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The Troubadour, Issue 71 (February 14, 2007)
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February 4, 2007 Issue 7
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After 45 years below ground, the University’s chapel 
will be moving soon to Cardinal Lounge. The last Mass 
downstairs will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 9:30 a.m., and 
will feature reflections by Sister Camille Kliebhan and 
Sr. Justine Peter. The first Mass in the new chapel 
will be at 9:30 a.m. on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 21. 
Sister Camille, former Stritch president and now the 
University’s chancellor, said the downstairs location did 
not prevent the chapel in years past from being a “lovely, 
prayerful place” that was very churchlike. The area 
was designed to be a chapel, and a basement setting 
is not unusual for colleges or universities founded by 
religious orders. Often residences of sisters or brothers 
were connected to lower-level chapels, said Stritch’s 
campus priest, Father Jim Gannon.
But that was then, and this is now. And with the 
University’s emphasis on more visibility for its 
Franciscan Catholic identity, a decision was made to 
move the chapel 
upstairs.
“The timing is right, 
and I’m delighted,” 
Father Jim said. 
“With the strategic 
plan, and after a 
meeting with Assisi pilgrims in December, people kept 
saying, ‘Bring the chapel out of the basement.’ I was 
surprised it came about so quickly. And it’s not just the 
physical move, there is more a spiritual intent to it.”
Sister Camille agreed that although the chapel has a rich 
history, today it “seems more like a gathering place.” 
The chapel used to be set up in a long rectangle, with 
the altar at the north end. It had pews with kneelers. 
Although the chapel always was opened to students, 
the sisters spent the most time there, attending early 
morning Masses and saying prayers at least twice a 
day, Sister Camille said.
Vigil lights burned on the altars all the time, rather than 
just at Masses as they are today, and the space, with its 
stained glass windows, was filled with a warm glow. 
When Stritch moved to the current site in 1962, a 
tradition from the former south side campus was carried 
on for several years. Every Sunday morning, students 
would process into the chapel in caps and gowns, high 
heels and gloves, Sister Camille said. They marched 
through the dining room and entered the chapel from 
the basement level 
because, at that 
time, students were 
not allowed in the 
main lobby or the 
Cardinal Lounge. 
They even had to 
enter the classroom 
areas in Roger 
Bacon And Duns Scotus halls through the lower level.
Over the summer, sisters from different communities 
attended classes at Stritch, particularly in reading and 
special education. “We made out a seating chart, so 
 
University chapel moving to Cardinal Lounge
Reminder
An all-University assembly 
will be held Feb. 16 at 3:10 
p.m. in Schroeder Auditorium, 
with a reception to follow in 
the Student Union. 
The chapel, circa 1962
Budget Hearings
Informational meetings will be 
held in Schroeder Auditorium 
Feb. 20, 3:30-5 p.m.; Feb. 21, 
2-3:30 p.m.; Feb 22, 11:30 a.m.-
1 p.m.; Feb 23, 9:30-11 a.m. 
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people had assigned seats. We were all in full habits, 
different habits, and it really was beautiful,” Sister 
Camille said.
But as with everything, times change. The recent 
expansion of Bonaventure Hall has freed up Cardinal 
Lounge to house the chapel. 
“It really couldn’t have been done before, because that 
space was needed,” Sister Camille said.
Father Jim said Cardinal Lounge would easily 
accommodate the numbers of worshippers who 
routinely attend Mass. Both he and Sister Camille are 
hopeful, however, that the additional visibility of a main 
floor space might encourage more people to attend 
services.
Father Jim said the move will be relatively simple, as 
it entails primarily moving chairs, the altar and the 
lectern, or ambo. Three statues in the chapel also will 
move, those of Mary, Joseph and St. Clare as well 
as the San Damiano cross. The tabernacle, which 
holds the Eucharist, probably will be replaced with a 
freestanding tabernacle, Father Jim said.
Advancement restructured; Von Rueden to head daily operations
The Office of University Advancement has been 
revamped and three vacant positions have been filled 
in a continuing effort to build 
and solidify donor and alumni 
relationships and increase fund 
raising.
The restructuring grew in part 
from an internal audit and 
assessment of the office that 
was done last year by an outside 
consultant. It also is part of what 
Vice President Mike Brauer calls 
a maturation process, and it is an outgrowth of the 
University’s continuing need to increase non-tuition 
revenue.
As part of the restructuring, Karen Von Rueden is now 
responsible for the day-to-day activities of the office, 
as director of Advancement. She will continue to head 
Alumni Relations, with Paula Harris as the associate 
director. Brauer said that with her years of experience 
in fundraising and marketing in nonprofits, Von Rueden 
is “more than capable of leading our annual fund and 
alumni programs to the next level.”
This move frees Brauer to work more closely with the 
president and the Board of Trustees, he said, and to 
spend more time working to secure grants and identify 
additional sources of funding. He plans to work closely 
with faculty and deans, “so more grant proposals get 
out the door.” His role will be to, as much as possible, 
match ideas with sources of funding, from foundations 
or government offices to wealthy individuals. “There’s 
an art and a science to all of this,” Brauer said. 
Additionally, special events are being re-evaluated to 
become more goal focused, to cultivate and engage 
people more and to deepen their relationship with the 
University, he said.
“It’s all about connections,” Brauer said. “The community 
is going to increasingly see Stritch for the gem that it 
is as we highlight and celebrate our individual facets of 
excellence.”
Emily Kort, who was hired last month as the new 
senior advancement officer, is responsible for 
donor relationships, stewardship and scholarship. 
Von Rueden said Kort’s focus really boils down to 
relationship building.
With a background in sales, education and advertising, 
Kort has always been involved in relationship building, 
she said. Her past work includes spending four years as 
assistant to Brother Bob Smith, OFM, who is the president 
of Messmer High School and a Stritch trustee.
Tim Wolf is the new database coordinator, coming 
to Stritch from the Medical College of Wisconsin, 
 
L-R: Emily Kort, Tim Wolf, Pegs Givhan
continued on page 3
Karen Von Rueden
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where he was in charge of creating and managing 
patient databases. In addition to tracking donor lists, 
contributions, etc., on the database, which is part of the 
University’s Jenzabar system, Wolf moves information 
from alumni e-mails into the database.
Advancement has been working with a firm called 
Harris Publishing to capture more alumni e-mails, 
as they are increasingly seen as a lifeline to alumni, 
Von Rueden said. The office recently launched an e-
mail newsletter for Alumni called Strictly Stritch, and it 
continues to call for e-mail addresses, through Stritch 
magazine and other efforts.
Pegs Givhan is the new office secretary, providing 
administrative support for the department. In addition to 
having worked with the North Shore Health Department, 
she worked for a time at the St. Francis Children’s 
Center as a school secretary. She worked with Sister 
Joanne Kliebhan, OSF, who was the co-founder of the 
center, and she continues to feel an attachment to the 
Franciscan tradition.
The Advancement staff also includes Chris Lange, 
who heads corporate relations, Scott Weaver, who 
oversees foundation relations and planned giving, and 
Lynn Olcott, who is in charge of special events.
“Our restructuring is aimed at creating a smoother-
running office, so we can better serve the University 
and advance our mission and vision as efficiently as 
possible,” Brauer said. “I’m confident that with this 
team of talented and dedicated people, we will be able 
to achieve much together.”
Staff to be shuttled from Bavarian Inn on Feb. 21
To accommodate Milwaukee Public Schools principals 
who will be on campus Feb. 21 for a daylong in-service, 
staff members at the Milwaukee campus are to park 
at the nearby Bavarian Inn and take shuttle buses 
to Stritch. The move will free up about 200 parking 
spaces. 
Two shuttle buses will run back and forth from 7:30 
to 9 a.m. and from 4:30 to 6 p.m. 
Anyone with an emergency during 
the day, such as a sick child, should 
call Nick Spaeth at Ext. 4055 or his 
cell, (262) 339-7727. He will arrange 
to get people to their cars.
The Bavarian Inn is at 700 W. 
Lexington Blvd., Glendale. It can 
be reached by turning west on 
Lexington off of Port Washington Road, south of Silver 
Spring Drive. Anyone who is unsure of the area can get 
a map off of Yahoo!Maps or MapQuest. 
Staff have been asked to take the shuttles because 
their work hours are more set than those of faculty. The 
move was made primarily to allow sufficient parking 
for students as well as the principals, about a third of 
whom are Stritch students, taking the in-service for 
credit. Many also are Stritch alumni.
Bill Andrekopoulos, MPS superintendent, sent a letter 
to Stritch President Sister Mary Lea Schneider thanking 
Stritch for helping to make the MPS Instructional 
Leadership Conference a success.  
“As you are aware, members of my senior management 
worked very hard with members of your faculty to 
restructure this longstanding monthly meeting to 
assume an intense professional development focus 
aimed at strengthening our principals’ abilities as 
instructional leaders,” he wrote. “Scheduling the 
meetings to take place at the Cardinal Stritch University 
Kliebhan Center has truly enhanced this year’s 
meetings, and allowed the principals 
to fully immerse themselves in 
this very important professional 
development experience. 
“Please know that all of your 
efforts to support Milwaukee Public 
Schools are greatly appreciated. In 
particular, thank you for assisting us 
in designing this unique professional 
development experience for MPS principals and for the 
use of the Kliebhan Center during the 2006-07 school 
year. I look forward to our continued collaboration.”
Staff also will be shuttled when the principals come 
to campus again, on Wednesday, March 7, and 
Wednesday, May 9. Reminders will be sent closer to 
those dates.
As a thank-you to staff, everyone who is shuttled will 
receive a ticket for a free lunch in Serra Hall, from 
11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The meal on Feb. 21 will be a 
Mexican Extravaganza, with burritos, fajitas and tacos. 
Appropriate food will be available for those who are 
observing the Ash Wednesday fast.
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New St. Clare Center for Ministry formation opens
Stritch recently opened 
the St. Clare Center for 
Ministry Formation to 
facilitate certificate and 
degree programs for lay 
people who want to work 
in the Catholic Church. 
The move follows the 
April 2006 closing of 
academic programs 
at the St. Francis 
Seminary.
The center’s 
establishment will allow 
students previously 
enrolled at the seminary 
to continue their studies, which focus on pastoral, 
human and spiritual formation in addition to 
academics. Dan Scholz, assistant professor 
and chair of religious studies at Stritch, said 
he expects most people in the area who are 
interested in lay ministry to attend Stritch. 
“We’re all about training competent people to go 
out and work in religious communities in various 
capacities,” he said. The St. Clare Center will 
work with the religious studies department to 
prepare individuals to work in positions ranging 
from parish directors and youth ministers to 
parish business managers. 
The center has three new staff positions, funded 
by donations raised to support it at its inception. 
Father Niles Kauffman is the coordinator of 
spiritual and human formation. Jean Marie 
Weber is coordinator of pastoral formation, and 
Mary Foley is the administrative coordinator. 
Scholz also serves as the center’s director and 
coordinator of academic formation. The center 
also will tap into resources in the area and at 
Stritch, including Campus Ministry and the 
Office of Vocation Development.
Scholz said the push for education in lay ecclesial 
ministry is an outgrowth of a document created 
in 2005 by the U.S. Catholic Bishops called 
“Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord.” The 
document acknowledges the role lay people 
play in parishes around the nation and stresses 
the need for adequate training.
“Despite there being educational and training-
related guidelines for those who work in parishes, 
there just aren’t enough people to go around,” 
Scholz said “As the role of the laity continues to 
increase as a result of the priest shortage, the 
need for proper training and formation in church 
ministries is extremely critical.”   
The religious studies department now has 25 
faculty members, including adjuncts, Scholz 
said. It offers a bachelor’s degree in religious 
studies, master’s degrees in religious studies 
and ministry, and plans to add a master’s in lay 
ecclesiastical ministry next fall. It also offers 
certificate programs in urban ministry, youth 
ministry and adult 
and family ministry.
Scholz said that as 
Stritch increases 
its offerings, 
enrollment grows. 
The department’s 
graduate student 
population doubled 
in the last year, from 
30 to 60 students, 
and he expects 
the undergraduate 
population to grow 
dramatically as well, 
“as people realize 
what we offer for the 
Archdiocese.”
The St. Clare 
Center, which is in 
Bonaventure Hall 
Room 2087, will host 
an open house with 
refreshments on 
Feb. 20 from 10 a.m.-
noon in the second 
floor atrium.  On Aug. 
10, the Center will 
sponsor a daylong 
symposium on lay 
ecclesial ministry in 
the Sister Camille 
Kliebhan Conference 
Center.
Father Niles Kauffman
Jean Marie Weber
Mary Foley
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The Troubadour supports the overall 
mission, goals and objectives of Cardinal 
Stritch University, and is meant to serve as a 
communications tool for the campus community.
If you have feedback or story ideas, please 
contact Public Relations at prdept@stritch.edu. 
 
For complete information on university public 
relations, media relations and publications, 
please see the PR brochure, which is available 
in My Stritch by clicking on “Public Relations 
Information” in the “Other Employee Info Pages” 
folder under the “Employee Info” tab. 
 
Copy 
Linda Steiner, Brett Kell
Design 
Brett Kell
Photography 
Brett Kell
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Katherine Lewis
Secretary
Instructional Technology
New Stritch Staff
Jason Rosenfelt
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Admissions Department
Aimee Woda
Clinical Instructor
Ruth S. Coleman  
     College of Nursing
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Adjunct Instructor
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February 20, 2007 Issue 72
Deborah Johnson, who recently returned to Wisconsin in 
winter after spending four and half years in Hawaii, is Stritch’s 
new director of human resources. She 
started Feb. 14.
Johnson has 22 years of experience in 
the human resources field, most recently 
at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She 
worked there for five years, starting as 
the director and rising to assistant vice 
president for human resources. 
Then, some friends asked her to help out 
with properties they owned on the island 
of Maui, and she couldn’t resist.
“I vacationed in Hawaii for years, and I 
thought it would be nice to work there,” 
Johnson said. “I always intended to 
resume my HR career. I thought I would 
spend one or two years in Hawaii, but it 
turned out to be four and a half years!” 
She said it was a wonderful and challenging 
experience, working with real estate 
development and property management, 
and she feels very fortunate to have had 
the opportunity to learn new skills and live 
in a beautiful place.
While on vacation in Milwaukee last 
summer, she saw the Stritch ad for a 
new director of human resources, applied 
and ultimately was hired. Vice President 
Karen Walrath, who oversees the area, 
described Johnson as knowledgeable 
and forward thinking and she expects her 
to do very well at the University.
One of Johnson’s new tasks will be to 
work with Walrath on a study of Stritch’s 
HR structure that is called for in the new 
strategic plan. Walrath said she expects 
the study will call for streamlining HR 
operations, particularly making better use of technology, and 
might result in a call for more in-services and training for 
employees. “We will be open to whatever 
the study points out as needs, and 
Deborah will be involved in coordinating 
a lot of these things,” Walrath said.
Johnson is from southern Indiana, 
near Evansville. She has a bachelor’s 
and a master’s degree from Indiana 
University at Bloomington, the prior in 
telecommunications and theater and 
drama, the latter in university and college 
personnel administration.
She enjoys working in a higher education 
environment for a number of reasons, 
she said, not the least of which is that 
it involves contact with people who are 
involved with many different disciplines 
and interests. She added that when 
going through the hiring process she was 
impressed with Stritch’s commitment to 
its mission and core values, as she was 
seeking a work environment where HR 
has the opportunity to implement such 
values in employee-related programs.
“I enjoy working in human resources 
because of the variety of tasks involved 
in the HR field,” she said. “Obviously, a lot 
of it is people-related, but it also involves 
analytical work, such as designing 
programs and implementing benefits. 
You’re not just doing one thing, and you 
get a nice balance.”
Johnson’s hobbies include reading 
and playing the piano. She also likes 
attending cultural events and added that, 
although she did not miss the area’s 
below-zero wind chill factors while she 
was in Hawaii, “I did miss the Milwaukee 
arts community.”
Stritch gets new director of human resources, Deborah Johnson
Budget Hearings
Informational meetings will be 
held in Schroeder Auditorium 
Feb. 20, 3:30-5 p.m.; Feb. 21, 
2-3:30 p.m.; Feb 22, 11:30 a.m.-
1 p.m.; Feb 23, 9:30-11 a.m. 
Reminder:  
Bavarian Inn shuttle tomorrow
Staff members in Milwaukee 
should park at the Bavarian Inn 
and take shuttle buses to Stritch 
tomorrow, Feb. 21. Buses will run 
from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 
p.m. If you have an emergency 
during the day, call Nick Spaeth 
at Ext. 4055 or his cell, (262) 
339-7727.  The Bavarian Inn is 
at 700 W. Lexington Blvd. Turn 
west on Lexington off of Port 
Washington Road, south of 
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March 2, 2007 Issue 73
The Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved 
the University’s 2007-08 budget, which 
includes 4% salary increases for permanent 
faculty, staff and adjuncts and an increase 
in the mileage 
reimbursement 
from 32 to 42 
cents.
As reported in a 
series of budget 
i n f o r m a t i o n 
meetings held 
on campus 
last month, the 
budget balanced 
relatively easily 
this year, and 
the University is 
back to a regular 
budget cycle. 
Individual departments and units should 
have their budgets by the end of July.
“I’m really pleased that we were able to 
include salary increases for everyone this 
year, including our adjuncts,” said President 
Sister Mary Lea Schneider. “Our faculty 
are at the heart of what we are all about – 
educating our students in a transformative 
way. And we need our dedicated staff 
to accomplish our goals and live out our 
vision. The raises are well deserved as they 
recognize the hard work that everyone is 
contributing.”
Karen Walrath, vice president of Business 
and Finance, said that revenue projections 
in the budget are conservative, based on the 
current number of students. After including 
a contingency fund, Stritch had money 
available to cover a number of operational 
needs that address several critical 
challenges. These needs include adding 
much-needed technology staff, funding 
some additional faculty and staff lines, 
and continuously improving facilities and 
grounds, to avoid deferred maintenance.
The budget also will fund initiatives outlined 
in the University’s strategic and financial 
plan. These include money to create 
professional development programs, 
mentor adjunct faculty, help to increase the 
number of faculty with terminal degrees and 
to conduct a human resources audit. More 
specifics will be included in an upcoming 
Troubadour.
“The budget process went relatively 
smoothly this year, and I am very happy 
that we will be able to fund initiatives in 
the strategic plan,” said Pete Holbrook, 
the University’s executive vice president 
and chief operating officer. “The plan was 
created with a lot of input from all segments 
of the University, and it needs to remain our 
guidepost.”  
Trustees approve ‘07-’08 budget that includes 4% raises,  
increase in mileage reimbursement rate to 42¢
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Student Health Center gets new director
Sallie Horrigan, who was a student health nurse at 
Marquette University for the last eight months, is the 
new director of Stritch’s Student Health Center. She 
began Feb. 19.
Before Marquette, Horrigan served as an RN in 
emergency medical triage at St. Mary’s Hospital. 
She spent 20 years working at St. 
Joseph’s Hospital in obstetrics and 
pediatric care. She also worked in 
national health outreach for United 
Health Care.
“I found myself looking for a career 
with more challenges,” she said. 
“This position blends my managerial 
experience with my passion for 
providing excellent care for students. 
(Traditional-age) college students are 
a great age to work with and provide 
an ever-changing environment. The 
positive health habits that they acquire 
now will last them a lifetime.”
The Student Health Center is open to all students. It 
offers services such as physical examinations, basic 
blood tests and other lab work, and care for ill or injured 
students. Many services are free. The center also helps 
students with physical disabilities to ensure that they 
have full access to the educational environment.  
The Student Health Center also administers the 
student health insurance program. Full-time students 
in traditional programs, international students, and 
associate’s degree nursing students in clinicals are 
automatically enrolled in the program, which also is 
open to other students, including those who are part 
time. 
Stritch’s program offers benefits for preventive care, 
which is not often the case with student health insurance. 
The plan was started because of the difficulty many 
students had in accessing affordable care when they 
were away from school, or when they required more 
extensive treatment. 
Stritch has a registered nurse practitioner, Sally LaRosa, 
on site for about four hours a day, 
Monday through Thursday. Horrigan 
hopes to expand these hours. The 
University also has a dedicated 
doctor off site who serves as the 
health center’s medical director.    
Horrigan said she plans to build 
stronger ties between the Student 
Health Center and other providers of 
student services.  
“We want everyone to be able to 
make informed referrals to ensure 
our students are getting the best care 
possible,” she said.  
  
A North Shore native, Horrigan has a B.S. in nursing 
from UW-Milwaukee. She and her husband, Dan, live in 
Brookfield and have three college-aged children. Their 
eldest daughter lives in Minneapolis and is a probation 
officer who is starting law school. A second daughter is 
a freshman at St. Cloud State in Minnesota, and their 
son plays semi-professional hockey in Boston. 
She said being a mother helps drive her in her 
professional life. 
“Having children in college gives me a unique 
perspective,” she said. “I try to give the students at 
Stritch the kind of care I hope my children are getting 
where they are.”
The Troubadour supports the overall 
mission, goals and objectives of Cardinal 
Stritch University, and is meant to serve as a 
communications tool for the campus community.
If you have feedback or story ideas, please 
contact Public Relations at prdept@stritch.edu. 
 
For complete information on university public 
relations, media relations and publications, 
please see the PR brochure, which is available 
in My Stritch by clicking on “Public Relations 
Information” in the “Other Employee Info Pages” 
folder under the “Employee Info” tab. 
 
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February 2, 2007 Issue 70
Strategic, financial plan approved
Stritch’s board of trustees recently approved the 
University’s strategic and financial plan for 2007-
2012. The aim is to advance the University’s 
mission, vision and 
Franciscan values 
by aligning financial 
planning with 11 
strategic directions.
The plan grew out of 
the creation of the 
University’s vision 
statement, which 
in turn resulted in 
the formation of 
five strategic areas 
and committees. 
The work of those 
committees is 
advanced by and 
continues within 
the plan. 
The 11 broad directions contain action steps, 
benchmarks, target dates for completion and 
assigned responsibilities. The directions are:
• Enhancing Franciscan Catholic identity and 
heritage
• Becoming a Franciscan learning 
community
• Achieving academic excellence
• Increasing student engagement, 
community and service
• Continuously improving facilities and 
grounds
• Using information technology to advance 
teaching, learning, administration and 
service
• Increasing philanthropic support and 
fundraising capacity
• Increasing and diversifying enrollment
• Building more community awareness, 
visibility and recognition
• Attaining financial vibrancy
• Building and sustaining quality human 
resources
“Because we are striving to become a learning 
community, broad input was gathered in the creation 
of this plan,” said Executive Vice President Pete 
Holbrook. “It is based on research, contains specific 
benchmarks, and will be part of a continuous 
process that will allow us to work together to move 
successfully into the future.”
The plan grew out of a series of white papers 
that were prepared on the state of the University. 
A Core-Coordinating Planning Team, consisting 
of 75 representatives of the various areas of the 
University met twice in fall of 2006 to guide the 
planning process.
At the first meeting, the group developed the 
strategies and action steps, and at the second, 
refined, prioritized and adopted them. 
Now that the trustees have approved the plan, all 
areas of the University are expected to base their 
discussions and goal setting around them, rather 
than simply planning based on current resources. 
The strategic objectives will shape multi-year 
planning and be the basis for future budgeting.
“A formal monitoring system is being developed to 
ensure that the target timelines are being followed 
and to allow us to report back to the Stritch 
community and our trustees on our most important 
priorities,” Holbrook said.
For a complete copy of the strategic and financial 
plan, log on to My Stritch and look under the 
Employee Info tab at the Visioning and Planning 
section. A series of PDF files are located there that 
include the pre-planning survey results and a five-
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Stritch is in the process of purchasing a 15.2-acre site on W. 
Bender Road in Glendale that ultimately would be home to 
the University’s athletic fields.
On Nov. 12, the Glendale Common Council approved the 
sale of the land, a former landfill in the early 1970’s. The 
University plans to use 
the parcel, which is just 
west of Green Bay Road, 
as athletic fields for its 
baseball, soccer and 
softball teams.
Stritch has contracted with 
the engineering firm Camp, 
Dresser & McKee, Inc. (CDM), to conduct an Environmental 
Protection Agency assessment of the site to determine the 
feasibility of developing the land for use, according to Jack 
Glynn, vice president for Facilities. This process includes 
soil and water tests needed to evaluate the condition of the 
site and to ensure that no toxicity is present from the former 
landfill. 
Though both Stritch and the city of Glendale have agreed on 
terms and Stritch’s offer has been accepted, final sale of the 
land is pending both the results of the EPA test and the review 
of a preliminary cost assessment Stritch also requested of 
CDM. This assessment will provide a rough estimate of what 
it would cost to develop the site, including adding parking 
and outbuildings for maintenance, storage, concessions 
and locker rooms, as well as other costs associated with the 
playing surfaces themselves, such as natural or artificial turf, 
drainage, lighting and more.
As part of its agreement with Stritch, Glendale plans to absorb 
the costs of installing infrastructure, such as an extension of 
Bender Road. The city had planned to do so whether or not 
the land was purchased, and had considered building a park 
there several years ago. Nicolet High School also expressed 
interested in the site, as did the Bavarian Inn.
“We’re cautiously optimistic about closing the deal, though 
it’s important for us to consider the development costs and 
environmental concerns,” Glynn said. “This land can be a 
great asset to the University and a tangible symbol of our 
commitment to our students.”
That commitment is supported by the University’s strategic 
plan, endorsed by the board of trustees, which pledges 
to focus on increasing 
traditional undergraduate 
enrollment. Statistics show 
that prospective students 
are drawn to schools 
with facilities that cater to 
their interests, especially 
athletics. 
“Buying this parcel of land is a proactive step taken in 
advance of our master space planning process, which will 
help us determine how we can best use our campus spaces 
to their fullest potential,” said President Sister Mary Lea 
Schneider, OSF. “The end goal is to have our campus be 
a model of efficiency in the service of our students and our 
mission.”
In addition to helping draw more students to Stritch, new 
fields would be crucial to the recruitment of student-athletes, 
who would have a conveniently located home field. The 
teams currently play games at other facilities around metro 
Milwaukee, often as far away as Oak Creek or Menomonee 
Falls.
“We are incredibly excited at the prospect of having fields so 
close to campus and how that can help our recruiting,” said 
Rich Panella, assistant athletic director. “We’ll be equal to or 
above many of our competitors in terms of facilities, which 
are very important to athletic prospects. Recruits will know 
within the first 30 seconds of a visit whether a school is for 
them, based strictly on what they see.” 
The University also probably would allow Nicolet High School 
teams and Glendale residents to use the fields when they 
are not being used by Stritch. According to Glynn, outside 
use of the facilities could generate revenue that would help 
defray the cost of developing the land.
Stritch in talks to purchase Glendale land 
for athletic fields
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A substantial donation has been made to the University to 
establish the Sisters of Saint Francis of Assisi Academic 
Excellence Fund. The gift was made to recognize the legacy 
of the Sisters, who have served students since Stritch’s 
earliest days and continue to promote distinction at the 
University.
The gift is being made by Nancy Kendall ’87, an alumna 
and emeritus trustee, and her husband, Leon Kendall, in 
gratitude for their experience with the Sisters and in honor 
of the role the Sisters have played in upholding academic 
excellence at Stritch.
“Whenever I had a problem I went to one of the Sisters, who 
always helped me out,” Nancy Kendall said about her years 
as a student. “They worked hard and they really tried to help 
all the students, and I admire them for that.”
Earlier this summer, the Kendalls approached the University 
with an idea to strengthen the core liberal arts values of the 
institution and honor the women who made it all happen. 
They challenged the University to create some ideas and 
to get input from the Sisters. A committee was formed 
including Sisters Margaret Klotz, Mary Ann Polasek, Justine 
Peter and Coletta Dunn. They are joined by Mike Brauer, 
vice president for University Advancement, and Father Jim 
Gannon, campus priest and director of Franciscan Mission 
Effectiveness.
The committee’s first initiative was the establishment of a liberal 
arts-based lecture/discussion series: the Kendall Lecture Series. 
It will kick off with a talk by theologian and Stritch graduate, Dr. 
Michael Downey on Dec. 13. He will speak on how the disabled 
and disenfranchised lead us to a fuller understanding of being 
human and living a good life. Plans are to invite speakers to 
Stritch three to four times a year to discuss topics related to 
academic excellence and the importance of the humanities and 
liberal arts. Additional projects will be established over the next 
few years, Brauer said.
As part of the pledge to Stritch, the Kendalls want to challenge 
all members of the campus community and alumni to also 
contribute to the fund honoring the Sisters. 
“The focus of all of this is on the Sisters,” Lee Kendall said. 
“They are the ones people remember; they are the ones who 
change lives and who create core values. We can’t forget 
their greatest contribution, which is academic excellence.”
In gratitude for the Kendalls leadership and generosity, 
Stritch has named the University Theater the Nancy Kendall 
Theater. 
Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi honored with major gift 
to ensure academic excellence
Employees who are eligible for insurance benefits may enroll 
for the first time, add or remove coverage, or make changes 
to their current enrollment at the information 
sessions listed below. Changes made during Open 
Enrollment will be effective on January 1, 2008. 
Milwaukee Campus 
Friday, Nov. 30
10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Schroeder Auditorium
Wednesday, Dec. 5 
10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Schroeder Auditorium
Minnesota Campus
Monday, Dec. 3
Room TBD – 10 a.m.
Madison Campus 
Tuesday, Dec. 4 
Room TBD – 2 p.m.
Insurance company representatives will be available to 
discuss plan benefits, services, and changes for 2008 for 
health and vision, dental, life, accident, cancer and short-
term disability insurance, as well as flex spending accounts 
for healthcare and dependent care, which require a new 
enrollment form for the 2008 plan year available 
from Human Resources.
Please note that current employees and newly 
enrolled employees in the WAICU Health Insurance 
program have an option for an enhanced benefit 
level which affects employee co-insurance and out 
of pocket costs. In order to receive this enhanced 
benefit level, employees must complete family 
doctor election and health needs assessment forms for all 
individuals covered under the health plan. These forms will 
be available at the open enrollment information sessions.  
All eligible employees are encouraged to attend these 
informational sessions, which will last approximately one 
hour. This is particularly important if employees plan to make 
changes, enroll for the first time or change to the enhanced 
benefit option for the health insurance.  
Please direct questions to Sabrina Hooks in Human 
Resources at Ext. 4212 or srhooks@stritch.edu.
Employee insurance open enrollment sessions  
to be held at all three Stritch campuses
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The exterior beautification of Cardinal Stritch University 
is continuing with the construction of a 0.8-mile exercise/
nature path that will meander through scenic locales on the 
perimeter of campus.
This path, which will be approximately five feet wide, is being 
created as a result of a $75,000 gift from the family of former 
trustee Bernard Sampson. No University funds are being utilized.
Treetops Landscape Design Inc., which created the 
University’s landscaping plan, is currently paving the path 
with the goal of having it ready by mid November. 
The purpose of the path is to continue to beautify the main 
campus, make it more inviting and interactive, and increase 
the overall sense of community. The path will be available 
year-round for students, faculty, staff and neighbors.
Michael Brauer, vice president for University 
Advancement, cites research completed by Enrollment 
Services, which indicates that many students do not find 
the campus inviting or contemporary.
“In the cases where students didn’t choose us, we were ranked 
high in many areas, including academics, but many of the 
students couldn’t picture themselves on campus,” he said. “We’re 
trying to give students more reasons to stay on campus.”
Over the course of the fall and winter, University Advancement 
will be seeking additional donors to help fund intermittently 
placed benches, which will be situated at strategic points to 
create scenic spots for meditation and reflection. As the path 
is being created, Treetops Landscape Design is also installing 
cable in anticipation of eventual lighting fixtures. 
The new trees and shrubs, illuminated building and 
directional signs, and the large limestone signs at the 
entrances are all part of the same effort to enhance 
hospitality and community at Stritch. 
These enhancements are helping to build campus pride, 
Brauer said, and they are also geared toward building a 
stronger relationship with the neighboring community.
“We are excited about the way this path will serve as a 
welcome mat to our friends and neighbors in Fox Point and 
Glendale who do not have sidewalks,” Brauer said. “We’re 
trying to take the hospitality value and live it out. We envision 
that a new community of health walkers, runners and 
parents pushing strollers will interact with our students and 
employees out for a walk at lunch.”
Construction begins on campus exercise path
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Aaron Dyszelski
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April 4, 2006 Issue 50
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Message 
from the 
President
Dear Colleagues,
Father Bob Lotz recently 
resigned as director of the 
Franciscan Mission Office. 
His full-time position is being 
reconfigured into a half-time 
position, and he chose to 
seek a post elsewhere in the 
Archdiocese, at the service 
of the Archbishop. 
Campus Ministry will get the 
other half-time position, and 
candidates will be interviewed 
in the near future for both 
jobs.
Father Bob brought many 
gifts to the institution, and we 
wish him well in the future.
Sincerely,
University gets challenge gift of $500,000 
toward Bonaventure Hall project
Stritch recently received an anonymous challenge gift of $500,000 
toward the Bonaventure Hall expansion portion of the Campaign for 
Cardinal Stritch University.
With nearly $2 million left to raise for the building, the donors have 
stipulated that if the University raises $1.5 million by the end of July, 
they will complete the campaign with their $500,000 gift.
Additionally, in response to the challenge, another anonymous donor 
has agreed to donate $100,000.
“We are extremely excited and very grateful for these gifts,” said 
Mike Brauer, vice president for University Advancement. “We know 
that most of the funds will come from major gifts, and we will continue 
to concentrate our energies on cultivating people who are capable 
of assisting us in this challenge.”
Brauer said the Advancement staff would continue to have 
conversations with individuals, including former trustees and alumni, 
as well as corporations and foundations.
“We’re looking for cash and pledges that people can stretch over a 
period of years,” he said.
Another fundraising effort is the Builders’ Wall, which will go in the 
hallway outside of the Sister Camille Kliebhan Conference Center. 
For a gift of at least $1,000, the donor’s name will be placed on 
the wall. These funds will count toward meeting the Bonaventure 
challenge.
“These donors’ generosity is remarkable and deeply appreciated,” 
said Stritch President Sister Mary Lea Schneider. “They understand 
that the expanded Bonaventure serves students wonderfully, and 
they realize that this type of service not only makes things easier 
for our students but, in the long run, helps us achieve our mission 
to transform lives.”
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The College of Business has reached a milestone in 
its history. Its enrollment on the Milwaukee campus 
has surpassed 800 students, more than the college 
has ever had. The total enrollment for the Wisconsin 
region, which includes Appleton, Brookfield, Kenosha 
and Milwaukee, was 1,500 students as of February 
2006, also a high for the college.
“We’re very excited,” said 
Carol Drury, associate dean 
of the college’s Wisconsin 
region. “This record-setting 
enrollment is due to the 
dedication and hard work of 
all the COB staff — academic 
counseling, accounting, AQA, enrollment, and faculty 
services.”
The enrollment increase can be attributed to the 
success of several programs, said Jeff Christensen, 
contract manager for the college. “Our Bachelors of 
Science in Management increased by 93 students, or 
39% over last year, to 333 students. The MBA program 
has 322 students. The total undergraduate programs 
have 998 students and our graduate programs (MBA 
and MSM) have 502 students. The enrollment in the 
MSM program increased by 34 students, or 23% over 
last year.”
These are the programs the college expected to 
become more popular, Christensen said. “The MBA 
program is one of the best in the state of Wisconsin. In 
addition, our undergraduate programs, especially our 
associate’s program, with 406 students, continue to be 
strong.  
 
Christensen added that the college is currently 
recruiting for a new Bachelor of Science in Public 
Safety Management-online program, which will start in 
July.
The Kenosha site is the location within the Wisconsin 
Region that has had the largest increase in enrollment 
over last year. The college, with the help of Jennifer 
Lembrich, director of enrollment, and Nancy DeRubertis, 
director of finance and operations, has worked for the 
last 10 years to build up the Kenosha location, and to 
secure a permanent site there with access to the main 
highway, to help increase Stritch’s visibility to walk-in 
students.
The College of Business also has assigned site 
managers to the Kenosha and Brookfield locations 
within the last year in an attempt to better meet students’ 
needs. Cindy Byron-Lauwasser is the site manager for 
Kenosha, and Andrew Goodman is the site manager 
for Brookfield.
COB enrollment at a record high
On Wednesday, March 29, 
Bonaventure Hall’s second floor 
College of Business and 
IPD employees were 
treated to coffee and 
doughnuts by WMYX 
morning deejays Kidd 
O’Shea and Jane Matenaer 
as part of the station’s 
“Workday Wakeup” 
contest. After finishing 
their morning show on the 
air, the deejays personally 
delivered the goods and 
visited with the group 
and were presented with 
College of Business T-
shirts by Dean Kathleen Radionoff.
Greg Jagodzinski, materials control 
coordinator for the College of 
Business, called in to the station 
and entered his floor in the contest. 
He got a call a week ago informing 
him that Stritch had won. 
The excitement had been building 
since Jagodzinski informed his 
fellow employees of the visit. 
“People really take their 
morning caffeine and 
sugar fix seriously,” he 
said. But the Stritch people 
weren’t the only ones who 
were grateful. 
“We’ve been to companies 
of 700 people, and two 
people show up for coffee 
and doughnuts, so this is a 
really great turnout,”  said 
Matenaer of the crowd, 
which swelled to more than 
20 before the deejays left. 
“We’re glad to see so many people 
– it makes it worthwhile.” 
COB, IPD get a “Workday Wakeup” with local deejays
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Bonaventure conference draws 208 participants;  
speaker sheds light on mystery of statue 
A total of 208 people attended a daylong seminar 
on St. Bonaventure last Saturday at which, among 
other things, the mystery of the identity of the child 
beside the saint in the recently acquired statue 
that stands in Bonaventure Hall may have been 
solved.
Seminar presenter Sister Ilia Delio, a member 
of the Franciscan Servants 
of the Holy Child Jesus who 
has written extensively on 
Franciscan theology, said the 
boy probably is Jesus as a 
child. The Bonaventure scholar 
noted that the saint wrote five 
vignettes on the child Jesus 
focusing on God coming to 
earth and exhibiting humility 
through Christ.
At the conference, Sister Ilia 
discussed Bonaventure as a 
person, a theologian and a 
mystic to attendees who came 
to Stritch from a number of 
states and one from India. 
A prolific writer, Bonaventure is 
know for the idea that a person 
gets to God through desire and 
love, not just theology, said Sister Margaret Klotz, 
director of Stritch’s Franciscan Center, which 
sponsored the seminar. 
“He was a teacher and an intellectual,” she said, 
“but he believed we get to God through love.” His 
teachings contrast to those of St. Thomas Aquinas, 
who stressed reaching God through study and the 
intellect, “the head versus the heart,” she said.
Born in 1217 in a small town in Italy, Bonaventure 
attended the University of Paris and later taught 
philosophy and theology there. The origin of his 
name, which means “good journey,” is unknown, 
but it may have been given to him when he became 
a Franciscan friar, Sister Margaret said. 
In 1257, Bonaventure was elected minister general 
of the order of Friars Minor, which was founded 
by St. Francis and had by then grown to 30,000 
members. He sought to unify the order, which was 
split over literal adherence to Francis’ rule, which 
included absolute poverty, and a less rigid way of 
life that also included practical-
based education.
In 1259, Bonaventure wrote 
“The Journey of the Soul Into 
God,” one of his 30 major 
works. It says that although we 
learn through our senses, we 
move toward God only through 
the crucified Christ.  
Although St. Francis died 
when Bonaventure was a 
child, in 1263 he wrote what 
was to become the standard, 
approved biography of Francis. 
It replaced all other works, 
which the 13th-centruy church 
ordered destroyed.
Bonaventure led the 
Franciscans until May of 1274 
and died in July that year, possibly of poisoning. 
He was canonized in 1482. During the French 
Revolution, his body was dug up, burned and 
thrown into the river by those opposed to religious 
life and its effect on society.
“So if you have any relics of Bonaventure, forget it, 
they’re not real,” Sister Ilia joked at the seminar.
Many people do not know a lot about Bonaventure, 
Sister Margaret said, and by attending the seminar, 
they were introduced, through humor as well as 
scholarly explanations, to the many aspects of his 
life. 
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October 0, 2006 Issue 63
Stritch will have to accommodate about 100 additional 
cars next week Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 16-
18, for the Called to the City urban ministry conference 
that will be held on campus. Faculty and staff are being 
asked to plan ahead to help alleviate 
parking problems.
The conference will bring together 
clergy, lay leaders, faith-based 
organizers, urban educators and 
business developers to explore city 
issues, ministry and social justice. It 
also will highlight notable persons and 
urban ministries in the city of Milwaukee 
selected from among those nominated by the community.
To deal with on-campus parking issues, a number of 
suggestions have been made. They include:
•	 Park	in	the	Coventry	Office	lot.	Stritch	maintains	
space for 20 cars.
• Car pool with people who live near you.
• Telecommute if possible, with the approval of 
your supervisor.
• Meet with co-workers in public lots and drive to 
work in as few cars as possible. 
Drivers who must arrive alone at 
campus are asked to park as far away 
as possible from the Sister Camille 
Kliebhan Conference Center, where 
much of the activity will take place.
“The conference is a wonderful way 
to highlight mission-sensitive work 
and to help address city issues,” 
said Pete Holbrook, executive vice 
president. “It’s good that we will have all these people 
at Stritch. At the same time, we need to plan for parking 
concerns that we know will arise.
“I hope members of the campus community will 
voluntarily do what they can to make our guests feel 
welcome and to make space available.”
Plan ahead for parking Oct. 16-18
Waite named dean of College of Nursing
Ruth Waite, who has served as the interim dean in 
the Ruth S. Coleman College of Nursing since early in 
2006, has been named permanent 
dean of the College.
She has been with the University 
for more than four years, serving 
as an associate professor and 
chair of the Master of Science in 
Nursing program. For the past 
nine months, she has served in 
both roles, as interim dean and 
department chair.
In naming her dean, Academic Vice President Marna 
Boyle also named Margaret Murphy as program chair 
for the MSN program, effective Oct. 1.  
Boyle said in an announcement to nursing faculty 
and staff that she believed Waite has demonstrated 
the leadership skills necessary to administer a large 
academic unit. 
“Her accomplishments in doing that have been 
numerous and challenging,” Boyle said.  “I have been 
impressed with her collaborative spirit. She works well 
with other deans and members of the Administrative 
Board. … She is always well organized and attentive 
to both faculty and student needs.  
“She strongly supports the vision, mission and goals of 
the University and serves as an excellent representative 
of the nursing profession.”
Waite’s appointment was effective Sept. 29.
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