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Will technology save us from future astronomical catastrophes?

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Orion is set to carry astronauts to the moon by 2020, where a new generation will look back at our fragile home in space. (courtesy of NASA) Publication Mail Agreement No. 40068928 Return Undeliverable Canadian Addresses to: Campion College University of Regina 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina, SK S4S 0A2 President’s Message

CAMPION ’S BRAG Campion’s mission is to life on campus, as well as to Volume 14 Spring/Summer 2008 help our students develop broaden the horizons of our 1 academically, socially, and Canadian-born students. spiritually as they prepare The newly inducted CONTENTS for lives of service in the members of the Jesuit News in brief 2 wider community. The Honour Society Alpha Campion celebrates 90 years 4 academic and extra- Sigma Nu will continue the curricular life of our society’s projects of action Can technology save us from students is always at the and consciousness raising astronomical catastrophes? 6 heart of the efforts of with a social justice Academic notes 12 Campion’s faculty and staff. perspective. The student The next academic year will support team of campus In bed with the word 16 see some promising ministry will carry on the Campion hosts CCSA Fr. Benjamin Fiore, SJ, PhD initiatives in accord with work of service at campus honference 19 our mission. liturgies and collaborate with others at Campion and And the award goes to... Campion The first-year experience of the university in volunteer presents first annual Alumni of students at Campion will be activities on and off campus. Distinction Awards 20 enhanced by the new Their work will be assisted student-cohort plan. Thirty- by a Jesuit scholastic, Annual campaign update 22 five places have been Matthew Livingstone, SJ, Brag a bit 24 reserved for our students in who will come to Campion Alumni notes 25 Campion’s English, film for his two-year teaching studies and classic studies and community work classes. These students will experience. Editor: not only enjoy some of the Joanne Kozlowski best faculty and courses in Last year’s successful annual Contributing Writers: Martin Beech, PhD, Shauna Hebert, the Campion curriculum, campaign, to put our Benjamin Fiore, SJ, Nadine Kirzinger, but they will also be able to scholarship and bursary Joanne Kozlowski, Samira McCarthy, Lori get to know and work with fund on a more solid Wiens their student colleagues footing, will go a long way Photos: across these three classes, to help us attract and retain University of Regina AV Services, Joanne Kozlowski, NASA and two more in the second students, so that they can Original Design & Layout: semester. take advantage of what Bradbury Branding & Design Campion offers students in Other student-focused their university years. Campion’s Brag is published by Campion projects hold great promise Thanks to all our donors for College at the University of Regina. All for enriching the Campion making this possible. letters and submissions are welcome; however, we reserve the right to edit for student’s life. The new clarity and length. Send your submissions leadership team of the to: Campion’s Brag, Campion College, students’ union will University of Regina, 3737 Wascana organize a Campion Parkway, Regina, , International Students’ S4S 0A2, or [email protected]. Association to integrate our international students into News in Brief

REV . D ON BOLEN TO search for Christian unity, population increases and 2 SERVE AS NASH and will deliver the annual consumption by humans, CHAIR Nash Lecture in March. He Profit depicted global has done extensive research warming as a moral crisis, Rev. Don Bolen will be the on ecumenism and inter- by examining the impact of fourth incumbent in the faith dialogues, has written ecological events on the Father Nash, SJ, Chair in articles and given decline of species. Religion, joining the numerous lectures on the Campion College faculty subject, and has made a Profit attributed the root for the winter term name for himself causes of this ecological beginning January 2009. internationally. He will be crisis to the cultural well-positioned in the Nash understanding of our An alumnus of Campion, Chair as a resource person relationship with the Earth, having received a BA (‘82) and lecturer on this area of and the attempt by and an Honours Certificate expertise. humanity to control Rev. Don Bolen (‘83) in religious studies, nature. This desire for Bolen later completed both control results in an an MA and L.Th. at St. Paul “attitude of violence . . . University in . He CONFRONTING AN towards the Earth itself,” was ordained a priest in the ECOLOGICAL CRISIS said Profit. Archdioceses of Regina in 1991, and worked in parish On March 7, 2008, Jesuit Throughout his lecture, ministry until 1994, when ecologist and author Fr. Profit illustrated how the he went to Oxford James Profit, SJ, presented Is passion of the earth University (St. Benet’s Hall) the Church Cool About emulates the passion of to start his doctoral studies. Global Warming? as part of Christ, a comparison the Campion Controversies frequently seen in art. He His teaching career in the lecture series, which argued that humanity must religious studies highlights the diversity answer to this passion of department at Campion within the Jesuit order. the earth with a call to College (1997-2001) was conversion, relating how interrupted by a call from “At the origin of the Vatican City has answered the Vatican to work at the ecological crisis is a this call. Through a variety Pontifical Council for spiritual crisis,” argued of initiatives, including Promoting Christian Unity, Profit, whose lecture utilizing solar energy and serving on the demonstrated how global financially supporting commissions for warming impacts, and is forest restoration, the International Anglican- impacted by, the church. Vatican has committed Roman Catholic and itself to becoming the first Methodist-Roman Catholic Profit explained that carbon-neutral state. dialogues. His work in churches and ecumenical Rome ends this summer, groups hold various Ending his lecture with a and he plans to spend the positions on global message of hope, Profit autumn completing his warming; while some argue spoke about the means by doctoral dissertation, before that climate change is an which various churches he returns to the immediate concern, others and ecumenical groups are Archdiocese of Regina. see it as detracting from becoming green, such as by other global concerns. installing “living walls.” He While at Campion, Bolen Focusing on the growing also discussed his personal will teach a course on the ecological crisis caused by experience with the Ignatius Jesuit Centre, a PhD, who is currently Childhood in Ethiopia community that combats serving as Campion (Goose Lane Editions, 2003), 3 the ecological crisis College’s Father Peter Nash, and has co-edited seven through a multi-faceted SJ, Chair in Religion. scholarly volumes on approach involving various issues including conservationist, On Thursday, March 13, early Canadian culture, educational, and 2008, Coleman presented Caribbean Canadian preventative methods. the 29th Nash Memorial writing, masculinities, Lecture entitled Reading, postcoloniality, and race. As the director of the Jesuit Spirituality, and Cultural One of Coleman’s current Collaborative for Ecology, Politics. His talk explored scholarly projects is a book Agriculture, and Forestry, the spiritual dimensions of manuscript entitled In Bed Profit draws upon his the paradox of reading, an with the Word: Reading, background in agriculture act that isolates the reader Spirituality, and Cultural (BSc. Agr.), rural sociology at the same time that it Politics. (MA) and theology (MDiv, creates a connection with STM). the outside world.

“Reading is not solely an CAMPION LIBRARY New soft seating areas provide exercise to feed one’s inner UPGRADES COMPLETE a comfortable work space for READING , life. Rather, eating the book students. SPIRITUALITY , AND — not just nibbling at it, or As they entered the CULTURAL POLITICS having a little taste here Campion College library enhancing the circulation and there, but eating it this fall, students area a few years ago, the For the average North wholesale — produces a immediately noticed library has seen little American, reading means changed person, an significant changes. Over change until now. having the luxury of time empowered person, a the summer months, the to tune out the rest of the different kind of person, library underwent some “All of the improvements world and curl up with a and changed people means remodeling thanks to the were done with the good book. But is reading social and political change, money raised by the annual students in mind. The purely a selfish act of too, not just personal campaign. addition of smaller study escape? Does it really change,” says Coleman. tables and comfortable isolate us? Have we taken Upon entering the library, study chairs provides a for granted this idle An alumnus of Campion students walk through new mixture of smaller tables pasttime and forgotten the College, Coleman teaches wheelchair-accessible doors for individual work while power it holds? and carries out research in and a new security system. still retaining some of the Canadian literature, the They now have access to larger tables for group “For many of us, reading is literary and cultural more computer study. We have also added a blasé, taken for granted and production of categories of workstations, new study comfortable seating area even easily dismissed. Or, if privilege such as whiteness, tables and seating areas. with a center coffee table it’s not dismissed, it’s masculinity, and They also benefit from a and four large easy chairs so minimized by being Britishness, and the noticeably brighter that there is an area where personalized. We tend to literatures of immigration atmosphere, compliments students can take a break think of the personal and and diaspora. He has of a change in ceiling from their studies, sit, and private benefits of reading published White Civility: colour and new blinds on read comfortably before and, in so doing, we forget The Literary Project of the windows. returning to their work,” the wide-ranging social and English Canada (U said Myfanwy Truscott, political effects it has,” Press, 2006), The Scent of Aside from adding new who recently retired as the argues Daniel Coleman, Eucalyptus: A Missionary computer workstations and Campion College librarian. News in Brief

CAMPION CELEBRATES dinner. This sold out event 4 90 Y EARS OF honoured two Campion EXCELLENCE alumni, Benjamin Allan Quigley (BA ‘67) and Robert Glynn Spelliscy (HS ‘32), Generations of Campion who have distinguished College alumni, students, themselves in their faculty, and staff joined in professional achievements celebrating the 90th and service to the anniversary of the college community. this past year. In an unrelated event, three “Campion College has Campion graduates were played a significant role in also recognized that same the education of our young weekend for their people since it opened its professional achievements doors 90 years ago,” said and contributions to the Campion president community. Dale Eisler (HS Benjamin Fiore, SJ, PhD. ‘67, BA ‘70), Gregory J. Fieger (BA ‘78), and Todd “We are proud of our many Bryanton (BA ‘03) received graduates who have gone Alumni Crowning on to make impressive Achievement Awards from contributions locally, the University of Regina nationally, and Alumni Association. internationally; their successes are our successes. The following day, former We are equally proud to be high school students were a part of this province’s treated to a tour of their old great history and to stomping grounds, the red continue to be a significant brick Campion College part of this community,” High School building on added Fiore. 23rd Avenue, now home to the Regina Christian The celebrations centered School. An open house was around a weekend of also held at the university activity that began with a campus. Alumni, faculty, 90th anniversary & alumni and staff were able to see of distinction awards the changes the building has undergone in recent Banners line Wascana years and attend mini- Parkway (top); Fr. Benjamin lectures by current Fiore, SJ and award recipient R. Campion College Glynn Spelliscy chat with professors. The weekend dinner guests (middle); concluded with a Sunday Attendees at the 90th liturgy and pancake anniversary dinner enjoy a breakfast. relaxing meal while catching up with old acquaintances (bottom). True to the Jesuit ideals of time to assist those in need service to the community, right here in our 5 part of the 90th anniversary community.” celebrations included a service component. The Founded in 1917, Campion college pledged to be part of College was constituted the Canadian Blood under the name of the Services Partners for Life Catholic College of Regina program, encouraging and given power “to students, faculty, and staff establish, maintain, and to donate blood. Campion conduct at the city of College also sponsored an Regina a college and school on-campus blood donor where students may obtain clinic in the fall. a liberal education in the arts and sciences.” The winter term began in January with a service day The institution has grown during which faculty, from a school with six students, and staff spent a students housed in the Saturday at the North basement of Holy Rosary Central Community Centre. Cathedral to a university The day involved cleaning college with a faculty storage areas, delivering complement of 23 full-time flyers to promote professors, offering courses community centre in the areas of astronomy, programs, organizing a Catholic studies, classics, small lending library, and English, French, media learning about all the studies, history, humanities, programs and services the pastoral studies, North Central Community philosophy, political Centre offers to its science, psychology, residents. religious studies, and theatre studies. “It seemed only fitting to celebrate the college’s 90 Approximately 1,000 years in Regina by giving students at the University back to our community,” of Regina are enrolled said Joanne Kozlowski, 90th through Campion College anniversary committee in the faculties of arts, chair. science, and fine arts.

“The service day event The front doors of the former provided an opportunity for Campion College High School the entire Campion (top); Campion High School community — faculty, staff, alumni enjoy a tour of their students and members of our Sunday liturgy — to former stomping grounds come together and give our (middle) and browse through high school yearbooks (bottom). d i o v a

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by Martin Beech, PhD

Say what you will about it, one thing is for certain, the future always happens. We

can try to ignore it, and we can try to predict it. Indeed, we can speculate endlessly,

or so it seems, about possible new trends in fashion and music, or new scientific

discoveries and emergent technologies, even the fluctuations in stock market shares.

History tells us, however, that most time when all life in the solar system been fully consumed and totally predictions about the future of human will come to an end (well, give or take destroyed in the Sun’s outer envelope. society, people’s life-styles, and the a few million years). Who will Earth itself might also be subsumed – effects of new technologies turn out to perpetrate this mass destruction of life the detailed computer models are not be wrong, and usually wildly wrong. on Earth, you might well ask. It is the quite clear on this part of the The future certainly begins in the very one object that has made life on Earth calculation. It matters not, however, if instant of our now, but it soon recedes possible over the past three billion the Earth is physically destroyed some into the distance, its many twists and years – the Sun. five billion years hence, when the Sun turns soon obscuring the future becomes a so-called red giant, since outcome from our collective vision. Just like the profiles of old astronomy life on Earth will have long been All the above being said, astronomers professors, the girth of the Sun will extinguished before this puffed-up are at a great advantage over other increase with age. It is currently 1.4 stage occurs. Indeed, the oceans will futurists and market analysts in that million kilometers across, but in begin to rapidly evaporate away some A S

A they can look billions of years into the about five billion years, it will have two to three billion years from now N

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i future by observing stars that formed expanded to almost fill the Earth’s when the Sun will be about 10 d n e r u c S many billions of years ago. Indeed, orbit – a diameter of 300 million percent more luminous than at the

o t e o h h astronomers, perhaps with a degree of kilometers. By this time, of course, the present time. Once the oceans have T P maddening certainty, can predict the planets Mercury and Venus will have fully evaporated, then all life on, in,

and above Earth will become extinct future Sun might be manipulated, developed a detailed numerical stellar and a great heat-blasted silence will engineered if you will, to avoid the code to model the interiors of stars. descend upon our globe. The picture planet-destroying, bloated red giant One of the studies performed with my is not a pretty one, and it is even more phase. It is hard to imagine the then-supervisor at the University of sobering when it is realized that this is complexity of the engineering Western Ontario, Romas Mitalas (now a certain future, not a model-based, requirements that would be needed to emeritus), was to look at the effects of purely intellectual prediction. The complete the job, but this is where the extra internal mixing on the certainty of the prediction is very long lead-time works in evolution of stars. What we found supported by detailed numerical humanity’s favour. with the fully-mixed or chemically- model calculations, and it is also homogeneous stellar models was that 8 based upon the detailed observation In the book that I recently completed the red giant phase can be turned off; and comparisons between many with Springer Publishing, my aim is to a star actually becomes smaller and different, very real, Sun-like stars of point out that the very distant future hotter, as opposed to larger and cooler, different ages. of Earth and the solar system is not when its interior is well mixed. This is really so bleak as it might at first exactly the effect that we need for the I can just imagine the cry of the seem. I will immediately add to this future Sun. newspaper vendor: ‘Earth doomed – statement that I don’t know how to read all about it. Only three billion perform the actual engineering, but I The would-be future astroengineer years left before all life ends. Canadian can tell you (with some sense of has two tasks to perform. These two politicians unsure if this is a confidence) how to make the Sun live tasks essentially entail the provincial or federal problem. . .’ Only longer, and how life on Earth (at least construction of two massive pumps. (I three billion years left! Hold on a in principle) can survive the aging am using the term pump here in a minute. Surely, you may ask, ”Isn’t life expansionism and increasing very general fashion, and its use here difficult enough in the modern era luminosity of the Sun. So, it only is intended to be more illustrative without worrying about events that remains from here on to convey what than actual.) The first pump will need will occur well after our lifetimes?” the secret to solar longevity is. to be placed about two-thirds of the Well, yes and no. The events are way into the Sun’s interior, and its job certainly far removed from our Just as the dieticians tell us that we will be to chemically mix and everyday lives. If there was ever a case should watch our weight, so too homogenize the constituent solar gas. for declaring “this is someone else’s should the Sun. The first step required The second pump will need to be problem,” then this must surely be it. in the astroengineering program is for placed towards the surface of the Sun, But we delude ourselves if we totally the Sun to shed a few trillion pounds and its role will be to eject solar deny the future, even the very distant — and more. Indeed, over time it will material into space. The combination future, and just as we must face the have to reduce its mass by about a of mass loss (driven by the surface eventual depletion of the world’s factor of three. Astrophysicists have pump) and chemical mixing (driven reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas in known since the mid-1920s that the by the inner pump) will have to be the relatively near future, so energy output of a star is governed adjusted so that the Sun’s luminosity humanity must also face up to the fact entirely by its mass; the more massive remains at about its present level (a that the Sun is going to increase in its a star is, the greater is its luminosity slightly lower level would, in fact, be energy output, and that for the Earth (for a given chemical composition). better) in spite of the fact that its and the inner solar system this spells Invoking mass loss alone, however, interior is becoming increasingly certain disaster. will not stop the Sun from eventually hydrogen poor. This latter effect swelling-up into a red giant as it ages. comes about because the Sun still has Is the future doom described above To stop this expansion, the interior of to generate energy by the fusion inevitable? Surprisingly, perhaps to the Sun needs to be mixed. As part of reactions that convert four hydrogen many readers, the answer is no. In my doctoral studies, a time that now nuclei into a helium nucleus. The principle, there are ways in which the sits many years in the distant past, I essential reason for mixing the interior of the Sun is to enable the astroengineering the Sun. At the begin until perhaps several hundred central core, where it is hot enough present time, the physical ability to million years from now (and and dense enough for the fusion perform the actual astroengineering remember humanity has only been on reactions to take place, to have does not exist, except in dreams and the global scene for the past ten to eventual access to all of the Sun’s science fiction fantasy. It is twelve thousand years). By that time it hydrogen content – a whopping 1.5 x remarkable, however, that the physics is likely that we will have terraformed, 1030 kg of hydrogen in fact. behind the essential astroengineering that is made habitable, the planets process are reasonably clear and well Mars and Venus. People will also live By the careful control of the mass loss understood, at least in principle. in massive space colonies within and internal mixing, the Sun will not Indeed, in some sense, we have the hollowed-out asteroids and upon the become an over-luminous, bloated red power to perform reverse astrology – moons of the Jovian planets. The 9 giant as it ages. The planets Mercury humanity will tell the stars future solar system, I have no doubt, and Venus will not, therefore, be (specifically the Sun) what is in their will be a vibrant and life-filled place. It destroyed, and the Earth’s oceans will future. While the task of is within this context of planetary not boil away. Not only this, but the astroengineering is well beyond any engineering and the establishment of time over which the Sun might actions that humanity can presently an extensive space-based industry that reasonably support life on Earth (and perform, the future remains our best the possibility of engineering the the other terraformed planets that will friend. Who would have believed one- future evolution of the Sun becomes eventually exist within the solar hundred, even fifty, years ago that not only believable, but also, I would system) is increased from the perhaps human industrial activity could wager, entirely possible. two to three billion years we currently change the Earth’s atmosphere – and have to over twelve billion years. yet global warming is very much a problem in the here and now. Saving planets from a fiery Dr. Martin Beech is an associate destruction, sustaining life on Earth, Predicting the future is, of course, a professor of astronomy at Campion and increasing the habitability of the dangerous (and often foolish) thing to College. solar system by a factor of four are the do – so here goes. In essence, the possibilities opened up to us by process of astroengineeering need not

Coronal mass ejection (CME) blast and subsequent impact at Earth -- This illustration shows a CME blasting off the Sun’s surface in the direction of Earth. This left portion is composed of an EIT 304 image superimposed on a LASCO C2 coronagraph. Two to four days later, the CME cloud is shown striking and beginning to be mostly deflected around the Earth’s magnetosphere. The blue paths emanating from the Earth’s poles represent some of its magnetic field lines. The magnetic cloud of plasma can extend to 30 million miles wide by the time it reaches Earth. These storms, which occur frequently, can disrupt communications and navigational equipment, damage satellites, and even cause blackouts. (Objects in the illustration are not drawn to scale.) Photo courtesy of NASA. Delegates at the General Congregation 35 gather for the final mass.

10 Selecting a leader Global focus provides more opportunity for collaboration

s our neighbours to the south explains in a letter to his fellow Jesuits Admittedly, at 71, Fr. Nicolás may not Abegan the long process of in Canada, one with very strict hold the position for a great number selecting presidential guidelines. of years. However, Fr. Nicolás, a native candidates, Campion professor and of Spain, has spent the majority of his Jesuit priest Peter Bisson joined 225 “A happy election and the subsequent apostolic life in Japan, and this Jesuits from around the world to joy were made possible by the combination of east/west experiences select their own leader. The superior extraordinary ‘murmurationes’ along with his leadership skills make general conducts the process that we engaged in during him the obvious choice to lead the much like a bishop heads his diocese, four full days before the day of Jesuits in their mission. and is elected by the general election. This was basically a series of congregation of the society for a life- one-on-one spiritual conversations “The man chosen is an indication of term. directed toward discovering whom the direction the Society of Jesus the Spirit wanted to be the next wishes to move toward,” said Bisson. The thirty-fifth general congregation superior general of the society. The in the Jesuits’ 450-year history rules in the Formula Congregationis In his homily at the closure of General gathered in Rome in January to elect a helped this communal discernment to Congregation 35, Fr. Nicolás clarified successor to Fr. Peter Hans be free. For example, there may be no his vision for the order: “The center of Kolvenbach, SJ, who had announced campaigning for or against anyone or attention . . . is those whom we serve. his pending retirement two years any group. Furthermore, one may not Believers will find that their lives have earlier, and to establish the course of offer information that has not been been changed. The signs are the result the Jesuit mission over the coming asked for, and when one responds to a of faith, of a life that has years. question, one must indicate the been transformed. Perhaps our sources of one’s information,” challenge today is to discern the signs Selecting the right individual to lead explained Bisson. of the Gospel . . . What, then, are the the largest religious order in the signs? Justice, peace, compassion, — there are over After two long weeks of discernment, solidarity, reconciliation, and human 20,000 Jesuits world-wide — requires Reverend Father Adolfo Nicolás, SJ, dignity. When these have become much thought, prayer, and was elected to lead the society. universal, when everyone has access contemplation. to these most human elements of our Bisson admitted that the outcome was lives, these will be the signs.” “The election process is a bit surprising to everyone, mainly extraordinary,” said Bisson, and, as he because of Fr. Nicolás’s age. (but not only) in theology and what constitutes Jesuit work, for philosophy, is necessary for a number example, seeking in some way to find of reasons: to deepen the encounter God in all things, and accountability with God, to ensure that every Jesuit to the society. So, Campion can be ministry is pursued with a solid assured of the importance of higher intellectual component, and to ensure education and research for the society, that the formation the society offers and should continue to link with the to its own members, and to other wider Jesuit world,” said Bisson. future ministers, is deep and rigorous,” explained Bisson. With a focus on strengthening ties amongst the Jesuit communities, “The congregation also expected that students can look forward to more 11 the society's various research centres collaboration between Campion and — most of them institutions of higher Jesuit institutions around the world, learning such as Campion — will thus providing further opportunities contribute to the society's and for global experiences. Church's priorities by co-operating with other Jesuit institutions around For Bisson, the experience is one that the world. The congregation also he will take with him as he continues insisted that sharing responsibility for in his work and ministry. Peter Bisson, SJ, PhD the society's ministries with others is basic to the society's way of “It was a transformative experience. proceeding, and not simply a way of The honesty and spiritual depth of With a new leader at the helm, the compensating for diminished conversations really brought everyone remaining two months of the general numbers of Jesuits. Finally, the together . . . Our work will lead to congregation’s work was to review the congregation clarified the criteria greater collaboration of Jesuits around mission. and formulate the future that the society will use to determine the world,” said Bisson. direction of the society.

“The general congregation wrote six decrees which identified topics for planning,” said Bisson. “One decree replied to Pope Benedict's re- affirmation of the Jesuit charism today. Two decrees focused on Jesuit mission today, one from the point of view of religious experience, the other from a more explanatory point of view. The other decrees were on collaboration at the heart of mission, governance in the Society of Jesus, and I nvestIng In our F uture obedience in the society.” It’s easy to leave a legacy that will help ensure Most relevant to Jesuit institutions of our future generations have access to first-rate, Catholic-based, higher-learning, such as Campion, is post-secondary education. the general congregation’s recognition of the intellectual apostolate as one of five world-wide priorities. The other Campion College offers a variety of gift planning options for five priorities are Africa, China, those wishing to support higher education. migration issues, and the international educational and For more information contact research institutions in Rome. “The ministry of research, especially Fred Marcia at 359-1231 or 1-800-667-7282. Academic Notes

CAMPION LAUNCHES curating a film series,” 12 STUDENT INTERNSHIP explains McCarthy. “T HE PROJECT PROGRAM IS A Financial support, to a REFLECTION OF You don’t have to be a crime maximum of $1,000 per THE COLLEGE ’S scene investigator to receive applicant, will be provided a CSI award. Facial to successful applicants CORE DESIRE TO recognition software and whose projects show HELP STUDENTS finger-print kits are not student initiative and INTEGRATE required, just a little provide an opportunity for THEIR Lee Ward, PhD initiative and the desire to student engagement in the ACADEMIC do something that will wider community. STUDIES IN THE benefit the community-at- Successful applicants will BROADER large. be required to submit a CONTEXT OF brief written report upon The Campion Student completion of the project. THEIR LIVES ” Internship program, or CSI, This program is only open emphasizes the mission of to students who are the College to enhance enrolled through Campion was made an honorary student life by encouraging College. member and presented with student initiatives in extra- the first ASN Distinguished curricular activities Professor Award. Ward was through financial support. selected based on his Samira McCarthy expertise, his teaching “The project is a reflection ALPHA SIGMA NU skills, and his demonstrated of the College’s core desire care and concern for to help students integrate Six of Campion College’s students. their academic studies in top students and one the broader context of their professor were inducted Alpha Sigma Nu is the lives,” says Campion into the prestigious international honour College Dean Samira international Jesuit honour society for Jesuit post- McCarthy. society, Alpha Sigma Nu. secondary institutions. Now Reed Miller, Timothy in its 76th year, ASN’s “Through the CSI program, Oleskiw, Tamara Ruzic, member institutions we hope to encourage Karlen Herauf, Danielle include all 28 Jesuit colleges student initiatives both on Laville, and Chelsea and universities in the USA, and off campus, and Poncsak were selected based Sogang University in Seoul, provide an opportunity for on their excellent academic South Korea, Campion them to gain some valuable records, their demonstrated College, and the three Jesuit volunteer and work loyalty to the social and schools of theology in experience. Projects could religious values of the Berkeley (California), range from organizing a college, and their service to Boston, and Toronto. fundraising drive for a non- others. Dr. Lee Ward, a profit organization to political science professor, CAMPION LIBRARIAN [and] accompany them on Livingstone received a BA in RETIRES AFTER 27 their faith life.” He political science from 13 YEARS attributes his preparation Carleton University. During for ministry work to his final year of In December, Campion growing up in a family that undergraduate work, College bid farewell to values faith life, and Livingstone returned to Myfanwy Truscott who witnessing the teamwork Africa to work with the retired after serving as the within the ministries at Jesuit AIDS Network in college librarian for 27 various parishes. While at Kenya and Ethiopia. He years. Truscott was often Campion, his ministry moved to St. Paul, the first face students would experiences not only will Minnesota for his novitiate Matthew see when entering the include campus ministry at before returning to Canada Livingstone, SJ library, and the person to the college, but also to work on his MA in call if you were looking for participation in community philosophy at Dominican information on Campion’s organizations, such as University College and the history. Over the past few Friends on the Outside. . years, Truscott was focused His scholastic pursuits on refurbishing the library He views teaching at the reflect his dual interests in to meet the current needs of college and interacting with political science and students. Her efforts were the students as a mutually religion, focusing on realized with the beneficial experience: “I dialogue between religions renovations this past hope that . . . I will progress and cultures, development summer which included the further in my formation issues, political thought, addition of automatic doors, and, to the students, speak international relations, and Myfanwy Truscott new computer workstations some words of truth.” He Catholic social teaching. and study areas. anticipates being in a student-rich environment, where joining them on their BORN IN faith journeys will help him NORTHERN CAMPION WELCOMES “grow in understanding of ALBERTA , JESUIT TO ITS CAMPUS [him]self.” MINISTRY TEAM LIVINGSTONE Livingstone’s interest in SPENT MOST OF Campion College welcomes politics and culture HIS YOUTH Matthew Livingstone, SJ, to developed from an early ABROAD WITH a two year appointment as age, teaching him that HIS FAMILY IN campus minister and political science is “the best CANADA ’S sessional instructor in way to participate in humanities. change.” Born in northern DIPLOMATIC Alberta, he spent most of SERVICE , LIVING Livingstone looks forward his youth abroad with his IN SWAZILAND , to his role as campus family in Canada’s SUDAN , G HANA , minister: “I will have the diplomatic service, living in BANGLADESH , opportunity to work with Swaziland, Sudan, Ghana, people who have questions Bangladesh, and Pakistan. AND PAKISTAN . Academic Notes

RESEARCH Dr. Peter Bisson, SJ (religious received a SSHRC/ 14 studies) was recently President's award for their Dr. Jacoba Kuikman appointed the International research project in the area (religious studies) traveled Fellowship at the of math cognition. in India for two months Woodstock Theological locating and analyzing the Center, Georgetown Dr. Benjamin Fiore, SJ Bene Israel Jewish University, Washington, (religious studies) received a community. This D.C. The Woodstock Center $4,000 grant from the community has lived and is a Jesuit-sponsored think Saskatchewan Heritage thrived for thousands of tank for matters dealing Foundation to research art Philippe Mather, years and may be the with religion and social treasures in rural PhD descendents of one of the justice. Prior to this Saskatchewan churches. ten lost tribes of Israel. appointment, Bisson served Kuikman’s research is as a delegate to the 35th The Canadian Space Agency concentrated on the Indian general congregation of the awarded a $20,000 research caste culture that enabled Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and grant to review Canadian Indian Jews to flourish from September 1 to studies relating to small without the Anti-Semitism December 31, 2007, as the body solar system objects. that has existed in other International Lonergan Campion professor Dr. Jewish diasporas. Kuikman Fellow at the Lonergan Martin Beech (astronomy) is is also exploring the Institute of the principal investigator richness of the Bene Israel's Boston College, Boston. leading the study. unique rituals and beliefs, Bernard Lonergan (1904 – David Meban, PhD many of them borrowed 1984), a Canadian, was one Drs. Katherine Robinson from their Hindu, Muslim, of the foremost Christian (psychology) and Katherine Christian, and Parsi theologians and Arbuthnott (psychology) neighbours. Kuikman’s philosophers of the 20th were both awarded NSERC travel costs were funded by century. The Lonergan discovery grants for their the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute is dedicated to current research projects. Institute. exploring, extending, and Robinson received $15,000 Kuikman also received a applying Lonergan’s to study children's President’s Research Award, thought. understanding and which will allow her to In October 2007, Bisson application of the continue her research on became the director, Jesuit mathematical concepts of the questions of hybrid and Forum for Social Faith and inversion and associativity. displaced communities. Justice, Toronto, a small Arbuthnott was awarded Bene Israel Indian Jews who NGO dedicated to religious over $100,000 to study have immigrated to Israel contributions to social mechanisms of executive have experienced more justice and social control: inhibition, discrimination in Israel (as transformation. intention, and self-control. Indians) than they ever did in India. Drs. Tom Phenix Dr. David Meban (classics) (psychology) and Heather presented Social Memory, Price (psychology-UofR) Commemoration and Caesar in Virgil’s Fifth PUBLICATIONS Merleau-Ponty’s Eclogue at the Phenomenology of 15 Commemoration in Campion professors Drs. Perception, was published Antiquity Conference. The George Marshall as part of the Marquette conference was held at the (philosophy, emeritus) and University Press series University of Alberta in Alison Fizzard (history) International Library of March. helped celebrate the Philosophy and Scientific Meban’s article Temple college’s 90th anniversary Method. Building, Primus Language, with the publication of and the Proem to Virgil's their latest books, bringing A book launch was held in Third Georgic was the number of books November to showcase the George Marshall, published in the April 2008 published by Campion other six publications: PhD edition of Classical faculty this year to eight. Rejuvenating the Sun: and Philology. His article Avoiding Other Global entitled Virgil's Eclogues “For a small liberal arts Catastrophes, Dr. Martin and Social Memory was university college with only Beech (astronomy), Cloud- recently accepted by the 23 full-time faculty Capped Towers: The American Journal of members, eight new Utopian Theme in Philosphy. publications is very Saskatchewan History and exciting, and a great way to Culture, Dr. Alex Dr. Christian Riegel celebrate our 90th MacDonald (English), (English) presented anniversary,” says Campion Plato's Meno: An Postcolonial Identity in Joan College Dean Samira Interpretation, Dr. Cristina Crate’s Foreign Homes at McCarthy. Ionescu, (philosophy), The Martin Beech, PhD the British Association for Pastoral Epistles; First Canadian Studies “The range of topics and Timothy, Second Timothy, Conference. The conference fields of study represented is Titus, Volume 12 in the was held in April at the a true example of the Sacra Pagina Commentary University of Warwick, diversity of our faculty and Series, Dr. Benjamin Fiore, Coventry, UK. educational opportunities SJ (religious studies), provided by the college,” Dictionary of Literary Dr. Philippe Mather’s McCarthy adds. Biography, Volume 334: (media studies) article, Twenty-First-Century Stanley Kubrick and Look Fizzard’s book, entitled Canadian Writers, Dr. Magazine, is the first Plympton Priory: A House Christian Riegel (English), chapter in a new collection of Augustinian Canons in and Socrates: Reason or entitled Stanley Kubrick: South-Western England in Unreason as the Foundation Alex MacDonald, Essays on His Films and the Late Middle Ages, is the of European Identity, Dr. PhD Legacy, edited by Gary D. thirtieth volume in Brill’s Ann Ward (political science Rhodes and published by Series on Church History and philosophy & classics). McFarland & Company in (series editor: Wim Janse, December 2007. University of Leiden. Leiden: Brill, 2007.) Marshall’s book, A Guide to e h t

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For many people, the chance to curl a chance to grow and to find individuals and their perceptions of up with a good book is a way to experiences beyond their own.” the world around them. escape the stresses of daily life. As a child of white missionary parents Although he moved to Canada when Daniel Coleman, PhD and Campion living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he was just 18, the experiences of his College’s 2007 Father Peter Nash, SJ, Coleman developed a love of books upbringing continue to have a Chair in Religion disagrees early in his life. He tells a story of how significant influence on how he completely. Rather than thinking of his six-year-old brother skipped the perceives reading as it relates to reading as an escape, Coleman wants second day of boarding school to stay culture. n o

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awareness it creates in the reader’s such as gender, ethnicity, race, and In April, at the end of the winter mind. nationality. semester and his term as the Nash Chair, Coleman returned to McMaster, “Reading does a painful and a positive He has published several works, but said he enjoyed his time at thing at once: it creates the isolated including Masculine Migrations: Campion. “There are no federated individual who withdraws from the Reading the Postcolonial Male in colleges at McMaster,” he says. “It’s group to think for him or herself,” said “New Canadian” Narratives, and The fascinating to be able to see how they Coleman. “But that isolation is not as Scent of Eucalyptus: A Missionary operate because they are liberal arts private as it looks, for reading is also a Childhood in Ethiopia, and has co- institutions.” connection to others, an imaginative edited seven scholarly volumes on connection to the writer and to other issues including early Canadian According to him, one of the best 18 readers by means of the tracks the culture, Caribbean Canadian writing, things about the federated colleges at writer has left on the page. And in masculinities, postcoloniality, and the U of R — Campion, Luther and the this double process there lies the race. First Nations University — is that potential for the reader to be changed they promote diversity on the by what he or she reads.” His book White Civility: The Literary university campus. Project of English Canada was He uses the eighteenth-century awarded the 2006-07 Raymond “Because they’re liberal arts colleges, example of David George, a young, Klibansky Prize for the best Canadian they have a raison d’être that frees black slave in Georgia who learned English language book in the them from some of the pressures faced how to read from watching the white humanities. in the regular university,” he said. kids in the plantation owner’s house. “Whereas Canadian universities these “What I saw on the page, I already had His writing brings together his life days are under a great, homogenizing in my heart,” George later wrote. In experiences and his educational pressure to shift their priorities to other words, reading confirmed his background, which includes an income-generating fields for research humanity at a time when Black undergraduate degree in English from and teaching, liberal arts colleges like people were not considered fully Campion College, a Masters in English these exist in order to give students a human; seeing his thoughts in print from the U of R and a PhD from the broad, holistic education. They aren’t empowered George, and he eventually University of Alberta. professional schools which train gained his freedom and became an students to enter a single field; influential leader of ex-slaves from Currently a professor in the instead, they offer a wide, flexible Georgia to Nova Scotia and then to department of English and cultural education that qualifies them to Sierra Leone. studies at McMaster University, where contribute to society in many ways he is also the Canada Research Chair and in a variety of vocations. It’s the For Coleman, George’s statement in Diversity in Canadian Literary kind of education that gives students resonates throughout his extensive Cultures, he welcomed the chance to the kind of adaptability we need in research on Canadian literature. In come back to Regina as the Father today’s constantly shifting job market. particular, he has concentrated on the Peter Nash, SJ, Chair in Religion. Because each of the federated colleges immigrant experience, and how provides its own unique emphasis and immigrant writing has played such an As well as continuing his research and appeals to a distinct constituency, important part in Canadian literary acting as ambassador for the college, together they bring a diverse set of culture. Coleman taught an undergraduate curricular and scholarly offerings to course, entitled Reading, Spirituality the university campus.” “I understand something of where and Cultural Politics, in the winter they’re coming from,” claims semester. Meanwhile, Coleman looks forward to Coleman. “I was a Canadian coming to teaching a version of the same class Canada, but I had never lived here. I For students who took the class, it was back at McMaster University, and we didn’t fit in, even though I was a white his inspirational seminars that can anticipate the publication of In guy with unaccented English. I could impressed them most. “He is Bed With the Word: Reading, relate to the experiences of amazingly inclusive, really drawing Spirituality, and Cultural Politics from displacement and re-adjustment.” ideas out of his students, making the University of Alberta Press in the them feel valued, while at the same spring of 2009. Several of his books examine how time working in his own wisdom,” literary texts produce and reinforce says Cheryl Ashton, an educator and Lori Weins is a Regina writer. categories of cultural identification one of the students in Coleman’s class. Students from Catholic institutions across Western Canada took part in the CCSA Conference

Catholic Students’ 19 Conference

In February, Campion College hosted money to take wheelchairs over to supper though, when we had the annual Canadian Catholic Sierra Leone. At one point, the speaker something of a “talent night”. There Students’ Association Western had us sit on the floor, and try to move were quite a few talented musicians. Conference. This three day event about using only our hands. It was Some even wrote songs about their welcomed student representatives very hard to do — one delegate, who fellow delegates or how they had car from Catholic universities and is a very dedicated athlete, managed trouble on their way to Regina. It colleges across Western Canada. alright, but he was the only one who would be hard to pick a favourite, but Nadine Kirzinger, president of the had any real success. the acts that stood out were the girls Campion College Students’ Union, who got up to do the “chicken dance” attended the event and shares with us During the afternoon, I sat in on a talk to the bagpipes, the song “What I Like her experience. about a pilgrimage in Spain. They About You,” re-written to reflect what spoke of how going on this pilgrimage the performers liked about their “Day One: Well I’ve just come from brought them closer to God, helped fellow delegates, and the interactive meeting with a bunch of the delegates them to make decisions, and put their German dance. Later, the University of from Regina, , and lives into perspective. There was also a Regina Students’ Union hosted us over . Apparently there’s another slide show to accompany the talk and at The Owl, giving us a chance to group from Winnipeg on their way, they had some of the most amazing continue socializing (and occasionally but they’re having some car trouble. pictures I’ve ever seen. Just hearing get up to dance). It was nice to get a With any luck, they should get into about the experience (yes, even the chance to chat with the people who town tomorrow morning though. So parts about being frozen in the middle couldn’t make it in last night. far, it’s been mostly just a chance to of a snow storm with shorts on) made get to know one another and have me want to experience it all myself. I Day Three: Ah yes, we’ve come to the some fun before the sessions start. It’s think that maybe one day. . . business end of things. We had a going to be an awesome weekend – I meeting about the direction the can already tell! When everyone got back, we had a Canadian Catholic Students’ real treat — the First Nations Association is moving, and elected our Day Two: I’ve been attending sessions University gave us permission to use new western representatives. After since early this morning, and I their sacred space, and we held a that, we had Mass and it all seemed continue to be amazed. My first Ukrainian Orthodox prayer there. It like it was over too soon. As we said session was a talk on Development was quite something to have the our goodbyes and people piled back and Peace (D&P), and I got to know chance to look out into an open field into their cars for the long trips home, more about the organization. We’ve while we sang the prayers. In fact, I I looked around and saw a smile on made some plans to promote the D&P think it would be safe to say that it everyone’s face. . . I don’t think it can week that’s coming up. rivalled the pictures from Spain. get much better than that.”

The next session was a really Now that we were all together again, interesting talk about how a local we had our group supper at Campion. group of Knights of Columbus raised The highlight of that time came after R. Glynn Spelliscy (left) and B. Allan Quigley (right) were recognized for their community work and professional achievements at the first annual Alumni of Distinction Awards ceremony.

20 And the award goes to... Campion presents first annual Alumni of Distinction Awards

When a former graduate student, for Academic Excellence from the the many signs along the roadways of Marg Rose, indicated to Allan Quigley Department of Distance and Antigonish and the posters on the (BA ’67) her intention to nominate Continuing Education, and the Award university walls. He has also taken on him for a Campion College Alumni of for Adult Educator of the Year from a position in the mailroom, Distinction Award, Quigley did not Pennsylvania’s Association of Adult something that would have been have high expectations. and Continuing Education. impossible for him before.

“I wondered if there was really much Perhaps the greatest rewards Quigley Quigley admits he did not completely point,” admitted Quigley. “Campion has received, however, are the “change the world,” as he and his has had a lot of graduates, and I know accomplishments of those who have classmates set out to do upon many are far more qualified and benefited from his work. graduation some 40 years ago, but he deserving than I.” believes that many have made a At the award presentation dinner in positive difference. Quigley’s accomplishments October, Quigley shared the story of throughout his 40 years in the field of Gilbert, a maintenance employee at St. “There is so much to be done,” said adult education and literacy earned Francis Xavier. Gilbert learned to read Quigley. “But this award, for me, him the Campion College Alumni of at 50 years old thanks to a literacy affirms a purpose — a purpose based Distinction Award for Professional class Quigley helped bring to the on hope for a better world.” Achievement. This is not the first time campus. accolades have been bestowed on this In this same spirit of giving, Glynn St. Francis Xavier professor. Quigley “I wanted to tell this story tonight Spelliscy (HS ’32) has dedicated his has been recognized worldwide for because it is, I think, a kind of symbol life to helping others. the advances he has made in this field, for the society we live in today,” said and his skills as an author, public Quigley. “How many times a day are The recipient of the Campion College speaker, and educator. His book, we directed to ‘just visit our website,’ Alumni of Distinction Award for Rethinking Literacy, won the Cyril O. but what if you can’t visit the website. Humanitarian and Community Houle Award for Outstanding . . The world is a very different place Service, Spelliscy has spent the past 70 Literature in 1998. He is also the for those with low literacy skills.” years contributing his time and recipient of the Kenneth J. Mattran talents to numerous volunteer groups Award for literacy leadership, the For Gilbert, learning to read gave him and non-profit organizations. Pennsylvania State University Award a new lease on life. Now, he can read 21

Alumni of Distinction Award recipients Robert Glynn Spelliscy (left) and Benjamin Allan Quigley (right)

Spelliscy’s long-term memberships in Society of Management Accountants, Spelliscy scholarship at the BC a range of organizations, such as the and is a founding member of the Institute of Technology and “Spelliscy Lion’s Club, CNIB, BC Housing Society of Industrial Accountants of Manor,” a low-cost housing building Corporation, and the Knights of Saskatchewan (now known as in BC. Columbus, reveal his dedication to the Certified Management Accountants). organizations to which he volunteers. When asked what inspires him to Among his numerous volunteer Of the numerous charities Spelliscy volunteer continually, Spelliscy says activities, Spelliscy served as co-chair has volunteered for, he cites the time that he has a responsibility to look of the fundraising committee for the spent with the CNIB, where he after other people, and that he likes to new parish of St. John Brebeuf in became the national board director, keep giving. Winnipeg, sat on the Archbishop’s and his interactions with the elderly Advisory Board of the Archdiocese of through the BC Housing Society, of In honour of Spelliscy receiving this , was the chairman of the which he was a chairman, as his most award, his long-time employer, BC Catholic newspaper laity rewarding volunteer experiences. Canada Safeway, donated $1,000 to the committee, the director of Catholic Campion College scholarship Charities and the director of finance Spelliscy’s dedication has not gone endowment fund. for the Archdiocese of Vancouver unnoticed. He has received numerous regarding the Papal visit of Pope John awards including the Financial Campion College will present the Paul II. He also served as chairman of Executive Institute’s Key Member 2008 Alumni of Distinction awards at the River Heights Home Owners’ Award for lifetime achievement, the the Alumni Dinner on Friday, Association, director of Rainbow Stage Canadian Commemorative Medal, the November 7. The dinner will be held (Winnipeg), director of the Children’s Queen’s Commemorative Medal, and at the Hotel Saskatchewan. Tickets are Aid Society of Winnipeg, chairman of the CNIB’s Edwin Albert Baker Award $75, and are available by calling (306) the Serra Club, president of the for Lifetime Service. His legacy of 586-4242. Financial Executive Institute of humanitarianism will carry on to Vancouver, national president of the future generations with the CMA 22 Annual Campaign

The 2007/2008 annual campaign was ministry program. The Campion challenges students face and the a success, raising much needed funds College campus ministry team offers a pressure to succeed, the campus towards the Campion College wide variety of programs and services, ministers have experienced an scholarship and bursary program. including daily and Sunday liturgical increase in time spent providing services, spiritual and personal spiritual and personal counselling Throughout the years, Campion counselling, student retreats, and a services. College scholarships and bursaries peer support program. have recognized academic “Students are very stressed trying to achievement and assisted students in “We have a very active faith balance school, family, and work. Our need. On average, the college awards community at Campion, with an doors are always open to support over $100,000 to its students each average of 80 people attending our them, assist in crisis situations, and year. While many awards have been Sunday evening liturgy,” said Theresa help direct them to other services on established through individual gifts Cullen, campus minister, adding that campus,” said Cullen. and bequests, a large portion are the services are enhanced by the provided by the college through its many student volunteers who Support for this year’s annual operating budget and the scholarship participate in the celebrations. campaign will enhance the programs endowment fund. and services provided by the Campion While the main focus for the campus College campus ministry team. “The additional $80,000 raised ministry team is the Campion through the recent campaign will community, the services and Campion College recognizing the strengthen our scholarship and programs they provide extend well valuable support provided by its bursary program,” said Fred Marcia, beyond the college walls. Campus benefactors. Their gifts are recognized executive director of administrative ministers Theresa Cullen and on a granite donor wall, which has services. Stephanie Molloy facilitate retreats for been placed at the main entrance of Catholic high schools, organize a the college. The wall serves as a fitting Marcia adds that the college’s long variety of events to raise awareness of tribute to college benefactors who term goal is to establish an social justice issues, offer ecumenical have contributed over $5,000 and will endowment fund that will not only prayer services, and host an annual continue to honour donors in the cover the cost of the existing program, meeting of the Regina chaplains. years to come. but also allow for future additions and enhancements. The main focus of the campus Recent annual campaigns have ministry team continues to be the allowed for renovations to the library This year’s annual campaign will spiritual development of students. and the establishment of the Father focus on the college’s campus With the increasing financial Peter Nash, SJ, Chair in Religion. Thank you for helping us raise over $80,000

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APRIL 30, 2008 Brag a Bit

Lawrence Nestman (HS’ Nicole Petroski's (BA into products and processes 24 61) retired from his position Hons., ‘96) second book of that will benefit Canadians. at in poetry, The Girl in the The awards are aimed at June 2007 and was awarded Moon, was published by fostering in Master's or PhD the rank of professor Text Sure Communications students who are in their emeritus. After graduating in October 2007. Her first final year, or have recently from Campion College High book, Out of Somewhere, graduated, an appreciation School, Lawrence went on was published by Tegancat of real-world applications of to receive a Bachelor of Music in 2003. The books their research. Dosselmann Commerce degree from the are available at Chapters was recognized for his University of Saskatchewan. and McNally Robinson, or development of a first-of-a- He articled with Peat, directly from Text Sure kind prototype TV and Narwick, Mitchell in Communications video quality monitoring where he received (www.textsure.ca). system. Access his CA designation. Nicole received her MA Communication showed Lawrence then attended the from the University of interest in developing a University of Alberta where Regina in 1997. Shortly after video quality measurement he received a Master of graduating with a PhD from system. As well, a company Health Services the University of based in Winnipeg has Administration degree. Saskatchewan in 2004, recently entered into Upon graduation, he Nicole moved to Winnipeg negotiations for this became an assistant and started the independent technology. Dosselmann professor, and later, an publishing company Text successfully achieved his associate professor, in the Sure Communications. In Master's in computer Division of Health Services addition to writing poetry, science in 2006 and is Administration, faculty of Nicole has written lyrics for currently a PhD candidate medicine, at the University Winnipeg singer Grace at the U of R . of Alberta. In 1980, Murillo and the Canadian Lawrence moved with his band TRU 22. She is also Timothy Tororey (BHJ ‘06) family to Halifax to become developing her skills as a was presented the 2007 a professor and founding publicist for the Premier's Award for director of the School of independent record label Excellence in the Public Health Services Tegancat Music. Service for his work in Administration at rolling out an online Dalhousie University. Richard Dosselmann government business and (B.Sc., computer science, ‘01, permit license service Carol Powell-Ariano (BA B.Sc., statistics, ‘04, B.Sc., (BizPaL). Hons. ‘79) was recently math, ‘04) was among 11 appointed vice-president of finalists honoured at the human resources at Aga NSERC Synergy Awards Khan University in Gala on October 29, 2007. BRAG A B IT : Pakistan. Prior to her new The Innovation Challenge appointment, Carol served Award honours students We want to hear from you! Send your Brag a bit information to as the vice-president, pursuing graduate studies Alumni Affairs, Campion College, human resources for global who have demonstrated an University of Regina, 3737 Wascana operations at CGI, the entrepreneurial flair for Parkway, Regina, Saskatchewan, largest Canadian IT service thinking of ways to Canada S4S 0A2, or [email protected]. firm. transform their research Alumni News

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2008 A LUMNI DINNER

Do you ever wonder what became of your fellow students? What ever happened to that guy who always slept in the back of the classroom, or the all-star athlete, or the one who was just along for the ride? Did you miss your chance to reconnect with your fellow LOST ALUMNI : Karrie Anne Snider, 2001 R. Scott Ware, 1991 classmates at the 90th Devora Cascante, 2000 George Papandreou, 1991 celebrations last year? Well, Campion College would Janice Taylor, 2000 Lisa Maureen Sombach, here is your opportunity to like to ensure that all Charlotte Hansen 1990 renew old acquaintances graduates, former students, Kallichuk, 2000 Lynda Louise Rieger, 1990 and relive your Campion and friends continue to Deidre Bender, 1999 Peter Dale Koschorke, 1990 days. The 2008 Alumni receive special mailings, Oleksa Paulo Lozowchuk, Joan Marianne Kanigan, 1990 Dinner, honouring the including Campion’s Brag 1998 Deborah Lee Gallinger, 1989 Alumni of Distinction and notices of special Saira Qureshi, 1997 Shelly Mae Schwieder, 1989 Award recipients, will be events. If you know the Celeste Marie Schell, 1997 Harley Dean Rubisch, 1988 held on Friday, November 7 whereabouts of any of the Darlene Muriel Doricic, Naomi Musey, 1987 at the Hotel Saskatchewan. following people please 1997 Kevin Kissel, 1985 write: Alumni Affairs, Jacqueline Brockhill, 1996 Alexander George Sidaway, While all alumni are Campion College, Linda Louise Havers, 1996 1984 encouraged to attend, we University of Regina, 3737 James M. Koch, 1996 Howard Exner, 1983 are extending a special Wascana Parkway, Regina, Patrice Elizabeth Paisley, Sherry Ehmann, 1982 invitation to the Class of ‘58 Saskatchewan, Canada 1995 Kevin Omoth, 1981 and the Class of ‘83 to join S4S 0A2, or Scott Patrick Murray, 1995 Harvey Weidner, 1978 your classmates in [email protected]. David William Plummer, Richard Ernest Bresciani, 1974 celebration of your 50th 1994 Ramona Metz, 1973 and 25th reunion. Amy Lynne Scott, 2006 Dawn Kuntz, 1994 Sr. Elaine Thompson, 1973 Dawn Herauf, 2004 Duane Cook, 1994 Monte Ziola, 1971 Tickets are $75/plate and Rachel Bernuy, 2004 Jason Mark Duczek, 1993 Douglas J. McDonald, can be purchased by calling Jeremy Cooper, 2003 Monica Anne Schatz, 1993 1970/H/S 1967 586-4242 or 800-667-7282. Adam Edward Welsh, 2002 Patricia Rosewood, 1993 Brent Gutheil, H/S 1974 Ryan C. Netzel, 2001 Karen Hanaback, 1993 Donald Lang, H/S 1966 “Campion College is a Catholic community of learning in the Jesuit tradition at the University of Regina. It provides a liberal arts education dedicated to the development of the whole person intellectually, spiritually, socially for service within contemporary society.” Mission Statement, Campion College, University of Regina