SUMMER 2012 West Chester University NON-PROFIT ORG. West Chester, PA 19383-7401 U.S. POSTAGE The West Chester University Magazine is published three times a year for the alumni, friends and family of West Chester University PAID of Pennsylvania by the Office of Public Relations, West Chester PERMIT NO. 1274 University, West Chester, PA 19383-7401. SOUTHEASTERN, PA Postmaster: Send address changes to: West Chester University Foundation, P.O. Box 541, West Chester, PA 19381 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Moving? Help us keep your magazine coming by filling in the address change and sending it to us before you move. Name _________________________________ Class Year ____________ Address ________________________________________________________ City ____________________________________________________________ State __________________________________ Zip ____________________ Phone __________________________________________________________ E-mail __________________________________________________________ Mail to: West Chester University Foundation, P.O. Box 541, West Chester, PA 19381 The Doctor’s In! Meet “Dr. Mike” aka Michael Cirigliano ’82 ON THE COVER EDITOR’S NOTE CONTENTS This May’s commencement speaker for the graduate student ceremony was Frances Hesselbein, the former CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA and one of the most highly respected experts 1 | Editor’s Note in the field of contemporary leadership development. 2 | University News Today, the 96-year-old is president and CEO of the Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, formerly, the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management. 12 | Sports Shorts In her remarks to the graduates, Hesselbein talked about her vision of leadership for the future:a shared leadership that challenges the status quo and is committed to innovation and to providing 15 | Cover Story: “Dr. Mike” Prescribes a High Dose of Great Patient Care “…access to opportunities for growth, learning, development and participation.” 20 | Homecoming Weekend “We need to develop leaders of change,” she said, “as this great university is called to do.” Later this May, the University in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional de Heredia hosted an 22 | Class Notes international conference on campus in which scholars and senior administrators from colleges and universities around the world met to discuss issues and challenges facing higher education today. | 24 WCUAA 2013 Distinguished Alumni Nominations At the same time, prominent university presidents and rectors and leaders of major national and international organizations, under the leadership of President Weisenstein, shared their perspectives and 25 | Alumna Feature: Former Teacher’s Debut Novel Unmasks Bullying recommendations regarding higher education’s role in promoting global peace, combating poverty, 26 | WCUAA 2013 Alumni Board of Directors Nominations advancing health care and international cooperation – all visions of shared responsibility and leadership. “Dr. Mike” aka Michael Cirigliano ’82. This issue of the magazine includes other examples of the leadership Hesselbein described – | 27 Alumni Chapter News leaders of change, for example, like Michael Brune’93, who heads up the Sierra Club, and Michael Cirigliano’82, who has built a medical practice around the belief that all patients should receive the 29 | Alumna Feature: Flip Flops in the Snow same level of care – a level of care that is very personal and immediate. Pam Sheridan Editor Director of Public Relations and Marketing SUMMER 2 012 West Chester University The West Chester University West Chester University Council of Trustees Foundation Board of Trustees Alumni Association Directors Emeriti E-mail Addresses A publication of West Chester Bernard J. Carrozza (secretary) Officers Donald E. Leisey ’59 President Kerry Acker ’05 Carmen Evans Culp ’52, M’64 For Class Notes and other alumni- University of Pennsylvania, a Barry C. 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Farrell Stadium was packed on the clear, warm day, with overflow West Chester’s campus and community have guests sitting on the hill between the stadium and Sturzebecker Health another venue for collaboration now that WCCTV Channel 33 is up and running as the newest com- Sciences Building. munity cable station on Verizon’s lineup. And broad- A total of 2,094 undergraduates were eligible to participate in com- casts are not limited to just the campus or West mencement exercises: 1,790 students who completed the credits re- Chester Borough. The station went live on April 5. quired by the end of the spring 2012 semester, and another 304 who “I am happy to report that the signal will be will have completed their undergraduate requirements by August. shared beyond West Chester’s limits with a number Michael Boyle At the master’s level, approximately 385 candidates signed up for of other municipalities agreeing to air our signal,” May commencement exercises on May 14 in Hollinger Field House. notes Michael Boyle, station director and the communications studies profes- sor who saw the project through from its inception. According to Boyle any- Their speaker was Frances Hesselbein, president and CEO of the Leader one in East Bradford, East Goshen, Thornbury, West Goshen, West Whiteland, to Leader Institute, formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for and Westtown who has Verizon will be able to see Channel 33.” Nonprofit Management. Peter Drucker personally chose her as the The broader demographic will support Boyle’s goal for the station to foundation’s first president. “strengthen our community relationships and enhance the student experience.” SPRING COMMENCEMENT 2012 Three University benefactors were recognized at the undergraduate As a nascent station, WCCTV33 has limited content for now, predominantly RIGHT: President Weisenstein congratulating the Honorable Chief Judge J. Curtis Joyner of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who was awarded ceremony. scrolling announcements, an RSS feed from the Communication Studies an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Martha Ford McIlvain ’52 and Donald R. McIlvain were named hon- department and updates from athletics. But Boyle has a library of taped seg- ments of “Good Day, West Chester” that students in the advanced video pro- orary doctors of public service for their unprecedented contributions duction class generated over the past two semesters. West Chester Borough Michael Brune, the speaker who addressed West Chester’s Class Not knowing what he wanted to do after college graduation, Brune as dedicated volunteers, generous philanthropists, and valued friends wants to submit material from meetings, and both Chester County and Sen. of 2012, is in a position to change the world, but he confessed to gradu- took a cross-country trip with a friend, who tragically