RoCo-March-2018 by Rosemont College

Rosemont College Online Magazine March 2018

Spring is in the air! It is so close, we can almost taste it. Before we know it, Rosemont’s campus will be awash in budding trees and blooming daffodils, our colorful Adirondack chairs will reappear, and our campus geese will be followed around by their goslings. And with the arrival of spring to campus comes the flurry of events and activities that make up the second semester – Founders’ Week, the Petaltones’ Annual Concert, Academic Honors Day, the Institute’s Symposium, the lacrosse and softball seasons, the Spring Formal, the Rose Mass and Luncheon for Alumni, and much more. The second semester will culminate in the College’s 95th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 12th. No other day on campus is quite like Commencement. It is a day in which the College celebrates the academic achievements of all of our graduates from the Undergraduate College and the Schools of Graduate and Professional Studies. It is a day when our smiles are a little broader, our hearts beat a little faster, and our tears come a little quicker. It is a day for family pictures. It is a day for prayers of relief and prayers of gratitude. It is a day for balloons, bouquets of flowers, and champagne. It is a day when we are sad because it is over, but joyful because it has just begun. It is a day when each graduate who processes across the stage to accept their diploma from President Hirsh is a living example of the POWER of small. It is a day when we collectively declare that our graduates are Rosemont Made and Rosemont Proud. This issue of RoCo highlights the many ways the members of the Rosemont College community are Rosemont Made and Rosemont Proud, not just at Commencement, but all year long!

#RosemontMade #RosemontProud #RoCo

I was so excited to learn that this issue of RoCo celebrates Rosemont’s pride. Over the past 12 years of my presidency, I have had the pleasure of meeting many remarkable Rosemont College alumni. The most common story of success that I hear, both from recent graduates to those who are returning to campus for their 50th Reunion, is one that makes me very proud. Alumni share that soon after beginning their first professional position or starting in graduate school, they have been asked “Where did you go to college?” with a certain tone of admiration by a non-Rosemont graduate after acing a presentation, landing a deal, or asking a question that made the room stand still. Time after time our alumni recount that it is with great pleasure that they proudly reply, “I went to Rosemont College.” Everyday our current students, alumni, faculty, and staff give me (and you!) so many reasons to be proud. Through their actions, positions, scholarship, accomplishments, professional achievements, volunteer roles, and personal lives, each embodies the College’s mission and the POWER of small. Just last month, the College learned that its very own Erin Entrada Kelly ’16 – an alumna of the MFA program and a current faculty member of the Master’s in Publishing program – was named the 2018 Newbery Medal Recipient for her third novel, Hello, Universe. This honor is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The College will be celebrating this monumental achievement with a book signing and celebration on Saturday, March 17th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in Main Building. All are welcome to attend! – President Hirsh

PS - Keep an eye out for the spring issue of Rosemont Magazine arriving in your mailboxes soon – it highlights graduates of the last five years who are most definitely Rosemont Made and Rosemont Proud.

Rosemont College Online Magazine March 2018 Hirsh Alert |

Campus Events |

Undergraduate College | Undergraduate Life | Athletics |

Undergraduate Spring Break - No Classes | March Duffy’s Cut Revisited | March

Lawrence Gallery Exhibit Opening | March Alumni Brunch with the Easter Bunny and Easter Egg Hunt | March 24

SEPCHE Honors Conference | March Rosemont Community Day | April

Spring Formal | April

Rosemont Admitted Student Day | April

Petaltones Concert | April

Spring 2018

Founders’ Day | April

Social Responsibility and the Common Good: A Symposium | April

6 Spring Open House | April 7

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19 Forum Excursion | April 20 Academic Honors Day | April 21 Reading Day Picnic Community Center Groundbreaking Ceremony | May Commencement | May

Click here for info on March’s Gallery Show

Click here to learn about and sign up for Spring Forum Classes

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Rosemont Explores Art Through Technology

The new state-of-the-art Mac Lab has been installed and Rosemont students are already utilizing the fantastic technology and space. Renovated for the spring 2018 semester, the new Mac Lab on the second floor of Lawrence Hall features 12 Mac computers. The lab is available to students during designated lab hours, currently Saturday – Monday.

Getting Down to Business!

The Business Networking Society (open to all majors) attended its first public event, hosted by the Vanguard Group, at Drexel University on February 27, 2018. “I could not have been more proud of our students on this – our first outing,” said Colonel Ringgold, Chair of the Rosemont Business Program. “Our Rosemont students demonstrated a maturity as young professionals in the business world. They stood out among their peers from the other colleges – and they were noticed!”

Rosemont Visits Real Classroom Settings

Professor Falconni is teaching a class where her education majors are visiting local schools.

Rosemont Travels to Literary Philadelphia Dr. Dumas’ Ecology Click here to read more about Professor Katherine Baker‘s class: The Power of the Writing About Class adopt anPen: owl. Place,The City of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Marriott West Conshohocken

Come out and see who wins Mr. Rosemont.

March 20 Rottwit Theater

7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 6th 7pm - 11pm Transportation Provided

Check-in at Alumnae Hall at 5:30 (Bus will depart from Alumnae Hall at 6:30pm)

$50 Per Person

Tickets can be Purchased Online Only www.rosemont.edu/springformal Deadline to Purchase Tickets: March 28th No Refunds Guest limit of one per Rosemont student Students 21+ may participate in a cash bar with valid ID

Spring Formal is hosted by Student Government

Rosemont Celebrates the Superbowl and the Big Eagles Win!

Click Here to see pictures from the Penny Toss

C O N C E R T Tuesday, April 17 7:00 P.M. Rotwitt Theatre

New Athletics Director Named Click Here to Find Out More. . .

Meet Kevin Cooney Sports Information Director

Ladies from the softball team did some team bonding at the ice skating rink at Penn’s Landing

We at RoCo give a big shout out to the 2017-2018 Women’s and Men’s Basketball Teams!

Not only did the Men’s Team end their season with a 17-10 record and a third straight trip to the semifinals and the Women’s Team see its second best season in school history end with a 15-11 mark and a third playoff appearance in the past four years, both teams thrilled us with every move they made. They played with heart, and they made our hearts beat a little faster with every point they scored and every game they won. They are indeed Rosemont Made and Rosemont Proud. Thank you for an amazing season!

Founders Week Monday Monday Monday April April16 11

April 13 and Pizza | 5:00 p.m. SGPS Mission Mission Orientation | 9:30 a.m.

Mission Orientation | 9:30 a.m. Main Building for New Employees, Wilson Conference Room

for Recently in Main BuildingNew Employees in Main Building

Walk toWeek Archives Tuesday Founders’

| 11:00 a.m.

Rosemont Exhibit at SHCJ Archives on April 17 |4:00 Kick-off p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wendover Road sponsored by SGA and RAC Student Activities New Employee Center Mission Orientation | 9:30-11:00 a.m. Field Day | 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Main Building

hosted by RAC on Connelly Green Visit SHCJ Archives | 11:15 a.m.

Tuesday Tuesday

The Petaltones Concert | 7:00 p.m.

The Rotwitt Theater of McShain Performing Arts Center April 12

April Walk to 14 Archives | 11:00 a.m. SGPS Founders’ Weekon Rosemont Exhibit at SHCJ Archives Pizza Dinner | 5:00 p.m. Wendover Road

Wednesday

April Main 18 Building

Founders’ Day Mass | 12:05| 7:00 p.m.p.m. The Petaltones Concert MovieTheater Night |McShain 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Reflection by Dr. Dolling The Rotwitt of Lisa Performing by RAC onConception Connelly Green Chapel of the Immaculate Arts hosted Center

Service trip | 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Night | 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. St.Movie Francis Inn

Wednesday

sponsored by RAC at Rotwitt Theater of McShain Performing Arts Center RAC Bonfire | 7:30 p.m.

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Celebrating “Rosemont’s REAL

During Founders’ Week, we celebrate both the historical and contemporary founders of Rosemont College.

celebration Friday Friday classes cancelled from 11:50 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. April 17 April 20 Thursday Celebrate Dress Down Sophomore Class April 14 top.m. 4:00 p.m. for Campus Clean-Up! | 12:00 |p.m. 12:15 Tree-planting Lunch | 11:30 a.m. ceremony Cardinal Hall

Give an hour or 2 between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to spruce

up our beautiful campus before EARTH Earth Day Campus Awards Presentation | 12:15DAY p.m. Cardinal Hall - Students visit| 12:45 the SHCJ at New Sharon Clean-up - 1:45 p.m.

Movie Premier | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Friday Saturday Saturday

hosted by Jest & Gesture in Library

April 21 15 April Academic Honors | 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Spring Formal Elmwood Park College Zoo Undergraduate | 10:30 a.m.

April Schools18 of Graduate & Professional Studies | 2:00 p.m. Academic HonorsClass Day | Blessing 10:30 a.m. UC Junior | 3:30 p.m.

Saturday

2:00 p.m. SGPS Chapel of the Immaculate Conception The Rotwitt Theater of the McShain Performing Arts Building Softball games | 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Decision Softball field Water FunDay Dayfor | 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Accepted Students Class of 2020 hosted by RAC on Connelly Green

April 16

22nd Multicultural Show | 7:00 p.m.

Sunday

hosted by International Club at The Rotwitt Theater of the McShain Performing Arts Building

April 17

Class of 2016 Day

Retreat | 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Founders” | 12:05 p.m. at New Sharon by Professor Michelle Moravec in Immaculate Conception Chapel followed by Founders’ Day Liturgy 75th Anniversary Presentation by April 19 classes cancelled from 11:50 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. April 13 Digital Humanities class | 5:30 p.m. Lunch and 75th Anniversary Mass for The Petaltones Concert | 7:00 p.m. The Immaculate Conception Chapel Digital Humanities Awards Presentation | 11:45 a.m. Cardinal Hall the Chapel of the Immaculate The Rotwitt Theater of McShain Performing Project was produced by three classes over the past three years Conception | 12:05 p.m. Arts Center Carnival & Dessert Outside | 12:45 p.m. to commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary. Students will in Immaculate Conception Chapel, offer an overview of the website and discuss the history of the Connelly Green Fr. Dan Joyce, SJ, Presider chapel, its’ architecture, and the saints of the stained glass Glow in the Dark Softball Game: windows. Immaculate Conception Chapel Volleyball | 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Students &Green Staff | 2:30 p.m. SGPS Founders’ Week hosted by vs RACFaculty on Connelly Softball Field Pizza Dinner | 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mass | 7:00 p.m. Campus Ministry Lounge (lower level of chapel) Immaculate Conception Chapel

Thursday Wednesday

Campus Ministry enjoyed a weekend retreat at Stone Harbor, New Jersey

Ultimate Frisbee Game: Community Teams | 2:30 p.m. Glow Turf Fieldin the Dark Volleyball April 16| 9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Thursday

sponsored by RAC on Connelly Green Lunch | 11:30 a.m. Cardinal Hall Awards Presentation | 12:15 p.m. Field Activities | 2:00 p.m. Annual Students vs FAST Softball Game, DJ/Line dancing, Inflatables, Ice Cream, Favorite Cake Bake-off, etc.

Bring your passports to be eligible for great prize baskets and to participate in terrific games: dunk tank, cat rack, ring toss, candy wheel, goldfish bowl, picture booth, and Kan Jam. Enjoy fantastic music with a super DJ!

Elizabeth Russell (Leader), Quentin Murphy, Grace Beecher, Deaynna Koskulitz, and Lizzie Walton (Anna Curry not pictured) The Alternative Spring Break Service Trip was to St. Francis Inn, a soup kitchen in North Philadelphia, very close to our home at Rosemont. The St. Francis Inn has been serving meals to the neediest individuals and families in Philadelphia since 1979.

The Summer Service Trip Travels to the Chesapeake Bay Area Click Here to Learn more. . . .

Actions not word “Gentleness, kindness and great patience may keep us all in peace…” Cornelia Connelly – Cornelia Connelly

Every spring, the Rosemont community gathers to celebrate Founders’ Day. We are proud of the College’s original founders, and the educational heritage of Cornelia Connelly that the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus infused into the College’s culture. Founders’ Day is a day to recognize our Rosemont Community past and present and to celebrate our pride!

“We love our heritage and legacy at Rosemont and appreciate the past, present, and future members of the College community who have contributed to the special spirit that is the heart of Rosemont College today.”

Cornelian

Scholarship Click Here to learn more about Cornelia Connelly’s life by viewing a timeline a full tuition scholarship from Rosemont College awarded annually for two outstanding graduates of Catholic High Schools. Requirements: • 3.25 GPA 1100 SAT or 24 ACT composite. • Excellent resume of service. • Applications for admission must be submitted by Jan 1st. •Additional essay and recommendation required.

www.rosemont.edu/cornelian

- Sister Jeanne

Gracie Beecher ’19

“I’m proud to be a student in a community that passionately supports PAUSE, People Against Unwanted Sexual Experience. Rosemont’s students, faculty, and staff have welcomed PAUSE with open arms, and I’m thankful to be a part of such a progressive community that genuinely cares about aiding others.”

Melissa Maani ’98

Michael Cuomo ’13

“I’m proud to count myself among the distinguished alumni of Rosemont. My experiences as an undergraduate student transformed me into a better person, the most important of which is the fact that I met my now-wife, Savannah, on our first day of Freshman orientation.”

Larry Trahan

Rosemont’s Events and Set-Up Coordinator

“I am so proud to be a Rosemont Alumna and to be chosen to be on one of Rosemont’s banners. I would not be where I am today without the guidance and support of some amazing professors that are still in my life today.”

“I’m proud that my sons, Devin and Larry, enrolled at Rosemont. This happened only a few months ago, and I must say, it was one of the greatest moments of my life. I’m so grateful that I can provide my boys a Rosemont education, and that I can share this wonderful place with them.”

Tim Ringgold

Director of UC Business Program “I am proud of working at a place that has the word JOY in its mission statement. It really is the perfect word for how I feel working here. I enjoy coming in every day and working with my students.”

Emily Kemmerer ’18

“I’m proud to be a part of the Rosemont community because of the excellent BA English and MA Publishing programs, their instructors, and my fellow students within them.”

Brianna Ricks ’19

“I am proud to be a part of the Rosemont community. There are so many people here who have impacted my life, whether they are close friends, professors, or just people I see from time to time. Being here has taught me so much, and has helped me to grow into the person I have always wanted to be.”

A record crowd of Rosemont Alumni gathered at Philadelphia’s Union League to meet and mingle on January 30th.

MELISSA MAANI

Mellissa Maani ’98, art director for the Philadelphia Phillies, is having a show in the Lawrence Gallery

PLAYING FIELD

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MARCH 15 – APRIL 12, 2018 Opening Recept ion: March 15 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Art ist ’s Tal k: 4:30 p.m.

Alumni Brunch with the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt Saturday, March 24 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Exclusively for the classes of 1997 - 2017 For more information contact Kevin Gary at alum@rosemont.edu

Kathleen McCarthy’s postgraduate success is directly attributed to her internship. Click here to read more

Wednesday

APRIL 4 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Cardinal Hall

Career Week 2018

Tuesday April 3

Local Health and Wellness Vendors Health Screenings

• Career Workshops

Wednesday April 4

Career Fair

• Career Fair

including Study Abroad vendors 11am-3pm

Thursday April 5

• Extended Office Hours • Professional Development Workshop

Division III Athletics Counseling Center: Discover our services

Friday April 6 • Open House

Office of

Leadership

Keeping Active on campus

and Engagement

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Community Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

Tuesday, May 1st. You’ve seen the renderings. You’ve heard the details. Now, come celebrate the Groundbreaking! The College community is invited to join President Hirsh, the College’s trustees, and the Community Center’s donors for a Groundbreaking Ceremony on Tuesday, May 1st, the College’s Reading Day. Following the traditional Reading Day picnic on Connelly Green, all are welcome to join in a brief ceremony in front of Cardinal Hall to officially commence the Community Center project, the first large-scale construction of this magnitude on campus since Lawrence Hall was built in 1968. Actual construction of the $12.5 million building will begin on Monday, May 14th. The Community Center is scheduled to open in August, 2019. Ann and Charlie Marshall generously hosted a dinner at Merion Golf Club to celebrate the successful campaign.

Rosemont Alumna and Professor Wins 2018 Newbery Medal

Click here to see photos and read Madison LeMaire’s experience of Greece during Rosemont’s International Writer’s Retreat trip this past January.

Weekend: June 15-17 Weeklong: June 17-22

Come and Learn about

ROSEMONT COLLEGE School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS)

Rosemont College’s Counseling Psychology program has undergone some exciting changes. Beginning in the fall 2018 semester, it will be named masters in counseling with the options of pursuing tracks in clinical mental health and school counseling. These changes directly align with the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards and requirements as the college is pursuing CACREP accreditation. CACREP accreditation is the gold standard in the counseling field and Rosemont College is excited to be at the forefront of the field. Click here for more information on Rosemont’s MA in Counseling

in Ortigia Siracuse,

2018 Global Seminar June 16 – June 26, 2018

Duffy’s Cut Revisited Michelle Ortiz

In the summer of 1832, fifty seven Irish immigrant laborers died of violence and cholera while building mile 59 of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad near present-day Malvern, in what may be the worst mass murder in Pennsylvania history. For sixteen years, the Duffy’s Cut Project has sought to shed light on this 186-year-old tragedy.

Duffy’s Cut Revisited

Click here to read a recap of Michelle Ortiz’s talk: March 14th, 2018 March 14th, 2018

Duffy’s Cut Revisited Sponsored by Rosemont College’s Bolger Fund for the Promotion of the Study of the History and Culture of Ireland

Guest Lecturer: William Watson, PhD Wednesday, March 14th Rotwitt Theater at the McShain Performing Arts Center Rosemont College 6:30 p.m. – Reception 7:00 p.m. – Lecture

Rosemont College undergraduate students are invited to submit essays exploring ethical issues in immigration. A $300 cash prize will be awarded to the author of the winning submission.

Click here for more information

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2018 The Rotwitt Theater of the McShain Performing Arts Center

SPEAKERS:

Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez Councilwoman, Philadelphia District 7 Bart Houlahan Co-founder of B-Lab, a nonprofit organization that certifies B corporations. John McCall, PhD Director of the Pedro Arrupe Center for Business Ethics at Saint Joseph’s University

Melissa Lynch ´18

showing off her Rosemont swag at the River Rink

RoCo wants to send you and a guest to the Spring Formal!

Madison LeMaire and Roma Narkhede are two students in

the Publishing and Creative Writing Masters Program who went to Greece with Rosemont’s International Writers Retreat.

And RoCo will send you in style—with a $100 gift certificate to the King of Prussia Mall—so you can look your best! Enter here to win the Spring Formal Give-a-way of two tickets to Spring Formal and a $100 gift card to the King of Prussia Mall. Already bought your Formal tickets? No problem! If you win, simply bring your Spring Formal Tickets with you to pick up your prize and RoCo will reimburse you for the cost of two tickets.

Click Here to enter to win! Click Here For The Rosemont Shuttle Schedule Rosemont’s Softball Team is enjoying the warm

“Hey Commuters, if you are a pass holder check out all the perks!”

weather in Florida during Spring Break!

Jeannette Padialoni ´19 showing Roco Pride along with Eagles Pride at the Eagles Parade in Center City Philadelphia

Spring Open House

April 7, 2018

Invite any student you know who would be interested in experiencing Rosemont and the POWER of Small. Click here to register and to see the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule.

Next issue of

June 12 ROCO is looking back at the highlights of the 2017/2018 academic year. We would love to include your stories and your photos of Academic Honors Day, Graduation, Reunion, or any other occasion you would like to share with us. Please send to: rosemont.edu/roconnections or email us at rocomagazine@rosemont.edu