May Term Students Encounter Challenges— and Possibilities—Around the World Och Tamale Magazine Vol

FALL 2011 | VOLUME 87 | ISSUE 3 News for Alumni & Friends of the University of Redlands Life Transforming May Term students encounter challenges— and possibilities—around the world OCH TAMALE MAGAZINE VOL. 87, ISSUE 3 FALL 2011 Thoughts from the President’s Office, Administration Building, 305 | 305view President James R. Appleton FEATURES DEPARTMENTS Director of Public Relations Karen Bergh 12 Life Transforming 1 305 View The education Interim Editor May Term students encounter 2 Letters & Reflections Andrew W. M. Beierle challenges—and possibilities— 3 Achievement + of world citizens Class Notes Editor around the world. 5 Bulldog Athletics News Vicki Gomes ’05, ’08 by Andrew W. M. Beierle 8 Quadangles: Greetings Friends: inherit a world that is virtually connected in & Emma Janeczko ‘12 Creative Manager 8 College News We have had a terrific start to the 2011- the cloud and where commerce can hardly Jennifer Alvarado 10 School of Business News 2012 academic year and this has been a be transacted without having a world view. 20 Life in the Past Lane Graphic Designer 11 School of Education News good day, too. After a series of campus I credit my good Esri friend, Bill Miller, for A “landscape portal” allows time Ryan Sweet ’08 24 Class Notes, Events, meetings and some time for wandering reminding me that we want to help our travelers to visit 800-year-old the campus, I now have to light in the graduates become ‘critical thinkers’ but if it Contributors Alumni News & Obits Carmen Gonzalez-Ruiz Hopi Indian villages in 3-D. president’s office at least long enough to stops there we might only have produced 40 On Schedule Monique Henderson ‘03, ’09 by Andrew W. M. Beierle provide my overture to this Och Tamale critics. Yes, we must enable our graduates Emma Janeczko ‘12 issue. I always wish we were sitting in a to be ‘critical thinkers’ but also ‘responsible Tracy Maple Chris Orechia ‘12 More alumni info can be found at couple of soft chairs in your living room doers.’ If we do it right, this translates the 22 Dorothy Inghram: Carlos Puma Redlands.edu/alumni or on your patio so that this would be a critical thinking into application so that Rachel Roche ’96 A Century of Inspiration conversation among friends. we contribute to the education of global An alumna has spent a Och Tamale is published three Just today I received my invitation to citizens prepared to make an impact on the times a year by the University of lifetime serving and caring Facebook.com/UniversityofRedlands the global business dinner to recognize world for which we are responsible. I assure Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Ave., for San Bernardino students. Twitter.com/UofRedlands our global business students who received you, if you could have the opportunity daily CARLOS P PO Box 3080, Redlands, CA by Emma Janeczko ’12 92373-0999. Standard A postage YouTube.com/UniversityofRedlands scholarships for 2011 and 2012 summer to meet our students as I do, you would paid at Redlands, Calif. and internships from funds provided by Daniel surely agree with me that they are well UM additional mailing offices. and Durene Hanson, class of ’75, and on their way to being ready to meet this A James and Althea Schroeder, class of ’65. A responsibility. number of our global business Fulbright How do we pay for these important scholars also will be present at this annual but sometimes expensive educational moment. What a thrill for me. So I say POSTMASTER: event. It reminds me once again that the opportunities? Tuition, of course, some thanks in a public way to you, Rylee. Send address changes to: Och Tamale University of Redlands is contributing foundation and corporate grants, and then And I say thanks to all of you who give University of Redlands to the education of world citizens. Our a good measure of individual small and generously to the U of R. There has never PO Box 3080 cover story centers on the immersion large gifts from alumni and friends. been a time when this has been more Redlands, CA 92373-0999 learning opportunities of May Term travel Now my mind shifts back to the important. I can’t resist, as you might Copyright ©2011 for both College and School of Business wonderful convocation afternoon this fall, imagine, asking whether those who have students. The list of such international September 1st, when we welcomed new not given back for those important years Cover: Maggie Smith ‘14 at educational opportunities goes on: College of Arts and Science students and spent on our campuses might take a hint Los Quinchos, Nicaragua, photographed by Professor semester-long opportunities to virtually parents in the Chapel and enjoyed a dinner from Rylee. She’s outstripped some of you, Jim Spickard. any part of our world; our revived interest that followed on the quad. Carol and I were now it’s your turn, quarter by quarter by in seeking more international students walking among the tables to greet a few of quarter… with my thanks and best wishes. Phone: (909) 748-8070 Fax: (909) 335-5160 to study on our campus; service-learning our new ‘Bulldogs for Life’… and now take Email: [email protected] opportunities that enable students to think a peek at the picture that graces this page. Sincerely, Web: www.redlands.edu beyond themselves; faculty emphases via Six year old Rylee, daughter of our curriculum and mentoring opportunities women’s basketball coach Rich Murphy to ensure that we are not insular in our and his wife Heidi, shyly crossed the grass, TRACY MAPLE thinking; languages studies; our growing and approached me. She held out her emphasis in GIS/geospatial development; hand in which was clutched a quarter and and internships in international companies. said, “I want to give you this to help the James R. Appleton So what is our objective? At the core of University.” She did this with no prompting President 1000 Words Jaime Nippert ’12 (#3), Dianna Melancon ’12 (#2), Mandy Nussbaum ’13 (#13), Casey Sripramong ’12 (#15), and Joy our liberal arts and science university is from parents; it was her own idea. I noticed Corona ’12 (#9 ) of the Bulldog women’s water polo team celebrate their 7-6 upset victory over top-seeded Occidental our interest in providing transformational our photographer, Carlos Puma, nearby and College during the 2011 SCIAC Championship Tournament, resulting in a share of the coveted conference title and the automatic bid to the NCAA play-in game. experiences for our graduates who must certainly did not want to miss this poignant Fall 2011 | 1 Letters&Reflections | Readers Flex Their Memories News about our faculty and students’ academic successes and achievements. | Achievement + Meticulous Memories The power of the middle child C O U The Reflections photo from the last issue of Och Tamale sparked R Middle children get a bad rap. Commonly pigeon-holed T the memories of many readers. Thanks to all who responded! ESY O as wallflowers with low self-esteem—adrift between a F In response to the mystery photo in the Spring/Summer UNIVERSI confident, assertive older sibling and the often-spoiled 2011 issue, I’m sorry I can’t remember the student’s name, “baby” of the family—they frequently are perceived as T but he is sitting in the control booth of the old KUOR Y lonely and jealous of others. A studio in the Hall of Letters, around 1974 or ’75. I also RCHIVES “Not so!” says associate professor of psychology Catherine was a disc jockey there at that time and have many fond Salmon, who asserts instead that middle children are memories of my time in that chair and the friends I made mavericks, brilliant negotiators and stellar spouses. Bill Gates, there. Many former DJs come to mind, but if I start naming Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama are all middle children. “Even though middleborns may be somewhat neglected them, I’ll be sure to leave someone out. I can’t leave out Redlands convalescent hospital due to a burst aneurysm. Co-authors Catherine Salmon (left) and Katrin Schumann. the most important DJ to me, however. My wife, Dawn Unfortunately, Bob does not get many visitors. Let him and overlooked because they don’t have a unique role, DeAngelis (Johnston ’79), and I met at KUOR and now live know you remember him, if, indeed, you do. they turn out to be bold, adventurous, positive people,” “Dozens of articles are focused on the so-called ‘middle with our two sons in New Hampshire, where Dawn works —Bruce L. Wodhams ’71 Salmon told Today host Matt Lauer in an August 4 interview child syndrome,’” Salmon writes. “According to online, for New Hampshire Public Television. We sometimes play Karen L. (Hutchison) Wodhams ’72 announcing the release of her book, The Secret Power newspaper and magazine articles, this syndrome is old air checks or Helioworld shows for Adam and Tom, and of Middle Children—How Middleborns Can Harness Their characterized by neglect, resentment, low creativity, lack they marvel that mom and dad were ever that (sort of) hip. The man you seek is David Bishop. At the time of the Unexpected and Remarkable Abilities. of career focus, a negative outlook on life [and] the feeling —Rich Jeffrey ’76 aka Peaches photograph, David would have been most happy to have Co-authored with journalist Katrin Schumann, the book that they don’t belong. The overall picture is tremendously made a career of playing music. Alas he was forced into argues that while there are about 70 million middleborns negative.

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