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A Life-Changing Enterprise
A Peek Inside the University Archives
Aristotle and Aikido: Virtue in Action
Study at the Crossroads of Music and Race
Excellence
Alumnae/i Spotlight: August Aleksy Jr.
Faculty Spotlight: Adrian Kok, PhD
Fall 2010
The Magazine of Dominican University
and
Accountability
Building a Distinctive Educational Experience

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From the President
Dear Alumnae/i and Special Friends:
So often in the news today you read about the resistance of higher education to the public
call for accountability and transparency. I think that portrayal is somewhat harsh —
and reflects a bit of a misunderstanding. Most institutions of higher learning are deeply involved
in self-assessment. In fact, many university programs also are accountable to rigorous external
standards, qualified by equally rigorous peer review.
The purpose of this magazine is to give you a peek at some of the standards, activities and
processes that help ensure continuous improvement at Dominican University. Not surprisingly,
our School of Education is actively engaged in such endeavors — to prepare for National Council
for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) accreditation, but also and more importantly, to
ensure high-quality teacher preparation. Across all our schools and degrees the focus is on
accountability in the service of excellence, and we are proud to be transparent about our efforts.
Because education at Dominican is increasingly outcomes oriented, processes for tracking
(or mapping) student learning have gotten much more sophisticated. The liberal arts and
sciences seminars in Rosary College provide one example of how shared learning goals are threaded
through the four-year undergraduate core curriculum. Linking course registrations is another
hopeful activity. Our new strategic plan identifies such integrated learning as an academic priority.
Of course, assurance of learning measures take into account learning by doing as well as the
traditional classroom experience. The richness of Dominican’s co-curricular offerings is not
only measurable, but defining. Study abroad, for instance, has proven to be a life-changing
experience for students. International service learning further amplifies that experience and,
I am particularly excited about the Brennan School’s plan to introduce intensive international
business residency engagements through its Center for Global Peace through Commerce.
More and more, technology helps higher education embrace accountability because it makes
managing and communicating outcomes easier. This year, for instance, Dominican added a
retention management module to its information infrastructure, allowing academic advisors and
student services personnel to identify at-risk students earlier and more effectively. Progress on the
university’s new strategic plan will be monitored and communicated on a web-based dashboard.
So what is the truth about public accountability and transparency in higher education? On the
one hand, such expectations do require a shift in culture for universities and faculty accustomed
to autonomy. Then again, research is a part of academic life, and no one is more invested in
measures of student success than those who teach. That is our posture at Dominican, and the
better able we are to articulate goals and demonstrate outcomes in the context of mission and
vision, the less likely that other goals will be thrust upon us.
This magazine is one way that Dominican University is accountable to you, our stakeholders.
Take a peek!
Donna M. Carroll, President
accountability in the service of excel excellence

DU NEWS
2 Provost Elected to Higher
Learning Commission
Brennan Professor Examines
Studies on Microfinance
and Poverty
Commencement 2010
3 Nutrition Science Students
Win Burger Throwdown
4 DU Celebrates
Alice’s Adventures
President Donna Carroll
Named by Crain’s as a
“Woman to Watch”
5 2010-2011
Performing Arts Schedule
GSLIS Releases
National Study
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6 Excellence and Accountability
Building a Distinctive Educational Experience
10 A Life-Changing Enterprise
No Business Plan Required
12 Preserving History
A Peek Inside the University Archives
14 Aristotle and Aikido
Virtue in Action
16 Study at the Crossroads of
Music and Race
18 Alumnae/i Spotlight:
August Aleksy Jr.
20 Faculty Spotlight: Adrian Kok, PhD
Fall 2010
The Magazine of Dominican University
DEPARTMENTS
22 Faculty Briefs
24 Class News
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35 In Sympathy
36 Calendar of Events
Back Cover Passing Glances
PRESIDENT
Donna M. Carroll
VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Grace Cichomska
CHIEF MARKETING AND
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Jeff Kraft
EDITOR
Tina Weinheimer
ART DIRECTOR
Pam Norpell
DESIGN
Pagliuco Design Company
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DU NEWS
Provost Elected to
Higher Learning
Commission
Dominican University announces that
Cheryl Johnson-Odim, PhD, provost and
vice president for academic affairs, has been
elected to a four-year term on the board of
trustees of The Higher Learning Commission
(HLC), which is headquartered in Chicago.
The HLC accredits degree-granting postsecondary
educational institutions and is a
commission member of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)
– one of six regional institutional accreditors
in the United States. The commission accredits
more than 1,000 colleges and universities in
Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio,
Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota,
Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming.
While assuring and enhancing the quality
of higher learning, the board of the HLC is
responsible for creating commission policy,
overseeing finances and planning, and directing
institutional actions related to the granting,
sanctions and withdrawal of accreditation.
“I am honored to serve on the board of
trustees of the Higher Learning Commission,
and to work closely with an outstanding team
of colleagues to do the important work of
assuring rigor and rewarding innovative quality
in higher education,” Johnson-Odim says.
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Brennan Professor Examines Studies
on Microfinance and Poverty
K
athleen Odell, PhD, assistant professor of economics and Fulbright scholar has
written a paper entitled “Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Another
Look,” released by the Grameen Foundation assessing recent studies on the effectiveness
of microfinance in alleviating poverty. The paper provides a comprehensive analysis of
studies, conducted between 2005 and 2010 that attempted to measure the impact of
microfinance on impoverished areas throughout the world.
The paper serves as an update of a publication released by the Grameen Foundation in 2005,
which reviewed nearly 100 studies conducted since 1970 on the impact of microfinance.
In her paper, Odell reports both positive and negative findings on the effectiveness of
microfinance. In particular, Odell found that microfinance is effective for business
expansion, resulting in increases in business ownership, investment and profits. However,
her analysis indicated that the effects of microfinance on poverty and measures of social
well-being such as education, health and women’s empowerment were more ambiguous.
Microfinance is a relatively recent phenomenon that primarily provides small,
noncollateralized loans to low-income clients, typically from developing countries,
who lack access to banking and related services. While microfinance usually refers
to the provision of credit, it also refers to a broad range of services including savings
and insurance. As of December 2007, the Microcredit Summit Campaign counted
3,552 microfinance institutions worldwide, serving nearly 155 million borrowers.
The Grameen Foundation was established in 1997 by Alex Counts with the support of
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. Yunus and Grameen
Bank jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, and Yunus received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 2009 for his effort
to create economic and social development
in developing countries. The Grameen
Foundation supports microfinance
institutions and organizations fighting
poverty on a global scale.
Odell’s paper can be found at
www.dom.edu/magazine/microfinance
Commencement 2010
N
early 600 new Dominican University graduates crossed the Lund Auditorium stage
on Saturday, May 8, as their families, friends and loved ones watched and cheered
from both within the auditorium and via live stream to the Igini Sports Forum and
homes and sites around the world. Honored guests included Julia Keller, cultural critic
and Pulitizer Prize-winning feature writer for the Chicago Tribune, who shared her best
wishes, keen insights and sage wisdom at the undergraduate ceremony; and Julian
Posada, founder and publisher of Café Media – a fast-growing media company targeting
second- and third-generation Latinos – who spoke at the graduate ceremony. Dominican
congratulates all the new graduates and extends best wishes in the pursuit of new
personal, professional and educational adventures.
Go to www.dom.edu/magazine to view additional photographs from the
2010 Commencement ceremonies and from Candle and Rose.

Nutrition Science Students Win Burger Throwdown
Under the guidance of Professor Caren Messina-Hirsch (second from left), DU
nutrition science students took first place in the American Culinary Federation’s
Burger Throwdown for their Asian-inspired burger recipe.
W
hen severe storms knocked
out power in the university’s
nutrition lab, DU’s nutrition
science students initially saw
their hopes of competing in the
American Culinary Federation’s
Windy City Chapter burger
barbeque go up in smoke. The
power outage not only ruined all
of their produce but eliminated
their practice and preparation
site as well. But instead of giving
up, the students – most of whom
were juggling full-time work
schedules in addition to school –
rolled up their sleeves, split up
their grocery shopping and spent
an entire day working out of their
teacher’s home test kitchen. The
team was rewarded when they
brought back the first place
trophy from the ACF’s second
annual Burger Throwdown in June.
Dubbing their award-winning
burger “The Asian Invasion,”
the students incorporated an
antioxidant-rich spice rub
consisting of Chinese Five-Spice
powder, Indian cumin, Malabar
pepper and Bangkok Blend.
Research has shown that some
spice mixtures reduce the
carcinogens naturally formed
during grilling. The burger
presentation also included sake e
mustard aioli, sweet and sour
pickled daikon, Asian peanut
slaw, and tomato lemongrass
chutney – and fortune cookies for
the judges (incorporating sayings
claiming that fortune comes to
those voting for Dominican
University). As a good luck charm,
the team borrowed an authentic
gong from the Indonesian
Embassy in Chicago.
The Windy City Chapter of the
American Culinary Federation,
the largest chefs organization in
North America, launched the
Burger Throwdown last year as a
way of encouraging student
participation. The competition
attracted teams from Kendall
College, the College of DuPage,
Le Cordon Bleu and the Goodwill
Culinary Institute. Submissions
were judged on their creativity,
appearance, moisture and taste,
and teams were evaluated
on their work habits and
presentation skills.
DU NEWS
Judges included noted local and
regional chefs, restaurant
owners, and food entrepreneurs.
“I was so proud of the students
– this was their first time
competing in the contest and
they showed such creativity and
tenacity in overcoming a number
of obstacles. They were a great
team to work with – serious but
fun with a good grasp of the
layers of flavor and the joy of
working with food,” said Caren
Messina-Hirsch, adjunct faculty
and education chair of the ACF
Windy City Chapter.
The students will prepare their
award-winning burger at the U.S.
Foodservice-Chicago’s annual
food show in September. See
their award winning recipe at
www.dom.edu/magazine/burger.
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DU NEWS
DU Celebrates Alice’s Adventures
A
n estimated 300 community guests joined in celebrating the
enduring charm of Alice in Wonderland with a community picnic
and free tea party on Sunday, July 11. Within the charming environs of
the Quad, families dined on picnic suppers and enjoyed complimentary
cookies, tea and lemonade, croquet games, a dramatic reading by
renowned storyteller Janice Del Negro, PhD, assistant professor,
GSLIS, from Lewis Carroll’s beloved tale, and a performance by
children enrolled in the Actors Garden. Contributing to the festive
spirit and ambiance were Alice, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts
and other book characters who strolled the Quad visiting with the
children. The annual event highlighted the university’s Butler
Children’s Literature Center, one of the nation’s premier centers for
the study of children’s and young adult literature, which served as
a co-sponsor of the event with the Graduate School of Library and
Information Science and the Rebecca Crown Library.
President Donna Carroll Named by Crain’s as a “Woman to Watch”
P
resident Donna M. Carroll
was recently named by
Crain’s Chicago Business magazine
as one of its “Women to Watch
2010.” Carroll is honored with 20
businesswomen who are leading
some of Chicago’s most important
institutions, many of which are
on the cusp of major change. In
addition, Carroll is featured in a
video, hosted on Crain’s website,
focusing on challenges faced and
surmounted by three female
business leaders.
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Brightly colored balloons and tablecloths, costumed
characters and pink flamingos set a festive, tea-party
mood at this summer’s community picnic highlighting the
university’s Butler Children’s Literature Center.
PHOTO CREDIT
Erik Unger
Crain's Chicago Business
Other honorees this year include
Oprah Winfrey, chairman of
Harpo Inc.; Irene Rosenfeld,
chairman and CEO of Kraft Foods;
Jan Fields, president of McDonald’s
Corporation; Brenda Barnes,
chairman and CEO of Sara Lee
Corporation; Penny Pritzker,
chairman of Pritzker Realty
Group, LLC and director of Hyatt
Hotels Corporation; and Linda
Johnson Rice, chairman and CEO
of Johnson Publishing Company.
Carroll has served as president of
Dominican University since 1994.
Over the past 16 years, the
university’s enrollment has
doubled and its operating budget
has tripled. During her tenure,
Carroll has negotiated the change
in the university’s name from
Rosary College; managed the
purchase of a second campus;
successfully completed a $50+
million capital campaign that
included the construction of a
state-of-the-art academic
building; and oversaw the
addition of the university’s first
doctoral program in library and
information science.
Over the past decade, Dominican
University has been consistently
ranked by U.S. News & World
Report magazine in the top tier of
Midwest master’s level universities.
The university is ranked as
one of the top 20 Midwest
master’s level universities in the
magazine’s 2010 “America’s
Best Colleges” issue.
Carroll is a trustee of Fordham
University and serves on the
board of the Council of Independent
Colleges. In addition, she is a
director of Rush Oak Park Hospital
and Oak Park Development
Corporation and is a member of
the school board of the Archdiocese
of Chicago. She has been named
one of the “10 Women Who
Make a Difference” by Today’s
Chicago Woman, and was listed
as one of the top 10 women in
education by the Chicago Sun
Times. She has also received the
1998 Woman with Vision Award
from the Illinois Women’s Bar
Association, the 2004 CEO
Leadership Award from the
Council for Advancement and
Support of Education and the
2007 Athena Award from the
Oak Park River Forest Chamber
of Commerce.

2010-2011
Performing Arts Schedule
With an exciting season of
events ahead, we invite you to
unplug and connect at DUPAC,
your home for the creative
spirit. For complete information
and to purchase tickets, go to
www.dom.edu/pac.
October 7, 2010
Reader’s Theatre – Martin Hall
October 9, 2010
Sara Evans: President’s
Signature Concert
Vibrant singer-songwriter
blending contemporary sound
with bluegrass roots
November 12-14, 2010
The Wiz
The beloved story of courage,
brains, heart and home
November 20, 2010
Sergio and Odair Assad
Captivating Brazilian
guitar virtuosos
December 4, 2010
Sweet Honey in the Rock ®
A very special holiday concert
with world-renowned
a cappella ensemble
January 29, 2011
Ensemble Español
A sizzling celebration of the
passion of Spanish dance
February 25-27, 2011
The Women of Lockerbie
by Deborah Brevoort
A powerhouse drama
of unthinkable loss
and redemption
March 4, 2011
Circo Aereo
Circus meets theatre
in this playful
Franco-Finnish collaboration
March 12, 2011
Camerata Ireland
31st Annual Trustee Benefit
Concert, featuring acclaimed
pianist Barry Douglas.
March 18-19, 2011
Black Box Experiment:
Wendy Wasserstein,
the Uncommon Woman
A celebration of the life
and work of Pulitzer
Prize-winning playwright
April 15-17, 2011
She Stoops to Conquer by
Oliver Goldsmith
A delightful and charming
comedy of romantic
entanglement
May 1, 2011
Garrison Keillor
Best-selling author and host of
The Prairie Home Companion
GSLIS Releases National Study
T
he Graduate School of Library and Information Science recently
released the results of a three-year national study on the
effectiveness of summer reading programs offered by public libraries
across the country. The study, conducted in collaboration with the
Johns Hopkins University Center for Summer Learning, was funded
through a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services.
The study provides a rigorous quantitative and qualitative evaluation
of the impact of public library summer reading programs on summer
reading loss through the examination of students from large and small
communities in rural, urban and suburban areas during the summer
between third and fourth grade. The study pays particular attention to
students from low-income families.
Students completing third
grade and entering fourth
grade were specifically
selected for the study
because this grade appears
to be a transitional year from
learning to read to reading to
learn. According to the
National Assessment of
Educational Progress, fewer
than one-third of U.S.
fourth-graders meet the
proficient standard; in fact,
over 85 percent of students
in high-poverty schools fail
to reach the proficiency level.
DU NEWS
According to the study results, students who participated in public
library summer reading programs scored higher on reading
achievement tests at the beginning of the next school year than
those students who did not participate. In addition, there were
additional benefits for students who participated in the public library
summer reading program: they did not experience summer reading
loss and began the next school year with more confidence.
“Public librarians have been under pressure from federal, state and
private funders to prove that tax dollars spent on summer reading
programs yield a valuable return on investment,” says Susan Roman,
PhD, dean of GSLIS, and the project administrator for the study.
“This study definitively shows that summer reading programs play a
significant role in preventing summer reading loss and that public
libraries provide an important bridge between academic years. Based
on the study’s findings, it is also clear that investing more resources in
summer reading programs especially in economically depressed areas
can contribute to closing the achievement gap that is plaguing our country.”
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WHILE CONSUMERS MAY TYPICALLY KNOW
AND EVALUATE A PRODUCT
ON THE BASIS OF
A CLEVER COMMERCIAL OR ADVERTISING SLOGAN,
AS ANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT
OR PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOLER CAN ATTEST,
THE “TRY IT, YOU’LL LIKE IT” FORMULA DOESN’T HOLD TRUE
WHEN “SHOPPING” FOR THE RIGHT COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.
HIGHER EDUCATION ISN’T SIMPLY
A PRODUCT TO BE PURCHASED.
A DEGREE ISN’T A RECEIPT.
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“THE
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR STUDENT
RESEARCH
AT THE
UNDERGRADUATE
AND GRADUATE
LEVEL ARE
EXTENSIVE AND
IMPRESSIVE,
INCLUDING
INTERNATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.”
CHERYL JOHNSON-ODIM,
PHD, PROVOST
Excellent teaching is a key indicator of the Dominican
experience. Small classes taught by experienced
faculty are considered a mark of academic quality
and reputation for the university.
While all organizations and institutions
engage in regular assessment and
evaluation – both formal and informal –
to assure ongoing viability and relevance, how do
you assess the value of a degree? What distinguishes
a Dominican education from the many undergraduate
and graduate school choices available?
It’s a multifaceted and multilayered answer that
rests within the defined markers of excellence and
accountability, reflects Donna M. Carroll, president,
Dominican University. Those markers of excellence
and distinction are found throughout the university and
to illustrate, she points to a number of Dominican’s
most notable features including outstanding faculty,
an integrated curriculum and learning model and
respected external endorsements.
Indeed, excellent teaching is a key indicator of the
Dominican University experience. Small classes
taught by experienced faculty – 84 percent of
whom have doctoral or other terminal degrees –
are considered a mark of academic quality and
reputation for the university.
“Given multiple career paths and increasing access
to divergent sources of knowledge, it is crucial to
be an integrative thinker,” says Jeffrey Carlson, PhD,
dean, Rosary College of Arts and Sciences.
“A hallmark of a Dominican education is the capacity
to connect the dots, to discern the big picture and
one’s place within it – to stand somewhere and to
stand for something. Our faculty builds relationships
with students, helping them to find their passion
for a particular field of study, to pursue research and
creative investigations in depth,
and to situate their learning
and their living within broader
contexts, guided by an ethically
responsible vision. The undergraduate
experience is one of
discovery, whole-making, and
deep personal commitment.”
A key component of the
university’s core curriculum is
the liberal arts and science
seminars – integrative courses
that apply multiple perspectives
to “big questions” that explore
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through reading, writing and discussion on topics
related to the dimensions of self, community and
culture, virtues, values and more. While common
in many universities at the freshman level, at
Dominican, seminars are required courses for
students each year.
Another area where this integration occurs within
the undergraduate curriculum is with paired
courses where students study and explore subjects
together from different disciplines. For instance,
students can study medieval literature and medieval
history together during the same semester.
As an extension of the classroom teaching, Dominican
also offers a plethora of academic opportunities
ranging from 17 study abroad opportunities,
46 service learning classes and limitless opportunities
for community service; and 36 funded undergraduate
research experiences.
“The opportunities for student research at the
undergraduate and graduate level are extensive and
impressive, including international opportunities,”
Cheryl Johnson-Odim, PhD, provost, says.
“We have particular strengths in collaborative
research between faculty members and students,
and in interdisciplinary research. Dominican is
committed to increasing support for research and
to becoming a regional leader, especially in
undergraduate research.”
Endorsements and recognition by external entities
also play an important role for universities, and
Dominican is no exception. Currently, the School
of Education (SOE) is preparing for accreditation
from the National Council for Accreditation of
Teacher Education (NCATE) – considered the gold
standard for education program accreditation. As a
candidate for accreditation, the school is required
to submit its programs for full review.
To gain insights into the SOE curriculum, Colleen
Reardon, EdD, dean, and the faculty are engaged in
a process of curriculum mapping, which provides
a way of looking at the curriculum to determine
gaps, overlaps and overall cohesiveness. A process
common at the K-12 level, curriculum mapping is
still relatively new at the university level.
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“The undergraduate experience
is one of discovery, whole-making,
and deep personal commitment,”
says Jeffrey Carlson, PhD, dean,
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences.
“WE ENTICE
STUDENTS
TO FALL
IN LOVE
WITH DOMINICAN,
BECOME
DOMINICAN,
AND THEN
GIVE DOMINICAN
AWAY TO OTHERS –
FOR THE
REST OF THEIR
LIVES.”
JEFFREY CARLSON, PHD,
DEAN, ROSARY COLLEGE OF
ARTS AND SCIENCES
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“Curriculum mapping speaks to
the thoroughness of processes
and our work to improve
programs,” Reardon explains.
“We have developed a conceptual
framework that states our mission,
vision, philosophy, goals, and
clearly identifies candidate
proficiencies and dispositions.”
Dispositions, the values,
commitments and professional
ethics that influence behaviors
and affect student learning, as well
as professional content knowledge
and pedagogy are the focus of
the School of Education’s assessment system.
“The NCATE accreditation process provides the
platform from which we can engage in discussions
on continuous improvement,” Reardon says. “As
we examine opportunities for improvement, we
look to national policies and research on best practices
in teacher education. The process has led to
important discussions and insights helping us to
build on our strengths and link theory with
practical skills.”
Within the School of Education, the breadth,
depth and overall quality of the student programs,
including opportunities for current teachers to
expand their credentials through endorsements and
certifications, are what set Dominican apart.
Accreditation by national, regional and local
accrediting organizations at the university level,
as well as individual school or program level, is
certainly an important mark of distinction and
a public profession of excellence that faculty,
students and the community at large look for when
evaluating quality and are considered broadly as
marks of distinction.
In addition to accreditation by the Higher Learning
Commission/North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools (NCA), the Brennan School
of Business is accredited by the Association of
Collegiate Business Schools and Programs and is a
candidate for accreditation by the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB);
the Graduate School of Library and Information
Science is accredited by the American Library
Association; the Graduate School of Social Work is
accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of
the Council on Social Work Education; the
university’s program in nutrition and dietetics has
development accreditation from the Commission
on Accreditation for Dietetics Education; and the
university’s education programs are approved by
the Illinois State Board of Education.
“Accreditation creates a valuable opportunity for
deep reflection about our academic programs and
for examination of student learning outcomes.
It is a peer review process that also allows us to
benchmark programs, assess faculty needs, and
evaluate auxiliary academic areas such as the
library, classroom facilities and technology,
among other things,” explains Johnson-Odim.
As the university implements the Pathways to
Distinction Strategic Plan (highlighted in the Spring
2010 Dominican Magazine), it will identify centers of
distinction and explore opportunities to expand to
the undergraduate student population the practice
of electronic portfolios. These portfolios permit
students to accumulate and share the best pieces of
their work. Graduate students in selected programs
of the School of Education currently maintain
personal e-portfolios with great success.
“As our profession continues to expand with
technology both in and out of the classroom,
electronic portfolios give us greater flexibility to
showcase our work,” says Frances Kraft, MAT ’10.
When interviewing for a position this spring,
Kraft chose to take a binder of her work to have
a tangible collection to use in discussing her
approach to various subjects. “I was able to go back
to my Live Text portfolio and print selected lessons
appropriate for the interview. Not only did it save
me an enormous amount of time, I received great
compliments on the design and organization of the
printed pages.”
While external accolades and the foundation for
academic excellence convey an important component
of the quality story, the university boasts a lengthy
and impressive list of additional programs, statistics
and curriculum highlights that together present the
total package of selling points for students, families,
the community, donors and employers.
“We’ve structured our curriculum in ways that
invite sustained exploration and integration,
enhance students’ capacity to think for themselves,
and motivate students to convert a university
education into a gift of service to the world,”
Carlson concludes. “We entice students to fall in
love with Dominican, become Dominican, and
then give Dominican away to others – for the
rest of their lives. That is what we mean by
‘Inspired Minds and Amazing Possibilities.’”

INTEGRATIVE SEMINARS – CRITICAL THINKING IN THE REAL WORLD
For the past 30+ years, Dominican’s liberal arts and science seminars
have been a central component of the university’s core curriculum,
offering students opportunities to apply multiple perspectives to the
“big” questions and integrate these perspectives into their learning
and life experiences.
“The seminars prepare students for real-world thinking about topics
that require a variety of approaches and areas of knowledge,” says
Jeffrey Carlson, PhD, dean, Rosary College of Arts and Science.
“The seminars are the vertical spine of our liberal arts and sciences
education, and they allow students to connect their majors with the
core curriculum during all four years at Dominican.”
While many schools offer similar courses and seminars as part of their
curriculum, Dominican is relatively distinctive in requiring students to
take seminar courses each year through to graduation. “Seminars help
our students think multidimensionally. They are interesting and
frustrating because just like in the real world, these big questions don’t
have immediate answers,” says William George, PhD, director of the
core curriculum and professor of theology. “It is a significant
undertaking and commitment and many schools are amazed that we
are able to provide such a comprehensive and rich seminar program.”
Modeled in part on the yearly seminars that were a central component
of the Rosary College Honors Program, the seminars evolved and
expanded in breadth and depth, ultimately being integrated into the
undergraduate’s core curriculum some 20 years ago.
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Accreditation by third-party organizations is a demonstration
that the university meets acceptable levels of quality and
competence, and that it meets the highest standards of
achievement. Accreditation is a voluntary process and Dominican
University holds accreditations from the following organizations:
• The North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
as a baccalaureate and master’s degree-granting institution.
• The American Library Association for the Master of Library and
Information Science program.
• The Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
for the accounting and business administration programs in
the Brennan School of Business.
Seminars bring students and faculty together to collaborate in
a distinctive way, George says, and this collaboration allows
students and teachers to explore big questions and real-world
problems from different perspectives and drawing on a range of
academic disciplines.
“Seminars allow students and teachers from all different backgrounds
to bring their views, experiences and opinions to the table,” says George.
“These kinds of questions and problems are rarely resolved without
the contribution of several disciplines and various points of view.”
The courses follow specific themes by class – Freshman: Dimensions
of the Self; Sophomore: Community, Culture and Diversity; Junior:
Technology, Work and Leisure; and Senior: Virtues and Values. Within
each seminar series are numerous courses that students can choose
from with titles as intriguing as “Facebook: Images of the Self as
Friend,” “I Am My iPod,” “Lifesizing in an Era of Downsizing,
Digitalizing and Fantasizing” and “Myths that Shape Our Lives.”
“Seminars are the classes that make sense of all the other classes,”
Carlson says. “They are practice sessions for the rest of our students’
lives, as they think and live in relation to critical issues and questions,
not merely as well-trained specialists in this or that narrow area,
but as educated persons with an informed and ethically responsible
personal stance.”
“Education is a life-long learning experience,” George says,
“and we are preparing students for life.”
• The Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work
Education for the Graduate School of Social Work.
• The Illinois State Board of Education.
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• The Illinois Department of Registration and Education, and the State
Approving Agency for Veterans Affairs.
• The program in nutrition and dietetics has development accreditation
from the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education.
Dominican University is in the process of seeking accreditation from the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
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A Life-Changing Enterprise
No Business Plan Required
Like many subjects, the study of microenterprise can be a
one-dimensional exercise relegated to textbooks or research papers.
Yet, turning the concepts into a life-changing, experiential learning tool
takes just $25.
This year, Brennan School of
Business students launched Team
Kiva, a group dedicated to using
the power of microlending to
fight global poverty. Through
Kiva.org – the world’s first
microlending website connecting
entrepreneurs, microfinance
organizations and individual
lenders – in just the first six
months, DU’s Team Kiva
surpassed its first-year goal of
$5,000 in loans, providing
$13,900 in loans to date. At this
level, DU’s team is on par with
top lending universities such as
Harvard, Yale, Northwestern and
the University of Chicago.
“Millions of people around the
world can move out of poverty if
they have access to money for
starting or expanding their small
business, however many people
cannot apply for a loan because
banks often do not service those
without collateral or a credit
history,” says Van Tang MSA ’10,
Kiva organizer and former team
captain. “With as little as $25
and a few minutes on the
Internet, you can have a global
impact on poverty.” Currently,
more than 50 students, faculty,
staff and friends are members of
the DU team.
“Kiva works for several reasons,”
Tang explains. “First, it is accessible.
You don’t need a business plan,
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you don’t need to travel, you
don’t need start-up capital.
“Second, it’s visible. Dominican
has a team lending page and
though we’re a newer lending
team, we’re growing at a faster
pace that many other universities
on Kiva.org. This is an easy way to
promote the strength of our
service-based mission,” Tang says.
“I firmly believe we have one of
the strongest commitments to
service and ethical leadership
among universities nationally.
“Next, it is practical. Through
the Kiva lending process, we are
directly touching the lives of
many families from countries
around the world and alleviating
global poverty.” Through
microfinance institutions, loans
are made directly to specific
individuals, and Kiva has a
repayment rate of 98 percent,
usually within eight months.
Once the loan is repaid, lenders
can withdraw the full amount or
use the credit to make another loan.
“Finally, it’s educational. We
learn about microfinance and
the critiques of microfinance.
We are coming up with new
ideas to raise funds, what we
can do after graduation in our
professions and careers, and how
we can help alleviate poverty or
otherwise make the world a
better place.”
Team members have organized a
number of campus and community
events and opportunities to raise
funds for lending, including tea
kiosks, pizza parties and penny
wars. All the money collected
goes toward lending.
And, the lending process
couldn’t be simpler. Lenders log
onto the website www.kiva.org/
team/dominican_university
and review the series of profiles
of entrepreneurs requesting
loans. With the support of
microfinance partners, the
funds are distributed to the
entrepreneurs, with the loan
repayments made within a year.
To date, more than 460 loans
have been made to entrepreneurs
including a woman in Peru to
start a wholesale cheese production
business; a dressmaker in Nigeria
to purchase material and lace; a
woman in Palestine to open a
natural medicines shop; a woman
in Cambodia to purchase
motorized vehicle to transport the
fish her husband catches to the
market where she sells the fish; a
furniture maker in the Philippines
to purchase materials; and to
dozens of others around the world.
“The Brennan School is committed
to educating the next generation
of ethical business leaders to
have impact with integrity,” says
Arvid Johnson, PhD, dean,
Brennan School of Business.
“As a result, we are incredibly
proud of this student-driven
initiative, which is not only
providing much-needed
assistance to deserving individuals
but also doing it in a way that
empowers those individuals to
assume ownership of and
responsibility for their lives –
rather than creating an aid-based
dependency. When we talk
about the power of business –
of commerce – for social good
and its ability to provide
long-term solutions to challenging
social problems, this is exactly
what we mean.”
“Dominican University has a
long and strong tradition of
service-based education and
Team Kiva is helping further
strengthen our school’s social
impact and promotes our mission
of service to the world,” Tang
says. “I believe in the power of
technology to connect people
around the world for social good
and the power of the individual
to have a real impact on alleviating
poverty. By fighting poverty, we
empower people around the
world to realize their full
potential and co-create a
peaceful, joyous and
ever-improving world.”

In its first year, the Dominican University Kiva team,
including members (from left) Tony Crement, PhD,
Justyna Kuczaj, Lowell Morrison MSCIS ’10, Van Tang
MSA ’10, and Jorge Mota Andrade, provided more
than $13,900 in loans, putting the team on par with
such top lending universities as Harvard, Yale,
Northwestern and the University of Chicago.
PHOTO CREDIT
John Briggs
Eradicating Poverty
Is No “Impossible Dream”
By: Anthony Crement, PhD
Half of the world’s population lives on $2 a day.
In 2000, the United Nations identified cutting world poverty in half by 2015 as one
of its millennial goals. The fact that the goal will not be met does not diminish the
worthiness of the goal. There is no metaphysical reason for poverty. It is not preordained
that there must be poor in the world. Sometimes I think that in our deep subconscious,
we accept poverty as a given and do not fight aggressively to eliminate it.
Kiva works because it attacks one of the core problems creating poverty – lack of credit.
In his groundbreaking book Creating A World Without Poverty, Muhammad Yunus
succinctly and eloquently defines the problem as follows: “...if you spend enough time
living among the poor, you discover that their poverty arises from the fact that they
cannot retain the genuine results for their labor. And the reason for this is clear; they
have no control over capital.”
Most poor people are not poor because they choose to be. Most are poor not because
they lack the desire, skill or initiative to earn a better living. They are poor in no small part
because, without credit, they can only earn a living by their physical toil and sweat.
The lack of credit limits the poor’s ability to be more productive. For the poor food
producer in Kenya, it is the difference between grinding corn by hand rather than
mechanically, thus producing a small percentage of what might be produced with the
proper tools. The lack of credit makes the difference for the woman in Cambodia raising
one milk-producing goat rather than two or three in order to better support her family.
The lack of credit for the poor also has many extended effects. Might a spouse of a
laborer in Mexico need to stay in the family business rather than seek possibly better
wages elsewhere? Would the children of a farmer in Peru be compelled to help on the
family farm rather than go to school?
A loan made through Kiva is not just paying for a corn grinder or a second or third goat.
A loan through Kiva provides hope for a better life. Kiva affords people the opportunity
to use their skills to reach self-sufficiency. Kiva loans provide opportunities for
entrepreneurs, not handouts.
To date in its relatively short history, Kiva has funded 362,800 entrepreneurs in 199
countries. If we were to assume five family members for each entrepreneur, that means
that more than 1.8 million people are at the very least closer to escaping the ravages of
poverty. It means that somewhere a mother might be able to sleep tonight without knowing
that her children are going to bed hungry. It means a man or woman might escape the
pain of seeing a loved one not getting medical attention because it cannot be afforded.
This is why Kiva is so important to me. Kiva allows me in some small way to join the effort
to do away with poverty. If believing that we can eliminate poverty makes me a fool,
it is a title I gladly accept.
Tony Crement, PhD, is an adjunct assistant professor of business ethics
in the Brennan School of Business.
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As the university’s first full-time, permanent
archivist and special collections librarian,
Steven Szegedi MLIS ’08, is committed to ensuring
that materials are available and accessible to faculty,
students, alumnae/i and the general public.
PRESERVING HISTORY
A Peek Inside the University Archives
Along the second floor corridor of the Lewis Link, just outside the
Rebecca Crown Library, is a fairly nondescript room – aside from the
handful of library shelves along the back wall and a configuration of
unmatched tables, it looks pretty much like the classroom it was
originally intended to be.
So what is it about this seemingly unremarkable destination that
elicits comments such as “cool,” “amazing,” “awesome,” and
“impressive”? Unbeknownst to many, tucked away on the shelves
of the University Archives is an incredibly remarkable collection of
treasures ranging from 13th century religious texts and a 16th century
trial narrative from the Inquisition, to early American and Chicago
historical documents. And, of course, the collection includes a
wealth of photographs and memorabilia from the founding of
Rosary College through today.
As part of the Rebecca Crown Library, the University Archives is
responsible for the acquisition and care of two quite distinct and
diverse collections – Institutional Records, which includes documents,
photographs, materials and records dating from 1910; and Special
Collections, a smaller, though significant and impressive collection of
materials either acquired by or donated to the university. And, a key
feature that makes the collection so exciting
is the fact that it is open to all.
“Our priority is to make sure people are aware of the collections and
ensure their accessibility,” says Steven Szegedi MLIS ’08, the new
archivist and special collections librarian. “For study and research, it
is important for faculty, students, and the general public to know
what is available and have access to it, and for our alumnae/i to know
that we are preserving their history. We often have three and four
generations of families attending the university. Documenting that
history is essential.”
It’s an enormous endeavor to be sure.
While the university has always maintained an archival presence both
on campus and at the Sinsinawa Mound in Wisconsin, the inventory
and cataloging of materials did not always received the priority
attention it deserved due to limited staff and resources. “In many
cases, it is a great mystery of how and when materials came to us,”
Szegedi notes. When Bella Karr Gerlich, PhD, was named university
librarian in 2008, she set out to change that, working closely with Sr.
Jeanne Crapo, OP, (now university archivist emerita) to learn the
history of the archives and what support was needed most.
“Without Sr. Jeanne, there would be no archives,” Gerlich says.
“Her care, dedication and promotion of the archives on campus
enabled us to strategize for the future and hire a full-time librarian
when she would decide to retire.” Upon her retirement in 2009,
she launched a new project – writing the history of the university
(See Passing Glances, back cover).
As the university’s first full-time, permanent archivist and special
collections librarian, Szegedi’s top priorities include researching the
origins of the materials and conducting a comprehensive inventory
and database, which entails creating records and a catalogue of
everything so that it is easily and readily accessible. In addition,
he is working with university departments to ensure that they
“think archives” with their document retention practices.
Szegedi is taking on the task of restoring and preserving materials
himself, including this manuscript from 1575 entitled Le Cose Maravigliose
di Roma offering commentaries on religious works and speeches.

All institutional records and special collections materials –
even the fragile and delicate 14th and 15th century documents
and Civil War collection – are available to faculty and students,
as well as visitors to the archives for education and research. It’s
this commitment on behalf of the library and the university that
makes the collection so valuable – and not just monetarily. Much
of the information can be accessed from the archives website at
www.domweb.dom.edu/library/archives/archive.html.
“There are two types of practice – one is to protect materials from the
people, and the other is to protect materials for the people. Through
the library and GSLIS, there is an active interest in the preservation
and conservation courses and seeing the materials used. We make
them available for people to enjoy,” says James Twomey, adjunct
faculty member, Graduate School of Library and Information
Sciences. Twomey – an expert in preserving and restoring antique
books, documents and maps – has been teaching Dominican
graduate students in library science since 2004. Twomey is also
working with the archivists at the Sinsinawa Mound in Wisconsin
on preserving the many original volumes and records of Fr. Samuel
Mazzuchelli, founder of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.
“Dominican University has an amazing collection of materials,”
Twomey says. “There are many first editions and representatives of
every major printer demonstrating innovations in type, printing and
illustration. So clearly there is a focus to the collection, and whoever
purchased or acquired elements of the collection knew what
he/she was doing.”
In addition to the countless Rosary College/Dominican records and
materials, some of the most prized materials in the archives include a
a French, hand-written Christian journal from the late 1600s; personal
letters written by Studs Terkel, Susan B. Anthony and Jefferson
Davis; original testimony documents from the Spanish Inquisition;
papal bulls and letters; a suffragette letter; Civil War-era documents
and ephemera; and books on Irish personalities and Irish history.
Though the inventory and cataloging process is an all-consuming
task, under Twomey’s tutelage, Szegedi is also undertaking many of
the restoration and preservation tasks himself. “The single most
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important step in preservation and conservation is to make the paper
stable, so our philosophy is to slow down, stop or reverse the aging
process using safe chemicals to de-acidify the paper,” Twomey
explains. “We then try to heal the problem, whether it is torn paper
or separated pages, and then we create a protective box for the
document or book.”
Preserving history – in all its forms – is a priority not only for the
archives and Rebecca Crown Library, but also within the Graduate
School of Library and Information Science where students can pursue an
emphasis in archival studies. In addition to preservation, conservation
and archiving classes, Dominican is seeking to carve a niche for itself
in the area of cultural heritage informatics, and in fact last spring,
sponsored an archives and cultural heritage symposium for Chicagoarea
archivists and cultural heritage specialists. According to Cecilia
Salvatore, PhD, associate professor, and cultural heritage informatics
scholar and researcher, GSLIS students are collaborating with museums
and centers, including the national McGreal Center for Dominican
Historical Studies, located on the Dominican University campus.
“Our students can gain valuable practical experience working with
organizations in assessing their cultural heritage collections, including
recorded oral histories, museum and cultural artifacts, recorded
performances and rituals, etc.,” Salvatore says. “The collaboration has
been a fruitful and positive experience for all.” Salvatore recently
received the Parsons Fund Award from the American Folklife
Center of the Library of Congress to support her work to identify
and evaluate the library’s institutionwide assets pertaining to the
culture and history of Micronesia. In addition, Salvatore is a project
consultant on behalf of the Institute of Museum and Library Studies
working with the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in
the South Pacific, assessing their cultural heritage collections.
Working together with the expert faculty and with the assistance of
several volunteer workers, Szegedi’s sights are focused on achieving
the ultimate goals of accessibility and awareness. “Our job is to create
tools to ensure that these amazing materials are available to everyone
for generations to come.”
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Aristotle and Aikido:
VIRTUE
IN
ACTION
True wisdom comes from intellectual education, physical education,
ethical education, and ki (energy) education.
– O Sensei (Morihei Ueshiba, The Founder of Aikido)

On Tuesdays, Professor Dianne Costanzo, PhD, guides her
students in exploring theories of virtue and happiness, and she
leads intriguing discussions on choices of good and evil, challenging
the students to contemplate ways of being their best selves.
On Thursdays, Costanzo Sensei puts those theories of virtue, choice
and contemplation into action as her students kneel side by side
listening, observing and repeating the lessons of aikido – “the art
of peace.” In her senior seminar entitled “Aikido as Contemplation”
Costanzo applies the Japanese martial art and the texts of Aristotle to
guide students in understanding virtue and what it means to be a
virtuous, noble person, and how choices contribute to who we are in
the world.
“Aikido is a form of self-defense that teaches a unity of mind and
body,” Costanzo says. “With aikido, the body informs the mind and
vice versa, and the lessons learned are about being the best we can
be. Aristotle says that virtue and happiness are in accordance, so in
our seminar we learn how to put theoretical learning into our bodies
to achieve holistic learning of mind, body and spirit.”
A trained spiritual director with a master’s degree in spirituality,
a doctorate in literature, and a fourth-degree black belt in aikido,
Costanzo is uniquely qualified to lead the seminar. A member of the
Dominican faculty since 1997, Costanzo has taught in Oak Park since
2000 and earned the title “Sensei” in 2002. In 2009, she opened her
own dojo (school) in Oak Park.
Literally translated, aikido means “the way of harmony through
energy,” and unlike other martial arts of karate or tae kwon do,
there are no competitions, contests or trophies, nor does it involve
strikes or kicks, but rather uses dynamic movement, throws and
joint locks to achieve nonviolent resolution to conflict.
“Aikido is about achieving self-realization and transcending the ego,
so in our lessons we learn how to fall and roll,” Costanzo says.
“If you fall down seven times, you get up eight times. The lesson
here is that we all fall and we all fail, but we don’t want to stay in
failure. We learn to get up from a fall and to recover from failure.”
Through aikido and the study of Aristotle, students learn the importance
of living and being in the present, rather than being trapped in the
past or forecasting to the future. “In life, we are always choosing,”
Costanzo says. “We choose how to act and we can choose to do good
or not. My goal is to have students come away from the class with a
clear understanding of their choices and way of being in the world.”
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“I never imagined that in six weeks a class could change me so
much,” says Estefania Alberttis, an education and Spanish studies
major. “The new perspective gained from studying Aristotle and
aikido together has led me to truly become conscious of what it
means to be good and lead a happy life. Now that I have taken this
class, I have a responsibility to act and not just wish things would
happen. If I want our community to be better, I need to make it
happen and not wait for someone else to do it.”
“Both aikido and Aristotle require a lot of thinking and really using
your brain,” says Shannon Perry, a food science major. “Professor
Costanzo expects great things from us and she expects participation
because you can’t learn anything by just sitting there. We don’t have
to be good at it, we just have to be willing to show up at the mat and
try.” Because Perry values the discipline so much, she signed on to
continue studying aikido for an additional 12 months.
Indeed, aikido is a martial art that is practiced into old age, so for
Costanzo’s seminar the only requirement is an openness and
willingness to try, and to participate both in the discussion and at the
mat. “If you hold people to be the best they can be, most times they
rise to the occasion. It is up to the student to say ‘yes’ or ‘no,’”
Costanzo says.
While the seminars are a distinctive element of the Dominican
curriculum (see sidebar article on page 9), the “Aikido as
Contemplation” seminar is an especially unique offering.
“The seminars are a beautiful place for faculty to be creative,”
Costanzo says. “Wonderful things are happening in the seminars.”
“The seminars are more about life lessons than anything else; they teach
us to be better individuals and take responsibility for our small part of
the world,” Alberttis concludes. “They open our eyes to issues that we
may not encounter in our daily lives and force us to embrace what it
really means to be part of a Dominican, Catholic community.”
Dianne Costanzo, PhD
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MUSIC+
STUDY AT THE CROSSROADS OF
RACE

While the experience officially
begins in the classroom with
assigned readings and lectures,
the real learning takes place
during the five-day excursion
down historic Highway 61 from
Memphis to the Mississippi
Delta. From the moment the
dozen or so students exit the
Memphis airport, they are
immersed in a carefully scripted
journey weaving culture, history,
legend and mystery into an
unforgettable educational
adventure entitled “Down at the
Crossroads: The Musical and
Racial Heritage of Memphis and
the Mississippi Delta.”
During the five-day excursion, Professor Monti and
her students visit “Sunshine” Sonny Payne who hosts
the blues radio program King Biscuit Time on KFFA
radio in Helena, Arkansas.
Since 2004, Janice Monti, PhD,
professor of sociology and
department chair of sociology
and criminology, has led the
course, which integrates themes
of race, civil rights and the
musical legacy of the South. It’s
education steeped in experience.
“Most students are crazy about
music, yet most are unfamiliar
with the African-American
heritage that is the backbone of
American popular music,” she says.
The first stop on the trip is the
National Civil Rights Museum
located at the Lorraine Motel in
Memphis where Martin Luther
King Jr. was assassinated. “It’s one
of the most wonderful museums
and it sets the tone for the
rest of the trip,” Monti says.
“Experience is one of the best
ways for students to get the
concepts and information
presented in the classroom.
While they have heard about
Martin Luther King Jr. and the
civil rights movement, in order
to fully understand race and civil
rights in our country you need
to connect to the musical
heritage of the South. When you
look at the history of blues and
gospel music you are talking
about the very themes that
underscore the racial legacy of
the United States.”
Following the
National
Civil Rights
Museum is an
orchestrated
sequence of
visits to the
Stax Museum
of American
Soul Music
and the
Soulsville
neighborhood
of Memphis;
and a
journey down
Highway 61 to the Mississippi
Delta, using the life and times of
historic blues musician Robert
Johnson – whose life and
untimely death were shrouded
in mystery – as a metaphor for
the experience. A certified
ethnographer leads the trip
alongside Professor Monti.
In Money, MS, the group visits
the important sites linked to the
birth of the civil rights movement
such as the Bryant Grocery Store
where Emmet Till reportedly
whistled at a young girl, leading
to his murder, and Tallahatchie
River where his body was
discovered. The students spend
the night in sharecropper shacks
and travel to former cotton
plantations, gravesites, and the
legendary crossroads where
Robert Johnson allegedly sold
his soul to the devil in exchange
for extraordinary musical talent.
For sophomore Jeremy Porter,
the trip was especially profound
since his family roots extend to
Memphis and Clarksdale, MS.
“My grandfather worked in the
cotton fields of Clarksdale, and
staying in the shacks was very
emotional because I thought
possibly my family could have
lived in those same shacks,”
Porter recalls. “It was hard
because it wasn’t a livable
place in my eyes.”
“The historical and racial
memory for the students is quite
profound,” Monti says. “While
they know vaguely about that
history, what they hadn’t
realized is that the Delta
counties of Mississippi rank the
lowest in health, education and
quality of life issues, and are
among the poorest in the United
States. At this point of the
course, we confront that legacy
and the reasons why it is still the
case today. In total, it is a
revelation to the students
because we don’t visit the typical
tourist destinations.”
“Seeing the way people live was
amazing,” says Cecilia Tobias
’10. “It is America’s third-world
country and it’s right below our
feet. I had never been down south
before and having the ability to
immerse yourself in an area you’re
not familiar with was important
because now I have an idea of
what people are living through.”
“I believe we may be the only
school to offer a course such as
this for credit,” Monti concludes.
“There are many profound
unintended consequences for
students because it really
expands their view of the world.
It is quite powerful.”
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BLUES AND THE SPIRIT II
SYMPOSIUM
A sold-out crowd of music and
history scholars and fans
attended the Blues and the
Spirit II Symposium on Chicago
Blues and Gospel Music, June
9-10 on the Dominican
campus. The event,
commemorating the
centennial of Howlin’ Wolf’s
birth, as well as the 40th
anniversary of Living Blues
magazine, included keynote
addresses by Chuck D,
co-founder of seminal rap
group Public Enemy and one
of Rolling Stone magazine’s
“50 Most Important Performers
in Rock & Roll History”; award
presentations to Barry Dolins,
deputy director of the Mayor’s
Office of Special Events and
the catalyst for Chicago’s blues
and gospel festivals, and
Howlin’ Wolf’s daughters,
Bettye Kelly and Barbra Marks;
and a thrilling pro jam
featuring the surviving
sidemen of legendary blues
musicians Muddy Waters,
Willie Dixon and Howlin’ Wolf,
and renowned musicians from
the current Chicago blues
scene. The symposium
concluded with a pro jam with
some of the original Howlin’
Wolf sidemen and an afterparty
at Rosa’s Lounge.

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Many a bibliophile has dreamed of opening up a
bookshop and spending days on end reading
the latest books and making recommendations
to customers. Yet, as August Aleksy Jr.
MBA ’84, explains, there is a lot more to running a
bookstore than enjoying reading. “Bookselling is not a
job and it’s not a career,” he says. “It’s a profession and
a vocation. It’s a lifestyle.”
“People may think that
when you own your own
business, you don’t have
a boss, but in reality every
customer is your boss.”
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This year, Aleksy, owner of Centuries and Sleuths bookstore
in Forest Park, IL, celebrates his store’s 20th anniversary –
a venture he started shortly after receiving his MBA from
Rosary College/Dominican University. While pursuing his
MBA degree, Aleksy worked at a savings and loan bank,
and when he found himself out of a job a few years later, he
needed to figure his next steps. With an additional master’s
degree in history and a passion for reading, Aleksy toyed
with the idea of opening up a bookstore that would sell
history, mystery and biography books.
With the knowledge and confidence
gained from the university’s Brennan
School of Business (BSB), he set out to
research and plan for the bookstore.
“My MBA studies put the whole package
together for me,” Aleksy explains. “I had
learned how to make a business plan in
several classes, I had experience doing a
satisfaction survey, and I could apply statistics to the survey
to find out if I was on target.”
He started by sending a questionnaire to 3,000 homes in
Oak Park and River Forest to find out what type of books
people bought and read. The survey results showed that
history, mystery and biography were some of the top genres
of books that people bought. “I was interested in those
topics but also those genres were what I felt I could do best
with if I opened a shop,” Aleksy recalls.
So in 1990, Aleksy opened Centuries and Sleuths in Oak
Park, and then in 2000, relocated to Madison Street in Forest
Park. Intent on continuing to provide a unique experience,
Aleksy paid special attention to the store’s aesthetics and
environment. Instead of the white walls and fluorescent
lighting of the big box bookstores, he opted for soft lighting,
dark wood bookshelves, kelly green painted walls, and red
and green plaid carpeting. The open floor plan provides
ample space to move around, and a sitting area with rocking
chairs and an old church pew provides a space for quiet
reading, while contributing to the store’s overall relaxed feel.
ALUMNAE/ I SPOTLIGHT
Because Aleksy believes that much about running a successful
business is built on relationships, he hosts regular mystery
and history discussion groups, several author talks throughout
the year, and “Meeting of the Minds” events where
volunteers play the roles of historical characters and are
interviewed in front of an audience. “The personal touch
is so essential in business,” he says. “While you have to be
driven and committed in business, you also have to address
the human element. People remember how you treat them.”
Aleksy frequently recommends books to his customers, and
in turn his loyal customers purchase their books from him.
“I have several customers who, when they see a mystery
book they like at a chain bookstore, write down the ISBN
number and bring it in to my shop to buy the book,” he says.
With the influx of chain bookstores, online booksellers and
eReaders, Centuries and Sleuths is one of the few remaining
independent bookshops – which presents both challenges
and benefits. “It has gotten easier over the years,” Aleksy
explains. “After so many years, I have developed a track
record and I have a good reputation.” And, because this is
one of the few remaining history and mystery bookshops
in the area, he attracts a niche audience. “I definitely think
I would have been out of business in a couple years if I had
opened a general bookstore,” he says.
When his business faced serious challenges at its original
Oak Park location, Aleksy turned to Dominican for some
assistance. “While the spot in Oak Park was what I could
afford at the time, I needed more foot traffic,” he says. “I
decided that I was either going to have to close or move to
a site with more foot traffic.” So, he worked with a BSB
business management class and the students created a
business plan for the store, which supported his ideas about
moving to a new location.
While the business school’s focus on entrepreneurship has
grown and expanded substantially in the years since Aleksy
completed his degree, the firsthand experience of running
his own business and experiencing important bumps and
turns in the road, has been invaluable. “People may think
that when you own your own business, you don’t have a
boss, but in reality every customer is your boss,” Aleksy
says. “In order to be successful, you have to look at the
market and ask yourself the hard questions of ‘What do I
offer that is different’ and ‘What can I do better than what
is already being done?’
“When I look back at my original business plan, a lot of the
things that I dreamed about in the business plan actually
came to fruition,” he says. Clearly, Aleksy’s strong business
plan brought his dreams to life.

August
Aleksy Jr.
Owner, Centuries and Sleuths bookstore
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Adrian Kok, PhD
Graduate School of Social Work

Concepts in Successful Aging
As a child, Adrian Kok learned a lot about how to live a successful and fulfilling life from his
grandmother. While his parents were working, his grandmother watched him and taught him
many life lessons, which he hasn’t forgotten to this day.
“I am inspired by her zest for life, her generosity, her forgiving
nature, her optimism, and her belief that there is always a solution to
every problem,” Kok says. “These are qualities that I have found to
be important in order to be successful. She showed me that life could
be lived fully with very few material things and, more importantly,
she showed me what successful aging meant.”
Kok, associate professor in the Graduate School of Social Work, is
now instilling some of these lessons in social work students who plan
to serve the aging population. Kok leads Dominican’s new gerontology
certificate program, which is funded through a grant from the Council
on Social Work Education’s National Center for Gerontological
Social Work Education. In order to receive the certificate, students
in the master’s of social work program take foundational courses that
have an emphasis in gerontology in addition to interning at several
aging agencies.
Mark Rodgers, PhD, dean, Graduate School of Social Work, explains
that students in the gerontology certificate program are well trained
to work with this ever-growing population. “The Baby Boomer
generation is retiring and the social work profession is not prepared
to meet the needs of the elderly. By 2015, it is estimated that 70,000
trained gerontology social workers are going to be necessary,” Rodgers
explains. “The certificate program positions our students to not only
have an MSW degree but also have this designated certificate. It will
give them a leg up since they will have already completed internships
in the field of gerontology.”
As the Baby Boomer generation ages, Kok is hopeful that more
gerontology related jobs will be created and that the salary for these
jobs will increase. “Baby Boomers are going to demand more
independence and better care as they age,” he says.
While the opportunities are great, one of the biggest challenges is
getting students interested in gerontology. “While students love to
work with families and children, we have grants to provide stipends
to students working in agencies for the aging. So, there is an
incentive to try it out and gain important experience.”
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
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Students in the certificate program work at several different types
of agencies such as nursing homes, retirement communities, hospice
facilities, hospitals and government agencies, so that they can get
experience in a wide range of options. In the classroom, the students
take the required 20 social work courses, however 10 of the
foundation courses are infused with gerontology. In addition,
students who already have their MSW can complete a four-course
program to receive a certificate in aging.
Because of Kok’s research and experience, Dominican’s certificate
program has an emphasis on ways to use technology with older
adults. In addition, there is a great deal of advocacy work that social
workers can do on behalf of the elderly. Issues such as working rights,
ageism, community involvement and public policy are all ways for
gerontology-trained social workers to be involved.
“There is a great need to train social workers to pay attention to the
needs of older adults. We strive to help students understand these
needs from the micro level, or one-to-one relationships, to the macro
level, such as political advocacy issues,” Kok says.
For his accomplishments in the classroom and his work in the
gerontology program, Kok was recently honored with the Graduate
School of Social Work’s Excellence in Teaching Award.
“His students always find him to be a very organized teacher and a
professor who is enthusiastic about the sometimes difficult subject of
social work research,” Rodgers says. “He uses a lot of creativity in the
classroom, and his classes are very interactive and interesting. He is
effective at conveying the practical applications of what the students
are learning.”
With gerontology, Kok has found that when students have personal
experiences with older adults in their lives, they are more able to
understand the curriculum. In accepting his recent award, Kok
encouraged students to ignore the cell phones and computers and
spend more time talking with their elders. “Your relationships with
older adults give you an important perspective – they humanize your
own aging and deepen your empathy. And, you just might be able
to see the greater good in the things that you do.”
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FACULTY BRIEFS
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Office of the Provost
Cheryl Johnson-Odim, provost and vice president for
academic affairs, was elected to the board of trustees of
the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association. (See page 2 for additional information.) She
continues in her second year of service on the board of
visitors of the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences of
Northwestern University.
David H. Krause, associate provost and associate vice
president for academic affairs and professor of English,
has been elected to the board of directors of the Ernest
Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park.
Rosary College of Arts and Sciences
Noelle Allen, professor of sculpture, was recently included
in the 2010 Art Chicago exhibition, represented by David
Weinberg Gallery.
Daniela Andrei, assistant professor of chemistry, and her
students gave a poster presentation on the results of their
research at the 239th American Chemical Society National
Meeting and Exposition in San Francisco, CA. They also
presented their work at the Associated Colleges of the Chicago
Area (ACCA) Student Symposium in April at Lewis University.
Laura J. Burch, assistant professor of French, was awarded a
Faculty Development Summer Research Grant from
Dominican University and a 2010 Edouard Morot-Sir
Fellowship in Literature from the Institut Français d’Amérique.
Both will support a research project to be conducted in the
Bibliothéque nationale de France on the frontispieces of
Madeleine de Scudéry’s Conversations (1680-1692). She also
presented a paper titled, “Practically Speaking: The Place of
Friendship in Madeleine de Scudéry’s Conversations,” at the
Society for French Studies Annual Conference at the
University of Swansea in Wales in July.
Jennifer C. Dunn, assistant professor of rhetoric and
communication, presented the paper, “‘Fat’ as Unhealthy,
Asexual, and Abnormal: Rhetorical Constructions of the Body
on The Biggest Loser” at the Central States Communication
Association (CSCA) annual conference in Cincinnati, OH.
Dunn also served this past year as the secretary of the
Media Studies Interest Group for CSCA and became the
vice president of the group at the conference this year.
Dunn was also awarded a Dominican University Faculty
Development Research Grant for 2009-2010.
J. Brent Friesen, associate professor of chemistry,
co-authored the article “Occurrence of Progesterone and
Related Animal Steroids in Two Higher Plants,” which
appeared in the Journal of Natural Products.
Bella Karr Gerlich, university librarian, was elected as
member-at-large, Human Resources Section, LLAMA/ALA and
member-at-large, Library Research Roundtable, ALA. She was
an invited speaker at Lyrasis Reference REFolution Conference
in April. Gerlich also presented “The READ Scale (Reference
Effort Assessment Data): Qualitative Statistics for Recording
Reference Effort, Skill, Knowledge and Teaching”at the 2nd
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International
Conference (QQML 2010) in Chania, Crete, Greece.
Rosalind Hays, professor emerita of history, spent eight
weeks during the spring semester researching 16th and
17th century English popular culture in the Wiltshire and
Swindown History Centre (Chippenham, Wiltshire, United
Kingdom). Her trip was partly funded by a Dominican
Academic Year Research Assistance grant.
Kathy Heskin, associate professor of pastoral ministry and
director of pastoral ministry and the master’s in leadership
for family ministry program, was a keynote speaker at the
National Canadian Marriage Conference in Saskatoon. The
speech was entitled “Paschal Mystery in Marriage.”
Rogelia Lily Ibarra, assistant professor of Spanish, presented
a paper titled, “Spanish Orientalism and the Negotiation of
Racial Tensions in Insolación,” at the 63rd Annual Kentucky
Foreign Language Conference at the University of Kentucky in
April. She also presented “Re-writing History in Gertrudis
Gómez de Avellaneda’s Guatimozín” at the 51st Annual
Convention of the Midwest Modern Language Association in
St. Louis, MO, in November.
Bill Jenkins, assistant professor of theatre arts, attended
the second fully staged professional production of his
play, Hearts Full of Tears, in Appleton, WI, in May, and
participated in talk-back sessions afterward. The play
deals with the deep emotional upheaval of a family whose
son is shot and killed. He debated a Chicago gun advocate
on the topic “Should People in Chicago be Allowed to
Carry Handguns?” at the College of Complexes in Chicago
in June. He also served as a guest speaker at the Illinois
Victim Assistance Academy in Bloomington, IL. Jenkins
was an advisor to the Lookingglass Theatre’s production of
Trust by David Schwimmer and served on an after-show
panel of experts addressing the topic “What Happens
Now? Knowing Your Rights as a Survivor.”
Hugh McElwain, professor of theology and chair of
theology and pastoral ministry, wrote the chapter
“Teilhard and John Stewart: A Metaphysics of the Future”
in the just-published work, Rediscovering Teilhard’s Fire,
published by Saint Joseph’s University Press, 2010.
Nkuzi Nnam, professor of philosophy and director of black
world studies, chaired a panel entitled “The Rebels that
Live Among Us: Religion, Rebels, and Resistance in the
New World and Africa” at the 34th Annual Conference of
the National Council for Black Studies held in New Orleans
in March. He also presented a paper on Igbo religion and
traditional medicine at the 8th Annual Conference of Igbo
Studies Association, held at Howard University Law School
campus in Washington, D.C., in April.
Jeannine Potter, adjunct faculty in dance, participated in
Dance Chicago in November and performed at the World
Dance Alliance-Americas conference as part of Valerie
Alpert Dance Company (VADC) in May.
Valerie Rangel, adjunct professor in fashion design, recently
presented a research paper titled “Archigram: Tailoring the
Future” under the studio art open session at the College Art
Association (CAA) Annual Conference held in Chicago in February.
Susan M. Strawn, associate professor of apparel design
and merchandising, was elected to the regional board of
the Costume Society of America (CSA) and served as
abstracts editor for the annual CSA national meeting in
Kansas City. She also serves on the editorial advisory
board and is a regular contributor of articles and design
for PieceWork, a periodical that features historical and
ethnographic textiles.
Kim S. Theriault, assistant professor of art history,
delivered a lecture on Arshile Gorky at the University of
London and the University of Oxford. She also delivered a
lecture at the University of California, Los Angeles, in May
as well as in Nashville as part of Martyr’s Day Celebration.
Theriault also spoke on Gorky at the Los Angeles County
Museum of Art and the Library of Congress in September.

Tonia Bernardi Triggiano, assistant professor of Italian,
delivered a paper titled “Dante’s Heavenly Lessons:
Educative Economy in the Paradiso” at the Illinois Medieval
Association/Medieval Association of the Midwest
Conference hosted at Dominican University in February.
Marion Weedermann, associate professor of mathematics,
gave a presentation titled “Qualitative Analysis of Models
for Anaerobic Digestion Including Syntrophic Interactions”
at the Joint Mathematics Meeting in San Francisco, CA, in
January. She also presented “Modeling of Multiple-Stage
Anaerobic Biochemical Processes” at the Elmhurst College
Mathematics Seminar in March.
Clodagh Weldon, associate professor of theology, was
named a 2010 Visiting Research Scholar at Blackfriars Hall,
University of Oxford, for Trinity term (April 25 to June 19).
Weldon, an alumna of the University of Oxford and the
author of Father Victor White, O.P.: The Story of Jung’s
White Raven, is working on the unpublished papers of
English Dominican Victor White, OP
Fr. Richard Woods, OP, professor of theology and Lund-Gill
Chair for 2009-10, wrote an article titled “Hope Rises in El
Salvador,” which was published in Doctrine and Life in
April. Last fall, he joined the Dominican Associates at
Sinsinawa to present two talks on “Contemplation and Our
Story” and he presented a six-hour seminar titled “Staying
Alive: Attending to Wellness as a Minister” for the Pastoral
Center of the Diocese of Joliet in Romeoville, IL. In March,
Woods presented a lecture titled “The Music of What
Happens: The Irish Harp in Myth and Neuroscience” at
The Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual
Heritage at Loyola University.
Brennan School of Business
David Aron, associate professor of marketing, co-authored an
article titled “Social Justice and Ethics in Business: Oxymoron
or Creativity?” with Elizabeth Collier, assistant professor of
ethics, Brennan School of Business, which was presented
at the Claiming Creativity: Art Education in Cultural
Transition conference in April in Chicago. He also co-authored
“Approaches to Enhancing Student Engagement Through
Client-based Service Learning,” which was presented at the
AMS/ACRA 2009 Fall Retailing Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Peter Alonzi, professor of economics, co-authored the
paper “The Global Economic Crisis and Interdisciplinary
Business Education” with Robert Irons, assistant
professor of finance and quantitative methods, and Khalid
Razaki, professor of accounting. It was presented in
February at the American Society of Business and
Behavioral Sciences in Las Vegas, NV, and was published
in the Spring 2010 issue of the Journal of Business and
Behavioral Sciences. The three also co-authored
“Asymmetric Information, Moral Hazard, and Agency
Problems in Bank Lending,” which was published in the
journal Financial Decisions.
Dan Condon, professor of economics, wrote an article
entitled “The Price of Religious Participation: An Economic
Model of Contributions,” which was published in the
Journal of Applied Business and Economics (Winter 2010).
He also wrote “Religious Contributions: A Normal Good?”
which was published in the Proceedings of the National
Business and Economics Society (March 2010).
FACULTY BRIEFS
Arvid C. Johnson, dean and professor of management,
was elected president of the Midwest Decision Sciences
Institute at its annual meeting in April in Toledo, OH. While
attending that meeting, he presented “Carbon Taxes
Versus Cap-and-Trade: What Will Really Work” with Carol
Tallarico, associate professor of economics. Johnson and
Mohamed Askar, associate professor of management,
presented a teaching case study called “Kazareen Textile
Holding—Ready for the Future?” Johnson also presented
“Rapid Screening of Retail Sales Data: A Comparison of
Distributions” with Mike Kruger, adjunct assistant
professor of marketing science.
Graduate School of Library and
Information Science
Bill Crowley, professor, published “Know Your ROEI (Return
on Emotional Investment)” in the February 15, 2010 issue of
Library Journal. In March, he spoke to the professional staff
and administrators of the Ottawa (Canada) Public Library on
topics drawn from his 2008 book Renewing Professional
Librarianship, which addresses building a positive future
for North American librarians.
Chris Hagar, assistant professor, was guest editor of a
special issue of the Bulletin of the American Society for
Information Science and Technology on Crisis Informatics,
Volume 36, Issue 5, June/ July 2010. She also authored a
paper titled “Whom Do You Trust? Information Seeking
During the U.K. Foot and Mouth Crisis,” published in
Library and Archival Security, Volume 23, Issue 1, 2010.
Alexis H. Sarkisian, adjunct professor, presented “Empowerment
= Library Leadership + Strategic Communication” at the
Empowerment Conference during the summer 2009 ALA
National Meeting in Chicago. She also presented “Library
Leadership and Communication” at the Rhode Island
Library Association annual meeting and the North Texas
Regional Library Association. Sarkisian produced a series of
video segments for the University of Illinois Medical School
focusing on its robotic medical program.
Michael Stephens, assistant professor, presented “Creative
Collaboration and Immersive Engagement: The Hyperlinked
Campus,” at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual
Meeting, in Austin, TX, in January. Sponsored by a grant from
the U.S. Embassy in Berlin and the U.S. Mission in Geneva,
Switzerland, Stephens presented various programs on social
media to Swiss and German librarians/staff, social media
professionals and embassy employees, and gave an invited
presentation entitled “The Hyperlinked Community Library –
Trends, Tools & Transparency” at the 4th Leipziger Kongress für
Information und Bibliothek, in Leipzig, Germany. He also gave
the closing plenary talk, titled “Driving Change, Creating
Experience and Moving Forward,” at the U Game U Learn
Conference in Delft, Holland, in April. Stephens also delivered
the Dean’s and Director’s Lecture at the School of Library and
Information Science at the University of South Carolina.
School of Education
Kimberly Garrett, assistant professor, presented a paper
titled “Addressing Classroom Management Concerns of New
Teachers in an Alternative Certification Program,” at the
4th International Conference of the American Institute of
Higher Education in March in Williamsburg, VA.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Come be a part of the many events
Dominican University has to offer.
October
Homecoming & Family Weekend
Friday, October 1 through Sunday, October 3
Center for Global Peace through
Commerce Lecture: Gary Cuneen
Growth Can Be Good: Sustainability
and Commerce in the 21st Century
Thursday, October 7, 6:30 p.m.
Bluhm Auditorium, Parmer Hall
President’s Signature Concert - Sara Evans
Saturday, October 9, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
McCusker Memorial Lecture:
Barbara M. Jones
Monday, October 11, 6:00 p.m.
Martin Recital Hall.
Siena Center Lecture: Melissa Musick
Nussbaum and Anna Keating
What Was Handed On To Me: Passing the
Faith from One Generation to the Next
Tuesday, October 12, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Auditorium
Center for Global Peace through
Commerce Symposium
The Power of Commerce for Social Good
Wednesday, October 13, 2010,
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Chicago
The Butler Children’s Literature Center
Continuing Education Conference
The Truth about Discovery
Saturday, October 23, 2010,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Albertus Magnus Lecture:
Irina Calin-Jageman, PhD
Stem Cell Therapy: Clinical Possibilities
and Ethical Implications
Thursday, October 28, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Room 263
Memorial Mass and Brunch
Sunday, October 31, 11:00 a.m.
Rosary Chapel
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November
Samuel Mazzuchelli Lecture:
William Lies, SCS, PhD
Dominican by Adoption:
Growing in a Life of Service
Tuesday, November 2, 5:00 p.m.
Martin Recital Hall
Art Exhibit: Mark Booth
November 3 – December 11
O’Connor Art Gallery
Opening Reception: Wednesday,
November 3, 4:00 p.m.
Founder’s Day Celebration
Thursday, November 4
Albertus Magnus Lecture:
Kevin T. Fitzgerald, SJ, PhD
Genomic Research and the Catholic Moral
Tradition: Opportunities for a New Synergy
Between Science and Religion
Thursday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Auditorium
December
Siena Center Advent Program –
Dianne Bergant, CSA, PhD
Is God’s Reign of Peace Really Possible?
Thursday, December 2, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Auditorium
27th Annual Alumnae/i Children’s
Christmas Party
Saturday, December 4, 12:30 p.m.
Dining and Social Halls
“Lessons and Carols” A Candlelight Service
of Prayer and Music
A Dominican University Christmas Tradition
Wednesday, December 7, 5:00 p.m.
Rosary Chapel
January
Winter Commencement
Saturday, January 8, 2011, 1:00 p.m.
Lund Auditorium
Albertus Magnus Lecture:
William Meadow, MD, PhD
The Mathematics of Morality in the NICU
Thursday, January 20, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Room 263
Alumnae/i Remembrance Mass
Sunday, January 23, 2011, 11:00 a.m.
Rosary Chapel
Siena Center Lecture: Martha Jacob, PhD
Life-Long Aging and the
Baby Boom Phenomenon
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
February
Siena Center Lecture: Orlando Espin, PhD
Tradition and the Fabric of Life: How Ordinary
People Future Our Past
Thursday, February 8, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Albertus Magnus Lecture: Chia-Feng Chang, PhD
Ethical Issues in Chinese Medicine
Thursday, February 17, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Room 263
Siena Center Lecture: Dennis Kirchen, EdD
The Formative Years
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
March
31th Annual Trustee Benefit Concert
Camerata Ireland
Saturday, March 12, 2011, 5:00 p.m.
Albertus Magnus Lecture:
Aana Marie Vigen, PhD
Unequal Distribution of Health Services
in the U.S. and Across the Globe
Thursday, March 24, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Priory Room 263
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PASSING GLANCES
When she isn’t conducting research
for her book, Sr. Jeanne nurtures
the plants in the greenhouse.
As a Sinsinawa Dominican-sponsored institution, Dominican University
prepares students to pursue truth, to give compassionate service and
to participate in the creation of a more just and humane world.
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While Sr. Jeanne Crapo, OP, archivist emerita and professor emerita in English, has more knowledge of
university history than just about anyone, in the year since her retirement from the University Archives,
she has uncovered some fascinating accounts from the early years of the school that were new even to her,
and paint a special picture of life on the campus when little existed except Rosary House (pictured) where
the sisters taught local high school girls, surrounded by wide open spaces.
In conducting research for her forthcoming book on the history of the university, Sr. Jeanne discovered
a Chicago Tribune news article from 1920 titled “The Cow and the Flivver: A Drama of River Forest”
describing the theatrics that ensued when a wandering cow interrupted the rehearsals for a Mass to
celebrate the seasons. It seems the cow took a liking to the floral garlands the students wore and even
after dining on the flowers, refused to move along. When the sheriff was summoned, he discovered that
the offender was his own cow, Lucy, yet when he tied her to his Flivver (a Ford Model T automobile)
to lead her home, Lucy refused to budge. When Lucy ultimately decided it was time to go home,
she did so at her own sweet pace, with the sheriff’s car in tow.
“The campus was surrounded by fields and pasture, so those early
students were truly pioneers who were willing to put up with quite
a lot to get a wonderful education from the sisters,” she says.