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Sh a ron Hudacek, RN, CS, Ed . D., Associate Professor of Nursing at the University, was invited to deliver the keynote address at “The Great 100 Nurses Celebration” hosted by American Nursing Services, Inc., in April in New Orleans. Dr. Hudacek is author of the book, Making a Difference: Stories from the Point of Care. Scott Ba d e r - Sa ye, Ph.D., Assistant Pro f e s s o r of T h e o l o g y, has re c e i ved a $45,000 grant f rom The Louisville Institute Christian Faith and Life Sabbatical Grants Pro g r a m . The grant is one of just five awarded annually by The Louisville Institute to full-time faculty members in the United St a t e s engaged in re s e a rch projects designed to make the themes of Christian faith more accessible to religious believers in re l a t i o n to the realities of their contemporary live s . Research by John C. Norcross, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, was published in a 2002 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology. Dr. Norcross’s research indicates that a person is 10 times more likely to change a desired behavior if they make a New Year’s Resolution than if they don’t. SPEAKERS AND LECTURERS Dr. Peter W. Geis, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., was the keynote speaker at the 19 t h Fr a n c i s P. Boland Memorial Surgical Symposium at The University of Scranton and Mercy Hospital in April. The University of Scranton’s 21 st annual Morris Gelb Lecture featured noted cultural expert Stephen J. Whitfield, Ph.D. Dr. Whitfield’s lecture, presented in May, was titled “In Search of American Jewish Culture.” A widely recognized authority on American culture, Dr. Whitfield has published numerous books and articles, has served as book review editor for Amer - ican Jewish History, and is a contributing editor to Judaism. The Center for Ethics Studies at the University sponsored a lecture by Leon R. Kass, Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics in March. In his lecture entitled, “L’Chaim and its Limits: Why Not Immortality?”, Dr. Kass discussed the effort to increase, through gene therapy and cloning, the maximum life span of a human being and even to overcome mortality. Dr. Kass is a physician and biochemist who, for more than 30 years, has focused on the human meaning of science and especially on ethical and philosophical issues raised by biomedical advances. Leon Fuerth, the former National Security Advisor to Vice President Al Gore, spoke to students and faculty about AIDS and terrorism in Africa and other emerging threats to American foreign policy. The lecture, presented in February, was sponsored by the University’s International Center as part of a series of events to spotlight the art, dance, music, food and culture of Africa. Anthony P. (Tony) Smurfit ’85, President and Chief Operations Officer of Jefferson Smurfit Group Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, was the featured speaker at the University’s President’s Breakfast in May. Mr. Smurfit discussed “A World Outlook from a European Perspective.” Jefferson Smurfit is recognized as the world’s largest corrugated paper company, with facilities in more than 20 countries worldwide and affiliates in another 10 countries. Anthony (Tony) Smurfit ’85 met with Jane Oppenheim, Vice Chair of the B o a rd of Regents, following the Pre s i- d e n t ’s Breakfast in May. In the backg round, are John E. “Jack” Bre n n a n ’68 (left) and Robert McKeage, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Management and Marketing (right). Standing next to some of the authentic African artifacts that were displayed during a series of events held in Febru a ry by the University’s Office of Intern a t i o n a l P rograms and Services, are from left: Jem Spectar, Ph.D., Associate Pro v o s t and Director of the Office of International Programs and Services, Leon Fuert h , f o rmer National Security Advisor to Vice President Al Gore, and Gabrielle P rutisto, Reporter for WYOU TV-22, sponsor of the event. Meg McGowan Be h rend ’83, De p u t y Division Chief, Tr a n s p o rtation Se c u r i t y Administration Law En f o rcement Ac a d e m y, was the featured speaker at the Un i ve r s i t y’s Pre s i d e n t’s Breakfast in April. Ms. Be h re n d discussed “Tr a n s p o rtation Security Ad m i n- istration: Behind the Badge.” As a De p u t y Division Chief for the TSA Law En f o rc e- ment Ac a d e m y, she is actively invo l ved with d e veloping course curriculums and prov i d- ing training for Federal Air Marshals as we l l as Federal Flight Deck Officers. Ms. Be h rend re c e i ved a Di re c t o r’s Aw a rd for assistance re n d e red immediately follow i n g the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks when she and the USMS Training Ac a d e m y p rovided security to the traveling public at L a Gu a rdia and JFK Airports in New Yo rk. S U M M E R 2 0 0 3 1 1
CE L E B R AT I N G 60 YE A R S O F JE S U I T ED U C AT I O N AT T H E UN I V E R S I TY On the feast of St. John the Baptist in 1942, two Jesuits arrived in S c ranton by rail. Re v. W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., f o rmer Rector of Ge o r g e t own Un i ve r s i t y, arrived from New Yo rk City at 12:58 p.m. Re v. Fe rdinand W h e e l e r, S.J., former Rector and President of Ba l t i m o re’s Loyola High School, arrived from Boston at 6:05 p.m. Later that evening of 24 June, the two Jesuits dined at the Bi s h o p’s Residence on Wyoming Avenue and then walked up the s t reet to see the Scranton Estate where the Jesuits would establish their religious community and begin decades of service as adminis - t rators of The Un i versity of Scranton. When the Jesuits arrived in Scranton, they were the third religious order and the fourth group to direct the University since its founding in 1888. Sixty years later, they have earned the distinction of serving the University community longer than any of the previous administrators. The changes in the past 60 years have been dramatic and d e c i s i ve. Yet the commitment to the centuries-old foundation of Jesuit education have remained unchanged. The Arrival of the Jesuits Members of the original Jesuit community at T h e Un i versity of Scranton included (front row, fro m left) Fr. Charles Mc Manus, Mr. Ro b e rt Sp r i n g e r, Fr. Vincent Be l l w o a r, Fr. W. Coleman Nevils, Fr. Fe rdinand W h e e l e r, Fr. James Ha r l e y, Fr. Eu g e n e Ga l l e ry and Fr. John Coniff; (second row, from left) M r. Vincent Lee, Mr. Richard Neu, Fr. Ed w a rd Ba x t e r, Mr. He n ry Gru s zczyk, Fr. Richard Mc Keon, Fr. Charles. Denecke, Fr. Ed w a rd Jacklin; (back row, f rom left) Fr. Joseph Du rkin, Bro. James Ha g e rt y, Fr. Richard Grady and Bro. Clarence Ma h l m e i s t e r. M r. Sp r i n g e r, (front row, second from left) now Re v. Ro b e rt H. Sp r i n g e r, S.J., the only living member of the original group, recently celebrated his 85th birt h d a y. He resides at Fo rdham Un i ve r s i t y. In Memory Re v. Joseph T. Du rkin, S.J., H’92, one of the original g roup of 19 Jesuits to arrive at The Un i versity of Scranton, died 31 May 2003. Fr. Du rkin celebrated his 100 t h b i rthday on 17 May and would have marked his 70 t h a n n i ve r s a ry of ordination in June. Fr. Du rk i n was a prolific author, scholar and historian who taught at Ge o r g e t own Un i versity from 1944 to 1972. He continued to advise students and give tutorials at Ge o r g e t own until 1994. The Campus Sixty years ago, the “campus” consisted of three buildings on Wyoming Avenue: “Old Main” built in 1888, La Salle Hall and another three-story building. Today, the University has a 50-acre campus adjacent to Scranton’s historic Hill district. Of the 78 active facilities on campus, 22 were built and 15 were renovated in the last 20 years. Academic Life Academic program have grown from approximately 26 programs of study in 1942 to 57 undergraduate and 23 master’s programs in 2002. In 1942, the student population numbered 368. 1 2 T H E S C R A N T O N J O U R N A L
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