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A Life of Value and Service Jason Carthen, Ph.D.: NFL Player to Servant Leader
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Students learn, live mission Alumna, teacher of year comes full circle Seniors celebrate commencement, academic and athletic achievements
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Favorite Photo Moments » 2 of 2015-2016 Campus News » 4 Commencement 2016 » 12 Tower Tributes » 16 Attribution: Jason Carthen Jason Carthen: ‘The One’ Story » 17 The Value of Emotion and the Service of Leaders Degrees of Excellence » 22
Models of Mission » 28 The Impression Notre Dame Students Make as Mission is Taking Shape
In God’s Time » 36 Adult Undergraduate Finds Place, Purpose at Notre Dame
PRESIDENT
Thomas G. Kruczek
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Brian J. Johnston
EDITOR
Paula J. Baughn
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT INTERN Kimberly Krozser
CONTRIBUTORS
Heather Coontz Thomas G. Kruczek
Celebration of Scholarship 2016 » 38 Notre Dame College Faculty Set Standard Full Circle » 40 Student Becomes Teacher, Graduate Becomes Model Alum Class Notes » 42 Alumna Weaves, Gifts Cloth for Altar » 44 In Memoriam » 44
THROUGH THE INSIDE From an Internet radio station to a one-act musical, from William Blake and Christianity to the Catholic imagination of Jon Hassler, to the digital release of the official College literary magazine, Notre Dame's departments of English and Communication model coursework as career experience. A spring introductory integrated marketing and communication class collaborated on this issue of Notre Dame Today: concept, story mining, pagination; interviewing, copywriting; photo sessions and art direction; not to mention reconcepting, reconfiguring, revising and more. Pictured here, the students ranging from sophomores to seniors—whose names appear throughout this publication— also applied their developing content marketing skills to advertising, news, public relations, digital and multi-media formats for specific audiences. A news and promotional writing class also contributed on pages 17-21 in this issue.
PHOTOGRAPHY
David Hall ’12 Marc Golub Photography
DESIGN & LAYOUT
Spiral Studio with David Hall ’12
Notre Dame College, a Catholic institution in the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, educates a diverse population in the liberal arts for personal, professional and global responsibility.
ON THE COVER: Jason Carthen, Ph.D., author of "52 Ways to Tackle Leadership for Your Success,"
Notre Dame Today is published by the Notre Dame College Communications Office for alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of the College.
community. The College’s Enterprise Development Center, in conjunction with the
The opinions expressed in Notre Dame Today are those of the editorial staff, writers or their sources and do not necessarily represent the official positions of Notre Dame College.
Koch Foundation and Notre Dame Trustee Mike Shaughnessy, brought the academic
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spoke on "Understanding the Power of Servant Leadership" during two presentations at Notre Dame College, one to students and one to invited guests and the
scholar, radio personality and published author to campus. Carthen is president and CEO of Jason Carthen Enterprises LLC, a visiting professor at Bethel University and a retired National Football League player. An expert in the fields of leadership and business management, his research focuses on emotional intelligence and positive psychology. “His appearance at Notre Dame added to the growing reputation of our College as a place for forward-thinking academic discussion,” College President Thomas G. Kruczek said in a written statement.
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from the president
Dear Friends of Notre Dame College, Our May commencement marked a milestone—it was the largest in Notre Dame College history, with over 265 students receiving diplomas. It was a heart-warming day of excitement, happiness and celebration as a Notre Dame family. I wish you could all have been there to share in the joy, because as treasured friends and supporters of the College, it could not have taken place without your support. Every gift, large or small, makes a difference to a deserving young student. What you do for Our Lady’s College and her mission will change a life—and that will change the world. Thank you for your generosity.
What you do for Our Lady’s College and her mission ... will change the world.
Notre Dame College remains true to our Catholic faith and the mission of the College. This issue of Notre Dame Today showcases the ways in which our outstanding faculty and staff prepare students for lives of value and service. First though, I’d like to share some highlights of the year with you—and it was a great year! Campus was vibrant and busy, but rather than telling you about it, I’d like to share a few of my favorite photo moments on the next two pages of this magazine. Enjoy!
Sincerely,
Thomas G. Kruczek president
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favorite photo moments
Just a few of my favorite moments from 2016!
Opening a huge campus favorite – the brand new Falcons’ Nest, our student activity center
Announcing the winners of the Lip Sync Competition Enjoying the fabulous Spring Showcase featuring our choir, theatre and band in one superb performance
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Awarding diplomas to our 333 wonderful graduates including my youngest daughter
Participating in a Leadership Cleveland “Poverty Simulation” exercise for 60 community leaders. Our NDC faculty, staff and students did an outstanding job representing us.
Congratulating NDC’s Joey Davis, NCAA four-time national champion and 2016 Wrestler of the Year
favorite photo moments
Sharing a Polish pre-Lenten tradition with our students – Paczki, made with my dear mother’s recipe.
Visiting Case Elementary School to meet the youngsters our NDC students have been tutoring this year. Our students have a true heart for service.
Celebrating the NDC Bowling Team’s national ranking with a bowling ball cake!
Thanking my “President’s Team” with a home-cooked dinner at my home. This is a great group of students who assist me with many College events.
Check out the scoreboard – yes, we soundly defeated the University of Notre Dame! As a UND alumnus, I was the impartial coin tosser, but my heart was with our NDC team. 3
campus news
ADVANCEMENT
New Grants to Advance Enterprise Development Notre Dame College has received its
Initial design plans, developed as
assistant professor of entrepreneur-
fourth grant in about a year—including
an in-kind donation by Paul Deutsch
ship and director of the EDC@NDC.
its second from The Burton D. Morgan
and his firm, Bialoskly + Partners
Foundation—to advance a culture of
Architects, call for a flexible-use, mod-
The remainder of The Burton D. Morgan
entrepreneurship on campus.
ern-industrial space with a 60-person
Foundation grant, $25,000 this year
capacity networking and pitch stage
and $25,000 next year, will help the
A $250,000 commitment from the
area, a 36-person capacity smart
College launch several entrepreneur-
Dustin Family Foundation and a new
classroom and an eight-person video
ship-related courses in support of a new
$100,000 grant from The Burton D.
conference room, as well as a state-of-
Morgan Foundation will support the
the-art six-station graphic design and
cross-disciplinary major and minor in
creation of a dedicated space for the
digital marketing computer lab.
Enterprise Development Center at the College, called the EDC@NDC. All the Dustin Foundation gift and half of the Morgan Foundation funding has
This renovation of the Connelly Center area into the EDC@NDC will provide working space and new computer equipment to support students who
entrepreneurship. The funds also will provide additional hands-on, experiential learning opportunities for students. These new commitments follow $150,000 awarded last year by the
been designated for use to renovate
will be working and learning side-by-
Cleveland Foundation and an initial
the former student lounge area in the
side with local startups, according to
$15,000 grant from The Burton D.
Connelly Center building.
William L. Leamon, MBA/MOD/MHR,
Morgan Foundation.
LEADERSHIP
Business, Civic Leader Named Trustee Notre Dame College has announced
specialty materials used in many end-
is also a Board member of Parker
the addition of Joseph Scaminace to
use products, including rechargeable
Hannifin Corp. and lead director at
its Board of Trustees.
batteries, memory discs, oil refining
Cintas Corp. He is former Board chair
and other environmentally sensitive
of BioEnterprise.
Scaminace has been chair and chief executive officer of the OM Group Inc., an applied technology company serving automotive systems, aerospace and defense, industrial and medical industries worldwide. He is now retired. His appointment as a trustee at the College began June 17, 2016. OM Group, now Vectra Co., produces
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applications. The company also provides electronic chemicals utilized in the production of electronic components, such as semi-conductors. Prior to joining OM Group, Scaminace was the president and chief operating officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company. He serves as vice chair of the Board of Directors of Cleveland Clinic. He
In addition, Scaminace has taught in the MBA program at Wheeling College in West Virginia He received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University in 1980. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in business economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Dayton in 1975.
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ADMINISTRATION
Notre Dame Names Vice President for College Advancement Notre Dame College has appointed
In her new role, Whitlock will lead the
a vice president with 25 years of
College’s efforts and staff in fundrais-
senior-level experience in fundraising,
ing and alumni relations.
corporate relations, alumni relations and events management.
Prior to joining the Lerner Research Institute, Whitlock was manager of
Shawna H. Whitlock
Shawna H. Whitlock, Notre Dame’s
corporate relations and special events
new vice president for College
at Hospice of the Western Reserve;
advancement, previously served as
owner of The Hofstetter Group, a
senior director of development at
full-service fundraising consultancy;
the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research
and director of alumni relations, friends
Institute. There she was responsible
programs, annual giving and donor
for identifying, qualifying, strategizing,
relations and stewardship at the Case
Whitlock earned her B.A. in urban
soliciting and stewarding a portfolio of
Western University School of Medicine.
studies, focused on management, from
top major gift prospects.
She also has held leadership positions
Cleveland State University.
in development and events planning and management at Transitional Housing Inc. and Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International.
ADMINISTRATION
College Appoints Vice President for Academic, Student Affairs Notre Dame College has appointed Vincent J. Palombo, DBA, as interim vice president of academic and student affairs.
capstone in strategic management. In addition, Palombo has been instrumental in securing grants for College initiatives, like the Enterprise Development
Palombo has been an assistant
Center, and is in the process of develop-
professor of business administration
ing interdisciplinary programs among
at the College since August 2010 and
business and psychology, communica-
had served as business chair since
tion, science and nursing.
August 2014.
Prior to teaching at Notre Dame,
Vincent J. Palombo
of operations and, for six of those years, part owner.
He helped establish Notre Dame’s
Palombo was an assistant professor
Enterprise Development Center (EDC@
of management at The Jack Welch
Palombo earned a bachelor’s degree in
NDC) and co-found the College’s entre-
Management Institute of Chancellor
business administration and MBA, both
preneurship club. He also has developed
University. He also spent nearly 25
from Myers University, and his Doctor of
several new online and on-campus
years at Terrell Manufacturing Inc. in
Business Administration degree from
courses and created the undergraduate
Strongsville, Ohio, where he was director
Walden University.
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ACCREDITATION
Public Invited to Comment to Affirm Accreditation Notre Dame College is seeking
In addition, Notre Dame’s five criterion
Comments from the public regarding
comments from the public in prepa-
committees continue to meet, collect
reaffirmation of accreditation must be
ration for a periodic evaluation by its
and review data in support of the College
in writing and sent via U.S. mail to the
regional accreditor, the Higher Learning
attaining standards for accreditation.
Commission (HLC).
following address or entered online at the
This information will contribute to the
HLC webpage included below:
The College, which has been accredited since 1931, will host an HLC peer review
accreditation Assurance Review, a formal document expected to be presented to
Public Comments on Notre Dame
site visit team April 10-11, 2017.
the Notre Dame community in winter.
College. Higher Learning Commission
The team will review Notre Dame’s
In the HLC's model for continued
Chicago, IL 60604-1411
ongoing ability to meet the HLC criteria for accreditation.
accreditation, called Pathways, Notre Dame is participating in the Open
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 www.HLCommission.org/comment
The public is invited to submit comments
Pathway component, which consists
Details on the entire process are
that must address substantive matters
of a Quality Initiative Project as well
available on Notre Dame’s website
related to the quality of the institution or
as an Assurance Review. The College’s
at https://notredamecollege.edu/
its academic programs. All information
Quality Initiative Project is focusing on
about/accreditation-and-assessment/
must be received by March 10, 2017.
persistence and completion.
reaffirmation-of-accreditation.
COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING
College Launches Day of Job Shadowing Notre Dame College students have
Students were placed in work environ-
Undergraduates also start building their
started job shadowing en masse with
ments in areas of their employment
professional networks, and businesses
Cleveland businesses to explore majors
interests. For instance, pre-law and
begin early identification of future
and careers in real workplaces—and the
criminal justice majors shadowed in
student interns—and employees.
role of service in their future vocations.
local municipal courts and attorneys’
The College’s inaugural Day of Shadowing, a coordinated community-based learning experience, actually
offices, and science majors observed experts serving with a soil and water conservation district.
The College’s Day of Shadowing occurred in conjunction with Notre Dame’s inaugural Semester of Service and is part of the College’s Council of Independent
involved four sessions over two weeks.
The experiences assist students in mak-
College’s Network for Vocation in
About 50 Notre Dame students spent
ing more informed decisions about their
Undergraduate Education grant program,
half or whole business days on site with
college courses and career choices,
“Preparing Students for a Life of Value
various professionals in companies and
according to Sarah Hyde-Pinner, direc-
and Service,” promoting spiritual discern-
organizations throughout Northeast Ohio.
tor of career services at the College.
ment in career choice and life purpose.
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PERSISTENCE & COMPLETION
FirstGen, Honors Programs Help Students Persist Notre Dame College is improving
is the highest in the history of the
hometowns for financial reasons. All
persistence among first-year students
College’s honors program.
students in the FirstGen Center are
with its honors program and a
Of the 21 students enrolled in the
Pell Grant eligible. A third student
fall 2015 First Year Seminar for First
attended military basic training and
the first in their families to pursue
Generation Students, a total of 85
intends to return to Notre Dame in
bachelor’s degrees.
percent persisted. Twenty completed
fall 2016. One withdrew for other
the fall semester, and 17 returned
non-academic reasons.
special initiative for those who are
Of the 17 students in the fall 2015 freshmen Honors Scholars cohort, 16 returned to Notre Dame for the spring 2016 semester. According to Kenneth Palko, M.A., associate professor of philosophy and chair of the Honors
for spring. William L. Leamon, MBA/MOD/MHR, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and director of the FirstGen Center, reported two in this initial
These FirstGen Center students were enrolled in a special topic course, “Creativity, Innovation and Idea Generation,” this spring and are
cohort of students who are the first in
expected to register for one of three
Scholar Advisory Board, this 94
their families to attend college chose
sections of a “Student Success” one-
percent first-semester retention rate
to transfer to colleges closer to their
credit special topic course in fall.
PERSISTENCE & COMPLETION
Notre Dame Extends Student Welcome to a Week Notre Dame College is transforming
aims to help first-year, transfer and
is expected to discuss persistence in
its traditional Welcome Weekend into
international undergraduates acclimate
connection with the College mission.
a more comprehensive Welcome
to college and aid in their longer-term
Week of student orientation and
success and retention.
engagement experiences. Activities for incoming traditional-aged students, ranging from residence hall move-in to a gathering for commuters and from casino night to Sunday evening Mass, begin Wednesday, August 24, and continue to the start of on-campus fall
Welcome Week highlights include Fall Convocation and two featured speakers: Randell McShepard, vice president of public affairs for RPM International Inc., and Patrick T. Grady, entrepreneur and executive director of the Career Education
Grady, a motivational speaker who utilizes humor and hypnotism, will headline a session on careers, service learning and volunteer opportunities. His presentations incorporate the importance of helping others, turning "me" attitudes to "we" attitudes and motivating self and peers.
classes Monday, August 29.
Clubs of Florida Inc.
A committee of faculty and representa-
New students arrive on campus for
McShepard became the first African-
student affairs and athletics developed
orientation and stay for developmental
American president of the Union Club of
this new welcome concept based on
academic, social and community-building
Cleveland, which was founded in 1872
data and best practices for the overall
programs. This five-day agenda
and excluded minorities until 1990. He
student experience.
tives from admissions, student success,
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ENTREPRENEURSHIP
New Grads Turn Internships to Careers at Startup by Christina Lackey Two new Notre Dame College graduates have helped a Cleveland tech company grow its mobile app, which connects youth athletes around the world, to more than 80,000 accounts.
“Learning about startups on campus helped give me the knowledge that I could bring back to help my company,” said Baker. Now social media manager for Phenom, Baker was part of the Student Venture Fund program at
Corey Baker '16 and Jamie Kruczek
the College, helped evaluate and
'16, both business administration
pitch new high-tech businesses—
Jamie Kruczek and Corey Baker
majors who graduated from the
and win them seed funding.
to develop its own product line, or lines,
College in May, upgraded their
Phenom produces a mobile app
internships to full-time employment
available for download from the iOS
the number of female users on the app.
with the startup Phenom. The com-
App Store that allows athletes of
pany recently was selected to receive
all ages and statuses to share their
next. She also is looking to increase
“Being in a wide range of well-rounded classes at Notre Dame helped me a lot,” Kruczek said. “It just opens up
seed funding from 500 Startups
sports stories.
Batch 16, recognized by Forbes as
Kruczek is marketing and operations
you for experiences that might be
a top accelerator.
manager at Phenom, which is looking
unknown or uncomfortable.”
your mind a little bit and prepares
SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
Student Venture to Reduce Waste Takes Shape by Alec Torgerson
The compost system is expected to
project will be incorporated into rele-
Notre Dame College has taken its
accommodate pre-consumer food
vant science and business courses.
first solid step toward launching a
waste from the campus dining hall
composting business: constructing
and coffee grounds from the Falcon
a three-bay facility on campus that
Café. According to Tracey Meilander,
reduces waste by converting refuse—
Ph.D., associate professor of biology
community garden is being created this
for use—to enrich soil.
and co-director of community-based
summer.
Campus Composters, a student-developed sustainability initiative and social entrepreneurship enterprise, has positioned the new wooden block structure with adjoining, covered bins along the east edge of campus.
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learning at the College, Notre Dame's facilities department is already providing grass clippings and wood chips to decrease yard waste and keep the campus grounds cleaner. The community-based service learning
Students intend to donate finished compost to community gardens on campus and in South Euclid, Ohio. The campus
Their goal is to expand the operation to a fee-based service offered to local residents and companies. The compost facility features aeration in the floor of each bay, developed by the O2 Compost company.
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Faculty-Student Interaction Also Occurs Online by Emily Fernandez A Notre Dame College graduate
than 15 courses taught through online education.
student, from half way down the
The two faculty members retired from
hallway of a campus class building,
the College this year after a combined
recognized one of his instructors—not
nearly 25 years teaching online and on
by sight but rather by the sound
campus.
of the faculty member’s voice. The student had never seen his online instructor William Oliverio, Ed.D., assistant professor of education, but immediately identified the faculty member when he overheard the teacher speaking in an office several rooms away.
William Oliverio, who said lesson planning for real time online is not much different than for on campus, will continue as an adjunct instructor in the online principal and administrator degree program, which also is synchronous. “If we are teaching teachers, our students need to see how we teach
“Just because I could not see the stu-
and hear how we teach. They need
dent in class does not mean I could not
to observe how we work online, too,”
interact with him,” said Oliverio.
he said. “We need to model different
Nearly all of the online courses in the professional education division at Notre Dame are offered in synchronous format. Students and teachers commu-
methods of instruction available to prepare future educators for the kinds of classrooms and situations they
William Oliverio
will encounter.”
nicate in real time like an on-campus
In a synchronous course, teachers and
The faculty member has taught from
class, just via desktop computer, laptop,
students meet regularly, at the same
work and while home, even in airports
tablet or other mobile devices.
dates and times each week, but are con-
and at coffee shops.
“Notre Dame is already ahead of
everywhere in the world rather than
the game in synchronous instruction,” Oliverio said. “I’m proud of my colleagues in this education department who have embraced this way of teaching and learning.”
nected by technology from potentially required to come to campus.
He keeps backup equipment close and IT staff on speed dial. Group text via cell phone allows instructor and students to
Oliverio said online students enrolled
alert each other if they are experiencing
in his courses, which range from
technical difficulties.
Leadership Principles to Classroom Management, have telecommuted
Oliverio also requires offline work of his students, who are mostly adult learners
Oliverio has written six of the online
from Cleveland to North Carolina to
courses Notre Dame offers in pro-
Shanghai. They have attended classes
fessional education. His colleague
by computer while coaching from high
“We can reach people anywhere. We
and wife, Kathleen Oliverio, Ed.D.,
school locker rooms, pregnant in local
don’t need a classroom, but they are still
assistant professor of education and
hospitals and vacationing at tropical
required to get every assignment done
reading specialist, has created more
beach resorts.
on time,” he said.
employed full time and with families.
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BUSINESS
Course Helps Students Choose Among Majors by Brandon Taylor Two Notre Dame College faculty members have teamed up to help students find a focus among business fields, so the students are more likely to persist and complete their College degrees. Natalie Strouse, MBA, C.P.A., associ-
Several undergraduates with an interest in business started at the College as undecided or as general business administration majors. Strouse said those who discover more specific passions often are more successful. Notre Dame’s Business Division offers about 10 majors and 10 minors. Natalie Strouse and Sandra Grassman
ate professor of accounting and chair of the business division, and Sandra
According to the U.S. Department
Grassman, MBA, associate professor
of Education, students without a
The objective of the new course is
of information systems, created and
clear program of study or uncertain
to help each undergraduate with an
taught the special topics course,
about their majors tend to have
interest in business find his or her
BU192 Introduction to Business, for
academic difficulties and are
fit, even if a major in a different field,
the first time this spring.
less likely to graduate.
Grassman said.
ARTS & HUMANITIES
Theologian Publishes on Faith, Reason, Apologetics by Garrett Scharf A Notre Dame College theologian said he started studying the relationship between faith and reason because he wanted to learn if what he believed was true.
religious doctrine, called apologetics, as a modern approach to reasoning based in dialogue. As a systematic theologian, Siniscalchi said he explains several Catholic doctrines methodically, using philosophy,
Glenn Siniscalchi, Ph.D., assistant
science, technology, sociology and
professor of theology at the College,
other more recent disciplines to bring
acknowledges some aspects of the
matters of creed into contemporary
mysteries of faith must simply be
conversation and culture.
trusted. He also maintains good reasons exist to accept the basic tenets
In addition to this book, Siniscalchi
Glenn Siniscalchi
Siniscalchi earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from West Virginia University, master’s degree
of Christianity in his newly published
has published more than 40
book, Retrieving Apologetics (Pickwick
scholarly articles and spoken at
Publications 2016). He re-envisions
more than two dozen national and
and doctorate in systematic
the traditional system of defending
international conferences.
theology from Duquesne University.
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in theology from St. Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology
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NURSING
Students Simulate Complete Nursing Care The Notre Dame College Division of
team of
Nursing is equipped with the most
colleagues.”
modern of training technology, but the high fidelity tools are supplements, not substitutes, for teaching the higher learning of patient care.
Novice Notre Dame nurses, often working
The new, national best practice simu-
in small
lation resources recently added to the
groups,
College’s Nursing Professional Practice
apply
Center in Regina Hall provide a progres-
knowledge
sion of active learning opportunities
they have
for Notre Dame nursing students: from
learned to
virtual interaction to hands-on practice,
sensitive clinical care
all in preparation for real-life experience.
situations simulated via
According to M. Patrice McCarthy, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.S., chair of the Notre Dame nursing division, the educational computer gaming programs, highly digitized mannequins and multimedia bedside monitors empower the under-
the new technologies. Circumstances evolve in real time based on different ages, different needs and different conditions of virtual cases and mock mannequin patients.
graduates to train in more than just
Faculty can program symptomology
tangible skills.
ahead of time and alter conditions
The grant-funded technical tools, added under the auspices of the College’s
from a tablet computer in response to students’ choices for care.
Brooke Germone, Irene Metlock, Maddy Basie and Samantha Leszkowicz
their families face in any health care situation, from clinical crisis to everyday management of a health-related issue. “Sometimes there is an understandable fascination with the technology and the simulation. It is an educational resource, a tool, but the essential
Shaughnessy Center for Nursing
“As scenarios unfold, the students walk
ethical core practice of the profession
Innovation and Education, support stu-
with their faculty guides through these
of nursing is a sense of responsibility
dents in the professional development
experiences in a virtual kind of reality,”
to care about what happens to people,”
of their critical thinking and critical
McCarthy said.
McCarthy said.
The high tech helps nursing students
The new industry standard mid- and
“We, as nurses, teach patients and fam-
learn high touch service, as well as
high fidelity resources advance the
ily members how to check vital signs
higher level cognition.
College’s previously all low fidelity labs.
According to the division chair, Notre
The technical setups replicate
Dame’s BSN program develops nurses
equipment used in actual health care
with a sense of compassion and
settings, including the Cleveland Clinic,
appreciation for a patient’s experience
according to Irene Metlock, M.S.N.,
and an understanding of the circum-
R.N., coordinator of the Notre Dame
stances and challenges patients and
nursing Professional Practice Center.
reasoning abilities, too.
and change wound dressings—some minor manual practices—every day. The bigger issues are for the students to gain confidence in those nursing skills and their leadership ability as they interact with a professional
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COMMENCEMENT 2016
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MISSION AWARD 2016
Service-minded Scholar Receives Mission Award A new Notre Dame College graduate,
A four-year member—and the only
with a commitment to service, scholar-
three-year captain in program history—
ship and sport as a student, has been
on the women’s basketball team,
recognized for living personal, profes-
Mangan served as president of Notre
sional and global responsibility.
Dame’s Student Athletic Advisory
Celine Mangan '16 was honored with the College’s 2016 Mission Award at
Committee (SAAC). She also was named a national NCAA Division II
undergraduate commencement cere-
delegate.
monies. She earned a Bachelor of Arts
As president of SAAC, Mangan directed
degree with majors in early childhood education and special education and a minor in communication.
President Thomas G. Kruczek and Celine Mangan
the campus “40 Days of Lent, 40 Days of Service” project, which won an NCAA Division II Award of Excellence. She also
An Honors Scholar, Mangan graduated
headed the College’s Falcon Excellence in
with a 3.9 grade-point average and was
Sports Yearly, or FESPY, Awards program,
consistently named to the President’s
which received a national Award of
and Dean’s lists.
Excellence in each of its first two years.
In addition, Mangan led the College to join Team IMPACT, which connects children with life-threatening and chronic illnesses to collegiate athletic teams, and guided Notre Dame’s Make-A-Wish campaign. The College Mission Award was first bestowed in 2015.
BOSCHE AWARD 2016
Undergraduate Excels in Courses, as Athlete A Notre Dame College student has
of the women’s basketball program
been honored for academic and
at Notre Dame to become an NCAA
athletic achievement among traditional
Division II First Team Academic
graduating seniors.
All-American.
Lauren Langenderfer '16, a member
Langenderfer was recognized as the
of the College Honors Scholar program and women’s basketball team, is the recipient of the 2016 Sr. Mary Agnes Bosche Award. She graduated with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average and a Bachelor of Science degree in biology with a minor in chemistry and honors
College’s outstanding first-year chemistry student. She was selected Physics Student of the Year in 2013-14; received the O’Neill Science Endowment Scholarship in 2015; and was honored as Outstanding Student in Chemistry,
distinction.
Biology and Physics in 2016. She was
A co-president of Undergraduate
her semesters at the College.
Student Government and executive
named to the President’s List in each of
Lauren Langenderfer
meals for the homeless and tutoring students with learning differences. The Sr. Mary Agnes Bosche Award recognizes a traditional undergraduate student who has demonstrated honesty and trustworthiness, a commitment
board member of the Student Athletic
She has been commended for her ser-
to excellence and selfless service to
Advisory Committee, Langenderfer is
vice, as well: building homes for those
Notre Dame and the larger community
the first student-athlete in the history
in need on mission trips, providing
throughout his or her college career.
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commencement 2016
FINN AWARD 2016
Adult Student Inspires Online Classmates Nearly two decades into a successful
in engaging classmates through their
career in information technology, a
discussion posts and contribute salient
Notre Dame College adult student has
points of his own.
completed his bachelor’s degree—and been recognized as a model scholar, especially in the online classroom.
A husband and father of two who works full time as a senior enterprise architect consultant at Progressive Insurance,
Timothy Lowery '16, received the College’s
Lowery began his career as a stock boy
2016 Sr. Mary Leroy Finn Award,
at a small residential electrical company.
bestowed on a nontraditional undergrad-
He was promoted to service and to sales
uate for academic achievement, at Notre
then advanced into business manage-
Dame commencement ceremonies. He
ment. He joined a national telecommuni-
graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in man-
cations company call center prior to his
agement information systems.
hire at Progressive.
Lowery was commended for inspir-
Lowery has received numerous work-
on the custom-made Wisdom Bowl
ing a classroom atmosphere in the
place awards for quality, productivity and
presented to them: “Scholarly, Catalyst,
online environment. According to his
service throughout his 17-year career in
Diligent, Resilient.” The Wisdom Bowl
instructors, he would take the initiative
the information systems industry.
was designed by Sr. Megan Dull,SND ’71.
Timothy Lowery
The recipient of the Sr. Mary LeRoy Finn Award, which honors the achievements of an adult student, must attain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 and embody the characteristics inscribed
ST. CATHERINE AWARD 2016
Master's Graduate Advances Credentials A student of Notre Dame College for
College and community at large. She
more than 10 years, who first earned
accepted the award during Notre Dame
a teaching licensure and then reading
graduate commencement ceremonies
endorsement, has been acknowledged
on campus in May. Sell first became a
for upholding the ideals of Catholic
student at Notre Dame while working
education as she now graduates from
as a substitute teacher in Missouri.
the College with an advanced degree.
She enrolled in the College’s online
Amanda Sell '16 earned her Master of Education degree in educational leadership online and received the St. Catherine of Alexandria Award, which
Teacher Education Evening Licensure Program in 2005 and earned her certification in middle childhood education a year later.
Amanda Sell
The College presents the St. Catherine of Alexandria Award to a master's degree candidate who exemplifies ideals of a Catholic college education— leadership, scholarship and service to
also acknowledges leadership, scholar-
She then earned a reading endorsement,
college and community—while a student
ship and service to and support of the
also online, from Notre Dame in 2011.
at Notre Dame.
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tower tributes
ATTRIBUTION: JASON CARTHEN He has been called “Leadership Linebacker” and “Speaker of Life.” He has played professional football with the NFL’s New England Patriots and been active in the National Football League Players Association. He has spoken on leadership strategies and personal development to audiences worldwide, including the American Dairy Association, FedEx, Honda Motorcars USA and Oxford University. Jason Carthen provided two guest lectures on servant leadership and emotional intelligence at Notre Dame College. He shared with the College and extended community some of his backstory—how he came to life as a linebacker and became a speaker of leadership.
“There were days when I would be walking the streets trying to figure out where my next meal would come from, why this was happening to me, trying to figure out where I was going to lay my head that night, where I was going to rest.”
“I said, ‘You mean I can hit people? And not get in trouble for it? Sign me up!’” “When I had a chance to be with family, be out on that field, it was like a switch flipped. It all started with someone taking a risk on me.”
“That coach came up to me … He cared enough to say something to me, to pull me out of the pit of despair and uncertainty … He didn’t have to say anything to me. Do you know how many people walked past me, saw me? Do you know how many people saw me on the street and never said anything to me?” “Just because you don’t know your daddy doesn’t define you.”
“I lived in the weight room. When I wasn’t in the weight room, I was in the library.”
“He spoke into my life and said, ‘You can be more than you ever thought about. You can do more than you ever dreamed.’”
“As far as anyone is concerned, I am a statistic waiting to happen. But someone looked at me and thought highly enough about me to speak in my life and, thereby, I am passing it along.”
“For all intents and purposes, people said you are a failure. You should be embarrassed. But instead I said, ‘I’m gonna use it.’ No one was gonna take my dream from me.”
“How many of us wake up and don’t know why we do what we do. Why we sign up to take classes, follow this program … But you must have a vision. You must see the end goal.”
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“I had a vision of my life, so I could be before you today.”
Jason Carthen grew up impoverished and alone. Until a youth coach showed him family in football. His performance on the field led to financial aid for college. He earned two degrees in three years. His physical feats led to pro football contracts. His head coach wrote him off after injury. A teammate’s prayer led him to re-evaluate his purpose. He is now entrepreneur, scholar, motivational speaker. With his life story, through his personal journey, he called the Notre Dame College community to model ...
the Value of Emotion and the Service of Leaders
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In learning journalistic techniques for gathering, organizing and presenting information to a general public audience—writing as mass news media—a class of 19 enrolled in a promotional writing course in communication “covered” the speech Jason Carthen gave to students. This version of the active, experiential learning assignment is an edited compilation of their articles.
Students as 'One' Pay Forward Speaker's Inspiration
EDDIE MITCHUM A former NFL athlete turned leader-
at the College, the campus Connelly
ship expert encouraged each Notre
Center, to learn to lead through ser-
Dame College student to be “the
one” to have a positive influence in someone else’s life.
JULIE PALKOVITZ Jason Carthen, who played profes-
sional football with the New England Patriots and later earned a doctorate in organizational leadership, said speaking at Notre Dame was his
opportunity to influence the College
and extended community. He urged
a standing- room only crowd of about 200 students in the future home of
the Enterprise Development Center
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vice and live with emotion.
KHADIJAH MBACKE “My charge to you today: Will you be the one? Will you be the one? Will
you be the one to be a servant leader who operates in emotional intelli-
gence?” Carthen said. “Each one of
you … represents an opportunity to influence someone in a great way.” SHA’RON STALLWORTH The president and chief executive
officer of Jason Carthen Enterprises LLC and author of the books 52
Ways to Tackle Leadership for Your
More Than One Guest lecturer Jason Carthen (far left) grants Notre Dame College student Alexander Poznick an interview following the first of Carthen's two presentations on campus. Poznick was among those in a communication class (top right) who wrote news accounts of the servant leader's address to students. Not all 19 who contributed to this compilation article are pictured.
Success and Servant Leadership: An
needs to be better; humility, care
Introduction also prompted about
enough to say something to some-
100 corporate and community
one in need; trust, be confident
members and faculty and staff in the
enough to commit to care for some-
campus Regina Chapel later that
one; vision, help someone set a goal
same day. He encouraged them to
to improve his or her situation; and
“answer the call" and be supportive
empowerment, make it possible for
as managers and understanding as
someone to reach that goal.
supervisors.
“When you think about the idea of
“If you lead people, you love them
servant leadership, don’t’ look at it
through the process,” Carthen said.
like a theory in some book,” Carthen
“You realize these people have lives.
said. “You’re not thinking me, me,
They have challenges … so you love
me, me, me. You’re thinking what
them to performance.” He
conveys several traits of servant leadership ALEXANDER POZNICK Carthen shared the stories of a coach CELINE MANGAN To inspire the current and future
leaders gathered at the College, Carthen impressed upon both
groups the need to live several
virtues of servant leadership. He
focused mainly on two: showing
moral love for fellow humans and
sacrificing self in service of others.
can I do to serve you?”
JOHN “JACK” LENTZ Additional principles for the stu-
dents and community members to
practice, Carthen said, are: altruism,
realize someone’s situation can and
and one of his teammates who,
through acts of kindness, helped lead him to be “more of a servant leader, operate in emotional intelligence.”
An NFL teammate impassions him through prayer
After playing with the New England Patriots following a successful
college football career at Ohio
University in Athens, Ohio, Carthen signed a free agent contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Then “one day, one play” changed
his life, he said. He seriously injured his knee.
SARA PARKER But that misfortune led him to experience an act of moral love, and lack thereof, that led him to become an
entrepreneur. He now consults and coaches managers at Fortune 500
and Fortune 100 companies across the country.
AUSTIN CHILDERS Carthen said he had just been
carried off the field and still was
on an athletic training table when
his head the player’s career was
He imparts aptitudes of emotional intelligence
his coach signaled with a shake of finished.
EMMANUEL SMITH Carthen discovered in that prayer
his passion to live with presence of
mind and heart. This “intentionality,”
“Just like that, in the economy of
he said, is central to serving others
professional sports, I no longer
and to understanding their feelings—
mattered,” Carthen said.
through emotional intelligence.
Then a prominent teammate, who
“When you are self-aware, you do not
had played in a Super Bowl, entered
allow life to happen to you. You are
the room, took Carthen’s hand and
fully present about who you are and
prayed for him.
what you represent,” Carthen said.
EDDIE MITCHUM Carthen said that teammate was
“the one.”
community members to be cog-
nizant of five tenets of emotional
AARON DUCKSWORTH With that gesture of support and
intelligence. In addition to develop-
understanding emotion, Carthen
ing self-awareness, he compelled
realized his calling, and not just to
them to be empathetic, to become
further his education.
internally motivated, to self-regulate and to utilize social skills.
He earned a master’s degree in
A youth football coach serves him as surrogate
leadership and Christian ministry
from Malone University, a business management certification from
Harvard Business School and his
doctorate in organizational lead-
ership from Regent University. He serves as an adjunct professor
of leadership studies at Bethel University in Minnesota.
KAITLIN WRIGHT He advocated for students and
JUWAN EDMOND Carthen said he grew up in Toledo, Ohio, in “abject” poverty, hungry
and homeless. He never knew his
dad but found more than a father
figure when a youth football coach
helped him off “the street” and onto the playing field.
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told me I would be accepted,”
He carries on the call to action While his coach and his teammate helped lead him to successes,
Carthen reminded his audiences he did the hard work. He studied. He trained. He practiced.
KIMBERLY RUSS He pressed each student to “step
up your game.” He compelled them to “raise it up a notch.” He advised them that to become a leader
requires hard work and courage and
may cost the students some friends but is worth it.
Carthen said. “The first time some-
JOSEPH CREEGAN “It can no longer be status quo,”
Carthen said. “At the end of the day,
one told me I could have family.”
you cannot remain where you are.”
GABRIELLE RIVERA That coach was the first to help
He explained that for current lead-
Carthen realize he could afford
ers setting a standard for service
college, too. Carthen’s play earned
and compassion, especially in a
him scholarship offers from multiple
work environment, is not easy either.
NCAA Division I schools.
“If you are put in a difficult circum-
MIRANDA HOWELL At Ohio University, when he wasn’t
stance, will you answer the call—
in the weight room or on the
regardless of the consequences?”
football field, he was in the library.
Carthen said he “showed out” and signed an NFL contract. He also
he asked.
earned bachelor’s degrees in sociol-
so his charge is to speak into the
ogy and criminology.
lives of others. He started both of
his lectures with a prayer, that those
“You know what was on my mind?
“under the sound of my voice take
I’m never going back to poverty,”
something away from it.”
he said. “If they are paying for my
school, I’m going to maximize every
He leads others to help those in
opportunity.”
need, the way his coach served him. He leads audiences to relate to
EDDIE MITCHUM According to Carthen, that coach
his teammate, to be intelligent of
was “the one.”
NICK TAMJIDI Service is a “cycle,” Carthen said,
others’ emotions.
KYLE KAPLAN That coach demonstrated servant leadership and emotional intelli-
gence. Carthen said the man risked
his personal and professional credibility to “speak in my life” when “I’m a statistic waiting to happen.”
“He saw something in me I didn’t see in myself,” Carthen said.
CELINE MANGAN “You know in the deepest recesses
of your mind, what you are called to do,” Carthen said. “Maybe you are
still trying to uncover it a bit, but you know you are called to something greater … Will you be the one?“
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DEGREES OF EXCELLENCE Student-athletes at Notre
Dame College excel every
year. Several made history in 2015-2016 …
MARTHA NAGBE
6
Number of records she set for the women’s basketball program
2 Her rank in program history with 740 rebounds, nearly a seventh record 1 Her rank among all NCAA Division II players this year with 119 steals
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME HIGHS
JOEY DAVIS
TYREE GAITER
131 6
Total number of wins—and undefeated— in his four-year collegiate career 4 Number of national individual wrestling titles he has won 1 His place as the only NCAA Division II undefeated wrestler with four national titles
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Number of records he set for the men’s basketball program
2 His rank in program history with 752 career field goals, nearly a seventh record 1 His rank among all NCAA Division II players with 86 steals for the year
MEN’S BASKETBALL ALL-TIME HIGHS
… but these national titles, program highs and all-
accolade sports honors—among graduating Notre Dame seniors this season in particular—still place second to the completion of their College degrees. No matter the numbers, regardless of scores, student-athletes say, at Notre Dame, the biggest win is they develop 360 degrees through study and service, student organizations and campus activities, internships and social interactions, all in addition to sport. On the practice fields and playing surfaces, they learn strategic theories via game planning and apply transferable skills in executing performance: preparedness and concentration, teamwork and leadership, discipline, adjustment, endurance and grace. Maintaining drive, managing downtime, goal-setting, gaining
confidence, advancing communication, respecting authority: They develop deeper than victory dances and stand for more than award platforms. They train to play and for work. They prepare for lives, past the uncertainty of salaried sports, even amateur competition, with options among professions. Their feats and competitive natures tend to carry over to classrooms, too. College athletes, and their counterparts in other close campus groups that share similar interests, often earn better grades and persist and complete at higher rates than peers. Starters and backups, captains and alternates, injured and provisional,
CELINE MANGAN
3 1
Record number of years she was cocaptain of the women’s basketball team
2 Number of times the FESPYs won NCAA Awards of Excellence under her leadership
Her place as the only Notre Dame student to be named an NCAA delegate
NCAA AND CAMPUS TOP CANDIDATE
each at Notre Dame, in particular, also is determined to make a difference and contribute to a greater good that goes beyond rivalries, rankings, favorites, upsets, cheering, jeering, bragging rights and winloss records—and builds on courses, competencies and cumulative GPAs. As the campus and country celebrate these student-athletes’ top collegiate totals and championship transcripts, the students first, who also are athletes, finish foremost with a Notre Dame education that engages and empowers them as complete persons ready to rise to all-star performances not just in careers but also as citizens.
MADISON HOOPER 3
Number of consecutive U.S. Bowling Conference National Tournaments for which the women's bowling team qualified in her college career
2 1
Number of academic honor societies of which she is a member
Her rank among bowlers on the College women's team this year
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School records are meant to be broken and accomplishments will be exceeded, but the brilliance no one can take from these MVPs is their Notre Dame degrees . . .
Joey Davis, who is from Compton, Calif., said he decided to attend Notre Dame not just for its wrestling program but because the small campus with individual attention was the best place for him to pursue a college degree. Davis, one of only three wrestlers in all three NCAA Divisions to go undefeated with four individual national titles, expects to complete his bachelor’s degree in communication at the College in 2017. The ninth to be named National Wrestler of the Year in the history of the Wrestling Coaches Association, Davis said his longer-term goal is to become a motivational speaker to affect change among others like him with traditionally at-risk backgrounds.
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MARTHA NAGBE DEGREES OF LEARNING While she set record highs in Notre Dame women’s basketball in minutes played (3,498) points scored (1,940), field goals (635), free throws (498), steals (341) and three-point field goals (170), Martha Nagbe said the numbers her mother has been “big” on throughout her college career are her grades. As an education major at Notre Dame, Nagbe was required to earn at least a 2.75 GPA in her major and her overall GPA. She graduated with a 3.78. She had to earn a B average or better in her education classes and a B or better in English and mathematics courses. In 2016, Nagbe earned her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education mild/ moderate intervention specialist. She has been accepted into the Master of Education program at Notre Dame, is pursuing a reading endorsement and earned a graduate assistantship. She will serve with the women's basketball team.
. . . and the spirit of College mission conferred that they
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CELINE MANGAN DEGREES OF LEADERSHIP Celine Mangan earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in special education and early childhood education mild/moderate intervention specialist in 2016. She graduated summa cum laude with a 3.9 cumulative GPA and earned the Honors Scholar distinction on her Notre Dame diploma. Mangan, who also earned a minor in communication, begins a master’s degree program—and a graduate assistantship with the athletics department— at Western Illinois University. Named a national Student Athletic Advisory Committee delegate while at the College, she expects to continue serving the NCAA, particularly as it plans to address mental health issues among student-athletes in the coming year.
TYREE GAITER DEGREES OF HEART Along with setting Notre Dame records for minutes (4,127), points (2,421), assists (654), free throws (636), steals (281) and three-point field goals (281), the 5-foot-6 Tyree Gaiter won the Commissioners Award for Heart and Hustle at the Mountain East Conference tournament. He said his heart goes out to his mother who made sacrifices so he could play basketball growing up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio—where he might teach and coach one day. Gaiter graduated in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies.
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Madison Hooper was selected for two academic honor societies while Notre Dame: Pi Sigma Alpha in political science and criminal justice and Delta Alpha Pi for students with documented learning differences. She graduated from the College in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/political science and a minor in psychology. Her goal is to become an FBI agent and focus on victimology. This fall, she begins the Master of Arts program in national security and intelligence studies at Notre Dame. She also has earned a graduate assistantship— and plans to work with the College’s Academic Support Center for Students with Learning Differences.
MADISON HOOPER DEGREES OF DIFFERENCE Joey Davis, Kojo Lockhart, Kyle Perkins, Anton Vrebac, Devin Wingfield and Amelia Wolf contributed to these articles.
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THE IMPRESSION NOTRE DAME STUDENTS MAKE AS MISSION IS TAKING SHAPE
At its most basic, the ultimate aim, the intended outcome for Notre Dame College is
graduates who are personally, professionally and globally responsible. An end result is easy to recognize: Advocate, Educator, Entrepreneur, Altruist, Scientist, Nurse, among others. But how does learning these elements actually look …
Three emerging, converging interdisciplinary initiatives—underscoring a fourth sphere
of Notre Dame’s long-established identity as a Catholic institution—help illustrate the College’s evolving “whole-istic” co-curricular, community-based, applied approach to educating a diverse population in the liberal arts.
In the tradition of the Sisters of Notre Dame, the tenets of
In collaboration with the Notre Dame Office of Communitybased Learning, the elements of the College’s first
SEMESTER OF SERVICE: • Diversity
• Health and Wellness
• Peace and Understanding • Stewardship of the Earth
CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING: • Call to Family, Community and Participation • Care for God’s Creation • Dignity of Work
• Life and Dignity of the Human Person • Options for the Poor and Vulnerable
Jacob Bunner, Chuck Frate, Alyx Jones, Rebecca Koziol, Celine Mangan and Jessica Wiley contributed to these articles.
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• Rights and Responsibilities
• Solidarity and One Human Family
NETWORK FOR VOCATION IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Inspired by the Council of Independent Colleges national grant program, Notre Dame’s paradigm to have students hear and heed calling are renewed connections among academic programs, campus ministry, career services and student life carried out by: • Learning Communities • Servant Leadership
CATHOLIC TRADITION
Notre Dame’s distinctive characteristics and principles of its … • Academic Integrity and the Conscience of Others • Affirmation of God’s Grace in the Natural World • Appreciation in the Pluralism of All People • Education for Social Justice • Expansive Intellectual Heritage • Individual Commitments to Others • Participation in Ecumenical Prayer
• Service Learning
• Vocational Discernment Students become models of personal,
senior students, are stories of some of
at Notre Dame by preparing for lives of
corporate and community partnerships,
professional and global responsibility value and service.
Here, focusing on graduating and rising
the many academic and extra activities, personal acts and Judeo-Christian
inspirations in a sample of Notre Dame’s actual and aspiring …
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MODEL OF AFFIRMATION Model of Affirmation of God’s Grace in the Natural World: ROBIN SALLADE AND JEFF WALLACE Robin Sallade is descendant of two Notre Dame alumnae, Viola Cook ’44 and Kristin Vanni-Sallade ’93. • He and fellow graduate Jeff Wallace, both biology majors, model stewardship of the Earth in their active, applied ecology classwork. • “I like being able to impact the environment because we are, in part, the ones destroying it,” Wallace says. • He emulates Sisters of Notre Dame outreach to care for God’s creation. • His study informs reforestation of the Cleveland MetroPark Acacia Reservation by examining the impact of deer population on plant growth. • Sallade evokes the Sisters of Notre Dame Water for Life ministry. • He monitors pollution with a study of macroinvertebrate animals, like leeches, in the South Euclid, Ohio, Nine Mile Creek. • Both projects are among student works in the College’s second annual Celebration of Scholarship. • Both appear in the Ohio Academy of Science. • Sallade and Wallace are involved in course-based service learning, particularly with nonprofit organizations, as they develop expertise. • Both aspire to work for the Northeast Ohio sewer district. • The two anticipate the dignity of work: protecting drinking water and preserving Lake Erie. • “We don’t do things just for the sake of recognition or money,” Sallade says. “We want to help people live better lives.”
Model of Participation in Ecumenical Prayer: BRANDON “B.J.” JOHNSON-BALDWIN Brandon “B.J.” Johnson-Baldwin, a rising senior at Notre Dame, leads a weekly Bible study on campus. He models a new mission for his sport management major and communication and coaching minors. • While many students track similar coursework to become athletic instructors or agents, Baldwin aspires to apply his studies as a minister and life coach. • Conversation and connection with God are essential to his and others’ vocational discernment, Baldwin believes. The College is part of his conduit. • “Through the power of prayer, we become more calm, more settled, more understanding, more patient,” he says. “We all need prayer. We all need to have faith. It doesn’t matter what religion you practice or whether you practice on a regular basis, we all know God.” • In learning and living this purpose, Baldwin experiences peace within—and without, in his respect for the dignity of all human persons of all faiths. Read more about Baldwin’s experience at Notre Dame and with the Bible study on pages 37-38. 30 Notre Dame Today
MODEL OF APPRECIATION Model of Appreciation in Pluralism of All People: ALANA NORRIS Working now full-time with the Notre Dame Abrahamic Center, graduating senior Alana Norris minds much of its programming, including an interfaith survey of more than 100 civic and community members she facilitated while a student intern. • Almost 70 percent of respondents in the study said they would be interested in a course that explores aspects of different religions. • Norris, with a bachelor’s degree in history, studies the past disregard, as well as value, for the life and dignity of people—especially war and peace regarding diverse faiths. With the center, she models interfaiths. • She also serves on College committees for reaccreditation in mission effectiveness and campus-wide visibility for vocational discernment. • “We can learn to understand others,” Norris says. “We are all different, but in learning more about who we each are, what our interests are, what our beliefs are, maybe we can avoid some of the mistakes of the past.”
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MODEL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE BLURRY PHOTO
Model of Education for Social Justice: BRANDON TAYLOR Notre Dame rising senior Brandon Taylor says he is one of few African-American men from his inner-ring Cleveland suburb to attend college. • Taylor models change. • He serves as a Malone Mentor to lead students in the Notre Dame First Generation Center who are first in their families to attend college. • He is recipient of a Cuyahoga County Black History Award, honoring his efforts to further social justice and solidarity. • “To receive the award during Black History Month motivated me to aim even higher for black excellence,” he says. • Taylor’s diversity includes a documented learning difference, too. • He is a Malone Scholar at College Now Greater Cleveland. • He is an intern with the Cleveland Clinic. • He graduates in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in human resources management. • Taylor has two sisters, adopted from a drug-addicted mother, in his one family. • The girls, nearly 10 and 12, plan to attend college—to become an attorney and a veterinarian, respectively. • “I want to encourage my family and students I mentor to go after their dreams the same way Dr. Martin Luther King encourages us,” Taylor says. “And I want them to know no dream is too big or too small.” 32 Notre Dame Today
Model of Academic Integrity and Conscience of Others: ANETTE SKLARZ Anette Sklarz is one of three students to encounter Notre Dame as au pair, then enroll and graduate. • Each is diverse; all three are citizens of Germany. • If American spirit is apparent in new business, Sklarz is model entrepreneur. • The management major who earned her degree this year led the College entrepreneurship club to win two consecutive regional pitch competitions in service of startup business prospects. • She has her own idea for a new venture. • “One should keep believing that they will make their dream come true. • Ask questions, don’t be afraid to ask for help and take opportunities,” she says. • In pursing the rights—and facing the responsibilities—of a new world, Sklarz relies on financial aid. • She excels in her coursework. • She trains with faculty. • She finds family in her classmates. • She hosts her non-English-speaking father for commencement. • “This journey has taught me that as long as I keep going and pave the way, God will help me overcome any obstacle,” she says.
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MODEL OF
Model of Expansive Intellectual Heritage: LAUREN LANGENDERFER Lauren Langenderfer says she did not at first plan to attend Notre Dame. • While considering the “other” Our Lady’s university, she heeds a call to grow in family, community and participation. • She opts for the smaller campus community in Ohio. • Langenderfer enters a learning community as an Honors Scholar. • She becomes co-captain of the women’s basketball team. • She serves as president of Undergraduate Student Government. She models great-great-aunt Mother Mary Anselm Langenderfer, SND, the fourth president of the College. • “Maybe there is something in the Langenderfer blood that makes me want to be a good leader,” she says. • Langenderfer researches transgenesis in insect models one-on-one with College faculty. • She adds to the Human Genome Project. • Langenderfer graduates with a 4.0 GPA. • She is accepted to medical school. • She plans to study dermatology, to work with skin cancer patients. • She wants to enhance knowledge in health care and health and wellness. • “The small school atmosphere helped me to form relationships and connections with mentors who have greatly help me direct my career path—and develop me into the person I am today,” she says. 34 Notre Dame Today
INTELLECTUAL HERITAGE Model of Individual Commitments to Others: RYAN AND DYLAN HICKOFF As members of the Notre Dame men’s basketball team, Ryan and Dylan Hickoff host teens and adults with special needs from the Mayfield Community Adaptive Recreation Program in a health and wellness game of hoops on campus, an option for the vulnerable. • The twins coach against each other. They say the game is close, and they don’t remember who wins. • Ryan calls the experience “unbelievable.” • Separately, Dylan refers to relationships he and his brother build with those of varying disabilities during the game as “unbelievable.” • The twins know the players by name. • Ryan and Dylan also know the names of the second- and fourth-graders they tutor as a learning community each week at Case Elementary School in Cleveland. • They mentor in the College’s Project Brainstorm literacy program, an option for the poor. • The first set of male twins to graduate from Notre Dame, Ryan and Dylan plan careers in accounting and to continue to model service. • “Seeing others so enthusiastic and happy even with their challenges, reminds me how we sometimes get caught up in our own lives,” Dylan says. • Ryan adds: “Seeing them have fun, seeing the smiles on their faces, we want to keep interacting with those who don’t always have our same opportunities. We look forward to it.”
MODEL OF INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENTS TO OTHERS
student profile
Adult Undergraduate Finds Place, Purpose at Notre Dame ... in God’s Time What started as a simple prayer among a few Notre Dame College football players during summer training camp has evolved in less than a year into a weekly Bible study for 50 or more, only about half of whom participate in College sports. A rising senior at Notre Dame, Brandon “B.J.” Johnson-Baldwin, who leads the student discussion of Scripture, has taken quite awhile longer to find his place and purpose at the College, about seven years. Seven is the number of completeness in the Bible. “This has all happened in God’s timing,” he said. “It is very much a blessing for me to be here.” ______________
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HIS NIGHT, Baldwin opens the study of Scripture bringing to mind why the individuals join together each week: They
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consider past mistakes, strive to continue to live righteously and petition to realize their callings according to God’s plan. They discuss the Biblical account of the nameless woman who has been bleeding for 12 years. Featured in the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, the woman believes she will be healed if she can touch the hem of Jesus’s cloak. When she does, she is cured. Jesus tells her, “Your faith has made you well.”
plan for them through faith and patience—in “God’s time.” “We don’t move in our time. Let God guide you,” he said. ______________ Baldwin, whose hometown is Detroit, is an undergraduate student at Notre Dame. He is a College ambassador and a wide receiver on the Falcons football team. He is 26. He is married, and he and his wife are expecting their first child.
Baldwin calls attention to the strength of the woman’s belief, the simplicity of her act of conviction and the duration of her wait per God’s design.
He expects to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in sport management with minors in communication and coaching in May 2017.
He reassures those present they will come to understand their purposes, their vocations, God’s
Around campus he is called “Unk,” which is short for uncle, in honor of his elder status among classmates and teammates.
and Christian and some who don’t consider themselves religious.
Baldwin credits the Notre Dame football program with helping him start the Bible study. Ted Steiner, director of campus ministry at the College, has mentored him. “It’s a true blessing to be here,” he said. “I feel this is where God wants me to be.”
A few bring Bibles. Some follow Scripture on their smart phones. They all look to Baldwin.
“I never let go of football. God keeps you in something for a reason,” he said. “I could still be working, doing something I don’t want to do, but this is a second chance for me.”
“The Bible is not an easy thing to understand, but this is not me. This is God. I give all the glory to God,” he said. “I find so much new in me every night of this study, more than I ever knew I had.”
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He used his semi-pro highlights to explore the possibility of a football scholarship. Several colleges, including Notre Dame, expressed interest.
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“I have heard God’s word about timing,” he said “I am coming to know God’s time.”
LU KE 8 :4 3 -4 8 43
AND A WOMAN WHO HAD A HEMORRHAGE FOR TWELVE YEARS, AND COULD NOT BE HEALED BY
ANYONE,
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CAME UP BEHIND HIM AND TOUCHED THE FRINGE OF HIS CLOAK, AND IMMEDIATELY HER
HEMORRHAGE STOPPED.
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AND JESUS SAID, “WHO IS THE ONE WHO TOUCHED ME?” AND WHILE THEY
WERE ALL DENYING IT, PETER SAID, “MASTER, THE PEOPLE ARE CROWDING AND PRESSING IN ON YOU.” 46
BUT JESUS SAID, “SOMEONE DID TOUCH ME, FOR I WAS AWARE THAT POWER HAD GONE OUT OF
ME.”
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WHEN THE WOMAN SAW THAT SHE HAD NOT ESCAPED NOTICE, SHE CAME TREMBLING AND FELL
DOWN BEFORE HIM, AND DECLARED IN THE PRESENCE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THE REASON WHY SHE HAD TOUCHED HIM, AND HOW SHE HAD BEEN IMMEDIATELY HEALED.
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AND HE SAID TO HER, “DAUGHTER,
YOUR FAITH HAS MADE YOU WELL; GO IN PEACE.”
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HIS NIGHT, more than 40 Notre Dame students assemble in the Performing Arts Center. The group sometimes meets in the Connelly Center or residence hall lounges or Administration Building computer labs. They even have met outdoors. They have been gathering at 9 p.m. Mondays, at the end of evening classes, following athletic practices and after dinner hours at the dining hall, throughout the year. But they are not just members of the football and now basketball and soccer and other sports teams. They are nursing majors and student news staff and pledges at community Greek organizations. They are first-year students, as well as sophomores to fifth-year seniors. They are Caucasian and AfricanAmerican and multi-racial. They are male and female. They are Catholic
Alyx Jones contributed to this article.
Baldwin enrolled at a community college in Grand Rapids, Mich., right out of high school. He said he flunked out by the end of his first year but lied to his mother that he was registered for more classes. She showed up at his off-campus apartment with a moving truck after she checked his story with the registrar. “We laugh about it now, but it’s an experience I will never forget,” he said. For the next six years, Baldwin worked retail and at restaurants. He served as a temporary summer school teacher. He also played in an unpaid semi-pro football league. He tutored and mentored youth in Southwest Detroit, too. He said those students are in college now, and he had always planned to earn his degree.
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HIS NIGHT, Baldwin said he has been granted second chances while at Notre Dame, too. He first enrolled in 2013 as an education major but said he lacked interest in the field. His grades dropped. He also struggled to study film for football. Baldwin credits his teammates, in particular, for holding him accountable as a student, as an athlete and in spirit. He plans a career as a life coach and minister after he earns his degree, but he realizes his place, his time, is still at Notre Dame—for now. “We often get that feeling. We want something to happen right now,” Baldwin said. “But that can be preventing us from getting there. We have to be patient. God’s timing is the best time.” Notre Dame Today
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“Scholarship is an important activity at the College. Through scholarly endeavors, faculty demonstrate their commitment to ongoing academic excellence and intellectual curiosity in their fields of study and expertise. As the faculty model intellectual inquiry, critical thinking and creativity of thought, our students benefit from this knowledge and experience.” —Notre Dame College President Thomas G. Kruczek Modeling Critical, Creative Thought: Faculty Research Symposium 2016 Three faculty members whose President’s Lecture submissions were noted as commendable helped headline the 2016 Faculty Research Symposium, which featured a total of 10 faculty presentations and capped the College’s second annual weeklong Celebration of Scholarship. Kenneth Palko, M.A., associate professor of philosophy (from top); Jacqi Loewy, M.A., associate professor of communication; and Matthew Logan Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, shared their insights as the artist in Plato’s Republic, theatre as social justice and a protein-coding transcription gene likely involved in cancers, respectively. The Celebration of Scholarship also once again included numerous students’ poster and podium presentations of their scholarly endeavors with faculty. Projects represented nearly all subjects, fields and areas of expertise offered—and modeled—at the College. 38 Notre Dame Today
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Notre Dame College Faculty Set Standard
Partnering in Project Brainstorm: The 2016 Notre Dame College President’s Lecture The Notre Dame College Division of Professional Education faculty brain trust, leading a mentoring and tutoring program at Case Elementary School in Cleveland, was selected to present the 2016 President’s Lecture, during the College’s second annual weeklong Celebration of Scholarship. The four faculty members, joined by community partner representatives, told the story of their Project Brainstorm, which has helped raise the level of literacy among second- and fourth-graders at the Cleveland elementary school. Sue E. Corbin, Ph.D., accreditation chair, division of education, and Lynne M. Shields, Ph.D., assistant professor of education, respectively, shared the
theological framework and the development of and anecdotes from the interdisciplinary community-based service learning initiative. Case Elementary has been designated as a Cleveland Investment School on academic emergency. As a result of Project Brainstorm, all the students now are expected to pass the Ohio reading exam. Yvonne Allen, Ed.D., assistant professor of education and chair of the education department, and Bruce Jones, Ph.D., professor of education, joined Shields and Corbin to provide context on how the program seeds the much-needed preparation of at-risk students to be successful in high school, college and beyond.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Bruce Jones, Ph.D., professor of education; Alison Black, Case Elementary services coordinator at the Rainey Institute; Lynne M. Shields, Ph.D., assistant professor of education; Sue E. Corbin, Ph.D., accreditation chair, division of education; Yvonne L. Allen, Ed.D., assistant professor of education and chair of the education division; Brandee Carson-Jones, principal of Case Elementary School; and Thomas G. Kruczek, College president. Notre Dame Today
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alumni profile
Full Circle Student Becomes Teacher, Graduate Becomes Model Alum
Her story is approaching legend:
creates and donates for Notre
Dame College celebrity of sorts.
alumni—really, all College—events.
Tina DiBacco Jurcisin ’85 is a Notre
She was student, is part-time
faculty, has worked in five different staff positions over
more than three decades. She has served with the Alumni Association in almost as many
ranks, including past president. She continuously contributes
to her alma mater Annual Fund,
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Dame drives, is a constant at
This year she adds two new distinctions.
She has been named the College’s 2016 Alumna of the Year. She also has been honored with the 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award.
The Outstanding Teaching Award
Jurcisin said neither award will change her.
recognizes and rewards excellence in
Alumna of the Year honor is given
teaching by a part-time faculty mem-
to a previous graduate of Notre
ber or online instructor. She serves
Dame whose life reflects the ideals
as an adjunct instructor teaching
and mission of the College in
interpersonal communication while
church and community activities,
working full time as administrative
in professional accomplishment,
coordinator in the Office for Profes-
personal life and service to the
sional Development at the College.
College and Association.
She received the award at the Col-
She received the award from
lege’s annual Honors Convocation.
the Alumni Association Board at its annual Spring Luncheon
The student becomes the teacher. In her own words: As a faculty member, looking at my students in class and really seeing that they are grasping a concept and can implement what they learn outside of class is a game changer. It feels good to see they
Award was such a touching experience. The student who nominated
me; I have my bad days, as everyone does. No one is perfect, certainly not me, but if you think about it … Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we all tried to be more like Christ? I think it would.
Jurcisin said her arc continues still. Jurcisin graduated from Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts in communication and then worked
Her focus in working with fellow
the College. She later became
graduates has been helping to keep veteran, as well as new, alumni connected to the College. She said she hopes they come to know what she deems the “best experience possible,” which is her more than 30 years and counting with Notre Dame.
as an admissions counselor with acting director of admissions. After earning a master’s degree in student personnel administration/higher education in Indiana and working as a career counselor for a few years there, she returned to Ohio and to Notre Dame as director of alumni af-
The graduate becomes model alum. In her own words:
me was from over a year ago. For
For me, charity is love, and moral-
her to remember the impact I made
ity is examining the difference of
on her life was moving! She said she
right and wrong. There is some
actually changed her major to com-
relation between the two, but
munication after being in my course.
charity prevails. Caring for oth-
I was absolutely touched by that.
ers, providing love and support
In teaching, it is all about challenging
even strangers I encounter. Trust
and Business Meeting.
have “grasped” the concepts. Winning the Outstanding Teaching
coworkers, family, friends and
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Jurcisin said she has come full circle.
is what is ‘right’ in my world.
students, motivating students to learn
For me, my Catholic faith guides all
and then supporting and caring about
of my decisions on a daily basis. My
them, their personal lives, their “situa-
beliefs in Christ and how he lived
tions” with family, friends. I love my stu-
his life, how he treated and cared
dents, and I hope at the end of the se-
for others and gave his own life for
mester, they love and respect me, too.
us impacts all of my decisions. I try to be Christ-like in my interactions with people every day—my
fairs and special events and then as dean of students and began working as an adjunct instructor. Jurcisin started as a freshman commuter student at Notre Dame in 1981. She served on the commuter board; student affairs council; student newspaper; and Masquers, the College’s theater organization. While a student, she earned a scholarship for outstanding achievement in communication from the Radio & Television Council of Greater Cleveland. Her daughter, Alexa Jurcisin ’13, also graduated from Notre Dame, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology.
Daniel Souza contributed to this article.
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class notes
1972 Sr. Mary Beth Anne Tercek, SND ’72, celebrated her Golden Jubilee as a Sister of Notre Dame.
1973 Sr. Kathleen McDonnell, SND ’73 was awarded Northeast Ohio Outstanding Educator for her work as a GED instructor. She received the honor at the spring 2015 Ohio Adult & Advancement Continuing Educator Conference.
1985
1996 Mary Ann Quinn ’96 (formerly Sr. Sean Maureen, SND) published her first book, Cooking My Way to Heaven, with the editorial assistance of Sr. M. Kathleen Glavich, S.N.D. The memoir cookbook features backstory of the Sisters of Notre Dame and is seasoned with humor and insight into the way of life of this religious community. It includes recipes that were convent favorites and others acquired over the years.
1997 Laura Malee Greenwald ’97 welcomed her sixth grandchild and first grandson, Noah Anthony, on Dec. 28, 2015. Noah joins sisters, Brenna, Kiera, Maiya, and Laila and cousin Isabelle.
1998
Mary Alice Conkey ’85 has been named executive director of the Northeastern Ohio Education Association, an affiliate of the Ohio Education Association. Conkey will take over Sept. 1. She is an intervention specialist at the Mayfair Elementary School in East Cleveland, Ohio. She has been president of the East Cleveland Education Association since 1999 and chairs the Organizing Strategies Committee of the Ohio Education Association.
Jonathan Birne contributed to this section.
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Mary Jo Briggs Hanson ’98 was duly admitted and qualified as an Attorney and Counsellor of the Supreme Court of the United States, on motion made by Cleveland attorney Stuart H. Lippe, on March 23, 2015. Hanson is the owner/attorney of a litigation firm in Cleveland.
2009 Zachary Fennell ’09 has released his second book, Rock Realities, a collection of stories derived from his personal interviews with 13 different musicians. The publication combines his love of music and writing. Fennel is an author, entrepreneur, freelance writer and editor. He is an advocate for educating people about cerebral palsy and dispelling misconceptions about the condition in a fun, engaging way. His first work, Off Balanced, was published in 2011. It is his personal memoir as a teenager with mild cerebral palsy who spends his childhood wanting one thing above everything else to be “normal.” Fenell has contributed to Yahoo! News as well as music websites and has written for private firms. His areas of concentration include disabilities, music, food and the Cleveland Indians. His website: http:// zacharyfenell.com.
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2010 Erica Witmer Zalar ’10 and her husband, chef Eddie Zalar, have opened a restaurant named after their daughter, Nora, which has been selected as one of the 15 best new restaurants in Cleveland in The Cleveland Plain Dealer “top restaurants” dining guide.
Michael Mannozzi ’10 and his wife, Jemema, welcomed a son, Matthew James Mannozzi, who was born March 3 at North York General Hospital in Toronto, Canada. Eleven days earlier, on February 21, Mannozzi earned a bronze medal in the 50K race walking competition at the USA Track and Field Olympic Team Trials in Santee, Calif. His podium finish earned him a provisional spot on the USA Olympic Team, but his time fell short of the Olympic standard to compete in Rio de Janeiro. Mannozzi also competed in the 20K race walking Olympic Team Trials June 30 in Salem, Oregon, and placed seventh of 15 competitors from across the country.
Amanda Ahrens Ersek ’11, a social studies teacher at Shaker Heights, Ohio, High School, traveled to Cambodia with 11 students and a fellow instructor. The group lived in a floating village for four days and helped build a floating house for a multi-generational family. They met a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide, visited the ancient temple of Angkor Wat and taught English in Cambodian classrooms. Ersek shared highlights of the trip in Shaker Life Magazine: http:// shakerlife.shakeronline.com/ summer-2015/#/24/.
2011 Ryan Jakubczak ’11 and Megan Chadowski ’15 married on January 30 at St. Ambrose Church in Brunswick, Ohio, The bridal party included Julie Ali ’14, Aaron Eatman ’15 and Emily Whittington ’13.
2011 Tina Meeks ’11, an art teacher at Mater Dei Academy in Wickliffe, Ohio, led the creation of a school-wide ceramic tile mural. The artwork and story have been featured in local news media: http://www.tout.com/ embed/touts/zqagfe.
2011 Matt Rennert ’11 and Lyndsey Prochko Rennert ’13 married on October 3, 2015, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Parma, Ohio. Other alumni served as a bridesmaid and groomsmen: Corrine Wagner '13, Zach Jacobson '11 and Matt Schickler '11.
2011 Annette Torres Santiago ’11 married Javier Santiago on August 18, 2014, in the Cleveland Old Courthouse. A destination wedding has been planned.
2012 Kelly Laughlin ’12 married Anthony Halerz on September 5, 2015.
2014 Ryan Rao ’14 Franchise development director for Clevelandbased PizzaFire, has announced the company, which serves “hand-crafted” pizzas, has signed a four-store franchise agreement in the Houston market. PizzaFire is expected to have 20 franchises open throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio by the end of 2016. For Ohio, the “fast-casual pizza concept” already has signed deals in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati.
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2011
2015 David Petrovic ’15 co-authored the book, Expect a Miracle: A Mother/Son Asperger Journey of Determination and Triumph, with his mother Sandy. He is pursuing his teacher certification. He also presented an independently organized TedX event in Pittsburgh, where he spoke about “Breaking Free.” Petrovic, who has been diagnosed with autism and Tourette’s, speaks about acceptance of differences and helps increase awareness of autism. View the speech online: http://tedxtalks.ted. com/video/Breaking-Free-DavidPetrovic-TE
2016
2014 Joshua Edmonds ’14, has been named to the inaugural cohort of Cleveland Foundation Public Service Fellows. Edmonds, who earned a master’s degree in international relations and public policy this year from Howard University, will work his fellowship with the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority on the finalization and implementation of the agency's first new strategic plan in 20 years.
Nick Jordan '07, men's soccer; Dante Rini '11, wrestling; and the 2009 Softball Team were the third class to be inducted into the College's Athletic Hall of Fame.
2016
Edmonds is among nine recent college graduates who will be paired with Greater Cleveland public sector and nonprofit agencies for yearlong paid fellowships funded by the Cleveland Foundation and agency partners. The program begins in September 2016.
2015 Ryan Kennedy ’15 was named a finalist in the intern category for The Expys, the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education awards program. The awards, with Cleveland Business Connects magazine, honor the best interns, supervisors and internship programs in Northeast Ohio.
Amanda Litz ’16 , has sold her first piece of original photo art to an anonymous collector. She shared the enhanced image she photographed of the Administration Building with College President Thomas G. Kruczek before selling a print. The piece is one in a series of three images she created while at Notre Dame. Notre Dame Today
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1961
Alumna Weaves, Gifts Cloth for Altar By Jasmine Morris Virginia Stinson ’61 has woven by hand and donated to her alma mater an altar cloth in gratitude for the “ethical, moral, intellectual and spiritual influences” of her Notre Dame College education. The white and blue diamond-pattern weaving has been blessed by Fr. Edward E. Mehok, College chaplain, and adorns the altar in Christ the King Chapel. “I hope you enjoy the alter cloth,” Stinson said. “Consider it a gift of love and appreciation for the fine education I received as a Notre Dame student. It was a joy to weave with this in mind.” Stinson wove the cloth by hand from her home in Oklahoma, using pure linen thread made from flax grown in France, spun in England and retailed in Vermont.
The alumna used a pattern known as “Primrose in Diamonds,” which dates back to the early 1800s and has never been transposed for mechanical looms. She added what she calls her “signature” to the cloth, wide fringe that flows from a plain weave header. In a letter she included with her gift to the College, Stinson “praised” the Sisters of Notre Dame and the “valuable” education she received, which she said has instilled in her “firm beliefs and sound convictions.” “I was encouraged to work hard, not give up, persevere towards my degree and to grow in my Catholic faith,” she said. At Notre Dame, Stinson was a “day hop,” or commuter, student. Her father owned a Cleveland-area store, so she lived at home,
traveled to the College for classes during the day and worked at the family shop each evening and on Saturdays. Stinson, who earned her degree in education, worked as a teacher for 28 years in Medina, Ohio, and then as a principal for kindergarten to ninth-grade for six years. She and her husband, parents of six children, live in Miami, Okla. “I feel like a very successful woman in every facet of my life,” Stinson said. “Notre Dame had a great part in making this so.”
In Memoriam
We offer our condolences to relatives and friends of the recently deceased and pray that our good God will welcome them into everlasting joy.
Alumni
Terese Anne Tran Byrne ’50 12/2015 Sr. Mary St. Martha Conrad '43 6/2015 Sister Mary Frances Dunham '51 07/2016 Ethel McBride Moran ’55 2/2016 Anita M. Obhof ’72 11/2015 Sr. Helen Mary Peter ’45 11/2015 Geraldine Jannazo Powers ’49 1/2015 Rita Masek Roediger ’37 6/2014 Patricia Klasa ’85 1/2016 Joan Louise Kintz Spittler ’51 1/2016 Loretta Zuzich ’52 5/2015
Professor Emerita Dalma S. (Horvath) Takács 6/2016
Husband
Lajos Takacs 12/2015 Husband of Dalma Takacs
Mother
Sherry King 12/2015 Mother of Audrey King ’13 Sally (O’Toole) Leamon 1/2016 Mother of Bill Leamon
Father
Michael John Cleary 12/2015 Father of Mary Cleary Beargie ’78 Jason Rowse Father of Maureen Raleigh Bihn ’79
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Joseph Jarc 12/2015 Father of Josephine Pophal Edward Gilroy 5/2016 father of Donna Morlani
Sister
Melissa G. Loeber 11/2015 Sister of Penni Rolan
Friends
John L. Boler 3/2016 Willard Hackerman 2/2014 Edward Lozick 10/2015
In the winter edition of Notre Dame Today, the “In Memoriam” section incorrectly listed the name of deceased alumna Adele Longo Heintel ’40. We offer our apology and condolences to her daughter, Margaret Heintel Conway ’63.
2017 Notre Dame College Spring Break Educational Travel Trip
ENGLAND, IRELAND, SCOTLAND & WALES: K I N G D O M BY T H E S E A
March 2 – March 11, 2017
The Kingdom by the Sea, a 1983 novel written by Paul Theroux, is an account of his threemonth-long journey round the United Kingdom in the summer of 1982 when Thatcher’s Britain was at its low ebb with unemployment and run-down guest houses. Fast forward 35 years to 2017 for the opportunity to join friends from the Notre Dame family to see much of what Theroux encountered in a totally different light. Steeped in history and tradition, beauty and charm, spend nine days visiting Dublin, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dove Cottage, Hadrian’s Wall, Edinburgh and Edinburgh Castle, York Minster, Windsor Castle, London, St. Paul’s Cathedral and more, even a guided Old Town Ghost Tour and Irish Dance lesson.
Contact Roz Scheer-McLeod at rmcleod@ndc.edu NotreDameCollege.edu/academics/educational-travel
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