October 2001

Index for October 2, 2001

University community united in spirit over national events

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor

 

On September 11, as the world felt the shock of the terrorist attacks on the nation, Vice President of Student Services William Schimpf held a University Crisis Meeting with nearly 20 University directors to plan the dissemination of information to students and the campus community. Most importantly, the group considered how to handle students' reactions to the attacks.

"We pulled together everyone who would have a function in the areas we thought were needed at the time, and immediately discussed how we could best provide support to students who possibly had family members or friends in the World Trade Center at the time of the collapse," Schimpf says.

What happened next was an outpouring of support from volunteers - faculty, staff, administrators - who returned to campus to help in whatever way was needed.

In the hours and days that followed, the University community held masses, vigils, and news and information sessions. Thousands volunteered to give blood. And faculty and staff came forward to make themselves available to students needing to talk.

On Tuesday afternoon, Marge Glick, associate dean in the School of Continuing Education, received a call from Dean Edna Wilson who said the Counseling Center was looking for certified counselors to check on students. Glick, who is a certified counselor, immediately returned to campus, and visited with students in Loyola, Kostka, and Claver Halls to offer support. "It was one little thing I could do," she says. "I was especially impressed with how the R.A.s and Counseling Center handled the situation. They made sure that everyone had someone to talk to if needed."

Nursing Professor Dr. Dee Lippman, who specializes in helping people with post-traumatic stress disorders, spent the afternoon with students in Regis Hall. "I asked them how they were feeling and if there was anything I could do to help. Some of the guys were saying they were ready to join the military, to serve their country. Other students were really quiet, and some went to the chapel soon after the attack," she says. "Talking about what happened is very important. What is known about preventing post-traumatic stress disorders is that people need to share what's on their minds in order to avoid the disorders from developing."

Nursing Professor Dr. Sue MacAvoy created an information base in the Jogues Hall lounge, where students stopped by for news updates. For the next two days, she was stationed at the hospitality tables in Barone Campus Center, where she discussed news reports and provided phone numbers for the Counseling Center if asked. "I was very impressed with how everyone in the University community as a whole just rallied around, ready to help out in any way. Several faculty stopped by the table in those two days, wanting to volunteer. It was a very nice feeling."

Politics chair Dr. Marcie Patton held two information sessions on Tuesday, answering questions from hundreds of students in attendance. "The students asked smarter questions about the attacks than the ones I heard the media discussing on CNN," she says. "I know it was a comfort to students to have a forum in which they could voice their fears and concerns. I'm not a psychologist, so I could not provide emotional support, but I was able to provide information about what had happened."

On Wednesday morning, Dr. Jean Lange, associate professor of nursing, went door-to-door in the Apartment Village to check in on students. "Although by then, most of the students had gotten past the shock, and reality had set in," she says, "all thanked us for stopping by. I felt what we were doing was extraordinarily worthwhile. I was doing something positive to help, other than giving blood. And the students were so appreciative."

Although healing from the effects of the attacks will take months and years, the spontaneous reaction from faculty and staff reflected the true spirit of community, faith, and concern for others at Fairfield University.

All are invited to attend a University Memorial Mass for victims of the attacks who were members of Fairfield's extended family on Sunday, October 28 at 11 a.m. in Alumni Hall. For updates on campus events, visit www.fairfield.edu.

Photos by Jean Santopatre

Templeton Foundation funds Honors Program course

By Barbara Kiernan, Director of University Publications

Dr. April Hill, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. David Schmidt, associate professor of business ethics, are currently developing a team-taught course for the Honors Program, thanks to the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences. The course, "Science and Religion: Contemporary Debates and Prospects for Public Dialogue," will be offered for the first time in spring 2002.

Drs. Hill and Schmidt, one a biologist and the other a theological ethicist, taught in the Honors Program in 1998. Based on the success of their team-teaching, they were invited to collaborate on a new course which will soon become a regular offering of the Honors Program.

The primary goal of the class is to help students become informed citizens capable of effective participation in the growing number of issues in which the interests of science and religion intersect. To gain an understanding of each discipline's way of knowing, students will learn the ins and outs of scientific investigation as well as the rigorous methodologies used in theology and ethics.

In addition, Drs. Hill and Schmidt will introduce students to current positions espoused by leading scientists and theologians about particular issues. The science lens will focus on two areas: Evolutionary Theories and Modern Genetic Engineering. The religious lens will be turned to the Christian perspective, both Catholic and Protestant, with historical reference to key theologians who shaped major features of theology, and the various ways the relation between faith and reason has been viewed.

"Simply put," said Drs. Hill and Schmidt in their proposal, "it is one thing to profess a commitment to dialogue between science and religion; it is quite another to accept the hard but necessary work that fosters genuine dialogue."

Ceremonies for library and RecPlex set for this week

Two campus buildings will officially get new names this week at a pair of ceremonies to take place on Thursday and Friday. A dedication ceremony for the expanded and renovated DiMenna-Nyselius Library will take place at the library entrance on October 4 at 4:30 p.m., and a naming ceremony for the Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Recreation Complex will be on October 5 at noon.

DiMenna-Nyselius Library
University President Rev. Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. announced previously that at the completion of the construction project, the library would be renamed the DiMenna-Nyselius Library to recognize the support of alumnus Joseph A. DiMenna, Jr. '80 and his wife Maureen. The change joins the DiMenna name with that of Gustav and Dagmar Nyselius, whose gift thirty years ago contributed to the construction of the original facility.

Fr. Kelley, James Estrada, vice president for information services and University librarian, and Joan Overfield, director of library services, will make remarks at Thursday's dedication. Dr. Orin Grossman, academic vice president, will serve as Master of Ceremonies. Special guests will include members of the Board of Trustees and Joseph and Maureen DiMenna.

Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Recreation Complex
In honor of his many years of support to Fairfield University, the RecPlex will add the name of Leslie C. Quick, Jr. to its title. Throughout his professional life, the late Mr. Quick and his wife Regina were benefactors to Fairfield, most recently making a generous gift to Our Promise: The Campaign for Fairfield.

Mr. Quick was chairman of the Board of Trustees from 1993 to 1995, and served as chairman of The Campaign for Fairfield University, which was conducted from 1987 to 1992. Today, his son Thomas C. Quick '77 is chairman of Our Promise: The Campaign for Fairfield, and has also made a leadership gift, which this naming recognizes.

The change also reflects the generosity and commitment of two of Mr. and Mrs. Quick's other children who are Fairfield University graduates: Christopher C. Quick '79 and Mary Quick Pedersen '82, as well as Eileen Manning Quick '77, the wife of Leslie C. Quick III.

Special guests at Friday's ceremony will include members of the Board of Trustees and Quick family. Offices will close from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. so all employees can attend the event. A luncheon will be held immediately following the ceremony. To reserve, please call the Office of Special Events at ext. 2660.

University Open Budget Forums

The University Budget Committee will hold two open budget forums as part of the preparation of the FY 2003 operating budget. Everyone is welcome to offer comments relating to budget priorities or funding needs either by addressing the Budget Committee directly (October 30 or November 1, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Barone Campus Center), or by writing to the University Budget Committee, William J. Lucas, Chair, McAuliffe Hall 305.

To speak directly to the Committee, please sign up in the Barone Campus Center at the Information Desk beforehand.

For more information, call the Finance Office at ext. 2495.

Interviewed about reality TV shows, Dr. Mark Andrejevic, assistant professor of communication, was quoted in articles that appeared in The Dallas Morning News, New Era (Lancaster, Pa.), the Philadelphia Daily News, and Knight Ridder News Service. He compared reality TV shows to professional wrestling, which he called a "fake sport" that people watch "and somehow get drama out of it." In reality TV, he said, "Even if people aren't professional actors going in they're going to have to perform for us. We realize it's somewhat contrived."

John A. Barone, provost emeritus, was honored for his fourteen years of service to the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority on the occasion of his retirement from its Board. Governor John Rowland presented an official proclamation citing Dr. Barone's service and naming September 10, 2001, John A. Barone Day in the State of Connecticut.

Dr. Mousumi Bhattacharya, assistant professor of management, conducted a presentation on risk management at the Academy of Management's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., in August. Her presentation was quoted in the September issue of HR News in an article about the impact of HR offices on companies.

Dr. Susan Birge, assistant vice president of student resources, was interviewed by the Fairfield Minuteman on the crisis counseling that was offered on campus following the terrorist attacks.

"Competitive and Information Effects of Cross-Border Stock Listings," by Dr. Bruce Bradford, associate professor of accounting, and Dr. Anna Martin, associate professor of finance, has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Financial Research.

In August, Dr. Javier Campos, associate professor of Modern Languages and Literatures, presented a paper, read his poetry, and conducted a poetry workshop at the Sixth International Forum in Latin American Literature in Argentina (El Chaco region). Dr. Campos was among other international Latin American writers, scholars, and journalists. He is also a regular columnist for two Internet sites: www.casachile.cl and www.surinfonetwork.com, writing about Latin American issues.

In March, Angela Courtney, reference librarian, presented "Opening the Stage Door: Social Commentary as Popular Entertainment on the Broadway Stage as Seen in the Plays of Edna Ferber and George Kaufman" at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Jacksonville, Florida.

She has also recently completed an article on American editor Rufus W. Griswold for the Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Professor of History Dr. Ralph Coury's expertise on the Middle East was sought by News 12 Connecticut who invited him to discuss the World Trade Center tragedy and the motivation and history behind the terrorists' actions.

Dr. Edward Deak, professor of economics, was quoted in articles that appeared in the Hartford Courant, Connecticut Post, New Britain Herald, and the New Haven Register about jobless claims, inflation, and the possibility of a recession.

Two books by Dr. Rao V. Dukkipati, associate professor of mechanical engineering, have been published recently: Vehicle Dynamics (CRC Press) and Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Machine Elements (Narosa Publishing Company).

"Technology Trends in Faculty Development, Preprofessional Training, and the Support of Language and Literature Departments," an article by Dr. Joel Goldfield, associate professor of modern languages and literatures, has been published in a special issue of the Modern Language Association's ADFL Bulletin (Spring 2001).

Dr. Sheila Grossman, associate professor of nursing, has been selected as one of Sigma Theta Tau International's 2001-2003 Distinguished Lecturers. She has also been selected to participate as a clinical faculty professor in the Yale-New Haven Hospital Clinical Teaching Partnership Program.

In addition, "A Transitional Feeding Protocol for Critically Ill Patients," an article by Dr. Grossman, has been published in the September/October issue of Dimensions in Critical Care Nursing.

On July 17, Rev. Joseph MacDonnell, S.J., professor in the department of mathematics/computer science, presented "The remarkable interconnections of the Bessel Function properties" at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton, New Jersey.

"Estimating Exchange Rate Exposure of U.S. MNCs Operating in South America," by Dr. Anna Martin, associate professor of finance, and Dr. Patricia Poli, assistant professor of accounting, has been accepted for publication in Advances in Financial Planning and Forecasting.

Two reviews by Christina McGowan, reference librarian, were published in Choice. The June 2001 issue included her review for The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Social Work, edited by Martin Davies, and the July 2001 issue featured her review for Organizing Black America: an encyclopedia of African American associations, edited by Nina Mjagkji.

Dr. Lisa Newton, professor of philosophy and director of the Program in Applied Ethics, was interviewed by the Associated Press about Procter & Gamble Co.'s admission to rival Unilever that employees broke rules to gain competitive information. Among the papers carrying the AP story were the Daily Record (Wooster, Ohio), Cincinnati Post, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio), Citizens' Voice (Wilkes- Barre, Pa.), Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.), Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, Pa.), Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.), and the Connecticut Post.

Dr. John Orman, professor of politics, was quoted in an article that appeared in the Danbury News-Times and Meriden's Record-Journal on whether U.S. Rep. James Maloney's political clout was heightened by his high profile support of Fulbright Scholar John Tobin, who had been imprisoned in Russia.

"A True Memorial Lies in the Ruins," an article by Dr. Gavriel D. Rosenfeld, assistant professor of history, was published in the September 23 issue of the Sunday Washington Post.

Alex Scott, senior associate director of Admission, was interviewed by News 12 Connecticut on the importance of SATs for students trying to gain admission to college. The story was prompted by a report that more students in Connecticut are taking the SATs than the national average but their scores are lower.

The Connecticut Post business desk interviewed Dr. Norman Solomon, dean of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, and Kevin Bennett '02 about the value of internships. Dr. Solomon said internships give students "a window on the business world that enhances what they learn in the classroom. It really gives them a leg up." Bennett, who does research for the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in Norwalk, noted that "Pretty much everything I do there is a learning experience."

In August, Dr. Joan Weiss, associate professor in the department of mathematics and computer science, presented "Parallel Numerical Algorithms in an Undergraduate Numerical Analysis Course" at the Tenth International Colloquium on Numerical Analysis and Computer Science with Applications, held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. More than 150 mathematicians and computer scientists representing at least forty countries attended.

The Connecticut Post quoted R. Edwin Wilkes, associate academic vice president for enrollment management, in an article about admission to top schools becoming more competitive. He recommended that high school students take senior year seriously and put "schools on your list that you know you can get into and be happy."

In July, Dr. Edna Farace Wilson, dean of the School of Continuing Education, was appointed to the International Advisory Board of eBITS info tech, a leading computer training institution in India. Her primary responsibilities include advising on programs and facilitating linkages with U.S. schools.

Dr. David Aloyzy Zera, assistant professor in the GSEAP, department of psychology and special education, presented papers at two international conferences this summer. At the International Association of Special Education (IASE) in Warsaw, Poland, he presented "The Need for Professional Interfacing: Neurological, Medical, Psychological and Educational" with Dr. Roy Seitsinger, director of curriculum and grants in Bristol Warren, Rhode Island. Drs. Zera and Seitsinger also presented "Assessment Practices for the Identification of Disability in Connecticut" at the Pi Lambda Theta conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In addition, Dr. Zera was the lead editor of the 8th Biennial IASE 2001 conference. He has been invited to serve as guest editor of a January publication journal for the IASE.

Condolences

Josephine Nalewajk, Fairfield College Preparatory School librarian from 1957 to 1980, died on September 6.

Sylvia Chanin, the mother of Dr. Lucy Katz, chair of the department of management in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, died on September 15.

Paul Rizza, the brother-in-law of Steve Minnick, Digital Media/TV Producer at the Media Center, died on September 11.

Patrick A. Hoey, the father of Sharon Hoey '04, died on September 11.

Dr. William Lazaruk, retired professor of biology, died recently. Dr. Lazaruk taught general biology and botany at Fairfield University in the 1960s and 1970s.

New Employees

Cachet Bird - Counselor, Office of Admission
Olivia Dardy - Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
Cynthia Fortunato - Secretary, Prep
Collin Lee - Assistant University Chaplain
Jeremy Nappi - Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
Bret Nichols - Guidance, Prep
Kelli Rainey - Director, Student Activities
Mark Spellman - Strength and Conditioning Coach
James Timmeny - Student Broadcast Coordinator
Andrew Towers - Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach
Patrick Williams - Infrastructure Technician
Jeffrey Wyshner - Head Tennis Coach

The College Of Arts And Sciences

Dr. Mark Worden: Writing process is an end in itself

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, Editor

According to Dr. Mark Worden, clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, the key to writing a good book is enjoying the creative process.

Dr. Worden has written several books over the past decade, including Adolescents and Their Families, Family Therapy Basics, and The Gender Dance in Couples Therapy. The purpose of these books, he explains, is to provide family therapists with new techniques in communication, so as to better assist their patients through their personal struggles.

"I consider myself a good communicator, not a writer," he says. "When I think of what a writer is, I think of a novelist, someone who can write a good story. I, on the other hand, am able to take ideas and make them accessible."

He began by writing the book he wished had existed when he was a graduate student in Saint Louis University's Ph.D. program. "The first edition of Family Therapy Basics was designed to answer the questions I had as a Ph.D. student. I wrote it to speak directly to what students experience while they are learning their professional skills."

Continuing the pattern that began with that first work, Dr. Worden's ideas for books are based on his personal interest in a particular subject. Then he reads all that he can find related to it. "I read until I reach a point where I understand the phenomena, whether that's four or fourteen books," he says. Plus, by always keeping a pad in his briefcase, he is able to jot down ideas that come to him at any moment. "When they were younger, my children gave me a hard time about having that pad with me at all times," he says. "They would say, 'There's Dad, with his pad!' I even took it to their sports games, writing during half time."

After researching and reexamining his notes, he lets his ideas percolate. "It's then that my original concept changes from 'big idea' to envisioning what the outcome might be," he explains.

Dr. Worden usually writes in the morning. "I get up, have a little breakfast, then sit down at the computer and write for four or five hours," he says. "The quiet time of Saturday mornings is the one part of my week that allows me to engage in a personal activity. Summers are heavenly."

Although he enjoys the process immensely, he doesn't write for writing's sake. "I waited to write until I could produce something I knew would be worthwhile, and I knew would have practical application," he says. "At the point in my career when I began the first book, writing was a logical extension of teaching and of my being a clinical psychologist."

He regularly receives emails from psychology students and practitioners around the country who thank him for writing his books. "It's wonderful hearing from readers I've never even met, telling me that they can work better and be more effective with families after reading my book. If they find the book helpful and use the techniques, then they in turn will become better therapists to their clients, who will, we hope, become better sooner."

"Writing is really a very personal exploration," he says. "I do it for myself because it intrigues me. I can't imagine writing only to see the final product. The process of researching, wrestling with an idea, creating a proposal, and forming the chapters - that is an end in itself. Since writing a book takes years to complete - Adolescents and Their Families took five - you don't do it unless you truly enjoy this process!"

And sometimes, the process can repeat itself a second or third time with the same book. Dr. Worden spent much of last year working on the third edition of Family Therapy Basics.

His advice to the first-time writer? "Enjoy the process. Whatever you write will be a labor of love."

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Fairfield University welcomes its newest faculty

By Barbara Kiernan, Director of University Publications

Part II in a series to introduce Fairfield's newest faculty members to the University community.

Donald E. Gibson
Donald E. Gibson, assistant professor of management, comes to Fairfield from Yale University where he had taught organizational behavior in its School of Management since 1995. He earned his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, and had received an M.A. in communications from San Francisco State University and a B.S. in administrative studies from the University of California, Riverside.

Dr. Gibson's teaching interests include strategic human resource management, organizational behavior, and organizational communication. In terms of research, his studies have focused on role models and mentors; the management of individual emotional experience and expression; anger and aggression in the workplace; and effective organizational communication.

His work on anger in the workplace has received widespread notice, with published stories in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and the San Francisco Examiner. Last year, Dr. Gibson appeared on a "60 Minutes" show segment on "The Power of Positive Speaking."

Linda Henkel
Linda Henkel, assistant professor of psychology, has focused her research in the area of memory: memory errors and distortions; confusions between real and imagined memories; intentional forgetting and eyewitness memory; and aging and memory. From 1997 to 2001, she taught undergraduate and graduate students at the University of North Florida as an assistant professor, and served as director of the UNF's Memory and Cognition Lab.

In this capacity, Dr. Henkel conducted her own research and also supervised the research of undergraduates and masters-level graduate students doing projects related to human cognition. She is an ad hoc reviewer for professional journals including Memory & Cognition, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, and Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.

Dr. Henkel earned her undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies at Friends World College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University in the Princeton Cognition Lab.

Cherie Keen
Cherie Keen, assistant professor of marketing, is a specialist in consumer behavior. She earned a Ph.D. at Purdue University's School of Consumer and Family Sciences, where her research interests focused on Internet shopping and its impact on the more traditional catalog and retail formats. Dr. Keen has published and presented papers on that topic and others, including customer call centers and role stress in call center agents.

She was an assistant professor at Caldwell College and, for the last two years, taught at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, where she was also project director for the Maastricht Academic Center for Research in Services. Dr. Keen did her undergraduate work at Trenton State College, where she majored in sociology, and earned a master's in consumer studies from Syracuse University's College of Human Development.

Her professional experience includes two years as a focus group supervisor for the MetroMarket Research Center and two summers with the National Coalition for Consumer Education's "LifeSmarts" program, which she directed in 1996.

Virginia Kelly
Virginia Kelly, associate professor of counselor education in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, comes to Fairfield from Plattsburgh State University of New York, where she began teaching in 1995 in the Counselor Education Department. She was promoted to associate professor in 1999 and became department chair in 2000. Prior to Plattsburgh State, she taught at the University of Cincinnati.

To her teaching Dr. Kelly brought a wealth of experience. She did her undergraduate work at the State University of New York at Geneseo, where she majored in education, and earned a master's in counselor education at Penn State. In the 1980s, she worked as a group home supervisor for 10 handicapped adults and a staff of 14, and later as director of a day treatment center for 125 adults with 70 staff members. She then became a training specialist for Chase Manhattan Bank in New York and, following a move to North Carolina, worked as a school guidance counselor.

The intersection of these skills led to her Ph.D. studies, which she did at the University of North Carolina in Counselor Education.

Dr. Kelly's research includes publications and presentations on topics including spirituality and counseling; children and spirituality; children of alcoholics; and the unique treatment needs of chemically dependent women.

Jennifer Klug
Jennifer Klug, assistant professor of biology, earned both her M.S. and Ph.D in zoology at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where her interest in the response of aquatic communities to environmental disturbances took shape. Her master's level research focused on phytoplankton and zooplankton communities exposed to pH perturbations, and their responses to those disturbances. For her doctoral research, she expanded the scope of her inquiry, incorporating empirical and modeling techniques to study the effects of multiple perturbations on phyloplankton communities. In coming to Fairfield, Dr. Klug is eager to include students in her research, an experience she herself found invaluable in her undergraduate days at the University of Indiana, from which she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.

While working on the Ph.D., Dr. Klug taught several courses at the University of Wisconsin, including Introductory Ecology and a graduate seminar on professional development. Dr. Klug was also a graduate fellow with the Environmental Protection Agency between 1998 and 2000 and a mentor for new graduate students in zoology.

She has published in numerous journals, including Science, Ecology Letters, Ecology, and the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. In 2000, the Ecological Society of America honored her with the Buell Award at its annual meeting, naming hers the best student paper of the year. Dr. Klug is married to Todd Osier, also a new member of the Biology Department, whose thumbnail profile will be included in the next issue of Campus Currents.

Eva André Laramée
Eva André Laramée, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, is an artist who specializes in sculpture. She comes to Fairfield most immediately from Sarah Lawrence College, where she taught sculpture, installation, and visual fundamentals for four years. Prior to that she was a visiting artist at schools including the Cooper Union School of Art, New York University, the Rhode Island School of Design, the California College of Arts and Crafts, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Prof. Laramée earned her B.A. at San Diego State University, from which she graduated with honors in 1978. She went on to the San Francisco Art Institute for her MFA in sculpture and performance art. Her 2001 exhibition at the prestigious Getty Museum in Los Angeles reflects the level to which her work has gained recognition over time, mainly through exhibitions and installations across the country during the last fifteen years.

She is the recipient of several grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, has had her works featured in numerous exhibition catalogues and books, and has both published in and reviewed extensively for professional journals.

Being in control (when we are really vulnerable)

We do not like when someone finds out about our failings or our lapses in judgment. The responses to being "caught out," as my kids like to say, are often to try to deny responsibility. Other reactions include anger, frustration, a desire to change the situation, or to lash out at the person who brought attention to the situation.

Think about one of those situations in your own life. It could be that you tried to lose weight and your child caught you having a bowl of ice cream. Maybe you tried to decrease your smoking and your spouse caught you smoking that one extra cigarette. Maybe you tried to shave a few minutes off your morning commute by bypassing a stop sign and cutting through a parking lot, only to be yelled at by another motorist. Maybe you agreed to be more kind to those with whom you work yet found yourself giving a nasty response. Maybe you agreed to work on a project, but now cannot remember where you placed the files. In these cases you were caught out. Your ability to control the situation was lost.

How did you respond? Did you become angry? Did you try to deny the behavior? Did you blame someone or something else? Or did you admit that you are human and therefore fallible?

Being caught out is uncomfortable. It affirms our vulnerability.

More than a decade ago, some very good friends of our family were extremely protective of their daughter. They limited the fat in her diet because of a family history of breast cancer. They drove her to school because of the poor safety that school buses provide. They provided her with every child safety device known. Yet their daughter died tragically, accidentally, when an airplane and helicopter collided over her elementary school and a piece of wreckage fell onto the school playground during lunch recess. Her mother wondered repeatedly what she and her husband could have done to prevent this. In reality, there was nothing they could have done to stop the course of events. Others in the family wanted revenge; they wanted someone to pay for the wonderful little girl who had been taken from them. There was the desire to lash out, to reject help, to reject religion, since no God could allow such a horrible thing to happen. Yet the people responsible also died in the collision. They had families who were grieving, just like our friends.

Amid the grief, this family realized that they had no control of the situation. It affirmed just how vulnerable their children were and how important it was to capture life while still available to us. Eleven years later, the sense of vulnerability is still there. The sense of control has returned, because it is difficult to get through life without it.

So how do we cope with the horror of September 11? As a nation, we found ourselves caught out. We found that those aspects of our society that we thought were safe could be used as a very destructive bomb for the kind of terror that we can hardly imagine. In the minutes and hours that followed, we felt extreme vulnerability. What would happen next? Were there targets in other major cities? Could there be other terrorists nearby? Were the people we know safe?

We have moved on to anger and the need to lash out. We look for revenge and consolation that someone has to pay for this tragic event. Yet we must also see that such actions will not ease our vulnerability and will not give back the control we thought we had. We must use the next weeks and months to gain some sense of control of our lives. There are resources on campus to assist us. The Counseling Center, Human Resources, and Campus Ministry are available. There are also friends and colleagues with whom to talk. It is important that we talk about this tragic situation and attempt to console ourselves by helping as we can. But in the end, our world has changed. We have seen how vulnerable we are, and it is very uncomfortable.

This is just the beginning. In the next weeks and months, we may have some of our most cherished beliefs and values challenged. We may find that our lives are changed by these events. Remember that you are human. Hold fast to your values and beliefs. Be comforted by the presence of others. And embrace your faith, knowing that there are people of different faiths throughout this world who denounce terrorism and the inhuman treatment of human beings.

Philip A. Greiner, DNSc, RN

Associate Professor of Nursing; Director, Undergraduate program; Director, Health Promotion Center; and Health Partners Fellow, International Center for Health Leadership Development

Environmentally Speaking

Trash and the "Five Rs"

By Joanne Choly, Biology laboratory supervisor and adjunct lecturer

"... I love trash.... Anything ragged or rotten or rusty...."

The words of Oscar the Grouch, denizen of Sesame Street, waft through my brain as I ponder.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Reject. Reward. We hear the mandate. Each "Five R" directive responds to trash/solid waste disposal problems. We are reminded to:

• Acquire less.
• Use items repeatedly and for multiple purposes. Pass them to others.
• Allow organic items to biodegrade. Send items on as "raw materials."
• Avoid purchasing things that harm ecosystems in production or disposal.
• Do business with companies that guard the integrity of the natural systems of earth, on which all life relies.

Depending on your viewpoint, these instructions may sound useful, noble, silly, or simplistic. But note a simple fact: the Town of Fairfield requires Fairfield University to separate trash and to recycle.

Why are there recycling laws? How does trash affect our environment? Here are a few of the many factors involved:

• The number of U.S landfills dropped from 18,000 to 4,000 in the past 30 years.*
• Each person in the U.S. and Canada produces 3.5 pounds of municipal waste per day, not including manufacturing and industrial waste.
• Newspapers occupy 15% of landfill space.
• One edition of the Sunday New York Times uses 75,000 trees, if produced from virgin pulp.
• Landfills contaminate air, water, and soil.
• The U.S. throws away 300 billion glass bottles, 300 billion cans, 60 million plastic bottles, 25 billion foam cups, and 2 billion disposable razors each year.
• Aluminum production from scrap uses about 10% of the energy of aluminum production from ore.
• With less than 5% of the population of the Earth, the U.S. uses about 25% of the Earth's resources and produces 25% to 50% of most wastes.

The Five Rs may seem like a waste of time given immediate and short-term concerns. Broadening our scope, however, can show the reasoning behind them.

Rob Keder '04 of the Student Environmental Association has confirmed with Joe Bouchard of the Environmental Office that Fairfield University recycles #1 and #2 plastic, glass bottles, aluminum and steel cans, newspaper, white office paper, batteries, corrugated cardboard, and toner cartridges. Additionally, there are monthly biological waste and semi-annual chemical waste removals from campus. Future articles will discuss the procedures of campus recycling.

What do you do already to reduce, reuse, and recycle at work? What more can you, your office, or your department do? I am collecting ideas and plan to share them. I also would like to document whether we can increase our results in recycling by putting more attention on the issue. Please contact me through the impact log site at www.faculty.fairfield.edu/jhcholy/ or by calling ext. 2929 to let me know of your efforts.

Meanwhile, I'm with Oscar, rejoicing in the beauty and potential of all that we take for granted and then discard. Oscar and I ask you to pause and to ponder next time you are ready to select a foam cup or to drop that bottle or can in the trash rather than in a recycling bin.

*All statistics from Judith Getis' "You Can Make a Difference," 2nd ed., WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1999.

Dr. Paul Lakeland receives grant from Louisville Institute
Professor of Religion Dr. Paul Lakeland was awarded a $41,500 Louisville Institute Christian Faith & Life Sabbatical Grant for his project "Becoming Subjects: A Lay Ecclesiology." He is using this grant to cover his sabbatical leave during the 2002 spring semester. This grant, combined with his University sabbatical this semester, is providing him a full year to work on his research.

Dr. Lakeland is the third Fairfield faculty member to receive this prestigious grant. Dr. Nancy Dallavalle, associate professor of religious studies, was a recipient two years ago; Dr. Elizabeth Dreyer, professor of religious studies, received it prior to coming to Fairfield.

The Christian Faith & Life Sabbatical Grants program is undertaken in cooperation with the Lilly Endowment.

TLCC receives grant of support
The Perrin Family Foundation in Ridgefield, Connecticut has given a $12,770 grant to support Tender Loving Child Care (TLCC), a special therapeutic nursery school program of the Adrienne Kirby Family Literacy-Computer Technology Project, that focuses on ABCD Head Start children suffering from Attachment Disorders.

The grant will provide fifteen 3- and 4-year-old children enrolled in TLCC with an enhanced social-emotional curriculum experience. The curriculum integrates computer technology, visual arts, music, and storytelling/literacy activities to encourage the development of a positive sense of self and school-readiness skills.

Dr. Judy Primavera, professor of psychology and director of the Project, has served as the psychological consultant to the TLCC program for the past six years.

Mockingbird gift to support Jazz Camp scholarships
Fairfield University has received a $5,000 grant from The Mockingbird Foundation, a non-profit organization of Phish fans. The gift will support six scholarships for inner-city students to attend the School of Continuing Education's 2002 Summer Jazz Workshop, as well as a stipend for a special visiting artist.

For the past seven years, the School of Continuing Education has offered the six-day Summer Jazz Workshop to middle school, high school, and college-age student instrumentalists. The Workshop combines jazz instruction, improvisation, theory, history of jazz, and composition, concluding the session with a jazz concert performance.

The Mockingbird Foundation was incorporated by Phish fans in 1997. The all-volunteer organization has no paid staff and donates all of its net proceeds to music education for children.

Sports

Quarterback Mike Cerchio '03: Strength through repetition

By Jack Jones, Director of Sports Information

During the second week of football practice last spring, Mike Cerchio '03 knew immediately that something was wrong. There was no doubt in his mind.

While chasing down a teammate, the quarterback felt his knee give, a feeling he had experienced only one other time - in his senior year in high school. And now that pain returned.

Cerchio had torn his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) for the second time in his football career, an injury that often means a lost season. But since he had healed this very same injury just a couple of years earlier, he knew what to expect and was ready to accept the challenge.

"it was difficult in the beginning because i knew what i was up against," cerchio says. "but the doctor and physical therapist assured me i'd play again. that was all i needed to know."

And so, Cerchio dedicated the summer of 2001 to rehabilitating his knee. While most students worked five days a week during the break, Cerchio spent five days a week working on his knee. His job was to make himself stronger, and ready to play football come September. But he was worried. For the majority of players with a similar injury, a torn ACL means six or seven months of recovery time, making Cerchio's targeted return in October or November, if at all.

"My rehab included time on the bike, leg raises, leg presses, calf raises, one leg squats, regular squats, leg extensions, leg curls, and agility exercises like jumping rope. I worked with the physical therapist three days a week for about 90 minutes each session. Then I would run for 20 minutes. On my off-days, I would go to the gym on my own and work the knee there."

The intense workouts did not bother Cerchio. He had his eye on the prize: to return to his role as starting quarterback for Fairfield.

"Rehabilitation turned out to be a lot easier this second time," he says. "I wasn't in as much pain. Also, my recovery time seemed to go a lot faster."

So fast, that Cerchio surprised the coaches and his teammates when he returned in August.

"I knew he worked hard all summer and was going to give us everything he had in pre-season," says Marc Kolb, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. "But I wasn't sure how he would perform until the first time I saw him under pressure. It's a quarterback's instinct to run and escape pressure without even thinking about it. The first time that happened to Mike, he took off down field like nothing ever happened. I knew then we would have him for this year."

Cerchio even surprised himself with his ability that first day. "I think I turned some heads," he says. "There's always apprehension the first time you take a snap, whether you're injured or not. After that first play, I was okay."

But his adventure is far from over, especially in the mind of Fairfield's football trainer John Kaltenborn. He has worked with Cerchio since his return to campus in August.

"He still follows a physical therapy program given to us by his doctor," says Kaltenborn. "I am working primarily with him on balance."

Balance is an important trait for a quarterback. And so, Cerchio works on balance three times a week, coming to the training room at 7 a.m. His routine includes time on a physioball, where he lies across the ball on his back and balances himself with his injured knee. He also spends time on a balance board while he throws and catches a ball.

"He had some reluctance at first," Kaltenborn says. "Then, he tried a few of the exercises and realized he did not have any balance. That helped him see the importance of what we were trying to do."

Although Cerchio was able to play, Head Coach Joe Bernard wanted to give him a few of extra weeks of rest. Cerchio did not play in the first two games of the season, but returned to action as the starting quarterback on September 22, when the Stags opened their conference season against Siena College. During the game, Cerchio completed 16 of 23 passes for 253 yards and four touchdowns, helping the Stags post a 42-13 win.

"I wanted to come back and show the team I've still 'got it,' " Cerchio said. "Rehabilitating my knee was a lot of hard work over the summer, but I always had the feeling I would be back this year."

And feelings are one thing that never betray him.

Photo by Jack Jones

Half-price tickets available for The Arena at Harbor Yard

Make plans now to catch the Stags basketball teams at their new home - The Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport - and save 50% off the regular ticket price. The Arena Box Office is offering Fairfield University employees season and game tickets at this special discounted rate for the first ticket purchased (regular price applies for all subsequent tickets).

Regular prices for Season Tickets are $235 for Mid-court and $160 for the End-court. Individual Game Tickets will go on sale in November through the Arena Box Office. Regular prices are $18 for Mid-court and $12 for End-court. Tickets can be purchased in advance or the night of the game.

Don't miss out on a single game this season of great Stags basketball! Purchase your tickets today by calling the Fairfield Athletic Ticket Office at ext. 4103 - and be there when the women's team takes on Boston College on November 16. The men's team gets its first shot in The Arena on November 27 against the University of Rhode Island. Visit www.fairfieldstags.com for a complete game schedule.

Sports Shorts By Jack Jones, Director of Sports Information

NSCAA places Stags in Top 25
The men's soccer team was ranked 12th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) Top 25 poll on September 24. Fairfield previously held the number 20 position in this year's first poll before jumping eight spots in the recent rankings. Head Coach Carl Rees led his team to a national ranking in all but two polls last season, reaching as high as 15th in the nation.

Freshmen players named Rookies of the Week
The future looks bright for the women's soccer and field hockey teams. Both squads celebrated Rookie of the Week honors during the first week of competition. Soccer player Meghan King '05 scored a pair of goals in her first four games to secure her award. Field hockey forward Kiki Bruggink '05 earned hers after scoring a pair of goals in the Stags 4-1 win over Colgate, the Patriot League opener for both teams.

Basketball to host Arena scrimmage Oct. 18
The men's and women's basketball teams will host a Red-White scrimmage on October 18 at the Arena at Harbor Yard, giving Fairfield fans their first opportunity to see the 2001-02 squads, as well as their first look at the new arena. Admission is free.

Ice Hockey to play in Q-Cup later this month
Fans will have their first look at the men's ice hockey team on Oct. 19 & 20 at the Northford (Conn.) Ice Pavillion, as the team participates in the Q-Cup, playing American International College at 4 p.m. on the first day of the tournament. The squad opens its season one week earlier, as it travels to the Air Force Academy for a pair of games.

Stags volleyball to play triple games
The volleyball team hosts three key matches in one weekend this month, as the University of Dayton (October 19), Loyola College (October 20), and Rider University (October 21) all converge on Alumni Hall. Fairfield is looking to win its fifth straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title and another trip to the NCAA tournament.

Ecumenical service opens the athletic season

Each September student-athletes come together as a community to celebrate the beginning of the academic year and sports season. Held on September 13 in the Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola, just two days after the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., this year's ecumenical service had a more somber tone. Athletic Director Gene Doris (pictured left) and several team coaches discussed the recent events and their impact on the nation.

Photo by Robin Fellows

Benefit breakfast kicks off football season

Nothing starts a day - or in this case, a season - like a good breakfast, complete with fruit, bagels, and the senior team players waiting tables. The more than eighty Fairfield University faculty, staff, alumni, and friends who attended the 2001 Football Kickoff Breakfast on September 5 couldn't have agreed more. Proceeds from the breakfast, held in the Thomas J. Walsh, Jr. Athletic Center, will benefit the Stag football team. Head Football Coach Joe Bernard (pictured above, with the team) opened the event by providing a season overview. Guests were also given a tour of the newly renovated locker rooms, which feature artwork done by Mike Zapolnik, assistant football coach.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

The Arts on Campus

Dar Williams in concert at the Quick Center October 4

Singer/songwriter Dar Williams will perform in concert at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on October 4 at 8 p.m. Opening for Williams is singer/songwriter Jeffrey Gaines.

One of the most acclaimed and evocative artists of her generation, Williams crafts tunes that resonate with passion and integrity. On her latest CD, "The Green World" (her fourth solo outing and first since 1997), Williams pushes her art to new dimensions with a collection of songs that are personal, dynamic, and poignant.

Williams launched her music career on the Boston-Cambridge coffeehouse folk circuit in the early 1990s. In 1994 she recorded her first collection of songs, "The Honesty Room," followed by "Mortal City," and then by "End of the Summer," which was lauded by People magazine.

Throughout her career Williams has shunned clichéd and superficial expression in favor of digging deeper. She aspires to an artistry that not only entertains but also informs and inspires - where the personal intersects with the political, where beauty blooms from the darkness, where journeys through discord lead to clarity.

Singer/songwriter Jeffrey Gaines grew up listening to the Clash, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, and the Jam. Chrysalls Records released his debut album in 1992. Earning critical praise, he drew comparisons to Tracy Chapman, Joni Mitchell, and Jackson Browne. Taking a new direction in 1994, he gravitated toward more mainstream guitar pop. His latest CD, "Galore," was recorded by Rykodisc.

For tickets and additional information, call the box office at ext. 4010.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago kicks off dance series October 12

an innovative force in contemporary dance, hubbard street dance chicago (hsdc) leads off the dance america series at the regina a. quick center for the arts on october 12 at 8 p.m. a pre-performance "art to heart" discussion with James Vincent, HSDC artistic director, takes place at 7 p.m.

HSDC was founded in 1977 by veteran dancer and choreographer Lou Conte. Today, 20 culturally diverse dancers combine theatrical jazz with both modern and classical ballet techniques to create an unparalleled artistic style with a distinctive repertoire.

The company and its repertoire serve as a living archive for significant works by choreographers Nacho Duato, Daniel Ezralow, Jiri Kylian, Kevin O'Day, Margo Sappington, and Twyla Tharp. In addition, HSDC regularly collaborates with emerging American choreographers on new dance works.

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

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center returns to Quick Center

The glorious sounds of an all-Beethoven concert will herald the return of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center to the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on October 13 at 8 p.m. A pre-concert "art to heart" discussion with music journalist Robert Sherman will take place from 7 to 7:40 p.m.

On the program are Beethoven's "Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in B-flat Major," "Violin Sonata in A Major," and "String Quintet in C Major." Guest artists include pianist Andre Watts, clarinetist David Shifrin (CMCLC artistic director), violinists Leila Josefowicz and Ani Kavafian, Paul Neubauer on viola, and cellist Garry Hoffman.

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

Black 47 to open Emerald Isle Series Oct. 19

The Emerald Isle Series at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts begins this year with pop-rock group Black 47 on October 19 at 8 p.m. Known worldwide for their outstanding quality, the six-member band uses a black sense of humor that inspires not only its music, but also its political and social ideals.

Black 47's new CD, "Trouble in the Land," is a streetwise mix of rock, reggae, ska, and funk, played with a conviction sharpened by all the real and metaphorical miles the band has traveled.

For tickets, call ext. 4010.

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