Voices Magazine, Summer 2022

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Voices t he u r s u l in e co l l ege m ag a zi ne

president’s message

Dear Ursuline College family and friends, It’s not every day that a college celebrates a sesquicentennial!

We joyfully marked a century and a half of Ursuline education at “Celebrate 150,” our Gala at the Cleveland Museum of Art on April 30, 2022, the sparkling close to a year that had begun with Mass at St. John Cathedral in November 2021.

We looked back with gratitude on a legacy that stretches from our first graduate, Estelle Smith Cunnea in 1872, to our newest alumnae and alumni in the Class of 2022. The sun shone on this year’s graduates and their families, again at the Classic Park stadium, with WKYC 3 meteorologist Betsy Kling as commencement speaker. The 370+ graduates in the class included our first major in the new Exercise Science program.

Proud of our past, we continue to look forward with faith. The latest innovations in Nursing include the Resuscitation Quality Improvement program as well as additional immersion experiences for students. And we have begun receiving applications for the January 2023 inaugural class in the Physician Assistant program, having applied for Accreditation—Provisional from ARC-PA, the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, in requesting approval for this new program.

Two of our English faculty and a colleague from Besse Library won the first-ever MLA-EBSCO Information Literacy Prize for their efforts to equip students for academic research. Meanwhile, Inscape, our fine arts annual dating to 1945, received over 100 entries for the 2022 high school writing contest, with winners from Cleveland, Eastlake, and Dayton. Ohio Poet Laureate Kari Gunter-Seymour served as celebrity judge.

Contributors president Sr. Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD ’73 vice president for institutional advancement Richard J. Konisiewicz editor Ann T. McGuire Director of Marketing and Communication editorial contributors Mary Gygli Director of Alumnae Relations and Annual Fund Sheila Elo Alumnae/Development Database Manager Grace Gravino Sports Information Officer graphic design Kate Circelli photography Roger Mastroianni Robert Muller

This has been a jubilee year of biblical proportions. It reminds us of the start of Jesus’s ministry, when he read from the scroll of Isaiah, proclaiming glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives, and a year of favor—much needed as the world emerge from the pandemic—for all (Luke 4:18-19).

Our sesquicentennial has certainly been a year of favor and, with your faith and prayers, God’s blessings continue to carry us into our bright future: “we wish you length of days!”

With memories fair down the vista of the years,

Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD ’73

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Above: Professors Mary Jo Cherry, PhD, and James Connell, PhD, retired at the end of the academic year. We wish them both well!

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CAMPUS NEWS

President appointed to US Bishops higher education group

Ursuline College President Sister Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD, has been appointed to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Higher Education Working Group. She is one of only five presidents of Catholic colleges appointed to serve alongside five bishops. The Working Group’s purpose is to advance further dialogue and collaboration among the nation’s Catholic colleges and bishops.

In his letter of invitation, the Most Reverend William M. Joensen, PhD, chair of the Higher Education Working Group and bishop of the Diocese of Des Moines, said “Your years of experience in Catholic higher education and your dedication to this important ministry of the Church will be an asset to the group.”

The Most Reverend Edward C. Malesic, bishop of Cleveland, added, “Sister Christine brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to us and now to the national church.”

Sister Christine received national recognition with the Council of Independent Colleges’ 2020 Charles W. L. Foreman Award, the highest honor given by that organization’s State Councils.

Ursuline faculty, librarian honored with national information literacy award

Students in the renovated Ralph M. Besse Library Commons learn about resources available there.

Two Ursuline College faculty members and a librarian shared a national award for their creative approach to promoting academic research.

In January, the Modern Language Association of America (MLA) awarded its first annual MLA-EBSCO Collaboration for Information Literacy Prize to Ursuline’s Katharine G. Trostel, assistant professor of English; Mara Shatat, reference and instruction librarian; and Rhonda Filipan, adjunct instructor in English. The three were honored for “coursework developed in collaboration between department faculty members and academic librarians in literature, language, or related disciplines.”

According to the selection committee, comprising academics from across the country, the Ursuline course “demonstrates a thoughtful and rigorous commitment to information literacy at the first-year college level.

The committee was particularly impressed by the team’s ability to include the librarian as an active, collaborative instructor throughout the course as well as by the team’s commitment to meaningful assessment of the impact of this instruction for student success.”

The Ursuline team developed a semester-long research course that integrates five library sessions and has been shown to improve students’ skills and confidence.

“What we developed serves as a model for how to work with scarcity and to make productive connections outside of our academic silos,” Trostel said.

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Ursuline nursing school named a national “Change Agent” for CPR education Ursuline College is an early adopter of a new program aimed at improving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The College’s Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions will be one of the first nursing programs in the country – and the only program in Northern Ohio – to adopt a new educational program to ensure competency in CPR.

First-year BSN student Marra Clotz is assessed on CPR skills using the RQI system in Ursuline’s Elizabeth Rusch Koch ’71 Health Assessment Lab.

The National League for Nursing has selected the Breen School as Change Agent for the Resuscitation Quality Improvement® (RQI®) program to ensure that students maintain a high level of competency in patient resuscitation. RQI®’s digital approach helps nursing students achieve sustained mastery of high-quality CPR skills and verified competence through short, quarterly practice and review sessions.

“As an early adopter of this important education, our faculty have once again demonstrated initiative and innovation in nursing education with a focus on preparing safe, competent nurses for future clinical practice,” said Patricia A. Sharpnack DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Dean and Strawbridge Professor, Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions.

John Meiners of the American Heart Association said research supports the effectiveness of more frequent learning experiences to master high-quality CPR. “We’re excited to explore how nursing education programs in our nation’s colleges and universities can embrace RQI® to offer students a new, unique pathway to verified CPR competence and position them for greater lifesaving potential.”

Radiology immersion: Another first for Ursuline nursing students Ursuline may be the first nursing program in Ohio – or the US – to offer sophomores a Radiology Immersion Experience. Associate Professor and Inter-Professional Education Coordinator Laura Goliat, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, collaborated with University Hospitals to bring Med-Surg I students to the UH Radiology Department to learn firsthand about: • Roles and responsibilities of the radiology nurses and the radiology interdisciplinary team • Types of radiology procedures and preparation needed • Assessment of patients before, during, and after radiology procedures • Hand-off reports to the units and/or discharge planning and education after procedure completion

The experience was facilitated by UH staff members Greg Laukhuf, RN ND, CRN, RN-BC, NE-BC, FAARIN, and Mike Kula, RN. In the fall, Phase II will entail each student’s being paired, one-on-one, with a radiology nurse for hands-on clinical experience.

Goliat initiated this immersion because students typically lack exposure to radiology nursing in college, even as the number of radiology procedures available is increasing. “To the best of our knowledge, we are the only nursing program integrating this type of immersive, hands-on, direct-care experience in Ohio and, if any, few programs nationally are integrating a radiology experience for nursing students,” Goliat said.

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Tim Clymer is new Vice President for Finance and Administration College receives state grant to promote teaching

Timothy D. Clymer, CPA, MBA, has joined the College’s leadership team this spring as Vice President for Finance and Administration, familiarly known as CFO. He oversees the Business Office, Human Resources, Facilities, and IT. Clymer comes to Ursuline from the City of Aurora, where he served as Finance Director for six years.

There, he managed all major fiscal activities for the city, including preparation and monitoring of a $48 million operating and capital budget.

From 2010 to 2019, he served two consecutive elected terms as clerk/treasurer of the Village of Brooklyn Heights. He was elected by more than 200 of his peers to serve on the nine-person Board of Trustees of the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA).

Clymer has been a CPA since 2009, with his MBA from Cleveland State University and his bachelor’s in business from John Carroll University.

“Ursuline College embodies the world in which we live, with its strong values in women-centered learning, inclusiveness, and diversity,” Clymer said. “I was drawn to this opportunity with Ursuline College because of its culture and the opportunity to leave a positive impact on over a thousand student lives each year. I am beyond excited to serve this historic institution as we embark upon our next 150 years.”

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Ohio Department of Higher Education has approved a $150,000 grant to help Ursuline recruit students for educator preparation programs in response to the current teacher shortage. Grant funds are to be applied to scholarships and other direct student supports to increase the number of students studying to be educators.

Ursuline’s scholarship recipients are nominated by school administrators from two different entities.

• The Diocese of Cleveland is nominating 10 current educators in diocesan schools who will apply the Ursuline scholarships toward advancing into educational administration.

• Superintendents of Ursuline’s three partner school districts – South Euclid-Lyndhurst, Mayfield, and Beachwood city schools – are nominating 10 employees who want to earn teacher licensure and master’s degrees in education through Ursuline’s Master Apprentice Program.

“These funds will spur innovative and collaborative approaches to addressing the educator shortage in Ohio,” Chancellor of Higher Education Randy Gardner said. “The awards will fund a diverse group of programs at public and independent colleges and universities in every region of Ohio to increase the pipeline of licensed educators that we know our communities and school districts need.”

Mike Brown is new Vice President for Enrollment Management

Mike Brown joined Ursuline in December 2021 as Vice President for Enrollment Management, overseeing admission and financial aid functions.

He was most recently Vice President of Enrollment at Lake Erie College, where he served for three years.

Prior to that, he served at Heidelberg University, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana, and Eckerd College in Florida.

Brown earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Hanover College and his master’s in higher education administration at the University of Louisville. After starting his career in social work advocating for children in foster care, he has worked in higher education for the past 17 years.

“You can really feel the commitment to the Ursuline College mission and vision all throughout the school,” Brown said. “I am thrilled to be joining such a committed organization. I will endeavor to continue its current, positive course as the College looks toward its future as a leader of women-focused education.”

‘Future leaders in health and wellness’ present findings at Ursuline’s first Exercise Science Research Symposium In what their professor called “a defining moment for these young scholars,” two Exercise Science students shared the results of their research in May. Cherise Harris ’22 presented “Reducing Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Adults” and Yvette Zuniga presented “The Role of Nutrition in Acute Sport Injuries.”

“It was gratifying to watch the students present during the first-ever Exercise Science Research Symposium,” said Exercise Science Department Chair and Assistant Professor Scott Willis, DHSc, NASM-PES, NASE-CSS, FMS-1. “They should be proud of their respective presentations. The Symposium showcased how the Exercise Science Program at Ursuline College aims to mold future leaders in health and wellness.”

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Counseling and Art Therapy Program Brief History 1984-1985 Program Planning: Sr. Kathleen Burke, OSU, PhD; Gail Rule-Hoffman, MEd, LPC-S, ATR-BC, LICDC-S; Amy Jacobs PhD, ATR-BC; and Rick Hoffman, MA, ATR-BC, LPC met in a classroom behind the loading dock in the former Fritsche Building and planned the curriculum. Rule-Hoffman also set up the sites for practicum and internship experiences 1986 MA in Art Therapy began 1992 American Art Therapy Association Education Program Approval received after a two-year selfstudy; re-approvals received in 1997, 2004, 2012 1999 Rule-Hoffman, clinical coordinator since 1990, became Program Director 2002 Title changed to MA in Art Therapy Counseling 2002 Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapy Board approval received. Reapprovals: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012. Replaced with CACREP 2017 2007 Title changed to MA in Art Therapy and Counseling 2015 Title changed to MA in Counseling and Art Therapy 2017 After a two-year process, eight-year accreditation received from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) 2021 After a two-year process, accreditation received from Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Accreditation Council for Art Therapy Education (ACATE)

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Rebecca Miller takes over from Gail Rule-Hoffman as CAT program director this summer.

Passing the Paintbrush: Counseling and Art Therapy director reflects on 3+ decades, and the future The curriculum and title of the graduate program we now call Counseling and Art Therapy (CAT) have changed many times since its inception 36 years ago, driven by evolving rules of the state of Ohio and accrediting bodies.

But the program has maintained its focus on the healing power of the arts.

Gail Rule-Hoffman, MEd, LPC-S, ATR-BC, LICDC-S, professor, program director, and one of CAT’s co-founders, reflects on those changes at a milestone in her life.

This summer, Rule-Hoffman hands over directorship to Rebecca Miller, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LCAT, CCLS, and scales back to a half-time faculty position.

What inspired you to co-found the Counseling and Art Therapy program?

My passion is for helping to bring the healing power of art and creativity to people. I discovered that at the end of my BFA. About a week before I graduated, I found a book, ‘Self Discovery through Self Expression: Use of Art in Psychotherapy’ by Mala Betensky … I realized that my goal wasn’t to sell artwork in a gallery. I wanted to help people.

The impetus to establish the Ursuline program came initially from (the late) Sister Kathleen Burke. I met her back in the late 1970s at the former Art Psychotherapy Institute of Cleveland. She got her degree in art therapy and then started the undergraduate sequence at Ursuline.

By the 1980s, the American Art Therapy Association was making art therapy a master’s-level profession.

Sister was very fired up and she gathered a few of us to design the program. We designed the program so that we would meet both American Art Therapy Association standards and Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapy Board standards for counselors.

How have the field and the program changed over the years?

What do you look forward to in this next chapter of your life?

I’m going to be teaching half time. One of my goals is to help to ensure that art is at the heart of the program. There are so many other counseling programs, and we do that part well, but what makes us unique is the art therapy, and keeping that at our core is important.

I look forward to spending more time with friends and family. My sisters and I have a small cottage on the lake in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and I hope to be up there more often and to relax. I want to spend some time fixing up my fixer-upper house, be outdoors more, but mainly I want to do more art and look forward to setting up my studio!

We’re more visible here at Ursuline since moving from the basement of Fritzche to the Parker Hannifin Center for Creative and Healing Arts, and we have windows, which we love! And the program has grown. We started with about 20 students; we have nearly 90 now.

I am so happy to see that over the years we have been able to bring art therapy to more and more populations and to serve others outside of the United States through our Service-Learning program.

As to how the profession has changed, I’ve seen it go through waves. Right now, there’s more knowledge and research about the importance of using arts in mental health, and arts in health care overall. The latest neuroscience research is really showing the power of the creative healing arts in dealing with trauma. That’s so essential because trauma is stored at such a deep level.

People are discovering the healing power of creativity and self-expression and using that for themselves. The coloring book trend (for adults) started happening, and the emphasis on creativity during the pandemic made everyone more aware of the importance of creating.

Above, program co-founders the late Sister Kathleen Burke, OSU, PhD, ATR-BC, LPC, and Rule-Hoffman in an undated photo from the 1980s.

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Ursuline College students make Ohio history by pursuing National Register designations Ursuline graduate students are playing an important role in preserving historic Ohio landmarks thanks to a required class that introduces them to the survey and nomination process for the National Register of Historic Places.

During the semester, students in the Historic Preservation (HiP) master’s program – one of only 37 such programs in the United States – choose an area of a real community and perform a survey of related heritage resources. They submit their findings to the community’s planning commission and/or preservation organization, then choose a property within that heritage resource area that has the potential to meet the criteria of a National Register designation. In a broad sense, the criteria include the property’s significance in architecture, culture and/or engineering, along with an association with events or people who have made significant contributions to history.

Next, students draft a preliminary questionnaire that meets Ohio Historic Preservation Office (OHPO) standards, which they are encouraged to submit for OHPO staff to make recommendations as to whether the nomination has potential. This entails intense primary source research supplemented by secondary source research to make a convincing case that the property they have chosen meets appropriate criteria.

By the end of the semester, students have submitted a formal, fully researched nomination. After that, the National Register process can take another six months to two years to complete.

“Historic preservation is a primary tool of culturally and economically revitalizing older neighborhoods,” says Historic Preservation Program Director Bari Oyler Stith, PhD. Ursuline’s HiP graduate students recognize the importance of these nominations to build community pride, foster interest in the history and culture of an area, and create a connection to community identity.

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The photo above was taken at the December 2019 meeting of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board in Columbus. From left, Tara Carlson, MA ’20; Mary Rody, MA ’11, Ohio Historic Preservation Office; Barbara Powers, Ohio Historic Preservation Office; Rachel Stucke Pearce, MA ’18; Amanda Terrell, Ohio Historic Preservation Office. The day this was taken, OHSPAB heard successful nominations from Carlson for Painesville and Pearce for Castle Block in Ashtabula and Henry W. Longfellow School in Cleveland.

Preserving Ohio’s Legacy for Future Generations Stith notes these successful National Register nomination projects, completed during a student’s degree program: • South Newbury Union Chapel, Rachel Toth ’12 MA • Downtown Painesville, Tara Smith Carlson ’20 MA • LaSalle Theatre in Cleveland’s North Collinwood neighborhood, Mary Rody Ogle ’06 BA, ’11 MA

Current students are working on National Register nominations for such diverse properties as Erie Street Cemetery in Cleveland, East Market Street School in Warren, and Belden One-Room Schoolhouse in Grafton. And current student Gail Peabody is pursuing a Historic American Engineering Survey listing for the Cleveland and Eastern Railway bridge over the Chagrin River in Gates Mills.

Building a Career, Finding Success Rachel Stucke Pearce, who graduated from Ursuline with a Master of Arts in Historic Preservation in December 2018, is currently a historic preservation specialist at Sandvick Architects in Cleveland, where she is specializing in the completion of National Register nominations and Historic Tax Credit Applications. She previously worked with another architecture firm in Cleveland where she was the primary author for three successful National Register nominations: Henry Longfellow School in Cleveland, Castle Block in Ashtabula, and the Ashtabula Main Avenue Historic District.

Pearce notes that each National Register nomination has its unique challenges. “Every time I conduct research for a nomination, I have the opportunity to interact with the surrounding community, who will often share their memories of the building, which adds to the social impact of the nomination.”

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PA I N SV I L L E Preserving the Legacy of a Downtown For her master’s thesis, Tara Carlson acted as the main researcher for the Downtown Painesville Historic District, (above in this undated photo), a neighborhood of 49 resources that included the Main Street block, as well as the county and municipal government buildings.

“I chose this because the Main Street block always caught my eye,” Carlson explains. “Although the town was once a big deal, after urban renewal projects in the ‘70s and ‘80s, parts of it fell into disrepair. I wanted to show that this town and its buildings still had beauty and things to offer the community and point out the

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significance of Painesville in local history.” After all the hard work compiling the research and documentation needed, she was extremely gratified when she achieved success in June 2020.

Making a Difference Day by Day “I am inordinately proud of the work and commitment that our Ursuline Historic Preservation students and alums put into both the preservation and revitalization, culturally and economically, of their communities using classic tools such as the National Register of Historic Places,” says Stith.

Philanthropy

Grad pays it forward with gift to scholarship fund Regina Sawyer, DNP, RN, CMGT-BC, NE-BC, PHM, wants current and future Ursuline students to have the opportunities she has had. So, the two-time Ursuline graduate made a generous pledge to the student scholarship fund at the sesquicentennial gala.

“I appreciated being part of Ursuline’s sesquicentennial gala. I enjoyed the evening and was proud to be a graduate,” she said.

Sawyer earned both her BSN and MSN in Ursuline’s Breen School of Nursing and is now chief nursing officer for ambulatory operations at MetroHealth. In this role, she is responsible for clinical operations, fiscal and resource management, and nursing practice across the Ambulatory Network, encompassing 25 sites throughout Northeast Ohio.

She credits her Ursuline education with preparing her for her successful nursing career.

“I am grateful for the outstanding educational opportunities I received at Ursuline College. My experience was positive, insightful, and fulfilling,” she said.

Sawyer was moved by the presentations and video interviews shared at the gala. “I was able to meet a young woman who described how scholarships assisted her in achieving her dreams. She is beginning her professional career at MetroHealth and I welcomed her to our organization. I am blessed to be able to provide opportunity for our next generation and did not hesitate to offer. I am proud to pay it forward. Thank you, Ursuline College, for the experience you afforded me. I will continue to support your efforts in providing exceptional education.”

I am blessed to be able to provide opportunity for our next generation and did not hesitate to offer. I am proud to pay it forward.

Regina Sawyer

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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS

Mary Jo Cherry, PhD, co-director, Education Unit, retired at the end of spring 2022 semester after 34 years at Ursuline.

Laura Church, MSN, RN, CBC, CCE, instructor, nursing, is now a Certified Lactation Counselor® (CLC®). She was recognized as a finalist in the March of Dimes Heroes in Action recognition Ceremony in the Category of Academic Education leader.

Troy Clark, PhD, chair, Mathematics Department, had a paper published in Computer-Aided Designs and Applications.

Jim Connell, PhD, educational administration director, received the Engler Exemplary Educational Leadership Award from the Ohio Council of Professors of Educational Administration. Connell served as one of the co-facilitators for the Diocese of Cleveland “Keeping the Faith” strategic plan for its elementary schools. He served on the Ohio Catholic Schools Accreditation Association accreditation team for St John’s K-12 Catholic School in Ashtabula. He retired at the end of spring 2022 semester after 8 years, full-time, at Ursuline.

Kimberly Dillon-Bleich, PhD, RN, CNE, associate dean, Nursing, was elected to the board of the Northeast Ohio League for Nursing in November.

Fawn Gordon, PhD, LPC, assistant professor, Counseling and Art Therapy, assisted in writing an article, Critical Race Theory: Why Understanding Race and Racism is Important, published in the February 2022 Counselors for Social Justice newsletter.

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Phyllis Kronk, DNP, RN, assistant professor, Nursing, was elected secretary of the Northeast Ohio League for Nursing in November.

Rhonda Filipan, PhD, adjunct professor, English, attended the Northeast Modern Language Association conference where she presented a paper and co-chaired a session on contingent faculty activism, the topic of her dissertation. A 2021 Research Grant from the Women’s Center at Ursuline College enabled her to attend the conference.

Laura Goliat, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, associate professor, Nursing, received a scholarship from the American Hospital Association and the Center for Disease Control’s Project Firstline to attend the 2022 Advancing Care Team Training Conference.

Project Firstline is a collaborative of healthcare and public health partners that aims to provide engaging and effective infection control training for U.S. healthcare and public health workers.

Tyler James, general manager, Metz Culinary Management, received an Exemplary Leadership Award from Metz Culinary Management.

Jennifer C Johnson, DNP, RN, CNE, assistant professor, Nursing, received the Ohio League for Nursing 2022 Outstanding Excellence in Teaching Award at the OLN Education Summit Dinner in Columbus.

Richard Martin, PhD, DNP, MBA, RN, CFP, associate professor, Nursing, serves on an international research team focused on measurement of caregiver resourcefulness. They were recently published in the Western Journal of Nursing Research and the Journal of Holistic Nursing and their work was presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Society.

Melissa Barranger Mathys, PhD, assistant professor, Chemistry, mentored and co-authored a poster presentation with a team of Chemistry students at the University of Findlay in April, titled “Determination of Copper and Chromium in Bird Shells Using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy.”

Gina Messina, PhD, associate professor, Religious Studies, and executive director, Ursuline’s Institute for Women, Wellness and Work, was chosen to participate in Women Leading Change, a two-day virtual convening of women driving change through faith around the world. The event emerged out of a partnership between The Rockefeller Foundation and The Brookings Institution.

Gretchen M. Miller, MA, ATR-BC, ACTP, adjunct faculty, Counseling and Art Therapy, accepted the role of Associate Editor and Social Media Coordinator for Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association.

Rebecca D. Miller, PhD, assistant professor, Counseling and Art Therapy, successfully defended her PhD dissertation in counselor education and supervision from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her dissertation was titled, “Breadwinner Mothers of School-Aged

Children during COVID-19: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.”

Miller co-authored an article in the April 2022 issue of Urban Education entitled “Preparing Teacher Candidates for Trauma-Informed Practice.” She led a team of Ursuline CAT program volunteers at the annual Spins Bowl fundraiser in support of the local organization Milestones Autism Resources. Miller had artwork featured in the online Learning from Covid-19 Experiences project in February, as well as on local display in Volgograd, Russia and Tallahassee, Florida during the month of February.

Diane Therese Pinchot, OSU, MFA, professor emerita, was featured in the Spring 2022 edition of Canvas, supplement to The Cleveland Jewish News.

Gail Rule-Hoffman, Med, LPC-S, ATR-BC, LICDC-S, program director, Counseling and Art Therapy, was a guest at a Jung Cleveland’s event, “Reflections on the Energy and Wisdom in the Creation of Jung Cleveland,” celebrating the 30th anniversary of this organization.

She was one of the founding members of Jung Cleveland, with initial planning meetings taking place at Ursuline.

Jennifer Schwartz, MAAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, chair and assistant professor, Art Therapy, co-presented “Revisioning Art Therapy Education: Reflections on Inclusivity, Accessibility, and AntiRacism” with colleagues from the American Art Therapy Association’s Education Committee at the AATA’s virtual conference.

Patricia A. Sharpnack, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, dean and Strawbridge professor, Nursing, co-presented the closing keynote at the Midwest Nursing Research Society Conference titled “The Future of Nursing’s Innovative Solutions: Re-Imagining Nursing Research and Scholarship to Achieve Health Equity.”

Jenise Snyder, PhD, interim dean of Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies and associate professor, Biology; Lynn Ulatowski, PhD, assistant professor, Biology; and Lita Yu, PhD, associate professor, Biology, had their proposal, “Teaching in situ Biology labs during a pandemic: challenges and lessons learned,” accepted to the American Association of Colleges and Universities Capital PKAL Network Virtual Meeting. Snyder, Ulatowski, and Yu served as judges for the Ohio Academy of Science’s Western Reserve District 5 Science Day, hosted by the University of Akron.

Katharine Trostel, PhD, chair and assistant professor, English, co-edited the book “The Venice Ghetto: A Memory Space that Travels” with Chiara Camarda and Amanda K. Sharick. She was voted into the Delegate Assembly of the Modern Language Association. Trostel participated in the annual National Humanities Alliance Conference as an invited speaker on the panel “Engaging Undergraduates Through the Public Humanities.” She shared information about the NEH-funded project that led to the creation of the Rust Belt pathway through Ursuline’s core curriculum. With other professors from Ohio, she

participated in a virtual advocacy day and met with various state representatives to advocate for the NEH. Lynn Ulatowski also had her work, “The tocopherol transfer protein mediates vitamin E trafficking between cerebellar astrocytes and neurons,” published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry.

She mentored and coauthored a poster presentation with biology student Addisen Holt titled “Comparison of Covid and Influenza Vaccine Rates in Ohioans.” Their project was presented at the Ohio Academy of Science Annual Meeting at the University of Findlay.

Morgan Wiggins, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC, instructor, graduate Nursing, successfully earned her doctorate at Case Western Reserve University’s Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing in November. Her thesis is titled “Understanding Ohio x-waivered Advanced Practice Registered Nurses’ Rate of Naltrexone Prescription for Alcohol Use Disordered Patients.”

She works clinically as an advanced practice registered nurse in general psychiatry practice at a local federally qualified health center.

Caitlin Yeager, PhD, RNCNIC, instructor, Nursing, published “The Role of nurses in surveillance to enhance global health security: A Delphi study” in the journal Nursing Outlook.

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ATHLETICS

Spring semester was record-breaking success for Ursuline Arrows

The Arrows were back in action for the 2021-2022 academic year, after two years of uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, and did it feel good! All 11 sports were able to compete in their full competition seasons, making for an action-packed year for our student-athletes, coaches, staff, and administrators.

Volleyball, soccer, golf, and cross country kicked off the fall with road-trips, wins, conference players of the week, and personal best performances. Cross country runner, Emma Esteves, was named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year for her outstanding performances in her first year as an Arrow. Junior golfer, Lucille Petkac, was awarded the GMAC Elite 25 Award, an honor bestowed upon the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA in their respective sport.

The hard work and dedication on the court, field, and courses from our fall sport student-athletes set the tone for the athletic year as we ventured into the winter sports.

We saw remarkable resilience from our basketball team this year as they fought through the adversity of an injury-riddled season. For a large majority of their games, the athletes on the court battled the entire four quarters with just one substitution available. The Arrows narrowly missed post-season play but saw success in their eleven wins this season.

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Breaking records was a theme for our indoor track & field program as they instantly demonstrated the work they had been putting in under Head Coach Alaric Best. In his first full academic year as head coach, the Arrows had 14 performances land in the all-time-record book. Their success carried them into the outdoor track & field season where we saw 14 additional program record-breaking performances. The Arrows had their highest team finish in school history at the GMA Conference Championships and had two athletes make it to the podium in their respective events.

Lacrosse welcomed a new face this season with Head Coach Lane Brunkala as they took on fourteen games. Senior Jillian Guiles led the team in scoring followed by sophomore Paige Jankowski. Their fellow spring sport of softball had a great showing this year, winning 14 games overall and clinching a spot in the GMAC Conference Tournament. Junior Sara Fessler led the entire conference in batting average and on base percentage while her teammate Nicole Rawlings finished her career as one of the top pitchers in program history.

The Great Midwest Athletic Conference awarded 17 Ursuline student-athletes with All-Conference Team Honors across eight sports throughout the year, a recognition that was much deserved by each student-athlete.

As the school year ended, we reflected on how far we had come and felt immense gratitude for our healthy return to a full academic year of UC Athletics. We send a very special congratulations to our 26 graduating student-athletes and wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Once an Arrow, always an Arrow!

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Celebrate 150: A Sesquicentennial Gala for Ursuline College was a sparkling success Event drew 400, raised $200,000 for student scholarships

Ursuline College celebrated its sesquicentennial in style on April 30, 2022, with a birthday-candlestudded gala in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Ames Family Atrium. The dazzling surroundings, lively 11-piece dance band, and delicious meal highlighted the joy of finally gathering in person to salute the contributions of the College and her alumnae/i.

Made possible by presenting sponsor KeyBank, the Gold-level sponsors listed below, and scores of other sponsors, attendees, trustees, staff, and alumnae volunteers, the event drew some 400 guests and raised more than $200,000 for student scholarships.

“The gala was a fitting celebration of this milestone in Ursuline College history,” said Richard J. Konisiewicz, vice president for institutional advancement. “It was a joy to see so many alumnae and friends of the College gather to celebrate a century and a half of womenfocused, Catholic, liberal arts education. We thank all who participated in the planning and execution of the event as well as those who participated in raffles, the silent auction, and the rousing ‘Call to the Heart’ scholarship fundraiser.”

Ursuline College President Sister Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD, ’73, presented a slideshow encapsulating Ursuline College history. Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb attended with his mother, Ursuline social work graduate Charlene Nichols, and presented a proclamation honoring the College.

Ursuline graduate and former U.S. Rep. Mary Rose Oakar brought with her a narrative of Ursuline history that was read into the Congressional Record by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur. And Kelly Lamirand, Cleveland Market President and Commercial Sales Leader for KeyBank, presented four students with KeyBank Scholarships.

The three living Ursuline College presidents, from left, Sr. Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD ’73 (17th), Sr. Diana Stano, OSU, PhD ’68 (16th), Sr. Anne Marie Diederich, OSU, PhD ’66 (15th).

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4 1. Rustom and Board Member Mary Khouri, Sr. Christine De Vinne, Vice President for Academic Affairs Kathryn LaFontana, Board Chair Jack Newman; 2. Mary Rose Oakar ’62 with (from behind) Monica Roman Thomas ’70. 3. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb with his mother Charlene Nichols ’02; 4. Jack, Linda and Sarah (’09) Lissauer and Stephen Cerne.

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1. Family members of the late Ursuline College President Sr. Kenan Dulzer, OSU, ’54 SJ; 2. 150th Anniversary Co-Chairs Denise San Antonio Zeman ’74 and Sr. Anne Marie Diederich, OSU ’66; 3. KeyBank Scholarship recipients Peace Mutiibwa and (back to camera) Aliyah Rodriguez; 4. Carolyn Flint ’07 and Paloma DeFreeze ’18; 5. Breanay Clemons ’22 and student Elizabeth Eck choose raffle winners.

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Presenting Sponsor: KeyBank 8

Gold Sponsors:

Ancora Carnegie Management and Development Corporation Glenmede MetroHealth Kimberley and Brock Milstein Cindy and Tony Panzica Mary Lynn and Michael Silvestro Taylor Oswald The Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland To view the official sesquicentennial video shown at the gala, use this QR code or go to www.ursuline.edu/150

9 6. Jodi Capuiso Olivo ’90 and Dennis Olivo with Emily Caswall Devey ’79; 7. Tom and Susan Kelly and Peter Linberger; 8. Kathy O’Neill, Susan Smith, Mary Khouri, and Bill O’Neill.

9. Janine and Edward Rybka

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TIMELINE

1535

In Brescia Italy, St. Angela Merici established the Company of Saint Ursula with 12 young women around her. Since then, Ursulines have expanded Angela’s ministry around the world.

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1850

Angela’s vision and faith guided the Ursulines who arrived in Cleveland from France to open the first Catholic schools in the new Diocese of Cleveland.

1871

Mother Mary of the Annunciation, first superior of the Cleveland Ursulines, obtained a charter from the State of Ohio to establish Ohio’s first Catholic college for women.

1871-1966

The College maintained its original location until 1893, when the Sisters moved to a new motherhouse at East 55th and Scovill Ave., where classes were held in a building designed by acclaimed architect Charles Schweinfurth.

Then, from 1922 until 1926, the College was located on Euclid Avenue in University Circle. From 1927 to 1966, Ursuline occupied three mansions on Overlook Road at the top of Cedar Hill. Finally, in 1966, the College moved to its present Pepper Pike location.

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TIMELINE

1975

The Diocese of Cleveland closed its Saint John College and asked Ursuline to welcome St. John’s nursing program.

Ursuline’s Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions grew to become a Center of Excellence, as designated by the National League for Nursing, and Ursuline’s highestenrolled field of study today.

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1980

Sister Dorothy Kazel was martyred with three other churchwomen in the midst of El Salvador’s civil war. Since 1968, when the Diocese of Cleveland began serving in El Salvador, 14 Ursuline Sisters have ministered there.

2000

President Sr. Diana Stano brought inter-collegiate sports to Ursuline, and in 2011 the College became a founding member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division II level.

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From its founding until today, Ursuline is the only women-focused college in the United States founded and continuously led by women. We are grateful to God for 150 years of blessings and look forward to many more years of transforming students for service, leadership, and professional excellence.

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ALUMNAE/I NEWS

2022-23 Alumnae/i Board officers

president Nicole Lee MacPherson ’08 president-elect Jocelyn Jones ’17, ’18 MBA Chair, Reunion Committee immediate past president Sheronda Peterson ’10 MMT Chair, Membership Committee secretary Barbarba Vance ’18, ’21 MBA Alumnae/i Engagement Committee Kathleen Barr Bodnar ’00, ’14 MBA Alumnae/i Awards Committee Jodi Capuiso Olivo ’90 Student Engagement Committee Carlie Beal ’19 Spiritual Life and Mission Committee Co-Chairs Mary Ellen Iffarth Downs ’72 Janice Roccosalva ’71, ’95 MA development committee Kelly Lynn Berry ’00 ’13 MBA

board members

Patricia Isenstadt ’11 Katherine Brett ’04 Rebecca N. Bittala ’13 Emily Caswall Devey ’79 Miesha Wilson Headen ’07 MMT Alanna Nicholas ’11 MBA Chantel Wilcox ’12, ’13 MBA

Student Representative TBD

honorary board members Jo Ann Doller Lane ’62 Kathleen Brown Malec ’57 SJC Ann Moley Monastra ’56 SJC

Dear Alumnae/i and Friends, As I gazed out my office window on a rainy Friday morning, I was surprised and delighted to see a bright yellow bird flying from branch to branch on the tree outside.

“Wow!” was my first thought. “Is that a canary on the lam from someone’s home?” I have rarely seen bright yellow birds in nature. But it was a beautiful creature and was having a lot of fun out there.

Much like that bird, I find myself in a new place, in a new role, and also having a great deal of fun right off the bat! As your new alumnae/i director, I enjoyed that my welcome to Ursuline College my very first full week was the spectacular 150th anniversary celebration gala!

Thanks to that event, I was fortunate to meet many members of the Alumnae/i Board. I look forward to meeting many more of you, either through future events, zoom meetings, or other opportunities. The best thing we all share is our love of St. John College and Ursuline College.

Of course, the past couple of years have changed how our group got together and, post-pandemic, we are slowly coming out of that pattern and meeting again in person. Fingers crossed that this will continue in a healthy, positive manner.

With that in mind, I want to remind you of a few upcoming festivities. We will be having the All St. John College event on July 16 and our Ursuline College Homecoming on Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24. Mark your calendars for those events and look for specific details to come.

One of the most significant dates was Ursuline College’s May 13 Commencement.

This class of more than 300 are now part of our alumnae/i team. We welcome you with open arms and wish you the very best as you embark on your careers.

I am working with the Alumnae/i Board members to schedule their various meetings and to learn more about how this fabulous group operates. And I have spoken to a number of you over the phone and understand the need to do a variety of outreach efforts that include printed communications and on-line/virtual. Good to know and I won’t forget it.

We are so grateful for your support of Ursuline College. I look forward to working with you to make the alumnae/i experience the very best it can be.

Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this outstanding group. Like that yellow bird flying high in the tree outside of Mullen, may we soar in all our shared efforts and enjoy every single minute!

Mary Gygli

Director of Alumnae Relations and Annual Fund

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2022 Gonzaga Medal winner described as engaged, accomplished, collaborative, humorous, and kind The Gonzaga Medal, Ursuline’s outstanding senior award, turned 50 this year, having been awarded every year since English major Anne McCauley Storey received it in 1972. This year, the award went to another English major, Malia Aziza Ali, an engaged and accomplished student whose nominations stood above the rest, according to Jocelyn J. Jones, chair of the Student Engagement Committee of the Ursuline ~ St. John College Alumnae/i Board.

During her Ursuline years, Malia was: • head editor of Inscape, the fine arts annual • co-president of the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society • involved in the peer mentoring program, Academic Inspiration for Minority Success • facilitator for the Stay Woke Round Table • student representative on the Alumnae Board, • an officer on the Programming Board, • team member for College Welcome Week.

She maintained all these involvements while holding down two jobs and an internship and maintaining a 3.8 GPA.

Belated Congratulations

Wrote one of her nominators,

Malia “exemplifies the commitment to Ursuline that indicates her love of learning, willingness to help/serve others, and a humility of person that shows her doing for others without interest in notice. She is collaborative, humorous, and kind. She personifies that for which Sr. Gonzaga is remembered.”

2022-2023 Alumnae Awards Call for Nominations Do you know a graduate of St. John College or Ursuline College whom you believe deserves recognition for his or her accomplishments professionally, in their community, to the College, or for extraordinary achievement as a recent graduate? Please consider nominating an alum for one of the three Alumnae Awards: • Rising Arrow Award • Crystal Award • Amadeus Rappe Outstanding Alumnae/i Award

Suzanne Marie (Beucler) Fortuna ’92, ’03, ’17 DNP received the 2021 Crystal Award belatedly in January 2022. The pandemic and busy schedules led to the delay, but Fortuna accepted the award graciously from Ursuline College President Sister Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD, ’73 in a quiet ceremony featuring close family and fellow Alumnae/i Board members. She is seen here, right, with Alumnae Board President Sheronda L. Peterson ’10 MMT (left) and De Vinne, (center).

Please note that the Amadeus Rappe Award name has changed to include the word “Outstanding.” Read more about this and the other awards and make your nomination at www.ursuline.edu/alum-awards. Questions? Please contact the Alumnae Office at 440.646.8370 or email Alumnae@Ursuline.edu. Nominations are due August 30, 2022.

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Upcoming Alumnae/i Events Former Alumnae Board Presidents Dinner 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2022 (rescheduled date) This event, rescheduled from March, will recognize the current and former presidents of the Alumnae Board.

Information was mailed in May. From left, incoming President-elect Jocelyn Jones ’17 ’18 MBA, incoming President Nicole Lee MacPherson ’08, President Sister Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD ’73, and outgoing President Sheronda Peterson ’10 MMT.

Dear Alumnae/i and Friends, It has truly been an honor and privilege to serve as president of the Alumnae Board for the past two years. When my term began in 2020, I was excited to hit the ground running, but none of us could have predicted the events that transpired during the following year. The sudden halt in all our daily lives, both personal and professional, impacted us in ways that we could not have imagined. Our school had to postpone or cancel many alumnae and college events, but in true Ursuline fashion, we were able to adjust and make a way. We achieved tremendous success with our virtual book club, giving encouragement and ‘Peace, Love & Little Donuts’ to students at the beginning of two semesters, and participating in Leadership Student Breakfast with the Board of Trustees, Commencement Countdown, and Celebrate 150: A Sesquicentennial Gala, to name a few. This year we also welcomed a new Director of Alumnae/i Relations and Annual Fund, Mary Gygli.

As an Ursuline community, we’ve continued to support one another while moving onward with the tenacious spirit of our students, faculty, staff, volunteers, and alums. As we welcome our upcoming Alumnae Board leadership team for the 2022-2024 term, I’m looking forward to all our new adventures and everything that we’ll accomplish together over the next horizon.

I hope to see you at a future alumnae event. Best wishes and have a wonderful summer! #GoArrows Warm regards,

Sheronda Peterson ’10 MMT President, Alumnae/i Board, 2020-2022

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All St. John College Lunch Celebration 11:30 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 2022 This celebration is open to all alums of St. John College, although special recognition of the classes ending in 2 and 7 will be noted. We’ll meet at Lockkeepers, 8001 Rockside Road in Valley View, Ohio. A group photo will cap off the day. Keep an eye out for the mailed invitation in late May and be sure to send us back the reply card and let us know we can expect you.

Ursuline College Homecoming and Reunion Friday, September 23, & Saturday, September 24, 2022 We’re busily planning our annual Homecoming and Reunion, with details to come. Information will be mailed this summer. This celebration is open to all alums of Ursuline College, although special recognition of the classes ending in 2 and 7 will be noted.

Questions? Contact Mary Gygli, Director, Alumnae/i Relations and Annual Fund, at 440.646.8370 or mary.gygli@ursuline.edu.

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Class notes 70s

Kathleen Logan Frato ’74 SJC, retired after 45 years working within University Hospitals of Cleveland and is enjoying time with her two grandsons.

80s

Ethlyn McQueen-Gibson, ’83 BSN, ’17 DNP, received the Nursing Science Contribution Award from For Nurses by Nurses Productions for her contribution to “The Dixie 3: A Story on Civil Rights in Nursing,” Denetra Hampton’s docudrama about three Black nurses who defied segregation rules in a Virginia hospital in 1963. fornursesbynurses.org.

Natalie Zett ’83 BA, published a work of historical fiction in December 2021.

Titled “Flower in the River,” her book is about a ship that capsized in the Chicago River in 1915, killing 844, including her teenaged great-aunt.

The story of the Eastland

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Disaster picks up again in 1997 when a family member learns about it and is determined to make sure it’s never forgotten again. flowerintheriver.com Cheryl Hagan O’Malley ’84, DNP, NEA-BC, an adjunct faculty member at Ursuline and Chief Transformation Officer and Vice President, Population Health at Southwest General Health Center, received the 2022 Walks of Life Award from the Irish American Archives Society in February.

Sheryl Thomas-Washburn ’94 BA, returned to Cleveland after almost a decade in the San Francisco Bay area to begin a new job as vice president of programs & operations at the Urban League of Greater Cleveland.

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Stacey Banks-Houston ’91 BA, has accepted a position as director of the new Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Franklin Road Academy in Franklin, TN. Therese Kramer ’94 CAT, had an exhibition, “Favorable Places,” on display at the Medina Library through May 14. The show featured 77 pieces of her art, mostly acrylic paintings and mosaics.

worked previously in education, including positions at Beaumont School and Cleveland Central Catholic High School.

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Katie (McConnell) Davis ’07 BA, DO, was promoted to Section Chief, Breast Imaging, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Wanda C. Jones ’03 BA, JD, was appointed judge for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas.

Sister Erin Zubal, OSU, ’05 BA, ’14 Med, was named Chief of Staff of NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice. Sr. Erin earned degrees in social work and education at Ursuline and

Amanda Santiago Lott ’07 BA, launched Studio Lott Photography + Design thestudiolott.com.

Mary Kay Thomas ’13 BA, was featured in a Spectrum News story in January 2022 about the mural project she launched to brighten the streets and empower residents of East Cleveland.

William Svoboda ’07 MEd, was promoted to the new position of president/ principal of Trinity High School in Garfield Heights.

He earned a master’s degree in educational administration at Ursuline.

Lori Sebulski Caszatt ’08 BA, was named executive director of Lake Humane Society

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Katherine (Polefko) Alexander ’10 BSN, and her husband, Paul, welcomed their fourth daughter, Molly Anne Alexander, in July 2021.

Rachael Lahela Marie ’10 BSN, has published a book, “Love Notes from Jesus: 133 Messages of Light from the Loving Heart of Christ.” She wrote this inspirational volume “to bring hope, inspiration, and comfort to the world.” rachaellahelamarie.com.

Ariol Tafa ’14 BSN, ’19 MSN, RN, a clinical instructor and current student in the post-master’s certificate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, has been recognized by the Greater Cleveland Nurses Association and Cleveland magazine with a 2022 Faces of Care award.

Nicole Schryer ’10 CAT, published a book for children and families in the foster care system. Titled “Addy’s Journey to her Forever Home,” the book has won the Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Level.

Shannon Vaughan ’10 BA, was promoted to commercial marketing manager at Rockwell Automation.

Allyson Weldon ’10 BA, PhD, is a sports psychologist at Akron Children’s Hospital.

Gina Rosshirt ’19 BA, and Christopher Murphy were married in September 2021 in Lancaster, Ohio.

20s Clinical instructor Quiana Howard ’14, BSN, RN, was selected to serve as a Research Clinical Nurse Specialist for University Hospitals’ ACHIEVE Program, focusing on increasing diversity in nursing.

Family Nurse Practitioner Amma Ababio ’21 MSN, FNP, has joined the staff of the Astria Health Center in Prosser, Washington.

Lauren Cieslak ’16 CAT, is a program officer at the Mental Heath, Addiction and Recovery Services Board of Lorain County. She also teaches in the Counseling and Art Therapy program.

Rebecca Bittala ’13 BA, and Eric McMahan were married in Snoqualmie, Washington in October 2021.

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Hats off to Ursuline grads: Commencement 2022 was a walk in the park Three hundred seventy-one graduates at the bachelor’s and master’s degree levels officially joined the Alumnae Association on May 13, when the College celebrated commencement at Classic Park, home of the Lake County Captains.

President Sister Christine De Vinne, OSU, PhD ’73 told graduates they are ready for the world.

“Besides learning content and skills, you have also thought broadly, made decisions based on values, worked collaboratively with respect for diversity, and committed to improving society through ethical leadership. You are what the workforce needs in 2022.

“As science and technology continue to expand our human capacity for good and for ill, we also need expanded capacity for deep thinking and moral decision-making. We need reverence for the potential in ourselves and each other. We need selfknowledge and its companion, generosity of spirit.”

WKYC’s multi-Emmy award winning Chief Meteorologist Betsy Kling, AMS-CBM, NWA, a regional leader in promoting STEM education for girls, brought sunshine and words of wisdom as guest speaker.She urged all students graduating to consider three goals for their lives. “Three things that will mean you have made it.” She noted that one of her three graduation goals was to be invited to give a commencement address. Check!

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For generations, Ursuline graduates have made Annual Fund donations to help current and future students meet their college expenses. Those who came before you helped you. Will you pay it forward?

Please give today online, at www.ursuline.edu/give; by phoning 440.646.8370; or by mailing a check (payable to Ursuline College) to Ursuline College, Development Office, 2550 Lander Rd., Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124

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Concetta Isabella Casaregola

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’50

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’50

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Marjorie Gibbons Gavin

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Sr. Eileen M. Wentzel, CSJ, PhD

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Mercita Bommer FitzGerald

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Ann T. Goggins

’55

Carolyn Zak O’Toole

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’58 SJ

Bertha Marconyak Nungesser

’59 SJ

Sr. Myra Skebe, OSU

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Joan Longo Strong

’59 SJ

Sr. Marie Canice Kilkenny, OSU

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’61 SJ

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’64 SJ

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’65 SJ

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Marilyn Dolance Coughlin

’67 SJ

Marie A. Abood

’69 SJ

Jane Cellars Bouman

’70

Mary Lou Ciro Gardner

’70 SJ

Mary Chyall Young

’71

Susan G. Detorre

Rev. Fr. Donald B. Cozzens, Ph.D.

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Catherine A. Lawson

Margaret R. Diemer

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Patricia Calkins Lightbody

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Judith R. Petrovic

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Madeline A. Cain, MPA

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Mary Koehl Leinweber

’74 SJ

Kathy Simon Petersen

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Naomi Greenfield Singer

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Maryann G. Seitz

’78

Karen Osinski Lick

’78

Anne McGill Mengerink

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Dana Boyd

’79

Elizabeth Scully Uston

’80

Patricia Robinson Johnson

’82

Marilyn Contini Althans

’82

Sylvester M. Bambao

’83

Mary E. Burke

’84

Alice Bender Ferfolia

’85

Claudina Poteat Forrider

’85

Rev. Terrence J. Hazel

’85

Sarah A. Hubler

’85

Marie Esposito Segan

’87

Judith Mucci Colasante

’89

Carol A. Ekstrom

’91

Anna Jackson Spann

’91

Peggy Liberatore Yuko

’92

Diane Spelic

’93

Suzanne Gaglione Mayer

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Stacy Gerstenberger Mousavi

’93

Cheryl A. Reynolds

’96

Margaret Minnery Acklin

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Andrea Cirino Kjelgaard

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Anne Pennington

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Rev. Cecil V. Moore

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Patricia Flannery

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Florence P. Janosik

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Patricia Starks Feighan

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Carol Ann Merriman Kirschner

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Jacqueline Fatur Foote

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Kathryn Gallagher O’Neill

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Maureen Heyman DeCaro

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Jeanette Bodnar Muellner

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Helen Torma Poti

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Eilish O’Leary Reese

’73 SJ

Sharon Morris Ros

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Karenmarie Koslow Barker

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Sandra Kocinski Hoch

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Suzanne Smith Nigro

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Patricia Gilbride Seink

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Marie Esposito Segan

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Amy Nero Reising

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’88

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and Ursuline heritage • Women-centered learning •V alues-based curricula • Inclusive,

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St. John’s College Lunch Celebration, Saturday, July 16, 2022, 11:30 a.m.

Ursuline College Homecoming and Reunion Friday, September 23 and Saturday, September 24, 2022

An event for all alums of St. John College will be held at Lockkeepers, 8001 Rockside Road in Valley View, Ohio.

All St. John alumnae are invited. Special recognition of the classes ending in 2 will be noted. A group photo will cap off the day. Keep an eye out for the invitation and be sure to send us back the reply card and let us know we can expect you.

Watch for a mailing later this summer with details about our annual Homecoming and Reunion.

Questions about alumnae/i events? Contact Mary Gygli, Director, Alumnae/i Relations and Annual Fund, at mary.gygli@ursuline.edu or 440.646.8370.

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