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december 2007 Making Matches Thoughts on CEOs Nursing: Second Career A Look at Light-Up Night For the good of the order, discover a A study by Professor Jim Weber re- Increasingly, those considering nursing Campus was covered in a special new twist on speed dating. veals what business students think of as second careers have found them- glow for Light-Up Night. Page 3 chief executive officers.Page 3 selves at Duquesne. Page 5 Page 8 New Fisher Suites Reflect University’s Role in Struggle for Social Justice By Karen Ferrick-Roman on this center of seeking, learning and The new suites formed in Rooms teaching what is true. We ask that those 300-301 of Fisher Hall represent more entrusted with the education of children than a renewal of space used by the or young people in this institution may former Family Institute. They provide teach their students how to join the an opportunity for new collaboration discoveries of human wisdom with the among five offices, each of them focus- truth of the Gospel, so that they will be ing on the University’s vision of the able to keep the true faith and live up to meaning of social justice, and serve as a it in their lives.” physical symbol of openness to different The space is filled with art that repre- cultures and different horizons. sents the beauty—and calls to mind the That’s how the Rev. John Fogarty, struggles—of people around the world, C.S.Sp., director of the Center for Spiri- with pieces from Kenya, Bangladesh, tan Studies, sees the recreated physical Peru, India, the Philippines, Native space and the emerging synergy that he Americans and others, Astorga said. “It’s shares with his new suitemates. really representative of openness and The new suites were dedicated at an diversity,” she said. Gathering together at the open house for the remodeled Fisher suites are, from left, Dr. George Worgul, open house on Nov. 27. Besides the Provost Ralph Pearson commented on Dr. Marie Christina Astorga, the Rev. Sean Kealy, C.S.Sp., the Rev. Gerard Majella Nnamunga, C.S.Sp., and Center for Spiritan Studies, the area is Dr. Gerard Magill. Their backdrop is a painting by Joey A. Velasco that depicts Jesus with contemporary the reflections offered by the beautiful, children found in the streets of the Philippines. home to the offices of the Center for diverse artwork from around the globe. the Study of Catholic Social Thought, “What is most important is what is greets visitors as they step inside the and other Filipino cities. “He saw their directed by Dr. Marie Christina As- going to be occurring here,” Pearson placid pale blue walls of the suite. In eyes. He saw how they were struggling to torga; the Vernon F. Gallagher Chair said. “There is a way this physical sur- a tableau reminiscent of Last Supper survive,” Pearson said. Dr. Gerard Magill; the health care ethics rounding expresses so well, with the art paintings, Velasco shows Jesus at an im- Velasco’s art will inspire those who program, directed by Dr. Aaron Mack- and the warmth, the spirit of Duquesne. provised table, surrounded by children. teach and learn in the new suites. ler; and the pastoral ministry program, In this place, that spirit will be carried The amazing part of the painting, said “We will look at the issues of social directed by Dr. Maureen O’Brien. out and implemented.” Pearson, is that Velasco depicted chil- justice and will continue to take what we Fogarty blessed the suites with a He drew attention to the wall-sized dren who he encountered in the streets, learn about social justice and deal with it prayer: “Today, we ask God’s blessing artwork by artist Joey A. Velasco that gutters and garbage dumps of Manila in the days ahead,” Pearson said. Red and Blue Partners Prepares to Launch By Richard Tourtellott School of Business, Dr. Philip Baird, chair of the finance depart- Investment management students in the A.J. Palumbo School of ment, and Dr. Brian Nagle, associate professor of accounting. Business Administration will soon have the opportunity to manage Red and Blue Partners will be limited to a maximum of 100 an actual investment portfolio, Red and Blue Partners LP, a limited partners, and investors must pass certain eligibility criteria. Nist partnership investment company. said the target is to have capital in excess of $500,000 in its first Established by a group of alumni and friends of Duquesne Univer- year, with further growth expected over time. sity, the partnership will provide the capital to create a competitive The partnership will make purchases from stocks in the Rus- return for investors as well as investment management experience for students. sell 2000 Index, a listing of smaller companies that are not closely followed by Wall According to Thomas J. Nist, the Donahue Chair in Investment, Red and Blue Street analysts. Nist said that this group of stocks is “not always efficiently priced, Partners will make an already strong academic program in investment management and a good student will find viable investment opportunities among them.” more robust. Because of its structure, process and specific investment goals, the partnership will The program is based on the CFA Institute Body of Knowledge, which is known give students a comprehensive experience in investment management. Also, account- throughout the industry for depth and thoroughness. Passing a graded series of three ing students will participate by implementing tax accounting software, preparing tax examinations provides impeccable professional credentials, including the Chartered reports, and operating an audit and control process. The program will rely heavily Financial Analyst designation. on faculty support. “To take our program to the next level, we wanted to expose our students to a real According to Nist, most student investment management programs get money money management experience,” Nist said. from an endowment fund, are small in scope and usually are limited to investing in The governing entity of Red and Blue Partners, Red and Blue Advisors LLC, will larger corporations whose stocks offer fewer opportunities for high potential invest- have a seven-member advisory board including Nist, Dr. Alan Miciak, dean of the ments. The approach of Red and Blue Partners represents an innovative alternative. 2 • Duquesne University Times • December 2007

Dr. Paula A. Witt-Enderby, associate professor of pharmacology-toxicology and president of the Faculty Senate … on the Faculty Senate Q: What is the purpose of the Faculty responsibility of influencing decisions. Q: How many faculty members are mentation of Senate? These include: admissions, curricu- involved? the non-clinical A: The Faculty Senate is the governing lum, academic standards, instruction, A: All full-time faculty holding the rank peer teaching body for faculty on this campus. We research, academic freedom, tenure, of professor, associate professor, assistant evaluations, the represent the “voice” of the faculty. If promotion, dismissal, calendars and all professor and instructor; academic deans development and there are issues of concern to the faculty, aspects of process. The Faculty Senate and directors of institutes and divisions implementation Dr. Paula A. Witt-Enderby the Senate takes up these cases and be- provides the avenue of appeal from any by virtue of their faculty status; and of new clinical peer teaching evalua- comes the collective faculty view. decisions made by schools and depart- professional members of the University tions, the passing of the revised Core ments whenever such decisions ignore library staff are members of the Faculty Curriculum, the revision of the Faculty Q: How are members of the faculty elected the voice of the faculty. Senate. However, with respect to the Handbook as it relates to voting on to the Faculty Senate? make-up of the assembly, we currently those faculty seeking promotion to full A: The officers, which include the Q: What role does the Faculty Senate play have 10 executive committee representa- professor, initiatives centered around di- president, vice president, secretary and within the larger context of the University? tives, 30 assembly representatives and versity and wellness, issues dealing with treasurer, are elected by the entire faculty A: The Faculty Senate joins with the four officers, giving a total of 44. faculty grievances and confidentiality by secret ballot vote. This occurs every other components of the University in with respect to promotion and tenure, two years. Faculty within each school framing and executing of long-range Q: Is the Faculty Senate open to the entire copyright policies, mission and identity elect their executive committee member. plans for development. This occurs faculty or limited to full-time faculty and academic freedom, revision of our There is one executive representative per through the Senate’s participation on members? constitution and many others. We’ve school. The faculty within each school University committees. Also, the Senate A: Even though the membership is been busy. also elect their assembly representatives, works with the other components of limited to full-time faculty, we listen but they are able to elect one assembly the University in matters related to size to the concerns of all faculty, including Q: Who should a member of the Universi- representative per 15 faculty so the num- and composition of the student body, part-time and adjunct faculty. The Sen- ty contact if they would like more informa- ber of representatives differs between the relative emphasis given to various ate wants to ensure that the voice of all tion about the Faculty Senate? schools. educational and research programs, and faculty is heard. A: Information on the Faculty Senate the allocation of resources within the is accessible via our newly revised Web Q: Why is it important that the University University. Additionally, the Faculty Sen- Q: How often does the Faculty Senate meet site, www.facultysenate.duq.edu. Ad- have a Faculty Senate? ate is involved in the search for principal and what are some of the issues they address? ditionally, all faculty members, whether A: The Faculty Senate plays a vital administrative officers of the University A: The Faculty Senate Executive Com- full- or part-time, should have access to role in maintaining communication as specified in the Executive Resolu- mittee meets at least once per month, our Faculty Senate Blackboard site at between the upper administration and tions. Finally, the Faculty Senate makes but will meet more frequently based www.blackboard.duq.edu. Once inside faculty. The Faculty Senate is the vehicle certain that procedures be instituted to upon the issues being dealt with. The Blackboard, the faculty member needs for enunciating the faculty position on ensure the appropriate faculty voice in assembly meets at least twice per semes- to click on DU Organizations, then on all matters of faculty concern and, par- the selection and retention of deans and ter, but this semester, we will have met FA07 SU08: Faculty Senate. Also, our ticularly, with respect to those matters department chairs, and in the promo- three times. The Faculty Senate has been office is located at 341 Duquesne Union, for which the faculty has the primary tion, tenure and dismissal of faculty. involved in the revision and imple- phone 412.396.6624.

plus a link to the Activities calendar • Dining Options, by subscription only: Provides links to menus at Duquesne’s eateries. You may not have the tabs that host these channels, but anyone can subscribe to Update the channels and add them to a tab on DORI. See Personalize Your Portal on the Tech Help tab to learn how. By Alison Conte A Good Year for DORI Also Coming Soon DORI now has 63 channels. As we continue to enhance DORI, you can expect that additional channels will About 25 were created by Computing and Technology Services, including chan- be designed for more targeted audiences, such as members of the School of Educa- nels that link to Banner content, draw from DU Daily or share athletic news. About tion or graduating seniors. These will be “subscription only,” and users will have to 30 are created and maintained by Public Affairs. proactively add these channels to their own portals in order to view them. Five campus departments now maintain eight channels: Gumberg Library, Hu- Channels for the Learning Skills Center, Educational Technology, and the School man Resources, the Center for Teaching Excellence, Spiritan Campus Ministry, the of Leadership and Professional Advancement are in development. Registrar’s Office and Student Activities. The hard work of these content managers is Throughout 2008, we will work to create the specific roles needed to support certainly appreciated. these audience-specific channels, allowing us to push channels to smaller groups, Equally important are the many people who have developed and maintain pro- making DORI even more useful for our campus community. grams in Banner, seeking continuous improvement to enhance these systems that help us with academics, registration, advancement, financials, operations, admissions Banner Reveals the Real You and other tasks. New channels for students, Academic Profile and Student Registration, link into specific Banner data to provide a personalized list of courses and status. Faculty can Six New Channels Come Alive on DORI keep track of their classes with the Faculty Dashboard and Faculty Schedule chan- Check out the following six channels, which have been added to DORI: nels. The Registration Tools channel appears on the Learning tab to give students • The DU Directory, Home tab: Search for faculty, staff or students. easy access to the registration pages in Banner. • Gumberg Library News, Learning and Teaching tabs: Announcements and events for study and research Training Tracker Improved • Gumberg Library Featured Resource, Learning and Teaching tabs: A rotating DU Training Tracker, a Web site for training information and scheduling, is be- profile of databases and other library resources ing redesigned to offer improved, user-friendly navigation. • Spiritan Campus Ministry, Living tab: Spiritual programs and community As of Dec. 3, employees have seen the upgraded system when they access the initiatives DU Training Tracker through the single sign-on at at www.dutraining.duq.edu.or • Student Activities News, Living tab: Recreational, social and cultural activities, DORI. Duquesne University Times • December 2007 • 3 Office of Mission and Identity Announces Coming Changes Ethics Professor Finds Students See CEOs The Rev. Tim Hickey, C.S.Sp., executive director of Mission and Identity, an- nounced that he will be taking a medical leave of absence for the spring semester due in Mostly Positive Light to chronic health problems. In Hickey’s absence, the Rev. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp., will serve as interim director By Karen Ferrick-Roman called CEOs “short-sighted” and 17 of Mission and Identity, beginning in January 2008. Fran Tarkett has been serving Despite the recent tarnishing of percent saw the leaders as “dishonest.” as interim assistant director of Mission and Identity since November. the image of chief executive officers “While the news of the students’ Fogarty joined the University community in September 2005 as the inaugural (CEOs), such as scandals involving perceptions of CEOs is mixed, the director of the Center for Spiritan Studies. Fogarty came to the University after hav- Tyco, WorldCom, Adelphia and En- study shows incredible consistent ing served on the Spiritan General Council in Rome for six years as assistant to the ron, business students still see CEOs responses among those surveyed, superior general. Prior to that, he was a missionary in Ghana. He has worked closely in a positive light, according to a new regardless of the school or geographic with the Office of Mission and Identity since his arrival at the University. study by a Duquesne University busi- location involved,” Weber said. “Busi- Fran Tarkett is a campus minister in Spiritan Campus Ministry. She has worked at ness ethics professor. ness students also see a vast need for the University for 17 years and was the director of CARES before joining the campus When asked to indicate which at- improvement, since many of them ministry staff in 2001. She has been collaborating with Hickey in the Office of Mis- tribute best describes a CEO, a vast perceive CEOs to be greedy and not sion and Identity for the past two years. majority of students picked “hard caring or socially minded. Thus, the “I’d like to assure the Duquesne community that while my health issues are not working,” “intelligent” and “compe- need for the virtuous CEO remains, life threatening, they have become serious enough that I have chosen to take a break tent,” reported Dr. Jim Weber, profes- and emphasizing aspects of a virtuous from my work here at the University,” Hickey said. “Thanks to all of you who have sor of business ethics and director of CEO for our business students con- shown support and inquired about my well being over the past several months.” the Beard Center for Leadership in tinues to be a quest for our business Ethics at Duquesne. schools. This also might point to the However, nearly half of the stu- importance of courses in business eth- dents surveyed also considered CEOs ics for future business leaders.” Winter Commencement Slated “greedy.” More than 30 percent To complete this study, Weber thought of CEOs as both “self-cen- surveyed 383 undergraduate business In A.J. Palumbo Center on Dec. 20 tered” and “socially minded.” students from Ball State, Bucknell, While about 8 percent of the Nearly 500 students will participate in Duquesne’s annual Winter Commence- Butler, Duquesne and Suffolk uni- students believed CEOs were “dan- ment on Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. in the A.J. Palumbo Center. University versities and Edgewood College. Few gerous,” nearly the same percentage President Charles J. Dougherty will confer degrees upon the students and will deliver studies in the past have examined how saw CEOS as “caring.” At the same the commencement address at the ceremony. business students perceive leaders in time, about 15 percent of the students the field. Nonprofit Speed Dating Program a Hit

By Kelley Maloney Twenty prospective nonprofit board candidates and 20 executives of local nonprofit organizations looking for a “match” gathered on Nov. 27 at Bossa Nova in downtown Pittsburgh. The arrangement for the event is similar to actual speed dating; the nonprofit repre- sentatives and potential nonprofit board candidates sit with each other for 5-min- ute increments to learn more about each other. When the bell rings after 5 minutes, individual candidates move to the next table and start again with a new nonprofit representative. The candidates and nonprofits find out the next day how many “matches” were made during the speed-dating event. Duquesne’s Boards-by-Design, in conjunction with New Trustees for a New Pittsburgh, has hosted seven such Nonprofit Speed Dating events. Non- profit participants from the most recent event included Venture Outdoors, The room at Bossa Nova was buzzing at a Boards-by-Design speed dating event intended to match potential board members with nonprofit organizations. CONTACT Pittsburgh, Three Rivers Adoption Council, Pittsburgh New through Boards-by-Design’s traditional Founded in 2001, Boards-by-Design is gaged in the community,” said Allison Music Ensemble and Strong Women, matching service. a program of the Nonprofit Leadership Jones, director of Boards-by-Design. Strong Girls. Previous participants An innovative and comprehensive Institute in the School of Leadership “Even if they don’t find a perfect board have included the Greater Pittsburgh nonprofit board-matching program, and Professional Advancement. member as a result of the event, they Community Food Bank, Big Brothers Boards-by-Design is designed to benefit The Nonprofit Speed Dating events get to spread the word about their Big Sisters, Preservation Pittsburgh, nonprofits, businesses and individu- have provided a new, welcome avenue mission to a whole new audience, and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra als by connecting nonprofit organiza- for nonprofit executives seeking to they get to network with the other 19 and the American Lung Association. tions with qualified board candidates. diversity their boards. nonprofit professionals in attendance.” Roughly 80 people have been matched Boards-by-Design works to help orga- “Nonprofits enjoy the opportunity Another Nonprofit Speed Dating with nonprofit boards through these nizations diversify the age, race, gender to meet face to face with 20 diverse event is planned for early next year. events. Another 425 have been matched and physical abilities of board members. individuals who all want to be more en- 4 • Duquesne University Times • December 2007

Spiritan Campus In the Ministry Brings Spotlight Groups Together CASTL In the Spotlight focuses on the variety of centers and clinics operating from campus, By Randy Cole and sharing information about their ac- Duquesne University has long been proud to be the world’s only Spiritan Catholic complishments in the University commu- institution of higher education. With a Spiritan heart for diversity, tolerance and ser- nity and beyond. vice to others, the Duquesne community lives out its charge in many ways. Often, in To help spread the word about other out- the effort to serve quietly and without fanfare, many opportunities for campus mem- standing work being carried out by clinics bers to get involved are missed simply because they aren’t shouted from the rooftops. and centers at Duquesne, please e-mail Office Assistant for Principal Network Spiritan Campus Ministry lives out that mandate by serving as the body on cam- In the Spotlight suggestions to ferrickro- Patricia Eckert. pus that pairs the strengths of those serving with the needs of those served. [email protected]. Programs: Current research programs “We are more than just a club that a student can join,” explained Matt Walsh, What: Duquesne University School include: campus minister. “We serve as a catalyst for collaboration.” of Education Center for Advancing • examining the impact of forma- That collaboration puts the words of the University’s mission into action by part- the Study of Teaching and Learning tive assessment on student learn- nering with entities across campus. (CASTL). ing and achievement, partner- In the past, Spiritan Campus Ministry has partnered with Duquesne occupational Established in 1998, CASTL engages ing with the Armstrong School therapy and nursing students, and educators on mission trips to West Virginia. Ear- in research dedicated to understanding, District lier this month, the office worked with roughly a dozen organizations across campus advancing and disseminating evidence- • teaching and learning in gen- to produce Fair Trade Awareness Week, an event that brought to light the issue of based study of the teaching-learning eral chemistry, partnering with economic viability through trade initiatives. process, and promotes a signature Duquesne’s Department of Walsh sees Spiritan Campus Ministry as a “both/and” organization, both a club pedagogy of systematic and intentional Chemistry and Biochemistry that students can join to participate in retreats and Bible studies, and an experiential inquiry. As fundamental questions of • evaluating the influence of beliefs collaborative effort among the Duquesne community—an effort that has taken those equity, diversity and social justice take and assumptions on educational with a heart to serve as close as Uptown and as far as …well, you’ll have to talk to on special significance in our schools and practice, and the assumptions un- Campus Ministry. communities, educators must find new derlying teaching and learning as To learn more about how your department or campus organization can get in- ways to learn from and with each other, revealed in tenure and promotion volved, visit www.campusministry.duq.edu for a complete list of activities sponsored to contribute diverse perspectives, and to practices in research universities by Spiritan Campus Ministry. develop culturally responsive and inter- • and providing online tutorials for culturally effective educational leadership teaching and learning statistics. for a just and humane world. CASTL Several CASTL research programs provides leadership in this endeavor. contribute to the School of Education’s Located: Room 406, Canevin Hall, participation in the Carnegie Project and Room 728, Fisher Hall on reshaping the Education Doctor- Spiritan Campus Ministry Director/Staff: Director Dr. Connie ate. CASTL technical reports are found M. Moss, Associate Director for Re- online at: www.castl.duq.edu/Castl_ Events This Season search Dr. James B. Schreiber, Associate TechReports.htm. Director for Online Learning Environ- Notable: CASTL supports School of O Come All Ye Faithful, Dec. 2, 3 p.m., St. Paul Cathedral, Oakland ments David C. Goldbach, Senior Re- Education graduate students from across searchers Dr. Rick McCown, Dr. Susan the nation and around the world with Fair Trade Sale and Fashion Show, Dec. 3-5, PNC Atrium, Duquesne Union M. Brookhart, Dr. Sarah E. Peterson and the option to pursue a Master of Science Dr. Gibbs Kanyongo, Researcher Dr. Eva Degree in Educational Studies entirely Libermann Luncheon, Dec. 4, noon, Duquesne Room, Duquesne Union E. Toth, Information Manager Amy C. online. Protos, Coordinator Multimedia Richard Contact Information: CASTL, Advent Midnight Mass, Dec. 9, midnight, Chapel B. Ragan, Assistant to the Director Room 406, Canevin Hall, Webcast starts with carols at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Susan M. Bianco, Coordinator, Principal 412.396.4778, www.castl.duq.edu or available through a link on Duquesne’s home page, www.duq.edu. Network, Dr. Robert L. Furman and e-mail [email protected].

Reconciliation Service with Confession, Dec. 10, 9 p.m., Chapel

Graduation Mass, Dec. 20, 9 a.m., Chapel Informational Sessions Guide Faculty Toward Development Grants Faculty members are encouraged to up to $10,000. All full-time, tenure- attend informational sessions if they are track or tenured faculty are eligible, re- interested in entering the Duquesne Uni- gardless of the number of previous FDF versity Faculty Development Fund (FDF) awards that they have received. grant competition for Fiscal Year 2008. The deadline for proposals is Friday, The sessions will be held on Monday, Jan. 11, at 4:30 p.m. Proposals must be Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. and Friday, Dec. prepared in accordance with the format 14, at 2 p.m. in the Office of Research, outlined in the guidelines, which can be Room 427 in the Rangos Building. found at www.research.duq.edu or www. The FDF provides seed money research.duq.edu/preInternal.html and designed to help faculty begin scholarly submitted to the Office of Research, work, initiate work in a new direction Room 427, Rangos Building. or continue a research project using Proposals that are submitted late or do the award as “bridging funds” between not adhere to the guidelines cannot be grants. Eligible projects may be funded processed. Duquesne University Times • December 2007 • 5 Second Degree Nursing Program Focuses on Energetic Adult Learners

“Second degree students are highly competitive, and their goal is to get into the best program that they possibly can.” —Cherith Simmer, Assistant Dean, School of Nursing

in difficult work with the same peer program if it were to be calculated on a group. per-credit basis. The dozen or so Second Degree “We looked at a number of Second BSN students in the early years of the Degree programs around the country program took their course work side- and compared their pricing to ours,” by-side with the conventional, four- said Simmer. “Then, three years ago we year nursing students, but now second went to the University administration degree students have their own cohort, and requested that we be able to drop taking classes only with each other. the price, and they agreed.” That, according to Simmer, is an The combination of technical experi- explicit acknowledgment of how dif- ence and life skills that adult learners ferent adult learners can be compared bring to their course work demands a to undergraduates who are in their late different approach from instructors as teens and early 20s. well, and the School of Nursing uses In addition, when the program faculty who prefer to teach Second started, it took 18 months to complete. Degree courses. Camilo Rubio, a student in the Second Degree BSN program, gives a flu shot to Dean Eileen Zungolo of the Because the second degree student is so School of Nursing at the October 2007 Duquesne University Health Fair. highly motivated and eager to gradu- ate, most prefer a shorter program, no matter how intensive the workload. The By Richard Tourtellott School of Nursing, interviews each current crop of students is the third They’re bright, eager to change prospect for the Second Degree pro- group to participate in this shorter, Going Green careers and don’t back away from gram, as well as conventional BSN one-year program. challenges—and they want their degrees applicants. In this process of deter- For most undergraduates, the tra- Environmentally as soon as possible. mining the best candidates, she has ditional semester fixes their academic That description sums up the ap- learned much about the motivation and horizon for course work, but approxi- Conscious Campus titude and attitude of students in the makeup of each group. mately half of the courses that a second Second Degree BSN (Bachelor of Sci- Second degree students, Hardner degree student takes have durations of Facilities Management not only ence in Nursing) program, a fast track pointed out, usually have personal his- only seven weeks. Some of these cours- manages Duquesne University’s “green designed for those with a baccalaureate tories that prove they are not just highly es, particularly those devoted to nursing campus” efforts, but also leads the degree wishing to switch careers and motivated but willing to make sacrifices theory as opposed to clinical experi- charge. This new feature will highlight become nurses. to achieve their goals. Nursing demands ence, “frontload” the classroom portion the University’s efforts to conserve, pre- Since the first class of Second Degree commitment from its practitioners, and of the work. Frontloading condenses serve and protect resources, and promote BSN students came to the University the Second Degree program demands the classroom exposure that might environmentally sound practices across in August 1991, the School of Nursing even more from students because they normally be spread over a 15-week se- campus. has discovered that these adult learners must absorb four years of nursing mester into the first portion of a course, “Green cleaning” soon will be under differ significantly from conventional course work in one year. sometimes occupying several full days. way as one of the many practices Fa- undergraduate nursing students and Before they are admitted, second de- This practice permits the remainder of cilities Management is implementing have adjusted the structure of the pro- gree prospects must take a year’s worth the time to be spent on research and to improve the environmental quality gram accordingly. of preparatory courses in subjects such assignments that second degree students of our campus operations. This will Mirroring a national trend, the as microbiology, anatomy and physiol- complete on their own. involve the selection of products and School of Nursing’s Second Degree ogy. These are classes that most did not Another feature of the Second Degree chemicals classified as environmentally program has experienced phenomenal encounter as undergraduates but are program effectively appeals to adult friendly to perform the housekeeping growth in the last five years, resulting prerequisites for the program. After that learners is the “bundling” of tuition. of campus facilities. As the industry of in increased applications and greater preparation, students begin the actual Rather than calculating the price of green chemicals expands, the prod- selectivity. That growth means that the Second Degree BSN course work, 12 their education based on a cost per ucts’ quality and cost-efficiency be- School of Nursing may soon begin ad- months of nursing classes, projects, credit, the second degree student sees come a viable opportunity to improve mitting two Second Degree BSN classes research and “clinicals”—more than a total cost for the entire 12 months of the campus sustainability in cleaning per year. 1,100 hours of hands-on experience in the program, minus such variables as procedures. For Assistant Dean Cherith Simmer, various health care settings. transportation and living expenses. Beginning with the Power Center, growth and selectivity are also acknowl- “This is an accelerated curriculum, so “Second degree students like to know a comprehensive new housekeeping edgements of the quality of the School we talk to prospects about the stringent the total cost of their education because program will be developed and imple- of Nursing’s offering. “Second degree demands of the program and how well they must leave their current jobs to be mented focusing on green products students are highly competitive,” Sim- they feel they can perform under pres- second degree students,” Simmer said. and methods. The success of this mer said, “and their goal is to get into sure,” said Hardner, who also stresses The tuition bundling also represents program will provide a benchmark for the best program that they possibly can.” the importance of collaborative work a substantial cost reduction compared the practice of green cleaning across Susan Hardner, recruiter for the because students spend a year immersed to the price of the Second Degree the rest of campus. 6 • Duquesne University Times • December 2007 DU In TheDU News In The News Service-Learning Sends Below is a sampling of recent news coverage: Channel Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. Starting Black Friday Early Students to Prison

On Nov. 1, Dr. Audrey Guskey, associate Families of Missing Vets Struggle for professor of marketing, discussed Wal- Closure Sociology Professor Finds Mart’s early start on “Black Friday” on The Nov. 11 Tribune-Review featured an KDKA-TV. She also was interviewed interview with Dr. Roger Brooke, professor a New Way to Teach that about the retail outlook for the holiday of psychology, on issues of closure when shopping season in the days leading up loved ones are lost in war. Provides His Students to and including “Black Friday” on WTAE- Invaluable Insight TV, KDKA-AM, WDUQ-FM, KDKA-TV and Film Explores Type 1 Diabetes KDKA/CW. The Nov. 12 Post-Gazette included an article about Dr. John Pollock, associate By Richard Tourtellott Allegheny County Judge Lodges professor of biological sciences, who Normally, students taking the sociol- Complaint over Police Signs produced and directed Our Cells, Our In the Nov. 2 Tribune-Review, Law Selves, an animated, digital dome show ogy department’s Criminal Justice Policy Professor Ken Gormley was quoted on premiering at the Buhl Planetarium. course meet on campus, but this semes- judges feeling political pressure in regard ter they went to prison. to elections. Pharmacy Could Gain Prescription Each Thursday this semester, Dr. Nor- Power Political Advertising Dr. Thomas Mattei, associate dean of man Conti and 17 carpooling Duquesne On Nov. 3, Dr. Audrey Guskey discussed the Mylan School of Pharmacy, was University students made the two-hour political advertising in the mayoral race interviewed in a Nov. 13 Tribune-Review drive to the Pennsylvania state prison at on KDKA-AM’s Pittsburgh Weekly show. article that addressed the possible creation Cresson in Cambria County. The other Dr. Norman Conti She returned as a guest on the Nov. 10 of a category of medicines midway show to address the economic and social between prescription and non-prescription half of the students, 17 inmates of the impact of sports in Pittsburgh, and on drugs that could be dispensed by medium-security lockup, waited behind it were not held in prison, Conti claims the Nov. 13 show Guskey talked about pharmacists without a doctor’s input. Mattei bars. shopping “green.” On WPCW’s Consumer that the subject matter, setting and mix also was interviewed about the subject on The inspiration to take his class to of students has worked perfectly to yield Tuesday program, Guskey discussed KQV Radio. political advertising on Election Day, Nov. prison came from the Inside-Out Prison invaluable insights for the students and 6, and shopping “green” on Nov. 17. Homeless Children Get Books from Exchange Program, created by Lori for him. The subject of Criminal Justice Library Pompa, a member of the criminal justice Policy, a course jointly offered by the $3-plus Gas on the Way in Region The Nov. 15 Post-Gazette reported that the In Nov. 3 Tribune-Review article Political department faculty at Temple University. sociology department and the Gradu- Bethel Park Public Library helped children The program brings typical college stu- Science Professor Kent Moors cautioned living with their mothers in temporary ate Center for Social and Public Policy that rising energy prices could impact housing provided by Sisters Place Inc. get dents together with an equal number of however, is particularly well suited for more than just commuting and travel. books. The program’s staff members and students who are serving time in prison. the Inside-Out Program. volunteers include a group of Duquesne Steelers the Top Name Brand, The program can work with any college “I want students to be concerned University students. subject, but because exactly half of every Research Firm Says about the people and conditions in Steve Greenberg, executive-in-residence Dateline Pittsburgh Inside-Out class is incarcerated, teaching prison, and to raise the questions that for sports marketing and former vice The Nov. 16 Post-Gazette noted that Dr. takes place behind prison walls. are not being asked,” Conti said. president of marketing for the Pittsburgh Paula Witt-Enderby, associate professor of Conti, an assistant professor of sociol- Pirates, was quoted about branding power Along with that, one of any sociol- pharmacology-toxicology, was recognized ogy, restructured this semester’s class as a ogy instructor’s goals is to break down in a Nov. 7 Pittsburgh Business Times with a Duquesne University Presidential article about the Pittsburgh Steelers Award for Excellence in Service to the service-learning opportunity, the chance stereotypes, a goal that is shared by the having the top sports brand. The article Mission. to fuse book learning with real-world Inside-Out Program, Conti explained. also appeared in the East Bay Business experience, and encourage students to Journal in California and the Milwaukee In all courses, he stresses the value and CEOs Focus on Ethical Issues create and implement workable solutions uniqueness of each individual. In the Journal in Wisconsin. A Nov. 16 Tribune-Review article featured Duquesne’s first Eugene P. Beard to community problems. Criminal Justice Policy class, he ex- Ravenstahl Decks DeSantis Symposium on Emerging Issues in “Not only is this service-learning, but tended that understanding to the prison A Nov. 7 Tribune-Review article quoted Business Ethics, and included interviews it’s the best kind of service-learning,” population and stipulated clear ground Law Professor Joseph Sabino Mistick on with three local corporate leaders who the Democrat’s voter registration edge in Conti said, adding that his department, rules before the first trip to Cresson. discussed aspirations for their companies colleagues and students have been sup- Pittsburgh’s mayoral election. and for society. Outside students are instructed to portive of teaching the class using the be sensitive to labels and use terms like Thanks to ‘Yinz,’ I Am Here to Tell My Ben Franklin Called a Model for Inside-Out format. “inside student,” not words like “pris- Father’s War Story Businesses ‘Sustainability’ The Nov. 9 Post-Gazette published a There may be no better place to teach oner” or “criminal.” Along with that, On Nov. 16, the Post-Gazette highlighted a course in criminal justice, Conti feels, column by Kirk Junker, assistant professor the keynote address of Walter Isaacson, no contact or communication between of law and director of international former media executive and author of a than in a prison. inside and outside students is permit- programs, who wrote about how Pittsburgh 2003 biography on Benjamin Franklin, Not only did the two groups help each ted except in the class. They never learn connections saved his father’s life. at Duquesne’s first Eugene P. Beard other understand course materials more each other’s last names, and things that Symposium on Emerging Issues in Business deeply, they collectively are attempting Drivers Gripe, Keep Pumping $3 Ethics. Isaacson spoke of Ben Franklin as a outside students take for granted— Gasoline model for ethics and sustainability. to serve the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh snacks, gum, candy, money, car keys and A Nov. 9 Tribune-Review article quoted Dr. through a class project. cell phones—are prison contraband and Kent Moors, political science professor, Americans Keep Driving Despite Rising Conti is a member of Mayor Luke Ra- who stated that the bulk of gasoline never allowed in the classroom. Gas Prices venstahl’s Safe Neighborhood Cabinet, The experience, Conti said, has been usage is a daily necessity, and that he On Nov. 25, a Post-Gazette article focusing doesn’t expect usage to slow until prices on rising gas prices quoted Dr. Audrey and his Criminal Justice Policy students profound and powerful. “It’s been with- reach $4.50 a gallon. Moors was also Guskey, associate professor of marketing, will be creating a proposal for a practical out question the best teaching experi- interviewed by Wall Street Resources on changes in consumer behavior. The community-building initiative for the on developments in oil field technology ence I’ve ever had,” he said. article was distributed through the Scripps cabinet. on Nov. 7, by WTAE-TV on oil prices Howard News Service and also published and hybrid cars on Nov. 8 and by the in the Nov. 26 Palm Beach News and Before their first prison visit, outside Canadian publication, Oilweek, on the Jupiter Courier in Florida, and the Santa students are scared for obvious reasons, “ Not only is this service- impact of oil sands pricing on Nov. 9. He Barbara News-Press in California. but Conti said the inside students are also was featured as a guest on KDKA- learning, but it’s the TV’s KD/PG Sunday Edition on Nov. 11, also apprehensive, concerned that they Dateline Pittsburgh may lose face. Even though they may best kind of service- where he discussed rising gas prices and On Nov. 27, the Post-Gazette reported alternative fuels. He addressed oil prices that Dr. John Kern II, associate professor consider themselves among the prison’s learning.” on his regular weekly appearance on in the Department of Mathematics and academic elite, they are about to be KDKA-AM on Nov. 7. Computer Science, was recognized with a in class with real college students, a —Dr. Norman Conti, Duquesne University Presidential Award for potential threat to their credibility in an Sociology Professor Fox Channel Appearance Excellence in Teaching. On Nov. 9, Dr. Audrey Guskey, associate environment where reputation is all. professor of marketing, was interviewed More DU In The News is available online at Although the material for the class is about diet scams on the national Fox www2.duq.edu/times/. not different from what it would be if Duquesne University Times • December 2007 • 7

honorary consul of France in West- ern Pennsylvania, on Oct. 1. The Video Captures citation expressed appreciation of Labounsky’s “musical talents, her contributions to the memory of the Portions of Harth’s great French organist-composer Jean Langlais and her continuation Stellar Career of the mission of the Spiritans at Duquesne University.”

Dr. Pat Arneson, associate profes- Dr. Albert C. Labriola, acting dean, sor of communication and rhetorical McAnulty College and Graduate studies, received the National Com- School of Liberal Arts, has con- munication Association’s Com- tributed five essays to multi-author munication Ethics Division 2007 collections: The Bible and Iconog- Edited Book of the Year Award for raphy will be published in Oxford Exploring Communication Ethics: Reception History of the Bible (Ox- Interviews with Influential Scholars ford University Press, 2008); Style, in the Field. Prosody, and Wit in John Donne’s Poetry is included in Oxford Hand- Melissa Boston, assistant professor book for Donne Studies (Oxford in mathematics education, has been University Press, 2008); Milton and awarded the Association of Teacher His Contemporaries is part of Milton Educators 2008 Distinguished Dis- in Context (Cambridge University sertation Award. The award is Press, 2009); Trends in 17th Century given to encourage, recognize and Critical Studies will appear in Per- promote exemplary doctoral level spectives on 17th Century English Sidney Harth, left, previews a video documentary with student Matthew Reese. research that substantially contrib- Literature (Continuum Press, 2008), utes to the improvement of teacher and Theology in Milton’s Shorter By Karen Ferrick-Roman education. Poems is included in Teaching the Sidney Harth is known for performing and conducting music, not as a film direc- Shorter Poetry and Prose of John tor. Yet, he was able to effortlessly provide running commentary at a recent private Dr. Janie Harden Fritz, associate Milton (MLA Publications, 2007). showing of a video, for good reason. Harth, the director of orchestral activities at professor of communication and rhe- Also, Labriola will receive the Irene Duquesne since 2001, was the subject. torical studies, was recently voted Samuel Memorial Award of the “The idea came from some of the very devoted students who have been in the or- vice president-elect select of the Milton Society of America at the chestra with the sense of something really extraordinary about the experience they’ve Eastern Communication Associa- annual convention of the Modern had with Mr. Harth and the thought that it deserved to be captured in a more tion. She will plan the association’s Language Association of America permanent fashion” Dean Edward Kocher said, acknowledging their persistence, follow-up and devotion. annual convention in Baltimore in on Friday, Dec. 28, for co-editing Matthew Reese, a student in the Mary Pappert School of Music, was a driving 2010 and assume the presidency and contributing to Milton in the Age force behind the project, deciding to occasionally put aside his cello and pick up the in 2011. The Eastern Communica- of Fish (Duquesne University Press, video camera. The production of the 15-minute film has taken two years. tion Association, the oldest profes- 2006). The Samuel Award annually Reese, who majored in film and theater at City University, New York, arrived at sional communication association recognizes the most distinguished Duquesne to fulfill a second bachelor’s in cello performance. He was tremendously in the United States, was founded multi-author collection on Milton. in 1910. impressed by Harth. This is Labriola’s fourth Samuel “A lot of people probably don’t know much about him,” Reese said. “He was the Award and the first for a volume of concertmaster and conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the New York Phil- Ken Gormley, law professor and his from Duquesne University Press, harmonic, the Chicago Symphony. Harth has quite a rich history and his musician- Allegheny County Bar Association whereas the three previous awards ship is incredible.” president, recently received a proc- are for volumes from the University Harth’s intellectual capacity is extraordinary, Kocher said, but the level and depth lamation from Allegheny County of Pittsburgh Press. of his professional career are what set him apart. “He’s been in the business at such a Council, which recognized him for high level for literally a lifetime, and he seems to have cultivated only good will from his “dedication and commitment to Dr. Naomi Bell O’Neil, assistant students through professionals, well beyond Pittsburgh.” the legal community and the resi- professor of communication and Given all of Harth’s superlative connections, Reese’s biggest challenge was shrink- dents of Allegheny County.” rhetorical studies, received the ing more than 30 hours of footage from events and interviews with the likes of piano Dissertation Award from the Com- virtuoso Yefim Bronfman into 15 minutes of content. “The toughest part was how Dr. Ann Labounsky, chair of or- munication and Aging Division of to thread it, how to figure out how to get the point across. You eventually find the gan and sacred music in the Mary the National Communication As- thread that leads you home to the end,” he said. Pappert School of Music, received sociation. The film showed Harth in practice and in performance, views of the Duquesne a citation of recognition in sacred campus and interviews with the various luminaries and colleagues across and beyond music by Jean-Pierre Collet, the Duquesne. Kocher talked of Harth’s abilities to provide musicians with “transform- ing experiences.” Others spoke of Harth’s impeccable taste and his ability to provide high-level and learning experiences to musicians. For Harth, the film certainly held some pleasant surprises. “Is that my good friend Spiritan Claude Frank?” Harth asked as the image of the renowned pianist and Yale School of Music faculty member settled on the screen. Discovery In the end, the maestro shared minor constructive criticisms along with his reac- tion. “I felt a little selfish,” Harth said. “It focused on me too much.” “I think it’s a real testament to the level you’ve brought to the school,” responded Reese. In Duquesne’s early days, the Spiritans, especially the Rev. Martin Hehir, had a “This is something that we could show with great pride to prospective students,” “pay when you can” approach to those who came to him in financial need. Thanks Kocher said. “I also think we could show it to donors who are interested in strings to that philosophy many who did get a break in tuition would pay it back many and the orchestral program. times over in their future years through alumni donations to Duquesne. “Mr. Harth has served Duquesne University just brilliantly,” Kocher said. “I’m re- ally grateful that, during the time I’ve served as dean at the music school, Mr. Harth has been here. It is a joy and an honor to work with him.” 8 • Duquesne University Times • December 2007

Light-Up Night

The sounds and sights of the Christmas season spread a special, warm glow across campus on Light-Up Night, Nov. 29. Despite the brisk chill, employ- ees, faculty and students gathered to celebrate the official event kicking off the holiday season. Christmas carols filled the air, thanks to the Duquesne University Chapel Choir. A traditional visitor who came from quite a distance, none other than Santa Claus, acknowledged the fine music presented by the choir. Meanwhile, the clippety-clop of horse hooves resounded on A-Walk as children and adults enjoyed horse-drawn carriage rides past ice sculptures and the decorated campus. Eventually, many visitors warmed up inside the Duquesne Union with cookies and holiday-oriented activities. Among them were the sons of Rebecca Senkowicz, adjunct professor in math/computer science, Brian, 1, and Sam, 3.

Meetings Slated on Community DU Community Calendar Engagement Designation December 2007 & January 2008 Duquesne University intends to apply for the Carnegie Elective Classification (CEC) for Community Engagement, which is a designation for institutions that Wednesday, Dec. 19 Thursday, Dec. 20 collaborate with their larger communities in the spirit of reciprocity and partner- Staff Awards/Christmas Luncheon December Commencement ship. For Duquesne, this designation holds special importance because the Spiritan Noon Ceremony charism calls us to serve others, and to promote and assess our community engage- Union Ballroom 11 a.m. ment efforts. A.J. Palumbo Center Thursday, Dec. 20 To begin the process, two sessions will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 8, and on Wednes- Baccalaureate Mass Thursday, Jan. 17 day, Jan. 9, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Room 613 of the Duquesne Union. Staff from 9 a.m. University Reception the Office of Service-Learning will facilitate the discussion, seeking input and in- University Chapel Hosted by Steve Schillo volvement from all who coordinate community engagement projects and initiatives. Duquesne Room, Duquesne Union Attendees are asked to R.S.V.P. to Karen Kryzwicki at 412.396.5177 or kryz- 4–6 p.m. [email protected] by Wednesday, Dec. 19. Calendar Notice: Please submit information for the Month/Month DU Community Calendar by 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7. Please include event title, name and title of speaker(s), date, time(s) and location(s). Send information to [email protected]. Library Offers Instruction on RSS Gumberg Library will present Data Overload! Automated Literature Searching Using Alerts and RSS on Friday, Dec. 7, from 1-2:30 p.m. in Room 408 of the library. David Nolfi, health sciences librarian, and Rob Behary, systems librarian, will discuss ways researchers can manage data overload by creating customized alerts and RSS feeds that automatically track new publications related to their research. School Psychology Lecture Focuses on Children, Chronic Illness A presentation in the School Psychology Program’s Speakers Series will feature Dr. Robert B. Noll on Monday, Dec.10, at 4:30 p.m., Room 324, Fisher Hall. Noll will speak on The Psychosocial Impact of Pediatric Chronic Illness on Children: Hardiness, the Exception or the Rule? Professor of pediatrics, psychiatry and psychology, Noll is the director of the divi- sion of developmental and behavioral pediatrics and assistant medical director for be- havioral health at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the University of The Rev. Henry J. McAnulty, C.S.Sp., shares a dance with members of the Tamburitzans in Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He leads several NIH-funded investigations focused 1972. McAnulty was president of Duquesne University from 1959–1980. He graduated on understanding the impact of chronic illness on children and their families. from the University in 1936 majoring in philosophy and English. Those interested in attending this presentation are requested to R.S.V.P. to paser- [email protected].