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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 Mount Magazine Tom 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 PRINTINg Graphcom, Inc., Gettysburg, Pa. 2 On Campus 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.