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Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
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F E AT U R E S DE PA R TMEN T S
E d i t o r
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
C o n t r i b u t o r s
Allison Babka Burney
Marie Dilg (SW ’94)
Shannon McGuire (Student Assistant)
Rachel Otto
“ O n C a m p u s ” n e w s s t o r i e s
University Communications
Medical Center Media Relations
Billiken Media Relations
D e s i g n
Art Direction: Matthew Krob
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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
Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
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Emergency Preparedness
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First Class of Presidential
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Volume 35, Issue 1
Editor
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
Contributors
Clayton Berry
David Chilenski (Cook ’98)
Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94)
Nick Sargent
“On Campus” news stories
University Communications
Medical Center Communications
Billiken Media Relations
Design
Art Direction: Matt Krob
Universitas is published by Saint Louis University.
Opinions expressed in Universitas are those of the
individual authors and not necessarily those of the
University administration. Unsolicited manuscripts and
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FALL 2004 WINTER 2005
Twenty years ago, I had just begun to
settle in for my first year here at Saint
Louis University when I challenged
our board of trustees and administration team
to create new ways for us to fulfill our mission
of forming women and men for others. We
knew that the Saint Louis University educa-tional
experience was a unique opportunity,
and we were striving to find a new way to
attract students who not only were high-caliber
academic scholars but also had the potential to
become the type of leaders needed to improve
our communities.
Due to the generosity of alumni and SLU
supporters, we were able to establish the Presi-dential
Scholars program, which back in 1988,
awarded the first 10 recipients with full schol-arships
to Saint Louis University. In this issue
of Universitas you will see how that investment
continues to pay dividends for these 10 men
and women and for the communities in which
they live.
I am blessed to have been at SLU long
enough not only to witness the growth of this
first class of Presidential Scholars during their
years at SLU, but also now to see how they
have grown and fulfilled the promise we saw in
them two decades ago. Starting on page 19, you
can read about this “first-class” group — an
emergency room physician, owner of a social
service agency, corporate lawyer, business
analyst, piano teacher, researcher, pediatrician,
manager for a home health care company and
two alumnae serving their families as full-time
mothers.
Although they have settled on careers and
homes that literally are all over the map, the
members of the initial class of Presidential
Scholars — much like the more than 300
Presidential Scholars who have followed them
— show a commitment to service to others as
well as an appreciation for the opportunities
they received here at SLU. Their continued
success is one of the best endorsements for the
next generation of students who apply to Saint
Louis University.
And that’s one of the most important ways
our original scholars are returning the invest-ment
many SLU alumni and supporters made
in them 20 years ago. We have great faculty,
staff, researchers and alumni at Saint Louis
University, but to keep SLU a great university,
we need to continue to attract great students.
All of you already are doing a wonderful job
promoting Saint Louis University as you
achieve success in your professional, personal
and service lives. But I ask you to join your
alma mater’s efforts to attract even more of
tomorrow’s leaders to SLU.
During the last academic year, SLU’s total
enrollment increased 3 percent, and our goal is
to continue to provide more opportunities for
students who are eager to study at SLU. Even
outside of St. Louis, many of you will see in
movie theaters and hear on the radio a new
SLU recruitment campaign, that encourages
students to “Be a Billiken.” Using our Univer-sity’s
unique mascot, the campaign highlights
SLU’s equally unique attributes, which sepa-rate
SLU from other top national schools.
But your help, whether setting up one-on-one
meetings with prospective students in
your city or joining SLU recruiters at a college
fair in your area, can make the difference in
whether a student seriously considers SLU. If
you’re interested in lending some of your valu-able
time to the SLU recruitment cause, please
contact our alumni relations office at alumni@
slu.edu for more information.
I hope you enjoy reading about our 20th
anniversary class of Presidential Scholars as
much as I have enjoyed catching up with these
10 alumni.
Lawrence Biondi, S.J.,
President
SLU’s Presidential Scholarship celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Photo by Jim Visser
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8 | The Billiken: From Fad to Icon
Learn how the Billiken came to be
and how he came to SLU in this
article celebrating the unique mascot’s
100 years. — By Nick Sargent
12 | Life, Hope and Homilies
Philosophy professor John
Kavanaugh, S.J., has been raising
tough questions for more than 30
years. Now he gives some answers.
— By Laura Geiser
16 | In Case of Emergency
How well is SLU prepared for a crisis?
A new emergency preparedness team
is making sure the University is ready
for anything. — By Clayton Berry
19 | Primary Scholars
SLU’s inaugural class of Presidential
Scholars arrived on campus 20 years
ago. Find out where these 10 alumni
are today. — By Marie Dilg
2 | On Campus
Homecoming marks the Billiken’s
birthday • New rankings released •
Avian flu research • Heritage Hall •
Art exhibits • Convocation
6 | Billiken News
Basketball schedules • Trost on all-
NCAA team • Volleyball wins big
7 | Advancement News
A conversation with David
Suwalsky, S.J., director of SLU’s
museums and galleries.
24 | class notes
Catch up with classmates.
28 | In Memoriam
Remembering those members of the
SLU community who recently died.
30 | alumni events
Find SLU alumni activities wherever
you live.
32 | Perspective
A recent alumnus discusses the
criminal justice system.
33 | the last word
Letters to the editor.
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features depar tments
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To celebrate the Billiken’s 100th year, the University
threw two birthday celebrations to coincide with
Homecoming and Family Weekend, which drew
thousands of graduates and parents to campus Sept. 26-28.
In all, more than 2,500 alumni and friends and 1,200 par-ents
and family members made their way to SLU’s campus.
The schedule of events included class reunions, jazz socials,
campus tours and a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.
The birthday celebration kicked off in the Family Fun
Area on Saturday, where alumni, parents and students
turned out to make birthday hats, enjoy birthday-themed
activities and eat cupcakes. The Billiken had only one wish
for his birthday party: that all of his friends bring new
children’s books, later donated to a special program at SSM
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center. Almost 200
books were collected.
The birthday celebration continued that night, as the
men’s soccer team won its game against in-state rival Mis-souri
State University by a 3-0 margin, with almost 5,800
in attendance. It was the second largest crowd in Hermann
Stadium history.
During halftime, the stadium lights dropped, and a three-tier
cake was brought onto the field. The capacity crowd
sang “Happy Birthday” to the Billiken. As soon as the song
ended, a fireworks display erupted over the stadium.
Homecoming Weekend also featured tours of the new
Chaifetz Arena, the annual golf cart parade, a barbecue,
Mass, brunch and a concert.
“With wonderful events and spectacular weather, we
really celebrated the Billiken’s birthday in style, and we are
already looking forward to next year,” said Meg Connolly
(A&S ’90, Grad ’92), associate vice president for alumni
relations and annual giving.
The 2009 Homecoming Weekend is scheduled for Sept. 25-
27. Call the office of alumni relations at (314) 977-2250 to help
with reunion planning.
Homecoming celebrates 100 years of the Billiken
Scenes from
this year’s
homecoming
This summer, two national
publications recognized
Saint Louis University as
one of the best schools
in the country for under-graduate
education. U.S.
News & World Report’s
“America’s Best Colleges”
ranks SLU 80th out of
more than 260 national
universities in the United States. The ranking placed
SLU among the top five Jesuit universities in the
country for the sixth consecutive year. U.S. News
also gave high marks to the University’s undergrad-uate
engineering and business programs.
The Princeton Review’s 2009 edition of The Best
368 Colleges places SLU in the top 15 percent of
America’s 2,500 four-year colleges. Listings in book
are based on institutional data, school visits and
feedback from students, independent college coun-selors
and parents. However schools are chosen
primarily for their outstanding academics.
SLU earns
U.S. News,
Princeton
Review
honors
Researchers
study avian flu
Saint Louis University School of
Medicine has begun one of the larg-est
avian flu clinical trials in the United
States to test a new vaccine approach to
prevent the disease.
The study tests whether an injection
of an FDA-approved avian flu vaccine
created in 2004 can prime the body’s
immune system so a second shot of a
different avian flu vaccine can protect
against avian flu infection.
Public health experts are concerned
that the avian flu could become the
next influenza pandemic because bird
viruses have started previous outbreaks.
The study will examine the vigor of the
body’s antibody response and the safety
of the vaccines.
SLU is the lead site of the research,
which is sponsored by the National In-stitute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
part of the National Institutes of Health,
and will include up to five study sites.
SLU named a great
place to work
In its “2008 Great Colleges to Work For”
issue, The Chronicle of Higher Education
recognized Saint Louis University as one of
the best universities to work for in the nation.
SLU was one of five institutions of higher
education with 2,500 or more employees
recognized in the following categories:
Teaching
Environment:
Faculty members
say the institution
recognizes innova-tive
and high-quali-ty
teaching.
Tenure Clarity
and Process:
Requirements for
tenure are clear,
faculty members
say.
Housing
Assistance
Programs:
The “Hometown
SLU” program
provides forgiv-able
loans toward
homes purchased
in neighborhoods
near the University.
403(b) or 401(k):
Saint Louis
University offers
an award-winning
retirement plan.
New endowed
chair benefits
ophthalmolo g y
Dr. Anwar Shah, a former
SLU faculty member, has
established an endowed chair
in ophthalmology. Shah began
his relationship with SLU as an
intern and resident in ophthal-mology,
after coming to the
United States from Pakistan as a
Fulbright Scholar in 1955.
After completing fellowships
at Washington University in St. Louis and Harvard Medical School,
Shah became director of retina services in SLU’s department of
ophthalmology. He was a member of the SLU faculty for years,
training numerous ophthalmology residents. In 1980, he built the St.
Louis Eye Hospital, a 160,000.
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CONVOCATION
CELEBRATION
For the first time, in August Saint
Louis University’s annual convocation
to welcome new students and their
families to the SLU community was
held at Chaifetz Arena. Previously
held in St. Francis Xavier College
Church, convocation moved to the
arena this year to allow more faculty
and staff to participate in the event.
{ on campus } Viewing Heritage Hall on the day of its dedication are (from left): Dr. Patricia
Demuth, former coordinator of gerontological nursing at the School of
Nursing; Sister Noreen McGowan (seated), former faculty member and director
of nursing at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital; and Virginia Patton Spe-noga,
former faculty member.
Nursing School marks anniversary
with Heritage Hall installation
When Saint Louis University School of Nursing marked its
80th anniversary by unveiling its Heritage Hall, one sec-tion
was left empty by design.
“Visitors to Heritage Hall will learn of the many greats we have
achieved as an innovator in nursing education. But the best is yet
to come,” said Dr. Teri Murray (Nurs ’79, Grad ’93, ’97), dean of
the School of Nursing.
Located on the second floor of the School of Nursing Building,
Heritage Hall is a three-dimensional timeline of the School of
Nursing’s milestones. It was dedicated Sept. 27.
A seed donation for Heritage Hall was made in honor of Dr.
Joan Carter (Nurs ’58, Grad ’62), associate dean emerita of the
School of Nursing. Alumni and other friends of the School of
Nursing contributed to the historical remembrance.
Faculty from Saint
Louis University’s
Doisy College of
Health Sciences and
the department of
nutrition and dietetics’
Fresh Gatherings
cafeteria are featured
in a book by author
Patricia Corrigan called Eating St. Louis: The Gate-way
City’s Unique Food Culture. The hardcover book
serves up stories and photos of the places, people
and foods that have
come to define and feed
St. Louis. It also features
little-known tales about
local restaurants, food
manufacturers, groceries
and specialty food shops.
Eating St. Louis can be
ordered online at: www.
eatingstlouis.com.
Doisy
College
featured
in book
Rec Center reminder
Whether you’re a member of SLU’s
Simon Recreation Center or
not, alumni may enroll in most of the
center’s fitness classes, including Pilates,
yoga, aerobics, spinning, kickboxing,
bouldering and swimming. Several
dance classes also are offered. There is
a moderate fee for class enrollment, and
all skill levels are welcomed. Classes and
schedules vary, so visit www.slu.edu/
organizations/crcisc for details or call
(314) 977-3969.
As the Billiken
celebrates
his 100th
birthday
Issues of Universitas that feature the
Billiken on the cover (including this one)
NCAA Division I Billiken
teams at SLU
Billiken statues on campus
(plus, there’s a Billiken-shaped
topiary)
Individuals inducted
into SLU’s athletic
Billiken Hall of Fame
Pageviews of SLU’s “What’s a Billiken?”
page (www.slu.edu/billiken.xml) during
the last three months 8 18 2 227 5,397
t h e A R T S a t S L U
SLUMA shows
‘Diebenkorn,
Hockney and
Dine’ works
The Saint Louis University
Museum of Art is present-ing
“Diebenkorn, Hockney
and Dine: Selected Prints
from the Bank of America
Collection.” This iconic trio
of contemporary artists
is represented by more
than 100 of their respec-tive
prints spanning the
period between 1950 and
1986. The works on paper
reveal explorations into the
aesthetics of line, color and
formal complexity. SLUMA’s
hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Wednesday through Sun-day.
For more information,
visit sluma.slu.edu.
MOCRA’s
‘Pursuit of the
Spirit’ marks
15 years
This fall, visitors to SLU’s
Museum of Contemporary
Religious Art can view the
exhibition “Pursuit of the
Spirit,” which draws on art-ists
and artworks selected
from the museum’s first 35
exhibitions. As the museum
celebrates its 15th an-niversary,
the selections are
dedicated to the ongoing
dialogue between con-temporary
artists and the
world’s faith traditions. The
museum is open 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Tuesday through
Sunday. For more informa-tion,
call (314) 977-7170 or
visit mocra.slu.edu.
Campaign
memorabilia
on display at
SLUMA
The Saint Louis University
Museum of Art is exhibit-ing
“Persuasive Politics:
Presidential Campaign
Memorabilia.” Centuries of
presidential memorabilia are
showcased in the collec-tion:
a George Washington
coat button, an “I Like Ike”
cigarette pack and an 1860
Abraham Lincoln campaign
coin are among the more
than 700 campaign items,
ranging from the historic and
stoic to the contemporary
and whimsical. SLUMA’s
hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Wednesday through Sun-day.
For more information,
visit sluma.slu.edu.
Madonna and Child. Frederick
J. Brown (1994-95), oil and
mixed media on canvas.
McKinley campaign pin
with flag ribbon.
Clubs-Blue Ground. Richard
Diebenkorn (1982), etching,
spitbite aquatint, drypoint.
Public Health receives 26.3 million contract from
the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The new contract is in addition to last year’s $26.8
million, five-year contract to the School of Public Health to follow the health of children
from St. Louis City and Macoupin County in Illinois.
FIRST CLASS
This fall, Saint Louis
University debuted a new
classroom building at 3721
Laclede Ave. The building,
which was the former home
of Forest Pharmaceuticals,
was completely gutted and
renovated this summer.
Now known as the Laclede
Classroom Building, the fa-cility
boasts 15 classrooms,
a new forensics/anthropol-ogy
lab and several seminar
rooms.
Photo by Steve Dolan
Photo by Steve Dolan
Photo by Kevin Lowder
date opponent place time
Nov. 05 vs. Harris-Stowe State St. Louis 7 p.m.
(ExhIBITION)
Nov. 14 vs. Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis 7 p.m.
Nov. 19 vs. Kent State St. Louis 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 vs. Boston College St. Louis 1 p.m.
Nov. 25 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. 7 p.m.
Nov. 29 at Detroit Mercy Detroit 1 p.m.
Dec. 02 at Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. 7 p.m.
Dec. 06 vs. Savannah State St. Louis 7 p.m.
Dec. 13 vs. Samford St. Louis 4 p.m.
Las Vegas Classic
Dec. 17 vs. USC Upstate St. Louis 7 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Liberty St. Louis 7 p.m.
Dec. 22 vs. DePaul Las Vegas 7 p.m.
Dec. 23 Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas 6:30 or
Championship 9 p.m.
Dec. 30 vs. UMBC St. Louis 8 p.m.
Jan. 02 vs. North Carolina A&T St. Louis 7 p.m.
Jan. 08 at Xavier Cincinnati 7 p.m.
Jan. 14 vs. Massachusetts St. Louis 7 p.m.
Jan. 17 vs. George Washington St. Louis TBA
Jan. 22 at Temple Philadelphia 7 p.m.
Jan. 25 vs. Richmond St. Louis 2 p.m.
Jan. 29 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 7 p.m.
Jan. 31 at Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 6 p.m.
Feb. 04 vs. Duquesne St. Louis TBA
Feb. 08 at Richmond Richmond, Va. 1 p.m.
Feb. 11 vs. Charlotte St. Louis 7 p.m.
Feb. 14 at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. 1 p.m.
Feb. 1
Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
No full textSummer 2018 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University. This is a special Bicentennial issue, celebrating the University's 200th anniversaryUNIVERSI TAS 2 SUMMER 2018 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSIT Y 1 BICENTENNIAL
P R E S I D E N T ’ S
M E S S A G E
VOLUME 4 4, ISSUE 2
EDITOR
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Amy Garland (A&S ’97)
ART DIRECTOR
Matt Krob
CONTRIBUTORS
Anne Marie Apollo-Noel
Dr. Dolores Byrnes
Molly Daily (Grad A&S ’18)
Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94)
Sarah Hilgendorf
ON CAMPUS NEWS STORIES
University Public Relations
Billiken Media Relations
ON THE COVER
Detail of a window in St. Francis
Xavier College Church depicting
the north entry of DuBourg Hall
flanked by graduates. The word
“Christocracy” in red letters
above the entry indicates Christ’s
influence on education. The
window was designed by Emil Frei
Jr. and installed in the 1930s.
Photo by J.J. Mueller, S.J.
(A&S ’69, Grad A&S ’70)
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Detail of two windows in St. Francis Xavier College Church
that spotlight academic disciplines and sit on each side of the
window on this issue’s cover. On the left, painting and music are
depicted. On the right, mathematics and science are shown.
PHOTOS BY J.J. MUELLER, S.J.
PHOTO BY JAY FRAM
F E ATU R E S
D E PARTME NTS
10
The First Two Centuries
A 200-year timeline of Saint Louis University
— By Molly Daily
16
Always at the Frontier
An excerpt from the official bicentennial book
— By Dr. Dolores Byrnes
20
Exhibiting History
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art’s new
exhibition — Photos by Steve Dolan
24
Talking About My Generation
Campus activities and hangouts since the 1940s
— By Amy Garland
29
The Bicentennial Logo
The hidden details of SLU’s 200-year mark
— Designed by Matt Krob
30
More Than a Job
Reflections from 10 longtime faculty and staff
— By Marie Dilg
36
Cover Story
Telling SLU’s history through its alumni
magazines — By Laura Geiser
40
Making Good Time
An update on the bicentennial service challenge
— By Anne Marie Apollo-Noel
2 On Campus
Major gift to the business school ///
Madrid’s 50-year celebration /// 2018
commencement /// Climate Summit
/// Prospect Yards /// Gift for nursing
scholarships /// Literary Award to Sondheim
42 Class Notes
43 Alumni Spotlight
Eric Moraczewski (CSB ’04)
46 In Memoriam
48 Feedback
49 The Last Look
Our beloved University is worthy of celebration —
both for the memorable achievements of our shared
past and for the many impressive ways in which we
live our mission today.
We began this past academic year with the
bicentennial Mass. As we planned it, I believed that it would be
remembered as one of the very best moments in our history. An
email I received from a parent of one of our students confirmed that
to me. He said, “As I sat at the 200th anniversary Mass, with its
gorgeous backdrop and significant history, I was brought to
tears by the humbling appreciation that my daughter could
attend a university like SLU.” This gratitude for SLU and our his-tory
set the tone.
More recently, as part of our bicentennial celebration, we hosted
the Saint Louis Climate Summit and brought together world-re-nowned
speakers Cardinal Peter Turkson, Dr. Mario Molina, Carl
Pope and Bill Nye to examine a path forward for our planet. (Read
more on page 5.)
The Climate Summit was born out of the desire to respond to
Pope Francis’ call to care for all of creation, especially our environ-ment,
in his encyclical Laudato Si’. Chaired by SLU’s own Dr. Jack
Fishman (Grad A&S ’74, ’77) and David Webb (A&S, CSB ’97, Grad
’12), and planned with support from Dr. Peter Raven and trustee
Trudy Busch Valentine (Nurs ’80), the summit attracted meteorol-ogists;
government leaders; experts in climate science, ecology and
sustainable development; students; and engaged St. Louisans for
three days of discussion.
In affirmation of this summit, I received a letter from Cardinal
Pietro Parolin, who is the secretary of state for the Vatican. In the
letter, Cardinal Parolin quotes Pope Francis’ prayer that, “This gath-ering
may serve to inform society more effectively on the issue of
climate change and encourage the University community ‘to pro-mote
best practice, to stimulate creativity in seeking new solutions
and to encourage individual or group initiatives.’”
In addition to these and other impressive events and academic
programs, our bicentennial has inspired an outpouring of support
from our community. Our stakeholders are demonstrating their
belief in the importance of our work by investing in SLU. We are
in the midst of the single greatest fundraising year in SLU history.
Further, we are confident we will end this year at more than twice
our previous all-time total.
This February, trustee Dr. Richard Chaifetz (A&S ’75) and Jill
Chaifetz made a transformational gift of 27 million.
Their latest gift is intended to grow SLU’s nationally ranked entre-preneurship
center and provide resources for other programs in the
newly named Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business. (Read more
on page 2.)
Thank you to each of our alumni who have contributed to this
historic fundraising year. Your gifts support innovation, academic
excellence, scholarship and informed medicine. They will invigo-rate
Saint Louis University, and reflect your confidence in our plan
for the future.
The very near future holds two outstanding opportunities for
all of us to come together to celebrate SLU’s first two centuries. I
hope you will join us for a Grand Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 29,
during our special bicentennial Homecoming and Family Weekend.
This evening will feature live music, food and fun activities for all
ages. And on Thursday, Nov. 15, I invite you to a 200th birthday
celebration featuring a private concert by the St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra at Chaifetz Arena.
As we all celebrate this historic milestone, our University is part-nering
in shaping the direction of our region, and we are doing
wonderful work in the classroom, in the laboratory, in the hospi-tal
and in the community. Your support during our past and in the
present is vital to our future. While you read, I hope you’ll learn
new facts about your alma mater, reminisce about your time here and
be inspired by the stories of those who shaped our beloved institu-tion.
I would be delighted to hear your reflections.
May God bless you, and may God continue to bless Saint Louis
University.
Dr. Fred P. Pestello
President
This special issue of Universitas takes you on a journey though Saint Louis
University’s past. The timeline, book excerpt, faculty memories and photos that you
will find on the following pages all serve to remind you of SLU’s noble history.
UNIVERSI TAS 2 SUMMER 2018 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSIT Y 3 BICENTENNIAL
Chaifetz Family Gift Leads to
Business School’s New Name
In February, SLU trustee Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz (A&S ’75)
and his wife, Jill Chaifetz, increased their giving to Saint
Louis University to 15 million to the
business school. In 2007, the couple provided the lead gift
of 12 million that enabled the construction of Chaifetz
Arena.
To honor this new, generous contribution, the University
has renamed its business school the Richard A. Chaifetz
School of Business and the school’s entrepreneurship
center the Chaifetz Center for Entrepreneurship.
SLU students, faculty and staff members turned out to
thank Chaifetz during a special reception on Feb. 22.
In his remarks, Chaifetz briefly told the story of how former
SLU President Paul Reinert, S.J., allowed him to remain
at SLU when financial issues threatened his ability to stay.
Chaifetz promised Reinert that he would pay back his
tuition — and that he would pay back the University in an
even bigger way in the future.
“This allows me to give back to a school I love, am
passionate about and want to make even greater,” Chaifetz
told the large crowd. “I want to hear the Chaifetz School
of Business mentioned in the same breath as other great
business schools.”
The Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business has seven
programs nationally ranked by U.S. News and World
Report — three undergraduate and four graduate —
including the country’s No. 9-ranked undergraduate
entrepreneurship program.
Chaifetz is a world-renowned entrepreneur and business
leader, who in 1984 founded ComPsych Corp., today the
world’s largest provider of employee assistance programs,
behavioral health and wellness services. The company, of
which he remains founder, chairman and CEO, provides
services to more than 100 million individuals and 45,000
organizations in more than 160 countries. He also is
founder and chairman of the private investment firm
Chaifetz Group. He has been a member of SLU’s board of
trustees since 2007 and was an inaugural member of the
business school’s Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame.
ON C AMPUS
PHOTOS BY STEVE DOLAN
Chaifetz addresses the crowd.
Chaifetz (left) and SLU President Dr. Fred P. Pestello
talk with students at the February event.
Guests gathered in the in the Shanahan
Atrium of Cook Hall listen to Chaifetz.
UNIVERSI TAS 4 SUMMER 2018 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSIT Y 5 BICENTENNIAL
2018 Commencement
Celebrates the Bicentennial
With SLU’s bicentennial in mind, the University
began a new tradition at the May 19 com-mencement
ceremony at Chaifetz Arena as members
of its Class of 1968 — now called Golden Billikens
— led the entry procession and received special
recognition. Golden Billikens will be honored at
University commencements going forward.
In another nod to the bicentennial, SLU reintro-duced
its “Varsity Song,” which was written in 1909
and had not been performed at commencement
since the 1960s. (See the original on page 19.) It was
updated by Dr. Aaron Johnson, assistant professor of
music, and sung by the University’s Mastersingers.
More than 2,100 students graduated this spring.
This year’s commencement speaker was Ronald
Mercier, S.J., provincial of the Jesuits’ U.S. Central
and Southern Province. He received an honorary
doctor of divinity from the University. Also honored
with honorary degrees during the ceremony were
two SLU alumni, former U.S. Congressman William
“Bill” Lacy Clay Sr. (A&S ’53) and former St. Louis
Mayor Francis G. Slay (Law ’80).
The student speaker from the graduating class was
new law alumna Sarah Tomlinson. University archi-vist
emeritus John Waide (A&S ’73) was the mace
bearer.
Climate
Summit Draws
Thousands
Saint Louis University
brought toge t her
some of the most author-itative
minds in climate
science, ecology and sus-tainable
development
for the 2018 Saint Louis
Cl imate Summi t thi s
April.
A highlight of SLU’s
yearlong bicentennial
celebration, the three-day summit was inspired by Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical
Laudato Si’ that called attention to humankind’s responsibility to care for the earth
in the wake of climate change.
Nearly 2,300 students, faculty and members of the St. Louis community attended
the summit’s keynote address at Chaifetz Arena. The speakers were Carl Pope,
former executive director of the Sierra Club and co-author of Climate of Hope: How
Cities, Businesses and Citizens Can Save the Planet, and Bill Nye “The Science Guy,”
well-known science educator and advocate.
The summit featured experts from around the world, including Cardinal Peter
Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Dr.
Mario Molina, 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry; recipients of various
United Nations Environmental Awards; and members of the Pontifical Academy of
Sciences, the primary scientific advisory council to the pope.
Panelists presented about food security, water availability, rising sea levels, busi-ness
issues related to climate change and more. More than 220 people attended the
academic portion of the summit, which was shared worldwide online.
The summit was organized by
Dr. Jack Fishman (Grad A&S ’74, ’77),
professor of earth and atmospheric
sciences and director of SLU’s Center
for Environmental Sciences, and David
Webb (A&S, CSB ’97, Grad ’12), director
of SLU’s Emerson Leadership Business
Institute. Dr. Peter Raven, president
emeritus of the Missouri Botanical
Garden, and Trudy Busch Valentine
(Nurs ’80), a SLU trustee, were key
members of the planning team.
During February and March, SLU competed in the annual
nationwide RecycleMania competition, an eight-week
event that raises awareness about campus sustainability.
8th year
participating in RecycleMania
331,762 lbs.
of single-stream recycling collected by SLU
86,267 lbs.
of electronics collected during
the E-Waste Drive
4th place
in the national electronic
recycling competition
25,721 lbs.
of old documents shredded and
recycled during ShredMania event
443,750 lbs.
total diverted from landfills
by SLU this RecycleMania
IN ADDITION TO THE CLIMATE SUMMIT, HERE ARE A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS SPRING’S BICENTENNIAL EVENTS:
O N C A M P U S
BY THE NUMBERS
RecycleMania
Students volunteer at March’s
E-Waste Drive, part of the national
RecycleMania competition.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Nye (left) and Pope give the keynote address at Chaifetz Arena.
PHOTO BY SIMON NGUYEN
INTERCULTURAL ORIGINS
OF ST. LOUIS AND THE
TRANS-MISSISSIPPI WEST,
1800-1840
This conference examined
themes including the
international influences
present in early St. Louis,
and the expansion of the
St. Louis region.
WOMEN AT SLU:
THE STRUGGLE FOR
KNOWLEDGE, POWER AND
LEGACY
This symposium discussed
both the challenges and
opportunities women
confront as female
students, staff and faculty
at SLU.
FROM SELMA TO ST. LOUIS:
THEOLOGY OF MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR., AND THE
PURSUIT OF JUSTICE 50
YEARS LATER
This public symposium
offered performances and
reflections on King’s legacy
of liberation and justice.
PHOTO BY SIMON NGUYEN
Turkson (left) and Molina
Confetti and streamers were released at the
end of the ceremony in Chaifetz Arena.
Graduates’ caps Honorary degree recipients (from left) Slay, Mercier and Clay
Doisy College of Health Sciences graduates
PHOTOS BY STEVE DOLAN
UNIVERSI TAS 6 SUMMER 2018 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSIT Y 7 BICENTENNIAL
SLU, St. Louis
Archdiocese
Sign Agreement
to Enrich
Seminarian
Education
St. Louis Archbishop
Robert J. Carlson and
SLU President Dr. Fred P.
Pestello signed an agree-ment
in April that brings
the Kenr ick-Glennon
Seminary undergraduate
program fully into SLU’s College of Philosophy and Letters, which oversees pro-grams
for students training for the priesthood and ministry.
Currently, seminarians take their first two years of undergraduate classes at
SLU and finish their education at the seminary, receiving a degree from Kenrick-
Glennon Seminary. Under the new agreement, seminarians will receive a Bachelor
of Arts degree in philosophy from SLU, taking classes taught both at SLU and at the
seminary. The program changes will be implemented for the 2018-19 school year.
The seminarians will be able to explore other disciplines while at SLU. Carlson
said he hoped that many would take advantage of the language arts and minor in
Spanish, as the archdiocese has a growing Spanish-speaking population.
Graduate Programs Earn High
U.S. News Rankings
The health law program in the Saint Louis
University School of Law has been named the
best in the nation by health law scholars for the
14th year, according to the 2019 U.S. News &
World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings.
The Center for Health Law Studies has been
listed as a top program since the rankings were
first published.
Four programs in the Richard A. Chaifetz
School of Business were ranked in the top
30 this year, including entrepreneurship,
international business, supply chain
management and accounting.
SLU School of Nursing’s master’s program
ranked among the top 50 out of more than 500
nursing graduate programs in the country.
1 Health Law
12 Entrepreneurship
13 International Business
15 Supply Chain Management
28 Accounting
28 Part-time Law
50 Best Nursing Programs – Master’s
51 Best Medical Programs – Primary Care
66 Best Nursing Programs – Doctor of Nursing Practice
70 Best Medical Programs – Research
88 Best Law Programs
163 Part-time MBA
194 Top Education Programs
Atlas Week Celebrates SLU’s Global Connections
The 2018 Sam and Marilyn Fox Atlas Week — “From Broken Walls,
We Build Bridges: Out of Conflict Rises Community” — paid special
attention to the ways that SLU students, faculty and staff members have
forged connections beyond campus to improve the world.
The week featured panels, presentations, film screenings, a soccer
tournament, and other opportunities to experience the myriad cultures
that make up the SLU community.
A highlight was the keynote address by brothers Fred and Milton
Ochieng’. Fred is pursuing cardiovascular medicine fellowship training
at Saint Louis University; Milton is a gastroenterologist with the BJC
Medical Group at Progress West Hospital. They spoke of their paths
from their Kenyan community Lwala to medical school in the United
States and beyond. The pair was orphaned and has used their medical
educations to give back to Lwala through the creation of a community
health clinic network.
The week culminated with the traditional Parade of Nations and the
Billiken World Festival.
Ring Award Winner Dr. Lauren Arnold,
associate professor of epidemiology in the College for Public
Health and Social Justice, is the most recent recipient of the
Nancy McNeir Ring Award, given by SLU’s chapter of Alpha
Sigma Nu to a faculty member who has displayed a special
dedication to students. Arnold addressed graduates during
Midyear Commencement in December. In her address, she
reminded the graduates to find joy in their decisions and to
find good mentors
Newly Named “Prospect Yards” District Connects SLU’s
North and South Campuses
In March, members of the Saint Louis University family, SSM Health and the
community cast nearly 6,000 votes to name St. Louis’ newest district. The win-ning
name? Prospect Yards.
The 150-acre district connects SLU’s north and south campuses and is bordered
by Laclede Avenue, Chouteau Avenue, Grand Boulevard and Vandeventer and Spring
avenues. The district lies within Midtown in the same way that Cortex is part of
St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood and the Loop is part of University City.
Prospect Yards includes projects such as the construction of the City Foundry STL
and an Element by Westin hotel, as well as redevelopment of the Armory building.
The name reflects the area’s early 20th-century roots, when the area west of
Grand was known as the “Prospect Industrial District,” one of 17 industrial districts
in the city and home to an extensive rail yard and many businesses.
The umbrella developer for the larger, 400-acre area is St. Louis Midtown
Redevelopment Corporation, which is owned by Saint Louis University and
SSM Health.
Stephen Sondheim Named 2018
St. Louis Literary Award Recipient
The Saint Louis University Library Associates
selected Stephen Sondheim, one of the most
eminent lyricists and composers of the modern era,
to receive the 2018 St. Louis Literary Award. He is
the first musical lyricist to win the award since its
inception in 1967. Sondheim will come to SLU in
October to accept the award.
In a career spanning 70 years, Sondheim has writ-ten
the lyrics, music or both for some of the most
iconic plays in the history of American theater,
including West Side Story, Into the Woods, Sunday in the
Park with George, Sweeney Todd and Gypsy.
The award ceremony and conversation with the
author, who will be interviewed by Muny artistic
director Michael Isaacson (A&S ’86, Grad CSB ’96),
is planned for Oct. 4. For more information, visit
lib.slu.edu/about/associates.
Med School Residency
Program Receives Highest
Accreditation Status
The Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education, the accrediting body for
medical residencies and fellowships, granted the
School of Medicine continued accreditation, its high-est
accreditation status. The status took effect Jan.
24, after a site visit earlier in the month.
SLU is the sponsoring institution for 65 residency
and fellowship programs at six area hospitals and
many other clinical sites.
8.4 Million Gift to Nursing School
Abequest gift totaling $8.4 million will allow the
School of Nursing to create the Dr. and Mrs.
Robert C. Hoppe Endowed Scholarship. The gift
— the largest in the School of Nursing’s history and
among the largest in SLU’s history — was made by the
estate of Mary K. Hoppe (Nurs ’51, Grad Nurs ’59).
“The Hoppes’ generosity in providing educational
assistance for students will live eternally through the
lives of the scholarship recipients and the countless
numbers of patients each student touches,” Nursing
Dean Dr. Teri Murray (Nurs ’79, Grad Nurs ’93, Grad
Ed ’97) said.
The nursing school plans to honor Hoppe and her
husband, Dr. Robert Hoppe (Med ’51), at its 90th
anniversary celebration this fall.
Dois
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No full textSpring 2007 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis UniversityRemembering Father Mac
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DR. MAR K BULLER
PA UL C Z YS Z
DR. G REG EVANS
DR. DEE ANNA GL ASER
DR. JOEL GOL DS TEIN
DR. JERRY KAT Z
DR. JOHN MORL E Y
DR. K EN WA RREN
DR. TER RI L . WEAVER
VACCINE DEVELOPMENT
VIRAL-BORNE DISEASES
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION
BIOTERRORISM
COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY
VICE PRESIDENCY
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
GERIATRIC MEDICINE
U.S. POLITICS
POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Hearing Voices
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Trophy Life
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E d i t o r
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
C o n t r i b u t o r s
Clayton Berry
Marie Dilg (SW ’94)
Jeff Fowler
Jeanette Grider
Joe Muehlenkamp (A&S, Cook ’89, Grad ’98)
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Andrea Roewe
Nick Sargent
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Each spring I look forward to our com-mencement
ceremony. There is just
something about the sound of the organ
filling Scottrade Center and the sight of hun-dreds
of graduates having their pictures taken in
their caps and gowns smiling ear-to-ear flanked
by a parent on each side with even bigger smiles
on their faces. I love the banners, the academic
attire and the ritual of it all. It is an exciting
time for professors, students and parents alike,
and the thrill culminates for me when I get to
roar at the end of the ceremony: “I declare you
sons and daughters of Saint Louis University
forever!”
Many students find it difficult to see past my
role as priest and president, but at heart, I am
also an educator. I spent 12 years as a mem-ber
of the faculty at Loyola University Chicago
teaching and six years as a dean at Loyola be-fore
I became president
of SLU. I value my time
as a professor because
what I learned from my
students in the classroom
has influenced the educa-tion-
focused decisions I
have made as president
here.
So, it is a joy for me
to see so many students
excited about what they
have achieved during
their time at SLU and to
witness their enthusiasm
for the future. Every year,
I wonder how the gradu-ates
in the audience will go on to achieve great
things and how the University will play a role in
those successes.
With nearly 108,000 SLU alumni living
around the world, there are many stories of
SLU sons and daughters making the University
proud. But in February, I was blessed to spend
time with one of those sons. He has not only
gone on to achieve great success, he saw fit to
share it with SLU.
I am sure some of you will find familiar the
name that adorns the Chaifetz Arena (read more
on page 2), our long-awaited, on-campus arena,
because its namesake may have been a former
classmate. Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, who made
a 12 million naming rights gift to the arena
project, graduated from Saint Louis University
in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
During the past 30 years, Chaifetz founded
Chicago-based ComPsych Corp. and oversaw
its growth into the world’s largest provider of
employee-assistance programs.
It’s truly a blessing that Rich is sharing the
success he achieved after graduating from SLU.
But as an educator, I was more touched to hear
Rich tell the story that inspired him to give back
to his alma mater.
During a press conference announcing his do-nation,
Rich told the media in attendance about
the day he visited the office of former University
President Paul Reinert, S.J. As Rich told those
in attendance, he was faced with the possibility
of having to leave SLU because he could not pay
his tuition.
When Rich reached the president’s office, he
was obviously nervous. But Father Reinert took
the time to meet with him and listened to his
story. Rich punctuated his plea to stay at SLU
by promising that if Father Reinert allowed
him to remain in school,
he would not only pay
SLU the tuition he owed
but give back even more
when he established him-self.
Clearly, he’s made
good on that promise.
Rich truly understands
the benefits he received
by attending Saint Louis
University, not only be-cause
of the investment
Father Reinert made in
him, but the kindness
that all those who support
the University showed
him. Donations, whether
small or large, make it possible for future gen-erations
to share in the educational experience
you received at Saint Louis University.
As we push forward to have SLU recognized
as the finest Catholic university in the nation, we
will continue to need the assistance and leader-ship
of sons and daughters like Rich — and like
you. By making the University even better, you
not only give current students the opportunities
you received, you strengthen the value of your
degree as SLU’s stature and reputation improve
across the country.
No matter how long ago it was that you took
those special pictures with your parents or felt
the excitement of graduation rush over you as
“Pomp and Circumstance” began to play, I hope
you will always remember you are sons and
daughters of Saint Louis University, forever.
— Lawrence Biondi, S.J.
P r e s i den t ’ s Me s s age
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F EAT U RES
DE PARTMENTS
2 On Campus
Arena named for Chaifetz Service hours grow Med dean to
retire New endowed chairs Rec Center expands
6 Billiken News
Three fall NCAA Tourney appearances New Hall of Fame inductees
7 Campaign Update
A conversation with Tom Keefe, development vice president
24 Class Notes
Catch up with classmates
28 In Memoriam
Remembering those members of the SLU community who recently died
30 Alumni Events
Find SLU alumni activities wherever you live
32 Perspective
An alumnus shares the courage and inspiration of his college roommate
33 The Last Word
Letters to the editor
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Remembering
Father Mac
SLU’s champion of
Cupples House and the
arts, Maurice McNamee,
S.J., died in January.
By Clayton Berry
and Nick Sargent
Meet the Experts
Insights and experiences from 10 faculty members who
frequently appear in the media. 10 Photos by Jim Visser 20
Hearing VOICES
An innovative program
helps members of
the SLU community
find their calling.
By Marie Dilg
Trophy Life
A Q&A with alumnus
Mark Lamping, president
of the St. Louis Cardinals.
By Laura Geiser
A springtime workout at the expanded Simon Recreation Center.
Photo by Jim Visser
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6,000 Lineal feet of underground piping used in the construction 34,000 Square feet of brick being used in the project — enough to cover a regulation basketball court 7.25 times »
Saint Louis University announced Feb. 28 that its new 10,600-
seat multipurpose arena will be named in honor of University
alumnus Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz (SHAY-fetz), who made a
12 million naming rights gift to the project. Chaifetz Arena will
open in March 2008. It will be home to Billiken men’s and women’s
basketball and will host other events.
Chaifetz (A&S ’75) is a licensed neuropsychologist and is founder,
chairman and CEO of Chicago-based ComPsych Corp., the world’s
largest provider of employee-assistance programs (EAP). ComPsych
is also the leading provider of fully integrated EAP, behavioral health,
work-life, wellness, crisis intervention services and outsourced human
resources solutions under the GuidanceResources brand. ComPsych
provides services to more than 25 million individuals and 10,000 or-ganizations
throughout the United States and 92 countries. Chaifetz
is one of the world’s most frequently quoted experts on behavioral
health, workplace issues as well as employer and employee trends.
“It is an honor for Saint Louis University to have Dr. Richard
Chaifetz’s name on our arena, which will mean so much to the Uni-versity
and the entire St. Louis community,” said University President
Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “Not only is Dr. Chaifetz respected around the
world for the success of ComPsych Corp., but we take special pride
because he is an extremely successful alumnus who cares deeply about
his alma mater and future generations of SLU students.”
“I am proud to have the University name this arena in my honor,”
Chaifetz said. “My education at Saint Louis University has had a tre-mendous
impact upon my life, both personally and in business. As
an avid sports fan, I have fond memories of the many sporting events
I attended while an undergraduate at SLU. Having the arena in my
name is especially meaningful.”
Chaifetz is a native of New York, and in 1971 he turned down an
appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to attend
SLU on the advice of his high school dean and mentor. He credits for-mer
University President Paul Reinert, S.J., with helping him remain
at SLU when financial issues threatened his ability to stay in school.
“Father Reinert told me he believed in me and allowed me to stay
at SLU at a time in my life when I didn’t have the financial resources
to pay for my tuition,” Chaifetz said. “I promised him not only would
I pay my tuition, but that I would pay back the University in an even
bigger way in the future. Now, this is an opportunity for me to give
back to the University for all the support and guidance I received as
an undergraduate here. It is my hope that Chaifetz Arena will en-hance
the on-campus experience for every future Saint Louis Univer-sity
student, as well as the city of St. Louis.”
Chaifetz has been named to the Who’s Who list of Crain’s Chi-cago
Business for three consecutive years — 2004, 2005 and 2006.
He serves on the board of directors of several corporations, as well
as nonprofit organizations. Chaifetz received his Psy.D. from the Il-linois
School of Professional Psychology. He is married and has two
children. — Jeff Fowler
At the construction site of
the new Chaifetz Arena
SLU lauded in
recent rankings
Two publications,
St. Louis Maga-zine
and the St.
Louis Business Journal,
have recognized Saint
Louis University as one
of the area’s best places
to work. St. Louis Magazine named the
region’s “45 companies that know how
to keep their employees happy.” SLU
was highlighted for its award-winning
retirement plan.
In addition, for the second straight
year, the St. Louis Regional Chamber
and Growth Association named SLU
to its list of “Greater St. Louis Top 50
Businesses Shaping Our Future.” The
50 companies recognized in 2006 were
selected for their contributions to the St.
Louis region and future impact on the
business community.
more than 300 Philosophy professors worldwide name
saint louis University programs among the best
Top philosophers from around the world gave high marks to philosophy pro-grams
at Saint Louis University. The Philosophical Gourmet Report ranked
SLU’s medieval philosophy program the best in the United States and rated
the philosophy of religion program behind only those at Notre Dame and Oxford
universities. SLU also earned a special mention in epistemology, the philosophy of
knowledge.
More than 300 philosophy professors worldwide completed online surveys about
philosophy departments in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and
New Zealand.
SLU welcomes noted speakers
The former prime minister of Israel,
Ehud Barak, visited Saint Louis
University earlier this year and dis-cussed
“Blueprint for Global Relations: A
Macro Analysis of How National Politics,
International Events, Terror and the Econ-omy
All Influence National and Interna-tional
Relations.” Prime minister of Israel
from 1999 to 2001, Barak led the country
out of prolonged recession and into an eco-nomic
boom.
In February, famed
filmmaker Spike Lee
was the keynote speak-er
for SLU’s celebra-tion
of Black History
Month. He is known
for such films as Do
the Right Thing and
When the Levees Broke,
a documentary focus-ing
on the plight of Americans stranded in
New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Lee
delivered a presentation titled “The Media’s
Affect on Black America.”
The spring 1982 edition of Universitas featured the
cover story “Portrait of the Class Clown” describing
a student’s effort to become a professional clown.
He said running away to the circus is not as easy as it sounds.
Don Ganz (A&S ’78, Grad Cook ’83) shared his experience at
Barnum & Bailey Clown College and how that opportunity made
him more marketable. After his three-month adventure at clown
college, Ganz returned to SLU to complete his MBA.
The magazine also included an article, remembering Joseph
“Buck” Davis, S.J. The story reflected his many contributions to
the University in his years of service. The founder of what is
now the John Cook School of Business, Davis used
his self-taught business skills to recruit nearly the entire
staff for the school. Businessman Martin Shaughnessy, a close friend of Davis’,
donated 750,000 for construction of a home for the school, which was named
Davis-Shaughnessy Hall for their efforts.
Also, in this issue, University President Thomas Fitzgerald, S.J., discussed
changes in national legislation for financial aid. Fitzgerald focused on SLU’s
dedication and commitment to its students. He said the administration
was working on ways for students to afford a SLU education, in light of
the financial aid cuts proposed by President Ronald Reagan.
Lee
Sign
of the
Times
Sister Mary Terese
Donze (A&S ’44), a
resident of DeMattias
Hall, shared one of
her many inventions
— a gadget that rewound
adding machine paper
so it could be used four
times instead of just
once.
– from the story titled
“Nun Has 2nd Career
as Inventor/
Author”
Quotable UTAS
“Thomas Aquinas long ago pointed
out that learning takes place only if
the learner does something. One cannot
pour knowledge into the head or heart of
a student as one pours wine into a glass.”
— Dr. Francis L. Gross Jr. (A&S ’55, Grad ’56, ’64), an author speaking about his book Passages
in Teaching: Predictable Crises in the Teaching of Adolescents and Young Adults. Gross taught in the
theology department from 1966 to 1969.
Arena named for alumnus
Richard Chaifetz
Make a gift and follow the construction of Chaifetz Arena at arena.slu.edu.
Photos by Kevin Lowder
above LEFT: Chaifetz (far right) and his family look over a 1975 SLU yearbook with Mary Bruemmer (second from left), former dean of women and University volunteer.
Center: The Chaifetz family (from left), Jessica, Ross, Richard and Jill with a rendering of Chaifetz Arena. right: Biondi (left) presents Chaifetz with a Billiken basketball jersey.
Biondi (left) and Chaifetz at the news conference announcing the new name.
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News Briefs
Drs. Paul J. Shore, Todd Swanstrom
and Stephen Paul Wernet received
Fulbright Scholar grants this school
year. Shore, a professor of educa-tional
studies, is at the Collegium
Budapest in Hungary. Wernet, a pro-fessor
of social work, is at Ostrava
University in the Czech Republic. And
Swanstrom, a professor of public
policy studies, is at the University of
Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Dr. Charlotte Royeen, dean of the
Doisy College of Health Sciences, won
the National Jesuit Book Award for
2006. Royeen is co-editor of Educat-ing
for Moral Action: A Sourcebook for
Health and Rehabilitation Ethics.
Darius U. Dunn is the general
manager of the new Chaifetz Arena.
Dunn previously served as associate
director of the Stephen O’Connell
Center at the University of Florida.
Dr. Brian D. Till, chairman of the mar-keting
department at the John Cook
School of Business, was appointed
to the Clarence and Helen Steber En-dowed
Professorship in Marketing. The
endowed professorship was created in
1971 to recognize a scholar in the field
of marketing for teaching, scholarly
work and work with the business com-munity.
At the construction site of
the new Chaifetz Arena 430,000 Hours of work that will be spent on the 18-month project 75,000 Cubic yards of dirt that will be moved during construction — about 375,000 full wheelbarrow loads 191 Drilled piers in the foundation, each approximately 30 feet tall
campus enthusiastically embraces RecREATION Center expansion
The University recently completed a 40,000-square-foot expansion of the Simon Rec-reation
Center, paid for by students who voted to assess themselves a fee to fund the
project.
The new space includes more than 150 new pieces of fitness equipment, a juice bar and
lounge, additional locker rooms, several multipurpose rooms, wellness suite, traversing wall
and gaming area.
Students so enthusiastically embraced the expansion that less than a month after it opened,
the Rec Center expanded its hours to meet demand.
Additional improvements are planned for this school year. The second phase of the project
includes renovations to the main level and the second floor. The lobby, locker rooms, elevated
track and special event rooms will be updated. An elevator also will be installed.
DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT
Dr. Patricia L. Monteleone (Med ’61, Pub Hlth ’91, Grad Cook
’91) one of the first women appointed to lead a U.S. medical
school when she was named the 11th dean of Saint Louis Uni-versity
School of Medicine in 1994, announced her intention to retire in
March. With 13 years of service, she is the longest continuously serving
woman dean in the history of U.S. medical schools.
Monteleone, a pediatrician with an expertise in medical genetics,
has presided over the school during a time of rapid change in American
medicine. She has overseen a restructuring of the school’s medical cur-riculum;
an expansion in the amount of research funding at the school
from both governmental and private industry sources; and the creation of the University
Medical Group (SLUCare), the clinical practice of the faculty at SLU School of Medicine.
Monteleone will continue to serve as dean until a new dean is identified.
Endowed chairs honor
donors, slu scholars
Thanks to generous donations,
SLU added two endowed chairs
during the last year.
The James B. and Joan C. Peter Endowed
Chair in Biochemistry and Molecular Biol-ogy
was made possible by a donation of 2
million from Dr. James and Joan Peter. The
Hubert Mäder Endowed Chair in Health
Care Ethics was made possible through a
$1.5 million donation from the Geschwister
Mader Foundation in Zurich, Switzerland.
Dr. James B. Peter (Med ’58) has had a
distinguished career in academic medicine
and business. He is founder and former
chief executive officer of Specialty Labo-ratories,
a leading hospital-focused clinical
reference laboratory. He and his wife, Joan,
generously supported research and educa-tion
at SLU for many years. Dr. William S.
Sly (Med ’57) is the inaugural chair holder.
Huber Mäder, a surgeon and philanthro-pist,
created his foundation to demonstrate
his lifelong passion for the ethical practice
of medicine. Dr. James M. DuBois is the
inaugural chair holder.
Annual service hours soar to nearly 780,000, survey says
Members of the Saint Louis University community certainly know how to give back.
In 2006, SLU students, faculty and staff contributed 779,776 hours of commu-nity
service and outreach, according to the report, “Beyond the Classroom.”
That’s more than in 2005 (753,806) and up significantly from five years ago, when the
reported number of service hours was approximately 490,000.
SLU’s academic courses and programs provide great opportunities for service. According to
the new report, SLU students spent more than 80,000 hours helping the community through
class and program-sponsored activities.
virtual tour of italian church
possible via new technology
Using technology typically associ-ated
with video games, two SLU
theologians created an interac-tive,
3-D tour of one of Europe’s most im-portant
churches.
Theology professors Drs. Jay Ham-mond
(A&S ’93, Grad ’94, ’98) and James
Ginther spent more than a year building
the virtual version of Italy’s landmark Ba-silica
of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Their 3-D model allows virtual tour-goers
to walk nearly everywhere in the upper basil-ica
and fly close to the church’s famed paint-ings
and stained-glass windows. Most virtual
tours of historic buildings rely on 360-degree
panoramas and offer limited interactivity.
Other virtual tour projects have been equally
advanced, but the SLU professors’ tour is one
of the first able to run on a PC.
Ignatian retiree group looking for new volunteers
The Ignatian Volunteer Corps is searching for retirees to help with the good work its
chapters are doing across the county.
The IVC is an organization that combines service to the poor with a unique process
of spiritual reflection. Established in 1995 by Jesuit priests Jim Conroy, S.J., and Charlie
Costello, S.J., the program is for retired women
and men, age 50 and older. To learn more about
the IVC or to sign u
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EDITOR
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
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¿Sabías?
Ten facts about SLU-Madrid that might
surprise you. — By Laura Geiser
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Top Class
The freshman class is the largest in
SLU’s history. — By Marie Dilg
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Beyond Career Fairs
SLU’s Career Services focuses on preparing
students for life after SLU. — By Marie Dilg
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Coming Home
The St. Louis Jesuits music group says farewell
with a sold-out concert. — By Amy Garland
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Law professor Joel K. Goldstein is the
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2 On Campus
Women’s soccer A-10 championship ///
Record fundraising year /// Nursing school’s
new name /// Midtown development update
/// Rankings /// Opus Prize
34 Class Notes
35 Alumni Spotlight
Angela Lewis (A&S ’04, Grad A&S ’07)
36 How I Got Here
Jim Dean (CSB ’88)
40 Letters to the Editor
41 In Memoriam
44 By the Numbers
45 The Last Look
That is certainly what our campus in
Spain aims to achieve — and accom-plishes
with great success. From
signage to statutes, SLU-Madrid succeeds at
carrying out our branding. But much more
than that, it lives our mission. This campus
shares our vision for building a better world
with more Jesuit-educated graduates. To do
so on the global stage is a testament to the
power of a SLU education.
The stories I hear from our students, both when I visit SLU-Madrid
and those who come back to St. Louis after spending time
studying abroad, never cease to amaze me. Their stories and experi-ences
remind me why I was called to higher education.
As you will see in this issue, our students absorb culture through
their time with señoras, or host families, who help broaden their
perspective of Spanish culture. (Read more on page 16.) Learning
does not stop when our students leave class — and in this increas-ingly
connected world, it is more important than ever to lead them
to become informed global citizens.
The excitement we feel at SLU crosses international waters, and
I’m thrilled this issue brings you a flavor of the pride we feel for
our Madrid and St. Louis campuses. From regional development
to record-breaking enrollment and fundraising, we certainly look
forward to sharing our good news.
The start of our third century and SLU-Madrid’s 52nd year
brought a record-setting year for us at Saint Louis University.
Our freshman class in St. Louis broke all enrollment records with
1,900 students, surpassing our previous largest class by 200 students.
(Turn to page 22 to learn more.) SLU-Madrid continues to draw
hundreds of students from dozens of countries who learn and grow
together.
And thanks to our generous donors, we once again raised a record
amount in gifts for scholarships, academics, research and other ini-tiatives.
We are well on our way to our 550 million SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and
Ambulatory Care Center. All will open this fall.
SLU is also proud to be involved in developments that lead the
resurgence taking place in the city’s central core, such as the redevel-opment
of homes in the Gate District West neighborhood near the
hospital, and the forthcoming City Foundry. (Read more on page
13.) As we share in the story about Gate District West, we are grate-ful
to our St. Louis community neighbors for sharing our vision for
and commitment to growing stronger together.
In closing, I ask that you remember how these stories and the
many initiatives behind them help fulfill our noble mission.
I also ask that you share our exciting news with those you know
who are young — or young at heart — who are seeking higher edu-cation.
Tell them about SLU and your experience. Our world always
benefits from more truth-seekers and servant leaders who are Jesuit
educated.
May God bless you and Saint Louis University.
Dr. Fred P. Pestello
President
I cannot tell you what it’s
like to step off of a plane
after an eight-hour flight
to Europe, only to walk
onto a campus that feels
just like home. Or perhaps
I don’t have to tell many
of you — those of you who
have studied at or visited
SLU-Madrid, or our
international students in
St. Louis.
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
PHOTO BY FERNANDO BÉJAR
Pestello talks with students outside of
San Ignacio Hall at SLU-Madrid.
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Women’s Soccer Wins A-10 Again
The Billikens women’s soccer team defeated
George Washington 3-1 in the Atlantic 10
Conference Championship title game in November,
securing its second straight A-10 Championship
crown.
Senior Courtney Reimer was named the most
outstanding player of the championship. Senior
Emma Farley, sophomore Hannah Friedrich, senior
Alli Klug and graduate student Mary Niehaus joined
her on the All-Championship team.
Over the season, SLU extended its school-record
unbeaten streak to 16 games. Already the
winningest class in SLU women’s soccer history, the
Billiken seniors registered their 64th victory.
The team lost to Notre Dame in the first round of
the NCAA Championship.
Reimer
Celebrating with
the A-10 trophy
Reimer (center) hugs
Annabelle Copeland
(left) and Farley.
Farley
The team celebrates at Robert R. Hermann Stadium on campus.
PHOTOS BY BILL BARRETT
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University Offers New Academic Programs,
Begins Comprehensive Review Process
Saint Louis University began offering many new academic programs in the fall,
including:
UNDERGRADUATE
Bachelor of Arts
in Leadership and
Organizational
Behavior
Bachelor of Science
in Health Care Ethics
Minor in Dance
GRADUATE
Master of Science
in Biostatistics and
Health Analytics
Doctorate in
Education Policy and
Equity
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES
American Studies
Cybersecurity
Strategic Intelligence
Women’s and Gender
Studies
The University also started a formal review of its academic programs. In spring
2019, the provost established the Academic Portfolio Review Committee, tasked
with analyzing and making recommendations to the provost about the size
and academic scope of the University’s portfolio of offerings. This process will
eventually become a regular assessment tool for all graduate and undergraduate
programs.
Led by faculty, the committee has representatives from the student body and
administration. Dr. Mark Knuepfer, a professor in the School of Medicine, serves
as the committee chair.
Signature Beam: Students, faculty and staff signed their
names and good wishes on the beam that would complete the topping-out
of SLU's new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building.
Saint Louis University leaders, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, trustees,
students, faculty and staff members marked the topping-out of the
University’s new 4 million in support of the
School of Nursing and Accelerating Excellence: The
Campaign for Saint Louis University.
In recognition of Valentine’s history of philan-thropic
support of SLU totaling nearly 3.75
million
Supported by a five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr.
John Morley, professor of internal medicine, and Dr. Marla Berg-Weger, executive director
of SLU’s Geriatric Education Center and professor of social work, will partner with multiple
educational, patient care and service organizations in educating, studying and caring for
older adults.
COMMUNICATION
WITH PARENTS OF
SICK CHILDREN
2.1 million
Addressing the need for better pain medications, Dr. Daniela Salvemini and her colleagues at
the Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience at SLU will investigate a promising
pain-signaling pathway in the hopes of opening up a new avenue for pain medication research.
CELLULAR
CHANGES WITH
HEART DISEASE,
DIABETES
1.8 million
Chemistry professor Dr. Jim Edwards (A&S ’99, Grad A&S ’01) received this National
Institutes of Health grant to understand cellular changes that could lead to better therapies
for diabetes and heart disease. Dr. Chris Arnatt, assistant professor of chemistry at SLU, is
also a principal investigator.
OBESITY, CANCER
IMMUNOTHERAPY 1.7 million Dr. Ryan Teague, associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology, will study
how obesity influences outcomes for cancer patients being treated with immunotherapy.
ANTI-DIARRHEAL
DRUG 30 Million
in Bid to Better Manage Pain
In one of the biggest investments in research com-mercialization
in Saint Louis University’s history,
BioIntervene, a biopharmaceutical company founded
in 2014 by SLU pharmacologist Dr. Daniela Salvemini
has raised 8.3 billion by 2024.
Neuropathic pain affects between 15 and 20 million
people in the United States. Exceedingly difficult to treat,
this type of pain can occur after injuries to the nervous
system due to trauma, disease or exposure to neurotox-ins,
including after chemotherapy. There is a need for
new medications that do not cause side effects and addic-tion
the way narcotic pain killers do.
“Having the opportunity to translate one’s discover-ies
from the bench to the bedside is a dream come true,”
Salvemini said. “I am hopeful that our efforts will lead
to the alleviation of suffering while helping end the opi-oid
crisis.”
Salvemini discovered that alterations in signaling within the body contribute to
the development of chronic pain states and that compounds that target a key recep-tor
can “turn off” pain signals, providing relief from chronic pain of various types.
This discovery, she noted, provided the starting point of her collaboration with
Dr. Kenneth Jacobson, chief of the molecular recognition section, in the laboratory
of bioorganic chemistry at the National Institutes of Health.
Salvemini
SUBMITTED PHOTO
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SLU Research Institute Grants Second Round of Funding
The Saint Louis University Research Institute awarded its second round of
funding last summer: More than 1.8 million
going to 15 faculty members.
Among the 13 faculty who received grants in this second round are:
Miriam Cherry,
professor and co-director
of the William
C. Wefel Center for
Employment Law, who
will study methods
of online justice such
as amateur sleuths
gathering online
to collect clues in
cold cases, workers
sharing information
online about abusive
labor practices and
people using the
Internet to mount
harassment campaigns.
Dr. Terra Edwards,
assistant professor of
anthropology, who
will finish a book
manuscript, Going
Tactile: Life at the
Limits of Language.
Her research focuses
on the protactile
movement, which
advances the claim
that hearing and vision
are not necessary for
things like greeting
people or joining or
leaving a conversation.
Dr. David Ford (A&S
’80), professor of
biochemistry and
molecular biology and
director of the Center
for Cardiovascular
Research, who will use
new technology to
investigate endothelial
and epithelial barrier
dysfunction. This
technology will be
used in the planning
for a SLU Sepsis
Center and the SLU
Institute for Drug
and Biotherapeutic
Innovation.
Jesuits Reckon with the Legacy of Slavery
In late August, Jesuits of the USA Central and Southern (UCS)
Province began contacting individuals believed to be descen-dants
of people held in slavery by 19th century Jesuits, including at
Saint Louis University.
This is the latest work of the Slavery, History, Memory and
Reconciliation Project, which started in 2016 as a joint initiative
of the UCS Province and the University. The goal is to find a path
to reconciliation by illuminating the lives of the people who were
enslaved and connecting with their descendants.
Historians have long known that when Jesuits established mis-sions
in St. Louis, they relied on the labor of enslaved people to help
those missions survive. To reveal the stories of courage and resil-ience
among those who were enslaved and to trace their families
forward, researchers have combed through thousands of docu-ments,
including financial ledgers, Church records and personal
journals.
Dr. Jonathan Smith, SLU’s vice president for diversity and com-munity
engagement, is leading the project for the University. To
undertake a conversation about SLU’s next steps, Smith plans to
assemble a working group that will include students, faculty, staff,
alumni, trustees and descendants.
To learn more about the project and to read the stories about the
people who were enslaved, visit shmr.jesuits.org.
SLU Launches Geospatial Institute
Anew Geospatial Institute at Saint Louis University will support
research, training and innovation in the rapidly growing fields
of geospatial science and technology.
Also known as GeoSLU, the institute brings together faculty and
students from various disciplines to use geospatial research tools
to solve challenges and to enhance graduate and undergraduate
education.
The institute’s primary areas of research will include artificial
intelligence, machine learning and informatics.
In launching the Geospatial Institute, SLU seeks to strengthen
collaborations with other universities, including the University of
Missouri System schools, Washington University in St. Louis and
Harris-Stowe State University, as well as innovation partners in the
region, including Cortex and T-Rex.
GeoSLU also builds upon SLU’s existing relationship with the
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). In January 2019, the
University signed a partnership agreement with the NGA, and the
organizations partnered on the GeoResolution conference last April.
Dr. Vasit Sagan, associate professor of earth and atmospheric
sciences, is the institute’s faculty director. Robert Cardillo, former
director of the NGA, advises the institute as part of his work as a
distinguished geospatial fellow at SLU.
For more information, visit slu.edu/geoslu.
Nancy McNeir Ring Award
Presented for Excellence
in Teaching
Dr. Katie Kelting, assistant professor of mar-keting
in the Richard A. Chaifetz School of
Business, was selected as the recipient of SLU’s 2019
Nancy McNeir Ring Award for excellence in teach-ing.
Lauded by students for her emphasis on teaching
them the value of ethics in the business world, Kelting
joined the SLU faculty in July 2016 and is director of
the business school’s Behavioral Research Lab. On
a national level, she is a Women in the Marketing
Academy Fellow, among her many fellowships. She
addressed graduates during December’s midyear
commencement at Chaifetz Arena.
Kelting
PHOTO BY STEVE LONG
PHOTO BY STEVE DOLAN
Special
Guest Star:
The Stanley Cup makes
a stop on campus during
Homecoming and Family Weekend
2019, giving fans of the 2019 NHL
champion St. Louis Blues hockey team
the opportunity to make lasting memories.
SLU, Urban League Honor MLK’s Legacy
At their annual memorial tribute honoring civil rights leader the Rev. Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 16, Saint Louis University and the Urban
League of Metropolitan St. Louis honored those carrying forward King’s legacy of
activism and advocacy for racial equity and justice across the St. Louis region.
The keynote speaker, noted journalist and author Roland Martin, told the crowd
in SLU’s Busch Student Center that “leaders step up when it’s time to lead.” He chal-lenged
those attending the tribute to recall King not as a mascot, but for his radical
commitment to social justice a
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
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Steve Dolan, 3
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James Visser, cover
Chris Waldvogel, 2, 4
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Art Direction: Richie Murphy
Design: Stacy Lanier
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On the Cover: Building char-acter
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summer 2001
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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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.
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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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Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University
No full textWinter 2005 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis UniversityVolume 31, Issue 1
EDITOR
Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92)
CONTRIBUTORS
Marie Dilg (Soc Ser ’94)
Jeff Fowler
Doug McIlhagga
Patrick O’Malley
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President’s Message
LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J.
There’s nothing better than welcoming new students, cutting the ribbon on a new building or launching a new academic program.
As you might imagine, I’m very excited about the plans for our new Research Building, the new brick program for our Arena (see page 16) and the new Doisy College of Health Sciences (read more on page 2). And it’s great to share with you the new look of UNIVERSITAS.
It’s easy to get caught up in beginnings.
But a recent SLU “ending” got me thinking. You see, the end of the year marked the retirement of Dr. Joan Hrubetz, dean of the School of Nursing. Joan had been on the SLU faculty for nearly 30 years and was dean since 1982. When I came to SLU in 1987, she was a huge help to me as I took the reins of this great place. She has been my dear friend ever since.
Comings and goings are what universities are all about, I suppose. Joan had a very long stay here, but that’s the exception. The students who walk through our archways know that they will stay here just a few years — after all, college is the first step on the journey to the rest of their lives.
That’s why it’s so important that we give our students the best experience possible during their seemingly brief time here. We’ve recently announced a 2 million in capital improvements, including technology.
Clearly, it’s not enough to maintain the status quo. We owe our students inspiration and innovation. As is our tradition, we need to ensure that there are abundant opportunities for academic and spiritual enrichment.
It’s not easy to remain on the cutting edge, but we must. The university cycle — students becoming alumni each spring, and high schoolers becoming Billikens each fall — demands it. Those of us who get more than a “temporary” stay here know that although our students will surely leave this place one day, we pray that they will keep it in their hearts forever.
LAWRENCE BIONDI, S.J.
PRESIDENT From the Editor
As you’ve probably noticed by now, this issue of UNIVERSITAS looks very different from the last one you received. Yes, we’ve had a design makeover, but one thing remains the same — this is still your magazine, full of news, stories and updates about your alma mater and fellow alumni.
The look may have changed, but, as always, we’re still working to tell great stories, share terrific photos and give you the latest SLU scoop. And, of course, we still need to hear from you! Your class notes, letters, story ideas and submissions ensure that UNIVERSITAS reflects our entire community. So please keep in touch.
Thanks for your patience as we’ve updated our look. I hope you’ll think it was worth the wait.
— L.G.FEATURES
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UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005
DEPARTMENTS
2 On Campus
Nursing and Allied Health schools merge Hrubetz retires U.S. News rankings feature SLU Students make a difference
6 Billiken News
Billiken Hall of Fame names honorees Student athletes win academic award again
7 Campaign Update
SLU receives the largest ever humanities gift 27% by ’07 Challenge update
27 Off the Shelf
Six books by alumni authors
28 Class Notes Catch up with classmates
32 In Memoriam Remembering those members of the SLU community who recently died
34 Alumni Events
Find SLU alumni activities wherever you live
36 Perspective
A professor sees the tsunami aftermath
37 The Last Word
Letters to the editor
8
Winning with Integrity
A Q&A with Cheryl Levick, SLU’s new athletic director.
By Doug McIlhagga
12
Count on it
SLU is more than just numbers, but we gathered them anyway.
Compiled by Laura Geiser and Patrick O’Malley
16
Paving the Way
Help build the future of the SLU Arena, brick by brick.
By Jeff Fowler
24
Getting a Clue
Explore SLU’s innovative certificate program in forensic science.
By Marie Dilg
Photo by Kevin Lowder
20
No Place Like
Homecoming
Didn’t get back for Homecoming?
Here’s the next best thing.
Photos by Steve Dolan
A view of the clock tower from a bridge near Samuel Cupples House.2 U NIVERSITAS www.slu.edu
U.S. News recognizes SLU
as a best buy again
For the seventh consecutive year, U.S. News &
World Report has recognized Saint Louis Univer-
sity as one of the nation’s best values in higher
education. In its special “America’s Best Colleges” is-
sue, U.S. News ranks the University among the top 50 national, doctoral universities on the “Great Schools, Great Prices” list. SLU was in the top third of the over-
all rankings of “national universities” that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master’s and doctoral degrees. The University was among the top fi ve Catholic institutions on this list.
SLU’s Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and
Technology earned the No. 30 spot on the list of
best undergraduate engineering programs. The col-
lege’s electrical and computer engineering programs were ranked 17th
among the nation’s best electrical/electronic/communications engineering specialties.
The John Cook School of Business was listed at No. 87 on U.S. News’ rankings of the country’s
best undergraduate business programs.
Univer-sity
is-lege’s
Two Saint Louis University schools, once
part of the same school before split-
ting in 1979, have rejoined with a new
name: the Edward and Margaret Doisy College
of Health Sciences. The SLU board of trustees
recently approved this new joint venture of the
School of Nursing and the Doisy School of Al-
lied Health Professions.
The School of Nursing will remain as a unit
within the college, as will the departments of
clinical laboratory science; health information
management; dietetics and nutrition; nuclear
medicine technology; physician assistant edu-
cation; occupational science and occupational
therapy; and physical therapy.
University offi cials said that new and shared
core courses in areas such as genetics, infor-
matics, ethics, forensics and health economics
could be developed to ensure that SLU stu-
dents remain on the leading edge of education
in all of the various health professions.
“Students always are our number one prior-
ity,” said Dr. Charlotte Royeen, dean of the
combined school who previously had served as
dean of the Doisy School of Allied Health Pro-
fessions. The dean of nursing, Dr. Joan Hru-
betz retired in December.
The combined school has an undergraduate
enrollment of 951 and postbaccalaureate pro-
fessional and graduate enrollment of 569. The
college is named after Dr. Edward A. Doisy
and his wife, Margaret. Edward was chairman
of the SLU School of Medicine biochemistry
department and received the 1943 Nobel Prize
in Medicine for isolating Vitamin K.
Nursing dean retires
Dr. Joan Hrubetz (Nurs ’60, Grad ’70,
’75), professor and dean of the School
of Nursing and a much beloved edu-
cator, retired in December. During her 22-
year tenure as dean, Hrubetz led the School
of Nursing to numerous national accolades
for excellence in teaching, innovative research
and graduates who are known for their clinical
competence as well as their patient care.
Hrubetz joined SLU in 1975 and became
dean of the School of Nursing in 1982. She
said she is most proud of the new programs
she helped usher in, including the doctoral
program in nursing and an Internet-based dis-
tance learning program, and of the friendships
she made with her co-workers and students.
“I wish I’d been able to be more present to
more people, to express my great appreciation
and affection for them,” Hrubetz said. “The
friends I’ve made, the opportunities I’ve had
have been almost indescribable.”
She said she plans to stay in touch with her
colleagues and stay busy in retirement.
“I’m off to do something else,” Hrubetz
said. “I want to learn to be a better cook and
spend time with some of my friends who re-
tired earlier.” She said she also is interested in
staying active in various community groups.
Allied Health and Nursing form new college
More than 1,000 volunteers rolled up their
sleeves for the seventh annual SLU Make a
Difference Day on Oct. 23. Accompanied by
community members and local high school
students, SLU students, faculty and staff
members spent the day helping approximately
70 area organizations and projects. Make a
Difference Day is a national day of service
and the largest community service effort
in the nation. In 2004, 3 million volunteers
participated nationally.
Service locations included Saint Louis University’s own Campus Kitchen (shown right), St. Matthew the Apostle Church’s community garden in north St. Louis, various sites in Forest Park for planting and clean up, and the George Washington Carver House, a community center near SLU. The University also hosted Homeward Bound at the Simon Recreation Center. This program offered area homeless people a hot meal, clothes and information. The event also featured a job fair and a law clinic.
Students participate in national service day: photo by Dennis CaldwellSchmitz is interim Public Health dean
Dr. Homer Schmitz is the interim dean of the Saint Louis University School of Public Health. He is a professor of health management and policy and has been a member of the SLU faculty for 27 years. Most recently, Schmitz was president and chief executive officer of Abbott Ambulance, from 1998 to December 2003. He was executive director of SLU’s University Medical Group from 1994 through 1997. Schmitz was executive director of HealthLine Corporate Health, an occupational health service that had been a subsidiary of SLU, from 1992 through 1995.
Jeans too tight? 50% can blame genes
According to a School of Public Health study, about 50 percent of adult-onset weight change remains genetic. Dr. James Romeis, professor of health services research and the study’s principal investigator, published the results in a recent issue of Twin Research. He studied twins who served in the military during the Vietnam War — identical (who share the same genes) and fraternal (who share half their genes) — and found that genes account for more than 50 percent of the change in Body Mass Index. What is eaten, the amount eaten and how much a person exercises accounts for the other 50 percent.
A total of 98 SLUCare doctors made the list of the best doctors in St. Louis and were featured in the cover story of the August issue of St. Louis Magazine. This represents more than a quarter of the doctors in the University’s physician medical practice.
Jeff Fowler is SLU’s new associate vice president for University marketing and communications. He oversees media relations, marketing, Web services, publications and graphic design. Fowler joined SLU in December 2000, and many St. Louisans still recognize him from his time at KSDK-TV Channel 5, where he was a reporter and anchor for more than a decade.
The St. Louis Business Journal recently named Dr. Ellen Harshman one of St. Louis’ most influential businesswomen of the year, lauding the dean of SLU’s John Cook School of Business for her commitment to the University and to education in general.
Kathy Humphrey, vice president for student development, received the 2004 William B. Sweet Distinguished Service Award from the Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers. It is the association’s highest honor.
Dr. John Morley, director of the division of geriatric medicine and the Dammert Professor of Gerontology, received the 2004 Joseph T. Freeman Award from the Gerontological Society of America. The annual honor is a lectureship in geriatrics and is awarded to a prominent physician in the field of aging — both in research and practice.
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UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005
Outreach honored
Dr. Ruth Murray, professor of nursing in the Doisy College of Health Sciences, received the 2004 “In Touch with the Community Award” for her dedication to both SLU and the St. Louis community. Murray has spent 35 years at SLU. For 21 years, she also has volunteered at the St. Patrick Center, a faith-based social service agency that provides opportunities to the homeless and chronically mentally ill homeless. At her suggestion, a client health clinic was established at the center in the 1990s.
Prof explores global warming trends
In the future, global warming might not be as severe in the central United States as in other parts of the country, according to scientists at Saint Louis University and Iowa State University. Using a detailed regional climate model, these researchers estimate summertime daily maximum temperatures will not climb as high in a Midwestern region — centered on the Missouri/Kansas border — as anywhere else in the United States. The hole stretches for hundreds of miles and includes Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. “The modeling showed that warming in the United States will be stronger in winter than summer and stronger at night than during the day,” said SLU’s Dr. Zaitao Pan, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric sciences. “But we found what looked to us like a ‘hole’ in the daytime warming in summer, which was a surprise.” After discovering the hole in climate projections for the 2040s, Pan went back to examine the observed maximum daily temperatures from 1975-2000 in the region. “We found that, in fact, this hole already has started to develop,” he said.
Gateway to service: Saint Louis University’s freshmen spent one of their first days on campus doing community outreach. With help from the student group Oriflamme and resident advisers, more than 800 freshmen completed service projects around St. Louis through SLU’s first “Gateway to Service.” About 200 freshmen used blue paint to brighten the Grand Boulevard bridge (above). About 300 students gardened in Forest Park. Altogether, the newest SLU students worked at a dozen area sites.
photo by Dennis Caldwell4
UNIVERSITAS www.slu.edu
New CEO named for SLUCare
The physician practice of Saint Louis University School of Medicine, SLUCare, has a new leader. Jeffrey Mossoff has joined SLU as chief executive officer of the University Medical Group following a national search. At the University of Mississippi, Mossoff was the executive vice president of the University Clinical Associates and executive director of the university’s Faculty Practice Plan. At SLU, he manages a 15-department clinical practice of 350 faculty physicians who provide tertiary care services at more than 100 area locations.
SLU alum Garry Wills wins Literary Award
SLU alumnus Garry Wills (P&L ’57) received the 2004 Saint Louis Literary Award in October. The award is given annually by the Associates of Saint Louis University Libraries to an outstanding author based on his or her body of work. Wills is a historian and critic known for his exposés on religion, history and government. He has won numerous awards including two National Book Awards, the 1998 National Medal for the Humanities and the Pulitzer Prize for Lincoln at Gettysburg. Several of his works were New York Times bestsellers. Wills is a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and an adjunct professor of history at Northwestern University. As recipient of the award, he joins a select group of authors including Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, Eudora Welty, Shelby Foote and Joyce Carol Oates. The award has been given annually since 1967.
Alumni leader joins SLU
Dr. Stephen Petersen is SLU’s new associate vice president of alumni relations. For 24 years Petersen was vice president for student affairs at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo. He also served in top administrative positions at the University of Vermont, Indiana University and Coe College. His SLU duties include promoting and fostering continuing interest in SLU on behalf of alumni and other constituent groups.
Researchers study West Nile product
An experimental product created from the blood of Israelis is under investigation at the School of Medicine to treat people infected with West Nile virus who become severely ill. The product is made from the plasma of Israeli donors who have high levels of antibodies to West Nile virus because the disease has been widespread in Israel for decades. The school is among 36 sites participating in a national clinical trial, which is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. There is no specific treatment for West Nile virus; health professionals only can offer supportive care.
Make this house
your second home:
How would you like to find yourself in a magnificent three-story mansion with 42 rooms, 22 fireplaces and beautifully etched stained-glass windows? You can, and purchasing a lottery ticket isn’t necessary. By becoming a docent at Saint Louis University’s Samuel Cupples House, you will lead tours through a home filled with elegant furnishings and five centuries of decorative art. Your guests will view the Turshin Glass collection that chronicles the history of glass from 1800 to 1950. And you will be the guide through a home listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Time after time you will learn something new about an era and a home that stands refurbished but somehow untouched. If you’re interested in becoming a docent, call Willie Meadows at (314) 977-3575.
Cupples House is open to the public from
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Olympic flame
on campus: The Olympic
torch stopped at Saint Louis University this summer during its journey to Greece for the 2004 Olympics. Celebrated speed skater Bonnie Blair carried the flame to SLU. Above, Blair — who has won five Olympic gold medals, more than any other U.S. woman in summer or winter competition — acknowledges the crowd at SLU. The relay stopped at the University June 17 for a 15-minute break, with participants and the torch resting between Busch Student Center and Ritter Hall. SLU also had other connections to the torch; doctoral students Alberto Friedmann and Samantha Wilson carried the flame during its journey through St. Louis.
Nottingham Photography
Photo by Allison Babka Burney
Photo by Allison Babka Burney
Photo by Kevin Lowder5
UNIVERSITAS WINTER 2005
Goglia now on Parks faculty
John Goglia, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for nearly a decade, has joined the faculty of Saint Louis University. As a professor of aviation science in Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, he is creating programs that address transportation safety and disaster prevention and preparedness. Goglia also is pursuing initiatives that address safety internationally. He maintains an office in Washington, D.C., where he is widely noted as a tireless advocate for transportation safety. Goglia was appointed to the NTSB in 1995 after a long career in aviation maintenance. The first board member to hold an FAA aircraft mechanic’s certificate, Goglia played a key role in focusing international attention on the increasing significance of aircraft maintenance in aviation accidents.
Freshmen claim a fluffy world record
In August, Saint Louis University made a run at the Guinness World Record for the “World’s Largest Pillow Fight.” And after the feathers, or polyester fiberfill, cleared, SLU’s 1,211 participants had topped Duke University’s record of 1,074 participants set last March. The pillow punches flew during a student retreat at the YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi, Mo. Although the University may not know for some time whether Guinness has approved its record-breaking effort, SLU enlisted the help of YMCA staff as well as students from Potosi High School to ensure they smashed the previous mark. The pillow fight was part of the “Billiken Road Trip,” a retreat to help freshmen make new friends and interact with classmates away from campus. In addition to the pillow fight, the students continued orientation studies and listened to an inspirational talk from Kathy Humphrey, vice president for student development.
Years since UNIVERSITAS began running the “By the Numbers” section
Issues of UNIVERSITAS that have included a “By the Numbers” section (including this one)
Numbers that have appeared in all of the “By the Numbers” entries since UNIVERSITAS launched the section
Sum of all the numbers ever used in
“By the Numbers” (excluding this issue)
Page on which you’ll find a feature story devoted to our “By the Numbers” section
New VP oversees enrollment
John Baworowsky is the University’s new vice president for enrollment and academic services. Most recently, he was vic
Effect of experimental modulation of mood on exertional dyspnoea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
No full textBackground and Objective
Dyspnoea is a debilitating symptom in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a range of other chronic cardiopulmonary diseases and is often associated with anxiety and depression. The present study examined the effect of visually-induced mood shifts on exertional dyspnoea in individuals with COPD.
Methods
Following familiarization, 20 participants with mild to severe COPD (age 57–79 years) attended three experimental sessions on separate days, performing two 5-min treadmill exercise tests separated by a 30-min interval on each day. During each exercise test, participants viewed either a positive, negative or neutral set of images sourced from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) and rated dyspnoea or leg fatigue (0–10). Heart rate (HR) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) were measured at 1-min intervals during each test. Mood valence ratings were obtained using Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM) scale (1–9).
Results
Mood valence ratings were significantly higher when viewing positive (end-exercise mean ± SEM = 7.6 ± 0.3) compared to negative IAPS images (2.4 ± 0.3, p < 0.001). Dyspnoea intensity (mean ± SEM = 5.8 ± 0.4) and dyspnoea unpleasantness (5.6 ± 0.3) when viewing negative images were significantly higher compared to positive images (4.2 ± 0.4, p = 0.004 and 3.4 ± 0.5, p = 0.003). Eighty-five percent of participants (n = 17) met the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) criteria for both dyspnoea intensity and unpleasantness. HR, SpO2 and leg fatigue did not differ significantly between conditions.
Conclusion
These findings indicate that the negative affective state worsens dyspnoea in COPD, thereby suggesting strategies aimed at reducing the likelihood of negative mood or improving the mood may be effective in managing morbidity associated with dyspnoea in COPD.Full Tex
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No full textThis folder contains twelve items that reference Walter J. Ong, S.J. in some way. Only one item has been digitized and is represented here.Items in this folder are from Sub-Series 1: Personal Bibliography. Father Ong kept this Personal Bibliography set of files (sub-series) together immediately before his Publications files. The sub-series title, “Personal Bibliography,” is somewhat misleading in that the material in these files is not really a bibliography at all. What Father Ong apparently meant by collecting these folders under the heading “Personal Bibliography” is that these items all held some importance to Father Ong, but they did not neatly fit into another series category. This notion of personal importance seems to be the common characteristic, whether the item is a publication containing a reference to his work, a brief summary or discussion of his work, a short statement he made about someone else’s publication, or a text of a talk or paper he never intended to publish.PLEASE POST
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Poetry Concert, 1960,which she directed.
Responding to the suggestion that PC ot-ter
instruction in Poetry, she has taught
classes in poetry at the Library tron
1963 to the present,& has evolved a tech-nique
for writing poetry spontaneously.
Last year she set up classes in Creative
Writing tor Children using much the same
method; has trained teachers, & continues
to supervise the activity. Former editor
of Curled Wire Chronicle, her long poems ,
SONGS OF THE ECC, and THE FIRE ODES have
been performed in our Poetry Concerts.
PROCEDURE: Mail no more than 3 typed ori-ginal,
unpublished poems,2 copies each to:
Miss Kathrene Casebolt 4323 Maryland, st
Congradulations to
poet Howard NeMe-rov,
professor of
'English at Washing·
ton U, St Louis,
who has been awer-ded
the 1971 Fel-tlowship
by the
!Board of Cboncel-
) lors of Tbe Aca-demy
of American
Poets, ( of which
PC is an affiliate).
culmative
This is an honor
of exceeding di-mensions,
crowning
achievements with recogni-
POETR Y CENTER SPEAKING
published by St. Louis Poetry Center, lnc.,
a non-profit organization ~
4323 Maryland. St. Louis. Mo. 63108
editor: K. Casebolt
Poetry Center is
pleased to an-nounce
that the
Rev Walter J.Ong
SJ and Dr Anne-
Marie Hamburg,
both professors
at Saint Louis,
U, and members
of the Poetry
Center Board of
Chancellors ,have
accepted as Jud-ges
for our 1971
Poetry Contests.
It is a real ho-nor
to have the
eMinent Critic and widely published au-
Fa-the..- On9 co~ti'" u€J
commercial positions 2 years--following
matriculation at Rockhurst College(BA).
Thereafter he entered the Society of
Jesus continuing his studies at Saint
Louis University (MA,STL) and Harvard
(PhD), and was ordained priest in 1946.
Twice recipient of the Guggenhein Fel-lowship
he has been visiting professor
at a number of universities here and
abroad,et the Universit~r of Poitiers in
France, McGill University in Canada,
Yale, NY University, U of California,
t.oyola (Chicago', and others. His pre-sence
is sought in dialogues & on out-standing
panels as critic, commentator
& moderator whenever he can be obtained.
Father Ong was a close friend of
the late Teilhard de Chardin, & an as-sociate
of the noted Marshall McLuhan
when the latter was a member of SLU
faculty. For the Sesquicentennial of
Saint Louis University in 1968 Father
Ong, as editor,gathered an internation-al
roster of philosophers, educators,
govermnent officials and theologians who
contributed essays for the symposium on
man's dilemma between his brightened
knowledge explosion and his darkening
survival potential. In KNOViLEDGE & the
FUTURE of f..~N, Father Ong writes: "Des-pite
all his achievements man remains a
permanent threat to himself, 'a be1ng
darkly wise and rudely great.'" In the
HOMAN GRAIN & The BARBARIAN WITHIN are
books by Father Ong which should inter-est
Center poets.
A few years ago when Saint Louis
University adopted the forward-looking
policy of encouraging,ir not enjoining,
its professors to go�� into the commun Lt y
& participate with the object of draw-ing
the community into the lire of the
University, Father Ong took the initia-tive
and suggested that some members of
the English Dept (within reason) make
themselves available to organizations
such as Poetry Center. He has always
been ready to suggest critiCS, speakers
and judges wherever possible for our
activitIes.He has himself acted as cri-tic
at our Workshop, and through him we
have become aCCluainted with Dr Montesi,
poet John Knoepfle, Sister Scholastics
~fandeville, end others. This intelligent
response has served to raise the stan-dards
of the almost unique st Louis Po-etry
Center, a community grou~ of poets
& artists existing entirely outside the
oampuse a.whtch yet draws upon the know-ledge
& training of individuals who have
achieved prominence in their own fielas.
There is no better time l1.Orplace than
this to discharge an obligation and ex-press
thanks to Father Ong for his ser-vices,
not only to Poetry Center, but to
poetry in general.
Dr Anne~arie Hamburg, recipient
of many prizes in poetry, especially
from her native France, who will also
judge our poetry contests, is welLknown
to readers of these pages where her ac-complishment
s have been followed with
interest.Publication date of her latest
book of poems has not yet been announc-ed.
FRANCITE, 8 new l1tero1'y magazine,
of which she is the founding editor,
should also appear later this year.
VERSE PLAY Contest JUDGES
Mr Richard Clarid~e, who has di-rected
the win11ing Verse Plays in past
years, is Judge of the Verse Play Con-test
along with Vice-president Lockwood
~\Ti1ey, his colleague on the faculty or
East Alton-Wood Hiver High School. Mr
Claridge already has a career or drama
and speech behind him before he became
intrigued with drama while an undergrad-uate.
He went on to take his l,~astersin
drama at Saint Louis University. ~,:r
Claridge wa s the judge for a nat ional
playwritin~ contest for several years,
& is at present directing an "E. Oscar
Thslinger Award" winner--(1969), ADAM
HAD RED HAIR by Dr Robert Duncan,to be
performed in the National Drama Compe-tition,
an annual Convention ror Hf.gh
Schools where the competition is se-vere
and of high quality. Mr Lockwood
Wiley, known in tilewhole ereater st
Louis area for his readings of poetry,
was promoted recently to Director of'
~redia Center, Wood River, Illinois.
We are fortunate to bave expertly
trained talent in speech and drama to
judge our Verse Play Contest--especial-ly
since it was made a national compe-t
it i on this year. Incidentally the Con-test
name has been changed and will
henceforth be called: the Mr &. Mrs John
R. Conover Verse Play Award. Next year
the donor, Mrs Conover, will increase
the Award from 100 was an-nounced
in The Writer's Digest, and the
response was prompt & in volume. We had
200 inquiries for rules, alone. An un-fortunate
change in Contest Chairman
after the announcement Was published in
The Writer's Digest, inconvenienced
many who consequently received t.heIr
rules too close to the deadline to g~t
off the ir poems. We regret this awkwar-d
mishap, but wish to assure all that it
was .,just one of those things" which
could not be foreseen nor remedied in
time. Please acce~t our apologies.
The Verse Play .\wardwinner will be
announced. in t he next issue of PCS.The
winners in the Poetry Contests will. be
me de- public at the spring Poetry Con-cert.
This year it occurs on Palm Sun-day,
April 4. It begins at 3 pm,--r;
vd t hout admission charge, & the public
is invited. Farm &Home SaVlllgsBldg.,
7801 Forsyth, Clayton
For information call Treasurer Mrs Ed-wards
WOodland l-70ge
Al Montesi's MICROGR.WS
Maryhurst Press 1970 43pp
Paperback 10 X 13" folio 3
Al Montesi's MICROGRAMS 'is a first
book of poems by a popular teacher of
several eenerations or St Louis Univer-sity
~k1ds", (4-year U-generations. of
cour-ee}, On the faculty of the English
Dept for the last 14 years, Dr Montesi
inau~ated the Jazz Poetry Concerts, &
sponsored the school literary mag Fleur
de Lis.He is almost a legend on the SLU
campus. Most of the poems in IlICROGRAMS
take his students as subjects. His hon-esty.
his heart for them informs almost
evm'y poem. Compassion is the keynote in
such titles as: "Lines for J.B •• My
Yearling Son ••••T•o My Students in Exile"
and such lines as: "Where are you to-night
my son?", Until someone pulls
him down with a gun." &"I cannot make
this poem."
The personal nature of the poems.
while immediately involving the reader.
makes it difficul,.o Juage them from an
objective viewpoint. ec uhe Ir durat1on-probability
as well. Certainly they are
complex. have considerable sophistic8-
tion. and undoubted skill in writing.
Though there's no feeling of the author
holding out On the reader, for they do
not belong to the deliberate obscurity
schoo1,they do pique the curiosity for
deteils perheps more than they should,
if, that is, they are meant to satisfy
t:1e reader.
The missing integer was provided.
as we discovered. when Montesi read his
own book of poems. They are called "AI
Montesi's MICROCRAMS" with good rea son:-
On Sunday afternoon, Feb 21, the Wash-ington
U students invited Professor
Montesi to rend his MICROGRAMS. An at-tentive
audience of about 35 stuaents
& a few professors responded to Dr Mon-tesi's
modest manner. He supplied per-tinent
notes on the person, or persons,
for e~ery poem along with what Occas-ioned
each. The fireball defiance and
attack of the early Montesi years were
absent, or had mellowed & sweetened. An
articulate voice of concern & compassion
had arrived. His atature as a poet-com-municator
increased as he read. Also as
a teacher. Also 8S 8 person.
Perhsps the book requires bio-graphical
material somewhere in the
back section of just the sort presented
with the reading. The preface is by none
other than Father Ong , the Rev Walter J.
Ong, SJ, who was instrumental in bring-ing
Dr Montesi to st Louis from his na-tive
Memphis Tennessee.
~~
SAM LAMBERT
The late Sam Lambert was a quiet
man with a deef interest in poetry and
philosophy. 42 years ago he had open-heart
surgery. Sam wrote an article on
the operation, which appeared in the
pa~s of his beloved newspaper, the St
Louis Post-Dispatch, where he was a re-
"orter for most of his life. He wrote ;"p our first Poetry Concert. (1960),
published in "Pictures". Sympathy to
his wife, Frances. and twin brother
Frank.
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~OETRY IN TRANSLATION contest
Donor: M~. L~lZe konnyu
Western Poetry translated into English.
Prizes: 25, 15, and 10. Judges:members
of the Great-Poems- in-Translation panel.
Three copies of original.& translation.
DEADLINE: April 1, 1971. Prize poems to
be pub. in Amer.Hungarian Review; an-nouncement
at June Benefit Dinner.
MAIL TO: AMERICAN HUNGARIAN REVIEW
5410 Kerth Rd. St.Louis, Mo. 63128
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
N&rne,..o'l Cotd:invetl
Poe t Nemerov came to St Louis in
1969 as the first Professor of Creu-tive
Literature at Washington Univer-sity
to occupy that chair which was
established by native St Louisan, the
late Mis8 Fannie Hurst. He continues at
Waahington U, & has purchased a house
here where he resides with his wife &
three children. He became a member of
our Board of Chancellors in 19?0.
As a little side light; at the an-nual
meeting of the Chancellors at the
home of Mr & Mrs Gustavus A. Buder, &
being pleasant weather was held out of
doors,the poet sat watching the flights
of Monarch Butterflies sail Over the
house and treetops. During the perfect
Buder buffet-sup"er which followed we
met his charming wife Margaret and had
interesting conversations with each.
The poet has distinguished himself
by gathering a large number of awards &
honors. He was Consultant in Poetry to
the Library of Congress, 1963-64; and
recipient. Blumenthal Prize for Poetry,
Chicago. 1958; Institute of Arts & Let-ters
Grant ,1961; Brandeis U Arts Award,
1968; Guggenheim Fellowship 1968-69,
among others.
Graduate of Harvard U,1941. he has
taught at a number of colleges & univer·
sities & was associate editor of FURIO-SO
mag. 1946-51. Nemerov is author of 9
books of poetry, his first The Image &
~,1947. His latest (not poetry)
will be out this spring, Stories,Fables
& Other Diversions.A four-novel author.
numerous short stories.etcetera, he has
nothing but success behind him. and we
safely expect,nothing but SUccess ahead.
7801 Forsyth; 3:30 pm
POETRY<:ENTER POETRY CONCERT April 4,
1971; Farm &Home Savings Bldg.
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unhanded by sweet waves of
copper-n1tr1cacid-t1nts
a trampfish and a
sundove met a
rainfox in the
waterhalls of helsingfors
they were looking for
waterscrews
waternuts
waterbolts
a cresspartout framehald
the aquaventllre which
later on i bought from an
astringent but delicately
pale promoter
--G. H. Breckwoldt
arIDY fnUDln& StROOL
Ten behavioral--
And one identity
Behav10ral equation
In a linear function
IHth one independent.
An aberrance
Of shadowed color tones.
Pie R squared relates to log log scale
And Ern Halley leughs
At "down under" intellectuals.
My mind is captive
To this trapezoidal cacophony.
But secretly---
I dream
Of hot coffe e,
Pickled pigs feet
And you!
I stop at the graves
and play with my fancy
of those lying near
in their Sunday ettire.
Aloof to tha world
unconcerned about time
which slowly brings them
one with the earth.
--Louada Voellner --Allen
Gray silhouette of trees
against the western sky
As evening drapes the slopes
in purple veils.
Over all she stretched
Long scarves of vivid red
and folded them reluctantly,
at last --when night came by.
Feathered seeds
from giant milk-weed pod,
snowbirds explode
from snow insulated bush!
--Mya K. Pasek
--Frieda Gaston
Selections made by four Workshop groups plus Arpistic MUsin" chosen by Cri-tic
Dr Herry Cargas. Selection by vote may lack something in discriminetion
but it was fun for all. The audience loved being involved in readine, study
and selection. Dr Cargas always manages to make poetry exciting
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The refugee crisis that has
gripped Europe for nearly a
year, most noticeably in the
last month, is a maelstrom
of multifarious languages
and images. From the out-set,
political interests cre-ate
a rhetorical problem: are
these hundreds of thousands
of displaced people migrants
seeking geographical change,
or refugees seeking asylum
from a legitimate danger? A
simple Google search testi-fies
to the problem: media
outlets might use one instead
of the other, or indeed both,
in the same article, suggest-ing
synonymous meanings.
Syria’s ongoing civil war,
begun in 2011, is the primary
cause of this influx of people,
which reaches well into the
millions. The displaced have
travelled by multiple means:
those wealthy enough have
flown to safety, while a ma-jority
embark on the journey
by train, on foot, or across
the Mediterranean Sea.
Maritime travel has pro-voked
numerous reports of
shipwrecks and drownings.
The New York Times re-ported
Monday that within
six months, more than 2,500
people died on the journey
from Libya to Italy alone.
Another heavily covered in-cident
was last month’s dis-covery
of 71 suffocated refu-gees’
bodies in an abandoned
Synthesis of a crisis: the 21st-century diaspora
A year of displacement ignites international debate
PERIL AT SEA : Overcrowded or capsized boats have become the defining symbol of millions of refugees. While the
crisis is cast as a uniquely European problem, many say the United States should play a more significant role in aid.
Michelle Peltier / Adapted from Associated Press photo
By TIM WILHELM
News Editor
See “Crisis” on Page 3
truck in Austria. Perhaps the
seminal image to come out
of the migration phenom-enon
is that of three-year-old
Alan Kurdi’s body, dis-covered
on Turkish shores
on Sept. 2. He had drowned,
along with others, including
his mother and brother, af-ter
his boat capsized in the
Mediterranean. The father
survived and has since bur-ied
his wife and sons in their
native Syria.
Turkey, historically a
threshold between east and
west, is a popular point of
entry into Europe, which
reflects the current political
volley of blame occurring
in the international media.
While Europe blames Saudi
Arabia and other Middle
Eastern countries for not
stepping in to alleviate Syr-ians’
strife, blame also shifts
between European countries
based on their respective
responses to the influx of
people.
Despite the dire nature of
these realities, acts of benev-olence
traverse international
media: more than ten thou-sand
Icelandic citizens have
pledged willingness to shel-ter
incoming refugees, while
applauding crowds across
Germany greeted arrivals in
bus and train stations.
Evelyn Meyer, associate
professor of German at SLU,
is from Linkenheim-Hoch-stetten,
a town of around
12,000 in southwestern Ger-many.
In the beginning of the
refugee crisis, she explained,
nearby Karlsruhe took in the
refugees arriving in the area,
but space to house them was
soon exhausted. The city,
By JOSHUA DEVITT
Contributor
Campus group
launches
program
The Global Gateway
Program (GGP) is a new
pilot program here at SLU
designed to, according to
their website, “instill in un-dergraduate
students inter-national
awareness, inter-cultural
competence and
commitment to serving the
common good.” Drawing
on the requirements of five
reflection papers, five aca-demic
artifacts, 40 hours of
service learning and a cap-stone
project, the program
aims at creating students
with a globally inclined
mindset. The Global Gate-way
Program’s stated goal is
to “promote deeper global
awareness, provide an in-troduction
to intercultural
competence, and instill in
students a capacity to be ac-tive
global citizens.”
Although the GGP is
not a degree or certificate,
students who successfully
complete the requirements
will be issued a designation
on their transcripts. This
creates a dynamic learn-ing
outcome that fosters
independent thought and
research not found in other
traditional academic mod-els.
The power is given to the
students to design their own
See “GGP” on Page 3
The Saint Louis women’s soccer
team (2-1) traveled to Toyota
Park in Bridgeview, Ill., to play
Northwestern (3-1) on Sept. 4.
Northwestern’s Niki Sebo ripped a ball
over senior Billiken keeper Hanna Ben-ben
giving the Wildcats a 1-0 lead, which
they would maintain at the end of the
first 45 minutes.
By LEXIE VASOS
Sports Editor
See “Women’s” on Page 5
BALANCE: Senior forward Livi Logan-Wood tries to save a ball against the University of Illinois-Chicago at Hermann Stadium
on Aug. 28. Logan-Wood has started and played in every game this season and is currently leading the team with four goals.
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Women’s soccer splits series
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September
Events
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 4:00 p.m.
DuBourg Hall Room 409
The author Micahel Palmer will read
some of his poetry as part of the
English department’s Sheila Nolan
Whalen Reading Series.
The event is free, snacks and bever-ages
will be included.
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 12-13,
12:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
LouFest in Forest Park
The two-day music festival will fea-ture
artists such as The Avett Broth-ers,
Ludacris, Hozier, Young the
Giant, Misterwives and many more.
60 for a single-day pass
Thursday, Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m.
Xavier Ballroom of College Church
The “Nuns on the Bus” tour will be
holding a town hall meeting as part
of their seven-state journey to meet
Pope Francis in Washinton D.C. The
Sisters invite the SLU community to
join them in coversation about trans-forming
politics and the economy.
Calendar
PERIWINKLE: Senior Ben Broghammer takes helping
a cause to the next level with his own non-profit.
Emily Higginbotham / The University News
Ben Broghammer’s sto-ry
is one that is familiar to
many: a loved one passed
away after being diagnosed
with cancer. However, what
he decided to do afterward
is where the true distinction
lies.
In August of 2014, only
two months after his cousin,
Michon Runyon, died from
stomach cancer, Brogham-mer
began creating a non-profit
charity that would
fund cancer research. That
foundation, now known as
Project Periwinkle, has been
up-and-running since May
2015.
“When she was diag-nosed,
it was extremely dif-ficult
for me to deal with…
I decided I wanted to do
something to make a dif-ference
in the world,” said
Broghammer, a senior Busi-ness
Administration major.
Broghammer described
his eldest cousin as someone
that he looked up to.
“She was the type of
person who always smiled
through things, she never let
the bad stuff get to her,” said
Broghammer.
Even after she was diag-nosed
in July 2013, Runyon
kept a positive spirit.
“She fought her battle
with strength and courage
that is rarely replicated,” said
Broghammer. However, just
one year later, Runyon died
in July 2014.
While some react to loss
by donating to find a cure,
Broghammer took it a step
further.
“I wanted to raise money
and do something I had con-trol
over,” said Broghammer.
That control included decid-
Let Us Introduce You: Ben Broghammer
By EMILY HIGGINBOTHAM
Associate News Editor ing where money would go.
While some charities spend
a certain percentage of mon-ey
donated on the cost of
running the organization,
Project Periwinkle is differ-ent.
“When I set it up, every-one
who is involved with it
agreed that they wouldn’t
take any kind of compensa-tion
for anything,” said Brog-hammer.
“I want everything
specifically to go toward
finding a cure.”
After having a vision in
mind for what he wanted the
foundation to be, Brogham-mer
had to research what he
needed to create it.
“I didn’t know anything
about starting a non-profit
foundation, but I’m the kind
of person who doesn’t take
no for an answer,” said Brog-hammer.
So he sought guid-ance
at a law clinic that took
place at Washington Univer-sity.
The foundation’s case
was assigned to a law stu-dent,
who ensured that ev-erything,
forms and all, was
being conducted correctly.
With all of the proper
steps taken, like trademark-ing
Project Periwinkle, a
name symbolic of the rib-bon
color for stomach can-cer
awareness, Brogham-mer
was able to submit a
501(c)(3), an IRS form that
exempts a non-profit entity
from federal taxes.
“I kept it quiet within the
family at first because I didn’t
want to go for it and have it
not work out,” said Brog-hammer.
“But I decided to
tell my aunt and uncle, who
were Michon’s parents, and
her sister the day I filed the
501(c)(3). I guess they were
taken aback by it all. Speech-less
is a good word.”
Since the launch of Proj-ect
Periwinkle, the founda-tion
has struck up a part-nership
with SLU Cancer
Center as their first fund re-cipient.
“We had four or five
options that we were looking
at, with SLU being one of
them, but SLU’s been a part
of our family for a long time.
They’ve impacted us, they’ve
impacted me as a person.”
The relationship with
SLU Cancer Center began
with talks about helping
them with their annual ‘Bil-liken
5K,’ and has evolved
into a partnership that will
be developing for the next
8-10 months.
“One thing led to another,
and now we’re helping them
with preventative care, edu-cation
awareness programs
and hopefully, at one point,
starting a fund that goes
straight to research,” said
Broghammer.
Along with this partner-ship,
Project Periwinkle
has started fundraising and
spreading their mission
to create awareness about
stomach cancer.
“Right now to start off,
the money that’s coming in
is good. Our message has
reached a dozen countries,
our online store ships to
the countries within North
America,” said Broghammer.
Project Periwinkle is
taking donations through
their website, projectperi-winkle.
org, and will be sell-ing
‘awareness wristbands,’
window sticker decals and
t-shirts.
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Wednesday, Sept. 2
7:48 a.m.. - FIRE ALARM;
Smoke from overcooked food activated the smoke detector in the
6th floor west kitchen of Demattais Hall. The area was ventilated and
the alarm reset, with students allowed to enter. No fire or damage to
property.
10:18 a.m. - STEALING OVER 500:
A client at the Parish Center of College Church facility reported the
theft of her cellular phone that she had left unattended on a charger in
the waiting area. Staff at the Parish Center were notified.
12:40 p.m. - PANIC ALARM;
DPS received a “ panic alarm” from Lab Room #854. Room was
checked and all was secure. Building manager was notified. Cause for
alarm to be activated was unknown.
10:52 p.m. - FIRE ALARM;
A broken sprinkler head in the garage of The Flats caused a fire alarm
activation with an evacuation. SLFD responded and were able to fix
the broken sprinkler head. Maintenance also responded. Occupants
were allowed back into the building.
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“global gateway” to ful-fill
program requirements
through an e-portfolio re-flecting
their work. The des-ignation
also doubles as an
enhancement to create stu-dents
who, upon graduation,
will be viable and valuable in
the modern workplace.
One notable aspect of the
GGP is that it is cross-disci-plinary.
Reaching out to all
fields of study, the co-curric-ular
formatting of the pro-gram
allows for deep inquiry
outside of the classroom. It
is through lectures, events,
organizations and clubs that
the student will be able to
create their e-portfolio and
learn essential skills, such
as utilizing a global perspec-tive,
global-level inquiry and
Continued from Page 1
GGP: A dynamic ‘gateway’ to global study
global engagement.
“This program is a few
years in the making, com-bining
the talents of eight
faculty members from across
the academic board. We
have truly created a program
that specifically displays and
uplifts the supplemental en-richment
standards,” said
Annie Rosenkranz, program
manager. She added, “[the
production] of academic
artifacts is to coincide with
courses the student is already
taking.” Monica Kavanaugh,
the program coordinator
and a graduate student, com-mented,
“SLU’s students are
already globally minded, so
they are an easy fit into the
program’s outline.” Rosen-kranz
adds, “The GGP’s
mission and structure is not
intended to add workload to
the student. It is designed to
be a centering point of global
activities already in place, on
campus for students…[Ap-plicants
are] students who
may not consciously think
about these programs, but
could benefit well from their
outcomes.”
Students have also giv-en
the program positive
reviews. Offering a post-undergrad
view, Nena Kos-eva,
an International Affairs
graduate student, stated,
“No doubt the U.S. is becom-ing
more diverse by the min-ute.
Employers are looking
for adaptability in regards to
global issues. I would have
absolutely applied if given
the opportunity.”
The GGP is open to un-dergraduate
students from
any major who are interest-ed
in developing global- and
self-awareness, cultivating
intercultural competence
and engaging in service to
the world. “We are looking
for a wide variety of stu-dents,”
concludes Rosen-kranz,
“It doesn’t matter if
you speak seven languag-es,
are interested in study
abroad or just want to be-come
globally minded. It is
the inclusivity that makes
the program stand-out and
worth taking note.”
The program is slated
for long term success. New
partnerships are already in
the works for support ap-plications,
more community
partners and fluid active ad-vancement
of the program.
Crisis: Syria’s war-weary
leave, are left desperate
said Meyer, “turned to mu-nicipalities
in its county to
share the responsibility of
providing temporary and
permanent housing for ref-ugees
and asylum seekers.
Within a year, Linkenheim-
Hochstetten created 126
temporary housing spaces
for refugees and bought a
building to provide perma-nent
housing for 20 asylum
seekers. It is working on
doubling spaces in both cat-egories
during this year.”
Her sister, Iris, is a kin-dergarten
teacher in Linken-heim-
Hochstetten. While
in the U.K., she assisted in a
classroom of students from
r e l o c a t e d
families who
needed help
with Eng-lish.
“This
brought my
sister into
contact not
only with
families who
relocated to
the U.K. for
professional
reasons, but
also with
r e f u g e e s ,”
said Meyer.
“ A s
L i n k e n -
heim-Hoch-stetten
pre-pared
for
the arrival
of refugees,
the mayor
formed a
task force
with volun-teers
to welcome the refu-gees
to our community and
find ways to support them
in their transition to life in
Germany.” Residents con-centrated
their efforts on
helping the newcomers with
the German language, pa-perwork,
employment and
getting around town.
Meyer’s sister’s decision
to accept refugee children
into her classroom was based
on her prior experience
abroad. Currently, German
laws on class size prevent
Iris’ school from taking on
additional refugee students.
“Now other kindergartens
in town need to step up,”
said Meyer, “and I’m sure my
sister will volunteer to share
her experiences, the do’s and
don’ts, [the] best practices
with her colleagues to make
this as smooth a transition
for the children as possible.”
When asked about Ger-mans’
wider reception to the
phenomenon, she had the
following to say: “Mostly, I’m
observing this from a con-tinent
away, and only get a
few short and very regional
glimpses during a visit home.
I think the climate is mixed.
You find the entire spectrum
of positions represented,
from the negative, outspo-ken
xenophobic views, to the
positive, openly welcoming,
recognizing the humanitar-ian
crisis and making an
effort to in-clude
the ref-ugees
in our
society and
c ommuni -
ties. The re-sponse
also
keeps chang-ing
(both
by regular
citizens and
politicians),
judging by
the events of
the last few
weeks.”
C i t i n g
an article
in the Ger-man
news-paper
Die
Zeit, Meyer
e x p l a i n e d
that 180,000
a p p l i c a nt s
have been
granted asy-lum,
and that
this number could rise to
800,000 by year’s end. Ger-many’s
Vice Chancellor, Sig-mar
Gabriel, said that the
country could accept half
a million refugees per year
for the foreseeable future,
suggesting that the refugees
(many of whom are young)
could contribute to the Ger-man
work force.
“I hope that we can sus-tain
it and integrate them,”
said Meyer, “but I also hope
that the conflicts in their
home countries will come
to an end. Relocating is not
easy, especially under these
circumstances and the many
obstacles they face in their
search for a safe place to live.”
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I think the climate
the entire spec-trum
of positions
represented, from
the negative, xe-nophobic
views,
to the positive,
openly welcom-ing,
recognizing
the humanitarian
crisis.
“
“ -Evelyn Meyer,
Associate Prof.
of German
Noteworthy relocations
Housing and Resi-dence
Life, formerly
located in Brown Hall
within the Village com-plex,
has moved to the
Refectory Hall in Du-
Bourg 157. The space
was formerly used for
offices, meetings and
conferences.
Ryan Quinn / The University News
Ryan Quinn / The University News
Queen’s Daugh-ters
Hall, next to
Morrissey Hall, now
houses a Student Visit
Center. The building
and its staff will serve
to inform prospective
students.
SLU jumps in national collegiate ranking
Ellen Hutti / The University News
TOP 100: A SLU student takes a study break on the patio of the Samuel Cupples house. After achieving the No. 99
position in last year’s US News and World Report listing of the country’s top colleges, SLU jumped to No. 96 in this
year’s report. Tied in this position with SLU are Florida State University and the University of Alabama.
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thought
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playwright
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evidence
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contemporary
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Rings
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Solution
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writing for
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