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Safe HavenFamilies in need find ahome and a direction fromthe “nuns on the hill.”THE MAGAZINE OF REGIS COLLEGESPRING 2012

“Molly Danforth ’13 and Nick Fillman ’12became leaders at Bethany Hill School.The younger kids looked up to them.” [pg 12]Miriam Finn Sherman ’98Chief Development Officermiriam.sherman@regiscollege.eduRachel MortonEditor | rachel@rachelmorton.comLilly PereiraDesigner | www.lillypereira.comHeather CirasWriter | heather.ciras@regiscollege.eduRegis Today is published twice a year. © 2012, RegisCollege, Weston, Massachusetts. All rights reserved.The opinions expressed in Regis Today are thoseof the authors and not necessarily of Regis College.Please send address changes to:Office of Institutional Advancementand Alumni RelationsRegis College235 Wellesley StreetWeston, MA 02493-1571781-768-7220www.regiscollege.eduRegis CollegeBoard of Trustees 2012ChairDonna M. Norris, MDMembersCarole Fiorine Barrett ’63, JDErnest Bartell, CSC, PhD (Emeritus)Marian Batho ’70, CSJBeverly W. Boorstein, JDKathleen Dawley Smokowski ’79Maureen Doherty ’68, CSJMary Anne Doyle ’67, CSJ, PhDClyde H. Evans, PhDRev. Msgr. Paul V. Garrity, VFAntoinette M. Hays, PhD, RNLeila A. Hogan ’61, CSJKaren Hokanson, SNDEllen C. Kearns ’67, JDRuth Sanderson Kingsbury ’57Judith Murphy Lauch ’68Christina Kennedy McCann ’60Kathleen McCluskey ’71, CSJ, PhDTeresa M. McGonagle ’81Peter Minihane, CPAGlenn MorrisMary L. Murphy, CSJKathleen O’Hare ’69Mary T. Roche ’78, CPAJoan C. SheaJane Cronin Tedder ’66, EdDDonato J. TramutoRichard W. Young, PhD (Emeritus)

egısinsidegOn the coverPhotograph of Pauline Fillman ’02 and her son Nicholas ’12 atBethany Hill School by Kathleen Dooher.Featuresphoto: Kathleen Dooher121822Stairway to the FutureThe “nuns on the hill” offer a new life tofamilies in need, and the next generationpays it back in kind.Granny’s Got GustoThough they carry Medicare cards anddote on grandkids, seniors are still inthe workplace, the gym, and the beach—no rocking chairs in sight.Team WorkA special-needs youngster becomes aspecial member of the lacrosse team.Departments23Dear NeighborMission articulated, strategicplan in place, morale high.All’s well at Regis.Tower ViewsScholars honored, PublicHealth major, Regis in theworld, Found in translation,New dean, and Trusteesjoin the board.810Taking ActionAfter years in the financialsector, Carolyn Smith ’83went back to Regis and backto her roots.In My Own WordsSister Betty Cawley:Her calling has alwaysbeen teaching.283047Alumni TogetherGatherings and eventsbring alumni together.Class NotesNews of the classes.Alumni SurveyTell us about you.

dearneighbor2REGIS TODAYDuring the past six months, the citizens of the world have seeneconomic recession threaten Greece; battles rage on in Iraq,Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, and Syria; Super-PACs and talk-showhosts dangerously push images and language over the boundariesof civility; and religious women like our own Sisters of SaintJoseph of Boston join forces to fight human trafficking. Regisfaculty and staff members continuing our Haiti Project to educateHaitian nursing faculty recently reported back from their springseminar in that country that their first day was an emotional one.They met a 13-year-old girl who had just given birth to twins.These kinds of reality have made me—a nurse, mother, educator,and Catholic college president—dig in my heels and chargeRegis College faculty and staff with new energy for our mission.This winter, I attended a meeting with U.S. Secretary ofEducation Arne Duncan and discussed the challenges to highereducation. In March, I contributed to an article in The BostonGlobe Sunday magazine called “Putting college degrees to work.”Our education of students to have a good influence on the worldthrough service and leadership is a direct response to the humancondition and the common good.All of this means, first of all, firming up our capacities so themission can meaningfully continue and thrive. So this year wehave been very busy with the ongoing and central work of teaching,learning, and introducing new undergraduate and graduateprograms and courses, such as Heritage for a Global Society,Biomedical Science, Public Health, Medical Imaging, NuclearMedicine, American Narratives, Economics, and “Thinking, Learning, Doing: The HumanisticPath.” Students on our campus, who already reflect a global multiculturalism and diversity,have been working all year on learning how to help this campus community conduct the “difficultconversations” different human groups must always have.My office has been immersed in:• Working with the faculty of the School of Liberal Arts, Education and Social Sciences(SLAESS) to reinvigorate our liberal arts tradition• Conducting a facilities assessment to determine the needs of an aging physical plant• Taking the first steps toward development of a Master Plan to address those needs andour academic growth as we shape our future• Strategic planning, strategic planning, strategic planning, from the ground up andtop downWe live at a time when some sociologists say that human community itself is threatened and, invarious quarters, under attack. So one of our strategic goals is to “Build and strengthen community.”To do that we must, as another strategic goal puts it, “Bolster fiscal engagement.” This, inturn, supports our third and most fundamental goal, “Cultivate character,” that is, the missionand identity of Regis. You will be hearing more about our strategic plan in the months to come.That said, the morale on campus is good; the energy high; the students, faculty, staff, andtrustees hard at work; and I am very pleased at the direction Regis is going. I want to thankSister Betty Cawley ’63, CSJ, PhD, a classicist and historian, for so ably taking on the interimdeanship of SLAESS the past two years and welcome Malcolm Asadoorian, PhD, an economist,as he takes on the role of that School’s academic dean.Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RNPRESIDENTphoto: Kathleen Dooher

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Scholars Honored4REGIS TODAYIn 2008, a selective scholarship was createdwith the aim of strengthening Catholic identityacross the spectrum from Catholic secondaryeducation to Catholic higher education. CalledRegis College Presidential Catholic Scholars,this program has awarded scholarships tohigh-achieving students recommended by theirprincipals for their academic achievements andtheir public-service activities.Both current and incoming Regis CollegePresidential Catholic Scholars from Catholichigh schools in the Archdiocese and beyondwere recognized and celebrated this springat an event on campus.“The Catholic community can be proud ofthe Catholic school system and the way Catholiceducation has passed on the faith and givenpeople all over the world a way to move intothe mainstream,” said His Eminence CardinalSeán Patrick O’Malley, OFM Cap, who attendedthe event.Twenty-seven students have matriculatedin the program, and this year the College hasoffered another 22 scholarships.“You have been chosen primarily for academicexcellence but also for your community serviceand leadership,” said Regis President AntoinetteHays, PhD, RN. “This will be the learning communityin which you will most be able to fulfillyour human potential and find your intellectual,social, and spiritual path.”New Major in Public healthStarting this fall, Regis will offer an interdisciplinary public health major in which students can focuson public health management (linking to Regis’s master’s degree program in health administration),nutrition, women’s health, and biology.“In a world where infectious and chronic diseases, bioterrorism, health policy, and health disparitiesare of continuous concern,” said Professor Laura Burke, director of the new program, “the public healthmajor is ideal for students who want to be working at the forefront of emerging health and social issues.”The new major will combine a liberal arts orientation with a world view of service, which is a twin focus that is key tothe Regis experience. Today Regis faculty and students are actively involved with programs such as training nurses inHaiti, doing clinical work in Peru, and, this summer, working at an AIDS clinic in Kenya.Internships for the public health major are being developed in the Massachusetts Department of Health, Boston PublicHealth Commission, Harvard School of Public Health, and the World Health Organization.photos: Holly Redmond

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Found in Translationimmigrants use skills and gain livelihood6REGIS TODAYFatimazahia Bezzat, 42, is fluentin Arabic, French, and English.A Moroccan who lives in Medford,Bezzat is divorced and a singlemother of two young children.She is now one of 21 studentsin a program sponsored by anew nonprofit called Found inTranslation, which is offeringhomeless and low-income womenthe opportunity to earn the professionalcertificate needed to becomemedical interpreters in a hospitalor clinic.Found in Translation is thebrainchild of Medford residentMaria Vertkin MSW, ’12, a25-year-old Russian immigrantwho’s dedicated to helpinghomeless women break thecycle of poverty.Armed with a $40,000 socialjusticefellowship from the foundationof the late Kip Tiernan, thefounder of Rosie’s Place, Vertkinhas developed a free medicalinterpreter certificate programfor women who couldn’t otherwiseafford it.“There’s a lot of untapped talentout there and there’s no reasonlow-income women have to workfor minimum wage when theycan make a good salary with goodbenefits,” Vertkin said. “We lookedfor people who had ambition,motivation, and who knew theirstrengths and weaknesses.”The 21 students, ranging inage from 21 to 57 years old, werechosen from 164 applicants tothe program. Besides personalinterviews, those chosen had topass rigorous testing to determineproficiency in speaking, writing,and translating between theirnative languages and English.Medical interpreters—onsitetranslators who work withpatients and caregivers—arein high demand. The latestBureau of Labor Statisticsestimates find that interpreterand translator jobs will increaseby 42.2 percent from now until2020. The median annual wagein the field is $43,300.The 12-week certification coursenormally costs around $1,000, butFound in Translation offers thetraining and materials for freeand even offers on-site child carefor students.photo: Patrick WhittemoreDean Takes the HelmMalcolm O. Asadoorian, PhD has been named Academic Dean of the School of Liberal Arts,Education and Social Sciences, effective July 1, 2012.Asadoorian comes from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where he served as a professor ofeconomics in the College of Liberal Education and the College of Business and Management, as wellas associate dean for assessment and faculty development. He also led the College of Business andManagement’s entire re-accreditation process and the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate(CPED), serving as an Advisory Board member contributing to the design and implementation ofLynn’s EdD program.Asadoorian earned his PhD in economics from Clark University in Worcester with a dissertationthat integrated GIS spatial data with economic modeling techniques to study environmental awareness,inequities, and justice. He completed his master’s in economics at Clark after having graduatedsumma cum laude from Assumption College with a dual major in economics and computer science.Prior to his appointment at Lynn, Asadoorian served as a postdoctoral research associate professor in the MIT JointProgram on the Science and Policy of Global Change, visiting associate professor and interim dean of Boston ContinuingEducation at Fisher College, and associate professor at Anna Maria College.

Trustees Join Boardphotos: George McLeanPeter Minihane(BA, MS, Bentley College)A CPA, Minihane has over 35 yearsof executive experience buildingand leading high-growth technologycompanies. He is currentlyCFO at Acme Packet in Bedford,Mass. Previous positions includeCFO of Colubris Networks, aglobal provider of intelligent wirelesslocal area networks for enterprises and serviceproviders. He has also held leadership positions atStarBak Communications, Visual Networks, andMicrocom, a remote access company, where he led asuccessful IPO and later a merger with Compaq.Glenn Morris(UMass Boston; BostonArchitectural College)Glenn Morris, AIA, chairman ofMorris Architects, has served asa business leader in local, state,and national venues. He has beena Chamber of Commerce presidentand has served political campaignsfrom local to national inscope. Morris was a member of the national financecommittee for a former presidential candidate. Heis currently a board member of the Charles RiverCoalition, a school-to-work consortium, and was thefounder of the School of Interior Design at the BostonArchitectural Center.Jane Tedder ’66(BA, Regis; MA, University ofWisconsin; EdD, UMass)Jane L. Tedder currently consultswith educational and not-forprofitorganizations in leadershipdevelopment, organizationalimprovement, and planning. Sheis an executive coach to nonprofitCEOs and leads training sessionson board development, staff and board relations, andleadership in the nonprofit sector. Tedder retired in2006 from her position as Education Program Officerfor the CT Center for School Change. She has servedon the Regis Annual Fund Executive Committee andreceived the Alumnae Loyalty Award in 2006.Mary T. Roche ’78(BA, Regis)Mary Roche has 35 years of experience in finance,particularly in auditing and development of businessplans. A CPA, she most recently worked as the vicepresident of finance for Analysis Group, an economic,financial, and strategy consulting group, and as CFOfor Leerink Swann & Co, Inc., a healthcare investmentbank. She has completed audits for majororganizations, such as Brown University, and guidedcompanies to develop new business and refine theirlong-term business plans.Kathleen McCluskey ’71,CSJ (BA, Regis; PhD, Brandeis)Sister Kathleen McCluskey bringsa wealth of experience in strategicplanning to the Board. She is theexecutive director of the TransitionTask Force for Saint JosephPreparatory High School. Sherecently concluded a 10-year termas executive director of the USFederation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and formerlyserved as president of the Sisters of St. Joseph, thefounding editor of the community newspaper for theCSJ, a trustee of several CSJ-sponsored ministries,and has facilitated several communities of womenreligious in strategic planning processes.Marian Batho ’70, CSJ(BA, Regis; MSM, MS, and CLU,American College)Sister Marian has served as arepresentative for the Religious asan events coordinator, a professor,treasurer, and a guide for thoseneeding career counseling service.She served as the president forthe former Aquinas College atNewton, where she was responsible for fundraisingand the development of new programs. She has beena delegate for Religious for the last 10 years, communicatingbetween the Archbishop of Boston andcommunities for religious men and women.7Spring 12

Regis ReduxSame Campus, Different Careerby andrew clark8REGIS TODAYNearly 30 years ago, Carolyn Smith ’83 graduatedwith a degree in political science and went on to spendthe bulk of her career working in the financial sector.These days, Smith is back at Regis, hitting the booksonce again. But the banking world is in her rear-viewmirror. In May, she is graduating with a master’sdegree in health administration.On the surface, it may seem like a complete nonsequitur. But her new career choice is actually arather organic fit.“My younger sister Patricia is disabled and I’vebeen the guardian of her,” Smith says. “And ourmother has Alzheimer’s disease and I have been hercaregiver as well. Caring for others became verynatural for me and I thought that if I could do this inmy personal life, I could do this for my professionallife as well.”For the past five years, Smith had been eyeing acareer shift. After investing so many years with managementroles in retail and mortgage banking, Smithwas ready for a 180-degree change. But for her thetiming was never right. When, in 2010, her companyconsolidated and shifted operations to Connecticut,her position was eliminated. Suddenly the timing hadto be right.Frankly, it was a blessing in disguise for Smith. Shecould finally go after her dreams. She would go backto school and retrain. But where? What program?When Smith read an issue of Regis Today and saw aprofile on Catherine Wilson, BA ’83, MS ’11, a formerclassmate from their undergraduate days, she learnedthat Wilson was a student in the health administrationprogram (she graduated this past winter). Thisnew Regis program looked very promising to Smith.Besides having all the benefits of a school she knewand loved, it was an 18-month program. It would beintense, she thought. But it wouldn’t be too much of alife commitment. She looked at other programs in theregion and thought many relied too much on onlinecourses. Ultimately, Regis was her ideal match.At the beginning of 2011, she began taking classesfull-time. From taking classes in policy to getting thechance to work in the field at an assisted-living facility,Smith is enthusiastic about her experience in theMHA program.“I’ve really enjoyed my time back at the school. Myprofessors and my classmates come from such a widevariety of backgrounds—not all of them are from ahealth care background. There are a lot of people likeme who are making a career transition themselves.Plus it’s allowed me to reconnect with the college.My mother is a Regis grad, too, so I guess this degreemakes it a triple pride.”The MHA program launched just over a year ago.Its structure is flexible, allowing individuals to spendroughly 16 months (for full-time) and two years(part-time) to complete the necessary course work.According to Smith, that is one of the most beneficialaspects of the program, as she has to balance hercaretaking responsibilities.As much as Smith loved her second time aroundat Regis, the affection has been mutual. For programdirector Mary Ann Hart, having someone with Smith’sexpansive resume is an immense asset to the program,as she is able to make the classroom a muchmore dynamic place.“Carolyn’s professional background in businessand her extensive experience navigating the healthcare system as a consumer advocate in caring forelderly relatives have made her an invaluable contributorto the health administration program atRegis,” says Hart.“Like many of our students who come to our graduateprogram embarking on a second career, she hasphoto: Kathleen Dooher

“I’m excited for thisnew beginning. Rightnow, I’m figuring outwhat I want to dowhen I grow up.”photo: Kathleen Dooherbrought her rich life experience,an enthusiasm for learning, and acommitment to applying her peopleskills and wisdom to the expanding,dynamic field of health care.”Smith currently lives in Plainvillewith her husband, Brad, who hasbeen fully supportive of her seismicshift in careers.“My husband has been my biggestcheerleader since I entered theprogram,” says Smith. “When I firststarted out, he was proofreadingand critiquing all of my papers. Butthese days, he doesn’t need to. Hejust reads the first paragraph andsays, ‘You’ve got it.’”After she graduates, Smith hasa number of different goals she isinterested in exploring. When sheentered the program, her dreamwas to be the executive director ofan independent or assisted-livingfacility. But she says that the lasttwo years have opened her up tocontemplating other career pathsthat she had never consideredbefore. Entering the field of policyis something she is weighing.Working in geriatric care and consultationare also possible optionsfor Smith. No matter what area ofhealth care she enters, Smith saysthat her ultimate goal is to spendher days helping others.“That is one of the reasons thatI decided to enter health care administration,”says Smith of having thechance to impact the lives of manythrough her work. “I’m excited forthis new beginning. Right now, I’mfiguring out what I want to do whenI grow up.”9spring 12

wordsin my ownAlways a TeacherSister Betty Cawley ’63, CSJ, PhD10REGIS TODAYI grew up in Brighton. My parents were what you’d callmiddle-class. I have two older brothers. They bothwent to Boston College High School. I went to MountSaint Joseph Academy.Our parents, although they had limited education,were very committed to education as the way for theirchildren to succeed.I knew I wanted to be a Sister when I was very young.I had so much contact with the Sisters. I alwaysadmired them and thought it would be a meaningfulway of life.I entered the Sisters of Saint Joseph in 1953, afterhigh school. I had three years of training, whichconsisted of becoming a woman religious, and somecollege-level work. After that you were out thereteaching. I taught one year in junior high and 16years in high school.Then I went on my great adventure—a year of studyin Italy. It was part of my doctoral program at Tufts.When I returned, I began teaching at Regis. I’vebeen here since the fall of 1970.Religious vocation is the most important thing. It’smy life.But I would have been a teacher in any case. WhenI played “school” as a child, I always managed to bethe teacher.Sister Mary Ellen was my religious name. Anotherthing was going back to our baptismal names andgiving up our religious names, much as we likedthem. I chose Mary Ellen because it was the nameof my 5th-grade teacher. She is still alive.I love music. I play the piano and the organ, not well,but well enough to enjoy it. Now I mostly play for ourliturgical services, Masses at the Mother House, andunfortunately I play for a lot of funerals.I live in a convent, which is set up like an apartmentbuilding. We have these little garden plots on theproperty. I grow all kinds of vegetables, whatevermy group likes to eat. I like to cook. I find it enjoyableand relaxing.The College is founded on the values of the Sisters.There is still a small group of us here. We have triedto impart the culture and values of the Sisters of St.Joseph. We’re not the only ones who can and do promotethose values. You’d be amazed at the way thosecome forward. Sometimes it’s not even conscious.We expect and hope that what we did here for morethan 75 years, other people will carry it on.What strikes me now is the thought of all the lives youknow you have influenced. When, years later, you getan unexpected note from someone you haven’t heardfrom in heaven knows how long. They will say somethingthat makes you realize you made a difference.In the 1960s all the religious congregations did go backto their roots and look at the early Sisters, in Francein the 17th century. We were supposed to make surewe were still embodying those values, and one of themwas that they wear the dress of the women of the day.They weren’t supposed to stand out. I wore a habituntil 1969.That of all things is the overriding thing you take away.Sister Betty Cawley ’63 is leaving her current positionas dean at the end of the academic year. In a morethan 40-year career at Regis, she taught in the classicsdepartment, administered a number of programs,and was interim dean of the School of Liberal Arts,Education and Social Sciences. She has served asassistant president of the Sisters of St. Joseph from1986–1994 and then from 2000–2006.photo: Kathleen Dooher

“What strikes menow is the thoughtof all the livesyou know you haveinfluenced.”11FALL 11

Pauline Fillman ’02 madea new life for her family,including son NicholasFillman ’12, with the helpof the Sisters at BethanyHill School.

Families Forge New Lives at Bethany HillStairwayFuturetothe13spring 12Teetering on the brink of homelessness in 1994, PaulineFillman ’02 breathed a sigh of relief when a friend told herabout “the nuns on the hill.” Perhaps these religious women,who had just opened an affordable-housing community inFramingham, Massachusetts, were the answer to Pauline’sprayers. The tenacious single mother, struggling to make endsmeet as a part-time postal carrier, was determined to forge abetter life for her two sons. “We’d lost everything,” she saidabout the aftermath of a divorce. “We had nothing but eachother.” Pauline knocked on the doors of the Bethany HillSchool to plead her case and soon discovered a safe haven,an educational challenge, and lifelong friends in the Sisterswho would champion her future.By Patricia murray dibona ’84Photos by Kathleen Dooher

Pauline Fillman ’02 (left) found anadvocate and a friend in Sister DeniseKelly ’69, CSJ (right), the program directorof Bethany Hill School.14REGIS TODAYPauline connected immediatelywith Sister DeniseKelly, ’69, CSJ, BethanyHill School’s programdirector. The Jamaicanative with the island liltand the Irish nun forged aspecial kinship, based in large parton their shared belief that educationmoves people out of poverty.“It breaks the cycle and shows peoplethey don’t have to depend onthe system. There’s another way,”says Sister Denise. Pauline andher children embraced BethanyHill School’s unique condition ofresidency—participation in educationalprograms and communalactivities—and slowly, happily,began to reshape their lives.Pauline’s come full circle now.She has a fulfilling career as asocial worker and she reachesout to people in every facet ofher life. “I ask the Lord, send mesomeone who will benefit from myhelp,” remarks Pauline, who saysBethany Hill was there for her andit is time to pay it forward.Once a novitiate, a residentialhome for young women preparingfor their vows as nuns, and latera school for children with specialneeds, Bethany Hill School offersits residents, adults with disabilitiesand single mothers withchildren among them, a secondchance. The housing communityprovides apartments to 105 lowincomefamilies breaking free ofhomelessness, drug and alcoholaddiction, and difficult personalcircumstances.Here they receive the supportof the community’s sponsors, theSisters of Saint Joseph of Boston,as well as local social serviceagencies and a network of volunteers.Programs for residentsfocus on parenting skills, financialand career planning, GED preparation,vocational and computertraining, and children’s enrichmentactivities.Bethany Hill School’s campus onBethany Road near the Ashlandtown line sits behind a rustic cobblestonewall at the top of a grassyhill. It includes St. Joseph Hall,a retirement home for nuns, andBethany Health Care Center, askilled nursing and rehabilitationfacility. The tranquil neighborhoodis governed by the gentle tenet ofthe Sisters of Saint Joseph wholive and work there: to combineaction with compassion to bringabout change.Nowhere is this more evidentthan in Pauline’s situation yearsago. With encouragement fromSister Denise and financial assistancefrom the Sisters of SaintJoseph, Pauline enrolled her childrenin Catholic schools and herselfat Aquinas College. Two yearslater, she had an associate’s degreein social work with president’slist status. She and Sister Deniselaugh as they recall those hecticearly days when Pauline, drivingan “old jalopy of a car,” chauffeuredBethany Hill neighbors and hergrowing family (daughter Zariawas born in 1996) to school.Following her Aquinas graduation,Pauline was accepted as asocial work major at Regis andcompleted her bachelor’s degreein 2002.“The kids and I were in schoolfor a long time,” she sighs, thinkingback to those years of jugglingparenting, work, and education.When her children’s school scheduleconflicted with college courses,social work classmates stepped in.“Those Regis girls woulddrive to St. Tarcisius School inFramingham, pick up my kids,bring them back to Regis and helpthem with their homework whileI finished class,” she recalls. The

Fillmans spent so much time onRegis’s campus, her professorsjoked that the young trio hadenough credits to graduate.The Jamaica native and the Irish nun forged a specialkinship, based in large part on their shared beliefthat education moves people out of poverty.Carol Dorr, director of the socialwork department at Regis, saysPauline stood out as an exceptionallyhard-working, committedstudent. “She felt passionatelyabout social work and wanted tomake a difference in the lives ofher clients, especially vulnerableand oppressed populations. I haveno doubt that Pauline has benefitedfrom her Regis education andhas established herself as a leaderand champion for social justice.”Pauline says women like Dr.Dorr and Sister Denise have leftan indelible mark on her life.“Sister D, hmm, I don’t knowwhat I’d do without her. She’s myfriend, my family. She’s been therefor every graduation, every littlething.” Dr. Dorr prodded her onwhen doubt and weariness cloudedPauline’s drive to finish college.“I told her it was all too muchand I just couldn’t do it anymore,”Pauline says, recalling that Dr.Dorr just looked at her calmly andsaid, “Well, Pauline, I have everyconfidence in you.”After graduation, Paulineclimbed in her old jalopy anddrove a few minutes down thestreet to the offices of the JusticeResource Institute, one of the largesthuman services providers inMassachusetts, intending to applyfor a direct-care position. Instead,she was hired as the assistantmanager of a group home for eightdevelopmentally disabled men.Within weeks, she was promotedto the program’s manager.Pauline is there today, caringfor “her guys,” advocating fortheir needs and supervisingstaff. Recently, colleagues nominatedher for the Associationof Developmental DisabilitiesProviders’ Human ServicesProfessional Award, praising herleadership and hands-on approach.According to Lyndis Clarke, theInstitute’s residential director,“Most holidays and weekends,Pauline pops in to check on herguys, making sure everything isgoing smoothly, or dropping offa pie she made that morning.”Pauline still yearns for furthereducation but her old nemesis,money, prevents her from pursuinga master’s degree. She is still payingcollege loans and supportingher children: Nicholas, 22, a seniorat Regis; Aaron, 21, who works asa caregiver; and Zaria, 16, a sophomoreat Marian High School.At Sister Denise’s urging,she is finally taking time forherself. Pauline has received ascholarship and plans to attenda contemplative weekend thisyear at the St. Joseph RetreatCenter in Cohasset.Pauline’s determined work ethichas been inherited by her children,though Nicholas’s drive to succeedsometimes worries his mom. “Itell him, it’s okay to take sometime off, but he won’t. People aredepending on him and he refusesto let them down,” she says.The Regis senior is completinghis final year as a communicationsmajor. In between his six classes,including a rigorous senior seminar,Nick works as a dietary aideat Bethany Health Care Center,a 101-bed skilled nursing facilityadjacent to Bethany Hill School.The job keeps Nick busy—heworks every weekend from 6:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m.—and it connectshim with unique people like SisterJanina Mangion, CSJ, who lightsup when Nick delivers a meal orsits to chat. “She’s sweet,” he says.Eager to share Sister Janina’s wisdomwith the world, Nick set up aTwitter account for the 105-yearoldnun with regular “SisterJanina says” comments.“He’s always thinking. He’s ago-getter with a heart of gold,”says Jim Aujir, Bethany HealthCare Center’s general managerof hospitality and building services,chuckling as he recountsthe Twitter story.“Nick comes from a simple backgroundand he’s never had a lot butit doesn’t matter—he shines,” saysAujir, who also supervised Nick’shospitality management internshipat the health care center.Nick formerly was the stagemanager for Regis theater productionsand hopes his futurecareer combines his love of hospitalitywith his special-event andtechnical expertise. And while hewasn’t a fan of high school, he sayshis Regis curriculum has definedhim. “I like to speak in public andwork in small groups. I like to planand coordinate…to be in charge,”he admits.Nick says of his past guestservicesjob at the IMAX 3Dtheater at Jordan’s Furniture:“I went out of my way to helppeople and I even got some niceletters. It made me feel goodthat people had a great timebecause of me.”During a recent interview atRegis, Nick sat with his closefriend and Regis classmate MollyDanforth, a junior nursing student.Nick and Molly grew uptogether at Bethany Hill Schooland have remained staunch alliesthrough difficult times.Their connection is palpable,although outwardly the duo isquite different. Nick slouchescomfortably in his seat, easy andrelaxed in an oversized Adidasblack sweatshirt, tugging everynow and then at his knit cap.Molly sits upright, a picture15spring 12

16REGIS TODAYof poise in a classic cardigan,honey-colored hair brushing hershoulders, her blue eyes warmand direct as she speaks. Whenthe subject turns to Nick’s aspirationsin the hospitality field, Mollyteases, “You’re going to be a weddingplanner, Nick?”This gentle ribbing got its startyears ago when the two playedtogether on Bethany Hill School’sbasketball court, attended summercamps and participated in theyoung people’s nonviolence group.As they matured, Molly and Nickbecame leaders within the building.“The younger kids look up tothem,” says Sister Denise, adding,“I love that they are still so helpfulto each other.”Molly moved to Bethany HillSchool when she was five.Her mother, Kathy, wasinitially a resident in NewBeginnings, a program on theschool’s first floor for recoveringalcoholics and addicts. “She gotclean and sober, transitioned intoan apartment, and I moved inwith her,” says Molly.Soon after, her older sister andthree brothers followed. Molly’ssister is now 28 and her brothersare 26, 25, and 22.“Kathy wanted so much for herchildren,” affirms Sister Denise.“She had them when she wasyoung, one after the other, andthen she got sick.”Despite declining health,Kathy worked diligently to betterherself as a parent. She and herboyfriend, Bill Blake, attendedparenting classes. “We learned tolisten better, to discipline the kidsfairly and set limits,” recalls Bill,noting that Molly and Kathy oftenwent to classes together.Still, life was difficult for youngMolly, particularly after her biologicalfather died when she was11. “I was angry at the world,” shesays. Molly enrolled in Resiliencyfor Life at Framingham HighNick and Molly grew up together atBethany Hill School and have remainedstaunch allies through difficult times.School, a voluntary interventionand prevention program thatdevelops skills and confidence instudents who are at risk of academicfailure.Molly blossomed in the structuredprogram, graduating fromhigh school a full year early. Blakeexplains that Molly’s motivationto finish school was also fueled byKathy’s desire to see her daughtergraduate. “Kathy was verysick and we all knew she didn’thave long to live,” Blake says.Molly began taking classes atFramingham State College andher mother died six months later.Molly wears an elegant silvernecklace engraved with the words“my angel” around her neck. “Ithas my mom’s ashes in it,” saysMolly, gently touching the cylinderpendant. “One of her friends fromBethany made it for me.” Mollysays her mother was sick for aslong as she can remember. “Butshe never, ever gave up.”The Danforth siblings receivedemotional support from theBethany Sisters throughout theirmother’s illness. Molly remembershugging Sister Betsy Conway, CSJ,then program director for NewBeginnings and now the directorof spiritual life at Regis. “SisterBetsy and Sister Denise werealways with us. They drove us toand from the hospital. They werevery much a part of our family.”After her mother died, Mollycompleted her prerequisites atMassachusetts Bay CommunityCollege and was accepted intoRegis College’s School of Nursing.“I decided to pursue nursingafter my mother died. We kidsall took care of her so I knewwhat it entailed, and I appreciatedthe relationships she hadwith her nurses.” Molly says herfirst clinical rotation was at thehospital where her mother was apatient. “I’d been in those rooms,been on those floors.”Molly thinks she’d like tobecome a neonatal nurse and bepresent during the first precioushours of life, even if that life isprecarious. In the future, shehopes to enroll in Regis’s pediatricnurse practitioner program.Both Molly and Nick are eagerfor the next chapter in their lives.Nick, who will graduate in May,says he’d like to work for a Bostonhotel and buy a nice house anda new car. He imagines he’ll besingle for quite some time andwill be a favorite uncle to Molly’sfuture kids. Until then, the friendsrelax at Molly’s new apartment,do their homework together, anddream about the future.Sister Denise believes thatMolly, Nick, and Pauline areperfect examples of Bethany HillSchool’s mission. “They are incrediblepeople who are motivated todo well and make a difference,”she says with pride.As Bethany Hill School celebratesits 18th year with aSpring Gala in May, Sister Deniseremarks that friends often askher when she plans to retire. Sheglances toward the bathroom inthe children’s playroom where aplumber wrangles with a brokenpipe and then cocks her eartoward the hallway and a runawayrambunctious toddler, andadmits that she is just too busyto consider retirement.“A lot of miracles happen here,”she asserts. “I’m going to stayuntil the miracles stop.”

“A lot of miracles happenhere,” says Sister DeniseKelly ’69, CSJ, standing herebetween Regis studentsNick Fillman ’12 and MollyDanforth ’13.17spring 12

18REGIS TODAY“Fun” Granny with flip-flops, yoga mat, bikehelmet, new hair, sunglasses, iPod, and workout gear

Granny’s gotGusto19My Medicare card came in the mail. It satpropped on my desk for the first month, andwe had a staring contest with one another.I’m over the initial impact. I use the card routinely andhave even laminated it. For those of you who are yet tobecome familiar with Medicare, the little card with all ofits psychological impact is a flimsy piece of paper.This turning 65 thing is interesting and, frankly, a bitdisconcerting. There’s symbolism attached to the numberthat bears little resemblance to reality. Most surveys endone demographic category with age 64 and start the nextgroup with 65. What’s supposed to change at 65?SPRING 11by Mary Jane maciewicz Fernino ba ’68, MAT ’97illustrations by KYLE HILTON

20REGIS TodayWhen I look at pictures of my grandmother, shewas an old woman at 65. The rigid hairstyle, black dress,and orthopedic shoes didn't help, but the point remainsthat she was “old” at 65. Happily, we live in differenttimes. My routine summer outfit is shorts, a T-shirt,and flip-flops. In the winter, I trade the shorts for jeans.I listen to podcasts and music on my iPod. I ride a bike.I can’t imagine a summer without being in the waterat our local beach. The fact that I get to collect shellswith my granddaughter and build sand castles with mygrandson when they visit is a bonus.There’s an almost universal sense of wonder that we’rethe ones turning 65. I was in a local shop the other daybuying a gift. While the salesperson, a woman my age,was wrapping my package, she was telling me abouther search for a good Medicare supplement plan. Yes,there’s a sisterhood surrounding this Medicare thing!Anyway, she looked at me with a wry expression and said,“Do you believe that I had to go to the Senior Center to getthe information?” I know what she meant. Crossing thedoorway of the Senior Center requires courage. I’ve beendragging my feet about looking into a gentle yoga classbecause it’s housed there.I have the most vivid memory of being at school whenthe alums returned for reunions dressed in what welaughingly referred to as “mink stoles and flowered hats.”We looked at them from our bloom of young womanhood thinking that wecouldn’t imagine ever being that old. Well, big surprise, here we are.I contacted several women from my class recently and asked them toshare their thoughts about the pleasures and pitfalls of turning 65. Thecommonly voiced feeling was one of surprise that we would be in a positionto ponder that question. The years since we were together at Regisseem to have moved at warp speed.According to Mary Beth Govoni Cormier, the arrival of herMedicare card wasn’t as big a deal as signing up for AARP. “I was postponingsigning up for AARP, even though I had been receiving mailingsfor a long time, a few years in fact. I finally bit the bullet when theyadvertised an insulated bag for free that I thought would be great forcarrying a lunch to the beach. Still can’t believe any of us is 65…whichI feel is the new 42!”“Of course we thought 65 was old when we were 20,” Paula SudolLowe writes. She remembers, during college, when a close friend’smother was very ill, hearing her friend say, “It must be terrible to be sickand old at 65, your body giving out, but your mind still feeling so young.”Now that we've reached that age ourselves, Paula muses, “We certainlynever thought we'd ever be faced with any illness. Now, at 65 and not inthe best of health, it’s amazing how young 65 still seems. I’m sure 70 willfeel quite young as well.”For many of us, careers do not come to a screeching halt just becausethere are more birthday candles on our cakes. For our generation, jugglingfamily and work has been a large part of our reality—a reality thatin many cases provided personal satisfaction in addition to an income.Arbitrarily stopping at age 65 is no longer the norm.Lucy Doyle Previte has no plans to leave her job as accounts payablemanager at The Paper Store, Inc. According to Lucy, “I just celebrated myMedicare birthday in January. With the relentless onslaught of Medicaremailings, I do worry about thefate of trees! Four children in fourdifferent states, our 10th grandchilddue in June, and a full-timejob with no immediate plans toretire—65 is just a number. Nowmaybe 70....”Alice Valerie Wertz, CFO ofMicrocosm, Inc., said: “Turning 65is supposed to be traumatic butI think I missed that part of theequation this year. Maybe it isbecause my birthday (December2nd) is so close to Christmas and Iwas already numb considering theonslaught of 12 additional familymembers (including four grandchildrenunder the age of 5) whowould be heading home for theholidays. Or maybe it didn't seemthat different because I am oneof those many 65-year-olds whois still working. There are dayswhen I dream of taking the RVout for a long trip cross country orjust parking it in a nice, sunny RVpark for a three-month stay. Otherdays, I am thankful that my skillsare still needed. I’m pretty surethat the world is thankful that Iam forced to put on make-up everymorning! Ask me again when Iturn 70. You can send me an e-mailat my office address.”For others, our mid-sixtiesis a time to let go of the structureof work and delight in time“Careers donot come to ascreeching haltjust becausethere are morebirthday candleson our cakes.”

that allows for other pursuits.Mary Reilly Potter says that,“Retirement for me has been sweet.David and I live seven months inVenice, Florida, and five in KitteryPoint, Maine. I keep busy by walkingthree miles every day, doingwater aerobics five times a week,reading, quilting, sewing, knitting,and having fun as much as Ican. I remember my dad’s words ofwisdom: ‘Enjoy every day while youcan—old age is not for sissies.’”Remaining active is importantfor many of us. Sheila BrownHealy is “so thankful to be the FunGram to my five grandchildren—toswim, waterski, play basketball,and still shoot better than they do!”While her activity level is high,it comes with some support. “Ingeneral, I’m in good health, buthaving to put my blood pressureand other medications into thatplastic Monday-through-Sundaycontainer, I’m thankful I can stilluse the small one with the smallletters, not the foot long one withthe inch-high letters.”Ruth Crotty Little reinforcesthe idea that we may have reachedour Medicare years, but as with somuch that we’ve done in the past,we will reinvent these years aswell. “End of days?” By no means.“Time to refresh, rejuvenate,recapture the essence of life, andstrongly march on into the twilightof what we have strived for allthese years.”Our generation has blazed a trailto see just how many proverbialhats a woman can wear at onetime. On the employment front,we function as designers, lawyers,teachers, corporate executives,nurses. Often at the same time,we’re wives, mothers, and daughters.We’re volunteers and communityorganizers. We’re the glue thatholds a household together.And the role juggling continuesin our current stage of life. As ageneration, those of us in our sixtiesare breaking new ground inbeing responsible for the care ofparents in their nineties. Exceptin unusual circumstances, our parents’generation did not strugglewith these issues.My parents are both in a nursinghome on the North Shore. Mymother has Alzheimer’s and mydad is what they refer to as a “twopersontransfer” due to his frailty.Fortunately, it is a well-run facilitythat provides excellent care, butthe cost for both of them is inexcess of $700 per day. In manyways, transferring their daily careover to a care facility has easedmy physical involvement, if notmy worry about them. Trying toanswer their increasing needs overthe last few years, while living over100 miles away from them, hasbeen a challenge. And it’s a challengethat I see repeated aroundme every day.Though the challenges areobvious, the rewards can be rich.One day my neighbor was visitingan assisted-living facility withher elderly aunt, and they weretaken out to lunch by a “nice mannamed Sergio.” On the way homeshe made an off-handed commentto her aunt that Sergio’s name didnot really fit him. “I was thinkingthat the comment would go rightover her head, particularly as sheis hard of hearing, and I was really“I remember my dad’swords of wisdom:‘Enjoy every day whileyou can—old age isnot for sissies.’”just musing to myself and not takingthe usual effort to make myselfheard. All of a sudden she said tome, laughing, ‘Yes, he should havebeen taller, thinner, and moreromantic.’ I can only hope that at95 I can still tell the difference!”As those of us in our mid-sixtiesbegin to come up with new ideas toprovide the best possible care forour aging parents, perhaps, in theprocess, we will make choices thatwill make our own aging a littleeasier for ourselves, or at least forour kids when it’s their turn to dealwith us.A sweet young thing at aDunkin’ Donuts in Wellfleet gaveme an automatic senior discountlast week, so maybe I look olderthan I think I do. Note to Dunkin’Donuts: tell your staff to wait untilsomeone asks for a senior discount.The thing is, I don’t feel that old.Okay, there are a few things. I’mgrateful to be healthy, which issomething I once took for granted.I’m much more careful on ice andstairs than I used to be. I prefermovie matinees. I’ve traded in theregular one-piece bathing suit forswim shorts.But as the conventional wisdomsays, the more things change,the more they remain the same.I’m 65. It is what it is. Time togo forward. As with most things,attitude is all.Mary Jane Maciewicz Fernino,BA ’68, MAT ’97, is a retiredEnglish teacher. Her blog isfeatured on Falmouth Patch(www.falmouth.patch.com).21SPRING 12

Lacrosse Team HelpsLocal Boy Gain Skills andMake Friends22REGIS TODAYStory and Photography by Heather Ciras

23SPRING 12It’s an unseasonably warm spring day and Number 5 and Number 7 fromthe Regis men’s lacrosse team are playing a friendly game of catch in thebackyard. There is a lot of laughter, and though few words are spoken, there’san understanding among the players as they hustle back and forth across theyard. They are shooting at imaginary goals, and when the ball rolls under thefence, they race to see who’s going to get it.

24REGIS TODAYNumber 7 then shows Number 5 somecradling techniques. He puts theball in the pocket and twists thestick back and forth quickly. Itlooks like the ball is going to fallout time and time again, but itdoesn’t. They both smile as heshows how this gravity-defyingtrick works.In short, it’s a perfect afternoonfor Number 5, Sean Lambert, a12-year-old boy with special needswho’s been “drafted” by the team. Sean broke hisarm at school about six weeks ago, and he’s beencooped up inside the house for too long. Playingwith Number 7, Stephan Bottex, a 21-year-oldRegis junior, is the first time he’s been able to playin a while.“Sean sees Stephan and he lights up,” saysKristy, Sean’s mother, as she sits at her kitchentable in Milford, Mass. Sean isn’t a kid who lightsup easily.Sean has a wide range of physical and emotionalissues, and the root cause of them all isn’t clear.Physically, he has six herniated disks, kyphosis(a curving of the spine that leads to a hunchbackposture), scholiosis, bilateral hip screws from asurgery to fix a dislocated and almost-dislocatedhip, and hypotonia, a disorder that causes extremelow muscle tone and often low strength. Plus thiswinter he broke his arm.The hypotonia is quite severe, and Sean getseasily winded. It’s usually caused by some overarchingproblem, such as Down’s syndrome ormuscular dystrophy, but the cause of Sean’sdelayed language skills, and can therefore seemanywhere from standoffish to downright angry orrude. He often answers in a quick “yes” or “no,” orby simply shaking his head. Because of this, Kristyoften speaks for Sean, as he doesn’t normally communicatewith others who haven’t known him fora while.But he does open up to Stephan, somethingthat Kristy and her husband Dennis have noticedand delighted in. To others, Sean may still seemwithdrawn, but when he’s with the lacrosse team,to his parents, Sean is elated and personable.“When I first met Sean,” said Stephan, a nursingmajor, “he wouldn’t even shake my hand. He satthere with his hoodie up. Then he came to practiceand he wasn’t wearing his hood. And today weactually had a conversation.“When we were out there playing and the ballrolled across the street, I told Sean and Dennis[Sean’s little brother, known as Little D] to hangback,” said Stephan. “Sean leaned in and said, ‘Ihave a secret.’” Sean and Little D proceeded to tellhim about a time they were outside playing soccerand the ball rolled across the street and Little Dran after it, causing traffic to stop. “I don’t thinkthey’ve ever told their mom that.”It was a “guy’s moment,” a sharing of confidencesand opening up that Sean rarely does withpeople outside his immediate family.Kristy hopes to see more of these opportunitiesto connect with the team in the future because therelationship has been growing so well thus far.“They take Sean for Sean,” she said. “He has alot of challenges, physically, mentally, whatever.But they don’t judge him. He’s one of the guys.”“They take Sean for Sean. He has a lot of challenges, physically,mentally, whatever. But they don’t judge him. He’s one of the guys.”hypotonia isn’t understood, even though he’s hada lot of testing done. The unknown is particularlyhard on the family.“Truthfully, we don’t know if we’ll have himfor another year or another 30,” says Kristy,“but we’re really grateful to have him. And we’reluckier than a lot of families. He’s such a kindheartedkid.”The softer side of Sean isn’t typically seen by theoutside world. In addition to his physical ailments,Sean has a mood disorder that can make himdefiant and sometimes even violent, and he hasSean was paired with Regis through TeamImpact, a new nonprofit organization based inQuincy, Mass., that matches kids with life-threateningdiseases with college sports teams. Sean isinvited to all games and practices like any otherplayer. Though he can’t participate in the sameactivities as the rest of the team, he can help rundrills and cheer the team on. He even has his ownwhistle. The team also threw Sean a draft party,where he got his own custom matching team gear,including a lacrosse stick in red and gold, with thenumber “5” on it.

“They call lacrosse the ‘fraternal sport.’It’s a way to connect with others.”Top two photos: Sean Lambert with Regis lacrosse player StephanBottex ’13. Bottom: Sean with his mother Kristy and father Dennis.“They call lacrosse the ‘fraternal sport,’” saysCoach Josh Blumenthal. “It’s a way to connectwith others.”It was important to Blumenthal that the teamparticipates in a meaningful form of communityservice, and building a connection with a familywas more appealing to him than doing a one-dayservice project or clinic. He wanted it to be “morelong-lasting.” The plan isn’t to start with a new kidnext season, but to continue to welcome Sean backand maybe add more local kids to the team.“The reason we did this was twofold,”Blumenthal says. “Number one, I’d be lyingif I didn’t mention that community service ismandated by the school, but more important isnumber 2: I told the guys, ‘Think of the issuesyou go through—schoolwork, break up with yourgirlfriend. Not to belittle your experiences, butnow put that in relation to Sean. He has all theseissues and just fell and broke his arm. You can getup each day and play sports. He can’t.’”Blumenthal’s goal to have the team learn fromSean has been a slow process, but it is working.Sean has become a little more comfortable eachtime he’s around the players, and was even laughingand smiling at his draft party.“Sean’s definitely humbled me,” says communicationsmajor Brody McCauley ’13. “When he was10, a group like the Make-A-Wish Foundation gavehim a wish and he wanted to go to Washington,D.C., and visit the graves of the presidents and laya rose on them and thank them for starting thiscountry. That’s amazing.”As much as the team members have grown toadmire and appreciate Sean, it can seem almosttoo good to be true to Sean’s parents. Sean’semotional issues can be embarrassing in public,even when the people around them understandthe situation.“It’s hard to open right up,” says Kristy. “But theteam has opened their hearts so we’re trying.”Plans are being made for Sean to go to morepractices now that the weather is getting warmerand he is getting more comfortable. Blumenthaland Kristy are also trying to find a time for a groupof the players to go to a movie with Sean, somethinghe really likes to do. It’s a way for all partiesinvolved to continue to get to know each other.“I know he’s not the only kid out there that hasissues that also cares for other people, but we’rehis mom and dad and we think he’s special,” saysKristy, “And this team sees him that way too.”“I tell Kristy, We’re getting more out of this thanyou are,” says Blumenthal.25SPRING 12

19FALL 10photo: Kathleen Dooher“The sacred lamp of dayNow dipt in western clouds his parting day.”—William Falconer, The Shipwreck

togetheralumni128REGIS TODAY23451A group of ladies from the Classof ’90 had a mini-reunion recently.(From left to right) Robin DaleyDoyle, Anne Marie Walsh Salvon,Kathryn Joyce Decelles, NancyMcSweeney Pastore, MargaretPothier, Erin O’Neill Barriere, andShawna Curran Frazer.2Alexis Lawton, President Hays’sdaughter, her husband BrentLawton, Eileen ’78 and PeterLangenus, hosts of the Dec. 9,2011 reception in New York, andPresident Hays and her husband,Dr. John Pryzbylski.3Patricia Roberts Walt ’03 broughther lovely mother to Holly Tea.4Barbara Kelley Kelley ’55 and hergranddaughters at Holly Tea.5Regis Trustee Chris KennedyMcCann ’60, Alison Cattan ’54,President Hays, Caroll BeeganFollas ’61, and Caroll ReilleyDeere ’76 stand together at theDecember reception in New York.6President Hays stands with sistersElizabeth Driscoll Nace ’77 andMarie Driscoll Hanlon ’74. Elizabethhosted a party for Regis alumni ather home in Florida on March 16.7A group of Regis alumni and friendsat the Naples, Flo., St. Patrick’s Dayparade on March 17. President Haysand Regis staff members spentsome time visiting alumni in Floridain March, enjoying good companyand fun events like this one.8A group of young alumni gathersat Homecoming 2011 to watch thesports games.9The alumni team competed in thefirst-ever Alumni vs. Faculty/Staffwiffle ball game at Homecoming2011 last October. The faculty/staffteam won, but Homecoming 2012will bring a rematch!67

UpcomingAlumni Events2012MayMay 12CommencementRegis College CampusRegis Night at the Boston PopsBoston Symphony HallMay 18, 19 & 20ReunionRegis College Campus8JuneJune 9Red Sox v. Washington NationalsFenway9JulyJuly 19Red Sox v. Chicago White SoxFenwayAugustAugust 9Cape Cod LuncheonWillowbend Country ClubMashpee, MASeptemberSeptember 7Red Sox v. Toronto Blue JaysFenwaySeptember 29Red Sox v. OriolesBaltimore, MD29SPRING 12Save the dateShow your Regis pride atHomecoming &Family WeekendSaturday, October 13, 2012Schedule of events coming soon...registowertalk.net/homecoming2012OctoberOctober 13Homecoming & Family WeekendRegis College CampusNovemberNovember 18Memorial LiturgyCollege Hall ChapelDecemberDecember 2Holly Tea & Craft FairCollege Hall FoyerDecember 5HollyfestDan’l Webster InnSandwich, MAStay tuned for more excitingevents being planned for thissummer and fall. Check out www.registowertalk.net for updates.If you have an idea for an alumnievent, please email us at alumni@regiscollege.edu.

Regis College235 Wellesley StreetWeston, MA 02493-1571Change Service RequestedNonprofit OrgU.S. PostagePAIDWeston, MAPermit No. 53037“I give becauseof my mother”Margaret Murphy Crimmings ’39,for whom Murphy Way is now named.During the last several years of my mother’s life,I would visit her every Saturday morning.Over a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, she wouldfrequently talk about her life. A recurring themewas her college days at Regis and a lifetime ofsupport she received from Regis as an alumna.My mom, who the whole family called ‘Nana,’made a number of lifelong friends at Regis.She truly loved her alma mater.She often stated she wanted to support Regisafter she passed away, so on behalf of theCrimmings family, it is with great honor thatwe made a contribution to Regis College inmemory of our dear Nana.John Crimmingsson of Margaret Murphy Crimmings ’39Please consider making a gift too.Online: www.registowertalk.net/annualfundMail: Regis College Annual Fund,235 Wellesley Street, Box 30,Weston, MA 02493Phone: 781.768.7239