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F E AT U R E S DE PA R TMEN T S
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C o n t r i b u t o r s
Allison Babka Burney
Marie Dilg (SW ’94)
Shannon McGuire (Student Assistant)
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Volume 3 2 , I ssue 3
In April, I had the privilege of speaking to a
group of outstanding local citizens to accept
St. Louis’ 2005 “Citizen of the Year” award,
which is presented by a committee of former recip-ients
and sponsored by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
It was truly an honor.
The humbling experience gave me the oppor-tunity
to reflect on my early days in my adopt-ed
hometown and how much I have seen things
change here during the last 19 years.
Although I had a very brief visit to St. Louis
in 1967 on my way to Mexico to hone my Span-ish
skills, I didn’t spend any time in the city
until I was named to Saint Louis University’s
board of trustees in 1983. On my first trip to
SLU for a board meeting, I extended my stay
so I could see the city. After taking the Lindell
Boulevard bus downtown on a Saturday after-noon,
I found so little to do that I caught an
earlier flight back to Chicago.
For four more years, I came to St. Louis for the
trustees’ quarterly meetings — and I came only for
the meetings. Then, in 1987, when I was elected
president of SLU, I decided that I had to get to know the city. One Sunday morning shortly after
my arrival, I took former SLU President Tom Fitzgerald’s old, green-colored Oldsmobile and drove
around downtown, trying to memorize the street names.
I saw progress. In four years, some things had certainly changed for the better. But as I drove
back to campus, I saw that there was still much to do. Right in Midtown, in my own new back yard,
there were dilapidated buildings, plots of asphalt and rundown city blocks.
In my early days at SLU, I was like a new homeowner. I wanted the best for my neighborhood,
and I was willing to make the effort to improve it. When I came to this city to live and work, I
quickly adopted it as my home. But I still needed a shot of hometown pride.
I found that pride away from buildings and ball clubs. I love St. Louis for more than its Arch,
toasted ravioli and Ted Drewes frozen custard. I love it for the people who are trying to make a dif-ference
— visionaries such as Joe Edwards and Richard Baron and many others. And while I did use
my “Citizen of the Year” acceptance speech as an opportunity to challenge my fellow St. Louisans
to aspire to make our city greater, I also know that I — and our University — have enjoyed unprec-edented
cooperation from city officials and local business leaders.
I can remember being here for just a few months and working with then-mayor Vince Schoemehl
(Grad ’86) to get trees — substantial trees — planted along Grand and Lindell. In Chicago, I would
have never had as much direct access to the Board of Aldermen or to the mayor himself. Today, we
continue to receive tremendous support from Mayor Francis Slay (Law ’80) and from the Board of
Aldermen. I am truly grateful for the trust that city officials have always placed in SLU.
And it’s not just the civic leaders who have given us their trust. You, our alumni, friends and do-nors,
have shown how you believe in us, too. Through your gifts of time, talent and treasure, you’ve
been instrumental in building the reputation and stature of Saint Louis University.
We’ve come a long way together. And the city of St. Louis has, too. I am so thankful for your
commitment to Saint Louis University and hope that — no matter where you live now — SLU and
St. Louis will always feel like home.
Lawrence Biondi , S. J .
photo by Steve Dolan
President’s Message
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On the Map
A special insert gives
you an up-close look
at SLU’s campus.
Map Illustration by
Robert North Jr.
U N I V E R S I TA S S UMME R 2 0 0 6
Fr. Biondi with Dr. Donald Suggs, publisher of the St.
Louis American and the 2004 Citizen of the Year.
2 On Campus
Arena plans taking shape Research
Building gets a name Commencement
U.S. News ranks SLU high again
Social justice magazine debuts
6 Billiken News
Baseball team goes to the NCAA
Tournament Walker is now a coach
7 Campaign Update
Meet Anna and Jesse, students
doing their part for annual giving
22 Class Notes
Catch up with classmates
28 In Memoriam
Remembering those members of the
SLU community who recently died
29 Off the Shelf
Seven books from the SLU community
30 Alumni Events
Find SLU alumni activities
wherever you live
32 Perspective
An alumnus turns from music
fan into record label owner
33 The Last Word
Letters to the editor
9
Brothers in Song
An introduction
to the Bare Naked
Statues, SLU’s all-male
a cappella group.
By Allison Babka Burney
Bio-Diversity
The biology department
faculty are studying
everything from fish to
wasps to liver cancer.
By Marie Dilg
A Haven of Hope
Two alumni have
created a home where
abused and neglected
children thrive.
By Marie Dilg
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Students congregate around a fountain at the Medical Center on a hot June aftternoon.
Photo by Kevin Lowder
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Groundbreaking is less than three
months away for the new 8 million in TIF funding and bonds,
which will be paid off with revenues from the
Arena. Fund raising continues toward the 39
million goal for the Arena project. Alumni and
benefactors who would like to contribute to the
Arena project can get information about the
project online at arena.slu.edu, or by calling
(314) 977-2499.
Site preparation will begin this summer, with
a groundbreaking date in late August or early
September. Construction is expected to take
approximately 19 months and be completed in
March 2008. At 10,600 seats, the Saint Louis
University Arena will have the second largest
capacity in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The
University anticipates hosting more that 90
events in the Arena in its first year of operation,
with roughly half being non-University events.
Arena plans move forward; groundbreaking soon
Commencement 2006
Saint Louis University celebrated
commencement for more than 1,700
graduates May 20 at Savvis Center.
Chris Lowney, author of Heroic Leadership:
Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company
that Changed the World, delivered the com-mencement
address. The book takes the pil-lars
of Ignatian teachings and applies them
to today’s business environment. In addition
to Lowney, other honorary degree recipients
were Maurice B. McNamee, S.J. (A&S ’33,
Grad ’34, ’45), professor emeritus of Eng-lish,
professor emeritus of art and art history
and director emeritus of Samuel Cupples
House; and Frank Stroble (Cook ’52, Grad
’60) and Ruth Stroble, longtime supporters
of Catholic higher education and commu-nity
volunteers. Throughout five decades as a professor
at Saint Louis University School of
Medicine, Dr. Edward A. Doisy was
renowned worldwide for his pioneering work
in the field of biochemistry, including win-ning
the 1943 Nobel Prize for discovering
the chemical nature of vitamin K.
To honor his lifetime of work, SLU’s new
biomedical research tower, a 67 million fa-cility,
will be named the Edward A. Doisy
Research Center. The Doisy family has com-mitted
2 million to establish the James B. and Joan
C. Peter Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
and Molecular Biology. Dr. James B. Peter
(Med ’58) is founder and former chief execu-tive
officer of Specialty Laboratories, a hospi-tal-
focused clinical reference laboratory.
• 2 million to establish the Badeeh A. and
Catherine V. Bander Endowed Chair in Ne-phrology.
Dr. Steven J. Bander (A&S ’75),
adjunct faculty member in nephrology, and
his wife, Patricia, are endowing the chair in
honor of his parents.
• 1.5 million in a challenge grant from the
J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation to sup-port
construction of the research building.
The building is expected to open in fall
2007. For more details, visit researchbuild-ing.
slu.edu.
Research building gets name and 30 million gift
For the third consecutive year,
U.S.News & World Report has named
the Saint Louis University School of
Law’s health law program the best in the na-tion.
Since the rankings for the health law
specialty began a decade ago, Saint Louis
University’s Center for Health Law Studies
never has been out of the top three.
Overall, the magazine’s “Best Graduate
Schools 2007” issue ranked the law school
among the nation’s 180 accredited law
schools. The School of Medicine was ranked
No. 62 among the nation’s 144 research-intensive
medical schools surveyed by U.S.
News. The school’s geriatrics program was
ranked 12th in the United States.
In addition, the part-time MBA program
in the John Cook School of Business was
ranked No. 25 in the nation out of 347 part-time
MBA programs accredited by the As-sociation
to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB).
Graduate programs honored by U.S. News again
Annual Atlas Week recognizes
the University’s world view
Through more than 50 special events, including discussions,
open houses and student presentations, Atlas Week 2006 gave
the Saint Louis University community the opportunity to ex-plore
the international dimension of SLU’s academic programs and
celebrate the University’s role in international education and service.
The theme of this year’s Atlas Week, held in April, was “Political
and Social Justice in a Global World.” The Signature Symposium
featured Nobel Peace laureate Jody Williams, who led the passage of
the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines. Another
highlight was a panel discussion commemorating the first anniver-sary
of the death of Pope John Paul II.
The Billiken World Festival, which featured a Parade of Nations,
international cuisine, music, games and informational booths in the
quadrangle, wrapped up the week.
In SLU’s residence halls
Students living on
campus during the
2005-06 school year
On-campus rooms
Residence halls: Clemens, DeMattias,
Fusz, Griesedieck, Marguerite, Notre
Dame, Reinert and Walsh
Apartment complexes: Grand Forest,
the Language Houses, Marchetti East
and West, and the Village Apartments
3,346
1,785
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Severson wins
teaching award
Dr. John G. Severson Jr., professor
of biology, received the 41st an-nual
Nancy McNeir Ring Award
from Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor
society. It is SLU’s oldest student-initi-ated
teaching award and is named for the
University’s first dean of women. Severson
joined the faculty in 1971, has served as
associate dean of the College of Arts and
Sciences and led the Academic Services
Center from 1993-2001. He played an in-tegral
role in the development of the Pre-
Law and Pre-Med Scholars programs, as
well as SLU 101 and SLU 301 programs
for new students.
A view of the Arena facing northwest.
A student shows her pride during the Parade of Nations.
From left: The Strobles, McNamee and Lowney.
Signing the beam before it is raised (from left): Alderman Michael McMillan; AT&T-Missouri vice president Debra
Hollingsworth; U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond; Clayco president and SLU trustee Bob Clark; University
President Lawrence Biondi, S.J.; SLU trustee Charles Drury and Shirley Drury, donors to the project.
Photo by Kevin Lowder
Photo by Clayton Berry
Photo by Allison Babka Burney
Photo by Allison Babka Burney
Lincoln Legacy exhibit
coming to SLUMA
From Aug. 25-Dec. 17, Samuel Cupples House,
in partnership with the Saint Louis University
Museum of Art, will present “The Lincoln Legacy:
Presidential Years.” The exhibit, which will be in
the Judith and Adam Aronson Gallery at SLUMA,
showcases the Dr. Bernard Hall Abraham Lincoln
Collection of the University of Saint Mary in
Leavenworth, Kan. It will feature manuscripts
and autographed documents, as well as sig-nificant
historical artifacts relating to Lincoln’s
presidency. The exhibit is free and open to
the public. In conjunction with “The Lincoln
Legacy,” the University will be the site of a Civil
War re-enactment, the “Camp Jackson Historic
Encampment,” during Labor Day weekend, Sept.
1-3. For other programming and updates, visit
http://lincoln.slu.edu or call (314) 977-2666.
t h e A R T S a t S L U
Hand-tinted woodcut of Lincoln (1863).
MOCRA welcomes back
‘Silver Clouds’
They’re back! SLU’s Museum of Contemporary
Religious Art (MOCRA) announces a final show-ing
of its most popular show ever, Andy Warhol’s
“Silver Clouds.” First shown at MOCRA in 2001
and 2002, the largest-ever U.S. “Clouds” instal-lation
features dozens of silver mylar balloons
riding the air currents around MOCRA’s capa-cious
nave gallery. Visitors are invited to enter
into a childlike world of wonder and experience
one of Warhol’s groundbreaking experiments
with creating unique, non-traditional environ-ments.
MOCRA also will be showing a number
of Warhol’s “Sunset” prints. The “Clouds” open
in mid-September and continue through the fall
semester. Call MOCRA at (314) 977-7170 or visit
mocra.slu.edu for more information.
“Silver Clouds” fill the gallery during
the 2002 MOCRA showing.
New administrators join SLU
As of July 1,
Dr. Kent
Porterfield is
Saint Louis University’s
new vice president for
student development.
Porterfield comes to
SLU from Northwest
Missouri State Univer-sity,
where he was vice
president for student
affairs — a role he held
for nearly a decade. At SLU, Porterfield fosters
student formation through non-academic areas,
including residence life, student life, student
health and counseling, campus recreation
and community outreach. He also oversees
contracted services such as the bookstore
and dining services. At Northwest, Porterfield
led many of these same areas and worked to
enhance students’ lives.
Dr. Connie
Evashwick,
previously
an endowed chair and
director of the Center
for Health Care In-novation
at California
State University, Long
Beach, joined SLU as
dean of the Saint Louis
University School of
Public Health on
July 1. Over the years, she has combined her
academic career with consulting and direct
operations management. Evashwick has served
as vice president of long-term care for two
major health care systems and is a national
consultant to health systems, hospitals and
long-term care organizations. She is the author
or editor of 12 books and more than 100 other
publications.
News Briefs
Saint Louis University again opened its doors
to the area’s homeless population to provide
a hot meal and clothing. During SLU’s annual
“Open Doors” event March 23, hundreds
of homeless individuals also received free
employment and housing assistance, legal
services and opportunities to pursue literacy
education.
SLU President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., and Dr.
Ellen Harshman (Grad ’78, Law ’92), dean
of the John Cook School of Business, were
named to the St. Louis Business Journal’s
“Influentials” list this spring. The list recognizes
area business and community leaders who
make a difference to the region. Biondi was
honored as one of 10 “legends” — individuals
“who have gone beyond being influential to
become legends in our region and beyond.”
Dr. Bruce R. Bacon, professor of internal
medicine and director of the division of
gastroenterology and hepatology at the
School of Medicine, has been appointed to the
National Commission on Digestive Diseases,
an institute of the National Institutes of
Health and the National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive Diseases. The commission,
comprising 16 people, is charged with
conducting an overview of research in digestive
diseases and developing a strategic plan for
the next 10 years of NIH digestive disease
research.
Saint Louis University Provost Dr. Joe
Weixlmann was named “Distinguished
Editor of the Year” by the Council of Editors
of Learned Journals. The award recognizes
Weixlmann’s dedication and excellence in
his work with African American Review, the
official publication of the Modern Language
Association’s Division on Black American
Literature and Culture. He was editor in chief
from 1976-2004.
The St. Louis Jesuits, sometimes called “the
fathers of contemporary American liturgical
music,” received an honorary doctorate of
music from Creighton University this spring.
Roc O’Connor S.J. (A&S ’73), Bob Dufford
S.J. (A&S ’67, Grad ’72, ’75), John Foley S.J.
(A&S ’68, Grad ’68, ’74), and Dan Schutte
(A&S ’72), who were featured in the fall 2005
Universitas, were recognized for their 30 years
of ministry to the Church.
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Community service tops 750,000 hours
Members of the Saint Louis University community continue to live the institution’s
mission as 14,602 students, faculty and staff contributed 753,808 hours of com-munity
service and outreach during 2005, according to a recently released University
report. This is the second year in a row that members of the University have performed more
than 750,000 hours of service. According to the report, more than 1,270 organizations and
events benefited from SLU faculty and staff volunteerism, up from 1,110 in 2004. Faculty and
staff spent 71,903 hours performing community service in 2005, a drastic jump from 41,533
hours previously. Student service also is intensive. Through academic courses, internships and
campus organizations, students committed more than 76,768 hours to outreach.
SLU students spend
spring break in service
During spring break in March
more than 50 Saint Louis Uni-versity
students participated in
rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. Of
the group, 39 SLU students assisted Ser-vice
International with the demolition of
buildings that were flooded or destroyed
by Hurricane Katrina. After demolition,
the students helped with power washing,
sanitizing and rebuilding efforts. Another
15 SLU students worked with Operation
Helping Hands, where they helped remove
debris in neighborhoods and assisted with
light carpentry, as well as construction and
restoration of homes and buildings.
This year, about 150 SLU students partic-ipated
in spring break mission trips not only
to New Orleans, but other U.S. locations as
well as sites in Mexico and El Salvador.
Social justice magazine
debuts on campus
Current SLU students from various cross-cultural and social
justice groups on campus have collaborated to produce a
student-led, student-run magazine that aims to raise aware-ness
about international social justice issues. Based upon the Jesuit
mission, One World focuses attention on men and women around
the world who are in dire need of help. Whether it’s poverty and
starvation in the developing world or genocide in Sudan, SLU stu-dent
writers explore humanitarian issues in an effort to make read-ers
realize that they have capacity and responsibility to get involved.
To view the magazine online, visit www.sluoneworld.com. Or to
order a copy of the 40-page magazine, send your request and 5 contri-bution
to: One World c/o Donna Bess; Busch Student Center, Suite 237; 20 N. Grand Blvd.; St.
Louis, MO 63103. Make checks payable to Saint Louis University.
AHarvard University team recently won the
Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines
Student Urban Design Competition,
which was held March 31 at Saint Louis Univ
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UNIVERSITAS FALL 2005
FEATURES
DEPARTMENTS
Photo by Kevin Lowder
2 On Campus
Breaking ground for research Social Work and Public Service merge U.S. News rankings One-year MBA announced
6 Billiken News
SLU officially joins the A-10 SLU to host the College Cup in 2006
7 Campaign Update
Report on year three of the campaign
24 Class Notes Catch up with classmates
28 In Memoriam Remembering those members of the SLU community who recently died
29 Off the Shelf
Six books from the SLU community
30 Alumni Events
Find SLU alumni activities wherever you live
32 Perspective
An alum recalls assisting the sick in New Orleans
33 The Last Word
Letters to the editor
Volume 32, Issue 1
EDITOR
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
CONTRIBUTORS
John Baworowsky
Allison Babka Burney
Marie Dilg (Soc Ser ’94)
Chris Waldvogel
DESIGN
Art Direction: Matthew Krob
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President’s Message
Like most of you, I spent late August and early September glued to my television, watching the news of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Although we are many miles north of the affected region, as St. Louisans we know the wrath of floods. As Americans we recognize the importance of sharing the recovery. And as people of faith we understand that we must reach out to those in need.
Yet at first I felt very distant — even disbelieving what was happening in my own country. Although I have many friends, colleagues and Jesuit brothers at our sister school, Loyola University New Orleans, what could I do for them? Pray? Make a donation?
Of course, prayer is a powerful thing. And those displaced by this disaster certainly will need money to get through the crisis and rebuild their lives. But I wanted to do more — and I wasn’t alone.
The Saint Louis University community wanted to help, too. And there was something we could all do together.
We could provide what we had to offer, in this case an excellent education, with those displaced by the floods. Within days of the disaster, 190 students who had been enrolled at Loyola, Tulane University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Dillard University were attending classes at SLU.
Our admissions, advising, financial aid, residence life and registrar staffs worked tirelessly to get these students registered for class and moved into their dorm rooms. Our campus ministry team offered everything from school supplies to transportation. The student life office held a welcome event and resource fair. (For more details about SLU’s efforts, see the story on page 8.)
And our efforts did not focus only on the displaced students; we reached out to the dozens of our own students who call the Gulf Coast home. Campus ministers contacted every one of these students to offer assistance and counseling.
In addition, we pitched in to assist all of the hurricane victims in a variety of ways. The collection at the 10 p.m. Sunday student Mass was earmarked for hurricane relief. Our Student Government Association organized a canned food collection, launched fund drives and made plans for a service trip to the Gulf Coast region. Staff planned a “denim day” (wearing jeans to work for a 67 million Research Building is part
of an 100 or more)
For more facts and fi gures about the “Campaign for Saint Louis University: Where Knowledge Touches Lives,” see page 7.
SLU researchers explore fl u vaccines without needles
For those squeamish about needles,
here’s some potentially good news.
Researchers at the School of Medi-
cine are investigating the use of sound
waves rather than syringes to administer
the fl u vaccine. In the fi rst study of its kind
in the nation, researchers at the SLU Cen-
ter for Vaccine Development are using an
investigational device that applies ultrason-
ic waves to a small area of the skin to create
microscopic openings in the pores. Once
the pores are opened, a nickel-size patch
containing a licensed fl u vaccine is placed
over the area, allowing the medication to
pass into a patient’s bloodstream.
“The painless pulse of sound waves takes about 15 seconds, and the skin re-
turns to its normal state within 24 hours,” said Dr. Robert Belshe, the lead investi-
gator for the study and director of the Center for Vaccine Development at the School of Medicine.
40 years ago in Universitas
THE COVER OF THE OCTOBER 1965 ISSUE OF SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE FEATURED THE NEW “SCI-
ENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER,” WHICH WAS DEDICATED THAT MONTH. The completion of the buildings, later known as Macel-
wane, Monsanto and Shannon halls, marked the offi cial opening of the “new campus” in the Mill Creek Valley.
The magazine also reported on the Society of Jesus’ General Congregation, held that summer in Rome. Then-President Paul C. Reinert, S.J., was one of only 220 Jesuits invited to attend. At the meeting Pedro Arrupe, S.J., was elected to lead the Jesuit order. Arrupe had strong Saint Louis University connections, having studied at SLU’s divinity school and School of Medicine.
Quotable UTAS:“Writing is not a random imposition of
form on experience but a very careful
and sophisticated attempt to impose form and intelligibility on our experience.”
Dr. Elias J. Chiasson, professor of English, in the article, “A Dying Art Revived,” which described his efforts to
improve high school composition courses
Below (from left) at the ground breaking: Shirley Drury; Charles Drury, SLU trustee; Frank O’Donnell, SLU trustee;
Stephen Petersen, SLU interim vice president for development and University relations; Dr. Patricia Monteleone, dean
of the SLU School of Medicine; Bond; Biondi; St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay; 19th Ward Alderman Michael McMillan;
Kathleen Brady, SLU vice president for facilities management and civic affairs; Bob Clark, Clayco chairman and
chief executive offi cer; George Nikolajevich, Cannon Design design principal; and Dr. William Wold, chairman of the
department of molecular microbiology and immunology at SLU.
U.S. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond at the groundbreaking.
photo by Dennis Caldwell
In the real world, social workers, educa-
tors and counselors often work closely
together to solve problems. Training for
that kind of collaboration got a boost this
summer when the Saint Louis University
School of Social Service merged with SLU’s
College of Public Service.
Social Service is now known as the School
of Social Work within the College of Public
Service. Dr. Susan Tebb serves as the school’s
director, reporting to Dr. James Gilsinan,
dean of the College of Public Service. The
School of Social Work remains housed in
Tegeler Hall.
The merger, which took effect July 1, is ex-
pected to create new opportunities for inno-
vative academic programs and cutting-edge
research.
“This move really takes advantage of our strengths,” Gilsinan said, adding that the two units already offer common academic offerings. The merger isn’t a new idea. When Pub-
lic Service was founded in 1998, there were discussions of a merger with Social Service. Those discussions resurfaced in fall 2003. Since that time, offi cials with both units have spent a lot of time examining the tran-
sition. There also has been signifi cant fac-
ulty input. Offi cials expect that the academic units’
similar missions will encourage a smooth
transition. Both Public Service and Social
Work educate students to be community-
oriented professionals who strive for positive
change when they enter the workforce. Before
graduation, students get real-world, hands-on
education through clinical experience, which
is a key component of both units’ degree pro-
grams.
“Once practitioners get out there — wheth-
er they’re social workers, teachers, speech
pathologists or counselors — they almost
always work in an interdisciplinary way, and
it’s better that they gain those skills as part of
their early training,” Tebb said.
School of Social Service and College of Public Service merge; Social Service gets new name
DuBourg Society
members
(donors of 1,500 or more)
1818 Society members
(donors who have planned
gifts benefi ting SLU)
First-time donors
Average
gift
received
Miles traveled to visit alumni by
members of the development
and alumni relations staff
SLU named a best
buy for 8th year
For the eighth consecutive year,
U.S.News & World Report has rec-
ognized Saint Louis University as
one of the nation’s best values in higher
education.
In its special “America’s Best Colleges 2006” issue, U.S. News again names the University on its coveted “Great Schools, Great Prices” list. SLU joins other distin-
guished Catho-
lic institutions,
including Notre
Dame, George-
town and Bos-
ton College, on
this list of the
50 national, doc-
toral universities
that are consid-
ered best buys by
the magazine. To
determine the best
value rankings,
U.S. News
relates a school’s academic quality to the net cost of
attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based fi nancial aid. “The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal,” the magazine states. In addition to best buy rankings, U.S.
News also compiles an annual listing of
the nation’s best universities and colleges.
This year, SLU rose three spots to No. 78
among the nearly 250 national universities
that offer doctoral programs. Harvard and
Princeton topped this year’s list. And once
again, Saint Louis University was listed
among the top fi ve Catholic institutions
in these overall rankings.
U.S. News also gave high marks to
several individual SLU academic depart-
ments and undergraduate programs.
SLU’s Parks College of Engineering, Avia-
tion and Technology claimed the No. 29
spot among nation’s best undergraduate
engineering programs. In addition, the
college’s aerospace program was ranked
No. 5 in the nation. And SLU’s John
Cook School of Business was listed at No.
87 on U.S. News’ rankings of the country’s
best undergraduate business programs.
Catho-lic
George-town
Bos-ton
doc-toral
consid-ered
4 U NIVERSITAS www.slu.edu 5 U NIVERSITAS FALL 2005
Treasured Jade
at SLUMA
Through Dec. 11 the Saint Louis University
Museum of Art is featuring “Treasured Jade: The
Ronald S. Poe and Linda Laspe Poe Collec-
tion of Chinese Jade.” The collection includes
artifacts representing the most signifi cant eras
of China’s past and includes funerary objects
from China’s Neolithic past as well as religious
fi gures from the Shang Dynasty (1766-1050
B.C.), bi discs and vessels from the Han Dynasty
(206 B.C.-A.D. 220) and carved jade of the Ming
Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). The exhibit also
includes ancient bronze. It is free and open to
the public. SLUMA is open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday. For more information,
visit sluma.slu.edu.
The John Cook School of Business has
announced a new program for students
interested in earning an MBA in less time
than a traditional program — a one-year MBA
degree option. The degree, which consists of three
terms, is the fi rst of its kind in the region and will
begin in May 2006. The fi rst class will graduate in
May 2007.
“We’ve designed this program for driven individuals
who want to make the most of their time and get
ahead faster,” said Dr. Tom Miller, associate dean
for master’s and undergraduate programs. “One-
year MBA students will be back in the workforce
in half of the time of their peers at most other
institutions.”
The degree is fully accredited by the Association
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and a
two-week study abroad venture is included in the
curriculum.
The business school will continue to offer a profes-
sional MBA option for those interested in pursuing
their degree on a part-time basis. However SLU’s
one-year MBA program will replace its traditional
two-year full-time MBA program. SLU also will
continue to offer the master of accounting, master
of science in fi nance and executive master of
international business programs.
To learn more about the SLU one-year MBA, visit
oneyearmba.slu.edu or call (314) 977-6221 or
1-800-570-1801.
photos by Steve Dolan
t he ARTS at SLU
Lidded vessel, pale green nephrite.
Style of Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644
News Briefs
Saint Louis University’s Center for Advanced
Dental Education received the National
Award of Merit from Herbert Hoover Boys &
Girls Club at its annual recognition celebra-
tion June 25. CADE’s relationship with the
local group dates from the early ’60s, when
faculty members of the SLU School of Den-
tistry provided dental services for Boys & Girls
Club members and administered the dental
program at the club’s small dental clinic.
The department of pharmacological and
physiological science has received a 1
million-plus grant from the National Institute
of General Medical Sciences to train 30 pre-
doctoral students during the next fi ve years.
SLU is one of only 28 institutions across the
country to receive the grant. The department
had received the competitive renewal grant for
the previous 15 years and is the only institu-
tion in the state to receive the funding.
Mel Burkart (Grad B&A ’03), professor
emeritus of aviation science in SLU’s Parks
College of Engineering, Aviation and Technol-
ogy, has earned a rare distinction in the fi eld
of aviation. He recently received designation
as a master certifi cated fl ight instructor by
the National Association of Flight Instructors.
Fewer than 500 of the 85,000 certifi ed fl ight
instructions in the United States have achieved
this status. Burkart is one of only seven aviation
instructors from Missouri to earn the title.
For the third year in a row and with the help
of some celebrity guests, the “Denim and
Diamonds” fund-raiser benefi ted the nation-
ally renowned Liver Center at the School of
Medicine. “Denim and Diamonds 3” was a two-
evening gala event in September that benefi ted
public education, research and treatment of
liver disease. For the second time in three years,
country music legend Willie Nelson performed.
A black-tie dinner followed the next night.
The College of Public Service and the SLU
Campus Kitchen have inaugurated a new
partnership through the James Cormack, C.M.,
Scholarship. Funded by an endowment named
for Cormack (Grad Pub Ser ’78), former pastor
of St. Vincent DePaul parish, the Cormack
scholar will work with Campus Kitchen to provide
assistance to clients and staff through direct
service and strategic assessment of the orga-
nization’s outreach efforts. Michael J. Schmid,
a doctoral student in the department of public
policy studies, is the fi rst Cormack scholar.
Dr. Eleonore
Stump, the
Robert J.
Henle, S.J., professor
of philosophy, has
been asked to give
the prestigious Wilde
Lectures at Oxford
University next spring.
Stump will speak on
“The Problem of Evil:
What We Care About.”
The Wilde Lectures
are a distinguished series of lectures in natural
and comparative religion given by top experts
from around the world. Stump delivered the cel-
ebrated Gifford Lectures at Aberdeen University
in Scotland in 2003. She also has received the
Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching,
the largest single award given to an individual
for teaching.
For the third
straight year,
the National
Catholic Press As-
sociation has honored
a magazine column
written by Saint Louis
University philosophy
professor John F.
Kavanaugh, S.J. (A&S
’68, Grad ’66, ’71).
His “Ethics Notebook”
in America magazine
earned second place in the “Best Regular
Column” category. The association represents
640 publications with a combined circulation of
nearly 27 million in the United States and Cana-
da. Kavanaugh’s winning column addressed the
2004 presidential election. “Ethics Notebook”
is one of the most popular columns in America,
which was founded by the Jesuits in 1909.
Philosophy professors honored
The Saint Louis University Library Associates will present
the Saint Louis Literary Award to Pulitzer Prize-winning
novelist Richard Ford at 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, in the
Anheuser-Busch Auditorium of SLU’s John Cook School of Busi-
ness. The program is free and open to the public.
Ford is the author of fi ve novels,
Independence Day, Wildlife,
The Sportswriter, The Ultimate Good Luck
and A Piece of My Heart
and three collections of short stories. He received both the Pulit-
zer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for
Independence Day, the
fi rst book to win both prizes. In 2001, he received the PEN/Mal-
amud Award for excellence in short fi ction.
In receiving the award, Ford joins a select
Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
No full textSummer 2001 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis UniversityT H E M AG A Z I N E O F S A I N T L O U I S U N I V E R S I T Y
S U M M E R 2 0 0 1
By Lawrence Biondi, SJ
Saint Louis University President
Arecent article by David Brooks in Atlantic Monthly called into question the character of col-lege
students today. Brooks blames go-getter parents and educational institutions for leaving
today’s college-age generation on their own when it comes to character and virtue.
“We fly our children around the world so that they can experience different cultures,” Brooks
writes. “We spend huge amounts of money on safety equipment and sports coaching. We ser-monize
about the evils of drunk driving. We expend enormous energy guiding and regulating
their lives. But when it comes to character and virtue, the most mysterious area of all, suddenly
the laissez-faire ethic rules: You’re on your own, Jack and Jill; go figure out what is true and just
for yourselves.”
I couldn’t disagree more. That’s certainly not our approach at Saint Louis University or at any
of our sister Jesuit colleges and universities.
At SLU we take great pride in the education that we provide our students. We take equal
pride in helping them become responsible, caring members of society. Our mission — to edu-cate
the whole person — clearly states that intellectual and character development go hand-in-hand.
Our students, faculty and staff connect with the St. Louis
community and the world community, exploring and enriching
these “classrooms without walls.” Each day, through outreach
programs and research efforts, the SLU family demonstrates how
knowledge touches lives.
Brooks says that we assume that if adults try to offer moral
instruction, it will backfire because our children will reject our
sermonizing (though they don’t seem to reject any other part of
our guidance and instruction). “We assume that such questions
have no correct answer that can be taught,” he writes. “Or
maybe the simple truth is that adult institutions no longer try to
talk about character and virtue because they simply wouldn’t
know what to say.”
At Saint Louis University we haven’t forgotten what to say
about character and virtue because we have never stopped saying
it. Yes, we educate more than 11,000 students in a wide variety
of disciplines. But no matter what the major or degree, there is
one common thread to our learning environment. All of our stu-dents
are instilled with a call to act for justice and a conviction to
value the dignity of every human person.
In every issue of UNIVERSITAS, we share with you stories about
Saint Louis University’s academic progress, research activities and community outreach. In this
issue, however, we’re focusing on our strides to foster character both inside and outside of the
classroom — to introduce our students to a life of service. We’re proud to be recognized as a
character-building college by The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development,
but we’re even more pleased that Saint Louis University students, faculty and staff volunteered
more than 430,000 service hours to area organizations this past year. In all, more than 6,000
members of the University community participate in service outreach programs.
At Saint Louis University, we do not separate intellectual and character development.
Combining these makes the educated person sensitive to greater possibilities. Intellect and char-acter,
joined together, empower our students to achieve change on behalf of a more just society.
On the following pages you’ll find several articles looking at the topic of character develop-ment
from various angles. One story explains the many facets and benefits of our Center for
Leadership and Community Service. Another describes an innovative theology course that com-bines
classroom study and community service. Still another story examines the impact a unique
ethics program has had on our faculty development. And the last feature article profiles three
student-athletes who are building character by balancing academics, athletics and service.
We take seriously the Ignatian ideal of “forming women and men for others.” I hope you’ll
enjoy reading how much.
UNIVERSITAS
Volume 27, No. 3
Editor
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
Contributors
Chris Waldvogel
Marie Dilg (Soc Ser ’94)
Glen Sparks
Intern
Alison Williams
Photo Credits
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Curt Dennison, 2, 5
Steve Dolan, 3
Kevin Lowder, inside cover, 7, 8-9,
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James Visser, cover
Chris Waldvogel, 2, 4
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Design: Stacy Lanier
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On the Cover: Building char-acter
at Saint Louis University.
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C O N T E N T S
6
Outreach
SLU’s Center for Leadership and
Community Service helps students help others.
10
Reflection
A unique theology class teaches
lessons in and out of the classroom.
14
Ethics
An innovative program places
ethics at the academic forefront.
18
Balance
Three of SLU’s student-athletes
prove why they’re winners.
2
School renamed
to honor Doisys
The School of Allied Health
Professions was renamed
the Edward and Margaret
Doisy School of Allied Health
Professions in a blessing and
dedication ceremony on April
17. The late Dr. Edward A.
Doisy, former chairman of the
biochemistry department,
received the 1943 Nobel Prize
in Medicine for isolating
Vitamin K and determining its
constitution and synthesis.
Doisy’s practice of donating
the majority of the income
derived from commercial
application of his research find-ings
to Saint Louis University
Arts and Sciences
dean appointed
Dr. Joe Weixlmann has
been named dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Most recently, Weixlmann was
the dean of the College of Arts
and Sciences at Indiana State
University. He succeeds Dr.
Shirley Dowdy, who has
retired. SLU’s College of Arts
and Sciences boasts 15 depart-ments
and 12 centers and pro-grams.
The college is home to
nearly 2,500 undergraduate
students, more than one-third
of the University’s total under-graduate
population. More
than 250 full-time faculty teach
in the college. Weixlmann had
been dean at ISU since 1994.
SLU welcomes
new vice president
Edward O’Brien, SJ (Grad
’54, ’57, ’62), is the new
vice president for mission and
ministry for the 2001-2002
academic year. He succeeds
A. James Blumeyer, SJ (A&S
’57, Pub Ser ’65, Grad ’58,
’68), who has retired and will
now work in an admissions
spirituality program at
Rockhurst College in Kansas
City, Mo. O’Brien is minister
of the SLU Jesuit community
at Jesuit Hall, a position he’s
held since 1995. He will con-tinue
to serve in this capacity.
As vice president, O’Brien will
supervise the campus ministry
and pastoral care departments
and facilitate programs that
focus on the mission of the
University. O’Brien also will
Trustees approve
new directions
The board of trustees OK’d
the University’s strategic
directions at a May 5 meeting.
Officials sought feedback from
the University community on
the directions, which will help
determine the identity of the
University. The directions
establish a concrete plan of
action from 2001 to 2006 to
advance the vision and mission
of the University. The four
foundations of the strategic
directions include:
• Expanding research integrat-ed
with teaching, learning and
service.
• Advancing community with
diversity.
• Fostering technology dedi-cated
to student formation and
the generation of knowledge.
• Promoting continuous
institutional learning and
innovation.
GOOD MOVE: The Childgarden building, 3840 Lindell
Blvd., is being renovated to create a centralized academic ser-vices
center for students. The move will allow academic
advising, career services, the student educational services cen-ter
and pre-professional health studies to relocate into one
building, which will be ready this August. SLU purchased
the building from the St. Louis Association for Retarded
Citizens, which ran a day care center there.
provide counsel to the SLU
administration to ensure the
Jesuit mission in education is
being realized. Before becom-ing
the minister of the Jesuit
community at SLU, O’Brien
served as the pastor of St.
Matthew the Apostle Parish in
St. Louis.
O’Brien
makes him the School of
Medicine’s largest private
donor. His wife, Margaret
Doisy (A&S ’60), was honored
and assisted in cutting the rib-bon
at the ceremony.
Those cutting the ribbon for the
Doisy School of Allied Health
Professions included (from left)
SLU trustee Robin Smith; Dr.
Joan Hrubetz, interim dean of
the school; Margaret Doisy;
and University President
Lawrence Biondi, SJ.
NEWS BRIEFS
By The Numbers
11 Images available as “virtual
postcards” on the SLU Web site
(www.slu.edu/postcards). The
images include many photos previ-ously
featured in the pages of
UNIVERSITAS.
60 Percent of the 1,539 recent
SLU graduates who are female.
84 International students who
graduated this year. They repre-sented
countries such as Spain,
Korea, India, Taiwan and China.
14,404 Number of SLU alumni
celebrating reunions this year. The
total includes all alumni who gradu-ated
in years ending in a one or a six.
The Council for Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE) has
selected University President
Lawrence Biondi, SJ, to receive
the Chief Executive Leadership
Award for CASE District VI.
CASE is the largest nonprofit edu-cation
association in terms of insti-tutional
membership and serves
some 28,000 advancement profes-sionals
on the staffs of member
institutions. … Denis E. Daly, SJ
(Grad ’58, ’60, ’66), has joined the
development office as assistant vice
president for development, focus-ing
on raising major gifts from
alumni and friends of the
University. Most recently, he was
assistant vice president for mission
and ministry at the Health Sciences
Center. … Dr. Michael Burks
has joined the University in the
newly created position of director
of Web development, overseeing
all aspects of the University’s inter-nal
and external Internet sites. …
Dr. Ik-Whan G. Kwon (Pub
Hlth ’90), professor of decision sci-ences
and director of the John
Cook School of Business’
Consortium for Supply Chain
Management, has received a
Fulbright Grant for the 2001-2002
academic year. He will lecture and
conduct research at the Korea
Development Institute School of
Public Policy and Management and
at Yonsei University in Seoul,
Korea. … Dr. Avis Meyer (Grad
’76), professor of communication
and adviser to The University News
since 1974, is this year’s winner of
the Mary A. Bruemmer Award.
Established in 1980, the award is
given annually to the faculty, staff
member of administrator who has
done the most to improve student
life and enhance the SLU experi-ence.
It is named for Bruemmer
(A&S ’42, Grad ’60), the former
dean of student affairs and a
University volunteer. … St. Louis
Mayor Francis Slay (Law ’80) dis-cussed
his plans for the economic
development of St. Louis during
two appearances at SLU in May.
Program ranked
2nd in the nation
The School of Law once
again has been recognized
for one of the top health law
programs in the nation. The
U.S. News & World Report
2002 edition of “America’s
Best Graduate Schools”
ranked SLU’s health law pro-gram
No. 2 in the United
States. Established in 1982,
the Center for Health Law
Studies is the source of sever-al
law publications, including
the leading health law case-
Updates planned
for Busch Center
The Saint Louis University
board of trustees has
approved a proposal for the
renovation and expansion of
the 118,000-square-foot Busch
Memorial Center into a mod-ern
student and alumni center.
SLU students indicated their
support for the student center
project by passing a Student
Government Association reso-lution
in April to assess a stu-dent
fee to help fund the
Log On for
SLU News
To learn about the most
up-to-date news and
happenings at Saint Louis
University, you now can
visit the SLU Newslink site
on the World Wide Web
(www.slu.edu/newspage.html).
You also can subscribe to a
daily e-mail message that
highlights the top SLU news
of the day, previews upcom-ing
events and notifies the
University community of
announcements and services.
CLASS OF 2001: More than 1,500 students,
including those pictured at left, participated in SLU’s
commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 19, at
Savvis Center. Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem (second from
left, above), president of the Council for Opportunity
in Education, was the speaker. Others receiving hon-orary
degrees were (from left) Margaret Farley, the
Gilbert Stark Professor of Christian Ethics at Yale
University; Richard Baron, president and CEO of
McCormack Baron & Associates; Raymond J.
Kalinowski, former vice chairman and corporate trea-surer
at A.G. Edwards; and Elizabeth Kalinowski,
an active volunteer with charitable and civic organi-zations.
book and treatise and the
Journal of Health Law, pub-lished
jointly with the
American Health Lawyers
Association. In addition, the
physician assistant program at
the Edward and Margaret
Doisy School of Allied
Health Professions was
ranked No. 10 in the coun-try.
The physician assistant
education program consis-tently
has had a 100 percent
passage rate on the national
certification exam taken by all
PA graduates from around
the nation.
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4
Two garner SLU
teaching award
Two professors have joined
a distinguished list of
teachers at Saint Louis
University. Dr. Dan Finucane
(Grad ’83, ’93), assistant pro-fessor
of theological studies,
and Joel K. Goldstein, profes-sor
of law, have been named
as recipients of the 2001
Event celebrates
internationalism
Experts from around the
globe offered some unique
perspectives on Jesuit educa-tion
both worldwide and at
Saint Louis University during
a recent panel held in con-junction
with Atlas Week, a
celebration of the many inter-national
aspects of the
University. The symposium
“Education and Service in the
Jesuit Tradition: Responses to
Culture and Context,” fea-tured
panelists Gonzalo
Arroyo, SJ, vice president and
professor of economic ethics
for Universidad Alberto
Hurtado in Santiago, Chile;
Mauricio Gaborit, SJ (A&S
’71, Grad ’73), academic vice
president for Universidad
Centroamericana, in San
Salvador, El Salvador; David
Wessels, SJ (A&S ’68), profes-sor
of political science for
Sophia University in Tokyo,
Japan; and Dr. Paul Shore,
associate professor of educa-tional
studies at SLU. John
Padberg, SJ (A&S ’49, Grad
’51, ’54, ’59), director of the
Institute for Jesuit Sources and
rector of the SLU Jesuit com-munity,
moderated the event.
Symposium panelists agreed
that Jesuit institutions around
the world must continue to
immerse themselves in the
politics, concerns and culture
of the particular region in
which they serve.
Atlas Week included the
symposium, classroom activi-
Public Health to
have new address
Renovations are under way
at the former Compton
Heights/Incarnate Word
Hospital, purchased earlier
this year from Tenet
Healthcare Corp. Scheduled
for completion this August,
the renovated building, now
called Salus Center, will
house the SLU School of
Public Health, administrative
offices and the print shop.
Plans for the building also
include a satellite site for the
Simon Recreation Center.
Some of administrative offices
are relocating from Fitzgerald
Hall, 3500 Lindell Blvd.,
freeing up Fitzgerald Hall for
additional technology-equipped
classrooms.
Group honors its
Women of Year
The women’s commission
has honored five mem-bers
of the University com-munity
as the 2001 Women
GRAND ACQUISITION: The University has
acquired the Grand Forest apartment complex, located
east of Marchetti Towers on Laclede Avenue. The com-plex
features 132 two-bedroom apartment units and park-ing
for approximately 170 vehicles.
ties and roundtable discus-sions.
The week ended with
the Billiken World Fair, a fes-tival
of the food, music and
dance of the many cultures
represented at SLU.
renovation. Busch Memorial
Center, 20 N. Grand Blvd.,
was built in 1967. Although it
has undergone some renova-tion,
students have been seek-ing
a larger, more comfortable
place to relax and socialize for
several years, said SLU vice
president of student develop-ment
Kathy Humphrey. “The
expanded center will be large
enough to host major events
and provide a central focal
point for campus extracurricu-lar
activities,” she said.
Students carrying the flags of nations represented at SLU march
through the quad during the Billiken World Fair on April 6.
of the Year. The commission
honors an administrator, fac-ulty
member, professional
staff member, support staff
member and student. Given
since 1978, the award recog-nizes
the outstanding contri-butions
of women to the
University. The award-win-ners
for 2001 are: Dr. Susan
C. Tebb, dean of the School
of Social Service; Dr. Mary
E. Case (Med ’69), co-direc-tor
of forensic pathology and
professor of pathology; Teri
R. McCarthy (A&S ’71),
director of the employee
assistance and employee
health programs; Mary Beth
Erickson, administrative assis-tant
to the vice president for
mission and ministry; and
Erin Nealon, a senior in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
10
Soccer coach joins
dental center
He’s won two world
championships as coach
of the Brazilian national
indoor soccer team. In fact,
through a career spanning 150
games, he’s only seen two
losses. But in dental circles,
Dr. Eustaquio Araujo is better
known as a world-class ortho-dontist.
It’s this reputation that
led him to SLU as director of
the graduate program in
orthodontics at the Center for
Advanced Dental Education.
Araujo found it difficult to
leave his native Brazil, but it
was his dream to direct an
orthodontic program in the
United States. “The Saint
Louis University Center for
Advanced Dental Education is
considered the No. 1 facility
in the world for graduate den-tal
education,” he said. “It is a
distinct privilege to be here.”
He initiated the graduate
orthodontic training program
at Catholic University of
Minas Gerais in Belo
Horizonte, Brazil, where he
most recently served as dean
of the School of Dentistry.
The summer 1991 issue of
UNIVERSITAS announced the
establishment of the School of
Public Health, which was (and still
is) Missouri’s only school of public
health. The issue also included
information about plans to create
the Museum of Contemporary
Religious Art in Fusz Hall.
MOCRA, which fosters dialogue
among different religious tradi-tions,
opened the next year.
In other UNIVERSITAS news:
The 1991 commencement speaker
was ABC News’ Nightline anchor
Ted Koppel, and author Fr.
Andrew Greeley also received an
honorary degree. … The Souers
Stroke Institute was established at
the Health Sciences Center.
… The now-regular feature “By
the Numbers” debuted.
The magazine also included a
photo essay of the newly refur-bished
St. Francis Xavier College
Church, which had been rededi-cated
on May 12, 1991, following
a year-long renovation. In addition
to the many architectural updates,
the renovation included many less
apparent improvements, such as
central heating and air condition-ing
and new lighting and sound
systems.
Quotable UTAS: “If we are to
make important decisions, we
must know what is going on —
good and bad. … Let American
media be a thorn in the side and a
pain in the butt to our most
revered leaders and institutions. It
is, when we consider the alterna-tives,
by far the safest course.” —
Ted Koppel, in his commencement
address.
Sign of the times: It was report-ed
that SLU groundskeepers plant-ed
11,995 flowers in 1991. They
planted 29,800 flowers this year —
not counting 36,000 spring bulbs.
chosen from hundreds of
schools to be included on a
list of 50 universities emerg-ing
as the top schools in the
nation under the Ivy
League. The story
focuses on schools that
were once considered
“safety” choices for
students but have
risen from those
ranks in recent years
because of higher
academic standards.
SLU was picked
because of its
growing national
reputation and
was mentioned
frequently as a
“hot school” by
guidance coun-selors
across the
nation. A panel
of admissions
counselors commented
that SLU has invested signifi-cantly
in scholarships and infra-structure.
A Saint Louis
University freshman also was
interviewed and said he was
accepted to 47 out of 50
schools but chose to attend
SLU.
BURNING BRIGHT: Organ donor families remem-ber
their loved ones at the 17th annual Candlelight
March held April 19 at Saint Louis University. The
event featured a march to the University’s clock tower,
where families lit candles in honor of the donors and
received a “Gift of Life” rose as a tribute.
Nancy McNeir Ring Award.
Presented annually since
1966, the award recognizes
the outstanding faculty mem-ber
of the year as chosen by
members of Alpha Sigma Nu,
the Jesuit honor society. The
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If I lost you my skies of blue would turn again to grey [first line of chorus]
No full textstrophic with choruspiano and voice; ukuleleads on back cover for Ted Browne Music Co. stockJohns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection, Box
155, Item 183Words by Charlie Harrison and Art Kassel. Music by Monte Wilhite. With Extra Lee Sims Piano Solo, Chorus.[Milton Slosser, Feature Organist, Missouri Theatre, St. Louis, MO.]photo by Block Bros., St. L., of Slosse
If I lost you my skies of blue would turn again to grey [first line of chorus]
No full textstrophic with choruspiano and voice; ukuleleads on back cover for Ted Browne Music Co. stockJohns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection, Box
155, Item 183Words by Charlie Harrison and Art Kassel. Music by Monte Wilhite. With Extra Lee Sims Piano Solo, Chorus.[Milton Slosser, Feature Organist, Missouri Theatre, St. Louis, MO.]photo by Block Bros., St. L., of Slosse
Word and Work Session 07
No full textIn the first half of Word and Work: An Intersection, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis President Dr. Dale A. Meyer talks with Seminary alum Rev. Ted Doering (’14) about his background, church planting and ways in which the church can reach younger generations. Doering is author of Myth of the Millennial: Connecting Generations in the Church from Concordia Publishing House. In the second half of the program, Professor Charles Arand interviews Professor Emeritus Bruce Hartung about nurturing and developing church environments that are psychologically and spiritually healthy as well has his books, Holding Up the Prophet’s Hands and Building Up the Body of Christ.https://scholar.csl.edu/wordandwork/1008/thumbnail.jp
Library Instruction, Net Promoter Scores, and Nudging beyond Satisfaction
Get PDFWashington University in Saint Louis Libraries are beginning to use the Net Promoter Score (NPS), in place of satisfaction surveys, to measure how library instruction sessions for the College Writing 1 program are received. NPS uses the 10-point Likert-scale question “Would you recommend this library instruction session to your friends and colleagues?” NPS determines whether library instruction participants and faculty are active “promoters,” simply satisfied “passives,” or dissatisfied “detractors.” Nudge theory is also introduced. “Nudge” is an attempt to unconsciously influence positive behaviors in place of using mandated activities. The author believes that NPS is inherently a “nudge.
You turned the tables on me [first line of chorus]
No full textintroduction and choruspiano and voice, guitar, ukulele, banjoads on back cover for Movietone Music stockJohns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection, Box
191a, Item 203Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell. Music by Louis Alter.Sung by Alice Faye in the 20th Century-Fox Picture Sing Baby Sing, with Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy, Patsy Kelly, Michael Whalen, Ritz Brothers.unattrib. photo of cast members; Zimmerman Print, Cincinnat
You turned the tables on me [first line of chorus]
No full textintroduction and choruspiano and voice, guitar, ukulele, banjoads on back cover for Movietone Music stockJohns Hopkins University, Levy Sheet Music Collection, Box
191a, Item 203Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell. Music by Louis Alter.Sung by Alice Faye in the 20th Century-Fox Picture Sing Baby Sing, with Alice Faye, Adolphe Menjou, Gregory Ratoff, Ted Healy, Patsy Kelly, Michael Whalen, Ritz Brothers.unattrib. photo of cast members; Zimmerman Print, Cincinnat
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