Campus Currents March 2006
Volume 14, Number 6
The official news publication of Fairfield University
Index for March 6, 2006
Project Excel opens doors - and a new study lounge
Rev. Brackley honored at Academic Convocation
Fairfield Awards Dinner to recognize Dr. Judy Primavera
Jesuit youth counselor to speak at Fairfield University
News breakers
Service Anniversaries
Remembering Alex
Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld: Discovering alternate histories
New faculty join Fairfield
Ambassador to present 2006 Stack Lecture
HIV/AIDS scholar to deliver Bellarmine Lecture
Russian university discusses joint relationship with Fairfield
University College welcomes associate dean
What the pretzel can teach us about Lent
Three speakers headline Jesuit Jubilee this month
Hidden talents abound among Fairfield employees
Grain by Grain
Folk legends return to Quick Center
Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret takes the stage
David Rogers shares "a lifetime" at the Quick Center
News Briefs
Hartford Symphony Orchestra to perform
Hill discusses gender balance in the court
By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor
With his sights set on attending graduate school, Taylor Brown '06 was thrilled to receive a Kaplan Scholarship through Project Excel last semester. The free, five-week prep course worth nearly $1,500 will give him the tools and confidence to take the GMAT test later this spring. He's considering pursuing an MBA in sports management.
Come May, Brown will be the first in his family to graduate from college. Since freshman year, he's been a part of Project Excel, one branch of the TRIO programs. The TRIO programs offer student support services for first-generation, low-income students and/or those with a disability. The goal of Project Excel is to help students succeed and graduate, and assist them with graduate school requirements. A finance and accounting major, Brown was tapped this year to assist his peers in their academic pursuits, by tutoring other Project Excel students in statistics and accounting each week.
Jessica Bromberg '08 has taken advantage of Project Excel's free tutoring service in writing, especially when it comes to a certain philosophy course. Academic advising, she says, has helped her figure out what to take next in order to best complete the requirements needed for her major in English. But in addition to the academic support Project Excel has provided, she also looks forward to the free "fun stuff" that's available through the program: Broadway shows, horseback riding, yoga classes, or just hanging out with Project Excel students and academic counselors. "With the pressure of schoolwork and trying to adjust to college life, it's nice to have this support to keep the transition sane," she says.
Bromberg and Brown now have a new place to study. In February, Project Excel opened its new study lounge in the Rudolph F. Bannow Science Center, Room 236. Open Monday through Thursday (and Friday by appointment), the facility offers academic planning and graduate school resources, couches for reading and discussion, computer research and work stations, and tables for study groups and tutoring. The space allows academic counselors and students to spread out, and is centrally located on campus. Project Excel's offices remain in Southwell Hall with the other TRIO programs.
Studying at Fairfield has been rewarding, Brown says, and Project Excel's support has added to his success. In addition to taking full course loads, he traveled to Australia for a semester last year on Fairfield's study abroad program and is a member of the jazz ensemble. This year, he has a paid internship with CPA firm McGladrey and Pullen's Stamford office, conducting client audits. But that's not all. He's been named to the Dean's List; is a member of Beta Alpha Psi, the business honor society; and was a Mission Volunteer to Ecuador. He has been accepted to the Peace Corps following graduation, and plans to be in South America working on business development projects.
Bromberg, who sings with the a cappella group, The Sounds, and is a member of SALSA, was named to the Dean's List last year. The first in her family to attend college, she's excited about the journey ahead. "My parents have been so supportive," she says. "They want to help me achieve what I have set my mind to do."
 In February, Project Excel staff opened the doors to its new study lounge located in BNW 236. Pictured above (l-r) at the Open House are Caridad Rivera, project coordinator; Nicole Jackson, academic counselor; Dan Levesque '06; and Dr. Marice Rose, assistant professor of art history in CAS.
Photo by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
As part of the Jesuit Jubilee celebrations this year, the Rev. Dean Brackley, S.J., delivered the keynote address at February's Academic Convocation.
By Nina M. Riccio, Publications writer
Jesuit colleges and universities dare not measure success by the standards of famed schools such as Harvard or Stanford, said the Rev. Dean Brackley, S.J., speaking to an audience of students, faculty, and staff at Fairfield University's Academic Convocation on Feb. 15. "We need to embrace a broader vision," he explained. "The promotion of justice is one of the factors that distinguishes Catholic colleges and universities, calling them beyond the models commonly held up for imitation." The Convocation was one of the major events of the Jesuit Jubilee Year celebration honoring St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis Xavier, and the Blessed Peter Faber.
Fairfield awarded Fr. Brackley with an honorary degree for his lifetime of work in social ministry. "Fr. Brackley serves as a model for us all as he lives out his vocation as an intellectual and in service to the poor," said University President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J.
For the past 15 years, Fr. Brackley has been a professor of theology and ethics at the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) in El Salvador, sent there to replace one of the seven Jesuits murdered in 1989. He acknowledged that the proyeccion social, or promotion of justice, is not without sacrifice, reminding his audience of the 17 priests, four churchwomen, and one archbishop who were murdered in El Salvador in the past two decades for speaking out on behalf of the poor.
In addition, he suggested seven higher standards by which Catholic educational institutions should distinguish themselves, including graduating students who understand the real world, are free from bias and propaganda, and have discovered their true vocation. Catholic universities should work harder to admit students who cannot afford to pay tuition and to welcome those of all faiths, he said.
Fr. Brackley worked in social ministry on Manhattan's Lower East Side for years before moving to El Salvador. His most recent book, The Call to Discernment in Troubled Times: New Perspectives on the Transformative Wisdom of Ignatius Loyola (2004), focuses on Ignatian teachings and how they relate to the obvious injustice in today's world.
Photo by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
By Nancy Habetz, Director of Media Relations
The Alumni Association of Fairfield University will honor Dr. Judy Primavera, professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, with the Distinguished Faculty Award next month. The event is part of the annual Fairfield Awards Dinner which will be held this year in New York City on April 4. Dr. Primavera is founder of the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy Project at ABCD in Bridgeport.
Jesse L. Martin, American film, stage, and television actor, best known for his role as Detective Edward Green in NBC Universal's Law & Order, will be the keynote speaker. The dinner benefits the Alumni Multicultural Scholarship Fund at Fairfield University which supports educational opportunities for African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. University Trustee William A. Malloy '80, president of Marsh Inc., is chairing this year's event.
Fairfield University will present Martin with its Distinguished Leadership Award for his dedication to service and commitment to excellence. Also honored at the dinner will be Christopher J. McCormick '78, president and CEO of L.L. Bean, with the Alumni Professional Achievement Award, and Mary-Margaret Weber '84, past president of the Fairfield University Alumni Association, with the Alumni Service Award.
An accomplished actor and singer, Martin brings a winning combination of indelible charm, charisma, and intensity to his roles. In film, Martin was most recently seen reprising his role in the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, Rent.
This year, Martin returned for his seventh season on Law & Order. He has received multiple SAG nominations (Ensemble) and six Image Awards nominations (Outstanding Actor) for his work on the show.
Martin received critical acclaim for his recurring role on Ally McBeal as Ally's boyfriend, Dr. Greg Butters. His additional television credits include The X-Files.
For more information about the 2006 Fairfield Awards Dinner or to attend, contact the Office of Corporate Relations at ext. 2927. Fairfield employees receive a special discount on event tickets.
Return to top
The Rev. Gregory J. Boyle, S.J., founder and executive director of Jobs For A Future and Homeboy Industries, two imaginative projects that work with at-risk and gang-involved youth, will speak on March 28 at 8 p.m. in the Oak Room of the John A. Barone Campus Center. His talk, "Tattoos on the Heart: Putting a Human Face on Gang Members," is part of the Jesuit Jubilee Year lecture series.
Jobs For A Future is an employment referral center and economic development program to assist at-risk and gang-involved youth. Today it helps 1,000 people a month re-direct their lives.
Located in Boyle Heights, a community with the highest concentration of gang activity in Los Angeles, Jobs For A Future provides employment opportunities, counseling, and many other services, including free tattoo removal. "Nothing stops a bullet like a job" is the guiding principle for this initiative that seeks to address the root causes of gang violence.
In 1992, as a response to the civil unrest in Los Angeles, Fr. Boyle formed Homeboy Industries, to create businesses that provide training, work experience, and above all, the opportunity for rival gang members to work side by side.
For more information, contact Carolyn Rusiackas, associate University chaplain, at ext. 2901.
Return to top
Dr. Javier Campos, associate professor of modern languages and literatures in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), participated in the International Poetry Festival held in February in Granada, Nicaragua. He read his poetry with other renowned writers from more than 30 countries. The conference organizers presented Dr. Campos with a formal Guest of Honor certificate and he received a Distinguished Visitor recognition from the city's mayor.
In February, Dr. Ralph Coury, professor of history in CAS, commented in the Connecticut Post on the Danish cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad that have outraged many Muslims. Dr. Coury said, "The cartoons are just another manifestation of what the Muslim population views as another kind of bigotry."
Dr. Robbin Crabtree, professor of communication in CAS, received top paper honors from the Health Communication interest group of the Western States Communication Association on Feb. 20 in Palm Springs, Calif. The paper, co-authored with Leigh Arden Ford of Western Michigan University, is titled, "Crossing Borders in Health Communication Research: An Ecological Approach to Community-Based Health Education in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands." It represents a decade of research related to emerging infectious and chronic diseases among Spanish-speaking rural and migrant populations along the border.
As part of the Black History Month celebration at Mystic Seaport and AMISTAD America, Dr. Kevin Dawson, assistant professor of history in CAS, presented the lecture, "Enslaved Swimmers and Underwater Divers in the Atlantic World," on Feb. 26. The event was published in the Town Times (Watertown).
Dr. Edward Deak, Roger M. Lynch Professor of Economics in CAS, commented for a Dec. 26 Norwich Bulletin article on job cuts in the region. He spoke with New England Construction for a Jan. 9 article about the projected slow job and gross product growth in New England. Dr. Deak also discussed the qualities that define the middle class, particularly in Connecticut, for a Jan. 22 article in Waterbury's Sunday Republican. On Jan. 27, Dr. Deak was quoted in a Hartford Courant article about the economic security of the state's working poor. On Feb. 3, Dr. Deak commented for a Connecticut Post article about a new report stating that the average annual wages in Stamford and Greenwich increased by more than 9 percent between 2003 and 2004. In a Feb. 15 Stamford Advocate article about MeadWestvaco moving out of the state, Dr. Deak said, "Fairfield County has become more of a satellite of the financial district in New York."
Jeanne Di Muzio, director of health education, and Martha Milcarek, assistant vice president for public relations, were interviewed for a Feb. 19 Connecticut Post article on campus drug use.
Dr. Philip Eliasoph, professor of art history in CAS, wrote about the work of the International Foundation for Art Research and its executive director, Dr. Sharon Flescher, in the article, "Art Sleuths," which appeared in the winter issue of Antiques & Fine Art magazine.
On Jan. 6, Dr. Miriam Gogol, associate dean in CAS, was interviewed by the Tribune-Star (Indiana), regarding the International Theodore Dreiser Society, which she co-founded. The article appeared on Jan. 28.
Dr. Philip Greiner, associate professor of nursing in the School of Nursing (SON), commented in a Jan. 29 Connecticut Post article about the increasing size of typical American meals.
Dr. David Gudelunas, assistant professor of communication in CAS, had his article, "Who's hooking up online?" published in The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide (2006).
Dr. Mark Ligas, associate professor of marketing and Dr. Arjun Chaudhuri, Rev. Thomas R. Fitzgerald, S.J., Professor of Marketing, both in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business (DSB), presented the manuscript, "The Role of Emotion and Reason in Brand Attitude Formation," at the 2006 American Marketing Association Winter Marketing Educators' Conference held in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Feb. 20. This manuscript will be published in Marketing Theory and Applications, Vol. 17, Jean L. Johnson and John Hulland, editors (2006).
Dr. R. James Long, professor of philosophy in CAS, published the study, "The Contribution of the Books on the Soul and the Body to the Dissemination of Greco-Arabic Learning," in Bartholomaeus Anglicus, de proprietatibus rerum, in October 2003.
The challenge to Sen. Joseph Lieberman by Dr. John Orman, professor of politics in CAS, which ended in September 2005, was cited in articles appearing in the Republican-American, the Journal Inquirer (Manchester), and in Associated Press articles on Jan. 11 and Jan. 12; the Fairfield County Weekly and the Hartford Advocate on Jan. 26; and the Bristol Press on Jan. 30.
Janet Marino, grants accounting financial coordinator, won WICC 600's February Haiku contest. Her poem, written for her husband of 42 years, won her a dinner for two from Café Roma restaurant, a bouquet of roses from Treeland, and a custom song from www.instasong.com.
On Jan. 23, the Connecticut Post profiled Dr. Marcos Pedlowski, associate professor at Northern Fluminense State University in Rio de Janeiro and Fulbright Scholar teaching in the CAS at Fairfield University.
Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, associate professor of history in CAS, had his article, "Munich Evokes the Past in Future Museum," in the Feb. 10 issue of Arts & Culture.
The Rev. Richard Ryscavage, S.J., director of the Center for Faith and Public Life, was featured in the Fairfield County Catholic on Jan. 28.
In a Jan. 27 Connecticut Post article, Dr. Kurt Schlicting, professor of sociology and anthropology in CAS, commented on the social pressures associated with the growing income gap in the state.
On Jan. 31, Dr. James Simon, associate professor of English in CAS, provided analysis during President Bush's State of the Union Address for News 12 Connecticut in Norwalk.
Dr. Timothy Law Snyder, dean of CAS, was featured on New Haven's Channel 8 on Feb. 15 to discuss the probability of winning and strategies associated with the Powerball Lottery jackpot, which reached $360 million.
Brian Torff, director of jazz and popular music and associate professor of music in CAS, performed with the Chicago Electric String Ensemble in Lake Forest, Ill., in February. The group performed one of Torff's pieces, "Soul of the Quarter." In addition, he is featured on the newly released music DVD, Django Reinhardt NY Festival - live at Birdland 2004.
A speech by University President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., for last fall's 10th anniversary celebration of Phi Beta Kappa, was published in the January 2006 issue of Vital Speeches.
Dr. Kathy Weiden, assistant professor of accounting in DSB, co-authored a paper, "The Deductibility of Education Expenses: Occupational Hazard?" with Helen Tomasko, student in the MBA in taxation program. The paper will be published in the North East Journal of Legal Studies in April.
Corrections
In the Newsbreaker section of February's Campus Currents, a study published by Dr. R. James Long was inadvertently attributed to Dr. Timothy Law Snyder, dean of CAS. The correct Newsbreaker item appears in this issue. In addition, Dr. Renée White was listed in a page 1 story with the incorrect title. She is a professor of sociology and anthropology and co-director of the Black Studies Program in CAS.
Return to top
March 2006
20 years
Rita O'Shea
Diane F. Scalzi
25 years
Carole Boccuzzi
Births
Julie Tamayo, assistant director of graduate admission - daughter, Sofia, born on Feb. 14.
Linda Gustavson, library assistant for acquisitions - grandson, John Arnold, born on Feb. 14.
Condolences
The Rev. Richard D. Costello, S.J., of the Fairfield Jesuit Community and professor emeritus of history in CAS, died on Feb. 2. He taught at Fairfield University for 28 years. Born on June 15, 1920, in Boston, Mass., he earned his degrees in philosophy, history, and theology from Boston College and entered the Society of Jesus in 1940. He began his service to the University in 1962 and along with his duties as a professor, Fr. Costello served as administrator of the Jesuit Community. He was inducted into the Fairfield Chapter of the Jesuit Honor Society, Alpha Sigma Nu, as an honorary member in 1990. Upon his retirement that same year, Fr. Costello enjoyed celebrating Mass for local churches in the Fairfield and Bridgeport area, as well as visiting the residents of the local nursing homes.
Assunta DiMarco, mother of Cathy Salito of Campus Planning and Operations, died on Feb. 11.
Return to top
Members of the campus community honor their friend, Alejandro Carrion '08, with a memorial in Loyola Hall's Gerard Manley Hopkins room. Alex, a student in Ignatian Residential College who died on Feb. 3, was a politics major and a member of the Pep Band and College Republicans.
Photo by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
The College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld: Discovering alternate histories
By Alejandra Navarro, Publications writer
 Imagine what the world would be like if the Nazis had won World War II. What if, instead of committing suicide, Adolf Hitler had escaped to another country? What if Hitler had never been born?
For Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, these hypothetical questions reveal more about the people posing the questions, particularly their understanding and memory of the past, than the stories they invent.
"These kinds of scenarios that people create always reflect their own biases and political agendas or perspectives," explains Dr. Rosenfeld, who sheds light on the subject in his second book, The World Hitler Never Made: Alternate History and the Memory of Nazism. All alternate histories either create nightmare scenarios or fantasy scenarios, portraying a revised version of history that is either better or worse than reality, he says. "Alternate histories are a great vehicle for understanding how societies in general view the past."
Dr. Rosenfeld first encountered the subject while studying in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship in 1989. With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, Germans at that time were beginning to address the memory of their Nazi past. Later, he began collecting articles that ask counterfactual questions, such as "What if the Nazis won World War II?" by William Shirer. It wasn't until the 1990s, after he earned his master's and doctoral degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles, that he encountered a plethora of alternate histories on the Internet. There, he discovered a trend that would later inspire his book and the Fairfield University course, "'What If?' Alternate History and the Historical Imagination."
"There is something about our cultural moment right now that makes asking 'what if' interesting," Dr. Rosenfeld says. "It gets people to think of history as more than facts and dates they have to memorize; it gets them thinking about what causation is in history - what is it that leads history to turn out as it does?" It also sheds light on the moral decisions made in the past.
Alternate history has become a commercially lucrative sub-genre within the field of history. Bookstore shelves are filled with books posing, "What if the South had won the Civil War?" Or, "What if the American Revolution had never happened?" But no theme is more popular than Nazi Germany. Dr. Rosenfeld found almost 120 substantial works by well-known figures generally not associated with the genre, including Newt Gingrich and George Steiner. In his book, he evaluates the alternate histories of the Third Reich that appear in films, literature, theatre, television programs, and scholarly essays.
Dr. Rosenfeld's work is a study in memory. He has seen a disturbing shift in the portrayal of Hitler and the Nazis. In the 1940s, the story of Hitler escaping from Germany almost always ended with Hitler dying a gruesome death. By the 1980s, the stories portrayed Hitler as a decrepit old man. The desire to bring Hitler to justice has waned. "We used to view the Nazis as immoral, what to avoid in history because of the evil they represented," he explains. "Today, the dominant trend is to view the Nazis as buffoons or objects of humor or satire." (Think of Hitler in Mel Brooks' musical, The Producers.) "If we are willing to laugh at Hitler now, instead of being afraid of him, perhaps this isn't the best trend."
Some neo-Nazis have embraced alternate histories as support for their hateful views, even when the author intended for the story to be satirical. In addition, critics complain that alternate histories distort the views of the past. But alternate histories, by definition, play with facts and consider what could have been, which is very much removed from what really happened, Dr. Rosenfeld says.
He maintains that you can learn about real history by studying alternate history. "It's an extremely provocative way to get students interested in history," he says. "The fact of the matter is, we all ask what-ifs in our lives all the time."
Photo by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
By Emily Faherty '08, Contributing writer
This concludes the introductions of several new tenure-track faculty to the University community.
Christine Siegel
Dr. Christine Siegel has joined Fairfield as an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions.
Dr. Siegel earned her bachelor's degree in biology and her master's in educational psychology from Marist College. She later completed her C.A.S. in school psychology and her Ph.D. in educational psychology and statistics at the University of Albany.
Before coming to Fairfield, Dr. Siegel taught middle and high school science in New York. She was also an adjunct professor of psychology at Marist College and a school psychologist in Beacon and Harriman, N.Y. Dr. Siegel taught psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University and at Georgia State University in the department of counseling and psychological services.
She has been a principal investigator in various research projects, including "Preschoolers, Parents, and Teachers: Building Competencies, Strengthening Relationships," and "Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions in Reading through Student Support Teams," which she presented as a workshop at the annual conference of the National Association of School Psychologists.
Raquel M. Ukeles
Raquel Ukeles has joined the College of Arts and Sciences as an assistant professor of religious studies.
Professor Ukeles graduated cum laude from Princeton University in 1993, then attended American University in Cairo's Center for Arabic Study Abroad program in advanced Arabic and Islam. She is currently working toward her Ph.D. in religious studies from Harvard University. Her areas of concentration include Islamic and Judaic studies.
Professor Ukeles has received numerous grants and fellowships, including the Charlotte W. Newcombe Foundation fellowship, a Mellon Foundation grant for language study, and a Fulbright for dissertation research in Israel. Her research and professional experiences have taken her to live in Morocco, the Netherlands, and Israel, and she is fluent in several languages, including Hebrew and Arabic. She has presented at many conferences, and her publications include "The Evolving Muslim Community in America: the Impact of 9/11", appearing in Mosaica-Research Center for Religion, State and Society.
Yohuru Rashied Williams
Dr. Yohuru Rashied Williams has joined CAS to co-direct the History Department. He joins Fairfield University after teaching history and serving as director for the departments of graduate studies and Black studies at Delaware State University. His areas of expertise are African-American history and Black studies.
Dr. Williams completed his undergraduate studies in U.S. history and political science magna cum laude at the University of Scranton. In 1998, he earned a Ph.D. from Howard University in U.S. history, with other emphasis on European, Latin American, and Caribbean history.
Dr. Williams has worked closely with social studies educators around the nation through his work with the National Council for History Education, which provides teaching colloquiums through the Teaching American History Grants program. In December, Dr. Williams will co-lead a team of social studies teachers for a week-long program in China with their Chinese counterparts through the Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation's People to People Program. Since 2002, Dr. Williams has been the associate editor of the Black History Bulletin published by the Association for the Study of African-American Life and history. He is also the author of Black Politics White Power, Civil Rights, Black Power and the Black Panthers in New Haven.
Qin Zhang
Dr. Qin Zhang has joined CAS as an assistant professor in the Department of Communication.
Dr. Zhang earned her undergraduate and master's degrees in English from Central China Normal University, where she taught for 11 years. Later, she pursued her Ph.D. in communication studies from the University of New Mexico and graduated in May 2005. Her research interests focus on intercultural communication in instructional and interpersonal contexts.
Dr. Zhang's research appears in some major national and regional communication journals. Her article, "Constructing and validating a teacher immediacy scale: A Chinese perspective," will be featured in Communication Education.
She has received the 2004-05 Outstanding Teacher Assistant of the Year Award at the University of New Mexico as well as the Top Four Paper award in the Communication Apprehension and Avoidance Division at the 2004 National Communication Association Convention and the Top Three Paper award in the Instructional Development Division at the 2005 National Communication Association Convention.
Return to top
 John Bruton, the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States and former Irish prime minister
John Bruton, the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States and former Irish prime minister, will deliver the annual William and Mary Stack Lecture in Irish History and Culture at Fairfield University on March 21 at 8 p.m. The lecture will take place in the Kelley Theatre of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
Bruton was the ninth Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of Ireland and has been a senior Irish politician since the 1980s. He served as Minister for Finance, Minister for Industry & Energy, and Minister for Trade, Commerce, and Tourism in the cabinet of Garret FitzGerald. He later became the leader of Fine Gael in 1990 and served as Taoiseach from 1994 until 1997, leading the Rainbow Coalition government of Fine Gael-Labour-Democratic Left.
Bruton was first elected to Dáil Éireann for County Meath in 1969 and served continuously until his retirement from domestic politics in 2004. In addition to his position as ambassador, Bruton is the vice president of the European People's Party.
Bruton has been the ambassador since 2004. A passionate supporter of European integration, he was appointed by current Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to be one of Ireland's delegates drafting the proposed constitution for the European Union. As a former prime minister and a native English speaker, his appointment to ambassador was seen as a strategic move to continue and improve transatlantic relations.
Bruton is also an adjunct faculty member in the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University.
The lecture is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. To reserve seats, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
Return to top
The Rev. James Keenan, S.J., professor of theological ethics at Boston College, will present the 2006 Bellarmine Lecture, "Listening to the Voices of HIV/AIDS," on March 30 at 8 p.m. The free talk will take place in the dining room of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business.
The Bellarmine Lecture series brings distinguished Jesuit scholars from a variety of disciplines to campus. The series is part of programming sponsored by the Program in Catholic Studies.
Fr. Keenan has written extensively on Catholic morals and virtues, most recently in his latest book, The Works of Mercy: The Heart of Catholicism (Sheed and Ward, 2004). He is currently at work on a book about HIV/AIDS and the Catholic Church with the Rev. Jon Fuller, S.J., and another on the Apostle Paul and virtue ethics with Daniel Harrington.
Fr. Keenan won the Catholic Press Award for Best Work in Pastoral Theology for editing Practice What You Preach: Virtues, Ethics and Power in the Lives of Pastoral Ministers and their Congregations (2000). He also edited Catholic Ethicists on HIV/AIDS Prevention (2000), a collection of essays that looks at Catholic efforts to deal with the epidemic in a compassionate way. This won Best Work in Ethics from Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society.
Fr. Keenan is a fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Edinburgh and the Center of Theological Inquiry at Princeton University. He has been an adjunct professor at Gregorian University in Rome and Loyola School of Theology in Manila and he held the Tuohy Chair at John Carroll University in Cleveland and the Gasson Chair at Boston College.
He has long been involved with both Church and secular initiatives involving health and healthcare. He served as a consultant to the National Catholic Conference of Bishops for the Revision of the "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Institutions," and he was a group leader of the United States' Surgeon General's Task Force on Responsible Sexual Conduct.
Dr. Keenan has served on the editorial board of Theological Studies since 1991 and he was a member of the board of directors of the Society of Christian Ethics from 2001 through 2005. He edits the "Moral Traditions" series at Georgetown University Press and the Boston College Church 21 series at Crossroads / Herder and Herder.
For more information, call Dr. Paul Lakeland at ext. 2492.
Return to top
 University President Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., and Dr. Igor Maximtsev, vice-rector of FINEC.
By Nina M. Riccio, Publications writer
Students will soon have a new opportunity to broaden their view of the world.
Last year, University President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., and Academic Vice President Dr. Orin Grossman met with officials at Russia's prestigious St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance (FINEC) with the aim of expanding the relationship between the two schools. In February, a contingent of six officials and faculty members from FINEC spent several days on the Fairfield campus.
"This is an important strategic step in our relations," says Dr. Igor Maximtsev, vice-rector of FINEC. "The next generation will build on the exchange that we begin here."
The two universities have already signed a five-year agreement to explore joint seminars plus student and faculty exchanges, says Dr. David McFadden, History Department chair in CAS and director of the Russian and East European Studies program, who recently returned from a year of teaching in St. Petersburg. He has been instrumental in helping further the exchange. "We're at the talking stages with some of these plans, but it looks already as if there will be a lot more joint activity among students participating in this summer's St. Petersburg program." FINEC has well-established programs with many universities in Europe, Dr. McFadden adds, but Fairfield University is its strongest link in the United States. The Russian university specializes in economics, finance, and business, and has a new school for cross cultural communication and linguistics.
"FINEC is very interested in some of Fairfield's online courses," adds Dr. Norm Solomon, dean of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business (DSB). "The idea would be to hold joint, online classes with our students at the Dolan School."
tudent and faculty exchanges are also being considered, but these pose some challenges. Russian students coming to Fairfield would have to speak English and afford to pay room and board. And few Fairfield students are fluent in Russian. "Details and plans are still in the works," says Dr. McFadden.
In 2003, faculty from the Dolan School and the College of Arts and Sciences traveled to FINEC to present a three-day symposium to students and faculty..
FINEC has deep roots in Russian history, having evolved from its role as the National Bank of Russia during the Tsarist period and the State Planning Agency's Economic and Banking Institute during the Soviet period.
University College currently has a separate three-week, six credit summer program in St. Petersburg, which focuses on the area's cultural history and language.
Photo by Jim Scholl
Return to top
By Barbara D. Kiernan, Director of University Publications
 It's a fact that Yogi Berra, in his playing years with the New York Yankees, earned a World Series ring for each of his 10 fingers. Stretching the analogy, University College's new associate dean, Dr. Aaron Perkus, is well on the way to claiming a similar feat when it comes to academic awards: Phi Beta Kappa at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and recipient of its "M" Award - the highest honor given to an undergraduate for outstanding contributions to the life of the college; master's and doctoral degrees earned with highest distinction at Binghamton University; an award for Excellence in Teaching at Binghamton; and another for technology innovation, to name but a few.
For Dr. Perkus, however, such awards take second place to the rewards of teaching - a rank he will also hold at Fairfield. For the past eight years, he has been a fulltime faculty member in the English Department at Norwalk Community College (NCC), where he administered the writing program, the college writing center, and coordinated its Honors Program. A stint last year as NCC's associate to the academic dean, coupled with his leadership role in the college's five- and 10-year New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation processes, sparked his interest in administration. In it he saw an avenue for transforming pioneer ideas into pioneer work on students' behalf.
"NCC was interested in forming articulation agreements with colleges and universities in the area," Dr. Perkus says, noting the synergy he immediately felt when he met with Dr. Edna Wilson, dean of University College at Fairfield University, and Dr. Marge Glick, then-associate dean. "NCC's Honors Program and University College's flexible, part-time degree programs for adults seemed like a great fit, and we hoped to craft a relatively seamless transition from the community college associate's degree into UC's bachelor's degree program."
From UC's perspective, such an agreement would increase access to its array of academic programs, making them available to people of high potential and modest means, many the first in their families to attend college. "To say it was a 'win-win' situation doesn't begin to explain how valuable this agreement is to us," says Dr. Wilson. "Inherent in our mission as a Jesuit university is the effort to serve those for whom education will have the most powerful impact. In shaping the articulation agreement with NCC, we were impressed by the creative ways Aaron developed courses, his leadership role in helping faculty use technology in their teaching, and his desire to work in innovative ways."
When Dr. Glick announced her retirement plans last semester, the man "who wasn't really looking for a change" realized that he was eager for a new challenge. Now just eight weeks into that challenge, the Newtown resident is working on two major projects: the implementation of a high school outreach program that may fill a need for advance placement students, and an examination of UC's current Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS) degree. "I've been looking at the BPS program from all angles, asking what it does - and what it might be able to do - for people who are trying to move into a better job or who may want to go on to graduate school," he says. "In lots of ways, it's like turning a Rubik's cube."
And he should know. When not ruminating about curricular cause and effect, academic truth and consequence, and program paths and outcomes, Dr. Perkus is likely to be home playing board games with his wife, Angela, and their children, Ethan, 10; Joseph, 8; and Tessa, 5. "I love card games and board games of all kinds," he says. Last summer he ran a chess tournament for kids in his hometown, and hopes to do the same this year if the new job affords the time. He's not the person to call for home repair, however, as the Victorian he tried to renovate in Bethel, he admits, "is now owned by someone who has a lot of un-doing to do."
Meanwhile, he is enjoying the chance to focus his energies on the needs of University College and the students it serves. And he is currently trying to collect racquetball partners on campus for those times when energy is best expended elsewhere.
Photo by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
By Rev. Paul Carrier, S.J., University Chaplain
During the season of Lent, Christians are invited to look at the way of life Jesus calls his disciples to live. In teachings, Jesus and others used symbols that were familiar to people to explain this, such as an expensive pearl or a mustard seed. St. Patrick used the three-leaf clover to teach the people of his day in Ireland. In that tradition, I offer for our "fat-free" Lenten reflection, the Church's edible catechism: the pretzel.
Using the pretzel as a tool to teach about Christian life dates back to 610 A.D. Monks used it as a special Lenten bread full of meaning to a people who were largely illiterate.
So what does the pretzel teach us?
- It teaches us that our God is not a cosmic muffin, a windowless monad, nor an unmoved mover, but, as reflected in the pretzel shape, a Trinity, three in one, a community. Our God is a party, a celebration of love and life, uncontrollable and uncontainable. As a community of love, God is full of sharing and communion; no hierarchy, no pyramid of power, no number one, but a community of equals. We are made in the image and likeness of God, called into being to share, love, to be in communion and not competition, to be vulnerable and not defensive. We are called to live and breathe and have our being in a God who calls us to build this earth into a community, and not a prison that deprives people of their dignity and worth.
- The pretzel reflects a traditional posture of prayer, with arms crossed over the chest. It reminds us that prayer is a staple of life, not a luxury or a crutch. Jesus prayed with tears and blood. Jesus prayed as a way of life, not as words memorized or repeated, but as a commitment to action. We must be willing to struggle for what we pray for. Prayer connects us to God, people, and our world. It reminds us who we are for and why. Prayer reminds us that we are not alone!
- It is made of unleavened bread and reminds us of the Eucharist, the meal of our sharing and communion. Eucharist is our thanks to God for life, and our commitment to struggle and keep life human. Poverty, violence, hunger, and war dehumanize life. Each time we celebrate the Eucharist, we commit ourselves to be what we do - to be bread and wine for others, to be food and drink like Jesus. Because of our sharing in the Eucharist no one will go hungry physically, emotionally, or psychologically.
- It is salted. Salt is the great symbol for wisdom and was used to preserve. Salt was used in the baptismal liturgy to remind us that we are the salt of the earth, that we are no longer under the power of sin and death, but are children of the light. Because of our baptism into the life of Jesus, we are called to a life full of hope, courage, and confidence, ready to engage in the real struggle with evil - the evil within us and around us. As baptized Christians, we believe in Someone and we stand for something!
Not bad for a snack! The next time you break open a bag of pretzels, pause and remember The Blessed Trinity, prayer, Eucharist, and Baptism and enjoy yourself as a fully alive Christian and share your edible catechism with a friend.
Return to top
- March 22, 8 p.m.: Open VISIONS Forum presents political commentator and author Peggy Noonan, who will deliver "Religion in America." QCA.
- March 28, 8 p.m.: The Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder and executive director of Jobs for a Future/Homeboy Industries, will present "Tattoos on the Heart: Putting a Human Face on Gang Members." Oak Room, BCC.
- March 30, 8 p.m.: The Rev. James Keenan, S.J., Gasson Professor of Theology at Boston College, will present "Listening to the Voices of HIV/AIDS." QCA.
Additional resources
Visit http://www.jesuit.org and click on 2006 Jesuit Jubilee for these and other links to cards, posters, and additional downloadable materials.
Return to top
By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor
 From knit-one, purl-two to threading semi-precious stones on a delicate wire, these University employees have a few things going after hours.
When Susan Bickel looks at the quilt she made for her daughter nearly eight years ago, she sees more than a blanket. She sees the hours of love and labor - as well as the well-worn favorite sheets, treasured shirts, and spunky imagination it took to design it.
Bickel, operations assistant in the Registrar's Office, began quilting in the 1980s. A skilled seamstress - she had already sewn a wardrobe of clothes for her daughter - she decided to take her skills one step further. Attending a quilting class at a local store, she learned several patterns quickly, creating a new square every week. Since then, this now-expert has finished dozens of quilts. "It can take years," she admits. "Quilting makes watching television okay, because at least I'm doing something productive," she laughs. She also brings her projects into the office to get some feedback from co-workers.
Betsy Entwisle, operations assistant in the Registrar's Office, especially admires her work. She credits Bickel with rekindling her love of quilting after a 20-year hiatus. She first started in the 1970s through the Town of Fairfield's adult and continuing education program. "I find quilting very relaxing and creative, and I enjoy sharing my progress with Susan," she says. "Wherever I go, my quilting goes, including to meetings I may have in the evening!" Although some quilts have taken up to five years for her to complete, it's rare for her to keep them for herself. "I always have someone in mind as I create one. They've been wedding gifts, baby gifts." Her thousands of tiny hand stitches make each a true one-of-a-kind - imperfections included. "I learned a while back that the Amish intentionally make mistakes in their quilts," she says. "Imperfections are a symbol of reminding us that we do not have to be perfect."
 Fran Berry's hobbies, on the other hand, are all about perfection. Her elaborately embellished confections and prize-winning African violets are the results of careful measuring and exact science. "The art of cake decorating has taken years of practice to develop," she says. "It's a wonderful skill which brings out my artistic side. It's a lot of fun, but also very challenging as I create a cake literally 'from scratch' - then bake, frosted, and decorate it to achieve the final product." Berry first tried her hand at decorating 35 years ago. The then-hobby grew into a supply "shoppe" featuring everything from pastry bags, tips, and cake pans, to candy molds and chocolates. Along with giving cake decorating and candy making classes in the store, she was a popular choice among brides for their custom-made wedding cakes. "It was very gratifying to hear comments such as, 'Next to the bride, your cake was the most beautiful attraction at our wedding!'" She had the shop until 1980, closing it just before she began as an operations assistant in Fairfield University's Career Planning Center in 1981. She still enjoys making cakes for her seven grandchildren and friends.
Raising African violets are Berry's new hobby, begun six years ago. "I start with a leaf or a plant and care for it as it grows to maturity," she says. She grooms each one for perfect symmetry, creating a crown of flowers which gives it a winning form. "I'm just helping Mother Nature along. It's all very relaxing." A member of the Naugatonic African Violet Club, she is preparing her plants for the upcoming African Violet Show in April.
Sometimes a hobby springs from a mishap. Dr. Edna Wilson, dean of University College, first began beading after accidentally breaking one of her mother's necklaces. Now she makes birthstone necklaces and bracelets for new moms and grandmothers. Locating beads wherever she travels is part of the fun.
Her time to bead is limited lately, she says, since she has two grandchildren and takes monthly trips to Philadelphia. "My beading is reserved for the middle of the night when I can't sleep," she admits. "Lately, I've been e-mailing the UC staff rather than beading - they may prefer I return to beading!"
 Linda LaVine, administrative coordinator in the Office of the Academic Vice President, on the other hand, has taken her beading to a new level. Her custom-designed necklaces, bracelets, and earrings use cultured pearls and semi-precious stones in soft blues, yellows, and lavenders. After admiring Dr. Wilson's designs a couple of years ago, she decided to take apart all of her own jewelry and string them together in different patterns. Her craft grew from there.
LaVine's first "customer" was Marianne Gumpper, director of graduate admission. Since then, staff from offices throughout Canisius Hall and beyond have requested her unique pieces. "I wouldn't make anything I wouldn't wear myself," she says. Each piece takes about a half-hour to create, after coming up with a design. Her workroom is a card table and a good lamp in her former guest room. "It's a relaxing hobby; it's tranquil. I think this will be my retirement!"
 Putting brush to canvas is equally tranquil for artists such as the Rev. Francis Hannafey, S.J., associate professor of religious studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pam Kelly, operations assistant in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions. "Painting is very different from what I do during the day, working with people, words, and concepts," says Fr. Hannafey. "When I come into the studio, I get to work in a much more visual realm." Although he had been drawing nearly his entire life, he started painting four years ago after taking one of Fairfield's studio art courses. He loves using color, experimenting with designs and concepts, and trying different paints. Oil is very forgiving, he says. Since it can take several months to dry completely, it's possible to scrape part of it off a day or so after creating it and start again. Still lifes and landscapes are his favorite, and he enjoys playing around with abstract art as well. "Painting is very peaceful and restorative; it's an internal activity," he says. "The process of making art is very liberating."
 Pam Kelly took her first painting course in 2003 as part of her degree program in English and studio art. Her inspiration comes from art books and her own photographs. "I always have a camera in the car. If I see a good sunset, for example, I'll stop to take a picture," she says. Since most of recent painting has been part of a class assignment, she often finds herself having to create up to two paintings a week. With one easel in her dining room and other in her bedroom, her canvases are never too far. "I would paint everyday if I could," she says." But of course, I have other obligations like laundry and cleaning. Once I get started on painting, I just lose myself and all track of time."
 Loretta Sherwood, operations assistant in the Office of Advancement Research, began making her own greeting cards long before computer programs could do the job. When co-worker Debbie Prior, operations assistant in the Office of Annual Giving, began holding stamping classes, she joined in every session. There, she learned the art of rubber stamping and was intrigued by the techniques, as well as the variation and beauty she could create in a matter of minutes. "I love stamping and people love my designs," she says. She's had requests from friends to sell her creations. But instead, she gives them away. At Christmas, she sends more than 120 handmade cards each year.
She owns about 100 stamps covering every holiday. Card stock, ribbon, overlays, and of course a rainbow of inks round out her supplies. She encourages anyone who may be interested to pursue it. "There are no mistakes in stamping," she says. "A handmade gift is a gift of love - each recipient knows you thought of them as you were creating it."
 Every healing shawl Nell Massee creates is a labor of love. Each beautiful design comforts the recipient in a cascade of dreamy hues. The first one she made was for a dear friend from college who had been diagnosed with breast cancer. "She had it on her bed in the hospital," says Massee, receptionist and secretary in the Career Planning Center. "When she passed away, her mother brought it home with her to remember her daughter." Since then, she's made more than a dozen for other close friends who have been diagnosed with cancer, even her parents. "When I give one away, I say it's made with love. I encourage them to wrap it around their shoulders when they are feeling low," she says. "There is always someone who can use a healing shawl, whether or not I'm aware of a particular recipient as I'm creating one. For me, it's a simple thing to do. I just enjoy doing something to make them feel better."
Photos by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
 In February, Tibetan monks meticulously displayed the sacred art of mandala sand painting over four days in the John A. Barone Campus Center. The monks, part of the Mystical Art of Tibet world tour, performed an opening consecration ceremony with music and chanting, and completed the painstaking process with a one-hour closing ceremony at the pond.
Photo by Jean Santopatre
Return to top
A trio of folk legends - Richie Havens, Janis Ian, and Tom Paxton - will bring their musical magic to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on March 10 at 8 p.m. "Politics and Music: Society's Child and Leonard Bernstein," a free pre-concert Art to Heart discussion with Brian Torff, associate professor of music (CAS), will take place from 7 to 7:40 p.m. in the Wien Experimental Theatre. Torff's lecture is part of the QCA's Leonard Bernstein Festival.
For more than three decades, Richie Havens has been both entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world. Whether at the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969, where he sang the unforgettable "Freedom," or the Clinton Presidential Inauguration in 1993, his instantly recognizable voice, fiery playing and message of brotherhood have left an ageless, indelible mark on the music scene. Havens has created more than 25 albums and continues to tour.
Although she began recording in the 1960s, Janis Ian reached superstardom in the 1970s, with hit songs like "Jesse," recorded by Roberta Flack, and "At Seventeen," her own angst-ridden tale of teenage alienation. The latter sold more than a million copies and the album, Between the Lines won two Grammys. Ian's work has been featured on movie soundtracks, on her own albums, and on television. After a 10-year hiatus from recording, she re-emerged in 1993 with Breaking Silence and, in recent years, tried her hand at science fiction writing.
Tom Paxton has been an integral part of the folk music scene since the 1960s. In his 40-plus-year career, Paxton has recorded with an eclectic group of artists from Willie Nelson to Placido Domingo, created folk standards "The Last Thing on My Mind," "Ramblin' Boy," and "Bottle of Wine," and even branched out to award-winning children's recordings. Nominated for two Grammy Awards, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
Return to top
A thrilling evening of song, dance, and hilarious comedy is in store when Dublin's Traditional Irish Cabaret with Noel V. Ginnity comes to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, this lively program features a Riverdance tribute and a salute to the Clancy Brothers. The Glee Club of the Fairfield-based Gaelic-American Club will open the show.
At the heart is Noel V. Ginnity, hailed as Ireland's funniest comedian. Ginnity has been at the helm of one of the capital city's longest running cabarets for 26 years, having starred in the show at its home base, Dublin's Burlington Hotel, and around the world.
The evening also features Irish tenor Paul Hennessy, who was a member of the original Irish Tenors, but opted for a successful solo career. He has recorded two albums, A Song for Ireland and Follow Me Up to Broadway, and he is enjoying his eighth season with the Burlington Irish Cabaret.
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
Return to top
Veteran actor/writer David Rogers stars in Naked on Broadway - A Lifetime with David Rogers, a memorable evening of stories and song from his distinguished career on Broadway and beyond, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Performances will take place at 8 p.m. from March 16 through March 18.
In this one-man show, Rogers will treat audiences to songs he wrote with John Kander, Alan Menken, Charles Strouse, and others, and will share hilarious backstage stories about his life in the limelight.
Rogers' dual career began at the age of 17 when he made his Broadway debut in a revival of As You Like It in the same week that his first short story appeared in Gourmet magazine.
In his 25-year writing career, he has worked in every possible medium, contributing to six Broadway shows. He has had four shows in London's West End and has written 45 published plays and musicals, five novels, an opera which was commissioned by Lincoln Center and won the Prix d'Italia, and television scripts
Rogers' performances include Doubles, Broadway, and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He toured nationally in Tommy Tune's Grand Hotel. On television, he has also been featured on all three Law & Order series.
A Westport resident for more than 30 years, Rogers serves on the First Selectman's Arts Advisory Committee and the board of the Theatre Artists Workshop, of which he is a founding member.
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
Return to top
Fairfield and Bose offer student workshops
Fairfield University has joined with the Bose Corporation and the University of Bridgeport to bring educational music workshops to fifth-grade students in the Bridgeport Public Schools.
Bose Corporation's In Harmony With Education program, which was created in collaboration with The National Association for Music Education, provides lesson plans and state-of-the-art equipment. It is an interdisciplinary music curriculum designed to allow students to "see, hear, and feel the power and beauty of music" as it demonstrates the nature and science of the sounds that surround them in their daily lives. Students learn through hands-on experience, by creating and playing their own instruments, and by exploring the connections among music, science, and math.
The partners in the project are all members of the Bridgeport Higher Education Alliance (BHEA), which seeks to cultivate collaborations among Connecticut's colleges and universities and Bridgeport's public schools in order to prepare Bridgeport's students to succeed in higher education.
Dolan School offers assistantships to graduate students
To attract more full-time graduate students, the Charles F. Dolan School of Business is offering 12 merit-based assistantships, each worth $5,000. In addition, the Dolan School has set aside funds for 10 need-based scholarships for full-time graduate students. The amount of this one-time scholarship will range from $1,500 to $2,500, depending on the financial need of the applicants. The assistantship and scholarship programs, which are open to new full-time graduate students only, were created thanks to the most recent infusion of funding from Charles F. Dolan's $25 million gift in 2000.
"We hope these assistantships and scholarships will provide the financial support some students need to study on a full-time basis," says Dr. Dana Wilkie, director of graduate programs and coordinator of the new assistantship and scholarship programs. Currently, most students in the Dolan School's graduate programs attend part-time. Those who choose to attend the graduate programs full-time usually register for nine to 12 credits hours and take all their courses in the evenings with the part-time students. Now, new full-time graduate students will have the opportunity to work up to 10 hours a week in one of the academic areas in the Dolan School during the day, and attend classes in the evenings.
Return to top
Noted conductor Michael Barrett and Jamie Bernstein, legendary composer Leonard Bernstein's daughter, will be among the special guests on March 24 at 8 p.m., when the Hartford Symphony Orchestra takes the stage at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Barrett, who was Bernstein's assistant conductor and remains the artistic advisor to Bernstein's estate, will lead the orchestra through memorable selections from West Side Story, Candide, and On the Waterfront, in Bernstein on Broadway, part of the Quick Center's ongoing Leonard Bernstein Festival.
For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.
Return to top
Attorney and educator Anita Hill, currently a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University, spoke on Feb. 23 at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Her talk, "Gender and the Future of the Court," was presented by the Open VISIONS Forum.
Hill said that a nine-member Supreme Court that includes only one woman and one person of color is out of touch with the ideology of this generation. "The way the court reflects the current society is important," she said.To diversify the Supreme Court justices, Hill suggested that clerks should be considered from a wider range of schools, going beyond the elite institutions. "We as a public also need to think about what we want for the Supreme Court. We're told someone is the gold standard, but there needs to be a better awareness of where we want the Court to go."
Campus Currents is the official news publication of the Fairfield University community. It is published monthly. The editorial office is located in Bellarmine Hall, Room 203. Telephone: 254-4000, ext. 2556. Fax: 254-4167. E-mail: jcaseria@mail.fairfield.edu.
Editor
Jill Kasiewicz Caseria
Assistant Director of University Publications
Editorial Board
Martha Milcarek
Assistant Vice President for Public Relations
Barbara Kiernan
Director of University Publications
Jean Santopatre
University Photojournalist
Return to top | 
