connections MAY 2009 vol. 9 No.

in this issue:

Editor’s Note..........................3
The Engaged University:
Federal Relations....................4
Working with the Local Community and Beyond
Marquette Programs
Lead to Strong
Milwaukee Connections...........5

Distance Education..................6

Canisius College: A Leader

in the Community....................7

Wheeling Jesuit University

Responds To Community Needs—
Providing Jesuit Education In A
Changing World.....................8

Two New Presidents Inaugurated

in April 2009.........................9
AJCU President Charles Currie, SJ, receives an honorary degree at Spring Hill College’s graduation
AJCU President Gives ceremony on May 9. Fr. Currie gave the commencement address at Le Moyne College the following
week on May 17. The list of commencement speakers at Jesuit institutions can be found in this issue.
Commencement Speech and
Receives Honorary Degree.....10

Campus News Clips..............11

Undergraduate Commencement
Speakers..............................12

Suggested Readings..............14

AJCU MEMBERS
Boston College
Canisius College
College of the Holy Cross
Creighton University
Fairfield University
Fordham University
Georgetown University
Gonzaga University
John Carroll University
LeMoyne College
Loyola College in Maryland
Loyola Marymount University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University New Orleans
Marquette University
Regis University
Rockhurst University
Saint Louis University
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Peter’s College
Santa Clara University
Seattle University
Sprint Hill College
University of Detroit Mercy
University of San Francisco
University of Scranton
Wheeling Jesuit University
Xavier University
Associate Members
Campion College of the
University of Regina
Jesuit School of Theology
at Berkeley
Weston Jesuit School
of Theology
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Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
One Dupont Circle, Suite 405 Director of Curriculum Development, JesuitNET:
Washington, DC 20036 Dr. Kathleen Snyder
(202) 862-9893
Director of Adminsitration:
Fax (202) 862-8523
Anne D. Garner
www.ajcunet.edu
Director of Project Management
President: & Marketing, JesuitNET:
Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J. Deene R. Yenchochic
Executive Director Manager of Information Services:
of Distance Education, JesuitNET: Deanna I. Howes
Dr. Richard Vigilante
Web Portal Administrator, JesuitNET:
Director of Federal Relations: Rita Sage
Cynthia A. Littlefield
Administrative Assistant, JesuitNET:
Director of Communications: Stacey Doyle
Melissa Collins Di Leonardo
Chief Information Officer, JesuitNET:
Cindy Bonfini-Hotlosz
AJCU Conferences: Upcoming meetings
International Education Legal Counselors
May 25–26, 2009 June 23–27, 2009
Loyola Marymount University Toronto, ON
Please note: this meeting will coincide with Please note: The AJCU legal counselors will meet
separately for lunch at some point during the NACUA
the annual NAFSA meeting in LA
meeting in Toronto.
Nursing Programs
June 2–3, 2009 Financial Aid Directors
July 12–15, 2009
Loyola University Chicago
San Antonio, TX
Enrollment Managers Please note: The AJCU Financial Aid Directors will
meet separately for lunch at some point during the
June 15–16, 2009
NASFAA meeting in San Antonio.
Loyola Marymount University
Justice in Jesuit Higher Education Communications
June 18–21, 2009 July 22–26, 2009
Gonzaga University
Fairfield University
http://www.loyola.edu/justice
Law Libraries
Service-Learning Directors July 27th, 2009
June 17–18, 2009 Georgetown University
Fairfield University Please note: This meeting will be for directors and
middle managers at AJCU Law Libraries.
AJCU Seminar on Higher Education
Leadership
June 21–26, 2009
Loyola University Chicago
http://www.ajcunet.edu/indexaspx?bid=773
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editor’s note

W
hat a busy and exciting time of year! Jesuit colleges and universities are finishing up final exams, hosting commence-
ment ceremonies and wishing their graduating seniors a fond farewell. At AJCU, there is no shortage of activity as
several projects are in the works and new summer intiatives are on the horizon.
In the President’s Office, Fr. Currie is working on developing new enterprises, like the Jesuit Commons, and continues to guide
and facilitate ongoing AJCU programs, including the Seminar on Higher Education Leadership and the Iraqi Student Project.
He also has delivered speeches on a number of subjects related to Jesuit higher education, composed letters of support for higher
education to Members of Congress, and met with our various AJCU conferences, all while finding time to give the commencement
address at Le Moyne College on May 17, one week after receiving an honorary degree from Spring Hill College.
Cyndy Littlefield, AJCU federal relations director, is working steadfastly on negotiated rulemaking, hoping to gain some wins
for Jesuit higher education in the general issues in Title IV, which addresses year-round Pell grants and job placement require-
ments. Next week, she will monitor the reconciliation process, in which the goals for education under the Obama administration
and student aid issues will be reviewed.
The JesuitNET team of Dr. Richard Vigilante, Cindy Bonfini-Hotlosz, Dr. Kathleen Snyder, Deene Yenchochic, Rita Sage and
Stacey Doyle, is working consistently to develop online courses and programs for Jesuit insitutions and is in the midst of projects
with Fordham, Gonzaga and Loyola University Chicago. Dr. Snyder, the JesuitNET director of curriculum development will host
a few CADE (Competency Assessment in Distributed Education) workshops this summer, in which she will work with faculty
to create online courses using the CADE model. Dr. Snyder is also helping to spearhead an online nursing initiative with Florida
Community Colleges (FCC), in which graduates of FCC programs will have the opportunity to continue their nursing education
through one of 13 online programs offered by six Jesuit institutions: Creighton, Gonzaga, Loyola New Orleans, Regis, Spring Hill,
and Wheeling Jesuit. You can learn more about this initiative by visiting the website, http://www.ajcunet.edu/Distance-Education-
--Florida-Nursing-Initiative.
Anne Garner, our director of administration, is keeping us all on solid financial footing, while gathering books that will be
reviewed this summer for the Alpha Sigma Nu Book Awards (the winners are announced on October 1). Deanna Howes, our
manager of information services, is working on updates for the AJCU 2009-10 directory, gathering information for the AJCU fact
files, and developing the weekly AJCU Higher Ed News alerts, in which news about our campuses is shared with our members and
the public. If you are not currently receiving the alerts and would like to do so, please contact Deanna at dhowes@ajcunet.edu.
In the area of communications, I am pleased to report that the 2nd Annual AJCU Marketing and Communications Leader-
ship Summit, held last month at Fairfield University, was a success. Highlights included a panel discussion with higher education
reporters from The New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Catholic News Service, and a talk by Fr. Currie
on faith and politics, followed by a discussion on the Obama-Notre Dame issue. Though not a Jesuit institution, Notre Dame is
experiencing what many Catholic colleges go through each year as they choose a campus speaker. Surely, Jesuit institutions have
experienced their own challenges in this area. One of the positive aspects stemming from this situation is that it has sparked
dialogue on an issue that continues to have a lot of gray area and no easy solutions. It is our hope that the dialogue continues, but
comes without the bitterness and vitriol and is delivered in a more civilized manner.
Other communications projects in the works include a review and update of the AJCU white papers, a study/survey on women’s
leadership at Jesuit institutions, a review and further development of the Jesuit Basketball Spotlight initiative, and the development of
an enhanced version of the publication, Local, National and Global: Jesuit Higher Education in the 21st Century.
This last issue of Connections for the 2008–09 academic year focuses on how Jesuit institutions are engaging their local com-
munities and beyond. This is something our Jesuit campuses do well as they place a high priority on reaching out to the citizens
beyond their campus gates. We hope you will be inspired by the outreach efforts profiled here.
And speaking of inspiration...I know Fr. Currie shared the news of my daughter’s birth with you back in February. Olivia
Grace is a true joy and a fascinating little person. There is nothing quite like the miracle of new life, and I am grateful to have been
given this great gift. Thank you for all of your well wishes over this last year and for all of your support and prayers.

With best wishes for a most enjoyable summer,

Melissa Collins Di Leonardo

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Federal Relations
By: Cyndy Littlefield, AJCU Director of Federal Relations
Obama Budget Continues Higher Educa-
tion Priorities—Reconciliation Begins
The Obama Administration released their
first formal budget for FY10 following
Congressional approval of their Joint Bud-
get Resolution for FY10. Usually the bud-
get, in the first year of a President’s term
in office, is historically late for release. This
past February, President Obama presented
a budget outline of priorities, which were
still carried forward in the formal budget
released on May 7.
For higher education, the reconcilia-
tion instruction of eliminating FFELP loan
program and transferring all loans to the
Direct Loan program remains at the core
of the Obama student aid proposals. In the
budget, over $4 billion in savings is real-
ized each year for 10 years, from savings
that eliminate the FFELP loan program
and transfer all student loans to the Direct
Loan program. The Pell grant program
would benefit from this savings by switch-
ing the Pell grant funding stream from
discretionary to mandatory spending, thus
guaranteeing funding for the Pell grant
program. The plan, thus far, is for annual
mandatory increases for Pell grants to be
allocated from the Labor, H&HS and Edu-
cation Appropriations Subcommittee in
the House and Senate.
One of the issues focuses on how Pell
grants will be funded, even on the manda-
tory side of the budget, given the fact that
“Pay-Go” budget rules, which mandate off-
sets, would still be in place. The other part
of the Obama higher education plan is to
expand the Perkins Loan program, and call
back all revolving funds back to the federal
government, which would realize about $6
billion in savings. About 1,800 institutions
across the country participate in Perkins
loans, as do all Jesuit institutions. AJCU or-
ganized a Perkins Loan Working group in
the higher education community to work
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on assuring fairness for the original Per-
kins loan participating institutions.
The budget did not eliminate any
other federal student aid programs, but
kept level funding with FY09 levels for the
SEOG program, LEAP, and Perkins Loan
Cancellations. Unfortunately, because there
are more need-based students in general,
exacerbated by the current economic crisis,
level-funding for these campus-based aid
programs equal cuts for students receiving
these grants because there are more eligible
students. Federal Work Study (FWS) will
realize a $200 million increase from the
Stimulus Bill, and the FY10 level for Pell
grants has been already set at a $5,550 Pell
maximum award.
The Reconciliation process on Capitol
Hill will begin with a hearing on student
loans with the House Education and La-
bor Committee before Congress recesses
for the Memorial Day week. AJCU will be
there every step of the way to assure fair-
ness for our Jesuit institutions throughout
the whole process.
Negotiated Rulemaking Moving to the
Finish Line
Thus far, two Negotiated Rulemaking
panels on the Higher Education Opportu-
nity Act at the Department of Education
reached agreement on Loans for Lenders
and Loans for Institutions. The Panel on
grants, which included TRIO and GEA-
RUP did not have consensus on TRIO Up-
ward Bound regulations. The Fifth panel
on General issues did not reach consensus
on Year-Round Pell grants and Consumer
Information data on Job Placement rates
for college graduates. AJCU and private in-
stitutions were represented by Scott Flem-
ing of Georgetown University who did a
terrific job trying to reach consensus on
the General Panel.
Public two- and four-year institu-
& universities
tions were concerned that some students
might not be able to take advantage of the
year-round Pell grant requirement by the
Department that 24 credit hours had to be
realized before a student could receive an-
other Pell grant in the same academic year.
The Department also wanted to add more
data requirements on the Job Placement
information that private institutions and
other negotiators could not accept thus,
there was no consensus. When there is no
consensus, the Department of Education
has the right to write regulations as they
desire. It is our hope that the hard work
and progress over the last three months
will be preserved by the Department of
Education, who will aim for a June release
on regulations.
The final panel on Negotiated
Rulemaking will begin on May 18
on accreditation. AJCU nominee
Sonia Jacobson, Assistant Provost for
Georgetown University, will be the
negotiator for all private institutions. It is
hoped that as the five panels on Negotiated
Rulemaking are about to be finished, that
some of the regulatory complications
that were discussed in the Negotiated
Rulemaking process may be straightened
out in the Higher Education Act Technical
Corrections bill, which is still working its
way through the Senate.
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Marquette Programs Lead to Strong Milwaukee Connections
By: Brigid O’Brien Miller, Director of University Communications, Marquette University
W
hile Marquette maintains a
global reach with more than
100,000 alumni, students
from more than 75 countries and study
abroad programs in 27 nations, at a
local level, the university has a special
relationship with the Milwaukee region.
As a testament to the university’s Jesuit,
Catholic mission, it involves students in
a variety of settings to understand the
responsibilities of community partnership
and filling the needs of our neighbors.
Through education, health care, business
and industry support and numerous other
initiatives, Marquette students, faculty and
alumni have found concrete ways to “be
the difference” in our world.
Educating the next generation
Marquette is committed to making sure
all Milwaukee’s children have access to the
best quality education in whatever school
they attend. Joining forces with Milwau-
kee’s four other Catholic higher education
institutions, Marquette is working with
the Archdiocese of Milwaukee to enhance
professional development for teachers
and leaders at 132 Catholic schools to
strengthen mission and identity and im-
prove effectiveness of fundraising, market-
ing and governance. The Greater Milwau-
kee Catholic Education Consortium aims
to become a model of leveraged expertise
for other communities. “Our consortium
is truly unique because no archdiocese in
the country enjoys having all of its Catholic
colleges and universities working together
to help meet its educational mission,” said
Marquette College of Education Dean Wil-
liam Henk.
The university’s Institute for the Trans-
formation of Learning, led by former Mil-
waukee Public Schools superintendent and
national school choice expert Dr. Howard
Fuller, is on the forefront of research and
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support for charter and choice schools and
educational options that improve student
learning while empowering families to
choose the best educational programs for
their children.
In February 2009 Marquette was
named a university partner for Teach for
America’s planned expansion to Milwau-
kee, and College of Education faculty serve
in a variety of ways to strengthen the qual-
ity of Milwaukee Public Schools and other
area districts.
Marquette’s College of Engineer-
ing holds popular science and technology
academies for students ages 6 – 18, empha-
sizing the importance of STEM education.
Providing health care to those in need
Located just blocks from campus and run
by the College of Nursing, the Marquette
Neighborhood Health Center provides
quality nurse-managed care for many low-
income residents of the central city. In its
efforts to reduce health disparities, nurse
practitioners provide primary care and
routine health screenings and treatment
for women, men and children, care for on-
going problems such as asthma and diabe-
tes, counseling on nutrition and smoking
cessation and referrals for prenatal care.
The health center reached a milestone
earlier this year with its 10,000th client vis-
it. Chavonne Perkins, of Milwaukee, says
quite simply, “they saved my life.”
“Deb recognized my symptoms of
diabetes and did the blood work on me to
find out I had it,” Perkins said of Deborah
Schwallie, nurse practitioner, and Patti
Sobchak, nurse, who worked with Perkins
on her diabetes management for several
months. They are two of the five registered
and advanced practice nurses providing
primary care at the center. Twenty-seven
nursing students have also received more
than 3,000 hours of supervised clinical ex-
& universities
perience at the center.
The Marquette College of Nursing’s
Clinic for Women and Children provides
free care to some of Milwaukee’s most vul-
nerable, serving low-income families, many
who are uninsured or under-insured.
Marquette’s School of Dentistry, the
only dental school in Wisconsin, serves
low-income patients in three Milwaukee
clinics and provides free dental sealants
to children in Milwaukee Public Schools.
Dental students also participate in clinical
experiences at three clinics in out-
state Wisconsin, shedding light on the
importance of service in under-served
rural areas.
Strategic partnerships for business and
industry
The Marquette College of Business
Administration’s Center for Real Estate has
become a leader, locally and nationwide,
in the discussion and research into such
top-of-mind issues as predatory lending
and credit availability. As the only Jesuit
university in the country offering a
commercial real estate curriculum, the
program is uniquely grounded in a solid
foundation of business principles, ethics
and an environment that engages students,
professionals and academics alike.
In an effort to increase the number of
minorities represented in the field of com-
mercial real estate, the center launched
the Associates in Commercial Real Estate
(ACRE) program in 2004. The program
provides classroom training, networking
mentorship and project-based training
experience with some of Wisconsin’s lead-
ing professionals in finance, real estate and
construction. The City of Milwaukee and
community organizations provide other
key links for students.
The Golden Angels Network, another
venture of the Marquette’s College of Busi-
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JESUIT DISTANCE EDUCATION NETWORK:
Online Consortium of Jesuit Higher Education Launched for the Americas
By: Richard Vigilante, Executive Director
F
ollowing their March 12–13, 2009
conference in Miami, the AJCU
Deans of Adult and Continuing Edu-
cation (DACE) and the Association of Lat-
in American Universities Entrusted to the
Society of Jesus (AUSJAL) that represents
the 31 Jesuit universities in Latin America
agreed to launch a new Online Consortium
of Jesuit Higher Education to extend the
cross-cultural reach of Jesuit education in
the Western Hemisphere by
• Operating a web-based catalog of online
courses, degrees and certificates offered
by the 58 Jesuit universities in the U.S.
and Latin America, utilizing an English-
Spanish-Portuguese user interface, and
• S haring online courses across U.S. and
Latin American Jesuit campuses to offer
students more enriched programs and
more flexible course offerings.
The new Consortium will utilize the exist-
ing organizational structures of the AJCU
and AUSJAL, with the AUSJAL executive
secretary and the JesuitNET executive di-
rector serving as co-directors. Joining their
AJCU colleagues, the representatives from
participating AUSJAL institutions listed in
the table below will actively serve in the fol-
lowing operational capacities.
Online Catalog Coordinators. Each AUS-
JAL university listing online courses and
programs in the JesuitNET catalog has des-
ignated a catalog coordinator to work with
the JesuitNET catalog administrator and
maintain their institution’s offerings in the
catalog.
MOA Liaison Officers. Each AUSJAL uni-
versity participating in the AJCU Memo-
randum of Agreement for Online Courses
(MOA) has designated a liaison officer to
be responsible for facilitating the cross-reg-
istration of on-campus students in AJCU
and AUSJAL online courses.
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Carolina Marturet, AUSJAL’s Techni-
cal Advisor for the Consortium, and Rita
Sage, JesuitNET’s catalog administrator, are
working closely with the AJCU and AUS-
JAL catalog coordinators to enter or update
all online course and program descriptions
for the summer and fall 2009 semesters. As
part of a Consortium pilot project, AJCU
and deans and department chairs will re-
view the online AUSJAL offerings to iden-
tify courses and programs they would like
to offer to their U.S. students. As the catalog
descriptions are brief, AJCU staff will likely
need to review (and possibly translate) de-
tailed course syllabi for those offerings of
interest.
The pilot’s goal is to have AJCU
agreement on a few AUSJAL courses to be
offered to AJCU students starting in fall
2009. As AUSJAL courses are selected by
one or more AJCU schools, JesuitNET will
work with the chief academic officers and
registrars on a tuition exchange policy and
a streamlined cross-registration process.
During the pilot project, AUSJAL staff
and faculty will similarly review and select
AJCU online courses to be taken by Latin
American students.
USJAL Catalog Coordinators
and MOA Liaison Officers
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios
Superiores de Occidente, Guadalajara,
Mexico
Catolog Coordinator: Fernando Escobar
Professor-Researcher, Education and
Technology
MOA Liason Officer: Same
Universidad Centro Americana, Managua,
Nicaragua
Catolog Coordinator: Estela Valero,
Coordinator, e-Center
MOA Liason Officer: Renata Rodrigues,
Academic Vice Rector
& universities
Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla, México
Catolog Coordinator: Miguel Ángel López ,
Coordinator, Masters in Teacher Training
MOA Liason Officer: Same
Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón,
Mexico
Catolog Coordinator: Claudia Guerrero
Sepúlveda, Assistant, General Academic
Office
MOA Liason Officer: Same
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello,
Caracas, Venezuela
Catolog Coordinator: Marisela Barrios,
Program Coordinator, Center for Online
Studies
MOA Liason Officer: Director, Center for
Online Studies
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador,
Quito, Ecuador
Catolog Coordinator: Pedro Negrete
Chief, Courses and Technology
MOA Liason Officer: Same
Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia
Catolog Coordinator: Tatiana Valencia,
Director, JaveVirtual
MOA Liason Officer: Same
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón
Cañas, San Salvador, El Salvador
Catolog Coordinator: Rafael Ibarra, Director,
Informatics
MOA Liason Officer: Same
Universidad Iberoamericana León, Mexico
Catolog Coordinator: Carla Segura, Project
Leader, Department of Education
MOA Liason Officer: Juan Carlos Gutiérrez
Coordinator, Educational Technology
Universidad Rafael Landivar Guatemala
City, Guatemala
Catolog Coordinator: Hilda Flores, Director,
Department of Virtual Education
MOA Liason Officer: Same
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Canisius College: A Leader in the Community
By: Eileen Herbert, Director of Public Relations, Canisius College
C
anisius College President Rev. Vin-
cent M. Cooke, S.J., believes that
all colleges and universities should
take a leadership role in their communities.
“Canisius not only teaches its students to be
leaders, it also places a strong importance
in leading by example,” says Father Cooke.
Located in the historic preservation
district of Hamlin Park, Canisius counts
its neighbors among its many assets and
invests in its neighborhood and the city of
Buffalo in a variety of ways.
It’s no secret that owner-occupied
homes strengthen and stabilize college
neighborhoods and enhance the quality
of life for everyone. With that in mind,
Canisius created the Employer Assisted
Housing (EAH) Program in 2002. Since its
inception, the EAH Program has helped 19
faculty and staff members buy homes in
neighborhoods near the college. The first
of its kind in Western New York, the EAH
Program is a forgivable loan program that
provides assistance with down payments or
closing costs to help employees realize the
dream of homeownership in targeted areas
of Buffalo. It is now the model for similar
programs in the area.
To ensure that Buffalo’s inner-city stu-
dents can get the best education possible,
Canisius created the Urban Leadership
Learning Community Program (ULLCP).
The only one of its kind in the area, ULLCP
develops academic and leadership poten-
tial through team learning, to create a new
generation of leaders from a population
that historically has been denied positions
of influence or power in Buffalo. Students
accepted into the program receive scholar-
ships that cover between 50 and 100 percent
of their tuition and room and board costs.
Canisius is also home to one of the five
federally funded TRiO programs established
under Title IV of the Higher Education Act
of 1965. This model is now used throughout
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the United States to assist disadvantaged in-
dividuals who have the potential to succeed
in college. The Academic Talent Search
Program at Canisius serves approximately
600 students in grades six through 12, who
are recruited from area schools and com-
munity service organizations.
Other initiatives include the college’s
Literacy Center, which provides literacy
education to members of the Buffalo com-
munity; the Women’s Business Center,
a collaborative effort between the Small
Business Administration and the college,
provides entrepreneurs and small business
owners, with a focus on women, the skills
and support to increase their success; and
the Connections Program, a research and
treatment program for children with As-
perger’s Disorder.
The Jesuit spirit of “men and women
for others” is realized each and every day
through the Canisius College Service-
Learning Program. Service-learning com-
bines academics with community service
to enhance academic performance, develop
...Canisius counts its neighbors among its many
assets and invests in its neighborhood and the
city of Buffalo in a variety of ways.
leadership skills and promote social justice
in the community. Hundreds of courses
at Canisius incorporate a service-learn-
ing component to provide valuable lessons
about the importance of service to society,
while helping those in need of extra assis-
tance.
Canisius students also serve the com-
munity through the college’s Campus Min-
istry service program, which matches stu-
dents who wish to serve with the college’s
partners in the community who need help.
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When the college donated two college-
owned houses to Habitat for Humanity,
Canisius students, faculty and staff worked
with Habitat to renovate the houses.
The Corporation for National and
Community Service named Canisius Col-
lege to its 2008 President’s Higher Education
Community Service Honor Roll, the high-
est federal recognition a school can achieve
for its commitment to service-learning and
civic engagement. More than 2,600 Ca-
nisius students participated in community
service projects over the past year, resulting
in more than 33,000 hours of service.
The college’s School of Education and
Human Services is actively engaged in the
community with its partnerships with Buf-
falo City and Catholic Schools. The pro-
grams include staff and parent training and
direct service as student teachers. Recently
one of the college’s partner schools, Ham-
lin Park School 74, was removed from the
state’s list of underperforming schools.
Equally important is Canisius’ role in
the economic development of the city of
Buffalo. Under Father Cooke’s leadership,
Canisius has invested more than $142 mil-
lion in capital projects on its campus since
1993. No other business or institution has
invested more of its own money in the city
of Buffalo than Canisius.
The college provides substantial and
direct economic impact – from the people
it employs (approximately one-third live in
the city of Buffalo) and the money students
and staff spend in the community, to the
money spent on construction to improve
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Wheeling Jesuit University Responds To Community Needs—

Providing Jesuit Education In A Changing World
By: Maureen Zambito, Director of Public Relations, Wheeling Jesuit University

will also perform nursing program,” said Rose Kutlenios,

service activities
in the U.S., either
at Wheeling, Ap-
palachia sites,
Washington, D.C.
or New York City
as they learn the
Jesuit way.
As for the lo-
cal population, it
continues to look
Responding to the local need for nurses, Wheeling Jesuit developed for accessibility,
a BS/BA to BSN accelerated degree program and this group of WJU affordability and
students are the first to enroll in the speedy new program. convenience in
higher education.
chair of the nursing department.
“Plus, by graduating in December,
these nurses enter the workforce at a time
of year when fewer new graduates are ap-
plying for jobs,” she said. “It will provide
a steady pool of nurses for local hospitals
and healthcare facilities to hire from, year
to year.”
“In this day and age, when career paths
take many turns, this new nursing degree
program is a perfect choice,” added Gi-
ulietti. “We will continue to look for creative
ways to respond to the needs of employers,
students and parents around the globe.”
Giulietti knows that long-lasting inno-

N
ow more than ever, universities “But they also seek quality and a support- vation often results from changes made in
must be responsive to their ive staff as they reach their career goals,” times of need and today’s economic picture
communities believes Wheeling said Becky Forney, Associate Dean of Pro- offers opportunity as well as surprises.
Jesuit University President Julio Giulietti, fessional and Graduate Studies. “We re- “This nursing program is going to be
S.J. With changes in the financial world, spond to needs in the marketplace to help popular, and as we further respond to our
job markets and technology, universities our students find employment and to serve community, other programs will follow,”
can no longer afford to be housed in the our local employers.” he said. For example graduate programs
proverbial “ivory tower” or removed from For example, the youngest of the Je- in health care areas. “In order to meet the
the everyday realities of the work world. suit universities and colleges in the United needs of the community we are expand-
Giulietti is leading Wheeling Jesuit States just began a speedy new nursing de- ing our rehabilitative sciences beyond the
as it seeks to partner with its community, gree program in part due to a request from Doctor of Physical Therapy to occupational
both local and global. For example, inter- local hospitals for more qualified RNs. therapy and speech therapy,” Giulietti said.
national students are very visible on the Responding to this local need (also “We are also planning to add a master’s in
small campus, located just 60 miles south reflected in national labor statistics), psychology and a doctor of nursing prac-
of Pittsburgh, Pa. Wheeling Jesuit developed a BS/BA to BSN tice next year.”
Wheeling Jesuit welcomes many stu- accelerated degree program. Another example of responding to
dents from Asia and Latin America who Designed for students who already local needs is the recent 2-plus-2 pro-
are seeking language skills at its English have a four-year degree but now want to grams developed with the local commu-
Language Institute. Some go on to ma- become a nurse, students enrolled in the nity college. The two institutions signed
triculate as full-time students, while others new program will earn a BSN in as little as agreements that allow community college
arrive at the campus after completing their 18-months. The first class of nurses gradu- students to earn bachelor degrees in respi-
undergraduate degree. Both are important ates in December and enter the job market ratory therapy and psychology from the
as the small University reaches out across at a time when nursing applicants are espe- University after completing the first two
the globe. cially low in HR departments everywhere. years at the community college.
This summer 40 high school seniors “Adults who want to go to school full- The collaboration between faculty
from Argentina and another group from time and enter the workforce as a nurse in and administrators at the two institutions
Spain will complete a month-long lan- the shortest time possible find this the per- is a great example of creative academics re-
guage and cultural experience seminar fect schedule since they finish one whole sponding to the community, said Giulietti.
at the University. Many of these students year sooner than attending a traditional It also builds on a previous 2-plus-2 agree-
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Two New Presidents Inaugurated in April 2009

By: Deanna I. Howes, AJCU Manager of Information Services

Above: The inauguration of Dr. Fred Pestello, Le Moyne’s 13th Above: Rev. Michael’s Engh’s inauguration as Santa Clara
president. (Photo courtesy of the Le Moyne College Office of University’s 28th Jesuit president. (Photo courtesy of SCU
Communications) photographer Charles Barry)

O
n April 24, 2009, Dr. Fred Pestello
and Rev. Michael Engh, S.J. were
inaugurated as the new presidents
of Le Moyne College and Santa Clara
University, respectively.
As the first lay person to take on the
role, Dr. Pestello serves as the Syracuse
institution’s 13th president.  He began his
tenure at Le Moyne at the beginning of
the academic year, in September 2008.
Previously, he worked at the University of
Dayton for 24 years, most recently serving
as the institution’s provost.
Dr. Pestello earned his doctorate in
sociology from the University of Akron-
Kent State, but is also a product of Jesuit
higher education; he received his bachelor’s
degree from John Carroll University.
In his inauguration speech, Dr. Pestello
emphasized Le Moyne’s Jesuit history and
tradition. He said, “Indeed, there is much
to celebrate. While we are forever indebted
to those who founded the College, we also
treasure those who have dedicated their
lives to serving Le Moyne and we deeply
appreciate all who continue to support and
participate in our work.
“We are inspired by the tens of
thousands who have been educated here and
gone on to do so much good—right here in
Syracuse and in so many places around the
world. We are pleased to be a part of this
beautiful region. And we are perhaps most
profoundly grateful for our foundational
connection to those men whose remarkable
spirit fosters such dedication, generosity,
and excellence: our Sponsoring Order, the
Society of Jesus.”
In January 2009, Fr. Engh began his
tenure as the 28th Jesuit president to lead
Santa Clara. Most recently, he served as the
dean of the college of liberal arts at Loyola
Marymount University, where he also
conducted research on the history of Los
Angeles.
He is a graduate of Loyola University
of Los Angeles, later renamed Loyola
Marymount University. He was ordained
as a Jesuit priest in 1981 and served as the
rector of Loyola’s Jesuit community in the
1990’s.
Fr. Engh spoke about his vision for
Santa Clara to use its California locale as
a basis for creating a sustainable future, in
line with Jesuit ideals. He said, “Santa Clara
University is uniquely positioned to make a
significant contribution to achieving a more
just and sustainable future. As the Jesuit
University of the Silicon Valley, I believe
we can lead and participate in the Valley’s
fast growing interest in sustainability, green
energy, and environmental protection.
“We can partner with institutions and
government agencies and corporations with
the potential to solve the world’s problems
through the invention and innovation of
all kinds. And the value-added element
that Santa Clara brings to this “Green
Wave” is the voice of environmental ethics,
built on the theological and philosophical
foundations that are fundamental to our
Jesuit and Catholic tradition.”
We at AJCU congratulate Dr. Pestello
and Fr. Engh on their presidencies and wish
them every blessing, success and happiness
in their new leadership roles.
The text of Dr. Pestello’s and Fr. Engh’s
speeches were provided by Le Moyne College’s
and Santa Clara University’s respective
Offices of Communications.

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AJCU President Gives Commencement Speech and
Receives Honorary Degree
By: Deanna I. Howes, AJCU Manager of Information Services
O
n Sunday, May 17th, AJCU Presi-
dent, Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J.,
delivered the commencement
speech at Le Moyne College in Syracuse,
NY. One week earlier, on Saturday, May 9th,
he was given an honorary degree at Spring
Hill College in Mobile, AL.
Speaking to Le Moyne’s undergradu-
ate and graduate students, Fr. Currie
shared stories of several individuals who
epitomize the Jesuit ideals espoused at Le
Moyne.
He spoke about Alexia Kelley, the
founder of Catholics in Alliance for the
Common Good, who is an activist for
bringing the ideals of the Catholic faith
into the public square. Through her work
with the Alliance, she has been able to cre-
ate positive change in the United States,
particularly throughout the recent 2008
elections.
Fr. Currie described the positive work
that Trena and Kevin Yonkers-Talz have
been conducting in El Salvador over the
past decade. The married couple (both
graduates of Boston College) founded
the Casa de Solidaridad at the University
of Central America in El Salvador, where
hundreds of students from AJCU institu-
tions have lived and volunteered. The Yon-
kers-Talz’ commitment to the Jesuit ideal
of solidarity is evident in their desire to
help the under-represented poor.
Fr. Currie also remarked on Susan
Boyle, whose performance of the song,
“I Dreamed a Dream,” on the TV show,
‘Britain’s Got Talent,’ managed to win over
the show’s judges and audience. Boyle’s tal-
ent reflects the Jesuit ideal, cura personalis
(care for the whole person). Her God-giv-
en gift is unique and her story has inspired
millions of people around the world to
pursue their dreams and share their gifts
with others.
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Kelley, the Yonkers-Talz’ and Boyle
represent two prominent Jesuit ideals (so-
cial justice and cura personalis), based on
the teachings of St. Ignatius, the founder of
the Society of Jesus.
To conclude his speech, Fr. Currie
said, “My wish for you, then, is that Igna-
tius’ story is becoming your story and will
be part of the rest of your lives. It will pro-
duce an openness to an experience of God
Speaking to
in all you do, a calling to an always bigger Le Moyne’s
and better self, a creative restlessness to
live your talents and gifts to their fullest in undergraduate
the service of others, like an Alexia Kelley,
or Kevin and Trena Yonkers-Talz, or your
and graduate
honorees, or the many role models you students, Fr.
have had here at Le Moyne, and a belief
in yourself that compels you to take risks Currie shared
in order to live your dreams like a Susan
Boyle.
stories of several
In recognition of his contributions individuals who
to Jesuit higher education and service to
AJCU, Fr. Currie was given an honorary epitomize the
degree from Spring Hill College.
The citation for the degree concluded
Jesuit ideals
with the following statement: “Reverend espoused at
Charles L. Currie, S.J., for your lifetime of
service to others through education and Le Moyne.
ministry, and for your steadfast commit-
ment to the advancement of Catholic and
Jesuit higher education, Spring Hill Col-
lege is pleased to bestow on you this day
the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters,
honoris causa.”
The text of the commencement speech
is courtesy of Rev. Charles L. Currie, S.J.
The degree citation is courtesy of Spring Hill
College’s Office of Communications and In-
stitutional Marketing.
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Campus News Clips
By: Deanna I. Howes, AJCU Manager of Information Services
Canisius College Announces New
Institute for the Global Study of
Religion
This past spring at Canisius College, a new
institute was announced to the public: the
Institute for the Global Study of Religion
(IGSOR). As an extension of the Religious
Studies and Theology departments, IGSOR
will serve as a public forum for discussion
on the world’s religions, as well as sponsor
educational programs and lectures.
Directed by Canisius professor of re-
ligious studies, Timothy H. Wadkins, PhD,
IGSOR will feature visiting professors, a Je-
suit scholar-in-residence and a fellowship
for faculty. Additionally, students will have
the opportunity to take IGSOR-sponsored
immersion trips across the world.
Speaking on behalf of the program,
Dr. Wadkins said, “Participants are not
only exposed to religion in underdevel-
oped locations but also to the desper-
ate economic and political conditions of
marginalized people…As a result of their
experiences, our students and faculty be-
come engaged, global citizens who lead
lives infused with a consciousness about
the world and a commitment to changing
it for the common good.”
Fordham University’s 150th Anniver-
sary of Baseball Team Profiled by
The New York Times
In 2009, the Fordham University varsity
baseball team is celebrating its 150th
anniversary with a notable achievement:
having won the most games of any
N.C.A.A. Division I baseball program in
the United States.
The New York Times recently pro-
filed the Fordham baseball team in an ar-
ticle that identified many former players
who went on to legendary careers playing
professionally: Frankie Frisch (who was
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inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame),
Jack Coffey (a former teammate of Babe
Ruth and Ty Cobb) and Esteban Bellan
(the first Latin American to play baseball
professionally).
Fordham coach, Nick Restaino, spoke
about the team’s success and anniversary.
“It’s truly an enviable record…We talk
about that with our players all the time,
from the recruiting process until they get
in the program. We want them to be proud
of it and to make sure that it continues.”
To commemorate the 150th anniversary
of Fordham’s first game against Williams
College, Fordham’s president, Rev. Joseph
M. McShane, S.J., threw out the first pitch
at Fordham’s Coffey Field.
Gonzaga University Alumna Fea-
tured on NBC Nightly News’ ‘Mak-
ing a Difference’ Segment
A Gonzaga University alumna’s work with
the Wounded Warrior Care Project was re-
cently included in NBC Nightly News’ seg-
ment, ‘Making a Difference.’
As the director of the Central Savan-
nah River Area’s chapter, Laurie Ott (who
received her M.A. from Gonzaga in 2008)
works to help war veterans and their fami-
lies by securing health care for them af-
ter their return home. Soldiers who have
fought in Iraq and Afghanistan come to
the Savannah chapter’s rehabilitation cen-
ter after being injured to receive treatment,
but they also find that people working at
the center are also interested in becoming
their advocates.
Ott has long been an advocate of vet-
erans’ affairs, having written her thesis at
Gonzaga on wounded warriors. She says,
“I do this work because I believe our sol-
diers, Marines, sailors, airmen and Coast
Guardsmen deserve excellence from us in
return for their service…[Those] who heal
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here are grateful for the care they get here,
and it’s tremendously satisfying to know
they are getting what they need.”
Saint Louis University Alumnus
Establishes Scholarship Fund to Help
Leaders in Education
Saint Louis University alumnus, Rex Sin-
quefield, and his wife, Jeanne, are working
with the university to provide financial
assistance for students in a new dual-de-
gree program. Students who are enrolled
in the program will receive an MBA from
SLU’s John Cook School of Business and
a master’s in educational administration
from the College of Education and Public
Service.
Through their family’s charitable
foundation, the Sinquefields’ are estab-
lishing a $50,000 scholarship fund for stu-
dents, who will be selected by the deans of
both schools. As a result of having both
degrees, students can take advantage of the
schools’ strengths to become well-rounded
business and educational leaders.
The dean of the Cook School of
Business, Ellen Harshman, has expressed
her enthusiasm for the scholarship and
new program. She said, “Observing the
challenges faced by large urban school
districts, I am convinced that there are
principles and practices from business that
could help schools operate more efficiently
and effectively, thereby allowing more
resources to be directed to instruction.”
Spring Hill College President Rev.
Gregory Lucey, S.J. Awarded Honor-
ary Degree from Board of Trustees
On April 22nd, Spring Hill College’s pres-
ident, Rev. Gregory Lucey, S.J., was given
a doctorate in Humane Letters by the in-
stitution’s board of trustees and faculty. In
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2009 Undergraduate Commencement Speakers
Boston College
5/18/2009 - Ken Burns (acclaimed
filmmaker)
Canisius College
5/16/2009 - Most Rev. Robert J.
Cunningham (Bishop of Ogdensburg)
College of the Holy Cross
5/22/2009 - Sen. Robert P. Casey ’82 (D-
Pennsylvania)
Creighton University
5/16/2009 (College of Arts & Sciences,
College of Business) - Rev. Greg Boyle, S.J.
(founder of Homeboy Industries)
5/16/2009 (School of Nursing) -
Christopher J. Elias M.D., M.P.H., ‘83
(president and CEO of PATH, a health
non-profit)
Fairfield University
5/17/2009 - Dr. Peter Pronovost, ’87
(recipient of a MacArthur Foundation
“genius grant”)
Fordham University
5/16/2009 - Tom Brokaw (anchor/
journalist, NBC News)
Georgetown University
5/16/2009 (SFS) - Former U.S. Sen.
Charles Hagel (R-Neb.)
5/16/2009 (School of Business) - Luis
Alberto Moreno (president of the Inter-
American Development Bank)
5/16/2009 (Georgetown College) - Gwen
Ifill (moderator and managing editor of
PBS’s “Washington Week”)
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5/16/2009 (School of Nursing) - Laurie
Garrett (Pulitzer Prize-winner, medical
and science writer for Newsday)
Gonzaga University
5/10/2009 - Rev. Robert Spitzer, S.J.
(president of Gonzaga University)
John Carroll University
5/17/2009 - Robert Dickinson, ‘65 (retired
president and CEO of Carnival Cruise
Lines)
Le Moyne College
5/17/2009 - Rev. Charles Currie, S.J.
(president of AJCU)
Loyola College in Maryland
5/16/2009 - Ron Hansen (distinguished
author and Santa Clara University
professor)
Loyola Marymount University
5/9/2009 - Vicente Fox (former president
of Mexico)
Loyola University Chicago
5/8/2009 (Arts & Sciences-Arts) - Paul
Rusesabagina (humanitarian/president,
Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation)
5/8/2009 (Arts & Sciences-Sciences)
- Rev. Terry Charlton, S.J. (educator/AIDS
Activist/co-founder, St. Aloysius Gonzaga
High School Nairobi, Kenya)
5/8/2009 (School of Communication) - E.
J. Dionne, Jr. (Washington Post columnist/
prof., Georgetown’s Public Policy Institute/
Sr. Fellow, Brookings Institution)
5/9/2009 (School of Business) - Mary
Tolan (founder/CEO, Accretive Health)
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5/9/2009 (School of Nursing) - Dr. Jean
C. McSweeney (prof./assoc. dean for
Research College of Nursing, U. Arkansas
for Medical Sciences)
Loyola University New Orleans
5/9/2009 - Bobby Jindal (Governor of
Louisiana)
Marquette University
5/17/2009 - Dick Enberg (Award-winning
sports journalist)
Regis University
5/2/2009 (College for Professional
Studies)
5/3/2009 -Regis College, Rueckert-
Hartman College for Health Professions)
5/9/2009 (at Colorado Springs campus)
Speaker at all ceremonies: Rev. Michael
Sheeran, S.J. (president of Regis
University)
Rockhurst University
5/16/2009 - Christopher Shaver
(Rockhurst graduating senior)
Saint Joseph’s University
5/16/2009 - Chris Matthews (TV
broadcast journalist)
Saint Louis University
5/16/2009 - Greg Mortenson (author of
the best-selling book “Three Cups of Tea:
One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace”)
Saint Peter’s College
5/17/2009 - Michael Beschloss (Best-
selling author and NBC News Presidential
Historian)
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(Marquette page 5)
ness Administration, provides financing
for early-stage enterprises through a close-
ly-knit network of Marquette alumni and
friends. The 75 Golden Angels also facili-
tate networking opportunities for groups
of individuals with experience and interest
in entrepreneurial endeavors. To date, the
Golden Angels have invested more than $9
million in medical, software and business-
services sectors.
“From the community’s point of view,
these are 75 people here in Milwaukee and
Chicago interested in growing new busi-
nesses,” says Tim Keane, director of the
Golden Angels network. “At the university
level, they bring expertise to the school.
These men and women do all kinds of
things for us, and it filters back to the stu-
dents.”
Marquette President Robert A. Wild,
S.J. notes that these examples of engage-
ment “prove that the values that are the pil-
lars of a Marquette education – excellence,
faith, leadership and service – are as valid
today as ever.”
(Wheeling Jesuit, page 8)
ment between the two schools for comput-
er science majors that has been in place for
several years.
Another partnership formalized last
fall that is a response to job market needs
involves engineering. Because of this ar-
rangement with West Virginia University,
students spend three years at Wheeling Je-
suit, followed by two years at WVU’s Col-
lege of Engineering and Mineral Resourc-
es, then graduate with degrees from both
institutions.
“The demand for graduates proficient
in engineering design and practice has
been increasing steadily,” said Giulietti.
“This collaboration enables our students
to combine the traditional Jesuit learning
with the exceptional technical learning
in engineering and mineral sciences that
WVU is known for.”
“By increasing educational options for
students in programs like these, we answer
our Jesuit call to educate for life, leadership
and service—reflective of our changing
world.”
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(Canisius College, page 7)
the campus.
Many Canisius projects have saved
what otherwise could have become aban-
doned sites and buildings in the city of Buf-
falo. When the Diocese of Buffalo closed St.
Vincent de Paul parish, Canisius purchased
the building. It preserved the integrity and
beauty of the magnificent church through
an investment of $3.4 million for renova-
tion into a 515-seat multi-use auditorium.
When the high school division of Mount
St. Joseph Academy closed, Canisius pur-
chased and renovated the building, which
was dedicated Lyons Hall, into a state-of-
the-art classroom building with television,
art and music studios.
Others, such as the transformation of
the Streng Oldsmobile building into De-
merly Hall, offer commercial structures
that might have remained vacant, a second
or third life. And, on the site of an aban-
doned armory, now sits the college’s Dela-
van Townhouses, which are home to more
than 200 students.
With these signature capital expen-
ditures and the college’s annual operating
budget, which is in excess of $90 million,
Canisius’ annual economic impact is esti-
mated at $245 million.
The college’s current focus is on plans
for Science Hall, a new interdisciplinary sci-
ence center at the college. Science Hall will
be developed in a site that is best known as
the former Sears Roebuck store.
“Canisius considers the development
of an interdisciplinary science center a
sound, long-term investment that will
further contribute to the success of the
college’s science programs, Buffalo’s life sci-
ences industry and its economy,” says John
J. Hurley, executive vice president and vice
president for college relations.
“We are proud to call Buffalo home
and we are proud of the results of our con-
tributions to our community,” says Father
Cooke.
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honor of Fr. Lucey’s 12 years as the college’s
president, he was given the degree at Spring
Hill’s annual honors convocation.
Fr. Lucey announced his retirement
from Spring Hill last year, and in fall
2009, Rev. Richard Salmi, S.J. will start his
new presidency. Before serving as Spring
Hill’s president, Fr. Lucey was the rector
of the Jesuit Community at Marquette
University and founded its Center for
Ignatian Spirituality. He has also served
as the president of the Jesuit Conference
in Washington, D.C. and attended the 34th
General Congregation of the Society of
Jesus as a delegate.
The chair of SHC’s faculty assembly,
Rev. Michael A. Williams, S.J. concluded
the presentation of Fr. Lucey’s degree with
the following citation: Reverend Gregory
F. Lucey, S.J., in gratitude for your lifelong
dedication to revitalizing the Jesuit tradition
of forming students as responsible leaders
in service to others, and especially for your
service to this institution, the faculty and
trustees of Spring Hill College are pleased
to bestow on you this day the degree of
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa.
[Citation courtesy of Spring Hill College]
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(Commencement Speakers, page 11)

Santa Clara University
6/13/2009 - John Chambers (Chairman and
CEO of Cisco Systems)
Seattle University
6/14/200 - James C. Pigott (President of
Pigott Enterprises and Chairman of the
Rural Development Institute)
Spring Hill College
5/9/2009 - Dr. Regina Benjamin (founder of
the Bayou La Batre, Rural Health Clinic)
University of Detroit Mercy
5/9/2009 - Valedictory Address: Windy Lee
Monroe (liberal arts graduate in the UDM
Legal Administration program)
this issue’s
Suggested Readings
“Civic Identity: Locating Self in Community.” Diversity & Democracy,
■ 
Volume 11, Number 2. Association of American Colleges and
Universities, 2008.
■ Colby, Anne, Thomas Erlich, Elizabeth Beaumont, and Jason Ste-
phens. Educating Citizens: Preparing America’s Undergraduates for
Lives of Moral and Civic Responsibility. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-
Bass, 2003.
■ Hoy, Ariane and Wayne Meisel. Civic Engagement at the Center:
Building Democracy through Integrated Cocurricular and Curricular
Experiences. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges
and Universities, 2008.
■ Jacoby,
Barbara. Civic engagement in higher education: concepts
and practices. San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass, 2009.

University of San Francisco

5/22/2009 (Humanities and Sciences)
- Kevin Dowling, C.Ss.R., Bishop (Diocese of
Rustenburg, South Africa)

5/22/2009 (Visual & Performing Arts and

Social Sciences) - Dan Schutte (Liturgical
Music and Composer)

5/22/2009 (School of Nursing) - Robert A.

Corrigan (President, San Francisco State
University)

5/23/2009 (McLaren College of Business)

- James D. Sinegal (President and Chief
Executive Officer, Costco)

University of Scranton
5/31/2009 - Rob Kapilow (award-winning
classical music conductor, composer,
educator, commentator and author)

Wheeling Jesuit University

5/16/2009 - Suzanne W. “Suzy” Broadhurst
(director of corporate giving for Pittsburgh-
based Eat’n Park Hospitality Group)

Xavier University
5/16/2009 - James Morris (executive director
of the World Food Program)

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