Spring/Summer 2004 Inside Iraq One Soldier’s Story 2 President’s View There are so many good things to Space is at a premium. Record par- share that I’m at a loss as to the ticipants in the baccalaureate Mass priorities on my list. and brunch and the athletics ban- quet required a change of venue to Because students are most impor- the Hafner Recreation Center. Com- tant (For what other reason are we mencement, as well, outgrew the here?), I want to emphasize that our Hafner Recreation Center and was student body now numbers slightly held in the neighboring Wesleyan over 1,000. As we bid farewell to Church of Hamburg on McKinley 295 graduates (our largest class - Parkway. To accommodate instruc- whom we will miss), we look for- tional needs, a new classroom and ward to their participation in the office building is on the drawing Hilbert Alumni Association. We are board and an auditorium/theater is also looking ahead to newly accepted also planned. These, in addition to students who will at least equal the two more apartment-style student numbers welcomed last fall. We met residences, expansion of the athlet- a number of them at the President’s ics center and, of course, more park- Scholarship dinner and the Accepted ing space. Students reception. If you have not been on campus for Online courses are thriving as are some time, we would urge you to the students who take advantage of visit. A walk through and conversa- yet another vehicle for learning. The tions with faculty, staff and students New York State Education Depart- will excite you even more about the ment just approved two additional strides which Hilbert continues to To accommodate bachelor degrees in communication take. We welcome you. Come share studies and rehabilitation services, in our pride. instructional needs, which is testimony to the research and creativity of faculty responding a new classroom to area needs! Sister Edmunette Paczesny, Ph.D., FSSJ and office building is President on the drawing board and an auditorium/theater is also planned. These, in addition to two more apartment-style student residences, expansion of the athletics center and, of course, more parking space. 3 Contents Features Blood Evidence 4 Hilbert student takes Discovery Channel behind the scenes of bloodstain analysis A Publication for Alumni, Family, and Friends Published three times annually by Hilbert College Cover Story 5200 South Park Avenue Hamburg, New York 14075 TEL (716) 649-7900 FAX (716) 558-6381 www.hilbert.edu E-MAIL [email protected] Editor/Writer Paula Witherell Public Relations Director Publication Design Peter Gariepy Photographer Nancy J. Parisi Sports Information Director Robert deGrandpre Cover Story Contributing Writer Inside Iraq 6 Grace Lazzara Stationed outside Baghdad, Jeanna Marrano talks about life in the midst of the war O∞ce of Institutional Advancement Thomas P. Honan Vice President for Institutional Lasting Impression 11 Advancement How Michael Fox didn’t let his visual impairment get in the way Mark Bindig Director of Development Patricia Baubonis Commencement 12 Alumni Relations Director Largest class ever says goodbye to Hilbert Karen Procknal Coordinator of Research and Records In Every Issue President’s View 2 In the Sports Zone 16 Around Hilbert 4 Alumni News & Notes 17 Happening @ Hilbert 14 Remember When 20 Faculty and Staff File 15 4 With years of training and crime scene analysis Blood behind him, Moore, who has a two-year college Evidence degree, realized he want- ed to further his educa- raig Moore has a penchant for experiments over a two-day period tion. He’s now a part-time, C finding out all he can about as Discovery Channel’s crew filmed blood at a crime scene. The region- and interviewed him for a segment nontraditional student in al bloodstain expert and Hilbert on bloodstain pattern analysis. Hilbert’s criminal justice College student has gained so Filming took place at the Niagara much international recognition in Regional Police Services’ (NRPS) program. the field that he was featured on the new training facility in Welland, Ont. real-life detectives program “Foren- “The experiments involved completed, I provided an analysis of sic Factor,” broadcast on the Discov- bloodstain analysis conducted in the bloodstains on how they differ in ery Channel in Canada. a mock living room. A group of shootings as opposed to beatings.” The show, which focused on officers entered the room and I Combining law enforcement weapons, is similar to the Discovery then walked them through the and science, Moore has been doing Channel’s U.S. version of “The New scene explaining the significance forensic analysis for nearly 10 years. Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic of various bloodstain patterns,” He started off as a uniformed officer Science.” said Moore, a forensic identification at the NRPS in 1984 but with the For his participation in the show, officer for the NRPS in St. Catha- advent of DNA analysis and other Moore conducted a number of rines. “Once the experiments were modern technology, Moore recog- Open for Business he Hilbert College SIFE Café, the iel Roland and Sister Edmunette (Pac- T first student-run, on-campus eat- zesny) for their outstanding efforts to ery in Western New York, has obtained a achieve their vision of having a new on- funding boost with the final installment campus café. Their foresight, can-do atti- received from a $10,000 Rich Products tude, terrific enthusiasm and desire to Corp. challenge grant. make a difference are what SIFE is all The Hilbert-Rich collaboration was about. launched in 2001 to help establish an “Rich’s is very pleased to have this “on-the-go” café for the college com- opportunity to support their ongoing munity, a venture being managed by efforts and we look forward to many the Hilbert Students in Free Enterprise more great things to come,” added Rich, (SIFE) organization. who praised and met with Hilbert SIFE With Hilbert having met the chal- students at a recent visit to the café. lenge grant by raising $10,000 from var- The café, noted Roland, puts stu- ious contributors, the challenge funds dents in a business situation that allows and Rich’s grant total $20,000 to benefit them to develop sought after abilities the café and to assist in setting up an and to better understand the day-to-day endowed scholarship for Hilbert SIFE challenges faced by business owners. students. The first scholarship will be “Essentially,” said Roland, “the stu- Photo by Photo Nancyby J. Parisi awarded this spring. dents are running a small business. They Robert E. Rich Jr., president of Rich are responsible for all aspects of the café’s Bob Rich Jr. shows a Hilbert SIFE Products and SIFE national chairman, operation, from ordering product to set- sweatshirt presented to him by commended “student members of the ting prices to ensuring the menu fits Jennifer Jankowski ’04 on behalf Hilbert SIFE chapter, SIFE director Dan- customer demands. Small-business own- of the college’s SIFE organization. 5 Around Hilbert nized that forensic science was a with the Carabinieri, Italy’s military burgeoning field. He then joined the police, who had rebuilt a master bed- Saying Thanks NRPS forensics services unit, the room so the analysis could be more same one, he noted, which contrib- thorough and, ultimately, less argu- SISTER TIBURTIA GORECKI, FSSJ, uted to evidence gathering in the mentative in court,” he said. foundress and former director of the widely publicized Paul Bernardo- With years of training and crime Hilbert College McGrath Library, was Karla Homolka case a decade ago. scene analysis behind him, Moore, recognized for her years of service to As Moore’s abilities in bloodstain who has a two-year college degree, the college at a blessing and plaque analysis improved so did his notori- realized he wanted to further his edu- dedication held this spring. Known ety among his peers. He’s since cation. He’s now a part-time, nontra- for her charm lectured to crime scene investiga- ditional student in Hilbert’s criminal and friendship to tors all over the United States and justice program. many at Hilbert, a Canada, and even Columbia, as “Ed Qualey (criminal justice chair- plaque in honor of well as been published in various person) and the college more fully Sister Tiburtia is professional journals. recognized the policing education I on display on the In fact, one of Moore’s published had already received, something that’s library’s second works prompted Italian authorities made a tremendous difference as I floor, outside the to contact him for assistance in go through the program’s curriculum,” group study room. a murder investigation. “Initially, I he said. Patrick McPartland by Photo Courtesy WNY of Catholic analyzed some crime scene photos the investigators provided but they wanted the analysis to be more specific, something that warranted further analysis beyond the photos. As a result, I went to Italy and con- ducted a number of experiments Coming Soon tarting in Fall 2005, students will have the choice of two new degree S programs at Hilbert College. Bachelor-level degrees in communica- tion studies and rehabilitation services were recently approved by the New York State Education Department. “The continued growth of the college and its offerings and degree programs clearly demonstrates the vibrancy of the faculty and staff and ership is challenging, making the skills the desire to continue to strive for programs based in the liberal arts, students are developing, like customer which also meet the professional needs of society,” said the Rev. Dr. relations, communication, and manage- Bernard Olszewski, vice president for academic affairs.