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August 2007
Mark your
calendar for these upcoming events:
August 19,
2007
Opening Sunday Mass,
7:00 pm, Christ the King Chapel
August 20,
2007
Fall Semester Begins
September
8, 2007
Mindfulness: Presence of Mind, Body & Spirit
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Presented by Katherine Murphy.
Martin de Porres Center. Register by
9/3/07.
Fall 2007
Alumni Travel TBA
October 4,
2007
Schmooze or Lose Business Networking, Chapter 2.
5:30 pm
October 6,
2007
Chicago Alumni event
October
26 - 27, 2007
Homecoming 2007
Details will be coming soon!
November 8, 2007
Alumni Wine Tasting, Guzman House
December 8, 2007
Breakfast with Santa,
9:00 am
~ Looking ahead to 2008 ~
April 12, 2008
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny and Egg Hunt,
9:00 am
Spring 2008
Alumni Travel TBA
June 20 - 22, 2008
Reunion Weekend 2008. St. Mary of the Springs graduates, years
ending in 3's and 8's.
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From Your Alumni Office
As I write this message, the newest members of our ODU family
are moving onto campus as the Class of 2011. New beginnings are
as treasured as fond memories. May you pause to remember your
first experiences on our campus and say a prayer for these men
and women who occupy your former places in Erskine, Spangler,
Wehrle, Sansbury, Fitzpatrick, Aquinas, Siena and Alumni Halls.
They are our future alumni!
As a result of record-breaking enrollment, continued growth and
90%+ occupancy of our four dorms, construction will begin on
August 30 on a new residence hall! The new $6 million,
34,000-square-foot residence hall will be comprised of three
floors, with 152 beds, in a suite-style design. The new dorm,
set to open Fall of 2008, will be adjacent to Fitzpatrick and
Aquinas, facing Siena Hall, making a quad on the east side of
Sunbury Road. Photos of construction progress will be posted in
future editions of the ODU Link, and on our website!
In March of 2008, we will break ground on our new Bishop James
A. Griffin Student Center. Details about that project will be
published in the Fall issue of the Ohio Dominican University
Magazine.
Whether your diploma reads St. Mary of the Springs, Ohio
Dominican College, or Ohio Dominican University, you can be
proud of your alma mater today. Beyond the exciting expansion
and growth, the core of your alma mater remains: a Catholic,
Dominican university, committed to
contemplation of truth and sharing the
fruits with others.
Lastly, it gives us great
pleasure, on behalf of the 10,000+ alumni, to welcome
Bishop James A. Griffin as our Interim President. Having known
and worked for Bishop previously, I can personally affirm that
Bishops faith, leadership and warmth are timely gifts during
our Universitys transition and certainly ones that keep us
moving on our path to preeminence. Welcome, Bishop!
Have a wonderful end of
summer, everyone, with a safe and happy Labor Day. Please be
sure to send us a note, a photo, a phone call or a kind
thought. You are the reasons we are here.
Best regards,
Sue & Tammy
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Summertime Alumni Activities
 An
enjoyable evening was had by all who attended our annual
Alumni Happy Hour
(click here for photos) held at Barley's Brewing
Company on July 19. We hope that you will be able to
join us next year!
Also,
several alums and their guests had fun at the August 11
Cleveland Indians
game
(click here for photos). Great food and raffle
prizes added to the experience of watching the Tribe
play the New York Yankees. Look for this event again
next season!
Annual ODU School Supply Drive
Now through end of August, we are collecting school supplies to be
donated to local area schools. If you are interested in participating,
please drop off your donation at Guzman House. Pencils, paper, markers,
tissues, scissors, glue - all would be appreciated. Thank you! |
Center
for Dominican Studies
The Center for Dominican Studies begins a new season of
special events beginning September 22, 2007
with a symposium entitled The Role of Mary in the
Church, featuring keynote speaker The Most Rev.
Frederick F. Campbell.
The
symposium will engage a variety of
theologians, and historians
including the Most Rev. James A.
Griffin, Interim President of Ohio
Dominican University; Fr. Bertrand
A. Buby, Director of the
International Research Institute of
the University of Dayton; Sr. Thoma
Swanson, OP, artist, scholar and
former Peruvian missionary; and Sr.
M. Jean Frisk of the University of
Dayton, who will address topics
including:
Mary in the Scriptures
Mary in the Visual Arts
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Reading Magisterial Documents
about Mary
The
symposium will be held from 8:00 am
- 2:00 pm in the Matesich Theatre in
Erskine Hall. Registration fee is
$30. Groups rates of $150 for 10 are
available. For more information
about this and other special events,
please contact the Center for
Dominican Studies at 614-251-4722 or
send e-mail to Sr. Catherine Colby
at
colbyc@ohiodominican.edu.
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Interested in deepening your
faith? Spending time in prayer and
study? Learning about the Dominicans,
their history, their call, and their
commitment to the Gospel message? Then
consider the Dominican Associates, a
group of women and men who are called to
live the Dominican way by praying,
studying, and meeting with fellow
Dominicans throughout the year.
Associates participate in a wide variety
of activities such as prayer, study
groups, retreats, trips, social justice
matters, and socializing. For more
information,
visit
http://www.columbusdominicans.org/whoweare/Associates/Associates.htm
Or, contact Anita Davidson, Coordinator
of Associates for the Dominican Sisters
of Akron and Columbus, at (614) 416-1054
or
dominican.associates@juno.com.
She has printed materials and a schedule
of the discernment process for the
upcoming 2007-2008 year.
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your calendars...
Homecoming 2007
October 26 - 27
Details are
coming soon! |
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Class Notes
(received as of August 2007)
News
66
Tillie Chien
and her husband moved to the south of France in
the spring of this year.
75
Mary Hughes
is working part-time as a co-therapist in a
private practice in Towson, MD. She is also an
administrative assistant at her church. Mary is
retired from her State of Maryland child welfare
job.
81
Dianne Grantham Fidelibus
has been appointed to the Ohio Chemical
Dependency Professionals Board for the state of
Ohio. She is the clinical coordinator for the
mental health-chemical dependency-mental
retardation program at Columbus State Community
College.
Kevin Pica
is now a sales manager for Citigroup, Inc., in
Columbus.
83
Teresa Wright Kirk-Woods
and her husband Doug welcomed their first
grandson, Braden Douglas, on June 4, 2007.
 87
Mohamad Jamil Zulkifi
(pictured to the
left) works in Malaysia for Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd,
the largest reclamation and dredging company in
Asia.
90
Craig Denney,
who works for the Reno, NV law firm Downey
Brand, has achieved Board Certification as a
criminal trial advocate through the National
Board of Trial Advocacy.
94
Eigo Okada
and his family recently relocated to
Indianapolis after working in Japan for seven
years. He is an e-marketing consultant for Eli
Lilly and Company.
95
Rachelle Jacobs Van Winkle
is teaching Ortho-Bionomy classes and building
her private practice for pain/stress management
in New Bern, NC. Her husband, Phillip, has also
started his own construction company in New
Bern.
98
Juston Herning
was recognized in May as the 2007 Officer of the
Year in Delaware, OH.
99
Matt Petersen
is being promoted to principal of Jones Middle
School in Upper Arlington, OH.
03
Pamela Winkelman Tierney
and her family are relocating from Columbus to
Montgomery, TX.
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News
continued
05
Anna Waechter
is volunteering for Christian Appalachian
Project in Hagerhill, KY. Through February 2008,
she will work in the Housing/Home Repair program
to help repair or build new homes.
06
Krysten Case
has accepted a
position as a third grade math teacher at Hamilton
Elementary in Mount Sterling, OH.
Sara Moore
will be providing a year of service to Maggies
Place, a maternity home in Phoenix, AZ.
07
Bill Andrews (MA, Theology)
was named the recipient of the Donald R. Newkirk Award from the Ohio
Hospital Association in May. Bill is the retired
President/CEO of Licking Memorial Health Systems.
Laura Wortman
has accepted a position at the Columbus Montessori
Education Center working with preschool and
kindergarten children.
In Marriages
Maggie Johnson and Sean Anderson 04,
July 20, 2007.
Sara Phythyon 05 and Michael Wyen, July 7, 2007.
Amy Queen 06
and Matthew Palmer, July 7, 2007.
Christina Staten 06 and Derek Staifer, February 17, 2007.
Tessa Clark and Aaron
Gossett 07, May 19, 2007.
New Arrivals
Gabrielle Bleu, May 16, 2007 to Tammy and
Andre Knighten 93.
 Connor
Jackson (pictured to the left), June 16, 2007, to
Christine and John Blake 95.
Jackson Quintus, June
1, 2007, to Kelly and Eric DiSabato 01.
Sophia Elaine, June
27, 2007, to Morgan Goodrich Rismiller 04
and Aaron Rismiller.
In Memoriam
Sr. Thomas
Albert Corbett, O.P. 35,
August 1, 2007.
Sr. Marjorie (Albertus
Magnus) Ogden 43, July 27, 2007.
Ruth Mackey Datres, June 22, 2007, mother of
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We would love to hear from you! Please let us know about your job,
family, whatever news you would like to share. Feel free to send a
photo, too.
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