SETON HILL UNIVERSITY
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Institutional Advancement Christine M. Mueseler
Vice President for Institutional Advancement 724-838-4232 mueseler@setonhill.edu
Molly Robb Shimko
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement 724-830-4620 shimko@setonhill.edu
Carol J. Billman
Director of Grants and Government Support 724-838-4204 billman@setonhill.edu
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Lisa A. Carino
Director of the Annual Fund 724-838-2409 carino@setonhill.edu
Kary Coleman Hazen
Director of Media Relations and Communications 724-830-1069 coleman@setonhill.edu
Mary Ross Cox
Director of Regional Alumni Relations 724-830-1027 cox@setonhill.edu
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Louise Lydon
Director of National Alumni Relations 724-838-4244 lydon@setonhill.edu
Justin Norris
Director of Development 724-830-1899 norris@setonhill.edu
Carolyn Woods
Associate Director of the Annual Fund 724-830-1137 woods@setonhill.edu
Marketing Becca Baker
Forward Senior Writer and Editor Associate Director of Marketing 724-552-1745 bbaker@setonhill.edu
Timothy R. Banks
Graphic Design Manager 724-838-4298 banks@setonhill.edu
Photography:
Dave Miller, Eric Schmadel, Bruce Siskawicz, Sean Stipp, Jack Wolf, GradImages, SHU staff & students
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A RT I C L E S 2
The Classroom Reimagined
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The Art of Hockey
Searching for God - A Q & A with Seton Hill’s New Campus Minister, Sr. Maureen O’Brien, S.C.
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Chemical Bond
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You Can Get Anywhere From Here
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Learn. Play. Change the World.
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There and Back
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December 2010 Commencement
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Campus News
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Sr. Lois Sculco Celebrates 50 Golden Years as a Sister of Charity
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SHU by the Numbers
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Michele Moore Ridge ’69 Honored with Robert L. Payton Award for Voluntary Service
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Griffins Notes
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Victorian Parlor Furniture Returns Home to Seton Hill from Extended Vacation in Florida
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Alumni News Supplement Design:
Dragon’s Teeth Design
Printer:
Laurel Valley Graphics
Forward is published by Seton Hill University, Greensburg, PA 15601-1599, (724-830-1005), http://www.setonhill.edu, for the alumni and friends of the University. Postage paid at Greensburg, PA. Seton Hill University, as a matter of tradition and principle, does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, gender, age, disability, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other university-administered programs. Seton Hill University adheres to the non-discrimination legislation of both the federal government and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including, but not necessarily limited to, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI, Title IX, 1972 Handicap Provision, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ON THE COVER Seton Hill alumnus Michael Rubino ’07 created the “All-Time Team” mural for the new locker room of the Pittsburgh Penguins and a host of other art for Pittsburgh’s lavish new CONSOL Energy Center. See story, page 6.
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Seton Hill is a Catholic university rooted in Judeo-Christian values. In the tradition of Elizabeth Ann Seton, we educate students to think and act critically, creatively, and ethically as productive members of society committed to transforming the world.