February 29, 2008 - Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

4 February 29, 2008 News www.smumn.edu/cardinal
Memorial redesign
From page 2
BY LAURA ANDREWS
Cardinal Staff
Meg Richtman, director of alumni
relations and university liaison to the
Alumni Association, said the Alumni
Association was receptive to the concerns
from the Saint Mary’s community
as well as to the redesign.
“Their comments have been very
positive, both to the overall design as
well as to the fact that the goal of the
memorial did not change,” said
Richtman. “This project is something
they are excited to see coming to
fruition after dedicating so much time
and effort to it in the past three years.”
Richtman said the Alumni
Association hopes the new design will
help unify community feelings over the
project.
“I hope that the changes help faculty,
staff, students and alumni to support—or
at least feel good about—the
project as it moves forward,” said
Richtman, noting her appreciation for
Lawing’s redesign. “It is very open and
inviting, a very appropriate and
respectful area for us to pay tribute and
reflect.”
Some students, however, were disappointed
in the new design’s quick
turnaround. According to senior Glenna
Krzyzanowski, who had been active in
raising awareness about the memorial
on campus, the overall mission of the
student group was to request a moratorium
in order for the entire Saint
Mary’s to address concerns together.
“I am disappointed that the process
of a closed conversation regarding
design development was duplicated,”
said Krzyzanowski. “I had hoped that
our community could gather together
to collaborate and exchange ideas
about how to best represent lives of
service.”
Though the Board of Trustees tried
to address the community’s concerns in
reviewing and redesigning the memorial,
it also acknowledged the fact that
complete satisfaction among community
members would be an impractical
goal.
“We are realistic and fully realize
that no decision will be totally agreeable
to all of the community,” Meagher
and Brother Louis wrote in the Feb. 12
email. “However, we are confident that
most will be understanding of a memorial
to Saint Mary’s veterans, with an
appreciation of our history, and with
service and peace as key messages.”
Regardless of her disappointment in
the outcome of her efforts,
Krzyzanowski said she appreciated the
forum as an occasion for open discussion.
“The forum allowed a limited number
of people to express their concerns
or ideas, though it did serve to provide
an opportunity for many different people
of the community to come together
and practice respectful dialogue,” said
Krzyzanowski. “I was very thankful for
the chance to speak before the Board
of Trustees, and especially grateful that
they accepted the idea of a redesign.”
As the project moves forward,
Richtman said she is also appreciative
of the discussions that have taken place
regarding the memorial and the student
interest invested in the project.
“Students need to and should feel
connected to this university,” said
Richtman. “I’m glad they’ve had
opportunities to voice their questions
or concerns.”
Richtman said the inspiration for a
memorial to alumni veterans comes
from important historical events at
Saint Mary’s. According to the university
website, 1,440 Saint Mary’s alumni
and students served in World War II,
and 32 Saint Mary’s students and
alumni had died in service by the end
of 1945. Many more have served and
sacrificed in the years since.
Groundbreaking for the memorial,
which will be located just east of
Fitzgerald Library and north of
Gostomski Fieldhouse, will be in
spring 2008, with a dedication scheduled
for Homecoming 2008, June 13-
15.
Catholic Youth Camp seeks counselors
Catholic Youth Camp, Minnesota’s only full-season
Catholic camp, is hiring camp counselors for the summer.
Located on Big Sandy Lake in McGregor, Minn., CYC
hires counselors to work in pairs, each pair assigned to a
cabin of 12-14 girls or boys ranging from first-grade to
12th-grade. Counselors lead campers through daily activities,
including arts and crafts, archery, games, skits, canoeing,
fishing, swimming and tubing.
All camp counselors must go through a full week of
training before campers arrive. Counselors must be at least
19 years old and be first-aid and CPR certified before beginning
their training.
Natalie King, program director of CYC, invites all,
Catholic and non-Catholic, to apply, stressing that “everyone
is welcome at CYC.”
King, who graduated from Saint Mary’s University in
2004 with a political science degree, said, “I know what it
feels like to be in college and to be thinking, ‘What am I
going to do with my life’?”
King said that “working at CYC will teach you about
yourself and help you figure out what makes you happy.”
CYC applications are available online at
www.cycamp.org. Any questions can be emailed to
natalie@cycamp.org.
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