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Newsletter 1 January 2008 The mission of Chestnut Hill College is to provide students with holistic education in an inclusive Catholic community marked by academic excellence, shared responsibility, personal and professional growth, service to one another and to the global community, and concern for the earth. Fighting Against Dangerous Decisions— New “F.A.D.D.” Engages Campus The story is all too- familiar. On a late weekend morning at a college campus, a classmate is discovered unconscious in his dorm room, comatose from binge drinking the night before. The student later dies at the hospital, and toxicology reports confirm acute alcohol poisoning as the cause. Destructive behavior like underage drinking and the use of illicit drugs during leisure hours don’t have to be a rite of passage during the college years, and F.A.D.D. is out to prove it. F.A.D.D., an acronym for “Fighting Against Dangerous Decisions,” was started in the 2005-2006 academic year by Brian Lackman ’09, an English literature major, and Nyomi Gonzalez The Silver Anniversary Golf Invitational The Silver Anniversary Golf Invitational was held on Monday, October 8 at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club. More than 100 golfers were in attendance for the event as the temperature rose to nearly 90°F in October! In addition to the outing, the golf raffle drawing also took place. Raffle prizes included a trip to Lake Tahoe, NV, $3,000 in cash (which was generously donated back to the College), and a $500 Best Buy gift card. The event grossed more than $86,000, but more importantly, everyone had a great time. FADD executive board members (l to r) Nyomi Gonzalez ’09, Brian Lackman ’09, and Stephanie D’Agostino ’09. Thanks to the gentle but persuasive sales tactics of golf outing volunteers Mary Ganley, SSJ (left) and Therese Ganley, SSJ (right), raffle tickets were snapped up at a brisk pace. ’09, a history major, who became good friends through finding common ground in their attitudes and beliefs. Alumni Jennifer Davis ’07 and Cicely Rendleman ’07, who both worked in the student activities office, were also “instrumental in getting F.A.D.D. off and running,” credits Brian. F.A.D.D. promotes alternative, old-fashioned, free time activities “like movies and game nights, dances, and other events year round for CHC students,” Nyomi explains. “It presents students with other, safer possibilities for spending their weekends or weeknights.” Along the way, another purpose is served. Says Brian, “There needed to be a greater emphasis on alcohol education while simultaneously having fun events. Awareness issues are hard to discuss (outright) because a lot of people can be turned off by them very quickly. Nyomi and I felt it was important to promote the educational aspect of F.A.D.D.’s mission in a way that we felt could benefit the school.” continued on page 13 Prior to tee-off, avid golfers and friends of the College Frannie and Jim Maguire (center) pose for a picture with Joanne Gilligan, administrative assistant in the School for Graduate Studies (far left), husband Philip Gilligan, Esq. (far right), and the Maguires’ daughter, Tara.
Spring 2008: Two Academic Conferences THE LEgACy OF 1968 An Interdisciplinary Conference April 4-5, Chestnut Hill College Keynote speakers are Carole Fink (Ohio State University) and Sheldon Hackney (University of Pennsylvania.) The conference is sponsored by the History and Political Science Department and will focus on issues related to 1968, a critical year in the U.S. -- the Tet offensive, the My Lai massacre, the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., the Democratic Convention and the election of Richard Nixon, and student protests were among the defining events of the year. The Prague Spring and the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, student riots in Paris and elsewhere were among the worldwide expressions for change. Culturally, 1968 also witnessed the publication of significant works in literature, music, and art. BriDgES TO iNFiNiTy 25 th Anniversary Celebration, International Society for Hildegard von Bingen Studies May 29-June 1, Chestnut Hill College Plenary speakers are Carmen Butcher (Shorter College, Ga.); Robert Cogan (New England Conservatory, Mass.); Dr. Irena Koprowski (Philadelphia, Pa.); Christe Meier (Muenster University, Germany); Marcello Sorce Keller (Lugano, Switzerland); and Dr. Victoria Sweet (University of California, San Francisco, Ca.) Evening Concerts: Thursday, Organist Carson Cooman (Harvard University, Mass.); Friday, “Second Instrumental Unit” co-directed by David Fulmer (Juilliard School, N.Y.) and Eliot Gattegno (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Saturday, Sopranos Joan Heller (Southern Methodist University, Texas) and Patrice Pastore (Ithaca College, N.Y.) Poet Ruth Lepson, and Exhibits by Lydia Ruyle (University of Northern Colorado, Greely) and Ellen Wiener (New York). For information contact Donna Smith, Office of Academic Affairs, 215.248.7022 or e-mail smithdo@chc.edu. Academically Speaking Lakshmi Atchison, Ph.D., professor of biology, area of blood cell studies. completed a cancer manual, “Cancer Biology, Cell Biology and Histopathology: a Laboratory Manual for Undergraduates,” which can be used for various biological and biomedical courses. She also devised a blood cell visual model as a novel educational tool in the Aida Beaupied, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish, did extensive work on a book-length manuscript, Libertad y fatalismo en las letras cubanas de los siglos diecinueve y veinte, which is expected to be finished in 2008. Dr. Beaupied continues to serve on the editorial board of two journals: Laberinto and Hispania. She was elected as an officer for the Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Cultural Production Discussion Group at the MLA (Modern Literatures Association). Stephen Berk, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, and three Chestnut Hill College Psy.D. students (Jennifer DelRusso, Sari Goldmuntz, continued on page 6 2 Holiday rituals A long standing tradition at the College, the 31st annual Carol Night on November 30 filled the festively bedecked Rotunda with seasonal music from the Hill Singers, the Instrumental Ensemble, and the Jazz Ensemble. Following Carol Night music, Laura Rivera ’04 (left), Stephanie Rendine ’04 (center), and Jeanine Bulizzi ’05 (right) met up with other classmates for a new tradition: “Young Alumni Holiday Cheer,” held at Brittingham’s Irish Pub in Lafayette Hill just a mile or so up Germantown Avenue from the College. A Christmas Carol sing-a-long, spontaneously led by Patti Kane-Vanni ’75 with the accompaniment of pianist Nile Weber, highlighted the Annual Alumni Association Christmas Family Open House on Sunday, December 2. The festivities spilled from the East Parlor to the Rotunda, where alumni and their families gathered for holiday songs, refreshments, and a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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