Saint Joseph’s University, Summer 2012 @SJU: Collaborative Learning Goes High Tech #PostLearningCommons Student Group Explores MBA Grad Is SJU Program Furthers Issues of Faith Wawa’s Next CEO Urban Catholic Education F ROMTHE P RESIDENT As an alumnus of the Class of 1972, a former Trustee, and now, as the president of Saint Joseph’s, I am honored to serve my alma mater, and to be a member of the extended community who hold this wonderful University in their hearts. It is humbling to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors, and it is a particular privilege to begin my tenure in the wake of the distinguished service of Interim President John W. Smithson and Presidents Timothy R. Lannon, S.J., and Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J. I am inspired by the gifts of leadership each man shared with the University and look forward to building on the foundation they helped to forge with dedication to our mission. New leadership brings the opportunity for an institutional renaissance. The blueprint for our renaissance is outlined in Seeking the Magis, the academic strategic plan that was created by the University’s leadership in collaboration with the faculty. I feel fortunate that such strong groundwork is in place as we move forward to achieve great things, on behalf of our students and the global community they will serve. Beginning my work as the 27th president of Saint Joseph’s — a place I know and love well — I am reminded of the words of Superior General Adolfo Nicolás, S.J., when, in April 2010, he addressed the leadership of more than 200 Jesuit colleges and universities from around the world. Fr. Nicolás challenged us to prepare an educational model that is global and networked with depth. He called on us to ignite the imaginations of our students with, as he termed it, a “profound engagement with the real,” inside and outside our classrooms, lecture halls, research laboratories, creative studios, and on our athletic fields and courts. When the Class of 2016 converges on Hawk Hill this fall, Saint Joseph’s newest students will be energized with boundless enthusiasm for the promise of their future. I hope that each student will be in the midst of his or her own renaissance, and eager to engage deeply with the world, in authentic ways, through the fire of the intellect. St. Ignatius imagined this annual rite of passage into being long ago, when he and the early companions started the first Jesuit college during the Late Renaissance in 1548. I am thrilled to begin my presidency with these new Hawks, in this noble, Ignatian tradition, and I invite you, as treasured alumni and friends, to begin anew with us. Sincerely, C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. ’72 President INAUGURATION WEEK IS OCTOBER 6-12, 2012. PLEASE SEE PAGE 40 FORALISTOFEVENTS. Volume 26, No. 3, Summer 2012 Cover Story Features Departments 2 From the Editor 2 On the Calendar 3 News 26 Advancing • Jamie Maguire ’84 Honored with HSB Hall of Fame Award • Global Community Day Continues to Grow • Wawa Stores Support Kinney Center for Second Year • SheUnited Presents The God Box in New York City 12 20 30 Alum Notes 12 Un-Common Learning 18 Faith and Friendship Profiles By Jill Porter By Nicole Katze ’11 (M.A.) • Gene Barr ’77 (B.A.) The new John R. Post ’60 Academic Students are discussing and developing their Center creates a hub for collaborative deeply held beliefs through Koinonia, a faith- • Dan Gallagher ’94 (B.S.), ’99 (M.S.) learning in an exciting addition sharing group that’s increasing in popularity. • Marisa McClellan ’08 (M.A.) to a rejuvenated Drexel Library. • Beth Jenkins ’09 (B.A.) 20 The Long and Shorti of It By Joseph N. DiStefano Wawa President Chris Gheysens ’05 (M.B.A.) 39 Baseball Field Naming Recognizes prepares to take the reins as CEO. John Smithson 22 Sustaining Urban Catholic Education 40 Inaugural Week and Tour: By Dan Wisniewski ’08 (B.A.) C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. ’72 The first graduates of ACESJU’s two-year experience show their commitment to the future of urban Catholic education. UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION SJU MAGAZINE SJU MAGAZINE: Published three times Saint Joseph’s University is committed President Editor annually by Saint Joseph’s University, to a policy of equal opportunity in every C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. ‘72 (B.S.) Molly Crossan Harty 5600 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA aspect of its operations. The University 19131-1395; distributed free to alumni, values diversity and seeks talented Senior Vice President News Editor parents, friends and faculty/staff of Saint students, faculty and staff from a John W. Smithson Nicole Katze ’11 (M.A.) Joseph’s University (circulation 57,000). variety of backgrounds. 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Questions or concerns regarding the Melissa Kelly University’s equal opportunity/affirmative Send editorial correspondence to action policies and programs or services University Communications, Saint and accommodations for disabled persons Joseph’s University, 5600 City Avenue, should be directed to the Affirmative Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395 or Action Officer at 610-660-3336. [email protected]. winter 2010 21 O NTHE C ALENDAR ACADEMIC CALENDAR Hawktoberfest/Reunion, Sat., Oct. 13-Sun., Oct. 14. Fall Break, Mon., Oct. 15-Tue., Oct. 16. Contact: Patty Newby, [email protected]. Last day of classes, Mon., Dec. 10. (See inside back cover for more information.) Final exams, Wed., Dec. 12-Tue., Dec. 18. New York Council Cocktail Reception, Tue., Oct. 30, ROM DITOR Le Parker Meridien. F the E ACADEMIC EVENTS 32nd Annual Alumni Gala, Fri., Nov. 2. Food Marketing Night at the Phillies, Mon., Sept. 10, Contact: Megan Famular ’06, ’12, [email protected]. Citizens Bank Park (7:05 p.m.). Contact: Kathy Kennedy, (See inside back cover for more information.) [email protected], 610-660-3152. I’ve always loved the library, any library. For me, Medical Alumni Awards, Sat., Sept. 15. Mass, Chapel of Healthcare Financial Management Association St. Joseph—Michael J. Smith, S.J., Memorial (5 p.m.); the library represents a refuge, a place I can seek Conference, Wed., Sept. 19, Haub Center. Sponsor: health dinner and awards, Doyle Banquet Hall, Campion Student out a secret nook and disappear, find distraction services department. Contact: Tom Heron, [email protected]. Center (6 p.m.). Contact: Laura Brunette, [email protected], in another world or a subject matter I haven’t yet Protecting Your Digital Footprint at Work, Home and on 610-660-3201. the Road: 15 Tips on ID Theft in 60 Minutes, explored, or simply escape from my unrelenting Law Alumni Awards, Wed., Nov. 14, Union League of Wed., Sept. 19, Cardinal John P. Foley Campus Center Philadelphia (6 p.m.). Contact: Laura Brunette, to-do list into a sea of silence. (2:30 p.m.). Presenter: Robert J. Lackie, professor librarian, [email protected], 610-660-3201. Franklin F. Moore Library, Rider University. Co-sponsors: To register for all alumni events: alumni.sju.edu. When I was a student, I also used libraries for Post Learning Commons/Drexel Library, Office of Information research, of course, and took advantage of the Technology and Office of Organizational Learning and ATHLETICS Leadership. Baseball Alumni Golf Outing, Mon., Sept. 10, Bala Golf Club, technology, mostly the computers. It’s a little Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Institute for Jewish-Catholic Relations: different today for students — who have their own • “Relations between the State of Israel and the Holy See: Basketball Home Openers, Hagan Arena: laptops, smart phones and iPads — so when I 1993 to the Present,” Thu., Oct. 4 (4 p.m.). Presenter: • Men vs. North Texas State, Fri., Nov. 9. • Women vs. Princeton, Sun., Nov. 11. heard about the plan to expand Drexel Library, I John T. Pawlikowski, O.S.M., professor of social ethics and director of Catholic-Jewish studies, Cardinal Joseph Athletics Hall of Fame Induction/Brunch, Sun., Nov. 11. wondered why. If students can access the Internet Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union. Mass, Chapel of St. Joseph—Michael J. Smith, S.J., without getting out of bed, what’s going to entice • “The Lessons of Kristallnacht for Jewish-Christian-Muslim Memorial (11 a.m.), followed by brunch, Doyle Banquet them to come to the library, even if it has a few Relations Today,” Wed., Nov. 14 (7 p.m.). Presenter: Rabbi Hall, Campion Student Center. Dr. Mark Winer, chairman, International Interfaith Task Men’s Basketball in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, more computers? Force, World Union for Progressive Judaism. Fri., Nov. 16-Sat., Nov. 17, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. Contact: [email protected]. www.sju.edu/ijcr Library Director Evelyn Minick set me straight, in SJUHawks.com Service-Learning Program 20th Anniversary Celebration, the nicest of ways, when she toured me through Sat., Oct. 20: CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER the new John and Maryanne Hennings Post • Service opportunity involving food distribution, spending Fall Career Fair, Thu., Sept.