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WINTER/SPRING 2015
CALDWELL
U N I V E R S I T Y
MAGAZINE
c e l e b r a t i n g 7 5 y e a r s
a passion for
TEACHING

VOLUME 6 ISSUE 2
CALDWELL UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
WINTER/SPRING 2015
Caldwell University Magazine is
produced for alumni and friends twice
each year by the Media Relations
Office at Caldwell University. Its goal is
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Caldwell University’s students, faculty,
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MANAGING EDITOR
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EDITOR
Colette M. Liddy
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table of contents
2 A Passion for Teaching: Faculty Features
8 A Triple Crown in Teaching
10 Reviving the Ancient Tradition of
Contemplation Through the Arts and Wonder
17 Caldwell Bucking National Enrollment Trends
20 75th Anniversary Celebration Recap
24 Kristina Danella Returns Home to Coach
at Caldwell
26 Caldwell Athletics Raises Funds, Awareness
at Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event
30 Introducing the New Chairman of the
President’s Society, Frank Salerno ’02
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PRESIDENT’SLETTER
Dear Friends of Caldwell University,
Caldwell University is well into the yearlong celebration of its
75th anniversary. For those of you who participated in the campus
festivities on September 19, you witnessed Caldwell University
at one of its finest moments. The day focused on the visionary
spirit of our foundress, Mother Joseph Dunn, OP; on the ongoing
contributions of time, talent and treasure of the Sisters of St.
Dominic; and on our Catholic identity, Dominican heritage and
liberal arts foundation. This is a day that will long be remembered
by those who were present and in the memorabilia that will be left
in our archives when memories fail.
Special moments included the music at the anniversary Mass,
particularly the Dominican Magnificat, which was unbelievably
beautiful as sung by our gifted choir. The participation at Mass
and the Convocation by our students—several hundred in
commemorative red T-shirts—reminded us of why we continue the
mission of Caldwell University; they were joined by an overwhelming
majority of our faculty and staff. The attendance of alumni,
including two graduates of our first class of 1943, was particularly
touching. The Dominican blessing sung over the members of our
sponsoring congregation moved many to both applause and tears.
The preaching of Sister Honora Werner, OP, and the Convocation
talk given by Father Paul Murray, OP, an Irish scholar from the
Angelicum in Rome, were thought-provoking and uplifting.
For our anniversary celebration, the Sisters of St. Dominic gifted
Caldwell University with a magnificent bouquet of 75 red roses.
I gave one red rose to each of the two graduates from the Class
of 1943 during Convocation. After the Homecoming Mass
the following day, I invited all alums present to take one of the
roses. All of them were distributed to women and men who
had graduated from Caldwell, symbolically sending the mission
out with our alums. At the end of Mass, the congregation sang
Caldwell’s alma mater, ‘Beautiful Caldwell,’ that was revived by
former Student Government Association president, David Reeth,
prior to graduation last May. Several alums wept as they sang this
song for the first time in decades. Truly, this celebration marked a
time to reflect upon our past, as well as an opportunity to envision
our future.
In my office hangs a very special plaque that was presented to
Caldwell University from Ann Dassing, an alum and mayor of
Caldwell. During Homecoming ceremonies she presented the
university with a key to the city, only the second time that such
a key has been bestowed. Mayor Dassing reminded me that in
medieval times, towns were surrounded by gates that were locked
at night to keep residents safe and to keep marauders outside the
walls. Only the most trusted of citizens would be given a ‘key to the
city.’ In my acceptance remarks after receiving the key, I recounted
this story, stating that truly Caldwell had become a ‘university
town’ and that we are proud to partner with our borough in
many common initiatives. For me, this presentation signaled the
strengthening of a key relationship with our local officials and the
town in which we are located.
Before I close my letter, I’d like to touch at least briefly on the
Dominican pillar of contemplation and on the student-centered
focus of our faculty and staff, topics that are taken up in this
magazine. In this time of instant communication, hashtags and
Google glasses, we can still make time to reflect. Recently, a dear
friend gave me a copy of The Art of Pausing: Meditations for the
Overworked and Overwhelmed, a collection of haikus, photos and
meditations compiled by Judith Valente in collaboration with two
other authors. Judith spoke during one of our 75th anniversary
events about her own journey to self-awareness at a Benedictine
monastery. Many of us in the audience were touched by her talk
and discussed how we, too, can find daily moments for reflection
even if our lives do not allow for a more secluded setting for
contemplation. This issue also touches on the contributions of
Dr. Yang Cai, Dr. Thomson Ling, Professor John Yurko, and
Sister Kathleen Tuite, OP. As is evident when you read about their
lives and their contributions to Caldwell, the special relationship
these faculty and staff have with students makes our university
unique—a place where students are truly at the center of everything
we do and the reason for our existence and our success.
Finally, I hope to see many of you on the first international alumni
trip to Italy from May 25 through June 4. This journey, with its
Dominican focus, will take travelers to Rome, Florence, Siena
and Bologna, accompanied by a scholar who will provide rich
commentary about the art and architecture, the history and the
religious context of the sites that we visit. I am looking forward to
this Italian sojourn and hope you will join me.
Best regards,
Nancy H. Blattner, Ph.D., OPA
President
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CALDWELLSPOTLIGHT
YANG CAI:
ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO CHERISH THEIR
FREEDOM TO THINK, THEIR FREEDOM TO DREAM
Yang Cai often begins her classes by
telling her students, “I’m not just your
professor. I’m also your colleague because
you are training to be a professional and
I am a professional.” The tone she sets
from the start allows the “equal footing”
conversations that she enjoys most in the
classroom as a professor of sociology. She
loves the discourse and encourages her
students to challenge her ideas. “I tell
them, please, given my experience, you
have the freedom to think; don’t take it for
granted … don’t give up your right to think.”
Cai grew up in poverty in the city of
Guangzhou in communist China where
there was “no college unless you had a
government connection,” she says. Her
father, a scientist, was sent to work in rural
areas for “re-education,” just as Cai had
to do as a young girl. By the time she was
college age, China had reformed its college
entrance exams, so Cai was able to attend
Zhongshan University in Guangzhou
where she earned a B.A. in English.
But China’s education system did not
allow students to think freely. Cai recalls
a politics course in which students read
books on “great leaders,” including Marx,
Lenin, Engels and Mao. “But of course we
were not allowed to criticize them,” she
says. “We memorized Mao’s quotes and
applied them to our daily study.”
After graduating from college Cai went to
work in international business in China.
She was with a firm for less than two years
when she left, unhappy with the “underthe-table
deal-making” that she says was
part of the fabric of business. She knew
she wanted to go to graduate school but
was not sure what she wanted to pursue.
Her college professor, who had studied
in the United States, encouraged her to
try sociology or anthropology since she
enjoyed learning about different cultures.
Cai received a good offer from the
University of Georgia and started studying
for her M.A. in sociology there. She was
excited about what she was learning,
absorbing everything she could learn about
American society. “I loved the (academic)
discipline, the map of the U.S., the age,
race, and gender distribution of the 50
states, learning how the U.S. is structured.”
In 1989, the student-led Tiananmen
Square demonstration and protest erupted
in China. After watching CNN reports
of the government crackdown on student
protesters, Cai and some 50 other Chinese
students “drove through the night” from
Athens, Georgia, to Washington, D.C.,
to protest outside the Chinese embassy
with thousands of others. “We felt for our
peers in China, who were in their 20s and
30s,” says Cai, speaking about the young
demonstrators, many of whom were killed
in the government crackdown in Beijing.
While at the University of Georgia, she
had a defining experience that “set her
free.” In a political economy course, she
was assigned to evaluate “Das Capital” by
Karl Marx. She summarized Marx’s ideas
and “glorified” his work, the way she was
taught to do in China. It was a crushing
blow to receive a C for the paper. Cai went
to her professor for help and he explained
what it meant to critique a work. “I wasn’t
trained to think like that,” she says. After
several rewrites with that “very patient
professor,” she got a B-plus. “It was like my
first baptism with that professor. Now he
had set me free. The second baptism was
later becoming a Catholic.”
After completing her master’s, Cai headed
off to the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign where she received her Ph.D.
in sociology.
Her life experiences impel her to encourage
her students to understand they are “given
a right to think” and to use that right.
She encourages them to use “sociological
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CALDWELLSPOTLIGHT
JOHN T.
YURKO:
A PASSION FOR
SHARING KNOWLEDGE,
A PASSION FOR CINEMA
AND TECHNOLOGY
imagination” to connect personal problems with world issues so
they take initiative in life and solve problems. Cai encourages them
to learn to work in groups with students of different backgrounds
and cultures so that they are prepared for the workplace. She finds
it most gratifying to use the platform of teaching to share ideas
with students—for them to see that education is not just about the
grade but also about the process of thinking and learning. “I have
the most joy when I see students who are willing to take risks and
want to learn and learn to think.”
This past fall Cai was selected to attend the Student Global Village
Network Professional Development Seminar at Rider, which
encourages mediated international exchanges and dialogue directed
by students. The event was made possible through a partnership
between Santander Universities and the Independent Colleges
Fund of New Jersey.
She cherishes the opportunities she has been given for education. “I
thought I was stuck in a small village. My world was so little, but
look at the big world I have seen with education.”
Aspects of Chinese culture remain a part of her, and she encourages
her two children to live by them. “Treat everyone with respect,”
Cai says, explaining how respect is deeply ingrained in Chinese
culture. She tells them not to focus on the “things” they could
have but to “dream the dream you can dream because you have the
freedom to dream.” n
— Colette M. Liddy
If it’s ten o’clock on a Saturday morning, chances are you will
find Communication Arts Professor John Yurko at the movies in
New York City with some 150 students and educators from the
greater New York area. Yurko is director of the Media Educators
Association and the Saturday Morning Film Festival, a screening
discussion group that meets at the Bow Tie Chelsea 9 Theatre
at 23rd and Lexington. The MEA’s aim is to give students and
educators a better understanding of the power of films and media
in society today.
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JOHN T. YURKO
Students in Yurko’s “Seminar on
Contemporary Cinema” course attend
the festival to see and critique major
Hollywood, independent and foreignlanguage
films and documentaries before
they are released to the public—before
there is even “a poster,” he says. The MEA
sometimes hosts big-name directors,
writers, filmmakers and actors. Students
have the chance to go one on one with
those professionals and to ask about
lighting, concepts and script writing.
Recent guests have included director Fred
Schepisi and actors Jeff Bridges and Alan
Cumming. The course combines the
theoretical and the practical, something
that Yurko says is critical to learning.
Whether he is teaching film criticism or
video editing, he makes sure his students
are exposed to the technology and the
theory behind it. “In video editing, I
can show a student how to do a dissolve
or digital effect in Final Cut Pro, but
understanding why he or she chooses
that effect is more important to me than
a ‘cool’ effect.” This is essential in an era
when technology changes almost daily.
“We’re not just teaching key strokes;
we are teaching concepts.” The goal, he
stresses, is to gain a full understanding of
what one wants to say and then to use the
technology properly and creatively to say it.
Yurko’s passion for technology and film
started at a young age. He graduated from
St. Joseph’s High School in Montvale,
where he was “the camera club geek and
photographer for the yearbook.” His
father, a World War II veteran raised
in Czechoslovakia, was a hardworking
tailor who “barely had an eighth-grade
education.” He was “adamant that my
sister and I were going to get the education
he never received,” Yurko says. Yurko went
on to earn a bachelor’s degree in English
from Seton Hall University. “I always liked
stories and I always liked technology, so
I said, ‘How about pursuing technology
where I can tell stories’” So off he went to
New York University where he received a
master’s in cinema studies.
Yurko spent several years in television and
film production, stacking up a number of
prestigious awards—including six Tellys—
for commercials, documentaries and
productions for Fortune 100 companies,
working as a director, cameraman and
writer. He notes that one highlight was
getting to direct the legendary broadcast
journalist Walter Cronkite for a live
teleconference to California. “It was a
high-stress job, and although Cronkite gave
a terrific reading, he made one small error,
so I had to go up to him and tell him we
needed another take. And, of course, there
was no one more professional.”
As a film critic for United Features, Yurko
interviewed actors and filmmakers such as
Spike Lee and Paul Newman and several
members of the Monty Python comedy
group; he ran a local cable company
production studio and taught as an adjunct
“
… I can show a student how to do a dissolve
or digital effect in Final Cut Pro, but
understanding why he or she chooses that effect
is more important to me than a ‘cool’ effect.
”
for several years before coming onboard
full time at Caldwell. He wrote the book
“Video Basics,” published by Prentice Hall,
for middle school students. “I wrote that
on a typewriter, and I never want to go
back to a typewriter again,” Yurko says,
noting that he embraces today’s advances in
Professor Yurko has a standing
invitation to members of the
Caldwell University community
to attend the Saturday morning
movie screenings in Manhattan.
For an updated schedule and
more information, go to
www.satmornfilmfest.org.
technology. In the fall he took an advanced
digital editing course in New York City as
part of a faculty development grant and
will incorporate what he has learned when
he teaches his students in the spring.
Students in Yurko’s courses know his
enthusiasm and energy, and he feeds off
that. “I get excited when they get excited,
when they see something that they haven’t
seen before—when they get a fresh
perspective.” Knowledge must be given
away, he insists. There is joy in “throwing
yourself into the
mind of those
you are trying
to teach and
seeing if you can
find out what
motivates them,
and if you can
motivate them,
that motivates you as well. It is a real give
and take,” he says. And in the end, it is all
about sharing. “If you love what you do,
you certainly want to share what you love
with others.” n
— Colette M. Liddy
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CALDWELLSPOTLIGHT
SISTER
KATHLEEN TUITE:
A PASSION FOR PEOPLE, A PASSION
FOR SHARING GOD’S LOVE
On any given day, Sister Kathleen’s Tuite’s
calendar is jam-packed with activities
ranging from training residence hall
assistants to attending a cabinet meeting
or a student club fundraiser to investigating
alleged conduct violations to watching
an athletics event and speaking at a new
employee orientation.
To her it is all a gift. “The gift of being
here at Caldwell,” she says, means that
“every day I get the opportunity to see God
revealed in so many different situations.”
She is vice president for student life, a job
that encompasses international student
services, student engagement, volunteer
outreach, counseling services, residence
life, campus ministry and health services—
almost all things non-academic. Sister
Kathleen feels “blessed to work with young
people at such a formative time of their
lives” and with “wonderful colleagues”
who want the best for Caldwell University
and the students. “I know I benefit from
the presence of the students and my
colleagues,” she says.
This year Sister Kathleen is celebrating
her silver jubilee, 25 years as a Sister of
St. Dominic of Caldwell, and she takes
nothing for granted. Every facet of her
ministry and work is an honor and a
privilege, perhaps more so today because a
health crisis she experienced two years ago
gave her an “epiphany, ”she says. “I just
relish the gift of life now.”
The “call” to become a sister came while
she was a young professional working in
the pharmaceutical industry. She met a
nun—not a Caldwell Dominican—who
asked her if she had ever considered
religious life. “I just sort of laughed at her,
but it never sort of went away, so that was
God’s call,” Sister Kathleen says.
Stepping out into the deep and answering
the call have taken her to ministries such
as working as the assistant to the vice
president for student
life at the university,
teaching theology to
high school students
at St. Dominic
Academy in Jersey
City and serving as the vocation minister
for the sisters. While a novice in the order,
she provided prison ministry in a mediumsecurity
facility in St. Louis. “That was eye
opening for me,” she says. Her experiences
have enabled her to see that the Dominican
charism is relevant for any time and place.
One of the order’s mottos is Veritas, which
means truth. “It is a forever message that
is rooted in the gospel of Jesus, so it can
never go away,” she says.
A Dominican
“
I’m not here for myself, and
motto, contemplata
et aliis tradere,
we’re here for each which means to
contemplate and
other.”
share the fruits of
your contemplation with others, is central
to her life. “I think we are all called to do
that,” Sister Kathleen says. “That’s a real
passion of mine. I’m not here for myself,
and we’re here for each other.”
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SISTER KATHLEEN TUITE
As she reflects on these past 25 years as a sister, she is grateful to
the other sisters in her community—“the women who have gone
before me, the women I journey with right now and those yet to
come, who inspire me and show me how to be faithful and give
me hope.”
Sister Kathleen is also a fan of Saint Catherine of Siena, who
said, “If you are who you are meant to be you will set the world
on fire.” And she hopes that Caldwell University is inspiring
students with that sentiment—that they “find the true gift and
beauty of themselves … their talents, abilities, skills … which in
turn allow them to go out and set the world on fire.”
In between her busy schedule, Sister Kathleen finds time for a
few passions—like watching her all-time favorite team, the Mets.
“My father was a huge Mets fan,” she says. She loves music,
including Katy Perry and country music, and plays the guitar.
And a little-known fact is that she has dreamed about getting
behind the wheel of a race car, but admits if she ever did try she
would “probably freeze.”
But all her outside interests point back to what she cherishes
most, the thing that gives her the most joy—“people … people
are my real passion … it really is a great passion to bring God’s
love to the world, to bring his presence to this world.” n
— Colette M. Liddy
THOMSON
LING:
LESSONS LEARNED
ON THE CLIFF
A PASSION FOR INSPIRING STUDENTS,
A PASSION FOR ROCK CLIMBING
Rock climbing is not for the faint of heart—not unlike teaching
at the university level. Thomson Ling knows that. Rock climbing,
like teaching, requires one to pay attention, focus , make critical
decisions, tenaciously face fear and trust others—all to get to the
next level and to keep moving forward.
Dr. Ling, a seasoned rock climber who is the New Jersey
coordinator for the national rock climbing organization Access
Fund, has found “lessons on the cliff” that are applicable to life—
“like knowing that you may encounter obstacles and challenges but
that you need to hang on to get to the next goal,” he says.
As an associate professor of counseling and psychology, he
certainly sets goals for himself and his students. His interests lie in
psychology research and crisis counseling and teaching students
how to excel in those fields. Dr. Ling chose teaching because it
was where he believed he could have the most impact—affecting
students who would train as counselors and then go out and “make
a difference … and be on the front lines.”
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A PASSION FOR TRAINING
COUNSELORS
He did his psychology internship for his
doctorate at Virginia Tech in 2008, just
after the deadly 2007 rampage. As a fulltime
clinician, he found himself counseling
several students who needed help with
post-traumatic stress disorder after the
shooting. “I saw firsthand how
emergency and crisis counseling
works,” he says. That work
inspired him to create Caldwell
University’s mental health
hotline where graduate students
volunteer and get solid training
in crisis counseling. They started
the hotline in 2010 with about
six graduate student volunteers
and today there are 27. Nearly
every night graduate students take calls
for the campus, the hotline Contact We
Care and the National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline, averaging 14,000 calls a year.
Louisa Ansell ,who is studying for her
master’s in school counseling, says some
of the most meaningful calls for her have
been when she has able to respond to
adolescents who have been in distress.
“Every time I complete a shift I know that
I have assisted a caller in some way, big or
small,” she said. “I know the hours I have
spent volunteering at the Helpline are 100
percent worth it.”
Presenting at the APA convention was a
wonderful experience for our students. It helped
them solidify their interests, decide on research
areas and it motivated them to continue with
research and pursue graduate studies.
“
”
A PASSION FOR RESEARCH
Dr. Ling’s passion for research was fueled
after briefly working in public policy in
Washington, D.C. He mainly focuses
his studies on “transitions, typically in
academia.” Each year he compiles a team
of strong undergraduate and psychology
students who are committed to a multiyear
research project. In choosing the topic,
Dr. Ling looks for projects that will “best
serve” the larger academic community.
Currently six students are part of the
“counseling research lab,” as they call
themselves, and they are analyzing the
experience of Nepalese students who are
studying in the United States. They wanted
to look at what Caldwell and institutions
in other states “do well” in serving the
Nepalese students. Another project,
entirely student authored, focuses on the
benefits of college hotlines. Dr. Ling makes
sure the students get visibility beyond
Caldwell, often working with a researcher/
academic from another institution,
presenting at conferences and publishing in
journals. This past summer the counseling
research lab of seven students presented at
the American Psychological Association
convention in Washington, D.C. These
types of opportunities give students a
clearer vision of what they would like to
pursue. “Presenting at the APA convention
was a wonderful experience for our
students,” Dr. Ling said. “It helped them
solidify their interests, decide on research
areas and it motivated them to continue
with research and pursue graduate studies.”
Persistence has been a driving word for him.
“There’s a joke in the Ph.D. realm that the
‘P’ stands for persistence,” he says. It is a
characteristic that he and his wife Jessica
share as she is a full-time opera singer.
“She brings a little of the arts to my world.”
As for students who someday
might want to pursue a
Ph.D. to work in higher
education, Dr. Ling says,
“Find something you are
passionate about. You want
to be interested in something
that makes you come alive.”
Good advice from a professor
who feels most alive when
he is teaching students how
to climb through mountains of data and
research or when he is exploring a remote
peak, crag, cliff or spire in the
great outdoors. n
— Colette M. Liddy
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CALDWELLSPOTLIGHT
k
Caldwell has taken home a “triple crown”
this year with alumni and students who
have received regional and statewide awards
in teaching.
In our last issue we reported on Melissa
Brady ’14, who received a New Jersey
Distinguished Student Teacher Award
from the New Jersey Department of
Education and the New Jersey Association
of Colleges for Teacher Education. In
this issue we are happy to share two more
stories of outstanding talent in teaching—
Mark Mautone ’12, who holds a master’s
degree in applied behavior analysis, has
been chosen as New Jersey State Teacher
of the Year, and Kate Zimmerbaum ’14,
who has a master’s in curriculum and
instruction, has been recognized for her
work as teacher-as-researcher. Thus our
Triple Crown in teaching!
MARK MAUTONE
NAMED NEW
JERSEY TEACHER OF
THE YEAR
Caldwell University
was delighted to learn
that Mark Mautone
has been named
New Jersey State
Teacher of the Year.
Mautone is a special
education teacher from Hudson County.
He was honored by Acting Education
Commissioner David Hespe and the state
Board of Education at a special ceremony
in Trenton on Oct 1.
Kenneth Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Alvin
R. Calman professor of applied behavior
analysis, says the ABA department shares in
Mautone’s joy in receiving this wonderful
recognition. “Mark is a passionate advocate
for effective education for students with
special needs. He is a wonderful role model
for other professionals in the fields of
applied behavior analysis and education.”
Mautone teaches preschool children on the
autism spectrum at Wallace Elementary
School in Hoboken. He uses technology
like iPads to help them learn and speaks
nationally on the benefits of properly
A Triple
Crown
IN TEACHING
using technology to enhance education
for children on the spectrum. Mautone
serves on many committees statewide
and nationally, including the Autism
Task Force of the National Catholic
Partnership for Disability. He also serves as
a professional advisory board member with
the Archdiocese of Newark to help children
on the autism spectrum learn how to attend
Mass and participate in religious education.
In February he will present on special needs
and assistive technology at the Mid-Atlantic
Congress, which has the theme “Forming
Catholic Leaders for Faith-Filled Service.”
Mautone credited Caldwell with giving
him a strong foundation in applied
behavior analysis. “My advice to teachers
who have only had on-the-job training
in ABA is to enroll in a formal higher
education ABA program,” Mautone
said. “Caldwell’s comprehensive graduate
ABA program has taught me more
than any school district, workshop or
conference could offer in terms of training.
Caldwell has some of the most respected
professionals in the field.”
EDUCATION
ALUMNA RECEIVES
TEACHER-AS-
RESEARCHER
AWARD
Kate Zimmerbaum
has been honored
for her work as
an educator and
a researcher. The
Pittstown, New Jersey, resident is the
recipient of the Northeastern Educational
Research Association Teacher-as-Researcher
Award for her school-based project titled
“Will the Introduction of a Critical
Questioning Technique and the Toulmin
Model Improve the Argumentative Essay
Writing Scores of Students in an Eighth-
Grade English Language Arts Class”
The research was her final project for the
master’s in curriculum and instruction that
she received in May 2014.
Zimmerbaum, who teaches eighth-grade
English language arts at Clinton Township
Middle School in New Jersey, was thrilled
to learn the news. “I am fortunate to
work in a school district that encourages
its teachers to continually grow and
learn,” she said. “The administration was
enthusiastic about my research project and
shares my excitement about winning the
award from NERA.”
She embarked on the research because she
wanted to help students improve their
argumentative writing skills and because
she saw that there had been a shift in
the Common Core standards toward
argumentative writing. “I’d noticed a
reliance on emotion rather than reason
and on personal perception instead of
data .… I found students would ignore
counterarguments,” Zimmerbaum said.
Her research allowed her to combine an
inquiry-based approach for examination
of data with the conceptual framework
provided by the Toulmin model of
argument. This approach helped students
“both interpret text and formulate logical
arguments,” she said.
Zimmerbaum presented her research and
received her award at NERA’s annual
meeting on Oct. 24. “The research I did
was really a reward in itself because it
taught me so much about how to be a
more effective teacher of argumentative
writing in my classroom,” she said. “I am
so grateful to Dr. Edith Ries of Caldwell
University, not only for encouraging
me to submit my research to NERA for
consideration, but for her guidance and
support during the research process.” n
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Archbishop Hebda
Celebrates Mass
of the Holy Spirit
for Caldwell’s
first academic
year as a
university
Archbishop Bernard Hebda, coadjutor of the archdiocese, and Caldwell University Chaplain Father Albert Berner processing
in to the Mass of the Holy Spirit on campus on Sept. 10.
“
Having the opportunity to
speak with the archbishop
after Mass about our
institution and the role of
our Dominican roots in
our campus community
was very rewarding.
”
Archbishop Bernard Hebda celebrated
the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Caldwell
on Sept. 10 to bless the institution’s first
academic year as a university. The Mass of
the Holy Spirit is traditionally held at the
beginning of each academic year.
Archbishop Hebda, who is coadjutor of
the archdiocese, said the Mass provides
an opportunity for the members of the
Caldwell community to ask the Holy
Spirit to help them discern and develop
their gifts and determine how God is
asking them to use those gifts. He told
those in attendance that from the time
they are born and baptized the Holy
Spirit has given them a gift “that the
church needs.”
“The potential in this room is
unbelievable. We have to allow the Holy
Spirit to use our gifts to move things
forward,” the archbishop said.
The Rev. Albert Berner, Caldwell’s
chaplain, concelebrated the Mass.
A special blessing was given to the fall
athletes, student government leaders,
resident assistants and choir members.
The music was provided by the
Caldwell University Chorale and
pianist Warren Helms.
Senior Kathleen Flynn, president of the
Student Government Association, had the
chance to meet the archbishop. “This is
a milestone year for Caldwell University,
and we were happy to share this historic
moment with him and the Dominican
sisters. Having the opportunity to speak
with the archbishop after Mass about our
institution and the role of our Dominican
roots in our campus community was very
rewarding,” she said. n
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“
Contemplation automatically
benefits others…everything
exists in relationship,
” Dominicans
– Sister Elizabeth Michael Boyle, O.P.
Reviving
are familiar with the term
contemplata et aliis tradere, which means
to contemplate and share the fruits of
your contemplation with others. For
centuries, contemplation has been integral
to the Dominican charism. From the
order’s beginnings, Dominican friars and
sisters “have engaged the reality of their
world and sought a deeper truth through
assiduous study and contemplation,” as
was recently noted in a document called
“The Dominican Charism in American
Higher Education: A Vision in Service
of Truth,” which was inspired by the
12th Biennial Colloquium of Dominican
Colleges and Universities and shared with
the campus community.
Contemplation is “sheer gift,” and
it is not something you possess, says
Sister Elizabeth Michael Boyle, O.P.,
an accomplished poet and Caldwell
University professor emerita. “You can
‘get’ a degree at a university, but you can’t
‘get’ contemplation; it possesses you, and
the more it does, the less you can talk
about it,” she explains.
Although contemplation is not an
intellectual pursuit, the creative arts, such
as poetry, music and visual art, can give
rise to contemplation.
Dr. Mary Ann Miller, editor of
the anthology “St. Peter’s B-list:
Contemporary Poems Inspired by the
Saints” and professor of English, says “any
true contemplation that happens to be
achieved by a student of the arts occurs
by the grace of God, by a divine gift, not
because a professor has assigned the study
of a particular work of art.”
“Lyric poetry, by virtue of its brevity can
help us live in the moment,” she says.
She explains that “unlike the temporal
element in a novel, which can span
decades, the time span of a lyric poem
is a single moment from which layers of
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the Ancient Tradition of
contemplation through the arts and wonder
thought from many different times in the
speaker’s, and by extension the reader’s, life
can arise.” A poem’s condensed language
“forces us to slow down, contemplate its
meaning, read and reread, and allow the
spiritual significance of images from the
physical world to arise in us so that a kind
of revelation takes place,” Miller says.
Music instructor Joseph Orchard teaches
an enriched core course on music and
contemplation, and he says music can
enable listeners to “see” in ways they have
not before. “Music is time and requires
time … music reminds us of the necessity
of time and the importance of yielding to
its demands in order to benefit from it.”
This, says Orchard, is a “humility, and
humility is indispensable for us to
“
see, know and experience God,”
hence to contemplate God.
Joanne Ryan, Ph.D., adjunct
professor of art and former
academic dean, explains that
when one contemplates art or the
beauty of nature, one must be in
its presence and be fully present
to it with one’s entire being.
“When one has a moment of
oneness with the art object or nature—an
‘ah’ moment occurs, one that is called an
‘aesthetic experience’—one for which there
are no words.” Dr. Ryan points out that
similarly, when one contemplates God, one
must place oneself in the divine presence
and become fully present to it. “When
contemplation occurs, it is the ultimate
experience of the divine for which there
are no words. It is a divine gift of love that
Aquinas calls ‘a loving gaze’ and John of
the Cross describes as ‘a loving awareness of
God,’” Ryan says.
GIVING THE FRUITS TO OTHERS
The 13th-century German Dominican
Meister Eckert knew that whatever a
person took in by means of contemplation,
he or she had to pour out in love to others.
“Contemplation automatically benefits
others … everything exists in relationship,”
says Sister Michael, who has led the poetry
writing work group the Tower Poets for
many years. St. Dominic and St. Francis
insisted that contemplation is not the end
in itself and that the overflow is the gift to
others, she explains.
Although contemplation has been central
to the Dominican experience for centuries,
Sister Michael says “the Dominicans don’t
have a corner on contemplation.” Dominic
believed contemplatives belonged in the
universities, and Francis believed they
belonged in the streets serving the poor,
she explains.
Music is time and requires time …
music reminds us of the necessity of time
and the importance of yielding to its
demands in order to benefit from it.
– Joseph Orchard, music instructor.
”
Sister Vivien Jennings, O.P., is author of
the book “November Noon: Reflections
for Life’s Journey,” which focuses on
deepening one’s spiritual life in the modern
world through poems, the psalms and
sacred Scripture. She gives practical advice
on how to be open to the experience of
contemplation, starting with the idea
of “wonder” and allowing oneself to be
“touched by beauty, even if it is only the
plant in your apartment.” If you tend to
that little garden, she explains, you’ll be
inclining yourself to tend to your own
spiritual garden. This is much different
than wisdom, which can be purely
academic. “Natural contemplation takes
the wisdom encountered in the pursuit of
secular truth to a deeper level,” she writes.
“You can know a lot about the Bible but
not be contemplative,” says Sister Vivien.
She recommends reading small chapters
of the Bible in sections and praying over
them. “Contemplation is letting ourselves
become as close to God as he wants us
to be. Eventually it has to move into a
gradual realization that God is calling one
to more.”
“We can’t study our way into contemplation
because, when we reach that point, it’s all
about divine love,” Sister Vivien explains.
CAMPUS MEDITATION GROUP
A new meditation group began this fall on
Tuesday evenings and is being led by staff
member Mary Ladany, Chaplain Father
Al Berner and Sister Ann Marie Rimmer,
O.P. Students, faculty and staff meet to
have a brief reflection and to experience
the silence, something that most would
agree is hard to find in our technologically
saturated universe.
BALANCING THE ACTIVE WITH
THE CONTEMPLATIVE
The challenge has always been how to
balance an active life with a contemplative
life. As Sister Vivien writes, “Thomas
Merton described this well when he wrote:
‘We are faced with two critical challenges:
to engage the world around us and to
embrace the contemplative within.’” The
pursuit of the fruits of contemplation
and that deeper relationship is perhaps a
lifelong journey. “We keep learning how
to do it right all our lives. Even though
the great thinkers and minds have given
us illumination on how to contemplate,
the search will always continue,” says
Sister Vivien.
To quote the Dominican friar and aesthetic
writer Louis of Granada, “No man …
can find without what he ought to seek
within himself.” n
— Colette M. Liddy
Left: Laura Cugini, a sophomore majoring in secondary education, enjoys the quiet
in Rosary Hall’s lobby.
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NATIONAL JOURNALIST PRESENTS ON
contemplation in the age of twitter
PBS-TV journalist Judith Valente (L) with Mary Ann
Miller, Ph.D., professor of English. Valente presented on
“Contemplation in the Age of Twitter” on Oct. 8 as part
of the university’s 75th anniversary celebrations. Valente
has poems in Dr. Miller’s anthology “St. Peter’s B-list:
Contemporary Poems Inspired by the Saints” and read at
a campus poetry reading earlier in the day.
PBS-TV journalist Judith Valente used to
fear dying—perhaps, she says, because she
had parents who were middle-aged when
she was born and looked like her friends’
grandparents. Today, Valente concentrates
more on living and goes to bed at night with
“a greater sense of having lived the day.”
How did she make that leap of faith
and learn to live each day with greater
appreciation for life Not without deep
soul searching and several trips to a
monastery in Kansas. Speaking to a group
on Caldwell’s campus, Valente recalled
how she discovered the ancient tradition of
contemplation and learned to incorporate
contemplative living into her everyday life,
which is often busy as a correspondent
for the television show “Religion and
Ethics Newsweekly” and as the senior
correspondent at the National Public Radio
affiliate in central Illinois. Valente’s lecture
“Contemplation in the Age of Twitter”
took place Oct. 8 as part of the university’s
yearlong 75th anniversary celebrations.
For Valente “the way forward” was
found by “going back”—back to the rich
monastic tradition of contemplation.
She found that “way” in a Benedictine
monastery in Atchison, Kansas, where she
met religious sisters who “live mindfully”
and taught her that “our days are meant
for praise.” While at Mount St. Scholastica
Monastery to give a talk, Valente became
aware of the phrase conversatio morum,
which, as one sister explained, means
“conversion of life,” encompassing a slow,
steady process of prayer, contemplation
and silence.
Valente made several trips to the monastery
after that initial meeting, searching for
something more, as she writes in her book
“Atchison Blue: A Search for Silence,
a Spiritual Home, and a Living Faith,”
which was selected for the Catholic Press
Association’s Best Spirituality Book in
Paperback Award and as one of three
top spirituality books of the year by the
Religion Newswriters Association.
Some visits at the monastery lasted for
one and two weeks. Change occurred little
by little as she learned how to bring the
contemplative into her daily life. She also
learned how conversion of the heart could
help her with her struggles and bring the
spiritual healing she needed to adjust to
being married into a blended family.
Busy professionals, parents and others
can incorporate the monastic practices of
silence, listening, hospitality, simplicity,
prayer and praise into their daily lives, said
Valente. “We are all searching for a spiritual
home … and for many of us things run
together … because we are
all running daily at such a
“
fast pace,” she said.
Instead one can learn to
make the day itself a prayer.
She gives the example of
her 2½-hour drive from
her home in Illinois to the
station in Chicago. “The
entire drive is a meditation,” she said.
“Sooner or later we all need our souls to
catch up with the rest of our lives … and
we can learn to pause during the day and
still be productive.” During her workouts
she incorporates prayers of thanksgiving to
God. She recommends writing a three-line
poem, known as a haiku, each day. “It is my
way of pausing, a Liturgy of Hours for me.”
Senior Kaitlyn Clausman was inspired by
Valente. “Being a student, an employee and
an athlete, I know how difficult it is to find
time just to appreciate life … I found her
idea of appreciating life in daily tasks to be
very helpful.”
Conversatio also encompasses relationships
and how we treat others—our family, our
co-workers. “Where are all the pieces in
your life that need conversatio morum”
Valente asked the audience. She pointed
to cultivating “habits of the heart” and
said, “Before you speak, ask yourself three
questions. Is what I am about to say true
Is it kind Is it necessary”
Clausman was moved by that. “Given all
the social networks and being behind a
computer or phone screen when people
are conversing, it makes it a lot easier
to say things that are not true, kind and
necessary.” Embracing Valente’s ideas
“can have a great impact on the world,”
said Clausman.
Today, Valente carries a spirit of the
monastery with her daily and says others
can do that too by embracing a “monastery
of the heart.” Monasteries are not “hopeless
throwbacks to the past, a case of ‘Let the
last monk or sister turn out the lights,’” she
said. Instead she sees them as a window to
the future, “a future we desperately need in
our society—one that stresses community
over competition, consensus over conflict,
Sooner or later we all need our souls
to catch up with the rest of our lives…
and we can learn to pause during the
day and still be productive.
”
simplicity over consumption, service over
self-aggrandizement, and silence over the
constant chatter of the Internet, e-mail,
Facebook and Twitter.” n
— Colette M. Liddy
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New Gazebo IS DEDICATED TO STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE
A new gazebo has been erected on campus in honor of student
community service efforts, thanks to the inspiration of alumnus
Patrick Lehosky ’14. This fall he stopped by campus to help
workers, students and staff put the finishing touches on the
construction of the gazebo and explained
how he came up with the idea.
On the drive home from an alternative
spring break in Appalachia last year,
Lehosky said, he starting thinking about
a way to “leave a legacy on campus and
highlight service trips.” He had such a
wonderful experience serving the poor in
Kentucky that he wanted to encourage
other students to take advantage of the
opportunities Caldwell University offers
for volunteerism. The gazebo, which sits
in front of Werner Hall, is a “tribute to
service,” he said. It will feature plaques
recognizing students’ work helping
nonprofits and community organizations
locally, nationally and internationally.
Rachel Levy, who served in Appalachia,
thinks the gazebo is a great idea. “Props
to Patrick,” she said.
In addition to what the gazebo symbolizes, it will be a nice place
to “sit, relax, have a cup of coffee and chat,” said Lehosky, but “the
ultimate goal is awareness” about community service, an integral
part of Caldwell’s fabric. n
Climate Change Convergence:
A Multi-Disciplinary Exposition
The Visceglia Gallery presented an exhibition this past fall titled “Climate Change Convergence: A Multi-Disciplinary Exposition.”
The interdepartmental event was spearheaded by Kendall Baker, director of the gallery. It featured contributions by students and faculty
that included artwork, stories, poetry, informed commentary, scientific data, media analysis and sustainability guidelines in a multidisciplinary
exhibit. Faculty, staff and students shared their diverse perspectives on the issue of climate change.
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NEW DOCTORAL
PROGRAMS IN
EDUCATIONAL
LEADERSHIP OFF TO A
RUNNING START
Caldwell University welcomed 19
members to the first cohort of the
Ph.D./Ed.D. programs in Educational
Leadership. The students completed their
first two classes this fall—Leadership
Development with Dr. Donald Noone
from the Business Division and Policy
Analysis and School Reform with Dr. Joan
Moriarty from the Education Division.
The feedback has been overwhelmingly
positive. As one student commented
about Dr. Noone’s class, “I am so grateful
that it was you to teach my first class
and that my first class was Leadership
Development. From the books to the
discussions, from the exercises to the
tools and techniques, I feel equipped to
complete this journey.”
In Dr. Moriarty’s course, the university
teamed up with the University of Leeds in
England to exchange student perspectives
and to share videos of guest speakers
from their classes. “It was a good global
experience for the students, exposing
them to policy analysis and school reform
in a different country,” said Dr. Moriarty.
Fully Online
MBA Program
Caldwell University is set to offer a fully
online master’s in business administration
program, beginning in the summer of 2015.
“Our students in the general MBA and
accounting concentrations will now have
the flexibility to study anytime, anywhere,
any place through the convenience of this
online program,” said Bernard O’Rourke,
J.D., associate dean of the business division.
The students receive all the benefits of the
traditional program including advisors
who walk them through every step of
the 39-credit program. The content of
the program and the requirements are
as rigorous as the MBA program offered
on campus. O’Rourke said the program
aims to integrate the latest trends in
business technology into a well-rounded
graduate business degree. “While the
program can be completed fully online,
students can also avail themselves of oncampus
orientations and an international
short-study trip which focuses on global
management,” he said.
The Caldwell MBA program was developed
to provide career-building skills for
professionals,
enabling them
to meet the challenges
of the 21st-century business world. At
the same time, the MBA provides ample
flexibility and a personal approach to
accommodate the busy lives of graduate
students with careers, families and other
responsibilities. Applications are now being
accepted for the online MBA program.
This is the fourth fully online degree
program and seventh online program
offered by Caldwell University. Caldwell
currently offers fully online bachelor
degree programs in psychology and an
RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
program as well as an M.A. in
educational administration. Three
certification programs in education
are also offered online: principal
certification, supervisor certification
and superintendent certification. n
Caldwell University was listed
Among The Top Catholic
Colleges with Online Programs
by bestcolleges.com. There were
several criteria for the list including
reported acceptance, enrollment,
retention and graduation rates.
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ONLINE M.A. IN
EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
AMONG TOP 25 BEST
IN THE NATION
Dr. Marie Wilson, coordinator of art therapy programs, with student Stephany Sanchez.
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING/ART THERAPY
FIRST PROGRAM OF ITS TYPE TO RECEIVE
CACREP ACCREDITATION
The Caldwell University Mental
Health Counseling/Art Therapy
graduate program has received
accreditation from the Council for
Accreditation of Counseling and
Related Educational Programs,
becoming the first program of its
type in the nation to receive that
prestigious certification.
Marie Wilson, Ph.D., ATR-BC, ATCS,
ACS, LPC, coordinator of the university’s
art therapy programs and professor in the
Department of Psychology and Counseling,
said the university was thrilled to learn
the news this past summer. “It was a very
rigorous application, so receiving this
ensures the quality of our program,”
she said. Accreditation also gives
graduates “portability to move to just
about any state in the nation and work
as a licensed professional counselor as
well as an art therapist.”
With the addition of this accreditation,
all of the programs in the university’s
Psychology and Counseling Department
have received CACREP approval. The
Master of Arts in School Counseling
and the Master of Arts in Mental
Health Counseling had already
received the accreditation.
CACREP is a specialized accrediting
body recognized by the Council for
Higher Education Accreditation. It is
the official organization that accredits
graduate programs that prepare counseling
professionals—counselors, counseling
supervisors and counselor educators.
CACREP accreditation ensures that
the program has met a rigorous set of
institutional, administrative, faculty and
curriculum standards that will significantly
enhance opportunities for professional
development for graduates by providing
national recognition from counseling
licensing bodies.
Caldwell remains the first and only
institution in New Jersey to offer graduatelevel
training in art therapy and one
of the few programs in the region that
prepare students to be dually credentialed
as counselors and art therapists. The
program is approved by the American Art
Therapy Association, meets educational
requirements for registration and practice
as an art therapist and is approved by
the New Jersey Professional Counselor
Examiners Committee. It also meets
educational requirements to become a
licensed professional counselor in
New Jersey.
Graduates of the program work as mental
health counselors/art therapists with all
age groups in hospitals, psychiatric and
rehabilitation facilities, wellness centers,
forensic institutions, schools, crisis
Caldwell University’s online graduate
program in Educational Administration
is one of the best. The program was
recently named to “The 25 Best
Online Master’s in Educational
Administration Degree Programs” list
put out by TheBestSchools.org, which
provides in-depth rankings of degree
programs and colleges and universities.
Caldwell was the only New Jersey
college or university to make the list.
Caldwell’s M.A. in Educational
Administration is a program designed
for students who are seeking certification
as a school principal or supervisor, says
Dr. Joan Moriarty, education professor
and interim associate dean of the
Education Division. “Our online
program has the same courses, same
textbooks, same professors, same
requirements and same rigor as our
in-classroom program. This is solid
graduate experience and our students
love it because with the online
experience they have flexibility to make
it work with their professional, family
and other responsibilities,” she said.
Students who have already received their
master’s can pursue the superintendent
or principal certifications at Caldwell
through the department. The Education
Division has received accreditation from
the Council for the Accreditation of
Educator Preparation.
centers, senior communities, hospice
care, private practice and other clinical
and community settings.
Caldwell also offers a postgraduate master’s
in art therapy and an undergraduate
double major in psychology and art with
an art therapy concentration. n
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Sport
CALDWELL UNIVERSITY’S
Management Program
Sport management is the latest addition to
Caldwell University’s business programs.
(While its official title is sport management,
most people add an “s” and make it
“sports management.”) The program
got off to a successful start, with over 20
students enrolled in the first course offered
this past fall semester. Our students are
very enthusiastic; for example, Michael
Balkovic, a senior management major and
basketball team starter, told us, “Once I
heard that Caldwell would be offering sport
management, I wanted to take it right away.
Now that it’s here, I love the class! The sport
management program will definitely help
me in attaining my career goals.”
The program introduces students to the
fundamentals of sport as a business, and
they also take specialized courses in sport
marketing and communications and in
facilities management and operations.
With 14 major league professional
sports franchises located in the New
York/New Jersey metro area, Caldwell
is well positioned to offer students a
total package of sport business-related
academic and career opportunities. The
Business Division is very keen that students
integrate internships into their programs,
and for this purpose we are developing
affiliations with teams such as the New
Jersey Devils, the New York Mets, and the
New York Red Bulls. With a background
in sport management, our graduates will
have the opportunity to pursue careers
in sport marketing and sponsorship,
sport media, and sport operations on the
professional level. Beyond major league
sports, this growing area offers careers
in the administration of minor league,
collegiate, high school and recreational
sports programs. While athletes provide the
majority of students in sport management,
the non-athlete population has quickly
shown an interest as well.
According to Forbes Magazine, the sports
industry in the United States is projected
to grow to $145.3 billion by 2015. Careers
in the industry are growing faster than
15 percent annually. Sport management
education programs have come a long way
over the last 30 years. From 1980 to 2010,
the number of undergraduate programs in
sport management increased from three to
over 300.
Caldwell’s program has recruited
experienced adjunct professors
immersed in the business of sport
who run their own successful
sport management companies.
According to Neil Malvone,
adjunct professor of sport
management and founder
of Cutting Edge Sports
Management, “The new sport
management program has been
exceptionally well received by
the students here at Caldwell
University. They really enjoy the
opportunity to apply business concepts to
the sport industry. Indeed, I see my students
improving their understanding of core
business issues as they incorporate the lively
world of sport business into their classes.”
Caldwell business administration majors
can obtain a concentration in sport
management by taking 12 additional
credits. Sport management is available as a
concentration for business administration
majors or as a minor for all other majors. n
— Bernard O’Rourke, J.D., is associate dean
of the Business Division.
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Caldwell University
Bucking National Enrollment Trends
Caldwell University is bucking national
trends when it comes to both enrolling
students and generating tuition revenue.
The results of a new survey in the
Chronicle of Higher Education recently
reported that of small private colleges and
midsize state institutions participating,
38 percent of those colleges did not meet
both their freshman enrollment targets
and their net tuition revenue for the fall of
2014. Not so for Caldwell University. In
fact, Caldwell joins a small percentage of
private colleges and universities, another 38
percent, that actually did meet both their
enrollment and revenue goals.
The annual survey, now in its second year,
was conducted by The Chronicle, the
Council of Independent Colleges and the
American Association of State Colleges
and Universities. It showed that more
than 40 percent of private colleges did
not meet their goals for net tuition or
freshman enrollment. Again Caldwell is
not in that category.
This past fall semester, Caldwell greeted
its largest freshman class ever with 371
entering freshmen. This class was a 12
percent increase from the previous record
number of freshmen, which entered
just a year earlier in fall 2013. In the
past two years, freshman enrollment has
increased 27 percent. Increased numbers
of freshmen, increased retention rates and
high student satisfaction have pushed
Caldwell’s undergraduate enrollments to
nearly 1,300 students, from just under
1,000 a few years earlier. This has also
led to a booming residence population,
with approximately 600 students now
living on campus, another historical high
for Caldwell. Rosary Hall and Mother
Joseph Residence Hall underwent beautiful
renovations this past summer to make
room for the increase in resident students.
Joseph Posillico, vice president of enrollment
management and communications, says
Caldwell has clearly shot past the markers
it set. “We have increased our ‘wins’
in inquiries, applications, enrollment
numbers and tuition revenue. We have
a stellar enrollment group, including
our admissions, financial aid and
communications teams, working hard to
ensure the university’s success.” He says
it is a total effort on the part of the entire
community, faculty, staff and current
400
375
350
325
300
275
250
NUMBER OF FRESHMEN
students. “Everyone works so well together
to show prospective students and families
the great spirit on our campus and the
wonderful Caldwell educational experience
they will receive.” n
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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faculty & staff notes
CABINET NOTES
President Nancy H. Blattner was
elected to chair the Presidents’ Council
of the Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference, the athletic group to which
Caldwell belongs. She was also selected
to serve on the New Jersey Campus
Compact board of directors.
Yang Cai, Ph.D., professor of sociology,
was selected to attend the Student Global
Village ® Network: Mediating International
Dialogues Seminar at Rider University
this past fall. The network encourages
mediated exchanges between college
and university students from different
academic disciplines, using web-based
videoconferencing.
Ellina Chernobilsky, Ph.D., associate
professor of education, and former
graduate student Vincent Marchese
presented the paper “Relationships in
middle level education” at the 45th
Northeastern Education Research
Association in Trumbull, Connecticut,
in October 2014.
Daniel Cruz,
Ph.D., ABPP,
assistant
professor of
psychology, has
achieved board
certification status
in counseling
psychology
through the
American Board
of Professional Psychology.
Vanessa (Treus) Cirillo is one of five
recipients in the country of the 2014 CASE
Virginia Carter Smith Scholarship Award.
Diane Quiroga, ‘09 MA, LPC, ATR-BC,
alumna and adjunct in the art therapy
department, was recently named to the
“New Jersey’s 2014 Favorite Kids’ Docs”
list by New Jersey Family Magazine. She
is a licensed professional counselor, board
certified and registered art therapist, and
mental health consultant.
Robert Ingoglia, Ph.D., instructor in
the Department of History and Political
Science, had his op-ed piece “A Common
Phrase with Disturbing Ramifications”
published in the Trenton Times in August.
In addition, the October issue of the
American Library Association publication
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic
Libraries carried his review of Brian A.
Catlos’ recent book “Muslims of Medieval
Latin Christendom.”
Gary Lieberman, Ph.D., adjunct lecturer
of computer information systems, passed
all certification requirements and was
approved as a certified information systems
security professional.
Christopher Manente, Ph.D., BCBA,
assistant professor of education,
presented a workshop titled “Ethical Issues
in Functional Assessment and Treatment
Development” at the annual conference
of Autism New Jersey in Atlantic City in
October 2014.
Robert Middleton, director of the Jazz
Ensemble and instructor of music,
composed, premiered and recorded a
classical suite for alto saxophone and piano
called “Monet’s Garden.” He performed as
a guest artist with the Dave Stahl Big Band
in a program called “Tenor Saxophone
Panorama” at the Ephrata Performing Arts
Center in Ephrata, Pennsylvania; organized
and performed a program of music by
jazz pianist Herbie Hancock with the
Caldwell University Faculty Jazz Quintet,
and performed and wrote music for the
annual Peace Concert by Diane Moser’s
Composers Big Band.
Vilma Mueller, director of graduate
studies, was featured in the cover story of
the North Jersey Woman Magazine’s fall
2014 issue. The article was titled “One
Woman’s ‘American Dream’ Holds Lessons
for Us All.”
Bernard O’Rourke, J.D., associate dean
of the business division, was selected as
the St. Patrick’s Guard of Honor awardee
for 2014. He was honored at a luncheon
on Dec. 13 at Mayfair Farms. St. Patrick’s
Guard of Honor is an organization
dedicated to the preservation of Irish
heritage and culture.
Brenda Petersen,
MSN, RN,
APN-C, CPNP-
PC, CNL,
assistant director
of the Nursing
Department,
had her article
“Diagnosis and
management
of functional
constipation: A common pediatric problem”
published in the journal the Nurse
Practitioner in fall 2014.
Virginia Rich, J.D., professor in the
Business Division, presented at the annual
Drexel University Business Professors
Teaching Summit on “Best Practices for
Creating and Managing Effective Teams”
for the experiential and collaborative
education section. She presented on an
international panel at the New Jersey State
Bar Association in November on analyzing
the ethics of privacy in the workplace. The
forum, titled “The French Connection:
Ethics & Privacy in New Jersey and Paris,”
compared the legal standards of U.S. law,
New Jersey law and French law.
Melissa Sirola,
MSN, RN,
MBA, adjunct
faculty member
in the Nursing
Department,
was a guest on
“Caucus: New
Jersey” with
Steve Adubato,
discussing
the impact of the Affordable Care Act
on nursing.
Ruth DeBar, Ph.D., BCBA-D, associate
professor of applied behavior analysis,
was a guest on
“The Busted
Halo with Father
Dave Dwyer” on
Sirius XM. She
joined Mary Beth
Walsh, Ph.D.,
former professor
of theology and
pastoral ministry,
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CALDWELLFACULTY&STAFF
FACULTY MINI LECTURES FOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Faculty members gave mini lectures to guests during Homecoming/Family Weekend for
the 75th anniversary celebrations. The presentations included “The Bible as Story” by
Sister Barbara Moore, O.P.; “The New Golden Age of Television” by Communication
Arts Professor Robert Mann; “The Morality Behind Whistle-Blowing on Your Work
Organization” by Philosophy Professor James Flynn; “Falling or Failing in Love
The Psychology Behind Making Your Relationship Last” by Psychology Professor
Thomson Ling; “New Jersey’s Lost Stories: When Paterson Was Red” by History
Professor Marie Mullaney; “Redeemed: Integrating the Sacred with the Professional
Life (The Tradition of Hymns Arranged for Solo Piano)” by Music Professor Nan
Childress-Orchard; “The Use of Simulation in Nursing and Healthcare Education” by
Nursing Professor Marnie Sperling, and “Understanding the Punch Line: Some Insights
on the Sociology of Humor” by Sociology Professor Rosann Bar.
PRESIDENT BLATTNER
RECEIVES CHIEF
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
AWARD FROM COUNCIL
FOR ADVANCEMENT
AND SUPPORT OF
EDUCATION
to discuss preparing children on the autism
spectrum for first Communion. DeBar
co-authored the paper “Current trends
in social validity: How applied behavior
analysis is breaking our hearts” with her
doctoral student Kelly Carlile. The paper
was presented in October at the annual
conference of the Berkshire Association
for Behavior Analysis and Therapy, in
Amherst, Massachusetts. She presented the
paper “Preference assessments: A review of
methodologies and recent developments
reinforcement” at the second annual fall
conference of the Hudson Valley Regional
Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
April N. Kisamore, assistant professor
of applied behavior analysis, had her
dissertation study “Teaching advanced
intraverbals to children and adolescents
with autism spectrum disorders” accepted
for publication in the Journal of Applied
Behavior Analysis.
Sharon Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA-D,
professor of applied behavior analysis,
was the co-author of three papers presented
at the annual Conference of the Berkshire
Association for Behavior Analysis and
Therapy. The first was “Establishing a
generalized repertoire of initiating bids for
joint attention in children with autism”
with her doctoral student Sandra Gomes.
The second was “Comparing manual
guidance with a most-to-least fading
procedure to manual guidance delivered
contingent on an incorrect response to
teach individuals with autism homeliving
skills” with MA in ABA graduate
Paul Shreiber. The third was “Comparing
electronic and tangible token systems
to teach tacting to pre-adolescents with
autism” with MA in ABA graduate Bridget
Spanarkel and Tina M. Sidener, Ph.D.,
BCBA-D, associate professor of applied
behavior analysis.
Ken Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA-D, the
Alvin R. Calman professor of applied
behavior analysis, chaired a symposium
at the annual Conference of the Berkshire
Association for Behavior Analysis and
Therapy on the use of equivalence-based
instruction to teach academic content to
college students. Ken also co-authored
four papers presented at the conference
with his graduate students and with
ABA faculty members Sharon Reeve,
Tina Sidener and Ruth DeBar on using
equivalence-based instruction.
Jason Vladescu, Ph.D., BCBA-D,
assistant professor of applied behavior
analysis, published the research paper
“Incorporating additional targets into
learning trials for individuals with autism
spectrum disorders” with his graduate
student Casey Nottingham in the Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis. Vladescu
was also named to the editorial board of the
research journal Analysis of Verbal Behavior.
President Nancy H. Blattner has been
selected to receive the prestigious 2015
Chief Executive Leadership Award
from the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education District II. CASE
is a leading international association of
educational institutions.
“We are very excited that Dr. Blattner
is receiving this much deserved honor,”
said Joseph Posillico, vice president
of enrollment management and
communications. “The fact that she is
being recognized at this level is not a
surprise to those of us who work closely
with her. Over the past five years, her
energy, commitment, and willingness
to take risks have greatly benefited our
students, staff, and faculty.”
The award recognizes a CASE District
II member institution leader. Nominees
for the award must demonstrate the
ability to create vision and inspire
others, establish a positive image of
their institution in the community and
encourage innovations and risk-taking
among employees. Nominees also must
be known as active and supportive
participants in significant advancement
efforts. The award will be presented
at the CASE District II conference in
Washington, D.C., on Feb. 2 during the
annual Achievement Awards Luncheon.
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CALDWELLDEVELOPMENT
Caldwell University celebrated its 75th anniversary with
community and education leaders, alumni, friends, donors and
the campus community at a series of events Sept. 18-20, 2014.
President Blattner focused on Caldwell’s Catholic identity and
Dominican heritage in her remarks at the academic convocation
marking the official anniversary on Sept. 19. She pledged to
continue the legacy of the Sisters of Saint Dominic in the years
and decades to come.
Rochelle Hendricks, New Jersey
secretary of higher education, was
a guest speaker at the convocation
and referred to Caldwell University
as “a place where values matter and
preparation for leadership and service
to the community, nation, world is
as important as career preparation.”
Secretary Hendricks said she was
delighted to share in the “truly
momentous and moving occasion.”
The keynote address was given by
Father Paul Murray,
O.P., an Irish
Dominican priest and
poet who is professor
of spiritual theology
at the Pontifical
University of St.
Thomas Aquinas,
the Angelicum, in
Rome. He spoke
of the “adventure
of education” and
encouraged those in
attendance to “be
open to knowledge
and wisdom in all
its forms.”
Betty Glenn Matuszak (left) and Rosemary Gelshenen represent
the class of 1943, Caldwell’s first graduating class, at the 75th
Anniversary Convocation.
Sister Patrice Werner, O.P., and Sister Anne
John O’Loughlin, O.P., both former Caldwell
presidents, join Dr. Blattner at the 75th
Anniversary Convocation.
Father Paul Murray officiates at the 75th anniversary Mass.
75 th
ANNIVERSARY
KICK OFF
Students spoke of the “warm,
emotional” feeling that resonated
through the campus that day and of
the “powerful, phenomenal campus
spirit.” One student even remarked
that he looks forward to returning as
an alumnus to celebrate the university’s
100th anniversary
in 25 years.
Dr. Blattner (center) poses with New
Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
Rochelle Hendricks and J.B. Wilson,
president of the Independent College
Fund of New Jersey, at the 75th
Anniversary Convocation.
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CALDWELLDEVELOPMENT
Art Department alumni from 1994-2014 joined together for a “Celebration of Alumni Art” during Homecoming weekend. The
exhibition in the Visceglia Gallery celebrated the creativity, innovation and dedication of our alumni over the last two decades.
On Saturday, the university community
celebrated Homecoming and Family
Weekend with a variety of family
friendly activities including a carnival
and barbecue on the plaza, soccer games,
faculty favorites concert, an alumni art
exhibition and Mass celebrated by the
Most Rev. John W. Flesey, S.T.D., D.D.,
regional bishop for Bergen County.
New this year was the Veritas Lecture
featuring the Sisters of Saint Dominic.
HOMECOMING
The Bestys family received the Family Legacy Award at
Homecoming for generations of support to the university. Ann
(Bestys) Dassing ’79, center, is the mayor of Caldwell.
&FAMILY
WEEKEND
Carol Toolan ’64 receives the Alumnus of the Year award
from past award recipient Tim Nellegar ’00.
Dr. Blattner accepts a gift of $30,000 from the Caldwell
University Alumni Association that will contribute to the
Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.
Campus Chaplain Father Al Berner
concelebrated Homecoming Mass
with Bishop John Flesey and Father
Bob Stagg, former campus chaplain.
Professor Bob Mann, Communication Arts Department,
moderates the panel at the inaugural Veritas Lecture Series:
A Conversation with the Sisters of Saint Dominic—Veritas
in the World Today. Pictured to Mann’s left: Sister Patrice
Werner, O.P. and Sister Gerardine Mueller, O.P., Sister
Elizabeth Michael Boyle, O.P. and Sister Patricia Stringer,
O.P. were also panelists.
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CALDWELLATHLETICS
Bowling, Men’s Cross Country Are
Underway for the First Time at Caldwell
This fall, two new athletics programs
competed for the first time as the men’s
cross country and women’s bowling teams
began their inaugural seasons. The two
new programs, along with the addition
of men’s track and field in the spring,
bring Caldwell’s number of intercollegiate
athletics teams to 15.
The men’s cross country team had the
benefit of following in the footsteps of the
women’s team, which was established in
2003. Patrick Sullivan, who has coached
the women’s team for the past four years, is
in charge of building both the men’s cross
country and track programs.
“We had the advantage of following
what the women’s program has done
as far as structuring the workouts and
understanding what it takes to prepare
for a meet,” Sullivan said. “Our returning
runners on the women’s team were great
resources for the men’s team.”
The inaugural Cougar men’s cross country team: (front row, left to right) Nicholas Calixto, Aldai Toussaint and
Rafael Ruiz; (back row, left to right) Dustin MacKenzie, Christian Gilles, Kevin Villalta, Tyler Childs-Parfait and
Christopher Gilles.
The Cougars were competitive all
season, taking second place in two meets.
Freshman Nicholas Calixto (West New
York, New Jersey) was Caldwell’s top
runner in all five meets in which he
ran, including a third-place finish at the
Post University Invitational on Oct. 22.
Unfortunately, Calixto was unable to
run in the Central Atlantic Collegiate
Conference championships due to an
illness, resulting in a 12th-place finish
for the team.
“Overall I was very pleased with how well
the men’s team competed this season,”
Sullivan said. “We were in the mix in every
meet, and the guys improved each time they
raced. After such a good start, I’m excited to
see what we can do in the future.”
The first Cougar bowling team: (front row, left to right) Daniele Roca, Deborah Andrews and Kellie Ehrmann; (back
row, left to right) Amanda Shea, Brigitte Murgado, Natalie Pedri and Vanessa Mantione.
The bowling team did not have the
luxury of following a similar program on
campus before beginning its first season
of competition. Everything surrounding
the team is new, including the conference.
Since the CACC does not sponsor
bowling, assistant vice president and
director of athletics Mark A. Corino
signed an agreement to join the Northeast
Conference as an associate member.
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CALDWELLATHLETICS
MEN’S BASKETBALL MAKES HISTORY WITH
WIN AT BINGHAMTON
The new program is in good hands with
first-year head coach Ken Yokobosky
on board. Yokobosky, a 1991 Caldwell
graduate, served as an assistant coach for
Team USA from 2001 to 2010, working
with both the men’s and women’s teams
under legendary coach Fred Borden. He
also is an accomplished bowler, having
participated on the PBA Tour from 1996
to 1999.
“So far I am very pleased with the team’s
progress,” Yokobosky said. “The players
are dedicated, often requesting more
than just the scheduled practices. Most
importantly, we enjoy our time together.
It is a cohesive unit. It is amazing how
quickly they have come together and have
each other’s backs. Mainly, we have fun in
the midst of serious training.”
Wins have been hard to come by, as the
Northeast Conference is one of the most
competitive leagues in the country. Six
of the eight members were ranked in the
national top 20 preseason poll. At their
first competition, the Cougars faced
No. 1 Sam Houston State and other
nationally ranked programs at the FDU
Jamboree. But Caldwell did win twice
in the consolation round, defeating New
Jersey City University and Pitt-Bradford.
Despite the early struggles, the program
is being well received by prospective
student-athletes. “Caldwell University
bowling has people taking notice,”
Yokobosky said. “Based on the amount
of inquiries I am receiving, our program
is being considered by bowling prospects
as a serious destination for their collegiate
career. The future definitely looks bright.”
The bowling season resumes in February
and ends in late March. n
— Matt McLagan is the director of athletic
media relations.
For the first time in the 28-year history of the men’s basketball program at Caldwell
University, the Cougars defeated an NCAA Division I opponent when they beat
Binghamton University, 63-52, on Dec. 8 in Binghamton, New York. Caldwell, which
competes at the NCAA Division II level, was 0-11 against Division I schools prior to the
historic victory.
“The message we try to present to our players is that we get very few opportunities
like these,” said head coach Mark A. Corino, who is also assistant vice president and
director of athletics. “The idea is to prepare so that you can take advantage when the
opportunity presents itself. I’m proud of our guys. We provided a plan and they did their
best to execute it.”
Caldwell started the game hot, scoring the first nine points of the game en route to a
19-9 lead with 8:36 left in the first half. The lead grew to as many as 13, 25-12, before
the Cougars took a 28-16 advantage into halftime. Caldwell limited Binghamton to just
six field goals in 21 attempts in the first half while shooting 42.9 percent. Senior forward
Michael Balkovic (Neptune, New Jersey) scored nine points in the half to lead all players.
The Cougars maintained a 12-point lead into the second half until a three from Willie
Rodriguez and a layup by Dusan Perovic made the score 34-27 Caldwell with 15:49 left
in the game. But the Cougars responded by pushing the lead up to 17, 49-32, with nine
straight points following a three from junior guard Salvatore Vitello (Bridgewater, New
Jersey) and a jumper by junior forward Billy McDonald (North Haven, Connecticut) at
the 5:12 mark. The Bearcats came within eight points twice during the final two minutes
of the game, but Caldwell made its free throws down the stretch to ice the game.
“I heard from a lot of former players, many of whom I haven’t heard from in a while,
who were very proud that we won that game,” Corino said. “The response was
overwhelming. Although they weren’t able to get a win like this when they were playing,
they still felt like they were a part of it.”
It was a special night for senior guard Kevin Walker (Bayonne, New Jersey), who not
only led the Cougars to one of their most memorable victories with 16 points and six
rebounds but also scored the 1,000th point of his career in the win. Walker is the 16th
player in the program’s history to reach the 1,000-point milestone.
“It’s a good feeling to know I’ll be remembered as one of a small group of players to score
1,000 points at Caldwell,” Walker said. “To do it in a win like this just makes it even better.”
— Matt McLagan
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CALDWELLATHLETICS
Kristina Danella Returns
Home to Coach at Caldwell
This past spring, Assistant Vice President
and Director of Athletics Mark A. Corino
and the athletics department had a key
position to fill. Linda Cimino, Caldwell
University’s winningest women’s basketball
coach, left to be the head coach at
Binghamton University after eight years
and 128 victories at Caldwell. In his search
for a replacement, Corino looked for some
of the same qualities Cimino displayed,
such as youthful enthusiasm, a strong work
ethic and a genuine love for the game.
He found Kristina Danella, a native of
Manalapan, New Jersey, who spent last
season as the head coach at Division II
Urbana University in Ohio. Danella led
the Blue Knights to their most victories
since 1998, compiling an 18-10 record
and finishing fourth in the Mountain East
Conference with a 14-8 mark in league
play. Urbana also achieved two firsts for
the program with Danella in charge when
the Blue Knights appeared in the Atlantic
Region rankings and senior guard DeVonyea
Johnson was named to the all-Atlantic
Region first team at the end of the season.
The experience gained in that one year
was invaluable. She learned how to run a
competitive program, she was exposed to
the inner workings of a Division II athletics
department and she began to define her
coaching style. More important, at least
from Caldwell’s perspective, is that she
found out how badly she wanted to coach
closer to home, in New Jersey.
“I’m from here and all my family is here, so
it was a no-brainer for me to come back,”
Danella said. “I’m familiar with the Shore
Conference and the talent they have there
as well as in other areas of the state. Being
away was a great experience, but it made
me realize that I really want to be in New
Jersey. I’m a Jersey girl. What can I say”
Danella starred at Red Bank Catholic High
School, leaving as the school’s all-time
leading scorer and rebounder with 1,773
points and 1,156 rebounds. A three-time
all-state first team honoree, she was a twotime
Shore Conference Player of the Year
and the 2007 Asbury Park Press Player of
the Year. After high school, Danella went
Caldwell women’s basketball coach Kristina Danella (second from left) with her assistants: Victoria Ault, Tim Nellegar ’00
and Cheslea Loscalzo ’13.
to the University of Massachusetts and
was named to the Atlantic 10 Conference’s
all-Rookie Team as a freshman. She spent
two years at UMass before transferring to
Marist College, where she helped the Red
Foxes win two MAAC regular-season and
tournament crowns while playing in two
NCAA tournaments.
“We are ecstatic to
see that Kristina
is going home to
New Jersey to be
the head coach at
Caldwell College,”
said Marist head
coach Brian
Giorgis, who has
a 304-87 record
in 12 seasons
at Marist. “She
has risen up the
coaching ladder in
a very short period
of time and will
make an immediate
impact for the
Cougars this
season.”
Danella, who
also coordinates
the Student-
Athlete Advisory
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CALDWELLATHLETICS
CALDWELL ATHLETICS HOSTS
Fifth Annual Hall of Fame Dinner
Committee along with other administrative
duties within the athletics department,
is off to a good start at Caldwell. The
Cougars won their first three Central
Atlantic Collegiate Conference games,
including a 77-70 overtime victory at
rival Bloomfield College on Dec. 3 in a
rematch of last year’s CACC Tournament
championship game, won by Bloomfield.
“The players came in ready and are
working very hard this year,” Danella
said. “All the seniors can think about is
the fact that they made it to the finals
of the conference tournament the past
two years without winning it. They have
us all focused on winning one game at a
time, with our ultimate goal of winning a
conference championship.”
Corino is pleased with his new hire.
“Kristina has done a very good job over
these first few months,” he said. “She
entered into a good situation with a
successful team returning, which brings
expectations, and she’s handled it very
well. Any time there is change there is
an adjustment period, and Kristina has
provided the players with an opportunity
to adjust properly.
“As a new member of our administrative
staff, she fits in with us well and realizes
she has other responsibilities outside of
basketball that are extremely important.
Her willingness to learn will make her
successful in this area as well.”
Danella also feels comfortable in her new
surroundings.
“I love this place,” Danella said of Caldwell
University. “Everyone has been welcoming
and helpful in my transition back to New
Jersey. The campus is beautiful, I work
with great people and the students are the
best. When I’m on campus it feels like I’m
not at work. I really enjoy being here.”
To view the remainder of the basketball
schedules, visit www.caldwellathletics.com,
Home of the Cougars. n
— Matt McLagan
The Caldwell Athletics Hall of Fame inducted the Class of 2014 on Nov. 7. The new Hall of Famers are, from left:
Ryan Tremblay ’99, Kim Higgins DeJianne ’97, Paul Tighe ’95, Carole Dwyer Collins ’57, Michael Kolesar ’05 and
Antrinette Barrino ’02.
Cougar Pride hosted the fifth annual
Caldwell University Athletics Hall of Fame
Dinner on Nov. 7, 2014, honoring the
2014 Hall of Fame class. The event was
held at the Cedar Hill Country Club in
Livingston, New Jersey. The class includes
Carole Dwyer Collins ’57 (women’s
basketball), Paul Tighe ’95 (men’s soccer),
Kim Higgins DeJianne ’97 (softball), Ryan
Tremblay ’99 (men’s basketball), Antrinette
Barrino ’02 (women’s basketball) and
Michael Kolesar ’05 (baseball).
The evening consisted of a cocktail
reception and a dinner, with Caldwell
University President Nancy H. Blattner
and Assistant Vice President and Director
of Athletics Mark A. Corino welcoming
the guests and inductees. Each inductee
was introduced by a member of the Hall
of Fame Committee before receiving a
Hall of Fame award and delivering an
acceptance speech.
The members of the Caldwell University
Athletics Hall of Fame are selected by
the Hall of Fame committee, consisting
of student-athlete alumni, Cougar Pride
board members, athletics administrators
and staff. Nominations from the public
are considered. To nominate a candidate
and view the requirements, visit the
Caldwell University Athletics website
at www.caldwellathletics.com.
The Hall of Fame has been established as a
part of Cougar Pride. All proceeds from the
dinner go to the Cougar Pride general fund,
which supports the degree completion
program and enhancements for Caldwell’s
15 intercollegiate athletic programs. n
— Matt McLagan
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CALDWELLATHLETICS
CALDWELL ATHLETICS RAISES FUNDS, AWARENESS AT
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Event
Nearly 100 male Caldwell University
student-athletes and staff members donned
women’s high-heeled shoes on Oct. 15 and
walked around campus as a part of Walk
a Mile in Her Shoes, a national event that
raises awareness to prevent violence against
women. The event raised over $1,400,
which was donated to the New Jersey
Battered Women’s Shelter.
Accompanied by grinning and giggling
female student-athletes and other students,
the men hobbled their way along campus
roads and through the Student Center and
cafeteria, collecting donations from curious
yet supportive onlookers. The spectacle
attracted media attention, as cameras from
local and regional news stations were on
hand to capture the event on film.
“My feet were killing me the whole way.
I definitely gained a lot of respect for my
mom and sister and all women who wear
high heels,” senior men’s soccer player
Steve Petrosino (Toms River, New Jersey/
Toms River South) said. “But it was worth
it to be uncomfortable for a while to bring
awareness to a difficult and important
topic.”
Each year more and more men and women
are joining the award-winning Walk a Mile
in Her Shoes: The International Men’s
March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and
Gender Violence. The event is a playful
opportunity for men to raise awareness in
their community about the serious causes,
effects and potential response to men’s
sexualized violence against women.
Sister Deborah Lynch from Caldwell
University’s Counseling Center came up
with the idea of bringing the event to
campus and worked with the studentathlete
mentors and their coordinator Amy
Rizzo to organize and promote the event.
“I was thrilled to see the turnout and the
amount of money that was collected for
the New Jersey Battered Women’s Shelter,”
Rizzo said. “We are glad that all the
athletes were supportive and enthusiastic
about such a great event and cause.”
To view photos from the Walk a
Mile in Her Shoes event, go to
www.CaldwellAthletics.com/galleries. n
— Matt McLagan
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fall RECAP
CALDWELLATHLETICS
Senior defender Lauren Iuliucci was named Academic All-American.
Lauren Iuliucci Named an Academic
All-American
Caldwell University senior defender
Lauren Iuliucci (Franklinville, New Jersey)
was included on the Capital One Academic
All-America third team for women’s soccer.
Iuliucci is the seventh Academic All-
American at Caldwell and the first women’s
soccer player in the 17-year history of the
program to receive this prestigious honor.
A mathematics major at Caldwell,
Iuliucci is a two-time member of the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
All-Academic Team, which requires a
3.50 cumulative grade-point average.
She also has received the Division II
Athletic Directors Association Academic
Achievement Award twice. On the field,
Iuliucci was named to the all-CACC
first team for the second straight year
after recording two goals and an assist as
a central defender for the Cougars. Last
year she received Daktronics All-American
honorable mention after helping Caldwell
win the CACC Tournament and advance
to the NCAA Division II Tournament for
the first time in the program’s history.
Also a first-team all-CACC and all-East
Region honoree in 2013, Iuilucci was
named the most valuable player of the
CACC Tournament.
“I am excited for Lauren and happy that
she is being recognized for all of her hard
work on and off the field,” said Nate
Guagliardi, head women’s soccer coach.
“She is an All-American both academically
and athletically in her career and has been
an asset to our program over the past
four years.”
Caldwell’s other Academic All-Americans
are Claire Sacuk, women’s basketball
(1983); Patricia Gasparini, women’s
basketball (1984); Timothy Nellegar,
men’s tennis (2000); Nicholas Harriott,
men’s soccer (2007); Kyrie Timbrook,
softball (2010), and Alyssa Calderon,
softball (2014).
Student-athletes must have a cumulative
grade-point average of at least 3.30 and
be a starter or a significant reserve to be
nominated. The Capital One Academic
All-America teams are chosen by the
members of the College Sports Information
Directors of America.
Iuliucci and the Cougars were 9-7-2 this
past season and advanced to the CACC
Tournament for the eighth consecutive year.
In other fall sports at Caldwell, the
volleyball team won a share of the CACC
North Division for the sixth time in the
last seven years and advanced to the finals
of the CACC Tournament. The Cougars
fell to Post University in the championship
match, held at Georgian Court University.
Senior libero Jaclyn Del Cid (Bogota,
New Jersey) and freshman middle blocker
Narae Wadsworth (Reno, Nevada) made
the all-CACC first and second teams,
respectively. Del Cid also was chosen the
CACC Defensive Player of the Year and
received all-East Region honors.
The men’s soccer team had one of its
best seasons, tying the school record for
victories with 13 en route to a fourthplace
finish in the CACC. The Cougars
defeated Chestnut Hill in the quarterfinals
of the CACC Tournament before losing
to eventual-champion Philadelphia in the
semifinals. Junior goalkeeper Michael
Hartmann (Medford, New Jersey) was
named to the all-CACC first team.
For the first time, Caldwell fielded a
men’s cross country team this fall. The
Cougars finished in 12th place at the
CACC Championships, while the women’s
team placed eighth. Freshman Victoria
Thaler (Millville, New Jersey) led the
women’s team with a 22nd-place finish at
the conference meet, the highest CACC
finish for a Caldwell runner in the 12-year
history of the program.
First-year women’s tennis coach David
Erdos led the Cougars to a 4-7 record, the
most wins for Caldwell since 2011. Senior
Gwynne Alden (Spring Lake Heights,
New Jersey) and junior Emily Slater
(Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey) each
won a team-best five singles matches
this season. n
— Matt McLagan
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CALDWELLALUMNI
Caldwell University’s 75th Anniversary Alumni Tour of Italy
May 25 – June 4, 2015
Join President Nancy Blattner and fellow Caldwell University alumni
and friends for the culminating event of the university’s yearlong
celebration of the 75th anniversary – a special tour of Italy. This
10-day tour celebrates the university’s Catholic Dominican heritage
and includes time in Rome, Siena, Bologna and Florence. A limited
number of seats are available for this once-in-a-lifetime trip.
INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE:
• Roundtrip airfare to/from Rome from Newark, NJ
• Transportation to/from the airport in Rome
• Hotels in each city, including continental breakfast
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
• Guided tour program including daily coach transportation
• Free time to explore the cities on your own
• Small tour group size to ensure a high-quality, personal experience
PARTICIPANT COSTS
• Including Flights: Single Occupancy ($4,600),
Double Occupancy $3,950
• Excluding Flights: Single Occupancy ($3,150),
Double Occupancy $2,500
To reserve your spot now or for further information,
please contact Beth Kornstein, 973-618-3226 or
ekornstein@caldwell.edu
SAVE THE DATE
30th Veritas
Awards Dinner
Honoring
Nancy H. Blattner, Ph.D., O.P.A.
President, Caldwell University
Excellence in Leadership in
Higher Education
Friday, March 27, 2015
For tickets, contact
alumni@caldwell.edu or
973-618-3352 by 3/13.
SAVE THE DATE FOR
FOUNDER’S DAY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015
Join us as we celebrate the
university’s founders and 75
years of excellence in education.
NOON MASS
1 P.M. LUNCHEON
75
3 P.M. HISTORY WALL DEDICATION
4 P.M. BOOK SIGNING BY JO
PIAZZA, “If Nuns Ruled
the World: 10 Sisters on a
Mission,” a story about ten
extraordinary nuns and the
causes to which they have
dedicated their lives.
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE CONTACT:
Beth Kornstein
ekornstein@caldwell.edu or
973-618-3226
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CALDWELLALUMNI
A LIFETIME OF
GIVING
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
TERRY WILTRAKIS
HYLAND ’53
Terry Wiltrakis Hyland ’53
has been an active member
of the Caldwell community
for over 60 years. She
served for seven years on
the Caldwell alumni board
and volunteered at many
of its events. For the 50th
anniversary of her class,
Terry created a book of life
stories she collected from
classmates that was given out Terry Wiltrakis Hyland ’53 and her husband Gerard.
at Homecoming to their delight. As longtime President’s Society members,
Terry and husband, Gerard, attended and supported numerous functions on
and off campus.
Terry graduated from Caldwell with a B.A. in biology, earned an M.Ed. in
counseling from Penn State and worked as a guidance counselor in the Chatham,
New Jersey, school district. When Terry and Gerard retired, they toured the
country to find a place where they wanted to permanently settle and chose Lake
Oswego, Oregon. Lake Oswego lies just south of Portland and is much like
Chatham in that the school district is highly rated and the town has a strong
community spirit. The Hylands recently purchased a motor home and are avidly
exploring the Northwest, especially along the Pacific coastline.
Although distant in miles, Terry has still found ways to maintain her ties and
support of Caldwell University. In honor of Caldwell’s 75th anniversary, she
hosted a gathering of alumni in the Portland area and personally contacted
alumni in the greater Portland and Seattle areas to inform them about the exciting
events happening to their alma mater this year. Terry has included Caldwell
University in her estate plan, and future generations of Caldwell students will
benefit from scholarships she has provided. Because of the continuing loyalty and
support of alumni like Terry Hyland, Caldwell University is growing, thriving
and able to offer students the assistance they need to receive a quality Catholic,
Dominican education.
— Kathleen Buse ’72
MEMORIAL BENCH
DEDICATION FOR
CAROL
DEDRICK ‘65
The Caldwell University shore chapter lost
a good friend this spring when alumna
Carol Dedrick ’65 lost her long battle with
cancer. Carol was a driving force within the
shore chapter, raising funds for scholarships
and organizing alumni events. She was
presented with the Peggy Harris Alumna
of the Year Award in 2006 in recognition
of her commitment to the university.
Carol’s spirit lives on at Caldwell in a
variety of ways. Through her estate,
Carol has left a bequest for an endowed
scholarship that will bear her name and
assist future generations of students. In
addition, as an enduring tribute to Carol,
her classmates and fellow shore chapter
members dedicated a bench in her memory
on Nov. 7 in front of Mother Joseph
Residence Hall. It was a wonderful way
to remember Carol and her incredible
spirit of giving.
— Beth Gorab
Class of ’65 alumnae Barbara Murphy and Ginny Grezner
(standing left to right) Gloria Masueli and Judy O’Connor
(sitting left to right) helped to organize the memorial bench
dedication ceremony and continue Carol’s legacy as active
members in the Shore Chapter of the Alumni Association.
LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY
If you would like to follow in Terry and Carol’s footsteps and help students receive a
Caldwell University education, consider making a planned gift through your estate.
There are many ways to give, and many gifts can benefit you as well. Contact
Kathleen Buse at 973-618-3411 or kbuse@caldwell.edu to learn more.
A close-up of the plaque that is affixed to the Carol Dedrick
memorial bench.
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MINUTES WITH…
CALDWELLALUMNI
Frank Salerno and his wife, Adrienne, at the 2014 Caldwell University Presidential Scholarship Gala.
COPYRIGHT: Watershed Visuals
FRANK SALERNO ’02
This accounting major is on his
way to new philanthropic heights—
and others are following his lead.
Michael E. Bressman, director
of Caldwell University’s annual
fund, recently sat down with
Frank Salerno, a partner in the
tax advisory firm True Partners
Consulting, to talk about his
involvement with the university’s
alumni board and the President’s
Society, an elite association of
Caldwell’s most generous donors.
MICHAEL BRESSMAN: LET’S START
AT THE BEGINNING. WHY DID YOU
CHOOSE CALDWELL
Frank Salerno: I wanted a small college
that offered a big education. Staying in
northern New Jersey was also important.
And, of course, I was looking for a school
with great teachers. I was also fortunate
to receive a scholarship for the charity
and ministry work that I had done while
in high school. The fact that Caldwell
recognized and rewarded me for helping
others showed me that my priorities and
the university’s priorities were in alignment.
MB: YOUR WIFE HAS A CONNECTION
TO THE CAMPUS AS WELL, CORRECT
FS: Yes she does. My wife, Adrienne, is a
physician, and she spent time as a medical
resident making rounds at St. Catherine’s
Convent. We now have two children: a
two-year-old boy and a four-month-old
daughter, both of whom are properly
outfitted with Caldwell apparel!
MB: YOU ARE A BUSINESS
PROFESSIONAL, A STUDENT, A
HUSBAND AND FATHER, YET YOU STILL
REMAIN A VERY ACTIVE ALUMNUS.
WHAT INSPIRES YOU TO GIVE OF YOUR
FREE TIME TO HELP THE UNIVERSITY
FS: I’m incredibly proud of Caldwell. And
one reason I’ve stayed so involved through
the years is to make Caldwell proud of me.
Part of my motivation for supporting the
university is to show the professors who
did so much for me that their efforts have
paid off. In addition, it’s invigorating to
be around other graduates who share my
passion for the university and want to see it
grow to new heights.
MB: TELL ME ABOUT YOUR
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE ALUMNI
BOARD AND YOUR ROLE AS CHAIR OF
THE PRESIDENT’S SOCIETY.
FS: I believe in Caldwell and what it aims
to achieve. So when I saw a Facebook post
seeking candidates for the alumni board,
I used it as an opportunity to restore my
connection with the university. It’s been
great working with the other alumni on
the board, advancing initiatives that are
important to alumni and the university. I
was asked to helm the President’s Society in
2014, and I truly see this as an honor. This
distinguished group of incredibly generous
people recognizes that even though
the overall goals of the university are
sometimes broad and are often evolving,
they are always built upon the university’s
core values. President’s Society members
make the university a priority in their
annual giving plans, and I’m proud to be
part of it.
For more information about the
President’s Society and how you can
become a member, contact Michael E.
Bressman at 973-618-3447 or e-mail
mbressman@caldwell.edu. n
The Caldwell University
President’s Report
Now available online at
www.caldwell.edu/annualreport2014.pdf
Caldwell University is grateful for the
support of our alumni, friends and other
benefactors. The President’s Report offers
Dr. Blattner the opportunity to thank
those who helped transform the lives of
our students through gifts to academic
programming, scholarships and other
areas of pressing need. We hope that you
will continue to make a difference in the
lives of our students in the year ahead.
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CALDWELLALUMNI
2014 SHORE CHAPTER SOCIAL
Eileen Clericuzio ’58, Deitra Hall ’05, and Jeanne Ward Shepherd ’58 enjoy lunch at Klein’s Waterside Café at the 2014
annual Shore Chapter Social, which was attended by more than 65 alumni. Proceeds from the event supported the Jane
events
Haveron Shore Chapter Scholarship.
NEW ENGLAND BRUNCH WITH
THE PRESIDENT
President Nancy Blattner visited with New
England area alumni in October. Brunch with
the president was hosted by Jeanne Gibbons
Meehan ’66 and her husband, Art, at the Brae
Burn Country Club in Newton, Massachusetts.
Similar events have already taken place this
year in the Baltimore area (hosted by Elaine
Kacmarik ’60) and New York City (hosted by
Charlene Hamrah ’69). In the spring, former
Caldwell trustee Dr. Alex Giaquinto will host
an event for alumni and friends in Naples,
Florida, and Therese Shehan ’70 will host
an event in Delray Beach, Florida. If you are
interested in hosting or helping to organize
a regional event, contact Jenny Mundell,
director of alumni affairs, at 973-618-3352 or
alumni@caldwell.edu. (L to R: Kevin Boyle, vice
president for development and alumni affairs;
Nancy Borriello DeGregory ’64; Mary Jo
Mullin Kealty ’69; Kathleen Griffin McGuinness
’70; Nancy Blattner, president, Caldwell
University; Jeanne Gibbons Meehan ’66; Art
Meehan; Barbara Kelly Mayer ’64; Nancy
Watson Diamonti ’66; Michael Diamonti)
ACCOUNTING ALUMNI AND STUDENT SPEED
NETWORKING EVENT
Denise Baumann ’02, MBA ’05 of Shanholt, Glassman, Klein,
Kramer, and Troy DeSantis ’07 of Bristol-Myers Squibb converse
with current accounting majors at the Accounting Alumni and
Student Speed Networking Event in November. The event, which
more than 15 alumni and over 60 students attended, involved
the Office of Alumni Affairs, the Division of Business and the
Office of Career Planning and Development. Within 24 hours of
the event, students had lined up interviews with the companies
where alumni who attended are employed.
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CALDWELLALUMNI
alumni president
LETTER FROM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD PRESIDENT
MARY SELLITTO-CURCIO ’83
Dear Fellow Alumni,
There are many reasons to be proud of
Caldwell University.
As a Caldwell alumna, I am honored to be
part of a university that can boast about so
many recent achievements. In the last year
alone, we have received new and prestigious
accreditations, enrolled a record number of
students and celebrated the milestone 75th
anniversary and achievement of university
status with a beautiful convocation ceremony
and the largest Homecoming commemoration
the institution has ever seen.
The Alumni Association demonstrates its pride in our university in many ways, from
hundreds of hours of volunteer leadership to a shared gift of $30,000, presented to
President Blattner at this year’s Homecoming celebration. Through these gifts of time
and tender, pride in our school translates to an immediate and positive impact on the
lives of Caldwell University students.
As president of the Alumni Association, I have seen firsthand how students benefit from
donations that support scholarships and Caldwell University’s infrastructure. That is
what has inspired me to encourage others to join me and the Alumni Association to
continue to give back to our alma mater.
It is with great pride that I represent the more than 10,000 members of the
Caldwell University Alumni Association. I am truly excited about the road ahead as
I know that through our collective efforts we will build an even brighter future at
Caldwell University.
Sincerely,
Mary Sellitto-Curcio ’83
President, Caldwell University Alumni Association
in memory of…
Please remember these
deceased alumni and family
members in your prayers.
Mary Ann Kelly ’50
Ellen Caroline McCabe ’51
Mary Patricia Treanor ’55
Phyllis Terlizzi Bavosa ’58
Pamela Elvington ’64
Helen Lorraine McDevitt ’65
Joanne Longo ’68
Geraldyne M. Hagan
Mother of Barbara Hagan Brennan ’69
Karin Forsythe O’Neal
Daughter of Barbara Kruczynski Forsythe ’69
Jacqueline Beusse ’75
Sister Frances Helen Delaney, S.F.P. ’76
Margaret L. “Lois” Giacalone ’91
Carol Lee Murray, M.A. ’06
SAVE THE DATE!
CALDWELL UNIVERSITY 40TH ANNUAL PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
gala
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2015
CONTACT
BETH GORAB
FOR MORE INFORMATION
AT 973-618-3204 OR
bgorab@caldwell.edu
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class notes
’57
’64
’79
’90
’00
’04
’07
BFA ’82 Anna Marie Gacina
Borzelli was recognized by the
mayor of Bayonne for her work with
the Bayonne Public Library and
Cultural Center book collection.
Carol O’Connor Toolan received
the Caldwell University Peggy
Harris Alumna of the Year Award.
Ann Bestys Dassing was re-elected
for a second term as mayor of
Caldwell, New Jersey, this past
November.
Christopher Doneski was promoted
to colonel in the United States Army.
Roger Monel is the associate
school business administrator for
Irvington public schools. He has
completed an MBA and is working
toward obtaining his doctorate
degree. Monel (far left) with
other members of the Irvington
Superintendent’s Cabinet.
MA Dr. Michele Pillari is the
new superintendent for Woodland
Park schools.
Donna Reinhardt-Davis
Cherkezian was named Teacher
of the Year at J. P. Case Middle
School in Flemington, New
Jersey. A seventh-grade middle
school teacher of language arts
and literacy, working with Title
’07
’07
’08
’11
I students, Cherkezian was also
recognized at Hunterdon County
Polytech’s Teacher Academy as Most
Inspirational Teacher.
MA ’14 Kathryn Doster Barra
married Frank Barra on May 3,
2014, at the Park Avenue Club in
Florham Park, New Jersey, followed
by a honeymoon in Ireland.
MBA ’11 Danielle O’Connell
MacRae married Jimmy MacRae
on Oct. 4, 2014. In lieu of wedding
favors, the couple made a special
gift in honor of their guests to
Caldwell University. Danielle noted,
“I would never be where I am today
without Caldwell.”
Nick Harriott was
featured on the
NCAA’s “After the
Game” website this
past November for
his post-graduation
success.
Pushparaj “Raj” Aitwal is
a featured artist at the “Mill
Street Salon: Beyond the Image”
exhibition at the Karl and Helen
Burger Gallery at Kean University
through Feb. 12, 2015.
’11
’12
’14
Vanessa Treus Cirillo married
Cosmo Cirillo on June 21, 2014.
The ceremony took place at the
Seton Hall University Chapel
and was presided over by Father
Al Berner, chaplain at Caldwell
University. The reception was
held at the Crystal Plaza in
Livingston, New Jersey. Many
Caldwell University alumni, staff
and faculty attended the wedding.
Four alumnae, Erica Brown ’12,
Arielle Treus ’12, Kendra Kane ’11,
Danielle Petrucelli ’11, and two
current students, Angela Cirillo
’15 and John D’Amico ’15, were
members of the bridal party.
Mark Mautone was named the
2014-15 New Jersey State Teacher
of the Year. Mautone is a special
education teacher in Hudson
County.
He teaches
preschool
children on
the autism
spectrum
at Wallace
Elementary
School
in Hoboken.
Kate Zimmerbaum was the
recipient of the Northeastern
Educational
Research
Association
Teacher-as-
Researcher
Award.
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