Mount St. Mary’s University | Spring 2013 Faith | Discovery | Leadership | Community

Veritas A Shared Intellectual Experience President’s Letter

“God’s revelation offers every generation the opportunity to discover — Pope Benedict XVI the ultimate truth aboutBenedict’s itsWashington own life andwork togetherthe goal and sacrifice of history.” address was just one of for such a common and many reflections on higher coordinated educational education by a brilliant scholar cause. It is easy to talk about and humble teacher. His being “interdisciplinary,” but predecessor, John Paul II, also at how many other colleges reflected deeply on the nature do teams of faculty from of education, describing the different departments dedicate special mission of the Catholic countless hours and weeks to university in Ex Corde learn from each other, seek I had the privilege to hear Ecclesiae, and reminding us an overarching vision, and former Pope Benedict XVI of the fundamental human collaborate to achieve shared address a group of Catholic desire for truth in Fides et educational goals? educators in Washington, Ratio. These two popes left us D.C., in 2008. He connected a rich treasury of inspiration The Veritas Program reminds the mission of Catholic about faith and reason, truth us that a university’s Catholic universities to the very mission and charity, and the nature of mission must manifest itself in of the Church, and to God’s a truly humanistic education, academic formation. Named call to all human beings. open to the deepest questions with the Latin word for “God’s revelation,” he said, of what it means to be human. “truth,” it especially brings “offers every generation the out two features of truth opportunity to discover the As President of Mount emphasized by Benedict XVI St. Mary’s for the past and John Paul II: the unity In Roman mythology, Veritas, ultimate truth about its own meaning truth, was the goddess of life and the goal of history.” decade, I have overseen of truth, and its relevance to truth, a daughter of Saturn and the new initiatives, major human flourishing. With the mother of Virtue. As Benedict went on to construction, and beautiful Veritas Program we are proud explain, since many cultural renovations. But I am most to provide a new generation forces impede the discovery of proud of the renovation of our of students the opportunity to truth, the Catholic university flagship academic program: discover truth about their lives is a beacon, leading the our common liberal arts and the goal of history. world by drawing together curriculum, recently revised a community fostering that and re-launched as the Veritas very discovery. “Set against Program. personal struggles, moral confusion and fragmentation You will learn more about Thomas H. Powell of knowledge, the noble goals this program in this issue President of scholarship and education, of the Mount Magazine, founded on the unity of but one thing I want to truth and in service of the emphasize here: there are person and the community, not many universities where become an especially powerful such a curriculum could be instrument of hope.” conceived and carried out. Rare is a faculty willing to Photo, upper left: Pope Benedict XVI greets Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., Bishop of Trenton, N.J., and Mount St. Mary's University President Thomas H. Powell

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Spring 2013 magazineMOUNT Mount Magazine is published two times a year for alumni and friends of Mount St. Mary’s University by the office of communications. The staff of Mount Magazine reserves the right to reprint all or portions of any comments we may receive unless you specifically request otherwise. Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent opinions of the editors nor policies of Mount St. Mary’s University. Mount Magazine welcomes reader response. We reserve the right to edit letters for style and length. In addition to posted letters, we welcome comments by email. 18 All correspondence intended for publication must be signed and include a current address. Comments may be sent via email to: Veritas: [email protected] A Shared Intellectual Experience Or in writing to: Mount Magazine Mount St. Mary’s University Veritas is the academic embodiment of the 16300 Old Emmitsburg Road Emmitsburg, MD 21727 Mount’s Catholic mission—rooted in the

Board of Trustees liberal arts, the program is a common, four- Mr. Eugene M. Waldron, Jr., C’64, Chair Mr. Robert J. Smith, C’64, Vice Chairman year curriculum that prepares students Rev. Thomas P. Ferguson, S’94, Secretary Mr. Michael Holly, C’68, Treasurer for success in the modern world. Honorable Jennifer M. Anderson C’81 Mr. Howard N. Bolte C’84 Mr. Kevin B. Cashen, C’83 By Susan J. Burlingame Mr. David P. Conaghan, C’81 Mr. John E. Coyne, III, C’77 Mr. Francis W. Daily, Jr., C’68 Mr. Xavier J. DeCaire, C’73 Mr. C. Gregory Kallmyer, C’72 Ms. Mary D. Kane C’84 Mr. Richard P. Kidwell C’76 Most Reverend William E. Lori, S’77 Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde Mrs. Alice R. Mahoney, C’86 Most Reverend Francis Malooly Mr. James V. McAveney, Jr., C’66 Mrs. Sandra A. McMurtrie Dr. Frank P. Merolla, C’63 Msgr. Thomas J. Mullelly, C’74 Mr. Scott Newkam, C’72 Ms. Suzanne Nicholson Mr. Thomas G. O’Hara, C’64 Rev. Vincent O’Malley, C.M. Mrs. Mary Noel Page Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Quinn, J.D., J.C.L. Mr. Thomas C. Rogers, Jr., C’82 Mr. Brian L. Smith, C’70 Mr. J. Scott Wilfong, C’72

President 25 Dr. Thomas H. Powell Mount Executive Officers Dan S. Soller, Executive Vice President Why Revise the Core? Pauline Engelstätter, Vice President for University Affairs Departments Robert J. Brennan, C’85, Vice President for Advancement By Joshua P. Hochschild, Dean, William E. Davies, CPA, Vice President for Business and Finance 2 On Campus College of Liberal Arts Michael Post, C’97, Vice President for Enrollment Services Dr. David B. Rehm, Provost 14 Seminary News Msgr. Steven P. Rohlfs, S’76, S.T.D., P.A., Vice President/ Rector of the Seminary Msgr. Stuart Swetland, S.T.L., S.T.D., S’91, Vice 16 Grotto News President for Catholic Identity and Mission Dr. Paula Whetsel-Ribeau, Special Assistant to the President for Community Leadership 28 Mount athletics

Academic Deans 26 Dr. David W. Bushman, School of Natural Science 30 Advancement and Mathematics Dr. Karl Einolf School of Business News Dr. Joshua P. Hochschild, College of Liberal Arts The Mount’s Dr. Barbara Martin Palmer, School of Education and Human Services 32 Reunion 2012 Pioneers (Part II) Dr. Gregory S. Ochoa, Frederick Campus The women who began at the Mount Magazine staff 32 Class, Weddings, Kelly Conroy, Graduate Assistant Mount in the fall of 1972 we’re Hilary Douwes, Director of Marketing Births & Chapter Christian Kendzierski, Director of Public Relations trailblazers—ushering in a new Megan Morrison, Administrative Assistant Notes Fawn R. O’Hara, Director of Creative Services era on the all-male campus. Duffy Ross, Director of University Communications 40 First Person photographers Tom Lesser and Bruce Weller

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Mount Students Lead on a National Level

Mount St. Mary’s University it was still hard to believe “Jack has been instrumental in students participated in that the workshop had finally the growth and development national and statewide materialized,” said Wakayama. of the program, so when conferences last semester “The feedback we received he approached me about as presenters and workshop at the conference was presenting at the national leaders. But they didn’t present highly positive, and we were conference, I was very excited,” to peers, rather, they presented approached with questions said Jeff Abel, director of the Kyle Wakayama, C’13, and Michael as experienced facilitators to and compliments. It was a Office of Social Justice. “We Neuman, C’13, created and led university administrators and nice feeling—offering our are fortunate because most Technology-Driven Team-building—a program directors. experience.” schools around the country workshop at the Association for Experimental Education’s Annual don’t have students planning Conference, held in Madison, “The Mount students led Over the past several years and facilitating to the degree Wisconsin. discussions, advised and offered Mount administrators and we do at the Mount.” best-practice techniques and faculty are finding more and solutions,” said Ken McVearry, more Mount students taking Kayla Reed, C’13, and the Mount’s director of student the lead in programs. “When Samuel Frushour, C’13, both activities. “It is rare to see our students are involved in a leaders in the Mount’s Activity students running presentations group or office here on campus, Management Program (AMP), at national conferences, we make sure they are not teamed up for a presentation generally those presenting are just joining a club, but ensure at the National Association other school administrators and they are learning from that of Campus Activities Mid- Create Your Own Adventures professionals. This says a lot involvement,” said McVearry. Atlantic Regional Conference Think of the most amazing adventure story about our quality of students.” “It is from that involvement held in Buffalo, New York. you have ever heard about, read about, we are seeing leaders emerging AMP plans more than 70 or watched on film. How did it make you Kyle Wakayama, C’13, and and students actually running student events per-semester feel? Probably excited and inspired—and Michael Neuman, C’13, possibly a bit envious, and yearning for programs and taking initiative and they offered best practices more adventure in your own life. created and led Technology- to lead. It’s amazing.” and guidance for planning and Driven Team-building—a It happens to all of us, and too often, we executing off-campus trips. dismiss the thought. After all, isn't adventure workshop at the Association The Mount’s Office of Social reserved for the talented, the young, and for Experimental Education’s Justice Core Program provides Reed credits her confidence the strong? According to John Hook,Ph.D., Annual Conference, held in students the opportunity in offering advice to campus the answer is a resounding no! Madison, Wisconsin. The to cultivate their natural activities professionals to being For Hook, professor emeritus of presentation was based on leadership abilities through involved with campus groups management at Mount St. Mary's, adventure is available to all of us, regardless a team-building activity service and social justice like AMP and her academics. of our age or physical limitations. specifically tailored and experiences. Core leader Jack “My courses and faculty In his new book, Adventuring: It Is Not Just facilitated by the Mount’s Nash, C’13, presented at this for the Young and Strong, Hook makes mentors taught me how to Outdoor Adventure program. year’s Ignatian Family Teach-In his point by broadening the definition of for Justice held in Washington, express my thoughts in a adventure to include "the pursuit of any goal that may be beyond one's reach." The The exercise uses Google Earth D.C. He discussed how to professional and intelligent to create a virtual scavenger manner as well as how to think goal can be physical, intellectual, emotional, best engage students to be or even spiritual. He then validates his hunt that corresponds with real leaders and best ways a college on my feet,” she says. concept with a host of fascinating true locations. or university can integrate a stories of adventures of all types—inspiring you to never give up the search for new “After months of prep-work program like Core on their adventures. and countless practice runs, campus. The book retails for $11.95 and can be purchased through amazon.com. Mount Magazine On Campus 3

Newman Guide Recommends the Mount! Mount St. Mary’s University has once again been chosen by the Cardinal Newman Society to appear in the 2012-13 Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College. The Campus Solar Farm Earns “Best Cardinal Newman Society selects colleges for the guide using rigorous standards Solar Project” of the Year for academic excellence and fidelity Honors to Catholic teaching. This marks the A 100-acre, 220,000-panel solar farm located on the Mount St. Mary’s Mount’s third consecutive appearance in University campus has earned 2012 “Best Solar Project” honors by Solar the prestigious guide. Power Generation USA. Constellation Energy financed, owns and operates the approximately $50 million "We are honored to be included in the solar facility on behalf of its customer, the state of Maryland. The 16.1-megawatt latest edition of The Newman Guide," said University (DC) grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar installation came online last summer as part of the State of Maryland’s Generating Clean Horizons initiative. President Thomas H. Powell. "This recognition affirms what we truly believe … the Mount is Catholic in a contemporary The award recognized the project’s completion—at no up front cost to the state of Maryland. Coupled with a 1.6-megawatt system supplying power directly to way, aware of the diversity of the world in which we live and at the university, the organization said: “(the project) demonstrates the potential the same time proud of our Catholic mission and our Catholic of public-private partnerships in furthering renewable energy and sustainability heritage." goals.” The state’s Department of General Services, and the University System of The Guide describes Mount St. Mary’s University as “a small Maryland, purchase electricity generated by the solar farm, under a 20-year private university offering a vibrant athletics, student life, and agreement with Constellation. The grid also provides power to the Mount's ARCC. outdoor recreation program, numerous majors, and a solid common curriculum (the Veritas Program) rooted in the liberal The grid-connected system is producing more than 20 million kilowatt hours of emissions-free electricity per year. Generating the same amount of electricity arts tradition. Students have numerous opportunities to grow using nonrenewable sources would result in the release of 17,981 metric tons of socially and spiritually.” It adds, “Given the University’s idyllic carbon dioxide annually, according to U.S. EPA data. setting and deep heritage, its strengthened embrace of Catholic “This recognition for Constellation Energy places our campus at the forefront in education, a solid core curriculum, and vibrant student life, championing responsible land use and promoting renewable energy resources,” the Mount is deservedly getting more attention from families said Thomas H. Powell, president of Mount St. Mary’s University. “Our commitment to being good stewards of the environment is steadfast, and the nationwide.” solar farm presents an exciting learning and teaching opportunity for our students and for the local community.” The Mount is among 28 recommended institutions including For more information on the Mount’s sustainability efforts please visit 22 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, four www.msmary.edu/sustainability institutions providing English-language instruction in other countries (Canada, Italy and Australia) and two online programs.

“It’s not enough that our Catholic sons and daughters survive college with their faith intact,” said Patrick J. Reilly, president of The Cardinal Newman Society. “Catholic college graduates should be wise, pure, and ready to serve with distinction in any career and vocation. The colleges and universities in The Newman Guide provide this preparation for life.”

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Mount Students Get a Jump on Research Opportunities

both in the classroom and “I have been using it to study research laboratory.” how ’turned on’ different genes are in normal healthy smooth According to Ward, assistant muscle cells versus smooth professor of biology, the Mount muscle cells from patients with offers what most schools do pulmonary hypertension.” says not—actual undergraduate Soller. experience using the qPCR. Cox says using the qPCR “Exposing students to this technique offers the ability technology, both in terms of to quantitatively measure the the theory behind how the amplification levels of each technique works, as well as the gene, which gives him a much hands-on process of running better idea of the original gene the qPCR experiment, provides expression level in the cell. them with a leg-up when they Because of this, he is able to seek internships, job interviews, gather more accurate data— Early exposure to innovative Instrumentation Program and or graduate school interviews,” extending his research further scientific instruments acquired the qPCR instrument says Ward. “Undergraduate than previously possible. provides exceptional research in 2011. Mount science faculty training is part of the Mount’s opportunities for Mount St. members Kathryn Dye, Ph.D., mission and possessing the “Getting hands-on experience Mary’s University students, and Christine McCauslin, Ph.D., qPCR instrument allows us to in the lab is extremely this hands-on experience— Jennifer Staiger, Ph.D., and address this mission in a new important for medical school. with tools like the Quantitative Dana Ward, Ph.D., were and exciting way.” It gives an understanding and Polymerase Chain Reaction co-authors of the grant, and knowledge of cellular biology (qPCR) instrument—is each use the qPCR in their Mount science and biology that will provide a strong expanding their research research studies. students receive an early foundation as I become a knowledge. introduction to the qPCR doctor,” says Cox “I expect my “Rapid advances in genetic instrument in their second exposure and use of the qPCR The qPCR instrument is an and genomic research have year of study. Because of the to help me understand the extremely useful tool allowing created considerable demand low student-faculty ratio at technology and science behind students and faculty researchers for individuals trained in the Mount, science professors what I do as a doctor, including to track the activation of biotechnology, genetics, are able to work with students the role of medicine and other specific genes—a highly-valued biochemistry and cell biology,” individually and provide real- treatments in the health of my tool in any laboratory, but says Staiger, associate professor time experience with the qPCR patients." especially so for university of biology and chair of the technique. undergraduate students. department of science. “The acquisition of this type of Biology and biochemistry The Mount’s School of Natural instrumentation is helping majors Timothy Cox, C’13, Science and Mathematics our science faculty meet and Ian Soller, C’13, are was awarded a $33,325 grant the challenges of improving utilizing the qPCR instrumental from the National Science undergraduate education in in their Senior Honors Projects. Foundation’s Major Research

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Goliber’s Travels Sue Goliber, Ph.D., professor emerita in the Mount’s history department, retires this spring after 35 years of teaching. Here, she reflects on more than three decades on campus. I came to the Mount in 1978. There were long and difficult make substantial revisions, Powell granted me leave during I had a two-year-old daughter discussions about mission and and American Experience the fall semester, for which I am and a husband, Tom, who goals and means of reaching underwent major changes. most grateful. traveled the world working on those goals. We moved on to I found teaching Origins of There is still joy in our lives: family planning issues, which the structure of the new core the West my favorite class. our daughters, Kate Goliber would segue into work on and to summer workshops and Even as retirement loomed, I Lord, C’98, and her husband AIDS in Africa and Asia. pilot courses. looked forward to walking into Jim; Abigail Goliber, C’02, and There are so many memories of All this meant new faculty, lots the classroom to introduce her husband Justin Guthrie. those early years; most involve of new faculty, and so Teresa first semester students to the Of course, four-year-old Elaina the people I met, taught with, Rupp was hired and led the beginnings of the Western Catherine Lord, and year-old learned from, laughed with and workshop on Origins of the Experience. The course was Andrew James Lord fill our prayed with. William Portier, West, with lots of input from demanding and challenging lives with love and laughter. now at the University of Kurt Blaugher. That summer but such fun to teach. As And there are the friends; Dayton; Carmen Schmersahl, was a blast! We who were going well as teaching new courses, friends who fed us, entertained soon to retire; Judy Johnstone to teach Freshman Seminar I researched the lives of us, and most importantly with whom I shared an office took the whole course, had to women of faith, many of them prayed for us. They prayed in the Academic Center my do the readings, write a profile, overlooked or completely hard and fervently that answers first year; Chris Smith and and read each other’s papers. misunderstood. With the help would be found for Tom’s Robert Ducharme. They were Carmen Schmersahl led 20 of of Sister Mary Kate Birge, I immense pain. So I am back to such special people, and soon us through what our students introduced a course called where I started—the people I we were joined by others: would be doing, and we reacted Women of Faith, and it soon met and taught with, learned Trudy Conway, Thomas Flynn, just like our students. And rivaled Origins as my favorite from and laughed with, and now president of Alvernia when anyone had not done course. I learned so much from most importantly, continue to University; William Craft, now the readings, she sat them in a my students, and they seemed pray with. president of Concordia College; corner! grateful to learn about the Marty Malone and many lives of the women of the Old others. We were known as There were others who joined Testament and the Gospels. the Young Turks, and we were us: John Drummond, now at They loved reading Julian determined to make the Mount Fordham University; Robert of Norwich and Hildegard intellectually and spiritually Kalas (who died of brain of Bingen. By the time I stronger. cancer three years ago); Pete retired, these women were Dorsey, Susann Samples, John becoming well-known, almost It started my second year with Donovan, Curt Johnson, Steve mainstream! a discussion group about what White, David Bushman, David it meant to be a Catholic Rehm, Roberta McFadden, Life is different now. My college and moved on to a Indrani Mitra, Sister Patsy husband no longer travels and discussion about how to create McDonald (now teaching in is suffering from Parkinson’s Goliber with granddaughter Elaina at a core curriculum reflecting Rome), Father Jim Donohue disease and Central Pain Commencement 2012 those values. We were whole- and Charlie Beitz. We moved Syndrome. My days are spent heartedly supported by the on to pilot courses—two years taking care of him, getting him administration of President worth. Dr. Ducharme and to physical therapy and trying Robert Wickenheiser and I piloted the cluster course to make his life easier. I am able Provost Jack Campbell. and found we needed to to do this because President

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A Classroom in the Mountains, Caves & Rivers Chris Duffy brings a wealth of knowledge and fresh ideas to the Outdoor Adventures Program

By Kelly Conroy, C’12

Anyone visiting the Mount We talked with him recently What are your plans is struck by the stunning to learn about his plans for the for the Outdoor natural beauty of its 1,400- Outdoor Adventures program. Adventures program? acre campus at the foot of the I plan on continuing the Catoctin Mountains. Nearby Why is an Outdoor tradition of excellence within are magnificent Appalachian Adventure program Outdoor Adventures. I want forests, meandering trails, important for the to focus on providing our rugged cliffs, gorgeous rivers Mount? leaders with the highest and sparkling caves, and these Adventure Education, quality leadership development wild and wonderful places in its simplest form, uses program possible, through serve as the playground and outdoor activities to bring committed and compassionate classroom for the Mount’s about human development. guidance. I will also be focusing nationally recognized Outdoor Adventure activities should on enriching the experience Adventures program, or CRUX be fun, offering students a that participants receive on (Challenging Recreation, chance to get away from Outdoor Adventures trips. Unleashing Experience). campus, enjoy new activities Currently, most of our trips are with their friends, and meet Outdoor Adventures offers trips day trips, but I would like to new friends. These activities and expeditions ranging from offer more overnight trips. One should also be challenging and one day to two weeks in length, perk: campfires at night! rewarding experiences. After leadership and development participating in an activity, What about the zipline? training, and team building and students can reflect on what organizational development The new zipline is open! There they learned, discover more programming. This year, the have been two open zipline about themselves, grow as Outdoor Adventure program sessions for members of the individuals, and walk away welcomed Chris Duffy as new Mount community to take with the knowledge that they director. Duffy comes to the an exciting ride across the are capable of more than they Mount after working with the lake. Friend “MSM CRUX” ever thought possible. Since adventure programs at Towson on Facebook for all the latest students experience outdoor University and California State news. adventures in a group, powerful University, Chico. He has been lessons about community can For more information about the interested in the outdoors ever Mount’s Outdoor adventures be learned as well. Additionally, since he was a child and often program, check out the website students are taught about www.msmary.edu/outdoor- went fishing with his dad. Now, the natural environment adventure Duffy especially enjoys looking through their participation for rapids on rivers, rock in Outdoor Adventures, and climbing, and mountaineering. the importance of being good Here’s something you’d stewards of the earth. probably never guess about Duffy … he’s afraid of heights!

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University Honored Mount St. Mary’s University for Community Service Receives Lilly Endowment Grant Achievement Vast changes face Roman Catholic The Mount was named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education priests and pastors today, especially Community Service Honor Roll—which awards colleges and newly-ordained priests who are often asked to take on the management universities for their support in volunteering, service-learning and of parishes within three-to-five years civic engagement. after ordination. A recent $250,000 grant from the The honor was presented through the Corporation for National & Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Community Service. Inc. will support groundbreaking efforts by Mount St. Mary’s University and Mount St. Mary’s Seminary to build a “This recognition puts us in great company with other universities distinctive formation experience in financial and administrative literacy for its around the country and will be very useful as we look to expand seminarians. our offerings to more community partners locally and across the “Mount St. Mary’s is well positioned to make a significant impact on the country,” said Jeff Abel, director of the office of social justice. “At overall health of Catholic parishes throughout the country and the world,” said University President Thomas H. Powell. “As we train parish priests for the Mount, we view every service experience as an educational their vocation, it is essential we provide them with the tools they need to be opportunity and encouraging, supporting and facilitating that successful leaders and administrators, and we thank Lilly Endowment Inc. for experience is part of the Mount’s mission.” supporting this vital initiative.” According to Seminary Rector Msgr. Steven P. Rohlfs, S.T.D., P.A., priests Mount St. Mary’s University students completed almost 23,000 today must demonstrate a variety of competencies related to personal hours of community service, with more than 3,000 program financial management, parish financial management, and overall leadership— participants in 154 different service and justice experiences. in addition to their pastoral duties. “Priests must effectively manage their own finances and then successfully The Honor Roll, developed in 2006, recognizes higher education oversee the finances of the much larger corporation which is the parish,” says institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service Msgr. Rohlfs. “Many priests will be asked to manage a cluster of parishes, making their financial knowledge even more crucial.” and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. In 2012, 513 colleges and universities were admitted for their impact on The three-year grant provides funding to gather information from dioceses, conduct surveys of Mount seminarians and recently ordained priests, issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting and develop new computer-aided learning modules designed to enhance at-risk youth. seminarian learning in financial literacy and pastoral administration. A series of roundtable meetings will also serve to gather information and disseminate The Mount’s community projects and partnerships with local and project findings. national organizations and non-profits included Catholic Relief This is a collaborative project for the Seminary. To develop the grant’s Services, Special Olympics Maryland, Frederick County Rescue various activities and products, the Seminary will partner with the University’s Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business, the Office of Institutional Research, Mission, the National Coalition for the Homeless, Emmitsburg Information Technology, and the Mount’s Institute for Leadership, as well as Food Bank, and Frederick County Public Schools. numerous external partners. Mount St. Mary’s Seminary is the largest Catholic seminary in the United States, and currently houses 172 men studying for the priesthood, representing 28 dioceses and two religious orders from nine countries. “Mount St. Mary’s Seminary has a history of providing the Catholic Church with bold and insightful leadership,” said Msgr. Rohlfs. “Through the grant’s multi-faceted approach and cross-functional leadership model, we are taking important steps in remediating the financial and administrative challenges that parish priests face, to ensure they are well-prepared for the vocation to which God has called them.” Lilly Endowment Inc. is one of the country’s largest private foundations. Founded in 1937 by J.K. Lilly and his two sons, Eli and J.K. Jr., the Endowment supports its founders’ interests in community development, education and religion.

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David W. Bushman Appointed President of Bridgewater College

David W. Bushman, Ph.D., implementing a new strategic dean of the School of Natural plan for the institution. Lees- Science and Mathematics at McRae engaged in a number of Mount St. Mary’s University, significant campus renovation has been selected as the ninth projects, implemented President of Bridgewater curricular and co-curricular Honoring Miss Bessie and 50 Years at the College, a private, liberal arts enhancements, and increased Mount college in Bridgewater, Virginia. its freshman retention rate The Mount community presented He assumes the presidency on significantly during his Bessie Andrew, a baker in Dining June 1, 2013. presidency. Services, with a surprise cake and an oversized card signed by Bushman was appointed the “I join the Bridgewater Mount students to celebrate her founding dean of the School community filled with both anniversary of 50 years of service of Natural Science and excitement and humility, to the Mount. Earlier in the day, more than 100 Mount Seminarians Mathematics. His tenure was excitement for the exceptional of his Ph.D., he worked in serenaded her in Patriot Hall to noteworthy for his vision in opportunity represented by show their appreciation. private industry as a research strengthening the departments the presidency of Bridgewater biologist and research fellow of science, mathematics and College and humility in seeking and has published extensively psychology; his oversight of to join, and to lead, the BC in the field of entomology as new program development; community,” said Bushman. well as undergraduate science his establishment of a Board “An important part of my role education. of Visitors; and his successful will be articulating a shared fundraising efforts. vision of the College’s future, Bushman served as an and I look forward to working executive committee “David is a recognized with faculty, staff, students, member for North Carolina academic leader, and the alumni and the community in Independent Colleges and Mount community is very making that vision a reality.” Universities and was a board proud of his accomplishments member for The Edgar Tufts Pre-Law Students Shine at on our campus,” said University Before joining Lees-McRae Memorial Association. In Mock Trial President Thomas H. Powell. in 2004, Bushman served in a addition, he has served as a The Mount’s Mock Trial team recently “He provided tremendous variety of roles at the Mount, participated in the American Mock campus site visit member for leadership and integrity as the including dean of academic Trial Association’s (AMTA) Regional SACS re-accreditation. School’s inaugural dean, and services, director of assessment, Tournament at the University of Maryland School of Law. Nearly 30 we wish him well as he begins chair of the department of Bushman and his wife, Suzanne teams from 18 colleges competed in his presidency at Bridgewater.” science and associate professor DeLaney Bushman, have two a two day tournament consisting of of biology. children, Emily, a junior at the four mock trials. Prior to the Mount, Bushman University of North Carolina The Mount team received the “Spirit served as president of Lees- Bushman earned his bachelor of AMTA Award” for “the team Chapel Hill, and Will, a high McRae College in Banner of science in biology summa that best exemplifies the ideals school senior. Elk, N.C., overseeing the cum laude from Loyola College of honesty, civility and fair play.” In addition to the team award, college’s successful bid in Maryland. He graduated Ryan Bolger, C’15, and Jason for re-accreditation from from the University of Mansmann, C’15, were recognized the Southern Association Maryland with both his master as best attorney in a trial and Edmund Piper, C’15, and Kareen of Colleges and Schools of science and doctorate in Guilloux, C’15, were recognized as (SACS) and developing and entomology. Upon completion best witness in a trial.

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Programs offered at the Frederick Campus: GRADUATE DEGREES • Master of Business Administration • Emerging Leaders MBA • Master in Health Administration • Master of Education • Master of Arts in Teaching GRADUATE CERTIFICATES • Project Management • Organizational Development • Logistics and Supply Chain Management UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES • B.S. in Business • B.A. in Criminal Justice • B.S. in Elementary or Special Education • General Contracting Courses Frederick Campus is Expanding

The Mount’s Frederick campus and more recently, the Bolte In the summer of 2012, Greg to Baltimore County, and from has come a long way from its School has added graduate Ochoa, Ph.D., was appointed Pennsylvania to Montgomery modest opening in 1999—with certificate programs in project dean of the Frederick County. “After more than a three classrooms in the I-270 management, organizational Campus, quickly becoming an decade of service to the local Tech business park south of the development, and logistics and enthusiastic advocate for the community, the University’s city. supply-chain management, graduate and continuing studies small step into a new market driving enrollment growth programs offered in Frederick. is paying big dividends for the In an effort to facilitate degree- and enhancing the MBA hundreds of professionals who completion for working adults, degree. A master in health “In the next 12-18 months, completed their education the University has continued administration, initiated in the we expect to have several while managing work and to grow its presence and fall of 2011, is now running new programs offered as the family responsibilities.” reach in the regional market. four cohorts through its two- University continues to build This spring, the expanded year program, and has attracted on its academic strengths and Frederick facility will feature a new demographic to the serve the growing demand 14 classrooms, including one University. among working adults for large room for conferences, degrees and certificates that in the same business park, “Last fall, we were seeing advance their careers,” Ochoa and sporting a newly designed 400 students coming to said. “New programs will exterior. class every week, Monday include an undergraduate through Thursday evenings, degree-completion program Several programs and and another 600 monthly in human services, a graduate opportunities have driven this for a variety of conferences.” certificate in government expansion. said Joe Lebherz, director of contracting, and master’s Graduate classes quickly the Frederick Campus. “The degrees in biotechnology and took root at the Frederick additional 12,000-square- management, as well as one in facility. The Richard J. feet of space gives us room to liberal studies. Bolte, Sr. School of Business’ breathe and, more importantly, to grow, with the possibility of “The University is in Frederick MBA program, offered in for a reason,” Lebherz said, accelerated eight-week evening weekend and weekday morning classes.” noting that students come from sessions, continues to grow, as far away as northern Virginia

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Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business Matt Dixon, Karl W. Einolf, Ph.D., Dean C’94, visits the Bolte School as Executive in Residence Veterans will also take will bring real-world leadership Matt Dixon, Ph.D., university courses in business perspectives into the classroom. C’94, executive and decision-making, business Each executive will serve as director of the sales and service practice of CEB (formerly called the math and communications, a mentor. The program will Corporate Executive Board), spent two accounting, information be offered in a cohort model, days on campus in February as the systems, ethics, writing so participants will have the Bolte School’s Executive in Residence. and computer skills. Their opportunity to work together Dr. Dixon spoke to students about his experience with marketing, customer program includes three years of for a full year, developing a service, and sales. He has supervised education and training. strong network of contacts dozens of original quantitative and qualitative research studies of Second Warriors 2 across multiple industries. The Mount is offering Participants will also work customer service and sales, and he Workforce Cohort additional courses permitting has presented to hundreds of senior with the Mount’s Institute for executives and management teams Begins veterans to earn a Leadership to create a portfolio around the world, including those of The second cohort of wounded bachelor’s degree in business documenting each student’s many Fortune 500 companies, on American veterans enrolled in issues ranging from customer service administration. leadership journey. the U.S. Department of Veteran strategy to sales productivity. Affairs Warriors 2 Workforce Bolte School Participants in the program program began taking business introduces new are selected based on a letter classes taught by Bolte School Emerging Leaders MBA of recommendation from a faculty this spring—just as program senior leader in the applicant’s the first cohort celebrated the The Bolte School is offering a organization, an essay on completion of its first year. new graduate program focusing the challenge of leadership, and an interview with the The Mount became involved on business leadership. program director. Applicants with the Warriors 2 Workforce The Emerging Leaders MBA will have at least five years program in 2011, working allows students to receive of professional experience, a with the Veterans Affairs an MBA degree in one year. competitive GMAT score, and Acquisition Academy in Designed for aspiring leaders a solid undergraduate academic Frederick, Maryland, to provide who are poised for greater record. Renovated Classroom a career path for wounded managerial responsibilities, Dedicated to Professor Tom American veterans. the program develops future Classes will be held at the Mount’s Ryan, C’63 Frederick campus every other The 22 veterans in the leaders who are ethical weekend beginning this fall. All The Bolte School of Business recently books will be included in the dedicated a renovated classroom second cohort are specializing decision-makers and effective problem-solvers. The program’s tuition price and provided for to Professor Tom Ryan, C’63, who in government project students. A Friday dinner and taught at the Mount for 47 years from management and information curriculum covers vital a Saturday lunch will also be 1964 to 2011. Thanks to generous included. For more information, technology. The initial business skills, focuses on donations from colleagues, friends, practical applications, and contact Deborah Powell, director family members, former students, and Mount St. Mary’s University of graduate business programs, alumni, the classroom is now equipped includes opportunities for self- curriculum covers fundamental at 301-447-5396, or at dpowell@ with a smart podium and an LCD msmary.edu. business education, computer assessment, managerial growth projector, audio and visual components, science and information and leading change. porcelain white boards on three walls, and student workstations with electrical technology. The students will Each course will be taught outlets. Professor Ryan conducted also receive peak performance by one of the Bolte School’s the first lecture in the newly dedicated training, and mission service. classroom by showing off the features faculty members in consultation of the new smart podium technology. with a business executive who

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College of Liberal Arts Faculty News David Wehner, Ph.D., assistant professor Joshua Hochschild, Ph.D., Dean of English, was recently awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor. A popular and effective teacher, Wehner’s work on Flannery O’Connor exemplifies Visit from Arab world’s most difficult National Art Show his scholarly interest in the notion of a Saint challenges. Organized by Fine Arts secularization in 19th- and 20th-century American literature. The College Students “This leadership development University Professor Trudy Conway, of Liberal program not only promotes The Williams Gallery at the Ph.D., and David McCarthy, Ph.D., Arts is knowledge about an important, Delaplaine Fine Arts Center professor of theology, and alumni recently collaborated with the Catholic Mobilizing observing and rapidly changing, region hosted The Natural World: the “Year A Postmodern Perspective, Network to publish, Where Justice and of our world, but also requires Mercy Meet: Catholic Opposition to the of Faith” that our students learn to think a national juried art show Death Penalty (Liturgical Press, 2013). Sr. by recently on their feet, communicate organized by Mount students Helen Prejean, in her “Foreward” to the honoring Kathryn Franke, C’13, and volume, describes it as a “compendium of clearly, and through discourse reflections created out of prayerful, faith- the Saint Teresa Fredericks, C’13. and negotiation, develop inspired discussions, research, courses, Hildegaard creative solutions to multi- conferences, and conversations with of Bingen. The show was the first national authors like me by faculty and friends of faceted problems,” said Kristen juried exhibit at the Mount Mount St. Mary’s.” A 12th century musician, Urban, Ph.D., professor of theologian, and mystic, organized by students. The Andrew Rosenfeld, Ph.D., associate political science. “It’s wonderful professor of visual and performing arts, is Hildegaard was canonized last exhibit also marked another to see the pride and confidence Mount first—the first joint recently back from sabbatical semester May and Pope Benedict XVI they feel when a resolution they preparing a repertoire of operatic songs. senior honors project. Franke Dr. Rosenfeld performed in Carmen (in the named her a doctor of the have introduced and ‘fought’ church in October. Artist Linn and Fredericks advertised the role of El Dancaïro) and Die Entführung for in committee actually comes aus dem Serail (in the role of Pedrillo) Maxwell performed a one- show and Call for Submissions to a vote and is passed by the to art organizations across the with the Metropolitan Opera Guild at the person show depicting the life League as a whole!” Lincoln Center in New York, August 5, of Hildegaard, and conducted a country, and then selected 2012. works to be displayed. They workshop with students. To prepare for their role as David Cloutier, Ph.D., professor of Egyptian leaders, Mount also designed the gallery theology, received a major research grant from the Louisville Institute, to prepare a Students Recognized at students researched and layout and the catalogue that accompanies the exhibit. book manuscript on the ethics of luxury. Model Arab League considered timely topics, Some work toward this project was Ten Mount political science including the conflict in The featured artists included: recently published as “The Problem of Luxury in the Christian Life,” Journal of the students represented the Syria, issues related to water, Erin Harmon of Tennessee, Society of Christian Ethics. country of Egypt at the Capital boundary disputes, refugee John Hancock of Virginia, Kay Paul Manuel, Ph.D., director of the issues, and Palestinian Area Model Arab League Knight of Wisconsin, Marc Leadership Institute, co-edited a book, this fall. The leadership statehood. Leone of Kentucky, Nathan Religion and Politics in a Global Society: program brings students from Comparative Perspectives from the Three of the Mount’s Taves of Indiana, and Megan several regional colleges Portuguese-Speaking World (Lanham, committee delegations received Weikel of Pennsylvania. Maryland: Lexington Books, 2012). and universities together to awards of recognition for Amanda Beal, Ph.D., assistant professor simulate a meeting of leaders their efforts, including: Joint of political science, spent part of last from the 22 Arab League summer researching social welfare in Defense: Brian Jankowski, member nations. During Costa Rica. She presented a summary C’15, and Michael Ryan, the session students work to of some of her work in a lecture, “Faith C’15; Political Affairs: Matters: La Asociacion Obras del Espiritu achieve consensus on questions Charlie Gallagher, C’15, and Santo and Integral Human Development,” real-life diplomats wrestle with at the Annual Meeting of the International George Gonzalez, C’16; and daily writing, debating, and Studies Association (Northeast) in Palestinian Affairs: Kayla Reed, Baltimore in November. offering and passing resolutions C’13, and Jeff Griffith, C’13. seeking to resolve some of the

Spring 2013 12 On Campus Faculty News Caroline Eick, assistant professor of education, and Carolyn Cook, assistant School of Education and Human Services professor of education, were awarded tenure and promotion to associate Barbara Martin Palmer, Ph.D., Dean professor. Dr. Eick specializes in the study of group behavior in schools, and received the 2011 Critic’s Choice Award by the American Educational Studies Association Institute for Catholic Grant Activities for her book, Race-Class Relations and Integration in Secondary Education: The Educators Program The Education Department Case of Miller High. This award recognizes Created was awarded a Maryland outstanding books examining the field The School of Education School Improvement grant of education. Dr. Cook specializes in early literacy and has published on the and Human Services and the in the amount of $31,218. In effects of using cultural storytelling as a Mount’s Center for Catholic collaboration with Frederick motivational writing prompt for English School Excellence announce County Public School language learners. She has co-authored the creation of a new graduate secondary teachers and a children’s information book titled A Hike on the Appalachian Trail and has been program—the Master of administrators, an innovative, a featured speaker in area schools and Education in Instructional technology-rich add-on libraries. Leadership for Catholic special education certification Barbara Marinak, associate professor of Educators. The distinctive program is being developed for education, was a featured expert on WBAL program combines two weeks secondary STEM content area AM 1090 radio in Baltimore in response to the Sandy Hook elementary school of classroom instruction teachers. shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Dr. at the Mount, with online Marinak, a former school superintendent, courses providing teachers Year three of the Mount spoke about changes in classroom safety procedures and outlined what the Mount is and administrators with Teacher Academy grant doing to keep teacher interns safe. the knowledge, skills and expands the Academy to Joseph Vince, lecturer in the sociology dispositions needed to become welcome two high schools, Frederick High and Tuscarora department and director of the Mount’s principals, presidents, or criminal justice program, was featured From One Classroom associate principals in Catholic High. Initiatives planned in an article by the Baltimore Sun on to Another schools. include implementation irresponsible use of firearms. Vince, a of a new internship model former chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, More than 65 Mount education Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ For more information, contact Liza allowing teacher candidates students are one step closer Monahan, director of the Center crime gun analysis branch, says the to becoming teachers after for Catholic School Excellence, at expanded opportunities to “celebratory gunfire” that killed a child 301-447-5371. learn from a variety of master outside Baltimore on New Year’s Eve is completing their internship not uncommon in America. experience. Thanks to an teachers in the schools, and providing focused debriefing Kim Hansen, assistant professor of agreement with area school sociology, was invited to speak at the with a professor in residence. systems, select schools serve recent meeting of the National Conference as Professional Development This year, Barbara Martin on Ministry to the Armed Forces in Current Mount Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Hansen shared Schools where education Palmer, dean of the School students have of Education and Human major findings from his study of military students gradually take on asked for greater chaplains and religious diversity. awareness of Services, serves in this role. the responsibilities of a full- Virginia McGovern, professor of the professional Continued professional time teacher in elementary sociology, served as the Mount’s paths of alumni and ways to development is also planned for or secondary classrooms. The interact with them. To meet representative at the Faculty Athletic internships allow teacher this need, the SEHS Alumni in-service teachers and teacher Representative Conference in Indianapolis, Committee has created the candidates, including student Indiana. Session topics included candidates to apply what they student gambling, presidential initiatives, Mount St. Mary's University motivation, and culturally have learned in their Mount School of Education and enforcement by laws, eligibility, fair classes, while learning the art of Human Services group on responsive teaching. competition, and the miscellaneous LinkedIn. Our students can't expense account for student athletes. teaching from master teachers. wait to connect with you! NCAA President Mark Emmert addressed the FAR’s about the progress on reducing the size of the NCAA rules manual.

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School of Natural Science and Mathematics David Bushman, Ph.D., Dean

Jeff Simmons, Ph.D., associate Faculty News professor of Environmental Michael Epstein, associate professor Science and Servais’ advisor, said of science, was a co-author on a her research is a great example of recently published paper: "Biblical how Mount students are making bronze coins: new insights into their timing and attribution using copper a difference and translating and lead isotopes", published in classroom theory to practice. the Journal of Archaeological and “This is a great achievement Anthropological Science. This work is a follow-up to a previous paper, for Shelby and is evidence of The class provided valuable "Chemical Attribution of Corroded There’s an app for that! her commitment and consistent Coins Using X-ray Fluorescence and Carrying around flashcards to experience for all of the students. diligence. It also shows that Lead Isotope Ratios: A Case Study study for his Latin quiz was “Developing this application the Mount’s science programs from First Century Judaea" published in the journal Applied Spectroscopy a bit cumbersome for Mount has helped me become a produce extraordinary research better computer scientist,” said in 2010. Dr. Epstein’s continuing student John Martin, C’13, so scientists making contributions to research with colleagues at Colorado he decided to build an iPhone Luis Beltran, C’13. “Mobile their fields.” College includes a new study of app with a Latin dictionary, flash development is a rapidly growing coinage and stamps produced in field and this experience could the World War II Jewish Ghetto of cards, and a Latin grammar Mount Alumni return Litzmannstadt in Lodz, Poland. reference guide—the perfect tool eventually help me land a job.” to teach for the Latin student on the go. Two familiar faces are back in the Coad Science Building: Mary Baltimore. In January, Mary Martin learned to build the (Lueben) Jackson, C’05, and began teaching nutrition and mobile application in Dr. Fred Emilee Senkevitch, C’07, have medical terminology courses for Portier’s Computer Science 498: returned to teach science majors our pre-med students. Senior Project course. Each of courses. Both Mary and Emilee the nine students researched and graduated from the Honors Emilee obtained her Ph.D. in created their own app. Subjects Program after completing Honors Cell Biology and Molecular ranged from games to a prayer Environmental Science Projects on the Transcriptional Genetics from the University of handbook to a guide to American Student Takes Top Regulation of Inflammation in Maryland in December 2012. Sign Language. Honors the laboratory of Dr. Jennifer While a doctoral student, Shelby Servais, C’13, an Emilee conducted research The class was student-inspired Staiger. environmental science major, at the Research Center for and student taught, with Portier recently took top honors at the Mary worked as a post- Genetic Medicine, Children’s functioning as the coordinator, Maryland Water Monitoring baccalaureate fellow at the National Medical Center and technical resource and evaluator. Council’s 18th Annual National Cancer Institute where served as a teaching assistant Each of the students gave Conference Poster Contest. she presented lectures, analyzed for several courses at University presentations on a wide variety data and co-authored papers of Maryland. In January 2013, of topics to teach each other the Servais finished first for her for publication. She obtained Emilee began a post-doctoral new technology. Four students research on St. Mary’s Run her Master of Medical Science fellowship at the NCI-Frederick. developed iPhone apps and the located on the Mount campus. degree from Arcadia University She is currently teaching a other five chose the Android She investigated how rapidly in May 2009. Currently Mary laboratory section of Introduction platform. streams can absorb the pollutants works as a Physician Assistant to Biology II. discharged by wastewater at Franklin Square Hospital in treatment facilities.

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Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Rector Named Protonotary Apostolic by Pope Benedict XVI

Mount Mount St. Mary’s is the largest the priesthood in 1976 by St. Mary’s seminary in the United States, Bishop Edward W. O’Rourke. Seminary with more than 170 men, from He received a Master of Arts Bishop Edward Rector Msgr. 28 dioceses and two religious degree in Dogmatic Theology Burns to be Seminary Homecoming Mass and Liturgical Theology from Steven P. orders, studying for the Celebrant Rohlfs, priesthood. the Mount in 1976 and his Most Rev. Edward J. Burns, S.T.D., P.A., Licentiate and Doctoral degrees “I am truly touched by the Bishop of Juneau and Seminary was recently in Moral Theology from the Class of 1983, will return to the promoted thoughtfulness of the Holy Angelicum in Rome in 1988 Mount to be the celebrant at the to the rank of Protonotary Father and Bishop Daniel Jenky and 1989 respectively. He Seminary Homecoming Mass on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Apostolic. of Peoria,” said Msgr. Rohlfs. “ I completed postgraduate studies The traditional Mass, held during consider this as much an honor in diplomacy at Northwestern Msgr. Rohlfs is the only active given to the seminary as given the annual Seminary Alumni University, School of Reunion, is offered for deceased American seminary rector to me.” Continuing Studies. alumni priests and Seminary who has received this papal benefactors. Cardinal William H. Keeler, designation—the highest Bishop John J. Myers of the “It will be wonderful to have honor bestowed upon a priest. former Archbishop of Baltimore Diocese of Peoria appointed Bishop Burns travel to the Mount The original seven Apostolic and former Chancellor of the Msgr. Rohlfs in 1999 to from Alaska for the Homecoming Mass and festivities and especially Protonotaries were appointed Seminary named Msgr. Rohlfs the posts of Vicar General, as Rector at the Mount, in to join his fellow classmates for by the Pope in the fifth century Chancellor and Moderator of their thirtieth reunion,” said Msgr. and were members of the 2004. A respected theologian, the Curia. Upon the transfer Steven P. Rohlfs, S.T.D., P.A., immediate Papal household. By he has written numerous of Bishop Myers to the S’76, Seminary Rector. the 19th century, the Papacy articles in his field of medical Archdiocese of Newark, he was His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Burns to head the had extended the honor to ethics, healthcare, family elected by the Consultors to planning and key medical issues Diocese of Juneau on January senior priests outside of Rome be the Administrator for the 19, 2009. He became the 51st who were given exceptional confronting the Church today. Diocese of Peoria. Upon his Mountaineer priest to be elevated ecclesiastical responsibilities He is also a popular retreat accession to the diocese, Bishop to the episcopacy. at the diocesan, regional or master and workshop facilitator Daniel R. Jenky reappointed The Reunion will also feature the presentation of the 38th Annual national levels. for clergy and the laity. Over Msgr. Rohlfs to the posts of the years he has served as a John Cardinal McCloskey Award Vicar General, Chancellor and at the Homecoming Dinner, and a “The Mount St. Mary’s pastor, high school chaplain, Moderator of the Curia. Mass at the Grotto of Our Lady of community is delighted to share vocation director and in the Lourdes on Wednesday morning. in this news with Msgr. Rohlfs,” marriage tribunal. Msgr. Rohlfs was named a A block of rooms for the Reunion said Thomas H. Powell, Prelate of Honor in 1993, a has been reserved at the Sleep A native of Lincoln, Illinois, Inn-Emmitsburg, located off US president of Mount St. Mary’s Knight Commander of the #15, a mile north of the Mount. University. “His vision in Msgr. Rohlfs attended St. Holy Sepulchre in 1997, and For reservations, and a special Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, Mount rate, call 301-447-0044 and guiding the Seminary’s mission a Knight of the Sovereign mention the Priests’ Reunion. For and graduated from the Higher more information about reunion of intellectual, human, spiritual Military Constantinian Order activities, contact Phil McGlade, and pastoral formation, and Institute of Philosophy at in 1999. Office of Seminary Development the Catholic University of and Alumni Relations (301-447- the continued success of our 5017 or [email protected]). The last Mount priest to seminarians, is a direct result Louvain, Belgium, in 1971. be so honored by the Holy of his leadership and priestly He came to Mount St. Mary’s Father was the late and former ministry.” in 1972 as a seminarian to study for the Diocese of university president, Msgr. Peoria and was ordained to Hugh Phillips.

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Papal Nuncio Visits the Mount By Joe Baker, Second Theology (Peoria)

including those relating to Archbishop Flynn to his own priesthood as well Serve as Retreat Master as the working of the Holy The Most Reverend Harry J. Spirit within his duties in Flynn, S’60, Archbishop Emeritus Washington, D.C. of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul He noted that the most and Minneapolis, will return to humbling and essential task of the Mount to serve as Retreat any Papal Nuncio is to officially Master for the 8th annual represent the Pope to countries Seminary Alumni Retreat, June around the globe. In doing 17-21, 2013. this, he must assure the faithful During his tenure at the Mount, in the United States of the from 1965-1979, Archbishop Holy Father’s deep affection Flynn served the Seminary as a and closeness in prayer for the Archbishop Carlo Maria faculty member, dean, vice rector and rector. Later, he was a citizens of our nation. Vigano, Apostolic Nuncio member of the Mount’s Board of Trustees. to the U.S., celebrated Mass His first visit to the Mount For more information or to make reservations, alumni priests should and fielded questions from came the day before his one- contact Phil McGlade, Director of Seminary Development and Alumni Relations (301-447-5017 or [email protected]). seminarians Oct. 18 at Mount year anniversary as ambassador St. Mary’s Seminary. of the Holy See, to the U.S. He resides in Washington, D.C. During his homily, Archbishop Vigano spoke about the Year “A prophet is to be the speaker, A Letter to the Mount Community of Faith, which began Oct. 11 the mouth of God and as “I would like to offer my sincere thanks and deepest and concludes Nov. 24, 2013, ordained priests we must give gratitude to the Mount community for your incredible and the “New Evangelization,” testimony to the power of the outpouring of prayers and support following the a movement to encourage crucified Christ,” Archbishop tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. As a priest, it was very humbling and inspiring. As a community of faith, people to grow in their faith— Vigano said. “We know that we we beat with one heart and we mourn together. Faith especially those who have live in an age of uncertainty, is truly the key. I received more than 18,000 letters, not drifted away from the practice in a time of not knowing what counting packages filled with bundles of more letters. They came from people of their faith. tomorrow will bring, but we are across the nation and several foreign countries. Many from children were signed with no addresses. The people of Newtown could have turned to confident that faith will give us “How blessed are we to join bitterness, but they haven’t. Mass attendance at St. Rose of Lima is way up. I the strength we need.” have only one request—please continue to pray for us.” together in worshiping in In Christ, this special time, the life of the church, to celebrate the Father Luke Suarez, S’11 Parochial Vicar, St. Rose of Lima Parish beginning of this Year of Faith,” Newtown, Connecticut Archbishop Vigano said.

A wide variety of topics were 2013 Calendar of Upcoming Events discussed during his lecture, June 17-21, 2013 October 1-2, 2013 October 18-20, 2013 but the main emphasis Seminary Alumni Retreat Seminary Alumni Reunion Seminary Family centered on the life and daily Retreat Master: Most Homecoming Mass: Weekend affairs as papal nuncio. He also Rev. Harry J. Flynn, S’60 Most Rev. Edward J. fielded a variety of questions Burns, S’83, Bishop of Juneau, Spring 2013 16 Grotto News

Miller Family Provides Lead Gift for National Shrine Grotto Visitors Center

It was a night that changed “The Grotto is a place of healing, After graduating from Mount St. Richard P. Miller’s life forever. prayer and serenity,” Miller said. Mary’s University with a degree “It is a place where we have in business, Richard earned his In 1974, Miller, then a senior at always found comfort in times of MBA from Southern Illinois Mount St. Mary’s, was driving need, a place where we feel very University. Today, he is the chief back to campus after working a close to the Blessed Mother and executive officer of Virtua—a double shift as a waiter at a local a very special place to pray. non-profit, multi-hospital restaurant. healthcare system headquartered “It is truly a blessing for me to But he never made it back. in New Jersey. Chosen by give back,” Miller added. “God more patients than any other Miller was involved in a horrific has blessed me with this ability healthcare provider in South accident that night along a and in doing so I am honored Jersey, Virtua is one of the area’s secluded back road—trapped that my family and I will help to largest employers—employing beneath his overturned car enhance the experience of the more than 8,000 clinical and for more than three hours. millions of people who visit the administrative personnel, and As he waited for help to Grotto in times of need or just for more than 1,800 physicians arrive, he drifted in and out of peaceful reflection.” serve on the medical staff. consciousness. During moments When it opens to the public in It has been recognized six when his thoughts were clear, he June, the Richard and Mary Lee years in a row as the “Best began taking stock of his life. Miller Family Visitors Center Employer in the Delaware Valley,” by the Philadelphia “I saw the world around me will serve more than 400,000 Business Journal. differently,” says Miller, who faced visitors who visit the Grotto a long and arduous recovery. “I each year. The 6,000-square-foot In 2011, Richard received the was so grateful I was a student at facility will house administrative Mount St. Mary’s President’s a school like the Mount, where offices, a gallery, gift shop, and Medal in recognition of his people care and support and museum depicting the history of leadership in health care. He encourage one another.” the Grotto—the oldest known consulted with faculty of the American replica of the Lourdes Mount’s Richard J. Bolte, To this day, the Mount and the Shrine in France. Sr. School of Business on National Shrine Grotto of Our the curriculum design of the Lady of Lourdes on campus hold “The generosity of the Miller University’s Master of Health special memories for Miller—who family enhances not only the Richard and Mary Lee Miller Administration program, proposed to his wife, Mary Lee, historic landscape of our blessed and participated in the 2011 there 38 years ago—and the Grotto but also creates a glorious Presidential Lecture Series— couple, along with daughters space for the community,” said speaking at the Union League in Kristen and Heather, are frequent University President Thomas H. Philadelphia. visitors to the shrine. Recently, Powell. “We thank Richard and the University received the lead Mary Lee for their gift and their gift from the Miller family to on-going commitment to the name the visitors center currently Mount.” under construction at the Grotto.

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Light a Vigil Votive at the Grotto For many years, the Grotto has offered pilgrims the opportunity to light votive candles while asking for Mary’s prayers and intercessions for loved ones. I invite you to participate in the Grotto Vigil Votive Light program. This is a wonderful opportunity to ask our Blessed Virgin Mary to intercede on behalf of your personal intentions, and to “offer The peaceful view from Mary’s Mountain. a light of Hope to burn before Thy shrine …” Niches are available in two columbariums at Mount St. Mary’s Visit www.msmary.edu/grotto and click on the "Candle Request" link Cemetery, adjacent to the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of in lower right. Lourdes. DuBois Columbarium (existing) Seton Columbarium (new) $1,800 per single niche $2,300 per single niche $3,400 per double niche $4,500 per double niche Each columbarium, constructed of gray stone and marble with black marble shutters, is situated high atop the cemetery near the Dubois and St. Seton Groves. Pricing is based on the size of the niche and includes the opening and closing of the niche as well as engraving of the shutter. Your family will incur no additional charges for the interment. A portion of all cemetery sales is placed in a perpetual care fund that ensures the proper maintenance of this special place. For more information and a personal tour call 301-447-5318 or visit www.msmary.edu/columbarium

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Veritas A Shared Intellectual Experience “Fifty minutes is not enough,” voiced a first-year Mount student—her sentiments echoed by others when discussing the duration of a new class she and every other member of the class of 2016 are required to take.

“A semester isn’t enough. Maybe a lifetime isn’t enough.”

What could motivate students to actually want to spend more time in class? Powerful content. Lively discussions. Relevant and provocative topics. Connecting with their peers and professors in ways they never imagined.

These descriptions are easily attributed to the Veritas Symposium, a class all first-year students are taking as part of the Mount’s newly introduced common curriculum, the Veritas Program.

Veritas (the Latin word for “truth”) is the Mount’s four-year program of integrated, sequenced core courses—a program flying in the face of the typical higher education “general- education” model. Beginning with the class of 2016, all students are involved in a required journey of sorts, a course of study intended to open their minds to the truth, goodness, and beauty in creation. It fosters the skills and values students will need not only to succeed, but to lead happy, fulfilling lives in a global society.

“We’re the guinea pigs,” laughed one student, while in the same breath revealing how excited he was about the start of his college experience. “I didn’t know what to expect, but Veritas is already introducing new ways of thinking and preparing us for the world after college.”

“When we say ’sequenced,’ we mean it’s important to us which courses follow other courses,” explained Associate Provost Leona Sevick, Ph.D., the director of Veritas. “And when we say ’integrated,’ it means it matters to us which courses students are taking at the same time because we’re trying to draw connections across disciplines.”

Veritas, she said, limits choices for students in an effort to create a dynamic learning “Fifty minutes is not environment where students have common experiences, readings, conversations, and topics enough...A semester isn’t to ponder. “Many colleges offer students a lot of choices. We bucked that system a little bit enough. Maybe a lifetime because we think that students need to develop in a particular way intellectually, spiritually, isn’t enough.” socially. And that’s why we have this integrated sequenced core. Through Veritas, students —First-year Mount don’t lose the idea of choice altogether, but in the context of this curriculum, we are student directing their choices.”

“Veritas is about pushing a kind of grounding in values,” added Provost David Rehm, Ph.D. “We’re not talking about offering a substantive or specific set of values but rather a reflection on what students value and why.”

By Susan J. Burlingame, freelance writer from Centre Hall, PA

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“Veritas is about pushing a kind of grounding in values... a reflection on what students value and why.”—Provost David Rehm, Ph.D. “Our values-based curriculum starts from day one when we begin to teach critical thinking skills, thoughtful writing skills, and building that skill set,” said Sevick. “Values education is about more than just particular courses; it’s about how all these courses fit together. The new curriculum is part of a strategy to move students toward values-based decisions. We are growing ethical, moral human beings here who are liberally educated. Every piece of Veritas works toward that effort.”

The Genesis of Veritas While the Mount’s former common curriculum served the campus community well, the world was a different place, and considerations related to technology, globalization, and many other topics needed to be factored into a modern education experience for students.

“Dr. Sevick was excited about the idea right away, and thanks to her leadership and the collaborative spirit and dedication among deans, faculty members, administrators, and staff, we were able to create what I believe is one of the most distinctive programs in the country,” said University President Thomas H. Powell—who early on shared his thoughts for what the new curriculum should represent, including a grounding in the Mount’s four pillars (faith, discovery, leadership, and community). “How do we help students discover the virtues in their hearts?” he reflected. “How do we help them learn to be leaders?

“What we ended up with was a much better product than I had in mind at the very “When we beginning,” President Powell continued, stressing the importance of giving the curriculum say ‘sequenced,’ we a name, involving the Board of Trustees early in the process, and naming a director and a mean it’s important to us committee to oversee the program. which courses follow other One of the truly unusual features of Veritas was how many came together to do the hard courses.”—Associate Provost work an undertaking like this requires—and continues to require. Leona Sevick, Ph.D., Veritas Director “There is no department that has not been involved,” Sevick said, explaining that academic as well co-curricular units such as student affairs and admissions joined forces to create a truly eclectic and powerful experience for students. “We had a greater awareness of the role of all departments in contributing to Veritas. Other core curriculum models are mostly humanities driven with a nod to others disciplines, but without the involvement of co-curricular partners. All parties at the Mount have been involved from the beginning, and that’s why Veritas is so strong.”

A 14-person, multidisciplinary Veritas committee is charged with evaluating the program’s rollout and making adjustments as necessary. “In the true spirit of the liberal arts tradition, Veritas should never be perfect,” said President Powell. “It should always be subject to revision and change—and that’s why you need a passionate, skilled, and talented leader like Dr. Sevick.”

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Joshua Hochschild, Ph.D., dean of the College of Liberal Arts, said Veritas is strong because it builds on what was already a strong common curriculum.

“The curriculum wasn’t broken, but it had been more than 20 years since it had been refreshed,” he said. “The former core had already earned a reputation for being distinctive, and it became the basis for Veritas.”

Hochschild cited a 2010 independent review of Veritas, which found the Mount to be one of only about 50 colleges in the country with a “true core curriculum” as opposed to those allowing students to choose from a menu of courses with “no commonality, integration, and sequencing of courses into a larger, coherent whole.”

Veritas Explained “Veritas is the place where our academic and our Catholic missions meet,” asserted Hochschild. “It’s more about asking questions than giving answers—you can’t even begin to consider the truth proposed by the church unless you believe the questions matter. Our job, through Veritas, is to help students be open to questions about human nature and the purpose of life.

“There are a lot of things in our culture that tell us not to pay attention to those sorts of things,” he continued. “But college is that privileged time in life set aside to explore the human condition. You don’t start by giving students the truths they are supposed to memorize. Instead, you draw the questions out of them. Veritas is a set of courses that all students go through together, that build on each other and make a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts.”

“Being a Catholic institution actually enables us to be more true to what the liberal arts are in and of themselves,” stated Jessy Jordan, Ph.D., an assistant professor of philosophy who is teaching one of the sections of the Veritas Symposium. “Being distinctly Catholic brings with it an openness to the transcendent dimension of the human experience—something you don’t necessarily find discussed at traditional liberal arts institutions.”

The Veritas program includes four components: the Common Educational Experience, Domains of Guided Exploration, Integrative Requirements, and Cultural/Enrichment Events.

The Common Education Experience is the same for all students, regardless of major program. It includes sequenced courses adding up to 33 credits during a student’s four years at the Mount. The sequence includes courses in the Western tradition, philosophy, theology, ethics, “We want to help students mathematics, and foreign languages. The Common Experience also has a cornerstone course, understand that the coursework and experiences related to Veritas help them think about lessons learned and apply what they’ve learned in their families, churches, communities, and professions.”—Ken McVearry, Director of Campus Activities and Student Leadership

Mount Magazine 21 “Once we put a name to our new core curriculum and started describing its enhancements, parents began getting excited about it. Veritas is tied to the outcomes the Veritas Symposium, which develops critical thinking, speaking, listening, and writing we are looking for in our students. We want skills by asking students to pursue truth and to contemplate the fundamental question: them to get a successful job, but we also want What does it mean to be human? The Symposium combines small group work with larger their major to be much more than just a major. group sessions and draws its faculty members from virtually every discipline. Veritas distinguishes the Mount from other state schools and even other Catholic “I have been very pleasantly surprised by how the class has been going,” remarked Jordan, institutions.”—Mike Post, C’97, as he and his students neared the end of the first semester. “I think it’s our responsibility Vice President for Enrollment to awaken students’ intellectual curiosity, and it seems to be the case that the readings Management we as a faculty selected are really doing that for our students. We have really fantastic conversations, and the students, in an admirable way, are integrating the things they’ve been learning throughout the semester.”

“This class is giving me the tools to think more in depth, to open my mind,” said one Veritas Symposium student. “It’s a refreshing challenge to be forced to think about uncomfortable issues.”

“The skills I am developing will carry over into my career,” said another. “What it means to be a human being is so important, whether you’re a doctor or a teacher or whatever. No matter what situation you’re put into, you’ll have the critical thinking background to handle it.”

In the Domains of Guided Exploration portion of Veritas, students take additional course work in four broad areas—First Principles, The Natural World, Human and Behavioral Sciences, and History, Letters and Arts. These courses provide links between the common educational experience and students’ major programs. The Integrative Requirements include greater focus on college level writing, developing a global perspective, and developing one’s abilities as a leader.

The fourth component of Veritas, Cultural/Enrichment Events, requires students to attend 12 cultural or enrichment events during their time at the Mount. The events can range from performances to outdoor adventures to panel discussions, and students write reflectively about each event they attend.

“We have learned of the importance of getting students unplugged and engaged in community,” said President Powell. “The cultural enrichment requirement takes them away from their technological devices and becomes part of their formation as young adults.”

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Recognizing the Leader in Everyone One of the most distinctive components of Veritas—and one of the most appealing to parents of prospective students—is the Veritas Leadership Portfolio, a practical tool that students begin building in their freshmen year. It includes curricular and co-curricular dimensions including reflective writing on leadership focused coursework, and a record of participation in leadership opportunities on campus, as well as skills acquired during Career Services workshops. The Leadership Portfolio culminates in a student’s senior year with a capstone project—a written and oral presentation based on the student’s leadership experiences at the Mount.

Ultimately, students have a well-written resume, a firm grasp on their goals and talents, a well-developed set of problem-solving and life skills, and a tangible portfolio they can share with prospective employers or leverage during graduate school interviews.

“Having a good job is not mutually exclusive from having a good liberal arts education,” President Powell stated emphatically. “They go hand in hand. Veritas develops thinkers and creates a useful tool in the portfolio. The value added is we are not just talking about leadership, our students are experiencing it. Our approach to education can help students be financially successful and feel like they are living contemplative, joyful lives.”

“The leadership component is brand new to the Mount and an important part of Veritas,” said Sevick. “We’ve always had student leaders, leadership courses, and service leadership opportunities on this campus but no specific ways to capture and help students articulate those sorts of roles. This piece of Veritas is the component we’re learning most about as we go along. It’s the part parents are most excited about because it’s so different from other institutions.”

“If you go back to the mission statement from 1994, you see that what we’re doing through Veritas has always been part of our mission,” added Rehm. “Now, we are making it more explicit and giving every student the ability to explore the leadership qualities in himself or herself.”

“A student who discovers a mathematical truth builds an intuition as to why it is true. As a result, concepts are understood at a deeper level. This was one of the driving forces behind what I call discovery projects in the new core mathematics course, Mathematical Thought and Problem- Solving.”— Jonelle Hook, Assistant Professor of Mathematics

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“Veritas is helping us use The Institute for Leadership common ideas to help students To formalize their belief that Mount St. Mary’s University should be committed to educating think critically and explore the the whole person, the Board of Trustees made fundamental questions of the human a bold but important decision in March of 2010. condition. We are challenging them to They initiated what would become the Institute reflect on their culture and understand how for Leadership, which in turn would become a critical component of the University’s new their decisions will ultimately effect the common curriculum, Veritas. human environment—whether they go “The Institute for Leadership,” said the in to business or teaching or any other Board, “would incorporate both curricular profession.”—Greg Murry, Assistant and co-curricular programs and integrate Professor of History theory with practice in an effort to provide an enriched experience for students at the Mount.” The Board also boldly asserted that every student would be required to participate in an appropriate leadership experience before “Why is leadership part of Veritas?” Hochschild posed. “It’s one of our four pillars and graduation. maybe the hardest one to see how a Catholic, liberal education serves it. People readily Professor of Political Science Paul Manuel, understand the discovery, community, and faith pillars. Veritas is helping students take Ph.D., was named director of the Institute, and ownership of the leadership pillar and expanding the idea of what leadership means. he immediately began working with the campus community to find ways to enliven the leadership Students aren’t all going to be CEOs, but all students want to take responsibility and pillar of the University and to meaningfully have some sort of ownership of their own lives.” integrate leadership into the curriculum. “We had a lot of conversations about how “I would never have considered myself a leader,” said Natalia Quintana, a first-year we define leadership; we didn’t want to rely student who writes frequently about Veritas for the student newspaper, The Mountain on the typical leader/follower model,” Manuel Echo. “But I now find myself considering leadership in different ways. I might lead said. “Some students are born leaders, and a discussion or write something that sparks a debate. I’m finding there are so many others either don’t see leadership qualities in themselves or simply don’t aspire to become opportunities on campus to explore your leadership qualities regardless of your leaders. We created a program that meets ambition.” students wherever they are on that continuum. “We think of leadership as something more To honor their commitment to leadership development and provide a hub for universal, something that helps students realize leadership initiatives—existing and new—the Mount established the Institute they each have an obligation to identify their for Leadership and hired a director, Paul Manuel, Ph.D., to run it. The Institute’s gifts, develop those gifts, and use their gifts to stated mission is “preparing students to understand, to challenge, and to address the make the world a better place.” problems facing humanity.” It will “energize the Mount’s leadership pillar by sponsoring The Institute organizes and hosts events ranging from guest speakers to conferences. It is also educational programs, scholarly research, and experiential programs related to serves as the focal point for the Veritas Portfolio leadership development.” requirement—a series of four courses where students incrementally build an interactive online The Challenges, and the Surprises portfolio to showcase the leadership skills they learn at the Mount. Manuel works with faculty “A great deal of work went into the development of the original common curriculum,” members to add leadership components to explained Sevick. Introduced in 1988, the first curriculum was ahead of its time, their classes and with Student Affairs to identify receiving extensive support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as well leadership opportunities in activities ranging from outdoor adventures to clubs and organizations. as national acclaim. “Just as required courses are building blocks “There are still faculty here at the Mount who were part of that process,” Sevick said. for the rest of students’ major programs, it’s “We didn’t want to toss away the life work of some very good and talented faculty— a worthy process to ennoble the qualities of leadership in our students,” said Manuel. especially since there was so much of value in the previous core. In Veritas, we have “Veritas is about exploring truth in all its diversity. found a way to acknowledge the good work that came before and also to allow for fresh Together with our academic and co-curricular ideas.” colleagues, we’re helping students answer the question: ’what am I going to do with my life?’ ” Sevick said other challenges were related to an aggressive timeline, building consensus around required readings, and being prepared to make adjustments.

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Several faculty members voiced their surprise in noticing how Veritas encourages not only professor to student engagement but interdisciplinary communication among faculty members.

“Veritas pushes us as faculty members,” said Alejandro Cañadas, Ph.D., associate professor of economics. “It is helping us find even more connections among our disciplines and helps us realize how much we can learn from our colleagues who come from different perspectives— as well as from our students.”

History Professor Steven White, Ph.D., echoed his sentiments: “I told my students we are on this adventure together.”

Veritas for the Foreseeable Future Perhaps the best way to illustrate the impact of Veritas comes from a story told by one of the students in the Veritas Symposium. She said her professor made an outrageous and sexist assertion about why women wear make-up. Under normal circumstances, female students in the class would be up in arms. Instead, the students realized their professor was playing the devil’s advocate, provoking them in order to spark conversation and cause students to challenge him. What followed was a lively and meaningful conversation.

“Our professors are learning too, and they tell us that all the time.”

“What I like most about that story is how much trust and respect there is between the faculty member and students,” says Hochschild. “It was not a foregone conclusion that Veritas would have the reception it has had. Students are excited about it. Faculty members are excited about it. They are continuing their conversations long after class is over.”

Because, clearly, 50 minutes is not enough.

“We know we have something special here, and we are not taking this for granted,” says Hochschild. “Veritas is an affirmation of what the Mount is all about.”

“When I started my master’s degree, the Mount offered what I was looking for—the passion of the faculty members, the strength in the community, and a strong mission. Veritas is the product of an academic community looking to push itself further.” —Laura Frazier, M’00, Assistant Professor, Education

Mount Magazine 25 Why Revise the as the world changes around it; all the It is not insignificant that the older core more, then, does a whole curriculum— curriculum was written before two works Core? the flagship academic program of the by John Paul II: Ex Corde Ecclesiae, on the By Joshua P. Hochschild, Dean, College of university—deserve to be reviewed, mission of a Catholic university, and Fides Liberal Arts evaluated, and refreshed. et Ratio, on the unity of truth conveyed through faith and reason. In many ways, Of course the old core curriculum had the Mount had anticipated the basic developed in small ways, organically and vision of these two works. And we may be piecemeal over time, but it is worth taking the first Catholic university to revise its stock intentionally and globally, not just of curriculum in the light of Benedict XVI’s individual parts, but of the whole. writings on education—Benedict brought When we started, we didn’t know what fresh attention to the reasonableness or how much we might change, whether of faith, the unity of truth, and the it would be a modest renovation or a connection between knowledge and love. complete rebuild. But what we found was It is not incidental that Benedict XVI that even raising that question helped us oversaw the canonization of the greatest to refocus our principles, and prompted theorist of liberal education, John Henry genuine creativity. This, in turn, engaged Newman. Many of us read and reread the a new generation of faculty, who did not teachings of these two intellectual popes as just inherit a curriculum but felt personally we thought about how to refit a liberal arts invested in how it would be continued. curriculum to engage the contemporary world. This wasn’t about abandoning the old for the sake of the new; indeed, often Finally, we have found that renovating the rationale for a novel approach was to the common curriculum and re-launching better fulfilling longstanding educational it as the Veritas Program has been a commitments—to understanding history, chance to remind ourselves just how developing habits of reading and writing, rare and distinctive a core curriculum The Veritas Program is new, but not to integrating diverse modes of knowledge. is. Many educational institutions claim entirely new. Like any large-scale program revision, to provide a grounding in the liberal the process was stressful, of course, but arts. The problem is that when you look Mount St. Mary’s already had a strong also energizing. It was also instructive— closely, this often means little more common liberal arts curriculum. the work of reflecting on our common than a jumble of unconnected courses. Designed in the late 1980s—when many curriculum turned out to be an exercise in Researching other schools brought out just other colleges were scrapping common faculty formation. how special a sequenced and integrated requirements in the liberal arts—it was liberal arts curriculum is—not just a distinctive, and profoundly important to Apart from substantive changes in the collection of parts, aimed at a vague “well- the faculty. Moreover, it was strong in curriculum, another reason to take stock roundedness,” but a coordinated whole, just those areas that other colleges have was to better communicate its purpose to offering an extended intellectual formation. recently been criticized for weakness: the contemporary world. Some of the terms emphasizing reading and writing, focused of the old core—“Western Civilization” and And now, just judging from the freshmen’s especially on Western history and “tradition”—were wrapped up in academic response to the new “Veritas Symposium,” literature. The Mount’s core curriculum debates (and larger “culture wars”) of the students have taken a renewed interest was distinctive, it was solid, and it certainly 1980s. As the wider landscape of American in the common liberal arts curriculum. wasn’t broken—so why revise it? society and education has developed, so The educational offering of the Mount have the valences and connotation of our is genuinely distinctive, and it has been One reason is to take stock and assess. A pedagogical rhetoric. If a company needs to gratifying to bring a new level of awareness curriculum in place for more than 20 years freshen its slogans every generation or so, of that to all our stakeholders and has proven durability, but could it also an educational institution certainly needs audiences: alumni, prospective students grow stale, or become taken for granted? to update its language—even if there is a and families, donors and trustees. Any professional wants to keep up with fundamental continuity of the underlying developments in his field; an individual educational philosophy. course, no matter how successful, should not be expected to remain unchanged Spring 2013 26

(Part 2)

The women who began at the Mount in the fall of 1972 were trailblazers—ushering in a new era on the all-male campus.

Mount Magazine: Let’s talk Mount Magazine: Do you think faculty. Who were your the Mount strengthened or favorite faculty affirmed your faith? members? Regan: I would say it strengthened my Mary Berens Regan, C’74: faith. I had always felt myself guided by In this second installment, My major was social work, the teachings of the Catholic Church— celebrating 40 years of women and when we came over from not that I embraced everything the way St. Joe’s, Monsignor (Robert) it should. I think some kids come into admitted as undergraduates on Klein was teaching and he was college and it’s their time to rebel and campus, Andrea Novotny Foley, probably my favorite. He had turn away, but for me, it was a reaffirming C’76, Annmarie Cohee Hallinan, been a former time and there was a very strong President of the Mount prior Catholic foundation here. C’76 and Mary Berens Regan, to serving as a professor. C’74 talk about their favorite faculty Hallinan: Remember Father Fives? Ann Marie Cohee Hallinan, members, the nuns who lived on He offered noon mass almost every C’76: My favorite was Dr. day in Pangborn Chapel, so you could campus, and staying connected to their Meredith—Bill Meredith. go to mass before going to class in the mountain home through the years. And I wasn’t even a biology afternoon. Faculty were always there major! But Dr. Meredith with you, and on Sunday evenings, it was was just hysterical. He was like everything stopped and it was time the best teacher. He would always ask to go to the IC Chapel for mass. me why I wasn’t a biology major, because I was always hanging around there. He Foley: I was very fortunate to come from always had such great stories. a very strong Catholic family and a high school where a premium was placed on Andrea Novotny Foley, C’76: I was a young people participating in their faith. double major in history and English. I won’t say the Mount strengthened my I worked for four years in the English faith, but I certainly felt that being in department and I can’t begin to tell you this environment, with priests and nuns how that group mentored and took care on campus, really reinforced that I am a of me, especially Dr. Stephen Good. He Catholic, and that my Catholic faith is really did change my life in many ways. important. He was a fabulous teacher and gave me confidence. He really helped me understand that writing was one of my best talents.

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Mount Magazine: You mentioned Mount Magazine: Why would Mount Magazine: Does it still there were nuns on campus you bring a sewing machine to feel like the Mount to you? at that time. What was their campus? Hallinan: Oh, of course. It will always be role and how often did you see Regan: We made our own clothes. I mean, the Mount, although I have to actually them? no one had any money. So a group of us close my eyes to imagine how different the Hallinan: There were many sisters on got together and we would go and buy campus was without Patriot Hall, because campus, but they weren’t teaching nuns. fabrics and make dresses. We decided, that was our student union building—or They took care of the priests and students. hey, we are at an all guy’s campus—they’ll Knott Auditorium and the ARCC. Who was the nun that ran the infirmary? need a seamstress! We mimeographed an announcement and promoted that we Regan: There’s on old saying that goes Foley: I don’t remember her name, but she could do sewing and mending, because something like: “For those that don’t was a rather large woman and wore a white men had jeans that ripped and they never know Mount St. Mary’s, no explanation habit all the time. had money to fix them. is sufficient … for those that know the Mount, no explanation is necessary,” and Hallinan: I was afraid of her. You had to that sums it up completely! be really sick to go to the infirmary. I spent Mount Magazine: Would you the night there one night and it was scary! have envisioned a day the Mount Foley: I’ve had the privilege of knowing would be 60 percent women? a Mount graduate who was a member Foley: The nuns also oversaw other areas Regan: Probably not. I guess once they of the class of 1939. He’s the father of on campus, like cleaning services, dorms, opened the doors and things began a very good friend of mine, and I wrote and the laundry. to change, more women would take a profile on him in Mount Magazine a advantage of the opportunity to attend the Hallinan: And as long as you had your couple years ago. He’s now 95 and he’s not Mount. name on all your stuff, they did your doing very well. But as we talked about his laundry for you! experiences on campus, he said: “Andrea, I Mount Magazine: Finally, what left my heart on that Mountain.” I sort of Regan: I don’t remember that, unless I’ve were you thinking as you drove feel that way myself and I think everybody blanked something out completely! That’s on to campus? What is the first does. [Editor’s Note: Mr. John Francis Rieger, funny. I do remember the nuns would thing that came to your mind? C’39, died June 9, 2012. See in Memoriam, come in and clean your rooms. Not just the Regan: I was looking forward to seeing the page 36.] halls or the bathrooms, they cleaned your Chapel of the Immaculate Conception. I room! hadn’t seen it since its restoration, and it’s Regan: That is beautiful … beautiful. To see the changes on campus Foley: For him, it’s been 70-plus years ago, Hallinan: We were pretty neat, though! is breathtaking. Today’s students have so the Mount sticks with you. Foley: Yes, we were. I mean, we didn’t incredible opportunities. Regan: And here we are … Mount have much, anyway. Foley: It just struck me that I’ve lived an marriages and children attending the enormous amount of life since I drove here Hallinan: That’s absolutely true. I came Mount—it’s another continuation of the 40 years ago … familiar and warm but a lot with one trunk! Mount family! of life under the bridge. Regan: I came with a trunk of stuff and that was it. You know, we didn’t have televisions and refrigerators and stereos. You might’ve had a radio, and we certainly didn’t have computers!

Hallinan: I borrowed a typewriter when I had to write papers.

Regan: I brought a sewing machine with me!

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Mount St. Mary’s celebrated Women In Sports in February

In recognition of the 40th anniversary of Title IX and 40 years of women enrolled at Mount St. Mary’s University, the Mount honored 40 former and current Mount female student-athletes that culminated in a Women’s In Sports Celebration on Feb. 16.

Mount St. Mary’s was an all-male college until 1972 when The remainder of the honorees included Rebecca Lovett (1977- women were admitted for the first time. Field hockey and women’s 82), Jennifer Dougherty (1979-83), Chris Curley Thomas (1979- basketball were the first two women’s sports added during the 83), Zena Edwards Lutz (1985-89), Amy Langville (1993-97), 1974-75 academic year. Since 1974-75, the Mount has flourished Nicole Schroyer Gehret (1993-97), Rebecca Wassner (1993-97), in several women’s sports, including registering conference Christy Wicks Casler (1993-97), Teresa Hortsmann Otterbein championships in women’s basketball, women’s cross country, (1985-89), Laurie Smith Ernest (1988-92), Bronwyn Williams women’s indoor and outdoor track and field, women’s tennis and (1988-92), Susie Rowlyk Beccaria (1991- women’s lacrosse. 95), Heather Moul Kitching (1994-98), Jen During the five weeks leading up the celebration, the Mount Stocker Buckles (1994-98), Megan Gardiner honored and looked back on the careers of 40 former student- (1995-00), Kia Williams (1997-01), Katie athletes that have left their mark in athletics at Mount St. Mary’s Holahan (1999-02), Naomi Campano Radio or after graduation. (2001-04), Kelly Nangle (2002-06), Shannon Prettyman (2002-06), Mandy Jenkins (2003- Scan the QR code with your smartphone to watch Lynne (Phelan) Robinson (1977-79) and Agnus (McGlade) 07), Dita Krumberga (2004-07), Maggie a video from the Women in Sports Celebration. Berenato (1977-80) both were members of early Mount women’s O’Connell Dubois (2006-10) and Aly Jost basketball teams. These two women have been a pioneer for (2007-11). women’s sports since graduating from the Mount. Crystal Woodard (1979-83), Karla Green (1980-84), Bernadine Bocus (1982-86), Lisa Green (1983-87), Shaun Jackson (1983-87) and Kim Rhock (1986-90) are some of the women that helped the Mount women’s basketball team become one of the winning programs in the NCAA during their standout careers in Emmitsburg. The second installment of honorees included Mary Matheson (1975-79), the late Virginia O’Donnell Cole (1976-80), Susan Janowiak (1977- 81), Thea Ackerman Carey (1979-83), Michelle Dixon (1983-87), Christine Larsen (1983-87), Tracey Bradson (1985-89) and Vanessa Blair (1988-92).

Meet Emmit! The Mount's Mascot, Emmit S. Burg, was initiated by SGA, voted on by students and unveiled during Homecoming on February 2, 2013. Emmit will be present at a variety of University events.

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Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Mount St. Mary’s inducted six new individuals into the Sports Hall of Fame, which held its induction ceremony on Saturday, February 2nd, at the Mount’s Winter Basketball Recap Homecoming celebration. Men’s Basketball This year’s class of inductees included: Christy Wicks Casler, C’98, Women’s Soccer; Nicole R. Schroyer Gehret, First-year Head Coach Jamion Christian said all season he wanted C’97, Women’s Basketball; Riley Inge, C’98, Men’s Basketball; Alex C. Watson, his team to be playing its best basketball in March. The 2012-13 C’91, Men’s Basketball; Theodore Kachnowski, C’53, Basketball; Matt Moran, Mountaineers followed their coaches lead, using a nine-game win streak C’96 (deceased), Lacrosse to advance to the Northeast Conference Tournament Championship game. A highlight of our Winter Homecoming festivities was welcoming Marv & Donna Stocker as honorary members of the National Alumni Association. The Stockers The Mountaineers finished the season with an 18-14 record, the have been remarkable advocates of the Mount for more than 20 years; through fourth-most wins by a Mount team since the move to NCAA Division the years, they have volunteered as Parent Advocates, members of the President’s I in 1988-89. Mount St. Mary’s closed the regular season with a Council and Bicentennial Commission. They are a true testament to the Mount’s seven-game win streak—highlighted by Sam Prescott’s 44-point four pillars: faith, discovery, leadership and community. They are the proud parents performance in an 84-70 win over Bryant at Knott Arena. to daughters; Debbie Stocker Giles, C’95, Jennifer Stocker Buckles, C’98, The Mount opened the NEC Tournament at Bryant, using a second-half rally to B’00 and Annie Stocker Kalis, C’00. post a 75-69 victory to advance to the semifinals to face top-seeded Robert Morris. The Mount knocked off the regular season champion Colonials, 69-60, behind Rashad Whack’s 26-point effort to advance to the NEC title game for the third time over the past six years. Mount St. Mary’s saw its magical run come to an end in the NEC Championship game with a loss to defending champion LIU Brooklyn. Junior guards Whack, Sam Prescott and Julian Norfleet paced the Mountaineers throughout the season, while freshman Shivaughn Wiggins provided a big spark when he stepped into the starting lineup midway through the year. Whack led the Mount in scoring at 13.9 points per game while Prescott averaged 11.1 points and a team-high 4.2 rebounds per game. Norfleet averaged 10.8 points per game while dishing out a team-best 101 assists. Every year we recognize all members of the Hall of Fame who attend the Winter Homecoming game. Wiggins was named the NEC Rookie of the Year after averaging 9.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game for the Mount. He joins Chris McGuthrie (1992-93) as the only Mount players ever to earn NEC Rookie of the Year honors.

Women’s Basketball The Mount St. Mary’s women’s team provided some magical moments in 2012-13, winning a Northeast Conference Tournament game for the first time since 2001. The Mountaineers closed the season strong, winning five of their final seven games to earn the sixth seed in the NEC Tournament. In the tournament, Ashley Christie’s game-winning basket with eight seconds left lifted the Mount to a 59-57 overtime win at Monmouth, giving the team its first NEC tournament win in 12 years. The Mount advanced to face top-seeded Quinnipiac in the NEC Marv and Donna Stocker with Annie semifinals, and gave the Bobcats all they could handle before coming up just Stocker Kalis, C’00, husband Kevin, short in a 63-56 loss. C’99, and their children, Maggie, Ben & Molly. The Mount finished the season with a 15-16 overall record and a 10-8 mark in the Northeast Conference. Junior Sydney Henderson earned Second Team All-NEC honors after averaging a team-best 13.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Jacqueline Brewer averaged 10.0 points for the Mount this year, and earned NEC All-Tournament team honors after averaging 16.0 points while hitting 8-of-10 (.800) from three-point range in the two games.

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Endowed Scholarships Opening Doors of Opportunity

Establishing an endowed scholarship at Mount St. Mary’s is an ideal way to make a tangible difference in the lives of students for generations to come, while simultaneously creating your legacy at Consider a the Mount. Mount St. Mary’s University You may establish an endowed scholarship in your name or in Charitable Gift Annuity the name of a loved one, and your endowment will allow you to Of all the gifts that pay you back, the Charitable Gift Annuity is the simplest, help keep a Mount St. Mary’s education affordable for students in most affordable, and most popular. You make a gift to Mount St. Mary’s perpetuity. You also have the opportunity to determine the award University and in return, the University agrees to make fixed payments to you criteria. for life. The gift agreement is a very simple contract between you and Mount St. Mary’s. Your annuity payments are backed by the full financial strength of the University, and your payments will not fluctuate. A minimum of $50,000 is required to establish a named scholarship fund—provided through a single payment or a multi- Here is how a Mount Gift Annuity works: You make an irrevocable gift of cash or securities of $10,000 or more to year pledge. Mount St. Mary’s. This is a great way to fund a scholarship, initiate an endowment or fund a beloved program on campus.

Current Scholarship Endowment Income Table In return, you receive: (based on 5 percent payout on principle) • A fixed annuity payment for life. Your payment is based on your age An Endowment Gift of: Annually Provides: at the time of the gift. Please see our current Gift Annuity rates in the table below. $270,000 Half Tuition Award ($13,500) • A federal income tax deduction for a portion of your gift, based on $150,000 $7,500 Award the full value of the assets you contribute minus the present value of the life-income interest you retain. $100,000 $5,000 Award • If you fund your Gift Annuity with appreciated securities, naming $50,000 $2,500 Award yourself as beneficiary, no capital gains tax is due on the transfer. Only a portion of your capital gain will be reportable, and the tax will be There are many ways to establish an endowed scholarship, which spread over the life of your annuity payments. • In addition, a portion of each Gift Annuity payment will be treated as is an ideal way to preserve your legacy and to ensure a quality tax-free return of your principal. This effectively increases the yield education for generations of Mount students, and you can also from your annuity over your life expectancy. fund a scholarship in your estate plans by: *Sample Charitable Gift Annuity Rates (Based on gift of $25,000) • Making a bequest in your will. Age Guaranteed Rate Annual Income Tax Deduction • Establishing a charitable gift annuity. 65 4.7% $1,175 $6,652.75 • Establishing a trust. 70 5.1% $1,275 $8,673.25 • Designating Mount St. Mary’s University and your 75 5.8% $1,450 $10,254.00 scholarship fund as beneficiary of an IRA or insurance 80 6.8% $1,700 $11,673.25 policies. 85 7.8% $1,950 $13,547.25 If you are interested in establishing a new scholarship or increasing an *Charitable Gift Annuity rates as of 4/1/13. Two life rates also available. existing fund, contact Frank Sneeringer, director of development, at 301- 447-5361 or via email at [email protected]. To learn more about a Mount St. Mary’s Gift Annuity, please contact: Frank Sneeringer, director of development at 301-447-5361 or [email protected]. Making a CGA automatically puts you into the Mount’s 1808 Legacy Society. for You. for the Mount. forever. Join the 1808 Legacy Society

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Dean's Circle of Excellence inducts Inaugural Class The Dean’s Circle of Excellence—The Mount’s Alumni Hall of Fame—inducted eight extraordinary alumni into the inaugural class on March 2, 2013. The Circle of Excellence recognizes distinguished Mount alumni—particularly those who have achieved significant accomplishments in their professional field or in service to their community.

Representing the College of Liberal Representing the Richard J. Bolte, Representing the School of Representing the School of Natural Arts were Denise A. Cronin, C’85, Sr., School of Business were Paul Education and Human Services Science and Mathematics were and Charles E. Robinson, C’62. J. Palmieri, C’92, and Heath P. were Barbara Spartana Conticelli, Lawrence E. Donato, Jr., M.D., Denise Cronin was a history major Tarbert, C’98. C’78, and Michele Egan McGuire, C’96, and Mark S. Sobus, C’89. at the Mount and went on to Paul Palmieri is the co-founder, C’87. Larry Donato majored in biology earn a certificate from New York President, and CEO of Millennial Barbara Conticelli graduated and minored in chemistry at the University in sports licensing. She Media, a publically traded mobile summa cum laude from the Mount, and following graduation, has been in the book publishing advertising and data company, Mount and has dedicated her life attended the Philadelphia College industry for 27 years, specializing with more than 265 employees to her Church, her family, and of Osteopathic Medicine — in subsidiary rights, and currently worldwide (MM). Palmieri has her community. Conticelli also completing his surgery residency is the Vice President and Director played a key role in the birth of spent time working as a paralegal at Michigan State University. of Subsidiary Rights at Random the now thriving app economy, as a teacher, and has recently Dr. Donato is a sports medicine House in New York City. mobile display advertising market, committed to earning her master’s orthopedic surgeon for the Atlantic text interaction, and mobile game degree in theology from Franciscan Orthopedic Specialists, and is the Charlie Robinson earned his industry and has been featured University. head of the department for surgery doctorate at Temple University in publications including Forbes, at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Michele McGuire began after graduating from the Mount Fortune, and the Wall Street in Virginia Beach, VA. her teaching career with the and is retiring as a Professor of Journal. English from the University of Montgomery County Public Mark Sobus was a psychology Delaware this summer. A specialist Heath Tarbert graduated first in Schools, teaching first- and major at the Mount, and went in English romantics, Robinson his class from the Mount with a second-grade students. In 2003, on to earn his doctorate in social has authored a number of books, double major in accounting and she received the Christa McAuliffe psychology and his law degree from and was invited to edit the never- business. He then obtained a J.D. Scholarship, a full scholarship, the University of Nebraska. He is before-published manuscripts of and S.J.D. from the University to earn her M.Ed. in Teaching a leading expert in the field of jury Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein held of Pennsylvania, and a doctorate English as a Second Language consulting, publishing numerous in the Bodleian Library in Oxford in philosophy from Oxford (TESOL) from the University articles on the topic and speaking University. University. Tarbert’s expertise of Maryland, and is currently at legal conferences, and recently includes transactional and teaching ESOL to students pre- founded his own consulting firm, regulatory expertise kindergarten through fifth-grade Edge Litigation Consulting, in related to banks and at Christa McAuliffe Elementary 2012. He resides in Texas. financial institutions. School in Germantown, MD. In 2008-09, he served as Associate Counsel to President Barack Obama, and currently is a partner at the international law firm Do you have a nominee for the Dean’s Circle of Excellence, the Mount's of Weil, Gotshal, and Alumni Hall of Fame? Send to Manges LLP. Rachel Pease, director of academic development at [email protected]. (l. to r.) Standing: Mark Sobus, Heath Tarbert, Charlie Robinson, Paul Palmieri, Larry Donato, Jr. Seated: Barbara Spartana Conticelli, Denise Cronin, Michele Egan McGuire Spring 2013 32 Class Notes

1944 1962 This June, my term as your Dr. Robert Nevins, MD Louis Armelin alumni president concludes. Michael McCarthy 1949 Stephen Weber This comes with a great John Burkhard William Zimmerman Thomas Grasberger sense of pride and humility 1963 for me personally. 1950 Col. John Lauer Bernard Jacobs I am honored to have been Vincent Vito Oliveri, given the opportunity to C’50, celebrated his 84th serve our alumni. The birthday on November 17, 2012 with his four children support the National and eight grandchildren. Alumni Association receives from its alumni, Vincent is looking forward the Mount’s administration, faculty and to celebrating his 53rd 1963 Christmas Gathering students surpassed all of my expectations. wedding anniversary with his beloved and cherished wife,  Mike Sperendi, C’63, Josephine Katherine Oliveri Our association is linked by generations of hosted what is turning and his wonderful family. classmates, roommates, and teammates; lifelong into an annual Christmas friendships, and legacy families; alumni who live 1951 luncheon for some local New York City and Long their lives demonstrating the four pillars our Eugene Bogatko Island members of the Class 1964 university was founded on. 1952 of 1963. This past December George Gelles John O’Neill, M.D. they gathered at the J.R. Ridenour I am fortunate to have traveled the world Garden City Country Club,  Steve Morgan C’64, with our alumni and students, to witness their 1953 (remarked at how good they visited Krakow, Poland last compassion, leadership and love of the Mount. Leo Gribbin all looked) and proceeded December. The photo was taken outside the building I know with absolute certainty that the Mount’s 1954 with a very pleasant Rear Adm. Thomas Brown, III, USN and congenial couple of where John Paul II had an commitment to faith, discovery, leadership and (Ret.) hours. A good deal of the apartment and where he community will continue well into the Mount’s Senator Leo Green conversation related to their addressed the crowds when he would visit as Pope. third century of service. 1955 upcoming 2013 50th Class John McMullen, Jr. reunion. The excitement is Steve is holding the Mount Thank you for giving me this opportunity building—there are already Alumnus Magazine from Ronald F. Czarnecki, C’55, more than fifty hotel rooms 1963 with the cover photo to serve our alma mater and you, her proud has retired from Eastman reserved for the class. Photo of him and three classmates: alumni. To quote our own John Cardinal Kodak Company and the US in front of the Christmas Inside the cover is printed Army Reserve as the Chief McCloskey: tree includes: Richard "The fathers of these young of Staff of a Medical Brigade. Costello, Joseph Farrell, men relaxed and snacked He currently holds several “Whatever I am, whatever I may be, under Kevin O’Connell, Jack in a less luxurious setting US and foreign patents in God’s providence, I owe to this Institution” Bransfield, Bob Strittmatter, when they attended the the medical field. Ronald Sal Salerno, Ed Kuhn and Mount, but the Mount has four children and eight TO THE MOUNT! Mike Sperendi. spirit prevailed then as it grandchildren, and he is does now. These juniors, living well with Rosemary, Another group of 1963 four of the 33 alumni sons’ his bride of 54 years in classmates met for the now attending college here, South Carolina. holidays! are, Mike Heenan, Frank Robert Grella, Richard Murphy, Mike Tracy, and 1957 Costello, Mike Sperendi, Steve Morgan." Benjamin Ciocca John Graham and Sal Salerno, all from the Jim Quinn Class of ’63, enjoyed their 1965 10th Annual Holiday Dinner Nicholas Otzel David Conaghan, C’81 1958 with their wives in New York 1966 NAA President Dr. Daniel Monagle, Jr. City on December 15th. Col. John Kaheny, USMC (Ret.) 1959 These Mounties attended Michael Sneed John Bailey high school (Chaminade John Toale Dr. James Ganley High School, Mineola, NY) 1967 *The names listed after class years are your FY’13 Class Agents! 1961 and are looking forward to Bartholomew Dixon William McCarron, Sr. their 50th Class Reunion Karl Miller 1968 this June at the Mount! John Gallagher Charles Shimkus Harry Slaughter

Mount Magazine 33 1973 PA and at the Mount where Class Notes Norman Abess he was an All-State Division Joe Dowd II and All Mason Dixon Thomas McKeever athlete. Congratulations John Suchy, III Two Mount Alums Named 2012 Washingtonians Bobby! Mark Swetley of the Year Alumni news from the Class 1979 Washingtonian Magazine recently of 1973! George DuBose, David Cohill named Msgr. John Enzler, S’73, Catholic Charities president and CEO; Bruce Lowen, Pat Casey, 1980 and John Kane, C’84, president Rick Doherty, Mike Stiber, Timothy Dec Tim Brooks and Lou Charles Haberkorn and CEO of the Kane Company, as Judy Zocchi “Washingtonians of the Year 2012.” 1973 fishing trip DiGiovanni all members of the Class of 1973 had a 1981 Msgr. Enzler was recognized for his William T. Merritt, MD, great time with plenty of fish Patricia Parrish Bay more than 40 years of experience as C’68, is course director and being caught (and released) Ellen Callahan a priest, leader and advocate serving is teaching Introduction at their 5th annual fishing David Conaghan the needs of the most vulnerable in our to Clinical Medicine for trip to Homosassa, FL. Susan Janowiak community, and more specifically, for his the Johns Hopkins post- This group of 1973’rs have 1982 work in starting many ministries where the need was unmet. baccalaureate program—this remained close friends for Michael Cory program is aimed at those 40 years. James Sullivan He took over as President and CEO of Msgr. John Enzler, S’73 who have decided to redirect 1984 Catholic Charities in July 2011 and has their careers towards 1975 placed special emphasis on engaging Michael Connolly medical school. David Fitzsimmons, C’84, the community, growing the volunteer George Randall CPA has been named Senior base and strengthening Catholic 1969 Vice President of Finance Charities infrastructure, stressing our Thomas Pruitt & Administration at the good works in serving our neighbors in Timothy Breslin, C’69, National Association of need and that we serve everyone, not just Catholics serving Catholics. Under will be stepping down as Chain Drug Stores. Dave his leadership, Catholic Charities has Principal at Farmington lives with his wife Erin and seen significant increases in fundraising High School after the 2012- four sons in Lorton, VA. from a wide range of sources, as well as 2013 academic year. He has 1985 greater community visibility. devotedly led Farmington Thomas Arrowsmith High School for eleven “We’re just getting started in how much years. Throughout his role as good the community and Catholic Principal, Breslin improved Charities can accomplish together,” the academic performance said Msgr. Enzler. “As a D.C. native, this John Kane, C’84 is a great honor. And it reflects all the at the high school by Jeff Hardy, C’75, Christine staff, volunteers and especially clients at introducing a standards- Hardy, Marina Hardy, C’04, Catholic Charities who bring the courage and hard work to make based approach to teaching and Dawn Forsberg and ran as Team Hardy in the November, miracles happen.” and learning, the initiation May 31-June 2, 2013 of rigorous high school 2012 Ripley Run 5K through Msgr. Enzler was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of graduation requirements, the the streets of old Annapolis— Washington in 1973 and was named Monsignor by Pope John expansion of interscholastic supporting wounded Marines Paul II in 1985. He is also a Trustee Emeritus at the Mount and athletic opportunities, and and sailors via the Semper Fi served as one of the co-chairs of the university’s successful specific programs to support Fund. Beautiful weather and Generations fundraising campaign—which raised more than $60 million. the healthy development free pints of Guinness awaited of high school students. Dr. them at Fados! Jeff is currently Kane was recognized for the work he performs for others. Kane Breslin’s expert leadership leading the intel program as leads the country’s largest commercial moving company. The Register: msmary.edu/reunion and thoughtful, caring the senior intelligence officer Kane Company currently has 11 subsidiaries, and a nonprofit approach will surely be for the Alcohol, Tobacco organization, the Kane Furniture Bank—which offers free surplus missed. and Firearms Bureau. OOH_ office furniture and supplies, from chairs and desks to pens and RAH!!! binders, to nonprofit organizations. Since 2011, more than 250 1970 groups have used the service. 1976 James Clarke The Furniture Bank is one of the many ways Kane gives back. Lawrence Donato Jack Causa Charles Gouldsbury The Alumni Office is working He has served on numerous non-profit boards—including 1971 Anne Marie Cohee Hallinan with Harris Connect to Goodwill Industries, Capital Area Food Bank, and University of John Ellis, Jr. produce a new Mount Maryland Shock Trauma Hospital. He was a trustee from 1998- Joseph Kulick Bobby Reese, C’76, was Alumni Directory! 2005, and his wife Mary, C’84, is a current trustee. The Kane’s George Savastano, Jr. inducted into the Berks feel so strongly about giving back, each of their three children Basketball Hall of Fame on Be on the lookout for 1972 spends a year working for a charity after graduating from college. February 13, 2013. Bobby was requests to update your Frank Lidinsky contact information. More “I always say that if even we’re suffering, imagine being homeless honored for his outstanding James Mannion information is available on the or an unwed mother managing the health of a little one,” aid basketball career at Holy Alumni Webpage. Kane. “Lots of people need a hand. Charity never ends.” Name High School, Reading, www.msmary.edu/alumni Spring 2013 34 Class Notes

LTC(P) Peter Quinn, C’85, 1995 was promoted to the rank Stella Barry of Colonel in the US Army Elizabeth Matthews Reserve in January. Pete Lori J. Dubbs, C’95, is received his MBA in 1994 currently a librarian in the from Campbell University Frederick County School and is a graduate of the System. Army War/Senior Service College Fellowship program 1996 and a recent graduate of Brendan Moag the University of Colorado, Jennifer Sprungle Colorado Springs, Graduate 1997 Certificate program in Sarah Brion Homeland Defense. Kevin Murphy, C’97, was Peter lives with his wife Christopher Kuhn C’87, Perth Amboy School District John B. Zonarich, C’93, a admitted to the partnership Kelly and three children in Joins TD Bank as Vice Business Administrator, member of the Harrisburg, of KPMG LLP, a leading West Des Moines, IA. He President, Senior Loan Derek J. Jess C’89, was PA law firm Skarlatos audit, tax and advisory recently accepted a position Officer in Middle Market elected President of the Zonarich LLC, has been services firm. Kevin works at United States Central Lending for Central and New Jersey Association named board chair of the in the firm’s Philadelphia Command, MacDill Air Coastline N.J. Regions. Chris of School Board Officials United Cerebral Palsy Audit practice, where he Force Base, which will be has 25 years of corporate for the 2012-2013 school Foundation of Central assists global companies his last tour of duty before banking, lending and finance year. An active member of Pennsylvania. He has been in improving the accuracy mandatory retirement. Pete experience. He is a member NJASBO, Jess is chair of a long-time volunteer with and transparency of their is a Veteran of the Cold of the Risk Management the Education/Certification the agency. Zonarich is financial reports and SEC War, Desert Shield & Storm Association, the Financial Committee, co-chair of the a member of the Million filings. Kevin lives in and Operation Enduring Executives Network Group Conference Committee and Dollar Advocates Forum, Havertown, PA with his Freedom–Afghanistan. and the Garden State Credit the Representative to the a prestigious group of trial wife, Colleen, and their five Association. New Jersey State Board of lawyers limited to those who children. 1986 Examiners. have won million-dollar or David Bartolini 1988 Derek lives in Somerville multi-million-dollar verdicts, John Singleton 1998 Dedie Jones Campbell with his wife, Jeaneen awards, or settlements. Alice (Wylie) Baumer Patricia Kunzman 1987 and daughters, Ashlyn Harry Benjamin, Jr. Kathleen McDermott David Coulbourne and Kaleigh. He serves as 1994 Greg Kirby Beth Anne Heine Thomas C. Hofmeister, treasurer for the Branchburg Bridget Kelly Michael Kirby Michael Zinzi C’88, is the VP Financer Travel Soccer Club and is a for Hanger, Inc. and lives in member of the St. Bernard Terrence Moore C’94, is Austin, Texas with his wife Church finance council. the Director of Foundation and ten children. Tom’s son relations at Hofstra Take your Mount is currently a sophomore at 1990 University in the Office of Magazine on vacation the Mount. Kelly Catania Development and Alumni and send us the photo! Brian King Affairs. Terrence recently, Send to magazine@ 1989 1991 had the privilege of being msmary.edu Lorraine Knepple John Bransfield, III one of 80 participants to David Cassese take part in the Town Hall 1992 Presidential Debate at Joseph Dowd, Jr. Hofstra. His job the day of Tim Buck, C’87, and Matt Charles Schley the debate was to look after Sanicola, C’08, participated 1993 the citizen participants while in the Be Not Afraid 5K Robert Weed they prepared for the debate. Race For Life, Love & Hope Terry writes that “it was an in Concord, North Carolina incredible experience, being on October 13, 2012 feet from the President May 31-June 2, 2013 and Mitt Romney heatedly debating. It was fun to be a witness to history. After the debate we were able to speak with the President, First lady and Mitt Romney.”

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Medical University of South 2001 2007 Carolina in Charleston and Patrick McCuen Candace R. Masson, at the University of Iowa Albert Cea, C’01, was C’07, recently became the targeted neurons in a part recently tenured as a Marketing Director for of the cortex, which is the Career Foreign Service Brown, Schutz, Sheridan, brain’s outer layer associated Officer with the U.S. and Fritz at a medium sized with seeking a reward, and Department of State on his accounting firm in the discovered the effect this first review. He is currently Harrisburg, PA region. technique can have on drug the Immigrant Visa Chief John-Randall Gorby, use. Optogenetics has not at the U.S. Consulate John-Paul Snook, C’07, M’13, is Founder of Earth been tried on humans yet, General in Amsterdam, the serves as a Captain of Starter, LLC. John did his but the treatments work Netherlands. He previously the US Army. He is a undergraduate studies at well in mice and other lab served as a Vice Consul Psychological Warfare the University of Maryland where he partnered with Offit Kurman promoted animals. at the U.S. Embassy in Officer in the Special Philip-Michael Weiner to Bryan Pelino, C’98, to Caracas, Venezuela where Operations Branch in Fort Sarah Rothschild, C’00, invent Nourishmat. A a 6 Principal status in January, he received two Meritorious Bragg, North Carolina. has been selected to write feet by 4 feet polypropylene 2013. Bryan demonstrates Honor Awards. John-Paul served two years The Gauntlet, a romantic mat with pre-cut holes, excellence in both legal in Heidelberg, Germany and comedy that is being labels and a grid telling skills and the delivery of 2002 one year in Afghanistan. He produced for Universal would-be gardeners exactly superior client service. He Michael Spiering, C’02, married Erin McCloskey, Pictures. The story is based what, where, and how far is a skilled transactional enjoys his career in C’09, on September 4, on an idea by Dana Fox, apart to plant. The UV attorney with extensive computer engineering. 2011. who wrote Universal’s treated polypropylene experience representing comedy Couples Retreat. cuts down on weeds and lenders and borrowers in 2009 Sarah is a newcomer to Emma Dusenbery is outfitted with a drip secured financing. Focusing the screenwriting field, and Sara Garbarini irrigation system that works primarily on documenting, Gauntlet is her first gig. Jessica Halliday by simply plugging in a hose; negotiating and resolving Previously she wrote a semi- Andrea Padamonsky basically takes the guesswork commercial finance autobiographical spec titled Erin Shoop, C’09, was out of gardening. matters, he counsels clients The Dogwalker that garnered promoted from Staff in asset-based and real favorable attention. Associate to Senior estate financing including Associate at Smith Elliott acquisition, development, The 5th Annual Dustin 2000s Kearns & Co., LLC. Erin construction, and term Bauer Memorial 5K & 1 provides services to financial financing as well as working Mile Walk was held on institutions, nonprofits and capital, receivables, and November 18, 2012 at ERISA clients. borrowing base lines of Oregon Ridge Park. Close to 75 Mount alumni and credit. 2010 current students were in Anne Costigan 1999 attendance! Tara Bunchalk-Orefice Pictured: Laura Brennan, 2012 Dr. Cynthia Lauta C’15; Maureen Cashen, Gabriella Colarusso Michael Rath 2000 C’16; Maura Cunningham, Christopher Wild C’15; Mary McAuliffe, Ryan LaLumiere, C’00, C’14; DeWitt Bauer Sr.; MPAS contributed significant Rachael Kvech, C’15; Kirby Maybush research for a remarkable Several Mounties enjoyed Maria Furletti, C’15; new technique known as MBA playing flag football for the DeWitt Bauer Jr., C’03; William Houder II optogenetics (a technique Capital Alumni Network Paige Peck, C’15; Kathy that is able to beam laser League in Washingtoin, Bauer; Photo taken by: Julie wavelength to a specific DC. The season runs Jeffery Bauer C’03 brain cell to shut it off from September through or turn it on allowing December. Mounties on the 2003 May 31-June 2, 2013 researchers the ability to team—Koki Adasi, C’04; Nick Meekins instantly modify animals’ Jason Epps, C’05; Mychal behavior, suppress memories, 2004 Sterling, C’09; Chris Vann, Kevin Nicholas and lay bare the biological C’08; Landy Thompson, underpinnings of psychiatric C’06; Samira Rashid, C’06; 2005 disorders by illuminating Mary Dillon Marvray, Rebecca Burke neurons primed with light- C’05; Cara Bleecher, C’05; 2006 sensitive proteins). Ryan Kiana Fobbs, C’02; Laura Alba Alvarez and his fellow researchers at Dillon, C’09 Irvin Johnson, Jr. Register: msmary.edu/reunion Michael Sullivan Spring 2013 36 Class Notes IN MEMoriam Below is a listing of alumni, who we learned died, since our last magazine publication (through Feb. 8, 2013).

1920’s Mr. Thomas L. Brophy, C’53 Edward J. Sweeney, C’67 Mr. Gary A. Baillio, P’24 August 24, 2012 August 21, 2011 November 26, 1997 Mr. Ralph J. Johnston, C’53 Msgr. Thomas J. Whalen, S’67 October 18, 2012 October 27, 2012 1930’s Rev. Raymond C. Majewski, C’50, Mr. Francis F. Talbot, C’68 Mr. Eugene C. Curran, C’36 Goetz/O'Neill October 3, 2004 S’54 July 26, 2010 January 15, 2000 Mr. Frederick J. Hanrahan, C’39 Mr. James M. Kelly, C’68 William O’Neill, C’49, and Alice November 1, 1979 Mr. Daniel E. Heim, Jr., C’54 September 16, 2012 February 21, 2013 Mr. Daniel L. McNamara, C’68 McLaughlin Goetz, SJC, C’49 Dr. Albert Petrizzi, C’39 December 31, 2012 January 2, 2000 Mr. Edward S. Wickerson, C’55 October 25, 2012 Wilmington, DE May 18, 2009 Mr. Donald Paige Arata, C’68 Mr. John Francis Rieger, C’39 After reading in the Mount June 9, 2012 Mr. John C. Reilly, Jr., C’55 November 8, 2012 December 17, 2012 Magazine that Alice received a 1940’s 1970’s Bicentennial Medal, Bill Googled Mr. Edwin D. Farrell, C’55 Mr. Harry J. Hagerman, Jr., C’71 Lt. Col. Antonio V. Munera, Jr., C’40 December 28, 2012 Alice; they reconnected and April 2, 2009 August 11, 2012 rekindled their friendship from the Mr. Joseph J. Yanalaitis, C’56 Mr. Michael H. Lingg, C’71 mid 1940s when Bill returned from Mr. John J. Fantry, Sr., C’44 July 28, 2011 December 31, 2010 February 1, 2013 WWII and enrolled at MSM and Mr. Alex H. Belmonte, C’56 Mr. Benny L. Slagle, C’72 Alice was a student at SJC. Mr. James E. Leffler, C’49 February 17, 2013 January 30, 2010 October 26, 2008 Mr. Lawrence D. Purcell, C’57 Mr. Kenneth V. Schreiber, C’74 Mr. Eugene Paul Smith, C’49 September 13, 2012 June 30, 2012 September 28, 2011 Mr. John B. Keefe, C’57 Mr. Daniel J. Bruno, C’75 Mr. Robert R. Holton, C’49 January 31, 2013 August 15, 2012 April 19, 2012 Dr. Gerald J. Quinn, C’58 Mr. James Francis Parker, C’75 1950’s April 9, 2012 May 1, 2012 Mr. Thomas A. Boyle, C’50 Dr. Frederick J. Bainhauer, C’59 Mr. Jeffrey C. Blaum, C’76 January 11, 2003 December 5, 2011 December 29, 2012 Mr. John Vincent Hanna, C’50 Murphy/Miles 1960’s Mrs. Margaret Muldoon Sharkey, C’77 September 30, 2008 Mr. Robert J. Sullivan, Jr., C’60 November 20, 2012 Mr. Francis Kenney Collins, Sr., C’50 February 4, 2013 Mr. Daniel E. Shickman, C’77 Andrew Miles, C’94, and Courtney December 20, 2010 Mr. Francis Joseph Poyatt, C’61 November 28, 2012 Murphy Mr. Nicholas Tulio Verrastro, C’50 November 18, 2009 Mr. Harford Edwards, Jr., C’78 August 4th, 2012 February 27, 2012 Galloway, New Jersey Mr. John J. Forker, C’61 April 7, 2012 Mr. Paul B. Moore, C’50 Mount Alums Colin Ward, C’94, November 9, 2012 Ms. Ann H. Kelch, C’79 November 27, 2012 Dana Pirrone Ward, C’97, Frank Mr. Peter Eugene Costello III, C’62 July 14, 2009 Powers, C’94, Mike Zinzi, C’94, Rev. Richard D. Clark, C’51 September 9, 2012 November 14, 2006 1980’s Amy Thompson Zinzi, C’97, and Mr. Richard G. Czerniowski, C’62 Rev. Robert H. Riel, S’80 Colleen Miles Lunsford, C’97 Mr. Thomas Francis Muldowney, C’51 September 23, 2012 October 24, 2011 December 27, 2012 celebrated with the happy couple! Mr. Patrick B. Dunnigan, C’62 Ms. Lory A. Keese, C’81 Honorable John P. Dunne, C’51 January 28, 2013 DeWitt Bauer, C’03, and Julie Jeffery December 25, 2011 October 12, 2012 Mr. John C. Reinhart, C’63 Bauer, C’03 Mr. Benedict M. Johnston, C’51 Mr. John C. Laux, C’81 November 18, 2012 February 23, 2013 October 13, 2012 April 16, 2012 From left to right Kevin Lynch, Mr. Richard Patrick Whitty III, C’63 Mr. J. John Vignali, C’83 Mr. Paul D. Costello, C’51 C’08; Ben Acquesta, C’02; Pete December 23, 2012 February 19, 2013 October 4, 2012 English, C’02; Brian Wright, C’02; Mr. Joseph Gregory Pereni, C’64 Mr. Hugh A. McMullen, C’51 Mr. Geoffrey K. Sherman, C’84 Sean McMullen, C’02; Jamie September 30, 2012 August 26, 2012 November 30, 2012 Gutcher McMullen, C’05; DeWitt Mr. J. Brian Kelly, C’65 Mr. Daniel Furmanek, C’86 Bauer, C’03; Julie Jeffery Bauer, Mr. Charles M. Grace, C’51 June 20, 2011 January 1, 2013 July 30, 2012 C’03; Matthew Lynch ,C’01; Kenny Mr. Paul Benjamin Jarrett III, C’65 2000’s Sheridan, C’02; Sean O’Brien, C’83; Mr. Joseph Macaluso, C’51 December 17, 2012 February 14, 2013 Ms. Abby O’Beirne, C’08 Sara Brown, C’08; Josh Dzyak, C’08; Dr. James B. Stish, C’66 October 31, 2012 Ryan Audy, C’08. Not pictured but Mr. Thomas John Brennan, C’52 August 31, 2004 September 5, 2012 always in our hearts, Dustin Michael Dr. William G. Liekweg, Jr., C’66 Bauer, C’04. Rev. James J. Mulvaney, C’53 October 14, 2012 September 16, 2010

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Bauer Valerio Bauer Fennington

Martin Valerio, Jr., C’04, and Terence M. Ryan, C’06, and Ashleigh Casey-Mae Fleischer McGinley, C’08, Danielle Valerio Glynn Ryan, C’07 and Stephen McGinley, C’10 July 9, 2011 October 13, 2012 October 23, 2010 Pictured: (from left to right) St. Agnes Church Immaculate Conception Chapel, Jaimee Thoelen C'04; John Barrett, Jr., Mother of groom, Andrea Quinn Mount St. Mary’s University C'04; Katie Shea Miller, C'04; Aaron Ryan, C’80; father of groom, Michael Mounties attending the wedding: Miller, B’04; Kate Gueterman Piontek, F. Ryan, C’79; bride Ashleigh Michael Cushwa, C’10; Michael C'04; Ashlea Colbert Hagood, C’04; Glynn Ryan, C’07; groom Terence O’Grady, C’75; James Ridenour Sr., Jenn O’Donnell Barrett, C’04; Jeff M. Ryan, C’06; Steve Dellamore C’52; Anne Funk, James Ridenour Hagood, C'04; Rob Posey, C'04; Jimi C’07; Andrew Long, C’06; Kaitlin Jr., C’75; Michael A. McGinley, Miller Thoelen, C'98; Danielle Valerio Daley, C’07. Second row: Peter C’02; Nicole Commiss Alexander, (bride); Martin Valerio, C'04 (groom); Quinn, C’81; Dan Ryan, C’76; C’08; Justin Wykowski, C’14; Kelly Barrett, C'05; Jeff Thoelen, C'04; Marie Meehan, C’79; Mark Meehan, Beverly Baer, Dane Devereux, C’11; Tracy Barrett, C'74; John Barrett, Sr., C’79; Evan Neufeld, C’05; Dave Christine Cochran, C’12; Sarah C'74; Kolesky, C’06; John Libby, C’06; Sliviak Sabo, C’11; Robert Sabo, Jeff Ormiston, C’07; Ricardo Silva, C’11; David McGinley, C’12; Casey- Michael T. Miller, C’07, and Danielle C’04; Todd Diksa, C’04; Kieran Mae Fleischer McGinley, Stephen N. Reuter Miller, C’07 Ryan, C’04; Anastasia Albright McGinley, Edmund McCullough, April 28, 2012 McCusker, C’07; Kristen Hankewycz, C’09; Marie Graney, C’08; Jonathan Mount St. Mary’s University C’07; Krista Allnutt Krayer, C’07; Gibbons, C’10; Ashton Mallon, Ryan Reception at the Links at Gettysburg Bunna Teav, C’07; Victoria Lagana, C’08; Daniel Hammond, C’08; Mounties in the photo: Dan C’07; Lexy Gadzichowski, C’07; TJ Crysten McKenzie, C’08; Sarah Turner, C’06; Meghan Rueter Gugerty, C’07. Baumgarten Hammond, C’08; McMahon, C’07; Danielle Reuter Cortney Kerns Johnston, C’08; Miller, C’07; Mike Miller, C’07; Meghan Haspert, C’09, and Greg Gregory Ridenour, C’96; Jeanette Mike Volkwine, C’07; Nick Bohn, Foley Beigel, C’08; Michael McGinley, C’07; Brian McMahon, C’07; Middle November 10, 2012 C’75; James Draper, C’76; Stephen Row: Chris Wagner, C’07; Christy Costello, C’80; Robert Startzman, Sean Fennington, C’10, and Jackie Withrow, C’07; Pete Rowland, C’55 C’07; Erin McCloskey Snook, C’09; Quillen Fennington, C’10 Haspart Lauren Rock, C’08; Lauren Keydash, April 9, 2011 C’08; Michael Bednarchik, C’08; Mount Saint Mary’s University, Stephanie McNulty Hession, C’07; Immaculate Conception Chapel Katie Eaves Turner C’07, Jessica Oravetz Pease, C’07; Lisa Tronolone Foster, C’07; Anna Falkenstine Volkwine, C’08; Lauren Blair Nokes, C’08 In the back: Jason Plunket, C’07; Ben Whitmore, C’08; JP Snook, C’07; Donny Nokes, C’07; Chad Newmaster, C’07;Tim Hession, C’07; Jake Foster, C’07; John Foley, C’06; Lauren Maruskin, C’04. Ed Cooper and Tom McClean were also in attendance. McGinley

Spring 2013 38 Births

Ketchen Murphy

Brendan Collins, C’98, and wife Christopher Arnsberger, C’07, and Bridget wife Carrie Arnsberger Meara and Emma Collins, twin Maddison Ann daughters June 29, 2012 September 7, 2012 Making Mark Arnsberger, C’80, Terry Bykowski Ketchen, C’02, and and Julie Lynch Arnsberger, C’80, husband Matt proud grandparents. Penelope Jane Sean Fennington, C’10, and Jackie Arnsberger November 1, 2012 Fennington, C’10 Weighing 7.3 lbs and measuring Lucy Fennington 20 inches, she joins her older brother September 21, 2011 Tommy. Casey-Mae Fleischer McGinley, C’08, Merlini Kevin Merlini, C’03, and Lauren and Stephen McGinley, C’10 McBride Merlini, C’04 Raphael Matthias McGinley Thomas James Merlini August 22, 2012 October 10, 2012 He joins brother Kevin Jr. and sister Theresa Rose. Jeffrey Hagood, C’04, and Ashlea Colbert Hagood, C’04 Fennington Owen Thomas Hagood June 7, 2012 Ryan Murphy, C’04, and Laura Adams Murphy, C’04 Mackenzie Grace Murphy January 29, 2012 Hagood She joins big sister Cameron Elizabeth, June 28, 2010. McGinley

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Mount Magazine Chapter Notes 39

Did you know? Mounties spend Spring Break Carolina’s Chapter meets the last Thursday of every month. Trip with Costal Habitat for Humanity in Asbury Park Rooting for the Mount After Hurricane Sandy, many of us asked “What can we do”? NEC Finals—Mounties Outreach from the Mount and our alumni included daily prayer Showed UP! for the victims in Hurricane affected areas and outreach to Jersey Thank you for the great turn-out Shore and New York area charities. in support of our Men’s Basketball team. Under the leadership of Magoo's, Frederick Mount students asked the same questions and felt they needed to first year head coach, Jamion Christian, C’04, our Mountaineers do even more. The Mount Office of Social Justice sent a group of made a sprint for the NEC finish line. Mount Students to the Jersey Shore during their Spring Break in Mount Mayhem has taken our fans February. This group of 10 students worked with Costal Habitat by storm, and Mounties turned out in for Humanity in Asbury Park to help with a re-build project. great numbers to attend the game, for regional Game Watches, and for Ott House, Emmitsburg Their work day began at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3 p.m.; they truly the Facebook Virtual Game watch! GO MOUNT! made an impact for the family they helped. Capital Alumni During the week, these students met a number of our alumni Network Flag from the area and visited St. Elizabeth of Hungry Church in Avon Football league. In person at the game for mass with Fr. Dan Gowen, S’89. Many thanks to Fr. Dan Members of the Washington DC and Ken Pringle, C’79; Bob Brennan, C’85; Greg Azcuy, C’81; Chapter participated in the Capital Lorraine Leo Knepple, C’89, Mary Beth Regan McCarthy, C’84 Alumni Network Flag Football league. and Michael Courtney, C’92 for their Jersey Shore and MOUNT The league runs from September through December. Members of the Hospitality! Mount’s team included Koki Adasi, C’04; Jason Epps, C’05; Mychal We are very proud of all of our students and hope that you will Sterling, C’09; Chris Vann, continue to keep them in your prayers. C’08; Landy Thompson, C’06; Samira Rashid, C’06; Mary Dillon Marvray, C’05, Cara Bleecher, C’06; Kiana Fobbs, C’02 and Flag Football, DC Chapter Laura Dillon, C’09.

Students with Ken Pringle, C’79

New York Metropolitan Students at Coastal Habitat for Humanity Chapter Members of the New York Metropolitan Chapter enjoyed an evening of networking at the New York Athletic For upcoming Chapter Club. This event, hosted by Catholic events in your area visit Charities of Brooklyn and Queens Students with www.msmary.edu/alumni brings alumni of catholic colleges and Lorraine Leo Knepple, C’89 and click on “Upcoming universities to meet and network. Students with David Conaghan, C’81, Events.” Pictured are Tom Cahill, C’87; David Bob Brennan, C’85, and Fr. Dan Conaghan, C’81, Karen Imbach, Gowen, S’89; C’90 and Jack Ellis, C’71.

Spring 2013 40 First Person

On Happiness and the Human Condition By Daniel Santalla, C’16

which make it difficult to find An excerpt by the scientist E.O the sighted cannot, Wilson’s happiness in their physical Wilson describes a point in his handicap makes him focus selves. Some are driven to life that he is spiritually and more intently on small and eating disorders, or feel the physically satisfied but turns minute things. As his physical need to seek surgical changes bitter and against happiness vision narrowed, his vision of to their body. when he is not emotionally life did as well. He became satisfied. He was a lonely child, blind to the spiritual dimension A reading from Augustine’s and at one point curious about of life. Confessions helped me to think religion. But when he receives At Freshman about this. Augustine explores his baptism he thinks it doesn’t The readings from Augustine Orientation happiness in his own life, and “work” because he does not and Wilson helped me to see last summer, struggles to find peace and feel an emotional change from that we cannot find happiness I received happiness. Even as he knows the ceremony. He wanted to until we find satisfaction in a copy of God is calling him to a life of believe—he describes being our lives on all three levels, Leon Kass’s faith and chastity, he finds it filled with faith and that as the physical, emotional, and Being Human. a physical trial. He must give water flowed down his body— spiritual. It is only when these A book up a certain kind of physical but the lack of any emotional three levels are fulfilled and collecting various readings on temptation and find peace connection caused him in harmony that we be happy. the human condition, it helped in doing God’s work. His disappointment, and he turned Physical happiness lets us enjoy me to think about the nature of disordered physical desires bitter and unhappy. the world and notice what is true happiness. Several readings mean that he is not happy in around us. Emotional happiness suggested that happiness comes his own body, until he practices A third aspect of a person’s allows for trust in what is from inside of the person, that chastity. life that must be satisfied around us and allows us to it is created by the tasks that to achieve true happiness is have faith. In addition to physical one performs. In particular, spiritual. This can be one of satisfaction in a person’s life It is with that faith that we find it seems that real happiness the most challenging aspects one must be able to obtain spiritual happiness, and that has a physical, emotional and of a human’s life, as it requires happiness on an emotional allows us to give thanks for the spiritual dimension. us believe in that which we level. Emotional happiness is cannot see. Again, Wilson world that is around us, and for The physical aspect of a found most often in a sense of is an example. He grows up what is beyond, which is the person’s life is one where some belonging to a community, a looking closely at nature, and true source of joy. people find very easy to find sense of home. Someone with finds fascination in the physical Editor’s Note: Daniel Santalla happiness, while others struggle an unstable home life may not world. He is fascinated by is a first-year student from greatly. Most people simply have examples of compassion living creatures and senses the Torrington, Connecticut. He is a need a bit of time to grow up and kindness and may miss this mystery of life. pre-med major and a member of and realize that they are who kind of emotional satisfaction. the Mount’s track and field team. they for a reason and that Without this emotional But instead of elevating his the judgments of others don’t satisfaction, it is hard to trust mind to truths beyond the matter. When they realize this others, and trust is the key to physical world, he focused they become happy with the friendship and love, the two more and more only on what way they look and who they most important emotional he could see. Wilson is partially are as a person. Some people experiences in a human blinded as a child, but unlike struggle with social pressures, lifetime. the blind sage who sees what

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