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As leaders and innovators, SU alumnae are shattering an industry’s glass ceiling

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY

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Did you know Seattle U has its own radio station? And now, for those who were in the know but could only listen to tunes via an online format, the station has a broader signal and new call letters. Now KXSU 102.1 FM, the student-run station reaches campus listeners and those in nearby neighborhoods. It’s a huge leap for the station, which previously catered exclusively to an online-only crowd. Read about the station’s changes on page 10.

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SEATTLE UNIVERSITY Magazine

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Senior Art Director Terry Lundmark, ’82 Contributing Photographers Rick Dahms, Gordon Inouye, Chris Joseph Kalinko, John Lok

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Contributing Writers Annie Beckmann, Chelan David, Tracy DeCroce, Mollie Hanke, Caitlin King, Mike Thee

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Vice President/University Communications Scott McClellan Vice President/University Advancement Michael Podlin

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Assistant Vice President/Office of Alumni Engagement Susan Vosper, ’90, ’10

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Seattle University Magazine (ISSN: 15501523) is published in fall, winter and spring by Marketing Communications, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, PO Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090. Periodical postage paid at Seattle, Wash. Distributed without charge to alumni and friends of Seattle University. USPS 487-780. Comments and questions about Seattle University Magazine may be addressed to the editor at (206) 296-6111; the address below; fax: (206) 296-6137; or e-mail: tinap@seattleu.edu. Postmaster: Send address changes to Seattle University Magazine, Marketing Communications, Seattle University, 901 12th Avenue, PO Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122-1090. Check out the magazine online at www.seattleu.edu/magazine/.

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Seattle U’s campus is in full bloom, with a variety of flowers on full display at the many gardens around campus. Before your next visit, print out a selfguided garden tour map at www.seattleu.edu/grounds/campus-gardens/.

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Seattle University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran in the administration of any of its education policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletics, and other school-administered policies and programs, or in its employment-related policies and practices. All university policies, practices and procedures are administered in a manner consistent with Seattle University’s Catholic and Jesuit identity and character. Inquiries relating to these policies may be referred to the University’s Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity, Andrea Herrera Katahira at 206-220-8515, katahira@seattleu.edu.

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Seattle University alumnae are smashing the glass ceiling as innovators and influencers in the world of tech.

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Celebrating the 2016 Alumni Award recipients who are making an impact in their communities, in the classroom and in the world at large.

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ON THE COVER Seattle U alumnae are taking on signiﬁcant roles in the technology industry. COVER ILLUSTRATION BY STEPHANIE DALTON COWEN

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A compilation of fun facts, news bites, events and more connecting you to SU. B

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Participants of this year’s Dance Marathon really outdid—or rather, out-danced— themselves. By the end of the all-night dance-a-thon for charity, the Dance Marathon surpassed its initial goal to raise $99,000—in honor of the event’s ninth year—for the Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Noted activist and 2003 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Shirin Ebadi was at Seattle University to give a talk on “Fighting for Human Rights in Iran,” presented by Town Hall Seattle and hosted by SU. Ebadi is noted for her legal work with Iranian women and children and shared her story of oppression, human rights crises in Iran and what keeps her fighting for what she believes in.

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Shirin Ebadi (left), 2003 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

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SENIORS GIVE BACK

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Join the seniors with your own gift to the SU Fund.

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The Senior Class Gift allows graduating seniors to impact Seattle U through a personal gift. The class was surveyed and 58 percent of respondents selected the Mental Health and Wellness Endowment as the fund they would most like to support.

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(l-r) President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., Professor Emerita Paula Lustbader and Alfie Scholars program director Carol Cochran.

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THE ART OF IMPACT Four out of ﬁve students serve the community as part of their studies—nearly 3x the national average Jesuit educated: A 480-year tradition of shaping future leaders

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A GUIDE TO A MORE JUST AND HUMANE TOMORROW SEATTLE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2016

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Check out the 2016 President’s Report @ www.seattleu.edu/president/report/.

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Seattle University recently announced the launch of the Alfie Scholars program, which is dedicated to making the dream of attaining a bachelor’s degree a reality for transfer students from two-year colleges. The program also aims to increase diversity on campus and promote leadership in fostering civility. The program provides the following: • A $10,000 annual scholarship. • Academic support programming that prepares students for the increased academic rigor of a four-year university. • Opportunities to create mutually reinforcing relationships. • A customized curriculum to develop leadership skills. The scholarships and program are fully funded by Alfie’s Fund. School of Law Professor Emerita Paula Lustbader, who co-founded and directed the Academic Resource Center, the law school’s access admissions program, is working with Seattle University faculty and staff to design this cutting-edge program. The program will welcome the first cohort of 15 scholars in August.

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NEW PROGRAM MAKES COLLEGE DEGREE POSSIBLE FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS

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The Washington Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) has awarded Seattle University's College of Education a $3 million, two-year contract to increase support for students with disabilities transitioning to life after high school. The contract will be managed by the college’s Center for Change in Transition Services (CCTS). Among other things, CCTS will provide coaching and training, establish pilot projects to determine what works best for transitioning disabled students and will disseminate best practices to all of the state school districts. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation chose to partner with CCTS as a result of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) signed into law by President Obama last year. CCTS is a Washington State Needs Project funded annually with federal resources from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The goal of CCTS is to improve post-school outcomes for students with disabilities in the state. “This new contract is a significant affirmation and extension of our quality work with OSPI and of the importance of improving outcomes for Washington's most vulnerable students,” says Deanna Sands, dean of the College of Education.

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SAVE THE DATE

Friday, June 10 COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HONORS SHOWCASE 6-8 p.m., Lee Center for the Arts

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Saturday, June 11 PRESIDENT’S COMMENCEMENT BRUNCH 9:30-11:30 a.m., Grand Ballroom, Seattle Sheraton Hotel

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NOVEMBER 5, 2016 THE WESTIN SEATTLE

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July 2016 FILIPINO ALUMNI CHAPTER SUMMER BARBECUE Location TBD

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Saturday, August 13 BAY AREA ALUMNI CHAPTER NEW STUDENT SEND-OFF 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Coyote Point Eucalyptus Picnic Area, San Francisco

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Thursday, August 25 YOUNG ALUMNI SUMMER PARTY 6-10 p.m., Sole Repair, 1001 E. Pike St., Seattle

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Tuesday, May 17 HARRIET STEPHENSON BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION 4-7:30 p.m., Campion Ballroom Finals Pitch Competition and Awards Reception RSVP required: Email Nettasha Reese at ecenter@seattleu.edu.

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Tuesday, May 17 WOMEN OF SU CONNECTION CAFÉ 6:30-8:30 p.m., Student Center 160, Seattle University

Friday, June 3 PROJECTS DAY 2016 Noon-6 p.m., Sullivan Hall School of Law

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Thursday, May 16 SU CHAMBER SINGERS FAREWELL CONCERT 7:30 p.m., Chapel of St. Ignatius

Friday, May 23 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY CHOIR TALENT SHOW 8 p.m., Pigott Auditorium

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Thursday, May 12 ALBERS EXECUTIVE SPEAKER SERIES 5:30 p.m., Pigott Auditorium Featuring Mark Mason, CEO of HomeStreet Bank

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Wednesday, May 11 THE DENISE LEVERTOV AWARD CEREMONY 7-9 p.m., Pigott Auditorium Dana Gioia, poet laureate of California and former chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, will be honored.

Friday, May 20 SU YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION 7:30 p.m., Pigott Auditorium

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Wednesday, May 11 BUSINESS INSIGHTS BREAKFAST 7 a.m., Student Center 160 Featuring Jeffery Smith, Frank Shrontz Endowed Chair of Professional Ethics

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Saturday, June 25 SEATTLE U NIGHT AT THE MARINERS

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7:10 p.m., Safeco Field

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Latanya Jenkins, ’16, is one of many female students and staff leaders photographed as part of a portrait series titled, “Soul of the Nation,” in conjunction with this year’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration.

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“I am not afraid to be noticed as an educated black woman who fights for social justice.” LATANYA JENKINS, ’16 (Social Work)

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Check out a gallery of these portraits at www.seattleu.edu/magazine/.

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Beloved Jesuit Father Patrick O’Leary heads east

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Fr. O’Leary has vivid memories of his ordination 50 years ago. “You’d think I’d have all kinds of pious and spiritual thoughts of that day,” he says. “The night before (the ordination), all of a sudden I get a knock at my door and it’s one of my best friends who was to be ordained with me and he said, ‘I can’t go through with it.’ So I was more concerned about HIS CALLING what he was going to do than my own Fr. O’Leary’s call to the priesthood had ordination.” In the end O’Leary’s friend a lot to do with family, he says. His mother got ordained. As for the ordination itself, died when he was young and he moved he remembers it mainly as one of the in with relatives in Tacoma. He lived a half hottest days in Spokane history. The folblock from St. Leo’s parish and went to lowing day was as much of a scorcher Bellarmine Prep, which meant he had a lot and Fr. O’Leary recalls fighting through of opportunities to interact with Jesuits. a steady stream of perspiration as he “The example of the Jesuits I knew celebrated his first Mass. there and the faith of the family I’d come Best wishes to Fr. O’Leary as he embarks from were the seeds of my vocation.” on this next chapter.

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In 2012, Father O’Leary received the St. Ignatius Medal in recognition of his leadership, humility and service to the community and mission.

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When presenting the award to him, President Stephen Sundborg, S.J., said, “Of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in America, we at Seattle University are the only ones who can say they have St. Ignatius on their campus. … Pat truly animates the students as they pursue their studies and launch lives of purpose and meaning.” In accepting the award, Fr. O’Leary said, “In such a gathering as this evening it is humbling and a bit embarrassing to be singled out. In all honesty, however, it is a delight as well to share this occasion with my family, a delight to know that this award is not just for me but embraces as well by brother Jesuits and so many colleagues, partners and friends. What a privilege and joy it has been to be a part of Seattle U’s commitment to form and inspire young people toward a more just, loving and humane world.”

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After many years of service at Seattle University, Fr. O’Leary is leaving the university this summer to join the Manresa Jesuit Community at Gonzaga Prep and assist in Jesuit ministry in Spokane. Fr. O’Leary first arrived on the university campus more than 50 years ago and taught philosophy and theology from 1964 to 1970. In 1993, he returned to campus as assistant to the president for Mission and Ministry. Since 2002, Fr. O’Leary has been chaplain for faculty and staff, giving spiritual direction and working on retreats. Among other ministries, he has led alumni and staff on pilgrimages, has been active in the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL) program, the Ignatian Spirituality Center, which he helped to found, and the Arrupe Seminar. Countless students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the university have had the privilege of hearing his “Ignatius Talk,” a captivating presentation in which he shares, in firstperson form, the life and spiritual journey of the founder of the Jesuits. In 2012, O’Leary fittingly received the St. Ignatius Medal in recognition of his leadership, humility and service to the community and mission. It’s hard to imagine a more appropriate recipient of the St. Ignatius Medal, the university’s highest honor, than Fr. O’Leary.

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Over the years Patrick O’Leary, S.J., has met countless individuals and for some, that introduction has come via St. Ignatius. More specifically, Father O’Leary as St. Ignatius, founder of the Jesuits. Seattle U’s senior Jesuit embodies St. Ignatius for his “Ignatius talk” presentations familiar to audiences around campus.

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While studying for his LEMBA, Dan Wall created a successful youth training program for Expeditors.

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of Opportunity Knocks and heard the President speak. Today, numerous organizations around the nation take part at 26 of Expeditors’ offices. Wall credits the Cristo Rey Network with playing a sizable role in screening youth. His look is thoughtful when he describes the most challenging part of his job. “Making sure all your employees are very satisfied in their jobs and motivated,” he says.

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Inspired by his own experience, Wall created Opportunity Knocks. The program, launched at Expeditors in 2008, offers six months of professional training to youth who don’t have the motivation or means to pursue higher education. The program caught the eye of community leaders as well as the Obama administration. In 2013, Wall took part in the “White House Youth Jobs + Champions for Change” event where he and colleagues shared the successes

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“Expeditors took a chance on me, pushed me and encouraged me to go to school.”

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When he was 18, Dan Wall wanted to drive truck like his dad. Trouble is, he was too young to obtain a license to get behind the wheel of a big rig and drive it across state lines. With his dad a trucker and his mom a waitress, Wall says there was no talk about college—but they did want him to get passing grades at Kentwood High School in Covington, southeast of Seattle. “I was a C student,” he says. So he found himself a job as a messenger for Expeditors International of Washington. At the time, the company had roughly 500 employees. Today, Expeditors is a major player in global trade with 15,300 employees and 187 offices worldwide. Wall is telling this story from his spacious corner office with its view of Puget Sound on the top floor of the downtown Seattle high-rise that is Expeditors’ home base. This Fortune 500 company that Wall describes as “a travel agent for freight” continues to do right by him. As a messenger, Wall hustled and drew attention for his smart ideas. Soon, he was promoted to office work, which meant buying suits and figuring out how to tie a tie. By 23, he was already a district manager. It has been 29 years since Wall started at Expeditors. He is now president of global products and part of the senior leadership team of 22 executives. Expeditors’ performance incentives to grow its workforce from within turned out to be a good match for Wall, who came to Seattle University and completed an Executive Leadership Certificate in 2004, followed by a Leadership Executive MBA in 2008. “Expeditors took a chance on me, pushed me and encouraged me to go to school,” he says. His LEMBA capstone project gave him a challenge to integrate what he learned and benefit Expeditors and its communities by solving real-world problems.

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Home Court Advantage | By Seattle University Magazine staﬀ

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Seattle University men's basketball defeated Idaho in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational March 16, at the newly renovated Connolly Center.

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NEW CLASS FOR ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME

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• All Student-Athletes GPA (average): 3.245 • 21 students had 4.0 GPAs

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• Forty one percent made the Dean’s List

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The annual Red Tie event, a fundraiser for Seattle U Athletics, will honor Orrin Vincent, ’67, and Pat Lesser Harbottle, ’55, at this year’s festivities, June 4 at Seattle’s Fairmont Olympic Hotel. Tickets/info: www.GoSeattleU.com.

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• Top team performers (GPA-wise) were: Women’s Cross Country and Women’s Soccer

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The 2016 inductees into the Fr. Francis A. Logan, S.J. Hall of Fame are: Chris Coley, ’08 (men’s swimming); Mandy Matze (VanSandt), ’00 (women’s basketball); Jean Merlino, ’61 (special recognition); Don Ogorek, ’60 (men’s basketball); Ashley Porter (Hallenbeck), ’08 (soccer); and the 1968 men’s baseball team.

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Elevating Online Education | By Annie Beckmann

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New school offers certificates and degrees for career advancement and personal growth

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Visit www.seattleu.edu/ncs/news/ to learn about upcoming information sessions or email ncs_admissions@seattleu.edu to RSVP for a session.

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What’s the NCS top priority now? Our top priority is now and always will be our students. We will be starting new programs, building relationships in the business community for internship placement and continuing to refine our student support services.

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Why are programs in Digital Cultures and Organizational Leadership the first to launch? Seattle University conducted extensive research into the needs of both prospective students and employers. The Digital Cultures program is a liberal arts degree that focuses on what it means to be human in the digital age, while also providing students with key digital skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century workplace.

What is successful hybrid learning/teaching? The characteristics of successful hybrid teaching are the same as the characteristics of a successful face-to-face class. What’s different are the tools and strategies that professors use to facilitate student learning.

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Students in the School of New and Continuing Studies (NCS) range in age from early 20s to late 50s, definitely a new twist for Seattle U. Some seek mid-career changes. Others are increasing their skill set so they can reach full potential in their current careers. Still others have life circumstances that cause them to delay completing a bachelor’s degree. Now they’re working hard to make that dream a reality. Trish Thomas Henley, associate dean of the School of New and Continuing Studies, offers a look at the efforts to reach more adult learners with degree-completion and certificate programs.

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Trish Thomas Henley, associate dean of the School of New and Continuing Studies.

Why is hybrid education so vital today? Has it eclipsed the popularity of strictly online learning? Hybrid and online education is really a social justice issue. Independent students, students who work full-time and are perhaps supporting children or caring for parents, do not always have lives that allow them to take classes on campus during traditional times of the day. Hybrid and online education…allows our students the flexibility to balance work and family life. Research shows that adult learners have higher success rates with hybrid programs, where course content is delivered online and there are occasional face-to-face meetings, rather than face-to-face or purely online programs.

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Within these two bachelor degree completion programs, are there further areas of specialization, much like majors? Yes, both degree completion programs are developing certificates that complement the major. These certificates can be taken alone or as electives in the majors. The Web Development Certificate program already has graduates. (See next page for a Q&A with recent grads.)

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Organizational Leadership gives adult learners the leadership skills necessary to lead successful modern organizations.

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(l-r) Web Development Certificate graduates Tyler Burkhardt and Kim Woodward with their certificates and School of New and Continuing Studies Dean Rick Fehrenbacher and Shawn Rider, director of Web, Application and Technology Studies.

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What are your key takeaways from the program? Woodward: The program is well thought out for people like me who come from a non-technical background. The pace When did you begin to look for work is quick, so you have to be prepared to as a web developer? be immersed in something new. This Woodward: I started looking for internprogram was not easy and I still re-read ships/jobs after completing the second materials from class every day. That quarter. I knew I would be moving out of being said, I am able to have intelligent state for family reasons when I completed conversations about technology with the program. I also knew the company my co-workers who have been in the I wanted to work for, so I began commu- industry for quite some time. nication with them in July and secured a Burkhardt: I can confidently say this full-time job in October. Web Development Certificate program Burkhardt: I began looking for internat Seattle U did a better job of preparing ships at the start of our third quarter me for the working world than my (summer 2015) and ended up landing bachelor’s degree. The program focuses a contract position at a local startup. I on technologies that are being used in rebuilt their website from scratch and got today’s web development world, which it up and running in about three months. means that when you graduate, you are I began looking for a full-time position at equipped with real skills that translate to the start of our fourth and final quarter. the working world.

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some great connections in the web development community as well. If you are willing to put in the work, this program will set you up for success.

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Was this a good step for your career? Woodward: Considering I had zero experience with HTML, CSS or Javascript, this program opened up a whole new world of opportunities for me. Burkhardt: Absolutely. I learned an incredible amount of new skills and made

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What led you to this particular program? Kim Woodward: I had previously worked for a tech startup on the business development side. I attended a lot of meetups with developers and found myself fascinated with web development. The startup I was working for had just gone out of business and I was looking for a program that could teach me the skills to learn web development in a non-boot camp format. Tyler Burkhardt: I relocated to Seattle to pursue a career in web development. I started out with a few programming boot camps in summer 2014, and then found out about the Web Development Certificate program at Seattle U a few months later. I believe the program’s tagline was “One year, new career,” which is exactly what I was looking for.

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Last December, Kim Woodward and Tyler Burkhardt were among the first students to complete the Web Development Certificate program in the School of New and Continuing Studies. They both took a total of eight courses over four quarters in the year-long program and landed new positions as web developers in early fall, before they had even completed the program. Woodward is now a front-end web developer on the user experience team at Gallup in Omaha, Neb., and Burkhardt is a junior web developer at StackPointCloud, Inc., in Seattle.

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Student-run radio station gets stronger signal, new call letters

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Here are the songs in heavy rotation at the radio station: “Queso” by Pell “Blue Lights” by Jorja Smith “Boys That Sing” by Viola Beach “For the Time Being” by Lures “Wide Awake” by Deep Sea Diver “Now Is The Time of Emotion” by Prince Rama “Social Skills” by Naps “Stare at the Sun” by Ringo Deathstar “Easy Eating” by Naked Giants “Prayer Hands” by Toro Y Moi

FCC and raise the money required to get the project off the ground. In 2014, the university was granted one of the 15 licenses issued for low-power FM stations in Washington and an FCC permit to build a broadcast tower. Soon after, they employed the services of Sabrina Roach, ’99, of Brown Paper Tickets, who created the Puget Sound Community Radio Network to connect SU with resources and work groups for fundraising, digital presence, emergency response and engineering. “My time at Seattle University widened my thinking about social justice and access to communications technology. I began to think about how to structurally make change through policy and culture work,” says Roach. “It's heartening to know that roughly 2,800 communities around the country applied for these radio licenses and that I and others in the LPFM movement supported that.” Now that the station reaches an area with a radius of approximately 3-1/2 miles, student DJs have created diverse programs that will attract audiences both on and off campus, boasting a variety of live and prerecorded programs as well as eclectic music genres personally selected by the DJs. As for the format, Joe Manuel, a junior business major and promotions director at the station, describes it as “a lot of indie and local roots, but it can get as diverse as the DJs who are programming the music.” Ultimately, connecting to the classroom is at the core of everything KXSU does.

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In late February the university celebrated the launch of its highly anticipated—and stronger frequency—FM channel, KXSU 102.1 FM (formerly KSUB.) The change from a predominately online format to the FM dial means a broader reach, with listeners going beyond campus and into nearby neighborhoods—or as far as the signal can transmit. The changes mean letting a wider listening audience into “campus conversations,” says John Foster, S.J., one of the station’s founders. “Radio is in a very transitional place right now. And that’s why LPFM is so important to the industry,” explains station manager Randy Scott. “We talk a lot about hyperlocal radio—it brings students back to the mission of radio, to serve the community.” As volunteer student DJs—75 and counting—file in and out of the radio station’s corner space in the basement of Campion Hall to train on the newly installed Zetta digital radio automation system, Scott and general manager Emily Lord, ’16, oversee the station’s day-to-day business practices. Such is the life now for the 24-hour FM station that plays an upbeat mix of mainstream pop, hip-hop, dance and indie rock music as well as local, independent music. As smooth as the transition might appear, obtaining the license was no easy feat for the radio station that launched online nearly 22 years ago. For the past decade, Father Foster and Mathematics Professor John Carter worked tirelessly to obtain the permit from the

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Think online music streaming and Internet radio rules the music landscape? At Seattle University, there’s been a burst of excitement recently about the FCC’s special class of radio licenses called Low Power FM Radio (LPFM) 100-watt stations, which signal big things for the university’s student-run radio station.

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Seattle U’s student-run radio station—with 75+ DJs—gets a jolt with its stronger signal and more opportunities for new programming.

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really aligns with SU’s mission.” With hopes to introduce new programming, such as interviews with alumni, radio theater, sports play-by-play and a weekly show Fr. Foster is working to develop with a student in Matteo Ricci College that will address campus news RANDY SCOTT, STATION MANAGER, KXSU and issues, the focus for now is building on what has been a loyal audience. “There’s an opportunity for alumni just For starters, students who work at the music to current events, sports, social to listen. It’s that continued ownership of station are given an opportunity to media and blogging. what’s going on here, we want them to practice organizational skills, time man“It’s so cool to draw students from agement and how to execute business journalism majors to engineering to bio- feel invested in what’s happening,” says plans in a professional environment. logy, incorporating everybody and people Scott. “There are all kinds of amazing Additionally, the station is redefining who’ve never been exposed to this media things happening on this campus.” what it means to work in radio today. It’s has the great opportunity to explore somenot just about on-air personalities; there thing new,” says general manager Lord. If you can’t listen to the station on are opportunities for students who are Adds Scott, “One of the things we want the FM dial, you can still listen online interested in a variety of topics from to do is serve the public’s interest and that at www.kxsuseattle.org/.

“One of the things we want to do is to serve the public’s interest and that really aligns with SU’s mission.”

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A look at undergraduate courses in the new Core curriculum offers a better appreciation for how Seattle University inspires creative and insightful thinkers.

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confidence in their writing. Class discussions lay the groundwork for students to identify a challenging audience and craft an essay on a topic that not only interests them but also articulates a convincing point of view. Students move beyond critiquing the persuasive rhetoric of other writers and begin to hone their own ability to write and present arguments. Then students practice gearing their persuasive writing to sway a particular audience. Once they’re able to express their assumptions effectively, they start to discover how to use them to bring about social change.

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gressional Quarterly on whether or not hip-hop music should be socially uplifting to African Americans. For their first paper, she asks students to “unpack” the arguments of the authors to decide how effectively they persuaded readers to support their opinions. Roth says she challenges students to pose and wrestle with interesting

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questions and to produce “thoughtrich writing” about how a variety of artistic modes motivate social change. Writing is a process of invention, she suggests, that involves investing oneself in the work and gaining

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student shared two photos of someone standing in front of a lake. In the second photo, taken seven months later, that same lake is dry. Early in the quarter, Roth says she directs the class to a debate in Con-

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For the visual arts, students select a justice issue they’re passionate about and search for an image that conveys a message or makes a statement. Topics might include feminism, poverty or hunger. In class, they explore the emotional impact images have. Instructor Tara Roth has them compare a photo with texts on Japanese internment and asks which has the greatest impact. Most choose the photo, she says, because it’s especially compelling. “Art calls us to be present in a way that opens us up to new ways of seeing,” says Roth. A few years ago, when many of her students didn’t quite accept that global warming was a reality, Roth saw a need to add more of an environmental component to her courses. This led one of her students to ask peers about the severity of the California drought. Many did not have a particularly strong response until the

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Creative expression—whether it’s visual, verbal or musical—has the potential to motivate social change. Students in this rhetoric course examine how language and symbols influence attitudes.

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When she nominated him for the Pincus Award, Brodoff wrote, “In addition to his more traditional scholarship, Professor Adamson has been a leading advocacy voice in the academy for the most pressing legal issues of the day.” Brodoff notes that when he directed the program from 2002 to 2006, Adamson oversaw the first big expansion of clinical education at SU, adding clinics in mediation, intellectual property and bankruptcy. Adamson applied for and received a grant from the Washington state attorney general’s office to develop and teach what Brodoff describes as an innovative mortgage foreclosure practicum course where students counsel and represent homeowners. In addition to the predatory lending clinic that he designed and implemented, Adamson also created a mass media law clinic and the community development and entrepreneurship clinic in collaboration with the Albers School of Business and Economics to address strategy, accounting, product branding, business development and labor issues.

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an introduction by Lisa Brodoff, associate professor of law and director of the Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic at Seattle U. “Brodoff, a musician, composed an homage to me!” Adamson says. “The warm, funny, spot-on lyrics were hers, but the tune was to ‘My Favorite Things.’ The entire audience sang it! It was amazing.” With clinical legal education, clinical law professors teach and supervise second- and third-year law students while they engage in pro bono representation of clients. “It’s very different to be here than at many other law schools. Social justice, economic justice and equality are not a fight at Seattle U, which is always forwardthinking with new ways of delivering that education and how to be of good to the surrounding community as well as the global community,” says Adamson, now in his 14th year at the university. Clinical law professors today aren’t just clinicians, he notes, they’re also scholars. Adamson wrote more than 15 law review articles or book chapters published since 2001.

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As the recipient of the 2016 William Pincus Award, Bryan Adamson says he appreciates being honored by those he respects highly. “The clinical law community has always been a special sub-group of law professors, close knit and singularly interested in advancing the cause of legal education. And in doing so, they keep in mind all it means to be a practitioner as well as lawyering for social justice,” says Adamson, associate professor in the School of Law. The national award, the highest honor the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) bestows upon a clinical educator or institution, is named after the late William Pincus, a Ford Foundation executive who had the vision to create and expand legal services for the poor and clinical education for law students all in the name of improved access to justice. The event, part of the AALS annual meeting earlier this year in New York City, featured opening remarks from Law Dean Annette Clark, additional perspective from a former colleague of Adamson’s from his days at Case Western School of Law and

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and the Claim for Public Space by Women in India Through the #WhyLoiter Campaign,” at the annual convention of the Association for the Education of Journalism and Mass Communication in San Francisco Assistant Professor ALLISON MACHLIS MEYER published a peer-reviewed article, “Multiple Histories: Cultural Memory and Anne Boleyn in Actes and Monuments and Henry VIII," in the Fall/Winter 2015 issue of Borrowers and Lenders: The Journal of Shakespeare and Appropriation. Professor JODI O’BRIEN has been named the inaugural director of the university's Wismer Office for Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence.

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Associate Professor MEENA RISHI’S Assistant Professor KATIE FITZPATRICK’S article, “Risk Factors for Domestic Violence—An Empirical Analysis for Indian co-authored article, “The Impact of Food Deserts on SNAP Participation and Food States,” has been accepted for publication Insufficiency Among the Elderly,” has been by the Journal of Developing Areas. accepted for publication by the American COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Journal of Agricultural Economics. Associate Professor COLETTE HOPTION’S Instructor ANGELA BEARD has been paper, “The Double-Edged Sword of Helping named to oversee the new graduate Behavior in Leader-Follower Dyads,” has been Certificate in Fundraising Leadership, the first of its kind in Washington. The accepted for publication in the Leadership certificate is designed to meet the critical and Organizational Development Journal. Assistant Professor MARINILKA KIMBRO need for effective fundraisers in the nonprofit sector. was recognized by Women of Color EmAssociate Professor SONORA JHA powered for her work in the accounting presented the paper, “Gathering Online, and finance sectors. Loitering Offline: Hashtag Activism 16 / Faculty News ALBERS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

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“It’s very different to be here than at many other law schools. Social justice, economic justice and equality are not a fight at Seattle U, which is always forward thinking with new ways of delivering that education… .”

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COLLEEN FRAKES, library technician and cartoonist, completed a book, Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir. Published by Zest Books, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt imprint dedicated to young adult nonfiction, the book is about the author's

Working with the Jesuit Virtual Learning Academy (JVLA), MATTEO RICCI will offer a series of dual-credit course experiences for selected students at Seattle Preparatory School and Verbum Dei in Los Angeles. JVLA provides Jesuit and Catholic secondary schools online and blended student coursework and professional development for teachers. Students will participate in two collegelevel courses.

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experiences living on McNeil Island, home to America's last island prison accessible only by air or sea.

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Professor JENNY LOERTSCHER and Professor VICKY MINDERHOUT were highlighted in Science magazine, the world’s leading outlet for scientific news, commentary and cutting-edge research. The two chemistry professors were featured in the article, “Effective Teaching: To Be an Effective Educator, Get Active.”

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Associate Professor BILL O’CONNELL co-presented “Experiential Exercises to Enhance Cross Cultural Supervision” at the Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors conference in Philadelphia.

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As leaders and innovators, SU alumnae are shattering an industry’s glass ceiling

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That aside, there’s still a 3,000-person annual shortage of workers to fill core technology jobs such as software developers and engineers—and it’s a shortage that’s expected to increase as the number of tech companies in Washington continues to multiply. Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack, author of Women in Tech, says the number of women working in this field and achieving computer science degrees reached its peak in 1984, when 38 percent of the nation’s computer science degrees were awarded to women. Since then, that number has been on a steady decline. “The industry itself is blind to the potential and abilities of women and thoughtlessly excludes them,” says Wheeler Van Vlack, who is CEO and co-founder of Fizzmint, a Seattle human resources automation startup. Catalyst, an international nonprofit with a mission to accelerate progress for women through workplace inclusion, in 2014 looked at the gender divide in techintensive industries and found women face three significant barriers to advancement. Feeling like an outsider was the biggest of the three, followed by unclear evaluation criteria and lack of role models. Wheeler Van Vlack says the best way women in tech can help other women is to tell their stories, which is a big part of her book. “Stories are profoundly powerful,” she says. “The more stories we hear of women in technology loving and creating solutions, the more likely we are to be able to envision women in tech, creating an amazing positive cycle.” Here are the stories of alumnae in a variety of tech careers:

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Seattle University produces its share of leaders in tech fields, many of whom are women who exemplify how the industry has evolved over the years. The healthy number of tech women at Seattle U bucks the nation’s downward trend. Women outnumber men as department heads in the College of Science and Engineering and the fall 2015 freshman class in computer science was 29 percent female, the largest in university history. Compare that with the national average of women in computer science jobs today, which is 17 percent, according to the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA). King County actually underperforms the national average, with only about 14 percent women in computer science jobs. The WTIA describes Washington state as the top recruiter of tech talent in the country, adding 3,500 new tech jobs each year. The WTIA, founded in 1984, calls itself the unifying voice of more than 8,500 tech companies and 250,000 tech professionals in Washington. Michael Schutzler, CEO of the WTIA, won’t speculate on why King County has fewer women in technology than the national average. However, a new WTIA apprenticeship program will expand high-tech job opportunities for women, minorities and veterans. “Washington will be the first state to create an apprenticeship standard for the high-demand tech sector, which is a critical step toward bridging the current tech-talent gap we face, empowering us to build a stronger homegrown workforce representative of the diversity in our state,” says Schutzler.

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Ann McCormick, ’67, and her 2-year-old grandson Soren Scott play one of the learning games she created.

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stock I had, but I sold every share when I left the Learning Company,” she says, adding, “I was on to virtual reality.” Ever the optimist, McCormick continued to create new companies, sometimes running into similar difficulties. Yet the fact is she has never had a pause in her career without something new coming her way. Mark Roddy, associate professor in Seattle U’s College of Education, knows her work well enough to describe her interests as wide-ranging, her intelligence as deep. “The projects in which she chooses to engage demonstrate her ability to see across traditional academic boundaries and weave together results that have the potential to make real differences in the lives of children,” says Roddy. “She brings creativity and spark to her work and a broad range of students stand to benefit. As a teacher, that means a lot to me.”

Learn about a typical day-in-the-life of Ann McCormick at www.seattleu.edu/magazine/.

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nn McCormick, ’67, is a woman with a deep sense of purpose. “From my early years, I wanted to be a teacher and benefit people in need,” she says. With extraordinary success, she develops real-time interactive software with whimsical names like “Reader Rabbit” and “Reader Bee Runaway.” Each one offers engaging and graphical learning sequences to encourage the development of children’s reading, math, social and emotional skills and imagination. In 1978, McCormick founded the Learning Company, which sold $1 million in software for kids in its first year. Hers is a story that took shape when she was barely out of high school and chose to become a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace. Seattle University soon beckoned. As McCormick describes it, “the teaching of the Jesuits, so wise, so deep, so brilliant” moved her to become “a scholar with deep faith, always looking for the big picture.” On the day she graduated from Seattle U, she also left the convent. McCormick’s mission of service—brought into better focus as a student here—was well defined by then, she says. An order derived from the contemplative Poor Clare Sisters was no longer the right fit for her. Born and raised near Niagara Falls in Western New York, McCormick returned to East Buffalo, NY, and taught fifth graders from low-income families, an experience that fueled, even solidified, her drive to be of service to youth at or near the poverty level. “I felt a vast and compelling need by children who didn’t have a chance to learn what they need in school or at home,” she says. Helping children learn in engaging ways meant more studies for McCormick. When she arrived in Berkeley for graduate school at the University of California, she says she was told she was the finest student they’d had in more than 10 years. She went from public school teacher to researcher and completed her PhD in education at UC Berkeley. Designing and producing learning applications—apps, as we call them today—became her career. “I have peak moments when a child loves learning and playing with apps I’ve helped design,” says McCormick. She started by creating a company to produce her learning apps. The Learning Company took off with 16 highly acclaimed products the first year. She realized, though, that she didn’t have the knack to run the company. Learning apps and the bottom line were at odds. “I could have made millions if I had kept half the shares of

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Ann McCormick, ’67, makes learning fun through software programs she creates

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tackle big data and measure how things are working, communication to craft compelling messaging for your audience and art to develop creative that moves people,” she explains. “I like the idea of having options across many different interests.” She credits Erin Talbott, who taught in the Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle U from 2003 to 2009, with inspiring her to choose this career path, even if it meant signing up for a 7:45 a.m. class. “She was the original impetus for my discovery and love for marketing. When she taught, I learned a lot. It never felt like school. Everything was a novelty for me because she framed content in a logical, creative and passionate way—just as a good marketer would.” As Lee completed her bachelor’s degree in business administration, she took on marketing internships at Ticketmaster and the Seattle Mariners and later worked six years at Microsoft and a little less than a year at Amazon before heading to San Francisco to join Pinterest. She describes an apt anonymous quote from a woman venture capitalist in an article about the tech industry. “Working in tech is a little slice of Mad Men, circa 2010s,” says Lee. “My advice is to never take things personally in the workplace, research the facts and move forward with confidence. Also, help mentor other women, because we all could use a little help along the way.”

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“People say you can fake it ’til you make it. There’s a lot of truth in that, but you can’t fake passion. When it comes to marketing, authenticity is important. People can pinpoint a gimmick right away.”

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he way Annie Katrina Lee, ’05, sees it, the beauty of working at a startup is that everyone wears many hats, which means nobody is ever bored. She recently joined EatWith, a Berkeley, Calif., startup offering opportunities to dine in chefs’ homes from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, as well as attend pop-up culinary events in locales around the world. “Every day is different. Some days I’m in all-day meetings with the team to discuss our upcoming priorities, while other days I’m analyzing our marketing performance, developing plans or writing content,” says Lee. “My favorite part is whenever I can get my hands on guest feedback about how we can improve the product. You can never underestimate what is truly working and not working, until you hear directly from the source.” Lee joined EatWith in January after working in San Francisco as the first marketing hire at Pinterest, which grew from 40 to 750 in the four years she was there. “In the early days of Pinterest, our office was so small we had to share a bathroom with 40 colleagues. That was super awkward, but we made the best of it. Those were the good old days … who would’ve thought Pinterest would be the gamechanging discovery tool it is now,” she says. “At EatWith, we have three bathrooms shared among 12 employees. Hopefully this is a good omen.” Helping to build things—particularly early-stage companies— has become her passion, which is what drew Lee to EatWith. “I missed the startup vibe and I have a huge passion for food,” she says. “People say you can fake it ’til you make it. There’s a lot of truth in that, but you can’t fake passion. When it comes to marketing, authenticity is important. People can pinpoint a gimmick right away.” When she was at Seattle U, Lee changed her major four times— graphic design, communication, finance and then marketing. “I had to take additional classes for two summers to make up for it, but for me, taking the wanderlust path was totally worth it,” she says. Why marketing? “The reason why I think marketing was a good fit for me is because it’s a blend of disciplines. It involves psychology to understand consumer’s wants and needs, science and math to

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“Seattle University offered a rigorous master’s in software engineering in my home city with flexibility to accommodate my work and family commitments. Having my master’s degree helped me establish my credibility early in my career in the technology field.”

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t’s remarkable that Julie Larson-Green could envision a career spent 23 years pursuing how we can create ground-breaking in technology when she didn’t own a computer until college. experiences for customers across Office, Windows and many “I had always loved math and science. I pursued my interest other applications.” in computer science after graduating college when I attended Larson-Green is recognized as a pioneer and national Seattle University to earn my master’s,” says Larson-Green, ’92 thought-leader in user interface design and product MSE. “I knew technology and computers would change the development and engineering. She helped build products, world and I wanted to do something big including Internet Explorer, Office, Windows, Xbox with them.” and Surface, and designed experiences that Today, she is among the highest-ranking touch more than a billion people. In 2008, her women leaders in software and hardware passion for user-driven tech innovation was engineering at Microsoft Corp. In her role distinguished with Microsoft’s coveted Techin the Office Experience Organization nical Community Network Outstanding as Microsoft’s only chief experience Technical Leadership Award. officer, she inspires others to “I have the ability and responsibility be innovative and explore new to ensure people feel empowered to possibilities. share their creativity and innovative “I focus on why our customers use ideas,” she says. our products and how we can rethink There’s little doubt Larson-Green’s life and the customer experience to best suit their career benefited from her studies in Seattle needs,” she says. U’s College of Science and Engineering. The team Larson-Green oversees develops “Seattle University offered a rigorous master’s in tools and experiences designed to software engineering in my home city with make it simpler for people to access flexibility to accommodate my work and information and accomplish tasks family commitments,” she says. “Having across their devices and services. my master’s degree helped me establish “My role is to empower every my credibility early in my career in the individual on my team to achieve technology field.” a common vision and help them overcome challenges. It’s spending time sharing my ideas with other leaders in the company and hearing theirs so that our teams can work more effectively together,” she says. Her career in tech began when she taught herself to code in her first job after graduating from Western Washington University in 1986. JULIE LARSON-GREEN, ’92 MSE “I started out in a customer support role at Adobe, which gave me the opportunity to gain experience in the industry,” she says. “From there, I joined Microsoft and have

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ay McCarthy, ’85, describes herself as a serial entrepreneur, a co-founder of six startup companies since the early 80s. She’s particularly active in the life sciences sector and invests in and mentors young healthcare information technology and medical device companies to help them achieve goals for growth, innovation, profitability and success. For example, McCarthy helped start and grow Integrated Healthcare Systems, now Talyst, a pharmacy automation company and later PhACTs, a healthcare software and equipment company. In 2012, she sold PhACTs to CareFusion Corp. of San Diego. That same year she started Bizzultz, a services firm that offers business consulting, speaking and teaching programs and executive consulting to small and midsize companies. “I travel the world speaking, teaching and consulting on a variety of business topics…,” McCarthy says, adding that she’s an angel investor, guest university lecturer and philanthropist who serves on arts, business and educational boards. Among them, she chairs the advisory board for the Seattle U Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, which provides academic and hands-on training as well as mentoring for the next generation of entrepreneurs. Bill Weis, management professor in the Albers School of Business and Economics, offers a number of adjectives to describe McCarthy—positive, curious, perceptive, imaginative and nonjudgmental, to start. “May was an undergraduate business student who exuded enthusiasm and energy in every space she occupied,” says Weis. “From my perspective as a faculty member [I then taught accounting], her presence in class enhanced the learning environment for everyone—she made each of my classes a better experience for our students and a better experience for me.” McCarthy suggests that because she learned at a young age the value of service, she found her path to successful entrepreneurship. “As an entrepreneur, I have the opportunity to create whatever vision I’d like for my companies,” she says. “For me, it has always been important that the vision include a means to serve our co-workers, customers, suppliers, vendors and our world in ways that we’d want to be served and treated.”

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hen you discover that seven of the nine department chairs in Seattle University’s College of Science and Engineering are women—including all four department heads in engineering and computer science—you start to wonder why there’s such a gender gap in tech industries. Associate Professor Roshanak Roshandel was named the first woman chair of the Computer Science and Software Engineering department at the start of spring quarter Roshanak Roshandel, Associate Professor and this year. A faculty member since 2005, Roshandel says the Chair, Computer Science and Software Engineering computer science freshman class last fall was 29 percent female, the highest percentage in university history. Of the 93 graduate students in computer science and software engineering, 42 percent are female. Five of the full-time faculty are women. Roshandel says the downward spiral of women in tech careers that began in the mid-1980s is changing, albeit slowly. Associate Professor Agnieszka Miguel, who chairs Seattle U’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, agrees. Miguel says she noticed an uptick in female enrollment about five years ago. In her department, 23 percent of students are women, compared to the national average of 13 percent; and three of the six full-time faculty in electrical and computer engineering are women. “Once you have a critical mass of women students who are willing to share their experience, others will come,” says Miguel, who came to the university in 2004 and has chaired her department since 2011. Recently, Miguel was elected as Chair of the Professional Interest Council I of the American Society for Engineering Education. Both women department heads say a big factor in retention of female tech students is mentoring. Agnieszka Miguel, Associate Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering “We want to encourage women to see themselves fitting right in so we try to create a challenging yet supportive and collaborative environment for our students,” says Miguel. Roshandel says welcoming and inclusive classes are key in supporting women to choose computer science. “You can’t design a product with input from just one gender. You need both points of view just as you need age and racial diversity, too, to capture different ideas,” Miguel says. “You’re not designing for one person.” Adds Roshandel, “We have fantastic students and great AGNIESZKA MIGUEL, PROFESSOR/CHAIR, faculty and curriculum. It is now time to expand on our success ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING and focus on building a stronger community.”

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and passionate English professor with a love of British literature and poetry. A Grammy-nominated vocalist who is also a scholar, poet and public service advocate. Although they all have diverse backgrounds, each shares experience as Seattle University alumni and educators that are this year’s Alumni Award winners. For the past 31 years, Seattle U has honored alumni who exemplify the university’s Jesuit values and excel in areas of leadership, professional achievement and community service. Here’s a closer look at this year’s award winners:

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A former Boeing executive who forged strong ties between the Seattle business community and Seattle University. The former director of a culinary training program for the homeless and now director of a woman’s center to help homeless and low-income women rebuild their lives. A tireless advocate and fundraiser for university athletics. The first woman and longest serving chancellor of the Seattle community college system. A gifted

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DISTINGUISHED FACULTY | SEAN MCDOWELL, PHD Associate Professor of English Sean McDowell, who also directs the Honors Program, has been recognized for his ability to engage and motivate students. For McDowell, teaching is his gift and his passion. The creator of the Irish Writer’s Workshop, he derives great satisfaction from not only sharing his own love of literature but also infusing his students with hunger for a lifetime of learning. For the past 12 summers, McDowell has taken student groups to Ireland for three weeks, an often life-changing experience. Recently McDowell was elected to membership in the International Association of University Professors of English. Currently he leads several literary societies and is editor of the John Donne Journal. A writer of fiction, poetry and screenplays, McDowell is preparing his first collection of poems for publication.

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ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR | PETER MORTON, ’00 As an executive at Boeing, Peter Morton was instrumental in building a partnership with Seattle University to establish the Executive Leadership Program (ELP) in the Albers School of Business and Economics. Morton recruited senior leadership development executives from Costco, Weyerhauser, Safeco and the Port of Seattle to partner with Albers faculty to develop the curriculum that emphasized corporate values, ethics and community responsibility. Additionally, he has brought hundreds of students to Seattle University and helped build a strong bond between Seattle U and the Boeing Company. In 2000, after 42 years at Boeing, he retired and is now president of Peter M. Morton Consulting. A dedicated community volunteer, Morton mentors ELP students, is a trustee of the Museum of Flight and serves on local and national boards. He shares his passion for flying with youth as a 10-year volunteer with the Young Eagles.

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OUTSTANDING RECENT ALUMNA | HOLLIS WONG-WEAR, ’09 Hollis Wong-Wear is a poet, songwriter, creative producer and lead vocalist in the electronic R&B band, The Flavr Blue. In addition to her artistic accomplishments, Wong-Wear is a manager, community leader and businesswoman. Her dedication to education, the arts, youth, social justice and empowerment issues have led her into public service, serving on the boards of the Seattle Center Advisory Commission, the Seattle Music Commission and 4Culture, King County’s public art agency. In addition to her roles in civic leadership and mentorship, she has appeared as a featured speaker and performer at conferences and high-profile events. For six years, Wong-Wear has collaborated with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis as video producer (“Wings” and “Thrift Shop”), singer-songwriter and strategist. In 2014, she earned a Grammy nomination for her work on the hip-hop duo’s debut recording, The Heist.

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UNIVERSITY SERVICE | JOHN DOUGHERTY, ’66 Since his graduation from Seattle University, John Dougherty has remained actively involved. While a student, he managed both the men’s basketball and baseball teams. As an alumnus, he was president of the Tomahawk Club for 10 years and a basketball season ticket holder. Recipient of the Mark Escandon University Sport Service Award, Dougherty’s proudest moment was his induction into the Seattle U Athletics Hall of Fame. For the past eight and half years, Dougherty, as athletic development officer, has dedicated himself to raising funds necessary to build a strong athletics program. He has initiated new giving programs and increased both the number of donors and the gifts to athletics.

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COMMUNITY SERVICE | CHERYL SESNON, ’03 MNPL As acting executive director of FareStart, Cheryl Sesnon was given 18 months to put the fledgling organization’s books in order. She transformed the agency into a culinary job training program for the homeless. Within six years, Sesnon was overseeing an annual budget of more than $2 million. The former executive director of Washington CASH and current executive director of the Jubilee Women’s Center, Sesnon’s specialty is transforming struggling organizations into thriving successes. She volunteers for Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, traveling once a year to Central America to provide leadership coaching, while also serving on a number of boards.

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | JILL WAKEFIELD, ’92 EDD Jill Wakefield is a visionary who has paved the way for women to attain leadership positions in higher education. The first woman and longest serving Chancellor of Seattle community colleges, Wakefield will retire in June after 42 years in the system. Formerly an adjunct professor at Seattle University and current member of the Board of Trustees, Wakefield is passionate about building partnerships with businesses, K-12 education and four-year colleges to ensure greater educational access and student success. Named by Seattle magazine as one of the Most Influential People of 2012, Wakefield has also been recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a Woman of Influence. Wakefield has served on numerous boards at the local, national and international level, including as president of the National Advisory Commission of Presidents for Community Colleges.

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In September we presented our inaugural Annual Impact Report, which outlined our commitment to providing alumni with a top array of benefits. In addition to current benefits, we are excited to introduce a new alumni travel program, the Seattle University Visa® credit card and a comprehensive insurance package. As we continue to build our world-class Seattle University Alumni Association, we are looking forward to celebrating Seattle U’s 125th anniversary. We hope you will join us for our expanded Homecoming and Grand Reunion weekends. Look for more information in the coming months. Go Seattle U!

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You can now show your Seattle U pride every time you shop, dine and travel by using your Seattle U Visa Rewards credit card. Cardholders earn unlimited 1% cash back, enjoy a low introductory rate and more. Visit www.commercebank.com/seattleu for more details.

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Alumni want professional development and we deliver. Networking events, career workshops, free career webinars and connections with 7,700+ alumni on our LinkedIn page are just a few ways we help you get ahead.

You may have graduated but your education doesn’t have to end. Alumni can audit undergraduate classes for just $55.

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Zipcar, the world’s largest car-sharing network, has partnered with Seattle University to offer all alumni in the United States an exclusive discount. Join today and pay only $15 for your first year.

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Looking for insurance? We’ve got you covered. From auto and home to life, medical and disability, our new insurance partners, Liberty Mutual and USI, have what you need at cost-effective group rates.

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Alumni Insurance Programs

Outfit your auto with a Seattle U license plate. Proceeds from each plate support student scholarships and let you show your school spirit. Drive with pride and get your plate today.

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In honor of Seattle University’s 125th anniversary we are launching a new alumni travel program. Check out these travel opportunities and plan your next getaway with us.

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Leading with Emotional Intelligence:

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Facilitated by Albers faculty Bill Weiss and Hartley McGrath, learn the skills to communicate effectively to engage, inspire and support others. Highlights include: • Ascent to the Seiser Alm region via gondola • Overnight stay at Tierser-Alpl-Hutte • Hiking over to the legendary Schlernhaus.

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Experience four rivers: Columbia, Snake, Willamette and Palouse • Wine tours and tastings • Lunch at Terra Blanca Winery and Estate Vineyard • Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Multnomah Falls and Palouse Falls Canyon.

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Machu Picchu • Floating Island of Lake Titicaca • Ollantayambo Ruins • Peruvian Markets • Cuzco, former capitol of the Inca Empire.

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Visit our travel website to learn more:

Peru: Ancient Land of Mysteries

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Seeking Justice | By Annie Beckmann

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Connie (Gits) Smith, 88, ’09 OSR, is the first woman to hold chief probation role

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Connie (Gits) Smith, ’88, ’09 OSR, remem- is one of a handful of students he gladly bers watching a lot of teens get into trouble would have hired as a probation and parole officer. when she was a teen herself. “She had a good sense of presence. She “I wondered how I went one way and they was empathic, yet as objective as possible. went the other,” she says. She projected warmth and she wasn’t At age 18, Smith’s curiosity about why pretentious,” says Kastama. some teens ended up on the wrong side Within a year of graduation, Smith had of the law nudged her to try for a job with Pierce County Juvenile Court. Her spiky hair launched her career in corrections as a and admiration for punk rock pioneer Joan probation officer. Just a few years later, Smith became a Jett didn’t do her any favors. “I was very punked out and received the federal probation officer and six years ago brush off. Still, I always have had this internal hope for people who at some point took the wrong turn in life,” says Smith, who today is Chief U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer, Western District of Washington. Hers is a go-getter’s journey with unlikely turns all her own. At various points CONNIE (GITS) SMITH, CHIEF U.S. PROBATION/PRETRIAL in life, she took on roles as a bakery clerk, house cleaner and volunteer who SERVICES OFFICER, WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON listened and learned as she washed the was promoted to chief—the first woman ever hair of juvenile defendants. Right out of high school she enrolled at to hold the position in the Western district. Green River Community College. When she Today she has a staff of 110 in five offices made a second try at Pierce County Juvenile that oversee some 1,500 defendants. The neutrality of federal court pleases Court, she started as a volunteer—with duties that included the aforementioned hair her. Because there’s no monetary bail, washing—before becoming a paid aide in a defendants aren’t detained based on their economic status. variety of roles. “We’re not there to prosecute or defend; While a volunteer at Tacoma’s Nativity we’re there to support the judges. It’s the House, operated by Catholic Community Services as a day shelter for the homeless, intersection of social work, law enforceshe met Joe Fortier, S.J., who was particularly ment, resource broker and the eyes and how much is being spent on mass incarears of the court,” she says. instrumental in convincing her to step ceration that could be spent on services Typical federal court cases include bank, that could make a difference in people’s beyond community college to complete a mortgage and securities fraud, firearms and lives,” says Smith, who is on the executive bachelor’s degree at Seattle University. “I was drawn to the principles of a Jesuit large-scale drug cases, Internet crimes against committee for the DREAM program, Catholic university, its sense of community children and criminal immigration cases. offering drug programs in Western In not too many years, Smith faces man- Washigton to qualified defendants as and values,” she says. Soon, she was working part time for the datory retirement at age 57 and says it alternatives to incarceration. King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office makes her feel more reflective. “Once they start addressing substance “I’ve been around to see the whole war as a victim advocate. abuse, it’s amazing how their lives turn Bob Kastama, a Seattle U criminal justice on drugs and the fallout from that. The pen- around. When you can see the big picture instructor who retired in 1993, says Smith dulum is swinging. Congress is looking at like that, it’s very satisfying.”

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complements our organizational goals and helps us understand our work through a new lens,” says Smith. The work has inspired Healing to consider a career in corrections. “I’m realizing how much impact you can have on a person's life” Healing says. “Connie has been an amazing mentor, always willing to help us with our current positions and future careers. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to work with and learn from her and all the probation officers in the district.”

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Seattle University Criminal Justice graduate students Caitie Healing and Ray Cowles, both MACJ ’16, serve as research assistants in Smith’s office. The work of Cowles and Healing is in collaboration with SU Criminal Justice Chair Jacqueline Helfgott and Associate Professor Elaine Gunnison to inform criminal justice practice for those under federal supervision in pretrial, probation and post-conviction. “Our research assistants bring a fresh perspective to corrections. Their intellect, skills, character and belief in changing lives

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Longtime friends Veronica (Rebeiro) Last, ’74, ’76 MPA, Mary (Boyle) McDonell, ’74, Jamie (Norris) Richardson, ’75, and Roberta (Volz) Uno, ’74—who met on the 3rd floor at Bellarmine in September 1970—and their spouses Dean Last, Tom McDonell, ’74, Londe Richardson and Toshio Uno, ’71, had another chance to visit at the wedding of Keelin McDonell to Angad Nagra last September.

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Chris (Sifferman) Hauser, ’65 and her husband Joe (above, in front of the Parliament in Budapest) recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at a party given by their three children. The couple continued the celebration with a month-long trip to Europe where they renewed their vows at a private Mass at the Vatican. They also attended a special audience with Pope Francis. They took a Viking Cruise with friends down the Danube River that included stops in Germany, Austria (Vienna, Salzburg), Slovakia and Hungary (Budapest).

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Kirsten Curry, ’01, a graduate of the School of Law, is president of financial and retirement planning firm Leading Retirement Solutions in Seattle. Curry credits the law school with helping her build a successful career as an attorney and entrepreneur.

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Seattle U women’s soccer teammates and friends got together for the 2015 WipeOut Fun Run in Puyallup (l-r): Larissa Coleman, ’99, Toni Riccelli, ’01, Laura Robinson, ’98, Stefanie Johnson Monroe, ’98, Shawna Stine, ’98, and Andrea Frangi, ’98.

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Tim Gould, MBA, ’14 PMMBA, has joined Tacoma Community College as vice president for administrative William Phillips, MSE, completed services and will serve as chief finhis PhD in computer science from ancial officer. Gould, an adjunct New Jersey Institute of Technology faculty member there, will oversee last May. Currently, Phillips is a the financial services, facilities and lecturer at Fairleigh Dickinson information systems departments. University, Teaneck, NJ, where he Previously, he was CFO to the teaches, among other subjects, associate vice president of facilities software engineering. services at Seattle U.

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Maureen Nelson Schuette, JD, was appointed an associate judge for the Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Edwardsville, IL. Currently she is assigned to the family division. Maureen resides in Edwardsville, IL, with her husband Greg and their three children Thomas, Marissa and Nicholas.

Andrew Hoge currently serves as the wedding designer and catering sales manager at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle. Previously, he was the communications and digital manager at Luly Yang Couture, the Seattle-based fashion couture house. During his six-year tenure, Hoge oversaw the development of Luly Yang’s social media platform, web content strategy, press efforts and creative Ryan Lafferty, MIT, won the applications to ensure the comprestigious Milken Educator Award, which rewards the work of pany’s strategic branding and outstanding educators around the community image. country “for the promise of what they will accomplish in the future.” Katie Eilers, MPH, MSN, RN, was Lafferty teaches physics at the one of 10 nurse innovators honored International School in Bellevue. with the 2015 “Culture of Health: The Milken Family Foundation Breakthrough Leaders in Nursing” honors up to 40 educators each award from the Future of Nursing year and the award comes with Campaign for Action, spearheaded a $25,000 prize for recipients. by AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Currently, Eilers is the assistant nursing Patrick Pierce, MPA, is the new director of community health at CEO of Snohomish County Kitsap Public Health District in Economic Alliance, a nonprofit company dedicated to economic Kitsap, Wash. development. Formerly Pierce was

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Karen R. Goon, ’87 JD, ’95 MPA, was appointed as the County Administrator for Kitsap County. Goon continues her extensive professional career in public service after working for Pierce County from 1987 until 2014 in various positions including in-house counsel for the Public Works Department, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Deputy Director of the Public Works and Utilities Department, Interim Director of the Medical Examiner’s Office, Special Assistant to the County Executive for Transportation and Manager in the Public Works and Utilities Department.

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David Marx, JD, released Dave’s Subs: A Novel Story About Workplace Accountability last November. This is his second book—his first, Whack-A-Mole: The Price We Pay for Expecting Perfection was released in 2008— focusing on creating a just culture within the work environment. For 25 years Marx has managed his own firm, Outcome Engenuity, while working with organizations around the world to help them create just work cultures.

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Marian Analeise Volpe, ’00 MA, ’02 ESL, travels as a volunteer to Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos where she teaches English and builds houses and sustainable gardens.

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Rosemary Potts, ’11, married Edwin Song on Oct. 24, 2015. The couple wed at the Chapel of St. Ignatius and Father Pat Kelly said Mass. Following a celebration at Café Flora in Seattle’s Madison Park, the couple honeymooned in New Zealand.

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Tamara (Conant) Buckfelder, ’01, is thrilled to announce the arrival of her twin sons, Henry and Andrew. After serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy, she earned an MBA and master’s degree in electrical engineering at MIT. Since then she's been working at Genentech, focusing marketing efforts toward managed markets customers, like insurance companies, for new therapeutics.

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Jim Bordenet, ’65, and Sue (Blakesley) Bordenet, ’69, recently returned from an extended stays at Cape Town and Port Elizabeth, South Africa, followed by a cruise to Rio de Janeiro. The trip included a safari experience at Camp Figtree, near Addo Elephant National Park. The couple offered more details about the adventure: “Land Rover excursions enabled observations of an elephant, lions, water buffalo, wart hog, kudu, zebra, antelope and hippo. A more poignant highlight was visiting Robben Island, near Cape Town. A tour, led by a former prisoner, included viewing the tiny cell in which Nelson Mandela spent 18 years, often in isolation, during the Apartheid era.”

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Adele Marie “Cam” Campbell Ward (July 27, 2015)

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We ask readers and family members to inform us of the death of alumni and friends of Seattle University. Please e-mail tinap@seattleu.edu or send via mail to: Seattle University Magazine, Attn.: Obits, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave., PO Box 222000, Seattle, WA 98122–1090.

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A Charitable Gift that Makes A Diﬀerence

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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have a book published, Seattle University Magazine wants to hear about it. We consider for review books released by alumni, faculty and staff. Send notice to tinap@seattleu.edu.

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The beauty of the book, beyond Sullivan’s delightful watercoloresque drawings and sweet message, is the introduction to lesser-known animals that serve to teach readers a thing or two about nature’s creatures like the quagga (extinct sub-species of the plains zebra), colorfully feathered upupa bird or the xerus squirrel, native to Africa. Another fun element of the book is the inclusion of common phrases and greetings in English and their Swahili language counterpart, including “Hello”/“Jambo”, “Thank You”/“Asante”, “How are you?”/“U hali gani?” “I love bananas”/“Nampenda ndizi.” Sullivan is doing his part to get more diversity in children’s literature. “Every child deserves to see themselves in books, no matter their color, background or where they live,” he says. “I have a big box of crayons, with a lot of colors. I intend to keep using all of those crayons in my books, showing kids that their dreams matter and can lead them to live happily ever after.” Inside the back cover of the book is a thoughtful sentiment from the author, a dedication to those who helped make the book possible: “To Kay Kay, Leonard and all the teachers, staff and kids at the Star of Hope Centre, Bungoma, Kenya. You truly are Stars of Hope!” —Reviewed by Tina Potterf

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The book, with story and illustrations by Sullivan, ’07 ELP, is based on actual events. The real Kay Kay is a Bungoman taxi driver and artist who thought the white walls of a new classroom at the Star of Hope school could use a splash of color—with a teachable moment behind the art. Star of Hope is an orphanage and school that is home to 35 children and provides schooling to 100 village kids who otherwise would never learn to read. Sullivan, an Albers graduate, became familiar with Star of Hope through his son Kyle, who volunteered for Star of Hope founder Leonard Muyelele. Moved by the work of Muyelele, Dana and his wife Vicki set up an official charitable organization to benefit the school and its children. In Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari, Kay Kay travels through his village looking for inspiration of what to paint for the kids. He settles on pictures of animals from A to Z, with idea that the drawings of animals would help the kids learn the alphabet. When probed by the eager pupils on which animals he’s going to include in the mural, Kay Kay is initially puzzled, saying “I’ll have to think about that.” As he heads out on his walk, he encounters sources of inspiration all around him. First, from the tiniest creature—an ant. Then, a request from a baboon, crocodile and dragonfly who shout, “Kay Kay, come dance with us!” He responds, “I can’t dance until I’ve thought of animals from A to Z.” And so he travels on through the Kenyan countryside, pausing only to acknow-ledge the string of animals—from, you guessed it, A to Z—greeting him along the way.

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Kay Kay’s Alphabet Safari, a children’s book with a message that will appeal to all ages, tells the delightful story of the titular character who helps the students of the Star of Hope School in Bungoma, Kenya, learn the alphabet in a colorful and illustrative way.

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It’s not uncommon for children to doodle, drawing snapshots of their lives in crayon and marker to be proudly displayed on the refrigerator or taped to a bedroom wall. But for Greg Stump, cartooning as a kid followed him into adulthood and into a career. For the past decade he has brought his art form of choice to classes he teaches at Matteo Ricci College. Specifically, “Writing with Pictures” and “Cartooning for Future Teachers,” both of which incorporate practice and analysis to deepen students’ understanding of telling stories and conveying ideas with images. “Greg’s course, ‘Writing with Pictures,’ develops and enhances the storytelling sensibilities of our students and reminds us all of the importance of engaging the imagination,” says Dean Jodi Kelly. Through his work, Stump demonstrates to students ways to effectively communicate or express themselves through drawing—no experience required. “I encourage people who may not think of themselves as artists to use visuals to communicate,” says Stump. A self-taught artist, Stump in his youth was “obsessed” with the “Bloom County” comic strip that he’d read daily in his hometown newspaper in Iowa City. He was also drawn into the work that covered the pages of Mad magazine. A love of cartooning—with political, social and satirical context— continued into high school and college at the University of Iowa, where Stump’s work appeared in the school newspaper. After college he headed west to Seattle to take a job with Fantagraphics, a well-known publisher of cartoonists and graphic novels. A decade later he was hired as an instructor at Matteo Ricci College. While his work has appeared in the pages of The Stranger and City Arts magazine, Stump’s latest project has the potential to expose his craft to even more audiences. Recently he teamed up with students Lauren Brogan and Connor Rice on a promotional video for the college. The video, “Bridging the World from West to East: The Story of Father Matteo Ricci, S.J.,” tells the story of Matteo Ricci—the man—through narration by Rice and highly detailed and descriptive illustrations from Stump. “I was a little apprehensive at first because I’ve never tried to do an animation like this before,” Stump says, “and I actually had to ask Connor and Lauren not to watch me doing the actual drawing once the camera was set up, because I kept freezing up. But I’m really happy with the way it turned out.” Outside of class he teaches art at the Richard Hugo House and in public schools through Seattle Arts and Lectures’ Writers in the Schools program. Like many artists, Stump draws inspiration from the world around him. He enjoys film, music and photography and the work of other cartoonists and illustrators who meet up regularly to share ideas. Most of all, he’s inspired by the fact that he is doing what he loves. “My childhood dream was to be a cartoonist.” Stump is currently working on a second book, a follow-up to his debut graphic novel, Disillusioned Illusions.

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