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"WE THAT ARE TRUE LOVERS RUN INTO STRANGE CAPERS." SHAKESPEARE
All you motley fools out there take heed: this is your last chance to chase your heart's desire through the Forest of Arden during the Carroll Theatre Department's presentation of the classic Shakespearian comedy, "As You Like It." Watch the romps of lovers, foolish wise men and wise fools this Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center (in St. Charles Old North) and on Sunday at 2 p.m., same place. Tickets are $11 general admission and $8 students and seniors. Call 406-447-4304 for tickets and info. Last week, audiences of all stripes, from students to Parents Weekend revelers, whooped it up and enjoyed some of the Bard's best lines at this mainstage delight. The run ends on Sunday, so don't miss it!
ENGINEERED TO LAST
Carroll's Civil Engineering program and the imminent American Society of Civil Engineers student conference at Carroll got some prime media exposure this week on TV and in print. The program's history and its current plans for new tracks in engineering mechanics and environmental work were all made public--check out the story in the Helena Independent Record at: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/23/top/top/50lo_090223_engineer.txt. More on the ASCE student conference this April coming up in future installments of QNs!
SAYING NO TO THE ROW
Supporters of a bill to abolish the death penalty in Montana sponsored two events in Helena this week, including a Tuesday, Feb. 24, showing of the movie "The Green Mile" at Carroll College, hosted by actors James Cromwell and Mike Farrell. Farrell, best known for his role as Dr. B.J. Hunnicut on the television series "M*A*S*H," is a longtime activist against the death penalty. Cromwell played the prison warden in "Green Mile" (and Farmer Hoggett in the movie "Babe," not to mention President George H. W. Bush in Oliver Stone's "W") and also spoke out against the death penalty at the event. For more, read: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/25/top/top/50lo_090225_death.txt.
SIMULATED BIRTH?
Carroll College nursing students recently used a simulation demonstration as a fundraising opportunity for the Florence Crittenton Home of Helena. On Monday, Feb. 23, the Carroll College Student Nurses Association hosted a baby shower for Noelle, the Nursing Department's Maternal & Neonatal Birthing Simulator. Just like any other baby shower, guests brought presents, played games and ate cake. However, guests at this shower had the opportunity to witness the birth and the gifts won't stay with Noelle or her new baby girl Molly (named at the shower). All the gifts and money gathered were donated to Florence Crittenton. For more, read: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11561.
STUDENT NEWS
Deadlines are coming up for three outstanding study abroad opportunities. March 2 is the last day for applications for Professor Joni Walton's trip to Cusco, Peru (nursing, Spanish, global diversity credits); April 1 is your last day to sign up for Galway, Ireland, with Prof. Murphy Fox; and April 30 is the deadline for Sydney, Australia (credits, including service learning). To learn more or to enroll, contact Shannon Ackeret at 447-4469.
The Carroll Adventures and Mountaineering Program (CAMP) has several upcoming clinics planned, with limited spots available. March 1 is the telemark ski day at Showdown. If interested, contact Conrad Addison at caddison -is-at- carroll -dot- edu. Scuba lessons continue on March 21 and into April-contact Chris at crojo -is-at- carroll -dot- edu for more on this underwater adventure. And, mountaineering orientation (i.e., using a compass in the wild to save your life) is April 23-25--get with Chris at crojo -is-at- carroll -dot- edu for details.
Next, Monday, March 2, is the deadline for submissions to the 2009 Charlies Film Festival at Carroll. Flick your flick over to Patrick Harris in the ASCC Student Complex (lower level of the Campus Center). For more info on the Charlies: http://www.carroll.edu/students/activities/charlies/index.cc.
Other student news and activities are constantly being scheduled, like the upcoming How Rad is Your Pad Contest on March 2, Girl Talk, also starting March 2, and the Coffeehouse at Guad auditions for live talent starting on March 23. Check it all out at: http://www.carroll.edu/students/.
ALUMNI NEWS
Events
The Carroll College Office of Alumni is hosting a Phoenix-area gathering for Saints alums, parents and friends on Sunday, March 15. It will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Desert Botanical Gardens, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, with an afternoon reception and special guests, including History Professor Dr. Robert Swartout, former Carroll President Msgr. Joseph Harrington, current President Tom Trebon and many more. The cost is $20 per person, which includes refreshments and entrance fee to the gardens. RSVP by March 10 online at www.carroll.edu/alumni or by calling Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.
Deaths
John F. Saunders, who attended Carroll in 1981-1982, of Newport Beach, Calif., died on Thursday Feb. 19 after skiing in Mammoth. He graduated from USC. For more, read: http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2009/02/25/obituaries/doc49a58897ee44a967791719.txt.
In the News
Jason DeShaw (left), class of 2003, and his band, The Country Way will perform as the opening act for the Oak Ridge Boys, who will perform at the Helena Civic Center on Sunday, March 8, at 7 p.m. After graduating from Carroll College in 2003, he began following his dream - entertaining a variety of audiences throughout Montana. Since then, he has performed across the country, Canada and Europe. He has been the opening act for country acts Emerson Drive, Pam Tillis and Little Big Town.
Amber Robertson, class of 2004 is engaged to Alan Smith, with the couple planning an August 8, 2009, wedding at the Cathedral of St. Helena. Amber is a research assistant in the Plant Breeding Plant Genetics program at the University of Wisconsin.
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS
Assistant Professor of History Jeanette Fregulia recently had her article entitled "Widows, Legal Rights, and the Mercantile Economy of Early Modern Milan," published in the scholarly journal Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Fall 2008).
Assistant Professor of History Gillian Glaes has recently received word that her book review of Doris H. Gray's "Muslim Women on the Move: Moroccan Women and French Women of Moroccan Origin Speak" has been published in the H-France Review Vol. 9 (February 2009).
Professor of Communication Brent Northup was invited to serve as an adjudicator for the Irish Times Debating Final in Limerick, Ireland, on Friday, Feb. 20. He was one of five adjudicators joining two former Irish national winners, a Times vice president and a vice president of the University of Limerick on the panel. Northup is the organizer of the Irish Debate Tour of America, which brings the winners on a cross-country tour of America. This year marked the 10th time Northup has been invited to judge the final as the American judge. Northup has coached the Carroll Talking Saints for 20 years, served as president of the Northwest Forensics Conference for 15 years and has served as a national officer of the National Parliamentary Debate Association for more than a decade. For more, read: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11557.
ATHLETICS
Carroll College will be hosting the men's Frontier Conference first-round playoffs on March 5 at 7 p.m. Ticket prices, as set by the Frontier Conference, will be $9 per game for reserved season tickets, $7 for adult general admission and $5 for student general admission. Please Call Jennifer Bingham at 447-4480 for info and tickets. The conference playoffs will be hosted by the top four seeds, and games will be, for the women, March 4, 6 and 9 and, for the men, March 5, 7 and 10.
Schedule
Women's Basketball
Feb. 28: vs. MSU-Northern at the PE Center, 6 p.m.
Men's Basketball
Feb. 28: vs. MSU-Northern at the PE Center, 8 p.m.
COMING EVENTS
Ongoing: In the glass cases outside the Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall), "The Fulbright Connection: Contemporary Bulgarian Artists, living in the U.S."-the last of three exhibits of paintings by Bulgarian artists. Bulgarian Artists Abroad was founded in 2007 in Chicago with the idea of promoting Bulgarian culture throughout the world. Their aim is to unify all artists of Bulgarian origin who live outside their home country. In the United States they have members in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans, Wichita, Detroit, and San Francisco. This display runs through the end of April and features the work of Vassi Vaseski, Lubo Velkov, and Ivo Yoshovski.
Ongoing: Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall) exhibit, "Excellence and Degrees III," which runs through March 5. The last in the three exhibits featuring the work of faculty members from colleges and universities across Montana. Artists included are Mary Ann Bonjorni, Beth Lo, Bobbi Tilton, James Bailey and David James from University of Montana-Missoula; Mark Moak from Rocky Mountain College; Norton Pease from MSU-Northern; Jeffery Conger from MSU-Bozeman; and Brian Cast and Lea Zoltowski from MSU-Billings. The gallery is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed weekends and college holidays.
March 6: Deadline for nominations for the Raymond G. Hunthausen Award for Community Service, named for Archbishop Hunthausen because of his own commitment to peace and justice in his personal life and in his work with the Catholic Church. All Carroll students with a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and a demonstrated commitment to serving others are eligible. Nominate a student with a form available in Career & Testing Services offices in Borromeo Hall, or electronically from Rosie Walsh at rwalsh -is-at- carroll -dot- edu. The deadline is March 6. Certificates will be presented to each recipient at the annual Honors Convocation in April.
March 6-9: The next S.A.V.E. Plastics Drive will be held at 1100 North Last Chance Gulch from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will be taking type 1 clear plastic bottles (soda, water bottles), type 2 translucent bottles (milk jugs), and type 2 solid color bottles (laundry detergent bottles). They will also accept type 1 trays. Please remember to rinse out your containers, remove all lids, and separate the plastics by type. To volunteer for this event, visit www.savemobile.org. S.A.V.E. would like to thank past volunteers and the following sponsors for making this event possible: The City of Helena, City County Sanitation, Pacific Steel and Recycling, and General Services of the State of Montana.
March 9-13: Spring Break.
March 10: IMPACT Business Campaign CHEERS Wrap Up Party.
March 16: Annual Student Art Exhibit opens in the Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, running through the end of April. Works by students in recent art classes will be featured including photographs, drawings, paintings and ceramics. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 406-447-4302.
March 19: Q and A with Bishop George Thomas at Firetower Coffee. Free coffee, big fun. Submit questions in advance at http://www.carroll.edu/ministry/index.cc.
March 21: Junior-Senior Banquet.
March 23: Lecture by "1491" author Charles C. Mann, "A history of the Americas before Columbus," at Carroll College (Helena, MT) in the Campus Center's lower level at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the lecture. Sponsored by: The Carroll College Latin American Studies Program with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Associated Students of Carroll College, the Indian Education Division of the Montana Office of Public Instruction, and the Helena Indian Alliance. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11469.
March 26: Charlies Film Festival awards night in the PE Center. For more info, contact Greg (303-547-8868).
March 27: Niel Brandt, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University and American Astronomical Society Shapley Program sponsored speaker, will be the keynote star of Carroll College Astronomy Weekend in Helena. An expert on high-energy astrophysics, x-ray astronomy and black holes, Brandt will give a lecture, "X-raying Active Galaxies: Exploring the Environments of Supermassive Black Holes," at 7 p.m. in Carroll College Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202. Free and open to the public. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11470.
March 28: Astronomy Weekend at Carroll College in Helena, Mont., will feature a broad range of family-friendly events, from star talks in a giant portable planetarium, space displays and demonstrations to astronomy door prizes and tours of the Neuman Observatory. All events take place in the Carroll Campus Center's lower level from noon to 4 p.m., with all events free and open to the public.
March 27-28: Senior Showcase of the play, "When the Rainbow Bends," directed by Carroll senior Ryan Danielson. A powerful story about the lives of three people when one of them contracts AIDS. Merton Acting Studio in the Campus Center.
April 1: Carroll Career Fair, PE Center.
April 2: FBI recruiters will hold a special information session in the lower level of the Campus Center on April 2 from 9 to 10 a.m. If you have any interest in the possibility of a career with the FBI, plan to attend. Seniors can take the qualifying exam for becoming an FBI Special Agent also on April 2-this is the only such exam that will be given in Montana this year. Get online and complete the application and submit a resume to the FBI by the end of February in order to qualify to sit for the Phase I exam. Go to http://www.fbijobs.gov/, hit the left menu bar under ‘career paths,' then ‘special agents.' The Phase 1 Exam will be in the Carroll Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
April 2-4: Carroll College's Dept. of Civil Engineering and Montana State University co-host the 2009 ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Student Conference at Carroll, where 300 students from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington will gather to promote civil engineering and participate in various competitions. Competitions will include steel bridge design and construction, concrete canoe design and races, and a professional paper competition on sustainability in civil engineering. Sponsored by Pacific Steel & Recycling, a Great Falls-based employee-owned company, which provided a $50,000 gift to Carroll College last year, of which $20,000 will support this ASCE regional conference at Carroll. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11481 or visit http://www.carroll.edu/academics/engineering/conference/index.cc.
April 3-4: Senior Showcase performance of "The Lion in Winter," work for mature audiences about the intrigues of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, in the Merton Acting Studio (Campus Center).
April 10 and 13: Easter break, no classes.
April 17: Saints Athletic Association Auction in the Carroll PE Center. For more information about becoming a member of the Saints Athletic Association or the auction, contact Associate Director of Athletics Renee Wall at 406/447-5413 or at rwall -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.
April 18-19: Softball weekend.
April 19: Sacraments of Initiation, 7 p.m., Campus Center upper level.
May 1: Last day of classes.
May 9: Centennial Celebration Kickoff at Baccalaureate and Commencement.
May 11: Summer semester begins. Four sessions continue through July.
May 14-17: Basic Preparation Course for Parish Nurses and Health Ministers. The class will be held on the Carroll campus at the Parish Nurse Center in Simperman Hall. The cost is $390 and includes educational materials and lunches. If interested in this course, please contact Cynthia Gustafson at 406-447-5494 or cgustafs -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.
May 15-17: The annual St. James School of Nursing banquet and celebration at the War Bonnet Hotel in Butte. The St. James Nursing class of '59 will be honored. For more information, call Claire Holman at 406-723-4258 or Deanna Thomas at 406-782-4435.
July 18: Symphony Under the Stars at Carroll College, celebrating the Carroll Centennial.
AND COMING NEXT FALL!
September 25-27: Carroll Centennial Homecoming, with the Fighting Saints taking on UM-Western on Saturday, Sept. 26. Join us as we celebrate a Century of Memories for all class years. On Friday, enjoy a campus tour, golf tournament, and the Hall of Fame Banquet celebrating a Century of Champions including alumni awards. Cap off the night walking down memory lane with copies of old Prospectors and Hilltoppers dating back to the early 1900s while enjoying drinks and desserts. Begin Saturday morning with a fun run, Mass at the grotto, tailgate, class pictures and of course the Fighting Saints football game. Saturday night, step back in time on Scullon Field, with a1950s Sunday radio show, the 1960s Carrolleers, homecoming floats, painting the C, Eggel Kneggel, the Borro Boys serenades, music by Rob Quist & much more!