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1 E the 2- /2-week period between fall and spring semesters. In our hearts and Traveling to Port-au-Prince were students Stephanie Crispinelli, Michael DeMatteo, Lindsay minds forever Doran, Melissa Elliott, Nikki Fantauzzi, Britney Gengel, Christine Gianacaci, Courtney Hayes, Last fall, we began work on this issue with the theme Daniela Montealegre, Thomas Schloemer, Julie of “Hearts and Minds.” Our purpose was to tell the stories Prudhomme and Paul Tyska, along with Ross of some amazing students, faculty and alumni who with College of Education dean Patrick Hartwick and passion and purpose are making the world a better place. College of Liberal Education assistant professor Among the good works we covered were Lynn’s January Term Richard Bruno. Their purpose was to feed the hungry travel programs to Haiti and Jamaica called Journeys of Hope and visit children in schools and orphanages. (see the stories beginning on pages 8 and 14). We were set to Tragically, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck go to press in mid-January, but on Jan. 12, our plans—and so just south of Port-au-Prince on the late afternoon many lives—changed unexpectedly. of Jan. 12, devastating the city and causing their A major earthquake struck hotel, the Hotel Montana, near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where to collapse. What began a 2010 Journey of Hope class as a Journey of Hope for of 12 students and two faculty these 14 dedicated stu- members was based. Here in my dents and faculty soon office, we postponed publication became ours, as we of the magazine and focused on worked, hoped and prayed more pressing communication for their safe return. work following the tragedy. Early on, we learned And we waited and hoped for that eight of the students— the best possible outcome. As Thomas, Nikki, Daniela, President Kevin Ross relates Julie, Michael, Melissa, in his message, eight students Lindsay and Paul—were returned, but our faculty well and at the American members and the remaining Embassy. Through the gen- four students were lost. erosity of an anonymous As the weeks passed, it was time to turn our attention donor who offered a plane, they returned to back to these pages. After reading the issue with new eyes, we campus and were reunited with their families. decided the “Hearts and Minds” theme is more relevant than Four students—Stephanie, Christine, Courtney ever. Yet, it has taken on a newer and more profound meaning. and Britney—along with Drs. Hartwick and Bruno, This issue is no longer only about the hearts and minds of the were lost. extraordinary people portrayed in this issue; it’s now also about During this difficult time, we have drawn our hearts and minds—yours and mine. For that’s where our strength from the incredible outpouring of concern students and faculty on the 2010 Journey of Hope to Haiti from so many—those known and previously will live forever. unknown to us. A fitting tribute to these dedicated individuals will be forthcoming. Meanwhile, now —Liz McKey, editor and henceforth, we will honor them by continuing to encourage our students to live, work and serve The 2010 Journey of Hope to Haiti participants: (front row, seated, l to r) abroad. Paul Tyska, Lindsay Doran, Nikki Fantauzzi, Richard Bruno, Christine Gianacaci, Daniela Montealegre, Britney Gengel, Stephanie Crispinelli; (back row, standing, l to r) Patrick Hartwick, Michael DeMatteo, Courtney Hayes, Julie Prudhomme, Thomas Schloemer and Melissa Elliott ( F E AT U R E S ) STUDENT POWER Putting their ideas and passions into action, Lynn students are helping others in need— 8 and themselves—by gaining experiences and skills they’ll carry with them for a lifetime.

LESSONS THAT CHANGE LIVES By integrating community service in their teaching, Lynn professors are inspiring and engaging students in meaningful ways—from making a life-saving discovery in the lab 14 to documenting U.S. history.

THE LITTLEST CAREGIVERS Through her groundbreaking work, Connie Siskowski ’04 is assisting a hidden population: 18 young people who help take care of their aging, ill and disabled family members.

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On the cover: Lynn University’s students, faculty and alumni are applying their knowledge in manifold and innovative ways to help make the world a better place.

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President Editor Liz McKey Kevin M. Ross Lynn University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, nationality, ethnic Art Director Vice President for Marketing origin, disability and/or age in administration of its educational and admission policies, scholarship Andréia Brunstein ’00, ’03 and Communication and loan programs, athletic and/or other school-administered programs. Michele M. Morris Production Assistant Lynn Magazine is produced for alumni, parents and friends by the Office of Marketing and Shaun Aaron Vice President for Development Communication at Lynn University, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431-5507 Assistant Editor Debbie Stern and Alumni Affairs Judith L. Nelson e-mail: [email protected] Staff Writers www.lynn.edu Chad Beattie, Jason Hughes, Susan Philbrick, Joyce Shelfo, Laura Vann ( O N C A M P U S )

Lynn launches three-year degree program Lynn University has begun offering a new three-year degree program for eligible first-year students. The new option will save students a minimum of $45,000 on the cost of their under- graduate degree while enabling them to embark on their careers or graduate programs a year earlier. The program, known as Lynn Degree 3.0, was announced by Presi- dent Kevin M. Ross last October. The program, he said, is aimed at the “most President Kevin M. Ross underscored Lynn’s commitment to veterans at a Veterans Day ceremony on campus Nov. 11. driven” students—those who are highly motivated and with clear educational Programs cover costs for post-9/11 veterans and career goals. The program is limited to 20 first- Post 9/11 military veterans can obtain who served at least 90 days of aggregate year students per year, and is available bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Lynn duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001. The in all majors with the exception of University tuition- and fee-free, as a program will pay for eligible veterans’ music and education. Among the re- result of Lynn’s participation in two tuition, fees, books and housing. quirements are that students achieve government programs. The Yellow Ribbon Program, a 3.0 grade point average during their As a part of the post-9/11 Veterans coupled with the new GI Bill benefits, first semester at Lynn and maintain the allows veterans to have all of their same GPA during the spring semester. tuition and fees covered during their For those students who are accepted “In this economy, studies at Lynn. As part of this pro- into Lynn Degree 3.0, the dean of the being a veteran gram, Lynn contributes 50 percent college in which their major is offered you need an of any tuition and fee amount above will become their academic advisor, education. Now, the GI Bill cap. The VA covers the closely guiding them and ensuring they we have an upper remaining 50 percent. stay on track. Other program benefits Yolanda Martinez, a veteran who hand in that, include priority course registration; the actively served from January 1999 to especially with ability to design a course of study with August 2003, is pursuing an under- strict guidance from the dean; and no this program.” graduate degree in business followed additional charges for required summer YOLANDA MARTINEZ, VETERAN AND LYNN STUDENT by an M.B.A. at Lynn through the courses and accelerated course loads. Yellow Ribbon program. With her Like other Lynn undergraduates, previous academic credits, Martinez Lynn Degree 3.0 students will take a Educational Assistance Act of 2008, enrolled as a junior last fall. course load of 15 credit hours for the and the inception of a Yellow Ribbon “Before the Yellow Ribbon program fall and spring semesters, plus 2 credits Program through the Department of I didn’t think I could further my edu- (one course) during the January term. Veterans Affairs, many veterans serving cation,” she says. “I didn’t know how I Once selected into the three-year pro- on or before the terrorist attacks of was going to pay for my student loans. gram, students will enroll in summer Sept. 11, 2001, can now attend Lynn It was like a miracle when it came out. school tuition-free to take 9 credit hours for the same price as at larger state In this economy, being a veteran you of 200-level Dialogues of Learning (core institutions. need an education. Now, we have an curriculum) courses. The Post-9/11 GI Bill went into upper hand in that, especially with this For more details, contact the Office effect last Aug. 1 and is for individuals program.” of Admission at 561-237-7900.

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Switzerland program brings best of both worlds to hospitality students

The Lynn University College of The program also allows Lynn hos- Hospitality Management and DCT pitality students enrolled in the United University Center, a hotel manage- States to study and work in Lucerne, ment school based in Lucerne, one of Europe’s best-known and most- Switzerland, have created a Lynn visited tourism destinations, renowned “Switzerland Program” offering new for the quality of its hospitality practi- opportunities for students at both tioners and programs. institutions. “This is an exciting opportunity Through the program, students for students in Switzerland to obtain in Switzerland will earn a Bachelor of the same high-quality education previ- Professional Studies from Lynn, deliv- ously available only to those on our ered partly via distance learning that Boca Raton campus,” says Mike European food and beverage specialist Luis Ronzoni combines online and video conferenc- Hampton, dean of the College of leads a class in pairing wines with food. ing courses. The first class includes Hospitality Management. involved in moving between countries nine students from nine nations. Their Says DCT University Center and campuses. At the same time, courses are being taught remotely by President Walter Spaltenstein, “DCT’s Lynn’s Florida students will gain access Lynn University faculty in Boca Raton, international student body will now to additional international study as well as through class sessions con- have the opportunity to interact options ranging from experiences of a ducted on the ground in Lucerne directly with Lynn’s excellent faculty few weeks to potentially a full year throughout the year. without the time and cost penalties abroad.”

Shanghai in the spring, anyone?

Lynn University is launching a full- learn Chinese business practices and immersion program in Shanghai, experience Chinese culture. The pro- China, in spring 2011. Some 15-25 gram will be led by a Lynn University upper-level students are expected to faculty member. enroll in the Lynn Shanghai Program, “Lynn students will gain an appre- which is organized through a partner- ciation of China’s role in the global ship with CET Academic Programs. economy, learning firsthand about the Students will spend their January challenges China has faced and how Term and spring semester, a total of the country has managed to transform 22 weeks, in China. While abroad, itself into a major world power in the students will attend Donghua University, span of just a few decades,” says room with a local student, study Anna Krift, director of the Center for Mandarin, work in the local community, Global Education and Citizenship.

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M the collaborative piano program in the Conservatory S of Music played a concert tour of Norway last May,

W his eighth in the country. In June, he lectured on E “Historical Performances on Record” in Shanghai, N China and gave two master classes at China Eastern N University and Shanghai Normal University. In July Amusing perusal: Barbara Barry, associate N and August it was on to Brunswick, Maine, where he professor of musicology in the Conservatory of Y

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N Communication, is more than a tal- Y ented photographer; she’s a designer Stop the presses: Valeria Fabj, L of couture handbags. Her EJ Stern program chair and professor of commu- S Handbags have appeared on the nication, media and politics in the Eugene M. and Christine R Oprah Winfrey Show and E. Lynn College of International Communication, has been E

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L professor Chad Barr this spring, was highlighted Ann Wolf, associate professor Read all about it: in last September’s ESPN the Magazine. Reporter S of education in the Donald E. and Helen L. Ross

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Faculty, deans honor Khalique Ahmed and Malcom Asadoorian

Two faculty members in the College nine of which have been at Lynn tions) and Jill Levenson (human of Liberal Education, Khalique Ahmed University. His research is focused services) in the College of and Malcolm Asadoorian, were recog- on the application of vibrational Liberal Education, Ralph nized last May by the Office of spectroscopy in the understand- Norcio (finance and account- Academic Affairs with the 2008-09 ing of basic and applied prob- ing) in the College of Faculty Member of the Year designation. lems. (See page 15 for more Business and Management, The two were nominated and selected about Ahmed.) and Valerie Storey (education) for the award based on three key crite- Asadoorian teaches in Lynn’s col- in the Donald E. and Helen L. ria: their teaching effectiveness, scholarly leges of business and management, lib- Ross College of Education. and research activity, and service to the eral education and education. Coming All nominees were selected based Lynn and greater community. to Lynn from MIT, Asadoorian’s expertise on votes cast by the deans of the univer- Ahmed, a professor of is in economics, quantitative reasoning, sity’s five academic colleges, Conservatory science, teaches chemistry applied statistics and international of Music, Burton D. Morgan School of and physics. He has more business. (Read more about him Aeronautics and Institute for Achievement than 20 years’ combined on page 7.) and Learning, as well as by a vote by the teaching, research and Also nominated for the award nominees’ faculty peers. administrative experience, were Anna Krift (international rela-

Journalist LYNN 360 David Gregory took a break Seen and heard from Meet the Press to field questions from stu- from around dents and deliver the keynote at the Dively Frontiers in the campus Globalization Luncheon Lecture last November. G A new soft-serve ice cream machine with chocolate, vanilla and swirl flavors is bringing lots of smiles to campus, thanks to determined Lynn

junior Tova Brown and past SGA president Joey McNamara ’09. G Purple, periwinkle and salmon may not be the latest colors on the Paris fashion runways, but they are the hues in Lynn’s brightly painted residence

halls this year. G College of Liberal Education is the new name for the College of Arts and Sciences, better reflecting the college’s interdisciplinary

scope. G Beam me up, Scotty: no, those aren’t Star Trek transponders being used by some families visiting the campus; they are shiny new iTouches for self-guided admissions tours. The self-guided option is available to those who wish to explore the cam- pus at their own pace or on those rare occasions when the Admission Office is closed.

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“A’s, SAVES “THE JET “109 DAYS “VIVA “NEW TO “KNIGHT “HERE, “MAKING AND PLAYS” STREAM” AT SEA” LA VIDA” KNIGHTHOOD” VIEW” THERE WAVES” AND EVERYWHERE”

CAROLINA GONZALEZ ATIENZA Extra, Extra! 8 join students bloggers

Want to see Lynn University through • Ryan Feigenblatt, “The Jet • Kelvin “Kelz” Kaura, “Knight the eyes of today’s students? Just log Stream,” M.B.A. student from Long View, ” sophomore and Zimbabwean on to blogs.lynn.edu for 10 students’ Island, N.Y., and Jet Blue intern international business major impressions about life and Lynn. • Alyssa Milano, “109 Days at Sea,” • Ryan Brooks, “Making Waves,” The group includes two veteran senior hospitality management major junior and ultra-involved communica- bloggers and eight new cyber scribes: from Peabody, Mass., and Semester at tions major from Willow Grove, Pa. • Gene Prousnitzer, “Keeping Sea student • Stephanie Hammerman, “Here, Score,” three-year blogger, recent sports • J.D. Ospina, “Viva La Vida,” a There and Everywhere,” a sophomore management graduate from Little Rock, junior and bilingual history buff origi- and communication major from Ark., and ongoing manager of the nally from Colombia Merrick, N.Y. Fighting Knight’s men’s basketball team • Natalie Feller, “A’s, Saves and • Kerri Salter, “New to Knighthood,” • Morgan Anderson, “A Fresh Plays,” senior elementary education first-year student and equestrian from Look,” three-year blogger and junior major from Cocoa Beach, Fla., and Loxahatchee, Fla. biology major who’s lived worldwide women’s soccer player

What Lynn is reading Some may claim civility is dead, but this year’s Dialogues of complaints, respect others’ opin- it’s very much alive at Lynn University. Learning core curricu- ions, and don't shift responsibility Before taking their first steps onto lum classes. Author and blame. campus this year, first-year students Forni, a civility and Although this is Lynn’s first were required to read P.M. Forni’s Italian literature campus-wide reading, civility is a book, Choosing Civility: The Twenty- professor at Johns recurring theme on Lynn’s campus. five Rules of Considerate Conduct. Hopkins University, outlines 25 Students conducted Lynn’s first What’s more, the university presented everyday practices to make daily inter- Civility Week in 2008-09 and this year copies to its faculty and staff at its actions more pleasant. His recommen- reprised the event with expanded pro- Welcome Back Breakfast in August. dations include, among other things: gramming, including talks by Forni on Chosen by the Office of Academic think twice before asking favors, give March 16. Affairs, the book is being discussed in constructive criticism, refrain from idle

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Ask the Professor A Five-Minute Inter view with a Lynn Professor MALCOLM O. ASADOORIAN III

You might call him “multidisciplinary Malcolm.” Associate also discussion and hands-on approaches—all in the spirit Professor Malcolm O. Asadoorian III’s teaching and research of individualized learning. Because of our small class size span multiple subject areas. He is an expert in economics and and modern classroom technology, I can provide individual statistics, especially as they relate to international and environ- attention, care and consideration to every student. I know mental economics. At Lynn, he teaches quantitative reasoning, each student’s name, and I’m concerned about his or her macroeconomics and international business. He also serves as individual progress. I encourage them to see me individually chair of the new Center for Interdisciplinary Programs in the if they have questions. College of Liberal Education. His many publications include a textbook, Essentials of Inferential Statistics, now in its fifth edi- That must make for some long office hours. tion and co-written with his former teacher and longtime mentor True, but I welcome it. If students need to go over a problem Demetri Kantarelis, professor of economics at Assumption once, twice, five times or 50 times, I’d rather they come College. Asadoorian holds a B.A. from Assumption College to see me and leave after that 50th visit and understand a and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Clark University, and has com- problem than not seek me out at all. My goal is to help pleted a post-doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- them understand—whatever that takes in terms of time on nology. Last May, he earned both the Outstanding Teacher of my part. the Year award, voted by undergraduate students, and Faculty Member of the Year honors voted by his colleagues. (See related Do you have any hobbies or special interests? story on page 5.) I enjoy outdoor activities—walking, kayaking, running and bicycling. They allow me to How did it feel to be named “the best” by both students “recharge the batteries” and come back and your peers last May? and deliver even more in the classroom. It was a pleasant and welcome surprise. I am never looking for any type of recognition, but when it does come and Do you find that ideas come to you you’re recognized and appreciated, it means a lot. during these activities? Absolutely. My dissertation topic dealing broadly with environ- What’s your focus as chair of the Center for Interdisciplinary mental issues came to me Programs in the College of Liberal Education? The goal is to develop a series of majors that are consistent during a kayak expe- not only with the mission of Lynn University but also with dition off the our strategic plan, Lynn 2020. We’re looking to train stu- shores of dents for the challenges of the 21st century through inter- Massachusetts. disciplinary approaches. Tell us something about you that not everyone knows. That sounds like a good marriage with your own interdis- I have what some might refer ciplinary work. It is. My specialty is primarily environmental economics. to as a dyslexia of the computer Environmental issues, by nature, are interdisciplinary. As an mouse: I use it upside-down as economist, it’s not enough to simply analyze environmental compared to most individuals. issues and design solutions purely from an economic per- It goes back to my youth, when spective. You must consider the sociologist’s perspective, as I used flight simulator software well as the psychologist’s, the geographer’s and the natural and pulled back on the “throttle” scientist’s. An understanding of all these areas is critical. To to ascend... Now I pull back on the ignore any of them is a disservice to oneself and the com- mouse so that the cursor moves in a munity that you’re trying to serve. northerly direction on the screen. My students often laugh and smile at the manner in which I use the mouse— How would you describe your teaching style? as do my colleagues. Multifaceted. It not only involves traditional lecture, but

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hat began as a another into full-blown successes with January 2009 as vice president for stu- whisper became lasting impact. Last year alone, student dent life, has been amazed by the energy the talk of the clubs and organizations raised more and enthusiasm sweeping the campus. campus last than $70,000—and untold degrees “When I first arrived here, I remember October. of awareness—for endeavors ranging thinking, ‘Boy, Lynn students work When sopho- from cancer research, food drives and hard,’” he says. W more Stephanie helping the poor abroad to campus No stranger himself to hard work, Hammerman quietly mentioned the involvement and civility. Their ingenu- Riordan has more than 24 years’ expe- notion of a Disability Awareness ity and diligence earned Lynn a place rience in higher education and, before Month to a friend in a student govern- in the 2009 President’s Higher Edu- that, paid his own way through college ment meeting one evening, she had no cation Community Service Honor to earn his bachelor’s, master’s and idea that her concept would grow into Roll. The honor recognizes colleges doctoral degrees. one of the most consciousness-raising and universities nationwide that sup- One of seven kids in his family, series of events on Lynn’s campus. port innovative and effective commu- he worked and saved, accumulating But that’s precisely how Lynn stu- nity service programs. more than $10,000 by the time he was dents champion one great idea after Phil Riordan, who joined Lynn in 18. “It was one of those decisions an

!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% ) 18-year-old boy faces: ‘Do I buy a fast “We had over 20 teams, and the stu- a 24-hour fundraiser for cancer car or go to college?’,” he recalls with a dents said it was the longest night of research, Relay for Life, a signature smile. “I knew I had to go to college.” their lives and probably the most fun annual event involving the entire campus It’s a statement that shows Riordan and educational.” community. Originally Relay was hosted hasn’t forgotten what it’s like to be a In orchestrating events like these, by a larger neighboring institution; college student. But, he’s also mindful McNamara says he learned important however, Lynn students raised more of his professional role in helping stu- skills he’s using in his work today. “I funds and earned the right to host dents learn to make good decisions. learned how to work with different their own event the following year. “For this age group, it’s important kinds of people, manage my time and Each year Lynn has collected increasing that there’s some structure in their delegate effectively,” he says. amounts, topping $35,000 last year in lives,” he says, “but you can’t give so Taryn Hamill ’08, ’09, a classmate the midst of a recession. much structure that they don’t have to of McNamara’s and now an admissions “Lynn really teaches you that you do anything. It’s time to let them try. counselor at Lynn, found serving as can do pretty much anything you put If they fail, OK. That’s where we’re a student leader inspired her to excel your mind to,” Hamill says. “If you supposed to pick them up, dust them and, in turn, gave her a new level of have the passion for something, you can off, encourage them to try again and confidence. “I wasn’t that involved in accomplish it.” ask, ‘What did you learn from that? high school, and my GPA was just How would you do it differently?’” OK,” she recalls. “Until I came to OPPORTUNITIES Lynn, I didn’t think I could be a leader.” FOR SELF-DISCOVERY “YOU CAN DO IT” Hamill not only served as SGA Some students discover new passions Riordan backs up that belief with plenty vice president and chair of the Knights through their campus and community of encouragement. Students who bring Activities Team (KAT), she graduated involvement. Ryan Brooks, a junior good ideas backed by a solid plan of summa cum laude. Early on she saw the from Willow Grove, Pa., majoring in action will hear an enthusiastic “Abso- value of applying her classroom learning communication, found he enjoyed lutely” or “Bring it on” from him. to her work as a student leader. “I call working with students when he was Just ask Joey McNamara ’09, last it ‘bringing the books to life,’” Hamill elected to the SGA’s Executive Board year’s SGA president and now coordi- says. “Leadership and academics are last year. He proposed and led Civility nator of international student life at so closely tied. Through my strategic Week, designed to heighten awareness Lynn. Among his suggestions embraced business course, I learned how to apply of personal conduct and the impact it last year was a 24-hour scavenger hunt a business plan to my sorority and has on campus life. called The Amazing Chase. The goal KAT work. The same was true with “It involved looking at a lot of was to bring students, faculty and staff what I learned about conflict resolution things—from thinking about the im- together while teaching students about and organizational culture in my portance of common courtesies to the local community. By all measures, human resources class.” better meeting commuter students’ McNamara says, the event was a success. While a student, she helped make needs,” Brooks says. “I was stressed;

(Above) Stephanie Hammerman, creator of Lynn’s first Disability Awareness Month

(At left) Civility Week participants (from left) Joey McNamara, Leslie Marin, Henry Edelstein and Ryan Brooks

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Now I see: Kursty Gray (left) and Alexander Nielsen gain a new appreciation for life with “different abilities” at a Disabilities Dinner. we had a lot of events, but by the end he and his classmates have formed “I want to become a better leader and of the week, we accomplished all of Students For The Poor, the first organ- manager, and work more effectively our goals.” ization of its kind at a university, to with people.… Advocating for others This year Brooks had the satisfac- raise funds and awareness of poverty is something that's important to me.” tion of seeing Civility Week return in Haiti, Jamaica and neighboring Part of that advocacy work is help- with even greater impact, including Caribbean countries. ing others to understand the plight of required reading by the first-year class The group has conducted public the poor. Recognizing that not every of Choosing Civility written by Johns forums and a 5K walk/run on campus Lynn student could travel abroad to Hopkins professor P.M. Forni. Faculty and has raised more than $35,000 to see the hardship firsthand, Hennessey and staff are reading the book, too. help finance the construction of two and his fellow students brought a small Brooks also is one of Lynn’s new single-family homes and a water well part of the experience to campus. They Community Assistants who oversee in Haiti, along with a small school in constructed a 12-by-12-foot smaller the Resident Assistants (RAs) in Jamaica. In addition, the group has model of the houses built for the the residence halls. He’s assigned to purchased and shipped 1,000 pounds needy in Haiti—adjacent to the Lynn Freiburger Residence Hall. “I’m kind of rice and beans to Jamaica for the Student Center. Not only did students of like a ‘hall mom’ but more. I help destitute. have the chance to walk through the the RAs with their programming,” he Hennessey has served as president tiny, humble structure themselves, but explains. “I love it.” of the group for two years. “It becomes they also slept in and camped around Junior Dan Hennessey from a part of you,” he says of the experiences it for several days. Glastonbury, Conn., felt compelled on these journeys. “You learn a lot about “While it wasn’t a huge sacrifice,” to help the poor. Three years ago, he what’s important in life.” Hennessey says, “it was enough to joined other students and staff in In the classroom, Hennessey’s make people stop and think about the Lynn’s first spring break mission to favorite subjects are history, politics, living conditions in Haiti.” Haiti with the international relief government and social sciences, but he The cause of helping the poor agency Food For The Poor. Since then, enjoys serving as a student leader, too. in Haiti and Jamaica has become so

!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% ** popular on campus that Lynn has con- ducted related courses called Journeys of Hope in both countries during the January Term. In 2009, the journey took place in Jamaica, and in 2010, classes traveled to Jamaica and Haiti. [Editor’s note: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck just south of Port- au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, the sec- ond day of the 2010 class’s journey in Haiti. The earthquake caused wide- spread damage, including the collapse of the Hotel Montana, where the 12 students and two faculty members were staying. Eight students returned home safely, but four students and the granting ailing children’s wishes Good works go far: (photos, clockwise) two faculty members were lost. To read through Make-a-Wish Foundation, 2009 Relay for Life participants; Jordan more, please see President Ross’ “In and sending care packages to troops Ackerman builds a pyramid with food Focus” message on the inside front in Iraq and Afghanistan through drive donations as part of a Greek life cover of this issue.] http://anysoldier.com. For the latter project during Civility Week; and smiles at a Make-a-Wish presentation with project, Lynn earned a trophy from A PRIVILEGE, (from left) student-athletes Sam Craven NOT A PUNISHMENT the Sunshine State Conference for best and Jean Alexandre, Lynn’s Sara participation last year. Quatrocky, Lynn’s mascot (Chris Dillon), Take a look at any Lynn student-athlete’s “As a society, we’re sometimes 12-year-old Gabe and his family daily schedule, and you’ll find little taught to think of community service spare time, but this group of students as a punishment,” Quatrocky says. manages to give back to others in need This can be especially true for student- in significant ways. athletes, who see stories about profes- “Nothing is mandated, and they sional athletes being sentenced to choose their service opportunities,” community service after breaking the says Sara Quatrocky ’04, ’06, director law. But at Lynn, student-athletes view of student-athlete services. These stu- community service as a privilege. dents’ outreach activities include helping “Students here want to go out out at a local retirement community, into the community,” says senior and

*!""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% Knights star pitcher Dan Rouah, who BECOMING A STRONG ADVOCATE Among the activities was a Disa- serves as president of the Student- bilities Dinner where students got a Athlete Advisory Committee. “It’s not Stephanie Hammerman considers “taste” for life without sight, hearing like, ‘Oh, no, there’s something else we herself a fan, too—of Scott Pollock, a or speech. Ending the month was have to do.’” friend back in Massapequa, N.Y., near World with Wheels, whereby two Three years ago, Lynn’s student- her hometown of Merrick. Known as dozen people from across the campus athletes chose Stratford Court Retire- “Bubba,” he was born with no arms experienced a day in wheel-chairs . ment Home in Boca Raton as one of and legs of different lengths. As a In addition, she and her fellow their “pet projects.” Now they help result, he relied on a motorized wheel- students sold 500 “Failure is not an run Stratford’s popular bingo nights chair and learned to do nearly every- option” bracelets with proceeds bene- on Tuesday evenings twice a month, thing—eat, type and even play basket- fiting The Bubba Fund, the nonprofit and last year, they put on a “Winter ball—with his feet. He died four years foundation established in her friend’s Wonderland”-themed senior prom at ago from an aneurism, which was memory. the home, complete with decorations, unrelated to his disability. All in all, the events were amazing disc jockey and commemorative photos. “He was one of the greatest people achievements for a college sophomore, Some 250 residents turned out for the I have ever known,” Hammerman says. yet Hammerman doesn’t see herself as evening. Over time the students became Every day she wears a plastic bracelet an inspiration or hero. especially fond of one resident named inscribed with Bubba’s mantra: “Failure “I didn’t save the world; I don’t Maurice. Last February, the students is not an option.” wear a red cape,” she jokes. But she threw a surprise 104th birthday party It’s also a sentiment she lives by. Born does consider herself an advocate— for him. He passed away the following premature at just 2 pounds, 5 ounces, someone who is passionate about rais- April, and the students are grateful for Hammerman has a mild case of cere- ing awareness of an important topic. being a part of his life. (For more about bral palsy and uses crutches or a wheel- And she believes she’s in a perfect place the project, see “Tuesdays with Maurice” chair to move about. She says she grew to encourage those conversations. on page 23.) up in a home with “lots of tough love” “To me, the best thing about this The Knights’ ongoing work with where she was taught to be self-reliant. campus is people really care,” she says. Make-a-Wish is equally heart-warming. “As much as I disliked it at the “I mean, I whispered ‘Disability They’ve granted the wishes of two chil- time, I so appreciate it now because I Awareness Month’ to somebody in a dren: 12-year-old Gabe, who longed can wake up every single morning and meeting, and it turned into this huge to meet the New York Jets’ Chad know I’m in South Florida depending event. And now we’re not only trying Pennington, and 9-year-old Kayla, on myself,” she says. to make ourselves better, but our com- who wished to visit Disney World for At Lynn, Hammerman wants to munity better, too.” the New Year’s holiday in 2009. Little raise awareness about disabilities, or as She adds, “This is a place where by little, through activities like selling she prefers to call them, “different abil- I can be who I’ve wanted to be for a pizzas at night in the residence halls, ities.” She also wants to honor the very long time. It has helped me grow the students raised the funds to make memory of her friend and great inspi- as a person and be able to speak and be these children’s wishes come true. In ration, Bubba. And thus she launched heard as part of a community.” Gabe and Kayla, these caring Knights Disability Awareness Month last Even when she whispers. LYNN have fans for life. October.

Improving student learning through community service

QEP. QEP. QEP. That’s not the (SACS) reaccreditation process. design Lynn’s QEP, looking at novel call of an exotic bird; it’s a new After consulting with the university’s ways to integrate civic engagement acronym buzzing around the Lynn constituent groups, including alumni, into the curriculum. campus. What’s it all about? Lynn selected “civic engagement” as “Community service is a forte QEP stands for Quality Enhance- its QEP topic. In the coming months, of Lynn’s,” Riordan says, “and we’ll ment Plan, a university-wide initiative a committee chaired by Vice Presi- build a program of excellence based focused on improving student learn- dent for Student Life Phil Riordan upon that.” ing that is part of the Southern and Associate Professor of Interna- Look for more about Lynn’s QEP Association of Colleges and Schools tional Relations Anna Krift will in a future issue of Lynn Magazine.

QE!"#$%&'()*)'+',-P##'./0/1"#% *# Making life-saving discoveries in the laboratory… inspiring elementary students to help children in Pakistan and Afghanistan…lending a hand to the poor in Haiti and Jamaica… practicing the “helping skills” while assisting people in need…educating and informing the public… These are just a few of the ways Lynn students are helping others while learning. By integrating community service into their classes, Lynn’s professors are inspiring new passions and perspectives while teaching

By Liz McKey

hen chemistry and traced to China.” The story revealed ingly given them doses of tainted physics professor that Chinese suppliers were using cough syrup or cold medication. Khalique Ahmed deadly diethylene glycol (DEG), a Just days prior, on May 4, the W opened his newspa- prime ingredient in antifreeze, as Food and Drug Administration had per one Sunday morning on May 6, a substitute or additive to glycerin, issued an advisory to warn drug 2007, little did he know he’d find a sweet-tasting thick liquid used as a makers, suppliers and health profes- the inspiration for a life-saving labo- solvent in medications, food, tooth- sionals of the danger, and suggested ratory procedure and Lynn Univer- paste and other products. that drug manufacturers test for DEG. sity’s first patent. DEG was behind mass poisonings The problem, Ahmed says, was The article, appearing in the in Haiti, Bangladesh, Argentina, that the only known methods to South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Nigeria, Panama, China and India. detect DEG were complex and picked up from The New York Times, And sadly, most of the victims were expensive—and not at all viable for was titled “Toxic syrup in medicine children whose parents had unknow- the poorer affected nations.

*$""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% From lab to life-saving plans to eventually return to Haiti, Inspiring tomorrow’s teachers where he’ll help save even more So, Ahmed and a team of four Lynn young lives. Driving a passion like Ahmed’s for students set out to find what hereto- Inspiring students like Nezivar learning is what Priscilla Boerger fore hadn’t existed: a rapid, cost- and performing community service strives for every day in her work as an effective and foolproof method for are integral to teaching, Ahmed says. assistant professor in the Ross College detecting DEG. They wound up “The basic idea is to be a model of Education. She has a special place developing not one but two methods: for students,” he says. “Perhaps I can in her heart for first-year students, one using infrared light and the other inspire some students to do commu- whom she teaches in two sections of near-infrared light. The near-infrared nity service, too.” Introduction to Education. method was a considerably cheaper Ahmed walks—actually, runs— “It’s one of the first education solution—using equipment that costs the talk. An avid runner and faculty classes that they take,” she explains. about $5,000—as compared to the advisor to Lynn’s Running Club, he “We introduce them to everything infrared, requiring equipment costing creates and runs races dedicated to education-wise: lesson plans, the his- $35,000. university causes and to promote tory of education, different philoso- One of the student researchers was healthful living. One ongoing effort phers in education, and how we got Jean Nezivar ’08, ’09, a native of one is a Lynn 2020 run, which he began to where we are today.” of the affected countries, Haiti. He last June in support of the university’s Boerger wanted first-year students joined Ahmed’s project after earning strategic plan by the same name. to connect with their subject matter his Bachelor of Science degree and Every week he logs the equivalent in a new and powerful way. She while pursuing his M.Ed. at Lynn. of a marathon—26.2 miles. By May found her inspiration in the book “Dr. Ahmed proposed me to 2010, he will have completed the race, Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson work on the project, and it was just running 2,020 kilometers, or about and David Oliver Relin. The book what I needed,” Nezivar says. 1,275 miles. “The idea is for us to details Mortenson’s experiences in “Science is one of my big passions, stay focused on Lynn 2020,” he says. building schools and promoting edu- and I wanted to keep doing science He also regularly contributes to cation, especially for girls, in the experiments while working on my newspapers and blogs, sharing his remote regions of Pakistan and master’s degree. I spent long hours in perspectives on a range of societal Afghanistan. the lab preparing solutions and learn- issues, including race relations. Boerger knew she wanted to use ing from Dr. Ahmed and the other It all comes naturally to Ahmed, the book in her class. After discussing students.” who considers inquiry his passion. it with then education dean Patrick That experience is one Nezivar “As a child, I always wanted to Hartwick, she found the perfect aca- will carry with him throughout his understand the nature of things. I demic partner: Windom Elementary life. He’s now living in Boston and was a habitual question-asker in my School in Orchard Park, N.Y. Last preparing to apply to medical schools student life. I’m still that way, and I summer, Hartwick visited the school, and for a future as a pediatrician. He still consider myself a student.” where his late wife, Christine, had

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!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% *% Marsha Glines, dean of the Institute for Achievement and Learning, was one of the faculty members who accompanied students to Jamaica in 2009. Of the journey, she says, “This J-Term class/experience goes beyond simple community serv- ice or an internship. It’s on a whole different level, and it’s remarkable to see our students get beyond their own needs and work toward empow- ering a community toward sustain- ability by building shelters and irri- gation systems. In turn, our students experience changes in their values, world views and, often, the career or work they pursue after graduation.” Recalling a visit to an outdated facility for children with severe phys- ical and mental handicaps, she adds, Visiting school children while on the 2009 Journey of Hope to Jamaica were Lynn students “It was a tough situation for even an Michelle Donaldson (left), Jordan Courtney (center) and Dayron Diasgranados (standing). experienced adult, but our students walked in, sat down next to these children, began feeding them and taught for 10 years. While there, he More learning just absolutely immersed themselves learned that a teacher wanted to draw across borders into the environment.” upon the book in her classes. After After returning from Jamaica, the teacher shared the idea of reading Far away from Pakistan and the 26 students hatched a brilliant the book and raising money as a Afghanistan but much closer to Boca scheme to collect items typically school-wide project with the school’s Raton—in Haiti and Jamaica—Lynn discarded by Lynn students moving principal and superintendant, students are also applying their back home at the end of the academic Windom infused the book into its knowledge to help others in need. year. They filled a dorm room with entire curriculum—from kindergarten Following an earlier volunteer out- 98 boxes of clothing, small appliances to fifth grade. reach trip by students with Food For and electronic goods, and donated Now Boerger’s students are serving The Poor (see page 11), Lynn began everything to Food For The Poor’s as mentors to Windom’s fifth grade offering off-campus travel programs church, school and community class and sharing the importance of to the two small island nations during development effort. giving back, both close to home and its January Term. In 2010, Lynn offered J-Term abroad. The Windom students are The J-Term, as it’s better known, classes in both Haiti and Jamaica. raising funds to further Mortenson’s takes place during the 2-1/2 weeks [Editor’s note: A 7.0 magnitude work through the companion project, between fall and spring semesters, earthquake struck just south of Port- Pennies for Peace. and provides opportunities for creative au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 12, the sec- Enabling the long-distance collab- learning through special projects. ond day of the 2010 class’s journey oration is Lynn’s Center for Instruc- The courses in Haiti and Jamaica in Haiti. The earthquake caused tional Innovation (CII), which, are titled Journeys of Hope, and the widespread damage, including the through live digital video teleconfer- J-Term course listing describes them collapse of the Hotel Montana, where encing, allows Boerger’s students and as ”an opportunity to be immersed the 12 students and two faculty mem- Windom’s fifth graders to interact. in international cultures, to sing with bers were staying. Eight students “My students have taken the proj- schoolchildren, to design and provide returned home safely, but four stu- ect to heart,” Boerger says, “to the activities for orphans and the handi- dents and the two faculty members point where they want to have a capped while learning how poverty were lost. To read more, please see Pennies for Peace Club established exists in a country surrounded by President Ross’ message on this at Lynn University.” music, culture and diversity.” issue’s inside front cover.]

*&""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% Developing and honing “There is no better feeling in the Lifetime and Oxygen net- the helping skills world than knowing you have made a works and a documentary difference in a person’s life, forever filmmaker. “The students also gained changing them for the better.” some great resume pieces.” Some students know early on that Levenson sees a growing need for Later in the semester five stand- they’re destined for the “helping pro- people like Ahron—given today’s outs in the class were tapped for a fessions”—those in psychology and economic problems and aging popu- special assignment—onboard the human services. lation. “Economic downfalls con- naval warship the U.S.S. Ashland Explains Jill Levenson, a professor tribute to social problems like poverty, during Fleet Week. They produced of psychology, “These are people crime, addiction, depression and profiles of the sailors, while other who have a special kind of empathy physical illness,” she points out. “And students worked on shore side pieces. because they are willing to work with as it ages, our population will require “We really held their feet to the populations that a lot of other people a whole new range of services.” fire on the deadlines,” says Brosemer, don’t want to work with—people Lynn’s graduates will help meet a former news anchor and Emmy who are poor, have committed crimes, the need, Levenson says. “Our stu- Award-winning investigative reporter. have addictions or are having trouble dents come to the field and their “They pulled a couple of all-nighters.” parenting children in a healthy way.” internships with a great deal of com- “They were excited to pull the In Levenson, these Lynn students passion and a desire to understand pieces together,” Bennardo adds. have an excellent teacher and mentor. behavior without judging it. They are “They had something that might go A licensed clinical social worker and going to be a real asset to the social on the Navy Web site and on TV.” practicing psychotherapist, she is a service industry.” Over the years, Brosemer’s stu- noted expert in sexual violence. She dents also have gained hands-on is engaged in several research projects experience by producing public funded by the National Institute of Fulfilling the public’s service programs for local television Justice and serves on the editorial need to know stations. The programs featured board of Sexual Abuse: Journal of interviews with political candidates Research and Treatment. associated with the presidential elec- Lynn’s program of study, In this, the Information Age, there is tions in 2000 and 2004, and state Levenson says, provides a theoretical a seemingly endless need for informa- house and senate races in 2002 and classroom foundation for the tion—in print, on air and, increas- and 2006. Brosemer conducted the “skills of helping”—interviewing and ingly, online. That’s good news for interviews, and the students worked assessment—how to talk to people students in the Lynn College of as the production crew. and identify their problems; case International Communication, who More recently, Lynn communica- management—how to direct people are finding plenty of opportunities tion students were selected for yet to the services they need; and how to practice their craft as multimedia another impressive assignment—edit- to evaluate their progress so that they storytellers—all while performing a ing a veterans’ oral history project can function better in their lives and public service. at the request of U.S. Congressman their community. Last spring, students in John Ron Klein. Students in Andrew Students in the program are Bennardo and Jim Brosemer’s Vermes’ TV Practicum course crafted required to fulfill not one, but two Applied Media Production class pro- a compelling and cohesive piece from semesters in the field working for duced video stories for the Boca 10 interviews with U.S. military vet- social service agencies serving people Raton Police Department’s VIPER erans. The video was presented on coping with poverty, child abuse, Web site. The students covered crime campus on Veterans Day and, ulti- family problems, substance abuse, prevention topics as well as behind- mately, will be added to the Library mental illness, aging and disabilities. the-scenes police work in the crime of Congress collections. Senior Melanie Ahron is in her scene investigation unit, the K-9 unit, Once again, Lynn students had second internship at SOS Children’s 911 dispatch, SWAT team and more. participated in much more than a Villages of Florida, a therapeutic fos- “It was a terrific course for the stu- class project; they had shared in a rare ter care placement in Coconut Creek. dents because they got hands-on expe- opportunity with lasting significance. “Interning at SOS gave me more rience in the field and got to work They helped preserve history as told exposure and insight into the field with professionals who were counting by the brave soldiers who lived it. LYNN of social work than any student could on them,” says Bennardo, a former have asked for or imagined,” she says. television producer for the ABC, Fox,

!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% *' Early influence: Connie Siskowski as a little girl with her beloved grandfather, Joseph Clinton Vreeland, and her brother, Robert Brown, at the beach in the 1950s. A few years later, she would help care for her grandfather.

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Connie Siskowski ’04 is the creator of the nation’s only organization providing support for children who take care of ill parents and grandparents.

!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% *) he runs a suc- port services for people who are ment by NBC’s Brian Williams. But cessful organiza- homebound and family caregivers. more important, her study led to tion and has just a groundbreaking program, the been honored Her life’s work Caregiving Youth Project (CYP). with a presti- gious fellowship Her appreciation for family caregiv- A first that is both ing came about in 1998 when she humbling and attended the first international con- Established in 2006, CYP was the rewarding, but ference on the subject in London. It first comprehensive program in the none so much was there she learned about young United States to address the chal- as the hug that came out of nowhere caregivers and the effects the respon- lenges faced by children who take Sfrom a little girl who’d been through sibility had on them—and what was care of aging, ill or disabled family so much— probably a little girl ultimately to be her life’s work. members. much like herself at that age, trying With her healthcare background Using the results from her re- to hold it together to and master’s in public administra- search, Siskowski chose Boca Middle care for an ill family member. tion, the research she did to earn her School as the first site in her project, Connie Siskowski, a 2004 Ph.D. Ph.D. from Lynn would complete offering a program for youth care- graduate of Lynn, was that little girl the foundation she needed for a pro- givers in school, out of school and years ago, helping to care for her gram that integrated healthcare, at home. The program combined grandfather at the tender age of 11. community and education. support groups, classes for managing When he developed heart problems For her dissertation, Siskowski stress and teaching life skills, home and needed medication round the used data from “What Works,” a visits by social workers to link fami- clock, she slept in the living room countywide survey conducted by the lies to resources, and fun activities to be near him. Palm Beach County School District including a camp—all with the ulti- “It was just in me to do that,” she and Palm Beach Atlantic University mate goal of reducing the burden says. “We had a really special bond; that went to more than 12,000 stu- on the child. Lynn University was he was my protector.” dents in middle and high schools. A the site of one camp in the summer And at the end, she was the one section she included on family health of 2008, which for many students who found him not breathing. Looking addressed illness in the family and was their first introduction to a col- back, she says it was probably even whether students were participating lege campus. more traumatic than anyone realized in giving care, while segregating out CYP has grown to nine staff or appreciated at the time. the middle school students. The members and many volunteers who Throughout her life Siskowski’s results of her research were profound serve 236 students and their families education and career would always and illuminating. in five middle schools in Palm Beach be focused on caregiving. She received “No one believed it,” she says. County. Two more schools will be her nursing degree from Johns Hopkins The only person who really seemed added this year. and went on to become a cardiac to understand its value, she says, was “The schools are pretty thankful,” nurse. She earned a master’s degree Frederick Dembrowski, her Lynn says Siskowski. “In some we’ve in public administration from New dissertation committee member, who changed perception and attitudes.” York University and worked in hos- would later describe her research as And the families? pital administration, long-term care “the most significant work he had A statement from one case study and hospice (when she moved to seen in 25 years of teaching.” is typical: “R.G.’s mother welcomed Florida), consulted and even ran her Published in 2004, her disserta- the home visit and cried as she shared own medical company. tion was the first major study on how much she wished she could do But her true calling came when youth caregivers in the United States. more for her daughter and described she formed Volunteers for the Home- She then participated on the advisory the frustration related to her illness.” bound and Family Caregivers (for- panel for the national report, “Young According to Siskowski, “Some merly called Boca Raton Interfaith in Caregivers in the U.S.” It received families ‘get it’ and are thankful; oth- Action). The Boca Raton-based non- plenty of attention from the media, ers are initially unaware of the effects profit organization provides free sup- including an ABC special and a seg- on their children since they are so

!+""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% This is the only program of its kind in the country. This is a model to try here—a petri dish of a population. We’re really pioneers in this venture, and it all really came out of Lynn.

—Connie Siskowski

overwhelmed themselves; and some expressed in an upcoming documen- last October for her groundbreaking feel they have to do it all and are very tary, “They [other kids and teachers] work establishing CYP. She was one wary about outside people coming have not a clue about what’s going of 10 winners of the 2009 Purpose in. And unfortunately, sometimes we on at home. Walk a mile in my shoes, Prize, a $50,000 national award that never reach them.” and let them see what we do.” honors “social entrepreneurs over 60 “It’s good for kids to know they’re who are using their experience and A lifeline not alone,” says Siskowski. passion to take on society’s biggest challenges.” But the true effects are seen on the An article in The New York Times young caregivers themselves. For A hidden issue on young caregivers and CYP in some, tending to family members is Youth caregiving is a hidden and February 2009 describes 13-year-old a full-time responsibility. yet growing issue, which is why the Christina’s experiences caring for her Consider “R.G.” from the earlier greatest challenge, according to grandfather, who had dementia and case study: “R.G. was not handling Siskowski, is raising awareness. And bladder cancer. She gave him his the adjustment to her mother’s illness that’s why the Lifetime Ashoka medicine, changed his sheets and well and was struggling academically Fellowship is so important. It will dressed him for chemo-therapy. After and emotionally. Her mother reports generate higher awareness and help awhile the caregiving made her her daughter is better now and is with the development of The American depressed and she said at one point, back to her ‘old self’ thanks to CYP Association of Caregiving Youth “I hate my life.” intervention and support.” (AACY), a national offshoot of CYP. That’s when the Caregiving Youth “It really is amazing seeing it in “This is the only program of its Project got involved, helped her and action,” says Siskowski of the pro- kind in the country. This is a model reassured her, “You’re doing some- gram’s effects on these children. to try here—a petri dish of a popula- thing good.” Connie Siskowski was The CYP is a lifeline for them tion,” she says. “We’re really pioneers that little girl at one time, one who and a way to connect with others in this venture, and it all really came surely would have benefited from the going through something similar. out of Lynn.” very services she now provides. LYNN As one child in the program Siskowski was again recognized

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Knight Highlights

Lynn is basking in the afterglow of the Fighting Knights baseball team winning their first-ever NCAA Division II National Championship last spring. Lynn’s 2-1 victory over Emporia State took place May 30 at the 2009 College World Series.

Baseball coach Rudy Garbalosa was named ABCA/Rawlings National Coach of the Year.

Lynn’s baseball heroes were feted during the Marlins/Braves game at Land Shark Stadium on Sept. 2 and received their bling—sparkling national championship rings—Sept. 25 at a private banquet on campus.

Three other programs shared in the glory last spring. The men’s soccer team and men’s and women’s tennis teams clinched Sunshine State Conference titles.

Men’s basketball star Chris Hall became the first player in program history to garner two Preseason All-America selections after being honored by The Sporting News and Division II Bulletin.

Lynn welcomed two new coaches, women’s soccer coach Chip Dutchik and women’s basketball coach Niki Washington.

Volleyball coach Lynze Roos spoke at the AVCA Head men’s soccer coach John Rootes National Convention on “Steps to Coaching Success: earned his 300th career victory on Aug. 30 Advice for Coaches Starting Their Career.” when the Fighting Knights defeated Delta State 8-1.

This year’s women’s golf team is like a mini-United Nations, with eight student-athletes from different countries: Gabriela Canals (Dominican Republic), Manavi Halwasiya (India), Rebecca Mangone (United States), Anne van den Bosch (the Netherlands), Maha Haddioui (Morocco), Thalia Baigorria (Peru), Nichapat Kongpaisarnnatee (Thailand) and Donia Scarello (Egypt).

The Athletic Hall of Fame has six new members: (l-r) Ross Lumsden ’04, ’05 (men’s soccer), Megann Garretson Schooley ’94 (women’s soccer), Zoe Grimbeek ’07 (women’s golf), Donald E. Ross (Lynn president from 1971 to 2006), and (not pictured) Giorgio Carneade (men’s tennis) and Peter Cherry ’88 (men’s golf).

Can’t make the game? Catch all the Fighting Knights action online Want the latest news on your favorite Fighting Knights teams? Check out www.lynn.edu/athletics for the latest sports news, scores, statistics and schedule information. Go Knights!

!!""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% Tuesdays with Maurice Year after year, Maurice saw his birthday go by without a word, a card or fanfare of any kind. A resident of Stratford Court Retirement Home in Boca Raton, he had outlived his family, so there was no one to call, write or visit on his special day. But, last year, something wonderful happened. A group of student- athletes from Lynn University arrived with a cake and 104 birthday balloons and serenaded him as he blew out the candles. Dan Rouah, Fighting Knights star pitcher, was there, as he has been for every other Tuesday night for two years. That’s when a group of Lynn student-athletes goes to Stratford to help run bingo nights. The visits have become a favorite outreach project of theirs. The outings are highly anticipated at Stratford, too. Says Rouah, who calls numbers for the game, “We usually attract a crowd of 60 or 70 residents”—including Maurice. So, when Rouah and his fellow Knights discovered that Maurice’s 104th birthday was coming up on Feb. 11, they got busy. “We figured he deserved a big birthday bash,” Rouah says. The students planned the celebra- tion after bingo on Feb. 10. As Maurice entered the room, he was greeted by a sea of beaming faces— those of Lynn Knights and 50 of his fellow residents. “He was crying, he was so happy,” Rouah recalls. “He told us that he hadn’t had a birthday party in 80 or 90 years. For decades, his birthday had been just another day.” But not his 104th. It would be a birthday they’d long remember. Maurice passed away just three months later. Now looking back, Dan Rouah and his fellow student-ath- letes know this: There was no better way in the world to spend a Tuesday evening.

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Giving from the heart

This magazine’s theme, “Hearts give annual gifts of $2,500 or more, Enjoy the following pages, which and Minds,” lends itself well to the as well as Legacy Society leaders who give a pictorial re-cap of Alumni Connections section that reports on, remember LU in their estate plans. Weekend 2009 (mark your calendars and pays tribute to, the donors who The Sobles are both Leadership now for March 19-20, 2010), as well mindfully give from their hearts. Society donors and Legacy Society as information on OurLynn, the new Stephen and Florence Soble are such leaders. They have expressed their alumni Web site. donors. We shared a lovely evening passion for Lynn University and its at the third annual community concert mission by investing through their at Mizner Park in Boca Raton last annuity, which supplies lifetime Judi Nelson April. The university hosts this concert, income for them while providing for Vice President for Development featuring the Lynn University Philhar- the future of the university. We are so and Alumni Affairs monia Orchestra, to thank its benefac- very grateful to friends like the Sobles tors: Leadership Society donors who who help us in our continued growth.

Cellist receives Boca West Scholarship Cellist receives Boca West Scholarship Lynn University Conservatory of This year, cellist Jonah Kim ’10, Cellist Jonah Kim Music has found a loyal and generous who hails from Korea, was the recipi- In(r iBghotc a nWd ebsetl oCwo wunithtry Club, Lynn friend in Boca West Country Club. ent. “I can promise you that I will UniveDrosriotyth Cy oBuncskesrbvautomr ya nodf Music has In 2006, Boca West members do everything I can to perform at or foundJa ay lDoiyPaiel traon)d generous friend. Arthur Adler, Dorothy Bucksbaum beyond the expectations of my teach- In 2006, Boca West members Arthur Adler, Dorothy Bucksbaum and Jay and Jay DiPietro brought the Lynn ers, colleagues and the community DiPietro brought the Lynn University University Philharmonia Orchestra not only in South Florida, but inter- Philharmonia Orchestra to Boca West for a to Boca West for a concert that has nationally,” says Kim. concert that has now become a much- now become a much-anticipated anticipated annual event. The following annual event. The following year, the year, the Boca West Scholarship was estab- Boca West Scholarship lished in recognition of the high level of was established in recog- professional training student-musicians nition of the high level receive at the conservatory. It is presented of professional training each year to a selected conservatory student student-musicians receive and announced to the Boca West Country at the Conservatory of Club community at the annual concert. Music. It is presented This year, cellist Jonah Kim ’10, who each year to a selected hails from Korea, was the recipient. “I can conservatory student and promise you that I will do everything I can announced to the Boca to perform at or beyond the expectations West Country Club of my teachers, colleagues and the commu- community at the annual nity not only in South Florida, but inter- concert. nationally,” says Kim.

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Lynn honors the Toppels Lynn University recognized longtime and loyal supporters Harold and Patricia Toppel with the Boca Raton Award at its commencement cere- monies last May. Patricia Toppel accepted the award on behalf of her- self and her late husband, Harold. The award, which recognizes phi- lanthropy, civic achievement, vision and leadership, is given to an out- standing individual or couple who has helped make this community an even better place in which to live and work. Wold Performing Arts Center to open this spring The Toppels established the Lynn University’s new home for the arts, performance venue that will transform Toppel Family Foundation to support the Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold the cultural offerings in our community. charitable and cultural organizations Performing Arts Center, is nearing com- Other benefactors have supported throughout South Florida. They were pletion and will be dedicated on March Wold’s dream and have given gener- honored as outstanding philanthropists 18. The first public performances, star- ously toward the construction of this by the Palm Beach National Society of ring Mitzi Gaynor in “Razzle Dazzle! 750-seat, state-of-the-art performing Fundraising Executives and received My Life Behind the Sequins!”, is slated arts facility. Fundraising continues for the Spirit of Youth award from the for April 16 and 17. the $14.3 million project. For more Palm Beach Education Foundation. The university’s largest fundraising information, please contact Judi Nelson, They also established the Harold and project to date, the center is the result vice president for development and Patricia Toppel Endowed Scholarship of the generosity of Elaine Wold. Her alumni affairs, at 561-237-7467. at the Lynn University Conservatory vision is to create a warm and inviting of Music to provide for deserving and talented student-musicians. Patricia Toppel is a founding member of Lynn University’s Friends of the Conservatory of Music and serves Meet your new web site: thank you to the more than 180 alumni on its board. who volunteered to assist in the proj- ect by attending a focus group, corre- sponding with staff as the site map was designed and responding to surveys or testing the site for ease of use, friendly OurLynn, the new alumni Web site, navigation and visual appeal. Through was officially launched on Sept. 12, collaborative exercises during the focus 2009, with a public announcement at groups, using brainstorming and card the New Jersey Lynn on the Road sorting, alumni helped establish the alumni reception and a simultaneous primary tasks and resources most use- e-mail blast to all alumni. ful to them. The Web site, www.lynn.edu/alumni, Like all Web sites, OurLynn is the result of more than 18 months remains a work in progress, with ongo- of planning, including soliciting input ing updates and releases of new func- and feedback from the folks who will tionality, all chosen with the needs of actually use the site: alumni. A special the university’s alumni in mind.

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Lenin Steenkamp ’93 It’s good to be back home again

Old friends, perfect South Florida weather and not a care in the world. No, it wasn’t a dream. It was Alumni Weekend 2009, attended by a record number of Lynn alumni on March 27-28. The good times began on Friday with more than 400 alumni and guests gathering on Perper Plaza in the heart of campus to enjoy a cocktail reception while reconnecting with classmates, professors and staff. Saturday morning “kicked off” with the annual alumni soccer match, where the “youngsters” (grads after 2002) edged out the veterans for the second year running. Coach John Rootes congratulated the win- ning team and presented the Coach’s Cup. Following the game, players and spectators joined other alumni and their families mak- ing a splash by the pool where a barbecue buffet was provided. Live music filled the air, and kiddie pools and a craft table kept the little ones active. The weekend’s last official activity was held on Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach, where alumni met at Delux Nightclub and Lounge for a private party.

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Blue and White and read all over... News, photos and happenings from alumni around the world

1965 David A. Smith lives in Lighthouse cozy setting. Hilary previously worked Edie Alfieri Warter was a member of Point, Fla., with his wife, Karen, and in medical marketing for 15 years, the first class of Marymount College their 9-year-old daughter. David owns and Warren was in the wholesale wine and was the first to receive a diploma Roof Surveys Inc., a commercial prop- industry for 18. Hilary also runs a from Marymount. She resides in erty inspections firm. Lasik surgery center, Precision Lasik North Kingstown, R.I. Group, in Cheshire and is planning to 1982 start an eye-related accessory company. 1967 Gordon C. Glassey lives in Weston, The Worsters have a daughter, Hadley. Kathleen (Kelly) Purcell writes that Fla., with wife Susan and daughter she is “happily retired” on Cape Cod, Brittany. 1991 Mass., and spends winters in Costa del Mary Lindgren Carter resides in Sol, Spain. 1985 Eagan, Minn., with her husband and Maria G. (Gabriela) Urcuyo married 2-year-old child. 1973 Federico Tefel in 1991. They live in Patricia (Maguire) Shaffer moved to Guatemala with their three children. 1993 St. Simons Island, Ga., 20 years ago. Arnold Wu and his cousin Richard She has a 23-year-old daughter, Trish, 1986 Wu own the Pardo’s Chicken chain of and would love to hear from Mary- Antonio Uguet Peruvian rotisserie chicken restaurants mount and College of Boca Raton recently moved (www.pardoschicken.com), with 19 alumni. (Look for Patricia on from Albany, N.Y., locations in Peru, Chile, Mexico and OurLynn at www.lynn.edu/alumni.) to Delray Beach, the United States (in Coral Gables, Fla., where he is Fla.). They also plan to open in Bogota, 1975 customer service Colombia. Arnold lives in Lima, Peru, specialist at Care with wife Ana Maria and sons Noah Josette and Gael. Arnold also earned a Master (Pawlowski) Purchasing Services, Inc. (CPSI). As a group purchasing of Professional Studies from Lynn in Greuling has 1995. resided in organization, Care Purchasing Services Barrigada provides members access to discounted Heights, Guam, national contracts ranging from con- for 15 years with struction products to operational her husband, Ernie, a captain with goods and services. Continental Airlines. She has a daugh- ter, Christine, who lives in Albany, N.Y. 1988 Michelle A. Finizio works as an office 1981 manager for more than 400 associates Barbara L. Cambia has run in eight in the Information Technology depart- New York City marathons and is an ment at Office Depot in Boca Raton. enthusiastic fitness advocate. A former She holds both A.A. and B.S. (’91) vice president in the hospitality indus- degrees from Lynn. try, she founded The Public Relations 1994 People, Inc. in 2006 and represents Hilary (Towne) Worster and husband Karen A. Gruenfelder-Sarrica is a clients in the health, fitness and beauty Warren recently opened their second fourth-grade teacher at Wading River industries. location of The Ripe Tomato Deli in Elementary School in New York. She Litchfield, Conn. The original location writes that she has “two handsome is in Morris. The eateries specialize in young boys,” Sean Mark Jr., 5, and high-quality, fresh food served in a Jack Daniel, 3.

#+"""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% Jeremy Kerr was named head golf Daniel S. Shapiro and wife Jen (Rose) also have a son, Taylor James (TJ). Jay professional at Mohawk Golf Club ’98 live in Damascus, Md., with their also holds an M.B.A. from Lynn, in Niskayuna, N.Y. Founded in 1898, son, Erik, 5. Daniel works as a program/ granted in 2001. it is one of the most prestigious and project manager for an IT consulting oldest clubs in the country. Jeremy also company supporting the Centers for 2000 is a member of the board of directors Medicare and Medicaid Services in Megan Alstrup for the Northeastern New York PGA Baltimore, and Jen is a staff develop- married Michael Section and serves on many section ment teacher at a middle school in Gene Herkert committees. He and wife Martha Gaithersburg. on Aug. 22, live in Schenectady, N.Y., with their 2009, at A two sons, Logan, 7, and Braeden, 4. 1998 Hidden Haven Martha is an eighth grade history Josefin C. Stalvant, an All American in Port Angeles, teacher at Shaker Junior High School. in women’s golf at Lynn and 2007 Wash. Megan is Lynn Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, an independent Brian Siliquini works as a security works at Stockholm Golf Club in yoga instructor in Seattle, and her hus- supervisor for Lynn University and Sweden. She is married and the proud band is an independent general homes works special security details for a pri- mother of a daughter, Lynn, and son, contractor, also in Seattle. They spent vate firm. He resides in Boca Raton. Alex. their honeymoon in the Greek Islands.

1995 Natasha N. Caske is married and Melissa L. Fulmore resides in Tallaha- resides in Deltona, Fla. She has two ssee, Fla., where she was recently app- daughters, Ashlyn, 7, and Haelyn, 4. ointed principal of Lillian Ruediger Natasha is the assistant varsity softball Elementary School. coach at Deltona High School and teaches kindergarten. 1996 Seth Sigal teaches Spanish, literature David L. Fuller resides in and economics in Arizona. He is mar- Southborough, Mass., with wife Hebe, ried and has a 10-year-old daughter. who formerly worked in Lynn’s admis- He also writes movie scripts, novels, sion office for 11 years. They have a poetry and plays. Sascha Wullschleger (above) lives daughter and son. In 2001, they moved in Locarno, Switzerland, with wife from Boca Raton to Ocala, Fla., where 1997 Genie and their two children, Kay they created a children’s athletic and and Sophie. He has worked 10 years arts training center serving more than Francisco Escudero (below) runs for ABN AMRO Bank Switzerland, 1,000 students. After six profitable Skybanditz, a kiteboarding school and holding various positions. Today he is years, they sold the center, retiring at shop in Coral Gables, Fla. He resides a senior relationship manager in pri- 40 and traveling the world for a year. in nearby Bay Harbor Islands. vate banking as well as associate director Today Hebe works in admissions at for the bank. Sascha was a member of St. Marks School, and David works the men’s tennis team and an Academic in development and fundraising for All-American at Lynn. nonprofits that improve the quality of life for children. 1999 Jay Brandt and wife Mayra became proud parents of a daughter, Layla Racquel, on May 29. Jay, a senior de- velopment officer at Lynn, and Mayra

!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% #* Aly (Weisel) Hale and husband Brian Justin K. Bodner moved to Virginia became the proud parents of a daughter, Beach, Va., with his wife, Ashley, and Jillian Lee, on Oct. 13, 2008. They their son, Preston Maxwell. Justin reside in Los Alamitos, Calif. oversees two warehouses for a major printing company, Paradigm Incorpo- 2002 rated, and runs his own marketing Larry Beatty of West business. Palm Beach, Fla., is the author of a newly pub- Greg G. Gerosky is co-producer and lished book, The Streets head of post production for Reveille Ran Red, written under Productions, a large independent TV his pen name of Morgan production company in Los Angeles. Lawrence. The book Among the shows he’s produced are includes true-life stories American Gladiators, Shear Genius, from his 20-year career Tabatha’s Salon Takeover, Legally Blond: as a paramedic. Larry Search for Ellie Woods and MTV’s new Todd D. McFliker was married Jan. 18, reports that a team is being assembled The Buried Life. In addition, Greg 2009, to Mary Carter at the Parkland to put together a TV series based on composes music for several of Reveille’s Golf & Country Club in Parkland, the book. shows and operates a small company Fla. Todd is finishing his second book, that rents post production gear. The Songs Remain the Same: How Led Timothy C. Heatley and wife Laura Zeppelin Has Dominated Mass Media Throughout the World’s Cultures for (Apy) ’02 became parents on Nov. 4, 2004 Over Forty Years, and has opened a 2008, to a son, Blake. Paul business, Photo Revolution, Inc. Amelchenko (www.PhotoRevolution.org). He pho- Julie Moraz is the new assistant princi- and photojour- tographs concerts, weddings, new- pal at Deep Run Elementary School nalist Stacey borns, meetings and private parties. in Elkridge, Md. Formerly, she was Brandon collab- Todd’s thesis project at Lynn, All You the second grade department head at orated on a Need Is Love to Dismantle an Atomic Rockburn Elementary School, also in charming book, Children’s Letters to Bomb, is published and available Elkridge. Dog, published by Willow Creek Press. through online booksellers and his The 96-page work contains letters and Web site, www.CreativeJournalist.com. Virginia O. Van Antwerp moved last drawings by elementary school stu- September from Daphne, Ala., to dents to dogs at the Humane Society Benjamin S. Selcke has worked in the Orlando, Fla. She is planning to pursue of Broward County. Happily, all the sports world since specializing in sports graduate studies and is an active mem- dogs now have “forever homes.” and recreation management at Lynn ber of the Junior League of Greater University’s College of Hospitality Orlando. Driton Dalipi is a managing partner Management. He first worked with the at MDA – Management & Develop- Chicago Bulls, then Arlington Park ment Associates, a consulting firm in 2003 Race Track (Churchill Downs) and, Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo. Joseph Abruzzo since June 2008, the Indiana Pacers of Wellington, Fla., basketball organization, where he is a was elected to the 2005 sales consultant. Florida House of Alejandra Aleman Alcedo earned a Representatives in master’s degree from Teacher’s College Alana L. Vartanian resides in McLean, 2008. of Columbia University (New York) in Va., and works as a senior meeting May 2008 and was married the follow- planner at the American Bankers ing December. She is now a third Association in Washington, D.C. grade teacher in Panama.

#!""!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% Christopher J. Tusa, who also earned an M.M. from Lynn in 2009, is a free- lance musician in South Florida, where he performs with several orchestras. Andrew Carrabis ’06 (r) and Seth Haimovitch 2008 Morris J. Annese was the first in his family to graduate from college. He 2006 has worked as a police officer for 15 Andrew B. Carrabis is the co-author years and resides with his wife and two of a book, The Art of the Law School children in West Palm Beach, Fla. Transfer: A Guide to Transferring Law Schools, with Seth D. Haimovitch. Daniel A. Green is a member of Rep- After the two experienced the frustra- Maegan Vondal married Matt Koelker resentative Matthew Smith’s legislative tions of the transfer process themselves, on Nov. 29, 2008, in Lowell, Mass. staff in the Pennsylvania House of they decided to write a guidebook to Maegan teaches English and coaches Representatives. Previously, Daniel help others. Andrew attended his first soccer at Timberlane Regional Middle worked on the 2008 election of cur- year of law school at Florida A&M School in Plaistow, N.H. rent Alaska Senator Mark Begich. University and is now attending the Levin College of Law at the University Bill Press has been named police chief of Florida. 2007 Thomas Tickenoff recently completed for Fairhope, Ala. He earned his Ph.D. a Master of Science in Business Ad- from Lynn last May and most recently Denise Fraile owns and operates Verati worked as a crime scene investigator Design LLC, a graphic design firm ministration, specializing in interna- tional finance through a joint program captain with the Miami-Dade Police specializing in corporate identities, Department. marketing packages and advertising. between California State University, Stanislaus (Turlock, Calif.) and the The firm is based in Charlotte, N.C., Jennifer Stedman is enrolled in the and Dusseldorf, Germany. Universite de Cergy-Pontoise (Paris, France). He now resides in his home- Master of Biomedical Science program town of Turlock, where his family at Barry University (Miami Shores, Fla.). Kelly E. James earned a Master of owns a 750-acre farm and grows Science degree in rehabilitation coun- almonds, many 2009 seling from the University of North of which are Florida (Jacksonville). She now works Tyrell A. Burgess signed with the shipped abroad. in Sarasota, Fla., as a consumer advo- Vancouver Whitecaps FC. During his Thomas is cate and teaches self-advocacy skills to senior year on the Fighting Knights learning about people with significant disabilities. men’s soccer team, the midfielder fin- the industry ished second in scoring with 10 goals and hopes to and 10 assists in 20 matches. A native W. Nelson Lewis was accepted to the become an of Smiths, Bermuda, Tyrell is also a Master of Professional Studies program international member of Bermuda’s national team. in Journalism and Politics at George- almond broker town University (Washington, D.C.). or focus on Nelson has been employed by the Fox Joanna James is the co-inventor, with financing as News Channel in Washington since Mary Moschos, of Love Handles, a it relates to 2006. He continues to be a weekly universal exercise device that attaches agriculture. panelist on Greta Van Susteren’s Web to baby strollers, wheelchairs and arm- show, GretaLiveWire, which can be chairs to give users an upper body/core viewed at www.gretawire.com. workout. The product is making a

!"#$%&'()*)'+',-##'./0/1"#% ## Want to stay connected with Lynn splash—from the company Web site University and other alumni in your (www.lovehandlesinc.com), Facebook, area? Interested in spreading the YouTube and Twitter to TV shows word about Lynn to prospective stu- Live with Regis and Kelly and Access dents and their parents? Or maybe Hollywood. LYNN ? you’d like to help young alumni in Join the (alumni) club their career networking. You can Megan Mangone finished one over do all this and more by establishing par through three rounds to win the or joining a Lynn alumni club or chapter in your region. 2009 New Hampshire Women’s Golf Lynn’s Alumni Affairs office is working to create a network of alumni groups, Association Championship at North starting first in areas with high alumni concentration. Conway Country Club. “We’re looking at Boston; Washington, D.C.; New York, Philadelphia, New Jersey and Chicago,” says Matt Roos, director of alumni Christopher L. Polidoro opened affairs. “We’ve had interest in San Francisco, too.” Detailz Auto Spa in Boca Raton The regional clubs and chapters will offer a range of social, cultural and ath- (www.detailzspa.com) while he was a letic events, community service, and social and career networking. The mix of junior at Lynn. The detailing business activities may vary from region to region, depending on members’ interests. also offers commercial and residential Members also will serve as “Lynn ambassadors” in important ways such as assisting pressure cleaning services as well as with student recruitment and helping raise awareness of Lynn University. mobile detailing of vehicles at cus- Share the Lynn pride; help create an alumni club in your area. For details, tomers’ homes or offices. contact Matt Roos by phone at 561-237-7433 or e-mail at [email protected].

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Stay Connected 2009 through OurLynn... Margaret Thompson Bartlett ’06 of London. He was the first television The new online community Bethesda, Md., passed away Aug. 8. network correspondent to cover the economy full-time and became the for Lynn University alumni Wyatt Benjamin Cragin, a sophomore NBC News chief economics corre- from Carlisle, Mass., passed away July 4. spondent. More recently, he was a Whether it’s a job change, move, pro- regular commentator on PBS’ Nightly motion, marriage, birth/adoption, John T. Hannifan, a Business Report. He was the author of travel or other milestone, OurLynn is member of the Lynn four books and received the 1995 the place to share your news. University board of Lifetime Achievement Award of the trustees and the lead National Broadcasters Hall of Fame. 1. Go to www.lynn.edu/alumni and donor and namesake of Dean Levine was a Phi Beta Kappa log in to OurLynn. Lynn’s Hannifan Center graduate of Brown University and for Career Development, passed away Columbia Graduate School of 2. Go to “Stay Connected.” June 18. He climbed the ranks of Journalism. 3. Click on “Read/Post Alumni IBM, retiring as a vice president and Notes” and “Add/Edit Notes.” site manager in 1999. Prior to becom- Phyllis Goldsmith 4. Go to “Add New Note” and select ing at trustee at Lynn, he served as Levinson, wife of Lynn from 3 options: chairman of the board of overseers and University senior major the Quarter Century Campaign, and gift officer Bob Levinson,  “Newly married!” supported the annual fund and schol- passed away Aug. 25.  “New baby!” arship programs. Devoted to his com- Born in Cincinnati,  “Alumni news” munity, he received the Boca Raton Ohio, she was a graduate of the 5. Type in your note, and click Award in 1992 and the Chairman’s University of Cincinnati. After teach- “Submit.” Award from the Greater Boca Raton ing preschool, she served as an execu- Chamber of Commerce in 1994. tive with her husband in their hotel Alumni notes are considered for business in Florida from 1969 to publication in Lynn Magazine based Irving R. Levine, former dean of the 1990. She was active in a number of on the quantity and variety of submis- Eugene M. and Christine organizations in Cincinnati. In Boca sions and available space. Every effort E. Lynn College of Inter- Raton, she was a board member and is made to ensure the accuracy of national Communication secretary of the Children’s Museum. printed alumni notes. We reserve the and world-renowned right to edit submissions. broadcast journalist, Paul Andrew Teresi ’08 of Weston, Questions or need help? E-mail passed away March 26 Fla., passed away [email protected] or call 561-237-7748. at the age of 86. He joined Lynn in June 28. He was a 1994 and in 1996 was named dean of special agent with the the Lynn College. He retired as dean U.S. Drug Enforcement in 2004, but remained a prominent Agency for seven years. Photo Policy fixture at the university, serving as a Previously, he served as a We accept high-resolution (300 dpi) member of the board of trustees and sergeant with the Palm Beach County digital photos for publication. You delivering his distinctive introductions Sheriff’s Office. He held a B.A. from may submit your images by e-mail to to speakers at Lynn. He began his Niagara (N.Y.) University and an M.S. [email protected]. Please cap- journalism career with the Providence from Lynn. tion by noting the people, place and Journal-Bulletin and continued as a occasion. All people in a photograph foreign correspondent for the Inter- must be identified. Poor quality/low national News Service and a special resolution images cannot be published. correspondent for The Times of

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they share something in common: they suffered sexual abuse as chil- Z A dren—and, under current state law, they have no voice in the courts. That’s because victims have only until age 21 to press charges and age 25 to file lawsuits under Florida’s statute of limitations. Dolce’s own abuse came at age 7 in Maryland, when he was raped repeatedly by a neighbor. His experience reflects what we know about this abuse. More than 90 percent of child sexual abuse perpetrators are known to the victim. And the majority of victims—60 to 70 percent—do not come forward until after age 25. Why? Victims aren’t able to talk about their abuse until their emo- tional wounds have healed adequately, and that can take years. “You attack an adult under these circumstances, it’s traumatic enough,” says Dolce, who was threatened at knife- and gunpoint. “If you do that to young children, everything and everyone becomes unsafe. By the time victims reach adulthood, they’re struggling with all kinds of problems—eating disorders, substance abuse, split personalities, and other dysfunctions….You can’t take someone in that condition and expect him to walk into a court of law and give testimony.” It was not until his late 20s that Dolce was ready to speak out. By then, he had graduated from Lynn (then the College of Boca Raton) summa cum laude and Stetson University College of Law. During Breaking 1 law school, he volunteered for 2 ⁄2 years in a legal aid clinic, working the silence with domestic violence survivors. “It was emotionally wrenching, but by the same token, it was therapeutic,” he says. Dolce’s drive to help others inten- sified. After law school, he served for four years on Florida state Sen. Walter “Skip” Campbell’s staff. He was instrumental in designing and passing consumer protection legislation, as well as legal reforms on behalf of adoptive families and children in foster care. He now prac- tices with the firm Slawson Cunningham Whalen & Gaspari in Palm Beach Gardens. Last March, he achieved a recording-setting jury ver- dict of $19.2 million on behalf of a child abuse victim. And recently, Florida Trend magazine recognized him as one of Florida’s “Legal Elite.” His pace doesn’t slow beyond the office. He has two children, a daughter, 11, and a son, 16, whom he adopted at age 4 from Russia. Dolce is also active in his church and serves on The Florida Bar’s Legal Needs of Children Committee and on the advisory board for Florida’s Children First. And he’s launched a campaign, Protect Our Kids First, to amend Florida’s Constitution to eliminate the statutes of limitation in sexual battery against children cases (www.protect ourkidsfirst.org).The goal is to collect 700,000 signatures by December 2011 to put the amendment on the ballot. The petitions are pouring in, and the number of volunteers—many of them abuse survivors—is growing. “We’re going to win,” Dolce says, “for one simple reason— because we’re right.”

—Liz McKey

—Liz McKey

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