The Duquesne U n i v e r s i t y

September 2008

Smoking Policy Changes Meet the Freshmen Deep Thoughts Tune in Fridays Learn about the new smoking policy Gain insights into the incoming fresh- Science, philosophy and faith con- WQED-FM will be broadcasting at Duquesne in the Q&A. Page 2 man class. Page 5 verge at the first Pascal Day event. Duquesne music events on Friday Page 12 evenings. Page 13 Duquesne Moves into First Tier of Ranking U.S. News & World Report’s annual commend our faculty, staff and adminis- first-ever, Board-approved 2003-2008 The annual U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Colleges, trators for setting and meeting such high strategic plan, with the ultimate goal rankings evaluate universities on the which was released in August, has moved standards and for the extraordinary and of entering the first ranks of American basis of 15 different qualities, including Duquesne University into the top tier of pervasive focus on our mission.” Catholic higher education. peer assessment, graduation and reten- national universities. Under Dougherty’s leadership, the Other notable Catholic universities tion, class size, student/faculty ratio, “This ranking is another indepen- University has achieved record-breaking in the top national tier include Ford- selectivity, SAT/ACT scores, freshman dent confirmation of the commitment enrollment and has attracted the most ham, Marquette, St. Louis, Dayton, San retention, alumni giving, financial re- of the entire Duquesne community to academically talented students in its Diego, San Francisco, Chicago’s Loy- sources and other categories. academic excellence,” said Dr. Charles history. Dougherty also initiated and led ola, Catholic University, Notre Dame, J. Dougherty, Duquesne president. “I the successful completion of University’s Georgetown and Boston College. DU Convocation Reviews Accomplishments, Looks Forward into 130th AcademicYear By Karen Ferrick-Roman Duquesne University has moved into the top tier ranking of national universities, passed muster with five independent assessments, set new records for external grants and funding for research, and initiated conferences of national importance in the past year. President Charles J. Dougherty shared these and other successes of the past year at the University’s annual Convocation today, reviewing more steps forward with the opening of the multi-use Power Center on Forbes Avenue and enhancements to the physical, academic and spiritual aspects of campus. “These achievements are not, and could not be, the achievements of just a few,” Dougherty said. “They are the achievements of all of us working together for our students and for the common good. … And for all of us, as we celebrate our 130th year, I also express our profound gratitude for the generations who came before us at Duquesne and whose selfless work on our Bluff has made our contributions possible.” In the past year, Duquesne: • Moved into the top national tier of U.S.News & World Report college rankings. • Received accolades from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education President Charles J. Dougherty shared good news of last year’s acheivements at Convocation. for the Duquesne mission being central to student experience. • Received an A-rating with a positive outlook from Standard & Poor’s with the report citing “solid financial performance” and “a seasoned management team with success in achieving strategic initiatives.” President Named Pacesetter • Received an A2 rating from Moody’s, with reported strengths cited as “healthy growth in financial resources” and “healthy market franchise.” by Smart Business Pittsburgh • Received the best possible ratings from the National Collegiate Athletic Associa- Duquesne University President Charles J. Dougherty has been named a 2008 Paceset- tion. ter by Smart Business Pittsburgh. • Boosted the academic culture through hosting national conferences and meet- The Pacesetter Awards recognize outstanding business and community leaders who ings of professional societies, and garnering a record $13.2 million in external have made a significant impact on the region and its future. “The class of 2008 represents funding to promote research and scholarship. some of the most innovative leaders who not only are doing the same today, but also As Duquesne moves forward in this new academic year, Dougherty commented on have the vision to anticipate trends for tomorrow and build a path that gets there,” said the unique status of Duquesne and its six generations of caring for students, as well as Dustin Klein, executive editor of all Smart Business Network publications. extending hands to those living in the margins of Pittsburgh and locations around the Dougherty is one of only four Pacesetter Award recipients in the large-sized organiza- world. tion category and one of 12 total awardees. Featured as a Smart Leader in the January “There is no other Spiritan university in the world; we alone are academic heirs to 2008 issue of Smart Business Pittsburgh, Dougherty began serving as the 12th president the Spiritans’ selfless concern for others, ecumenism and inclusiveness, and commit- of Duquesne University in 2001. During his tenure, Dougherty has led the University ment to academic excellence,” Dougherty said. “Each year here has brought me to a through a period of unprecedented academic growth and campus development. deeper conviction that, at Duquesne, we are, together, doing the work of the Holy A nationally recognized scholar and expert in health care ethics, Dougherty has served Spirit.” on numerous health care advisory commissions, projects and local boards. 2 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008

Paul King, Director of Environmental Health and Safety … on the new smoking policy

This summer, Pennsylvania passed a campus? disputes or complaints regarding the The Mylan law forbidding smoking in public places. A: While ash tray facilities have recently implementation of this policy should School of Phar- With the dual purpose of complying been installed in different campus loca- be referred to the immediate supervisor macy is available with the law and meeting Leadership tions, the University has not assigned for resolution. Non-employees (students to meet with in Energy and Environmental Design specific areas for smoking on campus. and visitors) may address complaints to students and (LEED) standards, Duquesne University Q: What should members of the Univer- deans or department heads whose offices employees to of- revised its regulations for smoking on sity community do if they see individuals are located in the building where the fer brief consul- campus and a new smoking policy took smoking in non-permitted areas? violation occurs or to the supervisor of tation sessions. Paul King effect on Sept. 11. A: This question can be answered by the smoker if known. The Office of Hu- Smoking cessation programs can be Q: What is the current University policy our Administrative Policy no. 25 of the man Resource Management is available arranged if there is enough interest from on smoking? employee handbook: “The success of to provide guidance and clarification of the University community. Employees A: As of Sept. 11, 2008 Smoking is not this policy depends upon the thought- this policy and assist in the resolution of and students who wish to be part of ces- permitted within 25 feet from all build- fulness and consideration of smokers disputes.” sation groups may contact the Office of ings and air intakes. Smoking continues and non-smokers. All employees and Q: What resources are available to Risk Management at [email protected]. to be strictly forbidden indoors. students share in the responsibility for Duquesne employees and students who Q: Are there designated smoking areas on adhering to this policy. However, any wish to quit smoking? Parents, Students Reunite at Freshman Parent Weekend Duquesne welcomes parents and “Freshman Parent Weekend has TechUpdate families of freshman students back to become a tradition at Duquesne,” said By Alison Conte campus for a weekend reunion dur- Fred Lorensen, director of the Office What’s New? ing Freshman Parent Weekend, Friday, of Freshman Development and Special A busy summer has brought changes and improvements throughout DORI Oct. 3, through Sunday, Oct. 5. This Student Services. “Parents look forward and the Duquesne Web site. DORI has a new login page, designed with rotating special event is organized annually by to the time they spend here with their photos, CTS advisories and notices of new additions to DORI. You will continue the Office of Freshman Development son or daughter and the students enjoy to login with your MultiPass user name and password. and Special Student Services, and is de- showing their families how well they Remember your MultiPass? If you’ve forgotten, go to www.duq.edu/multipass signed to be entertaining and informa- have adjusted to college life.” to reset it. tive. Activities include a trolley tour of Plenty of down time in the schedule This year, you can use DORI to access Blackboard. Log in to www.dori.duq.edu Pittsburgh; a Spotlight Musical Theater allows students and their families to and click on the Blackboard icon in the DORI tool bar, in the upper right-hand performance; lunch hosted by Execu- explore Pittsburgh on their own. The corner. No additional login is needed. Blackboard’s current URL, www.black- tive Vice President for Student Life the weekend also coincides with a number board.duq.edu, is also accessible. Rev. Sean Hogan, C.S.Sp.; a Duquesne of programs celebrating Pittsburgh A Blackboard channel has been added on the DORI Home tab to share news. football game, the popular Freshman 250. On Saturday evening, Oct. 4, the An Education Technology channel on the Working and Teaching tabs announces Talent Show; and a farewell breakfast largest fireworks display ever will soar workshops, media services and faculty resources. with University President Charles J. over Pittsburgh at the Point. For more You’ll find new channels for Residence Life, Career Services, Your Academic Dougherty. Parents can also meet with information or to see the entire Fresh- Record, the Learning Skills Center and Purchasing. their student’s dean or advisor, attend man Parent Weekend schedule, call informational sessions and meet with 412.396.6657 or visit www.fdss.duq. Better Sites Ahead student life staff or other University edu/parentweekend.htm. Last May, about 70 Duquesne staff and faculty took time to learn about ways to officials to address any questions or improve their Web sites. Presentations of Market Research Reveals What Students concerns. Want on the Web and Summer Shake Out for Web Sites kicked off efforts within schools and departments to revitalize the Web. Change in Treatment Location As a result, individuals in several schools and departments are re-examining their Web pages’ structure and content to improve navigation and usability. If for Work-Related Injuries you’d like to see either of these presentations, contact [email protected]. Duquesne University employees should visit Concentra Medical Centers for treat- ment of non-emergency injuries that take place at work and cannot be treated by the Results on the Web campus health service. We are seeing the results of these efforts in a number of new and newly renova- Concentra has four locations: ted Web sites that: • Help the Division of Student Life share information with parents and fami- • 120 Lytton Ave, Suite 275, Oakland lies: www.duq.edu/parents • 1600 West Carson Street, West End • Explain eBills and payment processes: www.duq.edu/studentaccounts • 15 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh • List of student support services: www.duq.edu/frontpages/aboutdu/services- • 4390 Campbells Run Road, Pittsburgh support.html Duquesne currently uses Concentra for pre-employment physicals and has been • Show off the School of Nursing: www.nursing.duq.edu pleased with their service. With the change in providers, employees no longer are be- • Guide you in getting computer help: www.cts.duq.edu ing directed to use Mercy Occunet for treatment of work-related injuries. • Feature the latest publications from the Duquesne Press: www.dupress.duq. A list of medical providers for work-related injuries and illnesses can be found at edu the Office of Risk Management Web site, www.ehs.duq.edu/risk.html#workerscomp, • Technology Services Relocated and clicking on Panel of Physicians. • With renovations under way in Canevin Hall, the Media Services and Dis- Employees needing emergency treatment will continue to go to UPMC Mercy tribution Center is temporarily located on the seventh floor of Fisher Hall Hospital ER. and can be contacted at 412.396.4614. The Computer Store has returned to the second floor of the Duquesne Union. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 3 Campus Renovations, Enhancements Create a Record-Breaking Summer By Carolina Pais-Barreto Beyers larger, brighter Summer 2008 was a record-breaking and more invit- Some Offices Relocate season for both the Olympic Games in ing to students, As the 2008-09 academic year unfolds on campus, some faculty members, staff and Beijing and for the Duquesne University who are already students will find themselves in new venues. campus. According to George Fecik, taking advan- These include: executive director of facilities manage- tage of the new, Koren Building ment, Duquesne achieved remarkable comfortable • 718 Fifth Ave., formerly part of Robert records this summer in campus upkeep, Morris University lounge. • School of Education offices and class- renovation and enhancement. The many Canevin Hall rooms relocated from Canevin Hall concurrent and widespread construction The School The Rev. Henry J. Koren, C.S.Sp., was head of the philosophy department in the early projects brought over a dozen contrac- of Education 1950s. He was largely responsible for making tors to campus and involved the entire has relocated Duquesne a center for phenomenological facilities management staff. Their dili- to the Henry J. existentialism. He also headed the theology department and the Duquesne Press for a gent work made it possible to welcome Koren, C.S.Sp., time. students with renovated, improved and Building at The updated, expanded campus health service has taken up residence in the Muldoon Building modernized facilities. renovated second floor of the Duquesne Union. 718 Fifth Ave. • 1000 5th Ave., the former Panucci Building “We are very grateful for the coopera- while Canevin • Future Wellness Center and guest quarters tion and understanding of the campus Hall undergoes substantial updates. The Hugh C. Muldoon was the first dean of the the addition of the Palumbo Center and School of Pharmacy in 1925 and served as community,” Fecik said. “We know that other campus buildings to the Energy building is receiving a new roof, ceil- dean for 25 years. many people were inconvenienced by Center system. The project has increased ing, gutters, windows and significant Van Kaam Building temporary alterations, but we are confi- the energy efficiency and sustainability electrical and data improvements. The • 1308 Fifth Ave. dent that the outcome will benefit our renovation is expected to be completed • Regenerative Medicine Partnership in efforts of our campus. Education, ROTC and Admissions students and the campus at large.” Gumberg Plaza by January 2009. The Rev. Adrian van Kaam, C.S.Sp., was a Rooney Field The day after students left on their Among the many other projects member of the psychology department who Immediately after last football season completed this summer are the instal- founded the Institute of Formative Spirituality summer break, work began at the en- in 1964. The institute flourished until 1994 ended, the facilities management staff trance of the Gumberg Library. While lation of double-panel, energy efficient and awarded 25 doctorates and 670 master’s began an extensive renovation of Rooney the result has enhanced the appearance windows in Fisher Hall and St. Martin’s, degrees. Field. This project included replacing and accessibility to the library, the proj- construction of a TV studio in College 18 Chatham Square the turf, remodeling the field house, up- ect also improved structures that stabilize Hall, upgrades to Brottier Garage, tennis • Graduate offices for School of Education grading lighting and adding permanent the hillside next to the library. court renovations, the beautification of 20 Chatham Square • Future office of Service-Learning grandstands, concession stands and rest- Duquesne Union the Locust Circle, repaving many surface rooms. In addition, the section of Bluff Since February, the second floor of the parking areas and the painting of over Street adjacent to the field was repaved. Duquesne Union has been under exten- 1,000 rooms. The renovated Rooney Field is ready for sive renovation. The dramatic remodel- “Our contractors and staff worked another winning season. ing project enlarged the lobby, opened together to provide the best level of Going Green Energy Center up the elevator area and provided service during these many construction The campus’ new, eco-friendly cool- modern and enhanced facilities for the and renovation projects,” said Gust Fli- Environmentally ing system that relies on ice has been zanes, University director of design and Computer Store, campus health service, Conscious Campus operating since July. This complex and PNC bank, ID center and the Barnes construction. “We are very pleased with time-consuming endeavor also included & Noble Connection. The space is now the outcome.” Facilities Management not only manages Duquesne University’s “green campus” efforts, but also leads the New Award-winning, Eco-friendly charge. This new feature will highlight the University’s efforts to conserve, pre- serve and protect resources and promote Ice Storage System Cools Campus environmentally sound practices across campus. By Karen Ferrick-Roman Duquesne University’s purchasing Coupling environmental responsibility with cutting-edge ing about 1,700 homes, according to George Fecik, executive department is contributing to the en- technology, Duquesne has implemented a highly efficient cool- director of Facilities Management. The Palumbo Center, the vironmental quality of the University’s ing system that relies on ice—the first of its kind in a Pitts- Power Center and all of Duquesne’s major facilities—30-plus operations by supporting and promo- burgh academic institution and the most efficient available. buildings—are now linked to the University’s cogeneration ting the purchase of environmentally The project was unveiled during a ribbon-cutting ceremony plant, taking Duquesne another step toward improved energy friendly products with recycled, recy- on July 17. efficiency. clable, reusable, refillable, repairable The process begins by creating ice in 28 massive 8’x12’ stor- “Duquesne is committed to energy conservation, and the ice and cost-effective content. age tanks. The ice melts, creating chilled fluid that is pumped storage system is our most recent investment in environmental Through the implementation of a across campus to cool University facilities. stewardship,” said Dr. Charles J. Dougherty, University presi- “green clause” in its request for propo- By performing energy-intensive ice making at night, the dent. “We now have two core systems, the cogeneration plant sals, the department urges bidders to University reduces its peak demand. As Duquesne does its part and the new cooling system, to help us lower the University’s provide all pertinent and verifiable in- to ease the strain on the power grid, other consumers will have carbon footprint and use our resources wisely.” formation with regard to the amount their needs more easily met and utility companies will have Trane, the supplier of the ice storage system, recognized of post-consumer recycled content in increased capacity, ultimately lessening the need for new power Duquesne’s ongoing environmental commitment by pre- their products. The University promo- plants. senting the University with the first Trane Energy Efficiency tes the use of minimal packaging and “This is about stewardship, not only of the University, but the Leader in Education Award to be given in the Pittsburgh area. use of recycled/recyclable products in city and the planet,” said Doug Shields, Pittsburgh City Council “We are pleased to acknowledge Duquesne University’s packaging. president. “Projects like this are going to make a difference in distinguished leadership in environmental matters, specifi- This measure not only positively this city.” cally energy efficiency, a factor of enormous importance to the impacts the University’s sustainability For instance, by replacing air conditioners in the A.J. sustainability of our planet,” said Steve Wey, district manager, efforts, it also promotes a “greener” Palumbo Center, the cooling system is expected to use about Pennsylvania Trane. “The installation of this system illustrates economy. 35 to 40 percent less electricity, saving the equivalent of cool- the University’s forward-thinking plans for energy use.” 4 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 Grasinger Awarded the Eugene P. Beard Award for Leadership in Ethics By Randy Cole the Diocese Grasinger’ is also well-known as a pub- Dr. Mary Frances Grasinger, C.S.J., of Pittsburgh, lished, award-winning scholar. “It would president of Vincentian Academy- including four take extraordinary effort to achieve all Duquesne University (VADU), has re- years as vice that a person aspires to be without the ceived the 2008 Eugene P. Beard Award principal at support of those who believe in and for Leadership in Ethics. Fontbonne encourage the person,” Grasinger said. “I In addition to her post as president of Academy. have had challenging opportunities and VADU, Grasinger is also a professor of “Dr. outstanding support from University educational administration in Duquesne Grasinger colleagues, my Sisters of St. Joseph, fam- University’s School of Education, where has touched ily and friends and countless students. her teaching and research focus on the lives of so With gratitude, I recognize them as preparation of school administrators, many different instruments of God’s grace in my life.” curriculum and instruction. She joined people during The Beard Award, presented annually Duquesne’s School of Education in 1978 her life-time to a faculty member, honors those who as an assistant professor and director of service to best exemplify the University’s com- the graduate office of education. Her President Charles J. Dougherty congratulates Dr. Mary Frances Grasinger, C.S.J., Duquesne,” president of Vincentian Academy-Duquesne University, on receiving the Eugene P. mitment to moral and spiritual values other roles at Duquesne have included said Dr. Jim Beard Faculty Award for Leadership in Ethics. through outstanding leadership in ethics serving as associate dean for graduate Weber, chair in family life or in University or com- education, program director of second- of the 2008 selection committee. “She During the decision process, one com- munity service. Committee members ary education and interim dean of the embodies exemplary ethical leadership mittee member wrote, “I believe that base their selection on recommendations School of Education. in her actions and commitment to the Mary Frances Grasinger has exhibited from a host of individuals, including Grasinger also taught for 19 years in University’s mission of serving God by ethical leadership in every facet of her peers and deans. elementary and secondary schools for serving others.” life.” Four Receive Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence Four faculty members were honored with Presidential Awards for Faculty Excel- lence in presentations during the Sept. 5 Convocation ceremony. The recipients were: • Dr. Moji Christianah Adeyeye, professor of pharmaceutics, award for Excel- lence in Service • Dr. Aleem Gangjee, professor of medicinal chemistry, Mylan School of Phar- macy Distinguished Professor, Excellence in Scholarship • The Rev. John Sawicki, C.S.Sp., assistant professor of political science, Excel- lence in Teaching • Dr. John F. Stolz, professor of biology, Award for Excellence in Scholarship In presenting the awards, President Charles J. Dougherty noted how scholarship and service to God, students, our community and our world are central values to Duquesne University. Presidential Award winners with President Charles J. Dougherty, center, are, from left, Dr. John F. Stolz, Dr. Moji Adeyeye, the Rev. John Sawicki, C.S.Sp., and Dr. Aleem Gangjee. Some of the accomplishments of these winners are noted below. Adeyeye serves the Duquesne mission on the University, local, national and inter- In 1996 Stolz received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarship. national level. Since 1990, she has been involved in community projects such as the Nearly a dozen years later, he continues to receive grants and produce significant Pittsburgh Promise, Expand Your Horizon, Medical Explorers and the Angel Tree scholarship. Stolz’s research in the area of microbial ecology and environmental project for children of inmates. Adeyeye has consistently served on University com- microbiology consists of four active grants amounting to $700,000, 29 research mittees as well as School of Pharmacy committees and as a volunteer at many events. papers, 50 journal articles including articles in two of the most respected journals, Since 1986, Adeyeye has served on many committees of the American Association Nature and Science, and 24 book chapters. His work has had profound environmen- of Pharmaceutical Scientists. In addition, she is a reviewer on the National Institutes tal implications. of Health Special Emphasis Panel and reviews manuscripts for six journals. Dean David Seybert of the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences On a global level, Adeyeye is founder of an organization that is committed to the writes that, “Dr. Stolz is a focused and dedicated scholar whose intensity and passion prevention education, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS children in Nigeria. This for scholarship are clearly evidenced by the high caliber of his work....I feel fortunate initiative grew to include funding for the delivery of more than 40 babies in an at- to count among our colleagues such a nationally and internationally recognized and tempt to prevent transmission of HIV, an extended family home and care for adults. respected scholar.” One of Duquesne’s most prolific scholars, Gangjee, who was appointed to the fac- In addition to these awards, the following faculty members were recognized for ulty of the Mylan School of Pharmacy in 1979. An internationally recognized scholar 25 years of service to the University: Daniel Barbush, assistant professor of math- in medicinal chemistry, he received invitations to lecture in Germany, Turkey and ematics, Margaret K. Krasik, associate professor of law and Dr. William Presutti Jr., Italy. Gangjee has had 102 articles published in refereed journals and averages five associate professor of supply chain management. published papers per year. He has been awarded 23 grants totaling $9.8 million and currently holds four simultaneous National Institutes of Health R01 grants totaling $5.3 million. He holds 20 patents and has five more pending. These accomplish- Assumption College Taps Pearson ments have been achieved while maintaining a teaching load of a 4-credit undergrad- The Board of Trustees at Assumption College in Ohio; dean of University uate course and two graduate courses each semester. College recently elected Provost Ralph College at Loyola University, Chicago In Fall 2002, Sawicki began as a full-time professor in the McAnulty College. In a Pearson as one of two new trustees to and dean of community outreach and relatively short period of time, Dr. Pat Dunham, chair of political science, remarked hold three-year terms. services at Northern Kentucky Univer- that he developed a reputation as one of the finest teachers at Duquesne. In addition, Pearson has held the position of sity; and founding executive director of Dr. Michael N. Schmitt, holder of the Charles H. Stockton Chair of International provost/vice president for academic the Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Law at the U.S. Naval War College, ranks Sawicki among the top three faculty mem- affairs at Duquesne since 2001. He had Colleges and Universities. bers to conduct seminars at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security served as vice president for academic He also was on the history faculty at Studies in Germany, calling Sawicki’s teaching and professional effectiveness “off the affairs at both the University of St. Xavier University in Ohio and at the scale.” Thomas in Minnesota and Otterbein University of Bridgeport, Conn. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 5 DU Welcomes Second-Largest Freshman Class By Rose Ravasio The second-largest freshman class in Duquesne’s history matriculated into the Of this year’s freshman class, more than 75 percent selected Duquesne Univer- University as new students this semester. sity as their first choice of schools. The primary reasons, according to Cukanna, The more than 1,450 freshmen represent 34 states and 21 countries, with more included Duquesne’s programs of study, its academic reputation, urban location, than nine percent of the class being Duquesne University legacies. size and distance from the students’ homes. When asked what contributed to this year’s larger class, Admissions Director There also was a significant increase in freshmen recruited from Connecticut, Paul-James Cukanna cited numerous factors. “Our goal is to be competitive— Massachusetts, New York and Ohio. “The student demography is changing in especially for programs in which we have the space to enroll more students. While Pennsylvania. We have been working strategically to geographically diversify our the President challenged us to enroll more freshmen than we did last fall, neither student body,” said Cukanna. “We invested about 40 percent of our recruitment he—nor I—expected that we would enroll the second largest freshman class in effort outside of Pennsylvania. This has resulted in more students from outside of the history of the University,” explained Cukanna, who also serves as associate vice Pennsylvania.” president for enrollment management at Duquesne. (The largest freshman class The schools experiencing the greatest increase in freshman enrollment were: was in 2003, with more than 1,490 students.) • Rangos School of Health Sciences, with nearly a 29 percent increase During economically challenging times, Cukanna pointed out, college freshmen • Mylan School of Pharmacy, with a 25 percent increase tend to enroll at lower-cost public institutions. “However, informed students and • Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, with more than a their parents realize that they can better manage their economic ‘risks’ by enroll- 16 percent increase ing at private institutions, such as Duquesne, because of our higher retention and • Palumbo-Donahue School of Business, with a more than 9 percent graduation rates when compared to public institutions,” said Cukanna. increase.

Endowment Encourages Public MBA Sustainability Program Service for Law School Graduates Celebrates First Graduates By Karen Ferrick-Roman A substantial gift from the estate of a Duquesne University School of Law alum- By Rose Ravasio nus will be used encourage graduates of the law school to enter public service by The John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business hosted a diploma ceremony in providing loan repayment assistance. July for its first graduating class of MBA Sustainability students. Duquesne University President Charles J. Dougherty The ceremony featured opening remarks by Dr. Dan Donnelly, associate academic has announced The William B. Billock Loan Repayment vice president, and a keynote address by William R. Blackburn, president of William Assistance Program, a $1.4 million endowment fund, Blackburn Consulting Ltd. Business Dean Alan Miciak awarded the diplomas to the will provide approximately $70,000 for annual debt relief 14 graduates. to Duquesne law school graduates who pursue careers During his remarks at the start of the ceremony, Donnelly, a former in nonprofit public interest law or in local, state or Environmental Protection Agency employee and founding director of Duquesne federal government. The late Billock, a 1938 law school University’s Center for Environmental Research and Education, called himself a “true graduate, served as vice president of Gulf Oil Corp. and believer” in the MBA Sustainability program as well as its “unofficial cheerleader.” represented the company around the world as head of In his address, Blackburn charged the graduates to suppress their egos and be industrial relations. willing to work in teams to achieve important strides for sustainability. He also “The Billock Loan Repayment Assistance Program will assured them that business careers centered on sustainability most certainly would encourage more law graduates to pursue careers in public service law by helping lead to fulfillment. them pay off their loans,” said Dougherty. “It will strengthen our public service and William Blackburn Consulting Ltd. focuses on providing strategies to help government agencies, benefit the people whom these organizations serves, and allow organizations manage sustainability; environment, health and safety management; our law students and recent alumni to follow their hearts.” and emergency and crisis response. Blackburn is the author of The Sustainability As a Spiritan University, Duquesne carries out its founders’ ministry to serve not Handbook—The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and only students, but the poor and less fortunate. Through law clinics and educational Environmental Responsibility; his book is utilized as part of the MBA Sustainability programs, Duquesne students discover the vital roles that attorneys can play in program’s curriculum. shaping a better society. Though Blackburn admitted that the challenges future business professionals However, some law alumni with outstanding loans find themselves torn be- will face may sometimes be daunting, he inspired them by invoking the words of tween lower-paying careers that pursue social justice and higher paying jobs in the American industrialist Henry Kaiser, who said, “Problems are only opportunities in private sector. A typical private law school graduate may carry more than $1,100 work clothes.” per month in debt payments while the median annual starting salary for new legal With more than 35 years of experience in environmental law and management, aid attorneys is about $36,000. The Billock endowment will assist alumni pursuing Blackburn holds a J.D. and a B.S. in aerospace engineering, and has served in public sector careers by relieving some of this financial burden. positions at the Fortune 500 company Baxter International Inc. and at Clinton Bogert Associates. 6 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 The Rev. David Smith, C.S.Sp.: 50 Years of Living the Spiritan Mission By Kimberly Saunders The Rev. David L. Smith, C.S.Sp., professor emeritus at Du- Mary’s Senior Seminary in Norwalk, Conn., where he earned a quesne University, marked the 50th anniversary of his ordination bachelor of arts in philosophy in 1955. He completed his theolo- as a Catholic priest on July 20. Family, friends and colleagues gical studies in Fribourg, Switzerland, and was ordained in 1958 celebrated his jubilee with a Mass and luncheon in his honor on by the Bishop of Fribourg, along with six other Spiritans from Sept. 7 at Duquesne. around the world. For 50 years, Smith has lived the Spiritan mission, inspiring and Smith’s first assignment was at Duquesne University, where his empowering others to do the same. mission became education—another large part of the Spiritan “I think I have tried my best to highlight the Spiritan charism ethos. and mission through my writings, my teaching and my ministry,” Smith earned an M.A. in existential-phenomenological psycho- reflected Smith, who has been a student, educator and chair in logy from the University under the direction of the Rev. Adrian Duquesne’s psychology department. “It has been a bumpy ride at van Kaam, C.S.Sp., a Dutch Spiritan who was at the cutting edge times, but always a great one.” of the phenomenology movement. Smith taught at Duquesne for Smith embraced the vision of Francis Libermann, co-founder of a year before pursuing advanced studies and receiving a doctoral the Spiritan Congregation, and his concern for the poor and sense The Rev. David L. Smith, C.S.Sp. degree in psychology in 1968 at the University of Montreal. He of justice for the disadvantaged and marginalized of the world. has authored and edited several books, numerous articles and book reviews, directed “I did not make the connection at the time that I was one of the poor and disad- dissertations and trained a new generation of psychologists in the holistic approach vantaged that the Spiritans had reached, but it certainly has been a lived experience that phenomenology espouses. From 1989 to 1994, he served as the pastor of a Spiri- for me,” Smith said. tan parish, St. Ann, in Millvale, Pa. Born in the backwoods of northcentral Pennsylvania, Smith was the youngest of Smith has had a long distinguished teaching career at Duquesne’s Department of six children whose father died before he was born. The only Catholic family in the Psychology, where he served as chair from 1976-1985 and executive director of the town, the Smiths attended public school until they relocated to Youngstown, Ohio. Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center from 1994-2004. Enrolled at St. Dominic Elementary School, Smith, then 11, learned a daily prayer, “He’s always been a careful scholar,” said the Rev. Sean Kealy, C.S.Sp., a theology Psalm 16, that he considers the inspiration for his vocation: “What return can I professor the Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership at Duquesne. make unto the Lord for all the good He has given to me? I will take the cup of salva- “He tried to bring God back into psychology.” tion and call upon the name of the Lord.” In addition to his academic positions, Smith served as superior of Trinity Hall, “This psalm has had a profound influence on my life and has been a great solace to chair of the Duquesne Corp. and treasurer of the Spiritan Province-USA East. me in good times and in bad,” said Smith, who began exploring the priesthood after During his tenure at Duquesne, Smith also worked tirelessly to strengthen the Spi- eighth grade. ritan mission and identity, helping to create the Office of Mission and Identity and Following his studies at Holy Ghost Apostolic College, the order’s minor semi- initiating the concept of the Spiritan Cor Unum Award, which is given to a person nary in Philadelphia, and after his novitiate in Ridgefield, Conn., Smith entered St. who exemplifies the charism of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit.

DU Dedicates Symbolic Sculpture, Renovation Projects

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Duquesne University will dedicate its new sculpture at the center of Locust Street Circle, as well as the renovated Gumberg Plaza and the remodeled Duquesne Union. This sculpture, named The Spirit of Duquesne, is a symbolic work of Dean of Nursing Eileen Zungolo and alumnus Bob Fritzky in front of the dedicatory plaque of the Irene art made of steel and glass by artists Fritzky Nursing Laboratory, established through his financial gift and named for his mother. Kathleen Mulcahy and Ron Desmett, to commemorate the University’s Irene Fritzky Nursing 130th anniversary. It depicts a flame, emblematic of the University’s motto, Spiritus est qui vivificat, It is the Spirit Laboratory Dedication Who Gives Life. The School of Nursing’s state-of-the- line of care,” Fritzky said, explaining that The construction at the Gum- art nursing laboratory, located on the during his mother’s illness, the care that berg Plaza has improved access and fifth floor of Fisher Hall, has been offi- nurses provided along with their com- aesthetics to the library’s entrance and cially renamed the Irene Fritzky Nursing passion and professionalism, was a bless- resulted in major structural upgrades. Laboratory. ing to his family as well as his mother. In February, significant renova- Alumnus Bob Fritzky, A’ 79, pro- The Irene Fritzky Nursing Laboratory tions began changing the second floor vided a significant charitable gift for the houses a wide variety of instructional fa- of the union. The dramatic remodel- laboratory and chose to name the facility cilities, including several computer-con- ing project enlarged the lobby, created in honor of his mother, the late Irene trolled mannequins that mimic a wide a student lounge and enhanced facili- (Tucnik) Fritzky. The name change was variety of conditions from childbirth to ties for the Computer Store, campus health service and other areas. The The Spirit of Duquesne and recent renovation projects marked at a dedication ceremony on July heart attacks—and allow instructors to will be dedicated on Oct. 1. 11. manipulate vital signs and symptoms project observed Leadership in Energy In remarks at the ceremony, Fritzky while student nurses make diagnoses and and Environmental Design (LEED) principles and has been submitted to receive the stressed that helping the Univer- administer care. LEED certificate for renovations. sity establish and maintain a nursing For a closer look at the Irene Fritzky Details of the ceremony will be announced on the DU Daily. laboratory is a perfect way to honor his Nursing Laboratory, visit www.nursing. mother’s memory. “Nurses were her first duq.edu and take the virtual tour. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 7 Duquesne Names Gregory to Associate Provost Position Duquesne University has named Dr. advisement and other academic services member of the board for Bishop Hogan Alexandra Gregory, to the position of provided by the University. She also will High School in Kansas City, Gregory associate provost/associate academic vice work with deans and faculty to promote also has volunteered as a board member president. graduate education at Duquesne and of the Canton Kiwanis International and Gregory, who has most recently served serve as chair of the Graduate Council. other positions. as dean of the School of Professions at Gregory has been active in the arts “We are very pleased that Dr. Gregory La Roche College, also has academic and community endeavors throughout will be sharing her broad background experience encompassing administra- her career, including serving as resident and diverse interests with the Univer- tion positions at Point Park University, music director and conductor of the sity,” said Provost Ralph Pearson. “We Dr. Alexandra Gregory, D.M.A. St. Peter’s College, Malone College and Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City; a are impressed with her commitment to Rockhurst University. She began her new co-founder, music director and conduc- Catholic education, her dedication to servatory of Music and Dance, a master position on July 14. tor of The Chancellor’s Singers cham- faculty and students and her involve- of arts from the University of Central As associate provost/associate academic ber choir at Rockhurst; a fellow and a ment in building partnerships with the Missouri and a bachelor of music cum vice president, Gregory will be responsi- mentor with the Council for Christian community.” laude from Southwest Baptist University. ble for supervising the Center for Teach- Colleges and Universities Executive Gregory received an executive master She also was inducted into the Alpha ing Excellence, the Honors College, the Leadership Development Institute and a of business administration from Rock- Chi national honor society and Pi Kappa English as a Second Language Program, recipient of a Joslyn Research grant. hurst, a doctor of musical arts from the Lambda, the national honorary music the Office of Service Learning, student Besides serving as president and a University of Missouri-Kansas City Con- society. Former Pittsburgh Journalist Returns Feldhues to Head Career Services as Distinguished Visiting Professor By Kimberly Saunders Nicole Feldhues has been named director of the Career Servi- By Rose Ravasio ces Center at Duquesne University. The Pittsburgh native brings James N. Crutchfield, a former journalist for both the more than 14 years of higher education experience to the post, Pittsburgh Press and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, has returned to having served most recently as assistant director of The Career his alma mater to serve as a Distinguished Visiting Professor of Center at Ball State University in Indiana. Journalism and Multimedia Arts at Duquesne University. When her husband accepted a job in Pittsburgh last January, A 1992 graduate of the McAnulty College and Graduate Feldhues had to rethink her own career goals. School of Liberal Arts, Crutchfield is a member of the Du- “I focused on universities in the city and found that Duquesne quesne University Board of Directors and its Executive Com- has a strong focus on the student and an environment that is Nicole Feldhues mittee, and chairs its Student Life Committee. He teaches a James N. Crutchfield very personalized,” she said. “But what really stands out is the course on advanced media management in the Department of emphasis on mission here. It was easy to connect the university’s mission of serving Journalism and Multimedia Arts in the McAnulty College. God by serving students with the Career Services Center’s focus on helping students Crutchfield, a McKeesport native who grew up in the Hill District, most recently discover their talents and how they can use them to make an impact on the world was the Weil Family Professor of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass when they graduate.” Communication at Arizona State University, where he also served as the school’s stu- As director, Feldhues leads strategic planning efforts for the department as it dent media director. He had served as president and publisher of the Akron Beacon pursues goals and opportunities to strengthen the career development process for Journal from 2001 to 2006. students. Crutchfield’s journalism career began at thePittsburgh Press in 1968, where he “As I look at all of the areas the center supports—student career decision-making, served as reporter for three years before joining the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where he internships, job search and professional development—I believe a key focus will be served until 1976. He then went on to posts at the Detroit Free Press and served as on how we build collaborations, both on campus and externally,” she said. “Without press secretary to U.S. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan before returning to the Free Press. key partners such as faculty, employers and alumni, we can’t be successful.” He joined the Akron Beacon Journal in 1989 and four years later was appointed se- Feldhues earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and education from Washington nior vice president and executive director of the Press-Telegram in Long Beach, Calif. University in St. Louis and a master’s degree in student affairs administration from He worked for Philadelphia Newspapers Inc., then returned to the Beacon Journal. Ball State University. She also holds a graduate business certificate from the Miller He is a member of the Foundation for American Communications board, the College of Business at Ball State. American Society of Newspaper Editors, the National Association of Black Journa- Feldhues and her husband, a systems analyst with UPMC, reside in Moon lists and the National Association of Minority Media Executives. In addition, Crut- Township with their two children. chfield is board chairman of the Summit Education Initiative and is a member of the Cleveland Film Society board. Associate Director Named for Faculty Development Steven E. Hansen has been named associate director for faculty development in the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Service-Learn- New Staff Members to Enhance Web Efforts ing, effective Aug. 1. Two new staff members in public Academy and as the public information As associate director for faculty development, Hansen promotes affairs will be working with the Du- officer with the Pittsburgh Bureau of sound teaching and learning, coordinates University-wide instruc- quesne community to enhance Web site Police. Ewin holds a bachelor’s and a tional and professional development programs for faculty and development and design. master’s degree in communication, both teaching assistants, and oversees the development of online college Tammy Ewin joins the staff as from the University of Dayton. teaching resources. Additionally, he will create new instructional associate director for communications. Robin Zolinas, A’04/MS’08, a Web services targeting adjunct faculty members. Steve Hansen She will work primarily with the Web designer in public affairs, will be de- Hansen has served in the Center for Teaching Excellence for team to provide strategic development signing, building and supporting the three years, first as instructional consultant to teaching assis- and execution of the University’s public University Web site. tants, then as university instructional consultant. As a teaching assistant, he won the Web sites and employee communica- Before coming to Duquesne, she Duquesne University Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching. Previously, tions. Her more than 20-year career in maintained the Port Authority’s Web site he taught theology part-time at Duquesne and Gannon universities. marketing and public relations includes and worked as a Web designer for the He has been active in the Pittsburgh community through pastoral ministry, nurs- serving as the director of commu- Tribune-Review. ing home chaplaincy and public speaking. Hansen earned his master of divinity and nity and media relations at Sewickley master of sacred theology degrees from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and is completing his doctoral dissertation in theology at Duquesne. 8 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 Grasinger Accepts Post Spiritan Discovery

As Vincentian President The Rev. Joseph Strub, C.S.Sp., began the University only with By Rose Ravasio ships with Duquesne University and the Grasinger also taught for 19 years in Dr. Mary Frances Grasinger, was Pittsburgh community, and to cultivate elementary and secondary schools for permission from Bishop John Tuigg of named president of Vincentian Acade- our students to be influential leaders in a the Diocese of Pittsburgh, including Pittsburgh, without any financial or my-Duquesne University effective Aug. global society.” four years as vice principal at Fontbonne developmental support. 1. She replaced Dr. Timothy G. Rusnak, A professor of educational administra- Academy. who now serves as principal at Benjamin tion in Duquesne University’s School As a scholar, Grasinger’s work has been Franklin High School in New Orleans. of Education, Grasinger’s teaching and published in College Teaching, Principal, Vincentian Academy holds distinction research focus on preparation of school Pennsylvania Educational Leadership and as the only international baccalaureate, administrators, curriculum and instruc- Principal Leadership. Her past honors Catholic, university-affiliated private tion. She joined Duquesne’s School of include a Fulbright-Hayes Scholarship high school in existence. Originally Education in 1978 as an assistant profes- for summer group study in Hungary, the founded in 1932 by the Vincentian sor and director of the graduate office of Duquesne University President’s Award Sisters of Charity as Vincentian High education. Her other roles at Duquesne for Excellence in University Service and School, the school was re-dedicated in have included serving as associate dean the Keivin Burns Award for Excellence 1995 as Vincentian Academy-Duquesne for graduate education, program director in Science Teaching. Grasinger is the University. Each year, 100 percent of of secondary education and interim dean 2008 recipient of the prestigious Eugene the Academy’s graduates are accepted to of the School of Education. P. Beard Award for Leadership in Ethics and enroll in colleges and universities “I am confident that, under Dr. at Duquesne. Dr. Antony Davies, associate profes- across the globe. Grasinger’s leadership, Vincentian Acad- Grasinger is a member of the board sor of economics, recently delivered “I am very honored to have been given numerous lectures on economic policy emy-Duquesne University will continue of directors at the Providence Heights and classical liberalism at seminars the opportunity to serve students and its longstanding tradition of providing a Alpha School, sits on the education at Brown and Vanderbilt universities. their families in this important role,” premiere college preparatory experience committee for Girls Hope of Pittsburgh These lectures were sponsored by said Grasinger, a Sister of St. Joseph of for its students—with emphasis on the and is director emerita for the board of the Institute for Humane Studies at Baden. “I am eager to further develop mind, heart and spirit,” said Duquesne Mount Gallitzin Academy of Baden. George Mason University. In addition, he addressed the economics of health and enhance the Academy’s relation- President Dr. Charles J. Dougherty. insurance for the Chiefs of Staff of the Texas State Legislature in a lecture sponsored by The Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

McCarthy To Lead DU Recreation Dr. Kathleen Glenister Roberts’ By Kimberly Saunders book, Alterity and Narrative: Stories Dan McCarthy has been named the director of recreation at He left Duquesne for a post at the University of California, and the Negotiation of Western Identi- ties, was recently released in paper- Duquesne University, effective July 21. Santa Barbara, where he was an assistant athletic director for back format. The book was originally He is charged with managing program- three years. He returned to the East Coast in 2003 and served published in August 2007. Roberts is ming and operations for intramural as associate athletic director at New York’s Hofstra University associate professor of communication sports, club sports, fitness, wellness for five years. and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Communication programs and special events at the Uni- Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCarthy is happy to be and Rhetorical Studies. versity’s new Power Recreation Center. back on the Bluff. A fitness enthusiast, he is energized by the Before his appointment at Duquesne, programming, equipment and amenities the recreation depart- Dr. Kent Moors, political science he was director of compliance at West ment can now offer students. professor and director of the Energy Policy Research Group at Duquesne, Virginia University. “I love working with students and have great memories presented a briefing in Quito, Ecua- McCarthy brings nearly 20 years of of the 10 years I spent here in the past,” he said. “Duquesne dor, on Sept. 9, at the request of the Dan McCarthy administrative experience in athlet- has certainly changed for the better—there has been a lot of Ecuadorian Ministry of Mines and ics to Duquesne University. He got his professional start progress! My challenge is to keep all our students as happy Petroleum and the U.S. Department of State. While in Quito, Moors appeared at Duquesne in 1990 when he was hired as assistant sports as possible. We have an ongoing goal of ultimate service and on Ecuador TV and was interviewed information director for women’s basketball and volleyball. providing additional opportunities in the areas of intramurals, by Alberto Padilla, finance anchor for From 1991-2000, he served as an assistant athletic director at fitness and wellness for students, faculty and staff of Duquesne CNN Latin America. Also, Moors made Duquesne. His duties included providing oversight of NCAA University.” presentations at the Changing Rus- sian Energy Sector at the Russian Oil compliance and eligibility, scheduling and game management McCarthy holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Slip- and Gas Sector 2008 Conference in for 19 sports, administration for three sports, coordinating pery Rock University and a master’s degree in sports manage- Calgary, the international Russia and athletic fields and arenas, and administering a $3 million ment from the U.S. Sports Academy in Alabama. He resides CIS oil and gas investment and finance scholarship budget. in Mount Lebanon with wife Amy and their infant son, Brady. forum in London, Salans International in London and provided a briefing and workshop for the Gulf Oil Council meet- ing in Dubai. Moors continues regular Silverman Center Names New Director commentaries for KDKA, WTAE and WPXI radio and TV in Pittsburgh and By Randy Cole is a regular commentator for Fox Busi- Dr. Jeffrey McCurry has recently been philosophy and the meaning of life, hermeneutics or the study ness News in July. named director of the Simon Silverman of interpretation and philosophy of religion. Currently working on a book on the poetics and creative Dr. Eileen Zungolo, dean of the Phenomenology Center. School of Nursing, delivered the key- His primary responsibilities as director interpretation in continental philosophy, McCurry previously note speech at the National League for include advancing the body of literature taught at the College of St. Catherine in Saint Paul, Minn. Nursing’s (NLN) weeklong workshop. housed in the center and planning the Inspired by Dr. Amedeo Giorgi, the Simon Silverman A past president of the NLN, Zungolo Phenomenology Center was founded in 1980 and is named recently co-chaired the NLN/NLN Ac- center’s annual spring symposium. crediting Commission Task Force on “With the rich and interesting history of after Silverman, the late president of Humanities Press and the Global Nursing Education and now the Silverman Center, I am privileged to be Dr. Jeffrey McCurry center’s first major benefactor. The center is renowned for its serves as chair of the NLN Awards a part of the center’s growth into an equally collections in phenomenological research and known widely Committee and the NLN Certifica- for its annual symposium. Phenomenology is the study of how tion Committee. A Fulbright Scholar, interesting and rich future,” McCurry said. in 2007, Zungolo was inducted as a McCurry received his Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke humans perceive or understand lived experience. fellow in the NLN’s newly established University. He specializes in European continental philosophy, Academy of Nursing Education. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 9 Rachel Carson Legacy Conference Investigates ‘Green Chemistry’ Consumer Information, Choices Are Key to Changing Marketplace

By Emily Goossen “Not to be overlooked is the effect toxic consumer products What’s in your cleaning cupboard? can have on the environment,” DeMarco said. “For instance, It could be chemical products that re- every time we clean our bathrooms, solvents, phosphates duce or eliminate hazardous substances in that deplete oxygen and glycols that act like anti-freeze, are the environment. washed down the drain and into our rivers and other bodies Green Chemistry: Solutions for a Healthy of water.” Economy is the focus of the second annual Consumers armed with information will make better Rachel Carson Legacy conference, which will choices when offered healthier options, within a degree of gather at Duquesne on Saturday, Sept. 20. Sci- price elasticity, according to the Homestead. One aspect entists, business leaders, government officials of the Homestead’s solution is to increase consumer and consumers are welcome to discuss “green” awareness through a “Read the Labels… and know or sustainable chemistry, as it has been defined what you are looking for!” consumer campaign to help by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). people understand the connections between their own Duquesne’s Bayer School of Natural and Envi- consumption and purchase choices and their expo- ronmental Sciences and the Center for Environ- sure to harmful chemicals. mental Research and Education are the co-hosts of Consumers are driving a change in the market, De- the event, sponsored by the Rachel Carson Home- Marco said. “In the United States, supermarket giants stead Association and featuring keynote speaker Wal-Mart and Kroger have pledged to have rBST-free Dr. Paul Anastas, professor in the practice of green milk, which is milk free of genetically engineered chemistry at Yale University. Anastas, who has been bovine growth hormone, because of consumer pref- called “he father of green chemistry”, developed the 12 erence. Two of the major cleaning product compa- principles of green chemistry with Dr. John C. Warner, nies, Clorox and S. C. Johnson, have introduced in the 1990s. These principles create the foundation of green choices to their product lines.” the EPA’s Green Chemistry Program, which was estab- Rachel Carson, biologist and nature writer, lished in 1991. developed her love for nature in Allegheny This Green Chemistry Program includes national County, the place she was born and raised. In awards and led to enormous growth in national and 2007, the centennial of her birth, the Home- international meetings devoted to green chemistry, and stead partnered with Duquesne University significant research and leadership activity in scores of other and other area institutions to host the first countries. Rachel Carson Legacy Conference. Research shows a very real connection between health and To learn more about green chemistry and how it can improve the long-term exposure to toxic chemicals, said Dr. Patricia De- environment, visit www.rachelcarsonhomestead.org. Tickets for the conference are Marco, executive director of the Rachel Carson Homestead Association. $25 for adults and $10 for college students. Admission for high school students is free. Large Instrumentation Grant Will Aid Research On Human Health and Environmental Issues

By Karen Ferrick-Roman “This grant will provide for the sensi- cut that cost and minimize waste on a Duquesne University recently received tivity in measurements that will enable significant scale.” External Grants Grow the largest grant for scientific instru- our students and professors to move for- Co-principal investigators for the The National Science Foundation ments in its history—a $572,000-plus ward in top-level basic science research,” grant include Dr. Jana Patton-Vogt, as- grant for high-tech instruments is only one example of increased external award from the National Science Foun- said Dean David Seybert of the Bayer sociate professor of biology; Dr. Partha funding Duquesne received from dation that will allow professors and stu- School. “Acquiring this instrument will Basu, associate professor of chemistry government, foundation and corporate dents in the Bayer School of Natural and allow our research to push forward on and biochemistry; and Dr. H.M. “Skip” sources in the last year, said Dr. Alan Environmental Sciences to measure the many interdisciplinary fronts by cou- Kingston, professor of chemistry and W. Seadler, associate academic vice mass of ions. In the last year, the Uni- pling the spectrometer’s ability with the biochemistry. president for research. In 2008, the versity received $13.2 million in external capabilities of other tools already at the Johnson and Patton-Vogt will work University received about $2.3 million funding from government, foundation University.” to identify fat molecules and to trace more from these sources, increasing support for research in science, on and corporate funding for research. The spectrometer, Johnson said, will metabolic changes in these molecules, new drugs and therapeutics, and in The new grant, which was awarded in allow professors and students to work particularly in mental disorders. education and nursing. July, will provide Duquesne’s laboratories more quickly and in more detail because “Lipids can act like a messenger in the “It represents significant effort on with access to a tandem mass spectrom- of a smaller sample size and heightened cell,” Johnson said. “When the messen- behalf of our faculty,” said Seadler, eter. This major piece of equipment, sensitivity of equipment. ger is disabled, there are implications for who noted that all schools across cam- which can be used in conjunction with “It means we can measure how much mental health. There also are implica- pus have increased participation in seeking and obtaining grants. “We’re other high-tech equipment, will provide of any compound is in just about any tions for children; one of the Sudden In- really hoping this represents an era of a scope of instrumentation and exact- material,” Johnson said. “The new fant Death Syndromes is associated with increasing scholarship and increasing ing measurements typically found at equipment has the sensitivity to work a metabolism disorder of fatty acids.” funding for that scholarship across the research-intensive universities, said Dr. with very small samples, and that’s ben- In addition, Basu and Kingston will campus.” Mitchell Johnson, associate professor of eficial because many of our samples are use the new instrument to measure pro- Duquesne is ranked as one of the chemistry and biochemistry and princi- small. Also, reagents can be expensive, teins and environmental samples. top 10 universities in research expen- pal investigator on the grant. and using small amounts of material can ditures statewide. 10 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 Making Sense of the Sixties: Conference Reveals New Evidence in Assassinations

By Emily Goossen To achieve a better understanding of assassinations, from ballistics to conspir- days of presentations and panel discus- Forty years after the brutal and not only the cases themselves but also acy theories,” said Dr. Fred Fochtman, sions. Speakers include Isaac Farris Jr., untimely deaths of civil rights leader their historical contexts, the Cyril H. director of the institute. “Especially as chief executive officer of The Martin Lu- Martin Luther King Jr. and presidential Wecht Institute of Forensic Science we approach another election, we face ther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent So- hopeful Robert F. Kennedy, and 45 years and Law and the Duquesne University questions about how these leaders might cial Change and King’s nephew; William after the assassination of President John School of Law are presenting Making have changed the political arena. Their Pepper, Sirhan’s attorney and a former F. Kennedy, questions still abound about Sense of the Sixties: A National Symposium assassinations have left an indelible mark attorney for Ray; and William Turner, a the circumstances of their murders. on the Assassinations and Political Legacies on American culture and still fascinate former FBI agent and author of multiple Were they the acts of lone gun- of Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Ken- scientists, academics and the public, books on the Kennedy assassinations. men, as the history books have so long nedy and John F. Kennedy on Oct. 3-5 in including people who remember those Additional guest speaker information advocated, or are there clues that might the Power Center Ballroom. fateful days and others who are just and symposium details, along with an yet prove that James Earl Ray, Sirhan “New evidence uncovered through learning about them.” online registration form, are available at Bishara Sirhan and Lee Harvey Oswald forensics questions what we think we Top experts on these historical figures www.duq.edu/makingsense. did not act alone? already know about the details of these and their murders will convene for three

Scholar to Address Myths Third Installment of Dialogue Plaguing Urban Education Series Focuses on Doctorals The School of Education’s annual Dialogue Series will focus on Creating Intellec- By Emily Goossen tual Community: An Argument for the Future of Doctoral Education. The misperception that failing urban schools are solely in need of “good The Thursday, Oct. 9, event intended for undergraduate and graduate students in teachers” without consideration for cultural differences and physical locations all disciplines, faculty members, administrators and other interested parties, will be of schools is compounding problems for urban students. In an effort to dispel held in the Power Center Ballroom from 4 to 5:30 p.m., with a reception following. this myth, Duquesne University’s School of Education welcomes Jackie Jordan Stanford University Professor Chris Golde will discuss the Carnegie Foundation Irvine to present Teaching in Urban Schools: The Difference Makes A Difference for the Advancement of Teaching’s study, a five-year action and research project on Sept. 24-25. that worked with doctoral-granting departments committed to restructuring their Irvine, a Charles Howard Candler Professor Emerita of Urban Education programs to better prepare graduates among six disciplines—chemistry, education, at Emory University and visiting professor at English, history, mathematics and neuroscience. Her insight and attendees own per- University of Maryland, College Park, will spectives will contribute to shaping the future of the doctoral education experience present a set of recommendations on how in the U.S. urban schools can be reformed for student Golde is the associate vice provost for graduate education at Stanford, a former achievement. Carnegie senior scholar and research director for the Carnegie Initiative on the Doc- “Urban educators operate within complex, torate; and the co-author of The Formation of Scholars: Rethinking Doctoral Education distinct and sometimes overlapping layers at for the Twenty First Century (2008). many administrative levels—federal, state, For more information and registration, visit www.education.duq.edu/dialogueseries. city, district, school and classrooms,” Irvine said. “Each layer involves changing cultural, political and historical matters involving a Conference Explores Justice variety of passionate stakeholders. Urban Jackie Jordan Irvine teachers, particularly novice teachers, must ne- of Health Care Worldwide gotiate this thorny terrain, and their success, sense of professionalism and confidence are at stake.” By Randy Cole sion and responsibility to those less According to Irvine, urban schools are different from suburban and rural Duquesne University’s Center for fortunate. Cahill followed by shedding schools. Likewise, large schools and small schools have different climates and the Study of Catholic Social Thought; light on some challenges for Catholic teacher-student relationships—and these distinctions matter. Center for Spiritan Studies; and the social thought as she discussed global “Context and culture are the operative words here,” Irvine said. “Urban Vernon F. Gallagher Chair, Center for bioethics. schools have difficulty attracting, selecting, recruiting and retaining teachers Health Care Ethics presented Priori- The issue is a fitting one to be in spite of the fact that researchers, teacher educators, think tanks, founda- ties of Social Justice for Global Health discussed at Duquesne, according to tions and policy makers have been working on this problem for decades.” Ethics, a half-day symposium, on Sept. Dr. Gerard Magill, holder of the Gal- Irvine’s visit includes an afternoon presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 10, in the Power Center. lagher Chair and professor of health and a day workshop on Thursday, Sept. 25. Wednesday’s presentation, Teach- The event began by featuring a care ethics at Duquesne. “Duquense ing in Urban Schools: The Difference Makes A Difference, will be given at 4:30 photo and video display that explored University’s Spiritan mission challeng- p.m. in the Pappert Lecture Hall of the Bayer Learning Center. It is free and the conference theme, dealing with es Americans to embrace the radically open to a broad audience of school district and University faculty, philan- worldwide inequalities in access to poor at home and around the world,” thropic and non-profit agencies, and other key stakeholders concerned with basic health care needs such as potable he said. “In this election cycle, social urban education in the region. water and vaccinations. justice demands that we engage the The 9 a.m. Thursday workshop is at Greenway Professional Develop- Two keynote speakers, The Rev. urgent needs of global health. Our re- ment Center, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and is open to students from three John Kilcrann, C.S.Sp., director, sources, even when meager, can rescue of the Pittsburgh Public’s partner institutions, Duquesne, the University of Spiritan Justice, Peace and Integrity of so many from debilitating disease and Pittsburgh and Point Park. Irvine’s workshop will focus on urban education, Creation; and Dr. Lisa Sowle Cahill, avoidable death.” provoking the students to think about their journeys through their school of J. Donald Monan Professor at Boston A panel discussion and book signing education programs in building urban education for the 21st century. College, discussed critical and ever- by Cahill capped the day’s events as For more information, contact Bernadette Lebakken at [email protected] existing issues in providing adequate attendees posed questions and par- or 412.396.6102. health care to all. Kilcrann’s speech ticipated in lively discussion with an centered around the Spiritan mis- expert panel in the area of health care. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 11 Faith and Politics Symposium Explores Human Genomics, Biotechnology, Ethics

By Rose Ravasio She will present Induced Pluripotent Cells: The Ethical In its most thought-provoking Faith and Politics Sym- Answer or the Source of More Ethical Dilemmas. posium yet, the McAnulty College and Graduate School • Dr. Cynthia B. Cohen, J.D., a senior research of Liberal Arts will host Human Genomics, Biotechnology fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at George- and Ethics, a gathering next month to explore the scientific town University and a fellow of the Hastings Center in and ethical issues surrounding these topics. New York. Cohen will speak about Stem Cells, Genes, The conference, which will be held Wednesday, Oct. Human-Nonhuman Chimeras: Setting Limits. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Duquesne Room, will Each of the featured speakers’ presentation will be address these urgent topics that lie at the heart of what it followed by a question-and-answer session. means to be human. Human Genomics, Biotechnology and Ethics will con- “In many ways, this year’s topic could not be more cen- clude with a panel discussion and question-and-answer tral and engaging for discussing faith and politics. What session featuring the three keynote speakers, Magill and will drive politics from the perspective of health for the Dr. Alan W. Seadler, associate academic vice president foreseeable future will be biotechnology questions. And for research and the Edward V. Fritzky Chair in Bio- these questions will be engage research, federal funding, technology Leadership at Duquesne. pharmaceuticals and access—the whole range,” said Dr. “Who better to do a conference of this nature than Gerard Magill, the Vernon F. Gallagher Chair for the Integration of Science, Theology, Duquesne, with its strong background in philosophy, theology and ethics?” asked Philosophy and Law at Duquesne, who is a co-coordinator of the symposium. Seadler, a co-coordinator of the symposium and director of the University’s Center Featured speakers at the fourth annual Faith and Politics Symposium include: for Biotechnology. “We can’t delegate this topic strictly to the realm of technol- • Dr. Gerald Schatten, director of the Pittsburgh Development Center, director ogy and science. There has to be a serious discussion of the implications relative of Magee-Women’s Research Institute and director of the Division of Devel- to ourselves as humans and our future with a blend of moral philosophy as well as opment and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School cutting-edge science and technology. Duquesne is uniquely positioned as a leader at of Medicine. He will address Biological Feasibilities of Customized Stem Cells: the interface of science, technology and ethics.” Genetically-Modified Babies, Human-Animal Chimeras and Gametes from Stem Human Genomics, Biotechnology and Ethics is free and open to the public. Regis- Cells: What is Likely Within the Next Decade? tration is required as space is limited. To register and for more information, • Dr. Audrey R. Chapman, professor and the Joseph M. Healey Endowed Chair call 412.396.6388, e-mail [email protected] or visit in Medical Humanities, Law and Ethics at the Department of Community www.faithandpolitics.duq.edu. Medicine and Health Care at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

CITRA and SBDC to Host Unique Cultural Event Lifting Belly High Focuses By Randy Cole On Women’s Poetry Since 1900 The Center for International Regu- latory Assistance and Small Business By Rose Ravasio etry, Fraser founded The American Po- Development Center will present a Women’s poetry from the last 100- etry Archives and published and edited forum to showcase European business, plus years was the focus of a recent HOW(ever), a journal that focused on academic and cultural developments conference on campus. Lifting Belly contemporary and American modern- and collaborative opportunities for U.S. High: A Conference on Women’s Poetry ist women writers. She is the author of businesses in the Duquesne Union on Since 1900 attracted more than 200 numerous books of poetry, including Thursday, Sept. 25. attendees and celebrated women poets What I Want, When New Times Folds The event begins with registration and of the 20th and 21st centuries with a Up and Discrete Categories Forced Into lunch at noon, followed by the key- national gathering of critics, scholars Coupling. Fraser is considered a part of note address, “Exploring the European and poets. what is known as “second-generation Union’s Place in a Changing World,” Dr. Linda Kinnahan, one of the New York school poetry.” by Mattias Sundholm, deputy spokes- conference coordinators and a profes- “I think Kathleen is the generational person, press and public diplomacy of sor of English at Duquesne, explained voice that has been around and is Delegation of the European Commis- that women’s poetry, despite a con- associated with a really vital poetry in Feminist Poetics, Poetry and the sion to the U.S. tinued marginality, has drawn much community in New York City in Visual, and New Currents in Native Afternoon breakout panel discussions more positive attention during the last the 1960s,” said Kinnahan. “A lot of American Women’s Poetry. It also in- will cover a variety of issues including 25 years. people look to her as someone who cluded book signings, a book fair and politics, economics, investment and “There has been some fascinat- started writing within a generation of a conference book display at Barnes & international education and language ing creative work and scholarly work poets who were becoming aware of the Noble@Duquesne. barriers. Dr. Jan Saykiewicz of Duquesne being done in women’s poetry, and women’s movement and, at the same The conference was named for Lift- University and honorary consul of we really wanted to bring the creative time, they were becoming aware of ing Belly, a book of poetry by Pitts- Poland; Dr. David Hanson of Duquesne and scholarly into conversation with new ways of writing poetry. A lot of burgh’s renowned poet Gertrude Stein. University CITRA and CE mark expert; each other through this conference,” experimentation in poetry was going “The significance of using Stein is that and Carla Lucente of Duquesne Uni- said Kinnahan. “It was an academic on at the time.” Allegheny City is Stein’s birthplace, versity and honorary consul of Italy conference, but also a real way to Among the many other poets so we like to think of Pittsburgh as will moderate the afternoon breakout celebrate the achievements in women’s participating in Lifting Belly High having a special connection to this sessions. poetry.” were Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Claudia important writer,” Kinnahan said. The day’s event will conclude with the The three-day conference, which Rankine, Rachel Blau DuPlessis and Lifting Belly High was sponsored by Everything Europe Tradeshow, which was held Sept. 11-13, kicked off with Elisabeth Frost. the English department, the McAn- will provide interesting ideas and expert a poetry reading featuring interna- The event featured additional poetry ulty College of Liberal Arts, the Office guidance for business owners who want tionally known poet Kathleen Fraser, readings and various plenary, panel of the Provost and the Women’s and to increase reach and revenue in the Pittsburgh poet Jan Beatty and poet and roundtable discussions that cov- Gender Studies Program. international market. Dawn Lundy Martin. ered such topics as The Cultural Turn Cost is $45, and $25 with a student A past Guggenheim Fellow in Po- in Women’s Poetry Studies, Waves I.D. Visit www.sbdc.duq.edu. for more information. 12 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 New Television Studio Debuts By Randy Cole Sounds of construction in College Hall recently gave way to a new, state-of-the-art television studio. The new studio—which was funded in part by the family of Luke Caulfield, A’07, who advocated to his parents the need for a new professional facility on campus— boasts space for three sets: a news set, a green screen special effects area and an interview/utility set. Additionally, the studio houses a video control room and an audio control room where students can learn the production end of television. Stu- dents will have the opportunity to learn various editing techniques, including digital editing on the Adobe Suite software. Professional cameras with teleprompters and a lighting grid round out the studio. Acting McAnulty College Dean Al Labriola and Department of Journalism and Multimedia Arts (JMA) professors Dr. John Shepherd and Dennis Woytek partnered with Mike Clark, a WTAE-TV anchor and adjunct JMA faculty member, to bring the idea to life. In furnishing the space, the MA department turned to Clark and it’s relationship with WTAE. And thanks to the generosity of the station, the department was able to secure WTAE’s former professional news set. A new professional broadcast facility is available on campus, thanks to a recent graduate and his family. “It’s just an incredible opportunity for the hundreds of students at Duquesne Uni- work around the world, including domestic work in spots such as New Orleans and versity,” says Clark, of the new studio. New York City, as well as international efforts in places as varied as Africa, Haiti and While students will have wonderful learning opportunities inside the studio itself, Mauritius. students participating in fieldwork also will be able to make use of the new space. For Other ideas include interviewing Duquesne faculty to create “expert capsules” that example, students who traveled this summer to Sydney, Australia, to attend World the University can market to television stations that may not have a reporter in a Youth Day—a gathering of young Catholics from around the world—will utilize the given area; adding broadcast meteorology to the curriculum; and producing a series studio to edit and produce material gathered in Sydney. of interviews of faculty who have recently published full-length works. The hope is that the new studio will be used to highlight some of the Spiritan Bioethics Expert to Help Launch Pascal Day By Richard Tourtellott Protestant and Jewish thinkers alike. solely on reason or solely on faith, but would marginalize religious beliefs. Robert P. George, one of the nation’s Pascal Day’s genesis can be traced to represent a complex blend of both, along Rubin chose to name the lecture leading experts in constitutional law and 2006, when with other fac- series for Blaise Pascal, a 17th-century civil liberties, will deliver the keynote Associate tors. These are French mathematician and scientist speech at Pascal Day, a new annual Professor of the issues, Ru- whose posthumously published defense lecture series sponsored by the McAnulty Political Sci- bin said, where of Christianity, the Pensées, probed the College and Graduate School of Lib- ence Charles moral and legal tension between faith and reason in ways eral Arts. Pascal Day will be devoted to Rubin standards are that have had profound meaning for exploring issues that cut across science, conceived themselves part each subsequent age, making the work a philosophy and faith. the idea of an of the con- classic of religious philosophy. George will speak Thursday, Oct. 2, annual lecture troversy, and Pascal, according to Labriola, remains at 7 p.m. in the Duquesne Room, in a series devoted where—despite an important figure in ongoing discus- program titled Science, Philosophy and to the ways PASCAL DAY differences of sions. “In his research and reflection,” AN EXPLORATION OF SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY AND FAITH Religion in the Embryo Debate. It is free that reason starkly contrast- Labriola said, “Pascal enters this debate and open to the public. and revela- ing opinion— of faith and reason, clarifying many A member of the President’s Council tion inspire and inform our actions. the clarity that helps us define what is issues of contention and striving to rec- on Bioethics and the Council on Foreign He floated the concept to Dr. Albert moral or legal is often lacking. oncile disparate ways of knowing.” Relations, George currently serves as Labriola, acting dean of the McAnulty Today, the sparks that are struck when Rubin agreed, pointing out that the Princeton University’s McCormick Pro- College of Liberal Arts, who wholeheart- reason and revelation collide not only ages-old problem of faith versus rea- fessor of Jurisprudence and director of edly supported the effort to create the touch off public and policy debates, son lies at the root of contemporary the James Madison Program in Ameri- event. they ignite hotter passions than one conflicts. “Pascal is an appropriately can Ideals and Institutions. He is a pro- The purpose of Pascal Day, Rubin could have predicted a generation ago, integrative figure for a lecture series like ponent of “New Natural Law” theory, said, is to focus attention on vital issues, according to Rubin. Then, intellectu- this,” Rubin said. “Today, understanding which holds that moral principles are such as stem cell research and reproduc- als assumed that prosperity and secular how reason and revelation relate to one accessible to rational inquiry. Addition- tive technologies. In these areas, decision progress—like science itself—were the another is one of the central issues with ally, he has authored numerous scholarly making involves experts from many natural outgrowth of empiricism and which civilization must grapple.” works that have influenced Catholic, disciplines, and policies are rarely based rational thought, forces that eventually For details, visit www.duq.edu/pascal. New Library Entrance Plaza Opens, Features Wireless Internet Access By Randy Cole be used for public presentations such as poetry readings and study groups, as well Gumberg Library has a new look for the 2008-2009 academic year. The newly as music performances and other recreational student activities. finished entrance plaza, which carries library patrons from Locust Street to the Gumberg’s first floor remains closed for the installation of compact shelving Library’s fourth-floor main entrance, was completed this summer as part of an units, which will be used to store many of the print journals that are currently ongoing initiative to revitalize the building. Those who followed the construction located on the fifth floor. The units are designed for storage and are equipped with know that the plaza is also a bridge over a deep chasm between the library and rollers to allow individual shelves to be moved to access other shelves. When com- Locust Street. pleted, the units will house many of Gumberg’s older print journals, making way Students, faculty and staff enjoy wireless Internet access on the plaza as they for increased and more aesthetic space on the library’s upper floors. use the space for study and recreation. The space is also equipped with electrical Though some services were displaced over the summer during construction, outlets to plug in laptop computers for outdoor study. library operations have returned to their pre-construction locations and the library The new entrance plaza features a more open space than the old plaza and will can fully accommodate the campus community’s needs. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 13 DU Musicians on the Air Music School Performances to be Featured on WQED-FM By Richard Tourtellott This year, performances by the Mary Pappert School of Music’s faculty artists and Concert Schedule student ensembles will find a larger audience through Pittsburgh’s classical music sta- Unless otherwise noted, concerts are held in PNC Recital Hall with admission of $10 suggested tion, WQED-FM (89.3). donation. See www.music.duq.edu for details. The Music School will take center stage in six of the radio station’s Performance WedNESDAY, Sept. 24, 8 p.m. MonDAY, Nov. 17, 8 p.m. in Pittsburgh shows, a weekly anthology of performances by Pittsburgh artists, on Duquesne University Wind Symphony and Duquesne University Percussion Fridays at 7 p.m., hosted by Stephen Baum. In previous years, the Music School had Symphony Band Ensemble a more limited presence on the station’s Sunday evening schedule. Robert C. Cameron, conductor Devin Flynt, director According to Dean Edward Kocher, Performance in Pittsburgh’s eclectic format Power Center Ballroom Room 322, School of Music provides an exceptional opportunity for the Music School to share its broad range Free Admission WedNESDAY, Oct. 1, 8 p.m. of musical talent with the public. “High quality performance is at the heart of our Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble Thursday, Nov. 20, 8 p.m. School, and over the years many parents and friends have thanked us for sharing our Mike Tomaro, director Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble talent through the broadcasts,” Kocher said. Room 322, School of Music David Liebman, saxophone Being part of the broadcast lineup on WQED-FM has also given the music school Mike Tomaro, director an international listening audience through Internet streaming, and the school has Friday, Oct. 10, 8 p.m. Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Duquesne University Opera Workshop: Aria $15 Suggested Donation garnered praise from listeners as far away as Uzbekistan. “We are grateful for those Night words of encouragement,” Kocher said, “and every year, we are energized by the op- Guenko Guechev, director SunDAY, Nov. 30, 7 p.m. portunity to increase our listening audience.” Livre du Saint Sacrement A glance at this year’s concert calendar reveals the breadth of high quality perfor- SunDAY, Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Jon Gillock, organ mances that Kocher looks forward to sharing with listeners. (See sidebar.) This fall Duquesne University Symphony East Liberty Presbyterian Church the music school will launch Musique on the Bluff: The French Seasons, a new two- Orchestra Sidney Harth, music director laureate MonDAY, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. year concert series of French masterpieces performed by David Allen Wehr, holder Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland The End of Time of the Jack W. Geltz Distinguished Piano Chair, along with faculty and guest artists. A co-presentation of Musique on the The series will bring a stellar lineup of guest performers to PNC Recital Hall and Thursday, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Bluff and Celebration Messiaen promises to attract a large audi- The Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble ence, as did Brahms on the Bluff, the David Stock, conductor Tuesday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m. The Early Works of Olivier Messiaen Music School’s previous multi-year Thursday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. Susan Ferré, organ concert series, which wrapped up Music of David Stock Epiphany Roman Catholic Church last spring. Duquesne Faculty and Guest Artists In addition to that major under- Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. taking, this fall the music school MonDAY, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. Messiaen Organ Recital will present Celebration Messiaen, a major, four-day conference centering on the Faculty Recital Duquesne University faculty and students Randolph Kelly, viola Calvary Episcopal Church life and work of the mystical French composer Olivier Messiaen. The conference features concerts by Messaien’s former students and foremost interpreter’s as well as Wednesday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m. The End of Time, a joint presenta- Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble Duquesne University Electronic tion with Musique on the Bluff of the Mike Tomaro, director Ensemble composer’s haunting Quartet for the Room 322, School of Music Lynn Purse and Ken Karsh, directors End of Time, created while he was a Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 8 p.m. prisoner of war of Nazi Germany. Voices of Spirit, Pappert Women’s Chorale The Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble The month of December, in and Pappert Men’s Chorale David Stock, conductor which the music school will present Christine Jordanoff and Robert Kurth, nine concerts in the first nine days, will bring another performance ofO Come All Ye conductors Saturday, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Faithful, the School’s annual Advent concert held in St. Paul Cathedral. In addition, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Duquesne University Wind Symphony Chamber Music Concert before the end of 2008, there will be major concerts by the Duquesne University SunDAY, Nov. 2, 3 p.m. Robert C. Cameron, conductor Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Guitar Ensemble, Contemporary En- Faculty Recital semble, Classic Guitar Ensemble, Electronic Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Kenneth Burky, piano SunDAY., Dec. 7, 3 p.m. Symphony, and its vocal ensembles—the Voices of Spirit and the Pappert Men’s O Come All Ye Faithful Chorale and Pappert Women’s Chorale. SunDAY, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m. Voices of Spirit, Pappert Women’s Chorale and Duquesne University Jazz Guitar Pappert Men’s Chorale Recordings of selected music school fall and spring concerts will form the content Ensemble Christine Jordanoff and Robert Kurth, for 90 minutes of each of the six, scheduled three-hour Performance in Pittsburgh Mark Koch, director conductors shows. The first scheduled program will air Sept. 19 and will feature a recording of Room 322, School of Music St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland Carnival of the Animals, the Sept. 14 kickoff concert of The French Seasons. The sec- Free Admission Free Admission ond broadcast, on Nov. 14, will feature the Duquesne University Symphony Orches- tra’s Oct. 12 concert, and the Dec. 19 broadcast will feature O Come All Ye Faithful. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m. SunDAY, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Duquesne University Wind Symphony Duquesne University Classic Guitar The final three broadcasts have not yet been scheduled. and Symphony Band Ensemble This expanded presence on the airwaves evolved out of an ongoing underwriting Robert C. Cameron, conductor Michael Chapman, director agreement between the School of Music and the radio station, one that has, for the Power Center Ballroom Free Admission last several years, enabled WQED-FM to feature the Duquesne University Sym- phony Orchestra in live remote broadcasts on Sunday evenings from Carnegie Music SunDAY, Nov. 16, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, 8 p.m. Duquesne University Symphony Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra Hall in Oakland. Moving from Sunday to Friday evenings marks an important step Orchestra Concerto Competition Concert for the music school because Friday’s listening audience is more than one-third larger Sidney Harth, music director laureate Sidney Harth, music director laureate than on Sunday’s, according to figures supplied by WQED. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland Power Center Ballroom Along with sharing its musical riches with a larger audience, the music school will be responsible for producing the recordings used for the show, which means that be- coming a staple of the Performance in Pittsburgh program is also an excellent learning Disability Awareness Luncheon opportunity for music technology students as they capture performances and prepare The third annual Disability Awareness Month Luncheon, sponsored by the President’s high quality recordings for the broadcast. Advisory Council on Diversity and the Office of Mission and Identity, will take place Call Christopher Bromley, director of musical events, 412.396.6083 or visit at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 8, in the Duquesne Room. Speaker Jim Homme, project www.music.duq.edu for details about the Mary Pappert School of Music’s concert manager for Bender Consulting Services and a 1981 alumnus of Duquesne University’s schedule. School of Music, will address The Power of Diversity: enAbled and emPowered. RSVPs are required by Friday, Oct.3, at [email protected] or 412.396.5097 14 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 First National Poll by DU Gauges Economic Expectations of College Seniors By Karen Ferrick-Roman A national survey of more than 750 female students expect to earn less than “Despite decades of talk about gender Republican or Democrat held the graduating college seniors conducted their male counterparts in the next year, equality and the fact that a majority of most pessimistic outlook. Just over by Dr. Charles Wilf, assistant professor and the anticipated earning gap grows U.S. undergraduate students are female, half, 56 percent, ranked their career of economics at Duquesne, has set a even more pronounced by the end of women’s income expectations have not prospects as good or very good; about baseline to gauge economic expectations three years. transcended stereotypes,” said Wilf, who one-third (34 percent) ranked their of college graduates. A breakdown of earnings expectations was assisted by undergraduate students classmates’ prospects as good or very These findings are part of an inaugural by gender showed that 51 percent of in compiling the survey. “Exactly why good. About 66 percent of the De- study known as the Collegiate Seniors’ the women polled anticipated earning this perception persists is not yet clear.” mocrats polled felt their job prospects Economic Expectation Research (SEER) $30,000 or less in the next year, com- Other selected findings of the Colle- were good or very good, but only Survey and Index. The survey is inten- pared with 35 percent of the men. At giate SEER Survey and Index include: 33 percent thought their classmates’ ded to capture a snapshot of economic the same time, only 12 percent of the • Job prospects. Overall, students are prospects were good or very good. expectations of college graduates as they women expected to earn more than positive about their employment • Preparation. Overall, 74 percent are poised to enter the work force, and $50,000 in their first year on the job, prospects. Sixty-five percent believe of the students surveyed felt their an index of economic expectation will compared with 24 percent of the men. their prospects in their chosen careers major prepared them well or very enable year-to-year comparisons on a Salary expectations for the next three are good or very good. Yet, they are well. However, Wilf pointed out that combination of indicators. years showed an even sharper divide not as optimistic for their classma- nearly one student of every four does While other studies have surveyed the along gender lines. Only 38 percent of tes. Only 36 percent believe career not feel primed for the workplace in nation’s economic picture, none focuses the females, compared with 59 per- prospects are good or very good for their chosen careers, despite comple- on graduating students’ economic ex- cent of the males, expect to be earning all seniors. ting college coursework. Differences pectations, said Wilf. By continuing the $50,000-plus by the end of three years. • Political correlation. Students’ career among majors were pronounced. survey annually, Wilf and his undergra- Female students surveyed were clus- outlooks fell along party lines. “The SEER Survey and Index provi- duate economics students plan to spot tered in social sciences and education • Republicans were the most optimis- ded us with some solid results for future and track trends in career expectations, majors, which typically earn less than tic, ranking their own prospects as comparisons of these issues and spending anticipated spending habits, credit, debt the computer science and engineering good or very good (72 percent); 44 patterns,” Wilf said. “We hope to build and other indicators. fields more often selected by males, Wilf percent rated their classmates’ pros- on this base, creating data that will let us One facet of the study, which grabbed said. Still, the expectation variation was pects as good or very good. Those gauge how students’ economic percep- national media attention, shows that significant. who claimed to be “other” than tions change over time.”

In the Autistic Youths in Juvenile Detention Facilities: On the Rise, but Often Spotlight Preventable, DU Researchers Say Support Council By Karen Ferrick-Roman Two Duquesne University researchers presented groundbreaking work on In the Spotlight focuses on the variety of autism in juvenile detention facilities at the American Psychological Association’s centers and clinics operating from campus, annual meeting in August. and sharing information about their ac- Few individuals with autism are in the juvenile justice system, but these complishments in the University commu- numbers are growing as autism increases in the general population, according to nity and beyond. the research of Dr. Tammy Hughes, associate professor in the school psychology To help spread the word about other out- program in the School of Education, and Dr. Lawrence Sutton, a research associ- standing work being carried out by clinics and centers at Duquesne, please e-mail ate in the school psychology program. They found that individuals with autism, In the Spotlight suggestions to ferrickro- a developmental disorder that impacts auditory processing, language and social [email protected]. interaction, also may have delayed sexual development, which may contribute to What: The Support Council is a group Barbara Galderise delinquent acts. However, Hughes and Sutton have established that many situations bringing of Duquesne program administrators a special meeting may be called. The autistic youths ages 14-20 into the juvenile justice system are preventable. who coordinate confidential, integrated council will recommend an appropriate “The main theme is we’re trying to inform people that treatment is avail- and comprehensive support services response and a specific strategy to able,” said Hughes, who has encouraged exchanges among the families of autistic for students who need assistance manage a student’s behavior. All actions children, educators and justice personnel. “Just as students with autism require emotionally, mentally, socially, physically will be consistent with University adjustments to teaching strategies in school, so too do they require adjustments or academically. policies, state and federal law. to intervention strategies that are impacted by the disorder.” Who: The council includes Notable/Quotable: “This is about Effective treatment entails teaching autistic youth to react in socially accepted two faculty members along with keeping kids with problems on the radar ways, then practicing this new reaction in supervised, real-life circumstances. representatives from the Health Service, screen. Often they need more support University Counseling Center, Freshman than one program can give them, so this When autistic youths are excited, Sutton explained, they fall back to the last way Development, Spiritan Campus lets us work as a group to determine a task was performed, so the follow-up practice is a critical step that, until now, Ministry, Office of Residence Life and the best course of action,” said Barbara often was bypassed. Duquesne CARES (drug and alcohol Galderise, chair of the Support Council Proactive steps also are needed to safely handle issues related to sexual develop- education). and director of the Health Service. ment and sexual education in autistic youths so they will neither become victims Services: When students’ behavior “Faculty may see evidence of problems nor victimizers, Hughes said. indicates they need help, faculty and staff in lower academic performance and not “Some children with autism are taken advantage of by teasing or bullying in are urged to call the Support Council. know what to do. By referring students this way because they are different, and they don’t know to run, to tell on other The council will respond immediately to the Support Council, you can be sure people or that they should not repeat what has been done to them,” Hughes said. to offer the student assistance, providing they will get the help they need.” Overall, the research is intended to impact policies, Hughes said. She and additional referrals as needed. Contact Information: Barbara Sutton noted that on July 1, Pennsylvania became the first state with entitlement Organization: The council meets Galderise at 412.396.1650, galderis@ services for adults, independent of their IQs. These services are expected to foster monthly during the academic year to duq.edu or any member of the Support independence by developing social and life skills that would allow autistic youths collectively review the needs of at-risk Council, listed at to eventually live in group settings or on their own and to obtain jobs. students. In time-sensitive situations, www.supportcouncil.duq.edu. Duquesne University Times • September 2008 • 15 Arsenic: A Life-supporting Element, Stolz Says While many people commonly consider arsenic as a toxic, life-snuffing substance, Duquesne Biology Professor Dr. John Stolz and his collaborators have proven that arsenic is used in some forms of photosynthesis. The finding, reported in the Aug. 15 issue of Science magazine, shows that arsenic provides a life-supporting function for a diverse community of organisms and indicates its importance in the ancient Earth. “While the arsenic-dependent photosynthesis process is limited to hot springs and other restricted environments today, it may have been very important in the early days of life,” Stolz said. Plant and algal photosynthesis produces oxygen from water, yet a certain group of photosynthetic bacteria use sunlight, but do not produce oxygen, Stolz explained. These bacteria utilize hydrogen sulfide, the gas that carries a rotten egg smell, instead of water. The new findings show that some bacteria in both green and red biofilms substi- First Power Hour tute a form of arsenic for either water or hydrogen sulfide, said Stolz, who worked on The recreation department and the Wellness Committee sponsored the First Employee Power identifying the particular enzyme involved. Hour on July 30. Through exercise and equipment demonstrations, employees learned of all that The study, which was led by Dr. Ronald S. Oremland of the U.S. Geological Sur- the Power Recreation Center has to offer to improve fitness and wellness. Employees also had vey (USGS), also included collaborators from the USGS, Southern Illinois Univer- the chance to play each other during a spirited kickball tournament that attracted teams from various University departments. sity, the University of Georgia and the Desert Research Institute.

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Below is a sampling of recent news coverage: College Women Expect Less Earnings at Duquesne, which included President Higher Learning, Higher Calling Go Hand The June 16 Post-Gazette featured an article Charles Dougherty as a speaker. The event in Hand The Scoop on Love Contracts about a survey conducted by Dr. Charles was also covered by KDKA-TV and WTAE- On Aug. 1, the Pittsburgh Catholic featured In June, About.com and Canada’s Globe Wilf, assistant professor of economics, TV, and was featured in the New Pittsburgh an article on the region’s Catholic institutions and Mail quoted Dr. Janie Harden Fritz, that focused on graduating college seniors’ Courier. of higher education. Duquesne was included associate professor of communication and economic expectations. The study also as one of the “big three” institutions in the rhetorical studies, who said love contracts received coverage on Business Week Online, Special Report on Immigration area, attracting students from all over the may help control thrill-seeking behavior. USA Today, WDEL Radio, Delaware, WPXI’s On July 11, WTAE-TV aired an interview world. NightTalk, Fox Business Network, WAMO with Martha Benson of the Small Business Newsmaker: Turocy Radio, Yahoo!Singapore, AAUW Newsletter Development Center about immigrant Experts Try to Quell Fears The June 5 Tribune-Review profiled and Feminist Daily Wire. entrepreneurs. On Aug. 3, the Tribune Review quoted Dr. Paula Sammarone Turocy as a Dr. Antony Davies, associate professor of Newsmaker. She is chair of the athletic Reaching Out to the Religious Meet Your (Board) Match in Minutes economics, on the mortgage crisis. The training department and the third woman On June 16, the Denver Post quoted Law In its July 15 issue, FundRaising Success article also appeared in Macworld Investors. inducted into the Pennsylvania Athletic Professor Bruce Ledewitz on the shift in magazine featured the nonprofit speed dating Training Hall of Fame. perception by evangelical Christians who program operated by Boards-by-Design, Duquesne University Gets $572,000 regarded the Democratic Party as the party of quoting Director Allison Jones on its success. The Aug. 9 Tribune-Review reported that Insect Repellents anti-God. Duquesne University has received a grant The June 9 Fox Channel’s Morning Show Baseball and TV of more than $572,000 from the National with Mike & Juliet interviewed Dr. Audrey Duquesne Science Camp Struggles The July 16 Wall Street Journal Digital Science Foundation to measure the mass Guskey, associate professor of marketing, for Applicants Network featured a story on how TV has of ions. A similar story appeared in the Post- on insect repellents. Over the summer, A June 22 Tribune-Review article focused on shaped baseball, quoting Bob Bellamy, Gazette. Guskey also was interviewed on consumer Project SEED, a program at Duquesne that associate professor in the Department of issues by Ivanhoe Broadcasting, KDKA-TV, gives economically strapped, high-achieving Journalism and Multimedia Arts. This article University IT Managers Juggle CW-TV, KDKA Radio, the Post-Gazette, high school students access to college also appeared in Market Watch Server Safety, Academic Freedom Tribune-Review and Beaver County Times. research opportunities. The story quoted The Aug. 15 Pittsburgh Business Times Dr. Jennifer Aitken, assistant professor of Summer Concert Series quoted Paul King, director of environmental Heroism or Hesitation chemistry and director of the program. On July 18, the Tribune-Review announced health and safety, on managing IT challenges The June 11 Hartford (CT) Courant quoted that bassist Bob Babbitt, a Pittsburgh native in a university setting. In a related story Dr. Gerard Magill, a professor of health care Pay in Cash, Get Cheaper Gas who has become a national studio mainstay, also in the Business Times, Ruth Newberry, ethics, who addressed the seeming lack of The June 26 issues of the Wall Street Journal will be a special guest at the annual guitar educational technology director, was quoted reaction to a 76-year-old man hit by a car. and Smart Money featured an article about workshop and jazz concert at Duquesne. A on the use of technology in the classroom. paying cash and getting cheaper gas, quoting similar item appeared in the Beaver County Pre-K Counts, Early Education Dr. Kent Moors, director of the Energy Policy Times. DU Professor Says His Find May Link to The June 12 Tribune-Review quoted Dr. Research Group. This summer, Moors was Possible Extraterrestrial Life Julia Williams, program director for early quoted on energy issues by Oil and Gas Duquesne U. Unveils Eco-Friendly System On Aug. 15, the Tribune-Review quoted Dr. childhood programs, on pre-kindergarten Investor, Portfolio.com, the Post-Gazette, the On July 17, KDKA-TV reported that Duquesne John Stolz, biology professor, who analyzed readiness. Tribune-Review, KDKA Radio, Fox Business University unveiled a new, Earth-friendly arsenic-reliant bacteria and determined there Network, KDKA-TV and WTAE-TV. cooling system for campus buildings, and could be a connection with life on Mars’ or Guantanamo Ruling May Roil Obama, included quotes from President Charles J. Jupiter’s moon. Stolz also addressed the McCain with No Alternatives How a Promotion Can Test a Friendship Dougherty and George Fecik, executive importance of these bacteria to the ancient On June 13, Bloomberg.com quoted Don The July 6 New York Times quoted Dr. director of facilities management. Stories Earth. Articles on the find were reported Guter, former U.S. Navy’s judge advocate Janie Harden Fritz, associate professor of also appeared in the Tribune-Review, Philly. in Science magazine, SpaceRef.com, general and dean of Duquesne’s law communication, in an article about promotions com, Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Indiana WebIndia123 and Kansas City Info Zine. school, who advocated the shuttering of and friendships in the workplace. Gazette and Pennlive.com. Guantanamo. The Children Are Listening People on the Move Line from T.S. Eliot Poem Intrigues On Aug. 21, Trinidad & Tobago Newsday Courtroom Stunts Don’t Often Help On July 8, The Pittsburgh Business Times Literature Buffs interviewed Dr. Launcelot Brown, associate The June 15 Post-Gazette quoted Law announced that Business School Dean Alan A July 30 Post-Gazette article quoted English professor of education, who warned that the Professor Bruce A. Antkowiak on dramatic Miciak was named one of the “100 most Professor Dr. Linda Kinnahan on graffiti citing uncouth behavior of some radio talk-show courtroom stunts. influential people in finance” in Treasury & T.S. Eliot. hosts can influence children. Risk Magazine. The news also appeared Learning from the Dead: What Facial in the Tribune-Review, Red Orbit, TMCnet, Back-to-School Issue Five Minutes With: Mary McKinney Muscles Can Tell Us About Emotion Individual.com, Macroworld, Calibre The August issue of Pittsburgh Magazine On Aug. 22, the Pittsburgh Business Times The June 16 Innovations-report featured Macroworld and the Chronicle Herald quoted Paul-James Cukanna, associate vice featured Small Business Development Center a study at the University of Portsmouth Business in Nova Scotia. president for enrollment management and Director Mary McKinney, who shepherded examining facial muscles, which involved director of admissions, about the value of the Pittsburgh delegations to Mexico in the spring collaborator Dr. Anne Burrows, associate A Deadly Week, a Timely Forum College Prowler publication. of 2007 and 2008. professor of physical therapy. The July 8 Post-Gazette featured an article about the Coalition Against Violence gathering 16 • Duquesne University Times • September 2008 ‘The shoulders of giants’ Father of Modern Chemistry Honored at Mellon By Lisa Mikolajek As Duquesne University students returned to campus this fall, they noticed that a Among his many contribu- renowned scientist has taken up residence in Mellon Hall. tions, Lavoisier is credited with The Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences dedicated the new set- co-discovering the true nature ting for a bust of Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-1794) this summer. A Frenchman of combustion and identifying at the forefront of the 18th-century chemical revolution, Lavoisier has been called the the elements of oxygen and “Father of Modern Chemistry.” hydrogen in the air. These and The cast-stone head and shoulders of Lavoisier, weighing approximately 1,000 other discoveries ushered in a pounds and measuring 40 inches across, come with a curious history. In 1963, the new era of chemical analysis bust was saved from the façade of a New York City building slated for demolition. that ended the dark ages of Employees of the Pittsburgh-based Fisher Scientific Co. brought it to their Forbes alchemy. Avenue headquarters, where it became part of its unique collection of scientific art. A man of multiple endeavors, At the dedication ceremony, James Fisher, a former executive of the company Lavoisier had the misfortune that now is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, recounted how the massive piece had to become involved with a “overpowered” the paintings and prints in the company’s gallery, as it required tax collection agency for the The Rev. Naos McCool, C.S.Sp., blesses the bust of Lavoisier. considerable structural support. It eventually was mounted to a sturdy brick wall in a monarchy, an association that stairwell in what now is Fisher Hall. sent him to the guillotine after the French Revolution. While he lost his head to the “It didn’t get much attention there, but at least we saved it,” Fisher recalled. Reign of Terror, his memory will be preserved for the scientific leaders of tomorrow. At that time, engineers sneaking out early on Fridays would enlist a ritual to rub Dean David Seybert hopes that the bust will inspire students to appreciate the Lavoisier’s nose for good luck. remarkable history of their discipline. “As scientists, most of the time we are so The bust remained when the building was sold to Duquesne in 1995. However, a passionately engaged in what we are doing that we don’t have time to reflect on our gift from the Fisher family allowed for its recent removal to a prominent location in heritage,” he said. “But it’s important for our students to understand this. To para- the lobby of Mellon Hall, where students and other visitors frequently stop to admire phrase Isaac Newton, ‘If I can see farther, it’s only because I’ve been able to stand on the impressive structure and learn more about the man depicted there. the shoulders of giants.’” DU Professor, Students Document DU Community Calendar World Youth Day Events in Australia September & October 2008 By Karen Ferrick-Roman Duquesne professor Dr. Michael Dillon and two graduate students were among Sunday, Sept. 21 Sunday, Oct. 12 the 223,000-plus people flocking to Sydney, Australia, for World Youth Day activi- Musique on the Bluff: Admissions Open House ties with Pope Benedict XVI in July. The French Seasons 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Perfectly Franck Please register online at Dillon and students Angelica Patterson and Jamey Stewart slept on floors and rode 3 p.m./PNC Recital Hall www.admissions.duq.edu on buses, like other pilgrims. But the trio also toted tools of journalism, including $10 suggested donation videocameras, still cameras and notebooks, to document the event. Duquesne Symphony Orchestra “It was a real hands-on, professional journalistic experience,” Dillon said. “We Wednesday, Sept. 24 Sidney Harth, music director laureate lived and stayed with the pilgrims in a school outside of Sydney. World Youth Day Duquesne University Wind 8 p.m./Carnegie Music Hall was a huge spectacle. Obviously, the focus was spiritual. People were there to see the Symphony and Symphony Band $10 suggested donation pope. What struck me is they were young people struggling to form a moral code; Robert C. Cameron, conductor they were basically figuring out how to be good people.” 8 p.m./ Power Center, Ballroom Wednesday, Oct. 15 – Monday, Oct. 27 $10 suggested donation Unity Week To capture as much as possible, the crew was on the move from 6 a.m. to mid- Various Locations night, navigating the 50 kilometer bus and train ride into Sydney and seeking Wednesday, Oct. 1 compelling stories from the crowd, including more than 700 who attended from the The Duquesne University Jazz Wednesday, Oct. 15 Pittsburgh diocese. Ensemble Faculty and Staff Blood Drive “If the students learned anything, it’s that you can’t plan reality, and if it doesn’t Mike Tomaro, director 8 a.m.-3 p.m. work out, what’s Plan B, C, D and E?” said Dillon, a former print reporter. “It was Duquesne Room, Union 8 p.m./Room 322, Mary Pappert very improvisational. We were far from home base, you had to live by your wits and School of Music Register with [email protected] $10 suggested donation you’re under pressure to come back with something good.” Thursday, Oct. 16 But the students, Dillon said, came through. “It was like working with a profes- Friday, Oct. 10 Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble sional crew. I saw each of the students become more confident; I saw each of them Duquesne University Opera David Stock, conductor become more assertive. They really got it.” Workshop: Aria Night 8 p.m./PNC Recital Hall Their more than 15 hours of footage will be edited into a finished document by Guenko Guechev, director $10 suggested donation the end of the fall semester, and their documentary will join the ranks of hands-on 8 p.m./PNC Recital Hall productions completed by Journalism and Multimedia Arts students at Duquesne. $10 suggested donation This spring, two groups of students covered Pope Benedict’s visits to Washington, Calendar Notice: Please submit information for the Oct./Nov. DU Community D.C., and News York City, achieving acclaim as the only student crew credentialed Calendar by 3 p.m. Fri., Oct. 3. Please include event title, name and title of for the visits. This summer, besides covering World Youth Day, journalism students speaker(s), date, time(s) and location(s). Send information to [email protected]. spent 40 days on the back roads of the U.S. Brown Bag Seminar Focuses on Technology Transfer The first of two brown bag sessions to discuss identifying commercially valuable fingerprinting and drugs that treat AIDS and cancer trace their beginnings to basic technologies within academic research will start at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 1, in academic research. These technologies would not have been available without the Room 608 of the Duquesne Union. Dr. Alan W. Seadler, associate academic vice connection between academic research and industry development.” president for research and Edward V. Fritzky Chair in Biotechnology Leadership, will The first session will examine the challenges associated with identifying com- lead the sessions. mercially valuable technologies within academic research, including looking at ways Determining which research discoveries might have commercial value and should to identify great ideas and the questions that need to be addressed such as novelty, be protected is not easy, Seadler explained. “Many great ideas would not have market, potential customers, and possible technology distribution. become tools of the trade if not for the flow of inventions to companies that turned The second session will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 8, also from noon to 1 p.m. those ideas into products and made them available,” Seadler said. “E-mail, DNA in Room 618 of the Union. To register, e-mail Marianne Volk at [email protected] .