The Marygrove College Newsletter

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Volume 19 • Number 16 • April 22, 2008

Reflections After the Papal Visit

On Thursday, April 17, I had the distinct honor of representing Marygrove College at a gathering of Catholic educators at the Catholic University of America to listen to message of Pope Benedict XVI regarding the role of Catholic educational institutions in the U.S.

I feel blessed to have been able to participate. While the media attention and crowds fostered an aura of historic importance around the Holy Father’s first visit to the United States, it was his soft-spoken affirmation of the centuries-old mission of Catholic educational institutions that moved my spirit and precipitated serious reflection. I was particularly impressed that the most spontaneous and most enthusiastic applause greeted the Pontiff ’s call for the Catholic

APRIL 10-APRIL 24 2008 Degree Exhibition I Wil Keller and Denisa ManiscalcoMAY 1-MAY 15 2008 Degree Exhibition II Amanda Ash, Rebecca LeSure and Darrell Marks The Gallery, 4th Floor, Liberal Arts Contact: Elizabeth DiDonna, 313-927-1538 or edidonna@marygrove.edu

MAY 16, 17 & 18The Magic Flute Fri. & Sat., 8 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m. The Arbor Opera Theatre and Marygrove College students join forces to present Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute at the Marygrove Theater. Cast members will also work with middle and high school students to help them understand and appreciate opera. Contact: Anthony McGlaun, 313-927-1312, amcglaun@marygrove.edu or Shawn McDonald 313-927-1313, smcdonald@marygrove.edu

community to find ways to continue to serve the people of the inner cities, those of less economic means, and immigrants.

At present, Marygrove College is in the midst of a substantial amount of change: physical changes to our grounds and facilities, new planning processes, changes in organizational structures, new leadership roles, changing expectations on the part of our students, and new expectations from a society which grapples with the environmental, economic, and ethical challenges of our day.

We are an inclusive community of individuals of many faiths and many cultures. As we progress together, respecting each others’ gifts and beliefs and building an ever-more vibrant institution to serve the people of Detroit, we will be stronger if we understand the deep and Gospel-inspired nature of Marygrove’s origins and if we recognize the profound faith that led the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to found this College in 1927. I look forward to working with the community to deepen this understanding, recognition, and strength.

David J. Fike, Ph.D. President

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Marygrove Matters, the College’s bi-monthly newsletter, is published by the Communications and Marketing Department and reports on campus news and other information regarding students, faculty and staff. The next issue is scheduled for Tuesday, May 6. Please e-mail your information by Thursday, May 1 to bhill@marygrove.edu.

Elnora Austell, Editor w Tresa Meyer, Graphic DesignerMarygrove College 8425 W. McNichols Road Detroit, MI 48221

Editorial StaffMarygrove Matters

Think You’re Ready for Summer? Not if You Haven’t Taken Care of These...File your 2008/2009 FAFSA Need an extra $2100 for next year? Last year many Marygrove students missed out on the Michigan Tuition Grant (FREE MONEY) because they didn’t file the FAFSA by the June 15th deadline. Don’t miss out on yours!

Register for Fall Want to make sure you get your classes? We’re expecting a record number of new freshmen and transfer students next fall, and they’ll be registering for classes this summer! Don’t be the last in line!

Clean out your Marygrove e-mail Ever wonder why nobody ever told you? - Your Marygrove e-mail address is the only way the College can officially contact you unless you like “snail mail” or pesky phone calls from us. Make room in your e-mail account to hear from us!

If you have questions about any of this, contact the Enrollment Center at extension 1692, or toll free at 866-903-3033 or at ec@marygrove.edu or stop by 120 Liberal Arts Building.

Comes Back to Marygrove!One of our school’s most time-honored traditions is

about to spring to life again! Commencement cer-emonies will once again be held right here on the

Marygrove campus! This culminating event that salutes the achievements of our students is

scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. In case of inclement

weather, ceremonies will be held at Greater Grace Temple at the same

time. We will make the decision to move to Greater Grace, if

necessary, on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 by 5:00 p.m.

Commencement

Watch Your Step!Projects are underway to improve the appearance and safety of the steps and surfaces at the northwest entrance of the Liberal Arts building. Many more details will be released regarding all the projects, but right now, please be aware of work on the stone steps at the Madame Cadillac (MC) and Liberal Art (LA) buildings and please avoid these areas.

2008 Winter Semester DatesMoN., APRIL 21 - SAT., APRIL 26 Final Exams

SATuRDAY, APRIL 26 Classes End

ThuRSDAY, MAY 8 Baccalaureate Ceremony

SATuRDAY, MAY 10 Commencement Ceremony

Support Lab Now OpenThe Teacher Education Academic Support Lab is now open for MTTC Test Preparation in LA 006. Lab hours are: Mondays 9 a.m.–7 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursday 2 p.m.–7 p.m. Please note: Study groups and individual sessions are arranged by appointment. Contact Diana Binkley, Education Division administrative assistant, at 313-927-1221.

Congratulations!Congratulations to Kaleema Annie Sumareh. She is a Marygrove senior majoring in sociology, who was awarded a research scholarship in the fall by the Michigan Colleges Foundation as part of the Earhart Emerging Scholars Program. On March 7, 2008, Kaleema presented the results of her research at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, held this year at Western Michigan University. Her paper was entitled, “Youth Employ-ment Programs as a Deterrent to Youth Participation in Illegal Drug Economy: Comparing Welfare Reform Policies and Public Sector Employment for Youth in the United States, Canada and Great Britain.” Kaleema’s faculty sponsor for the project was Dr. Catherine orban.

Help Celebrate! Earth Day 2008Please use Marygrove’s recycling bins all year round.

Spring Dramafest on April 24 Features Original Dramatic WorksDr. Donald Levin, chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages, invites everyone to the first Spring Dramafest, an evening of staged readings of original theatrical works, on Thursday, April 24, in the Marygrove Theatre. The 7:30 p.m. performance is free and open to the public. The Dramafest will present original one-act plays and scenes from longer plays written and performed by Marygrove faculty, alumni, staff and students. Those performing include graduate student Thomas Galasso, faculty members Michael Martin and Dr. Levin, Theatre Manager Leslie Love and alumna Sharon Wallace. The settings of the plays will range from Detroit’s Hastings Street to Elizabethan England. The works will include full casts including Marygrove students. For information about the Spring Dramafest, please contact Dr. Levin at 313-927-1205 or dlevin@marygrove.edu.

Mozart’s Magic Flute to Make Magic at MarygroveSomething new is buzzing at the Marygrove Theatre this spring: a collaboration between the Music Department and Arbor Opera Theater on an updated version of Mozart’s timeless opera, “The Magic Flute”. Using College faculty and students, as well as professional singers from southeast Michigan, the opera will be sung in English and set in the old J.L. Hudson Building in downtown Detroit during the early 1960’s. This “modernized” version is sure to bring back many memories for Detroiters as they watch various mannequins come to life and relate the age-old story of good triumphing over evil. The Magic Flute will run Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18 including an Opening Night Benefit complete with a vintage clothes contest. Come in your most amazing 1950-1960’s clothing for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

Marygrove in the NewsMarygrove student, Leola Mays, will be interviewed by the Detroit Free Press next week. Why Leola? She came to Marygrove in September after completing the requirements for her Associate’s Degree in the Urban Teacher program. Leola graduated from Wayne County Community College with a perfect 4.0 (out of 4.0) honor point average and was admitted to Marygrove as a Criminal Justice Major. But, you ask, why Leola? This mother of nine children celebrated her 80th birthday on January 3.

The heart of social justice beats strongly at Marygrove College. Fox 2 News took note of this and covered the April 8 educational forum held on campus in support of striking workers at the American Axle Company. Attention to the strike was initiated by Assistant Provost Tom Klug and Campus Minister Barbara Beesley.

Academic Adventures: Marygrove on the GoThe Marygrove campus is the seat of academic learning and teaching for our students and faculty. However, Marygrove has long been committed to both sharing our expertise with others and seeking knowledge beyond the College’s borders. This spring Marygrove students and faculty have traveled far and wide, presenting and/or learning at symposia, conferences and seminars representing many academic disciplines...

In Urban Leadership… On April 10, Dr. James Karagon, associate professor of Social Work presented, “Challenging Stereotypes and Bias through Urban Leadership,” at the National Youth Leadership Conference in Minneapolis, MN.

On May 20, Dr. Karagon and Mr. Jamil Norwood, current Marygrove Masters in Education student, will present “Challenging Stereotypes and Bias through Urban Leadership,” at The Conference of Teaching, Learning and Civic Engagement held at Central Michigan University.

On May 24, Dr. Donald Rizzo, professor of Biology and Dr. Karagon, will present “Urban Leadership: Reducing

Bias and the Risk of HIV/AIDS through an Interdisciplinary HIV/AIDS Course,” at Boston College’s Graduate School of Social Work’s Twentieth Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS in Washington, D.C.

In Religion and Science… On March 28 and 29 the Honors Program Interdisciplinary Seminar “Religion and Science” class traveled to Goshen, IN. to attend a conference on that theme. Steve Scribner, associate professor of Chemistry and George Alcser, associate professor of Religious Studies, Philosophy and Humanities drove to Goshen College with the students and heard world-renowned biologist Dr. Holmes Rolston III explore our origins and place in the universe. At dinner, Dr. Rolston surprised our students by joining them at their table. A week later, the class gathered at Dr. Alcser’s house for an afternoon of conversation about the new genetics and biotechnology with Dr. Jeanne Andreoli, associate professor of Science and Math.

In Economics… Thirteen Marygrove economics students, representing both Dimensions 202 and Money & Banking 310 attended the 3-hour symposium on the “State of the Michigan Economy” on April 5. The symposium was sponsored and hosted by the University of Detroit Mercy at the Macomb University Center in Clinton Township. Among the topics discussed were the local automotive and real estate markets, cost and revenue pressures and prospects facing tier 1 and tier 2 automotive suppliers, consolidation in the oil industry and its effect on gasoline prices and the influence of the Federal Reserve Bank in the current economic slowdown. Economic Department Adjunct Instructor Mark Trueman sponsored the trip.

Your Simple Act Can Save a TreeSTIC is helping to save trees -- just in time for Earth Day.

And we can all learn from how STIC is going about the business of preserving our Earth’s resources.

Last fall, STIC got a large blue recycling bin, placed it near the printer, and encouraged users to put unwanted papers in it. That simple step took the paper out of the waste stream and redirected it to the recycle stream.

But now STIC is taking it one step further. Now it’s doing the recycling itself by reusing the clean side of those unwanted papers for printing out class handouts.

Papers will be checked to make sure they do not contain anything personal. The main source will be the banner page from print requests sent to printers in the STIC and Library. Whenever a user sends a print request, a banner page precedes the document. Since the banner page is mostly clean, it’s a good choice to use for our handouts.

Sure, it’s just a small measure. But imagine if others would do the same! We could save a whole grove of trees. According to howstuffworks.com, a pine tree yields about 161 reams of paper. We’ve saved a ream of paper so far. Who will join us in saving the entire tree? And then the grove?

May 16-17 • 8 p.m. May 18 • 3 p.m.

Marygrove College Theatre

8425 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit

Tickets: $15-20 • 313-927-1229

Opening night benefit tickets

(performance and afterglow) are

available for $50 through the Music

Department Office; 313-927-1443