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‘It felt PAGE 3 like family’ UD hotel tops chain in guest satisfaction Students offer prayers for peace, solace The Courtyard by Marriott at the University of Dayton, opened a year ago, has the highest notes guest satisfaction rating among the 42 Marriott

& hotels run by the company that co-owns it with UD. Among all 709 Courtyard hotels worldwide, the UD site is third, with a satisfaction score of 94.7 out of 100. news UD is the hotel’s second-largest client. Graduations, departmental and alumni events, and visits from students’ families drive business to the hotel, particularly in the off-season, November through March. The UD athletics department led the effort to bring the hotel to the University to comple- ment the nearby multimillion-dollar Arena Sports Complex on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard that includes five venues used by UD sports teams, said Timothy O’Connell, UD Arena executive director. O’Connell said plans still exist for a high- At a vigil for Northern Illinois University Feb. 19 in the Humanities Plaza, students, faculty, staff and end restaurant to occupy the space next to the community members prayed by candlelight for the NIU community, grieving from the Feb. 14 shootings hotel when the timing and economic climate that left five students dead. In the wake of the tragedy, President Daniel J. Curran praised the students are right. for organizing the vigil, called for continued prayers and reassured students and parents of UD’s efforts to prepare for, prevent and respond to campus crises. Philosophy prof named chair

of women’s, gender studies .udayton.edu/leadershipincommunity/ “It surprised me that we had people who Rebecca Whisnant, associate professor of beyondbrown.asp. were e-mailing and contacting us from several philosophy, has been named to a four-year The 54-page color handbook features a states away asking for a copy,” said Joshua term as director of the College of Arts and Sci- price guide, transportation options, parking Rauch, a senior political science major. “We ences’ women’s and gender studies program. map, student-reviewed put it online because we didn’t have enough to In August, she will succeed English associate attractions, student mail out to everyone.” professor Sheila Hassell Hughes, who has been photography, and The Dayton Civic Scholars, a program director since 2004 and will be chair of the selected restaurants, of the Fitz Center for Leadership in Com- English department (see story, Page 8). entertainment venues, munity, teaches community leadership Whisnant, whose research includes ethical cultural activities, rec- to students interested in urban affairs or theory and feminist social theory, has been at reation sites and retail public service. UD since 2003. Her latest book, released this establishments. year, is Global Feminist Ethics (Rowman and The 15-member Littlefield), which she co-edited with col- Scholar to address role 2008 class of Dayton league Peggy DesAutels, associate professor of Civic Scholars cre- of religion in prisons philosophy. ated the guide for A leading scholar on comparative fellow UD students; criminal justice will be on campus Tuesday, ‘Beyond Brown’ now online after its release, March 11, for the lecture “Religion in Prison: Beyond Brown, a guide to downtown Dayton the students received requests for copies from Scam or Salvation.” created by UD’s Dayton Civic Scholars, is now UD staff, alumni, local media and Dayton Harry Dammer, a 1979 graduate of UD’s available online at http://artssciences residents. criminal justice program and now professor

Cover photo: Matt Shank becomes dean of the School of Business Administration in June; when he interviewed, he felt right at home, he said: ‘It felt like family.’

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2 Campus Report March 7, 2008 and chair of the sociology and criminal justice department at the University of Scranton in Scranton, Pa., is the author of the book Reli- gion in Corrections (American Correctional As- Business dean’s career sociation, 1999) and co-author of the textbook Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (Wads- takes another good turn worth/Thomson, 2006). The criminal justice The next dean of the UD School of Business Administration says his life has been studies program is sponsoring the lecture. blessed with a wonderful combination of opportunities, good luck and some uninten- Comparative criminal justice is the study tional career turns — all of which eventually led him to UD. of criminal justice systems around the world, For St. Louis native Matt Shank, who takes office in June, the first unexpected turn said UD criminal justice studies program chair came right after he earned his doctorate in experimental psychology. A good friend at a and associate professor Art Jipson. national market research firm in St. Louis told him about an opening; though it seemed “It’s comparing the different agencies of an unlikely match for a psych major, Shank’s doctoral work in experimental design and criminal justice — policing, courts, correc- statistical analysis turned out to tions — in different countries so that we can Having long ago be a perfect fit for the job: market- learn from the practices, policies and histories given up his ambi- ing, business and organizational of these efforts,” Jipson said. “Dr. Dammer tion for Major research, corporate culture has conducted groundbreaking research in League ball, Matt analysis, and employee wellness the area of corrections — prisons, jails and Shank still plays studies. punishments — in other countries, especially softball, which Then came the next turn: Shank China.” is where he met was asked to teach an MBA market- The lecture will be at 6:30 p.m. in the Sci- another important ing course at nearby Southern ence Center auditorium, room 114. turn: his wife, Illinois University at Edwardsville, Lynne. They have where many of his colleagues taught PR office renamed 1-year-old twin as adjunct faculty. University communications daughters, Grace He found he enjoyed interacting and Olivia. with students and said he came to UD’s public relations office has been see teaching as a calling. renamed University communications, an- So came the next turn — a nounced Deborah Read, vice president for visiting assistant professorship in marketing at the University of Mississippi. The next University advancement. The office will con- year, he started his academic career in earnest as an assistant professor of marketing at tinue to provide the same services: publica- Northern Kentucky University. tions, media relations, marketing and design. When the marketing department needed to bulk up its elective offerings, Shank’s career took yet another turn, this time toward sports marketing. Shank — a pitcher for Enrollment materials the University of Wyoming in his undergraduate years, a St. Louis Cardinals junkie and the owner of a tattered Mickey Mantle rookie card he got in a trade with his brother at 9 earn accolades years old — proposed a sports marketing class. UD’s enrollment marketing materials “I thought it would be popular and that a lot of students might be interested in it,” received seven admissions advertising awards he said. “I started with one class, and it was so popular that we developed a concentra- from Admissions Marketing Report. tion and eventually an entire bachelor’s degree program.” For its search piece, UD received a gold As he perused a paltry selection of textbooks on the subject, a representative from award as well as Best of Show, a title reserved publisher Prentice Hall asked him, “Why don’t you just write your own?” So came an- for the 16 best entries in each category. other turn. This year, Sports Marketing: A Strategic Perspective goes into its fourth edition. UD also received two silver awards for the He soon became department chair and then led the MBA program on an interim viewbook and the Web site; a bronze award in basis. In this work, he’s had to call upon the mentorship he’s received. direct mail advertising for its parent postcard; “The people I have tried to emulate have been strong academically, but not necessar- and two merit awards for its high school visit ily the person who wins the Nobel prize or someone who is the top among their peers poster and the DVD virtual tour produced by in the field,” he said. “It’s the faculty member or professor or teacher or coach who has UD’s Media Production Group. taken the time to really make a difference in a student’s life. ... That’s the type of educa- “The marketing staff of Jennifer Koesters, tor I hope I have been able to be for my students, and that’s the type of administrator I Molly Wilson and Kimberly Lally worked want to be at UD.” diligently on all of these projects,” said Shane If he wonders whether he’s succeeding, he received some evidence of it this winter White, director of enrollment strategies. when he was presented with the Northern Kentucky University Alumni Association’s UD’s entries were among 2,000 submitted Greatest Influence Award, given to one faculty member each year by alumni election. to the competition. More than 1,000 institu- That very day came a phone call from UD Provost Fred Pestello. tions participated. The monthly Admissions Shank’s newest turn. Marketing Report is a marketing publication for higher education.

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March 7, 2008 Campus Report 3 Senate attention to endowments raises concern In January, when the Senate Finance Com- mittee asked 136 of the wealthiest U.S. universities to reveal how they spend their endowments, the inquiry raised red flags nationwide and at UD — particularly because its Senate sponsors were considering legislation that would require universities to spend at least 5 percent of their endowments each year. $3.5 million Marycrest renovation under way The senators’ intentions Construction began Feb. 25 on a full-scale remodel that will make the Marycrest dining — for universities to commit room look and feel like a restaurant. more money to scholarships The $3.5 million redesign, inspired by collegiate dining trends and opinions offered by a and financial aid — are noble, cadre of UD “secret shoppers” during the past several years, will retain the Marycrest dining said Thomas Burkhardt, vice room’s à la carte format, which features deli, grill, pizza, salad, dessert and beverage stations, Burkhardt president for finance and adding new stations for international cuisine and specialty coffee. A new café concept will administration, but unilateral legislation is not extend food service to between mealtimes and late into the evening. the answer. The renovated dining area will be open off the building’s lobby, with booths and tables “Different universities have different pur- available 24 hours as a study lounge and gathering space. Reopening is set for Aug. 1. To ac- poses for their endowments,” said Burkhardt, commodate Marycrest diners, UD conducted a rapid conversion of the Virginia W. Kettering who oversees the UD endowment. “At UD, dining hall from buffet style to the more popular à la carte format, said Paula Smith, director the board of trustees is responsible for setting of dining services. The VWK dining area is now open between meals and at night for study endowment spending policies and priorities. and socializing. … At Harvard, where the endowment is more than $20 billion, I don’t know what their priorities are, but they are probably different ArtStreet leader helps region court ‘creative class’ from ours, and growing their endowment may ArtStreet Director Susan Byrnes is one of 32 es of scientists, engineers, managers, innova- or may not be one of them. At UD, our endow- area leaders selected by the Southwestern Ohio tors and people in research and development, ment is now just under $400 million; one of Council for Higher Education as well as artists, writers and musicians. our goals is to grow the endowment so that we to lead an initiative to promote This class of workers is a key to the future have greater financial strength in the future.” the region to “the creative of any region hoping to take advantage of It’s not the prospect of spending 5 percent class,” people in technology, the changes that are afoot across the global of the endowment each year that concerns research and design, arts and economy, said Richard Florida, author of The Burkhardt. Most years, UD already does: Dur- culture, medicine, education, Rise of the Creative Class. ing the 10-year period from 1997 to 2007, and professional occupations Byrnes and her fellow “community cata- Byrnes UD spent an average of 4.9 percent of the whose jobs involve “thinking lysts” commit to a year of service to the initia- endowment per year. But spending too much for a living.” tive, said Sean Creighton, SOCHE executive — particularly in a contracting economy — With the project, called the Creative Region director. can bring an endowment uncomfortably close Initiative, SOCHE aims to build the regional For more information about the Creative to zero or negative real growth, he said. The economy by targeting the needs and preferenc- Region Initiative, see http://www.soche.org. challenge faced by universities with respect to their endowments is ensuring what he called ...... “intergenerational equity.” ships and other endowment-funded spending and priorities is much better equipped for the “We want to spend an amount that serves units from market fluctuations, which can task than the federal government. In line with the current students but doesn’t hurt the next make planning difficult. Congress’ intentions — greater accessibility ones,” he said. To do that, UD uses what Bur- Burkhardt fully understands where the and affordability in higher education — UD khardt called a budgetary method, increasing Senate arrived at its 5 percent target: it’s the has good intentions of its own: The board and the dollar level spent out of the endowment amount private foundations are required to administration have made scholarship growth 3.5 percent each year — as long as that dollar pay out each year. The problem is, running a a top priority in the upcoming campaign, the figure is between 4 percent and 5.5 percent of university is nothing like running a private public phase of which will kick off in 2009. the total endowment. Other universities spend foundation, Burkhardt said. UD’s endowment, which was more than a set percentage of a year-end endowment “It’s interesting that the Senate may be- $410 million on June 30, 2007, was the 160th- balance or spend a percentage of a three-year come experts in managing long-term funds,” largest in the United States in the 2008 rank- moving average, Burkhardt said. UD chose the Burkhardt said, adding that a board of trustees ings of the National Association of College and budgetary method because it insulates scholar- well-versed in an institution’s mission, goals University Business Officers.

4 Campus Report March 7, 2008 Enterprise resource planning package to consolidate data, boost efficiency On Feb. 18, UD launched the implementa- hardware, software and consulting, Weckesser stub and check up on items such as spending tion of a new system that will integrate the said. accounts and vacation accrual. critical business functions of the University. As systems come online, they’ll be acces- “The configurability is one of the best During the kickoff event in the Kennedy sible from the Luminis portal, a configurable things about it,” Adams said. Union Boll Theatre, UDit representatives and gateway to all the services available on the Consultants will be coming to UD through- consultants from SunGard Higher Education system; access privileges will be set for each out the implementation process, Adams said, provided information on the enterprise re- user on the system. For example, a depart- and each functional group using the new source planning software suite, called Banner, ment manager will be able to view his or her system will have a team leader responsible as well as an overview of the system’s imple- department budget and all of the charges for facilitating the implementation of that mentation process. against it to date, rather than waiting for the module. The Banner applications will eventually monthly accounting reports. A student will be For more information about the SunGard replace the Colleague student records system, able to view his or her schedule or grades; an Banner implementation, see http://quickplace the IFAS accounting package and a “home- employee will be able to view his or her pay .udayton.edu/banner. grown” human resources and payroll system — all of which now run autonomously to serve academics, registration, enrollment manage- New Engineer students recycling cycles for area kids ment, financial aid and administration. While programmers over the years have written First-year students in UD’s New Engineer program are collecting new and used chil- software that allows for some data integra- dren’s bicycles for their eighth annual Wheels for Kids service project. tion and reporting, the systems — among the On the day of the April event, each child is matched with a UD student to make market leaders when UD adopted them — are final repairs on a tuned-up, not integrated. With the advancement of da- “good-as-new” bike and learn tabase technology and software, data integra- bike safety, repair and main- tion is now not only possible, but a practical tenance basics. Afterward, the necessity, said Vicki Adams, UDit’s director of children strap on their new hel- University information systems. mets and ride in a bike safety The new ERP system works from a single rodeo. About 100 area children database, Adams said. It will reduce duplica- receive the bikes and helmets tion of data, improve accuracy and timeliness each year. of data, and bring about better reporting, Those with bikes to donate stronger analysis and higher efficiency. may schedule a dropoff or UD selected SunGard after an evaluation pickup time. For information process that involved more than 200 people in or to make arrangements, campus visits, demonstrations, focus groups send an e-mail with name and interviews, said UDit lead systems analyst and contact information and ERP project manager Tom Weckesser. to [email protected]. “It’s designed for the university setting,” David Herrelko, Bernhard M. Schmidt Chair in Engineering Leadership, is the direc- Adams said. “Among the three leaders in the tor of the New Engineer program. Leaders of the Wheels for Kids project are members market, SunGard was far and away preferred by of his Introduction to Engineering Design honors course. the most schools in our peer group and many The Wheels for Kids project is a service-learning application of the engineering prin- of the top 100 universities in the nation.” ciples students learn in the course. As part of their academic work, the students must More than 1,000 institutions use SunGard’s apply principles of engineering to custom-design bicycles for six nonstandard circum- higher education products. stances or environments: emergency medicine, law enforcement, the terrains of Kenya It will take about three years to phase in the and Haiti, extreme downhill use and people of short stature. system, which will cost about $6.4 million in Student presents on Aboriginal representation at international conference Senior political science major Ashley Rice was the only undergradu- weeks ago to Australia’s indigenous people for a state-sanctioned policy ate to present a paper at the 2008 Australian and New Zealand Studies of forcibly removing Aboriginal children from their families. This Association of North America Conference, held Feb. 27-March 2 at the policy, in place from the early 1900s to 1970, was responsible for re- University of Texas at Austin. moving over 100,000 indigenous children from their families, forming In her thesis presentation, “Indigenous Disadvantage: Liberal and what is known as the ‘stolen generations.’ Having issued the apology, Advanced Liberal Institutions in Australia,” Rice explored whether the the government confronts the ‘What next?’ question. Reserving seats reservation of parliamentary seats for Australia’s indigenous popula- in parliament is one option.” tion is a viable policy option given the country’s political culture. She Rice spent her junior year in Australia at the University of concluded that it is compatible. Sydney. The University Honors and John W. Berry Sr. Scholars Program “Ashley’s thesis is particularly timely,” said political science assistant and the political science department supported her conference professor Jason Pierce. “The government issued an official apology two participation.

March 7, 2008 Campus Report 5 Honoring the late Brother Joseph W. Stander, S.M., the Stander Symposium highlights academic excellence, rich collaborations, and intellectual, artistic and spiritual growth in undergraduate and graduate research. April 8-9: A celebration of creativity Stander 2008 and collaboration in student research S t o r i e s b y Ra n i a Sh a k k o u r a n d Li z Si d o r

Hardships don’t diminish campus is passing a friend and says hello. The stop talking or sometimes leave the passing friend, however, doesn’t hear the hello, interaction.” Dayton’s esteem for art and a student behind the friend replies with a ddie Landry’s Stander Symposium hello even though the two students may not Cars, culture and civil rights presentation, “Psychology of Time know each other. eter Cajka, a senior history major, spent and Events Impacts Dayton Art and “Students usually play it off and won’t say his holiday breaks studying the auto- Music: A Research Project Developed something is wrong because it’s awkward to mobile in African-American culture in EThrough the Psychology of the Arts Course,” say it out loud,” Loeb said. “That’s a breech of postwar America. focuses on how the arts have been affected interaction.” PFor his Stander presentation, “Consum- by the psychological impact of Dayton’s Loeb studied Erving Goffman’s theory of in- ers, Cadillacs and Civil Rights: The Social and historical events and distressed economy. In teraction order. The examples she found appear Cultural Impact of the Automobile in Ebony, his interviews with people in the community, to support his theory. 1945-1965,” he perused 20 years’ worth of including the mayor of Dayton, Landry found “I liked analyzing the data and seeing how Ebony magazines and collected articles, stories that Dayton was the first city in the area with people react to breeches. First they’ll give hints, and advertisements related to the automobile. a ballet and opera house — the building now known as the Victoria Theatre — and that despite times of strife, the theater and the arts have always been a high priority to area Nanoscale solids boost liquid’s cooling capacity citizens. enior mechanical engineering major Dan DeBrosse has spent the academic year testing “Even though the Victoria Theatre was the heat properties of lightweight nanofluids — mixtures of a carbon solid in an oil burned twice and flooded in the great flood of liquid — for use in the cooling systems of high-performance avionics. 1913, it was rebuilt each time and renamed, Once a mixture produces the desired properties, the fluid can be produced in larger Samounts and used in the field. and it still stands today,” Landry said. “Throughout all the problems and economic Liquid alone troubles, the project is about how Dayton has is not a good heat really valued the arts.” conductor and Landry’s poster presentation will include a therefore not an ef- 10-minute video loop of Dayton art inspired fective coolant, said by historical events. DeBrosse, who will present “Thermal Properties of Sus- Unwritten rules pensions of Nano- for awkward moments Scale Carbon-based or her honors thesis, senior sociology Particles (Nanoflu- and religious studies major Laura Loeb ids).” Variations has been studying awkward situations in nanocarbons’ and the “invisible rules that guide social molecular arrange- Finteraction.” ments influence a “We are so well-socialized that we don’t nanofluid’s even realize that we are following rules, that conductive we are following a normal pattern of behav- properties. ior,” Loeb said. “When someone makes a mis- “The best way to take, people realize it is wrong despite not be- enhance the cooling able to articulate what constitutes correct ing properties of HILLARY HOPKINS behavior. (The study) allows us to articulate the liquid is to increase its ability to take heat,” DeBrosse said. “I am trying to take the what is right by finding out what people think liquid and add small amounts of carbon particles to increase conductivity.” The should have happened.” combination produces a new model for the liquid mixture, different from typical liquid For her Stander project, “Well That Was properties. Awkward: Situational Impropriety and the His work has presented some challenges. While adding carbon solids increases conductiv- Rules of Social Interaction,” Loeb interviewed ity, incorrect proportions can have undesirable effects such as reduced fluidity and increased 13 students to discover some awkward situa- weight. DeBrosse tests small amounts of the mixture to examine the properties. He is looking tions or breeches of interaction. at particles 1,000 times smaller than the human eye can see. A common awkward situation she found was the mistaken hello. A student walking on 6 Campus Report March 7, 2008 Honoring the late Brother Joseph W. Stander, S.M., the Stander Symposium highlights academic excellence, rich collaborations, and intellectual, artistic and spiritual growth in undergraduate and graduate research. April 8-9: A celebration of creativity Stander 2008 and collaboration in student research S t o r i e s b y Ra n i a Sh a k k o u r a n d Li z Si d o r

“This machine changed the way people lived their lives,” he said. “Essentially, the American Feedback falls short government couldn’t control the freedom it gave n the research she conducted people. ... With this technology, there’s no way for her thesis, “Investigating to segregate the open road.” Teacher Feedback on Student The paper is being considered for publica- Writing,” senior adolescent to tion in The Historian, a national undergraduate Iyoung adult education major Janet journal published by Phi Alpha Theta, a history D’Souza discovered that teachers honor society. often don’t give students the kind of feedback they need to improve their writing. Rocks of ages: Fossils mark D’Souza conducted classroom time in Ordovician period observations and studied samples enior biology and geology major Gary of feedback by teachers of various Motz has spent most of his undergradu- subjects in pre-kindergarten through ate career studying the fossils of extinct eighth grade at a local Catholic marine organisms whose evolutionary school. She noted marked differences Schanges are used to determine the ages of rocks. in the feedback the teachers gave to Graptolites are extinct marine organisms academically stronger students and that once lived all over the world, said Motz, weaker ones. who will present “A Revised Graptolite Bio- “The weak students received stratigraphy of the Phi Kappa Formation in the more improvement-oriented feed- Trail Creek Region of Central Idaho.” back,” she said — but neither group To paleontologists, graptolites, whose fos- received an abundance of it. Both sils resemble pencil scratchings, are “one of the groups received evaluative feedback most important species from the Ordovician — praise and criticism — though this period,” Motz said. Paleontologists can use the LAUREN TOMASELLA is not the type of feedback graptolite fossils as age indices. About 460 mil- that brings about changes in writing. lion years ago, during the Ordovician period, D’Souza focused her research on whether teacher feedback related to the writing expecta- graptolites were common and geographically tions spelled out in the Archdiocesan graded course of study, which is used to ensure introduc- dispersed until a sudden, severe extinction tion, development and mastery of competencies at each grade level. In the graded course of event nearly wiped them out. By tracking the study, for example, students in younger grades are expected to master basic writing compo- evolution of the graptolites in their fossil form, nents such as punctuation and spelling. Older students work on more complex aspects of Motz can define distinct time periods for the writing such as fluency and voice. fossils. His research “gives paleontologists and Despite the expectations shown in the graded course of study, D’Souza found that teachers scientists a better understanding of the age and gave students at all grade levels feedback on only the basic traits, not the complex ones. This timing constraints of the order of species in has the potential to limit students’ ability to fully develop the higher skills to a mastery level. the Ordovician,” he said. D’Souza said she hopes her research will help teachers see the importance of giving This is the third Stander presentation for improvement-oriented feedback to all students. Motz, who has presented at several other conferences. standerevents Tuesday, April 8 Stander Cup Symposium 9:30 p.m., RecPlex 10:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m., Kennedy Evening at the Stander: Union and various campus locations A Celebration of the Arts Wednesday, April 9 Reception and exhibition 5 to 7:30 p.m., Rike Keynote Address ‘The Natural and the Artificial’ Center art gallery; performance 8 p.m., Frericks Jody Olsen, deputy director of the Peace Corps; Students share their impressions and artwork Convocation Center. Admission is free; tickets 9 a.m., Frericks Center. Admission is free; tickets from a collaborative art project with a Chinese art required from Kennedy Union box office. required from Kennedy Union box office. school; ArtStreet Studio D

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Black in the academy: Panelists share stories on surviving, striving In a Black History Month program to share that spoke strongly to me,” Henderson said, themselves and provide it to those who follow. stories of surviving and striving in the academy, likening herself and the other panelists to carri- “Get your degree,” Henderson advised her a longtime black staff member said perseverance ers of Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream. Henderson black colleagues. “Be visible. Improve your and unity are not options but obligations for read from the interview: “There are the dream position. Be a mentor or get a mentor, whether advancing UD’s diversity goals and improving carriers,” Dee said. “There are the people who you’re asked to or not.” the climate for minorities in academia. pass on the dream for you to carry, and you That’s good advice, said Coleman, who said “It is our responsibility,” said Kathleen Hen- can’t back away from it. You have to accept it, he might have “run amok” forever in his early derson, director of first-year engagement, who and you have to pass it on, and you have to be- days on campus as a UDRI technician without came to work at UD in 1982. “It’s our respon- come the elder. … You have the repeated implorations sibility as a university that is predominantly to be an example, and you ‘We’re all here to from mentors Henderson and white, it’s our responsibility as educators, and have to make things work, Mayo. He completed his degree it’s a responsibility for those who care about one so there’s no such thing as help each other. and has since been promoted another.” backing down. … If you’re Don’t be shy with within UDRI several times. He’s That responsibility is what led Henderson too old to fight, then just now working on a master’s in and former career services center director walk back there and pick the people in this materials engineering. Gregory Hayes, now an executive-in-residence up one of them children “If you immerse yourself in in the Learning Teaching Center, to organize and walk as far as you can room or the people the UD community, you can the panel discussion. Hayes, who oversees to give it to somebody else. on campus. If get some positive things out of University mentoring programs, said his goals Your assignment is never this,” Coleman said. “You can for the session were to help build and sustain through, so don’t use that Melvin says to call run into difficulties anywhere an environment that is inviting and supportive as an excuse.” him, call him. and everywhere you go if you for black staff to work, learn and succeed; to All of the panelists — are actively finding them. UD promote diversity dialogue; and to solicit ideas Melvin Andrews, a mainte- Melvin will be has been a nice place to work. for developing mentoring as an avenue for black nance technician in facili- … Yes, it’s difficult at some staff advancement. Hayes’ office co-sponsored ties management and a UD there for you, as times. … But I think as long as the program along with the diversity subcom- employee since 1980; James will everyone in this we stick to the mission and the mittee on recruitment and retention of staff and “Trey” Coleman, a UDRI vision of the school, I think it the UD Black Professionals Association. Troy research engineer in his room. That is what will be something great.” Washington, director of employee relations, 18th year at UD; Hender- we’re trying to do.’ Mayo recalled the kindness moderated. son; Dayton City Commis- of his late friend and 20-plus- In her talk, Henderson recounted an October sioner Dean Lovelace, direc- —Greg Hayes year mentor Tom Frericks, who 2007 interview by public television talk show tor of UD’s Dayton Civic not only helped Mayo make host Tavis Smiley with actress and Emmy nomi- Scholars program; and Billy Mayo, director of the contacts that led to his first teaching job, but nee Ruby Dee about the role she and her late recreation and a 37-year UD employee — noted also called upon him two years later to return husband, Ossie Davis, played in the civil rights the importance of mentorship, both intentional to UD to develop an intramural program. Since movement. and incidental, in their success at UD, and they then, Mayo has helped oversee the construction “She talked about dream carriers in a way entreated those in attendance to both seek it for of two major recreation facilities and has seen 8 Campus Report March 7, 2008 ...... tens of thousands of students benefit from his . programs. . take a break with… “(Tom Frericks) gave me everything I needed . to be successful,” Mayo said. “He mentored me . some 20 years until he died in 1992 — basically . since my junior year.” Mayo added that he has . . Sheila Hassell Hughes been happy to provide that mentorship to others, and while he plans to retire soon, he invites . New English chair has ‘big dreams, big ideas’ anyone in need of counsel or a listening ear to . . ask. “If I can be of any help to anybody, just In July, associate English professor Sheila Hassell Hughes completes her term as director of the come to my office in the RecPlex,” he said. . . women’s and gender studies program and starts a term as chair of the English department. Hughes sat Lovelace encouraged people to know the key down with Campus Report to talk about her achievements and plans. players in the organization, build relationships . and network. . What path led you to UD? “I was one of the first handful of people in the country to earn a Andrews added another piece of important . Ph.D. in women’s studies. ... It was a challenge to find the right fit because of the set of things advice: being flexible and accepting in an evolv- . that I was interested in working on, and UD just seemed to be the right place. … There was a lot ing environment. . of interest in interdisciplinarity ... and adding teachers of women’s Andrews illustrated with a personal story. . literature and women’s studies courses.” . He came to UD in 1980 literally by accident, he What have been some of your biggest accomplishments as director of said. A high school basketball standout, he had . . the women’s and gender studies program? “I’m really proud, with help accepted an athletic scholarship; when he frac- from some other key people, of having ushered through the new tured his neck in a car crash a couple of months . . women’s and gender studies major and having recruited students. before graduation, basketball was no longer his ... We have done a pretty good job of raising the profile of the pro- route to higher education. He started at UD his . . gram.” In four years, faculty affiliated with women’s studies grew senior year at Patterson Cooperative High School from 15 to 50. and has been here ever since, working up the . . What are some of your goals for the English department? “I’m kind ranks from stockman to maintenance supervisor . in facilities management. of a dreamer, and I get big ideas, big visions, but I don’t tend to . come up with those big ideas on my own. I’ll talk with people, Though his experience has been largely posi- . tive, he recalls some lower points in his career and as a result of those conversations, I’ll begin to put the pieces . together. … I’m very much a peacemaker but also trying to move when he had to choose his responses carefully. . Years ago, when the University bought some things forward and to get people excited.” She said she hopes to lead her department in defining . the role of writing in the curriculum and build consensus around adjusting the writing program new trucks for its maintenance fleet, Andrews . proposed using one of the older trucks to trans- to meet the evolving field. Another challenge is addressing diversity in the curriculum: “(The . current curriculum) includes women’s literature, African-American literature, American Indian port materials to jobs around the University. . After some runaround, a supervisor told him literature, ethnic literature, global literatures in English. We have courses in a lot of those areas, . but not all of them. We have no requirement or articulated expectations for extant courses he’d be getting a truck — that he’d find it in the . carpentry shop. Skeptical at the odd comment, within the major for any of that. ... We will engage in long, extended, intense conversation . about the issues and figure out where we want to go.” Andrews went to the shop. The truck turned out . to be a three-wheeled pushcart. . What is your management and administrative style? “Very people-oriented. I’m a highly social Humiliating as that experience was, Andrews . animal. In fact, I’m working on a book, and I have to go to Starbucks to write because if I’m didn’t respond harshly. . here, I get too distracted by other people. … I try to be highly accessible. For me, that means I’m “I didn’t respond at all,” he said. “I kept . also a slave to responding to e-mail.” pushing. I pushed my cart in rain, sleet and . snow. … I could have been indignant, and there . What are you researching right now? “I’m working on a book about Louise Erdrich. She’s an could have been a war. I don’t want a war. I want . American Indian, mixed-blood author, novelist, poet, memoirist, children’s book author. Very to be able to do a job, support my family and . prolific.” Hughes also is working with educational leadership professor Carolyn Ridenour on a do it right. That’s what it’s about.” Eventually, . 2007-09 Humanities Fellows grant to guide undergraduates in field research for a project called someone saw the injustice of the situation, and . “Voices of Girls in Urban Schools.” Andrews was assigned a truck. —Yvonne Teems “Things happen, and when they do happen, you have to deal with it,” Andrews said. “If you leader; focus on innovation in problem-solving; will everyone in this room. That is what we’re deal with it in a harsh way, you’re going to get be mission- and vision-driven; take advantage of trying to do.” harsh results. The bottom line: If you go through opportunities; set priorities; build relationships. He added, “This is a university. If you want the system and use the system, the system will He reminded those in attendance that UD is to go for it, go for it. If you can apply yourself work itself out.” making progress on diversity and that they are a and you want to do something different, you Hayes closed the structured portion of part of it. have an opportunity.” the program by sharing some tidbits from a “We’re all here to help each other,” he said. mentoree of his own, Malcolm Riley, who was “Don’t be shy with the people in this room or Those interested in being a mentor or mentoree recently promoted to assistant director of the the people on campus. If Melvin says to call may contact Gregory Hayes in the Learning Teach- career center of Duke University: Think like a him, call him. Melvin will be there for you as ing Center via e-mail or by telephone, 229-2075. March 7, 2008 Campus Report 9 . Collaboration . prompts reflection, . expression . UD visual arts students in a . new course that resulted in an . intercontinental art exhibition . will make a Stander Symposium . on exhibit presentation on their impressions . and experiences April 9 in the Art- . Street Studio D Gallery. Check the . project’s Web site, http://www . .nanjingproject.com, for the time. . The exhibition, “The Natural . and the Artificial,” on display for . . the past month at UD, is UD’s . first exchange of art and design . with China. It features the work of . the 14 students in the UD course . and more than 30 students from . the Nanjing Arts Institute. The . collection will soon be shipped to . Nanjing for a June exhibition. . “In addition to the art and . design work, both the Nanjing . and the UD students have written . some wonderful reflections on . their works,” said visual com- . Mary texts munication design professor John . Clarke, who coordinated the joint . exhibit with Erin Holscher Alma- . come alive in calligraphy exhibit zan, assistant professor of fine art. . A Marian Library exhibit is giving life to texts about the Blessed Virgin Mother through The collection includes . calligraphy, elegant colors and historical inspiration. drawing, painting, sculpture, . Using several calligraphic styles in each piece, Dayton-area artist Ann Bain layers text, col- graphic design and illustration . ors, symbols and even surprises. The hidden surprises in each piece are scattered gold letters and examines themes such as . that make up one of the many names given to Mary, such as “tree of life.” the relationship between nature . Father Johann Roten, S.M., director of the Marian Library/International Marian Research and man, nature and the city, . Institute, commissioned the work. and urban sprawl. In the course, . “It was our intent to collect and present all passages of Scripture dealing directly with UD students produced work from . four investigations — orienteer- ...... ing with a compass, observations . ‘Considerable’ exhibit called individualistic, approachable; from a nature watch at Sugarcreek . MetroPark, an exploration of . open through April 4 downtown Dayton and a visit to . Fine art professor Jeffrey Sunday. the Japan House at the University . of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jones gathered works from “Considerable” . 14 friends and colleagues allows viewers “the for a formal, traditional tea cer- . emony. All of the investiga- from around the country for chance to see how . “Considerable,” a new ArtStreet artists of similar tions contributed to the final . project. exhibit of what Jones calls mindsets solve ar- . individualistic and approach- tistic problems no “In some cases, the students . considered a global view, but in able pieces. matter where the . The exhibit, which opened artists are located,” other instances, their views are . quite personal and explore such March 3, is on display through Jones said. None . April 4 in ArtStreet’s Studio O of the pieces has a themes as family, spirituality, . detachment and change,” Clarke in the ArtStreet office. It’s free dimension larger . and open to the public. Gallery than 14 inches. said. . The work from the course can hours are 8 a.m. to midnight All of the artists . Monday through Friday and have a connec- be viewed online on the project’s . Web site (above). noon to midnight Saturday and ‘Marigold,’ by Douglas Witmer tion to Jones. Ron

10 Campus Report March 7, 2008 Mary,” Roten said. “We wanted them to become calligraphy in Shaheen shares music, language order to attract attention and high- light their importance and beauty.” with distance-learning Arabic class The pieces were unveiled at Using the videoconferencing technology of the Learning Teaching Center studio Feb. the International Marian Research 13, Palestinian musician Simon Shaheen shared lessons on language and cultural arts with Institute’s 2006 Symposium: Living students at UD and two other U.S. with Mary Today. After March 30, universities. their permanent home will be on The Arabic language course, of- the reference floors of the Roesch fered by the languages department as a videoconferencing distance learning Library. course, is one of several “strategic “I designed the composition as a languages” available this year. UD continuum, each piece an individ- also offers Russian and Mandarin ual painting, but with a lead-in to Chinese. the next one, so that when the 10 Students at San Francisco State were lined up together, you would University and the University of Mon- see the quotations flowing from tana at Missoula joined UD students one to the next, as in the timeline online for the session with Shaheen, of biblical history,” Bain said. an 11-time Grammy nominee and Bain said she meditated on the artist-in-residence at UD for a week. texts to see how they could be illu- The night after the class, Shaheen minated with light and movement. Shaheen played to a full house in the Kennedy “Words are important and must Union Boll Theatre as part of the World Rhythms Series sponsored by Cityfolk and the UD be carefully used,” she said. “When Arts Series. written down, they become real, UDit’s Shawna Collins coordinated the technology for the Shaheen videoconferencing legible, exact and allowing remem- event with the support of David Wright, director of curriculum innovation and e-learning. brance, imagination and wonder.” “I think the message here is how technology can help students be exposed to a transfor- The exhibit, open through mational experience that otherwise would not happen — and that the learning experience is March 30, is free and open to the not restricted to a traditional curriculum but can embrace cultural and artistic expressions,” public. The Marian Library, on the Wright said. “In an increasingly globalized world, broadcasting Simon’s music from Dayton seventh floor of Roesch Library, to others in the United States as part of an Arabic language class should not surprise us, but is open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. be an ongoing part of our everyday world as we strive to learn more about other cultures.” Monday through Friday and by ap- pointment Saturday and Sunday. To view the exhibit online, see http:// campus.udayton.edu/mary Rector seeks stewards of Catholic, Marianist traditions /current-exhibit.html. The rector’s office is accepting applications for the 2008 cohort of Marianist Educa- —Liz Sidor tional Associates — a campus community of lay people dedicated to strengthening and developing UD’s Catholic and Marianist character and mission...... The MEA concept, developed by the Association of Marianist Universities, is a strategy for ensuring that the three Marianist universities will sustain and strengthen the Catholic and Marianist traditions of education on each of the campuses. By building, educating and spiritually nourishing a community of lay people who value these Buffington was his undergradu- traditions of education, UD is not only sustaining its Catholic and Marianist character ate professor. Chris Jackson, Lori and mission, but making sure it has resources to adapt to future challenges, said Joan Larusso and Joe Saunders were McGuinness Wagner, director of Marianist strategies. fellow undergraduate and gradu- MEAs become stewards of the Marianist charism by incorporating the charism in ate students. Kim Krause, Matthew their work and personal life and communicating the message to others through their Miller-Novak and Paige Williams words and actions, Wagner said. were teaching colleagues. Chris Each year, the MEAs attend a formation program. This year it will be held on campus Ashley, Michael Wille and Douglas May 27-31 and facilitated by Brother Raymond L. Fitz, S.M., and Brother Tom Giardino, Witmer met Jones at other exhibits. on exhibit S.M. Each person also commits to a year of educational formation ending with a public Matthew Deleget, Rossana Martínez, proclamation of the commitment to integrate and promote the Marianist mission of Tim McFarlane and John Tallman UD. MEAs renew this public proclamation each year. Throughout the academic year, connected with Jones through the MEAs meet on a regular schedule for discussion, education and continued formation. Internet. Applications are being accepted through March 11 and should be sent to Wagner at The exhibition travels to the campus ZIP 0322. The application is available on the rector’s Web site at http://rector Green Line Art Project in Philadel- .udayton.edu. For more information, contact Wagner at 229-3094 or via e-mail. phia in April.

March 7, 2008 Campus Report 11 March and April Center for Social Concern’s JIVE film and dialogue series This series, short for “justice involving the voices of everyone,” is at 6:15 p.m. in ArtStreet Studio B; Monday, March 10 — I Know I’m Not Alone, a documentary from the Middle East on the human cost of war; Tuesday, March 25 — Romero, a biographi- attractions cal drama on the life of Salvadoran Arch- bishop Oscar Romero; Monday, March 31 — Forrest Gump; Monday, April 7 — The The sunny, springlike afternoon March 2 brought students out en masse for outdoor recreation Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak between classes; here, student Matt Veryser tosses a Frisbee with friends on the grassy area near Oil; Monday, April 14 — Hillbilly: The Real Kennedy Union and Alumni Hall. Story, a History Channel production on Appalachia; Monday, April 21 — An Incon- Tuesday, March 18 Thursday-Saturday, coming venient Truth, the documentary on former Food for the Soul: Living March 27-29 Vice President Al Gore’s campaign to raise the Paschal Mystery Marianist-Style awareness about global warming. RISE VIII Global Student Investment Forum Noon to 1 p.m., Kennedy Union; with the Keynote panels 8:15 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. sacred days of the Easter Triduum approach- Thursday, UD Arena; NASDAQ remote clos- Tuesday, March 11 ing, participants can anticipate the mysteries ing bell ceremony — the first to take place ‘The Triumph of Evangelical Catholicism’ of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection on a college campus — 4 p.m. Thursday, 4:30 p.m., Sears Recital Hall; panel and ponder how Marianist spirituality can UD Arena; breakout sessions 8 to 11 a.m. includes John Allen, senior correspondent frame prayer, fasting, and worship during the Friday, various campus locations; workshops for the National Catholic Reporter; David Paschal events. 1:45 to 4:15 p.m. Friday, various campus J. O’Brien from the College of the Holy locations; networking reception 4:15 to 5:15 Cross, historian of U.S. Catholicism and Friday-Monday, p.m. Friday; career strategies forum and 2005 Marianist Award winner; and William academic program development 8 to 11:30 Portier, Mary Ann Spearin Chair in Catholic March 21-24 a.m. Saturday. Theology in the UD religious studies Easter celebration department; attendees are encouraged to University closed Good Friday through the prepare for the event by reading the article day after Easter. Thursday-Sunday, of the same title in the National Catholic March 27-30 Reporter; see http://ncronline.org/NCR_ Wednesday, March 26 ‘UD Monologues’ Online/archives2/2007c/083107/083107a Miryam Award prayer service 8 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Music/Theatre .php. and award reception building; 15 UD students perform origi- ‘You the Man’ Prayer service 4 p.m., Marianist Hall chapel; nal monologues with comic and dramatic 7 p.m., Virginia W. Kettering main meeting reception follows on the second floor; award themes; admission is free, but reservations room; part of the Women’s History Month will be presented to the student organiza- are recommended; call the studio theater events, this one-man show addresses un- tion AWE — Advocating Women’s Equality; reservation line at 229-3685. healthy relationships, dating violence and R.S.V.P. by March 24 to Kelly Bohrer at 229- sexual assault in an original, creative and 2516 or via e-mail. Saturday, March 29 even entertaining way; it has been useful for ‘Kampaign for Karonga’ 5K race promoting dialogue between women and 10 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. start, ArtStreet men on college campuses. Thursday, March 27 Take Back the Night march amphitheater; registration $10 in advance 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., ArtStreet to Humanities at registration tables in Kennedy Union or Friday, March 14 Plaza; a demonstration to raise community $15 on day of race; event sponsored by the Last day of classes before midterm break awareness about rape and other forms of student organization AWE — Advocating Regular classes resume Tuesday, March 25. violence against women. Women’s Equality. March -April ’08 12 Campus Report March 7, 2008