Non-Profit Organization US Postage Fall 2011 PAID Dominican University 7900 West Division Street River Forest, IL 60305 dom.edu Address Service Requested The Magazine of Dominican University Named by U.S. News & World Report as a top 20 master’s level university and a “Great School, Great Price.” Sustainability is a shared priority. Printed using soy inks. Available online at dom.edu/magazine As a Sinsinawa Dominican-sponsored institution, Dominican University OUR MISSION prepares students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service and to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world. PASSING GLANCES ThePASSING Dominican GLANCES University Art Collection Over the past 100+ years, Dominican University has acquired a rich, diverse andThe historically Dominican significant art collection, University due primarily to generous donations fromArt alumnae/i Collection and local art patrons. The collection encompasses pieces from all over the world and from local artists, Dominican faculty and alumnae/i,Over the a pastrare 100painting+ years, from Dominican Chicago artistUniversity Joan Mitchell,has acquired and apieces rich, from Salvador Dali, Jean-Francois Raffaelli, Georges Rouault and Oak Stars On and diverse and historically significant art collection, due primarily to Parkgenerous artist Carl donations Krafft. from alumnae/i and local art patrons. The In collaborationcollection encompasses with an external pieces appraisal from all andover restoration the world firm,and from student internslocal have artists, undertaken Dominican the faculty important and alumnae/i,task of researching a rare painting and cataloging from Off the Field eachChicago piece. To artist date, Joan more Mitchell, than 50 and works pieces are includedfrom Salvador in the Dali,catalog and Jean-Francoise Raffaelli, Georges Rouault and Oak Park artist Karl Krafft. the goal is to create an online gallery to document and preserve the Probing the Biological Basis of Memory collectionIn collaboration electronically. with an external appraisal and restoration firm, Fulbright Scholar Aims to Transform student interns have undertaken the important task of researching the World of Children and cataloging each piece. To date, more than 50 works are included Dominicanin the catalog University and thesupporters goal is tomay create make an personal online gallerygifts of tonon-cash document assets Sustainable Strength for the Future including real estate, works of art, antiques and other objects of value in and preserve the collection electronically. Dominican’s Priory Campus: Seriously Serene accordance with the university’s gift acceptance policies. Additional tax benefits may be associated with such gifts as well as other long-term giving arrangements including life income gifts, bequests and other options as partPictured of an overall is the early financial 20th-century and estate oil on canvasplan. For painting more byinformation, American contact Universityimpressionist Advancement Louis Betts atof Mrs.(708) Edward 524-6307 Hines or and development her [email protected]. The recently restored painting now hangs in the President’s Office. Pictured is the early 20th-century oil on canvas painting by American impressionist Louis Betts of Mrs. Edward Hines and her daughter. The recently restored painting now hangs in the President’s Office. Fall 2011 From the President The Magazine of Dominican University Dear Alumnae/i and Special Friends: I confess that I am an obsessively loyal fan of the Dominican Stars, and I deeply value the role DU NEWS DEPARTMENTS that NCAA Division III (DIII) athletics plays in the development of young adults. So, join me in celebrating 30 years of varsity sports at Dominican University — and take a sneak peek at our Faculty Briefs 2 Endowed Chairs: Marks of 21 new outdoor athletic facility! Distinction and Excellence 24 Class News As I mentioned in my annual letter to alumnae/i, athletics is thriving at Dominican, even though our compact campus presents some home field and court challenges. This past year, for instance, two of our teams were Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) champs and went to their respective 3 BSB’s 2011 DIII national tournaments; women’s basketball climbed all the way to the top of the NAC South Community Leaders Division and won their first NAC division championship in program history; three coaches were voted NAC Coach of the Year; two student-athletes were named NAC Players of the Year; and we GSLIS Alums Named had three All-Americans, including our first in softball. In addition, just recently, Dominican Top Librarians Director of Athletics Erick Baumann ’93 was ranked as the 15th-most successful soccer coach See the Newest Campus 24 in the NCAA — across all divisions! Changes: Lewis Link In Sympathy The fact that DU athletes also are high achievers academically is an important part of the Expansion is Open, DU Stars 35 story. This year there are more than three dozen Presidential and Dean’s Scholars on our varsity Christen New Soccer Field 36 Calendar of Events rosters. Sixty-eight Dominican Stars were named NAC Scholar-Athletes last year and the Athletics Department GPA has been over 3.0 for 10 semesters in a row! Oops, I hope that my pride does Back Cover Passing Glances not jinx that one! These are fine young women and men, who represent the university with distinction. 4 2011 Ethics and Leadership Lecture 11 Speaking of distinction, let me refer you to two other articles in this magazine that highlight FEATURES BACK additional reputation-building opportunities for our small, but aspiring, university. Last spring, New Staff Appointment with the leadership of Senior Vice President Amy McCormack, Dominican launched its campus Hooray for Harry! sustainability plan, 4Rfuture. In August, Illinois Lieutenant 6 Stars On and Off the Field Governor Sheila Simon joined me in front of Parmer Hall, to formally sign the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact. For Dominican, sustainability is about more than the environment; 11 Seriously Serene it represents the promise of a decent life for future generations. A Photo Essay of Dominican’s Priory Campus I like to think that, in some way, the scholarship of Dominican faculty is advancing that promise, which is why I am delighted 14 Sustainable Strength for the Future to see faculty achieving recognition and external support for 5 their good work. I refer you to the article about an NIH-funded The DU Stars soccer teams kicked off their 5 A Season Filled with PRESIDENT 2011 season on a new synthetic turf field. research study underway at Dominican in neuroscience. Such World-Class Performers 16 Alumnae/i Spotlight: Donna M. Carroll funding also provides exceptional opportunities for students to VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT work collaboratively with faculty on solutions to real-life problems. Christopher Koetke Grace Cichomska CHIEF MARKETING AND A rigorous, relevant and well-rounded Dominican education — that is our goal, and that is the COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Jeff Kraft subtext of this magazine. Dominican University is committed to the development of the whole 18 Probing the Biological EDITOR student — intellectually, socially, spiritually and physically — so that she or he can participate in Basis of Memory Tina Weinheimer the creation of a more just, humane and sustainable world. ART DIRECTOR Pam Norpell I know that so many of our alums are already out there doing such transforming work. 20 More Than a Philosophy DESIGN Pagliuco Design Company That makes me very proud. View the online version Fulbright Scholar Aims to of Dominican Magazine Dominican University for the content included Transform the World of Children 7900 West Division St. Sincerely, in the printed magazine River Forest, IL 60305 708 366 2490 and recent issues you may dom.edu have missed. [email protected] Dominican University Magazine is published semiannually by the Office Donna M. Carroll dom.edu/magazine of Marketing and Communications. President Reproduction in whole or part is prohibited without written permission. ©2011 Dominican University 2 DU NEWS DU NEWS 3 Endowed Chairs: Marks of Distinction and Excellence GSLIS Alums Named Top Librarians or a host of reasons, endowed chairs are considered one of the most valuable and important gifts to a university. A vital resource for attracting nthony Molaro MLIS ’08, a current student in Dominican’s F distinguished and acclaimed faculty, endowed chairs recognize the scholarship, research and expertise of faculty, which strengthens the A Graduate School of Library and Information Science PhD curriculum, elevates the profile and reputation of the university, and enhances the recruitment of potential faculty members. Dominican is Program, and John Schumacher MLIS ’10, have been named to the proud to announce the appointments of three endowed chairs for the 2011-12 academic year. Library Journal’s 2011 list of “Movers and Shakers.” The prestigious annual list highlights 50 people throughout the country who are shaping the future of libraries. Molaro is the director of Highwood Minow manages the Stanford teaching, Williams is the editor lecturer for undergraduate and BSB’s 2011 Community Leaders Public Library, and Schumacher is the school library director at Brook Copyright and Fair Use website or author of 15 books as well as graduate classes, as well as “Community sustainability” is at the heart of the Brennan School Forest School in Oak Brook, IL. and founded the Library Law blog. numerous journal articles on to the broader university and of Business’s Community Leadership Program (CLP), which begins She serves on the boards of the business ethics. He is the business community; and he will Molaro was included in the list as an “information activist.” He its third year this fall. This program was created by Dominican, Electronic Privacy Information director of the Center for collaborate with BSB faculty on is an active blogger, public speaker and an advocate for a modern the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation and the Center and the Freedom to Read Ethics and Religious Values enhancing the integration of understanding of the role of librarians in a democratic society.