Welcome to Carroll's electronic newsletter QuickNotes, a weekly (and in summer, bi-weekly) synopsis of the news and happenings around Carroll College. QuickNotes is intended to keep Carroll's students, alumni, friends and employees in touch with college accomplishments and activities. It is not a message board but an informational resource for the Carroll community and its supporters.

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Tonight (Friday, Feb. 20), economist Dr. Jerry Pohlman will offer a free public lecture, "Economic Outlook: 2009 and Beyond," at 6 p.m. in Carroll College Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202.

"TRUE IS IT THAT WE HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS." SHAKESPEARE

All the world's a stage, especially at the Performing Arts Center now, with the first week of the Carroll theater troupe's production of Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Catch it in St. Charles Old North tonight and Saturday, Feb. 20-21 and next Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28, with all shows at 8 p.m. Special Sunday matinees are scheduled this weekend and next, with curtain at 2 p.m. Tickets are $11 general admission and $8 students and seniors. Call 406-447-4304 for tickets and info. Read more on the production, the Carroll talent onstage, and the choreographed combat in this famed Shakespearian romp at: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/12/yourtime/55yt_090212_like.txt.

"THE TROUBLE WITH PARENTS IS THAT, BY THE TIME THEY ARE EXPERIENCED, THEY ARE UNEMPLOYED." ANONYMOUS

Carroll has passed its parental employment stimulus package, with Parents Weekend going on now through Sunday. Friday night's festivities include an evening at "As You Like It" in the PAC, or head over to the Watercarvers Guild concert (no ticket necessary) in Trinity Lounge, with both events starting at 8. On Saturday, parentals can enjoy brunch in the Campus Center starting at 11:30 a.m., with department presentations across campus in a variety of disciplines from 1 to 3 p.m. Weekend Mass in St. Charles Chapel with Bishop Thomas and Fr. Marc Lenneman co-celebrating is at 4 p.m., followed by a festive Saturday night at the Parent Appreciation Dinner, featuring a keynote speech by five-time NAIA national championship head football coach, Mike Van Diest, and dancing to the tunes of Triplecross afterward, all in the Campus Center's lower level. When you meet the parents on campus, give them a smile . . . and behave yourselves!

ON TO HAITI, MATEY!

This Saturday, Feb. 21, head on over to the Staggering Ox in the Lundy Center, right near campus, to grab a clubfoot sandwich and show your support of our four Carroll student volunteers headed to Haiti over spring break. Carroll juniors Louis Bartoletti, Nicho Hash, Luke Thies and Jake Whetzel will be helping the pro dentists of Montana Dental Outreach Teams as they minister to the needs of patients who have never had access to a dentist before. The public and Carroll community are welcome to drop by the Ox from 6:30 to 9 p.m. to meet the Carroll students and lead doctor on the team, learn more about the mission and chip in to help these students cover their travel expenses. Faculty advisor Dr. Jack Oberweiser is also accompanying the group to Haiti, and he'll be on stage at the Ox with his band Triplecross. The Haiti-bound students and the Montana Dental Outreach Teams were recently featured in the Helena Independent Record-read the whole story at: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/15/weekly_features/helena_life/top/50hl_090215_service.txt.

IT'S IN THE CONSTITUTION

Next Monday, Feb. 23, you may see some fresh-faced high-school seniors taking their constitutionals on campus. Welcome these guests as the college hosts the 2009 state "We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution" competition, with high-school teams from around the state vying for trophies and glory in a simulated congressional hearing. The winners will advance to the nationals in Washington, D.C. For more information, read: https://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=10905.

ECONOMIC FORECAST: MUSHROOM CLOUDS?

Next Wednesday, Feb. 25, Carroll's History Department will co-sponsor a presentation by the Korea Economic Institute, "Fallout Northeast Asia: Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis and Nuclear Stalemate on the Korean Peninsula" in the lower level of the Campus Center from 3 to 5 p.m. It is free and open to the public. Speakers include L. Gordon Flake, executive director of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield; Thomas Byrne, senior vice president/sovereign regional credit officer for Asia & the Middle East for Moody's Financial Institutions & Sovereign Risk Group; and Nicole Finnemann, director of research and academic affairs for the Korea Economic Institute. For more on these speakers, check out: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11504.

LASER LIGHT SHOW NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT

On Thursday, Feb. 26, our resident astronomer Dr. Kelly Cline presents, "Lasers: On Earth and Beyond," at 7 p.m. in Simperman Hall Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101-202. Free, as always, and open to everyone. In his talk, Dr. Cline will explain how lasers work (hint: it's not like ordinary light) and explore Einstein's amazing discovery that revolutionized our understanding of light, opening the door to laser science. In his talk, Dr. Cline will show how laser light is transforming astronomy, creating a whole new generation of telescopes that can compensate for the turbulence in our atmosphere. Even more exciting, we will learn how astronomers have discovered certain conditions where microwave-lasers are created naturally by comets, in the atmospheres of giant planets, and in matter swirling into supermassive black holes residing in distant galaxies!

STUDENT NEWS

Jobs, jobs, jobs!

Carroll College Career Services is offering two powerful presentations, free to students, next week. On Thursday, Feb. 26, a special national webinar, "Seven Secrets to the Hidden Job Market" will broadcast in Simperman Hall room 108 from 11 a.m. to noon. Presented by nationally renowned speaker Don Asher (known as "America's Job Guru"), the webinar will discuss your prospects for jobs in the current and predicted economic environment. Anyone who wishes to attend is encouraged to register in advance by emailing careers -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

Later on Thursday evening, Career Services presents, "The Economy: How Bad Is It? -- Today's Economy and Your Job Search," from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in O'Connell Hall room 107. Free, with refreshments, and co-sponsored by Career Services and the Trinity Hall Community Advisors. It's not all bad news: hear what to expect and what opportunities are out there for those launching careers in these historic times of change.

And, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, representatives from the U.S. Census Bureau will be recruiting in the Campus Center lobby from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jobs are available now and through the summer for the 2010 census.

Looking ahead: on April 2, FBI recruiters will hold a special information session in the lower level of the Campus Center from 9 to 10 a.m. If you have any interest in the possibility of a career with the FBI, plan to attend. Seniors can take the qualifying exam for becoming an FBI Special Agent also on April 2-this is the only such exam that will be given in Montana this year. Get online and complete the application and submit a resume to the FBI by the end of February in order to qualify to sit for the Phase I exam. Go to http://www.fbijobs.gov/, hit the left menu bar under ‘career paths,' then ‘special agents.' The Phase 1 Exam will be in the Carroll Campus Center from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 2.

Events

Finally, Monday, March 2, is the deadline for submissions to the 2009 Charlies Film Festival at Carroll. Drop your five to fifteen minute cinematic masterpiece off in Patrick Harris's office in the ASCC Student Complex (lower level of the Campus Center). For more info on the Charlies and filmmaking entries: http://www.carroll.edu/students/activities/charlies/index.cc.

ALUMNI NEWS

Events

Next Saturday, Feb. 21, Salt Lake City Area alumni, parents and friends are invited to  support Carroll Saints basketball at Westminster College. The pre-game gathering from 4-5:30 p.m. takes place at Fiddler's Elbow & Salt Lake Pizza & Pasta, 1061 E. 2100 S., with no host food and drinks, families welcome. The women's game begins at 5:30 p.m. and the men tip off at 7:30. RSVP via e-mail  alumni -is-at- carroll -dot- edu or call Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.

The Carroll College Office of Alumni is hosting a Phoenix (AZ) area gathering for Saints alums, parents and friends on Sunday, March 15. It will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Desert Botanical Gardens, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, with an afternoon reception and special guests, including History Professor Dr. Robert Swartout, former Carroll President Msgr. Joseph Harrington, current President Tom Trebon and many more. The cost is $20 per person, which includes refreshments and entrance fee to the gardens. RSVP by March 10 online at www.carroll.edu/alumni or by calling Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185. 

And, get your reservations now for Carroll's Alumni Centennial Trips! On October 2-12, 2009, travel to Ireland with Carroll Professor Murphy Fox. Later in the year, on May 17-28, 2010, experience Catholic heritage and rich Italian culture on the Treasures of Italy trip led by Rev. Dan Shea. For more information, visit the website at www.carroll.edu/alumni or call Kathy Ramirez at 406-447-5185.

In the News

Stacy (Stellflug) Handley, class of 1997, was recently selected for the Billings Gazette's "40 under 40." Read on at: http://www.billingsbusiness.com/articles/2009/02/09/features/40under40/45-stacyhandley.txt.

Mandeev (Deev) Brar (right), class of 2000, reports that, after graduating law school and finishing a master's in political science at the University of Colorado at Boulder, he enlisted in the Army almost four years ago. He graduated from the Special Forces Qualification Course, where he received his Green Beret after three years of training. Since serving three years at Ft. Bragg (Ft. Benning Infantry and Airborne school before that), he is currently stationed at Ft. Lewis, Wash. (Tacoma), assigned to the 1st Special Forces Group.

Levi Burkle, class of 2000, is releasing his fourth music CD entitled "MAZE" on March 14. Check out more on Levi and his blooming indie music career at: http://leviburkle.com/.

Kate E. (Hartill) Miller, class of 2000, reports that she and husband Justin welcomed their second daughter on October 16, 2008: Brooklyn Hailey Miller.

Keenan Blake, class of 2002, and Megan Kerzman, class of 2004, are engaged to be married. They are planning a June 27, 2009, wedding at the Cathedral of St. Helena.

Second lieutenant Marieke Min, class of 2008, is heading up new ROTC program on the MSU-Billings campus. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen after her sophomore year here at Carroll and joined Carroll ROTC on a full scholarship. After graduation, she continued her career as an officer in the Montana Army National Guard and is currently assigned to MSU -B. For more on her story, read: http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/02/18/news/local/24-rotc.txt.

2008 nursing alumnus Josh Solheim (left) is taking a leave from the Army to volunteer for mission work at an orphanage in Bangladesh for five months.  He set up a website with stories and pictures. Read the latest postings from across the globe at:  http://web.me.com/joshsolheim/Bangladesh2009/Welcome.html.

FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS

English Professor Debra Bernardi will be presenting a paper at the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association meeting next week. Her paper is called "Big Love(s): The Uses of Polygamy Narratives in American Culture." She says the paper focuses on the HBO TV show "Big Love" and 19^th-century American anti-Mormon narratives. Also delivering a paper at this meeting is 2008 Carroll English graduate Crystine Miller. Her paper, "Ellen Meloy: A Deep Map of Place," delves into the lives of writer Ellen Meloy and photographer Ann Brigman, which were the subjects of her Carroll honors thesis.

The Great Falls Clinic and the University of Great Falls are partnering to give area residents a small taste of what medical school is like with a four-week "Mini-Med School" in March. On the faculty is Carroll Professor Dan Gretch, who will discuss infectious diseases. The series takes place at the Great Falls Clinic Specialty Center, 3000 15th Ave. S. For more, read:  http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090217/NEWS01/902170313/1002/news01.

Carol Anderson has joined the Carroll Wellness Center as our new part-time office manager, sharing the position with Erin Harris. Carol is a class of 1982 graduate with several years of business experience. She and her husband, Jay, started the Host Family Program for Saints Soccer.

ATHLETICS

On Feb. 17, head football coach Mike Van Diest and head men's basketball coach Gary Turcott were among 20 Carroll College athletes, coaches and administrators on hand at the Macaroni Grill and Chili's Grill & Bar in Helena as part of Celebrity Service Night, a fundraiser for the Good Samaritan in Helena. All the waiters donated their tips for the evening and members of the community donated checks. A portion of the night's earnings also went to the charity. Student-athletes representing every sport at Carroll were paired up with servers to try their hand at waiting tables. Athletic Director Bruce Parker carried platters of food from the kitchen. Carroll President Tom Trebon and women's basketball coach Shawn Nelson greeted people at the door. For more dish on the Saints restaurateurs, read:  http://www.helenair.com/articles/2009/02/18/sports/local/100spl_090218_saints.txt.

Schedule

Women's Basketball

Feb 19: vs. Lewis Clark State in Lewiston, 6 p.m.

Feb. 21: vs. Westminster, Salt Lake City, UT, 5:30 p.m.

Men's Basketball

Feb. 19: vs. Lewis-Clark College in Lewiston, 8 p.m. 

Feb. 21: vs. Westminster, Salt Lake City, UT, 7:30 p.m. 

COMING EVENTS

Ongoing: In the glass cases outside the Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall), "The Fulbright Connection: Contemporary Bulgarian Artists, living in the U.S."-the last of three exhibits of paintings by Bulgarian artists. Bulgarian Artists Abroad was founded in 2007 in Chicago with the idea of promoting Bulgarian culture throughout the world. Their aim is to unify all artists of Bulgarian origin who live outside their home country. In the United States they have members in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, New Orleans, Wichita, Detroit, and San Francisco. This display runs through the end of April and features the work of Vassi Vaseski, Lubo Velkov, and Ivo Yoshovski.

Ongoing: Carroll College Art Gallery (room 034 St. Charles Hall) exhibit, "Excellence and Degrees III," which runs through March 5. The last in the three exhibits featuring the work of faculty members from colleges and universities across Montana. Artists included are Mary Ann Bonjorni, Beth Lo, Bobbi Tilton, James Bailey and David James from University of Montana-Missoula; Mark Moak from Rocky Mountain College; Norton Pease from MSU-Northern; Jeffery Conger from MSU-Bozeman; and Brian Cast and Lea Zoltowski from MSU-Billings. The gallery is open weekdays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; closed weekends and college holidays.

Ongoing: The Carroll Corette Library show of artist Linda McCray's exhibit, "Agape: Abstract Spiritual Paintings of Love," with the show continuing to February 21. Free. Sponsored by the Carroll Corette Library. McCray's current passion in painting is taking her beliefs and translating them into universal spiritual messages that speak to others regardless of their traditions. "Motivated by the pursuit of spiritual meaning and enlightenment in her work, McCray uses light, color, and texture in her powerful, abstract compositions to create emotionally charged images which afford the faithful instruction, the seeker time for reflection, and the pilgrim a place of refuge," said H. Rafael Chacón, Ph.D., professor of art history and criticism at the University of Montana. The Corette Library is open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-midnight; Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday 1 p.m.-midnight. For more information call 406-933-5537.

March 6: Deadline for nominations for the Raymond G. Hunthausen Award for Community Service, named for Archbishop Hunthausen because of his own commitment to peace and justice in his personal life and in his work with the Catholic Church. All Carroll students with a minimum of 2.0 grade point average and a demonstrated commitment to serving others are eligible. Nominate a student with a form available in Career & Testing Services offices in Borromeo Hall, or electronically from Rosie Walsh at rwalsh -is-at- carroll -dot- edu. The deadline is March 6. Certificates will be presented to each recipient at the annual Honors Convocation in April.

March 9-13: Spring Break.

March 10: IMPACT Business Campaign CHEERS Wrap Up Party.

March 16: Annual Student Art Exhibit opens in the Carroll Art Gallery, St. Charles Hall, running through the end of April. Works by students in recent art classes will be featured including photographs, drawings, paintings and ceramics. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 406-447-4302.

March 21: Junior-Senior Banquet.

March 23: Lecture by "1491" author Charles C. Mann, "A history of the Americas before Columbus," at Carroll College (Helena, MT) in the Campus Center's lower level at 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. A book signing will follow the lecture. Sponsored by: The Carroll College Latin American Studies Program with a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Associated Students of Carroll College, the Indian Education Division of the Montana Office of Public Instruction, and the Helena Indian Alliance. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11469.

March 26: Charlies Film Festival awards night in the PE Center.

March 27: Niel Brandt, professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Penn State University and American Astronomical Society Shapley Program sponsored speaker, will be the keynote star of Carroll College Astronomy Weekend in Helena. An expert on high-energy astrophysics, x-ray astronomy and black holes, Brandt will give a lecture, "X-raying Active Galaxies: Exploring the Environments of Supermassive Black Holes," at 7 p.m. in Carroll College Simperman Hall's Wiegand Amphitheater, room 101/202. Free and open to the public. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11470.

March 28: Astronomy Weekend at Carroll College in Helena, Mont., will feature a broad range of family-friendly events, from star talks in a giant portable planetarium, space displays and demonstrations to astronomy door prizes and tours of the Neuman Observatory. All events take place in the Carroll Campus Center's lower level from noon to 4 p.m., with all events free and open to the public.

March 27-28: Senior Showcase of the play, "When the Rainbow Bends," directed by Carroll senior Ryan Danielson. A powerful story about the lives of three people when one of them contracts AIDS. Merton Acting Studio in the Campus Center.

April 1: Carroll Career Fair, PE Center.

April 2-4: Carroll College's Dept. of Civil Engineering and Montana State University co-host the 2009 ASCE Pacific Northwest Regional Student Conference at Carroll, where 300 students from Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington will gather to promote civil engineering and participate in various competitions. Competitions will include steel bridge design and construction, concrete canoe design and races, and a professional paper competition on sustainability in civil engineering. Sponsored by Pacific Steel & Recycling, a Great Falls-based employee-owned company, which provided a $50,000 gift to Carroll College last year, of which $20,000 will support this ASCE regional conference at Carroll. For more, see the press release at: http://www.carroll.edu/about/pressreleases.php?id=11481 or visit http://www.carroll.edu/academics/engineering/conference/index.cc.

April 3-4: Senior Showcase performance of "The Lion in Winter," work for mature audiences about the intrigues of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, in the Merton Acting Studio (Campus Center).

April 10 and 13: Easter break, no classes.

April 17: Saints Athletic Association Auction in the Carroll PE Center. For more information about becoming a member of the Saints Athletic Association or the auction, contact Associate Director of Athletics Renee Wall at 406/447-5413 or at rwall -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

April 18-19: Softball weekend.

May 1: Last day of classes.

May 9: Centennial Celebration Kickoff at Baccalaureate and Commencement.

May 11: Summer semester begins. Four sessions continue through July.

May 14-17: Basic Preparation Course for Parish Nurses and Health Ministers. The class will be held on the Carroll campus at the Parish Nurse Center in Simperman Hall. The cost is $390 and includes educational materials and lunches. If interested in this course, please contact Cynthia Gustafson at 406-447-5494 or cgustafs -is-at- carroll -dot- edu.

May 15-17: The annual St. James School of Nursing banquet and celebration at the War Bonnet Hotel in Butte. The St. James Nursing class of '59 will be honored. For more information, call Claire Holman at 406-723-4258 or Deanna Thomas at 406-782-4435. 

July 18: Symphony Under the Stars at Carroll College, celebrating the Carroll Centennial.

AND COMING NEXT FALL!

September 25-27: Carroll Centennial Homecoming, with the Fighting Saints taking on UM-Western on Saturday, Sept. 26. Join us as we celebrate a Century of Memories for all class years. On Friday, enjoy a campus tour, golf tournament, and the Hall of Fame Banquet celebrating a Century of Champions including alumni awards. Cap off the night walking down memory lane with copies of old Prospectors and Hilltoppers dating back to the early 1900s while enjoying drinks and desserts. Begin Saturday morning with a fun run, Mass at the grotto, tailgate, class pictures and of course the Fighting Saints football game. Saturday night, step back in time on Scullon Field, with a1950s Sunday radio show, the 1960s Carrolleers, homecoming floats, painting the C, Eggel Kneggel, the Borro Boys serenades, music by Rob Quist & much more!