August 2001

 

Volume 10, Number 1
The official news publication of Fairfield University

Index for August 7, 2001

On-campus parking situation improves

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor

University employees and students can expect improved conditions this academic year when looking for a parking space.

According to Ric Taylor, associate vice president for campus planning and operations, all parking spaces that existed prior to the many construction projects will be available for use by September. Specifically, the lot behind Barone Campus Center and Alumni Hall - which has been paved to accommodate 26 spaces for faculty and staff parking - will open in mid-August. There are also additional spaces available in front of the School of Nursing.

Students can also expect more convenient parking this year, with approximately 50 total additional parking spaces at Townhouse 9, Regis, and Campion.

Plans to create a new parking lot at Jogues and Campion will accommodate 22 vehicles; Regis circle will be expanded to create room for 24 spaces; and a grassy area at Townhouse 9, where students were allowed to park last year, will be paved.

Associate Director of Security Frank Ficko says that the improved parking situation for faculty and staff will be the result of a "trickle down effect;" the additional student parking areas in the Quad will open up spaces in the lots behind Canisius and Donnarumma.

Ficko emphasized that there is sufficient parking on campus to accommodate all registered vehicles. "But I can't guarantee the convenience of that parking," he says. "The lots by the Quick Center and the School of Business are almost always available during the day, unless there is a special event going on in either location."

An option he recommends for people who park in those lots is to use the campus shuttle, which will have additional times this academic year, beginning in September.

"Fairfield University is designed as a pedestrian campus with parking along the perimeter," he says.

He explains that enforcing the parking rules is necessary to keep random parking in check. Last year, he says, security towed 165 vehicles. "If we didn't put some bite behind our bark, we'd lose control of the situation." But even on security's "worst day," he says, things were manageable.

According to Ficko, faculty and staff are authorized to park in any legal parking space on campus. He recommends everyone to review the parking pamphlet (available in the Security Department, Loyola Hall 2), which indicates designated parking by sticker type.

Bookstore moves to its new home

Last month, Pam Stevens, trade manager at Follett Bookstore, unpacked and organized merchandise in the store's new permanent location on the second level of the Barone Campus Center.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Summer conferences and camps keep Fairfield hopping

By Barbara D. Kiernan, Director of University Publications and Marketing Communications

In late June, the number of high school cheerleaders registered for an on-campus instructional camp began to grow. By July 13, it had swelled to 240, requiring last-minute scrambling to deal with the overflow from Kostka to Claver. "Claver was in the middle of having its fire sprinklers upgraded," says Jim Fitzpatrick, vice president for student services, who oversees the various camps and conferences held at Fairfield each summer. "Pritchard (the cleaning service) did an incredible job getting it ready to house the extra students."

During the same time frame, the Association of Editors of Jesuit Publications (AEJP) was holding its annual conference. Those 50-plus participants were living in the Apartment Village, eating meals alternately at the Levee, Alumni House, the Village, and the Arrupe Center (the Campus Center being off-line and Dolan Commons being used for the cheerleaders), and attending workshops in the library and Donnarumma. In the meantime, 125 people representing the American Community Bankers Association were calling the townhouses home, taking meals at the Dolan School of Business and using its classrooms for their activities.

No wonder Fitzpatrick prefers the relative calm of the academic year. "There's so much to stay on top of in terms of details," he says, noting that above all, he wants "to create a favorable impression of Fairfield to our many and varied summer visitors." This summer, they came from across the nation and around the world for ten conferences (among them Technology in Teaching, the Executive MBA, the Connecticut Writing Project, and the Field Being Institute) and ten sports camps (crew, field hockey, football, softball, and men's and women's basketball, lacrosse, and soccer).

Just imagine the number of room keys, residence hall access cards, name tags, RecPlex lists, and linens that go back and forth. Add to that the number of tables, chairs, and rooms set-up and broken down by maintenance; the variety of technology and equipment needs attended to by the Media Center; and the coordination by Sodexho of menus, meals, and mid-session snacks, along with the logistics of serving them simultaneously in three to four different locations. And then there's the billing process for what is typically revenue-generating activity for the University.

"Each week ... no, each day is unique," observes Fitzpatrick, who supervises the work of a graduate assistant and seven full-time student workers in this regard. They organize the keys, inspect rooms before and after occupancy, place linens and soap in each room, staff hospitality centers in housing areas, and troubleshoot any problems that arise during a guest's stay. "The main challenges we run into," says Karla Troesser, a graduate assistant enrolled in GSEAP's counselor education program, "occur when people don't return keys or when they have several extra needs. But in terms of the overall operation, this has been a very good summer."

Next time anyone remarks on how quiet Fairfield's campus must be in the summer, direct him or her to Jim Fitzpatrick and crew. They have a different story to tell.

Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, editor of Commonweal magazine, and Peter Steinfels, senior religion correspondent for The New York Times, spoke to participants at the fifth annual conference for the Association of Editors of Jesuit Publications, hosted this year by Fairfield University.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Three Fairfield graduates selected for Fulbright awards

By Nancy Habetz, Director of Media Relations

Three members of Fairfield University's Class of 2001 have been selected for Fulbright awards by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. They are: Angela Scardina for Austria; Julia Tsisin for Russia; and Suzanne Uzzilia for Korea. The three bring the number of Fulbrights awarded to Fairfield University graduates to 26 since 1993.

Angela Scardina will be participating in the U.S. Teaching Assistantship Program that the Fulbright Commission coordinates in conjunction with the Austrian Ministry of Education.

Julia Tsisin will be studying criminal law reform in the Russian Federation. She plans to explore the role of defense attorneys, the right to counsel, evidentiary rules and due process of law in modern Russia, by contrasting newly implemented principles in Russian criminal law since 1992 with the Soviet legal standards and practices.

Suzanne Uzzilia, an English major with a minor in education, will be teaching English in Korea at the secondary level.

In addition, two other graduates have been named for programs in Russia and France. Cristen Lee Duncan was selected for the Russian-US Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program, which is administered by the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX), and Sharon Rusconi was selected for a teaching assistantship in France, awarded by the Centre International D'Etudes Pedagodiques.

Under the IREX Young Leaders Fellowship, Cristen Duncan will be studying the Russian political system and analyzing the influence that Stalin has in the current political climate in Russia at The International Institute of Economics, Law and Management in Nizhny Novgorod, the third largest city in Russia. As part of the fellowship, she will be volunteering 10 hours a week in an area related to her studies and next summer she will be doing an internship.

Sharon Rusconi, who taught French at Fairfield Preparatory School during an internship in her junior year, was awarded a teaching assistantship in France, by the Centre International D'Etudes Pedagodiques (International Center for Pedagogical Studies).

Fairfield County Catholic's article on the Merton Center Celebrity Breakfast, which raised over $130,000, noted "the room was loaded with smiles and laughter as the event set a new record for giving to the poor." Heading the charge and the humor were Msgr. Thomas Hartman of "God Squad" fame and Rev. Charles Allen, S.J., executive assistant to the President, who was the featured speaker. Together they created the spirited good will that led to attendees contributing $50,000 more than they had originally pledged.

Rev. Paul Carrier, S.J., University chaplain, was quoted in an Associated Press article about the arrival of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa's order, in Bridgeport.

Dr. Elizabeth Dreyer, professor of religious studies, was interviewed by Martin Cassidy '97 of the Greenwich Time about people who have religious visions and the Church's views on this.

The distance learning program launched at Eli Whitney School in Stratford by the Fairfield University School of Engineering, SNET, and the Discovery Museum, was the subject of a recent Connecticut Post article.

Dr. Joan Fleitas, assistant professor of nursing, is a finalist in The Stockholm Challenge Award 2001 for her web site, Bandaides & Blackboards. The winners in each category will be announced and celebrated on September 26 in Stockholm.

Dr. Joel Goldfield, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, organized and co-presented with Dr. Beverly Kahn, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Katherine Kidd, director of international studies, and Dr. Kurt Schlichting, professor of sociology and anthropology, a session on "The International Studies/Language Technology Initiative: A New Model for Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Use of Technology" at the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges and Universities in New Orleans, Louisiana.

In addition, Dr. Goldfield presented "Repurposing the Proven: Faculty Development Trends with CALL, Virtual Collaboration and Geographical Information Systems," at the annual symposium of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction and Learning Consortium (CALICO) held at the University of Central Florida.

In June, Linda Hendrickson, associate director of residence life, co-presented a program (with Kathi Bradford of Westfield State College) titled "To Which Direction Does Your Compass Point?" at the North East Association of College and University Housing Officers (NEACUHO) Annual Conference at Western New England College in Springfield, Mass. Linda also has been appointed to chair the Residential Education Committee, her third year in that role on the NEACUHO Executive Board.

Zach Newswanger and Jonathan Stark of the Office of Residence Life attended the conference and participated in the New Professional Case Study competition. All 3 also participated in the Fun Run, in which Jonathan placed first for the 1-mile walking race and Linda placed first for the 3-mile walking race.

Dr. George Lang, professor of mathematics and computer science, and Kathleen Mooney '02, took part in this summer's production of Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" presented by the Town Players of Newtown. Directed by Ruth Anne Baumgartner, adjunct professor of English, the production ran from July 6-28. Dr. Lang played the role of Doctor Pinch and Mooney was Luciana.

Dr. Mark Ligas, assistant professor of marketing, was interviewed for a front-page story in the Connecticut Post on the impact of marketing as it relates to National Hot Dog, Blueberry, and Ice Cream Month (July).

Nancy Lilley, media relations specialist, served as a judge in the Trumbull Arts Festival's annual Literary Competition. She judged the entries in the adult non-fiction category. The winners will be announced at the festival in September.

Dr. Martha LoMonaco, director of the theatre program, presented several papers this spring. "Historical Inspirations: The Use of Performing Arts Archives by Contemporary Artists," was given at the New England Archivists' Spring Meeting at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; "Teaching the Sixties: An Interdisciplinary Approach," was given at the Organiation of American Historians' annual meeting in Los Angeles in May; and "The Stage is Not the Place for Real Women: The Odd Career of Lulu Glaser," was presented at the SETC Theatre Symposia 2001, at Randolph-Macon Women's College, Virginia, in April.

Dr. LoMonaco also accompanied Anna Shagarova, Junior Faculty Development Program Visiting Russian Theatre Scholar, to the Critics Weekend, Humana Festival of New American Plays, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Dawn W. Massey, assistant professor of accounting, and Dr. Joan L. Van Hise, assistant professor of accounting, presented "A revision of the advanced accounting curriculum in light of the AECC's directives and local needs" at the 6th Annual Conference on Innovation in Instruction for Business and Related Disciplines. The conference, which took place in Washington, D.C., was held in April. This paper is based on the professors' advanced accounting course that recently was selected for the American Accounting Association's 2001 Innovation in Education Award.

In May, Dr. Massey presented "Core Competencies: The 150-hour Opportunity" at the 2nd Annual Connecticut Accounting Forum for Educators (CAFÉ). Co-authors on the paper are Noah Barsky of Villanova University and Jay Thibodeau of Bentley College. The CAFÉ, which was held at the University of Hartford, is sponsored by the Educators Committee of the Connecticut Society of CPAs. Other accounting faculty members attending the conference were Dr. Bruce Bradford, associate professor, Prof. Bob Kravet, assistant professor, Prof. Sue Lyngaas, assistant professor, Dr. Rosalie McDevitt, assistant professor, and Prof. Erin Moore, program assistant.

Carole Ann Maxwell, director of choral and liturgical music, again joined the Yale Opera-Graduate Opera Department of Yale University as Chorus Master for the performance of Gounod's "Faust" at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven. She also conducted the Connecticut Grand Opera and Orchestra in "Cozi fan Tutte" as Chorus Master at the Palace Theatre, Stamford, in May.

In June, Dr. John Orman, professor of politics, was interviewed by WTNH on the subject of how to handle a potential political scandal.

The Connecticut Post interviewed Prof. Walter Petry, assistant professor of history, in June about the Pope's visit to Ukraine.

Dr. Gita Rajan, associate professor of English and director of the Asian Studies Program, was featured in a front page Connecticut Post article on July 1 about the dramatic increase in the Asian population in Connecticut, especially from India.

Dr. Kurt Schlichting, professor of sociology and anthropology, and his book "Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering and Architecture in New York City," have been featured in articles in The Advocate (Stamford), The Gazette in Medina, Ohio, and the Fairfield Citizen News.

Deborah Sommers, program director for the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, was interviewed by the Fairfield Minuteman about the Quick Center/Missoula Theater summer camp for children.

Dr. Michael Tucker, professor of finance, and Dr. Edward Deak, professor of economics, were featured in a column in the Fairfield Citizen News that examined the causes of oil price fluctuations.

Dr. Deak was also interviewed for an article on expensive and very private neighborhoods that custom builders are investing in from Greenwich to Litchfield. The article appeared in the New York Times' Westchester edition.

The New York Times article on computer camps noted that the first one was opened in 1978 by Dr. Michael Zabinski, professor of physics.

Tom Zingarelli, executive director of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, was recently interviewed by the Fairfield/Westport Minuteman in a story about Bastille Day, regarding the French Showcase that will take place at the Quick Center for the Arts during the 2002 spring semester.

Recognition Luncheon honors 89 employees and retirees for service

At the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon held in June, 82 employees and seven retirees were honored for their service to Fairfield University.

Among the retirees congratulated by University President Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. were (pictured above, l-r) Jim Tagliavia (electronic engineer/designer in the media center), Mary Ann Nelson (secretary for the department of English), Sally Williams (secretary for the departments of politics and economics), Doris Stan (director of grants and sponsored programs), Alice Obrig (assistant professor of nursing), and Stephen P. Jakab (associate vice president for human resources).

A University employee for 19 years, John Falzone (pictured at right), a carpenter in the maintenance department, was this year's recipient of the Choice Award. An award given by the Office of Human Resources, it honors an individual who models the mission of Fairfield while conducting his or her job.

Photos by Jean Santopatre

Births

Dr. Thomas Mussio, instructor of modern languages and literatures, and his wife Claire Marrone, have a new son, Thomas Angelo, born May 15.

Condolences

Lorraine Fiore Ray, the sister of Diane Scalzi, operations assistant in the Office of Financial Aid, died on July 11.

John Porter, director of the Master of Science program in software engineering in the School of Engineering, died on June 23.

John joined Fairfield University's faculty as associate professor of software engineering in 1994. The primary designer of the Master's program and a published author in this discipline, he was appointed director in 1998. Since its inception, John has provided inspiration to the more than 200 graduate students who have participated in it.

In addition to his work with the School of Engineering, John also initiated the "Earn and Learn" 0program, which is designed to help students at Bridgeport's Central Magnet School attend college.

John was a graduate of Fairfield Prep and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is survived by his sister, Nancy, and several nieces and nephews.

New Employees

A warm welcome to the University's newest members:
Paul Cantrell - Assistant volleyball coach, assistant director of the RecPlex
Billy Davidson - Psychology Lab supervisor
Ella Holst - Staff support specialist, Computing & Network Services
John Kaltenborn - Assistant director of sports medicine
Marianne Takacs - Purchasing assistant
Gerald Torres - Groundskeeper

Sports

Time Out: student-athletes enjoy the summer season

By Jack Jones, Director of Sports Information

When asked by their friends what they did during their summer vacations, senior basketball players Sam Spann and Megan Light will have a rather unique answer to the timely question, as each player joined a summer all-star team on tour in Italy.

Spann helped his team post a perfect 7-0 record, averaging 26 points and 12 rebounds per game. He tallied a double-double in each of the seven games. The all-star team included top collegiate players from across the United States.

"I loved every minute of the trip," says Spann. "Italy is modern, but it also is very traditional. We toured the country as much as our playing schedule permitted."

Light was one of 10 players on another all-star team. She played guard throughout the tour, and averaged seven points and four assists per game. By the end, Light had led her team to a 6-1 record.

"Italy was fun and exciting, but it was also a lot of work. Playing overseas certainly gives you a new perspective on basketball," she says. "It was an honor to play on this team that included some of the best players from some of the best programs."

With this Italian trip behind them, both Light and Spann have settled into a more traditional summer season, with both now returned to the classroom for summer school. Spann is taking a history class at night, while Light is studying Ecology in Sociology. Light has taken at least one summer class in each of the previous three years. This is the second summer session for Spann.

Along with learning and touring, summer is often a time of healing for the student-athlete. Just ask Light. She suffered an injured shoulder last season, which required surgery. Light opted to wait for the summer to undergo the surgery, taking full advantage of the break in the action. But the inactivity has been an unwelcome change for the senior.

"Actually, it's been kind of slow," Light says. "Class certainly keeps me busy, but there's no physical activity until the sling comes off. Usually, summer is a time when I work on skills that need improvement."

Spann finds the leisurely pace of summer a welcome change to the school year.

"Things are much less stressful in the summer," he says. "I can sleep late, play basketball, and takes things at a slower pace. Even though I have class, I am still relaxing and enjoying the season."

And that's what summer should be all about.

Now that he has returned from an all-star team tour in Italy, senior basketball player Sam Spann has time to participate in an on-campus summer basketball clinic for kids, including participants (l-r) Dante Cioffe of Monroe, Peter McGrath of Fairfield, and Kevin Bentivegna of Southport.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Stags' basketball fans become first Arena ticketholders

At an event held on July 23 at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Fairfield University employees, alumni, and other Stags' fans became the first season ticket holders for games at the basketball teams' new home - The Arena at Harbor Yard.

In addition to getting a first-hand look at the Arena, fans including Al Jablonckas (pictured right with Amanda Sharkey from Bridge Sports) reviewed the seating chart before selecting their seats for the season. Alumnus Wes Gregory '57 was the first winner of the season ticket lottery drawing. Approximately 750 seats in all were chosen.

Between Arena tours, a barbeque dinner, and seat selection, women's basketball team head coach Dianne Nolan (pictured left), and men's team head coach Tim O'Toole, addressed the crowd. Players from both squads conducted the lottery drawings.

Photos by Jean Santopatre

news Briefs

SCE to offer classes in Danbury this fall

Fairfield University's School of Continuing Education will offer undergraduate courses this fall at the Cendant Mobility corporate headquarters in Danbury. Both flexible and accelerated, this program leads to the Bachelor of Professional Studies degree. Students may also take business and liberal arts courses to fulfill requirements for other Fairfield degrees.

The program entails five 7-week semesters per year, from September through June. Courses meet once or twice a week from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Students may also take courses online, on the University campus, or seek credits for life/work experience.

For more information, contact the School of Continuing Education at ext. 4220.

Fairfield University's walk-a-thon team places first

For the fourth year in a row, Fairfield University's team placed first with the most team walkers (73) in the Multiple Sclerosis Walk-a-Thon in April, up from 44 walkers last year.

In addition, the team placed fourth in total money raised. Within the University's team, Colleen Kupchick (Business) and Helen Lucas (Library) were among those who raised the most.

Co-captains Judy Arel, assistant to the registrar, and John Falzone, carpenter, thank the University community for its continued participation, spirit, and pledges. They look forward to next year's walk as they strive for a fifth award.

Staff Association introduces new officers

The Staff Association officers for 2001-02 are co-presidents Linda White (Arts and Sciences) and Joe Martinelli (Telecommunications), secretary Helen Kropitis (Residence Life), and treasurer Sharon Jones (Library). Not pictured is the Association's new membership coordinator, Rita O'Shea (Finance), who will be sending out membership applications to all employees this month.

The Staff Association organizes numerous social, educational, and service opportunities throughout the year. In addition, through its "Dollars for Scholars" program, it also awards scholarships to Fairfield University students. Last year, four students each received a $1,500 scholarship.

Linda White was also among the more than 40 Fairfield University employees, retirees, and their guests who enjoyed a four-day trip to Quebec City in June. Coordinated through the Staff Association, the excursion included the sights, sounds, and cuisine of the region, with of course, plenty of time for shopping.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

$10,000 grant to fund new Science and Religion course

Fairfield University has been awarded a $10,000 grant by The Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences, based in Berkeley, Calif., to fund the development of a new course focused on the relationship between science and religion. Dr. Glenn Sauer, assistant professor of biology, was one of 100 faculty in the nation to receive the award, with which he will develop "God and Modern Biology."

Using a combination of readings and guest lecturers from the religious studies department, this course will examine four broad topics created by modern research: evolution, cloning, neuroscience, and the ecological crisis.

The course is scheduled to run in spring 2002.

School of Nursing creates links with Bassick High School

Under a 21st Century Lighthouse Grant to Bridgeport's Department of Youth Services, the School of Nursing has been subcontracted to establish and staff a Health and Wellness Center at Bassick High School. The Nursing School's Health Promotion Center has provided health care services to Bassick students for four years, and this new grant provides a permanent program.

The new Health and Wellness Center will also benefit residents of Bridgeport's West and South Ends by providing health screenings and educational programs for people of all ages.

The Arts on Campus

Wang Ming donates art works to Walsh Gallery

By Nancy C. Lilley, Media Relations Specialist

Artist Wang Ming and his wife, photographer Cynthia Brumback, have donated several works of art, valued at $118,000, to Fairfield University's Thomas J. Walsh Art Gallery in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Ming, a calligrapher whose art contains western abstractions, exhibited his work at the Walsh Gallery last fall in a show titled "Universal Dimensions/Scrolls and Screens." Now 80 years old, he says he was so physically and spiritually energized by his successful exhibition here that he and his wife decided to express their thanks by donating to the gallery.

Ming's generous donation includes significant works consisting of two 35-foot long scrolls of acrylic on Japanese mulberry paper mounted on linen, together with 12 other works on paper. "His art combines a special mix of western intellectual ideas with the power and subtlety of the eastern spirit," explains Dr. Diana Mille, director of the Walsh Gallery.

Born and raised in a small village near Beijing, China, Ming studied calligraphy and the classical painting of his native country. In 1951 he immigrated to the United States when he was 29 years old, settled in the Washington, D.C. area, and began his study of western art by visiting museums and galleries and reading in the Library of Congress. Ming has emerged as an artist whose style is an assimilation of two cultures in a unique blend of east and west.

"Wang Ming is an excellent artist of the highest caliber," says Tom Zingarelli, executive director of the Quick Center. "We are delighted with his generous donation and proud to have his works." Zingarelli is currently raising funds to have the large scrolls framed, after which they will be on permanent display in the Quick Center's lobby.

The others will join the University's permanent art collection which, according to Zingarelli, has grown significantly since the opening of the Walsh Gallery. This past academic year, he says, Fairfield received art donations valued at about $260,000. In addition to Ming's works, they include several African and Indian sculptures; in the previous year, the University received gifts of paintings by Jan Aronson and Charles Hinman. Zingarelli is exploring various options to display the permanent collection that now totals more than 50 objects.

Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts and Missoula Theatre present "Red Riding Hood"

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts presents the Missoula Children's Theatre's (MCT) fourth production of the summer, "Red Riding Hood," on Fridays, Aug. 17 and 24, at 7 p.m., and Saturdays, Aug. 18 and 25, at 11 a.m. in the Quick Center's Kelley Theatre. This production is conceived and written by MCT's Michael McGill, who also composed the music.

Over the river and through the wood to Grandmother's house she goes. Red Riding Hood, not so little anymore, and her pre-teen pals try to stay on the straight and narrow in MCT's latest adventure. The Big Bad Wolf, who is not so bad after all, and a friendly neighborhood Forest Ranger urge our heroes to stay true to the path for, in the shadows, lurk diversions and a sinister surprise or two.

The nation's preeminent professional children's theater company, Missoula Children's Theatre has been touring extensively throughout the United States and abroad for 27 years. It is a nonprofit organization based in Missoula, Montana.

A variety of parts for children is provided in each production, and middle and high school students are encouraged to audition for leading roles. The children attending the Quick Center's Summer Theatre camp for the week prior to the production play most roles and also attend workshops in dance, theater, puppetry, arts and crafts and creative movement as part of the camp experience.

For tickets, call the box office at ext. 4010.

Quick Center's Summer Festival Chorus presents "Too Hot to Handel"

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will present its eighth annual Summer Festival Chorus' concert, "Too Hot to Handel," this Saturday, August 11, at 7 p.m. in the Quick Center. The 90-member chorus is under the baton of conductor Carole Ann Maxwell, director of choral and liturgical music. Among the program's tributes to the great composer are "Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite" from Samson and the jazz/gospel arrangement of the "Hallelujah Chorus."

For tickets or more information, call the box office at ext. 4010.

 

Thousands enjoy symphony music under the stars

Eleven thousand people gathered for an evening of music under the stars at the Greater Bridgeport Symphony's free outdoor Pops concert on the University's Great Lawn on June 30. The annual concert featured a lively pre-concert program with the steel band Pantastic!, followed by the Symphony's 50-member orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Matthew Savery. GBS supporter Valerie Minter of Guilford is pictured above (left) with the evening's featured guest artist Soprano Rachel Watkins (center). Rev. Charles Allen, S.J., executive assistant to the President, served as Master of Ceremonies.

Campus Currents is the official news publication of the Fairfield University community. It is published on the first Tuesday of every month. The editorial office is located in the Public Relations Dept., Bellarmine Hall 220. Telephone 254-4000, ext. 2556; fax: 254-4167. E-mail: campuscurr@mail.fairfield.edu.

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