FYI, Fall 2010, Vol. 2, No. 2

Fall 2010 Vol. 2, No. 2

Elmhurst College

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’Jays to the Rays He reached a coveted perch as a play-by-play baseball announcer. Now David Wills ’88 gives back to the College.

FYI IN THIS ISSUE

WHAT’S NEW ON CAMPUS Top Stories | 2 Forum on Religion in Public Life honors esteemed alumni, President Ray to serve on Native American education panel.

SPORTS The Wright Way | 8 NFL scouts eye star linebacker Randy Wright, who aims to lead the Bluejays to a conference title this fall.

COVER STORY Star in the Booth | 10 From his prized position broadcasting for baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays, Dave Wills ’88 gives back to the College.

CLASS NOTES Where Are They Now? | 14 Find out how your classmates are advancing in their careers and how they’re serving their communities.

DROPPING IN Niebuhr Hall | 18 This is the latest in a series of occasional visits to the College’s residence halls.

OFFICE HOURS Bringing Spanish to Life | 20 Beatriz Gómez Acuña specializes in the folk ballads and oral traditions of her native country.

A Time to Reach Out to the College Fellow Alumni and Alumnae, After serving on the Board since my graduation in 2002, it is wonderful to begin my term as Alumni Association president.

As an alumna, I’ve learned that certain affinities tie us to the College. Maybe your heart connects you to your campus activities. If so, continue to watch for affinity reunions in athletics, Greek organizations, music and more.

Maybe your connection stems from the academic department of your major. My education degree led me to a wonderful elementary school teaching position in Park Ridge right after graduation. Last year I welcomed my first Elmhurst College student-teacher to my classroom. If you have mentored a student, invited one for a shadowing experience, or hosted an intern, I offer my thanks on behalf of the College. If you haven’t, I encourage you to consider this valuable opportunity, no matter where you are in your career.

Another one of my affinities to the College is as a “Met & Married.” I remember welcoming my husband John Born ’03 to Elmhurst during his first day on campus when I served as a member of the Jay Crew. The Alumni Association hosted a wonderful “Met & Married” event on May 22 for a diverse group of alumni to celebrate their special connection to the College and each other.

There are many ways to become involved. When I speak with fellow graduates, I always challenge them to reach out to the College rather than always waiting for the College to reach out to them. I offer you the same challenge.

Check out the latest volunteer opportunities by going to the College web site or by contacting the alumni office. I hope to see you on campus for Homecoming on October 7-10.

Alumni Association President Sara (Douglass) Born ’02 Members of the Board Brittany Ashcroft ’05 Cami Kreft ’08 Cathryn Biga ’98 Cheryl Tiede ’74 David Jensen CPA ’00, and MPA ’02 E.J. Donaghey ’88 Frank Tuozzo ’72 Megan Selck ’03 Michael Durnil ’71 Rick Veenstra ’00 Sara Clarin ’04 Tom DuFore ’04 Trish DeAnda ’01, and MBA ’05 Director of Alumni Relations Samantha Kiley ’07 Assistant Directors of Alumni Relations Matthew R. Duntemann ’10 Monica Lindblom Office of Alumni Relations (630) 617-3600 alumni@elmhurst.edu Editor Judith Crown

Sincerely, Sara (Douglass) Born ’02 President, Elmhurst College Alumni Association

Contributing Editor Margaret Currie Design Director Marcel Maas

What’s New AT ELMHURST

College Ready to Celebrate Niebuhr Centennial October Forum on Religion in Public Life will revisit the contributions of the influential theologians and kick off a yearlong series of events on interfaith dialogue.

Reinhold Niebuhr was featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1948, and was immortalized with a statue in the Kranz Forum dedicated in 1997. After graduating from Elmhurst, the Niebuhr brothers continued their studies at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. In this 1914 photo, Reinhold is standing on the far left, H. Richard is second from the right.

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Niebuhr Forum to Feature Leading Scholars Elmhurst College will begin its celebration of the graduation centennial of two of its most esteemed alumni—Reinhold Niebuhr (1910) and H. Richard Niebuhr (1912)—with a yearlong focus on interfaith dialogue. The first event, the Niebuhr Forum on Religion in Public Life, is scheduled for October 1.

The Niebuhrs are considered two of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. Reinhold Niebuhr focused on the persistent presence of evil in human affairs.

He warned against the tendency toward sinful pride, selfrighteous crusades, and claims of political or religious perfection. He also insisted that moral individuals were obliged to work for social justice.

Reinhold’s writings on Christian Realism prompted policy makers to take a more pragmatic approach to foreign policy.

President Obama has called Niebuhr one of his favorite philosophers.

His brother H. Richard Niebuhr served as president of the College between 1924 and 1927, and became a distinguished theologian in his own right.

The Niebuhr Forum will focus on the persistence of evil in the world and the relevance of Reinhold Niebuhr and Christian Realism for the 21st century. It launches a yearlong focus on inter-religious dialogue called, “Still Speaking: Conversations on Faith.” This year’s events will include lectures, panel discussions, service projects, field trips and a film series.

The forum will consist of an afternoon panel featuring leading scholars: Dr. Nancy Lee, Niebuhr Distinguished Professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Elmhurst College; the Rev. Dr. Alice Hunt, president of the Chicago Theological Seminary; Dr. Eboo Patel, founder and executive director, InterFaith Youth Core; and Rabbi Herman Schaalman, rabbi emeritus of Emanuel Congregation.

Gustav Niebuhr, director of the Religion and Society Program at Syracuse University, will serve as panel moderator. He is the grandson of H. Richard Niebuhr and the great nephew of Reinhold Niebuhr.

The panel will be followed in the evening by a keynote address by New York Times columnist David Brooks, a leading commentator on cultural, political and religious issues who has written about the influence of Niebuhr on President Obama.

“We are proud to have an emerging reputation as an academic center for critical learning and debate on issues raised by interfaith engagement,” says President S. Alan Ray. “The 2010 Niebuhr Forum on Religion in Public Life will no doubt make a strong contribution to that debate in the Chicago area and beyond.”

The yearlong focus on interfaith matters builds on wellestablished programs. For example, the College’s Holocaust Education Project has been an enduring model of interfaith study for more than 20 years. The Niebuhrs and their legacy

of interfaith engagement are part of the established curriculum in the Department of Religious Studies. The Niebuhr Medal, the College’s highest honor, has been awarded to humanitarians of different faiths.

President S. Alan Ray hopes to use a federal appointment to promote better understanding of Native Americans.

Ray to Serve on Indian Education Panel President Obama plans to appoint Elmhurst President S. Alan Ray to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education, a group that advises and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education relating to the education of Native American children and adults.

Ray, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation who was adopted by a caucasian family in Oklahoma, hopes to use the position to promote better understanding of Native Americans and help shape the future education of his people.

“Native Americans have not had the advantages of many other cultures,” Ray told the Chicago Tribune in a profile that was published shortly after the appointment was announced in late June. “As someone who has had the benefit of education, I want to be able to offer that same opportunity to other Native Americans.”

Ray has focused on Native American issues throughout his career in law and academia. For example, at Harvard Law School, he helped line up funding for a chair in Indian law.

As senior vice provost at the University of New Hampshire, he taught courses on federal Indian law.

In January, Chadwick “Corntassel” Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, named Ray to an advisory board for a Cherokee immersion school, which teaches prekindergarten through fourth graders in their native language.

Smith, who spoke at the College in March, nominated Ray for the White House appointment.

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What’s New AT ELMHURST

Commencement speaker and honorary degree recipient Gail Mattox urged graduates to nurture their emotional intelligence.

Commencement Speaker Urges Graduates to Value Emotional Intelligence Managing your emotions will serve you well, Gail Mattox ’72, chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and professor of clinical psychiatry at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, told graduates at the May 30 commencement ceremony on the College Mall. Nearly 700 graduate students and undergraduates received degrees in 90-degree-plus heat.

In her commencement address, “The Value of Emotional Intelligence,” Mattox said, “If your emotional abilities aren’t in hand, if you don’t have self-awareness, then no matter how smart you are, you are not going to get very far. By valuing your emotional intelligence, you can become more productive. This means recognizing and managing your own emotions, motivating yourself, being sensitive to the emotions of others and managing relationships.

The Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree, was presented to Mary Dempsey, commissioner of the Chicago Public Library, and to Serene Jones, president of the faculty and Roosevelt Professor of Systematic Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Leave a Lasting Legacy As an alumnus or alumna, there are many ways to show your support, whether it be volunteering, attending an event, or contributing to the Elmhurst College Fund. Another important way is to include Elmhurst College in your estate plans.

In addition to creating attractive tax and income benefits, this commitment offers a way to leave a lasting legacy to the

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College. The Meusch Society was established in 1999 to recognize the generosity of individuals who have included Elmhurst College in their estate. The Society is named for the Rev. Philip Meusch, who served as president of the College from 1875 until his death in 1880. Society membership is granted to those who include the College in their estate through a bequest, a life insurance policy or a gift annuity. Members receive a bi-annual newsletter that honors their contributions and provides useful information about estate planning. Society members are invited to the annual President’s Appreciation Dinner during the holiday season.

If you are planning your estate and would like to receive more information, please contact Meg Howes, director of major and planned gifts, at (630) 617-3781 or howesm@elmhurst.edu.

Parent Council to Serve as Liaison The Office of Development and Alumni Relations in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs has established a council to serve as a liaison between the College and parents.

In addition to supporting events such as Homecoming and Family Weekend, the Parent Council also will assist the College in advocating for a new fund to assist Elmhurst students who lose a parent while attending the College and need financial support. The council is made up of 26 parents of enrolled students, five of whom are Elmhurst alumni.

North Hall Renamed for Curetons The building known as North Hall has been renamed Cureton Hall in honor of Bryant L. Cureton, the 12th presi-

North Hall was renamed Cureton Hall in honor of former president Bryant L. Cureton and his wife Jeanette.

Senior of the Year Elizabeth Harland with Dr. Ray at the Founders Honors Convocation in May.

dent of Elmhurst College, and his wife, Jeanette Cureton.

Cureton, who led the College through years of remarkable growth in reputation, retired in June 2008 after serving for 14 years. The building houses a residence hall and the College’s School for Advanced Learning. It was dedicated in 1999, during the Cureton administration.

“The story of the College is encoded in the campus, and it is deeply gratifying to be recognized as having been a part of the Elmhurst saga,” Cureton said. “Of course, this is a recognition of an era as well as of two individuals, and we are grateful for all those whose commitment and hard work made possible the progress of those years.”

A dedication ceremony is scheduled for October 9.

Alumni Office Broadens Geographic Reach Members of the Office of Development and Alumni Relations recently visited Washington, D.C., St. Louis and Denver in order to enhance ties with alumni and friends of the College. Staff of both offices will continue to schedule visits and host events in cities with a high concentration of alumni or with interest from Elmhurst graduates. Eventually, the College hopes to establish regional clubs and chapters that will be led by volunteers. If you are interested in having the College host an event in your city, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (800) 758-1871 or alumni@elmhurst.edu.

Career Help Available for Alumni The Office of Alumni Relations and the Center for Professional Excellence recently teamed with the Career Transitions Center of Chicago (CTC) to assist alumni with career support and exploration. The CTC provides tools and

counseling for workers and managers seeking a job or assessing a career change. For more information please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (800) 758-1871 or alumni@elmhurst.edu.

Elizabeth Harland Named Senior of the Year The Elmhurst College Alumni Association recently presented its prestigious Senior of the Year award to Elizabeth Harland, a member of the Class of 2010 from Brookfield, Wisconsin.

The award, selected annually by a special committee of the College’s Alumni Association, honors a graduating student who exemplifies a commitment to scholastic aptitude, a dedication to campus involvement, and a passion for continuing the Elmhurst College tradition. This year’s winner was announced on May 6, during Elmhurst’s annual Founders Honors Convocation.

“I loved my experience at Elmhurst,” said Harland, who recently moved to Nashville to pursue a doctorate in audiol ogy at Vanderbilt University. “My academic program was a perfect fit, I got involved and tried new things, and I broadened my horizons. The College came to mean a lot to me over the years. So winning this award was a very humbling experience.”

A double major in speech-language pathology and Spanish, Harland graduated with a cumulative 3.96 gradepoint average (on a 4.0 scale). She held a variety of leadership positions on campus and participated in Habitat for Humanity, Best Buddies, Union Board, Walk for Hope, Inherit the Earth, citizenship workshops, Sigma Kappa sorority and more. A member of several academic honor societies, Harland also helped new students at Elmhurst adjust to college life as an Orientation Student Leader.

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Why Volunteer?

It’s rewarding and inspiring—and your alma mater needs you.

“I don’t ever want to forget the staff and faculty who cared about me and mentored me while I was a student.”

Rabia Khan ’98

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abia Khan ’98 has an infant son and a demanding fulltime job as the assistant director for first-year halls in the Department of Residence Life at Loyola University Chicago. She’s also training to run a half marathon and working toward a master’s degree—her second—in human resources.

But that’s not all. In her spare time, Khan contributes countless hours of volunteer time to her alma mater. She’s helped to coordinate several events in the past few years, and she recently spoke to incoming students about her own Elmhurst Experience. Plus, she mentors students through the Center for Professional Excellence (CPE) and serves on the Alumni Association committee that selects the College’s Senior of the Year.

Why does Khan feel compelled to add all these Elmhurst duties to her already full plate? “I’ve never felt that it’s something I have to do,” she explains. “I genuinely get pleasure out of my volunteer activities at Elmhurst. Besides, I don’t ever want to forget the staff and faculty who cared about me and mentored me while I was a student. I’d like to have that kind of impact on someone myself—and the more I get involved, the more students I can affect.”

Jim Riga agrees. A customer experience manager with Pitney Bowes, Riga earned an MBA from Elmhurst in 2008.

Today, he’s president of the Center for Business and Economics (CBE) Alumni Association at Elmhurst, mentors business students, and serves in the College’s executive-inresidence program, which brings experts to campus to discuss business trends, offer advice to the CBE and facilitate executivelevel seminars.

These assignments aren’t the only type of work undertaken by alumni. Some augment the work of the admission office, referring high school and community college students to the College, representing Elmhurst at a college fair, hosting recruiting events or talking to prospective students about their experience at Elmhurst. Alumni like Khan accept leadership positions in the Alumni Association—they may serve on the board or on committees, lead regional groups or plan reunions. Others support the work of the CPE by posting job openings, hiring interns, offering job shadowing opportunities

“It means a lot to me to be able to give back to an institution that gave me so much.”

Jim Riga mba ’08 and speaking to classes about careers.

“I had a fantastic experience at Elmhurst, and after graduation I wanted to continue my relationship with an organization of such a high professional stature,” Riga says. “This is the first time I’ve given my time to an organization without thinking twice about it—and then looked for other ways to get involved. It means a lot to me to be able to give back to an institution that gave me so much.”

Both Khan and Riga say they get particular joy from interacting directly with current students. “I served as a mentor to a student who just graduated in May,” says Riga. “It was a great experience to watch him grow and gain confidence over the six months we worked together.”

“I love having one-on-one contact with students,” adds Khan. “I’ve been an informal mentor at Loyola for students who are considering careers in student affairs, and now I’m excited to serve more formally in that capacity at Elmhurst.

It’s inspiring to meet a new generation of Elmhurst students and serve as a resource for them.”

If alumni involvement is rewarding for Elmhurst graduates, it’s essential for the College itself. “For generations, the College has been able to be what it is because of the support and dedication of our alumni,” notes Samantha Kiley ’07, director of alumni relations at Elmhurst. “Whether serving as a class agent, mentoring a student or helping out at Homecoming, our alumni bring a wealth of knowledge and insight to the campus. It’s great to see alumni engaging with students, making connections and completing the circle of involvement.”

For more information about volunteer opportunities at Elmhurst, contact the Office of Alumni Relations or complete our online volunteer survey at www.elmhurst.edu/alumni.

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Sports GO BLUEJAYS!

The Wright Way lmhurst linebacker Randy Wright hopes to be one of the rare NCAA Division III athletes to turn professional.

Wright, a two-time first-team all-conference selection had a junior day workout in front of a pair of NFL scouts at Langhorst Field during Spring Term.

Scouts from the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings watched Wright participate in one of the Bluejays’ spring practices before timing him in the 40-yard dash. Similar to pro-day workouts for seniors, they also measured Wright’s height, weight, arm span, and hand span. Wright filled out an application and completed a general aptitude test given to all prospects.

“The whole experience was actually a lot of fun,” said Wright. “I’ve had several friends go through it, so I had a feeling of what to expect. It’s just a little different when it’s happening to you.”

The scouting began in the winter, when scouts from the Jets contacted Elmhurst Head Coach Tim Lester about potential prospects. Lester sent game-day videotape of Wright to both the Jets and the Vikings. After a few months of silence, the Jets called in February, requesting to see Wright work out in person.

Lester, a former record-setting collegiate quarterback, had been through the scouting process when he was at Western Michigan University, so he did his best to prepare Wright.

“I told Randy what he could expect and to try not to be nervous,” said Lester. “As a junior, there are only so many things the NCAA lets scouts do. Basically, they wanted to see him in a practice and then watch him run.”

Lester is convinced that Wright displays a lot of the skills that NFL teams seek. “Randy has both the speed and the strength to play at the next level,” he said. “He anticipates how a play is going to develop, which is very hard to teach. He possesses great closing speed and acceleration and uses that to cut down the angles for running backs. If he has a great senior year, it’s possible the teams will be back to take another look at him.”

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NFL scouts eye star linebacker Randy Wright, who aims to lead the Bluejays to a conference title this fall. especially rewarding for Wright, who had dreamed of suiting up on Sunday afternoons before attending college. But a little more than a season into his collegiate career, football had lost a lot of its appeal.

After a successful high school career at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Wright played a postgraduate year at the Hotchkiss School, a Connecticut prep school. After totaling a team-leading 127 tackles at Hotchkiss, Wright accepted an offer to play football at College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts. He contributed immediately as a freshman and was penciled in as a starter heading into his sophomore year in 2007.

But Wright had family matters on his mind: he had lost his mother while he was in high school, and his father passed away while he was at Hotchkiss.

“I almost didn’t go to Holy Cross,” said Wright. “I felt like I needed to stay and help my family, but I had told my father that I was going to play at Holy Cross, and I wanted to honor what I had told him. I went back for my sophomore year at Holy Cross, but I knew that there were some family problems back home. There really wasn’t a man in the family anymore, and I felt like some of my younger relatives were drifting down the wrong path.”

Wright left Holy Cross early in his sophomore year and returned home. Once family concerns were resolved, Wright wanted to return to school and the gridiron. Not wanting to sit out a season (as required by NCAA transfer rules), he looked at Division III schools where he could play right away. He selected Elmhurst after being recruited by former assistant coach Todd Nichols.

“Coach Nichols convinced me that I could have fun playing football again,” Wright said.

But before Wright had a chance to don an Elmhurst jersey, he had to survive another challenge. Head Coach Tom Journell departed in the summer, and in August Lester was hired to replace him. Lester brought new offensive and defensive schemes with him, forcing players like Wright to adapt quickly.

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect with the new coaching staff,” said Wright. “The timing of the coaching change came pretty late and it was a lot to take in. But playing for Coach Lester has been wonderful. He steers the players in the right direction, and he always tells us the truth even if it’s tough to hear.”

Wright’s impact on the Bluejays’ defense was immediate.

In his debut season in 2008, he amassed a team-leading 119 tackles, including a whopping 22.5 tackles for loss and 9.5 quarterback sacks. He led the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) in tackles, earning first-team allconference and D3football.com third-team All-America honors.

“Teams had never seen him before, and they had no idea how to try and stop him,” Lester said. “He used his speed to constantly disrupt play behind the line of scrimmage. I’m guessing there were quarterbacks who would have nightmares about number six bearing down on them time and time again.”

In 2009 Wright was slowed by a shoulder injury but still managed to lead the Bluejays in total tackles (98), solo tackles (56), tackles for loss (14) and quarterback sacks (4.5) while playing in only eight games. Despite not playing in the final conference game of the year, Wright still led the CCIW in tackles. His 78 tackles were 13 more than any other defensive player in the league.

“Looking at the stats, you wouldn’t know that Randy was hurting last season,” said Lester. “Now that the shoulder is healed, we’re looking forward to seeing what Randy can do when he’s completely healthy in 2010.”

Wright, who was granted an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA stemming from his family hardships while at Holy Cross, ranks among Elmhurst’s career leaders in tackles, tackles for loss and quarterback sacks in just two seasons.

While he has enjoyed the individual success and the attention from the NFL teams, Wright is setting his sights on just one mission in 2010—helping the Bluejays win a CCIW Championship.

As far as the NFL is concerned, Wright is excited for what lies ahead, but remains grounded. “When I first came to Elmhurst I wasn’t really thinking about playing pro football,” he said. “Recently, I’ve started having thoughts about it again, but I’m trying not to look too far ahead. If the opportunity presents itself, I’ll be ready.”

Wright and the Bluejays open the upcoming season by traveling to Loras College on September 4.

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David Wills ’88 grew up listening to the legendary baseball announcer Harry Caray and wanted to follow in his footsteps.

His dream became reality.

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ven as a young boy growing up in Oak Lawn, Dave Wills ’88 could be found in the front yard playing wiffle ball with his buddies and doing the game’s play by play. Who would have imagined it would be a springboard for a high-profile job—play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays.

Wills credits his years as a student at Elmhurst College, where he majored in speech communication and urban studies and pitched for the baseball team. The grounding in liberal arts gave him versatility as he climbed the career ladder, working at a phone-in sports information service, coaching baseball at the University of Chicago and working in sales and public relations before landing behind the microphone for the Kane County Cougars, a Class A minor league baseball team.

Wills grew up listening to the legendary Harry Caray broadcast Chicago White Sox games in the 1970s. “Harry was a larger-than-life figure,” Wills recalls. He wanted nothing more than to follow in his footsteps.

Eventually, the fantasy became reality. Wills’ radio work for the Cougars caught the attention of the White Sox, who brought him on board in 1996 to fill in for John Rooney in the broadcast booth. He also broadcast pre-game and post-game shows for ESPN Radio 1000.

“The day I got the phone call, I probably jumped as high as Michael Jordan,” Wills recalls. “It really was a dream come

true. As a kid growing up in the south suburbs, I wanted to play for the White Sox, but this was the next best thing.”

When Wills got a call in early 2005 that the Rays were looking for a full-time play-by-play radio announcer, he wasn’t sure about a move to the Sun Belt. He’d carved out a niche working for the Sox from April to October, calling games for the University of Illinois at Chicago men’s basketball team, and hosting pre- and post-game shows for Notre Dame’s football and basketball teams. He and his wife had just finished remodeling their dream home.

“I hemmed and hawed around about it for about a week,” before sending off a CD of his work in the Sox broadcast booth.

Little did he know the CD would land in the hands of Rick Vaughn, the Rays’ vice president of communications, just after the organization wrapped up tryouts, cutting the number of applicants down from more than 100 to 10.

Fortunately, Vaughn popped the CD in the player he still had set up, and suddenly, Wills says, he became “the 11th person of the final 10.”

Vaughn says he and the others on the selection committee were drawn to Wills because of “the richness in his voice, his enthusiasm. He just sounded like someone you could trust to give you an authoritative description of what was happening on the field.”

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For David Wills, preparations at Tropicana Field include chatting with reporters and listening in as manager Joe Maddon previews the upcoming game for the media.

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Wills pitched for the Bluejays, and one of his favorite memories is retiring Northwestern’s Joe Girardi on a line drive. their broadcasts aren’t “just stats. They bring in stories [about baseball personalities] and blend them together. That’s what makes a great broadcast.”

Wills left Chicago just months before the Sox won the World Series, and he acknowledges it was odd to miss out on the team’s first championship in 88 years. “I had spent my entire life rooting for the White Sox.” He says he’ll never forget the moment the Sox clinched it in just four games—he was holding his daughter’s purse and watching her cheerlead for a Florida Pop Warner football team—while watching the Sox on TV. “It was a long time coming,” Wills says, adding with a laugh, “I’m glad it was them and not the Cubs.”

Despite missing out on the World Series win, Wills is delighted to be a full-time play-by-play announcer: “There are only 40 or 50 of these jobs in the world, and now I have one.”

It doesn’t hurt that the Rays have turned things around. “We were bottom feeders for a long time,” Wills recalls. “People around here wanted to like the Rays, but we were about as cuddly as a cactus.”

But the team turned heads in 2008, becoming American League champions before losing to the Philadelphia Phillies in five games in the World Series. Going into that season, the team changed its name from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to the Tampa Bay Rays, which Wills favored as a rebranding of the franchise.

Still, Florida baseball teams struggle to attract fans—in contrast to the Chicago teams that have been around for more than a century. “There have been generations and generations and generations of White Sox and Cubs fans,” Wills says.

“People moving here from Boston are Red Sox fans. But now their kids are starting to adopt the Rays because that’s the team they know.”

Wills’ adopted team also provided him with his most memorable sports moment after the Rays beat the Red Sox to advance to the World Series. “They [Boston] were the big boys along with the Yankees, and we’re just this little team from Tampa Bay that surprised everyone that year.”

With his enthusiasm for the game, “Dave is a great ambassador for us,” Vaughn says. He’s also a great ambassador for Elmhurst College, as he reels off memories of professors, coaches and his days as a member of the Bluejays baseball team.

Recently, as the Rays hosted the Toronto Blue Jays, Wills

mentioned on air that he’d worn the Jays’ colors during his college days.

The lefty pitched for Elmhurst’s Bluejays from his sophomore through senior years, and one of his favorite memories is retiring Northwestern University’s Joe Girardi on a line drive.

Girardi is now manager of the New York Yankees. It was Wills’ Elmhurst former pitching coach, Mike Young, who helped link him up with the Kane County Cougars for his first broadcast job.

With all that Elmhurst has given him, Wills now looks for ways to give back.

Before she even started at Elmhurst, Wills took aspiring sportscaster Samantha (Sam) Burmeister ’10 under his wing.

Burmeister, a native of Winter Park, Florida, had visited Elmhurst on her college search and met Larry Carroll, executive director of the Center for Professional Excellence, who put her in touch with Wills. Wills invited her to shadow him on the job, so she spent the summer before her freshman year driving between Orlando and St. Petersburg, and helping out in the Rays’ broadcast booth. Getting an insider’s look at the business “is the best way to learn,” she says. Burmeister spent the summer after graduation coaching high school softball and hopes to go on to graduate school.

Meanwhile, Wills returned to the campus last fall as an alumnus in residence, speaking to classes in communications and statistics. “I tried to pass along to students that I was not an honor roll person. I was Mr. Man in the Middle,” he says.

Carroll says Wills impresses people because “he’s just a downto-earth kind of guy,” and he hopes to bring Wills back again this fall.

Elmhurst alumni don’t have to have Wills’ high profile to get involved on campus. “The amount of life experience they bring is critical,” says Samantha Kiley ’07, director of alumni relations. “We can never have too many people who want to come back and mentor students.”

Wills encourages others to get involved. “Maybe in these tough economic times you can’t reach into your pocket and give $100, but you can give five or six hours in a day once a year,” he says. “You can give the students real-life experience, and real-life experience is a heck of a lot better than opening a book or watching a video.”

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Alumni CATCHING UP

Class Notes Gertrude Scheible with development officers Ann Palumbo (center) and Lisa Klein

Gertrude Scheible ’60 celebrated her 101st birthday on June 8. A resident of St. Louis, Gertrude joined Elmhurst development officers Lisa Klein and Ann Palumbo for a birthday treat at a local tea house at the end of May. “We had an absolutely delightful visit with her,” reports Lisa. “She’s sharp as a tack, has an amazing sense of humor, and is filled with a beautiful spirit. It was an absolute gift to be with her.” The College’s oldest living graduate, Gertrude studied nursing as an adult student at Elmhurst and then pursued a career in teaching. She continues her involvement in the classroom, reading to area preschoolers once a month. “Gertrude told us she loved her experience at Elmhurst and she had warm memories of the people she met here,” says Lisa. “She’s been very supportive of the College over the years, and it was a real pleasure to be able to meet her— and thank her—in person.”

1950s John Koelling ’57, a retired school administrator, represented Elmhurst College at the investiture of the new president of the University of Oregon on May 21, 2010.

1960s Rev. Dr. Paul Westermeyer ’62 received the 2009 Metro Lutheran Gold Pen Award in honor of his distinguished service to Christ through church music. The award was presented at a dinner on October 4, 2009, at Roseville Lutheran Church in Roseville, Minnesota, where Paul lives with his wife, Sally. Paul is a professor of church music and cantor at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he oversaw the implementation of a new graduate program in sacred music.

Before joining Luther Seminary in 1990, Paul served on the Elmhurst College faculty as professor of music, chair of the music department, director of the choir and oratorio chorus, and organist.

Dr. Harold Landwehr ’64 recently took on a position as chaplain at the VA Medical Center in Marion. During the past two summers he has also attended Naval Chaplain courses to enhance his work with returning soldiers and their families.

David Proctor ’68 is co-author of Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography (McFarland & Company, 2010), a book about the Baseball Hall of Famer who played third base for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1920s and ’30s. David is retired from the U.S. Postal Service and lives in Blandford, Massachusetts.

1970s Robert K. Miller ’70 is a group facilitator and presenter for “In Our Own

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Voice,” a public education program that allows speakers to share compelling stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery. He is also a mental health advocate for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Robert would like to share this thought with fellow alumni: “Choose the purist path, not the most popular.”

Marilyn (Hinchley) Nielsen ’70 writes, “I have recently acquired my ‘poetic license’ from the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets.” Marilyn also participated in a recent poetry reading at the public library in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Tom Ebsen ’72 was named Oak Park’s newest fire chief—the 11th fire chief in the department’s 109-year history—in May 2010.

Kathryn A. Ward ’72 retired after 30 years in higher education administration at Buffalo State College. Kathryn and her husband, Louis, plan to travel the country in a motor home.

John Helt ’73 is the new pastor of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Erin, Wisconsin. His wife, Cindy (Cordes) ’74 writes, “The church is the oldest Evangelical church in the state, founded in 1840. It is located near Holy Hill—the most visited church in the Midwest, a Roman Catholic Basilica and national shrine—30 miles northwest of Milwaukee. John and I moved back to Wisconsin in June 2009 after nearly two years in an interim ministry in Highland, Indiana.”

Greg Johnson ’77 retired in December 2009 from a 30-year coaching career with the Oak Forest Raiders youth football organization. Greg began his career

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coaching the Raiders’ “Lightweight Bs” and ended with the “Heavyweights.”

Along the way, he helped countless kids develop skills and passion and go on to play in various area high schools. Greg lives in Oak Forest.

Jeffrey Mahl ’79 was appointed to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in Brevard, Florida, on December 7, 2009. A resident of Indialantic, Florida, Jeffrey has more than two decades of legal experience in both public and private sectors. Before joining the court, he worked as a senior assistant attorney in the Office of the Attorney General. Jeffrey holds a law degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

1980s Terry Clarke ’80 was elected to the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame, an honor that recognizes coaches with at least 25 years of service and 300 wins who have produced high-quality competitors and contributed to the sport throughout the state. The head coach of the York High School wrestling team for more than 20 years, Terry has an impressive record of 362 wins and 127 losses. During his tenure, the York wrestling team also has won 33 tournaments, eight regional titles, and three West Suburban conference championships. Terry was honored at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament in February 2010 and inducted into the Hall of Fame at a banquet in April.

John Limper ’81 works for Marriott International Inc., where he was recently promoted to area director of sales and marketing for North Asia, Hawaii, and the South Pacific. In his new role, John is responsible for the implementation of

strategic hotel sales, marketing, advertising and public relations.

Ken Yarosh ’82 was elected to serve as vice chairman of the 2010 international board of directors of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). He is currently the global service line manager for the specialty chemicals business of Dow Corning, where he has worked for 24 years. Before taking on his current role, he served Dow Corning as a technical service specialist for North America, as the European technical manager for the company’s global construction industry, and as manager of the company’s sealants and adhesives product development group. In 2005 he won the ASTM Award of Merit, the organization’s highest honor.

Mary Jo (Hoffman) Mikottis ’84 recently earned an advanced practice nursing master’s degree at Loyola University.

Linda Kulawiak-Pawlicki ’88 was recently elected to the board of directors of the Keewin Winter Park Owners Association, a building owners’ group in Winter Park, Florida.

Dr. G. Martin Kocanda ’89 provided FYI with the following update: “I completed an M.S. in electrical engineering (2008) and a Ph.D. in chemistry (2009), both at Northern Illinois University.”

1990s James Lampinen ’91, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Arkansas, is co-editor, with Professor Kathy Sexton-Radek, of Protecting Children From Violence: Evidence-Based Interventions (Psychology Press, 2010).

After graduating from Elmhurst, Jim

Teri Hemmert with Paul McCartney and Beatles biographer Larry Kane

Terri Hemmert ’70, a prominent deejay with WXRT-FM in Chicago, was in the audience at the White House on June 2 when President Barack Obama presented the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to former Beatle Paul McCartney.

Awarded by the Library of Congress, the Gershwin Prize “recognizes musicians whose careers reflect a lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of artistic expression and cultural understanding,” according to the library. In addition to the award presentation, the evening featured performances by McCartney and a number of other top performers, from Stevie Wonder and Emmylou Harris to the Jonas Brothers. “Seeing Paul serenade the first lady was precious,” Terri wrote on her blog.

“There were only about 200 people in the audience. I was sitting in the second row on the right hand side, facing the stage, and not only had a close-up view of the stage, but was able to see Paul’s response to the other performances. … When Paul started singing ‘Michelle,’ the president took his wife’s hand in his, and sang to her.” Hemmert is up for induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

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earned a doctoral degree in cognitive psychology at Northwestern University.

Deborah Eastman ’96 recently graduated from Aurora University with an RN degree. Deborah, who also holds a master’s degree in library science from Rosary College, works at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, where she develops programs and writes patient materials.

The graduate with daughters Valerie and Christina.

Dennis J. Patterson ’70 recently graduated from Pepperdine University with a doctor of education degree in organizational leadership. A member of the Elmhurst College Board of Trustees since 2006, Dennis has worked as a hospital executive and turnaround specialist for nearly four decades, playing pivotal roles at such diverse organizations as Mercy Health System in Chicago, Greater Hazleton Health Alliance in Pennsylvania, HealthcareNet, FHP Consulting, Ernst & Young, Misericordia and Oak Forest Hospital. After retiring from fulltime work to write a doctoral dissertation about the ways in which the strengths of individual CEOs help them create high-performing not-for-profit hospitals, Dennis founded the Collaborative for Leadership Excellence, a consulting firm that helps hospital CEOs and their executive teams steer through difficult times and thrive in prosperous times. Currently chairman of the Collaborative, Dennis is involved in numerous professional organizations.

Rene Pichler-Mowry ’98 and Amanda Urban (Grant) ’98 collaborated with Professor Kathy Sexton-Radek to produce the forthcoming article “Daily Activity Levels and Sleep Quality in Young Adults.” Rene and Amanda work on the Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma team at Hines VA Hospital, Rene as a staff psychologist and Amanda as a staff neuropsychologist. Rene and Amanda both earned Ph.D.s in clinical psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Jon Steinhagen ’98, a local playwright and actor, is an ensemble member of the Signal Ensemble Theatre of Chicago. Jon has appeared in Signal productions of 1776 and Six Degrees of Separation; next season he will appear in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Inspector Hound and the world premiere of his own play, Aces. He also has appeared as Felix Ungar in Raven Theatre’s long-running production of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple, and will return to Raven in October as Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. In August, the New York International Fringe Festival will present his play, The Altoona Dada Society Presents “The Velvet Gentleman.” A Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwright, Jon won first prize in the Julie Harris Playwriting competition in 2009 for his comedy The Analytical Engine. In addition, he wrote the book, music and lyrics for the musical The Teapot Scandals, which won a Jeff nomination for Best New Work and an After Dark Award for best music and lyrics. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild and the Chicago Federation of Musicians.

2000s Arthur Ostrow ’00 was named the new athletic director at Riverside-Brookfield High School. He officially started his new job on July 1.

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Heather Madden ’01 recently was named a winner of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award, an honor given to a select few Chicago-area educators who work with young children from birth up to age 8. A teacher in the Chicago Public Schools, Heather works in largely low-income communities. She is currently an inclusion specialist in two preschool classrooms, working with 120 children, many with special needs, at Bridge Elementary School (part of the CPS system). Winners of the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teaching Award “exemplify the best practices of quality early childhood teaching: dedication, innovation, leadership, respect for children and their families, and commitment to professional growth,” according to the Dolores Kohl Education Foundation and the McCormick Foundation, which formed the partnership that presents the award. This year, only three winners were selected.

Heather was introduced into the Kohl McCormick Academy of Outstanding Educators at a luncheon on June 8, 2010.

Peter Purin ’05 was named assistant professor of music at Oklahoma Baptist University’s Warren M. Angell College of Fine Arts. He will begin teaching there in the fall of 2010.

Lykecia Williams ’05, a minister of music at New Miracle Temple in Chicago, performed a debut concert at the church on May 22, 2010, singing her own original compositions and arrangements.

Kisa R. Duncan ’08 received the Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point at a banquet on May 2, 2010. She is currently doing research on mentoring programs within organizations and has been an instructional assistant for an oral communication class there for the past two years.

Alumni PASSAGES

BIRTHS Congratulations to Dr. Amy Swarr, director of counseling services, and her husband, Jacob Hill, assistant librarian at Buehler Library, on the birth of their son, Samuel, on April 22, 2010.

Erin (Castronova) Cole ’99 and her husband, Michael, welcomed a baby boy, Brennan Michael, on November 23, 2009.

Christa (Peterson) Raska ’99 gave birth to Lauren Christine on March 18, 2010.

Mark Roberts ’02 and Michelle Applebee, associate professor of chemistry, are the proud parents of a daughter, Emma Joan Roberts. Emma was born on March 14, 2010.

Brandi (Blume) Warnock ’04 and her husband, Matt, welcomed a baby girl, Ava Sophia, on October 8, 2009. Ava was born four days before big brother Logan’s 3rd birthday.

Jennifer (Moninger) ’05 and Tom DuFore ’04 welcomed a baby girl, Macy Ann DuFore, on June 16, 2010.

MARRIAGES Patricia McBriarty ’03 married Michael Dresen on April 18, 2009. The wedding party included three Elmhurst College alumni: Connie Bova ’01, Heather (Buechs) Knouff ’02, and Jennifer (Montiel) De Core ’03. Mike Pinto ’06 provided music for the ceremony. The couple lives in Racine, Wisconsin.

Maritza Sepulveda ’06 married her college sweetheart, Brian Loscheider ’04, on May 17, 2009. The couple resides happily in Naperville.

DEATHS Martin Munz ’31, of Redlands, California, on March 6, 2010, at the age of 101.

Katharine R. Hotle ’38, of Fulton, Missouri, on March 12, 2010.

Harold Edwin Newman ’43, of Midland, on April 5, 2010.

Helen (Ernst) Lease ’47, of Chelsea, Michigan, on December 25, 2009.

Marvin Guthaus ’48, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, on January 15, 2010.

Caroline (Von Kaenel) Jacobs ’48, of West Bend, Indiana, on December 29, 2009.

William North ’49, of Lakeview, Arkansas, on January 17, 2010.

John Fink ’50, of Willingboro, New Jersey, on February 16, 2010.

Willard Mielke ’50, of Condon, Montana, on May 23, 2010.

Robert Wordel ’50, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, on December 20, 2008.

Ruth Johnson ’71, of Rio, Wisconsin, on April 11, 2010.

Barbara Bower ’74, of Hinsdale, on February 14, 2010.

Robert Collard ’74, of Olathe, Kansas, on January 22, 2010.

Kathryn (Graham) Eiler ’74, of Lockport, on October 5, 2009.

Dorothy Lescher ’74, of Ashland, Oregon, on November 21, 2009.

Ronald J. Knapik ’75, of Sleepy Hollow, on March 7, 2010.

David Long ’75, of Batavia, on July 29, 2009.

Jennie “Jaye” Frisque ’76, of Indian Head Park, on January 7, 2010.

Betty Hamm ’77, of Naperville, on May 7, 2010.

Daniel M. Mojziszek ’81, of Lombard, on January 11, 2010.

Joseph Cannella ’82, of Oak Brook, on May 22, 2010.

Charles Dillner ’53, of Maywood, on July 22, 2009.

Linda Duffy ’85, on February 17, 2010.

Alvin Daniel “Dan” Mesenbrink ’53, of Huntley, on December 20, 2009.

Jeffrey A. Neumann ’87, of Boscobel, Wisconsin, in 2009.

Ellis Jonswold ’54, of Omaha, Nebraska, on December 19, 2009.

Roy Perry ’90, of Glen Ellyn, on April 26, 2010.

Roy J. Schutz ’56, of Saint Louis, on January 22, 2010.

Gregory Patrick ’92, of Winnebago, on April 10, 2010.

Warren Mueller ’59, of Schaumburg, on June 4, 2010.

Jeanmarie ‘Gigi’ Marthaler ’97, of Sugar Grove, on December 15, 2009.

Sally (Moyer) Powell ’60, of Milwaukee, on October 7, 2009.

Diane H. Kammes ’62, of West Chicago, on March 8, 2010.

Gay A. Holzer ’66, of Racine, Wisconsin, on April 4, 2010.

Thea Weger ’70, of Palatine, on November 14, 2008.

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Niebuhr Hall This is the latest in a series of occasional visits to the College’s residence halls.

Opened: As a men’s dormitory in 1961.

Now: A coeducational residence hall, with single-sex floors, for first-year students. It’s also home to the College’s Wellness Center and the Niebuhr Center, for faith-motivated students.

Students in residence: 123 Naming wrongs: With construction nearly complete, the Elmhurst College Bulletin in 1960 reported that the College had yet to settle on a name for the new building. Rejecting several other suggestions (including President Robert Stanger’s proposal of North Hall), writer Denny Klass argued that the building should be called What the Hall.

But seriously: Trustees voted to name the building in honor of H. Richard and Reinhold Niebuhr, brothers who were among the College’s most distinguished alumni. H. Richard Niebuhr served as college president from 1924 to 1927, and laid out a campus master plan that featured the now-familiar quadrangle around the central mall. Like Richard, Reinhold Niebuhr went on to become one of the 20th century’s most influential theologians.

Getting involved: The hall’s first-year residents are eager to get involved, says Residence Life Coordinator Megan Kelderman, contributing to what she calls “a high level of civic engagement.” One example: the Niebuhr-hood Watch program, in which students pledge to look out for their dorm-mates.

In demand: The most sought-after rooms? The oversized corner digs with a view of the mall. They house two students each, but they’re big enough for three.

Vive le difference: Men live on the first floor, women on the second and third. And Kelderman says there is a noticeable difference in decorative tastes between the genders. “The rooms are a little more dressed up on the second and third floors. You see more bold patterns, more pink and lime green there. And it smells a little different on the first floor.”

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Why I Give Lynda Floros Nadkarni ’87 LaGrange Park, Illinois

The experiences I had at Elmhurst College helped form the person I am today. In and out of the classroom, I developed teamwork and leadership skills that have been pivotal in my career. I owe a debt to Elmhurst, and I feel a responsibility to give back to the places that have given to me.

My husband was still in medical school when we started our family, so we know what it’s like to pursue an education as an adult. That’s why we decided to fund a scholarship for an adult student learner. It gives us great satisfaction to know that we’re helping someone get a great education.

Lynda Floros Nadkarni teaches fine arts at Brook Park School in LaGrange Park and volunteers for several local organizations. She and her husband, Nishad Nadkarni, support the College through a scholarship fund and an estate plan.

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Faculty OFFICE HOURS Africa, Romania, Greece and the Netherlands. After World War II, many of those remaining went to the United States and South America. I wanted to find out how they expressed their story through ballads. It’s a small community here, but some of its elderly members still speak Ladino [a JudeoSpanish language], which is in danger of extinction. I thought, what can I do with this?

Did you uncover any ballads?

While I haven’t heard any songs yet, I have recorded a few prayers. One of those prayers, for the protection of a child, closely resembles a Catholic prayer in Spanish. I think it’s because before the expulsion of Jews from Spain, three monotheistic faiths coexisted there together—Jews, Muslims and Christians. They likely influenced each other. I also recorded personal narratives—the stories of their families, traced back to the diaspora, and then after the diaspora, where they moved.

Bringing Spanish to Life Catching up with Beatriz Gómez Acuña Beatriz Gómez Acuña, associate professor of Spanish at Elmhurst, specializes in the folk ballads and oral traditions of her native Spain. Her teaching interests, however, extend to Spanish popular culture and the College’s service-learning programs. Here, she discusses how she keeps her classroom lively and her students engaged.

What brought you to the United States?

I met my husband, who is from Madison, Wisconsin, while he was studying in Spain. We traveled back and forth to visit each other during our college years, and finally settled down together at the University of Texas at Austin for graduate school.

How did you get interested in Spanish folk ballads?

My particular interest is in ballads that pertain to the feminine realm. These were usually transmitted from mothers to daughters as a way to pass along messages or advice that women couldn’t convey in the open, messages about everything from arduous domestic tasks to sexuality and seduction.

I became intrigued by how these ballads were used and what they said about women of those times. They were very empowering.

Does the tradition of folk ballads still exist in Spain?

It continues today but is really dying out. The setting in which those ballads were sung no longer exists. The main task now is to record and preserve what we have. That’s how I became interested in the Sephardic Jewish community in Chicago. These Jews were expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 1490s and resettled in many places, including Northern 20

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How do you convey the richness of such traditions when you teach Spanish?

Elmhurst’s world languages, literatures and culture department endorses the communicative approach to language learning, which concentrates on providing open-ended activities that the students can use to communicate rather than the direct explanation of grammar. We want students to find information for themselves, to be self-motivated. In my fourth-year Spanish classes, which focus on culture, I start off with 21st-century Spain, which grabs their attention because it’s a very liberal society, with open immigration laws and legalized homosexual marriage. That intrigues them. Then we go back in history.

What has impressed you most about the students at Elmhurst?

I appreciate how motivated they are. We don’t have a strong language requirement at Elmhurst, so most of the students are in my classes because they want to be there. They want to be challenged. They see the value in learning a language and being exposed to what they see as a global society.

Is that why so many of your students participate in the service-learning program, which you’re also involved in?

Absolutely. The program is so valuable from a cultural and linguistic perspective. It’s eye-opening for students to go to places close to their homes and see such different communities with different social systems and values. It takes them completely out of their comfort zone. It’s also valuable for them to experience being the minority, to be “the other” if only for 10 hours a term. Plus, they must communicate in Spanish. Even if they don’t know how to say a word, they must convey its meaning. Students gain strength from that.

They realize they can do so much more than they thought.

By Deborah Silver

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