Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Fairfield University's Center for Catholic Studies announces spring semester season
Fairfield University's Center for Catholic Studies 2013 spring semester season of public events is highlighted by a February 15 concert co-sponsored by St. Anthony of Padua Church of Fairfield, marking the first time that the Center will partner with a parish on an event. The concert, taking place in the Egan Chapel on the Fairfield campus, is called "Age-to-Age: Generations of Faith," and will feature a performance by three Catholic musicians of varying ages and musical styles.
Lecture topics include Fr. Paul G. Crowley, S.J.'s Bellarmine Lecture on the challenges of religious faith today, Fordham University faculty members Tom Beaudoin's and Patrick Hornbeck's exploration of the phenomenon of "deconversion," or the changes in heart and mind that many American Catholics are experiencing with regard to their relationship with Catholicism, and the annual Commonweal Lecture in which the distinguished theologian Sr. Elizabeth Johnson will explore the topic of her forthcoming book on God and Darwin.
Directed by Paul Lakeland, Ph.D., the Aloysius P. Kelley, S.J. Chair in Catholic Studies, the Center for Catholic Studies provides an inter-disciplinary inquiry into the intellectual tradition, history and culture of the Catholic Christian tradition.
With the exception of the concert, all events are free. For details, please see the schedule below or visit http://www.fairfield.edu/cs/.
Spring 2013
Living Theology Workshop
"Student Activism and the Jesuit Tradition"
Julie Mughal, assistant director of Fairfield University's Center for Faith and Public Life
Saturday, February 2, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Fairfield University DiMenna-Nyselius Library Multimedia Room
Free
The 2013 Bellarmine Lecture
"The Elusiveness of God in a Wary Age"
Fr. Paul Crowley, S.J., Professor of Religious Studies, Santa Clara University
Wednesday, February 13, 8 p.m.
Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business Dining Room
Free
"Age to Age: Generations of Faith"
A concert with Steve Angrisano, Dan Schutte, and Curtis Stephan
Co-sponsored by St. Anthony of Padua Parish and the Center for Catholic Studies
Friday, February 15, 7:30 p.m.
Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola
Tickets are $10 and are available through the Quick Center Box Office; call (203) 254-4010, or toll-free 1-877-ARTS-396 (1-877-278-7396).
Living Theology Workshop
"How Did the Nuns End Up on the Bus?"
A viewing of the film "Band of Sisters" followed by a discussion with Sr. Jo-Ann Iannotti, OP and Sr. Rosemarie Greco, DW, Wisdom House Retreat Center
Saturday, March 2, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
DiMenna-Nyselius Library Multimedia Room
Free
"When Catholics Change Their Minds about Faith: Disaffiliation and 'Deconversion' in the Church Today"
Patrick Hornbeck, Assistant Professor of Theology at Fordham University, and Thomas Beaudoin, Associate Professor of Theology, Graduate School of Religion, Fordham University
Wednesday, March 20, 8 p.m.
Dolan School of Business Dining Room
Free
Living Theology Workshop
"Is Service Serving Faith?"
Fairfield University staff members Elyse Raby, of the Center for Catholic Studies, and Jocelyn Collen, of Campus Ministry
Saturday, April 6, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
DiMenna-Nyselius Library Multimedia Room
Free
The 7th Annual Commonweal Lecture
"Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love"
Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ, Distinguished Professor of Theology, Fordham University
Wednesday, April 17, 8 p.m.
Dolan School of Business Dining Room
Free
"Today's Catholics, Tomorrow's Church"
Special lecture hosted by Religious Studies students
Speaker to be announced
Wednesday, April 24, 8 p.m.
Dolan School of Business Dining Room
Free
Media Contact: Meg McCaffrey, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726, mmccaffrey@fairfield.edu
Posted on January 09, 2013
Vol. 45, No. 149
Fielding alumna June Klein recipient of 2012 Asian American Hero Award
Posted by Hilary Edwards on Fri, Nov 16, 2012
This award program was conceived by Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss in 2001 to recognize outstanding Asian Americans for their remarkable commitment to leadership, health and human services, the arts, education, and community spirit in Santa Clara County.
Each year a call for nominations from the community provides responses from which Kniss and her office select honorees. Categories of recognition are arts, education, team/family, health and human services, leadership, and organization/agency. The criteria for consideration of an award include demonstrating a commitment in the selected category, inspiring others to believe they can make a difference, engaging community members, and bridging differences among communities. Past honorees have included CEO’s, civic leaders who are now in elected office, educators from our local colleges and universities, and everyday heroes who volunteer or go the extra mile in their service.
This year, 16 community leaders and organizations will be honored in the 12th and final year of this event, including a special accommodation for work related to Domestic Violence. The Annual Asian American Heroes Awards ceremony, conceived in 2001, has honored over 120 community leaders and organizations for their remarkable commitment within Santa Clara County, creating a stream of positive role modeling.
As Supervisor Kniss’s third and final term comes to an end due to term limits, the legacy of the Asian American Heroes Awards ceremony “has created a tremendous connection to the community for me, and has also served to facilitate collaboration amongst the Asian-American community, which then spills over into the entire County.”
Rick Stern, an extremely well-known community member in Palo Alto, will be introducing June at the award luncheon today. Rick is a Tall Tree award winner, Past Lieutenant Governor for Kiwanis, YMCA Association Board member and lead the campaign at the Palo Alto YMCA for many years when June served as major gifts chair.
June's dissertation at Fielding Graduate University was titled "Cultural Intelligence of Students in an Undergraduate Multicultural Studies Course." June is currently employed as vice-president for Business Affairs and chief financial officer at Palo Alto University and is a member of the on the Fielding Alumni Council.
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The Young Artists Series presents Kate Liu, award-winning pianist
3 p.m., Sunday, January 27, 2013
Lawrence A. Wien Experimental Theatre
Quick Center for the Arts
Free Admission
Award-winning pianist Kate Liu performs at 3 p.m., on Sunday, January 27, 2013, in Fairfield University's Lawrence A. Wien Experimental Theatre, located in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The concert is part of the Quick Center's Young Artists Series and is presented in association with The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation. Admission is free and open to the public.
Kate Liu was born in Singapore in 1994 and began playing the piano when she was four years old. She moved to the United States with her family when she was eight years of age. She won the Illinois Junior Music Teachers National Association Competition in 2007 and 2008 and both the Junior and Senior Divisions of the Chicago Steinway Competition in 2006 and 2007 respectively, and performed on the Young Steinway Concert Series in 2007. In 2008, Ms. Liu won Second Prize in the International Institute for Young Musicians Competition, and received honors in the regionals of the Junior MTNA Competition.
In 2010, at the age of 16, she won First Prize at the Fifth New York International Piano Competition, a biennial event presented under the auspices of The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation. She was also the Prize Winner for Best Performance of the Required Contemporary Work by Avner Dorman. Ms. Liu was a scholarship recipient and student of the Music Institute of Chicago's Academy program for gifted pre-college musicians, where she studied privately with artist faculty member Alan Chow and Emilio Del Rosario
She was also featured on WTTW Chicago's "Tonight" show. Following an audition held by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kate was chosen to perform with the internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang and also to participate in his master class. She played Schubert's Fantasy in F minor, one-piano, four hands with Lang Lang in two concerts at the Symphony Center in Chicago in November, 2008. That year, she also performed a live recital on WFMT radio's Introductions Program.
In March of 2009, she traveled with the Music Institute of Chicago to the east coast where she performed at Weill Hall, at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. In October of 2009, she won the Junior Division of the Louisiana International Piano Competition. In July, 2010 she performed Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Cleveland Orchestra as a finalist of the Thomas and Evon Cooper International Competition, receiving Third Prize.
Kate Liu has performed with the Skokie Symphony Orchestra in Illinois, and in New York at Temple Emanu-El, the Ossining Public Library, The Park Avenue Christian Church and the Bohemian Club. Ms. Liu is the recipient of a scholarship from the Chopin Foundation of the United States and has also been featured on NPR's "From the Top." During the 2011 season, Kate Liu's recital at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. "confirmed a burgeoning talent and a musical poise well beyond her years. She is already a pianist worth leaving home to hear" according to The Washington Post.
Kate Liu entered Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia in the fall of 2012 to begin her undergraduate studies with Robert McDonald.
The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, through its flagship program, The New York International Piano Competition, is committed to furthering the education, recognition and fostering of a new generation of talented young musicians, directly serving pianists ages 16-21. The Foundation helps aspirants achieve their personal and professional goals through mentoring, career guidance, artistic development, and performance opportunities throughout the year.
For Quick Center Box Office information, call (203) 254-4010, or toll-free 1-877-ARTS-396 (1-877-278-7396). Visit online at www.quickcenter.com.
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is located on the campus of Fairfield University at 1073 North Benson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Entrance to the Quick Center is through the Barlow Road gate at 200 Barlow Road. Free, secure parking is available. Access for people with disabilities is available throughout the Quick Center for audience members and performers. Hearing amplification devices are available upon request at the Box Office. Fairfield University is located off exit 22 of Interstate-95. For further information and directions, call (203) 254-4010 or 1-877-278-7396, or visit www.quickcenter.com.
Media Contact: Mike Horyczun, (203) 254-4000 ext. 2647, mhoryczun@fairfield.edu
Posted on January 09, 2013
Vol. 45, No. 148
"Education Made It All Possible": Nadejda Hvoyneva, '12
"Education Made It All Possible": Nadejda Hvoyneva, '12
By Mike Lesczinski, Excelsior Life News Staff--
A business owner in Bulgaria, Nadejda secured an assistant manager position upon her arrival to the states after winning the “green card lottery.” While adult education in her homeland was rare, she knew the United States offered many opportunities. She had aspirations and knew the pathway required a college degree.
Nadejda researched online colleges – with her work schedule and family commitments she needed the flexibility of distance learning – and eventually decided on Excelsior due to its strong reputation with the U.S. military, an institution she highly respected.
Through her studies, Nadejda was able to attain the knowledge to navigate the business world and learn the marketing and management skills to differentiate herself within a competitive job market. The online format allowed her to be herself in class discussions without worrying about other students not understanding her accent.
Since completing her studies, Nadejda was hired as a marketing consultant for a firm near her hometown of Cockeysville, Maryland, a job that she loves. It’s also the type of position she applied for before earning her degree, but never heard back from.
“Education made it all possible,” says Nadejda.
Resource for journalists writing about climate change, Geneva negotiations
2012 marked the hottest year in the contiguous United States since temperature record keeping began in 1895. According to the National Climatic Data Center, the average temperature in the continental U.S. was 55.3 degrees, with the year marked by a crippling drought and the devastating storm Sandy, among other weather events. For perspectives on this issue and climate change, nationally and globally, please consider as a resource, Fairfield University faculty member Dr. David L. Downie, director of the Program on the Environment and associate professor of politics:
Prior to joining Fairfield University, Dr. Downie taught courses in environmental politics at Columbia University, where he also served in multiple director roles relating to Columbia's programs in climate change and environmental policy.
For more info, visit http://www.fairfield.edu/academic/profile.html?id=58
Media Contact: Meg McCaffrey, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726, mmccaffrey@fairfield.edu
Posted on January 14, 2013
Vol. 45, No. 150
Fairfield University engineering students win grants to develop sport aircraft, copter
Two groups of Fairfield University engineering students have been awarded $3,000 grants from the Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium to develop a recreational aircraft and a copter with a pick-up arm.
Both aircrafts are being created as part of the School of Engineering's capstone 'Senior Design Course,' in which undergraduates majoring in different areas of engineering at Fairfield (mechanical, electrical, computer, software, automated manufacturing) come together to design a tool, vehicle or system that is needed in the marketplace but hasn't been invented yet. The West Hartford, Conn.-based Space Grant College Consortium is a NASA supported Space Grant Consortium, and encourages research and education in space, aerospace science and engineering.
One student group is interested in developing a 'quad copter,' a small, lightweight, single-person deployable device to aid in search and rescue and surveillance type missions, initially by the military but perhaps for police or civilian uses in the future. It will be for observation, carrying a couple of high definition video cameras, according to Dr. Ryan Munden, assistant professor of electrical engineering, faculty mentor to both student groups. "A claw or gripper being added is to potentially drop off or pick up a small object to aid in that mission, like a walkie-talkie, or a beacon light," he said.
The student team includes Niccolai Arenas '13, from Bridgeport, Conn.; Ebuka Arinze '13, of Maplewood, New Jersey; and Choolwe Hachiita '13, of Bridgeport, Conn. They will be receiving technical advice from American Unmanned Systems, of Stamford, Connecticut. Goals are for the copter to be easy to assemble and small enough for a soldier to carry it in a backpack.
Another team of students is further developing a single-person aircraft partially built by four May, 2012 graduates honored with a Dean's Award for best Senior Design project last year. Adam O'Neil '13, of Bridgewater, New Jersey; Michael Chambers '13, of Unionville, Conn.; and Kris McIntosh '13, of Norwell, Mass., will continue to build it. The project is an attempt to meet the growing demand in the consumer aviation market for such a vehicle. By using a Yamaha motorcycle engine - and meeting quality and safety standards - the original team of students succeeded in fabricating this lightweight craft.
Although not yet ready to fly, it will be prepared by the new student team for FAA tests. "These seniors are continuing the project by sizing the propellers, and modifying the structure," said Dr. Shahrokh Etemad, chair of the mechanical engineering department, who is advisor on both student projects.
The Senior Design course is a chance for engineering students to shine. Students work in teams beginning in the fall, with a goal of either building or submitting advance designs for their respective idea. Projects in development include a helmet to measure the possibility of concussions suffered by athletes; an aerodynamic nose piece for Formula F racecars; a training sensor to monitor athletes' performance levels; an improved Formula F racecar chassis; a bearing radial/axial clearance measurement device for aerospace; and a rainwater harvesting system that the Campus Sustainability Committee awarded a grant to develop.
For more information about Fairfield University's School of Engineering, visit http://www.fairfield.edu/soe/.
Image: A team of School of Engineering students is further developing a single-person aircraft pictured here. It was partially built by four 2012 graduates honored with the Dean's Award for best Senior Design project. Left to Right: Alumni Neil Rodrigues, Dr. Ryan Munden, John Burke, Kevin Richard, Clare McManus and Dr. Shahrokh Etemad.
Media Contact: Meg McCaffrey, (203) 254-4000, ext. 2726, mmccaffrey@fairfield.edu
Posted on January 08, 2013
Vol. 45, No. 146
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