Campus Currents April 2006 
Volume 14, Number 7
The official news publication of Fairfield University
Index for April 4, 2006
Fairfield conducts search for senior vice president
Our name in lights
University establishes new Web Advisory Council
Bruton explains the Rise of the Celtic Tiger
News breakers
Service Anniversaries
Panel to discuss North Korea
Dr. Carl Scheraga: Chinese airline restructuring
Firm to present perception study findings
Glee Club sings through Italy
SON's Nurse Anesthesia Program
Former U.S. Ambassador to discuss peace in the Middle East
Fairfield University Alumni Association honors four seniors
Easter: A story for us to live by
Sports
Coach Julie Brzezinski hits her 500th win
Student artists show their talents in "Open Studios" exhibition
Radio Dramas, Golden-Age Thrillers, debut at Quick Center for the Arts
Local bands to play benefit concert for Donnelly Music Scholarship
Saxophonist Bill Evans to play with the Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble
News Briefs
Booksigning with author Sue Monk Kidd
By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor
The search is on for a senior vice president, as University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., announced last month in a letter to the campus community.
The senior vice president, he says, will promote and facilitate collaboration and integration across operating divisions, as well as direct and coordinate the implementation of the University's strategic vision. He or she will serve as principal advisor to the president and as the president's Chief of Staff.
Among other responsibilities, the senior vice president will also chair the operations committee of the vice presidents, and have responsibility for setting the agenda and follow-through on the meetings of the senior management team. The University vice presidents will continue to report to Fr. von Arx.
"The decision to establish this position is related to the need for a new model of collaboration among divisions of the University, if we are to realize the vision of integrated learning that is at the heart of the strategic plan," says Fr. von Arx.
Witt/Kieffer, an executive search firm, will facilitate the national search.
Fr. von Arx says he is open-minded about the background of possible candidates for this position. "I've instructed the search firm to cast a wide net and look for candidates with a range of experience who might have the personal and professional qualities we seek," he says. Obviously important, he adds, is someone who is knowledgeable of the Jesuit and Catholic mission and identity of Fairfield. "Clearly, we will need to find someone who understands the holistic and humanistic education that we seek to offer at both the graduate and undergraduate level, but we will require someone with demonstrated skills in management, coordination, and planning to help us achieve our goals."
Dr. Jean Dowdall of Witt/Kieffer began her work by meeting with Fr. von Arx and the senior management team. "Based on what Jean learned in those conversations, she will recruit widely and actively to bring us a strong candidate pool," says Fr. von Arx. The committee's goal is to name someone by July 1.
Witt/Kieffer welcomes candidate suggestions at fairfieldsvp@wittkeiffer.com.
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The next time you're sitting in rush-hour traffic along the I-95 corridor, look for this bright new addition during your commute. Fairfield University launched an electronic advertising program this month on a digital billboard situated southbound near Exit 25. The first of its kind in Fairfield County, the display features rotating announcements of six advertisers, including Fairfield, every eight seconds. Currently, the University has three images appearing on the billboard, including the men's lacrosse game on April 8 (pictured above). Messages can be updated daily to promote key campus events.
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By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor
What's next for Fairfield's Web site? That's what a new Institutional Web Advisory Council considered as it met for the first time this spring.
Consisting of 17 members, the group represents the University's five divisions and the Office of Jesuit and Catholic Mission and Identity. The Council will serve as a clearinghouse for recommendations and Web site initiatives from the University community to the Department of Public Relations, where ultimate responsibility for the Web site resides.
Chaired by Laura Johnson, University webmaster, among the ideas the council will consider are:
- integrating blogs, animation, and portals into Fairfield's Web site;
- implementing updates to Web policies;
- identifying new projects for the site; and
- incorporating additional training needs.
"Web technology changes so quickly. It's important for the Web site to reflect the new programming and initiatives that are happening at the University all the time," says Martha Milcarek, assistant vice president for public relations, and an ex officio member of the Council. "To ensure that Fairfield's Web site reflects best practices, it is appropriate that there be an advisory council to help keep a focus on the evolution of our site."
Members of the Institutional Web Advisory Council and the areas they represent are as follows:
- Webmaster, chair: Laura Johnson
- Academic Computing: Bruce Bastien
- Center for Academic Excellence: Larry Miners
- Computing and Network Services: Jay Rozgonyi
- Dean (rotating): Edna Farace Wilson
- Development/Alumni: Julie Davis, Janet Canepa
- Educational Technologies Committee: Steve Sawin
- Enrollment Management: Karen Pellegrino, Marianne Gumpper
- Finance and Administrative Services: Maria Regan
- Jesuit and Catholic Mission and Identity: Rev. Thomas McMurray, S.J.
- Library: Susan Marcin
- Marketing: Catherine O'Donnell
- Media Center: Karen Connolly
- Public Relations: Alejandra Navarro
- Student Affairs: Mike Tortora
Ex officio council members:
- George Diffley, vice president for advancement
- James Estrada, vice president for information services
- Martha Milcarek, assistant vice president for public relations
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By Alejandra Navarro, Publications writer
 Making an effort not to oversimplify, John Bruton, the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States and former Irish prime minister, explained that Ireland became the economic powerhouse it is today due to its sound policy decisions, a shift in the country's demographics, and participation in the European Union. Ambassador Bruton examined the country's steps - and missteps - to economic success at the annual William and Mary Stack Lecture in Irish History and Culture on March 21 in the Kelley Theatre.
Bruton was the ninth Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland (1994 to 1997), leading the Rainbow Coalition government of Fine Gael-Labour-Democratic Left. A passionate supporter of European integration, he was appointed as one of Ireland's delegates in to draft the controversial constitution for the European Union.
Participation in the European Union, Ambassador Bruton said, has given Ireland access to the largest market in the world and an equal say in the rules governing that market. It has helped improve the relationship between Ireland and Britain, he added. "One of the reasons there is a dialogue between the Irish government and the British government - that wouldn't have happened in the 1950s or 1960s - is that now Ireland is an equal member with Britain in the European Union and Britain pays attention to us."
Ireland has been poised to be an economic powerhouse after it gained independence in 1922. However, government officials made some poor decisions, such as borrowing excessively and limiting foreign investment. The Irish leaders didn't want other countries, specifically Britain, taking hold of its businesses. That limited the nation's economic expansion, he said. Bruton, however, is quick to credit the British with influencing the Irish in ways that eventually helped the country's economy. Ireland inherited an independent civil service, a non-partisan body to attract foreign investment.
The Irish government later made important, strategic decisions that propelled growth, such as removing controls on foreign investment (1958), improving relations with Britain (1966), providing free post-primary education (1966), and abolishing exchange controls (1980). The Irish government also targeted growing industries such as information technology, pharmaceutical, and financial services.
By the late 1990s, the country's budget deficit became a surplus and unemployment dropped from 16 percent to 4 percent. Ireland had the second highest level of foreign direct investment, and emigration slowed, while immigration increased. From 1991 to 2004, Ireland's gross domestic product growth was 6.6 percent.
In addition, Ireland's workforce grew rapidly, nearly doubling from 1.1 million in 1980 to 2.01 million in 2005. This change was partly due to its once young population becoming of working age. The primary reason, he explained, was the rise of women in the workforce. Ireland has long been dubbed the "Celtic Tiger" for its economic prowess, but Ambassador Bruton countered, "I think it would be more accurate to describe the Irish economy as the Celtic Tigress."
In addition to the policy and demographic changes, he said the Irish "have a sense of pride in our country which motivates us to do things for our country and make short-term sacrifices for our country."
Photo by Jean Santopatre
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The Rev. Charles Allen, S.J., executive assistant to the president, preached a three-day Lenten retreat at St. Anthony of Padua parish in Fairfield from March 6 to 8. Fr. Allen spoke of various resurrections, including that of the son of the widow of Nain, Lazarus, and Jesus.
The Rev. Paul Carrier, S.J., University chaplain, led a Parish Lenten Mission Retreat March 5 to 7 at St. Stephen Church and St. Henry Church in Cadiz, Ky. The title of the retreat was "Walking with Jesus in Troubled Times." Fr. Carrier gave two conferences and spoke at all the Masses on Sunday. Doug Perlitz '92, director of Haiti's Project Pierre Toussaint, also spoke and presented his life and vision and work with street children. The parishes donated to Project Pierre Toussaint.
In a Feb. 19 Connecticut Post article on the decline of marijuana use on college campuses, Jeanne DiMuzio, director of wellness and prevention, said that despite statistics, she sees marijuana regaining popularity. Students Jessica DiBuono '06 and Michelle Torres '06 also commented for the story, saying it is not prominent on the Fairfield campus.
Dr. Jesús Escobar, associate professor of art history in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), delivered "Re-examining Spanish Baroque Architecture" at the 94th Annual Meeting of the College Art Association of America in Boston on Feb. 22. This spring, he is a visiting associate professor in the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he is teaching the seminar, "Architecture in the Spanish World, 1500 to 1750."
Dr. Robert Fedorchek, professor emeritus of modern languages and literatures in the CAS, continues his translation of 19th-century Spanish literature. The October 2005 issue of Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies, contains his "Juan Soldado," a folktale by Cecilia Böhl de Faber. The December 2005 issue of El Paseo Cultural (Cabra, Spain) includes his "Don Juan Valera vive en los EEUU" ("Don Juan Valera is alive in the United States"), an invited article on the pitfalls and successes of translating Valera's novels, short stories, and fairy tales. In March, Catholic University of America Press published his translation of Juan Valera's novel, Juanita la Larga, the second novel by Valera that Dr. Fedorchek has translated. Staying with the same author, he is hard at work on Las ilusiones del doctor Faustino (The Illusions of Doctor Faustino), a lengthy novel that depicts, through the eponymous protagonist, the Romantic malaise that swept through Western Europe in the early part of the 19th century.
Dr. Paul Lakeland, the Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., Professor of Catholic Studies in CAS, commented on the events Fairfield University is hosting in honor of the Jesuit Jubilee Year celebration in the March issue of the Catholic Transcript (Bloomfield, Conn.). Dr. Lakeland spoke on March 8 at Gonzaga University as part of the "Catholicism for a New Millennium" series.
Three Fairfield University professors participated in a plenary session that opened the conference, "Curricular and Pedagogical Reform in Higher Education, with a focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, U.S. and Russia: Problems and Prospects," held in March in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dr. David McFadden, chair of the History Department in CAS, delivered "Teaching Curricular Development in the Humanities and Social Sciences in the United States and Russia: Comparisons and Contrasts from a Decade of Change in the Classroom." Dr. Wendy Kohli, chair of the Curriculum and Instruction Department in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions (GSEAP), spoke on "Designing and Teaching a Multi-cultural Curriculum for the Twenty-First Century." Dr. Philip Bennett, visiting associate professor of education and applied ethics in GSEAP, spoke on "Liberal Education in a Market-Based Democracy, Fostering Socially Engaged Citizens." The international conference was a joint effort between the conference host Herzen State University in St. Petersburg in Russia and Fairfield University, with the support of the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg.
In a March 2, Danbury News-Times article on Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Shays' endorsement of Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, Dr. John Orman, professor of politics in CAS said, "Lieberman is more popular with Republicans than Democrats, and Chris Shays speaks for moderate Republicans. It's unusual, but it likely means the Republicans aren't going to run a candidate."
Karen Pellegrino, director of undergraduate admission, commented in a Connecticut Post article about the 250 Connecticut high school students who received lower scores on the SAT due to scoring errors. "We're still in the process of making decisions, so this is not irrevocable," she said.
In a March 10 Connecticut Post article on the search for volunteers to play patients or victims in a mock bioterrorism attack drill at eight local sites on April 19, Lynne Porter, associate professor of theater in CAS, said that student actors would benefit from this improvisational exercise.
Melissa Quan, assistant University chaplain and director of community service, commented in a March 2 Fairfield Minuteman article on the five service trips offered during spring break. "Students experience another culture, diversity, community, and simple living," she said. "The experience often causes them to reflect on their own values and how they coincide with how they actually live their lives."
Marice E. Rose, assistant professor of art history in CAS, presented "Early Christian Funerary Portraiture: Pagan Origins and Christian Transformations" at the 15th Biennial New College Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Sarasota, Fla., on March 11, and "Late Antique Images of Slaves in Domestic and Funerary Contexts," at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in Montreal, Quebec, on Jan. 6.
In an article in the March 17 Stamford Advocate on the Freedom of Information Act and many municipal employees' lack of understanding of it, Dr. James Simon, professor of English and director of the journalism program in CAS, said, "I fear sometimes that government officials think they own the records because they compiled them. They forget that they used taxpayers' money to do that, and taxpayers have the absolute right to look at them."
In the March 15 edition of the Hartford Courant, Dr. Norman Solomon, dean of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business (DSB), had an opinion piece opposing a proposal to reduce the amount of education accountants will be required to have - from 150 hours to 120 hours - before sitting for the certified public accountant exam.
Dr. Debra Strauss, visiting assistant professor of business law in DSB, published the article, "Genetically Modified Organisms in Food: a Model of Labeling and Monitoring with Positive Implications for International Trade," in The International Lawyer, Spring 2006. She, along with Dr. Philip Eliasoph, professor of visual and performing arts in CAS, interviewed Anita Hill on stage at the Open VISIONS Forum on Feb. 23.
On April 1, Brian Torff, associate professor of visual and performing arts and director of the jazz and popular music program in CAS, performed at St. Paul's On the Green in Norwalk in a concert to benefit their sacred music program. With Florence Melnotte and Thierry Arpino, Torff also performed a tribute to jazz legend Mary Lou Williams on April 2 at the Fairfield Theatre Company.
University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., spoke to the Westport Rotary Club on Feb. 28 at the Inn at Longshore. The event was published on Westportnow.com.
Dr. Michael White, professor of English in CAS, was the keynote speaker kicking off the Daley & Halligan Bicentennial on March 17 in Hampshire Country, Mass. The celebration marks a dark historical period during which two Irish immigrants were tried and hung for a crime they did not commit. Dr. White's book, The Garden of Martyrs, is based on this tragic event.
Dr. Qin Zhang, assistant professor of communication in CAS, recently published the article, "Constructing and validating a teacher immediacy scale: A Chinese perspective," co-authored with John Oetzel, in Communication Education in April 2006. This paper received the Top Paper Award in the Instructional Development Division at National Communication Association conference in November in Boston. Her article, "Immediacy and Out-of-Class Communication: A Cross-Cultural Comparison," was published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations in January 2006, and her article, "Teacher Clarity: Effects on Classroom Communication Apprehension, Students Motivation, and Learning in Chinese College Classrooms," co-authored with Jibiao Zhang, was published in Journal of Intercultural Communication Research in December 2005. Dr. Zhang is now on the editorial board of the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research.
Correction: In the March issue of Campus Currents, a Newsbrief incorrectly identified the new scholarships offered by the Charles F. Dolan School of Business. The Dolan School is offering 10 merit-based scholarships for full-time graduate students.
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April 2006
5 years
Mark Guglielmoni
Joan Huvane
Neil Anthony Landino
10 years
Thomas Carr
Laura Mitchelll
20 years
Linda LaVine
Births
Dr. Timothy Heitzman, assistant professor of psychology - daughter, Charlotte Elizabeth, born on Jan. 20.
Jeffrey Wyshner, head tennis coach, and Jennifer, former cross country coach - son, Landon, born on Feb. 12.
David Currier, public safety officer - son, Dyllon Gregory, born on March 5.
Barbara Kiernan, director of University publications - granddaughter, Lila Jeannette, born on March 9.
Condolences
Helen B. Hira, mother-in-law of Karen Hira, student loan coordinator in the Office of the Bursar, died on March 4.
Barbara Harper, sister of Joanne Fairfield, switchboard operator, died on March 7.
Rocco DiMuzio, husband of Jeanne DiMuzio, director of wellness and prevention, died on March 29.
New Hires
Patrick Cleary - Public Safety Officer, Office of Public Safety
Charles Goodwin - Public Safety Officer, Office of Public Safety
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Fairfield University and the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) will co-host "The Korean Peninsula in 2006," a panel presentation, today, April 4, at 2:30 p.m. in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business Dining Room. Experts will discuss "The Six-Party Talks and Beyond: Korean and American Perspectives on U.S. Foreign Policy Toward North Korea." The talk will cover the various views on the current crisis in North Korea.
The panelists for the event include Minister Wi Sung-Lac, political minister and deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of the Republic of North Korea; Evans Revere, the State Department's Cyrus R. Vance Fellow for Diplomatic Studies at the Council for Foreign Relations; and Dr. Alan Katz, Fairfield University professor of politics in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS).
The program is hosted by Dr. Danke Li, assistant professor of history in CAS, and Fairfield alumna Julia Cunico '05 of the KEI. For more information, call Dr. Li at ext. 2353.
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The Charles F. Dolan School of Business
Dr. Carl Scheraga: Chinese airline restructuring
By Nina M. Riccio, Publications writer
 Dr. Carl Scheraga, associate professor of management in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, freely admits that he doesn't consider his research a "job." Instead, the global strategist finds it an important tool to keep abreast of the latest developments in the field, and a wonderful way of rejuvenating himself and his courses in terms of what he brings to the classroom. "Everything I do is global and/or cross-cultural," he says. "There's probably no sector in the world more global than the airline industry." Furthermore, there's no economy in the world undergoing change as rapidly as China. After years of strict Communist rule, the country is striving to become more globally competitive and a more vital member of the international economic community and such important groups as the World Trade Organization. Dr. Scheraga notes that the government has recognized the need to restructure its airline industry to allow China to have a presence in the world economy. The industry is critical to the infrastructure of any country, and the economic ramifications of an upheaval in the industry are great - and well worth studying.
Prior to 2001, the Chinese commercial aviation industry was overseen and controlled by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). There were 31 international, regional, and domestic carriers, consisting of 10 CAAC airlines and 21 provincial airlines. In July 2000, the CAAC called for the consolidation of the 10 state-owned air carriers into three groups headed by Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines. A few months later, the State Council of China mandated that this consolidation be accomplished by the third quarter of 2001. As part of this mandate, the CAAC yielded its management control of air carriers with its focus now being on safety and regulatory issues. Furthermore, the CAAC was required to divest itself of assets held in many of the state-owned airlines and its interests in more than 120 airports around China, except Beijing Capital Airport.
Using data from the International Civil Aviation Organization for 2003 and 2004, Dr. Scheraga investigated the operational impacts of industry restructuring in China, comparing the relative operational efficiency of the three Chinese airline groups to a sample of Asian, European and United States flag carriers. He presented the results of his research, "The Operational Impacts of Governmental Restructuring of the Airline Industry in China" at the annual meeting of the Transportation Research Forum last month. The paper has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, which is considered one of the top peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Scheraga's research used data envelopment analysis to pinpoint areas of operating inefficiencies in the three Chinese air groups. While the results show that each group still has a way to go to match the efficiency of comparable non-Chinese airlines, Dr. Scheraga points out that the restructuring is in its infancy. "Today, British Air and Lufthansa are considered among the best carriers in the world," he says by way of example. "Yet prior to their privatizations in the 1980s and 1990s, they were state-owned airlines not known for their operational efficiency or profitability. So do I expect China to show a marked improvement? Absolutely. The path towards privatization will allow the Chinese airlines to enter into strategic alliances with other global airlines and coordinate routes, ticketing information, and passenger facilities. There are tremendous advantages for the airline and the passengers."
Next year, Dr. Scheraga plans to look at the data again to determine what improvements have been made and how successful they have been. Though Fairfield has no field of study in transportation management, he appreciates the fact that the University is supportive of professors doing research that is not traditional or staid.
"There are many universities where someone like me with non-traditional interests probably wouldn't thrive,"
says Dr. Scheraga, who came to Fairfield in 1994. "I'm very fortunate to have incredibly supportive colleagues in the Management Department. I suppose that's what's wonderful about this place. Not only can I pursue my unconventional interests, I'm actually encouraged to do so."
Photo by Jean Santopatre
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The campus community is invited to attend a Town Meeting on April 21 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business Dining Room. Staff from Lipman Hearne & Associates will present the results of their research.
Last fall, a component of the Strategic Vision for Fairfield was to develop and execute an aggressive and sophisticated marketing initiative based on research and analysis. Lipman Hearne, a widely respected higher education marketing firm based in Chicago, was selected to undertake: an institutional communications and market analysis; a comprehensive market research study; the development of a brand platform with key messaging; and an integrated marketing plan for the University.
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 The Fairfield University Glee Club, under the direction of Dr. Carole Ann Maxwell, sang its way though Italy during spring break, performing in Rome, Assisi, and Florence. They visited St. Peter's Square (right) between singing a liturgy at Chiesa del Gesu and performing a concert at Cavalieri di Malta.
Dr. Maxwell hopes the trip signals "the beginning of an every-other-year Italian tour." Joining them on the trip were University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., Maria Curesky, secretary in the Office of Residence Life; Maria Diorio, operations assistant in the Center for Multicultural Relations; Sr. Julianna Poole,chair of TESOL in GSEAP; and John Primavera, department coordinator in visual and performing arts in CAS.
Back home in Fairfield, the Glee Club will present the music of Mozart and Bernstein in "The Magic of the Masters" on April 22 and an evening of British classics in "The British Invasion" on May 2. The concerts will be held at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
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By Nina M. Riccio, Publications writer
 When Bridgeport Hospital's program directors began looking for a new affiliation to partner with for their nurse anesthesia program, they sent out feelers to schools all over Connecticut. "Then we met with Jeanne Novotny, and she sold us on Fairfield in about 10 minutes," recalls Nancy Moriber, CRNA, MSN, APRN, program director of Bridgeport Hospital's Nurse Anesthesia program. "The staff and administrators at Fairfield were so positive and energetic, and the attitude was such that we knew they would strive to make it all happen. We knew of Fairfield's fine reputation, and we felt it was a real coup for us."
The partnership between Fairfield University and the Bridgeport Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program - the first and only nurse anesthesia program combined with a master's degree in nursing in all of Connecticut - will allow students to earn a master's degree in nursing, plus a certificate in nurse anesthesia. The 29-month, full-time program will begin in January 2007. Students will take master's degree nursing courses at Fairfield; clinical work and anesthesia courses, taught by Bridgeport Hospital personnel, will be at Bridgeport Hospital. The 50-credit program provides all clinical opportunities at one site to meet the standards set by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia (CRNA) Educational Programs. Students who complete the program will earn a master of science degree in nursing from Fairfield University and a certificate in nurse anesthesia from the Bridgeport Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program.
Upon graduation, students will be eligible to sit for the certification examination administered by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. Successful completion of this exam will allow the new graduate to practice as a nurse anesthetist. Because they have a master's degree in nursing (as opposed to a master's degree in biology, as some programs offer), these graduates will be prepared to eventually earn a doctoral degree in nursing.
"The field of nurse anesthesia is one of the pillars of advanced practice nursing. We expect this program to be very successful," says Dr. Jeanne Novotny, dean of the School of Nursing, noting that she anticipates receiving up to 100 applicants for the 12 available spots in the highly competitive program.
Currently, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) deliver approximately 65 percent of the anesthesia in the country, depending upon the region, and are among the highest paid nurse professionals. They can administer any type of anesthesia - local, general, spinal, and more - in both an office and a hospital setting, with a collaborating physician. After several years of experience, some CRNAs choose to establish their own anesthesia groups and contract their services out to surgeons and office-based practice situations. CRNAs can also become involved in education and research at all levels. Because nurse anesthetists are responsible for direct patient care, students gain hands-on experience in a variety of regional and general anesthesia techniques under the supervision of CRNA and M.D. faculty. In addition to "routine" surgical cases, nurse anesthesia students enhance their preparation by participating in trauma, major burn, and high-risk obstetrical cases.
Photo by Nick Kelsh
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The Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences will present former U.S. Ambassador Dennis B. Ross on April 10 at 8 p.m. in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Ambassador Ross will deliver this year's Bank of America Lecture in Judaic Studies, "The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace."
Former Ambassador Ross is The Washington Institute's counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow. For more than 12 years, he played a leading role in shaping the United States' involvement in the Middle East peace process and dealing directly with the parties in negotiations. A highly skilled diplomat, former Ambassador Ross was the U.S. point man on the peace process in the George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. He was instrumental in assisting Israelis and Palestinians to reach the 1995 Interim Agreement; he also successfully brokered the 1997 Hebron Accord, facilitated the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty, and worked to bring Israel and Syria together.
Prior to his service as special Middle East coordinator under President Clinton, Ambassador Ross served as director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff in the first Bush administration. In that capacity, he played a prominent role in U.S. policy toward the former Soviet Union, the unification of Germany and its integration into NATO, arms control negotiations, and the 1991 Gulf War coalition.
Under Reagan, he served as director of Near East and South Asian affairs on the National Security Council staff and as deputy director of the Pentagon's Office of Net Assessment. Ambassador Ross was awarded the Presidential Medal for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service by President Clinton, and Secretaries Baker and Albright presented him with the State Department's highest award.
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
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By Alejandra Navarro, Publications writer
The Fairfield University Alumni Association will honor the following four members from the Class of 2005 for their leadership, community service, and commitment to the Jesuit ideal. The annual Alumni Association Student Awards Dinner and Program will take place on April 20 in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business Dining Room. Attendance is by invitation only.
John Gallagher
St. Ignatius Loyola Medal
 Once John Gallagher made Loyola Hall his home, he never felt the need to leave. That's because Loyola houses the Ignatian Residential College, a sophomore live-in program that helps students examine the deeper questions in life: Who am I? Whose am I? Who am I called to be? "The program has allowed me to engage in reflecting on how I live my life today and how I want to live the rest of my life," says Gallagher, who became involved first as a participant and later as a Resident Assistant. He engages the residents by facilitating the cultural and spiritual programming of the Ignatian College. Most days, he's planning trips, leading discussions, coordinating prayer services, or simply hanging out with the residents.
Gallagher drew on his experience in the Ignatian College when University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., appointed him to sit on the task force for the Integration of Living and Learning. The task force's recommendations contributed to the University's Strategic Vision.
As a double major in religious studies and music, he has left an impression on the Fairfield community with his musical talent. He sings tenor in the Glee Club, and is a part of the Club's Chamber Singers, the Sine Nomine Singers, and the Chamber Singers' a cappella quartet. He has directed the Men's Ensemble and has been invited to sing with the Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut.
He also provides music for the student Mass on Sunday nights in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola. "I enjoy the chance to use my musical talent to help other students pray," says Gallagher, who sings and plays the piano. "It is an incredible feeling when someone approaches me after Mass to tell me that they were touched by my song. It helps me know that God is working through me." With Campus Ministry, Gallagher has led the Freshman Retreat, served on the Campus Ministry Council, sung with the Loyola Singers, participated in a Kairos Retreat, and traveled to Nicaragua as an Arrupe Volunteer.
He has received the Emerging Leader Award, has made the Dean's List almost every semester, and has been inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society.
Gallagher hopes to pursue a career in campus ministry or teach religion. Following Commencement, he plans to spend a year volunteering with FrancisCorps where he will work with the poor in Syracuse, N.Y.
Mikaela Conley
William J. Kramer '60, P'96, '85, '83 Humanitarian Award
 Mikaela Conley could not shake the number 17,000 from her mind. It was, her father had explained, the number of Afghan villages in need of a well for fresh water.
She had known about the grim conditions in Afghanistan where her father, Lt. Col. Christopher Conley, was stationed as an embedded trainer and a medical advisor in the Army National Guard. Still, she was shocked to learn that Afghan citizens had to walk several miles for something as basic - and necessary for life - as water.
In 2005, Conley joined forces with her friend, Aamina Awan '07, to found the Afghan Children's Fund. They received donations from students, businesses, and local residents, raising $3,000 and collecting more than 30 boxes of clothing to send to Afghanistan.
This money funded the construction of a well in the city of Aloudine, an Afghan village of 200 families, a project her father had arranged. Conley and Awan's work received much attention, both locally and nationally. The duo appeared on CNN's Daybreak.
"I was a little uncomfortable with all the press," Conley admits. "Then I thought about all the negative press about Afghanistan. I realized that people would really appreciate seeing some of the positive aspects of the U.S. presence in the Middle East. It shows that something positive can be done. Even if it's grassroots and small, you can make a difference in someone's life."
Conley, an international studies and Spanish double major, has made a difference in many peoples' lives with many small, meaningful acts. She has volunteered at the Bridgeport Rescue Mission, has worked at ABCD Head Start in Bridgeport, and has interned in the English as a Second Language department at Stratford High School.
After graduation, Conley plans to attend law school and focus on international humanitarian issues. She hopes to work with developing countries and perhaps make improvements for those in the world who live without even the most basic of necessities.
Jacqueline "Jacquie" Leclair
Student Achievement Award
 Jacqueline "Jacquie" Leclair first learned about the Kairos Retreat from a poster she spotted in Loyola Hall. Already serving as a Eucharistic minister, she had a feeling, however, that it would in some way help her expand her spiritual side. And it did.
So much so, that during the next three years, she not only dedicated herself to the Jesuit retreat, but also encouraged every student she knew to attend one.
It is where students learn about themselves, their relationship with fellow students, and their relationship with God on a deeper level, she explains. "It makes you examine every part of your life and you feel rejuvenated. I feel very passionate about it." Today, the once-unfamiliar program has blossomed into a celebrated retreat with far more students wanting to participate than are spaces available.
She also became a Kairos leader and served as director, overseeing the leaders in the fourth Kairos Retreat. "The most difficult part of being a leader was letting God work through me," she says.
The Kairos participants and leaders have become a close community for Leclair. She is fortunate to belong to many communities at Fairfield, each one making her time at the University more remarkable. She was a student in the Ignatian Residential College, is involved in Campus Ministry, and is a member of the Accounting Club. She also studied abroad in Florence, Italy. Majoring in information systems and accounting has landed her a job at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Stamford.
"I try to make an effort in all aspects of my life," she says. "I want to have a good spiritual life, a good academic life, and a good social life." Considering her track record, Leclair is well on her way in achieving this.
Alejandro Martinez
Student Achievement Award
 Alejandro Martinez was 14 when he moved with his family to New Jersey from Bogotá, Colombia. At the time, he didn't speak a word of English. Since then, the native Spanish-speaker has not only mastered English, but also has added Mandarin to his language repertoire. It has always been his nature to learn about other cultures.
Once he arrived in the United States, he began to explore his international interests. In high school, he studied in France. At Fairfield, he joined the Model United Nations Club. He confirmed his passion for global political and social issues during his first Model U.N. conference at McGill University in Canada.
"Not only did I meet a lot of awesome people, but I was also doing something I loved," says Martinez, who is a double major in politics and international studies, with a minor in Asian studies. In Model U.N., he took on roles as foreign diplomats representing countries such as Bolivia, Madagascar, and China in simulated transnational assemblies. He made recommendations to shape possible foreign policy on diverse issues ranging from healthcare and housing to warfare and genetic engineering of crops.
From these experiences, Martinez has gained a variety of perspectives on the complex issues that cross international borders. He studied in China for a semester - an experience he enjoyed so much that he stayed through the summer to teach English to a kindergarten class.
In 2005, he represented the Secretary of the Commission for Internal Discipline in the Chinese Politburo at the Security Council Simulation at Yale University. He left with an honorable mention, a recognition that placed the Fairfield team on par with those from Harvard and Yale. "It was truly the highlight of my 'career' with the Model U.N.," he says with a wistful smile.
He is most proud of his work organizing Fairfield University's first Model U.N. conference for high school students in 2004. Planning included writing a number of cases for each issue – each equal to a 20-page paper. The event drew in more than 150 students from area high schools. The conference also gave Fairfield's Model U.N. members, who served as conference chairs, a chance to experience what it takes to run a conference. Martinez served as Secretary General for this year's high school conference, an event attracting nearly 200 area high school students.
"Model U.N. has helped me understand who I am and what I want to do with my life," he says. Martinez hopes to return to Colombia, where his parents plan to retire, and enter politics. "It has brought me closer to my country. When nearly 60 percent of the people live below the poverty line and so many don't have enough to eat, I feel that I have a responsibility to make things better."
Photos by Jean Santopatre
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By Rev. Paul E. Carrier, S.J., University Chaplain
The greatest gift we can give a child is to help that child find meaning in life. Stories and fairy tales are a powerful way of giving that meaning; stories entertain, arouse curiosity, and stimulate the imagination. Recall the stories that shaped our world: Pinocchio, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Peter Pan, and of course, The Wizard of Oz.
In that beautiful, magical kingdom of Oz, there were four searchers: a tin man looking for a heart, a lion looking for courage, a scarecrow in need of a brain, and a little girl trying to find her way home.
The Easter story reminds us that we, too, are searchers in search of a heart, courage, intelligence, and most of all a home. We are the tin man, lion, scarecrow, and Dorothy all in one.
We know that we are not home, that this world is not God's Kingdom. We know, so well, that our world and our country are in need of healing and transformation - and that the Risen Jesus is in our midst ready to offer us his Kingdom.
The Risen Jesus is the King of hearts, the only person worthy of our hearts given in love and service.
The Risen Jesus offers us a life of compassion and reminds us that we are a people of heart. To be a people of heart, we make room for Jesus in our lives and for all those near him. Jesus never comes to us alone; he comes with the poor, the naked, the hungry, and the homeless. If we open our hearts, there he stands with his motley friends. Jesus never comes to us alone. It is said that Jesus died an individual but rose as a community. The people Jesus comes with are in his Kingdom because this world has no room for them, it has no heart to embrace and to touch them. Jesus touched people and let people touch him, before and after the Resurrection. Remember the twelve-year-old girl who had died, the deaf man, the man born blind, and Peter's mother-in-law. With his healing touch, Jesus told people, I love you, I care, I understand, you are important to me, don't be afraid, you are not alone, even in the darkness of death!
As we celebrate Easter, we know that we cannot heal with numb and burdened hearts. We cannot heal with ears deaf to the cries of our brothers and sisters. We cannot heal with hands that are paralyzed with fear.
This Easter, let Jesus touch us, and let us reach out to touch those closest to him. Jesus' words to us are stark and blunt; there is no evasion, no compromise: "Whatever you do for the least, you do for me." Let Jesus touch us so that people will hurt less because we love more; so that people who are depressed will come alive with our presence; and so that people who have lost God will find God in the image of our faces. In the words of the great American poet Emily Dickinson,
"If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life from aching, Or cool one pain, Or help one lonely person into happiness again, I shall not live in vain."
May we all be an Easter people of heart, courage, intelligence, whose one true home is Jesus' Kingdom of love and life.
Blessed Easter!
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NCAA Basketball: The behind-the-scenes team
By Pat Moran, Assistant Director of Sports Information
 Jim Fitzpatrick, assistant vice president for student affairs, is usually "the voice" of the Fairfield men's basketball team during home games. But during the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships, hosted by Fairfield University at the Arena at Harbor Yard in March, he stepped away from the microphone to work in the media room and on press row.
"This experience was incredible for a basketball junkie like me," says Fitzpatrick. "To see the caliber of play and how the tournament has been put together has been great."
For the top four seeds - Duke University, University of Connecticut, University of Georgia, and Michigan State University - it took teamwork and dedication to make it to the NCAA Championships. At the same time, it took teamwork and dedication by the Fairfield University Department of Athletics, along with the Arena staff, the City of Bridgeport, and the Fairfield County Sports Commission, to put on this successful event.
This behind-the-scenes team began its work months ago. Fairfield University staff and administrators carefully planned and coordinated the myriad details - in media relations, facilities and game management, tickets, and security - it takes to host an event of this magnitude. Throughout the weekend, more than 30 University employees were on hand serving the 18,000 fans in attendance, as team hosts, ushers, and other posts.
More than 400 credentials were issued for media, participating teams, and volunteers. An additional 120 media covered the four teams, representing outlets from the New York Times to the Fairfield Mirror. In addition, a nation-wide audience witnessed both semi-final games, and saw the regional final game live on ESPN2 and ESPN. Operations were seamless.
"Security and transportation wise, everything went smoothly," says Director of Public Safety Todd Pelazza, who worked in conjunction with several law enforcement agencies to coordinate team travel, police escorts, and the overall security effort. "It's been a great experience, for me, and it has been great for the University and the City of Bridgeport."
The weekend began on March 25 with open practice for the four teams and an all-day SportsFest in downtown Bridgeport. The Fairfield University women's soccer team hosted a booth at SportsFest.
Working the event means getting to see the best of what women's college basketball has to offer. Duke, the number-one seed in the Bridgeport region, defeated Michigan State, 86-61 to advance to the Regional final. The Blue Devils then faced Connecticut, which advanced with a 77-75 win over Georgia, after a three-pointer with 1.8 seconds from Barbara Turner '06.
In the final, with a berth to the Final Four in Boston on the line, Duke pulled out a dramatic, 63-61 win in overtime thanks to 15 points, 13 rebounds, and eight blocks from Duke's Most Outstanding Player in the Region, Alison Bales.
Although this Tournament has come and gone, there's more to come: In 2007 the MAAC men's and women's basketball tournaments will come to town. In addition, Fairfield and the Arena will host the first- and second-rounds of the NCAA Women's tournament in 2008. Fairfield and Yale will co-host the 2009 and 2011 men's ice hockey championships.
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By Jack Jones, Director of Sports Information
 Most people look for consistency in their lives, something they can latch onto and know it will remain constant for years to come. For softball coach Julie Brzezinski, 20-win seasons have become her constant throughout her coaching career. She has won at least 20 games in each of her 16 seasons at the helm of a softball program - the first during her eight years at Campbell University in North Carolina and now at Fairfield. It's that consistency that has allowed Brzezinski to reach 500 wins in her career.
There are fewer than 50 active coaches in Division I softball that have 500 wins to their credit. Brzezinski joined the prestigious club with a 7-5 win over Long Island University on March 26, a victory that also presented the Stags with the Stony Brook Invitational title. Fairfield won three of its four games in that tourney, which gave the team a 17-7 overall record and improved her career mark to a program all-time best 255-225-3.
"It's a great a milestone," Brzezinski says. "I couldn't have done it without the outstanding support from Fairfield University. It's something that is a personal accomplishment, but winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship this year would be more meaningful to me."
Seventeen wins out of 24 games represents one of the team's best starts in Fairfield's history, and put the team on track to surpass Fairfield's record for wins in a season. Under Brzezinski, the 2001 team posted a 36-22-1 record and advanced to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Tournament. Fairfield has advanced to the event in each of Brzezinski's eight years, capturing the Conference regular-season title in three of the last four campaigns.
"Our strong start goes back to us having a great season last year," she says. "With almost the entire team returning this year, we are more experienced. We have great talent on this team, and everyone works together. The student-athletes are out there for each other, which makes this team so special."
She also captured tourney titles prior to joining Fairfield University. Brzezinski led Campbell University's Fighting Camels to Big South Conference Championships in 1993 and 1994, and one Trans Atlantic Conference (TAC) title in 1995. Campbell advanced to the NCAA Regional tournament during her tenure. She left the South with a 245-195 record in her eight years.
The success of Fairfield's program has gone beyond the softball diamond. In the last seven years, 29 student-athletes have earned MAAC All-Academic honors, while two others were named to an Academic All-Region team. Last season, the American Fastpitch Coaches Association recognized the Fairfield University softball program for its team GPA.
"Our academic success is an attribute of the University and the great support program we have in place," Brzezinski says. "Underclassmen see their older peers studying and working in the academic center, so they fall right into the pattern as well."
Success in the classroom and on the softball diamond has become the norm under Brzezinski, a consistency that she will continue for many years to come.
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 Fairfield University student artists invite the community to a presentation of completed and in-progress artworks at the second semiannual "Open Studios" presentation of student artwork. The exhibition, which takes place on April 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will feature more than 200 artworks, including charcoal and pencil drawings; sculptures made with cardboard, wood, cloth, paper, and plaster; photographs; raised relief paintings; oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings: prints on paper; and other mixed media. The presentation will be on the ground floor of Loyola Hall.
The exhibition provides an opportunity for student artists to display their work, usually for the first time, and to think about scale, placement, lighting, and other factors that affect presentation, says Suzanne Chamlin, program director and assistant professor of studio art in CAS.
Due to the success of the first Open Studios, Chamlin decided to organize a second opportunity. "The students gain a sense of reward and pride in exhibiting their work and the viewer learns more about the range of talent on campus," she says.
On display will be works from nine studio art courses taking place this semester, including Chamlin's, as well as those of Marion Belanger, a photographer who focuses on otherworldly landscapes, and John Mendelsohn, whose paintings and mixed media works have been exhibited at the Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts gallery in Tribeca. Also on display will be works from a course taught by visiting professor Matthew Blackwell, a sculptor and painter.
UC student Kathryn Sorrentino, Dress, Brown Paper Bags
Photo by Jean Santopatre
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A quartet of suspense-filled classic radio dramas, Golden-Age Thrillers, comes to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on April 7 at 8 p.m. and April 8 at 3 and 8 p.m. The performances will take place in the Wien Experimental Theatre.
The program kicks off with "Pat Novak for Hire," a series about one of the toughest of the hard-boiled detectives that originally starred Jack Webb and Raymond Burr.
Next up is "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy," a classic cliffhanger serial for children that follows the adventures of intrepid Jack and his uncle, Captain Fairfield.
"The Abominable Snowman," an episode of Escape, follows three men and their Sherpa guide as they undertake a perilous journey into the freezing Himalayas to capture a frightening creature few have seen. The final drama is an episode of Suspense called "Crime Without Passion," the story of a celebrated criminal attorney who kills his girlfriend out of rage and then uses his professional expertise to craft the perfect alibi.
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
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Hot funk and cool jazz are on tap for April 8, when Prophets of Funk, the Eric Donnelly Trio, and Brian Torff's Bass Roots Quartet will play two benefit concerts for the Kim and Tim Donnelly Music Scholarship at the Acoustic Café, 2926 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. The evening includes two separate but identical performances at 7 and 9 p.m. Fairfield University-based scholarship will receive 70 percent of all proceeds.
The scholarship was created to honor the memory of the Donnellys, who were killed in their Fairfield Center jewelry store in February 2005. Funds donated assist Fairfield University music students. The Donnellys' two children, Eric '01 and Tara '03, M.A. '04, are University alumni. Eric teaches music at the University. Kim Donnelly worked in the finance office for many years before joining her husband at Donnelly Jewelry.
For tickets, call the Acoustic Café at 335-3655. To donate to the scholarship fund, call Dr. Laura Nash at ext. 2638.
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Saxophonist Bill Evans, who has shared the stage with Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Mick Jagger and Willie Nelson, among many others, will be the guest artist for the Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble's spring concert on April 18 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in the Wien Experimental Theatre.
Brian Torff, director of jazz and popular music, will lead the ensemble through a program of standards and innovative new works.
Evans first joined the famed Miles Davis group in 1980, when he was just 20. He went on to record six records with Davis and to join the jazz legend on several world tours. He followed that with a three-year stint with John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, with which he toured and recorded three CDs. Since 1990, Evans has toured almost exclusively with his own band. In addition, he has produced, arranged and recorded 14 solo albums with his 2001 CD, Soul Insider, nominated for a Grammy Award.
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
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Alpha Mu Gamma inducts 54 students
Fairfield University recently inducted 54 students into its chapter of Alpha Mu Gamma, a national honor society for foreign languages. These students were honored for their academic successes in foreign language studies, including Ancient Greek, French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. Inducted as honorary members were University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., and Dr. Miriam Gogol, associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Congratulations to the following inductees:
Graduate student: Cynthia Nadal. Class of 2006: Carol Chiodo, James Costa, Melissa Lopes, Tiffany Marsocci, Abby Sheehan, and Laura Woelflein. Class of 2007: Lauren Asensio, Amanda Christensen, Nicole Enriquez, Sean Gleason, Brendan Hermalyn, Brenna Jordan, Stephanie Kraushaar, Charles Laub, Kate MacLeman, Erica Mullaney, Lisa Scialabba, and Lisa Quinn. Class of 2008: Kathleen Bakarich, Jessica Blanco, Alexandra Caram, Kristen Freaso, Lauren Hayes, Kathleen Kessler Lorraine Lampe, Hannah Martin, Christine Mauro, Rosanna Mendoza, Matthew Moutinho, Lydia Mulyk, Angela Pellegrini, Diana Penque, Jennifer Silvia, Alina Sysak, Lauren Troiano, Chase Walsh, and Alicia Zapf. Class of 2009: Sarah Alecozay, Sarah Babcock, Rachel Breger, Sean Cutting, Christina DiCioccio, Francesca D'Souza, Andrew Fabian, Catherine Forsa, Emily Marek, Meaghan McKeon, Samantha Mullaney, Edward Niemira, James O'Brien, Jessica Randall, John Shettle, and William Sonnemann.
"Torture, Terrorism, and Security" to be discussed on April 6
Fairfield University's Program in Catholic Studies will present the open panel presentation "Torture, Terrorism, and Security," on April 6 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the lower level of the John A. Barone Campus Center. The event is part of this year's Jesuit Jubilee Celebration.
The speakers for the panel will include Dr. Al Pierce, the first professor of ethics and national security at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Pierce served as the founding director of the Center for the Study of Professional Military Ethics at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., was a defense correspondent for NBC News, and worked with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Joining Dr. Pierce will be the Rev. John Perry, S.J., professor of religious studies at St. Paul's College of the University of Manitoba since 1998. Fr. Perry is an expert on torture and its connection to family violence.
Following the panel presentation, an open discussion and refreshments with the panelists will be held in Loyola Commons, of Ignatian Residential College, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Carolyn Arnold at ext. 3415.
Thieves of Baghdad author to share his story
In the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the world watched in dismay as thieves took advantage of the chaos to loot the priceless treasures housed in the Iraq Museum. More than 15,000 items were stolen, including the Sacred Vase of Warka, the world's oldest known carved stone ritual vessel; the Mask of Warka, sometimes called the "Mona Lisa of Mesopotamia"; and the treasure of Nimrud, a collection of more than 1,000 pieces of gold jewelry from the eighth and ninth centuries B.C.E.
Marine Colonel Matthew Bogdanos led the U.S. task force to investigate the pillaging. Bogdanos will share his story on April 6 at 7 p.m. in the Oak Room of the John A. Barone Campus Center. His presentation will be followed by a signing of his book Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion for Ancient Civilizations and the Journey to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures (Bloomsbury USA, 2005). Written with William Patrick, the book tells the riveting story of how Bogdanos applied his skills as a Marine, an investigator, and a passionate student of classical history to rescue the antiquities and investigate the thefts.
For ticket information, call ext. 4184.
Annual Holocaust Remembrance Service and lecture May 1
Linda Hooper, principal of Tennessee's Whitwell Middle School and the inspiration for the Paper Clips Project, will present, "The Power of One," at Fairfield University's annual Holocaust Remembrance Service, "Paper Clips: Changing the World... One Classroom at a Time." The lecture and service will take place on May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola.
Paper Clips is an award-winning documentary of a Holocaust project guided by Hooper to teach tolerance in her middle school. The project ultimately changed the lives of the students, parents, and people of Whitwell, Tenn. The film will be shown on April 27 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and on again on May 1 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the DiMenna-Nyselius Library's Multimedia Room.
The Holocaust Remembrance Service is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested. For information or to reserve a seat, call the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies at ext. 2066.
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 Best-selling author Sue Monk Kidd will sign copies of her novels on April 24 at 7 p.m. in the John A. Barone Campus Center Oak Room. Her book, The Secret Life of Bees, has sold more than 4.5 million copies, spent over two years on the New York Times bestseller list, and has been published in more than 23 languages and was awarded the 2004 Book Sense Paperback book of the Year. The Mermaid Chair, about to be released in paperback, is the winner of the 2005 Quill Award for General Fiction.
The event is presented by University College in collaboration with the Pequot Library. To reserve a seat, please call University College at ext. 4307.
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Campus Currents is the official news publication of the Fairfield University community. It is published monthly. The editorial office is located in Bellarmine Hall, Room 203. Telephone: 254-4000, ext. 2556. Fax: 254-4167. E-mail: jcaseria@mail.fairfield.edu.
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Jill Kasiewicz Caseria
Assistant Director of University Publications
Editorial Board
Martha Milcarek
Assistant Vice President for Public Relations
Barbara Kiernan
Director of University Publications
Jean Santopatre
University Photojournalist
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