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VOLUME 14 • NUMBER 2

WINTER 2015MARYGROVE COLLEGE • OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

ALUMNIASSOCIATIONPRESIDENT NEWS

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ALUMNI REUNION201516

Message from the PresidentThis New Year we can resolve to join together again to support each other in our mission and vision. There is so much good work to be proud of, and the contents of these pages are a testament to that.

In December, I was invited on behalf of Marygrove College to Washington D.C. to help President and Mrs. Obama celebrate the White House College Opportunity Day of Action. Our College, along with fellow member institutions of the Yes We Must Coalition has committed to increase graduation rates from low-income and first generation students by at least 1,000 additional graduates by 2020!

It was thrilling to be a part of it, and even more satisfying to be counted among the nation’s institutions of higher learning devoted to taking real action for providing greater access to quality higher education.

We’ve been asked to commit to four focus areas: building networks of colleges around promoting completion, creating K-16 partnerships around college readiness, investing in high school counselors as part of the First Lady’s Reach Higher initiative, and increasing the number of college graduates in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Marygrove College, I am proud to say, has made considerable progress on each of these, with the launch of our Student Success Center, which you can read about on page 15, as well as the continuation of our dual enrollment program with Detroit Cristo Rey High School that we’ve discussed in past issues. The “Early College for Future Leaders” program is going strong and we are very pleased to welcome these ambitious youngsters on campus, now in its second year. As for increasing college graduates enrolled in STEM fields, you may have heard about our exciting new $21.2 million grant awarded from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that we share with three other Detroit colleges to bring science scholars to Marygrove! We open our doors to those new students this fall, and we couldn’t be happier.

I’d also like to mention a recent success in Education: Marygrove teamed up with Michigan Public Radio to boost awareness for a state-mandated teacher preparation course that we offer, Reading 510, and saw a 40 percent uptick in enrollment in those classes last term. These examples are among the many ways we identified and addressed important needs in the community. I must commend our faculty, staff and students for making us proud, and to you, our ever-supportive alumni who are always there for us when we need you. Thank you so much for your gifts and your deeds, which serve this institution well.

David J. Fike, Ph.D. President Marygrove College

Yesenia Lara Romero ’07 PRESIDENT

Dr. Vanessa Howell Ghant ’92 VICE PRESIDENT

Alisa Fergerson ’02 TREASURER

Sandra Jo Collins ’82 SECRETARY

Members at Large Catherine Mancina Baldwin ’65

Mark Bartnik ’79Samual Blue ’93

Gloria Brown-Banks ’11Rita Healey Carey ’68Lillie Smith Foster ’99

Sally Janecek ’71Sheila A. Keefe ’56

Laurie L. Kopack ’05, ’11Margo R. Lee ’00Tia Littlejohn ’06

Elizabeth Poliuto Loria ’70Brittany Mack ’12

Kezia McAllister ’10Alison E. McNeeley ’03, ’09

Druel Outley ’00Briana Parker ’12

Frances L. Brown Simmons ’85

2014 – 2015Alumni Association Board of Directors

Division of Institutional Advancement

Dr. David J. Fike PRESIDENT, MARYGROVE COLLEGE

Kenneth S. Malecke VICE PRESIDENT FOR

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Karen E. Cameron CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND

MARKETING OFFICER

Colleen Cadieux DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS/

ALUMNI ANNUAL GIVING

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Message from the President Dr. David j. fike

NEWS FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTWhat a busy and productive fall term! First we hosted a delightful Alumni Reunion Weekend. It was wonderful reconnecting with old friends and it was a joy to meet new alumni too! It was also a time to feel proud of the work and change alumni have accomplished in their communities. It always amazes me to see the greatness Marygrove alumni possess and even more amazing to see how they continue to live by Marygrove’s mission throughout their lives—long after they leave campus. I am proud to say that Marygrove alumni have touched many hearts in so many different places around the world, simply by being compassionate, competent and committed to sharing the values our Marygrove education instilled and strengthened in us. It is truly remarkable and inspiring to see what other alumni are doing!

Second, we have been busy revising the Alumni Association’s by-laws to ensure that the work we do, and how we do it, is in keeping with the by-laws that govern us. Minor changes had been made in recent years, but the overall document needed to be refreshed—something that is essential for every organization. We were successful in passing the recommendations of the committee and our hard work really paid off. This allows us, as an organization, to look at our mission and vision, determine what the important issues are, and assess how to best align our activities with them. We plan to stay on track and continue to be committed to the issues that matter most to alumni.

This fall I also had the opportunity to attend the book discussion which was hosted at the home of Kay Hughes ’66. It was great to see alumni I do not regularly see and make wonderful new friends, too. This event is always a delight to attend because it gives us a chance to share our experiences and thoughts about the stories we read.

Attending alumni-sponsored events not only gives us a chance to re-connect with alumni but also serves to strengthen our bond to each other—a bond that is usually centered around helping others. The Program Committee does an excellent job of hosting an array of different events each year such as making sandwiches at Cass Community Services, packaging potatoes for Forgotten Harvest, building houses for Habitat for Humanity, planting flowers on campus, attending book discussions, and cultural events. Participating in them shows me how diverse we are but more importantly, how we all come together because we are Marygrove Alumni who want to make a difference. I invite you to join us in one of these events. Come and serve our local community at one of our service projects or take a break from your busy day to enjoy great company at one of our visits to the theater or other fun events.

This New Year I hope you stay in touch with your alma mater and re-reconnect with the Alumni Association! Together we can write a new chapter of the Marygrove story—the one we all share.

Dr. David J. Fike PRESIDENT, MARYGROVE COLLEGE

Kenneth S. Malecke VICE PRESIDENT FOR

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Karen E. Cameron CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS AND

MARKETING OFFICER

Colleen Cadieux DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS/

ALUMNI ANNUAL GIVING

News from the Alumni Association President

YESENIA LARA ROMERO ’07

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Message from the President ...................................... 2 News from the Alumni Association President ............... 3In Memoriam .......................................................... 4Professional Development for Teachers ....................... 4Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series ............ 5Office of Mission Integration Calendar ........................ 5Opera & Theatre Events ............................................ 6Visual & Performing Arts Calendar .............................. 7Mustang Report ....................................................8-92014 Distinguished Alumni ................................. 10-112015 Distinguished Alumni Awards ...........................12Book Discussion, Tech Training, Leslie Love ................13IMD Update...........................................................14Community Service Project ......................................14NSO Recap ............................................................14Ballroom Dancing ...................................................15Success Center Update ............................................15Alumni Reunion 2015 .............................................16

The Tower Times is produced three times per year for alumni and friends of Marygrove College through the Office of Alumni Relations,

Division of Institutional Advancement. Address changes, duplicate copies or information requests should be directed to:

Office of Alumni RelationsMARYGROVE COLLEGE8425 West McNichols Road

Detroit, MI 48221-2599Phone: (313) 927-1443 • Fax: (313) 927-1595

Email: ccadieux9185@marygrove.eduWebsite: alumni.marygrove.edu

Attention Michigan Teachers:Upgrade Your Provisional Teaching Certificate To Professional!Five years ago, the PA118/32 law went into effect, requiring all Michigan teachers to take a reading diagnosis and differentiated instruction class prior to receiving their Professional certification.

To help teachers meet this requirement and successfully move from a Provisional to a Professional certificate, Marygrove College developed Required Reading 510, a three-credit course that is: • Completely online • Approved by the state of Michigan • Easy to register for: We do not require letters of recommendation or transcripts • Open to all teachers: We do not place a cap on number of students who can enroll

Did you know that Marygrove has a number of online masters programs for teachers?To learn more about Marygrove’s Required Reading 510 course and our other online offerings, visit marygrove.edu/reading510. If you prefer to speak to someone from our admissions team call (855) 628-6279 or email mat@marygrove.edu.

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1. Brain Works: Better Teaching with the Brain in Mind

2. Reaching Young Readers: Improving Reading Skills K-3

3. Fully Wired: Understanding and Empowering Adolescents

4. Sticks and Stones: The No-Bully Zone5. Engaging Multiple Intelligences in

Your Classroom6. Differentiated Learning: How to Teach

to Varying Ability Levels7. Effective Classroom Management8. Gender Matters: How Boys and Girls

Learn9. Succeeding With the Struggling

Student10. Across the Spectrum: Teaching

Students with Autism11. What Great Teachers Do12. Parent Trap: Dealing with Difficult

Parents13. Good to Great: Principles of Good

Teaching14. The Courage to Care: Working with

At-Risk Students15. In the Face of Poverty16. What Great Middle School Teachers Do17. Math Works: Teaching Math with the

Brain in Mind18. The Driving Force: Keys to Developing

a Motivating Classroom19. ADHD: Focusing, Learning, Teaching

20. Igniting Creativity, Comprehension and Collaboration Through Inquiry

21. Integrating the Brain and the Arts into your Classroom

22. 180 Degrees: Rethinking Classroom Management

23. Tapping the Talent: Working with Gifted Students

24. The Sky’s the Limit: The Outdoor Classroom

25. The Challenging Child: Strategies for the Early Childhood Classroom

26. Achieving Success with English Language Learners

27. Assignment Homework: Where, When and Why

28. Shaping Respectful, Responsible Learners in your Classroom

29. Web EDU30. Lost in Translation: New Languages,

New Learning

• Tuition: 3 credits -$390 2 credits - $290, 1 credit - $190

• Registration and payment handled through Learner’s Edge

• Print-based and online formats are available

• Special Group Pricing Available! • Select Marygrove College as your

academic institution

The following popular courses are offered through Marygrove College and are approved by the Michigan Department of Education. Teachers in other states are encouraged to check with their departments of education to ensure selected courses meet other state requirements for recertification. For more courses and online registration, go to www.marygrove.edu. (Search Term: Professional Development for Teachers)

Learner’s Edge Recertification Courses for Teachers

Mathilde Babiec Seski ’38

Jane Mary Howard, IHM ’40

Mary Elaine Moriarty Freitas Proudfoot ’41

Yvonne Ankley Tata ’42

Ann Brieske, ’44

Mary Renee Finger ’44

Winifred K. Glass ’44

Claire Bergevin Nixon ’46

Dorothy Suzio ’46

Patricia Madden Syring ’46

Delores Shmina Arsenault ’47

Sylvia Schubert Rock, ’47

Mary Bastianelli DeConcini ’49

Alice Geisler Raftary ’49

Joan Mary Theisen McSherry ’51

Patricia Berner Norman ’51

Catherine Cavataio, IHM ’55

Elaine Garety, IHM ’56

Rose Therese Huelsman, IHM, ’56

Margaret Lauterbur McDonough ’56

Delores Binard Duggan ’58

Phyllis Moser ’58

Joan Charnley, IHM ’62

Patricia Thar ’67

Pat Tindall ’69

Husband of: Catherine Keefe Traeger ’59

Sally Petrie Ury ’60

Son of: Sally Petrie Ury ’60

Mother of: Bonnie Hunt Hiatt ’76

Brother of: Sheila A. Keefe ’56

Betty MacDonald Phillips ’59

Catherine Keefe Traeger ’59

Sister of: Betty MacDonald Phillips ’59

In Memoriam

Fiction writer and journalist Andrea Lee will be the twenty-seventh guest in Marygrove’s Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series. She will deliver the Lillian and Don Bauder Lecture at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2015.

Lee is the author of a memoir: “Russian Journal” (1981), two novels: “Sarah Phillips” (1993) and “Lost Hearts in Italy” (2006), and a collection of short stories: “Interesting Women” (2002). She is a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine and has been published in Vogue, Time, and the New York Times, among other publications. “Russian Journal” won a National Book Award nomination in 1981; Lee is also the recipient of the Jean Stein Award, granted by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1984.

An expatriate, Lee spans the globe in her work, taking readers from the Soviet Union to France, the United States, and Italy. Publisher’s Weekly proclaims Lee’s work is “infused with international glamour and a particular brand of American world-weariness.” Susan Richards Shreve writes, “Andrea Lee’s authority as a writer comes of an unstinting honesty and a style at once simple and yet luminous.”

Her work considers race both within national boundaries and beyond, providing a poignancy of perspective enriched by these border crossings. Veronica Chambers asserts that “in Lee’s work, there is the power of race, both when it is present and when it is not.” Indeed, Lee’s exploration of racial assimilation and privilege reveals the often fraught complexity of contemporary racial identity. Donna Seaman notes that Lee “deftly decodes the tricky dynamics of sexual, racial, and cultural trespass,” and observes that in her work, “each encounter is choreographed with the deadly elegance and precision of a fencing match.”

Lee earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from Harvard University. A native of Philadelphia, she now lives in Turin, Italy with her husband and two children.

April 17, 2015

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JANUARY12 Mon Classes Begin

19 Mon Martin Luther King Day of Service Contact: Jan Machusak Director of Mission Integration jmachusak@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1301

21 Wed Marygrove MLK Convocation

FEBRUARYTBD Lock-In Overnight Retreat, Liberal Arts Building Lower Level Employee Lounge Contact: Jesse Cox Director, Campus Ministry jcox@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1404

18 Wed Ash Wednesday Mass noon, Student Center Chapel

25 Wed Lenten Soup & Spiritual Cinema 1 noon, Student Center Room 115

MARCH11 Wed Lenten Soup & Spiritual Cinema 2 noon, Student Center Room 115

18 Wed Lenten Soup & Spiritual Cinema 3 noon, Student Center Room 115

25 Wed Lenten Soup & Spiritual Cinema 4 noon, Student Center Room 115

MAY2 Sat Beautification/Senior Service Day

Alums, Seniors, MG Community invited!

9 Sat Commencement

JUNE TBD Relay for Life

Contact: Jesse Cox Director, Campus Ministry jcox@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1404

TBD Color Purple Garden Prayer

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Winter/Spring 2015

office of mission integration campus ministry - service learning

• Marygrove College was dedicated on what would become Founder’s Day, November 10, 1927. It was the 82nd anniversary of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

• Marygrove College is the direct descendant of the original St. Mary College in Monroe, Michigan.

• We’ll never be royals—but our bells come close. The Marygrove clock chimes, which weigh 2,425 pounds, are a reproduction of those at Westminster Abbey.

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This March, Chamber Music at the Scarab Club will premiere a new mixed media chamber opera, Pat & Emilia, based on the lives of two artists—photographer Pat Sturn (1910-2011) and opera singer Emilia Cundari ’53 (1930-2005).

Marygrove alumna and former professor, Emilia Cundari won the Grinnell Music Scholarship Competition in her senior year, awarding her two years of study with the New York City Opera. She would go on to perform in over 135 Metropolitan Opera performances, as well as in venues across Europe, including La Scala in Milan. In the 1970s, she decided to return to the Detroit area with her husband to raise a family and teach at her alma mater, where she would instruct voice and direct operas for the next ten years.

Like the complex layers of a mixed media art piece, Pat & Emilia is a celebration of bel canto opera, new contemporary music, journalism, photography, and the experiences of women. Emilia’s portion will feature arias from her repertoire as well as monologues inspired by newspaper interviews given from 1953-1978; while Pat’s will showcase new music by composer Jeff Smallman with text by Charles Henry “Marty” Gervais. Project director and Marygrove music professor, Tara Sievers-Hunt will perform the role of Emilia, while Oakland University lecturer and contemporary soprano, Jocelyn Zelasko will appear as Pat. A short documentary about the project, Imagining Angels has been created by Canadian Arts Productions, and premiered at the Windsor International Film Festival on November 4.

Pat & Emilia will premiere at the Willistead Manor in Windsor on Friday, March 13, 2015, followed by its American debut at Marygrove College on Sunday, March 15, 2015.

For more information about the project, please visit our Facebook page “The Pat Sturn/Emilia Cundari Project,” or contact Tara Sievers-Hunt at TSievers7525@marygrove.edu. To purchase tickets to the performances, please visit www.scarabclub.org/chambermusic.

When: Friday, February 20, 2015

Where: The Players - 3321 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, Michigan

Time: Wine reception at 7 p.m. • Play at 8 p.m.

When we first meet Rob Graff, he’s moving the last of the boxes into the Carson, Georgia house he has purchased with wife Maddie. Both transplants from Michigan, Rob and Maddie are agog at the visage of their neighbor, Doc Boggs, who arrives in his Confederate uniform to bid them welcome. Doc is a devoted re-enactor of the “war of Northern aggression” and when he invites Rob to participate in the next day’s battle, Maddie sees it as a way for her spouse to make friends in this foreign land. When Rob commits a gaffe of incomprehensible magnitude, Doc remains outwardly cordial and generous to a fault, but the wary Michigander suspects a steely hostility under the old gentleman’s acts of kindness. To the viewer’s great reward, Rob is entirely right. Together, the two men expertly traverse their characters’ conflict, which pays off both in their growing understanding despite themselves and in the big laughs they deliver along the way.

The Players is a clubhouse and theatre founded in 1910 by a group of Detroit businessmen. The famous building was built in 1925, designated a Michigan Historic Site in 1985, and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The Fine Arts Society was founded in 1906 and in 1926 found its permanent home at The Players club.

Cost: $20 • Includes: Wine reception, theater seating Reception on the second floor. Elevator not available. Space features works by local artists. Show seating at tables of 4 – 6 people. Snacks provided. Wine available for purchase. You are welcome to bring wine or additional snacks. Secure, lighted parking included.

To make reservations, send a check (payable to Marygrove College) no later than April 10, 2015 to Marygrove College, Attn: Colleen Cadieux, 8425 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit MI 48221. Dress is business attire. For more information, contact Sheila Keefe ’56 at (586) 268-0481 or sheilakeef@aol.com.

Featured in New Chamber Opera This Spring

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And the Creek Don’t Rise

Shakespeare in Detroit to Perform King Lear at Marygrove

Saturday, April 18, 2015 8 p.m. Marygrove College Theatre

Local theatre company Shakespeare in Detroit (SiD) will perform at Marygrove College in a special performance of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Sponsored by Marygrove’s Visual and Performing Arts department, the production will feature costumes and staging against the backdrop of the grand Tudor Gothic architecture of Marygrove’s campus. There will be a dinner prior to the play in Madame Cadillac at 6 p.m. Cost is TBD. Contact Sheila Keefe ’56 at (586) 268-0481 or sheilakeef@aol.com for more information.

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Italian Soprano Emilia Cundari‘’53

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JanuaryART

JANUARY 16 – FEBRUARY 3, 2015 Shared Tendencies: Midwest Collaborative Artwork Invitational Reception: Friday, January 16, 2015 5 – 7:30 p.m. • The Gallery

This Midwest invitational exhibition, featuring artist collaboratives, does not dispel the notion of the solitary artist, but highlights the many artists who choose to work BOTH alone and in a group.

Whether working with others in the arts or outside of the arts disciplines, these collaboratives highlight the dialogues, conversations actually, between creative “architects.” In addition to the exhibition, a panel discussion will allow the “architects” to discuss how these collaborations feed their solo work and vice versa.

Contact: Mary Lou Greene mgreene@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1853

FebruaryART

FEBRUARY 19 – MARCH 13, 2015 Annual All Student Art Exhibition Reception: Thursday, February 19, 2015 noon – 1:30 p.m. • The Gallery Annual juried art exhibition featuring student work from all studio classes. Contact: Jim Lutomski jlutomski@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1337

MARCH ART/INSTITUTE OF MUSIC & DANCE

MARCH 23 & 24, 2015 Susan Stockman - Mosaic Artist McGiveny-Bethune Apartment Complex Marygrove College Campus

Contact: Judith Molina jmolina@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1306

DANCE

MARCH 27 & 28, 2015 The Beginnings Friday, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Marygrove College Theatre Admission: $15 General $10 Students and Seniors Annual dance department concert performed by Company2. Contact: Jonathon Cash jcash5001@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1838

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MUSIC

APRIL 11, 2015 Spring Music Concert Saturday, 7 p.m. • Sacred Heart Chapel

Contact: Tara Sievers-Hunt tsievers7525@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1312

THEATRE

APRIL 9, 10, 11, 18, 19, 2015 Shakespeare in Detroit Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Marygrove College Theatre Admission: $25 General $10 Marygrove students

Contact: Audrey Becker abecker@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1272

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APRIL 19 – MAY 11, 2015 Senior Art Exhibition II Reception: Sunday, April 19, 2015 1 – 4 p.m. • The Gallery

Contact: Jim Lutomski jlutomski@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1337

DANCE

APRIL 24, 25 & 26, 2015 Follow My Lead Friday, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 4 p.m. • Marygrove College Theatre Admission: $15 General $10 Students and Seniors

Annual dance department concert performed by the Marygrove College Dance Company.

Contact: Jonathon Cash jcash5001@marygrove.edu, (313) 927-1838

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FAREWELL TO OUR SENIOR ATHLETESOn behalf of the entire Marygrove College Athletics department, I want to congratulate and acknowledge our 2014-15 seniors who completed their final season of competition in women’s volleyball, as well as men’s and women’s soccer. Their leadership and sincere dedication to the College throughout the course of their academic and athletic careers are to be commended. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors and welcome them into our Mustang alumni family.

Volleyball:Kiara Cobb, Detroit, MIKara Kempinski, Livonia, MINicole Kempinski, Livonia, MI

Women’s SoccerAndrea Aznar, Caracas, VenezuelaKamry Miller, New Boston, MIEmily Sauter, Trenton, MIKaitlyn Vigna, China Township, MICheyenne York, Taylor, MI

Men’s SoccerAlex Cabildo, Westland, MIAmed Jamalaldin, Dearborn, MI

BASKETBALLSEASON PREVIEW

Steve BloomfieldDirector of Athletics

GO MUSTANGS!

The winter sports season is in full swing at Marygrove and that can only mean one thing – basketball season is here! Led by second-year head coach Craig Covington, the men’s and women’s basketball teams hit the hardwood on Halloween, hoping to put their first scare into opponents over the course of their four-month seasons. The Mustang Sports Network also returns for its second season, this time with free live video at their side as Marygrove sophomore Jeremy Otto brings you all the coverage on marygrovemustangs.com/live. In all, the Mustang Sports Network will cover 25 home basketball games with a live video and stats stream. Otto and the Network will also travel with the team from time-to-time, bringing fans the action with an internet radio stream.

On the men’s side, the Mustangs welcome back a dynamic backcourt duo with the return of senior guard Darryll Dixon and junior guard Diante Taylor. Last year, Dixon and Taylor were honored by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) as 2013-14 All-Americans. The national award was a first for either Mustang as Dixon also brought home WHAC Honorable Mention honors. Last year, Dixon averaged 18.8 points per game, while Taylor followed closely with 16 points per outing. A much different scene this year, Dixon and Taylor will be flanked by plenty of depth as talented redshirt freshmen Kenneth Miller and Tyler Sykes join the guard rotation.

The men’s season features a total of 30 games with 22 Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) contests taking up the bulk of the slate. Covington and the Mustangs will look to improve upon last year’s 3-19 mark in the WHAC (4-26 overall), proving the opposition wrong one game at a time after being selected 12th out of 12 teams in the conference’s preseason poll.

On the women’s side, Covington enters his first full season at the helm and has the program headed in the right direction after bringing in a deep recruiting class. Last year, Covington assumed the head coaching role midway through the campaign and guided the Mustangs to a competitive second half despite enduring a lengthy losing skid. This year, Covington will lean on the leadership and play of seniors Raeha Weaver (Battle Creek, MI/Kellogg CC) and Janeesa Jamierson (Battle Creek, MI/Kellogg CC) to help the Mustangs rebound from a difficult Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference season a year ago.

Eager to return to the program’s winning ways, the 2014-15 version of Marygrove Women’s Basketball features a full slate of 30 games, with another grueling 22-game WHAC schedule tipping off November 15 in Detroit against Siena Heights. The Mustangs will sprinkle in difficult non-conference games with trips to NCAA Division I University of Detroit and NCAA Division II Saginaw Valley State University.

Please visit marygrovemustangs.com for the latest news, scores and more around the Marygrove athletics landscape. Don’t forget, the inaugural season of Marygrove baseball is just months away!

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DATE OPPONENT TIME LOCATION

Jan. 5 Davenport University 3:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 7 @ University of Northwestern Ohio 8:00PM Lima, OH

Jan. 10 @ Cornerstone University 3:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI

Jan. 14 @ Concordia University 8:00 PM Ann Arbor, MI

Jan. 17 Lawrence Technological University 3:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 21 @ Indiana Institute of Technology 8:00 PM Fort Wayne, IN

Jan. 24 University of Michigan - Dearborn 3:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 28 Madonna University 8:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 31 @ Aquinas College 3:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI

Feb. 4 University of Northwestern Ohio 8:00 PM NWAC

Feb. 7 @ Siena Heights University 7:30 PM Adrian, MI

Feb. 11 @ Lourdes University 8:00 PM Sylvania, OH

Feb. 14 Cornerstone University 3:00 PM NWAC

Feb. 18 Concordia University 8:00 PM NWAC

Feb. 21 @ Davenport University 3:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI

Date OPPONENT TIME LOCATION

Jan. 5 Davenport University 1:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 7 @ University of Northwestern Ohio 6:00 PM Lima, OH

Jan. 10 @ Cornerstone University 1:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI

Jan. 14 @ Concordia University 6:00 PM Ann Arbor, MI

Jan. 17 Lawrence Technological University 1:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 21 @ Indiana Institute of Technology 6:00 PM Fort Wayne, IN

Jan. 24 University of Michigan-Dearborn 1:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 28 Madonna University 6:00 PM NWAC

Jan. 31 @ Aquinas College 1:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI

Feb. 4 University of Northwestern Ohio 6:00 PM NWAC

Feb. 7 @ Siena Heights University 5:30 PM Adrian, MI

Feb. 11 @ Lourdes University 6:00 PM Sylvania, OH

Feb. 14 Cornerstone University 1:00 PM NWAC

Feb. 18 Concordia University 6:00 PM NWAC

Feb. 21 @ Davenport University 1:00 PM Grand Rapids, MI*

*CONFERENCE GAME

Dates and times are subject to change without notice.Home games, in BOLD, will feature a live stream at www.MarygroveMustangs.com/LIVE

Indoor sports have moved to Detroit’s Northwest Activities Center (NWAC) at 18100 Meyers.

Men’s Remaining Basketball Schedule WOMEN’s Remaining Basketball Schedule

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Upon hearing Marygrove College’s first president, Dr. George Herman Derry, speak at her Portland, Maine high school, Mary Ellen was captivated. He spoke of a progressive, dynamic women’s college in Detroit. His words resonated with Mary Ellen so much that she gave up a four-year scholarship to a school in Maine to study at Marygrove. At 17-years-old, Mary Ellen arrived in Detroit in 1944 and graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English from Marygrove in 1948.

After graduation, Mary Ellen returned to Maine, working as a script writer and teacher. In 1950 Marygrove President Sister Honora Jack, IHM, asked Marry Ellen to take a new position. She became Marygrove’s first Director of Social Action and Publicity.

Mary Ellen married Edward McCormick in 1952. She maintained ties with her alma mater and served as President of Marygrove’s Alumni Association from 1957 to 1959. While raising eight children in the Gesu Parish of northwest Detroit, Mary Ellen served on the boards of both the Immaculata Girls’ and Catholic Central Boys’ High School Mothers’ Guilds. In 1963, she was appointed to the first Catholic Board of Education.

In 1969, Mary Ellen spoke at the National Catholic Education Association’s National Convention and was appointed as a trustee of Marygrove College. In 1978, Marygrove acknowledged Mary Ellen’s many contributions, honoring her with the Mother Domitilla award. She was further recognized in 1991 with the United Way’s “Heart of Gold” award in recognition of her outstanding volunteer contributions.”

Known around the Marygrove community as an impassioned advocate for education and a respected leader, Mary Ellen credits Ed, her beloved husband of 53 years, with

her service accomplishments. “We were a team,” she says of their marriage. “None of my volunteer work would have been possible without his support.” The McCormick family lost Ed to illness in recent years, but their love and dedication to education and community service continue to endure through Mary Ellen and their eight children.

Organized, insightful, and effective are words often used to describe Yvonne Lawrence Larabell. Numerous letters of recommendation declare her many volunteer talents and abilities, and champion Yvonne as the “glue” that holds friendships, fami-lies, and very large organizations together. All who minister at the side of Yvonne Larabell are impressed by her capable, gentle demeanor and skillful ability to encourage and engage volunteers.

As a college student in the early 1960s, Yvonne’s leadership talents were recognized early on. She was voted into leadership roles all four years including Class President her freshman and senior years. Attracted to the “helping professions” and unsure about declaring a major, Yvonne took social science courses. In 1964, Yvonne graduated with a B.A. in sociology and went to work for the State of Michigan as a Public Assistance Worker, followed by a position as an intake specialist with Catholic Social Services of Wayne County.

Yvonne’s career path unexpectedly diverged in 1968 when she began a temporary administrative job with Wayne State University, which resulted in a position for six years. She left the field of social work but continued to carry the principles and skills that she learned at Marygrove and in her first professional jobs. Ten years after graduation, Yvonne returned to campus as a recruiter and eventually associate director of the Admissions Office.

Change came again five years later when Yvonne married Tom Larabell and took on the role of mother. Her attentions turned to volunteering in their children’s schools. She still maintains active membership in the U of D High School Alumni Mothers’ Club.

Yvonne is also involved in various organizations with which her husband has leadership roles, specifically Rose Hill Center, a treatment center for adults with serious mental illness and the Sovereign Order of Malta, a 900-year-old lay order of the Catholic Church.

In recent years, Yvonne’s focus has been at her parish, St. Mary in Royal Oak, where she has assumed leadership roles in the Changing Lives Together fundraising campaign, the Funeral Lunch ministry, Giving Tree project, programs for seniors and other ministries of the Christian Service Commission.

Marygrove College helped shape Anne Fitzgerald. She credits the IHM sisters and her professors for her understanding of leadership, her value of community, and for imbedding a deep commitment to social justice.

After graduating cum laude with a B.A. in psychology, Anne completed M.Ed. and doc-toral coursework in counseling psychology and organizational development at Boston University. For twenty years, she was active in Boston’s Paulist Center, an intentional faith community with a strong social justice focus. She began her own organizational consulting firm in 1987 and continues to provide executive leadership coaching.

Around the time she started her business, Anne began dedicating her life to women’s issues. She wanted to create forums that honored women’s spirituality and leadership.

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In 2004, Anne was invited to facilitate discussions at the Council on Parliament of World Religions in Spain.

Anne’s global engagement expanded when she became involved in Peace X Peace, an organization that linked a circle of women in the U.S. with one in Baghdad. Anne also became active in Gather the Women (GTW), a global sisterhood that connects women to help them find their voices, claim their power, and celebrate their self-worth. Anne participated in GTW’s 2006 African Grassroots Women’s Conference in Kenya where she met Beads 4 Peace, a group of women who lost their families to AIDS. Anne now serves on the board of the umbrella organization of Beads 4 Peace, International Peace Initiatives.

Anne’s work with this group took her to the UN Commission on the Status of Women with an invitation to be a panelist at the 2008 Global Peace Initiative of Women in India. Here women learned from each other best practices in girls’ education, women’s enterprise, and improved health care.

Today, Anne serves on the core council for Women of Spirit and Faith. Anne currently lives in Waltham, Massachusetts. Find her at Spirit at Work Globally.

Patricia or “Patty,” to friends and family, was not your average Marygrove student. Patty returned to Marygrove a few years ago after originally attending almost six decades prior. Patricia first attended Marygrove in 1952, making many lifelong friends and readily accepting service learning opportunities. After her freshman year, she returned home to help her family. Though this experience at Marygrove was fleeting, she remained com-mitted to service and social justice.

In 1958, Patricia moved with her new

husband Bob to northwest Detroit, where they began raising their five daughters. Together they founded FISH, an ecumenical volunteer service organization that coordinated services for 28 area churches. Patty spent much of the 1960s - 1980s as an anti-war activist. She became a trained court-watcher and political protestor while involved with the Catholic peace organization, Pax Christi.

In the mid-1970s, Patty taught social justice at Queen of Hope. Under her tutelage, the students learned how concerned citizens can make a difference. They marched with Cesar Chavez, and traveled to Washington D.C. to peacefully protest Nixon’s inauguration.

The Phillips family moved to Ortonville in 1978. Patricia became involved with their new church, and again organized an ecumenical group to create efficiencies in meeting the needs of the poor. For this accomplishment, Patty was appointed by the Archdiocese to the Rural Life Conference.

Patricia went on to become Director of the Inter-Faith Caregiver Services at Lighthouse of Oakland County, and eventually returned to school. She earned her associate degree in mental health and social work from Oakland Community College in 1994 and a B.A. in Theology and Social Work at St. Mary College Orchard Lake in 1997. Learning that Marygrove had a Master in Social Justice Program, she headed back to where she began. As her 80th birthday approached in the spring of 2013, Patricia Dean Phillips received a Master of Arts in Social Justice from Marygrove College.

Alesha Jones’ life changed forever last summer when her soon-to-be Wayne State freshman son Dwight was randomly shot eight times at a graduation party and miraculously survived. Dwight is still

recovering, but he continues to make daily progress. “It has changed our lives,” said Alesha. “My son survived. He knows how lucky he is to be alive.”

Her son’s recovery has strengthened Alesha’s faith, given her much to be thankful for, and has reaffirmed her dedication to social work, “My passion is to help as many families as I can. I not only want to make a change, but a difference.”

Alesha grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and prior to her education at Marygrove in 2012, she earned three associate degrees from Oakland Community College, graduating Magna Cum Laude each time. At Marygrove, she is majoring in Social Work and maintains a GPA of 3.757. Alesha is a member of the Association of Black Social Workers and was awarded the prestigious Briggs-Fisher Foundation Scholarship for Urban Leadership this past spring.

“After Marygrove I plan to open a homeless shelter and as many transition homes as possible,” said Alesha. She also plans on working with the prison population as a Clinical Social Worker, building on her experience volunteering with a prison ministry.

Alesha dedicates herself to many volunteer activities including: volunteering with special needs children, coaching soccer for Southfield Recreation Center, working at Capuchin Soup Kitchen, Peggy’s Place, and Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS). Alesha also works at Liberty Temple Church in the nursery school. Her future educational plans include pursuing an MSW and Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan.

Alesha resides in Detroit, is a mother of six and plans to adopt more children. Alesha maintains her strong faith through daily prayer and regular attendance at Liberty Temple Baptist Church in Detroit.

Patricia Dean Phillips ’13

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NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Three letters of recommendation. In addition to the nomination form, a letter from the nominator and two additional letters must be included. Letters of support may be written by the nominee, fellow alumni, family, friends, faculty, staff, students, or co-workers. Please advise those writing letters to be as specific as possible as to why this person is being nominated and how he/she meets the criteria for the award. Be specific. Name the ogranizations the person is or was involved with; state how his/her involvement has impacted the organization; describe how the nominee’s involvement exemplifies Marygrove’s ideals of compe-tence, compassion, and commitment.

Supplemental documentation is strongly encouraged, e.g., vita, newspaper articles. Please return nomination form and letters of support no later than March 31, 2015, to:

Marygrove CollegeDistinguished Alumni Awards

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MARYGROVE COLLEGE 2015 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI NOMINATION FORM

If you have any questions or need more information, contact Colleen Cadieux,

Director of Alumni Relations, at (313) 927-1443 or ccadieux9185@marygrove.edu

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2015 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

AWARDCRITERIA

The Marygrove College Distinguished Alumni Awards are honors bestowed by Marygrove College and the Marygrove College Alumni Association.

These awards have been established to recognize and honor alumni who have distinguished themselves and their alma mater.

All living Marygrove College alumni who have earned undergraduate or graduate degrees are eligible for this award. Alumni, family, friends, co-workers, faculty, staff, and students may submit nominations. Self-nominations are also accepted. The Alumni Association Advisory Council will review nominations and select the award recipients.

The Distinguished Alumni Awards celebrate the ideals of competence (the ability to understand and participate effectively in the promise of our evolving world), compassion (the capacity to care about and respect the worth and dignity of people), and commitment (the will to act responsibly based upon one’s beliefs and to contribute to the building of a more just and humane world), qualities that Marygrove has always tried to instill in its graduates.

These awards honor graduates who have made significant contributions and demonstrated leadership in any of the following areas:

• Professional, educational, or artistic endeavors• The community through government service and/or

civic organizations (such as Lions Club, City Planning Commissions, government committees, etc.)

• Political action, social justice or volunteer activities in schools, hospitals, etc.

• Marygrove College

Based on the number of qualified applicants, up to four awards will be given annually. For one of these awards, special consideration will be given to alumni who graduated within the last 15 years. All nominations will remain on file and will be reconsidered for two consecutive years.

The Distinguished Alumni Awards will be presented on Friday, September 18, 2015, at a special recognition event during Alumni Reunion weekend.

Please make your nomination using the form below and include the required documentation. You can also read about past award recipients at www.marygrove.edu. Nominations are due by March 31, 2015.

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FREE TECHNOLOGY TRAINING WORKSHOPSThe Educational Technology Services Department at Marygrove offers free technology training workshops (registration required) to alumni on a variety of topics including Microsoft Office 2010: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Students should have good keyboarding skills and be familiar with Windows for any of the workshops.

For more information or to register for a workshop, contact the STICC at (313) 927-1582 or view the STICC workshops calendar at www.marygrove.edu/ets. Click on STICC Workshops on the right side panel.

ABOUT THE EVENT The Winter Alumni Book Discussion will be considering “Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age” by Kevin Boyle on Sunday, February 22, 2015 from 2 - 4 p.m. in Room 225 of the Liberal Arts Building at Marygrove College. The discussion will be facilitated by Sheila Keefe ’56. To register, contact Sheila at (586) 268-0481 or sheilakeef@aol.com by Monday, February 16, 2015.

ABOUT THE BOOK History Professor Kevin Boyle has brilliantly rescued from obscurity a fascinating chapter in American history that had profound implications for the rise of the civil rights movement. He opens with a compelling prologue portraying the migration of African-Americans in the 1920s to the industrial cities of the North, where they sought a better life and economic opportunity. This stirring section sets the stage for the ordeal of Dr. Ossian Sweet, who moves with his young family to a previously all-white Detroit neighborhood. When the local block association incites a mob to drive Sweet back to the ghetto, he gathers friends and acquaintances to defend his new home with a deadly arsenal. The resulting death of a white man leads to a sensational murder trial, featuring the legendary Clarence Darrow, fresh from the Scopes Monkey trial, defending Sweet, his family, and associates. This popular history, which exposes the politics of racism and the internecine battles within the nascent Civil Rights, grips right up to the stunning jaw-breaker of an ending. (Publishers Weekly)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kevin Boyle was born October 7, 1960 in Detroit. He is an alumnus of the University of Detroit Mercy and the University of Michigan, where he received a doctorate in history. He had assistant professor of history positions at the University of Toledo and the University of Massachusetts Amherst; in 1999 as an associate professor he served as director of the UMass Amherst graduate program in history. Boyle was appointed a Fulbright Scholar in 1997 and spent the school year at University College Dublin where he taught the history of the American civil rights movement. He has also written a study of post-World War II labor liberalism which made a major contribution to labor and political history. A play based on Arc of Justice called “The Sweet Trials” was written by Arthur Beer and performed to wide acclaim in February 2007 by the University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company at the Marygrove College Theatre.

Leslie Love, MA, ’08 was elected as State Representative in House District 10. Born in Detroit, Ms. Love was raised on the city’s northwest side and graduated from Cooley High School. Leslie holds a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from Marygrove College, Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre Management from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Siena Heights University. Ms. Love is currently an Adjunct Professor at Marygrove College and Wayne County Community College District and is the Director of Theatre Operations at Marygrove College.

Leslie has been an ardent supporter of and an advocate for various social justice, civic, political, educational, and artistic endeavors locally and internationally. She worked for the AFL-CIO organizing steel workers in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Soon after, she transferred to Detroit where she was an organizer on the Justice for Janitors campaign. Ms. Love has also been an educator for over 14 years having worked in K-12 public school systems (Detroit and Oak Park) and in higher education (Wayne County Community College District and Marygrove College).

During her years as a stand-up comedian and entertainer, Leslie toured internationally supporting our Troops. She also performed on BET’s ComicView and has toured with Cedric the Entertainer. Through her arts advocacy she volunteers, raising money and awareness for causes such as HIV/AIDS; violence against women and girls (VDay); animal welfare and rights (Michigan Humane Society); infant mortality (March of Dimes); and healthy living (Pump Your Pedals Community Bike Ride).

As a precinct delegate, Leslie remains deeply involved in her community, serving on various committees and boards including the 12th Precinct Police Community Relations, Schaefer 7/8 Lodge Neighborhood Association, 12th Precinct Coalition, Marygrove College Our Neighborhood Engaged, Past-President of Cranbrook Horizons-Upward Bound Alumni Board, and Siena Heights University Alumni Board.

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Judith Molina, Director of Marygrove’s Institute of Music and Dance (IMD), met with Ecorse Superintendent of Schools, Thomas Parker, and principals Elijah Rozier and Patrick Burrage along with Arts Coordinator Robyn Talbot Porter, to put into place an arts integration program for elementary and middle school students attending Ralph Bunche Academy and Grandport Elementary Academy. The program was presented to the Ecorse Public School Board in October, and was enthusiastically approved.

The program began October 13, 2014. Three art disciplines are being taught by IMD instructors three days per week and include: art, dance, and drama. A total of 46 arts enrichment classes are being taught to nearly 500 students. IMD faculty members include: Judy Barnes (art), Taylor Jones (dance) and Milfordean Luster (drama). Ecorse school students will also be given opportunities to attend educational arts enrichment exhibits and concerts at Marygrove College.

During Orientation 2014, Marygrove welcomed almost 200 new students to its family and traditions. With a Student Orientation Team of 21 fantastic student leaders from a variety of degrees, years, and backgrounds, our new students were welcomed with smiles, excitement, and helpful information.

They also experienced workshops and presentations, the majority of which were created and presented by the Student Orientation Team. Topics included Mission Integration, Diversity and Social Justice, Health and Wellness, Technology, Student Services, Leadership, Academic Expectations, and Academic Resources.

Additionally, our new Mustangs were able to interact with faculty advisors, take a tour of campus, and have time to meet each other and current students at Marygrove.

Check out Marygrove’s Facebook page to see photos of the event!

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provide arts enrichment classes to students

Saturday, March 21, 2015, 9 a.m. - noonSince 1968 Focus: Hope has been in business and has grown to become a nationally renowned civil and human rights organization diligently working to bridge the racial divide in southeast Michigan through their food and career training programs, as well as their Hope Village Initiative.

Focus: HOPE has received numerous citations and awards from federal and state governments, national corporations, and private institutions. Since its inception, Focus: HOPE has touched the lives of thousands of people and today it remains committed to its mission to pledge intelligent and practical action to overcome racism, poverty, and injustice.

The Alumni Association is pleased to support Focus: HOPE by sponsoring a community service project for Marygrove alumni and friends at its facility in Detroit. We will spend the morning assisting and preparing food packages: opening boxes and putting food on pallets for pre-packs (boxes of food) that will be used to feed the hungry throughout the Detroit metro area. We need 10 or more people for a group.

Focus: HOPE is located at 1355 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan 48238. All items needed for work will be provided, but we suggest dressing warmly.

If you are interested in volunteering or need more information, contact Gloria Banks ’11 at (313) 802-1246 or Frances Simmons ’85 at (248) 546-2876 no later than March 14, 2015.

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Ballroom Dancing has made a comeback and here is your chance to learn this elegant and graceful art form. The Marygrove College Alumni Program Committee is once again offering nine, 1-1/2 hour lessons followed by a dance where you can show off your newly acquired or finely honed skills.

Reuben Collier and Margo Lee ’00, both experienced instructors who love to dance, will be our guides through the lessons and will have you dancing like Fred and Ginger in no time. In addition to being fun, ballroom dancing is also very healthy, as it has physical, mental, and social benefits. You can register on your own or with a partner. Make sure that you wear shoes with leather soles.

If purchased individually, lessons are $7.00 for Alumni and $3.00 for students with ID; however, alumni can purchase all nine lessons in advance for $40.00. Lessons will be held in Alumnae Hall, Madame Cadillac Building, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. on the following Thursdays: Feb. 19, 26; March 5, 12, 19, 26; and April 2, 9, and 23. The dance will be held in Alumnae Hall on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Tickets are $20.00.

Tickets purchased by April 11 will be entered into a drawing to win fabulous prizes. Proceeds from the lessons and dance will benefit the Jan Soleau, IHM Memorial Scholarship Fund. To register for the lessons, purchase tickets for the dance, or for more information, contact Margo Lee ’00 at (313) 402-7776 or margolee2014@yahoo.com, or Colleen Cadieux at (313) 927-1443 or ccadieux9185@marygrove.edu.

At the beginning of the fall 2014 semester, the Success Center was launched to serve as a “one stop shop” for student support services. The mission of the Success Center is to support the development of competent and effective urban leaders by providing services that direct, inform, and inspire students to optimize their experience at Marygrove; assist students to excel academically; and prepare students for meaningful and impactful careers through success coaching, experiential learning, and skills development.

Robyn Tsukayama, was appointed as the founding director of the Success Center. Prior to joining Marygrove College, Robyn was Assistant Director of the Harvard University Office for Sustainability, managing the Occupant Engagement Team which implemented student and staff behavioral change programs. She is joined by a group of team members who bring a myriad of skills to the table that cater to Student Success.

Michelle Cade, a familiar face around Marygrove since 2010, serves as the Assistant Director of the Success Center, International Programs Specialist, and Success Coach. She has an extensive background in the areas of study abroad, international student advising, academic and career advising, Greek life, and student affairs.

Diana Clark serves as the Center’s Student Support Specialist and Compliance Officer. She received a Bachelor of Social Work from Marygrove College, and a Master of Social Work from Wayne State University. She began teaching at Marygrove as an adjunct professor in winter 2011 and was the social work program’s first full time advisor and recruiter.

Carlos Pierre brings experience in many facets of experiential learning and career development to his position as the new Experiential Learning Specialist and Career Coach. Prior to joining Marygrove College, Carlos was Associate Director and Career Consultant at the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Theresa Anne Jordan has served a dual role at Marygrove since 2010. She is the Continuing Education Project Coordinator and Success Coach, in addition to being an adjunct faculty member and assistant coordinator of the Modern Language Translation Certificate program.

Maurice Traylor is the Center’s project coordinator, office manager, and success coach. He originally joined Marygrove under the Office of Urban Leadership. While in this role, he was responsible for providing administrative support for the office as well as co-coordinating numerous campus events and initiatives being driven through the B.O.L.D. Initiative (Building Our Leadership in Detroit). Maurice is also currently a graduate student within the English department at Marygrove, working towards his second master’s degree.

The Success Center has completed numerous pilot programs, including the Summer Bridge Program, Math Power Sessions, Math Peer Tutoring, new processes for tracking student performance, and new work study project teams. The Center has also completed numerous workshops for students ranging from Job Readiness, to how to deal with Test Anxiety, to Nutritional Eating.

For more information, please contact SuccessCenter@marygrove.edu

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Marygrove College8425 West McNichols RoadDetroit, MI 48221-2599OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

ALUMNI REUNION 2015, SEPTEMBER 17-20, 2015• Thursday, September 17: 14th Annual Sr. Jan Soleau

Memorial Swing and a Prayer Golf Scramble

• Friday, September 18: Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony and Reception

• Saturday, September 19: Mass/Campus Tours/Lunch

• Sunday, September 20: Mass/Brunch/Induction of the Class of 1965 into the Fifty Year Club

Please join us! Alumni Reunion Weekend 2015 celebrates the graduating classes of 1930, 1935, 1940, 1945, 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2010; however, everyone regardless of graduation year, is invited and encouraged to attend. Information will be mailed to reunion classes in the spring and specific details will follow in upcoming issues of the Tower Times. Don’t miss it!

If you have questions or need more information, contact Colleen Cadieux, Director of Alumni Relations at (313) 927-1443 or ccadieux9185@marygrove.edu.

Thank you to all

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for making the 2014 reunion a success!