHULTE, SC JEAN HUFNAGEL ’79 COMMUNITY PREVENTION PLANNING CLAYTON A. SWEENEY LALIT CHORDIA,PHD KYM STOUT HAMILTON SHEILA JULIANE ’80 CHANNING BETE CO. LAWRENCE WERNER PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ALUMNA JOSEPH PONSI ’93 THAR TECHNOLOGIES,INC. LEO W. YOCHUM GRACE HARTZOG, SC CHAIRMAN JEANNE PAINTER POWANDA ’83 MARY ELLEN COONEY-HIGGINS PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/VICE PRESIDENT University Administration REBECCA REYNOLDS ’78 KELLEY MURRAY SKOLODA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR US PROVINCE SARA MILES RUTLEDGE ’94 PARTNER AND DIRECTOR, JOANNE W. BOYLE,PHD CASHEL FOUNDATION SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL ANITA SCHULTE, SC ’57 GLOBAL BRAND MARKETING PRACTICE PRESIDENT ALUMNA ALUMNA JOANNA PIETROPAOLI STILLWAGON ’69 KETCHUM MARY ANN GAWELEK,EDD JULIA TRIMARCHI CUCCARO,ESQ. RICHARD C. HENDRICKS ALUMNA PROVOST AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATE,TOMB &TOMB CONSULTANT KAREN FARMER WHITE BARBARA C. HINKLE, MS SARA GILL CUTTING DAVID IWINSKI,JR. MANAGING DIRECTOR,PUBLIC FINANCE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT SERVICES PROFESSOR PRESIDENT AND CEO MESIROW FINANCIAL AND REGISTRAR KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ACUSIS MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE ALUMNA Forward CONTENTS

PRODUCTIONSTAFF CHRISTINE M. MUESELER Vice President for Advancement and Marketing 724-838-4232 [email protected] MOLLY ROBB SHIMKO Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement 724-830-4620 [email protected] BECCA BAKER Manager of Communications and Web Content 724-552-1745 [email protected] 26 10 TIMOTHY R. BANKS Publications Designer 724-838-4298 [email protected] ARTICLES CAROL J. BILLMAN Director of Grants and Government Support 2 Solos and Soliloquies Find 17 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame 724-838-4204 [email protected] New Home Seton Hill Performing Arts Center LISA A. CARINO 18 The Power of One Director of the Annual Fund to Open Fall 2009 724-838-2409 World Affairs Forum Engages [email protected] and Inspires Students KARY COLEMAN 3 Carol Reichgut Concert Hall Director of Media Relations and Communications 724-830-1069 Honors Alumna’s Legacy [email protected] 20 Art as Therapy MARY ROSS COX Director of Regional Alumni Relations 5 Faculty in Focus 724-830-1027 22 Mission: Possible [email protected] Seton Hill Students’ Dedication to ELLEN MARKER GREINER 6 WWII Port of Call: Seton Hill Service Never More Apparent – Or Director of Alumni Relations 724-838-4226 Needed – Than in Troubled Times [email protected] 10 Dr. Ethel LeFrak Provides LOUISE LYDON Three-Quarter of a Million Dollar Director of National Alumni Relations 26 Campus News 724-838-4244 Grant to Endow the Work of [email protected] National Catholic Center for JUSTIN NORRIS Holocaust Education 31 ELF Assists Students Director of Development 724-830-1899 [email protected] 14 A Winning Team 32 The Science of Transforming Lives CAROLYN WOODS Associate Director of the Annual Fund 724-830-1137 [email protected]

PHOTOGRAPHY: Dave Miller, Jonathan Nakles, Michael Ray, Duane Rieder, Sean Stipp, SHU staff & students WRITERS: Jody diPerna, SHU staff STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Denamarie Ercolani, Spencer Fink, Tiffany Gilbert ALUMNI NEWS SUPPLEMENT DESIGN: Dragon’s Teeth Design ONTHECOVER PRINTER: At Seton Hill, we often use our students in our marketing and advertising efforts. Laurel Valley Graphics Currently appearing in many of our ads is Keya Joseph, who just completed her freshman year at SHU. A native of Maharashtra, India, Keya maintains a double major in Forward is published by Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601-1599, (724-830-1005), http://www.setonhill.edu, international studies and business/international organizations. for the alumni and friends of the University. Postage paid at Greensburg, PA.

Seton Hill University, as a matter of tradition and principle, does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, age, disability, or national and ethnic origin in the administration SETONHILLUNIVERSITYMISSION of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment Seton Hill is a Catholic university rooted in Judeo-Christian values. In the tradition of policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other university-administered programs. Seton Hill University adheres to Elizabeth Ann Seton, we educate students to think and act critically, creatively, and ethically the non-discrimination legislation of both the federal as productive members of society committed to transforming the world. government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, Title IX, 1972 Handicap Provision, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Solos and Soliloquies Find Seton Hill Performing Arts Center to Open Fall 2009

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urt Scheib’s always sonorous voice resonates with enthusiasm when he discusses Seton CHill’s new Performing Arts Center. Or perhaps he’s just trying to be heard over the voice lesson that is taking place in the room above his office. “Our current situation is sometimes a little… cacophonous,” he admits, with a (booming) chuckle.

The new Performing Arts Center will not only re- lieve the space crunch on main campus, it will also provide music and theatre students and professors with facilities “specifically designed for the use to which they will be put,” says Scheib, who has a doc- torate in musical arts and serves as a professor of music as well as the chair of the Visual and Perform- ing Arts Division at Seton Hill. The Center’s resources also include 14 new Steinway pianos. The largest of these, a nine – foot concert grand (pictured, still in the “We’ve worked with the architect to create two perform- showroom, with Dr. Scheib), was purchased with the help of Dr. ance spaces in the Carol Ann Reichgut ’56 Concert Hall Ronald E. Salvitti and Constance Angotti Salvitti ’60 and Seton and the new theatre that are designed to be as flexible as Hill alumni and friends who responded to the Salvittis’ “pur- possible,” he says. “The concert hall has a stage that is chase a piano key” challenge. equipped to handle anything from a small intimate recital to opera with the orchestra in the pit to a full size orchestra with Steinways are widely considered the best pianos for the ed- chorus on the stage, all with excellent acoustics and in an environ- ucation and preparation of future pianists, and all musi- ment designed to maximize the experience for the audience and cians refining their craft. (Pianos are not just for pianists - the performers.” almost all musicians, vocalists, music professors, and performers use the piano in some way.) Steinways are The theatre, according to Scheib, “will allow for an infinite variety of also remarkably durable, maintaining their quality and possibilities for production. All elements of the theatre space can be increasing in value through the years – which is why the reconfigured, from seating to stage level. New lighting, sound and Sisters of Charity invested in Steinways when they video systems not only provide more opportunities for performers founded the school’s music program in 1918. and a better experience for audience members, they also allow us to teach technical theatre at a much higher level than we have in the “Students who play on instruments that are not of good past… the theatre design shop, the costume design room…now we quality become limited by their instrument,” says Scheib, have dedicated rooms that contain the best equipment and re- a talented pianist himself. “These pianos will open doors sources to teach students.” our students didn’t know existed.”

2 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 New Home Carol Reichgut Concert Hall Honors Alumna’s Legacy

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eton Hill University has received a $3.5 million bequest from the estate of Carol Ann Reichgut, a 1956 graduate of Sthe University. The bequest, the largest ever received by Seton Hill, will be used to create an endowed scholarship fund for minority students.

The gift brings Seton Hill’s current Achieving the Dream: Endow- ment and Capital Campaign to almost $80 million and will create The Carol Reichgut ’56 Scholarship Endowment for Minority Stu- dents.

“Carol Reichgut was a cherished and dedicated friend to her alma mater for 53 years. Generations of Seton Hill University students will be supported by her extraordinary gift. The magnitude of this bequest underscores how private gifts and grants help colleges in the independent sector provide superior educational opportunities to students of modest means,” said President JoAnne Boyle.

The Carol Reichgut ’56 Scholarship Endowment for Minority Stu- Enrollment in the Theatre and Music Programs at dents will provide scholarship support to students with financial Seton Hill has increased since the announcement need and academic merit. of the creation of the new Performing Arts Cen- ter. New students, according to Scheib, are ex- As a tribute to Carol cited by the facility’s modern features, and many Reichgut’s lifetime also like the Center’s downtown environment. commitment to Seton Hill, the University “What we can offer our students now are per- will name the concert formance venues that encourage them to move hall in the Performing from a student level to a professional level,” Arts Center in down- Scheib says, glancing up with a smile as the stu- town Greensburg in dent in the room above completes her lesson Reichgut’s honor. “It is with a vocal flourish. “We want to open up the fitting to honor Carol world to them.” in this way because she spent her life teaching music to elementary school children. She Becca Baker is the manager of communications and taught every instru- web content at Seton Hill, and a 2002 graduate of the ment. Carol also de- Writing Popular Fiction program. lighted in telling and

www.setonhill.edu Forward 3 NAMEASEATINTHENEW PERFORMING ARTSCENTER WITHAGIFTORPLEDGEOF $ 2 5 0

retelling stories of her time at Seton Hill. She credited Sister Miriam David Volker, S.C., her music instructor, Mother Victoria Brown, S.C., and Mother Claudia Glenn, S.C., for having a profound effect on her life and career. Carol provided over $50,000 in scholarships each year so that students would be able to experience an exceptional education at her alma mater, and she has continued that generous support through her estate. She is a beloved alumna who is dearly missed and to whom we will be forever grateful,” said Christine Mueseler, vice president for institutional advancement and marketing.

Reichgut graduated from Seton Hill in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education. She earned the Master of Arts degree in music from Colum- bia University in 1963. Reichgut worked as a music teacher for 35 years in Maryland’s Montgomery County School system. In 2001, Seton Hill honored Reichgut with the Distinguished Alumna Leadership Award in recognition of her efforts to provide Seton Hill students with scholarship opportunities. She supported the University with leadership gifts for scholarships for minority “IF YOU GATHER TOGETHER students each year. AN ORCHESTRA AND TELL MUSICIANS THAT THEY MAY A recipient of one of Carol Reichgut’s MISS ONE PERCENT OF THEIR scholarships at Seton Hill wrote, “I just he Kresge Foundation has honored NOTES, IT WOULD RESULT IN want to thank you for supporting Seton Hill with a challenge grant of DISCORDANT CHAOS. someone’s education. Since I was a lit- MUSICIANS MUST GIVE 100 T$400,000 for the Performing Arts tle girl I wanted to go to college, know- Center. The Kresge Challenge is an “all PERCENT IN ORDER TO ing deep down that it would take me or nothing” challenge, which means that SUCCEED, AND THAT IS WHY places. When I received my acceptance Seton Hill must secure remaining gifts CAROL REICHGUT IS SUCH letter to Seton Hill it was one of the and pledges by September 1, 2009 to AN EXCEPTIONAL happiest days of my life. I was achiev- meet our $21 million fundraising goal for MUSIC EDUCATOR.” ing one of my goals. This letter is to let the project and receive the Kresge grant. you know that everything you’ve done – JoAnne Boyle, June 2, 2001, is appreciated. Thank you for playing A gift or pledge of $250 to the Seton Hill upon awarding Carol Reichgut with a such an important role in keeping my Seton Hill Distinguished Alumni Award. Performing Arts Center helps Seton Hill dream flowing.” meet The Kresge Challenge and also allows you to name a seat in the new JoAnne Boyle added, “Carol remains a gift to Seton Hill. The lives of so many Center to honor a family member, friend, have been touched by what she has done and what she will continue to do classmate or favorite Seton Hill professor. through her legacy.”

Save your seat today! Make your gift Molly Robb Shimko is the associate vice president for institutional advancement at online at www.setonhill.edu or call the Seton Hill University, and a 2001 graduate of Seton Hill’s MBA program. Office of Institutional Advancement, 724- 830-4620. PICTURED ABOVE: Seton Hill students, including Carol Reichgut, gather around a piano in this photo taken from the 1955 Chevron, the SHC Yearbook.

4 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 FACULTY INFOCUS THEATRE PROFESSOR DENISE PULLEN RECEIVES ACCOLADES FOR SCREENWRITING ssociate Professor of Theatre Denise Recipient of the Sloan Foundation Award for Pullen’s short play, “Bronzed Screenwriting, and twice honored with a Penn- Beauty,” was staged at the VSA North sylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship, FourthA Art Center in Albuquerque, New Denise is currently developing a screenplay Mexico, in December 2008. Pullen’s play (working title “Alien Body”) with Pittsburgh was part of the Ka-HOOTZ Theatre Com- PlayWorks in consultation with a noted clinical pany’s “49 Sins” project, which featured psychologist specializing in women’s health. plays on the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins Pullen’s play “Switched at Birth,” is currently from 49 playwrights. The VSA North Fourth under consideration for future production with Art Center is affiliated with The John F. several theatre companies. She is also revising Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and her play “La Santa,” based on the life of Saint the national VSA arts network. Catherine of Siena, for a reading this summer.

ASSISTANT SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR NEW VP OF PA. ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY PEACE EFFORTS Susan Eichenberger, Ph.D., Seton Hill assistant professor of CHRONICLED IN NEW sociology, has been named vice president of the Pennsylvania BOOK BY SETON HILL Sociological Society. She officially accepted her new position at PROFESSOR the Society’s 58th annual conference held October 31 - November “The Long Journey: In 1, 2008, in Harrisburg, Pa. Dr. Eichenberger also presented the Search of Justice and paper “Why Were They Called? An Exploration of Catholic Nuns’ Peace in Jerusalem,” Autobiographies” at the conference. by James Paharik, Ph.D., associate The Pennsylvania Sociological Society provides a forum for communication for soci- professor of sociology ologists working in diverse settings: education, industry, government, voluntary asso- and faculty coordina- ciations, or solo practitioners; and to increase understanding of the interplay of tor of Seton Hill’s sociological knowledge and social research. The Society also assists future sociolo- Genocide and Holocaust Studies pro- gists in developing their careers. gram, was published by the Liturgical Press in March 2009. “The Long Jour- ney” includes a collection of 24 inter- IN “STIRRING THE POT” SETON HILL PROFESSOR EXAMINES views with Israelis and Palestinians who THE ROLE OF THE KITCHEN IN SOUTHERN LITERATURE are associated with a variety of peace or- Laura Sloan Patterson, Ph.D., associate professor of English, ganizations, both secular and religious, has recently published her first book, “Stirring the Pot: The and represent, as a group, all three major Kitchen and Domesticity in the Fiction of Southern Women.” faith traditions, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The interviews are woven into “Stirring the Pot,” published by McFarland & Company, is a work nine essays, in which Paharik describes of literary criticism that examines a wide variety of southern do- his own journeys, both physical and mestic literature, focusing particularly on the role of the family spiritual, through Jerusalem and the re- kitchen as a driving force in the narratives of Ellen Glasgow, Eu- gion, and in which he provides historical dora Welty, Lee Smith, and Toni Morrison. In the preface to “Stirring the Pot” Patter- context for his experiences and those of son writes: “In a romanticized version, played out in countless television the people he interviews. commercials for food and cleaning products, the kitchen shines and sparkles, disin- fected, somehow remaining emotionally warm and smelling buttery and sweet. But Paharik’s work on this manuscript began in many homes, the kitchen serves as a playground, dog pen, homework center, craft in the spring of 2007, when he traveled corner, computer work station, breakfast nook and more.” to Israel and the West Bank to address Israeli/Palestinian grassroots conflict “I come from a family of women and men who love to be in the kitchen together, resolution activities. Paharik is director and I’ve always thought of cooking as a social activity and as part of the ongoing of research and curriculum design for story of a family,” said Patterson. “I think many families operate this way, and the Beit Benedict Peace Academy and an powerful communal nature of the kitchen often stands out in southern literature.” oblate of Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 5 By Becca Baker

On a snowy day in 1947 Louis Out- numbered and with “Shy” Shapiro found himself his buddies closing in, Louis had just about reconciled himself to a valiant de- pinned down by enemy fire in feat when the rustle of fabric – lots of fabric – heralded the approach of the cavalry. Sr. Florence Marie Scott, having seen front of Maura Hall. Trapped the situation from the top of Maura’s steps, swooped to Louis’ aid. Crouching in the snow next to him to make her own on his knees behind a car, with snowball, she caught Louis’ eye. “We’ll fix them,” she assured him. snowballs bouncing and crashing all around him, Louis scrambled to get some icy shots of his own Two years before, in January 1945, new U.S. Naval Reserve Petty Officer 3rd Class Louis Shapiro of Ludwick, Pa. was still off before his attackers – WWII smarting from having four molars containing fillings pulled so he could commence with submarine duty. WWII was nearing veterans, like Louis, and with its end; V-E Day was only a few months away, and the final victory in Japan would be celebrated before the year was out, pretty good aim – could though Louis and his fellow sailors had no way of knowing it at the time. In fact, Louis would never step foot in a submarine overwhelm him. after all, but would be reassigned at the last minute to a dispersal unit.

6 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 Like many of his friends, Louis had enlisted as soon as he could, having just celebrated his 17th birthday. “We wanted to serve our country,” claims this first-generation American, whose father had become a citizen after immigrating to the U.S. and fighting in WW I. A college education was not a prime consideration for Louis at the time. This young Jewish man certainly couldn’t have expected that enlisting in the Navy would lead to two years of education at a women’s Catholic college a mile from the house he grew up in. Or that that, in turn, would spark in him a love of science that would cause him to pursue further education at the Northern Illinois School of Optometry and the Chicago School of Optometry Research, leading to a practice in optometry that he still maintains today, at age 81.

As Louis’ enlistment drew to a close, a friend from the Navy encouraged Louis to take advantage of the GI Bill to go to college. His commanding officer supported the idea, and arranged to have Louis discharged in time to apply to the University of Pittsburgh for the 1946-1947 academic year. Pitt accepted Louis, with the caveat that he would have to wait at least one semester to begin classes, as classrooms had filled up quickly with returning veterans.

Worried that if he waited he’d see his new dream of attending college die – “We didn’t have much money,” he says, “my father wanted me to get out and get a job.” – Louis started casting about for other educational options, and discovered that Seton Hill had started accepting male veterans. He applied, and was accepted.

“Now, as I look back, I think, what vision they had, the Sisters that made the decision to invite us vets to their school, to help us,” he says. “I never got a bill – as if the GI Bill paid for everything. And it probably didn’t.”

The veterans who attended Seton Hill beginning in 1946 had their own dean, Dr. Daniel Carr, and were required to live off-campus. As Seton Hill, at the time, did not intend to become a co-educational institution, the men could not receive a degree from the school. Some transferred to other institutions after a year or two, others found that the education they received during their time at Seton Hill was sufficient to allow PHOTOS: them entry to graduate schools or professional positions. All Top: Louis Shapiro, left, with childhood friend and fellow sailor Leonard involved understood that the situation was unique, and tempo- Wolinsky, who also attended Seton Hill on the GI Bill. Leonard's sister, Mrs. Ruth W. Glantz, graduated from Seton Hill in 1946. rary; yet the Sisters, once having made the decision to admit Middle: Louis (fourth from right, top) at Seton Hill with his WWII veteran veterans, dedicated themselves to their education. “We have classmates. Bottom: Louis coming home from a day of classes at Seton Hill.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 7 lent you our college,” said Dr. Carr “I was in the hospital for three weeks. Sr. Florence Marie to the entering veterans, “and we brought my schoolwork to the hospital every day, and tutored welcome you to it.” me in every subject. If she hadn’t, I may have had to drop out. As it was, I didn’t lose any credits at all. She was a world- “It was like I was in a Candyland,” renowned individual, and she found that space for me. That’s says Louis. “I was getting an educa- the kind of soul she had.” tion, and there were all these women around, and the nuns… the nuns were so, so kind.” While Louis and Sr. Florence Marie stayed in touch until her Louis smiles continually as he de- death in 1965 (Louis’ wife, Lucille remembers a surprise visit to scribes his two years at Seton Hill: Seton Hill in 1953 where Sr. Florence Marie, upon catching the classes, his fellow veterans, and sight of Louis, yelled ‘Shy’ and rushed down the Cecilian stair- his favorite professors, such as Deborah Kelly, who taught Louis case into his arms), Seton Hill as an institution lost track of math. (She later became a Sister of Charity.) But it is with Sr. many of its first 143 male students after they stopped attending Florence Marie Scott that all of Louis’ memories of Seton Hill classes in the mid-1950s. begin and end. In September 2007, Beth Sr. Florence Marie Scott was 44 Shapiro called her mother and teaching biology at Seton “Sr. Florence Marie brought and asked her for birthday Hill when Louis first met her. gift ideas for her father. Described as a “brilliant student” my schoolwork to the hospital “Something has always both- herself, Sr. Florence Marie, in ered me,” Lucille confessed to 1946, had already earned a B.A. every day, and tutored me in her daughter. “Your father in biology from Seton Hill and was a vet, and he went to an M.A. and Ph.D. in zoology every subject. If she hadn’t,I Seton Hill. And it meant so (embryology) from Columbia may have had to much to him. And no one University. A practicing scientist from there has ever as well as a professor, Sr. drop out. As gotten in touch Florence Marie dedicated her with him.” summers from 1941 – 1955 to it was,I didn’t teaching comparative embryology Beth immediately in Fordham University’s graduate lose any credits called Seton Hill, school, and from 1955 until her and had a conversa- death in 1965 doing research at all.She was tion with Christine work at Marine Biological Labo- Mueseler, vice presi- ratory in Woods Hole, Massachu- a world- dent for institutional setts. Her research received advancement and international acclaim and grant renowned marketing, about her support from the National Insti- father. Chris called tutes of Health; decades of Seton individual, and Louis, and a wonder- Hill students knew her as a chal- ful new friendship be- lenging professor and a pioneer she found that tween the whole among women scientists. Shapiro family and space for me. That’s the kind Seton Hill was born. Louis “She was very funny,” Louis re- also got his birthday present members. “Even in the class- of soul she had.” – a donation to the National room. But you learned. Oh, you Catholic Center for Holocaust learned.” Education at Seton Hill made by his children in his honor and dedicated to the purchase of Louis doesn’t smile when he describes the attack of appendicitis books for the Center’s library. (Louis and Sr. Gemma Del Duca, that led to emergency surgery in February 1947 – or at least not one of the Center’s co-founders, were neighbors growing up in until he gets to the part of the story where he looks up and sees the little neighborhood of Ludwick, only a few miles from Sr. Florence Marie at the door to his room. Seton Hill.)

8 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 Seton Hill To Provide Free Tuition to Veterans and Their Dependents Through New GI Bill

eton Hill is making this opportunity available in conjunction with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the Yellow Ribbon GI EducationS Enhancement Program. Full-time graduate and undergraduate students are eligible for tuition benefits.

The Yellow Ribbon Program tuition benefit will cover highly-qualified freshman students who enroll in Seton Hill’s Pre-Osteopathic Medicine Cooperative Degree Program with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Through this pre-med “My whole Program, Seton Hill students family loves complete coursework toward a Seton Hill,” Bachelor of Science degree from Louis says, Seton Hill University and then transition directly to “because LECOM at Seton Hill, the medical school on Seton I’ve told Hill’s campus opening in August 2009. them the stories over and over. It was one of The full tuition benefit, which will take effect in the the greatest gifts I’ve ever had.” fall of 2009, is available to veterans who served a period of active duty after September 10, 2001 of at Louis, Lucille, and their children, Beth, Robert and least 36 months; veterans who were honorably Leslie, continue to support Seton Hill and the Holo- discharged from active duty for service connected caust Center in a variety of ways, most recently in an ef- disability and who served 30 continuous days after fort to help Seton Hill’s Alumni Relations Office September 10, 2001; and individuals who are re-connect with other WWII veterans who had attended dependent eligible for Transfer of Entitlement under the College. Their combined efforts have already re- this bill based on the veteran’s service. Application sulted in numerous phone calls and e-mails to Seton for eligibility should be made through the V.A. Hill from veterans and their families, and a reunion lunch, where Louis and four of his classmates and their Eligible veterans and their dependents will also wives spent hours recalling their years at Seton Hill. receive a book allowance and monthly allowance for housing costs based on full-time enrollment. “The Talmud tells us,” Louis says, “ ‘if you help a single soul, you help the entire world.’ This brings me back to Seton Hill. Because if this hadn’t happened, what would my life have been like?” To learn more about the Yellow Ribbon Program at Seton Hill University, please contact Connie Beckel: 724-838-4219 or [email protected].

To apply for admission to Seton Hill University, please contact Allison Sasso: 724-838-4231 or [email protected]. PHOTOS: Top: Lucille and Louis Shapiro in March 2009. Bottom: WWII veterans who attended Seton Hill recently took part in an informal reunion hosted by Lucille and Louis Shapiro and Seton Hill’s Alumni Relations Office at the Red Star restaurant in Greensburg, Pa. From l. – r.: James Mansfield, Fred Enfield, John Gonda, Dr. Shapiro, and Dr. Jess Neil.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 9 DR. ETHEL LeFRAK Provides Three-Quarter of a Million Dollar Grant to Endow the Work of Seton Hill’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education

thel LeFrak of New York, N.Y., has donated The only center of its kind in $750,000 to Seton Hill University’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education to endow The Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference the world, Seton Hill’s National and create The Ethel LeFrak Student Scholars of the Holocaust Fund. Seton Hill’s National Catholic Center for Catholic Center for Holocaust Holocaust Education is the first – and only - center of its kind in the world.

Education equips educators InE commenting on the magnitude and largesse of the contribution, Seton Hill President JoAnne Boyle said, “Ethel LeFrak and the with the tools to mend the world LeFrak family are cherished friends of Seton Hill. The LeFraks continue to enrich the cultural and educational tapestry of our nation and the world through their philanthropy. We are privileged that through reconciliation, their support will further peace and understanding by exposing our students to important programs of our Holocaust Center.” understanding, and education. “For more than a decade Ethel LeFrak has taken a keen interest in the work of Seton Hill University’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Edu- cation,” added Sr. Gemma Del Duca, S.C., founder and co-director of the NCCHE in Israel. “Her gift comes at a time when our world faces tremendous discord. Ethel LeFrak’s generosity will help with the challenge that remains before us—to join our Jewish sisters and brothers in the great task of ‘Tikkun Olam,’ the mending of the world through reconciliation, understanding, and education.”

By Molly Robb Shimko EDUCATING THE EDUCATORS The triennial Holocaust Education Conference of the National & Becca Baker Catholic Center for Holocaust Education – now known as The Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference – seeks to enhance

10 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 ETHEL LeFRAK A graduate and trustee of Barnard College, Ethel LeFrak has been active as a trustee or member of the board of directors for many cultural, philan- thropic, educational and medical institutions, including serving as a trustee of the Cardozo Law School, vice president of the Little Orchestra Society, trustee of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in Interna- tional Affairs, trustee of the Albert Einstein Medical College, and patron of the Asia Society.

A member of the Metropolitan Opera’s “Golden Horseshoe” and “Opera Club,” Ethel LeFrak also has been a patron of the Lincoln Center, a conser- vator of the New York Public Library, a member of the Council of the Salk Institute, and a member of the Board of the United Nations International Hospi- Catholic-Jewish understanding by “educating the educators” in tality Committee – which was instrumental in having the hope of reaching the whole of humanity. The Conference her and her husband, the late Dr. Samuel J. LeFrak, equips teachers and faculty members, especially those at Catholic institutions, to enter into serious discussions on the causes of honored with the United Nations’ “Distinguished Cit- anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, and to write and deliver papers izens of the World” Award in 1994. that shape appropriate curricular responses at Catholic institutions and other educational sites. More than 500 students, teach- Among the many institutions recognizing the philan- ers, professors and scholars have attended each of the seven thropic generosity of the Samuel J. and Ethel previous conferences. LeFrak Foundation are the Guggenheim Museum of the City of New York, Temple Emmanu-El on New The 2009 Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference will fea- York’s Fifth Avenue, Queens College, the Smithson- ture prominent international scholars and educators addressing ian National Museum of American History in Wash- the topic of Holocaust Education in the 21st Century: Religion ington, D.C., the Pratt Institute, Barnard College, and Cultural Perspectives. Lectures, workshops, film screenings, and the American Museum of Natural History of and presentations will also explore the challenges and opportuni- New York. ties related to interreligious dialogue, the study of recent genocides, and new technologies. Mrs. LeFrak also generously donated a large gift to Keynote speaker for the conference will be Michael Berenbaum. the Albert Einstein College of Yeshiva University. Currently the director of the Sigi Ziering Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Ethics at American Jewish University, Beren- With her husband, Dr. Samuel LeFrak, Ethel LeFrak baum is a writer, lecturer, scholar, and professor who is often co-authored two books on their family art collection: called upon to consult on the conceptual development of muse- “Masters of the Modern Tradition” and “A Passion ums and the development of historical films. “One Survivor Re- for Art.” The LeFrak collection has been hailed by members: The Gerda Weissman Klein Story,” a film he Art & Antiques magazine as being one of America’s co-produced, received an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and top 100 collections. a Cable Ace Award, and “The Last Days,” a feature-length docu- mentary on which he served as historical consultant, also earned In 1996, Mrs. LeFrak was awarded a Doctor of Hu- an Academy Award. Berenbaum has served on the President’s mane Letters, honoris causa, from Seton Hill. In Commission on the Holocaust, as both project director and Re- 1998, Marymount Manhattan College also pre- search Institute director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mu- seum, and as president and chief executive officer of Steven sented her with a Doctor of Humane Letters, Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation. honoris causa. Berenbaum is also the author and editor of eighteen books and hundreds of scholarly articles. Photo: Ethel LeFrak (left) with Seton Hill President JoAnne Boyle.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 11 Other featured speakers for the conference include Victoria Bar- pers written by Outstanding Student Scholars will be published nett, author and staff director, Committee on Church Relations, in Seton Hill’s student newspaper, The Setonian, and in the pro- U.S. Holocaust Museum, who will speak on interreligious dia- ceedings of The Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference. logue; Eric Weitz, author, historian and visiting professor at Princeton University, who will speak on recent genocides; and “As an esteemed supporter of education, Ethel LeFrak embraces Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M., Ph.D., professor of social opportunities to better the lives of others,” noted Sr. Lois Sculco, ethics and director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at S.C., vice president for mission and student life and NCCHE the Catholic Theological Union’s Cardinal Joseph Bernardin administrator. “We are grateful for this noble and benevolent Center. gift, and recognize that aligning the national and international work of our Holocaust Center with Ethel LeFrak’s generous the LeFrak family name will bring renewed em- gift will also underwrite phasis to a topic that affects all of society today.” the publication of The Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Conference STUDENT RESEARCHERS Proceedings. AMBER BLAIR AND DENNIS IMMEL “The National Amber Blair, a senior music therapy and voice Catholic Center for performance major at Seton Hill, is just the type Holocaust Education at of student Ethel LeFrak had in mind when she Seton Hill University created the Student Scholars of the Holocaust provides a model for Fund. A professional bagpiper (Amber was the teaching the Holocaust, U.S. Piping Foundation Amateur Champion in and for building rela- 2005) and classical singer, Amber has had a tions with the Jewish scholarly interest in and Christian commu- the study of the nities, indeed, all reli- Holocaust for many gious groups,” said years. Yet she hadn’t Michele Ridge, chair of considered the role Seton Hill’s Board of of artistic expression Trustees. “We deeply in response to the value this munificent Holocaust until she gift from Ethel LeFrak because it will ensure that the life-chang- enrolled in the art ing work of our Center continues in perpetuity.” seminar Artistic Re- sponses to the Holo- caust with assistant SUPPORTING STUDENT professor of art SCHOLARSHIP Carol Brode. The new Ethel LeFrak Student Scholars Fund provides annual student scholarships to support student participation in the “As a musician,” Summer Institute at Yad Vashem (the Holocaust Remembrance Amber said, “I began Authority in Israel), The Ethel LeFrak Holocaust Education Con- to wonder how… ference, the Genocide and Holocaust Studies Program at Seton if… victims utilized Hill, the March of Remembrance and Hope: A Student’s Leader- music in the same way that they used art as a form of ship Program and Mission to Poland, and activities relating to expression.” international travel, Jewish-Catholic traditions, and readings and research to advance understanding of significant Holocaust Intrigued by this question, Amber began a new research project. issues, past and present. Scholarship awards may be renewed for students interested in advanced study in holocaust and “I explored how prisoners in the ghettos used music to express genocide studies. their thoughts, feelings, and fears about their situation,” she said. “One interesting fact is that much of the music contained The Ethel LeFrak Outstanding Student Scholar of the Holocaust hidden messages. The music and lyrics were not only used for Award will also be presented annually, to the student who self-expression, but as means for the prisoners to communicate writes a reflection paper that best demonstrates a keen and ad- with each other, even with the guards present.” vanced understanding of the lessons of the Holocaust. All pa-

12 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 “With genocides, and the Holocaust in particular, we often think we know the facts, but sometimes the details we aren’t aware of are the most important. I want to be able to teach these subjects properly. ” – DENNIS IMMEL

Amber is preparing for a career in music therapy and has recently finished a clinical internship at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. She believes that her personal scholarship into the music composed in the Jewish ghettos during the Holocaust “will impact how I practice music therapy in that it reinforces the power of music as an expressive tool.”

Dennis Immel ’08 is a student who could find his research THE 2009 ETHEL LeFRAK supported by Ethel LeFrak’s gift to Seton Hill. Immel graduated from Seton Hill with a degree in human services (and a HOLOCAUST EDUCATION minor in history). He is currently earning his teacher’s certifi- CONFERENCE cation, and intends to teach social studies in grades 7 – 12. Dennis hopes to be able to continue his education, and some- HOLOCAUST EDUCATION day teach at the college level as well. IN THE 21ST CENTURY: Dennis is also a student in Seton Hill’s Genocide and RELIGION AND CULTURAL Holocaust Studies graduate certificate program, an online graduate certificate program featuring courses taught by inter- PERSPECTIVES national experts in the field. Dennis has just completed a research project on the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s as October 25 – 27, 2009 part of his coursework for the program. For more information, or to register, call or e-mail the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education: “I researched the situation leading up to the genocide, and 724-830-1033 collected the stories of survivors,” he said. “With genocides, [email protected] and the Holocaust in particular, we often think we know the Or visit www.setonhill.edu. facts, but sometimes the details we aren’t aware of are the most important. I want to be able to teach these subjects properly.”

“This Center will allow for positive, sustainable change,” Molly Robb Shimko is the associate vice president for institutional advancement at said Rabbi Alvin Berkun, a member of the International Seton Hill University, and a 2001 graduate of Seton Hill’s MBA program. Becca Baker is the manager of communications and web content at Seton Hill, and is a Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations and the 2002 graduate of the Writing Popular Fiction program. immediate past president of the Rabbinical Assembly. “This gift will provide Seton Hill the opportunity to train teachers to ensure that future students learn, not only about the past, but PHOTOS: about the progress that has been made in recent years and the Previous page, left: Senior Amber Blair holds a piece of art, created by former possibilities for the future.” student Melissa Trecaso-Thomas ’06, memorializing the prisoners of the Jewish ghettos in WWII.

“I consider myself so lucky to be part of this great endeavor Previous page, right: Dennis Immel ’08, who is currently a student in Seton Hill’s initiated by Seton Hill,” said LeFrak. “Together, with increased Genocide and Holocaust Studies Graduate Certificate Program. research toward understanding, we will make the world a better place.”

www.setonhill.edu Forward 13 The Football Griffins Go to the Playoffs inTheir FirstYear in the NCAA – And EarnThe Conference’s Sportsmanship of theYearAward Along the Way By Jody diPerna

love driving up that hill every day and coming to the work,” says Joel Dolinski, who looks like he is time, straight out of central casting for a Western Penn- served as sylvania football coach. Expansive and entertain- both athletic di- ing, the real-life head coach at Seton Hill is rector and head foot- “I having a ball. His frequent laugh - almost mis- ball coach. Following the chievous – often fills the room. 2007 season, Snyder decided to devote all of his energy to his The winter sun streamed into his office as he took some time to duties as executive director of athletic talk about the University, his vision for Griffins football, and programs. Despite a wide search, the school how the two have merged. With the phone ringing off the hook found Snyder’s football replacement right down and a handful of his players down the hall at study tables, he the hall, in Dolinski, then both the offensive coordi- said, “Hey, I’m living a dream. I coach football. It doesn’t get nator and line coach. any better than this,” punctuating his point with that signature laugh. Dolinski’s first year as head coach was likewise Seton Hill’s first year competing as a full member of the NCAA, Division II. All Asked to comment on past accomplishments, he repeated the the team did was open their season by ripping off seven consec- question, making it apparent that he rarely dwells on the past utive wins. A heartbreaking 35-32 loss to West Liberty in the and that one shouldn’t mistake his easy manner for a laissez- final regular season game put the WVIAC championship out of faire attitude about football, “What were my expectations head- reach. It still stings Dolinski, who simply shakes his head at the ing into the 2008 season? My plan is to win every game. I tell memory of finishing a mere two yards shy of championship. kids, why not? There is not a rule in the rulebook that says we have to lose. So let’s win them all.” And his players know Coach Despite the loss, the Griffins finished the regular season with D expects his team to win, and can be a disciplinarian when nine wins and earned their first ever playoff berth. On the necessary. strength of stout defensive play, a Sam Tranks punt return for a touchdown and a late David Wess to Derek Thompson touch- Dolinski first made that drive up to Seton Hill in 2005, the be- down pass, they defeated American International on the road in ginning of the school’s football era, when he was hired as the the first round. The following week, the Griffins fell to the Cali- offensive line coach by his good friend, Chris Snyder, who, at fornia University of Pennsylvania in the regional semi-final.

14 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 “We didn’t exceed our own expectations,” noon practice, with weight and cardio work- says Tranks, a junior, “but I think we ex- outs squeezed in during the day. ceeded others’ expectations of us.” The players admit it can be a tough high But on field accomplishments are only part wire act, but say that it gets easier with time of the vision for the football program. and the help of the coaches who may give them a hard time. But the players know “Athletics bring a new kind of spirit to the they’re just trying to put everything in per- campus, the kind of spirit that only athletics spective for them. To Dolinski, it’s impor- can bring, really,” says school president tant that the players have a good experience JoAnne Boyle, a fan who rarely misses a at Seton Hill, ensuring they’ll remain part of football game and travels to away games when the community when their playing days are possible. “I love seeing their behavior on the field through and they’ve graduated. and their generosity of spirit. They bring a lot of energy to the campus, too. This is a terrific group of young Essentially, he wants them to buy in. “This is a family. They people. They really add to the atmosphere.” start taking some ownership that this is our university, not just some school I go to. Besides, we’re in a crucial part of these guys As she’s well aware, a football team is an instantly recognizable developing. If we just focus on football, we’re not providing representative of the school, which is why it meant so much to them with what they need. Once you get that education and her that the team was awarded the WVIAC team sportsmanship you have that degree, they can’t take that away from you. They award following the season. can’t make you unlearn something,” says the coach, who himself earned his undergraduate degree while playing football at Away from the football field, the team tries to spread that spirit the University of Cincinnati. outward from the school to the larger community by reading at local elementary schools and visiting with young heart patients Success depends on a fluid working relationship between the at Children’s Hospital’s Heart to Heart event. players, faculty and the athletic department. Something seems to be working: according to Snyder, there are 400 student-ath- Overwhelmingly, the players themselves most enjoyed hosting a letes on Seton Hill’s campus and the cumulative mean GPA for group of YMCA camp kids at practice. The kids got to watch for all 400 students is over 3.0. a while and then got in on the action themselves, hitting the tackling bags and running drills. “That was awesome,” said sen- Dolinski in particular can relate to his players’ balancing act, as ior linebacker Mark Hartz, “I loved being involved with the he has spent the past year adjusting to life as a head coach. His kids. We went into positions and had them do some bag work. first job as offensive line coach afforded him the luxury of tun- We took them through tackling drills and stuff like that. It’s al- nel vision, the enjoyment of focusing solely on his group of ways fun to interact with the community outside of games.” The players. Neither that nor offensive coordinator duties prepared feeling was mutual, as the kids raved about the time they had him for the multi-tasking required of a head coach - sorting on the field with the players. through mounds of paperwork and budgets, handling public relations, meeting with donors, recruiting, and, in an unex- “Basically,” according to coach Dolinski, “we want scholars in pected turn, fielding bucket loads of e-mails and phone calls. It the classroom, gentlemen off the field, and animals on the foot- may not be his favorite part of the job, but none of it dimin- ball field.” Meeting those demands requires a rigorous balanc- ishes what he loves doing best, putting a team together and get- ing act for young men whose days start with 6:30 a.m. film ting ready for game day. review and meetings, followed by classes, study hours, after-

www.setonhill.edu Forward 15 In 2008, Dolinski They helped turn was able to rely on a those early years into unique senior class a 10-3 overall record who had taken a in 2008, bringing at- leap of faith in tention to the pro- 2005, then demon- gram and garnering strated resolve and some individual patience along the honors with five way. Having sur- players named to the vived those lean first-team All-WVIAC years, the coach team: Wess and knew this group was Tranks, running back ready to lead. Antwarn Jones, offensive lineman A.J. Hartz played in his final game as a Griffin in the season ending Erni, and defensive linemen Matt Galadyk. In like fashion, the loss to Cal. As one of the first young men to ever don shoulder Pittsburgh Sports Report, a monthly magazine, named Dolinski pads and a football helmet on Seton Hill’s campus, he knows the 2008 College Football Coach of the year, an honor that he better than most what it means for the program to come so far, dismisses with a wave, symbolically brushing it to the past. “I so fast. “With that first class, I knew don’t pay attention to that,” he said I’d be part of history. I knew I was before elucidating his views on the going into something special and I success of 2008, “Good. It’s behind had a chance to build a tradition at us. What we did in the past doesn’t Seton Hill. And I knew I’d have a mean anything for what we’re going chance to play right away. Just the This is a family. to do in the future. It’s all about how whole thing of starting a new pro- “They start taking we work now. That’s what I tell our gram was something special to me,” kids.” he says of his earliest trip up the hill some ownership that to the campus. this is our university, As to the future, those seniors will be not just some school gone and the Griffins will not be able When the first training camp took to fly under the radar anymore. 2008 flight in autumn of 2005, “It was tir- I go to...If we just served notice on the rest of the confer- ing for the coaches, too,” says Snyder. focus on football, ence that the little school on the hill “We had 176 players show up for the we’re not providing has no intention of easing into Divi- first practice, which was frightening sion II play. So the expectations are for a coaching staff.” To prepare for a them with what they there, beyond the locker room, reach- season and to help the coaches evalu- need. Once you get ing even to the president’s office, ate talent, the recruits took part in that education and “They were in just their fourth year of three-a-days — three practices/train- existence and they made a mark. We ing sessions per day. you have that degree, were a little surprised and very ex- they can’t take that cited. I have every confidence in Trying to winnow down the roster away from you. them,” Dr. Boyle said, boldly predict- from so many was tough, but the ing, “Next time, we will beat Cal.” coaches, Dolinski included, got a – JOEL DOLINSKI ” helping hand from attrition, as some Starting up the hill, building from the young athletes realized they were not first training camp, mixing hard work up to the long road in front of them. Without a locker room, with accountability, and a little fun, Dolinski has a sharp vision the football hopefuls dressed in Sullivan Hall, folding chairs of where he wants this program to be. He imagines a time in standing in for lockers. With no path or staircase to the new the not so distant future when Seton Hill is the program against field, they made their way down the steep hillside for drills. Out which others measure themselves, having taken up permanent of that inauspicious beginning, the core of the 2008 senior class residence at the top of the standings. His vision is almost tangi- was formed. “I think they were just kind of a brotherhood, you ble when he says, “I just want the spotlight to be on Seton Hill could say. They all cared for each other so much and it was and have everybody look at us and say, man, they’re doing good to feed off their spirit,” according to freshman tight end, something right, those guys are good up there.” Zach Delo.

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16 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 ATHLETIC HALLOF FAME

Amy Allen excelled at both volleyball and Class A Championship. The basketball while at Seton Hill. During her time on Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Tribune-Review and the court, Amy was named to the NAIA All District McKeesport Daily News newspapers also named CLASS OF 2008 Teams in both basketball her their Coach of the Year, for being only the and volleyball, and was fifth second woman in WPIAL history to coach a boy’s in the nation in three-point team, and the first to win a game. Carol continued Amy Allen ’91 shooting. Allen was a four- coaching at Clairton until 1999, when she ac- Women’s Basketball & Volleyball year starter for Rick Hall’s cepted the position of women’s basketball coach volleyball team and had the at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. In Albertina Cabal ’97 second highest blocking per- 1999, she was named a Dapper Dan Sportsman Women’s Soccer centage in the NAIA during her senior season. of the Year nominee, and in 2000 received the After graduating from Seton Hill, Amy became a Seton Hill Distinguished Alumni Leadership Sherrie Adkins Durham ’81 manager for Sharon Regional Health Systems. Award. Carol is a three-time AMCC Coach of the Women’s Tennis Year and has also been named Westmoreland Albertina Cabal was named NSCAA 2nd YWCA Coach of the Year. She serves as a be- Carol Gelet ’85 team All American in 1994 and was a co-captain havior intervention specialist with the Clairton Women’s Basketball for the soccer team her senior season. After School District. graduating from Seton Hill, Lori Lapina ’97 Albertina moved to Madrid, Lori Lapina was named to the All Confer- Softball Spain where she worked for ence Team as a shortstop three out of her four NOA, an international media seasons on the Seton Hill Bessie McManus company. After backpacking softball team. She is also (awarded posthumously) through Africa and Asia, the first Seton Hill softball Teacher, Coach, Director Albertina accepted a player to hit a home run of Physical Education, position with MTV Networks International as an over the fence at Seton Assistant to the Dean International Account Manager. Hill’s field. After receiving of Women, 1931–1964 her undergraduate degree in 1997, Lori returned , an out- to Seton Hill and graduated from the Physician As- Sherrie Adkins Durham THE SETON HILL UNIVERSITY standing four-year tennis player, was a part of an sistant program in 2000. She has spent the past ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT undefeated doubles team with Joanne Prettiman four years working with Internal Medicine at INDUCTED THESE SIX Copeland ’80 during her UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute. The INDIVIDUALS INTO THE freshman season. The Chatham University Physician Assistant students SETON HILL UNIVERSITY team also won a confer- voted Lori Preceptor of the Year in 2007. ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME ence championship during ON SATURDAY, her freshman season. Bessie McManus served Seton Hill and SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 After graduation, Sherrie its students with warmth and dedication from 1931 DURING SETON HILL’S performed pharmacological liver research at the to 1964, first as a teacher 2008 HOMECOMING University of Kentucky with Dr. Mary Vore for eight and coach, later as director WEEKEND. years, and then served as pharmaceutical re- of physical education and search development and laboratory supervisor assistant to the dean of NOMINATIONS ARE BEING with Patheon Pharmaceuticals in Cincinnati, Ohio. women. A fixture at bas- ACCEPTED FOR THE 2009 ketball practice, intramural ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. , a member of both the basket- volleyball games and team Carol Gelet PLEASE VISIT THE ATHLETICS ball and tennis teams at Seton Hill, is perhaps meets of all kinds, she helped organize the first PAGE OF SETON HILL’S WEBSITE best known for accomplishments after graduation. Field Day at Seton Hill, the Athletic Association FOR INFORMATION ON In 1997, Carol was named Assembly Hours, and the annual May pageant HOW TO NOMINATE YOUR the Associated Press Penn- dances. Bessie McManus retired from Seton Hill FAVORITE PLAYER OR COACH. sylvania Small Schools in 1964 and returned to her native state of Maine Coach of the Year for lead- where she died in 1980. ing the Clairton boy’s basketball team to the WPIAL

www.setonhill.edu Forward 17 WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM ENGAGES & INSPIRES STUDENTS

THE POWER OF

Today, the World Affairs Forum is a community outreach organization directed by a member of the faculty, Dr. Frank Klapak, professor of communication and education, with organiza- tional support from students. The Forum is supported by grants and private donations; Seton Hill faculty and staff, as well as community leaders, serve By Kary Coleman on the Forum’s advisory board. “The Forum is a wonderful collaboration of individuals eptember 11, 2001, is a day that no one will forget. On from different departments and varying backgrounds and expe- that day, Seton Hill University administration and fac- riences,” said Cary. ulty members knew immediately students needed to onecommunicate concerns and ask questions. The mission of the World Affairs Forum is to help develop a community of informed citizens by bringing together people of SOn September 12, Drs. Michael Cary, professor of political sci- diverse and independent voice, politic, belief, idea, ability, voca- ence and history, James Paharik, associate professor of sociol- tion, learning, philosophy, and action. The goal of the Forum is ogy, and John Spurlock, professor of history and chair of the to initiate, foster, and sustain a greater understanding of social, Humanities Division, hosted a forum to discuss the impact of geopolitical, and cultural issues affecting our human condition, these events. while encouraging individual and group action at all levels.

“The students needed to talk about what happened and gain “Student involvement is the key to the World Affairs Forum’s perspective, from both political and historical positions,” said success. The Forum is not a club; it is an organization,” said Cary. Klapak. “Students put theoretical and practical applications into place. Our students learn by doing-whether they are coordinat- Due to the strong response from this event, the professors have ing an event or performing community service.” coordinated at least one forum addressing world affairs issues every semester since. “The reason I am so invested in the World Affairs Forum is because I believe in the mission, which is basically to make peo- This is how the World Affairs Forum evolved. ple of diverse backgrounds aware of global and domestic issues,” said Gabrielle White, World Affairs Forum student pres- “The faculty senate voted to name the World Affairs Forum in ident and senior communications major. “What I love about honor of JoAnne Boyle. JoAnne is constantly encouraging each the Forum is that it does not just inform people of the issues, it member of the Seton Hill community to be an informed global calls people to action, which is so important in our current soci- citizen and encourages faculty to bring scholars and artists to ety. I came to college wanting to learn more about who I am, Westmoreland County to address global issues,” said Cary. and being involved in the World Affairs Forum made me realize

18 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 that who you are is a reflection of what you do. The World Af- “The emphasis of the World Affairs Forum’s activities is the con- fairs Forum has given me the opportunity to grow by being an tinued development of our intellectual curiosity and stimula- informed citizen and better human being.” tion,” Klapak said. “The events provide opportunities for our community of learners to come together in a relaxed “The World Affairs atmosphere and discuss issues with an open, honest, Forum embodies the and fair exchange of ideas.” quote by Mahatma Gandhi, ‘You must be “From my experiences with the World Affairs the change you wish to Forum, I’ve had the opportunity to interact with a vast see in the world.’ We array of people from around the world that I other- are serving as change wise would never have met, including not only pro- agents by creating dia- fessional poets, authors and activists, but also local logue and awareness of business people and other Seton Hill students,” said world affairs and social Jackie Johns, justice through our World Affairs work,” said Klapak. Forum student vice president This year, 2008-2009, "I came to college wanting and junior com- the Forum expanded munications from a few events per Sylvia Hill Fields ’78 major. “I’ve been year to a full calendar of (far left), recipient of the able to learn inaugural World Affairs to learn more about who I offerings for students and Forum Community Activist about their com- the public, including a cul- Award, with World Affairs munities, their Forum student president tural film series and film Gabrielle White. am, and being involved in the experiences, their festival, poetry readings perspectives and featuring national and intheir passions. ternational poets, political discussion lunch- World Affairs Forum made Ultimately, then, eons known as “Pizza and Politics,” lectures, my participation community service projects, and afternoon teas me realize that who you are is in [the Forum] - a revival of a former Seton Hill tradition in has taught which a social issue is presented and discussed. me that my gen- Klapak noted that the Forum would continue a reflection of what you do." eration is emerg- to enhance its events in order to further pro- ing as part of a mote community education and awareness. truly “world” GABRIELLE WHITE, community, and WORLD AFFAIRS FORUM Also this year, the World Affairs Forum insti- that we have the STUDENT PRESIDENT tuted two awards to recognize individuals who power to influ- are making a difference - in the community ence and perpetu- and in the world. ate that community. Per- In the fall, the Community Activist Award is presented to a sonally, the Forum has also taught me about the role I can play Seton Hill graduate for outstanding work in the field of social in this community and that I potentially have the power to ef- justice and social change. The 2008-2009 recipient of this inau- fect real global change.” gural award was Sylvia Hill Fields, ’78, executive director of the Eden Hall Foundation. Kary Coleman ’98 is Seton Hill’s director of media relations and communications In the spring, the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Woman of Courage and an adjunct instructor of communications at Seton Hill. award is presented to a woman, who, like Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, faced adversity and personal risk, committed herself to demonstrate in action what she believed in spirit, and accom- PHOTO, OPPOSITE PAGE: plished the extraordinary through ordinary work. The 2008- Members of the 2008 – 2009 World Affairs Forum (some displaying their 2009 recipient of the first Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Woman of admiration for faculty advisor Frank Klapak by donning his habitual garb). Back row (l. – r.): Brook Sharpnack, Dr. Klapak, Mary Clark, Liz Huet, Courage award was Azar Nafisi, who has earned national re- Gabrielle White. Front row: Jackie Johns, Anne Williams, Lauren Dorsch. spect and international recognition for advocating on behalf of Iran’s intellectuals, youth, and especially young women.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 19 ARTAS THERAPY s a physical therapy major, Melanie Zamborsky Aquickly became miserable. “I ended up taking a hard look at my passions in life and found that they were what I was minoring in: art and psychology. I went on a mission to find a way to put them both to work and found art therapy,” said Zamborsky, who now works for Cedar Falls Counseling Associates in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Zamborsky is a 2004 graduate of Seton Hill University where she received a Master of Arts degree in art therapy with a specialization in counseling. “The passion I have for art therapy and how I have seen it change my life and others’ lives is nothing short of remarkable. I love what I do and I hope I do it until I can no longer take a breath,” said Zamborsky.

“At the time I applied to schools, there were only 14 programs in the United States that offered what Seton Hill offered. The graduate art therapy program at Seton Hill offered the extraordinary opportunity to not only learn how to do art therapy with clients for a career, it taught the students to know themselves inside and out. It demonstrates to the student, first hand, the power of art and creative expression. When one has seen it transform his/her own life, it is that much more powerful and profound.”

The Seton Hill graduate program in art therapy prepares graduates for national credentialing as an art therapist and licensure as a professional counselor in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The program is based on a scholar-practitioner model that emphasizes the development of the person of the therapist-in-training.

“Once I started taking the coursework and found myself immersed in it I realized it was 100 percent for me,” Zamborsky said. “The self-reflection and ability to learn so much about oneself through art therapy made me realize that if it helped me so much I could help others through my own under-

20 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 standing and passion for the healing help us to become conscious of our motivations and our nature of art and creative expression.” behaviors so we can change them if we choose.

Nina Denninger, associate profes- “Art-making taps into deep aspects of our souls,” according sor and director of the Art Ther- to Denninger. “Our art never lies and we can depend upon apy Program at Seton Hill (and it to provide us with truthful images of ourselves and our herself a registered and board cer- perceptions of our worlds.” tified art therapist and licensed professional counselor) described the Art therapists work in settings such as hospitals, clinics, program as encouraging “reflective prac- nursing homes, schools, alternative educational settings, tice and self-knowledge as key components prisons, community centers, wellness centers, open studios, of successful therapeutic practice.” and in private practice. Art therapists work with clients While enrolled in Seton Hill’s graduate with depression, anxiety, program, Zamborsky completed an in- grief, relationship conflicts, ternship with the Westmoreland bipolar disorder, agorapho- County Juvenile Detention Center. bia, oppositional defiant Kathy Corey Baughman, management disorders, eating disorders, supervisor (and a 1976 Seton Hill and disabilities. They also alumna who majored in provide services to court- social work), states ordered clients, juvenile sex “Melanie was such a bless- offenders and people strug- ing to us at the Detention gling with illness. There are Center, and a ray of sunshine when now over 5,000 art thera- things were hectic.” pists in the country who are members of the American While an intern at the Juvenile Deten- “There is a great need for Art Therapy Association tion Center, Zamborsky worked with a more art therapists to take an (AATA). young man who suffered from physical abuse while growing up. During their interest in the field of juvenile Seton Hill’s art therapy grad- first session he was able to create art corrections. These kids really uate program began in and talk about the pain. 1996. Seton Hill has offered need people like Melanie.” undergraduate courses in art “He told me he had shared this with Kathy Corey Baughman ’76 therapy since 1979; art ther- only two other people. He was able to management supervisor, Westmoreland apy has been an undergrad- cry and when the session ended, he County Juvenile Detention Center uate major at Seton Hill hugged me and thanked me for listen- since 1983. Denninger esti- ing,” Zamborsky said. “Years later, I saw him walking mates that 60% of Seton Hill’s art therapy graduate pro- through a local store with two people I assumed to be fam- gram alumni are, like Zamborsky, working as art therapists, ily. I recognized him instantly and he saw me and or as counselors. smiled. We never spoke, but in that instant I knew that day had been just as powerful all those years later.” For Zamborsky, helping people through the difficult times in their lives is the most rewarding aspect of her profession. “Melanie was professional in every respect and put her “Just being with someone for guidance, support, to let heart into what she did, which made it fun as well as thera- them know they are not alone, and to, usually, see even peutic,” Baughman said. “There is a great need for more art small changes over time, is the most amazing feeling in therapists to take an interest in the field of juvenile correc- the world.” tions. These kids really need people like Melanie.”

Art therapy is based on the belief that when we make art we DENAMARIE ERCOLANI is a senior English literature and creative embark on a voyage of self-discovery. Art’s creative expres- writing major at Seton Hill University. She served as an intern sion allows people to take an internal emotion and make it in the Office of Public Information at Seton Hill during the spring tangible-make it feel more real and concrete externally. 2009 semester. Practitioners of art therapy also believe that the exploration, investigation, and further development of art can The art on these pages was created by

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& rofessor of the Year Richard “Hutch” Hutchinson “I wanted to use the money to support a self-esteem building surprised student Lorin Schumacher with a big program for adolescents,” she said. “I know a lot of teens, and check at the fall 2008 Honors Convocation. even college students, who could really benefit from such a P cause because it could really help in the prevention of so many “I went into medicine to help people,” said Hutch, a physician other problems – like depression, suicide, drug and alcohol assistant, in his Professor of the Year speech. “I went into teach- abuse, eating disorders, and more.” ing to inspire young minds and to motivate those that have the ability to make changes in this world.” The new program, as envisioned by Lorin and the MHA’s executive director, Laurie Barnett Levine, would, according to Lorin, And then he motivated Schumacher, who had minutes before “train college students – starting with Seton Hill students, I received the prestigious President’s Award for Service, with the hope! – to run hands-on workshops that educate teens on the check, and a challenge: to use $500 – a personal donation from importance of self-esteem while helping them build their own Hutch – to “reach out to those sense of self-worth. At the same time, [the program] will be people that don’t have these providing the college students who are trained to facilitate the [educational] opportunities, workshops their own opportunities to continue serving, and that don’t have a platform, learning a skill that can help them and others the rest of their and that struggle with every- lives.” day needs.” Lorin Schumacher may be the perfect example of a student ded- Lorin took full advantage of icated to the service of others. She has served as youth group fa- this “awesome opportunity.” cilitator for her church, a tutor-counselor for high school In adherence with Hutch’s students in the Upward Bound program, a mentor for the Boys guidelines – to use the dona- and Girls Club, and a volunteer with a wide variety of human Professor of the Year Richard Hutchinson with student Lorin Schumacher (center) and Provost tion by the end of the aca- service organizations, and she has done this while displaying Mary Ann Gawelek at Seton Hill’s fall 2008 Honors demic year, and to use it in initiative and leadership in her academic life as well – serving at Convocation. the local region – Lorin col- various times as layout editor of the Setonian, as the president laborated with the Mental of the Education Club, as a Student Ambassador, and as a Health America in Westmoreland County to create a new pro- Resident Assistant. gram geared to local teens. MHA provides free advocacy, education and supportive services to those with mental health needs. A perfect example, yes. But not a singular one.

22 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 Student Lorin Schumacher (left) with Mental Health America in Westmoreland County’s Executive Director Laurie Barnett Levine.

In the 2007-2008 academic year, 785 Seton Hill students took istry involves students in a variety of service projects, including part in academic service learning activities, while 727 students home repair, Operation Christmas Basket, and coordination of participated in community service projects not related to aca- aid to victims of natural disasters. And academic offerings like demic service learning. 453 students were involved in at least 20 the senior integrative seminar, a required course that includes hours of community service per semester. Overall, Seton Hill the creation of a group Social Action Project, make service part University students provided more than 25,812 hours of service of the learning experience at Seton Hill. – and this is a conservative estimate, as it includes only service projects facilitated by the University. While some community service projects have become traditions in their own right – the Make-A-Wish Club’s “Night on In response to this dedication, the Corporation for National Haunted Hill” is actively anticipated by hordes of tiny ghosts and Community Service honored Seton Hill University in 2008 and goblins every October, and the lobby of the Administration with a place on the President’s Higher Education Community Building overflows with glittering packages containing toys and Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to clothes donated to the Children’s Bureau every Christmas – America’s communities. Seton Hill students (and their faculty and staff counterparts) consistently come up with new ways to help those in need, “We are proud of our students and their dedication to serve honor those who may have been forgotten, or bring awareness their community, both locally and abroad,” said Charmaine to social justice issues. Strong, dean of students. “Service learning and community service projects are woven into the curriculum, and are hall- Some recent examples: marks of the Seton Hill mission and educational experience. This award affirms the tremendous emphasis that Seton Hill • During the 2009 spring break, 25 Seton Hill University volun- places on such opportunities, which help students transform teers traveled to Frakes, Ky., to assist with the Henderson Settle- the world in which they live.” ment Project, which repairs homes alongside families who are in need of a safe place to live and for whom the dream of own- SERVICEAROUNDTHEWORLD ing a home would have otherwise been out of reach. Seton Hill has always had a tradition of service, inspired by the • Seton Hill’s Student Ambassadors hosted a “Sweetheart Din- beliefs and traditions of its founders, the Sisters of Charity. In ner” on Valentine’s Day (open to the public as well as alumni addition to educational offerings that prepare students for ca- and Seton Hill students) to raise money for the American Heart reers in community service fields, Seton Hill students, faculty Association. Some of the guests enjoyed the event so much that and staff coordinate and participate in service projects regularly, they committed to matching the funds collected. including the annual Take the Day On in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. (spring semester) and Labor of Love (fall semes- • SHU-A-THON, a student club founded by Seton Hill student ter) community volunteer events. Student clubs and athletic Emily Heinicka as her Honors Program capstone teams hold fundraisers and awareness events throughout the project, sponsored a 5K Run and Walk dur- school year, in support of the American Red Cross, Blackburn ing Seton Hill’s 2008 Homecoming. The Center, Westmoreland County Food Bank, Salvation Army, the popular event, which directed partici- Make-A-Wish Foundation, and countless others. Campus Min- pants down Seton Hill’s drive, through downtown Greensburg and back, raised funds for the Children’s Institute.

• Seton Hill’s Students in Free En- terprise group presented a career workshop at the YMCA in Greensburg, Pa. in No- vember 2008. The free public workshop offered local residents

Seton Hill students, staff, and faculty members take a break during a service project to help repair homes in Frakes, Ky., over the 2009 spring break.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 23 assistance with interviewing skills, re- “I was exited and anxious,” Dr. Giunta says, sume writing, money management, and looking back at the days prior to the start of the the job search process. course. “There were fifty students in this class, and I knew every one of them had to be an ac- • During Seton Hill’s 2008 J-term, stu- tive participant for this to have a chance of dents and staff participated in a social working.” issues course and service trip to Cuer- navaca, Mexico. In addition to com- Ann Emmerling is the executive director of the pleting coursework and exploring the Blackburn Center Against Domestic & Sexual universal values presented in Catholic Violence, a Westmoreland County human serv- Social Teaching, students mentored and ice organization that provides a wide range of tutored children at the Casa Hogar or- supportive services for survivors of domestic vi- phanage. olence and sexual assault. When Dr. Giunta ap- proached her with the idea of working with her • All of Seton Hill’s athletic teams par- Seton Hill students volunteering at the Our Lady of Seton Hill marketing class, Ms. Emmerling did- Grace Food Pantry in Greensburg, Pa., during Seton Hill’s ticipate in community service projects. 2009 Take the Day On day of service in honor of Martin n’t hesitate. Some examples: representatives from Luther King, Jr. every team, and the cheerleaders and “Ann understood that these students were new mascot, participate in the annual Christmas parade in down- to marketing,” said Dr. Giunta, “but she thought it would be a town Greensburg (as do other areas of the University, including good learning experience for them, and would give the Center the Dance Academy); the baseball team has unloaded books the opportunity to gather fresh ideas.” and set up tables for the YWCA’s annual Book Drive for the past five years; and both men’s and women’s basketball teams have Dr. Giunta “laid out the basics” of a marketing plan early in the taken part in cancer awareness and education events. fall 2008 semester, and then Ms. Emmerling made a presentation to the class, explaining the work of the Blackburn Center. “The students I work with seem to have an inherent desire to To create the marketing plan, the class broke into six groups, help others,” said Director of Campus Ministry Cindy Boland. with each group assigned to a specific aspect of the plan. The “They want to do something meaningful and see the fruits of course met officially three times a week, and the student teams their labor help those less fortunate.” met regularly outside of class as well. Students designated as li- aisons, including lead liaison Lara Heinz, made sure each team stayed in sync with the others. As the semester progressed, the ACADEMICSERVICELEARNING: students immediately implemented every new skill they THEBLACKBURNCENTERPROJECT learned, with the ultimate goal of creating a complete, thor- While many courses at Seton Hill include elements of service oughly researched and implementable marketing plan for learning based on Catholic Social Teaching, Associate Professor the Blackburn Center by the end of of Business Catherine Giunta recently built an entire semester- the semester. long course around an academic service project. The course was Marketing Management, and Dr. Giunta hoped that her stu- The student teams also stayed in dents might learn more about price, product, research, promo- touch with Ms. Emmerling, turning tion, and distribution techniques if they had a real organization to her when they needed more infor- with a real marketing need they could study. And she took the mation, or just for guidance. “There idea one step further – her students wouldn’t just study the or- was this wonderful moment about ganization, in this case a local human service organization - two-thirds of the way through they’d work with it directly to develop a tailored marketing the course, during a phone plan. conference,” said Dr. Giunta. “I could suddenly see how While the idea wasn’t completely without precedent at Seton the students’ confidence lev- Hill - courses across the curriculum have partnered with local els rose as a result of being businesses, providing students with “real world” experience and treated as colleagues by businesses with everything from logos to websites to customer Ann.” databases, and Dr. Giunta had taught some of these classes herself – this was the first time Dr. Giunta, at least, had imbedded Dr. Giunta’s risk paid off – the partnership so deeply into the fiber of an introductory the students embraced the course. challenge of “learning and implementing at the same

24 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 time,” completed the plan, and presented it to Ms. Emmerling Barker, a business marketing major. “It encouraged me to work for consideration by the Center’s board of directors at the end harder in my major and made me realize that this is exactly of the course. what I want to do when I graduate.”

“It was a pleasure working with the students,” said Ms. Emmer- “I believe every student did a great job on the project and felt ling. “They helped us shift our thinking out of the traditional that we had a great final product,” said marketing major Jon marketing methods we’ve always used to Gibson. strategies that will be more accessible to college students and young professionals. “It was a pleasure working Dr. Giunta is thrilled by the success of the We can’t achieve our mission of providing with the students. They course. “It was interesting to watch the services to those in need, and making reactions of the students as we went,” she strides in ending domestic and sexual vio- helped us shift our thinking said. “At first, there was excitement that lence, if our message doesn’t reach and out of the traditional this was something new they were doing. resonate with the entire community.” Then, after a few weeks in, the tension marketing methods we’ve started to build: ‘what if we can’t do this? While the students are required to keep always used to strategies Why did we have to be the ones?’ But by specifics of the plan they developed confi- the end, they were proud of themselves. dential, they cannot contain their enthusi- that will be more accessible And they should be.” asm when talking about the experience. to college students and In fact, many of the students didn’t end “I felt that by helping to create an actual young professionals.” their relationship with the Blackburn marketing plan I learned all that goes into Ann Emmerling Center at the end of the course – they making a company successful,” said Sara went out and started creating fundraisers Executive Director Leonatti, a business marketing major. “As to help support the organization. Blackburn Center Against a class we came together with some really Domestic & Sexual Violence great ideas on how to gain the attention “Service learning fits the mission of our and interest of a younger market.” school,” Dr. Giunta said. “Experiential learning helps students retain and implement knowledge, and “We were constantly learning and retaining information to help be more confident of their capabilities. It’s also essential for the Blackburn Center when we met as a group,” said Justin students to learn that it’s important to give back to their com- Starkey, an entrepreneurial studies major. “It was so nice to fi- munities. Additionally, they need to realize that someday they nally be able to apply the skills I have learned in class … to a can be employed in a nonprofit setting as well as a for-profit.” real life situation.” “We encourage our students to reflect on the value of meaning- “I believe I gained more knowledge about the marketing busi- ful service in their community,” said Cindy Boland, director of ness during this project than I ever Campus Ministry. “Seton Hill students are living the Beatitudes knew before,” said Katelyn by extending peace and friendship to others through their good works. St. Matthew writes in his Gospel: ‘Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.’“

Becca Baker is the manager of communications and web content at Seton Hill, and a 2002 graduate of the Writing Popular Fiction program. Kary Coleman ’98 is Seton Hill’s director of media relations and communications and an adjunct instructor of communications at Seton Hill. Seton Hill journalism student Tiffany Gilbert assisted with the reporting for this article.

Student Lara Heinz, lead student liaison for the Blackburn Center academic service learning project, meets with Seton Hill Associate Professor of Business Catherine Giunta (far left) and Blackburn Center Exec- utive Director Ann Emmerling (far right).

www.setonhill.edu Forward 25 CAMPUS NEWS RICHARD HUTCHINSON SETON HILL’S 2008 PROFESSOR OF THEYEAR

ichard “Hutch” Hutchin- Correctional Facilities in Somerset and Greensburg, Pa., and in son, associate professor of the emergency department at Excela Jeannette Hospital. “It is physician assistant, is Seton apparent that he loves his profession, and believes that aca- RHill’s 2008 Professor of the Year. demic excellence is essential to the training of future P.A.s,” said An enthusiastic advocate for Seton Provost Mary Ann Gawelek as she introduced Hutch at the fall Hill’s physician assistant program, 2008 Honors Convocation. “The students are lucky to have Hutch’s passion for teaching and Hutch as a teacher, and we are lucky to have him as a col- the physician assistant profession league.” Seton Hill’s Dean’s Council chooses the annual Profes- are infectious. Hutch still practices sor of the Year after reviewing nominations submitted by Seton as a physician assistant at the State Hill students, faculty, and staff.

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION 144 STUDENTS RECEIVED TO THE PROFESSION AWARD DEGREES AT SETON HILL PRESENTED TO SETON HILL’S UNIVERSITY’S DECEMBER DEAN OF STUDENTS COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Seton Hill University’s Dean of Seton Hill University graduated 144 students during its De- Students, Charmaine Strong, cember 15, 2008, commencement exercises in the Katherine received the Outstanding Con- Mabis McKenna Center. Catherine Giunta, Ph.D., associate tribution to the Profession professor of business, served as commencement speaker. The Award from the Pennsylvania December 15 commencement ceremonies included students College Personnel Association who had earned their degrees in August and December in October 2008. Strong has 2008. worked in the student affairs field for more than 30 years. According to Strong, “providing leadership to a staff de- voted to student development and working with the students,” are the most rewarding aspects of her position at Seton Hill.

“Charmaine has worked at Seton Hill in the Student Life area for over 18 years,” said Robin Anke, associate dean of students and director of residence life. “She meets and talks with students on a regular basis and truly cares about how the students are doing. She is always current on the research surrounding student development. Charmaine has served as a mentor to countless young professionals, myself included, and she has provided us with invaluable guidance.”

26 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN HOLOCAUST EDUCATION PRESENTS PITTSBURGH,THE ART OF NOSTRA AETATE AWARD TO CRAFT,PRINTMAKING DR. EUGENE FISHER EXHIBITS COMPLEMENT Seton Hill’s National Catholic WORK OF STUDENTS AT Center for Holocaust Education HARLAN GALLERY honored Eugene Fisher, Ph.D. In 2008-2009, Seton Hill’s Harlan Gallery hosted (pictured, left with Sr. Lois three student exhibits, in addition to: Sculco) , with the Nostra Aetate Award at its Bringing Worlds “Faces in Government-Faces in Leadership: Marcine Together event on October 23, Glover and Adelphoi Village Students,” an exhibit of 2008. Dr. Eugene Fisher is the portraits of congressional lawmakers and other art former associate director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interre- associated with the theme of ‘leadership’ created by ligious Affairs, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in artist Marcine Glover and students of Adelphoi Vil- charge of Catholic-Jewish relations, a position he held for 30 years. lage, a local human services organization. Established by Seton Hill in 1991, the Nostra Aetate Award acknowl- edges distinguished and scholarly work done by an individual in the “Touchstone at Seton Hill, ” an exhibit showcasing field of Catholic-Jewish relations. Named for the first Vatican II docu- the art of craft through the work of instructors at the ments to address the Catholic Church’s relationship with non-Christ- Touchstone Center For Crafts in Farmington, Pa. ian religions, the award recognizes work that has resulted in interfaith understanding and has promoted an increased awareness of the ways “In Sisterhood: the Women’s Movement in in which religious values are brought to bear on contemporary soci- Pittsburgh,” an oral history multimedia project ety. “I’m very grateful for this honor,” said Dr. Fisher, “which I believe showcasing the Pittsburgh region as the birthplace honors not just me but my whole generation of Catholics, and chal- of influential leaders of the women’s movement lenges us all to move fearlessly and carefully forward with what has and as the home to several pioneering feminist been so well begun.” organizations.

“Hand/Print,” an exhibit juried by members of ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH Seton Hill’s art faculty, that featured works containing forms of printmaking that include FR. STEPHEN HONEYGOSKY PRESENTS some aspect of printing by hand. PAPER AT MILTON 400 CONFERENCE; HAS ARTICLE ACCEPTED TO JOURNAL “REFORMATION” Chaplain and Associate Professor of English Fr. Stephen R. Honeygosky, O.S.B., Ph.D., presented his paper “Merismus and Milton’s Poetic Liturgy: Late Protestant Poetics in Paradise Lost” at the Milton 400 Conference at St. Anselm’s College, New Hampshire, in November 2008. (The conference commemorated John Milton’s 400th birthday.) In addition, Fr. Stephen has had an article accepted to the refereed journal “Reformation” titled “Late Protestant Poetics in Milton’s Reformation: The Covenant Formulary, Psalms, and Merismus in the Liturgy of Paradise Lost.” Fr. Honey- gosky is currently writing a book on connections between the Psalms and Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”

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UFO CRASHES AT SETON HILL

xtraterrestrials crash-landed their spacecraft into the hillside below the McKenna Center early in the morning of October 9, 2008. Wary students and faculty who quickly Egathered to examine the unusual spacecraft were greeted by “Men in Black” and other mysterious hazmat-suited personnel who assured them that the craft “was just a weather balloon and there was nothing to worry about.”

A few months earlier, the art group Squonk Opera had ap- proached Seton Hill concerning a partnership that would explore the creative process using theatre, visual art, science - and a good deal of humor. In support of a free series of performances of their new musical event “Astro-rama” in Pittsburgh, Squonk Opera would install (under cover of darkness) a large piece of art designed to look like a section of “flying saucer” remaining aboveground after a crash on Seton Hill’s campus. Seton Hill students who were let in on the secret project were asked to imagine how alien interventions could have related to of Seton Hill students – also sworn to secrecy - created charac- events in the Pittsburgh area’s rich technological history, and to ters that would appear throughout the day at the crash site play- create artistic representations of aliens and alien artifacts to be ing various roles related to the discovery of the alien craft, “discovered” at the crash site. including Men in Black, hazmat/science collection teams, nosy bystanders, sellers of alien goods, and artists creating and sell- In response, a 3-D design class, taught by Associate Professor of ing promotional t-shirts. Art Pati Beachley, created alien creatures that might survive in different atmospheres or gravities, transportation devices for After the discovery of the alien craft, other students and mem- aliens, alien baby carriers, and a variety of other creatures and bers of the SHU community quickly got in on the fun – it’s ru- artifacts. The class then installed the aliens and the broken bits mored that Seton Hill forensic science majors even performed a of their belongings all over campus. In addition, another group super-secret alien autopsy. Results are still pending.

HISTORY PROFESSOR RECEIVES MAUREENVISSAT RECEIVES HISTORIC PRESERVATION EXCELLENCE IN LIBERAL ARTS AWARD TEACHING AWARD Michael Cary, D.A., professor of Maureen Vissat, assistant professor of art, political science and history, re- received Seton Hill’s Excellence in Liberal Arts ceived the Westmoreland County Teaching Award at the fall 2008 Honors Convo- Historical Society’s Arthur St. Clair cation. This award recognizes faculty who are Historic Preservation Award for committed to making the liberal arts a strong serving as co-editor of the book and vibrant presence at Seton Hill. Maureen “This American Courthouse.” presents a high level of academic challenge in “This American Courthouse,” a her courses, promotes active and collaborative commemorative history of the learning, engages students, and includes diverse distinctive Beaux-Arts courthouse building in Greens- perspectives in class discussion. Maureen also served as the coordina- burg, Pa, was commissioned by the Courthouse tor of the liberal arts curriculum, and chair of the liberal arts curricu- Centennial Committee for the Westmoreland County lum committee for seven years, and guided the transition to the Courthouse Centennial Celebration in 2007. current liberal arts curriculum at Seton Hill.

28 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 POET LAUREATE FEATURED SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS OF CALIFORNIA A Visiting scholars and featured speakers at Seton Hill in fall 2008 and spring WOODROW WILSON 2009 included:

VISITING FELLOW AT David Iwinski, Jr., CEO of Acusis, who spoke on international SETON HILL business ethics in Asia, and Shuming Zhao, Ph.D., professor Al Young, the California and dean of the School of Business at Nanjing University and State Poet Laureate, dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Macau University of attended courses and Science and Technology, who spoke on human resource man- participated in formal agement in China, Japan, and the U.S., as part of the Farrell and informal discussions Entrepreneurial Leadership Series. This lecture series, popular and workshops with with business faculty and students (and open to the public), is faculty and students as a Woodrow Wilson a program of The Farrell Programs for Innovation in Business Visiting Fellow at Seton Hill in fall 2008. at Seton Hill, and is made possible by a gift from the Farrell During his residency at Seton Hill, he Family Foundation of Pittsburgh. also presented the public lecture “Art & Human Survival.” Fritz Ottenheimer, a German Jew who fled his country at the beginning of World War II and later returned as a U.S. soldier. Mr. Ottenheimer served as the featured speaker at the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education’s annual Kristall- STUDENT nacht Remembrance Service on November 11, 2008. Also par- PHOTOGRAPHER ticipating in the Kristallnacht Remembrance Service were WINS INTERNATIONAL Holocaust survivors Robert Mendler, Shulamit Bastacky, and COMPETITION Goldie Weinreb. Seton Hill University student Samuel Hazo, founder and director of the International Poetry Aero Windwalker will have Forum in Pittsburgh and former state poet of Pennsylvania, one of his photographs fea- who presented “An Evening of Poetry with Samuel Hazo” at tured in the book “Best of Seton Hill on October, 20, 2008. College Photography 2009.” Rev. John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M., Ph.D., professor of social Windwalker, a freshman at Seton Hill with a ethics and director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at dual major in journalism and graphic the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Ill., who presented design, submitted three photographs to the the public lecture “Which Paul Are We Celebrating During the 29th Annual College Photography Contest, Jubilee?” (dedicated to the Jubilee Year of the Apostle Paul, hosted by Photographer’s Forum magazine June 28, 2008 – June 28, 2009) on October 22, 2008. and Nikon. Over 3,000 college students participated in this worldwide competition. One Benjamin Ajak, Lost Boy of Sudan and author of “They Poured of Windwalker’s submissions has been se- Fire on Us from the Sky,” and Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading lected to be one of the 100 photographs pub- Lolita in Tehran,” who both spoke at Seton Hill as part of the lished in the hardcover book “Best of College 2008 – 2009 Portrait of Survival Lynch Lecture Series. Photography 2009.” Windwalker learned of the competition from Richard Stoner, ad- Cindy Bergeman, Ph.D., professor of psychology and chair of junct instructor of art at Seton Hill. the Psychology Department at the University of Notre Dame, who spoke on “Why We Are Who We Are: Genetic and Envi- “Through my photography, I like to ronmental Influences on Behavior.” Dr. Bergeman’s free, pub- show people the little details that they lic presentation was sponsored by Seton Hill in cooperation may not have noticed. I like sharing my with the Notre Dame Alumni Association’s Hesburgh Alumni photography with others so that they can Lecture Series and the Notre Dame Club of see all the beautiful things I see,” said Greensburg/Uniontown. Windwalker.

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MUSIC ON THE THEATRE PROGRAM CELEBRATES LAST SEASON HILL – IT’S NOT IN REEVES THEATRE GOING To celebrate its last season in Reeves Theatre, Seton Hill theatre dedicated its 2008-2009 ANYWHERE season to works with great theatricality that explore the basic nature of live performance. “This is a nice way to celebrate the theatre, and close out the space,” said Terry Brino- The Hill will remain lively after Dean, Ph.D., theatre program director. The season included “Anton in Show Business” by the Music Program moves to the Jane Martin, “The Bald Soprano” and “The Lesson” by Eugène Ionesco, “Life is a Dream” Performing Arts Center in down- by Pedro Calderón de la Barca, and “Children of Eden,” a musical, with book by John town Greensburg. Concerts and Caird and music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. In addition to offering a dynamic sea- recitals will still be held in Cecil- son of professional theatre, this year Seton Hill Theatre also collaborated with the Red ian Hall and Saint Joseph Chapel, Star restaurant to offer guests “Dinner and a Show” packages. The Red Star will be the and smaller performances will be Theatre Program’s new neighbor when it moves to Seton Hill’s new Performing Arts Cen- staged in the Administration ter in downtown Greensburg in the fall of 2009. Building’s Victorian Parlors. The Sacred Music Program will continue to provide the music for Mass and special services in Saint 14 STUDENTS – AND 14 NOVELS – GRADUATE Joseph Chapel, and the Griffin Band, Faculty Quintet and SHU FROM SETON HILL IN JANUARY 2009 Pipe Band will continue to add to Seton Hill University conferred 14 Master of Arts degrees in Writing Popular Fiction on the fun at Seton Hill athletic Wednesday, January 14, 2009. To graduate from the Master of Arts in Writing Popular Fic- events and celebrations. Musicians tion program at Seton Hill, students must complete a market-ready full-length fiction and singers who live on campus manuscript. Graduating from Seton won’t have to travel to the Hill in January were: Mary Ann Aug Performing Arts Center to practice ’62 of Pittsburgh, Pa., author of if they don’t want to (or are “Death and the Scuba Divas,” Patrick pressed for time) as practice Cobbs, of Philadelphia, Pa., author of rooms are still available to them “Inky Sleuth and the Devil’s Pall,” Re- in a section of the former Music bekah Cramer, of Bradford, Pa., au- Wing behind Cecilian Hall. In thor of “The Missing Peace,” Matthew 2008 – 2009, the music program Donahue, of Boca Raton, Fla., author presented a full schedule of musi- of “Progeny,” Gale Holt, of Martins- cal offerings, including perform- burg, W.Va., author of “Her Dimpled ances by the Westmoreland Chin,” Susan Isola, of Mt. Pleasant, Pa., author of “Quilted Dreams,” Sherry Peters, of Symphonic Winds, Community Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, author of “Mabel the Lovelorn Dwarf,” Daphne Riordan, Music Program, Chamber of Eagan, Minn., author of “Legacy of Blood,” Krista Russell, of Atlanta, Ga., author of Ensemble, Opera Workshop, “The Shaman’s Secret,” Stephanie Splater, of Spokane, Wash., author of “Summer Road,” Youth Honors Band, University Rudolf Alexander Spoerer, of Orlando, Fla., author of “Memories of Ys-Angel Down,” Jen- Choir, Women’s Chorale, nifer Stuttle, of Indianapolis, Ind., author of “Chasing Fairy Tales,” Elizabeth Whitt, of Lit- Handbell Choir, and student tleton, Colo., author of “A Warrior Chosen,” and Tracy Wilson-Burns, of Spokane, Wash., soloists. author of “Under a Canyon Moon.”

WITH SINCERE APOLOGIES CAMPUS NEWS is written by the staff of Seton Hill’s In the Fall/Winter 2008 Forward magazine we incorrectly listed Laurie Pelland Office of Public Information. Seton Hill students Way's class year in association with her byline and author information for the Tiffany Gilbert and Denamarie Ercolani assisted with story "Building Bridges of Friendship." Laurie is a member of the class of the photography and reporting for Campus News. 1960, not 2006. We apologize for the error.

30 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2009 ELF Helps Students One family’s commitment to Seton Hill, through the Enchanted Life Foundation, is changing the lives of three students.

By KARY COLEMAN

orma Lutz Spina ’50, and her family, certification in elementary, early childhood, and special educa- daughter Elizabeth Spina Grinnell ’79, sons tion. “I would like to pursue a career as a kindergarten teacher Philip V. Spina, Jr., a 1976 Saint Vincent due to my love for children.” College alumnus, and David Spina, a 1984 Saint Vincent College alumnus, and daughter- “This scholarship is not only well needed, but much appreci- in-law Jeanne Larko Spina ’85, established the Enchanted Life ated. I know now that someone else believes in me and wants Foundation of Las Cruces, New Mexico. me to succeed as well,” said Hale, who has a triple major TheN Enchanted Life Foundation created composed of music education, elemen- The Enchanted Life Foundation Scholar- tary education, and special education. ship, in Honor of Norma Lutz Spina ’50, for Seton Hill University students. Grinnell serves as the Foundation’s vice president and executive director. “It is a As a result of the scholarship gift, three great gift to share our conviction with $5,000 awards were presented to Seton those we are privileged to assist,” she said. Hill undergraduate students whose parents have not completed an academic Students who attend Seton Hill University course of study beyond high school. come from diverse ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds. As Seton Hill’s en- Norma Lutz Spina, who serves as the presi- “This scholarship will rollment has increased, so has the number of dent of The Enchanted Life Foundation, help me accomplish first generation full-time undergraduate stu- commented, “The minute one child goes to my dream of becoming dents. Approximately 79 percent of the tradi- college the others will follow. It opens up tional full-time students are from opportunities and expectations for the entire the first person in my Pennsylvania, and approximately 50 percent family.” family to successfully are the first generation in the family to attend go to college.” a four-year university. The scholarships are renewable for four – KAYLA LESKO – years. The ability to renew is dependent Because the amount of financial aid that can upon the student maintaining a 3.0 GPA on be offered to first generation students is often a semester basis, making adequate progress toward a degree, a deciding factor in their choice of an institution, The En- providing a letter to the Enchanted Life Foundation board of di- chanted Life Foundation scholarships are valuable in Seton rectors detailing his/her academic and extra-curricular progress, Hill’s efforts to recruit these students in particular. and providing a copy of his/her transcript each semester. “My desire to focus on first generation students can be summed The 2008-2009 recipients of the scholarships are: Kayla Lesko of up in one word: opportunity,” said David Spina. “Seeing first Pittsburgh, Pa., Jenny Fyalkowski of Latrobe, Pa., and Sheridee hand, in my professional and personal life, the differences in Wills Hale of Portage, Pa. opportunities that are offered to people that have completed college compared to those that have not can be staggering. That “This scholarship will help me accomplish my dream of becom- one achievement can affect many lives for a lifetime.” ing the first person in my family to successfully go to college,” said Lesko, a creative writing major planning for a career in Kary Coleman ’98 is Seton Hill’s director of media relations and communications journalism. “I would like to publish a book and hopefully and an adjunct instructor of communications at Seton Hill. write for a newspaper or magazine.” Photo, from l. – r.: Jenny Fyalkowski, Sheridee Wills Hale, David Spina, Enchanted Fyalkowski is majoring in psychology and education with Life Foundation, Kayla Lesko.

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ou have a desire to explore the unknown. Or per- classroom. You’ll have the opportunity to investigate “crime haps, you aspire to help others. Whatever your mo- scenes,” work on team projects online, and take part in ongoing Y tivation, Seton Hill University knows how to turn research, both here on campus and through research intern- your passion into a career. From forensic studies to ships at universities and institutions across the country. Recent pre-med, from computer science to our renowned physician as- science and health majors at Seton Hill have participated in re- sistant program, at Seton Hill you search projects at the Mayo Clinic will begin a career path with the (cell biology), Ohio State University potential to transform lives. Know a future (HIV), and Johns Hopkins Univer- sity (prostate cancer). Right here at Interested in becoming a doctor, or scientist? Doctor? Seton Hill, a group of student re- working in the health field? The Therapist? searchers, led by faculty members in Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Tell them about chemistry and biology, just com- Medicine (LECOM) is opening a Seton Hill! pleted a multi-year study on the renew site on Seton Hill’s Greens- sponse of individuals with burg campus – and Seton Hill pre- We know our alumni are our best deficiencies in DNA repair pathways med students have the opportunity ambassadors. Help us get the word to potential toxins. This opportu- to move straight from undergradu- out to future Setonians about everything nity came as a result of a Seton Hill ate work to medical school at your alma mater has to offer in the contract with IMS Government So- LECOM in only three years. Or, if sciences. It’s easy! Just share the lutions, the Department of Defense, you are interested in becoming a information on these pages, direct and the United States Air Force. physician assistant, Seton Hill’s interested students to www.setonhill.edu, Physician Assistant Program allows No matter which major you choose, you to finish a Bachelor of Science or pass along our Admissions Office’s our experienced Ph.D. faculty will and Master of Science in Physician contact information: provide you with individualized at- Assistant in only five years. Our [email protected] tention in the classroom and the Physician Assistant Program is so 1-800-826-6234 labs, and will also help to advise thorough that 96% of our gradu- you as you make decisions about ates pass the certification exam to your future. As we are a small uni- become a licensed Physician Assis- Thank You! versity, you will have a chance to get tant on their very first try. to know all of your classmates, and to make new friends that will be- Interested in solving crimes, creating new cures for disease, or come your professional colleagues in the years to come. You understanding how robots “think?” Would you like to discover will also have the opportunity to meet and talk with our many an alternative fuel source, or find a new way to keep our planet successful alumni in the health and science fields. At Seton Hill, – and the people on it - healthy? Seton Hill’s programs in we will prepare you for a future full of promise and a life filled forensic science, biochemistry, computer science, biology, math- with purpose. ematics, nutrition & dietetics, engineering, and medical technology can help you reach your goals. For more information on Seton Hill’s programs in the natural and health sciences, please visit www.setonhill.edu, e-mail At Seton Hill, we understand that not all learning happens in a [email protected], or call 1-800-826-6234.

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