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Baltimore offers a great getaway weekend adventureTRAVEL

By Serena MucciStaff Writer

In last month’s edition, I wrote about my eighth grade school trip to Washington, D.C. At the beginning of July, my family decided to go 25 miles north of Washington, D.C., to Baltimore travelling on Interstate 295.

The distance from Canton to Baltimore takes the same amount of travel time as it does to Washington, D.C., about fi ve and half hours.

Unlike Washington, D.C., fi lled with its monuments and history, Baltimore sits on the harbor that eventually leads out to the Atlantic Ocean. A revitalized city is built around the inner harbor, off ering plenty to see for tourists of all ages.

As soon as my family arrived in Baltimore and checked into our hotel, we took the hotel shuttle to the inner harbor and went to dinner at the Hard Rock Café. Aside from it being cold in the restaurant due to the extremely hot weather outside, the food was really good and it’s a neat place. After eating, we walked around some more and saw some ships. We did not get to ride or tour the ships but that is one more thing

you can do.

On any given day, there are six to eight ships permanently docked in the harbor. Some are submarines and some are ships that date back to the 1700s. For $18 per person, you can tour all six ships. In the Inner Harbor, you can also rent pedal boats for one or two people and cruise around the harbor.

Located in the Inner Harbor is a mini mall and there is a bigger mall too. In the smaller mall there was a store call ‘It’s Sugar” and it’s a store completely fi lled with all this sugar and candy. That was defi nitely one of my favorite parts.

One of the tourist attractions in Baltimore is the National Aquarium. There is a ton to do inside the aquarium including a

4D show, which was really cool. I saw some jelly fi sh, baby sharks, dolphins and much more. There is a café to eat there and of course a gift shop. After we left the aquarium, we went to the mall and spent some time there.

Baltimore is fi lled with museums and is also home to the grave sites of Edgar Allen Poe and former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, which you can visit, but we did not. The museums in Baltimore include Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Camden Yards Museum and the Babe Ruth Museum. One ticket will let you see Camden Yards Museum, which highlights the history of sports in the state of Maryland at the collegiate and professional level, and the Babe Ruth Museum. A short walk away is the Babe Ruth Museum, where you can see the house Babe Ruth grew up in.

My dad and brother JJ went to see a baseball

game at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles. This was the fi rst ball park built in the early 1990s that was a throwback to an era when baseball stadiums were built with old time charm and the seating was close to the fi eld with a panoramic view of the city. An alley was built between the outfi eld area and the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Warehouse, which has numerous stores and restaurants in the building. In the alley are tables to sit and eat and view the Baltimore Hall of Fame.

The city has plenty of charm. One of the charms of Baltimore is the refurbished warehouses on the inner harbor along with new architecture style buildings.

Baltimore also off ers a cruise around the inner harbor and outside of Baltimore you can visit Fort McArthur. Fifteen minutes away there are outlet malls for shoppers and a casino for adults to visit.

It was an overall fun trip and our three days did not allow us time to see everything. Even if you want something as simple as a weekend getaway or just a few days away from home, Baltimore is a great place to visit.

Photos by Dan Mucci

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PUBLISHERJim Dansizen

EDITORSDan MucciKris Lackey

STAFF WRITERSCR Rae

Jeremy WattsTammy Proctor

Patricia FaulhaberSarah Weidner

Dawn LaRay CampanelliAlyssa West

Dr. Bob RodenMorgan LackeySerena Mucci

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President Jusseaume . . . . . . .5History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Growth & Expansion . . . . . 9Expanding Educational Opportunities 10Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Walsh Develops Eastern North Canton . 14

Dr. Roden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Cultural Corner . . . . . . . . . . 17Time Capsule . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Our Town Cooks . . . . . . . . . 20Book Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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27Walsh University - Ambassador Tony Hall for Ohio Hunger Dialogue

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Editor’s note - Our Town would like to thank Walsh University Director of Public Relations Andrea McCaff rey for all of her help in providing information for several articles in this edition.

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No. 33 Conner TenagliaNo. 35 John VallosNo. 37 David HayhurstNo. 40 Tyler HowellNo. 41 Reed DavisNo. 42 Jake JajackNo. 44 Kobe GurganusNo. 45 Blake MeadowsNo. 48. Brandon GardnerNo. 49 Nick KiserNo. 50 Sean HadnettNo. 51 Conner Leckie-EwingNo. 52 Trent Thomas

No. 53 Ben KieslingNo. 54 Bret ZucalNo. 55 Ryan Jeff riesNo. 56 Andy McDonaldNo. 57 Alex SpencerNo. 58 Sam WoodNo. 60 Andrew WeberNo. 61 Bruce Wolff No. 62 John DeStefanoNo. 63 Alex Shaff erNo. 64 Jake MassoliniNo. 65 Frankie KayeNo. 67 Pat Kotnik

No. 68 Drew CramerNo. 69 Wezlee SpenceNo. 70 Jacob DraaNo. 71 Sam WattsNo.72 Nick StroiaNo. 73 Andrew WojackNo. 74 Jeremy AllisonNo. 75 James FarinaNo. 77 Andrew DavieNo. 78 Jake ShawNo. 79 Ian BakerNo. 81 Thad NuttNo. 82 David Jocas

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As for building a football facility on campus, here was Howard’s response.

“Walsh currently has over fi ve years left on our lease at Fawcett Stadium, one of the premier stadiums of its size in the nation,” said Howard. “Fawcett is undergoing a major renovation that will only improve that standing, and along with the recently renovated press box, will serve our university’s needs for as long as is needed. Visiting teams look forward to playing in the stadium and consider it a “treat” to play in such a venue.”

Finally, Walsh is trying to be a good citizen with its track facility, which is open to the public.

“Currently, the track is open is to the public from sunrise to sunset, but this policy is under review as we have had ongoing problems with abuse of the facility,” said Howard. “Users not following basic rules and the public using the game fi eld even though it is clearly signed to remain off the surface.”

The Cavalier sports programs are all grown up. Take the time to attend a game and use the track facility responsibly.

Walsh’s nickname

The name Cavaliers was actually chosen as part of a contest. The contest information ran in a “Spectator”, the school’s newspaper, in 1962 (as well as being posted on several bulletin boards). Junior Sean Keenan was the winner after a panel of seven faculty chose his entry. He took home a $15 prize. The name cavalier was in reference to the cavaliers of Charles I of England who was described as “the ideal man…courageous and courtly.”

Editor’s note: Walsh Sports Information Director Jim Clark and Assistant Librarian for Student Engagement and Archival Services Katie Hutchison provided some information for this article •

The Cavaliers athletic department continues to growSPORTS

SEPTEMBER SPORTS• Sept. 16 - Boys golf @Jackson

• Sept. 19 - Football at McKinley

• Sept. 20 - Federal League girls tennis tournament

• Sept. 20 - Boys/Girls Cross Country at Cloverleaf Invitational

• Sept. 25 - Volleyball vs. Perry

• Sept. 27 - Girls soccer vs. Boardman

• Sept. 27 - Walsh football vs. Ohio Dominican at noon

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By Dan MucciEditor

Growing up is a process, often a tough one with important lessons learned along the way. In just more than a half century, Walsh University at the corner of Market Avenue North and East Maple Street continues to mature. The same can be said for the athletic department.

Chronicle of Walsh sports

In its infancy stage, with just two buildings on campus, men’s basketball was the fi rst sport for the then college.

Men’s basketball started in 1962 and played its games off campus at the Canton Jewish Center. In 1970, the team played their fi rst game on campus in the Physical Education Center. Today, the team plays in Alumni Arena. Over the years, the men’s basketball program has grown up as well capping it off with the 2005 NAIA Division II National Championship.

The next sport on campus was men’s golf in 1963. For the next several years, men’s basketball and golf were the only two sports Walsh played. At the end of the 1960’s, the school added men’s tennis.

The decade of the ‘70s saw athletics explode on the campus. The time frame also marked the fi rst women’s sports on campus, in part to Title IX which said schools must off er the same opportunity to women as men in sports.

In 1971, Walsh added men’s soccer as a sport and then cross country in 1976. Baseball was added as a sport in 1978. The fi rst women’s sport on campus was in 1978 when volleyball was played. The following year, women’s basketball started at Walsh, which won a national championship in 1998.

In the early 1980s, the wine and gold’s athletic department continue to expand. In the spring of 1982, the school added men’s and women’s track and fi eld and women’s cross country in the fall. The following spring, softball and women’s tennis were added. At the end of the 1980s, women’s soccer

complimented men’s soccer as a sport.

The early 1990s saw the school add synchronized swimming. In 1995, football was added as a sport.

As the school entered a new century, more sports were added. Women’s golf was added in 2003. In the 2012-2013 academic year, men’s and women’s lacrosse was added.

The Cavaliers athletic program started in NAIA Division II. In 2012, the school moved to NCAA Division II status. When the school fi rst started, they played in the Mid-Ohio Conference before the league changed its name to the American Mideast Conference and now they are in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC).

Walsh’s athletic facilities

Over time, facilities on campus for each sport have changed and/or been upgraded. Walsh University Vice President/Director of Athletics Dale Howard answered some questions via email regarding the current and future of Walsh’s facilities.

“We stack up very well against the GLIAC’s team facilities, especially when compared to other private schools in the conference,” said Howard.

Currently, the baseball facility and track area is going under some renovation.

“We are currently enhancing our baseball stadium,” said Howard. “Our stadium will include a players’ locker room, public and private restrooms and umpires and coaches changing room and offi ce. The new building will also have a laundry facility and ice machine.

“We are also constructing a state of the art “throwing cage” for the hammer and discus. We will be relocating our shot put area and also adding a javelin throwing area going forward. The track will be resurfaced in the next few years.”

At this point, Howard said no new facilities are being planned, simply enhancing

what the school already has.

“Our practice facilities are the envy of many of our competitors in the GLIAC including many of the state schools. …our facilities are in excellent shape at this point. We will continue to improve each venue going forward with the addition of searing and press boxes. For the most part, we are ahead of the curve, especially with ample practice fi elds and lighted venues we currently have.”

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By Tammy ProctorStaff Writer

As graduates begin the diffi cult job of fi nding a job, take heart. There is a role model in North Canton – a man who had his eye fi xed on education, succeeded in the corporate world, then returned to education. This man has an amazing career path.

When Richard Jusseaume enrolled in Walsh College, the campus consisted of two buildings and a few sidewalks.

“I was going to be a French teacher,” Jusseaume, the son of Quebec immigrants said. “Then I was going to teach Spanish and English.”

Jusseaume was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, a textile town where one-half of the school day was taught in French and the second half in English. His teachers were among the same brotherhood who founded Walsh University, the Brothers of Christian Instruction.

A full scholarship brought Jusseaume to “the wild west” of Northeastern Ohio. It was just the beginning of a career path that would bring him full circle, leading him back to North Canton and to Walsh University as president.

“The physical changes on campus are quite dramatic,” said Jusseaume of the early 1960s when he fi rst stepped on the Walsh Campus. “There were two buildings and a few sidewalks.”

Today Walsh University’s campus features 24 buildings on 136 acres. The university has satellite campuses in Medina, Akron, Cleveland and Columbus. Internationally, Walsh University has a campus in Rome, Italy.

From 1964 through 1973, Jusseaume was known as Brother Richard as a member of Brothers of Christian Instruction. Early in his career, Jusseaume served as an assistant principal and dean of students in upstate New York.

“The fi rst job is the most important,” Jusseaume said, who enjoys reading in his spare time. “The fi rst job gives credibility with an employer.”

Jusseaume earned credibility along every path he traveled. In the corporate world, he served as an advertising director, human resources director, director of strategic planning, chief operating offi cer, president and chief operating offi cer.

“I never took a class in business,” Jusseaume said, who enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. “But I read everything on the subject.”

An avid reader, Jusseaume continues to read a wide array of books and three to four newspapers daily.

Impacted by Robert Greenleaf’s essay and philosophy of servant leadership, Jusseaume established a corporate leadership program while working at Graphic Enterprises in North Canton. Servant leadership is carried forth at Walsh in the leadership institute.

“I spent 17 years in education and then 17 years in the corporate world,” he said.

To recent college graduates, Jusseaume said it is important to continue learning.

“Approach a job with absolute diligence,” he said.

Jusseaume said when employment opportunities arise, take it. An employee doesn’t have to possess every bit of knowledge about the job at the onset, but should diligently read and learn about a new challenge.

Only once did Jusseaume not walk through a door of opportunity. In 1973, he was told if he stayed in the religious order,

he would travel to Italy to study where he would return with a doctorate and someday he would become president of Walsh.

Not taking the study opportunity in Italy was ultimately a blessing because along his path he met his wife, Terie, and the couple had fi ve children and six grandchildren. This summer Grandpa Jusseaume will welcome two more grandchildren.

In his 14 years at Walsh University, Jusseaume has reinforced the mission of Walsh – to provide middle class students with a higher education.

“Our student body is Ohio-based,” said Jusseaume. “We make them a part of the global economy.”

The enrollment at Walsh has doubled in recent years. More than 3,000 students from 15 states and 31 countries have the opportunity to participate in programs that give them experience around the globe, from South America to Africa.

“Walsh is a real jewel in Northeast Ohio – one our neighbors are hardly aware,” said Jusseaume.

He welcomes visitors to the campus, located at 2020 East Maple St. Walsh is a Catholic university that welcomes students of all faiths.

“Visit and see the opportunities,” he said.

This president, whose career began in education at Walsh, led him to success in the corporate world and then back to Walsh, is the perfect example of opportunities that begin in North Canton. •

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The GiverBOOK REVIEWSBy Morgan LackeyStaff Writer

It is something that happens quite often these days and just this last month it happened again. Yet another one of my favorite books was made into a movie and is currently playing in theaters across the country. Lois Lowry’s “The Giver” is a book written from the point of view of an 11-year -old boy named Jonas. Jonas lives in a Utopian society, where all the things about life that you and I look forward to, are taken away. Things like color, emotions and the power to choose things yourself are suddenly gone.

In addition to all of those wonderful things being destroyed, the creation of this society also got rid of other things like war, pain, fear and hate. In this new Utopian society, your family is assigned to you, your sense of choice is gone and your job is chosen for you at the age of 12 in a special ceremony. The ceremony is

known as the “Ceremony of 12.” The job choices can be anything in a society from street cleaner to a birth mother.

The book follows Jonas as he attends his own Ceremony of

12 where he is chosen to replace a man called the Receiver. This man has a special job. He is the one who keeps track of the past and is given all the memories of the past world. To begin his new job, Jonas meets with the man he will eventually replace, and during several “sessions,” the Receiver transfers all of these memories to Jonas.

Jonas is given all the memories of color, love, pain, regret, sorrow, seasons of weather, temperature and everything else he was deprived of his entire life. Jonas has been given a power that no one else in his society has, the power of memories and the power of love in a world where there is none. He soon becomes dangerous to his community when he wants to share what he

knows with the rest of the world. “The Giver” is a great book and if you haven’t already read this book and its series, I highly recommend it.

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According to Hanniger, the book contains delightful stories about some of the problems children face in life. The book deals with stories like a kite getting stuck in a tree, a story night and going to school for the fi rst time. The book also contains a few Halloween tales.

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Walsh’s history is rooted in faith and belief of “SED Deus Dat Incrementum”WALSH

By Alyssa WestStaff Writer

SED Deus Dat Incrementum – God gives the increase.

That is the motto of Walsh University given to the school by the seven founding Brothers of Christian Instruction that established Walsh College in North Canton in 1960. The college has evolved over the years into a prestigious university and has vastly expanded not only on the campus itself, but in the variety of educational off erings as well. What began 54 years ago as 50 acres of alfalfa has grown into 136 acres of state of the art classrooms, labs, residence halls, work out and sports facilities.

The Brothers of Christian Instruction is a congregation of men who vowed to carry the message of the gospel and the rudiments of knowledge to every child in need throughout the region. The Brothers of Christian Instruction previously established La Mennais College of Alfred in Maine in 1951. His Excellency the Most Reverend Emmet Walsh Bishop of Youngstown invited The Brothers of Christian Instruction to the Youngstown Diocese in the 1950s. Monsignor William Hughes, then principal of Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, had a conversation about opening a new college with Brother Francoeur, then academic Dean of La Mennais College, which prompted the invite to Ohio. His Excellency the Most Reverend Emmet Walsh, Bishop of Youngstown gave The Brothers $350,000 to open a liberal arts college in Canton.

The campus in Canton was originally to be named Canton College but after discovering that the name was already taken, The Brothers of Christian Instruction choose to name the college after Bishop Emmet Walsh of Youngstown. Walsh College opened its doors on Nov. 17, 1960, to the fi rst class comprised of 67 men despite construction not yet being complete. The faculty included the seven founding Brothers, a full-time custodian and a part-time secretary. Throughout the years of Walsh, The Brothers of Christian Instruction have remained active in its growth. Numerous members have been faculty and several have been past presidents. Today, Walsh University’s

faculty is led by President Richard Jusseaume and there are nearly 300 on staff .

The Brothers of Christian Instruction was founded in France in 1819. Eventually, the Brothers spread to Canada. Their goal was to educate primary teachers. The students came from working class families.

The original Walsh College campus consisted of two structures -the residence for The

Brothers, La Mennais Hall, and an academic building, Farrell Hall.

Brother Guy Roddy said, “We were excited to be going to the Midwest. But when we arrived on campus, it was a little bleak. … Nov. 16, 1960, it was a wonderful day. Walsh College opened. We were compared to the founding of the great Notre Dame in Indiana.”

“When we arrived on campus, one building was the Brother’s House, the other building was the college,” said Brother Edward Harrison. “It was primarily open farm land.”

In 1960, Walsh College off ered a liberal arts curriculum with majors in secondary education and business administration. There were also pre-professional programs in dentistry, medicine and law off ered. The fi rst student run newspaper was started in 1961, “The Spectator” and still runs today. A year later, in 1962, an undergraduate program for women was established and taught by the Ursuline Sisters and Walsh faculty. The program trained women to become elementary school teachers for the Diocese. That same year the “Cavaliers” became the offi cial sports team of Walsh. It wasn’t until 1967 that Walsh College became offi cially co-ed.

The fi rst commencement of 47 students was in 1964. A year later the fi rst residence hall, Menard Hall, was built to house 208 students. In 1969, student enrollment surpassed 1,000 and a year later 30 women lived on campus. The educational off erings of Walsh College continued to expand. In 1981, the fi rst graduate program was established off ering a M.A. in counseling.

“There were never enough resources, never enough equipment,” said Walsh University President Richard Jusseaume, who was a former student. “It was a basketball game at a high school, swimming party at the Jewish Center, graduation at Timken High School. No student union. In the basement of Farrell Hall, now a print shop, was the dining room. Even

though from a facilities standpoint we were inadequate, there was a sense of hospitality.”

In the early days, Walsh struggled like most universities starting out.

“The fi nancial sacrifi ces of the Brothers kept Walsh afl oat,” said Dr. Cynthia Wise Staudt, Dean of Academic Services. “The founding Brothers took no salary from Walsh, only daily living expenses. In 1960, that was $1.19 a day.”

“The Brothers never wavered in their fi nancial support even during enrollment changes. In 1976, they lost half of the enrollment and Walsh had no endowment. In order to make payroll, the Brothers loaned their pension fund. Had they (Walsh) gone under, they would have lost their money.”

President Jusseaume said, “When I speak with alumni, they have tremendous respect for the Brothers. They are the meaning of Brother in every sense of the word.”

The school realizes someday the Brothers will not be here. The tremendous amount of faith, with the seeds the Brothers have planted, to see that fruitarian is amazing. The school is truly a Catholic university as each student graduates with many hours of community service. The school makes sure students understand they need to contribute to their community.

Today the main campus of Walsh University has more than 24 buildings including multiple residence halls. The campus expands on both sides of East Maple Street and has encompassed Hoover Park. There are also satellite campuses called Schools of Professional Studies located in Akron, Medina and Canfi eld. In 2007, Walsh also established a global learning program with campuses in Uganda and Italy.

Walsh College became Walsh University in 1993. Today there are more than 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled. Walsh University off ers more than 50 undergraduate majors and seven graduate degrees. Walsh University has become a staple of North Canton.

Editor Dan Mucci contributed to this story.

Editor’s note: Information for this article came from Walsh University’s website and public relations offi ce, which provided a video of the school’s 50th anniversary. •

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New take on “old school” school lunchesOUR TOWN COOKSBy CR RaeStaff Writer

It is that time of year to make a big culinary decision––should my child buy school lunches or should I pack lunches?

It can be a real battle for several reasons, the kids don’t like certain foods at school, they are picky about what you pack in their lunches––maybe non-healthy choices––and maybe you hate to pack the lunches.

Planning ahead with your children is not a bad idea. Your child will know what is coming for lunch and they have some input, but you have “healthy control”. Sit down and talk about the week’s options --school menu vs. your menu.

With many options when it comes to lunch boxes, bags, etc. you can fi nd containers for everything, ways to keep it cool and hot.

Because packing lunches was never on my Top 10 list of things to do, especially if I needed to pack those lunches in the early morning before the bus arrived, I decided to help you out, do the research and come up with some ideas to make packing better for you and healthier for the kids.

I began perusing the Internet cooking sites about packed lunches for kids and my guess is––most kids would not eat a black bean quinoa wrap. It was not easy as so many chefs and websites want to get crazy diffi cult creative and off the beaten path of a “packed lunch”. What happened to the reality that we want to keep our kids healthy, but we do want them to eat what is packed? Somehow, although it sounds good, sesame chicken and soba noodles do not pack well in a paper bag.

So I set out to fi nd something I really thought would help the parent of the “usual” kid not the “unusual”. Add your own ideas for healthy sides such as raw veggies and fruit and the occasional sweeter treat.

Remember frogs on a log? (Also known as ants on a log)

Clean a stalk of celery.Cut into several piecesSpread peanut butter on pieces (natural PB is healthier)Sprinkle with raisins

However, now there are twists on the old standby to make it healthier.

Same steps as listed before but fi ll the logs (celery) with fat free cream cheese and sprinkle olive slices (green or black) or jalapenos on top.

A twist on brown bagged cold pizza. I found rolled up pizzas and some that had homemade dough, cut up veggies such as eggplant, etc. and thought that is a great idea, but why not make it a little more kid friendly by combining ideas?

Tortilla Pizza Wrap

Take a tortilla, wheat makes it healthier, there are many varieties, spray with olive oil cooking spray and bake at 400 degrees for just 5 minutes toasting slightly.Spread spaghetti sauce on the wrap, add Italian seasonings if you wish.Place your children’s favorite fi xin’s on the wrap, cheese, pepperoni, ham, green peppers, etc. and return to oven for about 5 more minutes until the cheese is bubbly and melted. Remove from oven, let cool for just a couple of minutes and fold over all sides to make a wrap. Pack in a cool pack lunch sack to eat cold or warm the wrap before school and wrap in foil to be eaten warm. Make several ahead for easy packing.

Rollups are always a good way to go.

Suggestion of ham rolled up with low fat cheese as the center. Place a tooth pick through it to hold it together and add a side of wheat crackers, carrots, celery, favorite fruit and low sugar treat. You have an eatable kid’s lunch.

Take on the old school PB&J.

Pack two tablespoons of healthy natural peanut butter, whole wheat crackers and bananas for your child to make their own PB&J creation at lunch.

Make the standard PB&J a little healthier using whole wheat bread, natural peanut butter and honey or a spread to replace the J (jam) part.

Wrap it! PBBB peanut butter, banana and bacon on a whole wheat wrap.

Taco Tuesdays or any other day.

With all the containers, pick one that is divided and place the fi xin’s for tacos––a shell (soft or hard), meat, cheese, tomato, lettuce and whatever your children will eat, into the diff erent compartments. Your child can make their own taco from their personal taco bar.

Those divided containers work well for making their own salads as well.

Don’t forget the old fashion thermos. For a child that likes pasta (whole wheat is best health wise), soup or even the makings for their own warm sandwich like a sloppy Joe, a thermos will keep it warm until lunch.

Be creative, you don’t need to make avocado dip with homemade whole wheat pita chips to pack a healthy lunch for your children. If that is what they like fi ne, but there are many other ways to be creative, healthy and actually pack something they will eat.

The idea is to make sure there is something they like and that you feel is healthy, and that it will be eaten and not thrown or traded away. •


Walsh University continues growth and expansionWALSHBy Patricia FaulhaberStaff Writer

Anyone living or working in North Canton over the past decade or two has had the pleasure of watching Walsh University expand and grow, in physical buildings, sports fi elds and student population. Driving by the campus over the past few months residents have probably noticed a new building under construction.

While the Center for Science Innovation is the newest building on campus, it’s just one among many new changes taking place. The building, which will be annexed to the Timken Natural Science Center, will house learning and research labs, an advanced chemistry lab, a state-of-the-art cadaver and virtual cadaver lab for Health Sciences, an exercise science lab and a lab for the new occupational therapy program.

Some of the most exciting news at Walsh University includes new programming and the recent award of its fi rst National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for almost $600,000. The grant will be used to fund scholarships for chemistry students.

“This grant is a hard grant to get and it’s the fi rst time in the University’s history that we’ve received it,” said Michael Dunphy, Ph.D., division chair math and sciences and professor of biochemistry.

“We‘ll be recruiting16 chemistry majors from around Ohio over the next two years. We’re recruiting now for students to start with the fall semester of 2015. Students will receive a scholarship each year for four years,” Dunphy said.

Dr. Dunphy said the chemistry major has been upgraded to include internships and career components. It has a new integrated laboratory experience to prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce as a chemist or for entry into a graduate program.

“Starting next fall, the computer science major will also include more applied learning. Making these changes to those majors will help us advance our ability to off er more

diverse undergraduate research in the sciences and to substantially enhance our undergraduates’ learning experiences. Upgrading is vitally important because it also helps Walsh University stay competitive,” he said.

The School of Arts and Sciences is also a new development at Walsh. The mission for the School of Arts and Sciences reads in part “in the spirit of the Catholic intellectual tradition, the School of Arts and Sciences will provide dynamic and diverse learning experiences that will foster the personal and professional development of Walsh students, encouraging refl ective, creative, and critical thinking, eff ective communication and a commitment to servant leadership.”

Dr. Ute Lahaie is the new Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. It will include divisions for Humanities, Language and Letters, Mathematics, Sciences, Philosophy, Theology, General Education and the Honors programs. There are more than 24 majors off ered including communications, Spanish for Healthcare, Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, Exercise Science and Museum Studies among others.

“We strive to provide learning experiences to engage learners versus having passive learners,” Lahaie said.

“When students are engaged and motivated, that’s when they really learn. All new majors will have internships built in where the students have direct conversations and interactions with employers,” she said.

Part of Dr. Lahaie’s leadership for the new school will be to lead initiatives for developing student engagement, transformative teaching and learning methods, ensure excellence in teaching and learning for both physical and virtual classrooms and to develop innovative programs.

The number of students graduating from the sciences at Walsh since 2005 has increased an amazing 255 percent. With the addition of the new two-story, 15,000 square feet Center for Science Innovation, upgraded and new majors such as the Occupational Therapy and the newly developed School of Arts and Sciences, North Canton residents will continue to see plenty of growth and expansion at Walsh University. •

An artist rendering of the new Center for Science Innovation currently

under construction. The Center will house new learning and research labs,

classrooms and faculty offi ces.

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CR RaeStaff Writer

North Canton’s Walsh University (WU) is building for the future and its students futures. Within the next fi ve years there will be quite an increase in experiential, service and global learning programs for WU students. The curriculum initiatives are tailored specifi cally toward workforce demands and advanced research student opportunities.

The university recently announced the establishment of its third comprehensive school with the formation of the School of Arts and Sciences. The new school will house divisions of humanities, language and letters, mathematics and sciences, philosophy and theology. Together these divisions will off er more than 24 majors. The school will include the capital projects of additional facilities that will help to fulfi ll the school’s vision to prepare students to be successful global citizens in a knowledge based economy.

Over the last several years, the growth of the science program has led to an expansion of additional space. Science student graduate numbers have increased 255 percent since 2005. University offi cials expect that number to continue to grow as Walsh develops new programs including fi ve new majors and a new minor developed over the last two years. Plus there has been a rise in the number of students enrolled in the undergraduate nursing program, doctor of physical therapy and doctorate and master’s programs in nursing. With the new Center for Science Innovation, Walsh will be able to facilitate student learning through the addition of learning and research labs including exercise science, human anatomy, advanced chemistry, occupational therapy and physics. Space for faculty and corporate research partners will be available as well as a dedicated space to showcase research innovations happening on Walsh’s campus. The facility is a 15,000 square feet, two-story building that will be annexed to the Timken Natural Sciences Center. Students will easily be able to navigate between the two facilities.

Promoting student engagement is one of the goals of the academic initiatives as well as to encourage transformative teaching and learning experiences that

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will foster the personal and professional development of Walsh students, encouraging refl ective, creative and critical thinking, eff ective communication and commitment to servant leadership.

The redesigned chemistry curriculum is an example of how academic programming will be created to address the gap between workforce needs and graduate skills.

With a demand in Northeast Ohio for science and healthcare related employees it makes the fi eld one of the most marketable careers of the 21st century.

The next fi ve years will see an increase in students engaged in highly advanced research. Students are currently researching areas such as cancer, cardiovascular health, water purity and safety to name a few.

The offi ce of Global Learning has seen an increase of 25 percent in participation from last year. The offi ce has pledged to join the Institute of International Education Generation Study Abroad initiative to increase the number of WU students studying internationally over the next fi ve years.

“With that goal in mind, we will be adding new programs and initiatives to attract and challenge our students, including an entrepreneur exchange program with the DeVille School of Business and a university in Sweden for 2016,” said Director of Global Learning Rachel Hosler. “We’ve also added a new December 2014 spiritual pilgrimage to Mexico City’s Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of the Americas, to celebrate her feast day in December.”

The school has seen an increase over the last year of students studying abroad.

The Institute for the Study of the Intelligent Community (ICF Institute) plans to increase global networking opportunities through initiatives such as the partnership with the Intelligent Community Forum. It is labeled as a global think tank which studies and celebrates cities, counties and regions reenergizing and empowering their communities in the new economy of the digital world.

It is just the fi rst of several that are being strategically positioned around

the globe, off ering international models and partnerships for business and cultural initiatives.

Through the partnership students have the opportunity to network with ICF in more than 100 countries. It provides networking and professional development opportunities with partner organizations around the world.

Capital Projects include additional facilities that will help to fulfi ll Walsh’s vision to prepare students to be successful global citizens in a knowledge based economy.

Architectural concepts for a new Academic Learning Center was just completed. The center was developed in response to the changing needs of the present and future students. It will be designed to encourage global experiences for Walsh students and economic development for the entire community. The unique curriculum is expected to give students an interactive, technology driven space that will develop and inspire competence in the global marketplace.

Learning spaces will be designed to transform to make room for large groups. Students will gather, study, plan and research in the space which is designed to accommodate diff erent disciplines and departments of study. The facility will also serve as a resource hub for the local and international community to bring design challenges to Walsh groups, pilot new ideas and engage global partners.

Editor’s Note: Information for this article was provided by Walsh University’s Director of University Relations Andrea McCaff rey. •

Artists Rendering of Walsh Center for Science Innovation



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mysterious Middle Branch Council Junior O.U.A.M, an unfamiliar organization to local historian Fernandez.

“This stuff is in marvelous condition,” Fernandez said, pulling items from the capsule. “All of it.”

At the conclusion of the unveiling, cheerleaders from days gone by joined the current Hoover corps in leading a rendition of the “Fight Song” most commonly heard on Friday nights in the fall. In keeping with the theme, the mixed lot of cheerleaders harkened back the original lyrics, replacing ‘Hoover’ with ‘NoCaHi’ at the song’s hook.

Following the event, Fernandez made herself available for questions, comments and curiosities regarding the contents. Once catalogued and archived, she also promised a full public viewing of the relics on display at the Heritage Society.

“You can kind of get an idea from the kind of things that were buried in here about what people thought were important,” Fernandez said.

the artifacts were three newspapers from around the date of burial - The Canton Repository, The Canton Daily News and The North Canton Sun –all appearing in good condition, the 1929 NoCaHi annual yearbook, a bible and an American fl ag with only 48 stars. Each item was carefully wrapped in neatly creased paper encasements.

“The headline says: Dial telephone to be installed here,” Fernandez said, reading the headline from the June 1, 1929, edition of the North Canton Sun, juxtaposing the milestone invention of the landline against the scores of cell phones recording the event.

Also revealed was a list of town and school offi cials from 1929, the Stark County Directory of Public Schools, and the somewhat

North Canton Heritage Society opens capsule from former North Canton High SchoolTIME CAPSULE

“Th is stuff is in marvelous condition. … All of it,”

- Kathy Fernandez, director of the North

Canton Heritage Society.

By Jeremy WattsStaff Writer

The wait is fi nally over! After months of waiting, wondering and pondering over the contents of a time capsule buried more than eight decades ago, attendees at the annual Main Street Festival were treated to a grand unveiling on the steps of city hall.

Last November, during the demolition process of North Canton’s original high school building on Charlotte Street, crews unearthed a sealed metal container in the building’s cornerstone. The time capsule dated back to the fi rst graduating class in 1929, carried intrigue and mystique. Turned over to offi cials at the North Canton Heritage Society, a revealing event was planned for the city’s annual end-of-summer event.

As a crowd of hundreds gathered around, Kathy Fernandez, director of the North Canton Heritage Society, provided a brief history of the former “NoCaHi” building as well as introducing some of the most senior graduates from the institution (including four cheerleaders). After the introduction, Fernandez was joined on stage by Raymond Swope Jr. and Mayor David Held – and, of course, the time capsule.

The metal capsule, buried for the better part of a century, displayed signs of wear and tear despite being housed in a relatively protected area at the school prior to demolition. Lending credence to Fernandez’s promises that it hadn’t been opened, the box proved diffi cult to pry because of rust and corrosion damage. After a few attempts, a blast from the past was visited upon the crowd of spectators.

Unlike the capsule itself, most of the contents appeared to be in mint condition. Dawning surgical latex gloves, Fernandez and Swope carefully removed the contents, displaying them to the crowd, and giving a brief introduction. Among

Photo by Howard Dansizen

L to R: Kathy Fernandez, North Canton Mayor David Held

and Raymond Swope, Jr.


FALL IS A GREAT TIME TO RE-DESIGN!



By Kris LackeyEditor

Twice a year, during the winter and spring graduation ceremonies at Walsh University, new graduates are welcomed into the Walsh University Alumni Association by the current president of that association. These newest members enter into a rich heritage of graduates that dates back to 1964 when the fi rst graduating class of Walsh seniors met together days before their offi cial graduation to establish an alumni association.

That day was May 26, 1964, and the soon-to-be graduates elected the fi rst set of offi cers for the brand new alumni group. The fi rst offi cers were: President Robert Medlin; Vice President Gary Farey; Secretary Joseph Moeglin; and Treasurer John Scheetz. At that same meeting, seniors had their fi rst discussion about a constitution for their newly formed group.

Together those founding members donated $200 to begin The Walsh University Alumni Association. This November, that same original group of students, the Class of 1964, will celebrate their 50th Anniversary Reunion during Walsh’s Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 17 to 19.

The fi rst three years of the group were formative years and not much is recorded about meetings or decisions that were made during that time. However, the following fi ve years saw much growth and expansion

as the association established an annual picnic; created a Cavalier Booster Club; developed the fi rst alumni directory; and established the now Gary Farey Raffl e which is still an event today. Other matters of business included the development of the J.T. “Mike” Mulligan scholarship fund and the beginning of a spring fl ing event.

Over the years, that initial small community of Walsh graduates has grown to more than 12,000 alumni from more than 34 countries and all 50 states. According to a Walsh University statement, “Since 1964, the Alumni Association has worked to maintain and strengthen relationships with alumni, while supporting the University and its initiatives. As our alumni base continually extends beyond the borders of our home state, the Alumni Association must also expand to meet the needs of a larger, more geographically diverse group.”

In order to meet the demands of that expanding alumni base, the Alumni Association has set up local chapters across the country. Currently there are chapters in Akron, Canton, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Florida, Pittsburgh, Texas, Washington D.C. and the newest chapter which opened last month in Chicago.

The Alumni Association is a busy group and sponsors events all year long. Currently they host The Gary

Farey Scholarship Raffl e, Viva Walsh Vegas, The Alumni Golf Outing and H o m e c o m i n g /Reunion Weekend. As new students arrive on campus this fall, the group will host a hydration tent for freshman and their parents as they get settled in to their dorms. They will also help new students become Alumni gather for Viva Walsh Vegas event

Walsh Alumni Association rose from humble beginnings WALSHacquainted with the Walsh campus by hosting a scavenger hunt that will build excitement and help students adapt to their new surroundings.

Upcoming events for alumni include the popular Homecoming/Reunion Weekend Oct. 17 to 19. Activities for the weekend include the Homecoming football game against Malone University, Reunion Gatherings for the classes of ’64, ’74, ’84, ’94 and ’04, and an Alumni Ox Roast. If you are interested in becoming involved, have any questions or would like to make a suggestion please contact the Alumni Offi ce at [email protected] or call 330.244.4752.

Editor’s note: Information for this article was provided by Walsh University. •

The Walsh University Alumni Association

and Walsh University Alumni Board of

Trustees

Executive Committee

President: Tony Orahoske ‘82

Vice President: John Cunningham ‘89

Treasurer: Mark Ratti Sr. ‘66

Secretary: Jennifer Grossman ‘06

Trustees:

Dana Allender ’96, Dr. Corry S. Appline ’03, Michelle Biery ’98, Teresa Brately ’83, Angie Burick ’99, ’08, Mark S. Carrow ’82, Renee Lesko ’88, Ted Matthews ’97, Bob McCarthy ’70, Mark Nugent ’70, Catherine Shew ’79, Marcellus Stroud ’99, Luke Vincer ’07, Steve Weigand ’10,



opened in late August and will remain open to Dec. 1.

Walsh University is unique in that the school off ers an undergraduate program called Museum Studies. No one else in the Midwest off ers such a program. Students enrolled in the Museum Studies program at Walsh will curate the art programs in the Atrium Gallery, thus enhancing their education with hands-on, real world experience of organizing an exhibit.

“It’s all made possible by this building,” said Cooper. “We have a tradition of performing arts here at Walsh,” said Cooper. “The Birk Center has renewed the interest in our students in music and the arts.”

Cooper said art exhibits, music performances, dramas and musicals will appear on the university’s website. Most chorus performances and art exhibits are free and open to the public. Drama productions and musicals may require a small ticket price, Cooper said, but performances are open to the public.

For more information about Walsh University’s performances, art exhibits, and lectures, visit the website at www.walsh.edu/events. •

Walsh University now has a 53-member marching band which will perform at football games. In the spring, the marching band will convert into a concert band. The campus also has a Dixie Land Jazz Band.

The university uses the music program to enhance e d u c a t i o n a l

opportunities for students. The chorus will travel to Rome to Walsh’s global campus. The chorus will sing for a papal audience.

“Our interpretive arts programs are cross curricula,” said Cooper. “Our arts students are accounting majors, nursing majors, physical therapy students and education students. Walsh is able to enhance their human experience in connection through the arts.”

Cooper said the arts programs are so vast, anybody and everybody on campus can expand their experiences. The Birk Center impacts the culture of North Canton as well. The community benefi ts from the center because it houses the Canton Symphony Orchestra Chorus, New Horizon Band and a music program for infants called Infant Wejoy.

The university’s ensemble performs for more than 600 to 800 concert goers at Christmas time.

The Birk Center will host art exhibits in the Atrium Gallery. Recently an exhibit of art by the faculty was on display. In the spring, student art will be exhibited.

“Our fall show includes Dante’s Inferno: The Illustrations of Amos Nattini,” said Cooper. “We will feature special lectures too.” The Dante’s Inferno exhibit was organized by the Canton Museum of Art. The exhibit

The arts fi nd a home in Walsh’s new Birk CenterCULTURAL CORNER

“We have a tradition of performing arts here at Walsh. Th e Birk Center has renewed the interest in our students in music and the arts,”

- Dr. Britt Cooper

By Tammy ProctorStaff Writer

When Walsh University opened the doors to the Birk Center for the Arts in 2012, the arts programs found a new home. And like any family in a home, the arts programs have put down roots, grown and fl ourished.

“Opening the Birk Center impacted us tremendously,” said Dr. Britt Cooper, Walsh University’s director of performing arts. The sole purpose of the Birk Center for the Arts is to advance the visual and performing arts. Cooper said the arts programs at Walsh University were once scattered among the campus, using the cafeteria for band practice or reconfi gured classrooms for art studios.

No more. The Birk Center for the Arts, a 13,000 sq. ft. building, is connected to the Cecchini Center. It is the permanent home of Walsh’s cultural arts. “We now have rehearsal space, practice rooms and art studios,” said Cooper.

Walsh University off ers diverse arts programs, including drama, vocal music, instrumental music and various mediums of visual arts. The Birk Center for the Arts is the cultural hub of Walsh University, where students learn sculpture, painting, drawing, play an instrument and sing.

“Our Genesius Players now have a home,” said Cooper. The troupe once partnered with the late Mary McManaway of the North Canton Playhouse, but the Birk Center allows the performing arts to fl ourish on campus. “We will have a fall performance, a drama,” said Cooper. In the past, the Genesius Players have presented such shows as “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and other familiar hits.

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(university offi cials) believe in the continued development of the eastern portion of North Canton. During recent years, this is where the growth has been and most evident in the city with new homes and businesses on the rise.”

Employing 340 full time and 800 part time employees, Walsh’s fall enrollment is nearly 3,000 students. Jusseaume announced that in addition to the aesthetic changes around the campus to improve the community, North Canton will also benefi t from a signifi cant increase in student internships in all majors at the University, increased involvement in entrepreneurial programs and support by the University to help start-up companies locate businesses to North Canton.

“We hope to continue to work together with North Canton and Plain Township to create a place that animates public and private spaces, improves local business visibility and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire and be inspired,” said Jusseaume.

To read the 2012 North Canton Master Plan in its entirety, visit www.ncantonmasterplan.org. •

Walsh University supports Eastern development of North Canton WALSH

“We hope to continue to work together with North Canton and Plain Township to create a place that animates public and private spaces, improves local business visibility and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire and be inspired,”

- Walsh University President Richard Jusseaume.

By Dawn LaRay CampanelliStaff Writer

Redefi ning the landscape of North Canton has been a focal point for city leaders over the past decade. About three years ago, community leaders representing the city of North Canton and the North Canton Chamber of Commerce actively engaged input from residents, business owners and major employers to address the void felt throughout the city as a result of the exodus of the Hoover Co.

The end goal is to balance preservation of its historic past while putting into motion major infrastructural changes that will modernize North Canton to sustain and attract the next generation of inhabitants and businesses better suited to thrive in today’s local, regional and global economy.

The collection of ideas has been summarized in the 2012 North Canton Master Plan. The steering committee of the plan is currently chaired by Dan Suvak, dean of Institutional Eff ectiveness & Library Services for Walsh University. Suvak also chairs Walsh University’s Master Planning Committee. Other community members having input and implementation oversight of the plan are: Bill Strohmenger, Michael Grimes, Eric Boles, Mark Cerreta, Doug Lane, Steve Anderson, Jeff Barber, Rod Covey, Dan DeHoff , Sandi Lang, Randy Smith and Dan Tullius.

The mission stated on the City’s Plan is to maximize the assets of North Canton by improving the gateways and corridors of the city while developing concepts for future land use connectivity of neighborhoods. A huge emphasis is on biking and walking paths, and infrastructure projects. According to the plan, “the downtown area, along Main Street and centered on the Hoover complex, is the crux of this plan. Historic buildings, a quaint small town character, and several downtown institutions establish the city’s fundamental identity.”

As one of the largest employers in North

Canton, Walsh University has established itself as an active collaborative partner to help develop the eastern entrance of the city and its campus at the intersection of East Maple Street and Market Avenue North to help implement tenants of the Master Plan.

“Walsh University believes that attention to this kind of planning for active, walkable, attractive and contemporary

community areas is critical to the retention of our area’s young people and the best and brightest of our entrepreneurs,” said Walsh University President Richard Jusseaume.

“Physical and cultural links to the University encourage a more sustainable local economy,” he added, citing similar city-university models such as The College of Wooster, Ashland University and Denison University as examples of successful projects that have improved access to the city for its students.

President Jusseaume believes that key to the project’s success is setting a time frame for implementation. “Over the last ten years, we have become aware of at least three Master Plans for the city.”

A section of the current Master Plan spells out an action item to “conduct a traffi c engineering study to determine the feasibility of adding on-street parking along Main Street and/or creating a bike path on the tree lawns adjacent to East Maple Street between downtown and Walsh University.” The plan sites the city of North Canton, in partnership with the Chamber of Commerce and Walsh University as the responsible parties to get this done.

There is about a two mile distance from the center intersection of the city to the campus entrance. “While North Canton’s parks and biking paths are utilized and enjoyed by our students, I think it will be unlikely that Walsh students will fi nd it necessary to migrate downtown when they have access to the recreational facilities off ered directly on our campus and the variety of amenities available across the street at Washington Square,” added Jusseaume. “That is why we

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and the promise of a better life in a better world.”

Fautas continues, “CCNC is important to the NC community because it helps instill and promote invaluable qualities that all community members should have. By promoting and instilling the Six Pillars of Character (Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship) within our local youth, we are creating a better community for years to come.”

Fautas sees value in the organization’s activities: “I believe that the CCNC should continue to implement the Character Champions program K-8. The program (which recognizes children who consistently display good character) is a great way to promote character values to the youth in their development years. The other CCNC implementation that is important is to recognize local businesses who model good character. Both programs are essential for the community to keep growing as a whole. As with any group, the CCNC needs to keep educating the community on our vision, mission and goal, so that we can keep building and enhancing our great community.”

Jusseaume summarizes, “One large group of people (employees and volunteers) are coaches who spend so much time and have such an impact on the minds of our youth. If we could better engage them, two things might happen. First, coaches themselves would be forced to evaluate themselves and their own values. Second, coaches would have an agenda to share with youth.”

Walsh and CCNC: two of our community’s strengths working in tandem to promote stronger character values. •

Walsh University and CHARACTER COUNTS! in North Canton: Partners in Strengthening CharacterDR. RODEN

By: Dr. Bob RodenStaff Writer

Martin Luther King, Jr., said, “Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.”

It is apparent that Walsh University fully understands and implements Dr. King’s words. Character development is a key element of Walsh’s program. Further, the university has been actively involved with CHARACTER COUNTS! in North Canton (CCNC) from its inception in 2009 and the partnership continues to strengthen both organizations.

CCNC is composed of representatives from schools, the YMCA, businesses, faith communities, senior citizens, service clubs, parents, students and the library. Its mission is “building on our strengths to promote stronger character values in our community.” Without question, one of our community’s greatest strengths is Walsh University.

The “About Walsh” section of the university website highlights the fact that character is imbedded into the fabric of Walsh. “As a Catholic University welcoming students of all faiths, Walsh continues to pursue its enduring mission: the creation of leaders through service to others. Volunteer work is not simply encouraged; it is required as part of the university’s core curriculum. Walsh students build homes for Katrina victims in New Orleans, tutor and mentor school children, prepare taxes for low-income families, distribute meals, work to prevent recidivism among nonviolent off enders and perform missionary work around the world.

While students’ involvement in communities here and abroad takes many forms, every service experience imparts important life lessons that build

character and leadership. They help to make Jesus Christ known wherever they go.”

Jason Fautas, assistant athletic director/director of compliance and Walsh’s representative on the CCNC Executive Board, believes that Walsh’s involvement with CCNC is signifi cant. “The reason it is important for Walsh University to be connected to CCNC, is because both organizations are looking to better their respective people. Walsh University is dedicated to educating its students to become leaders in service to others through a values-based education. CCNC is looking to build and promote stronger character values in the NC community. Both visions relate.”

Walsh President Richard Jusseaume, who has consistently been a staunch supporter of the organization, agrees with Fautas. “CCNC is important to Walsh because it gives us a partner, a cheerleader and a supporter. In a culture wherein conversations and activities focused on character values are counter-cultural, it is refreshing to have kindred spirits along on our journey.”

Jusseaume adds, “The very founding mission of Walsh University focuses on Judeo-Christian values and preparing leaders in service to others. We speak of mind, body and spirit—souls, the values of an enlightened soul,

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