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Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
No full textSummer 2023 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University.S U M ME R
2 0 2 3
24
HOURS
AT SLU
ONE DAY IN
THE LIFE OF
SAINT LOUIS
UNIVERSITY
Page 6
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
VOLUME 49, ISSUE 2
EDITOR
Laura Geiser
{A&S ’90, Grad ’92}
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Amy Garland {A&S ’97}
ART DIRECTOR
Matt Krob
CONTRIBUTORS
Marie Dilg {Grad SW ’94}
Bridjes O’Neil
ON CAMPUS NEWS
STORIES
University Public Relations
Billiken Media Relations
ON THE COVER
Photographs from
“24 Hours at SLU”
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SLU’S SPRING COMMENCEMENT
CEREMONY WAS ESPECIALLY
JOYFUL.
Graduates filled the floor of Chaifetz
Arena, extending into several rows of
overflow seating. Mortarboards were
adorned with creative embellishments.
Student speaker Zahva Naeem (A&S ’23)
eloquently urged her colleagues to “live
kindly, love freely and learn adamantly.”
And we were brought to collective tears
by the powerful address of commence-ment
speaker and Chaifetz School of
Business alumnus John O’Leary (’99).
As the graduates joined me in a jubi-lant
shout — they are indeed members
of the SLU family FOREVER! — the emo-tion
was as palpable as the confetti and streamers that fell from the rafters.
After the ceremony, our newest alumni rejoined their loved ones on the
grounds surrounding the arena and lingered in the sunshine of a beautiful
spring day. I think I took photos with a line of graduates and families that
didn’t slow for a solid hour. It’s possible I have never smiled so much — and
every grin was from my heart.
Our end-of-year celebrations condense years of challenge, triumph and
transformation into a handful of poignant moments, each dense with
memories and meaning. SLU’s 2023 graduates — who navigated some of
the most difficult years of any of our lifetimes — earned every exuberant
minute of their graduation day.
This issue of Universitas is similarly filled with images and stories that
speak to the heart of the SLU experience. Photos that beautifully capture a
few of the countless ways that SLU faculty, staff and students live our mis-sion
on any given day (page 6). Profiles of students who crossed the globe
to make SLU their home (page 15). Stories that illuminate the potential of
Jesuit education to create community, expand intellectual horizons, and
cultivate wholeness within the confines of a correctional facility (page 18).
As alumni of Saint Louis University, you know well the power and poten-tial
of Jesuit education. You carry your own collection of Billiken memories.
You might recall the moment you conquered an equation that you were
certain was outside of your abilities. Perhaps you can picture the work of
art that irrevocably shifted your perspective. Maybe you continue to repeat
words from a text or professor or classmate that resonated far beyond the
day you moved your tassel to the left side of your mortarboard.
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
As members of the SLU family (forever), you
extend the impact of these moments in each
of your lives and communities. You rely on the
wisdom you have earned, during your days at
SLU and in the years since, to make unique and
transformative contributions to the greater
good.
In moments of joy and times of difficulty, you
remember what it means to be a Billiken. And
you commence.
May God’s blessings be with you this summer,
and always.
Dr. Fred P. Pestello
President
Features Departments
6
24 HOURS AT SLU
A photo essay covers
one day in the life of
Saint Louis University.
15
GLOBAL REACH
An increase in
international graduate
students expands SLU’s
worldwide impact.
– By Marie Dilg
18
MINDS UNCONFINED
SLU’s Prison Education
Program opens minds and
changes lives.
– By Amy Garland
2
ON CAMPUS
Women’s basketball postseason /// Commencement recap
/// New deans /// Public health grants /// Ring Award winner
/// Student honors /// Neil Gaiman visit
23
CLASS NOTES
25
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Katey (Marcinkowski) Howes {DCHS ’99, Grad DCHS ’01}
– By Bridjes O’Neil
26
HOW I GOT HERE
Tim Bantle {A&S ’00} – By Amy Garland
29
IN MEMORIAM
33
THE LAST LOOK
A runner at dawn at the Medical C SLU President Dr. Fred P. Pestello (right) poses for a photo with a enter Stadium on April 11
graduate after the spring commencement ceremony.
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ON CAMPUS
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MAKES HISTORY
Women’s basketball secured the first NCAA Tournament bid
in program history with a 91-85 overtime victory over top-seeded
Massachusetts in the Atlantic 10 Championship final in
March. The game was also the first time the Billikens played in
an A-10 Championship title game.
The team members, who ended their first season under Coach
Rebecca Tillett at 17-18, started the year by finding their
footing together and finished strong with 11 wins in their final
13 games.
Working together brought conference honors, including All-
Atlantic 10 second-team selections for senior forward/center
Brooke Flowers and senior guard Kyla McMakin. Flowers was
selected as the A-10’s co-Defensive Player of the Year and as
a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
award. She was joined on the league’s All-Defensive team by
senior guard Julia Martinez, who also earned Most Outstanding
Player honors at the A-10 Championship.
In the NCAA first-round game, Flowers scored a team-high 17
points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. McMakin and
guard Camree Clegg also scored in double figures in the team’s
95-50 loss to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers.
University Names
Two New Deans
Dr. Donna LaVoie
DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
SCIENCES
LaVoie served as interim
dean since 2020,
overseeing the Arts and
Sciences reorganization,
where some programs moved to the new
School of Science and Engineering. Before
that, she was associate dean in the college
for 12 years. A professor of psychology, she
has been at SLU since 1995.
Dr. Gregory E.
Triplett Jr.
DEAN, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING
The inaugural dean for
Science and Engineering,
Triplett most recently was
senior associate dean for academic affairs
at the Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Engineering. He joined VCU in
2016 as a professor and associate dean for
graduate studies. He began his academic
career in 2011 at the University of Missouri
in Columbia, where he was an associate
professor, lab director and associate
director of Mizzou’s honors college.
SLU Partners With Jesuit Organization
to Educate Refugees
Saint Louis University is partnering with Jesuit Worldwide Learning
(JWL) to offer a bachelor’s degree to international students displaced by
conflict, lack of opportunity and poverty. The first cohort of students will
start in October and are presently in refugee camps in Kenya and Malawi.
Based in Switzerland, JWL is an international higher education program
that serves students in war zones, refugee camps and impoverished coun-tries.
Partnering with academic institutions, JWL operates more than 50
learning centers in 20 countries across Asia, Africa and South America.
JWL students will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in general studies
through SLU’s School for Professional Studies.
The program offers a bachelor’s degree free of charge to interested refu-gees
in the camps who meet eligibility requirements.
The students will begin their time at SLU with 30 credits already
completed through either Creighton University or Xavier Institute of
Management in India’s one-year certificate program. Once enrolled, they
will be full-time students with access to all forms of SLU support.
FROM LEFT: SLU Provost Dr. Michael Lewis; Dr. Martha Habash,
USA JWL academic director and Creighton University professor;
University President Fred P. Pestello; and Dr. John Buerck (Grad
Ed ’93), interim dean of SLU’s School for Professional Studies
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
Gaiman Receives the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award
Neil Gaiman, the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award honoree, summed up his
life’s work: “The job of a writer is to leave the world more interesting.”
Gaiman accepted the award from the Saint Louis University Libraries at
a sold-out event in April at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The same day, he was
named one of Time magazine’s Most Influential People of 2023.
Best known as a novelist, Gaiman writes in a variety of forms. His work
includes Coraline, American Gods, The Graveyard Book and The Sandman.
To close out the ceremony, Edward Ibur, executive director of the St. Louis
Literary Award, announced that Jamaica Kincaid will come to St. Louis next
year to accept the 2024 award.
Kincaid explores themes of colonialism, gender and sexuality, racism,
class and family in her work. A professor in African and African American
studies and the Department of English at Harvard University, Kincaid wrote
the novels Annie John, Gaiman accepts the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award. Lucy and See Now Then.
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
The women’s
basketball team
and coaching staff
celebrate their victory
in the Atlantic 10
Championship final in
Wilmington, Delaware. PHOTO BY MITCHELL LEFF/ATLANTIC 10
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SUMMER 2023 5
ON CAMPUS
SLU HONORS CLASS OF 2023
The Saint Louis University spring graduation
celebration culminated with the commencement
ceremony May 20 at Chaifetz Arena.
New York Times best-selling author and
motivational speaker John O’Leary (CSB ’99)
delivered the 2023 spring commencement
address.
As a child, O’Leary was so badly burned in an
accident that doctors gave him less than a 1%
chance of survival. He detailed his recovery
in the 2016 bestseller On Fire: The 7 Choices
to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life. His second
book, In Awe: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to
Unleash Inspiration, Meaning and Joy, was also a
bestseller.
O’Leary joined former St. Louis Alderwoman
Marlene Davis and veteran actress Marianne
Muellerleile (A&S ’71) in receiving honorary
doctoral degrees.
Davis was alderwoman of the City’s 19th Ward
for 16 years before retiring in April. She helped
facilitate the transformation of SLU’s Midtown
neighborhood.
During Muellerleile’s 50-year career, she has
appeared in more than 180 television series,
including the soap opera Passions, and more
than 100 national commercials, including Geico’s
“Aunt Infestation” ad. Her movie credits include
The Terminator and Memento.
New graduates are encouraged to keep up with
SLU events and activities from coast to coast by
updating their contact information at alumni.slu.
edu/stayconnected.
PHOTOS A, G AND I BY STEVE DOLAN / PHOTOS B-F AND H BY SARAH CONROY
Researcher Gets NIH Grants
to Help Prevent HIV and HPV
Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor, professor of
global health and behavioral science
and health education at the College for
Public Health and Social Justice, received
a grant in 2018 to develop and implement
a crowdsourcing framework for at-risk
youth in Nigeria. Now she is using the
framework to identify young people in the
United States who could become the next
generation of HIV researchers, leaders and
innovators in the field.
She was awarded a five-year, 1.76 mil-lion
grant from the National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) to
create NIAID STAR (Stimulating Training
and Access to HIV Research Experiences). A
partnership across four universities — SLU,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Georgia State University and Texas A&M
University — STAR focuses on bottom-up
strategies for youth engagement in HIV pre-vention
research, involving young people as
leaders of HIV prevention interventions.
Iwelunmor also recently received a
five-year, 2.83 million grant from the
National Cancer Institute to enhance
the understanding of HPV prevention in
resource-constrained settings. Using the
crowdsourcing framework, she aims to
increase essential human papillomavirus
(HPV) vaccination and screening to lower
incidents of cervical cancer among girls
and women in Nigeria.
Iwelunmor
HONORS & AWARDS
HISTORY PROFESSOR WINS
2022 RING AWARD
Dr. Mark Edward Ruff received
the 2022 Nancy McNeir Ring
Award in December and, in keep-ing
with Saint Louis University
tradition, delivered the midyear
commencement address.
The award — SLU’s highest honor for teaching — was established in 1966
to acknowledge faculty who display special dedication to students. It is
named for the University’s first dean of women.
A SLU history professor since 2004, Ruff was a unanimous selection for
the award.
SLU COMMENDS ANOTHER TRUMAN SCHOLAR
Gabby Chiodo is the most recent — and fifth-ever — SLU student to receive
the prestigious Truman Scholarship. (See the photo on page 10.)
Truman Scholars demonstrate leadership potential, a commitment to
a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence.
Chiodo is one of 62 scholars selected this year from a pool of 705 candidates
nominated by 275 colleges and universities.
Chiodo is a political science and communication double major with
minors in political journalism and women’s and gender studies. She is a SLU
Presidential Scholar and a member of the University Honors Program, as
well as a managing editor of The University News.
ALUMNI EARN 2023 FULBRIGHT AWARDS
Three members of the SLU community were selected for the Fulbright U.S.
Student Program, designed to expand perspectives through academic and
professional advancement and cross-cultural dialogue.
In partnership with more than 140 countries, the Fulbright U.S. Student
Program offers opportunities to graduating college seniors, graduate stu-dents
and young professionals. Participants pursue graduate study, conduct
research or teach English abroad.
Adam Ryan (A&S ’22, CSB ’23) received a Fulbright Combined Award to
Austria. He will conduct political science research at the University of Vienna
while serving as an English teaching assistant at a secondary school.
Sierra Zima (CSB ’20) received a Binational Business Program to Mexico
award. She will participate in an internship while pursuing an MBA.
Krysta Couzi (PH ’23) received an English Teaching Assistantship to Ghana.
STUDENT WINS AWARD FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Kavya Harish is one of 10 recipients of the American Association for Cancer
Research (AACR) Award, joining students from other prestigious univer-sities
such as Yale, Harvard and Cornell. The award is available to college
juniors and includes all-expenses-paid trips to AACR conferences for two
years and funding to continue cancer research.
Harish has been researching the regulation of the ribosomal machinery in
cells and attempting to inhibit protein production. By doing so, she’s shown
that previously unrelenting cell growth can be controlled, which can help
regulate certain cancers.
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
Ruff
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
A. Honorary degree recipients
(FROM LEFT) Muellerleile,
O’Leary and Davis
B. School of Education graduates
(FROM LEFT) Vicky Casazza, Riley
Hercules and Grace Hoover
C. Student speaker Zahva
Naeem (LEFT) and O’Leary
D. Dr. Manisha Ford-Thomas,
director of housing and
residence life, celebrates
earning her doctorate.
E. Confetti and streamers shower
the graduates following the
main commencement ceremony.
F. School of Medicine
graduates Tiffany Ju (LEFT)
and Stephanie Chen
G. SLU President Dr. Fred
P. Pestello addresses
the graduates.
H. School for Professional
Studies graduate Sai
Rohith Thatla celebrates.
I. O’Leary delivers the
commencement address.
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A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN ONE DAY.
THIS APRIL, UNIVERSITAS ATTEMPTED
TO CAPTURE IT ALL.
24 HOURS AT SLU
THERE WAS NOTHING PARTICULARLY EXTRAORDINARY
about Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Saint Louis University. It
wasn’t commencement day or homecoming or the first day
of classes. But that very ordinariness made it perfect.
For years, the Universitas staff has wanted to share
with readers all that happens in one day at Saint Louis
University — from midnight to midnight in both St. Louis
and Madrid.
It was a tall order that required multiple photographers
on two continents. And, of course, what they captured just
scratches the surface.
Though this photo essay captures only a few fleeting
moments from a day in the University’s life, it illustrates
the vibrance of campus and the depth of SLU’s impact.
Follow the photos from the wee hours to late night and see
what a difference a day makes.
12:07 A.M.
12:07 A.M.
All is quiet along Grand
Boulevard. From left,
foreground: Grand
Hall, DuBourg Hall
and St. Francis Xavier
College Church
PHOTO BY STEVE DOLAN
MIDNIGHT - 1 A.M.
1:01 A.M. Anita Hardin (left)
and Alexandria Wilson
monitor campus from the
Department of Public Safety
communications center.
PHOTO BY
STEVE DOLAN
While St. Louis (mostly) sleeps, the Madrid Campus
starts its day. Students Abigail Amane (left) and
Claire Elah Doua talk in the San Ignacio Hall library.
PHOTO BY ÁNGEL GARCÍA LÓPEZ
Instructor Yolanda Granado
(far right) leads SLU-Madrid
students in a flamenco class.
PHOTO BY
ÁNGEL GARCÍA LÓPEZ
11:22 A.M.
(MADRID TIME)
SLU-Madrid
students enjoy
the patio behind
Padre Rubio Hall.
PHOTO BY
ÁNGEL GARCÍA LÓPEZ
1 - 2 A.M.
2 - 3 A.M. 3 - 4 A.M.
9:32 A.M. (MADRID TIME)
10:22 A.M.
(MADRID TIME)
4 - 5 A.M.
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5 - 6 A.M. 6 - 7 A.M. 8 - 9 A.M. 9 - 10 A.M.
5:44 A.M.
9:57 A.M.
6:58 A.M.
Back in St. Louis, 8:16 A.M.
student workers
fold towels at the
Simon Recreation
Center front
desk before the
facility opens.
Student Susan
Rippee finishes a test
during her “General
Chemistry II” lab
period.
The sun rises over early-morning runners
at the Medical Center Stadium.
Research assistant Keith Blomenkamp
works in Dr. Jeffrey Teckman’s
lab in the Doisy Research Center,
investigating pediatric liver disease.
PHOTO
BY STEVE
DOLAN
PHOTO
BY SARAH
CONROY
PHOTO BY
SARAH CONROY
PHOTO
BY SARAH
CONROY
7:15 - 7:42 A.M.
Students Suzanne
Tran (top right), Tran
Quach (bottom left)
and Carolina Cifuentes
Milla (bottom right)
prepare breakfast at
the student-run Fresh
Gatherings Café in the
Allied Health Building.
PHOTOS BY
SARAH CONROY
7 - 8 A.M.
10:53 A.M.
Students cross
Grand Boulevard
during a busy class-change
period.
PHOTO BY
SARAH CONROY
10 - 11 A.M.
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Pestello has lunch with students
in Grand Dining Hall.
Pestello joins a campus tour
and talks with prospective
students and their families.
11 A.M. - NOON
University President Dr. Fred Pestello (right) and Provost Dr. Michael
Lewis (left) surprise Gabby Chiodo during her class in Morrissey Hall
to share the news that Chiodo had been named a 2023 Truman Scholar.
Chiodo, the fifth Truman Scholar in SLU history, was selected for
demonstrating outstanding leadership potential, her commitment to a
career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence.
Dr. Barnali Gupta,
Edward Jones Dean
of the Chaifetz
School of Business,
greets a student
during an “Office
Hours with the
Dean” event in the
Shanahan Atrium
of Cook Hall.
Prof. Molly Wilson, associate dean for
research and engagement at the School of
Law, teaches a contracts class in the Pruellage
Courtroom in Scott Hall.
PHOTOS
BY SARAH
CONROY
PHOTO BY
CRISTINA
FLETES
PHOTO BY
STEVE DOLAN
11:16 A.M.
12:15 P.M.
1:02 P.M.
NOON - 1 P.M. 1 - 2 P.M.
2:34 P.M.
Dr. Vithya Murugan,
assistant professor of
social work, instructs
students in her “Intro
to Social Work” class
in Tegeler Hall.
PHOTO BY
CRISTINA FLETES
2 - 3 P.M.
3:34 - 3:59 P.M.
The Billiken softball
team practices at the
Billiken Sports Center.
Clockwise from top
left: Head Coach
Christy Connoyer
(center) talks to the
team; Chloe Rhine
throws the ball while
Kendall Johnson (right)
gets ready to field;
Abby Mallo bats from
a tee; Kaili Hanner
winds up to pitch.
PHOTOS BY
CRISTINA FLETES
3 - 4 P.M.
11:59 A.M.
11:25 A.M.
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4:01 P.M.
Campus Kitchen
student volunteers
(from left) Elise
Hallstoos, Nhu Nguyen,
Sarah Sargent, Hao
Huang and Alicia
Avellaneda-Cruz walk
meals across Grand
Boulevard to deliver to
residents of the nearby
Council Towers Senior
Living Apartments.
PHOTO BY STEVE DOLAN
4 - 5 P.M.
5:25 - 6 P.M.
Students take advantage of a
warm spring day to be outside.
Clockwise from top left: Riya
Patel (right) and friends on
a hammock near DuBourg
Hall; Madi Baylor (left), Ella
Bolling and Joe Feder (right)
at the Cupples House bridge;
(from left) Andrew Kowalski,
Claire Robinson, DeAndre
Westbrook and Andrew Siemer
at the Dr. Jonathan C. Smith
Amphitheater; and Elizabeth
Monzu at a table overlooking
Lipic Clock Tower Plaza.
PHOTOS BY SARAH CONROY
5 - 6 P.M.
6:27 P.M.
The cast of Clue the
Musical — from left,
students Makaina
Woods, Marshall Self,
Allie Thornton (seated),
Jake Allen Olson,
Sophie Smith, Aadi
Kadam and London
Kimble — rehearses
in the Main Stage
Theatre in Xavier Hall.
PHOTO BY SARAH CONROY
6 - 7 P.M.
Tan France, host
of Netflix shows
Next in Fashion and
Queer Eye, speaks to
students in the Wool
Ballrooms in Bu