Spring 2012 - Lourdes College

students in the newsPictures from ItalyStudent pilgrims traveled onceagain to Assisi and Rome, Italy,to celebrate Lourdes’ CatholicFranciscan heritage as partof the annual Associationof Franciscan Colleges andUniversities (AFCU) StudentPilgrimage Program. Taking the11-day trek this year were AliElMokdad (Nursing), BenjaminJakeway (InterdisciplinaryStudies), Aileen Santry(Nursing) and Allison Walter(Pre-Art Therapy concentration).Read their blog at http://www.lourdes.edu/pilgrimage.aspx.Students preparing for Festival of One ActsLourdes University Drama Society student members are busy yearround. In December, they presented their fourth annual productionof Uh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas and are now working diligently ontheir annual Festival of One Acts production. Each year, the Festivalof One Acts showcases the winning plays from a one act playwritingcompetition.Now in its third year, the competition continues to gain notoriety.The 2011 competition saw more than 80 submissions from acrossthe US, Canada and Sri Lanka! The winning plays are:1 st PlaceLove Birds by Rod McFadden of Walnut Creek, CA2 nd PlaceA Problem with Friends by Janet Godsell of Wellington, Nova Scotia,Canada3 rd Place tieThe Memory Box by Chris Swanson of Westerville, OHPress Pray by Seth Freeman of Pacific Palisades, CAHonorable MentionsThank Emily by Richard Manley of New York, NYThe City of Mosques by Michael Bettencourt of Weehawken, NJFor more information on the Drama Society student organization orthe Festival of One Acts production contact Keith Ramsdell, Advisor,at 419-517-8881. UUh-Oh, Here Comes Christmas30 ATLOURDES MAGAZINE | Spring 2012