Carroll News

November 5, 2009 Alumni News

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:42:54 MST

Due to the overwhelming response to the spring 2010 Treasures of Italy tour, Carroll Alumni Relations has decided to open the trip up to more participants. A second tour bus has been added to the itinerary, leaving room for all of you who were disappointed when this popular trip sold out early on. The 12-day base tour to Italy will be May 17-28, 2010, with the optional tour extension to Oberammergau, Germany, for the famous Passion Play. For a complete itinerary and pricing information visit: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/travel/index.cc These will not last long, so if you are interested contact Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez at alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or at 406-447-5185.

In the News

As of September 1, 2009, Jon Saunders, class of 1990, has been vice president of Cordillera Communications-Group Manager of the Montana Stations. Jon retains his position as the president/general manager of Montana's KRTV and KXLH television stations. "I am excited about leading the Montana Group of Stations and building on the rich tradition of market leadership and news dominance. The fact that this opportunity is in my home state, working with the most talented people in small market television and for a premier broadcast company like Cordillera is a realized dream," Jon says. His career started in 1992 at KTVM (Eagle Communications) in Butte, Mont., in advertising sales. He joined Cordillera in November 1993 at KXLF in advertising sales and moved to KVOA in June 1997 in advertising sales. In October 1999, he was hired as a local sales manager at KTVQ. In April 2007, he became the president/general manager at KRTV. He was inducted into Carroll's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006 for his renown on the Fighting Saints football squad. He and wife Merisa (Smith) Saunders, class of 1994, live in Great Falls.

Dr. Joshua Nickerson, class of 2001, reports that he, wife Angele Mott-Nickerson (class of 2000) and son Gabriel are moving to Baltimore, Md., this summer where Josh will be in a neuroradiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 2006, Josh graduated from medical school at Loma Linda University (Calif.) and went on to a radiology residency at the University of Vermont.

KayLee Dart, class of 2009, has been hired as the marketing specialist at Mortgage Advisory Group in Everett, Wash.

The Billings Outlaws football team has hired former Carroll College running back Sean Herrin, class of 2009, as an offensive assistant. Herrin will serve as the running backs coach and assistant offensive coordinator. Herrin, a Helena native, played running back, wide receiver and kick returner in his career at Carroll, where he was part of NAIA national championship teams in 2004, '05 and '07. The 2010 Indoor Football League season will begin in March.

November 5, 2009 QuickNotes

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:25:06 MST

OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

Now through Friday night, the three-day centennial interfaith symposium, "To Each a Key: Unlocking the Door to Interfaith Harmony," continues with all-day festivities today (Thursday, November 5) and a spectacular Friday evening finale, complete with live music. This event brings to campus Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from across the nation to dialog with faculty, students and the Helena community, including local faith leaders. Their subject: not our differences, but our common beliefs. The U.S. is a religious melting pot, yet we don't experience the same level of conflict between faiths that occur in other countries, says organizer Dr. Barry Ferst. Because of our ability to harmonize people of all religions and even no religion, what can the U.S. teach the world about peace? Plenty, says Professor Ferst, and we can all be part of the conversation right here on Carroll's campus during this multi-day "retreat." It's all open to the public.

Events today kick off in the Campus Center at 1 p.m., continuing into the evening. Thursday highlights include the 1:15 Sister Annette Memorial Lecture "The Face of Female Spirituality," a visual presentation by honored speaker Dr. Elizabeth Ursic; a 3 p.m. panel of students from various faiths; and an all-evening discussion of Islam, Judaism and Christianity in three separate talks starting at 6:30 p.m. and wrapping up at 9. On Friday at 6 p.m., the final symposium discussions begin, with a confab on interfaith peace prospects. The Helena Chamber Singers will offer the send-off with uplifting "Songs of Joy" at 9.

For the full story in the Helena Independent Record and the schedule of events, read: http://www.helenair.com/news/local/article_369fd6e0-c900-11de-8fe7-001cc4c03286.html

You can also view the information about all the national speakers and their talks here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12561

The full event schedule is also online on the Carroll website here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12559

MIDEAST MEALS

The symposium's only non-free events are the food-related ones. Last night was the Middle East buffet dinner, and you can still sign up for the special Sweets of the Mediterranean dessert buffet tonight (Thursday, November 5). Reservations are required for this delicious happening, with tickets $25. Call Dr. Barry Ferst at 406-447-4324 or email bferst -is-at- carroll -dot- edu to get your place at the table.

Executive chef Gail Babcock (right) and her cooking staff at Sodexo Campus Dining Services plied their culinary skills to create these exotic foodie events. Check out the yummy details at: http://www.helenair.com/news/local/article_da726dec-c83c-11de-ab62-001cc4c002e0.html

SCURVY STAGERATS

Tonight--Thursday, November 5--Carroll Director of Improv Michael McNeilly's musical comedy with social commentary, "The Pirate Play," makes its world premiere on the Carroll Performing Arts Center stage in Old North, St. Charles Hall. McNeilly directs a cast of scurvy stagerats, including the blackhearted Count Long Gone Madoff and his band of bailout-seeking bankers. Original music and plenty of laughs promise a memorable night at the theater.

"The Pirate Play" will only be showing this weekend and next. See it tonight through Saturday at 7 p.m., with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee on November 8; and next week on November 12-14 at 7 p.m., with a final 3 p.m. performance on Sunday, November 15. Carroll students admitted free on Thursdays (that means tonight!) and Sundays. Faculty and staff are free for all performances. For non-Carroll theater-goers, tickets are $11 general admission, $8 for seniors and students. Call 447-4304 and leave a message to reserve tickets.

See the Helena Independent Record story on the production here: http://www.helenair.com/entertainment/yourtime/article_ec733fca-c9d7-11de-be07-001cc4c002e0.html

GOING THE WAY OF OZYMANDIAS

No, this isn't about "The Osbournes." Next Monday, November 9, Carroll Assistant Professor of History and modern European historian Dr. Gillian Glaes takes the stage in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater to talk about the November 9, 1989, fall of the Berlin Wall (photo right) and, with it, the Iron Curtain. "Commemorating the Berlin Wall: 20 Years after the Fall," starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free and open to everyone. In her talk, Dr. Glaes will examine the wall's origins and its role in the Cold War, how and why it fell, and what's occurred since its demise.

GET INSPIRED

The community is pumped about this one: next Wednesday and Thursday, November 11-12, popular national touring speaker Matthew Kelly, a New York Times bestselling Catholic author, will present two talks on becoming the best version of yourself. He will appear at 7 p.m. in the Carroll PE Center each night (new material each evening). Young people, those searching for faith, devoted parishioners, priests and public are welcome to this energizing, dynamic event. Suitable for ages 12 on up. Sponsored by Carroll College Campus Ministry and OYYAM (Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry).

GET A TASTE OF VAMPIRE FICTION

Next Thursday and Friday, November 12-13, poetry, prose and a panel discussion on vampire fiction (just in time to whet your appetite for "Twilight 2") are all on the table as the 7^th annual Carroll Literary Festival arrives. Festivities begin on Thursday evening with a reading by celebrated Helena-homegirl Maile Meloy (left), who will read from her latest work, "Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It," at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. Meloy is also the author of the short story compilation "Half in Love" and the novels "Liars and Saints" and "A Family Daughter." Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Granta and The Paris Review.

The fest continues on Friday, with student author readings starting at 10:30 a.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. At noon, Associate Professor of English Loren Graham, an award winning poet, will delight the audience with excerpts from his forthcoming book, "Mirrow," in Trinity Hall lounge. Afterward, it's back to the Campus Center for more student readings and a unique panel discussion, "Sympathy for the Devil": Vampires in Popular Culture," at 4:15. Everything is free and open to the public. The full schedule of Literary Fest readings is online at: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12669

IN BOARD WE TRUST

Last week's Carroll board of trustees meeting resulted in new developments, including the election of three new board members and a new board chair, plus tenure and promotion for faculty. For the latter, see Faculty News below. For the new board constituency, check out: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12665

In summary, our new board chair is Ray Messer (right), class of 1970, of Bellaire, Texas, the president and board chair of Walter P. Moore and Associates, a Houston-based engineering firm. The three incoming board members are: Dick Anderson, the president of Dick Anderson Construction, Inc., in Helena, Mont.; Dannette Sullivan, class of 1972, the western regional director of the higher education nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse in Herndon, Va.; and Dr. Thomas Flynn, class of 1958 with a 2006 Carroll honorary doctorate, who is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.

IT'S BIN A LONG TIME

Just two months, and your plastics recycling bin can get close to overflow, but relief is on the way with this weekend's SAVE plastics drive in the usual location, the YMCA parking lot just east of Carroll's campus. Bring your cap-free, rinsed type 1 and 2 containers, including trays, to 1100 North Last Chance Gulch on November 6-9 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Volunteers are still needed to help sort recyclables and unload cars-if you can spare a few hours, just email recycling -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

STUDENT NEWS

For all the latest on Student Activities and events coming up, check the Carroll Students webpage: http://www.carroll.edu/students/

ALUMNI NEWS

Events

In the News

KayLee Dart, class of 2009, has been hired as the marketing specialist at Mortgage Advisory Group in Everett, Wash.

FACULTY NEWS

At its annual fall meeting on October 30, 2009, the Carroll College board of trustees granted tenure and promotion to six of the college's faculty members.

Granted tenure were Dr. Kelly Cline, associate professor of mathematics and astronomy; Dr. Bradley Elison, associate professor of psychology and chair of Carroll Psychology Department; and Dr. Jennifer Geiger, associate professor of biology. All three have taught at Carroll since 2003.

The board promoted Terry Mullen to the rank of full professor of mathematics, engineering and physics and Brent Northup to the rank of full professor of communication studies. Northup joined the Carroll faculty in 1989 and serves as the chair of the Communication Studies Department and as the award-winning coach and director of the Carroll Talking Saints forensics team. Mullen is a professional engineer who has taught at Carroll since 1983.

The board promoted to the rank of associate professor of computer science David Marshall, who has taught at the college as an assistant professor since 2005.

ATHLETICS

Plenty of news to report. First up: on All Saints Day eve, Carroll's Fighting Saints clinched the Frontier Conference title for the 10th straight year. The usual playoff stuff is on the horizon after this Saturday's away game against Eastern Oregon.

And, the amazing Saints' women's soccer team won its third straight Frontier Conference regular season title, giving them the right to host the 2009 Frontier Conference/DAC post-season tournament on top of the invitation to enter the NAIA Unaffiliated Group Tournament November 11-14 in Dallas, Texas. The Frontier Tournament will take place this Friday and Saturday at Nelson Stadium with the Saints playing in the first game at noon against the University of Great Falls.

For everything purple and gold, check Carroll's Athletics website, where you'll find news, schedules and much more at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: The second art exhibit in the centennial "Carroll Connected" series. The new show gives us art from the collections of Carroll faculty and administrators, including President Tom Trebon and Professors Sam Alvey, Kyle Strode and Robert Swartout, plus Professor Emeritus of Music Joe Munzenrider. Running through December 10, this exhibit is free of charge in the Art Gallery in St. Charles Hall, open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays.

Ongoing: The Corette Library now has on exhibit the centennial archive display of historic Carroll images and documents on the top floor, north wall.

Ongoing: The Myrna Loy Center continues its discounts for Carroll students, faculty and staff (with Carroll ID) during its popular Tightwad Tuesdays, with $2 film admission. On non-Tuesdays, tickets are just $4.50 for Carroll audience members. Discount tickets for top acts live on the Myrna stage are also available to the Carroll community, with students admitted for $7 and faculty/staff for $15. Find the Myrna on 15 N. Ewing Street, just off Broadway Avenue and across from the courthouse. Check out the Loy schedule at www.myrnaloycenter.com.

November 5: Part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, retired Carroll Political Science Department Chair and Professor Emeritus Dennis Wiedmann will present "Domestic and Electoral Politics of the '60s" at 7 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch, in Helena.

November 8: Carroll Choirs sing at Sunday 11 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena.

November 12: November Faculty Colloquium with speaker Fine Arts Professor Ralph Esposito presenting "Cultural Immersion: Greece and Bulgaria, a Fulbright Experience" at 4:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center.

November 14: Race to Raise Hope for Haiti, 5K fun run. All proceeds benefit Montana Dental Outreach, which took a student group to Haiti to provide dental care to thousands of poor rural citizens last spring and is planning a return trip this winter. Entry fee is $5 for students, $12 general in advance or $15 on race day. Race registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Carroll PE Center (no credit cards on race day). The run/walk begins at 11 a.m. at the Bill Roberts Municipal Golf Course (just across the railroad tracks from campus). Registration is also available at Active.com, with race name "Hope for Haiti." Packets will be available on race day. For more, contact Jade Johnstone at (406)788-4837 or jjohnstone -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or Louis Bartoletti at (406)925-2306.

November 15: Carroll Choirs sing at the "college fair" event at Crowne Plaza in Billings, hosted by Carroll Admissions Office.

November 16: Carroll Choirs give concerts at Billings Central Catholic High School and Skyview High (Billings).

November 17: Carroll Choirs give concerts at Billings West High School and the St. Labre Indian School in Ashland, Mont.

November 16-17: Carroll students will have a chance to learn more about summer internships with the Federal Highway Administration, which will have reps on campus on November 16 and 17. Contact Career Services at careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu to schedule an interview.

November 18: Dr. Kelly Cline presents "Infinity and Beyond: From Mathematics to the Big Bang and Black Holes," 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101-202. Free and open to the public.

November 19: Part of the Helena Education Foundation's Great Conversations program, Carroll will co-sponsor a panel discussion, "Future of News Media" at 7 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. Panelists will include University of Montana School of Journalism Dean Peggy Kuhr, Associated Press Western States Division Director Jim Clarke and Helena Independent Record Editor John Doran. Carroll President Tom Trebon will moderate. Sponsored by Carroll College and the Helena Independent Record.

November 22: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the St. Cecilia Day Mass at St. Mary Catholic Community in Helena.

December 2: Alpha Seminar Conference, Simperman Hall, 6-9 p.m.

December 10: "A Night of One Acts" by Carroll Performing Arts students, in the Merton Acting Studio downstairs in the Campus Center, 7 p.m.

December 12: Choreography recital by Carroll choreography students at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

December 13: Carroll College Choirs Christmas concert, Cathedral of St. Helena, 4 p.m. Free. The program contains a cappella selections and carols for Christmas and features larger works by Giovanni Gabrieli and Daniel Pinkham for choir, brass quartet, and organ.

AND, COMING IN 2010!

January 18: Martin Luther King Day. Fr. Jerry Lowney is organizing events including an 11 a.m. Mass in honor of Dr. King in St. Joseph's Chapel, Borromeo Hall; outreach volunteer work by students, faculty and staff starting at noon to mark Community Service Day; and a 7:30 p.m. Martin Luther King Day Forum, with speakers to be announced.

February 9: IMPACT Business Campaign Kickoff Breakfast

February 5-7: Centennial Showcase performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. With guest director Katie Wright, this Senior Showcase project for senior Bryan Ferriter will feature myriad talents of Carroll student thespians. This is an edited version, a revival of a 1994 version of Shakespeare's classic tale of revenge.

February 6: Headlights Spaghetti Dinner, St. Mary's Church, 5-8 p.m. Fund-raiser for the upcoming service abroad trip to the Guatemala Mission.

February 10-13: Carroll hosts the Rocky Mountain Theatre Association Youth Festival, a week of workshops, guest artists, and a variety of shows at theatres throughout Helena.

February 16: IMPACT Friends and Parents Spring Phonothon begins

February 16: Lowney-Hunthausen Lecture by Ken Wooden, Ph.D., a sociologist and the celebrated author of "Weeping in the Playtime of Others: America's Incarcerated Children." Ken Wooden has appeared on ABC News "20/20," CBS "60 Minutes," and NBC News. As the founder of Child Lures, Ltd., a firm dedicated to developing strategies for protecting children from sexual exploitation and abduction, he has testified before Congress several times. Sponsored by Sociology Professor, Fr. Jerry Lowney.

February 19: Third annual Senior Etiquette Dinner, 6 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. RSVP to: careers@carroll. Seating is limited.

March 9: IMPACT Business Campaign Wrap Up CHEERS Party.

March 18-21 & 25-28: Centennial mainstage play, "A Piece of My Heart," by Shirley Lauro, featuring guest director and Carroll performing arts alumnus Peter Ruzevich, class of 1993. This true drama brings us six women (five nurses and a country-western singer) who have returned from Vietnam and shows us each life affected by war, ending with a visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. This play's selection was inspired by the Carroll College Nursing Program and the college's connection with Captain Diane Carlson Evans, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, R.N., the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, who received an honorary doctorate from Carroll last May. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

April 16-17 & 24-25: Carroll Theatre for Children series presents "Charlotte's Web," based on the classic and beloved book by E.B. White, featuring direction by senior Kelly Clavin and design by junior Kailey Portsmouth. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

April 25: Carroll College Choirs spring concert, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 4 p.m.

April 26: Honors Convocation, 7 p.m., Campus Center.

May 6-7: Theatre Alumni Reunion and "Carroll Theatre History," a performing arts review of Carroll shows from 1913 to present in a multi-media production with archive photos and reenactments of selected plays and music from our past. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

May 8: Commencement and Centennial Gala with music of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, fine dining, and all kinds of fancy stuff. Once in a lifetime, baby-so save the date, all you Saints. More details later!

Many more Centennial events are listed on the Carroll website at: http://www.carroll.edu/forms/about/history/calendar.pdf

Seventh Annual Carroll Literary Festival Schedule of Events, Nov. 12-13, 2009

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:17:28 MST

Thursday November 12^th, 2009

7:30 p.m.-Lower Commons

Key Note Speaker: Malie Meloy

Welcome by Dr. Debra Bernardi

Introduction by Caitlin Carroll

Friday November 13^th, 2009

10:30 - 11:45-Lower Commons

"Do You Believe in Magic(al Realism)?"

Caitlin Carroll, Chair

• Nathan Scheidecker

• Ashli Mildenberger

• Caitlin Carroll

"The Kids Aren't Alright"

Emily Stueven, Chair

• Madeline Levesque

• Taylor Moorman

• Emily Stueven

12:00-1:00-Trinity Lounge

Key Note Speaker: Loren Graham

Welcome by Dr. Kay Satre

Introduction by Davey Madison

1:15-2:30-Lower Commons

"It's Raining Men"

James Buscher, Chair

• Adam Lythgoe

• Nikolas Griffith

• James Buscher

"American Woman"

Emily Stueven, Chair

• Bill Lovelady

• Katherine Mackin

• Ashley Makowski

"Who Are You?"

Davey Madison, Chair

• ZuZu Feder

• Kaitlin Ens

• Sarah Jamison

• Davey Madison

2:45-4:00-Lower Commons

"Don't Fear the Reaper": The Philosophy of Death in Literature

Nikolas Griffith, Chair

• Andrea Simons, Dustin Hoffman, Nathan Scheidecker, Kirby Longo, and Adam Liberty

"Tainted Love"

Randi Paul, Chair

• Geoffrey Stueven

• Taylor Moorman

• Randi Paul

4:15-5:15-Lower Commons

"Sympathy for the Devil": Vampires in Popular Culture

Nikolas Griffith, Moderator

Panel Members: James Buscher, Nikki Whearty, Randi Paul, Dr. Jeanette Fregulia, HHS students

5:30-6:30-Lower Commons

"Slam Dunk da Funk"

Capstone Class, Chairs

Tara Donahoe, Nicole Loher, Nathan Flemming, Adam Benson, Alex Hughes, Colleen Hansen, Nikolas Griffith, Randi Paul, Caitlin Carroll, James Buscher, Emily Stueven, and Davey Madison

Carroll hosts interfaith dialogue

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:44:46 MST

By MARTIN J. KIDSTON Independent Record

A symposium set to explore interfaith harmony begins today at Carroll College, wrapping up more than a year's worth of planning and fundraising.

Professor of philosophy Barry Ferst began organizing the conference last November, arranging speakers, securing grants and making final preparations.

The event, which has drawn national interest, begins today at 4 p.m. at Carroll College Campus Center and runs through Friday. The three religions of focus include Judaism, Islam and Catholicism.

"I think it's unique in its grand scale, where you not only have these three faiths represented, but you're also bringing people together to discuss the issues in a setting like this," Ferst said. "The idea behind the whole conference is that we can come together, regardless of our faith."

Ferst, a practicing Jew who teaches a class on Islam at a Catholic university, said Carroll was an ideal setting for an interfaith conference. The school's mission statement, he noted, is based upon inclusiveness.

"In the Carroll mission statement, it says we're ecumenical, that all faiths are welcome on this campus, to live and study together," Ferst said. "That's an amazing kind of statement, and it was part of the inspiration."

Ferst described the event as a multicultural experience complete with speakers, authentic Middle Eastern cuisine, entertainment and music. The goal, he said, is to explore interfaith issues that both youth and adults in America presently face.

"It's what we now call the three Abrahamic faiths, from the word Abraham," Ferst said. "In Judaism and Christianity, you're descended through Abraham and Isaac. In the Islamic faith, Abraham's first born isn't Isaac, but rather, it's Ishmael."

Discussions include "The Face of Female Spirituality" and "Understanding the Right to Faith." Dramatic presentations include "A History of God in Theater" and "Songs of Life: Songs of Joy," performed by the Helena Chamber Singers.

See the schedule below or log on to www.carroll.edu. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 447-4324.

Schedule of events

Nov. 4

- 4 p.m. Welcoming Remarks from professor Barry Ferst, Carroll Department of Philosophy, and Dr. Tom Trebon, president, Carroll College

- 4:15 p.m. "A History of God in Theater," dramatic presentation by the Fine Arts Department

- 5 p.m. "What Does America Do Right?" Round-table discussion with Dr. Joseph Subbiondo, Carroll history professor Robert Swartout, Rabbi Chiam Bruk, professor Barry Ferst, moderator.

- 6 p.m. Middle East Buffet Dinner. Tickets are $25. Call 406-447-4324 or bferst -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

- 7 p.m. "To Each a Key: Unlocking the Door to Interfaith Harmony" with speaker Dr. Joseph Subbiondo, president, California Institute for Integral Studies

- 8 p.m. Audience-directed dialogue

Nov. 5

- 1 p.m. Welcoming remarks from Carroll English professor Kay Satre

- 1:15 p.m. The Face of Female Spirituality, visual presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Ursi

Carroll Elects New Board of Trustees Members and Chair

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:33:28 MST

At its annual fall meeting on October 30, 2009, the Carroll College (Helena, MT) board of trustees elected three new members and a new chair.

The new chair of the board is Ray Messer of Bellaire, Texas, the president and board chair of Walter P. Moore and Associates, a Houston-based engineering firm. He has served as a member of Carroll's board of trustees since 2003. Messer has served Walter P. Moore and Associates as president since 1993 and chairman of the board since 1998. Under his leadership, this leading engineering firm has expanded to 13 cities and has received 34 awards for excellence in all phases of engineering and planning work. Since 1996, he has served as a charter member of the Carroll College Engineering Advisory Board. In addition to providing generous support for Carroll student scholarships in engineering, Messer has been a leader in providing expertise leading to the college's Civil Engineering program earning full accreditation and a national award. Messer is also active in fostering young engineers through Walter P. Moore and Associates' participation in the ACE (Architecture, Construction and Engineering) national Mentor Program and was instrumental in establishing a Houston chapter of ACE. Under his leadership, Walter P Moore is generously supporting Engineers Without Borders-USA, a worldwide program to bring sustainable engineering solutions to developing communities in which Carroll students are highly active. As a student in Carroll's 3-2 Engineering program, Messer received his bachelor's in engineering from Columbia University in 1970 while also receiving a bachelor's in mathematics from Carroll. He went on to earn a master's in engineering mechanics from Columbia University.

Messer takes the helm as Helena attorney Jerome "Jerry" Loendorf of Helena stepped down at the end of his term as chair and term on the board. Loendorf is a Carroll class of 1961 graduate.

Carroll College's three new board members elected at the annual fall meeting were Dick Anderson, the president of Dick Anderson Construction, Inc., in Helena, Mont.; Dannette Sullivan, the western regional director of the higher education nonprofit National Student Clearinghouse in Herndon, Va.; and Dr. Thomas Flynn, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. They replace outgoing board members Monsignor Kevin O'Neill (Carroll class of 1973) of Helena and Pat McCutcheon (Carroll class of 1972), also of Helena, whose terms on the board have been completed.

Anderson has owned and served as president of Dick Anderson Construction since 1978. He is one of the owners of Summit Aeronautics Manufacturing, the Park Plaza Hotel and Best Western Great Northern Hotel, all in Helena, Mont., and owns Mountain States Electrical Contractors in Spokane, Wash. He and his wife Margaret received Carroll's Insignis Award in 2004 for their longtime generosity and service to the college. Anderson's company, Dick Anderson Construction, has constructed a number of Carroll's most important facilities, including the most recently completed Trinity Hall in 2003 and the Mary Alice Carroll Fortin Science Center, finished in 2000. The company also constructed the 1998 addition to the Carroll Campus Center and the 4,000-seat Nelson Stadium, completed in 2001. Dick Anderson Construction has also performed renovations in St. Charles and Our Lady of Guadalupe Halls. On all of these projects over the past decade, Dick Anderson Construction provided Carroll generous in-kind gifts of materials, equipment and labor. For many years, Dick Anderson Construction has supported Carroll student scholarships. Anderson earned a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Montana in 1974.

Sullivan lives in Seattle, Wash., and has more than 30 years of experience in higher education. Before joining the National Student Clearinghouse, she was the associate vice chancellor and director of Student Affairs at the University of Washington, Bothell. Prior to that, Sullivan served as the assistant provost for Enrollment Services and Student Success at Seattle University, where she worked for almost 20 years. Sullivan began her career as the registrar at Carroll College from 1973 to 1987. She graduated maxima cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English from Carroll College in 1972 and holds a Master of Education from the University of Washington. Her awards include induction into Carroll's Alumni Hall of Fame in 1997 and being named a Champion of Catholic Education by the Archdiocese of Seattle's Fulcrum Foundation in 2004.

In 2006, Flynn received an honorary doctorate from Carroll for his extensive scholarship in French philosophy and in 1987 received Carroll's Academic Achievement Award. Flynn has received a bounty of awards and has lectured extensively on philosophical topics across the globe. He is the author and editor of numerous books and over 100 articles on philosophy. A Helena diocesan priest raised in Anaconda, he graduated summa cum laude in philosophy and history from Carroll in 1958 and received his licentiate in theology in 1962 from Gregorian University in Rome. Before earning his philosophy Ph.D. in 1970 from Columbia University, he returned to Carroll to teach philosophy for four years and French for three in addition to his four years of service as one of Carroll's assistant deans of students. After receiving his doctorate in philosophy and a four-year stint as a philosophy professor at Catholic University of America, he came back to Carroll once more to teach for two more years. Since 1978, he has taught at Emory, and over the past two decades he has enjoyed the honor of a named academic chair as the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy.

Well-rounded experience

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:10:45 MST

By MARTIN J. KIDSTON Independent Record

The Carroll College kitchen is a hot and steamy place, scented with the makings of clam chowder, smoked-chicken pizza and garlic bread hot from the oven.

But later this week, the kitchen will assume a decidedly different flavor when Gail Babcock and her cooking staff create a Middle Eastern dinner fit for this week's conference on religion.

"There's quite a bit of stuff I've made before, but there are a few new dishes we'll be trying out today," said Babcock, Carroll's executive chef. "I haven't done the (Moroccan spiced) cauliflower, and I think we'll test the (Algerian) meatballs, because I've never served them in broth. I want them to go well when it's time."

The meal, which includes baba ghanoush, Moroccan lemon chicken and mashed carrots spiced with cinnamon, will be part of this week's conference on religion, "To Each a Key: Unlocking the Door to Interfaith Harmony," at Carroll College.

Organized by philosophy professor Barry Ferst, the symposium will bring experts on religion to Helena from across the country, including Mohamed Elsanousi from the Islamic Society of North America, and Rabbi David Sandmel of the Catholic Theological Union.

Participants also include Henry Anderson, a Chippewa-Cree elder, Bishop George Thomas of the Helena Diocese, and Jill Carroll, former director of the Boniuk Center in Texas, among many others.

The conference, which has drawn international interest, will focus not on what divides the three faiths, Ferst said, but rather on what unites them.

"Instead of the negative search for what divides, the program looks at examples that display what unites," Ferst said. "The goal for the program is to unlock what makes interfaith harmony possible."

The three-day symposium, which begins Wednesday, will include round-table discussions, distinguished speakers and art presentations.

Cultural entertainment and dramatic performances will also take place, along with a banquet of authentic Middle Eastern food - something Ferst and Babcock have been planning for months.

"To have Middle Eastern food, music, performances - you're surrounded by the topic," Ferst said. "It's more than simply coming into your ears intellectually, you're feeling it. It involves the whole person, the whole audience."

After more than 30 years as a chef, there are very few things Babcock hasn't tried in the kitchen. The baklava - she's made that for years. The lamb kabobs aren't new.

The biggest challenge may be cooking for so many people, and gathering the ingredients and spices, which aren't easily found in Helena.

Luckily, Babcock said, most of the recipes are relatively simple.

"We've got our lamb coming in the morning from Spokane, and quite a bit of our veggies will be done," she said. "Most of the food is simply prepared."

The program is funded by the Associated Students of Carroll College, the Montana Arts Council, the Philosophy Speakers Fund and Humanities Montana.

The conference is free and open to the public. Tickets to the banquet are $25. For ticket information, contact Ferst at 447-4324. For more information on the conference, go online to carroll.edu.

Martin Kidston: 447-4086 or mkidston -is-at- helenair -dot- com

Carroll Board of Trustees Grants Tenure and Promotion to Six Faculty Members

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:33:31 MST

At its annual fall meeting on October 30, 2009, the Carroll College board of trustees granted tenure and promotion to six of the college's faculty members.

Granted tenure were Dr. Kelly Cline, associate professor of mathematics and astronomy; Dr. Bradley Elison, associate professor of psychology and chair of Carroll Psychology Department; and Dr. Jennifer Geiger, associate professor of biology. All three have taught at Carroll since 2003. Cline and Geiger both earned their doctorates from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Elison earned a Doctor of Education at the College of William and Mary.

The board promoted Terry Mullen to the rank of full professor of mathematics, engineering and physics and Brent Northup to the rank of full professor of communication studies. Northup joined the Carroll faculty in 1989 and serves as the chair of the Communication Studies Department and as the award-winning coach and director of the Carroll Talking Saints forensics team. He holds a master's degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Mullen is a professional engineer who has taught at Carroll since 1983. He earned his master's degree from Columbia University and his bachelor's from Carroll.

The board promoted to the rank of associate professor of computer science David Marshall, who has taught at the college as an assistant professor since 2005. Marshall earned his master's degree from Montana State University.

October 31, 2009 Alumni News

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:22:12 MDT

Events

Due to the overwhelming response to the spring 2010 Treasures of Italy tour, Carroll Alumni Relations has decided to open the trip up to more participants. A second tour bus has been added to the itinerary, leaving room for all of you who were disappointed when this popular trip sold out early on. The 12-day base tour to Italy will be May 17-28, 2010, with the optional tour extension to Oberammergau, Germany, for the famous Passion Play. For a complete itinerary and pricing information visit: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/travel/

These will not last long, so if you are interested contact Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez at alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or at 406-447-5185.

In the News

Lynn (Jimmerson) Maciver, class of 1995, and husband Angus welcomed their second son, Sorley Matthew Maciver, on October 23, 2009. He joins big brother Iain, who was born on Christmas Day 2007.

The Family Psychological Center recently announced that Kristi Erickson, class of 1995, has joined the center as a psychological resident. She completed her graduate work at Fielding University and has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings with children, adolescents and young adults.

Vincent George Kalafat (left), class of 2003, married Theresa Marie Julius on August 1 at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Parma, Ohio. A graduate of Notre Dame Law School (where he served as editor in chief of the Notre Dame Law Review), Vincent is employed by the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz in Forest Hills, N.Y., where the couples resides.

Anne (Petesch) Ramey, class of 2003, and husband Patrick married on July 7, 2007 (7/7/07) and on 6/7/09 welcomed baby Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ramey (right). The family lives in Seattle, Wash.

Meg Loberg, class of 2003, recently graduated with a doctorate in clinical psychology from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore. In March 2009, she successfully defended her dissertation entitled "The Experience of Victimization of Intellectually Delayed Inmates in Oregon Department Of Corrections." She completed an APA-approved internship at Washington State University Counseling and Testing Services in June 2009 and was selected as the psychology resident in crisis management and medical psychology for Washington State University and Pullman Regional Hospital. She began her residency in August 2009.

As part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, Lindsay Thompson, class of 2006, presented a October 29 talk, "From the Rocky Mountains to the Ho Chi Minh Trail: Montana's Reaction to the Vietnam War," in the Carroll Campus Center.

In Memoriam

Rebecca ‘Becki' Andrea Rohyans of Helena died on October 22, 2009, after a short bout of H1N1 and pneumonia. She was born with Down syndrome on Sept. 16, 1975, and went on to become a Special Olympian, graduate from Capital High and take a number of Carroll courses. From 1995 to 2005, Becki took approximately one Carroll course every semester. For more on her life, read: http://www.helenair.com/

October 30, 2009 QuickNotes

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:22:12 MDT

OCTOBER 30, 2009

HOMECOMING FOR THE GHOST OF ST. CHARLES The poltergeist of St. Charles (of the famed haunted bathroom), the nun spirit of St. Albert's, and even the phantom of Father Kirchen-all spectral Carroll legends well-known in our community-will be welcome guests at our campus Halloween festivities Saturday night. In thanks to the Helena community for its support of Carroll, the college will be again inviting the public to the annual Halloween night trick or treating in Guadalupe Hall from 6 to 8 p.m. As always, the event will allow visiting kids and their parental entourage some G-rated fun frights, with Guadalupe hallways spookily decorated. Carroll students will hand out candy in designated haunted doorways.

This festive, family friendly occasion offers a respite from the cold for the estimated 1,000 local trick or treaters expected to attend. This translates to about 60,000 pieces of candy handed out. If you would like to donate a bag of goodies to the cause, just drop it off in the Office of Student Life in O'Connell Hall or in the Student Activities offices downstairs in the Campus Center.

Meanwhile, today the annual Broadwater School Halloween parade hits Carroll, with nasty creatures of the small variety trekking to campus buildings for treats and smiles from our staff.

Also on Oct. 31, two student dances. First, the Rocky Horror Dance, sponsored by Carroll's Gay Straight Alliance, takes place in the lower level of the Campus Center from 8 to midnight (tickets $3 with Carroll ID, $5 for all else) with prizes for best costume and best Rocky Horror attire. And the College Christian Fellowship-sponsored third annual Barn Dance at Kleffner Ranch from 8 to midnight. Free admission to the Barn Dance gets you a swing dance competition, prizes, pumpkin carving, bonfire, food, cider and hot chocolate.

WHAT ABOUT THE GHOSTS OF PRESIDENTS PAST?

Tonight, October 30, Carroll's annual President's Dinner takes place in the Campus Center. For the centennial, we are using this occasion to honor the college's living past presidents: Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, Rev. Anthony Brown, Monsignor Joseph Harrington, Dr. Francis Kerins, Dr. Matthew Quinn and Rev. Stephen Rowan. Our bedrock Centennial Campaign donors will also be recognized. In prior years, this event has also seen the conferral of the annual Insignis Award for outstanding generosity and commitment to service. This year's winners, Dr. and Mrs. James and Joan Schneller (class of 1956 and 1957), could not be with us tonight, but they will receive the award later on this coming spring during a formal Insignis Award ceremony.

SHOCKING NEWS

Carroll College recently installed Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) throughout campus. AEDs are first-response emergency equipment for use on victims of a sudden heart emergency. The installation of the devices and training of college emergency responders to use them was made possible by a gift of approximately $25,000 from Carroll board of trustees member Shaun Corette and his wife Mary Ann Corette of Chevy Chase, Md. The AEDs were supplied to the campus at manufacturer's cost by Carroll alumnus Glenn Bliss (class of 1991), the president of General Distributing Company, a Great Falls medical supply vendor. Bliss partnered with Carroll College in the past by donating a ventilator/compressor system valued at $20,000 for use in the Carroll Nursing Department lab.

In all, Carroll now has fifteen AED units, with one installed in every major campus building and a roaming unit for use by emergency responders employed by the college. This project began with a student government initiative last spring. The Associated Students of Carroll College's executive officers Patrick Manning (a spring 2009 graduate), Blair Parker, Lani Franks-Ongoy and Jimmer Natwick researched and wrote a proposal asking the school to purchase the AEDs. The students presented their proposal to the college board of trustees during its spring 2009 meeting on campus, and the board warmly welcomed the proposal. For more, read the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12626

THREE FAITHS, ONE CAMPUS

Next Wednesday through Friday, November 4-6, one of the most anticipated centennial celebration events finally arrives. Dr. Barry Ferst, professor of philosophy, has spent many months putting together a three-day interfaith symposium entitled, "To Each a Key: Unlocking the Door to Interfaith Harmony," sponsored by Carroll's Departments of Theology and Philosophy. The three-day event brings to campus Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders from across the nation to dialog with faculty, students and the Helena community, including local faith leaders.

National speakers include: Mohamed Elsanousi (left), director of communications and community outreach at the Islamic Society of North America; religious studies scholar and writer Dr. Jill Carroll (right), adjunct associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University, where she also directed the Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance until June 2009; Rabbi David Sandmel (lower left), Ph.D., the director of life-long learning at Temple Sholom in Chicago and Crown-Ryan Professor of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union; Dr. Joseph L. Subbiondo, president of California Institute of Integral Studies; and Dr. Elizabeth Ursic, professor of religious studies at Mesa Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., who will present the Sister Annette Moran Memorial Lecture entitled, "The Face of Female Spirituality."

The three days will also see a Wednesday Middle East buffet dinner and a special Sweets of the Mediterranean dessert buffet on Thursday. Reservations are required for these delicious happenings, with tickets $25 each. Call 406-447-4324 or email bferst -is-at- carroll -dot- edu to get your place at the table.

Biographies of the symposium's national speakers and their talk summaries are available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12561

The full schedule of interfaith symposium events is available here: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=12559

LIVING WITH ZAPATISTAS

On Wednesday, November 4, students from Missoula high schools and the University of Montana will be stopping at Carroll during their Northwest speaking tour to share their experiences living with Mexico's anti-globalization revolutionary group known as the Zapatistas. The students' presentation, "Rebel for Dignity," will describe their summer 2009 time in Chiapas, Mexico, where they lived with and learned from the revolutionaries. This presentation will irreverently question capitalism, power, privilege and exploitation.

Witness "Rebel for Dignity" in the Campus Center's Hoff-Kavanagh room at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, it is co-sponsored by Carroll's Department of Languages and Literature, SSEEJ (Students for Social Economic and Environmental Justice), SESJ (Students for Economic and Social Justice), Two Rivers GMB of the Industrial Workers of the World, University of Montana's Latin American Studies Department, Helena Peaceseekers and Witness for Peace.

BOOTY CALL

Pirate's booty, that is! Next Thursday, November 5, Carroll Director of Improv Michael McNeilly's musical "The Pirate Play" will make its world premiere on the Carroll Performing Arts Center stage in Old North, St. Charles Hall. McNeilly directs his own highly entertaining musical creation, starring a menagerie of scurvy scalawags bearing eyepatches, fishnets and tricorn hats. And, it's even got social commentary on the high seas with its star villain Count Long Gone Madoff. With crooked bankers and honorable pirates racing for gold treasure, the show offers up lively original music to delight all ages.

The musical features local actress Lori Carey as the pirate captain and Carroll alumnus Randy Fuhrman as Madoff. Other cast members include: Carroll alumni Brian Browitt (class of 2008) and Garrett Armstrong (class of 2009) and Carroll students Kailey Portsmouth, Mary Holbrook, Nikki Baker, Michelle Metzger, Andrew Testerman and Caroline Schafer. Young Helena thespian Caelan Cummings, who played Tiny Tim in "A Christmas Carol" two years ago on the Carroll stage, returns as the cabin boy.

"The Pirate Play" will be showing two weekends only: November 5-7 at 7 p.m., with a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee on November 8; and on November 12-14 at 7 p.m., with a final 3 p.m. performance on Sunday, November 15. Carroll students admitted free on Thursdays and Sundays. Faculty and staff are free for all performances. For non-Carroll theater-goers, tickets are $11 general admission, $8 for seniors and students. Call 447-4304 and leave a message to reserve tickets.

CHANGE 4 CHANGE

Carroll College has joined the Schools for Schools program to support the Invisible Children Movement, which is trying to rebuild war-ravaged Northern Uganda while raising awareness about the plight of children affected by the war, including those enslaved as soldiers. In Schools for Schools, a U.S. educational institution partners with a school in Uganda to get it up and running. Carroll has been paired with Gulu High School, and to support it the Carroll community will be embarking on a number of fundraisers throughout the year.

The first is Change 4 Change, and it's simple. Just toss your spare coins in the five water jugs stationed around campus, with two in the Campus Center, two upstairs in O'Connell Hall and one in Guadalupe Hall. Every little bit helps, so lighten your wallet and feel good about it.

At the end of the semester, Carroll will also hold a drive to help purchase books for our Uganda school-more later on this. For more info, contact Megan Rennie at mrennie -is-at- carroll -dot- edu. Check out the Invisible Children Movement at: www.invisiblechildren.com

SAINTS TV: THE SERIES PREMIERE

Years in the making, it's finally here! The first broadcast of Saints TV on KTVH (NBC affiliate Channel 12 or 12.1 in Helena) will air this Sunday, November 1, at 10:30 a.m. The student producers are Blair Parker, Andrew Chenovick, Matt Smith and Corey Rickman. We also have an array of students from Communication 165 debuting their reporting, anchoring and film production skills on the show, so tune in to feast your eyes on quite a Saints spectacle. If you can't watch Sunday's premiere, we should have episode one available for a peek on the Carroll website on November 2.

Meanwhile, Carroll's long-running "Saints and Scholars" show airs again next Wednesday night on Helena Civic Television, cable channel 11, with special guest Dr. Barry Ferst discussing the November 4-6 interfaith symposium, bringing Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders to campus for a series of enlightening discussions.

STUDENT NEWS

Events

Next Tuesday, November 3, students can meet library representatives who will be offering information on new scholarships for library science graduate studies and a new University of North Texas master's degree program in library and information sciences. This inaugural distance learning degree program is unique and easy: you can complete it by attending two four-day seminars plus some online distance learning. The library representatives will be in the Campus Center upstairs from noon to 2 p.m. with all the latest information about these two opportunities. The University of North Texas Department of Library and Information Sciences' new master's program begins with two seminars to be held in Missoula in September 2010 and in Billings in January 2011. This is an all-new ALA-accredited master's program for Montana-there's never been an easier way to enter the library profession.

Anyone yearning to serve God and work in one of the world's most beautiful settings next summer should consider a paid position with A Christian Ministry in the National Parks. Visit the ACMNP information table on November 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Campus Center lobby to learn more. Check out www.acmnp.com for further information.

In the News

Carroll's new equestrian team, part of our Rodeo Club, recently competed in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) contest in Twin Falls, Idaho, where Carroll riders entered events such as hunt seat equitation, equitation over fences, western equitation and reining. Carroll's "Frequent Flyers" team brought home high honors, with Kirsten Svennungsen placing first in two of her three classes for the weekend. Cait Budde and Jared Engels (right) also galloped away with first place standings during the show. Freshman Maddie Ross not only placed first in her intermediate fences division but also managed an overall high point rider win. Carroll's Frequent Flyers tied for reserved high point, putting them in second place among six experienced colleges. The team's next show will be held in Missoula on Nov. 7-8. Read more on the ride at: http://www.helenair.com/sports/other/article_2b2a7990-c2cb-11de-ab10-001cc4c002e0.html

For much more on student activities and news, check the Carroll Students webpage: http://www.carroll.edu/students/

ALUMNI NEWS

Events

These will not last long, so if you are interested contact Alumni Director Kathy Ramirez at alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or at 406-447-5185.

In the News

Lynn (Jimmerson) Maciver, class of 1995, and husband Angus welcomed their second son, Sorley Matthew Maciver, on October 23, 2009. He joins big brother Iain, who was born on Christmas Day 2007.

Anne (Petesch) Ramey, class of 2003, and husband Patrick married on July 7, 2007 (7/7/07) and on 6/7/09 welcomed baby Kaitlyn Elizabeth Ramey (right). The family lives in Seattle, Wash.

In Memoriam

FACULTY NEWS

Carroll Associate Professor of English Debra Bernardi just returned from the Fourth International Conference of the Society for the Study of American Women Writers, held in Philadelphia, where she presented a paper entitled "Desires Turn Dangerous: Edith Wharton and Constance Fenimore Woolson in Italy."

On October 27, as part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, Carroll Professor of History Bob Swartout (left) offered a fascinating look at film during the 60s. In his talk, he demonstrated how 60s cinema, especially popular commercial films, reflected the changing issues and attitudes of the decade.

STAFF NEWS

Yvonne Kunz, Carroll's Department of Military Science/ROTC administrative assistant, has a solo art exhibit, "Extraction State," on display at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena this November 6-30. An artist's reception will take place at the Myrna on November 6 from 6 to 9 p.m., and all are welcome to attend.

ATHLETICS

This weekend, volleyball has a Halloween home game against University of Great Falls in the PE Center at 2 p.m. Prizes will be given out to fans for the best costume, and students can enter a drawing for a Carroll yearbook. Saints football against UM-Western is away, as is soccer at University of Great Falls. Cross country is training to prepare for the November 6 Frontier Conference Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah. Men's basketball is away in Dillon, and women's basketball takes to the court for the first time this season next Friday in the PE Center.

For everything purple and gold, check Carroll's Athletics website, where you'll find news, schedules and much more at: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: This week, the Carroll Art Gallery opened the second in its centennial celebration exhibits in the "Carroll Connected" series. The new show gives us art from the collections of Carroll faculty and administrators, including President Tom Trebon and Professors Sam Alvey, Kyle Strode and Robert Swartout, plus Professor Emeritus of Music Joe Munzenrider. Running through December 10, this exhibit is free of charge in the Art Gallery in St. Charles Hall, open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and college holidays.

Ongoing: The Corette Library now has on exhibit the centennial archive display of historic Carroll images and documents on the top floor, north wall.

Ongoing: The Myrna Loy Center continues its discounts for Carroll students, faculty and staff (with Carroll ID) during its popular Tightwad Tuesdays, with $2 film admission. On non-Tuesdays, tickets are just $4.50 for Carroll audience members. Discount tickets for top acts live on the Myrna stage are also available to the Carroll community, with students admitted for $7 and faculty/staff for $15. Find the Myrna on 15 N. Ewing Street, just off Broadway Avenue and across from the courthouse. Check out the Loy schedule at www.myrnaloycenter.com.

October 30: The October Faculty Colloquium will feature Dr. Kyle Strode presenting "Water Disinfection in Guatemala: Integrating Chemistry and Service" in Trinity Hall Lounge at 4 p.m.

November 3: Part of the Lewis and Clark Library's "Big Read Under the Big Sky III" program, the film showing of "Vietnam Nurses with Dana Delaney," featuring Captain Diane Carlson Evans (right), who received an honorary doctorate from Carroll College during last May's commencement, at 7 p.m. in the Lewis and Clark Library, 120 S. Last Chance Gulch, in Helena. Captain Diane Carlson Evans, R.N., U.S. Army Nurse Corps, the founder of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, is featured in this Emmy-winning documentary on the nurses of Vietnam. Captain Evans will share her first-hand knowledge of the casualties of the Vietnam War and the sacrifices of the women who served as nurses.

November 4: Founder's Day.

November 9: Carroll is observing the 20^th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall with a continuing campus lecture and film series. On Monday, November 9, the series builds with a lecture, "Commemorating the Berlin Wall: 20 Years after the Fall," by Dr. Gillian Glaes (left), modern European historian in Carroll's Department of History, at 7:30 p.m. in the Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheater (room 101/202). Free and open to the public.

November 11-12: Matthew Kelly, New York Times bestselling Catholic author and popular worldwide speaker, will present two talks on becoming the best version of yourself. He will appear at 7 p.m. in the Carroll PE Center each night (new material each evening). Young people, those searching for faith, devoted parishioners, priests and public are welcome to this energizing, dynamic event. Suitable for ages 12 on up. Sponsored by Carroll College Campus Ministry and OYYAM (Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry).

November 12-13: The 7^th annual Carroll Literary Festival will welcome guest keynote author Maile Meloy, the award winning author of two novels and two short story collections, who will read from her latest work on Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. Free. On Friday, Associate Professor of English Loren Graham, an award winning poet, will read from his forthcoming book, "Mirrow," at noon in Trinity Hall lounge. The Festival continues after Graham's reading on Friday and includes the presentation of poetry, prose and critical papers by students from Carroll and other Montana colleges. Presentation sessions will be scheduled throughout Friday afternoon in the Campus Center's lower level. All readings are free and open to the public.

November 15: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the 11 a.m. Mass at the Cathedral of St. Helena.

November 16-17: Carroll students will have a chance to learn more about summer internships with the Federal Highway Administration, which will have reps on campus on November 16 and 17. Contact Career Services at careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu to schedule an interview.

November 18: Dr. Kelly Cline presents "Infinity and Beyond: From Mathematics to the Big Bang and Black Holes," 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheatre, room 101-202. Free and open to the public.

November 19: Part of the Helena Education Foundation's Great Conversations program, Carroll will co-sponsor a panel discussion, "The Future of the Media" at 7 p.m. in Trinity Hall lounge. Panelists will include University of Montana School of Journalism Dean Peggy Kuhr, Associated Press Western States Division Director Jim Clarke and Helena Independent Record Editor John Doran. Carroll President Tom Trebon will moderate.

November 22: The Carroll College Choirs will provide music for the St. Cecilia Day Mass at St. Mary Catholic Community in Helena.

December 2: Alpha Seminar Conference, Simperman Hall, 6-9 p.m.

December 10: "A Night of One Acts" by Carroll Performing Arts students, in the Merton Acting Studio downstairs in the Campus Center, 7 p.m.

December 12: Choreography recital by Carroll choreography students at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

December 13: Carroll College Choirs Christmas concert, Cathedral of St. Helena, 4 p.m. Free. The program contains a cappella selections and carols for Christmas and features larger works by Giovanni Gabrieli and Daniel Pinkham for choir, brass quartet, and organ.

AND, COMING IN 2010!

February 9: IMPACT Business Campaign Kickoff Breakfast

February 6: Headlights Spaghetti Dinner, St. Mary's Church, 5-8 p.m. Fund-raiser for the upcoming service abroad trip to the Guatemala Mission.

February 10-13: Carroll hosts the Rocky Mountain Theatre Association Youth Festival, a week of workshops, guest artists, and a variety of shows at theatres throughout Helena.

February 16: IMPACT Friends and Parents Spring Phonothon begins

February 16: Lowney-Hunthausen Lecture by Ken Wooden, Ph.D., a sociologist and the celebrated author of "Weeping in the Playtime of Others: America's Incarcerated Children." Ken Wooden has appeared on ABC News "20/20," CBS "60 Minutes," and NBC News. As the founder of Child Lures, Ltd., a firm dedicated to developing strategies for protecting children from sexual exploitation and abduction, he has testified before Congress several times. Sponsored by Sociology Professor, Fr. Jerry Lowney.

February 19: Third annual Senior Etiquette Dinner, 6 p.m. in the lower level of the Campus Center. RSVP to: careers@carroll. Seating is limited.

March 9: IMPACT Business Campaign Wrap Up CHEERS Party.

April 16-17 & 24-25: Carroll Theatre for Children series presents "Charlotte's Web," based on the classic and beloved book by E.B. White, featuring direction by senior Kelly Clavin and design by junior Kailey Portsmouth. Curtain is 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, St. Charles Hall, Old North.

April 25: Carroll College Choirs spring concert, St. Mary's Catholic Church, 4 p.m.

April 26: Honors Convocation, 7 p.m., Campus Center.

Many more Centennial events are listed on the Carroll website at: http://www.carroll.edu/forms/about/history/calendar.pdf

Equestrian team not just horsing around

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:38:09 MDT

By The Independent Record

Carroll College's students are known for their ability and willingness to take on new roles and responsibilities. They're also known for their great sports teams.

A group of students have now found a way to combine the two, and formed a new equestrian team. Competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), Carroll's new team competes with college students from Montana, Idaho and Utah in seven yearly horse shows, focusing on hunt seat equitation, equitation over fences, western equitation and reining.

Each rider arrives at every show with everything they need except their horses. Rather than bringing mounts they have been training on for years, these riders must draw a horse moments before they enter the ring, and are judged not only on how well they ride, but how they handle potentially stressful situations.

The "Frequent Flyers", as Carroll's team calls themselves, kicked off their first IHSA show recently in Twin Falls, Idaho, and they more than lived up to Carroll's tradition of dedicated, caring and talented athletes. Kirsten Svennungsen placed first in two of her three classes for the weekend.

Cait Budde and Jared Engels also walked away with first place standings during the show. Freshman Maddie Ross not only placed first in her Intermediate fences division, but managed an overall high point rider win after an intense ride off with a student from UMW. Jennifer Coleman and Katie Stiffler both performed strongly, each taking second place in their respective classes.

The team tied for reserved high point Saturday afternoon, putting them in second place among six experienced colleges: Rocky Mountain College, University of Montana, University of Montana Western, Montana State University, Utah State University and the College of Southern Idaho.

The team's next show will be held in Missoula on Nov. 7-8.

For additional information on the team, contact team captain Cait Budde at cbudde -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.