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reensburg native Mary Persin, violist for the Biava Quartet – who had her very first music lesson at Seton Hill at the tender age of two - returned home to perform with the acclaimed quartet on November 4, 2006 as part of Seton Hill’s A Musical Perspective

O: SEAN STIPP GConcert Series. Members of the Biava Quartet are, from l – r, Hyunsu Ko, Austin Hartman, Jacob Braun and Mary Persin. See page 30. PHOT SETON HILL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2006–2007

DAVID G. ASSARD LYN MARIE DWYER, S.C. BARBARA H. NAKLES Trustees Emeriti BARBARA C. HINKLE, MS ICE RESIDENT FOR NROLLMENT ERVICES FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/VICE PRESIDENT US COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER JEAN AUGUSTINE, S.C. V P E S AND EGISTRAR ELLIOTT TURBOMACHINERY PROVINCE ALUMNA BISHOP ANTHONY G. BOSCO R OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES MARY ANN AUG, PHD MAUREEN S. O’BRIEN B. PATRICK COSTELLO CHRISTINE M. MUESELER, MA SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL RETIRED, ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER MARY LOU COSTELLO VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ALUMNA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH LOUIS A. CRACO ADVANCEMENT KYM STOUT PHILLIPS ALUMNA HRISTINE ELEGRAM ARRELL ROBERT H. DAVIS C D F COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PAUL T. ROMAN, MPM COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER MELANIE DIPIETRO, S.C. BARBARA ANN BOSS, S.C. VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE ALUMNA MICHELE MOORE RIDGE ROSEMARY DONLEY, S.C. PRESIDENT/CEO DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT JEROME A. EARLEY LOIS SCULCO, S.C., PHD ELIZABETH SETON CENTER FREDERICK R. FAVO CHANNING BETE CO. JOHN R. ECHEMENT VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION AND PITTSBURGH, PA PRESIDENT, OAKMONT REALTY COMPANY ALUMNA BRIGID MARIE GRANDEY, S.C. STUDENT LIFE ALUMNA SYLVIA HILL FIELDS CHAIRMAN MARCIA M. GUMBERG O NNE OYLE H EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TANLEY UMBERG J A W. B , P D JOYCE SERRATORE, S.C. S R. G 2006-2007 Seton Hill Alumni PRESIDENT, SETON HILL UNIVERSITY EDEN HALL FOUNDATION AUREEN ALLORAN PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/ M H , S.C. Corporation Board of Directors ALUMNA PITTSBURGH, PA COLETTE HANLON, S.C. VICE PRESIDENT US PROVINCE KATHLEEN MOLONEY ‘69 ALUMNA DONALD M. HENDERSON, PHD MOST REV. LAWRENCE E. BRANDT, JCD, OFFICE OF MATERIAL RESOURCES PRESIDENT OHN OLLOWAY PHD GERTRUDE FOLEY, S.C. SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL J L. H ATRICE UGHES JEAN HUFNAGEL ‘79 BISHOP, DIOCESE OF GREENSBURG COORDINATOR ALUMNA P H , S.C. ARY RANCIS RVIN PRESIDENT-ELECT HONORARY CHAIRMAN SETON FAMILY M F I , S.C. KELLEY MURRAY SKOLODA UCY OPEZ OIG H ALUMNA L L -R , P D LINDA DELIA ‘69 JAMES R. BREISINGER PARTNER AND DIRECTOR, CHARLES MCKENNA LYNCH, III PAST PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT, KENNAMETAL INC. RUTH O’BLOCK GRANT GLOBAL BRAND MARKETING PRACTICE JEREMY MAHLA, S.C. PRESIDENT, ADVANCED CEO, LOUIS A. GRANT, INC. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MARY JUDE MCCOLLIGAN, S.C. LISA M. GREINER WARNER ‘92 COMPONENTS GROUP ALUMNA KETCHUM MIDWEST ARTHUR H. MEEHAN SECRETARY ALUMNA LAURIE ANN CARROLL GRACE HARTZOG, S.C. MARLENE MONDALEK, S.C. ELLEN KATTER REGNER ‘73 MANAGING DIRECTOR, SHORT DURATION, PROVINCIAL SECRETARY EDITH STRONG, S.C. DONALD I. MORITZ TREASURER MARY JO MUTSCHLER, S.C. BETA AND STABLE VALUE STRATEGIES, SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/ LAURIE ANN CARROLL ‘81 TANDISH ELLON LUMNA ICE RESIDENT ROVINCE MAUREEN O’BRIEN, S.C. S M A V P US P ALUMNA TRUSTEE ALUMNA OFFICE OF THE APOSTOLATE M. ELLENITA O’CONNOR, S.C. RICHARD C. HENDRICKS SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL PAUL M. POHL JUNE KUSHON CAMPBELL ‘52 LALIT CHORDIA, PHD CONSULTANT ALUMNA SARA LOUISE REILLY, S.C. KARY COLEMAN ‘98 PRESIDENT RICHARD KACIN MARC B. ROBERTSHAW MATTHEW GALANDO ‘04 THAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ICHARD ROIANO PRESIDENT, A. RICHARD KACIN, INC. R T ARTHUR J. ROONEY, JR. GIOVANNA RIVERA GENARD ‘94 VICE PRESIDENT, XKL, LLC ARY LLEN OONEY IGGINS RALPH A. SCALISE ANNETTE MODAR HOLDER ‘01 M E C -H DONNA MARIE LEIDEN, S.C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WIGHT HITE ANITA SCHULTE, S.C. ANN INFANGER, S.C. ‘55 DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION D W CASHEL FOUNDATION SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR, CLAYTON A. SWEENEY LAURENE DIGENNARO KRISTOF ‘64 DIOCESE OF ALTOONA/JOHNSTOWN ALUMNA MESIROW FINANCIAL LAWRENCE WERNER KATHLEEN MENDUS-DLUGOS ‘79 ALUMNA FORMER ALL-PRO DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, LEO W. YOCHUM JOY JENKO MERUSI ‘85 JULIA TRIMARCHI CUCCARO, ESQ. VIVIEN LINKHAUER, S.C. PITTSBURGH STEELERS JOSEPH PONSI ‘92 ASSOCIATE PROVINCIAL SUPERIOR/PRESIDENT US University Administration JEANNE PAINTER POWANDA ‘83 TOMB & TOMB PATRICIA MARY WILSON, S.C. PROVINCE SHEILA JULIANE REMOVCHIK ‘80 PROVINCIAL COUNCILOR/ JOANNE W. BOYLE, PHD SARA GILL CUTTING SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL REBECCA REYNOLDS ‘78 VICE PRESIDENT US PROVINCE PRESIDENT PROFESSOR ALUMNA ANITA SCHULTE, S.C. ‘57 OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY VICE CHAIRMAN MARY ANN GAWELEK, EDD SISTERS OF CHARITY OF SETON HILL KENT, OH VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND MARY JO MCATEE, S.C. ALUMNA OUGLAS OOD DEAN OF THE FACULTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES D J. W PRESIDENT, D. WOOD HOLDINGS, LLC DEPAUL SCHOOL FOR HEARING AND SPEECH Seton Hill ALUMNA UNIVERSITY Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2007 PRODUCTION STAFF SETON HILL UNIVERSITY

CHRISTINE M. MUESELER Vice President for Institutional Advancement Phone: 724-838-4232 [email protected] MOLLY ROBB SHIMKO Forward Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement FEATURES Phone: 724-830-4620 [email protected] 2 To Connect and Serve Seton Hill Student Ambassadors Learn Leadership and Poise While Linking BECCA BAKER Current Students to Prospective Students and Alumni Associate Director of Media Relations 5 Seton Hill Announces Two New Scholarship Programs Phone: 724-830-1069 [email protected] 6 A Good Story TIMOTHY R. BANKS Senior Michael B. Diezmos Spends the Summer in the Philippines Researching Publications Coordinator a Folk Tale for His Honors Capstone Project and Graphic Designer 2 Phone: 724-838-4298 10 Keep An Open Mind … But Ask for Evidence [email protected] Dr. Steven Bassett Shares His Ideas About Science, Social Justice, and the Value CAROL J. BILLMAN of Teaching in His 2006 Professor of the Year Acceptance Speech Grants Writer Phone: 724-838-4204 12 Seton Hill and the National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education [email protected] Host 7th Holocaust Education Conference

LISA A. CARINO Director of the Annual Fund 14 The Richard King Mellon Foundation Issues $500,000 Annual Phone: 724-838-2409 Fund Challenge [email protected] 6 16 Founders’ Society Profile: Pamela Guay Cochenour ’80 ELLEN MARKER GREINER Director of Alumni Relations Phone: 724-838-4226 17 Almost A Millionaire [email protected] Heidi Rudy Miller ’07 Wins Big on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire

18 Everyone an Entrepreneur PHOTOGRAPHY: Dave Miller, Jonathan Nakles, CareerWorks Helps Students Develop the Skills and Get the Experience They Bruce Siskawicz, Sean Stipp, Need to Find the Careers They’ll Love Jack Wolf, SHU staff & students. 26 A Hurricane on the Hill 10 WRITERS: The University of Miami’s Loss is the Griffins’ Gain as Women’s Basketball Heidi Ruby Miller ’07, Coach Ferne Labati Brings Her Winning Tradition to Seton Hill Laura Dell Urbani ’91, Marjorie Wertz ’85 and SHU staff 28 Seton Hill Honors Alumni and Coaches with Athletic Hall ALUMNI NEWS SUPPLEMENT DESIGN of Fame Recognition Dragon’s Teeth Design Inaugural Class Inducted During 2006 Homecoming PRINTER: Laurel Valley Graphics 30 A Musical Perspective Concert Series Features Chanticleer and the Biava Quartet Kent Camerata Performance A Homecoming for Mezzo-Soprano Mary The Forward is published by Seton Hill University, 26 Greensburg, PA 15601-1599, (724-830-1005), Sue Hyatt, ’70 http://www.setonhill.edu, for the alumni, parents, and friends of the University. Postage paid at IN EVERY ISSUE Greensburg, PA. SETON HILL 8 Faculty in Focus Seton Hill University, as a matter of tradition and UNIVERSITY principle, does not discriminate on the basis of race, 22 Campus News MISSION creed, gender, age, disability, or national and ethnic 25 SHU by the Numbers Seton Hill is a Catholic origin in the administration of its educational 31 Griffin Notes university rooted in Judeo- policies, admissions policies, employment policies, Christian values. In the scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and INSIDE BA CK COVER tradition of Elizabeth Ann other university-administered programs. Seton Hill Seton, we educate students University adheres to the non-discrimination Your Gift is “Key” to Bringing a Steinway Grand Piano to the Seton Hill to think and act critically, legislation of both the federal government and the University Center for the Performing Arts creatively, and ethically as Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including, but not productive members of necessarily limited to, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, society committed to ON THE COVER Title VI, Title IX, 1972 Handicap Provision, and the transforming the world. Americans with Disabilities Act. Seton Hill Student Ambassador Mary Clark with Sky Blue Texes. See story, page 2. COVER PHOTO: Sean Stipp

www.setonhill.edu Forward 1 •FEATURE ARTICLE• O: SEAN STIPP PHOT Seton Hill Student Ambassadors

Learn Leadership and Poise

While Linking Current Students

to Prospective Students and Alumni

TO CONNECT AND SERVE BY BECCA BAKER, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS

eton Hill Student Ambassadors are nothing if not Begun in 2001 with the help of a grant from the Teagle flexible. In any given semester, an Ambassador Foundation, the Student Ambassador program merged in may be called upon to give a campus tour to a the 2006 – 2007 academic year with the Student prospective student, serve as an aide to a visiting Representative Program. Prior to this time, the Student dignitary, host a high school student overnight, repre- Representatives, an all-volunteer student club, provided sent Seton Hill at a formal event, make Annual Fund services – including campus tours – chiefly for the phonathon calls, visit a local high school with an admis- Admissions office, while the Student Ambassadors report- sions counselor, participate in a Seton Hill television ed to Institutional Advancement and had a broader scope commercial or advertising photo shoot, staff a fundrais- of responsibility. The new Seton Hill University Student ing event, or have dinner with an alumni group - all Ambassador program (SHUSA) is coordinated by an while answering every type of question imaginable, from advisory group comprised of members of the “Where is Cecilian Hall?” to “What is Greensburg named Institutional Advancement and Admissions Offices, and after? A revolutionary war hero, really? Not the color?” requires all members to complete an application process, including a personal interview with a program advisor, Since Seton Hill’s Student Ambassadors are full-time stu- before being selected to serve as a Student Ambassador. dents, often with other athletic and academic commit- Seton Hill faculty and staff are also encouraged to nomi- ments, and are required to maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher nate students; these students are then invited to apply. to remain a Student Ambassador – why do they do it? Once chosen, Student Ambassadors are required to main- Hint – it’s not just for the burgundy polo shirt and the tain a 3.0 GPA or higher, and sign a contract agreeing to (occasional) free meals. participate in a specific number of events, meetings, and activities per semester. Student Ambassadors also agree “Prior to even starting at Seton Hill, I heard great things to uphold all University rules and regulations as about the Student Ambassador program from two former described in Seton Hill’s Student Handbook, as well as Ambassadors,” says freshman Ambassador Emily those set forth in the SHUSA Constitution. Heinicka. “I was very excited to be chosen to represent the school that I had grown to love in a very short period “One would be hard pressed to find more credible repre- of time. I seem to be successful at phonathons, and I sentatives of the University,” says Lisa Carino, director of had a great time when I hosted an incoming freshman the annual fund and co-advisor to SHUSA. “Student this past November.” Ambassadors are formally trained to conduct campus tours for prospective students and their families, to greet “I became an Ambassador because I think it’s an honor and network with alumni and honored guests at to be able to represent your school at a conference or an University events both on campus and regionally, and to event,” says senior Ambassador Daryl Ferguson. “While have an understanding of Seton Hill’s rich heritage and doing it, I learned how to work with many different types current initiatives. Additionally, they have an apprecia- of people, and how to demonstrate leadership qualities.” tion for and in-depth understanding of Seton Hill’s

2 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2007 AMBASSADOR PROFILE STUDENT AMBASSADOR MARY CLARK Class of: 2009 Major: Nutrition/Dietetics Student Ambassador for: 2 years

Favorite Student Ambassador Activity: “Being able to spend time with alumni is such a gift, in that it allows me to realize the incredible history of this school.”

What You May Not Know: Mary hopes to become a nutrition spokesperson or product developer for a major food corporation. At Seton Hill, she’s a member of the equestrian team, Student Activities Council, the Student Senate, Eye Contact, the College Republicans, and Habitat for Humanity. PHOTO: JONATHAN NAKLES VE MILLER O: DA

fundraising efforts, and they lead the Student PHOT Annual Fund Drive to help spread that news among their peers.”

The fundraising savvy Student Ambassadors learn in their efforts on behalf of Seton Hill has anoth- er benefit as well – SHUSA is a completely self- supporting organization. Each member of SHUSA (there are currently 46 Ambassadors) raises a minimum of $35 per semester through fundrais- ing events the program creates and implements. Recent initiatives include selling flowers to the families of graduates at Commencement cere- monies, manning concession stands at athletic events, and selling tickets and providing staff for AMBASSADOR PROFILE two recent basketball games pitting members of STUDENT AMBASSADOR the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers DARYL FERGUSON against SHU faculty and staff. Class of: 2007 Major: Biology (Pre-Med) “They’re learning philanthropy while creating life- Student Ambassador for: 3 years long bonds between themselves and their University,” says Carino. Favorite Student Ambassador Activity: “Talking and meeting with the alumni because they are so happy And these are not the only links being forged. to hear from a current student. Especially the older alumni.”

“SHUSA is a high-profile, very selective leadership What You Might Not Know: Daryl, one of Seton Hill’s first program that serves a variety of needs at the male soccer recruits and a standout defender for the Griffins, University in respect to building relationships played for the Delaware Dynasty of the Premier Development and promoting the University effectively among League during the summer of 2006 and has been scouted by students, faculty, staff, parents, the Board of various professional teams, including the Cincinnati Kings, a Trustees, and Seton Hill community friends and United Soccer League team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Daryl partners,” says Director of Events and Associate recently signed with the Kings, and hopes to obtain a long- Director of Alumni Relations Mary Ross Cox, who term contract with the team. If his dream of playing professional soccer comes true, Daryl will put medical also serves as a co-advisor to SHUSA. school on hold – but not forever. He’s committed to finishing

his education. PHOTO: JONATHAN NAKLES

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WHY WE SERVE STUDENT AMBASSADORS IN THEIR OWN WORDS

After spending a year and a half at Penn State, I knew I needed a college with a focus on community. I needed a place where people knew who I was, and cared about me as a person and as a student. Seton Hill’s small, communal atmosphere, and caring, experienced, faculty, was exactly what I wanted in a school. – Mary Gornick, Junior

As a history major, I find that the small classes not only offer me the chance to interact with my professors regularly, but my peers as well. As a member of both the men’s soccer and lacrosse teams, I have had the opportunity to play with some great athletes. The diversity of students participating in Seton Hill sports is unlike that of any other school. AMBASSADOR PROFILE – Brian Blasko, Senior STUDENT AMBASSADOR EMILY HEINICKA The sense of community and family just radiates Class of: 2010 throughout this campus. It’s a supportive environment Major: Communications that enables you to grow and discover who you are, all Student Ambassador for: 1 year the while educating you for a future of success. Favorite Student Ambassador Annual Fund – Marchae Peters, Junior Activity: “I had a great time when Coordinator Carolyn I hosted an incoming freshman this Woods, a SHUSA co- past November. She seemed to have a lot of fun and was advisor, agrees. “The As a music major, the individual attention and support very excited to come to SHU in the fall.” Student Ambassadors at Seton Hill provides a strong foundation that allows serve as the connection you to flourish not only as confident musician, but as a What You Might Not Know: Emily graduated from the between prospective stu- productive member of the community. prestigious Pittsburgh High School for the Creative and dents and current stu- Performing Arts where she studied dance. An Honors stu- – Stephanie Kattera, Senior dent at Seton Hill, she also serves on the Student Senate, dents; and current stu- and as a member of the Make-A-Wish Club and Seton Hill dents and alumni.” There are many opportunities for creative writing Dance Academy. PHOTO: JONATHAN NAKLES “I love meeting with majors here at Seton Hill. I get a sense of what the alumni and prospective publishing world is like working with the literary and students,” says sophomore Ambassador Mary Clark. “I can share what art magazine, Eye Contact. At the Setonian, I practice I learn from the alumni with the possible new students, and share with journalism. My internship with the Office of Public both groups what I’m learning from being a current student here.” Information exposes me to the public relations and media industry as well. “Prospective students and families love to talk with current students – Michael Diezmos, Senior about Seton Hill’s student life, activities, residence halls – you name it,” says Admissions Counselor Jessica DeHainaut, a SHUSA co-advisor. “The Student Ambassadors share what it’s really like as a student here. The education program allows me to pursue both of Having them is a huge benefit.” my loves—education and English. I have been able to study literature while becoming certified in early With all that the Ambassadors do for Seton Hill, they still seem to childhood, elementary, and special education. I know think they’re getting the best of the deal. this experience will reflect positively on the way that I will teach my future students. “The opportunities seem to be endless, and the lessons learned invalu- – Tiffany Brattina, Senior able,” says Clark. “Each time I meet an alumna or talk with an incom- ing student, I have an intense desire to help them understand what a wonderful place Seton Hill is, and what it will become. It will always have a special place in my life, and I hope to make that happen for many others in the future.”

4 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2007 •SCHOLARSHIPS• SETON HILL ANNOUNCES TWO NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

CHILDREN OF ALUMNI TO RECEIVE $2500 SCHOLARSHIP, RENEWABLE FOR FOUR YEARS,BEGINNING FALL 2008 eton Hill is proud to announce the new Alumni degrees from Seton Hill. The Alumni Scholarships Scholarship program, which will provide $2500 are renewable for up to four years, and will be award- scholarships to the sons and daughters of Seton ed beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year. HillS alumni who have received bachelor’s or master’s

SETON SCHOLARS PROGRAM PROVIDES FULL TUITION FOR FOUR YEARS TO ONE INCOMING FRESHMAN IN EACH ACADEMIC DIVISION eton Hill University announced in February each of the following academic divisions based on 2007 the creation of four full-tuition scholar- the student’s selected major field of study: ships to be awarded to outstanding scholars Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts, Natural and whoS are incoming freshmen in the traditional under- Health Sciences, and Social Sciences. (Students graduate program at Seton Hill. These scholarships applying to Seton Hill with the intention of earning are renewable for four years of study at Seton Hill a degree in Education are required to declare an and are currently valued at more than $100,000 each; undergraduate major in one of these four academic students recognized will be known as Seton Scholars. divisions and are therefore eligible to compete for the Seton Scholarship in the division that offers the Four scholarships will be awarded annually, one in chosen major.)

Seton Scholars Program selection criteria, by academic division, are as follows:

DIVISION OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS: DIVISION OF NATURAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES: 1200 or higher combined SAT score, high school 1350 or higher combined SAT score, high school grade point average of 3.5 or higher (weighted), grade point average of 3.7 or higher (weighted), outstanding accomplishment and potential in the honors or Advanced Placement coursework pertinent arts as evidenced by exemplary audition or portfo- to the major, demonstration of leadership or lio review, record of participation and activity in the community service, a letter of recommendation that arts, and a letter of recommendation from a addresses the student’s ability to excel in the field of teacher or other arts professional. Consideration study, and an essay written by the student will also be given for advanced or Advanced describing her/his decision to major in the field Placement coursework and a record of leadership chosen. Majors in this division include and community service. Majors in this division Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, include Art, Art Therapy, Music, Music Therapy, and Computer Science, Dietetics, Forensic Theatre. Science, Mathematics, and Medical Technology.

DIVISION OF HUMANITIES: DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES: 1350 or higher combined SAT score, high school 1300 or higher combined SAT score, high school grade point average of 3.7 or higher (weighted), grade point average of 3.7 or higher (weighted), honors or Advanced Placement coursework perti- honors or Advanced Placement coursework pertinent nent to the major, demonstration of leadership or to the major, demonstration of leadership or community service, a letter of recommendation that community service, a letter of recommendation that addresses the student’s ability to excel in the field addresses the student’s ability to excel in the field of of study, and an essay written by the student study, and an essay written by the student describing describing her/his decision to major in the field her/his decision to major in the field chosen. Majors chosen. Majors in this division include in this division include Accounting, Business, Communication, English, History, Journalism/New Criminal Justice, Family and Consumer Sciences, Media, International Studies, Political Science, Hospitality and Tourism, Psychology, Social Work, TIM BANKS Religious Studies/Theology, and Spanish. and Sociology. O: PHOT

For more information on the new Seton Scholars Program or Alumni Scholarships at Seton Hill, please contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected] or 1-800-826-6234.

www.setonhill.edu Forward 5 Senior Michael B. Diezmos Spends the Summer in the Philippines Researching a Folk Tale for his Honors Capstone Project A Good

riter and artist Michael B. Diezmos, a Seton Hill senior honors English major with an emphasis in creative writing, has always liked a good story. W In the summer of 2006, for his honors program capstone project, he spent three months searching for one in the Philippines, (a country he and his family left when he was nine years old) with the hope of documenting it for English translation in a picture book format.

“My plan, simply put,” he explains, “was to go out in the middle of nowhere and seek out older members of the communities. I assumed that the further away a community was from modern civilization, the closer it was to maintaining its traditions. I thought the older people would remember the tale more vividly compared to the younger generation, who are saturated with many distractions.”

Diezmos began his search on Luzon— the biggest island in the Philippines archipelago. His very first interview, with a guard at a hiking rest stop in the town of Laguna, set the tone for his first month of research.

“He narrated ghost stories and tales about lost hikers,” said Diezmos. “When he finished, I asked him if he knew any ‘alamat,’ which is the Tagalog word for folk tale.

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He told us that he didn’t know any folk Enlisting the help of another cousin, tales because he wasn’t from the area.” Diezmos returned to Los Banos in Laguna, where Mount Makiling, the After a few similar experiences, Diezmos legendary home of Maria Makiling, began to wonder if he would need to is located. change the focus of his project. “In Los Banos, I asked a professor from “Although I found modern tales about the University of the Philippines about ghosts, I didn’t find a folk tale that was Maria Makiling,” Diezmos says. “He old and handed down from one genera- didn’t want to talk about her because he tion to the other,” he says. feared that he might offend her. I didn’t know if he was joking or not. I just took He continued his search in Hundred his word for it.” Islands, Pangasinan, with a cousin who helped as translator. Not everyone Diezmos approached for interviews had similar fears, and he was “We rode motorized fishing boats and able to collect a variety of stories con- explored the many islands that make up cerning Maria Makiling. Between inter- Hundred Islands, which is a misnomer views, Diezmos researched the tales of Maria Makiling that have already been documented.

“The interviews and the written text share the same themes, although the written text is more detailed. The text describes Story the misfortunes that people encountered when they trespassed on Maria because there are actually 123 islands, Makiling’s property. They would forget and one supposedly sank last year,” he how to get back home and thus be lost says. “Although we were in location, forever. Some would disappear like bub- most of the people we encountered were bles. The text also mentioned how the people who were also visitors. The few people would hear her play beautiful we found, who lived in Pangasinan, kept music when the moon was full, and directing us to the library. They couldn’t whenever they tried to find the source of remember the folk tales right away, but the music, they would end up lost. they knew that the tales were in their Another story told of Maria disguising library. They approved the recorded folk herself as a farmer; she would give the tale in their library. No matter what for- poor ginger, which would later turn into mat the folk tale was in, it had to be true gold. The other versions I heard and PHOTOS, TOP TO BOTTOM: to the source and its people.” read were similar, with a few variations.” Michael Diezmos with his cousins, Fatima and After coming to this realization, Diezmos While Diezmos didn’t discover the Joy Katigbak, in Laguna, Philippines. decided to end his search for an unpub- unpublished tale he’d hoped to find, he Hundred Islands, Pangasinan. lished tale he could document, and considers his trip a success. He has sub- instead compare the oral tradition of a mitted a scholarly paper on the trip and Diezmos taking a break from research on the favored legend to the literature it had his research to his honors capstone proj- Great Valley Hiking Trail in Laguna, Philippines. inspired. ect advisor, and is currently moving ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF MICHAEL DIEZMOS ahead with the creation of a picture book “I decided to translate the legend of on the legends of Maria Makiling that he MICHAEL DIEZMOS GRADUATED Maria Makiling, a beautiful woman who will translate and illustrate himself. FROM SETON HILL ON MAY 12, 2007 lived in a mountain. She helped those in WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN need, and she disappeared once the “I learned that folk tale in general is a liv- people in her town became wicked. I ing art,” he says. “Keeping the folk tale ENGLISH/CREATIVE WRITING, AND wanted to know what common beliefs alive is a tradition to pass to the next HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO UTAH the people would tell about her, and generation. Maria Makiling’s stories con- STATE UNIVERSITY’S GRADUATE how faithful was the written text to the tinue to spark speculation. People of PROGRAM IN AMERICAN STUDIES, oral version.” Laguna and Luzon still wonder about her existence. Her story is still alive.” WITH AN EMPHASIS IN FOLKLORE.

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Associate Professor of Computer Assistant Professor of English Science Dr. Christopher Diaz and Seton Hill Chaplain Fr. Publishes Introduction to Stephen Honeygosky, OSB, PhD, UNIX/Linux Edits Religion and Spirituality: Steps Toward Bridging the Gap Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Christopher Diaz had his Introduction to Assistant Professor of English and Seton Hill UNIX/Linux - a 448 page textbook accompanied Chaplain Fr. Stephen Honeygosky, OSB, PhD, by a DVD that contains a full UNIX/Linux Dr. Christopher Diaz edited Religion and Spirituality: Steps Toward installation, exercises and labs, and presentation Bridging the Gap, published by Twenty-Third slides for instructors - published by Charles River Publications in 2006. Religion and Spirituality Media and Thomson/Delmar Learning in 2006. defines and examines the actual increasing Dr. Diaz designed Introduction to UNIX/Linux so tension and perceived dichotomy between that it may be used in a classroom setting, or by religion and spirituality among all age groups, an individual learning on his or her own, with with particular attention to young adults (that is, equal effectiveness. To accomplish this goal, the 18-35). The ten contributors here (Fr. Stephen book describes concepts in an applied, hands-on among them), examine the concept of there being manner that is interesting and demonstrative for more to “religion” than structure, rules, and both audiences. Since Introduction to UNIX/Linux rituals and more to “spirituality” than individual- can be used by those interested in business, math, ism, unaccountability, and disconnection from and engineering - in addition to computer traditional religious practices. The contributors science - it offers a broader list of topics than is discuss how a common meeting ground can be Sr. Mary Kay Neff, SC found in other UNIX texts. found for both, with the goal of fostering their compatibility and growth.

Art Professor Sr. Mary Kay Neff’s Photography Chosen for Seton Hill Art Professor Carol Exhibition Highlighting Best in Brode Collaborates with Seton Local Artistic Talent Hill Alumna in Degrees of The Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Interference exhibit at Loretto’s juried Biennial 2006, an exhibition Pittsburgh Center for the Arts occurring every two years that highlights the very best in local artistic talent, featured two digital Degrees of Interference, an exhibit featuring photographs by Sr. Mary Kay Neff, associate collaborative and solo work by Carol Brode and Fr. Stephen Honeygosky, Westmoreland County Community College OSB, PhD professor of art. Sr. Mary Kay also had photography selected for the 2006 Westmoreland Associate Professor of Art Kathleen Dlugos ’79, Art Nationals Juried Exhibition at the opened Thursday, November 16, 2006 and Westmoreland County Community College; the continued through January 21, 2007 at the 2006 Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Juried Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. The exhibit Exhibition; and the Associated Artists of featured a variety of media, including paintings, Pittsburgh’s Small Roars exhibit at Gallery 707 in prints, video, and fused glasswork. Brode also had Pittsburgh, Pa. Sr. Mary Kay also participated in an a Van Dyke photographic print/mixed media exhibit at the Westmoreland County Community piece, Still Point, selected for the 96th Annual College showcasing the work of area college and Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Exhibition in the university art educators in the fall of 2006. Heinz Galleries at the Carnegie Museum of Art, for which she received a purchase award.

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Associate Professor of Education Assistant Professor of Music Dr. Audrey M. Quinlan Publishes Laurie Jones Contributes Chapter A Complete Guide to Rubrics: to Book on Feminist Perspectives Assessment Made Easy for in Music Therapy Teachers K-College Assistant Professor of Music and Music Therapist Associate Professor of Education Dr. Audrey M. Laurie Jones contributed the chapter Quinlan’s A Complete Guide to Rubrics: Assessment “Critical Reflections on Song Selection for Women’s Empowerment in Music Therapy” to the Made Easy for Teachers K-College, published by Dr. Audrey M. Quinlan Rowman & Littlefield Education in 2006, provides book Feminist Perspectives in Music Therapy, edited a practical approach for students, teachers, admin- by Dr. Susan Hadley and published by Barcelona istrators and parents to assess student learning Publishers in 2006. In her chapter, Jones summa- processes. Citing developmental characteristics of rizes the role of women in popular music; each grade level, A Complete Guide to Rubrics provides an overview of the lyric content of presents examples and adaptations of assessment popular music in terms of gender representation; rubrics on a variety of subjects. It features exam- and suggests guidelines for analysis of individual ples of teacher-created rubrics, Internet resources, songs to determine appropriateness for use in and additional chapters devoted to assessing tech- therapy. Jones and Hadley are currently collaborat- nological topics, including blogging. It is designed ing on a new book that Jones hopes “will become to aid all educators who are required to assess a terrific resource for anyone who utilizes popular student performance, from kindergarten through music in therapy.” the college level. Dr. Stuart Thompson Instructor of Art Richard Stoner’s Professor of Art Dr. Stuart Photographs Featured in State Thompson’s Paintings and Clay and Regional Exhibitions Pieces Selected for Local and Regional Exhibitions Richard Stoner, adjunct instructor of art at Seton Hill, has had his photography included in recent exhibits across the state, including: the Photo Professor of Art Dr. Stuart Thompson’s paintings Image 06 exhibit at the Philadelphia Center for and works in clay have been selected for a variety the Photographic Image; the Westmoreland of local and regional exhibits, including: the 2006 Biennial exhibit at the Westmoreland Museum for Westmoreland Art Nationals Juried Exhibition at American Art; the 96th Annual Associated Artists the Westmoreland County Community College; of Pittsburgh exhibition in the Heinz Galleries at the 2006 Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Juried the Carnegie Museum of Art (where his photo- Ms. Laurie Jones Exhibition; the Artists/Teachers, Teachers/Artists graph “Confusion in Times of War” received the Invitational at the Westmoreland County John J. Humphrey Memorial Award, a purchase Community College; the 40 Over 40 Invitational award for the Pittsburgh Public Schools); the Ceramics Exhibition at The Clay Place, Carnegie, Southwestern Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Pa.; and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Council annual exhibition at the Southern Alleghenies for the Arts 11th Annual Regional Juried Museum of Art; and the Associated Artists of Exhibition at the Southern Alleghenies Museum Pittsburgh Vitreous exhibition at the Pittsburgh of Art. Center for the Arts.

Mr. Richard Stoner

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“Keep an open mind... PHOTO: SEAN STIPP

Dr. Steven Bassett shares his ideas about science, social justice, and the value of teaching in his 2006 Professor of the Year acceptance speech

but ask for evidence.”BY LAURA DELL URBANI ’91

asked myself - what did I do Dr. Bassett immediately felt at home at Seton Hill as soon as he arrived on campus in 1989. After conducting I differently in the past year?” research at Magee Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh and says associate professor of biology Dr. Steven Bassett, con- Eastern Virginia Medical School, where he earned his doc- templating his 2006 Professor of the Year Award. torate in biomedical science, Dr. Bassett was ready to teach. “Dr. Bassett received the award from Seton Hill’s Dean’s Council, based on nominations by students, faculty and “Seton Hill is an institution that places a lot of value on staff members. Many felt it was time to honor Dr. Bassett, teaching,” he says. “I came to Seton Hill with the idea that who has been teaching a variety of biology courses at I wanted to teach and work with students. You don’t get Seton Hill for 18 years. the recognition that people do who embark on research careers when you teach.” “I was stunned,” he says, in his typical humble manner. “It was not ever on my radar. It wasn’t something I was Dr. Bassett has an interesting view of teaching, a view that working towards.” he recently shared with the Seton Hill community during

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a presentation last fall. He believes that for a student to be He remembers visiting the doctor as a child and not fully teachable they must be open to God, history, experience understanding why he couldn’t enter a waiting room that and teachers. was for blacks only.

I’m a biologist. The neat thing about being a scientist is catch- “That kind of haunts me in a way,” he says. “I’m interest- ing a glimpse of the mind of God by studying the complexities ed in how did that develop and how did people get away of life, of the universe. … So be open to insights about God, with that.” whatever your major. It will keep the details in perspective. “I’m also really interested in the creation-evolution Dr. Bassett teaches students that while science strives for debate,” he says. “I want students to understand that they absolutes, the field cannot prove everything. shouldn’t be afraid of evolution. This whole debate is much more complex.” “We talk about some givens, a first cause that isn’t proven scientifically,” says Dr. Bassett. “There are important ques- “I like complex things,” he adds with a chuckle. tions that science can’t answer. It can’t answer if there is a God. What Dr. Bassett may like complex sub- is justice? What is love? There are jects, but he prefers a simple viable areas of life that science isn’t lifestyle. He and his wife Jean have very good at.” been married for 30 years. They have three children, none of whom Pay attention to what’s happening to share an interest in scientific topics. you. Be open to change and new ideas. His wife, however, serves as a busi- ness manager for the Dr. Bassett learned that change Mitochondrial Disease Foundation could happen at any time. As a col- (UMDF). Dr. Bassett volunteers his lege freshman, he wanted to major time for the foundation by writing in music. After two years, he real- articles and research grants. ized that biology was his true pas- PHOTO: SEAN STIPP sion. Despite the change in profes- Dr. Bassett hopes that his students sions, music continues to play a will learn to live by his personal role in his life. He still plays guitar, motto: Keep an open mind, but ask and sings and writes songs for his for evidence. church. “We don’t have a problem with “I’m allowed to have a diversity of having access to information in the interests and work those interests 21st century,” he says. “We have too into classes,” says Dr. Bassett. much access in a way. The goal is not to graduate students with too A little secret about professors: we’re PHOTO: TIM BANKS much stuff in their heads. The idea kind of pathetic; we get interested in Photo, top: Dr. Bassett with his wife, Jean. is to be literate in your review of some things to such an extent that our Photo, bottom: Photos of the class of 1931 in the sources.” friends and family can only take so hallway by President JoAnne Boyle’s office. much. … Find out about the passions Genevieve Little, Rosemary Klein, of your professors. Try to understand what drives them and how Mary Miller, Gertrude McFayden, Catherine Kennedy. Do you they can stay so interested. recognize these names? Most of us walk past their pictures every weekday. These women graduated from Seton Hill in “I tell people I’m not smarter than anyone else,” says Dr. 1931 and their pictures hang in the hall by the President’s Bassett. “If you could spend 20 years reading on certain office. Over 75 years ago, they had their chance to make a dif- things you’d know a lot about that, too.” ference at Seton Hill, and then to make a difference in life. Like them, you are here for a short time. What mark will you Dr. Bassett believes that the way to a professor’s heart is to make? Not only at Seton Hill, but beyond? ask them about esoteric topics. Students may be surprised to discover that their biology teacher is just as enthralled by social issues. LAURA DELL URBANI ’91 IS A FREELANCE WRITER “As a southerner I’m interested in the treatment of FROM GREENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. African-American slaves and the legacy of that,” says Dr. Bassett.

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THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION HOSTS 7TH HOLOCAUST EDUCATION CONFERENCE AT SETON HILL

n November 5, 6, and 7, 2006 Seton Hill hosted the 7th Holocaust Education Conference. Partnering with the University’s National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education (NCCHE) to present the event were the Pennsylvania Holocaust Education Council and the Council of Centers on Jewish- Christian Relations. Sr. Gemma Del Duca, SC, PhD, Co-Director of the NCCHE in Israel, provided the following overview of the conference.

“What an experience it was for presenters, participants, faculty, and students who mingled in the hallways, sat together in classrooms and in SR. GEMMA DEL DUCA, S.C. the Lynch Lecture Hall, then moved into discussion during the break and over lunch. This year the Conference focused on “Emerging Issues in Holocaust Education.” Our keynote speaker, Dr. Carol Rittner, RSM, challenged us with her presentation that carried the audience from the words and lessons of the Holocaust to the reality of rape, religion, and genocide in Rwanda, Africa. Later in the Conference participants could hear presentations on “The Holocaust: Its Continuing Moral Challenges,” “Making the Holocaust Past Relevant to the Present” which included the UN statement on Darfur, and “Ethical Dilemmas Related to the Nazi Practice of Medicine and Their Relevance Today: A Curriculum Unit to Promote Dialogue at a Catholic University.” The field of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, as it has developed in the last decade, was clearly reflected throughout the Conference. In fact in scope and atten- dance, this was our largest Conference since the first one in 1989. We had 54 presenters in 10 plenary sessions and 34 concurrent sessions. Attendees came from 18 different states (as far away as California, Alabama, Texas, and Minnesota) as well as Israel and Poland. Among the presenters were 15 who had attended the summer institute in Israel and 6 from our faculty at Seton Hill University, along with other faculty who introduced speakers at the plenary sessions. When Seton Hill founded the NCCHE, the University began a new and important initiative in Catholic-Jewish understanding. The Center values the opportunity to host conferences that bring leading scholars together for dialogue and study.”

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A. Carol Rittner, RSM, EdD, distinguished professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, presented the conference’s keynote address titled, “Rape, Religion and Genocide: An Unholy B Silence.” PHOTO: MELINDA LESLIE

B. Rev. Dr. Peter Pettit, director of the Institute for Jewish-Christian Understanding of Muhlenberg College, and Dr. Eva Fleischner, professor emerita of religion at Montclair State University in New Jersey and NCCHE Advisory Board member, engage in the group process initiated by Daniel C. Napolitano during his plenary session. PHOTO: JONATHAN NAKLES

C. Sister Lois Sculco, NCCHE administrator and vice president for administration and student life at Seton Hill, participates in an interactive C exercise with Dr. Dennis Jerz, Seton Hill associate professor of English, as part of Daniel C. Napolitano's presentation. PHOTO: JONATHAN NAKLES D D. The president and founder of the Piast Institute (a national institute for Polish and Polish American Affairs) Thaddeus C. Radzilowski, PhD, discussed the other victims of the Holocaust in a plenary presentation titled “Ideology, Persecution and Genocide: The Gentile Victims.” PHOTO: MICHAEL DIEZMOS

E. Shulamit Imber focused on pedagogy in her dynamic plenary session “How Do We Teach the E Shoah?” Ms. Imber, who serves as pedagogical director for the International School for Holocaust Studies at Yad Vashem, traveled from Israel to participate in the conference. PHOTO: MELINDA LESLIE F F. The Center’s 7th Holocaust Education conference concluded with the University’s annual Kristallnacht Remembrance Service, in which participants lit candles in memory of those who died in the Holocaust. PHOTO: BECCA BAKER

G. Hidden Child Survivor Shulamit Bastacky answered questions posed by students from Vice President for Administration and Student Life Sister Lois Sculco’s Senior Integrative Seminar following the Kristallnacht Remembrance Service. PHOTO: BECCA BAKER

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Your Gift to the Annual Fund Now Means Twice As Much...

The Richard King Mellon Foundation Issues $500,000 Annual Fund Challenge

he Trustees of the Pittsburgh-based Richard King T Mellon Foundation awarded a $1.5 million grant to Seton Hill University to support the construction of the University Center for the Performing Arts. A portion of the grant award, $500,000, is earmarked as a challenge to enhance the Annual Fund.

The Foundation recognizes that Seton hill relies on annual contributions from alumni and friends to offset the University’s operating budget each year. Seton Hill’s Annual Fund is strong with gifts totaling at least $1.2 million, but donors sometimes find it difficult to sustain support of the Annual Fund while participating in the University’s capital and endowment building efforts.

The Richard King Mellon Foundation Challenge will help Seton Hill emphasize the importance of the Annual Fund during the campaign for the University Center for the Performing Arts.

In order to secure the Challenge, Seton Hill must raise $500,000 in new and increased gifts and multi-year pledges for the Annual Fund from alumni, parents and friends by December 1, 2007. Seton Hill President JoAnne Boyle commented, “This is a momentous occasion for the University. Receiving this generous grant award reflects well on the university, its mission and the current capital campaign for the University Center for the Performing Arts. We are grateful for the continuing leadership support of the Richard King Mellon Foundation.”

Michele Ridge, chair of the Seton Hill University Board of Trustees and co-chair for the University Center for the Performing Arts Campaign added, “We are delighted by the Richard King Mellon Foundation’s vote of confidence in our project. The challenge component of the Foundation’s grant is certainly an incentive that will inspire gifts as we reach out to alumni and friends. The

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PHOT matched provides encouragement to make that gift now.”

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Make a first-time or increased gift to FAQs the Seton Hill Annual Fund. What does my Annual Fund Since tuition and fees do not cover the entire cost gift support? of a Seton Hill education, the remainder of Seton Hill’s operating budget comes from corporate and Annual Fund gifts underwrite foundation grants, endowment income, and most student scholarships, faculty salaries, important, the generous annual support of alumni, technology and campus maintenance. parents and friends. Our endowment is growing The Annual Fund makes possible the but has not yet reached the same level as our peer depth and variety of institutions, making the Annual Fund even more programs available at Seton Hill. significant. Your first-time, increased gift,

O: JACK WOLF or multi-year pledge will go to work imme- How does a multi-year pledge PHOT diately to help Seton Hill students. count toward the Challenge?

Participate through the Graduates of the Last Decade If you are a member of the (GOLD) Program. Founders’ Society at the $1,000 level, your commitment now of a Did you graduate from Seton Hill between 1997 and 2007? $3,000 pledge, payable over three years, at $1,000 per year will count GOLD alumni will make an impact on The Richard toward the Challenge. Your multi- King Mellon Foundation Challenge by their participation year pledge ensures your with a gift to the Annual Fund at any level. continuing enrollment in the Founders’ Society, allows you to avoid Did you know that U.S. News & World Report uses our a phonathon call and helps Seton Hill alumni participation as a criterion when evaluating reduce administrative costs. Seton Hill every year against other national liberal arts schools? As a recent graduate your gift will help Seton No gift is too small. If you are Hill enhance its national recognition and send a a $100 donor, your commitment now message about the value you place on your recent of $300, payable over three years at experience on the Hill. $100 per year helps in much the same way and meets the Challenge requirements. Become a member of the THE FOUNDERS’ Founders’ Society. SOCIETY Is it possible to give a gift other The Founders’ Society is the premier annual than cash? giving society that recognizes leadership donors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to Seton Hill. Founders’ Society members Yes. Stock gifts may be attractive to play an important role in the success of the University and our abil- some donors while taking advantage ity to carry out our mission in the best tradition of the Sisters of Charity. of the IRA Charitable Rollover may serve others better. For informa- Your enrollment in the Founders’ Society now will help Seton Hill tion about “Ways to Give,” visit meet the Richard King Mellon Foundation Challenge. http://alumni.setonhill.edu or call 1-877-SHU-GIFT. Already a member? We extend a special invitation to alumni, parents and friends who are current members of the Society to renew or increase their support now for the upcoming fiscal year. Since the Challenge spans two fiscal years, we will accept multi-year pledges to help reach our goal.

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Profile THE FOUNDERS’ Pamela Guay Cochenour ’80 SOCIETY

EDUCATION: Pam Cochenour graduated from Seton Hill in 1980 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in political science. She received her law degree from the Duquesne University School of Law, where she was recognized for Excellence in the National Appellate Advocacy Competition. EMPLOYMENT: Pam is a partner at the law firm of Pietragallo Bosick & Gordon LLP in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and serves as Chair of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group. Her practice focuses on employment discrimination defense, representing both private and public sector employers before local, state and federal administrative agencies and in state and federal courts in a variety of litigation matters, including sexual harassment, gender, race and age discrimination, and disability-based discrimination. In addition to litigating these claims, Pam regularly trains employers on establishing and maintaining effective employment risk management programs.

Licensed in Pennsylvania, Pam is also admitted to practice before the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, the US Court of Appeals for the Third and Sixth Circuits, and the US Supreme Court.

Pam volunteers as a Board member with several organizations including the National Kidney Foundation of the Alleghenies, PERSAD Center, and the Renaissance City Choir. SETON HILL MENTOR: According to Pam, Sr. Melanie DiPietro ’69, offered her great advice as a student, “She encouraged me to take as many writing and English courses as possible. Sr. Melanie viewed solid writing and communication skills as more valuable than a pre-law curriculum. I find myself encouraging prospective law school students to take a similar approach to their undergraduate studies.” WHY SHE SUPPORTS SETON HILL: A member of the Founders’ Society since 2006, Pam recognizes the value of leadership financial support to Seton Hill, “At this point in my career I have the discretionary income to participate in the Annual Fund in a more substantial way. I value the liberal arts education I received at Seton Hill and cherish the friend- ships I have with classmates and professors to this day. It is important for me to help ensure that this kind of experience, a very personal education, is available for future generations of students.” YOU MAY NOT KNOW: When Seton Hill’s baseball team traveled to Idaho in 2006 for the World Series, Pam Cochenour was among the alumni delighted by the historic accomplishment. An avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan, Pam now displays a team autographed Seton Hill Griffins baseball in her Oxford Centre office.

The Founders’ Society is the premier annual giving society that recognizes and honors those alumni and friends who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more to Seton Hill University. Members of the Society embrace the commitment of the University’s founders, the Sisters of Charity, to provide students with a distinctive, Catholic, liberal arts education of the highest quality. Profiles about Founders’ Society members will be included in the Forward as a way to highlight the commitment of this special group of donors to Seton Hill.

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•ALUMNI• ODUCTIONS ALLEYCREST PR V TESY OF O COUR T PHO

ALMOST BY HEIDI RUBY MILLER ’07 A MILLIONAIRE s Meredith Vieira an alien? and even Seton Hill’s President JoAnne Boyle, watched me call Meredith Vieira an alien on national TV. They No, but that’s what I called her when I was in the also saw me answer questions about Snow White and Hot Seat during a New York City taping of Who the Seven Dwarfs, Angelina Jolie, Kindergarten, Spike Wants To Be A Millionaire in October 2006. Lee, and V8, and miss the $50,000 question, ‘Which Dr. Seuss character was based on Adolf Hitler?’ Meredith and I had been chatting about the travel guide my husband Jason and I just had published and If you’re screaming ‘Yertle the Turtle!’ you’re right, but Ihow I was writing a science fiction novel for my thesis my Phone-A-Friend (and Seton Hill mentor) Tobias at Seton Hill University. When taping resumed she Buckell and I chose the Grinch. asked me what I thought of the set because some people have found it a bit science fiction-like. I agreed Still, an extra $25,000 for trips to Europe and and said it reminded me of an interplanetary tribunal, Africa and the opportunity to be fussed over except she was all three - judge, jury, and executioner, on a TV studio - yes, I missed my calling - and I was sure if I missed a question the floor would were more than I could have expected. open up, dropping me to the incinerator below. So, what’s next? Well, Jason and I A bit extreme perhaps, but that’s how my mind works. auditioned for the Amazing Race, and did I mention he’s still in the contest- She wore her faux-disapproving look and asked if I ant pool for Millionaire? We’ll get that had just called her an alien, and the rest is now million yet. Millionaire history.

Little did I know that remark would revisit me at one of the busiest times in my life: my graduating Heidi Ruby Miller ’07 lives in southwestern residency at Seton Hill in January 2007. Lots of fun, Pennsylvania. She has degrees in Anthropology lots of work, lots of hours, culminating in a wonderful and Geography in addition to her Master’s in Writing Millionaire viewing party held at – you guessed it – Seton Hill. Fifty guests, including my Millionaire Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She is the co- Phone-A-Friends Michael Arnzen (Associate Professor author (with husband Jason Miller, a current student in the of English), Pat Picciarelli, and Maria Snyder, as well as Writing Popular Fiction program) of the MOON Pennsylvania my mother Sharon Ruby, photographers, reporters, Camping Guidebook.

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BY MARJORIE WERTZ ’85

enior Cory Weibel knew an internship in the “real world” of small business would benefit him greatly, so he signed up with Seton Hill University’s CareerWorks to help him find one.

Weibel completed a marketing internship with Lisa Behe, owner of State Farm Insurance in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania during the fall 2006 semester. During his internship, Weibel assisted Behe with client (and prospective client) communications, conducted research, and helped Behe with marketing events.

“It gave me good insight on how to run, and work in, a CareerWorks small business,” said Weibel, a communications major from Freeport, Pennsylvania. Helps Students Behe opened her office on August 1, 2006 and Weibel was Develop the Skills and her first intern.

“He did an excellent job for us,” said Behe. “Because I’m Get the Experience new I have to do marketing, and I need help. Interns help me do the things that I don’t have time to do.” They Need to Find the Behe completed the Small Business Internship Training Careers They’ll Love program offered by CareerWorks and Seton Hill’s E- Magnify women’s business center in the spring of 2006. When she decided to start her own agency several months later, she knew she wanted to utilize the help of interns. The one-day training workshop taught her how to obtain interns from nearby colleges and universities, including Seton Hill, and how to make the most of interns within her business.

“I now know what is required of the interns academically, so I can provide something of value to the students and in turn, get

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Communications major Cory Weibel completed a marketing internship with State Farm agent Lisa Behe.

something valuable from the interns,” said Behe. “Overall, I business majors. Employers are asking for students who have hope it shows the interns what really goes on in a small busi- skills such as creativity, flexibility, goal setting, decision-making, ness.” “There was so much good information at this program,” and innovation. Entrepreneurship learning seeks to prepare stu- she added. “I’m still using the tools I learned.” dents to become responsible, enterprising individuals who think creatively, recognize opportunities, and can think critical- Rebecca Campbell, director of Seton Hill’s CareerWorks, said ly as they solve a problem.” the Small Business Internship Training program was developed to support entrepreneurs and small business owners with devel- Campbell credits the Sisters of Charity for having a “realistic oping internship programs within their companies. vision of integrating liberal arts and internships.”

“We didn’t expect the response we got from the program. We “We started the internship program in liberal arts and made it trained over 50 employers in Greensburg and Pittsburgh on-site acceptable,” she added. “We’ve worked with many of the uni- and online,” Campbell said. “We helped them learn how to cre- versity’s academic departments on becoming more integrated in ate and run internship programs. We’ve received really good experiential learning or learning through internships. feedback from the employers.” CareerWorks is now the central repository for collecting infor- mation on experiential learning.” The Small Business Internship Training program is just one element of CareerWorks, formerly known as Seton Hill’s Office Experiential learning begins with Connections, a one-credit of Career Development. CareerWorks was formally organized course in which students are introduced to those skills associat- on October 1, 2005 and is the new base for the integration of ed with entrepreneurship – goal setting, risk taking, flexibility, entrepreneurship education, experiential learning and career team work, transferring knowledge into behavior, sound deci- development at Seton Hill University. sion making formed by values, and how to learn as a lifelong professional. The division of Visual and Performing Arts at The mission of CareerWorks is to assist students to enhance Seton Hill will pilot a program that plans to incorporate entre- their liberal arts education by developing careers with entrepre- preneurial development into coursework. neurial skills and internships. CareerWorks believes that the career development process promotes a high level of self- “At Seton Hill, experiential learning could be internships, knowledge and career competency through self-assessment, apprenticeships, clinical rotations, student teaching, field work, career exploration, job-search skill development, and decision- and practicums,” said Campbell. “Every senior has to graduate making. It provides resources and services based on this foun- with a skills-based resume because students are hired for their dation. skills.”

“It’s important to note that entrepreneurship is not just for Of course, no internship program would be possible without

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the help of area businesses. Seton Hill students have completed intern several years ago, Peterson noted. internships at corporations such as Alcoa, Allegheny Energy, Inc., PPG Industries, Kennametal, and Westinghouse; national- “Interns come to us in their junior year. They always become a ly-known museums such as the Andy Warhol Museum, and the part of our team,” she said. “Our first two Seton Hill interns Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh; and theatre companies were chemistry majors. Our latest intern, Jessica Keith, is a including Apple Hill Playhouse in Delmont, Pennsylvania. forensic science major.” Disney World and Nautica Jeans have also utilized Seton Hill students in internship programs. Peterson said she contacted CareerWorks, which in turn, con- tacted the university’s chemistry department. Seton Hill alumni are also excellent sources of internships, Campbell reported. “I had to go for an interview with the company and I got the paid internship,” said Keith, a senior from Graceton, “Leads through alumni are important. They’ve given us contact Pennsylvania, who has been interning at OMNOVA since names or they are themselves the contact person for intern- February 14, 2006. “I started this internship because I wanted ships,” she said. “Suzanne Fair, for instance, called us about to do something within my major. Last semester, I used this job Seton Hill students as interns at Respironics. Kristen Breakiron as an internship credit.” at Mine Safety Appliances has introduced us to contacts, and Maggie Fullen at the Brandon Group has taken graphic design OMNOVA works around Keith’s course schedule. When she students for many years.” started her internship, Keith worked 13 hours a week. During the summer and over the Christmas break, she was full-time. One satisfied employer is OMNOVA Solutions, a Jeannette, Now because of her course load and other obligations, Keith is Pennsylvania manufacturer of laminates and industrial films, working 11 hours a week in product testing. which has benefited from the skills of three Seton Hill interns recently. “It’s a very nice company to work for. They are very concerned about employee safety,” Keith said. “If the company would “We have the interns do a variety of production testing and offer me a full-time position after graduation, I would take it.” they help with production issues,” said Kristen Peterson, a process engineer at OMNOVA and supervisor of interns. “The CareerWorks’ programs benefit students and Seton Hill faculty interns can do 50 to 75 percent of our product testing. They by serving as a resource in all aspects of career development, give us helping hands and we give them experience in the work and assisting in the development of career learning through the place.” classroom or internship. It can also instruct students in profes- sional behavior and what employers want in an intern or Seton Hill was the first to respond to OMNOVA’s request for an employee. To accomplish this, CareerWorks staff develops

20 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2007 THE CAREERWORKS PYRAMID OF SUCCESS Seton Hill’s distinctive approach to entrepreneurship is depicted in the CareerWorks “Pyramid of Success.” The Pyramid is grounded in the liberal arts and enables students to develop the liberal arts skills that employers seek including flexibility, leadership, critical thinking, self confidence, entrepreneurial and communication skills.

This multidimensional model integrates career development with the liberal arts, entrepreneurial skills, and the National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education.

experiences that allow Seton Hill students to move through a career development process that places them one to two years ahead of the competition.

“One of the programs we sponsor, for instance, is Entre-Talks, in which alumni who are successful entrepreneurs come in and talk with Seton Hill students about what types of skills are necessary to be successful entrepreneurs,” said Campbell. QUICKFACTS CareerWorks In February 2007, CareerWorks celebrated EntrepreneurshipWeek USA, a national initiative through the Kauffman Foundation, The New York Director: Rebecca Campbell Times, and Inc. magazine, with the second annual “A Night Out on the Hill,” which helped students learn entrepreneurial skills with the help Website: of alumni. http://www.setonhill.edu/academics/ index.cfm?ACID=108&T1=67 “The alumni challenged groups of students to come up with creative solutions to business problems,” Campbell added. “This demonstrated E-mail: [email protected] to the students that entrepreneurs have to use skills such as innovation, creativity, team work, problem solving, determination, flexibility, goal Phone: 724-838-4247 setting, risk taking and decision making.”

The students and alumni then had a chance to dine together, and network. Alumni with internship information Ultimately, CareerWorks hopes to develop a national model for small can contact Jamie Martin at CareerWorks liberal arts colleges and universities that will integrate liberal arts and experiential learning, career and professional development, and at 724-838-4286. Jobs can also be posted directly entrepreneurial skills for all students, regardless of their academic to CareerWorks’ secure Web site, College Central discipline. Network at http://www.collegecentral.com/setonhill/.

“Our goal is to take entrepreneurship out of business and put it in the liberal arts,” says Campbell.

MARJORIE WERTZ ’85 IS A FREELANCE WRITER FROM LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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PRESIDENT BOYLE DISCUSSES SHU’S FOOTBALL PROGRAM ON NATIONAL NEWS President JoAnne Boyle discussed the effect Seton Hill’s new football team has had on enrollment during a live Fox and Friends interview on July 11, 2006 with Tiki Barber of the New York Giants and host Kiran Chetry. The Fox and Friends interview came about as a result of a New York Times article that reported that Seton Hill’s undergraduate male population rose from 18% to 41% over four years. The enrollment increase was a result of new academic programs and new athletic programs, including football.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP GIVING VOICE TO THE LEGACY OF SPECIALIZATION NOW MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. OFFERED IN SHU MBA Three powerful voices—those of Sylvia Hill Fields (left), PROGRAM director of the Eden Hall Foundation (and the first African-American female to head a major private founda- Seton Hill University is proud to tion in Pittsburgh); Laurie Jones, music therapist and announce a new opportunity for spe- assistant professor of music at Seton Hill; and a Seton cialization in entrepreneurship within Hill student who witnessed the genocide in Rwanda first- its MBA program. To earn an MBA hand—shared their experiences of social change at with a specialization in entrepreneur- Seton Hill’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Education ship, students in the MBA program Program on January 25, 2007. At the program’s take an additional four classes (10 conclusion, Seton Hill students gave voice to their own credits, as part of the 36 credits thoughts on an individual’s power to influence change. required for an MBA) designed to give PHOTO: TIM BANKS an overview of the process of starting a new business, from feasibility analysis U.S. SMALL BUSINESS TIM BANKS to new venture development to the ADMINISTRATION NAMES O: creation and implementation of a PHOT business plan. To earn a certificate in E-MAGNIFY A WOMEN’S entrepreneurship, students take the BUSINESS CENTER same four classes required for the MBA On November 30, 2006 Seton Hill specialization, as well as two addition- University’s E-Magnify women’s busi- al graduate level business classes. MBA ness center announced new and expand- entrepreneurship specialization cours- L. to r.: Congressman Tim Murphy, Seton Hill ed programming as a result of being es will be taught by business faculty University Vice President for Academic Affairs and designated a Women’s Business Center members at Seton Hill, and successful Dean of Faculty, Dr. Mary Ann Gawelek, Seton Hill (WBC) by The US Small Business entrepreneurs. Special workshops, pro- University’s E-Magnify Director Jayne H. Huston, and Administration (SBA). E-Magnify joins grams and networking opportunities, US Small Business Administration Pittsburgh District forces with the 99 other WBC’s that as well as technical support that will Office Director Carl B. Knoblock helped announce exist nationwide to assist women in E-Magnify’s designation as a Women’s Business last beyond graduation, will be provid- starting, growing and expanding their Center by the US Small Business Administration. ed by Seton Hill’s E-Magnify. small businesses.

22 Forward SPRING / SUMMER 2007 SHU STUDENTS PERFORM WITH PROFESSIONAL ACTORS IN FIRST PUBLIC Seton Hill’s PERFORMANCES OF HARLAN MAZEL GALLERY presented NEW PLAY a series of well-attended Seton Hill University Theatre presented the and reviewed exhibits first public performances of Mazel from in 2006–2007, includ- WICZ October 6–14, 2006. Commissioned by ing Madelyn Roehrig’s the Holocaust Center of the United Jewish rp shooter: an exhibi- Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and tion in response to O: BRUCE SISKA PHOT written by Pittsburgh playwright Amy terrorism; the works of 5David Kasparek, On the Swingset Hartman, Mazel was inspired by the life of photographer Ben local Holocaust survivor Jack Sittsamer. Golden (Being There) and photo-artist Yardena Donig Youner (A Letter to SHU Theatre’s 2006–2007 season also Debbie) in conjunction with the National Catholic Center for Holocaust included well-received productions of An Education’s 7th Holocaust Education Conference; Diane Samuels’ Mapping Evening of One-Act Plays by Anton Chekhov, Sampsonia; and David Kasparek’s Concrete Place: Change, Memory, and Everyman, (including music by the Indigo Relocation via the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (Toll 66). Girls) and Weird Romance.

HORROR FILM BASED ON WRITING OF SETON HILL PROFESSOR DR. MIKE ARNZEN DEBUTS INTERNATIONALLY Directors from six different countries collaborated on Exquisite Corpse, an anthology of eleven short- short horror movies, based on the award- winning poetry and short fiction of Dr. Michael Arnzen, associate professor of English at Seton Hill. Exquisite Corpse, released in time for Halloween, 2006, was screened at selected film festivals and conventions around the world.

PATI BEACHLEY, assistant professor of art at Seton Hill, was elected president of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh in November 2006.

SHU DOES LUNCH WITH ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton herself, portrayed by theatre student Jamie Torres, attended this year’s “Lunch With Liz” event, presented by the Celebrations Task Force of the SHU Mission Effectiveness Committee on February 22, 2007. “Liz” read from her journal, sharing with the audience of students, faculty, and staff anecdotes and reflections on her upbringing in New York in the 1700s, her life as a wife (and young widow), mother, convert to Catholicism, teacher, advocate for the poor, and founder of the Sisters of Charity. Following the presentation, Associate Professor of Music Marvin Huls played host to a panel including Sr. Gertrude Foley, SC, junior Cherise Covington, and senior Daniel Kovacic, who discussed the spirit and legacy of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and how she remains a vital part of Seton Hill today.

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STEP AFRIKA PERFORMS FOR (AND WITH) ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF ALL AGES AT SETON HILL Step Afrika, the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping, performed at Seton Hill on Thursday, February 8, 2007. Step Afrika is critically acclaimed for its efforts to promote an appreciation for stepping, an art form born in African-American fraternities and based in African traditions. Step Afrika serves as a model for the use of stepping in educational settings, espousing themes such as teamwork, academic achievement and cross-

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COMMUNICATION PROGRAM SUPPORTS CHILDREN THROUGH MISSION HONDURAS Fr. Emil Cook, OFM, Conv., founder of Mission Honduras International, visited Seton Hill on January 30, 2007. While on campus, he spoke to classrooms and informal groups of students about the living conditions in Honduras (the second poorest country in the western Hemisphere, Haiti being the first), and the schools, orphanages and shelters Mission Honduras runs to help the people there. The Communication Program at Seton Hill has designated Mission Honduras as one of its community outreach projects, and has raised, to date, over $1,000, enough to BAKER sponsor four children for a year. O: BECCA PHOT

Seton Hill’s MUSIC PROGRAM The SETON ARTS SERVICE CORPS., a new collaborative effort offered a variety of concerts and of the Sisters of Charity and Seton Hill University, prepares Seton Hill arts performances for the Seton Hill community students to help children in underserved urban areas transform themselves, and the public during the 2006–2007 year, and their communities, through the arts. After completing Seton Hill’s art including performances by the University seminar, Art Transforming the Community, the selected scholars work with Choir, Women’s Chorale, Handbell Choir, youth in Saturday art programs located in urban neighborhoods. The selected Westmoreland Children’s Chorus, students each receive a scholarship while participating in the Seton Arts Westmoreland Apprentice Chorus, Service Corps. Westmoreland Symphonic Winds, Seton Hill Woodwind Quintet, Community Music Program, Sacred Music Program, DR. DANIEL BERNSTEIN, Seton Hill associate professor of Westmoreland Symphonic Winds Jazz hospitality and tourism, contributed the chapter “Revenue and Cost Control” Ensemble, and Kent Camerata. The Music to the recently published 12th edition of the textbook Hospitality & Tourism, Program also presented a variety of student published by Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. and faculty voice and instrumental recitals.

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BY THE SHU NUMBERS … GRADUATING SCHOLARS, DONATED DOLLARS, AND SOME DEDICATED SNOW HAULERS BAKER 597 | STUDENT DINNERS O: BECCA served at the Seton Hill University Christmas on PHOT the Hill dinner in December.

174 | GRADUATES received degrees at Seton Hill’s December 2006 commencement ceremony.

3,400 | DOLLARS RAISED by the Seton Hill student Make-A-Wish Club | to grant a 24 / 7 HOURS worked by Seton Hill grounds and complete wish to maintenance workers during the 2007 Valentine’s Day blizzard. a child with a life-threatening medical condition. 14 | STUDENTS inducted into the newly-established Phi Gamma Chapter of the National Communication Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta, at Seton Hill University. PHOTO: TIM BANKS

6 | SLEEP DEPRIVED SHU STUDENTS braved freezing temperatures to participate in official Groundhog Day ceremonies in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

20 | WIDTH in feet of hallway-length mural created by Lora Losier-Clayton ’06 and current student Amy Needham as a gift to the SHU Family Therapy Center in downtown Greensburg.

1 | FIRST PLACE GOLD MEDAL awarded to Seton Hill by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for the publication Coming Attractions: The Seton Hill University Center for the Performing Arts.

180 | PRESENTS donated by SHU faculty, staff and students to 61 local children who might not otherwise have had any gifts to open on Christmas morning, 2006.

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•FEATURE•FEATURE ARTICLE•

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BY BECCA BAKER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS

THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI’S LOSS IS THE GRIFFINS’ GAIN AS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH FERNE LABATI BRINGS HER WINNING TRADITION TO SETON HILL

ew head women’s basketball coach Ferne have family here. I went to school here, started my career Labati is always in motion. Even when she’s here. It’s great to be back.” not. And if you think those two concepts are incompatible, or at the very least unlikely, It is perhaps only fitting that Labati has inherited a program N you’ll understand the reaction of most col- in transition. While two of the Griffins’ three leading scorers lege basketball fans upon hearing that the returned for the 06-07 season, the team was comprised large- University of Miami’s Hall of Fame coach of seventeen sea- ly of freshmen. In addition, 06-07 marked the first season sons is now leading the Seton Hill Griffins - a team that has the Griffins played as a provisional member of the NCAA yet to play an official game in the NCAA. Division II West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC), while also playing its final season as a member of Labati herself only seems amused by the suggestion that her the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) current gig is not quite up to the level that she’s been used to. American Mideast Conference.

“It’s not as different as people seem to think,” Labati says. “We’re a lost child right now,” Labati says, “playing in both “Seton Hill is a great institution, with a campus that is really the WVIAC with NCAA officials and regulations and the conducive to learning. I love the new gym, and the Chapel – NAIA with their officials and guidelines. And you always beautiful! The kids here are wonderful. I’m doing the same compete to win, with the goal of winning championships. things, the things that I love. During the season, the pace is It’s hard not to be able to participate in championships [as the same, except that I’m not getting on a plane every other an NCAA provisional member]. But going NCAA DII was a day. And I don’t miss that.” good decision, and we’re moving in the right direction for the long-term.” No stranger to small schools - Labati began her coaching career as an assistant at Immaculata University - Labati feels Labati gives the impression of being able to focus fully – that she’s returned to her roots in more ways than one. intensely - on more than one thing at a time. It is perhaps this sense of being fully engaged at all levels at all times that “I grew up right outside Philadelphia,” she says, “and I still makes her seem so mobile. This capacity stood her in good

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stead during her first (winning) season at Seton Hill. During One of the ways she’s started doing this is with a “guest coach” the 06-07 school year Labati – who also serves as Seton Hill’s program. During home games this past season SHU vice presi- Senior Women’s Administrator – didn’t just have to familiarize dents, faculty and prominent administrators joined the team herself with a new school, a new area and two new conferences on the bench. In addition to providing another opportunity for and divisions, she also needed to find time to recruit. the team to interact with professional career women, the pro- gram provided the guest coaches a chance to experience the “I wanted to take a look at the high schools, their mission state- team, and the coaches (Labati’s coaching staff includes assistant ments, size, atmosphere, etc., as well as the student-athletes,” coach Tony Grenek and graduate assistant coach Nikki Babick), she says. “We want our players to be able to compete at a high in action. level, but we also want to make sure that our players will be comfortable, and happy, at Seton Hill.” “What a great idea and strategy to get faculty and staff enthusi- astic about SHU sports,” said Associate Professor of Education “Luckily I know some local coaches, at IUP, West Chester Dr. Audrey Quinlan, after serving a stint as guest coach. “It was State… they’ve been tremendously helpful,” she added. “The a thrilling learning experience for me. Now, I am hooked on AAU [Amateur Athletic Union] has really helped me as well. SHU women’s basketball and so impressed with our team and We’ve got some recruits for next year we’re really excited about, the expertise of Ferne and her coaching staff. And I loved giving and some great women returning as well.” the pre-game pep talk!”

Graduating senior Elena “Truki” Radenkovich (the original True to her nature, Labati is spending her basketball “off” sea- Truki is her father, a former professional basketball player in son analyzing the past and preparing for the future. She’s aided Macedonia, Elena is actually Truki 2, while her sister, who also in her analysis by the Landro Play Analyzer, a gift to Seton plays basketball, is Truki 3) is one of the Griffins who won’t be Hill’s athletic program by trustee and alumna Barbara Nakles returning. An international business and marketing major, ’76. The Landro Play Analyzer records games and practices in a Radenkovich was the Griffins leading scorer for three years, and digital format, allowing coaches to analyze plays and create earned her 1500th career point in her final season at Seton coaching and highlight tapes quickly and easily, and without Hill. She also had a courtside seat for the changes in the having to spend a lot of time using fast forward and rewind try- Griffins athletic program, and within the women’s basketball ing to locate specific plays. The digital format also allows easy coaching staff. duplicating and the ability to send opponents game “film” quickly after each contest. “Coach Labati is a very good coach, with a lot of basketball knowledge and experience,” says Radenkovich. “She was tough “Landro saves you thousands of hours,” Labati says. “Kids on us during the season, but she did everything for the team, learn visually. It’s so important to be able to show the players no matter if [what we needed] examples of what you are involved basketball or our educa- talking to them about. It tion. I really enjoyed playing for allows us to analyze our her.” opponents, and also to analyze our own play – One of Labati’s goals for the future our team tendencies, or a is to take her team to Europe to player by player break- play, as she has for teams twice in down.” the past. She has former players all over Europe. Labati sees good things ahead. “Seton Hill has a “It’s a great experience for the winning tradition,” she team, just to get over there, see says, “we just need to plan other places, other ways of life,” for a future that includes a TIM BANKS she says. “And to play against O: new conference and a new some national teams.” PHOT division. We had a chance ABOVE: Coach Ferne Labati at the controls of the Landro Play Analyzer this year to start evaluat- Radenkovich played for the ing WVIAC teams. Our Macedonian national team for five years, and hopes to contin- league is very good, they’ll take four or five teams to the confer- ue to play at a professional level when she returns to Europe ence championships.” after graduation. In addition to her old contacts, she also is glad to have Coach Labati on her side. “She knows people In addition to leading her team to championship level play as everywhere,” she says. soon as possible, Labati is also looking forward to “developing a stronger fan base and some interesting rivalries.” Labati takes her non-coaching responsibilities seriously. “Many of these young women won’t be involved with basketball after She has plans to accomplish everything, but she’s not sharing they leave,” she says. “While they’re playing I look for ways to all of her secrets introduce them to successful women in a variety of careers. They need mentors, and they need to know the opportunities “We’re really going to be something,” she says, eyes sparkling. that are there for them.” “Just watch.”

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SETON HILL HONORS ALUMNI THE 2006 AND COACHES WITH ATHLETIC INDUCTEES HALL OF FAME RECOGNITION Kimberly Forys Conner ‘82 served as captain of the inaugural women’s tennis team, and led her team to the Pennwood West Conference Championship. Playing number one singles, she completed her career with only one collegiate loss. Her athletic ability carried over to the basketball court, where she played NAUGURAL LASS NDUCTED I C I one season. DURING 2006 HOMECOMING Kimberly was a nutrition/dietetics major at Seton Hill and she received her Masters of Education in nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh. She worked as a dietitian until she made a career change to human resources in 1993. She is Kimberly Forys Conner ’82 currently director of Human Resources, Training and Development for Automated Tennis • • • Health Systems in Pittsburgh, a 450 employee corporation that recently merged Cathy “Kate” Sorg Dallas ’91 with a Chicago company. Basketball and Volleyball • • • Cathy Sorg Dallas ‘91 was an outstanding player for the Seton Hill Dawn Baumholtz Felder ’94 women’s basketball and volleyball teams. As a member of the basketball team, Soccer • • • Sorg was named District 18 Player of the Year, and Honorable Mention All John Fogle American, in addition to being named to the All Conference Team her sophomore Coach season. In her basketball career she surpassed the 1,000 point and 1,000 • • • Kathleen A. Garde ’88 rebound marks. On the volleyball court, Sorg earned 1st Team All District honors Volleyball, Basketball and Softball her freshman year and 2nd Team All District her sophomore year. In addition, • • • she led her team to the National Tournament her senior season, and was a 1st Janice Grottenthaler Kenneson ’86 Team All District performer. Basketball • • • Cathy majored in sociology at Seton Hill. She is currently employed as the Richard M. Hall division manager at JFC Staffing Associates, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. JFC Coach represents a team of professionals dedicated to meeting the employment needs • • • Kandace Kalin-Liberto ’93 of the community through staffing solutions and career development. Cathy was Soccer recently recognized for her efforts at JFC and was named by Central • • • Pennsylvania Business Journal as one the “Top 40 under 40” business persons Gina Carrick Lindenfeldar ’90 in the region. Basketball • • • Erin M. Monahan ’85 Dawn Baumholtz Felder ‘94 had a remarkable career as a member of Softball Seton Hill soccer team, earning conference, regional, and national awards. She • • • was named to the MetLife All American Team, the NAIA Northeast Region All Lynette A. Opel ’88 American team, and was a NAIA All American Honorable Mention during the Basketball and Volleyball • • • 1990 and 1991 seasons. Robert Shrader At Seton Hill, Dawn was an ecology major and management minor. She graduat- Coach ed cum laude from the Duquesne University School of Law in 1999. While at Duquesne, Dawn served as a law clerk with Judge John E. Blahovec of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, 10th Judicial District of Pennsylvania. Currently, Dawn is an attorney with Buchanan, Ingersoll, and Rooney in The Seton Hill University Pittsburgh. She focuses her practice on real estate law, including real estate development, real estate financing and commercial leasing. She has particular Athletic Program inducted experience with the drafting and negotiation of real estate transfer the first twelve individuals documentation. into the Seton Hill University John Fogle is considered the founder of the women’s athletic program at Seton Hill University. He has coached basketball, volleyball, softball, and soccer. Athletic Hall of Fame on His career coaching record with women’s soccer stands at 181-100-9. His career Friday, October 6, 2006 is highlighted by four consecutive women’s soccer NAIA District Championships in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992. Under Coach Fogle’s direction, the women’s soc- during Seton Hill’s 2006 cer Griffins finished 6th in the nation in 1991, which earned him NAIA Regional Homecoming Weekend. Coach of the Year honors that season. In 1996 he was named the Greensburg YWCA Sports Person of the Year. Coach Fogle currently serves as head women’s soccer coach and associate athletic director for Seton Hill.

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Dr. Kathleen A. Garde ’88, was a heavily recruited Western Gina Carrick Lindenfeldar ‘90 was a top performer for the women’s Pennsylvania athlete. Fortunately, she decided to attend Seton Hill, where she basketball team. During her playing career she ranked in the top 10 in assists made an immediate impact both academically and athletically. As a three-sport and free throw percentage for the conference. She is also one of few women to athlete—a powerful hitter in volleyball, an exceptional rebounder in basketball, surpass 1,000 points in her career. and the offensive star on the softball field—Garde earned All Conference Gina majored in psychology at Seton Hill and received her masters degree in awards for each sport. psychology from Duquesne University in 1991. She taught fifth grade for seven At Seton Hill, she majored in chemistry. Kathleen received her Master of years in Pennsylvania and in Maryland. With four children, she now enjoys Science degree in Nutrition from Case Western Reserve University in 1990, and being a stay-at-home mom. her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1994. She received a four-year Rawlings Athletic Scholarship toward her medical school Erin M. Monahan ‘85 was a three time All Conference selection from studies. Kathy is currently a practicing obstetrician/gynecologist at Fidalgo 1982-1984 and a two-year captain (1984-1985) for the Seton Hill softball team. Medical Associates and serves as head of the obstetrics and gynecological She also earned All Conference honors for basketball and volleyball during her department at Island Hospital in Anacortes, Washington. She has received Seton Hill career. numerous honors and recognitions and was recently named in “Who’s Who Erin majored in communication at Seton Hill. She currently works as production Among Women in Medicine.” leader for Comcast Spotlight in Pittsburgh, where she is in charge of three offices. Dr. Janice Grottenthaler Kenneson ‘86 was a four-year member of the Seton Hill women’s basketball and softball teams. During her collegiate Lynette Opel ‘88 was a member of the inaugural athletic scholarship class. career, she was also a member of Alpha Lambda Delta, maintaining a GPA of As a basketball player she scored over 1,000 points and led the team in assists. 3.5 or higher. During her senior season, Janice also participated in tennis, and More than once in her four-year career Lynette led her team to the NAIA District earned a spot on the NAIA District 18 tennis team for singles and doubles. 18 playoffs. As a setter on the volleyball team, Opel played an important role in Janice majored in chemistry at Seton Hill. She received her Doctor of the team’s success as they also made several playoff appearances. Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Ohio University School of Osteopathic Lynnette was a management major at Seton Hill and she received an MBA from Medicine in 1991. She is in practice with Marianne Family Practice Associates, Seton Hill in 2000. She is currently the planning manager for DBT America in Shippenville, Pennsylvania. Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. DBT is a mechanical engineering company with a global reach that supplies system solutions to the underground mining industry. Rick Hall is entering his twenty-second season at the helm of the Griffins vol- leyball program. Coach Hall’s career at SHU has been highlighted by two Robert Shrader served as Seton Hill’s head women’s basketball coach Northeast Regional Coach of the Year honors, four District Championships and from 1987 until 1993. Shrader coached his teams to two NAIA District 18 two Regional Championships. Coach Hall’s teams have made four national tour- Championships and had an overall coaching record of 95-54, with an appear- nament appearances in Hawaii, Kansas, and California. Hall played profession- ance in the NAIA National Basketball Tournament in Jackson, Tennessee. ally in the Association of Volleyball Professionals in the late 70s and early 80s. His stints on the Cuervo Gold Pro Beach Doubles Tour, along with the Miller Lite Pro Beach Doubles Tour, allowed him to play against the best professional com- SETON HILL CONGRATULATES THESE INAUGURAL MEMBERS OF petition up and down the east coast. THE ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A CLASSMATE FOR CONSIDERATION, PLEASE VISIT Kandace Kalin-Liberto ‘93 was a dominant soccer player during the 1990-1991 and 1991-1992 seasons. During the 1990-1991 season, Kandace SETON HILL’S ALUMNI ONLINE COMMUNITY, FIND “EVENTS” ranked 7th in the nation in scoring and 13th in assists, and was also named an AND CLICK ON “ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME.” NSCAA Metropolitan Life 1st Team All American. The following season she earned the Northeast Region All Tournament MVP award and was named to the Northeast All Region team. ABOVE: Hall of Fame inductees at the Homecoming 2006 football game at Offutt Field. From l – r: Scott Dallas (representing his wife, Cathy Sorg At Seton Hill, Kandace majored in psychology. She went on to receive a Master Dallas, who was unable to attend the event), Janice Grottenthaler- of Science in Special Education degree with honors from Johns Hopkins Kenneson, Robert Shrader, Gina Carrick Lindenfeldar, John Fogle, Dawn University in 1998 and a certification in School Administration and Supervision Baumholtz Felder, Richard M. Hall, Kandace Kalin-Liberto, Kimberly A. from Johns Hopkins in 2004. She is currently employed as an elementary Forys Conner, Erin M. Monahan and Lynette Opel.Not pictured: Kathleen A. special education teacher for Atholton Elementary School in Howard County, Garde. Photo: Bruce Siskawicz Maryland.

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S ETON HILL’S 2006–2007 A MUSICALPERSPECTIVE CONCERT/LECTURE SERIES FEATURED THE BIAVA QUARTET & CHANTICLEER OS: SEAN STIPP PHOT CECILIAN HALL OVERFLOWS WITH MUSIC GRAMMY AWARD WINNING VOCAL ENSEMBLE DURING BIAVA QUARTET CONCERT CHANTICLEER PERFORMS AT BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHEDRAL “This is where I had my very first violin lesson, when I was two,” Mary Persin, Biava Quartet violist, told the sold-out Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer crowd at the beginning of the Quartet’s performance at performed Love’s Messengers at a sold-out concert in Seton Hill on November 4, 2006. She then proceeded to Greensburg’s Blessed Sacrament Cathedral on April 22, demonstrate just how much she’d learned in the intervening 2007. Hailed by The New Yorker as “America’s favorite choral years, performing – along with Austin Hartman and Hyunsu ensemble” and praised by the Los Angeles Times for its Ko, on violin, and Jacob Braun, on cello - a challenging pro- “luxurious perfection,” Chanticleer has a remarkable gram featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, William reputation for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature and Bolcom and Antonin Dvorak. has earned international renown as “an orchestra of voices.” Members of Chanticleer are Eric S. Brenner, Dylan Hostetter The Biava Quartet, winner of the 2003 Naumburg Chamber and Michael McNeil (soprano); Alan Reinhardt, William Music Award, is recognized as one of today’s top young Sauerland, and Adam Ward (alto); Brian Hinman, Matthew American quartets. Having established an enthusiastic D. Oltman and Todd Wedge (tenor); and Eric Alatorre, following in the United States and abroad, the Quartet Gabriel Lewis-O’Connor, and Jace R. Wittig (baritone and captured top prizes at the 2005 Premio Paolo Borciani and bass). Music Director for Chanticleer is Joseph Jennings. 2003 London International String Quartet Competitions, Seton Hill presented Chanticleer in association with Blessed impressing audiences with its sensitive artistry and Sacrament Cathedral and the Diocese of Greensburg. communicative powers.

Sponsors for Seton Hill’s 2006–2007 A Musical Perspective Concert Series included DUQ 90.5, Laurel Valley Graphics, Aramark, Applebox Studios, Building Systems, Inc., Irwin Bank & Trust, Marthinsen & Salvitti Insurance Group, Inc., Westmoreland Telephone Co. and Xerox. Chanticleer was presented in cooperation with ICM Artists, Ltd.

KENT CAMERATA DEDICATES SETON HILL PERFORMANCE TO SISTERS OF CHARITY, DONATES PROCEEDS TO UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT he Kent Camerata performance at “Returning to Seton Hill to perform Seton Hill on Saturday, March 24 with the Kent Camerata transports me T marked a homecoming for back over four decades to the time mezzo-soprano Mary Sue Hyatt, who when I walked through the hallowed earned her Bachelor of Music degree halls of Seton Hill for my voice les- from Seton Hill in 1970. Through sons, which I began at age 15,” says Hyatt’s thoughtfulness, the Kent Hyatt. “I hope to repay in a small way Camerata dedicated its performance to some of the musical treasure that I the Sisters of Charity who have served received from my exceptional training as Seton Hill music faculty members, at Seton Hill.” and the proceeds will support the ABOVE: Kent Camerata in Cecilian Hall. From l-r: Mary Sue Hyatt Seton Hill University Center for the ‘70, Jan Meyer Thompson, Amanda-Joyce Abbott, Katharine Gerson Kent Camerata is an international tour- DeBolt, and David DeBolt. Photo: Sean Stipp Performing Arts project. ing American vocal/instrumental ensem- ble. Founded in 1995, the Kent Camerata is affiliated with the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

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GRIFFIN NOTES PROVIDED BY SHU SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR JASON GREENE.

Marizzaldi Named Coach of the Year eton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi was selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association as the S ABCA/Diamond Sports Company NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year. Marizzaldi has also been named AMC North and NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year in a vote by the coaches in the region. The team, which made it to the 2006 NAIA World Series, earned its 100th victory on March 14, 2007 after only four years of play.

SHU Head Baseball Coach Marc Marizzaldi (far right) served as guest speaker, along with Detroit Tigers manager and former World Champion Jim Leyland (far left), at a fundraising event for the Hampton High School Baseball program on February 10, 2007. Marizzaldi and Leyland are shown here with Pittsburgh radio talk Moulton Named to All Region Team show host Ellis Cannon, who served as the evening’s emcee.

eton Hill junior defender Alisha Moulton has been named to the first team All WVIAC and the Daktronics, Inc., Division II Women’s Soccer All- Griffin Women Named a Division II S Northeast Region first team. Last season (2005), Moulton was a NAIA All- American Honorable Mention, NAIA Region IX and AMC North first team selection. Cross Country All-Academic Team he Seton Hill Women’s Cross Country team was named an NCAA Division II Cross Country All- T Academic Team for the 2006 season. The team is sponsored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The Griffin women finished the season with an overall 3.47 GPA.

Dicic and Kostic Named to Fiorina,Lemoine Earn First Academic All-District Team All Conference Honors unior forward Mateja ulian Fiorina placed 9th Dicic (left), and senior overall in the 2006 WVIAC J forward Zarko Kostic J Cross Country Champi- (right), have both been named to onships, becoming the first male the College Sports Information athlete to earn all conference hon- Directors of America (CoSIDA) ors for Seton Hill. Laura Lemoine, Academic All-District Men’s Bas- who placed 10th overall, became ketball Team. Dicic, a business the first female Seton Hill athlete to marketing major with a 3.93 GPA, earn all conference honors since was named to the District 2 first joining the WVIAC. team. Kostic, a business accounting major with a 3.77 GPA, was named to the third team. The teams are sponsored by ESPN The Magazine.

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IRA LEGISLATION ALLOWS TAX FREE CHARITABLE GIVING

SOUND INTERESTING? The Pension Protection Act of 2006 provides certain donors with a short window of opportunity to make gifts from their IRAs and exclude the amount of their gifts from gross income. In order to qualify for the benefits of the IRA rollover,

• Donors must be 701/2 or older; • Donors must ask their IRA manager to transfer funds to Seton Hill; • Gifts must be outright (rollovers to charitable gift annuities, for example, do not qualify); • Contributions from a qualified IRA cannot exceed $100,000 per taxpayer per year; and, • Donors must make contributions in calendar years 2006 and 2007.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Will I receive a charitable deduction when I rollover assets to Seton Hill under this provision? No. Because you do not include the amount in your gross income, you may not take a charitable contribution deduction for the gift. Will an IRA distribution to a scholarship fund at Seton Hill qualify for this special treatment? Yes, distributions to all scholarship funds at Seton Hill qualify. Please note that gifts to donor-advised funds, typically held by community foundations, do not qualify. What if I contribute more than $100,000 from my IRA to Seton Hill? Since the amount that you are able to exclude from income is limited to $100,000 under the Act, the remaining amount would be recognized as income. You may still contribute the additional amount to Seton Hill but the extent to which that additional amount can be deducted from your income should be determined by your accountant or financial planner.

MORE QUESTIONS? Chris Mueseler, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 724-838-4232; Molly Robb Shimko, Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 724-830-4620; or Doug McIndoe, Director of Major Gifts, at 724-830-1899 are happy to help. As always, your financial planner is the best source of information related to your personal circumstances. Thank you for your consideration of this opportunity.

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Your Gift is“”KEY to Bringing a STEINWAY GRAND PIANO to the Seton Hill University Center for the Performing Arts

hrough the generosity of Dr. E. Ronald Salvitti and Constance Angotti Salvitti ’60, Seton Hill is half-way toward its goal of T having a grand Steinway piano grace the stage of the University Center for the Performing Arts.

The Salvittis have issued a challenge grant toward the piano’s cost of $100,000 and invite 88 members of the Seton Hill community to step forward and purchase a piano key with a gift of $500. These gifts, combined with the Salvittis leadership challenge, will allow the University to reach the $100,000 goal for the grand Steinway.

Your participation is important to our success. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

For More Information Call 1-877-SHU-GIFT

PHOTO (ABOVE): TOM LITTLE PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING, AS SEEN IN WHIRL MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 2007 ISSUE

SETON HILL ALUMNI AND STAFF GATHER IN NEW YORK TO RECEIVE CASE GOLD AWARD he Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recently T named Seton Hill University's publication Coming Attractions: The Seton Hill University Center for the Performing Arts the winner of a gold medal in its District II Accolades Awards Program. Seton Hill alumni and staff gathered in New York City’s Rainbow Room of Rockefeller Center for the award presentation. Seated, left to right: Nicole Pottberg Zahour ’95; Lisa Ciuca Carino ’88; Paulette Schutter Pipher ’80 and Dennis Pipher. Standing, left to right: Tim Banks; Catherine Ahmed (daughter of Judith Fitzpatrick Davis ’63); Molly Robb Shimko MBA ’01; Linda Massi Halluska ’67; Louis A. Craco, Emeritus Trustee; Talib

OGRAPHY Brown Nichiren ’96; Judith Fitzpatrick Davis ’63 and Andrea M. Pascale ’61. Missing from photo: Susan A. Turner ’69; Margaret ODD FRANCE PHOT T Bergin O’Connor ’69 and Robert O’Connor. O: PHOT

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