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Welcome to Carroll's electronic newsletter QuickNotes, a weekly (and in summer, bi-weekly) synopsis of the news and happenings around Carroll College. QuickNotes is intended to keep Carroll's students, alumni, friends and employees in touch with college accomplishments and activities. It is not a message board but an informational resource for the Carroll community and its supporters.

Please forward your copy of QuickNotes on to alumni and friends of Carroll to keep them up-to-date about campus events.

Tonight (Friday, March 27), the star of Carroll Astronomy Weekend takes the stage: Black hole expert and high-energy astrophysicist Dr. Niel Brandt (left) will commence Astronomy Weekend with a special guest lecture, brought to us by the American Astronomical Society Shapley Lectureship Program. His talk, "X-raying Active Galaxies: Exploring the Environments of Supermassive Black Holes," begins at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202. It is free and open to the public, with plenty of outstanding visuals on the universe's most enigmatic and energetic objects. We can thank our own Dr. Kelly Cline for winning Carroll the rare honor of a second-consecutive American Astronomical Society Shapley Lectureship on campus. Last year, our Shapley guest speaker was world famous astronomer Dr. Ray Jayawardhana.

This year celebrates the International Year of Astronomy, and Carroll College's Neuman Astronomical Society has teamed up again with the Helena Astronomical Society to bring us a full slate of astro fun on Saturday, March 28, in the Campus Center, where Astronomy Weekend continues. Star talks, demonstrations, telescope displays, solar viewing and much more will all take place in the Campus Center's lower level from noon to 4 p.m. As always, all events are suitable for all ages and are free and open to the public. The full schedule is listed in the press release online at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11470.

SPEAKING OF STARS AND THE STAGE . . .

On Friday and Saturday evenings, March 27-28, you can catch our Theatre Department's  Senior Showcase of the play, "When the Rainbow Bends," directed by Carroll senior Ryan Danielson. See this powerful story about the lives of three people when one of them contracts AIDS. The playwright, Mrs. Jewett, delivers a moving personal story, after having lost her son to AIDS in real life. Feel free to remain for a post-play discussion, facilitated by the director. It all takes place in the Merton Acting Studio, lower level of the Campus Center, at 7 p.m. and admission is just $2 to cover royalty costs for staging this play.

BALLET AND BREADSTICKS

This coming Monday night, March 30, is your chance to support Carroll's in-residence professional ballet, Artisan Dance, in its upcoming summer performance season by attending Dining for Dance at On Broadway Restaurant, 106 E. Broadway, in Helena. Come in for dinner on Monday from 5:30 p.m. to closing, when 50% of all proceeds will support Artisan Dance. The upcoming ballet season will take the stage at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena on July 29, 30 and 31, with professional ballet dancers from around the nation performing under the direction of master choreographer and Carroll Artist-in-Residence Sallyann Mulcahy. The big surprise of this year's performances will be the world premiere of the Tribute to Sister Annette Moran, an original song cycle composed by Dr. Lynn Petersen, sung by an operatic soprano and interpreted through ballet by Artisan Dance. For more info on Dining for Dance, contact Prof. Mulcahy at 447-5508.

THE CANOE RACES ARE COMING!

Looking ahead, next Thursday through Saturday, April 2-4, the Carroll Centennial's first official celebratory event unfolds as the Carroll Department of Civil Engineering teams up with Montana State University to co-host the 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers Pacific Northwest Regional Student Conference on our campus for the very first time. Three hundred students from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington will gather to promote civil engineering and participate in various competitions. These competitions will include steel bridge design and construction, concrete canoe design and races, and a professional paper competition on sustainability in civil engineering.

This event is sponsored by a generous gift from Pacific Steel & Recycling, a Great Falls-based employee-owned company, which provided $50,000 to Carroll College last year, of which $20,000 will support this ASCE regional conference. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11481 or visit http://www.carroll.edu/academics/engineering/conference/index.cc.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

Carroll education major Carolyn McGady wishes to extend her thanks to the college's faculty, staff and students for all their prayers and care during a difficult time in her family's life. She writes, "On March 6, my husband was killed in an accident. Everyone at Carroll has been extremely supportive. Students have offered to babysit my three-year-old, my professors have been understanding regarding homework and the Financial Aid Office has been great to work with. In addition to these business matters I have really felt loved by everyone around and greatly appreciate everyone's prayers."

GRADUATION PREVIEW

The college's board of trustees recently passed a resolution to confer honorary doctorate degrees upon the following recipients at Commencement May 9, 2009:

Author Ivan Doig, Ph.D., to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Captain Diane Carlson Evans, U.S. Army Nurse Corps, R.N., the founder and president of the Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation, to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters

Very Reverend David M. O'Connell, C.M., J.C.D. , president of The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C., to receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters 

The Board of Trustees also passed a resolution to confer our annual Borromeo Award for outstanding service to the Good Samaritan Ministries in Helena.

More info on all of this and the particulars of graduation will be included in future editions of QNs!

STUDENT NEWS

Two Carroll students from China, Wei (Crystal) Du and Fei (Sophie) Shen gave a presentation about their land this week at the Lewis and Clark Public Library. Their talk, "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: The Fascinating Land," occurred on March 26 and showcased their region's diverse culture, exceptional beauty and delicious food.

ALUMNI NEWS

The Carroll Centennial

Events from April 2009 through 2010 to mark Carroll's Centennial Celebration have now been officially released. Hot off the wire, it's available online for viewing and travel planning--we've got something for everyone, from arts to lectures to faith (and interfaith) events and much more. Get an eyeful at: http://www.carroll.edu/forms/about/history/calendar.pdf.

In the News

Theresa (Kriskovich) Fullerton, who attended Carroll in 1953-55, of Sun Lakes, Ariz., reports that she and husband Gerry will celebrate their 50^th wedding anniversary on Oct. 3, 2009. They took their vows at St. Peter's Church in Anaconda, Mont.

Gene Mallette (left), business class of 1971 and the CEO of Provo, Utah-based Alpine Air, is one of eight corporate CEOs being honored this year by Utah Business magazine. He and seven others received the magazine's CEO of the Year award on March 26 at the Grant American Hotel in Salt Lake City. A feature story about him from Utah Business is available for viewing here: http://www.allbusiness.com/human-resources/employee-development-leadership/131559-1.html.

The Helena Sports Hall of Fame has announced the selection of 12 inductees for the class of 2009, including Carroll alum Ann (Lehmann) Seifert, class of 1979, whom the Helena Independent Record reports has competed in 92 triathlons in the past 25 years, winning almost two-thirds of them. She has participated in five Hawaii Ironman World Championships, with her best showing in 1993, when she finished runner-up in her age group. She is a two-time All-American, named by Inside Triathlon Magazine and USA Triathlon. Seifert, who owns ten Spring Meadow Lake titles, captured two Northwest TRI-Sport Series overall championships, and in 1994 she won the Ironman Canada triathlon.

The family law firm Grable and Hantke has added Evan D. Hansen, class of 2000, as the newest partner, making the firm now Grable, Hantke & Hansen in Pendleton, Ore. Hansen, age 31, has been an associate with Grable & Hantke since December, 2003. His practice includes all areas of family law as well as business litigation. He earned his law degree from Willamette University College of Law in 2003. He and wife Kate Beckwith have two children, Eliana, 4, and David, 2. In addition to his regular practice, he provides pro bono legal assistance through the Pendleton Legal Aid office.

FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS

Deaths

Sister Maryanne Blunt (Marion Xavier), SNJM (right), who served as Carroll's director of continuing education and institutional researcher in 1985-89, died on March 20, 2009, in Spokane, Washington. In 1941 she earned a bachelor's in biological science and zoology from Holy Names College in Spokane and interned as a medical technologist at Sacred Heart Hospital. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1948 and pronounced her vows in 1950. She taught for five years at St. Mary's in Portland before attending Marquette University where she earned a master's in zoology and spent a summer at Woods Hole in Massachusetts doing research in marine ecology and another summer in Alabama exploring algae. She returned to teaching at Holy Names Academy in Seattle for five years, and in the course of her career spent almost six years at Carroll. For more on her life, see: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/obits/?ID=74061.

In the News

Retired faculty member Dr. Jean Smith, who served as a Carroll biology professor from 1969 through 1997, including being named our first Manion Chair in biology, reports that she and her dog Millie are now residents at the Masonic Home here in the Helena valley. Jean is well and welcomes visitors. The Masonic Home's address is 2010 Masonic Home Road,  Helena, Montana 59602.  

Associate Professor of English and poet Loren Graham has announced that his poem, "The Dilemma," has just been accepted for publication by the Antioch Review.

Major Bill Ballinger (left), director of the Carroll College Army ROTC since the fall 2006 semester, is being reassigned as the director of the Montana Regional Training Institute at Fort Harrison in Helena. Maj. Ballinger's  last day as ROTC director will be March 3l.  To Carroll's great benefit, Bill will continue as the head coach of the highly successful Carroll Cross Country Team. 

Meanwhile, the college welcomes Major Mark McGinley, class of 1988, who will replace Major Ballinger as officer director of Carroll ROTC, effective April 1. Delighted to return to his alma mater, Major McGinley enlisted into the Montana Army National Guard in November 1988, graduated from Officer Candidate School in June 1990 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.  He completed the Armor Basic Course at Ft. Knox, Ky., in December 1990 and in August 1992 completed helicopter flight training at Ft. Rucker, Ala., and branch transferred to Aviation. His assignments include: armor platoon leader (D/1-163 CAV); aviation platoon leader (A/1-189 Aviation); detachment commander (1085 Air Ambulance); commander, Headquarters-Headquarters Company (1-189 Aviation); liaison officer (415 Ground Liaison Detachment); aide-de-camp to the adjutant general, Montana; and deputy commander (83^rd Civil Support Team). He deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from August 2003 through March 2004. His decorations include: the Senior Army Aviator Badge; Army Commendation Medal; Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terror Service Medal; and Humanitarian Service Medal.

FAITH MATTERS

For this weekend's spring SEARCH retreat, Campus Ministry reports that 72 students will be in attendance. Pray for them.

For the Lenten season, Campus Ministry is offering Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. in the St. Charles Chapel on Fridays, followed by campus Mass at 3:30 p.m. and singing of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 4 p.m.

A weekly calendar of all Campus Ministry offerings is available online at: http://www.carroll.edu/images/main/ministry/calendar.gif. Everything from Masses to regular get-togethers are listed for each day of the week. Everyone is welcome!

ATHLETICS

Get all the news on the Saints at the Carroll athletic website: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/.

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: In the glass cases outside the Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall), "The Fulbright Connection: Contemporary Bulgarian Artists, living in the U.S."-the last of three exhibits of paintings by Bulgarian artists. Bulgarian Artists Abroad was founded in 2007 in Chicago with the idea of promoting Bulgarian culture throughout the world. Their aim is to unify all artists of Bulgarian origin who live outside their home country. In the United States they have members in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans, Wichita, Detroit, and San Francisco. This display runs through the end of April and features the work of Vassi Vaseski, Lubo Velkov, and Ivo Yoshovski.

Ongoing: Annual Student Art Exhibit in the Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, running through the end of April. Works by students in recent art classes will be featured including photographs, drawings, paintings and ceramics. Students whose work is included are David Lewallen, Samantha Carnes, Kim Hilton, Aleks Navratil, Kasia Shipman, Nick LeTang, Morgan Bell, Ivy Rennfield, Liz Phillips, Julian Rogers, Mark Poore, Kari Halvorson, Jennifer Jameson, Scott Sorensen, Miranda Mireles, Cheline Perry, Garrett Thompson, Madelene Levesque, Whitney Fisher, Sonny Silverthorne, Amy Nutcher, Jeff Bank, Kerry Cuchine, Caitlin Carroll, Rebecca Loberg, Allison McKinney, Amanda Svab, Andrew Chenovick, Ben Barille, Dani Allen and Jess Forbes. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 406-447-4302.

April 1: Carroll Career Fair, PE Center.

April 2: FBI recruiters will hold a special information session in the lower level of the Campus Center on April 2 from 9 to 10 a.m. If you have any interest in the possibility of a career with the FBI, plan to attend. Seniors can take the qualifying exam for becoming an FBI Special Agent also on April 2-this is the only such exam that will be given in Montana this year. Get online and complete the application and submit a resume to the FBI by the end of February in order to qualify to sit for the Phase I exam. Go to http://www.fbijobs.gov/, hit the left menu bar under ‘career paths,' then ‘special agents.' The Phase 1 Exam will be in the Carroll Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

April 3-4: Senior Showcase performance of "The Lion in Winter," work for mature audiences about the intrigues of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, in the Merton Acting Studio (Campus Center). Featuring Carroll senior Ryan Pfeiffer. In the Merton Acting Studio, lower level of the Campus Center, at 7 p.m. Admission $2.

April 4: Associate Professor of Sociology Fr. Jerry Lowney will hold a signing of his new book, "Stoned, Drunk, or Sober? Understanding Alcohol and Drug Use Through Qualitative, Quantitative, and Longitudinal Research," at the Montana Book Company (331 N. Last Chance Gulch) in Helena from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more on the book, see the press release at: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11713.

April 5: International Fair at Carroll from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Avila DeSmet Room, lower level of the Campus Center. Free for Carroll students and faculty, $3 for non-Carroll students, $5 for families. International food and conversation with Carroll students and others from around the world, including: Japan, Korea, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, China and many more! Learn about all of these different countries while enjoying authentic cuisine.

April 8: Deadline for applications for the Carroll College Father Butko Awards in Freshman Writing, recognizing top writing from the college's Composition Program. All students enrolled in English 101/English 102 during the 2008-2009 academic year are eligible, with prizes including up to five scholarships, valued at $250 each, for the winning essays. All entries must be submitted, along with a completed submission form, to the Academic Dean's Office in O'Connell Hall by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. All essays submitted must be anonymous and must have fulfilled a regular class assignment (regardless of whether a grade was given). Students are encouraged, however, to revise essays before submitting them. Any essay composed solely for the competition is ineligible. All essays must be typed, double-spaced, on white, 8 ½" x 11" paper and free of any remarks or grade. Only one entry per student. Submission forms are available from the student's instructor or from Joan Stottlemyer at the Academic Resource Center. Winners will be notified by the Department of Languages and Literature and will be recognized at the Honors Convocation on April 27, 2009.

April 10 and 13: Easter break, no classes.

April 17: Telluride Mountain Film Festival comes to Carroll, one of just three Montana venues, 6:30-10 p.m. in Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater. Go to http://www.mountainfilm.org/ for more info. Sponsored by the Carroll Adventures and Mountaineering Program (CAMP).

April 17: Saints Athletic Association Auction in the Carroll PE Center. For more information about becoming a member of the Saints Athletic Association or the auction, contact Associate Director of Athletics Renee Wall at 406/447-5413 or at rwall -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

April 18-19: Softball weekend.

April 19: Sacraments of Initiation, 7 p.m., Campus Center upper level, with Bishop Thomas as the celebrant.

April 24-26:  Performing Arts Department Theatre for Children series concludes with "Story Theatre," by Paul Sills. Directed by Michael McNeilly. Meet Henny Penny, the Golden Goose, Venus and the Cat, the Fisherman and His Wife, The Robber Bridegroom, the Bremen Town Musicians, and other fable favorites. Shows are Friday and Saturday, April 24-25, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 26, at 3 p.m. All in the Performing Arts Center.

April 27: Honors Convocation.

May 1: Last day of classes.

May 1-2: Performing Arts Department Spring Dance and Music Recital, with Carroll Artist in Residence and Director of Dance Sallyann Mulcahy choreographing her dance students and Dr. Lynn Petersen, chair of Fine Arts, leading music students in our new Jazz Band. At 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Free.

May 8-9: Centennial Celebration Kickoff at Baccalaureate and Commencement. Featuring a signing of the new Carroll history book, "Bold Minds and Blessed Hands - The First Century of Montana's Carroll College," by Dr. Bob Swartout, the unveiling of Bob Morgan's new Carroll painting, "Reason Through the Light of Faith," Golden Year Graduates Dinner, Baccalaureate Mass and much, much more!

May 11: Summer semester begins. Four sessions continue through July.

May 14-17: The Parish Nurse Center at Carroll College is celebrating its 10^th anniversary this year by again offering its Basic Parish Nurse and Health Minister Preparation Course and renewal events in Carroll's Simperman Hall. A renewal event for parish nurses and health ministers will also be held on Carroll's campus on May 16-17, 2009. For more information, contact Dr. Cynthia Gustafson, director of the Parish Nurse Center and chair of the Department of Nursing at Carroll College, at cgustafs -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or at 406-447-5494. Information is also available at www.carroll.edu/parishnurse.

May 15-17: The annual St. James School of Nursing banquet and celebration at the War Bonnet Hotel in Butte. The St. James Nursing class of '59 will be honored. For more information, call Claire Holman at 406-723-4258 or Deanna Thomas at 406-782-4435. 

May 27-29: Gathering of Diocesan Colleges at Carroll College. Faculty, staff, administrators and trustees of the U.S. diocesan colleges along with diocesan representatives meet to discuss advancing institutional missions, supporting vocation, implementing these goals.

July 18: Symphony Under the Stars at Carroll College, celebrating the Carroll Centennial with a Carroll Alumni Reunion.

July 26: World premiere of an original musical ballet honoring the life, spirit and poetry of our late and beloved Theology Department Chair Sr. Annette Moran at the Myrna Loy Center in Helena. The July 26, 2009, premiere performance of "A Tribute to Sr. Annette Moran" will bring us an original song cycle composed by Carroll Associate Professor of Music Dr. Lynn Petersen, with poetry sung by an operatic soprano and interpreted by the professional ballet dancers of Artisan Dance, with all-new choreography by its Director Sallyann Mulcahy.

July 29-31: Artisan Dance summer ballet performances at the Myrna Loy Center, featuring nightly performances of "A Tribute to Sr. Annette Moran."

AND COMING NEXT FALL!

September 13: Mass of the Holy spirit and Centennial Catholic Lecture Series, with Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington, D.C.

September 25-27: Carroll Centennial Homecoming, with the Fighting Saints taking on UM-Western on Saturday, Sept. 26. Join us as we celebrate a Century of Memories for all class years. On Friday, enjoy a campus tour, golf tournament, and the Hall of Fame Banquet celebrating a Century of Champions including alumni awards. Cap off the night walking down memory lane with copies of old Prospectors and Hilltoppers dating back to the early 1900s while enjoying drinks and desserts. Begin Saturday morning with a fun run, Mass at the grotto, tailgate, class pictures and of course the Fighting Saints football game. Saturday night, step back in time on Scullon Field, with a 1950s Sunday radio show, the 1960s Carrolleers, homecoming floats, painting the C, Eggel Kneggel, the Borro Boys serenades, music by Rob Quist & much more! Centennial alumni art shows will also take place during Homecoming 2009, with the Carroll Art Gallery featuring  original works by Yumi Kiyose (class of 1983), Mary Larson (class of 1995) and Michele Firpo-Cappiello (class of 1986).

October 30: President's Dinner, with all living presidents of Carroll College and guests along with the annual Insignis Award Recipient, recognition of the Centennial Campaign leaders and more.

November 4-6: Interfaith Symposium, "To Each a Key: Unlocking the Door to Interfaith Harmony," sponsored by Carroll's Departments of Theology and Philosophy. This three-day event will explore the keys that open beliefs of Christians, Muslims, and Jews to interreligious harmony. Keynote speakers include: Mohamed Elsanousi, director of communications at the Islamic Society of North America; Jill Carroll, executive director of the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance; and Joseph Subbiondo, the president of the California Institute of Integral Studies. Entertainment features Zvek Ensemble (original Ladino and Middle Eastern music) and an opening night 13^th-century Mediterranean buffet.

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