Dominican University Magazine, Spring 2019 by Dominican University

SPRING 2019

Strength at the

Core

The Humanities:

Knowledge-Discovery-Application

DOMINICANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEART AND SOUL

The humanities are the foundation of a liberal arts education

THE CORE CURRICULUM Exploring the world beyond specific majors and job preparation

The Magazine of Dominican University SPRING 2019

PRESIDENT

Donna M. Carroll EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT

Leslie B. Rodriguez MANAGING EDITOR

Jessica Mackinnon CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Jason Keyser James Winters MAJOR PHOTOGRAPHY

Ryan Pagelow DESIGN

Jim Bernard Design

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About the cover: Argyle (2016) is a machine-pieced quilt created by Bill Kerr, professor of graphic design, and Weeks Ringle. The couple operates Modern Quilt Studio in Oak Park and their work is included in museums and private collections across the country. Many of their quilts will be shown in a major exhibition in Japan this May.

table of contents

Asking the Big Questions An Interview with William George and Sheila Bauer-Gatsos Dominican’s distinctive Core Curriculum provides students with the foundation for exploring the world beyond their own speciﬁc areas of study.

DU news 3

Student magazine, Stella Veritatis, is a collaborative enterprise.

Rebooting the Humanities While several humanities majors are being reshaped to make students more marketable, what hasn’t changed is their depth and quality.

Dominican and Oak Park collaborate to honor 50 years of the Oak Park Fair Housing Ordinance.

Engaging with today’s brightest minds expands students’ world views.

Inspiring the Next Generation of Thought Leaders 16

The Enduring Value of the Humanities The humanities continue to be the heart and soul of a liberal arts and sciences education—even as students focus on career preparation.

The annual URSCI (Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Investigation) Exposition and Global Learning Symposium is held in April and features talks, panels, poster presentations and exhibits by students from a wide variety of disciplines. The event ends with the announcement of ExcEL awards, URSCI Summer Scholar awards and winners of the poster competition.

Meet Verne Harris, the 2018-2019 Follett Chair, and Sergio Salas, PhD, the inaugural Norman E. and Ruth Carroll Chair.

A celebration of Sister Jean Murray, OP, 1927–2019. 8

Baseball’s Mike Piotrowski finds success on and off the field. DU Stars give back to the community.

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Class News

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from the president

Anchored by the Arts and Humanities This past year, as the Dominican University community ventured into a new strategic planning process, our goal was threefold: to build upon ideas and initiatives already in play, to focus on reputation-building, and to be inclusive, both in design and concepts. We were, and are, acutely aware that our plan aligns with the centennial of the River Forest campus, in 2022, and so, its objectives need to be so proudly Dominican—anchored by the arts and humanities, and, at the same time, sensitive to the demands of today.

“...it is the arts and humanities...that enable students to navigate successfully in an increasingly interdependent world.” —President Donna M. Carroll

It was the sisters’ grasp of place and beauty as essential elements of a liberal arts education that gave shape to Dominican’s historic River Forest campus almost 100 years ago. In blessing the cornerstone, Cardinal Mundelein challenged the faculty to make Rosary College both excellent and accessible—characteristics that distinguish us still, as do our twin commitments to study and service, in order to prepare students to make a difference in the world. Of course, our world today is very different than it was 100 years ago. Students have different interests and pressures, as does the university. In launching a new strategic plan, Dominican looked to strengthen and promote its core values—liberal studies, equity, usefulness, and also to design an educational experience that addresses current students’ needs—for engaged learning, in a global context, with purposeful pathways to graduation and career readiness or advancement. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to approve the new plan this spring. In the meantime, this magazine focuses on the foundational and enduring importance of the humanities. Our intent is to demonstrate how contemporary approaches to advising, pedagogy, and program delivery support Dominican’s historic liberal arts mission, and also to highlight outcomes that raise the visibility of the university and support enrollment growth. In higher education today, the term “inclusive excellence” refers to academic rigor, in a culturally sensitive context. This is a challenging and transformative issue for the academy, one that Dominican has embraced wholeheartedly, as core to mission, tradition—and strategic planning. After all, it is the arts and humanities, English, history, philosophy, language, and in Dominican’s context, theology, that enable students to navigate successfully in an increasingly interdependent world. What an exciting time for alma mater Dominican. Thank you for your support and guidance.

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Short takes on a season at Dominican

Follett Chair uses Nelson Mandela archives to promote justice.

A life filled with company, community and family. Sr. Jean Murray, 1927–2019. PA G E S I X

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Dominican Stars give back through community service programs. PA G E NI NE

New Literary Star Dominican has a new literary star. Stella Veritatis is a contemporary reimagining of The Eagle, a literary magazine launched more than eight decades ago. The second edition of the magazine was published this fall. Stella Veritatis is a collaborative enterprise, involving students in the Editing the Literary Journal (ENG 334) and Graphic Design 2 (ART 318) classes. What sets it apart from many university magazines is that it is entirely run by students who work on the publication in class, while receiving college credit, rather than as extracurricular volunteers. The magazine uses an open submission process. Students in ENG 334 are responsible for reading, critiquing and making a strong case for the work they believe should be accepted. They also work with the writers to edit and revise their work before publication. Articles for inclusion in the magazine are determined in the fall semester. Students in ART 318 then tackle the design process in the spring. Maggie Andersen, assistant professor of English, and Dave Pabellon, assistant professor of art, serve as faculty advisors for the magazine. “I model diplomatic discourse in class,” said Andersen. “The students gain substantive editorial experience, including learning how to professionally reject writers, which is a valuable skill that can be applied in any career.” “Students involved in this project are ready to leave Dominican and work at a magazine or professional publication,” said Pabellon. “Every spread is designed by a different student. I really encourage them to push the boundaries of the typical magazine and to creatively explore typography, layout and cover designs.”

Focusing on the

Bigger Picture A stunning collection of photos taken by the Hubble pace elescope no adorns the second oor o Parmer Hall, thanks to a donation by the family of Professor David Craig in honor of his 34 years of service to the university. Craig, who retired in 2014, taught biology and served as chair of the departments of natural sciences and biological sciences. During his tenure, he fostered a dramatic increase in enrollment and interest in the sciences. He also was instrumental in the planning and design of Parmer Hall, which opened 10 years ago in response to this growth. “David loved teaching and opening students’ minds to the wonders of science,” said Chad Rohman, interim dean of the Rosary College of Arts and Sciences. “These photos remind us of David’s lifelong habit of looking at the bigger picture.” Alyssa Braun, assistant professor of biology, noted how appropriate it is that the photos are displayed o tside the general iolog la here ﬁrst ear st dents begin their journey into the study of sciences. t is ﬁtting that st dents can no e inspired these photos just as David inspired students while he was here,” said Braun.

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Archives Supporting Social Justice As Nelson Mandela’s archivist, Verne Harris had the enviable experience of working closely with the late, heroic South African president from 2004 until his death in 2013. Director of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Center for Archive and Dialogue, Harris is the holder of the 2018–2019 Follett Chair in Library and Information Science. The Follett Chair was established in 2002 by Dominican University and the Follett Corporation, a leading provider of education technology and print and digital content. Prior to his appointment with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Harris worked for South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and served as director of South Africa’s History Archive. He is using Mandela’s collected materials to support social justice

Verne Harris, director of the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Center for Archive and Dialogue, is the 2018–2019 Follett Chair in Library and Information Science at Dominican University. Harris served as Mandela’s archivist and participated in South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

work in South Africa and around the world. “Archival materials provide evidence for activists and the general public to hold those in power accountable for their actions. They contain stories that can inspire people to keep ﬁghting the good ﬁght he said Delivering the 2019 Follett Lecture on Thursday, April 16, entitled “A Time to Remember, A Time to Forget: Fred Hampton, Nelson Mandela and the Work of Memory,”

ADVANCING THE BRENNAN SCHOOL’S GLOBAL REACH

Sergio Salas, the Brennan School of Business’s inaugural Norman E. and Ruth Carroll Endowed Chair in Business and Economics, was installed during a reception on March 18. An associate professor in economics at the ontiﬁcal atholic ni ersit o alparaiso in Chile, Salas will spend a one-year residency at Dominican, conducting collaborative research projects with faculty and sharing his international expertise with students. Salas has done extensive research in macroeconomics and econometrics. Prior to his 4 Dominican Magazine SPRING 2019

Sergio Salas, inaugural Carroll Chair in Business and Economics, will conduct research with faculty and share his expertise with students.

university appointment, he served as a senior economist at the Central Bank of Chile and as an advisor to the country’s Ministry of Finance. He received his PhD in economics with honors at the University of Chicago, where he served as a visiting scholar and lecturer. He also holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Chile. “We are very pleased to have someone of Sergio Salas’ caliber as our inaugural Carroll Chair,” said Dean Roberto Curci. “He will enhance the research efforts of our own faculty

Harris will examine the nature of remembering and forgetting and discuss how memory can enable healing. Hampton was the deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party who was killed in 1969 during a police raid in Chicago. Harris also is presenting a mini-course, “The Power and the Mystery of Archive,” from April 8 to 10. For more information on this course, contact the Siena Center at (708) 714-9107.

and serve as an ambassador for attracting additional top-quality international scholars to the Brennan School of Business. His appointment advances the school’s growing network of partnerships with premier universities in Latin America, Asia and Europe.” The Norman E. and Ruth Carroll Endowed Chair in Business and Economics honors the legacy of the late Norman Carroll, founding dean of the business school, and his wife, Ruth, an honored member of the university community. Norm Carroll had a 50-year history with Dominican, serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs, chair of the economics department and professor of economics. He spearheaded the business school’s internationalization efforts and established executive MBA programs in Poland, Czech Republic, China and India. He also initiated the process for Brennan’s accreditation by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in 2014.

Celebrating a Shared History of Inclusion

Students from Rosary College participated in a 1965 march to protest discrimination in housing. This photo, from the Oak Leaves newspaper archive, is part of an exhibit celebrating the th anni ersar o a Park’s fair housing ordinance.

Author and reporter Natalie Moore met with students before her public lecture. Students in Clinton Nichols’s class visited the OPRF Museum to explore Dominican’s role in challenging racism and inequity 50 years ago.

n the illage o a ar passed a land ar air ho sing ordinance to pro ote integration and combat discrimination against minority home seekers. Dominican University collaborated this year with a number of community partners to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this milestone. he a ar i er orest se ic ed o the cele ration in the all ith the opening o a comprehensive exhibit and timeline of local anti-discrimination activities, including photos of osar ollege representati es participating in a ar s ﬁrst ho sing arch in In January, Dominican hosted a lecture by reporter Natalie Moore, who has covered segregation for WBEZ since 2007. Moore is the author of The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation. Entitled “Examining Segregation 50 Years After the Fair Housing Act,” Moore’s lecture was followed by a panel discussion with Maria Krysan, chair of the sociology department at University of Illinois at Chicago and author of Cycle of Segregation; Frank Lipo, executive director o the a ar i er orest istorical Society; and Prexy Nesbitt, labor organizer, international social activist and educator. n arch the ni ersit co sponsored a progra at the a ar lic i rar eat r ing Linda Gartz, author of the book, Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago. Gartz shared memories of her family’s decision to remain on Chicago’s rapidly integrating West Side hile an hite a ilies le t or a ar and other suburbs. To promote candid conversations about race, diversity and inclusion among students and community members, the university organized a “Dinner and Dialogue” on March 21. The event facilitated connections among people with different backgrounds and experiences—one of the primary goals of the “Fair Housing at 50” celebration. Dominican Magazine SPRING 2019 5

Sister Jean Murray, OP Dominican University lost an invaluable leader and dedicated friend with the passing of Sister Jean Murray on February 14. Sr. Jean joined the college in 1961 as a French teacher and later served as chair of the foreign languages department. She led the college’s international program in Fribourg, Switzerland for many years and, in 1997, introduced the Fanjeaux Pilgrimage, an annual trip retracing throughout southern France the footsteps of St. Dominic. Sr. Jean served as university president from 1981 to 1994 and was succeeded by onna arroll o inican s ﬁrst lay president onna deli ered the following eulogy during Sr. Jean’s Remembrance Mass in Rosary Chapel on March 2.

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as the beloved co nit o ean arol n rra to cele rate her life, and to give thanks for the rich and lasting inheritance born of her. I know that Jean would want me to thank each of you for being here today and for touching her life so deeply, for so many years. It is that touch of friendship, in the everyday, that is so defining o ean s li e and inistr he as not one for grand gestures; rather Jean found joy in the small things. Whether she was gently probing for insights in the classroom or easing the friction between faculty at a committee meeting, she had a gift for relationship building. She was, as one colleague described, a “nuanced navigator” of the human condition: tactful, generous with her compliments and, at the same time, “incurably honest,” to ote another colleag e er li el she attended your child’s baptism or your mother’s funeral. I know for a fact that she even participated in one faculty member’s wedding, having unintentionally instigated, and reluctantly chaperoned, the courtship. There was a gravitas about Jean that was both sterio s and transparentl defining he as an accomplished scholar, recognized worldwide for her work on the notable French author Georges Bernanos. It was her steady, forthright leadership that steered Rosary College successfully through the tumultuous 1980s, and gave direction to so many professional associations. Initially, I thought that Jean was reserved, even a bit old-fashioned, until I joined the ’49s for their 50th Reunion luncheon to find ean in hippie attire ith ello pigtails sitting cross-legged on the table strumming a ukulele. As one classmate noted, Jean was especially loyal to her classmates—and, so, the mystery is revealed. She had a wicked sense of humor. o ten tell the stor o first isit to the Mound—me in my three-inch heels and Jean in her st rd ats aero icall leading the a ondered then i had the sta ina or the presidenc er time, I came to understand that that forced march was a measure of Jean’s strength of character and her profound attachment to all things Sinsinawa. Dominican was Jean’s world from birth, the source of her core education, her religious formation and her ministry. Anchored by the insights and convictions of this world, she fearlessly pursued the larger world, sharing her love of languages and study abroad with students, colleagues and fellow alums. In my heart, I know that her spirit dwells forever over Fribourg and Fanjeaux.

According to friends, that spirit also dwells above a savory meal, paired with just the right wine. You see, Jean had a gift for hospitality and she loved to cook. When she presided over a table, it was always an elegant affair, noted a department colleague. Then again, another colleague and classmate confessed that she would never be able to think of Jean without vividly remembering peanut butter and raisin sandwiches. And, again, the mystery is re ealed or ean ﬁrst and ore ost ea t was in the “taste” of good company. It was all about company, community and family for Jean. I have been told that she cared lovingly, and with patience, for her widowed mother, from whom it appears that she inherited her independent spirit. Jean also

Dominican was Jean’s world from birth, the source of her core education, her religious formation and her ministry. thoroughly enjoyed her nieces and nephews, once describing a visit to campus, and how they were maneuvering in odd ways, only to discover that they were trying to see if she had legs beneath the habit. Her relationship with her brother, Bud, was especially close. It is not di fic lt to i agine d ar l elco ing Jean into heaven. In today’s reading from Romans 8, we hear the words, “For in hope we are saved.” Did you ever notice that Jean Murray never took a ad pict re he ord eatific co es to mind. The joy that she found in her Dominican vocation and through the work of the university was evident in every smile. Theologian Ann Garrido in her book Redeeming Administration s ggests that hope is the a plifier o all other virtues. And, so, the ultimate mystery is revealed—all things work for good for those who love God, as Jean did. We, her beloved community, give thanks for the inheritance born in her. In hope Jean was saved. May she now rest in peace.

1. Sr. Jean with an original group of Mulroy Scholars. 2. Sr. Jean served as university president from 1981 to 1994. 3. Former presidents Sr. Jean and Sr. Candida Lund (1964–81) supported Donna Carroll during her installation on April 7, 1995. 4. The annual Fanjeaux Pilgrimage in France will serve as one of Sr. Jean’s greatest legacies. 5. ’49 classmate Anna Marie Garippo Sciaraffa joined Sr. Jean for the dedication of Sister Jean Murray Hall in 2012. 6. Sr. Jean was devoted to her ’49 classmates, with whom she enjoyed lifelong friendships.

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Piotrowski Fulfills Dream Internship Baseball’s Mike Piotrowski is just one of the many Dominican Stars who are succeeding on and off the field.

Mike Piotrowski, a three-year starter with the Dominican University baseball program, enjoyed his dream internship last summer—traveling the country while working at Wilson Sporting Goods’ premier events, including the College World Series. A self-proclaimed “baseball glove freak,” Piotrowski relished the opportunity to work as a grassroots intern in an industry directly related to the sport he loves and has grown up playing. He applied the lessons and values he has learned through sports to his role with Wilson. “My experience this past summer was unforgettable,” said Piotrowski, a senior. “Playing sports and being a part of a larger team for the majority of my life has prepared me to be successful, and being a member of Wilson’s team was exactly like being on a baseball team. We all have our roles and in order for us to be successful, we must buy in and support each other or the collecti e eneﬁt o e er one Piotrowski credits his coaches for much of his s ccess on and o the ﬁeld hen re ect on where I am right now and where I hope to be in the future, I owe a lot of my success to my coaches, especially Coach [Steve] Hardman. “The way he has g ided e and in enced e since arri ed on campus prepared me for what I did this past summer and for what seems to be ahead of me in

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the near future, as I close in on graduation.” Piotrowski is just one example of the many Dominican University student-athletes ho re ect the i ision ission o n rt r ing well-rounded individuals by creating learning opport nities not onl on the ﬁeld or the co rt and the classroom, but in life as well. In recent years, Dominican’s student-athletes have taken advantage of the university’s study abroad programs in Rome, Limerick and London, to name a few, as well as internship opportunities with companies including Northwest Mutual, Morgan Stanley and the Republican National Committee. This past fall semester, Piotrowski and his 200-plus fellow student-athletes posted a collective 3.28 grade-point average while earning a total of 3,094 college credits, an average of 15.4 credits per student-athlete. In total, 16 studentathletes posted perfect 4.0 grade-point averages for the fall semester, with an additional 26 surpassing the 3.8 mark. And almost 44 percent of Dominican’s student-athletes landed on either the Dean’s List (3.8+) or Honor’s List (3.5+). That collective academic s ccess coincided ith a earﬁeld Director’s Cup ranking of 63rd (out of 442) after the Stars sent both men’s and women’s soccer teams to their respective NCAA Division III National Championship tournaments.

STARS GIVE BACK The Dominican University Department of Athletics has long been rooted in community service, participating in events including Rocket Into Reading at Holmes Elementary School; Pack the Bus, beneﬁting students at ele entary schools in Maywood; and sponsoring families through the university’s Thanksgiving Baskets Program. This year, one of the Stars’ community service projects involved the men’s basketball team and the and a local not or proﬁt a ter school program whose mission focuses on preparing at-risk children for college and helping them have abundant lives—in mind, body and soul. Dominican students provided the children with weekly basketball clinics. “We believe that as a collegiate basketball program, it is our responsibility to give back to the local community,” said Mark White, the Stars’ head men’s basketball coach and associate director of athletics. “Working with By The Hand allowed the young students to establish a connection with college athletes in a ni e setting r ee l clinics ser ed as academic motivation for the students to complete their school work as an incentive for taking part in the program each week.”

Dominican University’s student-athletes have long been active members of the surrounding community, participating in annual community service campaigns including a Pack the Bus effort to kick off the school year for a pair of local elementary schools (top left and bottom) and Rocket Into Reading at Holmes Elementary School in nearby Oak Park (top right).

Athletics Hall of Fame Welcomes Five The Dominican University Department of Athletics has announced the 2019 class to be inducted into the Dominican University Athletics Hall of Fame on June 8 during the university’s reunion weekend. ongrat lations to o inican s ﬁ th class to e ind cted

KELLY MCENERY DONLEVY ’94 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

MICHAEL KAPUSTA ’11 MEN’S SOCCER

EMILY MAHONEY ’13 SOFTBALL

WILLIS LAMONT MCGEE ’92 MEN’S BASKETBALL

MEGAN VACCARO ’10 CROSS COUNTRY

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We asked two professors deeply involved in the Core to reflect on the enduring importance of the seminars and liberal learning in general. Sheila Bauer-Gatsos is an assistant professor of English and the current director of the Core Curriculum. William George, a professor of theology, served as director of the Core from 2005 to 2013. He is retiring this year after 24 years at the university.

Science and the humanities both have been important elements of a general or liberal education. Does the current emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) threaten the status of the humanities? Bauer-Gatsos: There’s a cyclical nature to the way education functions. So at times there might be more emphasis on certain fields in the humanities or the arts, and at other times on STEM. But the essential

The Core Curriculum—the center of Dominican’s liberal learning tradition—fosters foundational skills, breadth of knowledge in the liberal arts and sciences, and multiculturalism. In one of its most distinctive elements, students and professors explore some of life’s biggest questions in a series of intimate seminars shaped around themes of identity, community, the meaning of work and the pursuit of a good life. A requirement for graduation, the Liberal Arts and Sciences Seminars are a special forum for students and faculty from across the academic disciplines to explore ways of seeing the world beyond their specific areas of study. The seminars remain a vital part of Dominican’s curriculum, even as individual majors are focusing more intently on preparing students for success in the job market.

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piece is holding those things in creative tension with one another. We understand science better when we also have a strong grounding in the arts and humanities and vice versa. George: We are experiencing a lot of outside pressure right now. Much of it is economics. But keep in mind, this debate is not new. In his mid-19th century classic, The Idea of a University, theologian John Henry Newman wrote of his concern about the utilitarianism of the time. He worried that narrow extrinsic ends, rather than what he called knowledge for its own sake, would predominate in the university and inhibit true liberal learning and a sense of the whole.

In an era of highly specialized careers in STEM fields, why should students still engage with the arts and humanities alongside today’s careerfocused majors? Bauer-Gatsos: Students develop so many important skills in humanities courses: critical and creative thinking, communication skills and people skills—the kind of thoughtful interaction we need with one another in very real and human settings. George: There is nothing wrong with having a specialization—as long as you realize it’s a specialization! The problem comes when your specialization is the only lens through which you see the world. You can get tunnel vision.

Professors William George and Sheila Bauer-Gatsos have both served as director of

There are significant moral and ethical is-

students—and faculty—to see the world through more than just the singular lens of their

sues involving the STEM disciplines, and

Dominican’s highly regarded Core Curriculum. Part of its beauty is that the Core challenges particular discipline.

the liberal arts can help students grapple with them. For example, Fritz Haber, the

happens in the seminars is this kind of

German chemist who won the Nobel Prize

integration, connecting how students see

for work that led to the development of

coursework in their major with course-

nitrogen-based fertilizer, was also very

work in the Core, how different ways

involved in the development of chemical

of viewing things can help to enhance

weapons during WWI. He said, “In times

one’s vision of the whole when it comes

of peace, the scientist belongs to human-

to these really big, enduring questions.

ity; in times of war, to his Fatherland.”

The Seminars pull together students from

Dominican, in its mission statement, talks

different disciplines. And they ask faculty

about preparing students to create “a

to consider teaching texts that are outside

more just and humane world.” The word

their areas of expertise. So, we as instruc-

that doesn’t get as much attention as it

tors go through that learning process with

should, I think, is “humane.” The liberal

the students.

arts and sciences can help us there.

George: That sets a great example for the

Q: How does Dominican’s Core

students, to see their instructors ventur-

Curriculum and the Liberal Arts and Sciences Seminars, in particular, bring some of these things together? Bauer-Gatsos: Since they began about 25 years ago, one of the best things that

ing outside their own disciplines.

Proponents of the liberal arts often point to the broad range of transferrable skills students develop, such as communication, critical thinking, problem solving and global citizenship.

Aren’t these transferrable skills more important than ever for job mobility in the age of the “gig economy” and with many younger people moving between multiple careers? Bauer-Gatsos: That’s right. And in many cases, our students are going to be changing to careers that we can’t even imagine yet. It’s not only that students often end up taking jobs outside their major field, but, according to one statistic, if you look 10 years down the road, a vast majority of students will be working in fields that are unrelated to their college major.

What are some common myths or misconceptions about the liberal arts, and what is driving them? Bauer-Gatsos: Certainly the pressure to succeed in the job market is very real. But I do think there are a lot of misconceptions about what kinds of majors prepare

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“There’s a national concern that to be competitive in a global economy you have to do things in STEM. But it’s important to remember there are huge social issues that cannot be solved through math and science alone.” —WI LLI A M G EORG E

people to succeed. Many students who major in the arts and humanities go on to work in business or one of the professional fields. And we hear more and more that some graduate schools and even medical school programs prefer candidates who come out of the humanities and the arts. Graduate programs can teach students the science, but what students need is a grounding in communication and critical and creative thinking. George: I think there is a real question about the cost of higher education. You want to see a payoff, and sometimes you want to see a short-term payoff. This is quite understandable. But there is danger in economizing everything. That’s why the Core Curriculum is so important. I think there’s also a national concern that to be competitive in a global economy you have to do things in the STEM fields. But

The Liberal Arts and Sciences Seminars cover a remarkable range of topics.

Lecturer and sixth-degree black belt Dianne Costanzo, right, teaches a senior

seminar titled “Aikido as Contemplation.” As part of the course, students actually train in the Japanese martial art at Costanzo’s dojo in Oak Park.

it’s important to remember that there are huge social issues that cannot be solved through math and science alone.

Q: Climate change seems like the

perfect example of such a problem. Science and technology are a big part of addressing it, but so are effective communication, diplomacy, leadership and so much more.

Francis’ encyclical on climate change,

re-imagining project is about keeping

Laudato Si, will be the common text, and

those conversations going, together.

sustainability will be one area of focus. Our students and faculty have expressed strong interest in this issue.

What is at stake in all this? What do we as a society lose if liberal arts education declines? George: We lose a sense of what it means

have to restructure your whole economy

How do you envision the Core Curriculum five or 10 years from now? What will keep it relevant and impactful?

under something like a Green New Deal,

Bauer-Gatsos: The faculty is currently

identity politics and how many people

for instance, and you’re going to trans-

considering a major proposal to re-imagine

may identify with only one aspect of

form or even phase out entire industries,

the Core. We’re thinking about ways to

themselves and risk losing a sense of the

you’ll have to find ways of helping people

update and strengthen the curriculum to

whole and what we have in common.

make that transition.

meet the needs of today’s students. It will

Bauer-Gatsos: Starting next fall, we’ll

remain relevant and impactful because

George: It is and it’s also going to involve a great deal of creativity. Because if you

be focusing more on that intersection of

the Core is very much about the people

science and the arts when we introduce

in it: the faculty who contribute to it from

a new theme for the sophomore-level

across the university and the students

seminars: Life in the Natural World. Pope

who learn in relationship with us. The

to be human. We already have a huge problem with the political and social conversation in this country. Just look at

Bauer-Gatsos: The biggest potential loss is civil discourse, and an appreciation for things that are beautiful and good and enriching. You would see a decline in the knowledge of history and the ability to read and think and analyze. The stakes are high.

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REBOOTING HUMANITIES

Few freshmen today arrive on campus declaring an intent to major in the human-

MAJORS FOR

ities. A more common route is for students to

THE 21ST CENTURY

Curriculum or through meeting a professor

discover these disciplines as part of the Core who ignites their interest. Often they end up switching majors or deciding to pick up a humanities minor that helps them stand out

Every professor of philosophy has no doubt

in the job market. A new minor in translation

heard a variation of the not-so-philosophical

and interpretation, for example, is drawing

question: But what can one possibly do with

lots of interest from students who find it is

a degree in that, or in any of the liberal arts?

a great add-on to their main areas of study,

The answer: well, pretty much anything.

which range widely from computer science

Politics, law, business, medical school, you

and business to nursing and pre-law.

name it. With all the fanfare surrounding the

Claire Trimble, a junior, knew from the beginning that she wanted to study English

STEM fields and with an intensifying focus

literature, but what the redesigned major

on career outcomes, the humanities arguably

helped her figure out is what she wants to do

have something of a public relations problem.

with her degree. Key experiences along that

Dominican’s recent overhaul of its majors in

path included: a creative writing workshop,

English, history, philosophy, music and Amer-

having a poem published for the first time

ican studies is helping clear up some of that

and helping edit the campus’ reimagined

confusion. Changes include new career-focused

literary magazine, Stella Veritatis. Now, she’s

concentrations emphasizing the applied

putting those skills to use at her internship at

nature of these fields and more deliberate

the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak

English major, says

workforce preparation through internships

Park, where she does archival work and edits

her internship at the

and hands-on learning. What hasn’t changed

writing contest submissions.

Hemingway Foun-

is their depth or quality.

Claire Trimble, an

“The internship is directly connecting

“There’s just no question in my mind that

everything I’ve studied as an English litera-

the skills one gets in these disciplines—critical

ture major with the editorial skills I’ve been

thinking, effective communication, the ability

developing,” she says. “I’m getting to feel

to express oneself logically—prepare you to

out different areas in which I might want to

out areas in which I

work in multiple fields,” says Chad Rohman,

work.”

might want to work,”

interim dean of the Rosary College of Arts

she says.

and Sciences. “The hard part is telling that

literature makes you more aware of what’s

story well enough that both the student and

going on in the world,” Trimble says. “People’s

the parent understand the intellectual and the

experiences are so different. When we read all

practical value of a degree in the humanities.

these different stories, we learn how to be bet-

That’s what we must do.”

ter people. That’s why I’m an English major.”

dation connects her literature studies with the hands-on editorial skills she’s developed. “I’m getting to feel

But it’s not all about jobs, right? “Studying

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Inspiring the Next Generation of Thought Leaders 3

Throughout each academic year, Dominican invites notable and provocative thought leaders to address campus audiences. The speakers represent a broad diversity of perspectives in a wide range of ďŹ elds, including politics, business, literature, and religion. This rich exposure to contrasting ideas, which provides the foundation of a liberal arts education, enhances the critical thinking skills and expands the world views of Dominican students. Guest speakers often meet with students before or after the public lecture, providing opportunities for informal dialogue. 1 Kimberly M. Foxx, Cook County Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney 2 Hosffman Ospino, associate professor of 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Hispanic ministry and religious education, Boston College David Brooks, author, New York Times op-ed columnist and NPR commentator Nadia Bolz-Weber, public theologian and author Dick Durbin, Illinois State Senator Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and journalist Donald E. Graham, co-founder of The Dream.US Scholarship Program and chairman of Graham Holdings Company Eve L. Ewing, author, poet, educator and Marvel comics writer David Axelrod, political analyst and author Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times foreign correspondent Julia Alvarez, author, poet and essayist

T H E H U M A N I T I E S gather many disciplines under one—very wide—umbrella: philosophy and literature. English and theology. History and political science. Each explores what it means to be human and the ways we experience the world. These are the “disciplines of memory and imagination, telling us where we have been and helping us envision where we are going,” according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The humanities teach us how to think more openly and ambitiously about today’s daunting challenges—from global warming to income inequality—and prepare us for solving them. And, over the decades, throughout changes in the popularity of specific majors and career paths, the humanities have been the heart and soul of a distinctly Dominican education.

The Enduring Value of the Humanities The humanities continue to “burn a bright line” throughout Dominican’s curriculum.

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Humanities are at the foundation of lifelong learning, teaching students to think critically, express themselves clearly, and to analyze existing and emerging information throughout every career choice and job change. These skills help ensure a high degree of professional flexibility and adaptability over a lifetime, according to Jeff Carlson, provost and vice president for academic affairs. “Students coming to Dominican express a strong preference for a ‘both-and’ experience in terms of achieving job preparedness and a deeply grounded education for a good life,” Carlson said. “The focus of the health sciences is not limited to learning the science of advanced anatomy,” he explained. “We also need to ask what it means to heal. In pre-law, we teach cases, precedents and statutes. But what does justice mean? There are layers upon layers of knowledge, discovery and application—all necessary, but insufficient without the depth of inquiry required of the vocation to which we are called.” “Dominican students know their longterm value lies in their ability to think rationally and creatively,” says Drew Dalton, associate professor of philosophy. Many are first-generation-to-college and see education

as a tool, but Dalton believes that they also understand the system tends to be rigged for the creation of wealth for others. “Our students can see through the illusion of an ‘instrumentalized’ life,” he said. “An essential part of the Dominican intellectual tradition is resisting knowledge as only a means to an end. Dominican students know their true value lies in empowering their humanity—especially how they think and use language.” FINDING SYNERGIES IN I N T E G R AT E D L E A R N I N G

Humanities have been at the core of the Dominican student experience since its earliest days. Archival records of St. Clara Academy, the precursor to Dominican University, indicate that the evening lectures and teachings of Sinsinawa Dominican Founder Samuel Mazzuchelli, OP, encompassed history, Christian doctrine and science, as well as Italian, French and Latin. Although some subject choices have changed through the decades, Sister Marcella Hermesdorf, OP assistant professor of English, says that the past isn’t mere tradition: it burns a bright line through to today’s curriculum. “The humanities develop critical thinking, effective writing and oral skills, plus they teach collaboration—how to work well in teams.”

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Swatch (2015). Quilt by Bill Kerr, professor of graphic design, and Weeks Ringle.

“Just as pieces in a mosaic come together to make a composite image, integrative learning creates meaningful wholes.” —Tonia Triggiano

Sr. Marci is quick to cite the example of one alumnus who credits a great deal of his success as a corporate fundraiser to the character analysis he applied in English literature courses at Dominican. “He had won major grants by understanding the psychology of the people to whom they were addressed,” she said, “and by analyzing the types of relationships the granting institution sought to foster.” Tonia Triggiano ’84, professor of Italian and chair of the modern foreign languages department, says the humanities assure the integrative promise of Rosary College’s undergraduate curriculum. “Just as pieces in a mosaic come together to make a composite image, integrative learning creates meaningful wholes,” she said. Triggiano offers Alexis Kottoulas’ senior recital as an intriguing example of the successful integration of interconnected disciplines. Kottoulas ’18, an honors student, used her proficiency in music composition and love for Italian poetry to create her “Dante Suite,” which interpreted Dante’s Commedia through music. She debuted last

year an ensemble suite for string quartet, solo soprano and choir that took listeners through the various stages of the Pilgrim’s journey in the afterlife. “Alexis’ work reflected a beautiful synergy between the language of poetry and the language of music,” Triggiano said. Learning another language builds global cultural competence. It also results in students speaking spontaneously, and allows them to read and write in the target language within an academic year. “To see them comfortable and conversant in another language is magical,” Triggiano said. Today, Spanish, Italian and French primarily serve as majors or minors in tandem with degrees such as international business, fashion design and merchandising, or nursing. José Vazquez, Class of 2020, blended his dual majors in international business and Spanish during a transformative semester abroad at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso in Chile. A junior in the Brennan School of Business, Vazquez excelled with a full course load, taught in Spanish and English, and José Vazquez did a semester study abroad in Chile and hopes to return to South America for graduate studies.

followed his semester of study with visits to four other South American countries, including trips to Patagonia and Macchu Picchu. He returned home to Cicero just before Christmas, having gained friends from around the world, not only from Chile but also from France and Germany, with whom he stays in daily contact. Vazquez hopes to return to South America on a financial services internship in Buenos Aires prior to pursuing graduate study for an MBA. Dominican also offers ways to build cultural competency through short-term study abroad. More than a dozen students, including two accounting majors and two science majors, spent nine days during the winter break in Rome, steeping themselves in art and history while earning credit for a course taught by Jeffery Cote de Luna, professor of art and art history. Lucas Eggers, a member of the Stars’ soccer team and a freshman honors student pursuing a biochemistry/pre-med major, said the Rome trip was a life-changing experience that left him with an appetite for more humanities coursework and study abroad. In fact, he plans to enroll in Cote de Luna’s life drawing class as a way of enhancing his understanding of anatomy and premedical studies. Eggers also hopes to pursue a program that enables students to shadow doctors in other counties. “I’m much more comfortable now exploring places where English is not the native language,” he said. E D U C AT I N G F O R A L I F E T I M E

Because Dominican believes so strongly in the value of study abroad and experiential learning for expanding students’ worldviews, the university has created a pilot program designed to provide gap funding for undergraduates wanting to build those experiences into their studies. The Excellence in Experiential Learning (ExcEL) Scholar 18 Dominican Magazine SPRING 2019

“Only by thinking deeply about what makes us human can we develop as a society to address the complex, shared challenges we face.” —Jeff Carlson

Award program provides grants up to $2,000 for students interested in deepening their scholarship and/or accelerating their professional growth. “What I think many student applicants value about the award,” said Paul Simpson, director for civic learning, “is that it gives them both the permission to dream about the experiences they’d like to have and the challenge to say, with as much depth and clarity as they can summon, how they will use those experiences to grow as thinkers, professionals and global citizens.” Trisna Norris, a philosophy and black world studies double major, used her ExcEL scholarship to participate in the Ghana study abroad program during spring break. She advised that her decision to go to Ghana was based on a professor’s advice that black people have a right to know where they came from. Before leaving, Norris said, “I believe that traveling is essential to a person’s growth. I think that my time in Ghana will help sustain and deepen my connection to my African heritage and help me grasp the origin of such a large diaspora. It will help me develop a better understanding of the black experience and, ultimately, prepare me for caring for the world.” Monica Lebensztejn, a political science major, is using her scholarship to participate in the Washington Internship Institute in Washington, D.C. this spring. She plans to explore critical domestic issues such as gun reform and economic inequality to understand how these problems impact individuals’ lives. She also hopes to gain firsthand experience about how experts are trying to solve these social challenges. ExcEL scholars are encouraged to make presentations at the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Investigations (URSCI) Expo and Global Learning

Symposium, which marks its first decade on April 3. This day-long exposition showcases undergraduate and post-baccalaureate research, scholarship and creativity and provides opportunities for all Dominican students to share experiences that have shaped their studies. For highly motivated and committed students, the Mazzuchelli Scholars Honors Program provides opportunities for stimulating conversations about ideas that matter as well as the chance to work alongside faculty mentors on original research. Honors students partner with professors in their major to conduct two years of advanced research and have access to exclusive opportunities, including seminars with the distinguished Lund-Gill Chair, a position held by a respected thought leader and scholar who addresses themes and issues at the heart of the liberal arts and sciences. The current Lund-Gill Chair is held by Molly Giblin, a notable historian and scholar whose research focuses on the French imperial presence in China in the 19th century.

“I’ve been in other honors programs, I was the product of an honors program in my own education, and they usually just involve more courses or more difficult courses with just a little research tacked on at the end,” said Giblin. “But, at Dominican, the courses and the whole curriculum is set up to allow students to pursue their own interests while engaging in very rigorous intellectual work.” The pressure to offer more courses and majors that prepare students for future job prospects remains unrelenting; it is tempered at Dominican by the insight that universities must educate for a lifetime. Carlson believes that the study of the humanities continues to provide unique depth to a student’s college experience. “The humanities interrogate every other discipline—asking the ‘why at all’ questions animating every field of study—while allowing each of us to find a deeper dimension of ourselves. They help shape lives that are right, that are good,” Carlson said. “Only by thinking deeply about what makes us human can we develop as a society to address the complex, shared challenges we face.”

Robert Pickert and Jianna Keska, accounting majors; Madison Fette and Lucas Eggers, science majors, enjoyed the in-depth exposure to the arts during the Rome trip in January.

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You Always Belong to Dominican Class News provides Dominican Alumnae/i with an opportunity to share news and celebrate life events. Class News is prepared through the Office of Alumnae/i Relations in cooperation with class agents. If you would like to be a class agent, have news to report or have questions, please contact the Office of Alumnae/i Relations at alumni@dom.edu or (708) 524-6286. Class News items are submitted by alumnae/i and do not represent positions, policies or opinions of the Office of Alumnae/i Relations or Dominican University. Some items have been edited for length and content. Class News published in this issue was collected before January 13, 2019; news submitted after that date will appear in the fall 2019 issue. To access Class News and selected news media items about Dominican Alumnae/i, go to dom.edu/alumni. Thank you for sharing your news!

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thanks to Audre Coia-Kurowski and Brad Taylor of Dominican.

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Please send any news you have. I would love to hear from you!

Ellen Bendry Class Agent

Dear Classmates, Wishing you all a happy and blessed New Year. There is less news this time but we still have some: On the fourth page of the Dominican Magazine “Veritas” there is an article on Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber, Lutheran Pastor and best-selling author. She returned to Chicago and spoke on February 12 at St. James Episcopal Church. I plan to visit Jean Horrigan-Delhey in Sarasota, Florida in March. When Spring breaks, and I know it will, let’s meet on campus and dine at the Recipe Box Cafe. We do get recipes in the mail. Our class is up on Facebook,

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Jo Scaccia Maday Class Agent Happy 80th year. By the time you read this, all of us should be octogenarians. Kathy Anglese Giamalva said that she and Vince attended the Memorial Mass on November 3, 2018. About 400 participated in the liturgy and enjoyed brunch afterwards. Kathy and Vince had lunch with Judy Behm Elfering and her husband, Leo, in September 2018. Every two months, Kathy has lunch with Sandy Fox Ott and Mary Fran Gallery Sorquist. Mary Markley Moriarty phones often. She was happy to report that she would not need knee surgery. She had some sad news. Adrienne Motykie Dahl’s husband passed away.

Betty Banas Cella was also grieving. Her brother, Father Leonard Banas, a Holy Cross priest at Notre Dame, died in August, 2018. Many of us are coping with health issues, but hopefully we do our best to live one day at a time. Enjoy spring, and if possible, gather some classmates and attend the Reunion June 7–9, 2019.

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Kay Pielsticker Coleman, Elizabeth Freidheim, Corrine Carnivele Hanley, Carolyn Sweeney Judd, Gloria Adams Mills and Mary Beth Vander Vennet Tallon Class Agents Donna Allendorf Wahlert and husband Bob attended the wedding of one of their grandchildren at Notre Dame this past summer and spent the winter in Florida. Donna Bloemer Cash and her husband hosted the annual summer family gathering at their lake cabin. The celebration ended with a septic tank disaster, one she simply called “an experience.” Corrine Carnivele Hanley recalled memories of Sister Gregory Duffy (head of the Drama Department at Rosary) while reading Something Wonderful. Sister Greg was an advisor to Rogers and Hammerstein and Mary Martin for the Broadway production of The Sound of Music. Sue Meyer Hubbard told us one of her young granddaughters won one of Sue’s prized quilts at an auction. She spent the rest of the day hugging it and was heard to say she was now in heaven. Carolyn Sweeney Judd reported that her family cabin in Colorado survived a nasty wildfire this past summer, though some neighbors weren’t so lucky. Having also survived the 2017 Houston flooding, Carolyn is definitely a happy camper. Pat Egan Turner made a good recovery after suffering what ap-

pears to have been mini-strokes. Pat’s sons are living with her and helped her through rehabilitation therapy. She has developed a keen interest in stem cell research and its use in the treatment of various diseases. Gloria Adams Mills is back on the road again after recovering from some vision problems. She still serves on the board of her local Property Owners Association and enjoys greeting new residents in the neighborhood. Mary Beth Vander Vennet Tallon spent much of the summer entertaining her four grandsons while her son, Andrew, remained in hospice. Sadly, Andrew passed away in November.

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Kathleen Coffee is a member of a choir that sings at Latin Masses in the Lafayette, Indiana diocese. There is a nice story about the Schola in The Catholic Moment, the diocesan paper. Helen McCauslin wrote “SW Michigan’s winter started early this year but is stunningly beautiful, as every tree has turned white with several inches of snow on every limb. Walks with the walker are out, but there is plenty of time to take photos of winter at its best, do genealogy, and read!” She recommends as a must read for all interested in the state of the Union, Democracy in Chains, by Nancy MacLean. And for lots of laughs, Jenny Lawson‘s Furiously Funny.” Kathy Markley Scruggs continues with her advocacy for affordable housing, particularly for the “missing middle”, since no educator, fire fighter, nurse, or police officer in a two-income household can afford a duplex or townhouse in Arlington, Virginia. She is also active with the Kurdish

“You’re never too old to follow your passion and learn something new.” Guy Klinzing MBA ’82

community in the area. She took a break from advocacy to enjoy eight days in Morocco with her husband. The food, architecture and history were fantastic. Kathy hopes to show their granddaughter Istanbul in the spring as a graduation gift. Mary Lynn McGough Eckl attends a bible study class at her parish and the discussion moved to the theological school at Emory University. She asked one person if she knew Joan Leonard, OP and the reply was immediate: “She was the smartest person I’ve ever known!” Isn’t that a wonderful and true memory of Joan? Joan also was funny and kind. I joined the Chicago Art Institute this past summer and was surprised to learn I was still in their database from 1988! Talk about one’s “permanent record!” I was also surprised to see how many artists’ names I have forgotten, and how “faded” some of the paintings look to me. That prompted me to make an appointment with an eye doctor to see if I have cataracts. A number of classmates have had good success with cataract surgery. I sent out the request for class news with the guideline that “news” is “professional accomplishments, volunteer activities and other personal achievements.” Several classmates responded that they wished the magazine had stories about us older alums. They also wished that more of the earlier classes would have news in the magazine. Many of us consider aging to be an achievement and a gift. Mary Lynn McGough Eckl suggested talking about how age should be valued. Kathy Markley Scruggs agreed and wrote “There should be an annual article on the accomplishments and continued intellectual and spiritual growth of those who graduated 50+ years ago. Every generation of Dominican grads experiences dramatic changes but these should be

A Passion for Giving Back Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital conducts groundbreaking research on projects ranging from perinatal depression to an app that gives parents real-time information on their babies in intensive care. For Cheryl McGee Skender ’80, that’s the best part about serving as President of Friends of Prentice, the institution’s philanthropic arm. “We fund research projects that are game changers,” she says. Under Skender’s leadership, Friends of Prentice raised more than $700,000 at its 33rd annual benefit in November 2018. Skender, Vice President of Strategic Relationships at Skender Construction, also serves as chair and president of Skender Foundation, where she created a subcommittee, the Builders’ Board, to engage young professionals in philanthropy. “Giving back is my passion,” says Skender, who served on the Dominican University Board of Trustees from 2012 to 2015. “But it’s not just about writing a check—it’s about mentoring the next generation and empowering them to be our future philanthropic leaders.”

analyzed, discussed, recorded and appreciated. We have endured!” Barbara McGann Hayford wrote “What a better testament to our education at Dominican than to be able to look back over the decades and realize how much that education has given us—a rich and engaged full life and the ability to embrace what comes our way. Aging gracefully is a success.” Debbie Hegberg Heer wrote “2018 for me included a 10-day visit in June to Turkey with my daughter, Anne, and Claudia, my Chilean friend. We planned the

entire trip ourselves, including Airbnb and flights inside the country. After returning home to Chicago, I left for a 10-day visit with a childhood friend who has lived more than 40 years in Edmonton, Canada. We spent a memorable weekend in Banff and Lake Louise. I continue my volunteer work with AFS exchange programs and edit a monthly newsletter and website for a jazz society. This year, I added an extra job as secretary on my condo building’s executive board. I plan to write my family’s history in 2019.”

Karen Christensen McGirr sent in this news: “I want to encourage all my classmates to keep traveling! My children live in Mexico, England and Austin, Texas and my sister lives in Minneapolis. I fly Southwest as much as possible because, if there is a problem, you can cancel your trip and they will “bank” your ticket until you are able to travel. Always a good idea at our age. When I buy my ticket online, I order a wheel chair. When I get to the airport in Chicago, the chair is ready just inside the door, takes me through security (Yeah!) and straight to the gate. I can walk from the gate to the plane. There is a wheelchair waiting for me when I arrive. Since I’m usually visiting family, someone is usually at the airport to collect me. I can always use Uber to get to and from the airport. People are so helpful and the wheelchair pushers are really interesting. Sometimes it is scary planning a trip, but it so rewarding (not to mention seeing loved ones face to face). Go for it! I spent Christmas 2017 in Austin with all 15 of my children and grands. This August, the same 15 of us had a family reunion on Isla Mujeres in Mexico—what a blast! I visited my sister, Ruth, in Minneapolis in November. If I can keep limping along, I’ll be in Austin for Christmas and Bristol, UK for spring break. Keep moving! Keep reading! Keep loving life.” We ‘63ers remain active, engaged, vocal, humorous and generous.

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Mary McGough Schultze Class Agent Bonnie Lessner (aka Jean Lessner Hoshal) reports teaming up with Ruth Szymanowski Recktenwald to visit Marge Melun and husband, Ky, in Marge’s gorgeous new Sarasota apartment. Despite being in the “boonies,” Bonnie also hosted Judy Schenk Fierke and

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her family on their trip to Lake Superior. I am off to Vancouver, Quebec and Italy. Bucket list time!

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Mary Poelking Sclawy Class Agent Dear All, some of our regular correspondents missed this issue. However, there is news. This was a year of significant events for some, just a lot of good times for others and some less happy times. Here we go: Judy Wenzel Andersen wrote: “2018 was the year of our 50th

wedding anniversary. We are still in disbelief. Can it be that we have six grandchildren, four boys in Maine and two little girls in West Seattle? Of all our groups, Olaf and I find the most interesting to be the Mid-Coast Forum on Foreign Affairs. It has top-notch speakers brought to us by the many CIA and Foreign Service retirees who make this area home. I still am “Miss Judy the Story Lady” at the Rockland Library one day a week. Sometimes, my cover is blown when past patients bring in their children or grandchildren, look at me closely and announce “It’s Dr. Judy.” This very deserving library serves an area with

A Hunger for Change After 34 years with Mars Inc., Guy Klinzing MBA ’82 was an HR director overseeing 2,000 employees. He enjoyed the work, but then he took a break to care for his ailing father—and decided he needed a change. “Being with someone through the last days of life leads to personal reflection,” he says. “I realized it was time to do something that I had a real passion for.” Leveraging his background in the food industry, he landed a gig as a cooking show host. For nine years he toured the country for Taste of Home magazine, demonstrating recipes and entertaining audiences. Now he’s conducting his own cooking show called “Guy Unleashed,” which recently wrapped up its first national tour. Klinzing also acts, sings with a 1960s rock band and chases tornadoes. “My life experiences seem very diverse, but they’re all about pursuing my interests,” he says. “You’re never too old to follow your passion and learn something new.”

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an underbelly of poverty and is a beacon of hope for so many. Increasing medical problems bring some humorous problems. I just started playing the piano after 50 years and love it, particularly Mozart. However, an essential tremor causes me to hit some notes twice and change the tune considerably. My soprano singing voice is gone too, leaving me sounding like my alto husband when singing hymns. Ah well, we are so fortunate to have each other and our loving family and be able to relish each day.” Diane Farr Knittle, who was in Ireland in April (we went in May), wrote: “We meant to go to Italy but flight filled up (we fly stand-by). We played it by ear in Galway, Connemara, County Mayo and Trinity College (to see the Book of Kells). In May, we spent a week in Germany (meant to go to China—same scenario). We were off to Brussels over July 4 when Belgium beat Brazil in the World Cup. In late July, we went to hot Florida for the baptism of our seventh grandchild, James. While home, we continued to volunteer at church and in the community. Last year, we finished the “Discovering Christ” year-long program and will lead a group this coming year. My prayers have been for our classmate, Beverly Jung Fraiser Zook and her daughter, who died over the summer. In December, we went to Portugal (Lisbon and Fatima and a Christmas market in Obidos). God has been very good to us.” Peggy Duggan von Briesen wrote: “I saw Barb Tucker Phillips’ daughter, Busy, had a feature in Parents Magazine. Darling little girls!” Carole Coppoletti Carbone: “My greatest joy is hanging out with my family.I am tutoring college students three days a week. Nick is retired so we are contemplating how and where we want to spend the next several years.”

Maria Tsinonis Stavrakos: “We busy ourselves with visiting our grandchildren in South Carolina, or they come here. We are still active in our church and enjoy both the spiritual and social activities and volunteering we do. Harry continues to enjoy going to the hospital several times a week and staying active. He had quite extensive spinal cord surgery in late spring (2018) and is doing quite well, though he assumed he’d bounce back to 100% immediately. He somehow doesn’t get that he’s 89. With any luck, our entire family will be able to realize a dream of going to Greece together for part of the summer of 2019.” When last Kim Regan wrote, she and Dan were in Barcelona, after stops in Munich for a medical meeting and family visits, then Provence and Paris. She can’t say that the old knees and hips are up to all the stairs in historic buildings, but if not now, when? “We continue to be blessed with health and family.” Ellen Rooney Kelly: “This has been a great year. I took a wonderful trip to Paris with my cousin/sister Mary Geary in October 2017 to celebrate the publication of her book Possibilities (insights and wisdom from women who combined marriage, motherhood and high professional achievement.) That was the beginning of a wonderful period of family celebrations, music and travel. January saw many of the Kellys celebrating with Mary at a book party in New York. I continue to sing with the Mineola Choral Society, and I joined The Cathedral Choirs of St Agnes Cathedral to prepare a concert tour of the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany for two weeks in July. There were 100 of us—fifty singers and fifty family members—and we had a fabulous time. We joined with other singers totaling 180 voices to sing the Mozart Requiem in St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. A month later, I was back in Vienna with 20 singers from Mineola

“Finance is really just problem solving, and isn’t that what women do all the time?” Yonhee Choi Gordon ’86

Choral Society —a very different short trip with three concerts in four days featuring the music of Leonard Bernstein. We celebrated my 75th birthday in September with a family weekend in one of my favorite places, the Delaware National Recreation Area, and then later with a birthday luncheon in New York City. For me and my eight-year-old granddaughter, Clementine, 2018 has been The Year of Harry Potter. Reading aloud is one of my great pleasures and we are now immersed in Book Four: The Goblet of Fire. On the other end of the age spectrum, I also have the fun of reading aloud and then discussing books with my 105-year-old friend Dorothy (we style ourselves Freeport’s smallest book club). In the last few years, we have read more than 30 books together. All this and a brand new kitchen! After 45 years and a tough month of August cooking in the living room and porch, we have entered the 21st century with a modern kitchen. The rest of the house remains unchanged – I think of it as a perfect “Grandma’s House” and that suits me fine.” Barb Tucker Philipps: “Anne Hennessy Bodach, MaryAnn McGrath Howie, Helenmarie Kamm Faust, Kash Creadon Sullivan. Across from me: Mary Magrady O’Brien, Donna Matthieu Kearns, Marie Doherty Sloan, Maribeth Brennan Sheahan, Joy Birmingham Donahue, and I went to lunch before seeing “Little Shop of Horrors” at Drury Lane Theater. It was all part of our gathering in October at the Hilton Oakbrook for four days of celebrating our milestone birthday. Well, actually I’m much younger than the rest of them because my birthday wasn’t until December, but I joined them anyway. What a sight, little old ladies dragging suitcases full of food into the hotel. I’m sure they didn’t know what hit them. We were happy to have Mary O’Brien

with us. She broke her femur in a biking accident earlier in the summer—but she surprised us by driving there by herself! We spent three glorious days just laughing and eating. Helenmarie made everyone personalized margarita glasses and hosted the first night cocktail party with margaritas of different flavors. We compiled a list of books to read and shows to watch; we took time for a “toes up” as Marie calls our afternoon nap. We realized how lucky and yes, blessed, we all are to have each other. We toasted absent friends and reflected fondly on the school that brought us all together. What a great time to be 75 (which is the new 50). After the reunion, I attended my daugther, Busy’s, book signing event in Naperville. October was quite a month for Busy: her book This Will Only Hurt a Little hit #6 on The NY Times Best Seller List. Her new show “Busy Tonight” premiered Oct 28. Although we’re not the primary demographic for the show, it is very nice to have something to watch before going to bed that is not politics or the news. Well, Happy Birthday to all of us—on to the next 75!” Terry Condon: “My health is good, I travel, belong to a book club and a card group, spend a lot of time and money maintaining my older home and cars, and enjoy my friends and relatives, most of whom live close by. Getting used to widowhood hasn’t been fun, but I am extremely grateful to have had George for as long as I did.” Sheila Durkin Dierks: “Finally got our late 40’s son Brian married to Maria, both Docs Without Borders. He is in Amsterdam, she in Botswana. They married in Sweden in midsummer. Our new granddaughter in Seattle attended with our youngest, John, and wonderful Emily. My new book is Called and Chosen. Ten women from all across the US tell their stories of knowing

that they are called to ordination. All ordained over the last ten years. All Catholic: Roman Catholic Women Priests, Ecumenical Catholic Communion.” Carol Andrews Burger: “2018 started with a long trip to Australia to visit our graduate school friends and to tour Tasmania. We were there for two weeks before traveling to our friends’ seaside home in South Australia. What a delight to wake up in the morning and see calm waters of the Indian Ocean stretching all the way to Antarctica! June found us in Quebec City and then staying with family in Maine. Camper trips, beach vacations, family time...it was all good. Our grandchildren are growing up, with five of them in college and the two “littles” in elementary school. I hope to see some of you in June 2019 when I travel to Chicago.” Dianne Hanau-Strain confesses it has been a rough year for her. While she didn’t want to expand on that unhappy thought, she did note: “I wonder how many of our class are becoming bionic, replacing various parts as knees, hips, eye lenses, teeth, etc. wear out. Medically, these seem to be to one’s seventies what acne was to the teen years. We’re lucky to have those options”. After years living in Chicago, the family is now home in Evanston And the Sclawys? After our cruise on the Wild Atlantic Way (west coast of Ireland) and some nearby islands in May, we settled in at home for a quiet rest of the year. I continue to usher at the Detroit Opera House and guide tours of the building, now almost 100 years old, and remain on the board of Six Rivers Land Conservancy, trying to save undeveloped land in our six-county service area. The garden continues to escape every year, but is currently at rest—and under control.

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Judy Purvin Scully Class Agent Kerry Hubata reported she had lunch for Marcia Diaz Schultz when she was in town in June. After Kerry’s summer course at Evanston School of Ballet ended, Kerry returned to Italy for “wandering” and a family visit. Linda Lindsay-Scott continues to teach academic English as a Second Language full time at Delgado Community College. She and her brother and sister all met in Dallas in October, their first time to visit the JFK sites there, noting, “After 55 years, it still shocks.” Linda, who has lived in New Orleans off and on since 1971, said New Orleans is celebrating its 300th anniversary in 2018. Terry Wilkinson Pawlik wrote: “We are supposed to be retired, however, this year has been a nonstop year for travel for us. Between Savannah and Phoenix, we have logged the miles. In May, Ray and I also went on a 10-day trip to Ireland, which reminded me of hitchhiking through Ireland in 1965 with Mary Sue Miuller Brown on our way home from Switzerland. We did get to Galway this time, which we missed the last time. The trip was a 50th anniversary celebration for Ray and me. Although our anniversary is November 28th, May was a much better time to be in Ireland—no rain and lots of warm weather. Our children and grandchildren are all well and moving along with their lives. In May of next year, we will probably be spending the entire month in Phoenix, because our daughter, Kate, will receive her doctorate in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University. Our granddaughter, Maya, will receive her First Communion a week later, and our grandson, Aidan, will graduate from high school! Lots to celebrate! All of us were at our house in Atlanta for Thanksgiving. One of the five priests who was on Dominican Magazine SPRING 2019 23

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the altar when we got married led us in renewing our vows and then we stuffed ourselves with turkey and all the trimmings. Including a couple of nieces and nephews, there were 23 for dinner!! Glad I had lots of help!” From Baltimore, Willa Bickham shared the following: “Last year, my husband, Brendan Walsh, and I published a book (our first and only) with Loyola Press titled The Long Loneliness in Baltimore— Brendan’s words with my art. We had good times getting it around. This year was one continuous celebration it seems. We began the year with a party to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. We went on to present at a Johns Hopkins Health Initiative for some 700 people touching on the 1968 culture and events: songs of the Civil Rights eras by local high school students, slam poetry, Black Panthers with Erica Huggins, The Poor People’s Campaign and Resurrection City activists, and the Women’s Movement. Brendan and I, along with Ralph Moore, spoke about the Anti-war Movement. It was quite a day. In May, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Catonsville 9 anti-war protest. This was the burning of draft files that led off a wave of protest against the Vietnam War. To remember this time, we had days of panels, music, discussions, films and speakers from all over the country. There continues to be an installation regarding this Catonsville, Maryland event at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore. This year was also the 50th anniversary of Viva House, the Baltimore Catholic Worker, which Brendan and I co-founded. We did a big fried chicken dinner at the soup kitchen for all our neighbors. Everyone got our t-shirt. Then in September, we did another celebration for all our volunteers, family and friends. The Charm City Labor Chorus sang, David Simon of the HBO series The Wire spoke. (Viva House is in the 5th season of The

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Wire.) It was a busy season of lots of holiday dinners and bags of groceries, blankets and all for our neighbors. Poverty in Baltimore has increased. I guess the young people are our hope.”

my sister-in-law, Debbie, and her son, Liam. She is a neotropical ornithologist, but we are not really going birding this time. Just family and friends, and birds as they happen.”

Beverly Doherty reported that she and her husband, Thomas Hamilton, took advantage of their move from Maryland to Milwaukee last August to reconnect with special friends. “We drove down to Chicago for Jeanne Heinen’s surprise 75th birthday luncheon. What a delight! Some of our old friends from the days we lived in Hyde Park and Englewood were there, including Monica Vogel Getzendanner ’65. However, most of last summer was spent on work that needed to be done on the house. So, we really did not get to Chicago or Madison or anywhere much further than the movie theater on Downer Street. We saw our son, Matt, and his wife, Gretchen, often as they live in Milwaukee. We were near enough to have visits from Pete and Jenny, who live in Minneapolis. I never did finish washing all the windows before we drove back to Florida for the winter. We returned to our home in Florida in mid-September so that we could fly from Miami to Spain in early October. That was a Road Scholar (RS) trip around the coastal cities of Spain and Portugal, which we took along with friends from Thomas’s Brandeis years. It was our second RS trip. We were sold on RS after our first trip, which was to Cuba. Now, we are back in Florida and making our way in this community of Vero Beach. I tutor with the literacy program and go to book club and the Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. They are quite active on issues that I care about and are open to all, as the name implies. I also have taken on presentation of the film series at the UU, which gives me lots of opportunities to share and discuss my favorite films. By this December, we will have traveled to Monteverde, Costa Rica, to visit

Madeleine McGrath Gallagher shared the news that her new granddaughter, Claire Madeleine, was born November 27 to her daughter, Erin, in Walnut Creek. All three have the 27th as their birth date, November 27, December 27 and January 27. She notes, “It will be the Cake-of-theMonth!” Mitzi Battista Witchger reported a delightful coincidence: “When Tom and I heard about an event focused on Indianapolis—Work, Workers, & Technology, we were interested in attending. Looking the info over, we saw that Molly Kinder was the presenter, along with locals in the field. I wondered if she was related to our classmate, Mary Therese Connolly Kinder? Yes! She’s Drew and Mary T’s exceptional and accomplished daughter. We met her and were duly impressed. Small world! Anyone else have an experience like that?” Although it was a cool, rainy summer in northern Wisconsin, the weather was generally warm and sunny when Scully family members visited at various times, which allowed for skiing, tubing, hotdogging and long boat rides. We had lots of fires in the fireplace as we hunkered down during the cool, rainy spells, but were also able to just enjoy the beauty of the water, trees, loons, bald eagles, deer, etc. Maureen O’Rourke Cannon and I went up to Inverness to have lunch with Linda Miller Drennan in early October. She and John had recently returned home from a Danube River cruise. Linda reported they had a wonderful time. The weather was beautiful—in the 70s, sunny and no rain. The boat was lovely; the food fantastic. They

enjoyed all the ports, and the tours in each one. Linda and John met some lovely people and enjoyed spending time with them. John and I went up to the Mound in October to visit Sr. Melissa Waters ’59 and Sr. Joan O’Shea ’52, two sisters I had gotten to know when I served on the Board of Trustees. We didn’t actually get to see Sr. Melissa because she was at the hospital with Sr. Eileen Scully, who had fallen and broken her hip. We saw several other sisters, including Srs. Philip Mary Reilly ’53 and Jean Murray ’49 in the dining room. When we were leaving, we stopped and said a prayer at the graves of Srs. Jean Brennan ’63, Mary Woods ’45, and Kaye Ashes ’52. It was interesting to discover the graves of Mother Mary Samuel Coughlin and Mother Emily Power, sisters who were part of Rosary at the beginning and for whom two of the dorms are named. We then spent a few hours walking in and out of the shops in Geneva, all decked out for Halloween, and enjoyed a tour of Grant’s home before driving to Dubuque to have dinner with another retired sister who had spent 20 years at our parish in Riverside. Spending the night at a B&B in Dubuque was a delightful way to end the day. Linda Miller Drennan and her husband, John, Kathy Albright Roth and her husband, Tom, Maureen O’Rourke Cannon and her husband, Jim, and John and I had a delightful dinner at the Recipe Box Café in early November. It is a long-standing tradition of more than 50 years, although the location in the atrium of Parmer Hall is relatively new and creates a lovely ambiance. Nutrition science students create healthy menus, then prepare and serve the meals. At the Memorial Mass celebrated in the Dominican Chapel in November, we remembered our classmate, Donna Anderson and Dale Cowel, brother of Nancy Cowel Hayden. Nancy and her sister attended the Mass. There

are many who attend every year in memory of the loss of a loved one. Others are there to remember a newly deceased family member or friend. It’s one of many special Dominican traditions. At the brunch that followed, we sat with Nancy and her sister, Linda Cowel McGuire ’69. Although Nancy only attended Rosary for a year before transferring to get her degree in pharmacy, she has fond memories of Rosary and said it was much more fun than pharmacy school! At the end of October, Kathy Albright Roth, Kathy Kahler Matthews, Linda Miller Drennan, Maureen O’Rourke Cannon, Suzy Wills Kessler, Joan Condon (our adopted classmate from Mundelein), Mary Jones Harrison and I met for lunch at Seasons 52 in Oak Brook. The chef’s table allowed for good conversation to complement the delicious food. We’ll try to get together again in the spring. We went to Hawaii in January/ February this year. We missed last year because John and I were both rehabbing from rotator cuff injuries, so we were really looking forward to getting back to Hawaii and out of the Midwest winter weather. We got my parents, ages 95 and 100, off to Florida for the winter before we left so they can spend five months sitting on their porch enjoying the ocean, the beautiful sunrises, and the sun and warmth of their winter home. Thanks one and all for sharing your news. Keep it coming.

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Mary Duncan Gemkow and Suzanne Engle Class Agents Classmates gathered at a reception before the Judy Collins holiday concert on December 1 on campus. Thanks to President Donna Carroll for the invitation! It was great to see President Carroll, meet the Class of ’69 Reunion

planners, wish our classmates happy holidays, and enjoy a wonderful concert. After focusing on our reunion and caring for an elderly relative, Donna Renn is getting back on track in 2019 with plans for an annual escape from Chicago winter to the Coachella Valley California and an autumn sojourn to Bordeaux, France. After not having taken a vacation for decades while in practice, she is making up for lost time by honing her skills as a professional woman of leisure. Stay tuned, as she has threatened not to return from France during every visit made in the last several years. This year, she may make good on that threat! Donna reports that Patty Diedrich was quite ill but is doing so well that she is driving again! No doubt, the anticipation of and the love she received at Reunion was a major factor in her miraculous recovery. Donna is in touch with Mary White, who retired from her work at a respected finance firm and is keeping busy. Mary lives a short distance from Donna on the north side of Chicago, and they get together regularly. Donna says “The girl is as slim as our college days and even more glamorous!” Mary earned her MBA and has an admirable drive to help others, both professionally and personally. Marita Hoy Fenley and husband, Cleve, visited St. Louis over 2018 Thanksgiving weekend. It was a great excuse to spend time with Peggy May Schrage. Then Peggy and Jeanne-Marie Smith came to Naperville to stay at Marita’s house for a weekend, just in time for the Judy Collins concert at Dominican on December 1. Mary Eileen O’Keefe Bateman sent this update on a big project she has been managing for her company: “For the last two months, I have been busy working on a Department of Energy grant

for a frack well development in Kentucky—my old stomping grounds from the coal business. We have engaged a lobbyist and are through the first phase of approval for a $25M grant. The DOE has fast tracked these funds for placement before year end. This fund is leftover from the Obama era. We expect an award final notice before the end of the year and disbursement of funds within 45 days. Anyone who has worked on getting government grant money will know that this is an astoundingly quick time table. The grant money goes to the well development company, and to my company, to manufacture and supply all the equipment that cleans the water at the well head. No more injecting the dirty water thousands of feet down, causing earth quakes. We do our own manufacturing right here in Chicago. When this award is over, I am taking a vacation to catch my breath. It has been an interesting challenge. My New Year’s resolution is to never work on anything like this again!” Carol Anderson Kunze, Marilyn Freehill Jancewicz, Eleanor Seitter ’69, and Kathy Wessels Cook stopped by the Mound on their way to the Galena Territory to meet Joanne Moore Kiewicz, Carol Niccolai and Jeanne Rogge Steele. Surprise! They found our very own Sisters Deirdre and Meredith. The Sisters had heard about our fabulous 50th reunion and how much we’ve done for student scholarships. They send a big hello and thanks to all. In addition to the visit at the Mound and a bit of shopping, everyone enjoyed a relaxing visit with classmates. Pam Boggs Menard, Susan Bakel Cohn and Suzanne Engle had a wonderful visit at Pam’s home in Phoenix in October, 2018. Beautiful weather, good company, and a fun day trip to Sedona. Congratulations to Kristin Arneson Chaska, who has been

recognized for her poetry by the Commissioners of Carver County, Minnesota. Kristin gifted five haiku poems to the county for the Poetry in the Park Program. They have been posted on the Prairie Trail at Baylor Regional Park. In addition, the poems were published in The Edge magazine in print and online. These are the poems: “Cadmium yellow maple, leafed in fall splendor caught my artist’s eye Watercolor sky blue grays melt into sumac clouds evaporate Nights winds settle down as the hunter’s moon rises all shadows are still Swaying on a reed the startled black redwing trills I will return soon Old master, turning, sage leaves to crimson and gold, waits for my visit.”

Tomi Campbell Hubert’s youngest granddaughter, Nora, starred in a production of Annie for a twoweek run. She knocked it out of the park! Tomi reports that Connie Gertz had hip replacement surgery in October 2018 and recovered well. Connie spent Christmas with one of her daughters and three grandsons in Colorado. Members of the Posse (’68 reunion planning committee) ventured out to Mount Prospect in October at Tomi’s invitation. They dined at a wonderful little Polish café, then went to Tomi’s house for ice cream and coffee. Tomi very much enjoyed sharing “her little corner of the world”! Suzanne Peter Sullivan and her husband, John, traveled a lot in 2018 to spend time with family. They had a family reunion for a week in Branson, Missouri. Then went to Louisiana, Texas, Rhode Island and South Dakota. Plus they greeted their 22nd grandchild. They stayed home for the holidays!

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“Giving back is my passion. But it’s not just about writing a check— it’s about mentoring the next generation and empowering them to be our future philanthropic leaders.” Cheryl McGee Skender ’80

Congratulations to Dianne Mathiowetz, who was honored with an award by the ArtsXchange of Atlanta at the Ebon Dooley Arts & Justice Awards ceremony in September 2018. ArtsXchange recognized individuals who embody the best of Atlanta’s arts and justice community.

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Mary Alice Griesinger Class Agent Class of 1975: Happy Birthday everyone! On Sunday, November 4th, a group from our class went to the Memorial Mass at Dominican and then went to lunch to celebrate our 65th birthdays at Jim & Pete’s. There was Sherri Burke, Elizabeth Dugan, Denise Dixon Ferguson, Kate Coulihan Ficke, Debbie Basile Fitzsimons, Jillann Gabrielle, Marianne Daniels Hansel, Judy Hansel Keeley, Marie Krebs O’ Neil, Alicia McNamara-Grott and me. Sherri Burke, Kate Coulihan Ficke and her husband, Jim, left for a Rhine River cruise from Amsterdam to Basil in mid-November. They left a few days earlier to explore the highways and byways of France en route to Amsterdam. Kate and Jim left December 3rd for their 27th trip to Jamaica.

great time. Next year’s trip list of things to do is already in the works! Biggest news, though, is the arrival of their first grandchild, Ms. Penny Dee Franszczak, on July 6, 2018. Daughter, Deon and husband, Matt are doing as great as is their bouncing baby girl. Total joy and she’s only an hour and half away in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Judy Hansel Keeley, her husband, John, son, Andrew, and daughter, Shannon (Class of 2018) all went to Sweden for a cruise this summer. Marianne Daniels Hansel and her husband, Mark, are looking forward to 2019, as they are going on two great trips. In June, they are off to Ireland to see the wonderful gardens there through the Chicago Botanical Gardens. Then in September, Greece beckons with a cruise through the Greek Isles. Marianne Hansel, Judy Hansel Keeley, Suzanne Hansel ’12, and Shannon Keeley ’18 took a legacy photo with diplomas in hand at the front gate of Dominican. Marianne and Judy are classmates, sisterin-laws, and both their daughters have joined the ranks of Dominican alumnae! Elizabeth Dugan, in her retirement, is tracking down every relative she can find. She must be the queen of genealogy!

Debbie Basile Fitzsimons has retired from medical practice as of October 31st.

To celebrate my 65th birthday, I went on a cruise/tour to Alaska in late August. It is a long trip flying to Fairbanks where the tour began, almost eight hours. During the trip, I saw three humpbacked whales, moose, eagles, and bears—but not that close. One whole day, we sailed Glacier Bay; it was amazing to see the huge walls of ice floating there.

Deb Wielgot Schmalholz and her crazy Cubs fan husband, Don, celebrated his retirement with a weekend in July 2018, visiting Sherri Burke in St. Louis, attending a Cubs/Cardinals game (Cubs lost, boo) and having a

Jillann Gabriel composed and performs a one-woman show about Bette Davis and Joan Crawford—the two famous screen rivals. Her previous shows have been about Hedda Hopper and Greta Garbo. She is really

Alicia McNamara-Grott is enjoying her retirement with classes in ceramics, jewelry making and metal working. Alicia and a couple of former co-workers went to Michigan for a long weekend in October—lovely fall tree colors.

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amazing. I am amazed how she can come up with the dialogue for these people! Kathleen Coulihan Ficke also shared, “Jim continues to work as a motorcycle mechanic while my ‘semi-retirement’ is anything but, as it now includes three part-time jobs. After years of not singing, I got back into the swing of things and joined Sun City’s Prairie Singers. Not one, but two health breakdowns this year—a broken pinky toe and ‘painter’s elbow’ a.k.a. ‘tennis elbow’ as I was (finally) trying to finish the indoor painting of the living/dining/ kitchen ceiling. Never to let a broken anything stand in my way, I was determined to hit a milestone goal in Jazzercise: 150 classes in 149 days! So I’ll finish the year with ‘only’ 311 classes—not bad for a ‘jazzy senior citizen’!”

1978 JP Mililli, father of Ashley Mililli Di Giorgio ’06, achieved his goal of teaching at the university level in Fall 2018. JP continues his doctoral studies and teaches graduate courses in international business in South Carolina.

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Hilary Ward Schnadt Class Agent Greetings, classmates: As I compose this letter, an early dusk is falling. It’s good to stop and realize that soon, we’ll be assembling in River Forest for our 40th class reunion (June 7–9, 2019), and the scene will be brighter because of longer days and the smiles of old friends. By the time this letter sees print, you may well have heard from members of the reunion planning committee—or been recruited to join it yourself. And by the time you read this, we will have already marked the one-year anniversary

of a loss to our class. “It is with great sadness and deep pain that we inform you that our dear friend Mary Beth (McCormick) Dale died on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the young age of 60, after a brave battle with Stage IV cancer. Mary Beth was that rare comet of genuine love, unfailing kindness, pure joy, deep faith and irrepressible fun. She had an inner strength that fueled her ups and never gave up or soured on the inevitable downs. She succeeded brilliantly in the rough and tumble and very young dot com business, rising to senior executive ranks at Discovery.com. Yet she never failed to advocate for her staff, never forgot her friends and always cared for those who needed her. Her signature accomplishment and greatest love in her life is her daughter Mary Frances, who has since given birth to a daughter of her own named Audrey. We ask that you pray for her and her family, turn way up the volume on your Genesis tunes, and raise your glass for this incredible friend and classmate. ‘Til we meet again! Helen Walsh, Ann Pankow Davis ’78, Diane (DeMartini) Couglin, Susan (Norton) Brickell” In other sad news, Gus Simpson Archer lost her brother, Curtis Simpson, on September 2, 2018. Ann (Van Hoomissen) Bixby writes, “2018 was a wonderful year for me and my family. In early September, my husband, Stu, and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary the same week our daughter got married at the Cathedral here in Boise. We took a 10-day vacation to Kauai, Hawaii as a treat to ourselves right before Thanksgiving. I am in my 13th year in the Diocese of Boise Communications Office as the graphic designer/print manager and love the challenge of blending traditional print with online and social media graphics. A very busy, but rewarding job! I am really looking forward to our 40th class reunion

in June. My travel buddy, Helen Hollerich (aka, “Louise”) and I will be driving together (Best Road Trip Ever: Chicago 2019) from Milwaukee and staying on campus. Hope all of our Chicagoland classmates will consider attending at least one reunion event. See you in June! “ “Louise” has also been traveling independently. Helen Hollerich reports she took, “a Rhine River cruise in November 2018 to celebrate my sister’s 60th birthday, bookended by extra days in Amsterdam and Basel. I discovered that I much prefer road trips over river cruises, but I’m just grateful for any opportunity for a trip over the pond now that art (arthritis) wants to develop a permanent relationship with me!” Several of our classmates have undertaken creative endeavors. Theresa Kaminski writes, “As usual, I am writing. I am under contract with Lyons Press for two biographies. One is of the beloved, popular entertainer Dale Evans, a project I’ve been working on (and off) for ten years. The other is of the only woman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, Dr. Mary Walker, who was also an influential figure in the 19th-century women’s rights movement. . . .And I’m looking forward to the arrival of my first grandchild in mid-February.” Much to celebrate there! Bernadette (Stepnowski) Freeman, known in the art world as DECO, received the People’s Choice Award for a collage called “My Thoughts Be True” that she was showing in the juried exhibition Spirit Lines at the Fuller Lodge Art Center in Los Alamos, New Mexico. This large-scale collage is the second work in her Elements series. That was not her only honor: “Early [in 2018] I was commissioned by New Mexico Arts, the state arts agency and a division of the Department of Culture,

A Romance with Writing Based on her love of reading and writing, Shannyn Schroeder ’94 knew the first day that she walked through the doors of Dominican, she would be an English teacher. After graduation, Shannyn fervently pursued this by teaching middle school and high school for several years. After the birth of her second child, she discovered her love of reading romance novels. Shannyn was reading at such a fast rate that

to create art for the poster they will use to promote Poetry Out Loud. Poetry Out Loud is a national recitation competition for high school students created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. New Mexico presents the state finals in Santa Fe in March, and the poster with my art on it will be used to promote that event. I created an original collage depicting an iconic New Mexico landscape and I embedded the names of poets who are associated with New Mexico and are included in the Poetry Foundation’s Anthology which the students use to select their poems for recitation.” See

her husband quipped “If you are going to read so many romance books, why don’t you just write one?” Since writing on demand was a skill Shannyn honed through her creative writing classes at Dominican, she quickly got to work on drafting her first romance novel. Shannyn proved quite successful, as her 15th book will be published by the end of 2019!

more at www.deco-collage.com/ newsshows. Kathy (Petrie) Heskin was back on the Dominican campus on October 17, 2018, when she and Maryellen Baker presented “A Native Perspective on Caring for the Earth: The Journey of an Anishinaabe Water Walker.” Classmates will remember that Kathy is professor emerita of theology and pastoral ministry. “Maryellen Baker is an Anishinaabe grandmother, one of the Water Walkers who has been working on care for water for more than two decades.” Nancy Greco continues to sing with the Michael Teolis Singers,

and will perform in the Handel oratorio “Solomon” for the 20th anniversary celebration of the group. She also directed a new play, A Long Shadow, for the Italian American Theatre of Chicago, an organization founded by Catherine Zachar Sweitzer ’73. The historical drama enacts the last day in the lives of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. She will direct it again in August on the anniversary of their execution in 1927. As for me, I’ll be embracing a new role in 2019. My husband, Corky Schnadt, was elected president of the Illinois State Beekeepers Association, so I’ve been getting out

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to give back to my alma mater for all that it has given to me.”

my bee brooches and practicing my cupped hand wave so I can assist him by serving as the First Lady of Illinois Beekeeping. Yup, I’ll be a Queen Bee. Hope to see you at the reunion!

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Annie Hughes Halsema and Diane Schultz Meske Class Agents

1980 Linda Rohde Class Agent

Dudley Bandy’s life has been pretty routine for the last few years— stable job, family, etc. And then he met a shark...He has recovered and I’m glad to report that his only loss was an ear. Mike Hattie wrote: “At Alumni Weekend, I reconnected with Kelvin Ward ’78, who I haven’t seen since college. In June, I met Cardinal Cupich with K of C friends at the Lumen Cordium Society Mass and reception at St John Brebeuf in Niles. In August, I went boating and fishing with Brian Heaphy and Rick Wilk ’79 on the Chain O’ Lakes.

1983 Catherine M. Arredia, MBA ’90, will be celebrating her 5th anniversary with Ecolab in Spring 2019. Ecolab Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that is the global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies and services. Every day, Ecolab helps make the world cleaner, safer and healthier—protecting people and vital resources. In addition to her current responsibilities as the International Logistics Manager for the Naperville, Illinois team, Catherine was promoted to the newly developed role of Carrier Relations Manager for Ecolab, its subsidiaries and legacy divisions. The Carrier Relations Manager is responsible for managing Ecolab’s relationships and service level agreement performance with multiple carriers across several markets and modes to ensure

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A Female Future for Finance As a woman in the male-dominated financial services industry, Yonhee Choi Gordon ’86 has been breaking new ground throughout her career. After joining JMG Financial Group shortly after graduation, she worked her way up, quickly becoming one of just a few women on the company’s team of financial advisers. Today, as principal and chief operating officer at JMG—and the only woman on the company’s executive board—she’s determined to educate and inspire the next generation of women in the field. In addition to mentoring her own employees, she invites students to tour JMG’s offices and speaks to high school groups to educate students about career options in the industry. In recognition of her leadership, InvestmentNews named Gordon a Woman to Watch 2018. “Only 23 percent of financial advisers are women, and it’s been like that for 10 years,” Gordon says. “Girls sometimes get scared by the term ‘finance,’ thinking it’s going to be really hard. But finance is really just problem solving, and isn’t that what women do all the time?”

optimum space utilization and to maintain consistency of service levels. Catherine will work to build effective long-term strategic relationships with a variety of carriers to readily secure capacity as needed. This will include an ongoing review of contracted carrier routes and lanes, performance metrics, obligations, and service requirements as communicated by Ecolab.

1986

Jennifer Doelker DeGraff Class Agent Roy Nees wrote: “Ummmm...I sold everything I own in the U.S., moved to Belize, and bought The Funky Dodo Backpackers Hostel. I got married, too!”

2000 Gigi Benitez and Christopher Phills Class Agents Scott Goodman writes, “In 1986, I walked across the stage of the Chodl Auditorium at Morton East High School in Cicero and received a scholarship which allowed me to pursue my education and attend college. I promised myself that if I ever had the opportunity to give back, that I would create my own scholarship. Earlier this year that promise became a reality as I created and awarded the first two $1,000 awards for the Scott S. Goodman Scholarship Fund to two deserving high school students. I am very proud and honored to be able

Jennifer Katele completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in August, 2018. She accepted a position in forensic assessment and psychotherapy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also accepted a teaching position with her graduate program. David Lawler has been selected as a finalist for the Marion Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professional Leader Award. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Dominican and living a short time in London, he returned to his hometown of Marion, Illinois to pursue law school and went on to cofound the Lawler Brown Law Firm.

2007

Mark Carbonara, Stephanie Lieberman and Stephanie Adams Taylor Class Agents In summer 2018, Talia Tamason studied ongoing research projects such as radio tracking, cheetah conservation, and ecosystem management as well as the design of school and community programs in Namibia. Talia, a naturalist at a nature center, lives in Chicago, and is a graduate student in Miami University’s Global Field Program. Veronica Belback and Zachary Holtman ’09 were married on June 22, 2018 at Our Lady of Hope Church in Rosemont, Illinois. Numerous alumnae/i were in the wedding party, including mother of the bride, Rosemary Hoffman ’71. Candice Storino Bull ’08 was co-matron of honor, with Kevin Patti ’06 as her best man counterpart. Matt Litewski and

Tim Keenan ’10 both served as groomsmen. After a rainy service, the couple took the party to the Schaumburg Golf Club to dance the night away. The couple took their adventurous travel theme and applied it to their honeymoon, which was spent in Ireland and Germany in the early fall. During May and June of 2018, Margaret Clair Meeder walked 500 miles on the Camino de Santiago in Spain. This was a lifelong dream fulfilled and in celebration of her 60th birthday. Business journalist Elaine Low has been hired by Variety as a senior TV writer. In her new role, Elaine will handle breaking-news stories on all aspects of the television industry, from the executive suite to programming. She comes to Variety from Investor’s Business Daily, where she was a news reporter and producer.

2008

Catherine Calixto and Eileen Terrien Class Agents In 2015, Sheila Williams Bryant started her own bookkeeping service with a home office. Now she has a corporation and opened her own accounting firm on January 28, 2019. This is exciting news as she has worked hard toward this dream.

2010

Ann Hussey Bala and Michelle Schultz Class Agents Zachary Maher, as part of his position with the Strategic Decision Support Center of the Chicago Police Department, met former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The topic of discussion: the steps Chicago has made to reduce violent crime.

2012 Ali Messina Class Agent

Yvonne Lyden Drake had a son, Quinton Timothy, on July 19, 2018. He joins brothers Lawrence, 5 and Theodore, 3. Mary Stroka Payne married Michael Payne, a field paleontologist, on April 21, 2018, at St. Hyacinth Basilica in Chicago. Dianna Sciaraffa ’13 was one of Mary’s bridesmaids. Dominican University Journalism Professor John Jenks was also in attendance. The couple honeymooned in Italy and now lives in Carpentersville, Illinois. Mary works as a writer and editor.

2013

Karla Bayas, Molly Brauer and Marco Rodriguez Class Agents In summer 2018, Bryan Campbell studied lowland rain forest and montane cloud forests while investigating the biotic, physical, and cultural forces that affect tropical biodiversity in Costa Rica. Bryan, a natural resource technician at The Morton Arboretum, lives in Lisle, Illinois, and is a graduate student in Miami University’s Advanced Inquiry Program.

2015

Katie Schmidt and Tanner Strong Class Agents Richard Green, a financial advisor with Northwestern Mutual in Chicago, has been appointed a College Unit Director. Richard has been associated with Northwestern Mutual since 2014. He joined the firm as a college financial representative while a student at Dominican University and converted to a full-time financial representative upon graduation.

2016

Cutberto Aguayo, Andrea Hinojosa, Olivia Szuszkiewicz and Erin Winkeler Class Agents Mariana Bojorquez, MLIS ’18 has been named the Latino Engagement Librarian at the Evanston Public Library. She provides library services for the Evanston Latino community both within and beyond the walls of the library,

Graduate Alumnae/i Class News

School of Information Studies Self-confessed ‘library kid’ Anthony Auston MLIS ’02 took the reins as Wilmette Public Library director on October 29. Wilmette was a big part of Anthony’s life while he was a graduate student at Dominican. At the time, he lived in north Evanston and completed much of his library science coursework at Wilmette Library. Tina Tatara Beaird MLIS ’02 is the owner of Tamarack Genealogy and is a Genealogy and History Librarian at the Plainfield Public Library. She was featured in The Daily Herald as she speaks to local groups about how courthouses are great resources for personal family history. Monica Arnold Dombrowski MLIS ’08 was named the Executive Director for Sycamore Public Library. Monica is a member of Dominican’s Alumnae/i Council for the School of Information Studies and was named a Mover & Shaker by the Library Journal in 2017.

Brennan School of Business Maureen Harty MBA ’00 officially began her duties as the third Commissioner of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on July 2nd. She has been an administrator with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Indianapolis since 2012. Prior to the NCAA, Maureen held several positions in college athletics, including Assistant Dean of Students and Athletic Director at Dominican University from 1996 to 2001. Matthew J. Steward MBA ’07 is a mayoral candidate for Schaumburg in the Spring 2019 election. He is a Client Account Specialist at Hinshaw & Culbertson law firm and also serves as an adjunct professor at Dominican University.

School of Education Clem Martin MAEA ’08 President of Christ The King College Prep School, has helped get a 100% college acceptance rate since the school opened just 11 years ago. Clem was interviewed about Christ the King on WGN Radio in October. Chanelle Bell MSEd ’16 has founded a group called “Positively Melanin,” an initiative that links young people of color with professionals. Chanelle, a participant in the Obama Foundation Community Leadership Corps, launched “Positively Melanin” with the help of the former president’s foundation.

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1. Clem Martin, MAEA ’08, (right) President of Christ the King College Prep, has helped to achieve a 100% acceptance rate at the school, which opened just 11 years ago.

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2. David Lawler ’06 has been selected as a finalist for the Marion Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professional Leader Award. David is co-founder of the Lawler Brown Law Firm. 3. Elaine Low ’07, a Business Journalist, has been hired by Variety as a Senior TV Writer. 4. Members from the Class of 1975 gathered together at the fall Memorial Mass on November 4th. 5. Marianne Daniels Hansel ’75, Suzanne Hansel ’12, Shannon Keeley ’18, and Judy Hansel Keeley ’75 gathered for a legacy photo outside of Dominican University. Marianne and Judy are not only classmates but are also sisters-in-law and both of their daughters attended Dominican.

6. Maureen Harty, MBA ’00 began her duties as the third Commissioner of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference on July 2nd. 7. Some members of the Class of 1969 Reunion Committee gathered at Dominican for the Judy Collins concert.

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BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO MOURN, FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED. M AT T H E W 5:4

in sympathy Alumnae/i Gracemary Wuerst Zirpoli ’39 Rosemary Barton Beem ’42 Helen Hillenbrand Conroy ’42 Bette Wentink McGirr ’42 Josephine Lyne Fanning ’44 Florence Edwards Borders ’47 Mary Ellen Ryan O’Hara ’47 Harriette Strening Reedy ’47 Rosemary Holland Vinopal ’47 Margery Cross Buckingham ’48, MALS ’74 Patricia Somers Cronin ’48 Lillian DeSitter Cunningham ’48 Patricia Sullivan ’48 Jeanne Fountain Kotkosky ’49 Marilyn McNamara Schaub ’49 Ann Hellmuth Ahern ’50 (MHS) Ann Gramer ’50 Joan Heck Conmy ’51 Mary McKee Healy ’51 Patricia O’Donnell Lavin ’51 Corinne Mesce Pietryga ’51 Mary Ellen Robinson Quinn ’51 Joanna Kirchgessner Vanni ’52 Audrey Reeb Walsh ’52 Sr. Marie Amanda Allard, OP ’54 + Patricia Requa Caron ’54 Joan Hummel Johnson ’54 Jean Nagle Black ’55 (MHS) Elizabeth Mattern Carr ’55 Donna Gross Tuohy ’55 Elizabeth Pirman ’57 Suzanne Dupuis Knigge ’58 Margaret Herman MALS ’60 Evelyn Lombardi Lail MALS ’60 Joy Welsh Tennison ’60, MALS ’75 Lorraine Rivers Tucker ’61 Mary Thies Roche ’63 Judy Lamping Jolie ’64 James Smith MALS ’64 Sr. Bernice Hollenhorst, CSC, MALS ’65 Maria Maciulis Lovera ’68 Mariella Michelon ’68 * Mollie Corcoran ’69 Martha Doney Erickson MALS ’69 Linda Coyle Greidanus ’69 Sr. Margaret Naab, SHCJ, MFA ’69 Cathleen Tomal Dohmeier ’70 Bernadette Ciezadlo Friedl ’70

Imelda Bresingham Terrazino ’71 Lena Valcarenghi MALS ’71 Marilyn Hanson MALS ’72 Jocelyn Adams Bernholdt MALS ’75 Margo Heald MALS ’75 Valerie Szalai ’75, MALIS ’88 Cynthia Wagner MALS ’75 Jean Saunders Donnelly MALS ’81 Josephine Stanton Sterba MALS ’81 Mary Austin Ingmire MALIS ’86 Angela Holtzman MALIS ’91 Marnie Adamski ’93 Jeanne O’Connell ’94 Jeannine Malecki ’99 Daniel Wallstedt MLIS ’00 Paul Kenar ’02, MBA ’05 Angela Watson Green MLIS ’05, MAEd ’17

Family member of Marilyn Dan Boyle Bednarczyk ’77 Thomas Benandi ’82 Steven Blindauer ’96, MAT ’06 Marianne Reeb Brooker ’51 Daniel Condon * William T. Divane, Jr. + Abigail Conmy Hafner ’55 Nancy Hejna ^ William Hejna ^ Curtis Helwig ’77 Mary Beth Maday Kristie ’85 Isaac Lopez MSW ’07 Marilou Rinella McGirr MBA ’79 Felecia McCree Moulton * Kathleen Perkins ’69 Mary Rita McNamara Skrine ’86 Mary Beth Van Der Vennet Tallon ’62 MaDonna Thelen ^

Grandparent of Sarah Helwig MBA ’14

Parent of Denise Ard MALIS ’92 Carol Zuehsow Blindauer MBA ’85 * Mollie Brumbaugh MALIS ’86 Vincent Buscareno ’91 Mary Ann Cronin (T) Joan DeAvilla * Sarah Donnelly Dulay MLIS ’94

Andrea Fitzsimmons * Janet Helwig * Sally Quilici Jones ’69 Anne Siska Kohler ’81 (T) Rebecka Lopez * Kevin McGirr MBA ’79 David Murray MBA ’84 Maria Pizzo ’14 Jean Rasmussen ’70 Catherine Buscareno Riley ’95, MAT ’03 Samantha Saari ** Mary Jo Schuler (T) Cheryl McGee Skender ’80 + Karen Ripley Stein ’70 Mary Pietryga Straka MALIS ’89 Connie Tapia ’72 Teri Terrazino ’73 Sally Kirkpatrick Tibbetts ’72 Jennifer Buscareno Waters ’90

Sibling of Ann Kremer Buslee ’70 Marianne Reeb Brooker ’51 Raymond Capitanini ^ Elizabeth Banas Cella ’60 Meagan Dvorsky ** Elisa D’Urso Fischer * Virginia Gramer ’47 Helene Gross Harvey ’58 Martin Kenar ’05 Marian Kinsella ’69 Sr. Mary Kremer, OP ’62 Patricia Ryan Liska ’47 Josephine Scaccia Maday ’60 Jackie Reeb McGill ’57 Eileen McNamara ’61 Marcia Holland Molnar ’53 Sr. Jean C. Murray, OP ’49 Margaret Pirman MSA ’85 Mary Pirman MSA ’85 Elizabeth Barton Raynes ’47 Augusta Simpson ’79

Spouse of

University Friends Anthony Buscareno Edward J. Condon, Jr. + Dorothy Erickson (MHS) Michele Gragg Ellin Greene (MHS) Sr. Patricia Henschel, OP (FS) James A. Hill Chester Kulis Leon Lederman Beatrice Cummings Mayer Sr. Margaret Mihm, OP (FS) Meredith Murray Ronald Nelson Note: his list re ects deaths reported to the ﬁce o l nae Relations between August 1, 2018 and January 31, 2019. Please call (708) 524-6286 regarding omissions or discrepancies. The Mazzuchelli Heritage Society recognizes and honors the al nae i and riends o o inican who have provided for the university through their estate plans. If you have included Dominican in your estate plans or would like more inor ation please contact the ﬁce of Gift Planning at (708) 524-6283 or giftplanning@dom.edu.

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Adrienne Motykie Dahl ’60 Susan Lucke Leyden ’68 Jackie Reeb McGill ’57 Catherine Danico Rashid ’66

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For a full schedule, go to events.dom.edu

2019 Spring Fashion Show

On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning By Eric Overmyer

The 6th Annual Caesar and Patricia Tabet Poetry Reading Eve Ewing

April 11–14, 2019 Thursday preview 7:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m. Sunday 3:00 p.m. Martin Recital Hall

Friday, March 22, 2019 6:30 p.m. Lund Auditorium A sociologist of education, Dr. Eve L. Ewing is the author of Electric Arches, which was named one of the year’s best books by NPR and the Chicago Tribune. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and she now pens the “Ironheart” series for the Marvel franchise.

2019 Spring Fashion Show Saturday, April 6, 2019 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019 3:00 p.m. Lund Auditorium

In the year 1888, three women band together to conquer Terra Incognita, the last and most mysterious of unexplored territories. On the Verge is full of lyrical and hilarious dialogue and imagery both beautiful and surreal.

Follett Lecture

Dominican University’s annual runway show presenting creations by students in the school’s fashion design program and organized in collaboration with students in the fashion merchandising program. The event showcases styles ranging from ready-to-wear pieces to experimental fashion.

Lund-Gill Lecture Molly Giblin Thursday, March 28, 2019 7:00 p.m. Martin Recital Hall Lund-Gill Chair, 2018–2019, and Visiting Professor of History, Molly Giblin, presents Ten Thousand Years of Friendship? Lessons from FrancoChinese History, a historical look at what the language of diplomacy can tell us about human bonds in international politics.

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St. Catherine of Siena Lecture “Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship” Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ Tuesday, April 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. Lund Auditorium The founder of Homeboy Industries, Father Boyle will share how compassion, kindness, and kinship are tools to ﬁght despair and decrease marginalization. Through his stories and parables, he reminds us that no life is less valuable than any other.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] Saturday, April 27, 2019 7:30 p.m. Lund Auditorium

A Time to Remember, A Time to Forget. Fred Hampton, Nelson Mandela and the Work of Memory. Verne Harris, 2018–2019 Follett Chair Director for the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Center of Archive and Dialogue Tuesday, April 16, 2019 6:00 p.m. Martin Recital Hall Harris explores the work of memory and the right—of both individuals and collectives—to forget. He examines the nature of remembering/ forgetting, considers the distinction between remembering and remembrancing, and asks how memory enables healing.

This irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays promises “All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes!” Join these madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through Shakespeare’s comedies, histories and tragedies in one wild and memorable ride.

Encourage Talent. Change Lives.

Derrick Chaney CLASS OF 2020 “As a first-generation college student, I aim to set a positive example for the generations that follow me. My journey would not be possible without scholarship support. This generosity is truly

This is the power of scholarship—to give talented and deserving students the opportunity for a life-changing education. Scholarships address all levels of need. They can change the life trajectory of a low-income student, influence the choice of an honors student, or lend a hand to a middle-income family trying to finance a college education.

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Lucille Killips Endowed Scholarship Major:

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DERRICK IS PLANNING A CAREER AS A CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST.

Natalie Bobrowska CLASS OF 2019 “Receiving a scholarship is an honor and privilege that I do not take lightly. Because of the generosity of donors, I am able to focus on my Dominican experience and excel in academics.”

Elizeth Arguelles

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Art History and French Language NATALIE IS AN INTERN AT THE FIELD MUSEUM AND ASPIRES TO BECOME A CURATOR.

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