TRAil of A TERRoRisT - Point Park University

PresidentPaul HenniganVice President ofUniversity AdvancementMariann GeyerSenior Directorof Marketing andCommunicationsMary Ellen SolomonDirector of PublicationsDalton GoodManaging EditorKate Beard MillerGraphic DesignersChristie MartzTom PhillipsManager of Printing& Office ServicesDon PastoriusContributing WritersColleen DerdaCamille DowningElizabeth MayKelli McElhinnyKate Beard MillerGrace MillerKevin TaylorCheryl ValyoCONTENTS2 Letters to the Editor2 News & Views8 Getting Down to BusinessStudents Create Plans for New Businesses at Point Park10 Double ExposureStudents Photograph Youth to Increase Exposure in theAdoptive Community12 Big Screen DreamsPoint Park’s New Screenwriting Major Gives Aspiring Writersa Leg Up in the Competitive Entertainment Industry14 Revisiting the Trail of a TerroristA Faculty Member’s Experience as an FBI Counterterrorism Agent18 Point of View with Professor Joan MoseyBusiness Ethics in Uncertain Times20 Alumni Success Stories22 Blueprint for a Bright Future$2 Million Grant from The Heinz Endowments InitiatesArchitectural Design Process for the Academic Village Initiative26 Donor RecognitionContributingPhotographersTom BellRic EvansKaren MeyersLaura PetrillaIsaac Taube34 Especially for Alumni38 Class Notes39 Nostalgic Notions40 Pioneer AthleticsWE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!Comments and suggestions are welcome!Please send letters to: Managing Editor,Point Park University, Dept. of Communications201 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222Phone: 412.392.4747 Fax: 412.392.6185Copy EditorCheryl ValyoOn the cover: Mike Finnegan,assistant professor in theSchool of Arts and SciencesDepartment of CriminalJustice and IntelligenceStudies, is profiled in ourstory about fighting terrorismon page 14.Photo by Karen MeyersThe Point is published by the Office of University Advancement, Point Park University, 201 Wood Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Everyeffort has been made to ensure the accuracy of published information. Please visit our web site at www.pointpark.edu for currentinformation regarding University programs, departments, alumni activities and events.Point Park University educates students in a diverse environment and prepares graduates to apply knowledge to achieve their goals, advancetheir professions and serve their communities.Point Park University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, relation, ancestry, disability, veteran status,sexual orientation, marital status, or familial status, in the administration of any of its educational programs, activities, or with respect toemployment or admission to the University’s educational programs and activities.This policy is in accord with state and federal laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII of the Civil Rights Actof 1964, Title IX of the Education amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with DisabilitiesAct and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. Inquiries regarding these regulations, policies, or complaints of discrimination should bereferred to the Human Resources Officer, 2nd floor, Thayer Hall, telephone number: 412-392-3952. Inquires regarding Title IX and theTitle IX regulations can also be referred to the Human Resources Officer as the Title IX coordinator.www.pointpark.edu 1