September 2003

Index for September 3, 2003

Investigation of men's basketball program launched:

NCAA violations alleged by former players

By Martha Milcarek, assistant vice president for public relations

A Kansas law firm specializing in college athletics and NCAA compliance issues has, at the request of University President Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J., launched an independent investigation into the Fairfield University men's basketball program.

Fr. Kelley ordered the probe on August 6 after a local newspaper reported that three former players had accused players and the coaching staff of violating several NCAA regulations, including academic fraud, improper payments, and falsifying drug tests. Two of the players later denied the accusations in other news accounts.

The charges shocked members of the Fairfield community who are looking forward to an exciting season of play at the Arena at Harbor Yard.

"The University has a long-standing and strong commitment to operating its athletics program in full compliance with both the letter and the spirit of NCAA and conference rules. We take all such allegations extremely seriously and are determined to discover the truth," Fr. Kelley said.

The University originally looked into the accusations in March after receiving an anonymous letter alleging improprieties in the program. At that time, the President called together the Athletic Compliance Committee, a standing institutional group composed of faculty, staff, and administrators outside of the athletic department, to investigate the charges.

After numerous meetings, interviews and an examination of records, the committee was satisfied that the no alleged violations had occurred.

But when the media recently quoted players in connection with the allegations, Fr. Kelley immediately ordered the investigation re-opened. To that end, Fairfield retained Bond Schoenck & King of Overland Park, Kan., to review the initial report and explore all allegations.

"We consider these very serious charges, and Fairfield's entire athletic community supports a complete and independent investigation," said Gene Doris, director of athletics at Fairfield. "At the same time, we expect most people will wait for the results of the review and not rush to judgement based on accusations."

Men's basketball coach Tim O'Toole said of the news reports, "Fairfield men's basketball is well respected and these charges are not an accurate portrayal of our program. I'm looking forward to the end of this review, so we can put this all behind us and move on to continue our work of building a basketball program that will make Fairfield proud."

Experienced investigative team has NCAA backing

The investigative staff of BS&K includes former NCAA attorneys who specialize in compliance matters. The firm has worked closely with the NCAA, conference representatives, and academic institutions to conduct more than 100 such investigations into major allegations over the past 16 years. Steve Morgan, J.D., who is leading the investigation, has more than 20 years experience at the NCAA, mostly in the area of rules enforcement.

Fr. Kelley stated, "I have charged Mr. Morgan and his firm with conducting an investigation that is unbiased, complete, thorough, and dedicated to learning the full truth, whether or not it indicates that violations of NCAA rules have occurred."

Morgan said, "From Fr. Kelley's first contact with our firm, it has been very clear that his charge to us is that we are to make every effort to learn whether NCAA rule violations occurred."

Which is the only way BS&K would have accepted the assignment, according to Morgan. "It is our practice only to work with clients who are sincerely interested in learning what has occurred, whether that leads to the discovery of violations or to an indication that no infractions occurred," said Morgan. "The University has satisfied us with the seriousness with which it is addressing these allegations."

Following initial discussions with Fairfield regarding the allegations, Morgan informed members of the NCAA enforcement staff of the situation. "The NCAA was supportive of the University's plans," Morgan said. "The head of the enforcement staff expressed confidence that our firm could work with the University to conduct an impartial, objective investigation that could lead to a report to the NCAA. He indicated that the University and the firm could proceed with the investigation together."

Morgan explained that the NCAA is most interested in developing full and complete information concerning any allegations of possible rule infractions. Although each NCAA member institution has an obligation to report any and all violations to the NCAA, there are instances in which the NCAA chooses to investigate on its own based on the type of potential violations and its confidence in an institution's ability to fully and objectively evaluate the situation. Morgan also said it is common for Division I NCAA members to report multiple violations every year. In fact it would be unusual for a Division I school not to discover and report an occasional violation.

"The NCAA's willingness, in this case, to let outside counsel and the University proceed to conduct the initial investigation on its own is a show of confidence in the University's commitment to determine the accuracy of the allegations," Morgan said.

When asked to comment on the length of the investigation, Morgan indicated that the many factors involved in a situation such as the one facing Fairfield make it difficult to predict the length of time necessary to complete the investigation and the report but he believed it would be no earlier than mid October.

Web vendor selected for fairfield.edu site design

Fairfield's Web Vendor Selection Committee selected BigBad of Boston to redesign the University's website and develop a content management system to streamline site updates.

The committee, consisting of faculty, staff, and administrators, chose BigBad from four vendors following interviews and after reviewing responses to a request for a proposal. According to Martha Milcarek, assistant vice president for public relations and facilitator of the Web project, BigBad was selected based upon its extensive experience in website development for a variety of sectors including higher education; its thorough understanding of a university's various constituencies; and flexibility in the development of a content management system for Fairfield, a critical component of the project.

Founded in 1991, BigBad integrates ease of use, excellent design, and state-of-the-art technical development for hundreds of clients. The group's higher education clients include Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School, Saint Anselm College, Providence College, Smith College, Roger Williams University, and MIT.

Milcarek said the redesign must be based on a strategic approach resulting in a multi-faceted site that achieves the following critical objectives. The site must:

• be comprehensive, cohesive, and an integral part of the University's overall branding and communication program, identifying characteristics and attributes that are unique to the institution as well as offering appropriate site service and function;
• have an effective information architecture and interface design that meets the needs of its key audiences; and
• provide for future enhancements and expansions.

The BigBad project team has begun working with members of the Fairfield Web Committee and others on the strategic analysis portion of the project that will be completed in early fall. This first phase includes analysis of Fairfield's existing site; a competitive comparison; development of project direction; consideration of content options; mapping a definitive strategy; and a site implementation plan.

Various units of the institution, including admission, development, media relations, alumni relations, and student services have begun working on an internal analysis of each of their sites to determine changes and/or additions to content and site functionality.

Milcarek encouraged other departmental units to do likewise in order to take advantage of this process and to be prepared when the time comes to move content into the new Web site. It is anticipated that a new site will be in place by fall 2004.

Back to campus day
Nearly 300 graduate and University College students took advantage of Fairfield's new, one-stop Back to Campus Day held Aug. 26. Above, Phil Fever sets up his e-mail account. He and others were also able to register and pay for courses, get a StagCard, arrange for library privileges, register their car, and buy books - all in the John A. Barone Campus Center. This new event was coordinated by the Office of Marketing, Academic Programs, in conjunction with the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies Admission.

Photo by Susan Warner

Fairfield University welcomes new class

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, editor

Students and staff welcomed hundreds of first-year students during the weekend, as the Class of 2007 (with boxes and bedding in tow) moved to campus. Among the 832 freshmen - selected from a record 7,655 applications - are two sets of twins and five sons and daughters of University employees.

The new class, with some of the nation's best high school students, represents the second-lowest acceptance rate ever, at 49.4 percent. Only 8 percent of institutions nationwide have this selectivity.

Hailing from 23 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Honduras, England, The Netherlands, and Canada, the Class of 2007 includes students from 463 high schools. The largest groups are from Chaminade High School (12) and St. Anthony's High School (11), both in New York. Nearly 90 students have alumni ties to Fairfield, 40 have a sibling here now, and 12 percent identify themselves as AHANA.

In academic performance, 74 percent of students in the incoming class ranked in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating classes; 54 percent have SAT scores higher than 1200 (up from 50 percent last year); and the average SAT score increased to 1197. In addition, there are 148 merit scholars, 10 Community Scholars, and 11 valedictorians.

Apart from academics, more than 60 percent participated in community service work in high school and 15 percent held significant leadership positions, such as Eagle Scout or Gold Award Recipient (Girl Scout), class or student council president, and editor of a high school yearbook or newspaper.

Fairfield holds standing in U.S. News & World Report,

other college guides

Fairfield University has once again placed number three among the best universities in the North with master's degree programs, according to the new rankings just released by U.S. News & World Report's 2004 edition of "America's Best Colleges." In responding to the report, Dr. Orin Grossman, academic vice president, said, "I'm really pleased with the consistency Fairfield has demonstrated in the rankings. This is a somewhat competitive and volatile system, and yet we have remained in the No. 2, No. 3, or No. 4 position over the last 13 years."

Dr. Grossman said the stature and commitment of the faculty, along with an increasingly talented student body, were strong factors in the good ratings Fairfield received from U.S. News & World Report, as well as other college guides, including the Fiske Guide to Colleges, The Princeton Review, and Kaplan's The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges.

The 2004 Fiske Guide to Colleges put Fairfield on its list of 15 "Small Colleges and Universities Strong in Business," and said Fairfield "combines solid academics, real-world opportunities in and outside of the classroom, and an abundance of community-service projects."

The Princeton Review again counted Fairfield among "The Best 351 Colleges" and listed it in a companion publication, The Best Northeastern Colleges, 135 Great Schools to Consider. Fairfield's five undergraduate schools, the guide points out, offer "an unusually wide range of academic options to its small student body, and like many Jesuit schools, it manages to do so at a price that nonaffiliated private schools rarely match."

Kaplan, in its The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 328 Most Interesting Colleges talks of Fairfield's "well-rounded education with emphasis on service to the community - a winning combination for today's world," and says the "business programs, particularly accounting and finance, are excellent, as are biology, nursing, English, and religious studies."

In July, Dr. Dorothea Braginsky, professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by the Newhouse News Service about how to handle unexpected expenses without blaming yourself and damaging your self-confidence. "Then you get the eroding of some really important and irreplaceable currency: who we are," she said. The article ran in a Sunday edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A quote from the article also appeared in the Chicago Tribune.

Chris Calienes, an assistant principal investigator in the Department of Sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by The (Stamford) Advocate in July for an article about a Peruvian independence celebration in Stamford. Calienes, a native of Lima, Peru, also provided the newspaper with an analysis of Peruvian population trends in Stamford.

In August, Dr. Suzanne Campbell, assistant professor in the School of Nursing, presented the paper, "Recurrent Plugged Ducts: The Effect of Traditional Therapy Versus Ultrasound," at the 2003 conference and annual meeting of the International Lactation Consultant Association in Sydney, Australia.
    Earlier this year, in February and March, Dr. Campbell was interviewed by WEZN radio in Milford for "Women's Health and Wellness," a half-hour Sunday morning show hosted by Cynthia Scudder. She was also featured in her hometown newspaper, The Newtown Bee. She also gave a poster presentation, "Recurrent Plugged Ducts: The Effect of Traditional Therapy Versus Ultrasound," at the Eastern Nursing Research Society Annual Conference held at Yale University in March.

Dr. Edward Deak, professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed by the New Haven Register about the state's loss of 3,900 jobs during the month of June. The story also ran in the Middletown Press. In July, his comments about a slowdown in the Hartford housing market were carried by the Hartford Courant, the Greenwich Time, The (Stamford) Advocate, and the Chicago Tribune.
    The New Haven Register also interviewed him for an article on consumer confidence. Dr. Deak states that consumers are chiefly concerned about the lack of job growth.
    The Chicago Tribune carried a quote from an article that appeared in the Hartford Courant in which Dr. Deak spoke about the housing market.

Dr. Joan Fleitas, associate professor in the School of Nursing, has been awarded Children's Hospice International's Charles A. Corr Award for Literature. Her website, Band-Aides and Blackboards was nominated for its efforts to improving the quality of life for seriously ill children.

"Role Models: Reinvigorating a Developmental Construct in Career Theory," an article by Dr. Donald E. Gibson, associate professor of management in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, was chosen as Best Paper in the Academy of Management, Careers Division. In August, he presented the paper at the 2003 Academy of Management conference in Seattle, Wash.

In August, Dr. Paul Lakeland, professor of religious studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, was mentioned in a National Catholic Register story about his prominent role within Voice of the Faithful, a group formed to promote democracy within the Catholic Church. Writer Greg Byrnes, a Greenwich, Conn.-based correspondent, said Dr. Lakeland's theories could be a blueprint for a structural change within the church. "If so, it would brand Voice of the Faithful as a full-fledged organ of dissent and would mark its radical break with Church teachings," he concluded.

In July, Dr. Douglas Lyon, co-director of the new master of science degree in electrical and computer engineering in the School of Engineering, was interviewed by WSTC-WNLK Norwalk/Stamford about the program.

At the summer's Twentieth International Conference of the World Association for Case Method Research and Application in Bordeaux, France, Dr. Keith Martin, Stephen and Camille Schramm Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management in the Dolan School of Business, presented "The Report of the Case Standards Setting Committee" with colleagues from the University of Georgia and Dominican University. Dr. Martin is vice chair of an international committee established to develop standards for evaluating case research, particularly as it impacts the rank and tenure process in colleges and universities. At the conference, he also moderated a session dealing with the use of cases in a variety of academic settings and served on the program committee.
    In July, he presented "Caravelli & McGuire, Inc.: A Corporate Case Study" at the Portland International Conference on the Management of Engineering and Technology, in Portland, Ore., and served on the program committee.
    Also during the summer, for a change of pace, he had a major role in the Amateur Comedy Club's production of The Rainmaker in New York City.

Dr. Laurence Miners, associate professor of economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Cathy Miners, assistant professor, were featured in The Hour, about an award given to them and Dr. Kathryn Nantz, associate professor, from the Davis Educational Foundation. The grant will allow them to set up a resource center for professors who wish to keep abreast of the latest advancements in their fields and integrate technology into their classes.

Two articles co-authored by Dr. Bogusia Molina, assistant professor of counselor education in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions, appeared in The Journal for Specialists in Group Work. "Coping with the Murder of a Loved One: Counseling Survivors of Murder Victims in Groups" appeared in March, while "Fostering Success Through Group Work with Children Who Celebrate Diversity" was published in June.

In July, Dr. John Orman, professor of politics in the College of Arts and Sciences, was quoted in a New Haven Register article about Gov. John G. Rowland's proposal to revamp the state's decades-old surplus property disposal program. Dr. Orman said Rowland's new idea may be "a way to get people focused on other things" than the state's ongoing budget crisis. The story also ran in The Herald (New Britain) and the Bristol Press.
    Also in July, Dr. Orman was interviewed by the Danbury News-Times about the lack of a strong Republican candidate to challenge Sen. Christopher Dodd for his Senate seat.
    With the California recall election attracting many celebrities to the race for governor, Dr. Orman has been busy fielding questions related to his book, Celebrity Politics. He appeared on CNN Headline News, CNN International, and CNN Financial as well as on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., where he was a guest with former Congressman Fred Grandy, who starred in The Love Boat. Other interviews took place with National Public Radio; KGO-AM in San Francisco; WBZ radio in Boston; WTNH-TV, the ABC affiliate; WICC; CT Radio Network; WELI radio in New Haven; WDAY in Fargo, N.D.; K-NEWS radio in Las Vegas, Nev.; Don Russell Show on WBT-AM in Charlotte, N.C.; Bloomberg Radio; WSAR radio in Somerset, Mass; and KPAY radio in Chico, Calif.
    Dr. Orman was also quoted in the Wall Street Journal in a story on the viability of two Capitol Hill tabloids, Roll Call, and The Hill, and in the Cincinnati Enquirer on celebrities running for political office.

Dr. Kurt Schlichting, professor of sociology and anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was featured in a period piece for the Litchfield County Times. "Next Stop, Grand Central Station," focused on Dr. Schlichting's award-winning book, Grand Central Terminal: Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City.

Dr. James Simon, associate professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, received the 2003 Teacher of the Year award in August in Kansas City, Mo., at the national meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. It was only the third time in 10 years that the award was given by the AEJMC's Small Program Interest Group, a collection of small public and private school journalism programs that has 115 members.

In July, Dr. Norm Solomon, dean of the Dolan School of Business, was featured along with 2003 graduate and Fulbright Scholar Brian Beirne '03, in a segment about Fulbright Scholarships for Channel 12's Education Notebook.

In an interview with theatermania.com, comedic actress Brett Somers thanked Tom Zingarelli, executive director of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, for helping her get her act together, so to speak. Somers, who debuted her one-woman musical at the Lawrence A. Wien Experimental Theatre in March, returned more recently for a performance to benefit Hall-Brooke, a behavioral health services center in Westport. Then, she headed to Manhattan for a summer engagement at Danny's Skylight Room. Somers, a Westport resident best known for her appearances on Match Game and The Odd Couple, said she'd been working on her 15-song act for two or three years, when her musical director finally approached Zingarelli and said, "Please book Brett so she'll have a deadline!"

Top Asian leader opens on-campus conference

Physicist, activist, and author Dr. Vandana Shiva headlined a two-day on-campus international conference on South Asian popular culture. She presented "Voices from a globalized South Asia: Social justice and cultural hybridity," the keynote address, on Aug. 22.

Dr. Shiva has been recognized by Asia Week as one of the top five most powerful persons in Asia and is the recipient of the prestigious Right Livelihood Award. Her campaign to preserve the world's food supply from being ravaged by large multinational companies that strip the land of nutrients, has gained international attention.

The conference - which attracted participants from universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and India - served as the U.S. launch of the Journal of South Asian Popular Culture, a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal to be published biannually in response to the growing, global interest in South Asia. Dr. Gita Rajan, associate professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, is the U.S. editor of the journal and organized the August conference.

Photo by Bob Winkler

Service Anniversaries

September 2003

Births

Bernadette Voytek, accounts payable manager - granddaughter, Lauren Maris, born June 14.
Susan LaFrance, director of government grants - daughter, Elizabeth Jeannette, born July 5.
Linda Gustavson, publications assistant - granddaughter, Maya Ann, born Aug. 6.
Elaine Conti, operations assistant, Public Relations - granddaughter, Jacqueline Rachel Dale, born August 11.
Laura Martin, program assistant in Special Events - grandson, Kyle Patrick, born August 21.

Condolences

Barbara (Kirkby) Hall, who retired in 2001 after serving as a nurse at the University's Health Center for more than 20 years, died on Aug. 20. Known for her initiative and professionalism, she was instrumental in establishing a gynecology clinic in the Center. Widow of Thomas Hall, Barbara received her RN degree from the Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing, working there and at St. Vincent's Medical Center before joining Fairfield's Health Center staff. Barbara is survived by three children: Thomas Hall, Dr. Susan Hall Marvin, and Dr. Amy Hall Newman, their three spouses, and nine grandchildren.

New Employees

Jessica Colligan - assistant director, Annual Giving
Darryl Delia - assistant coach, Men's Lacrosse
Nora Lopez - lab supervisor, Molecular Biology
Paige Sauer - assistant coach, Women's Basketball

College of Arts and Sciences names new associate dean

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, editor

Dr. Miriam Gogol, who in 1999 was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach in the Czech Republic, has joined the College of Arts and Sciences as an associate dean. In this role, she will advise students, adjust academic programming, and assist in coordinating the Fulbright program.

While in the Czech Republic, Dr. Gogol taught American studies and women's studies courses to senior-level students at Ostrava University. She quickly discovered that students were most interested in learning about women's roles in the American workforce and theories about women's rights in society. "They wanted to understand contemporary issues for women in U.S. culture - how to manage, how to be an equal partner in a relationship," she says.

Although she was one of the few female professors at the university - and a foreigner - Dr. Gogol soon made friends and felt connections with several faculty, male and female. "They say that if a Czech invites you into their home, you're friends for life," she says. So far, that's held true for her and her family as reflected in annual visits from Czech colleagues and friends to her home in the United States as well as her own return trips to the university.

"My semester in the Czech Republic was a life-altering experience," she says. "I had never before lived abroad for an extended period of time. It's so different to live somewhere four to six months than it is to be a tourist for a couple of weeks. And when you're alone for that period of time, it gives you a chance to evaluate your goals, your decisions, and your values."

Prior to Fairfield, Dr. Gogol served as a full professor of English and chair and then assistant chair of the English and Speech Department at the State University of New York/Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She has also taught at Columbia University and The New School.

Fairfield's reputation, Fulbright connections, and the strength of it international and post-baccalaureate programs attracted her to the University, as did its Jesuit heritage. "There is a code of conduct - a dignity of the human spirit - here that you don't find everywhere else. I like it," she says.

Dr. Gogol received a bachelor of arts degree from the City College of New York and a doctoral degree from Columbia University, where she wrote her dissertation on Theodore Dreiser under the guidance of Sacvan Bercovitch of Harvard University. After years of publishing and study as a Dreiser scholar, she founded the International Dreiser Society.

She's recently made the move from Westchester County, where she has lived for the past 10 years, to Fairfield. Having grown up and completed her education in New York City, she's happy to now be part of a community that has the combination of a country atmosphere, shoreline access, and a reputable institution of higher education.

"I am thrilled; I love being here," she says, after just two weeks on the job. "Everyone is so supportive and welcoming."

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Five students win Freeman-ASIA scholarships

By Dana Ambrosini, assistant director of Media Relations

International studies major Jeffery Oliviera '04, who recently completed a semester-long study in Cape Town, South Africa, is now turning his attention to a different region of the world: China. "This country has been isolated from the rest of the world throughout history," he says. "As they begin to open their economy, government, and culture, I wanted to experience a part of the change."

Oliviera is one of five Fairfield University students awarded a $5,000 Freeman Award for Study in Asia scholarship. Funded by the Freeman Foundation and administered by the nonprofit Institute for International Education, the scholarships will help pay the costs of a semester's study in an East or Southeast Asian nation.

Four of the students plan to study at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing; the fifth, Erin Teeling '05, will spend the fall semester in the Asian Studies program at Kansai Gaidai University in Hirakata City, near Osaka, Japan.

Those bound for Beijing will study at The Beijing Center, a Jesuit consortium program for study in China. The program allows students who do not speak the language to take classes in English and requires them to share their experiences with classmates when they return from their studies in Asia. Personal stories of living and participating in classes in Asian schools, along with the region's growing importance in the world's economy, are likely to encourage their peers to consider Asia as a future region of study.

Mary Katherine Molteni '05 first learned about The Beijing Center from a lecture during a freshman year politics class. She is excited about the intensive language component of the program and the opportunity to take short trips throughout China during the semester-long study.

Jackie Dyer '04 believes a study in Beijing may further her aims to work in diplomatic relations. "China is going to be a major player in the international community," she says, "and I would like to get into U.S./China relations."

Gabriel Munoz '05 has deferred his scholarship for study in China until the spring semester.

"Study abroad for U.S. students is expanding rapidly but the number going to Asia has not kept pace with the rest of the world," says Susan M. Fitzgerald, director of Study Abroad Programs. "The Freeman-ASIA awards increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia."

New faculty join Fairfield University

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, editor

Fairfield University welcomes several new faculty to campus this academic year. Throughout the fall, Campus Currents will introduce the faculty through a series of brief profiles, beginning with the following.

Dr. David Lindsay Crawford
Dr. Crawford joins the College of Arts and Sciences faculty as assistant professor of sociology and anthropology. He specializes in the Berber-speaking population of the Moroccan High Atlas mountains, where he spent 14 months living among the locals and studying the link between the region's labor organization and identity. Dr. Crawford's work appears in a range of journals and publications, from scholarly journals to Fodor's Morocco.

He most recently taught at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he received a doctoral degree in anthropology.

In addition to teaching, Dr. Crawford has also served as a consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations Environmental Programme for his expertise in the economics and culture of the Moroccan Berbers.

Dr. Crawford received a master's degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a bachelor's degree from California State University at Fullerton. He was recently awarded a Fulbright teaching and research award for Morocco to examine the role of migration in rural social life in the High Atlas mountains.

Dr. Carol D. Epstein, RN
Dr. Epstein joins the School of Nursing as associate professor. She specializes in critical care nursing; her research focuses on weaning older adults from mechanical ventilation.

Her range of experience in education, medical centers, and hospitals in New England and Ohio, and a group home in Bridgeport demonstrates her understanding of the breadth of the nursing profession. Most recently, Dr. Epstein was an assistant professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

She matriculated at Fairfield University from 1970 to 1972 as an English major, and then earned a bachelor of arts degree from Cornell University. She obtained a BSN from Ursuline College and her master's and a doctoral degrees from Case Western Reserve University.

Prior to Fairfield, she most recently served as assistant professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and worked part-time as a critical care nurse at MetroHealth Medical Center, a level I trauma center.

Her work in mechanical ventilation for the elderly and critically ill has earned her several research awards and honors, including one from the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Dr. Jennifer S. Goldberg
Specializing in child development, math and science education, and teacher education, Dr. Goldberg joins the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions as assistant professor of curriculum and instruction.

Dr. Goldberg's interests lie in the elementary classroom teaching methods that help students learn science and math. She recently completed a study of two middle school science classrooms examining how teacher-student interactions and teaching methods can alter the implementation of a science program and influence student learning. She has presented her work in classroom interaction at numerous conferences and meetings, including those of the American Educational Research Association.

Her background includes classroom instruction for middle school students with disabilities, as well as courses and workshops in science and mathematics education for elementary school teachers.

Dr. Goldberg earned a bachelor's degree from Purdue University, a master's degree from the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, and a doctoral degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Dr. Shannon Harding
Dr. Harding joins the College of Arts and Sciences as an assistant professor of psychology. Her work in behavioral neuroscience, specifically reproductive behaviors in rodents, has appeared in several academic journals and industry publications.

Dr. Harding has conducted more than seven years of research in animal behavior - including brain dopamine release in freely moving rats, learning and memory assays in mice, and physical changes in leptin-deficient mice - as well as small animal surgery and dissection. Additional research includes measuring the effects of space flight on the development of motor skills in neonatal rats, and experience in histology, molecular biology, and microscopy.

Most recently serving as a teaching assistant at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Boston College, Dr. Harding completed her doctoral degree in neurobiology from Mount Sinai during the summer.

Dr. Harding earned her bachelor of arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a master's degree from the University of Connecticut.

Rev. Terrence Devino, S.J., joins Campus Ministry team

By Jill Kasiewicz Caseria, editor

Rev. Terrence Devino, S.J., has joined the Campus Ministry team as associate director. He will direct several retreat and Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults programs and Hunger Cleanup, and will lead students on the North American Mission Experience to Maine and Kentucky.

His role also includes providing pastoral counseling and spiritual direction for the campus community. An experienced spiritual director, Fr. Devino has served at the Gloucester Eastern Retreat House.

He received a bachelor of arts degree in urban studies and human services from Worcester State College, a master of divinity degree in pastoral ministry from Seton Hall University, and a certificate in spiritual direction from the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, Mass.

Prior to Fairfield University, Fr. Devino was assistant director of residential life at Boston College where he also served as an ombudsman and resident Jesuit in student dorms - an opportunity he appreciates having. "It was great," he reflects. "So much of the students' college experience takes place where they live, from how they choose to interact with their peers to the choices they make."

He also held ministry positions at the College of the Holy Cross and Boston College High School.

In addition to his campus work, Fr. Devino was assistant director at the Jesuit Urban Center in Boston, where he coordinated the adult education program for a diverse population of more than 500 students. He also served at the Sisters of Mercy Orphanage in Kingston, Jamaica, and at Seton Manor AIDS Hospice in Massachusetts.

Fr. Devino entered the Society of Jesus in 1994 after serving eight years as associate pastor for three parishes in the Diocese of Springfield, Mass.

Joining the Jesuits was an easy decision, says Fr. Devino, who was motivated not only by the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, but by "the spirit, companionship, and being a part of something that had a larger world view." That "larger world view" appealed to his interest in serving communities abroad as a Jesuit. While at Boston College, he led a student immersion program to the United States-Mexico border. The program, called BorderLinks, focuses on the issues affecting the factory workers of the region. At the College of the Holy Cross, he developed and led educational student trips to Cuernavaca, Mexico.

With summer coming to an end, he's looking forward to the start of the semester.

"I'm so happy to be a part of all of what Fairfield University has to offer. The energy here is exciting," he says. "The campus is a total community, a parish in a sense - from the students and their parents, to the faculty and staff. I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone."

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Workshop provides tips on plagiarism education and prevention

By Jennifer K. Covino, publications writer

New York Times reporter Jayson Blair did it in his coverage of the Iraq war. Former history professor Stephen Ambrose did it when he failed to properly attribute text from other writers in his book, The Wild Blue. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin apologized publicly about it, saying sloppy note taking was to blame for the verbatim passages that turned up in her biography of the Kennedys.

Headline-grabbers like these have made plagiarism a national discussion. At Fairfield University, it was recently the topic of a half-day workshop sponsored by The Writing Center and the DiMenna-Nyselius Library. The 13 faculty members in attendance, representing departments ranging from physics to economics, picked up tips on how to prevent and detect plagiarism. In this case, it was defined as "the submission of another's work as one's own."

"We approached the issue of plagiarism from a prevention standpoint," says Dr. Beth Boquet, director of The Writing Center. "As professors are putting together courses and syllabi, how can they stage assignments to prevent plagiarism?"

Ramona Islam, senior multimedia librarian, suggests issuing assignments in steps, rather than giving students a one-time, end-of-semester deadline. For example, students might be required to select a topic early in the semester; generate their own questions about the topic without consulting outside resources; conduct library research to answer those questions; submit a refined version of the topic; submit a draft; and finally, submit a written or oral presentation. It is also helpful when professors clearly state their expectations that students consult scholarly sources. Students rise to high expectations, especially when clearly defined, says Islam.

During the lunch break, Dr. Boquet and Dr. Katherine Schwab, associate professor of art history, discussed ways to change assignment design. One idea was to have each student generate an annotated bibliography early in the semester that could be compiled as one document and made available to all students in the class, Dr. Schwab said.

"I learned that the key is to keep assignments as new and fresh and engaging as possible," Dr. Schwab explains. Encouraging originality, she says, "reduces student reliance on previously written papers or simply taking outright phrases from a book or journal article."

Islam, who crafted an online plagiarism tutorial and quiz required in freshman year (http://library2.fairfield.edu/instruction/ramona/plugin.html), says that plagiarism is often unintentional. Sometimes, she adds, students are simply confused about when they should paraphrase or quote a source, and how to provide proper credit. Professors may want to talk to students about how professionals go about conducting research in the field and how they can access articles from leading journals. Library staff can also conduct an instructional session for the class, according to Islam.

Students arrive at Fairfield with varying degrees of research preparedness, says Dr. Boquet. "Some know how to write a well-researched, well-documented paper and some of them have never done it," she says. Dr. Boquet believes most plagiarism is caused by time constraints or performance pressure, and may not always be deliberate. "Students think, 'Everything I read is by an expert. How do I reframe it into words that are better?' " she says.

If a paper has clearly been purchased from an Internet-based "paper mill," Dr. Boquet adds, "that is clear, deliberate academic misconduct. But in the majority of cases we see, it is a much greyer area."

According to Islam, professors should check carefully to make sure plagiarism has occurred before confronting a student, and when they do, should document all conversations. Professors may consult a librarian, use Internet search engines, or try detection programs available through websites such as Turnitin.com.

Professors may also keep electronic copies of student papers on their hard drives for comparison. This would enable them to quickly compare one student's term paper on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, for example, with a paper on the same topic written by that student's roommate the semester before. "WCopyfind," a Windows-based detection program that enables this technique, can be downloaded from a link at Fairfield's Resources for Plagiarism Detection and Deterrence site.

Signs of possible plagiarism include a paper that seems too scholarly in tone, a paper that doesn't fulfill the exact assignment, an outdated bibliography or references to historical events as if they are happening now, and strange formatting.

The latter may be a give-away for information that's been cut and pasted or downloaded directly from websites.

Fairfield University Educational Policies and General Regulations instruct professors about what to do in the event of academic dishonesty and detail procedures for involving the academic dean. According to the policy, "Professors are to award a grade of zero for the project, paper or examination in question, and may record an F for the course itself. When appropriate, expulsion may be recommended."

At other universities, the consequences may be more serious. According to Islam, some schools have revoked degrees when plagiarism has been established after graduation day.

Creative planning is the best way to prevent plagiarism. But if instructors believe it is already occurring, there's still help - from the same resource students may turn to. Dr. Boquet says that while the Internet makes cheating easier, it also helps students conduct responsible research, since so many sources are at their fingertips. "Yet it also makes it easier for professors to determine whether students have lifted passages or papers from other writers," she concludes.

Noted theologian and author Dolores Leckey to present

3rd annual O'Callaghan Lecture at Fairfield University

Dolores Leckey, senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center and a respected advisor to the American Catholic bishops, will present "Catholic Women at the Threshold: New Ministers, New Leaders" on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 8 p.m. at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Leckey's talk is the third annual Anne Drummey O'Callaghan Lecture on Women in the Church.

Leckey, author of several books on spirituality and the church, will consider how the contours of Catholic Church ministry and leadership have changed and how women fit into the process. She will address the increase in women serving spiritual and administrative roles in individual parishes and dioceses and what the future may offer the next generation.

In her role as senior fellow, Leckey coordinates the Church Leadership Program for the Woodstock Theological Center. She is the former executive director of the Secretariat for Family Life, Laity, Women, and Youth at the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, where she served for 20 years. She has been an official advisor to the American Catholic bishops at two Roman Synods, and lectures throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia.

Leckey's books include: Blessings All Around Us (Resurrection Press); Seven Essentials for the Spiritual Journey (Crossroad); Women and Creativity (Paulist Press); and The Ordinary Way: A Family Spirituality (Crossroad/Continuum). The Louisville Institute recently awarded her a two-year grant for a new book, While Shepherds Kept Watch: Stories, Memoirs and Meditations - American Catholic Leaders 1975-2000.

Leckey holds a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in New York and a master's degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She has been awarded 12 honorary doctorates. She is married and has four adult children.

The annual lecture honors the memory of Anne Drummey O'Callaghan, an advocate for people with mental disabilities and a youth minister and catechist at St. Jerome and St. Joseph churches in Norwalk, Conn.

Darryl Delia, men's assistant head coach for lacrosse, and Meghan Main, women's lacrosse coach, are two of the new additions to the Fairfield University Athletic Department.

Athletics welcomes four assistant coaches

By Jack Jones, director of Sports Information

Several varsity athletic teams will have a new look for the upcoming academic year. In addition to the incoming freshman class, four new assistant coaches - including two alumnae - will patrol the sidelines in 2003-04.

Darryl Delia will coach men's lacrosse. He has served at Yale University as an assistant coach since 1998, and more recently as interim head coach. Before joining the collegiate ranks, Delia was the head lacrosse coach at Guilford High School (1996-97), and assisted with the boys lacrosse program at Hamden Hall High School (1994-95). His career also includes time as head wrestling coach at East Haven High School (1993-2003).

"I am very pleased to have someone of Darryl's caliber join our staff," says Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse Coach Ted Spencer. "His background at the collegiate level will certainly be a positive addition to our program."

Fairfield's own Erin Heslin '03 will coach the cross-country team. Heslin competed for the University's cross country team for four seasons. Highly regarded as one of the best runners in Fairfield history, Heslin holds six of the top-20 finishes at Van Cortlandt Park, including the top finish three times. She was awarded Co-Female Athlete of the Year last year after finishing as the Stags top runner in every race during her senior season; she also finished first in every race as a freshman and as a sophomore. Heslin is a three-time member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic team.

"It's exciting to have Erin on our staff," says Head Coach Andrew Harrington. "Her recent experience and success with the women's team will be beneficial in motivating the team."

Meghan Main '03, who will coach the women's lacrosse team, also graduated from Fairfield last year, after finishing her career among the top scorers in Stags lacrosse history. She places fifth all-time with 73 goals; her 26 assists ranks sixth overall. Last year, Main tallied a team-high 37 goals and five assists for 42 points. She established a school record with eight goals in a win over Siena College during the 2003 campaign. Off the field, Main earned MAAC All-Academic accolades, as well as a spot on the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Honor Roll.

"Meg's success as a collegiate player along with her enthusiasm for the game will be an invaluable asset to our program," says Head Coach Stacey McCue.

New on the women's basketball court is Paige Sauer. Sauer enjoyed a solid playing career with the University of Connecticut, helping the Huskies capture the 2000 National Championship. In addition, Sauer helped UConn reach two Elite Eight teams (1997 and 1998). She garnered third-team All-Big East honors in 1998 and was named to the NCAA Tournament East Regional team. Her best season at UConn came during the 1997-98 campaign, when she averaged 11.9 points and six rebounds per game. She played professionally with WNBA teams Los Angeles Sparks and the Cleveland Rockers, in addition to playing overseas.

"I am excited to be in Connecticut and working with (Head Coach) Dianne Nolan and Fairfield University," Sauer says. "I felt it was a perfect opportunity for me, and the right place to be."

"She is happy to enter the coaching profession," Nolan said. "It is something she has wanted to do, and she is entering it with the same enthusiasm she had as a player."

Photo by Jean Santopatre

Basketball season tickets on sale now

For information on season ticket packages, contact the Fairfield University Ticket Office at ext. 4103. Information is also available at http://fairfieldstags.ocsn.com/tickets/fair-hoops-tickets.html.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

By Jack Jones, director of Sports Information

Soccer and volleyball teams earn MAAC honors

The men's soccer team was named second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference pre-season coaches poll, as selected by vote of the 10 conference coaches. The Stags earned 88 points in the poll, just three behind defending champion Loyola College's 91. Three Fairfield University student-athletes received berths to the pre-season All-MAAC team, namely sophomores Steven Burns (goalkeeper) and Billy Androutsos (midfielder), and junior midfielder Danny Attwell. The men's soccer team, under eighth-year head coach Carl Rees, opened its regular season schedule on Aug. 29 at Fairleigh Dickinson.

The women's soccer team also picked up a No. 2 ranking in the MAAC pre-season coaches poll, eight points off top-pick Loyola College's 99 points. The Stags, who captured the 2002 regular-season conference title, also placed two student-athletes on the pre-season All-MAAC team: defender Kelly Chapple '04 and forward Meghan King '05. Both received All-MAAC honors last year, leading the team to a 9-7-3 overall record and an 8-0-1 MAAC mark. The women's team, under seventh-year head coach Maria Piechocki, opened its season with a Rocky Mountain road trip. The team traveled to Colorado College on Aug. 29 and to the Air Force Academy on Aug. 30.

The volleyball team enters the 2003 season as co-favorite to win the MAAC title, as both the Stags and Manhattan College received 82 points in the pre-season coaches' poll. Kristin Anderson '04 and Casey Machon '06 received a berth to the pre-season All-MAAC team. Anderson (first-team All-MAAC) and Machon (MAAC Rookie of the Year) were honored by the conference last year. The volleyball team, under second-year head coach Jeff Werneke, opens its season on the road against George Washington University on Aug. 29.

Staff Association officers prepare for a new year

The Staff Association officers for 2003-04 are (pictured above, l-r) secretary Judy Vindheim (Office of Undergraduate Admission); treasurer Sharon Jones (Library); vice president T.J. Murphy (Quick Center for the Arts); and president Linda White (College of Arts and Sciences).

The Staff Association organizes numerous social and educational events during the year. In the last seven years, its Dollars for Scholars program has presented $40,000 in scholarships to Fairfield University students for their academic achievement and extracurricular activities. Last spring, three juniors each received a $2,000 scholarship.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

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President of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion to lecture at Fairfield University

Dr. David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, will deliver the Schnurmacher Lecture in Judaic Studies at Fairfield University on Oct. 7. His lecture will be the first event in a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies. The lecture, "Trends and developments in American Judaism," will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Since 1979, Dr. Ellenson has served on the faculty at HUC- JIR, where he holds the Gus Waterman Herrman Presidential Chair and is the I.H. and Anna Grancell Professor of Jewish Religious Thought at HUC - JIR in Los Angeles. Named president of HUC - JIR in 2001, Dr. Ellenson is only the eighth person in the institution's 125-year history to hold the position. The school trains religious leaders of Reform Judaism.

Dr. Ellenson has written several books and more than 200 articles, which have appeared in publications such as The Hebrew Union College Annual, The Journal of American Academy of Religion, Religious Studies Review, The Year Book of the Leo Baeck Institute, Journal of Religion, and Modern Judaism.

Born in Brookline, Mass., in 1947 and raised in Newport News, Va., Dr. Ellenson is married to Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson and has five children.

Dr. Ellenson received his bachelor of arts degree in history from the College of William and Mary. He went on to become the first master's degree graduate in religious studies at the University of Virginia in 1972. Dr. Ellenson also currently holds master's degrees from HUC - JIR and Columbia University. In 1977, he was ordained a rabbi at the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion's New York School, and in 1981 he received his doctoral degree in religion from Columbia University.

Dr. Ellenson's lecture has been made possible by a gift from the Schnurmacher Foundations. There is no charge to attend the lecture, however reservations are suggested. For information and reservations, call Judaic Studies at ext. 2066.

Sessions to discuss a Retreat in Daily Life

Informational sessions about the Retreat in Daily Life, a five-month journey of reflection and prayer that follows the Spiritual Exercises written by St. Ignatius Loyola, will be held Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 12:40 p.m. in the community room of the Pedro Arrupe, S.J., Campus Ministry Center.

Retreatants commit to an hour of daily prayer and reflection, and meet once a week with a spiritual director. Others may opt to enter a preparation period before committing to the retreat; these people would meet with a spiritual director once a month and progress to weekly meetings in the spring. They would then decide whether to move into the Retreat in Daily Life next fall.

For further information, contact Rev. James Bowler, S.J., facilitator for Catholic and Jesuit mission and identity and a spiritual director, at ext. 3248.

Open VISIONS Forum: Fall 2003

September 24, 7:30 p.m.
Liv Ullmann
Acclaimed actress Liv Ullmann, star of several Ingmar Bergman films, opens the seventh season. Beginning in 1966 with Bergman's film, Persona, Ullman became one of his favorite muses, starring in Shame, Scenes from a Marriage, Face to Face, and Autumn Sonata. Known for her ability to interpret emotionally wrought characters, Ullman was twice nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for Jan Troell's The Emigrants. She debuted on Broadway in the 1975 production of A Doll's House and wrote her autobiography, Changing, in 1977. An acclaimed director in her own right, Ullman is a former goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.

October 27, 7:30 p.m.
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes is president and chief executive officer of Forbes and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. A widely respected economics prognosticator, he is the only four-time winner of the prestigious Crystal Owl Award, formerly given by USX Corp. to the financial journalist whose economic forecasts for the coming year proved most accurate. In late 1999, Forbes took a leave of absence to run for the Republican presidential nomination, but returned to his magazine in February 2000.

November 10, 7:30 p.m.
Harry Belafonte
Singer and humanitarian Harry Belafonte will deliver this year's Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lecture. Known for the ever-popular songs Day-O and Matilda, Belafonte burst on the music scene with his 1956 album Calypso, the first-ever million-selling album in history. Also a successful television, film, and Broadway star and producer, he is a respected human rights advocate, serving as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF since 1987. He aims to focus global attention on the needs of children around the world as well as civil and human rights issues in South Africa and the United States.

The Jacoby-Lunin lecture is presented in affiliation with the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies.

January 25, 3 p.m.
Andrea Mitchell
Broadcast journalist Andrea Mitchell has served as chief foreign affairs correspondent for NBC News for nearly a decade. She has traveled the world to cover such topics as the war on terrorism, nuclear proliferation in India and Pakistan, the federal budget, campaign finance reform, and gun control. She reports for every NBC broadcast, including Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Today, and Meet the Press.

Open VISIONS Forum is an outreach program of University College. All lectures take place in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. For tickets, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.

Jazz concert and silent auction to benefit local scholarships and awards

A lively jazz trio, comedian Mike Morris and a silent auction are among the highlights of a benefit for The Jamie A. Hulley Fund for the Arts to be held on Sept. 20 at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The silent auction and reception begin at 7 p.m.; the concert will follow at 8 p.m.

All proceeds from the evening will benefit several scholarships and awards, as well as celebrate the life of Jamie Alaine Hulley, daughter of psychology professor Dr. Judy Primavera and Fred Hulley Jr. Jamie Hulley was an arts enthusiast whose dream of a career in the arts was cut short when she died of cancer in 2002 at the age of 20. The fund offers scholarships and awards at Racebrook School and Amity junior and senior high schools in Orange and Woodbridge, Wesleyan University, and Fairfield University.

The benefit features a concert of jazz standards and original selections performed by bassist Brian Torff, director of Fairfield University's jazz and popular music program; pianist Florence Melnotte; and drummer Thierry Arpino. Comedian Mike Morris, a psychology professor at the University of New Haven, will also take the stage.

Tickets to the benefit are $35. For tickets, call (203) 891-8869.

"Live Lit!" debuts at Quick Center for the Arts

"Live Lit!' a new series of dramatic readings of some of the world's best short fiction, debuts on Oct. 5 at 3 p.m. in the Lawrence A. Wien Experimental Theatre at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The series of three Sunday performances include fine literature read by seasoned professional actors preceded by an afternoon tea at 2 p.m. The additional dates are Nov. 9 and Dec. 7.

The first Live Lit! spotlights three 20th-century American writers. Actors will take on The Conversion of the Jews by Philip Roth, Glory in the Daytime by Dorothy Parker and A View of the Woods by Flannery O'Connor. Future performances will feature works by Julian Barnes, Alexander Sergeyovitch Pushkin, and others.

Tess Link, an actress, writer, and member of the Westport-based Theatre Artists Workshop, is creator and director of the series.

Deborah Sommers, director of programming for the Quick Center, says the series is a welcome addition to - and natural extension of - the Quick Center's season.

"The Live Lit! project interested us because it was a way to bring fascinating short stories to life and create interest in the authors," she says. "We are always looking for theatrical projects that are intimate and that will reach the audience. The success of our radio dramas has shown us that audiences are interested in these types of events, too."

Sommers adds she hopes to archive the performances for future educational resources for the community.

Link, who will participate in readings, has assembled a varied cast, including Quick Center Executive Director Thomas Zingarelli, and several local actors from surrounding communities.

Each Live Lit! event includes three stories based on a common theme. "Fin de Siecle Marriage," which will be presented on Nov. 9, includes Ivan Klima's Divorce, Julian Barnes' Hygiene, and The Birthday Present by Andrea Lee. "Icons of Russian Literature," on Dec. 7, will feature Shylock on the Neva by Gary Shteyngart, The Squire's Daughter by Alexander Sergeyovitch Pushkin," and Anton Chekhov's A Day in the Country. The event is part of the Quick Center's Russian Arts and Letters Festival.

For ticket information, call the Box Office at ext. 4010.

Go Stags
Fairfield University's Stag mascot cheers on a mystery runner as he winds his way through campus in a scene from the upcoming campaign video. The video, which will debut at this month's President's Dinner, is produced by Steve Minnick of the Media Center.

Photo by Jean Santopatre

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