Universitas - Issue 36.2 (Spring 2010)

Spring 2010 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University. This is a special issue on SLU's public service and volunteering projects.

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spelling sluoai_alumni-77 Universitas - Issue 36.2 (Spring 2010) Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University St. Louis University St. Louis University -- Periodicals; Universities and colleges -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- Periodicals; Voluntarism Spring 2010 issue of Universitas: the magazine of Saint Louis University. This is a special issue on SLU's public service and volunteering projects. 2010 2010 PDF utas_spring10 universitas 2010 LD4817 .S52 U5 Copyright Saint Louis University. All rights reserved. Saint Louis University Libraries Digitization Center text eng Saint Louis University Marketing and Communications SPR ING 2 010 2 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 1 features depa r tment s { contents } 2 | On Campus Outreach to Haiti • Casa de Salud • Research funding • Elie Wiesel visits • New art exhibits open • Students march for life, peace 5 | Billiken News Fall NCAA Tournament appearances • Soccer player drafted 28 | In Memoriam Remembering those members of the SLU community who recently died 30 | alumni events Find SLU alumni activities wherever you live. 32 | Perspective A faculty member shares his experiences teaching prisoners. 33 | the last word Letters to the editor SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2009 6 President’s Message University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., discusses what service means at Saint Louis University. 8 Health Resource Center A St. Louis clinic allows SLU medical students to serve and to learn. By Marie Dilg Photos by Steve Dolan 10 Project Citizen Law and prelaw students teach high schoolers the power of the legal system. By Marie Dilg Photos by Steve Dolan 12 Crossroads Honors students tutor at Loyola Academy and contemplate social justice. By Nick Sargent Photos by James Visser 15 English as a Second Language in Madrid U.S. students share their skills with Madrid residents. By Laura Geiser Photos by Ángel Garcia 16 Make a Difference Day For the 12th year, the SLU community shows what a difference a day makes. By Nick Sargent Photos by Steve Dolan 20 Inclusive Garden The nutrition and dietetics department makes gardening accessible to all. Photos and story by Sara Savat 24 Micah Program This innovative first-year program combines living, learning and serving. By Laura Geiser Photos by Chad Williams 26 2009 Facts and finances A snapshot of SLU’s enrollment and finances. 2 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u Volume 3 6, Issue 2 Edi tor Laura Geiser (A&S ’90, Grad ’92) Contributors Marie Dilg (Grad SW ’94) Nick Sargent Sara Savat (Grad ’04) “On Campus” news storie s University Communications Medical Center Communications Billiken Media Relations Cov er Photo Steve Dolan De sign Art Direction: Matt Krob Universitas is published by Saint Louis University. Opinions expressed in Universitas are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the University administration. Unsolicited manuscripts and photographs are welcome but will be returned only if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Letters to the editor must be signed, and letters not intended for publication should indicate that fact. The editor reserves the right to edit all items. Address all mail to Universitas, DuBourg Hall 39, One Grand Blvd., St. Louis, Mo. 63103. We accept e-mail at utas@ slu.edu and fax submissions at (314) 977-2249. Address fax submissions to Editor, Universitas. Postmaster: Send address changes to Universitas, Saint Louis University, One Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103. World Wide Web address: www.slu.edu/pr/universitas.html Universitas is printed by Universal Printing Co. Worldwide circulation: 109,000 © 2010, Saint Louis University All rights reserved. FA L L 2 0 0 4 WINT E R 2 0 0 5 The mission of Saint Louis University is the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity. The University seeks excellence in the fulfillment of its corporate purposes of teaching, research, health care and service to the community. It is dedicated to leadership in the continuing quest for understanding of God’s creation and for the discovery, dissemination and integration of the values, knowledge and skills required to transform society in the spirit of the Gospels. As a Catholic, Jesuit university, this pursuit is motivated by the inspiration and values of the Judeo-Christian tradition and is guided by the spiritual and intellectual ideals of the Society of Jesus. — Saint Louis University Mission Statement 2 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 3 News Briefs Dr. Jennifer Giancola (A&S ’93, Grad ’97, ’99) is the interim dean of the School for Profession-al Studies. She replaced Dr. Marla Berg-Weger, who is stepping down to return to the faculty of the School of Social Work after a sabbatical this semester. Giancola joined SLU in 2001. She has served as associate dean of the School for Professional Studies since 2006. Dr. Raul Artal, chairman of the department of obstetrics, gynecology and women’s health, has been selected to serve on a World Health Organization panel that recommends ways to make pregnancy safer for women around the world. He is one of four medical experts from the United States to serve on the 93-person WHO panel that will review and update the standards of pregnancy care worldwide. Martin Brief, an assistant professor in fine and performing arts, was one of three award recipients of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis’ “Great Rivers Biennial 2010,” receiving a $20,000 cash award and an exhibition at the museum this summer. Brief is an artist whose recent work explores the way that language, thought and information relate to contemporary culture and the creation of self. In February, SLU hosted the 16th annual “Earthquakes Mean Business” seminar, which brought to campus hundreds of business and industry leaders, as well as emergency pre-paredness professionals and first responders, from around the region. Dr. Robert Herrmann, SLU’s Otto W. Nuttli Professor of Geophysics, was a featured speaker. He discussed earth-quake monitoring in the central United States. Undergraduate students at Saint Louis University feel more engaged than their peers at other research institutions across the country. That’s according to the 2009 National Survey of Student Engagement, released in November by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. { on campus } Photo by Chad Williams SLU reaches out to Haiti In the aftermath of the January earthquake in Haiti, Saint Louis University faculty, staff and student groups responded with a variety of efforts to as-sist the disaster-stricken country. Dr. Tim Rice, an associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine, left in January for Haiti, leading a team of St. Louis-area health profes-sionals to care for victims of the earthquake. With him was Dr. Marie Miller (Grad ’06), a fourth-year SLU medical student. Rice’s SLU colleagues — Dr. Robert Flood, director of the division of emergency medicine at SSM Car-dinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center, and Dr. Christian Paletta, profes-sor and chief of the division of plastic surgery — went on similar trips. In addition, Doisy College of Health Sciences students and faculty orga-nized a toiletry drive for victims of the Haiti earthquake. Donated items were distributed by Randolph World Ministries Inc. Run by Dr. Tim Randolph, associate professor of clinical laboratory science, the nonprofit organization establishes and supports laboratories in Haitian medical clinics. In addition, SLU’s Micah Program and Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research spearheaded a benefit concert at Busch Student Center. The program featured four bands, and 100 percent of the $5,000 in proceeds was donated to Haitian relief. Collections to raise funds for Haiti also have been held at the Madrid Campus, during Mass at St. Francis Xavier College Church and at Billiken basketball games. SLU is a good neighbor Saying that Saint Louis University reflects the best of the Jesuit devotion to the inner city poor, a national survey has ranked SLU among the top 25 urban colleges and universities considered “good neighbors.” Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best College and Uni-versity Civic Partnerships was released during the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities conference last fall. Saviors of Our Cities highlights SLU’s involvement in the Center of Research Technology and Entrepreneurial Exchange, better known as CORTEX. The science and technology corridor is establishing St. Louis as a hub for biotech research and development. The rankings also single out the University’s nationally recognized Micah Program, a faith-based living and learning initiative, as well as SLU’s Doerr Center for Social Justice Education and Research, which provides funds for research and student engagement projects that largely focus on the urban poor. SLU funded for prevention research Anew Saint Louis University-Washington University in St. Louis initiative that studies innovative ways to prevent chronic disease and improve health has received a five-year, $8 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Prevention Research Center in St. Louis, one of 35 programs at academic institutions in 25 states, examines how people and their com-munities can avoid or counter the risks of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, asthma and diabetes. The collaboration between Saint Louis University School of Public Health and Washington University Schools of Medicine and Social Work is Missouri’s only CDC-funded Prevention Research Center. This is the 15th year the SLU School of Public Health has been involved in the CDC’s Prevention Research Centers Program. The center has established partnerships with community-based coali-tions, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, and a variety of academic collaborators to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases in low-income, rural parts of the state. Tait named VP of research Dr. Raymond Tait, professor of neurology and psychiatry, was promoted to vice presi-dent of research in February. In this new role, he works with administrators, faculty and staff in promoting Saint Louis University research. He also seeks to further enhance SLU’s research pro-grams by working closely with private industry and governmental agencies, as well as other educa-tional and research institutions. Tait joined the SLU faculty in 1982 as an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior. In 1995, he left the full-time faculty to become director of functional rehabilitation service at the SSM Rehabilitation Institute. During this time, he continued to teach at SLU as an associate clinical professor in psychiatry. He returned to the full-time faculty in 1998. He also holds an adjunct appointment in SLU’s Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics. MI CASA ES SU CASA: Casa de Salud, a new wellness clinic for the underserved Hispanic community in St. Louis supported by Saint Louis University, began seeing patients Jan. 18. Located at the corner of Compton and Chouteau avenues, the clinic engages volunteers to provide basic health and wellness care for its clients. Casa de Salud, which means “House of Health,” offers service opportunities to family doctors, internal medicine physicians, emergency medicine doctors and nurse practitioners, among others. STANDING FOR LIFE: During its annual trip to the national March for Life in Washington D.C., SLU’s Students for Life group (profiled in the fall issue of Universitas) received the 2009 Community Outreach award from Students for Life of America. About 50 SLU students traveled to the na-tion’s capital in January for the march. 19 Student organizations on campus dedicated solely to service and issues of justice 411 Agencies where SLU students volunteer on a regular basis 317 SLU students who are mentors with the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program 311 Members of the SLU chapter of the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, making it the largest in the nation, per capita 672 Children from low-income families who had school supplies provided last fall through the annual SLU school supply drive 5,264 Hours spent each year cooking and delivering meals to low-income people through SLU’s Campus Kitchen BY THE NUMBERS: With SLU’s Center for Service and Community Engagement Photo by Chad Williams Submitted photo Elie Wiesel speaks to record crowd Elie Wiesel, an internationally recognized human rights advocate and Holocaust sur-vivor, told an audience of 2,800 people gathered to hear him speak at Saint Louis University Dec. 1, about the power of empathy. “We cannot allow ourselves not to feel the pain of others,” Wiesel said. “We can’t give in to indifference.” Wiesel, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 for his fight against global oppression, told stories and gave fatherly advice as he encouraged the crowd to find strength together, as part of a larger community. He described his goal as being a matchmaker who brings people together to spark meaning-ful relationships. “Whatever you do in life,” he said, “always think higher. Feel deeper. Be sensitive. Be sensitive to each other — to each other’s pain, to each other’s joys and each other’s fears.” The event was sponsored by the Great Issues Committee. Photo by Taylor Spaulding Haiti benefit concert 4 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 5 Men’s soccer captures A-10 title, goes to NCAA Tournament Capping off its 50-year anniversary season, the Billiken men’s soccer team made its fourth straight and unprecedented 46th appearance overall in the NCAA Tournament. The team earned an automatic berth into the tournament by claiming the Atlantic 10 Confer-ence Championship Nov. 15 with a victory against Dayton. It was the first A-10 Tournament championship for the Billikens since joining the league in 2005. Since 1991, the Billikens have captured nine conference championship titles. The team opened the 2009 NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament in November with a 2-1 vic-tory over Missouri State at Hermann Stadium. It was the second year in a row SLU earned a victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. However, the Billikens lost in overtime to No. 8 seed Tulsa in the second round of the tournament. Despite the loss, it was a successful season for the team, with six Billikens earning All-Conference honors. Senior Tim Ream was voted Defensive Player of the Year and named to the A-10’s first team, while freshman Alex Sweetin earned Rookie of the Year honors. Sophomore Mike Roach was named second-team All-Conference, while senior Josh Aranda earned honorable-mention recognition. Aranda also joined Roach and Ream on the A-10 All-Champion-ship team. Freshman Benny Estes and Sweetin were voted to the All-Rookie team, while keeper Ross Kaufman earned a spot on the All-Academic team. Volleyball makes third NCAA Tournament appearance The SLU volleyball team finished its 2009 campaign with a 24-8 record and made its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four years. SLU entered the tournament ranked 22nd in the nation and had the 18th-best hitting percentage in the NCAA. But the Billikens lost to Wichita State in the opening round. It was the team’s first NCAA Tourna-ment at-large bid, after earning automatic bids in 2006 and 2008 by winning the Atlantic 10 Championship. The 2009 Billiken volleyball season will be remem-bered in the record books. { billiken news } BILLIKEN BEAT In January, Billiken men’s soccer senior defender Tim Ream was drafted by the New York Red Bulls in the MLS SuperDraft. He was the 18th player selected overall and the second player taken in the second round. In December, Ream was named a National Soccer Coaches As-sociation of America third-team All-American. His All-American honor is the 75th in SLU men’s soccer history. Ream played in all but one game during his four-year Billiken career. SLU head volleyball coach Anne Kordes re-ceived the 2009 Carl O. Bauer Award presented by the Missouri Athletic Club. The award, which was established in 1978, is presented annually to the top amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area. Kordes has guided the SLU volleyball pro-gram to three NCAA Tournament appearances and Atlantic 10 regular-season titles in the last four seasons. She has been named A-10 Coach of the Year three times. Dan Donigan has resigned as SLU’s head men’s soccer coach. He has accepted the same position at Rutgers University in his native New Jersey. Donigan came to SLU in 1997 and served as an assistant for four seasons under former coach Bob Warming. He was named head coach at SLU in 2001 after serving four seasons as an assistant. During his nine-year head coaching tenure, the Billikens posted a 118-42-23 record and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances. A national search for a new soccer coach is under way. The 2009 Billiken softball squad was recog-nized as a National Fastpitch Coaches Associa-tion Division I “girls got game” All-Academic team. SLU came in at No. 37 with a 3.292 GPA to lead all Atlantic 10 Conference schools. The Billikens swept Atlantic 10 Coach, Player and Setter honors for the second straight season. McCloud merited Co-Player of the Year recognition, and Roth captured an unprecedented third A-10 Setter of the Year award. Head coach Anne Kordes was voted Coach of the Year. Fonke landed on the A-10 first team for the second straight season, while junior Megan Boken picked up second-team plaudits. Senior Whitney Behrens achieved honorable mention status. Behrens and Roth also were named to the All-Academic squad. The team had three players achieve All-America status. Seniors Bridget Fonke, Sammi McCloud and Whitney Roth picked up AVCA All-America honorable mention honors. It is the second straight season that the trio received the distinction. SLU’s five seniors leave as the third-winningest class in program history. SLU put together four straight 20-win campaigns for just the second time. Photo by Bill Barrett Photo by Bill Barrett Photo by Gary Clarke { on campus } t h e A R T S a t S L U SLUMA presents ‘Crossing the Divide’ Through June 20, the Saint Louis University Museum of Art is show-ing “Crossing the Divide: Jesuits on the American Frontier.” The exhibition features documentation of the new world a group of Jesuit missionaries entered in 1823 as they crossed cultural, linguistic and religious divides. It also displays dictionar-ies of Native-American languages, as well as extremely accurate maps and detailed journals. SLUMA’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednes-day through Sunday. For more information, visit sluma.slu.edu. ‘Poetic Palette’ opens at SLUMA The Saint Louis Univer-sity Museum of Art is presenting “Poetic Pal-ette: Paintings by Ann Brown” through June 20. The paintings, a series of interior landscapes, evoke organic forms suggestive of plant life and natural materials. Brown uses watercolor as the primary medium of her work but often includes handmade paper, inks and clay. SLUMA’s hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sun-day. For more information, visit sluma.slu.edu. ‘Good Friday’ exhibition at MOCRA SLU’s Museum of Con-temporary Religious Art is presenting “Good Friday: The Suffering Christ in Contempo-rary Art” through April 25. Drawing on the MOCRA collection and works on long-term loan, “Good Friday” considers the ways artists have explored the events of the day of Jesus’ death. It was originally presented last spring and was one of MOCRA’s most popular exhibitions ever. Museum hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call (314) 977-7170 or visit mocra.slu.edu. “Storm Cloud Rising,” 2009, mixed media on paper. “Sister Helen David Brancato, Crucifixion - Haiti,” 1997. Mixed media. MOCRA Collection. Pierre De Smet, S.J.’s coat, ca. 1840, tanned leather, wool and silk. PEACEFUL PROTEST: In November more than 70 Saint Louis University students, faculty and staff traveled to Columbus, Ga., to participate in a peaceful vigil at the gates of Fort Benning. The participants were calling for the closing of the School of the Americas, now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation. Since 1946, the school has trained Latin American mili-tary personnel, many of whom have subsequently committed serious human rights abuses. Pictured are (from left): Melody Lee, Joe Ahlers, Owen Griffith, Dan Finucane, Jennifer Petruso, Carley Kirsch, Julia Chick, Elise Kaminski and Rachel Dratnol. Submitted photo MBA program gets another top ranking Saint Louis University’s part-time MBA program has earned another national honor. Business Week magazine recently named SLU’s innovative program No. 10 in the Midwest. The rank-ing comes on the heels of U.S. News & World Report placing the program at No. 14 on its national rankings earlier in 2009. Both magazines rated SLU’s part-time program the best in Missouri. Faculty named to endowed positions This fall seven Saint Louis University faculty members were appointed to already existing endowed chairs and professorships. The University has 62 endowed chairs and professor-ships. “These enable us to attract some of the finest experts in their respective fields and help us retain the best and brightest of our SLU community,” said University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J. “Their impressive scholarship not only brings the University international prestige, it is helping shape the fields in which they study for many years to come.” The newest endowed chairs and professors are: Dr. Lorri M. Glover John Francis Bannon, S.J., Chair in History Dr. John Greco Leonard and Elizabeth Eslick Chair in Philosophy Dr. Jonathan Sawday Walter J. Ong, S.J., Chair in the Humanities Dr. Ruth Evans Dorothy McBride Orthwein Professorship in English Dr. Shelley Minteer College of Arts and Sciences Professorship Dr. Eustáquio Araújo Pete Sotiropoulos Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics Dr. Enrico Di Cera Edward A. Doisy Professorship Dr. Adrian Di Bisceglie Badeeh A. and Katherine V. Bander Chair in Medicine 6 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 7 we ask them to reflect on those efforts and how participating in the act nourishes their faith — whatever tradition they may practice. When our students perform neighborhood cleanups during the an-nual Make A Difference Day, we ask them to explore why those sites are in such disrepair. When they tutor city school children, we expect them to consider the disparity between their own educational experiences and that of the young people they mentor. And when they spend their spring breaks on mission trips, we encourage them to think about how others make do with so little, when we take so much for granted. With those reflections, our students can understand how they can serve more deeply and in a different way — not just for a moment, but for a lifetime. We ask them not just to beautify a city block for a day, but to help create jobs, increase home ownership and attract new businesses to revitalize struggling neighbor-hoods. We ask them not just to help educate one child, but to fix broken school systems across our country. And we ask them not just to help the poor, but to help create a world rich with opportunity for everyone. In this issue of Universitas, we highlight just a few of the thousands of ongoing service stories taking place here at SLU. These works incorporate philanthropy and volunteerism, while addressing justice from the light of faith. I hope you enjoy the articles and photo-graphs, but I also want you to gain a deeper understanding of service at SLU as we work to answer God’s call in Matthew 25. For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. Every day, students prepare and deliver nourishing meals through Cam-pus Kitchen, a student-run hunger relief effort that started at SLU and has extended to 20 schools across the country. In addition, the program also trains unemployed adults in skills to begin successful food service careers, giving them opportunities to break the cycle of hunger. A stranger and you welcomed me Each December, we invite area school children to campus for “Christ-mas at SLU,” where they receive presents donated by the SLU commu-nity. But like the very spirit of Christmas itself, the effort isn’t limited to a single day. An event sponsor, the Service Leadership Program, uses this event as inspiration for its members, who are intent on becoming business executives who consider more than just the bottom line. Naked and you clothed me Each spring, our SLU community donates some 4,000 articles of clothing for our Open Doors event, where we literally open our doors to homeless women, men and children. But we do much more than put clothes on their backs. During the event, we also offer free medical screenings and easy access to housing assistance, job training and legal services, with the ultimate goal of building a society where homelessness will be a thing of the past. Ill and you cared for me Earlier this this year, we worked with some very com-mitted community partners to open Casa de Salud (house of health), a clinic serving the region’s underserved — or never-served — Latino immi-grant population. The doctors, nurse practitioners and other volunteer medical profession-als offer more than excellent care; they build a foundation for a healthier community, benefiting and serving us all. In prison and you visited me Finally, at the end of this issue, you will read the reflec-tions of Dr. Ron Modras, professor of theology. His department has responded to the Gospel call to educate a small group of prisoners in Bonne Terre, Mo. This inspiring work seeks not only to help a hand-ful of prisoners trying to reshape their lives, but also to reduce their risk of recidivism, addressing the ills of the entire system one person at a time. Our response to the call to serve is not filled with overused catch phrases, but teems with real deeds and concrete actions. Nor is service merely something to occupy our students’ time during their years at SLU. The entire SLU experience — guided by our Catholic, Jesuit mission — turns learners into leaders, volunteers into advocates, and idealists into agents for real and lasting change. And thanks to that transformation, our students go on to transform the world. Please enjoy this special issue of Universitas discussing philanthropy, volunteerism and service. And as you bear witness to the great works taking place at your alma mater, I encourage you to explore how you might continue to meet the call of Matthew 25 in your own lives. Lawrence Biondi, S.J. President president ’ s message Then the king will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.” — Matthew 25:34-36 n campus, we speak of our “Catholic, Jesuit mission” so often, I sometimes fear we may take it for granted, rather than giving it the real credit it’s due. We all know who we are, and what we do and why we do it. Don’t we? Our mission is the foundation of who we are and what we do to serve our students, our community and our world. And that’s really a key component of our Catholic, Jesuit identity, isn’t it — our service? As part of our distinctive identity, service at SLU takes a variety of forms, meets a variety of needs and touches many people. I personally equate our call to serve with Matthew’s Gospel, and specifically to Matthew 25, “The Judgment of Nations.” In it, Jesus calls us to service, shows us whom to serve and tells us how to do it. Our University mission statement calls us to “the pursuit of truth for the greater glory of God and for the service of humanity.” We meet that call in many ways, and our implementation of this mission helps form our Catholic, Jesuit identity. But what does “service” for a Catholic, Jesuit university really mean? I believe we can understand the richness and complexity of our response to our mission by understanding the distinctions between philanthro-py, volunteerism and service. We’re all familiar with the value of philanthropy — collecting money and resources to provide for people or organizations in need. Our generous donors have built SLU into one of the finest Catholic universities in the United States. Nothing here is possible without the past, present and future financial support of loyal alumni and friends. Money alone, though, is not the full story. Volunteers answer phones and staff events, for example, allowing nonprofit organizations to devote their limited resources to their core missions. Here at SLU, we value and rely on the efforts of our many volunteers — parents, students, faculty, staff and friends. But as valuable as philanthropy and volunteerism are — and they are incredibly important — they lead us to a deeper, more complete level of service from the Gospel. Rising from faith, we demonstrate this type of service in the actions we take to address issues of justice on campus, in our city, across our country and around the world. In this context, service doesn’t just seek to help the affected and the afflicted — it seeks solutions. In this special issue of Universitas, you will see and read about Saint Louis University today. On pages 26-27, you will discover that your alma mater has weathered the most difficult economic era in decades, remaining in a better financial position than many of our peers. For that achievement, we are very grateful. But more importantly, you will see how Saint Louis University continues our nearly two-century commitment to service. What defines service at SLU? When we ask our students, faculty and staff to serve, we ask them to do more than perform a particular act of service. Rather, 8 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 9 • B illi k ens S er v e • Health Resource Center Sixteen years ago a group of SLU medical students gutted the basement of a church building in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods and turned it into a free health care clinic. The students had a dual mission: to provide an underserved population with access to quality basic health care and to provide medical students with the opportunity to develop and practice their clinical skills. Initially, community members weren’t quite sure what to make of the Health Resource Center (HRC) but it didn’t take long for the students to win the neighborhood’s support. The clinic is usually packed on Saturday mornings. All services — physical exams, seasonal flu vac-cines, pediatric immunizations, TB tests, blood pressure checks, laboratory and STD testing, and community program referrals — are free. More than 95 percent of medical school students volunteer at the HRC during their four years at SLU. First- and second-year students take patient histories and check vital signs. Third-and fourth-year students conduct physical exams. Together the students present their findings to volunteer faculty physicians who answer questions and prescribe medications. “For some of us the clinic is our first chance to work with real patients,” said Eileen DuFaux (A&S ’08), a second-year student and one of the HRC’s six coordinators. “We have the privilege of getting to know them and their stories, and we learn about the medical world we’ll face later.” The HRC has grown from its original mission of providing acute care. The center now offers pediatric and well-woman clinics, community health fairs and opportunities to visit with social workers or nutritionists. — Marie Dilg, photos by Steve Dolan To make a gift to support the Health Resource Center, please call Michael Salsich at (314) 977-8303, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. The HRC’s annual benefit auction is at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Il Monastero on campus. For more infor- Above and opposite below: Medical students mation, send an e-mail message to HRCauction@gmail.com. offer a back-to-school health fair last fall. Second-year medical student Monica Mitcheff checks the blood pressure of a patient. Ninety percent of the HRC’s patients do not have insurance. Students help patients apply for insurance and connect patients with primary care givers in the larger health care system. Second-year medical student Eileen DuFaux checks out a patient. The HRC is located in the basement of St. Augustine Church on the city’s north side. The clinic houses offices, a waiting area, five exam rooms and a lab. 10 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 11 • B illi k ens S er v e • Project Citizen For some residents of low-income neighborhoods, the only view of the legal system is a negative one — a punitive system that works against them. Saint Louis University students are helping them understand otherwise. Through a federally funded program called Project Citizen, law and prelaw students are teaching high school students how they can harness the power of the legal system and use it as an instrument of change. Each spring, about a dozen SLU students spend their Friday afternoons at Northwest Academy of Law, a high school in north St. Louis city. The SLU students encourage the 50 or so freshmen involved in the program to identify a public policy problem in their community. Issues the students have tackled include reducing the number of liquor stores in the neighborhood, preventing teenage pregnancy, reducing the number of abandoned houses and increasing neighborhood security. Once the problem has been identified, the high school students then research the subject, evaluate alternative solutions, develop their own solution in the form of a public policy and create a political action plan to enlist local or state authorities to adopt their proposed policy. The experience culminates with a statewide competition in Jefferson City sponsored by the Missouri Bar Association, where the high school students present their findings before lawmakers at a public hearing. “Think science fair goes social science fair,” said Janet P. O’Hallaron, prelaw program director. “The high school students learn that the law can be used proactively, and our students learn to open their minds a little bit. They may come into the program with the view that poverty is individually based and that if people tried harder they wouldn’t be in this situation. Then, when they meet these kids, they begin to understand what kind of barriers they’re dealing with and why it’s so difficult to succeed.” Bianca Howell, a prelaw senior, has been volunteering with Project Citizen for two years. “Working with the students is very inspirational,” Howell said. “At the beginning they come into the program feeling like the everyday person isn’t heard. By the end they are amazed at their own voices and what they can do.” — By Marie Dilg, photos by Steve Dolan To make a gift to support programs at the School of Law, please call Danielle Jacoby at (314) 977-3303, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. Prelaw senior Bianca Howell facilitates a student discussion about policy issues related to community policing. Third-year law student Eric Erdman encourages a student debate on the pros and cons of an increased police presence in a neighborhood. Blake Smith, a prelaw junior, challenges high school students to see all sides of a policy that would increase police presence in their neighborhoods. The discussion takes place in the high school law library that SLU law students created and stocked with books on Make A Difference Day. SLU students and faculty prepare to divide students into smaller policy discussion groups. Topics on the agenda are increased community policing and homelessness prevention. Brendan Roediger, assistant clinical professor of law and coordinator of the School of Law’s pro bono program, facilitates a discussion on options to prevent homelessness. He is assisted by prelaw freshmen Mike Legittino (below) and Christine McDougell (lower photo). 12 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 13 • B illi k ens S er v e • Crossroads On a cool winter day, about 30 Saint Louis University students meet at the clock tower and start on a short walk to Loyola Academy. The charter middle school is located just a few blocks north of the Saint Louis University campus, but at times the environment can seem worlds away from SLU and the experiences of these college honors freshmen. It’s a trek that students have been making at SLU for four years. That’s when Elizabeth Cal-lahan, the director of the SLU Honors Program, wanted her “Crossroads: An Introduction to Honors” class — which introduces freshman students to the rigors of honors-level work — to take on a service-learning project. As part of the course “Love From a Different Perspective,” Callahan, who also is an assistant professor in the department of sociology and criminal justice, wanted the students not just to read writers’ and philosophers’ thoughts on love, she wanted her students to experience the emotion through service. “I was trying to think of something that would be relevant for them no matter what their major was or what they felt they wanted to do career-wise,” she said. “When the class begins, I’ll have some students say, ‘Why are we doing this? I don’t want to be a teacher.’ But then at the end, every student has said this has been the best experience ever.” Callahan said it was important for the students to participate not just in an effort where they volunteered, but in a service project that allowed the SLU students to experience the Jesuit tradition of service. SLU students typically spend one class per week at Loyola Academy tutor-ing the middle school students. The SLU students keep a journal of their experiences at Loyola, and during their other weekly class period, they discuss what they learned while tutoring and contemplate bigger-picture questions about issues of social justice. Members of SLU’s Crossroads class assist Loyola Academy students during a science class. Loyola Academy is a Jesuit middle school for boys. The school's mission is to serve boys who have the potential for college preparatory work, but who are in danger of failing to achieve that potential because of poverty, residence in distressed neighborhoods, or other social or economic factors. Continued ➛ 14 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 15 English as a Second Language in Madrid Every semester, more than 200 U.S. students enroll at Saint Louis University’s Madrid Campus expecting to learn. But many of them end up teaching, too. Each spring and fall, about 30 of these students volunteer to teach free English as a Second Lan-guage (ESL) courses to non-English speakers who come not just from Madrid, but from Latin America, North Africa and Balkan countries. Launched eight years ago, the ESL program focuses on conversation at the beginner, inter-mediate and advanced levels. The 12-week classes attract about 200 enroll-ees each term. They range in age from 12 to 80 years old and come from diverse socio-economic backgrounds and neighborhoods throughout Madrid. “The enrollees know that the volunteer teachers aren't professionals, but they come to benefit from the contact with native English speakers,” said Hamish Binns, who has coordinated the ESL programs for seven years. “Many enrollees this year are unemployed victims of the eco-nomic crisis and view English as a necessary skill for getting a job.” In addition to these on-campus courses, SLU students also volunteer at local Madrid schools to assist with English language classes. Though the residents of Madrid benefit, so do the SLU students, Binns said. “The SLU volunteers have the chance of meeting, working with and very often befriending people living in Madrid in areas of life very different to that of the University,” he said. “This may open their minds to other realities and, ironically, mean that they learn a lot of Spanish. Very often, strong relationships are formed in very few weeks.” — By Laura Geiser, photos by Ángel Garcia To make a gift to the Madrid Campus to support outreach efforts, please call Amanda Rainey at (314) 977-3145, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. “What are the transportation issues in our community that impact Loyola students? Why do these kids get these resources and other kids don’t?” asked Callahan, not-ing that Loyola requires students have committed adults involved in their education. “What happens to the kids who don’t have that?” Each semester, Loyola officials let Callahan know where the school needs help. Some-times, the SLU students aid the Loyola students with the Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.) program, and recently SLU students assisted in classes teaching language arts and theology. In addition to the academic assistance that the program provides to Loyola students, the middle schoolers also are inspired by their SLU mentors. Loyola enrolls only 20 students per grade who have shown the potential for college preparatory work but come from social and economic backgrounds that would make it difficult for them to achieve that dream. For many Loyola students, their SLU counterparts are the only people in their lives who have experienced college. “It’s always a plus to have someone interested in and enthusiastic about what you are doing,” said Mark Chmiel, a theology professor who is teaching the Crossroads course this semester. “The SLU students bring that curiosity and cheerfulness to the Loyola students.” — By Nick Sargent, photos by James Visser To make a gift to SLU’s Center for Service and Community Engagement, please call Amanda Rainey at (314) 977-3145, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. • B illi k ens S er v e • Crossroads Photos right: Volunteer teachers offer enrollees personal attention and explore the nuances of the English language. Often, friendships are formed along Crossroads class members team the way. up with Loyola Academy students for one-on-one tutoring. 16 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 17 • B illi k ens S er v e • Make A Difference Day For nearly two centuries, Saint Louis University’s Jesuit values have driven its students, faculty, staff and alumni to go out into their communities and serve — making a difference in the lives of others every day. Since it was founded as the first university west of the Mississippi in 1818, SLU’s commitment to forming women and men for others has changed the lives of countless people and improved communities across the country and around the world in immea-surable ways. But during the last 12 years, Saint Louis University has annual-ly set aside one day where it brings together its students, faculty and staff to serve the community and show — in a measurable way — the difference one committed university can make. Make A Difference Day is a national effort founded by USA Weekend magazine in 1992 that’s grown into the country’s largest community service effort. Since its inception as an annual SLU campuswide event in 1997, Make A Difference Day has become one of the premier service events at the University. More than 100 students and faculty members help put the finishing touches on a dozen homes built by Habitat for Humanity. The SLU community volunteers thousands of hours each year with the local Habitat chapter. Continued ➛ 18 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 19 • B illi k ens S er v e • Make A Difference Day A CAMPUS TRADITION In 2009, the University community turned out in force once again as more than 2,500 mem-bers of the SLU community began their day on Oct. 29 at Busch Student Center. After a speech from SLU alumnus John O’Leary (Cook ’99), the group dispersed to more than 100 service sites across St. Louis that included schools, churches and community organizations. “Make A Difference Day is a great way to get involved in service,” Student Government Associa-tion President Michael Harriss said. “It’s kind of the embodiment of why you come to SLU.” Make A Difference Day also shows the economic impact SLU’s commitment to service has on its community. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that each hour of volunteer-ing equals more than $19, making the monetary value of SLU’s participation in the 2009 Make a Difference Day around $250,000. And that’s just one year with 2,500 volunteers. In fact, the organizer of SLU’s Make A Difference Day, Bobby Wassel (Grad ’09), estimates that during the past 12 years more than 18,000 students have participated in the event. THE BIGGER PICTURE But Make A Difference Day is more than just one day of many individual good deeds. It’s an opportunity to expose members of the SLU community to the value of volunteerism and encourage reflection on the acts themselves — an intrinsic part of the Jesuit idea of service. “We ask participants to consider why they are making a difference, how it’s making a dif-ference,” Wassel said. “We’re asking them to consider larger issues. If you’re painting a school, ask yourself, ‘Why is it in such disrepair to begin with?’” And that message is resonating off campus, too. For the first time this year, SLU’s partici-pation in Make A Difference Day wasn’t limited to just St. Louis. Dozens of SLU alumni in Dallas, Omaha, Milwaukee and other cities took part in their local Make A Difference Day programs as part of an organized effort. — By Nick Sargent, photos by Steve Dolan To see a video about SLU’s 2009 Make A Difference Day, visit www.beabilliken.com To make a gift to the Center for Service and Community Engagement to support Make A Difference Day, please call Amanda Rainey at (314) 977-3145, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. Volunteers listen to the inspiring words of John O’Leary (Cook ’99), nationally recognized motivational speaker, at the Make A Difference Day kickoff. The Society of Physics Students sorts donations at Food Outreach, an agency that provides services to families and children living with HIV/AIDS. SLU students help to spruce up a local elementary school. 20 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 21 • B illi k ens S er v e • Inclusive Garden Last summer, Saint Louis University’s nutrition and dietetics program celebrated the grand opening of a new inclusive garden, which is accessible to all children and adults, including those with physical impairments. Complete with hanging baskets, raised planting beds, benches and more, the new garden takes an innovative approach to making the joys of gardening possible for individuals who are wheelchair users, have leg splints, have limited hand mobility or are visually impaired. The new inclusive garden was supported by a $150,000 Monsanto Fund grant and through col-laboration with SLU’s departments of occupational and physical therapy and community partners. It is an extension of SLU’s Gardens to Tables Program, a hands-on-learning program designed to teach students at all levels about gardening, cooking and eating healthy. And it fits with the depart-ment’s commitment of environmentalism and support of locally grown produce. Planting a seed and watching it grow For more than 20 years, SLU’s nutrition and dietetics program has collaborated with area schools to teach students how to eat healthy to be healthy. But in recent years, it became apparent that the standard classroom lessons were not doing enough, said Dr. Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, nutrition and dietetics chair. SLU’s Culinary Camp participated in a Disability Awareness Day to increase their understanding of the difficulties faced by those with disabilities and to “test drive” the new garden. Culinary campers experience the unique challenges of gardening with limited eyesight. A vertical planting wall makes it easy for children in wheelchairs to have green thumbs. Raised planting boxes make it possible for children in wheelchairs to garden. Continued ➛ 22 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 23 “The childhood obesity epidemic is real. Children — and adults — are increasingly unhealthy,” she said. “When you boil the problem down, we are not moving enough, we do not know what to eat or how to prepare food, and too many people do not know where their food comes from. Gardening is a perfect solution.” Mattfeldt-Beman said that when children garden, they learn much more than just how to grow a plant: “You can teach nearly everything in gardens, from nutrition to science and math. Most importantly, when children grow their own vegetables, they’re much more likely to eat them.” In 2002, faculty and students in SLU’s nutrition and dietetics program teamed up with local elementary schools, chefs and farmers and the Mis-souri Botanical Garden to make nutrition come alive through the Gar-dens to Tables program. The program got its start with a garden at SLU, where students from local schools visited a few times per year to plant seeds and care for the plants. When the harvest came in, they brought the fruits of their labor back to share with fellow students. Eventually, the program branched out to include gardens at the local schools. Building an Inclusive Garden While the Gardens to Tables program was growing in success and popularity, a small group of students could not participate because of physical limitations. Mattfeldt-Beman said accommodating these students just took a little creativity. With input from SLU’s departments of occupational and physical therapy and community volunteers, nutrition and dietet-ics faculty came up with a more inclusive design. While standard gar-dens have horizontal plots of land that require gardeners to get down on their hands and knees to cultivate, the new garden was designed to be vertical so gardeners could work from a sitting or standing position. “Gardening is great for all children, but for children with special needs it’s especially important. By caring for plants, they build a sense of independence,” Mattfeldt-Beman said. “We’re very proud of our new garden and hope that it will serve as a model for future inclusive gardens.” — Story and photos by Sara Savat To make a gift to support the efforts of the department of nutrition and dietetics, please call Steve Sievers at (314) 977-8322, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. Campers discover that planting seeds is more difficult, but still possible, without the use of one hand. • B illi k ens S er v e • Inclusive Garden From left: Debora Davidson (occupational therapy), Consuelo Madere (Monsanto Fund), Dr. Mildred Mattfeldt- Beman (nutrition and dietetics) and Dr. Mark Reinking (physical therapy) cut the ribbon for the garden. 24 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 25 • B illi k ens S er v e • Micah Program In the Bible, Micah is a prophet who speaks out against social injustice. At Saint Louis University, the Micah Program is an innovative learning community that focuses on peace and justice. Blending academic coursework, residential living and community service, the program is a faith-based effort that welcomes up to 50 freshmen each fall. These students live and serve together while taking at least three special sections of University core curriculum courses that explore urban social issues as well as more traditional material. This integration of courses, service and community life is a major attraction for students. “I enjoyed discussing important issues in the classroom as well as outside of the classroom,” wrote a sophomore on a recent program evaluation. “I feel that I see the world from a different perspective now.” A senior wrote: “Almost all of my friends are people I met the first year at SLU through the Micah Program. They constantly inspire me.” Students enrolled in the program live together on campus on three special floors of Mar-guerite Hall and in two houses. They perform service work with 16 community organizations in the historic Shaw Neighborhood and other areas near campus. Among many initiatives, the Micah Program students tutor school children, lead church youth groups, teach bicycle and computer repair to young people, and provide care for infants and the elderly. Students serve at least 30 hours each semester and have opportunities to reflect on their experiences in community night meetings, classroom discussions and written assignments in their Micah Program courses. And though it starts with freshmen, students are encouraged to stay involved beyond their first year. In fact, approximately 165 undergraduates are involved in the Micah Program and are pursuing 32 majors, from aviation to international business, theology and biomedical engineering. Since it was established in 1997, nearly 400 students have participated in the program, and the numbers are growing. Also growing is the program’s spirit of innovation. “Our newest and most exciting initiative involves collaborating with 14 academic departments at SLU that address urban challenges in order to make this the finest place in the nation for undergraduates to study the cities of the future,” said Donald Stump, director of the Micah Program. — By Laura Geiser, photos by Chad Williams To make a gift to support the Micah Program, please call Barb Valentine at (314) 977-2207, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. A member of St. Cecilia's Youth Group and a Micah student put on ice skates at Steinberg Skating Rink in Forest Park. Micah students assist at Cornerstone Center for Early Learning in the Shaw Neighborhood near SLU. Micah students participate in group activities at Saint Elizabeth Adult Day Care Center in south St. Louis. A Micah Program community night allows students time to pray together, discuss issues and reflect on their service. 26 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 27 Summary of Unrestricted Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets: 000s omitted 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Operating Revenues $ 536,472 $ 563,087 $ 597,840 $ 633,327 $ 678,285 Operating Expenses $ 517,205 $ 546,395 $ 555,220 $ 591,622 $ 607,624 Increase in unrestricted net assets from operating activities $ 19,267 $ 16,692 $ 42,620 $ 41,705 $ 70,661 Summary of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets: 000s omitted 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Cash and Investments $ 834,028 $ 956,598 $ 1,132,218 $ 1,044,730 $ 847,617 Land, building and equipment, net $ 375,675 $ 400,352 $ 484,188 $ 549,325 $ 543,086 Other Assets $ 174,696 $ 220,756 $ 202,189 $ 177,937 $ 173,410 Total Assets $ 1,384,399 $ 1,577,706 $ 1,818,595 $ 1,771,992 $ 1,564,113 Notes and Bonds Payable $ 196,329 $ 248,690 $ 296,492 $ 287,907 $ 280,384 Other Liabilities $ 124,288 $ 136,470 $ 146,486 $ 163,015 $ 162,021 Total Liabilities $ 320,617 $ 385,160 $ 442,978 $ 450,922 $ 442,405 Net Assets $ 1,063,782 $ 1,192,546 $ 1,375,617 $ 1,321,070 $ 1,121,708 The total number of students in full-time equivalents (“FTEs”) is defined as the sum of students enrolled full-time plus one-third the number of students enrolled part-time. Fiscal 2009 Operating Revenues: 000s omitted education and Related Activities: $454,052 | 66% Patient Care: $224,233 | 34% Total Operating Revenues: $678,285 Fiscal 2009 Operating Expenses: 000s omitted Salaries and Benefits: $420,311 | 69% Supplies, Repairs, Utilities and Other expenses: $145,201 | 24% Depreciation and Amortization: $30,764 | 5% Interest Expense: $11,348 | 2% Total Operating Expenses: $607,624 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 20 09 FACTS AND FINANCES Student Enrollment: fall 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Undergraduate 7,421 7,479 7,556 7,814 8,119 Graduate 2,090 2,111 2,196 2,221 2,397 Professional 2,312 2,444 2,557 2,698 2,797 Total Enrollment 11,823 12,034 12,309 12,733 13,313 Full-time Equivalent 10,317 10,440 10,766 10,992 11,424 Base Tuition: fall 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 Undergraduate excludes all mandatory fees $ 24,760 $ 26,250 $ 28,480 $ 30,330 $ 30,940 Saint Louis University may be renowned for its outreach to the community, but none of SLU’s outstanding service projects would be possible without stellar faculty, a strong student population and a solid financial foundation. Below are tables that illustrate the University’s upward trend in enrollment, as well as tables that detail key financial results. In addition, the charts on these pages offer operating revenues and expenses for fiscal year 2009. Despite the economic downturn, Saint Louis University’s future looks bright. The growing enrollment figures are evidence of SLU’s rising reputation. And our prudent financial management has enabled us to continue investing in our current academic programs, as well as in new educational, research and clinical care initiatives. Bob Woodruff Vice President and Chief Financial Officer U N I V E R S 28 I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 29 This list of deceased alumni was compiled by SLU’s office of research and development services. If you have a question or would like more information about an “In Memoriam” listing, please send an e-mail message to tvincen2@slu.edu. Ernest Pauling (Cook ’31) George Renard (A&S ’34) Emil Mosheim (Cook ’35) Carl Anderson (Cook ’39) Don Heiple (A&S ’39) Charlotte (Bussmann) Gund (Doisy ’40) Earl Wehrheim (Cook ’40) Lee Allen (Med ’41) Louis Fuerst (Cook ’41) William Higdon (Parks ’41) Bernard Kearney (Cook ’41) Glenn Alaback (Parks ’42) Walter Baginsky (Parks ’42) Robert Daniello (Dent ’42) Irving Halperin (Parks ’42) William Schwarze (Law ’42) Henry Hayden (A&S ’43) F. McCalpin (A&S ’43) William Reynolds (Dent ’43) Edwin Mertz (A&S ’44) Gerald Walsh (Parks ’44) John Mullins (Med ’45) Harold Olmsted (Dent ’45) Robert Polley (Med ’45) Kenneth Welty (Med ’45) Norman Cibulka (Cook ’46) Jane (Walters) Dickelmann (Nurs ’46) Cecil Jones (Med ’46) Lynn Keller (Dent ’46) Russell Norris (Dent ’46) Robert Barringer (Cook ’47) P. Caputo (Med ’47) Anne (Loughery) DeMille (Nurs ’47) Lewis Frey (Cook ’47) Joseph Garvin (A&S ’47) Leo Makarewicz (Cook ’47) Robert Smith (A&S ’47) Patricia (Thomas) Allain (Doisy ’48) Francis Dorsey (Law ’48) Gerald Feit (Dent ’48) Mary (Marin) Henehan (SW ’48) Mary Killebrew (A&S ’48) Richard Nichols (Parks ’48) Constance (Howard) Paulitz (Nurs ’48) Paul Waller (Law ’48) Dawn Weinsberg (Cook ’48) Adele (Clark) Ashe (A&S ’49) Fred Broeg (Cook ’49) George Fitzpatrick (A&S ’49) William Friedewald (A&S ’49) Daniel Hamernik (Parks ’49) John Kreitz (Cook ’49) David Owen (Cook ’49) Samuel Warren (Cook ’49) John Weber (A&S ’49) Joseph Castlen (SW ’50) James Connor (Cook ’50) Thomas Kennedy (Cook ’50) Robert Kersten (A&S ’50) Louis Lehman (Cook ’50) Donovan Mayne (A&S ’50) Albert Michenfelder (Law ’50) Joseph Nowak (Parks ’50) Dolores (Oligschlaeger) Ritter (Doisy ’50) Donald Schuler (Parks ’50) Carl Trauernicht (Law ’50) Ferdinand Blahosky (Parks ’51) Waldemar Bode (IT ’51) John Hyll (Parks ’51) Donald Johnston (Parks ’51) Charles Leimkuehler (Cook ’51) Richard Long (Cook ’51) Samuel Miller (Cook ’51) John Phillips (Parks ’51) Richard Rauch (A&S ’51) Robert Reid (Cook ’51) John Boler (A&S ’52) Walter Bringaze (Med ’52) Isaac Garrott (Parks ’52) Edward Linehan (Law ’52) Mary Ryan (Nurs ’52) Jerome Stevens (Cook ’52) Joseph Touchstone (A&S ’52) Norbert Vonderhaar (Cook ’52) L. Anglim (E&PS ’53) Frances (Becker) Appelbaum (Nurs ’53) Donald Bandle (Med ’53) Paul Boll (Law ’53) Francis Corich (Cook ’53) John Filko (Cook ’53) Clarence Godfrey (Law ’53) Glenn Taylor (A&S ’53) John Taylor (Cook ’53) Thomas Bain (A&S ’54) Charles Feise (Cook ’54) Roxy Novario (Med ’54) John Owdziej (E&PS ’54) William Seely (Parks ’54) Michael Stelmachowicz (E&PS ’54) Roma Vermande (Nurs ’54) Donald Winter (Dent ’54) Daniel Aughney (Dent ’55) Dolores (Debrecht) Iovaldi (Cook ’55) Mary Keeven (E&PS ’55) Laurine Linton (E&PS ’55) Roy Pavlack (Cook ’55) Joseph Solien (Law ’55) Frank Bernardi (Grad ’56) Udaya Dash (Grad ’56) Joseph Graneto (A&S ’56) George Hyram (A&S ’56) William Krebs (Cook ’56) William Swaby (Cook ’56) Thomas Curran (Parks ’57) Albert Janicik (Cook ’57) John Jurotich (Cook ’57) Angela Kirchgesner (E&PS ’57) James Lamprecht (IT ’57) James Lombardo (Parks ’57) Alvin Serkin (A&S ’57) James Stelloh (Cook ’57) John Deutschmann (Cook ’58) Philip Higgins (Med ’58) M. Hund (Nurs ’58) James Peter (Med ’58) M. (Marsh) Siebert (Doisy ’58) Anthony Spadafore (Grad ’58) John Spradley (A&S ’58) Laurence Vander Vennet (A&S ’58) William Wright (Parks ’58) Patrick Griffin (Med ’59) David James (A&S ’59) John Madden (Law ’59) Michael Sain (IT ’59) Philip Smith (A&S ’59) Irene Tanaka (Doisy ’59) William Trott (Cook ’59) Harold Wilken (IT ’59) Frank DePauli (Law ’60) Edward Kalbac (Cook ’60) Mary Scanlon (E&PS ’60) John Walter (Med ’60) Maria Albrecht (E&PS ’61) Herman Beetz (Cook ’61) David Hubbard (Parks ’61) Barbara (Wright) Maynard (Nurs ’61) Frederick Pearson (A&S ’61) Francis Poole (Parks ’61) Guy Reynolds (Law ’61) George Springman (Cook ’61) Kathleen (Julius) Vogt (A&S ’61) Eugene Czarnecki (Cook ’62) David Driver (Cook ’62) George Michael (A&S ’62) Lucy Albano (A&S ’63) David Aussieker (IT ’63) Frederick Baganoff (IT ’63) Edward Blue (E&PS ’63) Priscilla Cole (E&PS ’63) Robert Kane (Cook ’63) Thomas Prag (A&S ’63) Thomas Quinn (A&S ’63) Richard Rosberg (A&S ’63) James Fleck (A&S ’64) Frances (Moore) Gifford (Nurs ’64) James Hofer (Cook ’64) Mary Ann (Henckler) Kelley (E&PS ’64) John Adams (Cook ’65) Charles Beckett (Cook ’65) Michael Bresnahan (E&PS ’65) Michael Condit (Cook ’65) John Geraghty (A&S ’65) Finn Henriksen (Law ’65) Charles Coffin (A&S ’66) D. Forbes (A&S ’66) Anthony Ramirez (Law ’67) Miranda Soppa (E&PS ’67) Gail (Mueller) Tirinato (A&S ’67) Daniel Twomey (A&S ’67) John Bansley (E&PS ’68) Mary Jane Buchanan (E&PS ’68) Gary Luedde (Cook ’68) Robert O’Shea (E&PS ’68) Vincent Windle (A&S ’68) Lawrence Appelbaum (A&S ’69) M. Hellmann (PH ’69) Robert Jennings (A&S ’69) Howard McKee (Cook ’69) Richard Potts (E&PS ’69) Dennis Gray (Med ’70) Patricia (Oakes) Robison (A&S ’70) Raymond Willcox (IT ’70) Daniel Brown (Law ’71) Paul Buser (Parks ’71) Gilbert Fisher (E&PS ’71) Norbert Gumbinger (PH ’71) Roger Leslie (Med ’71) Theodore Munns (Grad ’71) Thomas O’Neill (A&S ’71) Vernon Roden (Med ’71) Theresa Wilkerson (E&PS ’71) Alice Chasnoff (E&PS ’72) Ernestine (Pease) Marsh (Nurs ’72) Joseph Wilson (E&PS ’72) Patrick Downey (A&S ’73) Anne Killeen (Cook ’73) John Miles (Law ’74) M. Peters (E&PS ’74) William Phillips (Doisy ’74) Raphael-Philip Thez (E&PS ’74) Leo Triplett (E&PS ’75) E. Margaret (Dick) Acre (Nurs ’76) Therese Duross (E&PS ’76) Barrett Kurre (Nurs ’76) Machele (Mapp) Timberlake (A&S ’76) Emery Babcock (E&PS ’77) Ronald Ragsdale (A&S ’77) Matthew Smith (E&PS ’77) Donald Kountz (PS ’78) Thomas Wallace (Cook ’78) Thomas Hooyman (A&S ’79) Isabel (Crichlow) Wheeler (A&S ’79) Randy Partee (Cook ’80) Maribethe Walsh (Doisy ’80) Richard Caram (A&S ’81) Daniel Moskowitz (PS ’81) Betty Studley (PS ’81) Richard Veazey (Cook ’81) Kevin Wibbenmeyer (Cook ’82) Mark Spangler (Parks ’84) Victoria Cothran (E&PS ’85) Grayce (McGuigan) Schiller (E&PS ’86) Madonna Cook (Doisy ’88) Maureen Egan (E&PS ’88) Paul Fisher (Parks ’88) Ronald Barlow (Cook ’89) Barbara (Hosey) Joern (SW ’89) Thomas Matondo (A&S ’90) David Terry (Med ’90) Jeffrey Bishop (A&S ’96) Stacy Collins (Med ’98) Leanne Butts (Nurs ’03) Benjamin Sullivan (Parks ’08) Dr. Armand Brodeur (Med ’47), a founding father of pediatric radiology at SLU and SSM Cardinal Glennon Chil-dren’s Medical Center, died Dec. 7. He was 87. Dr. Brodeur helped create the pediatric radiology program at Cardinal Glennon and SLU, serving as the hospital’s first chief of pediatric radiology when it opened in 1956. He was director of radiology at Cardinal Glennon for 32 years and was chairman of the department of radiology at SLU from 1975-78 and department vice chair and director of radiology at Cardinal Glennon until 1988. A professor emeritus of both radiology and of pediatrics, Dr. Brodeur authored two radiol-ogy textbooks and frequently wrote and lectured on diagnosing child abuse. He built a second career as a media doctor who hosted his own medical show, “Doctor to Doctor,” on KMOX-AM 1120 for many years and frequently served as an expert source for the media. Fern de Greeff, a donor who wished to beautify the area around the Edward A. Doisy Research Center, died Jan. 10. She was 100. Mrs. de Greeff was the benefactor of Fern and Russell de Greeff Park, an elaborately landscaped 9-acre respite that includes a Zen garden, large fountain and many trees selected for their vibrant color in the fall. Dr. Vernon W. Fischer (Grad ’69, ’72), a retired longtime professor of anatomy and neurobiology and pathology at the School of Medicine, died Feb. 2. He was 86. Dr. Fischer’s research included the study of blood vessels in the brains of deceased Alzheimer’s patients; the effects that various drugs have on the blood vessels in the heart; and the effects of diabetes on the heart. He first came to the University in 1956 as a medical laboratory technician in the department of pathology. In 1967, he decided to pursue a lifelong wish to become a teacher and started his graduate studies. After completing his degrees, he joined the department of anatomy and neurobiology, where he was a faculty member until his retirement in 2002. Margaret McCormick Doisy (A&S ’60), the widow of Nobel Laureate Dr. Edward A. Doisy, died Dec. 12. She was 93. Mrs. Doisy was instrumental in pro-viding the largest gift in SLU’s history for the construction of the Edward A. Doisy Research Center. The Doisy name can be seen throughout SLU’s Medical Center. In addition to the Research Center, Doisy Hall and the Margaret McCormick Doisy Learning Resource Center are named for the Doisys. The Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences was endowed and dedicated by Mrs. Doisy in 2001. Dr. Gerald E. Dreifke, a re-tired chairman of the electrical engineering department, died Jan. 10. He was 91. Dr. Dreifke joined the faculty as an instruc-tor in 1948 and was named a full professor in 1961. During his more than two decades at SLU, he also helped found the University’s Institute of Technology in 1958. He retired from SLU in 1971. Velma Harvey, a cashier in the Griesedieck Hall cafeteria for almost 40 years, died Dec. 25. Vincent C. Immel, a longtime professor and former dean of the SLU School of Law, died Nov. 26. He was 89. Prof. Immel came to SLU in 1958. In 1962, he was named dean of the School of Law and stayed in that role until 1969, when he returned to the classroom to continue teaching contracts and remedies. In 1981, SLU recognized him with the Nancy McNeir Ring Award for out-standing teaching. He was also the recipient of many other awards including the first School of Law Senior Faculty Award in 1973, the Excellence in Teaching Award in 1995 and the Governor’s Award for Teach-ing Excellence in 1999. The Class of 1964 published a book titled A Tribute to Vincent C. Immel and also initiated a fundraising project to name the atrium entrance of the law school after him. The Vincent C. Immel Atrium was dedicated in 1999. In 1984, the School of Law established the Vincent C. Immel Endowed Scholarship fund. In 1990, Prof. Immel retired and became professor emeritus of law, but continued teaching until 2003. Dr. Thomas M. Walsh (Grad ’79), associate professor of Eng-lish, died Oct. 19. He was 66. Dr. Walsh joined the SLU fac-ulty in the late 1970s and spent almost his entire career at SLU, first at Parks College and then in the English department. He recently completed Walter J. Ong, S.J.: A Bibliogra-phy, 1929-2006. He also co-edited Language, Culture and Identity: The Legacy of Walter J. Ong, S.J. tell class notes: Universitas Class Notes Saint Louis University DuBourg Hall 39 One Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 fax (314) 977-2249 e-mail utas@slu.edu Made a breakthrough? Missing the class notes? To accommodate all the elements of the Presi-dent’s Report in this issue of Universitas, we have held out the “Class Notes” sec-tion for this issue only. Rest assured, the news of your classmates will be back in our very next issue. And if you sent us a class note recently, don’t worry. We’ve still got it and will make sure it appears next time. In the meantime, keep send-ing in your news and notes. We love hearing from you. Billiken Travel Program Tours Being a Billiken traveler puts the world at your feet. This is your chance to see it all. 2010 trip schedule: April 10-18 Tulip Time in Holland and Belgium April 22-May 4 Spain Grand Journey June 15-30 Scandinavian and Russian Splendors Cruise June 25-July 7 Ireland Grand Journey July 1-12 Bavaria and Oberammergau Aug. 25-Sept. 1 Alaska Adventures Cruise Sept. 15-23 Alumni Campus Abroad: Amalfi Coast Oct. 17-30 Mediterranean Inspiration Cruise Oct. 25-Nov. 7 China Grand Journey Nov. 29-Dec. 7 Holiday Markets For more details about these trips and how to reserve your space, visit the travel program Web site at www.slu.edu/alumni/ travel or call (314) 977-2250 and ask to be placed on the travel mailing list. Atlanta | Alane Lintner (Cook ’94) (678) 461-3543 • alanelintner@hotmail.com Boston | Chris Espelin (A&S ’91) (617) 484-3868 • Espelinc@gmail.com Chicago | Joe Havel (Cook ’91) (312) 397-4141 • SLUchicago@earthlink.net Cincinnati | John Lange IV (Cook ’93) (859) 341-9603 • lange4@lqplaw.com Cleveland | Mark Carrabine (Cook ’75) (404) 349-2925 • mcarrab@ameritech.net Dallas | Jamar Johnson (Cook ’00) (214) 334-4904 • jamarlj@yahoo.com Denver | To be announced detroit | Daniel J. McGlynn (A&S ’88) (313) 259-8640 • dmcglynn@kotzsangster.com Houston | Josh Howard (Cook ’98) (281) 885-8677 • howardjc19@gmail.com Kansas City | Elizabeth Samples (SW, A&S ’04) (913) 219-1422 • samplese@kscourts.org Los Angeles | Brian Merriman (A&S ’95) (310) 244-6761 • Brian_Merriman@spe.sony.com Louisville | Lee Hyman (PH ’95) (502) 459-4707 • leeihyman@yahoo.com Milwaukee | David Origenes (A&S ’97) david_origenes@hotmail.com Minne apolis / St. paul | Ginny Winninger (Nurs ’08) (612) 940-1273 • ginny.winninger@gmail.com New Yo rk | John J. Shanahan (Cook ’83, Law ’87, Grad Cook ’89) (212) 320-6985 • jshanaha@lehman.com Omaha | Brad Burwell (A&S ’72) (402) 896-1923 • Brburwell@mpsomaha.org Philadelphia | Donald Richardson (Grad ’76) (610) 539-9398 • Donald.Richardson@med.va.gov San Francisco | Mark Olson (A&S ’77) (925) 691-8628 • markaolson@mindspring.com Seattle / Tacoma | To be announced Springfield / Decatur | Judy Redick (A&S ’62) (217) 622-5621 • j.redick@comcast.net Tampa | Amanda Hornberger (Cook ’99) hornbeac@yahoo.com Washington, D.C. | Jim Swift (Cook ’06) jim.swift@gmail.com madrid | Vanessa Ventresca (Cook ’07) 00-34-691-888 153 • antiguosalumnos@madrid.slu.edu Taiwan | Larry Chang (PH ’88, Grad ’00) changndmc@gmail.com Thailand | Praemrudee Switachata (Grad ’75) pimpraemrudee@yahoo.com aLUMNI CLUB PRESIDENTS ATLANTA CARDINALS VS. BRAVES Sunday, Sept. 12; noon pregame party; 1:35 p.m. first pitch, Turner Field Cost: $30 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/braves10 BOSTON ROYALS VS. RED SOX Thursday, May 27; 5:30 p.m. pregame party; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Fenway Park Cost: $55 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/redsox2010 CHARLOTTE JERSEY BOYS Sunday, April 11; noon reception; 2 p.m. curtain, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Cost: $85 per person; includes reception and show ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/jbcharlotte10 CHICAGO BILLY ELLIOT Sunday, April 18; noon reception, 312 Chicago; 2 p.m. curtain, Ford Center/Oriental Theatre Cost: $100 per person; includes reception and show ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/bechicago10 CARDINALS VS. CUBS Sunday, May 30; noon rooftop bleacher event, overlooking Wrigley Field Cost: $125 per person, all inclusive. Space is limited. billikenalumni.slu.edu/cubsroof10 CINCINNATI CARDINALS VS. REDS Monday, April 5; 11 a.m. pregame party at Hofbrauhaus; 1:10 p.m. first pitch, Great American Ballpark Cost: $35 per person, includes game ticket and party; $10 pregame party only Monday, August 9; 5:30 p.m. pregame party at Hofbrauhaus; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Great American Ballpark Cost: $35 per person, includes game ticket and party; $10 pregame party only billikenalumni.slu.edu/reds10 DALLAS ALUMNI AND ADMITTED STUDENT MASS AND RECEPTION Sunday, March 28; 10 a.m. Mass; brunch reception immediately following, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas billikenalumni.slu.edu/dallasmass10 DENVER MARY POPPINS Saturday, March 27; 6 p.m. reception; 7:30 p.m. curtain, Buell Theater Cost: $65 per person; includes reception and show ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/ denvertheater2010 CARDINALS VS. ROCKIES Wednesday, July 7; 5 p.m. pregame picnic, Platte River Rendezvous Picnic Area; 6:40 p.m. first pitch, Coors Field Cost: $32 per person; includes picnic and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/rockies2010 KANSAS CITY ALUMNI AND ADMITTED STUDENT MASS AND RECEPTION Saturday, April 24; 5 p.m. Mass; reception immediately following, Rockhurst High School billikenalumni.slu.edu/kcmass10 CARDINALS VS. ROYALS Saturday, June 26; 11:30 a.m. pregame party; 1:10 p.m. first pitch, Kauffman Stadium Cost: $35 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/kcroyals10 LOS ANGELES Saint LOUIS SYMPHONY Wednesday, April 14; 6 p.m. reception; 7:30 p.m. curtain, Walt Disney Concert Hall Cost: $60 per person; includes reception and orchestra ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/laslso10 CARDINALS VS. DODGERS Wednesday, June 9; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Dodger Stadium Cost: $20 per person billikenalumni.slu.edu/dodgers10 MILWAUKEE CARDINALS VS. BREWERS Friday, April 9; 5:30 p.m. pregame party, Gantner’s Gardens; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Miller Park Cost: $35 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/brewers10 MINNEAPOLIS CARDINALS VS. TWINS Saturday, April 3; noon, Target Field suite Cost: $60 per person; includes suite ticket, food and drinks during the game billikenalumni.slu.edu/twinsgame10 NASHVILLE BLUES VS. PREDATORS Saturday, April 10; 5:30 p.m. party; 7 p.m. puck drop, Sommet Center Cost: $35 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/predators10 NEW YORK CARDINALS VS. METS Tuesday, July 27; 5:30 p.m. pregame party; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Empire Suite in Shea Stadium Cost: $65 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/mets10 PHILADELPHIA CARDINALS VS. PHILLIES Wednesday, May 5; 5:30 p.m. party; 7:10 p.m. first pitch, Citizens Bank Park Cost: $40 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/phillies10 PHOENIX CARDINALS VS. D-BACKS Friday, June 11; 5:30 p.m. pregame party; 6:40 p.m. first pitch, Chase Field Cost: $30 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.sluedu/dbacks10 SAN FRANCISCO Saint LOUIS SYMPHONY Saturday, April 17; 6:30 p.m. reception; 8 p.m. curtain, Davies Symphony Hall Cost: $65 per person; includes reception and orchestra ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/sfslso10 CARDINALS VS. GIANTS Sunday, April 25; 11:30 a.m. pregame party; 1:05 p.m. first pitch, AT&T Park Cost: $30 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/giants10 WASHINGTON, D.C. CARDINALS VS. NATIONALS Friday, Aug. 27; 5:30 p.m. pregame party; 7:05 p.m. first pitch, Nationals Park Cost: $35 per person; includes party and game ticket billikenalumni.slu.edu/nats2010 St. Louis Fox Theatre Events EASTER EGG HUNT Saturday, April 3 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join us for this special Saint Louis University tradition. Spring flowers and green grass have returned, and so has the Easter Bunny and all his treats! Bring the whole family back to campus for this Easter celebration. billikenalumni.slu.edu/easter10 Club City Calendar For more information or reservations for any of these events, contact: Office of Alumni Relations (314) 977-2250 | alumni@slu.edu alumni.slu.edu Young Frankenstein Friday, May 21 6 p.m. reception, Père Marquette Gallery in DuBourg Hall 8 p.m. curtain, Fox Theatre billikenalumni.slu.edu/ stlyoungfrankenstein10 Wicked Sunday, June 26 6 p.m. reception, Sinquefield Stateroom in DuBourg Hall 8 p.m. curtain, Fox Theatre billikenalumni.slu. edu/stlwicked10 Photo ® Paul Kolnik Photo ® Joan Marcus Alumni Associations Black Alumni Association President: Pamela Terry (A&S ’93) 20TH ANNUAL PRAYER BREAKFAST Saturday, April 24; 9 a.m.; Saint Louis Room, Busch Student Center Celebrate the achievements of the McNair and Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars. The event will be hosted by St. Louis Police Chief Dan Isom. billikenalumni.slu.edu/prayerbreakfast10 College of Education and Public Service President: Odesa Weatherford-Jacobs (Grad ’02) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE Friday, March 19; 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Tegeler Hall Don’t miss this spring conference, “Professional Development of Reflective Practitioners and Leaders,” featuring breakout sessions and an awards luncheon. billikenalumni.slu.edu/cepsconference10 Doisy College of Health Sciences President: Cassie Hopkins Lutz (’04) TRIVIA NIGHT Saturday, April 10; 6 p.m. doors open, 7 p.m. questions begin; Allied Health Building billikenalumni.slu.edu/doisytrivia10 School of Medicine: President: Dr. Thomas J. Olsen (’79) ALUMNI RECEPTIONS Friday, March 12; 6-9 p.m.; New Orleans Marriott Hotel Held in conjunction with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. Friday, March 26; 5:30-7 p.m.; Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Held in conjunction with the Missouri State Medical Association Annual Convention. To register, please call the SLU Medical Center office of alumni relations at (314) 977-8335. Medical school reunion Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 21-23 Mark your calendar now. Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology / Institute of Technology President: Andy Thurmond (’75) ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATION Friday, March 19; 6 p.m.; McDonnell Douglas Hall, 3450 Lindell Blvd. billikenalumni.slu.edu/stpats2010 School of Public Health ALUMNI RECEPTION Tuesday, March 23; 5-8 p.m.; Hyatt Regency Chicago on the Riverwalk Held in conjunction with the American College of Healthcare Executives Annual Meeting. billikenalumni.slu.edu/ache2010 30 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u 2010 HOMECOMING Friday-Sunday, Sept. 24-26 Join the SLU community in celebrating 2010 Homecoming weekend. Come back to campus to enjoy all of the traditional fun — a concert, campus tours, the golf cart parade, soccer and fireworks. Mark your calendar now and make plans to come home to SLU this September. www.slu.edu/alumni/homecoming.html { alumni events } s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 31 off the coast of Spain CARDinalS VS. CUBS Sunday, May 30 Don’t miss a chance to see this great rivalry in style from Sheffield Avenue rooftop seats overlooking Wrigley Field. Enjoy a spectacular view of the game, plus unlimited food and beverages. Cost: $125 per person. Space is limited. billikenalumni.slu.edu/cubsroof10 Iremember the meeting back in autumn 2007 when Dr. Kenneth Parker first re-quested support for a program in which our department of theological studies would teach courses at a regional prison. What a brilliant idea, I thought. Even before Jesuits began operating schools, visiting prisons was one of their focal ministries. What a splendid way to touch the lives of some of so-ciety’s most marginalized. Little did I know how soon my own life would be touched. It all started one Sunday evening in April 2007, with Ken watching a segment on 60 Minutes about Bard College professors teaching at a maximum-security prison north of New York. If an elite secular university could do something like that, he thought, why not SLU? If only he weren’t so busy. When he lamented that fact to a neighbor, she answered with a stare, “No one is too busy to do the right thing when they see that it needs to be done.” Ken took that to be the voice of God. And well it may have been, given the almost miraculous pace, if not ease, with which the project sailed through mazes of academic and governmental red tape. First came ap-proval from the dean’s office to develop a pilot program, then establish-ment of a relationship with Missouri’s Department of Correction. When administrators at Bonne Terre maximum-security prison expressed willingness to try the program, more than 300 prisoners applied for the 15 places available in the classroom. Students were chosen on the basis of prior service to their fellow prisoners. Within eight months of a 60 Minutes segment on prison education, 15 men at Bonne Terre prison were sitting at a table with college textbooks in front of them, hardly able to believe that they were beginning a pilot certificate in theological studies from Saint Louis University. Indeed, University President Lawrence Biondi, S.J., had fully supported the pro-gram. So clearly, there were people in high places who believed in them. These prisoners hadn’t been completely written off. When asked if I wanted to teach the class at Bonne Terre last fall, I was told I would never teach a group of students more eager to learn. I decided that getting up at 5 a.m. and driving 60 miles every Friday for a semester was little enough sacrifice for the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and experience students like none I’d ever taught before in surroundings like none I’d ever experienced before. “Good morning, gentlemen,” I said the first day of class, knowing full well that with that innocuous greeting I was being subversive. The prison system is filled with symbols meant to repeatedly remind these men that they were “offenders,” unworthy of the respect other people take for granted. Multiple rules govern every aspect of their lives; noncompliance means being penalized. That first day of class a supervisor informed the students that they were required to wear their gray uniforms for class. The following week I deliberately wore my gray shirt. I soon realized, though, that prison staff are in a situation not entirely different from those they monitor; they just get to go home after eight hours. Noncompliance with the host of regulations governing their work means losing their jobs. The prison system requires prisoners and staff alike to look upon each other as us and them. So it’s not surprising that some prison staff members resent SLU’s prison initiative. Why should convicts be offered an education they themselves could not afford? Why indeed? Well, for one reason, because more than 70 percent of parolees re-offend after three years, and undergraduate college educa-tion brings that rate down to less than 15 percent. To be honest, I found it difficult to think of those 15 students as offending at all. They were all so soft-spoken. With the exception of one Catholic, they came from evangelical Protestant backgrounds and knew their Bible chapter and verse. Four African-Americans among them had become Muslim, but that didn’t mean they loved Jesus any less. Now that I’ve completed the experience, I find myself thinking about my Bonne Terre students a lot (names altered here). About Matt teaching himself Hebrew, and Luke, who is teaching himself Greek with hopes to become a minister. About Brian, whom I take to be a genuine mystic, and Martin, whose reflection papers would easily put most preachers and spiritual writers to shame. About Mark, who wants to make the spiritual exercises and become more deeply a Pentecostal member of the “extended Ignatian family.” Ken Parker has initiated a program with Jesuit written all over it. Jesuit education aims to transform students. A program like this trans-forms faculty as well. Dr. Ronald Modras is a professor of theological studies and is the author of Ignatian Humanism: A Dynamic Spirituality for the 21st Century. To make a gift to support the Theological Studies Prison Scholarship, please call Jean Jackson at (314) 977-2205, or send an e-mail message to giving@slu.edu. “No one is too busy to do the right thing when they see that it needs to be done.” { the last word } Please send us your letters, class notes and address changes. There a 1 re three easy ways to reach us. By standard mail: Universitas Saint Louis University One Grand Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63103 2 By Fax: (314) 977-2249 3 By e-mail: utas@slu.edu 15 years ago in Universitas The cover of the Spring 1995 issue of Universitas featured the Père Marquette Gallery in DuBourg Hall. The former li-brary and office space recently had been renovated. The magazine announced the renaming of the Grand Towers apartment complex as Marchetti Towers in honor of Jerome J. Marchetti, S.J. (A&S ’40, Grad ’72), former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; the purchase of DeMattias Hall from the Adorers of the Blood of Christ religious order for use as a residence hall; and the con-struction of a pedestrian mall at the Medical Cen-ter along Caroline Street. In addition, it featured a story outlining the future of Parks College and the plan to move the college from Cahokia, Ill., to the St. Louis campus in 1996. The issue also included a story about the Billiken men’s basketball team advancing to the second round in its second NCAA Tournament appearance in a row. Another article touted the Ma-drid Campus’ growth in size, students and stature. Yet another article recounted the story of SLU’s racial integration in 1944. Quotable UTAS “All war is reducible to one person’s sorrow and tragedy.” — Patrick McCarthy (A&S ’83), University librarian, in an essay about his efforts to assist a Bosnian war refugee pursue her college education at SLU Endowment is aptly named My wife Helen Ann and I were very pleased to see the article on SLU’s Students for Life organization in the fall 2009 issue of Universi-tas (“Life Lessons”). I met Helen Ann when she was the president of the SLU pro-life group in the late 1970s. Two of our Catholic and pro-life mentors then, as well as after our marriage in 1980, were David and Virginia (“Ginny”) Murphy. The Murphys were our landlords in South St. Louis in the 1980s, and they are the godparents of our daughter Catherine, the second oldest of our six children, who was baptized at Pius V Parish. The endowment at SLU for pregnant and parenting student assistance is fittingly named in honor of Ginny, who was an exemplary wife and mother. We are glad that we have been able to contribute to the endowment’s worthy goal of offering pro-life, compassionate assistance to students in need. John F. Wagner Jr. (A&S ’79, Law ’82) | Stafford, Va. Late professors remembered It is with great sadness that I learned of the deaths of Father Raymond Reis, S.J., and Dr. Leon-ard Laskowski, two of my revered role models (“In Memoriam,” fall 2009). First, Father Reis: I took his “Comparative Anatomy” course one summer. A strict disciplinarian, he always started his class with the Lord’s Prayer, something I was not accustomed to. When I suggested a picture is worth thousands of words explaining a certain anatomical entity, he insisted on describing with a stern face. “Do fish have kidneys?” I asked one time. “What do you think?” was his answer. One day I was supervising the OB clinic at Firmin Desloge Hospital. An elderly nursing student approached me. “I wasn’t so hard on you when you were my student,” he said. It must have been some 10 years. He remembered! I was dumbstruck. It was Father Reis. He “retired” from teaching biology and decided to become a nurse so that he could care for the fellow retired priests. Next, Dr. Laskowski: He taught “Parasitology” when I was a sophomore medical student. He’d walk in wearing a white lab coat with a piece of chalk or two. He’d start lecturing without a note or a visual aid, just succinct oration and freehand drawings. Once I asked him about the parasites with tuna fish. “Oh, yes,” he replied and rolled off four of them. When I grew up in Japan, we never talked about fish parasites, we just ate them! I was determined to emulate his lecture style — no notes, no audiovisual aids, just succinct lecture and freehand drawings. How one lectures depends on the audience, of course, and the subject mat-ter. On several occasions I rate myself just about one-tenth as good as the late Leonard Laskowski. Dr. Yasuo Ishida (Med ’67) | St. Louis 32 U N I V E R S I T A S w w w. s l u . e d u s p r i n g ’ 1 0 U N I V E R S I T A S 33 Sign of the Times “Alumni zooming down the information superhighway finally can make Saint Louis University a regular stop. The Alumni Programs Calendar of Events and Activities is now on the Internet.” — In an item about keeping up with alumni events Give Back to SLU Looking for a way to make a difference? There are lots of opportunities to give back to Saint Louis University and to the community. 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